Unconsciously, he has been in Jian'an for five years.

With the arrival of a spring rain, the ice and snow in the Central Plains melted, plants and trees grew, and the vast wilderness became vibrant again.

Yuan Shao, after a long period of preparation, finally decided to send troops.

Maybe he didn't expect that this war would go down in history forever.

On the first day of the first lunar month, Yuan Shao ordered Chen Lin to be a martyr to defeat Cao Cao.

Yuan Cao Cao contracted a cold at the end of the year, suffered a headache, and was bedridden. Who knew that after reading Chen Lin's article, he was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat, and his headache was relieved a lot. If Yuan Shao knew such a result, he didn't know how he would feel.

Subsequently, Yuan Shao ordered the general Yan Liang's troops to enter Liyang, prepare to cross the river to attack Baima, and occupy the key points on the south bank of the Yellow River.

The situation in Liaodong, in Yuan Shao's view, is no longer a cause for concern.

At this time, he was also ready to shoot and had to send it. For the decisive battle with Cao Cao in the south, preparations have been made for a long time. It is impossible for Yuan Shao to change his plan for the sake of a small Liaodong, so that the previous half-year-long plan will be ruined. Moreover, in Yuan Shao's eyes, Liaodong is vast and sparsely populated, and the bitter cold is unbearable. I think that the Gongsun clan occupied Liaodong for many years, but it failed to achieve the climate. Although Liu Chuang occupied Liaodong, it was not an easy task to stabilize Liaodong. Not to mention, he has made careful arrangements and is not afraid of Liu Chuang coming to make trouble.

In western Liaoning, there is Tondo Karasuma, and there is also Chun Yuqiong's assistance.

Yuan Shao also knew that because of Su Muyan and Lou Ban, Ling Dun's reputation plummeted and his strength weakened a lot.

For this reason, Yuan Shao secretly sent an envoy to Yiwu Lushan to warn Su Muyan and Lou Ban. At the same time, he ordered Chun Yuqiong to try to secretly win over Su Fuyan. It is true that Liu Chuang occupies Liaodong, but the north is still in the hands of Yuan Shao. What Su Fuyanlou wanted, Yuan Shao knew very well in his heart. It's just that Su Fuyan and Lou Ban are of any character. Yuan Shao knew better, so he didn't care much about it.

But that's not enough.

In order to strengthen the strength of Bangdun in western Liaoning, Yuan Shao transferred the Khan Luwei Department to Liucheng from Gushui to increase the strength of Bangdun.

After deploying Liaoxi, Yuan Shao was still not at ease.

So, after thinking about it again, Yuan Shao worshiped Zhang He as the general of Duliao. Garrison Yuyang to monitor the movement of western Liaoning.

This Zhang He is also a famous general in the Three Kingdoms period, and he is more familiar in later generations.

Zhang He, the word Junyi. The people of the river.

During the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Zhang He was recruited to participate in the suppression of the Yellow Turban Army.

In the second year of the first peace, that is, in 191 AD, Yuan Shao captured Jizhou.

Zhang He immediately led his troops to join him. First as a school captain, he assisted Koyi against Gongsun Zhan, and won many military exploits in the battle with Gongsun Zhan, and was a general in the country of Baining. The number of Hebei Siting Pillars is as famous as Yan Liangchou and Gao Lan. After the death of Koji Yi, Zhang He formed the Euphorbia again.

At this time, Zhang He did not have the ability to comment on history books.

This is a guy who gets older and more demonic. was once very jealous of Zhuge Liang......

Now Zhang He is just a general. Although he is good at managing soldiers. But in other respects, it is far from comparable to his achievements in history.

Yuan Xi was repeatedly deflated in Liu Chuang's hands, and Yuan Shao really couldn't stand it.

This time, he simply sent Zhang He to assist Yuan Xi and stabilize the situation in Youzhou.

The two shackles of Liaoxi and Yuyang, in Yuan Shao's opinion, are enough to trap Liu Chuang...... In this way, he also has enough energy to fight against Cao Cao.

It's just that no one expected that just as Yuan Shao was actively preparing to go south, an accident happened.

Yuan Shao's youngest son, Yuan Shang, contracted the wind and cold, and fell ill on the couch all of a sudden, extremely strict.

Yuan Shang, Yuan Shao's most beloved son, seeing that Yuan Shang was sick, Yuan Shao suddenly became confused again, and ordered Yan Liang to suspend the attack.

The order is changed overnight, and the soldiers are taboo.

Yuan Junlai was already aggressive to cross the river to fight, and Yuan Shao's order could only be stopped temporarily.

On the surface, this doesn't seem to be a big deal.

But in fact, the morale of Yuan Jun has been shaken......

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Yuan Shao's layout, of course, Liu Chuang saw it in his eyes.

To be honest, he didn't pay attention to what was Badun and Khan Luwe.

The only person he values is Zhang He.

"I didn't expect me to have such a big face, Yuan Gong actually sent Zhang Junyi to defend me."

