"The jackal that Shi Yuan refers to is—!" Gao Chong and Zhou Yu looked at each other, their faces changed. Obviously, they had vaguely guessed who Pang Tong was talking about.

"There has been changes in the western border. Liu Biao, General of Mu Zhennan of Jingzhou, General of Suinan General of Jiaozhi, and General of General of Suinan of Yizhou, Liu Zhang, General of Mu Zhenxie of Yizhou, jointly issued a decree of confrontation, claiming to restore the old system and punish the Han thieves. In addition, Liu Biao also appointed his uncle Liu Bei as General of the East to command the tens of thousands of troops on the front line of Jiangling, Mianyang and Jingling, and pointed the finger at our Jiangxia and Jingnan territory. This was an emergency information sent from Jiangxia." Pang Tong said.

"Han thief -, who is the Han thief?" Zhou Yu asked loudly.

Gao Chong took the soap bag and saw Xu Shu's handwriting flying dragons and phoenixes clearly painted an eagle totem in the upper left corner of the silk book. This totem was discussed with Xu Shu before Gao Chong left Xiakou and agreed to mark it only on confidential letters. Now, the eagle totem in this soap bag shows that Xu Shu was very worried about the changes that disturbed Jingzhou.

"Yuan Zhi has always been careful and has made many plans. This time he came to report it quickly, and it was a disaster in Jingzhou!" After seeing it, Gao Chong handed over Xu Shu's letter to Zhou Yu, and said in a deep voice.

Pang Tong sighed lightly: "Liu Bei is a hero in the world. Now that I am in power, I will be in peace in the west!"

"This manifesto called me a thief in the Han Dynasty, but everyone in the world knew that those who steal Han Dynasty were not my Gao Chong. Liu Bei regarded himself as an orthodox Han Dynasty in his identity as an emperor, which was a deceitful act of deceitful traitor." Gao Chong said loudly.

Zhou Yu smiled and said, "According to the temperament of Chongshuai, he always has to be strong when facing the strong and is fearless. Yu thought that Chongshuai's most longing for now must be the moment to fight against Liu Bei!"

"Don't Gong Jin think so?" Gao Chong looked at Zhou Yu and said understandingly.

In the autumn of October of the fifth year of Jian'an, Gao Chong urgently summoned the ministers in Jiangdong to discuss the fight against the alliance of the three families. The prime minister Lu Su, advised Gu Yong, the deputy governor Liu Ye, the governor Zhou Yu, the deputy military advisor Pang Tong and other officials who stayed in Jinling participated.

On the front of the opposite door of the conference hall, a refined map of Jingyang and the two states was hung, with roads, rivers, mountains and dangerous passes clearly marked on the map.

Zhou Yu first said: "The so-called alliance of three high schools seems to be powerful, but in fact it is just a bluff. Now Liu Zhang in Yizhou is far away in Xichuan, and he is not in conflict with Jiangdong, and there is no serious conflict. His entry into the alliance is just a word from Jingzhou. It is okay to ignore it. As long as Liu Biao's power exists in Jingzhou, Liu Zhang's biggest enemy is not my Jiangdong, but Liu Biao, the leader of the alliance. Not long after Liu Biao's defeat in Hanyang, the soldiers were all cowardly in fighting. Even with Liu Bei helping to train the army, I don't expect that the second Liu Liu would dare to use troops lightly. As for Jiaozhi Shixie, this life-and-death guy is suitable if he uses it to train troops!"

Zhou Yu's last sentence was really arrogant, as if he didn't take Shi Xie seriously at all. Gao Chong smiled and showed a compliment in his eyes. As early as the first year of Jian'an, Gao Chong was willing to train troops and deploy defenses in the Lingling area to investigate Jiaozhi's movements. Now, Shi Xie's overestimation of his ability gave Gao Chong an excuse to send troops.

It is precisely with this capital that you have full confidence in winning your opponent.

Is the coach intentionally trying to attack Jiaozhi?" Pang Tong asked. He, who had just applied for it, was not very clear about Gao Chong's previous strategy, so he asked this question.

Gao Chong nodded and smiled, "In the past, Zhang Yi used the method of fighting far and near to defeat Su Qin and Tong Zong. Now I want to use the method of fighting south and defending north to defeat the enemy. Shi Yuan has the ambition to help me lead my troops to capture Jiaozhi and add seven counties to Jiangdong!" Gao Chong's sentence was extremely majestic, as if Jiaozhi had already been in his pocket in the blink of an eye. He heard everyone here in a crowd of emotions.

