Chapter 289: Hindsight

Gongsun Zhan finally repeated history, defeated Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao will Liaoxi, all into his territory, this day, Yuan Shao was in a good mood, with his lieutenant generals and strategists, together into the Assassin Mansion, looking at this splendid hall, now has become his Yuan Shao's bag.

Yuan Shao killed Gongsun Zhan, except for him, a big trouble, so Yuan Shao must be generous to his subordinates, such as Tian Feng and others who gave advice to Yuan Shao. Yan Liangwen and the others who charged in front, of course, Yuan Shao did not forget the people who had been holding Cao Xing's pace in the rear, such as Zhang Hegao and Xu Youxuan, who were rewarded one by one. In the end, Yuan Shao will not forget the biggest hero of this battle, that is, Ju Yi, Ju Yi can be described as a famous fight.

They all got the benefits, so everyone was in a good mood, and they also touted Yuan Shao at the banquet.

However, when everyone was drunk, suddenly Tian Feng, a strategist under Yuan Shao, walked out a little out of place, arched his hand to Yuan Shao and said: "Lord, although Gongsun Chan has been pacified now, I think this is not the time to celebrate the merit, but we should seize the opportunity." Dismantle Gongsun Zhan's layout in Qingzhou and put Qingzhou into his own bag! ”

Tian Feng is a straightforward and fast-talking person, and he has no scruples about doing things and speaking, although his character makes Yuan Shao dislike, if Yuan Shao happens to be in a good mood today, what others Tian Feng said also makes sense, so Yuan Shao was not angry in the end, put down the wine glass with a smile, and nodded to Tian Feng.

"Yuan Hao is reasonable, although I, Yuan Shao, have raised troops, but now that the world is in turmoil, we need to work together to turn the tide and stabilize this crumbling country, since Yuan Hao has already mentioned it, then I will naturally not slack off, Qingzhou remains Gongsun Zhan's remnants, and the power is not small, I don't know how to clear Gongsun Zhan's remnants according to your opinion!"

Anyway, Yuan Shao was in a good mood today, so he began to solicit advice and listen to the opinions of his subordinates, and his subordinate strategists and generals all spoke enthusiastically.

And Yuan Shaozhe listened to everyone's suggestions, while sipping tea lightly, and remarks about these people from time to time. Give your own opinion.

However, just when the atmosphere of everyone was thick, suddenly an inappropriate voice broke the atmosphere.

"Report!"

Yuan Shao couldn't help frowning, and looked out of the hall, only to see a sentry running in.

"Panic, what kind of system!" Yuan Shao said with a frown, and the sentry also felt that he seemed to have something wrong, so he quickly stopped and knelt on one knee respectfully.

"Tell me, what's the matter?" Yuan Shao straightened his sitting posture, and then said to the sentry with a majestic expression.

The sentry first glanced at the pigman in the hall, then he only felt a little pressure, and finally looked at Yuan Shao, and still told the truth: "Lord, there is information from the front, saying that just half a day ago, Zhao Jun was lost!" ”

When Yuan Shao heard the news, he saw that the chopsticks he was holding in his hand fell to the ground with a clang, and then Yuan Shao suddenly got up, and the atmosphere in the entire hall immediately became hot.

"What do you say? How could it be possible for Zhao Jun to miss? How can it be! ”

Listening to Yuan Shao's roar, the soldier was so frightened that he seemed to have expected this, especially now that Yuan Shao was proud of the spring breeze, he suddenly heard this kind of news, and the change in his mood can be imagined.

Although Yuan Shao had lost his mind a little at the moment, the strategists under Yuan Shao, such as Tian Feng and the others, quickly calmed down, the two of them glanced at each other, and then stepped forward and said to the sentry: "What the hell is going on, come quickly!" ”

The sentry did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly told all the information he knew.

After Yuan Shao heard this, he was even more annoyed, and directly punched the table: "Cao Xing, it's that Cao Xing again, how can he not go away, he always spoils my good deeds!" ”

The territory where Yuan Shao lost is called Zhao County, Zhao County is in the territory of Jizhou, and the terrain can be described as easy to defend and difficult to attack, but Zhao County is because of the special geographical location, so if it enters Zhao County, it can be said that it is the gateway to Jizhou, and even, it is not far from Yecheng, where Yuan Shao has been living.

