Rampage through the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 226 Invisible Shackles

One month after Beiping was besieged, Gongsun Zan ran out of food and led the remaining troops to break out of the siege.

Gongsun Zan ordered his two generals Wangmen and Shanjing to lead the troops to break out of the siege, pretending to join Gongsundu, while he himself led the white horse from Yi to the north to find Tian Yu, who was guarding the north.

Tian Feng had already expected that Gongsun Zan would break out from the north, so he ordered generals Yan Liang and Wen Chou to lead the army to ambush in the north.Gongsun Zan was caught in an ambush, Gongsun Zan himself was killed by Wen Chou, and all Baima Congyi died in battle.

Then, Yuan Shao ordered people to recruit Tian Yu.Seeing Gongsun Zan's death, Tian Yu knew that there was nothing to be done, so he led three thousand soldiers to Yuan Shao.So far, Gongsun Zan's power in Youzhou was completely wiped out by Yuan Shao, and all the territory west of Liaodong in Youzhou fell into Yuan Shao's hands.

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Xun Zheng, Yuan Shu's envoy, has arrived at Nanpi City.

Xun Zheng is also a member of the Xun family in Yingchuan. In terms of seniority, he is the same generation as Xun Yu, and now he is under Yuan Shu.After Yuan Shao destroyed Gongsun Zan, Yuan Shu ordered Xun Zheng to ask Yuan Shao for the [-] horses.

Xun Zheng stayed in Nanpi for more than ten days, but was not received by Yuan Shao.Seeing that November was approaching, Xun Zheng was very anxious.

Xun Zheng had no choice but to block in front of Yuan Shao's General's Mansion every day to see Yuan Shao.

"General, I'm here for the [-] horses. I don't know when the [-] horses that the general promised my lord will be handed over to me!" Xun Zheng first congratulated Yuan Shao for killing Gongsun Zan, and then Cut to the chase.

Yuan Shao glanced at Xun Zheng, and said very bluntly: "Go back and tell my brother Gonglu, when I win Youzhou, I will definitely send [-] horses to it!"

Xun Zheng was taken aback when he heard this, and thought to himself, didn't Yuan Shao already kill Gongsun Zan?Do you, Yuan Shao, want to go back on your word?Thinking of this, Xun Zheng said tentatively: "There is no need for the general to trouble you, just take the horse back next time!"

Seeing Xu You beside Yuan Shao smiled and said, "Mr. Xun, I don't think you understand what my lord means! My lord said that if you take Youzhou, you will be given [-] horses. Meng Yuanzai, Tuoyun, and even the emperor sent the wilderness to play?
"What does Mr. Xu mean by this? Now that Gongsun Zan is gone, and Jicheng and Beiping are in the hands of the General, why do you say that the General didn't take Youzhou?" I'm sweating.

I only heard Xu You say: "Now that Gongsun Du is still in Liaodong, how can you say that the general has occupied Youzhou!"

Speaking of this, anyone with a little brain would know that Yuan Shao deliberately wanted to renege on his debt.Xun Zheng didn't wrinkle, and then asked: "I don't know when the general will enter Liaodong?"

"Our army has wiped out Gongsun Zan this time. The soldiers are exhausted and the supplies are exhausted. I'm afraid it will be difficult to attack Liaodong in a short time! When I destroy Gongsun Du in Liaodong, I will definitely send the horses!"

"Then what if the general can't kill Gongsun Du for ten years?" Xun Zheng asked unwillingly.

"Ten years later, I will definitely send the horses to you!"

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After Xun Zheng returned to Shouchun, he immediately told Yuan Shu who was still on the front line in Xuzhou about Yuan Shao's repudiation.Yuan Shu cursed after hearing this.

It was already the end of November, the weather had already turned cold, and Yuan Shu had been attacking Xuzhou for several months.

In October, Li Rou gave up Xu County and moved to Xiapi.After all, October has come to late autumn, and the rivers in the north are gradually drying up at this time, so Li Rou doesn't have to worry about Yuan Shu flooding Xiapi.At the same time, before Li Rou left, she set fire to Xu County, and Yuan Shu's thousands of troops were also burned to death.

Xiapi is no better than Xu County.Xu County is just a small town, but Xiapi is the largest city in Xuzhou.The city wall is tall and strong, and there is a lot of food stored in the city.Yuan Shu will not be able to attack for a year or so.

On the second day after Yuan Shu learned that [-] war horses were lost, another bad news came that Liu Biao in Jingzhou was unwilling to lend grain to Yuan Shu.

Yuan Shu's army eats horse chews, and consumes a lot of food and grass every day. In addition, Yuan Shu's food and grass are transported from Shouchun, which will consume a lot of food along the way. Borrow food.

The weather was getting colder and colder, Zhang De's soldiers were all in the city, but Yuan Shu's soldiers didn't even have winter clothes, and many of them were still wearing summer single clothes.

Yuan Shu finally felt that if he continued to consume like this, he would definitely be overwhelmed.

At the end of November in the first year of Jian'an, Yuan Shu attacked Xuzhou for a long time, and finally retreated to Shouchun. In this battle, Yuan Shu lost nearly 2 horses, and Zhang De also lost 1 horses, and Xu County was also burned to ruins. .

Fortunately, Zhang De's losses in this battle were all Xuzhou soldiers under Tao Qian's previous command, while his main force, Qingzhou soldiers, did not lose much.

At this time, Zhang De was teasing his newborn son Zhang Xuan.

After learning of Yuan Shu's retreat, Zhang De also breathed a sigh of relief.Although Lu Su had already analyzed to Zhang De that Yuan Shu would definitely not be able to defeat Xuzhou, but knowing Yuan Shu's retreat, Zhang De really let go of his original hanging heart.

The first year of Jian'an is about to pass. Looking back, during this year, Qingzhou has been doing well and has been developing steadily. However, because of Yuan Shu's attack, Xuzhou has greatly affected industry, agriculture and commerce.

Now Xuzhou has a lot of barren farmland, and many businessmen have sought refuge in Qingzhou because of the Xuzhou war.

In the second year of Jian'an, Yuan Shu will proclaim himself emperor, and the princes around him will attack Yuan Shu at that time, so Yuan Shu should not have the time to trouble himself again in the second year of Jian'an.

When Yuan Shu is destroyed, Cao Cao has the best chance of gaining Yuan Shu's territory.

In the current situation, if Cao Cao wants to fight Yuan Shao, he must unite with Zhang De, so if Cao Cao takes over Yuan Shu's territory, Zhang De does not have to worry about Yanzhou and Yangzhou putting pressure on Xuzhou for the time being.

As for the short-lived Jiangdong Sun Ce, he will live a good life in a few days, so Zhang De doesn't have to worry about him being unfavorable to Guangling.

So the next few years, at least before Yuan Shao is wiped out, will be the best time for Xuzhou to develop.If Zhang De makes good use of this opportunity, relying on Xuzhou's superior location and rich products, Zhang De's strength can be multiplied several times.

Xuzhou has suffered repeated wars in the past few years, and now there are more vacant land.The most urgent task at the moment is to distribute these unowned lands for people to cultivate.

Of course, Guoyuan had to deal with such farm work, but Guoyuan encountered a big problem, and that was Xuzhou's aristocratic family.

The unowned land in Xuzhou, according to Zhang De's thinking, is naturally used for farming, but the Xuzhou family has long been eyeing those unowned land, Zhang De wants to occupy the land, and the major families are naturally unwilling.

Zhang Dezhongyi realized that these aristocratic families had now become a shackle on his head.

(End of this chapter)