The next morning, Yuan Shao led an army of 150,000 to the White Horse. Looking around, he saw the flags and the swords were shining, and the murderous intent was fierce. At noon, just as Yuan Shao rectified the army, the 100,000 troops of the court arrived. For a time, nearly 300,000 troops gathered at the small white horse. This was the first time since Liu Xie took office to command such a large-scale army battle. It was also the first formal large-scale battle since the Chuping period. Although the previous coalition attacks Hulao and the earlier princes' attacks against Dong were huge, in fact, when it comes to formalism, it is far less than the current battle.

Yuan Shao lost two battles and lost a lot of troops. At present, there were less than 200,000, only 180,000 people. Although the court won two battles, the troops were at a disadvantage from the beginning. Now there are only 110,000 troops participating in the war. However, in addition to these 110,000 regular troops, there are also Zhang Yan, the Heishan Army. Although the Heishan Army is known as one million, only 20,000 to 30,000 can actually be pulled out to fight. If the two sides are superimposed, the difference between the troops and Yuan Shao is no longer large.

In this battle, Chang'an, Shuzhong, Nanyang, and Xiliang, Liu Xie almost transferred all the troops that could be drawn. In addition to the border troops, Yuan Shao also used all his troops to fight this battle with the court. For Yuan Shao, this was an opportunity to compete for the northern overlord. As long as he won, Sili, Chang'an, Bingzhou, and Xiliang, who had recovered his vitality, even if the princes swallowed them together, with Yuan Shao's current skills, he could still get the largest piece of cake.

For Liu Xie, if he could defeat Yuan Shao, even if he could not take Jizhou in a short period of time, Qingzhou, Youzhou and Bingzhou would definitely return to the territory of the Han Dynasty, leaving only one Jizhou, which would gradually erode and block the court. At that time, the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty would be able to achieve the seven states of Yong, Liang, You, Ji, Qing, Yizhou, plus Hetao, Sili and Nanyang, most of the world would have been in the hands of it, and the momentum of sweeping the world was already established. At least north of Jiangdong, Cao Cao and Chen Gui, the two princes of Cao Cao and Chen Gui were no longer available, and it would be difficult to resist Liu Xie's invasion.

The two sides met with the White Horse and confronted each other three miles apart. Liu Xie ordered people to build a high platform and use a thousand-mile mirror to observe the Yuan army camp. He couldn't help but praise: "Although they are brothers, Yuan Benchu ​​is more than just better than Yuan Shu. Just looking at the camp linked together and secretly complying with the principles, it is far from comparable to the candles of Yuan Highway. No wonder he has the confidence to compete with me."

Guo Jia smiled and said, "Your Majesty doesn't know that there are many outstanding people under Yuan Shao. Not to mention the powerful generals such as Yan Liang, Wen Chou, and the scholars, Tian Feng and Ju Su, all have talents to assist the country. The rest of Shen Pei, Xun Chen, Xin Ping, Xin Pi, Wang Xiu, Chen Lin, etc. are all good talents. Unfortunately, Yuan Shao has many factions under his command. The dispute between Jizhou and Yingchuan families has never stopped. Although Yuan Shao has the resources of heroes, he is indecisive and unable to reconcile the disputes of this faction, which has led to the internal struggle. Otherwise, Yuan Shao would be more than that today!"

Guo Jia had been under Yuan Shao for a while and knew everything under Yuan Shao. In fact, there was no factional dispute between the court? The dispute between the new nobles and the old ministers and the regional dispute also existed. However, although Liu Xie was young, he had sufficient decisive ability and knew very well what was the main and what was secondary. Since Liu Xie took power, military power has never fallen. In addition, under the pressure of offending the world's aristocratic families, Qiangang was arbitrary and gradually made the Guanzhong prosperous through industrial and commercial means.

Weakening the foundations of those aristocratic families can make the newly promoted civil and military officials tightly approach Liu Xie and form a confrontation.

Most of the upstarts came from poor families or small clans and had no rights at all. Even though Liu Xie continued to weaken the overall interests of the aristocratic families, their status and rights were actually increased for these poor families and small clans. Then, through the military merit system, the entire army was cleaned up.

Although the aristocratic families have been making small moves, the money and grain and the army are all grasping in Liu Xie's hands. These aristocratic families look noisy and joyful, but in Guo Jia's eyes, they are like a clown. From beginning to end, including Huangfu Song, Zhu Jun, and Liu Xie who have turned to Liu Xie have never given them any substantial things. Most of the time, they are painting cakes for them, giving Zhu Jun a great future. But in fact, Zhu Hao is now just a general with real power, but this kind of real power can be abolished by Liu Xie.

His attitude towards Huangfu Song was a little different. With a bit of coercion, he accurately grasped Huangfu Song's key points, which made Huangfu Song not dare to turn against Liu Xie at all. Although he was nearly thirty years younger than Yuan Shao, in Guo Jia's opinion, none of the three Yuan Shaos must be comparable to one Liu Xie. It is not ability, but vision and courage. This kind of thing has nothing to do with ability, but is the most important thing for the superiors.

