Chapter 738 Crazy betrayal!
After Yuan Shao's death, what was the most important thing for the ministers of Zhao State?
Luo Yan looked at the ministers and said slowly: "The most important thing is to announce the obituary to all the princes in the world. The king has passed away. I invite all princes to come and watch the ceremony."

An invitation to a ceremony is naturally not an invitation to the ceremony.

When the whole body is weak, attack the strong one.

There is no more strength!
Inform the princes that there is no longer a threat from Zhao, and you princes should change your strategy.

Luo Yan led the Zhao army to abandon Liyang, Fanyang and other counties south of Zhangshui and north of Dahe, and retreated to Zhangshui.

Yecheng is on the north bank of Zhangshui River, and a hundred miles to the south bank is the former Anyang Marquis, now Anyang County.

As soon as Yuan Shao died, the armies of the princes south of Yecheng surged in, and the people of Zhao were panicked.

Even if Luo Yan and others supported Yuan Tan as the leader in accordance with the imperial edict, they could not suppress him.

in Yecheng.

Yuan Tan and Lu Qiling sat at the top, Luo Yan cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, now Yecheng is on the border and can no longer be used as a capital.

The minister thought that he should send important ministers to guard Yecheng, and if Zhengnan was capable, he could serve as a guard. The king then moved north to Handan.

Now the Yan State has taken over the Changshan, Zhongshan and other counties of Zhao State, and the seven northern counties of Julu County. The Hejian, Qinghe and other counties are isolated on the east side. They are weak and weak, so they will definitely lose.

The land still in the hands of our Zhao State has no more than three counties and dozens of counties, with Handan as the center.

Handan has been the capital of a country for a long time. The city is high, the pond is deep, and it is quite prosperous. It is the most suitable capital now. "

From being the largest prince in the world spanning three states and owning dozens of counties, he fell to where he is now in the blink of an eye. Everyone in the palace was a little breathless, but they had to accept the reality before they could continue.

Yuan Tan found it difficult to accept this, and said bitterly: "You are a traitor to the Yan Kingdom, and I have no sworn relationship with him."

Luo Yan heard this and said: "Your Majesty, I know that you hate the Yan State, but now is not the time to fight with the Yan State.

I have sent envoys to all the princes in the world, and we will see the results soon. I also ask the king to move to Handan first. "

Luo Yan insisted that Yuan Tan go to Handan first. Yuan Tan himself felt unsafe staying in Yecheng, so he went straight to Handan.

Luo Yan and other Zhao counselors and generals stayed in Yecheng.

As soon as Yuan Tan left, the atmosphere suddenly became solemn.

Luo Yan looked at the crowd and said: "Everyone, our country, Zhao, has reached the stage of life and death and has fallen into the same situation as it was in the past.

The only hope now is that the princes also have their own evil intentions, and maybe there is a chance of hope emerging. "

What's the situation in Korea?
The country is small and weak, and in the four battles, it has to be defeated.

Unless Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Yan Lin all make big mistakes, Zhao will no longer have a chance to compete for the world.

This is the result of the joint calculation of this group of top counselors.

In this impossible situation, to find a possible result is to do it knowing that it is impossible to do.

……

Yuan Shao is dead!

When the news spread to Yuan Lianjun, everyone was a little surprised, everyone was a little emotional, but also a little relaxed.

It's like clearing the air!
It's like the overwhelming weight of Mount Tai disappears.

Since the chaos caused by the Ling Emperor Party, the three most prestigious people, Yinghou, have supported Liu Bei, the last afterglow of the Han Dynasty. Wushuanghou has passed away early, and only Yuan Shaozhen, as a prince, can compete for supremacy in the world. Now he also died.

……

Lu Bu was naturally the first to receive the news.

He had already planned to return to Bingzhou to prepare for war, but this time he helped Yuan Shao, and Han Chen could no longer do it.

But a letter from Luo Yan told him to retreat to the east side of Hanoi County and wait for an opportunity.

The original commander of Hanoi County led the army to withdraw to the west, and was not prepared to conflict with Lu Bu at all.

Of course, Lu Bu was able to retreat smoothly because Liu Bei deliberately indulged.

After receiving the news of Yuan Shao's death, Liu Bei stopped attacking Lu Bu.

