"Kill!"

Xu Chu didn't give Yuan Shang too much time to think about it, and immediately ordered, his school swordsman galloped away, and the two lieutenant generals led the left and right cavalry to charge, quickly cutting down the guards beside Yuan Shang, leaving him empty on both sides in an instant, and it was already full of enemy troops.

A dozen breaths, that is, the time of a charge, only Feng Ji was left beside Yuan Shang.

And the moment the knife was on his neck, Yuan Shang's legs trembled any longer, his lips trembled, and his hands tightened the reins, not daring to move.

After settling the battle neatly, Xu Chu ordered someone to tie up Yuan Shang and Feng Ji, escort them to the war horse, and quickly return to the city.

At the same time, he sent a message to the generals who were ambushing troops everywhere, ready to receive it when he saw it.

It's not bad to chase and kill so far, there are not many people in Yanmen, and the city is also very low, most of them are earthen walls, so it's not easy to garrison, and it is in vain to take it down and consume military strength to collect it.

Moreover, after many years of fighting, its lord has changed many times, and the people here have long been running for many years, leaving behind some old and weak people who can't leave, and it is precisely because of the scarcity of people that few soldiers and horses have been stationed and officials have governed over the years.

Bingzhou and Liangzhou are mainly based on the army, and the people are attached to the army, and live by giving them fields and farming, grazing cattle and horses.

Yes, there is no need for Xu Zhen to attack and annex the state.

At this moment, in Beipingyi of Dai County, Yuan Xi's pursuers encountered Xu Zhen's sword and shield soldiers when they passed through this place, and Gao Shun led the sword and shield soldiers to ambush Yuan Xi's pursuers, making him lose some soldiers and horses from Dai County, and then did not dare to chase deeply.

You can only retract back to the land of Youzhou.

After waiting for a day, the cavalry signal was sent to the armies, and the Jizhou soldiers retreated from everywhere, captured a lot, and captured Yuan Shang and Feng Ji.

Xu Zhen sent the news to Xudu and won a complete victory, and there were a lot of losses in Youzhou and Bingzhou, and the situation was very good.

Xu Du, Prime Minister's Mansion.

Cao Cao immediately laughed when he received the letter, and of course Guo Jia, who was beside him, also received the military information, and the two looked at each other and smiled, as if they had expected this result.

"After a year of hard work, I caught a Yuan Shanglai, what's the use of me asking for this son? It's better to send it back to Yuan Xi. ”

Cao Cao got up with his hands behind his back, and was very happy in the lobby, the joy was overflowing, Guo Jia was also happy at the moment, and said with a smile: "The matter of Northern Xinjiang, it seems that it is not troublesome, Youzhou and Merge State, Bowen can be won within a year or two, this year's spring ploughing people are passionate, and the autumn harvest will definitely be full of grain and grass." ”

"Now that the situation is getting better and better, we can't learn from Yuan Shao's rush, the matter of going down to Jingzhou must be considered in the long run, most of the soldiers and horses in Jingzhou have been recruited too much, the people have already been among them, and the men have entered the camp in full amount, so Liu Biao will not increase his troops."

"Taking advantage of the fact that the war has not started, I first sent 500 spies to the south, infiltrated Jingzhou to steal intelligence, and roughly understood the situation in Jingzhou, although the people are stable, but more than 300,000 soldiers and horses have been recruited by the whole territory, so we should continue to support the people, expand armaments, reserve grain and grass, wait for the grain and grass to be abundant and the horses are strong, and then wait for the opportunity to go south."

When Guo Jia said this, his face was much more confident, he didn't march and fight in Northern Xinjiang, he was just managing the government in Xudu, collecting and collecting intelligence from all over the country, so his body is not bad now, and his mind is very clear.

