Riding and cutting the imperial pirates of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 425 One Punch Revenge

Wang Zheng personally led Li Ren into the lobby, and after some conversation, he was asked to take him back to the embassy to rest.

After Li Ren's figure completely disappeared, Wang Zheng's eyes fell on the mahogany table beside him again, where a letter written by Yuan Shu was lying quietly.

Perhaps because he had heard about Wang Zheng's preference for paper quality, Yuan Shu no longer used bamboo slips for this letter, and could only say that his family background was different. Comparatively speaking, this letter was different from Xuzhou's current paper. The popular "Caihou paper" is as rough as it is, but it is rare and exquisite in terms of whiteness, ink absorption and even smoothness.

Wang Zheng read it word by word from the beginning to the end for the second time, and then fell silent, with a strange look on his face.

This letter probably had the same meaning as what Li Ren had said, but instead of asking about his own position and attitude as Guo Jia had guessed at the beginning, it was rather simple and straightforward, straight to the point.

It is borrowing troops.

As for the reason for borrowing troops, history is becoming more and more unrecognizable!

Although Yuan Shu still had the intention of proclaiming himself emperor, and hinted this to the ministers and even the princes through some overreaching behaviors, because he did not easily occupy the two counties of Xuzhou as in the original history, and the current royal government The strength and threat shown by this neighbor are far superior to that of Lu Bu in the same period, but this time Yuan Shu is not so confident this time, and gradually becomes arrogant.

Before preparing to arrange for envoys to contact Wang Zheng, Yuan Shu also specially sent someone to Kuaiji, hoping to win over Sun Ce, the number one general in his family, and communicate about this important event by the way.

结果
After the envoy revealed Yuan Shu's calculations, Sun Ce's performance made everyone's jaw drop.

Not only did he drive away the envoys on the spot, but he also drove away all the Danyang prefects and other officials sent by Pai Yuan Shu to declare his family's complete independence, and even brazenly launched an active attack!

Not long ago, Xiang'an and Linhu in the Lujiang area were suddenly attacked by Sun Ce's army.

The defenders of Xiang'an were caught off guard, and Sun Ce's army captured the city within three days. The Linhu City behind was barely better, but the villages and counties next to the county town also suffered heavy losses because of it.

When the news reached Shouchun, not only Yuan Shu turned pale with astonishment, but all civil and military officials were all horrified!
Because once Linhu falls, it is obvious that Sun Cejun's next target will be Shu County to the west of Linhu. You must know that the distance between the two places is not far, only more than two hundred miles apart, and Shu County is not as defensive as Linhu. But the importance is even more important!
Because the location of Shu County is very critical, not only the transportation is convenient, no matter land or water, it is the only way to go from Lujiang to Jiujiang. Not to mention, Hefei, Chengde and...
Shouchun!

Is this still available?

Yuan Shu didn't even have time to scold Sun Ce for being ungrateful, and immediately ordered troops to be dispatched by land and water to help Linhu.

However, the battle of Xuzhou last year had greatly damaged his vitality, and the elite soldiers under his command had already been damaged. After receiving the news of the Yuzhou Yellow Turban, he was worried that Cao Cao would capture Runan and completely wipe out his own Yuzhou forces. He anxiously invested the remaining troops in the defense in the north of Runan.

In desperation, he could only choose more than half of the new soldiers recruited at the beginning of the year to form a 5000-man horse hastily equipped, and Li Ren led the army to challenge Sun Ce.

The general is the general of the defeated army, and the soldiers are recruits. Naturally, such combat power and fighting spirit cannot be much higher. Naturally, it cannot be the opponent of Sun Ce's army who has just been tempered by the Jiangdong war. The war, which lasted less than seven days, ended suddenly as if it happened suddenly.

And the result.
That is, the Yangzhou army was almost wiped out. Only the guard Li Ren led hundreds of defeated soldiers and fled back to Shouchun in a hurry, not even daring to stay near the lake.

When he saw the disheveled Li Ren running back, Yuan Shu even wanted to cut his heart alive. It was because there were not many generals under his command at the moment, and it was the time when he was employing people, so he suppressed his killing intent.

After all, the most important thing at present is to deal with Sun Ce, a rebellious boy!

But Yuan Shu was at a loss as to how to deal with it.

He couldn't even figure out why Sun Ce reacted so violently?
To put it bluntly, all of this is due to the follow-up impact of the Xuzhou battle.

Because of the emergence of Wang Zheng, the performance of Yuan Shu and even the generals under Yuan Shu's command, the army, was even worse than in the original history, and Sun Ce saw clearly the vile inner troubles of Yuan Shu and his group in advance.
It turns out that apart from me, Sun Bofu, there is really no one in the Yangzhou army who can fight?

He sang triumphantly on Jiangdong Road, victorious in even battles, it can be said that he is invincible, on the contrary, the Yangzhou army suffered a lot in Xuzhou, it is simply bullying!

