Let's talk about Liu Bei's confrontation with Yuan Shao at Juma River for two months. Although there were nearly 300,000 troops entrenched around Juma River, both armies had deep ditches and high bases, and they had no intention of going out to fight. There were only two troops.
The scouts of the army were constantly riding horses and swimming back and forth on both sides of the river, inquiring about the enemy's information. It seemed that both sides only needed to look at each other.
You can treat the other person alive as if he were dead.
This atmosphere has been contagious for a long time, causing the scouts of the two armies to glance at each other when they passed each other by the river bank, thinking that they had done their duty as warriors, and then hurried past each other. This caused the entire Zhuo County to be extremely quiet.
It's like falling into a long night that you won't wake up from. In this case,
The farmers in Zhuo County carefully came out to harvest, and carefully threshed and dried the grains, but found that there was no impact. For a time, people thought that the world was dreaming of a long dream of an iron horse and a golden war.
But this kind of peace was limited to both sides of the Juma River. The Yuan army lived on the east bank and heavily surrounded the two cities of Fan Yang and Yijing. Although they were not afraid of a large-scale decisive battle by the Han army, they were unable to stop the Han troops from crossing the river. After all, the front line of the two armies stretched for nearly fifty miles.
, when the Han army suddenly sent more than a hundred people upstream and downstream to cross south, the Yuan army guarding the bank often only had a dozen people, completely unable to stop it.
These rangers carried dry food for seven days and local guides from Hebei. They crossed the Juma River and Yishui in two days and pursued Yuan's soldiers on the spot. After three days of harassment, without waiting for a timely response from those around Yuan's army,
Then they retreated to the north bank of Juma River. This led to various small battles in the area south of Yishui and north of Gaoyang.
There are so many sergeants in the Yuan Army's camp that it is impossible not to get food from Jizhou, but they still have many sergeants left to guard against Henan.
There is no way to spare any elite soldiers to guard the grain road. Under such circumstances,
The Han army's rangers repeatedly succeeded in sneak attacks, and Yuan's army had to change its strategy and postpone the siege. Zhu Ling, a famous general of Yuan's army, suggested that it would be better to mobilize elite armored soldiers to protect the grain team with about a thousand people at a time. Even if the Han army's rangers used thousands of
The cavalry besieged them, but they were all light cavalry after all. The soldiers used grain carts as support and used heavy crossbows and halberds to confront each other, shooting back and forth. The light cavalry would definitely be helpless.
Yuan Shao used his strategy to ensure that the grain road was safe and worry-free. However, under such circumstances, the people of Jizhou were panicked. Since Yuan Jun had to deploy more troops to escort the grain road, the siege naturally became more and more ineffective. Fortunately, Gongsun Zan had already been discouraged, and several sieges were carried out reluctantly.
Gu Yuyong, even though there were reinforcements outside the city, they only engaged Yuan's army briefly and retreated back to the city within an hour. Yuan Shao had no intention of defeating Youzhou in one battle, and soon had other ideas.
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"What did Yuan Benchu write again?"
Another letter was delivered to Liu Bei, but Liu Bei didn't even think about opening it.
He directly put the letter on the table, turned to the envoy and smiled, showing his white teeth. He first asked, and without waiting for the envoy's reply, he added: "If you still don't want to stop the army, what else can you say to make me depose Ji?"
If you don’t like Hou’s words, please take them back.”
The messenger was Handan Xiu, a disciple of the Handan clan in Wei County. He looked very nervous to begin with. Hearing Liu Bei's attitude, his body trembled slightly. He bowed his waist and said in a humble tone: "Ha, although Yuan Shijun did have this intention.
, but also knew that the general was unwilling to compromise, so he proposed a compromise strategy in the letter, and the general knew it as soon as he saw it."
When Liu Bei saw that his voice was starting to tremble, he couldn't help but laugh a little. He thought to himself: "There are more scholars under Yuan's command. Without the ferocity of the warriors in my house, I will have the upper hand in a battle." Then he started
Read the letter carefully. Taking this opportunity, Handan Xiu carefully observed Liu Bei's expression and saw that his expression was dense and unpredictable. Only his eyebrows were slightly raised, and he couldn't tell what was in his heart at all.
