Six schools were established.
It had not yet entered the opening period, but it had already begun to warm up.
Many commoners and students rushed to Xuchang, wanting to see the grand opening of the mansion.
Hua Xin also stayed in Xuchang.
Xiao Bei handed the six-year elementary education plan to Hua Xin and then did nothing.
In just three days.
Kong Rong had indeed died in his own mansion.
When this news spread, all the officials and sages were shocked.
Cao Cao was even more overjoyed. Xiao Bei had only left the residence for a day, but he had angered Kong Wenju, who had troubled him. It could be said that he had avenged his previous humiliation.
Early November.
In the residence of Lord Beishou.
"Xinzhi, yesterday the Middle Territory went on an expedition. Kong Wenju was also dragged to the North Sea by Mi Heng. He didn't manage to buy a single coffin in Xuchang. It's really sad!" Guo Jia said with a strange expression.”
"You brought this upon yourself!"
Xiao Bei said indifferently,"If it wasn't for the fact that he still maintained his status and insulted the people in front of everyone, how could he have ended up like this?!"”
"Cough cough!"
Guo Jia coughed dryly.
Gan Mei's eyes were filled with admiration.”
"Sister Xiaomei, he scolded a great scholar to death with his mouth!" Ma Yunzhao's face turned green.”
"You asked for it!"
Xiao Mei said with a puffed up face.
Guo Jia sighed and said," Leave the Rong Manor's matters to Gongda and me. Leave the directorate to Hua Xin. We're both military advisors, so why can you be so leisurely while I have to run around to coordinate with the Ministry of Works!?"”
Xiao Bei smiled and said,"Those who are capable work harder.”
Guo Jia shook his head and said," I estimate that the ballistae and Mo Sabers will be delivered by the end of the month. The heavy armor has already entered the camp. They have already started testing it out!"”
"Yes!"
Xiao Bei nodded.
"What are you going to do after taking down Xuzhou?" Guo Jia asked again.”
"Nothing!"
Xiao Bei took a sip of tea and said in a deep voice,"We will set up another prefecture to guard Xuzhou. It will form a north-south defense line with the Nanyang Valiant Cavalry Prefecture. After the north is completely pacified, we will lead the army south!"”
"Peace in the north!"
"What are you talking about?" Guo Jia asked in a deep voice.”
Xiao Bei narrowed his eyes and said with a smile,"After Yuan Shao, Gongsun Du, and Ma Teng pacify the country, we will first cultivate our internal affairs. We will use the Qiang Hu and Donghu tribes as whetstones to sharpen our army. To stabilize the country, we must first resist the outside world. If the north is not stable enough and the southern expedition fails, there will be no more opportunities. Therefore, we can only win and not lose!"”
"Xinzhi!"
"Why don't you first pacify the southern dukes?"
Guo Jia's eyes were filled with doubt as he asked.
Xiao Bei said with a complicated expression,"Most of the soldiers in the Rong Residence are from the north. They will definitely not be accustomed to the environment in the south. They will need to spend several years in the south to settle down. I'm afraid I won't have the chance to go north in my entire life. Therefore, I want to pacify the north first and destroy the foreign races outside the pass. After the south is settled, if there is still a chance, I might suggest an expedition!"”
"Tormenting!"
Guo Jia's scalp went numb.
Xiao Bei laughed loudly and said,"Life is full of torment. Otherwise, how can it be passed down for hundreds of generations?!"”
"Yes!"
Guo Jia stood up and looked down at Xiao Bei. He said solemnly,"Yuan Shao won't just sit back and do nothing once the Middle Territory comes out. The time he has to rule the Four Northern Prefectures will also be accelerated. At that time, we will definitely have a big battle. I hope that we will be the last ones to walk. If the world is peaceful and I, Guo Fengxiao, am still alive, I will follow you on the expedition!”
"I will!"
Xiao Bei waved his hand and said with a faint smile,"If you have nothing to do, go look for ESMAU. There are two peak doctors in the world, and this person is one of them!"”
"Good!"
Guo Jia stepped out of the mansion.
"You want to attack Western Liang?"
Ma Yun Zao said with red eyes.
Xiao Bei said in a deep voice," The world is bound to fall apart after a long time. Since I've become an official, I won't sit by and watch the world fall apart. Not to mention your father and Han Sui guarding Western Liang, even Dong Zhuo can't stop the trend. The only thing you can do is pray that Ma Teng will surrender as soon as possible, not fight to the death with me from the Rong Manor!"”
"Crack!"
Ma Yun Zao clenched his fists.
Xiao Bei was right. The chaotic world must be unified.
Although Ma Teng and Han Sui were powerful, they were just a drop in the ocean when facing the strongest Congrong Mansion.
Time slowly passed.
The Imperial College was established, and the Congrong Manor was also preparing their troops.
At the end of November.
The army of the Central Commanding Office entered Henan Yin.
Since Dong Zhuo moved westward to Chang 'an, Henan Yin was the place of chaos and war.
When the army first arrived, the powerful people of the counties surrendered one after another. In just a few days, Henan Yin was in Shi Huan's hands.
At the same time.
Jizhou also received the news.
