Chapter 4 Breaking the Cauldron and Sinking the Boat Section 24 In mid-October, Ko Yi led his army across the Hutuo River and took the initiative to attack Gongsun Zhan.

Gongsun Chan avoided the battle and retreated to the Lushui River. Koji Yi attacked again, Gongsun Zan retreated again, crossed the Yishui River and entered the Youzhou territory.

At this time, Gongsun Zhan suddenly received news from the North New Town of Zhuo County, that the Northern Xinjiang Iron Cavalry had entered Youzhou and galloped back and forth between the North New City and Fanyang City, and the grain route had been cut off.

Gongsun Zhan was very surprised, he didn't expect that he was self-defeating, which angered the leopard, and the Northern Xinjiang Army began to attack Youzhou in an all-out way.

Guan Jing hurriedly comforted Gongsun Zhan, in the current situation, it is unlikely that the leopard will attack Youzhou, and it is estimated that this is the leopard's strategy of attacking instead of defending.

As long as Liu Yu comes forward, the leopard will definitely retreat. At the end of October, Gongsun Chan hurriedly commanded the army to retreat to Jumashui.

Bad news is coming one after another. Yan Rou led his army into Juyong Pass and threatened Jicheng. The general's crusade against Gongsun Zhan's inscription was sent by Yan Rou from Juyong Pass to the counties in central Youzhou.

The officials of the Youzhou Prefecture all knew that Gongsun Zhan ignored Liu Yu's orders and acted arrogantly, but they didn't know that he had held Liu Yu hostage.

Seeing that Gongsun Zhan sent troops without authorization, Liu Yu did not come forward to clarify the facts, and the officials of the counties were suspicious, and the prefectures of Youzhou immediately panicked.

The relationship between Liu Yu and Li Hong is known to the world, and now that Liu Yu's life is in danger, Li Hong will definitely be furious and want to beat Gongsun Chan to death.

Compared with Li Hong and Gongsun Zhan, which is better and which is inferior, as long as you are not an idiot, you know. At this time, even if someone wants to help Gongsun Zhan, they have to think about the consequences.

Gongsun Chan was anxious and complained that Guan Jing's idea was very bad. Guan Jing didn't think so. The purpose of our original dispatch of troops to Longcuo was to induce the Northern Xinjiang Army to attack Youzhou, and now this purpose has been completely achieved.

Lord Liu Yu will soon agree to your request and recruit 50,000 Tuntian soldiers. With the army, what else are we worried about?

"What if Liu Yu gives up Youzhou and gives it to the leopard?"

"Are you confused?" Guan Jing said with a smile,

"In order to find a reason to fight Youzhou, the leopard said that you held Liu Yu hostage. Now Liu Yu's words have no weight at all, what he said is the same as what he didn't say. If Liu Yu wants to stop the leopard from capturing Youzhou, he can only rely on you, my lord. ”

"But Liu Yu doesn't want the smoke to spread in Youzhou and the people to be displaced." Gongsun Chan frowned and said,

"He will definitely find a way to get the leopard out of Youzhou."

"The leopard wants to fight, what can we do?" Guan Jing said,

"There is only one way to stop the leopards from attacking Youzhou, and that is for the adults to immediately hand over the army and tie their hands. Are you planning to go to Handan to take the blame? Gongsun Chan sneered.

Taifu Liu Yu was shocked when he heard that the Northern Xinjiang Army had entered Zhuo County, and hurriedly wrote to Li Hong, asking him to withdraw from Youzhou.

Liu Yu couldn't stand Gongsun Chan anymore, he was furious and ordered Gongsun Chan to hand over the military power and hand over the Youzhou army.

At the beginning, I asked you to go south to help Han Fu fight the Yellow Turban thief, but you didn't listen to the command, so you had to help Yuan Shao drive Han Fu out of Jizhou, which caused a series of disasters and put Youzhou in an extreme predicament.

