One hundred thousand Black Mountain troops attack Mengjin. Even if Gao Shun can fight, he may not be able to hold on for long. ()

In addition to worrying about Mengjin's gains and losses, Liu Bian was even more worried about the impact of Zhang Yan on the current situation. He and Jia Xu believed that Yuan Shao's current intention was not to attack Luoyang, but to annex Luoyang and strengthen his strength. The battle situation in Xingyang seemed dangerous but was actually very safe. Yuan Shao sent Cao Cao, Liu Bei and others to attack Zhuyuan Pass through Songgao Mountain, but the main force in Xingyang had no movement at all, which confirmed that their speculation was correct. The next battle was in danger, and defeating Cao Cao and others was just expected.

However, Zhang Yan led 100,000 Black Mountain troops to attack Mengjin, which would break Yuan Shao's plan. If Yuan Shao remained silent and asked Zhang Yan to attack Luoyang first, how could he, the leader of the alliance, face the people of the world? If he had to launch an attack in order to save face, the situation in Xingyang and even the entire Luoyang would undergo fundamental changes.

Zhang Yan's move broke the current tacit understanding between him and Yuan Shao, changed the situation of war, and was likely to lead the situation to out of control.

After a secret talk with Yang Feng, Liu Bian still had some confidence in recruiting the Yellow Turbans, but Zhang Yan's 100,000 troops came to Mengjin, which made him wonder. What does Zhang Yan mean? What does he want to do? Did he want to disrupt the situation and make a fuss about the water, or did he think that Yuan Shao had more hope and decided to surrender to Yuan Shao and be a pawn for Yuan Shao?

Liu Bian immediately called Yang Feng. When Yang Feng heard the news, he was so scared that he was no longer looking shy and did not say a word for a long time.

Liu Bian waved his hand and rested in the long pavilion by the roadside, asking Wei Guan to invite Xun You, Jia Xu and Pei Qian.

Pei Qian arrived first. He is now a doctor and is closest to Liu Bian.

After reading the military newspaper, Pei Qian thought for a little while and immediately said, "Your Majesty, Zhang Yan's intention is unknown, so he must pay attention. However, I think it is unlikely that he will break through Mengjin within a few days. Although the river in Mengjin is not as good as Longmen, the mouth of Hukou is turbulent, the river surface is very wide, with 100,000 Yellow Turbans and there are not enough ships. It is impossible to cross the river smoothly."

Liu Bian understood what Pei Qian meant: "What do you mean is that Zhang Yan is building momentum?"

"To be precise, he is using his power to make a profit." Pei Qian smiled and said to Yang Feng: "General Yang should know the situation of the Heishan Army shortly after he left Heishan. They should have had a hard time doing this New Year, right? It is reasonable to take this opportunity to rob and solve the urgent problem."

Yang Feng was very embarrassed. Pei Qian was talking about the truth. The Black Mountain Army’s life is indeed tense now, otherwise Zhang Yan would not have sent him to Hedong to cooperate with Guo Tai’s robbery. But he was trapped in Hedong by Liu Bian. In the end, he surrendered and did not send a grain of food to Zhang Yan at all. It would be normal for Zhang Yan to take action in person.

"Wenxing is reasonable." Jia Xu and Xun You rode together, and when they heard Pei Qian's words, they continued. "The Heishan Army is the remaining subordinate of the Yellow Turbans in Jizhou. They have a deep blood hatred with Yuan Shao's subordinates, which is probably not so easy to resolve. In my opinion, it is difficult for them to be sincere. It will take some time to advance and retreat together. With this time, it will be enough to repel Cao Cao and others."

Liu Bian breathed a sigh of relief. Pei Qian and Jia Xu's analysis made sense. Zhang Yan's troops were facing the Yellow River. Although it seemed that there were many people and powerful people, it was not easy for him to cross the Yellow River and attack Mengjin. More importantly, Zhang Yan did not have the psychological foundation to eliminate his grudges with Yuan Shao. Jizhou was one of the main battlefields of the Yellow Turbans. Even after Zhang Jiao's death, the Yellow Turbans did not stop fighting. Zhang Yan's adoptive father Zhang Niujiao died in Tao in Julu County.

