Envoys can be sent, but who to send is a big question. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

This person must not only be capable, but also famous. It's not enough to have the ability, but also to really do things for the court of Yuan Shu. It is necessary not only to subdue Zhou Yu, but also to allow Liu Xun to cooperate.

Even if Yuan Shugui is the "emperor", there are really few such people in the court.

Zhou Yu's mentality Yuan Shu can understand, just like himself back then, except for the elders in the family, no one pays attention to it. If a person with a slightly weaker ability goes, he will not be able to subdue the current Zhou Yu at all.

On Liu Xun's side, it is even more difficult.

Liu Xun had a friendship with Yuan Shu when he was young, and he was also the veteran of Yuan Shu's entrepreneurship, and his qualifications were too deep, and few people could compare to him. It is more difficult to find someone who wants Liu Xun to be convinced than the young Zhou Yu.

There are many famous people under Yuan Shu's command, but these people are eager to leave the territory ruled by Yuan Shu, and they will not do their best for Yuan Shu at all; People with poor ability can't suppress Zhou Yu, and people with less seniority can't get Liu Xun to cooperate...... It's a hard thing to decide.

Yan Xiang has the means and qualifications, but Yan Xiang is Yuan Shu's think tank, and he can't leave at all; Yang Hong is also barely qualified, but Yang Hong is following Qiao Rui to conquer Cao Cao; There are also a few people who also have their own responsibilities and can't go to Shucheng. In addition, even Ji Ling, who stayed in Pengcheng to take charge of the army, it was difficult for Liu Xun to take the initiative to cooperate.

"Otherwise, let Peng Chengyin go!" Yuan Shu struggled for a long time, but he still didn't think of the right person, looked at Yan Xiang, who was thinking hard, and proposed a candidate.

"How can this be done, Your Majesty, although the Zhou family submits to Your Majesty, there has been no change these days, Zhou Yu is still fighting with the Jiangdong Army, but after all, he once had a friendship with Jiangdong Liu Feng. The Zhou family only has two uncles and nephews, and now that Zhou Yu has returned to Lujiang, if Zhou Shang leaves again, we will not be able to restrain the Zhou family. In case something goes wrong......" Yan Xiang immediately objected.

But before he could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Yuan Shu.

"There's nothing bad about it, Zhou Yu proved to me the attitude of their Zhou family with practical actions, what else do I have to worry about." Although Yan Xiang is Yuan Shu's brainstorm, because he speaks too straight, sometimes Yuan Shu still feels faceless, just like now, his proposal was vetoed by Yan Xiang before it was discussed, and Yuan Shu naturally has an opinion.

"I sent Zhou Shang to Lujiang, but I was not unprepared, and I didn't allow him to bring private soldiers, but I was sending 100,000 Praetorian Guards to accompany him, and he was closely protected and monitored. Zhou Aiqing's ability is very strong, and Shucheng is the ancestral land of the Zhou family, so he should be able to take on the responsibility of defense well. The more Yuan Shu said, the more feasible he felt.

"But, what about Liu Zitai? He doesn't just have contradictions with Zhou Yu, but with the entire Zhou family, can he cooperate with Peng Chengyin? Will he willingly give up power? Yan Xiang asked.

"It's not a big problem, I will give an order to let Liu Aiqing delegate power and take the initiative to cooperate with Zhou Aiqing. I will give him a secret edict, and when the war is over, I will transfer him back and rank him as the ninth king. "Since Yuan Shu has mentioned it, he naturally has a countermeasure.

"Lord, Liu Zitai lost his troops and lost his generals, and if he doesn't hold him accountable, how can he continue to be promoted!" Yan Xiang admonished.

"It's not a promotion, it's compensation." Yuan Shu said, "Liu Zitai has been chasing me for twenty years, and he originally wanted to transfer him back to serve as Jiuqing when he ascended the throne, but because Lujiang was too important and there was no suitable successor, it was delayed. The Jiangdong army's attack was an accident, and the thief army was strong, and he did his best. Besides, when they break through the enemy army and keep the city, they will naturally have merit, and it will be nothing to transfer back. ”

"......" What else could Yan Xiang say, he could only be silent and let Yuan Shu do it. But in his heart, he had already decided to tell the Praetorian Guard commander who accompanied him to keep an eye on Zhou Shang and not relax.

Entering the palace to meet him, Zhou Shang was extremely surprised by the sudden appointment, and then insisted on not accepting it. In his words, "Although His Majesty trusts the minister, the minister must not let others gossip and damage His Majesty's prestige."

This attitude made Yuan Shu very satisfied, with a slightly smug expression, he glanced at Yan Xiang provocatively, as if to say, "I look at people correctly", and then turned around and said, "I know Zhou Aiqing's concerns, but Aiqing don't think too much, strive to complete the task as soon as possible, and then see who can say anything!" Also, Aiqing has been away from home for a while, and she just happened to be able to go home to see. ”

"The emperor's order is in his body, and the ministers dare not abolish the public for personal reasons." Zhou Shangyi was righteous, "Since Your Majesty has a will, the minister should be ordered." When he arrived in Lujiang, he would live up to the emperor's favor and repel the Jiangdong thieves. ”

"Aiqing is really my humerus, so Lujiang will ask the Qing family." Yuan Shu was very satisfied with Zhou Shang's attitude.

