Yuan Shu had nothing to say to these people, so he directly named Jia Xu.
"exist."
Jia Xu took a step forward.
"I will now make you the shepherd of Yizhou and the governor of all matters related to Yizhou."
Yuan Shu directly told the news that Jia Xu was the herdsman of Yizhou.
"Jia Xu takes the order."
Jia Xu had nothing to say, so he just cupped his fists and saluted him.
"You are all great talents in Yizhou, and you are all smart people. Jia Xu is the shepherd of Yizhou. You must unite around him. If anyone dares to violate the law, Jia Xu can be killed first and then punished. Do you understand?"
Yuan Shu nodded to Jia Xu, then glanced at the civil and military officials below, and a murderous aura emerged from his body.
"We will definitely try our best to assist Jia Xuzhou Mu, and we will never dare to do anything against him."
These people are not fools. They naturally know what Yuan Shu means by saying this. Jia Xu is the emperor of Yizhou now. Don't provoke him, otherwise he has the right to kill him first and then report. When the time comes, he is beheaded by others. Don't complain.
"Well, well, I believe that as long as everyone works together, we will be able to govern Yizhou well."
Yuan Shu nodded to everyone. As long as they could try their best to assist Jia Xu, he believed that Jia Xu would never treat them badly.
"promise."
Everyone clasped their fists and saluted again.
"Okay, let's prepare for the banquet. I want to drink with you all."
Having said all that needs to be said, let's have a meal and drink some wine. Tomorrow he should return east with the army and prepare to attack Jiaozhou.
At the banquet, everyone drank and chatted happily. After drinking, Yuan Shu went directly back to the inner room, while Mrs. Zhu Rong took advantage of the night to come to see Yuan Shu again, and left after a night of ecstasy.
The next day, Yuan Shu was escorted by the guards and headed towards the five cities.
After the telegram was sent to Jingzhou, Tian Feng did not dare to neglect and directly gathered Zhang Liao, Zhang He and Zhao Yun together. Then Zhang Liao led the militia to garrison Jiangling. The remaining Dang bandits and Ying Yang troops took the lead and marched towards Lingling County.
, Tian Feng led the Jianzhong Army and 30,000 militiamen to prepare food and grass, and then headed to Lingling.
Since Lu Bu entered Jiaozhou, he has suffered enough. The bitter cold in Jiaozhou is even worse than the four counties of Yinan. He entered from Xie Mu and went south to Yangzhou. The soldiers were not accustomed to the acclimatization and climate, resulting in a large number of non-combat attrition.
And Lu Bu only knew how to charge and fight fiercely. Although Shi Xie was also a prince, he had no intention of claiming kingship and hegemony. He just retreated steadily and did not fight him head-on.
Finally, in the face of Lu Bu's attack, he could only retreat and negotiate with Lu Bu. He handed over the vast Nanhai County to Lu Bu in exchange for Lu Bu's withdrawal of troops. He hoarded heavy troops in Cangwu County to guard against Lu Bu's attack on other places.
s attack.
Lu Bu had a chance to breathe after taking Nanhai County. After some training, he also began to prepare for war, and expanded his troops to 80,000 men.
Then he felt that the time was right and immediately sent out troops to attack Cangwu County. However, facing Fengyang and Gaoyao, which were defended by Shi Xie's tens of thousands of troops, they returned without success. After losing their troops and generals, they could only temporarily truce and wait for the opportunity to fight again.
Zhao Yun led the Yingyang Army and the Dang Kou Army all the way south, and finally stationed troops in Yingdao City. At the same time, a large number of scouts pretended to be refugees fleeing famine and began to sneak into Jiaozhou to collect intelligence and prepare for the next war.
"Brother, Lu Bu is so ambitious. He shouldn't have handed over Nanhai County to him in the first place. It's better now. He is stronger now. He failed to capture Gao Yao and Fengyang this time. If he really captured it,
, now Cangwu County is finished."
Shi Yi glanced at Shi Xie, with a hint of anger in his eyes.
