Chapter 646    Each has its own plans (57)

Guan Yu left Cao Cao's camp and first went north and towards Luoyang.

Cao Cao was shocked when he heard this news.

This is not the right way to Hebei, but the only way to enter Guanzhong.

Liu Bei's entry into Guanzhong was the thing that Cao Cao and Guo Jia were most afraid of.

They believed that Luoyang was ruined and the noble family was forcibly moved to Chang'an by Dong Zhuo. Only a small part of them came back with Emperor Xian of Han. Cao Cao gave up Luoyang to establish his capital Xuchang.

Once Liu Bei leads his troops into Guanzhong and uses Chang'an as the base, it will be difficult to deal with.

Chang'an was the place where the Han Dynasty rose. As the uncle, Liu Bei also had the imperial edict of Emperor Xian of Han, and integrated the officials of Guanzhong. In addition to the noble families moved to Luoyang, the momentum could completely outweigh Cao Cao, and at least he could compete with each other.

At that time, Ma Teng and Han Sui Xiliang generals relied on their strength to live in Guanzhong.

Cao Cao was very worried about this. After Xun Yu's recommendation, he appointed Zhong Yao as the chief officer of the Si Li to inspect all the troops in Guanzhong as the chief officer.

Cao Cao had no choice but to entrust Guanzhong affairs to Zhong Yao, and simply hired people without doubt, and specially granted him the power not to be bound by the system.

In fact, Cao Cao was also worried. The Guanzhong family is very powerful, and maybe Guanzhong will lose control!

Zhong Yao and Xun Yu were both defenders of the orthodox Han Dynasty and would not act completely according to Cao Cao's intentions.

After Zhong Yao was in charge of Chang'an, he wrote a letter to Ma Teng, Han Sui and others, explaining the pros and cons of the good and bad fortune for them.

Ma Teng and Han Sui were persuaded to send one son to the court as hostage.

Cao Cao took the initiative to send troops to quarrel with Yuan Shao at Guandu because Zhong Yao sent two thousand Xiliang horses for military use, and Zhang Xiu's active surrender, which relieved his worries.

Cao Cao said in his letter to Zhong Yao:

"Getting the horses sent is very urgently needed by the troops. The Guanyou area was pacified and the court had no worries about the west, which was a great contribution. When Xiao He guarded Guanzhong, he had enough food and supplies, and even the army won, it was only equivalent to your contribution."

If Liu Bei led his troops into Guanzhong, Zhong Yao might not have surrendered to Liu Bei, but he would definitely not have the confidence to oppose Liu Bei.

As the leader of the warlords of Xiliang, Ma Teng was also the holder of the belt edict and was a natural ally of Liu Bei.

Therefore, when Liu Bei entered Guanzhong, he would soon receive support from the warlords of the Western Liang Dynasty and the wealthy families of the Guanzhong family, which was not what Cao Cao wanted to see.

After discussing with the strategists, Cao Cao thought that Liu Bei could not enter Guanzhong, so he had to hold Guan Yu back.

After discussion, Cao Cao secretly ordered the guards to go to Luoyang to try his best to prevent Guan Yu from passing the pass.

In order to ensure that Luoyang is not lost, Cao Cao specially transferred Xiahou Dun to Hulao Pass to guard the town, strictly preventing Liu Bei and Guan Yu from entering Guanzhong through Luoyang.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's courage made Cao Cao deeply wary.

He was afraid that Xiahou Dun, who was also known for his bravery, would act in an impulse and want to take it against Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, which would kill Xiahou Dun's life.

He hurriedly sent Zhang Liao to follow up with a secret order.

Cao Cao secretly ordered Zhang Liao to order Xiahou Dun to guard Hulao Pass closely. As long as Guan Yu does not enter Guanzhong, he will not fight with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei.

Sure enough, Xiahou Dun stopped Guan Yu from fighting.

It seems that the two are in equal terms, but in fact, Guan Yu feels that Cao Cao is kind and does not kill him.

When Guan Yu gradually lost his patience and wanted to use his trick, Zhang Liao happened to arrive and separated the two of them without causing any bloodshed.

Seeing that Guan Yu was turning to Hebei and had no intention of going to Guanzhong, Zhang Liao felt relieved and went back to report to Cao Cao.

