Successfully occupied Jizhou, the loss of the Xiliang army was not large, but the grain and grass materials transported back and forth consumed a lot, compared to the capture of Jizhou so easily, this loss is nothing, the speed of Jizhou's defeat is too fast, so that Yuan Shao has not had time to consume more, and the gain is far greater than the loss.

After Jizhou was pacified, Jia Rong did not take further measures to include Jizhou in the palm of his hand, that is, there were more chances of winning, with the geographical location and heritage of Jizhou, it developed very rapidly, not to mention that there were many merchant families in Jizhou, and there were not a few scholars who were willing to take refuge in Jia Rong, especially under the drive of Xu You, the Zhen family in Xindu City and other big families began to move closer to the Xiliang Army, at this time they also had no choice, Yuan Shao was dead, the tree fell and scattered, even if he remembered his family, can only put that memory in the deepest part of his heart, in order to continue to live, and cooperate with Xiliangjun.

The Zhen family started with business, and naturally did not attach so much importance to the set of other families, and the Zhen family had many contacts with Chang'an before, and benefited a lot, after the Xiliang army occupied Jizhou, it did not use the same military force as Yuan Shao said, exploiting the family and businessmen, and the Zhen family accepted all this in their hearts and recognized the dominance of the Xiliang army.

However, the status of the Xiliang Army in the whole world is becoming more and more important, the Zhen family, as the great family of Jizhou, has a vital role in the rule of Jizhou for the Xiliang Army, far from Xu You, when Yuan Shao was there, Xu Yu relied on flattery to constantly gain Yuan Shao's trust, and the Zhen family relied on their own efforts to enter the ranks of the predators in Jizhou, the two are very different, the Zhen family has been in business for many years, the intelligence network is sound, and other businessmen in Jizhou naturally have many contacts, Even in other states and counties in the Central Plains, there are family businesses, which is not trivial.

The news that the Xiliang army occupies Jizhou, spread throughout the world in January, for some of the big means that the Xiliang army often appears, the people of the world seem to have been used to it, without too much surprise, from the Xiliang army to the present, there are few times when there is defeat, this is obvious to all, even if it is the elite Cao army, not also lost such a heavy place as Luoyang, what shocked the people of the world is that the water army of the Xiliang army, the main team that attacked Jizhou, seems to be them, from the ocean raid, so that Yuan Shao is overwhelmed, the letter is lost, The 80,000 army lost its grain and grass, and was defeated and lost, and the Xiliang Water Army began to enter the field of vision of the people of the world, no matter what the combat effectiveness of this water army was, his brilliant achievements could not be erased.

Outside Jiangling City, after Cao Cao learned the news, he was in a very bad mood, without him, he sent 100,000 troops, and the campaign has been for several months, and he only got the land of Nanyang County, Jiangling is a hard bone, no matter how you gnaw it, Liu Bei and Liu Pan are iron-hearted defenders of the city, plus the food and grass in the city are sufficient, even if they are besieged for another three months, they can be supported, Zhuge Liang, as Liu Bei's chief strategist, played a vital role in this battle, don't look at Zhuge Liang when he was in Longzhong before, it seems to be farming, in fact, He learned the big news in the world, and the Xiliang army attacked the city and defended the city is the top priority, those endless means, after Zhuge Liang's thoughts, the power has become even greater, Cao Cao has suffered a lot for this, the successive sieges have no effect at all, the Jingzhou army attaches great importance to the defense of the city gate and the security in the city, and the shadows in the city cannot play a role.

"Lord, now that the Xiliang Army has occupied Jizhou, the soldiers are in full swing, and Zhao Yun is eyeing Zhaoyang again, if the Xiliang Army takes advantage of this to wave the army to the Central Plains," Xun Yu said in a low tone.

Not only him, as long as people with a little brain can think of this, Cao Cao doesn't know, just raise 100,000 troops, spend countless food and grass materials, just capture Nanyang County, Cao Cao is really unwilling, after capturing Jiangling, Cao Cao has full confidence, within three months, the entire Jingzhou will be pacified, if you get Jingzhou, when facing the Xiliang army, there will be a big chance of victory.

Jiangling is a fig leaf for Xiangyang's zuihou, losing such a heavy place as Jiangling, not to mention the army in Jingzhou, even the daily use of the army, Liu Biao is difficult to pay.

Liu Biao was not completely stunned by the two charming words of the saint, under the advice of the strategist, after understanding the importance of Jiangling, he sent reinforcements one after another, but his own cavalry was not as good as people, and was repeatedly broken through by the Cao army, and the losses were quite heavy.

"No, attacking Jingzhou, the soldiers died on the battlefield, and the consumption of materials is innumerable, how can you give up halfway, if you don't pacify Jingzhou, you will not give up." Cao Cao said in a firm tone, the more at this time, the more determined the general must be, and he cannot shake the heart of the army.

