"Liu Bei's army was defeated by Yuan Shao in Guangzong County, Julu County. Yuan Shao's forces sent a cavalry general to cut off Liu Bei's food route and force Liu Bei to retreat. The general was suspected to be the fierce general Han Qinhu of the Sui Dynasty!"

While Chu Tian was suppressing the surrounding princes, he was also paying attention to the development of the princes further away. The princes in each state were working hard to manage and expand their power, and competed secretly.

The battle north of the Yellow River was even more fierce. Liu Bei and Yuan Shao were already fighting in Julu County. Yuan Shao, with the help of Shi Wansui and Han Qinhu, the generals of Zhao Long, the prefect of Wei County, relied on his talent advantage and more soldiers, horses, food and grass, to slightly win.

One chip.

However, Liu Bei only retreated slightly, not to the point of collapse.

Chutian was also concerned about the battle between Mingguan, the governor of Liaodong, and Gongsun Zan, the prince of Yan in western Liaoning. The outcome was not yet known.

"Order the Le Yi Army, the White Robe Army, and the Scout Army to invade the Beihai Kingdom, put pressure on Young Master Zhao, and ask him to surrender. If Young Master Zhao surrenders, he will be given preferential treatment. There is nothing wrong with serving as a governor in the future."

Chutian wants to annex half of Qingzhou in a relatively peaceful way. If he can obtain the three counties of Beihai, Donglai and Qi in Qingzhou, then Chutian will become a great prince with nine counties.

According to Fang Xuanling's Langya strategy, the Chutian forces should aim to conquer Qingzhou, Yanzhou, and Yanzhou and occupy the territory of the four states.

"I don't know if Cao Cao will surrender. Just send someone to recruit Cao Cao."

As a tycoon, if Cao Cao can be recruited to surrender...

Although the possibility was low, Chu Tian still sent an envoy to try to recruit Cao Cao to surrender, subdue a group of civil servants and generals under Cao Cao's command, and digest Cao Cao's territory.

"Chu Zimou is teasing me?"

Cao Cao received a letter of persuasion from Chu Tian to surrender. Chu Tian, ​​as an alien lord, actually wanted to persuade him, a prince, to surrender, and from then on he would be the leader of Xuzhou?

Now Cao Cao still has three counties: Dongjun, Chenliu, and Jibei. He also has Xun You, the leader, and Xun Yu, the king, to assist him. Cao Cao is unwilling to surrender and gives up his pursuit of the Central Plains.

However, Cao Cao had to admit that for a moment he was shaken and actually wanted to surrender to Chu Tian.

He is just a prefect, and his ambition has not expanded to the point where he must become the emperor.

Chu Tian defeated Zhao Gongzi and Yuan Shu, making Cao Cao doubt whether he could win against the powerful Xuzhou Army. With three counties against the strength of six counties, Cao Cao had no confidence in himself.

Not only that, Chutian's ally Gongzi Wen now controls two counties, Jiyin County and Shanyang County. In fact, Cao Cao has to use three counties to deal with eight counties.

Even if Han Bai is reincarnated, it will be difficult to make a comeback in the face of the huge gap in national power.

Cao Cao asked Xun You for his opinion on the surrender of Xuzhou Mu.

"We and other subordinate officials can surrender to Xuzhou Mu, because Xuzhou Mu will still use us in high regard, but the lord is capable and ambitious, will Xuzhou Mu trust him in using him? If the lord goes north to rely on Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao can still leave the lord alone.

Lead troops to guard one side. If you surrender to Chu Zimou, my lord will be under house arrest for the rest of his life. This is a huge difference, please lord, please think again."

Xun You's words dissuaded Cao Cao from surrendering to Chu Tian.

With Cao Cao's ability and ambition, it is indeed difficult for anyone to regard him as a subordinate.

"Report! Yuan Benchu ​​received help from the alien lord in the Battle of Julu, defeated Liu Xuande, and occupied most of Julu County!"

Cao Cao's camp also received news that Yuan Shao had initially defeated Liu Bei.

The last two eye-catching battles of the Eastern Han Dynasty decided the winner. Among them, many princes south of the Yellow River were thwarted in their attempts to siege Xuzhou Mu Chu Zimou, Chu Zimou won a complete victory, and Yuan Shu was almost completely annihilated. North of the Yellow River,

Yuan Shao's forces defeated Liu Bei and were on the offensive.

