The New Year from the third year of Chuping to the first year of Xingwu is destined to be full of joy for the Chen family.
Nearly two months have passed since the zodiac on October 18th brought Luo Fu home. The couple loved being together every day. The young man had enough kidney energy and became pregnant in no time.
Although it was just a speculation at first by the well-informed Chen Mu and his experienced mother Fang, this speculation was soon confirmed.
The doctor looked at it and took his pulse, and gave a positive answer. It was indeed a happy pulse, and Chen Muluofu was about to become a parent.
After hearing the news, Chen Mu was of course very happy at first. He was ecstatic as he became a father for the first time.
But what comes next is worry.
In ancient times, giving birth was a journey through hell. It was said that the mortality rate could reach 30%, which was quite dangerous.
However, Qingzhou's medical level is now developed. Although Hua Tuo himself has traveled around the world, he has passed down all the medical skills in Qingzhou for three years.
With the permission of the government, Qingzhou Medical College is even studying human anatomy, and the School of Chemistry is also actively cooperating with the medical school to extract medicines from plants through theoretical knowledge of traditional Chinese medicine.
Don't think that Chinese medicine is not like Western medicine. Hua Tuo is an extremely skilled surgeon. Before he planned to perform a craniotomy on Cao Cao, he had performed countless surgical operations.
It was trivial to disembowel the patient, scrape the bones and clear the intestines, but the most powerful thing is that it is clearly recorded that Hua Tuo had performed a tumor removal operation to remove the black tumor from the patient's body.
Therefore, if it is really difficult to give birth, with Qingzhou’s current medical methods, a caesarean section is not impossible.
The only problem is that antibiotics are still under research. According to the penicillin information provided by Chen Mu, the School of Chemistry is still cultivating penicillium and trying to find ways to extract it, but the progress is slow. From experimenting with mice to extraction, separation and purification, it is an extremely long process.
process.
The absence of antibiotics means that there is a high risk of infection during a caesarean section. You still have to give birth naturally, and you still have to gamble on the 30% mortality rate. Difficult labor, heavy bleeding, and malposition of the fetus are all big problems, which are worrying.
Although Chen Mu, as a wise man, knew very well that he could not change anything, as a husband and a father, this anxiety was almost overwhelming, making it difficult for him to feel at ease.
However, this anxious mood was quickly forgotten by him. The most important thing now was to accompany his wife to have a good pregnancy.
The mood of a pregnant woman can affect the development of the fetus.
And just when Chen Mu was getting married and his wife was pregnant, at the end of the third year of Chuping, the Eastern Han Dynasty, which was already on the verge of falling apart, suffered another heavy blow.
Liu Yan of Yizhou proclaimed himself emperor.
In today's Han Dynasty, most of the princes, at least in name, believe in the current Luoyang imperial court.
Liu Bei, Cao Cao, Gongsun Zan, Tao Qian, Sun Jian, Liu Biao, Chen Wen, Shi Xie of Jiaozhou, and even Han Sui and Ma Teng of Xiliang all came forward to apply for the title and were appointed by the imperial court as General of the Expedition to the West and General of the Zhenxi.
Among them, in addition to the feudal princes such as Li Jue and Guo Si in Guanzhong and the puppet court established in Jizhou, there was also Yuan Shu, Gongsun Du and Liu Yan, whose attitude towards the Luoyang court has always been ambiguous.
Now Liu Yan finally tore off his disguise and used the excuse that Liu Yu had arrogantly proclaimed himself emperor and that he was the orthodox one. He proclaimed himself emperor in the southwest, established his capital in Chengdu, Sichuan and Sichuan, and changed the Yuan Dynasty to Yanhan.
Historically, Liu Yan did not proclaim himself emperor. He only showed signs of proclaiming himself emperor, such as making the emperor's clothes and riding the emperor's carriage.
But now he is brazenly proclaiming himself emperor, mainly for two reasons.
