After Yuan Shao retreated north, in order to avoid the misunderstanding of Gongsun Zhan's department, he did not take the nearest line of Ganling City.

Because it is the capital of Cheongha-gun.

It's okay to borrow the road, but if you borrow the city, it is estimated that Gongsun Zhan's subordinates will have a misunderstanding.

So Yuan Shao's army traveled north for a day, and then to the west, he walked Dongwu City for a penny, and entered Julu County from the boundary bridge.

Tobu Castle has been mentioned a lot before, but it is not elaborated.

This time, I'll have to talk about this place.

Because there is a big family here that will be in the Tang Dynasty in later generations.

Qinghe Cui's family, the later five surnames Qiwang.

Lao Gen is in Tobu Castle.

At this time, the Cui family was a famous family.

It is the county of Qinghe, and the first family of Qinghe is Xixia, which is well deserved.

Therefore, the Cui family controls a lot of industries in Qinghe County and has enough authority in Qinghe County.

Since Yuan Shao became the ruler of Jizhou, he has written many letters to invite the Cui family, hoping to get the support of the Cui family.

However, they did not get a positive response from the Cui family.

Later, Xu Ding helped Gongsun Zan get rid of Qinghe County, and Yuan Shao did not win over the Cui family.

Now passing through this place, Yuan Shao started this thought again.

So the army stopped at Tobu Castle.

The Cui family led the squires of the whole city, as well as the county commander and the lieutenant to greet Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao is very useful, and the Cui family, who has always been ignorant of answers, is very familiar with each other this time.

However, he understands that this is because he has an army of seventy or eighty thousand in his hands, and the strong dragon can not only suppress the head snake on the ground, but also fight seven inches and kill you several times.

"To make Jun return to Jizhou after hard work, I am fortunate to be able to see the majesty of Jizhou's elite, which is really a blessing for the old and decrepit." The head of the Cui family glanced at the demoralized, the soldiers are not soldiers, the generals are not generals, the Jizhou army that returned from the defeat of Qingzhou opened his eyes and talked nonsense, and then made a gesture of please:

"The city has prepared the wine, set up a feast, and respectfully invite the envoy and the generals to enter the city!"

"Good! The head of the Cui family, please! "The basic etiquette still has to be observed, Yuan Shao also took out the bearing of the Yuan family and the lord of Jizhou and made a gesture, and then entered the city with the head of the Cui family.

The night banquet was held at Cui's house, not at the palace.

It is a private banquet, so as not to think too much about Gongsun Zhan's people.

Yuan Shao and the head of the Cui family talked and laughed, talking as they walked, and soon came to the hall.

The host is the host Cui family, the head of the family should have been in the first place, but he sat on the upper seat on the right, opposite Yuan Shao on the left.

It fully demonstrates the etiquette of the family and the respect for Yuan Shao, saving him embarrassment.

Soon good wine and meat came up, and there were singers to help the fun.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors of food, and enjoying the hospitality of the Cui family, Yuan Shao asked: "Don't hide it from the Cui family, now that our army is attacking Qingzhou, it is not good for us to attack Qingzhou, and we have to withdraw to Jizhou. ”

"Don't dare to be a teacher, the envoy is the lord of Jizhou, you have wise and resourceful people like Ziyuan and Yuan Tu, and fierce generals like Yan Liang and Zhang He, so why worry about the future." The Cui family played a set of Tai Chi Dao:

"I'm an old man who doesn't care about the world, I just want to be happy and rich, where can I see the affairs of the world!"

Yuan Shao said: "The Cui family doesn't have to be arrogant, who doesn't know who doesn't know that the Cui family has great talents, and there is a helmsman like you who is far-sighted, wise and courageous." ”

"Hahaha, the envoy has passed, half of his body is buried, where did he come from." The head of the Cui family smiled and stroked his beard, and Yuan Shaozhi in front of him was also a person with a city government or a wrist.

It is worthy of being the fourth and third princes, and there is the cultivation of a great family.

The sedan chair is carried by everyone, and the family is praised by each other's tacit understanding, so Yuan Shao and the head of the Cui family are very familiar with each other.

It's almost nonsense, Yuan Shao won't play Tai Chi with the old man anymore, because if you tout with him, he can talk to you until tomorrow.

This kind of boring trick can be played occasionally, Yuan Shao doesn't have so much effort to waste in the Cui family, so then Yuan Shao said: "The head of the Cui family, do you think that Xu Ding and Gongsun Zhan will go to war, who will win in the end?" ”

The head of the Cui family said: "If there is no help from the envoy and Liu Bei, Gongsun Chan will definitely be defeated!" ”

Yuan Shao also recognized this very much, Gongsun Zhan's foundation is still a little thinner, and he only won Youzhou last year.

And the management is extensive, nominally accounting for half of Jizhou and most of Youzhou, in fact, his real basic plate is only in Youbeiping, Liaoxi and Yuyang County, and other places are in the hands of local families, and the symbolic significance is greater. ”

Moreover, he was extremely short of well-trained foot soldiers, all of whom were cavalry represented by the White Horse Righteous Gang.

