At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

Zhao Wei did not recognize Liu Zhang's status as the king of Shu, saying that it was a conspiracy by Pang Xi and others to enslave the people of Shu.

So he wanted to attack Liu Zhang and Pang Xi on behalf of the imperial court.

Zhao Wei established himself as Yizhou Mu and Zhennan General, and led his army to march from Jiangzhou to Chengdu.

Along the way, Zhao Wei got the support of many wealthy families in Shu who were unwilling to accept this situation.

They mobilized their private soldiers, tenants and servants one after another to join Zhao Wei's army, gave Zhao Wei money and food, helped him conquer cities and territories, and mobilized public opinion to support him.

Who will be Liu Zhang's subjects!

How dare a mere local emperor become king and hegemony in Yizhou?Want us to treat you like a cow or a horse?

Yizhou people are not willing!

For a time, Zhao Weijun was very powerful.

Because of the establishment of the Shu Kingdom, this civil strife broke out in Shu.

When Liu Zhang, the new King of Shu, learned about it, his face turned pale with shock, and he hurriedly asked Pang Xi for help. to be washed.

This is a war that Dongzhou people who have lost their homes cannot lose!

Standing with his sword in his hand, Pang Xi asked Liu Zhang for armor, knives, spears and crossbows. He would lead the Dongzhou soldiers and Zhao Wei's rebels to fight to the death to defend Liu Zhang's status and rule.

The [-] Dongzhou soldiers and the [-] Yizhou soldiers launched this war for their respective interests and purposes.

The civil war in Shu began.

Chapter 494 Four Crusade against Xianbei people is the best strategy

War broke out in Yizhou and Yangzhou, but Jingzhou, which was caught in the middle, had not yet made a decision.

Liu Biao's power is not enough to start a war. Jingzhou's wealthy family firmly holds local power, leaving Liu Biao with nowhere to do anything. If Liu Biao wants to be the king of Chu, he must get the support of Jingzhou locals.

In fact, Cai Mao and others knew that the so-called so-called riding into Jingzhou alone was just a nice way to say it. Without their support, you can see if Liu Biao can be a shepherd in Jingzhou!

How can there be such a good thing in the world, it is nothing more than an exchange of interests, handing over the actual power, in exchange for a position of honor and leadership, things that do not involve core interests, everyone will try their best to cooperate, and when it comes to core interests , everyone tried their best not to cooperate.

Liu Biao was so embarrassed.

He wants to be the king of Chu, but he has no strength, and his subordinates won't let him do it.

Liu Biao was so itchy that he asked his wife Cai to go to Cai Mao, and his son Liu Qi to go to Kuai—he needed support.

The result was not clear, Cai and Liu Qi did not bring back a clear recovery, and Cai even persuaded Liu Biao not to be the king of Chu, so as not to make a statement.

Liu Biao finally broke out, angrily reprimanded Cai, and viciously shook Fu Gang, causing Cai's face to turn pale with fright, and wept unceasingly.

After hearing the news, Cai Mao's complexion was very bad.

Liu Biao didn't have any interests to exchange for everyone to support him, but now he bullies his sister, Cai Mao is very angry, so he makes up his mind not to let Liu Biao be the king of Chu, so that he can realize who is the real master of Jingzhou!

So when the other seven countries were established in various ways, only Liu Biao still could not establish a Chu country.

Liu Biao was very angry and said that the consequences would be serious, but the masters in Jingzhou ignored him and used the excuse of "deception" to prevaricate him and refused to support him.

Liu Biao was so angry that he wanted to vomit blood.

By mid-December, when Guo Peng straightened out the government affairs in Bingzhou and returned to Yecheng unhurriedly, many people wanted to ask Guo Peng's opinion on such matters and see if he could solve the problem. way.

It's fine to seal off a country, but Guo Peng is justifiably accumulating meritorious service, so what are the others?

I heard that some people didn't even obey the three words and three concessions, so they couldn't wait to accept it.

Yes, that's right, it was Liu Yao.

It's ugly.

Isn't this a mess?

So for this matter, Guo Peng convened a meeting with his prominent figures to try to unify their understanding.

"Gu also understands this matter, but as far as Gu is concerned, how should he oppose it? The emperor's seal, the emperor's edict, and the emperor's bestowal, how can it not be justified? Gu is also bestowed by the emperor, and they are also bestowed by the emperor. If the Son of Heaven wants to bestow a title, how can a subject still object to it?"

Guo Peng told everyone about his situation, explained his embarrassing situation in this matter, and said that he was actually quite embarrassed, and he didn't know how to express his position on this matter.

I know that this is not good, but as the same monarch, do you know what standpoint to use to evaluate this matter, do you want to start a war for this kind of thing?

Guo Peng shook his head again and again.

The most anxious Cai Yong didn't know how to answer this question. Should Guo Peng go south to wipe out these shameless people, or go to Hongnong to rescue the emperor?