Today, you got your wish and finally brought the war to Youzhou, now you should be satisfied, right? You immediately hand over the army and take your white horse to Liaodong, otherwise you will die without a place to be buried.

Koji Yi led his army across the Yishui River and joined Zhao Yun's army of iron cavalry. The army began to attack North New Town.

The defenders of Beixincheng were only 2,000 people, and in the face of the overwhelming Northern Xinjiang army, the soldiers defending the city did not resist at all, and surrendered the city.

Koji Yi praised the mayor of Beixin County who took the initiative to dedicate the city. The general was originally from Youzhou, and he fought Youzhou in order to eradicate the rebellious Gongsun Zan and protect the people of Youzhou.

You tell everyone to continue the autumn harvest and autumn planting, don't be afraid, and don't run away. When we defeat Gongsun Chan and rescue Master Taifu, Youzhou will be as safe as before.

Koji Yoshiki ordered the soldiers of the army to strictly prohibit harassment of the people and continue to advance northward. November of the third year of the first peace of the Han Dynasty (192 AD).

Early November, Youzhou. At the beginning of this month, Wen Chou led his army to besiege Fanyang City, and Xu Huang led his troops to approach the Dingxing Ferry.

Gongsun Zhan's army rushed to Dingxing Ferry before the Northern Xinjiang Army and set up camp. The two sides confronted each other across the river. The governor of Youzhou Mansion, Wei You, hurried to the camp of the Northern Xinjiang Army under Fanyang City.

He didn't see a familiar Youzhou general in the big tent of Liyi, which made Wei You's mood very heavy.

It seems that Master Taifu's judgment is wrong, and the general is determined to take Youzhou. After reading Liu Yu's letter, Lu Yi listened to Wei You explain the predicament of Youzhou, and then said with a smile: "Before leaving Handan, the general had an explanation that Gongsun Chan had only two ways out. Either surrender, plead guilty to the Son of Heaven, and wait for the court to fall, or wait for us to enter Jicheng and cut off his head. Wei You smiled bitterly and reminded: "My lord, this is a letter from Lord Taifu. Lu Yi held up the book on the desk, shook his head and said: "In August, Lord Taifu once personally promised Lord Ma Riyan and Lord Yuan Peng in Jicheng that the army would withdraw from Jizhou, and the Youzhou army would no longer set foot in Jizhou. But only two months later, Gongsun Chan hit Long Miao. Lord Wei, could it be that Gongsun Zhan's attack on Jizhou was an order from Lord Taifu? Wei Yu shook his hand again and again,

"My lord, that Gongsun Zhan relied on the past military exploits and force, arrogant and lawless in Youzhou, although Lord Taifu repeatedly admonished, but he did not listen at all, and insisted on sending troops to Jizhou......" Lu Yi's face sank,

"Lord Wei, are you the long history of Lord Taifu or the long history of Gongsun Zhan? Is it Lord Taifu or Gongsun Chan who has the final say in Youzhou? You said that Master Taifu was not held hostage by Gongsun Zhan, so under what circumstances is it called hijacking? Could it be that Gongsun Chan put Master Taifu under house arrest in the palace to call it hijacking? Wei You was speechless.

"You go back and tell Master Taifu, the general and the Northern Frontier Army will definitely rescue him. Before the snow falls this year at the earliest, and next spring at the latest, Lord Taifu will definitely be able to return to Handan safe and sound. ”

"Back to Handan?" Wei You asked rhetorically in a little surprise,

"Master Taifu to Handan? Lord Taifu is in charge of the military and political ...... Youzhou"

"Now the general oversees six states and four counties, and these six states also include Youzhou. The position of Youzhou Mu has been revoked since the Son of Heaven worshiped the general to supervise the six states and four counties. Wei You stopped talking.

He knows everything now, what the general wants is Youzhou. Regardless of whether Gongsun Chan attacks Longcuo again or not, the Northern Xinjiang Army will find an excuse to enter Youzhou.

