The Three Kingdoms Fight for the Deer

Chapter 411
Cao Cao sent troops to attack Liyang in the eighth year of Jian'an. Yuan Tan joined forces with Yuan Shang to resist Cao Cao's army, but in the end they were defeated by Cao Cao, and the brothers retreated to Yecheng after two defeats.

At this time Cao Cao was about to pursue the victory, but Guo Jia persuaded Cao Cao not to pursue. Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang are not a discus. attack each other.

Cao Cao adopted Guo Jia's suggestion to stop the attack, and then, as Guo Jia expected, Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang fought each other a few months later. Yuan Tan lost two games in a row and finally retreated to the plains.

Cao Cao took advantage of Yuan Shang's attack on Yuan Tan to suddenly send troops to attack Yecheng, and finally broke through Yecheng and proclaimed himself Jizhou Mu.After Cao Cao captured Yecheng, he continued to attack Yuan Tan. Yuan Tan lost to Cao Cao and was killed by Cao Cao's soldiers.

The most interesting thing is that Xu You once made great contributions to Cao Cao's victory over Yuan Shao. If he hadn't given Cao Cao a surprise attack on Wuchao, Cao Cao might not have been able to defeat Yuan Shao.

However, Xu You was too conceited to take credit for it. He once called Cao Cao by his nickname "Cao Aman" in public. Xu You can be regarded as immortal.

After Cao Cao defeated Yuan Tan, his power became more and more powerful. As long as he defeated Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi, he would be able to unify the whole of Hebei. In a few years, he might go south to fight Li Yuan.

After Li Yuan learned that Cao Cao had defeated Yuan Tan, he immediately summoned his subordinates and generals to discuss.

"Everyone, today I learned that Cao Cao has defeated Yuan Tan and Yuan Tan is defeated. I believe that Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang will not be able to last long. I am afraid Cao Cao will be able to completely control Hebei in a short time. Do we need to send troops to attack Cao Cao?" Li Yuan asked the crowd. He said that Cao Cao is what he is most worried about in this world.

"Third Junior Brother, Cao Cao is a great threat. At the beginning, only tens of thousands of troops defeated Yuan Shao's more than [-] troops. Such strength deserves our attention. After a year of training, the strength of Xiapi's troops has gradually recovered. It is definitely enough to deal with Cao Cao. Use." Zhang Xiu stood up and said that he had already sensed Cao Cao's war potential, and it might be a bit late if he really had to wait for Cao Cao to unify Hebei before making a move.

"I also agree with General Zhang's opinion." Huang Xu nodded in agreement.

"Maybe now is the right time to deal with Cao Cao. I can still contact Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang, so that we can attack Cao Cao back and forth and let him ignore him." Zhao Yun also agreed to send troops to deal with Cao Cao.

The generals in Xiapi all agreed to attack Cao Cao and not let Cao Cao grow up, but Li Yuan did not make up his mind, but looked at Xi Zhicai and asked, "Zhicai, what do you mean?"

"I also thought that Cao Cao should be attacked, but just now I received an urgent report from Shangyong. Guess what this urgent report is about?" Xi Zhicai made a fool of himself.

"It's about Shangyong. The nearest place to Shangyong is Hanzhong. Could it be that Zhang Lu in Hanzhong wants to use troops against us?" Zhang Xiu guessed.They all knew that Gan Ning sent people to occupy Shangyong last year, and Shangyong was very close to Hanzhong, so the urgent report from Shangyong should be related to Hanzhong.

Zhao Yun disagreed with Zhang Xiu's point of view and said: "This is unlikely. Although Hanzhong is very close to Shangyong, Zhang Lu is a conservative person. It is unlikely that he will take the initiative to send troops, let alone use troops against us. Our strength Far better than Zhang Lu, if Zhang Lu really sent troops to us, he would be asking for trouble, it is impossible for him to not even have this knowledge."

Zhang Lu is a vassal in the Hanzhong area. It is said that he is the tenth grandson of Zhang Liang, the Marquis of the Western Han Dynasty. Spread the five buckets of rice in the Hanzhong area, and call himself "Master".

In "history", Zhang Luxiong occupied Hanzhong for nearly 30 years, and then surrendered to Cao Cao.After Zhang Lu's death, he was given the posthumous title of "Yuan" and was buried in the east of Yecheng.

"Zilong is right. Zhang Lu didn't mobilize troops against us, and he didn't have the guts to do so, but this urgent report is indeed related to Zhang Lu." Xi Zhicai still didn't announce the answer.

Li Yuan scolded with a smile: "Zhicai, don't be a fool, just say it quickly."

"Hahahaha, in fact, this urgent report said that Liu Bei had joined Liu Zhang in Yizhou, and he was valued and reused by Liu Zhang. Not long after Liu Bei joined Liu Zhang, he suggested that Liu Zhang form an alliance with Zhang Lu in Hanzhong. I heard that Zhang Lu was originally unwilling to form an alliance. But Liu Bei's military adviser went to persuade Zhang Lu in person, and finally Zhang Lu agreed to form an alliance." Xi Zhicai explained the urgent report in detail.

When Li Yuan heard about Liu Bei's military adviser, he felt something wrong in his heart, and asked, "Zhicai, what is the name of Liu Bei's military adviser?"

Xi Zhicai knew that Li Yuan would ask such a question, and said with a smile, "The protagonist also knows this person, he is Pang Tong and Xu Shu's classmate Zhuge Liang."

"It turned out to be Zhuge Liang. No wonder Liu Bei was able to easily enter Hanzhong and persuade Zhang Lu to form an alliance. It seems that our powerful enemy will add another one." Li Yuan has been inquiring about Liu Bei's movements since he defeated Liu Biao, but there is no news until now. Only then did I know that Liu Bei had taken refuge in Liu Zhang and got Zhuge Liang's help.

"My lord, why should you worry about Liu Bei? This person has been defeated by us several times, so there is nothing to worry about." Huang Xu disdained Liu Bei, "He wants to go to Liu Zhang this time, and he wants to use the old trick again, just like he went to Liu Biao, he wants to use Liu Zhang hand against us."

"Huang Xu don't want to underestimate the enemy. Liu Bei has been defeated by me again and again, but every time he can escape successfully, and he hasn't given up on fighting for world hegemony. Such patience is rare in the world. Now Zhuge Zhuang is helping him. It's a duck to water for him, and maybe he'll be a blockbuster before long."

Li Yuan knew that Liu Bei was a late bloomer, and getting Zhuge Liang was the biggest turning point in his life. The only thing that made him feel regretful was that Zhuge Liang chose Liu Bei instead of him.

Zhang Xiu interrupted and said: "Military Master, Liu Zhang's alliance with Zhang Lu is their business, and it has nothing to do with our attack on Cao Cao. In addition, Liu Zhang is a conservative man. If Yizhou is not attacked, he will not easily mobilize troops. Yes, so he should not interfere in the war between us and Cao Cao." In fact, not only Zhang Xiu didn't understand, but everyone present also didn't understand.

Xi Zhicai explained to everyone: "You guys don't know, Liu Bei is an ambitious man, he will never be willing to be inferior to others, Liu Zhang is weak and incompetent, the reason why Liu Bei took refuge in Liu Zhang was not because he wanted to use Liu Zhang's strength to attack us, but I want to find an opportunity to kill Liu Zhang and become the Lord of Yizhou myself."

(End of this chapter)