Jizhou, Yecheng.

Jizhou Pastoral Mansion.

Above the lobby, Yuan Shao wore a brocade robe, sat at the head of the desk, his words and deeds, his breath was majestic and majestic.

In recent years, he has not stood still.

Jizhou was originally Han Fu's base, he forcibly seized and took Jizhou, in fact, he lost a lot of reputation, although with the name of Yuan, he was able to recruit scholars, but after all, he lost in the hearts of the people.

In the past few years, Youzhou has not been able to enter, and there is no chance to go south, but let him calm down, govern the place, and resettle the people.

This precipitation has made his strength stronger, both in military and financial resources, which are far stronger than two years ago.

This also gave him enough confidence that he could devour Youzhou and dominate the north.

However, Yuan Shao is still worried about the imperial court, the year before last the imperial court sent troops to the eastern part of the country, and the Western Liang army was invincible, and in one fell swoop defeated the Yanyu and Henan prefectures, driving Cao Cao and Yuan Shu like a lost dog.

This strength, he has to be jealous.

Therefore, if he wants to start a campaign to unify the north, he must first delay the attention of the imperial court before he can send troops with concern.

"Lord, Youzhou has increased its troops!"

Tian Feng stood up and gave his hand to report.

"Let Ju Yi lead the army north!"

Yuan Shao pondered for a moment and said: "Stabilize Liu Xuande for the time being, as for the day of the war, at least after April, the weather will be milder, the weather is too cold, it is not conducive to us, they are used to the cold and freezing in Youzhou, but we are not used to it!" ”

"No!"

Tian Feng nodded in approval.

Youzhou is in the north, although Hebei is also northern, but in terms of weather, it is not as cold as Youzhou, it is only February, there is no snow melt in the north at present, and the Jizhou army is very disadvantaged.

"My lord, Yizhou sent a report, and the Ming Marquis won a complete victory in the Southern Expedition, not only defeating the four counties in Nanzhong, but also recruiting the biggest hidden danger in Yizhou, the barbarians!" Frustrated with the report.

"This Mulong diagram really underestimates him!"

Yuan Shao squinted: "Yizhou fell into his hands, and now it is so powerful, it is a little difficult to shake his position, he, the lord of Yizhou, can be regarded as sitting firm!" ”

"Isn't there still Liu Zhang?"

Guo Tu, the chief bookkeeper of Jizhou Pastoral Mansion, frowned, and said softly: "Orthodoxy is still there, he is a yellow-mouthed child, even if his martial arts are monstrous, it is rare to be recognized by scholars all over the world!" ”

No matter how strong a person's martial arts strategy and merits are, if they lack the right name, they will fall short for Shanjiuqian after all.

In this era, the name is sometimes just a fig leaf, but sometimes it becomes very important, and many things are justified and famous.

"Huh!"

Yuan Shao sneered: "He doesn't need the approval of scholars, because he is not from a good background, and he does have a certain ability to govern the people, and the public opinion is ignorant, if he wants to win the hearts of the people, it is not difficult to win the hearts of the people!" ”

"In this way, the Minghou Mansion is the general trend!"

Tian Feng is still a little interested in this young male lord who has never met before.

"Back then, everyone thought that the defeat of his Mu clan was a foregone conclusion, but after all, he underestimated Mu Longtu, when he was in Guanzhong, if he was concentric, he should be able to nail him directly!" Yuan Shao had some feelings.

He has seen Mu Jing, and he also has a deep hatred for Mu Jing.

The world's scholars, if you want to say that there is no common heaven with the Mu family, it must be the Yuan family, the Yuan family's mansion in Luoyang, was destroyed by the Mu family, the two main pillars of the Yuan family, Yuan Kui and Yuan Feng were all killed by Mu Shan.

This hatred cannot be erased.

But the world is competing, hatred is a bit redundant, Yuan Shao is very calm, he will not be blinded by this hatred: "Now that the Minghou Mansion has become a trend, we can't suppress it if we want to, perhaps, we should ease the relationship between the two sides!" ”

He paused and said, "After all, our biggest enemy in Jizhou now is not him who is far away in the southwest after all!" ”

"Does the lord want to use the power of Yizhou to drag down the imperial court?" Tian Feng reacted quickly, from Yuan Shao's relaxed tone to Yizhou, you can judge Yuan Shao's thoughts, he has bright eyes, and he agrees very much: "Yizhou is powerful, if you say who is the most difficult to sleep, it is nothing more than the two forces of the court and Jingzhou, Jingzhou and Yizhou, at most, are just fighting, there is still room for both sides, but the imperial court, when the Taishi Dong Zhuo turned his back on the Mu clan and stabbed him in the abdomen, he must be regarded as a mortal enemy by the Mu clan, how could they be a powerful Mu clan to sit in Yizhou safely, so that the contradictions between the two sides will break out sooner or later!" ”

"But the Minghou Mansion is a little low-key!" Fu Zhu thought for a while and said: "Mu Longtu is not even greedy for the position of Yizhou Mu, and he forcefully pushes Liu Zhang to this position, which may not make the court jealous!" ”

"So we're helping them!"

Yuan Shao laughed, and his smile was a little sinister: "Who is willing to go to Yizhou!" ”

"What do you mean?"

"Such a big victory, when you celebrate it, you should celebrate it, go to the Minghou Mansion to send an envoy to visit, we Jizhou naturally want to pay a return visit, indicating that the relationship between the two sides has eased, and at the same time I want the world to agree with the power of the Minghou Mansion to govern Yizhou, by the way, I want to show one point, only recognize the Minghou Mansion, not recognize the Yizhou Prefecture Pastoral Mansion, we established diplomatic relations, just built with the Minghou Mansion, he Mulongtu is not low-key, I have to give him something high-profile, but I can't let him hide back!"