Therefore, Cao Xuan entered Zhao County, which is indeed a big blow to Yuan Shao, after all, Cao Xuan has now opened the door to Jizhou, and if Cao Xuan is willing, he can enter the army at any time.

For Yuan Shao's anger, many strategists and generals did not dare to speak, after all, Yuan Shao was angry, and people like Tian Feng and others obviously thought more than Yuan Shao.

"Although Zhao County is adjacent to Changshan County, and before that, Cao Xuan has been fighting near Changshan County and Yanmen County, and it is not very far from Zhao County, but Zhao County and Changshan County are separated by Taihang Mountain, and the mountain is high and the road is far away, he Cao Xuan has to deal with Zhang Hegao and the two generals on the one hand, and on the other hand, he has to sneak attack Zhao County, how did he do it, even if he really sent a cavalry to raid, but if he wants to cross the Taihang Mountains, it is estimated that he will have to walk a long distance, and when they reach Zhao County, it is estimated that they are already sleepy and tired, how can they be the opponent of the defenders of Zhao County!"

Although the analysis of Fu Zhu and Tian Feng is also very reasonable, the mountain is high and the road is far away, what does he Cao Xuan take to fight Zhao Jun, maybe there is only one possibility, that is, to send strange soldiers to secretly pass through Taihang Mountain, and the movement cannot be too big. It is even more impossible that the three armies have not moved, the grain and grass have gone first, and a large number of grain has been transported, so that the movement is too big, and it is estimated that Cao Xing has not had time to fight Zhao County, and has already been known by Yuan Shao and others.

But the strange thing is here, since Cao Xing has not sent many troops. But why can you still take Zhao County, this is a little incredible.

Everyone was unexpectedly for Cao Xing's move, although they tried their best to discuss there, but they never found a reason, and finally Yuan Shao could only slap the table angrily and looked at Xu You, Xu You saw Yuan Shao's eyes, and his heart jumped, and sure enough, Yuan Shao's next sentence was to say.

"Ziyuan, now that you want the intelligence organization, I have also given you support to successfully establish it, but why didn't you intercept this intelligence, what are you eating!"

Hearing this, Xu You wanted to refute it, although his organization collected intelligence, but at that time, he had been on the front line to confront Cao Xing, and he also had to assist Zhang Hegaolan to defeat Cao Xing.

And Cao Xing's matter was so hidden, it seemed to be understandable that Xu You didn't find it, so when he heard Yuan Shao's scolding, Xu You's first feeling was that he was a little angry, and his face began to become more and more gloomy, but Yuan Shao was his lord, and in the end he opened his mouth and didn't say anything.

At this moment, in the last county town of Zhao County, it can be described as a mess, but Chen Hu has done his best to keep the soldiers from panicking and appease the people.

After doing all this, what Chen Hu did was to take his soldiers and horses and directly open the granary of the official mansion, and then began to eat and drink nonsense in the sea.

Looking at the fresh meat on this table, Chen Hu and his soldiers had a great appetite, constantly chewing the food in their mouths, and even some scrambles. It seems like a group of people who have been hungry for a long time.

Under his rule, Cao Xing vigorously developed animal husbandry, and now it has formed a certain scale, so the soldiers can eat meat almost every meal.

However, this time they and Chen Hu traveled a long distance but there were many differences, Cao Xuan sent a lot of troops this time, originally Xu Shu stationed in Yanmen County had more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, Cao Xuan and Xu Shu and soldiers, there were more than 20,000 at once, Cao Xuan even secretly mobilized thousands of troops from Bianyun County, so Cao Xing's army in Yanmen County at that time was as high as 30,000 people.

When he signed the armistice agreement with Xu You again, Cao Xuan seemed to have been making profits for his teammate Gongsun Zhan, and put all his interests aside, in fact, what Cao Xuan thought was that he must keep Gongsun Chan and others, as long as Gongsun Chan was there, he could successfully contain Yuan Shao's power.

But it's a pity that Gongsun Chan finally took the old road in history, and even Yuan Shao can say that Gongsun Chan took the initiative to provoke, and he Yuan Shao was only forced to fight back, Gongsun Chan's death must not blame him, and he definitely did not violate the armistice agreement with Cao Xing, and it is reasonable for him to occupy Liaoxi, so Yuan Shao can be said to have taken advantage of it at this time and tasted enough sweetness.

