Section 6 It is advisable to attack aggressively
Chen Liu was the territory of Zheng Guo in ancient times, but it was occupied by Chen Guo, so it was named Chen Liu. During the Warring States Period, this place became the capital of Wei, one of the Seven Heroes, and it was a famous city in the world. In the turbulent late Han Dynasty, except for a previous war of Zhang Miao's rebellion, the Chenliu area was generally calm. This city can be regarded as the interior of Cao Cao's territory, and if it becomes the temporary capital of the Han Dynasty, Cao Cao's control of the imperial court must have a great bonus.
However, Cao Cao can think about things, and Sun Ce is not a fool.
Due to the lack of experience in court governance, Sun Jian's attitude towards King Qin's affairs was not positive. Before the army set off, Sun Ce did not receive Sun Jian's attitude towards the migration of the Son of Heaven. Therefore, compared with Cao Cao's early preparations, Sun Jian's side can be said to be chasing ducks to the shelves for the matter of moving the capital, and everything depends on Sun Ce's on-the-spot decision.
Before Cao Cao spoke, Sun Ce always thought that the Son of Heaven would directly move back to the old capital of Luoyang. Therefore, when Cao Cao opened his mouth and proposed to move the imperial court to Chenliu, Sun Ce felt very caught off guard. However, Sun Ce's reaction was also very fast. He knew that this matter was not small, and although he could not immediately propose a better alternative location, he could protect his own interests by questioning Cao Cao's recommendation.
Regarding the relocation of the capital, Cao Cao prepared a lot of reasons in order to persuade others. It's just that although Sun Ce's eloquence is far inferior to Cao Cao's, he also has a lot of truth. Sun Ce insisted that the Son of Heaven of the Han Dynasty should stay in Sili and not go to other states and counties, otherwise it would not be in line with the ancestral system of the Han Dynasty.
However, in the current counties of Sili, Sanfu is occupied by the rebels of Liangzhou, and Hedong and Hanoi are in the hands of Zhang Yan, and they will not be considered for moving the capital. Excluding the possibility of the above areas, the only suitable location for building the capital is Henan Yin.
With the advantage of the father's shade. The relationship between Zhu Hao and Sun Jian is a relatively loose subordinate relationship. Sun Jian only has the power to guide and mobilize Zhu Hao in diplomacy and military, but after all, Zhu Hao is in charge of the big and small affairs in Henan. So, Henan Yin's territory. In fact, it does not belong to the actual control area of Sun Jian's side.
But in any case, the Son of Heaven settled in Yin, Henan, and with his close relationship with Zhu Hao, the Sun family will of course have a greater impact on the imperial court. Even if Sun Ce's attention to the Son of Heaven is not too high, it does not hinder Sun Ce's mind to control the Son of Heaven in his hands. After all, there is only such a son of heaven in the world.
Sun Ce ignored the battle of words and insisted on doing it brutally, Cao Zhi was the reincarnation of Zhang Yi, and there was no good way to deal with it. And Zhu Hao thinks about it from any angle. Of course, they all support Sun Ce's point of view. In the tongue debate, Cao Cao did not fall behind, which has already shown that his eloquence is good. As for Yang Biao, who stayed on the sidelines and watched, he was happy to see the argument between the three of them. If the three of them are intimate, Yang Biao will be uneasy!
Of course, the argument is an argument, and the attitude of both sides is not very intense. Cao Cao was in a weak position in his forces, and he was unwilling to clash with Sun Ce so quickly. And Sun Ce's eloquence is limited after all. I'm embarrassed to carry out the brutality to the end. In addition, Yang Biao, an old peacemaker, the relationship between the two sides can still be maintained on a friendly line.
And. All of you here have not forgotten the crucial point. That is, in fact, they said it, and it doesn't count. You must know that the Son of Heaven is now in the hands of Ma Teng. There are thousands of elite Liangzhou soldiers in hand, and there are strong cities to rely on. If Ma Teng really didn't agree, no one would be able to take the Son of Heaven away from Hongnong City.
Fortunately, after the tragic death of his wife and children, Ma Teng did not have the desire to compete with others in the court. Now he just wants to find a place to rest and retire and keep a piece of blood for the Ma family.
With Marten's default. After several days of deliberation, Cao Cao and Sun Ce finally reached an agreement on where to move the capital. In this way, the migration of the Son of Heaven can be regarded as decided.
So, where will the Son of Heaven be sent?
The next foothold of the Son of Heaven is not Chenliu, nor Xuchang recorded in history, but a small city located at the junction of Sili, Yanzhou and Yuzhou, Yuanling.
The time when Yuanling was built is ancient, it is said to be the period of Emperor Wuding of the Shang Dynasty. At that time, Wu Ding, the son of Yin Shang, was the marquis of Yuan, and there was a Yuanling City. However, in the past thousand years, Yuanling has not been brilliant in history, and its own conditions are not very good, and it has always been just an ordinary small county town. Under normal circumstances, the imperial court would definitely not choose this place when choosing the capital.
The reason why today's Yuanling was selected as the new capital of the Han Dynasty is purely because of its special location, not because of how good the conditions are.
Located at the junction of Sili, Yanzhou, and Yuzhou, it is very close to the territories of Cao Cao and Sun Jian, and the cavalry of the two can completely arrive in the morning and evening. However, the tomb itself was not owned by Cao and Sun, and Ma Tengda could unite with Zhu Hao to control the city's defense system.
In this way, although Sun Jian, Cao Cao, Ma Teng, Zhu Hao and others will not feel particularly satisfied, they can all accept it. And with the alliance of Sun Jian, Cao Cao and Ma Teng, the rest of the princes such as Yuan Shu and others, if they want to covet the Son of Heaven, they must first weigh whether they have this qualification.
