Chapter 521

"good!"

Liu Ye nodded, the worry in his heart was Yuan Shao.

"My lord, Yuan Shao was originally the leader of the allied army against Dong. After occupying Jizhou, his strength and reputation have increased significantly. Now Yuan Shu has been defeated by Cao Cao several times, and fled to Huainan in embarrassment. There is a faint tendency for the princes of the world to be headed by Yuan Shao." "Before Cao Cao, the prefect of the Eastern Commandery, was recommended by Yuan Shao, last year after Cao Cao broke the Yellow Turban, he took over the post of Yanzhou Mu, but Cao Cao still regards Yuan Shao as his leader!"

Liu Zhang quickly waved his hand and looked at Liu Ye with a smile.

"Zi Yang, you're worrying too much! Yuan Shao is busy competing with Gongsun Zan for the land of Hebei, how can he care about us?"

Based on Liu Zhang's understanding of Yuan Shao, he forgets righteousness when he sees small profits, and keeps his eyes on You and Qingerzhou all the time.

Besides, no matter how long Yuan Shao's hand is, can he still reach Yizhou?

Liu Ye still didn't give up, and was still telling Liu Zhang about the great changes in Yuan Shao's power.

"My lord, Yuan Shao defeated the Black Mountain Army in Luchang Mountain this year and killed tens of thousands of thieves. The Black Mountain Army has all escaped into the Taihang Mountains, and Jizhou is no longer a threat."

"Yuan Shao used his eldest son, Yuan Tan, as the governor of Qingzhou, and tried to gain a foothold in Qingzhou. Gongsun Zan refused, and sent his general Tian Kai to attack. Unfortunately, Tian Kai lost to Yuan Tan, and Yuan Shao's forces officially entered Qingzhou."

The development of Yuan Shao's power is really fast enough!

Liu Zhang couldn't help sighing in his heart, the Han emperor was still in Chang'an, and Yuan Shao openly defied the Holy Spirit and attacked prefectures and counties wantonly. However, Yuan Tan's performance surprised Liu Zhang.

"I didn't expect Yuan Tan to have such a talent!"

"My lord, do you know whose plan it was to break the Black Mountain and defeat Tian Kai?"

Yuan Shao has many advisors under his command, especially at this time, even Xun Yu and Guo Jia are under his command.

Since Xun Yu and Guo Jia didn't like Yuan Shao, they naturally wouldn't give him a design. Liu Zhang thought about it and said two names.

"Ju Shou? Tian Feng?"

In Liu Zhang's view, the only ones who are really capable are these two people. The rest are just wine bags and rice bags, fighting among themselves, and when it comes to decision-making, they are all bad ideas!

"No, it's Xu You!"

"It turned out to be him..."

If Liu Ye hadn't mentioned this person, Liu Zhang would have forgotten him!

"My lord, Xu You and my lord also have a lot of troubles, right?"

Liu Zhang couldn't help laughing out loud, what Liu Ye said was really euphemistic.

"Zi Yang, it's not just a holiday, the person who hates me the most in this world is none other than Xu You!"

No one will forget Liu Zhang's insult to Xu You, let alone Xu Ziyuan who has a small belly!

"Could it be that he will push Yuan Shao to attack us? Probably not. Even if Yuan Shao wanted to, he would not be able to do it. Gongsun Zan hasn't solved it yet, how can he have the energy to take care of us?"

If Yuan Shao unified Hebei, Liu Zhang might pay attention to it a little bit, but Yuan Shao is like him now, only occupying one state of Jizhou, and the powerful enemy Gongsun Zan is always threatening, so it is absolutely impossible to waste his troops.

"Since my lord regards me as my military adviser, I have to take precautions. If Yuan Shao unites Ma Teng, Han Sui, Li Jue, Guo Si, and Liu Biao to attack Yizhou, what can we do? If Hanzhong is lost, Bashu will be shaken!"

