The White Horse Raids the Three Kingdoms

And Cao Cao, although "can't judge his origins and consequences", gained prestige and status with his outstanding talent and Yuan Shao's help.

When the Eastern Han government newly appointed the eight captains of Xiyuan, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao were appointed as one of the eight captains at the same time.

Years of friendship, common political ideals, and the power in their hands, at this time, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao rose from simple friendship and political resonance to political tacit understanding.

An era of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao has officially arrived.

In addition, there is no conflict of interest between the two at this time. Yuan Shao is threatened by Gongsun Zan and Lu Bu in the north, while Cao Cao and Zhang Miao have "enemies all around them".

Yuan Shao and Cao Cao are like standing on the same boat against the current, and only "community" can prevent them from being washed away by the flood of history.

Friendship based on interests becomes stronger in times of adversity.

To sum up, Yuan Shao will not refuse Cao Cao's request this time.

He will not adopt the suggestion of counterattacking Cao Cao and taking advantage of others.

"Okay, there's no need to say too much about this matter. When the time comes, Yan Liang will lead [-] riders to cheer Meng De." Yuan Shao came to a conclusion, and everyone no longer entangled with this matter.

"Yuan Tu, do you think we can win Liaodong now?" Yuan Shao asked abruptly, changing the subject.

Feng Ji was taken aback for a moment, then shook his head, "Now that Gongsun Zan is still guarding Yijing, does the lord still want to set up another battlefield and conquer Liaodong?"

"is it possible?"

"It's unlikely, our troops are too spread out."

Speaking of which, Yuan Shao at this time was unable to mobilize all his troops to participate in this war.

Because the Black Mountain Army headed by Zhang Yan was operating in the Taihang Mountains, and the situation in Bingzhou Lubu was quite serious. Gongsun Du, the prefect of Liaodong, also occupied the eastern part of Youzhou, and also occupied some coastal areas of the Shandong Peninsula, threatening Youzhou and Qingzhou.

In addition, the Qingzhou he occupied is not very stable. After all, the frontier land has suffered from wars and is sparsely populated and dilapidated. It will not be a matter of one day and one night to restore it.

You look at me, I look at you, most of them dare not respond to this voice, what Yuan Shao said is too important, it can be said that it affects the whole body, such a great responsibility is definitely not as easy as talking about it .

The places they were talking about were the four counties of Lintun, Lelang, Zhenfan, and Xuantu. Although they were under the rule of Youzhou, they were no longer under the control of Gongsun Zan.

If you go to Liaodong, you need to go through the Liaoxi Corridor for hundreds of miles.

After Qin ruled the world, he overhauled Chi Dao, but in the end he only repaired Jieshi.

The big man has not penetrated it for 400 years, and the journey is long and difficult.

After the establishment of the Han Dynasty, the local administrative system was basically inherited from the Qin Dynasty, and the local administrative organization at the county level was still maintained.

During the reign of Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty, in order to consolidate the rule and stabilize the territory, the "Four Han Commanderies" were set up in the Korean Peninsula and the Northeast. They were Lintun County, Lelang County, Zhenfan County, and Xuantu County.

"Then let's talk about it after taking down Gongsun Zan." Yuan Shao was somewhat unwilling.

After all, Youzhou saw that Gongsun Zan had been maimed by him, and the only one who could be called an opponent was Gongsun Du from Liaodong.

"It is said that a few months ago Gongsun Zan ordered the digging of more than ten heavy trenches in the Linyi River area, and piled up mounds as high as five or six feet in the trenches, and built camps on the mounds.

The mound in the center of the trench was the tallest, reaching more than ten feet. Gongsun Zan lived in it. He used iron as a gate to block the left and right sides, so that men over the age of seven were not allowed to enter. He only lived in it with his wives and concubines.

Gongsun Zan had no ambitions in his heart, and he sang and danced all day long, gradually alienating his advisers and generals. "

Talking about Gongsun Zan, Zhongmou's complexion returned to spring.

"That's right, Gongsun Zan is at the end of his game, let alone Xian Yufu, Yan Rou and other generals and various tribes of the northern ethnic minorities jointly attack Gongsun Zan to avenge him.

