mtl008 Chapter 125
Chapter 125
Huainan area
Sun Ce’s marching camp
At this moment, Sun Ce was holding a meeting in the tent.
“Yuan Shu?”
“Send Ji Ling to lead 50,000 troops and garrison Caicheng under the Lujiang River?”
After listening to the news sent by the herald soldier.
A strange look appeared in Sun Ce’s eyes.
Not long ago, after the Kwantung Alliance’s second crusade against Dong Zhuo failed, Yuan Shu did not suffer as many losses as the other princes.
Why do you say that?
Because in Gu Yi’s plan, the value of Yuan Shu has not been completely squeezed dry.
Instead of rushing to eliminate Yuan Shu.
It is better to cripple more threatening forces such as Cao Cao and Yuan Shao first!
Keep Yuan Shu, and at the same time in the next big chess game.
If this big chess game is formed.
The Yuzhou Saga Group and the Nanyang Saga Group, and even all the Saga of the entire Kanto region, will be devastated!
Therefore.
Briefly feed Yuan Shu some bait.
It is more conducive to the arrival of the closing time!
The first time the Kanto princes attacked Dong Zhuo.
Yuan Shu’s overall strength can almost be called the top three in the Kanto region.
Economic strength, behind the support of Yuzhou Saga Group and Nanyang Saga Group, he is a well-deserved first!
But after the failure of the first Kwantung coalition against Dong Zhuo.
Yuan Shu’s forces were greatly damaged.
After that, Yuan Shu fell into a bitter battle with Sun Jian and Sun Ce for a long time.
Yuan Shu’s ability to lead troops to fight.
Strictly speaking, it cannot be regarded as a dish, but crotch pulling to the extreme!
If it were not for the strong support of Yuzhou Saga Group and Nanyang Saga Group.
I am afraid that Yuan Shu has long been killed by Sun Jian and Sun Ce’s father and son, known as the “family executioner” of “Shi” 633.
With the help of the two Saga groups behind it.
Yuan Shu survived abruptly.
And he and Sun Ce each occupied fifty percent of the land in Yuzhou.
As for the northernmost point of Jingzhou, Nanyang County, which is close to Yuzhou.
Yuan Shu only possessed less than two percent, and the other eighty percent was captured by Liu Biao. (See Chapter 74 for details)
Equivalent.
Ever since the failure of the first coalition of princes against Dong Zhuo, Yuan Shu has been on the decline.
The Yuzhou Family Group and the Nanyang Family Group behind it also suffered heavy losses due to the slaughter of Sun Jian and Sun Ce’s father and son.
Thus.
Before the beginning of the Second Coalition of Princes’ Crusade against Dong Zhuo.
Yuan Shu’s strength has fallen to the second-rate princes.
Only one level higher than Zhang Yang, Kong Rong and others.
Even compared with Tao Qian, it is already inferior.
The strength is roughly the same as Liu Bei, who has just occupied the Huainan region and has not yet gained a foothold.
Compare that.
Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and others.
Thanks to the support of Hebei Saga Group and Yingchuan Saga Group.
The territory and troops under his command can be described as thriving.
As a result, Yuan Shu’s voice softened when he joined forces with the second alliance of princes.
No way!
If there is no strength in hand, who can hold him?
If he is still like before, he will get angry at every turn and want to “fork people out”, I am afraid that Yuan Shu himself will not have this confidence.
However.
This is where things suddenly take a turn.
The first happened to Sun Ce, Yuan Shu’s “sworn enemy”.
In order to avoid the coalition forces, Sun Ce led his troops to withdraw from Yuzhou.
As a result, the lands originally occupied by Sun Ce in Yuzhou were instantly vacant.
Yuan Shu, who likes to be greedy and cheap, how can he let go of this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity?
He quickly sent troops to pocket the land that had been occupied by Sun Ce.
The other Kwantung princes were not close to Yuzhou because their territories were not close to Yuzhou.
Or because of some other factors, he could only watch Yuan Shu eat this benefit.
For example, Cao Cao, although his territory was Yanzhou, was very close to Yuzhou.
The original shareholder under his command is the Yingchuan Family Group headed by Xun Yu.
However, in the recent Battle of Xianshuiguan, the grain and grass under Cao Cao were burned by Gao Shun’s entrapment camp.
The corporal was on the verge of running out of food, and whether he could return to Yanzhou smoothly had become a problem.
In such cases.
Even if Cao Cao wanted to take the opportunity to take that part of Yuzhou, he was powerless.
Followed by.
The coalition forces encountered a surprise attack by Zhang Liao outside the Tiger Prison Pass, and suffered heavy losses!
