Guo Tu went out to arrange tasks, Ju Su went to draft a letter to Tian Feng, and He Yong stayed in the tent and roasted it quietly. Under his thick white eyebrows, his eyes that saw through the pessimistic world were old and sharp, with a faint sadness, and under the light of fire, it was unstable.

Yuan Tan left the table and sat down opposite He Yong. He lifted the wine pot. Just as he was about to pour wine, He Yong waved his hand. "Put the cup of tea. I'm old and should not drink too much."

Yuan Tan looked at He Yong, put down the wine pot, got up to get the teapot, poured a cup of hot tea, and handed it to He Yong with both hands. He Yong took it, held it in his palm, but did not drink it. The lingering tea mist blurred his eyes and felt a little wet.

"Xi Si, thank you for your hard work. I know I can't do it, but I have to do it." He Yong sighed softly.

Yuan Tan lowered his eyebrows and looked lonely. He poured himself a glass of wine, took a sip, and let out a sigh of relief. "It's fine, everyone has a time to be unwilling to do it. Isn't the King of Wu also compromised when facing his father and brother? I regret that he should do it but cannot do it."

He Yong looked at the fire and remained silent. He could feel Yuan Tan's despair at this moment. Ju Su was right. The kingly way Sun Ce wanted was very complicated. In fact, it was just one sentence: Let civilization defeat barbarism, and let China's clothing conquer the four barbarians with the wisdom and strength of scholars. Although this was somewhat different from the ideals of the party members, its overall intention was very close.

If the party members did not limit their attention to the classics, but instead studied all kinds of crafts, would the result be another way? He Yong wanted to know the answer, but he knew that he had no chance, and Yuan Tan would not have it. Jizhou was in the hands of the Jizhou family, and they would never give up the land and accept Sun Ce's new policy. If Yuan Tan wanted to learn from Sun Ce, he would only have one end: he was abandoned by the people of Jizhou.

If his surname is not Yuan and is not Yuan Shao's eldest son, even if he is abandoned by the people of Jizhou, he can still vote for Sun Ce. But now, he knows that he is likely to succeed but cannot use it, and even knows that he can't defeat him, he can only go on with the bullet and move on.

"I'll go to Yanzhou to have a look." He Yong raised his eyelids and looked at Yuan Tan. "Then go back to Nanyang."

"Yeah." Yuan Tan nodded and raised his glass. "Her Gong has a good journey."

He Yong did not move and continued, "Do you think Tongbai Mountain has a good scenery or Dabie Mountains and Land?"

Yuan Tan thought for a while. "Wushan is better. The morning clouds and evening rains, and the weather is full of magnitude."

He Yong smiled. "I think it's good too. Wushan is huge and the boat cannot be on board. I'll sit and watch the storm rise, and drink tea when I have free time."

Yuan Tan raised his eyelids, glanced at He Yong, and raised the corners of his mouth slightly. "Ho Gong is so happy, you can congratulate him." He raised his wine glass and gently touched the teacup in He Yong's hand. A tingling sound was lingering, and the lingering sound continued.

When Tian Feng received Yuan Tan's order, he knew that it was Ju Shu's handwriting and sighed. In order to avoid irritating Ru Ying people, he deliberately kept a distance from Ju Shu and reduced personal contact. If it weren't for major affairs, Ju Shu would not have written a letter to him personally.

After reading the letter, he weighed the pros and cons, wrote a long list of lists and sent officials to treat them. These lists almost captured all the families and powerful families in Jizhou. Ju Su said that this was a battle that determines life and death. He had to do his best and maintain at least five times the advantage of military strength. But he felt that five times was not necessarily enough. The Jiangdong Army was well-trained and could not be compared with the number of ordinary soldiers. Of course, the more troops, the better. He had to consider not only Xu Kun and Shen You's troops, but also the possibility of Sun Ce leading the main force to aid.

This requires support from the Jizhou family, sending troops, paying money and grain. He doesn't know how many people are willing to take out all their family background to support Yuan Tan, but he wants to believe that they have no other choice. If Sun Ce controls Jizhou, he will take away the land of the aristocratic family like he would against the Yuzhou family. This is something that the Jizhou family will not accept in any case. They can only choose to support Yuan Tan.

In the face of interests, there are only a handful of people who can maintain rationality. In Yanzhou, the aristocratic families are not much better. They cannot move these people with emotion and reason, and can only force them to harm and lure them to profit.

When Tian Feng learned that Tian Feng convened a large-scale Jizhou family to attend the meeting, the Yecheng family first came to the news and gradually inquired about the news through different channels. Tian Feng seized the opportunity to instill in them the concept of the current critical situation. If he did not go all out, Jizhou would be in danger and once he was defeated, the consequences would be unimaginable.

Yecheng was suddenly in panic. The New Year was approaching, but there was no festive atmosphere, but instead there was a sense of ominousness as a disaster was coming.

At the beginning of the twelfth lunar month, most of the Jizhou families arrived in Yecheng and participated in a meeting chaired by Tian Feng. After analyzing the current situation, Tian Feng pointed out the urgency of the situation again. Winter is the best opportunity to attack. At this time, most of them are blowing northwest winds, which is not good for the Navy. Once spring comes, it turns to southeastern winds and the Navy will ride the wind and waves, and you can get from Jiangdong to Qingzhou in two or three days. The navy will be launched along the Bohai Sea. The hinterland of Jizhou is under the threat of Sun Ce's military front and will definitely be defeated.

