The next day, Lu Bu got the news and returned from the front line of Shanyang County.
Wei Jian led Liu Hui to the audience, stated the pros and cons to Lu Bu, and persuaded him to raise troops to attack Cao Cao.
It is a well-known fact that Lu Bu is a man who is unscrupulous and capricious, and has never been loyal at all.
Although Yuan Shao once sent people to assassinate him, the two sides never openly broke up with each other, so at least on the surface, they had no grudges.
Whether it is Cao Cao or Liu Bei, they are all very involved with Lu Bu. Needless to say, Cao Cao's interests are related, and the two sides are fighting for territory nonstop.
As for Liu Bei, it was purely a personal grudge. When the three heroes of Luoyang fought against Lu Bu, Lu Bu was beaten until he vomited blood. In front of Hulao Pass, Huang Zhong shot another arrow and made him vomit blood.
Two defeats are equivalent to two humiliations. For Lu Bu, who claims to be the best in the world in terms of military force, this is simply a piece of black history, and he naturally wants to repay it.
Therefore, in the face of interests and with the help of Wei Xi, Lu Bu readily agreed that as long as Yuan Shu sent troops, he would immediately send troops.
After receiving a satisfactory answer, Liu Hui happily went south and prepared to find Yuan Shu.
But what was unexpected was that as soon as he left, Yuan Shu's envoys had already arrived in Dingtao, found Lu Bu, and said they were willing to donate 200,000 hu of rice to form an alliance with Lu Bu to deal with Sun Jian and Cao Cao together.
Wei Jian was still puzzled at the time, but after learning about it, he learned that Yuan Shu had already planned to go north to attack Xuzhou before Liu Hui came, so he hoped that Lu Bu would help contain Sun Jian.
In fact, if you look at the map, you will know that Yuan Shu is surrounded by Liu Yao to the east, Liu Biao to the west, and Sun Jian to the northwest. These three families have allied together, trapping him in Huainan and western Yangzhou, and even his hometown of Jingnan and Changsha County.
Other places are also in danger.
The territory is too large, but it is attacked everywhere and difficult to defend.
Therefore, it is false to seek an alliance to deal with Sun Jian and Cao Cao this time. It is true to use Lu Bu to temporarily contain Sun Jian and Cao Cao, and Yuan Shu takes the opportunity to attack Liu Yao to eliminate future troubles.
Lu Bu was persuaded by Liu Hui and Wei Wei, and he had originally wanted to unite with Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu. Now that he saw Yuan Shu's envoys coming, he offered incentives and naturally readily agreed. The two sides communicated with each other through envoys, and became increasingly close, secretly colluding, and preparing for action.
If this is a Three Kingdoms game, and each player plays the role of a monarch, then it is time for each monarch to take turns in domestic affairs, diplomacy, strategy, military affairs, people's livelihood, commerce, etc. on their own forces.
But in the real world, it is not as simple as in the game data.
At least many times, even Chen Mu, as a time traveler, couldn't figure out all the strategies, calculations, and developments of events.
But things are at least developing in the direction he expected.
Chen Mu didn't know that Yuan Shao would send people to find Lu Bu, nor did he know that Yuan Shu would also send people to find him.
But the only thing he knew was that Cao Cao and Lu Bu were mortal enemies and the conflict could not be resolved. As long as Lu Bu was encouraged to continue attacking Cao Cao, the war would spread to Qingzhou sooner or later, and that was enough.
End of April, Huainan, Shouchun.
Although Yuan Shu had to withdraw his troops back to Yangzhou after the Battle of Shenting because his grain and grass were burned, his remaining power was still there, especially because his base expanded to Jingnan, which involved a lot of Liu Biao's troops, making it impossible for Sun Jian and Liu Biao to combine them. He destroys.
However, under the successive attacks of Sun Jian, Liu Biao, Liu Yao and others, he could only cope with it, retreated steadily, and lost a lot of territory. He could only concentrate his troops in Yuzhang, Jiujiang, Lujiang and other places in the west of Yangzhou. In addition to guarding against Liu Biao and Sun Jian, Liu Yao, who was behind him, always wanted him to die.
At this moment, Yan Xiang walked into Yuan Shu's mansion and happened to see the Hanoi warlock Zhang Wei coming out of the hall, and he couldn't help but frowned.
