Li Xuan's words caused an uproar in Yuan Tan's heart.
No matter how stupid he is, he still knows that this is a dead end, because the Yuan family is currently solely supported by his father.
Once he dares to stand on his own, those under his command will never support him. If Mrs. Liu wants to abolish his power, her generals and counselors will not agree either.
Don't forget that besides Yuan Tan, there is another Yuan Xi in the city. As long as he dares to do this, those generals and counselors will dare to support Yuan Xi in power and take back his military power seal.
So when he heard this suggestion, Yuan Tan said without hesitation: "Cousin, being self-reliant is the way to death. Don't say it again. I definitely won't make the choice."
Li Xuan waved his hand and said with a smile: "Don't worry, foreigner, I'm just telling you the only three situations you are currently in. If you think what I say makes sense, please listen to my analysis and explain slowly.
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"Please say."
Yuan Tan was also desperate. Since there was a "understanding person" who could help him analyze the current situation, he was naturally very willing.
Li Xuan said: "First of all, surrender to Liu Bei. This is a good place."
"ideas?"
Yuan Tan was surprised: "Yuan family and Liu Bei are mortal enemies, is this a good place to go?"
Li Xuan said: "Because Liu Bei will not kill everyone. This man is extremely famous. If he promised the eldest son, he will not eradicate the roots. In the future, he may not be able to serve as an official in the court and be a high-ranking official with a good salary. Young Master, do you know how my father evaluated Liu Bei back then?"
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"Appreciate further details."
Yuan Tan said.
Li Xuan sat at the banquet and said to Yuan Tan: "When my father was the prime minister of Dongping, Liu Bei went out to conquer Dong Zhuo. He passed by Dongjun and heard that my father was in Dongping, so he came to visit him. After they talked, my father was
When he was dying, he told me that the situation was about to be chaotic, and there was no more hero in the world than Liu Bei. Wang Fen and Zhang Miao were friends with me, and Yuan Shao was your in-law, but you must not rely on these people. You must join the Liu family.
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"Does Mr. Li have such a high opinion of Liu Bei?"
Yuan Tan was surprised and said: "Then why did my cousin come to Jizhou?"
Li Xuan smiled bitterly and said: "My relatives should know that Duke De Gao was my cousin. He had no children. When he passed away, Mr. Gong Shu hoped that I could come over and help him deal with his funeral affairs. As a result...
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Yuan Tan said nothing.
The relationship between the party members and the factions was complicated. Li Ying was the leader of the party and a model for the world. His nephew Li Du followed the general He Jin. Later, after He Jin died, he followed Wang Fen.
Li Du is the son of Li Ying's brother, and Li Xuan is Li Ying's grandson. In terms of relationship, Li Xuan is Li Du's cousin. Li Du was implicated in Li Ying's affairs and was imprisoned by the party. He never married a wife and had no life.
He had no children and no one to die with. Li Xuan came to express his condolences, but he couldn't leave after he came and was forced to stay by Yuan Shao.
In the final analysis, Yuan Shao made his fortune by relying on party members. After backstabbing party members, he was afraid that party members would flee Jizhou and use their reputation and scholar status to oppose him, so he simply allowed party members to stay in Jizhou and serve as officials in name, but in fact they almost
It is no different from house arrest, they are not allowed to leave.
When Li Xuan saw that Yuan Tan was silent, he continued: "Of course, this is only one of the choices. Whether the foreign relatives are willing or not, you have to weigh the pros and cons."
"Um."
Yuan Tan nodded noncommittally. He would not choose this option unless he had to.
Li Xuan said: "Let's talk about breaking out of the encirclement and going north to find Mr. Yuan. This method is also a way to seek death. With hundreds of thousands of troops outside the city, it may be difficult to break out of the encirclement and escape death. Moreover, the morale of the officers and soldiers in the city is low, and it is impossible to break out.
The Ping War is a precedent, this is the last resort, and I do not recommend this choice to my foreign relatives."
"Reliance on one's own is a bad idea, and I won't choose it."
Yuan Tan said immediately.
"Then let's talk about the remaining path, which can only be chosen passively - defending the city!"
Li Xuandao said: "To hold on is nothing more than tenacious resistance, but there is not much food and grass in the city. Even if I eat frugally and immediately collect other food in the city, such as rats, chickens, dogs, cattle and sheep, and even open vegetable fields in the city, I guess I will do it."
Let’s keep it going for another half year.”
"Now that Duke Yuan is heading north, even if he recovers the counties of Julu and Bohai from the Zhongshan Kingdom in Hejian, it will still take a lot of time to stabilize the situation. Moreover, it is autumn and winter at this time, and the people only have food for the winter. Unless Duke Yuan sends troops to rob food,
Otherwise, it will be difficult to supply our own supplies, let alone support Yecheng."
