Cheng Yu strode into the hall. Xun You could not sit still and stood up to greet him.
Seeing this, Gan Ning and Zhou Tai also stood up to greet him.
Among Wang Can's advisers, Cheng Yu is the eldest, highly valued by Wang Can, and highly respected. Not only that, Cheng Yu is also an elder, so Xun You stood up to greet him. Cheng Yu walked in in a hurry, sat down directly, and then
Asked: "Gongda, what happened, why are you so anxious."
Xun You sighed and had to explain the matter again.
After hearing this, Cheng Yu's face darkened.
Cheng Yu's appearance was already stern, and he was born with a cold face. When his face darkened, it became even more frightening.
He was silent for a moment and said: "Fortunately, Sun Jian did not get involved. We still don't know how Liu Biao responded. Without Liu Biao's intervention, even if Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shu unite, they can only travel from the north or northeast of Yizhou.
Although the threat of attack is great, it is not unstoppable."
After a pause, Cheng Yu said: "Gongda, we must determine Liu Biao's attitude now. You will immediately send someone to inquire about the situation in Jingzhou and see how Liu Biao reacts?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the sound of footsteps could be heard outside the hall.
Xun You and Cheng Yu looked around and saw a few people hurriedly walking into the hall.
One of them was a subordinate under Cheng Yu, named Yang Hong, a distant cousin of Yang Bai, the general under Zhang Lu.
In the past, Wang Can and Zhang Lu were at war. Because Yang Hong helped Wang Can capture Zhang Lu, Wang Can placed Yang Hong under Cheng Yu. Yang Hong hurriedly walked in, saluted Xun You, and then bowed to Cheng Yu: "
Your Excellency, an envoy from Jingzhou came and said that I have something important to report to you, so I humbled myself and took people directly to Master Xun's house, and asked for your forgiveness."
Cheng Yu raised his eyebrows. Just when he mentioned Jingzhou, an envoy from Jingzhou arrived. What a coincidence.
In fact, he also speculated that it might be about Cao Cao.
In terms of distance, the land route from Jingzhou to Chengdu is closer, but the speed of the journey is not as fast as the water route. Although the envoys from Jingzhou left Jingzhou first, Ganning was faster and arrived in Chengdu first.
Cheng Yu cast an admiring look at Yang Hong and dismissed Yang Hong with a smile.
The envoy from Jingzhou was wearing a sky-blue cotton robe and had an extraordinary appearance. He nodded symbolically to Yang Hong to express his gratitude, and then cupped his hands and said, "I am from Jingzhou, Uncle Yi Ji, and I have met all of you."
Cheng Yu asked: "Uncle Ji, you are on an envoy on behalf of Governor Liu. Do you have anything important to do?"
He looked at Yi Ji expectantly, hoping that Yi Ji would bring good news.
Yi Ji said loudly: "I have come to Chengdu this time to tell you two important things. Although Wang Yizhou is not in Chengdu, I hope you can pass the news to Wang Yizhou as soon as possible and ask him to make a decision." As he spoke, Yi Ji said
After waving, the attendant behind him immediately walked forward holding a box and handed it to Xun You.
Xun You's face was full of doubts. He didn't understand what Yi Ji's intention was in offering a box.
He opened the box and gasped sharply.
Inside the box, there was a head preserved in lime.
Although Xun You had experienced battlefield fighting, he was also shocked by the head in the box. He took a deep breath and asked: "Mr. Ji Bo, what does this mean?"
Yi Ji stretched out his hand to stroke his beard and said with a smile: "The head in the box was sent by Cao Cao as an envoy to Jingzhou. Cao Cao sent people to lobby my lord and wanted him to attack Yizhou. But my lord said that Cao Cao was a traitor to the country. He not only poisoned the emperor, but also poisoned the emperor.
He wanted to harm Zhongliang, so he directly killed Cao Cao's envoy and asked me to send him the head of Cao Cao's envoy to show his attitude of being irreconcilable with Cao Cao."
After Xun You heard this, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Cheng Yu heard the same thing.
Yi Ji saw the expressions of Xun You and Cheng Yu and saw that they were not nervous, but looked relaxed. He was a little confused? Did they already know about Cao Cao's attack?