First, in history, he had the intention of proclaiming himself emperor, but when someone reported him, the imperial court in Chang'an sent an envoy to condemn him, which made Liu Yan give up the idea of proclaiming emperor. But now that the orthodox imperial court in Chang'an is gone, naturally
No one knocked him, which fostered his ambition.
Second, Liu Yan is very old now. He is several years older than Liu Yu, already over sixty. The sores on his back recur from time to time, which makes him realize that he may not be around for long.
Therefore, with no one to restrain him and the premonition that his life would disappear, Liu Yan became ambitious and wanted to fulfill his long-cherished wish and become an emperor.
This move was undoubtedly a serious blow to the prestige of the Luoyang court.
After all, as a central court, you have people all over the world claiming to be emperor, first in Jizhou, and soon in Yizhou. This proves that your authority is almost non-existent in the eyes of others. You wantonly trample on the majesty of the central court and let more people
More and more people have less and less respect for the imperial court.
Therefore, all the princes in the Manchu Dynasty were very angry and sent official documents to Yizhou to condemn Liu Yan's behavior.
But it's just a condemnation. Even if the prestige of these imperial princes is very high, it is useless in troubled times.
These days, whoever has the soldiers is the boss.
What's more, Yizhou is now a country of its own. Liu Yan instructed Zhang Lu to cut off important channels such as Chencang, Baoxie, Tangluo, and Wuguan in Hanzhong, and then blocked the Yangtze River. From then on, the routes from Guanzhong and Jingzhou into Yizhou
Both channels are completely closed.
The Eastern Han Dynasty was not a modern era with developed transportation. Although theoretically speaking, Enshi City in Hubei Province, Zhangjiajie in Hunan Province, and Xiangxi Autonomous Prefecture were bordered by Sichuan in later generations. However, this border has a lot of moisture.
Needless to say, Enshi is surrounded by high mountains and mountains, and the only road that can enter Sichuan and Shu is the Yangtze River, which is the route Liu Bei took to Yizhou in the Three Kingdoms.
As for Zhangjiajie and western Hunan, there are so many mountains that they are like a natural chasm with no roads to pass through.
Therefore, as long as the Yangtze River is blocked, the only way to enter Jingzhou from the south is through Jiaozhou.
It is a pity that during the Eastern Han Dynasty, the south of Yizhou and Jiaozhou were both barbaric lands. There were many snakes, insects, rats and ants, swarms of jackals, tigers and leopards. The vast land was sparsely populated and there were many mountains. It could be said to be a truly barren land. Entering the southwest of Jiaozhou, that is, in later generations
In the Guizhou area of Guangxi, once you go in, don’t even think about coming out.
So when Liu Yan proclaimed himself emperor in Yizhou, the central court really had nothing to do with him.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! However, one of the ministers had a whim and proposed to issue an official document at the court meeting to allow Liu Biao to attack from Jingbei along the Yangtze River. But after everyone analyzed it and looked at Liu Biao being besieged by Yuan Shu,
I knew it was too difficult, so I gave up.
In just two years, three emperors surnamed Liu appeared in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and there were also countless grass-head kings among them. It was regarded as a different kind of Three Kingdoms chaos, and the struggle for hegemony in the world gradually began.
Two months later, in February of the first year of Xingwu, that is, February of 193 AD, spring was warm and flowers were blooming, and the air was still filled with the humidity of early spring and the lingering coldness of winter.
Tao Qian went north from Donghai County in Xuzhou to occupy the Lu Kingdom in Yuzhou. Last year, he aggressively attacked the Jibei Kingdom in Yanzhou, causing trouble and attracting the attention of surrounding warlords. However, after that, Tao Qian's actions also stopped.
Although Liu Bei ordered him to return Jibei Kingdom to Cao Cao several times, he always turned a deaf ear.
The current situation in the Central Plains is very complicated. Wang Fen in Jizhou, Liu Bei in Qingzhou, and Tao Qian in Xuzhou are three warlords who monopolize one state. Cao Cao only has Dongjun, and Sun Jian is even worse than him. There are only two places, Chen Guo and Liang Guo.
The combined population of the land is over one million, which cannot be underestimated.
