Dragon of the Three Kingdoms

And even if Li Yi was not considered, just Dian Wei in front of him made Lu Bu's scalp tingle.

Lu Bu's expression kept changing, sometimes ferocious, sometimes painful, but Lu Su quietly returned to his good old appearance, but now in Lu Bu's view, Lu Su is no longer a good person, but a pious hypocrite, villain.

"Cough cough."

Feeling that the fire is almost ready, Lu Su coughed lightly, and said, "Come on, what are you doing, is Marquis Wen still hurting me?"

After finishing speaking, Lu Su looked at Lu Bu calmly, who took a deep breath, let out a long snort, turned around and sat down again.

Lu Bu may lose in the conspiracy calculation, but he still sees it very clearly in the military. The troops in the city were able to withstand Cao Cao before, largely because of the confidence given by Li Yi's strong support, which gave the soldiers hope. , but once he turned against Li Yi and Li Yi sent troops to attack the city, I am afraid that no one else would need to do it. As soon as the drums sounded, most of the soldiers and horses in the city would be in chaos by themselves.

As for how many people would surrender or even defect, Lu Bu couldn't even think about it.

After Lu Bu sat down, Dian Wei also returned to his seat, picked up the jug and took a big gulp, with a look of joy in his eyes.

Although Dian Wei is not a bad person in nature, he is definitely not a good bird. With such a great name, he can force Lu Bu to be helpless, so he is naturally very happy.

Although the conflict between the two sides has temporarily disappeared, the atmosphere cannot be eased, because the fundamental contradiction is still there. Now Li Yi wants Chen to stay, will Lu Bu give it or not?

Xu Si looked at Lv Bu with difficulty, thinking to himself, since Lv Bu agreed, and Li Yi is not easy to mess with, then give it to him, but he absolutely dare not say this.

After a brief silence, Lu Su spoke again: "I wonder what Wen Hou is thinking?"

Lu Bu's chest rose and fell violently, his fists were clenched tightly, and even the wound on his arm opened again. The pain of tearing flesh stimulated his nerves all the time, making Lu Bu's mind keep awake while being impulsive.

After a while, just when Lu Su was about to ask another question, Lu Bu finally spoke out and asked slowly: "What you said is what the Marquis Xiang meant?"

Sensing keenly that Lu Bu's mood was different, Lu Su responded calmly: "This matter is of great importance, and it is naturally my lord's intention."

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Breathing out the turbid air, Lu Bu closed his eyes slightly, and then said: "Okay, Lu Mou agreed today!"

Lu Su was about to thank him right away, but Lu Bu waved his hand and said again: "However, this matter has a lot to do with it, involving nearly a hundred officials in a county. , So, I need to make some arrangements first, wait until half a month later, and then let the Marquis take over, how about it?"

After Lu Bu finished speaking, he tilted his head slightly and stared closely at Lu Su's eyes, for fear that Lu Su would refuse or shorten the time significantly, which would be very disadvantageous to him.

However, what Lu Bu didn't expect was that Lu Su just thought for a while, then cupped his hands and said: "This is what should be done. My lord and Marquis Wen have a good relationship. The two families should be considerate and convenient for each other. Since Wen Hou has requirements, and it is more related to the administration of officials and people's livelihood, so naturally we should act according to Wenhou's wishes."

Lu Bu heaved a sigh of relief, and while gritting his teeth, he slowly revealed a seemingly sincere smile, and said, "That's very good!"

Lu Su also smiled and said: "The people of Chenliu must be grateful for Wen Hou's benevolence!"

Although the two sides reached a consensus this time, the relationship was already deadlocked. Lu Bu couldn't walk away because of etiquette, and Lu Su and Dian Wei also couldn't leave after talking about things. After all, although face is not important, But I can't help it,

So, the two parties sat together with bland drinks for half an hour. Lu Su finally bid farewell, expressing that he would go back and return Li Yi. Leaving, the farther the two walked, the more gloomy the expression on Lu Bu's face, until they disappeared completely, Lu Bu punched the door frame fiercely, and ran away without looking back amidst Xu Si's exclamation. Went to Chen Gong's residence.