Xu Ding also had cavalry, although the number was less than that of Gongsun Zhan, but they were well-equipped, and each one was elite.

In addition to the surrender of Wuhuan last year, he was incorporated into the Guiyi Army, and there was also a huge number of war horses.

Therefore, Gongsun Chan does not have any advantage.

Moreover, they will be threatened by Xu Ding's water army.

Therefore, Gongsun Chan's loss in this battle accounted for eighty percent.

Of course, if he, Yuan Shao and Liu Bei, is willing to support Gongsun Zan behind his back, the outcome of this battle can be five or five, and it is difficult to say to what extent.

Yuan Shao said with a smile: "In this way, where is Youzhou going?" Where is Jizhou going? Where does Qinghe go? I'm afraid that your old idle days will be disrupted by then. This Marquis of Weihai is not too willing to let people enjoy a peaceful and prosperous life. ”

Xu Ding's governance strategy, but a large part of the family's interests will be sacrificed, whether it is a legal acquisition or illegal suppression, a large part of the family's land will inevitably be taken away.

How can a family with the old concept of guarding the land as the foundation be able to choose it?

So Yuan Shao was telling the Cui family that Qinghe should think about it.

Once Xu Ding launched an attack on Gongsun Zhan, Qinghe was afraid that he would bear the brunt of it, next to Pingquan County, and it would be difficult to escape the bad luck.

The head of the Cui family pondered slightly, and then said with a smile: "Is there any good way to resolve these sieges?" ”

"There's no good way, but there's a stupid way." Yuan Shao paused, and then said:

"Fight to the death, don't give up, don't give in, unite all the forces that can be united, and fight to the end."

After being silent for a while, the head of the Cui family raised his head and said, "Can this really work?" Don't break your head and bleed, and finally die! ”

"No, can you be willing to go to the country, but as long as you run alive, you won't choose a dead end, Weihaihou is not just an enemy of Jizhou and Youzhou, but with the whole world, he can win for a while, can he win for a lifetime." Yuan Shao continued:

"Although we lost once, but we can't give up, Emperor Taizu Gao and Chu Xiangyu fought for four years, defeated countless times, but with everyone's support, stood up again and again, and finally won the victory, and also told the family that their support is correct and the most useful.

Although Xiang Yu is strong, he has no support from the world, and in the end, he also ended up taking a group photo to commemorate Wujiang and asked himself? ”

"But Weihaihou is not Xiang Yu!" The head of the Cui family still said with deep concerns.

Yuan Shao said: "We are not Emperor Taizu Gao, are we?" ”

The head of the Cui family was stunned for a moment, hesitated for a while, and then raised his glass and said: "The words of the envoy are really heart-to-heart words, okay, we are willing to assist the envoy, unite all the forces that can be united, and do it for everyone's tomorrow!" ”

The old man became even more ferocious.

Yuan Shao was overjoyed and toasted together.

A very harmonious and rewarding feast.

The banquet dispersed, Yuan Shao led everyone out of the city, and the camp was stationed outside the city, and he was not in a hurry to leave.

After Yuan Shao and the others left, the head of the Cui family called a young Cui junior to the study.

Then he asked, "Deru, you also heard what you said at the banquet!" ”

The young man replied: "The head of the family, the Yuan family is not stable in Jizhou, there are not many soldiers and horses, and they have been repeatedly defeated by the Marquis of Weihai, why do we agree to support him, isn't the attitude of our Cui family already set, no one will help, sit and watch the situation in the world?" ”

The man's name is Cui Lin, and he has a cousin named Cui Yan, Cui Yan worships Zheng Xuan as his teacher, and he studied art in Donglai, and after completing his studies, he served as a teacher at Donglai College, basically taking the bus from Xu Ding.

So he felt that it was very unnecessary for the head of the family to ask him to take Yuan Shao's line.

Since you are optimistic about Xu Ding, it is good to invest in him.

The head of the Cui family sighed leisurely: "Eggs can't be put in a basket, this is the general rule of our major families, now the world is rising, and it's time to make a difficult choice, your brother Yan'er thought that he was in Weihaihou, and worshipped Zheng Xuan as a teacher, and it was a matter of time before he became a scholar."

Since our Cui family has two dragons, we naturally need to lie in a separate place.

After Yuan Shaonai was divided into three divisions, if anyone in the world could really compete with Weihai Hou for the world, he would be the only one. ”

Cui Lin said: "The head of the family, but I think that in addition to Yuan Shao, there is another person who also has a heroic posture, and he should have a place in the world." ”

The head of the Cui family asked, "Who do you like?" ”

Cui Lin said: "Aside from Weihaihou, the second person should be Cao Cao!" ”

The head of the Cui family was stunned, he thought that Cui Lin would choose Yuan Shu.

Unexpectedly, he was optimistic about Cao Cao, and couldn't help laughing: "Lin'er, Cao Cao is indeed good, but after he is a eunuch, how can he dominate the world, besides, Yanzhou is a place of four wars, it is not easy to defend, and it is not easy to expand."

