Chapter 44: The army marches into Runan
The content of the letter sent by Yuan Yin to Yuan Shu is very simple, that is, the Runan Yellow Turban has suddenly sent troops to attack and harass all parts of Runan recently, and Yuan Yin asked Yuan Shu to lead troops into Runan to exterminate the Yellow Turbans in the name of Runan Yuan.
After reading the contents of the letter, Yan Xiang was overjoyed and said to Yuan Shu: "Congratulations to the lord, with this letter in hand, we can occupy the righteousness and march into Runan." β
Yang Hong said: "Without further ado, please prepare as soon as possible." β
Yuan Shu looked at Yan Xiang and Yang Hong, his face was happy, and then he looked at Ji Ling and asked, "Fu Yi, how are the recruits trained?" β
"Lord, the training time of 40,000 recruits is not long, and they are not yet elite, but if it is to deal with the Runan Yellow Turban, there is no problem."
"Zixuan, how much do you think it's better for us to send troops this time?"
Yan Xiang pondered for a moment, and then said: "Lord, now we have a total of 60,000 troops, and our subordinates think that we should send 40,000 troops, leaving 20,000 people to stay in Nanyang. β
"Forty thousand?" Yuan Shu's mood fluctuated a little when he heard this, and said: "According to the information sent by Zhengping, there are tens of thousands of soldiers and horses under the command of the most powerful forces in the Runan Yellow Turbans, and the total will probably exceed 100,000 people. β
Ji Ling smiled confidently: "Don't worry, don't say that there are 100,000 Yellow Turban thieves in Runan, even if there are 200,000 people, the last general will have enough confidence to defeat them and take Runan for the lord." β
Yuan Shu's gaze swirled on Yan Xiang and Yang Hong at this time, and finally fell on Yang Hong, and said: "Zhongkuan, Runan is important, but Nanyang cannot afford to be lost, in this way, you stay in Nanyang as the governor of Taishou Mansion, and the 20,000 army is at your disposal, and at the same time, I let Zhang Xun and Liu Xun stay, you can have the confidence to defend Nanyang for me." β
Although Yang Hong was a little disappointed that he was named by Yuan Shu to stay in Nanyang and failed to march into Runan, he was not allowed to retreat at this time: "Don't worry, the lord is here, and Nanyang will not lose." β
Yuan Shu was very satisfied with Yang Hong's attitude, and then looked at Ji Ling and Yan Xiang, and said, "Fuyi and Zixuan, you two should go and prepare immediately, and I will personally lead the troops to attack Runan in the third day." β
"The last general (subordinate) obeys!"
After Ji Ling, Yan Xiang and Yang Hong retreated on the third day, Yuan Shu walked out of the house and looked in the direction of Runan County, his eyes showing a hint of excitement.
This time, Yuan Yin's letter made Yuan Shu excited not because he had the opportunity to become the master of Runan, but from this letter, Yuan Shu saw that the Runan Yuan clan was ready to support him.
The fourth generation and the third duke of the Yuan family in Runan, protΓ©gΓ©s are all over the world, and this generation has produced two heroes of Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu, both of whom have the ability to become the next head of the Yuan family in Runan, but it is precisely because there are two people that there are also different opinions within the Yuan family in Runan, and some support Yuan Shao, such as Yuan Yi; Some support Yuan Shu, such as Yuan Yin.
And now Yuan Yin's letter is in the name of Runan Yuan's family to invite Yuan Shu to enter Runan to deal with Runan Yellow Turban, which means that at least now there are most people in Runan Yuan's family who support him Yuan Shu, although he knew that such a situation was inevitable, but when it came, Yuan Shu still felt very excited.
In the Runan Yuan family, he Yuan Shu is the son-in-law, and Yuan Shao is the concubine, because of this, most of the people in the Runan Yuan family will only choose Yuan Shu instead of Yuan Shao, and the distinction between the concubine and the concubine is still very important in this period. With the use of the Runan Yuan clan, it is obvious that there will be more support for Yuan Shu than for Yuan Shao.
In Runan, and even Yuzhou, Yuan's power is very large, as long as Yuan Shu can enter Runan, basically the entire Yuzhou will fall into his hands, and at that time, the strength of Yuan Shu, who holds Nanyang in Yuzhou, will inevitably be among the first-class princes in the world.
Yuan Shu knew very well how terrifying the power of the Runan Yuan clan was, and now that he had the support of the Runan Yuan clan, Yuan Shu was confident that he would take the entire Yuzhou, if not all.
Yuan Shu's mood now is even more excited than when he entered Nanyang.
After Yuan Shu decided to enter Runan, Ji Ling, Yan Xiang and others also went down and began to prepare, and this news naturally could not be concealed from Yuan Yao, and after a little inquiry, Yuan Yao knew that the original function planned to enter Runan. It stands to reason that at this time, Yuan Shu had just entered Nanyang, and although he controlled Nanyang in his hands, his foundation was unstable, and it was not a good decision to enter Runan. But Yuan Yao also understood that with the influence of the Runan Yuan clan in Runan and even in the area of Yuzhou, as long as Yuan Shu could lead his troops to defeat these Yellow Turban Army, he could take advantage of the situation to control Yuzhou in his hands.
As for Nanyang, now there is only one Liu Biao who threatens Nanyang around Nanyang, but on the way back to Jiangdong with Sun Jian's jade seal, he encountered Liu Biao, who knew that Sun Jian held the jade seal of the country, was intercepted and killed by Yuan Shao's message, although Sun Jian finally succeeded in breaking out of the encirclement, but the troops under his command also suffered heavy losses, and Liu Biao still persevered in wanting to recapture the jade seal of the country from Sun Jian, Sun Jian also regathered tens of thousands of soldiers and horses after returning to Jiangdong, and the two sides were fighting to the death. But now it's in a state where no one can help anyone.
With Liu Jian in the state of smashing Sun Jian, he can't attack Nanyang at all, so in fact, Nanyang is still relatively safe. However, the situation in the world is unpredictable, and you can't ignore Nanyang in order to enter Runan.
After Yuan Yao knew that Yuan Shu planned to send troops to Runan, he immediately took Yu Shi and Wei Yan to find Yuan Shu, indicating that he would follow Yuan Shu to Runan.
"No way!" Looking at Yuan Yao in front of him, Yuan Shu decisively rejected Yuan Yao's request.
He is such a son, if there are three strengths and two weaknesses on the battlefield, how can it be good? Therefore, it was absolutely impossible for Yuan Shu to agree to Yuan Yao to follow him into Runan. Of course, Yuan Shu knew that Yuan Yao wanted to show in front of him, but he still couldn't agree.
As soon as Yuan Shu objected, Yuan Yao was anxious: "Father, I also participated in the princes' discussion of the Dong Huimeng, and I haven't experienced this battlefield, why can't I go." β
Yuan Yao was anxious, and Yuan Shu was even more angry: "Nonsense, can this time be the same as last time, the Yellow Turban Army is a group of outlaws, if something happens, there is no chance for you to regret it." β
When the princes were begging for Dong, Yuan Shu didn't think about contributing at all, so he naturally didn't have to worry about safety, but this time the march into Runan was different, it was to fight with the Runan Yellow Turban, even Yuan Shu was not 100% sure, so he was naturally unwilling to bring Yuan Yao.
Yuan Yao also saw Yuan Shu's attitude from Yuan Shu at this moment, and immediately turned around and left, without stopping for a moment.
(End of chapter)