No matter whether Chen Gong woke up or not, he couldn't bear it anymore, if this matter fails, his thoughts will not be clear!

into the night.

There is a small mountain depression about sixty miles northeast of Changyi. The forest here is lush and extremely hidden. It used to be the habitat of birds and beasts, but now it is as quiet as stagnant water. Not to mention the roar of animals and birds, it is even the sound of insects. It's hard to hear a few sounds.

However, if you can get in, you can vaguely hear some whispering human voices, and if you get closer, you can even see the tens of thousands of soldiers and the sharp blades in their hands hidden in the shadows of the forest. .

Surrounded by such battles, a bonfire was burning behind a sheltered stone wall near the inner side of the mountain. Under the reflection of the constantly beating flames, one person put down the letter in his hand, slowly raised his head, and looked at his face. In Lu Su's mouth, Cao Cao fled day and night.

Those sitting next to Cao Cao are also Cao Cao's confidants, such as Xi Zhong, Xun Yu, Xia Houyuan, Yu Jin, Guan Yu and so on.

However, Cao Ren and Le were missing. Because Yuan Shao once sent a guest general named Zhu Ling to Yanzhou on the grounds of supporting Cao Cao. However, since the last time Guo Tu met Cao Cao and conveyed Yuan Shao's meaning, although Cao Cao remained close to Zhu Ling, he had begun to avoid Zhu Ling for many important things, such as tonight, in order to distract Zhu Ling. Ling, Cao Cao simply arranged for Cao Ren and Le to go there together

As for exactly what needs to be cautious now, it is a long story.

Just as Li Yi guessed, after learning that Li Yi sent troops to the north with the intention of annexing Yanzhou in one fell swoop, Yuan Shao was shocked and angry. At this time, Yuan Shao was not old-fashioned. Li Yi's wolf ambition.

The annexation of Yuzhou and Yanzhou is just the beginning, and then there will be Xuzhou and Qingzhou until the land on the south bank of the Yellow River is completely occupied. After that, whether Li Yi waits for an opportunity to go north to compete with him in Hebei, or go west to win Gyeonggi, the initiative of the general trend of the world will be stable. Hold it in Li Yi's hand.

Such a situation was naturally not seen by Yuan Shao, but what made Yuan Shao very helpless was that after Yuan Shu's defeat, there was no opponent in the south who could wrestle with Li Yi, and Li Yi's vision was indeed formidable, so he was promoted by Li Yi The people in the area controlled the place very well, even if Yuan Shao wanted to create trouble for Li Yi, it would be very difficult, and the gain outweighed the loss.

As for the Central Plains, Lu Bu is considered number one, and Cao Cao is not bad either. If they are given a chance to develop, they may become powerful enemies to stop Li Yi from going north. Unfortunately, the two have become mortal enemies within a few days of getting along. They fight endlessly and lose their strength. Don't say that they are still hostile now. Even if they put aside their past suspicions, the two sides might not be Li Yi's opponent if they are tied together.

Not to mention Tao Qian and Tian Kai in the east, Tian Kai is just a showman, and Tao Qian can't even stop Cao Cao.

Regarding this situation, Yuan Shao has two main voices. One is to fully support Cao Cao and help Cao Cao fight against Li Yi in Yanzhou.

But after this plan was put forward, many people questioned it, thinking that Cao Cao's ability was limited. If Yuan Shao paid a huge amount of manpower and material resources, but Cao Cao was defeated in the end, wouldn't Yuan Shao lose everything?

Moreover, Yuan Shao's rear is not as stable as Li Yi's. Youzhou still has Gongsun Zan. Although Gongsun Zan is becoming more and more unpopular and has shown signs of defeat, the title of General White Horse is also earned by fighting for it. If he is not dead, no one will be able to despise Gongsun Zan.