But then he remembered something. Historically, Zhang He participated in the Battle of Guandu, and in this battle, Yan Liangchou was killed, Zhang He Gaoran surrendered to Cao Cao, and the four court pillars of Hebei were gone. But now that Zhang He has come to Youzhou, it means that he may not be able to participate in the battle of Guandu. Doesn't that mean that Cao Cao can't recruit Zhang He? Since this is the case, you can't let go of this Zhang Junyi.

Thinking of this, Liu Chuang's bad taste for collecting cattle in his bones broke out again!

"Zhongda, you go down immediately to arrange and keep an eye on Zhang He for me.

His every move, even eating, drinking, and Lazar in Yuyang, had to make a detailed record for me. However, I shall not command, nor shall I act rashly. ”

"Whoa!"

Sima Yi bowed down to receive the order and retreated to the side.

Zhuge Liang and Chen Qun both showed puzzled expressions, and couldn't help asking, "Lord, what's so special about this Zhang He?" ”

Of course, there are special features!

That's one of the five famous generals under Cao Cao's account.

Liu Chuang smiled slightly, did not answer Zhuge Liang's question, but said with a smile: "Who knows about this Zhang Junyi's situation?" ”

Zhang He is in Jizhou and has a great reputation.

But in other places, it is still unknown.

There are not many people from Jizhou under Liu Chuang, although Zhao Yun and Xia Houlan are from Jizhou, they have always been at the bottom. So when Liu Chuang opened his mouth to ask, everyone looked at each other. Liu Chuang couldn't help but sigh secretly after watching it, somewhat disappointed.

There is no way, although Sun Tzu's Art of War has long been said to be 'useful', but people have always been superficial about intelligence.

This has a lot to do with the limitations of the times, and it is impossible to attach great importance to intelligence information as later generations, and various professional spies have been derived. Whether it is the meticulous work of this era, or the ears and eyes. It's all about one thing and one thing. How to arrange above, how to do below, there is no professionalism at all. Liu Chuang didn't know how to cultivate spies, let alone what kind of intelligence collection was used.

But in the era of information explosion in later generations, spy war movies emerge in an endless stream on TV every day.

Even the most shallow spy war film has extraordinary significance for the late Eastern Han Dynasty.

He looked at Sima Yi, and Sima Yi's face suddenly showed a look of shame. As the ruler of the Yellow Pavilion. served as Liu Chuang's eyes and ears. But what Liu Chuang knew, Huang Ge didn't know...... How can Sima Yi, who is arrogant, withstand this?

"Childe, when I was working under Chun Yuqiong's account, I heard of Zhang He's name."

At this time. Xiahoulan suddenly stood up unexpectedly, bowed down and said, "Zhang Junyi is brave and good at managing soldiers.

However, I think the biggest advantage of him is that he is good at learning. I remember that when he fought with the Black Mountain thieves, Zhang Junyi began to lose consecutive battles. But later, he became more and more beautiful. and even won a big victory in the end. At that time, some people in the army said that Zhang He was humble and studious, and after every battle, regardless of victory or defeat, he would inevitably discuss with his subordinates. and recorded the wartime mistakes, which has been used as a wake-up call.

It's just that later he went to Youzhou to participate in the war and assist Koyi against Gongsun Zhan, so I don't know much about him. ”

"That's what you say. I seem to remember it too. ”

Zhao Yun suddenly spoke: "I also seem to have some impressions of Zhang He.

Before the Battle of the Boundary Bridge, he was indeed more defeated than victorious. But then gradually. actually reversed the occupation of the residence, and actually turned Yuan's army from a disadvantage to a level.

But later, Koji Yi joined the war, and this person was silent. I later went to Xuzhou with Liu Bei, and it is no longer clear. ”

Zhao Yun and Xia Houlan's words made everyone in the middle hall vigilant.

Sima Yi and Zhuge Liang had different expressions.

Zhuge Liang showed a look of appreciation and nodded slightly; Sima Yi, on the other hand, looked solemn and kept silent.

Liu Chuang saw it in his eyes, and a smile appeared on his face.

"Under Yuan Shao's account, there are many capable people, but Yuan Shao can't use it.

But if you give birth to contempt because of this, you and I will suffer a big loss sooner or later.

Cao Cao is even more so...... It's just that he can do his best. Therefore, we must strive to understand every detail of the other party, only in this way can we be confident and sharp...... Zhongda, this matter will be handed over to you to be responsible, what do you think? ”

This is an opportunity to wash away the humiliation of the Yellow Pavilion!

Sima Yi got up again, bowed down and said, "Yi will definitely finish this matter." ”

It's just that Sima Yi's 'matter' doesn't just refer to Zhang He. He was determined to find a way to figure out the situation of everyone on the other side.

At the same time, a strange thought arose in his heart.

It's just that this thought flashed and was very vague...... Sima Yi felt that he still needed to think about it more seriously.

"Goguryeo envoy, where have you been?"

