Chen Gong executed more than 500 members of Chen Gui's family, causing huge waves in Xuzhou.
For a time, everyone in Pengcheng's big clan was in danger, fearing that Chen Gong would be pushed into a panic and Chen Gong would send troops to encircle and suppress him again. At this point, Chen Gong had completed what he wanted to do.
After Chen Gongzhu killed Chen Gui and Chen Deng, he summoned the big families in the city.
The heads of the big families gathered at Chen Gong's mansion to discuss matters.
Although these people were worried about being ambushed by Chen Gong, the general trend was that if they did not obey Chen Gong's orders, they would probably be attacked by Chen Gong, so they had no choice but to go.
However, Chen Gong did not surround and kill the patriarchs of the major families.
By killing Chen Gui's family, he had already killed the chicken to scare the monkeys, which had the desired effect.
While Chen Gong appeased the wealthy families in the city, he also asked the wealthy families in the city to donate private troops to garrison Pengcheng. Facing Chen Gong's butcher knife, the wealthy families in the city did not dare to resist at all, so they could only agree and use the military skills trained in their families.
Private soldiers were used to help Chen Gong garrison Pengcheng.
Pengcheng is the seat of Xuzhou and the political and economic center. The city is solid and easy to defend.
After Chen Gong solved Pengcheng's internal troubles, he began to put all his energy into reinforcing the city and strengthening the city's defense. Although he was confident enough to let Yuan Shu retreat, he needed enough time. Therefore, Chen Gong had to defend Pengcheng.
, to give Liu Bei a chance to take action.
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Yuan Shu led his troops on their way, and before they arrived at Pengcheng, they received news that Liu Bei had sent troops. Moreover, after Liu Bei sent troops, Yuan Shu had to stop.
The army set up camp, and Yuan Shu summoned the generals to discuss matters.
There are many generals sitting in the big tent, but they are just supplementary figures.
All the capable generals under Yuan Shu's command were killed by Wang Can, and the rest were just some weak soldiers and generals. Now the only two people under Yuan Shu's command who could do anything well were Li Feng and Qiao Rui. Yuan Shu looked at the generals in the tent one by one.
He passed by and finally said slowly: "You all know the news that Liu Bei led troops to attack Shouchun. Tell me, what should we do?"
After Liu Bei sent troops, he did not go to Pengcheng, but to Shouchun.
If Liu Bei supports Xuzhou, he will definitely not be able to catch up with Yuan Shu.
Liu Bei's best way to get Yuan Shu to withdraw his troops is to surround Wei and rescue Zhao, attack Shouchun, and force Yuan Shu to lead troops to return for reinforcements. Even if Yuan Shu knows Liu Bei's plan, Shouchun is related to Yuan Shu's wealth and life, and Yuan Shu has taken away the Yangzhou army.
The strength within the territory under its jurisdiction is weakened, and it is easy for Liu Bei to attack the city and plunder the territory.
Even though the city of Shouchun was strong, other places could not withstand Liu Bei's attack.
Yuan Shu thought about it and thought about retreating.
Although Yuan Shu looked at Xuzhou with envy, he was more worried about the safety of his lair.
After Yuan Shu finished speaking, a general stood up, raised his hands and said: "My lord, Shouchun is the hinterland of Yangzhou, which is related to the future and destiny of our army. Once Shouchun is captured, Yangzhou will also be defeated. If we don't
If we capture the city of Xuzhou, we will lose more than we gain, and we will be left homeless. The general will definitely decide that the lord will withdraw his troops."
Yuan Shu did not answer, looked at Qiao Rui and asked: "Qiao Rui, what do you have in mind?"
Qiao Rui is very important in Yuan Shu's heart, but there is no ink in his stomach. He doesn't know what to do?
He scratched his head and said hesitantly: "My lord, the general thinks that with Chen Gong in Xuzhou, it will definitely be difficult to win. Now Liu Bei has sent people to attack Shouchun, and they have already gone straight to the hinterland of Yangzhou. If Liu Bei is here
The random looting of Yangzhou will definitely cause heavy damage to Yangzhou, so I will think it is better to withdraw our troops!"
Yuan Shu sighed in his heart and asked again: "Li Feng, what do you think?"
Li Feng immediately said: "My lord, General Qiao's words are reasonable. The last general thinks that we should return reinforcements. Once Liu Bei captures the city in Yangzhou and establishes a firm foothold, and Chen Gong also leads his troops to fight out from Xuzhou, our army will
You may be caught in the middle, and neither side will be able to make peace with you, so the general thinks you should retreat."
After Yuan Shu heard this, the thought of attacking Pengcheng disappeared immediately.
On that day, Yuan Shu raised his troops and went to Shouchun.
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When Chen Gong got the news that Yuan Shu had withdrawn his troops, he laughed that Yuan Shu was a stupid pig.
