Yuan Shao led the generals, raised the army, and returned to Youzhou. Liu Yu ordered the cities to hold on and resist every step. This time, Yuan Shao still wanted to go straight to Jixian County, but unexpectedly encountered particularly stubborn resistance in Zhuo County.

Zhonglang General Tian Chou personally sat in Zhuo County to resist Jizhou. Tian Chou Zitai, the right Beiping has no end of people, less education, good fencing, after the age of eighteen, all over the Yan Dynasty. At that time, Dong Zhuo moved the capital to Chang'an, isolated from Youzhou, and from time to time there were rumors from afar, saying that Dong Zhuo wanted to kill the king. Liu Yu was uneasy when he heard this, so he wanted to make people pay tribute to Chang'an. Everyone recommended Tian Chou, so Liu Yu took it as a way to engage in it and made him envoy to Chang'an. Tian Chou received the order, led more than 20 servants and braves, followed by light cars, crisscrossed thousands of miles, and finally met the Son of Heaven in Chang'an. At that time, the Son of Heaven was overjoyed to see the envoy of Youzhou, so he worshiped Tian Chou as the captain of the cavalry, and the four prefectures also raised Tian Chou, Tian Chou insisted on not accepting it, and returned to Youzhou. Liu Yu was brave and worshiped as a lieutenant general.

This time Yuan Shao came north, Liu Yu and Liu Bei secretly joined forces, and they were full of confidence to let Yuan Shao suffer a big loss, so they sent Tian Chou to Zhuo County. There are many fortified cities in Zhuo County, and So'an is one of them. Therefore, Ancheng is on the north bank of Yishui, backed by Weishui, and is adjacent to Yishui, which is easier to defend and difficult to attack than Fanyang City. After the death of Yuan Shao in history, three sons competed for power, and one of them was entrenched in Gu'an.

The last time Yuan Shao's army came, the cities of Zhuojun were broken one after another, firstly, because Yuan Shao caught Liu Yu off guard, and secondly, Liu Yu was lonely and could not speak, and he wanted to shrink his forces to defend Jicheng. Now it is different, the current Liu Yu has Liu Bei's support behind him, so he is determined to fight a tough battle with Yuan Shao and resist layer by layer, so as to buy time for Liu Bei's later arrangement.

This time under the city of Gu'an, Yuan Shao finally learned the tenacity of the Youzhou army. The Jizhou army set up a ladder and dug tunnels, and the rain of stone bullets and arrows flew in the air. The shouts of killing shook the clouds in the sky, but there was still nothing they could do about the city.

Tian Chou personally came to the city and methodically commanded the soldiers to defend and counterattack. When a rain of bullets and arrows came, the head of the city held up the damp curtains and the damp cowhides with poles. When the ladder comes up, he orders people to use a long rod and a sharp blade, or push or cut to destroy the ladder; It is better to dig tunnels, and place pottery urns on the ground of the four cities to make the armor guard, but when they hear a sound from the ground, they dig the ground first, and then fill it with water.

The Youzhou Army is not the kind of war-fearing people of the Jingzhou Army. They grew up in this bitter cold frontier land, fighting with the heavens and the earth, fighting with horse thieves, and fighting with the Hu people. The harsh environment has tempered their fighting spirit, the people here are born aggressive, the people are happy to die, and they don't even take their own lives seriously, how can they be afraid of the Jizhou army? What's more, in front of them, there is a huge and sturdy city wall to rely on.

Yuan Shao led the army to attack very urgently, so An was as stable as Mount Tai. Yuan Shao was anxious, so he wanted to besiege Gu'an, and then went north to attack Zhuoxian. Tian Chou saw that Yuan Shao intended to divide his troops from the high-rise building in the city, and snorted coldly, so he sent his horse out of the city and rushed to the country, ordering the guards to lead the troops out of the city and patrol on both sides of the Juma River.

Yuan Shao probed the Malay newspaper and said that there were Youzhou army activities on both sides of the Juma River, Yuan Shao listened, so he sent Chun Yuqiong to clear the attack, so as not to attack the Youzhou army when his army crossed the river. Chun Yuqiong took the order and left.

