Three Kingdoms: From Hulaoguan to Global Hegemony

Chapter 355 Leading the enemy to the east, Sangong came to ask

Liu Yu formulated a plan to defeat the enemy in a few words, Xun Yu and Xu Shu all smiled heartily, Yang Xiu was a little slow to react when he was young, but it was only a moment before he understood the master's coup.

Yangzhou is Yuan Shu's territory, and Jiangdong also has a Sun family. Liu Biao's desire to get involved there will inevitably cause dissatisfaction among those two families.

As for Yanzhou, Zhang Miao, Yuan Yi, and Bao Xin are all small princes with strong military strength. Lu Bu must spend a lot of time digesting these. Even if he wins Yanzhou, he still has to face Yuan Shao in Jizhou and Tao Qian in Xuzhou , Yuan Shu of Yangzhou, and the double-teaming of the princes of Yuzhou.

On the second day, the two edicts sent to the southeast and northeast went out of the city at the same time, and the news came from the front that Lu Bu and Liu Biao stopped the vanguard at the same time.

Lu Bu's goal was Yanzhou, and with the title of state shepherd granted by the imperial court, he immediately marched eastward to snatch the territory of Yanzhou.

On the other hand, Liu Ming is the emperor's uncle of the big man, and this time he has the title of regent, so he is naturally full of pride.

"Jingzhou has been firmly controlled by me, and now I have to be appointed by the imperial court to rule Yangzhou. It can be considered that the previous plan was not in vain!"

Satisfied, Liu Biao picked up a bowl of warm wine and drank it down in one gulp.

At this time, Jingzhou counselor Kuai Liang and his brother Kuai Yue were discussing in a low voice, Liu Biao asked, "Zirou, Yidu, do you think there is anything wrong with the imperial decree?"

Zirou is Kuai Liang's nickname. This person is good at internal affairs. He helped Liu Biao set the political direction to appease Jingchu, and Liu Biao called it "Yongji's Theory".

"I feel that there is nothing wrong with the Lord Regent, but the matter of Yangzhou..."

Kuai Liang hesitated and did not continue, while Kuai Yue who was at the side took the words impatiently.

"The matter of Yangzhou is obviously a trick set by Liu Yu for the lord. He clearly announced that Yangzhou belongs to the lord, but secretly he has the heart to provoke Jing and Yang to fight. From my point of view, it is better not to take the title of Yangzhou pastor."

Yuan Shu in the north of Yangzhou is powerful, and Liu Biao doesn't want to start a full-scale war yet. As for Yan Baihu, Liu Yao, Wang Lang and Sun's entrenched in Jiangdong, it is not so easy to fight if there is no legitimate reason.

After listening to the analysis of the two capable counselors, Liu Biao's face was obviously a little angry. He deliberately set up a mysterious rich business case with the purpose of weakening Dong Zhuo and making a profit.

But who would have thought that Dong Zhuo would be killed by Han Sui in the end, and Han Sui would be wiped out by Liu Yu, so he spent a lot of Jing Xiang's money in vain to make wedding clothes for others, so he agreed only after receiving Lu Bu's letter Form an alliance and attack Luoyang.

Now the imperial court has ordered him to be the regent and let him rule over the two states. Speaking of it, he has received enough compensation, but after careful calculation, he is far away in Jingzhou as the regent, and Yangzhou Mu is just an empty title. It depends on whether Yuan Shu and Jiang Dong agree.

"This Liu Yu is really hateful!"

After realizing it, Liu Biao didn't get angry in one place, but came to report that there were [-] to [-] soldiers and horses guarding inside and outside the capital, including the soldiers and horses at Hulao Pass. All-out war.

At this time, an urgent report came.

"Report...report to the lord, and another imperial decree has been sent."

Another imperial decree came, which stated that Liu Biao was appointed as the general who conquered the east and sent troops to quell the chaos in Jiangdong.

This time, in addition to the official title, the imperial court also sent 30 shi of food and grass as military supplies to suppress the bandits, which is real money.

In addition, the imperial decree also defined Yan Baihu as a bandit from Shanyue, and Liu Yao as a rebellious army who did not obey control.

It was ordered to quell the chaos, and 30 shi of food and grass was enough for the vanguard to squander.

"My lord, with this decree, we can justifiably expand our territory to Jiangdong."

Kuai Yue swept away his previous concerns, and immediately changed from opposition to support.

