Chapter 28 Sun Ce establishes a career and begs Yuan Shu
After the Battle of Ruying, Yuan Shu lost all his elite troops and fled to Pingyu in a panic. After barely gathering more than 3,000 defeated troops, he reunited with Ji Ling's troops in Shangcai, and now he had nearly 10,000 troops. This small force held the three-thousand-pound army.
Four cities are still more than enough, but for the entire Yuzhou,
There are too few, almost undefended.
Liu Bei led his troops to rest for a while and continued to march southeast along the Ru River. The journey was smooth and he continued to divide his troops to take over the surrounding cities. Within ten days, the headquarters had stationed at Dingying in Runan. Yuan Shu got the news from the defeated soldiers who fled there.
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After learning that the Han army was less than twenty miles away from him,
All of a sudden, my liver and gallbladder were gone, fearing that I would collide with the Han army again.
At night, he only took the imperial seal and his children with him, and abandoned the city's supplies and troops, and more than a hundred people fled to Jiujiang.
After leaving the city, Yuan Shu saw that the surrounding fields were vast, the sky was as dark as ink, and there was only half a waning moon between the vast sky and earth. However, his group was small and helpless, like flies. A strong wind after the rain blew, and he did not feel cool.
I felt fear in my heart. Then I remembered that I sent someone to Ji Ling and Liao Zuo who were in the city, saying that I would go back to Jiujiang to recruit troops first, and asked them to clean up, and then slowly withdrew.
Wait until Ji Ling gets the news,
Yuan Shu has already fled forty miles away. He didn't realize that he wanted to completely destroy the Han army before the battle.
The heroic spirit of only breaking through three levels. Ji Ling has such a master,
Where is the temper left? He originally planned that although the main force in Yuzhou was destroyed, there were still many bandits, each occupying the mountain. Therefore, he could first recruit these stragglers to resist the Han army, so as to buy some time and allow Yuan Shu to stay in Yangzhou.
If we build a new army, there is still hope of separatist rule.
But now the rumors of the Lord's escape spread in the city, so that the soldiers had no intention to fight. In this case, let alone defending the city, Ji Ling had no choice but to rebel against the Lord and surrender the enemy. He had no choice but to contact his colleagues in the city and lead these soldiers
Thousands of people went to chase Yuan Shu, leaving Yuzhou completely to the Han army.
On the way, Ji Ling was filled with despair. In his opinion, this was a great opportunity for the Han army to take advantage of the situation to pursue, approach Shouchun, and annihilate Yuan Shu. Unexpectedly, after the Han army occupied Runan, it stopped at the Huai River, leaving only the Huaihe River behind.
A small number of troops are monitoring Fubo and Yuanlu areas.
The army turned to the northeast,
Recovered the four kingdoms of Pei, Liang, Chen, and Lu. At this point, the six counties of Yuzhou were completely recovered by the imperial court.
But wouldn't this give Yuan Shu a chance to reorganize? When Ji Ling was confused, he felt relieved. He first led the army to Xia Cai and sent an envoy to contact Yuan Shu who had returned to Shouchun. Unexpectedly, the envoy returned shocking news.
, it is said that Sun Ce led Sun Jian's remaining 30,000 troops to break through Yinling and rescued Yangzhou Shepherd Zhao Wen who was being held in the city. Then he posted a notice and recruited troops on a large scale, claiming that he would go straight to Shouchun and capture Yuan Shu alive.
In desperation, Yuan Shu had no choice but to ask Ji Ling to return to the city to defend the city, and sent an envoy to ask for help from Liang Gang in Lujiang. Although the Yuzhou army was destroyed, there were still many garrisons in the counties of Yangzhou, totaling about 60,000. If they can be used properly
, may not be able to make a comeback.
However, Yuan Shu did not have this talent. Jiujiang County is located at the intersection of Yan, Yu, and Xuzhou, and is the place where the Four Wars were fought. Therefore, Sun Ce had no intention of attacking Shouchun. His original intention was actually Lujiang. The intention of this announcement was just a bluff.
, to lure the tiger away from the mountain. Once Liang Gang led his troops out of the county, Lujiang would be empty and ownerless, playing into Sun Ce's hands. The plan was not clever, but Yuan Shu was already unconscious and could not see the situation.
