Han Dao world

Countless ministers dressed in white stood in front of the tomb, with sad faces, but their hearts were full of joy.

After Zang Hong abandoned Dongwuyang, Yuan Shao's journey of conquest became smoother all of a sudden. He took Yanzhou and Yuzhou almost without bloodshed, and Xuzhou also surrendered without a fight. , can't hold on for too long.

As for Yuan Shu and Cao Cao, they were also fish in the bottom of the pot, vulnerable to a single blow.

It can be said that the Guandong has been completely controlled by Yuan Shao, and Yangzhou, Jingzhou, and Yizhou will also be handed down.

Worshiping the ancestors is only the first step. After entering Luoyang, there are more grand ceremonies to be performed.

Many people have already begun to think about where they should stand.

If you want to get ahead in the new dynasty, you must have enough credit, preferably the military exploits of conquering cities and looting land.There are not many enemies left, who to choose as the opponent is a question that everyone should consider.

Among Yuan Shu, Cao Cao, and Zhang Ji, Yuan Shu is undoubtedly the one with the best reputation and the worst strength.Taking him down will relieve Yuan Shao's worries, with the least effort and the most benefits.

Just when everyone was thinking about their thoughts, someone came to report, and Yuan Shu sent an envoy.

Hearing Yuan Shu's name, several people raised their heads, with worried expressions in their eyes.

Could it be Yuan Shu who asked to surrender?

Yuan Shao was very satisfied and ordered envoys to come.He intends to accept Yuan Shu's surrender in front of his ancestor's grave, let his ancestors testify for him, and watch him take a step closer to that position.

After a while, a middle-aged civil servant walked over quickly.He didn't know if he was in a hurry or the weather was a little hot, but his face was covered with sweat and his face was a little pale.

With a glance, Yuan Shao recognized the person who came, Yuan Shu's long history, Hongnong Yang Hongyang Wenming.

"Civilization, are you safe?"

Yang Hong squeezed out a very unnatural smile, and his face became even paler.He bowed and delivered a letter.

Yuan Shao raised his eyebrows lightly. "Road?"

Yang Hong nodded and sent his arms forward.

Yuan Shao was a little disappointed.He originally hoped to hear Yang Hong personally say Yuan Shu's request to surrender, but he didn't expect Yang Hong to be so ignorant.

He took the letter and saw Yuan Shu's scribbling words at a glance. He couldn't help but sneered, and the corner of his mouth twitched.

He is still so flamboyant.

After opening the letter, Yuan Shao read two lines of words, the smile on the corner of his mouth froze, his face immediately turned blood red, then pale again, repeated several times.He raised his eyelids and glared at Yang Hong.

"Civilization, who is this bewitching to make Gonglu say such arrogant words, to force my brother to turn against each other, and to want my brother to fight each other?"

Chapter 407

What Yang Hong sent was not Yuan Shu's letter of surrender, but Yuan Shu's letter of war.

Yuan Shu claimed in the letter that Yuan Shao was the son of a concubine, and his adoptive uncle, Yuan Chenghou, did not think about loyalty and filial piety, and was unbearable to be a son of man.He sat by and watched more than [-] people including his biological father, uncle and first brother were killed, but he didn't want to take revenge. Instead, he accepted the reward from Dong Zhuo and his former subordinates.

There are so many things, Yuan Shu listed more than a dozen of Yuan Shao's crimes, and finally boiled them down to one sentence.

Yuan Shao was unfaithful and unfilial, so he was not worthy to inherit the Yuan clan in Runan.If he could think behind closed doors, he might be able to retain Yuan Shao's clan status, otherwise he would, as the head of the Yuan family, expel Yuan Shao from the clan, and lead Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Sun Ce to crusade against Yuan Shao, to punish rebels for the court, and eliminate unworthy sons for the family.

While Yuan Shao was furious, he also left Yuan Shu a way out, but the generals were ecstatic.

This is simply a credit to the door. Is there anyone more capable of killing than Yuan Shu?

Countless eyes swept towards Yang Hong, their eyes were full of anger, but they were full of longing.

Yang Hong was sweating profusely, wishing he could dive into the ground and hide, but he had to bite the bullet and tell Yuan Shao that this was Yuan Shu's own decision.Yuan Shu not only proclaimed his minister to the court, but also sent his daughter to the palace, and he may have arrived in Hedong by now.

Seeing that Yuan Shu was so decisive, Yuan Shao couldn't control his anger anymore, he drew out his Si Zhao sword, and made a slash on the ground.