It's just that today this excuse is very suitable, very high-sounding. Lord Taifu controls the military and politics of Youzhou, and he can't control Gongsun Zhan, both of which seriously hinder the general's hegemony.

For the sake of his own great cause, or also known as Zhongxing's great cause, the general not only wanted to kill Gongsun Zhan, but also drove away Master Taifu.

Li Hong is no longer the fierce general of Lu Longsai in the past, but the general of the Han Dynasty, everything has changed.

Lu Yi did not write a reply to Master Taifu, and Wei You did not ask for a reply, so the two parted. In early November, under the persuasion of Ko Yi, 2,000 defenders of Pham Duong surrendered.

The Northern Xinjiang army then gathered in Jumashui and launched a fierce attack on the Youzhou army on the opposite bank. Gongsun Zhan was so anxious that he rushed to Jicheng overnight and asked Liu Yu for reinforcements.

Liu Yu was disheartened at the moment. Li Hong's original intention of attacking Youzhou, he has estimated most of it. The last time Ma Riyan and Yuan Peng came, they bluntly said to themselves, please proceed from the overall situation, from Zhongxing Sheji, and cede Youzhou as soon as possible, so that the general can quickly stabilize Hebei and develop strength.

Ma Riyan and Yuan Pan even invited themselves to go to Jizhou together to revise the national policy. Today's situation requires warriors to conquer the world, and scholars to govern states and counties, and the two must be clearly distinguished and work together, so that Sheji can have hope for Zhongxing.

However, Liu Yu refused for many reasons. The main reason is that he is worried that Li Hong will become the second Dong Zhuo who endangers the society.

If Li Hong really becomes incorrigibly rebellious, he can still contain and attack Li Hong by relying on the force in his hands.

In addition, he also wanted to save his life, he cared about his life, he was worried that he would return to the dynasty in the future and be exterminated by the Son of Heaven under the pretext of the emperor's affairs.

There is also a worry about Gongsun Zhan, Liu Yu is worried that Gongsun Chan will take the opportunity to occupy Youzhou and harm the people of Youzhou.

Gongsun Zhan's bloody killing of the Hu people was really unacceptable to him. Liu Yu didn't understand, why was Li Hong so good to Gongsun Zhan?

Since the beginning of the counterinsurgency in Youzhou, Li Hong has tolerated and raised **. If he had followed his own suggestion at that time and took the opportunity to drive Gongsun Chan out of Youzhou, how could Youzhou be in today's crisis?

As soon as he thought of this, Liu Yu was angry. Li Hong's

"Righteous anger" and unbridled connivance have made Youzhou miserable. Now that Li Hong has eaten the consequences, he has turned around and beaten Gongsun Zan and Youzhou, why bother?

Since Li Hong came to Youzhou, and he took care of his old master's feelings, and found a very good reason, he could only go down this step.

At present, proceeding from the overall situation of Zhongxing Sheji and the stability of Youzhou, Youzhou must be ceded to Li Hong.

If you persist like this, it will not be good for yourself, for Youzhou, or for Sheji. With the bravery of Li Hong and the Northern Xinjiang Army, Youzhou could not be defended.

As for how Li Hong will change in the future and where Gongsun Zhan's way out is, he doesn't care. As long as the millions of people in Youzhou can be fed, clothed, and warm, and can live, it is worth it to die.

Liu Yu rejected Gongsun Zhan,

"I will never recruit Tuntian soldiers, and I will never fight with the army of the imperial court." Gongsun Zhan tried every means to persuade and used various examples to prove that Li Hong was a rebel of the Han Dynasty, hoping that Lord Taifu could hold high the banner of counterinsurgency, gather the forces of the counties in Youzhou, defeat Li Hong, and keep Youzhou.

Liu Yu sternly refused. Gongsun Chan was helpless, so he had to bow down and say, "Since Lord Taifu must give up Youzhou, then I have to be sorry for my lord." "Gongsun Fan led the iron cavalry into Jicheng, surrounded Youzhou Mansion, and put Liu Yu and all the subordinates engaged in Youzhou Mansion under house arrest.

