Historically, Mrs. Liu favored Yuan Shang and disliked Yuan Tan. She once persuaded Yuan Shao to abolish the eldest son and establish a younger son, and pass the position of heir apparent to Yuan Shang instead of Yuan Tan.
It can be said that the reason why Yuan Shao has been wavering on the issue of heirs and has not made a decision for a long time has led to many factions under his command and inconsistent opinions, and Mrs. Liu's pillow style is indispensable.
Sometimes, people even doubt whether Yuan Tan is Mrs. Liu's biological child. Otherwise, he is also a son. How could he hate the eldest son and love the youngest son so much?
But then again, throughout history, such things are not uncommon. In the Spring and Autumn Period, Jiang Wu, the mother of Zheng Zhuanggong, the king of Zheng State, liked her young son, so she planned to help her young son rebel, but was eventually defeated by Zheng Zhuanggong. This is the idiom of "many lines of injustice".
The source of self-destruction.
Also during the Warring States Period, King Wuling of Zhao, because of his love for Wu Wa, abolished the eldest son Gongzi Zhang who had made no mistakes, and made the youngest son He the prince. He even abdicated the throne, claiming to be the father of the country, and gave the position of King Zhao to the prince He. As a result
If you create a siege of sand dunes and starve yourself to death, you are reaping the consequences.
Not only in the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period, but also in the Han Dynasty. Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty forced the crown prince Liu Rong to death and made his youngest son Liu Che the emperor. Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty forced the crown prince Liu Ju to death and made his youngest son Liu Fuling the emperor. Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty and Empress Dowager Dong both wanted to establish a king.
The beauty's son Liu Xie became emperor, but he did not do so for some reasons.
Therefore, there were countless such things from the Spring and Autumn Period to the Han Dynasty, and they will continue to appear in the future history. It is not a strange thing for Yuan Shao's family to have such a situation, because it itself happened in history, and it is nothing new.
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These days, because Yuan Shang was captured, Mrs. Liu shed tears every day, looking forward to her son's return. Even when Yuan Shao went north, she thought it must be her husband who went to save her youngest son, so she was full of hope.
Now that she learned that Yuan Shao had returned to help Yecheng, Mrs. Liu took it for granted that Yuan Shao must have rescued her youngest son. Looking at her eldest son who had contradicted her a few days ago, she was even more displeased.
Within reason.
However, when Yuan Tan heard this, he felt as if he had fallen into an ice cave and felt cold all over his body. They were both sons. Why did some people prefer the other so much? If they didn't love him, why did they give birth to him in the first place?
Are they worthy of being parents?
For a moment, countless sounds came from outside the city, but Yuan Tan only felt a buzzing in his ears and could not hear the sounds outside at all. His whole figure seemed to have lost his soul and his eyes became dull.
While Yuan Tan was in a daze, the situation outside the city had become very chaotic.
After Yuan Shao's main army defeated the Dianwei tribe, they bypassed the Gaoshun tribe and headed south towards the rear camp of Liu Bei's army. Since the rear camp was a place where supplies were stored, there were not many defensive facilities at all, so Liu Bei had to lead his troops out of the camp in person.
intercept.
It happened that Zhang Liao's and Qian Zhao's troops had also completed the gathering of soldiers and quickly moved towards the battlefield. The main forces of both sides soon fought together. In the wilderness to the north of Liu Bei's camp about seven or eight miles away from Yecheng, both sides
Tens of thousands of troops surged together like a tide, breaking out into violent collisions.
Yuan Shao himself had rushed to a hillside about a mile away from the battlefield to wait and see. Although Gao Shun's trapped troops were also rushing here, they were still far away from the battlefield due to their heavy armor and slow movement.
For two miles, it was almost a delay in fighting.
But there was nothing he could do. Liu Bei asked him to intercept. He was familiar with the shortcomings of heavy armored infantry, so he did not fight him directly, but bypassed him. This made it difficult for Gao Shun's troops to perform effectively when they could not reach the enemy.
effect.
There was a stalemate on the entire battlefield. There were about 50,000 Yuan troops, and there were 10,000 Yuan Shao troops in the rear. Their morale was like a rainbow, and Liu Bei's army was driven back step by step.
