Han family achievements

Chapter 320 Eighteen Princes

Cao Cao was arranging his troops, and other places were not idle either.

Huang Zhong of Yanzhou tentatively attacked Liang State, but did not encounter much resistance and easily occupied seven counties, but had to stop the attack.

Feng County.

Huang Zhong stood on the tower, looking in the direction of Peiguo, and then looked down at the map in his hand, with a hint of doubt on his solemn and indifferent face.

Next to him stood Kuai Liang, a military advisor sent by the imperial court.

Seeing Huang Zhong's cautious face, Kuai Liang said: "General Zhonglang did the right thing. Dong Zhuo has always been treacherous, and General Cao has to learn from his mistakes."

Huang Zhong put away the map and said in a deep voice: "I'm actually worried about Runan. Cao Cao's advance is too aggressive. There's a mixed bag of fish and dragons in the south, and it's easy for trouble to happen."

Kuai Liang entered Luoyang from Jingzhou and became more aware of the complexities of Jiangdong. He looked thoughtful and said: "General Cao has been in battle many times and is not a reckless person. He will not suffer the same loss twice. The lower official is worried about Xuzhou. Liu Shijun Push after push, Xuzhou has fallen into Lu Bu's hands. The relationship between Lu Bu and Dong Zhuo is unpredictable. Once these two tigers and wolves get together, their strength will be greatly increased. The territory will instantly span the two states, and they will have enough space to move in depth. If the imperial court wants to annihilate them, it cannot be done in a short time."

Huang Zhong turned to Kuai Liang and said, "What do the military advisors think?"

Kuai Liang recalled what Huangfu Jianshou told him before leaving the capital, and said: "Zhonglang General's current task is to contain Dong Zhuo, not to actively participate in the war. The current situation is unclear, and someone needs to break it. Yuan Shao destroyed Gongsun Zan, and it must be The next step is to go north, so Zhonglang may as well be patient, wait for changes, and wait for work."

Huang Zhong received not only decrees, but also public and private letters from officials of all sizes, including Shangshutai, Da Sima's Mansion, Bing Cao, Yanzhou Mu, etc., all of which put great pressure on him.

After a while of silence, Huang Zhong said: "The military advisor will take good care of the people over there in the Imperial City Mansion."

"Zhonglang will be relieved." Kuai Liang said.He had already learned a lot of military information through that military prince, and he also understood that the Imperial City Palace had sent various personnel to the shogunate of the generals who conquered Dong Zhuo this time.

At the same time, the counties at the junction of Qingzhou and Xuzhou.

Liu Bei's official career was quite unsatisfactory. Although he was promoted after each meritorious service, he either could not accept the dirty official environment and abandoned his official position, or he suffered setbacks and ran away.

At this moment, sitting in the back hall, I couldn't help but sigh softly.

At this time, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei walked in. Zhang Fei saw this and said loudly: "Brother, why should a man worry about not having a wife? Why should he feel sorry for himself?"

In the past few years, Liu Bei had two wives, but they died due to various reasons.He also had no interest in the new Mi family.

Mi Zhu came in later and heard the words: "Your Majesty, Lu Bu's retreat is a good opportunity to advance the army. How can we miss it?"

Liu Bei reluctantly cheered up and said with a smile: "Two worthy brothers, Brother Mi, please forgive me, but I am just worried about the precarious situation of the Han Dynasty, but my ability is limited, so I can't help but..."

Guan Yu Danfeng opened his eyes and said: "Brother, there is nothing to fear from Lu Bu. If he had not been attacked and fought head-on, I would have fought!"

Guan Yu and Lu Bu fought several games. On the surface, there was no winner, but people far away from the high platform could see that if they continued to fight, Guan Yu would definitely lose!
Lu Bu heard their comfort, stood up, raised his hands and said seriously: "That's right! The more critical the situation, the more a man must not lose his ambition!"

