Yuan Shao had three sons: the eldest son Yuan Tan, the second son Yuan Xi, and the third son Yuan Shang.

Yuan Shangchang is very handsome, and it can also be said to be beautiful. The scholars and doctors of the Han Dynasty were all judged by their appearance, and their good looks could be added and promoted.

The opposite example is: although Zhang Song is full of talent, because of his poor appearance and short stature, Liu Zhang does not like him, and Cao Cao does not treat him well, and is very cold to him. That's why Liu Bei was cheapened and became the key figure for Liu Bei to enter Bashu.

Yuan Shao doted on his stepwife Liu, and also had a special preference for Yuan Shang born to Liu, and intended to take Yuan Shang as his heir, so he took his eldest son Yuan Tan as the history of Qingzhou Thorn, and his second son Yuan Xi as the history of Youzhou Thorn, and his nephew Gao Gan as the history of Bingzhou Thorn, leaving only Yuan Shang by his side.

He exhorted Yuan Shao and said: "It is a principle since ancient times that a wise man should be chosen as his heir, and his virtue should be determined by divination. If the general can't change his decision, trouble will happen from this incident. ”

Yuan Shao said: "I am going to let my sons each occupy a state and examine their talents. ”

In 196 A.D. (the first year of Jian'an), Yuan Shao succeeded Yuan Tan to his deceased brother Yuan Ji as his stepson, and let Yuan Tan go out to guard Qingzhou as the governor.

Among the strategists under Yuan Shao, Xin Ping, Guo Tu and Yuan Tan are of the same faction. So they took the initiative to apply and went to Qingzhou with Yuan Tan.

Of the six counties in Qingzhou, Gongsun Kang controlled four of them. Tian Kai controlled the Kingdom of Jinan, and Liu Bei controlled Pingyuan County. Now Liu Bei has gone to Yanzhou. The plain county under the sky was occupied by Yuan Tan.

At this time, Yuan Shao had already beaten Gongsun Zhan to hide in Youzhou and shrink his head; So Tian Kai had no one to support him.

Guo Tu persuaded Yuan Tan and said: "The method in the book of war is to surround the enemy if there are ten times more than the enemy, and attack the enemy if there are five times more than the enemy, and the strength is equal to the battle." At present, with the power of the gods of Ming Gong, it is easy to meet the powerful army in the Heshuo region and use it to crusade against Tian Kai. If you don't attack it in time now, it will be difficult to deal with in the future. ”

Yuan Tan followed Guo Tu's advice and sent troops to attack Tian Kai. easily defeated him and drove Tian Kai out of Qingzhou.

In this way, Yuan Tan occupied the two counties of Pingyuan County and Jinan State. It borders Gongsun Kang's territory in Qingzhou.

Xin Ping and Guo Tu both encouraged Yuan Tan to make persistent efforts and continue to attack Qi and Le'an.

Gongsun Kang: At present, Sun Guan is the prime minister of Qi, and Xu Sheng is the governor of Qi. Buqi is the minister of Le'an, and Guan Hai is the captain of Le'an. The two countries each have 10,000 Qingzhou elite soldiers and 100,000 Qingzhou Tuntian soldiers.

Yuan Tan chose to attack Le'an Kingdom first, because Le'an Kingdom was relatively close to Pingyuan County.

In this way, 20,000 soldiers of Jizhou Prefecture swaggered into the territory of Le'an State, opening the prelude to the defense of Qingxu.

Buqi advocated defending the city and holding on to it. Guan Hai is brave and insists on fighting.

Bu Qi's qualifications in Liaodong were too shallow, and the Qingzhou Army was mainly composed of the Yellow Turban Army, and Guan Hai was the leader of the Yellow Turban Army. So in the end, Guan Hai's opinion prevailed.

Guan Hai went out with 10,000 Qingzhou elite soldiers.

As a precaution, Buqi hurriedly found You Junda, Zhang Shun, and Ruan Xiaoqi, and asked them to bring 20,000 Tuntian soldiers to guard Linji City.

The two sides met under the city of Le'an Linji. Yuan Tan also wanted to set up camp first, and then come to fight.

