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Tianmu continued to narrate:

[Although Yuan Shao successfully occupied Jizhou, Gongsun Zan would not give up. ]

[After all, in Gongsun Zan's view, he had made a lot of efforts in the process of attacking Jizhou, but in the end all the benefits were taken by Yuan Shao.]

[The conflict between the two northern heroes has completely intensified.]

[A war to determine who will be the overlord of the north is imminent.]

[As soon as Yuan Shao took Jizhou, Gongsun Zan in Liaodong could no longer sit still.]

[So, Gongsun Zan sent his brother Gongsun Yue to Nanyang to seek an alliance with Yuan Shu, hoping to join forces to deal with Yuan Shao.]

【Why look for Yuan Shu? 】

【Because Yuan Shu appointed Sun Jian as the governor of Yuzhou at that time. 】

[After Yuan Shao learned about this, he also appointed Zhou Ang as the governor of Yuzhou and ordered Zhou Ang to attack Yangcheng where Sun Jian was stationed.]

[This is clearly a slap in the face of Yuan Shu.]

[The conflict between the two brothers has completely intensified.]

[Yuan Shu was furious on the spot, and with a wave of his hand, he sent Gongsun Yue to support Yangcheng.]

[Gongsun Yue unfortunately died in battle. When the news reached Gongsun Zan, he was furious and vowed to attack Jizhou to settle accounts with Yuan Shao! ]

【Yuan Shao was a little panicked as he saw that he had offended many people.】

【Thinking about easing the situation first. 】

[Then he gave the post of governor of Bohai to Gongsun Fan, another brother of Gongsun Zan.]

[I wanted to save face, but I ended up making things worse. ]

[At that time, the Yellow Turban Army of Qingzhou invaded Bohai and planned to join forces with the Black Mountain Army. ]

[Gongsun Zan was busy suppressing the Yellow Turban Army, so Gongsun Fan led the troops of Bohai to help.]

[This battle directly boosted the army's momentum, and the Yellow Turban Army was defeated, with more than 7 people captured in one go! ]

[Gongsun Zan's power soared, and his ambitions also expanded. 】

[He immediately launched a massive attack on Yuan Shao and quickly captured the northern part of Jizhou.]

【Gongsun Zan's momentum was unmatched at the time.】

[He appointed Yan Gang as the governor of Jizhou, Tian Kai as the governor of Qingzhou, and Shan Jing as the governor of Yanzhou.]

[This posture clearly shows that they want to annex the entire North. ]

[Yuan Shao was forced into a desperate situation and had no choice but to lead his army into battle himself.]

[At Jie Bridge, Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan fought a decisive battle. ]

[This battle was also a classic battle in the late Han Dynasty and the early Three Kingdoms period. ]

【Yuan Shao defeated the larger force with a smaller one, and Qu Yi showed his might. 】

[Yuan Shao's army killed Yan Gang, the governor of Jizhou appointed by Gongsun Zan, in battle, and defeated Gongsun Zan.]

【It can be considered a win. 】

[But Gongsun Zan was no pushover. Yuan Shao failed to capture Gu'an during his counterattack, and was chased by Gongsun Zan's army when he retreated, suffering a major defeat.]

[Gongsun Zan pursued the enemy and killed them all the way to Pingyuan.]

[He also ordered Qingzhou Governor Tian Kai to occupy Qi, which is now northern Shandong.]

[It was also during this period that Liu Bei followed Gongsun Zan and was appointed Magistrate of Pingyuan County. Together with Tian Kai, he fought against Yuan Shao in the south.]

[Gongsun Zan then attacked Longcou, but was defeated by Yuan Shao this time and had to retreat to Youzhou.]

After returning to Youzhou, Gongsun Zan was unwilling to be controlled by Youzhou Mu Liu Yu, so he simply built a small city near Jicheng and officially established his own headquarters.

[In 193 AD, Emperor Xian of Han sent an envoy, Zhao Qi, to Guandong to mediate.]

【Gongsun Zan was in trouble both internally and externally at the time, so he took advantage of the situation and wrote a letter to Yuan Shao asking for peace.】

[The two sides temporarily ceased fighting, and Yuan Shao rested in Guangzong County on his way back to Yecheng. ]

[Suddenly, news came that a rebellion broke out in Wei County, and they joined forces with Yu Du, the leader of the Black Mountain Army, and others to directly break through Ye City.]

[At the critical moment, Tao Sheng, a small leader of the Black Mountain Army, stood up and protected Yuan Shao's family and the families of other officials and moved them to Chiqiu for settlement.]

[After Yuan Shao learned of this, he quickly led his army to Chiqiu. ]

[Tao Sheng was also appointed as General of Jianyi.]

[In June of the same year, heavy rain fell for more than 6 days, and floods occurred everywhere.]

[Yu Du led his men back to his base in Luchang Mountain, Chaoge. Yuan Shao took the opportunity to gather an army of more than 100,000 to counterattack.]

