In the land of Jizhou, although it is not as dense as the water veins in the south of the Yangtze River, there are many rivers and ditches. With Zhangshui, Qingshui and Hutuo water as the dry, supplemented by a number of branch waters, it spreads all over the counties of Jizhou and becomes the meridian of Hezhou. The fertility of the land in Hebei is all due to the irrigation and nourishment of these rivers and waters.

Wan Qianzhi went south, galloping between these waterways, quite wanton. But the situation was too different from what he expected. When the Xia army entered the fortress and plundered Youzhou, causing the counties to collapse, Shangshu ordered Dong Zhao to order the counties to speed up the progress of the autumn harvest.

Subsequently, the Xia army quickly got rid of the entanglement of the Zhao army in Youzhou, invaded northern Hebei, destroyed the fields and burned grain, and killed people. On the side of Wan Qijian, after suddenly reaching the territory of Anping, he found that the fields were empty, and only the bellflower remained. Zhao Ren, the autumn harvest is nearing the end.

It was said that because the grain was in the enemy's place, the south would go hundreds of miles deep into the enemy's territory, and there would be no logistics, so everything had to be robbed. With an order, the Xia army continued the battle of sabotage. The counties of Jizhou are densely populated, the heart of Zhao State, and the summer riding really made Zhao feel the pain of the skin.

The act of invading the people made Wan Qian decided to collapse Jizhou. It's just that Yan Liang cooperated with the Jizhou County soldiers to pursue and suppress, which made Wan Qian a lot of constraints. However, after entering the Qinghe River from the south, the rear peace that Yuan Shao wanted was completely lost. Ye Du up and down, especially the left-behind principals and Dong Zhao, are even more anxious. But he didn't dare to hide anything, while thinking about dealing with Xia Qi, he presented it in detail, and Pegasus reported to Yuan Shao on the front line.

In Shangdanglu County, after two months of fierce fighting, the Zhao army finally broke through the last Xia Village, entered the Shangdang Basin, and stationed in the upper reaches of the turbid Zhangshui in Ma. This breakthrough along the way, the consumption of the Zhao army is really huge, not to mention the weight of the ordnance, and the injuries of the soldiers are enough to 3,000 people, all of whom died in the narrow road and dangerous places.

The troops had been stationed on the waterfront for three days, breaking through the mountain pass and dangerous obstacles, Yuan Shao was not in a hurry to march, so he ordered the officers and men of the three armies to repair, relieve the fatigue of the long-day battle, and replenish the military supplies.

At this time, in the big tent of the Chinese army, Yuan Shao was angry: "Zhang He, Gao Gan, and Yan Liang are incompetent, and Tian Feng and the trial are incompetent, how can they let the Xia army break into the heart of my Hebei." ”

Meng Yi tried hard to overturn the handsome case, but unfortunately the big case was heavy and difficult to shake. was even more blushing, brushed the slip on the case to the ground, and took a few breaths according to the big case.

Yuan Shao was so angry, he hadn't seen Chinese martial arts for a long time, but he could understand that there was such a big mistake in the foundation of Jizhou, how could he not make Yuan Shao shocked and angry.

"Before Lone, he told him several times to strictly prevent the Waixia Cavalry, Youzhou has Xiongguan and Gusai, and Lone has elite soldiers and warriors, allowing 50,000 Hu to ride Nankou and drive straight in. Isn't it ridiculous? Yuan Shao's tone was full of coldness: "The lonely army, after months of hard fighting, crossed this vast Taihang and entered the state." The change in Jizhou, will the bloody work of the soldiers be paid for in the water? ”

Xia cavalry must invade the south, and before the expedition, Yuan Shao discussed with the ministers, and he was prepared for this. But in Yuan Shao's view, there is Youzhou in the north, which is enough to resist. But Wan Qianjian's army led the army regardless of it, and went straight south to plunder his Jizhou, which really made Yuan Shao hateful.

For Yuan Shao, it is okay to protect Jizhou with Youzhou's Yuxia Army, but Jizhou cannot be wrong. In the three states of Hebei, Youqing and Qing are still in the recovery stage, and more than half of Zhao's national strength is tied to Jizhou. Jizhou is the foundation of the Zhao State, the foundation of the Yuan family, and the foundation of his Yuan Shao.

