Xin Bi to Xiping, see Cao Cao's intention to Yuan Tan. Most of the people in the group thought that Liu Biao was strong, and Liu Biao should be swept away first. Yuan Tan Yuan is not enough to worry. Xun You said: There is something in the world, and Liu Biao sits between the Jiang and Han, he did not pacify the ambition of the Quartet, which is obvious, Yuan according to the land of the four states, with hundreds of thousands, Yuan Shao won the hearts of the people with generosity, if the two sons of the two sons are harmonious to keep their business, then the world is still in trouble. Now the brothers are evil, and they are not able to do both. If there is a merger, then its strength is specialized, and it is difficult to focus on it. Take advantage of the chaos and take it, and the world will be stable. Such an opportunity cannot be lost.

Cao Cao followed. A few days later, Cao Cao wanted to pacify Jingzhou first, and first make Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang exhausted. Xin Bi saw Cao Cao's expression and knew that something had changed, so he went to tell Guo Jia. Guo Jia asked Cao Cao, and Cao Cao said to Xin Bi: Yuan Tan must be credible, can Yuan Shang definitely conquer it? Xin Bi replied: Ming Gong should not ask about credibility or fraud, but talk about the current situation directly. The Yuan family was originally fratricidal, and he didn't expect others to take advantage of it, but thought that as long as they were united, they could calm the world. Now once he asks for help from Ming Gong, the current situation is very obvious, that is, Xianfu (Yuan Shang) saw that Xian Si (Yuan Tan) was tired and could not attack, because he himself was exhausted. The military revolution was defeated outside, and the ministers were punished inside. Brothers listened to slander and fought against each other, and the country was divided into two. In addition, after years of war, the armor is full of lice. Years of drought and locusts, famine and famine, natural disasters are felt at the top, personnel are trapped at the bottom, and the people know that they are going to fall apart regardless of their ignorance, which is the time when Yuan Shang dies. Now that he is going to attack Ye, Yuan has not yet been rescued, that is, he cannot defend himself. If it is also saved, then Yuan Tan will attack it, with the power of Ming Gong, should be poor enemy, and fight the tired Kou, which is tantamount to the vibration of the autumn leaves of the swift wind, and the sky will give Yuan Shang to Ming Gong, Ming Gong does not take it, but wants to go south to Jingzhou. Jingzhou Fengle, the country has no fault, Zhong Yu has words, take chaos and insult death, now the second Yuan is not far-sighted, and the internal self-plan, but it is really chaotic. The dwellers have no food, and the walkers have no food, which can really be called dangerous. They want to wait until after his year, and he may have a good harvest in his year, but at this time they may know that they are in danger and change their morality and politics, so they have lost the excuse for using troops, and today they are just taking advantage of their invitation to go to appease them, which is a great benefit. Moreover, the Quartet is no bigger than Hebei. Hebei Ping, the six armies are prosperous, and the people of the world are terrified.

Cao Cao said: That's right. So he promised Yuan Tan to help him quell the chaos.

In winter and October, Cao Cao went to Liyang. Yuan Shang heard that Cao Cao had crossed the river, so he abandoned the plain and returned to Yecheng. Yuan Shang rebelled against Cao Cao with Lü Kuang and Gao Xiang. Yuan Tanfu secretly engraved the general's seal and gave it to Lu Kuang Gaoxiang. Cao Cao knew that Yuan Tan was cheating, so he hired his son Cao to marry Yuan Tan's daughter to calm his heart. but he led the army back.

Sun Quan went west to Huangzu and broke his water army, only when the city was not conquered, the mountains were in turmoil, and Sun Quan returned Yuzhang. Envoy to capture Zhonglang will be Lu Fanping Poyang Huiji, and Dangkou Zhonglang will ask Cheng Pu to ask for Le'an. Jianchang Commander Tai Shi Ci, territorial sea dusk. Sima Huanggai, Han Dang, Zhou Tai, Lu Meng and other county commanders of other departments. Asking for mountains, it was quickly pacified. The people of Jian'an, Hanxing, and Nanping made a rebellion, gathering more than 10,000 people, and Sun Quan made the southern governor of the city to discuss with him, and they were all quickly pacified. The county was reestablished, and more than 10,000 soldiers were expected to be dispatched. Greetings to Captain Qi Pingdong.

