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"Another messenger from Shouchun asking for help?"

When Yuan Shao Jushuo and other Jizhou monarchs and ministers heard the report, their expressions changed, and they suddenly had a bad feeling in their hearts.

Even Yuan Yin, Yuan Shu's envoy on the side, couldn't care less about crying at this moment, and said strangely:"I'm just asking for help. Messenger?

Why did Shouchun send an envoy to ask for help again?"

Speaking of this, the ignorant Yuan Yin couldn't help but slap his forehead and said:"I know, this must be Cao Ang's kid's plan, and he sent a fake envoy!

Yuan Shao did not look at his unlearned cousin, but raised his hand:"Let the envoy come in.""

The next moment, a figure stumbled over and trotted over. Before the person reached the hall, a voice came over first:"Uncle, help!

Ten days ago, Cao Ang led more than 100,000 troops from Pengcheng south to attack Huainan.

The road was going smoothly, and before I left Shouchun, I had already reached Huaishui Dangtu!

My father-in-law sent me here to ask my uncle to send troops to rescue him quickly for the sake of brotherhood!"

The moment they saw this figure, Yuan Shao and Yuan Yin were stunned.

Because the person who came was not the fake messenger Yuan Yin said, but Yuan Shu's son-in-law, Huang Yi, Yuan Shao and Yuan Yin's niece!

"Huang Yi, how did you get here so quickly?

I started from Shouchun and traveled along the west coast. I detoured for more than a thousand miles and took more than a month to reach Yecheng.

You said that Cao Ang sent troops to attack Huainan ten days ago, doesn't it mean that you came to Yecheng from Shouchun in less than half a month?

Xuzhou and Yuzhou are all the land of the Cao family. How could you come here so quickly? Could it be that you defected to the Cao family and became a spy!"

Yuan Yin thought he had grasped the key point from Huang Yi's words, and couldn't help but examine Huang Yi.

On the side, Yuan Shao and others listened to Yuan Yin's words. Although they did not agree with Yuan Yin's words, they were also a little suspicious.

Huang Yi was bitter. Face explained:"The situation was urgent, and I didn't have something as important as the national jade seal on me, so I followed my father-in-law's orders and took the risk to travel through Xuzhou.

Fortunately, I was followed by General Qin Yilu, who was originally a general under Lu Bu and was familiar with the geographical situation of Xuzhou. He led me through the wilderness far away from the people in the city, so I came so quickly."

Huang Yi told the truth. He did come here like this, and there were no dangers along the way.

This is not because of Cao Ang's negligence, nor because Chen Deng who stayed in Xuzhou was lax in his defense, but because of Cao Cao's several attacks in the past few years. In Xuzhou, Pengcheng alone was massacred twice, leaving the Pengcheng area depopulated, without civilian villages, and with fewer places to garrison troops.

In addition, Cao Ang led an army of 1.01 million to attack Huainan, and Zang Ba and other 80,000 people also Returning to defend Taishan County, there are six counties and more than 70 counties in Xuzhou. Only Chen Deng led 20,000 Xuzhou new troops to guard it. Naturally, they cannot take care of the wilderness.

What's more, Cao Ang did not expect to be able to block the news for too long. After listening to Huang Yi's explanation, Yuan Shao nodded.

But Yuan Yin was shocked:"Then Cao Ang can use his troops so quickly! After saying that

, Yuan Yin couldn't help but grab Yuan Shao's sleeve and said:"Shouchun now has less than 70,000 troops, but Cao Ang has more than 100,000 troops. Please send troops to rescue Cao Cao and attack Cao Ang and his son."

Otherwise, not only will Shouchun and Huainan be in danger, but Cao Ang's strength will also increase!"

Yuan Yin was extremely anxious. After all, his family members were all in Shouchun.

Jushou also said:"My lord, it is not too late to send troops as soon as possible!"

Yuan Shao was originally frightened because Cao Ang captured Xuzhou and gained an army of 200,000 men. He regretted that he no longer despised Cao Ang. He even felt the threat of Cao Ang urgently!

At this moment, he no longer hesitated. After discussing with Jushu and other counselors how to use the troops, he made an immediate decision:"Send my military order to ask Tian Feng and Zhang He of Li Yang to lead 100,000 soldiers and horses in Li Yang to immediately cross the river and attack Baima as the outpost of the army."

"He ordered Gao Gan, the governor of Bingzhou, to lead one hundred thousand infantry and cavalry in Bingzhou, march from Hanoi County, and attack Yuzhou and Henan Yin!"

"Order Yuan Tan to lead a Qingzhou army of 150,000 troops, go south from Qingzhou and attack Yanzhou!"

