Jizhou, Yecheng.

After a long war of attrition, coupled with the sudden appearance of the twelve virtuous elders, and the withdrawal of Liu He and others' soldiers and horses, Gongsun Zhan finally had no strength to continue to hold on, and retreated to the city tower that he had held before.

And Yuan Shao had no intention of confronting him anymore, so he left his soldiers and horses to garrison and returned to Yecheng by himself.

Depending on the situation, the things you see are different.

What Gongsun Chan is thinking about now is nothing more than how to compete with him Yuan Shao for the land of Hebei; But Yuan Shao's current vision has been set to the south.

The southward journey of the Twelve Sages and Elders was undoubtedly a great increase in strength, which made Yuan Shao a little uneasy.

Although it was clearly stated in the terms of cooperation reached between the two sides that the Twelve Sages would not fight for any city, he had nearly 30,000 horses in a short period of time, and this kind of influence was very terrifying.

On the way back, Tian Feng proposed that after returning, Yuan Shao could personally go to see the soldiers and horses of the twelve sages, and if he noticed anything unusual, he should make a decision as soon as possible.

However, when these excellent cavalry were really presented in front of Yuan Shao, he wavered.

Under the training of the twelve virtuous elders, the quality of this army has simply undergone earth-shaking changes.

Yuan Shao still remembered that when these felons and death row prisoners were first handed over to the twelve sages, they looked lawless. But now, the orderly formation and strict discipline of this army made Yuan Shao sigh to himself.

Yuan Shao has led troops for many years, and he knows the combat strength of a team at a glance.

To wipe out such a force, with the strength of his subordinates, I am afraid that it will not be possible without 60,000 or 70,000 people.

What's more, there is simply no reason to do so.

This is probably the most significant decision in Yuan Shao's life.

Not only did he not restrain the twelve sages, but instead financed him a lot.

Moreover, under the recommendation of the twelve virtuous elders, Yuan Shao accepted Zhang He, who had been neglected before.

And today, it can be regarded as a ceremony to officially correct his name.

……

On the handsome platform, Yuan Shao and the twelve virtuous elders stand, and below are the civil and military divisions on both sides.

And under the handsome platform, the four of them were waiting quietly, and behind them were thousands of troops.

Yuan Shao looked at the Twelve Sages, who just smiled and nodded at Yuan Shao.

In the eyes of outsiders, it is like an elder to a junior.

Yuan Shao was very natural, and turned around to face the soldiers in the audience.

"When Dong Zhuo entered Beijing, he caused chaos in the court, causing turmoil in the four seas and the people in poverty. Shao Shi received the grace of the country and saw that his evil deeds were obvious, so he fought with his sword in the court. How can the power be weak, and its minions are all over the government and the opposition, so Shao went to the Bohai Sea and summoned people with lofty ideals all over the world to punish him. The righteous men of Kanto responded one after another, and only then did you win the battle of Bishui Pass. The traitor was cowardly, and fled west to Chang'an, but he didn't want the sky to protect the Han, and he was killed by his subordinates. The Son of Heaven was troubled by Li and Guo, bullied, and finally came out of the tiger's mouth, and even entered the jackal's den again, and Cao Cao intercepted him into Xu Du after being eunuchs. Every time Shao thinks about it, he is heartbroken. ”

Yuan Shao spoke impassionedly, and all the soldiers were very excited, only Bai Li Yan and his subordinates showed contempt.

And the expressions of the twelve sages have never changed.

He listened to Yuan Shao like this and continued.

"Shao did not dare to forget the Son of Heaven Longen, so today he swore in front of all the soldiers - Shao will do his best to punish the world and not rebel against bandits, and help the Han family!"

As soon as these words came out, the crowd of soldiers was boiling.

"Wait for the audience to obey the order!"

The four people who had been waiting for a long time walked up to the handsome platform together, waiting for Yuan Shao's order.

"Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Gao Lan, Zhang He, from today on, the four of you are my Hebei Siting Pillars. In the future, in the battle of rebellion, you should take the lead and do your best for the Han Dynasty! ”

"The last general obeys!" All four responded in unison.

Yuan Shao nodded at them, and looked at the twelve sages again.

The Twelve Sages also smiled again.

"There is one more thing to inform the soldiers."

Everyone was surprised, what else did Yuan Shao say?

"From today onwards, the soldiers and horses of the twelve old sages have been officially merged into the Jizhou soldiers and horses, and the number is - Chongyue Jingcai."