Following Xi Zhicai's method, Long Fei took the fake warrant and rushed out of the city gate. The soldiers guarding the gate happened to be the same group as the ones who came in. In just two days, the soldiers remembered the ferocious looks of those few people.
Worried, Dian Wei glared at him again and quickly moved out of the way. They didn't dare to stay. Yuan Shu had already arrived in Qixiang. If Cao Cao didn't come back, Yanzhou would be in danger. Although Long Fei didn't like Cao Cao, he didn't like Yuan Shu even more. If
History has changed too much, completely beyond one's control, and is not a good thing for oneself.
After rushing back to Lushan, Long Fei quickly withdrew the soldiers and horses stationed in Xiangcheng and ordered the army to return to Wancheng. Cao Cao was overjoyed when he saw it, and immediately ordered the army to stop and rush back to Dongjun. Dong Zhao quickly stopped: "Master, we are leaving.
Dongjun is hundreds of miles away, and Yuan Shu has already arrived by the time we arrive. Our army is coming from afar, and Yuan Shu is waiting for work. The chance of victory is slim, so it is better to come up with a strange plan and let Yuan Shu retreat first."
Cao Cao quickly retracted his order and sent Xiahou Dun to lead eight thousand cavalry directly to Ruyin. He also ordered Cao Ren and Li Dian to lead 20,000 troops to Xiyang to ambush him. Finally, he took the remaining soldiers away from Chen Liu and returned to Dongjun.
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This battle lasted more than two months. Although Yuan Shu made a lot of preparations in the early stage, Xia Houdun suddenly raided Ruyin and used the advantage of his cavalry to cut off Yuan Shu's food routes, forcing Yuan Shu to withdraw his troops. He was ambushed by Cao Ren and Li Dian in Xiyang and suffered heavy losses.
.Saved his life and returned to Shouchun.
After this battle, the Central Plains once again entered a relatively peaceful period. All four major forces were damaged. Xuzhou suffered the greatest loss. Not only did Liu Bei lose Xuzhou, he also almost lost his pregnant wife to Lu Bu.
, if it weren't for Chen Gong's protection, Liu Bei might never have seen them. Xuzhou changed hands, Yangzhou, Yanzhou suffered heavy losses, and Wancheng Longfei suffered a lot. Everyone needed time to heal, so things became calm.
On the first day Long Fei returned to Wancheng, he held a funeral for his brothers who died in the Battle of Lushan. Twenty thousand coffins passed through Wancheng, and the relatives of each family were heartbroken. All the people in the city were
Gathered on both sides of the street to see off the heroes. Long Fei led the officials from Wancheng's Yamen at the end. The whole ceremony was solemn and solemn. In order to encourage young people's confidence in defending their homeland and country, Long Fei imitated the model of the modern army and specially sent people
He opened up a piece of land on the west mountain as a burial place for his soldiers who died in battle.
Today, these soldiers are the first batch to be buried here, and there may be many more in the future. The surrounding pines and cypresses have just been planted, and they are still small temples. Twenty thousand coffins are neatly placed in each tomb.
Next to it. This cemetery is quite large. The death rate in this kind of war is too high. Who knows how many people there will be, so almost a mountain of trees has been cut down.
Long Fei shouted loudly: "Brother! Have a good journey and don't worry about your family affairs. I, Long Fei, will definitely take care of it for you!"
These words were not meant so much for the dead people as for the crying family members and the tens of thousands of people who followed behind them. However, the effect was very good. Since that day, Wancheng once again ushered in an upsurge of joining the army.
A hot-blooded man should rush to the battlefield. Defending his family and country is a man's highest pride. Because of this battle, Long Fei felt that his own strength was insufficient, and he made up his mind to expand his strength even if he was trying to sell iron.
, both in quantity and quality.
Long Fei issued a letter of appointment to the world: All capable people will be hired regardless of their origins. The words are simple and clear, and everyone can understand them. Using Wang Wei's message system, it spread quickly, and skilled craftsmen and talented people from all over the country
The foreigners began to gather towards Wancheng. At first, the princes did not mind, but as time went by, not only these craftsmen, but also some displaced people began to move with them.
Population is the capital of this era, and having people means having an army and food. Cao Cao was the first to strictly prohibit Yanzhou residents from going to Wancheng. Liu Biao, Yuan Shu, and Yuan Shao followed suit. Only Liu Zhang and Ma Teng, who had high mountains and long roads,
, Han Sui and others didn't care. In order to accommodate more people, Long Fei unconsciously expanded his territory. This immediately aroused Liu Biao's alert, because Long Fei's hand had already reached out to
own Fancheng.
"Speak! Are you all mute?" Liu Biao got angry: "Everyone is more noisy than the other on weekdays, but now that things have happened, you are all mute?"
Everyone was still silent. Liu Biao glared at Cai Hao: "General Cai, can your navy dare to compete with Gan Ning's navy?"
"Brother-in-law! My naval forces are all in the south. I heard that Sun Ce from Jiangdong is extremely brave and has defeated Liu Xun. He is pressing forward step by step. If he goes upstream, he will not threaten me in Jingzhou. I have transferred my naval forces to Jiangxia to prevent him.
Unexpected!"
"Okay, okay! Your navy is in Jiangxia!" Liu Biao knew that his brother-in-law was a big talker and incompetent at work, so he asked his nephew Zhang Yun: "General Zhang, how is the foot training going?"
Zhang Yun rolled his eyes and said, "Uncle, the foot is not enough. The waterways in Jingzhou are crisscrossed. Without the cooperation of the navy, it will be difficult to move even an inch. With the Wancheng navy, the foot may not even be able to cross the Xiangshui River."
