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Chapter 73: Fighting against Lu Bu, the Battle of Yanzhou Begins

Liangzhou.

The sound of weapons clashing continued to ring out.

Gu Chen and Ma Chao rushed back and forth under the gaze of everyone.

Everyone's face was filled with horror.

Especially Gu Wei.

Looking at Gu Chen who had clearly gained the upper hand in the game, he even began to doubt his own memory.

Is this still my brother?
How come Gu Chen has grown to this level in just a few years?

He even began to doubt his own eyes, his face full of emotion.

Ma Chao was also extremely shocked at this time.

Gu Chen's level has improved so quickly. How long has it been since he was able to suppress him?
The angrier Ma Chaoyue got, the more fierce his attack became.

But Gu Chen remained calm.

Attack and defense should be moderate.

After fighting with Ma Chao for several more rounds, he seized the opportunity and knocked the spear out of Ma Chao's hand, and stabbed it directly into the ground.

silence!

Complete silence!
Ma Chao stared blankly at the silver spear stuck in the ground. After a brief moment of surprise, he shook his head helplessly.

"Young Master is truly a man of heaven."

He couldn't help but sigh.

No matter how arrogant Ma Chao was, he had to admit defeat at this moment.

Gu Chen's progress is too fast.

Ma Chao could clearly feel this change.

"Meng Qi is no ordinary person either." Gu Chen smiled, stepped forward to pull out Ma Chao's silver spear, and threw it to Ma Chao casually.

Ma Chao took the silver spear without any anger on his face. Instead, he laughed heartily twice.

If it were someone else, he might have fought to the death.

But the Gu family’s children are different.

In a frontier area like Liangzhou, the rumors about the Gu family are far more numerous than those in the Central Plains, and there is always a layer of mystery surrounding the Gu family.

Ma Chao could still accept losing to the Gu family members.

The two of them dismounted together and returned to the camp with everyone else to discuss important matters.

What they had to do next was to attack Bingzhou.

——The current situation in the world is changing greatly.

Gongsun Zan was completely defeated;

His control over Youzhou is too poor.

Yuan Shao followed the advice of his counselor "Ju Su", not only to divide the powerful families in Youzhou.

He even reached an alliance with the Xianbei, allowing them to cause chaos outside Youzhou.

The most crucial thing is that Lu Bu's surrender completely made the White Horse Volunteers under Gongsun Zan useless.

The White Horse Volunteers are Gongsun Zan's strongest support.

When this elite cavalry loses its effectiveness, the morale of his troops will be greatly affected.

It is under this circumstance.

Gongsun Zan suffered defeats in successive battles and was finally besieged in Guangyang County. He preferred death to surrender and burned himself to death.

Yuan Shao completely opened up the two states of You and Ji.

Taking advantage of the momentum of this battle, Zhang Yan began to recapture the Black Mountain Army and once again occupied most of Bingzhou, becoming extremely powerful.

And there are also changes in Qingzhou.

——Lu Zhi passed away!
He was already quite old, and had been on the battlefield all year round, which in this era was extremely detrimental to his life.

In addition, there was the pressure from Yuan Shao's attack on Qingzhou for many days.

In the end, he was defeated by time and died in Jinan County.

At the moment of death.

He handed over the position of Qingzhou Mu to Liu Bei, hoping that he could inherit his dream and help the Han Dynasty.

And Liu Bei did not let Lu Zhi down.

At this time, they had already captured Pingyuan County and were heading towards Jizhou.

The key is--

He officially formed an alliance with Cao Cao!
Yuan Shu would naturally not allow Yuan Shao to dominate the country.

This was his character. After Yuan Shao resolved the crisis in Jizhou, Yuan Shu summoned Sun Jian back, wanting to make Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and Liu Bei suffer losses on both sides.

He himself once again set his sights on Yuzhou.

For Yuan Shu, this was indeed a good idea.

Whether it is Cao Cao or Liu Bei, there will definitely be a big battle between these two people and Yuan Shao.

However, a forceful attack on Yuzhou was bound to cause dissatisfaction among the Xun family of Yingchuan.

