Chapter Thirty-Six: Facing Runan
The news of Yuan Shu's proclamation as the emperor, with his extensive placement of ministers and courtiers, and the construction of the altar used by the emperor to worship the emperor in the south and north of the city, completely swept the Han world. In Yingyin City, www.biquge.info Xun Yu, who had just sent Chen Deng away, immediately sent someone to find Gao Ye, and the current situation no longer allowed Gao Ye to accompany his wife and concubine at home every day. Cao Cao's expedition to Wancheng did not return, and Yuan Shu openly proclaimed himself emperor, what should he do, and he urgently needed to find someone to discuss.
"Mingxi, now Your Majesty is still in Yingdu, and Yuan Shu openly claims the emperor, is it tolerable or unbearable!" Xun Yu was in the lobby, openly cursing Yuan Shu's behavior as emperor, and slapping the table in front of him fiercely, as if it was not like this, which was not enough to show his Xun Yu's anger. After scolding, he looked at Gao Ye and said, "Now Your Majesty is also furious and ordered me to wait for the army to be recruited." Mingxi, what do you think? ”
Gao Ye couldn't help but be stunned when he heard this, how did this sound a little familiar? I'm not Yuan Fang, and you're not Di Renjie, why do you just ask me what I think. You've said everything you said about sending troops, do I have any room to refuse? However, Gao Ye's belly was slandered, and he still smiled faintly and said: "Sending troops to Huainan must be wanted." However, sending troops is a big deal, and it is not up to you or me to decide. Now that the lord has pacified Wancheng, Wen Ruodang immediately wrote a letter and sent it to the lord, asking the lord to decide. ”
When Xun Yu heard this, he also nodded and said, "Mingxi's words are reasonable. However, even if the army is dispatched, it is necessary to wait for the return of the lord, but when it comes to preparing for war, Mingxi should prepare early. Now that the main soldiers are in Wancheng, Ying is empty, and he is afraid that Yuan Shu will attack. ”
"Haha, what if Yuan Shu is here?" Gao Ye laughed and said, "I said back then that Yuan Highway is just dry bones in the grave, so there is nothing to be afraid of. By the way, I heard that Yuan Shu wants to marry Lu Bu, if the two of them really get married, it will be a big trouble. Although in Gao Ye's memory, Lu Bu and Yuan Shu's family affair did not come to an end in the end. Even the two of them fought hard, and in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", it is said that Yuan Shu raised a seven-way army and besieged Lu Bu, but that was just Luo Guanzhong's wishful thinking. After all, if you follow the style of "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", Zhang Xun takes Xuzhou, Qiao Rui takes Xiaopei, Chen Ji takes Yidu, Lei Bo takes Langya, Chen Lan takes Jieshi, Han Xian takes Pi, and Yang Feng takes Junshan, in Gao Ye's opinion, it is simply a big joke in the world. It may be because of the change in place names during the Yuan and Ming dynasties, so Luo Guanzhong conceived according to the place names at that time, and there may be some rules. But in this era, not to mention anything else, Jieshi Yidi, according to the map, should be in the area of Qinhuangdao, Hebei Province in the later generations. What does it mean for Yuan Shu to attack Lu Bu and let a group of soldiers and horses cross Xuzhou and Qingzhou, and kill all the way to Jizhou?
Therefore, Gao Ye has always had a skeptical attitude towards the battle between Yuan Shu and Lu Bu in his memory. Gao Ye believed that there must be a big fight between the two of them, but he didn't know what the process was. After all, in the history books, it is only recorded that Lu Bu defeated Yuan Shu's army, and even plundered in the Huaibei area, causing the people under Yuan Shu's rule to live in poverty.
However, Xun Yu listened to Gao Ye's question, and finally showed a rare smile, and said to Gao Ye: "That Chen Deng quilt Zizhong said that he was a rare resourceful person, and I thought that this time I would definitely have a confrontation with him." However, Chen Deng was quite sensible, and took the initiative to surrender not to mention, but also made an evaluation of Lu Bu as 'brave and unplanned, it is easier to go, and it is better to plan it as soon as possible'. In this way, with Chen Deng under Lu Bu as the internal response, thinking that Lu Bu will definitely not come to attack with Yuan Shu, this Ming Xi can rest assured......
