The frail counselor you said, you fight against three heroes alone?

Chapter 241 The gentry in Jizhou are separated from their virtues, and Yuan Shao's defeat is set
But later Cao Cao killed the famous scholar Bian Rang in order to frighten other nobles. As soon as this happened, Cao Cao was betrayed by Chen Gong and Zhang Miao. , had to rely on Xun Yu to offer Yingchuan to gain a foothold.

However, Xi Yu's policy of running a school later, and Xuzhou's current status, are all to get rid of the control of the gentry class over the region, which conveys a momentum that Xi Yu does not need to rely on the gentry to do things, because he is not a gentry himself.

Based on this, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao are fundamentally different.

Yuan Shao couldn't control the people below. Without the support of the gentry, he couldn't control the chaos in the territory.

Sometimes, people of the gentry must not be underestimated.

For those in charge in various places, when the situation is not completely under control, once the gentry leave, not only will the political affairs be chaotic, there will be many security issues in the territory, but also many ways to deal with political affairs will be taken away.

In view of this, many principals want to get rid of such dependence on the gentry.

But now the situation has changed. Ever since Xi Yu's deviant policy of running schools in Xuzhou, people of the gentry have understood that the situation is not what it used to be, and the status of the gentry is facing unprecedented challenges.

Even if you are familiar with thousands of volumes of Confucian sages' books, once the war starts and the city is breached, it only takes one arrow or one knife. In the face of absolute force, the gentry are very small and vulnerable.

The gentry were really afraid that whoever was stronger, they had to attach themselves to him.

"Have all the gentry who belonged to me have left me now?"

After a long silence, Yuan Shao couldn't help asking Guo Tu and Jushou beside him.

Behind Guo Tu is the Guo family of Yingchuan, and behind Ju Shou is the gentry of Qinghe County.

At this moment, neither of the two dared to answer Yuan Shao's sharp question immediately.

How did the two of them answer?
Do you want to tell Yuan Shao the matter: Cao Cao and Xi Yu's reputation has reached an unmatched height when the battle was just decided, so many people choose to support Cao Cao and Xi Yu.

Nowadays, the gentry and those from poor families have begun to accompany them one after another, and even many counties in Qinghe County have begun to plan to surrender the city after they donate it.

Now, the letters of surrender are like snowflakes, constantly flying to the land of Xi Yu.

Xi Yu's mental attack technique has already learned the essence of Cao Cao. Xi Yu is very clear when the gentry will be very anxious, and they have no choice, so Xi Yu throws out a strategy at this time, so that these gentry people have no choice but to fight. Pay attention to.

Xi Yu's strategy is obvious, it is to let the gentry understand that only by surrendering to Xi Yu now can they truly surrender, and there are no conditions for this surrender.

For Xi Yu, he can manage Leling County in an orderly manner without any gentry. These gentry people also understand that Xi Yu does not need to rely on gentry now.

Guo Tu had no choice but to sigh, "Yuan Cheqi, in the current situation, we are... powerless..."

"Unless Sun Ce in the south breaks through Hefei, Yangzhou, goes straight to Shouchun, and threatens Xuchang from then on."

"Otherwise, there is no way to return to heaven."

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Three days later, Yuan Shao and Guo Tu's hopes were dashed.

There is military news from the south.

Sun Ce led troops from land and water to attack Hefei, [-] soldiers pretended to attack on the water, and [-] soldiers entered the pass directly by land to attack.

However, the naval army was quickly shot back by countless arrows from the giant crossbow array, while the land route was ambushed and blocked directly at the pass.

Zhang Liao first voluntarily abandoned the pass, and then used tricks to lure Sun Ce to lead his troops in. Then Zhang Liao sent another thousand cavalry to deliberately surrender.

In this way, Sun Ce will think that most of Zhang Liao's troops are used to defend the water battle, so he will not have the slightest desire to defend, and he will definitely pursue and kill him.

Zhou Yu sent a letter to chase after Sun Ce, ordering Sun Ce to come back immediately.

It's a pity that it was too late, Sun Ce had already been irritated by Zhang Liao, and he rushed in so hard that he couldn't turn back, rushed into the encirclement, and killed a large number of soldiers and horses in the crossbow formation, unable to recover.

Veteran Huang Gai, Cheng Pu and others desperately rescued Sun Ce.

Just as he was about to leave the pass, Zhang Liao left only [-] soldiers and horses to guard the water and land. He gave up the original defense like a copper wall and led [-] cavalry to pursue and kill them all night like a violent storm.

