Zhang Liao killed Chun Yuqiong and the news of the total annihilation of Yuan's army came.

Yuan Shao was immediately in an embattled situation, and he immediately sent an envoy to Qin Feng to sue for peace. I wrote a letter, thinking that many years ago, our brothers were in Luoyang, playing in the mountains and rivers together, drinking and having fun, and now they actually met each other. There are many brothers, please be a virtuous brother Haihan. For the brother, he is willing to cede Changshan County, Zhongshan County, Hejian County, and the land of the three counties to the virtuous brother. In the future, wherever there is a place to be a brother, it is okay to say it.

Qin Jun Yijing battalion, when Qin Feng learned the news of Zhang Liao's victory at Huguan, he secretly clenched his fists. Just because of this, Yuan Shao has no chance to turn over.

The whole of North China, with a population of 10 million, is their own! When he thought of this, he couldn't help but laugh when he took Yuan Shao's letter asking for peace. For a young man who was just a bitter haha before the crossing, this is really just a dream.

Tian Feng saw the lord's smile, and couldn't help but think of the lord's benevolence and righteousness, if he agreed to reconcile here, it would be a big deal. So he hurriedly said: "My lord, you must not agree to Yuan Benchu's request for peace. ”

Xu Shu also thought the same way, and analyzed: "Yuan Shao has no 20,000 horses in Huguan, and he has no liliang to fight back." The nine counties and 100 counties of Jizhou are at your fingertips, why should Yuan cede at the beginning! ”

In fact, they were all stunned by Qin Feng, Qin Feng wanted to be benevolent and righteous, that was because he needed a good reputation to support the world.

At present, Jizhou is about to arrive, and Qin Feng has already kicked benevolence and righteousness out of the clouds. Don't talk about a Yuan Benchu, even if he is a brother, he must settle accounts.

"One hundred counties, five million people, bigger than the land of eighty-one prefectures in Jiangdong!" Qin Feng muttered to himself.

Tian Feng hurriedly said: "What the lord said is very true, there are six counties and eighty-one counties in Jiangdong. How can it be compared with Jizhou. Obtained one million households in Jizhou, and the foundation of the lord in the north has been completed. Don't agree to Yuan Benchu's sue for peace! ”

According to some later sources, it is said that the Eastern Han Dynasty had a population of more than 50 million in 156 AD. After the Yellow Turban Rebellion and the melee of the princes, the population of the country after the Chibi War in 208 AD was 1.4 million, and in 221 AD the population dropped to 900,000, a loss of 98.3%.

"The head hangs in front of the horse, and the woman is carried in the back of the car", "The white bones are exposed in the wilderness, there is no rooster crowing for thousands of miles, there are more than one people, and the thought breaks people's intestines", these are the poems that describe the scene at that time.

This information is mysterious. But even if it is five times more than that, it will be a few million, and this is still distributed throughout the country. Several great princes divide it, and how much can one person share.

With a population of 10 million, the Lord will sit on the north bank of the Yellow River and watch you fight. Thinking of this, Qin Feng tore up Yuan Shao's letter of request for peace written on expensive Luoyang paper, and said, "Just tell the messenger to go back and tell Yuan Benchu." If you dedicate the land of nine counties and one hundred states in Jizhou, the general will look at the old feelings and let him go! ”

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"What to do! What to do! Qin Zijin rejected me! Yuan Shao roared in his old lair, Bohai. He had the illusion that he was about to die, and this delusion weighed him down.

Guo Tu's face turned pale. His tone trembled, and he said, "My lord, don't sacrifice soldiers and horses in various counties and counties. All forces should be concentrated in Yecheng. In addition, send envoys to the other princes. Request reinforcements. ”

Feng Ji said: "What Lord Guo Tu said is very true, Yecheng City is tall and easy to defend and difficult to attack. Just fight to the death with Qin Zijin in Yecheng! ”

The judge also said: "As long as we hold on to Yecheng, if reinforcements arrive, there will still be a chance." ”

Once upon a time, Yuan Shao, who successfully obtained Jizhou, was the master in the hearts of Guo Tu and others, as long as they achieved hegemony, they would also soar and flourish forever. Now they are sitting on pins and needles, but they also know that if Yuan Shao is defeated, their bright future will be over.

