Hu Chuquan was captured, and the soldiers of Dingxiang City were taken down bloodlessly, and as soon as the news returned to Jinyang City, the entire herdsman's mansion became lively.

Guo Jia and others were the first to congratulate Zhang Chao. But as top strategists, they also raised their worries, that is, this time Yuan Shao suffered a loss, would he give up like this?

In the conference hall of the Patriarch's Mansion, Zhang Chao, Guo Jia, and Lu Su sat opposite each other.

At this time, Zhang Chao had a happy look on his face. This time it can be said that double happiness is coming, not only Jia Xu won the battle, but more importantly, the third lady Zhen Mi was suddenly found to be pregnant, which is what makes him the happiest.

Seeing that Lu Fei, the wife of Zhao Yun, who was married at the same time, was pregnant, but his three wives did not move, it was impossible to say that Zhang Chao was not in a hurry. It was precisely because of his anxiety and worry that he did not immediately go to Hua Tuo, he was worried that if he found out that there was something wrong with his body, it would greatly affect the momentum of the entire army.

If this is the case, it will be difficult to unite people's hearts, and if they cannot gather people's hearts together, once there is an invasion of foreign enemies, it will be difficult to see the hope of victory.

Now that Zhen Mi is pregnant, doesn't it mean that there is no problem with his body?

For this matter, Zhang Chao was happy for several days, and in the past few days, Cai Yan and Bai Tong have also pestered him every night, obviously after seeing that Zhen Mi was pregnant with a child, they couldn't sit still.

After feeling the mood of the two women, Zhang Chao has also done his best in the past few days, although he is tired, but he is also happy.

"Lord, although we didn't take Yuan Shaojun this time? But after all, Hu Chuquan is his ally, will we anger him by doing this? I think we should be prepared. Lu Su spoke out his worries.

It's just that after saying this, I was surprised to find that Zhang Chao was still sitting there smirking, as if he hadn't heard what he was going to say.

"Ahh Lord. Lu Su wanted to continue.

"Huh? What is Zijing? Called by this, Zhang Chao is soul returned to the body and asked rhetorically.

"Huh." Seeing all this, Guo Jia couldn't help but smile, then looked at Zhang Chao and said, "Lord, Zijing said that our actions are likely to anger Yuan Shao, so we must be prepared."

"Well, that's good." After returning to the topic, Zhang Chao also nodded and said: "Yuan Shaoqi, relying on the reputation of the fourth world and the third duke, has recruited a lot of good ministers and generals, and this time he has won most of Youzhou, and his arrogance will only be more arrogant." Now that he has defeated Xiangcheng, although the loss is not large, he will definitely feel the loss of face, and the revenge is certain. ”

Listening to Zhang Chao's analysis, Guo Jia nodded and said: "What the lord said is extremely true, if this is the case, we really have to guard against it." ”

"Not bad. Precautions are certain, but they must not be actively attacked. Although it is said that Bingzhou has had a bumper harvest in the past two years, the trauma it has suffered before is still too heavy, and it is still mainly about recuperation, and it is said that the new army has not yet been trained, and the new farmland is also being cultivated, and now is not the time for a big war. Zhang Chao shook his head as he spoke.

War is also about timing. The so-called time, geography, and people are the truth.

All three things are occupied, when they can be fought once, and if they are missing, they need to be carefully considered. Although Zhang Chao's power has also developed in the past two years, if it is compared with Yuan Shao, who has been entrenched in Hebei for many years, it is still much worse in terms of power, and a victory at this time is not a big deal.

If the war is lost, the newly stabilized state regime is likely to face a situation of collapse, and if so, this battle will not be able to be fought.

If you don't win, think about defeat first.

If the defeat in the First World War is not something you can bear, then it is okay not to fight this battle.

Zhang Chao's analysis made Guo Jia and Lu Su both nod their heads. Yuan Shao's enemy is so powerful that it exists like a fierce tiger, and for a force like them that has just developed, it is definitely a target that they are unwilling to provoke.

"Lord, if this is the case, please inform Brother Wen He to deal with it carefully. And some concessions will have to be made. After Guo Jia analyzed the overall situation, he gave Zhang Chao his own opinion.

"Okay, I'm going to be the Eagle Messenger." Zhang Chao also nodded, Yuan Shao is better not to fight here now.

...... ......

When the flying eagle passed the book, Jia Xu summoned Huang Zhong and Tai Shici in the study of the county guard's mansion.

"Two generals, take a look, this is a letter that the lord just sent." After giving the bookmark to the two of them, Jia Xu stood with his hands in his hands.

After the two generals quickly read the handbook, they glanced at each other, and then re-presented it, and then Huang Zhong said: "The lord didn't let us fight with Yuan Shao at this time, and I think it's right." ”

"Yes, although we are prepared now, or we can win in a battle, but in the long run, I am afraid that we are still unprepared." Tai Shi Ci also stood aside and nodded, and agreed.

