Chapter 388 Yuan Shao: Isnt this bullying an honest person?
It is the Lotus Moon, also called the Fuyue, and the solar terms include Ear Grain and Summer Solstice.
It is the most comfortable time of the year, not only because of the fragrance of green rice in the fields, but also because of the comfortable and pleasant temperature.
In June, the fire clouds burn thousands of miles away, and the night breeze is as gentle as the deep autumn. Wang Qi's song "Cuihong Pavilion" describes June in Kaifeng in the Northern Song Dynasty.
The current Kaifeng is a county town belonging to Chenliu County in Yanzhou, and its place name is Junyi.
As you can tell from the name, this is a place with an extremely developed water system. There are three rivers flowing through Junyi from the east to the west and two from the north and the south. This also makes Junyi one of the most fertile areas in Yanzhou.
Previously, there were many aristocratic families gathered in Junyi. The Chenliu Cai family, that is, the Cai Yan family, had three farms here.
But now, as the Cai family has shifted its focus to Hedong, Chenliu's properties have been sold off.
The one who currently owns thousands of acres of fertile land in Junyi is the great warlord Cao Cao.
In later generations, there were fewer people planting rice in the north, but it was not impossible. Especially in places with abundant water resources, rice grew particularly well.
Junyi is such a realm.
As early as the beginning of spring, Cao Cao teamed up with several local aristocratic families to purchase a large amount of high-quality rice seeds from Hedong. Now, several months have passed, and it is the harvest season.
News of the high yield of Wei's winter wheat has reached Chenliu County in Yanzhou. Thirty shi (thousand kilograms) per mu is enough to feed a family of five. Moreover, a family must cultivate more than one acre of land. Even if it is not good, there will be six or seven acres, which is more.
It's not like there are no more than ten or twenty acres.
When Cao Cao got the news, he almost died of envy. Last winter, it was when he was playing hide-and-seek with Dong Dong Alliance. At that time, Yanzhou had not been completely captured, and he had nowhere to plant it even if he wanted to.
Fortunately, the beginning of spring this year is a good time.
Looking at the endless green rice fields, Cao Cao finally felt much better.
Anyone who has watched the Three Kingdoms knows that both Cao Cao and Liu Bei paid great attention to people's livelihood, especially spring plowing and autumn harvest. The two of them would often go out in person to plant rice and harvest with their men.
The soldiers and horses went ahead without using the food and fodder, so they figured it out.
"My lord, I just received news that Yuan Shao's army took advantage of Gongsun Zan's army to deal with Wuhuan and was unable to return reinforcements in time, so it has captured the two counties of Youzhou."
Cao Cao's expression changed, and he frowned and said: "Where is the Wei family? There is no movement from the Wei family?"
The visitor cupped his fists and said: "There is no movement at the moment, but the Wei family has a strong army stationed in Dingxiang. The two are very close. It cannot be ruled out that it is the Wei family's back-up force."
"Oh, by the way, that powerful army is called Hu Po, and its leader is the former Zhonglang General, Lu Bu."
Cao Cao frowned slightly and waved casually, signaling the visitor to leave.
"Fengxiao, what do you think?"
Cao Cao looked at Guo Jia, who was looking a little drunk.
Guo Jia was holding an exquisite wine gourd, took a sip, and said with a smile: "Just watch, my lord, in a few days, the Wei family will definitely make Yuan Shao regret taking these two counties, and maybe he will have to behave."
I apologize to Gongsun Zan."
"Oh?" Cao Cao raised his eyebrows.
Guo Jia shook the wine gourd and saw that it was empty. He changed his sitting position with some dissatisfaction and said: "My lord, you must know that the reason why Gongsun Zan was sent to two cities in a row was to attack Wuhuan, a foreigner from Wuhuan, and the Wei family."
That person hated foreigners the most, and the Wang family of Taiyuan back then was a lesson learned from the past."
When Cao Cao heard this, he couldn't help but nodded slightly and laughed loudly: "Yes, Yuan Benchu did take advantage of others' danger this time. It's hard to say, and he is also suspected of colluding with foreigners, hahaha."
