There are gentlemen in the Three Kingdoms

After hearing Yuan Shao's words, a smile appeared on Jushou's calm face.

Although the smile was shallow, it was obvious that Jushou was very satisfied and moved by Yuan Shao's unreserved trust in him.

"Duke Ming, just now Caishou has been observing. The generals under Cao Cao and the pottery merchants all have a murderous aura, and they are all extraordinary. The abundance of talents under the two men's command is beyond the imagination of the professor. .”

Yuan Shao didn't refute when he heard the words, he nodded and said: "That's right, let alone the three brought by the pottery merchant, the generals under Meng De's command are not ordinary, and when they confront Dong Zhuo, they should be verified one by one."

Jushou said again: "When Duke Ming sent troops to Cao Cao and Tao Shang's army, although they agreed quickly, but you can see that they are not willing, and even have some resistance."

Yuan Shao waved his hand casually, and said, "It's understandable to be human."

Ju Shou remonstrated with Yuan Shao: "Understanding is all about understanding, but Duke Ming must always understand his position. Today's Cao Cao and pottery merchants are different from those in Luoyang back then. At that time, Cao Cao was the last of the princes. Shang is even more alone, at that time they were willing to be Duke Ming's vassals because their fame and status were not high, and they had to rely on Duke Ming's protection."

Yuan Shao frowned upon hearing this.

"Go on."

Ju Shou continued: "But now, Cao Cao has become the lord of the big state, and he has more soldiers and generals under his command than in the past, and the pottery merchants rely on Xu Zijiang's ten-sentence gold comment and the name of Mr. Taiping, and they are also in the limelight. In the battle of Xuwu, Yuan Gonglu defeated a crowd of [-] people, which would have shocked the south of the Yangtze River. If he inherits Tao Qian's foundation in the future..."

Yuan Shao thought about it carefully for a while, and said indifferently: "So what? A Danyang County, plus Xuzhou, is not in the eyes of Yuan Mou, and when Yuan Mou returns to Hebei except Dong Zhuo this time, he will immediately prepare for it." Take Bingzhou and Qingzhou, and destroy Gongsun Zan in the future, Yuan will be the Lord of Hebei! Who is the enemy in the world? Cao Mengde and Tao Zidu...do they dare to oppose me?"

Ju Shou patiently said to Yuan Shao: "If this is the case, it would be easy to say... But the question is, can't Minggong see the relationship between Cao Cao and the pottery?"

Yuan Shao was taken aback when he heard the words: "What's the relationship?"

"The relationship between the two of them is really good."

Yuan Shao said indifferently: "What's the matter, when we were in Luoyang back then, the three of us, oh, and Bao Xin, were all throwing temper tantrums."

Ju Shou shook his head and said: "This is different from the past. Cao Cao and the pottery merchant are both your vassals. Since you are the master, you must examine the way of balance. The relationship between the two vassals should be good. This should not be the master's decision." What I want to see - only if they are at odds with each other, bite each other, fight fiercely with each other, Minggong, as the master, balances left and right, so that either of them will be grateful for Minggong's little grace, this is the way of the master."

Yuan Shao narrowed his eyes when he heard this, and fell into deep thought.

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After Chen Liu joined forces, the three armies, under the leadership of the three feudal lords, headed towards Zhongmou County in unison, with Yuan Shao as the commander.

But at this moment, Dong Zhuo's army also left Guanzhong and headed straight for Zhongmou County.

Dong Zhuo was sure to win this time, with Lu Bu as the vanguard, he led the headquarters of the Bingzhou Army to attack Zhongmu County first.

Zhu Jun in Zhongmou County didn't have many troops. Even he was a famous general in the past, but now he is very old.

Facing the attack of Lv Bu, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun, Wei Xu, Song Xian and other powerful generals, Zhu Jun did not even defend for a day, abandoned Zhongmou County and ran eastward, while his soldiers and horses were attacked by Zhang Liao—— Doomed.

After Lu Bu captured the city, he did not station his soldiers and horses in the county seat, but set up camps outside the city, lined up in four fields.

The most powerful cavalry in the world is in the Bingzhou Army.

The Battle of Jiancheng was by no means Lv Bu's forte. On the contrary, he fought in the wilderness, which could better display the fierceness, bloodthirsty, bravery and brutality of Bingzhou Wolf Riders.

The number one general in the world, and his sharpest minions, are displayed in the wilderness of Zhongmou County at this moment, waiting for the arrival of the soldiers and horses of the three princes of the Guandong.

