Zhen Yan not only brought a lot of money and food, but also had 5,000 troops, including 2,000 Wuhuan cavalry, full of sincerity.

Yuan Shao held a banquet to welcome Zhen Yan and summoned the Chinese military to accompany the camp. Tian Feng and Ju Su were naturally on the list. They lived in the Central Army camp, which was only more than a hundred steps away from Yuan Shao's tent. When Zhen Yan and others entered the camp, they passed by their tent, but they did not realize the incident, nor did they realize the impact of this incident.

When Tian Feng saw Zhen Yan for the first time, he had an illusion that why did this young man look so much like Yuan Shao? Not only did he dress up, but his body tasted more like. If he hadn't looked closely, the appearance of the two was still somewhat obvious. Tian Feng almost thought that this was Yuan Shao's illegitimate son.

Guo Tu was very enthusiastic and took the initiative to introduce Zhen Yan to Tian Feng and Ju Su. Tian Feng was from Julu and was not unfamiliar with the Zhen family in Zhongshan. When he heard this, he realized something was wrong and immediately gave Ju Su a wink. Ju Su was not very familiar with the Zhen family, but was just surprised by Guo Tu's performance. As a representative of Ru Ying people, Guo Tu always regarded himself very well, and it was a bit abnormal to give Zhen Yan such a face. Seeing Tian Feng wink at him, he became alert, but still didn't understand.

Zhen Yan was very polite. As soon as Guo Tu finished speaking, he bowed to Tian Feng and bowed to the end. "I have heard of Mr. Yuanhao's name for a long time. I have been lucky enough to meet him today. If the lord can have a gentleman, why worry about the big thing not being done." He saluted Ju Su and praised Ju Su a few times, which made Ju Su feel embarrassed and even a little embarrassed.

When they finished their greetings, Yuan Shao immediately announced that he would be appointed as a filial and honest person, and he would be appointed as a general of chariots and cavalry, and announced that he would marry Zhen Mi, the sister of Zhen Xi for Yuan Xi.

Tian Feng, Ju Su was caught off guard and was shocked.

Guo Tu saw it clearly, and his heart was extremely comfortable, as if he had a drink of ice in the dog days. Tian Feng and Ju Su saw it in his eyes, anxious in his heart, but he had no choice but to do anything. He could do nothing.

Jizhou is vast, with a distance of more than 600 miles from north to south. It is roughly divided into southern Hebei and northern Hebei. Southern Hebei is close to the Central Plains and is the old place of Zhao State. It has developed culture and more famous families. Most of the northern Hebei North were barbarian countries conquered by the Warring States Period in the late Warring States Period. Because it is close to the Yan Dynasty, it was a habit of the barbarian customs, has a strong folk custom, has many powerful people, and has economic strength. However, there are few families and insufficient cultural literacy. Most officials are at the county level, with few 2,000 stones, and are far inferior to southern Hebei in terms of discourse.

Shenpei was from Wei County, Tian Feng and Ju Su were from Julu. They were all famous families in southern Jizhou. Most of the people who supported Yuan Shao were concentrated in southern Hebei, Changshan, Zhongshan, Hejian and even Bohai in northern Hebei. They were inclined to Gongsun Zan before. After the Battle of Jieqiao, Gongsun Zan was defeated and the front line was shrinking. These aristocratic families, the powerful and gradually separated from Gongsun Zan, but they were still watching and not many people actively depended on Yuan Shao. Even if there were, they did not support them without reservation. They just asked a certain branch of the family to bring some people to Yuan Shao. Because of their limited strength, they could not compete with Shenpei and others.

The situation has changed suddenly. Under Guo Tu's lead, the small and medium-sized families of the counties and countries in northern Hebei gathered together and formed an alliance with Ruying, and the situation suddenly became complicated.

Faced with Guo Tu's pride, Tian Feng and Ju Su exchanged a look and smiled bitterly. Shen Pei waited for so long, and finally waited until the Ruying clan fell apart. He thought that the people of Jizhou could take the initiative from now on, but he did not expect that Guo Tu used such a move to find an allies within the people of Jizhou and smashed Shen Pei's hope to pieces.

