After asking several questions in a row, Xun Chen continued: "Gongsun Zan led Youyan's people and went south, and his troops were unstoppable. Yuan Shao is a hero nowadays and it is difficult to stay under the general's command for a long time? Jizhou is a key place for the country to survive! If Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao work together to attack, the general will be worried about his destruction every once in a while."

Han Fu nodded repeatedly, but what Xun Chen said was not exaggeration.

Xun Chen continued: "General and Yuan Shao are old friends and allies. Now, for the sake of the general's future, it is better to give Jizhou to Yuan Shao. After Yuan Shao obtained Jizhou, he had many soldiers and generals, and with the wealthy land of Jizhou as a backing, he would definitely defeat Gongsun Zan and unify the country north of the Yellow River. At that time, he would be rewarded according to his merits, and Yuan Shao would definitely be grateful to the general."

The senior official on the side continued, "And if Jizhou is transferred to Yuan Shao, the general can still win the reputation of being a virtuous person. At that time, the general's position in the minds of the scholars and people of Jizhou will be stronger than Mount Tai. What can I worry about?"

Han Fu is timid by nature and lacks opinion.

When the crisis is far away, it can still make a decision, but once it is in danger, it becomes timid. Therefore, when the four coalition forces attacked Hetao, Han Fu was able to condemn the army to attack. At this time, Gongsun Zan led his army to attack, but became panic all day long.

I felt that what the high-ranking cadre said was quite reasonable. Han Fu was moved and was about to agree. General Zhang He had already jumped out and shouted sternly: "Lord, no!"

"Um?"

Han Fu was stunned when he heard this, and everyone in the hall immediately focused their eyes on Zhang He.

Zhang He bowed and said quickly: "Although Jizhou is remote, there are only 5 or 6 million people. The number of people who can fight is enough. The grain stored in the granaries of each county and county is enough to last for more than ten years! However, Yuan Shao lacks minus grain and waits for me to breathe. Yuan Shao is like a baby in his hand. He can cut off his energy by just pinching his hand. How can he give up Jizhou instead of such a clear power of strength?"

Han Fu said helplessly: "This general was originally an old official of Yuan's family, and his talent was not as good as Yuan Benchu. Isn't measuring virtue and giving wise men the same as the ancients praised? Why do you still stop him?"

February of the third year of Jian'an (190).

Zhang He, Xin Ping, Xin Pi and other civil officials and generals were frustrated but failed. Han Fu, the governor of Jizhou, insisted on giving up Jizhou, and Yuan Shao officially took over Jizhou.

Yuan Shao first got to Jizhou and said to his military advisor Tian Feng with confidence: "Now thieves are everywhere, the imperial family is weak, and our Yuan family has been favored for generations and is determined to do its best to revive the Han family. However, Duke Huan of Qi could not become the overlord without Guan Zhong, and King Goujian of Yue could not protect the Yue Kingdom without Fan Li. I want to work together with you and support the Han family. I wonder what your tricks are there?"

Tian Feng replied: "The lord entered the court at a young age and became famous throughout the country. When he was abolished and established, he could promote loyalty and righteousness. When he crossed the river, he would obey the orders. He would support soldiers from a county to gather the people of Jizhou. His reputation would be higher than that of the world! If the lord could promote the eastward army, he would first determine the Yellow Turbans of Qingzhou, then destroy the Black Mountain bandit Zhang Yan, then drive the army to the north, pacify Gongsun Zan, and shock Fuyu and Sanhan. In this way, he would be able to occupy the four states north of the Yellow River, and then take the opportunity to capture the heroes of the world, gather a million troops, and finally go south to Luoyang to restore the ancestral temple and the country, and use the emperor to command the princes. Who will be the lord's opponent at that time?"

Yuan Shao laughed and said, "I also have this intention."

However, compared with the grand blueprint formed by Tian Feng's vast strategic concept, the situation Yuan Shao is currently facing is much more dangerous!

