Chapter 1558: Song Jiang on the Wall

Zhang Liang's guess was not wrong at all, the princes of Hebei were indeed planning to set up another court to compete with Qin Hao's Luoyang court.

Although the three kingdoms of Han, Zhao and Yan initially formed a coalition army, the effect against the Qin army was not good.

The Qin army naturally occupied the righteousness under the banner of the Han family, and stood on the side of justice to accuse the princes of Jizhou of rebellion, and the people cheered everywhere they went, which made Han Zhao inherently on the side of injustice.

Therefore, under the onslaught of Bai Qi, the two armies of Han and Zhao were defeated and retreated one after another, and the defense line was constantly shrinking.

In less than ten days, Bai Qi captured the entire county of Qinghe.

A month later, the entire counties of Changshan County and Julu County fell, and the coalition army lost 20,000 generals.

After that, Su Dingfang commanded the army again, and retreated dozens of miles forward, until Wei Qing's 100,000 Yan army joined, the situation improved a lot, and the three armies and forces blocked the Qin army on the line of Wei County.

The strength of the Yan, Han and Zhao Three Kingdoms Alliance is not small, and the total strength is nearly 400,000 Zhong, but in the face of 500,000 well-trained and well-equipped Qin troops, the Three Kingdoms Alliance is already on the weak side in terms of strength.

The Qin army is famous for its combat strength, and the Three Kingdoms Alliance is already weak in terms of strength, so it must unite as one to the outside world, so that Europe may compete with the Qin army.

However, the composition of the Three Kingdoms Alliance is complex, and there are a lot of filthiness between each other, and it is difficult to truly unite, but the Qin army is united.

Therefore, even with a large number of troops, the Three Kingdoms Alliance was still pressed and beaten by the Qin army.

It is not a way to remain so passive, and it is necessary to resolve the unfavorable factors of the coalition forces before it is possible to defeat the Qin army.

The disadvantage of the Three Kingdoms Alliance in terms of strength must not be eliminated in the short term, but there is a way to achieve a moral disadvantage, and the best way is undoubtedly to set up a new emperor, so that it can not be morally weaker than Qin Hao's Luoyang court.

In addition, only when a new imperial court is established, the three forces are all under the new imperial court, and the alliance relationship is once again upgraded to a higher level, can the major princes rest assured that the military power will be under the command of one person, instead of fighting separately before.

Only by united front, as well as command, can we get rid of the situation of fighting separately can we truly confront the Qin army.

Therefore, in order to repel the Qin army and make the coalition forces more close, it is urgent to set up a new emperor.

However, it is not a trivial matter to set up a new emperor after all, and not everyone has to be qualified to be supported by God, at least there are very few candidates in Hebei who meet the requirements, and there are only Liu Che and Liu He.

Yuan Shao naturally did not want Liu Che to be the emperor, after all, Liu Che's strength was not weak, and after the establishment of the new Han Dynasty, his Zhao State was also its vassal state.

There is such a monarch with power and not weak wrist ability on the top of his head, even if it is only in name, Yuan Shao still doesn't want to see it.

Therefore, Yuan Shao strongly supported Liu He as the emperor and set the capital in Yecheng, the purpose of which was naturally to only want a puppet.

For Yuan Shao's plan, Han Xin and Liu Che did not agree.

Liu Che's opposition naturally wanted to be the emperor himself.

Han Xindi Han family has a deep disgust, it doesn't matter who is the emperor, but he doesn't want Yuan Shao to control the Han Emperor, and if Liu Che becomes the emperor, he will also resist the Qin army even more, so Liu Che will be the emperor The benefits to Han Xin are greater.

Han, Zhaoyan, and the Three Kingdoms Alliance, both of which oppose Liu He's claim to be emperor, Yuan Shao naturally can't forcibly support Liu He, if this is the case, I'm afraid that the alliance will be dissolved directly, and then it will only cheapen the Qin army.

Yuan Shao is not a person who does not know the general situation, he knows what it means not to do things, and forcing him will only cheapen the enemy.

