Three days later, the grand ceremony of the departure of the general began.

Generally, only the emperor is qualified to hold the expedition, and Shang Ji is only the Duke of Zhenbei in name, and he is not qualified at all, but now the authority of the Han court has long been lost, and no one among the princes is called the king and the emperor is not afraid of the majesty of the court, but is worried about becoming a bird.

The difference between many princes and the emperor in their sphere of influence is only one title, and these transgressions that can punish the nine clans before they are released have long been commonplace, and no one is idle to pick on the thorns.

On the platform, Shang Ji personally gave Liu Yi the banner of the expeditionary force, and at the same time handed over the tiger talisman symbolizing the command of the 10,000 Praetorian Guards to him.

Below, looking at Liu Yi, who was wearing armor all over his body and was majestic, many people were only drooling with envy, and when they saw the tiger talisman, their breathing became even more cramped.

While feeling the envious gaze of his colleagues, Liu Yi also felt deep pressure.

As the commander of the conquest, he was mentally prepared for this, but he had full authority to command the 10,000-order Praetorian Guards to fight, which was something he didn't expect at all. At the same time, I felt more pressure on my shoulders.

Being the boss is a little controversial, and now he has super strong and heavy troops, if he doesn't conquer the Japanese country cleanly, he will be shameless in the future!

The departure ceremony ended quickly, and Shang Ji personally sent the first batch of soldiers of the expeditionary force onto the naval warships, and then watched them disappear into the coastline before returning to Yongzhong City.

"Okay, the battlefield of the Wa Kingdom will be handed over to my brother, and we will start our work too!"

Hearing what Shang Ji said, several generals accompanying him suddenly became excited, and said loudly: "Lord, your subordinates please fight!" ”

That's right, at the time of the expedition, Shang Ji was also preparing for another war, a civil war.

Although two-front warfare has been a taboo for soldiers since ancient times, this time there is no way to do it. On the one hand, the opportunity to conquer the Wa Kingdom was in front of him, and Shang Ji did not want to miss the opportunity, on the other hand, Yuan Shao was ready to move, and a large number of troops were hoarding the border, making it clear that he was going to fight.

In fact, as early as when the Shang army was fighting with the Wave evil coalition army, Yuan Shao began to be restless and repeatedly sent people to provoke.

At that time, the main army of the Shang army was in Chenzhou, and there were only a few combat regiments in the border area, so they always chose to forbear.

Perhaps forbearance gave Yuan Shao the illusion that I could fight a wave, and he began to mobilize on a large scale, and the troops kept piling up at the junction of Qingzhou and Youzhou around him, and repeatedly crossed the border to make trouble.

However, what made Yuan Shao uncomfortable was that before his mobilization was completed, Shang Ji's side had already killed the Wave Evil Alliance. After the news of the decisive battle with the Wave evil coalition was transmitted back to the Central Plains, Yuan Shao obviously restrained a lot, and even sent an envoy to Xiangping to explain the "misunderstanding".

However, only two days later, Yuan Shao began a large-scale mobilization again.

And judging from the news that Shang Ji got, this time Yuan Shao did not attack tentatively, but began to work hard!

Speaking of which, Yuan Shao was also bitter, and he worked hard to kill Han Fu, completed the historical achievement of the dove occupying the magpie's nest, and successfully settled in Jizhou. But then Shang Ji occupied Qingzhou and Youzhou at the same time, locking Jizhou in it like a pair of pliers.

Although the Montenegrin army in the Taihang Mountains in the east is not strong, it is very disgusting and repeatedly harassed. And once Yuan Shao made up his mind to conquest, he immediately escaped into the mountains and forests, making Yuan Shao into a false fire and helpless.

Because of Shang Ji's deliberate suppression and blockade, Yuan Shao's life in Jizhou was not easy.

It was necessary to maintain a large military arsenal to deal with the threat of Shangji, and at the same time, due to policy reasons, the wealthy family quickly grew in Jizhou.

Although the vigorous development of the family has brought a lot of help to Yuan Shao in a short period of time, it has also left countless hidden dangers.

The family is not alive again, they support Yuan Shao because Yuan Shao can bring them benefits, and where does this benefit come from? Of course, it is even more crazy land annexation and industry monopoly.

All the money-making industries are monopolized by the family, more than eighty percent of the land in Jizhou has been annexed by the powerful and powerful, and even some small landlords and businessmen with relatively wealthy families can't stand it, not to mention the ordinary people, and the bottom peasants are a large number of bankrupts, saddled with huge debts, and forced to become tenants of the family, which is essentially no different from serfs.

While the wealthy families were frantically exploiting, Yuan Shao also needed huge military spending in order to maintain his rule and defend against the surrounding threats, and the source of military spending was also the exploitation of the people at the bottom.

Under the double oppression, a large number of miserable people began to revolt.

Although the signs of resistance were suppressed by Yuan Shao as soon as they came out, the repeated civil unrest also made Yuan Shao anxious.

What made Yuan Shao feel even more desperate was that when there were many internal contradictions in Jizhou, the small days of Qingzhou and Youzhou next door were getting more and more prosperous, and the overall strength of the Shang Ji Army was thriving and flourishing.

On the one hand, rapid development, on the other hand, it was mired in a quagmire, Yuan Shao knew that the more he developed in the future, the more unfavorable it would be for him, gritted his teeth, and took advantage of the opportunity that the main force of the Shang army was outside and the interior was empty, and launched a comprehensive attack on Qingzhou and Youzhou.

Although he knew that the success rate was not high, Yuan Shao had no choice. If it drags on any longer, Jizhou may collapse on its own without Shang Ji making a move, and with Yuan Shao's character, it is impossible to surrender without a fight.

Therefore, Yuan Shao staged a drama that he knew he couldn't do.

Although it was a two-front battle, Shang Ji did not feel too much pressure.

It's not that Shang Ji looks down on Yuan Shao, under his suppression, Jizhou has not talked about development over the years, and it would be good if there was no regression. In terms of overall strength, the Shang army has formed a crushing advantage over Yuan Shao's army, even if Yuan Shao suddenly launches and occupies a slight advantage, the final result will inevitably end in a complete victory for the Shang army.

Moreover, the strength of the Shang army was not as empty as the outside world imagined.

Counting the ten combat legions and eight quasi-combat legions formed by the surrendered troops, the Shang army has a total of fifty-four combat legions, two Praetorian Guard legions, and only thirty-five used and prepared for the war of the Japanese kingdom, and the Shang Ji can also use nineteen combat legions and two Praetorian Guard legions whose combat strength breaks through the sky.

In addition, although Shang Ji has never counted the county soldiers as the main field army, objectively speaking, the average combat effectiveness of the county soldiers of the Shang Ji army is not lower than the general main army of Jizhou.

As for the high-ranking generals, the SS-level generals who can be dispatched on Shangji's side are Zhao Yun, Himiko and himself. Because of the relationship of trust, Himiko was not suitable for use on the battlefield of the Wa Kingdom, but there was no such concern in the internal duel between the princes.

Three SS-level generals, more than fifty S-level generals, this lineup against Yuan Shao can be said to be a crushing advantage, and even if you tie one arm, you can beat Yuan Shaojun.