Wei County, Ye City!
In the main hall of the Prefecture Overseer's Estate.
Yuan Shao's face was extremely gloomy. He looked at the secret report in his hand and said,"Cao Aman has mobilized his army and set up a Middle Command House from the Rong Mansion. Shi Huan will be the commander of the Middle Command and he will attack Henan Yin and Hanoi. Who is this person?”
"My lord!"
Xu You stood up and said," I've heard of Shi Huan. He's a young chivalrous man from Pei Country in Yuzhou. He has a heroic spirit and is known for his loyalty and bravery. Before the 18th vassal attacked Dong, Cao Cao raised an army in Chenliu. This person joined as a chivalrous man and was previously accepted as a doctor of the Ministry of War. This time, he was appointed by Xiao Xinzhi to become the commander of the Middle Region and is in charge of 20,000 troops!”
"Xiao Bei, Marquis Beishou!"
Yuan Shao's eyes were filled with jealousy.”
"Eh!"
Xu You's expression was extremely ugly.
Shen Pei, Feng Ji, Guo Tu, Xin Ping, and Ju Shou's expressions changed.
Xiao Bei was only Cao Cao's aide in name, but now Yuan Shao was saying that they were inferior to him!
"Cough cough!"
Yuan Shao suddenly realized that something was wrong. He coughed dryly and said,"I didn't mean to belittle you, but this person's sudden appearance in Chen Liu made me feel indignant. If he joined the Ji Prefecture, perhaps the four northern prefectures would be pacified!”
"I wouldn't dare!"
Everyone sighed.
"Lord, Eldest Young Master pacified Qingzhou!”
"Now that our army is strong, we should immediately send more troops to Bing Province!”
"As long as we take Bing Province, we won't have to fear Cao Cao attacking Hanoi!”
"And once we take Bingzhou, we can launch a surprise attack on Youzhou's Dai Prefecture from Yanmen. If we have a decisive battle with Gongsun Zan, we can send one army into Dai Prefecture, one army into Guangyang, and one army directly into Zhuo Prefecture. Then we can join forces at Ji County and take Youzhou!”Ju Shou said!
"No!"
Guo Tu stood up and said," Bingzhou is important, but the Black Mountain Army has to encircle and annihilate them!”
"Not bad!"
Chunyu Qiong said," Third Young Master is currently leading the troops to pacify the Black Mountain Thieves. If we send more troops to Bing Province, the Jizhou garrison will be insufficient. How will we be able to fight against Black Mountain? How will we be able to defend against the Middle Territory? Hence, we have to delay the reinforcements to Bing Province!"”
"Bingzhou wants more troops!"
"If we can take down Bingzhou, we might be able to move against Gongsun Zan next autumn!" Shen Pei stood up and said.”
"No!"
Xin Ping refuted.
For a moment.
The entire hall was noisy.
They were all seeking power for the people behind them.
Some people supported Yuan Tan, some supported Yuan Shang, and some supported Yuan Xi. As for Gao Gan, he was naturally a tool.
"Enough!"
"Noisy, do you think this is a busy city?" Yuan Shao said angrily.”
Xu You bowed and said," My lord, what you said is for the sake of the general situation. Cao Mengde is now stationed in Nanyang and Hanoi. He will probably attack Xuzhou next year. If we don't take the four northern prefectures quickly and destroy Gongsun Bogui, I'm afraid it will be difficult for us to win in terms of military strength. Moreover, once we take Youzhou, we can expand our cavalry. Cao Cao has sold all his wealth, but he has only organized a cavalry of ten thousand men!”
"Let me think!"
Yuan Shao waved his hand.
He dismissed all the civil and military officials and found a way to make his own decisions!
They left the Prefecture Overseer's Mansion.
Everyone dispersed one after another, and some people sighed.
Now, Cao Cao's power had changed Yuan Shao's. If they did not do anything, they would be defeated in less than three years.
"General Qu Yi!"
Xu You shouted,"If the lord has a decision, I want to escort you to Bingzhou. Are you willing?"”
"Bing Province?"
Qu Yi frowned.
Xu You nodded." There are Hu cavalry in Bingzhou. If we enter the camp first, we will definitely be able to speed up the expedition!"”
"No!"
Qu Yi waved his hand and sneered." Xu Ziyuan, you are all standing behind the three young masters. Gao Gan is just a relative. If I go, I can assist him in obtaining military achievements. So what? I might as well go to Youzhou and fight Gongsun Bogui!"”
"General!"
Xu You's face darkened.
Qu Yi said proudly,"The first to enter the camp was to attack the White Horse Righteous Followers. How could the Hu Cavalry send my troops out?"”
"Humph!"
"Arrogant!"
Xu You was so angry that he left.
"General, you're thinking too much!" Qiushou said with a complicated expression.”
"Get lost!"
Qu Yi cursed," You're making such a plan because you want to help Second Young Master fight for merit. If you can help us take Youzhou and kill Gongsun Bogui, Second Young Master might very well become the heir of the Yuan family!"”
"You!"
"Idiot!"
Qiushou shouted angrily and left!
Guo Tu, Xin Pi, and the others didn't dare to go up and provoke him.
