Chapter 684 We can share adversity, but we can share wealth and honor through adversity
But Liu Bei is still unwilling to leave the land of Jiaozhou like this. If his army leaves Jiaozhou like this, the Han Dynasty will really be completely destroyed. There will be no land in the whole world to plant the flag of the Han Dynasty. This is what Liu Bei feels in his heart. Something very difficult to accept.
Yuan Ji understood Liu Bei's thoughts, but knew that now was not the time to be willful. He said: "If the general does not accept Lei Gong's peace proposal, then in less than half a year, Da Qian will mobilize an army of 50,000 to 100,000 from the sea to attack. Jiaozhou coastal counties, this is not the first cross-sea expedition of Lei Gong. Back then in Qingzhou, Lei Gong in Yangzhou used this method to break through our defense circle and defeat our army. Now the army is large If we attack Jiaozhou from land, we can stop it, but if we attack Jiaozhou from the sea, we cannot resist it at all."
"When the time comes, Hepu County, Nanhai County, and Jiaozhi County in Jiaozhou will all be exposed to the artillery of Daqian's army. How can we defend these thousands of miles of coastline? Even as Xia Houlan just said, the local nobles in Jiaozhou simply don't If they are convinced by us, they will definitely betray us by colluding with each other internally and externally. By then we will lose all the wealthy counties along the coast. We can only hide in Cangwu County. Yulin County will only survive. It will not take long for us to be completely destroyed."
Liu Bei has been fighting all his life, so he knew that what Yuan Ji said was not a prediction, but something that would inevitably happen. All his elite troops had been exhausted in the Battle of Hanzhong that year. Although he had also formed some troops in Jiaozhou, No matter in terms of equipment, morale, or the eliteness of the soldiers, they are no longer comparable to the Jingzhou Army of the past. There is no problem in bullying the local tyrants in Jiaozhou, but it is impossible to fight against the elite army of the powerful.
Guan Yu also found a step for Liu Bei to go down and said: "Brother, now Lu Bu and Yang Biao have a falling out in Jiuzhen County. If we go there now, maybe we can unite the remaining strength of the Han Dynasty and strengthen our own strength. Then we can continue to go south and fight against the enemy. Expedition to the west to open the road to Tianzhu. If we occupy the entire Nanzhong and Tianzhu, the Han Dynasty will be reborn from the ashes."
Yes, Liu Bei and the others kept looking for a way out for the Han in Jiaozhou, and found that occupying Tianzhu was the only way to resurrect the Han. There was no way, in this era, looking at the show, there were not many savage countries, that is, whether Tianzhu was The level of civilization and population are on the same level as Dagan, and the most gratifying thing is that Tianzhu's military force is far inferior to Dagan. This makes Liu Bei and others think that Tianzhu is the place where the Han Dynasty is resurrected!
And now they immediately have an extremely good external condition, that is, Lu Bu and Yang Biao have fallen out again. If Liu Bei wants to go to Tianzhu to build a Han Dynasty, he can get the support of Yang Biao and the others!
The falling out between Lu Bu and Yang Biao tells a heavy truth, that is, it is easier to share adversity than to share wealth and honor!
Lu Bu, Yang Biao and other noble clans allied themselves to build a new homeland in the land outside the Han Dynasty. They did well in the early stage. Lu Bu and the others provided force to conquer and defend barbaric tribes and countries thousands of miles away. Yang Biao and the others provided political and financial support. .
The two sides cooperated in civil and military aspects, which was a natural match. In addition, they had sophisticated weapons and strong soldiers. They were unrivaled in fighting in the south. They quickly wiped out the savage tribes within hundreds of miles, and even a small village called Nanlin. The whole country was wiped out by Lu Bu and the others.
But when it came time to rule the world, both sides were no longer satisfied with what they had obtained. Now Lu Bu and his group's combined forces have conquered a country with a radius of thousands of miles, and a population of three million. It can be said that in this land, except for the It is the largest country outside China, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is the overlord of one party!
At this time, Lu Bu's mentality changed. He was over fifty, and the country was established. He had finished fighting those who could fight, and the rest could not be fought. He felt that now was his turn to enjoy. So he wanted to establish the State of Lu and ascend the throne himself as king.
But this is what Yang Biao and the others cannot tolerate. Although Lu Bu and the others have contributed force to this country, Yang Biao and the others have also contributed a large amount of talents and material resources to govern the country and reclaim the land. If they had not invested a large amount of money, material resources and In terms of manpower, it is impossible for this country to be built so easily.
But Lu Bu became the king. This did not mean that Yang Biao and others became Lu Bu's ministers. You must know that Yang Biao was a Taiwei and Wang Yun was a Situ. None of them had a higher status than Lu Bu. Now Lu Bu wants to stand on top of them. How could Yang Biao and the others tolerate it?
The two sides communicated for more than half a year, but neither side could win over each other. Lu Bu insisted on ascending the throne and became the king, while Yang Biao and the others wanted to establish a country with a system of clans and clans. The new country was to be governed jointly by their clans and clans, and Lu Bu had the same status as them. At most, he is barely their leader, but becoming a king is something he can’t even think about!
But Lu Bu didn't see it that way. In his opinion, this country was built only on the basis of his force. Especially the people of Lu State, most of whom he conquered by force. Yang Biao and the others followed him to enjoy the blessings. Forget it, now she actually wants to prevent him from becoming the king, and is not even willing to become his minister. This is simply a naked betrayal of him.
It can be said that the two sides were in great trouble, and at one point they were at war with each other. Although Lu Bu was powerful in force, Yang Biao and the others were not bad in strength, and were even better than Lu Bu. Ninety percent of the cities built here were built by people led by powerful nobles. Yes, this is not so much a city as a large fort. What Lu Bu can really control is a capital city, the trapped camp and tens of thousands of savage troops in his hands.
But the military strength is far behind the entire alliance of noble families. 70% of the population of Lu State is under the rule of Yang Biao and other noble families. They can mobilize an army of 100,000, which is far beyond what Lu Bu can match. .
The two sides clashed together, leaving the new Lu State in a shaky state. If it weren't for the external threat of Daqian, Liu Bei was also eyeing them, and the two sides would have fought.
After Liu Bei, who came from Jiaozhou, knew all this, he had been waiting for Lu Bu and Yang Biao to fight. Although the Lu country was small, it was also a good foundation place!
Zhang Fei said: "Brother, we will definitely not be able to defeat the Daqian army. If we can't find a way out, I will be worthy of the ancestors of the Han Dynasty by accompanying my eldest brother to death on the battlefield. But now eldest brother knows that as long as he leaves, Outside the territory of the Han Dynasty, the Han Dynasty can also be resurrected. Do you really want to see the Han Dynasty perish like this?"
"We should go to places outside Jiaozhou to rebuild the Han Dynasty. His Lei Gong can occupy land everywhere outside the Han Dynasty. Big brother, look at the Dagang he established. It has been less than ten years since the founding of the country, but the land area is 2 larger than that of the Han Dynasty. It’s more than twice that. We can’t defeat the Thunder Lord, so how can we defeat these savages?”
"As long as eldest brother is ambitious, we can conquer Tianzhu all the way to the west. By then, Tianzhu will be occupied. The area of this country will not be much smaller than that of Dagan, and Tianzhu's population is also large. After all, it will be a big country on the same level as Dagan. , Brother can look at the situation at that time, and when Da Gan is weak, we can also fight back."
Even Guan Yu and Zhang Fei said this. Liu Bei knew that his subordinates really did not want to continue fighting with Lei Gong, so he could only nod helplessly and agreed to negotiate peace with Dagan.