After Wei Yan received Liu Qi's military order, he immediately began to take action.

First, he asked Su Fei, the captain of Jiangxia, to escort a batch of grain and grass to the front line on his behalf to relieve Yuan Shu's urgent need. At the same time, Wei Yan himself led the troops and horses to leave Xiling City and rush to the border of Yuzhou. As Yuan Shu's back-up, he intended to

Yuan Shu's troops and horses were fully integrated and stationed in Jiangxia.

At the same time, Taishi Ci sent troops from Jingnan and went straight into Lujiang County to take over Yuan Shu's army's territory in Lujiang County.

Wei Yan led his troops from the direction of Jiangxia and went to Yuzhou to meet Yuan Shu. Liu Pan continued to guard Changsha. At the same time, he borrowed soldiers from Wuxi Man and Xiangjiang Man to go east and encroach on the west county of Yuzhang County.

After Zhuge Liang and Pang Tong returned to Xiangyang, they sent an urgent military message to Wancheng in the name of Liu Qi.

After receiving the letter, Li Dian of Wancheng also moved his troops eastward to the border of Yuzhou as a deterrent.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see that the entire south of Jingzhou is deploying troops and generals to take military action against Yangzhou.

Even Cao Cao can see it.

Cao Cao, who is currently in Yuzhou, is hesitating whether to fight or not based on the current situation.

There is no doubt that once Yuan Shu withdraws, the entire territory of Yuzhou will be in his pocket.

Capturing a state was a rare opportunity for Cao Cao.

But no one will miss the opportunity to beat the drowned dog.

Whether to pursue Yuan Shu or not is the key question.

Of course, if the enemy only had Yuan Shu's army, Cao Cao would definitely not let Yuan Shu leave so easily. He would have to defeat him no matter what.

But now, Wei Yan has sent troops, Taishi Ci has occupied Lujiang County, Huang Xu's main force will return to Xiangyang to stay in defense, and Li Dian's troops will move east from Wancheng...

Every aspect of the actions of the troops left behind in Jingzhou proves that if Cao Cao dares to act rashly, Jingzhou will never be polite, and we will fight to the death around Yuan Shufang.

And the only Jiangdong main force that can contain the Jingzhou defenders is currently engaged in an endless battle with Gongsun Zan... Cao Cao can only face Jingzhou alone.

What's scary about Jingzhou is not how powerful the military is, but the endless follow-up support.

If we want to fight a long war, Cao Cao will be beyond his reach in terms of food and grass alone.

Under such circumstances, Cao Cao naturally did not want to have too many direct confrontations with the Jingzhou Army.

Of course, he didn't really want to miss the opportunity to eliminate Yuan Shu in one fell swoop.

But at this time, from Luoyang in the west, the emperor's decree once again sent him to Luoyang to protect King Qin.

The emperor told Cao Cao in his decree that Liu Yu and Wang Yun had dispatched a large number of troops to the north to support Sishui Pass and Xixiang. Wang Yun's power in Luoyang City became weaker and weaker, and the battle between Liu Qi and Yuan Shao became more fierce.

, had no time to take into account the situation in Luoyang. Now it was time for Cao Cao to help him clear the emperor... Liu Xie asked Cao Cao to act quickly.

After Cao Cao received the emperor's secret edict, he immediately went to Guo Jia, Xun Yu, Xi Zhong and others to discuss countermeasures.

Sure enough, after learning that the emperor had given a secret edict to Cao Cao, the opinions of the three top counselors were for Cao Cao to send troops immediately.

Taking advantage of the emptiness of Luoyang, Wang Yun was unprepared, and when Yuan Shao and Liu Qi were at loggerheads, it was undoubtedly the best opportunity to invade Luoyang, support the emperor, and gain absolute political advantage.

Cao Cao naturally agreed with the opinions of the three people, but at the same time he still had some worries.

"What should Liu Qi do if he divides his troops and returns to Luoyang to garrison?"

Guo Jia said confidently: "General, you can rest assured on this point. Yuan Shao's nearly 300,000 troops are moving fiercely from the north and east. Liu Qi is now trapped in the battlefield of Corpse Township and definitely does not dare to move his troops back to Luoyang easily.

Otherwise, it would be a way to die."

Xi Zhongyan said: "Xi thought so too. It's not like Yuan Shao didn't have scouts on the battlefield. Liu Qi went to Luoyang to mobilize troops. It's useless if he mobilizes too few troops. If he mobilizes too many, how can Yuan Shao not take the opportunity to attack? So I feel,

Liu Qi didn’t dare to move.”

Cao Cao sighed: "Logically speaking, it is true. The problem is Yuan Shao. Cao knows very well that he is different from what you think in some aspects... Although Yuan Shao is talented, he is determined at the critical moment.

It is often insufficient and easy to be shaken. If Liu Qi really withdraws his troops from the front and returns to Luoyang, there is no doubt whether Yuan Shao can seize the opportunity, but it is easy to take advantage of Liu Lang."

Guo Jia and Xi Zhong looked at each other and began to think seriously.

After Xun Yu thought about it for a long time, he said: "In Xun's opinion, not many people know about Yuan Shao's character. In the past, Duke Ming and Yuan Shao were as close as brothers. They were both the eighth captain in Luoyang, and they were very close to each other."

He knew the basics, but Liu Qi and Yuan Shao were not familiar with each other and had never met several times. How could he know this? Let alone Liu Qi, even my Xun family was in Yuzhou and had many interactions with the Yuan family, so I would never make such a conclusion easily.

