Chapter 153 The Theory of Dividing the World into Two Parts
Luoyang, Youzhou, and Qingzhou were at war with Jizhou.
At this time, Huainan had just settled down.
When Yuan Shu was most powerful in history, he mainly occupied the two counties of Nanyang and Runan.
These two counties, one in the Nanyang Basin and the other in the Huanghuai Plain, had a combined population of three to four million, making Yuan Shu's strength in the early days second to none in the world.
But now history has changed. This time he did not occupy Nanyang. Instead, he occupied southern Jingzhou, western Yangzhou and southern Yuzhou.
Sitting on half of the land of the three states, when it was under its largest rule, the population could reach more than six million. Its strength was only stronger than that in history. Even in terms of military strength, economy and the strategic land it occupied, it was far beyond it.
However, although Yuan Shu is a typical one of the late Han Dynasty princes who plays poorly with a good hand and has extremely poor abilities, his current situation is not necessarily better than in history, or even worse.
the reason is simple.
All this is a trick set up by Chen Mu.
Even though Yuan Shu had so much land, population and powerful army, he was still in a territorial trap.
You may have heard of resource traps. When a country becomes wealthy relying on certain resources, such as minerals, oil, gold, etc., it is very likely that the country will stagnate due to resource traps, and eventually the resources will be exhausted.
, that is when it declines.
Yuan Shu was also designed by Chen Mu as a resource trap. On the surface, he had a lot of territory and they were all connected together. However, due to the large territory and serious road traffic jams, it was difficult for the entire army to be connected together, and the strength was widely dispersed.
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The most important thing is that he only has half of his three territories. Liu Biao is in the north of Jingzhou, Liu Yao is in the east of Yangzhou, and Sun Jian is in the north of Yuzhou. With three sides surrounding him, his strength cannot form a whole, just like a plate of scattered sand.
The outcome of the matter was just as Chen Mu expected. Facing two powerful enemies, Liu Biao and Sun Jian, Yuan Shu lost Runan first, then Changsha, and finally had to defend Yangzhou and bully Liu Yao.
The year before last, Yuan Shu wanted to take back Runan again. He actually didn't attach much importance to the southern part of Jingzhou. Although Changsha County and Lingling County in the southern part of Jingzhou were both large counties with a population of one million, their geographical location was too remote, so he really
What they want is Yuzhou and Nanyang. Even if they cannot take over Yuzhou, they must bring the foundation of the Yuan family in Runan back into their sphere of influence.
It's a pity that his ability can't support his ambition. Not to mention how Sun Jian and Cao Cao resisted him, just saying Lu Bu's betrayal is enough for him to drink a pot. But at this time, Yuan Shu can't have any objections to Lu Bu because he has already
There are enemies on all sides. If we continue to have conflicts with Lu Bu in Xuzhou, the end result will be death.
Therefore, Yuan Shu could only temporarily knock out his teeth and swallow them. While dealing with the joint attack of Cao Cao and Liu Biao, he wrote to Lu Bu for help. In the end, after Lu Bu completely occupied the southern part of Xuzhou, Cao Cao saw that his retreat was blocked.
Yuan Shu was forced to withdraw his troops, which gave Yuan Shu a big sigh of relief.
However, although Cao Cao withdrew his troops, Huang Zuke sent by Liu Biao was still there. And Liu Yao also returned to Jiangdong, gathered his old troops, and began to attack Yuan Shu again. Yuan Shu was trapped in Shouchun until this year, when Liu Yao died of illness, he
He defeated Liu Biao and completely occupied Yangzhou. Although there were still local forces from various places such as Yan Baihu who did not submit to him, at least the situation was much better than before.
After Liu Bei and Yuan Shao finally went to war, Yuan Shu was once again ready to make a move. At this time, he did not pass on the imperial seal, nor did he proclaim himself emperor. Although he was angry that Lu Bu and Yuan Shao had cheated him, the chief secretary Yan Xiang persuaded him, and finally made him decide to re-alliance with Lu Bu
, once again sent envoys to communicate with Lu Bu, and once again proposed to marry him as his daughter.