Under the guise of Liu Yu, Gongsun Zhan urgently requisitioned 50,000 Tuntian soldiers, opened the arsenal of Youzhou Mansion, and urgently transferred grain, grass and ordnance from the three counties of Yuyang, Youbeiping, and Guangyang.

Guan Jing suggested that Gongsun Zhan, in the name of Liu Yu, recruit Karasuma iron cavalry from western and eastern Liaoxi to participate in the battle. Gongsun Chan hesitated.

These Karasuma people have enmity against themselves, and once they find out that Liu Yu is being held hostage by themselves, they are likely to defect.

Also, if the Karasuma people knew that it was Li Hong and the Northern Xinjiang Army who were fighting again, they might not dare to come. Guan Jing said, if you don't guard against 10,000, you will take precautions.

If we are defeated, the way to retreat is Liaoxi and Liaodong. Therefore, it is necessary to take this opportunity to improve relations with these Karasuma people so as not to fall into difficulties in the future.

We requisition and requisition, and gifts and gifts, it is their business whether they come or not. However, with the prestige of the adults in the past, I forgive them for not daring not to come.

In addition, it is necessary to send someone to inform Gongsun Du, the Taishou of Liaodong, in advance, so that he can prepare for the battle as soon as possible, in case the Northern Xinjiang army is killed all the way to Liaodong.

Gongsun Chan obeyed his words. In mid-November, Jiang Wu and Mustafa led iron horsemen to quietly cross the river from the direction of Daoguo City, upstream of the Juma River.

galloped more than 100 miles overnight and attacked the rear camp of the Youzhou army. Ko Yi took the opportunity to command the army to kill Juma Shui, and the two armies attacked back and forth, and the Youzhou army suffered heavy losses and retreated to Zhuocheng in embarrassment.

The Northern Xinjiang Army then besieged Zhuocheng. Zhao Yun led the iron cavalry to fight a battle with Gongsun Zhan, and Gongsun Zhan was defeated and retreated across the Shengshui River.

Zhao Yun commanded the iron cavalry to garrison along the west bank of the Shengshui River, cutting off the grain and grass support of the defenders of Zhuocheng. Zhuocheng became an isolated city, and Zhuojun was controlled by the Northern Frontier Army.

Koji ordered all his troops to besiege but not attack, and urged the defenders of the city to surrender. The main force of the army Chen soldiers in the Shengshui River made a gesture of attacking Jicheng.

Koji Yoshiki is in a hurry to write the general Li Hong. After a month of hard fighting, the army successfully reached the Shengmu River and completed the goal of occupying Zhuo County.

Whether to continue the attack on Jicheng, please make it clear to the general. In mid-November, Handan. Zheng Xuan, a master of scripture, traveled hundreds of miles and successfully arrived in Handan.

Handan was a sensation. The eldest princess led the general Li Hong, the old minister Zhang Wen, Ma Riyan and others to welcome out of Handan City thirty miles away.

Zheng Xuan is tall and thin, with white hair and beard, high cheekbones on his wrinkled face, deep eye sockets, and a pair of bright eyes and strong spirits.

Master Xiangkai was the first to greet him. He and Zheng Xuan and Xun Shuang have been close friends for decades. Now that Xun Shuang has become an ancient, he has gone to drive the crane immortal, and there are only two of the three friends left, which makes people very emotional when they think about it.

The two shook each other with their hands for a long time, but neither of them spoke. Cai Yong also strode over at this time.

When he was in Jiangdong to avoid trouble, he often traveled back and forth between Beihai and Jiangdong. Every time he goes to Beihai, he will go to Nanshan, which is not in his city, to visit Zheng Xuan, so the two can be regarded as irreversible friends.

"Brother Kang Cheng, has you always been good?" Zheng Xuan shook his head again and again with tears in his eyes,

"I'm lucky to have survived. Today, I can see Brother Gongju and Brother Bo here here, it is really like a dream, and I am blind when I die. What about the sub-stem? Is it good? Xiang Kai and Cai Yong's faces were gloomy and their expressions were sad.