Tao Qian died.
Zhang Yang and Kong Rong were defeated and captured.
Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and Liu Bei also lost their troops as a result.
Only Yuan Shu suffered minimal losses, or even negligible.
Zhang Liao and Tiger Prison Guan were all the generals, deliberately not focusing on Yuan Shu’s body.
This made Yuan Shu the only winner besides Dong Zhuo’s forces in the second battle of the Kanto princes against Dong Zhuo!
After all.
After the princes retreated.
The land in Yuzhou all fell back into Yuan Shu’s hands.
Although.
After Sun Jian, Sun Ce’s father and son were slaughtered for three years.
Yuzhou has become a scorched earth, and its overall strength is not as good as before.
But under the construction of Yuzhou Saga Group and Nanyang Saga Group.
The skinny Luo Tu is bigger than the horse.
The war potential of Yuzhou is still very high.
Yuan Shu served as the Kwantung princes who suffered little loss in the Second Battle against Dong Zhuo.
Naturally, it was once again highly valued by the Kanto Saga Group!
Especially those remaining families in the Yuzhou and Nanyang regions.
Almost all the chips were put on Yuan Shu’s body.
Suddenly.
In Yuan Shu’s territory, a scene of vigor and competition of all things once again emerged.
Under Yuan Shu’s deliberate explosion, the people with armor approached 150,000 in a very short time.
Moreover, this number is climbing further!
Yuan Shu had even begun to fantasize that he could replace Yuan Shao and become the strongest prince in the Kanto region!
The long-hidden ambition in my heart was also rekindled.
For the expansion of territory and territory.
Yuan Shu followed the advice of the adviser Yan Xiang.
Decided to expand to the Huainan region and even the Yangzhou Jiangdong region!
Therefore.
There was also news that Ji Ling led 50,000 troops and stationed in Caicheng under the Lujiang River.
The Lujiang River is located at the junction of Huainan and Yangzhou.
Sun Ce and Liu Bei’s main area of contention this time was Huainan, so they did not leave too many soldiers and horses in Lujiang.
This led Ji Ling to further intervene in it, showing a posture of watching the fire from the other side.
“Lord, this Yuan Shu and Liu Bei are nominally allies.”
“Between him and us, he is a mortal enemy.”
“Will he take the opportunity to attack us?”
At the bottom, Kan Ze asked with an anxious face.
Sun Ce shook his head very affirmatively and said:
“Yuan Shu is a narrow-sighted person.”
“In his eyes, there are only interests.”
“This time, he ordered Ji Ling to lead 50,000 troops to garrison Lujiang.”
“If you really want to help Liu Bei, I’m afraid you have already started.”
“Since I’ve waited so long and haven’t started yet.”
“Then his real purpose is naturally to wait for us and Liu Bei to lose both, and then take the opportunity to pocket all the land in the Huainan region.”
He and Yuan Shu have been fighting in Yuzhou for nearly two years.
As for what kind of personality Yuan Shu is, Sun Ce has already studied it thoroughly.
It’s hard to say.
Sun Ce didn’t put Yuan Shu in his eyes at all!
If it were not for the two major charging treasures of Yuzhou Saga Group and Nanyang Saga Group.
Can Yuan Shu stop Sun Ce?
“Master, then how should we deal with this Ji Ling?”
“Is it possible to leave him in Lujiang alone?”
Kan Ze’s brows furrowed.
Although Yuan Shu is a dry bone in the grave that is not a concern. (Read violent novels, just go to Feilu Fiction Network!) ）
But Ji Ling still has some ability.
At the same time, he is also the only general under Yuan Shu who can put it on the table.
Just waiting for Sun Ce to be anxious about how to deal with Yuan Shu.
Suddenly, a guard soldier came over and reported to Sun Ce:
“Lord, there are messengers from Chang’an.”
Hearing this, Sun Ce’s face immediately appeared joyful.
In Chang’an, it naturally refers to Dong Zhuo’s forces, that is, the big brother that Sun Ce relies on.
Although, Dong Zhuo and Gu Yi have been treating Sun Ce as a butcher knife to slaughter the family.
But it has to be said.
Sun Ce and Sun Jiajun, the forces behind them that have no family support at all, can survive to this day, and they cannot do without the support of Big Brother.
Before, in the face of the menacing Kwantung coalition army.
Sun Ce also followed Gu Yi’s strategy.
He led troops to abandon Yuzhou and march to Huainan.
This allowed Sun Jiajun to be retained.
And now.
It is impossible for Chang’an to send an envoy here for no reason.
Presumably, the messenger should have a special purpose.
Soon.