Chapter 254 Yuan Cao's Strength

Lu Bu's Bingzhou Army was deployed in Zhongmou County, waiting for the arrival of the princes of the three routes.

Zhu Jun fled in a panic, and with only a dozen of his followers, he came to Yuan Shao's army and wept bitterly, reporting the tragedy of the battle.

Yuan Shao didn't dare to neglect this former famous general and hero. He personally received Zhu Jun, comforted him with kind words, and promised to avenge Zhu Jun.

Then Yuan Shao personally commanded the three groups of soldiers and horses to head towards Lu Bu's army.

In front of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao's soldiers and horses, Lu Bu did not take them seriously.

In Lu Wenhou's heart, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao are still the same as when more than a dozen princes raised their troops together, but they are all scabies and can't succeed.

Among the princes, Sun Jian, who was the most valiant and skilled in battle, has already died in battle. What will the rest of them do?

But it turns out that Lu Bu's idea was extremely wrong.

He has lost touch with the times.

The strength of the Yuan, Cao, and Tao families now is completely different from that when they fought with him at Hulao Pass.

When Yuan, Cao, and Tao's armies resisted the east of Zhongmou County, they immediately stood still.

Yuan Shao ordered the potters and Cao Cao to place the big villages on the left and right sides of their own camps, forming horns, while he stationed his troops in the east, facing the direction of Zhongmou County, and waited for Lu Bu's arrival.

It was not in an attacking posture at all—Yuan Shao was not in a hurry, he was ready, and he was not in a hurry to fight Lu Bu, which can be said to be a mess of looseness.

Aiming at this point, the pottery merchant felt a little puzzled, and immediately consulted with Guo Jia to figure out Yuan Shao's intentions.

Pottery merchants thought: Logically speaking, the Bingzhou army, as the front of the enemy army, is brave, but after all it is only an army of the enemy. If Dong Zhuo's troops and horses arrive, the two armies and horses will join forces and confront each other head-on. It's not easy, instead of taking advantage of the enemy's main force to break through its front, but waiting quietly, I really don't understand what Yuan Shao is thinking.

Guo Jia is a ghost, but he sees it more thoroughly than the pottery merchant. He told the pottery merchant that Yuan Shao is looking for people, not an army.

Yuan Shao is not what it used to be at this moment, he has not only many powerful generals under his command, but also many advisers from the gentry in the world are also gathered under his command, Yuan Shao's arrangement today must be guided by an expert.

The potter didn't understand what he meant, so Guo Jia immediately explained to the potter:

On the surface, although Lu Bu was the vanguard and led the army alone, in the eyes of the generals of the Xiliang army, as a latecomer, Lu Bu had received Dong Zhuo's great favor, and he belonged to the category of being nakedly envied by them—— — Such a person must be isolated.

Coupled with Dong Zhuo's intentional or unintentional checks and balances and instigation on weekdays, it has already pushed Lu Bu to the opposite side of the Liangzhou generals.

Yuan Shao made the three army horses stand out as horns. On the surface, it seemed that they were loose and not fighting, but in fact they were ready to fight.And Lu Bu was not someone who would wait for nothing, and Yuan Shao didn't move, so Lu Bu naturally didn't dare to attack lightly.

If the situation here is spread to the rear, based on the relationship between the Xiliang generals and Lu Bu, they will inevitably slander Lu Bu in front of Dong Zhuo and be too timid to fight.

With Dong Zhuo's current violent temperament, he would never even think about it. The old thief will definitely send someone to reprimand Lv Bu, and he will also order Lv Bu to fight within a limited time.

In this way, it is tantamount to a transposition of offense and defense.

The three armies of our own side are more numerous than Lu Bu's army, and they are still divided into three groups to form horns. Dong Zhuo reprimanded Lu Bu to fight, and the three armies turned from offense to defense. The power of Qu Yi's crossbow array.

Moreover, because of Dong Zhuo's reprimand, Lu Bu turned from defense to offense, and the pressure on his body suddenly increased. If he was defeated, he would probably face another provocation and slander from Xiliang's generals.

Yuan Shao's method of seeking people is definitely not admonitions from idle people.

Guo Jia concluded that Yuan Shao must be surrounded by highly resourceful people, and his skills may not be inferior to his own.

And there's a good chance it's not one.

In this way, after several days of Chen Bing, Lu Bu really couldn't sit still, and everything was developing in the direction of Yuan Shao's strategy and Guo Jia's speculation.

Behind Lv Bu, the spies reported the information to Dong Zhuo.