Three Kingdoms: I, the Emperor of Wei, am loyal and pure!

In the third year of Jian'an, it was early February.

In terms of season, although spring has entered, it is still very cold and the wind is still a bit cold.

At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, the climate turned cold, and this cold period lasted until the Three Kingdoms, Jin and Southern and Northern Dynasties.

Therefore, February of the third year of Jian'an was still very cold.

In this year, we have to wait until at least mid-to-late March before spring plowing can begin in the Central Plains.

For places farther north, it will be even later.

Cao Ang camped outside Xudu City and started another day of military training.

Although Cao Ang spent most of the winter training his troops, with the sufficient supply of food and dried meat, the soldiers had enough calories to adapt.

It's not that Cao Ang was eager to unify the four states of Hebei and had to torture the soldiers in winter.

But the climate of this era is somewhat unfavorable to the Central Plains.

Climate change, the second cold period in history has arrived, and it will not become warm again until the Tang Dynasty.

It will make it difficult for the surrounding alien races to survive. In order to escape the cold and seek survival, they will go south.

During the Jin Dynasty and the Jin Dynasty, the Wuhu invaded the Central Plains one after another. Although it was related to the incompetence and dimness of the Sima family, it also had something to do with the climate.

Even after the Five Hus, the Rouran and Turks in the north put pressure on the Central Plains for hundreds of years. It was not until the reign of Emperor Taizong Li Shimin that the Turks were extinguished and the situation was reversed.

Therefore, Cao Ang trained his troops in winter not just to regain Hebei as soon as possible.

It was also to allow Cao Jun’s officers and men to adapt to fighting in cold climates!

After all, if a foreign enemy from an unknown place really attacks, they will not only choose the warm spring and autumn to use their troops!

To deal with Gongsundu, Hewuhuan, Goguryeo, etc. in Liaodong, they also had to go deep into the bitter cold areas, and their soldiers needed to be able to withstand the cold.

On the general stage in the school field, Cao Ang stood in the cold wind, with his hands behind his back, his cloak rustling.

Seeing the visible growth in the spirit, combat effectiveness, and adaptability of the soldiers on the school field, I couldn't help but be very pleased.

After another month or so, the weather will get completely warmer, the Yellow River will completely thaw, and there will be no more dangerous ice floes, and then we can send troops to the Northern Expedition!

By then, these soldiers will be even sharper, just like sharp blades that have been sharpened all winter and come out of their sheaths, their sharp edges will shine!

At the same time, Hebei.

The situation is chaotic...

Ever since Yuan Shao was defeated and died before and after the battle last year, Jizhou and the entire four states of Hebei have not had a day of peace.

Shen Pei, Xin Ping, Feng Ji, Chen Lin, Meng Dai, etc., in accordance with Yuan Shao's last order, supported Yuan Shao's third son Yuan Shang as the new king.

Guo Tu, on the other hand, had selfish motives and instigated the eldest son Yuan Tan to come and fight for the throne.

Shen Pei, Feng Ji, Meng Dai and others were in charge of most of the more than 300,000 troops who had fled back from the Suanzao front line.

In the name of Yuan Shang, the new Lord of Hebei, he put down some rebellions and recruited some remaining Yellow Turban parties, with a total of more than 300,000 troops stationed in Yecheng.

Guo Tu, on the other hand, was in charge of Jizhou's 780,000 to 80,000 soldiers and horses. Together with Yuan Tan's 100,000 Qingzhou soldiers, he had nearly 200,000 soldiers and horses stationed in Neihuang, dozens of miles southeast of Yecheng.

Over the course of a winter, the two brothers and their party members were constantly fighting each other.

A lot of the elites from the four states in Hebei were lost.

Although each of them seems to have 200,000 to 300,000 troops under their command, which is more than what they had after Yuan Shao's defeat, in fact, many of them are newly recruited bandits, remnants of the Yellow Turbans, and Ding Zhuang who have been kidnapped.

In the distance outside Yecheng, there were also Black Mountain bandits Zhang Yan, Sui Gu, Yu Du, Bai Rao and other bandit commanders taking advantage of the situation to capture the city.

But the brothers Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan were fighting in Yecheng and did not take into account the thieves and commanders for a time.

Even some cities that were originally under the rule of Jizhou, seeing Yuan Shao's death, Yuan's army defeated, and the Yuan brothers' internal strife, felt that the situation in Jizhou was over, and they all announced their rebellion against the Yuan family and responded to the imperial court.

It can be said that the entire Jizhou is in a state of chaos.

If it weren't for the cold weather in winter, which often makes it inconvenient to fight, the situation would be even more chaotic and there would be more casualties.

In Yecheng, Shenpei, Feng Ji, Xin Ping and others saw that the weather was getting warmer and the Yellow River began to thaw.

