The development of Donglai City is also good, since the end of last year, Yang Xi began to officially take over Donglai County, the siege of the city began to seize the land, began to build railways and various infrastructure, Donglai University is estimated to be completed in June, Donglai Hospital can start operations in about the same time.

In January this year, Yang Xi issued an order to the county people's center to set up a mining department and start mining mines in other areas except Exian County, so as to improve the pace of capital development as much as possible.

Shandong has 58 kinds of mineral reserves in the top 10 in the country, 35 kinds in the top 5, of which natural sulfur, gypsum, granite, gabbro and other 7 kinds of minerals rank first in the country.

Although Yang Xi only occupies a small half of the territory, he will not let go of this, coal and iron are available in his own territory, so it is natural to study and study how to develop and utilize.

Yang Xi is not like other princes, just staring at other people's territory, thinking that the territory is invincible, Yang Xi is to lay a foundation in this part of Qingzhou, even if Cao Cao unifies the north, he has no way to do it.

What's more, at this time, Lao Cao was still fighting with Lao Yuan, and Yang Xi arrested Yuan Shao's son Yuan Tan again, so that he did not dare to act rashly.

What makes Yang Xi nerve-wracking is Liu Cheng, the king of Qi, this bird is too stubborn, and it is not easy to kill, after all, this is someone's hometown, Linzi, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is his private property.

But this kind of landlord class, we want to overthrow, Yang Xi doesn't want to use too drastic methods, so he can only slowly consume with it.

Finally in May, King Qi couldn't stand it anymore and opened the city gate, but Yang Xi did not enter the city, but as usual, what should he do. At this time, Yang Xi's policy of not paying taxes has won the support of the ordinary people, and these big landlords only need to be slowly suppressed, assimilated, and not disarmed.

King Qi originally wanted Yang Xi to give himself an explanation, how to fix this in the future, but Yang Xi didn't say it, slowly infiltrated, when you have no more supporters around you, you will naturally come to surrender to me.

In July, Yuan Shao marched to Yangwu and prepared to attack Xuchang in the south.

In August, the main force of Yuan's army approached Guandu, and set up camp according to the sand, about dozens of miles wide from east to west, and Cao Cao also set up camp to confront Yuan's army.

In September, Cao's army attacked for a time, but the battle with Yuan's army was unfavorable, and they retreated to the camp to hold on.

The war has reached such a scorching state, even Cao Cao can't ******** it, and he can't stand it. Cao Cao has always been pressed and beaten, and he does not have many troops, so he can only defend to the death.

Yuan Shao built a turret, piled up soil like a mountain, and shot Cao Ying with arrows.

Before Yuan Shao sent troops, the strategist Tian Feng persuaded him not to send troops for the time being, so as to wait for the time, but Yuan Shao put Tian Feng in prison, and this incident later became an allusion.

Yang Xi was silently calculating, this Tian Feng is also a capable person, can he save him. So Yang Xi thought of Yuan Tan, and Yuan Shao wrote several times, asking Yang Xi to release Yuan Tan, but Yang Xi just didn't reply.

Yuan Shao was angry, and he was afraid of annoying Yang Xi, so he crossed the Yellow River and marched to his old nest, so he didn't press it.

Although Yuan Shao had many soldiers, it would not be difficult for Yang Xi to cross the river to fight. Although Yuan Shao transferred troops from Bohai County to garrison, he could not withstand Yang Xi's toss.

Cao Cao wrote to Yang Xi several times, asking him to attack Yuan Shao, but Yang Xi also did not take any action on the grounds that Yuan Shao was stationed on the north bank of the Yellow River to block the attack.

Cao Cao listened to Liu Ye's suggestion and ordered a thunderbolt car with a stone-throwing device to be made, and the stone destroyed the building built by Yuan Jun.

The Yuan army dug tunnels to attack again, and the Cao army also dug long trenches in the camp to resist, crushing the Yuan army's strategy.

The two sides have been holding each other for a few months, Cao Cao is in a difficult situation, the front soldiers are short of food, the soldiers are tired, and the rear is not stable, Cao Cao almost lost the confidence to hold on, one day seeing that the soldiers transporting grain were tired, he couldn't bear it, and couldn't help blurting out: "Within fifteen days, you must defeat Yuan Shao, and no longer let you wait for fatigue." ”

The soldiers were moved to tears when they heard this, and they felt that their whole body was full of strength.