The reason is simple. Neither Liu Ye nor Luo Qi agreed to defeat Lu Bu.

Liu Bei's current sphere of influence is in Xuzhou, and Yuan Shao is defeated. The most he can do is capture Qingzhou and Bohai County.

To win Qingzhou and Bohai County, you will also have to face the powerful Yan State.

With the current power of Liu Bei, it is impossible to get involved in Jizhou. He can only defeat Lu Bu to make a wedding dress for Cao Cao.

Liu Bei briefly formed an alliance with Cao Cao, but he felt from the bottom of his heart that Cao Cao was not loyal to the Han Dynasty, and naturally he would not increase his strength.

Liu Bei has begun to reorganize his army and return to Taishan County. Using Taishan County as a fulcrum, he will capture the entire Qingzhou and then attack the Bohai Sea and encroach on Jizhou.

……

Cao Ying.

When Cao Cao received a letter from Liu Bei returning to Mount Tai, he immediately knew what Liu Bei was thinking, and he immediately cursed bitterly: "This is Liu Da'er.

Yuan Shao stopped attacking as soon as he died, and now he wants to return to Mount Tai. He is really cunning.

He was ordered by His Majesty to go on an expedition. Now that he is gone, where will His Majesty be left?
Where is the covenant between us?
I feel uncomfortable letting Liu Bei leave like this. Is there anything you can do to let Liu Bei stay and accompany our army to attack Jizhou? "

Guo Jia and Cheng Yu rolled their eyes and came forward to whisper a few words. Cao Cao suddenly smiled brightly and waved his hand: "Wen Ruo.

This time the general of the Hussars has made great achievements in conquering Yuan Shao. Please ask your majesty to grant the general [-] households and give him grain and grass to show your favor. "

After receiving the imperial edict of reward before leaving, Liu Bei smiled and said, "It seems that Cao Mengde also wants me to leave.

He couldn't wait to attack Jizhou, but unfortunately, it was not that simple to capture Jizhou. "

In Liu Bei's eyes, Jizhou looks weak now, but in fact it is not that simple to attack.

At least if you only rely on Cao Cao's strength to attack Jizhou, you will only get a lot of trouble.

Liu Bei led the army back from Henan County to Taishan County, passing through the land of Yanzhou, looking at the gurgling mountains and rivers, and the strange and familiar scenery along the way.

Liu Bei couldn't help but let out a loud roar, and loudly said to everyone: "How long has it been since I was forced to flee from Qingzhou?"

Luo Zi recalled with emotion: "It has been several years, and everything still seems like yesterday.

I still remember that my father introduced you to Mr. Lu. Unfortunately, Mr. Lu is no longer in Qingzhou. Things have changed and people have changed. "

Liu Bei sighed softly and then said with high spirits: "Everything we lost back then, we have to take back now, not to prove anything, but to tell everyone that I, Liu Xuande, will never admit defeat."

As soon as he finished speaking, a huge change occurred!
On both sides and tail of Liu Bei's army, troops suddenly rushed out, arrows raining down like rain!

ambush!

How could there be an ambush here?

Everyone was horrified and puzzled. Luo Qi and Liu Ye's thoughts flashed, and they said in unison: "Cao Cao!"

Liu Bei was shocked when he heard this: "How could Cao Cao..."

Halfway through the words, he suddenly stopped, how could it be impossible?

Liu Ye said bitterly: "As soon as Yuan Shao fell, the only one among the princes in the Central Plains who could compete with Cao Cao for supremacy was my lord.

The only one who can stop him from usurping the throne is the Lord.

Moreover, the lord is not willing to attack Zhao State together with Cao Cao, which is obviously to guard against him.

Cao Cao is a treacherous and immoral person. It is quite reasonable for him to directly send troops to attack our army! "

Zhang Fei shouted angrily: "Yeah, yeah, damn Cao Cao, I can't wait to poke a few holes in him."

While speaking, facing this sudden ambush, the army was already in chaos. Liu Bei said urgently: "Don't be reluctant to fight. Each of you must organize your army to defend and leave Yanzhou quickly."

Although Liu Bei wanted to pull out the people who ambushed him and kill him, he knew that he should not fight in other people's territory.

At this time, Liu Ye received even worse news, "Lord.

