Ma Yue smiled coldly and said to Ma Chao: "Meng Qi, the time has come!"

"Du!"

The bone-clearing knife in Ma Chao's hand drifted across it, and a bloodline was wet on Gongsun Zan's neck. Gongsun Zan's eyes suddenly became dull. Suddenly, Gongsun Zan's head began to slide forward. Before it could land, Ma Chao reached out to hold it and threw it heavily in front of Ma Teng's spiritual position.

"Father, father~~" Ma Chao suddenly looked up at the sky and started to howl shrillly, "I'm avenging you!"

Jixian.

Gongsun Zan's governor's mansion was renovated and has now become Yuan Shao's temporary residence.

In the side hall of the official residence, Yuan Shao was meeting with Tian Yu, the surrendered general of Youzhou. Tian Yu clasped his fists and said, "General, the last general is not allowed to worship him, please forgive me."

"Hey." Yuan Shao stepped forward and helped Tian Yu up and said in a harmonious voice, "General Tian doesn't have to be too polite."

"General Xie."

Tian Yu bowed again with his fists and turned around and retreated to the side.

Only then did Yuan Shao smile and said to the young man standing solemnly: "Xian Si, haven't you come forward to see General Tian Yu yet."

This young man is nothing else, but it is Yuan Shao's newly grown eldest son Yuan Tan. Yuan Tan strode forward and clasped his fists and said, "I'm going to see the general."

"I dare not take it." Tian Yu said anxiously, "I will never dare to be a major general."

Yuan Shao stepped forward and held Tian Yu's right arm affectionately and said in a harmonious voice: "Guang Rang (Tian Yubiao's name), this general has submitted a report to the emperor to express your support to the General Pingbei and lead 20,000 troops to guard Youzhou! Although Xiansi was the governor of Youzhou, he was young after all, and he was inevitably reckless in his actions. I hope Guo Rang will support each other."

Yuan Shao said this very bluntly. Although Yuan Tan is the governor of Youzhou, he is actually just a nominee. You are the one who truly controls the military and political power of Youzhou! As a surrendered general, Tian Yu couldn't help but feel deeply moved, thinking that the general is a general after all, and his mind is very popular.

Tian Yu knelt down and said with gratitude: "Even if the general is so sad, it is hard to repay the general!"

"The country's words are so serious." Yuan Shao rushed forward and helped Tian Yu up, patted him on the shoulder hard, and said in a calm voice, "Youzhou and Xiansi~~ I will leave this general to you."

Tian Yu said excitedly: "Please rest assured, the general will be determined to be unwilling to do so."

"Okay." Yuan Shao nodded happily, "It's so good."

Tian Yu said again: "General, Yu has something to report."

Yuan Shao said: "What's the matter?"

Tian Yu said: "The prefect of Liaodong, Zou Dan, condemned people and sent a secret letter saying that he intended to surrender the county, and asked the last general to recommend it."

"Liaodong Prefect Zou Dan?" Yuan Shao frowned, "If Zou Dan wants to surrender, let him lead his people to Jixian. This general can still entrust him to the position. As for Liaodong, it is for nothing. Before defeating Gongsun Zan, this general had an appointment with the butcher Ma before. Liaodong, Liaoxi, Liaodong vassal states and Xuantu four counties. This general has already responded in front of everyone. How can he go back on his word and break himself from his word?"

"Yes." Tian Yu said respectfully, "I will send someone to reply to Zou Dan."

Yuan Shao nodded and said, "In the future, the general and Xiansi will discuss the matters of Youzhou in all aspects. There is no need to ask the general for his opinions."

Tian Yu said, "I will obey the order."

Danhan Mountain, the right side of Wanhu Old Camp.

Hou San and Ju Tu entered the tent panting, and fell to the ground with a kneeling sound, panting, "Hou San (Ju Tu) see the lord."

Ma Yuesu said, "Get up, two."

"Thank you lord."

Hou San, Ju Tu thanked her and stood up.

Ma Yue asked, "What's going on in Youzhou?"

Hou Sandao: "Return to the lord, the Xianbei Xianyu Chao tribe in the eastern part, and the Loulan tribe has returned to the outside of the Great Wall. Gongsun Zan's younger brothers, the generals Tian Yu, Tian Kai, and Shan Jing have surrendered to Yuan Shao, and the six prefects of Shanggu, Dai County, Zhuo County, Guangyang, Yuyang, and Youbeiping have all surrendered, and the prefect of Liaodong Zou Dan has also abandoned Liaodong and led his troops to surrender to Yuan Shao."

"Did Yuan Shao send troops into western Liaoning and four counties in Liaodong?"

"Never."

"Oh?" Ma Yue smiled, "I can't tell that General Yuan is really a trustworthy person."

"But the three counties of Liaoxi, Liaodong, Xuantu and the gentry of Liaodong vassal states fled, and they almost became barren lands. The Hebei army was not good at fighting, but they occupied the territory very quickly. In the blink of an eye, they seized the six counties of Youzhou. It was really too cheap, Yuan Shao."

Ma Yue said: "How come Yuan Shao is cheap?"

