Since Dong Zhuo came to power, the Yuan family has been attacked several times by Dong Zhuo. The patriarch Yuan Feng was pulled from the position of Sikong and left Runan. Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu could not bear Dong Zhuo's oppression and frequently confronted him. Later, things got out of control and both parties fled Luoyang at the same time.
Yuan Shu went south, towards Jingzhou, and entered Nanyang County. Yuan Shao then crossed the Yellow River and rushed to Jizhou, directly entering Bohai County.
Now Luoyang has long lost the status of the Yuan family, and only Yuan Wei is left struggling to support it, constantly fighting for the final benefits of the Yuan family.
The escape of Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao was premeditated, and the direction of their escape was carefully chosen by Yuan.
Nanyang County, the land of Guangwu Zhongxing, was the largest county in the Eastern Han Dynasty, with a population of more than 2.4 million!
Even if you only occupy Nanyang County, you can get an army of 300,000 with all the force! If it maintains stable development, Nanyang County can easily support an army of 100,000 people.
Nanyang County not only has a large population, but also has extremely developed agriculture, commerce, and industry. It is known as the Southern Capital and the Imperial Township!
Runan County is the second largest county in the Eastern Han Dynasty, with a population of more than 2.1 million! The agriculture here is extremely developed. It borders Jingzhou to the west and Huainan to the east. It is a true inland plain!
Not only does Runan County have a large population, but the population of the entire Yuzhou is very large. In addition to Runan County, there are three large counties with a population of over one million! The entire Yuzhou has a population of more than 7 million!
Runan County has an advantageous geographical location. If deployed properly, occupying Runan can gradually occupy the entire Yuzhou!
Why did Liu Hong appoint Yuzhou to set up a state pastor at the same time that Youzhou and Yizhou rebelled? It’s because Yuzhou is too involved! Not only because of its dense population, but also because Yuzhou is a major grain-producing state! Once something goes wrong in Yuzhou, the rebels will want people and food!
Bohai County is located on the edge of the Bohai Sea, in the north of Jizhou. If Yuan Shao hadn't gone to the Bohai Sea, this county would have been unknown! In Jizhou, Wei County, Julu County, and Changshan County are all more famous than Bohai County.
Wei County will be the capital of Cao Cao in the future. The Zhangjiao Rebellion occurred in Julu. Changshan County will also be known to people in later generations because of Zhao Yun's sentence, "I am Changshan Zhao Zilong."
Unfortunately, these three counties are not the most densely populated in Jizhou, on the contrary, Bohai County is! Bohai County is the only large county in Jizhou with a population of over one million!
If you compare Bohai County with Nanyang County and Runan County, the former and the latter two are simply different and cannot be compared at all! But if you take Bohai County alone and look at it north of the Yellow River, you can immediately see the transcendent status of Bohai County!
Bohai County has a population of over one million, making it the most populous county in the three states of Hebei. As a strategic location, it connects Jizhou, Youzhou, and Qingzhou. If you control Bohai County, you can directly send troops out of the three states!
This arrangement of the Yuan family is endless! Needless to say, Runan County is the home base of the Yuan family. Now that Yuan Feng has returned to take charge of it himself, he will definitely be able to effectively control Runan County and even the entire Yuzhou.
Nanyang County, the capital that Yuan had gone through so much trouble with, would naturally be able to take over Nanyang County smoothly when Yuan Shu arrived. Finally, Bohai County, which occupies an absolute geographical advantage north of the Yellow River, was handed over to Yuan Shao.
The Yuan family has disciples and former officials all over the world, but they also have their own focus. In Hebei, Bohai County is the county where the Yuan family concentrated its development.
Thanks to the Yuan family's secret operations, the Yuan family alone has occupied three extremely powerful counties, with a population of more than five million under its command! This does not include the indirect, or the states and counties controlled by Yuan's disciples and former officials.
However, some clues about the internal personnel of the Yuan family can be seen from the distribution of these states and counties. After all, the eldest son Yuan Shu was valued more, and Nanyang, the largest county in the world, was given to him!
