In the middle of February, in the midst of a thick spring, Jiangdong suddenly sent troops.

Sun Jian's second son, the son of Jiangdong Quan, Sun Quan, who was only fifteen years old, personally took command, claiming to have sent 100,000 lions to attack Jiujiang Yuan Shu in the name of Jiangdong.

In the past few years, Yuan Shu has been defeated repeatedly, from being the first prince in the world to now only controlling the prince of Jiujiang, and his strength is not as good as before.

However, Yuan Shu's command still has more than 100,000 elite soldiers in hundreds of battles, controlling one-third of Jiujiang and Runan.

This time, Jiangdong's sudden dispatch of troops did shock Yuan Shu very much.

His current strength, barely in Jiujiang and Runan to gain a foothold, not long ago, Cao Cao and Liu Bei teamed up, almost annihilated him, if it weren't for Liu Bei suddenly lost Xuzhou, let Cao Cao coerce, and finally combined his forces, counterattacked, repelled Cao Cao, he maintained a certain strength.

The Son of Heaven died, the situation is unknown, he is not willing to suddenly start a war with the behemoth of Jiangdong at this critical time, but he is not afraid of Jiangdong's troops, so after Jiangdong sent troops, he immediately put tens of thousands of elite troops, with Ji Ling, the first general under his command, as the commander, and stationed troops at the mouth of the Yangtze River, guarding the Liyang Pass to resist the invasion of the Jiangdong army.

On the Yangtze River waterway between Danyang and Jiujiang, there are many warships, although Yuan Shu's Jiujiang naval army has no combat effectiveness, but it controls the entrance of Huaishui, as well as Liyang Pass, so it barely blocks the Jiangdong Navy on the water.

If the prince dies today, the princes of all parties in the world are in chaos, and they are too busy to take care of themselves, and naturally they can't take care of the battle between Yuan Shu and Jiangdong, in their opinion, this is just a contest between the two princes.

However, it was only a few days after the war between Jiujiang and Jiangdong began, and the shape suddenly changed greatly, and the princes of the surrounding side thought that they were crazy, and all participated in this battle.

In late February, Cao Cao's general, Xiahou Yuan, sent 100,000 troops, and the brazen attack was still in the hands of Yuan Shu.

Immediately afterwards, Liu Biao of Jingzhou also sent troops, with the general Wen Ping as the commander and Liu Bei as the deputy marshal of Xinye, sending 50,000 troops from Jingzhou, all the way to Jiujiang and approaching Shouchun.

Finally, at the beginning of March, Lu Bu of Xuzhou also responded to the three sides of the army at the same time, sent 30,000 troops from Xuzhou, with Zhang Liao, the first general under his command, as the commander, from the Runan aisle, and attacked Jiujiang in one go.

Hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses entered Jiujiang in all directions, and Yuan Shu, the first prince of the past, seemed to be embattled overnight.

In Shouchun City, the atmosphere became more and more depressing.

After the general's mansion, above the lobby, Yuan Shu's face was as gloomy as water, kneeling on top of the first place, dozens of civil servants and military generals under his command, all of them had a sad face, but their eyes were aimed at the gloomy and cold Yuan Shu, and they didn't dare to give half a point.

"Yan Xiang, Yang Hong, come on, why, why did things turn out like this, Jiangdong, Jingzhou, Cao Cao, Lu Bu, actually joined forces to attack a certain family, what did a certain family do, let them work so hard, and a certain family did not offend them!"

Yuan Shu's eyes looked at the lobby, his right-hand man, his gloomy face could drip water, at this moment, there was a happy and sad mood in his heart.

In the first month, the Son of Heaven suddenly died, and he was suddenly happy and stupid, because he was holding the most orthodox heirloom jade seal in the world, so he was fluttering all of a sudden.

In his heart, the Son of Heaven who represents the orthodoxy of the world is dead, and the jade seal of the country is in his hands, so he must be the new person of the Mandate of Heaven, although now his luck is a little unsmooth, and his strength has been greatly reduced, but he believes that he will be able to regain the lost land and become the new lord of the world.

But he was holding the jade seal, and he was not secretly happy for a few days, Jiangdong had already sent troops blatantly, Jiangdong was alone, he was not afraid, but then, Cao Cao came, Liu Biao came, and even Lu Bu came, he suddenly became stunned, and the whole person became sad.

"Lord, they should be here to pass on the jade seal of the country."

Yuan Shu's two major advisors, Yan Xiang and Yang Hong, glanced at each other lightly, and they both had a look of helplessness in each other's eyes.

