Chapter 114: The Situation at the Beginning of the Year
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In the spring of 193 AD, when the Central Plains was still in the midst of war, Yuan Shao of Hebei had already started a decisive battle with Gongsun Zhan, and learned the lessons of the previous times, Yuan Shao did not give Liu Bei the plain the opportunity to send troops to join Gongsun Zhan, but directly ordered General Yan Liang to lead an army of 100,000 to besiege the city, and led General Wen Chou to lead an army of 100,000 to block Gongsun Zhan's reinforcements.
Although Liu Bei's two brothers, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, had 10,000 enemies, they were still powerless in the face of overwhelming numbers. In desperation, Liu Bei had no choice but to abandon Pingyuan City, and under the protection of Guan and Zhang, he sacrificed his life to break through and take refuge in Beihai Kongrong on the other side of the Yellow River.
After arriving in Beihai City, Kong Rong wanted to treat each other politely, but there were many remnants of the Yellow Turban thieves near Beihai recently, so he didn't dare to rush out of the city to greet him, so he could only send his young general Tai Shici out of the city to persuade Liu Bei and his party to go to Tao Gongzu in Xuzhou in the south.
Tai Shici received the order, rode out of the city alone, saw Liu Bei, and told the truth.
Liu Bei sighed immediately and said, "Since this is the case, then it is better to bother the general to go back and tell Kong Taishou that Liu Xuande is here to thank him for his kindness." ”
"No problem, I'll go back to the city!" Tai Shici looked immature, clasped his hands into fists, immediately turned his horse's head, and looked at the city gate.
Zhang Fei said angrily on the side: "Big brother, this Kong Rong is rude, we are defeated and surrendered, but he refuses to accept us, and if he dislikes it, he dislikes it." And find so many reasons, according to my nature. Let's just go into the city and see if he can take us. ”
"Yide must not be rude!" Guan Yu squinted. stroked his beard and scolded on the side.
Seeing this, Zhang Fei, who had a noisy beard on his face, could only suppress the dissatisfaction in his heart and was honestly speechless.
Liu Bei looked at the sky, lowered his head and said sadly: "Second brother, third brother, the Han Dynasty is lonely, Hongnong is thousands of miles away, I can't wait to vote, this time since Kong Rong persuaded us to go to Xuzhou." Try your luck. I have long heard about Kong Rong's pear, presumably he is not deceiving us, but he really can't accept it, so he politely refused. ”
Zhang Fei was touched by his nerves, and began to yell again: "What kind of world is this, I heard that over there in Luoyang, a person who is known as the descendant of the **** emperor of the previous dynasty can stand on his own, and defeated Yuan Shu, my eldest brother is the head of the Han family." But it's fucking angry to have to run around! ”
Liu Bei looked at Zhang Fei with a hint of an obscure smile, and said comfortingly: "Okay." Yide, the winner is up to the people, presumably he can defeat Yuan Shu. There must be his ability, although we are now displaced. But it's not a kind of exercise, so it's better to go to Xuzhou first. ”
"Big brother. In that case, let's go as early as possible. Guan Yu said on the side.
"It's okay, it's just a pity that Lord Gongsun, presumably without our help, he will have a lot of difficulty in the decisive battle with Yuan Shao." After speaking, Liu Bei took the lead in riding his horse and galloped towards the straight official road, and Guan Yu and Zhang Fei also followed closely when they saw this, for fear of falling behind.
In the south, after the first battle of Kuangting, Sun Ce led the remnants of Yuan Shu's army to settle in Jiujiang County, Yangzhou, and even obtained the help of his righteous brother Zhou Yu.
Zhou Yu is elegant, handsome, no less than Sun Ce, and he is resourceful, which can be described as a brave and resourceful, witty and extraordinary Confucian general.
Sun Ce and others wanted to gain a foothold in Yangzhou, and found that the people of Shouchun City had abundant food, so they went to camp there, but after a few days, they heard that Yuan Shu also led the defeated army to come here, intending to join him and think about revenge.
Sun Ce discussed with his old general Zhu Zhi, "Now my father's family is trapped in the hands of Zhao Yue in Luoyang, I heard Zhao Yue's words in Wushan, and I really don't want to live under Yuan Shu's hand anymore, Junli, when my father was alive, you followed him to fight in all directions, what do you think I should do?" ”
Zhu Zhi also seemed to be affected by Zhao Yue's words, and at this time he did not hesitate to persuade, "Bo Fu, now that the family is in the hands of Zhao Yue, if we are under Yuan Shu's account again, Yuan Shu ordered me to go and attack Zhao Yue, should we go or not?" In my humble opinion, it's better to avoid Yuan Shu for the time being and find another place to settle down. ”
Zhou Yu also smiled when he heard Zhu Zhi's words on the side, and he stood up who was originally sitting in his seat and said to Sun Ce: "Brother, what Lord Zhu Zhi said is extremely true, with my brother's martial arts and bravery, plus my wisdom, why should I submit to Yuan Shu's command?" In the past, the elder brother was forced to surrender to Yuan Shu because he had no soldiers in his hands and no food in the warehouse. Today, Yuan Shu's former grain guards are all in our hands, and the grain and grass in Shouchun City are also quite abundant, so why not lead this army, carry grain and grass, and find another place to settle, right? I see that Yuan Shu's subordinates, thanks to the general Ji Ling, this time Ji Ling has died in the hands of Zhao Yue's general Wang Qian, and he will definitely be destroyed by others in the future! ”
Sun Ce listened to Zhou Yu's words, his heart suddenly brightened, and he hurriedly asked, "According to Gongjin's opinion, where should we go?" ”
Zhou Yu thought about it carefully, and hurriedly replied with a smile: "How is Lujiang County?" It is far away from the Central Plains, and close to the Yangtze River, after crossing the river, there are six counties in Jiangdong, when Dong Zhuo was in power in the past, Jiangdong was divided into several people to lead, Liu Yao, Yan Baihu, Xu Gong, Wang Lang as the representative of those people, there is no ability to ignore the juniors. After we develop ourselves in Lujiang and reorganize our armaments, we will send troops to Jiangdong, take this as the foundation, and then map the Central Plains, then the world can be placed in the hands of my brother! ”
"Gongjin, you are really my brainchild! Ha ha. After hearing this, Sun Ce hugged Zhou Yu excitedly and patted him on the back desperately.
That night, Sun Ce took advantage of the fact that Yuan Shu and others had not arrived, and hurriedly took the grain and grass collected by Shouchun, together with his soldiers, to Lujiang County.
Yuan Shu arrived in Shouchun after dawn the next day, and he expressed his dissatisfaction with Sun Ce's behavior, but he was helpless. The soldiers under his command are already sleepy, and he can only settle down in Shouchun now.
After a few days, Qiao Rui returned to Shouchun from Wancheng, and Yuan Shu discussed and prepared to raise an army to defeat Sun Ce.
Under Zhou Yu's strategy, Sun Ce personally led the army to fight with Yuan Shujun more than a dozen times, which can be regarded as convincing Yuan Shu's heart, and finally did not dare to violate the border. The two are at peace with each other, and their respective developments are also peaceful.
By the time of the spring of 193 mentioned above, Sun Ce already had a considerable scale of power, with tens of thousands of soldiers under his command, all of whom were trained elite soldiers, and in terms of talents, he recruited Zhou Tai, Han Dang, Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong and others.
Everything is ready, and he is ready to march into Jiangdong.
The perspective returned to Luoyang, and the envoys of the two forces in the northwest arrived in the city, and Zhao Yue was ready to order Wang Jian to sharpen his sword Huo Huo, wanting to show the demeanor of the new Qin army.
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