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Cao Pi immediately received news of the defeat of Anlu County, including Zhao Yan's surrender to Jiang Xia and Sima Yi and being captured. The first thing he did when he received the military newspaper was to send troops to surround Zhao Yan and Sima Yi's home. This was when he learned from Jia Xu's lesson last time, he did not allow the Jiangxia army to transfer the families of these two families.

However, Cao Pi did not dare to deal with them without authorization, but just put them under house arrest and waited for his father to come back to leave. When he heard that there was Sima Yi's family letter, he immediately took it and read it. The letter mainly reported safety to his family.

But the end of the letter reads: "Meng Jia Shishu's care, I have good daily life and freedom of movement. Yesterday, I followed Jia Shishu to Jiangxia Academy and deeply felt the prosperity of Confucianism. In the past, Kong Beihai often said that Confucianism was prosperous in Jingzhou. What I saw today is true.

Cao Pi snorted heavily, "Does he want to overturn the case for Kong Rong?"

Hua Xin was deeply jealous of Sima Yi's talent and added fuel to the jealousy: "After Kong Rong's death, most of the scholars returned to their hometowns. It was Sima Yi's indulgence. Everyone knows that Sima Fang and Kong Rong are close friends. After Kong Rong was executed, the Sima family did not say a word. Support is not satisfied with this letter, and the Sima family can see the Sima family's attitude."

Cao Pi nodded, "I won't mention this matter for now. I'll wait for my father to come back to deal with it. I heard that Sima Yi's wife is going to give birth. Has it been?"

"I have given birth to a baby boy, but my mother is very weak. Should I take her home to take care of her?"

"no"

Cao Pi flatly refused, "We must monitor closely. She can give everything she needs, so she is not allowed to go home. We must resolutely prevent Jiang Xia from sending people to rescue them. In addition, Sima Yi's father also needs to send people to monitor. In short, I don't want the Jia Xu incident to happen again."

"I understand the humble position and I will do it."

Hua Xin was about to withdraw, and Cao Pi ordered: "Reply to Li Shou, you can release food to the disaster area, and it is strictly forbidden for disaster victims to cause trouble."

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About sixty miles south of Yedu is Anyang County. From Yedu to Anyang County, this area is also a place where agriculture is developed in Hebei. There are endless wheat fields everywhere. The wheat has matured, and the thick wheat ears are bent with wheat straw. The wind blows the wheat waves. At first glance, it looks like a golden ocean.

A place with developed agriculture must also be a county with a concentrated population. There are many villages in all sizes between Anyang County and Yedu. At the intersection of the northwest of Anyang County and Yedu, there is a not very high mountain called Qishan. The Huan River flows from the northwest of the mountain and is surrounded by the mountains and waters, making the scenery of this area particularly beautiful.

At the foot of the northern foothills, there is a small village called Qibeili. There are only forty or fifty families who collect herbs and farm for a living. One of them has a lot of land and builds a courtyard covering an area of ​​five acres, living with two grandparents and grandchildren, and more than a dozen strong long-term workers.

Usually, people in the village rarely see the grandparents and grandchildren coming out. Most of the time, they can hear the sound of reading from the High Courtyard. However, people have been riding horses in the past two days, and they never come out after entering the courtyard. The people in Qibeili are simple and no one will usually ask about such matters.

At night, a tall and burly man came on horseback with two followers. They turned over and got off the horse at the mansion. A servant hurriedly carried a lantern and held the war horse, "Mr. Jiang is finally here."

Under the light of light, the man was about forty years old, with a square face and a high nose, and a deep gaze. He saw that he was a martial arts practitioner. He nodded and asked, "Have everyone else been there?"

"It's all here, I'll wait for Mr. Jiang alone."

The man pushed the door and walked into the yard quickly, heading towards the backyard.

This mansion is where Yuan Shao bought it, and it is also the stronghold of the Xingyuan Society. The so-called Xingyuan Society is a group of old subordinates loyal to Yuan Shao.

There were nearly 2,000 people including Yuan Shao's personal soldiers and military generals, distributed in various parts of Hebei. Eight of them were elected as leaders, called Xing Yuan Bajun. They regarded Yuan Mai as their future lord and were waiting for an opportunity to make a comeback.

Guo Song was also one of the Ba Jun. He was responsible for inquiring about news in Yedu and raising funds for the uprising. This time, it was Guo Song who issued the Xing Yuan Order, and Ba Jun rushed from all over Hebei.

This tall Jiang Ye is named Jiang Qi, whose courtesy name is Yiqu. He is Yuan Shao's confidant general and has strong command ability. After Yuan Shao's defeat in Guandu, he gathered the defeated soldiers from all over the country to restore Yuan Shao's army to its vitality. He was the one who Yuan Shao could entrust to the head of the people.

Before Yuan Shao died, he entrusted his child to Jiang Qi. Jiang Qi did not participate in Yuan Shao's nephew's power struggle, but instead hid Yuan Mai and his mother. He entrusted Yuan Mai to Yuan Shao's adviser Xun Chen, and he secretly trained warriors in Qinghe County.

Jiang Qi quickly walked to the backyard and met Guo Song in front of him, and asked, "What happened?"

Guo Song whispered in his ear, Jiang Qi's eyes lit up, "Take it seriously"

Guo Song nodded, "The others have arrived, let's listen to his explanation later."

The two walked into a closed room without windows. The room was full of people. In the open space in the middle, there were a pile of gold ingots, fifty taels per ingot, and a full ingot. Under the light, the golden light was shining and dazzling. The five thousand taels of gold were brought by Li Fu from Jiangxia to support the revival of the Yuan family.

