The day after Yuan Shao and his advisers discussed the plan for the northern expedition, various orders were transmitted to all parts of Jizhou, and the people and horses in Jizhou also mobilized vigorously after receiving Yuan Shao's orders.

Yuan Tan, the word Xiansi, Yuan Shao's eldest son, was named the Qingzhou Thorn History by Yuan Shao, and he had 60,000 soldiers and horses allocated to him by Yuan Shao. He mainly led Xin Ping, Chen Lin and other scribes, Wang Zhao, Cen Bi, Peng An and other military generals to Qingzhou in the east, preparing to attack Tian Kai in the north and Kong Rong in the east, and occupy the entire territory of Qingzhou.

Yuan Xi, whose name is Xianyi, the second son of Yuan Shao, was named the assassin of Youzhou by Yuan Shao, and a few days later led an army of 80,000 with Yuan Shao to Youzhou, under the banner of revenge for Liu Yu, and attacked Gongsun Zhan.

Gao Gan, the character Yuancai, Yuan Shao's nephew. was named the assassin of Bingzhou by Yuan Shao, and now he is leading the army to deter and merge the state in Huguan, and his men and horses have changed from the original 30,000 to 50,000.

Yuan Shang, the word Xianfu, Yuan Shao's favorite youngest son. Yuan Shao asked him to lead 50,000 troops to garrison Yecheng, and let the advisers Feng Ji, military generals Lu Kuang, Lu Xiang, Ma Yan, Zhang Yi and others assist him.

The families of Jizhou can see Yuan Shao's meaning through Yuan Shao's canonization, which is to seal out the eldest son, second son and nephew, so that the younger son can inherit the unification. A typical 'waste grows up young'.

Yuan Shaoke is really good at playing, and the thing of 'abolishing the long and standing young', if you don't get it right, it's the root cause of the trouble.

But now Yuan Shao is in the prime of life and has a large number of generals, sufficient food and grass, strong strength, faintly has the majesty of the world's first overlord, and it is still too early to establish a son and pass on the throne, so no one dares to remind the high-spirited Yuan Shao at this time.

In Taiyuan County, Han Cheng had a different plan in his heart after receiving the news that Yuan Shao had divided his descendants and sent troops to Youzhou.

First, an additional 20,000 troops were sent to Guyuan County and Lu County in Shangdang County as soon as possible, so as to form a confrontation with Yuan Shao's army in Huguan.

Later, Han Cheng appointed Fu Zhi as a logistics officer to develop strength in the rear, train soldiers, and prepare grain and grass; Li Ru was a military advisor and went out with the army; His lieutenant Han Hao was the vanguard, led 3,000 soldiers, led to Dai County, and occupied the strategic places of Dai County - Gaoliu County and Sanggan County.

Han Cheng himself led Huang Zhong, Liu Bao's second general, and 5,000 sharp sword troops, and 5,000 Qinglong troops followed.

When Han Cheng arrived in Dai County, Gaoliu County and Sanggan County already belonged to Han Cheng's territory.

At the same time, Han Cheng also met his own acting county magistrate Jia Kui.

In just three months, Jia Kui, who was only two years younger than Han Cheng, changed from a handsome young man who was white and clean to a black and thin young man.

The large migration of the people under the rule of the Montenegrin Army and the sudden great changes in Youzhou exhausted this young man's energy.

Seeing Han Cheng coming, Jia Kui finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Han Cheng looked at Jia Kui, whose appearance had changed drastically, with a look of concern on his face, and said softly to Jia Kui: "Liang Dao, these days, you have worked hard.

I'll give you a few days of vacation first, and you can rest well.

Dai County's affairs, you don't have to worry about it first, my military advisor Captain Han Feng this time can not only give advice and win thousands of miles away when fighting; And his ability to handle political affairs is also quite extraordinary.

The county will be governed in an orderly manner, so you can rest assured. ”

When Li Ru heard Han Cheng's words, he said in his heart: "Arrest me as a coolie again, despise you, lord!" ”

Although Jia Kui's appearance has become dark and thin, he is in a good mental state, and after hearing Han Cheng's words, he said to Han Cheng with grateful:

Liang Dao remembered the lord's concern.

But being able to contribute to the people is the blessing of Liang Dao.

Dai County's affairs are complicated, although Captain Han Feng has outstanding ability, but if Liang Dao is on the side, he will definitely be able to get twice the result with half the effort.

Liang Dao was willing to give up his rest time and be an unknown official to assist Captain Han Feng. ”

Li Ru praised in his heart: "Talent, you don't leak a drop of water when you speak, and you can't offend people at all." ”

Han Cheng directly patted Jia Kui's shoulder and said encouragingly: "Liang Dao, when you take Daijun, you will be the Daijun Taishou." ”

After listening to Han Cheng's words, Jia Kui bowed to Han Cheng with full spirit and said, "Thank you for your love, Liang Dao will definitely live up to expectations." ”

When Li Ru heard Han Cheng's words, he showed a thoughtful look.

After the army settled down, Han Cheng called Li Ru to the barracks, and asked Li Ru with a solemn face: "Wen You, what do you think we can do to make Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zhan fight for a longer time?" ”

After listening to Han Cheng's words, Li Ru smiled and said gloomily: "Lord, you have also thought of this, and you are really the same person as me." ”

Han Chengcheng asked rhetorically, "According to what you said, what kind of people are we?" ”

Li Ru originally wanted to talk about people who value interests, but when the words came to his lips, he felt that it was inappropriate to say this, so he temporarily changed it: "People who value actual benefits." ”

Han Cheng smiled and asked, "Why do you say that?" ”

Li Ru happily replied: "Gongsun Chan has Liu Yu's old army to resist in the north, and Yuan Shao's army in the south is going north, and the enemy is on both sides.

