That night, Gongsun Chan entered the room with a sword, and after stabbing his sleeping wife and children, he knocked down all the bright candles in the room.

The fire ignited the curtain and drowned the house in flames. Standing in the billowing smoke, Gongsun Zhan's heart was full of unwillingness in a trance, and at the same time, he was a little dazed, "Is this going to die?" Want...... Yes. What happens after death? I don't know. Will you go to heaven as the believers of Our Lady say? He shook his head gloomily and laughed at himself: "I am not a believer, how can I go to heaven." He began to envy, to envy those whom he had thought were gods, those who were prostrate in front of two sticks, one horizontal and one vertical! They at least know where they will drift when they die, and because of that wonderful destination, they have no point in dying.

Death is a relief for them.

He began to regret that the Patriarch of Our Lady of Youzhou had told him more than once about the beauty of heaven, but he had never ignored it. Now, it was his turn to throw himself into the arms of heaven, but the gates of heaven would not open because of his ignorance.

You can't go to heaven, but where will you go when you die!

In the line of sight, as the smoke rose, the things in front of him became blurred and ethereal. He felt like he was flying, yes, flying. Soared into the sky and stood in the clouds.

There was a huge golden gate there - that was the entrance to heaven. Someone was waiting for him at the door, it was his wife and son......

Gongsun Chan set himself on fire and died in the flames. The entire territory of Youzhou fell into the hands of Yuan Shao.

What made Yuan Shao even more pleased was that they not only captured the counties of Youzhou, but also collected a lot of gold and silver coins and silks, as well as millions of stones, grains and grass in the county's treasury. At the same time, mountains of armor, blades, and crossbows were found in the storeroom.

These cold and shining weapons, all wrapped in oilcloth, have never been used. Many of these weapons also have cross-shaped emblems engraved on them.

Obviously, these utensils were all supported by Luan Yi to Gongsun Zhan, but now they are cheaper than Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao originally thought of asking the blacksmith to erase the mark on the armor blade that belonged to the Holy Mother Sect, and by the way, he rebuilt it according to the appearance of his own military horse standard weapon.

He went with the army blacksmith to receive the order, but when he tried to return the blades cast by the church, he was shocked to find that the iron furnace he built could not even change the shape of the pile of blades in front of him.

The blacksmith immediately reported the situation to Yuan Shao, who was also quite shocked. While he sighed that there were such skilled craftsmen under Luan Yi's tent, he was also trembling in his heart, if the army of the Holy Mother Sect was all wearing such armor and holding such sharp blades, how could the battle be fought?

Unconsciously, his fear of Luan Yi increased a little more.

The weapon couldn't be smelted, so I had to stop there, and put it in my pocket with the mark of Our Lady for the time being.

After one year and three months, the war between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zhan Youzhou officially ended.

Unexpectedly, when discussing meritorious deeds and rewarding meritorious deeds after the war, Yuan Shao's account was not Tian Feng, who was in the important position of military advisor and gave advice, nor Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Zhang He, and Gao Ran, who fought in front of the battle and killed countless enemies.

is in this war, it seems that the unknown drama Zhicai.

However, Yuan Shao's account should be civil and military, but he knows that the first merit of drama Zhicai is well deserved. As for the reason......

When Yuan Shao had just decided to attack Youzhou, Tian Feng put forward the strategic idea of lining up with Gongsun Zhan on the border of Hebei and Youzhou to carry out a protracted war of attrition.

At the same time, this situation is equivalent to cutting off the connection between Gongsun Chan and Henan Luanyi, and he cannot communicate with Henan, and Gongsun Chan will no longer be able to get nourishment from Henan.

Due to the geographical location of Youzhou's bitter cold land, coupled with Gongsun Zhan's reckless military force, regardless of people's livelihood and production, Youzhou cannot achieve self-sufficiency, and it will collapse without a fight in two or three years.

After hearing Tian Feng's words, Xi Zhicai immediately raised doubts, he said: It is true that the bitter cold land of Youzhou is difficult to last for a long time. But don't forget, the enemy of the lord is not only Gongsun Zhan, the bigger opponent is in Henan.

The lord held with Gongsun Chan in Hebei for a long time, and waited for Gongsun Chan to fend for himself. But Luan Yi in Henan will not wait for a day. Now, he is confronting various princes in Henan, and he may suddenly burst out at any time to calm the chaos in the Central Plains.

At that time, if the lord has not yet defeated Gongsun Zhan, he will end up with an enemy on both sides, and the first cannot be taken into account. Even if he succeeds in capturing Youzhou, as the so-called killing 3,000 enemies and self-inflicted losses of 800, and confronting Gongsun Chan for two or three years, the lord will also be greatly injured. At that time, will you still be able to resist the iron hooves of Our Lady's Church?

Difficult.

Xi Zhicai finally gave a conclusion, "A long-term plan is never feasible!" ”

After listening to Xi Zhicai's analysis, Tian Feng also felt that Xi Zhicai's words were polite, so he asked: "Dare to ask what Zhicai has to do?" ”

Xi Zhicai threw out the plan he had thought of a long time ago. He suggested that Yuan Shao divide his troops into two routes, and the army led by Yuan Shao himself approached Youzhou from the front to attract Gongsun Zhan's attention. At the same time, he sent a man who could speak well to borrow from the Hu people, and ordered another army to cross the Saiwai grassland and circle behind Gongsun Zhan. The two armies attacked back and forth, and Gongsun Chan was undoubtedly defeated.