Yan Xiang stood up, bowed his body, looked at Yuan Shu with a very respectful expression, and said: "The Son of Heaven has died, such as the only orthodoxy today, there is only one, that is, the jade seal of the country, whether it is Jiangdong, Cao Cao, Liu Biao, Lu Bu, all of them are for the purpose of passing on the jade seal of the country. ”

"Hmph, it turns out that they all want the heirloom jade seal of a certain family, the jade seal is in a certain hand, and a certain is the lord of the world, they don't think about it."

When Yuan Shu heard this, his face became more and more hideous after his face was shocked.

Defeated repeatedly, there is such a jade seal that can support him, the jade seal is in hand, he feels that he is the lord of the world, and now the jade seal of the country is his only support.

"Ladies and gentlemen, this battle is difficult, is there a way to solve the situation?"

Yuan Shu took a deep breath, his face was firm, his eyes swept over the civil and military ministers under his command with some sharpness, and asked in a cold voice,

"Lord, now the shape is really not good for us, the four sides are surrounded, we are embattled, this is a dead situation, with our current strength, even if it is twice as strong, we will definitely die!" Yang Hong gritted his teeth, looked at Yuan Shu quietly, and pleaded: "Now the only thing that can solve the situation is the jade seal, and my subordinates ask the lord to release the jade seal and calm the war." ”

"Impossible, the jade seal of the country is the future prosperity of the Yuan family, this matter is not mentioned, for the future of the Yuan family, a certain will never give in!" Yuan Shu's eyes were cold, and he said gloomily.

"Lord!"

Yan Xiang looked at the stubborn Yuan Shu a little helplessly, Yuan Shu still can't see the situation clearly, if they hand over the jade seal, they still have a glimmer of life, but if they leave the jade seal, they will have no way to live at all.

"You don't need to say more."

Yuan Shu's eyes were gloomy, and he said stubbornly: "I won't hand over the jade seal, a certain family doesn't believe it, can their soldiers and horses still fight until Shouchun fails, you just talk about it, how to fight this battle?" ”

"Lord, Liu Biao and Lu Bu don't have many soldiers and horses, we can still resist, the only Jiangdong Army and Cao Army we care about, General Ji is now resisting the Jiangdong Army, we want to resist the Cao Army, the only way to protect Ruyin City first, once Ruyin City is broken, the Cao Army will drive straight in, and we will be in danger." Yang Hong is also a shrewd person, knowing that he can't collide with Yuan Shu's character, he is really helpless in his heart in the face of Yuan Shu, and he can only do his best for today's plan.

"Lord, the current shape shì, with only our strength, can be blocked for a while, as long as it takes a long time, it can't be stopped after all, lord, Yuan Jizhou's soldiers are strong and strong, after all, he is a member of the Yuan family, we can ask Yuan Jizhou for help." Yan Xiang thought about it, and with a flash of inspiration, he continued to build a low voice.

"Hmph, Yuan Shao's concubine, will he send troops to help a certain family?" Yuan Shu's eyes were full of contempt, it was because of his grievances and grievances with Yuan Shao for so many years that the Yuan family, the first family in the late Han Dynasty, was divided.

Otherwise, with the strength of the Yuan family, it is enough to control half of the Han Dynasty, instead of the current environment of the two of them, one is working hard in the open territory in the north, and the other is struggling to support in Jiujiang, and there is not even the ancestral land of Runan.

"Lord, you can sue Yuan Jizhou, just say, as long as he can relieve the siege of Jiujiang, the jade seal will be offered!" Yan Xiang knew that the jade seal was the root, and with their current strength, if they wanted to survive, they would not be able to keep the jade seal no matter what, and only by sending the jade seal out could Yuan Shu have a comeback.

"No way!" Yuan Shu shook his head firmly.

"Lord, you don't want to give the jade seal to others, but Yuan Jizhou is also a member of the Yuan family, and now the situation, we have no choice at all, leaving the green mountains without worrying about no firewood, the shape is severe, the jade seal of the country is already a hot potato, if we don't send it out, waiting for us, we can only destroy it!"

Yan Xiang knelt down on his knees, looked sincere, bowed his head to the ground, word by word, sincerely, and said loudly: "My subordinates ask the lord, think twice!" ”

"We ask the lord, think twice!"

Yang Hong looked at it, and knelt down, taking the civil and military ministers under Yuan Shu's command, respectfully requesting, hoping to awaken Yuan Shu's obsessive and unrepentant heart.

"You're all reversed, aren't you?" Yuan Shu's eyes widened and he looked at everyone coldly.

