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Time is like a white horse passing through a gap, the heat subsides in a blink of an eye, the north wind comes again, the forests are dyed, and the northern scenery is picturesque.

In the past three months, the vast land from Huainan to Hebei has been full of smoke, and the battle against Yuan has been in full swing, and fierce battles are in full swing, and the war is boiling. However, the prefectures and counties west of Zisi are a stable and peaceful scene, caravans shuttle back and forth, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the Guanhe River is peaceful and orderly.

On the Huainan battlefield, the Jingzhou army attacked from two directions. First, Liu's cousin led 50,000 infantry troops to attack Yuzhou, Jingzhou General Cai Mao was the vanguard general, Zhang Yun was the vanguard deputy general, Kuai Yue was the military division, Liu Pan guarded the Chinese army, raised the banner of righteousness, fought against the thief, and took the righteous army to defeat Yuan Shu. The Jingzhou army went out of the division, fought even victorious, and conquered more than ten cities within a month, and the soldiers pointed to it, invincible. By the beginning of September, Liu Biao's army Chen Bing Jiujiang County border, the sword pointed directly at Shouchun.

Another line of soldiers and horses in Jingzhou was led by Jiangxia Huang Zu, and Liu Xian was the military division, leading 30,000 water divisions to attack Jiujiang through the waterway. Although the speed of the soldiers and horses on this road was fast, the progress of the siege was quite slow, and it was stubbornly resisted by Yuan Shu's army, and the battle was extremely tragic, and the battle fell into a stalemate, and it was sluggish.

Perhaps it was because he learned that Liu Biao's army had won successive battles, or that Yuan Shu's general trend had gone, and at the end of August, Jiangdong Sun Ce quietly led his troops to cross the river and attack the Lujiang River. The first battle was successful, and the Jiangdong army landed on the shore, and then Sun Ce led the army to attack the city repeatedly, and the momentum was like a bamboo. Yuan Shu was caught off guard and complained bitterly.

At this point, the Allies had the upper hand on the Huainan battlefield. Jingzhou Liu Biao and Jiangdong Sun Ce flanked Yuan Shu back and forth, firmly controlling the main attack advantage. Yuan Shu, who was completely at a disadvantage, successively gathered nearly 200,000 soldiers and horses, and fought back fiercely, trying to reverse the defeat and fight the trapped beasts.

As Yuan Shu continued to shrink his forces and gather heavy troops to defend the city, the strong offensive momentum of Liu Biao and Sun Ce's army was stifled. The troops were weak and the stamina was insufficient, so they fell into a tug-of-war with Yuan Shu's army.

On the battlefield of Hebei, Gongsun Zan of Youzhou and Gongsun Du of Liaodong joined forces to resist the Jizhou army head-on. Echoing with Yanzhou Cao Cao, he attacked Yuan Shao in Jizhou before and after. However, although Gongsun Zan and Gongsun Du joined forces to resist the Jizhou army, they were still at an absolute disadvantage and were passively defensive. And they are losing and retreating. A sitting duck. Therefore, they nominally attacked the Jizhou army with Cao Cao on both sides, but in fact they could only contain part of Yuan Shao's troops, and that's it.

At the same time, after learning that Cao Cao of Yanzhou led his army to attack Qingzhou and succeeded one after another, Yuan Shao had to withdraw from the Youzhou battlefield and ordered Ju Yi, the general of Jizhou, to lead 80,000 soldiers and horses to continue to attack Youzhou, while he himself led 100,000 soldiers and horses back to help Jizhou. Furthermore. Yuan Shao took away the vanguard generals Zhang He and Gao Lan, who were in the east to Youzhou, as well as the generals who accompanied the army, Jiang Qi, Lü Kuang, Lü Xiang and other generals. and sent a guide to lead 30,000 soldiers and horses to aid Yuan Tan.

As a result, the situation on the battlefield in Hebei was unclear, the allies did not occupy an absolute advantage, and Yuan Shao of Jizhou still had the power to protect himself and his strength was extraordinary. Cao Cao, who attacked Qingzhou, only took advantage of it at first, but after Yuan Tan actively defended and mobilized heavy troops to defend the city, the battle situation in Qingzhou fell into a head-on standoff. With the recruitment of troops into Qingzhou to participate in the battle, the offensive momentum of Cao's army came to an abrupt end, and although it was not yet defeated, it could no longer take advantage.