"From today onwards, I will sever my friendship with Lu En. Please restore Lu Wenming and let him prepare for the battle. I will personally lead the army across the Huaihe River to see what skills he has, and take my head."

Yang Hong survived the desperation and retreated with a bow.

Yuan Shao turned around, rushed to the grave of his biological father Yuan Feng, knelt down on the ground, and burst into tears.

All the generals stepped forward to comfort them, and expressed their willingness to relieve Yuan Shao's worries so that their brothers would not kill each other.

The most active one was Chun Yuqiong, beating his chest and stamping his feet, cursing Yuan Shu, looking even more angry than Yuan Shao.

Jushou and Tian Feng stood aside, looked at the sword marks on the ground that were trampled beyond recognition by everyone, and looked at each other in blank dismay.

I don't know if it's a coincidence or God's will, but when Yuan Shao drew this line, he happened to be facing the graves of Yuan Feng and Yuan Cheng.This sword not only severed his brotherly relationship with Yuan Shu, but also severed his father-son relationship with Yuan Feng and Yuan Cheng.

As counselors, the two had no chance to lead the army in battle, nor were they interested in joining such a struggle, so they silently retreated to the side.

"Gongyu, tell me... Could this be the court's strategy?" Tian Feng looked into the distance and said quietly, "It's not a good time to use troops in Huainan."

Jushou also sighed softly. "Why not? The matter has come to this point, and the use of troops in Huainan is unavoidable. We can only try our best to persuade the Lord not to conscript himself. Once there is a stalemate, and there is something to do in Jizhou, I am afraid it will be too late to respond."

Tian Feng agrees with Ju Shou, but thinks further.

Ju Shou said it very politely, but the situation is actually more serious. It is not only Jizhou that needs to be worried, but also Xuzhou.

Although there is no definite evidence to prove that this was the court's strategy, judging from Yuan Shu's sending his daughter to the palace, the court must have given Yuan Shu an irresistible promise, which made Yuan Shu so reckless in declaring war on Yuan Shao.

Since the court can accept Yuan Shu, why can't it accept Liu Bei?

Liu Bei had long ago agreed to become a minister, and Chen Lin had been there for a few days, but there was no news for a long time, probably because of an accident.If Yuan Shao personally conquers Huainan and Liu Bei changes his mind and joins hands with Cao Cao, Yuan Shao will be attacked on three sides.

A taboo for military strategists.

Tian Feng even felt that Liu Bei was a greater threat than Yuan Shu and Cao Cao.

Yuan Shu is a typical dude, no one will regard him as the head of the Yuan family except himself.Most of Yuan's disciples and old officials followed Yuan Shao, and there were many knight-errants in the world who fought against Yuan Shao's banner and raised troops, but it was unheard of to fight against Yuan Shu's banner.Probably he himself felt that he could command Cao Cao, Liu Bei and Sun Ce to fight Yuan Shao.

Although Cao Cao is good at using soldiers, he is too weak. Tu Xuzhou and Tu Yongqiu ruined his reputation. Yanzhou and Yuzhou did not support him, so he could only retreat to Henan and linger on his last breath.

Although Liu Bei is the weakest, he has a relatively good reputation. Otherwise, the people of Xuzhou would not have chosen him to take over the vacancy left by Tao Qian.Although this person has no military ability, he is extremely tenacious. If he retreats into Mount Tai, there is really nothing to do with him in the short term.

Tian Feng weighed repeatedly, and felt that he had to remind Yuan Shao not to mobilize his troops out of anger, forgetting who the real enemy is.

But Ju Shou had a premonition that Yuan Shao hated Yuan Shu not for a day or two, but he couldn't tear himself apart.Now that Yuan Shu took the initiative to tear his face apart, he would never let go of this opportunity, and the possibility of conquering Huainan himself was extremely high.

Strong remonstrance will only make Yuan Shao more angry, and will not solve any practical problems.

Tian Feng believes in Ju Shou's judgment, but insists on speaking.

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Yuan Shao held a military meeting and decided to conquer Huainan himself.

Before the words fell, Tian Feng objected and explained his reasons in detail.

Yuan Shao remained silent, and the generals were also very disapproving.

Chunyu Qiong said, what is Liu Bei?Is he the one who has the final say on Xuzhou?If he refuses to be a minister, there is no need for the lord to send troops. Chen Deng, who replaced him as a vassal to the lord, would attack him.Even if Chen Deng's troops are insufficient, there is no need for the lord to conscript himself, just send a general.

