Great Wei Nengchen

"Sending troops is enough to fulfill the brotherhood, but it also made Cao Mengde fearful and dare not let go. The war in Huainan will inevitably be delayed, and the longer they spend, the more casualties will be, and the more powerful they will be against us!

But the Yellow River avoids dragging our Hebei side into the water. After all, the infamy of "rebel" is not so easy to memorize, so I sent two generals, Yan Liang and Wen Chou, with a total army of [-], to live along the Yellow River. Enough pressure! "

"Okay, this plan is very good, so it's decided!" Yuan Shao nodded approvingly, anyway, this is also a feasible solution.

As for the other counselors, although they failed to achieve their goals, they could only hold their noses and admit it. It's better to take a step back than not to take a step forward!

419. Chapter 419 The Three Parties Gather

Liu Bei's big ears may really have the function of "gathering Qi and attracting blessings". Since he came outside Shouchun City, the clouds have scattered and the sun is shining brightly. The land in Huainan has become dry and hard again!

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Cao Jun immediately adjusted his defenses, tightened the encirclement again, felled trees at the same time, and built large-scale siege equipment in the barracks day and night. As for the sandbags used to fill the river, they were built like hills. When the time is up, attack and break the city!

Everything in the world, if there is joy, there must be sorrow!

In Shouchun City, Yuan Shu is now living like a year, and there is no news of the reinforcements from Hebei, but the Cao army outside the city is pressing hard, constantly shrinking the encirclement, especially the large amount of wood chips floating down from the upper reaches of the Huaihe River, which shows that the enemy army Siege equipment is being manufactured day and night, and the number must be quite large.

Xuzhou Mu-Liu Bei also led the troops to help the battle. You can see his flag standing on the top of the city, because the word "Liu" is too big and conspicuous. In addition, the one that slipped away from him at the beginning The tiger cub, Sun Ce, has now swept across the six counties in Jiangdong, with tens of thousands of soldiers and nearly a thousand warships, and has become a real colorful tiger!

And there is news that this "Little Overlord of Jiangdong" is mobilizing troops, horses and warships, and is preparing to go north to join Cao and Liu's armies and encircle his Shouchun City. Zimu's plan, start early..."

Yuan Shu understands that Shouchun City has been able to hold on until now, all thanks to the communication of waterways, and the constant transport of soldiers, horses, food and grass. If Sun Ce's navy arrives and blocks the Huaihe River, then he will become a turtle in a urn, and sooner or later he will be defeated by the enemy. The army was captured alive, and by that time, his palace, his 'Zhong Dynasty', would all be wiped out...

Although the encirclement has not yet been formed, it feels like a death row prisoner is waiting for the final knife to fall. The feeling is that life is worse than death. Yuan Shu is haunted by nightmares all night, either dreaming that the crown falls to the ground, or dreaming that he is tied up by five flowers Loaded in a prison van and sent to Xuchang for interrogation, he often woke up several times overnight, the yellow dragon robe on his body was soaked in cold sweat. It's easy, but it's hard to take it off again!"

"No, Gujue can't wait to die, a chick has to struggle a bit before dying, let alone a living person!"

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Pseudo-imperial palace, hall!

"My dear friends, the continuous calamity and calamity caused by the soldiers in Shouchun City are all the fault of a single person. For one's own selfishness, the people in the city are affected. How can you bear it? Therefore, I have made up my mind to let the city not go away, and save the people from the fire and water. !"

'Little Overlord' - After the official news that Sun Ce raised his troops to go north, Yuan Shu immediately decided to follow Mr. Zimu's advice and cross the Huaihe River south to avoid the front of the soldiers. To put it bluntly, he wanted to escape!

Although he was running away, Yuan Shu's excuse was very high, big, and high. Isn't he the one who caused all the disasters now? If he left, wouldn't it mean that the disaster was taken away? The people of Shouchun City He was saved, so Yuan Shu ran away not because he was greedy for life and fear of death, but because he was thinking about the people in the city!

