Chapter 1683: True Lack of Heart

Kublai Khan's departure from Luoyang, to his return to Longcheng, and then to his coronation as emperor, lasted a month.

It is hard to believe that the birth of the emperor of a great country could be so hasty and urgent, and Kublai Khan undoubtedly set a precedent.

In the month when the turmoil in Yuanmeng was not stopping, and Kublai Khan hastily succeeded to the throne, many major events also happened in the Central Plains, the most important of which was naturally the Battle of Yecheng.

On Yecheng's side, Bai Qi finally launched the final general attack, and Han Xin, in order to resist Bai Qi's offensive, was originally going to concentrate on defending Yecheng, but he didn't expect to be held back by Yuan Shao's sons.

Before Yuan Shao's death, he sent Tian Feng, Xun Kan and others, and the three sons of Yuan Tan, Yuan Xi, and Yuan Shang were sent away from Bohai, and they were accompanied by the seriously injured Taiyu.

Soon after the three sons of the Yuan family arrived in Yecheng, they received the news that Bohai City was breached, his father Yuan Shao killed himself, and the family guardian Yuan Shoucheng was also killed in battle, which made the three sons of the Yuan family feel that the sky was about to fall.

Yuan Shao, the king of Zhao, killed himself, the capital Bohai fell, and there were only a few cities left in the country, such as Yecheng, and the Zhao State was basically destroyed, and it stands to reason that there is nothing to fight for for the throne.

But the key point is that although the territory of Zhao has basically fallen, there are still nearly 70,000 troops in Yecheng.

In the Battle of Hebei, Yanhan Zhao Liaoqi, among the five-nation alliance, Zhao contributed the largest, mobilizing nearly 250,000 troops in total, accounting for almost half of the five-nation joint army.

In the three major battles of Hebei, Julu, and Bohai, even if the Zhao army lost more than 150,000 main forces, there were still 100,000 troops on the Yecheng side.

Of course, in the battle with Bai Qi, the casualties of the 100,000 Zhao army were not small, and there were only nearly 70,000 left.

A full 70,000 main army, this is not a small number, as long as the Qin army can be repulsed, with this 70,000 army, Zhao still has the remaining strength to restore the country, which makes Yuan Shao's three sons how can they not be moved.

None of Yuan Shao's three sons, Yuan Tan, Yuan Xi, and Yuan Shang, is a fuel-efficient lamp, and none of them are very outstanding in ability, but their ambitions are greater than the other.

In the original history, Yuan Shao lost two battles in Guandu and Cangting, although he wiped out the heritage of Hebei, but he did not lose much in Hebei.

After Yuan Shao's death, if the three brothers of the Yuan family could work together, they might not be able to stop Cao Cao, but what did the three sons of the Yuan family do? Not only did they not unite with the outside world, but they fought non-stop among brothers.

If this matter were for someone else, he would definitely rather be his own brother than cheapen his enemy.

But the Yuan brothers are just the opposite, they would rather cheapen Cao Cao, an outsider, than fulfill their own blood brothers, and finally let Cao Cao, an outsider, easily occupy Hebei.

What a hatred this is!

It can also be seen from this that the contradictions between the three brothers of the Yuan family are very deep, and they can even ignore their flesh and blood affection.

The situation in this life is not much different, after Yuan Shao killed himself, even if there was a threat from the Qin army, the three brothers of the Yuan family still fought for the throne, and this also made Han Xin anxious.

The 210,000 Qin army is just outside the city, and Yecheng is already crumbling, at this critical juncture, the three brothers of your Yuan family are still fighting among themselves, they are simply lacking in heart!

While Han Xin scolded the three brothers of the Yuan family, he couldn't help but complain in his heart about Yuan Shaolai, why didn't he set up a son early, so as to break the thoughts of the other two sons, so that the three sons killed each other in order to seize the throne.

At present, there are still 150,000 Han and Zhao coalition troops, and there are 110,000 defenders in Yecheng, of which the Zhao army accounts for 70,000, more than half of the total number of Yecheng defenders.

Therefore, if the Yuan brothers are allowed to fight among themselves, they are likely to meet each other in the end, and then they will only cheapen the Qin army.

As the chief general of the Han and Zhao coalition forces, Han Xin naturally couldn't let it go, so he contacted Yuan Hong, Tian Feng, Xun Kan and other generals, and prepared to promote the eldest prince Yuan Tan as the trusted king of Zhao.

Yuan Tan is Yuan Shao's eldest son, although he is not Yuan Shao's favorite, but after all, he is the eldest brother of the three brothers, and if he succeeds to the throne, he can at least convince most people.

So, with the support of Han Xin, Yuan Tan succeeded to the throne and became the new king of Zhao.

Han Xin thought that Yuan Tan had succeeded to the throne, and the two brothers Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi would at least stop a little, but he far underestimated the contradictions between the three brothers, as well as the consciousness of the two brothers, Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi.

Even if the eldest brother Yuan Tan has already taken the position of King Zhao, the two brothers Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi still want to bring down the eldest brother, and the assassination mutiny is already a small trick, and they even do not hesitate to collude with the Qin army who has the hatred of killing their father.

Touch......

After listening to the report of his subordinates, Han Xin angrily broke the teacup in his hand and scolded angrily: "Part-time bastard." ”

Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi thought they were doing secrets, but they didn't know that all their actions were under Han Xin's nose, and with Han Xin in Yecheng, the two of them were destined to be overturned.

But Han Xin really couldn't figure out what kind of grudge there was between their brothers, and they hated their own brothers so much, which really opened his eyes!

"Big brother, have you informed Yuan Tan of this matter?" Han Yu frowned and asked.

Han Xin pondered for a while and said, "I can't tell Yuan Tan, if he knows, I'm afraid the situation will be even worse." ”

"So what to do?"

Hearing this, Han Xin's brows also furrowed.

Now the brothers Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi are jealous because they did not sit in the position of King Zhao, and the current situation of the coalition army is getting worse and worse, so they have already given birth to the plan to surrender to the Qin army.

It is very simple for Han Xin to suppress the two brothers, but the difficulty is how not to affect the army under the command of the two after the suppression, after all, the Qin army outside the city is the real enemy.

Just when Han Xin was in a dilemma, a gleam flashed in the eyes of the military advisor, and he said: "Lord, Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi already have the intention of subduing Qin, maybe we can make use of it." ”

Han Xin's eyes suddenly lit up: "The military advisor means ......"

Although Han Xin's words were only halfway through, he had obviously understood the intention of frustration, but after pondering for a while, he frowned and said: "With Bai Qi's degree of caution, even if this method can hit the Qin army, it is impossible to hit the Qin army hard, and the crisis in Hebei still cannot be solved." ”

"My lord, as far as the current situation is concerned, with the existing strength of the Hebei princes, self-protection is not enough, and it is impossible to repel the Qin army."

Fu Zhi's eyes were full of wisdom, and he said in a deep voice: "Now that the Southern Han has started a war with the Qin army on all fronts, the southern front of the Qin army is already in an emergency, but this alone is still not enough for the Qin army to withdraw.

The Qin army's heart to occupy Hebei is extremely firm, and Yecheng is afraid that sooner or later it will be breached, and the lord should not think about defending it, but finding a way to preserve his strength. ”