Xiaoqi

Chapter 939

Facts have proved that Jia Xu's judgment of the situation after the establishment of the Thieves Alliance is very accurate, it can be said that it is not bad at all.

At the same time that the alliance signed the contract, Liu Biao of Jingzhou raised [-] troops to attack Yuan Shu in Huainan, causing Yuan Shu, who had just sat on the dragon chair for less than two months, to rush to fight.

Before that, after learning the news of Yuan Shu proclaiming himself emperor, Sun Ce of Jiangdong immediately notified the world that he was officially separated from Yuan Shu's command, and he did not hesitate to disassociate himself from Yuan Shu.In addition, Sun Ce hunted and killed Yuan Shu's cronies, generals and civil officials in the four counties of Jiangdong. He used decisive and brutal methods, clearly stated his position, supported his troops to stand on his own, and separatistly ruled Jiangdong.

When the war in the south of the Yangtze River was filled with smoke, the fight between Yuan Shao of Jizhou and Gongsun Zan of Youzhou had lasted for three months.In other words, when Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor in Huainan, Yuan Shao had already emerged from the shadow of Liu Xie's sudden death.Immediately, instead of giving up on himself, he accelerated the pace of attacking Youzhou, trying to get rid of Gongsun Zan in one go and seize Youzhou before the princes of the towns formed a crusade alliance.

It is a pity that since the soldiers of Jizhou learned of the sudden death of the emperor and the news that the emperor was poisoned by his lord Yuan Shao, their hearts were scattered, their morale was sluggish, and their combat effectiveness dropped sharply, which was not as good as before.In this way, the progress of the Jizhou army's attack on Youzhou can be imagined; the city that could have been knocked down with a drum was extremely difficult, and it continued to attack the city for many days, but it was still unable to attack for a long time.

On the contrary, Gongsun Zan, who had originally made up his mind to defend the city to the death, swept away the sluggish trend and his ambitions were boosted.On the one hand, he sent Tian Kai to lead his troops to resist the attack of Yan Rou's rebels and stabilize the rear; on the other hand, he personally led the army to resist the attack of the Jizhou army.He also put on his armor and climbed to the top of the city, went to battle in person, and commanded the army to defend the city.With the success of repelling the Jizhou army's strong attack again and again.The morale of the Youzhou Army under Gongsun Zan's command was greatly boosted, their fighting spirit was high, and they became more and more brave during the fight, which abruptly stifled the strong offensive momentum of the Jizhou Army, causing the two armies to fall into a stalemate again.

Just as the Battle of Jiyou was in full swing, Gongsundu of Liaodong sent his eldest son Gongsun Kang to lead [-] cavalry to help Gongsun Zan, and then fought with Yan Rou's rebels.It greatly relieved the pressure on Gongsun Zan's rear defense, allowing him to mobilize more troops to confront the Jizhou army.

At the same time, Cao Cao of Yanzhou issued a war letter to Yuan Shao.Officially declared war.At the same time that the letter of war was passed to Yuan Shao, Cao Cao led an army of [-] troops into Qingzhou, attacking the city and pulling out the stronghold continuously within ten days, which was unstoppable.Yuan Tan, who was in Qingzhou, was caught off guard by Cao Jun.So he quickly mobilized troops and horses.He fought fiercely with Cao Cao's army in Pingyuan City.

At this point, just after the establishment of the Thieves Alliance, the princes of the towns couldn't wait to lead the army, and launched an attack immediately by surprise.In just half a month, the five princes in the alliance successively dispatched troops to encircle and suppress Eryuan on the two battlefields of Hebei and Huainan, and they succeeded.They played with great vigor.At the same time, all the princes adjacent to Lili in Xiliang gathered heavy troops on the border.Always be on guard against the Xiliang army's sneak attack on your own territory.

As a result, seven of the princes of the ten towns in the world have been involved in this battle against rebellion, and the ones at the center of the war are Yuan Shao in Jizhou and Yuan Shu in Huainan.The princes of the remaining three towns are still watching from the sidelines.