Ju Tu said: "If the lord hadn't had a surprise attack on Jixian and captured Gongsun Zan alive, the Hebei army could win so quickly, and Yuan Shao could take Youzhou so quickly? The lord had to suffer the loss as long as the lord was in western Liaoning, Liaodong, Liaodong vassal states and Xuantu vassal states. After all, it should have added the two counties of Gu and Dai County."

"I won't suffer any loss." Ma Yue said with a sigh, "I didn't plan to ask for the territory of Youzhou. It was already a surprise that Yuan Shao could give up the four counties in western Liaoning this time."

"Huh?" said suddenly, "The lord didn't plan to ask for territory?"

Ma Yue said helplessly: "Youzhou is not the grassland of Mobei. How can we let our cavalry come and go freely? Yuan Shao is not Gongsun Zan. He is a general today. He not only has more than 100,000 Hebei soldiers, but also has civil servants and fierce generals. It has changed two years ago. Of course, this general is not afraid of him, but now our army has just experienced a bad battle and is seriously injured. He can no longer compete with him in a short period of time. Moreover, there is the most important point..."

Ju Tuning said in a voice: "The most important point?"

Ma Yue said in a deep voice: "The most important point is what the people want! The hearts of the gentry in Youzhou are obviously towards Yuan Shao, otherwise there would be no situation where all the county magistrates surrender to Yuan Shao. After all, there should be a few prefects surrender to this general. What do you think?"

Ju Tu said with hatred: "No one of these dog officials is good."

In the autumn of the sixth year of Jian'an (193), Emperor Xian of Han, Yuan Shao raised an army of 150,000 to attack Youzhou.

In August, the horse leaped down to Ji County and Gongsun Zan was defeated.

In October, Yuan Shao appointed his eldest son Yuan Tan as the governor of Youzhou. Tian Yu, the surrendered general of Youzhou, was the general of Pingbei, and led 20,000 troops to guard Youzhou, so he led a large army back to Yecheng.

Yecheng, prison.

When Tian Feng was just shackles and was sleeping, he suddenly heard the gongs and drums on the street outside the prison, which was very lively. Tian Feng wondered and called the prison head and asked, "What's the noise outside?"

The prison head usually respects Tian Fengcai very much and replied worriedly: "The military advisor doesn't know that the general came back from Youzhou. I heard that the general won a great victory in this battle and occupied the six counties of Youzhou at a very small price. The people of Yecheng are yelling and gongs to welcome him. Alas..."

Tian Fengqi said: "The general returns in triumph. You should be together. How can you sigh instead?"

The prison head replied: "Before the general went to war, the military advisor had repeatedly opposed it. Now that the general returned triumphantly, wouldn't it prove that what the military advisor said was wrong? According to the villain's opinion, the first thing the general did when he returned to Yecheng this time was to punish the military advisor. The military advisor was not long, be careful that a few foods had been prepared here. After the military advisor had eaten it, please feel free to go on the road."

"Hahaha~~" Tian Feng laughed, "You were wrong."

The prison head dissatisfied: "How did the villain make a mistake?"

Tian Feng smiled and said, "In this battle in Youzhou, if the lord does not win, my military advisor's life will not be guaranteed. If the lord wins, my military advisor's life will be free of worries."

The prisoner said, "There is still such a thing?"

Tian Feng said: "It's just that the lord took Youzhou so quickly, which is really puzzling."

"There is nothing to be puzzled." As soon as Tian Feng finished speaking, Yuan Shao's voice sounded outside the prison. "The military advisor asked this general to be wary of Ma Butcher Ma, but in fact, this time the general was able to pacify Youzhou so quickly, precisely because of the assistance of Ma Butcher Ma, haha, the military advisor was as expected, but this time he really miscalculated."

Western Regions.

Before Fa Zheng was washed away, he brought his deputy general Hu Chier, Ban Shan, the commander of the Chief Secretary of the Western Regions, and several personal soldiers to Chigu City, the capital of Wusun Kingdom. Wusun Kingdom is a major country among the 36 countries in the Western Regions, with a 600,000 entries, and his national power was second only to the Great Yuezhi. Later, Ma Chao defeated the Great Yuezhi, and his blood was slaughtered for ten days, and blood flowed.

The Great Yuezhi suffered a great loss of national strength, and Wusun became the most powerful country among the countries in the Western Regions.

Wusun and the Han Empire have a deep connection.

As early as the pre-Qin period, Wusun and the Yuezhi were nomad in Dunhuang and Qilian areas. Later, the Huns rose and defeated the Yuezhi. The Yuezhi people moved westward and occupied the territory of the Wusun people. The Wusun people had to travel far away to the Western Regions. After that, the Wusun people defeated the Yuezhi people with the help of the Huns and regained their old land. However, soon, the Wusun people became enemies with the Huns and avoided the Western Regions again.

After that, the Han Dynasty rose. Emperor Wu attacked the Xiongnu in the north. At the same time, Zhang Qian was sent to the Western Regions to join forces with the countries in the Western Regions to attack the Xiongnu. Wusun also participated. The Huns were attacked from all sides, most of the population and livestock were lost, and the country's power plummeted. For decades after that, Princess Jieyou and Princess Xijun married Wusun. The Han Empire and Wusun always maintained close ties.

