Chapter 217: It doesn't matter
"Envoy, that Yan Shao's wolf ambition wants to level the counties of Qingzhou, now the army has come to the city, and please ask the envoy to uphold justice..." Pen Γ fun Γ Pavilion www. ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ο½ γ ο½ο½ο½ο½
So far, apart from begging Liu Bei, Wang Xuan seems to have no other way. Yan Shao has made up his mind to completely unify Qingzhou, so Le'an has become his primary goalββββββ and Yan Shao has helped Wang Xuan a lot in the past, but Wang Xuan will take revenge this time, how can Yan Shao not hate him? I caught the opportunity this time, of course, I can't let Wang Xuan go.
To say that Wang Xuan's troops in his hands also have a little bit, all of them are added together, and there are about two or three thousand. It's not a lot, but it's above average for an average county. But in the face of the tens of thousands of troops brought by Yan Shao this time, there was really no chance of winning at all.
At present, the only way to do this is to ask for foreign help. But who should foreign aid turn to? Qi country? After Yan Shaoping Le'an, the next one will be Qi Guo. Moreover, now that the civil strife in Qi has not ended, and it is impossible to fully mobilize, even if Qi is added, it is not Yan Shao's opponent.
Jinan country? The reason why Jinan has remained neutral over the years is because their strength is the lowest among the six counties in Qingzhou. Even if they do their best, it is great to be able to come up with more than a thousand soldiers and horses, and it is better to expect them to find out than to count on Yan Shao's conscience...
Of course, there is also a Xuzhou Tao Qian is a choice, this Tao Qian's current life is not bad, there are no internal and external troubles, and the country is also very supportive of him. In addition, Xuzhou itself is also extremely rich, with no less than 100,000 people with armor, and its strength is amazing. If he helped, it would not be difficult to solve Yan Shao's threat. The key is that Xuzhou is by no means close to here, not to mention whether Tao Qian can be moved, if Tao Qian arrives, I am afraid that Le'an will have been broken a long time ago. Even whether Qingzhou can be kept is not a matter of course.
Now the only thing that can be counted on is probably Liu Bei, who is far away in the plains.
On the one hand, the Plains Country is also considered to have some strength, and I dare not say that there are more, but the three thousand soldiers and horses can still be obtained. Moreover, Liu Bei may be nothing, but his two righteous brothers are very powerful, and they even fought with Lu Bu before the Tiger Prison. Although it was a failure later, it made Tai Shici and Zhao Yun stand up, but the strength of the two still received a high evaluation. In Qingzhou, where the literary style is relatively prosperous, it can be regarded as relatively brave.
But the most important thing is probably Liu Bei's backstage, unlike other county officials, Liu Bei is almost no different from the airborne, which can be recognized by the plain country and even Qingzhou, and it has nothing to do with the backer behind him, Gongsun Zhan, the white horse general in Youzhou. This time, Wang Xuan sent someone to ask Liu Bei for help, obviously hoping that he would come forward, but secretly hoping that Liu Bei could find Gongsun Zhan.
Listening to the envoy's complaints, Liu Bei was also full of sadness.
"Why do you have to do this, sir, please get up quickly...", and as he spoke, he stepped forward to support the envoy, trying to help him up.
However, this envoy is very professional, and knows that if this kind of thing rises up by himself, things will not be easy to say. On the contrary, if he doesn't get up all the time, the next thing is what Liu Bei promised, and he will find another step down, which can be regarded as a more traditional drama.
To say that this envoy is just a weak literati, Liu Bei has also fought all his life, and he doesn't dare to say too much about the value of force, and Zhou Cang or Wu Anguo believe that it is also on par with the kind, isn't it easy to help him up, but at this time, he is acting with the envoy.
Originally, the two of them estimated that they were going to have a piece of mushroom for a while, but Zhang Fei, who didn't want to be next to him, didn't have so many eyes, and saw that the envoy was supported by his eldest brother, but he didn't get up, so he stepped forward and pulled it a little impatiently.
If Liu Bei is also considered to have some bravery, then Zhang Fei is really a brave man, and the strength of his arms is not comparable to Liu Bei, plus he didn't keep his hand, but he just dragged the envoy from the ground at once, which made the envoy and Liu Bei a little stunned.
The envoy looked at Liu Bei in a daze, as if he didn't know what was going on, but Liu Bei smiled helplessly, and scolded Zhang Fei: "Yide..."
It's just that...
What's to blame next? Seeing that Zhang Fei didn't seem to understand yet, Liu Bei was helpless.
