I saw Yuan Shao's hesitation, and I understood his concerns. Immediately, I said, "I know that the reason why General Yuan will help Cao Cao this time is completely because he is worried that the two of us will take revenge on you for that incident; But in fact, the two of us didn't take that matter to heart at all, all we thought about was to welcome the Son of Heaven back; In addition, I have one more thing to remind General Yuan, Cao Cao has planned to join forces with Liu Shu in the south to fight against Yuan Shu, and when Yuan Shu is destroyed, he will immediately occupy the area of Jiang and Huai, and then he will go west to welcome the Son of Heaven to return to the east, and coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes; By that time, General Yuan's dream of hegemony will probably come to naught. ”

Yuan Shao couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, and the generals of the Yuan army on the side also looked at each other with surprised looks.

And at this moment, a soldier suddenly ran into the tent in a panic and said, "Report! Qiyu Yuan Gong, Jizhou came with an urgent report, Gongsun Zan led 30,000 foot riders to enter Yi County, Qingzhou Thorn Shi Tian Kai led 10,000 foot riders to enter Gaotang; At this moment, the situation in Jizhou is critical, please return to the army to rescue as soon as possible! ”

"What!" Yuan Shao's face was shocked, but he didn't expect Gongsun Zhan to launch an offensive at this juncture.

The corners of my mouth slightly, I felt that this Gongsun Zhan's action was quite timely. It seems that Gongsun Zhan also understands in his heart that Yuan Shao defeated us this time, and it will definitely be his turn next. If we don't take advantage of the emptiness in the enemy's rear to launch an offensive as soon as possible, in the end, we will only make the opponent sit bigger and bigger, and it will be a matter of time before they are destroyed.

Immediately, Yuan Shao was forced by the pressure of Gongsun Zan in the rear, so he had to agree to reconcile with us. However, he offered me to use explosives and the process of making the return cannon in exchange. In this regard, I once again cited neurasthenia as an excuse to say that I could not remember. He was speechless.

After that, we left Yanzhou safely with our families.

However, he said that after Gongsun Zhan led his troops into Yi County, Don't drive Tian Feng to immediately send Lu Yi to lead his headquarters to the north to meet the battle. At that time, Yuan Tan also led the army into the plain and confronted Tian Kai across the bank.

Liu Yu's eldest son, Liu He, intends to avenge his father, but has been suffering from no chance. And when the opportunity came, he sent someone to contact Liu Yu's old ministry to make internal responses. Xian Yufu is a person who has received Liu Yu's favor in the past, he secretly gathered the soldiers and horses in the state, and contacted Haojie to come to help.

Yan Rou, a native of Yan State, was elected by everyone as Wuhuan Sima because of his usual prestige. He lured tens of thousands of Han and Hu to gather under his command, preparing to lead the crowd to launch an offensive against Gongsun Chan from behind. Immediately fought with Yuyang Taishou Zou Dan in the north of Lu County, broke Zou Dan's army, and killed more than 4,000 enemies. When Gongsun Zan learned that the rear was urgent, he immediately led his troops back to Jixian County and attacked Yan Rou's department, which occupied Yuyang.

At this time, King Wuhuan Qiao led his clansmen and Xianbei with a total of more than 7,000 horsemen, and followed Xian Yufu south to meet Liu He. Koji Yi also led his troops north to attack Gongsun Zhan, with a total of more than 100,000 troops from all sides. At that time, Gongsun Chan and Yan Rou's troops fought north of Hunu City on the west bank of the Baoqiu River, and Lu Yi and others led the crowd to attack from behind, Gongsun Chan was caught off guard for a while, and was defeated, and more than 20,000 soldiers were killed in battle.

Gongsun Chan broke through and retreated to Jixian County. At this time, the military officials of the four counties of Daijun, Guangyang, Shanggu and Youbeiping raised troops one after another to attack and kill the county guards appointed by Gongsun Zhan, in response to Liu He. At this time, most of Youzhou was no longer owned by Gongsun Zhan, so he moved all his baggage to Yi County and built high-rise buildings to hold on.

Yuan Shao led his army back to Yecheng quickly, but happened to meet an envoy sent by Liu Xie to summon him to lead his troops to meet him. Yuan Shao said that he could not send troops for the time being, but he still sent Guo Tu to Hedong with tribute to meet Liu Xie.

At that time, Cao Cao besieged Yongqiu, and the situation was somewhat critical. Dongjun Taishou Zang Hong, because he was a subordinate of Zhang Chao and had received Zhang Chao's favor, asked Cao Cao not to kill Zhang Chao after capturing Yongqiu. In this regard, Cao Cao said that if Yuan Shao did not let him be killed, he would not be killed. So, Zang Hong personally went to Yecheng to meet Yuan Shao, hoping that he could send a message to let Zhang Chao go, but Yuan Shao did not agree. Soon after, Yongqiu was breached, Zhang Chao committed suicide, and his family was executed by Cao Cao. Zang Hong thus separated from Yuan Shao.

After Zhang Yang was named the general of Anguo, he personally went to Anyi to meet Liu Xie. Liu Xie planned to ask Zhang Yang to escort him back, but Li Le and the others disagreed. Therefore, Zhang Yang secretly suggested that Liu Xie send someone to summon Feng Xian and me, and he went back to Hanoi to prepare a residence and daily necessities to wait for him.

Speaking of which, after we left Yanzhou, we went east to the territory of Lu and sent someone to inform Zhang Liao to come to rendezvous. After that, we continued eastward, intending to go to Liu Bei.

