Rebirth of the God of War Lu Bu

"Now it seems that among the five princes, in the end, it may be a contest between me and Fengxian." Cao Cao sighed. Although the princes failed to contain Lu Bu, it affected Lu Bu's development to a certain extent.

Although Lu Bu captured Jizhou, he had to pay a greater price. At this time, he only had the land of Yanzhou, Yuzhou, and Xuzhou. Compared with Lu Bu, there was still a big gap. Among them, Xuzhou also had Zang Ba and others.

The existence of unstable characters and the capture of Jingzhou were what Cao Cao had been secretly planning. Not only that, there were many secret connections between Cao Cao's side and the aristocratic families in Jingzhou.

Compared to Liu Bei, Cao Cao showed greater strength, and after Liu Bei defected to Liu Biao, he instead seized military power in Jingzhou. This to a certain extent caused Jingzhou officials to be dissatisfied with Liu Bei. After all, Jingzhou officials at this time

It represents the Han Dynasty.

"Lord, as expected, Lu Bu will definitely send an envoy to Yanzhou." Xun You said.

Cao Cao nodded. Not only was Lu Bu sending an envoy, but Yuan Shao's envoy had already arrived in Yanzhou. However, how could Cao Cao support Yuan Shao's attack on Jizhou? After capturing Jizhou, Yuan Shao became stronger. There was no need for him to fight for Yuan Shao's ambitions.

He ordered his soldiers to bleed outside Hangu Pass.

It is difficult for Cao Cao to intervene in the affairs of Yizhou. Otherwise, it will be extremely difficult for Liu Bei to capture Yizhou. And if Lu Bu is determined to conquer Qingzhou, it will be an opportunity for Cao Cao, an opportunity to capture Jingzhou.

When attacking Chang'an, the Jingzhou Army also paid a heavy price. In addition, after Liu Bei entered Yizhou, he took away 30,000 elite soldiers of the Jingzhou Army. As a result, Jingzhou must be empty. As long as Jingzhou can be conquered, then in one fell swoop

By conquering Jiangdong, Cao Cao would be confident enough to defeat Lu Bu on the future battlefield.

As Cao Cao expected, five days later, an envoy from Chang'an came to Shanyang. The envoy to Cao Cao this time was Li Su. This counselor was the first to follow Lu Bu and was also a momentary figure among the officials under Lu Bu's rule.

Sending Li Su as envoy to Cao Cao shows that Lu Bu attaches great importance to this war.

Cao Cao can understand Lu Bu's thoughts. Even if such a thing is done to him, he will not feel comfortable. The instability of his rule is an extremely serious problem for a monarch, and Lu Bu has always been pursuing the improvement of his rule.

Absolute control inevitably touches the interests of the family.

If Lu Bu could treat the aristocratic family like he and Yuan Shao did, the one who took control of Yizhou at this time might be Lu Bu instead of Liu Bei. The idea of ​​obeying the court's orders and joining Liu Bei was nothing more than words to fool ordinary people.

"Let the envoy from Chang'an come in." Cao Cao said calmly. Lu Bu needed his support, and he also needed Lu Bu's support. The two sides can be said to be mutually beneficial in this matter.

After entering the Prefectural Mufu Mansion, there was no expected gathering of civil servants and military officers. There were only Cao Cao, Xun You and other important officials in the hall.

After being stunned for a moment, Li Su cupped his hands and said, "Li Su, the envoy from Chang'an, has met Marquis Shanyang."

Cao Cao nodded and said, "Envoy, please take a seat."

Facing a figure like Cao Cao, Li Su had to be more vigilant. When he went to Yanzhou as an envoy, he represented Lu Bu. If he was embarrassed in Yanzhou, it would damage Lu Bu's face.

"I don't know why the envoy came here. There are some grudges between me and the Marquis of Jin. Isn't the envoy afraid of dying in the city?" Cao Cao asked with a smile.

Li Su's heart moved, and he immediately smiled and said: "What kind of person is Shanyang Marquis? How can he be a messenger in trouble?"

"If Li Weigong is just a messenger, how dare you ask the officials under the Marquis of Jin how to deal with themselves?" Cao Cao said.

After some pleasantries, Li Su said: "Marquis Shanyang, I came here for the purpose of forming an alliance between the two parties. I wonder how Marquis Shanyang views this matter?"

"I wonder what benefits I will gain from forming an alliance with the Marquis of Jin?" Cao Cao asked. He would not reveal his ambitions easily before Lu Bu's intentions were clearly investigated.

Li Su smiled and said: "Both sides stopped fighting to save the soldiers and civilians of both sides from the war. Besides, didn't the Marquis of Shanyang send an envoy to Jinyang to be friendly with the Marquis of Jin?"

Cao Cao's expression condensed. After Lu Bu's victory, sending an envoy to Jinyang was a last resort. Similarly, Cao Cao also paid a high price for the defeat. After all, in that situation, no one wanted to go.

It is more cost-effective to offend Lu Bu, lose something, and gain temporary stability. Of course, Jiangdong does not have so many worries. It is far away from Lu Bu's territory, and they do not need to worry about safety issues for the time being.

Because of the attack on Lu Bu, there was a lot of conflict between Cao Cao and Jiangdong. It was mainly due to the issue of interests. Without breaking Huguan, Cao Cao would naturally not give up the land of Shouchun and Guangling.

"Now Jizhou is caught in a war. If the Marquis of Jin leads an army to attack the Marquis of Ye, aren't you afraid that I will attack Hangu Pass and seize Chang'an?"

Hearing the threat in Cao Cao's words, Li Su said seriously: "If Marquis Shanyang thinks so, I have nothing to say. The soldiers under Marquis Jin are never afraid of war."

Seeing Cao Cao's gaze, Xun Yu coughed slightly and said, "I heard that the craftsmanship workshop under the rule of the Marquis of Jin is good at making weapons and equipment. There is a thunderbolt chariot that can shoot up to five hundred steps?"

"I am a civil servant and am not responsible for the affairs of the craftsman's workshop." Li Su said calmly.

In Bingzhou, anything involving the craftsman's workshop is a big deal, and Lu Bu's control over the craftsman's workshop is extremely strict, otherwise the princes would not be able to find out the news in the craftsman's workshop for so many years. This is also the terrain restriction of the craftsman's workshop, with Bai Bo

With Gu as the basis, it is not easy to find out the details of the craftsman's workshop.

When Cao Cao heard this, he felt a little disappointed. If he could get the method of building this kind of thunder chariot, he would have a greater chance of winning when attacking Jingzhou. As long as he got Jingzhou's navy, it would mean he could attack Jiangdong. Then his strength would be

Will suddenly become the leader of the princes. With the foundation of Jiangdong, Jingzhou, Yanzhou, and Yuzhou, the development speed will definitely surpass Lu Bu. As for Liu Bei of Yizhou, he has also been temporarily ignored by Cao Cao. On this point, Cao Cao and Lu Bu have something in common.

Understanding that more things are lost because of Yizhou, the gain outweighs the loss.

"So, the Marquis of Jin is unwilling to pay anything, so he wants to form an alliance with me so easily?" Cao Cao said with some displeasure in his tone.

Li Su smiled and said: "As expected, Marquis Shanyang must have ideas about the land of Jingzhou. Now even if Liu Bei leads the army to enter Shu, Jingzhou is empty. With Marquis Shanyang's ability, it will not be difficult to control Jingzhou.

After Shanyanghou captured Jingzhou, he was able to seize Jiangdong. In this way, Shanyanghou took advantage of it."