Xun Kan's words made Yuan Shao think clearly. In the original history, Yuan Shao would not have done anything to coerce the emperor to order the princes, because he was already the largest prince in the world. If the emperor came to his territory, he would not do anything to him.
Not to mention the role, but he was easily coerced by the Han Dynasty. Of course, it was easy for him to become a powerful minister, even a powerful minister like Dong Zhuo, but it was very difficult to replace the Han Dynasty. But at this time, Yuan Shao no longer wanted to be a powerful minister, and
They wanted to replace the Han Dynasty, so they let Cao Cao take advantage.
Of course, Cao Cao was also bound by powerful ministers. Just look at Cao Cao in history. He basically conquered the world from scratch. But because he conquered the world in the name of the Han Dynasty, it was very difficult to break free from the shackles of the Han Dynasty. In the later period, Cao Cao
During the battle, there would be turmoil in the rear, which also caused Cao Cao to miss the opportunity to unify the world!
Most of Yuan Shao's territory was taken over with his reputation. The only princes he actually eliminated was Gongsun Zan's family. Therefore, the power of the Han Dynasty within Yuan Shao was so powerful that he did not dare to let Emperor Xian come to his territory.
Now Yuan Shao is facing similar problems, even worse than in history. A year ago, he only had 40,000 confidants and no territory at all. But now he is rapidly expanding to three states, basically relying on
His family background, as well as the fear of Thunder Lord by the Central Plains nobles! It can be said that the power of the Han Dynasty within Yuan Shao's power is also very powerful. This is why Yuan Shao does not want Emperor Xian to come to Luoyang City!
But at this time, there was an extremely powerful Thunder Lord. Yuan Shao knew that even if he occupied the three states, he could not be the opponent of Thunder Lord. At this time, it was not unacceptable to use the power of the court to deal with Thunder Lord!
Guo Tu persuaded: "Ming Gong Lei Gong is very powerful. Even if we gather soldiers and horses from all over the state and county together to deal with Lei Gong together, we may not be able to defeat Lei Gong. The way the big man is now torn apart, it is even less of Lei Gong's.
We are rivals, and only with the righteousness of the imperial court can we unite the soldiers of the entire Han Dynasty!"
"Allied forces!" Yuan Shao said helplessly! He naturally knew the harm of such an alliance with different agendas. At first, their Kwantung Allied Forces had several times more troops than Dong Zhuo, but just because everyone had their own agendas, they couldn't work together, so that
Defeated by Dong Zhuo's tens of thousands of troops, his friend Zhang Miao and others became the scapegoats and were beheaded by Dong Zhuo in public display! If they continue to use this model of coalition forces, they are afraid they will still be defeated by Lei Gong!
Tian Feng continued: "Now my lord and the other princes of the Han Dynasty have to face the powerful enemy Lei Gong. As long as my lord deals with Lei Gong, even Liu Bei, Tao Qian and other princes will support my lord. And if my lord leads the coalition forces to capture Jizhou and kill them,
Thunder God, this is a saving grace for the Han Dynasty, and the lord can establish strong prestige and make outstanding achievements.
Tian Feng's words made Yuan Shao's eyes light up. The reason why he was in such a dilemma now was because he had not made any achievements and established his prestige. Even his confidants did not have much approval for him to replace the Han Dynasty.
But if he kills Lei Gong, the great enemy of the noble family, the entire Han family will be grateful to him. By then, his prestige is high enough and his achievements are prominent enough. It will not be a matter of course for him to replace the Han Dynasty!
After thinking about it, Yuan Shao said: "Okay, I am going to Xiangyang City now, but before leaving, we have to discuss how to save Yuan Shu. Although Yuan Shu and I are at odds, he is my brother after all!"
Xu You said with a smile: "Gao Dao must learn some lessons. Otherwise, with his bold character, we don't know how much trouble he will cause. Liu Bei will definitely not let Gao Dao have an easy time this time, and his soldiers will definitely be defeated by Liu Bei."