Aroused by Gao Chong, Pang Tong's desire to make achievements suddenly arise. He said in a deep voice: "Tong is favored and trusted by Tong Tong, and he should do his best. However, Jiaozhi is located in Lingnan and the climate is harsh. In the past, the First Emperor conquered the border with 500,000 elite soldiers. The soldiers were not accustomed to the land and were attacked by poisonous gas. Now that our army wants to go south, we need to select a general who is familiar with wisdom and courage to supplement it with soldiers who are suitable for the climate and terrain of Lingnan. Only in this way can we achieve success."

"The general, Lu Fan, the general of the General of the Central Army of the Conquering the Envoy, has been in good spirits and courage. He has been stationed in Hengyang for two years. Most of his 5,000 soldiers are from Guiyang, Lingling and Changsha. What do Shi Yuan think?" Gao Chong was confident about Pang Tong's considerations, and the purpose of arranging Lu Fan to Jingnan was to do this.

"With Ziheng's support, Tong is free of worries." Pang Tong took the order excitedly, which attracted countless envious eyes from everyone.

At this time, Lu Su calmly advised: "With Liu Biao's help from Liu Bei, his strength has suddenly increased to a higher level. If our army wants to defend Jiangxia and Jingnan, we must have a suitable commander to coordinate the military. Bo Yan has been in power for nearly half a year as the governor. Although there is nothing wrong with having military advisors, he is still inexperienced and may not be able to convince the hearts of the generals. At this critical moment, it is better to take over the position of governor."

Gao Chong nodded and turned to Zhou Yu, saying, "Zi Jing is steady, you should be more careful than to set off today. After taking office, you will be ordered to stay in Changsha in the south to fill the gap after Lu Fan left."

"After the enemy is united, I should divide and govern it. Liu Bei showed his sharpness when he first arrived in Jingzhou, which will inevitably arouse the vigilance of some of Liu Biao's old subordinates. We can take advantage of this contradiction to create discord and expand differences, so that we can win political initiative. For example, Cai Mao, Kuai Yue, and Wenpin, these important officials in Jingzhou have always been valued by Liu Biao. After Liu Bei's arrival, they will inevitably weaken their influence. This is a good opportunity for us." Liu Ye also took the opportunity to advise.

"Zijing, Ziyang is very worried. I should remember it. Unfortunately, I am in good health. Otherwise, I should go to Xiakou to inspect." As the saying goes, after planning, Gao Chong has never fought unprepared battles. After this thought, he felt relieved and couldn't help but smile on his face.

In mid-October of the fifth year of Jian'an, Gao Chong ordered the governor Zhou Yu to rush to Jingzhou to preside over the battle situation of the four counties in Jiangxia and Jingnan. At the same time, he sent deputy military advisor Pang Tong to Hengyang and met with Lu Fan to plan the situation of Jiaozhi in the Southern Expedition.

Since Liu Biao, Liu Zhang and Shi Xie intend to jointly attack Jiangdong, they must take the initiative. Although there are seven counties under Jiaozhou, most of them are remote and sparsely populated, which is the weakest link in the alliance. Once attacked, the other two families are limited by terrain conditions and cannot raise troops to rescue them.

Back then, after Gao Chong captured the three counties in Jingnan, he ordered Li Tong to inspect the possibility of southern expedition in Lingling. Now, the time is ripe.

Compared with Gao Chong's sharpening of his sword in Jiangdong, Xiangyang's sings and dances have brought peace.

In terms of public opinion and political initiative, Liu Biao was immersed in the flattery of his subordinate officials. Every day, in addition to the banquet for the famous Qing scholars who returned to the west, he was also in contact with envoys from Jiaozhi and Yizhou.

Jiaozhi Prefect Xie and Liu Biao had old relationships with Liu Biao, and they had always had a good relationship. When Liu Zhang, Yizhou ascended the throne, he was surrounded by Zhao Wei, a prefectural official, and raised troops to meet Liu Biao in Xiling. Although Zhao Wei was dead, the rest of the people were still there. Liu Zhang still needed to use the power of the "Dongzhou Army" to help quell the rebellion of various counties.

The "Dongzhou Army" was a tribe who moved to Yizhou in Nanyang and the Sanfu area. Because most of the old homes belong to Jingzhou, their relationship with Liu Biao was extraordinary. Therefore, Liu Zhang also asked Liu Biao for help. In addition, Liu Bei mediated in the middle, and the two families decided to go to the outside world together.

On October 21, the fifth year of Jian'an, Liu Xi, a great scholar who was living in Jiaozhou, went to Xiangyang with several disciples. He was treated solemnly by the famous Qing scholars such as Song Zhong, Qi Wukai, Cheng Bing, Xu Jing, and Xu Shao. Liu Biao, the governor of Jingzhou, and Liu Bei, the emperor's uncle, also went out to welcome him three miles away.