"What should we do with the opinions of all the people?"

"First send someone to negotiate with Zhang Yan, find out his intentions and stabilize him." Jia Xu smiled relaxedly: "Maybe Yuan Shao is even more nervous than us. Zhang Yan's 100,000 troops wanted to cross the river, whether it was ships or food consumption, it was enough for the Hanoi people to complain."

Liu Bian smiled silently and turned his eyes to Xun You. Until this moment, Xun You didn't say a word. Since he returned to the court, Xun You has not spoken much except for the long talk on New Year's Eve, and has been keeping his duties.

"Gongda, what about your opinion?"

Xun You spoke slowly: "I think Wenhe and Wenxing are right, I just want to add one thing. Zhang Yan came in a fierce manner, probably also wanted to see Your Majesty's attitude." He glanced at Yang Feng: "Zhang Yan and General Yang have always been called the two heroes of the Black Mountain Army. Now that General Yang is a general and a title of marquis, Zhang Yan naturally wants to know his position in His Majesty's mind. The arrival of the army has shown his strength. If you want to stabilize Zhang Yan, your Majesty may have to send enough envoys."

Liu Bian understood it. When he surrendered Yang Feng, he sent two famous scholars, Yang Xiu and Zhong Yao, to talk to Zhang Yan, and the envoy's specifications should not be low, otherwise Zhang Yan would think that he was despised.

"Let's do this, Wen Hexian leads the army to Zhuyuan Pass. I will lead the Yulin cavalry to Mengjin to see if I can talk to Zhang Yan."

Jia Xu and others looked at each other, and were all a little surprised: "Your Majesty wants to go in person?"

"No," Liu Bian chuckled: "When Hedong surrendered, I personally took charge, and it's nothing to go there now. Mengjin has only been more than a hundred miles from Zhiyuan, and it can be reached overnight."

Seeing that Liu Bian insisted, Jia Xu and others did not persuade him anymore. Liu Bian immediately divided the work and asked Jia Xu to lead more than 10,000 cavalry to rush to Huayuan, Lu Bu and Yang Feng to be the deputy generals, Lu Bu, Yang Feng to Bu, and Xu Huang to command Hu Benlang as the central army. He rushed to Mengjin, Xun You and Pei Qian to accompany the staff and worked with Zhang Yan for a while.

Liu Bian was very relieved by others, but he was a little worried about Lu Bu. Lu Bu was arrogant and always thought that he was Lu Bu among the people, with great martial arts skills and uniqueness in the world, and did not take others seriously. He also regarded himself as the leader of the Bingzhou people and complained about the Liangzhou people. He asked him to accept Jia Xu's orders, but he might not be willing to be obedient.

He called Lu Bu, Yang Feng, Xu Huang and others over and solemnly reminded him.

"All the generals are important, fighting in front of the battle is important. Whether you can focus on the overall situation is the difference between a general and a fighting general. I hope you can be a general and not be limited to a fighting general."

Lu Bu knew that Liu Bian's words were mainly directed at him, and said with a sigh: "Don't worry, Your Majesty. I will definitely cooperate with Wenhe to repel Cao Cao and Sun Jian and his rebellions, and lift the siege of Zhuyuan."

"I am waiting to hear your good news." Liu Bian said seriously: "This war is a battle between life and death of the court, not a private fight. If someone insists on doing his own thing, and misses the big thing, he will be punished even if he wins."

Lu Bu and others were shocked and bowed to accept the order.

Liu Bian immediately led 300 guards doctors and 2,000 Yulin cavalry to Mengjin.

...

Yuan Shao walked back and forth in the tent with his hands behind his back, his steps were rapid and landing soundly.

There are too many things in various aspects recently, which makes him upset. The phoenix bird is about to be born. He is like a father who is about to welcome a new life, and like Ye Gong who is about to face the real dragon. He is happy and sad. The joy is that once the phoenix bird is born, he is the first person to hatch phoenix birds with his own hands since the records of Confucianism. There is no doubt that he will become the leader of the Confucianism. The worry is that his own cultivation has been stagnant, and he does not know whether he can get the recognition of the phoenix bird. If the phoenix leaves him, the joke will be a big deal.

