Chapter 346: Building a tower

The guard said "Oh", probably a little dissatisfied. The army ran all the way to capture Yulin, and after all the hard work, many brothers died. After arriving here, they still had to be equal to the local people. So wasn't my suffering in vain? Didn't the blood flow in vain?

When Lu Su heard the meaning behind the guard's words, he lowered his face and said solemnly: "I have issued military disciplines and strictly ordered the three armies not to disturb the people, not to rob property, or force the women of the people. Those who violate the order should be beheaded!"

Seeing that Lu Su was so serious about this issue, the guards couldn't help but stick out their tongues, and then reached out to scratch their heads, and said to themselves: "Although the general is making a big deal this time, it's at the forefront of the storm. Don't violate military discipline, and make the general embarrassed."

Just when the Lusu army was in Jiaozhou, Gongsun Zan, who was far away in Youzhou, was in deep trouble. In March, Yan Rou, former governor of Youzhou Liu Yu, Xian Yufu, Xian Yuyin, Qi Zhou, and Su Puyan, the king of Wuhuanqiao in Liaodong, led all troops to go south from Liaodong. Yuan Shao ordered General Que Yi to lead 100,000 troops to head north from Jieqiao, and the two armies met in Baoqiu.

Upon hearing the news, Gongsun Zan praised 60,000 troops to Baoqiu. On the vast grassland, flags covered the sun, people shouted and neighed, and two huge armies fought against each other, with corpses piled up like mountains and blood flowing into rivers. The battle was so fierce that even the vultures soaring in the sky could not stand it and spread their wings and flew far away.

Although Gongsun Zan had an elite white horse Yicong, how could Yan Rou, Xian Yufu, Xian Yuyin, Qi Zhou and others want to take revenge for the main purpose, and use all their strength to fight to the death. In addition, the harassment of the Wuhuan cavalry and the side attack of Ju Yi's 100,000 troops, Gongsun Zan was defeated and retreated. More than 20,000 soldiers were beheaded. The grassland was full of broken limbs and broken arms, and it was not long before it became a huge white bone.

After this battle, Liu Yu, the former subordinates of Daijun, Guangyang, Shanggu and Youbeiping counties killed the chiefs appointed by Gongsun Zan, joined forces with Xianyufu and Liu He to fight with Gongsun Zan. The strength of the coalition forces increased greatly, and Gongsun Zan's army was depressed and they were defeated repeatedly. Gongsun Zan fled back to Yijing to defend.

Yijing, whose original name is Yi County, is located in the Yang of Yihe River. During the Xia Dynasty, a nation called Yi family lived in the Yishui River Basin. Later, there were Yi family, Baidi, Xianyu, and Zhongshan Kingdoms. After establishing the Zhou Dynasty, King Wu of Zhou divided the princes and Zhao Gong was granted the title of Yan, which was later one of the "Seven Heroes of the Warring States Period". King Zhao of Yan moved the capital to Yishui and built the Yan Xiadu. He built a high golden platform here to recruit talents, making Yan's country prosperous for a time. Later, during the period of King Yan Xi, Yan Prince Dan sent Jing Ke to cross the Yishui west to assassinate Qin, leaving behind the eternal masterpiece of "The wind is whistling and the Yishui is cold, and the heroes will never return once they leave."

Gongsun Zan, who returned to Yijing, felt "the wind was shining and the bones were cool". Looking at the vast Yishui flowing endlessly, even though he was brave and brave, he couldn't help but feel desolate and sad.

However, the strong Gongsun Zan was not easily defeated. He gathered the scattered soldiers and sent his personal guards to summon troops loyal to him. He soon as he assembled tens of thousands of people. In order to resist the attack of the coalition forces, Gongsun Zan had a sudden inspiration and ordered the Linyi River to dig more than ten trenches, and built muds of five or six meter high in the trenches, and built camps on them. The mound in the center of the trenches was the highest, more than ten meter. Gongsun Zan regarded himself as one of them, using iron as the door, and rebuked the left and right, so that men could not enter at the age of seven, and lived with their wives and concubines, and stored three million hu of grain. Gongsun Zan also asked the women to make loud noises, so that the sound could be transmitted hundreds of steps to convey orders.