"Brother Kang Cheng, you came in time." Cai Yong sighed miserably,

"Zi can't do it, you can see him for the last time." Zheng Xuan's eyes turned red, and he looked up and sighed,

"I haven't seen you for ten years, but I didn't expect that when I saw you again, it was the day of eternal decision, Zi Gan, Zi Gan, ......" At this time, Zhao Qi, Zhang Zhen, Hu Zhao, Zhang Wen, Cui Lie, Ma Riyan and many other great Confucians came up to greet one after another.

"Ziming (Zhang Zhen), Kong Ming (Hu Zhao), you are also here?" Zheng Xuan pointed at Hu Zhao in disbelief and said,

"Kong Ming, how did you get to Handan? Is it also here to avoid trouble? ”

"Yingchuan was almost ruined by Dong Zhuo, I have nowhere to go, so I have to go to Brother Ziming to hide." Hu Zhao is about sixty years old, with white hair and a long flowing beard.

"At the beginning, Sima Hui invited me to go south to Jingzhou, but I was not used to the southern climate and did not go. Fortunately, I didn't go, otherwise I would probably never see Brother Kang Cheng again in my life. How many years can I live at my age? Zheng Xuan nodded again and again, and then he took Ma Riyan's hand and said very regretfully: "Uncle Weng, since the Yellow Turban caused the world, I have never been to Guanzhong to sweep the teacher's grave, and the teacher must blame me." Ma Riyan's face was gloomy, and there was a faint pain in his heart.

Guanzhong is now in turmoil, and he can't even protect the ancestral mausoleum, which is very ashamed. After Zheng Xuan, Chen Ji, Yang Qi and many other friends greeted each other, they met the eldest princess surrounded by everyone.

The eldest princess took the gift of her disciples and paid a visit first. Zheng Xuan was shocked, he didn't dare to say anything, and despite the eldest princess's best efforts to stop him, he respectfully gave the eldest princess a big salute.

"Brother Kang Cheng, this is the Great Sima, the Great General, and the Marquis of Jinyang." Xiang Kai pointed to Li Hong and introduced,

"You, me, and all of you old friends can meet again in Handan, all thanks to this great general." Li Hong respectfully greeted Zheng Xuan as a disciple.

Zheng Xuan hurriedly returned the salute, his eyes full of surprise,

"The Great General is younger than I thought. When I was in Xuzhou, Master Tao repeatedly mentioned you and praised you. When I saw it today, it was ...... Master Tao said, you have long hair, very conspicuous, you can recognize it at a glance, and it is so. Li Hong smiled embarrassedly and bowed again.

Zheng Xuan didn't return the gift this time. Zhao Qi patted Li Hong on the back and signaled him to stop saluting with fear, and then he smiled and said to Zheng Xuan, "Brother Kangcheng." Back then, you were invited to Luoyang by the general He Jinzhi, and ran away after a day, this time you were invited by the eldest princess to Handan, and you will not repeat the old trick. Leave tomorrow morning, right? Zheng Xuan smiled bitterly,

"Brother Pi Qing, don't leave this time, don't leave." Lu Zhi's condition became worse and worse, and he was often unconscious.

He knew that his time was short, and as long as he could support it, he would dictate some of his experiences in scriptures and national policies for his disciples to record.

The eldest princess, Li Hong, Zhang Wen and others came to visit every day, hoping that he would get better. Today's arrival of Zheng Xuan suddenly stimulated Lu Zhi, and he miraculously sat up, reminiscing about the past friendship with many Shuo Ru, and discussing today's current affairs, very excited.

Li Hong took advantage of the fact that everyone was talking about it, and quietly walked out of the big tent and found Huang Da. In the near future, Lu Zhi's life could pass away at any time.

Li Hong was very worried, and deliberately asked Huang Da to serve by Lu Zhi's side day and night.

