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With Ma Chao's retreat, Cao Cao finally breathed a sigh of relief.
It¡¯s not easy!
Cao Cao even thought for a time that the world had collapsed.
The situation is irreversible.
At this critical moment, Sima Yi stood up. He could not turn the tide, but he allowed Cao Cao to avoid the storm.
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But when he thought about the tribute, Cao Cao couldn't help but have a headache. When he thought about the days to come, he gradually felt that he was unable to do what he wanted.
This feeling was so strong that it once woken up Cao Cao from his dream. His hegemony was constantly ruined.
Therefore, Cao Cao was more diligent.
Liu Ke¡¯s eyes also shifted from Cao Cao to Jizhou.
Now, the only goal left is to capture Jizhou.
Yuan Shao has been operating in Jizhou for many years and has deep-rooted influence.
After a battle, Liu Ke did not want to lose troops and generals, and planned to take a long-term approach.
"Yuan Benchu ??has led an army of 300,000 people back to Jizhou, but has no intention of taking back Youzhou." Guo Jiadao.
"He doesn't dare." Zhuge Liang said sharply.
After the war in Yanzhou ended, Liu Ke returned to Xuzhou. However, Xuzhou and Jizhou did not border on each other, so the army continued to set off towards Qingzhou.
At this moment, nearly 600,000 troops are stationed in Qingzhou.
How could Yuan Shao not panic?
Dividing the troops to recapture Youzhou has become a luxury, even if Chen Deng only has 150,000 miscellaneous troops.
Yuan Shao did not dare to take risks.
"The army has been marching for many days and is exhausted. Let's rest for half a month before making plans. But we cannot relax, as a war may break out at any time." Liu Kedao.
"Thank you for your consideration, my lord!" Xu Chu said. His heavy infantry had recovered from the battle in Runan and had recovered to seven or eight points.
Although I mentioned rest, I still have to train every day, but the intensity is only one-tenth of the original.
Therefore, the Yangzhou Army blew the horn every day on the south bank of the Yellow River, causing Yuan Shao's army on the north bank of the Yellow River to tremble with fear.
If the Yangzhou Army attacks, what will they do to resist?
Yuan Shao sent three waves of envoys to question Cao Cao, but unfortunately they didn't even see Cao Cao's face.
"Damn it, when did I, Yuan Benchu, become so embarrassed? Not only am I burdened with an unwarranted stigma, but I am also targeted by the Marquis of Dongyang." Yuan Shao was furious, but there was nothing he could do.
Cao Cao did an amazing job!
Yuan Shao was thrown into a trap for no reason.
As for the Marquis of Dongyang, the relationship was originally hostile. There was nothing to say about the winner and the loser.
But Cao Cao and Yuan Shao were really angry.
"My lord, Cao Cao only cares about interests and not friendship. He betrayed the Marquis of Dongyang and is not worthy of trust." Ju said.
A true villain is nothing more than this.
"It's too late to say anything now." Yuan Shao sighed.
"My lord, since Cao Cao can reconcile, so can we. As long as we provide sufficient benefits, Dongyang Hou will definitely stop." Ju Shu said.
Yuan Shao fell into deep thought. Although he said so, he had nothing to exchange!
Jushou was about to speak but stopped.
"If you have anything to say, just say it, am I going to eat you again?" Yuan Shao said angrily.
Jushou mustered up his courage and said:
"My lord may as well recognize Dongyang Hou's rule over Youzhou and surrender to Dongyang Hou."
Yuan Shao¡¯s face turned green!
Youzhou was won with great difficulty. If you lose Youzhou, Yuan Shao will lose half of his territory, which will cause a chain reaction.
One of them includes not being able to support an army.
In order to win this battle, Yuan Shao spared no effort and recruited troops frantically, bringing the number of troops to 400,000.
"With only Jizhou, even if all the nobles support it, they cannot support so many troops.
What's more, Yuan Shao loves face and is unwilling to submit to Liu Ke.
How will people in the world evaluate him then?
However, under the coercion of 600,000 Yangzhou troops, Yuan Shao lowered his proud head and said: "Go and give it a try. Find someone smarter and go secretly."
¡°Lord, we will take back whatever is lost,¡± Jushu said.
"Yeah." Yuan Shao said calmly, no matter what, he should get through the difficulties in front of him first.
As for what happens next?Let's go and explore slowly later. What we need now is survival.
I have to say that Liu Ke¡¯s plan is very clever. Let Cao Cao sever ties with Yuan Shao. Who will cooperate with Cao Cao in the future?
Unknowingly, Cao Cao lost his only support. Without his prestige, no one would listen to him.
The princes fought on their own, and Liu Ke was not afraid of any power at all.
Finally, Jizhou sent Xun Chen as an envoy. He was from the Xun family in Yingchuan and was Xun You's uncle. It was precisely because of this relationship that he served as an envoy to Yangzhou more than once.
Speaking of Yingchuan, it can be said that there are many talents, the most famous of which are the four major families.
Zhong Hao, Xun Shu, Han Shao, and Chen Shi were known as the four chiefs of Yingchuan very early on. The descendants of these four families corresponded to Zhong Yao, Xun Yu, Han Fu, Chen Qun and others.
Xun Chen¡¯s reputation is not as great as that of Xun Yu and Xun You, but it should not be underestimated.
As soon as he arrived in Qingzhou, Xun Chen was received by Liu Ke.
"Greetings to the Marquis of Dongyang!" Xun Chen said respectfully.
"Yuan Shao sent you here, what's the matter?" Liu Kedao said.
Xun Chen simply said:
"My lord does not want to be an enemy of Dongyang Hou."
Liu Ke laughed dumbly. It seemed that Cao Cao's case reminded Yuan Shao.
"Cao Mengde has severed the relationship with the lord. The lord has been angry for many days. It is impossible to unite with Cao Cao in the future, so it will not threaten the dominance of Dongyang Marquis." Xun Chen continued.
If it were in the past, Liu Ke would have just asked Yuan Shao to pay for it, but it is different now. Since he wants to unify the world, he must clear the obstacles.
Yuan Shao is undoubtedly one of the obstacles.
Seeing Liu Ke¡¯s expression, Xun Chen knew something was wrong. He quickly increased the stakes and said, ¡°My lord will also attack Bingzhou and punish Cao Mengde for confusing right and wrong.¡±
This was Xun Chen¡¯s own consideration and he did not report it to Yuan Shao.
However, this condition is still very tempting.
Since Dongyang Hou wants to check and balance the princes, he will definitely be happy to see the second and third most powerful princes fighting.
The proposal was good, but it was a pity that Xun Chen met Liu Ke and did not grasp Liu Ke's thoughts at all.
If Yuan Shao and Cao Cao fight, how many people will die?
If Liu Ke is not strong enough to suppress the two of them, driving the tiger and swallowing the wolf is of course the best way.
However, Liu Ke was confident that he could defeat them and there was no need to cause additional casualties.
Xun Chen had sweat on his forehead and said: "My lord is still willing to recognize the rule of Dongyang Marquis in Youzhou and express his surrender to Dongyang Marquis!"
Xun Chen had already handed over his trump card, so he raised his head and looked at Liu Ke.
It is true that these conditions of Xun Chen are enough to save Yuan Shao's life.
However, Liu Ke did not rush to make a decision and said: "I will think about it again."
Dongyang Hou just hesitated!
What else do you want me to do?
Xun Chen felt that it was too difficult for him.
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