Cai Yong knew that he was not supposed to intervene in these matters, but he couldn't help but watch the people of Liangzhou destroy the whole world.

Even so, he just objected and couldn't think of a solution.

This kind of thing has never happened before, and the last time it happened was a thousand years ago. Do they have to find a solution from the ancient books thousands of years ago?

Guo Peng asked them to come up with a solution, but they really didn't know how to solve this kind of thing, there was no precedent at all.

Although many officials also expressed their hope that Guo Peng could stand up and say something, but what should Guo Peng say?

The emperor bestowed the title, and the name is justified. Unless they conspire against me, what else can I do?

And Guo Peng didn't want to talk.

As for Xun Yu and the others who were eager to put up more than a dozen performances, Guo Peng directly burned their performances, as if such a thing did not exist.

Everyone was dumbfounded and didn't know what to do. Guo Peng took advantage of the situation and moved the conference center to the construction of Bingzhou.

At the same time, the staff desk began to discuss according to Guo Peng's request, whether it is better to attack Xianbei in the north or Gongsundu in Liaodong.

That's right, after Guo Peng finished fighting the Huns in Bingzhou, he was about to start planning the next battle there.

Guo Peng didn't intend to waste too much time.

Guo Peng's reasons are very good.

The Xianbei people did not submit to the great Han, and repeatedly went south to invade and harass them. They must be conquered and wiped out, so as to maintain peace in the northern border.

Gongsun Du is similar. Without the permission of the imperial court, he established the Temple of the Second Ancestor of the Han Dynasty and set up an altar in the south of Xiangping City. Ambition should be punished.

Guo Peng gave the staff station a choice between the two, so the staff station forgot to discuss the issue of war or not, but discussed whether to crusade against Gongsundu or the Xianbei people.

After discussing for a while, the staff desk basically unified their opinions.

The crusade against Gongsundu is the worst strategy, and the crusade against the Xianbei people is the best strategy.

Everyone disagreed with Guo Peng's crusade against Gongsundu, and suggested that Guo Peng crusade against the Xianbei people.

It is not unreasonable that the Gongsun regime in Liaodong has been entrenched for 50 years, and it was not unreasonable to be flattened by Sima Yi until the late Three Kingdoms period.

The first is the problem of the Central Plains warlords themselves. The three kingdoms of Wei, Shu and Wu are the greatest enemies of each other. The Gongsun clan of Liaodong is not an important target, so it has been ignored. This is an important reason why the Gongsun clan of Liaodong can survive for 50 years.

If you want to talk about peace, it must be able to be flattened. The bitter cold land lacks population and productivity. It is impossible to compare with the Central Plains in war mobilization. Even if it is exhausted, it will kill them.

However, the Liaodong Gongsun regime well explained the truth of "as long as I become a piece of shit, no one dares to step on my head" at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

It may not be appropriate to describe this place with shit, but in the eyes of those in power, the land of Liaodong at this moment is still very tasteless, with no value or meaning for existence.

According to the traffic conditions at this time, even if you start from Zhuojun, which is also Youzhou, it will take at least [-] days to reach the Liaodong battlefield. There is a natural barrier for the occupied territory.

There are a large number of swamps in the middle and lower reaches of the Liaohe River, named Liaoze. When Emperor Taizong of the later Tang Dynasty marched eastward, he had a headache because of the existence of Liaoze.

"Driving to Liaoze, the mud is more than two hundred miles away, and people and horses are impassable." It can be seen that the existence of Liaoze has had a great impact on the army's march.

This was true in the Tang Dynasty, and even more so in the late Han Dynasty.

In many cases, it is not that the dynasty is unwilling to fight, nor is it that it is unwilling to expand, but the difficulties and obstacles that cannot be seen on the map of Yimapingchuan hinder the mind of attack.

On such terrain, every step is a waste of money. The so-called cannon fire is worth ten thousand taels of gold, and the cost of fighting is really too great.

And it may not be very beneficial to fight it down. Although the impoverished and remote Youzhou, although a large number of people migrated there because of the chaos at the end of the Han Dynasty, the large population is not only in Liaodong, but also in other parts of Youzhou. Gongsundu's territory is estimated That's 30 people.

For the sake of a population of 30, a large amount of troops, money and food were spent, and hundreds of miles of expeditionary expedition were taken to win a piece of bitter cold undeveloped land.

So Chen Gong told Guo Peng what he thought.

Chapter 495 The Five Lions Cannot Compete

Chen Gong saw this kind of thing very clearly.

Relying on the intelligence collection and data records of the intelligence agency in advance, the staff station has a very complete record of the meteorological, hydrological and road conditions in the Liaodong area. in conclusion.

"Wei Gong, the land in Liaodong is bitter and cold, the land is vast and sparsely populated, the traffic is inconvenient, and there are many difficulties and obstacles. It is not good for me. Gongsun Du in Liaodong is certainly a threat, but the traffic is not good for us, and it is also bad for him. We can't get through. They The same cannot be played.

