As soon as Yuan Shao died, the princes of the world opened their eyes wide and red, and they all wanted to cut off a piece of fat on the Yuan family.

The first to strike were Gongsun Kang and Cao Cao.

Gongsun Kang sent troops from western Liaoxi to attack Youzhou; Cao Cao crossed the Yellow River and went to attack Jizhou.

Let's say that Gongsun Kang is here, he divides his troops into three routes: Zhao Yun led all the way to attack Shanggu; Gongsun Gong led all the way to attack Yuyang; Gongsun Kang himself led Ji Ling and Zhang Xun to attack Youbeiping.

Youbeiping is the seat of Youzhou County, and Yuan Xi is here to guard.

Yuan Xi is relatively cowardly and has no ambitions. Therefore, there are not many civil and military generals who choose to follow him.

Yan Liang is in Youzhou's territory, but now he is staying in the county seat of Shanggu County.

Only frustrated, he thought he knew Gongsun Kang better, so he took the initiative to come to Youzhou, intending to give advice to Yuan Xi and stop Gongsun Kang.

This time, Gongsun Kang sent 20,000 Goguryeo Eight Banner Army, 20,000 Wuhuan Eight Banner Army, 20,000 Liaodong Iron Cavalry, and 20,000 county soldiers, and marched in three ways, pushing all the way.

From Liaoxi to Youbeiping County, whether it is a village, a township, or a county seat, tens of thousands of Liaodong soldiers and horses spread out into a fan-shape, sweeping all the way over. A dragnet tactic was employed.

Those who surrendered were spared death, and then those reserve county officials and governors who had been preparing for many years in Liaodong took over the power. At the same time, 3,000 men and horses were left in each county to suppress all forces that dared to resist.

If you don't surrender, it's even better. Killing, raiding homes, serving as slaves, and dividing up female dependents, a complete set of processes, Liaodong soldiers are extremely skilled, and they are more like bandits than bandits.

This time, Gongsun Kang made up his mind to start the process of unifying the whole country. So I don't care about talent or people's hearts at all.

He made up his mind that if a village resisted, he would kill all of them; If a county resists, kill all the counties!

People are like weeds, they will regenerate when they are killed.

Liaodong has begun a policy to encourage childbirth, and the population is expected to double to 20 million within 10 years. It is just right to divert the surplus population back to the Central Plains.

The county town and Wubao that I encountered at the beginning still wanted to talk about the conditions, otherwise we had to stick to it.

Liaodong soldiers, directly launched the sixth-generation bed crossbow and stone thrower, are all war weapons powered by leaf springs. The city wall was bombarded indiscriminately, and the earth and rocks were scattered.

Blow up the city walls and the process of revelry begins. Killing, looting, arson.

Now those officials who are holding the hand, it will be too late to kneel down and surrender and cry bitterly. What answered them was the snow-white Xiangyang iron knife, the knife flashed, and the head fell to the ground.

The Xiangyang iron knife is so sharp, after the head is cut off, the small mouth can continue to say the last sentence: What a fast knife.

The onlookers were all terrified, kneeling and kowtowing.

Ordinary people are considered blessed people. The local officials in Liaodong who took over began to reassure them, allowing them to live and work as usual, and to reduce taxes in war-torn areas to give the local people time to recuperate.

Human nature is cheap! The ruthless massacre of the Liaodong Iron Cavalry frightened the officials and landlords of Youzhou, and they fled to Yizhou with their families in tow. Those who can't run away surrender immediately, and don't dare to resist in the slightest!

In this way, Gongsun Kang sang all the way and hit the county town of Youbeiping.

Yuan Shang saw that the counties were irresistible, so he listened to the advice of Fu Zhi and gathered the soldiers from the counties to the mound. Be prepared to stand by for help.

When Gongsun Kang arrived at Tuyuan, he was no longer in a hurry to attack. First set up a large camp and let the soldiers repair for two days.

His journey, after laying the moat, is basically over.