Chen Gong had always looked down on Yuan Shu in his heart. Now that Yuan Shu had heard the news and withdrew, Chen Gong was even more disdainful of Yuan Shu. Just Liu Bei sending troops to pretend to attack Yangzhou scared Yuan Shu back. Such cowardly princes would eventually be destroyed.
When Chen Gong ridiculed Yuan Shu for his incompetence, he also sent soldiers to greet Liu Bei.
When Liu Bei learned that Yuan Shu had withdrawn his troops, he also secretly laughed at Yuan Shu's incompetence. He turned around and ran directly to Xuzhou.
However, just when Liu Bei led his troops to Xuzhou, Cao Cao in Yanzhou made some noise.
Cao Cao sent troops from Yanzhou and marched southward, preparing for Xuzhou aggressively.
As a result, the bright situation in Xuzhou suddenly became turbulent, and Xuzhou became in danger. In the past, a general under Tao Qian killed Cao Cao's father, Cao Song, and Cao Cao once attacked Xuzhou. That time, Xuzhou's
The people were deeply impressed, and now Cao Cao has made a comeback, making the situation in Xuzhou unstable.
Liu Bei was worried about the situation in Xuzhou, so he galloped towards Xuzhou quickly.
As long as he arrives in Xuzhou, he will definitely be able to stabilize the situation.
However, it rained when the house leaked, and Liu Bei was hoping that Chen Gong could resist Cao Cao for a while. Yuan Shu jumped out again. Yuan Shu was not angry with Liu Bei for stopping him from attacking Xuzhou, but he didn't want to get involved in the fight between Cao Cao and Liu Bei, so he
Following the example of the gourd, he led his troops to attack Liu Bei's home base of Runan.
This trick was learned now and used now, just to hold back Liu Bei and prevent Liu Bei from easily facing Cao Cao.
Yuan Shu led his troops to kill Runan, showing the demeanor of a troublemaker.
He gave up Xuzhou, but turned to Runan, which always made Liu Bei uncomfortable.
In fact, this is the character of Yuan Shu, who must retaliate and is narrow-minded. The reason why Yuan Shu attacked Runan was simply because Liu Bei prevented him from attacking Xuzhou. Now that Cao Cao is restraining Liu Bei, Yuan Shu will naturally not let it go if he seizes the opportunity. Yuan Shu will not let it go.
The battle with Cao Cao and Liu Bei put Liu Bei in a dilemma.
After Liu Bei got the news, he secretly hated Yuan Shu.
However, Liu Bei did not withdraw his troops like Yuan Shu did, but divided his troops to stop Yuan Shu.
Liu Bei sent brothers Mi Zhu and Mi Fang to lead some soldiers to Runan to stop Yuan Shu's soldiers. Moreover, Runan also had Jian Yong and Sun Qian in charge of the overall situation, which was enough to stop Yuan Shu.
Liu Bei arranged things in the rear and continued to lead his troops towards Xuzhou.
Cao Cao, Yuan Shu and Liu Bei were coming and going, and the situation was chaotic.
However, Cao Cao's front and back were not affected because Yuan Shao did not attack Cao Cao.
In fact, when Yuan Shao received Cao Cao's request to send troops to attack Xuzhou, Yuan Shao's counselor Jushou suggested that Yuan Shao send troops to attack Cao Cao and take advantage of the emptiness in Cao Cao's hinterland to annihilate Cao Cao in one fell swoop.
At the critical moment, Yuan Shao's counselors began to fight among themselves again.
Guo Tu was the first to stand up and refute Ju Shue, suggesting that Yuan Shao destroy Gongsun Zan first. At the same time, Yuan Shao's counselor Feng Ji also stood up and said that Yuan Shao would send troops to attack Cao Cao, and Gongsun Zan might also send troops to attack Jizhou, so he agreed with Guo Tu's suggestion.
, let Yuan Shao attack Gongsun Zan first, and then send his army southward after pacifying the north.
Yuan Shao hated Gongsun Zan and gritted his teeth, but he felt guilty towards Cao Cao.
The reason is naturally that when Yuan Shao and Cao Cao attacked Wang Can together, Yuan Shao left without saying goodbye, forcing Cao Cao to withdraw his troops, so Yuan Shao directly chose not to attack Cao Cao and attacked Gongsun Zan instead.
In this way, the north and south sides of the Yellow River form a delicate balance.
Yuan Shao in the north went to attack Gongsun Zan, while Cao Cao in the south went to attack Xuzhou.
Yuan Shao and Cao Cao are both handling their own affairs and not infringing on each other. This situation is exactly what Cao Cao wants and makes Cao Cao happy. Cao Cao has now occupied all of Yanzhou and part of Qingzhou, and his strength has greatly increased. As long as he takes another
By conquering Xuzhou and then pacifying Yangzhou and Yuzhou, Cao Cao had the capital to sweep the world.
Ps: The fourth update is completed and the work is over. Huh, writing about the situation in the Central Plains is too hard and exhausting. Well, it’s just asking for flowers and support.