In fact, this time Cao Cao was overly worried, and Liu Bei didn’t even think about going to Guanzhong!

Liu Bei cared about fame and abide by etiquette and law, and would not do anything that would lead to an unknown master.

When he was promoted from Pingyuan County Magistrate to Pingyuan Prime Minister, his position was promoted and his jurisdiction could be expanded, but he still had only one county in Pingyuan.

At that time, Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zan, and Cao Cao all began to seize territory.

With Liu Bei's reputation and Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's courage, he was fully capable of expanding his territory and was able to annex some counties and counties in Beihai County and Qingzhou.

However, because the army was unknown, Liu Bei did not send troops to conquer the enemy everywhere, but just kept his guard and managed the plain with great achievements.

Although Liu Bei had not had many troops at that time, his combat power was not weak. He calmed down the bandits around the plains and made a great reputation.

First, rescue Kong Rong from Beihai, and then later, he rushed to Tao Qian from Xuzhou for thousands of miles.

Xuzhou was given to Liu Bei by Tao Qian, and he snatched it without hesitation, whether in Lu Bu or Cao Cao.

After Liu Bei defected to Yuan Shao, because he was defeated repeatedly in Xuzhou, he was not popular in the army and did not find a place to establish himself.

After Guan Yu killed Yan Liang, Liu Bei fell into a dangerous situation in Yuan Hao's army.

Fortunately, when Liu Bei fled to Jizhou, Sun Qian, as Liu Bei's envoy, was always by his side. The two of them were with Yuan Shao and kept their peace for the time being.

Liu Bei was very surprised when he heard that Guan Yu brought his family to escape.

He couldn't protect himself, so he didn't want to take all his brother's lives on Yuan Shao.

It just so happened that Jian Yong also came from Xuzhou, and Liu Bei hurriedly asked him to discuss it.

Jian Yong met Liu Bei when he was young, and later followed him around and often served as a lobbyist and had a mission.

In this battle in Xuzhou, Liu Bei and Zhang Fei were defeated and fled, and Jian Yong and Mi Zhu stayed behind Xiaopei. The two expected to be unable to compete and left the city and left.

Because Cao Cao blocked the road to the north, Sun Qian and Mi Zhu fled south.

After arriving in Runan, I happened to meet Gongdu and Liu Pi.

These two men were originally generals of the Yellow Turban Army, and led their troops to gather in Xiaoshan Forest and entrenched in Runan.

When Cao Cao and Yuan Shao refused to be together in Guandu, they were persuaded by Yuan Shao. The two of them raised an army to capture Runan City and responded to Yuan Shao.

Jian Yong and Mi Zhu passed through Runan and persuaded the two to follow Liu Bei and gave Runan to Liu Bei.

Jian Yong went to Hebei to inform Liu Bei of this matter.

After a while, Jian Yong arrived and joined Sun Qian to discuss the plan to escape.

Jian Yong said:

"Lord, Gongdu of Runan, Liu Pi raised an army to respond to Yuan Shao, and promised to transfer Runan City to the lord. To meet Yuan Shao tomorrow, he just said he wanted to go to Jingzhou and persuade Liu Biao to defeat Cao Cao, and he could take the opportunity to escape, take advantage of the battle between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, and gain a foothold in Runan."

Liu Bei was originally the governor of Yuzhou. He went to Runan with a legitimate reason and said happily:

"This plan is amazing!"

The three of them agreed to discuss and the three of them took action separately.

That night, Sun Qian left alone to stop Guan Yu from walking on Runan.

The next day, Liu Bei Xuande came in to see Yuan Shao and said:

"Liu Jingsheng guarded the nine counties of Jingxiang, with sufficient soldiers and sufficient food. It is advisable to make an appointment with him to attack Cao Cao together."

Tian Feng and Ju Su suggested that Yuan Shao had sent someone to form an alliance with Liu Biao to attack Cao Cao, but because Yuan Shao did not give enough benefits, Liu Biao hesitated.

Yuan Shao believed that his strength was far superior to Cao Cao, and it was not difficult to defeat Cao Cao. He did not want Liu Biao to join in and get too many benefits, so he put the matter on hold for the time being.
Chapter completed!