In addition, Wang Mang, who was far away in Qingzhou, also wrote a letter to persuade Yuan Shao to let Liu Che be the emperor, which made Yuan Shao completely give up his plan to support Liu He as emperor.

In this way, in order to counter the Qin army, the alliance of Han, Zhao and Yan determined the strategy of supporting Liu Che, the Duke of Yan, as the emperor and setting up another imperial court.

At the same time, Wang Mang, who was far away in Qingzhou, after three painstaking persuasions, finally used his three-inch incorruptible tongue to move the lord of Liangshan, Liang Marquis Song Jiang, and let him join the new dynasty established by the Hebei princes.

At first, in the face of Wang Mang's lobbying, Song Jiang didn't even want to listen, but was ready to directly kill Wang Mang, and then use his head to exchange for a bounty with Li Jing, the Taishou of Beihai, after all, the amount of the bounty offered by the Qin army to reward Wang Mang was not low, a full 100,000 taels of gold, even Song Jiang was moved.

Facing Song Jiang with a malicious face, Wang Mang calmed down the giant who was about to burst out and kill people, and said calmly: "Liang Hou, Wang is here on behalf of Han, Zhao and Yan, and the two countries will not fight each other, if you take care of the Three Kingdoms in vain and hand over Wang to the Qin army, you will never die with the Three Kingdoms." ”

Song Jiang was shocked when he heard this, he was greedy for the 100,000 taels of gold, but he had to have a life to take it, and he had to have a life to spend it, for the sake of 100,000 taels to offend Han Zhaoyan's Three Kingdoms Alliance, this was obviously a matter that could not be done.

Although Song Jiang dismissed his plan to kill Wang Mang, he was not ready to join the Triple Alliance, after all, Qin was still on the strong side.

In addition, Song Jiang has been moving closer to the Qin army over the years, and the relationship with the Qin state is already very good, and he may be able to become a duke if he surrenders to the Qin army in the future.

For the sake of the Triple Alliance, which has an unknown future, but to give up the Qin State, which is destined to have a great future, this is something that only a fool can do, and Song Jiang is not stupid, so he will naturally not give up the Qin State and fall to the Triple Alliance.

"Is Liang Hou really determined to follow the Qin State?"

A hint of discoloration flashed in Wang Mang's eyes, and he said with a playful expression: "Look at the fate of Zhang Yang, Wang Kuang and other surrendered princes, Marquis Liang, are you really willing to hand over the military power and only hold a fictitious position under Qin Hao?"

Is it the reward of others, no matter how high the title is, how can you have the right to do whatever you want in your own hands? ”

Wang Mang's words hit Song Jiang's vital point, if he could, of course he was unwilling to hand over the rights in his hands, but he also knew that Qin Hao would never allow him to continue to hold the military power.

After these two persuasions, Song Jiang's ambition was not big, but being provoked by Wang Mang aroused his desire for power.

Wang Mang also found that the heat was too bad, so he went straight to the point for the third time and said: "Marquis Liang, Wang has been authorized by Jizhou, as long as you are willing to join the Anti-Qin Alliance, when the new dynasty is established and the new emperor ascends the throne, the position of King Liang will be yours."

In addition, after the Qin army is repulsed, the new emperor will also send troops to help you expel Li Jing, and the rich Beihai County will also be handed over to you to govern, and you will be named Qingzhou Mu.

With such rich conditions, Qin Hao will never be able to open it, and if you follow Qin Hao, you will never have the opportunity to be crowned king in your life.

How about it, should you think about it? Fighting for it will be another start. ”

Wang Mang's words were like bursts of magic sounds, constantly threatening and tempting Song Jiang, making his already unfirm heart crack little by little, and expand rapidly.

At this time, Song Jiang's heart was like a war between heaven and man, but in the end, he still couldn't resist the temptation of the prince, gritted his teeth and said: "Lao Tzu is out, 40,000 Liangshan troops, willing to join the anti-Qin alliance." ”

Wang Mang didn't seem surprised at all, and said with a smile: "Congratulations, you made the right decision." ”