Liu Qi, the hegemon of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 365
Because of Xu You's surrender, Cao Cao also changed his plan.

Early the next morning.

Then the army was divided into two marches.

Along the way, Xiahoudun led an army of [-] to directly attack Jinyang, which can also be said to take over Jinyang. With Xu You's existence, there was no need to continue to attack, and Xiahoudun guarded Jinyang to prevent Yuan Shao from leading the army to attack.

On the other way, Cao Cao himself led the rest of the army and rushed back to Chang'an to prevent others from raiding their lair.

Moreover, the defenders of Jinyang have been persuaded by Xu You to surrender, and Bingzhou is all in his hands, so there is no need to stay here. With Xiahou Dun leading an army to guard Bingzhou, even if Yuan Shao leads his troops, it will be difficult to take back Bingzhou.

The general of Jinyang led [-] defenders, and before the first battle, he surrendered to Cao's army, allowing Cao's soldiers to take Jinyang without bloodshed.

There was also news that Cao Cao led the army back to Chang'an, which also spread.

The news spread to Jizhou.

Yuan Shao smashed many things in the mansion, and kept cursing 'Bastard, bastard! 'Yes, I don't know if I'm scolding Xu You, or the counselors under my command, or what.

But no matter how much he cursed, it couldn't change this fact.

He also did not expect that Xu You would make such a choice, and directly defected to Cao Cao. The most abominable thing, he also took away [-] soldiers from him. Originally, he planned to withdraw [-] soldiers from Jinyang, but now he gave them away for nothing. Cao Cao.

If it weren't for his worries, he would have led the army directly to fight Cao Cao and kill the traitor Xu You after hearing the news.

But Tian Feng and others, seeing Yuan Shao who was furious, were also obedient, and they didn't dare to speak up to defend themselves.

They were also very helpless in their hearts, they could only smile wryly, and silently accepted Yuan Shao's scolding, they just wanted to suppress Xu You, even if they didn't use Xu You's plan, they wouldn't suffer any loss, and they could still have a guarantee , but did not expect that Xu You would take refuge in Cao Cao because of this.

They are also very helpless.

The war in Jingzhou and Jiaozhou is over, and the war in Bingzhou is also over now.

Cao Cao led an army of hundreds of thousands to seize the land of Bingzhou. With the help of the war in Jingzhou to attract attention, he quickly seized Yuan Shao's territory in Bingzhou with lightning speed.

The last place left - Jinyang, but because of Xu You's surrender, Jinyang was easily captured and the land of Bingzhou was unified.

It is also one step closer to unifying the land of the north.

until the end of the war.

In the Central Plains, it was also rare that calm was restored, and there was no war.

Yuan Shao did not mobilize large-scale troops to fight Cao Cao because the territory of Bingzhou was captured by Cao Cao and Xu You's betrayal.

Even Liu Qi in Jingzhou, after pacifying the wars in Jingzhou and Jiaozhou, did not continue to deploy troops, but strengthened the defense everywhere and stayed in Jingzhou.

but.

Everyone in the world knows that because of this incident, it can be said that the princes have torn their faces, and the Han Dynasty has declined, and the princes have their own thoughts, and sooner or later there will be a war.

Just to see how it unfolds.

Today's Central Plains has also entered into a delicate relationship.

All the princes deployed heavy troops to guard the important passes and other places in their own territory.

Central Plains.

Cao Cao owns Sili, Liangzhou, and Bingzhou; Yuan Shao owns Jizhou and half of Yanzhou; Liu Bei occupies Qingzhou and half of Yuzhou; Sun Quan occupies the entire Yangzhou; Lu Bu occupies Half of the land of Yuzhou; while Liu Qi owns Jingzhou, Yizhou, Jiaozhou, Nanman, and half of the land of Yanzhou; Gongsun Zan occupies the land of Youzhou.

Among the princes.

Now it is Liu Qi who owns the most land, and it is not an exaggeration to say that he is the number one prince.

But having a territory doesn't mean anything, and you have to have absolute strength. Having a territory without soldiers and horses is just like a pewter with the head of a gun.

The quietest one is Lu Bu, who occupies half of Yuzhou. Since he got the Runan land, he has never expanded to the surrounding area, but has been quietly waiting in his own territory.

No matter what the fight outside was like, as long as it wasn't related to things in his territory, he didn't pay attention at all.

The only action was to intercept Liu Bei's soldiers and horses, preventing Liu Bei from leading his army into Jingzhou. It was just a few small fights, and once Liu Bei retreated, he did not pursue him.

However, although Lu Bu stayed quietly in his own territory, no one had the idea of ​​​​invading Lu Bu's territory, except Liu Bei.

Although Lv Bu has not made any moves since he escaped from Chang'an, trying to seize the land of Runan, as if he has no intention of dominating, but everyone knows that it is not easy to win Lv Bu.

Lu Bu's military strength is not a joke. Even though Lu Bu has hardly ever fought, no one dares to underestimate him. In addition, under his command, there are two generals Zhang Liao and Gao Shun, and Chen Gong is a counselor.

Fighting with Lu Bu is just giving the other princes a chance.

Therefore, thinking that Lu Bu has no intention of dominating, no one is going to attack Lu Bu's territory.

Of course, if Lu Bu had the idea of ​​expanding outward, everything would be different.

And Gongsun Zan, who was far away in Youzhou, did not join this melee, not because he didn't want to, but because he had no way to do it.

Karasuma united with the Xiongnu and swung down.

Gongsun Zan could only attack with his troops, otherwise, if he led an army to attack the rest of the Central Plains, his hometown Youzhou would also be taken by Karasuma and the Huns.

Otherwise, he is also very interested in the territory of Bingzhou owned by Yuan Shao.

Although he has been in alliance with Yuan Shao many times, it is only a combination of interests. If he has enough interests, he will also turn against Yuan Shao.

After all, if he was in trouble, Yuan Shao would definitely add insult to injury instead of lending a helping hand.

Today's Central Plains is equivalent to being in the hands of Liu Qi, Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, Liu Bei, Sun Quan, Lu Bu, and Gongsun Zan.

As for the other small princes, they were either destroyed, or they could only take refuge under the command of these big princes.

It's like Han Fu who had a grudge against Yuan Shao and fled to Yanzhou to join Zhang Miao because Jizhou was captured. After Zhang Miao joined forces with Zhang Baiqi to lead an army to attack Nanyang.

After Yuan Shao sent people to persuade him, he also secretly offered the land of Dongjun to Yuan Shao's command.

Restoring the calm of the Central Plains.

Now it's just an undercurrent, just like the prelude to a storm.

Once the face is really torn apart, there will be a fight to the death. It has reached the current point, and no one will give up the achievements they have now.

Then there is only one battle left.

Winner takes all, loser for Kou!
This is an eternal law, it depends on who has the last laugh.

(End of this chapter)