Yuan Shu does have a bad reputation among the people today.

He was fond of luxury, and this character trait would be invisibly magnified as his power grew, which naturally made Confucian families like the Xun family of Yingchuan somewhat unhappy.

But how could a person like Yuan Shu care about what others think?
It is precisely because of this.

The Yingchuan nobles completely gave up the idea of supporting Yuan Shu, and instead secretly established many connections with Cao Cao in Yanzhou.

Cao Cao's talents were recognized by everyone during this period.

Sun Jian's bravery has long been famous throughout the world.

The fact that Cao Cao could make it impossible for Sun Jian to move in Yanzhou shows how extraordinary he was.

And compared with Yuan Shu.

Although Cao Cao came from a poor family, his character and reputation were much better.

Moreover, being from a poor family also has its advantages.

That means there are more opportunities under his command.

Today, who in the world can't see that the time for great changes in the world is not far away?
How to place a bet is a necessary question for all aristocratic families.

As for the princes in all directions, they were also constantly taking action.

The rumor that the "Imperial Seal" has been lost has now spread throughout the world.

Although Liu Dai still occupied the throne, he had lost his real power.

Not to mention that the wealthy and powerful families don't care about him.

Even the people of the world no longer regarded him as an emperor.

Some places have restored the era name of "Zhaoning".

I don’t know how many people are secretly looking for Liu Bian and Liu Xie, the two descendants of Emperor Ling.

——Especially the Liu princes!

If Liu Dai could become emperor, what about them?
Once human ambition arises, it can no longer be suppressed.

The "throne" is the end point of their ambition!

Throughout history, few people have been able to escape from it.

Wars broke out all over the world.

The shocking changes in Liangzhou could not be concealed, and the news spread again as time passed.

——Gu family!
After several years, these two words that have been weighing on everyone's mind reappeared.

Although Gu Chen and others had just sent troops to Bingzhou.

But it still had a huge impact on the whole world.

Yuan Shao originally wanted to go to war with Cao and Liu, but eliminating the fatal threat of Gongsun Zan immediately gave him full confidence.

But when he heard about the shocking changes in Liangzhou.

His attitude changed instantly.

He had witnessed how brave Gu Chen was.

The key is--

When a group of princes attacked Luoyang in the past, Zu Mao once publicly talked about the changes in Gu Chen's strength.

Although this matter is really too unbelievable.

But he had to take it seriously.

Moreover, whether for the Yuan family or the aristocratic families, the resurgence of the Gu family is definitely a serious concern.

Don't be afraid of anything, just be afraid of ten thousand.

If the Gu family really took over Bingzhou.

By then, Sizhou and even Jizhou will be threatened.

If something goes wrong in Luoyang, what will become of these people?
This sudden news finally woke Yuan Shao up.

He responded quickly.

——He ordered Lu Bu to go to Bingzhou to deal with the troops from Liangzhou, and even gave him the position of Bingzhou Mu that Lu Bu had always dreamed of.

This move really put his mind at ease.

Looking throughout the world, he has not seen anyone who can defeat Lu Bu.

At the same time, he sent someone to meet Yuan Shu again.

He knew his younger brother's character too well.

In fact, he also looked down on Yuan Shu.

But at this time, they must work together to respond.

He planned to join forces with Yuan Shu to take over Yanzhou as quickly as possible, and then divide the lands of Yanzhou and Qingzhou equally.

In Yuan Shao's eyes, Liu Bei's threat was less of a concern than Cao Cao's.

Just destroy Cao Cao in Yanzhou first.

The tiny Qingzhou area can be conquered at any time.

If it were someone else, Yuan Shu would definitely not care.

But it’s different for the Gu family’s children.

Although he had major character problems, Yuan Shu was no fool and understood the current situation very well.

It is under this circumstance.

He immediately agreed to Yuan Shao's request for an alliance and once again raised an army and headed straight for Yanzhou.

——In the sixth month of the fifth year of the Hanxing era, Sun Jian led his army out of Liang State again, heading straight for Chenliu.