"Zijian, I see that Mr. Lu's condition is very good, is his condition improving?" Huang Da shook his head helplessly,

"General, I've done my best, I've thought of everything I can think of, Lord Lu has run out of oil, and it's time for the limit." Li Hong's heart sank, and he asked unwillingly: "You have invited the best medical craftsmen in Jizhou?" ”

"General, the Black Panther Yicong took your military order and invited you around, and the slightly famous doctors and craftsmen in Jizhou have invited you, but there is no more." Huang Da stretched out his hands and lamented loudly,

"I have already sent someone to Dongping Kingdom in Yanzhou to find Mr. Hua Tuo, this is our last hope."

"Hua Tuo? What is this person's level? Huang Da said with admiration: "He is a man of God. My teacher studied with him for three months, and as a result, he became the most famous doctor in Jizhou. ”

"Since you know this person, why didn't you tell me in the first place and send someone to find him?" Li Hong complained dissatisfiedly.

"General, you have wronged me." Huang Da hurriedly explained,

Although Mr. Hua Tuo's home is in Qiao County, Peiguo, Yuzhou (now Hao County, Anhui), he rarely stays at home for a few days a year. He traveled all over the world all year round to treat diseases and save people, but he had no fixed place to live, and he could not be found at all. Although my teacher followed him for three months, he also walked for three months, from Jizhou to Yangzhou. Usually it is more difficult to find him than to climb to the sky and pick up stars. ”

"Then how do you know that he is now in Dongping Kingdom in Yanzhou?" Li Hong asked very skeptically.

"Generally, where plagues occur, there is the shadow of Mr. Hua Tuo. The main outbreak area of the Yanzhou plague this time is Dongping Kingdom, and I estimate that Mr. Hua Tuo may be there, but I am not sure. Last month was the worst of the plague, and I didn't dare to send anyone, but at the beginning of this month, the plague had just eased, and I immediately sent someone to find it. Based on the time calculation, there should be an echo. ”

"So, Lord Lu can still be saved?" Li Hong asked happily,

"Can Mr. Hua Tuo heal Lord Lu?"

"I don't know." Huang Da said honestly,

"I don't think Lord Lu's days are numbered." Li Hong's face turned cold, and he yelled at Huang Da,

"Can't you just say two nice words that make me happy?" Huang Da shrank his neck in fright, and whispered: "If you can find Mr. Hua Tuo, the lower official will tell the general immediately." Zhang Yan's good news was delivered to Handan first.

Zhang Yan led the army to kill Pingyuan City, where the county governor of Pingyuan County was located, and captured five ferries connecting the north and south banks of the Yellow River, completely cutting off the connection between the two banks.

The offensive of the Northern Xinjiang Army was very fierce, and the Qingzhou army stationed in Pingyuan City could not resist it, and after five days of defense under the leadership of Liu Bei's other driver Jian Yong, it withdrew to Gaotang City on the south bank of the Yellow River.

The Northern Frontier Army then occupied Pingyuan City. Now Wang Dang and Sun Qin each led a large army to attack the remaining six cities in the northern part of Pingyuan County, and it is estimated that by the end of this month and the beginning of December, they will be able to completely control the northern part of Pingyuan County.

Liu Bei's main army was not in Pingyuan City at that time, and went to Jinan Congress Hetian Kai's army to attack the Yellow Turban Army, which resulted in the Northern Xinjiang Army taking a big advantage.

Later, Liu Bei hurriedly led the army back, looking at the surging Yellow River and the powerful northern Xinjiang army on the other side, he could only look up to the sky and sigh, and there was nothing he could do.

Yan Liang obeyed Li Hong's military orders and slowly advanced all the way. After hearing the news, although Xiahoudun knew that he was invincible, he still rushed to Fagancheng with 3,000 people to wait for reinforcements.

Yan Liang attacked violently and knocked Xiahoudun away. In mid-November, Cao Cao led his army to Dongwuyang and joined Xiahoudun.