In this way, Zhou Shang was dismissed from the post of Pengcheng Yin, and with 100,000 Praetorian Guards, he supervised the battle of Lujiang as a general of Zhendong and obtained the supreme command of Lujiang.

Yes, it is General Zhendong, which is the same as Liu Feng's general, but the issuer of the edict is different. This also nakedly shows Yuan Shu's attitude towards Liu Feng.

"With such a demonic nephew, the pressure is really unusual!" Zhou Shang, who came out of the order, recalled Yuan Shu's deliberate attraction and Yan Xiang's vigilant expression, and secretly smiled bitterly in his heart, "Who would have thought that when that kid received the possibility of bringing troops to support Lujiang, he had already made a plan, and now the situation is under his control." Yuan Highway is really going to lose this time. But this is the best, and our Zhou family can also take the opportunity to jump out of this quagmire. ”

"Anyway, if you give up on me to complete the family, I'm afraid you don't need to go to such great lengths, that kid really cares about family affection!" Thinking of this, Zhou Shang unconsciously leaked a smile.

The next day, Yuan Shu directly announced his decision, without any private soldiers, Zhou Shang only brought a few retinues to take care of daily life, and after meeting with the Praetorian Guards sent by Yuan Shu, he set off for Shucheng.

News started from Pengcheng and flew to various places.

……

Lu County, now Cao Cao personally and secretly arrived here.

"It seems that the situation in Lujiang is not very good, otherwise Yuan Highway would not have sent people to support continuously. Although he did not mobilize a large army, his Praetorian Guard was quite a bit out. Looking at the news from Pengcheng, Cao Cao said to his subordinates with a smile.

"Didn't you say that the situation had been stabilized?" As the defender of the Lu State, Cao Ren, who is responsible for the great responsibility, has been busy fighting with Qiao Rui, and he doesn't know much about Lujiang.

"On the surface, this is the case, but I know that Liu Feng is not the master of losses, and if he didn't have the confidence to win, he wouldn't have allowed Yuan Highway to increase his troops like this. Either speed up the siege or withdraw immediately. Lujiang will not talk about it for the time being, but Shucheng and Yuan Highway can't be saved. Cao Cao explained to his brother.

"Then my lord, after so long, we can also counterattack." Cao Cao bowed, and a thin scribe said.

"Yes, we have endured humiliation for so long, and we do not hesitate to resist the strong with the weak, and do not increase our troops to the Lu State, and also give several county towns in the Lu State to Qiaorui to lengthen the supply line of the Yuan Highway, it is time to recapture the Lu State again." Cao Cao sighed, and then changed his words and began to issue orders, "Everyone immediately prepares, always prepare for battle, once the military order is issued, it is necessary to break the Qiaorui army in the shortest possible time and recapture the Lu State." ”

"In addition, give an order to Taishan's Yuan Rang, so that he can also send troops at the same time to recover the counties occupied by Yuan Shu's army." This order was due to the previous cooperation with the Lu side, Xiahoudun had no choice but to give up several county towns, and it was also to lure the enemy deep and lengthen Yuan Shu's supply line.

In addition to Cao Cao, several other battlefields also took action.

Because of the closest, Cao Cao was still the first to attack, the first time the whole army was dispatched, the generals under his command did not fall, after three days of hard fighting, finally defeated Qiao Rui and Yang Hong's conquest army, and re-pushed the front to the border of Xuzhou.

When it was about to enter winter, Zhou Shang had just left Pengcheng and had not yet arrived at Lujiang, when Yuan Shu received the news of Qiaorui's defeat. Not only was the army defeated, but Qiao Rui was killed on the battlefield. Fortunately, Yuan Shu had a stand-in talisman in his hand, and equipped Qiao Rui with this anti-heaven prop, and Qiao Rui was directly resurrected and sacrificed to the altar of heaven, which made Yuan Shu know the specific news for the first time.

Tens of millions of troops conquered the Lu State for several months, not only did they not reap the benefits, but they lost seven or eight out of ten, which made Yuan Shu angry and frightened at the same time. Fortunately, Cao Cao also suffered heavy losses and was unable to continue the campaign, otherwise Yuan Shu really didn't know what to do.

But the bad news doesn't stop there.

Just a few days later, Yuan Shu received the news of Zhang Xun's defeat in Yingchuan, which was also conveyed by the generals who were resurrected by the Temple of Heaven, but Zhang Xun, as the main general, did not die, but was defeated and retreated to Runan, and was no longer able to attack.

Two days later, the bad news of the destruction of Pingyu City made Yuan Shu almost faint in anger.

In four battlefields, there have been three major defeats.