At this moment, Yuan Shao only won a great victory at the border bridge, but had not yet completely defeated Gongsun Zan; Cao Cao had just pacified Yongliang, with a lot of losses, and the rear was unstable; but Liu Xiu swept Xu Yang and occupied part of Shandong, south of the Huaihe River and east of Jiangxia.
All surrendered.
In one fell swoop, he became the largest prince in the world.
If it weren't for Cao Cao's unstable foundation and Yuan Shao not defeating Gongsun Zan, the so-called alliance to conquer Liu might have been formed.
"The territory is so big, but the foundation is a little unstable!"
Liu Xiu sighed.
In later generations, the imperial power did not go to the countryside, resulting in insufficient local foundation; but now, the aristocratic families are running rampant, and orders can only go to the county and city level, making it difficult to control below. One mistake was the tragedy of Yuan Shu in history.
As for the loyalty of his civil and military personnel, Liu Xiu never believed it.
Relying on superb political skills to grasp the balance and increase the price of betrayal. However, the situation is still unstable. There may be a small defeat, and the families in the rear will rebel; if there is a big defeat, the rebellion will be more and bigger. Therefore, every time they go to war,
He seems to be taking risks, but he is actually extremely cautious.
Lu Su was left behind to guard Xiapi, while Liu Xiu withdrew his troops and returned to Shouchun.
"Report..."
On the way to retreat, news came that Yuan Shu was dispatching all his troops, and Gao Shun retreated, barely maintaining the situation.
"What a Yuan family, with a profound background. I wanted to rest and fight again, but I have to fight!"
Liu Xiu frowned and said, now is not the best time to fight Yuan Shu, but he has to fight.
Guo Jia said: "My lord takes Xuzhou and becomes the first prince in the world. The longer it takes, the more beneficial it is to my lord. At this moment, there is still a five-level chance of winning; but one year later, three years later, the chance of winning is even lower."
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"Then let's fight! It's a pity that even if Yuan Shu is destroyed in this battle, Yuzhou cannot be captured!" Liu Xiu sighed, and suddenly understood Cao Cao's original situation.
On the eve of the Guandu War, Cao Cao had more territory than Yuan Shao, but what's the use of having a large territory? Most of it was no man's land, most of it was desolate land, most of it was a post-war reconstruction area. Fighting in war is never about who has the bigger territory.
, but look at the population and the army.
In this aspect, Cao Cao was far inferior to Yuan Shao.
Cao Cao also had a large number of troops, but most of them had to guard against Sun Ce, Liu Bei, and the Guanzhong warlords. They had mobile forces and few elite divisions, only 30,000. So, in the Battle of Guandu, Cao Cao had 30,000 troops to fight against Yuan Shao.
One hundred thousand troops.
At this moment, Liu Xiu had many troops under his command, but they had to garrison all sides, stabilize order, and prevent rebellion. The mobile force was only 50,000, but they had to confront Yuan Shu's army of 100,000.
"The army's expansion is only temporary, isn't it?"
Liu Xiu sighed.
It is best to digest Xuzhou and then fight again. As for now, the Xuzhou soldiers who surrendered have unstable hearts and a stable place. They can be used for field battles, but they will end up cheating their teammates on the battlefield.
"Lord, be careful with the Yuan family's artifact!" Guo Jia warned.
"The Yuan family's artifact!" Liu Xiu thought.
Guo Jiadao: "Beyond ordinary people, there is the extraordinary; above the extraordinary, there is the golden elixir. In the era of great strife, when luck boils, golden elixir generals will be born; in times of peace and prosperity, when luck is dormant, they are only extraordinary at best. In the pre-Qin era, too much
It’s so long ago that it’s okay not to talk about it. But at the end of Qin Dynasty, about ten golden elixir warriors were born, such as Overlord Xiang Yu, Yafu Fan Zeng, Great Ancestor Liu Bang, Soldier Immortal Han Xin, Xiao He, Zhang Liang, Ying Bu, Peng Yue, etc., and they were brilliant.
