In the second year of Jian'an, in the spring of 197 AD, after a period of rest, Gongsun Chan and Gao Gan joined forces in Renqiu, and the two sides began a new round of hard work. In this battle, Gongsun Zhan raised the crowd and dispatched as many as 100,000 horses, which can be described as fierce. And Yuan Shao did not let it go, more than 150,000 horses were put into the battlefield. The two sides fought several battles, each with its own winners and losers. Later, Yuan Shao personally sat in Hejian to supervise the front-line war.

And Zhang Yan also raised 80,000 Montenegrin troops, echoing Gongsun Zhan, Zuo Xiao, Guo Daxian, Yu Yigen, Qingniujiao, Fuyun and so on more than ten thousand, the big is 10,000 people, the small is thousands, respectively, besieged Changshan, Gaoyang, Yi and other counties, the war spread to the entire northern Hebei, hundreds of people suffered, tens of thousands of fertile fields were destroyed. Hebei general Ju Yi, led tens of thousands of horses, insisted on concentrating troops, and then encircled and pursued the interception strategy, ignoring the fireworks of several counties for help, led by "first boarding the camp", repeatedly won battles, Guo Daxian, Yu Di root was broken successively, and thousands of people were lost.

At the same time, Yuan Shu called the emperor, not only the political passive situation was not broken, but was attacked by Cao Ying, Liu Bei, Sun Jian on three sides, the army of Zhulu was defeated and retreated, Le Zhi, Li Feng and other generals were killed one after another, most of Yuzhou was divided by the three, and in desperation, they could only retreat to Shouchun. secretly wrote to Lu Bu and wanted him to send troops to help.

In Jingzhou, after Liu Biao received the text of the merger of the state, he refused to send troops west into Sichuan and Shu to attack Liu Zhang under the pretext that He Man and other Yellow Turban remnants had not been cleared, but instead transferred troops and prepared to besiege the important town of Xiangyang. This almost made He Chen feel like he was lifting a stone to shoot himself in the foot. But thinking about it in hindsight, even if He Man really retreated, it is estimated that Liu Biao still has a lot of reasons to Tang Sai.

In the area of Chang'an in Guanzhong, there is still chaos, and the warlords of all roads are fighting for territory and fighting, and the entire rich land of Sanfu is almost ten rooms and nine empty, and there are no people for thousands of miles, and you can see white bones everywhere.

For example, today, it can be regarded as a complete chaos, with wars fought in various places, and I don't know how many people and soldiers have thrown their bodies into the wilderness, and their families have been ruined.

And He Chen was also inevitable, taking advantage of the fact that Yuan Shao was besieged by Gongsun Zan and Zhang Yan, Cao Ying turned his eyes to Yuan Shu and the Qingzhou area, and immediately asked Gan Ning to lead 50,000 soldiers, out of the caliber, and send troops to Handan, and then took the opportunity to include Muye, Yangping, Qinghe, Gaotang and other places into the territory. If it weren't for the generals Gao Ran and Han Meng leading 100,000 troops to keep the capital, I was afraid that Huang Zhong would take this big city with one brain.

Yuan Shao was besieged on three sides, but he was not afraid, and he divided his troops to garrison the important town, except that he was really out of reach all the way to Bingzhou, and he was stunned to withstand the wave after wave of fierce attacks by Gongsun Zan and Zhang Yan, and from time to time he counterattacked, which made them extremely uncomfortable.

and Taiyuan Prefecture.

He Chen, Guo Jia, and Jia Xu discussed in a secret room.

Guo Jia walked around excitedly, and then said with a flying expression: "The opportunity to pacify Hebei is in front of you, and the lord must not miss it." ”

He Chen was wearing a light green silk robe, which was not luxurious, but also generous and decent, he was leaning back on the chair, playing with two steel galls that seemed to have some weight with one hand, turning quickly in the middle of his palm, and said calmly: "I also know that this is a good opportunity, but the problem is that although Bingzhou has enough troops, it can't arm so many troops, and just armor and food can directly crush the finances of Bingzhou." Now Zhang Liao leads an army of 100,000 people, guarding the Yanmen border fortress all the year round, Ganning and Wei Yan have 120,000 people before and after the Hebei front, and there are 30,000 standing soldiers in Bingzhou. You must know that with a state, you can raise an army of 250,000, which is already a very, very surprising number. If you expand the new army, I am afraid that if you don't have to fight, you will be directly dragged down. ”

"Hehe, the 120,000 troops in Hebei are enough, and the lord doesn't need to add one step at a time." Guo Jiaxian said with great confidence.

"Oh? In this way, Feng Xiao already has a good strategy to break the enemy in his heart? He Chen was in high spirits, leaning forward slightly in front of him and asked.

Guo Jia laughed dumbly, then shook his head and said, "Where is there really something to strategize and win a thousand miles." The situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly, and it is impossible to have an immutable method of warfare, and discarding it is only to improve the probability of victory. In the current form, from the perspective of his subordinates, half of Yuan Shao's troops have been contained by Gongsun Zan and Zhang Yan, and most of the remaining half are stationed in the Xindu and Nanpi areas. Gao Ran is a famous general in Hebei, knows the art of war, good at fighting, if he is fully responsible for the defense of Xindu, our army may be in a hurry. But now that Guo Tu is restrained, he cannot defend Xindu completely according to his own wishes, so that our army has an opportunity to take advantage of it. ”

"Guo Tu?" He Chen groaned, this thing is really not a good bird, his skills are not very big, but he has a bad stomach, in addition to persuading Han Fu to give way to Jizhou, he is really lacking in kindness, and he has also ruined Yuan Shao's major events many times. At that time, he persuaded Yuan Shao to coerce the Son of Heaven and order the princes, which can be regarded as the first person in the entire Central Plains to put forward this idea, but it was stopped by Guo Tu and Chun Yuqiong. Then he persuaded Yuan Shao to fight the main battle, but after the defeat, he was worried about being punished, and Gao Ran and Zhang He were forced to surrender in desperation, and then provoked a war between the Yuan brothers.