The Chief Secretary Guan Jing didn't understand why, so he came to ask. Gongsun Zan replied: "In the past, the affairs of the world could be determined. Today, it is not my decision. It is better to stop the army and live in the fields and live in the valley. The military strategy is not enough to attack a hundred buildings. Now my towers are thousands of piers, and I have eaten all this valley, which is enough to know the affairs of the world."

Guan Jing understood that this was a "retreat" tactic, and only defending but not attacking is definitely a stupid method of waiting for death. He disagreed very much, but he could not convince Gongsun Zan, so he had to leave reluctantly. Fortunately, Gongsun Zan had prestige in the army and many soldiers were loyal to him.

A few days later, Yuan Shaomi led his troops to attack Yijing, but Gongsun Zan just couldn't stand it. Ju Yi besieged for several months, and his food was consumed countless times, but his results were very little, so he had to retreat. Gongsun Zan then said proudly to the people around him: "How is it? Is this method good? Why can Yuan Benchu ​​be me?"

Since then, Gongsun Zan rarely appeared in high-rise buildings and drank and had fun all day. He also alienated the guests, resulting in no confidant around him, and all the counselors and generals gradually became alienated. From then on, Gongsun Zan rarely came out to fight, and the famous heroes of the border were depressed since then and there was no chance to turn around.

Compared with Gongsun Zan who was in a difficult situation, Yuan Shao was at the moment of his excitement. He, who had already occupied the Qing and Ji states, had defeated Gongsun Zan, and most of Youzhou and Bingzhou were included in his territory. Why didn’t he be happy?

Yuan Shao also adopted Tian Feng's strategy and appointed Liu Yu's son Liu He as the lieutenant of the Wuhuan guarding the Wuhuan army, and governed the Wuhuan troops. Yan Rou as the sima of the Wuhuan guarding the Wuhuan, Xian Yufu, Xian Yuyin, Qi Zhou and others were incorporated into Ju Yi's army, and each of them led the troops to attack Yi Jing.

In this way, Yuan Shao took Liu Yu's old subordinates into his tent without showing off. His strength increased greatly, and he won the favor of the people of Youzhou, killing two birds with one stone. However, Tian Feng suggested that Liu He be poisoned to death in a while to eliminate Liu Yu's old subordinates. Yuan Shao thought for a long time but refused. He sighed: "Bo'an Gong Xiang Ben Lide, Weicheng Yanbei, Ren can negotiate with others, and loyal to defend the country. He only has this son, so he should leave some blood for the Liu family."

As a result, Yuan Shao's reputation shocked the country and became the de facto overlord of the north. However, Cao Cao was not idle at this time. After consolidating Yanzhou, Cao Cao did not attack Yuan Shu first according to Guo Jia's plan. First, Cao Cao was waiting for an opportunity. On the day when Yuan Shu became emperor, it was when he raised an army to attack. Second, after Sun Jian and Sun Ce passed away one after another, Yuzhou had become a soft persimmon that anyone could pinch. Although Yuzhou was barren, its geographical location was very important and was in the center of the Central Plains. He could get it westward to Guanzhong.

The most critical reason is that with the development of the Chang'an Rebellion, Emperor Liu Xie avoided the chaos of Anyi, and expected that he would return to Luoyang soon. If he obtained Yuzhou, Cao Cao could smoothly lead troops to protect the emperor in the name of "rescue the king", and from then on he could "use the emperor to order the emperor to despise the ministers."

The person who made Cao Cao firmly believe in welcoming the emperor was Mao Jie, whose courtesy name was Xiaoxian, and was from Pingqiu, Chenliu. He was a talented man and was a county official at a young age. He was famous for his integrity and justice, and was praised by people. Later, Mao Jie was about to avoid the chaos of Jingzhou. Before leaving, he heard that Liu Biao's government orders were not strict enough, so he moved to Luyang. After Cao Cao occupied Yanzhou, he respected the wise and the nobles, and appointed Mao Jie to serve as a ruling.

I know what happens next, and listen to the next chapter to explain it.
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