Feng Ji said that to win Jizhou, we must obtain the support of the aristocratic family.

On the one hand, the aristocratic family has a large number of household registrations, money, grain and materials. Without their support, there will be no soldiers or food at the worst, and there will be enemies everywhere and they will not be able to gain a foothold; on the other hand, Sun Ce has a strong momentum, and Zhongshan Country is not its opponent, and the only thing that can be relied on is the support of the aristocratic family.

Sun Ce's new policy was based on invading the aristocratic families and its means were cruel. The aristocratic families in Yuzhou, Yanzhou and Qingzhou were successively massacred, and their heads were hung on the official road for public display, arousing the common hatred of the aristocratic families. What's more, the Jizhou family followed Yuan Tan and his son and fought with Sun Ce many times, and the hatred they formed was difficult to resolve. If Sun Ce could not be stopped, Jizhou would be doomed, and their heads would sooner or later be hung on the official road.

The sad soldiers will win, and the Jizhou family, which has no way to retreat, is the target of exploitation. The winning or losing is turning around. At this moment, Yuan Tan should have seized this opportunity and regained his strength, but he was defeated by Sun Ce and had no courage to fight against Sun Ce. Naturally, the Jizhou family would not support him anymore.

At this moment, the Jizhou family needs a heroic lord who dares to fight Sun Ce. Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang cannot bear this expectation - Yuan Xi is mediocre, Yuan Shang is too young, has a good face and has no practical experience. It is obviously unrealistic to expect him to go into battle and compete with Sun Ce. Liu Bei is the only choice of the Jizhou family. He has experience, strength, and reputation. He has rich combat experience in Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. He is also a famous warrior in the northern border. He is obviously more suitable than the father and son brother of the Yuan family from the Central Plains.

But Liu Bei also had disadvantages. When he was young, he was not famous for his knowledge and had a good relationship with Jizhou. His current fame comes from the court and the late emperor. Although he was named King of Zhongshan, the ancestral tomb was stolen. Now rumors are circulating, and there are many people who doubt his bloodline. At this moment, he must be more cautious in his actions. If he wants to seize Jizhou, he must be famous.

Avenging the late emperor is a wonderful reason.

The late emperor fought with Zhu Huan in Yanzhou, and his entire army was wiped out. From then on, his life and death were uncertain. Although there was news that he was dead and buried outside Dingtao City, he was a commoner. This was obviously incompatible with etiquette, and people could not help but wonder how he died. Sun Ce could not escape the suspicion of regicide. Killing regicide is a ruthless act, and all the ministers of the Han Dynasty should attack him. As the title of King Wei by the late emperor, Yuan Tan not only did not send troops to help when the late emperor fought in Yanzhou, but now he has no words to speak out. What qualifications are there to be called a vassal? It is legitimate to denounce and even raise an army to attack.

Of course, Liu Bei should choose to be courtesy first and then soldiers, first make an appointment with Yuan Tan to meet, urging him to make a punishment. If he refuses to follow, he will then attack with force. This not only conforms to etiquette, but also can set up the battlefield in a place that is favorable, rather than rushing to Yecheng.

There are four or five hundred miles between Zhongshan and Wei. The rivers are crisscrossing and it is difficult to march. It is very dangerous to rush forward. If Yuan Tan can be transferred from Yecheng, the situation will be different. If Yuan Tan does not come, it will be fine. The open and upright advance is. Yuan Tan fought timidly and the Jizhou family was disappointed. When the proclamation arrived, Jizhou would definitely respond. Liu Bei could lead the main force to march straight in.

Liu Bei nodded repeatedly, feeling that this plan was very wonderful. Hardness and softness were used, reasonable and concise, and hope for success increased greatly.

Feng Ji finally said that the reason why Yuan Shao was defeated by Guandu was related to the fact that the Ruying people were half-hearted. After the king took over Jizhou, he could use the Ruying people, but he could not trust the Ruying people, otherwise he would have to follow the mistakes of the Yuan family.