All the ministers in the tent buried their heads and did not dare to make a sound. Probably feeling too out of shape, Yuan Shao tried his best to calm himself down, sat cross-legged in front of the case, stayed for a while, and said slowly: "The matter has come to this point, when you find a way to remedy, you can have a good plan." Jizhou, there is no room for mistakes, tens of thousands of Hu riders, infringing on the people of Hebei, lonely and painful! ”

"Zhao Gong, the battle is difficult, and the rear is restless, Mo Ruo retreats and goes all out to deal with Xia Qi." Seeing that Yuan Shao had calmed down, Guo Tu got up and suggested tentatively.

"That's what you think?" After sweeping the ministers in the circle tent, Yuan Shao asked, looking at Xu You: "Ziyuan?" ”

Looking at Yuan Shao's reaction, Xu You understood that he didn't want to withdraw from the army. Xu You has been under Yuan Shaochen for many years, has always judged the situation and is good at catering to Yuan Shao, although he is greedy for ink from time to time, he is still favored in front of Yuan Shao, and his position is stable.

wanted to cater to Yuan Shao's thoughts, but this time the matter was not ordinary, and he replied solemnly: "Xia rode to wreak havoc in the land of my heart, the bad is my Great Zhao Yuanqi, and the injury is my Great Zhao Shimin." This time in the west, the national strength was greatly consumed, and the results were meager. The minister thinks that the first thing is to withdraw the army and ensure the peace of the people of Jizhou! ”

When Yuan Shao heard this, he didn't make a statement, he was silent for a moment, and said: "After going through all the hardships and dangers to attack the party, is this the end of the great cause of the summer war?" ”

"Lonely and unwilling!" Yuan Shao's eyes were full of ruthlessness: "The farming is over, and I want to make a lot of domestic soldiers and kill Xia Qi with all my might." To merge the state, Desperate to step up the attack! ”

Many people below were moved, even if they were like the ugly people here, they all knew that the rear was unstable, how could the front line fight with peace of mind.

"Even if Zhao Gong has no intention of withdrawing his troops, the enemy cavalry in the country must immediately focus on dealing with them!" At this time, he came out of the ranks: "Xia rode south, disturbed my rear, and abused my people, just to force Zhao Gong to withdraw his troops because my back road was unstable!" ”

Looking at the frustration, Yuan Shao's expression was slightly shocked, and he felt that he would say something different.

"The trouble of Xia Qi must be solved, otherwise it will be expanded, disturbing the food route of our army, and Zhao Gong will have to withdraw his army!" Frustrated and said in a deep voice: "Ji is a quiet land, a horse and a flat river, the Xia army breaks through the barrier and enters the fortress, thinking that it can be unscrupulous. 50,000 enemy cavalry, although they are overwhelming, but compared with the millions of soldiers and civilians in Jizhou, what is the point. And it plundered the counties, giving our army a chance to break through. The enemy rode lightly into Hebei, and there was nothing to rely on for food, grass and ordnance, so there was only a strategy of fighting to feed the war. The country only needs to clear the wilderness, defend the city pass, contain it with Jizhou cavalry, and attack it with Jizhou crossbow. ”

"Yan Zhao is a lot of strong men and heroes, and if Zhao Gong calls for killing Hu, he will swarm ants. Compress its range of activity step by step, it won't be long before it will enter winter, these tens of thousands of summers are riding in my Zhao country, we will lock them up and trap them to death! ”

The proposal was to let Wan Qianjin and them taste the taste of being caught in the ocean of the people's war.

"Jun, it's really a lonely master!" Hearing this, he praised: "That's it!" Well, pass on the orphan order, order Lu Yi to return to the army, supervise the military of Jizhou, comprehensively kill Xia Qi, Yedu, counties and counties, and fully cooperate. ”

"But after this strategy, even if Xia Qi is annihilated, my Youji will also be greatly injured!" Frustrated, he sighed: "I still hope that Zhao Gong will weigh it carefully." ”

Yuan Shao's eyes flickered, and his face showed a ruthless and decisive look: "Tell Lu Yi that these tens of thousands of Xia Qi are all buried in Jizhou and for the people of Lonely!" ”