When Liang Gang hurriedly arrived with his army, Sun Ce happened to sneak into the Lujiang River from the south bank of Shaopi, passed him by, and entered Lu'an. In the name of Zhao Wen, he sent a message to all counties in Lujiang, announcing the conquest of Yuan Shu. After the message, Sun Ce
He was stamped with the seal of General Polu to show that he was the official of the imperial court. He had a good reputation and a strong army. In addition, Zhou Yu was a descendant of a large family in Lujiang. With his help and contact, Sun Ce could fight without any blood, and the whole county of Lujiang had ten soldiers.
All four counties surrendered.
During this period, Yuan Shu was trapped in Shouchun, unable to get out of the shadow of the Battle of Ruying. However, the situation around him continued to deteriorate. By the end of June, the entire Huainan had been turned upside down.
Not to mention that Jiujiang was in chaos, bandits were rampant, and refugees were displaced. Sun Ce in the west did not stop after he took over the throne, but began to recruit talents, and successively conquered Lu Su, Liu Ye, Zhang Zhao and other scholars.
Zi. Then he appointed Zhou Yu as the chief of Anfeng, Zhu Zhi as the chief of Juchao, and Lu Su as the chief of Liu'an. He guarded the north of Lujiang with 20,000 troops. He himself led more than 10,000 soldiers to cross the river south and attack Danyang directly.
The county's ambition to dominate Jiangdong has been clearly revealed.
But these are not as good as Xuzhou Baibo Army.
Before Yuan Shu's defeat, Yang Feng divided his troops into Xinzheng early and was always ready to withdraw. After Yuan Shu's defeat, Liu Bei had a slight tendency to intercept Yuan Shu and wanted to fight with him in Yuzhou. However, Yang Feng was not willing to fight and crossed the Wei River according to his previous plan.
The two countries Chen and Pei rushed eastward. The defenses of the two countries were empty and it was difficult to stop Yang Feng in the slightest.
On the way back home, Dugu Qubei suggested: "Yuan Shu has collapsed and Yuzhou has no owner. If Liu Bei is forced to give up Xuzhou, it will be difficult to survive." Therefore, before the Han army takes over, it is also necessary to "take advantage of the situation".
Exterminate the people, move goods to the east, and gain a little bit of land in the west to prepare for the war next year."
Yang Fengda thought so, so when he met the city along the road, he entered the city to ask for food, grass and baggage, and coerced the people to go eastward. Wuping, Ku, Qiao, Linsui, Xiang, and Zhi counties all suffered hardship. When he led his troops to station in Fuli
, held as many as 100,000 people in Guizhou hostage, and captured more than 300 carts of baggage. Countless people died of starvation and illness on the way.
Such a shocking evil deed shocked the Central Plains. When Liu Bei saw Bai Bo leaving quickly, he originally planned to put it on hold and take advantage of the victory to destroy Yuan Shu first. However, after receiving the news, he had to turn his troops around and move his army to Suishui.
Battle attitude.
Since Yang Feng had acquired the wealth and supplies, he did not want to rush into a battle with Liu Bei, so he gave up the idea of occupying Pei State and slowly retreated into Xuzhou. However, his unwillingness to fight with the Han army did not mean that the Baibo army would sit back and watch the situation develop. Han
Siam took advantage of Yuan Shu's decline, tore up the peace treaty signed with Yuan Shu years ago, led his troops south to the Huaihe River, and attacked Guangling County.
The prefect of Guangling County was Zuo Rong. He had been serving in Xuzhou since Tao Qian was still alive. After Tao Qian's death, he switched to Yuan Shu, and the business operation lasted for nine years. Because Zuo Rong believed in Taoism and Buddhism,
In Xuzhou, temples and pagodas were built on a large scale and statues of gods were widely carved. Believers from all counties returned like water, so that there were nearly ten thousand Buddhist households in Guangling. Everyone under his command could recite Amitabha, and even his soldiers were monk soldiers holding swords. p>
It is said that after believing in Buddhism, these monks have divine power to help them and are not afraid of life or death. Some can walk on steep terrain as if they were walking on flat ground, some can be roasted by fire without breaking a sweat, and even after the death of an expert, jade is burned into the remains.
It was called a relic. This rumor was so true that Yuan Shu believed it, so he allowed Zuo Rong to do his own thing in Guangling, which was almost independent. Even if he went to Yingchuan, he would not dare to change it at all.