"He ordered Yan Rou, Qian Zhao and others to lead 50,000 soldiers and horses from Youzhou and continue to surround Gongsun Zan.

The rest of the troops who attacked Gongsun Zan were all withdrawn!"

"When the men and horses are withdrawn, I will personally lead an army of 200,000. Together with Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Gao Lan, Chunyu Qiong and other generals and counselors, I will cross the river with Tian Feng and Zhang He's 100,000 troops to meet at Baima and attack Xudu!"

"Then he sent an envoy with my handwritten letter and more official seals to go to Guanzhong to consecrate Ma Teng, Han Sui and others, and let them march from Guanzhong to Xudu."

In a moment, military orders for deploying troops and generals came out from Yuan Shu's mouth.

First, Li Yang Tianfeng and Zhang He's 100,000 troops, Bingzhou Governor Gao Gan's 100,000 Bingzhou Army, Qingzhou Governor Yuan Tan's 150,000 Qingzhou Army, and the third A total of 350,000 soldiers and horses went south to attack the territory of Cao Cao and Cao Ang and his son. Yuan Shao also transferred back some of the troops that attacked Gongsun Zan, gathered the main force of Yecheng defenders, totaling 200,000 soldiers, and went south to join forces with Tian Feng and Zhang He.

In this way , the four armies totaled 550,000, not counting the 50,000 troops of Yan Rou who continued to attack Gongsun Zan in Youzhou.

Not to mention how many of the 550,000 troops were elite soldiers and how many were auxiliary soldiers And the militiamen who transport food, so what about their combat effectiveness.

Just talking about the number, mobilization capabilities, and logistics supply of these combatable soldiers, we can see the strong strength of the four states in Hebei!

"The Lord sent 550,000 troops this time to attack the Cao family and his son in several directions.

There was also Liu Biao's 180,000 troops in Jingzhou to contain Cao Cao's main force.

Now, I'm afraid that Cao Ang will be in dire straits!

The Cao family father and son will surely be destroyed by the Lord!"

Guo Tu was still advocating sitting on a mountain and watching tigers fight some time ago, but now he took the opportunity to start flattering

"Yes, my lord's army of 550,000 has not yet exhausted all our troops from the four states of Hebei.

This strength alone is unmatched by the more than 300,000 troops of the Cao family and his son.

What's more, Liu Biao has nearly 200,000 troops in the southwest, plus more than a dozen princes and traitors including Ma Teng and Han Sui in Guanzhong.

There are also 70,000 soldiers and horses in Shouchun. This time the princes join forces, I am afraid there will be no less than a million people!

Even if the Cao family and his son have more than 300,000 soldiers and horses, how can they compete with their lord?"

"In this battle, the Lord will definitely destroy Cao Cao, Cao Ang and his son, occupy the three states of Yuzhou, Yanzhou, and Xuzhou, and surrender their tribes, achieving supreme achievements.

If the lord's younger brother Yuan Shu returns from Yangzhou, by that time, plus the four states of Hebei, the lord will have eight states and millions of soldiers!

Most of the world is in the hands of the Lord!

The day when the lord will achieve imperial supremacy is not far away!"

"Haha, it just so happens that the lord has newly obtained this national jade seal. Doesn’t it mean that God’s will is on the lord?

When Cao Cao and Cao Ang's father and son are destroyed this time, the lord's reputation will be unparalleled in the world. With the land of eight states, he can sweep away the princes and rule the world!"

Feng Ji Shenpei and others also spoke up and complimented Yuan Shaodao.

Under the compliments of these counselors, Yuan Shao's unhappy mood because Cao Ang took Xuzhou to attack Huainan also eased a lot. He could n't help but forget these few The guy had previously advocated killing Gongsun Zan first, and Cao Ang was no longer worth mentioning.

At this moment, Yuan Shaochang thought about the scene that Guo Tu and others described in order to flatter him, and couldn't help laughing heartily, and said to Guo Tu and other civil and military officials:" If that day really comes, then all of you will be ranked as princes and princes for generations to come!"

Jushou and Xu You looked sideways at how complacent Yuan Shao, Guo Tu and others were, and even expressed some undisguised arrogance in their words.But he didn't say much.

Just now, there is chaos in Xialing, and the princes have risen together, all with the intention of competing for the throne.

This is something everyone knows well.

Moreover, after analyzing the current situation, Jushou and Xu You also felt that Yuan Shao would win and Cao Ang and his son would lose.

After all, just the two families of Yuan Shao and Liu Biao together would have an army of more than 700,000!