The letter was not long, so Liu Bei read it quickly. He put the letter on the table, put his forehead in his hands and thought for a while, then said to Handan Chun: "It's getting late now. I'm empty in my stomach. It's time for lunch. Wait.
I will give you an answer after dinner."
After that, he called the guards to lead Handan Xiu out, and ordered people to bring in several bowls of soup cakes. Then he called Xu Shu, Xunyou and other assistants into the tent, and ordered them to eat together while circulating the letter. After Liu Bei took two bites, he said
Everyone said: "Yuan Benchu changed his conditions and said that as long as we agree to demolish Yi Jing, he will withdraw his troops to relieve the siege. What do you think? Is Yuan Benchu sincere? Can he agree to this condition?"
The first one to answer was Fazheng. He didn't like Gongsun Zan at first, but now in the successive confrontations, he could not find Yuan Junda's flaw for a long time. This made him gradually lose his spirit. In addition, he had already made suggestions and made meritorious deeds before, and he no longer wanted to retreat.
Unable to restrain himself, he said: "Since Yuan Benchu said this, he must have made corresponding preparations, he must be sincere, and at least he has the intention to withdraw. We can agree to this request first, and then let Yuan Shao withdraw some of his troops.
, if he agrees, we won’t have to fight anymore.”
However, Liu Bei was not willing to accept it and asked: "In view of filial piety and uprightness, can't we take advantage of the situation and pursue a fight?"
Fazheng shook his head and said: "Although Yuan Shao is not good at attacking, his military discipline is very strict, so it is easy to defend. And in the past two months, Yuan Shao has been in difficulty with food. Isn't it possible that our army is not in difficulty? Ming Gong, don't forget the bombardment in the north.
There are also biting jackals on Khan Mountain!"
These words convinced many people, but Xu Shu didn't think so. He advised: "Although Xianbei in the north is difficult to deal with, it is not the life and death enemy of the country. Yuan Shao cannot support it at this time. He will only withdraw his troops this year and rest for half a year."
, he will definitely be able to make a comeback next year. By then, will Ming Gong send troops again? By then, what will happen to Qingxu's puppet dynasty? How will Yuan Shu in Huainan do?"
Xu Shu's words emphasized that compared to Yuan Shao, Qi Han and Yuan Shucai could be said to be public enemies of the country. After the successive great victories last year, the DPRK and the Central Government had already discussed that they would send troops to Qing Xu again after the summer harvest this year.
The two were brought to an end. As a result, when Yuan Shao went north, Liu Bei directly sent troops without any discussion between the government and the public, which was actually illegal. Everyone in the government knew about the criticism of Liu Bei, even because of Liu Bei's reputation.
Considering that Liu Bei will not be able to send troops to Hebei next year.
Xu Shu raised this matter at this time to point out the key to Yijing. He continued: "Yijing is a national defense built by Jihou after exhausting all the material resources of a state. I heard from the local Yan people that it
It cost as much as 100 million yuan, and hundreds of civilians were buried under the city. The walls were as thick as Mount Fu, and the trenches were as deep as the river. Although Jihou was trapped in two cities this year, Yuan's army could not break the city for three months, which shows how strong it is.
If this city is demolished and Jihou has no high walls, no financial resources, and no popular support, how can he be regarded as Yuan Benchu? That means handing over Youzhou! I hope Ming Gong will think deeply!"
When he said this, everyone couldn't help but change their expressions, and Liu Bei also clenched his hands into fists, with some green color showing on his fists. If Yuan Shao is really allowed to unify Hebei and contact Wuhuan and Xianbei, then the prestige that the imperial court has finally built up in recent years will probably be lost.
It flowed eastward.
Therefore Liu Bei said categorically: "What Yuan Zhi said is reasonable, Yijing must not be demolished!"
Then he called Handan Xiu and said to Handan Xiu in front of everyone: "Yijing is under the rule of Jihou and is not in my hands. It is difficult for me to demolish the city. Even if I agree to demolish the city, it is just empty talk.
