When Zhao Fu and Cheng Lian, the governors stationed in Heyang, heard the news, they hurriedly galloped eastward from Mengjin, with hundreds of ships and more than 10,000 people, and asked to send troops to resist Yuan Shao.

After thinking about it again, Han Fu felt that it was impossible for him to start a war with Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan at the same time. It is better to give up the position of Jizhou pastor, and you can still end up well. So, Han Fu moved out of the state pastor's mansion and sent his son to send the seal of the Jizhou pastor to Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao led the Jizhou pastor on behalf of him, claimed to be the undertaker, took over all the strength of Jizhou, and only gave Han Fu an empty title of general Fenwei, with neither generals nor soldiers.

After Yuan Shao won the Jizhou pastor, he turned his face and denied Gongsun Zhan, and secretly ordered Zhou Ang to ambush Gongsun Zhan's vanguard army and kill Gongsun Zhan's younger brother Gongsun Yue. Gongsun Zan was furious, and the Youzhou cavalry fought with Yuan Shao and the Jieqiao area, and this battle was fought until the second year, that is, the third year of Chuping (192), and the two were evenly matched.

During this period, He Xianxiu wrote a letter to Gongsun Zhan, reminding him to be careful of the strong crossbowmen of Koyi. The Battle of Jieqiao was originally a watershed for Gongsun Zhan's strength to change from strong to weak, and it was also the foundation battle for Yuan Shao to turn from weak to strong. But because of He Xian's reminder, Gongsun Chan was more vigilant when he played against Yuan Shao.

When Yuan Shao ordered the fierce general Koji Yi to lead 800 elite soldiers in front, Buqiang crossbow thousands of Zhang on both wings, luring Gongsun Zhan into battle. Gongsun Chan thought of He Xian's reminder and didn't dare to send Bai Ma Yicong to take the risk. He ordered Shan Jing to lead 5,000 foot soldiers to advance with shields, and the soldiers of Koji Yi ordered the soldiers to lie down and not move, and when Gongsun Zhan's army reached thirty paces, it suddenly broke out. At the same time, the two wings of strong crossbows fired in unison, and they were defeated alone. Gongsun Zhan immediately sent his Baima Yiren to cover the retreat of the Shan Jing army with cavalry and shooting, stabilizing the position.

Yuan Shao still won the Battle of Jieqiao, but because of Gongsun Zhan's prudence, he failed to defeat the 3,000 white horse servants under Gongsun Zhan's command. Yan Gang is not dead, and Shan Jing is not dead. There has been no reversal of tendencies in the strength of the two sides. After Gongsun Chan retreated twenty miles, he rearranged the defensive line at the boundary bridge, and the two armies fell back into a state of confrontation.

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In Yangzhou, Sun Jian led 20,000 Runan soldiers to try to enter Wu County, but was resisted by Wu County's Shousheng Xian and the county lieutenant Xu Gong. The two sides fought in Wucheng County, Xu Gong and Sheng Xian were defeated, and fled to Yangzhou Metallurgical Institute Liyang to find the assassin Chen Wen to complain. Sun Jian occupied Wu County and led the county guard himself. Chen Wen, the assassin of Yangzhou, united with the other five counties and fought with Sun Jian in Qu'a County. Sun Jian won a big victory and maintained his position in Wu County. After Chen Wen's defeat, the old disease relapsed and died.

Yuan Shu took the opportunity to raise Chen Yu, a native of Pi, as the assassin of Yangzhou.

Why didn't Yuan Shu directly occupy Yangzhou? Because at this time, Yuan Shu is fighting in Yanzhou!

Because Liu Dai of Yanzhou participated in the anti-Dong Zhuo coalition army, Dong Zhuo appointed Jin Shang, a native of Jingzhao, as the assassin of Yanzhou in order to disgust Liu Dai. Jin Shang was alone, how could he dare to compete with Liu Dai, the head snake, so he went to Yuzhou to find Yuan Shu and let Yuan Shu come out for him. Yuan Shu had already coveted Yanzhou, so he sent troops to attack Puyang. Liu Dai didn't have any fierce generals under his command, and he couldn't beat Yuan Shu, so he invited Cao Cao, who was entrenched in Chen, to help. As far as Chen stayed in the jurisdiction, he also belonged to Yanzhou Mu, so Cao Cao's joining Liu Dai's camp was justified.

