Shi Xin took back the true dragon staff and ordered everyone to take advantage of the victory to pursue, and chased them out of Yecheng for thirty miles, only then did he return victoriously. Cao's army lost several thousand more men, and the whole army was less than 10,000, and fled to the south.

Jia Xu sent the Eagle Department to track all the way, and reported it as soon as he found anything abnormal. The army returned to Yecheng, cleaning up the mess while seizing the time to rest.

Soon after, news came from the Eagle Department that Cao Cao led his army all the way south, and it seemed that he was preparing to abandon Hebei.

A day later, the newly arranged Shi Yuan's two armies were divided into three routes, the first with Zhuge Liang as the commander, leading 20,000 troops to pursue south. On the one hand, beware of Cao Cao's counterattack, if he does not counterattack, the troops will be stationed on the north bank of the Yellow River, temporarily stationed.

The second route was taken by Zhao Yun, also 20,000, and set off westward to conquer the western part of Jizhou. If it goes well, it will enter the state from the Huguan of Taihang Mountain, and annex the state.

The third route was led by Tian Feng, led 10,000 troops, and marched north to subdue Zhongshan County, Changshan County and other places in northern Hebei.

And Shi Xin was stationed in Yecheng and presided over the overall situation. While appearing for the people, contact the above three soldiers and horses, and make tactical adjustments at any time.

Both the 1st and 3rd Route Armies went very well, and good news soon came. Cao Cao crossed the Yellow River, took the rest of his forces on the south bank, confronted Zhuge Liang, and retreated to Chenliu to recuperate from his injuries. Cao's army was exhausted and badly injured by the successive battles, and he no longer had the energy to attack again.

It only took ten days for Tian Feng and Zhao Yun to conquer all the lost land, and the entire territory of Jizhou was captured by Shi Xin.

Just as Zhao Yun was about to take advantage of the victory to pursue and enter Bingzhou from Huguan, a group of soldiers and horses suddenly poured out of the pass, under the banner of the word "sheep", and the general headed by Yanghu was Yanghu.

After a drum beat, two will come out of the ranks.

Yang Hu said loudly: "General Zilong, the previous history sect leader asked the emperor for help, and the emperor has agreed to let him be the governor of the three states of Qingji. At the same time, the emperor was also strict, and the state was owned by the imperial court, and the state pastor was served by himself. What do you want to do with your army?"

Zhao Yun had also heard about this, so he agreed with Yanghu to make a decision after Ming Shi Xin.

Yang Hu has no objection.

Zhao Yun sent people to Yecheng to ask Shi Xin for advice, and he and Yanghu have always respected each other and restrained their soldiers and horses.

When the news reached Yecheng, Shi Xin urgently summoned Jia Xu to discuss.

Jia Xu said: "Our army has newly acquired Youzhou and Jizhou, with a total army of about 100,000 people. There are too many places to be guarded, and there is already a serious shortage of troops. Huguan is the Xiongguan of the world, and it is difficult to storm it. Even if it is captured, it will be faced with Sima Yi's blow, and he must always be on guard against Cao Cao in the south. Therefore, his subordinates thought that it was not advisable to attack strongly, and they should order Zilong to temporarily withdraw his troops and leave 20,000 troops near Huguan for prevention. ”

Shi Xin thought so deeply and replied to Zhao Yun in this way.

Zhao Yun received the order, retreated twenty miles, and entered the nearest city to garrison.

The war in Hebei came to an end, and Shi Xin became the overlord of the three states. At this time, the most important thing was not expansion, but how to stabilize the military and political affairs of the three states.

He moved the center of his work from Beihai to Yecheng, and the first thing he did was to vigorously explore talents. In addition to collecting all the civil and military accounts of the original Yuan Shao, a number of civil officials such as Xun Chen, Yan Xiang, Xin Bi, Cui Yan, Chen Lin and others were also used.

In addition to Yan Liangwen Chou, Gao Lan, who was captured in Taixian County, finally agreed to join. At the same time, there are also two brothers, Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang, but their strength is worse, at most they are the materials of the deputy general, which seems to be a little inferior to Wu Anguo.