The last time the marriage between the two parties was disrupted by the war, now the two parties have been at peace for a period of time. From the beginning of 196 AD to the end of 197 AD, it took almost two years. The princes in the south went through several wars and suffered heavy casualties on each other.
Except for Liu Biao, everyone was half-hearted, taking a short period of training for a year to lick their wounds.
Both Lu Bu and Yuan Shu, as well as Cao Cao and Sun Jian, have somewhat recovered their strength.
Lu Bu occupied the Xiapi area of Guangling in the south of Xuzhou, posing a huge military threat to both Cao Cao and Liu Bei. After establishing a foothold, Lu Bu once planned to attack Donghai County and capture the northern part of Xuzhou, making his Xuzhou pastoral name justified, but he was
Wei Jian dissuaded him and asked him not to become Liu Bei's enemy at this time.
As Cao Cao and Sun Jian were watching eagerly, Lü Bu also did not dare to act rashly. At this time, Yuan Shu sent a letter asking for a new marriage, which played into Lü Bu's heart. Therefore, the two parties concluded an alliance. By the middle of this year, the children of both parties completed the marriage and officially became their sons and daughters.
Just at this time, the Qingji War started, and the princes in the south immediately took action. After training for more than half a year, each family had tens of thousands of elites, and their uncontrollable ambitions began to expand...
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Runan, Xincai County.
Sun Ce was drinking depressedly in the hall at this time. His father Sun Jian responded to Qingzhou's call and personally led an army of 10,000 people northward into Henan, preparing to cross the Yanjin Ferry and attack Yuan Shao with Luoyang.
He was left to continue to confront Yuan Shu. At this time, he was depressed. It was not that he felt that his father had abandoned him, but that Zhou Yu had said goodbye to him some time ago, saying that he was going back to his hometown in Shu County. Shu County is in Lujiang, and Yuan Shu's
This made him very worried about what would happen to Zhou Yu, so he drank alcohol all day long and waited for his friend to come back.
Sun Quan, who was fifteen years old this year, entered the hall and saw his elder brother drinking dull wine, so he asked aloud: "Why is the elder brother so dull?"
"Go, go, you are just a brat, you don't understand anything, go back to your room and read a book."
Sun Ce waved his hands, his brother had no idea what he was worried about.
Sun Quan was dissatisfied and said: "In ancient times, Gan and Luo were twelve prime ministers. Now I am fifteen years old. How can I not think about my family and country all day long? Although I am younger than my brother, since I am a son of the Sun family, I should be the son of the Sun family."
Father and brother share their worries!"
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Sun Ce looked at his usually unshowy brother in surprise, looked at it for a moment, gave a thumbs up and said in appreciation: "Good, you deserve to be called
The son of my Sun family should have such courage."
At this moment, someone suddenly came in from outside the door and shouted: "Young Master, Young Master, Zhou Lang is back."
"Gong Jin is back?"
Sun Ce stood up from the table in surprise and was about to greet him.
Outside, Zhou Yu came in laughing and said: "Hahahaha, Bo Fu, I'm back."
I saw Zhou Yu and another young man in his twenties entering the courtyard together, then quickly walked across the courtyard and entered the hall.
When Sun Quan saw this scene, he raised his hands and said, "Brother, I won't disturb the discussion between eldest brother and brother Gong Jin."
Sun Ce looked at him and said, "It's okay. Sit down and listen to your words today. Now I know that my brother is a man with a big heart. We can listen to things together."
When Zhou Yu heard this, he looked at the purple-haired and blue-eyed boy in surprise. But since it was Sun Ce who said so, he didn't say anything more. Instead, he pulled the young man in and sat down together.
After several people sat in rows, Zhou Yu introduced: "Bo Fu, Ah Quan, let me introduce to you, this is my good friend Lu Su, named Zijing. Zijing, these are Sun Bofu and his younger brother Sun Quan!"
