"Trash, I gave him an army of 30,000, and he couldn't even resist Liu Bei for a month! Even if he had a pig as a general to defend the city, Liu Bei wouldn't have defeated the city in one day! Go and get Liu Xun's family members.
Cut it off!" Yuan Shu said angrily when he heard that Lujiang County was captured by Liu Bei and that all his 30,000 troops were wiped out by Liu Bei.
Yuan Shu's current situation is very bad. He only has Jiujiang County left and only 40,000 troops left in his hands. However, he has to face the siege of hundreds of thousands of troops from four princes. No matter how arrogant Yuan Shu is, he still knows that he
It is impossible to defeat so many princes!
Now his situation is very dangerous, and he may be annihilated by the coalition forces formed by the imperial court at any time. How can he not be angry?
At this time, Ji Ling immediately interceded: "My lord, Lujiang County was quickly conquered. Liu Xun was already full of energy. Who would have thought that the eldest son would help Liu Bei recruit our officials. The officials in Lujiang County almost fled, and Liu Xun had no choice but to concentrate."
The troops in Shu County were originally so large that they could hold out for several months, but they did not expect that Liu Bei would have gunpowder in his hands. Two gaps were opened in Shu County by gunpowder, as if they had not been attacked by gunpowder at all.
The morale has collapsed. Liu Xun has already risked his life and died in the line of duty for our lord! He has fulfilled his duties loyally to our lord."
Now Yuan Shu's subordinates are all panic-stricken. If Yuan Shu kills Liu Xun's family members again, the war will no longer need to be fought, and everyone will definitely join Liu Bei.
In everyone's opinion, Liu Xun's defeat was not a crime of war. Facing Yuan Ji, they were afraid that they would not be able to stand up. Gunpowder had only been heard of and never seen. This was the first time gunpowder appeared on the southern battlefield. Who would have thought that
The power of this thing was so great that it directly blew down the city wall. They knew that no matter who became the defender of Shu County, it would be difficult to withstand Liu Bei's offensive, so they all asked Yuan Shu for mercy.
Of course, Yuan Shu didn't really want to kill Liu Xun's family, he was just venting his anger. So Ji Ling and others stopped talking after they advised him.
Instead, he said angrily: "This Liu Bei is really a natural defeater of me. When I wanted to occupy Jingzhou, he beat me back. Now he wants to occupy Yangzhou and he comes to deal with me. Yuan Shao obviously wants to be emperor, but he wants to treat me as my emperor."
The chicken has been slaughtered so that I can show off my power to Yuan Shao. You really think I am easy to bully! Liu Bei, don't let me seize the opportunity, or I will make your life worse than death!"
Yuan Shu's subordinates were also helpless. What a sin to follow such an unreliable lord!
After Yuzhou was captured by Yuan Shao, they persuaded Yuan Shu, saying that Yuan Shao was so powerful that it would be impossible to recapture Yuzhou for a while. It was better to find a way to deal with Liu Yao first. After all, Liu Yao was easy to fight and occupied the entire Yangzhou.
After all, they have some territory!
However, Yuan Shu disdained the bad place in Jiangdong and was unwilling to cross the river to occupy the six counties in Jiangdong. Instead, he led the army to continue to cause trouble for Yuan Shao, but was beaten to a pulp by his nephew Yuan Tan.
Later, regardless of his own strength, he was ready to attack Xuzhou, hoping to occupy Xuzhou and continue to fight against Yuan Shao. As a result, Tao Qian was alerted, and Tao Qian sent an army to garrison in Guangling County to guard against Yuan Shu.
This series of actions by Yuan Shu wasted the opportunity to expand their strength, so that although they had a large army, they only had the land of two counties, and it was also a place where people's resentment boiled over.
Now Liu Bei used the imperial court to order various princes to besiege Yuan Shu. Tao Qian responded immediately and led an army of 80,000 to besiege them. This was all the result of Yuan Shu not listening to his advice and offending people everywhere. Now they only have one county left.
, there is not even a strategic buffer, this battle is impossible to fight, and there is no chance of winning at all.
If Yuan Shu's men didn't know that they were facing the eldest son, Yuan Shu's men would have fled most of them even if they didn't surrender.
But Yuan Shu didn't know this and wanted to continue to make a comeback. He asked Yan Xiang, "What does Yuan Shao say? Will he agree to send troops to support us? This old boy wants to be the emperor. He is very ambitious. As long as he sends troops to support us, I will
Holding back Liu Bei's army here, he took the opportunity to capture Jingzhou. I don't believe in such a good thing, and Yuan Shao will not be tempted!"
In Yuan Shu's view, his only chance to make a comeback is that as long as Liu Bei's rear is in chaos, he will no longer have time to attack him. Without Liu Bei as the leader of the alliance, the other princes will definitely retreat. As for the battle between Liu Bei and Yuan Shao, maybe
He can also take advantage of the opportunity to take back Yuzhou!
But Yan Xiang smiled bitterly and said: "Benchu sent a message to say that we can lead the army to join him! He can guarantee the life of the lord!"
When Yuan Shu heard this, he was furious and said: "This little servant has actually added insult to injury. Even if I, Yuan Gongdao, die in battle and are killed by Liu Bei, I will not go to Yuan Shao to be his slave!"
"If I hadn't been implicated by him this time, I would have been so miserable. Now I'm not even willing to help him. He is considered a member of the Yuan family, so I will expel him from the house as the head of the Yuan family!"
Many people began to roll their eyes. At this time, why are we still fighting for family status? Now we are trying to save our lives, my lord!
Yan Xiang whispered: "How about we find a way to contact the eldest son and ask him to intercede for us and let Liu Bei forgive our sins! Although we captured Jiujiang County and Lujiang County, we did not kill Liu Yao.
It’s not a big crime. If we admit our mistake, the court should be able to let us go! After all, the court’s biggest enemy is Thunder God, and we are also elites who have experienced hundreds of battles. The court should need us to fight.”
These words made Yuan Shu's subordinates' eyes light up. This method is most suitable for them now. As long as they surrender to the eldest son, the war will be over, and with the protection of the eldest son, their lives will be saved. If the imperial court really wants to blame, it will
Their current master should be blamed!
If they switch to the eldest son, they might be able to get promoted to a higher position and take a step forward in their career.
After all, Yuan Shu has been reduced to the point where he only has one county left. An eldest son can be regarded as a general and a commander in history. He has a high position in the court. A casual recommendation can smooth their career!
And Yuan Shu's life can be saved. They think that the imperial officer Yang Biao is Yuan Shu's brother-in-law, and the general Shi is Yuan Shu's eldest brother. With these two relationships, Yuan Shu's mistakes are not big.
Cup, maybe even the official position will be retained.
And they can return to the court camp with peace of mind. It feels too bad to be a disciple of Yuan Shu. The eldest son is kind, so life will be easier if they switch to his disciples! And they are not betraying their old master, no need