Cao Cao nodded approvingly, and said: "Bowen has sent me good news, Yuan Shang has been defeated, and the army of the state will be even more chaotic, and Yuan Xi has not been able to get the soldiers and horses left by Yuan Shao as he wished." ”

"However, if Yuan Shang is killed, Guo Tu and the others will have nowhere to go after that, they can only temporarily lead the soldiers and horses, and sooner or later they will go to Yuan Xi, I will, send Yuan Shang back to Youzhou."

Cao Cao said in a deep voice.

"I think it's okay to kill Yuan Shang," Xi Zhicai smiled contemptuously, his expression was quite arrogant, "Yuan Shang is just a child, and the backbone of the real leader of the state is Gao Lan, the old general of Yuan Shao, Gao Ran and General Zhang He are quite familiar, and I have also heard General Zhang He say that Gao Lan is honest and honest, and he leads the troops strictly, and he has quite prestige in the army. ”

"But he is not good at tending to the flames and is not good at words, so Yuan Shang is his head lord, and he is not popular with the army, so he can only rely on Guo Tu and Gao Ran to lead the army."

Xi Zhicai was dressed in green clothes, tied around his waist, and his hands were folded in his sleeves with an indifferent smile, he and Guo Jia were no different from Guo Jia in terms of situation control, if the two had intelligence, they would almost exchange and discuss as soon as possible.

Over the years, the partners have known the inside story and have had a tacit understanding.

Speaking of this, Xi Zhicai laughed twice, and then said: "Yuan Shang's return, you can't let the soldiers and horses of the state boost their morale, but if Yuan Shang is killed, it will make Gao Ran and others have no master in the state." ”

"And Guo Tu will inevitably occupy this position and temporarily lead his army, in the next decision, he will not immediately go to Yuan Xi, Yuan Xi is narrow-minded, jealous, although he is capable, he will definitely hate Guo Tu's capture of Daijun."

"Guo Tu's capture of Daijun angered Yuan Xi, and even if Yuan Xi has become broad-minded now and no longer holds grudges, Guo Tu does not dare to vote because he knows his character, so that at least in a year, we can still break them one by one, and once the war starts, killing Yuan Shang can deal a heavy blow to the confidence of the soldiers and horses of the state."

Guo Jia glanced at Xi Zhicai, slightly objected, and did not speak for the first time, but frowned and pondered something.

Cheng Yu also showed a straight face at this moment, walked out and bowed his hand to Cao Cao, and said: "Prime Minister, I think that you can't enter the army now, so as not to let Yuan Xi and Guo Tu join forces, although the two have a grudge, but before the general trend, they may be able to let go of their prejudices, and Yuan Shang still can't be killed." ”

Cao Cao turned around, thought carefully about the current situation, raised his hand to stop everyone, and sighed: "You don't have to fight, don't forget, at this time, we are a sure victory for the north, Yuan Shang was arrested, Yuan Xi Youzhou has just ended, and the losses are heavy, so these two people are not to worry." ”

"In addition, among the princes of Liangzhou, Ma Teng and Han Sui will also be eyeing Bingzhou."

"What you have to discuss is only how to win, so that the people's feelings can be restored as soon as possible, so that the people of Youzhou can rest assured of internal affairs, and at the same time deter horseback thieves outside Liaodong in Youzhou, and dare not take the opportunity to commit."

Cao Cao's words calmed the hearts of many scholars, making them look at each other, and they were silent for a while.

As a result, Cao Cao then smiled at Guo Jia and said: "What Feng Xiao said is extremely true, the battle in Jingzhou is not in a hurry, we will not attack, and Liu Biao will not have the courage to take the initiative to go on the Northern Expedition." ”

"What we have is time, slowly deal with the remnants of Youzhou and Merge Prefecture, and wait for the north to be stable, and then resettle the people, and support the people with internal affairs, within five years, there will be a steady stream of grain and grass hoarding, soldiers and horses are strong, and there are millions of people."

The corners of Cao Cao's mouth rose, his bearing was majestic, he took a deep breath, his chest straightened, and after scanning everyone, he said: "At that time, it is not as good as a horse to go south, why worry about Jingzhou's difficulty in peacemaking, or rather, Liu Biao is old and incompetent, and has no successors, wouldn't it be as simple as the current Northern Expedition to Youzhou??! ”

"My lord!"