Cao Cao wrote to Xun Yu to discuss retreating to Xudu, and Xun Yu replied: "Yuan Shao gathered the main force in Guandu and wanted to fight the public victory. If the public is weak and resists the strong, if it cannot be controlled, it will be taken advantage of, which is the key to determining the general trend of the world. Back then, Chu and Han were between Xingyang and Chenggao, and no one in Liu Bang and Xiang Yu was willing to take a step back, thinking that if they retreated first, they would be succumbed. Now it has been half a year since Yuan Shao could not move forward because of the fact that he was holding one as ten. The situation is clear, there is no room for manoeuvre, and a major change will soon take place. This is the time to surprise and win, and don't miss it. ”

Therefore, Cao Cao was determined to continue to hold on to the standby, and at the same time strengthen the defense, and ordered Ren Jun, who was in charge of logistics and supply, to take the ten-way column as a part to shorten the distance between the front and rear of the transport team, and to strengthen the escort with the re-formation to prevent the Yuan army from attacking.

At this time, Yang Xi felt that the time was almost up, he had occupied the four counties of Qingzhou for almost a year, and the ruling was almost the same, although the King of Qi still did not get along, but this place had nothing to do with the King of Qi.

So Yang Xi decided to send troops at a critical moment to defeat Yuan Shao.

In October, Yuan Shao sent a cart to transport grain, and ordered Chun Yuqiong to lead 10,000 troops to escort it, and stationed it in the old city and Wuchao, about 20 kilometers north of Yuan's army camp.

At the same time, Yang Xi ordered Jian to lead 6,000 cavalry, 3,000 Jiang Qin's infantry, and 9,000 people of the entire assault regiment to leave the country, board the boat on the riverbank, and go all the way to the upper reaches of the Yellow River.

Yang Xi sent troops, this is top secret, even Cao Cao didn't know that someone came to help, if he knew, it was estimated that he would be happy.

At this time, Cao Cao was already in a state of semi-despair, but Yang Xi knew that Cao Cao's state of semi-despair was about to end.

Because Lao Cao is about to enter a state of despair.

Liu Pi, the remnant of the Yellow Turban in Runan County, raised his banner to rebel, and Cao Cao's migraine was cured again.

Cao Hong, who was guarding Runan, begged for help, and Cao Cao ordered Guan Yu to lead the army to Runan to help Cao Hongping and Liu Pi.

When Yang Xi arrived at the river near Yanjin, Zhou Wei had already come to see him in a small boat, but Zhou Wei did not come alone, and he was accompanied by Xu Yi, the younger brother of the Xu You clan.

"Xu Yi has seen Childe!"

Xu Yi knew Yang Xi's identity, and now the Chenhe Chamber of Commerce is so powerful that no force dares to underestimate it, including Yuan Shao.

"Brother Xu Yi doesn't have to be so polite, we are all a family."

The host sat down, and Yang Xi said: "I already know your situation, and I also know about you and Zhou Wei." Yuan Shao already knows that you and Zhou Wei have joined the Chamber of Commerce at this moment, this matter is not easy to do, now I am hostile to him, I will definitely confiscate your property, you can slowly transfer the property to the south bank with Zhou Wei, I have my own manpower to help secretly, as for what you said about your brother, but don't worry, he has his own place. ”

Xu Yi said: "My family's property, I only account for forty percent, in fact, the eldest brother accounts for sixty percent, it is said that the eldest brother is going to go to Cao Ying, but he can't disclose the matter of the industry, but I hope that the son knows, in case there is something in Cao Ying, but I have to help." ”

Yang Xidao: "I already have a plan for this matter, you go back and inform your eldest brother, you have your own way back, if you can't stay in the future, come to Qingzhou, my Chenhe Chamber of Commerce is never ambiguous about private property, sworn to defend to the death, it should be his share, and he will definitely not run, no matter which camp he plays in." ”

Xu Yi got Yang Xichengruo, and he also knew that the Chenhe Chamber of Commerce had never been ambiguous on this point, so he was naturally relieved. So the three of them began to plan a surprise attack on the black nest.

Yang Xi ordered Zhou Wei and Xu Yi to send 1,000 private soldiers in the name of Zhou Wei and Chen Qiong's dock, and Xu Yi also sent 1,000 troops in the name of the Xu family, merging 2,000 to attack Wuchao.

These two thousand soldiers and horses had nothing to do with Yang Xi on the surface, but they just happened to attack Yuan Shao's granary in Wuchao together.

Cao Cao will naturally be grateful, so that these two families can enter the Cao camp and further cultivate it, and one day they will be the internal response.