Great Han Empire

Chapter 696
The news of Yuan Shao's capture of Wuguan greatly shocked Chang'an.Li Jue, Guo Si and others immediately listened to Jia Xu's opinion, called Tongguan Zhang Ji and Wang Fang back for help, and issued an order in the name of the emperor, asking Xu Rong to lead the Northern Xinjiang Army all the way through Tongguan. He came across the river from the east.Now that the situation in Guanzhong is critical, the imperial court has been unable to defeat the rebellion by its own strength, so it can only put the northern army in Guanzhong and let Xu Rong fight Yuan Shao.

The more forces in Guanzhong, the more tense the situation will be.The forces of all parties feared that they would be besieged by each other, so no one dared to give it a go. At this time, the court's opportunity came.As long as the court can quickly defeat Han Sui and Ma Teng, the situation in Guanzhong will definitely change.

As soon as the news of the northern army crossing the river reached Chang'an, the admonishing doctor Zhong Shao, servant Ma Yu, Zuo Zhonglang general Liu Fan and others in Chang'an couldn't help it.According to the predetermined plan, after Yuan Tan, Pan Feng and others defeated Duan Yan who was stationed in Wuguan, they would quickly go to Chang'an and join the army of Han Sui and Ma Teng to attack Chang'an City.They responded internally and opened the city gate to the army.However, Duan Yan blocked Yuan Tan's army in the area of ​​Shangluo, and was unable to reach Chang'an for a long time.Two or three days later, if Zhang Ji, Wang Fang's reinforcements and the Northern Xinjiang Army arrive in Chang'an, the plan to attack Chang'an will fail.Zhong Shao and others immediately decided to launch a mutiny in advance, open the city gate, and let Ma Teng's army into Chang'an City.

The reason why Li Jue, Guo Si, Fan Chou and others were unwilling to take the initiative to go out of the city to attack was because they were worried that someone in Chang'an would take the opportunity to rebel.They secretly sent a large number of people to monitor the powerful ministers in the city, and they would immediately hunt and kill as long as they found the slightest clue. However, the actions of Zhong Shao and others were very secretive, and Li Jue never found out.

At this time, an unexpected thing happened.Yizhou Mu Liuyan's army suddenly appeared at Dasan Pass, and they rushed to Chang'an under the banner of King Qin.

Li Jue was so frightened that he immediately sent someone to arrest Liu Yan's sons Liu Fan and Liu Dan.Both of them participated in the mutiny this time. They thought that the plan had been leaked and resisted desperately. As a result, they were both killed.The cronies of the two couldn't help being tortured, and they did everything.Li Jue was immediately arrested in Chang'an City.Admonisher Zhong Shao and servant Ma Yu were the first to get the news and fled Chang'an City in a hurry.

Li Jue solved the hidden dangers in the city, and immediately ordered Guo Si and Fan Chou to lead the army out of the city to fight Ma Teng.One day after the bloody battle between the two sides, Zhang Ji and Wang Fang's reinforcements had already approached Chang'an, but Yuan Tan's army still had no news.In desperation, Ma Teng quickly withdrew to Fufeng County.

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Ma Teng was defeated and fled to Fufeng, and the situation in Guanzhong took a turn for the worse.

At the end of April, Yushi and Yang Feng, who received the news, stationed troops in Xiagui (gui) city on the banks of the Weishui River, and stopped marching towards Chang'an.

Yuan Tan was blocked by Duan Yan under the city of Shangluo, unable to move an inch.

Xu Rong led his army back to Kansai, marched two hundred li in a hurry, and hit Chunyu Qiong hard near Shancheng.Chunyuqiong didn't expect Xu Rong to come back so soon, she was caught off guard, left Mianchi and Xin'an in a panic, and was defeated back to Hanguguan again.Chun Yuqiong said in a letter to Yuan Shao that Xu Rong was like a high wall that could not be overcome.

