Yuan Shao was sick, and he was not lightly ill, he needed to extend the bed and lie on the pillow, and he couldn't even get off the ground.

People are like this, when they are in adversity, they still have the courage and strength to fight hard, but if they work hard to the end, they find that they have become a bamboo basket to draw water, and the feeling of falling straight into the abyss from a high place is really unacceptable.

When the snowflakes for help from all over the country were generally sent to Anyi, Yuan Shao really couldn't figure out how the originally good situation could have eroded to such a point in just a few months?

Yecheng is in a hurry!

Jinyang is in a hurry!

Too anxious!

The party is in a hurry!

Rush to the county!

Before sending troops to Hedong, didn't Zhang Yan of Montenegro not show up for several years? There are 50,000 soldiers and horses left behind in Jizhou, why is there only one Yecheng left in the blink of an eye? Ma Teng and Han Sui didn't wait for Xiliang, why did they come to Bingzhou to stir up trouble?

Too many things to figure out came to Yuan Shao's mind, which made Yuan Shao anxious, so he fell ill in bed and was in a gloomy mood.

Yuan Shao's heart hated!

Since he started his army, he has worked hard for nearly ten years, recruited nearly 200,000 troops before and after, and contacted Cao Cao and allied with Gongsun Zhan, but after tossing for so long, he didn't take Jizhou, let alone destroy Liu He, but let Liu He gradually grow stronger in Youzhou, and now it is even more difficult to resist and deal with. In the past, Yuan Shao always felt that the geographical location of Jizhou was not good, and none of the golden horns and silver sides were occupied, and it was easy to be surrounded and annihilated. Now Yuan Shao suddenly discovered that in fact, it is already the favor of God to be able to settle in Bingzhou and Hedong, and in another two years, I am afraid that even Bingzhou and Hedong will have to be handed over.

Yuan Shao's heart was panicked!

Now Youzhou is already a prosperous scene, and if it continues to develop like this, the population controlled by Liu He will gather more and more in the future, the reserves of various war materials will be more and more, and the combat power of the army will become stronger and stronger. When Liu He takes Liaodong, the first person he wants to clean up after turning around is probably himself. Now that Liu He can mobilize as many as 200,000 troops, once Liu He besieges him with all his might, what can he resist?

Yuan Shao's heart regrets!

At the beginning, Tian Feng had already reminded Yuan Shao that Jizhou was not a place to stay for a long time, although Yecheng was comfortable, but there was no room for development, and while Liu He was busy with the war in the north, he should move the strategic center to Bingzhou as soon as possible, and Yuan Shao was greedy for more. wants to take care of both the state and Jizhou, but now it seems that it is actually not taking care of it.

As the strategists in front of Yuan Shao's account, Tian Feng, Xu You and others saw that Yuan Shao was ill, and they were all anxious, they racked their brains, each thought of countermeasures, and made suggestions to Yuan Shao on the sickbed.

Tian Feng suggested that Yuan Shao directly abandon Jizhou and order the Gao Lan Department attacking Hanoi to defend Huguan instead. Cut off the passage for the Jizhou army to attack Bingzhou from the middle of Taihang Mountain, and at the same time immediately sent people to contact Zhang Yan of Montenegro, promising heavy profits to persuade Zhang Yan to retreat.

Xu You suggested that Yuan Shao learn from Youzhou's operational ideas for defensive counterattacks. Fortify and rebuild some important cities, especially digging moats as much as possible to prevent all kinds of large-scale siege equipment specially made in Youzhou from approaching under the city walls, so as to ensure that once the battle is opened in the future. The state was in danger to defend, and the deep gully fortified city was used to block the attack of Liu He's army.

Chen Lin suggested that Yuan Shao learn from Youzhou's means of developing internal affairs and take the line of reform. Weaken the power of the big families, distribute idle land to displaced people in various places as much as possible, ensure that the basic interests of ordinary people are guaranteed, vigorously develop handicrafts and commerce, and enhance the comprehensive strength of the state.

Chang Lin proposed to send someone to Wuwei as soon as possible to negotiate, so that Ma Teng and Han Sui could withdraw from the army, if Ma Teng and Han Sui refused, they could turn to Guanzhong Li Dao for help and let Li Dao come forward to mediate.

Geng Bao suggested that Yuan Shao strengthen his ties with Lü Bu in the direction of Chang'an, and use the Chang'an court to put pressure on Liu He and stop Liu He's attempt to attack and annex the state.

Engaged in Yin Kui suggested that Yuan Shao quickly send someone to contact Cao Cao in Yanzhou, and ask Cao Cao to send troops north to jointly fight against Liu He and rescue the besieged troops in Yecheng. At the same time, the method of gradual encroachment was adopted to attack Qingzhou Plain County and weaken Tian Kai's strength.

Yuan Shao, who was in a trance, listened to the suggestions of many strategists, and had some ideas in his heart, he appointed Cui Yan to meet Liu He in Jicheng, and proposed to exchange the land of Jizhou for Zhang Yang's territory in Hanoi, no matter whether Liu He would agree or not, it would always delay Liu He's steps to the south.

Yuan Shao also sent Xu You to cross the Yellow River south to meet Cao Cao, hoping that Xu You would be able to persuade Cao Cao to send troops north to cross the Yellow River, delay the actions of Tai Shici and Xian Yufu, and buy some time for himself to take Hanoi.

Yuan Shao appointed Li Zhi as the commander of the city to inspect and guide the reconstruction and construction of the cities in various places, and planned to mobilize a large number of people to strengthen and build the city passes in important locations in the state in one year.

