[The Three Kingdoms] Golden Sun Exhibition

156 – Spring at the Academy (5)

There were three people who sent the letters, but the contents of the letters were all advice on Jojo’s future whereabouts. After looking through all of their letters, I threw three topics in front of Sima Yi, Seo, Pang Tong, and Guo Jia gathered in my room.

“The victory of Yuan Shao, the treatment of Liu Bei, and the empty preface.”

“Do you need any explanation?”

“no.”

Although I already introduced the Guo family, my students did not want an explanation from the Guo family.

“You just have to watch from the side. Didn’t you come to Paval?”

“Hey, even though I came here like this, I’m also a woman who thinks she uses her brains somewhere.”

“Hmph, then stand first and beat your sister first!”

“Ha… …ah.”

“S-Seoseo lost…? Hmm! Then I…Ugh…Ugh…!!”

tie.

Kwak Ga proved his worth by defeating Seo Seo and drawing with Pang Tong in a close match.

In fact, it was the same as inducing a draw for Bangtong, but Bangtong must have felt it well.

“Why…? I think I’m smarter…?”

“It’s because I don’t have any experience.”

“Experience…? If that’s the case-”

“Don’t say anything else, just think about your own business.”

I changed the subject.

“Let’s talk about Hebei first. It’s a letter from Sun Yu, and it says that Yuan Shao of Hebei defeated Gongsun Zan.”

“Gongsun Zan has collapsed. Just like Lu Bu.”

“Yes. Cao Cao looked at Lü Bu, and Yuan Shao looked at Gongsun Zan. Now that the people who were a thorn in each other’s eyes are gone, they will now turn their attention to other directions.”

Yuan Shao occupied Hebei.

Cao Cao occupied Western Zhou.

Now all that’s left is to fight each other.

“After clearing out the remnants of Gongsun Zan, Yuan Shao will turn his attention to the south. The central plain that can be accessed to the south is already occupied by Cao Cao, and even Western Zhou, which can be accessed along the eastern coastal road, is blocked by Cao Cao. .”

“I am worried that if we leave it alone, Cao Cao will expand his power elsewhere, and if we attack right away, we will worry about the rear.”

“Yes. There will be remnants of all kinds of foreigners and Gongsun Chan forces in Hebei. But….”

I recalled information I already knew.

From noble mtl dot com

Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan had different ways of living, and some of the anxiety factors that Yuan Shao currently has could be quickly resolved through his actions so far.

“Yuan Shao did not treat the foreigners harshly. On the contrary, he was friendly with them. There is a saying that the enemy of your enemy is your friend.”

“I heard that Gongsun Zan was mercilessly massacring the foreigners, and that Yuan Shao pursued a policy of appeasement toward the foreigners. Of course, from the foreigners’ point of view, they would support Yuan Shao.”

“Yes. If it were me, I would have told the barbarians to gradually plunder the rear when Gongsun Zan was slowly losing his temper.”

“I cannot forgive looting on my own land, but looting on my enemy’s land makes me clap my hands and cheer for the thieves.”

It makes the enemy constantly worry about the rear, and keeps pounding on the enemy’s walls from the front.

It is like applying the so-called principle of Seongdonggyeokseo, but in reality, it is meaningful in making the enemy angry.

“People had roughly predicted the battle between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan as the white horse unit collapsed several years ago. But Gongsun Zan collapsed faster than expected. All you had to do was raise horses and use cavalry to wage mobile warfare.”

“By any chance, how did Gongsun Zan die? The last I heard was that he built a very solid earthen fortress.”

“They say Saturn has fallen.”

“Even with siege weapons, Saturn won’t be easy. How?”

“Dig a tunnel.”

He must have been digging for over a month to kill Gongsun Zan, who was hiding in the castle, and at the same time find a way to capture the castle.

The soldiers must have worked really hard, but thanks to that, Yuan Shao was able to easily attack Saturn.

And Gongsun Zan died.

The cause of death was suicide.

“I wonder if he went crazy because of the defeat, and he cut down his wife and child to death and killed himself as well. Was he thinking that his family would be dishonored, or was he really crazy? Tsk tsk.”

Cao Cao showed generosity by sparing Lü Bu’s family.

Gongsun Zan is not from a family of traitors, and if he had just sacrificed his head, wouldn’t he have been able to save his family?

“That’s too much. If you’re going to die, why not just yourself, but your poor wife and children?”

“Didn’t he think that his wife and children could be trampled by the Yuan family? Since he was such a stickler for white horses, he may have thought that he would kill himself if they were to be tainted by the hands of someone other than his own.”

“How can you judge the thoughts of a crazy person?”

Everyone nodded at Sima Yi’s words.

“In the end, Gongsun Zan was defeated and killed, Yuan Shao took control of all of Hebei, and all that was left was that he became the owner of a huge land encompassing a people that may number in the millions.”

“In fact, more than half of the population of Central Plains lives in Hebei.”

While in the central plains there were frequent battles of only a few thousand soldiers, tens of thousands of soldiers had already fought in Hebei from Gyekyo.

“Cao Cao’s army currently has 150,000 soldiers at best, but Yuan Shao’s army has about 400,000 soldiers, assuming it has absorbed all of Gongsun Zan’s army.”

“…Ah, but I wonder if the force is that strong?”

“To add a bit of exaggeration, 400,000 means at least 250,000, no, 300,000, Bonghyo. Am I wrong?”

“eww….”

Kwak bit his lip at my words.

“B-but it’s not like they’re all going south. In reality, wouldn’t there be around 200,000 enemies to deal with…?”