Cao Cao suddenly became happy. He wanted to see if the hypocrite Wei, who claimed to be the righteous teacher of the Han Dynasty, would capture Yuan Shao.
It would be better if Wei Cheng dared to capture Yuan Shao. He would just take the opportunity to go north. Jizhou has fertile fields thousands of miles away, so it would be in vain.
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Bingzhou, Dingxiang.
Zhang Liao was holding a huge iron pestle and waving it up and down regularly.
This is a training method that strengthens the core and arm strength. Although it looks a little crude, the effect is extremely significant.
The weight of the iron pestle was not much greater than his body weight, and swinging such a heavy iron pestle was a huge test on core strength, arm strength, grip strength, and even the legs.
The whistling wind echoes in my ears. This place is located at the junction of grassland and dense forest. A few dozen miles ahead is the Wutai Mountain in later generations.
Different from the haze weather in later generations, Dingxiang at this time is full of greenery everywhere.
Especially in this season, the birds are singing and the flowers are fragrant everywhere, which is so beautiful.
In the forest, the migrant workers responsible for logging were working intensively. The old city of Dingxiang is not very large, so if the Hupo Army forced their way in, they would inevitably disturb the residents.
After Zhang Liao drove away the Hu people, he immediately ordered the expansion of Dingxiang City.
On the original basis, thirty-six watchtowers were built on all sides to protect the main city. At the same time, various buildings were continuously built on the basis of the watchtowers.
"Wenyuan, come quickly."
Not far away, Gao Shun opened the door curtain and shouted to Zhang Liao.
Zhang Liao was startled when he heard this, and hurriedly put down the iron pestle in his hand, took the coat from his deputy and put it on.
Entering the tent, Zhang Liao was stunned for a moment, then clasped his fists and said, "I've seen Mr. Xu."
The person who came was none other than Xu Huang, who was dressed in Longshan Army uniform.
Xu Huang returned the gesture with his fists clasped, and then motioned for Zhang Liao to sit down and talk.
"Xu came here this time because he has a small task that requires your cooperation... Of course, this is also Young Master's arrangement."
Zhang Liao and Gao Shun looked at each other and nodded in agreement.
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Ji County in Youzhou is where Yanjing was located in later generations, and it was also the Ji where Gongsun Zan was named Jihou.
Now you should know why Zhao Yun came to defect to Gongsun Zan.
Because Shijiazhuang is so close to Beijing, it can be reached within a few days' walk.
Of course, being close also has its disadvantages. No, Yuan Shao personally led an army of 50,000 and captured Jixian directly.
At this time, Gongsun Zan was still fighting fiercely with Wuhuan in the grassland, and he had no time to pay attention to him.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! Later generations have mixed praise and criticism for Gongsun Zan, but there is one thing he deserves to be praised for. This guy is a proper national hero.
The only bad thing is that he is too impulsive. He just took the power of Youzhou and turned around to start a fight. I don’t know what he was thinking.
Even Yuan Shao, who easily captured Jixian County, couldn't believe how smoothly things would develop.
Because this Jixian County not only has thousands of miles of fertile fields, but also tens of thousands of acres of potatoes waiting to be harvested. Now all of this is his.
However, it took two days for Yuan Shao to be happy.
A heavy cavalry force of 5,000 men came from the west.
This is nothing, just five thousand troops.
However, the flag head in front of the army, that is, the flag, has the word "Blood Prison" on it.
These two words are of extraordinary significance, indicating that the person leading the Longshan Army on this expedition is Xu Huang, the Blood Prison God of War.
But it's not over yet. There is also a banner on the other side, with red characters on a blue background and the word "Rui Yong" written on it, followed by the banner "Tiger Soul".
Rui means wisdom, and courage means as the name suggests. The combination of Rui and Yong means courage and strategy.
It's a pity that the latest issue of Hedong's "Dragon and Tiger List of the Great Han Dynasty" has not yet reached Youzhou.