Yuan Shao also appointed Xin Ping as the governor of the state, with full responsibility for the reform of internal affairs, the elimination of malpractices, the recommendation of officials, the construction of water conservancy, the development of agriculture, and the pacification of the people.

Yuan Shao also appointed Tian Feng as a general of the military division, carried out internal integration and adjustment of the army in the prefecture, evaluated, appointed, and dismissed generals from all walks of life, rewarded the good and punished the inferior, and further improved the actual combat capability of the troops of all walks of life.

It is said that people are dying, and their words are also good, Yuan Shao is not yet at the point of dying, but he is also aware of the huge crisis, so he can finally throw away the face of the original life and death and refuse to let go, and begin to face the reality.

It's just that since ancient times, this battle for hegemony has been like a boat sailing against the current, and the other forces will not sit back and wait for one of them to recover and make a comeback. For example, in the past year, when Yuan Shao had just taken Hedong, except for Liu He, several forces around him were all bent to welcome him, and they didn't dare to touch Yuan Shao's tiger whiskers, and even fierce people like Li Dao had to send people to Hedong to test Yuan Shao's style. When Yuan Shao's attack on Hanoi was frustrated, especially when the army on the Western Route was blocked in Yiguan and could not break through for several months, the forces of all sides began to fall into the ground.

After meeting with Zhang Yan and Tai Shici in Jishui, they returned to the mountains to discuss with the leaders of the cottages, although a few people felt that Liu He, like Yuan Shao, wanted to use the Montenegrin army as a thug, but most of the leaders felt that when Yuan Shao put the main force into Hedong, he would make a big scene in Bingzhou, which could not only revive the name of the Montenegrin army, but also catch a handful before the winter, so that the old and young masters in the mountains could have a fat year.

Zhang Yan made an appointment with various cottages to signal the action, and then waited for the situation in Jizhou and Hanoi to change, when he received the news that Tai Shici led the army to attack Yecheng, he immediately dispatched nearly 100,000 Black Mountain troops without hesitation, from the north end of Taihang Mountain to the south end of the state at the same time, and immediately stirred up the situation in Taiyuan County and Shangdang County.

Coincidentally, when Yuan Shao was back, there were also Ma Teng and Han Sui on Wuwei's side.

Liu He sent people to lure and instigate Ma Teng, which was indeed the main reason for the two forces of Ma and Han to attack Shangjun this time, but Ma Teng and Han Sui were not mad dogs that would jump out and bite people when they were toyed with, their sense of smell was as sensitive as a wild wolf in the Northwest Wasteland, and they would only act when they smelled the smell of their prey.

Shangjun is located in the east of Wuwei County, the north of Beidi County, although it is separated from Wuwei by hundreds of miles of the next desert, but it is not too far in front of the cavalry, Ma Teng and Han Sui since Changpingguan lost to Li Dao in the first battle, they easily dare not set foot in Guanzhong, this time if they can open up the situation in Bingzhou, they can threaten Li Dao from the direction of Shangjun, which is very beneficial to their future plans.

Although these two "rebel professional households" in the Great Northwest occasionally fight because of uneven distribution of spoils and other reasons, they also know the truth of cold lips and teeth, so every time it seems to be intense, but in fact it does not hurt the muscles and bones. Last time, Yan Xing almost broke Ma Chao's neck with a shot, it was purely an accident, where would Han Sui have thought that Ma Teng would be willing to let his eldest son go into battle to kill in front, plus Yan Xing and Ma Chao, the two young people are just the ones who are strong in blood, like to show off and "commit two" age, and there is no high or low under them, and as a result, they have a real fire back and forth, which almost led to a complete breakdown in the relationship between Ma Teng and Han Sui.

This time, in order to express his apologies to Ma Teng, Han Sui worked very hard when he sent out his troops, not only sending 5,000 powerful elite cavalry, but also letting four of the eight generals under his command personally command the troops.

Who are the eight generals under Han Sui's command?

They are Liang Xing, Hou Xuan, Cheng Yin, Li Kan, Zhang Heng, Cheng Yi, Ma Wan, and Yang Qiu.

These eight people are similar to the "Eight Warriors" under Lu Bu, all of whom were subordinates who began to follow Han Sui's rebellion in the early days, all of them were covered with human blood, and they were good at commanding troops and fighting. Han Sui sent four people out to fight this time, and Ma Teng sent a group of soldiers and horses to meet in the west of Shangjun, according to the agreement, they all listened to the orders of the main general Pang De, and the result seemed to be an easy robbery, but Pang De, who was good at using soldiers, played a lot of tricks, and added a lot of blockages to Yuan Shao on the sickbed.

Pound De, as a general with outstanding ability in the Xiliang region, ranked only lower than Ma Chao in the history books of later generations, if you talk about personal bravery, Ma Chao at the peak must have surpassed Pound, but in terms of the strategy of using soldiers, Ma Chao has not surpassed Pound in his life. When Pang De was under Ma Teng, he did not show his true ability and talent, and it was not until Ma Teng was killed by Cao Cao and Ma Chao was defeated in Hanzhong that Pang De returned to Cao Cao and began to shine.

Pound eventually fell victim to Guan Yu's flooding plan while defending Fancheng and was captured by Guan Yu, who had fought with Guan Yu several times before, but did not let Guan Yu get benefits. Guan Yu is a very arrogant person, but he also thinks that Pang De is a talent, so he kindly recruited Pang De, but Pang De would rather die than surrender, and became the last fierce general killed by Guan Erye before he left Maicheng.

In later generations, some people once talked about the famous generals that Liu Bei missed in his life, among which Tai Shici ranked first, and Pound ranked second, which shows that Pound does have his advantages. (To be continued......)