In fact, just as Xun Yu said, Chen Deng, who returned to Xuzhou, heard that Yuan Shu was the emperor and came to ask for Lu Bu's daughter, and immediately urged Lu Bu not to send his daughter to Huainan. Lu Bu was overjoyed after hearing Cao Cao's praise for him and the news that he was posthumously named General Zhendong. Although he is worried about the fact that Liu Bei is now the pastor of Xuzhou, but now that he is the general of Zhendong, he can be regarded as being able to suppress Liu Bei in Xuzhou.
Therefore, Lu Bu had no doubts about Chen Deng's loyalty. Chen Deng's advice was adopted immediately. Moreover, he also felt that Yuan Shu's move to become emperor was too despicable. He is only a Zhendong general now, how can he be the emperor of Yuan Shu? Even the Emperor of the Zhong Family did not make it.
Moreover, the messenger Han Yin was even more rampant, not only rude, but as soon as he entered the lobby, he opened his mouth and said: "My lord Yuan Gong is now complying with the mandate of heaven, and sooner or later he will definitely ascend the throne and set up the East Palace." Since your daughter and my son-in-law are married, my lord specially ordered me to come and urge the imperial concubine to come to Huainan as soon as possible. ”
Thinking about what a proud person Lu Bu is, the number one general in the world, but he is not taken in the eyes of a mere Han Yin. The envoy has always represented the will of the people behind him, and Han Yin doesn't take himself seriously, so how could Yuan Shu regard himself as a character? In addition, he felt quite disdainful of what Yuan Shu had done, as Chen Deng said, how could he do such a family thing again? Therefore, Lu Bu, who was furious, immediately beheaded Han Yin to show the public, and even sent someone to take Han Yin's head and the chapter of his own thanksgiving to Yingdu to thank him.
Yuan Shu was originally gearing up, and after preparing to take Lu Bu's daughter back, he would raise troops to attack Cao Cao. But who would have thought that Lu Bu not only did not send his daughter, but also killed Han Yin, and sent his head to Yingdu to ask for credit. Yuan Shu, who was furious, immediately ordered Liu Xun to take Han Xian and Yang Feng to attack Xuzhou Lu Bu. He ordered Sun Ce to immediately lead his men and horses to capture Xuzhou. As for himself, he took Qiao Rui and Ji Ling as generals, and Chen Lan, Lei Bo, Chen Ji, and Li Feng accompanied him, and sent troops straight from Jiyin to Runan to kill. After all, as soon as Runan passes, it is Yingchuan, and now that Cao Cao is outside, Yingchuan is short of soldiers and horses, so it is natural to have a high number of soldiers and capture Yingchuan.
It's just that Yuan Shu hasn't sent troops yet, and a series of bad news has hit him. First received the news that Cao Cao's soldiers took Wancheng without blood, and now they are already on the way back to Yingchuan. As for Sun Ce, he wrote back to Yuan Shu and scolded: "I used the jade seal as a mortgage in exchange for my old Jiangdong department, and laid down the Lujiang River for your Yuan Shu." In the end, you occupied the jade seal, not to mention, but also pretended to be the emperor, turned your back on the Han family, and did this great rebellion! My Sun Bofu is about to raise troops to ask for guilt, and you still want me to send troops to help you, it's really a dream! Yuan Shu was immediately furious when he read the letter, and he scolded even more in the court: "Yellow-mouthed son, the thief who betrays the master, I should be the first to cut it down!" "If it weren't for Changshi Yang Hong's persuasion of Yuan Shu, Yuan Shu's soldiers and horses at this time would have to go south to Jiangdong.
Cao Cao, who was drinking with Zhang Xiu in Wancheng, had not had time to get involved with his aunt Zou, and was directly urged back to Yingchuan by Xun Yu's urgent document. The 100,000-strong army continued day and night, and finally rushed back to Yingdu after receiving the news that Sun Ce had openly announced that he had broken off relations with Yuan Shu. As for Lu Bu at this time, under the planning of Chen Gong and Chen Deng, he had already started a big battle with Yuan Shu's soldiers and horses.