The food and grass that Cao Cao sent to our army may have contained things like croton. Some of the horses and soldiers suffered from severe diarrhea and could not walk. "

Liu Bei was so angry that he spat out two mouthfuls of blood. Blood flowed from the corners of his mouth, and he shouted loudly: "Cao thief! Cao thief!"

I, Liu Bei, are at odds with you! "

Next work!

It's too low!
But what makes people vomit blood is that this method is so easy to use. The moment Luo Qi heard it, he pulled Liu Bei and said: "Lord, leave here immediately, leave immediately!"

Liu Bei looked at Luo Qi with red eyes. Luo Qi's words were to throw away those soldiers who could not escape. He saw that Luo Qi's eyes were also red. Luo Qi squeezed Liu Bei's arm and said: "My lord, the front will definitely be uneven.

The second general and the third general will break the formation with you.

Qi and Zilong come to cut off the queen! "

Liu Bei gritted his teeth and immediately loudly made arrangements, then held Luo Qi's hand and said: "Zi Qi and Zi Long must return safely."

After saying that, he led Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others forward and rushed forward. Luo Qi and Zhao Yun walked side by side, "Zilong, we are going to fight hard today."

Zhao Yun had a temperament like Shen Yuan's, as if the god in his body had been released, and his voice even had a sacred sound, "Don't worry, sir, we will both break through safely today."

The generals of Cao's army who came to attack Zhao Yun did not know what they were about to experience. Without Dian Wei and Xu Chu, Zhao Yun was almost invincible.

The only things to worry about are the catapults and arrows flying everywhere.

……

The main force of the Han princes to attack Yuan Shao was Cao Cao and Liu Bei, but these two men directly turned against each other.

The other princes have their own agendas.

Especially the princes from Guanxi attacked Yuan Shao because Yuan Shao had the possibility of unifying the Central Plains. Now Yuan Shao is gone.

how should I do it?

Fazheng's eyes flashed with extreme madness, he stared at Ma Chao closely, and then said in a deep voice: "Meng Qi.

Now we should take advantage of Cao Cao's reaction and directly attack Cao Cao's army.

In this way, Cao Cao will not be able to conquer the West for several years, and the Central Plains will not be unified for several years.

We will be able to have time to unify Guanzhong and achieve the power of Western Qin. Emperor Gao also emerged from Guanzhong back then.

This is the most important thing I told you when I came to the Central Plains when I was in Guanzhong! "

Ma Chao was immediately shocked. He didn't even expect that Fazheng had this idea.

Ma Chao hesitated and asked: "Xiao Zhi, if this is the case, Cao Cao controls the government, and he removes my father's title and official position, how can I, Ma, lead Guanzhong?"

Fazheng laughed loudly and said: "Meng Qi, what are you thinking? Once Yuan Shao dies, Cao and Liu will definitely turn against each other. The only two princes in the world who can support the Han Dynasty have turned against each other. What is the use of the Han Dynasty in the world?"

Your father has no ambitions, so let him stay in Xuchang. After you return to Guanzhong, you will directly become the king.

Your current prestige is enough, and then you can recognize each other with Zhao Wang Yuan Tan and Yan Huang.

You can even let Han Sui, Lu Bu and others become kings together!
As long as you are ruthless enough, can Cao Cao still conquer it?

If he really dares to come, I will let him know what it means to die without a burial place. "

Ma Chao had absolute trust in Fa Zheng's intelligence. Fa Xiaozhi had never made any mistakes. After hearing these words, he immediately gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, let's do it. Xiaozhi, tell us when we will take action." ?”

Fazheng said in a deep voice: "Lü Bu did not return to Bingzhou but stayed in Hanoi. There is also the Zhao army stationed in Yecheng. They must be thinking of counterattack. When Cao Cao is ready to attack Jizhou Mengqi, you can attack his army behind you. Camp, the three armies will attack and let Cao Cao die in the river!"

Ma Chao heard this and asked: "Why don't you contact other princes? Isn't there more power with more people?"

But Fazheng stopped him and said, "No, the more contacts you have, the more things will be leaked. All three of us want Cao Cao to die, that's enough!"

Ma Chao suddenly understood, nodded and said: "Okay, I will contact Lu Bu and Luo Yan right away."