In the first month of the spring of the ninth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao Jihe. Block the flow of water into the white ditch so that the grain channel can be opened.

In February, Yuan Shangfu attacked Yuan Tan on the plains. Leave it to judge Su by guarding Ye City. Cao Cao marched to Huanshui, and Su You wanted to be the internal response. Plot to vent out of Ben Cao Cao. Cao Cao marched to Ye, built earth mountains and dug tunnels to attack the city. Yuan Shangwu, An Chang, Yin Maokai, and Maocheng soldiers Maocheng to pass through the party's grain road.

In the summer of April, Cao Cao left Cao Hong to attack Ye, and his own troops attacked Mao Kai. Break it and return it. Hit Yuan Shang again and frustrated him in Handan and pulled it out. Yi Yang ordered Han Fan and Liang Qi, the county magistrate, to surrender to the county.

Xu Huang said to Cao Cao: The second Yuan has not been broken, and the cities have not been broken. At this time, everyone was listening and watching how the lord treated the surrendered. At this time, the two counties of Jingshang should set an example for the cities. Cao Cao followed. Han Fan and Liang Qi were all given the title of Marquis of Guannei. The Montenegrin thief Zhang Yan sent an envoy for help, and Cao Cao worshiped him as the general of Pingbei.

In May, Cao Cao destroyed the earth mountain tunnels and besieged the city. Forty miles back in a week. At the beginning, it was deliberately shallow to make the enemy think that it was easy to cross. The trial and other people saw the snickering, and did not come out to fight for profit. Cao Cao dug the trench wide and deep overnight, and filled it with water from the Zhangshui River. There was no food in the city, and more than half of them died of starvation.

In autumn and July, Yuan Shang returned to the army with more than 10,000 soldiers. Before it arrived, I hope that the trial will know the movement of reinforcements outside the city, and first make the main book giant deer Li Fu enter the city. Li Fu pretended to be the soldier in charge of supervision in Cao Cao's army, put the execution staff on the head of the horse, and took three soldiers with him to touch the city of Ye in the night, claiming to be the governor of the city. Following the benchmark set by the siege from the north city all the way to the east, he reprimanded and blamed the soldiers who defended the siege step by step, and rewarded and punished them according to the severity of the city. Then he passed in front of Cao Cao's camp and went to Nanwei Dangzhangmen, reprimanded the angry defenders, and restrained them. Because he opened the gate of his enclosure, he galloped to the city and called out to the people of the city. The people of the city lowered their ropes and led them into the city.

When the trial and match were met, Li Fu was clamored for joy and sorrow. The besiegers reported the incident to Cao Cao, who smiled and said: He did not enter the city in vain, and he will come out again soon. Li Fu knew that the perimeter was tighter, and he couldn't venture out of the city again. Please judge and send the old and weak in the city out of the city to save grain. Thousands of people were separated overnight, and they were all sent out of the three gates with white flags. Li Fufu and the three horsemen pretended to be descending and followed these people out of the city at night and broke through.

Yuan Shangbing arrived, and all the generals thought that this was a return to the division, and people fought for themselves, so it was better to avoid him. Cao Cao said: If Yuan Shangru comes from the Great Dao, we should avoid him. But if you come down the West Mountain, this is the rhythm that will be captured. Yuan Shang really came along the West Mountain. East to Yangping Pavilion, 17 miles away from Ye, Linfu water for the camp. When night falls, a fire is raised to show the city. And the city was set on fire. The trial was assigned to the north of the city, wanting to fight against Yuan Shang. Cao Cao counterattacked, and the trial was defeated. Yuan Shang also broke away. Rely on the Zhangshui River to camp. Cao Cao then besieged it. The siege was not closed, Yuan was still afraid, and sent an envoy to surrender. Cao Cao didn't listen, and he was anxious. Yuan Shang took advantage of the night to escape to protect Qishan. Cao Cao returned to the army to besiege it. Yuan Shang surrendered Ma Yan, Zhang Kai and others to the battle. The rest of the people were defeated, Yuan Shang ran to Zhongshan, and Cao's army collected all his baggage, and got Yuan Shangyin's ribbon and clothes, and showed them to the city. The city collapsed. The trial commander said: Everyone must stick to the fight to the death, the Cao army is tired, Yuan Youzhou (Yuan Xi, Yuan Shao's young son, then in charge of Youzhou) will soon come over, why should everyone worry about having no owner?