"Shiyi, when Lu Bu led his troops to kill us, our soldiers were scattered in various places. If we didn't negotiate with him, Nanhai County would not be able to stop us in the end. Although Lu Bu took Nanhai County and started to counterattack us, I still think
Brother did the right thing."
Shiwu glanced at Shiyi. He didn't think his eldest brother had done anything wrong. Nanhai County was already so corrupted that it couldn't be defended even if it wasn't handed over to Lu Bu. Although Lu Bu has started to attack again, he himself
His troops and horses are already in place, enough to compete with Lu Bu on the same stage.
"Well, no matter what, since it happened, there is nothing to regret. The key now is how we should respond to Lu Bu's next attack."
Shi Xie glanced at the two people who were arguing. He was neither right nor wrong about his original decision. Since he had made it, there was no regret. Now he had to look at what Lu Bu should do next.
"Brother, I think the only way for us now is to go north, surrender to Yuan Shu, and donate Jiaozhou to ensure the long-term peace of our family."
Shi Yi glanced at Shi Xie. He really didn't know how to face Lu Bu. After all, in terms of martial arts alone, their big family together was not enough for Lu Bu to fight alone, and all the elites under his command were
After hundreds of battles, he is even more powerful than his own soldiers.
Imagine facing such an enemy, you must only be able to parry it, but cannot defeat it at all. What should you do if you cannot defeat it?
The only option is to find foreign aid.
"I disagree."
After hearing Shi Yi's words, Shi Wu did not hesitate and directly voted against, surrendering to Yuan Shu. How could this be possible?
"Why don't you agree?"
Glancing at Shiwu, Shiyi immediately became angry. He wanted to hear why he disagreed.
"Yuan Shu, arrogant ambition is the biggest trouble for the Han Dynasty. If we defect to him, how can we live up to the late emperor's high hopes for our eldest brother? Moreover, our scholar family has been in Jiaozhou for a long time. If we surrender now, Yuan Shu will definitely not let us continue to develop in Jiaozhou.
How will our family live after leaving Jiaozhou? Have you ever thought about the virtues of our family?"
Shiwu directly cited his identity. In fact, what he was most worried about was that if they defected to Yuan Shu, they would inevitably be transferred away from Jiaozhou. They were used to being local emperors here. If they really left, what would happen if someone in his family was in trouble?
If it is adjusted, the whole family may be ruined.
"What Shiwu said makes sense."
At first, he didn't feel much, but when Shiwu talked about the virtues of his children, Shi Xie was immediately discouraged. Indeed, although their family was not big, they had many children.
Moreover, since the beginning of Wang Mang's new dynasty, their scholar family has avoided trouble in Jiaozhou. It can be said that they have been deeply connected with Jiaozhou. If they leave Jiaozhou, it will be equivalent to killing their scholar family.
"Brother, I admit that what Shiwu said is very reasonable. The Shijia family has indeed been connected with Jiaozhou, but now the situation in the Han Dynasty has changed. Except for Yizhou, all other prefectures and counties have fallen into the hands of Yuan Shu. When he takes over
After Yizhou, the next step will definitely be to mobilize the whole country to go south to Jiaozhou.
At that time, if we follow the general trend and go against the will of nature, the final result is likely to be crushed to pieces. Let alone glory and wealth, whether there will be scholars or not is another matter."
Hearing Shi Xie agreed with Shi Wu, Shi Yi immediately became anxious. Now he is still thinking about glory and wealth. Why should he continue to resist? When Yuan Shu's army arrives, it will definitely be difficult to resist with the strength of Jiaozhou. What will happen if he can't resist?
Everyone knows the consequences, which range from confiscating your home to annihilating your entire family.
"hiss."
Shi Xie also took a breath of air. What Shi Yi said made sense. Yuan Shu didn't attack Jiaozhou now because he couldn't spare any money. After all, compared with other places, Jiaozhou is indeed a bitter cold place.