Yuan Shaohui is such a person. Come to think of it, Liu Qi will never put the life and death of the front line on such a simple guess. Moreover, our current affairs with the emperor are still being done in secret. As long as our army is fast enough,

Liu Qi may not be able to respond in time."

When Cao Cao heard this, he suddenly realized.

It seems that this is the truth.

That being the case, what are you waiting for?

send troops!

Time waits for us.

…

At the same time, in Luoyang, the number of meetings between Jia Xu and Li Ru increased frequently in recent days.

Li Ru is currently a double agent between the emperor and Wang Yun. With Jia Xu's instruction and assistance, Wang Yun slightly changed his attitude towards Li Ru, and the young emperor also believed that he had Li Ru under his control.

Since the last dispute with Wang Yun, Liu Xie has learned wisely. He no longer mentions the matter of summoning Cao Cao to the capital. Instead, he lives in seclusion, studies government affairs diligently, and no longer makes any interference in the governance of Wang Yun and Liu Yu. Shangshutai

All the memorials were carried out and distributed to various places, and Liu Xie let them go - leaving them to Wang Yun and Liu Yu to take care of them together.

In Wang Yun's view, this was an expression of the emperor's admission of his mistake, and he was still very satisfied.

But what he didn't think about was that Liu Xie was tight on the outside and tight on the inside, and secretly contacted Cao Cao even more closely.

Of course, with Liu Xie's method of doing things, it was easy for Wang Yun to catch some mistakes.

But it happened that he now had a think tank by his side, and that person was Li Ru.

Li Ru secretly taught the emperor how to do these things to prevent Wang Yun from getting caught, and at the same time gain his trust.

At this point, Li Ru's experience and resourcefulness overwhelmed Wang Yun. With his help and guidance, the emperor naturally did everything flawlessly.

Now, things are basically settled, and Cao Cao will send troops to Luoyang next.

From the emperor's point of view, he would be free soon.

According to Li Ru's deduction, now is the time to advise Wang Yun and inform him of the time for His Majesty's action... so that Wang Yun can be prepared.

But Jia Xu wouldn't let it go.

…

"I said, if you block things like this, when Cao Cao comes to Luoyang and let Wang Yun and Liu Yu make preparations, it will be too late! Wouldn't it be that the emperor was sent to Cao Cao for nothing!

?”

Seeing Jia Xu's unhurried look, Li Ru said angrily.

Jia Xu was very calm: "It's not too late. On the contrary, if you inform His Majesty Wang Yun of his plan now, it would be a little too early."

"What's the meaning?"

Jia Xu said slowly: "We can't let Wang Yun prepare in advance, we can only let him make temporary arrangements... Otherwise, if Wang Yun sends people to the front line to recruit the princes to come back to serve the king, will the princes come back or not?"

"Of course I won't come back! If I come back now, won't I face more enemies? I will definitely die."

Jia Xu said with a smile: "If you don't come back, you don't want to save him on purpose. What's the difference between this and resisting the decree? Then where is the reputation of the monarch? Where is the support of the people?"

Li Ru asked doubtfully: "What on earth do you want to do?"

Jia Xu gently pointed at the sky and said humorously: "I want to poke the sky."

"A bluff." Li Ru curled his lips: "Then when Cao Cao returns to Luoyang and Wang Yun is asked to make temporary preparations, who can resist him?"

"Yes... I, the Emperor of the Han Dynasty, were robbed by others. The person who protects the safety of the Emperor must be our General Wei from Luoyang."

"General Wei?" Li Ru's eyes narrowed: "You mean... Lu Bu?"

Jia Xu said nothing.

But if you don't say anything, it's considered acquiescence.

"But Lu Bu, he's on the front line now!"

Jia Xu shook his head: "So, now every half day, I have to get a piece of information about the Central Plains. The Guards Department has sent many people to investigate. This consumes a lot of money. I am shocked to hear it.

I feel bad, but there is nothing I can do. I must know the movements of Cao’s army as soon as possible, so that the prince can send Lu Bu’s army back as soon as possible.”

"Let Lu Bu come back..." Li Ru stroked his beard and carefully thought about Jia Xu's meaning: "You can't come back too early, but you can't come back too late. Wang Yun has no time to prepare, but he has

Lu Bu's army is available...is this what you mean?"

"yes."

"Can it be done?"

Jia Xu laughed when he heard this and said: "With the ability of the monarch, it shouldn't be difficult to get Lu Bu to fall into the trap, right?"

"That's true." Li Ru was convinced of the gap in political literacy and ability between Liu Qi and Lu Bu.

He turned around in circles and said as he did so: "Cao Cao came in a hurry, Lu Bu came back in a hurry, Wang Yun had no preparation in advance... When the two parties met, there would be no countermeasures in advance... only a fierce fight?"

Jia Xu sighed softly: "This time, it's not a simple fight. I'm afraid it will harm Luoyang. Cao Cao has already arrived here, and he has to shoot the arrow. If he goes back, he will be guilty of serious crimes in the future, especially Wang Yun.

The emperor is not allowed to have any situation. As for Lu Bu, haha, let’s not talk about him... By the way, you have to think about something in advance. This war in Luoyang will definitely harm innocent people. You have to protect yourself and don’t let this war happen.

I'll roll you in."

"What about you?" Li Ru asked.

"Me? Haha, I had already figured out where to run before I came here. Don't worry about it, Mr. Li. Just worry about yourself."

When Li Ru heard this, he gritted his teeth in hatred...but at the same time, he also felt a little bit lucky in his heart.

Fortunately, I didn't become a rival with this person named Jia.
Chapter completed!