Seeing him like this, Mi Zhu nodded secretly, he was right!
After a pause, Mi Zhu said: "Your Majesty, Yuan Shao killed Gongsun Zan and sent a petition to Dong Dong. How should we respond?"

Liu Bei was very angry that Yuan Shao had killed Gongsun Zan without authorization, not to mention that Gongsun Zan had a close relationship with him.

He kept his expression straight and said: "The important matter of attacking Dong Nai's country cannot be changed. I have already written back to him and raised our troops to respond. We are just waiting for a general strategy to be decided and we will send out troops together to destroy Dong in one fell swoop!"

Zhang Fei was very excited and had already grasped the spear.

Guan Yu's expression remained normal and he didn't say a word.

Mi Zhu, on the other hand, pondered and said: "Your Majesty, we are trapped in various counties, how should we deal with it?"

Liu Bei looked up at Xuzhou, his voice was firm, his eyes were like swords, and he said: "I am the shepherd of Xuzhou, how can I just sit back and watch the rebellion take over? I will send troops soon to fight Lu Bu! Even if we can't break through, we can still contain Lu Bu so that he can't Compatible with Dong Zhuo!"

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei didn't answer. Their eldest brother decided what to do, and they just followed.

But Mi Zhu hesitated and said, "If your envoy is defeated again, I'm afraid it will greatly demoralize you and it will be very detrimental to your future."

Mi Zhu is a businessman. He gave his sister to Liu Bei and also gave him money and food because he valued Liu Bei's 'official career'!
If Liu Bei couldn't succeed, wouldn't he suffer a huge loss?
Liu Bei suddenly hesitated.

Losing the morale of the army and disappointing the court and palace were extremely serious consequences for Liu Bei!
"Your Majesty!"

At this time, a clerk ran in and said: "General Cao Cao sent someone to deliver a letter."

Liu Bei quickly stepped forward to take it, opened it and looked at it. After just a moment, he began to think more and more hesitantly.

Zhang Fei had a hot temper and stepped forward and said loudly: "Brother, what did Cao Cao say? Make eldest brother so worried?"

Liu Bei didn't have much contact with him. They were together under Huangfu Song's tent when they were conquering the Yellow Turban Army, and they met several times. Generally speaking, they were not happy to get along with him.

Liu Bei raised his head, handed the letter to Mi Zhu, and said: "General Cao invited me to go to Yingchuan to join him and fight against Dong together."

Guan Yu stroked his beard and said thoughtfully: "That's not a bad idea."

They were driven out of Xuzhou by Lu Bu. Although they had the assistance of Qingzhou Mu Sima Fang, they could not stay in the city of Pengchou and do nothing.

Mi Zhu read the letter carefully and said, "Your Majesty, my subordinates think it's okay."

In Mi Zhu's view, Xuzhou was no longer viable and had to find another way.Waiting for Liu Bei and Cao Cao to join forces, the total force is close to [-], and they have enough strength to confront Dong Zhuo head-on.

After Dong is killed, Lu Bu can easily solve the problem. By then, Xuzhou will still belong to Liu Bei. With the relationship with Liu Bian, the Mi family will transform from a businessman to a 'noble family'!
And this is not an ordinary family. You must know that Liu Bei is a clan member of the Han Dynasty. In troubled times, the future is unlimited!
Liu Bei thought about it again and again, sighed silently in his heart, and said, "Okay. After I visited Sima Envoy, I set off for Yingchuan."

No one spoke because there was nothing to discuss.

Seeing that none of them spoke, Liu Bei sighed softly in his heart again.

'It would be great if I had a great talent around me. '

Liu Bei looked out the door with a look of despair in his eyes.

He also tried to recruit talents, but it never lasted long and they all abandoned him one by one.

In Xuzhou to the south of the counties, Lu Bu did not fully control all places. Some county magistrates and famous people responded to Yuan Shao's appeal and rushed to Jiujiang County with more or less troops and horses to fight with him. Yuan Shao formed an alliance to jointly attack Dong Zhuo.

