"Yuan Shu came from Yingyin, Ji Ling and Qiao Rui were the vanguard, with about 10,000 people..."

After hearing the report, Liu Bian had no reaction at all. He just glanced at Xun You. "Yuan Shu came so quickly!"

"It should have been planned a long time ago." Xun You looked serious and worried: "Such a big move may not be something that Xi Zhicai alone can do."

"I'm afraid you're going to give your uncle a way to return it." Liu Bian threw a dead branch into the fire, his eyes illuminated by the fire: "It seems that he and Yuan Shao have a big difference."

Xun You didn't say anything more. As Liu Bian said, the two teams of Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu were mobilized to launch an attack, which looked very similar to Xun Yu's work. He turned his back on the guest and used Cao Cao and others as chess pieces to force Yuan Shao to change it. Now he is determined to lead Yuan Shu into the game, and of course the risk is greater. Neither Yuan Shao nor Yuan Shu, nor Cao Cao and others will be willing to be manipulated like this.

"Your Majesty, what's happening now is that if Yuan Shu leads a large army, our army will have too few troops and carry few baggage. It is better not to fight for a long time, so it's better to retreat as soon as possible." Xun You advised: "If you are blocked in Songgao Mountain, the consequences will be unimaginable."

Liu Bian's eyebrows were slightly raised, and he seemed to be smiling: "Can Xi Zhi assist Yuan Shu?"

Xun You was stunned, thought for a while, and shook his head: "No."

"Where is your Xun family?"

Xun You understood and laughed: "No. Even though Yuan Shu is the legitimate son of the Yuan family, he is just a playboy and has no aura of a noble family. He is not enough to accomplish great things. Not to mention our Xun family, anyone who needs a little knowledge may not support him."

"That's it." Liu Bian stood up and walked to the edge of the pond, stretched out his hand in Xun You's terrified gaze. He slowly washed his hands. Although the water level in the stone pond was not high, the water surface was not calm, and it kept oscillating, rushing. As Liu Bian's hand reached into the water, the sound of the water became louder and louder. It seemed as if a giant dragon was being angry and was roaring for demonstration.

Liu Bian looked at the water and his voice was calm as usual: "Xi Zhicai didn't want to assist Yuan Shu, and he wanted to recruit Yuan Shu to come. I'm afraid he just wanted to use Yuan Shu's momentum to create momentum and force me to submit. The real killer move will not be in Yuan Shu, but in his own hands. I just want to see what his killer move is."

Xun You was speechless. He felt that Liu Bian was too risky and confident for no reason, but he also knew that he could not convince Liu Bian.

"Gongda, I have some confidence in me." Liu Bian turned his head and smiled at Xun You: "Although I can't say too many reasons, I have a very strong intuition: Xi Zhicai. I'm afraid I can't really grasp this situation. Don't worry, let's wait."

Xun You nodded.

...

With a "wow", Xi Zhi vomited a mouthful of blood and his face turned pale.

Cao Cao looked at Xi Zhicai sympathetically, not knowing what to say. This is the second time that Xi Zhicai vomited blood today. After a long period of calculation, Xi Zhicai's body consumed too much, and it seemed that he could vomit blood and die at any time.

The situation against the will of heaven is indeed ominous, and it is costing the health and even life of the person who sets up the plan.

Xi Zhicai wiped away the blood from the corner of his mouth, slowly lay down on the couch, closed his eyes, and said weakly: "Are you all ready?"

"Everything is ready." Cao Cao walked to his side, took his hand, and held it in the palm of his hand: "Zhicai, can you hold on?"

"It should be fine if I hold on for another two days." Xi Zhicai smiled tiredly, "If I can kill Liu Bian in one fell swoop, forcing the leader to take over Luoyang as soon as possible and end the war early, even if I can't live forty years old, it will be worth it."

Cao Cao sighed secretly. Xi Zhicai's words were a bit unlucky. He was just over thirty today and lived to be forty, so it would be a few years. However, he also hoped that Xi Zhicai would succeed. If Liu Bian was killed in Songgao Mountain this time and Yuan Shao entered Luoyang, whether he supported Liu Xie or became independent, he would fall into a dilemma. In order to save himself, Yuan Shao had to rely on him, which would bring him a rare opportunity for development.

With this opportunity, coupled with this military achievements, he can quickly improve his strength and shorten the distance with his wishes.

It took only seven or eight years for Emperor Gaozu of Han Liu Bang to rise up to become emperor. The world is in chaos, which is the best time to rise to the top.

"By the way, the general should prepare two gangs and carry them with you." Xi Zhicai suddenly thought of something, opened his eyes, and reminded him with a heavy heart: "For ordinary people, the drum song is just a little louder, but for those who are about to understand, it may hurt the internal organs."

Cao Cao's eyes flashed and he nodded in agreement.

...

Meng Jin and Yuan Shao commanded the army and slowly retreated, their eyes as if they were fire.

He led a 50,000 army to force Zhang Yan to bow to him. Originally, in his opinion, although Zhang Yan claimed to be a 100,000 army, not to mention whether he really had a 100,000 army, the Yellow Turban Army was not equipped and trained enough, so it could not be his opponent. He had enough chance of winning to defeat Zhang Yan, and he took Hanoi back into his pocket, and at the same time ate Zhang Yan's Black Mountain Army.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Yan was not only tenacious, but also able to fight. Although the Black Mountain Army was not equipped, the battle was very exciting. Zhang Yan made full use of his military advantage, not only blocked his attack, but also achieved a small victory.

