Five hundred and seventieth chapters narrow emperor to order princes
Chapter 570: The Emperor Xiao orders the princes
"Well, in fact, there are more than just these two people. Liu Jingsheng controls Jingzhou, Yuan Benchu controls Nanyang, and his troops number one hundred thousand. Sun Jian in Changsha, and Li Jue in Changan are not easy people either.
If I capture Yanzhou and immediately march eastward, I will probably offend them. Li Jue will probably form an alliance with them to fight against us.
In that case, our eastward advance will inevitably be affected, and there is still Cao Mengde in Yangzhou. Once there is an opening, he will definitely send his troops northward and attack my back. These are all issues I need to consider."
Dahan's map lives in Zhu Jun's head. After hearing Yuan Shu's words, he immediately simulated the future scene.
Yes, if they advance into Chang'an, Li Jue will definitely invite Liu Biao and Yuan Shao to send troops together to snipe them.
If we really have to face three or four princes, plus Cao Cao in Yangzhou, the consequence is likely to be a failure in the eastward advance. No one wants to sit back and watch Yuan Shu expand his territory.
"Do you want to use Yanzhou as bait to ask them to send troops to assist Liu Bei, and then give them a hard beating in Yanzhou?"
"An old general is an old general after all, that's what Yuan Shu thinks,
If I can give them a hard blow in Yanzhou, then if we march eastward to Chang'an, even if Li Jue gives us great benefits, the princes will either be afraid of our strength and dare not send troops, or their strength will be damaged and unable to support us.
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Only in this way can we ensure the success of this war.”
Yuan Shu nodded. Zhu Jun was worthy of being the God of War of the Han Dynasty. With a little guidance, he had already thought of his own strategic plan. It was indeed amazing.
"But have you ever thought about it, if you really want to use Yanzhou as a battlefield and mobilize them to send troops, the risk will be very high.
After all, you only have hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses to fight here, and Liu Bei here is not weak. If you fight other princes, your soldiers and horses will be very tight, and the situation will collapse if you are not careful."
As a veteran of many battles, Zhu Jun quickly thought of follow-up questions.
"Well, although that's what I say, the battle is fought, not imagined. I believe that even if they send troops, I can defeat them and win the battle of Yanzhou."
Yuan Shu smiled slightly and gave a very official response.
"What you said is correct. Battles are fought, not imagined, so you must have arranged a back-up plan, right?"
Yuan Shu thinks big and speaks beautifully, but on the surface Yuan Shu only has so many soldiers and horses, and it is true that he can defeat Liu Bei. If Yuan Shao and Liu Biao really send troops, it is not certain who will win and who will lose, so
Judging from this, Yuan Shu must have other arrangements.
"Maybe there are some back-ups."
Yuan Shu was also stunned by Zhu Jun's words. Although he was not afraid of the other party revealing his strategic plan, he could not easily reveal his back-up plan to the other party.
"Okay, as long as you have a backup plan, I won't ask any more questions.
My troops are stationed in Dongjun, and I will not reveal our relationship to the outside world. We are temporarily neutral.
If necessary, I only need a message from you, and no matter what I am asked to do, there will be absolutely no objection."
Yuan Shu has said this, he must have some arrangements that he is not aware of, and this arrangement is probably that he has transferred troops and horses from other battlefields, which are enough to support him in a battle.
"Thank you very much, old general. If necessary, I will inform you as soon as possible."
When Zhu Jun said this, he was actually prepared to act as an internal response. Although his troops only had 20,000 people, if others wanted to attack Yanzhou, they would definitely not let them go. If he pretended to agree, he would wait until the battle
If you turn against the opponent again, the winning rate of this battle will increase by several percent.
"I won't say much more. It won't be beautiful if I am seen by others here. I'll say goodbye and I will return to Dongjun immediately."
Zhu Jun is a solid military commander, and he does things in a hurry. Since the two parties have reached a consensus, there is no need to stay here any longer. The more he stays here, the more risk he will have for others to find out.
"This is how I send you off to the old general."
"Well, see you later."
Zhu Jun directly left Yuan Shu's military camp with his personal guards and ran towards Dongjun.
After Zhu Jun left, Yuan Shu and Tian Feng sat looking at each other. To be honest, Zhu Jun's arrival was not something they could have expected.
"Yuan Hao, I know you will question why I promised Zhu Jun to rescue the Han Emperor."
Yuan Shu looked at Tian Feng and spoke first.
"This is indeed a question. You must know that although we originally set a goal to attack Chang'an, the Han Emperor is a hot potato, and a slight mistake will be a disaster."
The relationship between monarch and ministers should be open and honest. Since Yuan Shu made it clear first, he has nothing to hide.
"Yuan Hao, the Han Emperor is a hot potato. Why do Li Jue and others still hold it in their hands and not expel them?"
Yuan Shu asked Tian Feng in return.
"The Han Emperor is the symbol of the Han Dynasty and the seat of the Han Court. Although the Han Dynasty is now in decline, the people's hearts are still there. Although Li Jue occupied Chang'an, he could not and did not dare to expel the Han Emperor just like that."
Tian Feng couldn't help but frowned when he heard Yuan Shu's question.
"As you said, the Han Emperor is the symbol of the Han Dynasty and the seat of the Han Court. Li Jue neither dared nor could. This also shows the importance of the Han Emperor from the side. I know he is a hot potato, but this hot potato
Isn't it a sharp blade that can cut through thorns?
Look at our attack on Chang'an this time, Li Jue can also be credited with Jia Xu's handiwork. He named Liu Bei the Mu of Yanzhou to rectify his name, and named Zhu Jun the Wei of Yanzhou to expand his wings and use the power of the Han Dynasty to create trouble for us.
, why can’t we do the same?
I call this Son of Heaven to command the princes. If the Han Emperor is in my hands, I can use the name of the Han Emperor to cause trouble for the princes of all directions. I can also use the name of the emperor to conquer the four directions and conquer the princes of the four directions.
What is this called? This is called the general trend.
Don't say that the emperor will be very troublesome and will make small moves to limit us. Those are issues that only the weak will think about. As long as we are strong enough, all conspiracies and tricks will be irrelevant, so don't care.
It is said that those who win the general trend win the world. Is there anything greater than controlling the imperial court?
Unless there are people who can't think of self-reliance, as long as the princes of all parties are still Han ministers, they will respect the Han Emperor as their master and be subject to my rule."
"My lord's thoughts are a thousand times better than mine. Tian Feng is convinced."
Tian Feng was a little dumbfounded by what Yuan Shu said. His lord's words were really deep and broad. If this continues, people like him will be able to receive box lunches.
"Ding dong, congratulations to the host for receiving Tian Feng's sincere praise. The reward will be randomly drawn."
"Ding dong, congratulations to the host for receiving the reward of one hundred taels of gold."