【Head west to attack Chaoge.】

[After defeating Yu Du, Yuan Shao went north along the Taihang Mountains and dealt with the Black Mountain Army's leaders such as Liu Shi and Qing Niu Jiao one by one.]

[Destroyed their strongholds and killed tens of thousands of people. ]

[At this time, Lu Bu came to surrender to Yuan Shao, and the two joined forces to fight against Zhang Yan, the leader of the Black Mountain Army, in Changshan.]

[After severely damaging Zhang Yan, Yuan Shao's power slowly expanded to Bingzhou. ]

[In 195, Yuan Shao appointed his nephew Gao Gan as the governor of Bingzhou and officially took control of Bingzhou.]

[He also appointed his son Yuan Tan as the governor of Qingzhou.]

【Yuan Tan used Pingyuan as his base, first drove away Tian Kai, and the next year he attacked Kong Rong in Beihai, successfully occupying the entire Qingzhou. 】

Outside the sky.

Qin Dynasty.

In the video, Ying Zheng saw Yuan Shao conquering the east and the west and starting his business with great difficulty.

Especially the battle at Jie Bridge with Gongsun Zan.

It was almost a Jedi counterattack, completing the comeback.

But even if the Jedi counterattack was successful, Yuan Shao's forces were still facing many difficulties and were surrounded by enemies on all sides.

Seeing this, Ying Zheng had to say:
"Okay. Yuan Shao who appeared on the sky screen before."

"I once thought that he might just be relying on his family background to be so arrogant and stand out."

"But now it seems that Yuan Shao's rise to power was also the result of many tough battles."

"Perhaps he had some luck in capturing Jizhou."

“But this itself was also his plan.”

"After taking over Jizhou, we pacified the entire Jizhou, and now we are involved in the complicated situation in Bingzhou, and we also took over Qingzhou."

"These all highlight Yuan Shao's true strength."

"Among the heroes at the end of the Han Dynasty, Yuan Shu might indeed be a fool, but this Yuan Shao... now it seems that he is not a simple man."

Tianmu continued to tell the story.

[With Ji, Qing and Bing in his hands, Yuan Shao dominated Hebei from this time on and became the most powerful vassal at that time. ]

【But this does not mean that Yuan Shao can sit back and relax. 】

[Although his old rival Gongsun Zan has temporarily stopped attacking him, he is still a serious threat to him and may come back at any time.]

[A bigger storm seems to be brewing...]

[In 195 AD, Gongsun Zan killed Liu Yu, the governor of Youzhou. He thought he could secure his position as the boss of Youzhou, but ended up causing big trouble.]

[Liu Yu's old subordinates Xian Yu Fu and Qi Zhou recommended Yan Rou to be the Sima of Wuhuan.]

[Yan Rou was no ordinary person. He directly united with the Xianbei and Wuhuan, gathered tens of thousands of troops, and rushed out under the banner of revenge for Liu Yu.]

[In the first battle, he defeated Zou Dan, the governor of Yuyang appointed by Gongsun Zan, and beheaded more than 4000 people in one go. ] [This was a direct warning to Gongsun Zan. ]

[Yan Rou had just won a victory, and Xian Yu Fu and his men supported Liu Yu's son Liu He as the leader in Jizhou.]

[We need to cut off Gongsun Zan's firewood. ]

【Yuan Shao saw an opportunity and sent Qu Yi with his troops to help. 】

[When the two groups joined together, there were a total of 10 people! ]

[The coalition forces fought a fierce battle with Gongsun Zan at Baoqiu.]

[Gongsun Zan failed to hold out in this battle and lost more than 2 men, so he could only retreat to Yi County to defend it.]

[The two sides remained deadlocked for more than a year.]

[Qu Yi's food and grass are running out, so he has no choice but to withdraw. ]

[Gongsun Zan seized the opportunity to pursue and kill, and fought a beautiful counterattack, finally saving some face. ]

【But after this battle, Gongsun Zan completely changed his personality. 】

[He built densely packed fortresses in Yi County and also built a bunch of tall buildings for defense.]

[In ancient times, tall buildings were called "Jing", so this place was called Yijing. ]

[Gongsun Zan stored three million hu of grain in the city and told his men:]

[“I used to pacify the Hu people and fight the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and I thought the world was within my grasp.”]

[“Now I understand that things in this world are not that simple.”]

[“The Art of War says that a hundred towers should not be attacked. I have a thousand towers here. I will defend them until the food is gone. Then the situation in the world will become clear.”]

[From then on, Gongsun Zan retreated to Yijing and no longer had the ambition to conquer the world. ]

[Yuan Shao certainly didn't want to let it go, and sent troops to attack Yijing several times. ]

[But Yijing has strong defenses and sufficient food. ]

【It never came down.】

[Yuan Shao had no choice but to write a letter asking for peace.]