"We don't dare!"

Everyone's bodies trembled slightly, and they said respectfully.

"Lord, now the situation can't tolerate us to leave the jade seal, we are just for the safety of the lord, this thing has become a murder weapon for our lives, and we can't keep it anymore!" Yang Hong was loyal to Yuan Shu, bowed down, and said loudly.

"However, a certain is unwilling to !!!!"

Yuan Shu's eyes looked at the firm faces above the lobby, and finally regained a trace of reason in his heart, he naturally understood that he couldn't deal with a Cao Cao, plus Jiangdong, he would definitely die, and Liu Biao and Lu Bu, he didn't even have a way to live, but he was just unwilling, the jade seal was already in his hands, and he actually had to send it out, he gritted his teeth fiercely, and said: "A certain is really unwilling!" ”

"Lord, in fact, as long as we can get through this difficulty, it will still be possible in the future, as long as we are strong enough, we can get the jade seal back."

Yan Xiang's eyes burst into essence and he said persuadingly.

"Is there a day when there will be a comeback?" Yuan Shu sneered a little self-deprecatingly.

"There must be!" The word of the people is firm.

"It's not so-and-so, after all, I can't keep it, Yuan Yin, you go to Jizhou and tell Yuan Shao, if he can send troops to relieve the siege of Jiujiang and pass on the jade seal of the country, this seat will be presented with both hands!" Yuan Shu sat in a weakly slumped position, looking at a middle-aged, listless voice.

The jade seal of the country is the only orthodoxy today, but he, because of his lack of strength, can't keep this hole card that has been held in his hand for several years after all.

"No!" Yuan Yin also knew the bitterness in Yuan Shu's heart, he was a member of the Yuan family, and he was also Yuan Shu's confidant, and his loyalty to Yuan Shu was stronger than that of ordinary generals, he nodded and said.

"Lei Bo, Chen Lan, Ruyin City will be handed over to you, no matter what, Cao Mengde must be blocked, and Cao Jun must not be allowed to enter Jiujiang!" Yuan Shu took a deep breath and looked at the dejected ministers of civil and military affairs, he gritted his teeth, and regained a touch of spirit in front of him, and said.

"No!" The two generals stood up and respectfully received the order.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Jiujiang is now in danger, before that, I hope that you, with one mind, must block their attack, in order to have a glimmer of life, and you are the same." After all, Yuan Shu is a prince, and the first prince in the world who once controlled millions of soldiers and horses, his eyes are calm, and even now, his bearing remains calm.

"No!" The ministers of civil and military affairs, seeing Yuan Shu cheer up, can be regarded as having a touch of morale.

After the encouraging meeting, Yuan Shu still sat quietly in his seat, pondering the negotiation with Yuan Shao, and the others left the county guard mansion one by one.

One of the middle-aged people, dressed in a Confucian robe, with a somewhat thin face, after he left the county guard mansion in Jiujiang, he turned a few streets, looked left and right, no one followed him, and then he walked into a dark alley, and after turning the alley, he walked into an empty courtyard.

"Lord Hyakho!"

After the middle-aged man in the Confucian robe walked in, there were already six or seven people gathered in the courtyard, and as soon as they saw the middle-aged man, they hurriedly walked up and saluted respectfully one by one.

"Fei Mu, you return to Jiangdong immediately and return a message to the Metropolitan Governor, Yuan Shu can't bear it anymore, he wants to exchange the jade seal with Yuan Shao, and let Yuan Shao send troops to help Jiujiang, so let the Metropolitan Governor be sure to attack Shouchun as soon as possible, otherwise the jade seal will not be guaranteed!" The middle-aged man said coldly.

"No!"

When a young man heard the order, he walked down quickly, pushed open the door, looked outside, and saw that there was no one, and left the courtyard.

"You all give me a few listens, from now on, start to concentrate all our people in Shouchun, in case the governor has not yet hit Shouchun, and Yuan Shu wants to send the jade seal of the country out in advance, we will not hesitate to take back the jade seal of the country." The middle-aged man in the Confucian robe looked very firm and said.

"No!" Several people nodded with solemn faces.

"Lord Baihu, do you have a way to detect where Yuan Shu hid the jade seal?" A man in black asked, "If Yuan Shu really wants to send the jade seal out, we can only start in advance, and we will start from his mansion." ”

"Yuan Shu is too cunning, there is no clue yet, the only thing that is certain is that there is only one thing, his jade seal will not be too far away from him, Yuan Shu's character, there are many doubts, no one has been able to get his complete trust at present, let him reveal the hiding place of the jade seal!" Confucian robe middle-aged Dao.