Guan Yu on the side knew a little about some of the things in it, and pulled Zhang Fei.
"Sir, don't be surprised, my younger brother is a reckless man and doesn't know how to be polite..."Liu Bei said to the envoy apologetically.
"Don't dare, don't dare, this is the world-famous Zhang Yide, it's really a fierce general, Liu Yuanjun has such a fierce general to help, why be afraid of Yan Shao!"
Even at this time, the envoy did not forget his mission, and encouraged the person beside him. It's no wonder that he will be so conscientious, it's really that Wang Xuan's situation is too bad now, if there is no one to help, he will basically die.
Liu Bei was not fooled, but just spoke to the envoy. "This is a big matter, please consider it more..."
The envoy persuaded for a while, but Liu Bei was iron-hearted, and he had no choice but to go to the residence arranged by Liu Bei to rest for the time being.
When the envoy withdrew, only Liu Bei and Guan Zhang were left in the room, and Liu Bei sighed.
"Why is the eldest brother so worried, if Yan Shao dares to offend the eldest brother, I will let him taste the power of my spear..."Zhang Fei shouted loudly, saying that his Zhangba snake spear was still in his hand at this moment, but he was afraid that he would already follow the comparison.
If it was in the past, Liu Bei would have patted him on the shoulder or something, but now he just sighed.
Guan Yu on the side saw it in his eyes and hesitated. "Big brother, but I'm worried that the royal guards won't be able to resist for long?"
"Definitely..."Liu Bei sighed. A certain sigh for the people of this plain, finally came to usher in a peaceful day, who would have thought that it would not be long before this Yan Shao was ushered in again..."
"Why worry about the eldest brother, with me and the third brother, we should ensure the safety of the plain..."Guan Yu said proudly.
Zhang Fei next to him also nodded vigorously, agreeing with Guan Yu's words.
If you want to say that the person he respects the most in the world, the first one is, of course, his eldest brother Liu Bei, and the second is his second brother Guan Yu. In his opinion, as long as the three brothers are together, there is nothing that cannot be unbalanced.
However, Liu Bei shook his head and said. "I don't know the martial arts of the two brothers, but there are tens of thousands of soldiers and horses in Yan Shao, and there are countless fierce generals under the tent, even if the two virtuous brothers are brave, they are only afraid..."
Zhang Fei seemed to be a little angry, but he could only snort a few times when he thought of Tai Shici and Zhao Yunlai, who were fighting against Lu Bu in front of the Tiger Prison Pass.
He is a straight man, and although he is proud of his martial arts, he will not slander others because of this.
Whether it is Tai Shici or Zhao Yun, when it comes to martial arts, he is definitely not inferior to him, and it is not easy to distinguish between victory and defeat when it comes to competition. Zhang Fei asked himself if he would be inferior to those two, but he didn't dare to pat his chest and say to Liu Bei that he would definitely be able to win those two.
Guan Yu too, despite his slightly squinted eyes, his complexion sank slightly.
"And it is said that Yan Shao has recently obtained another fierce general, and his martial arts are extraordinary, but unfortunately, such a heroic man fell into the hands of Yan Shao..."
Just when Liu Bei was lamenting to himself, he saw Jian Yong walk in from outside, and happened to see the appearance of the three of them.
This Jian Yong is also a very individual person, that is, during the Shu Han Dynasty, except for one Zhuge Liang, he almost never served anyone, let alone stuck to the word etiquette in front of anyone. Even in front of Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are both people who know his character, so they don't have much agreement about itββββββ or it is useless to mind. You can't let them fight with Jian Yong. Although this Jian Yong also knows some martial arts, how can he compare with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei? Isn't it like bullying a child?
Moreover, Jian Yong can be said to be the only scribe under Liu Bei's account, if something accidentally happens, who will help Liu Bei deal with the government affairs in the county? Can't it be up to the two of them?
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Although Jian Yong had just come back from outside, he had a good understanding of the current situation, not to mention that he had just seen Le'an's envoy go out of the room not long ago, and he had already smiled at Liu Bei and the others as soon as he came in. "My lord has already dealt with the envoy?"
"Xianhe is here, sit down..."
Liu Bei was very enthusiastic and greeted Jian Yong.
After Jian Yong found a place to sit down directly, Liu Bei smiled bitterly. "Don't hide it, I'm worried about this matter..."
It's really a cause for concern...