Sun Ce's soldiers and horses all thought that they were going to chase Sun Ce, so they immediately sent a large number of cavalry from Yangzhou, Lujiang, Qu'e and other places to cover Sun Ce's retreat.

But unexpectedly, Zhang Liao didn't care about Sun Ce at all. He always remembered Xi Yu's instructions, regardless of Sun Ce, and went directly to kill Sun Quan.

Even if you can't kill Sun Quan, let Sun Quan leave a memory of fear from now on. Of course, if you can kill the best, you can catch it. In short, at least one of the two brothers, Sun Ce and Sun Quan, must be killed.

So, Zhang Liao led [-] soldiers and horses to attack Xiaoyaojin overnight, scaring Sun Quan to the point of pissing his ass. Sun Quan almost lost his life several times.

In this battle, Zhang Liao beheaded at least fifty of Sun Quan's subordinates, three of whom were famous generals. Han Dang was also beheaded to protect Sun Quan.

Sun Quan fled to his brother Sun Ce's camp after rolling and crawling.

At this time, Sun Ce was hit by three arrows in the back, and an arrow in his foot directly penetrated his knee. This leg was completely abolished, and it would be difficult to have the prestige of a bully in the future.

In this battle, although the two brothers Sun Ce and Sun Quan survived by chance, after this battle, the whole Jiangdong was shocked by this, and they had to withdraw their troops for dozens of miles, and finally had to give up Xiaoyaojin.

Jiangdong's army never dared to approach Hefei again.

Zhang Liao ordered people to quickly sort out the battle report, and then dealt with the plundered supplies and food and grass, so as to gather deserters and guard the soldiers who surrendered. They have been guarding the Hefei camp for three days and three nights. Be careful.

Seeing this scene, Zhou Yu could only grit his teeth angrily, and sighed to the sky: Zhang Liao is really a general!

After reaping such a big victory, they didn't get carried away with complacency, but sent troops to patrol day and night, without any sign of carelessness. The Zhijun is so strict, and it will definitely become one of Jiangdong's old enemies in the future.

What a pity!

Such an ending of the war shattered Yuan Shao's last glimmer of hope.

Yuan Shao got the news very early on that Zhongyou, the Marquis of Guanzhong, was alone, and he was able to suppress the pros and cons of the Guanzhong princes, so that none of them dared to move. Li Jue was in Chang'an, and he had nothing to do with Luoyang, Yanzhou and other places No offense.

Thanks to the safety and security of these cities, Cao Cao stayed in Liyang with peace of mind, and the situation in Jingzhou was almost the same as Yuan Shao's situation in Jizhou. The gentry and the public also refused to start a war.

The interests of these people are linked to the entire Jingzhou, and if they lose the war, it means that they will never see the light of day again in this life.

In this way, only Liu Bei is left, but Liu Bei is so single and weak, he just obtained a small new wild land from Liu Biao's place, so there is nothing to be afraid of if he can stir up big winds and waves.

At this time, Yuan Shao had been in a coma for a day and a night, and he hadn't woken up. The medical doctors in the camp were already panicked, and they almost didn't know how to treat him.

After a lot of busy work, Yuan Shaojun had to withdraw from Wei County again, leaving only [-] soldiers and horses to guard, and at the same time left soldiers and horses in various places of the Wei Army.

But Cao Cao suddenly stopped marching at this time.

Time passed day by day, and just when Cao Cao had half a foot into Liyang, Xi Yu finally raised his troops again, opening a hole in the Bohai Sea with a swift and violent momentum, and went straight to the man's skin.

After Xi Yu captured Nanpi City, he immediately implemented a benevolent government, coupled with the prestige he had already formed, and the military rations owned by the army, so that within half a month, the gentry in the city came to join him.

Xi Yu ordered people to govern the county towns in various places, gather refugees from all over the place, stabilize the development of local commerce and agriculture, and prepare for the autumn harvest as early as possible.

In this way, it didn't take long for the entire Bohai County to surrender to Xi Yu.

As a result, Yuan Shao's original city continued to decrease, and this momentum continued, like a snowball, getting bigger and bigger.

……

September 200.

At this time, in Pingyuan City, Yuan Tan was always worried about the illness of his father-in-law, Yuan Shaozhi. He had no intention of continuing to guard, so he sent troops to a decisive battle with Zhao Yun. More than [-] soldiers from the two armies fought on the outskirts of Pingyuan City!

