∵a=b+2
∴y=b²+4b+4+b²+c²-b²-2b-bc-bc-2c
=b²+2b+4+c²-2b-2bc-2c
=b²-2bc+c²+2b-2c+4
=(b-c)²+2(b-c)+4
=[(b-c)+1]²+3
∴最小值为3