The two armies then confronted each other at Dongwuyang. Yan Liang hurriedly wrote to Li Hong, did he immediately lay down Dongwuyang? At this time, Li Hong had already discussed with Cao Cao's governance and Mao Jue, and he hurriedly ordered Tian Chou and Mao Jue to rush to Dongwuyang to negotiate peace.

Zhang He's attack was very smooth, after he occupied Dunqiu and Weiguo, he deployed troops on the north bank of the Yellow River, facing Puyang City from afar, and on the other hand, he divided his troops into Montenegro to deter Zhang Yang in Hanoi.

Zhang Yang was worried about being attacked by the Northern Xinjiang Army, so he stopped fighting with the Yellow Turban Army and withdrew to Chaoge City. The battle in Youzhou went smoothly, which was also expected by Li Hong, but it took a month for Koji Yi to hit the Shengshui River, which still surprised Li Hong very much.

Li Hong immediately replied to Koji Yi, one was to reward the soldiers of the army, and the other was to order Koji Yi to stop the attack. This year's battle ended at the Holy Water River.

If we fight too fiercely and too fiercely, we will force Gongsun Chan to go crazy, and the battle will become more and more tragic in the future. If we can't take Jicheng before the heavy snow comes, the army will still have to withdraw to Zhuocheng for the winter.

Therefore do not fight this battle, lest you be damaged in vain. After the Northern Xinjiang Army occupies Zhuo County, stopping the attack will have a huge deterrent effect on other counties in Youzhou.

In the coming months, Yuyang and Youbei Pingping counties must make a choice, whether to support Northern Xinjiang or Gongsun Zhan?

When the Karasuma people in Liaoxi and Liaodong knew that we were calling, would they take the opportunity to respond to us and attack from behind Gongsun Zhan?

When Gongsun Chan is cornered, will he really hold Liu Yu hostage or put him under house arrest? If Gongsun Chan snatched power from Liu Yu, Youzhou would definitely have civil strife, and the Youzhou people who supported Liu Yu and the Youzhou people who supported Gongsun Chan might have to fight.

Even if nothing happens in Youzhou, their army is growing more and more, and the food and grass are getting more and more scarce, and in the end they will still be defeated without a fight.

Our purpose is to fight a decisive battle with Gongsun Zhan, to completely eliminate Gongsun Zhan, and to stabilize the entire territory of Youzhou in the shortest possible time, so please Yuntian and Zilong and other adults must think more thoroughly, be more detailed, and it is best to solve all problems in the battle of Jicheng.

If Gongsun Chan is forced to Liaoxi and Liaodong, we will be in trouble, and the battle in Youzhou will have to be fought.

Mao Jue rushed to Dongwuyang with Tian Chou. Tian Chou was smiling, and the etiquette was very thoughtful, but the words he said were difficult to hear.

The relationship between the general and Lord Yuan Shu has always been good, and Lord Yuan Shu has also helped the general a lot in recent years, so it is difficult for the general to refuse Lord Yuan Shu's plea.

The implication is that I have made up my mind about this East County. Cao Cao smiled and cursed Li Hong fiercely in his heart.

Now the situation is very unfavorable for him, and he can only grit his teeth and endure it. When Yuan Shu heard that Li Hong had sent troops, he immediately commanded the army to quickly occupy the entire territory of Chenliu.

Yuan Shu's subordinate general Liu Xiang led the army to Puyang, preparing to face each other across the river with the Northern Xinjiang Army and support each other.

"When will Lord Yanzhou Assassin Shijin cross the river and go south?" Cao Cao asked.

"Probably next spring." Tian Chou said with a smile,

"Yanzhou is very chaotic, and northern Xinjiang must send troops to protect it and transport grain and grass to Yanzhou, so we must wait until next spring, after the Yellow River thaws and opens the river." That's what Cao Cao wanted.

"Okay, I will lead the army to withdraw across the Yellow River and wait for Lord Assassin Shi to take office." Jump to