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Chapter 483 Decision
Just like in history, Cao Cao withdrew from Hebei on the front foot, and Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan fought on the back foot.The reason was that Yuan Tan asked Yuan Shang for soldiers, horses and armor on the pretext of pursuing Cao Cao.

Yuan Shang is not stupid, the other party obviously intends to suck his blood to strengthen his mind, if the two brothers are in harmony, it is okay, but now the two are at odds with each other, sooner or later there will be a battle, how could he do the stupid thing of being an enemy Come, so neither soldiers nor armor are allowed.

Seeing that Yuan Shang was so stubborn, Yuan Tan couldn't help being furious. Counselors Guo Tu and Xin Ping tried to sow discord for their own selfishness, which directly caused Yuan Tan to rise up in anger and counterattack Yecheng.

The two sides fought in the outer gate of Ye. Although Yuan Shang was young, he was brave and good at fighting. He defeated Cao Cao's army before, and now he defeated Yuan Tan's army.

Bohai County belongs to Jizhou, which is the place where Yuan Shao started his family. It has a vast area and a large population. It is called a county, but in fact it is no different from a state.How could Yuan Shang allow Yuan Tan to steal the possessions, and soon he personally led an army to pursue Nanpi. Yuan Tan was defeated again and had to abandon the Bohai Sea and retreat to the plains.

Pingyuan County belongs to Qingzhou, but it is located on the north bank of the Yellow River. It is an enclave of Qingzhou. After Yuan Shang regained the Bohai Sea, he took advantage of the victory and went south to attack Pingyuan, vowing to drive Yuan Tan out of Hebei completely.

Yuan Tan thinks he is old and talented, Yuan Shang is just an ignorant child in his eyes, despite repeated defeats, he still refuses to admit defeat. No refund.

However, Yuan Tan is a lone army in the end, no more than Yuan Shang with his back to Jizhou, and has more soldiers and food. In August, Yuan Tan gradually couldn't stand it anymore. , to suppress Yuan Shang, Simpi volunteered to go to Xuchang for Yuan Tan, and asked Cao Cao for peace and help.

Little did he know that Simpi had long since left Yuan Tan and wanted to join Cao Cao. Once he entered Xudu, he immediately informed Cao Cao of all the information about Hebei, and offered a strategy to capture Hebei, urging Cao Cao to respond to Yuan Tan's invitation and send troops to Hebei.

Xun You, Guo Jia and other confidant advisers also believed that the two Yuans' rivalry was self-destruction, and the time had come to pacify Hebei. Therefore, Cao Cao made a decisive decision and sent troops to attack Liyang again.

Just when Cao Cao led his army northward to rescue Yuan Tan, Jingzhou was busy with the autumn harvest.

After two consecutive years of bumper harvests in Jingnan area, floods have occurred in many places in Jingnan this year, resulting in poor harvests. Fortunately, the weather has been beautiful in the past two years, and Liu Jing has banned alcohol and reduced food, so the people have surplus food and the state has savings.

The Jingbei area suffered from wars last year, and it was difficult to recover in just one year. Fortunately, Nanxiang County was brought under the control of Liu Jing. More than [-] dendrobium.

All the rice from Jingnan was sent to Changsha for storage; the rice from Jingbei was sent to Jiangxia for storage. For a while, boats and boats filled the river, and carts filled the roads. it goes without saying.

In fact, as early as last year, Liu Jing "refused" to renew the alliance with Jiangdong, and the ministers in Xiangyang guessed that Liu Jing had the ambition to annex Jiangdong.

Soon Liu Jing revealed the next strategic direction to the outside world. It was Jiangdong, and Jingzhou began to prepare for the battle around this plan.

As the saying goes, to fight against the outside world, you must first settle down inside. The first thing is to eliminate bandits and barbarians in the territory, which can not only eliminate internal hidden dangers, but also have the effect of training troops.

The clean-up operation lasted for more than half a year, and it can be said to be fruitful. Not only the local Daan, but also more than [-] households and [-] elite soldiers were recruited as part of a series for driving.

