After receiving the holy decree, Sun Zhan thought for a few days, and felt that the primary task at present was to make good friends with Xuzhou Thorn Shi Taoqian, don't look at Xuzhou There are no fierce generals, Xuzhou has a lot of troops, and Danyang soldiers are known for their bravery, it is too difficult to take Xuzhou, if you make good friends with Xuzhou and get the necessary assistance, you can first occupy a place in Yuzhou.

So, Gongsun Zhan first went to Xiapi to visit Tao Qian, and his posture was very low.

Tao Qian is a face-loving person, Gongsun Chan became a state pastor, and he was so respectful of his assassination history, he was very happy in his heart, at least Gongsun Chan did not forget his roots.

Gongsun Zhan first thanked Tao Qian for his recommendation, and then reprimanded Liu Bei for his betrayal and dispelled Tao Qian's mustard.

Tao Qian also complimented Gongsun Zhan, such a fierce general, strong soldiers, and strong horses, should contribute to the national merit and the imperial court.

Gongsun Chan was even more respectful to Tao Qian, and some flattery made Tao Qian very happy, and Gongsun Chan took the opportunity to say that he would always be good neighbors and friendly with Xuzhou.

Tao Qian understood Gongsun Zhan's cunning, but he was still very happy, and still promised Gongsun Zhan to continue to supply him with money and food for two years, so that he could fight in Yuzhou with peace of mind.

Now Xuzhou is very rich, Tao Qian is rich, and it is still very easy to supply more than 20,000 troops with money and food for two years.

In this way, both sides benefited, Xuzhou reduced the threat from Yuzhou and Yanzhou, kept Xuzhou stable, and Gongsun Chan had his back against the big tree and could attack freely.

Gongsun Chan is overjoyed, in two years, he will be able to gain a firm foothold in Yuzhou.

Gongsun Zan achieved the expected goal, happily returned to Pei County, he came from the border county, influenced by the alien wolf culture, and his cunning character made him not stop here, and urgently sent people north to Changyi City to visit the Yanzhou cattle herding assistant appointed by the imperial court.

Niu Fu's military ability was very poor, and he was worried that Lu Bu would withdraw and no one would stop the enemy army in Yuzhou, so Gongsun Zhan took the initiative to come to the door, which made him overjoyed.

Gongsun Chan is the Yuzhou pastor appointed by the imperial court, and now Dong Zhuo controls the imperial court, which is equivalent to Dong Zhuo's appointment.

Gongsun Zhan's move was also to stabilize the northern border and concentrate on attacking westward, without worrying about instability in the rear.

Niu Fu and Gongsun Chan had the same needs, and the two sides hit it off, Niu Fu promised that the northern counties of Peiguo would be under the jurisdiction of Gongsun Chan, and the two sides would maintain friendly relations, and each other would not attack each other's jurisdiction, and they could support each other in case of danger.

In this way, Shanyang County will no longer border Yuzhou, and its security will be greatly increased, at least it will not be actively attacked by the warlords of Yuzhou; As for Cheng Lian of Jiyin County, it was not within Niu Fu's consideration, and if there was a war, it would be very beneficial to Dong Zhuo to take the opportunity to weaken Lu Bu's strength.

Because Gongsun Chan is strong, and backed by Xuzhou, he does not cause trouble in Pei County, Han Fu did not care about it, Niu Fu and Lu Bu did not take the initiative to attack after occupying the northern part of Peiguo, and Gongsun Chan lived a stable life for more than half a year.

After reaching an agreement with Niu Fu, Gongsun Chan was overjoyed and immediately sent officials to take over Gongqiu, Xiao County, Zhuqiu and Feng County, plus Pei County, where he was stationed, and the five northern counties of Peiguo were all owned by Gongsun Zhan. It can be regarded as a stable base area.

However, Gongsun Zan is not satisfied, he is the pastor of Yuzhou, attacking other counties and controlling the counties of Yuzhou, it is his duty and power.

Gongsun Chan watched for a long time, and knew the situation in Yuzhou well, and now the most difficult thing is the people of Yuzhou, so he first announced that the people in his jurisdiction would halve the tax within two years, which immediately won the support of the people and local officials, and at the same time, the families in the jurisdiction also began to support Gongsun Zhan.

Previously, Han Fu could not bring a safe and stable environment to Yuzhou, and those big families were also victims of the war, they were tired of Han Fu's management, and welcomed the powerful and benevolent Gongsun Zhan.