Guo Bang, Fan Chou, Zhang Ji, and Wang Fang led their troops to Huaili City and severely injured Ma Teng. Yizhou Mu Liu Yan's army also lost more than half.

Han Sui and Ma Teng immediately retreated to martial arts.Fan Chou and Wang Fang led an army to attack, but Ma Teng was defeated again and retreated to the city of Mei.

At the end of April, Taiwei Zhu Jun and Weiwei Huangfusong went to Meicheng to appease Han Sui and Ma Teng.The emperor worshiped Ma Teng as General Andi, and Han Sui as General Anjiang, and hoped that the two could quickly withdraw to Xiliang.Faced with today's predicament in Guanzhong, Han Sui and Ma Teng had no choice but to accept the court's consolation and lead their troops back to Xiliang.

The remnants of the Yizhou Army returned to Hanzhong via Dasan Pass.Li Jue then issued an order to question Liu Yan in the name of the emperor.Liu Yan's two sons were killed in this battle of King Qin. He was very angry, blocked the pass to Yizhou, and refused to pay taxes.

Yuan Shao heard that Guanxi was defeated, Zhong Shao and Ma Yu were killed in battle, Han Sui and Ma Teng were defeated and left Xiliang, and the Yizhou Army retreated to Hanzhong after losing the first battle. He urgently wrote to Yuan Tan, immediately retreated to Nanyang, and gave up attacking Guanzhong.

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In May of the first year of Xingping of the Han Dynasty (AD 194).

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In May, Handan.

General Xu Rong of Zhengxi urgently told General Li Hong that the situation in Guanzhong has been unpredictable for the past two months. For various reasons, they withdrew from Guanzhong one after another.Although the situation in Guanzhong has barely stabilized and the emperor is safe, this stability is temporary.The undercurrent in Guanzhong is surging, and serious disasters may break out again at any time, so I implore the general to carefully consider whether to enter the Guanqin King as soon as possible when the strength of Hebei is gradually increasing.

Li Hong attached great importance to Xu Rong's proposal. He had a serious discussion with the three governors, Shi Xunyou, Li Wei, and Zhu Mu, but the news from Xuzhou made Li Hong put aside the Guanzhong matter for the time being. He turned his attention to Henan Prefecture and County.

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In order to recruit Tian Kai of Qingzhou smoothly, Li Hong once planned to ask Gongsun Zan to go south in person, but Gongsun Zan flatly refused.Gongsun Zan's reason was very simple. The war in Youzhou had been over for a long time. He had written to Tian Kai repeatedly, explaining what happened in Youzhou to him very clearly, but Tian Kai's response to the matter of being caressed has not yet been resolved. He was still pushing back and forth, obviously he didn't have any sincerity towards being caressed.Gongsun Zan said that it wasn't that I didn't want to go, but that I didn't dare to go.Once Tian Kai, Guan Jing and others detained me in Qingzhou, things became complicated instead.Gongsun Zan thinks that Tian Kai's thoughts now are different from those in the past. Last year, Yuan Shao's technique of combining vertical and horizontal lines had a great influence on him. The two even got married, and their relationship was once very close. Let's speculate.

Gongsun Zan was unwilling to go, and Tian Kai was vacillating about receiving the consolation, so Li Hongzou asked the eldest princess to let Ma Rixun rush to Qingzhou to comfort him again with the eldest princess's letter.In Qingzhou, Beihai Prime Minister Kong Rong has a high status and his words are very important.Ma Rixun first persuaded him, and then under the mediation of Kong Rong, Tian Kai agreed to be appeased, but at the same time he also put forward several harsh requirements. for the general.Tian Kai made a lot of contributions in the process of pacifying Qingzhou. With his qualifications and achievements, it is not an exaggeration to be a general.Secondly, he asked himself to garrison Qingzhou and take charge of Qingzhou's military administration.Ma Rixun immediately objected to this condition.Now whether it is Jianzhou Mu, or supervising the state's military administration, they have violated the New Deal, and the general will never agree.