That’s all. Besides, this city was originally built by the people. Once it is demolished, it will waste national power and make the people resentful. You”
Before Liu Bei finished speaking, he saw an expression of embarrassment on Handan Xiu's face, but he didn't want to listen to his excuse. He waved his hand to signal him to be silent, and then said in a decisive tone: "No need to say more! You can go back to Yuan Benchu, if you really want to make peace with him."
If nothing happens, it is better for him to evacuate ten thousand people, and I will also evacuate ten thousand people, and each of us will go back to our own things. Don't wait until winter, and the two armies will freeze here in vain!"
After that, he let Handan Xiu leave on his own. He turned to Xu Shu and said: "Check the provisions and see how many days we can last. If Yuan Shao doesn't agree, we must be prepared for a war. Even if he doesn't agree, we must prepare for a war."
I still want to demonstrate!"
So the Han army made a great show of force, moving flags and convoys between Zhuoxian and the camp. The cooking utensils and fire camps were moved to the far west, so that the smoke was like soaring clouds, and Yuan's army on the other side was clearly visible. But on the other side, Yuan's army was clearly visible.
Not to be outdone, the Yuan army responded by going out of camp to practice archery on the shore. One of them was particularly good at archery. He stood on the west bank and shot an arrow, and hit the crown tassel of a soldier with one arrow. This also made the Han army admire him.
Call the sharpshooter on the opposite side Luoying Archer.
But the blood that was finally rising had nothing to do with the generals of the two armies. However, two days later, Yuan Shao ordered Handan Xiu to come and deliver a message. He promised that he could not demolish Yi Jing, but the location of Yi Jing was originally the land of Jizhou.
, since the general assigned Yijing to Youzhou, in order to show fairness, he should also assign a county to Jizhou.
Therefore, Yuan Shao requested that Quanzhou County in Yuyang County be transferred to Bohai County.
Regarding this request, all the officials discussed again, thinking that after Yuan Shao wanted to occupy this city, he contacted Wuhuan, the three counties in western Liaoning, to separate Youzhou and prepare for another attack in the coming year. Some people thought that this condition was acceptable, and some thought that it was acceptable.
This condition was still too high. Just when Liu Bei was hesitating, an edict suddenly came from Xijing.
The edict stated that Yuan Shao had submitted his request to the imperial court, and the imperial court believed that the situation was justified and could be granted. As a general, Liu Bei was committed to quelling the rebels first, rather than embarrassing the country's state pastors, and hoped that he could negotiate peace quickly.
Return to the west. This year, the expenses of Bafu have reached nearly one million dendrobium, and the national power cannot be wasted.
Liu Bei was furious when he saw the edict, and shouted to Chen Qun who came to deliver the edict: "Changwen, whose intention is this? Can Ting Jian also agree to it?"
Chen Qun sighed and said, "This is not what the eldest brother meant. It's because the Central Government and the Central Government had a lot of criticisms about the General's trip. If it were just the criticism between the Central Government and the Central Government, it would be fine, and the eldest brother could also stop it. But this time His Majesty is also dissatisfied and has nothing to do with him."
The eldest brother argued for a day, but Your Majesty refused to give in. The eldest brother calculated the current situation and could only retreat first before advancing, so in the end he did not sign his name and asked me to pass on this edict. There is no other way, so the general should retreat first!" p>
After hearing this, Liu Bei's face slowly darkened, and he said without emotion: "Let's go out first. I'll think about it alone."
He then sat in the tent for three hours. It was not until night fell and the owl was singing that he walked out of the tent and said to the soldiers calmly: "Let the man named Handan come in." p>
Guided by flaming red lanterns, Handan Xiu entered the tent uneasily at first, and soon left with a spring breeze in his face. Before long, all the Han soldiers knew that they were about to return.
For the rest of the night, Liu Bei couldn't sleep. He could only take out the Zhongxing Sword he carried with him and look closely at the light. The back of the sword was as bright as a field, illuminating Liu Bei's temples. He couldn't help but caress the sword, only to find that there were already wounds on his temples.
There are a few gray hairs.
Liu Bei suddenly realized that he was already thirty-six years old. His past years as a warrior were like an arrow passing through his mind. He couldn't help but sigh: "A warrior's body is like a sword. Although it can be used in a hundred ways, its use is inhuman.