The two sides fought in Kuangting, known as the Battle of Kuangting. The significance of the Battle of Kuangting was to dispel Yuan Shu's desire to covet Yanzhou and make it clear that Yanzhou belonged to Cao Cao's territory. After Yuan Shu's defeat, Cao Cao did not make a dead move. After all, there is still some friendship between the two sides at this time. War is more about dividing territory than about living or dying for you. After Yuan Shu retired to Yongqiu, he returned to Shouchun in the south. Unexpectedly, Chen Yu, the Yangzhou assassin recommended by Yuan Shu, turned his face and did not recognize people and did not let him enter Shouchun.

This behavior made Yuan Shu angry! Yuan Shu was originally narrow-minded, and he would repay it. After leading the army to retreat to Yinling, he summoned Sun Jian to come to converge, and at the same time gathered the army to attack Shouchun Chen Yu together. Chen Yu could withstand Yuan Shu's attack, but he couldn't resist Sun Jian, a madman. After the city was broken, Chen Yu fled back to Xiapi. Yuan Shu led Yangzhou Mu and set the smelting office in Shouchun County, Huainan County. Wu County, Huiji County, Yuzhang County and other areas south of the Yangtze River continued to be handed over to Sun Jian to attack.

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In Yanzhou, after Cao Cao helped Liu Dai defeat Yuan Shu, he gained momentum. Liu Dai realized that it was easy to invite the gods and send them to the gods, so he secretly arranged for the sword and axe men to kill Cao Cao. But as a "traitor in troubled times", Cao Mengde is so easy to plot. After learning of Liu Dai's conspiracy, Cao Cao immediately made a decision and struck first. led the Xiahou brothers and 500 elite soldiers to raid Liu Dai's camp, and forced Liu Dai to give up the position of Yanzhou pastor with a bloody steel knife. After Liu Dai complied, Cao Cao, for the sake of his reputation, did not kill the killer, but just put him under house arrest in Liu's mansion and confessed. Since he led Yanzhou Mu, Cao Cao's strength has also swelled rapidly.

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This year, the news of the Han states was summarized through various channels into the hands of Guo Jia of Hejiabao in Nanyang, and then submitted to He Xian for reading through Guo Jia's collation.

He Xian originally wanted to stay quietly in Nanyang, marry Huang Yueying, and then marry Xu Yu, and by the way, make the two daughters' bellies bigger. At the same time, the metallurgical and industrialization process of Nanyang will be climbed, and the agricultural production capacity of the five counties of Jingzhou will be improved. Accumulate grain and grass, train soldiers, sit and watch the world, and wait for Chang'an events. What's the big deal in Chang'an? Of course, it was Lu Bu and Dong Zhuo who turned against each other. Now, Diao Chan Ren Hongchang is in Hejiabao, sticking to Zhang Zhongjing to learn medical skills, and he has made some achievements. He Xian was very curious, how Wang Yun used beauty tricks to force the righteous father and son to meet each other.

But only three months later, a letter asking for help forced He Xian to consider sending troops: "More than 100,000 white wave thieves broke Zhang Yang's Bingzhou army and Wang Kuang's Hanoi army, went south to Hanoi, and entered Luoyang!" ”

At this time, more than a year has passed since Dong Zhuo burned Luoyang, and there are displaced people who occupy Luoyang's land one after another, and Luoyang has begun to recover some vitality. Henan County, where Luoyang is located, was once the camp of the Kwantung Coalition Army, so the county guard was Chun Yuqiong, who was appointed by Yuan Shao. After Chun Yuqiong learned of the fiasco of Zhang Yang and Wang Kuang, he immediately led his soldiers and horses to Jizhou to find Yuan Shao, and lost the great Henan County to the Baibo army.

If the Baibo army occupies Luoyang, it will border Nanyang. He Xian believed that according to the urine nature of these Yellow Turban remnants, it would definitely be impossible to turn a blind eye to the rich Nanyang. Cao Cao, Yuan Shu, and Sun Jian will still be afraid of the Nanyang Army's troops, and they don't want to end up losing both, but these white wave thieves will not have this scruples. What's even more odious is that they are thieves, not soldiers, so in the case that they can't be defeated on the frontal battlefield, they are likely to take the form of rogue robbers to loot Nanyang, which is more harmful than the whole army.

He Xian convened an emergency meeting to discuss whether and how to send troops.