While Ma Rixun was bargaining with Tian Kai, Tao Qian's request for help arrived.

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Cao Cao began to attack Xuzhou again in April.He commanded the army to take down Langya successively, occupied half of Guangling County, and besieged Tao Qian to death in Tan (tan) city.After Tao Qian held on for seven months, he finally gave up Tancheng and led his army to retreat south.Cao Cao led his army to pursue and defeated Liu Bei who was blocking the attack near Tancheng.

In February, Liu Bei led an army to support Tao Qian under Tian Kai's order.Tian Kai thought that it was difficult for Tao Qian to defend Xuzhou, so he only gave Liu Bei 1000 troops and asked him to go to Xuzhou to perfunctory.The situation in Xuzhou was getting worse and worse. Liu Bei was powerless and lost in a row, almost losing all 1000 troops.

In May, Tao Qian fled to Gaoyou City in Guangling County with the remnants of the defeated generals. Cao Cao led an army to chase after him. Xuzhou was about to become Cao Cao's possession.

Tao Qian was completely desperate so far. He planned to cross the Yangtze River and go to Danyang County in Yangzhou to avoid disaster.

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After hearing the news, Ma Rixun was very surprised, and sent the news that Cao Cao was about to occupy Xuzhou back to Handan as quickly as possible.

In May, when Li Hong and the officials in Hebei heard that Cao Cao was about to occupy the entire territory of Xuzhou, they were all stunned.No one expected that Cao Cao's strength was so powerful.

The voice of sending troops to Yanzhou suddenly rose.Zhang Wen, Xun You, Li Wei, Zhu Mu and others all suggested that Li Hong immediately prepare the army, horses, food and grass, while Tian Kai was still hesitating, Lu Bu had not yet occupied Yanzhou, and Cao Cao's soldiers and horses were exhausted, they crossed the south and occupied the Central Plains .

Without hesitation, Li Hong immediately ordered Qu Yi, Zhao Yun, Yan Liang, Gao Lan, Zhang Ying, Sun Qin, Wang Dang and other generals of the Northern Frontier Army to lead their respective troops to assemble in Pingyuan, Dongwuyang, and Dunqiu.Order the prefects of all counties in Jizhou to deliver grain and grass to the three places after the harvest in May.

After careful planning by the General's Mansion, the Northern Frontier Army will march south to fight in the Central Plains in July.

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In the fifth month, Lu Bu marched into Puyang.In mid-May, Lu Bu arrived in Changyi, and with the support of Zhang Miao, Zang Hong and others, he established himself as Yanzhou Mu.

All counties in Yanzhou betrayed Cao Cao one after another.At the end of May, only Juan City, Fan County, and Dong'e County in Jiyin County, Yanzhou were still under the control of Xiahou Dun, Xun Yu, Cheng Yu, Zao Zhi and others.

Cao Cao was furious when he received Xiahou Dun's urgent report.Now that the supply of food and grass has been completely cut off, we can only withdraw our troops.When his great cause of hegemony was just starting, he was suddenly hit by this blow and fell short. This made Cao Cao heartbroken and hated Lu Bu, Zhang Miao and others.

At the end of May, Cao Cao left behind Li Dian, Li Zheng, and Yu Jin to garrison Tancheng in Donghai County, Xiapi City in Xiapi County, and Pengcheng in Pengcheng State. He ordered Mao Jie and Ren Jun to raise food and grass in these three prefectures. He personally led an army of [-] to kill Yanzhou.

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In June of the first year of Xingping of the Han Dynasty (AD 194).

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Handan.

In the middle of the night, Li Hong put down the paper in his hand and rubbed his eyes very tiredly.

Holding a bowl of steaming hot soup, Xiao Yu walked lightly to Li Hong's side, "Are you going to stay up all night again?"