In the south, there are even more people who want to take advantage of the opportunity to gain fame. They are pulling dozens or even hundreds of people, and the number of people under various banners is constantly increasing. They form groups and shout everywhere, for fear that others will not know.

In just over ten days, more than ten people with a certain reputation and a strength of more than a thousand troops rushed to Jiujiang County from various places.

There were still a few days to go before the end of August when Yuan Shao announced his message. Yuan Shao personally led an army and wanted to enter Runan, but was blocked from Zhongli County by Xiahou Dun and Le Jin sent by Cao Cao.At first, pioneer Zhang He didn't know why, and sent a message asking for passage.

As a result, three waves of people were sent, and none of them came back.

Zhang He still didn't understand, so he personally led his troops to Zhongli County to negotiate.

Le Jin had a bad temper and didn't say anything at all. He opened the city gate, led his soldiers and horses, brandished his sword, and shouted all the way to kill.

Zhang He has always been a good-tempered person, but he was provoked by Le Jin, who was as sharp as a sword and armed with a spear, and fought with Le Jin.

The two sides fought back and forth, fighting for hundreds of rounds with no outcome, so they had no choice but to stop fighting.

Zhang He's eyebrows were like swords and his eyes were sharp. He pointed his spear at Le Jin and shouted in a cold voice: "I am the vanguard of the general, and I was ordered to go to Runan to attack Dong. Why are you stopping me here?"

Le Jin pulled his horse, faced Zhang He, and said loudly without giving in: "I have not received an order. If I want to pass, I must have a warrant from General Yang Wei!"

"presumptuous!"

Zhang He said angrily: "After Cao Cao returns, the general will exercise restraint. The general will march without Cao Cao's consent! Let him go immediately, otherwise he will be punished for treason!"

How could Le Jin be frightened? He made a circle with his sword and sneered: "When it comes to rebellion, the Yuan family is the one to rebel. The Cao family of General Cao has been loyal for generations, and we can learn from it!"

Zhang He was furious in an instant. He beat his horse and charged at him again, saying: "Younger Le Jin, you will die!"

There was no winner in hundreds of rounds, and Le Jin was not afraid of this famous general who was in the spotlight, roaring and fighting together again.

The soldiers brought by both sides waved their weapons and shouted, cheering for their general.

After another hundred rounds, both sides were too tired to kill each other. Seeing that they could not defeat each other, they could only retreat.

Le Jin entered the city, laughed loudly, jumped off his horse, and said: "It's so happy! It's so happy!"

Xiahou Dun stood at the top of the city, watching Zhang He go away with hesitation on his face.

Le Jin came up with a big smile and said, "Yuan Rang, have you seen it? This piece of paper is nothing more than that!"

Zhang He played a very key role in defeating Sun Jian and Gongsun Zan, as well as in a series of battles in which Yuan Shao defeated Yuan Shu. His reputation spread throughout the world, and he was like a sign of a famous general.

Xiahou Dun raised his head slightly and said, "Yuan Shao's army has arrived."

Le Jin was startled and said, "Did you come so fast?"

Xiahou Dun said: "Runan is the ancestral land of the Yuan family. Yuan Shao is so impatient. I guess he has some thoughts."

Le Jin lost his smile and said: "Then what should we do? Block with Yuan Shao? What if Yuan Shao attacks by force?"

The reason why Cao Cao sent Xiahou Dun and Yue Jin to stop Yuan Shao from entering Runan was because he was angered by Yuan Shao and it was a kind of revenge.

But fundamentally, Cao Cao will not go to war with Yuan Shao, but will join forces with Yuan Shao to conquer Dong Zhuo.

Cao Cao would not do such stupid things as internal strife!
Xiahou Dun shook his head and said: "I don't know either. But the general and military advisor have no other orders, so we can only defend."