If Yuan Tan is defeated, Sun Cejin can take Jizhou, and retreat can take Yizhou or Guanzhong. No matter what, no one can stop him from the pace of annexation of the world. At that time, the new policy will be implemented in the world, and the Yuzhou family will be your trajectory. Your head will hang along the official road from the shore of the river to the foot of Yanshan.

After Shen Pei died in the battle, the Jizhou family was led by Tian Feng. Tian Feng was not as strong as Shen Pei, and he also had to rely on the support of others. Therefore, the distribution of interests was fairer than Shen Pei. It was not as strong and greedy as Shen Pei, and could take into account the interests of each family. The Jizhou family had a good impression of him and trusted him. Seeing that he was talking so seriously, no one dared to take it lightly, they all expressed their willingness to pay someone to help Yuan Tan win this battle.

As letters were sent to various counties and counties, the entire Jizhou was mobilized.

Tian Feng estimated based on the numbers reported by various companies that under ideal conditions, he could gather about 200,000 people and pay a year's food, but this is the last vitality of Jizhou. If he cannot win, Jizhou's vitality will be severely damaged and he will have to rest for at least five years before he can recover a little. It will take at least ten years or even longer to fully recover. In other words, if Sun Ce cannot be severely damaged this time, he will not have another chance in the future.

Tian Feng wrote a book by himself and informed Yuan Tan, and also attached a note: Liu Bei must be allowed to go to the front line in person, otherwise even if he can defeat Sun Ce, victory may not belong to Jizhou. With Liu Bei's virtue, seeing that Jizhou is exhausted, it is almost impossible to take advantage of the situation and rob.

When Yuan Tan received the news from Tian Feng, he immediately sent someone to send a letter to Liu Bei: The imperial court sent Han Bin to this place to summon the prefectures and counties to serve the king. Although I was not talented, I was all young and strong in Jizhou, and I got 200,000 people, and I just waited for the general.

Giant Horse Water.

Liu Bei tied the horse's reins and looked south from a distance with a serious expression.

Yuan Tan's letter was held in his arms, like a piece of ice, which made his heart numb and almost stopped beating. He could smell the bloody smell behind Yuan Tan's enthusiastic words. There were 200,000 people, even if it was a bit exaggerated, only 100,000 were used. Once the troops headed north, it would be scary enough. Jizhou is a big province, and once it was mobilized, it would be better than half of Youzhou to stop him.

So he could only lead his troops to help, respond to the imperial edict, and become enemies with Sun Ce.

This was not the result he hoped, but he had no choice. What he had to consider now was how to settle down in Youzhou and not let Taishi Ci take advantage of the situation and dig his foundation. After running around for more than ten years, he finally gained a foothold and owned half of Youzhou, but he didn't expect that as soon as he left, he became a stray dog.

"June, Guan Yun is here." Liu Xiu reminded.

Liu Bei turned his head and saw several war horses galloping on the official road in the distance. The knight in front was tall, at least one head taller than his entourage. You could tell at a glance that it was Guan Yu. Liu Bei's eyes shrank, and he saw that Guan Yu's mount was the Liangzhou horse sent by Taishi Ci. This was Guan Yu's favorite war horse. He was tall and strong and could carry Guan Yu to fight on the battlefield. Guan Yu was usually reluctant to ride it. Today, he rode such a war horse to the appointment. Could it be that he wanted to fight with someone?

Liu Bei then looked at the knight behind Guan Yu. Sure enough, one of them was holding a long soldier in his hand, which looked very much like the Qinglong Yanyue Sword.

Liu Xiu and others became nervous, and several guards reached out to get the crossbow behind them. Liu Bei waved his hand, stopped them, and ordered them to retreat a little further. He knew very well that if he really wanted to take action, these people were not Guan Yu's opponents at all, including himself. The only people who could fight with Guan Yu alone were Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei, and these two people were not here.

The guards did not dare to disobey the orders, turned their horses and retreated a little further.

Not long after, Guan Yu came to Liu Bei, while tying the reins, he looked at the uneasy guards, sneered, and reached out to signal Zhou Cang and others to stand on time. He urged his horse to come to Liu Bei, staring at Liu Bei with a pair of phoenix eyes, with complex eyes.

"Chang Yun, don't you come and be fine?" Liu Bei smiled and said, "Youzhou is cold, can you still get used to it?"

Guan Yu breathed a sigh of relief, took out his long beard from the sack, and reached out to brush it gently. "Shang Hao, thank you for Xuande's care. Xuande was so anxious to summon me, and he had another pair of military uniforms. Is he going to go to war?"

"Yes, the imperial court has an edict, and I have to follow." Before Guan Yu answered, Liu Bei said again: "Chang Yun, if you guard Zhuo County, how many troops can you pick up in Jizhou?"

Guan Yu sneered and replied proudly, "Young Tan, what's the point of asking? Even if there are 100,000 soldiers coming, I will not be afraid."

"What about two hundred thousand?"

"Two...100,000?" Guan Yu's face was slightly stunned, and he did not dare to speak loudly. He looked at Liu Bei again. He saw the helplessness in Liu Bei's eyes and felt soft. It seemed that Liu Bei had really encountered a hurdle that he could not overcome, so it was not appropriate to fight with him again at this time.

"Xuande, what's going on?"

Liu Bei took out Yuan Tan's letter from his arms, slowly soothed it, and handed it over. Guan Yu took it, read it, and his expression became more serious. Yuan Tan gathered 200,000 people, almost all the soldiers from Jizhou. This is a fight to the death. Has the situation reached this point? In just a few years, why has the King of Wu become the enemy of the world, forcing Yuan Tan to take a gamble and fight hard?

"Xuande, why...here is here?"
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