Zhang Ming and the others took control of the county town and let the soldiers start to strengthen the city defenses.

And the people in the city were very afraid, Zhang Ming didn't care about them, he had already ordered some civil officials in the rear to come, and they would arrive soon.

Before the war, Zhang Ming was ready.

Let them handle these complicated things.

And Zhang Ming only wants to take care of the war now.

took out the map again, if it goes well at this time, Guan Zhang Zhao and they should have already taken Leling County.

Guan Zhang Zhao, the three of them also led an army of 50,000 and suddenly attacked the territory of Jizhou.

The army in Jizhou was not well defended.

Because there are too many places in Youzhou and Qingzhou that can attack them.

Therefore, they had to disperse their forces to defend and focus on defense, and some counties might not be able to hold on for half a day.

The loss of these counties has a huge impact.

And now that the defense is scattered, and tens of thousands of people are put in one county, so Yuan Shao's side imagined that if he could hold on for a month or two, reinforcements would be able to arrive.

A county town, with 20,000 troops, should be fine for two months.

This judgment is correct under normal circumstances.

However, now is not a normal situation, Yuan Jun has long been weakened.

There are no generals, the soldiers have no morale, and they are weak in the face of a wolf-like enemy.

Guan Zhang Zhao led an army of 50,000 people, and the momentum was like a bamboo.

When attacking the county seat of Leling County, it was defeated without holding out for half a day.

Guan Zhang Zhao also took a few days to occupy the territory.

On Zhang Ming's side, Gao Ran attacked, cooperated with Yan Rou, and quickly controlled the enemy and annihilated the enemy.

After that, Yan Rou left 2,000 men to defend the city, and then followed Gao Ran to the north.

This Zhongshan County was directly cut off by Zhang Ming, and now the two ends have also been cleaned up by Zhang Ming.

Two days after Zhang Ming defeated Zhongshan County, the civil officials behind him arrived.

They quickly took over the city, along with a thousand defenders.

Under the deployment of civilian officials, the defenders of the city slowly restored order in the city.

Zhang Ming: After they entered the city, they did not commit any offence against the people.

At the same time, there were dozens of arresters, who had the right to temporarily mobilize troops while maintaining law and order.

Efficient and fast, Zhang Ming and they soon had a set of more practical methods to quickly control the city.

And Zhang Ming is still waiting for news from Guan Zhang Zhao.

A few days later, the news of Guan Zhang Zhao came, and they also succeeded in taking Leling County.

When the news of Zhang Ming's invasion of Jizhou reached Yecheng.

Yuan Shao was so sad and angry that he vomited blood on the spot.

Originally, Yuan Shao's body was very weak and he had been sick for a long time.

This vomiting of blood made people panic, and many people knew that Yuan Shao had not been able to do so for a long time.

Yuan Shao is like this, of course, the people below have their own thoughts.

Now, they're trying to get in and out, too.

Yuan Shao's third son is even more trying to inherit Yuan Shao's position.

Regardless of the current position, how Yuan Shao is the queen of the Yuan family, inheriting his position is inheriting the status of the Yuan family.

Moreover, they have a county and a half, and they still have tens of thousands of troops in their hands.

The three sons have begun to have their own thoughts.

And some of Yuan Shao's subordinates also began to choose a team at this time.

You have to take refuge with a son.

The most favored are Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang, and Yuan Xi used to be a assassin and also had a group of descendants.

It can be said that the factions within Yuan Shao's group are very complex now.

The news of Zhang Ming's invasion also quickly reached Cao Cao.

Cao Cao summoned his ministers and generals.

"Wen Ruo, how is the money and food prepared?"

Xun Yu stood up and reported: "My lord, we have purchased some grain and grass from other places, but it is not enough for the army to continue to consume. ”

It has been three months since Cao Cao last fought the war, but he still hasn't recovered.

The main reason is that all the grain and grass that were mobilized at the beginning were all consumed, and now there is not enough grain and grass to send troops.

"If you send 100,000 troops, how many days can you last?"

"Ten days."

Xun Yu's answer made Cao Cao feel a little powerless.

Ten days is enough.

"Is there any other way?"

"Forcibly levy the people's rations and double the purchase from other places, but this will inevitably damage the people's morale."

Xun Yu's answer is very simple, it is okay to do this, but the sequelae are very large.

Cao Cao didn't answer right away.

He asked Cheng Yu again: "If the troops are sent in another month, what will be the situation in Jizhou?" ”

"Zhang Ming may take most of Jizhou."

Yes, Zhang Ming will definitely be overwhelming.

They have not been idle for the past three months, and have been collecting intelligence and conducting several simulated deductions.

Yuan Shao's general is almost dead.

Only the two brothers of the Lu family, and the rest of the generals were either killed by them or killed by Zhang Ming's side.

Moreover, the elite was lost, coupled with Yuan Shao's disease, and his subordinates left Germany.

"Cao Ren, how is the army training?"

"Part of Yuan Jun has been integrated, and after three months of training, it can be used."

Cao Cao slapped the table and said: "We must send troops to compete with Zhang Ming for Jizhou, and this Jizhou must not fall into Zhang Ming's hands." ”

"If Zhang Ming gets Jizhou, it will be even more terrifying than the previous Yuan Shao."

When Yuan Shao was in his heyday, there were three states, and Jizhou and Qingzhou were combined.

And after Zhang Ming won Jizhou, there were also three states, Youzhou, Jizhou and Qingzhou, Zhang Ming's talent was not worth much higher than Yuan Shao, and Cao Cao was under great pressure at that time.

Cao Cao made the final decision, and then said to everyone: "Immediately order 100,000 elites, and set off in two days, Wen Ruo will stay behind, forcibly requisition grain and grass, and supply the front." ”

Cao Cao's judgment was very accurate, if he didn't care, Zhang Ming's strength would expand rapidly.

At that point, he won't have any advantage.

Cao Cao had already mobilized some of the soldiers and horses from Yangzhou, and also transferred some of the soldiers and horses back from Wancheng.

At this time, Cao Cao's troops were not tight, and he had a certain strength.

Just do it, Cao Cao immediately began to arrange.

Several generals led their own tasks to prepare, and several of Yuan Shao's ministers stayed behind to study the map with him and where to start.

Cheng Yu said: "My lord, you should send someone to contact the influential people on Yuan Shao's side privately, once Yuan Shao falls, they can be moved by us and support us." ”

"It makes sense, Zhang Ming is not liked by the family, these people can be used by me."

Cao Cao was as good as a stream, and arranged it immediately.

Cao Cao also began to prepare, and immediately decided to interfere in the war situation in Jizhou.

Cao Cao could not afford the rise of a force more powerful than Yuan Shao.

Cao Cao mobilized quickly, and it took two days, and he immediately brought ten days of grain and grass, and then set off with his troops.

Lu Bu and other generals were also called by him, and at this time, Cao Cao's generals were the most powerful lineup.

At this time, Xun Yu had already begun to forcibly requisition grain and grass in the territory.

The so-called forced conscription is to send troops to collect grain from house to house, leaving only the basic rations and taking the rest.

It can also be understood that robbing, directly robbing the people's rations, the difference is that they also keep accounts, either there is food to return to them later, or it is directly deducted from the next year's taxes.