Guo Jia immediately surrendered.

"That being the case, I thought that the lord could enter Jizhou, and ordered Xu Junhou to increase his troops and jointly attack Youzhou, as for Yuan Shang, there is no need to deal with it for the time being, he is imprisoned, he is useless, and it doesn't matter whether he kills or not."

Cheng Yu did not seconded the proposal at will this time, in his opinion, Yuan Xi will not change his mind because Yuan Shang was arrested, it is better to ignore this person, if he knew this, it is better to let Xu Zhen kill him directly during the war.

"March, march ......"

Cao Cao muttered to himself, his hands behind his back, but he moved a few times restlessly, now is the best time to march into Youzhou, the Yuan brothers' fighting method has also had a result, although Yuan Xi won but could not do his best.

Perhaps, it should have ended sooner.

"Okay, Zihe!"

"The last general!"

"Let the tiger and leopard ride, Xu Du's soldiers and horses are assembled, and after rewarding the three armies, send a message to ask Yuan Xi of Youzhou, send 200,000 troops, and hunt in Youzhou with Xu Zhen! This time, we must take this opportunity to recover together with Liaodong!! ”

"Whoa!"

Liaodong vassal country, there is a person named Gongsun Du, when he curried favor with Dong Zhuo and was crowned Taishou, and the Liaodong region was under the jurisdiction of Xuansu County, from the beginning of Dong Zhuo's rebellion, Gongsun Du recruited troops and horses in Liaodong, worked hard to operate, appeased the displaced people, carried out Tuntian, recruited troops and horses to expand the armament, and the land under his control was expanding day by day, and the population under his rule grew rapidly.

This person, many princes think that it is a big trouble, and the subject country of Liaodong is gradually becoming stronger, and it is about to be separated, and people from a family such as Gongsun Du have secretly become a prince, and they must be solved.

Although Yuan Xi is a pastor in Youzhou, he doesn't dare to provoke Gongsun Du at all, and a large area of land outside Xuansu County is recovered, and Cao Cao is now looking at Liaodong.

In his opinion, Yuan Xi is not a strong enemy, but Gongsun Du is.

In the land of Liaodong, there are too many mountains, it is not easy to march, and it is even more difficult to transport grain and grass, and if Liaodong is not captured, Youzhou is equivalent to never having peace, and there is a danger of being raided at any time.

Jizhou.

Zhongshan County.

Xu Zhen's army returned, the people greeted, the local scholars at home to celebrate with their own wine, although it was to defeat the Yuan soldiers, but when Yuan Shao retreated to Jizhou, he emptied the money and grain of the entire Jizhou, and had already lost the hearts of the people.

That time the retreat was defeated, and no less than 100,000 people were killed or wounded, all of whom were starved and stranded, exhausted and died on the way away, in contrast, Jizhou after Xu Zhen's arrival was much more peaceful.

So it won the hearts of the people.

In addition, Xu Zhen did all the political affairs himself, issued a decree to benefit the people and protect the territory, and his personality charm made the people have nothing to say, and the people's hearts have long been attached to him.

At this moment, Xu Zhen issued three military orders to go out, respectively to settle the garrison place, distribute military pay to the dead and wounded soldiers, and drill the captured soldiers.

These prisoners were originally from Jizhou, and after they came back, many of their families were resettled in Jizhou, so at this time, Xu Zhen immediately took Dian Wei to the prisoner of war camp in the army.

The two dismounted at the gate of the barracks, followed by hundreds of guards, entered the camp, and more than 10,000 people gathered in the prisoner of war camp.

But for these soldiers who were hungry for a few days early and almost died on the battlefield because of hunger, it was already a great favor.

At least you can live.