As a result, the situation in Hebei has also fallen into a stalemate, and the situation has become increasingly tense and tense, but no one dares to act rashly, and the outcome is unpredictable.

It is not difficult to see from this that Jizhou Yuan Shao has always occupied the head of the princes of the Central Plains, it is by no means a wasted name, it is indeed a strong strength, and it deserves its name. At present, he is still not defeated by one enemy and three enemies, which shows that his strength is strong; If it weren't for the injustice he suffered this time, I am afraid that Yanzhou Cao Cao would not dare to declare war on him within three or five years.

?????? The two main battlefields of Hebei and Huainan have fallen into a state of confrontation and stalemate, which is not because the Allied princes are not strong, but because they deliberately preserve their strength. Except for the troubled Youzhou Gongsun Zhan, the other princes did not do their best, most of the soldiers and horses stayed in the rear to hold the foundation, and the soldiers and horses that were really used to conquer Er Yuan were less than forty percent of the total strength. This is because they still have to be on guard against Xiliang Li Li at all times, lest Li Li take advantage of their army to attack their foundation nest when they send troops to conquer Eryuan.

Today, it is no secret that the princes of each town are wary of each other and suspicious of each other, and they know each other well and tacitly, and they must keep a hand at all times to make sure that everything is perfect. In particular, Xiliang Li Li is the most feared, and people have to guard against it, even if they sleep, they have to stare at the west with one eye open, lest the Xiliang army suddenly attack, catch themselves off guard, and ruin their years of hard work.

This is by no means alarmist, but the lessons of the past are still in front of them, and the princes have to learn a lesson so as not to repeat the mistakes of Yuan Shao. In fact, none of the princes of the towns who have survived until now are confused, on the contrary, they are real old foxes with superior intelligence and cunning.

How did Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty die? Ordinary people will definitely believe the nonsense told in the rumors, and mistakenly think that it was Yuan Shaoyu of Jizhou who killed Liu Xie, but what the truth is, the princes of each town have their own understanding and speculation. However, no matter which speculation there is, it has nothing to do with Yuan Shao. After all, Yuan Shao finally snatched the Son of Heaven and hundreds of officials, and in less than a year before and after, how could he be stupid enough to openly kill the Son of Heaven? Who among the princes would not understand such a simple truth?

However, if the Son of Heaven was not killed by Yuan Shaoyu, then who would have done it, and who would have such courage? Obviously, the princes of each town are all the objects of suspicion, and the most suspicious prince is Xiliang Li Li. It's a pity that Liu Xie is dead, and the eunuchs and maids who served him have all been slaughtered, and there is no evidence of death, and there is no trace of it.

Therefore, the joining ceremony of the Yuan Alliance, the princes of each town did not go in person, but the crusade against the Second Yuan was undoubtedly in line with the princes' wishes. Nowadays, all states and counties are lords, and an unprovoked attack on a certain road of princes will inevitably cause a lot of trouble, and the crusade against Er Yuan is undoubtedly an excellent opportunity for the princes to expand their territory and strengthen their strength, so the princes actively allied and quickly led their troops to the battle. However, in addition to the crusade against Er Yuan, the princes also had to keep a hand and be careful to guard against the sneak attack of Xiliang Li Li from behind. With such a single-minded and two-purpose purpose, the battle against Yuan will naturally not be so smooth.

?????? However, this stalemate and confrontation did not last long, and in early September, a piece of news quickly reached the ears of the princes of various towns: Li Li, the leader of the princes' alliance and the general, mobilized a large army, appointed Zhang Liao as the main general, Zhao Yun and Gao Shun as deputy generals, and raised 200,000 troops to conquer Yuan Shao in Jizhou.