"Lord, the general is tall and the defenders are cunning, if it is a frontal attack, there is no March, and I don't want to take it." Xi Zhicai analyzed it a little.

Cao Cao nodded and said, "That's right, the Yu family in the city has already sent people to the army. ”

Xi Zhicai and other strategists were overjoyed when they heard this, as long as there was an answer in the city, after opening the city gate, it would not be difficult to occupy Jiangling in one fell swoop with the elite of Cao's army.

"My lord, in this way, Jiangling can go down." It was difficult to hide the joy in Xi Zhicai's tone.

"Well, this matter will be left to you, and you must not let the defenders in the city find out." Cao Cao admonished.

The Yu family in Jiangling City is also the old family in Jingzhou, but after Liu Biao ruled Jingzhou, the Cai family and the Kuai family were raised, and the other families were more or less suppressed, and the Yu family bore the brunt, and Liu Biao was not very convinced at first.

With the background of the Yu family, it was reluctant to persevere, but after a few years, the family road was not as strong as before, or came in through special channels and Chang'an to obtain commodity transactions, the Yu family gradually got a foothold in Jingzhou, but in his heart he hated Liu Biao, Cao Cao raised 100,000 troops to attack Jingzhou, the momentum was huge, and the head of the Yu family was also an old fox, if he went to Cao Cao before, he would definitely not get attention, and when Cao Cao was frustrated, he went to take refuge, and the more benefits he would get.

Facts have proved that the Yu family's vision is correct, and Xi Zhicai has given the Yu family a lot of benefits, provided that he can open the city gate unconsciously and let Cao Jun enter the city.

After the head of the Yu family got the exact news, he began to act secretly, as a family with a great background, the influence of the Yu family in the city is not trivial, but in the past, under the suppression of Liu Biao, he did not dare to make any changes, but now he got Cao Cao's promise, full of fighting spirit, and gathered the old family owners he knew in the past to discuss countermeasures secretly.

The people who can be invited by the head of the Yu family are all trustworthy people, and they have lived for most of their lives, and the head of the Yu family thinks that his ability to see people is still good.

"Everyone, Cao Gongwei's reputation is known all over the world, and after Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao became the emperor, he did not want to forge ahead, built palaces, extravagance and waste, Jingzhou is getting worse, presumably everyone in the field has already known, I have decided to surrender to Cao Jun outside the city, if there are comrades who want to stay, if they are unwilling, I will not be reluctant, and I can leave now." The head of the Yu family glanced at the people in the house, and said slowly, at this moment, it seems that he has returned to the time when the Yu family had a pivotal position in Jingzhou, and in a word, the entire Jiangling City will tremble.

"Master Yu, the old man has known you for decades, and the old man can rest assured about the things you have chosen." The head of the Zhao family hurriedly expressed his determination, judging from the expression of the head of the Yu family, if he didn't agree to today's things and walked out easily, I'm afraid it would not be so simple.

The Zhao family master's first statement made everyone in the room stop the discussion.

The head of the Yu family nodded with a smile and said: "Thanks to the Zhao family master, after Cao Jun entered the city, he promised a lot of benefits, and the Yu family will definitely not eat alone, and everyone will enjoy it together when the time comes." ”

"Okay, let's follow the Yu family, that Liu Bei and Liu Pan, Lao Tzu has long looked at them unpleasantly." It was the head of the Li family who spoke, who was only in his thirties, had a bold personality, and suffered a lot in the exchanges between the heads of the house and was also a shrewd person, and after the head of the Yu family said those words, he also noticed that something was wrong.

When the Jingzhou army is defending the city, it is inevitable that there will be conflicts with the families in the city, and Liu Pan's strategy is the main source of conflict, Cao's army is powerful, everyone knows that Liu Pan wants to mobilize the private soldiers of the family in the city to defend the city, so that not only the problem of the strength can be solved, but the problem of the soldiers' grain and grass is also solved, the background of the family is not as simple as it seems, and it is easy to pay for the grain and grass of some soldiers, and Liu Pan also thinks that he has not touched the bottom line of the family. Yi and Liu Bei did not object to this.

Such a decision, to a certain extent, naturally conflicts with the interests of the family, and some people do not allow their interests to be damaged in the slightest, especially the family in Jiangling City that was suppressed by Liu Biao.

"Okay, I also followed the head of the Yu family, but after Cao Jun entered the city, don't forget everyone."

Seeing that the emotions of everyone in the room were completely mobilized, a smile appeared on the face of the head of the Yu family, this liliang was mobilized by himself, with this, Cao Cao's reward will be higher, and the possibility of sacrificing Jiangling is greater, for the sake of the family's career to go further, it is still worth taking risks, rather than being constantly exploited by Liu Biao, it is better to make decisions in time.