Guan Hai was anxious, and he stepped forward to challenge. shouted: "Yuan family boy, dare to fight with me?" ”

Yuan Tan had no generals under him, so he had to send a partial general to fight.

The general fought with Guan Hai a few times, and was beheaded by Guan Hai.

Yuan Shao sent another general, but was killed by Guan Hai again.

Guan Hai showed off his might on the battlefield and shouted loudly: "Is there anyone else who can breathe, another one!" ”

Yuan Tan was so angry that he wanted to fight in person. was held by Guo Tu.

Guo Tu said: "Our army's generals such as Yan Liangwen and Chou are not here, and the rest of the people are not Guan Hai's opponents. Why don't we all come together and crush him with twice as many troops as we have! ”

Yuan Tan listened to his advice and waved his sword and shouted: "The cavalry is in front, the infantry is in the rear, and the whole army is attacking!" ”

A thousand Hebei cavalry began to charge, Guan Hai saw that it was not good, hurriedly turned his horse's head, and ran back to the ranks of the Qingzhou army. While running back, he scolded: 'Shameless, if you can't beat me, you can go together!' ’

It was Guan Hai's partial general, who shouted to stop the soldiers: "Don't mess up! Shoot the arrows! Hold the position! ”

The Qingzhou soldiers fired thousands of arrows, delaying the impact speed of the Hebei cavalry. Then a thousand Qingzhou cavalry also rushed out of the army. Faced with the cavalry of Hebei and began to fight.

The distance between the two anti-reflexes was closer, and it didn't take long for the cavalry to charge, and the infantry caught up. The bows and arrows did not cause much damage to the Jizhou soldiers, and the cavalry of the two sides fought against cavalry, infantry against infantry, and fought together.

There are 20,000 soldiers and horses in Jizhou, and Guan Hai only brings out 10,000 soldiers, so the Jizhou army has an advantage in numbers, and two people can fight one.

The weapons of the Qingzhou soldiers are sharp, the armor is strong, and the 10,000 soldiers and horses are the elite of the Qingzhou army, so they are not afraid at all, and the Jizhou soldiers and horses are hot. The battle is in a stalemate.

Zhang Shun and You Junda, who watched the battle in Linji City, are also veterans of a hundred battles and are very good at judging the situation. They suggested an immediate attack to crush Yuan's army.

Bu Qi saw that the battle was in such a stalemate so far, and he also knew what to do. He ordered to go out of the city to support.

Zhang Shun and You Junda each led 10,000 soldiers, fought out from the other two city gates, and attacked Yuan's army from the flank.

Now, it has become the 30,000 troops of Qingzhou against the 20,000 troops of Hebei!

The soldiers and horses of Jizhou no longer have a numerical advantage, and are divided and surrounded by the Qingzhou army.

The Qingzhou Army formed a team of three or five people and surrounded the Jizhou soldiers to fight, which was the usual tactic of the Yellow Turban Army.

The Jizhou soldiers were wiped out one by one, and the number became smaller and smaller, and the Qingzhou soldiers became more and more comfortable.

Xin Ping and Guo Tu saw that the situation was not good, so they pulled Yuan Tan and began to flee under the protection of their own soldiers.

The defeat was like a mountain, and the soldiers and horses of Jizhou began to flee with them.

The Qingzhou soldiers cheered: "We are victorious!" Then he started chasing after him.

After chasing all the way to the border of Le'an Kingdom, You Junda ordered Mingjin to withdraw his troops.

The Qingzhou Army began to clean up the battlefield while still collecting its troops. When you encounter something that fits your eyes, such as gold and copper coins, you will carry it into your arms.

I have to say that the military discipline of the Qingzhou soldiers is much worse than that of the Liaodong Army, but this is not something that can be corrected in a short time. The Qingzhou Army under Cao Cao had even more loose military discipline, and it did not change for decades.

In this battle, more than 4,000 soldiers and horses in Jizhou were killed and wounded, and more than 3,000 were captured. It can be described as a heavy loss.

The captives were all taken to Liaodong to mine, which was an order from Gongsun Kang. Prevent the captives from rebelling in the area. The process of mining in Liaodong is also a process of being brainwashed and transformed. After one or two years, a suitable supplement will be selected to be added to the Liaodong Army as soldiers.