Three Kingdoms: copy Lu Bu's force at the beginning

Two quarters later.

The people who went to Han Meng's mansion came back and said that Han Meng's mansion was empty and there was no one there.

The problem is already clear, Han Meng betrayed the lord, and confessed Yuan Shao's conspiracy to Zhang Xi.

Yuan Shao was so angry that he dropped a tea bowl and a vase.

Not to mention that, rumors spread in the city that Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan's reconciliation was conditional on Zhang He's life.

Even, in all the cities under Yuan Shao's rule, the news spread.

Not to mention, Yuan Shao is a civil and martial artist, so he knew the news a long time ago.

Zhang He made great contributions, but Yuan Shao wanted to exchange Zhang He's life for Gongsun Zan's retreat for his own self-interest.

All of a sudden, the civil and military under Yuan Shao's command felt overwhelmed.

Yuan Shao was so angry that he vomited blood and fell ill on the bed.

Immediately, there was another news that Yuan Shao was almost not critically ill, and Gongsun Zan sent his army to fight over.

It's hard to explain this matter, because Zhang Yun was playing Yuan Shao's banner, so Gongsun Zan believed that this matter was Yuan Shao's conspiracy.

In desperation, Yuan Shao had no choice but to send Guo Tu as an envoy to Gongsun Zan's army to explain.

Unexpectedly, Gongsun Zan was also angry, and without giving Guo Tu any chance to explain, he directly beheaded Guo Tu and asked his servants to bring Guo Tu's head back to Fucheng.

This time, the enmity grew again.

Yuan Shao was angry and hated, but he had no choice but to resist Gongsun Zan's attack.

Over there, Cao Cao was stunned when he heard the news, and immediately scolded Yuan Shao for being stupid for making peace with Gongsun Zan on the condition of the lives of his generals.

In fact, this matter is not complicated.

Gongsun Zan could raise such a condition, but Yuan Shao also didn't have to agree.

As long as Yuan Shao pays more money and food as compensation for the deaths of Gongsun Yue and Gongsun Fan, Gongsun Zan may not agree.

After all, these two people died before, even if they killed Zhang He, could they be resurrected?
If Yuan Shao really paid more money and food in exchange for Zhang He's life, I'm afraid Zhang He would be overwhelmed with gratitude to Yuan Shao, and even Yuan Shao's men and soldiers would be moved by it.

Besides, Hua Yu is about to march into Kanto, will Gongsun Zan stand up to Yuan Shao because of this matter?
Even if Gongsun Zan chooses to hold on, the rest of the princes, like Cao Cao and Liu Bei, will step in to persuade Gongsun Zan.

So, a good hand was beaten badly by Yuan Shao.

However, Cao Cao had no choice but to intervene in this matter, otherwise, if Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao were allowed to continue fighting, the strength of both sides would only become weaker and weaker.

As for the hatred, it will naturally grow bigger and bigger, and even make a bird alliance.

Therefore, Cao Cao took action immediately, and sent Mao Jie and Man Chong to lobby Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao respectively, telling them that this was Hua Yu's scheme.

Actually, Yuan Shao didn't want to fight this battle, and neither did Gongsun Zan.

The war was started by Gongsun Zan, but he regretted it a long time ago, because Zhang He and Han Meng were still making trouble in Youzhou. The situation was similar to before, and even worse.

In particular, Yan Gang's defeat in the first battle with Zhang Yun made Gongsun Zan even less interested in fighting Yuan Shao.

Mao Jie, Cao Cao's emissary, came at the right time.

It turned out that it was Hua Ziyi's conspiracy. Gongsun Zan pretended to have suddenly realized, and took the opportunity to step down.

Then, Mao Jie said, Guo Tu was killed by you, so the grievances between the two of you can be understood.

Therefore, Gongsun Zan took advantage of the situation and agreed to cease fighting.

Man Chong's envoy to Yuan Shao's side also went smoothly, because Yuan Shao didn't want to continue fighting.

It's just that Zhang Yun never hung Hua Yu's banner, but still used his banner, which made Yuan Shao feel bitter.

Cao Cao's intervention really did Yuan Shao a great favor by exposing Hua Yu's plot.

Therefore, under Cao Cao's intervention, Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao stopped fighting again to make peace.

The previous conditions regarding the geographical division remained unchanged. Youzhou belonged to Gongsun Zan, Jizhou belonged to Yuan Shao, and the two divided Qingzhou equally.

Zhang Xi's conditions were naturally cancelled. Whoever asked Gongsun Zan to kill Guo Tu would be considered a settlement.

After the truce between the two, Cao Cao took advantage of the situation and asked the two of them to form an alliance, and the two agreed.

In the alliances during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, the monarch was present in person, and the alliance was made with blood.

But for the alliance at this time, the princes will not come in person. Gongsun Zan sent Guan Jing, Yuan Shao sent Jushou, all of them are heavyweights.

Cao Cao even brought Yuan Shu over, and Yuan Shao sent his prime minister Shu Shao to join the alliance.

As for Liu Bei, he has not yet returned from the expedition to Yamatai. Guan Yu is guarding Xuzhou, but of course he will also make the decision for Liu Bei, agreeing to form an alliance, and even sent Lu Su as a representative.

Representatives of the four major vassals gathered in Puyang to perform the ceremony of blood alliance.

Naturally, such important news could not be hidden from Hua Yu's detailed work, so he flew to Chang'an.

When Hua Yu got the news, he couldn't help laughing: "Cao Mengde is a good trick. He actually resolved the battle between Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao, and even brought Yuan Shu in."

"The alliance of the five princes is a bit interesting."

Pang Tong said with a smile: "In the past, there were more than a dozen alliances of princes in the Kanto region, with a total of four 10,000+ troops, and they were not the Lord's opponent."

"This time, they are just princes of the Five Routes, and they will only bring about their own destruction."

Hua Yu said with a smile: "Yuan Zhi should not be underestimated."

"In the past, although there were many princes with a strength of more than 40, there were no wise men in the coalition army, and the princes only fought with strength."

"Furthermore, the alliance of princes in the past was just a gesture to recruit soldiers and horses, not to really want to attack Dong Zhuo and save the emperor from difficulties."

"All the princes have their own selfishness, and none of them want to waste their own strength, how can they be undefeated?"

"And this time, the situation is very different."

"First, Gongsun Zan has Guan Jing under his command, Yuan Shao has Jushou and Feng Ji under his command, Cao Cao has Xun Yu, Guo Jia and Cheng Yu under his command, Liu Bei has Zhuge Liang and Lu Su under his command, and Yuan Shu has Shu Shao under his command."

"These people are all top-notch strategists, and all of them are extremely strategic."

"Secondly, there are also quite a few generals under the command of the princes. Together, they are not inferior to our army."

"Third, this battle is related to the life and death of these princes, and they will naturally try their best to fight Gu Yi."

"So, this time the coalition of the five major princes will definitely be more difficult to deal with than the coalition of more than a dozen princes in the past."

"Gu prepares to attack suddenly while they are forming an alliance. I don't know which line of princes you think should be used as the first battle?"

Taking advantage of the alliance of the five princes, launching a sudden attack will naturally have the best effect.

Pang Tong and others agreed.

And this choice is also extremely important, because this battle must be won, and it must be a big victory, in order to serve the purpose of deterring the princes of the Kanto.