Half of Yuzhou in the south was occupied by Yuan Shu. In fact, in the current Han Dynasty, Yuan Shu's strength was no worse than Wang Fen's. Half of Jingzhou, half of Yangzhou and half of Yuzhou, the total population under his rule actually reached
Six to seven million, its paper strength is second to none.
But everyone actually knows that despite Yuan Shu's strength, he seems to be very powerful, but firstly, his rule is unstable and the people's hearts are not attached to him. Secondly, he himself is ambitious and talented, and he did not defeat Liu Biao for two years, so he is really not very respectable.
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However, no one knew that Yuan Shu had been brewing a big plan at this time.
This plan has actually been deduced by the Qingzhou Counselor Group, and clues can be seen through Tao Qian's actions.
But Yuan Shu didn't know that even the color of his underwear could be seen through, so he continued faithfully. In early February, his army finally arrived in Pei.
At this time, the Prime Minister of Pei State was called Yuan Zhong, the grandson of Yuan Peng, the eldest brother of Yuan Shu's grandfather Yuan Tang, and also a member of the Yuan family.
However, unlike Yuan Tang's lineage, people in Yuan Peng's lineage prefer to live in seclusion and not serve as officials. Yuan Zhong's two brothers, the eldest brother Yuan Hong and the third brother Yuan Hong, are both reclusive. Yuan Zhong himself does not really want to be an official.
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So when Yuan Shu came to Pei State and prepared to take Yuan Zhong under his command, Yuan Zhong actually abandoned his official position and ran away without even bothering to see his disciple.
Although Yuan Shu was a little surprised to see Brother Cong being so disrespectful, Yuan Zhong's move was exactly what he wanted. He easily occupied the entire southern Yuzhou without any effort. In fact, this was the territory he occupied in history.
It's just that there are more Jingnan.
The two most populous counties in Yuzhou, Runan County and Peiguo, are now in Yuan Shu's hands. Coupled with the soldiers and horses developed in Jingnan and the Yuan family's old foundation in Runan, his military strength has reached twelve at this time.
Ten thousand, very powerful.
However, this is still not the peak of Yuan Shu. At his peak, he had up to 170,000 soldiers and horses, and his strength was still quite strong. From this point of view, we can also see how strong the Yuan family's foundation is.
After Yuan Shu sent troops to occupy Pei State in February, he immediately marched northward, joined Tao Qian's troops, passed through Pengcheng, Lu State, Jibei State and other places, and appeared in Dongjun.
The two men joined forces, with a total of 70,000 to 80,000 troops, and marched into Dongjun in a mighty manner. With lightning speed, they captured Gucheng and Linyi.
A few days later, the news reached Qingzhou, and Liu Bei immediately called Chen Mu and Xun Yu to hold a meeting.
In Linzi Chengzhou Mufu, there were only three people, Liu Bei, Chen Mu and Xunyu, in the hall.
Qingzhou does not produce counselors, but it does have a lot of internal affairs talents, such as Sun Qian, Shiyi, Sun Shao, and Guoyuan, who manage the place in an orderly manner.
But when it comes to making suggestions, Liu Bei can only rely on Chen Mu Jushou Tian Feng and Xunyu. Jushou Tianfeng is currently guarding Jizhou in Pingyuan Kingdom and Jinan, so now he can only ask Chen Mu Xunyu to come over and form a team of advisers.
After the three of them sat down, Liu Bei said to them with a very ugly expression: "Fourth brother, Wen Ruo. News came from Dongjun that Yuan Shu and Tao Qian are united and are attacking Cao Cao."
"Not expected."
Chen Mu smiled, they had guessed this as early as four months ago.
When Tao Qian attacked Jibei, he was actually serving as a bridgehead, waiting for the spring of the next year to join Yuan Shu's troops and attack Cao Cao directly, catching Cao Cao off guard.
Liu Bei was puzzled: "I don't quite understand why they bypassed Sun Wentai and northern Henan to attack Cao Mengde?"