Liu Bei agreed immediately. He also knew that, firstly, most of the people of Ruying had left Jizhou, and secondly, if he wanted to obtain the support of people from Jizhou and Qingzhou, he could not reuse the people of Ruying, otherwise the disaster of Yuan Shao would definitely reappear. People like Guo Tu could use it, but they could not trust them. If they had the opportunity in the future, they would definitely get rid of it.

The discussion was decided, and Feng Ji ordered someone to write a document and send it to Yecheng, and asked Yuan Tan to meet, discussing Sun Ce and avenge the late emperor.

At the same time, Liu Bei ordered the generals to gather their troops and prepare for the expedition, especially Zhang Fei of Dai County and Tian Yu of Guangyang, who wanted to seize Jizhou, and the cavalry was the well-deserved backbone force.

Of course, the sharpest knife in Liu Bei's hand is indispensable: Guan Yu.

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Panhuang Mountain is located on the eastern foot of Taihang Mountain, the source of Ji River.

Guan Yu sat on a large rock and overlooked the plain. Dusk was approaching and the sun was about to set. The huge shadow of Taihang Mountain spread out from behind him, quickly swallowing the endless Hebei Plain and extending to the sky.

Whenever this happened, Guan Yu liked to sit here, as if the whole of Hebei was crawling at his feet.

He didn't like this kind of hiding and shameful days. He wanted to break the edge and sharpness, kill the general's flag, and take the general's head among the crowd, making his opponent frightened and look at the flag to collapse, instead of hiding in the dark, waiting for an opportunity that might never appear. In his opinion, this may be just an excuse for Liu Bei, who neither uses him nor allows him to leave, and has a bad reputation of being ruthless and righteous, and avoids the passive situation of encountering on the battlefield in the future.

How could I kill you? You can be unkind, but how could I be unrighteous? Guan Yu sighed secretly in his heart.

There was a sound of footsteps behind him, and Xiahou Lan walked over quickly and turned to Guan Yu. "June, the king is urgently ordered."

Guan Yu took the order and shook it gently. The order was very simple, and he was ordered to gather his troops and prepare for attack. He would soon notify him of the specific time and place. Guan Yu did not make a sound, and he put the order away and handed it to Xiahou Lan for preservation. During this time in the mountains, he had received similar orders several times, without any results, and this time would be no exception.

Xiahou Lan was from Changshan, Zhao Yun's old friend, who was wise to the law and was cautious. Zhao Yun recommended him to Liu Bei, and Liu Bei arranged him to be a military chief in Guan Yu's army and was responsible for military discipline. There were no scholars around Guan Yu, and Xiahou Lan was Zhao Yun's friend. Guan Yu had a good impression of Zhao Yun, so he asked Xiahou Lan to serve as a documentary. Anyway, Liu Bei sent Xiahou Lan to be a military chief and had the intention to monitor him, so he simply let him master the documents of communication so as not to be suspicious and to put more effort into it.

Xiahou Lan collected the documents and said, "The king received the battle report and was very satisfied with the effectiveness of Junhou's training. He ordered the reward. The reward had been sent to Junhou's Mansion and handed over to Taigong."

Guan Yu responded casually without even turning his head back. Xiahou Lan knew the tactfulness and bowed to retreat. Guan Yu sat quietly until it was dark. At the foot of the mountain, Zhou Cang returned from washing his horse and led the majestic Dayuan horse and slowly came to Guan Yu. Guan Yu looked at the cleaned Dayuan horse, and smiled rarely on his face.

"June, this horse is so good, it's so good that it's like a person, and you know everything you say." Zhou Cang wiped his hands on his body. "It should be given a name."

"What's the name?"

"Call Chitu. This horse is tall and strong, and it runs like a tiger. Junhou rode it to fight. He has a dragon sword in his hand and a tiger under his crotch. Who can do it?"