"Your Majesty is unparalleled in benevolence and righteousness, respected by all people!" Hearing that Yuan Shu was going to escape, all the ministers of the "Zhong Dynasty" gave their thumbs up in agreement, and at the same time showed a look of loyalty and courage. They all expressed their willingness to stay and defend the city, and swore Live and die with Shouchun.

The ancients said that when you become an official, you must think twice, think about danger, think about retreat, and think about change!

In the battle of Sanfeng Mountain, Yuan Jun's entire army was almost wiped out, and his power plummeted. Many civil and military officials of the "Zhong Dynasty" began to "think about danger"!

When Cao Jun came under siege and besieged Shouchun layer by layer, almost everyone was thinking about retreating. It happened that Cao Jun was short of food and grass, so they gave Cao Jun the grain in their manor at ordinary prices, or even free, in order to give themselves and The clan left a way out.

Now that even Yuan Shu, the 'false emperor', is about to run away, all the officials are ready to take the last step --- think change!

Many people have connected in private. As long as Cao Jun aggressively attacks the city, they will open the door to surrender and make amends. If they are lucky and the flattery is in place, they may even be able to get a job in the real court of Xuchang. Wouldn't it be hundreds of times stronger than it is now?

The Yuan family's "four generations and three princes" are the number one bureaucratic family today. Yuan Shu naturally knows the darkness of the officialdom and the thoughts of all the civil and military officials under his command. If Shouchun City is handed over to these people, he may have just left After all, they have to open the door to surrender, so they must leave their confidantes to defend the city. After all, Shouchun City is high and deep, with sufficient food and grass, and there is still hope for it to stick to it!

"Li Feng, Chen Ji, Le Jiu, Liang Gang, I appoint the four of you as ministers to stay in Shouchun City. Remember, you must guard against it!" Yuan Shu gritted his back teeth and said the last four words Yes, his subtext is very clear, strictly guard against these officials in the city who may change at any time, and stick to it is the only way to deal with Cao Jun outside the city!

"The ministers will abide by the decree, and swear to live and die with Shouchun!" The four ministers knelt down to accept the decree with bitter faces. There was no way, who told them that they were the most suitable defenders of the city!

First of all, the four ministers are all Huainan scholars who were born and bred. Their huge families and industries are distributed inside and outside Shouchun City. This is their foundation. Whoever runs away, they can't run away!

Secondly, there is absolutely no problem with loyalty. The four ministers will never surrender. It's not that they don't want to, but they can't. Just like all villains have a few accomplices around them, they are the minions of the 'pseudo-emperor' Yuan Shu. With a reputation that is as bad as eight hundred miles away, they have already been ordered to kill by the imperial court, so they have no other choice but to stick to it!

Finally, it was agreed that four ministers would command [-] troops and continue to defend Shouchun, while Yuan Shu, the "emperor of the Zhong family", would take his empress, prince, concubine, a few confidant ministers, and [-] imperial troops across the Huaihe River. Go upstream and go to Lujiang to temporarily avoid the front of the soldiers!

Lujiang was another important town under Yuan Shu's rule. It had fertile land and a large population. In terms of wealth, it was not much inferior to Shouchun City. With the resources there, there might be a chance for a comeback.

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"The emperor is moving!"

A miserable cry resounded in the 'Pseudo-Imperial Palace', which immediately caused countless panics, especially those concubines who were going to leave with them, and they desperately packed their things, such as clothes, jewelry, money for private visits, vases, tables, etc. The chairs and furniture were all reluctant to throw them away, even the rockery in the palace and they wanted to move them away together. As a result, after two full days of busy work, the escape team still failed to set off...

This time Yuan Shu was so anxious that he was about to press his neck with a knife, and he didn't care what the external objects were doing, and finally gave the order to die, "Within two hours, you must board the ship, otherwise, you will live on your own in Shouchun City." Destroy it!"

Outside the pseudo-imperial palace, Mr. Zimu is also one of the people who followed and escaped, but he is much simpler. There are only two followers. It's a change of clothes for three people, and the small one is a little gold and silver!

As for his small house in Shouchun City, he was directly discarded, and the servants were also paid to settle down and dismissed. Besides, Mr. Zimu had no property at all.