Otherwise, Yuan Shao would definitely curse: This is not bullying an honest person.
To deal with me, an honest man, do you need to send two gods of war at once?
And one of them is a commander in chief!
The newly promoted war god Zhang Liao is sitting on horseback, the halberd in his hand showing its sharp edge.
As the second person from the Hu Po Army to be honored in the War Temple, Zhang Liao does not dare to relax for a moment, for fear that he will not be able to set an example.
"Commander Xu, how about I let Zhang lead the team and go test it out first?" Zhang Liao took the initiative to clasp his fists and ask for help.
Xu Huang smiled and said: "No hurry, just wait."
As expected, less than half an hour later, the gate of Jixian City opened, and a middle-aged man dressed as a civil servant came out on a horse.
Xu You, also known as Ziyuan, was ordered to face the two strongest legions of the Wei family directly at this time.
As the saying goes, when a scholar encounters a soldier, he cannot explain why.
Xu You didn't prepare any long speech, and directly asked Xu Huang and others the purpose of their visit.
Xu Huang was even more direct and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty has an order to order all of you to withdraw from the territory of Youzhou within three days. If there are still people staying here after three days, they will be killed without mercy!"
This was the first time that Xu You met such a domineering person, but he dared not speak out in anger. He bowed his hands and said bravely: "General Xu must know that Youzhou was originally under the jurisdiction of Liu Yu, a descendant of the Han Dynasty.
Now that Gongsun Zan has disrespected the Han Dynasty and openly rebelled, he has become a traitor. It is not an exaggeration for Governor Yuan to lead his troops to destroy the traitors. This behavior of the Wei Commander may be suspected of helping Zhou to abuse him."
"oh!?"
Hearing this, Xu Huang looked at Xu You in front of him with great interest, nodded and said: "You are very eloquent. I know I can't speak to you, and I don't want to waste words with you. I went back and told Prefect Yuan that he still has thirty-six hours."
Decide whether to withdraw from Youzhou."
Xu You's expression changed drastically, "General Xu, are you being too domineering?"
Xu Huang nodded slightly and sneered: "You are being overbearing. How do you treat me?"
Xu You was at a loss for words for a moment. He really couldn't explain why he was right. People would not reason with you at all.
Looking at the five thousand heavy cavalry staring eagerly in front of him, Xu You had two heads and two heads, and the sweat on his forehead fell like a water curtain hole.
"In this case, Xu will resign first."
We have no choice but to go back and let Yuan Shao make up his mind.
Seeing this, Xu Huang nodded slightly and said: "By the way, my young master still has a gift to give to Governor Yuan. Please tell me, Sir, that this gift needs to be handed over to the Governor in person. Please ask Governor Yuan to come out of the city to talk about it."
Xu You was stunned for a moment, his eyes changing, and then he walked away.
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Ping ping ping pong~
Yuan Shao stood up angrily and pushed down the table in front of him, the screen behind him, and the bookshelves on both sides.
Everyone next looked at each other in shock, but none of them dared to speak in anger.
It wasn't until Yuan Shao calmed down that someone came forward and said, "My lord, the Wei family has gone too far to bully others. Qu is willing to lead 20,000 troops to kill him. He will never come back."
Qu Yi is Yuan Shao's most powerful general. Unfortunately, he doesn't have any outstanding achievements and not many people know him.
But it cannot be concluded that Yuan Shao has no talents under his command.
Cao Cao had five good generals, Liu Bei had five tiger generals, and Yuan Shao also had the Four Court Pillars of Hebei. Zhang He, one of the five good generals, is now one of Yuan Shao's Four Court Pillars.
If Yuan Shao hadn't been betrayed by Xu You, perhaps the reputation of the Four Court Pillars would have spread all over the country.
Yuan Shao felt much better when he heard that someone took the initiative to ask for help.
Looking at the officers and soldiers in the audience, there are also counselors such as Xu You, Ju Shou, Feng Ji, Guo Tu, Shen Pei, Xun Chen, Xin Ping, etc.
