Chapter 336 Lu Bu comes out of the pot and shuts down
Just when the Chu army fell into reorganization because of Xiang Ji's anger, Yuan Shang, who was far away in Yecheng, Jizhou, finally got the news that Lu Bu's army had left Huguan.
"Okay! Great! Notify the defenders along the way immediately, and you must respect the Qin army!"
Obviously, Yuan Shang still thought that Lu Bu's army came as promised to jointly attack the Chu army.
However, Yuan Shang's good mood did not last long. A piece of news from the Ningjin front line made his good mood disappear.
"Report! Your Majesty! Something bad has happened, something bad has happened!"
Ningjin, Ningjin has been lost! The entire 400,000-strong army was wiped out, the guard Su You died in the battle, and Jiao Chu is nowhere to be found."
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What?
Ningjin has been lost? All my 400,000 troops, King Gu, are gone?
He didn't care about Su You and Jiao Chu, but Yuan Shang didn't care, but the question is, what the hell is that 400,000-strong army? It's so good, but it will be gone if you say no?
Regarding this news, Yuan Shang did not dare to believe it no matter what.
My family knows their own affairs.
Hebei's so-called million-strong army was almost defeated by him.
Previously, the 200,000 Hebei main army led by Zhang He fought against the Chu army and ended up being completely destroyed.
Now, the last 100,000 main army troops, together with the 300,000 new troops guarding Ningjin, have also been lost, and the entire army has also been destroyed!
This is a total of 600,000 troops!
What's even more terrible is that among them is the 300,000 Hebei main force left to him by his father.
Now, it's gone, it's all gone.
In Yecheng now, although Yuan Shang can still mobilize more than 200,000 soldiers, most of these soldiers are new troops. The number of real combatable soldiers is probably less than 30,000.
"Here comes! Hurry! Tell Xu You, Xu Aiqing, my eldest brother Yuan Tan, and my second brother Yuan Xi to come quickly!"
Completely panicked, Yuan Shang could only find a few people he trusted most to discuss countermeasures.
After a while, several people summoned by Yuan Shang arrived one after another.
"Your Majesty, I wonder what you want from me?"
Although they are both brothers, after all, the monarch and his subjects are different. Previously, if Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi were independent, they could still maintain equality with Yuan Shang in terms of status.
But now, both of them have defected to Yuan Shang as bereaved dogs, so naturally they have to treat him as a minister.
Yuan Shang is still deeply satisfied with this.
You two, what are you doing? If you didn't break up with me, the lonely king, how could we in Hebei be where we are today if we are so powerful?
Of course, as the Lord of Hebei, Yuan Shang would not say this. After all, it was not a glorious thing for him.
"Xu Aiqing, two brothers, the lonely king has just received news from the front line.
Ningjin has been lost! The 400,000-strong army of the lonely king has been completely destroyed!"
a bolt from the blue!
When Yuan Shang finished speaking, the three people present were immediately stunned by Yuan Shang's words.
How is it possible, okay, that it has been lost? The army of 400,000 was completely lost at the last word? Is it all made of paper?
Hearing this, Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi panicked completely, and a strong sense of regret struck them crazily.
Of course, this feeling of regret is not because they regret their own independent behavior, but because they regret why they defected to Yuan Shang?
Looking at the current situation, I'm afraid Yuan Shang won't be King of Qi for a few more days, right?
Seeing the regretful expressions on the two brothers' faces, Yuan Shang sneered again and again.
Humph, what kind of joke is this? If you have strength, you won't recognize me as your younger brother. You will only think of me when you are in trouble. Now that you see the lonely king in trouble, you will immediately start to regret it?
Do you really think that I, the lonely king, am finished?
Previously, when Yuan Shang heard that his 400,000-strong army had been destroyed, he was indeed panicked.
But then, he thought, King Gu, I have foreign aid!
Now that Qin Lu Bu's Xiliang cavalry have left Huguan, they will probably arrive in Jizhou soon.
As long as he has the support of Lu Bu from Qin State, how can Xiang Ji from Chu State be so arrogant as me, the lonely king?
Hum hum, I'm afraid they will turn around and run away after seeing the Xiliang cavalry!
"Your Majesty, I wonder if Lu Bu of Qin State has agreed to our country's request?"
Different from the panic of Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi, Xu You, the mastermind of Hebei Province, noticed that Yuan Shang's face was not too nervous. He immediately knew that he must have got the Qin State's help.
information.
"Hahaha, Xu Aiqing, you are indeed the arm of the lonely king.
Yes, King Qin Lu Bu has agreed to King Gu's request for an alliance.
Now, his Xiliang army has left Huguan, and I am afraid that it will arrive in Jizhou within a few days.
The lonely king has already sent orders to all the states and counties along the way to receive the King of Qin’s army well!”
Yuan Shang was very excited when he saw that Xu You had guessed it.
Sure enough, there are still people who understand me!
"Your Majesty! Has Lu Bu agreed to form an alliance? His army has already left the Hu Pass!?"
After hearing the good news, Yuan and Tan, who were still regretful at first, suddenly became energetic.
Ha, it seems that Hebei can still be saved.
Then, can’t our status be preserved in the same way?
You must know that although Yuan Tan and Yuan Xi currently serve Yuan Shang as their master, they are also Yuan Shang's brothers after all.
In front of Yuan Shang, the two of them kept a low profile, but on other occasions, they were called uncle or second master by others.
"That's right! King Qin Lu Bu has been invited to lead his army!
At this time, eldest brother, second brother, you should remember the first contribution!"
You must know that the envoy sent to Lu Bu was Yuan Tan's subordinate Xin Ping.
The items donated to Lu Bu were Yuan Xi’s wife, Zhen Mi!
Now that Lu Bu has left Hu Pass, it must be because he is very satisfied with Zhen Mi.
Yuan Shang was convinced of this.
But how did he know that Zhen Mi had already escaped from Jing County where he had been hiding because of the invasion of Lu Bu's army?
"Military advisor, the lonely king intends to send an envoy to meet Qin King Lu Bu's army. Who do you think is suitable?"
This is the purpose of Yuan Shang summoning Xu You and the others.
Now that Lu Bu's army has set off, wouldn't it be disrespectful if he didn't send someone to greet them?
What's more, Yuan Shang is not very relieved about Lu Bu.
What should I do if I find myself empty in Hebei and suddenly rebel?
Therefore, it is more reliable to arrange for an envoy to guide them and let their Xiliang army rush directly to the battlefield.
"Your Majesty, you think that the important task of the envoy must be carried out by the two young masters!"
Turning to look at Yuan Tan, Yuan Xi, Xu You spoke.
Humph, you two losers, are you pretending to be a master in front of Mr. Xu?
Obviously, Xu You was taking revenge on Er Yuan.
You know, these two guys often used their status in front of Xu You to scold him.
"Okay! Just follow what Xu Aiqing said.
Brother! I’m sorry to bother you to make a trip for this matter!”