, the territory was occupied by Liu Bei, and the army and territory were lost, and the highway could no longer make trouble. Originally, he could just give Liu Bei a letter and leave the highway alive, and the Shiji was also under Liu Bei's command. Even if Liu Bei looked at the Shiji
Ji will not kill the road!"
Yuan Shao continued to ask: "But under what name should I return to the court?"
Tian Feng said happily: "Of course I want to return to the court in the name of dealing with Thunder Lord. As long as the lord, in the name of the court, gathers the princes of the world to discuss how to deal with Thunder Lord, the princes of the world will definitely respond to the Lord's call!"
Yuan Shao nodded, agreeing with Xu You's statement, and then he arranged things for the three states of Sili and headed for Xiangyang City with 5,000 soldiers!
Yangzhou, Lujiang County, Shu County!
Liu Bei led an army of 50,000 land and sea troops all the way from Jiangxia County to attack Lujiang County along the Yangtze River. Along the way, Yuan Shu's men could be said to have surrendered. Basically, when Liu Bei's army came to that county, that county immediately opened its doors and surrendered to welcome Liu Bei's army.
arrive!
There was no way, Yuan Shu occupied Yangzhou for a short time, and the county magistrates in many places had not yet replaced his confidants. At this time, Yuan Shao cut off Yuan Shu's escape route. This made Yuan Shu furious, and he conquered Jiujiang three feet high.
He and the two counties of Lujiang raised money and grain to fight Yuan Shao, hoping to take back Yuzhou.
However, he was defeated by his eldest nephew Yuan Tan and fled back to Jiujiang County. However, Yuan Shu was not convinced. After returning, he began to recruit soldiers and raise money and food to take revenge. However, how could the two counties support 70,000 to 80,000 soldiers?
The army. As a result, the people of Yangzhou suffered a lot and fled in large numbers from Jiujiang and Lujiang counties. It can be said that although Yuan Shu led Yangzhou for less than a year, he had already made Yangzhou angry and resentful.
So when Liu Bei led an army to attack Yuan Shu, the officials in Yangzhou completely gave up on Yuan Shu and rejoined the court. It took Liu Bei less than 10 days to attack Shu County, the seat of Lujiang County!
Yuan Shu's general Liu Xun saw that the officials of Lujiang County were opening their doors to surrender one after another, and he did not dare to trust them. He concentrated all the 30,000 troops in Lujiang County in Shu County, intending to rely on Shu County, which has a high city and a deep pool, to resist Liu Bei's attack.
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This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! So Liu Bei encountered his first tough battle since the war began in Shu County!
Shu County, the camp of the Han army!
Liu Bei convened his troops to discuss how to quickly conquer Shu County!
Chief Shi Yuan Ji frowned and said: "The city of Shu County is high and deep, and Liu Xun has 30,000 troops in his hands. Although these soldiers are not strong, they are enough to defend the city. Our strength is less than twice that of Liu Xun, so we should wait."
Governor Yang has come with his troops, let's merge together and attack Shu County!"
Liu Bei saw Yuan Ji and said, "Can't Shi Ji persuade Liu Xun to surrender?"
The reason why he brought Yuan Ji to Yangzhou this time was because Yuan Ji was the eldest son of the Yuan family. Logically speaking, he was the legitimate head of the Yuan family, and most of Yuan Shu's subordinates were former disciples of the Yuan family.
With Yuan Ji here, he can quickly annihilate Yuan Shu's forces!
It is not in line with Liu Bei's character to use his eldest brother to deal with his younger brother, but now that the Han Dynasty is at stake, Liu Bei can't control it so much!
Not long after the imperial court moved to Xiangyang City! There were prophecies circulating throughout the Central Plains that the Yuan family was about to replace the Han Dynasty. It was precisely because the imperial court gave up Sili that Yuan Shao occupied the three states of the Central Plains and his strength increased greatly, so Yuan Shao had this ambition!