Zhang Kui has been favored by Yuan Shu recently. A warlock like this always talks about destiny and the like, which is extremely disgusting.
However, Yan Xiang has nothing to do, because this is the normal state of the world.
Some people once criticized Chen Mu for tricking Huangfu Song and Zhu Jun into borrowing the east wind, and later deceiving Xun He to calculate when Liu Hong would die. They thought it was very unreasonable for modern people to pretend to be gods instead of developing productivity.
But in fact, if we really traveled to the late Han Dynasty, when it was weak in the early stage, it would be unreasonable to talk about developing productivity.
Because the ancients believed this.
Wang Fen believed the sorcerer's words and wanted to depose the emperor; Liu Yan believed the sorcerer's words and deposed Shi Limu and ran to Yizhou; Yuan Shu also believed the sorcerer's words and committed suicide to proclaim himself emperor.
There are also Zhu Jianping and Guan Gongming, both of whom were famous physiognomists in the late Han Dynasty. Their deeds have been recorded in many history books, and they are not fabricated figures.
Therefore, in the Han Dynasty, only by practicing feudal superstition and pretending to be gods and ghosts can you survive, be valued and believed by others.
On the contrary, before taking over the power, think about developing productivity?
It's quite a funny thing.
Yan Xiang watched Zhang Kui leave and enter the main hall, his frown became even more solemn.
Because he saw Yuan Shu sitting at the banquet, drinking and enjoying himself, looking cheerful and smiling. It was obvious that Zhang Kui had said something nice again, which made him elated and very happy.
"Ming Gong."
Yan Xiang had to remind him loudly.
"oh?"
Yuan Shu came back to his senses, saw him, smiled and asked: "It's Zhongxuan, what's the matter?"
Yan Xiang cupped his hands and said, "Lü Bu agrees."
"agreed?"
Yuan Shu was not so stupid that he forgot about the strategy he had made before. He said happily: "Okay, okay, finally I can kill Liu Yao."
Yan Xiang hesitated and said: "But, if we don't follow the agreement, Jizhou will..."
"Ah."
Yuan Shu sneered: "He Yuan Shao is just my slave, and he wants to order me to help him fight Cao Cao? What's more, he is in Hebei and I am in Huainan, what can he do to me?"
"Forehead."
Yan Xiang sighed in his heart.
The two Yuan families were at odds with each other. This time, although Yuan Shao offered Yuan Shu some inducements and invited him to attack Xuzhou together, Yuan Shu did not want to listen to Yuan Shao at all. He only dealt with Liu Hui on the surface, and after dismissing him, he made his own plans.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! In fact, if they and Yuan can really form an alliance, it would not be a bad idea to attack Xuzhou together with Lu Bu. After all, Xuzhou is close at hand. After capturing Guangling, they can also go south to break it. Liu Yao.
In this way, he killed two birds with one stone, occupied the land of Xuzhou, and eliminated two opponents. The entire land of Jiangdong belonged to Yuan Shu.
But it was a pity that Yuan Shu was short-sighted and only thought about the three-thirds of an acre of Huainan. He planned to kill Liu Yao, occupy the entire Jiangdong, and then trouble Sun Jian.
Although this is a sound strategy, the benefits obtained are still much worse than those obtained by alliance with Yuan Shao.
What's more, doing this is equivalent to selling Lu Bu. What if Lu Bu falls out with him?
It's just that Yuan Shu is the lord after all, and Yan Xiang has no choice but to let it go.
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In early May of the fourth year of Xingwu, the summer was ablaze and the sun was shining brightly on the earth. For the people of Gaoyou County, Guangling County, this year was obviously a good harvest year.
In the vast Huaibei, rice fields stretch as far as the eye can see. Cao Cao tried planting Champa rice from Qingzhou in Gaoyou, and it was already green.
The Han nation is a farming nation. When they discovered for the first time that growing grains in the vast Central Plains allowed them to harvest a steady stream of food, their former days of eating hair and drinking blood were gone forever.
From slash-and-burn farming to intensive farming, the pages in the history books are the history of farming by the ancient Han nation for thousands of years, and are also accompanied by the history of wars for power, desire, and interests.
Cao Cao stood on the ridge of the field, looking down at the fruitful rice seedlings, touching the plump rice ears, and said to Guo Jia beside him: "The yield of this Champa rice is indeed much higher."