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"At that time, the overlord Xiang Yu, who was invincible at the same level, relied on the power of one person to defeat several golden elixir generals who joined forces. If it weren't for the soldier Han Xin, who deployed a killing array with the help of a million troops, he was able to kill Xiang Yu. But Han Xin was also seriously injured.
, and was finally killed by Liu Bang!"
Guo Jia talks about ancient history, but no one knows its secrets.
"Later, when the fortunes of heaven and earth were sluggish, Wei Qing and Huo Qubing both became golden elixir generals; Wang Mang also became a golden elixir general before he could usurp the throne; later, Emperor Guangwu also became a golden elixir general... From then on
There are no more golden elixir generals.”
"If my lord enters the Golden Core Realm, great things can be expected!" Guo Jia reminded.
Liu Xiudao: "I know it!"
"The golden elixir monk left behind a weapon that contains powerful power and is called a divine weapon! If an extraordinary general obtains it, its power will be greatly increased and he can kill masters of the same realm!" Guo Jia said.
Liu Xiudao: "With the divine weapon, wouldn't it be invincible?"
Guo Jiadao: "A divine weapon is just a divine weapon. The golden elixir generals will fall, so how can the weapons they leave behind be invincible. Divine weapons cannot be used lightly. An extraordinary warrior who activates the divine weapon is like a seven-year-old child wielding a sledgehammer. It may not hurt people as much as it can, but it can actually hurt people."
Injure yourself. Even if you hurt the enemy, your own energy will be exhausted and your life span will be shortened! You will not use it easily unless it is a last resort!"
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The army was dispatched, boarded warships, and headed west along the Huaihe River.
Thanks to the warships, transportation was convenient and the soldiers were less tired.
On the Huaihe River that flows eastward, nearly a hundred large ships can be seen as far as the eye can see. Hundreds of large ships sailed upstream against the current, at a slower speed than when they arrived. It took nearly ten days before they hurriedly arrived in Shouchun.
Soon, they arrived at the frontline camp and joined Gao Shun's troops, but they only had 100,000 troops.
"My lord, I will finally pay homage to my lord!" Gao Shun said.
"Gao Shun, for my Han Xin, resisted Yuan Shu for three years without making any progress. You have done a great job!" Liu Xiu praised.
"This is all for your lord's trust!" Gao Shun said; "My lord, the situation on the front line is tense..."
Yuan Shu came with great momentum, and there was a big battle to be fought. At this moment, it is best to defend, tire out the enemy, and wait for the enemy to be tired before attacking the enemy. But the actual situation is that Huainan has no danger to defend. If elite troops are sent deep into Huainan
In the hinterland, there will be big trouble.
"If I can't deal with Yuan Shu quickly, I will definitely become Xiang Yu!"
Liu Xiu frowned.
Historically, Xiang Yu occupied Pengcheng and had no danger to defend it. Xiang Yu won many battles on the battlefield, but his victory could not offset the losses on the battlefield. The more he fought, the weaker his power became. Finally, Wujiang fell.
He occupied Huainan, which is equivalent to Xiang Yu in history.
The only good thing was that Xiang Yu encountered Liu Bang's sniper attack in the east, Han Xin's attack in the north, and attacks by Ying Bu, Peng Yue and others in the hinterland.
And he was lucky. Cao Cao was a famous prime minister, but not an excellent emperor, and was not as good as Liu Bang; while Yuan Shao was outstanding in martial arts, but his military skills were much worse, and he was not as good as Han Xin; and his rear was also stable, without Ying Bu.
Peng Yue made trouble.
"Yuan Shu is impatient and has no patience to develop his power. He wants to fight with my Yangzhou army. If he can kill the lord in the battle formation. Once the lord dies and has no heirs, Yangzhou will inevitably turn into a piece of sand in an instant. Yuan Shu can calmly take over Yangzhou and Xuzhou!"