There is no doubt that this was their mistake. I didn't expect Guo Tu to use this strange trick. The people of Ruying have always been above the top, and even the aristocratic families in southern Hebei were not favored. Who would have thought that they would take the initiative to unite with the powerful people in northern Hebei?

Tian Feng was still complaining, Ju Su reacted first and immediately took the opportunity of toasting to congratulate Yuan Shao, and actively recommended Xun Yan to train these new recruits. After getting Yuan Shao's praise, Ju Su advised Yuan Shao again. Gongsun Zan did things against the enemy and lost all his heart. Yuan Shao advanced a righteous army to avenge Liu Yu. The scholars and common people in Youzhou must eat pots of juice and come in a look at the wind. He suggested adopting a strategy of defending south and attacking north, requiring Huang Wan and Yuan Xi to defend their respective defense areas, not to act rashly, concentrate manpower and material resources to attack Gongsun Zan, and avoid fighting on both sides. In order to isolate Gongsun Zan, he also suggested that Yuan Shao contact Liu Bei and strive for Liu Bei to attack Gongsun Zan in a junction, at least to make Liu Bei neutral. He also sent an envoy to Beihai to hire the great scholar Zheng Xuan and ask him to come forward to persuade Tian Kai.

Yuan Shao accepted it happily.

Tian Feng breathed a sigh of relief. Although the situation changed, Yuan Shao was not lost. He fought on both sides, and the result was not bad. The differences between southern Hebei and northern Hebei have been around for a long time and are difficult to eliminate in a short period of time. I just want to control them as much as possible and not affect the overall situation.

In order to avoid Shen Pei from making irrational decisions after hearing the news, Tian Feng urgently wrote Shen Pei, asking him to be calm, put the overall situation first, and not be impulsive.

Starting with Zhen Yan, people from Zhao, Changshan, Zhongshan and Hejian successively joined the army. Although they were not very strong alone, they could not withstand many people. In just half a month, Yuan Shao had 30,000 infantry and cavalry. Yuan Shao announced that these newly added troops would be integrated into more than 20 battalions, and Xun Yan was appointed as the military supervisor, responsible for the training and command of these new recruits.

Gongsun Zan wiped the long knife over and over again, his eyes becoming cold and enthusiastic.

Gongsun Xu stood opposite him, lowered his head and said nothing. The Changshi Guan Jing sat aside, staring at Gongsun Zan with his eyes, waiting for his reply.

After killing Liu Yu, Gongsun Zan led the governor of Youzhou and appointed officials. He was incredible for a while, but the good times did not last long. As Yuan Shao's army approached, the powerful families of various counties and counties raised up one after another and killed the officials appointed by Gongsun Zan. In just a few days, the only territory that Gongsun Zan could control was left was Zhuo County, Shanggu, and Yuyang controlled by Liu Bei, and he had never expressed his attitude.

According to Gongsun Zan's previous temper, he should be brave enough to deal with it at this moment and kill all his opponents. But this time, he did not do this. Some people say that he knew he was in the wrong, some people say that he was afraid of Yuan Shao, and there were many different opinions, but Gongsun Zan himself did not reply, as if he had agreed to these speculations.

One after another, Liu Yu, who was sent to Chang'an, was robbed, but Chang'an sent a new governor of Youzhou, Zhang Ze, who was famous for his crouching tiger, and he understood the meaning of not admitting Gongsun Zan. Gongsun Zan had to make a decision as soon as possible, whether to accept Zhang Ze, recognize the decision of the court, or drive Zhang Ze away, and completely turn against the court. When Zhang Ze entered the country and joined forces with Xian Yufu and others, Gongsun Zan was passive.

Faced with this dilemma, Guan Jing suggested: Send Gongsun Xu to Pingyu, just like Ma Teng and Han Sui, form an alliance with Sun Ce, and use Sun Ce's power to negotiate with the court, and use the conditions for respecting the court to win the recognition of him by the court. Sun Ce asked Sun Ce to send troops to Yanzhou to restrain Yuan Shao's troops. Join Liu Bei to fight against Yuan Shao.

Gongsun Zan neither said it was good nor said it was bad. He just wiped the knife given to him over and over again, rubbing the knife spotlessly. It was easy to see people. The four words "White Horse Invincible" were even more vivid and clear and dazzling.
Chapter completed!