Although what Tian Feng and Jia Xu said was right, in Yuan Shu's view, these people were not threats at all. Since they were not threats, there was no point in killing them.
"Jia Xu understands."
"Tian Feng understands."
The two looked at each other, then each clasped their fists towards Yuan Shu.
"Okay, let's leave the follow-up matters to Jia Xu, and we must do it clearly."
"promise."
Chang'an city changed hands overnight, Guo Si died, and Li Jue became the scapegoat. He was beheaded by Jia Xu in front of the palace in front of the ministers' widows, and Li Jue's blood was used to appease the anger of the families of the dead ministers.
After capturing Chang'an, Yuan Shu's army left Chang'an and directly captured Youfufeng County.
At this point, Yuan Shu's strategy for Sizhou and Yongzhou can be considered completely completed. From this point of view, in addition to Jingzhou, Yizhou and the remote Jiaozhou, only Youzhou is still fighting, and the rest of the Han Dynasty has fallen into Yuan Shu's hands.
The general trend of the world has basically become clear, and it is only a matter of time before Yuan Shu ascends to the final throne.
Yuan Shu captured Li Jue, and the news spread throughout the country. In Jingzhou, Yuan Shao frantically expanded his army to prepare for war. The army expanded from less than 100,000 to 200,000. Cao Cao also expanded his army by 30,000, with the number of soldiers and horses rising to 60,000. However,
The addition of these new armies does not increase their combat power, it can only strengthen their momentum.
After the affairs in Yongzhou were over, Yuan Shu did not return to Yanzhou. Instead, he sent troops to Hongnong County, and his troops were directed towards Yuan Shao's base camp, Nanyang County.
"My lord, Yuan Shu captured Li Jue, and now Chen Bing Hongnong County."
Xu You took the battle report he had just received and went directly to Yuan Shao to report.
"Yuan Benchu wants to accomplish his feats in one battle. As long as he captures us, the world will basically fall into his hands. What do you two think?"
Yuan Shao nodded to Xu You. Now he had nothing to say. The last time Yuan Shu beat him, he almost died on Stone Mountain. Before he could react, they came and killed him again with great momentum.
"My lord, for the present plan, we can only give up Yuzhou first and try our best to protect Nanyang. As long as we can hold on here, we will still have a chance."
Yang Hong glanced at Yuan Shao. With their military strength, it was no longer possible to defend Yuzhou and Nanyang. Now they could only abandon Yuzhou and defend Nanyang with all their strength. Only by defending here could they have any hope of continuing.
"Abandon Yuzhou?"
After listening to Yang Hong's words, Yuan Shao couldn't help but ponder for a while, Yuzhou, it really hurts him. He had tried so hard to fight for so long but couldn't defeat it, and now he has to give up.
"My lord, this is all we can do now. Yuan Shu has strong soldiers and horses. We only have one hundred thousand soldiers and horses in Nanyang now. It is impossible to stop Yuan Shu. Now we can only abandon Yuzhou and bring back the soldiers and horses."
Xu You also nodded. There is really no other way now. If he wants to stop Yuan Shu's army, he can only go all out.
"Yang Hong, you immediately mobilize the soldiers and horses from Yuzhou to return and garrison Nanyang with all your strength."
After hearing what the two said, Yuan Shao also felt lonely, and now it seemed that this was the only way he could do it.
"promise."
Yang Hong clasped his fists and saluted Yuan Shao, then left his house.
"My lord, just transferring the troops back to Yuzhou is not enough. Now we should send people to contact Liu Biao and form an alliance with him to fight Yuan Shu together."
After Yang Hong left, Xu You suggested to him again.
"Alliance Liu Biao?
Will he still be with us?"
Hearing Xu You's words, Yuan Shao was stunned. He had almost stolen Liu Biao's lair just now. If he joined forces with him now, would he still be with him?
"My lord, there is a saying that says there are no absolute enemies, only absolute interests. In the face of interests, even if you have the hatred of killing your father, you can put aside your past grudges and fight against the enemy together.
Now that Yuan Shu's army is approaching, his target is not only us, Liu Biao is also his target.
As long as Liu Biao still wants to sit down as Jingzhou Mu, he can only join forces with us, otherwise once we are defeated by Yuan Shu, the next step will be him Liu Jingsheng."
Faced with Yuan Shao's question, Xu You was a little disapproving. This time, Yuan Shu's target was not just himself. As long as he was taken down, Liu Biao would be the next one. If Liu Biao sat back and watched him being killed by Yuan Shu, his death would not be far away.