Seeing this situation, Yuan Shao's previous illness seemed to have improved a lot, and he happily said to Liu Hui: "Zi Hui, Liu Bei is really caught off guard and is going to be defeated."
Liu Hui hurriedly said: "Ming Gong, please be cautious and be careful of Guan Yu."
"Um."
Yuan Shao nodded: "I know, have you sent someone to contact the people in the city?"
"Already gone."
"If this is the case, you should rest easy. As long as Guan Yu dares to move, Tan'er will immediately attack from the flank, regardless of whether he comes back or not."
"Guan Yu is brave and good at fighting, but he still needs to be extremely careful."
Liu Hui said.
Yuan Shao looked around and saw that Liu Bei's army in front had been retreating due to hasty response and fewer troops than them. There were still 10,000 reserve troops around him, so he said: "It doesn't matter, as long as the city supports us, everything will be fine.
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Liu Bei is still fighting hard here, and Guan Yu is also anxious over there, constantly sending out scouts to the front to get information. Don't think that Guan Yu is very close. Liu Bei is stationed outside the north city of Yecheng, and Guan Yu is in the south city. Moreover, they are not in
The city is four or five miles away from the city. Taking into account the length of the city from north to south, the two camps alone are more than ten miles away.
And because Liu Bei did not dare to fight Yuan Shao in his rear camp, he was forced to leave the camp to fight Yuan Shao, which made the distance between the two sides even greater. Guan Yu is now almost twenty miles away from Liu Bei's fighting place, which is eight kilometers.
Therefore, for Guan Yu, news from the front line has become extremely important.
But he took over the task of keeping an eye on the city, so he only temporarily assembled the army and waited outside the south city. He did not dare to directly lead the army into the battle. After all, once he joined the battle, the enemies of Yecheng would immediately leave the city to sneak attack, and then the north and south would attack at the same time.
, I'm afraid the situation is not good.
"No, General."
At this time, Guan Hai, who had gone out to inquire about the news, rode back on his horse. When he got close to Guan Yu, he immediately got off his horse and reported: "The King of Qi was attacked by Yuan Shao. He did not have time to reorganize his troops and was engaged in a bitter battle."
"hateful!"
Guan Yu was so anxious that he almost broke out in sweat. He looked around, only looking at the top of the city. Seeing that there was still no movement in the city in the distance, he became anxious for a moment. He turned to look at Zhao Yun beside him and said: "Zilong, brother, the situation over there is not good.
, we must divide our troops to rescue. I will lead the troops and you stay here. Once troops are sent out in the city, we will immediately stop them."
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! Zhao Yun raised his hand and said: "The second general is the backbone of the army and cannot be moved lightly. I can lead five thousand people to rescue Ming Gong."
"Is five thousand people enough?"
Guan Yu asked hurriedly.
Zhao Yun replied: "General, don't worry. More people is a bad thing. I will attack the enemy's formation from the flanks and disrupt their formation. As long as I wait for General Gao Shun to come back, there will be no worries in the front. The most important thing now is to prevent the city from entering. If they let them
A sneak attack on our rear would probably have disastrous consequences."
Guan Yu really did not dare to send out a large army to rescue easily, because the enemies in the city were still watching. He had a total of 40,000 people here. Of the 100,000 troops in Luoyang, he brought out a total of 60,000. Of the remaining 40,000, 20,000 had to guard Luoyang.
Eight passes were used to ensure the safety of the imperial court, and the rest had to be allocated to important passes such as Yingchuan, Hongnong, Huayin, Yangchangban, Baixing, and Fukouxing.
Among the 60,000 men under Guan Yu's command, more than 10,000 more were to stay in Anyang, Neihuang, Fanyang, Dangyin and other counties in the rear to prevent supplies from being cut off. Xu Huang's side had 5,000 to 6,000 men to attack Shexian County.
, so that Guan Yu's military strength at this moment is actually not as large as he imagined. This is also the reason why he cannot completely surround Ye City by himself.
If he leads his army directly north to rescue Liu Bei at this time, the people in the city only need to send 30,000 people to sneak attack his rear, and at the same time send 10,000 people to attack the empty camps of Guan Yu, Zhang Liao and others, and directly set fire to their supplies and camps.