Although Liu Bei claimed to be sitting in Xuzhou, he was alone and alone. The people who really listened to his orders were only Guan Zhang, and I heard that Guan Yu also left Xuzhou. Liu Bei now only has Zhang Fei as a general, and the rest are Tao Qian's old troops.

Of course, he also disapproved of Yuan Shao personally attacking Yuan Shu, Yuan Shu was not worthy.It is more appropriate for the lord to lead the main force to attack Cao Cao who is close at hand.If you take Cao Cao, you can enter Henan and reach the old capital of the Han Dynasty.

The implication is that he, Chunyu Qiong, can do the task of attacking Yuan Shu.

Everyone quarreled, some supported Chun Yuqiong, and some supported Tian Feng.

But Yuan Shao rejected everyone's suggestions and insisted on conquering Huainan himself.

His reason is also very simple. The personal expedition to Huainan was not only for Yuan Shu, but also for Sun Ce.

Although Sun Ce was Yuan Shu's former subordinate, he did not get along well with Yuan Shu.Yuan Shu broke his promise many times, which has chilled Sun Ce's heart.After Sun Ce crossed the river, he clashed with the Wuhui clan many times, making it difficult. Now is a good opportunity to win over Sun Ce.

But if you want to recruit Sun Ce, you must first resolve the old grievances with Sun Jian.

In order to fight for Yuzhou, he had an unpleasant relationship with Sun Jian who was working for Yuan Shu.Later, Sun Jian died in Xiangyang, which caused Sun Ce to hate Liu Biao to the bone.If these contradictions are not resolved, the possibility of Sun Ce becoming a minister is extremely small.

Can anyone solve this problem?He was the only one who came forward in person to show his troops against the river, benevolent and majestic, and forced Sun Ce to bow his head.

Who else is sure to defeat Sun Ce?

Tian Feng and Jushou were dumbfounded.

Tian Feng got up immediately and shouted: "My lord, the Jianghuai River is the place where the north and the south change. Southerners ride boats, while northerners ride horses. Although my lord has thousands of cavalry, can you cross the river and compete with Sun Ce? You can't win by fighting." In other words, where does power come from? Sun Ce, like his father, Sun Jian, is greedy and willing to kill. He slaughtered heroes. In the battle of Lujiang, half of the Lu family was killed, and the Jiangdong gentry felt sorry for him. If the lord did not kill Sun Ce to thank Jiangdong, would he still be demoted? Changing Jiangdong's gentry, in exchange for Sun Ce becoming a minister? I'm sorry to say that this move will not only fail to win Jiangdong, but also lose the Central Plains and Hebei."

Yuan Shao was furious and left in a huff.

Chapter 408

Although Yuan Shao was annoyed by Tian Feng's face-to-face rebuttal, he still accepted some of Tian Feng's opinions.

Liu Bei's delay and refusal to concede a minister is inevitably suspicious.Reminiscent of Yuan Shu's claim to command Liu Bei, Cao Cao, and Sun Ce to fight, it made Yuan Shao worry that Liu Bei was cheating and made a deal with Yuan Shu.

After all, Liu Bei is also famous for his agility.If Yuan Shu or the imperial court are willing to invest capital, it is not impossible for Liu Bei to change his family.

Yuan Shao decided that his decision to conquer Huainan by himself remained unchanged. At the same time, he sent Chun Yuqiong to lead [-] horsemen to Tan County to join Chen Deng to force Liu Bei to make a decision.

If Liu Bei becomes a minister, he will coerce Liu Bei to attack Huainan together.

If Liu Bei refused to be a minister, he would be destroyed directly, and Chun Yuqiong would lead Xuzhou Mu, and then lead Xuzhou soldiers to attack Huainan.

An army of [-] inspectors and supervisors was sent to town Suiyang to prepare for Cao Cao.

As soon as this order was announced, the Ruying people headed by Chunyu Qiong rejoiced, but the Jizhou people sneered.

As expected, when he arrived in the Central Plains, Yuan Shao unscrupulously supported the Ruying people.

Tian Feng looked up to the sky and sighed. "To fight for world supremacy, one should fight from a distance and attack from a short distance. Now that the tiger is at your side, if you don't cut the grass and root out the roots, you will calm down the troubles of your elbows and armpits first, but you will mobilize your army out of anger and make an expedition to Huainan. How can you be undefeated?"

Yuan Shao was very angry when he heard this, and he couldn't listen to Tian Feng's suggestion.