"In that case, I'll go to his mansion tomorrow to take a look." A young man with thief eyebrows and rat eyes, squinting his small eyes, whispered.

"Xiaoshu, I believe in your ability, but you must be careful, now that Shouchun is under martial law, there are Yuan Shu's personal soldiers everywhere, if there is something wrong, don't force it!" Confucian robe middle-aged Dao.

"My subordinates understand!" The youth nodded.

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Danyang Army, Shicheng, Niuzhu Ferry, tens of thousands of Jiangdong Navy circling, warships stand in a forest, and continuous water villages are across the Yangtze River waterway.

Sun Quan's slender body, dressed in black fine armor, wearing a seven-star dragon yuan on his waist, wearing a golden crown on his head, quietly sat on the building ship of the Flying Fish, this warship, the current Chinese army command tent.

The Jiangdong Navy has now increased to 12 large fleets, and the strength of the entire navy accounts for more than half of the strength of the Jiangdong Army.

Since Jiang Qin's defeat at Poyang Lake, Jiangdong has paid more attention to the Yangtze River waterway, although the center of gravity of the navy is still above the sea, after the conquest of the Wa Kingdom and Mahan, the attention of the navy is placed in Jiaozhou, in order to begin to gradually develop the South Sea, but the fleet placed on the long waterway has also increased to four.

The Flying Fish Fleet and the Thunder Fleet are the two newly established fleets, and most of the strength is deprived from the Tiger Fleet.

Jiang Qin was defeated, and Zhou Tai, a fierce general, was transferred back.

"Youping, Liyang Pass is not easy to fight, right?" Sun Quan's gaze looked at Zhou Tai and asked.

"Ji Ling still has a few brushes!" Zhou Tai nodded.

"Zilong, what do you have to say?"

Sun Quan looked at Zhao Yun, the cavalry general who was sitting quietly next to him, now the navy can't break through the Liyang Pass, the army is difficult to advance, and the cavalry has not yet played a role.

"Assault!"

Zhao Yun opened his eyes, and a gleam crossed his eyes.

After a year of training, he is no longer the small military in the past, Zhao Zilong is a general and handsome man who is an all-round man in civil and military affairs, give him a stage, and he can fly over nine days like a real dragon.

In the first battle of Luhe, he attacked Yan Rou with thousands of soldiers and horses, fought a rapid sneak attack battle, emerged in the Jiangdong army, became famous in the first battle, and followed up, he led his troops to attack the Karasuma and Xianbei tribes on the grassland, and solved the threat of Liaodong.

Now he has become the first general under the command of Sun Jing, the assassin of Pingzhou, in the northern desert, he is in charge, with three thousand descendants under his command, and white horses, each of which is an elite cavalry and an elite cavalry.

The Overlord Iron Cavalry and the White Horse have been transformed from the two most elite of the Jiangdong cavalry, the Overlord Iron Cavalry to the heavy cavalry, and the White Horse Yicong is the fastest cavalry trained from the Northern Desert Grassland.

"Assault?" Zhou Tai raised his eyebrows, he looked at Zhao Yun, a little dissatisfied.

"How to storm it?" Sun Quan asked.

"Attacking is the only fastest way to take the Liyang Pass!" Zhao Yun squinted his eyes, his eyes showed his fighting intent, and said: "Only by hitting hard can we open the gap the most and drive straight in, as long as the cavalry can enter, Ji Ling will not be able to stop us." ”

"Did Lu Zijing reply to the letter?"

Sun Quan thought about it for a while, he wanted to fight slowly, but now it's not just Jiangdong that has sent troops, Cao Cao, Liu Biao and Lu Bu have all sent troops, and he can't wait.

Now whoever can take Shouchun first, who can take the heirloom jade seal into his arms, this battle must be resolved quickly.

"Childe, Lu Zijing said that tonight is the best opportunity to attack, and he will meet us in Liyang." A scribe stood up and said respectfully.

"Good!"

Sun Quan stood up abruptly and said loudly: "Tonight, we will break Liyang and attack Jiujiang!" ”

"No!"

The generals' eyes were scorching, and their fighting spirit was awe-inspiring.

"Youping, in this battle, your navy is the main force, assisted by the sub-dragoons, you must take Liyang with the least casualties, can you do it?" Sun Quan looked at the two generals and asked.

"The last general obeys!"

Zhou Tai and Zhao Yun bowed, with a strong fighting spirit, and said loudly.