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But by this time, half of Youzhou had already fallen into Tang Yu's hands.

Seeing that Youzhou was about to be completely lost, Yuan Shao felt that his sons and generals were useless, so he decided to personally go north to command the battle.

Then in March of that year, Yuan Shao died on the battlefield, shot by an arrow.

Logically speaking, Yuan Shao's position was heavily protected by troops, and given the distance on the battlefield, even a master archer would not be able to hit him.

However, Tang Yu naturally had her own methods; she could shoot very far and very accurately.

So, to everyone's surprise, Yuan Shao died on the battlefield!

As a result, the entire Yuan Shao group was plunged into internal strife.

The eldest and second sons each had different advisors supporting them, and the two sides fought each other to the death, while also having to deal with the Tang army's southward advance.

It can be said that the downfall of Yuan Shao's group was imminent.

“Wenhe, what’s the point of your two sons fighting? Let’s support Yuan Xi as well and let the three of them fight amongst themselves.”

I think Wenhe should be able to handle this very well.

Jia Xu twitched his lips. He had indeed made this suggestion: that Yuan Shao's death would cause internal strife among them.

He actually thought the general would use some kind of assassination, but after several months of fighting without any news, he thought the general was unwilling to use it.

Unexpectedly, Tang Yu took an unconventional approach and shot the enemy with an arrow on the battlefield, without any explanation for his actions.

So, in the following year, Ji Province, You Province, and Qing Province were in great chaos. Even Cao Cao of Yan Province chose to support Yuan Shang, wanting to get a share of the spoils.

Jia Xu completely manipulated Yuan Shao's three sons, outwardly supporting Yuan Xi while secretly allying with Yuan Tan, creating countless conflicts and conspiracies for them throughout the year.

So by the end of that year, Yuan Shao's sons had been completely killed, and the Tang army instantly captured Youzhou, Jizhou, and Qingzhou.

Emperor Liu Xie of the Han Dynasty was brought to Yanzhou by Cao Cao with all his might, but at this time, Yanzhou was located south of Jizhou, and Yanzhou was now in a precarious situation.

However, the two sides temporarily negotiated a peace, mainly because neither side wanted to fight.

The Tang army suddenly acquired so much land that they had to send officials to govern it again, re-register household information, and re-establish a tax system.

The reclamation of wasteland and the redistribution of land was a massive undertaking.

Therefore, we must first govern these areas until we have complete control.

Otherwise, if the army marches south and a group of people in Jizhou rebels from the rear, what's the point of fighting?

Therefore, both sides tacitly agreed to peace.

Thinking about accumulating strength over the next few years, they planned to go to the battlefield to settle the score later.

In the following years, Jia Xu governed Youzhou and then destroyed Kebineng in the north, completely eliminating the ability of the northern grasslands to raid southwards.

Meanwhile, the troops stationed in Youzhou also went to Liaodong Commandery and destroyed the rule of Gongsun Du's family.

During this process, Lü Bu, Zhang Liao, and Xu Huang all contributed significantly.

Meanwhile, Jizhou and Qingzhou have been continuously suppressing bandits and eliminating some lawless and disorderly powerful families in recent years.

The powerful clans and gentry in this area are too influential; only by eliminating them can administrative orders be effectively implemented.

Therefore, the integration process took more than three years.

At this time, Cao Cao in Yanzhou had recovered his strength and had sufficient military provisions, while the Tang army was also able to continue its southward expansion.

Therefore, a battle between the two sides is inevitable.

If Cao Cao loses, even if he still has Jingzhou, Yangzhou, and Yuzhou, everyone understands that the tide has turned.

Moreover, Cao Cao has expanded his control over Yu Province and Xu Province in the past two years, but these places are all opportunistic.

If Cao Cao loses, the surrender will likely happen very quickly.

Thus, a great war broke out.

This time, Tang Yu's daughter, Tang Xiao, also came in person, taking on a position to train herself, and was in charge of the transportation of grain and fodder in the rear.

Tang Yu gave birth to a second daughter, Tang Wen, in the past year, which made those who were eager to make a move understand that Tang Xiao's position was secure.

The danger of having an only daughter is that this group of people think that if Tang Xiao dies, they will have a chance to take over.

So Tang Yu gave birth to a second daughter.

Tang Xiao is now a teenager, so naturally he needs to start learning about politics and military affairs.

However, no amount of learning can compare to the experience gained in actual work, so Tang Yu let her daughter experience it for herself.

In the upcoming war of unification, Tang Yu will bring his daughter and her trusted confidants to learn firsthand and accumulate more experience.

Chapter 21 Xun Yu of the Three Kingdoms (End)

"Uncle Fengxiao, do these people think I'm a lecher? They make me run into some young men every day."