The most regrettable thing is that Zhang He was secretly kidnapped by Cao Cao in the Battle of Yecheng, and soon joined Cao Ying, and was named one of the five good generals by Cao Cao. The other four are Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, Yu Ban, and Le Jin.

Of course, Shi Xin was unwilling, but in history, Zhang He was Cao Cao's person, maybe this is destined in the dark.

Cao Cao had no spare strength to expand outward, so Shi Xin transferred Zhuge Liang back to join the construction of the military and government.

It can be seen that Sima Yi has no intention of being an enemy of himself for the time being, so he replaced Zhao Yun with Pan Feng, Guan Hai, Wu and Anguo.

After the personnel transfer was completed, Shi Xin copied the construction of Qinghai to Hebei, and implemented the integration of administration and education. With loyalty to the leader and dedication to the leader as the ideological criterion, the world and the army are edified.

In terms of military affairs, Zhuge Liang was appointed as the first military division, and there were three deputy military divisions under it: Jia Xu, Tian Feng, and Fu Zhi. These three people are all famous figures, and Zhuge Liang naturally backed down at the beginning, saying that he didn't dare to take his orders.

But the wisdom of the three is superb, they know very well that they all joined halfway, and Zhuge Liang was picked up by Shi Xin, although he is young, his ability is obvious to all, and he is happy and convinced.

In particular, Tian Feng and Fu Zhu suddenly raised themselves to the same height as Jia Xu, and were even a little flattered, so they were moved to kneel down on the spot, thanking Shi Xin for his kindness and unconditional trust.

This kind of trust is not unfounded, Shi Xin really delegated power to them, and many important matters in the army will ask their opinions. And repeatedly emphasized that the Qingzhou Army has just arrived, so please ask them a lot about Jizhou and Youzhou.

The two saw the vigor and courage from Shi Xin, and Yuan Shao also had it when he was young, but the time of existence was too short. Moreover, Shi Xin's sophistication and undoubted majesty were not possessed by Yuan Shao, which avoided the situation of strategists competing for favor. Nature

Shi Xin's words outside the Tian Mansion are still vivid, and the official positions of the judges and others are one level lower than Tian Feng's, and they are bound by them, and they slowly get rid of their previous bad habits.

There is also the question of the whereabouts of the three Yuan brothers. Because of their status, they must not stay in Jizhou, which will only make Tian Feng and others tied. Therefore, under Jia Xu's explicit hints, Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang chose to go to Qingzhou.

Yuan Tan's ability is not strong, but it is more than enough as a parent official. Yuan Shang was still old, so he followed his brother.

Shi Xin announced in public that the three brothers of the Yuan family abandoned the darkness and turned to the light at a critical moment, which was a feat, and he admired it very much. In the future, if there is a day of his Shi Xin, they will be guaranteed to be prosperous and rich for a day, and Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang will thank them and leave.

and Yuan Xi, who asked to see Shi Xin as soon as possible, hoping to arrange himself in the Eagle Department and be a deputy to Zhang Meiniang. Shi Xin smiled and agreed.

He and Yuan Xi are also acquaintances, and they know his personality for a long time, not the ambitious person, so they simply become adults and let him get his wish.

Zhang Meiniang and Yuan Xi thanked each other.

After dealing with Jizhou affairs, Shi Xin went to Youzhou.

After the rise of the profession of the Han Dynasty, the army was unprecedentedly strong, and the surrounding alien races all bowed down to their vassals, so it was impossible for the border between the two states of Youji to be invaded in the previous life.

Also because of the strength of the Han Dynasty, horses of different races were often required to be the focus of trade, and they had to be forced to trade at regular intervals. Of course, the big country will not lose its grace, the price of the transaction is reasonable, and both sides are happy.

As soon as Shi Xin arrived in Youzhou, Tian Yu and others, who had already met him, hurriedly caught him.

The purpose of coming to Youzhou was to leave Chen Gong, Cui Yan and Xun Chen and take Tian Yu away. Youzhou is far away from the Central Plains, it is a bitter cold land, surrounded by obedient alien races, and there are generally no military disputes. Therefore, it is only necessary to set up a capable and loyal person to manage, and it does not need to invest too many talents.

Cui Yanqi is the best person to take charge of Youzhou, with a high voice, sparse eyebrows, and uprightness, and first-class political skills.