"Therefore, if the young master hopes to wait in the city until Mr. Yuan comes to rescue him, it is actually very slim. The most important thing is the fluctuation of military morale in the city. Liu Beijun distributes a large number of documents every day, shaking the military morale. I am afraid that many officers and soldiers in the city are quite moved and want to
Maintaining the situation is not that easy."
"The problems that foreigners are facing now can be said to be internal and external troubles. Food is a problem, soldier morale is a problem, and Mrs. Liu is aggressive. It is also a problem. It is difficult for foreigners to open up the situation in such a difficult situation.
It’s like ascending to heaven.”
Li Xuan's words made Yuan Tan nod frequently. There were some things that he had not thought of himself, but Li Xuan pointed them out, and it was better not to listen. When he heard them, he immediately felt that Ye City was in danger, like a big ship that could be broken at any time.
He fell silent in the same instant, and the sadness on his face suddenly became a little more sad.
In fact, as Li Xuan said, the three paths Li Xuan mentioned before are all active options, while there is only one passive option, which is to stick to it.
But facing the pressure of more than 100,000 troops outside the city, everyone knows that it is not that easy to just hold on, because the enemy has been besieged for half a year. After the Battle of Jieqiao, Jizhou's grain reserves were destroyed, and there was no subsequent supply of grain and grass. Yecheng
There is a lot of food stored in the city.
But there are also many people living in the city. The common people plus dignitaries and nearly 40,000 troops, the total population is close to 100,000. The daily consumption is an astronomical figure. Even if Ye City has a lot of food, there will be very little left after such a long time.
Therefore, Yuan Tan knew that if he did not take any action, or if his father Yuan Shao outside the city found a way to support the city, the soldiers in the city would be able to kidnap him out of the city and surrender at most for half a year.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Moreover, the situation in the city is also very tense. Food prices have soared. Many people are miserable. Many poor families can no longer afford food and are facing starvation.
Since last month, the public security in the city has also been deteriorating. The number of thefts, smashings, looting and burning has doubled, making the situation in the city very serious. For this reason, the government had to issue a ban to prevent people from taking to the streets.
, and sent soldiers to patrol every day, thus barely suppressing the deterioration of public security.
But this is treating the symptoms rather than the root cause. The people cannot farm, do business, or make a living. They either choose to starve to death or go out and find other ways. Many people already hope to open the city and let the people go out to make a living on their own.
Therefore, to sum up, Ye City is now on the verge of collapse. The inside of the city is in chaos and everyone is in danger. Outside, there are more than 100,000 large army groups besieging Ye City. No matter how hard the people in power think of a solution, no one can
There is no guarantee how long the current order will last.
After hearing Li Xuan's analysis of how bad his situation was, Yuan Tan was very anxious and immediately asked: "Cousin, I am like a hanged man now. I will be hanged at any time. I need someone to help push me."
Save me, cousin, what should I do?"
"Even if a drowning person encounters a straw, he hopes to use this straw to save his life. But I am not a god. I can only help you analyze the current situation. I cannot turn you into a soldier with food and grass."
Li Xuan sighed and warned earnestly: "In addition, there is one more thing that foreign relatives need to pay attention to."
"What's up?"
Yuan Tan was a little disappointed when he heard that he had no ideas, but he still cheered up and listened.
Li Xuan said: "After the Battle of Handan, Duke Yuan has already driven back Liu Bei and Xian Yufu. If Duke Yuan wants to fight Liu Bei to the death, he should immediately go south to Handan instead of going north. Have you ever thought about it?
Why did Guild Yuan choose to go north instead of south?"
Yuan Tan thought for a while and said: "The last time I heard a letter from my father was more than a month ago. I heard that my cousin Gao Gan had lost his way to Shexian County and the food and grass could not be transported. Therefore, my father told me in the letter to let me go again.
Hold on a little longer..."
"If the food and grass cannot be delivered, it is indeed necessary to raise food and grass, but you can also choose to pursue the victory and win a quick victory."
Li Xuan talked eloquently: "Now that Liu Bei's army has not withdrawn outside the city, it means that Liu Bei does not intend to continue to pursue Duke Yuan. Duke Yuan has taken several counties in the north of Jizhou and has two options. One is to return to Yecheng to aid
, the second is to attack the plains. If it is the former, my relatives can still be saved, but if it is the latter, my relatives will be dead."
"Why?"
Yuan Tan was surprised. It seemed that attacking Pingyuan was not impossible. He should surround Wei and save Zhao. Children all know this allusion.
"Don't forget, foreigner, that Mr. Yuan has always favored Mr. Shang. Mr. Shang was defeated and captured in the Qinghe Kingdom. He was probably imprisoned at a short distance to the plain. If Mr. Yuan rescued Mr. Shang, would Yecheng still be important?
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Li Xuan's words immediately made Yuan Tan's hair stand on end and he broke into a cold sweat. Unconsciously, he thought of his mother's vicious words. In addition, his father usually hated him and preferred his younger brother. Even when he was marching and fighting, he would always take him with him to train him.