Although Gongsun Zan still controls Youzhou in name and is connected with Liaodong, he is doomed to decline because he has lost popular support and is greedy for pleasure. "

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"Before our army marched into Qingzhou, Gongsun Zan listened to the slander and refused to save the generals who were under attack. As a result, the people betrayed their relatives, and the power became more and more embarrassing. Now, our army's strength has been strengthened, and it is completely possible to force it down." Feng Ji smiled. road.

"Hahaha, Xiansi looks good on me, and this kid can be regarded as a grown-up." Regarding Feng Ji's words, Yuan Shao laughed and was quite complacent.

Speaking of this matter, we have to follow up. Not long ago, Yuan Shao's eldest son Yuan Tan fought Tian Kai in the Qingzhou area and captured the plain area. With the power of Yuan Shao's battle at the Jieqiao, he drove Tian Kai out of Qingzhou.

At this point, the Qingzhou area also fell into the hands of Yuan Shao.

This is also a record that makes Yuan Shao happy and proud.

Look, as the saying goes, a tiger father has no dogs. My son, Yuan Benchu, is also extremely powerful. Didn't your subordinates under Gongsun Zan get beaten to the bum by my son?

Just thinking about it, Yuan Shao is very proud of himself.

"By the way, my lord, about the previous captives," Xu You asked suddenly from the side.

"Just deal with it according to Ziyuan's opinion." Yuan Shao waved his hand.

"By the way, if there are people who don't surrender, drive them away to attack the city. I want to see how Gongsun Zan will deal with it then!" Added a sentence at the end.

Now in this troubled world, generally speaking, except for those elite divisions, or troops such as personal guards, most of the captured soldiers will choose to submit, and those who are stubborn will be used as slaves or absent from work.

What's more, it is not impossible to kill directly.

After hearing this, Xu You couldn't help showing admiration on his face, and he tsk-tsk praised, "The way of war is to adapt to the situation. My lord is wonderful, Xu You admires it."

A few days later, Yuan Shao and his tens of thousands of vanguard troops came to Yijing.

Under the protection of the left and right, Yuan Shao stood on a hillside opposite Yi Jing and watched from a distance.

I saw that Yijing is facing Yishui in the south, and the offensive and defensive facilities are extremely complete. There are ten moats around the outside, and then there are tall mounds, each of which is five or six feet high. , known as "Beijing".

Gongsun Zan lives in it, and there are millions of hu grains stored here, enough for him to support him for several years.

In the original history, Yuan Shao was powerful, while the Black Mountain bandits and Gongsun Zan were weak. Yuan Shao besieged Yijing for two years without breaking through. Gongsun Zan sent his son, Gongsun Xu, to seek help from the Black Mountain bandits. As a result, the reinforcements sent by Zhang Yan were robbed by Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shao went on fire again. As a sign, Gongsun Zan thought that reinforcements would arrive and lead the troops to fight, only to be defeated by Yuan Shao.

After Gongsun Zan was defeated and returned to Yi Jing, knowing that victory was hopeless, he killed his wife and concubine and set himself on fire, so Yuan Shao captured Yi Jing.

It was also in this battle that Yuan Shao succeeded in unifying Hebei without any worries. He also annexed Gongsun Zan's army and obtained the millions of hu's of military rations that Gongsun Zan had hoarded in Yijing.

"What's Gongsun Zan doing these days?" Yuan Shao asked after watching for a while.

Feng Ji shook his head, and said with a wry smile, "Youzhou fell, and Gongsun Zan didn't make any changes. It seems that he wants to consume us until we run out of food."

"Hmph, with the plundered food from Youzhou, plus the food transported from a certain Jizhou, it's not a problem to besiege him for three to five years. Can our army sneak into Yijing?"

Guo Tu shook his head and said, "Gongsun Zan closed the city gates tightly. When our army attacked Youzhou, he even turned away the refugees. It seems that he was determined to hold on and couldn't get out. Our army's careful work failed to enter it."

"No, let's take the strategy of attacking the heart first, set up camp and go down to the stronghold for three days, and build siege equipment.

Then copy a thousand letters of surrender, and send them into the city of Yijing with flying arrows, saying that if the soldiers of Youzhou who surrendered out of the city are brave, I will not blame the past, and I will send ten mu of fertile land to settle down. Those who donate the city will be rewarded. " Yuan Shao stroked his beard and said.

"You generals, do your best to help release the arrows."