"The name of the Major General is known to everyone in the world. I have met the Major General before!"
Lu Su bowed his hands and saluted.
Sun Ce immediately returned the greeting and said: "Brother Zijing is a good friend of Bo Fu, so he is also a good friend of my Sun Ce. Please sit down quickly."
The two sat down again, and Zhou Yu said: "Bo Fu, this time I ventured back to Lujiang to go to Juchao to find Zijing. Zijing is a man with great ideas and strategies. He can be said to be a dragon or a phoenix among men. If I can win Zijing,
If we help each other, great things can be accomplished!”
"Bo Fumu praised it."
Lu Su hurriedly waved his hands and said, "It's just my humble opinion."
Sun Ce hurriedly said: "I would like to hear Zijing's detailed explanation."
Lu Su and Zhou Yu looked at each other, then looked at Sun Ce and said, "What do you think the world should be like now, young general?"
Sun Ce scratched his head, glanced at his brother Sun Quan, and then at his friend Zhou Yu. He hesitated for a moment and said, "I don't know. Anyway, the world is in chaos. My Sun family has taken over the land of Yuzhou. There are wars everywhere, and we can't live in peace for a moment.
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Lu Su smiled and said: "What do you think, young general, what will happen to the world in the future?"
Sun Ce thought for a while and said: "Now the Luoyang court is powerful and is attacking Yuan Shao. When Yuan Shao is defeated, the court should soon be able to dominate the world."
"Does the young general really think that the imperial court can rule the world?"
"Is not it?"
"Perhaps, but definitely not the imperial court."
"That is?"
"It's Liu Bei or Yuan Shao!"
Lu Su said to the point: "The final winner is none other than the two of them!"
"What?"
Sun Ce was shocked and said: "What does this have to do with uncle?"
When Liu Bei personally led troops south to support Yuzhou and rescued Sun Jian, the two had a close friendship and were brothers, so Sun Ce always called Liu Bei his uncle during that time.
In fact, Sun Jian has always been Yuan Shu's subordinate in history, so Yuan Shu has always been good to Sun Ce and trained Sun Jiajun as his capable general.
But now that history has changed, Sun Jian no longer relies on Yuan Shu. Much of his food, grass, territory, weapons and armor are provided by Liu Bei, and Liu Bei has always interacted with him as his equal and does not treat him as a subordinate.
Coupled with the grace of saving his life, the alliance between Sun Jian and Liu Bei is much stronger than the intrigue between Cao Cao and Liu Bei.
Including this time when he went north to conquer Yuan Shao, neither the imperial court nor Liu Bei asked him to come. It was Sun Jian who took the initiative to report to the imperial court and requested to lead troops to conquer, and that's why Sun Jian went north.
Therefore, Sun Ce was influenced by Sun Jian and was still very close to Liu Bei. He was very surprised and incredible to hear that the final winner in the world was Liu Bei, not the emperor of the Luoyang court.
Could it be that my uncle will usurp the throne?
However, Lu Su said seriously: "Young General, think about it, now that the emperor is over sixty years old and has no children, how many years can he live? If Yuan Shao wins the war between Yuan Shao and Liu Bei, he will win the north and use his powerful troops.
With millions, it is not difficult to conquer the world. But what if it is Liu Bei?"
"What if uncle wins a great victory?"
Sun Ce hesitated for a moment.
"good."
Lu Su nodded: "By then he will have achieved great success and will hold a large number of troops. By the time the emperor's funeral is held, I am afraid that whether he ascends the throne or not will not be up to him."
"Why?"
Sun Ce wondered: "My uncle has always been kind, how could he usurp the throne?"
Zhou Yu smiled bitterly at the side and said: "Liu Xuande is indeed a benevolent and righteous gentleman of the highest rank in the world. But if he wins, what do you think his subordinates will do? They have worked hard to conquer the world, but they casually take a descendant of Emperor Zhang as the emperor?
Ruo Bofu, you are Liu Xuande's subordinate, will you agree?"
