Chapter 1261 Enter Yecheng and Settle in Jizhou!

After entering Weijun, he passed through Shexian County first, and the officials in the city greeted him on the road.

Bai Xiaowen asked the magistrate of Shexian County, how is the situation in Jizhou?

The county magistrate replied: "After the death of the great Sima, the third son Yuan Shang and the military commander Fengji arrived in Liyang, and passed down the will of the great Sima, and appointed the third son as his heir to inherit the great position. The officials in all the cities of Jizhou got the will, but most of them Hesitating and hesitating, I don’t know whether it’s true or not.”

A slight sneer appeared on Bai Xiaowen's face, and he said, "My third younger brother, do you really think that you are popular? Falsifying a will and trying to steal your father's position is so ridiculous."

The current situation is different from that in Romance of the Three Kingdoms.

Originally, Yuan Shang relied on his good skin and the strength of a second-rate general to inherit Yuan Shao's foundation under the name of "Li Xian".

But now, with Yuan Xi blazing out of the sky, even Li Xian couldn't get Yuan Shang's turn.

Officials in various cities in Jizhou hesitated to obey orders, mainly because they doubted the authenticity of this will.

Dong Zhao, who was beside him, scolded the magistrate of Shexian County: "The second son has been ordered by the emperor to be named Da Sima and Jizhou Shepherd to inherit the great cause! Since you are the magistrate of this city, don't hesitate to meet him."

The county magistrate quickly bowed down again.

Bai Xiaowen said gently: "Excuse me. My third brother, is there any other action?"

The county magistrate said: "Third Young Master didn't know what to do. He persuaded General Jiang Yiqu, the guard of Liyang, and gathered a lot of defeated soldiers from the Battle of Guandu. They claimed that there were 100,000 troops, and they were marching towards Yecheng."

Dong Zhao on the side immediately said: "My lord, Yuan Shang's reputation is insufficient, and he used force to make up for it. Wherever he went, the officials in Jizhou city were afraid of the might of soldiers, so they could only obey his orders. I don't know who is in charge of Yecheng at this time? "

The county magistrate of Shexian County said: "Don't drive and appraise in the middle of governance."

Bai Xiaowen nodded and said: "I know about this man. He and Feng Ji have always assisted the third son Yuan Shang; there are two counselors beside my late father, one is Xin Ping and the other is Guo Tu, who assisted my brother Yuan Tan .”

Dong Zhao said: "From this point of view, Yecheng is almost an undefended place for Yuan Shang. My lord should make a decision early!"

Bai Xiaowen said: "I have my own opinion."

While talking,

Suddenly, a group of ten cavalrymen, all wearing fine iron armor, came galloping on horseback.

Bai Xiaowen recognized that it was the hussars he sent out, and said with a smile, "A messenger has arrived from Ye City."

The sound of horseshoes stopped suddenly, and ten hussars dismounted and bowed down, presenting a secret letter.

Bai Xiaowen opened and read the letter directly, and smiled after reading the letter:

"When I first arrived in Bingzhou, I sent three generals, Qiao Rui, Han Yang, and Bai Sanniang, to lead the winged cavalry to Yecheng. The purpose was to report to my father and make room for the emperor to stay.

"Although Qiao Rui is a female general, she has the style of a general when she makes decisions at the moment. After receiving the sad news of her father's death, she immediately led the cavalry to Jizhou prison and rescued Tian Feng. All of them fall in love with each other. Even if the judges wanted to mobilize troops, no one responded, and they are currently under house arrest. Yecheng is already in my hands."

Tian Feng's reputation is much higher than that of trial and match.

The civil servants and generals beside him were both surprised and delighted.

Some people praised General Qiao for his impromptu decision, while others congratulated "Yuan Xi" on his prosperity.

But only Xun squinted at Bai Xiaowen for a while, thoughtful.

Bai Xiaowen knew that he couldn't hide it from Xun. All these plans, including entering Yecheng in the name of the emperor's residence; after the news of Yuan Shao's death, Tian Feng was released immediately, and he was placed under house arrest... It was all his advance arrangements.

But that's not surprising either. When the Sizhou army was desperately intercepting it, a wise person could guess that the battle at Guandu was not good for Yuan Jun.

Yuan Jun is defeated, can Yuan Shao survive? It's hard for anyone to tell.

Therefore, from Xun's point of view, Bai Xiaowen sent winged cavalry into Yecheng to make arrangements in advance, just in case.

If Yuan Shao is still there, then the task of the Hussars is really to garrison the emperor and make room for him.