Guo Jia continued: "Guo Tu is so happy but short-sighted, the lord can be proud of his soldiers, lure the enemy out, and then besiege, and strive to destroy the living army of Gaolan in one fell swoop." ”

He Chenchuan stopped the iron courage in his hand, his eyebrows jumped lightly twice, and said with a smile: "It's easy to say, you really want to implement it, but one link is tighter, and there is no room for the slightest mistake, does Fengxiao have a specific plan?" ”

Guo Jia shook his head, and suddenly said solemnly: "Not yet, but my subordinates hope that the lord can personally rush to the front line, sit in the three armies, and strive to determine the situation in Hebei in a war and completely cripple Yuan Shao." ”

That's what anyone expects. As for Zhang Yan, Gongsun Zhan, and Gongsun Du, what does Feng Xiao think about how to deal with it? He Chen threw out another question that he was more concerned about.

"Zhang Yanwu is brave, and his prestige in the Montenegrin army is extremely high. Although this person gathers more than 100,000 people, he is rampant in the Taihang area. But there is no stable territory, relying on plundering for a living, if the lord settles Jizhou, each according to the fortress, the wall is clear, it will not be long before the Montenegrin army will be chaotic, and when the time comes, a piece of paper, can recruit Zhang Yan. Although Gongsun Chan is extremely ambitious, he kills his surname, is brutal and unkind, and his subordinates have many complaints, so this person is not to be worried. As for the Gongsun Du of Liaodong, he can temporarily send the letter to stabilize it, and after Hebei is stable, Xu Xu Tuzhi. ”

He Chen nodded involuntarily, a little worried: "It's just that now the court is about to rise, cows, ghosts, snakes, and demons are dancing wildly, and this general is only afraid that he will go to the front line, in case he can't come back in a short time, Taiyuan may change." Although Gongda and Yuan Hao worked hard, in some aspects, they were finally a little relieved. ”

Although they didn't say it explicitly, Guo Jia and Jia Xu were both proficient, and as long as they thought about it, they would know what some aspects of He Chen were talking about. Needless to say, Xun Yu and Tian Feng's abilities and means are self-explanatory, and everything is handled in an orderly manner. The main reason is that in He Chen, although he only leads the general of the chariot and the status of the state pastor, he is in power, and he is like the three divisions, even the so-called three princes and nine secretaries must be controlled by him. Things are bad here, He Chen has his own plans, to say a little ugly, in the end he must embark on the road of becoming the emperor, all the court, one personnel appointment and transfer, all orders are issued, they must be beneficial to themselves, and they must not let the Xinghan forces raise their heads, although Tian Feng and Xun You are loyal to He Chen and have no words, they are still inevitably affected by the old ministers of the Han family. I vaguely remember that when Cao Ying entered the Wei Dynasty, Xun Yu tried his best to resist, and then was transferred out of the center by suspicion, and finally Shouchun died of depression and illness (one said that Cao Ying was poisoned), and less than two years after Xun Yu went, Xun Yu also died of illness. It's hard to believe that there is no connection between this. So now He Chen has another headache, if he is crowned king or directly called the emperor, how can he continue to retain the heart of such a loyal minister, and can he not let the tragedy of Erxun happen again. When Cao Ying was crowned the Duke of Wei and the King of Wei, many people died, including Shangshu Cui Yan, Geng Ji, Wei Huang, Jin Yi, Ji Miao, Ji Mu and other important ministers.

Thinking of this time, He Chen's mind suddenly flashed out of what Feng Xi said to him about the unicorn for no reason, and he couldn't help but feel dumbfounded. This goods pointed out a clear way for himself, so he asked: "Fengxiao, what position does Feng Xi have now?" ”

Guo Jia and Jia Xu were obviously stunned, obviously a little unable to keep up with He Chen's thinking of jumping surnames, how could they get an irrelevant person? Guo Jia thought about it and replied: "Feng Xi is now a general, and he will be appointed as the captain of the city gate. ”

"Transfer him to the Governor for the time being."

"Yes."

He Chen returned to the topic at this time, and said casually: "Continue to talk about what happened just now?" ”

Jia Xu paused, glanced back at Guo Jia, and saw that his eyes were burning at him, so he said loudly: "The general doesn't need to worry too much, Taiyuan can keep General Huang and Li Shizhong in the center, if the general is not at ease, he can also let his subordinates take care of one or two in Kyoto." ”

General Huang is naturally Huang Zhong, and Li Shizhong is Li Yan, these two are He Chen's sworn friends, even if Liu Xie is abolished now, they will not hesitate to act as the vanguard.

He Chen stood up, walked two steps, and then looked through the paper window, the wind outside was beautiful, the sky was clear, and the geese returned from time to time, which made people feel relaxed and happy, and couldn't help but be stunned for a while, and sighed for a long time: "When it is cold, the geese only think about how to move south and survive the cold wind and cold current. Once the spring flowers bloom and everything recovers, they are in a hurry to return, find a mate, mate and reproduce, hehe......"

"Then let's do it, let Huang Zhong concurrently lead the guard lieutenant, and master all the important military affairs in Taiyuan, supplemented by Li Yan. Wen He assisted in the dark, and at the same time had to keep a firm eye on Emperor Xian, and prevent everyone who should be interested in receiving it, if anyone wants to make trouble behind his back, take it directly, and when the general returns, he will settle the score. Speaking of the back, He Chen's face was murderous.