Needless to say, Liu Zhang in Yizhou, the road of Shu can block others as well as himself. If others can't get in, he can't get out either.Seeing the feudal lords of the towns in the Central Plains fighting in full swing, Liu Zhang could only sit in Chengdu and sigh in awe.

Xuzhou Lv Bu, who had received some benefits from Yuan Shu before, took the initiative to submit a letter to him, but now seeing Er Yuan become the target of public criticism, and he was in danger, he felt extremely tormented and regretted it unceasingly.If he had known that Li Li of Xiliang would unite the princes of the towns to attack the second Yuan, he would not have taken the initiative to join Yuan Shu anyway. Now Yuan Shu is besieged by the two princes and is in danger.Once Yuan Shu is defeated, will the princes of the towns raise their troops to question the crimes, and then send their troops to attack Xuzhou?This question has been lingering in Lu Bu's mind. He is not afraid of Liu Biao in Jingzhou, nor Sun Ce in Jiangdong, but he is very afraid of Li Li in Xiliang.

However, the current situation is unclear, Lu Bu was worried about gains and losses, he really couldn't make up his mind, he didn't know how to deal with himself, and which side he should lean on.

The last prince to watch from the sidelines was Xiliang Li Li, who was the leader of the alliance.Surprisingly, his leader did not send a single soldier, but no princes came forward to criticize or urge him to send troops. Instead, he accepted this fact with peace of mind.

Undoubtedly, Li Li's every move is now attracting attention. Once the troops are mobilized, they will immediately attract the attention of the princes of all towns, and the neighboring princes will be very panicked.For this reason, the princes of all the towns unanimously elected him as the lord of the lords. Since he is the leader of the lord, he should be high-spirited, at least high-profile, and thoughts such as betraying his allies, sending troops to attack, and stealing the fruits of the alliance's victory can be put away as soon as possible, so as not to make people laugh , Disgusting the world.

Because of this, Li Li sat on the Diaoyutai despite the turbulent waves and enjoyed tea leisurely in the Luoyang County Governor's Mansion, while hundreds of thousands of troops under his command stood still and watched from the sidelines.This time, he was not a fisherman on purpose, but was forced to go up by the princes of the towns.What a queer thing!

Since ancient times, all the princes who were elected as the leader of the alliance have always been the princes who sent the most troops and contributed the most energy. A leader of the princes and alliance who has nothing to do like Li Li is absolutely unprecedented.

This is the only case.

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Luoyang County Governor's Mansion.The main hall door was closed for an hour before, but it suddenly opened at this moment, and dozens of Xiliang generals walked out from it.

Watching the generals walk out of the mansion one after another, Li Li stood in the center of the main hall with his hands behind his back, and without turning his head, he told Mi Zhu who was writing at the desk at the corner of the hall: "Copy seven copies of my general's order, and send a fast horse to send it quickly. In the hands of the princes of the towns, so as not to misunderstand them."

"No, my minister obeys." Mi Zhu stood up upon hearing the sound, and respectfully accepted the order, then picked up the bamboo slips on the case table, bowed and left, and quickly left the main hall.

The people staying in the hall at this moment are Li Li's confidantes, Jia Xu of the left army, Guo Jia of the right army, Bo Cai, the general of Zhendong, Huan Fei, the commander of the Feixiong battalion, Xu Chu, the commander of the Qinglong battalion, Gao Shun, the commander of the trapped camp, There was Zhou Yu, the general of Anbei who was ordered to come.

After Mi Zhu left with the copied bamboo slips, Li Li strode towards the inner room behind the main hall, and casually called everyone in the hall to go to the inner room to talk.

After exchanging pleasantries, the chief minister took his seat.Li Li went straight to the point and said: "You have all heard the arrangements for the princes of the towns just now. Before the princes joined the alliance, they had agreed that whoever captured the city in this war against thieves would belong to him. Before being completely wiped out, other princes are not allowed to plunder. I am the leader of the princes alliance, and I am also the notary and supervisor of this resolution, responsible for upholding justice for the princes of each town. Whoever dares to violate the covenant, I, Li Li, have the responsibility to replace the princes who lost the city Recover the lost land, and those who dare to resist the order and do not obey the order will be resolutely wiped out.