As soon as Xu Zhen arrived at the school field, as soon as he entered the gate surrounded by a wooden fence, all his eyes gathered at once, and he saw that most of these soldiers looked at Xu Zhen with blank eyes, some people didn't know him, but seeing that Xu Zhen was dressed luxuriously, and Dian Wei and other generals were following on the side, he naturally reacted quickly.

Prince.

This handsome scribe with a beard that was not too thick and his face was still very young, he must be Xu Junhou, and his eyes were suddenly eager, and he was willing to come in person, and he must have a new decision for prisoners of war.

Perhaps, these people can get a little more food every day, eat better, and go to the battlefield in the future, even if they go to death, they can be paid more.

Under the gaze, Xu Zhen walked to the wooden platform, glanced at these prisoners of war, and said in a deep voice: "Everyone, I am the current Jizhou Mu, Xu Zhen. ”

"I heard that most of you are soldiers and horses from Jizhou, followed Yuan Shao and intervened in the dispute between Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang."

"Not bad! Xu Junhou, we are forced to be helpless! ”

"Xu Junhou, I just want to go home now! Please be gracious! ”

"The prince is above, the villain doesn't want to fight anymore, and now it's a blessing not to die! Please also ask the prince to let the little one go home! ”

The noisy voices spread, and the prisoners of war shouted in a gossipy, overshadowing one another, and at this time, Dian Wei held the halberd in his eyes and roared in a deep voice: "All quiet! ”

He is full of evil spirit, he has killed countless enemy soldiers on the battlefield over the years, and he has a ghostly majesty on his body, which makes people dare not look directly at him.

This roar immediately silenced the prisoners of war, and the elite sergeants standing with halberds around them were all in full array, neatly and uniformly, which invisibly increased the pressure.

Xu Zhen waited for them to calm down, and then said: "I don't know if any of you have a fine work, because you can't let you leave for the time being, besides, you and the others are all prisoners of war, and you are not qualified to negotiate conditions." ”

"If I punish you as an enemy at this moment and put you to death, the Son of Heaven will not blame me, but maybe some people will think that I am ruthless."

As soon as these words came out, these prisoners of war did not dare to speak at the moment.

With a tight heart, many people gasped, it was rumored that Xu Zhen was benevolent and stocky, not good at anger, and was a polite Confucian student.

Now it seems that this Confucian is also very ruthless, and if he angers, he will really kill all the prisoners of war.

Xu Zhen's bland words frightened these people into breathing, and after feeling a little jealousy in his eyes, Xu Zhen continued: "Although I can't let you enter the country, I know that you should still have a lot of family members in Jizhou." ”

"I am here in person now to give you an opportunity to write a letter to your family, and I will ask you to find it according to the address, so that your family can come and see you."

"I have been fighting for many years, and there are wives and young people in my family, and the old people come to write first, and there are letters and papers, and if you are illiterate, you can ask a literate person to write on your behalf."

"I've spent a year resettling the displaced people, and I should have saved a lot of your families, and if some unfortunate ones have passed away, there is nothing I can do."

As soon as Xu Zhen's words fell, all the prisoners of war immediately looked up at him, dumbfounded.

For some reason, although Xu Zhen's speech was cold and calm, it made the noses of these prisoners of war sore, and some of them had red eyes.

In particular, it took a year to resettle the displaced people, so that it is possible to see each other again, if Xu Zhen doesn't care about it, he just expands the army and takes care of his own sergeants, and never accepts the refugees who fled back from Youzhou, but I am afraid that most of the family members are now starving to death in the barren mountains and mountains.

Fortunately, fortunately, it was Xu Zhen who took over as Jizhou pastor.

And now he is coming to the prisoner of war camp in person, just so that we can contact our family again and write a letter back home, even if it is to keep us safe.

"Thank you, thank you."

I don't know who said this sentence tremblingly.

At this time, no one was shouting to go home and leave the camp immediately.

Since you can contact your family, it is better to meet first.

And those sergeants who had no family and were alone began to mumble in their hearts, who can they find if they go back to their hometown?

It's better to be in this camp, at least with someone to accompany you.

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