When Bai Bo's army invaded, Zuo Rong led 30,000 county soldiers to fight. Most of these county soldiers wore monk's robes and silk clothes. Before the battle, they chanted Bishamonten to pray for the protection of the God of War. Han Xian was also quite frightened when he saw this.
If you think these people are so serious, could it be that the Buddha really protects them?
But as soon as the two armies engaged in battle, Baibo's army was armored and Guangling's army was unarmored. Maybe some people were indeed brave and fearless, but they were unable to resist in the face of the ruthless blade, and the scene quickly turned into a one-sided massacre. Seeing that the war was not going well, Zee Rong
He wanted to lead his troops to flee south, but the army lacked horses and could not escape very far. Soon, Han Siam cut through the army and led his troops to catch up. Although Zuo Rong usually boasts that he has obtained the supreme truth of the World Honored One, he will recreate the world of peace for three thousand years.
, but at this moment, there is nothing to do but to surrender.
Guangling then belonged to Bai Bo. The golden statue of the Buddhist temple that Zuo Rong repaired on weekdays and the hundreds of millions of merits were all obtained by Bai Bo. In one month, Han Xian obtained hundreds of millions in Guangling. And those Buddhist households who devoted themselves to Buddhism also belonged to Han Xian.
Captured to Xiapi and sold into slavery, Guangling, the Buddhist kingdom of Guandong, has become like light and dust, reduced to nothingness. Perhaps this is in compliance with the words of the World Honored One, that the five aggregates are empty and all suffering is like this. p>
After Zuo Rong's defeat, Yuan Shu's situation became even more difficult. He originally expected that after Zuo Rong's victory, he would take back the Lujiang River for himself, but now it seems that it was just a delusion. But now he is trapped in a county. If Han Xian takes it again
There is nowhere for him to go!
At this time, Yuan Shu remembered Zheng Hun's advice before the war, and felt full of regret. He quickly found Zheng Hun and said to him: "Sir, you are so wise. It's because I didn't listen to your advice that I am in today's humiliation! But although the difficulty is dangerous, it is not inevitable."
If I don’t cross, I hope the teacher will teach me!”
But at this time, Zheng Hun also had the idea of looking elsewhere. He did not want to plan for Yuan Shu anymore, so he planned to refuse to meet. However, the servants could not stop Yuan Shu and allowed Yuan Shu to break in. When the two met, they were speechless for a while.
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Zheng Hun saw Yuan Shu's weathered face, pale hair, and embarrassed expression. He couldn't help but think of Yuan Shu's high-spirited appearance when he first met him.
A. Guanghe Sanxiu from back then actually looks so old now. If I think about him again, I think I have done my best to show my kindness!"
So Zheng Hun said: "If you want to overcome this difficulty, you must learn to tolerate humiliation. Can you tolerate it?"
Yuan Shu didn't know why and asked: "What are you enduring?"
Zheng Hun said slowly: "If you want to live, please surrender immediately to Linzi. Han Yang is a Westerner coming from the east, Guan Hai will not trust him, and if you pretend to surrender, he will definitely agree to it and order Han Yang to withdraw his troops. The only concern is,
This is how your family sounds."
Only then did Yuan Shu understand. He was furious and said angrily: "I, Yuan Shu, a great man from Runan, have the most powerful voice in the world. How can I be so childish!"
"Then are you prepared to die to honor your family legacy?"
Yuan Shu was stunned, his face suddenly turned red, and he ignored the ridicule in Zheng Hun's words. He hesitated for a long time, and then said: "The great ancestor was defeated by Pengcheng, and Guangwu was defeated by Huituo. A true man should be able to endure hardships and overcome dangers."
I guess today’s humiliation is nothing more than trivial.”
After saying that, he immediately returned to his hometown to prepare. Now that Shi Yiguan was captured, many of the officials around him had no literary talent, so he had to write the pen himself. But when writing the surrender table, Yuan Shu was so confused that in the middle of writing, he often suddenly smeared his words.
This happened again and again, and after changing more than ten pieces of yellow silk, he finally wrote the surrender form.
After sending it out, Yuan Shu was in a trance for a long time, as if he had aged ten years in a day. When he wanted to discuss with Zheng Hun again, he found that the Zheng Mansion was empty and there was no one left. After several inquiries, he found out that these days
There was chaos in the city. Zheng Hun took the opportunity to bribe the city guards and led his family away, but they disappeared without a trace.