In Ye City, Jizhou, Tang Xiao was in charge of transporting and escorting grain and fodder.

Then, she found herself encountering all sorts of handsome young men every day; her feelings were far too obvious.

She's here to get things done, not to relax. Do these people even know how annoying she is?

These words immediately amused Guo Jia, who had been in charge of the administration of Ji Province for the past few years.

"Over the years, they have tried to spend time and effort on your parents, but after more than a decade, it has been to no avail."

So these foolish people want to waste their energy on you, thinking that this will allow them to achieve instant success.

Tang Xiao chuckled.

"They're mistaken. Even if I take a fancy to some handsome young man, they won't get any shortcuts from me."

Such situations as my parents' are rare in this world; they could trust each other completely, but I can't trust anyone.

Xun Yu was mainly responsible for Tang Xiao's instruction, so she first learned the proper way of life.

Later, Tang Yu sent Tang Xiao to study under Xun You for two years, then to Jia Xu for another two years, and now he is studying under Guo Jia.

If we can learn some of their skills, we will definitely be able to take on responsibilities in the future.

On Tang Yu's side, a direct confrontation has been underway for a month.

With the support of Liu Biao and Sun Ce, Cao Cao's army mobilized all its resources to fight against the Tang army.

Yuan Shu died a few years ago, so Jiangdong is now entirely under Sun Ce's control.

Therefore, the only people in the world capable of resisting were Cao Cao, Liu Biao, and Sun Ce.

Both sides used all their strength in this battle.

Yanzhou was the main battlefield, and the enemy had prepared an army of 100,000, while the Tang army also had an army of 100,000.

In reality, Xun You directly dispatched 50,000 troops from Yizhou to attack Jingzhou.

Then, the Liaodong Commandery sailed directly south to Jiangdong and began attacking Sun Ce's main camp one after another.

This southward-bound naval force numbered over ten thousand, and its numbers continued to increase as the ships sailed south.

Therefore, Liu Biao and Sun Ce's plan to send a large force to aid Yanzhou failed.

Both sides had no choice but to quickly return to their own territories to defend against the Tang army.

After more than a decade of development, the Taoist priests captured by Tang Yu finally developed a simple form of gunpowder.

Once deployed to the battlefield, the effect was nothing short of thunderous, destroying one city wall after another, and capturing city after city. Cao Cao's army was utterly defeated and had no chance to resist.

Three months later, Cao Cao's army had no choice but to surrender.

We simply couldn't fight any longer. Who can withstand the bombs?

No matter how strong the city wall is, as long as black powder bombs are dropped, the city wall will be blown up directly. How can you fight against that?

Therefore, after Cao Cao's army was defeated, Jingzhou, Xuzhou, and Yangzhou were also powerless to resist.

Many cities began to surrender without a fight!

Even if Sun Ce and Liu Biao still wanted to put up a stubborn resistance, the local powerful families could no longer hold out. Did they want their entire families to die in battle?

So by the spring of the following year, the Han dynasty had been completely destroyed and the country was unified.

Tang Yu had been fighting for more than a decade and was exhausted.

She had been commanding the war to unify the country in Yuzhou for over a year, and hadn't even seen Xun Yu for over a year.

So when they met the second daughter, neither of them knew each other very well.

"How did you come?"

Xun Yu personally brought his second daughter to Yingchuan; he hadn't been back to his hometown for many years.

The generals at the front are still maintaining order in various regions and completing various handover procedures, while Tang Yu himself has come to Yingchuan to rest.

This was her and Xun Yu's former home, the place where they grew up.

They never expected the two of them to reunite at this time.

Xun Yu smiled and then walked to the peach tree in their courtyard.

"This tree was planted by us after Zhizhi was born, and it has grown so tall now."

"Chang'an is currently managed by Jia Xu, Yuan Yue, and Cai Wenji, and I also wanted to see my lover, so I took the initiative to come here."

Jiaojiao, let's plant another tree, even though it's a bit late.

But after Wenwen was born, I actually wanted to plant a tree here, but I didn't have the chance then.

Actually, we've been separated for most of the years because I spend most of the year away fighting battles.

There were only a few years when there was no war, so they were able to stay together in Chang'an for a little longer.

"Wenruo, is the imperial court discussing the enthronement ceremony?"

Tang Yu held Xun Yu's hand and asked, and Xun Yu nodded.

The court officials in Chang'an were very excited. The country had been unified, and naturally, a coronation ceremony should be held to reassure the people.

Of course, everyone wants to let loose a bit; this is a joyous occasion.

"It took so long to conquer the world, and it will be even harder to maintain it, but at least we won't have to fight so many battles in the future."