"this......."
Sun Ce hesitated. Indeed, if it were him, he had worked so hard to help others conquer the world, but his master still couldn't become the emperor. How could this be possible?
Lu Su continued: "Therefore, in the future, the ruler of the north will be either Liu Bei or Yuan Shao."
"Um......"
Sun Ce was persuaded by Lu Su and Zhou Yu, nodded and said: "Then... what does this matter have to do with me?"
Lu Su looked at Zhou Yu again and said, "I just want to ask the general, have you ever thought about becoming the master of the world?"
"You mean?"
Sun Ce said in shock: "Rebellion?"
Lu Su quickly waved his hand and said, "Major General, please lower your voice. Su Ke has never said that."
Zhou Yu was also dumbfounded and said: "Bo Fu, don't be so loud. Zijing is not asking you to rebel."
"That is......"
Sun Ce was confused by them and didn't know what they wanted to say.
Lu Su then said in a clear-cut manner: "In today's world, the Han Dynasty has declined and has become a settled country. Liu Bei wants to learn from Guangwu and rejuvenate the Han Dynasty, but he is not a descendant of Guangwu and wants to inherit this great Han Dynasty. He does not
He has no qualifications. If he usurps the throne in the future, the general can immediately support a descendant of Guangwu as emperor, issue an edict to conquer, and say that Liu Bei is plotting to usurp the throne. What does the general think?"
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! "One day, if Liu Bei can be defeated, the eldest brother will be able to dominate the world in the name of the Han Dynasty, and finally learn from Liu Bei..."
Sun Quan, who had been silent all this time, suddenly spoke, shocking everyone.
Zhou Yu and Lu Su also looked at him in surprise, not expecting that this kid was quite capable.
"this......"
Sun Ce was shocked by what they said and did not react for a while.
After a while, he said: "But now we only have Yuzhou, and Peiguo is not even in our hands. How can we be an enemy of my uncle?"
Zhou Yu said: "This is what we have to do now, divide the world into two parts!"
Lu Su nodded and said: "At this time, there are Liu Biao in the south, Yuan Shu in Yangzhou, Lu Bu in Huaibei, and Cao Cao in Yanzhou. If we can unite with Cao Cao and defeat Yuan Shu and Lu Bu first, then the general will gain Yangzhou and Cao Cao will gain Huaibei, then the general's strength will grow rapidly.
.By then, if we capture Jingzhou, we will be able to control the territory of the three states, and half of the great work will be accomplished."
"good."
Zhou Yu took over the conversation and said: "The war between Liu Bei and Yuan Shao will not end overnight. We should send troops immediately to attack Yuan Shu. By the time they finish fighting, the best result is that we have captured Jingzhou.
The worst outcome is nothing more than a stalemate with Liu Biao, but at that time we already have Yuzhou and Yangzhou in our hands, and we are powerful against the power of the north."
"But what about Cao Cao?"
Sun Ce found the key information and said: "If Cao Cao becomes our enemy..."
Lu Su smiled and said: "Cao Cao would never dare to be our enemy. Even if he wins Huaibei, he only has the land of Henan. If Liu Bei or Yuan Shao unify the north and the army goes south, Cao Cao will bear the brunt unless he wants to surrender.
Liu Bei or Yuan Shao, otherwise, he would never be able to fight on both sides."
"If we cannot eliminate Liu Biao by then and occupy the three states of Yu, Jing, and Yang, we will unite with Cao Cao to fight against the north. If Liu Biao has been eliminated by then, we will attack Cao Cao with the north, and finally divide the world into two!"
Zhou Yu said: "Liu Zhang in Bashu is just a guard dog. When we attack Bashu from the southeast, we will gain the land of Yizhou, and then capture Guanzhong, we will finally compete with Liu Bei or Yuan Shao in the north for supremacy!"
At the end of the sentence, both Zhou Yu and Lu Su showed an excited look on their faces.
If that day comes, I'm afraid they will be famous throughout the ages!