Li Hong looked up at her, pointed to the documents on the case table, and said with a smile: "It's better in the past. I just need to lead my brothers to fight and don't care about anything, but now..." He shook his head, "Rule the country!" Compared with running the army, there is a world of difference, it is too difficult."

Xiao Yu frowned lightly, sighed with heartache, then put the soup in front of Li Hong, leaned docilely to Li Hong's side, and said softly, "Drink a little to refresh yourself."

Li Hong stretched out his hand to hold her in his arms and sat down, "Thank you. You are pregnant, you need to rest more. How is Xiaoxue? Still can't eat?"

"My sister reacted violently and threw up whatever she ate. I'm really worried about her." Xiao Yu hugged Li Hong's strong body, leaned into his ear, and said softly, "My sister must have a boy in her belly."

"Really?" Li Hong smiled, "How do you know?"

"I heard sister Xiao Lan say that she was like this when she was pregnant." Xiao Yu said shyly, "I want a boy too."

Li Hong kissed her lightly, "There will be. The next one may be a boy, or..." He patted Xiao Yu's belly affectionately, "Maybe this is a boy."

Xiao Yujiao smiled with happiness on her face.

"After a while, I'm going to go on an expedition, you and Xiaoxue have to take care of yourself."

Xiao Yu wasn't surprised at all, she was used to it, "I hope that when the child is born, I can see you at first sight."

"I will definitely come back before the end of the year." Li Hong squeezed Xiaoyu tightly into his arms with both hands, "When you and Xiaoxue have a baby, I will definitely come back to accompany you."

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Li Hong opened a volume of documents, which was a letter from Ding Li, the prefect of Wei County.

In the book, Ding Li explained in detail the many benefits of promoting intensive farming.With the continuous influx of refugees into Jizhou, the land will become more and more tense. Intensive farming can not only solve the problem of overpopulation, but also effectively increase the yield per mu and increase the total amount of grain in Hebei.If the general agrees, I can try it out for a year in Weijun and Weijun's Tuntian District to see how it works.

Li Hong approved, asking Li Wei to discuss the matter with Ding Li immediately, and consider implementing intensive farming in some areas where the population is relatively concentrated, so as to increase the grain harvest.

Ding Li also said something else, which caught Li Hong's attention.

The prefectures and counties along the Yellow River have not rained for nearly three months since April. Farmers have tried their best to get water to irrigate their fields, but the effect is minimal. If there is still no rain, the drought situation this summer will be It is very serious, and it will also affect the grain harvest in Hebei today.Ding Li suggested digging ditches to connect the Qinghe River, Zhangshui River, Hutuo River and Gu River across Jizhou. First, it will help improve the irrigation water system in Jizhou, second, it will help the transportation of materials, and third, it can be temporarily resettled. Refugees constantly pouring into Jizhou.

Digging ditches to connect several main rivers in Jizhou is indeed conducive to the development of Hebei, but this is a major event that requires overall planning and consumes a lot of manpower, material and financial resources in Hebei. This is very difficult for Hebei today. bear.There are a lot of refugees in Jizhou now. As long as these people can survive and have enough food, they are willing to do anything.Let them dig ditches and feed them, and of course they will.However, the key question is whether Hebei's wealth can support it?
Li Hong intends to have a good talk with the officials of the three prefectures about this matter.

There is also a letter from the Chang'an court.Taiwei Zhu Jun and other ministers believed that the six prefectures and states in Xiliang, including Dunhuang, Jiuquan, Zhangye, Wuwei, Zhangye vassal state, and Zhangye Juyan vassal state, were too far away from Jicheng in Hanyang County, the seat of Liangzhou's governor's department, and were incompatible with The connection to Chang'an was also blocked by bandits, and the territory of the six counties might be completely lost in the near future, so the ministers asked the emperor to divide these four counties out of Liangzhou, and set up another state, named Yongzhou, and recommended Chen Liuren Handan Shang as the governor of Yongzhou, who was in charge of the military administration of the four counties of Yongzhou.