But then again, Cao Xuan is naturally not a person of great mercy and compassion, Yuan Shao may have expected that Gongsun Zhan's kind of character, after hearing the news of his retreat, will definitely chase and beat him fiercely. So he deliberately arranged for the first to kill the soldiers, and directly disabled the white horse Yicong.

But Cao Xing also knows that this Yuan Shao is definitely not a good man and a woman, although now that the armistice agreement has been signed, Cao Xing also kept an eye on it when he signed it, just said that he would withdraw from Changshan County, but now that Cao Xing is fighting, it is Zhao County, so he can't blame Cao Xing.

As for how Chen Hu took his soldiers and trekked all the way. went to Zhao County, and also maintained high combat effectiveness, and completely took down Zhao County with the momentum of beacon fire, just because Cao Xing invented one thing again, that is, steamed buns.

The mountains are high and the road is long, and it can be overcome with perseverance, as long as the commander leads properly, these are not problems, the only problem is military rations.

If Cao Xuan had made a large-scale transportation at that time, he would definitely be discovered by Xu Yu this year, and then Cao Xing's plan to sneak attack Zhao County would have come to naught.

Therefore, Cao Xing's matter is to be kept secret, first send Xu Shu with soldiers and horses, and attack Zhang Hegao in front of the wind, so as to attract the attention of others, and then send Chen Hu to lead the strange soldiers and secretly go around to Zhao County.

As for their military rations, they are the steamed buns they carry in their arms.

The steamed bun is said to have been invented by Zhuge Liang during the Three Kingdoms period, but in any case, since the steamed bun has come out, it can temporarily solve the problem of military needs.

Therefore, Chen Hu took more than 10,000 soldiers, quietly crossed the Taihang Mountain, and finally came to Zhao County after a long journey.

Therefore, the final result was that Chen Hu led people to completely occupy Zhao County, which was also Cao Xing's backhand.

Yuan Shao got the land in western Liaoning, and Cao Xing also captured his Zhao County, the two sides can be said to have gained from each other, compared to Cao Xing's loss seems to be greater. But Cao Xing didn't care about this, first of all, his strength was not as great as Yuan Shao's, and it was normal to get a little less, and secondly, the geographical location of Zhao County was very important. It can be said to be one of the gateways of Jizhou, and Cao Xing is equivalent to mastering a lifeline of Jizhou.

This kind of ending has almost become a full stop in this war, both sides have stopped fighting, ready to stop for a while, even if there is a great hatred, it will have to be resolved until later, and both sides need to rest their troops and horses.

Cao Xing asked Xu Shu to continue to garrison Yanmen County, and Chen Hu was also temporarily stationed in Zhao County, and their task was mainly to strictly defend Yuan Shao and never give Yuan Shao any chance to invade.

After arranging all this, Cao Xuan also returned to Bianyun County. Under the governance of Cao Xing's series of means, although the war was in full swing in the front, it did not have much impact on the central area of the state, such as Bianyun County or other county towns.

The people are still living and working in peace and contentment, and they are not affected by the war.

After Cao Xing came back, he also immediately started government affairs, spending money where it should be spent, sending troops where it should be sent, recruiting people where it should be recruited, and quickly stabilizing several counties on the border.

However, Ansheng's days did not pass for a few days. Trouble will still come to you. Military intelligence came from the south of the state, but this time the military intelligence was not so anxious, because he was not in a hurry.

When Che Wu's brocade guard handed this information to Cao Xuan's hands, the corners of Cao Xuan's mouth pulled out a cold smile.

During the Three Kingdoms period, the state was harassed by Xianbei all the year round, the kind that belongs to the bitter cold land, according to incomplete statistics, and the nine counties of the state, the total population at that time was only one million, compared to the Sili below and Jizhou in the east, it is simply far away.

But now, because of the arrival of Cao Xing, the pattern of all this has been completely changed, and the people under Cao Xing's rule alone have reached more than 400,000 people, basically every county, which can be described as overcrowded. After all, under Cao Xing's affairs, everyone lives and works in peace and contentment, has enough food and clothing, and the old and the young are supported and educated.

If you want to make your life better on this basis, then you only need to work hard, and there will be rewards in the end, so under such a policy of benefiting the people, hundreds of people are naturally attracted by Cao Xing.

So the current pattern of merging states is, so Zhang Yang is still the history of merging states, and most of the land in the states is in his hands, but the population under his rule is not as large as Cao Xing. Take a look at the latest chapter of "The Strongest Marksmanship of the Three Kingdoms" to read for free for the first time.