Yi Ji thought about it, but heard Xun You say: "Mr. Ji Bo, we already know about Cao Cao's alliance with the princes. Liu Jingzhou is really a hero for killing Cao Cao's envoys. You admire him very much. You will definitely report this matter truthfully."
My lord, please rest assured Liu Jingzhou, if Cao Cao leads troops to attack Jingzhou, my lord will definitely send troops to rescue him."
Xun You was very experienced in official affairs.
When He Jin came to power in the past, Xun You served as an official in He Jin's general mansion and experienced ups and downs.
Liu Biao took the initiative to send Yi Ji to deliver the head of Cao Cao's envoy to show his support to Wang Can. Seeing this situation, Xun You certainly would not pretend to be deaf and dumb. If he could unite an ally, he would be of greater help to Wang Can.
Therefore, Xun You reciprocated the favor and made a promise.
After hearing this, Yi Ji secretly praised Xun You for his ability to do things.
On the one hand, he came to Chengdu to express Liu Biao's attitude, and on the other hand, he also wanted to get Wang Can's help. Xun You's words gave Liu Biao a reassurance, so that Liu Biao did not have to worry about Cao Cao's threat. He did not stay in Yiji.
He said directly: "Yizhou is in a troubled time, so I won't waste your time and say goodbye!"
Cheng Yu and Xun You did not try to keep Yi Ji, but got up and sent Yi Ji away together.
The situation in Yizhou is critical and there is still much to do.
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Winter, the second year of Xingping.
Yuan Shao raised troops from Jizhou, entered Bingzhou from Huguan, and then went south to kill Chang'an.
When Yuan Shao left Jizhou, he also got the news that Gongsun Zan rejected Cao Cao. Yuan Shao must have been worried about Gongsun Zan staying in Youzhou. He left Ju Yi, the general who defeated Gongsun Zan in the past, and asked Ju Yi to lead the Euphorbia soldiers to station in Gaoyang.
, Renqiu, and Hejian areas to prevent Gongsun Zan from leading troops to sneak attacks.
Not only that, Yuan Shao also left Shenpei and Jushou to stay in Jizhou to ensure the safety of Jizhou.
Yuan Shao raised his army this time, and brought generals Yan Liang and Wen Chou, as well as generals Gao Lan and Zhang Jia, who were extremely powerful. The counselors who followed Yuan Shao also included Tian Feng, Xu You, Feng Ji, and Guo Tu. Such a formation was very scary.
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The army diverted from Bingzhou and marched southward in a mighty manner, heading straight for Chang'an.
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On the day Yuan Shao raised his troops, Cao Cao also raised his troops in response.
After he led his army back to Chenliu, he rested for nearly a month.
The army regrouped and attacked Wang Can again. The army left Yanzhou. Cao Cao still left Xun Yu behind, letting Xun Yu be responsible for the army's food and grass and the situation in Yanzhou. Cao Cao went to the battle this time with his most elite Qingzhou soldiers and cavalry.
It is also equipped with horseshoes and other objects, which greatly increases its combat effectiveness.
It is a pity that the craftsmen in Yanzhou were unable to mass-produce Han knives, which made Cao Cao very regretful.
The army left Chenliu and rushed towards Hangu Pass.
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At the same time, Yuan Shu and Lu Bu also sent troops to leave.
The armies led by Yuan Shu and Lu Bu did not advance separately, but gathered together and passed through Runan, and then prepared to enter Yizhou from Wancheng, attack Hanzhong, and occupy the main road south to Chengdu.
When the armies of Yuan Shu and Lu Bu passed by Runan, Liu Bei gave way to them and did not participate in the battle.
Liu Bei occupied Yuzhou. Although he included the counties around Runan, he did not capture the entire Yuzhou.
Now that Yuan Shu and Lu Bu are leading troops to attack Wang Can, he can just free up his hands to consolidate his own power. Although Liu Bei does not plan to attack Yuan Shu and Lu Bu's territory, Liu Bei will occupy the entire Yuzhou and his power will not be weaker than Yuan Shu and Lu Bu.
At this point, four armies attacked Wang Can from three directions.
Yuan Shao went south from Bingzhou and attacked the north of Guanzhong; Cao Cao attacked Chang'an from the east and went straight to Hangu Pass; Yuan Shu and Lu Bu attacked from the east of Yizhou. None of the three armies were good at it.
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