Yuan Shao felt helpless and sad. He saw that he had many talents under his command, but he was controlled by others. How could he not feel uncomfortable?
Yuan Shao is also one of the few people who has personally witnessed the power of the Longshan Army.
Facing Wei's Longshan Army, Yuan Shao really couldn't muster the courage to resist at all. He was afraid that with this fight, the force he had finally built up would collapse in an instant.
But he felt unwilling to let him become attached to the Wei family like Lu Bu did.
People, there is always a little bit of luck, and there is always an impulse of blind confidence: I can counterattack this wave.
The result was that he and his four teammates were wiped out in one wave. In the end, even the crystal exploded. All he could do was look at the opponent and say: Well done!
Think again and again.
Yuan Shao made a difficult decision.
"Retreat."
Everyone looked at Yuan Shao in disbelief, and Qu Yi stepped forward and knelt down on one knee, saying loudly: "My lord, why are you doing this?"
Yuan Shao looked at Qu Yiyi's indignant face and gave a stiff smile in shame. He stepped forward to help Qu Yi up and comforted him: "Believe me, now is not the time."
Qu Yi's expression changed again and again, and finally he could only sigh helplessly.
Yuan Shao looked at Xu You and asked, "Besides this matter, does the Commander of the Guard have anything else to say?"
Xu You thought of Xu Huang's last instructions, frowned slightly, and finally nodded: "Then General Xu said that he has a gift that he wants to hand over to the lord personally. Please go out of the city and tell it in person."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Yuan Shao couldn't help but frown.
Hearing this, Qu Yi hurriedly stopped Yuan Shao and said, "My lord, you must not do this. Be careful of fraud."
Yuan Shao waved his hand and said: "It doesn't matter, Wei Zhongdao is not that kind of person."
Think about it for a while.
Yuan Shaoruo glanced at Xu You indifferently, and then said to Qu Yi and Xun Chen among the counselors at the side: "You two come with me."
Qu Yi responded with cupped fists.
Xun Chen also bowed his hands and nodded.
Not long after, Yuan Shao and his three men arrived outside the city on horseback.
"General Xu, long time no see."
At the beginning, Yuan Shao asked Wei Cheng for help, and Wei Cheng sent Xu Huang to lead troops to help, at the cost of bringing back tens of thousands of craftsmen from Jizhou.
Therefore, Yuan Shao is still very familiar with Xu Huang.
"Prefect Yuan." Xu Huang cupped his fists and saluted, looked at Qu Yi and Xun Chen, and said, "Prefect Yuan didn't bring him here, so he must have guessed something."
Yuan Shao frowned slightly and said in a deep voice: "I'm just curious about what is so important that it must be handed over to me personally, rather than through the hands of Ziyuan (characterized by Xu You)."
At this time, Qu Yi and Xun Chen also heard that something was wrong. Is there something wrong with Xu You?
Xu Huang laughed and said: "Exactly why, Governor Yuan will find out when he goes back to check. I think there will be quite a surprise."
Yuan Shao sneered, he didn't think there would be any surprises, he was afraid it would be more like a shock.
Xu Huang didn't say much, but took out a brochure bag from his arms and handed it to Yuan Shao.
"This is a tip bag that my young master specially prepared for Yuan Taishou. If something big happens to Yuan Taishou in the conflict with Cao Cao in the future, just open this tip bag. After Yuan Taishou has seen it, he will have a way to easily break the situation.
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Yuan Shao's expression changed, his eyes widened suddenly, and he secretly thought something was wrong.
"Now my army is in the north, south of Jizhou, Quyi. I will quickly lead five thousand cavalry southward... I would like to thank you for reminding me. After I finish dealing with Cao Cao, I will go to Hedong to express my thanks."
Seeing Yuan Shao coming and going in a hurry, Xu Huang smiled slightly.
In fact, he had no idea why Wei Cheng made Yuan Shao so nervous just by asking him to mention Cao Cao.
Zhang Liao, on the other hand, looked thoughtfully at Yuan Shao and the others who were walking away, and admired Wei Cheng even more in his heart.