"Then I'll leave this matter to you. We must do our best to get Liu Biao to fight with us against Yuan Shu."
Yuan Shao glanced at Xu You, then nodded to him, "Since you said so, this difficult task will be left to you."
"My lord, it's easy to convince Liu Jingsheng, but my lord may have to pay something."
Xu You glanced at Yuan Shao and already had a plan in mind.
"What's the cost?"
After hearing Xu You's words, Yuan Shao was also stunned.
"Liu Jingsheng is kind. I believe that as long as the master is willing to apologize to him, this alliance will most likely be successful."
After finishing speaking, Xu You glanced at Yuan Shao with some embarrassment. Liu Jingsheng was very nice, and he, Yuan Shao, was even nicer.
Although Liu Biao is said to be a clan member of the Han Dynasty and a nobleman in Tianhuang, Yuan Shao is not bad either. The fourth and third princes of the Yuan family are prominent in the world. There is not much difference in reputation between the two.
But now he wants Yuan Shao to apologize to Liu Biao, which is indeed a bit of a slap in the face.
"Yes, as long as Liu Biao agrees to send troops to fight against Yuan Shu, it doesn't matter if I go and apologize to him, as long as Nanyang can be saved."
After hearing Xu You's words, Yuan Shao hesitated for a while, then gritted his teeth and nodded in agreement to Xu You's words.
"Okay, that's good. Then I'll go to Xiangyang to discuss with Liu Biao right away."
Seeing that Yuan Shao agreed to his request, Xu You also nodded, then saluted him with clasped fists, then left, and then headed towards Xiangyang under the escort of a hundred cavalry.
"My lord, Yuan Shu captured Li Jue and Guo Si, and now Chen Bing Hongnong County."
Kuai Yue came directly to Liu Biao with the news he had just received.
"Li Jue and Guo Si were captured so easily by Yuan Shu."
Hearing Kuai Yue's words, Liu Biao was stunned. He originally thought that Li Jue and Guo Si could hold off for a longer time, but he didn't expect that they were captured directly.
"My lord, now is not the time to discuss Li Jue and Guo Si. What we should do now is the key."
Kuai Liang glanced at Kuai Yue and then aimed his gaze at Liu Biao.
"Well, what do we do now?"
Liu Biao also frowned when he heard Kuai Liang's words. Yes, no matter what Li Jue and Guo Si are doing now, the next step may be his turn. How he responds is the key.
"My lord, the general trend of the world is now very clear. Yuan Shu is already ten points in the world and he accounts for eight points. I'm afraid it will be difficult to resist with our strength alone. I'm afraid it will be difficult to resist now."
Kuai Yue glanced at Liu Biao, a ray of light flashed in his eyes.
"So what do you mean?"
After listening to Kuai Yue's words, Liu Biao also frowned. He understood that Yuan Shu was powerful, but what do you mean by this?
"Lord, there are only two ways before us now. One way is to unite with Yuan Shao to fight against Yuan Shu behind us. If we can win, we can last for a while. If we can't resist, we will be defeated and die.
The second way is to surrender to Yuan Shu now. With my lord's reputation and ability, Yuan Shu will definitely not treat him lightly. In order to win over people's hearts, I think I will at least give him the position of three princes. In this way, after a hundred years, the Liu family will
can continue to prosper,
The specific choice of where to go depends on the Lord’s choice.”
Quin Yue directly stated what he was thinking, but what you choose next depends on you.
"What do you think?"
Liu Biao glanced at Kuai Yue, with a flash of light in his eyes.
"My lord, it's up to you to make your own choice."
Kuai Liang directly cupped his fist at Liu Biao.
"Everything must be obeyed by the Lord."
Cai Hao did the same, cupping his fists and saluting.
"You guys go down, I want to think about it."
Liu Biao shook his head and asked them to leave. He wanted to think about it quietly.
"promise."
"promise."
"promise."
The three of them, Kuai and Yue, clasped their fists together and left Liu Biao's governor's mansion.
Xu You's light carriage drove from Jian all the way through Deng County and directly to the outside of Xiangyang City.
"who?"
"I am Xu You, a subordinate of Yuan Shao. I have something to ask you to see Lord Zhou Mu."
Xu You directly reported his identity.
"Yuan Shao's subordinates dare to come to my Xiangyang?"