Once Yuan Shao allows the Han to stand on its own, the Han Dynasty may collapse. Originally, a thunder god would be difficult for the court to deal with. Now that Yuan Shao has split the three states of the Central Plains, half of the Han Dynasty will be lost. Not to mention that Yuan Shao's actions will cause other problems.
A chain reaction of princes.
Will Cao Cao of Qingzhou also want to establish himself as king? Tao Qian of Xuzhou, Liu Zhang of Yizhou, and the entire Han Dynasty will collapse because of Yuan Shao's actions!
Therefore, before Liu Bei had settled down in the court, he hurriedly led an army of 50,000 to attack Yuan Shu, hoping to let Yuan Shao see the strength of the court and dispel his desire to conquer the Han Dynasty and become independent!
Therefore, in the battle to annihilate Yuan Shu, Liu Bei not only had to win, but he also had to win beautifully and quickly. This naturally put more pressure on Liu Bei. He even had to use Yuan Ji to deal with Yuan Shu! And the role of Yuan Ji
It is also very obvious that they encountered no resistance along the way. In addition to the prestige of the court, Yuan Ji, the eldest son of the Yuan family, was also an important reason. His appearance allowed the disciples and former officials of the Yuan family to surrender to the court without any burden. They were all members of the Yuan family anyway.
People, their taking refuge in Yuan Ji is not considered betraying their old master. From this we can also see that Yuan Shu is unpopular!
Hearing Liu Bei's words, Yuan Ji smiled bitterly and said: "I still have some ideas for the others, but Liu Xun is Yuan Shu's confidant, and he has been playing with the road since childhood. There is no way he will listen to my words and leave the city to surrender!"
Zhang Fei said loudly: "If we can't persuade him to surrender, we will attack the city. Now that Yuan Shu has become a lost dog, do we still need to be afraid of him?"
Guan Yu said: "There are 30,000 troops in Shu County. How can we defeat it in a short time! As long as Liu Xun is a qualified general, these 30,000 troops can be enough to guard Shu County for half a year!"
But Liu Bei said: "We don't have much time to delay in Lujiang County. If we can't annihilate Yuan Shu before Yuan Shao reacts, and wait for Yuan Shao to support Yuan Shu, it will be even more difficult for us to annihilate him!"
Zhao Yun looked at the map of Shu County and shook his head and said: "Shu County is surrounded by mountains and rivers, so it is difficult to fight. We can only surround it for a long time. However, my subordinates heard that Yuan Shu is unpopular in Yangzhou. If we can contact people inside Shu County, let them help us.
Open the city gate so that we can quickly attack Shu County!"
Yuan Ji smiled bitterly and said: "Liu Xun no longer believes in the power of Lujiang County. He drove all these people out of Shu County. Now, except for the common people, all the people in Shu County are Yuan Shu's subordinates. We want to incite rebellion against the local power."
Can’t even do it!”
Liu Bei thought for a while and asked: "Where is Governor Liu's army?"
Yuan Jidao: "Liu Governor did not expect that we would attack Yuan Shu at this time, so he was not prepared. His army has actually gathered in Danyang County, but I think it will take a few days to attack Shu County!"
Zhang Fei was dissatisfied: "Yuan Shu captured his territory, and he fled to Jiangdong. He has not yet assembled an army to deal with Yuan Shu. No wonder he was defeated by Yuan Shu and fled!"
Yuan Ji smiled bitterly and said: "Liu Governor is a famous scholar after all. Although he is good at governing a country, he is not very proficient in military affairs. Moreover, the most prosperous areas in Yangzhou are Jiujiang County and Lujiang County. The six counties in the east of the Yangtze River are not only barbaric places with sparse population,
It is difficult to feed too many troops, and the area is vast, equivalent to the area of several states in the Central Plains. It is naturally not as easy as ours to gather troops in such a vast area!"
Liu Bei continued to ask: "Where are the Qingzhou Mu, Xuzhou Mu and their coalition forces?"