When Yuan Shao heard that he was going to borrow from Hu Ren, his face suddenly showed a little embarrassment. Although he has a good relationship with the Karasuma people, Xianbei is the current overlord of the grassland. In the many years of guarding the state, the army under his account and the Xianbei people clashed several times, and there were many grudges under the tree. Nowadays, it is even more difficult to borrow from them than to ascend to heaven.

Thinking of this, he told his account what he thought of and so on.

The military generals of Wenchen, who were familiar with the situation, also felt that this road was impassable, and shook their heads again and again.

Tian Feng even bluntly advised Xi Zhicai, saying: "Brother Zhicai, you haven't been in Hebei for a long time, and you may not know much about this situation. Hu people and jackals are also, borrowing from jackals is simply a fantasy. ”

Xi Zhicai was not moved, and bowed to Yuan Shao, Mao Tui recommended himself: "I am not talented, and I am willing to use my three-inch tongue to make a stopper." If it can be said that the people outside the Hu can be moved, the Ming Duke will divide a group of men and horses to attack the rear of Gongsun Zhan. If the plan fails, the lord can also follow the plan of Lord Tian and hold it with Gongsun Chan for a long time. Horizontal and vertical are harmless to the lord, so why not give it a try? ”

Yuan Shao was right when he thought about it, so he gave him the drama talent Fu Festival and made him lobby.

It is said that the ancient Han people called the foreign races Dongyi, Nanban, Xirong, and Beihu, among which the foreign tribes located in the north of the land of Shenzhou were all called Hu people, and Karasuma, Xianbei, and Xiongnu were among them.

Speaking of which, Karasuma and Xianbei are a family, before Gaozu of the Western Han Dynasty, they all belonged to the Donghu ethnic group. Donghu was immediately defeated by the Xiongnu, and the most powerful tribe, the Xianbei tribe, fled to Liaodong and took root here.

With the extension of history, in the period of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, the Han soldiers flourished, and they defeated the Xiongnu many times. The once-formidable Xiongnu Empire collapsed, and other steppe tribes that had been oppressed by the Xiongnu for many years were able to develop.

Xianbei is one of the most rapidly growing. It's just that although their strength is much stronger than their past self, they are still much worse than the Xiongnu back then, and they are powerless to compete with the Han at all.

Therefore, they decisively chose to bow down in the Luoyang Palace and bow down to the Han Dynasty, pay tribute every year, and come to the court every year. But although they surrendered on the lips, they had ambitions hidden in their hearts, and they were too eager to get the rich land of Dahan.

They hibernated silently, constantly accumulating strength, and only when the Han Dynasty had civil strife that day, they could take advantage of the situation to attack and kill the Han Dynasty itself.

This plan was almost realized during the reign of Emperor Ling in the fifth year of Xiping (176). In that year, Xianbei Tanshi Huaishan saw that the Han court had civil strife, so he gathered 100,000 troops to the south to knock on the pass. In just one month, the war between the two states was raging, and the flames were burning all over the world.

Han Ting was shocked, so he sent three generals, including Xia Yu, the captain of Wuhuan, to lead tens of thousands of elite soldiers to attack Xianbei. However, the imperial court didn't know that the Han generals they selected were all selected by buying officials and buying knights, and they had no ability at all. In addition, the Han army was insufficient in numbers and could not resist the flexible and mobile steppe iron cavalry. In the end, it ended up with a tragic end of "mourning its festival and passing on the baggage, each of them rode back dozens of horses, and the deceased was seventeen or eighteen".

Emperor Ling realized that something was wrong, and worshiped Huangfu Song's uncle, Huangfu Gui, who went north to meet the enemy for General Duliao. Only then did it resist the southward invasion of the Xianbei people.

Next, with the death of Tanshi Huai, the Xianbei people's plan to invade the south was completely shattered.

After the death of Tanshi Huai, his son and Lian became a single person. Speaking of this and Lian, the style of life is simply a fight with Emperor Huan of the Han Dynasty. Sexual greed, neither talent nor employment. Emperor Ling was assassinated to death by his enemies in his last years. When He Lian died, his eldest son Qianman was just over 3 years old. At such a young age, he naturally couldn't take on Shan Yu, so he chose Helian's nephew, that is, his brother's son Kuitou, to serve as Shan Yu.

As Qian Man entered adulthood, he began to feel that Shan Yuzhi's position should belong to him, but because he was young, he let his cousin stay in Shan Yu's position. Now that he has grown up, his cousin should give up Shan Yu's position to himself.

On the other hand, the boss, who is only good at it, is naturally unwilling to hand over his rights. So, the two cousins, Kuitou and Qianman, began to fight for Shan Yu's position.

As a result, the two were defeated and wounded, the leader was killed in battle, and Qianman lived not long after the war, and also died of disease. Since then, the Xianbei tribe has since begun to divide. Kuitou's younger brother, Du Genli, was stationed on the grassland west of Youzhou Daijun; The tribe of the Xianbei chieftain Kebineng is located in Shanggu County; In addition, there are also East Xianbei Suli, Mijia, Que Ji and other departments, stationed in Liaoxi and Liaodong for a generation.

Between the three forces, they often kill each other because of living resources such as water and grass slaves, and Xianbei has changed from a monolith in the past to a plate of loose sand now.

Xi Zhicai figured out this, so he decided to take this as an opportunity, supplemented by large profits as a bargaining weight with the Xianbei people.

Xianbei people really couldn't resist the temptation of iron-toothed and copper-toothed drama Zhicai, and really let Yuan Shao's army go.