Yuan Shu, who had just arrived in Runan, immediately received the news that Yang Feng and the others had rebelled and Liu Xun had been defeated. Not only was the army defeated by Lu Bu in one fell swoop, but the entire Huaibei became a place for Lu Bu to plunder. Liu Xun had no choice but to withdraw to Huainan, and Yang Feng and the others were nowhere to be found, and this sudden defeat really made Yuan Shu angry. If it weren't for the fact that the army had now entered the territory of Runan, Yuan Shu would have been eager to raise troops to kill Xuzhou at this time.
However, now that Chen Guo has been down, the soldiers and horses have entered Runan County. After all, although Chen Guo was under Cao Cao's rule at this time, he did not have a single soldier of Cao Cao. When Gao Ye ordered someone to take Chen Guo, Liu Chong, the king of Chen, directly led the people to surrender, so Cao Cao did not embarrass Liu Chong, but let him continue to be his vassal king with peace of mind. The main reason was that Cao Cao's troops and manpower were also stretched thin at that time, and he was really unable to rule the Chen State. And Liu Chong also wished that Cao Cao would not insert people to come in, so that he could continue to be powerful. But now that Yuan Shu is attacking, he can't wait for Cao Cao's army to be here. But it's just a wish. Liu Chong, who was outnumbered, had to work with his Chen Guoxiang Luo Jun to open the city and surrender, praying for a way to live. It's a pity that Yuan Shu, who is now angry, is worried that he doesn't have a punching bag, so Liu Pet sent it to the door, so after accepting the two people, a glass of poisoned wine for one person will be a direct matter.
As a striker, Ji Ling has already entered Zhengqiang, and it is only three or five days away from Yingchuan. Fortunately, although the soldiers and horses of Yingchuan and Cao Cao went out to Wancheng, there was no big battle. Coupled with Zhang Xiu's voluntary surrender, Cao Cao's army is now more demoralized. Yuan Shu now personally led 200,000 soldiers and horses, and the soldiers were in Yingchuan, Cao Cao was not to be outdone, leaving only Cao Ren to guard Yingchuan, Gao Ye was the vanguard, leading 50,000 troops, and took Xu Huang, Yu Ban and Gao Shun to immediately lead the troops to set off. As for himself, he took 130,000 soldiers and horses from Yanzhou, and then left.
As soon as the soldiers and horses of the high night entered Runan, the rewards of the scouts from all walks of life came like snowflakes. It turned out that Yuan Shu, who had already stationed troops in Ruyang at this time, heard that Gao Ye was the striker and came to Runan, for fear that Ji Ling, who only had 20,000 horses in his hand, would not be able to resist, so he ordered Qiao Rui to bring another 30,000 troops to support. As soon as Qiao Rui arrived to conquer Qiang, he discussed with Ji Ling, if he held the city, he was afraid that Cao Cao's army would be difficult to resist when it arrived, so it was better to find a way to defeat Gao Ye first.
Especially after hearing that Gao Ye stepped up his march all the way, this idea became clearer in the minds of the two. Fifty miles of competition for profit will be the general, and now the 50,000 horses in their hands can be said to be waiting for work, and they also rely on the expedition to Qiang County, and the high morale can be imagined. Gao Ye stepped up the march so much, and when they got here, how much combat strength would they have left? Therefore, Qiao Rui immediately ordered Ji Ling to stick to Zhengqiang, and he went to guard Xihua, relying on the momentum of the horns. even discussed with Ji Ling, just wait for Gao Ye to set up camp, and then go over to attack together, and he will definitely be able to succeed in one blow.
Ji Ling listened to it and responded. Qiao Rui immediately set off to Xihua County to wait for the high night. Moreover, Qiao Rui is also worthy of being a general under Yuan Shu, the two counties are not far apart, and his march is extremely secretive, so even Gao Ye's scouts did not find out. Qiao Rui is now just waiting for the arrival of Ji Ling's messenger, and he is ready to give Gao Ye, a famous general, a good color!