First of all, Gongsun Zan, the governor of Youzhou, did not stop the attack because Han Fu gave up Jizhou. Instead, he launched a more fierce offensive. In several months, he successively captured Hejian County, Zhongshan County, Changshan County, Anping County, Julu County, Zhao County and other places, swallowing up all the counties and states in the central and northern Jizhou, and pointed directly at the prefecture's capital Yecheng.

Secondly, Han Fu's former subordinates of Jizhou, such as generals Zhang He, Han Meng, Jiang Qi, Jiang Yiqu, etc., had their own troops and guarded the city, but did not immediately surrender to Yuan Shao.

Finally, before Yuan Shao could implement Tian Feng's strategic concept, the Yellow Turban thieves in Qingzhou had reached the end of their journey. Since Cao Cao became the governor of Yanzhou, the plan to harass the enemy by military advisor Guo Jia finally played a role. More than 100,000 Yellow Turban thieves entrenched in Snake Hill in Jibei had exhausted food and could not continue.

In March of the third year of Jian'an (190), Emperor Xian of Han, Cao Cao incorporated 170,000 Yellow Turban soldiers in Snakeqiu and selected more than 30,000 strong men to form the Qingzhou soldiers. Cao Cao, a generation of heroes, finally had a unit that competed for the world.

Luoyang, Liu Bei's official residence.

Guan Yu rushed in excitedly and said to Liu Bei: "Brother, I'm back."

Liu Bei sat upright on the table with a soldier without saying a word.

Guan Yu didn't realize it, and strode to Liu Bei and said excitedly: "Brother, I like Lord Cai Yong's daughter, and beg me to come forward to serve as a matchmaker for me..."

"Let's talk about women later!" Before Guan Yu finished speaking, he was interrupted coldly by Liu Bei and said in a bad tone, "It's important now, don't think about women all day long."

"Uh~~" Guan Yu was stunned and asked, "Brother, what happened?"

Liu Bei slowly turned the brocade box on the case and said to Guan Yu: "Second brother, what do you think this is?"

Guan Yu was shocked when he glanced at it and saw a human head in the brocade box, which was exactly Jian Yong's head.

"Jian~~Mr. Jian Yong!?" Guan Yu said in a lost voice, "Brother, what's going on?"

A trace of convulsion flashed across Liu Bei's face and he said in a narrow voice: "This is what Zhao Cen, the governor of Hangu Pass, just sent to him."

"Zhao Cen?" Guan Yu's narrow phoenix eyes opened suddenly, and a terrifying cold flame swept away, clenched his fists and said, "Don't worry, brother, I will kill this guy with my hand and avenge Mr. Jian Yong."

"No." Liu Bei shook his head and said in a deep voice, "It is not Zhao Cen who killed Xianhe (Jian Yongbiao), but Ma Butcher! Ma Butcher gave Xianhe's head to Zhao Cen, just to intimidate him to surrender."

"Ma Butcher?" Guan Yu said with a grudge, "It's Ma Butcher again. The last time he was in Yingchuan and later in Youzhou, the two old accounts have not been settled with him, hum."

"Settle the accounts with the butcher Ma. It's not too late yet, and you and my brothers don't have the strength either!" Liu Bei's eyes were too long and he said in a voice. "Now Xianhe is dead, the matter of surrendering Guo Si will fail. If nothing unexpected happens, Guo Si's 20,000 Liangzhou chaos generals would definitely turn to the butcher Ma."

"In this way, the butcher Ma will be stronger and the threat faced by Luoyang Jingzuo will be even greater." Guan Yu said anxiously, "Brother, we can't sit still and wait for death."

"Of course you can't miss the opportunity," Liu Bei said in a deep voice, "Second brother, go and find the third brother immediately, ask him to activate three hundred strong soldiers, and accompany his elder brother to Hangu Pass."
Chapter completed!