The Han army besieged the city, Gongsun Chan resisted stubbornly in the inner city, relying on the stubborn resistance of the white horse and the tall buildings built by Gongsun Chan temporarily, the Han army had no way to take Gongsun Chan for a while.

It was August, and Ming Jian also came to Houcheng with a large army. After getting Cao Cao's report, Ming Jian had nothing to say about Gongsun Zhan's behavior.

Ming Jian already knew very well that it was impossible for him to surrender, and if he continued to attack, he would definitely let his men and horses suffer unnecessary casualties.

He simply ordered the burning of the inner city of Houcheng.

"Evacuate the people of the city, and then attack with fire, and try to get the people of the inner city out." Ming Jian reluctantly ordered.

Cao Cao received the order and immediately arranged for people to start firing rockets into the inner city.

The flames soon raged, and Hou Cheng became a sea of fire.

Whether it was the army or the people, they couldn't stand the fire attack, and it didn't take long for someone to break through the city.

Ming Jian ordered the army to intercept and capture all the people who came out of the inner city.

The fire burned for a whole day, and when it was extinguished, the Han army slowly entered the city, and the ruins and charred corpses abounded, which was poignant to watch.

Arriving at a house, Ming Jian found that it had not been burned down, and when the sergeant broke down the door, he found the bodies of Gongsun Chan and his henchmen.

These people were choked to death, after all, in the fire, it was easy to be smoked by the fire, and the oxygen in the air was quickly consumed, and Gongsun Chan died a little wretched.

"Gongsun Zhan, why are you doing this?"

Ming Jian sighed.

Cao Cao said: "Your Majesty, Gongsun Chan is ambushed, now that the entire Youzhou is occupied by us, what should we do next?" ”

Ming Jian said: "Knock down Houcheng and rebuild it, and use this place as the seat of Liaodong to govern Liaodong." At the same time, you send troops into Goguryeo, occupy all that territory, and bring all of Samhan under the rule of the Han Dynasty. As for the rest of Youzhou, you don't have to worry about it. ”

Ming Jian intends to bring the ancestors of the sticks who have repeatedly caused trouble in the future into the rule of the Han Dynasty, and to assimilate them.

Expand your territory and consume hostile forces at the same time, killing two birds with one stone.

With the cultural heritage and civilization of the Han Dynasty, it is not a problem to assimilate a small Goguryeo.

Cao Cao said: "The minister obeys the order." ”

Rebuilding Houcheng requires a lot of manpower and material resources, but now the strength of the imperial court is enough to support the construction of such a city.

Ming Jian did not intend to participate in these things, and let Cao Cao preside over the overall situation, and he sent Li Dian to lead the army to Goguryeo, and at the same time ordered Gongsun Du to build Hou City.

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Ming Jian led the army back, and as soon as he arrived at the Youzhou Thorn History Mansion in Jixian County, he received a report from Li Yuanfang, the commander of the Jinyi Guard.

Li Yuanfang is now by Mingjian's side, firstly, to protect Mingjian's safety, and secondly, to summarize the intelligence of Youzhou Jinyiwei at any time and report to Mingjian.

Yuan Shao really saw an opportunity, and sent troops to attack Daijun, Shanggu County, and Fanyang County, with as many as 200,000 troops.

According to Ming Jian's instructions, Xiahou Yuan's subordinates abandoned these three counties at the beginning, but transferred the people and materials.

Xiahou Yuan's show of weakness made Yuan Shao even more ambitious, and he personally led a large army to launch an attack on Jixian County.

"Yuan Shao, although you have great ambition, but you don't have enough ability, I will let you be buried in Jixian County this time." Ming Jian thought secretly.

Immediately, Ming Jian ordered: "Let the Han army from all walks of life move closer to the direction of Jixian County, and be ready to surround Yuan Shao at any time, and the defenders of Jixian County will immediately strengthen the city wall and prepare armaments and grain and grass!" ”

"Yes!"

Li Yuanfang was ordered to go down to arrange the work, and now it can be seen that the benefits of Jinyiwei are coming, and almost all the military orders in various places are conveyed by Jinyiwei, and these Jinyiwei are extremely efficient.

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Ten days later, most of Yuan's army came to Jixian County.

Probably after learning the news that Ming Jian was in Jixian County, Yuan Shao immediately ordered the army to attack the city, but in fact, this news was deliberately released by Ming Jian.