"As expected of Yuan Benchu, it seems that I can only defeat Chu Zimou by relying on Yuan Benchu."

Cao Cao was oppressed by Chu Tian, ​​so he had no choice but to turn to the victorious Yuan Shao for help, attached himself to Yuan Shao again, and became Yuan Shao's vassal.

Regardless of Yuan Shao or Yuan Shu, there are many independent lords and tribes under their power. Even if Cao Cao surrenders to Yuan Shao, he can still maintain his independence.

In contrast, if he surrenders to Chutian, Chutian will completely take away all his territory, troops and talents. Chutian will not allow independent forces under his command.

"Cao Cao wants to surrender to me?"

Yuan Shao defeated Liu Bei, gradually encroached on Julu County, and became a lord with five counties. His territory was larger than Cao Cao's, and his power was more powerful. He received a letter from Cao Cao, saying that Cao Cao was willing to become his vassal, and only asked to defeat Yuan Shao and send troops to support him.

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"By accepting Cao Cao as a vassal, the lord can have eight counties, far more than Chu Zimou's six counties, and the lord's influence can also reach south of the Yellow River."

Zhao Long persuaded Yuan Shao to re-accept Cao Cao.

"I plan to appoint Cao Cao as the governor of Yanzhou to fight against Chu Zimou. At the same time, I will be the military governor of Jizhou, Yanzhou, and Qingzhou."

In order to win over Cao Cao and expand his influence in the area south of the Yellow River, Yuan Shao brought Cao Cao's three counties into his sphere of influence, and also planned to get involved in Qingzhou.

"Qingzhou Plains Prime Minister Tian Qi requests attachment!"

"Master Zhao, the prefect of Donglai, Qingzhou, asks for my support!"

After Cao Cao decided to attach himself to Yuan Shao, two foreign princes from Qingzhou requested to attach themselves to Yuan Shao's forces.

Among them, Pingyuan Prime Minister Tian Qi controls Pingyuan County in Qingzhou as well as Jinan Kingdom and Le'an Kingdom. Zhao Gongzi, Donglai Prefecture, also controls three counties!

With their six counties attached to them, Yuan Shao's power expanded again, with a total of fourteen counties!

Because of Yuan Shao's victory in the Battle of Julu, his prestige greatly increased, and princes from all over the country attached themselves to Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao surpassed Yuan Shu and became the most powerful prince in the Eastern Han Dynasty!

Yuan Shao's power swept across Jizhou, Qingzhou, and Yanzhou, shaking the entire Eastern Han Dynasty for a while!

All players have the illusion that all the princes will depend on Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shao will soon become the emperor of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

"Yuan Shao, why are you from the Yuan family again..."

Chutian had just suppressed Yuan Shu, and Yuan Shu's power had almost collapsed. Now a more powerful Yuan Shao group appeared, gathering the power of fourteen counties.

The princes who were suppressed by Chu Tian all turned to Yuan Shao's camp who allowed the vassals to become independent.

These princes all knew that joining Chutian would lead to annexation, so they relied on Yuan Shao's power to form an alliance.

The Yuan brothers are really disturbing.

When Chu Tian faced the powerful Yuan Shao Group, he was only slightly surprised but not too worried.

Yuan Shao's group is a loose alliance. In fact, it is still a group of small and medium-sized princes. Even among the five counties in Jizhou that Yuan Shao nominally controls, Wei Long, the prefect of Wei County, accounts for a large share.

There was another prince who did not receive much attention from Chu Tian - Pingyuan Prime Minister Tian Qi joined Yuan Shao's group.

Tian Qi and Zhao Gongzi are the only two remaining princes in Qingzhou, and they each occupy half of Qingzhou. Tian Qi is obviously also worried that after Chutian eliminates Zhao Gongzi, his territory will also be attacked.

Fang Xuanling heard that Yuan Shao's group was formed, so he suggested to Chu Tian: "My lord, why don't you form your own alliance and confront Yuan Shao tit for tat?"

"Gongziwen...and Liu Bei?"

If Chutian brings Gongzi Wen, who owns two counties, and Liu Bei, who owns four counties, to form an alliance, then there will be twelve counties, which can completely rival the fourteen counties of Yuan Shao's group.

