Three Kingdoms: At the beginning, Cao Cao assassinated Dong, and I was abandoned

Xun You was surprised and said: "The four famous scholars in Yingchuan, Xin, Chen, Du, and Zhao. Among them, Xin refers to Xin Pi, Chen refers to Chen Qun, Du refers to Du Xi, and Zhao refers to Zhao Yan."

"The lord has Xinpi and Chen Qun, and Liu Bei has Du Xi and Zhao Yan. Du Xi has Wen Cui's knowledge, Zhao Yan has fortitude, Du Xi is good at strategy, and Zhao Yan is good at internal affairs. The two of them are one inside and one outside. Liu Bei is no longer to be underestimated." watch for."

Xun Yu said: "Although Liu Bei's strength has greatly increased, the six counties of Runan County, Yingchuan County, Chen State, Liang State, Pei State, and Qiao County in Yuzhou are only Yingchuan, Chen State, and the west of Runan Gushi. , the rest of the territory is in the hands of Cao Cao and Yuan Shu."

"The strength of the two is definitely not comparable to that of Liu Bei. If Liu Bei wants to develop, he will definitely fight against the two. Cao Cao and Yuan Shu will definitely not sit back and watch Liu Bei grow bigger."

Ju Shou said: "If you are right, Liu Bei's illness in Yuzhou is a minor illness. If he is allowed to help Gongsun in Youzhou, it will be a serious problem for our army."

"I don't think there is anything wrong with the previous lord's arrangement. Liu Bei will not leave Youzhou unless he gets the corresponding benefits. But at that time, he only saw the huge benefits of Yuzhou, but did not see the potential crisis in Yuzhou."

Cao Shuo said: "Runan is the base of the Yuan family, and Qiao County is the back garden of the Cao family. If Liu Bei wants to develop in Yuzhou, it is far from enough to rely on bravery and strategy."

Most of Yuzhou is a plain, suffering from wars all year round, and there are not many mineral resources. Although the grain output is considerable, it lacks horses and weapons.

As long as he cuts off Liu Bei's horse supply, it is impossible for Liu Bei to survive in Yuzhou for long with only infantry.

Xi Zhicai said: "Liu Bei had conflicts with Yuan Shu in Yuzhou. When the two met in Suanzao, they had a grudge. The subordinates predicted that within a month, Liu Bei would attack Yuan Shu."

Xun You said: "Yuan Shu has many generals and Liu Bei has full wings. This will be a battle between dragons and tigers!"

Cao Shuo said: "In this dragon-tiger fight, Liu Bei's chances of winning are still not great. Yuan Shu's cavalry has as many as [-], while Liu Bei has only a few thousand. In the plains, it is very disadvantageous."

Xi Zhicai suggested: "My lord, Liu Bei has a very close relationship with Gongsun Zan. You need to be careful that Gongsun Zan provides Liu Bei with war horses."

Cao Shuo waved his hand and said, "The reason I set up a naval force in Bohai County is to cut off Gongsun Zan's sea trade route. Previously, Gongsun Zan and Liu Yu competed for Youzhou and would not sell war horses to others, but now Gongsun Zan has controlled Youzhou. For the most part, he has the strength to trade with other guys."

Xun You said, "My lord, Gongsun Du, the prefect of Liaodong, has a close relationship with Xu Rong. It was Xu Rong who recommended Gongsun Du to be the prefect of Liaodong. Why don't you send someone to Liaodong to form an alliance with him and attack Gongsun Zan from three sides?"

Xi Zhicai said: "According to the Jinyiwei line report, Lu Bu dispatched Chen Gong, Hao Meng, Song Xian, and Zhang Yang to attack Dai County from Banshi. If Gongsun Du was to hold back on the eastern front, Gongsun Zan would have no time to recuperate."

Cao Shuo thought about it, Gongsun Du and Gongsun Zan were at odds, maybe this could really happen.

"Zhicai, send someone to inform Xu Rong to find a reliable person to go to Liaodong. I can provide him with stirrups, silk, grain and other supplies in exchange for his war horses and iron ore."

"promise!"

"Wen Ruo, you recruit another [-] soldiers and hand them over to Lu Yu to expand our navy. I want all the horses in Youzhou to pass through Jizhou!"

"promise!"

"Zhicai, how is Zhou Yu's affairs going?"

Earlier, Cao Shuo asked Xi Zhicai to be in Yuzhou, and asked Jin Yiwei to pretend to be Liu Bei's soldiers and horses, and intercept Zhou Yu on the road.

"My lord, Zhou Yu hasn't left Jizhou yet!"

"what?"

Cao Shuo was stunned. Sun Ce was in the middle of employing someone. Isn't this guy in a hurry to go back?Had he discovered his intentions?

"Master, do you want to send someone to drive him out of Jizhou?"

"This……"

Cao Shuo was also in a bit of a dilemma. If he was forcibly detained in Jizhou, it might chill the hearts of the world's celebrities, saying that Cao Shuo would use force if he couldn't get it. This would make some neutral talents stay away from him.