At the same time, Liu Jing ordered people to stockpile materials, build boats and ships, mine and smelt iron, forge armor soldiers, pass through the city and Guanzhong, and buy war horses. After more than half a year of full production, the military equipment piled up like a mountain, enough to support the needs of the war. .

Now everything is ready, only the east wind is owed, and if there is no east wind, one must be created.

At the end of August, the autumn harvest in Jingzhou was basically over, and the troops stationed in various places began to gather in Xiangyang, Jiangxia, and Changsha.

At this moment, Yuzhang bandits crossed the border and invaded Ancheng, Changsha, and were wiped out...

Since the beginning of this year, Sun Ben, the prefect of Yuzhang, feared that Liu Jing would take advantage of the Yuzhang bandits to attack him, and began to launch a frenzied attack on the Shanyue and bandits entrenched in the valleys. Acting together is not to say that we are not working hard.

However, there are many mountains in Yuzhang, especially at the junction with Changsha. There are many mountains that stretch for thousands of miles.

The encirclement and suppression by officers and soldiers in Yuzhang forced Shanyue and the bandits to turn their attention to Changsha in the west. At this time, as long as Liu Jing let the defense line open a little bit and lure the Yuzhang bandits into the net, Dongfeng will naturally succeed.

With an excuse for war, Liu Jing called for a meeting of ministers. Not only were all the officials from the two prefectures (General Annan's Mansion and the Department of Governors) present, but most of the generals from the four directions also rushed back to Xiangyang to attend the meeting, including Han Guang who was stationed in Wuguan.Except Liu Xiu, Xi Zhen and other generals who were far away in Jingnan, only Gan Ning and Liu Zhu in Jiangxia were training their warships and preparing for battle with all their strength, and they never came back.

Today, Liu Jing took off his honorary clothes and crown, and changed into a military uniform with a large crown. He sat on the high hall with his sword pressed, and looked around at dozens of civil and military personnel below the hall.

Zhuge Liang, the military adviser of the General's Mansion, Shi Huanjie, the right chief, Pang Tong, the left Sima, Li Yan, the right Sima, Wang Can of the East Cao, Han Ji of the West Cao, Jiang Wan, the chief secretary, Liu Zhen, Sima Zhi, the chief secretary, Han Song, Fu Xun, Cui Jun, joined the military Yang Yi, Liu Min, Pang Lin...

Pian General Liu Zong, Pi General Cai Sheng, Han Guang, Huang Zhong, Shangyong Prefect Zhonglang General Liu Liang, Zhonglang General Ma Zhou, Wei Yan, Huo Jun, Feng Xi, Gao Xiang, Wenpin, Yu Zheng, Shan Riyi, Captain Shenyi, Umefu...

Liu Jing started his career as a military officer. After integrating the talents and exiled scholars in Jingbei, now his subordinates are like clouds of warriors and rain of counselors.

The lobby was as silent as death, and everyone was silently waiting for Liu Jing to speak.

Finally, Liu Jing's voice resounded in the hall: "Since I started my army, I have taken Jiaozhou in the south and Jianghan in the north. I have been invincible in all directions and have never encountered obstacles. However, the Yuzhang bandits often invaded and caused trouble. hateful!"

Liu Jing said angrily: "The reason why the Yuzhang rebels have been banned repeatedly is that there is someone behind them to support them. This person is none other than Sun Ben, the prefect of Yuzhang. Last year when Lu Zijing came as an envoy, I asked him to tell Sun Zhongmou to dismiss Sun Ben and wipe them out. The Yuzhang thief compensated for the loss of Changsha, but after waiting for more than half a year, only a few so-called heads of the so-called thieves came. Recently, the Yuzhang thief entered Kou'an City again, which is simply too deceitful! I am determined to lead the army to attack Yuzhang , kill Sun Ben, and completely eradicate the banditry! I wonder if you have any suggestions?"

