Yuan Shao was defeated, and Zhao Feng was not surprised by this result. The history books only say that Yuan Shao was defeated in the sixth year of Jian'an, that is, in 200 AD. Zhao Feng doesn't remember the specific season, but it is obvious that it should be after Yuan Shao received the summer grain. After all, if you burn the black nest before harvesting the summer grain, Yuan Shao can barely survive for a few more months to raise food, and the army's morale will not be chaotic.

At that moment, Liu Bei briefly informed everyone of the situation, which was similar to history, and it was also Xu You who was arrested by trial because of his nephew's crime, and after being reprimanded by Yuan Shao, he went to Cao Ying and offered a plan to burn the black nest. The difference is that because Zhang Jaw and Gao Ran are in Qingzhou, the other has already changed jobs, and this time the one who was sent to attack Cao's camp was replaced by Yan Liangwen Chou, and the two were captured after being ambushed, and surrendered under Cao Ying's enwei. Later, taking advantage of Yuan Shao's lack of military food and the disorder of the army's morale, Cao Ying personally led a large army to attack the enemy camp at night and won a complete victory. Yuan Shao was greatly injured and led the remnants to flee back to Yecheng.

Shocking, absolutely shocking. Except for a few people such as Zhao Feng who were mentally prepared for this, the rest of them were shocked. Yuan Shao, who was in Hebei and had 700,000 people under his command, was defeated like this, which many people did not expect. After a while, Mi Zhu still said weakly: "In this way, wouldn't Cao Ying soon be able to unify the north?" ”

"That's not all!" Pang Tongyi waved his hand and said: "Yuan Benchu was strong, and this defeat only destroyed the people of Jizhou and Qingzhou, and Youzhou and Bingzhou are still intact." It is not easy for Cao Mengde to take advantage of the situation to stabilize Hebei in one go. Zhao Feng also agreed with Pang Tong's words. It must be known that in history, Yuan Shao really lost in the Battle of Cangting, and even if the two sons competed for favor and brothers fought among themselves, Cao Ying did not unify the north until 207 AD.

"That's good!" Mi Zhu actually felt relieved, not only him, but all the old people in Xuzhou were afraid of this Cao Mengde. At this time, Liu Bei said: "Cao Ying defeated Yuan Shao, what should be the next step of our army, and what are the opinions of the princes?" ”

"My lord, our army has just conquered Jiangdong, and after construction, it is better to rest and recuperate for now!" Chen Qun, who was in charge of money and food, admonished at this time. In fact, the fight against Jiangdong was relatively smooth, but the cost of governance after the battle was also considerable, of which the development of Huiji and the South China Sea alone cost a lot of money and grain. Although Xuzhou is rich, there is not much money left for this toss.

"My lord, what Mr. Changwen said is very true." Pang Tong also agreed with Chen Qun's opinion, and then said: "At present, the three generals can take the opportunity to go north and expel Zhang Jaw and Yuan Shang from the south of the Yellow River." In addition, Liu Biao in Jingzhou is more than half a hundred years old and is dying. However, Jingzhou is the furnace of the world, the soldiers want to rush, and the lord wants to become a hegemon, which is a place to fight. According to the system, it is better to act at the opportunity. "Since the Battle of Jiangdong, Liu Bei, who has seen the level of Pang Tong, has also promoted him and made him the general of Pengdian Zhonglang in the Taiwei Mansion, always on the side for consultation, and is second only to Lu Su and Zhao Feng in terms of military strategy.

Liu Bei frowned when he heard this, and suddenly remembered something before he said: "It was said that Liu Jingsheng sent someone to negotiate, saying that according to the covenant, Nanyang County should be owned by us after Jiangdong was conquered, so let me send someone to hand over as soon as possible." As soon as these words came out, everyone was really surprised, and then everyone turned their heads to look at Zhao Feng. There is no other reason, when the two families joined forces to fight Jiangdong, the fuse was that Zhao Feng was named Nanyang Taishou. Now that he is already the Taishou of Lujiang, Liu Biao suddenly brought up the old matter, what is this?