Yuan Jidao: "Their coalition is still in Xuzhou. After all, Cao Mengde's army is thousands of miles away from Jiujiang County. It will be difficult to reach Yangzhou for a while. Now they should have arrived in the Guangling County area! They will surely enter Jiujiang County soon.
Inside! There are 80,000 people in the coalition forces between the two states. Yuan Shu will definitely not dare to support Lujiang County, but this will create an opportunity for us to conquer Lujiang County!"
Guan Yu persuaded: "Brother, other forces have not entered Yuan Shu's territory yet. We have gone deep enough. Now we will not waste a few days waiting for the armies of other princes. By then our 160,000 troops will surround Yuan Shu."
, Yuan Shu’s men will find a way to surrender even if they want to survive! Let’s besiege Shu County now and wait for the armies of other princes!”
But Liu Bei said: "I want to strike with thunder and let everyone in the world see the consequences of betraying the Han Dynasty, so the faster we fight against Yuan Shu, the better, so that everyone in the world can see that even the Yuan family is in front of the Han Dynasty."
Vulnerable!"
These words made Yuan Ji extremely embarrassed, because he was also a member of the Yuan family!
Of course, in addition to embarrassment, he also hates Yuan Shu and the others. A few years ago, he was one of the Nine Qings. If this trend continues, he will become the third prince of the imperial court in less than 10 years. However, all of this was destroyed by Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu.
Their rebellion not only almost caused his death in Luoyang City, but also ended his official career. In the past few years, he has been Liu Bei's long history, and it is difficult to get ahead!
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Although the general's Chang Shi has a high position and authority, how can he be compared to the three princes of the imperial court? To them, they are just the Yuan family. To become a petty official like Chang Shi is a failure.
Zhang Fei was excited when he heard this: "Brother, do you want to use gunpowder?"
Now the forces in the Han Dynasty that have gunpowder are Cao Cao, Yuan Shao and Liu Bei! Liu Bei’s gunpowder was obtained by the imperial court from Xu Wei, and this time Liu Bei brought 3,000 kilograms of gunpowder to attack Yuan Shu. This was all Liu Bei’s gunpowder
storage capacity! And these black powder are Liu Bei's trump card. He originally wanted to use it to attack Shouchun, but now he has to use it in Shu County!
Liu Bei said firmly: "Brother Shiji, find two coffins for me!"
Yuan Ji nodded and said: "No!"
"Zilong! Tomorrow, you will lead an army of 10,000 to attack the south gate of Shu County. Your troops will mainly contain Liu Xun's army!"
Zhao Yundao: "No!"
"Yun Chang, Yide, tomorrow you will each lead an army of 20,000 to attack the north and south sides of Shu County. Use gunpowder to blow open the gates of Shu County for me, and then rush into Shu County. We are going to conquer Shu County in one day and completely occupy the entire Lujiang River.
county!"
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei nodded and said: "No!"
The next day!
Liu Bei's 50,000-strong army divided into three groups and surrounded the east, west and south city walls of Shu County respectively!
Zhao Yun in the south created a suspicious formation and outnumbered the 10,000-strong army to 30,000. Liu Xun thought that the south was the direction of Liu Bei's army, so he mobilized a large number of soldiers to the southern city wall!
And half an hour after Zhao Yun and the others attacked the city, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei also led their own armies and began to attack the city!
They asked their personal guards to hold the coffin filled with black powder, then quickly rushed to the city gate near Shu County, placed the coffin at the city gate, and then ignited the black powder inside!
"Boom! Boom!" Two roars shook the earth and the earth, and a huge gap immediately appeared in the city wall of Shu County!
Zhang Fei was overjoyed to see this and shouted: "Follow me and kill!"
The two armies of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei rushed into Shu County quickly like two long dragons. Yuan Shu's men were shocked by the two explosions and did not dare to resist for a while. Zhang Fei easily killed Liu Xun with a spear.
He stabbed Liu Xun to death, and Shu County was captured by Liu Bei!
After Shu County was captured, the magistrate of Lujiang County surrendered to Liu Bei, and the entire Lujiang River was captured by Liu Bei!