At the table, everyone talked about Gao Chong, and they all denounced him as a traitor. Xu Jing, who had always liked to talk loudly on such occasions, was radiant and froze, and he criticized Gao Chong as useless as he spoke. In his extremeness, sometimes even his clan brother Xu Shao next to him frowned.

"They came to the east and asked me that Gao Chong was born in poverty and had no knowledge of anything, but I don't know how to defeat Sun Ce and dominate Jiangdong?" Liu Bei asked.

For Liu Bei, who has always been depressed, Gao Chong's success really made him unable to let go. In terms of fame, status, qualifications, ability, and righteousness, Liu Bei asked himself that he was better than Gao Chong, but the result was that Gao Chong was in the Jiangle, while he was under someone else's roof. Perhaps the only reason that could be explained was that Gao Chong chose the remote Jiangdong, but he had bad fate. Whether it was the plain or Xuzhou, there were powerful people like Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Lu Bu, and Yuan Shu who were eyeing him.

Sure enough, after hearing Liu Bei's question, Xu Jing stood up and said loudly: "Uncle, should I ask who Gao Chong is? In Jing's opinion, this person is a despicable and untrustworthy villain. When he had not made a fortune, he could still act like a respectful and polite person. He wanted to kneel down and beg us. Now that he has gained a foothold, he has begun to kick us away with ungrateful kick. How can he calm the public's anger if he is not punished?" Xu Jing said with a whisper. Looking at his expression, it would be best to say Gao Chong as a pig to relieve his anger.

After hearing this, some ethical people in the seat shook their heads, and Xu Jing's words were indeed a bit out of the way.

Liu Bei smiled and said, "Wen Xiu is a painful pain in his skin, and it is vivid in his mind. The extreme words are also natural. I heard that my brother is good at commenting on me, but I don't know what I have to say about Gao Chong?"

When Xu Shao saw Liu Bei ask him, he pondered for a moment and said, "On the Qu'ayan Army field that day, Gao Chong was a slave. Shao Guan is different from others. He once said that he would definitely live with others in time, but now he is like this!"

Good commenters should not regard personal likes and dislikes. Xu Shao did not hate Gao Chong more than his brother Xu Jing. When he jointly signed up for the book, Cui Yan was also named after Xu Jing's drum.

Xu Shao's comment came out, and most of the people who sat there nodded secretly. Liu Bei looked at it coldly, and saw it one by one. The differences between these innocent scholars and Gao Chong were mainly conflicts between the old and new systems, and had nothing to do with personal character. Anyone with great good will have great evil. It seems that Gao Chong's ability to confuse people is admirable.

As for a madman like Xu Jing, Mi Heng is the first to have an example. If anyone who seeks death is placed under his command, it will cause trouble.

Liu Bei laughed and said humbly: "All the masters are all heroes of the generation. Now I want to promote the Han Dynasty, fight against Wudao, and destroy the rioters. I hope you can help me!"

Since Gao Chong drove away the famous scholars of Qing Dynasty, I will use them to suppress Gao Chong in reverse. This is called using his own way to cure him. As long as there is a threat from Gao Chong, Liu Biao has to use himself. When Liu Bei thought of this, an undetectable smile appeared on his broad face.

While Liu Bei and Gao Chong were tempting each other and fighting for better development, the fierce battle between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao in Guandu had reached its climax.

South of Jishui, Cao Cao’s military camp.

A miserable cloud.

Compared with the bumper harvests in Jiangdong, Hebei and October, the areas occupied by Cao Cao encountered the biggest natural disaster after the first year of Jian'an - severe drought.

What makes the people more difficult than natural disasters is the man-made disasters that have been causing years of hardship.

Although the four prefectures of Youbian and Jiqing also encountered military chaos, God still gave the local people a way out, which gave Yuan Shao's army a supply channel, and Cao Cao was not as lucky as Yuan Shao.

The Minister of Shangshu Ling Xun Yu, who stayed in Xudu, had not transported any food and grass for half a month. If the battle situation could not be changed, Cao's army would be defeated within half a month.

Late at night, Cao Cao was tossing and turning on the bed without sleep, and at a loss. At this moment, a noise suddenly came from outside the tent, and a sharp voice was heard shouting: "You eyesless men, please let me get in. Otherwise, I will let Aman beat you up later."

"Is it because Ziyuan is here, and he will definitely help me defeat Yuan!" Cao Cao sat up from the bed, and was so excited that he didn't even care about wearing his shoes, so he ran out of the tent.

Ah Man is Cao Cao's nickname, and only his companions in his childhood would call him this. When he became the general of Sikong cycling, there was only one person who called him nickname in public - Xu You.

When I left the tent, I saw a group of Cao army soldiers in the camp tying up a middle-aged man with a slight slim figure. The man was wearing a wide and wide dress, looking like the wind was about to fall down. The three wisps of beard under the jaw were slightly upturned due to excitement, jumping and jumping, which was very funny.

