Since August, the imperial court, Yuan Shu, Tao Qian, and Yanzhou's down-and-out families entered Pei State one after another, and Yuzhou became even more chaotic. Pei State, Chen State's local families, Pei State's prince Liu Yao, and Chen State's prince Liu Chong were all unwilling to give out money and grain to support Liu Yao and Zhu Jun, worried that Dong Hu would confiscate their land and property when he took over Yuzhou.

Yuzhou in the south was in a mess, and there was also an accident in the north. When Dong Hu was about to give Bohai County to Zhao Yun, Zhao Yun brought news that Liu Yu, the governor of Youzhou, wanted to kill Gongsun Zan.

The two incidents were sent to Dong Hu almost at the same time. After thinking about it over and over again, he decided to stay in the north for the time being and observe the development of the situation in Youzhou first, but he could not stay in Bohai County directly, as this would arouse Gongsun Zan's concerns.

Liu Yu recruited 100,000 troops, including many Wuwan cavalry. It seems that Gongsun Zan is not an opponent, but Dong Hu knows that Liu Yu must not be a opponent of Gongsun Zan, but if he lies beside Gongsun Zan, would it still be the established result?

Dong Hu was not sure. Gongsun Fan died in Jinan Kingdom, Tian Kai was defeated and lost Qingzhou and Bohai County. In addition, Xiao Dong Bai defeated the morale in front of Gongsun Zan. It is hard to say whether Gongsun Zan can defeat Liu Yu.

In order not to affect the original battle results of the Three Kingdoms, Dong Hu withdrew from Bohai County and Pingyuan County without hesitation, but he stayed in Qingzhou to observe.

According to the current Hebei form, there are Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan in the north, Yuan Shao in the south, and Zhao Yun who was involved in Dong Hu's name in the east. Liu Yu and Yuan Shao have absolute military strength advantages, and Gongsun Zan in the middle is the weakest and least favored by everyone.

Dong Chong, Dong Fu, Dong Fang, Dong Gu, Sun Niu and others were not optimistic about Gongsun Zan for many reasons, but Dong Hu firmly believed that the ending of the script of "Three Kingdoms" was that as long as he did not interfere in this war, the winner would definitely be Gongsun Zan.

The key is, after Dong Hu entered Bohai County, did it affect Gongsun Zan and this war?

No.

Gongsun Zan was too arrogant. If it were the script of "Three Kingdoms", he would disperse his limited troops in Hejian Kingdom, Bohai County, Pingyuan County, Jinan Kingdom, and Qi Kingdom. Among them, Hejian Kingdom was his headquarters, Gongsun Fan's troops were his troops, and within the Bohai Kingdom was the troops of Gongsun Fan, and within the Qingzhou Kingdom was the troops of Liu Bei, Jinan Kingdom, and Qi Kingdom was the troops of Tian Kai.

Gongsun Zan's troops were too dispersed, and Yuan Shao of Jizhou would never sit idly by and threaten his flanks, so his son Yuan Tan and Tian Kai fought for Qingzhou. In other words, Yuan Shao restrained the forces of Pingyuan County, Jinan State and Qi State on the flanks. At the same time, Gongsun Fan of Bohai County did not dare to rescue easily. Once rescued, Yuan Shao could take the opportunity to enter Bohai County and cut off Gongsun Zan in Hejian State and Liu Bei and Tian Kai in Qingzhou with one sword, just like a giant python cutting it out. This is extremely dangerous.

Liu Bei and Tian Kai were restrained by Yuan Tan, and Gongsun Fan of Bohai County did not dare to move. Gongsun Zan could only use his troops in Hejian Country to fight with Liu Yu. This is the script of "Three Kingdoms". Now, although Dong Hu has taken over Bohai County, he has not severely damaged Gongsun Zan's troops. Although his strength has severely damaged Gongsun Zan's morale, his retreat gave Bohai County to Zhao Yun, which will also give him an excuse to gather the morale of the army, so he will return to the path in the script of "Three Kingdoms".

There were changes in Yuzhou in the south and Youzhou in the north. After repeated consideration, Dong Hu still felt that he would stay in the north for the time being to observe the war between Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan to avoid the worst case of Gongsun Zan being defeated and killed.

Dong Hu doesn't like Gongsun Zan, but his existence can greatly restrain Yuan Shao's troops. If it were Liu Yu, Yuan Shao would not only lose the threat behind his back, but also a situation of Youzhou and Jizhou joining forces will occur. This is not the result that Dong Hu is willing to see.

In order to avoid affecting the war between Liu Yu and Gongsun Zan, Dong Hu retreated into Jinan Kingdom, and then he followed the seaside to find a deep-water port where ships could be built, but his eyes were always on Youzhou, Jizhou, and Yuzhou... After he received the letter from Changyi, he saw Liu Yao and Zhu Jun's dilemma, and he was even more unwilling to the situation in Yuzhou.

Qingzhou suffered far more damage than expected, with more disaster victims than Yanzhou. The original estimated "five million stones" relief grain also increased to eight million stones. Fortunately, Henan Yin, Hanoi County, Yingchuan County, and Chenliu County were still stable. Summer and autumn grains did not suffer much impact. The increase of three million stones of emergency rescue would not cause too much pressure.

Since May, large-scale shipment of grain has not stopped. Yanzhou, with developed river transportation, was the first to settle down, followed by Pingyuan County, Jinan County, Qi County, and Le'an County. However, when Dong Hu entered Beihai County and Donglai County, there were still many officials, soldiers and people in these two counties dragging trucks of grain in winter.