[As a result, Gongsun Zan ignored him and instead strengthened his defenses.]

Gongsun Zan felt that there was no need to negotiate peace, and said to his subordinates: "Now that the various princes are fighting each other, no one dares to stay outside Yijing for too long, and Yuan Shao is no exception!"

[This word reached Yuan Shao's ears.]

【This made Yuan Shao angry. 】

【At this time, Yuan Shao had more soldiers and more food, so he could afford it.】

[Yuan Shao mobilized his main forces to attack Youzhou, and he continued to capture other cities of Gongsun Zan's forces. ]

[Gongsun Zan's subordinates all advised him to send troops to rescue the besieged city.]

【Gongsun Zan said in surprise:】

[“If I send troops to rescue them, these generals will just wait for reinforcements and won’t fight desperately.”]

[“If we don’t rescue them, they will fight to the death when they are surrounded.”]

【From then on, the generals under Gongsun Zan knew that there would be no reinforcements.】

【When facing Yuan Shao, either surrender or flee. 】

[The situation collapsed in an instant.]

[Gongsun Zan had no choice but to ask his son Gongsun Xu to seek help from the Black Mountain Army.]

[Gongsun Zan came up with a plan: let Yuan Shao fight to the death in the fortified Yijing, while he himself led the elite troops to break out and go to Xishan to join forces with the Black Mountain Army to counterattack Jizhou.]

【Change tactics! 】

【But Gongsun Zan's adviser Guan Jing suggested:】

[“Everyone wanted to disband now, but they are still staying in Yijing because their families are here.”]

【“Everyone must fight to the death.”】

[“General, if you leave the city, Yijing will lose its backbone and will definitely surrender immediately!”]

[Gongsun Zan thought it made sense and gave up the idea of ​​breaking out, and just kept defending.]

[I waited until the spring of 199.]

[Finally, the Black Mountain Army leaders Zhang Yan and Gongsun Xu came to the rescue with 10 troops.]

[Gongsun Zan sent someone to deliver a letter, agreeing to use fire as a signal to coordinate internal and external forces.]

【As a result, this secret letter was intercepted by Yuan Shao. 】

【Yuan Shao took advantage of the situation and set fire to the agreed time.】

[Gongsun Zan thought reinforcements had arrived, so he led his troops to charge out, but they were ambushed and badly defeated, so they had no choice but to retreat back into the city.]

【Yuan Shao's army took the opportunity to launch a surprise attack, surrounded Yijing, dug tunnels and broke through the city wall. 】

[Gongsun Zan saw that Yijing could not be defended and the situation was hopeless. ]

[So he killed his wife and children, and then ended his own life in a fire.]

[The Black Mountain Army that came to rescue had no choice but to retreat back to their base when they saw the situation.]

[The battle for supremacy in Hebei that lasted for many years finally ended with Yuan Shao's victory. ]

【From then on, Yuan Shao basically unified Hebei and his power reached its peak. 】

……

The video ends here.

Barrages of comments also flew out one after another.

"Is Gongsun Zan just giving up in the end?"

"I guess Gongsun Zan regretted killing Liu Yu later."

"If Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan were of the same mind, they would indeed be a very good pair. One has the heart and the other has the force, they complement each other."

"Mr. Yuan is still awesome! He is worthy of being the best director in the late Han Dynasty."

"Mr. Yuan is a top-notch expert in setting up the game, but he is just too slow to pick the peaches."

"Yi Zhongtian's evaluation: Yuan Shao is short-sighted in politics, weak-minded in military affairs, and incompetent in organization."

"Cao Cao's words, 'good at making plans but lacking decision-making' and 'being careful about doing great things' are very appropriate for Yuan Shao."

"It's too much of a black mask. It's only one level weaker than top-level players like Boss Cao, but much stronger than the average level of the princes."

"Yuan Shao just lacks the courage to risk his life at the critical moment, otherwise he would definitely be able to go further."

"You have mentioned so many of Yuan Shao's shortcomings, but do you know the biggest reason for Yuan Shao's failure?"

"The fundamental reason for Yuan Shao's failure...is that he died suddenly."

"The Battle of Guandu was not a serious loss. If Yuan Shao were still alive, Cao Cao would still only be able to passively defend himself."

"Yuan Shao's Battle of Guandu is similar to Cao Cao's Battle of Chibi. Although he was defeated miserably, he could have defended strategically for two years at most and rested. The problem is that Cao Cao lost Chibi but did not die. Yuan Shao lost Guandu and died. "

"Yuan Shao's sons were not weak either, especially Yuan Tan, who once overpowered Cao Cao and Tao Qian."

"Just because of the lack of unity, the Yuan family was broken into pieces."

"If Cao Cao died of anger after the Battle of Red Cliff, his territory would be even more shattered than Yuan Shao's!"

"This highlights the importance of Boss Cao's good attitude."

"If Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu united, there would be no place for other princes in the world." (End of this chapter)