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However, on the Qingzhou side, whether it is aristocratic families or ordinary people, life is much more miserable.The defeated soldiers, thieves, rioters, etc. all gathered in Qingzhou.

The only advantage of the arrival of winter is that the plague can be controlled. The number of people who died of the plague in a short period of time has decreased, but the number of people who died of cold and starvation has increased significantly.

"Report, General Gao, urgent report from Qingzhou."

Yecheng, Yuan Shang's former residence, is now Gao Zhong's office. Chen Feng left him to guard Jizhou, and at the same time sent Huang Zhong to lead the army to assist, in order to let them handle the situation in Hebei by themselves.

After the situation in Jizhou stabilized, Gao Zhong immediately turned his attention to Qingzhou.In his opinion, if the timing is right, he is sure to win Qingzhou without bloodshed.

"Perhaps, this winter is my best helper. Someone, send me a letter to Bingzhou and Youzhou. Be sure to deliver food and grass to me in the shortest possible time. I will be of great use."

The young Gao Zhong is planning something.Not long after, Lu Xun also rushed over after receiving the order. Gao Zhong wanted to plan Qingzhou, how could he be missing.

These two young men were unwilling to stay here as simple as defending Jizhou. If the weather and timing were not suitable, they even wanted to go to Cao Cao's territory to have a look.

Since it is impossible to go to the Central Plains now, it is necessary to solve the problem of Qingzhou. After all, this is also the fat that is on the lips.

Chapter 691 Accumulating Strength 2

The chaos and poverty in Qingzhou has become the most in the north.Cao's army originally occupied the southwest of Qingzhou. Since Cao Cao led the troops to retreat to Chenliu, the soldiers and horses here have also withdrawn one after another.

Two months ago, the people in Qingzhou were suffering from the plague. Now, cold and hunger are also hitting them. It can be said that the people living in Qingzhou are miserable.

"There's news from the adoptive father, Boyan, what do you think we should do to Qingzhou. The high-ranking guy still occupies the northeast area of ​​Qingzhou. If we intervene rashly, I'm afraid it will cause conflicts."

Gao Zhong was worrying about how to attack Qingzhou. After all, with such a large piece of land in front of him, it was impossible not to be tempted. However, this piece of land might become a big drag.

"Then let Gao Gan die in Qingzhou. The last forces of the Yuan family in Qingzhou are basically gathered around Gao Gan. This guy uses the Yuan family's name to control Qingzhou soldiers and horses, as well as the family and people loyal to the Yuan family.

Hmph, it's just a person with good plans, greedy for life and afraid of death, who talks about how loyal he is, but dare not avenge Yuan Tan, just a selfish person.

General Gao, I believe that not all of Yuan's old troops are cowardly and incompetent. Many people must have seen the face of high-ranking cadres clearly. As long as we add more fire, Qingzhou will be at our fingertips.

People like Gao Gan must die in the hands of the former Yuan family. "

Lu Xun's face was full of confidence. It was not difficult to win Qingzhou.Not to mention them, it is Cao Cao. Now as long as he dispatches a partial division, a team of 3 to [-] people can defeat the high-ranking officials.

But the question is, what happens after Qingzhou is captured?There are hundreds of thousands of people living on the poverty line here, and the years of war have made the people miserable.

Every time Cao Jun attacked Qingzhou, he sent troops to plunder, and the local people in Qingzhou actually rejected Cao Jun very much.Although Yuan Tan could not be regarded as a Ming lord, he has not yet exploited the people under his rule.

Therefore, after Yuan Tan died and Cao Jun ravaged Qingzhou, the people of Qingzhou desperately hoped that someone could rule Qingzhou again.If Yuan Shang still owns Jizhou, he is undoubtedly the best candidate, but now he has joined Chen Feng.

In comparison, Chen Feng is the closest to Qingzhou and has the strength and ability to save the people of Qingzhou.As early as when Cao Jun returned to the south, Chen Feng dispatched secret agents to go deep into Qingzhou to build momentum.

If the timing wasn't right, he would have planned to attack Qingzhou two months ago.It's a pity that the continuous battles cost a lot of food and grass, and with the fact that foreign races were raging in Hetao at that time, Chen Feng didn't dare to spread his strength at that time.

In Qingzhou, corpses exposed to the wilderness can be seen everywhere. The several months of war have destroyed the prosperity of Qingzhou and left scars everywhere.

A few women with empty eyes were digging something in the hard ground. This place used to be a vegetable field. If they were lucky, they might be able to dig something edible.

In the woods in the distance, a few pairs of gloomy eyes were staring at them. They were some hungry wolves.During this period of time, the beasts have tasted the taste of human flesh. Now, these beasts are no longer satisfied with digging corpses from the ground.

It seems that these beasts want to prey on living people.In troubled times, human life is worthless, the strong bully the weak, even these four-legged beasts will not spare the weak.

"Whoo, whoo, whoo,,,,,,"

Just when these wild wolves were about to move out, a few arrows flew over suddenly, and then ended their lives.Four strong men got up from the grass, and two of them drew their daggers to bleed and skin their prey.

The ladies next to them stared blankly at the four strong men. There was no fear or joy in their eyes, but just a kind of dullness. If they were not able to talk and move around, others would probably think they were dead.