In particular, what Sun Ce couldn't bear the most was that Liu Bei, who defeated Yuan Shu, was expelled from Xuzhou by Wang Zheng, and swallowed the biggest result of this battle.

After Yuan Yin was killed by Wang Zheng on the spot, Yuan Shu swallowed this humiliation abruptly, which made Sun Ce completely lose respect and awe for Yuan Shu while deeply dissatisfied.

When a subject loses these things to the monarch, and this person is a person with high self-confidence, outstanding ability and ambition, it is self-evident what the result will be.

When the master's skill is high and the master's strength is weak, the next step is naturally Tai Ah's upside down.

In particular, Wang Zheng's power increased greatly again, which made Sun Ce's desire to become stronger even more urgent.

Yuan Shu naturally doesn't know all this, and he has no other countermeasures at the moment. The best news is that Linhu depends on the land and has not lost it yet, but now Sun Ce also has three counties behind him, although it can't be completely transformed because of the new attachment. It is a wartime resource, but as time goes by, Sun Ce's soldiers and horses will only increase day by day, and the food, supplies, and equipment will become more and more abundant. If he does not send troops to reinforce, Linhu will fall sooner or later. things!
But if he sent the defenders from Runan or other places, Yuan Shu was afraid that there would be problems in other places!

He's not stupid. In a man who rules the world with loyalty and filial piety, Sun Ce's backstabs can be said to be a disgrace to the world. Yuan Shu knows with his toes how Sun Ce boosted the morale of his army and horses. Similarly, he will do the same next time will do one thing!

If he declared to the whole world that Yuan Gonglu had a heart of disobedience, wanted to become emperor, seized the initiative of public opinion, and branded Yuan Shu as a traitor, then Sun Ce would naturally become a loyal minister and righteous man.

Yuan Shu also believed that there would be someone who would immediately respond to Sun Ce's actions, such as the eunuch Cao Amu who had been eyeing Yuzhou!
It’s just that it’s useless to know that he comes from a family, and he’s not bad in Confucian classics, poetry and prose, and he also has experience in leading troops in battle. None.

When he was driven out of Yuzhou by Cao Cao, he was able to make a wonderful move to go east to Yangzhou because Yan Xiang was still there at that time, not to mention that Yan Xiang had made so many suggestions, Yuan Shu actually made most of the wrong choices, such as Yan Xiang Suggesting that he take the initiative to cater to the emperor and grasp righteousness, Yuan Shu did not listen.

Since his family couldn't think of any countermeasures, and the other civil and military officers under his command were speechless, Yuan Shu had no choice but to shamelessly find Yang Hong who was ordered to shut himself up and think about his mistakes because he opposed proclaiming himself emperor.

In order to show his sincerity, Yuan Shu even took the initiative to visit the door. For a domineering person like him, it was a euphemism to express that his family was indeed a little "inconsiderate" before.

Yang Hong's temperament is not as sharp as Yan Xiang's, so he also borrowed a donkey to go downhill.

"Sun Ce's ability is well known to both the lord and the subject."

Yang Hong frowned tightly, walked around the hall with his hands behind his back, walked around a few times, and then said: "Don't say that our military strength is indeed stretched, even if we have enough troops, if there is no general to lead the army, I am afraid the chances of winning are not great. .”

"Yes." Yuan Shu took it for granted, and sighed deeply: "It's a pity that Ji Lingyun is in Xuzhou, otherwise this Marquis wouldn't be so helpless."

Hearing this, Yang Hong glanced at Yuan Shu calmly, thinking in his heart that Ji Ling was originally Sun Ce's defeated general, and if he faced him, he would win less and lose more.

But these words are naturally not famous. After all, Ji Ling is not only the deceased, but also the most outstanding under Yuan Shu's command. After pondering for a long time, he suddenly asked:
"My lord, I heard a message from a merchant in the city before, saying that General Tiangong, hey, no, now I'm going to be called Liyanghou. It's the summer solstice, so the war in Beihai must be over?"

"So what?" Yuan Shu was stunned for a moment: "This son's power is growing more and more powerful now, and he will be a disaster sooner or later. If it wasn't for the powerlessness of this Marquis, he should have taken back my Xiapi first when he attacked Beihai. !"

"Fortunately, my lord didn't send troops that day." Hearing this, Yang Hong couldn't help but laugh, and immediately took a piece of ice from the wooden basin in front of him, and put it on his face.The ice cubes melted, and along Yang Hong's chin and beard, ice water dripped all over his body, but Yang Hong didn't care, he stuffed the melted ice cubes into his mouth casually, took two bites, and the rest The part is still thrown back into the ice basin.

Seeing this scene, Yuan Shu frowned slightly.

As the two advisors under his tent, Yang Hong has a smooth and capable personality. The only thing wrong with him is that he is fine when there are a lot of people. In private, he is too casual, almost vulgar, and doesn't pay much attention to etiquette. He comes from a family like Yuan Shu. In his eyes, he was naturally disgusted.