There are too many victims, and the places close to the river transportation are better, and it is more difficult to go by remote places and have to take land. But no matter what, with relief food, there is hope, and the people's hearts are gradually calm...

From August and September to November, Dong Hu retreated into Qingzhou to November, he inspected the disaster relief situation in various parts of Qingzhou. At the same time, he also found two ports for building ship docks, one is Gushui Bay (Jiaozhou Bay) and the other is Wulong Bay.

Gushui Bay is the seaport port for Gushui in Beihai Country. Wulong Bay is 150 miles northeast of Gushui Bay. The two terrains are similar, and the narrowest part is only five or six miles away. It is especially suitable for defending against pirate invasion and is the best harbor for building ship docks. There is also a Laoshan Bay with an opening of hundreds of miles between the two bays. It can be used as a port for maritime fleets.

Ships in this era cannot be designed or built in ocean warships. But this matter must be done. Overseas colonization may not be the most important thing, but high-yield grains on the American continent must be obtained. Even if the efforts of several generations are used, no matter how much effort is, you must find high-yield, drought-resistant grains on potatoes, potatoes and corn.

When pacifying the hearts of Qingzhou people and looking for a suitable dock, he also wanted to see the situation of the salt fields by the sea, but after walking hundreds of miles along the coast, he did not find many salt fields. The people still used the "boiling sea" method of salt drying, so he sent a message to Chang'an, asking the cabinet to form a "Salt Administration Department" as soon as possible to specialize in managing salt fields affairs, and recruit officials as soon as possible, and salt drying craftsmen to come to Qingzhou.

Dong Hu was quite honest in Qingzhou, and seemed to have no concern about the changes in Youzhou and Yuzhou. However, in October, Yan Liang and Wen Chou suddenly went north from Xiu County to attack Gonggao County. This abnormal behavior also attracted his attention. When he brought tens of thousands of cavalry into Jinan, he learned that the garrison of Gonggao County was Tian Yu. At this time, Liu Yu also began to lead 100,000 troops south, and a war between the two sides was about to break out...

"Brother."

When Dong Hu was sorting out the information sent by the spies, Dong Chong pushed open the door, holding a letter in his hand.

"Liu Yu has surrounded Gongsun Zan. The brothers are a little worried that Gongsun Zan is dead now, and the situation is even more unfavorable to us."

Dong Hu frowned, and was puzzled. According to the current situation, Gongsun Zan should not be able to stop Liu Yu. Could it be that the script of "Three Kingdoms" was wrong?

Holding the letter in my hand, I thought over and over again whether I had affected the direction of this war. I thought for a moment and found no stranger, but...

"The battlefield changes rapidly, Gongsun Zan has a radical personality... It can also be said to be decisive. As long as Liu Yu gives him a slight chance, he will make a bet without hesitation, and the situation of the battle will be reversed immediately. And Liu Yu is not a person who commands the army, it is hard to say whether he will reveal his flaws."

Although Dong Hu said this, he had no clue in his heart. If he joined forces with Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zan would have almost no chance of survival.

Of course, Gongsun Zan was not at an absolute disadvantage. It was winter at this time, and the 100,000 troops led by Liu Yu were exposed to the severe cold. If they could not break through Yi County in a short time, or if the camps were not properly arranged for the cold-proof camp, even if the Youzhou army was more cold-resistant, it would also greatly consume the morale of the army.

The battle was in a stalemate, and Dong Hu also had doubts about the script of "Three Kingdoms", but he had no chance to intervene now...

"Let's wait and see. If Gongsun Zan can't even beat Liu Yu, who is not engaged in military affairs, even if we give him some support, we will be dragged down by that bastard."

Dong Chongcai didn't care about Gongsun Zan's life or death. He cared about that once Gongsun Zan died, even if Yuan Shao solved the threat from the north, he would be able to free up his hands to fight with Dongbuyicon, and he would have the conditions to unite with Liu Yu, Zhu Yan, Yuzhou, and Tao Qian, Xuzhou.

"hehe……"

"You don't have to worry too much. Even if Gongsun Zan is defeated and died, we have enough strength to deal with Yuan Shao and Liu Yu's joint efforts, it's just that we need to spend more time."

After taking Qingyan, Dong Hu had already cut off Hebei and Henan. Jizhou and Youzhou, which Hebei belongs to, are all within his encirclement. As the longer they stabilize their position, the more obvious the advantage of the encirclement becomes. It is only a matter of time to win Jizhou and Youzhou.

Dong Hu smiled and said, "The Han Dynasty is decadent and the heroes are rising together. However, you and I have already taken the initiative in the country's fortunes. What we lack is that our foundation is not stable enough. It takes more time to cultivate young officials, time to make the people of the Central Plains truly recognize us, and even more need to be cautious about the counterattacks of countless families of all sizes... These cannot be solved in a short period of time, and it takes more time to stabilize the position."

"Through politics, diplomacy, economy, and public opinion to create chaos for the enemy, success is naturally the best, and it doesn't matter if we don't succeed. As long as we are strong enough, we can still crush them into powder!"

Dong Chong smiled bitterly and said, "Thirty thousand Jizhou soldiers went north to Hejian Kingdom. Obviously, they wanted to join forces with Liu Yu to kill Gongsun Zan. As long as the two trapped Gongsun Zan to death in Yi County, Gongsun Zan would die! The brothers felt that although Gongsun Zan was arrogant, dying in Yi County at this time would not be of much benefit to us. It would be better to let the skull and release the bones make a fuss in Hebei."

Dong Hu frowned and stood up in front of the rough map made of coarse cloth. Dong Chong did not dare to say too much, and stood silently by the side to observe the map...
Chapter completed!