"Returning to Uncle Huang, according to Taishi Ci's report, the Goguryeo envoy has arrived in Xi'an Ping and will leave soon."

"Who is the messenger?"

"It is said that the messenger's name was Obigu, and he was the brother-in-law of Iyimo."

"Later, I will send someone to Prince Bach's house to ask Prince Bachi about the situation of this belt."

"Whoa!"

Liu Chuang discussed with everyone for a while.

Seeing that it is almost February, the land of the Central Plains has already been full of vitality and spring flowers.

However, in eastern Liaoning, most of the area is still covered with snow and ice. The influence of the Xiaoice River era made the spring in Liaodong at least more than a month later than in the Central Plains. This is also one of the reasons why Liaodong is vast and sparsely populated, and the weather is too cold to bear.

Therefore, the spring ploughing in Liaodong can only be carried out at least after the Qingming Festival.

Liu Chuang knew that the real test had just begun.

Later generations do not often say that it is easy to fight the world, but it is difficult to sit in the world.

Liaodong has now completely regained its calm, and Liu Chuang can be regarded as having a foundation. However, while conquering Liaodong, he will also take on the livelihood problems of more than 600,000 people in the three counties of Liaodong. Moreover, Liu Chuang and the Su clan of Zhongshan had an agreement, once Liaodong stabilized, Su Shuang would try to collect the displaced people for Liu Chuang and migrate to Liaodong. This is a big project, if the migration from Liaodong is successful, Liu Chuang will have enough strength to confront Yuan Shao. In his plan, the battle of Guandu ended, and the challenge to him really began.

And the battle of Guandu will last for a year.

If Liu Chuang can't lay a good foundation in this year's time, the future will be difficult.

So, he had to think about more issues......

"Zifang."

"Whoa!"

"How's the progress of the Hiroshima Salt Works?"

Liu Chuang originally planned to let Elfang accompany Yan Rou to envoy to Yuguo, but due to the incident at the salt works in Guangludao, he had to change his plan.

Who knows, Elfang showed a smug look on his face.

"Lord, Fang is here this time to report good news to the lord."

"Oh?"

Seeing Liu Chuang's puzzled look, Elfang no longer played tricks on Guan Zi, but took out two boxes from his arms and handed them to Liu Chuang.

Liu Chuang opened one of the boxes, only to see that it contained table salt. However, the salt in the late Eastern Han Dynasty had large particles, and there were blackhead impurities hidden in it, and the entrance would be a little bitter. This is also the limitation of the process technology of this era, and it is impossible to make salt from later generations.

He looked up and glanced at Elfang.

Then I opened another box, but I couldn't help but be stunned.

This box also contains table salt, but compared to the previous box of salt, the particles are significantly smaller and more delicate. And the color is whiter in comparison, and it looks less impurities. This kind of salt is close to the salt of later generations, but of course there is still a gap.

Liu Chuang stretched out his hand, glued a little salt, and put his finger in his mouth.

The bitterness is very light, almost none.

"Zifang, what's going on?"

"Back to my lord, after I took over the Hiroshima Salt Works, by chance, I found a salt worker who had a somewhat different way of making salt. The salt came from the hands of the salt worker. According to him, he was a native of the state, and he had been making salt for many generations, and since six generations of his ancestors, he has improved the method of salt production. This time he came to Hiroshima, and he has been thinking about making some improvements......

I tasted it and found that the salt he made was not only more salty, but also tasted better than the salt we used in the past. ”

Liu Chuang suddenly showed a look of surprise.

I didn't expect a small salt farm to have such talents.

"What's the name of the salt worker?"

"The man's name is Jeep, and he has no name...... Most of the salt workers in the salt works also called him a pighead. ”

Liu Chuang squirted out a mouthful of water, forced a smile, and nodded lightly.

A pig is a pig.

The so-called pig head is actually the meaning of a pig's head.

didn't expect this salt worker to have such a strange nickname, Liu Chuang couldn't help but smile and said, "Since this pig head ...... No, it was Jeep who had such a thing, so he took over the salt factory and was responsible for promoting and teaching this salt-making process. However, the original salt will continue to be produced, and the new salt will be called 'jeep salt', and after it is produced, we will store it in the warehouse, and I will make another arrangement.

Zifang, you did a great job this time, take credit for the time being, and reward it in the future. ”

When Elfang heard this, she was overjoyed.

Even Lu Zhu was very happy, because the situation of the Lu family was different from others, and only by relying on Lu Zhu could he gain a firm foothold on Liu Chuang's side.

Presumably, Zhuge Liang, Xun Dan, and Lu Lan are indeed not much money that Elk can take out.

Now that Elk Fang can make this contribution, it is undoubtedly good news for the Elk family...... This also means that the elk family will have another foothold.

"Lord, we have received news that Cao Cao sent an envoy to Xiangping."

"Oh?"

Liu Chuang was stunned, and looked up at Chen Qun in surprise, "Cao Cao sent a messenger here?" Who is responsible? ”

"It is said that he is also a royal member of the clan, named Liu Ye!"