Since August 18, Yanmen sent troops, for more than ten days, the soldiers and horses have not stopped, and it is difficult to sleep and eat.

persuaded Wang Rou and pacified Yuci, retreated to Gaoshun in the west, defeated Zhang Yang in the south, and now, forced the Jizhou army away from the three counties of Jingcheng, and finally basically controlled the whole county of Taiyuan.

Liu Mang decided to stay in Yuci for one night.

Yuci's accident almost affected the entire Taiyuan strategy. At the same time, in order to avoid accidents, tough measures were also taken against the Yuci families.

The wealthy family is one of the characteristics of this era. In the current situation, if you want to gain a foothold on one side, you can't do without their support. Liu Mang hopes to take the opportunity of temporary residence to contact the family and ease the tension caused by Yuci's accident.

According to the original plan, it should arrive in Jinyang tonight. Liu Mang ordered Shi Qian to rush back to Jinyang, inform the eldest grandson Wuji, change the itinerary, and at noon tomorrow, the army will arrive in Jinyang, so that the eldest grandson Wuji can prepare accordingly.

Zhao was ordered to be stationed in Yuci, and everything had already been arranged. The heads of various families have gathered in the county hall.

A few days ago, it was here that the heads of the family gathered. Although only a few days have passed, the attitude of the heads of various families has changed significantly.

A few days ago, Liu Mang beheaded the county and killed the county order, deterring the wealthy families of all clans and forcing them to hand over their family soldiers.

In the past few days, the heads of the family have seen that Liu Mang is in the Zhaoyuze area, breaking the party Zhang Yang; I don't know what kind of means were used, and the army of Xihe Lu Bu did not move.

The Yanmen army led by Liu Mang, first retreated from the Huns, and then occupied Taiyuan, showing strong strength, and the heads of the family had to admit that Liu Mang had great talents. Zhang Yang Lu Bu has a heavy army, but he still avoids its edge, the family is strong, but he is a local tyrant, how can he fight against it?

Shunchang's rebellion is not only a declaration of the king's hegemony, but also a criterion for the continuation of the family's wealthy family from generation to generation.

For the family, as long as they can protect their own interests, what does it matter who enters Taiyuan County?

At today's banquet, the heads of the family no longer dared to contradict each other, and what they said was all flattering and praise.

Liu Mang listened to these words with his left ear and came out with his right ear, laughing, and the atmosphere in the banquet was also harmonious.

The banquet is just a reassuring pill, making a show, the heads of the family are at ease, but Liu Mang can't feel at ease. The Jizhou army has not yet withdrawn from Jingcheng, and Yuan Shao has not given up merging the state, and Liu Mang has to figure out how to deal with him.

The banquet lasted only a while, Liu Mang said a few polite words to the family heads, and then asked Qian Zhao to greet the family masters on his behalf, and he and Liu Bowen studied the strategy to deal with Yuan Shao.

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The three counties of Jingcheng have now gathered more than 4,000 people from their own Mabu army, holding on to the three cities, and there is Su Dingfang under the command of Su Dingfang to fight against the newly defeated army of less than 10,000 people in Jizhou, and there will be no problem for the time being.

What Liu Mang and Liu Bowen were worried about was not the loyalty and courage of their own soldiers, but how to force Yuan Shao to retreat.

"Yuan Benchu, born in a wealthy family, was ambitious as a young man, and was regarded as a model, and the world rushed to follow suit." Liu Bowen, like Liu Mang, looked down on Yuan Shao, but he couldn't help but pay attention to him. After all, Yuan Shao's Jizhou and Taiyuan are only separated by a mountain, and Yuan Shao still has the strongest team in the world.