So it's rare that these strategists are united in their thinking.

Now that the strategists have unified opinions, Yuan Shao can't make up his mind, so he walks back and forth in the hall, his face is extremely embarrassed, he suddenly thought of Han Fu at the beginning, and thought of whether to lead the troops to leave Jizhou to develop elsewhere, maybe he can get a territory, so he said: "Retreat to Yecheng!" Who will help me? It is better to lead the soldiers and horses to live elsewhere, just like when they got Jizhou. ”

"No!" The strategists said in unison. The heart said Lord, Lord, you have always clicked Han Fu, who would dare to make room for us to inhabit,

Gao Gan wiped his sweat and said: "Xu Yu is defeated, Zhang Liao will definitely enter Yecheng, and the soldiers and horses in the city have no time to be transferred here." In addition, it will take time to cross the river, and if it is caught up by the Qin army, it will ....... ”

It was not easy to cross the river, and Qin Zi entered a lot of cavalry. Yuan Shao thought about it, he was forced into a desperate situation, and scolded Qin Feng in his heart for being ruthless and unjust. In a hurry, he chose to follow the advice of the strategists and transfer the garrisons of various counties in Jizhou to gather in Yecheng. This sent messengers out in all directions, one to go to Beihai in Qingzhou, one to Xuzhou, one to Cao Cao, and one to Shouchun where Yuan Shu was.

Saying that the envoy came to Beihai, Kong Rong scoffed, and said to the envoy: "The general is benevolent and righteous, and the world admires him, he Yuan was originally unjust, and he was defeated when he sent troops, but now he has come to make me the enemy of the general, which is really shameless!" ”

When the messenger heard this, he hugged his head and ran away.

The news reached Shouchun, as Yuan Shu, who is a descendant of the Yuan family, Yuan Shao, who couldn't stand it and had been pressing himself, said in his heart that you are a concubine, and I am unlucky to think of me. He said to the envoy: "We are confronting Sun Jian in Hefei, and if we win, we will send troops to support." ”

The messenger departed dimly.

After the news reached Xuzhou, Xuzhou Mu Taoqian was a typical civil official, but he only promised to write to Qin Feng to persuade peace, if he sent troops, he would not have the ability.

The messenger had no choice but to leave.

However, the news reached Xiao Pei, leading to a person. This person was called the emperor's uncle in later generations, but now because of Qin Feng's birth, he used clever tricks to erase the name of his imperial family, so this person hated Qin Zijin very much.

"Chance!" After Liu Bei got the news, Xiao Xiong's instinct allowed him to seize the opportunity. He said to the two brothers: "I will go to Xuzhou to see Tao Yuanjun, borrow some soldiers and horses from him, and then go to the north to rescue Lord Yuan Benchu." ”

Zhang Fei, the third brother with a leopard's head and eyes, said: "Big brother, I want the princes to crusade against Dong Zhuo. How did Yuan Benchu and his brother Yuan Highway treat us? We finally found a place to stay, why do we need to save these irrelevant people! ”

The face is like a heavy jujube. The second brother Guan Yu, who had five long hairs, originally squinted his eyes, but opened them at this moment and said, "Big brother." That Yuan Benchu died and died, which is not a pity, and he should accumulate liliang in Xiaopei. ”

Liu Bei got up, shook his big ears, and said solemnly: "I strive to be the first with great righteousness, how can I only care about long-term hatred, now Yuan Shao and Qin Feng are fighting in the north, the people are not living, I am not for others." but to save the people of the north from the flames of war. Since Qin Zijin did not agree to Lord Yuan Shao's request for peace, I should lead the army to support and force Qin Zijin to agree. Then the people will be settled ....... ”

In fact, he didn't think so in his heart, he has been saving in Xiaopei for a while, but Xiaopei is a poor place, and there are only 10,000 soldiers and horses. From the perspective of the competition for hegemony in the world, this can't be on the table at all, so he thought about using this matter as a reason to lend Tao Qian an elite army. Just take it for yourself on the road.

