Three months flew by, and in the blink of an eye, it was summer.

In these three months, Yuan Shao's Jizhou Army on the East and West Roads took three county seats in Zhuo County and two county seats in Yuyang County respectively.

In Zhuo County, Gu'an County, Yuyang County, Yuyang County, which had high city walls, the garrison did not advance.

The five counties captured by the Jizhou army were Quanzhou County and Pinggu County in Yuyang County, Fangcheng County, Liangxiang County and Fanyang County in Zhuo County.

Among them, the first four county towns were attacked head-on by Yuan Shao's Jizhou army, while the last Fanyang County was under the leadership of Fan Yang Lu's family, and the city was surrendered to Yuan Shao.

The attacks on these counties were all led by Yuan Shao himself.

And in the process of attacking the city, Yuan Shao, the ruler of Jizhou, who was the lord of a state, shared weal and woe with the soldiers, so that Yuan Shao was loved by many soldiers, and his prestige in the army was rising day by day.

And under Dai County and Dai County, the follow-up actions of Yuan Shao's army were indeed not as Li Ru expected.

After Meng Dai replaced Ju Yi as the commander, he thought about it again and again, and finally decided not to stay too much under the city of Daixian, and directly led the army back to Gaoliu County, and strengthened the city wall in Gaoliu County, prepared enough food, and put on the appearance of a protracted war.

After Yuan Shao's army withdrew, Han Cheng ordered a large number of scouts to go to various places in Youzhou to inquire about the news of Liu Yu's old department, and at the same time carefully arranged the migration activities of the people under the rule of the Montenegrin army.

In summer, the sun burns the earth like a flame, and the weather is unusually hot and irritating.

In such a hot weather, a letter from Han Ye sent from Bingzhou made Han Cheng even more irritable.

The letter said: The land is vast and sparsely populated, and there is no land to distribute to the people.

Now among the heroes of the world, many forces have land but no one cultivates it, and large areas of land are wasted; Han Cheng, on the other hand, had a large number of people but no land to cultivate.

made Han Cheng, who received the letter, feel a feeling of "people are alive, but the money is gone".

There are a total of five counties in the Yanmen Pass of Bingzhou.

From north to south, there are three counties of Yanmen County, Taiyuan County, and Shangdang County, and in addition to these three counties, from east to west are Xihe County and Shangjun County.

Since Han Cheng occupied Yanmen County, the northernmost county, a large number of displaced people poured into the state through Changshan County and Dai County, and Yanmen County, which bore the brunt, was already crowded.

Although the war broke out, the population of Taiyuan County on the south side of Yanmen County and north of Shangdang County did not lose much, but because of the reception of many fugitive people in Yanmen County, the population increased.

Although the southernmost Shangdang County is sparsely populated due to long-term wars, it can't withstand the influx of a large number of people.

There were more than 700,000 people under the rule of the Montenegrin army, and more than 500,000 people migrated to Bingzhou in the past three months.

Among them, the six counties of Yunxiang County outside Yanmen Pass have solved the survival problem of more than 100,000 people.

The remaining more than 400,000 people went directly to Shangdang County, and the sparsely populated Shangdang County suddenly became overcrowded.

There is no other reason, many of the people under the rule of the Montenegrin Army are the people of the original Shangdang County.

Being able to return to their hometown and get the land allowed these people to rush to Shangdang County with all their might.

Shangdang County was too busy and Min Chun was so busy that he had just resettled this large number of people and reported an important message to Han Ye - Shangdang County could no longer resettle the people.

However, there are still nearly 30 people who have no place to resettle, and Han Cheng, who regards the people as 'parents and children', is reluctant to give up these people.

As a result, the irritability and sorrow caused by the dilemma of no land distribution made Han Cheng sad.

In the afternoon, Jia Kui, the county commander of Daixian County, asked to see Han Cheng outside the study, and claimed to be able to solve Han Cheng's current predicament.

Han Cheng quickly invited Jia Kui into the study.

The huge sense of sorrow made Han Cheng, who had always been steady, impatient, and said to Jia Kui, who had just entered the door: "Liang Dao, where can you accommodate these hundreds of thousands of people?" ”

Jia Kui looked confident, and then Han Cheng's words said: "Xihe County and Shang County in the state. ”

After listening to Jia Kui's words, Han Cheng said with a disappointed look: "Liang Dao, I have already considered these two counties.

Xihe County and Shangjun were originally large population counties, but in recent years, due to the continuous flooding of the Yellow River, a large number of county towns have been submerged, and a large number of people have been lost.

As a result, only a few of the two counties are suitable for survival.

These hundreds of thousands of people are completely impossible to resettle with these counties. ”

Jia Kui said confidently: "Lord, I once read in an unknown book: after the river floods, a large amount of fertile land will inevitably be formed.

Xihe County and Shangjun have been flooded by the Yellow River for so many years, and there will certainly be a large amount of fertile land, as long as we can completely control the flooding of the Yellow River in these two counties, these fertile fields will not become ours. ”

Han Cheng still looked disappointed and said, "Even if a large amount of fertile land can appear, we will need a lot of labor and food to control the water of the Yellow River. Food, now we can solve it, but labor needs a lot of money.