Sun Ce and his subordinates Wen Wu received this messenger………….
It was none other than Cheng Gongying who was sent here on Gu Yi’s order.
In the Battle of Liangzhou, Cheng Gongying, Yan Xing, and Pang De were successively subdued by Gu Yi.
Gu Yi initially gave Cheng Gongying the right to command Han Sui’s old ministry.
But Cheng Gongying was not good at marching and fighting.
His ability is to advise and engage in diplomatic relations.
Therefore.
After Xu Rong became a general of Zhengxi.
Cheng Gongying handed over the original military power in his hands.
Instead, he went to Chang’an and held a clerical position in Li Ru’s Shangshutai.
This time, Cheng Gongying came to send an envoy to Sun Ce on Gu Yi’s order.
After the pleasantries.
Cheng Gongying is straight to the point:
“General Sun, Mr. Linzhi asked me to come and inform you that Yuan Shu is not to be afraid of, and there is no need to be distracted for Yuan Shu.”
“Your priority is to drive Liu Bei away in order to occupy Huainan!”
“At most, in three more days, Ji Ling will automatically withdraw his troops.”
Hear this.
Sun Ce’s tent was shocked.
The dispatch of 50,000 troops is not a trivial matter.
What’s more, this Ji Ling, as the number one general under Yuan Shu, came here on Yuan Shu’s order to capture Huainan.
How can it be so easy to suddenly withdraw troops?
But……
Thinking that Cheng Gongying is Gu Yi’s person.
Gu Yi’s inference has never been missed.
The people under Sun Ce’s account had to be convinced.
“In that case, there is Mr. Lao Cheng.”
“Bo Fu is grateful.”
Sun Ce hugged his fist and thanked him.
……
Meanwhile.
Yuzhou
Runancheng
Yuan Shu was also meeting with an emissary.
If the identity of this messenger is said, I am afraid that all the princes will be surprised!
Yes, the one who came is Fa Zheng!
As Gu Yi’s little assistant, Fa Zheng’s position in Dong Zhuo’s army is rising day by day.
Besides.
Not long ago, Fa Zheng wooed Xu Huang for merit, and in addition to the promotion of his position, he even earned a knighthood for himself!
It is enough to call it the big red man next to Gu Yi.
But at this moment, Fa Zheng suddenly appeared in Ru Nan City.
If the uninformed people saw this scene, I am afraid that they would think that the law was about to collude with the enemy!
I don’t know.
The reason why Fa Zheng came here was precisely Gu Yi’s order.
At this moment, Fa Zheng was holding a beautiful and immaculate box in his hand.
The contents of the box, needless to say, must be extremely precious.
Sitting on the main seat, Yuan Shu’s eyes scanned Fa Zheng, and his tone was cold:
“Hehe, Fa Xiaozhi, right?”
“You’re so daring!”
“Don’t you know that between Bengong and Dong Zhuo, they are enemies?”
Hearing what Yuan Shu said, Fa Zheng smiled slightly:
“The road general is really 5.3 and can laugh.”
“Where in this world is there an eternal enemy?”
“How can there be eternal friends?”
“Yes, it’s just profit.”
“I am deeply sorry for the deceased eldest son Yuan Yin of the highway general, and his younger brother Yuan Yao.”
“But… The road general is not just that son and brother. ”
“Wouldn’t it be a small mistake to give up the sky-high benefits that my family master made public for the sake of the two who have died?”
Fa Zheng’s words are completely sophistry.
If he were to change to someone with a violent personality here, I am afraid that he would be directly ripped alive!
But Yuan Shu was destined not to be in this ranks.
First, Yuan Shu was indeed as Fa Zheng said.
Not only Yuan Yin has a younger brother, but also more than Yuan Yao’s son.
Second, if Yuan Shu really dared to cut Fa Zheng.
Tomorrow, Gu Yi will dare to send Zhang Liao to lead troops to attack from Tiger Prison Pass and kill Yuzhou!
To know.
Yuan Shu’s territory, Yuzhou, is the closest to Luoyang!
With Dong Zhuojun’s current size, how could Yuan Shu not be afraid?
Therefore.
Although Yuan Shu hated his teeth itching in his heart.
But he really didn’t dare to go too far with Fa Zheng.
At most, put on an angry attitude and pretend to be contemptuous.
But as the saying goes.
The more you pretend to be tough on the surface, the easier it is to expose the tension and fear in your heart.
Yuan Shu is also in this state now.
At the same time, Yuan Shu’s heart was full of curiosity about the purpose of Fa Zheng here.
What is it that can make the big red man under Gu Yi, Fa Zheng, personally come here?
……。