Shi Xin first let Chen Gong take charge, and when everything was normal, he promoted Cui Yan to the top. Xun Chen was his deputy, and the rest of Guan Jing, Yan Gang, and Tian Kai managed Youzhou together.

The reason why Shi Xin took Tian Yu away was, of course, that Tian Yu's talent was extremely high, and it was too big to stay in Youzhou. In his previous life, he could be said to be a little-known but capable character, and he had the same experience as a buried commander like Xu Rong.

He is upright and taciturn, almost answering every question that Shi Xin asks, and looks a little sullen. He failed to be reused in the hands of Gongsun Zhan, so he has been depressed.

Shi Xin didn't care, and after chatting a few words, he led the topic from Gongsun Chan to Baima Yicong.

"As far as I know, the White Horse is a cavalry. All the white horses, the soldiers on them are good shooters. I've also seen Koji's first camp, which is really unsatisfactory compared to our trapped camp and the Five Elements camp. Since Bai Ma Yi is famous, why was he destroyed by the first camp?"

Tian Yu said: "My lord, although the first camp can defeat Baima Yicong, most of it is also the reason for Tong Yuan Li Yan. Under normal circumstances, Bai Ma Yicong could completely suppress the first camp. Sun Bogui, the former father-in-law, even said that if the riding skills of the integration of horses and horses are studied, even if Tong Yuan and Li Yan join forces, they may not be afraid. ”

Shi Xin became interested, "The unity of men and horses? Now is the era of the pulse master, to be honest, no matter how powerful the cavalry is, it can't compare to the high-level pulse master, right? I have also seen Cao Ren's tiger and leopard cavalry, and the strength is only average." ”

The lord's understanding is also correct, but there are exceptions to everything. According to Gongsun Bogui's research, if some horses that are human and themselves are miraculous and have the same mind as the rider, they may have some magical effects, and both people and horses will be greatly improved. ”

After speaking, Tian Yu took out a book from his arms and handed it to Shi Xin, "When Gongsun Bogui was dying, he gave me this book, called the Imperial Horse Secret Technique. It contains some of my experiences about Soma and equestrianism, and I hope I can pass it on. Please take a look. ”

Shi Xin took it and skimmed it out.

The secret art of the imperial horse is divided into three parts, the first part of which records in detail various ‖ horses, including the Xiliang horse, the Wuhuan horse, the southern horse, etc. Among them, the white horse Yicong uses the Wuhuan horse, which is a medium-sized horse. The Western Liang Horse is the largest, and the Southern Horse has the best endurance.

The second part deals with how to catch horses, especially how to find horses with special abilities. There is also about the breeding of good horses, the difference between purebred and crossbreeding, etc.

The third part records how to communicate with the war horse, how to use the war horse to form an army, how to fight on the horse, and how to match it with various veins.

In the end, Tian Yu sighed, and said with regret: "Gongsun Bogui has been a companion of horses all his life, and his trust in horses is especially better than others, and he does things on a single impulse, maybe this is the reason why he was defeated by Yuan Shao." But this kind of personality is very popular with the nomads outside the country, so they pass on all kinds of knowledge about horses. I'm sure there is no one in the Han who knows horses better than him. ”

Shi Xin closed the book, his head racing, and said tentatively: "Between the lines, Gongsun Bogui seems to be very unwilling. According to my understanding, if he is given a little more time, he can raise the combat effectiveness of Bai Ma Yicong to a new height. ”

Tian Yu nodded and said: "Although Gongsun Bogui is arrogant, he never says big things, so the speculation of the lord is very likely. ”

"Guorang, if you are asked to form a White Horse Yicong again, do you have the confidence to do it?"

Tian Yu smiled bitterly and shook his head, "The lord has high hopes, and he should have done his best, but Yu asked himself if he was not enough, maybe the lord was going to be disappointed." Gongsun Bogyu passed on the secret art of the Imperial Horse to me, and he also hoped that I could carry forward his hard work, not that I had the ability. Now, I'll transfer the secret technique to the lord, and if he meets the right person, he will send it out, and it will be a wish of Gongsun Bogui. ”

Shi Xin didn't refuse, put the secret technique of the imperial horse into his arms, and the two looked at Yecheng together.