Not to mention Shouchun Yuan Shu's 70,000 soldiers, and the likes of Ma Teng, Han Sui, etc.

"I laughed at the fact that Cao Ang had calculated all his traps and blocked the news tightly, but I didn't expect that I had already received the news when he sent troops to Huainan, and suddenly sent troops!

Now, I'm afraid that when I attack Xudu and destroy Cao Cao, Cao Ang won't be able to return to the army in time to rescue him!

Although Cao Zixiu is a good person among men, you and your son should not be so arrogant when they are in a place of four battles!"

The more Yuan Shao thought about it, the more excited he became, as if he had already wiped out Cao Cao, and he saw Cao Ang's despair after finding out that his home had been stolen! (To read Baoshuang novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

Perhaps there is still a trace of it in Yuan Shao's subconscious. Jealousy and unwillingness towards Cao Cao.

Cao Cao has a son of a unicorn like Cao Ang who can swallow up dragons and win an army of 200,000 with five thousand, which really makes Yuan Shao jealous.

Since he, Yuan Shao, does not have such an outstanding son, Cao Cao will never have one!

Cao Ang He is so outstanding, but he is not the son of Yuan Shao, so he should be killed!

However, the imagination of Yuan Shao and his ministers are all based on the premise that Cao Ang is struggling to attack Shouchun but is unable to capture it. After all, Yuan Shu will have 70,000 soldiers. He was transferred back to guard Shouchun. Even if Cao Ang had more than 100,000 troops and horses, facing 70,000 troops and horses to defend the city, he might not be able to capture it in a short time.

Therefore, Yuan Shao felt that after he captured Xudu, After wiping out Cao Cao and the main force of Cao's army with Liu Biao, Cao Ang, who was feeling disgraced and had yet to capture Shouchun, would be extremely desperate when he got the news.

Shouchun was not captured, and his home and father were stolen. How could he not be desperate? ?

If Yuan Shao knew that Cao Ang took Shouchun in less than ten days, he would probably have to give himself a few big mouths on the spot.……

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Nanyang County, Wuyin.

The place where Liu Biao stationed troops.

It is now August of the second year of Jian'an, and it has been two months since Liu Biao launched an army of 180,000 land and sea troops and marched in three directions to contain Cao Cao and lead 110,000 Cao troops to confront each other here.

In the past two months, Liu Biao never took it lightly and kept a close eye on Cao Cao.

He was even afraid that Cao Cao, Cao Ang and his son would build a plank road in secret to attack Chencang, so Liu Biao would beat drums and march in from time to time to attack.

Every time he realized that the main force of Cao's army was still there and had not sent troops to support Cao Ang in attacking Lu Bu, Liu Biao felt relieved and then ordered his troops to withdraw.

In this way, within two months, although the two sides were in confrontation, they also fought more than twenty times.

It's just that neither of them is sure of victory, so they mostly focus on trial and engagement rather than a full-scale decisive battle.

For two whole months, Liu Biao did not get any letters from Lu Bu and Yuan Shu. Not knowing what was going on in the east made Liu Biao a little anxious.

After all, he sent troops to contain Cao Cao's main force in order to allow Lu Bu to breathe. At the same time, he and Yuan Shu attacked Cao Ang, first getting rid of this threat of dragon and phoenix resources, and cutting off Cao Cao's arm.

It's not just for the sake of containment.

In two months, the 180,000-strong army only consumed nearly 500,000 dan for food and grass. Including the consumption of transportation from Jingxiang, it was even more.

Of course, Liu Biao didn't just do good deeds, he wanted to see the results!

"Why hasn't there been any news about Yuan Shu and Lu Bu? Cao Ang doesn't have many troops to mobilize, so he can only temporarily recruit and train troops in Xiaopei.

Then if Yuan Shu and Lu Bu's two families work together, can't they still defeat Cao Ang?"

In the main tent of the Chinese army, Liu Biao paced a little irritably, always feeling a little uneasy.

Just when he was about to send an envoy to Shouchun to inquire about Yuan Shu's progress, he suddenly received a report from the guard at the gate:"My lord, there is an envoy from Yuan Shu in Huainan. arrive! Liu

Biao's eyes suddenly moved, thinking that Yuan Shu had sent someone to report his victory, so he hurriedly said:"Please come quickly!""

Soon, Yuan Shu's envoy was brought to the tent.

Before the envoy could take a breath to speak, Liu Biao took the lead and asked excitedly:"How is the war in the east? [ ]

Did your lord and Xuzhou Lu Bu defeat Xiao Pei and destroy Cao Ang? Seeing the expectant look on Liu

Biao's face, the travel-worn envoy was immediately stunned:"Didn't Duke Ming see the envoy sent by my lord a few days ago?"

