I Can Control My Ancestors-Chapter 202 - 11: Campaign Against Bing, Battle with Lu Bu – The Yan Province War Begins

Chapter 202: Chapter 11: Campaign Against Bing, Battle with Lu Bu – The Yan Province War Begins

Once human ambition arises, it can never be suppressed again.

The "throne" is the ultimate goal of their ambition!

Looking through the entire history, few can break out of this destiny.

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Great wars are raging across the land.

The astonishing changes in Liangzhou State cannot be hidden, and as time passes, they are spreading again.

—— Gu Clan!

After years, these two words that have weighed on everyone’s mind have reappeared.

Although Gu Chen and others have just mobilized troops in Bingzhou State.

It still caused a tremendous impact throughout the realm.

Yuan Shao initially intended to join forces with Cao and Liu to wage war, eliminating the immediate threat of Gongsun Zan, which gave him complete confidence.

But upon hearing the shocking news from Liangzhou State,

his attitude changed instantly.

He had witnessed the bravery of Gu Chen.

The most crucial point is ——

In the past, when the various warlords attacked Luoyang, Zu Mao publicly mentioned the changes in Gu Chen’s strength.

Although this fact seemed too bizarre,

it was something he had to take seriously.

Whether for the Yuan Clan or the nobility, the re-emergence of the Gu Clan is an imminent threat.

It’s not about being lucky, it’s about being cautious.

If the Gu Clan really seizes Bingzhou State,

then Sii Province and even Jizhou State would be threatened.

If there’s any issue in Luoyang, what would become of them?

The sudden news completely sobered Yuan Shao.

He quickly made preparations in response.

—— He dispatched Lu Bu to Bingzhou State to deal with the forces from Liangzhou State and even granted him governorship of Bingzhou State, which Lu Bu longed for.

This move indeed gave him peace of mind.

Throughout the land, he had not seen anyone capable of defeating Lu Bu.

At the same time, he sent envoys again to see Yuan Shu.

He understood his brother’s character too well.

He actually looked down on Yuan Shu.

But at this moment, they had to work together to respond to the crisis.

He planned to join forces with Yuan Shu to take Yan Province as quickly as possible and then divide the territory of Yan Province and Qing Province.

In Yuan Shao’s eyes, compared to Cao Cao, Liu Bei was a lesser threat.

As long as they first eliminate Cao Cao in Yan Province,

Qing Province could be conquered easily.

If it were someone else, Yuan Shu would not care.

But it was different with the Gu Clan members.

Despite his problematic character, Yuan Shu was no fool and understood the current situation well.

Under such circumstances,

he immediately agreed to Yuan Shao’s alliance request and once again mobilized troops directly toward Yan Province.

—— The fifth year of Han Xing, June.

Sun Jian led his army out once more from Liang Kingdom, with their forces aimed straight at Chenliu.

At the same time, Yuan Shao also mobilized forces from Wei Commandery, personally leading fifty thousand troops across the Great River to attack Yan Province’s East Commandery.

Yan Province was ultimately not Jizhou State.

Cao Cao’s current strength was not enough to simultaneously face Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu’s attacks.

He immediately sent messages to the various warlords around.

Hoping to call on the warlords to assist.

But in today’s world, anyone with great ambitions had already taken action; there was no need to wait any longer.

Although Liu Biao was willing to campaign against Yang, the aristocratic families of Jingzhou State had no desire to get involved.

Though he was nominally the lord of Jingzhou State,

his position was tied to the interests of the Jingzhou aristocracy.

Since the Jingzhou aristocrats did not want to participate in the war, he had no choice.

Including Tao Qian of Xuzhou State, who was even more unwilling to risk offending the Yuan Clan at this time.

Under these circumstances,

Cao Cao had to divide his forces.

He entrusted the defense of Chenliu to Cao Ren, while he personally led his troops to East Commandery to confront Yuan Shao.

The entire battlefield shifted once again from Jizhou State to Yan Province.

Liu Bei originally intended to use the "Encircle Wei to Save Zhao" strategy to attack Jizhou State to relieve the pressure on Yan Province.

But unfortunately, Yuan Shao’s defenses in Jizhou State were deep, making it hard to break through in a short time.

In such a situation, Liu Bei made a decision that surprised everyone.

He decided to personally lead his army to Yan Province to aid Cao Cao!

No matter what, Liu Bei would not allow Yan Province to be captured by the two Yuans.

If any crisis occurred in Yan Province, the geographical situation of Qing Province would put him in an absolute deadlock.

This was something Liu Bei could not afford to accept.

He entrusted the entire defense of Qing Province to Zhang Fei.

While he himself, along with Gu Tao, personally led the army directly to Yan Province....

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Yan Province, East Commandery.

Cao Cao looked at Liu Bei in front of him, laughed heartily, and exclaimed, "Among the heroes under heaven, only Gu Clan members, Xuan De, and I can match."

These words were spoken from the heart.

When he first learned that Liu Bei dared to abandon a whole commandery and even managed to bring the civilians along, Cao Cao had already sensed Liu Bei’s extraordinary nature.

Now seeing Liu Bei personally come to Yan Province further confirmed this.

"Mengde, there’s no need for words. At this moment, we should discuss how to defeat the enemy," Liu Bei said earnestly.

Cao Cao nodded, then made a gesture of "please," directly inviting Liu Bei into the city.

The two then began discussing the current situation in Yan Province.

The current situation for Cao Cao was indeed precarious.

The current era is very different from the original history.

Though Yuan Shao’s power was not as great as in the original history,

compared to this, Cao Cao’s current strength was much weaker.

Yan Province, already severely ravaged, could not be fully recovered in a short time.

Especially now, caught in a two-front war, coupled with the Yuan Clan’s momentum, it inevitably caused panic, keeping Cao Cao at a disadvantage.

For Cao Cao and Liu Bei,

what they needed was a great victory to first stabilize the people’s hearts across the land.