"My lord, can we come back again?" Carrying a small burden, the little maid looked reluctant when she first saw her. Although their house was small and not rich, living there made her feel at ease. Also very happy.

"Shouchun, I'm afraid I'll never come back!" Looking at the crying concubines carrying packages, vases in their arms, and jewelry boxes on their arms, Mr. Zimu looked contemptuous.

In fact, Yuan Shu is no different from these concubines. If he can abandon these useless things and only take away those elite soldiers, he may have a chance to make a comeback in the future. But now, even a few women are reluctant, what else can he do? , The Zhong Dynasty is over!

"Come on, let's get on the boat, the young master will lead you out of a way out."

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Just when Yuan Shu and his party fled to Lujiang County in a panic, a huge fleet of ships was sailing against the wind and waves on the waterway of the Yangtze River!

The fleet is huge, with the front and rear connected for more than ten miles. It is composed of hundreds of ships, all of which are made of Mongolian raw cowhide. The key places are wrapped in iron armor. The blackness of the warships covers a large area, covering the wide river surface!

The leader is a pure white "Yuhuang Dazhou", which is fifteen feet long and four feet high. It is divided into three floors and can carry hundreds of soldiers. It is definitely a giant on the Yangtze River. There is also a "big flag with blue background and yellow border", with a white circle in the middle and a big "Sun" character inside. Under the blowing of the river wind, it flutters back and forth, so majestic!

On the top floor of the big boat, Sun Ce, a little overlord in armor and holding a sword, was talking with his righteous brother Zhou Yu, who was fluttering in white...

"Gongjin, since you persuaded me to go north to join forces with Cao and Liu to encircle Shouchun, why did you let the fleet move so slowly?"

Sun Ce is proud at this time. Half a year ago, he was living under the fence with thousands of remnants and eating mussels. But now, he has conquered the territory of the six counties in Jiangdong, and has a group of generals who are good at fighting. There are tens of thousands of troops, and there are plenty of weapons, money and food, even compared to the power of his father Sun Jian back then, it is even worse than that!

"Hehe! Yuan Shu is perverted, he is good at calling himself a false emperor, and if he is defeated, he will gain fame in the world. Moreover, Shouchun City is rich in the world. After breaking the city, our army can get a lot of money, food, equipment, and treasures. That's why I persuaded my brother to go north! "

Half a year of conquest on the battlefield gave Zhou Yu's already handsome face a bit more heroic air. Under the wind blowing in the river, his long hair fluttered, really like a fairy.

"Yuan Shu is as stupid as a pig, but Cao Cao is a veritable vicious tiger. If the pigs are eaten up, who will this vicious tiger pounce on next?

Therefore, our army moved slowly, leaving Yuan Shu alive, and let him continue to entangle Cao Cao in the Huaihe area, so that my brother would have time to "Ping Shanyue in the south, take Jingxiang and Bashu in the west", develop his own power, and finally go north with his army to unify Kyushu. world! "

"Be good! Please know my heart!" Although Sun Ce is brave, he is by no means arbitrary. On the contrary, he is a person who follows kindness, and Zhou Yu's analysis is reasonable and well-founded. It is indeed the best strategic deployment of Jiangdong Group at present!

"Report~~ Shouchun Urgent Report!"

While the fleet was in motion, a fast boat suddenly went down the river and quickly approached the 'Yu Huang Ark', and shot a military report with a headless crossbow arrow. The soldiers quickly took it down and presented it!

"Yuan Shu escaped, and he was very embarrassed. He even left many concubines behind!" Looking at the military newspaper, Sun Ce was very happy. He never forgot the hatred of "cutting off the military rations and asking for the jade seal" in today's newspaper. ?

"In this way, raise the sails, lower the oars, and advance at full speed!" Zhou Yu asked his men to hang three small red flags on the bow of the ship, which is the military order to advance at full speed!

"Roar! Roar!"

Seeing the red flag, all the ships of all sizes raised their sails quickly, and at the same time stretched out more oars from their bellies. The sailors chanted and paddled desperately, facing the wind and waves, and approached Shouchun!