"Sisters-in-law, don't be afraid. We are hunters fleeing for refuge. I don't know if we can stay in your village in this icy and snowy place. Don't worry, we won't live in vain."

The guy in the lead had a kind tone, and although he was tall, he didn't make people feel intimidated.Originally, these women were still a little hesitant, but when the other party offered to use a wolf as a reward, the women quickly tidied up and took them away.

After years of fighting, the young and strong men in Zhuangzi generally joined the army.Especially when Cao Jun attacked Qingzhou, Yuan Tan and his generals all adopted the method of recruiting strong men to join the army to expand their teams.

Most of the people in this village are old, weak, women and children, and there are also many disabled and young people. In this weather, if it were not for the young women to go out to dig the roots of plants, most of them would starve to death.

Now, these hunters came, they brought freshly skinned wild wolves, and there were also many pheasants and hares. Chop them all up and put them in a pot to cook the soup.

"Master, why are there not many young people in the village? Could it be that there was a military disaster here?"

"Hey, the military disaster did not happen. The young men who had a lot of strength in the village were forcibly taken away to join the army. You young men should also pay attention when you go out. That Gao is still pulling young men around. .”

The lead prey was chatting with the most prestigious old man in the village, and after some inquiries, he finally figured out the situation in the village.

It turned out that all the young and strong laborers in this village were forcibly recruited by the high-ranking army, and the grain stored in the village before was also taken away by the high-ranking subordinates.

In a short period of time, the senior cadres claimed to have gathered an army of [-], but in fact most of them were young men who had just been forcibly recruited into the army. It seemed that this guy was quite harmful.

At the same time, in different places in Qingzhou, some hunters, businessmen and other identities kept inquiring about the news, and then they used the name of Chen Feng to win over the local people, and tried to find ways to provide food for the local people. The people who wear clothes get food.

All of a sudden, Chen Feng's reputation for benevolence and righteousness spread among the low-level people in Qingzhou, while the notoriety of the high-ranking officials became more and more bad. Many poor people even wrote letters to their nephews in the army, hoping that they would not help the evildoers, Don't help Gao Gan harm the people of Qingzhou.

This winter is not a good thing for everyone. All the princes choose to recuperate in this season, and Chen Feng is no exception. He needs to rest and gather strength.

But at the same time, Li Ru's plan to seize Hebei and attack the Central Plains designated for him before his death is also in progress.Seizing Jizhou is the first step, and outsmarting Qingzhou is the second step.

Even if he didn't start a war, Chen Feng would still use other methods to expand his strength. After he had accumulated enough strength, he would show his minions again and fight for world hegemony. He had to keep going.

Chapter 692 Situation Transformation 1

The world has been in chaos for a long time, and the people have long had enough of the pain in the troubled times, especially for the people in the north, they yearn for peace and stability.

To a certain extent, they have already underestimated the majesty of the Liu family dynasty. No matter who rules them, as long as this person can bring them a stable and prosperous life, they are very satisfied.

In the Central Plains, Cao Cao undoubtedly met the expectations of the local people, while in the north and border areas, Chen Feng naturally became the savior of the local people.

As for the Yuan family, their reputation has weakened over the years. Cao Cao's First Battle in Hebei completely trampled the Yuan family under their feet. Whether it is Jizhou or Qingzhou, the local people's sense of identity with the Yuan family has greatly decreased.

After taking Jizhou, Chen Feng did not forcibly collect food and grass from the local people or recruit peasants. On the contrary, he sent people to rescue the disaster-stricken people, and at the same time dispatched supplies from the north to help the local disaster victims.

In this way, Chen Feng's name spread throughout Jizhou, no matter whether it is aristocratic family or Li people, everyone is grateful to him.As for the reputation of the Yuan family, few people remember it now. Of course, the local people still know the name of Cao Cao. After all, it was Cao Cao who caused the flooding in Jizhou.

This winter, thanks to the food and grass transported from Youzhou and Bingzhou, not many people died of starvation in Jizhou, and Qingzhou was still mourning, but Chen Feng still treated many people through many channels.

The situation in the Central Plains is not too bad. After all, with Cao Cao in the battle, the local aristocratic families dare not watch the people suffer.All in all it wasn't a big deal.

After the beginning of spring, news came from Xiliang that Gongsun Xu commanded 20 elite infantry and cavalry, and [-] slave troops. Together with the soldiers and horses in Dunhuang, they finally defeated the [-] Western Region coalition forces in one winter.

The 20 Western Region coalition forces have nearly [-] cavalry. Originally, they thought that their side would compete with the elite cavalry of the Yongliang Camp.

Unfortunately, what they encountered was Gongsun Xu.There are more than half of the elite infantry in the stepping army. These elites are equipped with the best bows and crossbows in the world. They have a long range, strong lethality, and fast loading arrows.

On the occasion of the decisive battle between the two armies, Gongsun Xu ordered [-] crossbowmen to line up in front of the formation, and the enemy's [-] vanguard cavalry rushed in overwhelmingly, but they were mercilessly attacked by the crossbow formation. Thousands were killed and wounded.

After the offensive of the Allied Forces in the Western Regions was slowed down, Ma Chao personally led [-] elite subordinates and [-] slave cavalry to launch a counterattack, smashing the enemy's vanguard in one fell swoop, and then directly rushed into the enemy's formation.