After all, this incident is difficult to deal with in the past, Wang Xuan sent someone this time, of course, for himself, but at the same time, it can't be said that it has nothing to do with Liu Bei. If Yan Shao really unified Qingzhou, it would inevitably threaten Liu Bei's plain. Not to mention anything else, Yan Shao obviously can't tolerate that there is a county in Qingzhou that doesn't listen to his ordersββββββ considering Liu Bei's close relationship with Gongsun Zhan, everything seems to be self-evident.
"This matter is indeed a bit difficult to do, relying on the power of the lord alone, it is indeed a bit difficult to compete with that Yan Shao, but the lord does not have this strength, it does not mean that others do not either..."
"What do you mean?" Liu Bei looked at Jian Yong, as if he had some understanding.
"General Gongsun is not in Youzhou now, he has countless elite soldiers and fierce generals, the lord has a friendship with him, if he goes to ask for help, General Gongsun will definitely send someone to help..." It was for his own future planning, and later Gongsun Zan arranged a Qingzhou assassin in Qingzhou to compete with Yuan Shao in Qingzhou. I haven't relied on Liu Bei's strength.
Liu Bei was also a little moved, he finally had a place to stay, he really didn't want to move anymore.
It's just that...
"I'm afraid that Yuanshui can't save the near fire..."And Liu Bei knows very well that now Gongsun Chan and Yuan Shao are very stiff, and it is difficult to say whether they are willing to send troops to help at this time.
"If the lord agrees, I will go to Youzhou!" Jian Yong said without thinking.
He knew very well that for Liu Bei, this was probably his only chance, if he really let it go like this, it wouldn't be long before Yan Shao's soldiers and horses would come to the plain.
At that point, things will be really troublesome.
Liu Bei is also a decisive person, and after listening to Jian Yong's words, he immediately spoke. "In this case, please make peace!"
Jian Yong didn't drag the mud and water, just hugged his fists and turned to leave.
Later, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei also left one after another, preparing for the soldiers, horses, grain and grass, no matter whether Gongsun Chan came to help in the end, they needed to make some preparations in advance...
In the end, Liu Bei was left alone to look up at the sky outside...
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I don't know what happened on Liu Bei's side, but Yan Shao's progress is amazingly fast.
More than 100,000 troops marched all the way to the west, and the several cities they passed along the way were not opponents at all. Even the city that lasted the longest was only held out for a little more than two days before Yan Shao broke through, and just as Yan Shao decided, the army had just entered the city and was already full of looting foodββββββ and now the whole army is very clear about the problem of lack of food, the grain road in the rear is unblocked, and the grain is constantly being transported. However, the grain and grass transported according to the requirements of 10,000 people could not meet the needs of these more than 100,000 mouths, and even if they were frugal, they could only meet about one-third of the requirements. This is still a situation where almost no one eats only one meal, and the soldiers and horses are scouring around for something to eat.
In order to satisfy these more than 100,000 mouths, in the end, Yan Shao didn't even let go of the bark, you can think about the dilemma.
In the case of knowing that there is a shortage of food in the army, those who are almost all over the city are looking for food, and the first to be overturned is the official treasury in the city.
However, just like Tai Shici said, there is no food in the official treasury, and it is almost empty. If it was only the official treasury, it would not be able to support the food and grass needs of the entire army, so in the end, Yan Shao still set his sights on the family in the city.
As I said before, Le'an is not a big county, let alone this kind of ordinary small town?
There are only three or two families in the city, and they are all the ones who don't have much strength.
But...
This does not affect Yan Shao's start...
Outside the mansion, looking at the soldiers and horses besieging his mansion, Zhao Qiong seemed to be in a daze, and it took a long time to run to Yan Shao's horse. "Envoy, why is that..."
"Without him, I just want to borrow something from you..."To be honest, this kind of behavior is also the first time Yan Shao has done it, and his face is a little red.
"I don't know what the envoy wants to borrow..."With some bad premonitions in his heart, Zhao Qiong frowned and asked.
"Without him, it's just food..."
Hearing the word food, Zhao Qiong's eyes widened, but before he could shirk it, Yan Shao had already waved his hand. "Alright, go inside and get me food..."
"No!"
I have to say that this kind of thing is really morale-boosting, at least the sergeants who rushed in were shouting excitedly one by one.
The soldiers outside the gate seemed to want to stop them, but where was the opponent, and after a while, they had already climbed to the ground, leaving only Yan Shao and Zhao Qiong still at the door...
"You, what's the difference between you and a thief!" As if to react, Zhao Qiong pointed at Yan Shao and scolded angrily.
"It's no difference, but I don't care..."Facing the curse, Yan Shao said indifferently.