"Um."
Guo Jia put his hands in his sleeves and said softly: "It's a pity that it was planted too late this year. It won't mature until July, and there is no time to plant it a second time."
"It doesn't matter. We just save seeds this year and we can make double-cropping rice next year."
Thinking of the explanations given by the old farmers sent by Qingzhou to help with the farming, Cao Cao was full of expectations for double-cropping rice.
In fact, double-cropping rice does not mean that Champa rice can be planted twice, but it takes advantage of Champa rice's extremely short growth cycle, indiscriminate location, and drought tolerance to plant one crop, and then plant normal late rice to form two crops in one season.
The Huainan area is located in the Huainan and Yangtze River water systems. Summer droughts or floods are common. Once natural disasters occur, farmers often lose their harvest for the whole year.
With the Champa rice, it can withstand drought in summer and be able to ensure that there is a crop of rice harvested in May. Then we can plant late rice. In autumn, September and October, the weather will be slightly more stable and it will not have much impact on the local rice.
It turns out that rice in the Han Dynasty, as native rice, often had a growth cycle of four to five months, about 120-150 days. However, rice could not be planted in autumn and winter, so farmers could only achieve one crop per season.
The growth cycle of Champa rice is only three months. So in spring, Champa rice is sown in January, harvested in April, late rice planted in May, and harvested again in September. The two types of rice can be cycled continuously, making full use of the land.
As for leaving the land idle as before.
Cao Cao got the rice seeds back from Qingzhou in March, and then he had to go through a series of preliminary preparations before planting the rice in April.
The Han Dynasty used a lunar calendar, and according to the Gregorian calendar, it was May. Planting rice at this time was already considered mid-season rice. When the mid-season rice was harvested, it would be August, and it was obviously too late to plant late rice. Therefore, we want to achieve the goal of double-cropping rice this year.
Naturally it cannot be achieved.
But it's always good to have hope. At least Cao Cao has seen the results now. It's only June. In two months, the Champa rice has become green and green ears of rice have grown. In another month, it will be mature.
, turning into golden rice fields.
By that time, I will no longer be short of food, develop well for a year, defeat Lu Bu, and take Yanzhou back!
Cao Cao thought in his heart.
"Ming Gong, I heard that last month Yuan Shu went to attack Sun Jian and spent half a month in Ruyin. As a result, Liu Yao took the opportunity to attack Jiujiang and marched into Hefei, almost killing Yuan Shu's lair."
The two of them walked on the ridge of the fields, looking at countless farmers working in the fields, looking at the endless fields, and the mighty Fanliang Lake. As they walked, Guo Jia chatted with Cao Cao about the recent general trend of the world.
Fanliang Lake was later known as Gaoyou Lake, but at this time it was just a large group of small lakes that were not connected together. A large number of fertile fields were cultivated beside many lakes, with reeds floating leisurely in the summer wind and flocks of chickens.
Ducks search for fish and shrimp in the lake, water birds leap, wild deer flock in groups, and their feces nourish the soil, creating a rich ecological area.
Cao Cao put his hands on his back and looked into the distance and nodded lightly: "Yes, the war in the south is endless. If it weren't for Lu Bu, I would have gained Yanzhou and half of Xuzhou now. Taking advantage of the stalemate in the north, one or two years of training will be enough.
Send troops and horses south to attack Yuan Shu and gain the land of Huainan, then you can dominate the world."
"Sun Jian was recommended by Chen Mu as the shepherd of Yuzhou."
Guo Jiasi thought: "It seems that the purpose is to contain Yuan Shu. Chen Mu's purpose has been achieved, but now it seems that it has also hindered our development. Chen Zigui's intentions are really sinister."
"Um."
Cao Cao nodded: "If I can get rid of Sun Jian, I can take over the land of Yuzhou. By then, the entire Henan will be owned by me, and I will be stronger than Yuan Shao and Liu Bei."
Guo Jia thought for a while and said: "Sun Jian has the courage of a tiger and joined forces with Liu Biao only because of Yuan Shu. If Yuan Shu is destroyed, I am afraid they will immediately fight for Huainan. If they are in civil strife, Sun Jian
If he dies suddenly, I'm afraid Liu Biao will go north, and that will be our opportunity."