The two generals also saw this, how could Jia Xu not know?

This time, he was given heavy power, and he commanded heavy troops to guard Yanmen. In a short period of time, the problem of the Huns was solved, although there was still the rest of Ada who escaped, but the strength of the Huns had been hit hard, and it was difficult to make any waves in a short period of time.

Jia Xu, who was cautious by nature, in order to make it impossible for the Xiongnu opposition forces to raise his head, also implemented the policy of merging states, moved the Xiongnu people in Dingxiangcheng to the Yanmen County area, and transplanted part of the Han people to the past, which was according to the assimilation principle that Zhang Chao said.

Zhang Chao once said that if you want to conquer a nation, an iron fist is not the best means, on the contrary, cultural and economic penetration is the best means.

This may not sound true at first, but if a wise man ponders it carefully, he can understand the true meaning. The so-called cultural and economic penetration is actually a kind of habit formation. Once they get used to the way of life of the Han Dynasty, they will not be able to adapt to it when they go back to raising horses and grazing.

For Zhang Chao's words, Jia Xu was like the truth, and this began to be implemented. With the 100,000 stone of grain that was robbed, it was much easier for Ketian to do things if he had money. But what you can imagine is that in a few years, there will definitely be a big change here in Yanmen.

And all of this is the credit of Jia Xu, and he is worthy of the title of one of the senior strategists.

It's just that while doing this, Yuan Shao was also convicted. Not to mention that his food was robbed, but when Gao Ran, who brought 20,000 soldiers, returned, there were less than 1,000 people left, and this was a defeat. And with Yuan Shao's current reputation, he will not suffer such a loss, then maybe a war is inevitable.

For this matter, Jia Xu even had a good study with the two generals, Huang Zhong and Tai Shici, how to do it once the war started.

It's just that now it seems that Zhang Chao has no intention of going to war, which makes Jia Xu both happy and a little disappointed.

Happiness is naturally Zhang Chao's wise decision. After several victories, the stability of the military regime in the prefecture did not let the young lord get carried away, so that the people could also avoid the suffering of war. And the loss is indeed that as a guard of Yanmen, he can't command a big battle, and when he waits for the next time, he doesn't know when it will be, which is a pity.

But no matter what, even if Zhang Chao has already made a decision, all Jia Xu has to do is obey. He looked at the two generals and said, "General Huang, please prepare 20,000 stone of grain, General Taishi, you also need to bring the army into the mountains, and then you just need to do this." ”

At noon on the third day when Jia Xu received Zhang Chao's decision, twenty miles outside the city of Yinguan, an army of Han people came, and at the front of the team, a big Yuanzi flag was raised high, and in the first place on its left was a big Yanzi.

As soon as the army appeared, Jia Xu learned the news. Hearing the report of the people below, it was Yuan Shaojun's general Yan Liang who came to the outside of the city with 50,000 soldiers, and couldn't help but take a long breath.

Fortunately, there are preparations in advance, otherwise a big war is inevitable, if this is the case, I am afraid that the entire Yanmen will fall into the flames of war. But now, even if you have already prepared, naturally everything is fine, you just need to do what you planned, and you can withdraw from the army.

Knowing that Yuan Shao's army was coming, Jia Xu took General Huang Zhong to lead 500 cavalry to meet him, and behind the cavalry was 20,000 stone of grain held by 2,000 soldiers.

In the military tent of Yuan Shao's army, a man with a powerful and generous face is sitting on the first seat. This person is Yan Liang, a famous general in Hebei and one of the most brave generals under Yuan Shao's account.

Before, Fu Hu and Lu Weihuang were robbed of grain and grass, and after the news was returned, Yuan Shao was furious. Yan Liang was immediately sent to Yanmen County with 50,000 soldiers.

When Yan Liang came, he was secretly advised by Yuan Shao. was confessed, this time after arriving at Yanmen, it is necessary to find out the robbery of grain and grass, if you find that there is a problem, you can take this as a crime, and first take Yanmen County is saying.

Yan Liang was given a heavy responsibility, with 50,000 soldiers, and he rushed all the way over. On the way, he encountered the defeated Gao Lan, and immediately the two armies merged into one place, and re-headed towards Yinguan City, the land of Yanmen County.

Now it is only twenty miles away from the city, Yan Liang has set up camp, and he decided to rest for one night to see the situation.

Not long after the tent of the Chinese army was set up, there was a report from the soldiers outside the door, saying that a team of generals had come out of the city of Yinguan, and from a distance, they seemed to have escorted a lot of grain and grass.

As soon as he heard that there were not many soldiers coming, but there was a lot of grain and grass, Yan Liang asked Gao Ran and Lu Weihuang on the side: "Two generals, what do you think?" ”