Summoning the Peak of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 2944: The war in Yingzhou escalates, luring Shu and Chu to their fate (end)

Chapter 2940: The war in Yingzhou escalates, luring Shu and Chu to their fate (end)

Liu Yu has been having a very hard time recently. As for the reason, it is naturally because his only ally in the northwest, the Sui Dynasty, was destroyed.

Liu Yu was also very puzzled by this. After all, the Sui Dynasty was not a soft persimmon. It was able to fight its way out of the chaotic situation in Yongliang, and it was able to fight back and forth with the Qin army before. Why did it lose so quickly to the Qin army this time? He even had no time to send reinforcements before it was destroyed.

After the demise of the Sui Dynasty, Shu Han was isolated and helpless in the northwest, and could only fight against the military forces of the four states of Yong, Liang, He and Hai of the Qin Dynasty alone. One can imagine how great the pressure was.

If he could concentrate his forces, Liu Yu would not be too afraid given the dangers of the Shu Road, but the problem was that he still had to deal with the Southern Barbarians behind him.

With the four states of the Qin Dynasty to the north and the southern barbarians making trouble all the time to the south, even Liu Yu did not have much confidence under the double attack.

Originally, Liu Yu wanted to make Tubo an ally, but after the great defeat at Haizhou, the Tubo King Songtsen Gampo was so angry that he vomited blood, and his health deteriorated rapidly, and it was unclear how long he could live.

In addition, the internal situation of Tubo was also extremely unstable. Yelu Deguang, who had been defeated, was already showing signs of backlash. Tubo was now having trouble even protecting itself, let alone supporting Shu Han.

Therefore, when the news of Qin's successive victories in the Central Plains came, Liu Yu was so worried that his hair turned white, and he sighed every day. After all, every step forward of Qin in the Central Plains meant a faster demise of Shu Han.

Liu Yu didn't understand why the situation had suddenly deteriorated to such a degree. He clearly hadn't made any mistakes, but in the end he could only conclude that his teammates were holding him back.

It’s all Yang Guang’s fault. If he hadn’t suddenly become so incompetent, how could Li Jing have easily unified the northwest?

Yang Guang did fail this time, but Liu Yu still had a powerful teammate, Liu Xiu.

Compared to Yang Guang, Liu Xiu was simply too competitive. Not only did he never lag behind, but he was also very supportive every time he took the initiative. This time, he seized a golden opportunity and was on the verge of destroying the Wu Kingdom.

Once the Chu State completely destroys the Wu State, it will be able to completely occupy the Yangtze River defense line. At that time, the situation of the Shu-Chu alliance will be much better. At least they will not be unable to fight back against the Qin State. However, the power of the Chu State will completely surpass that of Shu Han, and Liu Xiu will replace Liu Yu and become the savior of the Han Dynasty in the hearts of those who are loyal to the Han Dynasty.

  How would Liu Yu, the great emperor of the Han Dynasty, feel about this?

It was not until this point that Liu Yu finally regretted his decision to proclaim himself emperor.

Although there are many advantages to becoming an emperor, there are more disadvantages. Not only did it bring about the full-scale retaliation of the Qin Dynasty, it also resulted in the loss of the three counties of Hanzhong, and it also caused internal unrest.

If he had known that the current situation would occur, he would have kept Liu Bian. After all, he was just a mascot and would not pose any threat to his power. But once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back.

At this point, it was too late for Liu Yu to regret, and he could only try his best to repair the sinking ship of Shu Han.

Fortunately, God still favored Liu Yu. After the loss of Yinan and two counties, the Shu Han's finances suffered a serious deficit due to the lack of support from the mining industry in the two counties. However, gold mines were found in Chengdu soon after, which not only solved the financial crisis but also quickly recovered from the previous war losses.

But it is obviously unrealistic to completely restore Shu Kingdom to its pre-war state relying solely on a small gold mine. Even if the mine is emptied, it is not enough, so Liu Yu has been actively increasing revenue and reducing expenditure.

In terms of cost-saving, in order to save money, Liu Yu would personally check every large expenditure on the internal development of Shu Han, and basically saved wherever he could.

As for opening up new sources of income, it was already lucky enough to find a small gold mine, and it was obviously unrealistic to find another one in the short term, so Liu Yu decided to follow the example of firefighter Liu Xiu and make money by selling arms.