Due to the war, it was necessary to support the army, and Han Fu controlled only most of Peiguo, so he could only levy and reduce the expenses of Liu Yao, the king of Peiguo, and the king of Peiguo had no sense of security at all; Now Gongsun Chan controls the northern part of Peiguo and implements the government of benevolence and righteousness, so that Liu Yao, the king of Peiguo, sees hope and immediately sends someone to contact Gongsun Zhan.

Gongsun Chan naturally welcomed the good things that came to his door, and promised to ensure the safety of King Peiguo, and all material supplies would be doubled on the original basis.

In fact, it is doubled, and it is also a very small amount, which is not the same as before the war, as long as there is a sense of security, in the troubled times, how can Liu Yao, the king of Peiguo, care about those money things? It is not easy to survive in troubled times.

The prime minister of Peiguo and the king of Peiguo had similar ideas, and they also sent people to contact Gongsun Zhan, willing to cooperate with the outside to expel Han Fu's officials in Xiangxian and incorporate the officers and soldiers in Xiangxian.

Pei Guo Zhi Xiang County, now Xiangshan District, Huaibei City, Anhui Province, leading 21 counties, and Pei County, that is, Xiao Pei is a different concept, Pei County is only a county under the jurisdiction of Pei County; The state seat of Yuzhou Mu is in Qian County, which is Bozhou in later generations, and it is also a county under the jurisdiction of Peiguo.

In this regard, Gongsun Chan welcomed it even more and promised that after the occupation of Xiangxian, the current state minister would continue to stay in office.

Five days later, Gongsun Chan personally led 15,000 officers and soldiers to raid Xiangxian, and the troops of Pei Guoguo and Gongsun Chan should have joined forces to completely annihilate the 8,000 officers and soldiers stationed in Xiangxian by Han Fu, only the general Pan Feng fled with a few guards.

This time, Gongsun Zhan made a lot of profits, and just by incorporating Pei Guo and Han Fu's officers and soldiers, it increased by 12,000 people.

This is the civil war in Yuzhou, the officers and soldiers are all local, and the soldiers are just to eat food, and it is the same for everyone to serve, so the intensity of the war is very low, and there are few killings.

The loss of Xiangxian broke Han Fu's northern and eastern defensive lines, making him extremely passive and under great military pressure.

Gongsun Chan occupied Xiangxian County, and the king of Peiguo and the prime minister of the state immediately announced their support for Gongsun Chan, making Gongsun Chan occupy the name of righteousness.

Subsequently, Gongsun Zhan asked Peiguo to pass on the counties of Peiguo and halve the tax within two years, which immediately won the response of several counties in the southeast where Han Fu was more loosely managed; Nine counties, including Zhuyi, Qixian, Fuli, Guyang, Huxian, Hongxian, Xiangxian, and Longkang, were not threatened by Han Fu and collectively announced that they would be under the management of Gongsun Zhan.

In this way, the territory actually controlled by Gongsun Chan expanded to fifteen counties, while the territory controlled by Han Fu was only six counties in the northwest corner, and the situation was even more unfavorable for Han Fu.

The big families who newly returned to the nine counties also chose to support Gongsun Zhan, and with the support of the big families in more than a dozen counties, Gongsun Chan began to vigorously expand the army.

Using the power of the scholars to strengthen local control was a consistent practice of the warlords in the late Han Dynasty, with the exception of Gao Shun, who was wealthy and wealthy.

Now Gongsun Zhan has the confidence, grasps the righteousness, and expands the territory as soon as possible is his goal, so while expanding the army, he also sent envoys to secretly contact the king and minister of Liang, hoping that they can respond to his call and break away from Yuan Yi's rule; Subsequently, he sent people to get in touch with Taishou Chenglian of Jiyin County, Yanzhou, hoping to establish good-neighborly and friendly relations.

Now stationed in Liang is Yuan Yi, which belongs to Yuan Shao's forces, but Yuan Yi only controls the southern counties, and the northern and eastern counties are still under the control of Cheng Lian.

Now that Cheng Lian was appointed as the Taishou of Jiyin County, Lu Bu withdrew, taking away more than half of his troops; Cheng Lian used a small and half army to control such a large area of territory, which was very difficult, and he did not have the might of Lu Bu, and encountered the same problems as Niu Fu.

Gongsun Zhan's design is very good, if he forms an alliance with Cheng Lian, he can squeeze Yuan Yi of Liang State together, and if he can successfully take over Liang State, his strength will be improved again, and form a semi-encirclement of Han Fu, and there is even a possibility of forcing Han Fu to surrender.