According to the usual practice, the major events such as the establishment of the state should be notified in advance.

Li Hong shook his head and smiled wryly.Xu Rong's words are not wrong at all, there are undercurrents in Guanzhong, and the situation will deteriorate again sooner or later.The twelve prefectures and counties in Xiliang are now almost all controlled by Han Sui and Ma Teng, and the ministers of the Chang'an court want to weaken the power of Han Sui and Ma Teng, and at this time they want to draw six states from Xiliang. Isn't it just looking for trouble when the prefecture-state builds another Yongzhou?Although Dunhuang and other six prefectures are located in the northwest of Xiliang and are adjacent to the countries of the Western Regions, if another Yongzhou is built, it will directly threaten the safety of Han Sui and Ma Teng, so the two will not agree anyway. They do not expose their backs to the enemy.Now that Han Sui controls these six counties, how is it possible for you to let Han Sui surrender?

Li Hong thought about it for a long time, and wrote a letter to Taiwei Zhu Jun, suggesting that the implementation of this proposal be postponed until the situation in Guanzhong stabilizes. If Han Sui and Ma Teng are angered at this moment, there will be another war in Guanzhong.

The curtain was lifted suddenly, and Li Wei came in worriedly, "General, there is another earthquake in Chang'an."

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On Ding Chou Day in June (the second day of the junior high school), an earthquake occurred in Chang'an.On Wuyin day (the third day of junior high school), there was another earthquake.

The emperor quickly issued an order, ordering the general to do his best to relieve the disaster in Guanzhong.

Li Hong summoned the officials of the three prefectures to discuss matters overnight.

"How many people are there in Guanzhong?" Li Hong looked at Xun You and asked, "Since the emperor moved westward to Chang'an, disasters in Guanzhong have continued. The people in Guanzhong either died or fled to Yizhou, Jingzhou or Hedong. How many more?"

Xun You pondered for a while, then slowly said: "When the population of the three counties in Guanzhong was the largest, it was about 50. After five years of wars and disasters, it is not bad if there are 20 to [-] left."

Li Hong nodded, then turned to look at Li Wei, "Zhong Yuan, if we do our best to relieve the disaster, can the grain in Hebei last until the autumn harvest?"

"At present, there are many places that need relief. First of all, Damo and Bianjun. This year, Damo and Bianjun encountered a rare heavy snowstorm again. If the general hadn't ordered some Hu people to move south last year, the losses would have been even more severe." Li Wei frowned and said bitterly, "there are also refugees from Jizhou. There are wars in the Central Plains one after another, and there is a steady stream of refugees. Although the governments are doing their best, how can they settle so many refugees in a short period of time? After all, Jizhou is not a vast land in northern Xinjiang. It’s limited. We are eager to appease Tian Kai to control Qingzhou, and we are eager to cross the south to attack Yanzhou. One of the important reasons is to move the refugees to the south. So..." Li Wei looked up at Li Hong, cupped his hands and said, "General, help Guanzhong It’s better to be perfunctory. The food in Hebei must meet the needs of the army, so that we can cross the river and go down the river on time in early July.”

Li Hong hesitated for a moment, then shook his head, "About how many refugees are still in Jizhou?"

"There are still about 100 million people who have not been resettled." Sima Lang replied, "According to the estimates of the prefects of the prefectures, the ministers of the state, and the government offices of the villages, there are at least 250 million households in Jizhou, with a population of 600 million to 800 million."

Li Hong was taken aback, "Is it 800 million or 600 million?"

Sima Lang thought for a while, and said with certainty: "According to my estimation, it has exceeded 800 million. If you add the population of Bingzhou, Youzhou, and Desert, the population of Hebei should be around 1000 to [-] million."

"Why are you so sure?"