Didn't you listen to what Xu Ziyuan said when he mocked Cao Cao?

He said that Cao Cao was so ambitious, and he actually missed the investigation and was attacked by Xu Ding's cavalry in Jibei, and then the eastern counties may also be taken away by Xu Ding, Cao Cao's strength will inevitably be damaged, and it will be difficult to protect himself at that time, so how to fight for the world. ”

Cui Lin was dumbfounded, in fact, he felt that Cao Cao could win the world was also a feeling, and reason told him that the head of the Cui family might be right when he said it.

Not to mention that Cao Cao may lose half of Yanzhou now, even if he doesn't, he is also facing an embarrassing situation, with two Yuan in the north and south, and Xu Ding in the east.

Cao Cao couldn't expand in all directions at all.

As for going west, it is crazy to think that he can fight for Chang'an in Guanzhong with his own strength.

"Lin'er, the most important thing now is that Yuan Shao's 70,000 army is outside the city! We don't have a choice. The head of the Cui family said helplessly.

If Yuan Shao hadn't come in person, and he had raised 70,000 troops to camp outside the city, the ghost would be willing to bet.

Historically, the Cui family did not bet after Yuan Shao entered Jizhou, until Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao, and then he voted for Cao Cao, thus being promoted, which played a decisive role in the later growth of the Cui family, which led to the famous Qinghe Cui clan in the Sui and Tang dynasties.

Now how dare he perfunctory Yuan Shao, so he had to send Cui Lin to join the Yuan Group, and at the same time, he also contributed to the defection of Qinghe County to Yuan Shao.

Of course, Yuan Shao's words also spoke to his heart.

Willingly?

Of course I am not reconciled, which family does not want to develop, why should Xu Ding be pressed and let go of the interests in his hands.

The world is the world of the family, not the family of one person.

We only say it.

When he left Dongwuyang, Yuan Shao took Cui Lin away and gained the support of the Cui family, and his bad mood was relieved.

I feel that this time the troops finally made up for something, and it was not all bad news.

Of course, he didn't know that just when he was wooing the Cui family, there was a war in Shangdang County, which was far away in Bingzhou.

The news of Lü Bu's attack on Yanzhou soon spread from Hanoi to Bingzhou, and Li Su, who was closely following the intelligence of the Central Route Army, received it at the first time, and sent and attacked Shangdang.

Lü Bu attacked Yanzhou, Cao Cao's backyard caught fire, and the Middle Route Army was bound to attack Qingzhou and fail, and the alliance broke down.

If the attack fails, then you have to carry out Plan B and swallow Shangdang County.

Therefore, Li Su, who had secretly assembled the soldiers and horses, immediately sent and went south.

This time he went south, and he quietly mobilized Liu He and other troops in the north.

Liu He, as Liu Yu's son, originally defected to Liu Bei to count on him to help take revenge.

However, Liu Bei helped Gongsun Zhan to fight Xu Ding, which made Liu He and his subordinates Yan Rou, Xian Yufu, Xian Yuyin, Qi Zhou and others very dissatisfied.

Li Su summoned Liu He and comforted him in every possible way: "Boye, my lord is also helpless, you have also seen it, our army is weak, and the army of Youzhou is strong, my lord is a false and wrongful snake, otherwise he will be attacked by Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan together."

If my lord is defeated, how can I help you to avenge your father?

Therefore, Boye should first base ourselves on development, and when it grows stronger, we have the strength to start a war with Gongsun Zhan, so that we can be sure of victory.

As the saying goes, it's not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years, Boye forbears, my lord doesn't need ten years, he can help you take revenge within three years. ”

Liu He was still a little sullen and said: "But even so, there is no need to go against Weihai Hou, we can cooperate with him, and attack Gongsun Zhan from east to west, isn't it simpler and shorter." ”

"No, no, no, no, you're thinking too simply. Xu Ding This person has strength and ambition, he is not calling for any allies and cooperation at all, we will fight Youzhou with him, and in the end Youzhou only belongs to him, he is the one who wants to kill all of us, he is dominating the world, and we can only become enemies with him. Li Su shook his head and said:

"Besides, with him fighting Gongsun Zhan, I don't know how long it will take, it just so happens that they are consuming each other, we take advantage of this time to eliminate Yuan Shao, so that we have strength, whether it is to eliminate Gongsun Chan or to fight against Xu Ding, we have the strength.

Not only will you be able to take revenge, but you will also be able to take back Youzhou with the support of my lord. ”

Liu He pondered for a moment and said, "So we want to eat the party first?" ”

Li Su knew that Liu He's heart was moved, there was no way that Liu He was too young, and the city government was not deep enough.

"That's right, only to take down Shangdang, so that we can go out in two ways, attack Huanglong from the north and west, attack Yecheng, and eat Jizhou." Li Su coaxed:

"As long as Boye can make great contributions in this battle, it will be easier for me to lobby with the lord to lobby the generals, and there will be more people who support Boye, and there will be more talented people who know Boye all over the world.

It will be easier for you to get back to Youzhou, and there will be more people to follow your allegiance. ”