Under the management of Yuan Shao and Yuan Xi, the four prefectures of Hebei have not suffered major wars in the past eight years since the fall of Gongsun Zhan. Whether it was the Battle of Guandu, the Battle of the Grassland, the Battle of Xuzhou, or the Battle of Sanhan, they were not fought in the four prefectures of Hebei, and the damage and losses caused by the war to Hebei were very small. As the fighting expanded, it gradually spread to the south, and many people chose to take refuge in the north.

In the past two years, the gymnasium and opera house proposed by Yuan Xi have been supported by scholars and celebrities in Yecheng, making the original monotonous and simple days more colorful, and the gymnasium and opera house have been gradually promoted, starting from the first gymnasium and opera house in Yecheng, the second will continue to be built in Wei County, and then the third and fourth will start construction in Julu County and Bohai Navy in Jizhou respectively.

Now with the increase of the population in Jizhou, the competition in Wei County centered on Yecheng is becoming more and more fierce, and many people from other places have begun to go to Julu County and Bohai County to find jobs and take root in Jizhou. However, more people are willing to stay in Wei County to struggle, here is the center of Hebei, but also the general's place of governance, speaking of the general Yuan Xi, that is the idol of every Yecheng people, but also the pride of Hebei people, not only to build Jizhou into the most prosperous state in the Han Dynasty, but also to provide a stage for the Han people to show their talents.

Yuan Xi not only built a gymnasium and an opera house, trained soldiers who could fight well and selected outstanding literati and scholars, but also set up a language school and a general knowledge school, which was responsible for teaching people literacy and teaching people common sense of life, and the fees were low, which was not a problem for the wealthy people of Jizhou, and the work of the school also provided life and work for the people, and also provided convenience for Hebei to recruit talents.

Of course, there are more people who are willing to join the Hebei Army, the Hebei Army is well paid, one person joins the army, the whole family is tax-free, and there is a high military salary, the most important thing is to participate in the Hebei Army is a symbol of glory, and the Hebei Army under the command of the general has almost no defeat. However, of course, such a strong army is not so easy to join the army, it can only be entered through strict selection, and it is necessary to have strength and a little culture, otherwise you can only join the reserve team first, or patrol, or tuntian.

Yuan Xi was listening to the reports of Tian Feng, Fu Zhi, Trial, and Feng Ji, Tian Feng was in charge of registering and counting the population of Jizhou, Fu Zhu was in charge of registering and counting the number of troops, and Feng Ji was in charge of Jizhou's money, grain and materials, and Feng Ji was in charge of Jizhou's weapons and machinery. At present, there are more than 1 million households registered in Jizhou, with a total population of more than 5 million, and according to the conscription system of the Han Dynasty, nearly 500,000 troops can be drawn out of ten, but at present, there are 200,000 regular troops, 100,000 reserve troops, and there are still 200,000 vacancies from the 500,000 army, so the materials and armaments are abundant, and the government treasury is abundant. However, next year, they will march south, and the four of them will ask Yuan Xi whether they should increase the number of conscriptions.

It is preliminarily estimated that Cao Cao should have 400,000 troops, 200,000 in the Central Plains, 100,000 in Xiliang and Guanzhong, and 100,000 in Jingzhou. Yuan Xi didn't want to increase the burden on the people of Jizhou, so he said to the four: "There are not many soldiers, but the most expensive ones are." Even if there is an army of millions, it is only about pomp, and less than half of them can really come in handy, and it is just a waste of life and money. ”

Although there is still a period of time before the crusade against Cao Cao, everything is ready, and it is only necessary to crusade against the Central Plains next year. In order to occupy the strategic initiative and prove his generosity, Yuan Xi ordered Chen Lin to write a good crusade against Cao Cao, so that the people of the Central Plains could prepare as soon as possible and not help Cao Cao to abuse, to the effect that Cao Cao, as a great Han man, had no king's law, did not respect orders, brutalized Zhongliang, and plotted to rebel. As a general, Yuan Xi shouldered the heavy task of reviving the Han dynasty and could not sit idly by and watch the Central Plains rebel. If Cao Cao can turn back in time and personally go to Luoyang to ask the Son of Heaven for his guilt, and the Central Plains will return to the control of the imperial court, he will not be blamed for the past. Otherwise, in the coming year, the general Yuan Xi will send troops to crusade against the rebellion, if there is a conscience, you can surrender in time, and you will not wait for the obscurity. ”