Liu Biao was also stunned by the envoy's words:"I have never seen any envoy!"

If you don't come, I am about to send an envoy to Shouchun to ask for news!

Immediately, the envoy Yuan Shu sighed:"That's no wonder, Ming Gong doesn't know something!"

Previously, Cao Ang led an army of five thousand to garrison Xiaopei, openly recruiting troops, but secretly……"

Immediately afterwards, the envoy told everything about Cao Ang's surprise attack on Zang, Lu Bu's victory, and the surrender of 200,000 men. Liu Biao's face suddenly froze.……

"Was Lu Bu really killed by Cao Ang?

Huainan's main force of 80,000 fell into the hands of Cao Ang? Liu

Biao had a stiff face, as if he didn't want to believe it:"In that case, why didn't Yuan Shu report to me earlier!""

Liu Biao, who was in a state of confusion, stopped addressing the envoy as your lord-in-law. Instead, he called Yuan Shu by his first name.

The envoy sighed again:"Ming Gong did not know something. My lord-in-law learned that Lu Bu was captured and the 80,000 Huainan Army fell. Cao Ang's hand immediately vomited blood in a hurry.

Later, he adopted Mr. Yan Xiang's plan, withdrew his imperial title, sent the imperial seal to his brother Yuan Shao, and sent an envoy to deliver a message to Duke Ming... It must have been Cao Cao, Cao Ang and his son, who were afraid that our families would join forces, so they Intercept messages on the road and kill the messenger!

I came from Shouchun. If I went from Runan to Nanyang, I could reach Wuyin in seven or eight days.

However, when we arrived, Cao's army from Chen County was stationed in Runan, so we had to go from Lujiang County to Jiangxia County, and then from the north of Jiangxia County to Zhangling County. There were many mountains and rivers all the way, and it took twice as long to travel through mountains and rivers to get here.

The envoys in front of me were probably intercepted and killed by Cao Jun because they were anxious before!"

After that, the envoy finally had time to reveal his mission:"Ming Gong, help me!

After Cao Ang captured Xuzhou, it took him more than half a month to organize and train his army, and then led more than 100,000 troops south to attack Huainan.

Before I left Shouchun, Cao Ang had already reached the front line of Dangtu on the Huai River. I am afraid that his troops have already surrounded Shouchun!

Please ask Ming Gong to order the governor of Huangzu County of Jiangxia County to lead Jiangxia troops to aid Shouchun.

Otherwise, if Shouchun is captured by Cao Ang, our lord will be destroyed, and Ming Gong will also be dead!"

After the last words of the messenger fell, Liu Biao was completely confused.

The amount of information was too large, and it came all at once, which made Liu Biao unable to accept it for a while.

He used people and efforts to contain Cao Cao's two main forces here. Months later, Yuan Shu and Lu Bu, two guys who Liu Biao had high hopes for, failed to deal with Cao Ang, who originally only had 5,000 soldiers. Instead, they were killed by Cao Ang! He even allowed Cao Ang to reach the sky in one step and collect 200,000 soldiers. Horse!

And Yuan Shu’s first wave of envoys were also intercepted in mid-road. It was only now that Liu Biao learned the news from the second wave of Yuan Shu’s envoys asking for help!

This made Liu Biao feel heartbroken and chilled. I felt like I even wanted to cry to the sky, but I found that there were no tears to come out.

Because Liu Biao was already paralyzed!

In two months, 180,000 soldiers and horses, and the food and grass consumed by the soldiers alone was five to six hundred thousand shi. Counting the consumption of beans and other logistical expenses for the war horses.

The original purpose was to contain Cao Cao's main force and let Yuan Shu and Lu Bu destroy Cao Ang. After spending so much food and money and so long, Liu Biao didn't even have a full night's sleep. Passed.

As a result, Lu Bu was captured. Yuan Shu sent such news?

And he still restrained Cao Cao?

For the past two months, Liu Biao had been restrained by loneliness!

Now that I think about it, I am afraid that Cao Cao had already received the news from his eldest son. Therefore, he was not impatient and did not deploy troops and horses to stabilize Liu Biao.

Liu Biao thought he was containing Cao Cao. In fact, ever since Cao Ang destroyed Lu Bu, he had been being restrained by Cao Cao. He trained his soldiers and horses for Cao Ang and sent troops to Huainan. Time... and the news Liu Biao got was still seriously delayed...

Having just learned the truth now, he really wanted to shed tears.……