"Hey!"
Shen Pei was speechless.
Ever since he fought with Gongsun Zan at the World Bridge and the Dragon Gathering.
After Qu Yi's reputation had risen, he no longer placed any of the Yuan family's subordinates in his eyes.
Even Yan Liang and Wen Chou, in his eyes, were just ordinary people who wielded knives and guns, but he didn't know that he had already committed a great taboo.
In less than two days.
Yuan Shao cruelly decided to send more troops to Bingzhou.
Zhang Yan of the Black Mountain Army had to be pacified, but they were hiding in the Taihang Mountains, making it difficult to track them down. It would take a lot of time to completely eliminate them.
If we send more troops to Bingzhou.
In less than two years, he would be able to control the four states.
At that time, be it attacking Cao Cao or destroying the Black Mountain Army, he would have left a hand and would not be hindered!
Hence, he decided to do it.
Three days later.
Qu Yi then brought his ten thousand strong army to Bing Province with resentment.
Early December.
The army of the Middle Territory had already crossed the Yellow River.
They set up camp in Wen County, Hanoi, and began to sharpen their weapons to aim at Zhang Yang in Huai County.
In the county magistrate's mansion.
The generals of the Middle Territory Manor gathered together.
Shi Huan looked at the map and frowned." Did Yuan Benchu send Qu Yi to reinforce Bingzhou for the sake of Hanoi, or was he really helping Gao Gan to pacify the powerful foreign tribes in Bingzhou? If he was in Hanoi, he would have to send an army to guard the intersection between Pill River and Wangwu Mountain!”
"Commander-in-chief!"
"I am willing to station my troops on Mount Wangwu!" Xu Huang said firmly.”
"No need!"
"Immediately send the letter to Xuchang. You must let Marshal Xiao personally open it!”
Xun You put down his brush and handed a letter to the scout.""Yuan Benchu's intentions are not in Hanoi. If he takes Bingzhou, he can send an army directly to Gongsun Zan's back.”
"Oh?"
Shi Huan lowered his head to look at the map and said in a deep voice,"Dai County, Shanggu!"
"Not bad!"
Xun You stroked his beard and said with a faint smile,""When the general's army arrived in Hanoi, Zhang Yang heard the news and retreated. I think this person is afraid of the army of the Middle Territory. He can send an envoy to surrender. If he succeeds, he can take down a county without bloodshed!”
"Sir, the Middle Territory has just been established, and there are no officials from the Ministry of Rites who can speak like the officials from Zhe Chong Prefecture!" Shi Huan said with a bitter smile.”
"You go personally!"
Xun You said solemnly.
"Teacher, please teach me!"
Shi Huan didn't have any doubts as he bowed and asked for advice.
"Haha!"
Xun You stroked his beard and said with a faint smile,""General, you have such courage. No wonder Marshal Xiao appointed you as the governor of the Middle Territory. This time, you must go to Huai County alone to succeed!”
"No!"
Xu Huang was extremely horrified.
When the two armies fought, they did not kill the messenger.
However, if the commander entered the enemy camp, it would be extremely dangerous!
"Gongming, don't panic!"
Shi Huan waved his hand to stop him and said in a deep voice,"Sir is a soldier of the Rong army. You must have a brilliant plan!"”
"Tomorrow, General Gongming will lead five thousand troops to Zhaoge!”
"Sending troops this time can cut off Uncle Zhang Zhi's retreat and let him guard a city alone!”
"Five days later, the general will head to Huai County alone. He will take off his weapons and armor outside the city and enter the city alone!”
"At that time, you told Uncle Zhang Zhi that if he was willing to surrender to the Prime Minister, he would have the merit of offering the prefecture. He would be appointed as a general by the Rong Manor and be granted the title of Marquis. However, if he was unwilling to surrender, you told him that he would take off his armor and weapons and enter the city. He would not be able to return with a great victory. He would be ashamed to meet the Marquis of Beishou and would commit suicide in Huai County!”
Xun You stroked his beard, his eyes full of confidence.
"Sir!"
"Are you trying to trick me?"
Shi Huan asked with an extremely dark expression.
"I didn't trick you!"
"Marshal Xiao's name is known throughout the world. This is also the main reason why he chose to retreat!”
"You said that when he surrenders, he will definitely waver. Adding on the threat, Hanoi will be in his hands!”
"If he really refuses to surrender, can the general, as the governor of a prefecture, really retreat safely?”
"Moreover, Uncle Zhang Zhi also knows that you are the commander-in-chief of the Middle Region that Marshal Xiao hand-picked. If you really die in Huai County, Marshal Xiao will definitely personally attack Hanoi. At that time, it will not be a matter of defeat and surrender!”Xun You said with a faint smile!
"But!"
"This plan seems a little shameless!" Xu Huang said with a strange expression.”
"Haha!"
Xun You shook his head and laughed." The winner is king, and the loser is a bandit. If we really take down Hanoi without any casualties, General will be like the commander of the cavalry and become a person praised by the world. Zhang Yang will never admit that he was threatened into surrendering!”
"Yes!"
Shi Huan nodded.
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