According to the old man, the past winter was a rare cold winter in more than ten years, and the Qingxu Prefecture under the jurisdiction of Liyi was still good, except for Xiapi, which was affected by the plague, the lives of the people in the other counties and counties were gradually stable, and it was rare to have a bumper harvest in autumn, so that the people's homes had more or less surplus grain.

A small number of people with special family difficulties have also been relieved because of the benevolent government of Kojiyi, and few have died of freezing and starvation.

In other places, such as Huainan under the jurisdiction of Yuan Shu, the people lacked food and clothing, and the noodles were full of vegetables, and countless people died due to hunger and cold.

Contrary to the unspeakable suffering of the people, Yuan Shu sang every night in the pseudo-palace, and his voice was dogs and horses.

It is really the smell of Zhumen's wine and meat, and there are frozen bones on the road.

After a winter of preparations, Liyi has already been prepared, and the armies of all walks of life have been successively transferred to Xuzhou to stand by, and the grain and grass are enough to support a protracted war.

The captured Yuan Shu soldiers, through the training of Zhang He and others, have long since recovered their morale, among them there are many local soldiers in Huainan, who heard that Yuan Shu was rampant in his hometown, they were all indignant, and they hated to eat his flesh.

Today's Koji Yi can be said to have achieved a real soldier's essence and sufficient food.

Today is the day of the expedition, the sky is cloudless, the wind is beautiful, and Koji Yi stands on the high platform in armor.

Behind him, Guo Jia, Cui Lin and other civil servants are all there, and the military generals are only two people.

As Koji's personal guard, the two are always around.

Second, the other generals are all dressed neatly, riding horses and standing under the generals' platform, and behind the generals is a neat and boundless army.

After several years of continuous development, the total strength of Liyi has reached more than 200,000, of which 50,000 troops are stationed in the Le'an area, led by Zhao and Cheng Gongying, to guard against Yuan Shao.

And Xuzhou is the main force of the soldiers and horses of the Koji Yi, there were 50,000 soldiers and horses in Xuzhou before, Zhang He and others each led 10,000 troops, plus the captured Yuan Shu who surrendered, now there are more than 100,000 troops.

And Liyi has a total of 50,000 soldiers in Beihai, including 10,000 cavalry from Zhao Yun and 10,000 troops from Zang Ba in Kaiyang, with a total of 210,000 troops, and the actual strength is only a lot more, after all, there are still some scattered soldiers in each county.

This time, he only brought Zhao Yun's 10,000 cavalry and 20,000 infantry, and the rest of the men and horses stayed in Beihai.

and gave an order to Zang Ba, ordering him to lead his troops to Xiapi to converge and jointly crusade against Yuan Shu.

In fact, Zang Ba was not needed at all for this expedition, but Koji Yi wanted to test Zang Ba's attitude towards him, so he ordered him to lead the troops together.

And Zang Ba did not resist the slightest order of Koji Yi, and after receiving the order, he directly led an army of 7,000 with Sun Guan Wu Dun to set off, leaving only Yin Li to lead 3,000 troops to Kaiyang.

Koji Yi was very satisfied with Zang Ba's attitude, which completely dispelled any remaining worries before.

Koji Yi still left Cui Lin and Wang Shuangzhen to guard the rear, and this pair was very relieved by Koji Yi.

On several previous expeditions, the two of them have been fully fed in the rear, and there has never been any difference.

The auspicious time has arrived, Koji Yi looked around at the army below, and then waved his hand and ordered: "Go!" ”

"Uh......h Woo......! ”

The long horn sounded, and the generals below slowly led their soldiers and horses to the outside of the camp.

Zhao Yun's cavalry, as the pioneer, took the lead and walked forward first.

followed by Zhang Liao, Guan Cheng, Cao Xing, Wei Xu, Cheng Lian, Hao Meng, Wang Mo, Yan Chang and other generals, and Tai Shici and Lu Yi were the Chinese army, and the front and rear were Chen Zhi's first camp, and Gao Shun's trapped camp.