The battle lasted for more than a month. In the end, Yuan Tan defeated Pingyuan and withdrew directly, leaving Ju Yi to stick to Pingyuan.

But in just three days, Pingyuan City was breached, killing and injuring more than [-] people, and the remaining [-] soldiers and horses surrendered directly.

At this time, Zhao Yun and Xi Yu started two battles at the same time, and captured the plains and the Bohai Sea respectively.

So far, the entire eastern part of Jizhou has basically fallen.

The Battle of Guandu was thus declared over.

Xi Yu wrote a letter in his own hand and sent it to Qinghe County. The purpose was to tell all the gentry in the city about the matter. Within seven days, the gentry came to surrender one after another.

Thus, Xi Yu's soldiers and horses finally entered the city named after Qinghe.

To welcome Xi Yu into the city, the gentry of Qinghe County held a banquet in the city. During the banquet, the gentry of all parties toasted and exchanged their respective situations. Celebrities, recluses, and even brave generals from various counties and counties.

Xi Yu set up his camp in Qinghe County, eyeing the center of Jizhou.

Although it was impossible for others to sleep soundly on the side of the couch, there was nothing Yuan Shao could do about it at this time, at most he could only send people to guard against Xi Yu's troops.

At the same time, Yuan Shao's internal conflicts were already in a precarious state and intensified to an intolerable level.

There are many rebellions in Pingxiang. The former bandits of Baibo and Heishan Army have fallen into bandits again. The business in Jizhou City has gradually collapsed.

In such a situation, Yuan Shao is different from Yuan Shu at the time. Yuan Shu knew that the situation was over, but he only knew how to have fun with his concubine and ignored the government affairs.

Yuan Shao's situation is also extremely difficult now, but Yuan Shao is sick and sleepy all day long, and has no ambitions in the past.

A few days later, Xi Yu had completely stabilized the situation in Qinghe County, and Liyang City was also breached by him.

After entering the city, Cao Cao treated the people of Liyang kindly, opened warehouses to release grain, and at the same time transported grain and grass from Yanzhou and Qingxu to stabilize the hearts of the local people, and at the same time maintain the farmland for planting in the coming year.

Many people came to vote for Cao Cao one after another, and the gentry continued to gather under Cao Cao's command. For a while, Cao Cao's momentum was very strong.

Yuan Shao could no longer resist Cao Cao, so he had to order to evacuate Jizhou and go to Youzhou.

At the same time, Yuan Shao left soldiers and horses to guard the remaining land, and then ordered the killing of a large number of nobles in the territory, and even robbed the books, money and food from the families of the nobles.

Until this time, Yuan Shao discovered that many gentry not only had books in their possession, but also had private land and soldiers.

These gentry raised private soldiers and horses to enclose farmland and many unattended lands.

However, Yuan Shao's act of killing the gentry this time also exhausted the reputation he had accumulated over the years.

After the situation stabilized, Xi Yu stayed in Qinghe County for a while before returning to Xuzhou.

The internal and external affairs of Qinghe County were handed over to Zhao Yun, and the appointment of officials from various places was handed over to Zhuge Liang.

In Qinghe, Bohai, Pingyuan and Leling, few local gentry were selected, and most of the local power was still in the hands of Xi Yu.

After returning to Xuzhou, Xi Yu took off his armor in the tent, put on a Confucian robe, and slept peacefully at home for three days and three nights, drinking and having fun every night.

Then, I have to go to Tiangongyuan next door to have a massage with Mrs. Zou to relieve fatigue.

Xi Yu rested like this for about five days. Zhuge Liang came back from Diannong Institute and sat opposite Xi Yu outside the courtyard. He had something to report to Xi Yu.

……

"Now, my lord, you have captured Qinghe County, and Cao Gong is hiding in Wei County. Now, Yuan Shao has no place to stand in Jizhou. In this way, Yuan Shao will definitely go to Youzhou. What do you think?"

Zhuge Liang looked very serious, such a matter was very important to him.

Xi Yu nodded and said, "Kong Ming, what do you mean by asking me like that?"

"My lord, you came back from the east of Jizhou, and you returned after a great battle. Your lord, you didn't receive the reward. This is the best humility for Duke Cao and the Cao family." Zhuge Liang said seriously.

"So, no matter what the reason is, adults are not allowed to go to Xuchang."

Hearing this, Xi Yu looked at Zhuge Liang in surprise, he knew that Zhuge Liang was doing this for his own good, and Zhuge Liang was using his understanding of the gentry to analyze what would happen next for Xi Yu.

