Crossing the Battle of the Three Kingdoms

Once an ally, in a blink of an eye, it will become an enemy. In this troubled world, it is hard to understand, but if you don't follow this rule, then those who wait will die.

Since Ma Chao was anxious to win Xiliang, Zhong Yao also decided to help him. After all, it is better to leave the war in Xiliang than in Tongguan.

Chapter 503

But there are not many soldiers in Tongguan right now, and it is impossible to send troops, but it is still possible to consider making suggestions.

Zhong Yao thought for a while and said: "Tongguan doesn't have many soldiers and horses, so I'm afraid we can't send soldiers to support them, but it's still possible to plan for Mazhou Mu."

"Just tell me something. General Xia Hou is currently among the Qiang people. If Han Sui is involved, Ma Zhou Mu will be able to succeed in one fell swoop."

Attacking from both sides is really exciting, but it was originally used on him, which made Ma Chao feel afraid of Zhong Yao's conspiracy.

Fortunately, I listened to my father's persuasion, otherwise it is still unknown whether Tongguan can be won. Ma Chao thought for a while and said calmly:

"Okay, Benzhou Mu wants you, and Xu Chu and two thousand soldiers and horses to help. That's not too much."

Ma Chao's request was not too much, and Zhong Yao agreed after thinking for a moment, so under Ma Teng's leadership, the two sides began to make blood for an alliance.

In order to catch Han Sui off guard, all this was done in secret. Ma Chao led various armies and began to lurk back to Xiliang, recruiting troops along the way, and handing over all government affairs to Kong Rong.

The conspiracy that Ma Chao thought was airtight was actually known to Han Sui long ago, and Han Sui reacted quickly to the situation of siege.

After some thinking, Yan Xing was asked to go secretly to Xuchang and surrender to Cao Cao, seeking to protect himself.

The situation in Xiliang, starting from this moment, has completely plunged into war, and it should be difficult to calm down in a short time. This is what Cao Cao wants to see.

I won't say much about the war in Xiliang for the time being. Xuzhou is calm on the surface at this time, but in the dark, it is already turbulent.

In Xiapi Yuan Mansion, since Yuan Shao moved here, he enjoys singing and dancing at home every day, and occasionally goes out to hunt for fun. He looks like he doesn't care about world affairs, as if everything in the world has nothing to do with him.

Seeing Yuan Shao's behavior, Liu Bei's initial vigilance also slowly dropped, and the number of spies in the dark also decreased a lot, and he began to shift his gaze, focusing on expanding the territory.

Looking at all the princes around him, the only one Liu Bei can bully is the half-dead Yuan Shu. In order to expand his power, Liu Bei persuaded him to surrender and forced them to use all of them, but he failed to achieve his goal.

Instead, the envoys sent by Yuan Shu ran back in disgrace after being humiliated by Yuan Shu.

In order to increase his own power, the weak can't do it, so Liu Bei can only fight hard. He sent his military adviser Chen Deng and his third brother Zhang Fei to lead an army of [-] to attack Yuan Shu.

But a lean camel is bigger than a horse. Although Zhang Fei and Chen Deng have won some victories, they are not substantive.

Instead, the battle situation became stalemate, and Tai Shici's troops in the north also frequently mobilized troops and horses, which dragged Liu Bei's mind into a mess.

There are no capable people under his command, Liu Bei can only do everything by himself, he is so busy every day, even the newly married Mrs. Mi, who is beautiful and charming, is also neglected.

On this day Liu Bei learned that Chen Gui was sick and lying in bed, so he decided to visit the Chen family.

When they came to Chen's mansion, the servants led Liu Bei to Chen Gui's bedroom, then turned and left.

Hearing the voice, he saw that it was Liu Bei, and Chen Gui wanted to get up to salute, but Liu Bei supported him. "Mr. is unwell, so there is no need to be polite."

"Cough, cough, cough..." Chen Gui's face was pale, and he coughed and said, "Thank you, uncle, for visiting. When the old man recovers, I will come to thank you in person."

Liu Bei smiled and said: "Sir, if Bei hadn't had the help of the Chen family, it would have been difficult to achieve what he is today. You and I don't need to be polite."