And just killed the state pastor Liu Yu, he has already lost the hearts of the people in Youzhou, and he is not at all the opponent of Yuan Shao, who has many soldiers, many strategists, and plenty of food and grass!

If Yuan Shaoruo takes Youzhou in just a few years, for his own development, he will definitely use troops against me and the state.

Only by letting Yuan Shao and Gongsun Chan fight, the longer we will accumulate strength, and we can achieve a greater chance of winning in the battle with Yuan Shao.

Although the war between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan caused great harm to the people of Youzhou, our behavior was also unkind in the final analysis.

But benevolence and righteousness are something that only comes after winning a battle, and those who have lost need what benevolence and righteousness need, and it is good to be alive.

That's why I think that my lord is a person who values practical gains, just like me. ”

Han Cheng knew the joy in Li Ru's heart, after all, being able to get a like-minded lord was perhaps the most exciting thing for a strategist.

Han Cheng continued to smile and said, "You're right. But that's not what you said the other day. ”

Li Ru replied meticulously: "That day, Chang Shi Fu was also on the side, and he widely praised Liu Bei's benevolence and righteousness.

If I say this, the benevolence and righteousness of the lord and Liu Bei's benevolence and righteousness will be set up high and low.

I had to say the second purpose of sending troops to Youzhou to get by.

I was trying to find a time to talk to the lord in the past few days, but I didn't expect the lord and I to go together and call me over. ”

Han Cheng always felt that he was talking about things between men and women, so he said to Li Ru: "I don't know if it's a heart and a soul, but we are all men, you should know." ”

Li Ru looked confused: "Where is this?" ”

Han Cheng said to Li Ru in a serious tone: "Wen You, don't think that Changshi didn't hear your perfunctory meaning.

Liu Yu's old subordinates are not all fools, and it is obvious who is strong and who is weak between me and Yuan Shao.

How can one abandon the strong and follow the weak?

We want to gain their support, and only by letting Yuan Shao and Gongsun Chan fight a little longer, can we take advantage of the weakness and benefit from it.

It is precisely because Changshi knows this that he agrees with us to send troops.

Well, let's not talk about this topic. Do you have any good strategies to make Yuan Shao and Gongsun Chan fight for a longer time? ”

Li Ru replied confidently: "Tell the lord, I think that the use of the 'divisive strategy' in Yuan Shao and his generals can delay the time of the war between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zhan." ”

Han Cheng said: "Wen You is good, he actually had a plan. Tell me quickly, I'll think about it. ”

Li Ru replied solemnly: "It stands to reason that Yuan Shao's army does not have too many archers and cavalry, and it is impossible to defeat Gongsun Zhan, who has many cavalry, after all, cavalry has a natural advantage over infantry.

But Yuan Shao was able to go against the sky like this, fighting cavalry with infantry and achieving successive victories.

After I sent people to inquire and observe many times, the main reason why Yuan Shao was able to defeat Gongsun Zhan's cavalry was because of Yuan Shao's general Ju Yi and his elite troops, 'Ascend to the Dead First'.

Ju Yi is arrogant and domineering, arrogant and arrogant, Yuan Shao has long been dissatisfied with him, we can start from here.

As long as Yuan Shao is provoked and kills Ju Yi, great things can be done.

As soon as Ju Yi died, Gongsun Zhan's cavalry would give full play to the corresponding advantages, and Yuan Shao could only rely on the advantage of troops to defeat Gongsun Zhan, which would inevitably greatly delay the battle time between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zhan. In this battle, there is a start. ”

Han Chengxi said: "What Wen You said is extremely true. Then how should we provoke the contradiction between Yuan Shao and Ju Yi? ”

Li Ru replied: "Fight against Ju Yi, you will lose every battle; Fight against Yuan Shao, and win every battle. With Yuan Shao's character, Ju Yi will be killed. ”

Han Cheng said: "Okay, just follow Wenyou's plan." ”

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Yuan Shao's army was divided into two parts, one part was stationed on the border of Zhuo County and Hejian County, and one part was stationed on the border of Bohai County and Yuyang County.

Hearing the news that Han Cheng led an army of thirteen thousand to Dai County, Yuan Shao showed a look of disgust on his face, and said to his henchman Guo Tu:

"This Han is haunted like a fly, it's really disgusting."

Guo Tu listened to Yuan Shao's words, and soon understood what Yuan Shao meant, and said, "Lord! Now that Gongsun Chan has just obtained Youzhou, his foundation is unstable, and he will definitely not take the lead in attacking our army.

It is better to send General Ju Yi to lead his 'first dead soldiers' to Daijun, drive Han Cheng back to Bingzhou, and cut off the connection between Bingzhou and Changshan County. ”

Yuan Shao said: "What the public rule said is right! Han Cheng also has no less than 30,000 cavalry, looking at our camp, except for General Ju Yi, no one else is his opponent! ”

Then let Guo Tu hold his own military order, and let Ju Yi lead 3,000 'first dead soldiers' and 10,000 troops to go north to Dai County.

Ju Yi, when he betrayed Han Fu, he once made a deal with Han in Quliang County.

That battle was also one of the few battles in Juyi's war career.

When Ju Yi received Yuan Shao's military order, he felt a sense of pride in his heart: "Han Cheng, now I'm going to give you a good try." ”

So he gathered a large army and hurried in the direction of Daijun.