The phoenix is ​​a sacred bird, not everyone can see it. With Confucius' knowledge and morality, he has never seen a phoenix bird several times, let alone own a phoenix bird.

He wanted to improve his cultivation, but encountered a lot of trouble.

Liu's dragon bloodline was too weak, so he could only give birth to two smart and lovely sons, which was not helpful to his cultivation. He followed Xu You's advice and thought of proposing marriage to the Zhen family in Zhongshan. Zhen Han was a confidant of Wang Mang at that time, and was a famous dragon bloodline in the Confucian sect, which was comparable to the Liu family's royal family. If he could get a good partner from the Zhen family, he would have hope of breaking the realm.

Xu You went there for more than half a month and sent back a message that made him laugh and cry.

Among the five daughters of the Zhen family, Zhen Mi has the most expensive face, but she is too young and is only eight years old, so she is not suitable to be his concubine at all. Xu You instead suggested that he set up this marriage for his second son Yuan Xi and make plans for the next generation.

As soon as he heard this, Yuan Shao heard Xu You's true intention. He must have known Zhen Mi for a long time, and also knew that Zhen Mi was too young, so he just proposed marriage for Yuan Xi. What's this? I am in my prime and I'm not over a hundred, so you are busy fighting for heirs?

The foreign enemy has not yet been settled and the internal strife has already arisen. This is not a good sign. However, what annoyed Yuan Shao made him worry about more than this internal strife. Compared with Yuan Xi, who was underage, Yuan Shu is more troublesome.

Cao Cao led another unit to attack the Luyuan Pass. Yuan Shao perfunctorily ordered him and symbolically assigned him 3,000 people. In addition to Liu Bei's troops, Cao Cao had about 10,000 people. After Cao Cao set off, Yuan Shao accidentally learned from Zhang Miao that Dian Wei had successfully broken the territory. Looking at Zhang Miao's indifferent expression, Yuan Shao was so angry that he almost burst into tears. He had a lot of opinions about Zhang Miao. Why didn't you tell me earlier about such a big thing?

In addition to Dian Wei, Yuan Shu caused another trouble for Yuan Shao. He sent Sun Jian, a powerful general with a white tiger life. Now, Cao Cao has three powerful generals who have successfully broken the territory. His strength has increased greatly, enough to compete with the army of 20,000 to 30,000. It is no longer impossible to complete the task of breaking through the turret pass, completely messing up Yuan Shao's plan.

Once Cao Cao breaks through the Zhuyuan Pass and enters the capital, what should he do? Go to Xingyang to attack, or watch Cao Cao and others shine in Luoyang?

Cao Cao's affairs have not yet come to fruition, and Zhang Yan is here again.

Zhang Yan led 100,000 Black Mountain troops out of Taihang and entered Hanoi County, threatening to cooperate with Yuan Shao to attack Mengjin. He had not crossed the river with one soldier, so he robbed Hanoi County first. Now everyone in Hanoi County was in danger and complained, and they asked Yuan Shao to come forward to stop Zhang Yan. How could Yuan Shao stop Zhang Yan? He asked Zhang Yan to help, and it was appropriate to solve Zhang Yan's supply of food and grass, but could he take out 100,000 people to Zhang Yan?

Unless he has a bad mind, he will do such a thing as a enemy.

It was not until this time that Yuan Shao realized the profound meaning behind Cao Cao's suggestion. He was very annoyed, but not targeting Cao Cao, but targeting Xun Yu who was hidden behind Cao Cao. He felt that Xun Yu dug a hole for him through Cao Cao's hands.

When Xun You surrendered to the emperor with Bai Bo's army, Yuan Shao even more affirmed Xun Yu's sinister intentions.

He was very annoyed and furious.

The Master is right: Ji's worries are not in Zhuanyu, but in Xiao Wall. The Confucian worries are the same. (To be continued...)

ps: It's Monday again, as usual, I'm looking for recommendations, this is the first update.
Chapter completed!