Secondly, there are two main battlefields in this battle against Yuan, one in Hebei and the other in Huainan, so the alliance has two deputy leaders.In the Hebei battlefield, Cao Cao of Yanzhou was the main offensive force, and he would lead his troops to attack Qingzhou; in the Huainan battlefield, Liu Biao of Jingzhou was the main force, and he led his Jingzhou army and Jiangdong Sun Ce to attack Yuan Shu.And I led the army into Liaodong, joined forces with Liaodong Gongsundu, Youzhou Gongsun Zan, and the rebel leader Yan Rou to wipe out the Wuhuan tribe and Xianbei barbarian army entrenched on the border of Youzhou, and then moved south to eradicate Yuan Shao in Jizhou.

Finally, there is another agreement, that is, whoever kills Yuan Shao or Yuan Shu will own the county where the prefecture's mansion is located.This means that the treasury money and food accumulated by the Yuan brothers for many years belong to them, and the jealousy of other princes is useless. After all, the Yuan brothers are the top priority in the war against Yuan, and it should be so.

These three covenants were proposed by me, so our army must abide by them and not overstep them.In the final analysis, there is one sentence: people cannot stand without faith.I, Li Li, have always been known for keeping my word and keeping my word, and this time is no exception.I hope you will keep this in mind, and don't let me, Li Li, lose the trust of the princes of the towns. "

"No!" Jia Xu, Guo Jia, Zhou Yu and others responded in unison.

Li Li nodded slightly, with a smile on his face, then he turned his head and motioned to Jia Xu to let him deliver the general order on his behalf.

Jia Xu understood immediately, and said in a solemn voice: "Adhering to my lord's wishes, our army will maintain its current strength in this battle against Yuan, and will not send additional troops to join the battle. According to my lord's order, Anbei General Zhou Yu He is in charge of the Sili Central Army and serves as the chief general of the Chinese Army. He holds the commander-in-chief's banner and sits in Sili, and dispatches troops in the middle. Regarding the situation, the three of them will discuss it on their own, and promise to have the right to make decisions on the fly, and report later."

Before he finished speaking, Jia Xu retreated behind Zhou Yu, bowed to Li Li together with Zhou Yu and Bo Cai, and took orders in unison.

After the ceremony, Jia Xu came out with more people and continued to inform the military order: "My lord will order that the soldiers and horses of the three battalions of Wuwei Camp, Feixiong Camp, and Qinglong Camp will stay in Sili and wait for General Zhou Yu's dispatch. My lord will personally lead Wuwei Camp, Feiyan Qingqi, The Wushuang cavalry and the 13 camp, together with the [-] gold guards and [-] Bingzhou and county soldiers, a total of [-] troops went to Youzhou. Among them, the Wushuang cavalry under Zhao Yun was the former army, and Zhao Yun served as the vanguard general. The [-] generals of the three battalions of the trapped camp are the central army, Zhang Liao and Gao Shun are the deputy generals of the central army, Feiyan Qingqi and [-] county soldiers are the rear army, in charge of the army's supplies, and Zhang Yan is the commander of the rear army. The general’s mansion, Mizhu, and the great general’s mansion, Jijiu, will set off with the army in two days, and after half a month, they will assemble an army in Daijun, Youzhou, and wait for the opportunity to march into Youzhou!”

"No!" Guo Jia, Gao Shun, Huan Fei, Xu Chu and others responded in unison.

After receiving the orders one after another, Zhou Yu, Bo Cai, Huan Fei and other generals couldn't help but feel puzzled. They didn't know who was the person who offered wine at the General's Mansion mentioned in the military order, and why they had never heard that the General's Mansion also had the post of offering wine. ?However, Li Li didn't give any explanation for this, just smiled and said nothing, his eyes showed a look of expectation, as if he had high hopes for the sacrificial wine of the General's Mansion who had never shown up.

Chapter 940 The smoke rises, the sword points to Youzhou

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Time flies like a white horse, the heat subsides in a blink of an eye, the north wind returns, the forests are dyed, and the northern country is picturesque.