Cao Cao went out of the camp to patrol the siege, and the trial was ambushed on the city wall and shot Cao Cao with a bow and crossbow, and he was almost shot. The trial of the brother and son of the trial was honored as the captain of the East Gate. In August Wuyin, the trial of Rong opened the city gate at night to introduce Cao's army, and the trial was matched to resist the battle in the city and captured Cao Cao's soldiers. Xin Ping's family is in prison, and when Cao Jun entered the city, Xin Bi hurriedly ran to the rescue, and all of them were killed by the trial. Cao Bing was bound to the tent, and Xin Bi went up to him and struck him on the head with a horsewhip. He scolded him and said, "You are truly dead today." The judge also scolded and said: Dogs, it is precisely because of you pigs and dogs that you are inferior to Jizhou that I am broken. I can't wait to kill you brutes with my own hands. Besides, can you have the final say in my life and death today?

After a while, Cao Cao introduced him and said to the judge: The day before yesterday, the lonely family patrolled the siege of the city, why are there so many bows and crossbows?

The judge said: I still hate it.

Cao Cao said: The Qing family is loyal to the Yuan family, and this situation has to be done. The implication is that he has the intention to let him live. But the trial match was heroic and unyielding, and Xin Bi and the others wept on the side. He was then beheaded. Zhang Ziqian, a native of Jizhou, descended first, and he was not good at matching, and said to the judge with a smile at this time: Zhengnan (the word of trial), you are still inferior to me. The judge said sharply: You are a captive, and you are a loyal minister. Even though you die, how can you envy your stealing life? Before the execution, he commanded the bearer of the weapon to face north, saying, "My lord is in the north."

Cao Cao then worshiped Yuan Shao's tomb and wept. Comfort Yuan Shao's wife. and return the treasures of his family. Give food and clothing.

At first, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao raised troops together. Yuan Shao asked Cao Cao: If things are not good, what can be occupied?

Cao Cao said: What do you think?

Yuan Shao said: I am based on the Yellow River in the south, the Yan Dynasty in the north, and the people of Yidi, and the south to fight for the world, can I get help?

Cao Cao said: I will use the wisdom of the people of the world to resist with the right path, and I will do anything.

In September, the edict was decreed to Cao Cao to lead the Jizhou pastor. Cao Cao asked Yanzhou to be returned.

At first, Yuan Shangfa was engaged in Anping and recruiting to supervise the army's rations to the supreme party. Before returning, Yuan Shang went to Zhongshan. He wanted to persuade Gao Gan to merge with Yuan Shang and strive to change. Gao Gan does not follow. He was recruited to Cao Cao, and Cao Cao reverted to him to Jizhou. and Cui Yan for another drive.

Cao Cao said to Cui Yan: I checked the household registration yesterday and found that there were 300,000 people, so this place can be called a big state.

Cui Yan replied: Now Kyushu is split, the two Yuan brothers are looking for a fight, the land of Jizhou is steaming in the wilderness, I have not heard that the royal family has asked about the customs, and saved it from misery, but in the school plan soldiers, if this is the first, how can it be the Ming Duke expected by the scholars and girls of Chenzhou?

Cao Cao changed his face when he heard this.

Xu You was arrogant, and once sat in public and called Cao Cao Xiaozi and said: So-and-so, you can't get Jizhou without me. Cao Cao smiled and said: You are right. However, because of this, he was unhappy in his heart, and later killed him.