Although we have a little money now, under the war in Shangdang County, Changshan County, and Dai County, our financial resources are also very tight, and we can't support such a big project as controlling the flooding of the Yellow River in the two counties.

However, if the problem of money can be solved, after the flooding of the Yellow River in the two counties is controlled, these hundreds of thousands of people can indeed be resettled. ”

Jia Kui said confidently: "I have thought of this a long time ago. Lord, we can pay our wages with land instead of money. I think people will definitely rush to sign up. ”

After Han Cheng heard Jia Kui's plan to replace money with this land, he thought quietly for half an hour.

Half an hour later, I saw Han Cheng say to Jia Kui with a relaxed face: "Liang Dao, the method you said may really be feasible. However, I still need to consult with others and brainstorm ideas so that I can find a lot of shortcomings. ”

After a pause, Han Cheng said to Jia Kui with a surprised expression, "How did you know my current predicament and come up with such a good solution. ”

Jia Kui smiled slightly and said: "I used to be a small official in Bingzhou, and when I had nothing to do, I looked through the records about Bingzhou, so I am very familiar with the situation in the counties and counties of Bingzhou.

Most of the people who have migrated in the past few months have passed through my hands, and I am very aware of the number of these people, and I find that these people are beyond the capacity of the current state.

In addition, the lord's policy of dividing the land order, both young and old, can get land, and the people of the annexed state live very stable.

They will reproduce very quickly, leading to a large increase in the population.

Even without this mass migration, sooner or later there would have been a lack of land.

So his subordinates made plans for the lord early in private. ”

After Han Cheng heard Jia Kui's words, he was very happy, having such a subordinate was a blessing for the lord.

Immediately ordered to let Fu Zhu, Pan Feng, Liu Hu and others in Bingzhou lead 5,000 soldiers to take Xihe County and Shangjun.

He also appointed Jia Kui as the Taishou of Xihe County and Shangjun County, mainly responsible for controlling the flooding of the Yellow River in these two counties.

Wang Chang succeeded Jia Kui as the acting county magistrate.

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While the war between Jizhou and Youzhou was in full swing, Cao Cao of Yanzhou and Tao Qian of Xuzhou also polished their weapons and looked eager to try.

Cao Cao of Yanzhou, after driving Yuan Shu to Shouchun County, lifted the threat from the south of Yanzhou, and the power in his hands developed rapidly.

Not only has the number of soldiers increased tremendously, but even the strategists and fierce generals have increased by many people, although they can't catch up with the fierce generals like Yuan Shao, and the strategists are like rain, but they are also full of talents.

Wen has Xun You, Mao Yu and others to vote; Wu Youyu Ban, Li Dian, Le Jin and others returned to obedience.

Coupled with the addition of many talents in Cao Cao's clan, such as Xiahou Xuan, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Cao Zhen, Cao Chun, Cao Xiu, and Xiahou Shang, Cao Cao's confidence swelled and he was ready to expand his territory.

Yuan Shao to the north was not only an ally, but also powerful;

The Xiliang army in the west was too numerous, and its combat effectiveness was very strong, and it couldn't be defeated for a while;

Yuan Shu in the south had fled to Yangzhou, and Cao Cao's only direction of expansion was Xuzhou in the east.

So, Cao Cao arranged for people to inquire about the situation in Xuzhou, and prepared to find an excuse to lead the army to invade Xuzhou.

Xuzhou Mu Taoqian, although he is old, but he is not a good person, and he has a strong demeanor.

Last year, he openly gathered people to oppose Li Dao and others to take power, hoping to gain great righteousness and increase his prestige.

But it was discovered by Jia Xu, a strategist under Li Dao, and broke it with a trick of 'drawing salary from the bottom of the kettle'.

Since then, Tao Qian has the idea of Yanzhou around him.

However, he also suffered from having no reason to raise troops, so he had to fully prepare for war and find opportunities for himself.

At this moment, a cold wind blew in the Central Plains.

It was this strange weather that gave Que Xuan, a person from Xiapi County, Xuzhou, an opportunity to bewitch the people and gather troops to rebel.

After Que Xuan raised his army, he proclaimed himself the Son of Heaven and wanted to take advantage of the opportunity of the heroes to compete for hegemony to fish in troubled waters.

At the same time that Que Xuan gathered troops to rebel, Cao Cao wanted to take refuge in Langya County, Xuzhou, his father Cao Song and younger brother Cao De and other family members to Yanzhou to provide for their lives.

After all, if he and Tao Qian fought, in case Tao Qian hijacked or assassinated his relatives, he would indeed make Cao Cao throw himself into a trap.

So, Cao Cao wrote a letter to Taishan County Taishou Yingshao, asking him to lead the army to meet Cao Song and others.

Cao Song heard that his son Cao Cao was going to take him to Yanzhou to enjoy his blessings, so he organized his servants to sort out all the belongings and gold and silver treasures, formed a convoy of more than 100 carts, and began to slowly move towards Yanzhou.

Any wind and grass in Xuzhou can't hide from the eyes of Xuzhou Mu Taoqian.

When Tao Qian learned that Que Xuan was in turmoil and Cao Song was about to leave Xuzhou and go to Yanzhou, he made a clever plan.