"My lord, I have a lot of respect for the young male lord, it is better to let my subordinates go to the Minghou Mansion on behalf of Jizhou!" The judge stood up and said with a smile.

"Zhengnan is willing to take this trip, it's the best!"

Yuan Shao nodded, and the trial match could be regarded as a first-class strategist under his command, second only to Tian Feng's frustration.

Now Jizhou is very united.

The defeat of Jizhou in history is more because Yuan Shao's bowl of water is uneven, so that the competition for the heir affects the internal, and the party is the same and different, after all, it has not yet reached the time of the dispute between the princes and the different formations, Yuan Shao is heroic and strategic, and all the civil and military forces are united under his command, and they are very loyal.

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Xuzhou, Xiapi.

Cao Cao was beaten like a lost dog by the Guanzhong Army and the Xiliang Army, and lost most of Yanzhou, but no one would have thought that he used Yuan Shu to drag the imperial court soldiers and horses with his backhand, and took advantage of this great opportunity to raid Xuzhou and eat Xuzhou in the shortest possible time.

This also gave him a stable place.

Xuzhou is a place where soldiers must fight, not only has a unique strategic location, but also Xuzhou is much higher than other places, whether it is population or economy.

Tao Qian can't fight, but he still has a hand in people's livelihood.

However, the Xuzhou he governed was a cheap Cao Cao, Cao Cao sat in Xuzhou, had enough food and financial resources, and then the soldiers and horses were stationed in Yanzhou, and half of Yanzhou was used to train soldiers, which was definitely a strong soldier.

"Mu Longtu's battle is too fast!" When the news of Yizhou came back, Cao Cao's first feeling was fast.

He originally thought that this battle would delay the Minghou Mansion for at least two or three years and press them on the southwest land with all their might, but he didn't expect that Mujing would pacify the southern part of Yizhou and unify the entire Yizhou in one year.

"Lord, the strength of the pastoral army cannot be underestimated!" Guo Jia stood in the lower left corner of Cao Cao and arched his hand and said: "I have received a lot of news in this battle, more about the achievements of the Mu clan in iron smelting, and the streamlining of the training of soldiers and horses!" ”

He paused, and said: "In fact, the strength of the pastoral army is not very strong, but the strength is very strong, in the land of Yizhou, raising 200,000 soldiers, it is not a problem, but in fact, under the command of Mu Longtu, there are more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, seven armies and seven battalions, all of which are elite, they practice the strategy of elite soldiers, train soldiers to fight independently, ignore production, and do not pay attention to the order and security of various cities, he is training soldiers to fight on the battlefield, our soldiers, every three days of training, are already elite soldiers, however, the soldiers of the pastoral army, is a daily drill, so that, Naturally, the combat power will be pulled apart! ”

"With such training and consumption, can Yizhou support it?" As Cao Cao's first confidant, in charge of Cao Cao's civil, military, military and political affairs, Xun Yu is very young, and when he was young, he was called Wang Zuozhicai.

Soldier training has never been just a matter of soldiers, and its consumption represents the strength of a prince.

"So the shepherd army is streamlined, and the combat effectiveness is also strong, this way is not bad, but it is not easy to emulate, after all, we don't know if the refined soldiers can withstand the pressure of one enemy and two enemies!"

Xi Zhicai said: "In addition, part of their combat effectiveness comes from their weapons, I have only discovered in recent years that the breakthrough of the Ming Hou Mansion in iron smelting is not trivial, I have sent people to break through several times, and I want to inquire about the news of their new weapons, but their defense is very tight, and I am only from their opponents, Jingzhou Army, it is difficult to get some swords, in comparison, our weapons, it is not as good as also!" ”

"I have a little bit of a lesson on this!" Cao Cao sighed: "In the past, I also met Minghou in Luoyang, this person has a very unique insight into Mojia craftsmanship and can innovate!" ”

"Lord, although it is a backward move to imitate, but there is no other way, we can only follow suit, gather more craftsmen, invest more financial resources, and develop our weapon forging!" Guo Jia suggested.

"Yes!"

Cao Cao nodded.

"Lord, now that the Marquis of Ming has leveled the southern part of Yizhou, and the momentum of Yizhou is unstoppable, how should we deal with it?" Xun You stood up and asked.

Xun You and Xun Yu are both the heroes of the Xun family, and they have voted for Cao Ying one after another, which is more of a recognition of Cao Cao.

"If you can't hold it down, then lift it!"

Cao Cao made the same decision as Yuan Shao: "Mu Jing was born in a yellow scarf, although he has the title of Marquis of Ming given by the imperial court, but it is not recognized by the people of the world, this disadvantage is also beneficial to him, because the Ming Hou Mansion is not feared, everyone thinks that the Ming Hou Mansion is born a thief, it is difficult to achieve a big thing, and he will not be too suppressed, but give him the opportunity to become powerful, and now, he can't let him continue to hide, immediately send someone to Yizhou, visit the Ming Hou Mansion, and pull the Ming Hou Mansion out of the Yizhou Prefecture Pastoral Mansion, Don't let them hide under the name of the Yizhou Prefecture Governor's Office, develop Yizhou leisurely, give them some scenery, and find something for them to do! ”

"Got it!"

A smile appeared at the corner of Xun Yu's mouth: "The lord wants to make Yizhou attract the attention of the imperial court!" ”

"We've had a break for more than a year, and now we've recovered a lot of strength, Yanzhou, it's time to get it back!" Cao Cao said: "In addition, our agreement with Cao Mengde is also a good thing, if we can get the land of Qingzhou, we can have the strength to suppress the northern Xinjiang!" ”

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