Asking for Cao Yuwen not only made the Hebei Division famous and upright, but also disturbed the minds of the people in the Central Plains, and half a year was enough time to escape from the war. However, it also gave Cao Cao time to fully prepare and a strategy to deal with it. Cao Cao laughed even more: "Yuan Xi is becoming more and more unfocused, I really think that the Hebei army is invincible in the world, and I really think that I Cao Cao is at his mercy when he declares his combat time, and it is wrong to take him, and I will let him see the strength of the Central Plains next year." ”

At this time, Yang Xiu, the envoy to Jiangdong, brought good news and expressed his willingness to cooperate with Cao Cao to flank Liu Bei and resist Yuan Xi. Cao Cao was overjoyed and prepared to fight Liu Bei with Sun Quan a month later.

Liu Bei did not sit still, and under Zhuge Liang's planning, he formed an alliance with Cai Mao. Liu Qi, Liu Pan, Jun Huo, and Wen Ping guarded Jiangxia, and Liu Bei led an army of 50,000 in Jiangxia, with Zhuge Liang as the army, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Wei Yan as the generals, and attacked Wulin.

Wulin's guards Cai Mao and Zhang Yun were defeated, retreated to Nanjun, and asked Cao Ren for help, but Wulin fell into the hands of Liu Bei. Cao Ren was shocked, he received Cao Cao's military order, and a month later he sent troops to attack Liu Bei, but he didn't expect Liu Bei to attack Jingzhou first.

Cao Ren despised the Jingzhou army without a fight, and looked down on Cai Mao and Zhang Yun, as for the defeat to Liu Bei, it was also reasonable, and there was no doubt about him. Cao Ren and Cai Mao waited in Jiangling City for a few days, but they didn't see Jiang Xiajun, and they were immediately puzzled, and sent spies to find out that Liu Bei's target was not Nanjun, but Xiangyang. Cao Ren was worried in his heart, and in order to subdue the entire territory of Jingzhou, he deliberately stationed his army in Nanjun to facilitate the deterrence of the four counties of Jingnan and Jiangxia.

Nanjun originally had 50,000 soldiers and horses, plus Cai Mao's army, there were 70,000 or 80,000 people, Cao Ren was worried about Xiangyang's comfort, and brought 50,000 horses to support Xiangyang. Of course, Cao Ren did not fully trust Cai Mao, leaving Deputy General Chen Jiao to supervise Cai Mao.

Zhuge Liang expected that when he attacked Xiangyang, Cao Ren would lead his troops to rescue, and ordered Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to set up an ambush halfway, defeating Cao Ren, Cao Ren lost his troops and could only retreat to Jiangling. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei did not chase either, seized Cao Jun's supplies, and returned to see Liu Bei. Zhuge Liang ordered the Jiangxia army to wear Cao's clothes, deceived the soldiers defending the city, and successfully attacked Xiangyang.

When the Xiangyang guard found Jiangxia, it was too late to recapture the city gate. Liu Bei has worked hard in recent years, won the hearts of the people in Jingzhou, and the people of Xiangyang naturally supported Liu Bei, Liu Bei soon stabilized the security of Xiangyang, and Cao Jun surrendered to Liu Bei after being cornered. Seeing the opportunity, Manchu fled to Nanjun to join Cao Ren.

Cao Ren's situation was not much better than that of Man Chong, Cai Mao took advantage of Cao Ren's absence to control Chen Jiao, and used his power in Nanjun to quickly control Jiangling City. However, Cai Mao didn't expect that Cao Ren would be defeated so quickly. Although Cao Ren was defeated, the losses were not large, and there were more than 40,000 Cao troops.

In order to make Cao Ren and Cai Mao fight, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei only defeated Cao Ren and did not severely damage his army. Cao Ren was furious when he saw that Cai Mao did not let him enter the city, and began to attack Jiangling City. There are still 10,000 Cao soldiers in Jiangling City, obeying Chen Jiao's orders, although Chen Jiao was stopped, but when he heard that Cao Ren was attacking the city, he took advantage of the Jingzhou soldiers to take precautions, opened the city gate, and led Cao Ren into the city.

When Cai Mao saw Cao Bing enter the city, he knew that the general trend had gone, and Cao Ren would definitely not let go of himself, and was ready to make a decision on his own, leaving the last trace of dignity. Deputy general Zhang Yun persuaded Cai Mao to take refuge in Liu Bei, with the relationship between Cai Mao and Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei would not embarrass himself. Cai Mao felt justified, and Zhang Yun packed up the remnants of Jingzhou and fled to Xiangyang.

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