Speaking of which, because Liu Bei did not send troops as agreed, our strategy fell short. Originally, we should have gone to ask him for our sins, but in troubled times, there is so much morality to speak of, and at this time, we also need to rely on him by virtue of the relationship we have formed before, so we have to wait for more than less.

When we came to Tancheng, it was Bei Jia Zhu who was responsible for receiving us, and Liu Bei was not in the city at this time.

However, he said that Sun Ce saw that Yuan Shu was unwilling to use himself again, so at the suggestion of Zhu Zhi, he proposed to Yuan Shu the idea of going to help his uncle Wu Jing attack Fan Neng and Zhang Ying. Yuan Shu agreed, and appointed Sun Ce as the lieutenant of Zhichong. So, Sun Ce led the crowd towards Liyang, and kept gathering warriors along the way, and by the time he arrived at Liyang, he already had five or six thousand men under his command.

At that time, Zhou Yu's uncle Zhou Shang was the Taishou of Danyang, and when Zhou Yu learned that Sun Ce was coming, he suggested that Zhou Shang respond to Sun Ce, and Zhou Shang agreed. So, Zhou Yu led his troops to meet Sun Ce and provided him with money and food. Immediately, Zhou Yu and Sun Ce attacked back and forth and defeated Fan Neng and Zhang Ying.

Later, Yuan Shu learned of our alliance with Liu Bei, and was worried that when we defeated the combined forces of Yuan and Cao, we would welcome the Son of Heaven back to Luoyang, and then his plan to establish himself as emperor would be in vain. Therefore, he planned to find an opportunity to use troops against Xuzhou, intending to sabotage our plan.

At that time, Zhen Rong coveted the wealth of Guangling, so he designed to kill Zhao Yu, the Taishou, and led the crowd to occupy Guangling. Yuan Shu suddenly felt that there was an opportunity to take advantage of this opportunity, so he immediately sent someone to lobby Zhenrong, hoping to unite Xuzhou. In this regard, Zhenrong readily agreed.

Then, when Liu Bei learned of this, he immediately led his army to Guangling to defeat Zhenrong. In Mi Zhu's words, the reason why they did not follow the agreement between them before was because of this fork in the state. Speaking of Cao Cao's two expeditions to Xuzhou, he wantonly slaughtered the people, causing the people in the northern counties to die and flee. At this time, Xuzhou's daily expenses mainly relied on the tax support of Xiapi and Guangling, so Liu Bei had to take care of the state first.

Although it happened suddenly, it was true. It can only be said that the providence is like this, and it is really a bit unfortunate to be in a hurry.

Soon, Liu Bei defeated Zhenrong and recovered Guangling County, and then led his army back to Tan County.

After meeting, Liu Bei couldn't help but be ashamed and said: "Alas, the previous preparation failed to fulfill the agreement and broke the trust of Brother Feng, resulting in the defeat of my brother's whole army; This is indeed a fault! ”

Feng Xian said: "The so-called victory and defeat are common things in soldiers, and Brother Xuande does not have to blame himself; This time it was also due to the internal troubles in Xuzhou that Brother Xuande broke his trust in me, which was not my brother's fault; Only sigh that it is providential. ”

Liu Bei sighed: "Alas, no matter what, this time it is my brother's fault; In order to compensate for the loss of the territory previously lost by Brother Feng, he was willing to send the city of Pei that he had previously located to his brother to garrison; I don't know what my brother wants? ”

Peicheng? This Liu Bei is quite good at doing favors, why don't you directly recommend Fengxian to the Assassin History of Yuzhou, wouldn't it be justified to change the name? Peicheng is the place where the county capital of Peiguo is located, and it belongs to the territory of Yuzhou. Although Liu Bei nominally also held the post of assassin of Yuzhou, only Pei and Lu were under his control, and the actual control of most of Yuzhou's territory was still in the hands of Yuan Shu.

In other words, how can one person concurrently serve as the governor of two states, this is completely against the system. That is, when the world is divided and the royal power is declining, such an irregular phenomenon will appear.

In this regard, Feng Xian also understood that he couldn't force something, so he only said: "In this way, thank you Brother Xuande." ”

Liu Bei couldn't help but say, "Brother Feng is polite. ”

Speaking of which, at this time, the person in charge of managing Peiguo was Pei Xiang Chen Jue. When Yuan Shu learned that Feng Xian and I had settled in Peicheng, he wrote to Chen Qi, hoping that he could instigate the relationship between Liu Bei and Feng Xian and me, and promised to recommend him as the assassin of Yuzhou after the matter was completed.

Although Chen Qi and Yuan Shu were old friends, they still replied and sternly refused. Yuan Shu was immediately furious, and threatened that if he refused to obey, he would send someone to Xiapi to arrest and kill his son Chen Ying. In this regard, Chen Jue still did not comply.

This matter was later known by Feng Xian, so Feng Xian wrote to Yuan Shu and said: "The next family is four worlds and five dukes, and it is deeply favored by the royal family, and the world knows it; But now that he has Shouchun, his soldiers are wide, and he should have been determined to help the Han family, but instead of thinking about serving the country, he even resorted to such a trick; Could it be that such an act is worthy of the favor given to the Yuan family by the Han family in the past? ”

For Feng Xian's harsh questioning, Yuan Shu was unable to refute for a while. However, he was also a clever man, so he wrote back: "This is caused by the villain's slander, hope for the general Haihan; Shu and the general are both ministers of the Han family, and they should do their best to support the Han family; I don't dare to have the idea of rebellion, and I hope that the general will see it. ”

Yuan Shu, this guy always has one thing on the surface, and another thing behind the scenes. knows what kind of person he is, but he has to endure it again and again. Anyway, politics is sometimes quite harmful. (To be continued.) )