According to Yuan's plan, as long as Yuan Shu can manage Nanyang safely and enter Yuzhou westward in the future, Yingchuan County, Chen County, Qiao County and even the entire Yuzhou will be handed over to Yuan Shu!
This is also the reason why Yuan Shu was able to easily occupy Yuzhou after he caused trouble in Nanyang in history. Even though he was defeated by Cao Cao several times, Yuan Shu could still firmly occupy Runan County, Huainan and other places, all thanks to the roads paved by Yuan in advance!
However, the Yuan family has not given up on Yuan Shao. On the contrary, it has given him all the resources except Yuan Shu. The land of Hebei is at Yuan Shao's disposal. This is what Yuan Shao was promised by Yuan Wei before leaving.
Yuan Shao was very lucky to get this. The identity of his concubine has been bothering him! Even after being adopted to Yuan Cheng and becoming the eldest son, his status was far inferior to that of Yuan Shu.
But Yuan Shao has a natural advantage, he is handsome and dignified! He is able to get the attention of Yuan Wei and He Jin, and appearance accounts for the most part! Moreover, Yuan Shao's talent and learning were far superior to Yuan Shu's, which was something Yuan Feng and Yuan Wei tacitly understood.
After Yuan Shao entered Bohai County, he went straight to Nanpi County, where he was governed. With the help of Yuan, he completely controlled the entire Bohai County in a short period of time.
Yuan Shao recruited troops and horses in Nanpi and recruited heroes. For a time, talented people from Hebei Province joined Yuan Shao one after another. In just over a month, Yuan Shao was no longer alone. He had tens of thousands of troops under his command, as well as generals Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Han Meng, and Chunyu Qiong! The counselors under the account also have their own merits. Not only Xu You followed from Luoyang, but also famous people from Hebei and Guo Tu came to serve one after another.
Nanpi County, County Sheriff's Office.
Yuan Shao was sitting on the main seat, the aura exuding from his whole body was amazing!
In half a year, Yuan Shao has undergone earth-shaking changes, and he finally understands the reason for Liu Zhang and Dong Zhuo's loyalty!
Soldiers and horses! In just half a year, more than 30,000 troops were raised!
Even if he has not yet reached the point where he has powerful generals like clouds and advisers like rain, he still has countless capable people!
"Everyone, according to the latest news from Luoyang, Dong Zhuo has proclaimed himself Prime Minister and has been granted the privilege of entering the court without hesitation and going to the palace with swords and shoes!"
As soon as Yuan Shao finished speaking, Xu You took the initiative to stand up.
"My lord, Dong Zhuo is a Han prime minister, but he is actually a traitor to the Han Dynasty! Since he took control of the government, he has been killing loyal people every day and raping the harem every night! He has already made the world angry and resentful. As long as the lord raises his arms and calls out, all the heroes in the world will rush to respond! "
Fengji Guotu was afraid that Xu You would take the lead and make the first contribution, so he also stood up and offered suggestions.
"My lord, the world is in turmoil now. Dong Zhuo has abolished the elders and established the young, and is running amok. The people with lofty ideals in Luoyang have already reached the limit of their patience! I believe that as long as the lord sends out a message to punish thieves, he will definitely be the first to surrender!"
"That's right! I heard that Cao Mengde has sold his property in Dongjun and is recruiting troops at the moment! Yanzhou Qiao Mao and Yuan Shu in Nanyang are also working hard! Now the heroes of the world are not united because they lack a leading figure! And this person is definitely not a leader! It’s none other than my lord!”
Yuan Shao was a man of great dignity and liked to hear compliments from others. After being complimented by the three counselors, he immediately felt elated and determined to raise an army to attack Dong. But now there is a huge problem waiting for Yuan Shao!
"I very much agree with what the three gentlemen said! But at this moment, Han Fu, the governor of Jizhou, has sent many people to Bohai County to supervise. It is obviously under Dong Zhuo's order. All the food and grass in our Bohai County are supplied by Han Fu. Once he acts rashly, he will not be able to do anything. When we arrive in Luoyang, I'm afraid we'll run out of food!"
Yuan Shao was extremely worried. Although he already had troops and horses, he still had to be controlled by others!