"Could it be that Liu Jingsheng thinks there is too much land under his rule?" Pang Tong was also a little stunned when he heard this, even if he was sincere, he was not so generous. At this time, Liu Bei told everyone that Liu Biao had already played the imperial court and separated the two counties of Xiangyang and Zhangling from Nanyang County, and the current Nanyang County was only the area south of Xiangshui in Nanyang County.

"I see!" Zhao Feng looked at the map and immediately understood what Liu Biao was thinking. "Lord, you see, Liu Biao newly established two counties, even if it was given to Nanyang County, what we got was only Fancheng, Xinye and other counties, and the rest of Wancheng was still in Cao Ying's hands. In this way, our army is equivalent to stationing in the north for Liu Biao in case Cao Ying is gone! Zhao Feng also felt a little awkward when he said this, Liu Biao had done this in history, but he didn't expect to do it again now.

"That's true!" Liu Bei and the others immediately understood when they looked at the map. Guan Yu said angrily: "Big brother, this Liu Biao'er is so rude, saying that he is ceding Nanyang County, but he is about to be handed over but there is a deliberate shortage, which is really shameless." I watched the surname Suo send troops and knock down the entire Nanyang County! ”

"Second brother, don't be impatient, we and Liu Biao are still allies, and it's a bit inappropriate to start a war rashly now!" Liu Bei's face was not very good-looking, but he was still relatively restrained. At that moment, Liu Bei also frowned and said: "In this case, do we want this Nanyang County or not?" "Liu Bei is also a little difficult, if you want it, it is estimated that you have to watch the door for others; Don't, it's too much of a loss.

"Yes, naturally!" Pang Tong said with a grin. Zhao Feng looked at the map carefully, and said at the moment: "Lord, if you turn your face with Jingzhou in the future, our army can attack the four counties of Jingnan from Jiangdong, or march from Nanyang to the counties of Jingbei, and you can also march to Jiangxia from Anfeng." In this way, Liu Biao will inevitably not be able to take care of each other. ”

"Furthermore, Nanyang County is bordered by Qingni Pass in the west and Hanzhong in the north. In the future, whether it is to enter Hanzhong or Yongliang, it must pass through this place. At present, Gan Xingba is reorganizing the Jiangdong Water Division, and if you want to connect Nanyang in the future, you only need to go to Xiangshui, which is extremely convenient! "Pang Tong is also an interface.

"Makes sense!" Liu Bei looked at the map, and then seemed to understand something, and said continuously: "Why did Bo Tao say this?" Liu Jingsheng and I are generally relatives of the Han family, how can we meet him with swords, let alone seek to seize his foundation? ”

When Zhao Feng heard this, he immediately pursed his lips in his heart, knowing that Liu Bei was scruples about his reputation for benevolence and righteousness again, and said half-truthfully: "When I said that I pacified Yuzhou with the second general, I said that this Jingzhou would inevitably have chaos after Liu Biao's death. At this time, the lord marched into Jingzhou in accordance with the will of the people, but to save the people from fire and water, so why not be benevolent? These words gave Liu Bei a step down, and Guan Yu was also persuaded on the side, so Liu Bei nodded with a little peace of mind. In the end, Liu Bei finalized that the all-round Li Yan would take over as Nanyang Taishou, and the administrative office was set in Fancheng, and at the same time wrote a reply to Liu Biao to prepare for Li Yan to take office. Before he took office, Guan Yu also specially explained the important surname of Nanyang to him in person, Li Yan was even more careful when he heard this, and did not dare to slack off, and after he took office, he recruited displaced people, built a city, and opened up fields to accumulate troops.

However, when Liu Bei and others were discussing the situation in Jingxiang, no one in Shouchun expected that Prime Minister Cao Cheng, who was in Hebei, was preparing to clean them up, so that they suffered a big loss. It was from this time that Zhao Feng really appreciated Cao Ying's power, this guy will always catch you off guard and be unexpected.

"This time I can defeat Yuan Benchu, Wenda is a great contribution!" The official crossed the Yellow River, and after the victory, Cao Ying looked at the rushing Yellow River, and was also full of pride, and praised Xun Yu who finally offered a plan to rob the camp.

