Regarding Tian Feng's suggestion to plunder the population, grain and grass of Yuzhou, although Chen Xu was more moved, he did not agree after all.

If the people are forcibly relocated into Guanzhong, I am afraid that they will have a bad reputation, which is not something Chen Xu wants to see.

After expressing his worries, Jia Xu chuckled twice and said, "If the people automatically follow the lord into the customs, how can they leave a bad reputation?" ”

Chen Xu was overjoyed when he heard this, and hurriedly asked, "Please also ask Wenhe to teach me." ”

Jia Xu said: "Don't forget, my lord, there are still more than 100,000 Yuan prisoners in our army. During this time, the lord treated them very well. ”

"Now that there is famine everywhere, if these people leave the lord, they may not be able to continue to live. Now, even if the lord drives them away, they may not leave. ”

"The lord can be like this, not only the people of Yuzhou, but even the people of Yangzhou and Yanzhou, will also be moved by the wind and drag their families to come to the lord."

"In this way, not only can we get a large number of people, but we can also save a lot of money and food that is spent on migrating people."

After Chen Xu heard about Jia Xu's plan, he was very happy in his heart and acted according to the plan.

It didn't take long for the Yuan army captives in Xuanyuan Pass and Yangcheng to get a message: "As long as they are willing to return to their hometowns and move their families to Guanzhong, they can get food, land, and seeds." ”

"Even if they don't want to continue to join the army, they can get relief from the imperial court, so that their families will not starve to death in the famine."

This news undoubtedly caused an uproar among the captives of the Yuan army.

Although the captives of Yuan Jun had made up their minds to follow Chen Xu into Guanzhong, they were still somewhat relieved about their families.

Now that they can lead their families into Guanzhong together, and they can also get food and land, how can they not be overjoyed?

Many captives of the Yuan army who had families received some food from Chen Xu, and then returned to their hometowns to pick up their families.

When these soldiers returned home, the people in the countryside heard about their deeds, and they were immediately full of yearning for Guanzhong.

Many people asked those soldiers if they could enter Guanzhong together and whether they would get the same treatment.

Before leaving, these soldiers had been repeatedly explained by Chen Xu, asking them to bring as many people into the customs as possible.

At this time, hearing the inquiries of the villagers, the soldiers who returned to their hometowns immediately patted their chests and assured that they could get the same treatment when they went to Guanzhong.

For a time, a large number of people migrated to Guanzhong in the entire territory of Yuzhou, and even in Yangzhou and Yanzhou.

Chen Xu also made up his mind to take a truce and collect his troops, once again took Liu Bei as the pastor of Yuzhou, and left thousands of soldiers and horses in Yingchuan County under the command of Liu Bei.

Then, Chen Xu led the army and withdrew to Guanzhong.

The battle between the two princes gathered the attention of the whole world.

When the news spread that Yuan Shu's 300,000-strong army was wiped out and he was defeated and died, the whole world was shaken.

Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, and Sun Ce were also ready to move, and brazenly sent troops to seize Yuan Shu's hometown.

Among them, Cao Cao took Taishan County in the east of Yanzhou, as well as Lu and Pei in the northeast of Yuzhou.

Sun Ce sent troops to capture Jiujiang County and Lujiang County in Yangzhou, and occupied the entire Yangzhou. If Liu Biao hadn't taken the opportunity to attack Jiangdong and forced Sun Ce to withdraw his troops to help, I'm afraid he would have captured the rest of the counties in Yuzhou.

This time, Yuan Shu was defeated, and Yuan Shao undoubtedly expanded his power the most. He relied on the production of war horses in the territory and had a speed advantage, and he has been moving south from Jizhou to capture most of the territory of Yanzhou and Yuzhou.

Except for Taishan County, which was captured by Cao Cao, the rest of the counties were occupied by Yuan Shao.

In addition to the Peiguo and Lu states captured by Cao Cao, and Yingchuan County, which was occupied by Liu Bei, the Yuzhou pastor, the rest of the counties were also included in Yuan Shao's bag.

It can be said that the biggest winner of Yuan Shu's defeat this time is Yuan Benchu.

Yuan Shao was able to rapidly expand so much territory without the factor of his surname Yuan.

Even though Yuan Shu had been defeated and died, when Cao Cao and Sun Ce seized Yuan Shu's hometown, they were not as powerful as a bamboo.

Only Yuan Shao, because he is Yuan Shu's brother, has been supported by Yuan Shu's old department. Wherever Yuan Shao's army went, various counties and counties opened cities one after another.

In the eyes of these old Yuan Shu departments, even though the Yuan brothers only have some contradictions, they are still a family after all. After Yuan Shu died, they accepted Yuan Shao and continued to be loyal to the Yuan family, which was not a betrayal.

It is precisely because of this that Yuan Shao was able to capture most of the territory of Yanzhou and Yuzhou in a very short period of time.

For example, today's princes, Chen Xu sits on Si Li, Guanzhong, and coerces the Son of Heaven to order the princes. In addition, he broke 300,000 Yuan troops with tens of thousands of soldiers and horses, and his prestige was like the sky.

The second is Yuan Shao, who took over most of Yuan Shu's territory. Now it has the rich Jizhou, as well as the whole territory of Youzhou east of the Liao River, as well as most of the land of Yanzhou and Yuzhou.

If you talk about the vastness of the land under your rule, no one can control it. He is also the fourth and third duke of the Yuan family, and his protégés are all over the world.

For a time, Yuan Shao's voice was shocked. Dayou has the posture of replacing Chen Xu and becoming the first prince in the world.

In addition, Cao Cao sat on the two states of Qing and Xu, both of which were large states with fertile land and dense population. Taishan County in the east of Yanzhou, as well as Peiguo and Lu in Yuzhou County, also became Cao Cao's territory.