"Gong Ziwen will definitely be on my side. As for Liu Bei, he just lost to Yuan Shao, so he will definitely be happy to join the alliance."

Chu Tian randomly sent an envoy to Liu Bei's Zhongshan Kingdom using the teleportation array, and asked Liu Bei to interfere with Yuan Shao from behind.

"Does Xuzhou Muchu Zimou still remember me, Liu Xuande?"

Liu Bei was greatly surprised when he received Chu Tian's request for alliance. Liu Bei, who had become an enemy of Yuan Shao, quickly accepted the alliance.

Now Liu Bei's status is only the Prime Minister of Zhongshan, which is far from the status of Chutian Xuzhou Mu and General Anton. By joining Chutian's alliance, he can reverse the decline and improve morale. It is not that easy for Yuan Shao to destroy him.

As the princes from the north and south of the Yellow River lined up one after another, two major forces were formed in the Eastern Han Dynasty.

One force is headed by Yuan Shao, the shepherd of Jizhou, and includes Cao Cao, the governor of Dongjun, Zhao Long, the governor of Weijun, Zhao Gongzi, the governor of Donglai, and Tian Qi, the prime minister of Pingyuan, and has fourteen counties!

One force is headed by Mu Chutian of Xuzhou, with the governor of Jiyin, Gongzi Wen, and the prime minister of Zhongshan, Liu Bei, and owns twelve counties!

Between the two big forces there are also some small princes who own several counties or one county. At this time, the two major groups are at war with each other. The small princes have no room to intervene and can only wait for opportunities.

"Chu Zimou forced Cao Mengde to join Yuan Shao, and even the princes of Qingzhou also attached themselves to Yuan Shao. It seems that Chu Zimou's army frightened many people. If this is the Warring States Period, Chu Zimou is like a strong Qin, six

The countries will naturally join forces. Unfortunately, Cao Cao, Mr. Zhao and others are different from those stupid kings of the Six Kingdoms. They will not be defeated by Zhang Yi one by one. Only force can make them surrender."

The old Qin heard that the Yuan Shao Group and the Chutian Group were formed in Guandong, and the war between the two sides continued, so he added fuel to the flames and suggested that Dong Zhuo appoint Cao Cao as the governor of Yanzhou, Prince Zhao of Beihai State as the governor of Qingzhou, and Zhao Long, the prefect of Wei County, as the governor of Youzhou, which intensified the situation.

A conflict between two large groups.

There is a war in Guandong, and Lao Qin is plotting against Dong Zhuo.

Situ Wang Yun and Lü Bu reached a conspiracy. As long as Dong Zhuo was killed, Lü Bu could replace him.

In Chang'an City, after the normal court meeting, Dong Zhuo's motorcade arrived outside Beiye Gate.

On the city wall, Jiujiang Lao Qin and Jia Xu squinted their eyes, watching Dong Zhuo's motorcade gradually approach.

Their conspiracy will completely change the pattern of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Jia Xu said: "The assassination of Dong Zhuo this time will definitely lead to a bloody storm. The fighting between the Xiliang Army and the Bingzhou Army will lead to corpses everywhere in Guanzhong."

"One general can achieve great things, and those who want to achieve great things will not stick to trivial matters."

Jiujiang Lao Qin was mentally prepared.

At present, Lu Bu, the most powerful general in the Eastern Han Dynasty, holds the Fang Tian Hua Ji to protect Dong Zhuo's carriage, so that no one dares to assassinate him rashly.

Dong Zhuo was already old, a generation older than Cao Cao. He had lost his ambition to unify the Eastern Han Dynasty and just wanted to settle down in a corner.

When the convoy was only twenty meters away from the city gate, Dong Zhuo's general Li Su, a native of Lu Bu, led a group of rebels to rush out and attack Dong Zhuo's convoy!

The rebels armed with halberds stabbed Dong Zhuo's carriage, and Dong Zhuo had to get out of the car to avoid it.

Just as Dong Zhuo was about to draw his sword, Li Su stabbed his arm with a halberd, causing the sword to clang to the ground!

"Where is Lu Bu?!"

Dong Zhuo looked around in panic and found that the city gate was closed, and Lu Bu was holding Fang Tian Huaji, indifferently.
To be continued...