Even if you win this battle, it is no different than losing.
Therefore, Guan Yu could not move lightly. Zhao Yun asked Ying to rescue him and only brought 5,000 men with him. In this way, once the people in the city made a move, Guan Yu still had 35,000 troops and could immediately intercept the enemies in the city from the side. This was a very good choice.
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But the premise is that Zhao Yun can buy time to withstand the enemy's fierce offensive.
However, Guan Yu also learned at the same time that Gao Shun's troops in front were quickly moving towards the battlefield. The scouts in front of Guan Hai had already told them the news, so if Zhao Yun could temporarily help Liu Bei stabilize the situation, wait until Gao Shun's troops came back and fight back.
The enemy's attack should indeed be unimpeded.
Thinking of this, Guan Yu no longer hesitated and said to Zhao Yun: "Okay, Zilong, this battle depends entirely on you!"
"Second General, don't worry, Yun will live up to his orders!"
As soon as Zhao Yun raised his hand, he mobilized the Yezhao Jade Lion under him, led five thousand people, and headed north in a mighty manner.
In addition to observing the direction of the main battlefield in the distance, the people on the top of the city have also been paying attention to Guan Yu's movements.
Not only is Guan Yu staring at Yecheng, Yecheng is also staring at Guan Yu.
Neither side is stupid, and everyone knows that whoever moves first will lose the opportunity. Because your troops are heading north, going in the north direction means that your back will be exposed to the enemy.
During military training in later generations, it took a long time for the instructor to supervise a class of forty or fifty people and ask them to take a break, stand at attention, and turn left or right. However, in the era when cold weapons did not have loudspeakers and command relied entirely on shouting and waving flags, if you wanted to
It's difficult to steer hundreds of people at the same time, let alone thousands.
Once an enemy comes from behind, it is a very difficult process to order the army to immediately turn to meet the enemy. Unless the soldier immortal Han Xin is reincarnated, no matter how good the general is, he will have to ask the messengers to convey the instructions one by one, which consumes a lot of time.
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And while you were giving orders, the enemy had already attacked your rear troops from behind, and they were instantly defeated. There are countless examples like this in the long history of mankind.
Therefore, neither side dared to move lightly, for fear that their backs would be exposed to the enemy and the enemy could take advantage of them.
However, when the people on the top of the city discovered that although Guan Yu did not send a large army to the north for support, but sent thousands of people there, they hesitated for a while. The counselors Feng Ji, Xin Ping, Li Li, and his generals Wang Zhao, Cen Bi, and Peng
An, Guan Tong and others didn't know what to do.
After a while, Feng Ji came up with an idea and said: "Our army does not dare to move lightly because we are afraid that Guan Yu will surprise us from behind. Guan Yu does not dare to move lightly, and the same is true. So why not send thousands of people to us?"
Send thousands of people?”
"Okay, this is a great strategy. If not, just let the young master send troops."
Everyone praised him one after another.
So Fengji walked up to Yuan Tan and said: "Master, please give the order to send out troops."
Yuan Tan was already disheartened. His mother's harsh words diluted the joy of his father's return. He waved his hand and said, "It all depends on Princess Yuantu."
After saying that, he turned around and walked down the tower and left the city.
Everyone also knew that he was heartbroken by his mother, but Mrs. Liu did not dare to say anything in front of her, so she watched him leave.
When Feng Ji gained sovereignty, he immediately said: "Wang Zhao, I order you to lead five thousand people out of the city to stop the enemy."
General Wang Zhao cupped his hands and responded: "Wei!"
Immediately he led the army out of the city, followed Zhao Yun, and headed towards the battlefield.
At this time, the battlefield had become intense. Liu Bei personally led the army out, and a steady stream of soldiers behind him organized rescue from the camp, which barely stopped the decline.
Because he had 20,000 troops, and the situation was urgent at the time, he only brought 10,000 people out to fight, and 10,000 more were still gathering.
As time went by, officers at all levels organized the soldiers and came out to fight, which gave them some support.