In the past three months, the vast land from Huainan to Hebei was full of wars, and the battle against Yuan was in full swing. The battle was fierce and the flames of war were boiling.However, the prefectures and counties to the west of Sili are a stable and peaceful scene. Caravans shuttle back and forth, the people live and work in peace and contentment, and the Guanhe River is peaceful and orderly.

On the Huainan battlefield, the Jingzhou army attacked from two directions.First, Cousin Liu led an army of [-] infantry to attack Yuzhou. General Cai Mao of Jingzhou was the vanguard general, Zhang Yun was the vanguard deputy general, Kuai Yue was the military division, and Liu Pan was guarding the Chinese army. Sent an army to attack Yuan Shu.The Jingzhou army marched smoothly, winning consecutive battles, and conquered more than ten cities in one month. The soldiers were invincible.At the beginning of September, Liu Biao's army Chen Bing was on the border of Jiujiang County, and the sword pointed directly at Shouchun.

The other army in Jingzhou was led by Jiangxia Huangzu, don't drive Liu Xian as a military adviser, and led [-] naval divisions to attack Jiujiang by water.Although the marching speed of soldiers and horses along this route was fast, the progress of the siege of the city was quite slow. Encountered Yuan Shu's army stubbornly blocked them, the fighting was extremely fierce, and the battle fell into a stalemate and stagnated.

Perhaps knowing that Liu Biao's army had been victorious, or knowing that Yuan Shu's power was over, Sun Ce quietly led his troops across the river at the end of August to attack Lujiang.Victory in the first battle, the Jiangdong army successfully landed, and then Sun Ce led his troops to attack the city and pull out the village again and again, like a broken bamboo.Yuan Shu was caught off guard and complained endlessly.

So far, the Allied forces have gained the upper hand on the Huainan battlefield.Jingzhou Liu Biao and Jiangdong Sun Ce attacked Yuan Shu back and forth, firmly controlling the main attack advantage.Yuan Shu, who was completely at a disadvantage, assembled nearly 20 soldiers and horses to counterattack ferociously, trying to reverse the defeat and fight a trapped beast.

As Yuan Shu continued to shrink his forces and gathered heavy troops to defend the city, the strong offensive momentum of Liu Biao and Sun Ce's army was restrained.With insufficient strength and stamina, they fell into a tug-of-war with Yuan Shu's army.

On the Hebei battlefield, Gongsun Zan of Youzhou and Gongsun Du of Liaodong jointly resisted the army of Jizhou.Echoing with Cao Cao in Yanzhou, they attacked Yuan Shao in Jizhou back and forth.However, although Gongsun Zan and Gongsun Du joined forces to resist the Jizhou army, they were still at an absolute disadvantage and defended passively.And retreat steadily.Unable to help themselves.Therefore, they attacked the Jizhou army on both sides with Cao Cao in name, but in fact they could only contain part of Yuan Shao's troops, that's all.

At the same time, after learning that Yanzhou Cao Cao led the army to attack Qingzhou and succeeded again and again, Yuan Shao had to withdraw from the Youzhou battlefield and ordered Ju Yi, the general of Jizhou, to lead [-] troops to continue to attack Youzhou, while he himself led ten troops to attack Youzhou. Thousands of soldiers and horses returned to aid Jizhou.also.Yuan Shao took away the vanguard generals Zhang Yun and Gao Lan who were the vanguards in the eastern expedition to Youzhou, as well as the generals who accompanied the army, such as Qianzhao, Jiang Qi, Lu Kuang, and Lu Xiang.He also sent Qianzhao to lead [-] soldiers and horses to help Yuan Tan.

As a result, the situation on the battlefield in Hebei was unclear, and the Allied forces did not have an absolute advantage. Yuan Shao in Jizhou still had the power to protect himself, and his strength was extraordinary.Cao Cao, who attacked Qingzhou in a sneak attack, only took some advantage at the beginning. After Yuan Tan actively defended and mobilized heavy troops to defend the city, the battle situation in Qingzhou fell into a frontal confrontation.With the leading troops entering Qingzhou to participate in the war, Cao Jun's offensive momentum came to an abrupt end. Although he had not yet been defeated, he could no longer take advantage of it.

