Everyone already knows that they will go to Shu County to join their families this year. Although they are a little reluctant to leave, they are even more yearning for Shu County in the distance.

Liu Xin looked at the generals in front of him. They might not understand why they had to stay here for four more years, but they all carried out his orders without hesitation.

I told everyone about Chengdu County and Rui County. Many people listened with rapt attention. At this time, Gongsun Du came to visit.

"Gongsun Du, the governor of Liaodong County, has served as a chariot and cavalry general!" Gongsun Du reported to Liu Xin.

Not mentioning Gongsun Du, Liu Xin almost forgot that Yuan Shao also gave him the title of General of Chariots and Cavalry.

"There is no need to be polite to Shengji. We have been friends for many years. This time I return to Youzhou to lead the army back to Yizhou.

Nowadays, the princes in the world have been fighting for many years, and the situation in the states in the world has basically stabilized. Gongsun Zan is not a person who can achieve great things. It is very possible for Yuan Shao to occupy Jizhou, Qingzhou, Youzhou, and Xuzhou. My relationship with Yuan Shao is complicated. Let the army stay in Youzhou.

Not appropriate." Liu Xin said to Gongsun Du.

"Thanks to Yingcheng's care in the past few years, our Liaodong County can be so stable. This time to capture Goguryeo, I plan to send troops to capture all three northern counties of Youzhou. The opponent should not have much resistance.

Youping told me that I have just taken charge of Pingzihe City temporarily, please rest assured Yingcheng. I have already told Liu Yu to deal with Gongsun Zan together. As long as we don't advance rashly, there won't be much problem in guarding the entire northern part of Youzhou." Gongsun Du

said.

"Well, with Liu Yu coming forward, it will be easier to negotiate with Yuan Shao. Qilin Trading Company has suffered a lot in various states and counties due to the war in the world. It can only wait for the world to stabilize before returning. From now on, Pingzihe City will be completely taken care of by Shengji."

Liu Xin said.

The cooperation between Liu Xin and Gongsun Du is completely mutually beneficial. Gongsun Du is located in the northernmost part of Youzhou. His biggest enemies are the nomadic tribes on the grassland. He needs Qilin Trading Company to sell grain and livestock. He occupied Pingzihe City by himself, but if there is no

The southern commercial channel makes no sense.

Liu Xin of Pingzihe City no longer has the energy to take care of him. His goal is the entire Yizhou, and the southern part of Yizhou is not so easy to control. He needs these confidants to go back. The two hit it off, and Liu Xin gave Gongsundu advice to the other party.

They all listened carefully and discussed with Liu Xin how to deal with Gongsun Zan.

All the spoils here, including the prisoners, were given to Gongsun Du. Liu Xin couldn't take them to Yizhou anyway. After leading the army back to Pingzihe City, Liu Xin was ready to start moving southward again.

During this migration, Liu Xin originally thought that there would be no more than 50,000 people at most, but the soldiers and officials had more families in Pingzihe City in the past few years. In the end, from the starting point of Pingzihe City alone, there were 52,000 people on 17 large ships.

There were many people. For this reason, Liu Xin originally planned to bring 200,000 shi of food, but in the end he could only bring 100,000 shi. When he arrived in Xuzhou or Wu County, he had to find a way to replenish the food and grass.

It took twenty days to prepare and move the goods. Liu Xin watched the soldiers push carts of money onto the ship. He did not expect that in just two years, Pingzihe City had accumulated more than 900 million yuan.

In the past, the fleet had to transport the money earned by the caravan from the north to the south three times every year. At that time, Liu Xin didn't think it was a big deal.

Now the fleet has not been to Nanjun for two years, but it has earned more than 700 million in money. Adding the previous 200 million, the total is more than 900 million. It took thousands of trucks to transport all the money.

When the fleet set off from Pingzihe City and began its southbound journey, it was already March 19. On this day, more than 100,000 people saw them off at the dock in Pingzihe City. Many people shed tears when they saw the fleet leaving.