In contrast, Yan Xiang has a straightforward personality and speaks out, although he often says some unpleasant things, but no matter what the occasion, he always knows etiquette, handles things prudently, and has the demeanor of a celebrity.

Hey. It's a pity that my ovary was also folded in Xuzhou!
Thinking in this way, Yuan Shu took the initiative to call the guards outside the door to bring a towel to wipe Yang Hong's hands and face.

"Thank you, my lord." After Yang Hong thanked him, he said with a smile: "I have an idea, I don't know if it is feasible or not."

Yuan Shu was refreshed when he heard the words: "Come quickly."

"Sun Ce's rebellion is a disaster for Xiao Qiang." Yang Hong said each word: "Now that Yuzhou has Cao Cao's army suppressing the situation, it has formed a difficult situation both internally and externally. I dare to say that if I rely on Yangzhou's strength, it will be very difficult to deal with it. That being the case, why not ask allies to lend a helping hand?"

He looked at Yuan Shu: "Marquis Li Yang and the lord have a long-lasting friendship and an alliance. I think that you might as well send an envoy to ask for help with a letter."

"Please Wang Zheng?"

Yuan Shu couldn't laugh or cry, he shook his head again and again: "This Zhu Zi was born in Yellow Turban, he has no father, and he is really a man who sees profit and forgets righteousness, how could he come to help me for no reason, besides..."

Yuan Shu didn't say anything about Yang Hong's next words. It was nothing more than that when Wang Zheng accepted Xu Du's emperor's edict, the covenant probably existed in name only. In addition to the influence of Xuzhou's change of owner, it is very important that the two parties have not fought at the moment. Rare.

"Otherwise." Yang Hong said with a smile, "I feel that Wang Zheng has not forgotten his origin even though he is the Xuzhou Mu and Li Yanghou."

"Last month, the Runan Yellow Turban was forced by Xiahou Dun's soldiers, so he asked for help from Xuzhou. Wang Zheng spared no effort to raise the three armies in person, drove hundreds of miles, and stationed troops in Xiangxian County, only to let Xiahou Dun throw the mouse. lose."

"In my opinion, if my lord is as good as I say and is willing to send envoys to ask for help, then I expect that the lord will not make my lord go back and forth in vain."

"Besides, the lord wants to know the current position and attitude of this neighbor?" Yang Hong looked at Yuan Shu and said with a smile: "If he is willing to send troops to help, he will know his intention without asking, and he is willing to continue to join hands with the lord to fight against the north. Yuan Cao Alliance!"

"This..." Yuan Shu pondered for a while, he is no longer that dandy who only knows how to fight chickens and horses, as a politician, Yuan Shu has already met the most basic requirements, that is, to emphasize actual profit over fame. To put it bluntly, it's shameless.

But what he is most worried about at the moment is that this old face is going all out, but the result is unsatisfactory, so how can Yuan Shu be reconciled?

Seeing that Yuan Shu was still hesitating, Yang Hong threw out another heavy message: "My lord, don't worry, as I expected, Wang Zheng also has a young heart, and he will definitely not sit back and watch Sun Ce, a villain who betrays his master, grow up!"

"Besides, the two already have old grudges!"

"Oh?" Yuan Shu was taken aback when he heard this, "How do you say it?"

After Yang Hong finished describing the past events that happened in Kaiyang that day, Yuan Shu looked at Yang Hong thoughtfully: "Is this really true?"

"Exactly!"

"Hmm..." Yuan Shu still hesitated, "Is one punch too light?"

If it had been done before, Yuan Shu would have been furious when he heard that his beloved general had suffered such humiliation.

It is naturally different now, not only secretly complaining that it is a pity, but it would be great if Wang Zheng cut Sun Ce with a sword that day, but what is more concerned at this time is that this festival is not small if it is said to be big, but it is not big if it is said.

The point is that the one who suffers is Sun Ce, not Wang Zheng.
It would be great if they were called over!
"Haha, my lord, with Sun Ce's temperament, temperament, and under the watchful eyes of everyone, this punch in the face is even more bitter to our handsome gentleman than cutting him with a knife." Yang Hong looked up to the sky and laughed: "The key Yes, Wang Zheng must be aware of this too."

"It's just that he doesn't know." Yang Hong said every word: "Our envoy also needs to let him know that he and Sun Ce have long been at odds!" "

Yuan Shu once again fell into the long test.

After a long while, he looked at Yang Hong and said slowly, "It's up to you."

There was no other way, and it was only at this moment that Yuan Shu realized that even though he was not at the point of being the enemy of the whole world, if he could help, he could still be a king.

This possibility is actually not great.

Afterwards, Yang Hong summoned his servant girl to start writing, he dictated, and Yuan Shu wrote it himself. Finally, he chose a so-called acquaintance like Li Ren to write the book on the same day, and hurried to Xuzhou.

Naturally, Li Ren didn't dare to be negligent, and he knew it very well.

This should be the last chance the lord gave him.

If he can't get reinforcements from Xuzhou, he shouldn't have to go back to Shouchun.

(End of this chapter)