If Yuan Shao died, the mission of the Hussars would naturally change accordingly.

In any case, it was difficult for Xun to guess that Bai Xiaowen had already foreseen the end of Yuan Shao's death, because he didn't know the existence of the awakened ones, and the existence of Shenting. This is the limitation of vision caused by information asymmetry, not Xun's lack of intelligence.

But... In Xun's eyes, it seems that "Mr. Yuan Xi" has a profound intelligence and can understand ghosts and gods. Is this person really only in his twenties?

Not to mention Xun's shock, there is another news in Qiao Rui's letter, that is the eldest son Yuan Tan.

After the defeat at Guandu, Guo Tu originally wanted to join Yuan Shao, but Yuan Shao was defeated. After thinking about it, he decided to go east to Qingzhou and continue to assist Yuan Tan.

With the support of Xin Ping and Guo Tu, Yuan Tan named himself a general, raised 30,000 soldiers from Qingzhou, and entered Qinghe County (or Qinghe State) in the east of Jizhou.

Yuan Tan also marched in a hurry, and did not stop at Qinghe County, but headed west all the way. According to Qiao Rui's calculations, the Qingzhou Army led by Yuan Tan will enter Julu County tomorrow at the most, and the next target will naturally be Ye City in Wei County.

"The three sons are separated..." Recalling this passage in the novel, Bai Xiaowen felt a little emotional. In fact, after the defeat of Guandu, the foundation of Hebei has not been damaged. After all, Jizhou is too rich and has a substantial population.

In addition, there were about 100,000 Yuan's soldiers killed and injured at Guandu, and the rest followed the generals of various troops and fled.

According to the Romance, the news that Yuan Shao was still alive came out, and the defeated troops of various ministries "gathered together again", plus the reinforcements from Youzhou, Qingzhou, and Bingzhou, they still got two to three hundred thousand. From the point of view of military strength, it is enough to compete with Cao Cao.

Moreover, Cao Cao needs to go back to stabilize the situation, and cannot take advantage of the victory to expand the results of the battle.

Of course, in Cao Cao's view, Yuan Shao is dead, and the three sons will inevitably compete for the family business. The so-called "strike with soldiers, then we will meet the enemy with all our strength, and there is no rush; if we delay, we must cooperate with each other" (Note).

After the Yuan family's sons fought and their strength was exhausted, Cao Cao happened to stabilize Henan, and then crossed the Yellow River to attack, which would inevitably save effort. This is the strategy of watching the fire from the other side.

Bai Xiaowen knows that now is the time to be in a hurry, not the time to begrudge the props. He once again used Meng De's new book - the strategy of soldiers and super speed, to speed up the whole army and march to Yecheng in a hurry. When the sun was westward, he rushed to the gate of Yecheng.

Qiao Rui commanded troops to guard Yecheng, and after inspecting it, opened the city gate.

Tian Feng led the civil and military officials of Yecheng, and lined up beside the road to greet them. In fact, this time kneeling to greet him was not just for Bai Xiaowen, but for the emperor Luanjia.

Emperor Liu Xie met him in the car, and it was quite useful.

The envoy of the Son of Heaven read out the imperial edict and granted Yuan Xi the title of Grand Sima and Jizhou Shepherd, inheriting his father's post.

Civil and military officials in Jizhou all have rewards. The negative impact of Yuan Shaoxin's funeral on people's hearts was immediately reduced by half, and he was delighted to be promoted to an official position.

After the announcement, Bai Xiaowen met Tian Feng, and said with emotion: "Without the help of my husband, how could I take Xudu lightly and welcome the emperor back? If I don't break Xudu, Cao Cao's rear will be stable, and he will surely take advantage of the victory to push Jizhou. It's hard to save lives all over the house."

Tian Feng didn't take credit for it, he said: "This is my son's strange strategy, old man is just trying his best."

Bai Xiaowen immediately invited the emperor, telling how Tian Feng was in prison that day, his family gave up his business, and helped him secretly raise troops to attack Xudu, and asked the emperor to grant Tianfeng food.

Tian Feng resolutely refused: "At this time Jizhou has not yet settled down, the lord should not be in a hurry to reward the old man, lest the ministers outside will feel jealous."

Bai Xiaowen said: "Mr. has a noble character, but those who have meritorious service must be rewarded, which is in accordance with the law." So Qiao Rui was ordered to check the treasury and give Julutian's gold hundred yi (two thousand four hundred taels), and then discuss the seal when Hebei is stable. The matter of Hou Jinjue.