This time, Yuan Shu tried his best to kill Liu Chong. He originally wanted to take this opportunity to occupy the State of Chen and cut off Pei Qing's food route, so that Pei Qing would give up Yingchuan and Nanyang like he had given up Nanyang. However, he did not expect that he would eventually lose his troops and generals. Not only did he not occupy Chen County, but he instead took advantage of Pei Qing and allowed him to get the State of Chen for free.

Whenever I think of this, I can't help but vomit blood. After all, I have worked hard for others.

"This hateful Pei Qing, I was only one step away from him. He actually let him take the lead and ran to Chen State first. If Luo Jun hadn't been shameless, selling his country for honor, and taking the initiative to hand over Chen State to this little thief, how could he have an advantage? There is also Yuan Huan, who dared to say that it was my tribe, and he dared to trick me into the city with a trick of surrender. Fortunately, I was alert, otherwise I would have fallen this time."

Yan Xiang wanted to speak when he heard this, but he still held back. After receiving the news that Liu Chong was killed, Yuan Shu's army was less than a hundred miles away from Chen County. If he had done his best, it would take only half a day to arrive. However, Yuan Shu had to bring all the treasures in his tent. Moreover, since it was at night, Yuan Shu didn't want to march at night, so he waited until dawn before setting off slowly. In this case, what else can I say if someone took the lead? It was simply too much.

Fortunately, Yuan Shu was not as stupid as he was in the later stage, and his mind was finally awake, so he looked at Yan Xiang beside him and said with gratitude: "This time, thanks to Yan Zhubu's reminder, otherwise, there would be a lot of trouble."

He then ordered Yan Xiang to be appointed as the former military advisor and chief of the army, and rewarded 100,000 yuan.

At the same time, Yuan Shu punished the two of them on the grounds that Chen Lan and Lei Bo, as generals, did not know how to investigate the enemy situation in detail, and the result was defeated, and the salary for three months was suspended, and the fine was 200,000 yuan.

Chen Lanlei's face was flushed. In this battle, he suffered losses and generals. They could not escape the relationship and could only accept punishment.

However, what made them dissatisfied was that Ji Ling had also experienced a big defeat in Pei State before, losing more soldiers and losing Qiao County. Yuan Shu actually scolded him a few words, which was really unbalanced.

However, under Yuan Shu's power, they did not dare to say anything, so they could only retreat.

Yuan Shu also had awkward face, and he laughed at Yan Xiang and said, "Shi Yan, what should we do next? Pei Qing's little thief is now connected, and we are only left with Runan County in Yuzhou. How should we defend it?"

However, Yan Xiang said, "Lord, you must know that Runan is surrounded by three sides. No matter where Pei Qing launches an attack, we are in danger. Therefore, the officials thought that instead of struggling here, we should abandon Runan and seek development."

"What? What did you say? Abandon Runan?" Yuan Shu's expression changed drastically after hearing this. He pointed at Yan Xiang and said, "Do you know that Runan is my hometown. Since I am the Yuan family of Runan, I will defend Runan. If the hometown is lost from my hands, how can I see the heroes of the world? Even the slave in my family will laugh at my incompetence."

After hearing this, Yan Xiang's lips twitched and he thought silently: "You always look down on Yuan Shao, but how far has Yuan Shao developed? He defeated Gongsun Zan in the Battle of Longcuo and forced Gongsun Zan to retreat to Youzhou. Now the entire Jizhou, including part of Bingzhou, belongs to Yuan Shao. Although there is a harassment from the Black Mountain bandits, it is not a big deal. Even Lu Bu helped him deal with the Black Mountain bandits. The speed of its development and growth is surprising. He has generals such as Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Qu Yi, Zhang He, Gao Lan and other generals, Tian Feng, Ju Su, Guo Tu, Xu You, etc. You can take action only one general, Ji Ling, and there are not many real wise men. Although I, Yan Xiang, have some wisdom, I am still ashamed of myself than Tian Feng, Ju Su and others. With your current strength, you are even called a slave. It is simply ignorant."

However, Yuan Shu thought about it and felt that what Yan Xiang said was indeed reasonable, and he should not be in such a dangerous place. Otherwise, Pei Qing would probably use the same trick again and cut off his food route. In fact, if this is still good, once Pei Qing blocked his retreat and surrounded him in Runan, he would have to wait for death.

So Yuan Shu snorted and continued, "Although I am from Runan, this Runan is now in decline and devastated. It is not enough to support the army or achieve my lofty ambitions. So I will reward this boy Pei Qing, pass on my orders to rectify the military. Let's go to Shouchun, where there are 20,000 troops from Chen Yu. We will plan for Yangzhou as the foundation, and we will build a great cause."

"But that Yangzhou Governor Chen Wen..."

"What is Chen Wen? He is not a little thief Pei Qing, and he has no soldiers and power. If he wants to be obedient, I can save his life. Otherwise, don't blame me for being rude." A trace of ruthlessness flashed across Yuan Shu's face, and he didn't care about Chen Wen's own existence.

"What I'm afraid of is that you want to kill Chen Wen." Yan Xiang sighed secretly after hearing this. If Yuan Shu didn't kill Chen Wen, he might have goodwill, but once he killed Chen Wen, it would be equivalent to killing his reputation. Although he couldn't see anything for the time being, once he failed in the future, he might quickly collapse.

However, at this time, Yuan Shu no longer listened to Yan Xiang's advice. He ordered the people and food and supplies in Runan to transport them, and ordered the soldiers under his command to escort these people and supplies to Shouchun. After the people left, he ordered the burning of the people's houses and sealing the wells. Even if it was a grain of food or a source of water, he did not leave any water for Pei Qing. A good Runan County was actually like hell on earth.

Of course, some people were unwilling to leave during this period, but Yuan Shu ordered to forcefully drive away. If he really didn't want to leave, he set fire to the house and burned the person to death. Even the robbers felt inferior to this behavior.

Despite this, Yuan Shu did not move all the people of Runan to Shouchun. Many wealthy families were heard and heard in Yuan Shu's army. After they received the news, most of them fled early, and took the family with their families to take advantage of the dusk to either flee to Yingchuan or to Chen and Pei, and some fled south to Jiangxia.

Later, when Yuan Shu was counting his household registration, he found that 20,000 to 30,000 people and more than 2,000 soldiers had fled. Yuan Shu was so angry that he trembled all over, but this was not a good thing after all, so he blocked the news as soon as possible.

After nearly half a month of difficult journey, Yuan Shu finally arrived in Shouchun, but he did not expect that Shouchun guard Chen Yu would refuse him to enter the city.

Yuan Shu was furious and led his soldiers to attack the city immediately. Chen Yu was defeated and led his soldiers to flee to Xia Pi, allowing Yuan Shu to occupy Shouchun.

After that, Yuan Shu resettled the people and marched into Jiujiang, killed Zhang Wen, the governor of Yangzhou, and served as the governor of Yangzhou. He also annexed many bandits and local warlords, such as Zhang Xun, Liu Xun, Qiao Rui and others. Later, he further occupied Danyang County, and his military strength revived, reaching more than 100,000 people.

At this time, Sun Ce, the son of Sun Jian, came to pay a visit, hoping that Yuan Shu could return his father Sun Jian's subordinates to him. Yuan Shu was unwilling to give it to him, so he asked Sun Ce's uncle to join Wu Jing, the prefect of Danyang, and recruit soldiers there. He also promised Sun Ce that as long as Sun Ce did his best, he would appoint Sun Ce as the prefect of Jiujiang.
Chapter completed!