Chapter 256: Gathering in the City
At the border between Jizhou and Qingzhou, Zhang He was defeated and surrendered for many days, and Liu Bei led the Qingzhou army to come belatedly.
It is said that it is a large army, but in fact it is only more than 30,000 people.
With the power of a state, it is extremely difficult to have tens of thousands of people with armor.
It is also because of the wealth of Qingzhou now, coupled with the fact that you are very good at internal affairs, that this can not damage the people's strength in the state under the condition of sending a large army.
Yuan Shao came with an army of 50,000 this time, although he had some advantages in terms of troops, but when it came to the elite, it was naturally far inferior to the Qingzhou army.
At this time, Liu Bei was sitting in the main tent discussing with Jia Xu and Guan Yu.
"That Yan Liang is the head of the four court pillars in Hebei, Yun Chang killed Yan Liang this time, and he will definitely be able to make a name for himself in Hebei. I'm afraid that my brother's reputation will not be as good as you in the future. It's really enviable."
Liu Bei looked at Guan Yu on the side and quipped.
Although Guan Yu showed some smugness on his face, he didn't think so, "That Yan Liang's ability is just ordinary, and he is just an exaggerated person. Even if it's not so-and-so, it's not difficult to take off the head of any one of my brother's accounts."
Liu Bei smiled and shook his head.
Yan Liang naturally has the ability, otherwise he would not be reused by Yuan Shao. Although Yuan Shao values his family background. When people are available, you still have to look at your skills.
At this time, a sergeant outside the door came to report, and it turned out that Zhang Fei came to meet Zhang He, who had surrendered.
Liu Bei stood up, looked down at the shoes and socks on the ground, and then walked barefoot towards the door.
Guan Yu, who was wearing shoes and socks on the side, was a little puzzled when he saw this, and was just about to ask, but Liu Bei had already hurried out of the big tent.
Guan Yu looked at Jia Xu on the side, with a puzzled expression.
In terms of guessing Liu Bei's thoughts, even he and Zhang Fei are far inferior to Jia Xu.
Jia Xu smiled and said, "This is the emperor's mental technique, otherwise, how can it show that the lord is eager to seek talent?"
Guan Yu frowned, he naturally understood what Jia Xu meant, but he didn't want his brother to become a hypocrite who was full of fame and fame.
Jia Xu smiled and said, "Yun Chang doesn't need to worry, the so-called Emperor's Mental Technique is nothing more than scheming, which has its disadvantages, and naturally has its benefits. Now that the war is imminent, the lord has made such a gesture towards a general like Zhang He, although he can't see the effect for the time being, but once Yuan Shao is defeated, people's minds will change at that time, and it will naturally be of great use."
"Besides, now that the lord's family business is getting bigger, it is no longer the time when you came out of Youzhou and just entered Luoyang. In the future, there will be more and more people around the lord, but not all of them are people like you and Yide, who are loyal and thoughtful. If the lord has no scheming, he will inevitably be swayed by others."
Guan Yu nodded again, he understood that what Jia Xu said was actually extremely reasonable.
Since ancient times, those who can do great things are as good as that.
Outside the big tent, Liu Bei took a few steps forward, raised his hand to grab Zhang He's arm, and laughed loudly: "I was worried before, but I didn't know the victory or defeat of this battle, but now that the agreement has returned, this victory is originally decided.
Zhang He was naturally flattered, and was about to bend down and kneel down in a hurry, but Liu Bei held his arm and said with a smile: "Why is Jun Yi so polite, could it be that what I said is wrong?"
Zhang He burst into tears, "What ability does He have, how can he make Jun so loving, how can he not bow down and do his best, and serve him to death!"
Liu Bei held Zhang He's arm and walked towards the middle tent, smiling as he walked, "You just came here, a few days ago, I just dug up a few jars of daughter red that had been hidden for a long time, and I plan to celebrate after defeating Ben Chu in this battle, and the taste is far from being comparable to those new wines. Although you can't drink alcohol in the army now, the wine is always not bad, so I'll give you a few jars later, but you can stay and drink slowly."
Zhang He naturally thanked him repeatedly, Zhang Fei walked behind the two, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, his brother's ability to win people's hearts is becoming more and more familiar.
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To the east of Jizhou and north of Gaotang, Yuan Shao, who came from afar, is camping here.