……

When tens of thousands of people have finished crossing the river.

Guan Hai of Hanoi also led the army slowly towards Lu Bu's army. Cao Cao received the news that Liu Bei was defeated and fled all the way back to Taishan County.

At this moment, Cao Cao was really high-spirited. He was composing poems across the river, displaying his superb literary talent and reciting those popular poems. All the counselors and generals praised him loudly.

Cao Cao laughed loudly and said: "This time we attack the Yuan family, we will kill them all.

Their prestige among the people in Hebei is too high. If they cannot kill them all, there will definitely be recurrences in the future.

The State of Zhao was established.

If you can't attack hard, other princes will learn from it, so after conquering Yecheng this time, Yuan Shao's three clans will be wiped out! "

After saying that, he sighed and said, "If possible, I really don't want to do it. After all, Yuan Benchu ​​and I have some friendship."

Even though he said that, he would not be merciless when it came to killing.

When Cao Cao crossed the river, he looked at the rolling waves behind him and heard that the Zhao army was already in formation. He laughed loudly and said, "Zhao, Beishui, is there such a coincidence in the world?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a sudden noise from the other side of the river. Cao Cao's laughter stopped abruptly and he asked with an ugly face: "What happened?"

Cao Cao sent people to explore, while Ma Chao led the Xiliang cavalry to directly attack Cao Cao's rear army.

These rear troops are all a ragtag group, and they naturally have no ability to withstand the impact of the most elite troops in the world.

It was almost no surprise that Cao Cao's rear army bombed the camp. Since the meeting in Zhaocheng, basically no one took prisoners if they could.

The Xiliang cavalry drove Cao Cao's army to jump into the river. Cao Cao took all the generals of Cao's camp to the other side of the river. There were only two or three people here, Cao Chun, who were no match for Ma Chao. Even if Dian Wei came over, Ma Zhan would not be able to defeat him. He is no match for Ma Chao, so he can only retreat while fighting.

For a moment, it was unknown how many people died in this chaos. Ma Chao led tens of thousands of Xiliang cavalry, charging and killing while setting fire to Cao Cao's logistics. In a short period of time, even The rivers will be choked by corpses jumping into them.

Ma Chaoyue charged more and more fiercely, seeing the other princes dumbfounded. When he saw this, he shouted loudly: "If you don't take action, how long will it take?"

Are we going to wait for the unification of the Central Plains and then defeat each of us? "

Most of the princes who didn't have top advisers to plan for them simply didn't know what to do. When they heard Ma Chao's words, they thought it was right and then joined Ma Chao's camp.

Once the allied forces of the princes joined in, Cao Cao's army still located on the south bank of the river was completely destroyed.

From morning to night, the sound of killing continued. Tens of thousands of soldiers and auxiliary soldiers died in the river and on the south bank, and there were even more countless people who fled for their lives.

After Ma Chao burned all the river boats docked on the south bank, things completely reached an irreversible situation.

Cao Cao watched helplessly but did not dare to come over. Crossing the river in this situation would be courting death. Ma Chao was not a fool who would cross the river without attacking.

Most importantly, Luo Yan and Lu Bu's armies attacked.

Cao Cao was so angry that he almost went crazy. The sword in his hand was trembling, "My dear Ma Chao, I, Cao Cao, will definitely kill you!"

For a moment, Cao Cao felt that he was in danger of collapse!
In this extremely urgent situation, Xun Yu and others were panicked, but they could panic, but they could not let Cao Cao panic. Xun Yu once again used his comfort ability and said: "Prime Minister, this is just a superficial crisis.

Ma Chao is in Yanzhou, General Cao Chun and others are on the south bank, and General Xiahou and Gongtai are also on the south bank. The two of them can organize Yanzhou to resist, and Ma Chao will definitely be defeated and flee.

As long as our army can stop the Yuan family. "

Of course Cao Cao knew that, and he said bitterly: "Now it's really a last-ditch battle. If we can't win, we will drown ourselves in the river and become a meal for those big fish."

Xun Yu smiled slightly, as if he was never worried, and said warmly: "Prime Minister, don't worry, victory must be ours.

At first Yuan Shu was number one in the world, but he was defeated by our army.

Hero Yuan Shao, Hebei was defeated by us.