At the same time, Yuan Shao also mobilized his troops from Weijun, personally led 50,000 troops across the river and attacked Yanzhou Dongjun.

Yanzhou is not Jizhou after all.

With Cao Cao’s current strength, it is impossible for him to face the attacks of Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu at the same time.

He immediately sent people to deliver the news to the princes in all directions.

He wanted the princes from all directions to come and help.

But today, anyone with great ambitions in their hearts would have already risen to the challenge. Why wait until now?

Liu Biao did want to attack Yang, but the Jingzhou nobles had no intention of getting involved.

Although he is now known as the Lord of Jingzhou.

But his status was gained by binding his interests with the Jingzhou nobles.

The Jingzhou nobles were unwilling to join the war, and he could do nothing about it.

Including Tao Qian in Xuzhou, no one was willing to take the risk of offending the Yuan family at this time.

As a last resort.

Cao Cao had no choice but to divide his troops.

He handed over the task of defending Chenliu to Cao Ren, while he personally led his troops to Dongjun to fight against Yuan Shao.

The entire battlefield once again shifted from Jizhou to Yanzhou.

Liu Bei originally wanted to use the strategy of "besieging Wei to save Zhao" to attack Jizhou and relieve the predicament of Yanzhou.

However, Yuan Shao's defenses in Jizhou were also extremely deep, making it difficult to break through in a short period of time.

It was in this situation that Liu Bei made a decision that exceeded everyone's expectations.

He actually wanted to lead his army to Yanzhou in person to help Cao Cao!
In any case, Liu Bei would not allow Yanzhou to be captured by the two Yuans.

If any accident happened in Yanzhou, given the terrain of Qingzhou, he would be completely trapped.

This was a burden that Liu Bei could never accept.

He handed over the defense of the entire Qingzhou to Zhang Fei.

He and Gu Tao personally led the army and headed straight for Yanzhou.
Yanzhou, Dongjun.

Cao Cao looked at Liu Bei and laughed heartily, sighing, "The only heroes in the world are Gu's son, Xuande, and me."

He meant it completely.

When Cao Cao learned that Liu Bei dared to give up a county and even took the people with him, he had already realized Liu Bei's extraordinaryness.

Now that Liu Bei has come to Yanzhou in person, this is even more certain.

"Meng De, there is no need to say more. Now we should talk about how to defeat the bandits." Liu Bei said with a serious face.

Cao Cao nodded, then made a "please" gesture and directly invited Liu Bei into the city.

The two then discussed the current situation in Yanzhou.

Cao Cao’s current situation is indeed not good.

The current situation is completely different from the original history.

Although Yuan Shao's strength is not as great as in the original history.

But in comparison, Cao Cao's current strength is much weaker.

Yanzhou was the prefecture most severely affected by the chaos, and it was impossible for it to fully recover in such a short period of time.

Especially now that we are fighting on two fronts, coupled with the Yuan family's momentum, this is bound to cause panic among the people and make Cao Cao very passive.

For Cao Cao and Liu Bei.

What we need now is a big victory to stabilize the hearts of people everywhere.

As long as people's hearts are firm.

That would be enough to ease their situation.

"Xuan De, I have already established defenses in Puyang. If Xuan De is willing, I would like to allow the soldiers under Xuan De to participate in the defense. Is that okay?"

As he spoke, Cao Cao looked directly at Guan Yu who was standing behind Liu Bei.

When the two sides fought in Langya before.

He had witnessed Guan Yu's bravery, and he admired Guan Yu's temperament very much.

"I already knew that Xuande had many brave generals under his command."

"I heard that Yuan Shikai's generals, including Qu Yi, Yan Liang, Wen Chou, are all brave."

"I wonder if Xuande's generals are capable of fighting?"

Before Liu Bei could speak, Guan Yu behind him snorted coldly: "They are all traitors, why should we be afraid of them?"

"Big brother!"

As he spoke, Guan Yu stepped out of the ranks and bowed to Liu Bei: "Brother, I invite you to fight."

"Lord!"

Seeing this, Zhao Yun also walked out and asked for a fight.