Kuai Liang also quickly calculated Jingzhou's military strength and grain reserves, and felt that they were fully capable of destroying the two small warlords Yan Baihu and Liu Yao.

After pondering for a while, Liu Biao also agreed to the proposal of the two subordinates. The outcome of the war with Yuan Shu might be unpredictable, but he was still very confident in dealing with Yan Baihu and Liu Yao.

In any case, Liu Biao gained fame after the case of the mysterious rich businessman, and he also had the opportunity to expand the Eastern Expedition. This is much easier than competing with Liu Yu for Luoyang, and it can be regarded as a loss of the Eastern Occasionally Harvested Sangyu.

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Lu Bu and Liu Biao retreated, but troubles came from the west.

Dong Zhuo's younger brother, Dong Min, raised [-] troops to attack Mei County. The Chang'an defender Duan Yao's whereabouts were unknown for a while, and Li Jue of Hongnong County was also actively colluding with Dong Min and Duan Yan.

"King Zhongshan, do you want to postpone this award for a few more days?"

Situ Wangyun spread his hands helplessly.

With the exception of Dong Zhuo and Han Sui, these meritorious officials must be rewarded, but the surrounding area of ​​Luoyang is not stable, and the military situation is always constant. The list of rewards has been drawn up long ago, but Wang Yun and Xun Shuang dare not announce it easily. up.

The enemy's situation is ahead, so how can there be rewards on his mind.

Liu Yu took the reward list and looked at it carefully, then handed it back to Sikong Xun Shuang.

"The previous battle with Dong Zhuo's army, and the blitzkrieg that wiped out Han Sui, caused a lot of wear and tear on my Habayashi army! The rebellious army in the west... depends on Lord Situ and Lord Sikong to find a solution."

"This……"

Xun Shuang felt that the list suddenly became a lot heavier after taking it from Liu Yu.

"Muzhi is joking."

Wang Yun hurriedly apologized and said with a smile: "Didn't we agree before outside Hangu Pass that Muzhi would be in charge of the military affairs! To deal with warlords like Dong Min and Duan Yan, the two old men don't have the ability."

"That's right! Lu Bu and Jingzhou invaded the country before, all relying on Zhongshan King's scheme, so of course we must rely on Zhongshan King to defeat the enemy this time."

After Xun Shuang finished speaking, seeing that Liu Yu didn't make any statement, he hinted at Wang Yun with his eyes.

All the soldiers and horses in Luoyang were in Liu Yu's hands, and Ma Teng, who was going to fight for him, also joined him, which meant that Wang Yun and the three had no soldiers at all.

Wang Yun glanced at the reward list, and finally swallowed hard.

"Dong Min's soldiers are still in the west of Chang'an, and there is still enough time to deploy, but the reward cannot be delayed any longer. The old man and Ci Ming came here today to ask if there is anything Mu Zhi missed...the name needs to be added."

When welcoming the emperor back to the palace, Wang Yun and Liu Yu made a gentleman's agreement that the three were in charge of the government and Liu Yu was in charge of the war.

The award required an imperial decree, so Wang Yun and the three took the opportunity to promote many royalists. He knew that Liu Yu was dissatisfied with the list, so he did not participate in the imperial court several times, but he was not afraid of saying something before.

Unexpectedly, the soldiers in the east were retreated, and the military situation came from the west again.

After experiencing the Han Sui Rebellion, San Gong had long been frightened by the rebels. In order not to trample on the court, but also for the prosperity and wealth of the officials themselves, Wang Yun could only compromise this time.

Seeing Wang Yun lower his head, Liu Yu smiled slightly.

"The fight against the rebellion is thanks to the hard work of the soldiers. There are really several strong generals under my command who have made meritorious service but have not been included in the list of rewards. I would like to ask the two adults to add a sum so as not to hurt the hearts of the soldiers. Moreover, the surrounding area of ​​Luoyang is not stable at the moment. If the rewards are not fair, who will Will be willing to defend the capital!"

"Muzhi's words are right, please add some meritorious names to the list."

"Do you really want me to join? This is a court affair. I'm in charge of the military, so I won't overstep my authority!"

"Muzhi was joking. The title of Prince Regent will be announced to the world soon. Naturally, you have the right to participate and nominate the award."

"If that's the case... then I'll do what I can!"

The corner of Liu Yu's mouth curled up slightly, and he immediately drew up a list of people who needed to be promoted in his mind.

(End of this chapter)