The defenders of Rivershire soon collapsed.

Zhang Ming and the others broke through the city in less than an hour, and the army killed them.

After entering, a large number of soldiers began to surrender.

Subsequently, Zhang Ming also entered the city.

"Get all the defenders under control."

"Come on, go and arrest the guards and the guards."

An army of 50,000 entered the city, and the rest stood outside the city.

In less than two hours, the situation inside the city was clear.

"Lord, the guard and the guard have been arrested, just outside."

"Pull and behead them in front of the soldiers, and tell them that they are going to work for free for two years, and then let them go free."

There are more than 20,000 troops surrendered this time, and Zhang Ming will not kill them, but he is not ready to release them.

Next, Zhang Ming will definitely be very short of labor.

Since they didn't surrender in advance and were beaten in by Zhang Ming, they had to bear the price.

The guard general and the Taishou didn't even pull Zhang Ming's face out directly and beheaded.

The two were killed, which shocked many people.

As for saying that he was going to castrate them, Zhang Ming didn't do it.

These people escaped with their lives, and Zhang Ming didn't kill them, so they would do their jobs.

In Zhang Ming's plan, a high-standard road needs to be built from New Beiping City to these county towns.

Zhang Ming even asked them to make cement and use cement to pave a road.

In the future, the movement of troops will be very rapid.

However, the current price of cement is still too high.

Zhang Ming has always asked people to make cement, and the cement made is used to build some facilities in the city, and some cement roads are also paved in the city.

However, large-scale construction is not possible without improving the process and reducing the cost.

However, if all free labor is used, the cost can still be reduced a lot.

Zhang Ming has this plan, in the future, all states will build a cement road, and now build a wide gallop road.

These troops, then use them and build roads.

When Zhang Ming took Hejian County, Cao Cao also entered Jizhou.

He agreed that it was overwhelming.

Zhang Ming did not act immediately.

He was waiting for reinforcements from the rear to arrive.

Zhang Ming's strategy is to take full control of a place when he lays down a place.

Put the supporting team in these places, he fights in front, and if he wants to retreat, he can return in time, and if he needs to be replenished, he can also be replenished in time.

Two days after the capture of Hejian County, 30,000 defenders arrived, along with hundreds of civilian officials.

Hundreds of people are not enough to control a county, more grassroots personnel are needed.

Zhang Ming planned to wait for the imperial examination, and then send a large number of grassroots personnel to control all the villages.

The defenders arrived, and Zhang Ming called Zhao Yun.

"Zilong, check it out immediately, where Cao Cao and the others have been."

has already won three counties, plus the earliest Bohai County is in his own hands, at this time Zhang Ming has already won four counties.

Zhao Yun went to do it immediately.

Three hours later, Zhao Yun returned.

"Big brother, according to the news, Anping County and Wei County, which are connected to Yanzhou, have been taken by Cao Cao, and they may be fighting Qinghe County at this time."

After Zhao Yun finished speaking, Zhang Ming began to study the map.

"It's not funny, we and Cao Cao may have a big conflict."

Zhang Ming calculated, and when Cao Cao took Qinghe County, the two armies would not be too far from Yecheng.

Originally, Zhang Ming planned to clean up the Yuan army around Yecheng, and then surround Yecheng.

At this point, it seems unrealistic.

After some evaluation, Zhang Ming said: "Order, the whole army will repair for half a day and prepare to march into Yecheng." ”

Yecheng is very strong.

Yuan Shao's nest has been in business for a long time at this time.

And Cao Cao has also quickly taken Qinghe County.

Cao Cao easily won the three counties.

"The army is ready to attack Yecheng directly."

With Zhang Ming's decision, Cao Cao also planned to attack Yecheng immediately.

After the two armies repaired, they quickly rushed in the direction of Yecheng.

Yecheng.

"The big thing is not good, the general is gone."

"The general is gone."

Yuan Shao died.

Not long after, Yecheng was dead silent.

At this time, Yuan Shao died, and the blow to Yuan Shao's group was unimaginable.

Inside Yecheng, there was a dead air.

Although Yuan Shao can't be a director, he still breathes a sigh of relief, and he can still unite people's hearts.

At this point, he died.

Yuan Tan, Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang all mourned Yuan Shao as soon as possible.

was in a hurry, and it took a day to bury Yuan Shao.

The whole city is also clothed in linen and filial piety.

However, then there is the battle for succession.

Yuan Tan, as the eldest son, wants to inherit everything.

Yuan Shang, when Yuan Shao was there before, he often said in private that he wanted to pass on the throne to Yuan Shang.

Yuan Xi, as the former Qingzhou Thorn History, also brought tens of thousands of soldiers and horses with him when he came back, and he did not succumb to anyone.

The three brothers quarreled, and each wanted to inherit everything from Yuan Shao.

Naturally, the three of them could not negotiate.

Suddenly, a great war broke out.

Each of the three parties fought with their own soldiers and horses.

After a while, each lost a lot of soldiers and horses, and then each occupied a place in the city to confront.

At this time, the news that Zhang Ming and Cao Cao killed Yecheng reached Yecheng.

Suddenly, people panicked.

Many people have seen the end of Yecheng.

Yecheng was in danger, and as soon as Yuan Shao died, the three sons began to fight for the family property.

I don't know if Yuan Shao's coffin board can cover it.

Many people have lost faith in the Yuan Group.

Some of the Maisons have already secretly begun to plan.

Many fled the city and secretly defected to Cao Cao.

Halfway through, Cao Cao received several letters, not only to surrender to Cao Cao, but also to act as an internal response.

And Zhang Ming did not receive these surrender letters, because no family would choose to surrender Zhang Ming.

At this time, the third son of the Yuan family found out that they were fighting for a yarn and couldn't keep anything.

So, the three of them joined forces again and prepared to deal with Cao Cao and Zhang Ming.

If you can't keep your family, then you don't have to fight.

The two armies quickly headed towards Yecheng.

Zhang Ming marched all the way.

"Some county towns in front, leave him alone, go around directly, and let the defenders in the rear be ready to support at any time."

Zhang Ming There will be some county towns on the road ahead, but Zhang Ming doesn't plan to waste time and kill them directly.

Bypassing some county seats, in fact, there is no need for them to go around, the troops here have already withdrawn.

All of them were withdrawn to Yecheng, and the three sons of the Yuan family were ready to defend Yecheng.

A few days later, Zhang Ming arrived at the outskirts of Yecheng.

Instead of rushing to attack, he began to gather intelligence.

In Yecheng, there are more than 100,000 troops, and the combat strength does not know how.

"Report, lord, Cao Cao is only seventy miles away from here."

"Cao Mengde, it's really timely."

Zhang Ming was helpless and ordered to camp outside the city.

It's impossible to fight, it's too dangerous to fight at this time.

The people in the city are panicking, but it's not going to collapse now.

It seems that the two armies can only face each other.

Zhang Ming ordered a rest.

And Cao Cao also knew about Zhang Ming's arrival, and he also went outside Yecheng a day later.