Three Kingdoms headhunting system

Chapter 71 The Biggest Winner

[Newcomers and new books, please click, please collect, please recommend] The army led by Zhaozhao was transferred from various cities in Bingzhou. Although Bingzhou has not had any wars in the past two years, the generals Hu Li sent to garrison the city did not let soldiers After slacking off, the high military salary and the better and better life of their relatives made the soldiers train very hard.Although none of these soldiers had seen blood and could not be called elite, they were more than prepared for the [-] high-ranking army who had been besieged in the eldest son city for more than two years and had already lost their fighting spirit.

The arrival of the [-] troops led by Qianzhao dispelled the high officials' desire to take the opportunity to break through.Gao Gan also knew that his [-] troops had already lost their fighting spirit during the siege for more than two years. If it wasn't for the fact that the Black Mountain Army hadn't attacked the city, and Gao Gan still had some kindness towards them, these soldiers would probably have opened the city gate and surrendered long ago.It's okay to count on this army to defend the city, but it's probably not enough to break through.

These [-] soldiers had the same idea as Gao Gan before, they all believed that Yuan Benchu, the leader of the Yuan family, the largest prince in the world who dominates the north, would come to rescue them soon.Little did he know that Yuan Shao, who lost his troops and generals because of being defeated by Hu Li one after another, did not want to easily confront Hu Li.

After finally eliminating Gongsun Zuan, the old rival, Cao Cao, who took the emperor to make the princes grow rapidly, Hu Li deployed heavy troops in the cities adjacent to Yuan Shao's territory, and these cities have been heightened and reinforced. The deputy is ready to guard against death.

For Yuan Shao, Hu Li, who slaughtered powerful gentry in a bloody way, was far less threatening than Cao Cao, who coerced the emperor to make the princes. Hu Li was at most just another Dong Zhuo.In this era when the gentry controls knowledge and talents, completely offending the gentry means that talents are scarce and difficult to move forward.

Compared with the Changshan Kingdom and the desolate Bingzhou occupied by Hu Li, the territory occupied by Cao Cao is undoubtedly much richer and vaster. In recent years, Hu Li has not expanded to Jizhou through Changshan Kingdom, but attacked the desolate Bingzhou.This also gave Yuan Shao the illusion that Hu Li's ambition was only to be the emperor of one side, while Cao Cao was much more active. Cao Cao, who occupies the rich and prosperous Central Plains, has the righteousness of the emperor, and has many talents in civil and military affairs, and is Yuan Shao's biggest opponent. .

What's more, Hu Li's weird methods emerged endlessly, so far he hasn't lost a single one, and he armed several cities like thick tortoise shells, so Yuan Shao, a tiger, has nowhere to attack.Compared with Hu Li's difficult to attack, Cao Cao, who had many defeats, is undoubtedly much easier to bully.

When Wuchao was on fire, the army led by Xia Houlan, Gao Shun, and Gao Lan had already surrounded Yecheng, Yuan Shao's hometown.And Zhang Jai, who started from Shangdang County in Bingzhou and divided into two groups, even occupied Hedong County and Nei County in the Sili area. The Sili area has always been used as a buffer area for all parties, and there are no troops in each city. , it is reasonable for Zhang Jaw to make such a big progress.

The disastrous defeat in the Battle of Guandu and the distress letter from Yecheng, his hometown, directly caused Yuan Shao, who was on the way to escape, to be so angry that he vomited blood and died more than a year earlier than in history.Yuan Shao's eldest son, Yuan Tan, returned to Yecheng with the gathered defeated army and Yuan Shao's corpse. Since Zhang Jai and Gao Lan had already been brought under Hu Li's command, Yuan Jun did not have a general to lead his troops to Cao Cao's command.

However, because of Hu Li's sudden dispatch of troops, Cao Cao captured Hedong County and Nei County in the Sili area, and Cao Cao, who was afraid that the back road would be cut off by Hu Li, did not dare to continue chasing Yuan Jun. These two reasons made Yuan Jun much more preserved than in history. A strength, which was unexpected by Hu Li who took advantage of the fire.

However, Yuan Shao, who was sick with anxiety and anger due to the fiasco at Guandu, was made worse by the news that Hu Li sent troops to besiege Yecheng, and he vomited blood and died.Yuan Shao died suddenly and didn't even have time to make a will. This will make the short-sighted Yuan brothers' struggle for power more intense. The civil strife and split of the Yuan group will not be far away. It is also very good news for Foxy.

The return of Yuan Tan's troops boosted the morale of the defenders in Yecheng, while Xia Houlan, Gao Shun, and Gao Lan's army urgently needed a rest due to the siege and rush to march all the way.After Xinying sent a letter to ask Hu Li who had already arrived in Handan City of Zhao State, Xia Houlan, Gao Shun, and Gao Lan gave up the siege of Yecheng and slowly retreated the army to Liangqi City to the north of Yecheng.

Because of Yuan Shao's death and the disastrous defeat in the Battle of Guandu, the Yuan Shao Group began to turn on the defensive. The two armies of Changshan Kingdom and Bingzhou Shangdang County under Hu Li's command were in urgent need of rest because of the siege all the way. Suddenly intervened and gave up the pursuit of victory, and began to deploy the defense lines around Yuzhou and Yanzhou.

The three parties stopped the war due to their own reasons, and the soldiers were able to rest in this cold winter, and the battle of Guandu came to an end.The Yuan Shao Group was the big loser in this war. Not only lost the city and territory, but also lost troops and generals, and even the head of the group, Yuan Shao, lost his life.

Although Cao Cao defeated Yuan Shao, he didn't get a single city, which was a waste of troops and a lot of food and grass.Only Hu Li was the biggest winner. He not only won the entire Zhao State of Jizhou and the small half of Wei County, but also captured the Hedong County and Nei County in the Sili area. It should be no problem to win a county.

What made Hu Li even more happy was that Cao Cao could directly threaten Yanzhou because of Zhang Jaw's army. Cao Cao, who was in urgent need of recuperation, pinched his nose and replied Hu Li's request to the emperor to be appointed as an official.

In the imperial edict of the Son of Heaven, Cao Cao appointed Hu Li as General Chaqi, Jizhou Mu, and Marquis of Ye; Yehou also deprived Yuan Shao, Cao Cao deprived Yuan Shao of the position of general and left it to himself. He was not willing to give it to Hu Li, but only a chariot general.

Hu Li only occupies less than two and a half counties of Jizhou, and he was named Jizhou Shepherd, and also deprived Yuan Shao of Yehou to Hu Li, which is clearly for Hu Li and Yuan's group to fight to the death.And Cao Cao's reward for Zhang Jai was even more unkind. Zhang Jai, as Hu Li's general, had a higher general position than Hu Li, and he was also named the highest officer in Bingzhou and Sili. Cao Cao's intention to sow dissension is obvious expose.

It may be that Cao Cao felt that Zhang Jai, who was originally a general of Yuan Shao's army, would not be completely loyal to Hu Li, and Cao Cao, who felt that there was an opportunity to take advantage of it, rewarded Zhang Jai so heavily.Cao Cao named Zhang Jai, who only occupied two counties in the Sili area, as the captain of Sili, and he must have thought of using another territory in the Sili area to win over Zhang Jai.

It's a pity that Cao Cao miscalculated. Hearing that the emperor's edict was so rewarding, Zhang Jai didn't accept the edict at all. He directly asked the envoy Cao Cao sent to read the edict to take the edict back and told him everything through Xinying. Fox Li is obviously expressing his sincerity.

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