"Recently, the prefectures of Jizhou are registering households and verifying the population, in order to prepare for the implementation of 'Dictionary Field Counting' in the future." Sima Lang said, "By October, the general will be able to see the specific figures."

"Brother Zhong Yuan is right, the top priority is to win Qingzhou and Yanzhou immediately, and relieve the population pressure in Hebei." Tian Chou interjected, "The population of Jizhou was only about 600 million when it was the largest, but now it exceeds a lot, and the land will be seriously insufficient , This will leave a great hidden danger to the stability of Hebei."

Li Hong discussed with everyone for a long time, and finally decided to allocate a batch of relief money and food to Guanzhong, and postponed the dispatch of troops until the beginning of August.

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In June, Cao Cao led his army to attack Taishan County, and all counties in Taishan fell upon hearing the news.

The new Yanzhou Shepherd Lu Bu couldn't even see his shadow, and Cao Cao vowed that as long as they admit their mistakes, they will forget the past, so who would want to fight against this murderous demon king?Surrender now.

In the middle of June, Cao Cao led his army to attack Dongping State, Xia Houyuan led his army to attack Jibei State, and Cao Ren led his army to attack Rencheng State.The counties of the three counties offered their cities one after another.

Lu Bu hurriedly led his army to fight, and he led an army of 5000 to attack Cao Ren head-on.Cao Ren had only [-] men, and his strength was not good. He lost two games in a row, and then fled into Fancheng of Rencheng State, and defended the city to the death.

At the end of June, Cao Cao joined forces with Xiahou Dun, Xun Yu, Cheng Yu and others in Juan City, Jiyin County.

Upon hearing the news, Lu Bu ordered Shanyang prefect Guo Gong to continue to besiege Fancheng, and he led his troops to kill Juan City.

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On the third day of the seventh month, a vision appeared in the sky, and the dog swallowed the sun.On the seventh day of the lunar new year, Taiwei Zhu Jun was dismissed, and Taichang Yang Biao succeeded him as Taiwei and participated in Li Shangshu.

Due to repeated earthquakes and four consecutive months of drought in Guanzhong, the famine was severe, and the price of a dendrobium was worth 50 yuan.In July, relief money and food from Hebei were sent to Chang'an from Hedong.

The emperor issued a decree to release grain for disaster relief, and the famine in Guanzhong was relieved.

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In the seventh month, Cao Cao and Lu Bu fought in the city of Juan, and Lu Bu was defeated and fled to Puyang.

In mid-July, Cao Cao attacked Lu Bu's food and supply camp at night, but he fell for it and was besieged by Lu Bu.Dian Wei protected Cao Cao and fought his way out of the siege.

At the end of July, the Tian family in Puyang City used countermeasures to lure Cao Cao's army into Puyang City.Lü Bu led the ambush troops to fight out in all directions, and Cao Cao was defeated.

During the melee, Lu Bu's subordinate Hou Cheng captured Cao Cao.Fortunately, Hou Cheng didn't know Cao Cao, and Cao Cao was covered in blood, so he couldn't tell he was an officer, so Hou Cheng asked, where is Cao Cao?Cao Cao said that the man who escaped on the yellow horse was Cao Cao.Hou Cheng left Cao Cao behind and led his army in wild pursuit.Cao Cao was thus able to escape from Puyang City.

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In August, locust plagues broke out along the Yellow River.Counties and counties in the south of Jizhou, counties in the north of Yanzhou, and counties in the north of Qingzhou were all affected, and all field crops were destroyed by locusts.

In desperation, General Li Hong had no choice but to postpone the dispatch of troops again and concentrate on disaster relief for the time being.

Qingzhou was hit by a disaster, and there were floods of hungry people. Due to the situation, Tian Kai agreed to be comforted.Wang Dang led his army across the river, stationed in Gaotang, and completely occupied Pingyuan County.

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In August, Cao Cao and Lu Bu attacked each other, and both sides fought to the death.