On the north side of the room was the owner of this house. Xun Chen, who was over 50 years old, was Xun Chen, the brother of Xun Yu and Yuan Shao's planner. Before Yuan Shao died, he was also one of the orphans. He took Yuan Mai to live in seclusion here and taught him to read and recognize words. Six or seven years have passed in a flash.

Xun Chen is tall, wearing a simple cloth dress, with a confident and calm smile on his face, and his eyes are full of wisdom. He is the elder in this room and the leader of everyone.

Li Fu was sitting next to him. He was very familiar with everyone. He met again after a long time ago and everyone had a good time. At this time, he was whispering to Xun Chen and asking about Yuan Mai's situation.

There were five other people from Ba Jun sitting around, Qian Zhao, Wang Sect, Han Meng, Xia Zhao, and Deng Sheng.

Han Meng is the nephew of Han Qiong, one of the five pillars under Yuan Shao. He is skilled in martial arts, but at the same time he is reckless and unwise. His face is rough, like an unfinished granite statue, full of strength and wildness, but he is extremely loyal in his heart and is willing to sacrifice everything and even his life for the revival of the Yuan family.

Qianzhao and Wangmen are like two bards on the wasteland. They sit in a corner from a distance, as if what is about to happen in the room has nothing to do with them, but the expectation and enthusiasm in their eyes reveal their equally passionate hearts.

At this time, Guo Song took Jiang Qi quickly into the room and said with a smile: "There are all people here, much faster than I thought."

Jiang Qi is undoubtedly an important figure among the eight people. He is majestic, solemn, meticulous, and tall. When he sat down, his shadow enveloped Xia Zhao and Deng Sheng behind him.

Xia Zhao and Deng Sheng were former generals of senior officials. After the defeat, they led the remnants to Hebei. They were summoned by Jiang Qi and hid in Qinghe County to participate in military training and became Jiang Qi's right-hand assistants.

Xun Chen took Guo Song's words, stroked his long beard lightly, and smiled in a concluding manner: "The main reason is that everyone has been looking forward to it for a long time. When Lao Guo called the order, everyone wanted to grow wings and fly over."

There was a burst of laughter in the room. There were two leaders among the Ba Jun, Xun Chen and Wu was Jiang Qi. However, Xun Chen had the highest status and was resourceful, and everyone volunteered to obey his command.

Xun Chen waved his hand, and the room immediately became quiet. Xun Chen pointed to the golden ingot in the middle of the house and said, "Everyone knows the situation. These golds are the military expenses that Jiangxia and Liu Jingzhou support us. It can be said to be a timely help. Everyone endured for so many years, and they were hoping to revive the Yuan family and comfort the lord's spirit in heaven. I can tell you that this day is coming soon."

A low scream of exclamation came to the room, and everyone had an uncontrollable excitement in their eyes. They had been patient and waiting for many years, and this moment was waiting for.

Xun Chen smiled at everyone again and said, "First let Master Li tell you about the situation in Jingzhou, and then let's judge the situation together."

Li Fu bowed to everyone and said, "The Jingzhou War is about to begin. In fact, a series of wars have already begun, including the two Battles of Fancheng, the Battle of Nanjun and the Battle of Anlujun. We can tell you that the Jiangxia army won consecutive battles. The key is that the navy has an absolute advantage. Although the Cao army has a population of 100,000, it is not familiar with water wars, and it is even unbearable to take a boat. How can such an army conquer the southern army with the same powerful combat power?"

Li Fu glanced at everyone, and he saw that everyone was very focused, as if they were also a member of the Jiangxia Army. At this time, Jiang Qi asked: "How many southern troops are there?"

Li Fu smiled slightly, "The southern army includes branches, one is the Jiangxia army, with a total force of 80,000, followed by the Jiangdong army, with a total force of 120,000, and the army of Liu Huangshu, about 10,000. The total force is as high as 200,000, which is not much worse than the Cao army. Besides, there are thousands of warships, occupying the right time, place, and people. The result of this battle can be imagined."

The room was quiet, and everyone was thinking about their worries. At this time, Xun Chen said slowly: "Everyone has understood the situation I want to be there. The main force of Cao's army is in the south, followed by the Central Plains with 70,000 troops, 40,000 troops in Guanzhong, and 10,000 in Hebei.

It can be said that this is the moment when Cao Cao had the least military force since the Battle of Guandu. This is the opportunity we have been looking forward to for a long time. How are you willing to use the opportunity of Cao Cao's military force to move south to start a troubled situation?

Xun Chen's heart was like a mirror. The purpose of Liu Jing, the governor of Jingzhou, supported them was very simple, which was to make Cao Cao's rear unstable, shake Cao Cao's morale, and force Cao's army to retreat north.

If they want to get Liu Jing's continued support, they have to cooperate with the Jiangxia army to raise an army. It can be said that this is the condition.

"Willing to raise an army," Han Meng shouted in a low voice: "We have been waiting for this day for a long time."

"Support" Wangmen also whispered.

"You can consider starting a military force" move shows the attitude.

At this time, Jiang Qi said: "Everyone raise your hands and express your opinions. If you agree to the rebellion, please raise your hands."

Everyone raised their hands one by one. Finally, Guo Song hesitated for a moment, and he also raised his hands. All eight people raised their hands to agree, and then it was agreed.

Guo Song couldn't help but say, "There is no problem to raise an army. Where can we get up? The total number of troops in our hands is only 2,000, and it is difficult to resist the suppression of Cao's army."
Chapter completed!