Although Liu Jing intended to annex Jiangdong, he couldn't say it clearly. Even if he used the Yuzhang bandits as an excuse to send troops, the reason was a little flimsy.

Moreover, Sun Quan's official official position was the general seeking captives and the prefect of Kuaiji, while Sun Ben was the general conquering captives and the prefect of Yuzhang. Although they were monarchs and ministers, they actually had no affiliation.

Liu Jing only said to crusade against Sun Ben, expressing the meaning that this time the troops were sent only against Sun Ben, and he had no intention of making an enemy of Sun Quan.If Sun Quan sent troops to support Sun Ben, he would take the initiative to provoke, and then Liu Jing could justifiably attack Sun Quan.

Pang Tong was the first to speak and said: "Sun Ben, the thief, first attached himself to the rebel Yuan Shu, attacked and burned the prefectures and counties, and killed the guards. Then he stole the land of Yuzhang, invaded Changsha with evil intentions. Before the crisis was uncertain, we could only endure it temporarily. Now that Jingchu has been settled, and the armor is full, how can you allow other people to snore and sleep on the side of the couch? The general can no longer let Sun Ben continue to do harm, and he should command the three armies as soon as possible, and go east along the river to destroy this thief!"

Zhuge Liang nodded and said: "The general has always had the heart to revitalize the country. If he wants to go north to China and enter the royal family, Sun Ben, this thief, must be eliminated."

Han Song said worryingly: "Sun Ben, brother of Sun Quan, Yuzhang, Ping Ye outside Jiangdong, our army will attack Sun Ben, Sun Quan will definitely come to rescue, then there will be a big battle, the army will attack year after year, many soldiers will die, and the warehouse will be exhausted. How is it good for the country?"

Han Song was born as an ex-official of Liu Biao, and his heart was towards the imperial court, so his starting point for considering issues was completely different from that of Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong and others.

"No." Wang Can immediately retorted: "At the beginning, King Wuqiang of Yue believed in slanderous rumors and raised troops to Chu for no reason. In the end, he was defeated by Chu and the country was destroyed! If Sun Quan protects Sun Ben, Wuqiang's end is in sight! "

"Didn't Wang Dongcao hear that soldiers are the country's lethal weapon, and saints use them as a last resort..."

Han Song immediately started arguing with Wang Can. He didn't want to poke a hornet's nest, and was besieged by Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, Deng Zhi, Li Yan and others in an instant. Even the young and inexperienced Yang Yi dared to Openly jumped out and slapped him in the face.Han Song was so angry that he almost lost his anger. He has always been proud of the hope of Chu, and he has never encountered such embarrassment today.

Seeing that two fists were no match for four hands, Han Song hurriedly signaled Fu Xun with his eyes, but Fu Xun pretended not to see it and remained silent.

Fu Xun did lean toward Xudu in the past, but that was because Liu Biao had no talent for domination, not the master of chaos.In contrast, Liu Jinglong, Zhang Fengzi, a hero in the world, and Fu Gao and Shi, can be said to be the master of troubled times.

In today's chaotic world, not only the ruler chooses his ministers, but also his ministers choose his ruler. Since he was lucky enough to meet the Ming Lord, Fu Xun naturally wanted to assist him wholeheartedly, and jointly pursue the cause of the king and hegemony. Isn't it beautiful?
"Ah! Shuzi is not enough to plan!" Seeing Fu Xun's silence, Han Song couldn't help cursing secretly.However, he also realized that all the people in Jingchu wanted to conquer Yuzhang.

In fact, there are many people in the hall who have the same thoughts as Han Song, but they are weak and weak, and they have witnessed Han Song's experience with their own eyes, so how dare they express their true thoughts.

Seeing that Han Song was silent and there was no objection from the audience, Liu Jing, who was sitting at the head of the hall, spoke again: "Since all the lords think that Yuzhang can be defeated, I will personally lead an army to attack Yuzhang in the near future... ..."

(End of this chapter)