In the end, Fan Fang and the newly defected Gongsun continued to be the queen, and at the same time responsible for escorting grain and grass.

In Xuzhou, there are still Zhang He, Zhang Liao, Xu Sheng, Pan Zhang, He Yi, He Man, Mi Fang, etc. will be on standby.

In terms of civilian officials, the lineup is still luxurious, Guo Jia is definitely a military advisor, and Chen Deng, Sun Qian, Xi Wei, Wang Lang, Mi Zhu, Chen Jiao, Zheng Yien, Wang Yu and others are all with the army.

For this expedition, it can be seen from the lineup that Koi Yi's determination vowed to defeat Yuan Shu in one fell swoop, so as to occupy the rich land of Huainan.

Originally, the strategic location of Koyi was from the east, with Yanzhou occupied by Cao Cao and Liu Bei to the west, and Jizhou, Yuan Shao's old nest, to the north, which was extremely unfavorable to the development of the later period.

However, if Yuan Shu is defeated and Huainan is occupied, his strategy can be expanded in a roundabout way, and Jiangdong, Jingzhou, and Yuzhou can all be done by Koji.

Advance can be attacked, retreat can be defended.

How could the news of Kojiyi's army be hidden from other princes, the first to receive the news was Cao Cao, who had been paying attention to Kojiyi.

Because all Cao Cao's next plans were based on Liyi's troops to attack Yuanshu, Cao Cao set up many detailed works in Beihai and Xuzhou, the purpose of which was to grasp Liyi's movements at the first time, so as to make arrangements.

When Cao Cao heard that Lu Yi had sent troops, he stroked his palms and smiled, and hurriedly ordered Dian Wei to invite all the strategists to discuss the matter.

Cao Cao's strategist group has always been very coveted by Lu Yi, but there is nothing to be done, because whether it is Xun Yu Xun Yu or Xi Zhicai, they are all Cao Cao's diehard loyalists, and there is no possibility of rebellion.

When everyone arrived, Cao Cao said with a happy face: "Xizuo sent back the news, Koi Yi has sent troops from Beihai, first to Xuzhou and then to Shouchun!" ”

After hearing this, everyone was overjoyed, and Xun Yu said: "In this case, the lord should send troops to feint to attack Nanyang, so as to slack Liu Bei's heart!" ”

Nanyang was under Yuan Shu's account at this time.

Cao Cao smiled with satisfaction after hearing this, and replied: "Good! ”

Xi Zhicai also said: "The lord can order Dian Wei and Xiahou to lead troops to ambush in Xiang County, and Guan Zhang and the two must go to Xiang County when they send troops. ”

Cao Cao thought for a moment after hearing this, and replied: "Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are both tiger and wolf generals, I am afraid it will be difficult to attack them all, why not send more soldiers and horses?" ”

Cao Cao has always been very fond of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, and he has often been convinced.

Xi Zhicai understood what Cao Cao was thinking, and persuaded: "Our army is limited, and the lord should focus on the overall situation." ”

Cao Cao sighed after hearing this, nodded and said, "Just follow Mr.'s words!" ”

Xun You thought for a while, and then said: "Liu Bei and Koji Yi came in close relationship, now Koji Yi's strength has increased sharply, if Liu Bei is defeated and voted, he will be the enemy of the Lord in the future, so it is the best policy to set up an ambush in the area of Mount Tai so that it cannot go to the side of the vote." ”

After hearing this, the full pet next to him was puzzled again: "If Liu Bei does not vote for Kojiyi, he will go north to join Yuan Shao, and now Yuan Shao's strength is better than Kojiyi, wouldn't the harm if Liu Bei vote for it?" ”

When everyone heard the question of full favor, they all smiled, and Cao Cao took the initiative to explain: "The old man and Yuan Shao are young and familiar with each other, and they know very well.

And let Liu Bei vote for Yuan Shao, with his imperial uncle's name and ability to win people's hearts, there will be no surprise! ”

After hearing this, the full pet looked at it with wide eyes and was silent for a long time!

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