It's just that before they can rest for a while, there have been several bad news.
One of them is naturally Yan Liangzhan
died, Zhang He's surrender, the vanguard army was annihilated, and the city that was captured before now fell back into the hands of Liu Bei.
The second is that Chun Yuqiong violated the military order and privately faced Gongsun Zhan, causing Ju Yi to die in battle. Although the boundary bridge was never captured by Gongsun Zhan, it lost a lot of men and horses, and now it can only rely on the city to defend it, and there is no strength to fight.
Yuan Shao sat at the top, and the Sizhao sword was already unsheathed and placed on the table in front of him.
"Gentlemen, you are all wise men, and I profess to be not an incompetent lord. Can anyone tell me why there is a series of defeats today? Could it really be that the sky is not with me? When is it not with me?"
Everyone in the hall was silent, and after a while, Guo Tu stepped forward and said with a smile, "It's not the fault of the lord, it's just that the generals are incompetent. Yan Liang is a brave husband, it is difficult to be a big responsibility, of course. As for Zhang He, although this person has some ability, he is greedy for life and afraid of death, so he is not a usable general. The defeat of the Jieqiao is nothing new because Chun Yuqiong is good at wine and greedy for cups, Ju Yi is warlike against the enemy, and the defeat to Gongsun Zhan, who is brave and good at fighting."
At this time, Wen Chou, who was standing beside Yuan Shao, glared angrily at Guo Tu, and his hand had already touched the long knife across his waist.
Hebei Siting Pillar, Yan Wen and said, Zhang Gao parallel.
The same is true of the relationship between the four.
Now that Yan Liang is newly mourned, Guo Tu dares to open his mouth to insult the deceased, could it be that he is ugly and dead!
At this time, he stepped forward with disgust, no matter what Jizhou Guo family he was, he couldn't stop him from slashing a few knives on this person.
Yuan Shao seemed to know his intentions, waved his hand back, and stopped him.
Guo Tu in front of him naturally saw Wen Chou's actions, although his face did not change color, but he was actually very bitter in his heart.
Although Yuan Shao was born in a family, like Han Fu, he was an outsider in the end, and he already had a set of his own team when he entered Jizhou.
These people in Jizhou want to take a step forward, and only by letting these people give up their positions can they get one step closer.
Now that Yan Liang has died in battle, Zhang He has surrendered, and Chun Yuqiong's soldiers have defeated the boundary bridge, which is a good opportunity for them.
In the event of defeat, someone must admit the guilt, and now that the enemy is present, Yuan Shao, the coach, cannot be allowed to admit it, so naturally Yuan Shao's "old people" must admit it.
Wen Chou naturally didn't dare to disobey Yuan Shao's order, snorted coldly, and took a few steps back.
Yuan Shao said with a smile: "What the public rule says is reasonable, but it is indeed my improper employment. But now that it's come to this, what do you think should happen next?"
After judging the list, he said: "The things on the side can not be mentioned for the time being, now Zhang He has been defeated and surrendered, and his family is still in Jizhou. It is worthy to think that he should kill his family scroll first, otherwise he is afraid that the minds of the people in the army will change at that time."
Yuan Shao nodded, "What Zhengnan said is reasonable, but Zhang He has been with me for many years and has a lot of military exploits. Now although he bears me, he can do it, and he will not live up to it."
The trial didn't say much, he had already seen Xu You, these "old people", who were looking at him coldly.
Yuan Shao said with a smile: "If you have any good plans, you can say it quickly."
Frustration and Tian Feng glanced at each other, originally Tian Feng wanted to be out of the ranks, but he was taken the lead by Frustration.
"Lord, with all due respect, now there is the defeat of Yan Liang first, and then the defeat of Chun Yuqiong, I am afraid that Qingzhou will not be easy to take. It's better to go back and wait for the times to change."
Yuan Shao's face turned cold when he heard this, and he glanced at him.
Frustrated, his face remained unchanged, and he looked at him.
After a while, Yuan Shao's expression softened slightly, and he sighed: "Gonghe, you should also know that with the momentum of Qingzhou now, if you sit and watch it grow, I am afraid that it will be eaten away by it at that time, and there will be no more strength to fight. Rather than the end, it is better to give it a go and win, and then there will be no opponent in the Central Plains, and the princes and Shao will be rich and noble. Even if you lose, it's better than sitting in a troubled city."