Therefore, the support Yuan Shao can give Cao Cao is very limited. If Cao Cao wants to win Li Yi, he must defeat the strong with the weak. This also makes Cao Cao's fight against Li Yi more and more a loss-making business.

Yuan Shao was hesitant about this until Guo Tu put forward a hypothesis, that is, if Cao Cao really defeated Li Yi, would the victory be Cao Cao's or Yuan Shao's?

This sentence was like the last straw that broke the camel's back. Yuan Shao finally made the decision to abandon Cao Cao. Then Xin Ping and Guo Tu took advantage of the situation and proposed a strategy for Yuan Tan to take advantage of the war in Yanzhou and conquer Qingzhou.

Xin Ping and Guo Tu have some selfish intentions in this move, hoping to take this opportunity to let Yuan Tan take power, but it is undeniable that this method is feasible.

Qingzhou Tian Kai has few major generals, and Gongsun Zan is weak, so he can't help Qingzhou too much. If Yuan Tan can quickly take Qingzhou and stabilize Qingzhou, wait until Li Yi ends the battle in Yanzhou, even if Li Yi wants to Continue to get involved in Qingzhou, but when the veterans are tired, Li Yi has a great possibility to choose to retreat directly. As long as Li Yi retreats, when he goes north again, Yuan Shao should have solved Gongsun Zan, and then Qingzhou will be Yuan Shao The bridgehead going south was also the weak point of Li Yi's defense.

To put it simply, it is to give up Yanzhou, which is difficult to defend, and change to Qingzhou, which is easy to get.

Yuan Shao was very moved by this, even though Fengji Shenpei and others were opposed to it, but with Tian Fengjushou all agreeing, Yuan Shao quickly began to formulate a plan to attack Qingzhou.

At this time, Xin Ping pointed out that although Yanzhou was destined not to be preserved, it was not given to Li Yi for nothing. Yuan Shao should let Cao Cao do whatever it takes, even if the last soldiers are exhausted, Li Yi must be dragged to Yanzhou to death. If Cao Cao can stay with Li Yi for one more day, Yuan Tan's chances of success will be greatly improved.

Therefore, after Cao Cao received Yuan Shao's personal letter, his heart immediately became cold.

Chapter 668 Li Yi is Afraid of Me

For Yuan Shao, Cao Cao's feelings are very complicated.

As friends who played and grew up together, there is no need to talk about the personal relationship between the two. In addition, Yuan Shao was born noble, and he did have prestige and ability. All along, Cao Cao and many of his peers have habitually followed Yuan Shao's lead.

This was the case during the crusade against Dong Zhuo, and it was completely logical for Yuan Shao to be the leader of the alliance.

But it was also at that time that Cao Cao suddenly discovered that Yuan Shao had changed, or in other words, Yuan Shao hadn't changed, but there were some things he didn't understand until then.

Cao Cao was the most active one in attacking Dong Zhuo and rescuing the emperor. The reason is very simple. He is a courtier of the great man, and he should do his best for the great man.

In Cao Cao's mind, Yuan Shao and the princes of the alliance should be like this, but in fact, as the allied forces continued to advance, and as the princes of the alliance showed different appearances, in the end, few people continued to care about the crusade Regarding the matter of Dong Zhuo itself, Cao Cao finally understood that among the eighteen princes, there may be loyal ministers, but there are really not many left.

The Yuan family is definitely not among them.

As for Yuan Shao's attack on Dong Zhuo, Cao Cao felt that Yuan Shao seemed to be angry and dissatisfied after thinking about it. The four generations and three princes of the Yuan family are all the same.

After understanding these things, Cao Cao felt very uncomfortable. He had agreed to be a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty together, but Yuan Shao suddenly changed, which made him very at a loss for a while.

Cao Cao really wanted to serve the country, and even later found out that the person who ambushed him and made him lose face was Li Yi. Cao Cao was depressed and wanted to get back his position, but he didn't have much hatred for Li Yi. I admire Li Yi quite a lot, because everyone is a loyal minister and has a natural sense of identity.