Just Luo Yan and Lu Bu, wouldn't it be easy to defeat them? "

Cao Cao calmed down a little, but he was still under great pressure and commanded to face the enemy.

……

When Lu Bu and Luo Yan heard the chaos on the south bank, they looked at each other and laughed loudly at the same time: "This Ma Mengqi is really a trustworthy person. God is helping me!"

Lu Bu was eager to try: "Sir, can we kill Cao Cao directly on the north bank of the river this time?
Can we directly invade Yanzhou and completely turn defeat into victory? "

Luo Yan's eyes lit up for a moment, then dimmed and she said: "It's impossible, just like it would take many years for Cao Cao to occupy Jizhou, because the Yuan family's kindness here is very deep.

Yanzhou and Yuzhou are both Cao Cao's basic bases and are not accessible to outsiders like us. Ma Chao may only be able to win for a while, and he will soon face a counterattack from the Yanzhou gentry.

After we have dealt a blow to Cao Cao and weakened his strength, we will seek peace talks with Cao Cao.

It would be best to let Cao Cao fall into internal consumption and not be able to look north. I still need to think about it. "

Lu Bu was shocked when he heard this: "Sir, if we negotiate peace with Cao Cao, wouldn't Ma Chao and the other princes..."

Luo Yan knew what Lu Bu wanted to say, so she shook her head and smiled: "Ma Chao sent us a letter, inviting us to attack Cao Cao together. Now all three of us have kept our word and attacked. At this time, our alliance will be over. I can even Guess what Ma Chao will do now."

When Lu Bu heard Luo Yan's words, he felt a wave of coldness. It turned out that he could still be like this.

After Luo Yan and Lu Bu finished their exchange, they each led their armies to attack Cao Cao. When they arrived at the formation, they saw Cao Cao already arrayed to face them.

The chaos on the south bank of the river did not affect Cao's army on the north bank. They were indeed the first to cross the north bank.

Luo Yan rode his horse to the front of the battle. Facing Cao Jun's swords and guns, he shouted loudly: "Meng Degong, are you okay?"

Under the protection of Xu Chu and Dian Wei, Cao Cao stepped forward and said loudly: "Master Yan, what do you have in mind?"

Luo Yan then smiled and said: "Meng Degong, your way back is cut off. If you don't surrender quickly, Yan will definitely spare your life because of Zhaocheng's promise."

Hearing this, Cao Cao said coldly and solemnly: "Young Master Yan is joking, with the current Hebei and these soldiers under my command, can they defeat my army?"
Ma Chao's son caused trouble in the south bank because they were just a mob.

The elites of our Han Dynasty are all under the command of the Prime Minister, and it is only an easy task to defeat the Hebei Army. "

Cao Cao's heart was bleeding when he said this. There were [-] or [-] elites on the south bank distributed among the rabble. He didn't know how much he would lose now.

Now it's just trying to hold on.

Luo Yan didn't care. People only talk harshly when they are in desperate situations.

Cao Cao is so tough now, I hope he won't let go when the pressure is extremely high.

What Luo Yan was thinking about was to propose to Cao Cao what conditions would cause great harm to Cao Cao but would not cause Cao Cao so much heartache that he would refuse.

He needs time, and the entire Zhao Kingdom needs time.

Although he didn't know what the use of this time was.

The future of Zhao State seems to have no future.

Lu Bu rode forward, Fang Tian pointed his halberd forward and shouted: "Who dares to fight with me?"

He still looks majestic and majestic, and no matter how many wars he fights, he can't lose an inch.

Dian Wei came out of the battle and shouted: "Lu Bu, do you dare to dismount and fight me?"

Dian Wei rarely appears on the battlefield because he is not very good at commanding troops and his riding skills are average.

Lu Bu heard this and shouted: "To be a general, you have men and horses, but to fight on foot is ridiculous!"

Lu Bu would not be provoked. He was not worried that he could not defeat Dian Wei on horseback. He was invincible, both on and off horse. But without horses, if there was an accident, there would be no time to run away.

……

Ma Chao's killing on the south bank was too smooth. It can be said that he completely fulfilled the requirements of Fa Zheng, and Cao Cao suffered heavy losses.