Xi Zhicai suggested: "Why don't you arrest him for spying on the military situation."

"Has he been in contact with anyone else now?"

"No, I'm just in Xindu station, drinking and shopping every day!"

"It's really free!"

In fact, what Cao Shuo didn't know was that the reason why Zhou Yu didn't leave Jizhou was because he met a girl he liked in the city.

That day he pretended to be angry and left Cao's mansion. On the street, he met two girls. The second girl was beautiful, lively and cute, with a baby face, which made him miss him day and night.

The two girls went into a shop, bought some things, and left in a carriage, leaving him no chance to strike up a conversation.

At that time, he followed a certain distance, trying to find out where the second daughter lived, but unfortunately, he lost his way due to the many turns and turns.

Since then, he has lived in the inn next to the shop, hoping to see her beauty again.

"Report, there is an urgent report from Leling, General Zhao asks the lord for help!"

Cao Shuo and all the counselors looked surprised, Zhao Yun went with [-] Xuanjia troops, and he still needed help?

"Where is General Zhao now?"

"My lord, General Zhao was besieged in Leling by Yuan Shao's generals Wen Chou, Tai Shici, and Guan Hai!"

"how is this possible!"

Cao Shuo didn't expect that Zhao Yun's Xuanjia army could not resist Yuan Shao's army.

"My lord, Yuan Shao suddenly has an extra cavalry force, about [-]!"

"Where did he get the cavalry?"

Cao Shuo was terrified, did this guy borrow it from Yuan Shu?

"This subordinate doesn't know that General Zhao's [-] Xuanjia troops and Yuan Shao's General Wen Chou were in the second battle. They were flanked by tens of thousands of cavalry from behind. Leling."

Then he told Cao Shuo how Zhao Yun went in and out of the enemy army and rescued the besieged Xuanjia army.

Xun You said: "Master, we need to send reinforcements there as soon as possible, otherwise, the water village in Bohai Sea may be discovered by the other party."

"Send someone to inform Xu Chu and Dian Wei to count the [-] Xuanjia troops and come with me to support Leling."

Chapter 137 The Vigorous Yuan Shao

In Linzi of Qi State in Qingzhou, Yuan Shao had just commended the ministers who had contributed to the Qingzhou Yellow Turban before, and Gongsun Zan's envoy came to Linzi.

"My lord, Gongsun Zan's emissary is asking to see you!"

"Gongsun Zan?"

Yuan Shao's eyes narrowed. He didn't have much friendship with Gongsun Zan, and even had a little grudge. He formed an alliance with Cao Shuo before, why did he send someone here again?

"Call him in!"

After a while, a middle-aged man with the appearance of a scribe walked in.

"Zhu Xubingyuan in Beihai, I met Yuan Gong!"

"Bing Yuan?"

Yuan Shao was very surprised. He heard from Liu Zheng that Bing Yuan had saved his life, but he never thought that Gongsun Zan would send him here. It seems that Gongsun Zan wanted to do something with him.

"Youzhou Shepherd Gong Sun Zan sent me here to form an alliance with Yuan Gong and fight against Cao Shuo together!"

"Oh?"

Yuan Shao's heart trembled, his guess was right, Gongsun Zan was put together by Cao Shuo in Dai County and Shanggu County, and wanted to turn against Cao Shuo.

"My lord, in order to avenge Cao Shuo's treachery, he summoned 15 cavalry and [-] infantry to fight Cao Shuo in Beixin City."

"25 troops?"

Yuan Shao looked at Bing Yuan incredulously, he has so many people?Do you think I am a three-year-old child?

Bing Yuan explained: "Liu He, the son of Liu Yu, has been killed by our army, and all his soldiers have been killed. We currently have 30 armored troops in Youzhou, including 20 cavalry."

"Oh?"

Yuan Shao looked at Bing Yuan suspiciously, if Gongsun Zan had so many soldiers, he would dare to defecate on his head in front of the princes.

Seeing that Yuan Shao didn't believe it, Bing Yuan continued: "My lord's daughter, Gongsun Baoyue, led an army to pursue Liu He's generals, accidentally strayed into Jizhou, and was detained by Cao Shuo. My lord was worried about the safety of my daughter, so she decided to attack Cao Cao. melt."

"Hehe, it must be done as soon as possible, maybe I will have a grandson when it is too late!"

Yuan Shao looked at Bing Yuan with a sneer on his face, he was going to fight Cao Shuo for a daughter?

"As long as Duke Yuan forms an alliance with my lord, my lord is willing to send [-] war horses to Duke Yuan!"

"what!"

Yuan Shao looked at Bing Yuan in horror. Other things are easy to talk about. This horse is what he needs the most. If Gongsun Zan can keep his promise, he will no longer be afraid of Cao Shuo.

"In order to show sincerity, my lord specially gave Duke Yuan a horse. This horse is the secret of Cao Shuo's Xuanjia Army!"

"What secret?"