Then it is to look at the progress of the other two roads, and then decide whether to rescue or not.

That night, he went out of the city to lobby Gongsun Kang.

Gongsun Kang asked with a smile, "Did Mr. Fu have dinner?" ”

Frustrated Zhu didn't expect Gongsun Kang to eat the first sentence he spoke, and replied embarrassedly: "The champion Hou Bing is coming to the city, and it is difficult to swallow." ”

Gongsun Kang laughed and sat down with the host.

He said to have the wine and the glass be served.

He said: "I still remember that my husband couldn't put down the glow-in-the-dark cup of grape wine in Liaodong, so let him drink it today!" ”

Fu Zhu knew that some things were in a hurry, so he had to pick up his glass and talk while drinking.

Fu Zhu said: "We have always been friendly with Liaodong, and we dealt with Cao Cao together last time. Why is the champion Hou fighting without telling me now and invading the land of my Youzhou? ”

Now that Liaodong has become a general trend, Gongsun Kang doesn't care about telling the truth.

He said: "Yuan Benchu has already passed away, and the few sons left behind are not successful. Rather than being annexed by Cao Cao, it is better for me to take over the land of the Yuan family. ”

Frustrated and wry, this is really the truth. He asked again: "Why don't the champion Hou wait for Cao Cao to conquer these lands, and then send troops to drive Cao Cao away, so that he will not be infamy." ”

Gongsun Kang laughed. said: "How innocent are the people? Suffering from repeated wars? Do you want them to suffer these things for the sake of my fame alone? ”

Speaking of righteousness, Gongsun Kang said that he was also very good at it.

Frustrated and wry, he also understood that history was written by the victors. It doesn't matter if there is an excuse or not, it doesn't matter if there is righteousness or not, as long as there is victory. The key is that Yuan Xi can't win!

"Champion Hou, can't you leave a way for my little lord to live?" Frustrated and bitterly smiled.

"There are two ways to live" Gongsun Kang stretched out two fingers, still calm, still smiling.

"I want to hear it in detail" is like a person who has fallen into the water and grabs a life-saving straw, and he can't wait to ask.

"One is to surrender Liaodong, and the children of the Yuan family can be rich idlers. It's just that this generation is not allowed to take charge of the army, nor can it enter politics. After the world is unified, the next generation of the Yuan family can hold official positions like ordinary people. Gongsun Kang said in detail.

The frustrated heart was put back in his stomach, it was good to have these words, and the children of the Yuan family at least had a way out.

Gongsun Kang saw through the frustrated thoughts, and added: "This surrender is a surrender before the start of the war. For example, now, if we have already begun to attack the city, and there are casualties on both sides, then we will never surrender again. If our soldiers are seriously killed or wounded, they may even slaughter the city! This is the default rule, sir, understandable, right? ”

The old man blushed, knowing that his little caution had been seen through. If you want to hold out for a few more months, you can't surrender before you can't do it, it won't work.

So he asked, "I wonder what the other way is?" ”

"Attack the grassland" Gongsun Kang replied forcefully: "On the grassland, the territory laid by the Yuan family is their own. We absolutely no longer take it back. The grasslands are vast, and the Yuan family can build a powerful empire comparable to the territory of the Han Empire. ”

"But the grassland is alien, fierce and heroic, the children of the Yuan family went there, and they are not familiar with the place, isn't it a dead end?" I still want to fight for it.

"Hahaha" Gongsun Kang laughed: "If you don't have the ability, you can be a rich idler, do you still want to learn from others to dominate the world?" ”

The momentum of the hero rushed to his face, and he was also a little frightened. He asked respectfully, "Is there any good way for Champion Hou Mofei to obtain the grassland?" ”

"A third of the grassland is now in my hands." Gongsun Kang said unashamedly: "Letting the Yuan family attack the grassland is just a way out for the Yuan family." If the Yuan family doesn't go, I can just unify the grassland. ”

(End of chapter)