Four hundred and twentieth nine chapters two Liu voted Cao
Xu Chu received the military order, and Xu Hanniang led 20,000 Danyang elite troops to Wu Commandery to quell the rebellion of Shan Yue Haozu Lang.
After Xu Chu's troops left, Xuzhou and Yangzhou, which were ruled by pottery merchants, began to fall into temporary tranquility.
But although the interior of Tao's territory seems peaceful, the exterior is turbulent.
Among them, the most obvious one is that the Huainan land to the west of Tao's territory is already facing the crisis of changing ownership.
After Sun Ce and Lu Bu united, Lien Zhan, Lianjie, Liankechi County, Tongling and other places, and even Shangrao, which had strong city defenses and was easy to defend but difficult to attack, were defeated by them.
The soldiers and horses of Liu Xun and Zhang Xun were unable to withstand the sharp attack of the two men, so they could only retreat to Shouchun City to temporarily avoid the sharp attack.
Logically speaking, the Yuan family is considered to be powerful in Huainan, so it should not be so disadvantageous.
Unexpectedly, Yuan Shu died recently, and the morale of the three armies was low. In addition, Yuan Shu lost tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in the battle with Tao Shang in Yuzhang County, which greatly reduced the overall strength of the Huainan Army and also lost several outstanding generals.
insufficient.
On the other hand, Sun Ce and Lu Bu fought for the city and territory, their morale was high, and they had many powerful generals under their command. Han Hao from Jinling City also sent them a steady stream of food and grass, so they had little to worry about.
At this moment, Liu Biao and Cao Cao also began to add insult to injury.
Cao Cao sent his troops southward and took advantage of the opportunity to seize Lu'an, while Liu Biao went eastward from Gushi and usurped a lot of the rich territory in Huaixi. This made the Yuan family in Huainan, which was already in trouble, even worse.
In this helpless situation, General Liu Xun advised Yuan Shu's son Yuan Yao to gather all his troops, horses and equipment and go north to join Yuan Shao in order to make a comeback and regain his family.
Liu Xun's suggestion was strongly opposed by Zhang Xun. He believed that there were too many unstable factors in going north, and there were layers of forces in between. It would be too risky to abandon the city rashly, so it was better to defend Shouchun City.
The two argued so hard that Yuan Yao, who was already young, felt in a dilemma and found it difficult to make the right decision.
Zhang Xun and Liu Xun argued for a long time, but no result was reached, and in the end they could only go home in frustration.
After Liu Xun returned to the mansion, he immediately found someone.
This person is his most proud confidant and his right-hand man, named Liu Ye.
Liu Ye was a descendant of Fuling King Liu Yan. He once planned to kill Zheng Bao, a strong man from Yangzhou who supported his army and respected himself, and later subdued his tribe, so he could have dominated the army.
But Liu Ye is a very stable person. Although he got Zheng Bao's troops, he also knew that he was not capable of leading troops to fight and separate the city, so he handed over all these troops to Liu who was responsible for guarding Lujiang.
Honor him and commit himself to his service.
"Zi Yanggong, I have something to tell you." Liu Xun looked at Liu Ye and said very seriously.
Liu Ye was also worried. He hesitated a little and said: "General, to be honest, I have something to tell you."
Liu Xun sighed and said: "Don't talk about it yet, this matter about me is more important... Let me talk about it first! Mr. Ziyang, you are my most trusted direct descendant. To be honest, in the past few days, Xu
Cao Cao from the county sent a secret message, inviting me to join him. You also know that when I was young, when I was the magistrate of Jianping County in Pei State, I had an old relationship with Cao Cao... I have seen Lujiang and Jiujiang and other places as
There was no use in staying here because the eggs were in danger, and if I stayed any longer, I was afraid that my life would be hurt by Sun Ce and Lu Bu, so I agreed to Cao Cao."
Liu Ye was stunned when he heard this.
Liu Xun didn't seem to pay much attention to Liu Ye's expression, and then said: "You must think that this general is very worthless, right? But good birds choose trees to roost, and I have friendship with Cao Cao, why not do it, I'm not afraid
You are laughing at me...Zi Yanggong, what do you have to say to me?"