As this news spread throughout the north and south of the river, the situation on the two battlefields of Huainan and Hebei changed in an instant, and waves arose. Subsequently, Liu Biao transferred 70,000 soldiers and horses from Jingzhou to participate in the war, Yanzhou Cao Cao also increased 50,000 troops to the Qingzhou battlefield, and Liaodong Gongsun Du increased 20,000 troops again to aid Gongsun Zhan; Yan Rou, the leader of the Youzhou rebels, who had been sitting on the wall, officially made a truce with Gongsun Zhan, and then led his troops to Yuyang County to wait for the arrival of the Xiliang army.

The balance of war began to tilt from this moment, and the Yuan Alliance finally gave full play to its strong potential, gradually turning the tide of the war and gradually occupying the main offensive advantage.

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The sky is high and the clouds are wide, and the autumn is high and cool. The grassland is golden, the wind blows the grass low, showing the undulating ripples like the waves, which is beautiful.

Youzhou Dai County. On the north gate of Gaoliu City, Li Li is wearing a military armor and looks at the railing, but seeing the beautiful mountains and rivers, the earth is wrapped in golden dresses, and blooms with brilliant golden light under the oblique light of the setting sun, dazzling and dazzling, it is intoxicating to see, and the heart is fascinated.

Dai County originally belonged to the county under the rule of Youzhou, since three years ago when Zhou Yu led the army to recover and merge the state, in order to pursue the remnants of Xianbei and enter Dai County, and then piggyback to recover Dai County. After that, Li Li sent people to Youzhou to inform Gongsun Zhan, temporarily borrowed the troops of Daijun, and returned them to him after clearing the barbarian tribes outside Yanmen and Daijun.

Since then, Daijun has fallen into the hands of the Xiliang army. Two years ago, after Li Lixi conquered Hanzhong, he sent Zhao Yun to lead his Wushuang Iron Cavalry into Dai County, and he has not returned to Dai County until now. That is, from the moment the Xiliang army occupied Daijun, Gongsun Zhan deliberately alienated Li Li, not as helpful and intimate as before, and even wary of the Xiliang army intentionally or unintentionally.

In fact, after Zhou Yu recovered the entire territory of the state, Xianbei in the west, which was entrenched in the vicinity of Yanmen and Daijun, no longer dared to invade the border. However, when Li Li promised Gongsun Zhan to temporarily borrow Daijun, he said: After clearing the border, he will return it.

This sentence sounds very reasonable and responsible, but in fact it is equivalent to telling Gongsun Chan unmistakably: You have no ability to protect the territory, I will guard it for you, and the county will be mine. After all, there are so many barbarians entrenched outside the Dai County, how easy is it to completely sweep them away? If you really have to wait until the day when the border troubles are cleared, it will definitely be after the Year of the Monkey and the Horse Moon, and by then Gongsun Chan is afraid that he will be long gone.

Therefore, Li Li's temporary borrowing of Daijun is just a euphemism, more or less saving some face for Gongsun Zhan, so as not to embarrass him too much, in fact, it is to forcibly seize and not return it. The reason why Zhao Yun was sent to lead troops into Daijun was also to alleviate the contradictions, after all, Zhao Yun had served under Gongsun Zhan, and let Zhao Yun garrison Daijun invisibly saved a lot of face for Gongsun Zhan.

This move seems to be very unjust, but in fact, it is not to blame Li Li, but Gongsun Zhan is incompetent.

Gongsun Zhan has occupied Youzhou for many years, but there have been hundreds of thousands of Wuhuan and Xianbei barbarians on the border of Youzhou, and most of the prefectures and counties are almost under the ravages of barbarian iron horses. From Dai County all the way to the east, Shanggu County is surrounded by the Wuhuan Bandun tribe, Yuyang County is entrenched in the Sumuyan tribe, there is the Wuyan tribe outside the right Beiping County, and Liaoxi County is entrenched in the eastern Xianbei leader Suli. In addition, there are also the major Xianbei tribes: the leaders of the Xianbei tribes such as Kebineng, Budugen, Suli, Mijia, and Queji, as well as the remnants of the Xianbei tribes in the west.

Fortunately, both Wuhuan and Xianbei are in a state of division, and the internal strife is not stopped, they contain each other, and they hinder each other, so that their tribes cannot be unified and their strength is greatly damaged, otherwise Youzhou would have been the pasture of the barbarian tribe.

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