He stayed in Yecheng and sent Feng Ji and others to restrain him, so he didn't have much power at all.
Looking back on the past, Yuan Tan only felt chilled and his mood became more complicated. He didn't know when he left Li Xuan. He was worried about gains and losses along the way. He was worried about the internal and external troubles he faced, and was also sad and angry at his parents' treatment of his third brother.
Favorite, momentarily lost, his face full of melancholy.
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The big ship sailed on the sea for nearly half a month. Later, it took two hours to fly, so it actually drifted on the sea for a long time.
When Zheng He sailed to the Western Ocean, the average speed of the fleet was four knots, which meant that it sailed about 8 kilometers per hour. However, the advantage of the ships was that they could travel day and night. That is to say, as long as there was a compass and a lighthouse to point out the direction, they could travel nearly two miles a day.
It's 100 kilometers. If everything goes well, it should take six or seven days to get from Shandong to Japan.
But that is only an ideal state. The fleet cannot always maintain a speed of four knots. It is too dark at night and it is easy to lose direction. And more importantly, sometimes there will be sudden waves on the sea and the ship will have to stop or dock at a nearby island.
Wait for the storm to pass before moving on.
So this speed is not the actual sailing speed, but the theoretical sailing speed.
Fortunately, the route from Qingzhou to North Korea has already been thoroughly explored by the Navigation Department under Zhenhaiwei. There are countless islands on the way, and Zhenhaiwei's troops are stationed on them. Even if there are strong winds and waves, you can stop at the islands at any time and have fresh water.
and food supplements.
Since it is only more than 600 kilometers from Laizhou Bay to Mahan, if there is no wind or waves, it will only take four or five days to get from Qingzhou to Samhan Peninsula, and then from Samhan Peninsula to Japan, it will only take three or four days.
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In this way, just as Wang Zhi said to Liu Yu, under normal circumstances, the travel time from Qingzhou to Japan should be less than a month.
Unexpectedly, when they were about to arrive at Mahan, they suddenly encountered strong winds and waves. It rained heavily for several days and was windy. As a result, the fleet had to dock at Baengnyeong Island for several days. After the waves subsided,
We just arrived in Mahan, and then transferred from Mahan to Japan, which took another four days.
In this way, it took nearly twenty days for the queen to travel from Luoyang to Qingzhou, and then sail from Qingzhou to Japan. A lot of time was wasted in going back and forth. The queen, Yang Biao, Lu Qiang and others also suffered for a few extra days. Every day
Vomiting on the boat was quite hard.
However, despite stumbling along the way, we finally arrived at our destination. The ship finally stopped at Hakata Bay, Fukuoka City, Japan in later generations, and everyone got off the ship, greeted by the Wonu King and the Qingzhou defenders.
At this time, Fukuoka has beautiful scenery, and Hakata Bay is a natural harbor. In the era before industry, it was full of green plants. The mountains on both sides of the harbor were covered with dense forests. There were countless small fishing villages along the coast, and the shore was crowded.
It was full of dwarfs, all dressed in ragged clothes, watching curiously from a distance.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The Queen, Yang Biao, Lu Qiang and others were relieved at first, feeling that they had finally arrived. After getting off the boat, they saw these Japanese.
They were only five or six feet tall, that is, between 1.2 and 1.4 meters tall. They looked like a group of dwarf-like monsters. They were immediately frightened and did not dare to get off the boat.
Fortunately, Chen Mu immediately said to them: "Queen, Taiwei, these people are all Japanese. They are naturally short. They are not monsters. There is no need to be afraid."
"How could it be so scary?"
The old woman muttered a few words and saw that the ship was surrounded by a large number of soldiers protecting her. Then she got off the ship and entered the port with peace of mind.
There was already someone waiting on the shore. It was the guard Yin Li who was stationed on the Japanese island. Sun Guan was sent to North Korea by Chen Mu. Later, after occupying the Japanese island, Sun Guan asked Yin Li to come over. Although this person's ability was average, he was better than
Loyalty, in history, after Zang Ba surrendered to Cao Cao, he fought bravely and died, so it is very suitable to station here.
The old man beside him was the current Japanese slave king. In the first year of Yongchu, that is, in 107 AD, the Japanese slave king Shuai Sheng who paid tribute to Emperor An of the Han Dynasty was his grandfather.
After seeing a group of people coming down, the Japanese slave king led dozens of officials from the Japanese slave kingdom to kneel on the shore and shouted "Long live."
Chen Mu listened to the language with a strange accent and glanced at Yin Li beside him.
Yin Li smiled awkwardly and said: "Four generals, this is a great gift that the Japanese slave king himself wants to give. It has nothing to do with me."
"okay."
Chen Mu waved his hand: "Where are the late Emperor, King Chen Liu and Liu Shizhong? Please take us there."
"only."
Yin Li quickly waved to the Japanese Nu King, indicating for them to step back, and then led everyone towards the so-called "Imperial Palace".