But once the entire Han Dynasty is captured by Yuan Shu, he will never let Jiaozhou escape. At that time, Yuan Shu will integrate the power of the entire Han Dynasty and move south to Jiaozhou, and it will be impossible for him to resist.
"If this is really the case, it will be difficult to hand over the state, and it will also be difficult for the scholar family."
"Brother, although Yuan Shu has occupied the vast majority of the Han Dynasty, how dare Liu dare to fight against Yuan Shu with the land of Yizhou? Our Jiaozhou also has a steep terrain. It is not impossible to resist Yuan Shu, and we are not alone.
Fighting, there are allies."
Although what Shiyi said was right, Shiwu still didn't want to give up just like that. If he really didn't give it a try, he was afraid that he would regret it later.
"ally?
Where did the allies come from?”
Not only was Shi Xie confused now, but Shi Yi was also confused. He couldn't imagine that he had any allies in Jiaozhou.
"The ally is Lu Bu. I think he will definitely agree to fight with us against Yuan Shu. After all, he was deported all the way from Chang'an to Jiaozhou. If he is defeated this time, he will have no other choice but to jump into the sea."
Seeing the two people confused, Shiwu smiled slightly and directly mentioned Lu Bu, the enemy in front of him.
"Join Lu Bu to fight Yuan Shu, are you afraid you are sick?
Who is Lu Bu? He is a white-eyed wolf who feeds unfamiliar people. Since he started the army, whoever joins forces with him will have a good death.
Killing Ding Yuan, beheading Dong Zhuo, rebelling against Wang Yun, and then abandoning Chen Wen in Yangzhou and going south to Jiaozhou to avoid trouble, joining forces with him is tantamount to seeking the skin of a tiger. I think joining forces with Lu Bu would be better than surrendering to Yuan Shu."
Hearing that the ally Shiwu said was Lu Bu, Shiyi immediately became angry. Lu Bu was now more than just a slave of the third surname. He had already changed hands several times. If he were to join forces with him, he would be a fool.
.
"Brother, our Shi family has entered Jiaozhou since the New Dynasty and is already the seventh generation. If we really want to leave Jiaozhou because of defecting to Yuan Shu, then it would be the greatest disrespect to the Shi family. If we join forces with Lu Bu, we can still fight. Let's fight.
"
Shiwu, however, completely disagreed with Shiyi's words. After joining forces with Lu Bu, he still had the strength to fight. He didn't want to leave Jiaozhou. He wanted to continue to be the local tyrant here, so he had to fight no matter what.
"Brother, you can't fight, you can't fight. This will bring disaster to the scholar family."
Shi Yi just wanted to kill his brother with a knife. He had been at odds with him since he was a child, but he didn't expect that he would be in this position and he would argue with him.
"That's enough, what you two said makes sense, but Shi Yi, can you really give up the Shi family's status in Jiaozhou?
Give up our family's property here,
Even if we agree to leave, future generations have become accustomed to this environment and really let them go to other states and counties, even Jizhou,
I still have the same local bully temper. Once I offend anyone, the Shi family will still be destroyed. Instead of being like this, I might as well fight.
As Shi Wu said, Liu Yan dared to confront Yuan Shu because of the land of Yizhou. Although Jiaozhou is poor, I still have 100,000 elite soldiers. If matched with Lu Bu's 80,000 army, I will have 180,000 troops to fight against.
There is still hope for Yuan Shu."
Shi Xie looked at the two people in front of him and understood what they meant. Both brothers were good, and they were both for the good of the Shi family, but after all, he was the helmsman of the Shi family, and the decisions he made were likely to affect the whole family.
The lives of hundreds of people.
"Brother, I hope you will think carefully. If you take one step, there will be no room for turning back."
Although Shiyi and Shiwu were arguing with each other just now, Shiyi calmed down after Shixie made his decision.
This is the same as the rules of the Jizhou Army. There can be disputes before the war, but once Yuan Shu decides on something, everyone must move towards the same goal and work hard, and no delay is allowed.
"Well, I have decided to make a truce with Lu Bu and join forces with Lu Bu to fight against Yuan Shu."
