It was a month later when I returned to Hanjiang City.

When Lin Han returned to Hanjiang City with a strange beast, the Nine-Tailed Fox, he attracted a crowd of onlookers.

A fox the size of a tall horse, with nine tails, its fur as white as snow, and an auspicious glow. Many people had only heard of the nine-tailed fox in legends, but this was the first time they had seen one in person.

Their champion, the Marquis, caught a nine-tailed fox in Japan and returned.

The women were waiting to welcome Lin Han outside the City Lord's Mansion. When they saw a nine-tailed beast following Lin Han, they were all shocked, except Bao Si.

When she saw Jiuwei, Baosi's eyes lit up. She walked over slowly and put her palm on Jiuwei's nose and gently stroked it.

Kyuubi didn't reject it, but rather enjoyed it.

The two showed intimacy, which surprised everyone.

"It's so beautiful, my husband, how did you catch it?" Bao Si asked curiously.

"I just caught the strange beast guarding Xu Fu's tomb when I saw it. After all, it is a lucky beast." Lin Han remembered that Bao Si was proficient in dragon language and could communicate with all kinds of beasts.

When he came back, he had decided to make the Nine-Tailed Fox the guardian beast of the Bronze Sparrow Tower. Now that Bao Si could communicate with it, it was even better.

After being away for more than four months, Lin Han returned to Hanjiang City and could finally relax and have a good sleep.

With the girls accompanying him, Lin Han rested at home for three days and did not ask about state affairs.

Three days later, Xun Yu, Jia Xu, Xi Zhicai and others were summoned to the council hall.

The territory was expanding again, and the land of Japan had to be developed. He wanted that land to become the front line against the island nation when the national war broke out in the future.

"What suitable ideas do you have for the land on Qingqiu Island?"

Since Lin Han destroyed Waguo, it is no longer called Waguo or Yingzhou, but was renamed Qingqiu by Lin Han. That piece of land is a bit far from Yangzhou, the sea environment is complex, and the weather has a great impact, which is a bit troublesome.

"Difficult." Xun Yu shook his head and said, "The Japanese on the island have been completely killed, and it has become a ghost island. The only way is to migrate to the Central Plains. It would be better to transport prisoners of war and criminals there and build a town."

"No." Lin Han rejected it immediately.

Transporting prisoners of war and criminals would take up too large a proportion of the population, and if a mutiny broke out, his work would be in vain.

If this doesn't work, there is no other way.

All the men in Japan were killed, and the women were sent back to the Central Plains and distributed to veterans as wives and concubines. Without labor and population, the place became a ghost island.

Talking about construction is unrealistic.

"Why not build a large city first? When the population is large enough, we can slowly expand it." Jia Xu said, "Similar to what they did in Yizhou and Zhuyazhou, we can move refugees from the Central Plains who were displaced by the war and build a town there."

Lin Han pondered for a moment, and it seemed that this was the only way for the time being. Population and labor force were the top priority. If he wanted to develop that area, he must have both population and labor force.

It is currently under development. Once the cultivation system is opened, there may be a new solution.

"What is the current situation in the Central Plains?" Lin Han asked everyone present.

When he was fighting against Japan, the information he learned was all from the forum and the reporter. A lot of core military information was not known in the forum.

"Yuan Shu is in danger. We can just wait and see what happens." Xun Yu said.

Sun Ce entered Runan from Nanyang County. After capturing Wufang, he went straight to take the four cities of Yang'an, Liyang, Shangcai and Pingyu, rapidly encroaching on the land of Runan County.

After Cao Cao entered Yingchuan in the north, he took Changsha and Xu County, and then took the four cities of Yangcheng, Yangdi, Yingyin and Linying, cutting off the connection between Yingchuan and Yuan Shu and taking most of Yingchuan into his possession.

Yuan Shu's territory was shrinking.

Having lost strategic depth, food and population, Yuan Shu had no chance of turning the situation around.

Now, not only Sun Ce and Cao Cao are attacking and hunting, but Zhang Miao and Yang Ji also seem to have smelled the scent and joined the team to hunt Yuan Shu.

Yang Ji joined forces with Zhang Miao to capture Wuping and Ku County, entered the Chen State, and pressed towards Ruyang where Yuan Shu was located.

Yuan Shu was surrounded by enemies on all sides, and his defeat was inevitable.

…

Just as expected by the outside world, Yuan Shu was at the end of his rope at this time. There was Cao Cao to the north, Sun Ce to the west, Yang Ji and Zhang Miao to the east, and the most terrifying Guanjun Hou to the south.

In Ruyang City, there was dead silence. Only Yuan Shu, whose hair had turned gray due to worry, sat on the main throne.

The ministers under his command were silent and the atmosphere was depressing.

"Report." The spy's anxious voice broke the silence. "Your Majesty, General Lei Bo and General Chen Lan have defected with their captains and troops and are joining the Marquis of Guanjun."

These words were like pouring cold water into a frying pan, and the whole palace exploded.

The ministers under his command were extremely panicked, and the road was already at the end of the road.

Sun Ce, Cao Cao, Yang Ji and others were pressing forward step by step. They had few soldiers left, lost land, had a large population loss, and had little food left.

The defection of Lei Bo and Chen Lan was undoubtedly the last straw that broke the camel's back.

"Your Majesty, the only solution now is to surrender to Yuan Shao," Yan Xiang said anxiously, "Pass the throne to Yuan Shao. He will accept you."

"Your Majesty, Lord Yan is absolutely right."

"Yes, Your Majesty."

The loyal ministers under his command responded in order to save their lives, otherwise they would have to wait for death in Ruyang.

"good."

Yuan Shu spoke a word and instantly looked old.

…

Jizhou, Julu.

When Yuan Shao received Yuan Shu's letter, his expression was uncertain.

He immediately summoned his advisors and gathered them in his mansion. This matter was of great importance. If he made a rash decision, he would probably suffer the same fate as Yuan Shu.

Yuan Shao felt a little relieved when his staff gathered together.

"Everyone, I'm here for a big event, and I need your advice."

Yuan Shao placed Yuan Shu's letter among his staff. After seeing the contents of the letter, everyone was shocked.

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