Yuan Shaoxiang captured the Ming sword and coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, and he would inevitably do whatever it takes.

The Yuan army attacked, the Han army defended the city, and thousands of arrows were fired in the city, and the attack distance was very far. Before the first batch of Yuan troops could reach 30 meters below the city of Jixian County, they were repulsed, leaving behind many corpses.

In the camp of the Yuan army, Yuan Shao, who got the battle report, was so angry that he slapped the table and smashed things.

"What do Zhang He and Gao Ran eat? Come, call them! ”

Soon, Zhang He and Gao Ran were called in, and when they saw Yuan Shao, they saw that Yuan Shao's face was not good.

"The last will see the lord."

Yuan Shao said angrily: "How did you do it, you didn't even touch the edge of the city in Jixian County?" ”

Zhang He hurriedly said: "Lord, the Han army's bow and crossbow have a long range, and it is very powerful, our army rushed up in the rain of arrows, and still more than 2,000 people were killed. ”

"Yes, lord, the Han army's bows and crossbows shoot too far, and they are in batches, some attack our forward troops, some attack our follow-up troops, and there is a very long arrow that can even shoot through my shield, which is very powerful." Gao Ran also said on the side.

After listening to the words of the two, Yuan Shao's face looked a little better.

He looked at the strategists under the account and asked, "Ladies and gentlemen, the Han army's bows and crossbows are strong, what can I do?" ”

Xu You said: "Lord, why don't you change to attack at night? When the time comes, we drive the livestock in front of the consumption of the Han army's bows and crossbows, so for a few days, we are not afraid that the bows and crossbows of the Han army will not be exhausted, once they have no bows and crossbows, with the walls of Jixian County, how can they resist the lord? ”

Yuan Shao nodded and said, "Ziyuan's strategy is very good, do others have anything to add?" ”

"Lord, in addition, you can also dig tunnels, the ground attack is the cover for the underground attack, and when the time comes, I will order the first camp to enter Jixian County from the tunnel and capture the little emperor alive, so that the big thing can be done!" The trial also came up with an idea.

Yuan Shao laughed and said: "Yes, Zhengnan's plan is also very good, the two-pronged approach will have a miraculous effect, who will be ordered to dig the tunnel?" ”

Lu Xiang and Lu Kuang flashed to the side and said, "Lord, the last general is willing to go!" ”

"Okay, you two brothers will go to dig the tunnel and give an order: the first one to board Jixian County will be the marquis of Wanhu, and the one who captures the little emperor alive will be crowned the king!" Yuan Shao is also good at mobilizing the enthusiasm of his employees, and he uses this reward to make all the generals feel their blood boiling.

"Order!"

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Under the cover of night, a huge sound sounded outside Jixian County, Yuan Jun drove the livestock and rushed towards the tower of Jixian County, and underground, there was a faint sound from time to time.

"Yuan Jun actually launched a night attack, come, light the torches and light up the entire sky!"

As soon as Ming Jian gave the order, tens of thousands of torches were immediately lit on the city tower, illuminating a radius of thousands of kilometers.

"Haha, Yuan Jun actually sent livestock to us, come on, aim at the people behind the livestock and shoot them, and then send people to open the city gate and get the livestock in!" Ming Jian laughed.

"Yes!"

However, Tian Chou on the side said: "Your Majesty, do this, to prevent the Yuan army from taking the opportunity to mix in, Yuan Shao has a very powerful army called the first camp, if you let the first camp mix, I'm afraid the city gate will be difficult to guard!" ”

Ming Jian smiled: "Zitai, you are too worried, our crossbow arrows have a long range, and there is no way to mix in the livestock in the camp first, besides, I have sent Danyang elite soldiers to guard the city gate, even if they mix in, it is a dead end, Danyang elite soldiers are not weaker than the first camp, after my professional training, now they are the strongest army in the world." Besides, do you think I don't have a back-up move? After a while, I will open Zitai's eyes! ”

Tian Chou looked at the unfathomable Ming Sword, and retreated with a smile, the emperor is so confident, there must be a follow-up move.

With the order of Ming Jian, the Han army specially shot Yuan Jun, and soon, the Yuan army was out of touch with the livestock, and then, the city gate opened, and a team of Han troops rushed out.