In May of the fourth year of Jian'an, Yuan Shao, who had just defeated Gongsun Zan and annexed Youzhou, intends to lead his troops south to capture the Central Plains, but is blocked by a group of strategists.

Jizhou, Yecheng

"Lord, it is definitely not a good opportunity to attack the Central Plains at this time!" Tian Feng stepped out and bowed to Yuan Shao and said, "Although Cao Cao has new Xuzhou, his rule is not stable, but our army has just recovered Youzhou, and the soldiers are tired, which is not the best time to fight. Besides, Chen Mo is on the side. At present, the Central Plains is three points. If our army goes south, Chen Mo will definitely not sit idly by and watch Cao Cao be destroyed!"

"Not bad!" Xu You, who had never dealt with Tian Feng very much, stood with Tian Feng this time and bowed and said, "My lord, Chen Mo and Cao Cao are not enemies of the lord, but if the two join forces and the lord attacks Cao Cao, then Chen Mo must come out of Yanmen and harass our army's rear, making it difficult for the lord to take care of the head and tail. In the opinion of the lower side, the lord can win over Chen Mo and instigate Chen and the two families to fight each other. When the two families are in operation, the lord will attack the Central Plains on the grounds of helping Chen Mo. At that time, Chen Mo will be alert and it will be too late. Just wait for the lord to attack and destroy Cao Cao, and Chen Mo alone will be unable to resist our army."

Ju Su, Shen Pei, Guo Tu, and Feng Ji also agreed one by one. This was the first time that the two strategists under Yuan Shao, Yingchuan and Jizhou had such a neat opinion. Now, it is not a good time to send troops. Three-legged tripods are in line. Although Yuan Shao is the strongest, he is not strong enough to crush Chen. The Cao family will take action first at this time, and instead put yourself in an unfavorable situation.

After Yuan Shao defeated Gongsun Zan, he did have the intention to calm the Central Plains in one fell swoop. However, seeing that the counselors under the tent had such an agreement this time, he knew that this method was not possible. He nodded helplessly and said, "In the opinion of all the people, what should we do?"

" Raise troops and garrison grains, just wait for the time to come and you will surely sweep across the Central Plains!" Xu You bowed and said.

Others had no objection to this. Now Yuan Shao is among the three major princes. No matter what he does, it will arouse the alertness of Chen Mo and Cao Cao. It is better to stop practicing at this time. Just wait for the time to come, Yuan Shao has the best chance to wipe out the people in the world. If he moves lightly at this time, he will definitely defeat Chen Mo and Cao Cao.

"The former child became a great enemy! Alas!" Yuan Shao couldn't help but sigh: "If Chen Mo could use it for me back then, how could he be today?"

Yuan Shao regretted it at this moment. If he had used Chen Mo's plan to stop Dong Zhuo from entering Beijing, perhaps Chen Mo would not be the leader of Guanzhong, but a general under Yuan Shao's command, who was both civil and military. How could these things happen now? Just drive the troops south and sweep the Central Plains.

The ministers were speechless when they heard this. Even if they were not convinced, Chen Mo's talent, Wen Wen and Wu were rare in the world. If such a person had not had a shallow foundation, his achievements would be even higher.

"Why should you be worried about this? What's the difficulty of Chen Mo surrendering in the Central Plains in the future?" Guo Tu advised with a smile.

"Yes." Yuan Shao thought about it, and the same reason was true. He nodded and said, "Since that's the case, as you said, I will temporarily delay the movement of troops and send envoys to Luoyang. I haven't seen Bo Dao for a long time, but now I think about it, but I miss it quite a bit."

At that time, Chen Mo was handsome, had unparalleled talent, could write poems and essays while drunk, and could slap riots while martial arts, and to quell the thieves and chaos. Yuan Shao really liked it. If it weren't for those things later, Chen Mo would have ridiculed him, and the relationship between the two parties would not have been terrified.

"I am willing to go and visit Marquis of Changling!" Tian Feng stood up and said. He also wanted to see this young man who created his current foundation with Yuan Shao and Cao Cao.

"Okay, let Yuan Hao wait for me to go to Luoyang." Yuan Shao nodded and smiled.

...

In Luoyang, Chen Mo received a secret letter, saying that Sun Ce and Yuan Shu were in harmony and moved their troops to train.

"Yuan Shu and Sun Ce finally have the same feelings as the former master. Although Sun Ce now owns the four counties of Jiangdong, his power is stronger than Yuan Shu, if Yuan Shu really dies at his hands, his reputation will inevitably be tainted. Moreover, the Central Plains are now stable, and Sun Ce attacks Guangling several times but fails to succeed. Even if he attacks Yuan Shu, he will not be able to do anything to the north. It is better to capture the land of Jingxiang and go west to Bashu. If he succeeds, he can fight against the three heroes of the Central Plains." Li Ru pointed to the map and analyzed his understanding of Sun Ce's actions.

Sun Ce gave up his plan to develop towards Jianghuai and was preparing to shift his focus to Jingzhou.

Chen Mo nodded. Judging from the current situation, taking advantage of the three heroes of the Central Plains, Chen Mo and Cao Cao dared not use force to attack the surrounding areas, and then took the opportunity to seize the land of Jingxiang, and then march westward to Bashu. If they succeed, Sun Ce would become another major prince in the world that could compete with their three princes.