What surprised him even more was that Zhang Yan actually had Zhang Jiao's nine-section scepter in his hand. Although Zhang Yan did not use spells to inspire the soldiers to fight like Zhang Jiao, the nine-section scepter still greatly boosted the morale of the Yellow Turban soldiers. They continued to attack, and they forced to repel Yuan Shao's attack with their flesh and blood.

As far as Yuan Shao knows, the Nine-section Scepter should be in the palace, so how could it return to Zhang Yan's hands?

Back at the tent, Yuan Shao called Tian Feng, Guo Tu, Xin Ping and others. When he heard that the Nine-section scepter was in Zhang Yan's hands, Tian Feng immediately stood up: "It seems that the court must have recruited Zhang Yan and reconciled with the remnants of the Yellow Turbans."

Yuan Shao felt a little nervous. If this was the case, then the possibility of pacifying Zhang Yan would be even smaller. In the battle for the Yellow Turbans, he once again fell behind Liu Bian. When he was fighting for Lu Bu and Bingzhou Army, he was killed by Ding Yuan because of his storm, and Bingzhou Army fell into Liu Bian's control, thus losing absolute control of the situation in Luoyang. If Liu Bian had allowed the Yellow Turbans to control the Yellow Turbans Army again, the consequence would be much more serious than Lu Bu's killing Ding Yuan.

Because in his rear, in the Qingxu area, there were a large number of Yellow Turban troops, with a total of less than one million. If they responded to the court and harassed Qingxu, he would be in trouble.

"Leader, this is not a bad thing." Tian Feng continued: "Although there are still many remnants of the Yellow Turbans in Shandong, they are scattered everywhere and their actions are limited. Furthermore, the Yellow Turbans are the communist enemy of Shandong. Once they make their dregs appear, Shandong will inevitably suffer."

Yuan Shao's eyes lit up and he nodded repeatedly. The Yellow Turban Rebellion caused too much harm to the Shandong families. They would not hope to come again. If the Yellow Turban Army gathered again, it would do more benefits than disadvantages to him.

Tian Feng finally came up with a good idea.

After Yuan Shao sent Tian Feng and others away, he wandered alone in the tent. After a while, Guo Tu returned and handed over a military newspaper. After Yuan Shao looked at it, he refused to comment: "It's a good thing that the highway is finally willing to take action."

"What the leader said is very much." Guo Tu smiled and said, "Xi Zhicai was smart and used the emperor's hand to severely attack Liu Bei and Sun Jian. Now that General Yuan has arrived, he may have to backfire. However, if Cao Cao and Liu Bei are used by General Yuan, the face of the leader... is not very good."

Yuan Shao blinked his eyes and thoughtful. He was silent for a long time: "Can Xi Zhicai's Dragon Stopping Formation really trap Liu Bian's son?"

Guo Tu was stunned and a little embarrassed. He knew very little about Xi Zhicai, and even more ignorant of what kind of dragon trapping formation. How could he know whether he could trap Liu Bian? Speaking of Xi Zhi can trap Liu Bian, wouldn't he say he was incompetent, and speaking of Xi Zhi can't trap Liu Bian? What if he really succeeded? Yuan Shu was the first to enter Luoyang, which was a great irony for Yuan Shao.

He could not afford such consequences.

Yuan Shao looked a little bad when he saw Guo Tu not answering.

...

Late at night, Liu Bian sat cross-legged beside the stone pond, closing his eyes to meditate.

The water in the stone pond beats the stone wall, making a rustling sound, never stopping.

This is one of the twenty-eight stone ponds, shaped like a scorpion tail, and is indeed somewhat similar to the tail constellation among the seven eastern constellations. It is said that this is the most susceptible position of the Eastern Qinglong. If you marry on this day, you will have a great disaster within three years.

Liu Bian was not worried about this issue. What he was worried about was how to meet Jia Xu as soon as possible, find Lu Bu, defeat Cao Cao, and withdraw from Songgao Mountain. If he could kill these three heroes in the face of battle, it would be of course the best.

However, before killing Cao Cao and the other two, he had to consider the issue of water. The water supply in Twenty-Bao Pu was insufficient, so it was already very difficult to supply his five thousand men. After meeting with Jia Xu and Lu Bu, the water supply will definitely become a problem. Be prepared for any trouble. He had asked in detail about the water source near Xun You and sent someone to inquire, but there was no result yet.

He must find more sufficient water sources to support it and wait until Xi Zhi can't hold on.

He slowly opened his eyes, his eyes fell on the pool in front of him, and a little doubt came to his mind. Xun You said that the amount of water in Twenty-Bao Pu is much lower than in previous years, so where did these water go? Did the water in Twenty-Bao Pools become less? If so, then the amount of water is quite large, and it seems impossible to explain it by the lack of precipitation. If it is not the same, then the amount of water in some stone ponds has increased.

Which stone ponds have increased water? They come from the southeast, with the lowest terrain in the southeast. In theory, the water in those places should be the largest, but the stone ponds he saw are not as high as the water level.

Could it be that Xi Zhicai's formation can lead water from low to high places? Is this too amazing? Why did he gather these waters together? Is it just to make his army short of water, or...

Liu Bian suddenly realized something and couldn't help but take a breath of air conditioning.

.(To be continued...)

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