Liu Ye's face turned red, as if he was a little embarrassed.
"The general is so sincere, so Ye didn't hide it. In fact, when he killed Zheng Bao, Ye used Duke Cao's envoy to wander around Yangzhou for several days to accomplish the task. From then on, he had some contact with Duke Cao...
Recently, it happened that I also agreed to submit to Duke Cao."
Liu Xun was stunned when he heard this: "Have you also submitted to Duke Cao?"
Liu Ye nodded and said: "Same as the general."
The two were silent for a long time, both smiled, held each other's hands, and said: "It turns out that heroes have the same opinion!"
Although they said this on their lips, the two of them let out a fierce "poof" in their hearts at the same time, and each cursed the other:
"Shameless traitor!"
Asking Cao Cao to send someone to contact Liu Xun and Liu Ye, who had an old relationship with Cao Cao in Huainan, was naturally one of the strategies Jia Xu had set up long ago.
Liu Xun seemed to be relieved, and he happily said to Liu Ye: "Since you and I have become close to Duke Cao, we might as well talk about some things directly between us."
Liu Ye gently stretched out his hand: "General, please speak."
Liu Xun sighed and said helplessly: "Now the land of Huainan is in danger. I intend to lead the people from Huainan to the north and join Cao Gong directly. Therefore, in the name of going north to join Yuan Shao today, I asked the young master to order the move.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Xun stopped me. The two of us argued for most of the day, but neither of us could move anyone. What a bad luck!"
Liu Ye smoothed his beard and said: "I see... General, don't be impatient. You might as well wait for a while, maybe things will turn around."
Liu Xun knew that Liu Ye had always been resourceful, so he couldn't help but be surprised when he heard this, and asked: "What is Ziyang's brilliant idea?"
Liu Ye shook his head and said: "Actually, it's not that I have any ingenuity. It's actually Duke Cao who sent someone to write a letter, saying that within a few days, a wonderful person will come to help us get out of this predicament, so that we can stay calm for a while.
Just wait for the good news."
Upon hearing this, Liu Xun's eyes suddenly straightened.
What is this word? Wonderful person?
When did that boy Cao Cao learn to play riddles?
Liu Ye saw the look on Liu Xun's face and said with a wry smile: "Ye doesn't know the reason. I heard that the number of talents under Cao Gong's account is increasing day by day, and the number of elite troops, troops, and structures under his command are also increasing. Among them are
It is said that the person in charge of the Eagle and Snake Mansion is quite powerful, and I don’t know if this matter was planned by him..."
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Liu Xun simply didn't believe in the so-called wonderful man's rescue.
But he never thought that a few days later, the so-called wonderful man would actually come.
Liu Pi and Gong, the Yellow Turban bandits in Runan County, sent letters expressing their willingness to abandon Cao Cao and return to the Yuan family. They welcomed Yuan Yao and the Huainan army and temporarily went to Runan to seek refuge in order to regain control in the future.
Liu Pi and Gong were both vassals of the Yuan family when Yuan Shu and Sun Jian ruled Runan. Nowadays, Cao Cao's political strategy towards the Yellow Turbans is more stringent, and he has repeatedly seized the military power of the Yellow Turban leader. It is not a bad idea for them to rebel against Cao and return to Yuan.
Something impossible.
Mainly because this incident gave Liu Xun an excuse to persuade Yuan Yao to go north!
Unexpectedly, he really agreed to Cao Cao's words, and a wonderful man came to help him solve his difficulties.
It's really wonderful.
Liu Xun once again advised Yuan Yao that the so-called opportunity must not be missed. This time, the Yellow Turban thieves' records in Runan can be used as a stepping stone to allow them to open the passage and rush straight to the land of three rivers through Runan and Yingchuan.
, rush into Bingzhou, and then you can enter Yuan Shao's territory in order to recover.
Liu Xun's words were very direct. After passing this village, there would be no such store.
With the support of the Runan Yellow Turban, Yuan Yao thought carefully and finally made up his mind to give up Shouchun and go north to join his uncle Yuan Shao!