The strategists looked at each other and frowned and thought hard.

It’s not impossible for Yuan Shao to think this way, but the risk is a bit too high.

Moreover, if you take such risks, you can easily withstand public opinion offensives. Once you act in a bad way, you will lose more than you gain.

However, there is not no way.

"Then, you can only take advantage of the fierce battle with Dong Zhuo in Guanzhong and get rid of the firewood from the cauldron!"

Xu You's face was ruthless.

Feng Jishen agreed and said, "General, you can take action against Qingzhou and Yuzhou while they are all in Guanzhong."

Xun Chen looked hesitant.

"General, it's fine to take action against Sun Jian. His Yuzhou Governor was expressed by Yuan Shu. If the general was not justified, the general could also call the Yuzhou Governor. Yuan Shu was helpless, but Guo Peng led Qingzhou to the court and was appointed by the court. If we take action against Qingzhou, there is no right to be a good name."

Yuan Shao hesitated immediately, feeling that Xun Chen was right.

Isn’t taking action against Qingzhou a legitimate rebellion against the imperial court?

If Han Fu's Jizhou governor was not appointed by the imperial court, would he still need to be careful to cheat?

Just raise an army and fight.

Guo Peng led Qingzhou and was also appointed by the imperial court, so was General Zuo, which was more legitimate than Yuan Shao's self-proclaimed general of chariots and cavalry and the tricked Jizhou master.

Isn’t it just blatantly to oppose the court?

The Han Dynasty has not yet perished, and there is still an emperor. People in the world have not yet accepted the situation where the Han Dynasty wants to perish.

Xu You didn't think so.

"Guo Peng's Qingzhou Mu was appointed by Dong Zhuo. He himself said that Dong Zhuo was named Han Prime Minister and was actually Han thief. So what else can I say?"

Xun Chen continued to shake his head.

"That is the imperial court document and the emperor's seal, which is legitimate. No matter what, the righteousness is not with us. Without the righteousness, Qingzhou cannot move, otherwise the general will be extremely passive."

Yuan Shao was even more upset.

"General, Ji has an idea."

Feng Ji suddenly spoke, and Yuan Shao asked quickly.

"Tell me quickly!"

"Qingzhou was attacked by the Yellow Turban Army. There are still many Yellow Turban Army in Qingzhou. Why don't the general send troops into Qingzhou under the pretext of helping Guo Zifeng fight against the Yellow Turban Army? That way, it will be more legitimate."

Yuan Shao looked happy and looked at Xun Chen.

Xun Chen hesitated for a while.

"This... makes sense, but once Guo Zifeng refuses, there is no excuse to continue entering Qingzhou. If you enter again, Guo Zifeng will bite you back and say that we are in danger of rebellion."

"So, while he is not here, take action immediately and work with Yuzhou together!"

Xu You said quickly: "If the general wants to accomplish a great thing, he must be decisive, do not hesitate, do not miss the opportunity, and do not come again!"

Yuan Shao suddenly felt that Xu You was right. Although Xun Chen was still a little hesitant, Yuan Shao had already decided.

Yuan Shao decided to immediately send his generals Zhou Ang and Que Yi to lead his army into Yuzhou and Qingzhou. While Sun Jian and Guo Peng were both on the front line, they would take advantage of the situation and make them suffer a loss!

The prelude to the chaos in the world was blown by Dong Zhuo. After entering the main topic, the first sound was Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou. He killed Qiao Mao and annexed Dongjun.

The one who played the strongest note in the early stage was Yuan Shao.

Before the alliance to challenge the Dongdong was disbanded in name, the leader Yuan Shao began to stab the sword in the back.

For his own self-interest, he ignored the righteousness of attacking Dong Zhuo and directly attacked his allies. His appearance was extremely bad, which also made many people see Yuan Shao's true face more clearly.

However, chaotic times are coming, no matter how ugly you look, as long as you have great power, some people will surrender, some people will blow, and some people will help you clean the floor.

Even if a weak person is abused, he will not be useful even if he has a great reputation. No one will stand up for the weak.

Yes, no one will stand up for the weak.

Obviously, Yuan Shao regarded Sun Jian and Guo Peng as weak people.