"Yuan Benchu was indecisive, but then ......" Liu Bowen paced, continuing to analyze Yuan Shao, "Yuan Benchu was arrogant and arrogant, his status was superior to ordinary people, and he was respected as the leader of the alliance by the princes of the world, which added pride to it. This time, although he did not suffer a crushing defeat, he must also be regarded as a great shame. ”

Liu Mang nodded and said, "Yes, we have to think about it thoroughly, try to weaken the battle of Jingcheng, and, in the short term, avoid a large-scale conflict with it." ”

The heroes of the world, Liu Mang looks down on the most, is Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu's brothers. But Yuan Shao's power was too great, and his troops were twenty times his own. At this time, although the Yuan family is in a good mood, if you really want to fight to the death, it must be your own side that is unhappy.

"For the sake of today, peace is still precious." Liu Bowen pointed to the map and analyzed: "Yuan Benchu has just replaced the Hanwen Festival, and the situation in Jizhou is similar to that of my Taiyuan. In the western part of Jizhou, there are still small forces loyal to the Hanwen Festival and dissatisfied with Yuan Benchu, while in the eastern part of Jizhou, especially Bohai County, where Yuan Benchu was based, is adjacent to Qingzhou. Recently, due to Yuan Benchu's westward occupation of Changshan State, Zhao State and Wei County, in order to seek future development, he moved the administrative office to Yecheng of Wei County. The remnants of the Yellow Turban Party at the junction of Bohai County and Qingzhou have become active again. ”

"Oh? That side involved Yuan Benchu's energy. ”

"yes." Liu Bowen continued, "If the east and west fight on both sides, it may be unfavorable to Yuan Benchu. Moreover, our army occupied the three counties of Jingcheng and Jingcheng, and it was a groundless place for work and a baseless place for it. Winter is about to fall in the blink of an eye, once the heavy snow seals the well, the supplies of the Jizhou army cannot be transferred, and he Yuan Benchu can't stand it. ”

"I really want his Jizhou team to hold out until winter, and when they stop feeding, they will eat it completely! Hahaha......" Liu Mang said this, just to relieve his anger. Of course, he knew that even if the snow closed the mountain, if it really started, although the Jizhou army would suffer heavy losses, the losses on his side would definitely not be small.

Liu Bowen and Liu Mang have been together for a long time, and they know Liu Mang's character, so they laughed twice and continued: "From the perspective of both sides, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages. Yuan Benchu ran his Jizhou, and we also need time to stabilize and run Taiyuan and Yanmen. ”

"Yes, let's take Taiyuan, not to eat up and exhaust, but to develop." Liu Mang smiled bitterly and shook his head, "It's just that Yuan Benchu suffered a loss in Jingcheng, so I'm afraid he won't be able to let go." ”

"Face, it's nothing, as long as someone comes forward to let him go down the stairs, it's easy to do."

Liu Mang frowned, his fingers tapping lightly on several cases. "Who came forward to make a step for Yuan Benchu? Liu Xuande seems to be loyal, but he is also very careful in secret. We fought against the Huns in Yanmen, but he didn't make any statement, and he was afraid that he would not come forward to talk about it. ”

Liu Bowen pointed to Youzhou and Yanzhou with both hands. "Liu Bo'an and Cao Mengde are also available."

Liu Yu and Cao Cao?

Liu Yu is known as an elder, and he also has a certain friendship with Liu Mang, and he also likes to take care of the idle affairs of the princes' disputes. It is indeed appropriate for him to come forward and make peace.

However, will Cao Cao come out like this?

Cao Cao occupied the eastern county of Yanzhou, which was a close neighbor of Yuan Shao's Jizhou.

Cao Cao and Yuan Shao looked like each other and had completely different political ideas.

Cao Cao is recruiting troops everywhere, increasing his strength, and trying his best to expand his living space. From many angles, Liu Mang's fight with Yuan Shao can distract Yuan Shao from what Cao Cao is doing, and Cao Cao can use it to develop and strengthen himself.

Why did Cao Cao come forward to mediate the dispute?

Liu Bowen smiled.

"The battle between the two states is beneficial to Cao Mengde, but it is not conducive to the world. Cao Mengde has always been known for upholding righteousness, and he will definitely intervene to mediate. ”

When Liu Mang heard this, his eyes lit up, and he smiled: "Oh, haha, I understand Cao Mengde's thoughts!" ”