"Xu Chu, you dare to tie up a distinguished guest without any chance. Why don't you go to Ziyuan to be proud!" Cao Cao stepped forward quickly, and while personally relaxing Xu You, shouting at Xu Chu who was standing in a daze.

"Forget it, I'm too lazy to care about a bunch of rough men!" Xu You was careless, moved his sore muscles and bones, and walked towards Cao Cao's tent on his own.

Xu Chu heard the other party's words so ruthless, and his face was angry and he drew his sword to come out, but was stopped by Cao Cao with sharp eyes. When Xu You arrived at the tent door, Cao Cao took a few steps and reached out to lift the curtain first.

Xu You entered the tent, glanced at the furnishings in the tent, sat down to the head coach in the middle without any hesitation, and said, "Am, is the army still sufficient food and grass?"

Cao Cao laughed and replied, "It's enough for a year."

Xu You showed a sly look on his face and smiled, "It may not be possible? Since there is a year of surplus food, why do I see the soldiers in the army showing their faces? Do they say that they are not full?"

Seeing Xu You see through, Cao Cao had to change his words and said, "Although there is no one in a year, it's still OK for half a year."

After hearing this, Xu You smiled coldly, stood up and said, "Since that's the case, I'll say goodbye!" Then, he made a gesture to pat the dust on his body, and wanted to get up and leave.

Seeing this, Cao Cao hurriedly stopped him and asked, "Ziyuan just came, why did he leave?"

"Among, I'm here to join you sincerely this time. Why do you want to deceive me?" Xu You said without hesitation.

Cao Cao said ashamedly: "I don't hide it from Ziyuan. The secrets in the army are of concern. I really dare not tell it easily. Our army's food and supplies are still enough for three months."

Xu You beat his chest and laughed, pointed at Cao Cao, and said, "Many people say that Cao Gong is very deceitful. When I see him today, I am sure it is true!" After that, he took out a secret letter from his cuffs calmly.

When Cao Cao saw it, he was shocked. This letter was a secret letter he sent an envoy to Xu Du three days ago to ask for food. Unexpectedly, it would fall into Xu You's hands.

"To be honest, our army's food and grass have been used up. Can Ziyuan have an urgent solution?" Cao Cao smiled bitterly and held back his servants, saying to Xu You with his ears.

Xu You nodded and said without any haste: "Yesterday in Yuan's military camp, You heard someone offer advice to Yuan Shao, saying that Cao's camp was about to be exhausted, and the troops should be divided immediately to attack Xudu."

Cao Cao was shocked when he heard this. His shoes were halfway down from his hands. After staring at Xu You for a while, Cao Cao suddenly smiled and said, "I'm afraid this person who offered the plan is Ziyuan. With Cao's plan, Yuan Benchu ​​decided to deny this plan."

Xu You said in surprise: "How do you know that Yuan Benchu ​​doesn't need it?"

At this time, Cao Cao picked up the fallen shoes again, narrowed his eyes and said, "Yuan Benchu ​​was broad on the outside and was afraid of the inside. Ziyuan had an old age with me, so how could he be valued? Isn't it explaining this when he ran to my camp tonight?"

After Cao Cao finished speaking, he looked at Xu You and laughed. Xu You said in a deep voice: "Cao's army has no food, but Yuan's army has food. Wuchaoze, which is only forty miles away from Guandu, is the place where Yuan's army stations grain. Although the guard general Chunyu Qiong was once one of the eight lieutenants in Xiyuan, he was a person who liked wine and ate. If an elite force was sent to pretend to be Yuan's soldiers, sneak into Wuchao, burned Yuan Shao's military rations, and you would win in the battle of Guandu."

After hearing this, Cao Cao was overjoyed and gave a deep gift to Xu You and said, "Ziyuan's plan is better than tens of thousands of soldiers!"

That night, Cao Cao and Xu You lighted a lamp to discuss the plan to attack Wuchao in detail. To keep it confidential, Cao Cao did not summon any confidants such as Xun You, Guo Jia, Li Dian, Xu Huang, Cao Ren, etc. The next evening, Cao Cao kept Xun You and Cao Hong guarded the camp and personally led the carefully selected five thousand infantry and cavalry. Under the escort of Cao Ren, Li Dian, Xu Huang, Yu Jin and other generals, he beat the Yuan army's banner, carried firewood, and advanced to Wuchao.

For Cao Cao, it is better to fight for it than to sit and wait for death. Therefore, this battle is a battle of desperation. If you win, you will live; if you lose, you will die.

Cao Cao had no other choice, and he didn't need to choose.

On the battlefield, I was originally betting on who had better luck, and Cao Cao always had full confidence in luck.
Chapter completed!