Chapter 20 The Emperor's Heart of Yuan Highway
Yang Hong returned to the hall, looked at Yuan Shu, bowed his hand and saluted: "My lord, the minister has a plan!" β
Yuan Shumei smiled and took the jade seal, "What kind of plan to say quickly." β
Yang Hong said: "The minister thinks that our army can delay the army, and when Sun Jian and Liu Biao compete for hardship, our army will take advantage of the situation and destroy Liu Biao and Sun Jian together, and also kill the Son of Heaven together, and then only need to tell the world that Liu Biao conspired against him and killed the Son of Heaven, so that the lord will control the jade seal, and he will be the emperor in a few days!" β
"Hahaha, good!" Yuan Shu laughed, Yan Xiang said, "The lord can't be called the emperor, in the past, King Wen of Zhou won two-thirds of the world, and he continued to call Yin Xuan a minister, now although the Han court is slight, but the Han Emperor is still there, and the Han Emperor is not as violent as the King of Zhou, not to mention that Sun Jian is not incompetent, Liu Biao We still help each other in this battle, so we can also exchange the jade seal for half of Jingzhou, if we take the opportunity to seek personal gain, Sun Jian may be in the ...... after Liu Biao is leveled."
"Destroy the lord again?!" Yang Hong sneered and shouted, "Yan Xiang! You respect Sun Jian so much, aren't you going to be Sun Jian's dog?! Don't forget whose courtier you are! β
"You, Yang Hong!" Yan Xiang's face was flushed, and he shouted angrily in shame.
"Eh, Yang Changshi, Master Yan, don't quarrel, I think Yang Changshi's strategy is good."
"Lord!" Yan Xiang knelt on the ground, "Please think twice!" β
Yuan Shu put the jade seal aside, immediately helped Yan Xiang up, and said with a smile: "That's it, if I am the emperor of the Yan master book, I will immediately make you the prime minister, as for Yang Changshi, I will be the great Sima, and Ji Ling will be the general......"
Yang Hong, Ji Ling and the other ministers looked at each other and were ecstatic, and immediately knelt on the ground, "Ministers, long live Your Majesty, long live, long live!" β
66,000 soldiers and horses, 200,000 people, the consumption of grain and grass is also very large, since he has completed the conspiracy with Yuan Shu, Sun Jianjun also swaggered into Wuyin County, 200,000 people are placed here, and they are also stationed here to rest.
Wuyin County is just a small county, disturbed by bandits all the year round, and the houses in the county are extremely dilapidated, but Sun Jian is responsible for the food of 200,000 people, so there is nothing to worry about.
Jiang Wen pondered along the way, Zhuge Liang should be living in seclusion in Longzhong at the moment, Zhuge Liang followed Liu Bei at the age of twenty-seven, and now he is just a child.
Jiang Wen had to sigh, this Wancheng was really amazing. Liu Xiu raised troops here to defeat Wang Mang, if anyone speculated that Wang Mang was a traverser, Jiang Wen really sighed Liu Xiu, he is actually a real legend, his life is the same as his name, just a simple show word, it seems to be naΓ―ve to help him.
And now in the dragon under this Wancheng, there is still a future ruler of the world. Along the way, Jiang Wen was also thinking about whether he should win over the future prime minister of Shu Han. (A word of caution here, at that time, Liu Bei established himself as the emperor, and the country name was Han, not Shu Han, the reason why he was called Shu Han was because of the contempt given to him by Wei and Wu, and also because of the fact that later generations wanted to distinguish between them, of course, these are not the main topic, just a simple mention.) οΌ
However, now that he is attacking Jingzhou, Jiang Wen can't get out to visit Zhuge Liang, Sun Jian died here because of Tou Tie. After pacifying Jingzhou, I will visit this little Zhuge again.
The people of Wuyin County were very happy about Sun Jian's arrival, and many people sent food and coins, and even provided accommodation for Sun Jian's soldiers, after all, Sun Jian's killing of Dong Zhuo had spread all over the country.
Jiang Wen and Tao'er, all the people and soldiers knelt on the ground, "Ministers, grass people, etc. pay their respects to Your Majesty, I wish Your Majesty long live, long live, long live!" β
Liu Xie glanced at the county seat in front of him, and was a little happy, this was the first time he left the palace, he used to be the king of Chen Liu, and he also had his own fief, and he was extremely comfortable, but since he was brought into the capital by Dong Zhuo, he did not have a day of freedom, he was monitored every day and night, and everything had to be reported to Dong Zhuo.
"My people and Aiqing are all safe." Liu Xie had joy on his face, and after finishing speaking, he jumped out of the carriage directly and ran towards Wuyin County.
"Your Majesty!" Sun Jian hurriedly followed behind, and the rest of the veterans also chased after him.
Sun Jian's mansion, a group of generals stood in columns, Sun Jian looked at the map in front of him, it was Jingzhou.
Sun Jian asked the generals below with a serious face: "How should our army take Jingzhou now?" β
Cheng Pu walked out of the queue, "General, Liu Biao'er's soldiers and horses have already been dispatched in order to capture the remaining half of Jingzhou, and our army can attack Xiangyang directly, and the speed will be broken!" β
Huang Gai Zumao echoed: "Tell the general, our army has 60,000 troops, and Liu Biao in Xiangyang City is at most 20,000, if the speed is broken, he will definitely be able to take Xiangyang!" β
Sun Jian frowned slightly, and said: "We have been enemies with that Liu Biao for several years, and the generals should know in their hearts that Lao Er is extremely strong in defending the city, if our army fails to break through Xiangyang, what if Lao Er's reinforcements arrive?!" β
The generals looked at each other, and for a while there was a little dumb, knowing that you are always your opponent, Sun Jian used to occupy Changsha and other places, and Liu Biao had constant friction, so he naturally knew that Liu Biao's talent, although he did not have the ambition to plot the world, but he could stick to one side, and this person was really terrible in terms of defending the city.
