Yuan Shu looked at Yan Xiang.

Yan Xiang thought for a while and replied:"My lord, the Zhou thieves have hundreds of thousands of people who are good at fighting. If they send their troops south, no one can defeat them." It's not that the ambition of others is to increase the ambition of others, but to destroy one's own prestige.

In fact, the Zhou army has not lost a single battle so far.

Especially when Zhou Cheng led the army, he was invincible and invincible.

Yuan Shu thought about it for a while and said,"In this case, we will temporarily form an alliance with Cao Ah Man."

Forming an alliance with Cao Cao was only a temporary measure.

Join forces with Cao Cao to fight against Zhou Cheng and prevent Zhou Cheng from going south.

Otherwise, after Zhou Cheng went south, he would not just target any princes.

……

Cao Cao not only sent Zhong Yao as an envoy to Yuan Shu, but also sent Xun Yu as an envoy to Jiangdong.

Xun Yu was born in the Xun family and came from a famous family. When he arrived in Jiangdong, he was naturally treated with courtesy.

Sun Jian and Cao Cao had an alliance for a long time.

Therefore, he did not show too much resistance to Cao Cao's proposal to temporarily stop his troops with Yuan Shu and allied forces to resist Zhou Cheng's march south.

Of course, this is also forced by the situation.

Zhou Cheng stationed troops on the north bank of the Yellow River and was preparing a ferry to go south at any time.

As long as Zhou Cheng goes south, Yanzhou and Yuzhou will bear the brunt.

Xuzhou and Yanzhou also found it difficult to protect themselves.

As for Yangzhou, it is difficult to escape.

Therefore, it is not unacceptable to unite the southern princes to fight against the Zhou thieves.

However, Sun Jian still put forward his opinion and said:"I am willing to form an alliance with Yuan Jiujiu, but I will never march with him."

Alliance can, but if we fight together, then there is no need.

Sun Jian simply couldn't trust Yuan Shu, and Yuan Shu also had a criminal record.

If you are fooled by Yuan Shu, it will be too late to regret.

Before Xun Yu came, he discussed it with Xun You and others. They also knew Sun Jian's character, so they no longer forced it.

……

At the same time, Cao Cao also sent Liu Ye as an envoy to Xiangyang.

Liu Ye, courtesy name Ziyang, was born in Chengde, Huainan, and was a descendant of Fuling King Liu Yan, son of Emperor Guangwu Liu Xiu.

Liu Ye was well-known at a young age and was known as a talented person who helped the world. Now he is also an important counselor under Cao Cao.

Moreover, he often offered ingenious ideas and often hit the mark on the development of heaven.

With Liu Ye's background, he was naturally the best person to go to Xiangyang as an envoy.

Sure enough, Liu Biao entertained Liu Ye warmly.

During the banquet, Liu Ye said:"The Zhou thieves stationed troops in Hebei, and heard that Liaodong, Great Wall, and Jizhou all had good harvests. It is inevitable to go south. If we can't stop them from going south, we can make peace in Jingxiang, but it will be difficult to avoid the disaster of war."

Liu Biao nodded frequently, seemingly agreeing with Liu Ye's statement.

……

The Zhou army wants to go south.

This matter may not be known to the common people, but it is the matter of greatest concern to the wealthy families and the princes of all parties.

How to stop Zhou Cheng from going south has become the most lively topic in Xiangyang City.

And in Xinye.

Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others, due to the temporary truce between Liu Biao and Cao Cao, focused more on training their soldiers.

At the same time, Liu Bei, Chen Gong, Jian Yong and others were also working hard to recruit and resettle refugees.

They visited the wealthy families in Xinye County and received some support in terms of food and grass.

At the same time, Liu Biao also provided some subsidies.

This allowed Liu Bei to gain a foothold in Xinye in a short period of time.

However, Liu Bei always wanted to do big things.

Zhou Cheng wanted to lead his army southward.

The princes from all sides formed an alliance to fight against the Zhou thieves, and Liu Bei also wanted to participate.

Moreover, Cao Cao also sent people to invite Liu Bei.

Among those invited by Cao Cao were Yuan Shu, Sun Jian, and Liu Biao.

Liu Bei is just living under someone else's roof now, but he was able to get an invitation, which proves that Cao Cao values ​​him very much.

Liu Bei was naturally happy.

However, Chen Gong was unwilling to participate.

Chen Gong said:"If my lord is in alliance with Cao Mengde, please let me return to Yanzhou."

Chen Gong hated Cao Cao.

Moreover, it is as annoying as you but not me.

Liu Bei still attaches great importance to Chen Gong.

Over the years, without Chen Gong helping him, Liu Bei would have suffered even worse.

However, Chen Gong was a little too impulsive.

Sun Jian and Yuan Shu, Yuan Shu and Cao Cao, Yuan Shu and Liu Biao, etc. had all attacked each other before, but now, in order to fight against Zhou Cheng, they all united together.

On the other hand, Chen Gong was a bit over the top.

However, Chen Gong is a rare talent, and Liu Bei is reluctant to let Chen Gong leave.

Therefore, he could only decline the invitation and temporarily stay in Xinye as Liu Biao's subordinate.

……

November 200 AD.

In Zhenliao City.

Recently, the atmosphere in Zhenliao City has completely changed.

The streets seemed to be filled with a solemn atmosphere.

Moreover, veterans and low-level generals with rich combat experience have recently been transferred from various camps.

It was obvious that a war was imminent.

However, although Zhou Cheng stationed troops on the north bank of the Yellow River, he was not in a hurry to go south.

Going south requires a lot of preparations, the most important of which is food and grass supplies.

At the same time, Jia Xu, Li Ru, Guo Jia, Pang Tong and others were also discussing and deducing how the alliance formed by Cao Cao and other princes would resist if they went south.

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