The Supreme Call of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 48 It's time for us to act
"Xuan Qian, what's wrong?"

Seeing Liu Xiao's strange expression, Liu Yu asked anxiously.

Liu Xiao smiled wryly and said, "Duke Ming, this decree has been delayed for too long on the road, the current situation is changing rapidly, new changes have appeared in Beijing..."

Liu Yu said in amazement: "Change? What change?"

Liu Xiao pointed at Xun You with his hand, and said in a deep voice: "Ming Gong, this is Ying Chuan Xun Gongda, who just rushed over from Ying Chuan and is currently serving as a military adviser in our army. The capital set up a series of schemes, and just got rid of Dong Zhuo, presumably this decree came from Wang Situ, please return to the capital to defend the capital!"

Liu Yu was overjoyed, and said with a smile: "Good thing, Xuangan, Dong thief is dead, and the emperor is young, and it is precisely you who need a pillar like you to defend the capital and protect the emperor's safety. As long as you return to the capital, you will deter all the princes , according to the edict of the Son of Heaven, how can the subjects of the world not raise their hands to welcome the subjugates?"

Liu Xiao smiled bitterly and said, "Minggong, I just said half of what I said. When Gongda set off from Yingchuan and just arrived in Hanoi, something happened in Chang'an City. He was dissatisfied with the massacres in Chang'an City, causing chaos, and Wang Yun has no soldiers or generals. I'm afraid it's too bad now, and within ten days, news will spread from Chang'an to Youzhou..."

Liu Yu was shocked. It didn't matter whether Wang Yun died or not. Once the Xiliang army rebelled, what would the emperor do?Being captured by traitors, I'm afraid the same fate will befall them...

"Xuangan, what will the emperor do when the Xiliang army commits rebellion?"

Liu Yu exclaimed in surprise.

Liu Xiao smiled wryly and said: "It's too late for Minggong to say anything now, Youzhou is two thousand miles away from Chang'an, even if I march day and night, a hundred miles a day, and arrive in Xi'an, I'm afraid it will be a month later. Months, how could Wang Situ last for such a long time..."

When Xun You was in Hanoi County, the Xiliang Army was about to attack. Half a month had passed from Hanoi County to Youzhou, and it would take another month to go from Youzhou to Xi'an, and two months passed. I'm afraid the rebellion in Chang'an is over, and only God knows what the end will be.

Liu Yu was completely dumbfounded. He didn't expect that a big surprise would turn out like this!

"Your Majesty, the old minister is incompetent..."

Liu Yu fell to his knees and cried bitterly!

Liu Xiao shook his head, helped Liu Yu up, and said in a deep voice: "Ming Gong, no matter what, I still have to go to Chang'an, I hope I can make it in time, but if it is too late, then Liu Xiao will lead his troops to Qingzhou, Occupy Beihai County, recruit troops, imitate Guangwu, and restore the Han Dynasty!"

Liu Yu waved his hands weakly, and said in frustration: "Xuangan, as a descendant of the great ancestor, we can't protect the country and the country. We are ashamed of our ancestors. I am already old and can't do anything. How about the Han Dynasty depends on you guys." It belongs to the younger generation..."

Liu Yu did not stay longer in the camp and left sadly.

After seeing off Liu Yu and returning to the tent of the Chinese army, the atmosphere was somewhat dull.

"Haha, my lord!"

Xun You suddenly laughed and said: "No matter what, being the governor of Qingzhou is a good thing for my lord. With the appointment from the court, you can legitimately capture the city and take Qingzhou as your own in the future. With a The land of the state, sooner or later, the world will be governed by the lord."

Liu Xiao said in a deep voice: "That is for the future. What we have to do now is to stand firm. There are two ways. One is to rely on our existing military strength, which is to fight back to Chang'an and fight to the death with the Xiliang army. General Li Jue, Guo Si and Lu Bu all fell down, occupying the righteousness of the world and conquering the unconquered ministers; one is that we hide our power and bide our time and go to Qingzhou. With your uncle and nephew here, it will not take a few years to become the most powerful princes in the Central Plains. one!"

Xun Yu shook his head and replied, "My lord, you don't really want to go back to Chang'an, do you? That's simply impossible. Li Jue and Guo Si are both famous generals in Xiliang, each with a hundred thousand elite soldiers, and Lu Bu is the world's number one. A tiger general, with Chen Gong as the mastermind, is not easy to deal with. The most important thing is that we return to Chang'an, not to mention the shortage of soldiers, even if tens of thousands of troops are assembled, where will our food and grass supply come from? Come on? We don’t have a solid rear, just like water without a source, a tree without roots, just one defeat will plunge us into darkness, and we will never recover!”

"That's not necessarily true, is it?"

Gao Chong snorted coldly: "The Xiliang soldiers are not that strong. According to me, the identity of the lord will be made public. If the emperor's position is not right, we just want to take back the seat that belongs to the lord. Peng Ju and I will make it clear. Now, it’s easy to put down the rebellion!”

"High pet!"

Liu Xiao shouted: "When the two gentlemen are talking, you only have to listen. If the one refuses to accept, Gu will definitely not be polite!"

Gao Chong curled his lips and stopped talking.

Liu Xiao did have such an idea, but obviously Xun Yu's words made sense. Without a solid rear, he rashly went to Chang'an to fight the Xiliang Army to the death. After losing the battle, the team will be torn apart, which is definitely not the best policy.

"Gongda, what do you mean?"

Liu Xiao looked at Xun You and asked.

Xun You said in a deep voice: "Of course we must capture Qingzhou first, and then fight for the balance of the Central Plains. My lord, going to Chang'an is definitely not the best idea. My uncle is right. We don't have a stable rear. Going to Chang'an to conquer the Xiliang army is asking for death." Moreover, even if there is a chance to win Chang'an, today's Chang'an Luoyang is no longer the Chang'an Luoyang of the past. Years of campaigns and conquests, the population is less than one-sixth of that year's heyday, what's the use of snatching it? Only Jizhou, Qingzhou and Yanzhou have the largest population, making them perfect rear areas!"

Liu Xiao stood up and said loudly: "In this case, we will stay in Youzhou for the time being, waiting for the news of Chang'an. Once the news is true, we will send troops to Jieqiao, defeat Yuan Shao, and go straight to Qingzhou! Occupy three or five In the city, build the walls high, store up food widely, and slowly become the king!"

They had just decided on their future strategy. Only two days later, news came from Chang'an. Li Jue and Guo Si rebelled, killed Wang Yun, and kidnapped Emperor Xian. In addition, in order to compete for power, Li Jue and Guo Si also launched a war. During the war, fighting was going on every day in the entire Gyeonggi area. There were dead bodies and bones everywhere, and every ten rooms were empty!
Liu Xiao stood up and said in a deep voice: "Okay, now Chang'an is meaningless. I will send orders to all the ministries to prepare the whole army. I will go to Liu Bo'an to ask for food and pay for the army. I am going to Jieqiao. Gongsun Zan will fight Yuan Shao." Lian Lian, it's the end of the battle, and it's time for us to make a move!"

(End of this chapter)