Except for the arrogance of Hebei, there is no second prince in the world who can have the strength to resist the alliance of Sun Jian, Cao Cao and Ma Teng. Yuan Shao can't do it, Liu Biao can't do it, and Han Sui can't do it.
Now that the three parties have discussed, the Son of Heaven's car will soon be on the road again. During this period, although Han Sui's scouts followed behind the army, they never sent the army to pursue. However, Cao Cao had been a little worried during the march along the way. Xun Yu saw this worry in his eyes, but he couldn't help solve it.
There is only one person who can make Cao Cao so worried.
From the hands of the Son of Heaven under the control of Han Sui, he got the title of "former general".
During Cao Cao's departure from Yanzhou, the more he did not move, the more worried Cao Cao became. Past history proves that the more people are unexpected, the wilder the arrogant military action becomes. Although Yanzhou can be said to be in a tight position under Cao Cao's arrangement, it is definitely not invulnerable.
Therefore, when the messenger from the east, riding a stagecoach that seemed to have been fished out of the water, hurried to Cao Cao, Xun Yu on the side could even hear it, and Cao Cao quietly breathed a sigh of relief.
Even if it's bad news, I'm afraid it's better than no news all the time.
After Cao Cao looked at the small note brought by the messenger, Cao Cao frowned, but his face was expressionless, and he passed the note to Xun Yu beside him. The note was yellow, apparently due to the poor quality of papermaking, and it read the following words:
"At the beginning of April, Zang Ba led the army into Mount Tai."
Mount Tai is known as Dongyue, the first of the world's famous mountains. The mountainous area of Mount Tai stretches for hundreds of miles, living between Qing, Xu and Yanzhou, the terrain is dangerous, easy to defend and difficult to attack. Starting from Mount Tai, it can threaten nearly ten counties in the three states at the same time. Such strategic points are indeed places where princes come into play.
Previously, the mountainous area of Mount Tai already had Chu Feiyan, a mad general, in operation, and Cao Cao and others were helpless against it. Zang Ba led his troops to enter Mount Tai brazenly at this time, which undoubtedly means that the situation of the arrogant army going south will soon appear.
But who will the insolence do to it first?
Lu Bu, Yuan Tan, or is he Cao Cao?
Cao Cao's worries didn't last long. On the second day, another fast horse came to meet the army escorting the Son of Heaven. This time the messenger brought the news, again just a short sentence:
"On the fifth day of the fourth month, Yu poison led the army to attack Jibei."
Jibei was a princely kingdom in the east of Yanzhou, next to Mount Tai, and belonged to the area controlled by Cao Cao. However, seeing the news of this enemy invasion, Cao Cao relaxed instead, let out a sigh of relief, and said to Xun Yu on the side:
"It seems that the target of this insolence is not ours."
Xun Yu read the news, stroked the long beard under his chin, and thought thoughtfully:
"This time, I'm afraid that Yuan Xiansi [Yuan Tan] will have a big difficulty."
Cao Cao and Xun Yu are obviously rare people of resourcefulness. Since they have a common judgment on this matter, Yuan Tan will inevitably be the main target of arrogance next.
The reason for this is not difficult to judge. Yu Poison is only one of the more than a dozen lieutenants under Zhang Mad, and he was once beaten by Cao Cao and his troops in Yanzhou. With such a character and such a talent, it is undoubtedly a fool's dream to capture the heavily guarded Yanzhou. Therefore, the purpose of Yu Poison's entry into Jibei must only be to harass Yanzhou and prevent Yanzhou from having the spare strength to send troops to rescue other states.
As for Xuzhou, although Lu Bu is not good at managing the people, his relationship with the local heroes after entering Xuzhou is also quite contradictory. However, with Lu Bu's reputation as "the world's number one fierce general", if someone wants to rely on a surprise attack to break Lu Bu, it will be simply dizzy.
No matter who it is, without forming a numerical advantage over Lu Bu's army, there is basically no need to want to take Xuzhou. As for using small elite troops to harass Xuzhou...... Don't be hunted by Lu Bu like a rabbit, it's good.
Moreover, if Zhang Qiang attacked Xuzhou on a large scale, it would mean that his logistical supply line would be quite long. Thousands of miles of supply routes, plus the need to pass through enemy-controlled areas, this kind of logistics is a complete disaster for a large army.
If Yanzhou and Qingzhou attacked from both flanks and attacked Xuzhou's army, they would inevitably fall into a bad situation of being attacked by the enemy on their backs. Zhang Qiang is also a master of the art of war, and he will not commit such a taboo.
Excluded in this way, that is, Yuan Tan's Qingzhou, is the easiest to be conquered by arrogance in one fell swoop.
However, after removing the worry about the safety of their own territory, Cao Cao and Xun Yu seriously lacked confidence in whether Yuan Tan could withstand the arrogant onslaught.
In today's Qingzhou, Chun Yuqiong sits in Qinghe to resist the arrogant frontal attack; Tian Feng is in charge of the affairs of the state, and he has effectively governed it, which can be regarded as a slight recovery of the vitality of Qingzhou. On the surface, with Chun Yuqiong and Tian Feng joining forces to assist Yuan Tan, the situation in Qingzhou is quite stable.
But Cao Cao and Xun Yu, who know a lot about the inside story of Qingzhou, how can they not know that today's Qingzhou, due to Tian Feng's monopoly of power, the exclusion of Chun Yuqiong, and the elevation of Yuan Tan, have made the contradictions between the monarch and the ministers, and between the ministers and the ministers, evolve to an extremely acute point? (To be continued......)