Chapter 350: Yuan Family Brothers
Liu Bei's essay on the thief soon spread throughout the Han Dynasty. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info In fact, Liu Bei's text is mainly for Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and Cao Cao.
Since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the Han has been in turmoil for eleven years. In the past eleven years, in the land of Dahan, the wonderful scenes of big fish eating small fish have once again been perfectly performed. Eleven years later, the only big fish still alive in the pond of Dahan are Cao De, Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Liu Bei, Liu Biao and Sun Ce. Among them, the forces of the Cao brothers and the Yuan Shi brothers are undoubtedly the most powerful. Liu Biao, but his life is better, and it is not yet time to be ravaged; Sun Ce, since Sun Jian's death, Sun's power has gradually faded and is no longer valued by everyone, of course, Cao De, who has the memory of two lives, is an exception; As for Liu Bei himself, whether a new upstart can occupy a place in this troubled world depends on this time!
The closest to Liu Bei is undoubtedly Yuan Shu in Yuzhou. Yuan Shu had just suffered a loss under Cao De's men not long ago, but fortunately, Yuan Shu didn't authentically go and robbed some of Liu Biao's things, which saved part of the loss.
Now, Liu Bei has come to invite Yuan Shu to fight against Cao De together. The angry Yuan Shu threw the text sent by Liu Bei out of the door.
However, Yang Hong, who was under Yuan Shu, immediately picked up the text back. "The Lord is angry. This is the Lord's opportunity to take revenge! ”
"Hmph, who is Cao De? Little Liu Bei vainly tried to call on the princes of the world to crusade against Cao De and win the battle with this thief article? Joke! Yuan Shu's face was full of ridicule.
Yuan Shu still can't forget his fiasco in the construction of the waterway. A few thousand, only a few thousand of them defeated their 30,000 army. Fortunately, Yuan Shu caught Liu Biao in time to regain a little confidence and save a little face.
"Haha, the lord doesn't need to be ambitious and destroy his prestige. According to the subordinates, the lord only needs to mobilize a large army, Chen Yu Nanyang, as long as the princes of the world raise troops together, the lord can crusade against Cao De with all the princes. If this is just a joke, then the lord can continue to keep this army in Nanyang to prevent Cao De from advancing eastward! And in any case, the lord still has to send a large army in Nanyang. ”
"Why don't I think so, now Nanyang has 50,000 troops stationed, if we increase the number of troops and attract Cao De to strike first, then wouldn't my gains outweigh the losses!" Yuan Shu said leisurely.
"Although the lord is relaxed, Cao De is now busy pacifying hundreds of thousands of Huns in Liangzhou, how can he have the leisure to care about our Nanyang. And if Yuan Gong also sent troops, why should we be afraid of Cao De anymore! Yang Hong continued to persuade.
Yuan Shu understood that if he wanted to attack Yizhou alone, it would be too difficult to fight, but if Yuan Shao was a shield, Yuan Shu would really dare to attack Yizhou again. However, Yuan Shu was still a little uneasy. Therefore, Yuan Shu waved his hand at Yang Hong and said, "Let me think about it again!" ”
While Yuan Shu was considering, Yuan Shu's elder brother Yuan Shao was also discussing this matter with his subordinate Wenwu.
"Ladies and gentlemen, Xuzhou Mu Liu Bei invited me to fight Cao De together, what do you think?" Yuan Shao trembled and said while holding Liu Bei's begging thief.
Guo Tu stood up, "Lord, Liu Bei didn't have a good heart this time!" ”
"Oh, what do you mean?" Yuan Shaoyi tilted his head and said.
"My lord, our Jizhou and Cao De's territory are not connected, if the lord sends troops to fight against Cao De, then our army can only take advantage of the annexation of the state or bypass Cao Cao's Yanzhou. However, there is still a plague raging in the state. If my army marches through the state, the result will not be known. And if the lord is borrowing the road to Yanzhou, may I ask the lord, will Cao Cao let our army pass with a swagger? ”
"What the public rules say is very true!" Yuan Shao nodded and said.