On March 16, after seven days of sailing, the fleet arrived at Zhangwu stronghold, where Wang Jinyong and his people were already waiting.

"My lord, Gongsun Zan has dispatched more than 30,000 troops to Bohai County in the past few days, and he sent an envoy yesterday to ask when the food and weapons will be delivered, because this year the temperature has dropped again in various parts of the world, and the northern states have been affected by snowstorms.

Food has begun to be in short supply. This year Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zan, and Lu Bu have begun to take action again. At the end of the year, there will definitely be insufficient food in all states, so Gongsun Zan has decided to take action against us." Wang Jinyong said this at the first sight when he saw Liu Xin.

"Let him come! I want to see how much his Gongsun Bogui has grown in ability in the past few years and how he can steal grain and grass from Zhangwu County.

You should arrange for all the people to board the ship now, and we will go back to Zhangwu County and talk about it slowly if anything happens," Liu Xin said.

This time, more than 50,000 people were brought from Pingzihe City. In addition to 3,000 dangerous cavalry, 6,000 ordinary cavalry, and 3,000 elite infantry, there were also 20,000 regular soldiers who had been trained by Zhou Tai for more than two years.

Many of them have reached more than thirty points of force.

Liu Xin checked the number of elites in the fleet and Zhangwu County. He recorded that there were many soldiers who entered the army, including soldiers, officials, caravan guards, stewards, etc. from Pingzihe City. The number of elites in Zhangwu stronghold also reached 8,000.

Already.

When Liu Xin's fleet arrived at Zhangwu's stronghold, Gongsun Zan's spies quickly spread the news to Nanpi City in Bohai County.

"Lord, Tan Ma has detected that seventeen large ships from the north of Youzhou have all docked along the coast of Zhangwu Stronghold. It should be that the food from Qilin Trading Company has arrived. Our army has been mobilized. Is it time to take action?

"Guan Jing said to Gongsun Zan.

"The situation seems a bit strange. If Wang Jinyong really wanted to trade with us, he would definitely have to transport part of the food at one time. By dispatching seventeen large ships in this way, at least one million dan of food could be transported. What is his purpose in doing this?

I'm afraid there's some fraud involved!" Yan Gang was a cautious man and said to Gongsun Zan.

"Youzhou's grain production has decreased this year. We, the Qingzhou Family, have prepared a lot of money and grain in the past few years. This year's spring planting in Qingzhou counties is more than ten days later than in previous years. If we ask the family for grain now, their resistance will only become stronger.

Lu Bu has already restrained many of Yuan Shao's troops in the south of Yecheng. We must capture the entire Jizhou this year, otherwise the situation will be more complicated in the future.

There is news that Zhang Yan has contacted Zhang Ji from Bingzhou. If we fail to defeat Yuan Shao this year, Zhang Ji is likely to intervene. I heard that Zhang Ji's nephew Zhang Xiu is Zhao Yun's senior brother and lives in the north of Bingzhou.

Unrivaled and known as the Spear God of the North, Zhang Ji was Dong Zhuo's former general." Guan Jing said.

Gongsun Zan nodded after hearing this. Now he has no other way. Yuan Shao has the support of many aristocratic families, and if he, Gongsun Zan, oppresses the aristocratic families too hard, the aristocratic families will inevitably fight back. To capture the entire Jizhou, the only way to prepare food and grass is to win Zhang Zhang.

Wu County, when the time comes, he can use this as a threat to ask Zhou Tai to send more grain from Pingzihe City.

As for offending Liu Xin, Gongsun Zan knew it well. He had news that Liu Xin was having trouble with Liu Yan in Yizhou. Liu Yan, as the shepherd of Yizhou, and Liu Xin's Shu county was in the far west, wanted to break through Liu Yan's blockade.

It was not an easy task. He did not believe that Liu Xin could lead troops to fight against him.
Chapter completed!