"Pa!" Liu Biao slammed his palm on the table: "That's nonsense. I think you are cowardly and incompetent people who are greedy for life and afraid of death. Why did I let you become a general? Don't I have anyone in Jingzhou?"
The two brothers Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue were smiling and watching quietly. Han Song shook his head and clasped his fists: "Master, Long Fei summoned the refugees from all over the world for his own use. The purpose is very obvious, which is to increase his own strength.
, I, Jingzhou, may not be able to succumb to him alone, and the other princes are scheming with each other, even if they unite, it will be no different than the jujube alliance in the past, in my humble opinion...!"
Kuai Liang hurriedly shouted: "My lord, I have a plan!"
"Oh?" Liu Biao was overjoyed: "Tell me quickly!"
Han Song shook his head and retreated silently. Kuai Liang turned around gracefully, with a smile on his face, and said loudly: "As Mr. Han said, Long Fei really wants to increase his strength, but don't forget, there are still big men in this world.
In this world, your majesty will never sit idly by if Long Fei seizes my territory in Jingzhou like this. I would like to ask your lord to send an envoy to your majesty to inform your majesty of the matter and ask your majesty to make a decision!"
Cai Hao snorted coldly: "Your Majesty can't protect himself now, so he can still care about us? It's a joke."
Kuai Yue glared at Cai Mao: "What my second brother means is that by using His Majesty's power to disrupt Long Fei's situation, he will not be able to seize Fancheng if he is too busy taking care of himself."
"Master Kuai, Long Fei has already sent troops to Deng County, which is only fifty miles away from Fancheng. We will arrive in a blink of an eye! Even if the emperor issues an edict, it may not be in time!" Zhang Yun smiled contemptuously.
Han Song couldn't bear it any longer. These people wanted to argue about everything. Normally, forget it. Today was a big event and it must not be like this. He stood up again and said: "My lord, I don't mean to let your majesty threaten Long."
Fei, now that your majesty is influenced by Long Fei and has no say at all, instead of confronting Long Fei, why not go to the table and implore your majesty to appoint Long Fei as the pastor of Yuzhou? In this way..."
"Hahaha..." Liu Biao is known as one of the eight heroes of Jingxiang, and Han Song said so. He naturally understood the key and immediately laughed: "This plan of De Gao is very clever! I will report it to your majesty right now! Instead of
Watching him cannibalize us, it would be better to direct the disaster towards Yuan Shu!"
Long Fei is not as domineering as Cao Cao. As long as Liu Xie does not interfere with his own affairs, you can do whatever you want under your command, whether it is commanding the princes of the world or mobilizing the soldiers and horses of the world, just don't come to Wancheng. So.
, there is still a lot of room for Liu Xie. The emperor of Jiaxia is the emperor, but in fact there is no emperor. Liu Biao's memorial does not need to go through Wancheng, but is sent directly to Jiaxia.
After Ma Ridan looked at it, he thought about it and said with a smile: "Liu Biao is really not generous. If it were me, I would just give it to Long Fei knowing that I couldn't keep it!"
"What are you talking about, Master Taifu?" Because of Long Fei's relationship, Zhong Yao has been promoted to Shangshu Ling.
Ma Ridan handed Liu Biao's commendation to Zhong Yao: "I'm not wrong! I don't think there's any need to pass it up. Even if His Majesty seals it, he won't go!"
Zhong Yao shook his head: "This is Liu Zhoumu's watch. If we don't hand it over, wouldn't we become traitors?"
Ma Ridan was stunned. Isn't that right? If an official reports to the emperor and refuses to report it, that is not a traitor. The old man has been an official for so many years and is still a tutor. If this spreads out, there will be no place for this old face.
When Liu Xie saw it, he was a little embarrassed. If he didn't seal it, Long Fei would blame himself if he knew about it. If he sealed it, if Long Fei didn't want to go, he would still blame himself: "My dear friends, what do you think about this matter?
good?"
Ma Ridan first said: "This is the idea that Liu Biao came up with because he was worried about General Zhenguo attacking Fancheng. I heard that many people have come to Wancheng recently, and there is really no place, so he expanded outwards. Your Majesty can ignore this.
The general who governs the country has his own countermeasures!"
"Zhong Aiqing, what do you think?" Zhong Yao is Long Fei's confidant. He should know what Long Fei is thinking, so Liu Xie also seeks Zhong Yao's opinion.
Zhong Yao said: "We think that since Liu Zhoumu has asked your Majesty to grant him the title of General of the State, we must not refute Liu Zhoumu's reputation. Your Majesty can appoint General Long as the governor of Yuzhou and concurrently as the prefect of Wancheng. In this way, both parties should be
I have nothing to say."
Long Fei became the governor of Yuzhou and the prefect of Wancheng, and immediately sent troops to Xiangcheng. Yecheng moved his defense line forward. Yuan Shu was furious, Yuzhou belonged to him, so Liu Xie gave it to Long Fei, and his
There was a subtle change in his heart, and he immediately summoned everyone and announced loudly: "The Emperor of the Han Dynasty is stupid and incompetent. I have to pass on the imperial seal. I must obey God's orders and immediately calculate the auspicious day. I will inherit God's will and ascend the throne and proclaim myself the emperor!"
"Ah!" Everyone was shocked. Even Yang Hong couldn't accept it. Why hasn't Yuan Shu forgotten this? He was told back by Yan Xiang last time, and then Yan Xiang died of illness inexplicably. This time, there is really no objection.
Yuan Shu laughed loudly: "When I ascend the throne, I will no longer respect Liu Xie's son, and he will appoint Long Fei as the governor of Yuzhou, and I will retake Yuzhou!"