Gu Tao's face was also full of fighting spirit. He had been thinking about fighting to the death with Qu Yi. He also said: "I am willing to go to Puyang."

Everyone was eager to fight.

"Young Master." Liu Bei looked at Gu Tao immediately, seeming a little hesitant.

But Gu Tao simply waved his hand and said, "Don't worry, Lord Xuande. We, the descendants of the Gu family, are definitely not people who fear death."

"The current situation."

"If I retreat, I will be ashamed of my grandfather and my ancestors of the Gu family."

His tone was very firm.

Hearing this, Cao Cao also bowed to Gu Tao.

"Young Master Gaoyi."

Liu Bei also spoke.

He paused and looked at Cao Cao again, "Since that's the case, then let's listen to Brother Meng De's battle formation!"
Bingzhou, Jinyang.

Lu Bu sat in the main seat and took a sip of liquor with a look of satisfaction on his face.

Looking back to the time when he left Bingzhou, he was still a general under Lu Zhi.

When he returned to Bingzhou today, he had already become the governor of Bingzhou.

This made Lu Bu feel like he was returning home in glory.

As for the war in Bingzhou, he didn't care at all.

Even though they knew that the people coming to attack Bing were Huangfu Song and the descendants of the Gu family, they didn't care at all.

He only sent people to set up defenses in the three counties of Shangdang, Yanmen and Taiyuan.

He planned to completely cut off Gu Chen's way to enter Jizhou and Sizhou.

"General."

At this time, Zhang Liao slowly walked in, bowed to Lu Bu and said, "The scouts have brought news."

"Huangfu Song and Gu Chen's troops have reached Xihe."

"The troops are heading straight for Jinyang."

Zhang Liao's expression was somewhat solemn.

Huangfu Song and Gu Chen's attack was too fast.

In fact, it was quite normal, as Ma Teng and Han Sui's subordinates were almost all Qiang cavalry.

As for the soldiers under Gu Chen, there is no need to say more.

With his experience of crossing mountains and ridges to attack Longyou, these people's will and physical strength have made a qualitative leap.

What's so surprising about such speed?

"How dare you attack me?"

Hearing this, Lu Bu frowned slightly and said angrily, "Don't they know that I have already returned to Bingzhou?"

"I know it."

Zhang Liao said helplessly, "General, Huangfu Song once joined Gu Gong in the rebellion and performed countless meritorious deeds. He is definitely not an ordinary person."

"As for Gu Chen, he is even more extraordinary."

"General, do you still remember what Lord Yuan said about him?"

Evaluation?

Lu Bu was silent for a moment before he remembered.

"His martial arts skills are improving rapidly, beyond the reach of ordinary people. We must be careful when dealing with him, and kill him if we can."

This is what Yuan Shao specifically said before he left.

"Rapid progress?" Lu Bu looked at Zhang Liao and said softly.

Then he shook his head again, revealing a hint of disdain: "So what if I'm making rapid progress?"

"I have long been invincible in the world."

"Could it be that the Gu family's descendants could be the same figures as Mr. Gu in the past?"

He paused slightly, took another sip of wine, and then said, "Wenyuan, don't worry about it."

"Mr. Gu is indeed extraordinary."

"But now that Lord Gu has passed away, I, Lü Bu, am number one in the world."

"Even if it's Gongsun Zan's White Horse Volunteers, what will happen?"

He has an imposing bearing.

Zhang Liao's expression was still somewhat solemn.

He suddenly felt disappointed, overturned the table in front of him with one hand, and stood up: "Whatever!"

"You know my name, yet you still dare to attack me."

"Let them see the power of Lu Bu!"

"Pass on my orders."

"The three armies are ready to fight the invading enemy."

In fact, Yuan Shao only wanted him to defend these three counties. After all, the enemy commander was Huangfu Song.

But for Lu Bu now.

Defense?

Isn't this an insult to him?
Hearing this, Zhang Liao's eyes changed slightly, but after hesitating for a moment, he finally nodded:

"Here!".
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(End of this chapter)