Seeing Liu Bei being so polite, Chen Gui felt unbearable for a moment, but it disappeared very quickly.

Chen Gui nodded and said, "I don't know what Yuanlong is doing now, can I wait until he comes back?"

Being seriously ill and thinking about his son's normal feelings, Liu Bei said: "Oh, damn it, Bei has been busy with government affairs, how can I forget this, after I go back, I will immediately send someone to recall Yuanlong."

If Liu Bei really wanted to, he wouldn't say it out at all. He said it just to let Chen Gui know that he valued the Chen family more than anything else.

But Chen Gui, who is quite intelligent, would not be moved by Liu Bei's pretentious behavior at all, but out of politeness, he still thanked him.

"The war is important, Yuanlong has his own ideas, please don't tell him the emperor, the old man is just a little cold."

Liu Bei pretended to be sad and said: "Sir's family is really Bei's benefactor, Bei really doesn't know how to thank..."

As Liu Bei spoke, his eyes began to turn red, and then tears flowed out. Chen Gui felt uncomfortable watching this, and even spoke to comfort him.

After some pretentiousness, Liu Bei had achieved his goal, so he left.

Looking at the figure of Liu Bei leaving, Chen Gui's dull eyes suddenly began to shine brightly.

Chen Gui was not sick at all, but had no choice, so he pretended to be sick, so as to keep himself out of the matter.

All of this started when Jushou came to him that day. As soon as Liu Bei's army started to attack Yuan Shu, Jushou came to visit him at night.

The plan mentioned made Chen Gui sleepless, and in his opinion, he naturally had to think about the Chen family. Since Ju Shou dared to inform him, it proved that the matter had been properly arranged, and it was obviously settled.

If he stood beside Liu Bei regardless of everything, he was afraid that after Xuzhou changed, the Chen family would disappear in Xuzhou.

And inform Chen Deng, based on his understanding, this matter will definitely be known to Liu Bei, so the best way is to pretend to be sick and not offend both sides.

As for Liu Bei's defeat, how Chen Deng will choose is his own business and has nothing to do with the Chen family. After all, Chen Gui cannot choose his path for him, and can only pave it with his best efforts.

Lying on the bed, Chen Gui murmured to himself: "Xuzhou, the sky is about to change again, I hope it won't be affected..."

Looking back at Xiapi Yuan Mansion, at midnight, a person quietly lurked at the side door of Yuan Mansion, and knocked on the door four times in a rhythmic manner.

"Boom, boom, boom."

There was a knock on the door, and the side door was slightly opened, the man stepped in and went straight to Yuan Shao's residence.

When he came to the door of Yuan Shao's bedroom, he stepped forward and called softly a few times, then pushed open the door and entered.

Sitting on the bed, Yuan Shao glanced at the visitor, and asked anxiously: "Come here today, have things progressed?"

The man replied: "My lord, Mr. Ju said that an agreement has been reached on Yuan Shu's side, but his request is a bit too much, so it needs to be decided by the lord."

"Huh?" Yuan Shao stroked his beard and said, "What does that trash want, tell me?"

The man said: "Yuan Shu wants the two counties of Xuzhou as his future territory, and he only listens to the instructions and does not listen to the announcement, and he does not have the name of master and servant, only the alliance."

"Also, if the lord has an unreasonable transfer order, he has the right to refuse. Only when the lord agrees to all his requests, will he send the Chuanguo Yuxi and declare his surrender."

"Also he said that the lord and he are a family, and he doesn't want to see the Yuan family destroyed."

Chapter 504 Conspiracy

Yuan Shu was desperate, and then remembered that he was still a family, and he had never seen him say that when he was fighting for the position of the head of the Yuan family outside Hulao Pass.

Still thinking about establishing your own power in Xuzhou is really a dream.

Yuan Shao thought for a while, but did not answer immediately, but asked instead: "The rest of the people are waiting for the arrangement, is there any problem?"

The man replied: "Don't worry, my lord. All the families have notified and obtained the consent of most people. Some of them have also stated that they will not help any party."