Liu Yu made a fortune by selling prisoners of war and warships to the Three Kingdoms in the Central Plains. This made Liu Yu very envious, but who should he sell the arms to?

Although there were frequent wars in the Central Plains and the south of the Yangtze River, whether it was the military expansion of the four kingdoms of Wei, Song, Ming and Wu, or the various uprising armies in the Central Plains, although they seemed to be short of equipment on the surface, they could not become customers of Shu Han.

This was because the output of the four countries was enough to meet the demand, and even if there was such a bargain, they would consume it internally to achieve resource complementarity, and would never let Shu Han take it.

After searching for a long time, Liu Yu found that he could only do business with Tubo and sell arms to the ambitious Yelu Deguang.

The previous Liu Yu would naturally not do this, after all, the stable Tubo could be used as a support. However, as Songtsen Gampo became seriously ill, the situation in Tubo was already turbulent. It seemed to make no difference whether he added fuel to the fire or not. He might as well take this opportunity to make a fortune.

Even if Shu Han sold arms to Yelu Deguang, it was destined to be a small-scale arms purchase with a limited quantity. It was not that Liu Yu was reluctant to sell, but that Yelu Deguang had a small appetite and simply could not buy so much.

Therefore, for Shu Han, the arms business can only temporarily satisfy its cravings, but it cannot provide a permanent source of wealth. The best way to increase revenue is to destroy the Southern Barbarians.

Liu Yu dreamed of destroying the Southern Barbarians. After all, if he could destroy the Southern Barbarians, Shu Han would not only gain a state and millions of people, but also obtain the seaport that he had always dreamed of for colonization.

Shu Han actually had this strength, but with the Qin Dynasty in the north to contain them, it was impossible for them to concentrate all their efforts on dealing with the Southern Barbarians. Therefore, the Qin Dynasty became a hurdle that Shu Han could not get around.

"Can we only wait until Chu destroys Wu before the two countries send troops to conquer the southern barbarians again?"

Liu Yu thought very unwillingly in his heart, but it was obviously not safe to do so. After all, the Qin Dynasty provided supplies to the Nanman, and the terrain of Yunzhou was extremely complex and easy to defend but difficult to attack. The two countries had failed to destroy the Nanman when they jointly sent troops before, so naturally they could not guarantee that they would be able to destroy the Nanman in the future.

As long as the Southern Barbarians cannot be annihilated, Shu Han's path to expansion will be blocked, and there will be no way to increase national strength.

The Shu Han, once the second most powerful country in the world, had unknowingly fallen into a dilemma of having no way out, while its mortal enemy, the Qin, was getting stronger and stronger. Liu Yu was distressed and helpless about this foreseeable desperate future. He was naturally unwilling to be destroyed, but his military advisor Su Qin offered another plan at this time, which was to participate in the overseas colonization between Wei, Song, Ming and Wu, get a share of it, and use the colonial financial resources to recover the war losses.

This proposal immediately made Liu Yu's eyes light up. After all, he was always paying attention to the colonial situation of various countries and knew how much benefit colonization contained.

In order to get the four kingdoms of Wei, Song, Ming and Wu to accept Shu Han, Liu Yu even made a guarantee that he would not accept territory but only money. However, even so, no country was willing to accept Shu Han.

At this point, Liu Yu's colonial dream was completely shattered. He wanted to send troops to plunder Southeast Asia, but was blocked by the southern barbarians. He wanted to enter Yingzhou to pan for gold, but no country would take him to play. He could only give up his extravagant hopes, honestly develop domestic affairs, and suffer alone.

But what Liu Yu never expected was that even though he had given up the idea of ​​colonization, the local forces in Yingzhou, thousands of miles away, came to him and actively asked him to colonize them. This was simply outrageous, it was outrageous to the extreme.

Yizhou, Chengdu, outside the imperial palace.

Indra's only female disciple, Tianmen Goddess Luo Xian, was waiting in the hall as an envoy of the Toyotomi family to be summoned by the Han Emperor Liu Yu. Waiting with her was Cao Ying, the envoy of Cao Wei.

Luo Xian comes from the TV series "Feng Yun II", and her implanted identity is basically the same as the original, while Cao Ying comes from the movie "Three Kingdoms: Resurrection of the Dragon".

The bad Hong Kong movie "Resurrection of the Dragon" is really outrageous. In the play, Cao Ying, who is the granddaughter of Cao Cao, can actually fight on equal terms with Zhao Yun.

