Three Kingdoms: From Hulaoguan to Global Hegemony

Chapter 463 Cao Ang
It seemed that there was nothing wrong with Huang Zu asking Liu Biao for food and grass, but the grain of 30 shi was too much.

Is it because Liu Biao is particularly reassuring and respectful of him?Certainly not, Huang Zu alone brought a thousand soldiers into the city, and deployed [-] elite soldiers outside the city to support him. These actions have deeply touched Liu Biao's bottom line.

Huang Zu got on his horse and waved his hand and led ten thousand Jiangxia soldiers away from the east gate of Xiangyang, but Liu Biao and Cai Mao on the city wall were still watching.

"Huang Zu is too much. Every time something happens, he has to take the opportunity to blackmail him. How long will brother-in-law let him go?"

Cai Mao pointed angrily at the distance outside the city, Liu Biao snorted coldly, then patted his brother-in-law on the shoulder with a smile.

"De Gui, don't worry, it won't take long for Huang Zu to lose his composure!"

The relationship between Liu Biao and Huang Zu is very good. Huang Zu is called Liu Biao's subordinate, but in fact he is a small warlord who has occupied a county in Jiangxia.

The relationship between the two is more like an employment relationship.

Huang Zu was excellent in humanities and martial arts, and had great ambitions. He listened to the tune and did not listen to the announcement. Every time Liu Biao ordered him to do something, he would ask for supplies in every possible way. Liu Biao hated him very much.

"I have already made plans for this expedition to Lujiang. As long as Huang Zu's army is willing to be the vanguard, they will be given food, grass, and weapons. When he leads troops into Lujiang County, the main force of our army will immediately capture Jiangxia. Get rid of the cancer in Jingzhou."

Liu Biao stroked his beard and smiled, while Cai Mao exclaimed that the strategy was exquisite.

The imperial court issued a decree to attack Yangzhou, Huang Zu took the opportunity to gain enough benefits to strengthen himself, but Liu Biao tricked Huang Zu into a trick.

It's just that this will inevitably affect Jingzhou's great opportunity to compete for Lujiang County.

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The alleys in the south of Luoyang City have been very busy in the past few days. Nearly a thousand craftsmen came from all over to participate in the expansion plan of the Prince Regent's Mansion.

To attract so many craftsmen, on the one hand, Liu Yu's reputation is getting better and better, and on the other hand, it is because the construction of the palace is not corvée, but Liu Yu pays them to work .

Thanks to Liu Yuzhi's kindness, the craftsmen tried their best, and the construction took shape in just a few days.

On this day, Liu Yu discussed the architectural pattern with Wu Gan and the craftsmen as usual. After a while, Zhang Da came to report that Wang Yun and Liu Bei had come to visit.

After the last incident, Wang Yunxue became more well-behaved. He stepped down as the leader of the royalist faction and fully supported Liu Yu in the court.

This time he came to visit with Liu Bei, mainly for the affairs of Beihai County in Qingzhou.

Kong Rong left Wang Yun's relationship and hoped that the imperial court would send troops and money to rebuild Beihai County. How could Wang Yun dare to agree to such a major event, so he surpassed Liu Bei and asked Liu Yu to make a decision.

And Liu Yu was just preparing for the Eastern Expedition, and Yangzhou and Xuzhou were all in his plan. Now that Kong Rong came to ask the court to send troops, he decided to include Qingzhou in this plan along the way.

Seeing that Liu Yu agreed, Wang Yun went back to Situ Mansion first.

At this time, Liu Bei waved towards the distance, and then Cao Ang and Dong Zhao came here.

"Meet the Regent!"

"Is Zixiu still used to living in Luoyang these days?"

"Everything is fine, thank you Prince Regent for your concern."

Cao Ang came this time to bid farewell to Liu Yu. The two of them had visited Liu’s mansion secretly before. Cao Ang came to Luoyang not to participate in the Wenchang Art Fair, but to serve as a contact person and inform Liu Yu of Bingzhou’s movements at any time. .