"The prime minister has won the award, if it weren't for Liu Ziyang's thunderbolt to break the crossbowmen of Tushan, Xu Ziyuan attacked the black nest at night, what can I do with my plan to attack at night?" Xun Yu said humbly. At this time, Jia Xu suddenly said: "Prime Minister, Yuan Shaojun was defeated and captured more than 100,000 prisoners, what can I do?" ”

"Naturally, it will be reorganized into an army, and then compete with Yuan Benchu!" Cao Ying said as a matter of course, and then seemed to understand what was coming, and hurriedly looked at Jia Xu with inquiring eyes. Realizing what Cao Ying meant, Jia Xu nodded and said: "Our army does not have enough food and grass, and it is inevitable that there will be chaos if there are too many prisoners. According to Xu's opinion, it is better to select the strong to supplement the military, and the rest will be killed in the pit to prevent future troubles! ”

"What?" Hearing Jia Xu's murderous words, not only the ministers, but all the generals were stunned. "The lord can't, the killing of prisoners since ancient times is unknown!" Xu Huang hurriedly admonished, and the rest of the generals such as Cao Hong and others also dissuaded him repeatedly, and Yan Liangwen, who had just surrendered, even knelt on the ground and begged. Hearing this, Cao Ying's face was uncertain, and Guo Jia, who knew his surname well, thought for a while, and suddenly said: "Lord, I heard that Liu Bei has captured Jiangdong before, and now Liu Bei has done his best to the southeast, and he is looking at Jingxiang, if he doesn't plan it as soon as possible, I am afraid that after his wings are full, he will be in great trouble for the prime minister's henchmen." ”

"What's the best way to do it?" Cao Ying is not surprised that Guo Jia suddenly pulled Liu Bei, this is Guo Jia's characteristic, his thinking jump surname is definitely difficult for others to match.

"At present, Zhang Fei went north to Qingzhou and has won four counties in Henan. We can take the official to win the victory, organize this captive into an army, send troops from Shanyang County to raid Beihai and Qi County, and then go down to Donglai. If he can go down in one go, Liu Bei's road to the north will be completely sealed. Guo Jia smiled. There was another layer of meaning in his words, that is, to consume the prisoners by attacking these four counties, so that there was no need to have a bad reputation for killing prisoners.

Cao Ying naturally understood the meaning of Guo Jia's words, and after a little thought, he accepted this compromise plan, and immediately ordered Yan Liangwen Chou to reorganize the prisoners as soon as possible, and then wave his army to attack Qi County, and then go to Beihai.

More than a dozen days later, in Beihai City, "Three Generals! "The bloodied general Yin Li ran to Zhang Fei, the assassin of Qingzhou, in despair." General Yin, why are you so embarrassed? Zhang Fei was shocked when he saw this, and hurriedly asked.

"The three generals, Cao Ying suddenly led a large group of men and horses to invade Qi County, and the two generals surnamed Cao and Cheng Lian were both killed. Of the 15,000 defenders, I, the only one, has killed less than a thousand! Yin Li said breathlessly.

"What? Cao Ying? Zhang Fei was shocked when he heard this, and immediately hurriedly sent someone to summon Chen Gong to discuss countermeasures with Wei Xu. After a while, the two came one after another, and they were also surprised when they heard the news. "Three generals, Cao Mengde fought without declaring a war, now Qi County has been lost, if Beihai is lost again, then our army in Qingzhou will be lost again! It is imperative that the army be reorganized as soon as possible, and send someone to notify the lord of Shouchun and General Zilong of Donglai to come to support! ”

"Zilong is only 10,000 horses guarding Donglai, do you still need him to come?" Zhang Fei asked with some hesitation. "If Beihai is lost, Donglai will be lost. All the troops of our army in Qingzhou are only more than 70,000, and the battle of Qi County has been reduced to more than 10,000, of which there are 10,000 defenders in Yangcheng County. Chen Gong quickly regained his composure. After a pause, he said: "General Zilong has 15,000 defenders, and 10,000 are cavalry, which is extremely inconvenient to defend the city, so it is better to gather all of them in Qingzhou to fight with Cao's army." I want to make this Beihai City the cemetery of Cao Ying! In the end, Chen Gong also gritted his teeth and said in a calm tone.

"That's how it should be!" Zhang Fei accepted Chen Gong's suggestion in its entirety, and was busy deploying troops and reporting the news. At the same time, he contracted his forces and prepared to fight to the death with Cao Ying.

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