Guan Yu lie down with his eyebrows slightly raised, and his heart was a little strange. Lu Bu is among the people, and Chi Tu is among the horses. Lu Bu has a Dayuan horse named Chi Tu. In the battle of Yanzhou before the New Year, Chi Tu and Lu Bu died together. It is said that part of the reason why Lu Bu was killed was because Chi Tu's horse was shot and killed by Qin Mu with a powerful crossbow. Guan Yu was very disdainful of Qin Mu's despicable behavior, and at the same time felt sorry for Chi Tu. A peerless good horse has become a mount like Lu Bu, and it is really unfortunate that he died at the hands of a mediocre talent like Qin Mu.

Lu Bu died when he died. Chi Zi shouldn't have done this. "Chi Tu is Chi Tu, this name is good." Guan Yu stood up and stroked Chi Tu's smooth fur. "With it, next time I meet Tai Shi Ziyi, I must fight him for 300 rounds to see who is better."

"Yes, the King of Wu and the King of Zhongshan will have a battle sooner or later. The Grand Historian Ziyi must be a general. Apart from the King of Jun, who else is his opponent in Zhongshan?" Zhou Cang became excited, thought for a while, and said, "Mr. Jun, I heard that the Grand Historian Ziyi had fought with the King of Wu back then. Who is stronger than the King of Wu?"

Guan Yu raised his eyebrows. "I'm also very curious. If you have the chance in the future, you must try the King of Wu's overlords to see if he is truly overlords and has the courage of thousands of men. Although I am famous for Yu, I am not born at the right time and have no chance to fight against the true overlord Xiang Yu and fight with the little overlord, and talk about his own lieutenant."

After saying that, Guan Yu laughed loudly and felt a sense of heroism.

Although he didn't expect much, Guan Yu still arranged for Xiahou Landu to send scouts to inquire about the situation.

Xiahou Lan is from Changshan and recruited some local rangers as her divisions. Her accent and appearance are similar to those of locals. Going to a nearby village to find out the news will not arouse others' suspicion.

Zanhuang Mountain is the source of Ji River. It is less than 60 miles northeast along the Ji River. It is Fangzi County. The east of Fangzi County is the most important north-south trunk road in Jizhou. You can go directly to Jicheng to the north and directly to the Yellow River to the south. Yecheng is also on this trunk road. Guan Yu is hiding here, just preparing to attack Yecheng. However, the distance is too far, and he doesn't have many cavalry, so the feasibility is not high. Guan Yu himself did not take this truth, and everyone just can't tell it.

But this time, Guan Yu found that his judgment seemed inaccurate. Within two days, the scout sent news that Gaoyi and the house had received orders from the state, and were collecting corvee labor, repairing official roads, preparing food and straw briquettes. It seemed that a large army was about to pass by.

Guan Yu became alert. Could it be that Feng Ji's old plan has come true and Yuan Tan wants to go north to conquer Zhongshan?

When Liu Bei arranged Guan Yu to praise Huangshan, it was Feng Ji's plan. Feng Ji said that Guan Yu was brave and good at fighting, and had killed Yan Liang in the battlefield, which was a jealousy of the Jizhou army. As long as he was there, the Jizhou army would not dare to act rashly. If he was not there, the Jizhou army would dare to attack Zhongshan on his own initiative. Therefore, he planned to spread rumors that Guan Yu and Liu Bei were in disagreement, and ran away in anger, luring the Jizhou army into depth. If he was not good, he would relax his vigilance. At that time, Guan Yu attacked, either intercepted his retreat, or rushed to Yecheng, and took Jizhou in one fell swoop, combining Youji into one.

At that time, Guan Yu was very dissatisfied and thought that Feng Ji was fooling him so that he could enter the mountain with justification. Now it seems that he misunderstood Feng Ji. This person is worthy of being under Yuan Shao's command for many years, and he still has a clear mind about the Yuan Tan brothers.

Since that's the case, then you're welcome.

Guan Yu ordered the entire army scattered in the surrounding ridges to assemble and prepare to attack.

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