Instead of spending money, food, soldiers and horses to fight, it is better to put it there, establish contact with Gongsundu, deter them from sending protons, and pay tribute, so as to paralyze them and let them be content with the status quo. Worrying about Gongsundu not taking the initiative to surrender. "

Tian Feng also had the same opinion.

"When Duke Wei quelled the rebellion of Zhang Ju and Zhang Chun, he should have known how difficult the roads in Liaodong were. Although Duke Wei instructed Youzhou to repair the roads, the roads only reached Yuyang County and had not yet reached western Liaoning. From western Liaoning to eastern Liaoning, We must cross Liaoze and cross the Liaohe River.

Difficulties and obstacles are not comparable to tens of hundreds of miles of flat land, and the cost of money and food is incalculable. However, the crusade against Gongsun Du may not be able to gain benefits, and the cost is countless, but it cannot be compensated. This kind of thing should not be done now. of.

The Xianbei people are widely distributed near the border between Bingzhou and Youzhou, and they often go south to invade You and Bingzhou. This is a great threat to our horse administration and garrison plan. We must not wait until they call before we attack. We should Plan ahead. "

Tian Feng's opinion is very simple.

The Gongsun family, who is doomed to have no future, can be put at the end. The strategic plan of first north and then south should be positioned to unite Karasuma to attack Xianbei, eliminate Xianbei's vital forces, and prevent Xianbei from taking the opportunity to go south.

Gongsundu... tasteless.

Guo Peng admitted that what Chen Gong and Tian Feng said was right, that Gongsun Du was indeed tasteless, and that Xianbei talents were the main force that needed to be eliminated.

But having said that, his strategic plan to weaken Youzhou Haoqiang cannot be affected, which is more important than eliminating Xianbei people and Gongsundu.

Compared with eliminating Gongsundu or Xianbei, the most important thing is how much you can get from Youzhou tyrants.

"Everyone is right. Gongsundu is just a small problem, not too important. The main thing I care about is those who may become Gongsundu's help. Eliminating Gongsundu and eliminating them are actually one. You should know what I said. Who is it?"

Guo Peng made a statement.

The counselors naturally knew it.

It can be seen from Guo Peng's strong advocacy of banishing and merging the Zhuhu in the state that Guo Peng is very disapproving of the inward migration of the northern captives. He advocates physical annihilation instead of acceptance, and he also needs to make room for them to live.

Rewards are given during festivals and festivals, and taxes are not collected at ordinary times, and they have to be looted every now and then. Although they can be conscripted to fight wars, they will become chaotic after too many times. The harm outweighs the benefits, far outweighing the benefits, so Guo Peng decided to expel the northern captives.

This is his stated strategy.

Including Karasuma, they will be wiped out or expelled after the last sliver of use value has been squeezed out, and the new order in Youzhou will be rebuilt.

The new order in Bingzhou has been established, and Youzhou is the place where a new order needs to be built. The elimination of Gongsundu is part of the construction of the new order, and the whole construction of the new order requires more than just crusade against Gongsundu.

It's just that it's best to find a reason to attack Gongsundu now.

Of course, it is also easy to find reasons to crusade against Xianbei.

"Wei Gong, the crusade against Xianbei benefits the country and the people, and Xianbei has never surrendered to the Han Dynasty and is hostile to me. There is no need for any excuse to crusade against Xianbei."

Xi Zhong was silent for a long time, and put forward his own opinion: "Since the successive deaths of Tanshihuai and Helian, Xianbei has been severely divided and scattered in Youzhou and the northern part of Bingzhou. Compared with the Tanshihuai period and Helian period, Xianbei is now divided. There is no unified order, if you take advantage of this time to attack Xianbei, the timing is just right."

Guo Jia immediately agreed with Xi Zhong's opinion.

He also thinks that at this time, instead of attacking Gongsundu, it is better to attack Xianbei. Since Guo Peng is worried that the northern forces will harass the rear, it is better to take advantage of this time to beat up Xianbei. Compared with Gongsundu, Xianbei is the biggest threat, right? ?

And judging from the current situation, there shouldn't be any forces that can interfere with Guo Peng's Northern Expedition.

Not to mention the Guanzhong side, Duan Yao and Zhang Jin can stabilize themselves, it is good, there is not enough food to fight wars, a joke.

And Guo Peng's [-] garrisons in Hanoi are not for nothing.

Duke Xu from Xuzhou... Hehe.

The Kingdom of Chu that has not yet been established in Jingzhou... Hehe.

Dare to move?

dare not move.

Liu Biao wanted to be king, but his subordinates refused. They were confronting each other in the Cold War and had no time to look outside.

Tao Qian seems to have aroused a lot of public anger, and the forced establishment of Duke Xu does not seem to be popular.

Mi Zhu has already written to Guo Peng, telling Guo Peng that the Chen family in Xuzhou wants to join Guo Peng, and they do not agree with the Xu Dukedom established by Tao Qian.