I also began to feel anxious in my heart. Although they were fighting for power and profit, they were not foolhardy people.

Knowing that once the weather gets completely warm, Cao Jun is afraid that he will go north.

However, the Yuan brothers were beaten into dog brains and had constant internal strife, which made it impossible for the forces of Jizhou and the four states of Hebei to gather in one place.

If this continues, the four prefectures in Hebei will no longer be protected, and they will all become prisoners of the Cao family, and they will be killed by the sword!

However, Yuan Tan and Guo Tu were extremely selfish. They ignored Yuan Shao's legacy and wanted to compete with Yuan Shang for the title of Lord of Hebei.

But Yuan Shang is the heir established by the former lord Yuan Shao, so it is naturally impossible for Feng Ji and others to give up the marriage to Yuan Tan.

This contradiction is almost irreconcilable, which makes them very helpless. (To read exciting novels, go to Feilu Novel Network!)

"Alas, we are brothers, but now we will fight until tomorrow, and after tomorrow we fight, I don’t know how long we will continue to fight~'!"

In the Yecheng palace, Chen Lin sighed. She really couldn't stand it any longer.

If she hadn't escorted Yuan Shao's body back for burial in order to repay Yuan Shao's kindness, Chen Lin would have preferred to be a prisoner of Cao's army and be held accountable for the crime of punishing Cao Xiowen. I don't want to go back to Yecheng and see the Yuan brothers' stupid internal fighting.

Shen Pei also sighed, feeling helpless:"Don't we know this?

However, Yuan, Tan and Guo Tu are making trouble unreasonably and are unwilling to ease up, so what's the use?"

For a moment, there were sighs and sighs in the lobby of Yecheng. The current situation is very unsolvable. Everyone knows that the biggest enemies of the four states in Hebei are the Cao family and his son, but they are all riding a tiger. It is impossible to attack Yuan Tan Guo Tu. He let go.

He could only hope that Yuan Tan and Guo Tu would give in.

At this moment, Feng Ji suddenly thought of something and said:"When my lord was here, he once arranged marriage with the Zhen family in Zhongshan.

He wanted to make his second son, Yuan Xi, take Zhen Yi's daughter as his wife.

The wedding date is scheduled for this year.

The Zhen family in Zhongshan was the richest in the world and a famous family in Hebei.

His family's wealth is like the water of the East China Sea, which is inexhaustible.

The servants are like crucian carp crossing the river, countless!

You can take this opportunity to go to the Zhen family to propose marriage for the second young master and consummate the marriage with the Zhen family.[]

Then with the help of the Zhen family, with the combined efforts of the second young master and the lord's brothers, they will be able to stabilize the eldest young master Yuan Tan!

Zaixiao used the interests to make the eldest son put down his ambitions and work together with the lord and brothers to put down the rebellion and fight against the Cao family and his son.

Then our land in the four prefectures of Hebei can turn the crisis into peace!"

Feng Ji's words made everyone present couldn't help but shine.

Even Shen Pei slapped his forehead, looking a little annoyed:"~I have been dealing with rebellions in various cities and the rebellion of the eldest son recently, and I almost forgot about this. thing!"

Besides, the second young master Yuan Xi, who is like a transparent person, has a slightly gloomy face. He knows clearly in his heart that the reason why everyone has forgotten this matter is because the events in Hebei have been too chaotic in recent months and they can hardly care about it..

The second reason is that no one takes him as a weak second young master seriously, and some may even be afraid that Yuan Xi, the second young master, will be full-fledged after marrying with the Zhen family, and can stand up like Yuan Tanyi (Liao Hao Zhao). He came out to fight for the throne...

But Yuan Xi did nothing more than dissatisfaction with this.

Because he was also a weak person with limited abilities.

Since ancient times, parents have preferred the eldest son over the youngest son.

Because the eldest son is the He is the first son of a parent, and the youngest son is the treasure left in front of his eyes when he is older.

Only the second child who has been born for ten thousand years has no one to love him...

At this moment, someone finally mentioned his marriage, and Yuan Xi also looked indifferent. Attitude.

And Shen Pei Feng Ji and others did not ask for Yuan Xi's attitude. Instead, after obtaining the permission of the new owner Yuan Shang, they sent Feng Ji as a lobbyist to the Wuji Zhen family in Zhongshan to propose marriage to the Zhen family. He.

However, after the Zhen family learned about Feng Ji's purpose, they did not even see Feng Ji. They argued that Zhen Yi, the father of the Zhen family's daughter, was not at home and asked Feng Ji to go back first.

It was so obvious. The prevarication made Feng Ji's face darken.

Could it be that he was not at home?

It was obvious that he saw the decline of the Yuan family and did not want to marry with the Yuan family anymore...

He almost said that he would break off the engagement and told Feng Ji to get out of the house.……