If other counselors had said this to him, Liu Zhang would not have cared too much, because the possibility was too low. But it was Liu Ye who brought it up, and he was still so persistent, which actually made Liu Zhang feel uneasy.

"Zi Yang, the Southern Expedition has gone so smoothly, I think it won't be long before we can take Cang County and Yue Yi County, and then Zi Jing and the others will immediately start a strategy against the barbarians. They will definitely need troops urgently."

"Although we have an army of more than 100,000, there are only 45,000 people in the fifth battalion that can maneuver right now. These are the most elite troops. Facing the attack of the barbarians, they can be defeated in a short time."

Huang Zhong, Zhao Yun, and Dianwei's three battalions, Ma Liuzhang, were preparing to launch a surprise attack when the barbarians rebelled. Tai Shici's Wufeng battalion was used to sit in Chengdu, ready to deal with emergencies everywhere. Not to mention that Gao Shun was trapped in the camp, he was invincible and invincible to describe him best, he was Liu Zhang's most elite ace fighter.

Except for these soldiers and horses, all other soldiers and horses have their own tasks and cannot be mobilized.

Liu Zhang couldn't help but feel helpless in his heart. When and how many soldiers and horses will not feel this kind of restraint.

"My lord, currently Chengdu is short of food and grass, and can only subdue two counties in a short period of time. It is difficult to make breakthroughs against the barbarians."

Liu Ye was telling the truth that even if Lu Su was extremely wise, it was absolutely impossible for the barbarians to kill each other in such a short period of time.

"My lord, why don't we act like this..."

Liu Ye whispered something in Liu Zhang's ear, but Liu Zhang frowned more and more, and finally shook his head.

Five days later, Liu Zhang was not persuaded by Liu Ye. Instead, he made a high-profile oath in Chengdu and sent four armies with a total of 40,000 troops to the south again, declaring that he would take down the entire Nanzhong in one go.

Flags flutter outside Chengdu, covering the sky and the sun. Everyone in Shu County knows that Liu Zhang, the shepherd of Yizhou, is desperately going south to conquer Yizhou, and is going to pacify Yizhou in one go.

Jizhou Governance, Yecheng, State Shepherd's Mansion.

Ever since he defeated Gongsun Zan and wiped out his elite Baimayi Cong, Yuan Shao forgot all about it, let alone the heroes of Hebei.

At present, Bingzhou has been controlled by his nephew and high-ranking officials, and the black bandit, the only serious problem in Jizhou, has also been hit hard.

Yuan Shao's only enemy in Hebei is Gongsun Zan of Youzhou.

Although Gongsun Zan is brave, he is also constrained by Youzhou Mu Liuyu, unable to use all his strength at all times.

Jizhou has a vast land and rich resources, not only has a large population, but also a land of grain production, which is far stronger than the bitterly cold Youzhou.

Looking at it now, as long as Yuan Shao fights steadily, it is inevitable to unify Hebei.

"My lord! Great joy!"

From far away, Yuan Shao heard Xu You's voice.

Originally, Yuan Shao didn't like such a bluffing appearance, and felt that it would damage his elegant image.

But Xu You kept yelling overjoyed, so Yuan Shao patiently waited for his arrival.

Finally, after a while, Xu You came to Yuan Shao out of breath. It should be because he ran too fast, and he couldn't speak at the first moment.

"Ziyuan, didn't you start shouting when you entered the gate of the state pastoral mansion?"

Xu You and Yuan Shao have known each other for many years, and they have made great achievements in recent years, so they are deeply loved by Yuan Shao.

Hearing Yuan Shao's teasing words, Xu You couldn't help laughing.

"My lord, today is really double happiness! I...I am completely overjoyed!"

"Ziyuan, why are you so happy? Could it be that Gongsun Zan died suddenly?"

If there is such a big happy event, Yuan Shao can only think of Gongsun Zan's accidental death!

Xu You smiled more and more intensely, and suddenly let out a burst of laughter.

"Hahaha! My lord, although Gongsun Zan did not die suddenly, he is not far from it!"

(end of this chapter)