After a few words of politeness from both parties, Cao Ang presented the letter written by his father Cao Cao to Liu Yu.

The letter stated that after half a month of hard work, Cao Cao collected iron evidence that Yuan Shao hunted down and killed the regent.

At this moment, Yuan Shao's heinous crimes are spreading throughout Bingzhou, and I believe it will not be long before Jizhou and the Central Plains will know the news.

At that time in Shangdang County, Liu Yu told Cao Cao that if he wanted to send troops to Jizhou, it would be best to have a famous army.

Now that the time is right, Cao Cao decided to send troops immediately, so he asked Cao Ang to contact Luoyang urgently.

After reading the letter, Liu Yu took out a military map of Jizhou.

"This map shows the distribution of Yuan Shao's soldiers and horses. After you go back, hand it over to Cao Cao, so that the Bingzhou army will be less hindered when they attack Jizhou!"

"With this picture, Yuan Shao's end is not far away! Thank you Regent!"

Seeing Cao Ang's excitement, Liu Yu told him that Guan Yu's army might be late for the attack on Jizhou.

Because Yuan Shu was targeted by the surrounding princes shortly after proclaiming himself emperor, and the imperial court also issued an order to conquer the East, so Yuan Shu announced to the world that his elder brother Yuan Shao was made prince, so as to divert people's attention.

Yuan Shao was very angry when he got the news. He didn't want to take the blame for Yuan Shu. He wanted to send troops to beg for food to show his innocence, but there were soldiers from Gongsun Zan and Liu Yu in the north, Cao Cao in the west wanted to be pampered, and Weijun was even more turbulent in the south. , Will be able to besiege Jizhou at any time.

Facing the predicament, Yuan Shao either chooses to accept the imperial court's incorporation, or joins forces with Yangzhou Yuan Shu to completely tear himself apart from the world.

Thinking that Yuan Shu, who was inferior to himself, dared to claim the title of emperor, why would he, Yuan Shao, be afraid to tear himself apart with the people of the world, so he sent his men to Yangzhou to discuss with Yuan Shu, and sent troops to conquer Qingzhou and Xuzhou together, so that Jizhou and Yangzhou could become one. In this way, the Yuan family brothers will have the strength to compete with the people of the world.

Facing the siege from many sides, Yuan Shu also needed to break the situation. As soon as this plan came out, he ordered his general Zhang Xun to lead [-] troops to attack Guangling County on the spot.At the same time, Yuan Shao also sent General Zhang He to assist his son Yuan Tan to sweep Qingzhou.

Eryuan's motives were quickly seen through by Liu Yu. In order to cut off the connection between Jizhou and Yangzhou, he had to order Guan Yu's army to temporarily stop attacking Weijun and prepare to march to Qingzhou.

Hearing this, Cao Ang showed a short sad face, but he quickly replied with relief: "The Yuan brothers are all unforgivable crimes. Although the regent will deal with Yangzhou first, please believe that our Bingzhou soldiers and horses will be able to suppress it very well." Live in Yuan Shao."

"Oh, so, even if Guan Yu's corps postponed its march northward, would you or your father Cao Cao be willing to send troops to conquer Jizhou first?"

"exactly!"

Cao Ang didn't hide his emotions in any way, but he added at the end, "Of course, if the regent doesn't want me to act immediately with the state army, my father will definitely wait until Guan Yu's army returns before sending troops."

Liu Yu and Cao Cao had an agreement before that the two sides would join forces to deal with Jizhou. After the victory, whoever conquered the land would belong to whoever it was.

Cao Cao calculated that Liu Yu would definitely go east first and then go north, so he wanted to take the opportunity to lay down a few cities first, so as to take more opportunities in the joint conquest of Jizhou.

"Hehe, dare to act, you have the same temper as your father. Since you are so confident with the Bingzhou Army, please send troops first. I, Liu Yu, will definitely not violate the covenant. When the time comes, all the cities captured by the Bingzhou Army will belong to you." You are."

"Thank you, Regent, for fulfilling everything!"

(End of this chapter)