The two sides fought together. Liu Bei raised his two swords high and kept ordering his soldiers to go to various gaps to block the enemy's attack. Behind him, the word "Liu" embroidered with the dragon's flag was flying high, which was also the source of confidence for the soldiers.
The biggest threat to Yuan Shao's army was actually the Hu cavalry. Zhang Fei's troops were sent to transport grain and grass, but they were attacked by Hu cavalry hired by senior officials from Bingzhou. They suffered heavy losses. As a result, Liu Bei's army now had no cavalry to compete with the Hu cavalry. Therefore,
A large number of arrows were fired indiscriminately, and the cavalry collided with each other, making it difficult to stop them.
Zhang Liao led Wan Sheng's army to fight to the death. He was covered in blood, but he was still unable to resist the enemy's cavalry. Even if he fought desperately, he could not defeat the enemy. The same was true on the side of Qianzhao, and even Qianzhao returned.
He was hit by an arrow and almost died in the chaos.
The situation is now very stalemate. Yuan Shao is watching on the hillside, and only sees people on both sides crowded together like ants, constantly slashing their weapons on the vast wilderness plain. Both sides are densely packed, and countless black spots collide, causing collisions.
spray.
"Ming Gong, Gao Shunbu is here."
At this moment, the scout came over and reported bad news.
Because of their heavy armor, Gao Shun's trapped troops could only walk slowly and could not run, making their movement speed extremely full. However, the battle had lasted for nearly an hour and the distance was seven to eight miles. Even if they could crawl like a turtle, they would have reached it.
Upon hearing this, Yuan Shao frowned and was about to ask a general beside him to lead thousands of people to delay Gao Shun's army.
However, before he could issue the order, another scout said: "Report, Ming Gong, Guan Yu has sent Zhao Yun's troops to rescue. People from the city have also been sent out, and the flag is "Wang", which should be General Wang Zhao."
Liu Hui immediately said: "Ming Gong, Zhao Yun is so powerful that General Wang may not be able to stop him. If Zhao Yun is allowed to join the battlefield and attack from the flank, the situation may not be good. It is better to send reinforcements immediately. We can first defeat the recruiting troops in the east."
, after repelling him, then unite with Xiu Tu’s various tribes to wipe out Liu Bei’s troops!”
The current situation on the battlefield is divided into three war squares. Qianzhao was previously arranged to set up an ambush at the east gate, so the direction of reinforcements was from the east. Zhang Liao and Dian Wei were the main forces attacking the west gate. Dian Wei went north to stop Yuan's army and was defeated.
Later, they fled south and entered Liu Bei's main formation. Zhang Liao came from the west city to rush for reinforcements, so he attacked from the west.
In this way, the three-party situation formed a pincer offensive on the left and right wings, and in the middle was a situation where the main forces of both sides were fighting.
Liu Hui saw that there were not many troops in the Qianzhao Department in the east. If Yuan Shao's ten thousand reserves were replaced at this time, he could directly attack the Qianzhao Department, cripple the Qianzhao Department, and then unite with those in the east to fight against the Qianzhao Department.
Yuan's army stormed the flanks of Liu Bei's army and was able to immediately eliminate Liu Bei.
Yuan Shao thought this plan was feasible, so he said: "Okay, let's do it like this. Send the order and attack the enemy's Qianzhao Department to the east. We must destroy the Qianzhao Department as soon as possible, and then wipe out Liu Bei's men and kill them all!"
"only!"
The soldiers around him agreed with a loud voice, and then went down the hillside, leading the soldiers to prepare for battle.
And just when both sides were actively preparing to command the battle.
At this time, Yuan Tan was riding on horseback, wandering around the city without any destination. He looked like a body with his soul drained out, wandering aimlessly.
Unknowingly, he had arrived at Nancheng, and walked to the top of the city in a daze. For some reason, he suddenly laughed miserably.
"Open the city gate!"
He said to the soldiers guarding Nancheng.
The soldiers were quite surprised for some reason. They all looked at each other, not knowing what to do.
Immediately afterwards, Yuan Tan raised the big seal on his waist and shouted loudly: "Open the city gate!"
The soldiers woke up as if from a dream. Although they didn't know what happened, they had to listen to the prince's order. They hurriedly went to the city and opened the city gate!