Gongsun Zan is crazy!

This news had already spread in Yingtao.

He ordered the soldiers to dig more than ten trenches outside Yingtao, and the entire area outside the city was covered with trenches.

In the city of Yingtao, the city walls were raised and reinforced, and a high platform and fortress were built outside the mansion where he lived, and males in the mansion were not allowed to enter.

He hoarded countless grains, kept his wives and concubines in a mansion surrounded by fortifications, enjoying himself every day, and used his wives and concubines to convey military orders.

All these methods were completely contrary to his once brave and unconventional style. At this time, Gongsun Zan was defeated by the series of defeats and no longer had the temperament of a commander.

With Gongsun Zan in such a state, Tian Kai became the busiest person.

Ji Xuanyuan led his men away and defected to Cao Cao.

After Gongsun Zan became decadent, Tian Yu saw that Gongsun Zan was almost insane, so he soon packed up his bags and left Yingtao, heading south to join Cao Cao.

His general Wang Men chose to betray him and defect to Yuan Shao.

Many soldiers left in disappointment, but were not condemned by the public.

Gongsun Zan's actions these days have nothing like the demeanor of a general. He acts like a dandy dandy from a wealthy family. He has alienated the soldiers and keeping them here will only delay their lives.

Now the morale of the army in Yingtao City has collapsed.

Almost all matters, except for Gongsun Zan's unnecessary orders, had to be decided by Tian Kai.

At this time, Tian Kai was also very melancholy.

The city of Yingtao had been under siege for many days and was completely isolated. There was not much food left in the city, but Gongsun Zan still put millions of hu of food into his camp for his wives and concubines.

He himself was not sure how long Ying Tao could hold out, or whether they would just have to wait for Yuan Shao to attack and then they would no longer be able to defend themselves.

Suddenly, horns sounded and beacon fires were lit outside, causing Tian Kai's expression to change drastically.

A messenger hurried in, knelt before Tian Kai, and said with a mournful face, "Sir Tian, Yuan Shao's army is attacking."

It’s over!

Tian Kai's hands and feet were cold.

…

Jingzhou was in chaos.

Since Sun Ce chose to break with Liu Biao, his army advanced all the way, successively capturing the three cities of Rangxian, Chaoyang and Caiyang, and forcing Liu Biao's troops back to the city of Xiangyang.

Let’s settle both new and old grudges.

In addition to Yuan Shu, Liu Biao also took part in the revenge for Sun Jian's death.

Sun Ce inherited Sun Jian's bravery and showed the demeanor of a little overlord, which made Sun Jian's old subordinates particularly excited. Their Sun family army finally had successors.

"Gongjin, what should we do next?" Sun Ce asked the young man next to him who was about the same age as him, who was Zhou Yu.

Now their attack on Liu Biao is going smoothly, and half of the credit goes to Zhou Yu.

After the war in Lujiang, especially when Lin Han rose to power, Zhou Yu moved from Lujiang with his father and went to Luoyang. After Luoyang was destroyed, Zhou Yu left Luoyang and heard about his good friend Sun Ce, so he came to Jingzhou for refuge.

It was Zhou Yu's persuasion that made Sun Ce make up his mind to break with Liu Biao.

Sun Jian's death was due to the contribution of Huang Zu, a subordinate of Liu Biao, but he was still under Liu Biao's command, serving as Liu Biao's soldier, fighting campaigns in the east and west, which made him feel sorry for his dead father.

"We need to confront them first, but don't be hasty. We have the experience of Gongsun Zan in the north. If we lose our position again at this time, we will be attacked by many people. We are surrounded by wolves, so we need to advance step by step." Zhou Yu said.

"Can the Champion Marquis attack?" asked Sun Ce.

"No." Zhou Yu shook his head. "Marquis Guanjun is in a powerful position and commands a vast army of powerful generals. We cannot confront him while we are still young and immature. We should confront Liu Biao first. If we cannot expand southward, we will head north to seize Sili, Hongnong, or perhaps Yizhou."

"That's it." Sun Ce nodded.

As the two men were talking, a spy suddenly ran in and reported, "Sir, Jizhou military situation: Yingtao has fallen, and Gongsun Zan has burned himself to death."

Upon hearing this, the two of them looked surprised.

We were just talking about Gongsun Zan when news came that Gongsun Zan had committed suicide by burning himself.

Sun Ce became even more stern, with caution in his eyes.

…

After Yingtao fell, Gongsun Zan killed his wives and concubines with his own hands and burned himself to death on the high platform of the camp.

At this time, the news spread in the Central Plains.

The listeners were silent.

He was a brave general who had fought against the Xianbei and Zhang Chun rebellions, and against the princes who had fought against the Dong Zhuo rebellion. He went mad after his defeat, and now he killed his wives and concubines with his own hands and burned himself to death.

Such an end made some of the soldiers who were once his colleagues sigh.

With the death of Gongsun Zan, the war for the division of Jizhou came to an end.

Most of Jizhou fell into the hands of Yuan Shao; the Great Xia Empire took over Changshan and Zhongshan; Cao Cao obtained Weijun and three cities in the southern part of Julu; and Lu Bu took over Zhao.

After everything was divided up, the princes discovered that the influence of the Great Xia Empire was once again approaching the Central Plains.

Both Yuan Shao and Lu Bu felt a sense of crisis.

Lin Han of Great Xia proclaimed himself emperor. The young emperor, with his sharp and aggressive nature, forced them to be on guard. Lü Bu dispatched Gao Shun and Hao Meng with 80,000 troops to Pingcheng to intimidate Youzhou.

Yuan Shao also sent Yan Liang to recruit 100,000 soldiers and horses to garrison in Yi County to resist the troops of Daxia.

The three parties did not dare to act rashly and were caught in a delicate balance.

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"System prompt: All players, please note that player Xiao Hange has completed the unblocking of the [Kunlun Dragon Vein]. Once all nine dragon veins are unblocked, the system will begin practicing the set version."

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"System prompt: All players, please note that player Xiao Hange has completed the unblocking of [Crossing Dragon Veins]. Once all nine dragon veins are unblocked, the system will begin practicing the set version."

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The news of the two dragon veins being unsealed came half a month apart, but it also informed the outside world that Xiao Hange was doing his best to unseal the dragon veins.

After all, the major dragon veins are far apart.

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