Xiahou Dun and Chen Gong began to organize a counterattack, especially Chen Gong. After Ma Chao killed him, the bandits who fled out attacked Yanzhou.

Chen Gong was so anxious that he vomited blood.

Feeling the fear of the princes, Ma Chao felt that he had reached the peak of his life. At this moment, Fazheng stopped him and prevented him from continuing to attack Cao Cao's army.

Ma Chao asked in a strange voice: "Xiaozhi, if we don't take advantage of the victory and pursue it now, are we going to let Cao Cao go?"

Fa Zheng explained: "Now that Cao's army has been defeated, with more than [-] casualties, Yanzhou is not our territory, and we cannot fight a siege here.

The top priority now is to plunder the elites and property from the Central Plains and return them to Guanzhong. Now that Meng Qi's prestige has reached its peak after this battle, you must immediately get rid of your father and King Han Sui.

Then the Guanzhong passage was closed, and Guanzhong was quickly unified. There was no time to spend with these Central Plains princes here.

Besides, if you beat Cao Cao so badly, wouldn't it be an advantage for Liu Bei?

Liu Bei is a member of the Han clan who wants to follow the path of Emperor Guangwu again. He would rather let Cao Cao prosper than Liu Bei! "

Neither Fazheng nor Ma Chao knew that Liu Bei was ambushed by Cao Cao and fled to Taishan County with heavy losses, so they thought Liu Bei's strength was intact.

Hearing this, Ma Chao still felt that Fazheng was right, so he finally asked: "Xiaozhi, if we leave like this, will Young Master Yan and Lu Bu on the north bank be informed?"

Fazheng said disapprovingly: "Meng Qi, it is enough for us to cripple Cao Cao on the south bank. Zhao's casualties have nothing to do with us.

Besides, Cao Cao is probably thinking about returning to the south bank to attack us. This is enough for Gongzi Yan and others.

It is a good thing that both of them will suffer losses. It is a pity that Liu Bei left too fast. Otherwise, it would be a wise plan to trap Liu Bei's army in this surging river together. "

As he said this, Fazheng shook his head with regret, looking at Ma Chao he couldn't laugh or cry, and he was even more frightened.

He used to think that the only counselors in Kansai were like Fa Xiaonao. Unexpectedly, since he entered the Central Plains, almost all of the counselors he had seen were sinister and sinister. It seemed that all counselors were like this.

These people who are playing tricks on their brains are terrible.

……

The border between Yanzhou and Taishan County.

Liu Bei, who had fled here after a long journey, was sorting out and taking stock of his troops. His face became darker and darker. The casualties were comparable to those in previous wars. Who would have thought that after winning the war, he would encounter such a huge defeat.

However, the intercepting Cao army also suffered some damage, especially the loss of several generals, who were directly killed by Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, two fierce men who were searching for things among thousands of troops.

But Liu Bei was a little absent-minded during the inventory. From time to time he looked at the west side of the road, waiting for Luo Qi and Zhao Yun to appear.

It was not until almost dusk that a group of remnant soldiers covered in blood appeared on the horizon.

The leader saw that the divine horse was Zhao Yun, but at this moment, the white robe and white armor on Zhao Yun's body were directly stained red with blood.

His whole body seemed to be fished out of blood. Liu Bei rushed up to meet him with a look of fear on his face, because when he saw the horse next to Zhao Yun, he seemed to be——

Lozzi!

Liu Bei asked anxiously: "What's wrong with Zi Qi?"

Luo Qi slowly straightened up from his horse and said, "Master, don't worry too much. Qi just suffered some minor injuries. He can just let the doctors check him later."

However, Liu Bei saw a slight depression in Luo Qi's chest. This was very dangerous. It was very likely that there were internal injuries on his body, which was even more dangerous than wounds from swords and guns.

Thinking of this, Liu Bei quickly said: "Ziqi, quickly go to Taishan County and find a doctor to treat you quickly."

Luo Qi said as he walked: "My lord, important things cannot be delayed. Qingzhou is in urgent need now. If you miss this opportunity, you don't know when you will have another chance."

Liu Bei wanted to say something else, but Luo Qi's tone was very serious. Liu Bei looked at Luo Qi again and sighed: "Okay, let's recapture Qingzhou first, and then talk about other things!"

(End of this chapter)

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