Chen Mu and Xun Yu looked at each other, and when Chen Mu nodded, Xun Yu explained: "Ming Gong, there are two reasons. First, Cao Cao is weak and not as capable as Sun Jian. Second, Cao Cao's geographical location is relatively remote. It is special because it is sandwiched between Jizhou and Qingzhou, and unlike Sun Jian, there are reinforcements from all directions to help."
"What's the explanation?"
Liu Bei still didn't quite understand.
Xun Yu continued: "Think about it, Duke Ming. Sun Jian's position is in the north of Yuzhou. If Yuan Shu and Tao Qian's coalition forces want to attack him, they can only attack from Runan County and Pei State. To the south of Runan County is Liu Biao, and to the north of Sun Jian is Cao Cao. , to the south of Pei is Yangzhou. Once Sun Jian is attacked first, Liu Biao, Cao Cao, Chen Wen, and even us can all be nearby to support him."
"It would be different if we beat Cao Cao."
Chen Mu took over the conversation and said: "To the north of Cao Cao is Jizhou, and to the east is our Qingzhou. The troops of the two sides are confronting each other on the border. In order to guard against each other, no one dares to set foot on the border of Yanzhou. Liu Biao and Chen Wen are too far away, beyond the reach of the whip. There is Sun Jian rushing to help, and Sun Jian is their target, so naturally it doesn't matter."
After listening to the two explanations, Liu Bei finally understood it.
The territory occupied by Yuan Shu was too wide. Runan, Yuzhang, Changsha and other places would have to send troops to defend him. Once a war started against Sun Jian, both Yangzhou and Jingzhou would attack him at the same time. Plus Sun Jian and Cao Cao, even Qingzhou might send a small number of troops. If you join the war, you will be surrounded by enemies on all sides in an instant, especially Runan County will become the center of the battlefield, and troops will be deployed everywhere.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! But fighting in the East County of Yanzhou is different. Since Jingzhou and Yangzhou are too far away from Yanzhou, Yuan Shu only needs to stay in Runan and Yuzhang and other places for defense. , just need to resist Liu Biao and Chen Wen's possible attack at any time. Even if they can't resist here, they can calmly return to defense after taking care of Cao Cao.
To put it simply, if they fight against Sun Jian, their strategic depth will be very shallow, and they will easily fall into a two-sided battle. But if they fight against Cao Cao, their strategic depth will be longer, and support from Jingzhou and Yangzhou will not be in place so quickly.
After understanding Yuan Shu and Tao Qian's thoughts, Liu Bei frowned and said: "It seems that Yuan Shu wants to take over the entire Jiangnan and Jiangbei."
"Um."
Chen Mu nodded: "After Cao Cao and Sun Jian are eliminated, Yuan Shu's next target will definitely be Chen Wen and Liu Biao. If he takes Yangzhou and Jingzhou, plus Yuzhou, three thirds of the world will be in his hands."
, we can only compete with him unless we capture Jizhou. Therefore, we must not let him win easily in this battle."
"Fourth brother, is there anything you can do?"
Liu Bei looked at him. Chen Mu had been helpless before. Apart from proposing to squeeze out 5,000 men from Qingzhou and go south to harass the Langya Kingdom in Xuzhou, he had no other strategy. But what could 5,000 men accomplish? So he still pinned his hope on Chen.
Twilight can think of a better way.
Chen Mu looked at Xun Yu and asked, "Is there anything Wen Ruo can do?"
Xun Yu thought for a moment and then said: "Fight Yingchuan."
"Hit Yingchuan?"
Liu Bei was confused. They were attacking Dongjun, and Yingchuan was separated from Dongjun by Chenliu.
Zhang Miao, the prefect of Chenliu, has his own country. If you don't obey Cao Cao, even if you capture Yingchuan, they won't let you pass.
However, what Liu Bei didn't expect was that Chen Mu became happy and praised: "Good strategy."
Xun Yu smiled slightly, and their eyes were full of tacit understanding.
Only Liu Bei looked confused.
who I am.
where am I.
What are they talking about?
You can't understand a word, so don't be the Riddler.