If Yuan Shao had half of Liu Xie's courage, I'm afraid that now, let alone Qingzhou and Youzhou, what Liu Xie had to face was Yuan Shao, who played the role of Qingyou and Ji and even Yan and Henan. Yuan Shao, who was the leader of the princes, had a very strong capital, but unfortunately he failed to seize the key and missed many good opportunities.

"I want to use the secret to alienate the relationship between Yuan Shao's ministers. What do you think about Fengxiao?" Liu Xie put away the Qianli Mile Mile Mile and looked at Guo Jia with a smile.

It is not a secret that Yuan Shao has many factions. The intelligence network of the court is not a decoration. Naturally, it was found that Liu Xie had already begun to make arrangements when he foreseeed today. The court joined forces with Qingzhou to continuously plant chess pieces in Jizhou. At this point, it is time to use it in the decisive battle.

"Your Majesty doesn't have to do such a big deal." Guo Jia couldn't help but shake his head and smiled when he heard this, "With Guo Tu, Feng Ji and others are by Yuan Shao, why should Your Majesty get away with him?"

"Oh?" Liu Xie looked at Guo Jia in surprise and said, "What does it mean to be filial piety?"

Guo Jia smiled and said, "Guo Tu is smart, but he is all a little wise. He only knows intrigue but does not know the overall situation. When I served Yuan Shao at that time, although both of them were scholars from Yingchuan, he was quite afraid of this person. Not only did this person exclude the Jizhou faction, but he was also quite afraid of the outstanding people in the Yingchuan faction. I don't know how many good ministers were excluded by him and turned against Yuan Shao. Otherwise, with Yuan Shao's reputation at the time and many talented people in Yingchuan, how could the Yingchuan faction be Guo Tu? Feng Ji and others became the pillar? Your Majesty can rest assured that with these two people there, there is no need for Your Majesty to use them at all. These guests will be left to the future when Your Majesty swept across Jizhou."

Liu Xie nodded when he heard this. This kind of person is actually not uncommon. In the workplace in his previous life, there were many such people, who had abilities, but liked to suppress potential juniors and had not had a good relationship with external interpersonal relationships. But he knew how to figure out the heart of his boss and be able to make his boss happy and capable. Unfortunately, he was limited to the situation. In the face of real major events, he could not make correct judgments. If he met a boss who was soft-hearted and easily fooled, he would definitely be a perfect match for a loser.

Liu Xie stopped mentioning this matter. He looked up at the sky. The sunlight was a little dazzling. He turned to Xu Chu and said, "I ordered people to file between the two armies. I want to meet for a while in person. This is the first prince!"

The title of the world's number one prince had already changed hands as early as when Liu Xie annexed Nanyang. In recent years, Yuan Shao's power has been expanding, but Yuan Shu's power has been shrinking. Even if Yuan Shu does not die this time, it will never be comparable to Yuan Shao.

"Here!" Xu Chu agreed and brought people to set up tables and chairs in the center of the two armies. As the emperor, Liu Xie still had the style he should have. The tables and chairs were made strictly according to the grades divided by the Ministry of Works. The nine dragons facing the sky chairs were also engraved with dragon patterns on the table. There was also a canopy standing beside it, showing the royal style.

Liu Xie came down to the center of the two armies at Xu Chu and Liu Bei's escort. At this distance, even if Yuan Shao wanted to attack, Liu Xie had enough time to retreat calmly.

Nodding at Xu Chu, Xu Chu came out of his horse and came to the two armies and said loudly: "Where is Yuan Benchu? Your Majesty is welcome."

In the Jizhou army, Yuan Shao frowned at Liu Xie who was standing in the center. Tian Feng frowned and said, "The position of the monarch and minister has been decided long ago. When the lord goes there, his identity will inevitably be at a disadvantage, so don't pay attention to it."

Guo Tu, who stood beside Yuan Shao, curled his lips disdainfully when he heard this: "Yuan Hao was too careful. Since the emperor invited him, wouldn't he be weaker if he didn't go? Moreover, this place is a thousand steps away from the army on both sides. If he was still timid at this time, wouldn't it be a joke that the lord had no courage?"

"Guo Tu, if there is any mistake in lord, you can afford it!" Tian Feng couldn't help but be furious and cursed.

"Okay!" Yuan Shao frowned and said, "I'll say less."

Looking at Liu Xie, who was already sitting down in a steadily under the canopy, Yuan Shao's eyes were more focused on the two people around him. One was Xu Chu, and the world had seen his bravery under Hulao Pass, but there was also Zhang He under Yuan Shao's command, so Gao Lan was naturally not afraid.

As for Liu Bei on the side, Yuan Shao naturally recognized that although Liu Bei was first known for his courage, in fact, Yuan Shao could handle Liu Bei's martial arts by himself.

Taking a deep breath, Yuan Shao said calmly: "I have decided, Zhang He and Gao Lan will follow me. I also want to see, how powerful is this young emperor? You don't have to persuade you anymore. With Zhang He and Gao Lan, you will follow me, and the emperor will not be able to do anything to me!"

"Here!" Tian Feng had to sigh bitterly when he heard this. Since the emperor took power, he had always made up all his plans and never did unnecessary things. Although he could not see what Liu Xie's move was intended, he always felt that Liu Xie had no good intentions. At this time, it was better to have less than more things, so why bother to talk more?
Chapter completed!