As a result, the Hebei war situation also fell into a stalemate. The situation became increasingly tense and swords were on the verge of breaking out, but no one dared to act rashly. The outcome was unpredictable.

It is not difficult to see from this that Yuan Shao of Jizhou has always occupied the head of the princes of the Central Plains by no means in vain, but is indeed powerful and well deserved.At present, he has one against three and he is not at a disadvantage, which shows that he is strong; if it is not for the injustice suffered this time, Cao Cao in Yanzhou may not dare to declare war on him within three to five years.

The two main battlefields of Hebei and Huainan have fallen into a stalemate one after another. This is not because the Allied princes are weak, but because they deliberately preserve their strength.Except for Gongsun Zan of Youzhou, who was in trouble, the other princes did not give their best. Most of the soldiers and horses stayed behind to stick to their foundations. The soldiers and horses really used to conquer Eryuan were less than [-]% of their full strength.This is because they have to be on guard against Li Li in Xiliang at all times, lest Li Li sneak attack their base lair when they send troops to conquer Er Yuan.

To this day, it is no secret that the princes of various towns are wary of each other and suspicious of each other.Especially Li Li from Xiliang was the most fearful, and he had to guard against him. Even when he was sleeping, he had to keep one eye open and stare at the west, lest the Xiliang army suddenly attack and beat him by surprise, and his years of hard work would be ruined in one fell swoop.

This is by no means alarmist talk, but the lesson from the past is still in front of us, and the princes have to learn the lesson, so as not to repeat the mistakes of Yuan Shao.In fact, none of the towns and princes who survived to the present are confused. On the contrary, they are real old foxes with superior intelligence and scheming.

How did Han Emperor Liu Xie die?Ordinary people will definitely believe the nonsense in the rumors, and mistakenly think that Yuan Shao in Jizhou killed Liu Xie with poison, but the truth is that the princes of each town have their own understandings and guesses.However, no matter which kind of speculation has nothing to do with Yuan Shao.After all, Yuan Shao managed to snatch the emperor and all the officials. How could he be so stupid as to openly kill the emperor in less than a year?Who would not understand such a simple truth?

However, if the Son of Heaven wasn't killed by Yuan Shao's poison, then who would have done it? Who would have such courage?Obviously, the princes of all towns are likely to be the object of suspicion, and the prince with the greatest suspicion is Xiliang Li Li.It's a pity that Liu Xie is dead, and all the eunuchs and maidservants who served him have been slaughtered. There is no proof of death, no trace to be found, and it has become a case without a head, so it can only be left alone.

Therefore, the princes of all towns did not go to the joining ceremony of the alliance against Yuan in person, but the crusade against Eryuan was undoubtedly in line with the wishes of the princes.Nowadays, all the states and counties are lands where there are masters. Attacking a certain prince for no reason will inevitably cause a lot of trouble, and the crusade against Eryuan will undoubtedly provide the princes with an excellent opportunity to expand their territory and strengthen their strength, so the princes actively He joined the alliance and quickly led his troops to the expedition.However, in addition to the crusade against Eryuan, the princes had to keep a hand, and be careful to guard against Xiliang Li Li's sneak attack from behind.With such a dual purpose, the battle against Yuan will naturally not be so smooth.

But this stalemate did not last long. At the beginning of September, a news quickly spread to the ears of the towns and princes: Li Li, the leader of the princes and the general, mobilized the army, appointed Zhang Liao as the general, and Zhao Yun and Gao Shun as the deputy generals. 20 conquered Yuan Shao in Jizhou.

As this news spread across the country, the situation on the Huainan and Hebei battlefields changed instantaneously, with waves one after another.Later, Liu Biao mobilized [-] troops from Jingzhou to participate in the battle, Cao Cao from Yanzhou also mobilized [-] troops to Qingzhou battlefield, and Gongsun Du in Liaodong added another [-] troops to help Gongsun Zan; After a truce with Gongsun Zan, he led his troops to Yuyang County to wait for the Xiliang army to arrive.

The balance of war began to tilt from this moment, and the Yuan League finally showed its strong potential, gradually turning the tide of the battle and gradually gaining the main offensive advantage.

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