“Excluding Cheongju soldiers, who are the actual soldiers of Cao Cao’s army?”

“Well, that’s a state secret.”

“Isn’t it about 60,000 at most?”

“…Cheongju soldiers are now elite soldiers, right?”

We shrugged our shoulders.

We never delved into state secrets, and the Huo family has never said anything directly.

“Then let’s take it to be 400,000 for Yuan Shao’s army and 150,000 for Cao Cao’s army.”

“It’s appropriate.”

“Hey, Master?”

Seo raised his hand.

“Ascertaining the size of the army and talking about ‘moving south’ means that Yuan Shao and Cao Cao will join forces in earnest, right? Without anyone giving in.”

“of course.”

“For what reason?”

“hmm….”

Justification.

As Seo said, things I had taken for granted suddenly became vague.

“There is no one who thinks of justification as much as Yuan Shao. There must be a reason to lead the army, but where is the justification?”

“All you have to do is create a cause.”

“I think Jo Jo will try very hard not to create that justification.”

“So, if you make it, it’s a justification. Now, from now on, we are Yuan Shao’s army?”

Everyone’s eyes began to shine.

“Each of you, think of a reason to start a war against Cao Cao’s army. What would be good?”

“Hey, should I do the same?”

“of course.”

Guo Jia decided to become Lord Yuan Shao for a while.

“From now on, I think I have become a staff member of Yuan Shao’s army. Listen carefully. I will find a way to defeat Cao Cao’s army by any means possible. However….”

I put the two letters down in front of everyone.

“There must be a ‘justice’ so perfect that no one here can refute it.”

* * *

“Now the enemy is Jojo. What can we do?”

Won Soo raised the topic with a kind face.

“Now that we have defeated Gongsun Zan, all we have left is Cao Cao. The younger brother became a traitor and was disowned, and the others are unremarkable. In fact, Cao Cao is not noteworthy other than his face and body, but he wears the Emperor’s Emperor. .”

Yuan Shao stretched out his hands to the tricksters lined up left and right.

“Now, tell me. Now that we have defeated Gongsun Zan, what is the plan to advance to the central plains? But it has to be beautiful.”

Everyone was silent at the conditions set by Yuan Shao.

“It was inevitable no matter who heard it. Cao Cao is a bad b*tch. Let’s create a situation so that this element’s name will remain beautifully in history.”

“Joo Gong, can it just remain in history like that?”

“If possible, it would be good if people recognized it as beautiful.”

There is no one among Yuan Shao’s staff who cannot understand what he says.

“Come on, come on. Give me a reason. A reason to send our powerful army, which caused even Gongsun Zan to commit suicide in adversity, to the south.”

“I will tell you first. I think it would be right to use the Black Bandits.”

Kwak Do was the first to go.

“Black Bandit?”

“Yes. Although most of the Black Bandits, including Jangyeon, have been subdued, there are still many remnants of the Black Bandits remaining. But isn’t it said that there are groups of Black Bandits to the south of the Yellow River as well? The general says he is suppressing the bandits, so who would dare rebel against them?”

“Exterminate the bandits. That’s good. But the Black Bandits are too much for an army of 400,000 to move, aren’t they?”

“And what about the great thief of the country?”

“Oh, Bonggi. Say it again.”

“Cao Cao, no different from Dong Zhuo, is tyrannical and treats the government as if it were his own, so I am issuing a proclamation that I will subdue Cao Cao.”

“That’s blatant.”

Yuan Shao nodded heavily at Bonggi’s suggestion.

“Since we’re going to defeat JoJo anyway, let’s just ignore everything else, shall we?”

“Yes. It’s not that our military is powerless, and we have no reason to seek justification against the likes of Cao Cao.”

“I agree. Should we lose sight of practical benefits while looking for a cause?”

“…Yes, Jeonpung. Tell me.”

“Up to a year. We have to strike Cao Cao before the end of next year. Give Cao Cao a little time and he will soon become very powerful. Time is not on our side.”

“…….”

Yuan Shao closed his eyes and was silent for a while.

“Shimbae, you did a great job catching Gongsun Zan this time. Please tell me.”

“Jonmyeong. I thought we needed a new sky, just as a clear sky appears after rain and wind.”

“…what?”

“But isn’t that still dangerous? So we have to find another way. That’s right, the puncture….”

Everyone began to listen to Simbae’s voice.

“Change the emperor, even now. As Bong Gi said, we have the power. The current emperor is… a fake emperor established by Dong Zhuo. He has maintained his position as a fake emperor for a long time, so now the real emperor should step in. “Did you?”

“When are you talking about legitimacy?…!”

“Shimbae, you-”

“Everyone go out except for the crew.”

“Jukong…!”

Simbae lowered his head with sparkling eyes.

As all the other staff members went outside, Simbae cautiously moved forward towards Yuan Shao.

“I’m beyond happy.”

“Attacking the legitimacy of the Han imperial family. It’s a very good cause. Considering the strategy you used to destroy the Jing Jingru, you can see that you are very clever.”

“hahahaha, I just want to thank you again for choosing my plan.”

“Yes. How can I stop someone who has made great contributions from not doing so? You should try this again.”

“…That’s what you said.”

“We must attack the legitimacy of the Han imperial family.”

Yuan Shao’s face was serious.

“I will provide a cause that no one can refute. There is only one thing for you to do.”

Yuan Shao’s smile only grew deeper.

“…Find an imperial bloodline. A man who wouldn’t be surprised if he became emperor right away.”