"My lord is willing to seek refuge with Liu Xin of Yizhou, so I have a plan for you.

Our army marched all the way northward and entered Zhuo County, then went all the way westward, rushing to Daixian County to enter Bingzhou. Zhang Xiu certainly did not expect that we would attack Bingzhou. After raising enough food and grass in Bingzhou, Zhang Xiu realized the plan of returning the army to pursue us.

We headed south into Sizhou.

When the lord of Sizhou arrived, he announced to the world that Liu Yu was dead and Liu He had no ability to be a king. He took refuge with Liu Xin and sent an eloquent envoy to ask Liu Xin for the position of Sizhou Mu. When the time comes, don't support Liu Xin as emperor.

It will make Liu Xin disgusted.

Sizhou is still controlled by the Yanzhou family, and no princes occupy it. It will be very easy for us to capture Sizhou. When the time comes, the lord will ask Liu Xin for money and food, or rely on Sizhou to do business with Yizhou, it will inevitably develop quickly.

If Liu Xin is unwilling to appoint the lord as the pastor of Sizhou, then the lord will contact Liu Biao and Ma Teng, but we will have to be prepared to suffer in Sizhou by then." Guo Jia said.

Why did the princes occupy Sizhou? When Dong Zhuo moved all the people of Henan to Chang'an, all the villages in Sizhou that could be seen were basically empty due to natural disasters and bandits. What did the princes do after occupying this place? There was no tax revenue.

We also need to consider how to develop, which requires manpower and economic investment. Once such a large Sizhou is built, it will be a big loss if other princes come to snatch it. Therefore, no big princes want this Sizhou.

Yizhou is rich, and everyone in the world knows that if Liu Xin agrees to Cao Cao's surrender and is willing to provide him with financial support, then with Yizhou's backing, Cao Cao will be able to develop quickly.

Even if Cao Cao took refuge with Liu Xin, it would be a princely surrender, that is, submission. He could not go directly to Yizhou.

Cao Cao nodded. Although Sizhou is difficult, after so many years, the people should have some support. If Liu Xin is unwilling to accept his surrender, then the worst he can do is stop staying in Sizhou and go east to Yanzhou to join Liu Bei!

After deciding on his goal, Cao Cao wrote to Xiahou Dun and Xun Yu, telling them his thoughts and asking them to follow him to Shanggu County. Xun Yu originally did not want to return to Cao Cao, but Xiahou Dun, Yu Jin and other generals were there, and Cao Cao said that he was going to join him this time.

To seek refuge with Liu Xin, Xun Yu thought for a long time and discussed with Yuan Shao's advisers such as Tian Feng, Ju Shou, Guo Tu, Shen Pei, Xu You and others who were in Jixian County, and finally persuaded these people to go to Sizhou together.

After arriving in Sizhou, it will be easy for these aristocratic families to go to Yizhou. In the past few years in Youzhou, Liu He has been unwilling to give any rights to Yuan Shao's family. Nowadays, these aristocratic families are living a difficult life in Youzhou, and they are also suffering in these troubled times.

That's enough. Even if Liu Xin doesn't like the aristocratic family, they will be much safer as commoners in Yizhou than here.

As a result, when Xun Yu set out to go south, many officials from Yuan Shao's family followed him. Even Gao Lan, who had already served as a cavalry captain under Liu He, also left Jixian with Xun Yu and the others.

Liu He's father had just died, and Xianbei and Wuhuan began to be disobedient again. Gongsun Du was eyeing the situation of monopolizing Youzhou. He saw Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Dun, leaving Jixian with thousands of people and entering the Zhuoxian area.

Without leading troops to pursue him, this was Gongsun Zan's territory.

Gongsun Zan rarely comes out of Qilin Villa now, and pays little attention to all the counties under his rule. He just keeps the army firmly in his hands. When he heard that Cao Cao led the army into Zhuoxian, he ordered his brother Gongsun Yue to lead five thousand soldiers.

The army went to resist, and he returned to Zhuoxian to organize the people to defend the city. Zhuoxian was the place where he made his fortune, and the people still believed in Gongsun Zan, so Gongsun Zan felt safer and more secure here.

Cao Cao did not attack Zhuoxian, but turned west and headed towards Daijun. Gongsun Zan guessed that Cao Cao brought so many family members and all his troops to Daijun, so he must have given up his territory to fight with Zhang Xiu. He was not willing to fight with Cao Cao.

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Gongsun Yue escorted Cao Cao into Dai County, while Xun Yu, Tian Feng and others also joined the army and collected food and grass along the way. Seeing this, many county magistrates and noble families fled.

After Cao Cao entered Dai County, Zhang Xiu thought that Cao Cao had gone to Liu He, so he sent people to take over Bohai County and Jibei County. He saw that the people in these places had made Cao Cao hungry, and all the food had been confiscated by Cao Cao.

Zhang Xiu had to transport grain from other counties.

However, when taking over Jibei County, Gongsundu's army also accepted the city here. The two sides clashed in Jibei County. As a result, Gongsundu's cavalry was defeated by Zhang Xiu and finally withdrew from Jibei County. Zhang Xiu took the entire Yizhou.

, now seems to be the largest prince in the north, Gongsundu knew that Zhang Xiu would be one of his biggest opponents in the future, so he stabilized the defense of other counties and counties in Qingzhou, and continuously transported grain and material troops from Liaodong to Qingzhou. This is to go all out to build Qingzhou.

Gongsun Du's strength is almost enough to win Qingzhou now. It will be difficult to be attacked and defended any more!

Zhang Xiu is not willing to go to war with Gongsun Du now. Gongsun Du's soldiers are well-equipped and he can take advantage of the cavalry. However, his infantry is too inferior to attack the city. He has to pay more than twice the price of the enemy to win a city. Zhang Xiu

Xiu Bian also sent the main force back to Jizhou. He hoped to rest for a few years more than Gongsun Du. The only troops he could fight were 15,000 elite cavalry, and about 40,000 regular soldiers. The rest could only be regarded as auxiliary troops, so

Point people are responsible for the defense of Jizhou and Bingzhou. It can be seen that many of its counties are in a free-range state, and it is difficult for Zhang Xiu's orders to be passed down.

Hearing that Cao Cao actually attacked his Bingzhou, Zhang Xiu said that Cao Cao was crazy. That Bingzhou was even more barren than the current Jingzhou. What was the point of attacking there? Can Cao Cao occupy Bingzhou?

Zhang Xiu was not worried at all when he saw Cao Cao attacking Bingzhou. He asked all counties and counties under his rule to repair canals, rivers, and build official roads to facilitate people's transportation. At the same time, each county submitted statistics on the annual grain cultivation area. He wanted to ensure grain cultivation. In this way

Only by occupying Jizhou, the largest state in the world, can he turn it into his own strength, because now that he has occupied Jizhou, no one around Zhang Xiu can live in peace with him. He must accumulate strength to resist attacks from other princes.

After Cao Cao saw Zhang Xiu chasing him, he stopped searching for food and turned around and started heading south. Although Zhang Xiu's cavalry was powerful, Cao Cao had done nothing else in the past few years. He expanded the tiger and leopard cavalry to a thousand men.

Containing Zhang Xiu prevented him from harassing the migrating army, and Zhang Xiu also understood that Cao Cao was going to flee to Sizhou.

There are no princes occupying Sizhou now. Cao Cao's going to Sizhou is indeed an option. Zhang Xiu wanted to kill Cao Cao, but Cao Cao's generals were not weak. He led the cavalry to attack Cao Cao's camp to no avail. In the end, he could only watch Cao Cao enter.
Chapter completed!