Frustrated and speechless, after all, if the general trend is today, it is indeed not on their side.
Yuan Shao stood up, lifted the Sizhao sword on the wooden eucalyptus, and said angrily: "Now only by fighting can you fight for fame and wealth, and then there are those who retreat, there is such a table."
With a single sword, he slashed the wooden table in front of him in two!
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Yuzhou, Ancheng, Yuan Shu led the army to camp here, and Sun Jian was fighting with Cao Cao in front
Life and death, he led his troops to be stationed here, but it was just for Sun Jian's strength.
A few days ago, Yuan Shu had ordered a craftsman in the state to build a chair for him, surrounded by a golden dragon on the back of the chair, with teeth and claws, as if he wanted to take off.
There have long been rumors in the world that those who represent the Han should be high.
And he, the word highway.
Yuan Shu was sitting on the chair at this time and looking left and right, the chair was naturally not bad, but it was too wide, he sat on the chair, and he couldn't touch the armrests on the left and right sides at the same time.
Here Ji Ling hurriedly entered from outside, and when he saw Yuan Shu fiddling with the chair, he was not surprised at all, but said in a low voice, "Lord, Sun Jian is back."
Yuan Shu was stunned, Sun Jian should be fighting Cao Cao to the death at this time, why did he come back suddenly?
It's just that since Sun Jian is here, he can't be seen.
He waved his hand and ordered Ji Ling to bring Sun Jian in.
A moment later, Sun Jian came to the lobby.
Yuan Shu said with a smile: "Could it be that Wentai has already won the battle against Cao Cao and occupied Yanzhou?"
Sun Jian, who was standing in the hall, shook his head, "Cao Mengde is indeed the hero of the world, even if there are only a few counties left, it is not an overnight effort to solve this person. And there will inevitably be a lot of casualties."
Yuan Shu and Cao Cao are young playmates, Cao Cao is cunning, and Yuan Shu naturally knows it.
He asked, "Since Wentai has not killed Cao Cao, what is the matter with this trip? Now that the two armies are facing each other, you, the commander, have suddenly turned back, so there must be something big."
Sun Jian nodded, "It's indeed a big deal, Cao Cao sent someone to find me a few days ago, and I want to temporarily stop fighting. I also think there is some truth in what the man said."
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He is in the center, Sun Jian is on the left, Ji Ling is on the right, and the rest are the guards around him.
Cao Cao bowed his hand on the horse and said with a smile: "Highway, I haven't seen you for a long time, you are still the same as back then."
Back then, Yuan Shu rode the horse and Yang, and he was arrogant, although he has restrained a lot now, but in fact, he still has a little arrogance between his behaviors.
Yuan Shu glanced at Cao Cao and sneered, "Meng De, I haven't seen you for many days, why did you fall here?"
Cao Cao naturally knew that he was referring to the fact that now that most of Yanzhou had been lost, he could only occupy three counties and barely gain a foothold in Yanzhou.
Cao Cao said with a smile: "Although there are only these three counties left, the land of Yanzhou can always be recovered in the future. Don't bother with the road."
Yuan Shu snorted coldly.
"Inviting me to come here today, I guess Meng De has already thought of a rhetoric. If I don't stop, with the ability of Wentai, I will fight to break the net with you, and you will not be able to hold the land of the three counties, and the land of Yanzhou will only be in my pocket. What does Mengde want to pay for me today?"
Dian Wei behind Cao Cao was angry, but Cao Cao stretched out his hand to stop him, and said with a smile: "Since the highway is invited, Cao naturally thought of the conditions. At that time, if Liu Bei is victorious, then I will attack Liu Xuande with you. So it is if it is the original victory."
Yuan Shu was speechless, thought in his heart for a moment, and finally responded, "Okay, I will take this matter."
The alliance is actually a good thing for both sides, if it weren't for the disagreement between Cao Cao and Yuan Shu, there would be no need for this city to get together.
Cao Cao suddenly smiled and asked, "Highway, do you hope that the two of them can defeat?"
Yuan Shu did not hesitate, and replied: "I, the fourth and third duke of the Yuan family, although my ability was a little worse at the beginning, I will not lose this battle to Liu Bei, a martial artist of Zhuo County."
Cao Cao smiled and said, "I don't think so."