"oh?"
Cao Cao was surprised and said: "Sun Jian is so brave and brave, how could he die?"
Guo Jia chuckled and said: "Although Sun Jian is brave, he is unprepared. Every time he fights, he takes the lead. How can anyone in this world take the risk to attack the city? Once or twice is just a matter of luck, but how many times
If there are too many, there will always be danger. If my prediction is correct, he will definitely die in the chaos in the future."
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Thinking of Sun Jian's fighting habits, Cao Cao also shook his head.
Sun Jian was good at everything, but his brain was not very good. He had already served as the lord of the state herdsman, and he was the first to charge in every battle.
His personal courage is indeed very strong, but the power of one person is always limited. Lu Bu is so powerful in front of the Hulao Pass that he can kill one by one or two by two. Except for Huang Zhong, Liu Bei's generals are all defeated by him in the pass.
He was beaten so badly that he vomited blood and flew backwards.
But so what?
A fierce general like this only needs to ambush a group of archers and shoot randomly. It doesn't matter whether you are Qing Ji who "breaks the bear and chokes the tiger, fights the leopard and fights the beast", or Xiang Yu who "can withstand a tripod and stand alone against thousands of armies".
To be shot into a hedgehog.
Individual bravery in front of a vast army is as ridiculous as a stone trying to crush a Mount Tai.
"Now the south is in chaos, but we cannot get trapped in the situation easily. The main focus of the war must be on Lu Bu. Only by destroying Lu Bu first and taking back our Yanzhou can we plan for the entire land of Henan."
As he walked, Guo Jia said: "But while the war in the north is at a stalemate, if Yuan Shao and Liu Bei have not decided the winner, we can wait and see the situation first to see when there will be a result in the south. If we can unite with Sun Jian,
It would be better if we defeat Lu Bu together first."
"Well, let's just wait for Sun Jian's reply."
Cao Cao said.
He had been exchanging letters with Sun Jian in the past two months.
After all, they had a friendship to fight against Dong together, and on the surface they were members of Liu Bei's alliance group and were each other's allies.
Before Yuan Shao came to power in Jizhou, Wang Fen recruited Tao Qian and Yuan Shu, two major forces, plus a medium force to fight against Liu Bei, Gongsun Zan, Cao Cao, Sun Jian, and Liu Biao's group.
That was considered the first Central Plains War, and the result was that Tao Qian and Yuan Shu were defeated. Tao Qian was directly eliminated, Yuan Shu was driven out of Yuzhou, and his strength was damaged.
However, a lean camel is bigger than a horse. After Yuan Shu's ambition to dominate Henan failed, he turned around and killed Chen Wen and occupied Huainan. Although there is still Liu Yao, his strength is far inferior to Yuan Shu. If it were not for the frontal battlefield
With Liu Biao and Sun Jian in check, it would be easy for Yuan Shu to destroy Liu Yao.
If we do not count the numerous powerful locals, bandits, and sectarian forces in Jiangdong, then in the south there are now two medium forces, Liu Biao and Sun Jian, plus a small force of Liu Yao, working together to fight against the big force of Yuan Shu.
Cao Cao's current strength has also been damaged, and he has retreated from a medium force to a small force. However, Lu Bu is not too strong. If he can join forces with Sun Jian to attack Lu Bu, I believe that Lu Bu can be eliminated soon and the lost Yanzhou can be regained.
It's a pity that Sun Jian's main energy is to deal with Yuan Shu, and there is a high probability that he will not be able to escape. Cao Cao knew this, so he didn't have much hope. He just wanted to see Sun Jian's attitude and see if he could win over him.
The two chatted for a while. At present, Cao Cao had no intention of military action. His main forces were placed in the north to fight Lu Bu, and there were not many troops in the south.
Because in his opinion, Yuan Shu was restrained by Sun Jian, Liu Biao, and Liu Yao, and he would definitely not dare to provoke another force. Therefore, even the place where the Fourth War was located, at least for now, was still very safe, and Yuan Shu could not come to attack him.
However, when Cao Cao and Guo Jia were walking on the country road and talking about the future, a horse came galloping towards him. Before he could get close, he was already sweating profusely and shouted: "Ming Gong, something bad is going to happen. Yuan Shu's army is heading north.
Huai Ling captured the county seat and came to Xuzhou."