Yuan Shu is no longer threatening to the princes. Now he is sandwiched between Cao Cao and Sun Ce. Since Sun Ce is not ready to continue to compete with Cao Cao for Xuzhou, it is enough to let Yuan Shu take the lead to fight against Cao Cao. Sun Ce takes this opportunity to win Jingxiang.

Now Sun Ce can no longer be regarded as the brave boy who was striving for victory back then.

Judging from Sun Ce's current performance, the world may have a place in the future.

"Wenyou should not be too worried. Even though Sun Ce is brave and powerful, Liu Biao from Jingzhou is not Yi." Xun You took a sip of wine and looked at Li Ru and said with a smile.

Li Ru nodded and turned his head to look at Chen Mo: "Lord, if this Jiangdong forms a force, the Central Plains will be pacified in the future, and it is probably difficult to conquer."

The Yangtze River is a natural chasm. Once a complete force is formed in Jiangdong, it will be difficult to cross the river and capture it. But now Sun Ce has become the lord of Jiangdong. It is useless to say these, but it must be made early.

"I admire this Zhou Gongjin more!" Chen Mo looked at everyone and smiled: "He is also a young hero. Unfortunately, he can't use it for me. It's a pity!"

Everyone was stunned when they heard this, Zhou Yu? He is just a child, but he should be about the same age as his lord... He is not a child anymore. He is a young hero. No wonder his lord values ​​him so much. Young people nowadays are not simple!

"As for the matter of Jiangdong, we don't need to care too much. We can see too far and easily ignore the present. Now the third of the Central Plains is unsolved for a day, and we are not qualified to worry about Jiangdong. That is what Liu Biao should worry about. The land of Jingxiang has also emerged in many outstanding people. Liu Jingsheng has been civilized in Jingxiang for many years and has made Jingxiang prosperous. However, it is not so easy for Sun Ce to attack Jingxiang."

Not to mention that although Yuan Shu is weak now, it is not without any threat. It is not so easy for Sun Ce to attack Jingxiang with all his strength.

"What the lord said is very much." Li Ru bowed and nodded.

"I'm afraid this battle cannot be fought this year. After Yuan Shao returned to Yecheng, he did not continue the southern expedition, but chose to rest! The matter in the world is becoming more and more difficult to understand. We also need to practice troops and armor diligently and accumulate food and grass to wait for the changes of the times." Chen Mo smiled at everyone.

"Here!"

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Jiangdong, Chaisang.

Looking at the Jiangdong soldiers who were training in the array, Sun Ce stood on the stage and was full of energy. Now Jiangdong is in control. Although he is not as powerful as Chen Mo, he is already a prince.

Looking at Zhou Yu beside him, Sun Ce smiled and said, "When I attack Jingxiang and wipe out Lu Bu, it will be the time to avenge my father!"

The hatred of killing his father lingers in Sun Ce's heart like a nightmare. Dian Wei carried his two halberds and said to himself arrogantly: I killed your father, and that look lingers in his heart. Whenever he thinks of him, Sun Ce wishes to eat Dian Wei raw. Sometimes his hatred for Dian Wei is even higher than his hatred for Chen Mo.

Now he is the lord of Jiangdong and no longer the child he used to be. In the future, he will definitely let Chen Mo and Dian Wei bury his father!

"Don't be too hasty. The land of Jingxiang is rich and rich in people and money. If you want to break through, it's not easy." Zhou Yu looked at Sun Ce, who gritted his teeth and his eyes seemed to be about to spit out fire, and quickly comforted him. Sun Jian's death seemed to have become Sun Ce's inner demon. Every time he talked about it, Sun Ce's emotions would be out of control.

"What are the abilities that Liu Biao has been defeated by Lu Bu several times?" Sun Ce said disdainfully and looked down on Liu's performance in providing food and supplies to Lu Bu. Although Lu Bu was brave, he was just a brave man. Liu Biao had a place in Jingxiang, but he was always blackmailed by Lu Bu, without any domineering arrogance of the princes.

Zhou Yu shook his head and smiled when he heard this, "Don't look down on the heroes of the world. Lu Bu's courage and official titles are the only ones. Now, the strategy of military control in Nanyang is interesting."

The advantage of Nanyang's military control is that the fine work of the princes is difficult to penetrate, and there is no shortage of troops, which is somewhat like Shang Yang's method of farming and fighting in the past. Therefore, Zhou Yu did not dare to take Lu Bu lightly, and even if he took Jingxiang, he should be treated with caution.

"It's a pity that this method is not suitable for Jiangdong." Sun Ce sighed. Sun Ce also admired this method very much.

"That's natural." Zhou Yu looked at Sun Ce and said speechlessly. Lu Bu did that, there was no way no one available. Anyone with some talent would not have come to that point.

"Let's go and drink. I don't know when the war will start in the Central Plains. It's quite painful to wait like this." Sun Ce sighed. Cao Cao didn't move, and he didn't dare to move lightly, so as not to take advantage of the loopholes.

"It shouldn't be too long. Yuan Shao is now in a big situation and will definitely try to wipe out the Central Plains and take the initiative to find fighter opportunities. If you have the chance, you will get the emperor first!" Zhou Yu said in a deep voice.
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