Why should Yuan Shao never forget Youzhou. Such a poor state that could not be financially self-sufficient during the Taiping period, Liaodong also fell into the hands of Liu Bei, what is the use?

There are many reasons, one is that Youzhou came out of cavalry. The second is that Youzhou is rich in salt and iron, which is nothing in the peaceful and prosperous times, but in this troubled era, this is an extremely important strategic material. The third is Shanggu, Youbeiping, Liaoxi and other counties, the three Wuhuan are here, only after conquering Youzhou, Wuhuan will honestly obey his orders. You must know that almost everyone in Wuhuan is a cavalryman. This is a unique resource in the world. Fourth, with Youzhou, when the three states of Youzhou, And, and Hebei are connected together, the rear is completely worry-free. He can also let go and compete with Liu Bei, Cao Cao and others for the world. Otherwise, when he uses troops in the world, Youzhou will give him a blow from behind, and he will die.

Of course, if he doesn't fight Youzhou, Yuan Shao doesn't have a good target. Liu Bei and Cao Cao are both on his side, and whoever he fights, in the end, he may lose both, and then be picked up by the other one. Yuan Shao didn't have any plans to fight one in his heart, and he joined forces to fight the other. But he has always been proud and self-contained, and he still wants to do it himself first. In fact, fighting Youzhou has always been Yuan Shao's strategic plan. When he raised troops to fight against Dong, he said to Cao Cao, a close friend at the time, that if things did not go well, he would base the Yellow River in the south and guard the Yan Dynasty in the north, and then lead the army south to fight for the world.

And that's what he's been doing all these years. Historically, he has also succeeded. If he hadn't hesitated when he greeted the Son of Heaven, he was picked up by Cao Cao, and Cao Cao would have had nothing to do with it later. It's a pity that the time is also fateful.

When Yuan Shao acted, Gao Gan also received orders and prepared to lead the troops out of Yanmen. The state was still guarded by Yuan Shang. As soon as Gao Gan moved, Zhang Xiu in Hedong received the news. Zhang Xiu got the report, so he hurriedly came to see Jia Xu and asked him for advice.

At this time, Bingzhou Xizuo had already made contact with Lu Bu, and Qingzhou had not yet heard any news. Jia Xu was in Hedong, and felt that Zhang Xiu's army was still a little less, and if he wanted to do such a big thing, his strength was not enough. So he said to Zhang Xiu: "Don't worry, general, wait for me to recruit Zhongming." ”

So he sent people to cross the river and go to see Duan Xuan. Duan Xuan saw the envoy of Jia Xu, and when he arrived in Anyi, he came to look for me again, and the envoy said so. Hearing this, Duan Xuan was dumbfounded. After listening, Duan Xuan's admiration for Jia Xu in his heart reached a new height. Jia Wen and this guy are really powerful. Back then, he said that he would mobilize the generals to counterattack Chang'an, but now he is whimsical and wants to go to Qingzhou with the Son of Heaven, which is really bold.

After calming down and thinking for a long time, Duan Xuan finally got moved. Jia Xu's move is risky, but the benefits are also great. He stayed in this Huayin, not to mention being poor and bitter, and he had to prevent the attacks of Li Dao, Han Sui, Ma Teng and others at any time. It's better to simply go to Jia Xu and help him. In case of success, when the time comes, when it comes to credit, Jia Xu and Zhang Xiu, the two fellows, will not treat themselves badly, right? Look at the four guys Li Dao, Guo Yan, Fan Chou and Zhang Ji after breaking through Chang'an, they were all named marquis and generals, and later they actually opened their mansions. is a big boss at the same level as himself, and he is mixed up one by one, only himself, who has been guarding Huayin. I fought Guo Yan a few times ago, so I was able to seal General Annan and the Marquis of Yanxiang, which is really unreasonable.

Now that we have this opportunity, we must seize it. The worst, if things don't go well, it's good to come to guard the pass. After making up his mind, Duan Xuan sent someone to see Jia Xu to express his intentions.