Yuan's envoy tied himself to the Yellow River five days after Nanpi City was stormed, and was escorted westward by the Liaodong naval army. And almost at the same time, after Yanbei left Youzhou, the consul-in-chief's frustration galloped from Jixian County and embarked on the road to Jizhou. In Chang'an, which was even farther away, Jiao Touch, who led 3,000 elite commanders to the rank of colonel and lieutenant under Li Dao's subordinates, also sent his relatives to leave the imperial court.

They have the same destination, Yecheng.

Yanbei, which sits on the land of the two states of Hebei in the north, coincided with the defeat of Cao Cao when the southern overlord Yuan Shu formed a coalition army and became the most powerful domain in the world. Yecheng, as the center of its rule, has undoubtedly become the cusp of today's storm.

With the news of the start of the assault on Nanpi City, there were no foreign enemies in the entire Jizhou, and only the precarious Nanpi remained.

It seems that every morning when he wakes up from a dream, Yanbei is getting closer and closer to some kind of joy - unifying Hebei is close at hand.

Yan Bei was very surprised to see the figure of Fu Zhu, as far as he knew, Xun Yue and Fu Zhu cooperated very well in Youzhou. Although the elite soldiers and strong generals were all transferred to Jizhou to fight, but with the power of Gongsun Zhan, Xun Yue's drastic changes were implemented, and although the county chiefs and Haoqiang of Youzhou had some objections, they were powerless to disobey.

Everything is going well in Youzhou.

A few years ago, the war all over Youzhou plowed all the powerful clans in all counties, and the people who were lucky enough to survive did not dare to disobey the changes of the state capital, not to mention that most of the remaining powerful clans in Youzhou are officials in the Yan clan, how can they disobey themselves?

"Why is Gonghe here?"

Frustrated with thousands of miles of wind and dust, when he first arrived in Jizhou, he entered the mansion of the former general in Yecheng, heard the question but did not answer, looked around the mansion compared to the Liaodong Yan mansion several times more brilliant furnishings, and said with a smile: "The general is slack." ”

Yan Bei was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then laughed dumbly, frustrated that what he said was the truth.

He couldn't help but slack off, fought for several years, and now achieved brilliant results, one after another strong enemies were all lost in the enemy formation, the two states of Youji were all applauded, the west of Taihang reached the south of the river, and the north sat and watched the success or failure of the world.

Who wouldn't slack off?

"Gonghe is from Qingzhou?" The only thing that can be brought from the north is the idea of an armistice with the Yuan clan after seizing Nanpi City and unifying Hebei. Fu Zhi nodded and said, "General, don't give the Yuan clan the slightest chance to breathe!" Taking advantage of its defeat, it is the best policy to attack the land of Qingzhou in the north and south! ”

"Why is this, could it be that the capture of Qingzhou is at this time?" Yan Bei was a little puzzled, in his opinion, although the truce was an opportunity for the Yuan clan to take advantage of, it was also the best time for the Yan clan to recuperate, and if they missed this opportunity, they needed to face various enemies in the west, south, and east directions, so they really pushed themselves to the land of the four wars.

Yanbei is not ready, or rather, his Youji Erzhou is not ready.

"You have to cross the Yellow River?" Yan Bei said, then ordered someone to take the map, and then retreated from all the guards in the hall, and said to Frustration: "The grain in Jizhou is no longer enough to prepare for winter, if you continue to cross the river to fight, the pressure of the burden is not trivial." ”

It is not the situation that he cares about, but the situation alone, even if there is a truce now, it doesn't matter, and even if Nanpi doesn't take it, it doesn't matter. The two states of Youji are just as Yanbei thought, they have a huge population and mobilization capacity, and they have cultivated for a year or two, and the power of the other princes is even smaller, but the two states of Youji will not be weaker, but stronger!

What he cares about is the mentality of Lord Yanbei.

"What the subordinates want to ask, does the lord want to compete for the world, or is he the lord of the two states in the north?" He asked, but he didn't get an answer from Yanbei, but he continued: "If the lord wants to be in the north, he doesn't have to welcome the emperor, he locks the big river, and in three years and five years, he can even open up territory." When the princes of the Central Plains welcome the emperor to Nanyang or Chenliu, the above letter can protect the position of the lord of the north. ”

"If the general wants to fight for the world, he needs to take Qingzhou in the east and take the east county in the south and the state in the south, welcome the big driver and Yecheng to welcome the Liu family, and go to the four states for three or five years.

Yan Bei frowned slightly, and then slowly stretched. He heard the order in which Fu Zhu said, first take Qingzhou and then merge the state, and dig out a piece from Yanzhou and grab it in his hand, and then he can welcome the big man in Yecheng, and then he can recuperate.

When Yanbei was pondering, a pro-guard warrior had already taken the map, and Yanbei couldn't figure it out, so he beckoned someone to spread it out. After the servant left the room, he sat down and asked Fu Zhi, "Why did the prince say this, please elaborate." ”

"To welcome the royal family, Xun Zhongyu compared it to the Son of Heaven to disrespect, but his subordinates dared to ask the lord, what is the difference between the Son of Heaven and the Son of Heaven? The lord can ask for the son of heaven to ask for the minister, and others can also ask the Yan family to clear the king's side. There is no prosperity of the four states, and the land of Yecheng is only a big river from Yanzhou in the south; It is only a big mountain in the west from the state; Although the river is wide, it is not a foot wider than the desire of the human heart; Although the mountains are difficult, it is not difficult to distinguish the power of the world. If the lord is based on Youji, can he be the enemy of the world? ”

Yan Bei raised his eyebrows, "Isn't it enough!" ”

With a crowd of five million, the poor soldiers can raise 300,000 armor, although the princes of the world are numerous, who dares to face the soldiers?

Although he thought so, Yanbei's momentum was following closely and he became shorter. If he recruits 300,000 soldiers, he only needs to fight for a year, and his Youji Erzhou will be eaten up, if the situation is bad enough to that situation, even if he wins the war, the final loser can only be him.

"Of course not enough!"

The frustrated answer was much more categorical than his, and he said bluntly: "Although there are many princes in the Kwantung region, outsiders, there is only one lord. ”

Although this answer is not the question, it breaks through the complicated interpersonal relationship of the Kwantung princes at the moment, if Yanbei welcomes the royal family to move the capital to Yecheng, they are very likely to form a coalition to crusade against themselves, and at that time, it may not be enough to rely on Youji alone.

Even if you fight alone, no one is an opponent.

"But now is not the time to recuperate?" Yan Bei sighed secretly in his heart, he thought that he would be able to relax and enjoy some time after this battle, but he didn't want the reality to be so bloody.

"Not only is it not a time to recuperate, but it is also an opportunity for the lord to forge ahead! Seize Qingzhou, it is inevitable! Frustrated Zhi stood up and bowed, and said: "When the subordinates know that Jizhou has no grain, there are three million stones of grain in Youzhou, which is enough for the lord to raise an army of 100,000!" ”

Yan Bei shook his head slightly, got up and paced in the room for a while, then turned his head and said: "There is no need to do this, although there is no grain available in Jizhou, there is enough grain and grass in Qingzhou, just wait for me to get it." Since Gonghe is here, don't go back yet. Qingzhou, Yan went to get it in person! ”