"Why did you say that?" Xi Yu asked.

"My lord, you have made great contributions now, even Cao Gong, I don't know how to reward you now."

"You must be the first to win the battle of Jizhou. If you give up the reward and don't fight for the merit, what should you do?"

Zhuge Liang stared at Xi Yu, and asked seriously, he wanted to find some emotional changes on Xi Yu's face.

Xi Yu nodded and said calmly, "Of course I'm fine."

"But you can't."

Zhuge Liang continued in a deep voice, "My lord, how many dead souls are there among your soldiers and horses? Do you still remember that these people went through life and death for your lord, and even more so, they gave their lives for the prosperity of the great man."

"It's thanks to your book that they have names. Otherwise, we still don't know who the people who died were."

"But if you don't fight for the reward, my lord, then the widows of these heroic spirits will not be able to get the reward, but those soldiers and horses risked their lives for the battle of your lord, and they never came back..."

Suddenly, Xi Yu's eyes widened, and there was no sign of shock, but he didn't show much surprise. Instead, he remained in a dazed state, quietly looking at the copy, feeling very complicated in his heart.

Contention.

Do fight!

We must fight for what should be fought, and we have to fight for what belongs to us.

And many people lost their lives because of this, and Yuan Shao has so many advisers and generals under his command, their credit cannot be disputed.

"I will definitely go to Xuchang, but I have to wait until the war in Jizhou is over."

The war in Jizhou is over. After the autumn harvest this year, bring me the food and grass. At the same time, gather all the officials from Xuzhou, Qingzhou, Yangzhou North, and Jizhou East, and put it together into one document. It must be completed by the end of this year. I will Go to Xuchang to report this matter. "

"grown ups……"

Zhuge Liang's expression changed suddenly, and he persuaded him nervously, "My lord, this matter must not be done, must not be done, absolutely must not be done!!"

"Now there is no war in the north, so Cao Cao may not be able to use you now, and you are the uncle of the country. How can the uncle of the country not accompany the prince in the palace?"

"If at that time, Duke Cao puts you under house arrest in the palace, if such a day really comes, wouldn't you become a plaything in the hands of Duke Cao?"

Hearing this, Xi Yu was very self-confident, "But elder brother once told me that he would treat me with the courtesy of a national scholar."

National scholar? !
Zhuge Liang said in a deep voice, "Even so, Feng Xiao and I will definitely not allow you to go to Xuchang alone. Now Xuchang is the Xuchang you were in back then?"

Obviously, Zhuge Liang's implication is that Xuchang today is no longer what it used to be.

Xi Yu was very indifferent, patted Zhuge Liang on the shoulder, and said with a smile: "It's okay, I'm not worried, what are you afraid of, Kong Ming?"

"At that time, you will defend Xiapi City in Xuzhou. If I really can't come back, you can send my family members out of Xuzhou and find a place to live in seclusion. The rest of the generals will decide whether to go or stay. What do you think of this arrangement?"

"Kong Ming, when Cao Gonggong needs manpower, he also needs the momentum of the world's heart, so as to defend Xuchang and then aspire to the south. It will be difficult to make progress within a year or two, and the members of the Cao clan will not There are too many words."

"In this way, you can continue to be officials and ministers in the next few years."

Hearing this, Zhuge Liang frowned slightly, "However, if you have something to do, my lord, I dare to say that the soldiers and horses in Xuzhou, Qingzhou and even Jizhou will definitely cause chaos. The [-] soldiers and horses in Qingzhou will never sit idly by. You have nothing to do with them, my lord." Kindness."

"If that's the case, then this world will be called chaos." Xi Yu laughed.

If there is such a day, let him see who is behind my Xi Yu.

Although these people are not high-ranking and dignified people, and there are even low-status ruffians, but they are the people at the bottom of the world today.

In 201, at the beginning of the year, Cao Cao's troops swept across the land of Jizhou and almost occupied Yecheng.

At this time, Yuan Shao was seriously ill and was transferred to Youzhou to recuperate, but he was dying...

After the Battle of Guandu, Yuan Shao had to quell the civil strife in a hurry, and had no time to participate in Cao Cao's Northern Expedition. In addition, the gentry in Jizhou were already alienated.

Yuan Shao had to choose to give up the land of Jizhou and retreat to Youzhou in order to take over the vassal state of Liaodong.

(End of this chapter)