With soldiers and horses, he took advantage of the chaos to obtain counties in Jizhou when Yuan Shao and Qin Feng were fighting. Then Yu Yuan Shao forced back or defeated Qin Feng together. There is a threat from Qin Feng, and Yuan Shao needs to unite with him. They will not claim the territory they have already occupied, so that they will have a place to stand.

"Tao Qian is a good old man, and his Cao Bao, who is in charge of the military. Two days ago he took a great deal of silver and gold from me. The Mi family has a lot of relationship with me, and there are two people who say something. You can definitely borrow elite soldiers. Liu Bei thought.

"Big brother is benevolent!" Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were confused by Liu Bei's righteousness, so they agreed to help Yuan Shao.

So Liu Bei led his troops to Xuzhou. In the state council hall, I met Tao Qian.

"Brother Xian, do you really want to help Yuan Benchu?" Tao Qian was surprised when he learned the origin.

Liu Bei Zhengse said: "Yes, Yuan Benchu is the third prince of the fourth world, a loyal martyr, and it is the tibia family of my great man." He is the Jizhou pastor of Qin's order, and he takes the Son of Heaven to patrol the place. Now that he knew his mistake, Qin Zijin did not give up. Qin Zijin always called benevolence, righteousness and love for the people, but now he is raising a war of war, causing thousands of miles of floating corpses in the north to make a living. I can't sit idly by, and I'm going to mediate for them now, but I'm afraid that the troops are insufficient and I can't make Qin Feng comply, so I'm here to borrow troops from the king ....... ”

Tao Qian hesitated when he heard this.

Liu Bei had already arranged it before he came, so he slammed his eyes.

Cao Bao, who got the benefits, said; "What Liu Yuanjun said is very true, and now the court is in the hands of unscrupulous people such as Li Dao and Guo Yan. The princes and lords are working together to eradicate the traitor, how can they kill each other....... ”

Engaged in Mi Zhu also said: "General Cao is right, Li Dao, Guo Yan has now become the original Dong Zhuo. As a general, Qin Zijin did not mention contacting the princes of various places to jointly crusade against the new national thieves, but instead sent troops everywhere to attack important ministers of the court like Lord Yuan Shao, and his heart was unpredictable. We should stand up and persuade him, if we don't obey, then like Li Dao and Guo Yan's generation, we should contact the princes to attack him together! ”

Tao Qian is loyal to the imperial court, he has no ambition, if not, there is no three orders in Xuzhou in later generations. At that time, Liu Bei was the emperor of Shu, and giving way to Liu Bei was the Han who sent back the rights to the Liu family. So he said: "In this case, I will lend Liu Yuanjun 15,000 men and horses to go to the northland, how about it?" ”

Liu Bei was overjoyed and said, "When Liu Bei goes, he must give priority to advice and never use his sword lightly." ”

In this way, Liu Bei got Tao Qian's promise, and under the care of Cao Bao, he got the most elite 15,000 Danyang soldiers in Xuzhou, and went north to cross the Yellow River.

It is said that at this time, Yuan Shao's envoy also went to the farthest Xuchang City and met the largest prince in the Central Plains, Cao Cao.

After Cao Cao got the news, he immediately called the strategists Cheng Yu and Guo Jia to discuss.

Cheng Yu thought about it for a while and said: "Lord, this time is a rare opportunity, you should immediately mobilize soldiers and horses to go to Jizhou. ”

Cao Cao frowned, and said in his heart, what kind of idea are you, I will lose my troops to help Yuan Benchu?

Cheng Yu observed the words and explained: "This is just before Qin Feng, and occupy the border counties on the north bank of the Yellow River first!" ”

Cao Cao smiled at this time, and said in his heart that I think the same way. This is called the praying mantis catching the cicada, and the yellow finch is behind.

"No!"

Guo Jia, a top strategist who has been passed down through the ages, and is known as the "ghost scheme", immediately opposed this very tempting proposal.

In Cao Cao's opinion, taking advantage of the hot fight between Yuan Shao and Qin Feng, it is a very good proposal to send troops to attack his rear road. So when he heard Guo Jia's objection, he couldn't help frowning slightly and asked, "Fengxiao, weishenme?" (To be continued......)