The disaster in Hebei was severe and he was unable to help Lu Bu. The army gradually ran out of food and grass, and Cao Cao's food and grass were gone. The soldiers first killed the horses. After the horses were killed, they ate wild vegetables, and then began to eat the captives.

Xuzhou Mu Taoqian, with the help of Yuan Shu, Danyang prefect Zhou Xin, and Kuaiji prefect Wang Lang, reorganized his army and launched a counterattack against the three counties of Donghai, Xiapi, and Pengcheng. retreat.

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In September, the plague of locusts became more serious, almost sweeping across the entire north-central counties of Yanzhou. Groups of hungry people abandoned their homes, helped the old and the young, and went all the way to the Yellow River and Jizhou.

Hebei has now become a land of hope for survival.

The general looked up to the sky and sighed, announcing that he would give up sending troops, and instead went all out to relieve and resettle the hungry people.

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Cao Cao ordered the army to be streamlined, and drove the old, weak, sick and disabled out of the barracks, leaving them to fend for themselves.

Lu Bu ordered the prisoners to be cooked and used as rations.

In mid-September, the two sides fought fiercely again in Puyang.Lu Bu voluntarily withdrew from the battlefield and withdrew to Chenliu.

At this time, Puyang was already an empty city, and it was useless for Cao Cao to ask for it. He ordered the army to withdraw to Juan (juan) city.

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In October, Tao Qian, Liu Bei, Zang Ba and others led troops and successfully recovered Xuzhou.

In mid-October, Cao Cao withdrew his troops from Dong'e.

At this time, Man Chong, who went to Kanto for help, returned to Dong'e with Yuan Shao's letter.Yuan Shao was very sympathetic to Cao Cao's situation and expressed his willingness to help, but the condition was that Cao Cao must send his family members to Luoyang.

Cao Cao was at the end of his rope, and immediately planned to accept Yuan Shao's suggestion.

Xun Yu, Cheng Yu and others tried their best to dissuade them.Cheng Yu said that Yuan Shao was ambitious and wanted to annex the world, but he was not resourceful enough to achieve it, and his family would surely be destroyed in the future.If adults follow him, the consequences are self-evident.My lord has the majesty of a dragon and a tiger, and the talents of the sky, how can he charge such a mortal man?Although Yanzhou is dilapidated, my lord still has three counties of land in his hands, with nearly ten thousand elites. With your lord's strategy, coupled with the help of Wen Ruo and us, we will surely be able to achieve the king's career.Adults, please consider carefully.As long as we work together from top to bottom, even Jiangshan Sheji will be in the pocket of adults.

Cao Cao thought for a long time, and finally gave up the idea of ​​joining Yuan Shao, and continued to grit his teeth.

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In November, Xuzhou Mu Taoqian became seriously ill.

Everyone in Xuzhou is worried. Once Tao Qian dies, the situation in Xuzhou will be in danger again.

Who will succeed Xuzhou Mu has become the top priority for the survival of Xuzhou.Now in Xuzhou, there are only two officials who are qualified to succeed Xuzhou Mu. One is Zhao Yu, the prefect of Guangling County, and the other is Liu Bei, the Prime Minister of Pingyuan.

Liu Bei is both civil and military, and he is a descendant of the clan. If he succeeds Xuzhou Mu, he will not only get the full support of Qingzhou Tian Kai, but also the help of the General of Hebei.In addition, if Liu Bei succeeds Xuzhou Mu, the emperor and the court will not object. Even if they object, the general will speak for him.Once the emperor officially decrees, who else in Xuzhou would dare to disobey?When Liu Bei arrived in Xuzhou in February, he fought with Tao Qian for eight months and made great contributions to the defense of Xuzhou. Xuzhou was very willing to support him as the shepherd of Xuzhou.

In December, Tao Qian died of illness, and Liu Bei succeeded Xuzhou Mu.

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