Le Jin hesitated and said, "We only have 1 people. Do we really want to fight?"

I'm really not afraid of fighting Yuan Shao, but this will ruin Cao Cao's plan!

"Yuan Shao wants to fight, then fight! Fight until the general gives orders!" Xiahou Dun said solemnly.

Le Jin didn't say anything and said, "Okay, let's fight!"

Xiahou Dun and Le Jin prepared for the worst and began to mobilize troops and prepare to defend the city.

Early the next morning, it was not Zhang He or a large army of soldiers and horses, but Xu You alone, riding a horse and wandering to the city.

He raised his neck and shouted loudly to Xiahou Dun on the city gate: "Yuan Rang, I am Xu Ziyuan. I am an old friend of your general Cao Amo. I am here today to deliver a message."

Xiahou Dun and Cao Cao wore the same trousers since childhood, and Cao Cao became a good ranger when he became an adult. He also took the Xiahou brothers with him, and became familiar with rangers such as Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, and Xu You.

Xiahou Dun, who was on the city gate, saw that there was no movement in Yuan Shao's camp, so he ordered: "Brother Xu, please come up."

Xu You has gained some reputation for his wandering around in recent years, although it's not that clean.

Xu You was pulled up to the city wall. He first arranged his clothes, then touched his mustache, looked at Xiahou Dun, and said with a smile: "Yuan Rang, we haven't seen each other for many years, and now we have to say goodbye, right? Is that gratifying?"

Xiahou Dun didn't pay attention. He raised his hand to Xu You cautiously and said, "Brother Xu is now in Yuan Shao's curtain. I don't know why he is here."

Xu You took his time and said with a gentle smile: "It's a small matter. Our general is ordered to conquer Dong Zhuo, and General Cao Cao is listed under his command. The general has specially ordered me to invite General Cao to the camp to discuss the matter of punishing the thieves."

Le Jin's expression on the side changed suddenly, and he hesitated to speak.

Yuan Shao is not a good person. He killed Gongsun Zan not long ago and gave his head to Cao Cao. Now he wants Cao Cao to see him. Wouldn't it be a Hongmen Banquet?

Cao Cao is gone, can he still come out alive?
Xu You thought he was calm and equal, but in reality, in Xiahou Dun's view, he had his nostrils turned to the sky and was arrogant.

Xiahou Dun said without changing his expression: "Okay, I will tell General Cao."

Xu You didn't want to leave yet. He held his hands and said with a smile: "Yuan Rang, aren't you supposed to be in Xu County? Why did you suddenly arrive in Zhongli and block the way of the general's army? What do you want?"

Le Jin looked at Xu You's behavior and immediately understood that this was to 'ask for a bribe'!
Xiahou Dun seemed not to notice at all, and said: "I was ordered to pursue Dong Zhuo, and I have basically conquered Runan. I am waiting for the next order."

When Xu You saw that Xiahou Dun had no intention of giving money, his smile slowly faded and his tone became cold, and he said: "Yuan Rang, do you know how serious the consequences will be if the general gets angry? Cao Ah Man is tabooed by both the government and the public, so if we really fight, , Humph, even if Cao A kept it secret for ten times, it wouldn’t be enough to chop him off!”

Le Jin couldn't bear it anymore, and immediately stepped forward and said angrily: "Our general is very kind and loyal, who dares to harm him?"

Xu You glanced at him, shook off his sleeves, turned around and walked towards the basket not far away, and said: "Cao Ah Ma must arrive at the rear general's camp within three days, otherwise he will bear the consequences."

Xiahou Dun frowned, and then ordered Xu You to be thrown down as usual.

At this time, Xiahou Dun still refused to give money. Xu You's eyes were gloomy and his heart was filled with anger. In an instant, he had already thought about how to arrange Cao Cao in front of Yuan Shao.

(End of this chapter)