Sun Jian looked at Jiang at the end of the queue and asked, "Since you proposed to attack Jingzhou, you must have a plan in your heart!" β
Jiang Wen walked out of the queue and saluted and said: "The minister has a plan, the army can go straight to Xiangyang, but not fight!" β
Sun Jian and the generals were a little puzzled, "No war?" Why did you enter Xiangyang? β
"Our army can send 20,000 elite cavalry to detour through Yuzhou to Lujiang River, Yuzhou is now not determined, there will be no obstruction along the way, 20,000 elite cavalry can march all the way to Jiangxia, and the army marching to Xiangyang is to create momentum, in order to let Liu Biao mobilize defenders from all over the country!"
"Take a detour to Lujiang?"
Sun Jian shook his head slightly, "Even if the cavalry wants to detour through Yuzhou to Lujiang, the time it takes is definitely not one or two days, at least dozens of days, if Liu Biao does not mobilize the defenders because of this, wouldn't it be in vain?" β
"Telling the general is not in vain," Jiang Wen continued: "If Liu Biao had not sent troops to aid Xiangyang, then 20,000 elite cavalry would have been able to quickly occupy the land of Yuzhou along the way. At that time, even if this plan is not successful, our army can still hold Yuzhou. β
"And if it is a strong attack on Xiangyang...... Yuan Shu is insidious and suspicious, unscheming, and treacherous. Conspiracy will not work, if you storm Xiangyang, it will be in line with his wishes, he just wants to wait for us and Liu Biao to be defeated, take the opportunity to raise troops to destroy our two armies, and after occupying Jingzhou, support the jade seal and establish himself as the emperor, the general must also know in his heart. β
"The old minister's words are that the division of troops to attack Jingzhou is fruitless, and if you retreat, you can also get Yuzhou!"
Sun Jian's eyes flickered, but he didn't answer.
Sun Ce asked Jiang Wen, "Since this Yuan Shu is going to attack us before and after, what's the use of handing over this jade seal?" β
Jiang Wen said: "If our army does not have a jade seal to give Yuan Shu, then Liu Biao will promise heavy profits to induce Yuan Shu to sneak attack the rear of our army, even if Liu Biao gives Yuan Shu a big benefit, Yuan Shu will choose to wait until we and Liu Biao are both defeated!" β
The rest of the old generals are also pondering, if there is no Yuan Shu behind them, it is easy to capture Xiangyang, the reason why they are stationed, is precisely because there is Yuan Shu behind them, and when they fought with Dong Zhuo, they already knew the heart of this old child, and he was definitely a master who took advantage of the fire to rob.
Sun Jian thought for a long time and said: "Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, Zu Mao, and Lu Meng listen to the order, I order the four of you to lead 20,000 elite cavalry, and go around Yuzhou from now on!" Cheng Pu is the main general, and Zu Mao is the deputy general! As for the rest of the generals, do as ordered! β
Xiangyang, Liu Biao was anxious, looking at Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang in front of him, "Right now, Sun Jian is leading 60,000 troops to attack my Xiangyang, and they will arrive in Xinye tomorrow, let's escape, and wait for the future to escape across the river." β
Huang Zu is talented and strong, with a national face, slightly mighty, "If the minister doesn't escape, then Sun Jian's love for killing the minister will fight him to the death!" β
"These clansmen of mine, all of them occupy one side and refuse to send troops to support," Liu Biao said with a wry smile: "Today, I only have 20,000 soldiers and horses in Xiangyang, and although Jiangling and Jiangxia have sent reinforcements here, they only have 6,000 soldiers and horses, how can 26,000 soldiers and horses stop Sun Jian's 60,000 army!" β
Kuai Liang saluted and said: "The minister has a plan, our army can ask Yuan Shu for help!" β
"Zirou, you don't know this, then Yuan Shu and Sun Jian conspired with me in Jingzhou, how can I turn to him for help!"
Kuai Yue said: "Report to the lord, Yuan Shu is treacherous, as long as we can feed him temporarily, he will definitely bite Sun Jian back!" β
Liu Biao pondered for a while, "The main road to Wancheng has been occupied by Sun Jian, how to enter Wancheng?" β
"The messenger of the Son of Heaven has arrived!"
A feminine-looking eunuch took out the holy decree in his hand, "Please Jingzhou Mu Liu Biao accept the decree!" β
"The edict of the Son of Heaven, I have the blessing of God, now the general escorted me to Wuyin, bringing 200,000 people, and the grain and grass are insufficient, so please Aiqing escort 100,000 stones of grain and grass to Wuyin!"
Liu Biao took the holy decree and read it carefully, making sure that he had heard correctly, "This Sun Jian also brought 200,000 people?" Does he really want to attack my Xiangyang? β
Kuai Yue sent away the messenger of the Son of Heaven, and said to Liu Biaojin: "Since he Sun Jian wants grain, the lord will send him 100,000 stones of grain and grass, and now Sun Jian is a great loyal minister to the people, as long as the lord shows loyalty to the Son of Heaven, he Sun Jian will not raise troops." β
This is also to stabilize Sun Jian, and secondly, he can take this opportunity to send someone to secretly enter Wancheng and meet with Yuan Shu. The third is to immediately ask for help from Taishou in Wuling, Changsha and other places, and ask them to send soldiers and horses, since Sun Jian did not choose to take Xiangyang directly, he wants to consume with us, then we will consume it with Sun Jian! β