But at the same time, Wusun has always maintained close relations with the Huns.

After the Han Dynasty, Wusun was always swaying between the Huns and the Han Dynasty. Until the Huns split, the Southern Huns advanced south to the Han Dynasty, and the Northern Huns went far away to the West, Wusun completely turned to the Han Dynasty. However, at this time, the Han Dynasty had reached its twilight years and the national power was no longer as strong as it was.

Dong Zhuo and Ma Yue recruited cavalry in the Western Regions to advance eastward to the Central Plains to participate in the warlord melee, which made the countries in the Western Regions see the weakness of the "central empire". If it were not for the fear of the Ma Butcher and Ma Chao's reputation, and were worried that the bloody case in Yuezhi City would have been staged in their own country, the countries in the Western Regions would have long announced their independence.

But even so, the calls for self-reliance from the Han rule are still rampant in the Western Regions countries. The Che Shi Kingdom and the Da Yuezhi, which have a bloody hatred with the Ma family, have even begun to publicly resist the government orders of the Chief Secretary of the Western Regions. The Wusun country is also divided into two factions of pro-Han and anti-Han, and quarrels endlessly.

Fa Zheng chose the first stop on his mission in Wusun, which was carefully considered.

First of all, the Wusun Kingdom had a close relationship with the Han Dynasty. The middle school even had a special position as the interpreter, responsible for translating the Chinese literature. Moreover, most of the royal families in the middle of the country were to relieve worries. The descendants of Princess Xijun would speak fluent Chinese, so there was no difficulty in communicating and would not cause misunderstandings due to misinterpretation of words.

Secondly, the Wusun Kingdom is a major country in the 36 countries in the Western Regions. Many small countries, such as Shule, Shache, Weitou, Wensu, and Gumo, only Wusun Horse Head is the focus. As long as you win the support of Wusun, it is equivalent to getting the support of half of the Western Regions countries! Cheshi and the Great Yuezhi are no longer in trouble.

Of course, in addition to these two points, there is another more important point! Thinking of this, a trace of yin and coldness suddenly flashed through Fa Zheng's eyes, and his originally elegant handsome face also became a little ferocious. Whether he could pacify the Western Regions and relieve his worries for Guan, Liang and Hetao in a short period of time depends on this trip to Wusun!

Late at night, the torches in the tent of Wusun King were clear.

The Wusun King Wu Xumi summoned the prime minister Dalu, the left general, the right general, the front Xuhou, the middle Xihou, the back Xihou, the left commander and the right commander, and other officials of all sizes discussed the matter. Fa Zheng, Hu Chier, and Ban Shan were envoys of the Han Dynasty, and were high on the left and right commander.

"Everyone." Wu Xumi pointed at Fa Zheng and said to everyone, "This one is the noble envoy sent by Ma Yue, the governor of Liangzhou in the Great Han Dynasty and General Pingxi (Fa Zheng claimed to be an envoy, not the new chief of the Western Regions, which obviously had ulterior motives)."

Fa Zheng stood up after hearing this, and spread his hands out of the Wusun people, leaning over slightly.

After Fa Zheng returned to the table, Wu Xumi asked, "I don't know what the hell is going to do here in the Western Regions?"

As soon as Wu Xumi finished speaking, the officials from all over the Wusun in the tent suddenly raised their ears.

This question is really sensitive. Many countries in the Western Regions are now making self-reliance, wanting to get rid of the control of the Han Dynasty. The Chief Mansion of the Western Regions of the Great Han Dynasty is also under the rule of the governor of Liangzhou. The Governor of Liangzhou in the Great Han Dynasty is known as a butcher, and his brother Ma Chao is even more cruel as a wolf. Will this pair of tiger brothers and wolves let it go?

Fa Zheng smiled slightly and said, "Now the Han Dynasty is in frequent civil strife and disputes are endless. General Ma needs to concentrate his troops against the attack of the Kwantung warlords, and he has no time to look west. Fa Zheng is here to discuss a perfect solution with the kings of the Western Regions, that is, after the Han army withdraws from the Western Regions, how to define the territory of various countries, how to resolve disputes, etc.."

As Fa Zheng finished speaking, all the Wusun ministers in the tent were in an uproar.

"Oh?" Wu Xumi also looked moved and said in a calm voice, "Is this the man who came here for this?"

"That's right." Fa Zheng smiled, "If it's convenient, please call the kings of various countries to come to Akagu Castle as soon as possible. If you still have a mission, you shouldn't stay for a long time."

"I understand." Wu Xumi said happily, "The little king sent envoys to various countries and summoned kings from various countries to Chigu City as soon as possible to discuss the withdrawal of Han troops with the envoy."

Xuchang, Prime Minister’s Mansion.

After reading the book script in Cao Cao's hand, his face was full of gloom. He looked up at the carved beams and painted roofs above his head for a long time and couldn't speak.

"Meng De!" Xiahou Dun asked anxiously, "What did the letter sent back in the detailed work?"
To be continued...