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At the beginning of October, Yuan Shao commanded an army of [-], and went down the Huai River to kill Huainan.

When Cao Cao, who was waiting in battle, heard the news, he was so shocked that he couldn't believe his ears.After confirming that the message was correct, he rubbed his forehead and laughed.

"The fierce ghosts on this road not only rob people's property, but also rob people in danger. Very kind!"

Guo Jia also breathed a sigh of relief when he came to report the news. "In this way, our army has several months to prepare, and the cavalry has time to familiarize themselves with the stirrups, and their combat power has greatly increased."

Cao Cao smiled and nodded repeatedly. "It's a pity that there are still fewer vests. If there are a hundred armored cavalry, the chances of winning the battle will be increased by one point."

Guo Jia agreed.

The biggest role of armored cavalry is to charge the battle, and one armored cavalry can be two to three light cavalry.A hundred armored cavalry assembled and rushed into the formation, which was enough to tear apart most infantry formations.Especially when Yuan Shao has Hebei strong crossbowmen, armored cavalry is far more lethal than ordinary cavalry.

Cao Cao once asked the court for one hundred vests, but the court only gave thirty.

Compared with Yuan Shu, this is already good.

Yuan Shu sent his daughter to the palace, but the court only gave him the false title of Yangzhou Mu, without giving him any real help.

This can be understood as the imperial court is limited in strength and cannot produce more war horses and ordnance.It can also be understood that the imperial court felt that Yuan Shu was useless, and there was no point in giving it to Yuan Shu, and in the end they all became Yuan Shao's spoils of war.

"My lord, send some war horses to Liu Bei." Guo Jia suggested.

"Give it to him?" Cao Cao was quite puzzled.

Although the emperor sent someone to send two thousand horses, his horses were not rich, and he could only equip about a thousand horses.In contrast, Yuan Shao has at least three thousand cavalry, and possibly even more.

Guo Jia said with a smile: "Liu Bei came from Youzhou, and he has the ability to ride. But he has lived in the Central Plains for a long time and has lost contact with Youzhou. I am afraid that the horses will be severely damaged and the cavalry's combat power will be greatly reduced. It will not be conducive to fighting Yuan Shao, so he will be forced to become a vassal. The possibility is very high. If my lord can send him some war horses to make up for his shortcomings, then Liu Bei may hesitate. With him in Xuzhou to contain Yuan Shao, my lord will have another chance."

Cao Cao thought it was reasonable, so he ordered people to pick two hundred war horses, plus two hundred war horses that had just been eliminated, and ordered them to give them to Liu Bei.

Considering that Yanzhou and Yuzhou had been occupied by Yuan Shao, it was extremely difficult to transport these war horses. Cao Cao first sent a letter to Liu Bei, asking him to send someone to meet them, so that these hard-won war horses would not fall into Yuan Shao's hands.

In other words, if Liu Bei refuses to come to pick him up, he can't blame others.

At the same time, Cao Cao ordered Guo Jia to arrange for people to spread the news. As soon as Liu Bei's reply came, he would disclose it to Yuan Shao, which would provoke a conflict between Yuan Shao and Liu Bei, making it difficult for Yuan Shao to take care of both.

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Upon receiving the news of Yuan Shao's personal expedition to Huainan, Liu Bei was as surprised and delighted as Cao Cao, more than anything else.

Soon, he received the news that Chunyu Qiong had led his troops to come. Knowing that the visitor was not friendly, he hurriedly asked Chen Deng to meet him, and tested Chen Deng's intentions.

Chen Deng's complexion was not very good, and he restrained his unhappiness and said, "Has the Shijun changed his mind?"

Liu Bei let out a long sigh. "Yuanlong, I'm also in a dilemma. If Leader Yuan just wants to dominate Shandong, that's all. If he wants to go further in the future, how can I explain to my ancestors?"

Chen Deng's face changed slightly, he stroked his beard and remained silent.

He also has Liu Bei's worries, and he is no less serious than Liu Bei.

Liu Bei's clan can only bluff people, but the Xiapi Chen family is a real official of the great Han Dynasty, a rich family with two thousand stones in the world.

If the great Han Dynasty is about to perish, the Yuan family will prosper, and it doesn't matter if the Chen family in Xiapi switches to the Yuan family.It's a destiny to change dynasties.But if the big man still has a chance to rejuvenate, and Yuan Shi is just a wishful thinking like Wang Mang, then Chen Shi's choice today may be very wrong.

Those who followed Wang Mang's family back then were shameless to the world, and some of them still haven't caught their breath yet.