As soon as Yuan Shao's words fell, Xu You stood up, "Lord, don't listen to the villain's slander!" ”
"Oh? What is Ziyuan's opinion? Yuan Shao asked in a different posture.
"The lord not only wants to destroy Cao De, but also uses a large army!" Xu Yu put his hands behind his back, glanced at Guo Tu contemptuously, and said loudly.
"Oh? Why is that? When Yuan Shao heard this, he immediately became interested.
"There are villains who say that the consequences of the army taking the route and merging the state will be unimaginable, which is really nonsense. Although the plague is still rampant in Jizhou, I have already had a way to diagnose and treat the plague in Jizhou, and if the lord is on the march, he will send Langzhong to diagnose and treat the people along the way. The prestige of the lord will surely increase with each passing day. And wouldn't this be more conducive to the annexation of the state in the future? After Xu You finished speaking, he glanced at Guo Tu provocatively again.
"Well, Ziyuan has a point!" Yuan Shao nodded, and seemed to agree with Xu You's suggestion.
However, Xu You continued: "This is a war, so why use heavy troops? Cao De did not take Liangzhou and Chang'an for a long time, so Cao De's foundation was not stable. If the lord defeated Cao De in the first battle, wouldn't the people of Liangzhou and Chang'an be terrified. Cao De has no foundation, so Liangzhou and Chang'an are not the things in the lord's pocket. Xu You bowed to Yuan Shao and clasped his fists, and said flatteringly.
"Hmmm! Not bad! Looks like I'm going to have to use a heavy army! Yuan Shao clenched his fist and lightly slammed it on the armrest of the seat.
"My lord, no!" This time it was Tian Feng who came out. "The lord is not to use heavy troops. Did the lord forget that there was another Cao Cao? ”
When Yuan Shao heard this, his eyes narrowed, how could he forget this stubble.
"If the lord uses heavy troops, the rear of Jizhou will definitely be empty. If Cao Cao sneaks up on my Jizhou, what soldiers will the lord use to resist? Tian Feng said with a worried face.
"How dare Tian Yuanhao assert that Cao Cao will not fall into the trap for Cao De?" Xu You immediately asked rhetorically. "Dare to ask Tian Yuanhao, how was Dong Zhuo back then?"
Tian Feng thought for a while, opened his mouth and said: "Half a catty and eight taels, Dong Zhuo is half a catty, and Cao De is eight taels!" ”
"That's it. At that time, the lord and Dong Zhuo fought under the city of Xingyang, and Dong Zhuo was defeated in the first battle, and the army was defeated. Today, although Cao De is slightly stronger than Dong Zhuo, Cao De's foundation in Liangzhou and Chang'an is not stable. Moreover, the lord is no longer the lord of the past. Let's ask, if the lord of this battle drags Cao De's troops, and Yuan Gong sneaks up on Cao De from the rear, the outcome is clear at a glance. Why did Cao Cao help Cao De? ”
"Could it be that Xu Ziyuan forgot that Cao De and Cao Cao have a brotherly relationship?" Tian Feng denied Xu You's tirade in one sentence.
"Haha...... the road to hegemony, but there is still family affection to speak of? Tian Yuanhao is too soft-hearted! Xu Yu said loudly and mockingly.
"You ......" Just as Tian Feng was about to say something, Yuan Shao spoke, "Don't argue." I have made up my mind, send 100,000 troops, and after the autumn harvest next year, prepare enough grain and grass, take the route and merge the state, and crusade against Cao De! ”
"Yes!"
Yuan Shao, one of the four giants of the Han Dynasty, finally made up his mind. And Yuan Shao's movements also spread quickly. Yuan Shao's move was the impetus for the progress of this storm.
Correspondingly, Liu Bei, as the inviter, also immediately announced that he would send 50,000 troops, and after joining Yuan Shao, he would crusade against Cao De together.
In Yuan Shao's eyes, Liu Bei is just a clown. The reason why Yuan Shao responded to Liu Bei's call was just to find a suitable excuse. Now Liu Bei responded to Yuan Shao and sent 50,000 troops. Yuan Shao didn't pay attention to it at all.