According to Bing Yuan's words, Yuan Shao's heart was lost, and Cao Shuo's cavalry was able to rise rapidly. He felt that it was definitely not the improvement of the strength of the soldiers, but the improvement of other aspects.

"This war horse has one more stirrup than our usual war horses. It is because of this extra stirrup that the cavalry can easily shoot arrows on the war horse."

"how is this possible?"

Yuan Shao stared at Bing Yuan in disbelief. With just a stirrup, he could let the cavalry easily ride and shoot arrows?

"If Yuan Gong doesn't believe it, you can go and see for yourself. I have brought the horse."

Yuan Shao really didn't believe it. When he came to the courtyard, he saw that war horse was far worse than his own.

Bing Yuan borrowed a bow and arrow from Yuan Shao, rode on his horse, and shot a few arrows at random while running.

Although he missed the target, Yuan Shao was also amazed.

Bing Yuan was a literati, so it was reasonable for him to miss the shot, but with his literati physique, it was quite scary to be able to shoot arrows on a galloping horse.

"Can Mr. Yuan be trusted?"

"This is really a magic weapon. No wonder Cao Shuo's Xuanjia Army is invincible. It was able to destroy Dong Zhuo's Flying Bear Army because of this small equipment."

Yuan Shao admired Cao Shuo's whimsical ideas very much. This equipment made him rise rapidly in Jizhou, and he definitely had an irreplaceable contribution.

"As long as Duke Yuan agrees to send troops to attack Cao Shuo's territory north of the Yellow River, my lord is willing to give Duke Yuan [-] war horses, and the method of forging the stirrups will also be given to Duke Yuan."

Yuan Shao's heart was moved, the stirrups were simple, and it was just an extra one, but [-] war horses were not a small number, the Yuan family trained him and Yuan Shu, one was in the court and the other was in the local area.

Yuan Shu had been operating in the local area for many years, and he had only acquired [-] war horses. This time, he had obtained [-] horses. It seemed that Gongsun Zan would trade with him in the future. How could he not be tempted?

"How many stirrups are there?"

Although the stirrup was simple, it took time to forge it, not to mention that it required [-] cavalry.

"My lord only has this pair, and we have just discovered Cao Shuo's secret. In order to show our sincerity, we specially shared it with Yuan Gong."

"Since Bogui is vicious and benevolent, I can't let him be chilled. I immediately raised [-] troops to attack Leling and attack Cao Shuo back and forth with Gongsun Zan."

"Thank you Yuan Gong!"

After Bing Yuan left, Yuan Shao ordered people to forge stirrups overnight. Unfortunately, he didn't have much iron ore in his hand, and he could barely forge [-] stirrups. He kept forging day and night, and only forged [-] stirrups before the army set off.

Yuan Shao equipped three thousand pairs of double-sided stirrups, and said vigorously: "Gongsun Zan has a white horse, Cao Shuo has a Xuanjia army, Dong Zhuo has a flying bear army, and Cao Cao has a tiger and leopard cavalry. Then I will call it the Qinglong cavalry!"

"Azure Dragon Rider!"

"Azure Dragon Rider!"

"Azure Dragon Rider!"

"Azure Dragon Rider!"

The shouts of the three thousand green dragon riders shook the sky, resounding through the sky.

Yuan Shao glanced around the generals, this Qinglongqi must find a reliable person.

"Wen Chou, Gao Gan, Yuan Tan, the three of you will be the commander-in-chief of the three thousand Azure Dragon Riders from now on, with Gao Gan and Yuan Tan as deputy."

"promise!"

"Yan Liang, Chun Yuqiong, Jiang Yiqu, Guo Tu, the four of you lead [-] cavalry and [-] infantry to attack Gaotang, hold Hua Xiong for me!"

"promise!"

"Tai Shici, Guan Hai, Gao Lan, Xu You, and Feng Ji are with me, leading [-] green dragon cavalry, [-] cavalry, and [-] infantry, crossing the Yellow River to the south, attacking many times!"

"promise!"

Yan Liang's sudden attack on Gaotang made Hua Xiong very nervous, so he quickly assembled soldiers to defend the city, and also asked Pan Feng, the defender of Pingyuan, to guard the banks of the Yellow River to prevent Yuan Jun from crossing the Yellow River from the south of Pingyuan County.

Yuan Shaojun's abnormal behavior made Lu Yu feel that it was not that simple, so he sent soldiers to strengthen the defense of Xipingchang and Yanci.

However, Yuan Shao had too many soldiers, and Yuan Shao broke through the blockade on the north bank of the Yellow River, and the [-] troops were killed all the way.

In less than half a day, five thousand defenders were massacred and the city was destroyed.

Xu You suggested: "My lord, I have been captured by our army for the first time. The prefect of Bohai, Lu Yu, will definitely send reinforcements to capture it. Why don't we plan to destroy the opponent's reinforcements."

"total?"

Yuan Shao looked at Xu You suspiciously. According to him, it would be safest for [-] cavalry to search around.