Then, Yuan Shao's advisers analyzed the world situation for him and gave him many suggestions, helping him to make good friends with clans and Liu Dai, and sent people to develop in Bingzhou, observe the situation in Bingzhou, and then infiltrate the south to curb the development of the Yuan Shu faction.

After obtaining Jizhou, coupled with his relationship with the clan and Liu Dai, Yuan Shao instantly reversed the situation he had once been unfavorable to fight against Yuan Shu.

Once the huge foundation of the four generations and three dukes explodes, it can instantly reverse the situation in the world.

Yuan Shao immediately had the potential to dominate Hebei and even the world, and not long ago, he was just an optional prefect of Bohai.

A few months later, he began to plan and guide the world.

Staff, general, army, territory, nothing is missing.

The power of Yuan's family can be seen.

At this time, Guo Peng and Sun Jian were still on the front line of Guanzhong, crossing the useless Hangu Pass and attacking Xu Rong, who was defending the Mianchi garrison, the two sides fought for several months without a chance of winning or losing.

At this time, Hangu Pass had long since lost its role as the world's heroic pass during the Warring States Period.

The terrain of Hangu Pass during the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period was very steep. The high ground on both sides was called Chousangyuan. The middle crack was Hangu. The city of Guan was built at the crack mouth, and there was also a Hongnong River in front of the pass.

In the pre-Qin period, the six Kanto countries had to cross the river before they could detain the pass. Even if they entered the pass, they had to pass through the fifteen-kilometer-long valley crack, which was extremely risky.

Therefore, the Qin State relied on the natural danger of Hangu Pass to attack and retreat and defend, and continued to ravage the six Shandong countries.

During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Western Han Dynasty, Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty moved Hangu Pass hundreds of miles eastward and set up the new Hangu Pass.

There are two roads to go from Luoyang to the Guanzhong Plain. Xin Hangu Pass is located on the North Road, while the South Road is not set up, which results in the strategic value of Xin Hangu Pass is far less than that of the old Hangu Pass.

For this reason, when entering the Eastern Han Dynasty, the court began to reuse the old Hangu Pass.

But hundreds of years have passed, the climate environment in Guanzhong has undergone tremendous changes, and the surrounding areas of Hangu Pass have also undergone great changes.

The original wall of the old Hangu Pass was close to the Yellow River without leaving any gaps. However, in the Eastern Han Dynasty, due to the continuous cut of the Yellow River channel, the water level of the Yellow River continued to drop. The river channel that was close to the original wall would be exposed, forming a river beach.

This river beach can pass by, which makes the natural dangers of Hangu Pass no longer exist, and the value of the old Hangu Pass is almost gone.

So, in the first year of Jian'an, Cao Cao ordered the construction of Tongguan.

At this time, Tongguan still did not exist. In order to defend against the attack of the Kwantung army, Dong Zhuo set up heavy troops in Mianchi, Huayin and Anyi, and asked other generals to stay in various counties and form multiple defense lines.

The defense and blocking are layer by layer, and the troop logistics and supply are far superior to the coalition forces of Guo Peng and Sun Jian.

In desperation, Guo Peng and Sun Jian could only insist on fighting and tried to defeat Dong Zhuo's defense line little by little, but the results were very little.

Xu Rong was in a hurry many times, received reinforcements from Dong Zhuo repeatedly, and was able to stabilize the front, and did not allow Guo Peng and Sun Jian to achieve the strategic goal of breaking through to Hongnong County.

There is no way, the logistics and military strength are insufficient. Although Guo Peng repeatedly severely damaged Xu Rong's army, he could never defeat Xu Rong and went further.

The logistics gap between the two sides is very big, and this cannot be made up for the bravery of the generals.

Despite this, the Bao brothers and Gongsun brothers still supported Guo Peng, advanced and retreated with him, and wanted to fight against Dong Zhuo, and they had the attitude of being the first in the world, and were very majestic.

However, such a majestic battle ushered in a turning point in February of the second year of Chuping.

Guo Peng personally led his army to fight Xu Rong. The two sides fought in close combat. The personal guard Xu Chu shot arrows and injured Xu Rong. Xu Rong's army was defeated and Mianchi was captured.

Guo Peng and Sun Jian immediately led their troops to pursue, and the first layer of defense that Dong Zhuo worked hard to build was finally broken.
Chapter completed!