Even if Cao Ying was fighting against the elderly Zhao Yun, it would have been outrageous enough, but what was even more outrageous was that she actually fell in love with Zhao Yun, who was old enough to be his grandfather, on the battlefield. It really makes people speechless.

The identity implanted into Cao Ying after she was born could naturally not be Cao Cao's granddaughter. After all, Cao Ang was only in his twenties, so she was implanted as Cao Cao's concubine's daughter.

A lustful man like Cao Cao naturally had many children. Among them, there are six daughters whose names can be verified, including Cao Xian, Cao Jie, etc., and there are naturally more whose names cannot be verified. Cao Ying was implanted as one of the unappreciated concubines' daughters.

Cao Cao didn't actually attach much importance to the concept of legitimate and illegitimate children. He even treated his adopted sons as his own, but he didn't care much about his illegitimate daughters. If Cao Ying hadn't been very talented in martial arts, he probably wouldn't have had any impression of this daughter.

Seeing that the envoy of Cao Wei was a female cultivator like herself, and had an extraordinary demeanor and a calm expression, Luo Xian became curious about this heroic girl.

After learning that the other party was actually Cao Cao's biological daughter, Luo Xian couldn't help but sigh in his heart that the other party was unlucky.

After all, as both are daughters of Cao Cao, Cao Xian and Cao Jie, as legitimate daughters, can marry Ying Hao and become the honorable imperial concubines of the Qin Dynasty, while Cao Ying still has to work hard outside.

You know, Cao Wei was not far from being destroyed, and the princess of a destroyed country would not have a good fate.

While Luo Xian was curious about Cao Ying, Cao Ying was also extremely curious about Luo Xian. After all, this woman obviously looked like a Han Chinese and possessed profound Taoist internal skills, but her identity was an envoy from Japan, and she exuded a sense of mystery from head to toe. It was really hard not to be curious about her.

"It seems that your country of Japan has a considerable hidden power in the Central Plains."

Hearing Cao Ying's words, Luo Xian said without thinking: "No matter how big I am, I can't compare to you Cao Wei."

"..."

Cao Ying was embarrassed and thought for a while before continuing to ask, "Do you think the Han Emperor will believe us?"

After a moment of silence, Luo Xian said with some lack of confidence: "I think so."

In fact, the biggest concern of Cao Ying and Luo Xian was not whether Shu Han would agree to send troops, but whether Liu Yu believed in their identities. After all, from the perspective of Shu Han, this kind of pie-in-the-sky behavior that was delivered to the doorstep was obviously a trap no matter how you looked at it.

  Even if they can prove their identities, it does not mean that their identities are real. What if the Qin Dynasty intercepted them in advance and then used them to deceive Shu Han?

It would be fine if Shu Han could quickly confirm the authenticity, but the key to the problem is that it is not easy to verify. After all, Yizhou is a thousand miles away from Yanzhou, and thousands of miles away from Yingzhou. By the time Shu Han has verified the authenticity, it may take more than a month to go back and forth.

  A lot can happen in a month. The Sui Dynasty was destroyed by the Qin Dynasty within a month. Who knows what the situation in Yingzhou will be like in more than a month?

Therefore, both Luo Xian and Cao Ying were blaming their master (brother) in their hearts for entrusting them with such a dangerous task. This was completely a gamble on Liu Yu's courage.

It would be fine if Liu Yu just lacked courage and was unwilling to gamble. But if he determined that they were spies from the Qin Dynasty, then the two of them would definitely not come back this time.

The two women were unsure about this. After all, after they revealed their identities and expressed their purpose, Liu Yu not only did not summon them immediately, but left them outside the palace for two hours.

Of course, this is not because Liu Yu did not value the two women, but he valued them too much. However, he could not confirm the truth of this matter, so he asked the two women to wait outside the hall while he summoned a group of advisers to discuss the matter.

At this time, in the main hall of the Shu Han Imperial Palace, the Shu Han high-ranking officials showed two completely different attitudes towards the arrival of Luo Xian and Cao Ying.

Naturally, there were many strategic people among the Shu Han high-ranking officials. The authenticity of the two women's identities was easy to confirm, but whether this was a trap set by the Qin Dynasty was not so easy to discern.

But most people, including Liu Yu, chose to believe the two women. After all, the matter itself was outrageous enough, and they did not think that the Qin Dynasty would go to such lengths to deceive them.