Cao Cao himself is even more talented, his generals are like clouds, and the strategists are like rain, even if his strength is compared to Yuan Shao, he is not too much.

During the period when Yuan Shu was emperor, there was also a dazzling young prince who took advantage of the situation, and this person was Sun Ce, the little overlord of Jiangdong.

He first became the emperor of Yuan Shu and was too busy to take care of himself, so he decisively broke away from Yuan Shu and became independent. In this way, not only did he quickly control Jiangdong, which was rich in money and food, but he would not be spurned for betraying Yuan Shu.

After all, it was a great rebellion for Yuan Shu to call himself emperor, and at this time, he could still gain a good reputation for loyalty to the Han family.

If Sun Ce was just like this, he would not make the world's corporal look sideways. It was this time, when Sun Ce and Liu Biao competed for Lujiang County, that he became famous all over the world.

However, it was said that after Sun Ce learned that Yuan Shu's soldiers were defeated and killed, he found Zhou Yu to discuss the matter of seizing the rest of Yangzhou's counties.

Zhou Yu is also a resourceful and unparalleled person in the overall situation, how can he be willing to give up this and expand his power?

As soon as the two hit it off, they decided on the strategy of dividing the troops into two routes and seizing Jiujiang County and Lujiang County respectively.

Zhou Yu led the army to capture Jiujiang County, but Sun Ce only gathered the only 500 cavalry and went to capture Lujiang County.

Zhou Yu advised bitterly: "Although my brother is brave, he can't be so big and take Lujiang with 500 cavalry." ”

Sun Ce said: "My brother is worried, how can I not know if I am a brother?" However, the princes of the world are not my family, and the people who want to seize the territory left by Yuan Shu do not know how much. ”

"Jingzhou Liu Biao and my Sun family are feuds, and they will not sit idly by and watch me expand their power. If the army is dispatched to march slowly, I am afraid that before they reach Lujiang, Liu Biao's party will already take the lead. ”

"My brother just have to rest assured to attack Jiujiang, because my brother has his own plans in his heart, he will definitely take Lujiang quickly."

Sun Ce did not act like this, but he was not brave. He once served under Yuan Shu's account, and his relationship with the generals under Yuan Shu's command was also extraordinary.

Before Lujiang County, Sun Ce helped Yuan Shu attack it. At that time, Yuan Shu asked Lu Kang to borrow grain from Lu Kang, so he promised Sun Ce that as long as he could defeat Lujiang, he would accept Sun Ce as the Taishou of Lujiang.

Sun Ce originally had an old grudge with Lu Kang, and after hearing Yuan Shu's words, he naturally went there happily and helped Yuan Shu defeat Lujiang.

However, Yuan Shu was capricious. When he saw that Sun Ce easily captured Lujiang, he became jealous of Sun Ce.

Yuan Shu not only did not fulfill his promise and appointed Sun Ce as the Taishou of Lujiang, but instead sent his confidant general Liu Xun to serve as the Taishou of Lujiang.

Rao is like this, Sun Ce still has a lot of influence in Lujiang. This time, Liu Xun went out with Yuan Shu and died on the battlefield, and Lujiang suddenly became leaderless.

Sun Ce believed that even if he only led five hundred cavalry to Lujiang this time. But relying on the past, the friendship of being a minister in the same palace under Yuan Shu's account can also easily seize Lujiang County.

After all, although Sun Ce is now not famous among the entire Han Dynasty. However, in the territory of Yuan Shu and in the land of Jiangdong, people's reputation for him is also thunderous.

It was precisely by relying on his own reputation and prestige that Sun Ce dared to lead only 500 cavalry to attack Lujiang County.

Zhou Yu pondered for a while, and already had a plan in his heart, so he said to Sun Ce: "Since my brother insists on leading five hundred cavalry to take Lujiang, he must bring Ziyi to the front together." ”

Sun Ce couldn't refuse, so he had to accept it, take Tai Shici and five hundred cavalry, and go to Lujiang under the stars.

As Sun Ce expected, after he arrived in Lujiang, the county officials looked down on the wind. As soon as Sun Ce took control of Lujiang County, Liu Biao had already sent the general Cai Mao to lead 50,000 troops to capture Lujiang County.

Facing the Jingzhou army under the city, Sun Ce was not in a hurry. He gathered the soldiers and horses in the territory and sent his henchmen to various county towns to defend the city.

Cai Mao couldn't attack for a long time, and his momentum had declined, so Sun Ce took the opportunity to set foot on the camp with 500 cavalry and broke the Jingzhou soldiers and horses. Cai Mao escaped back under the desperate protection of his own soldiers.

When Liu Biao learned of Cai Mao's defeat, he was furious and sent Wang Wei and Wen Ping to lead 80,000 troops again, down the Yangtze River, and directly to Yuzhang County.

Sun Ce hurriedly led his troops back to help, and Yu Chaisang occupied the enemy for two months, making it difficult for Liu Biao's army to advance an inch. In desperation, Liu Biao ordered the two to withdraw their troops.

Sun Ce even took advantage of this opportunity to wave his troops to cover up. Fortunately, Wang Wei and Wen Ping are both talented generals, and after sending people to break off in advance, they did not return with another defeat.

Rao is like this, and Sun Ce is also powerful because of the battle with the Jingzhou soldiers.

In addition to Chen Xu, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, and Sun Ce, Liu Biao is based in Jingzhou; Liu Zhang, Lingyizhou; Liu Bei Tun Yingchuan; Zhang Lu Shou Hanzhong; Gongsun Chan occupies the land of Liaodong; Ma Teng, Han Sui, and many small forces gathered in Liangzhou.

The princes of the whole world are trying their best to increase their power.