Han Dao world

Chapter 414

What Yang Hong sent was not Yuan Shu's letter of surrender, but Yuan Shu's letter of war.

Yuan Shu claimed in the letter that Yuan Shao was the son of a concubine, and his adoptive uncle, Yuan Chenghou, did not think about loyalty and filial piety, and was unbearable to be a son of man.He sat by and watched more than [-] people including his biological father, uncle and first brother were killed, but he didn't want to take revenge. Instead, he accepted the reward from Dong Zhuo and his former subordinates.

There are so many things, Yuan Shu listed more than a dozen of Yuan Shao's crimes, and finally boiled them down to one sentence.

Yuan Shao was unfaithful and unfilial, so he was not worthy to inherit the Yuan clan in Runan.If he could think behind closed doors, he might be able to retain Yuan Shao's clan status, otherwise he would, as the head of the Yuan family, expel Yuan Shao from the clan, and lead Cao Cao, Liu Bei, and Sun Ce to crusade against Yuan Shao, to punish rebels for the court, and eliminate unworthy sons for the family.

While Yuan Shao was furious, he also left Yuan Shu a way out, but the generals were ecstatic.

This is simply a credit to the door. Is there anyone more capable of killing than Yuan Shu?
Countless eyes swept towards Yang Hong, their eyes were full of anger, but they were full of longing.

Yang Hong was sweating profusely, wishing he could dive into the ground and hide, but he had to bite the bullet and tell Yuan Shao that this was Yuan Shu's own decision.Yuan Shu not only proclaimed his minister to the court, but also sent his daughter to the palace, and he may have arrived in Hedong by now.

Seeing that Yuan Shu was so decisive, Yuan Shao couldn't control his anger anymore, he drew out his Si Zhao sword, and made a slash on the ground.

"From today onwards, I will sever my friendship with Lu En. Please restore Lu Wenming and let him prepare for the battle. I will personally lead the army across the Huaihe River to see what skills he has, and take my head."

Yang Hong survived the desperation and retreated with a bow.

Yuan Shao turned around, rushed to the grave of his biological father Yuan Feng, knelt down on the ground, and burst into tears.

All the generals stepped forward to comfort them, and expressed their willingness to relieve Yuan Shao's worries so that their brothers would not kill each other.

The most active one was Chun Yuqiong, beating his chest and stamping his feet, cursing Yuan Shu, looking even more angry than Yuan Shao.

Jushou and Tian Feng stood aside, looked at the sword marks on the ground that were trampled beyond recognition by everyone, and looked at each other in blank dismay.

I don't know if it's a coincidence or God's will, but when Yuan Shao drew this line, he happened to be facing the graves of Yuan Feng and Yuan Cheng.This sword not only severed his brotherly relationship with Yuan Shu, but also severed his father-son relationship with Yuan Feng and Yuan Cheng.

As counselors, the two had no chance to lead the army in battle, nor were they interested in joining such a struggle, so they silently retreated to the side.

"Gongyu, tell me... Could this be the court's strategy?" Tian Feng looked into the distance and said quietly, "It's not a good time to use troops in Huainan."

Jushou also sighed softly. "Why not? The matter has come to this point, and the use of troops in Huainan is unavoidable. We can only try our best to persuade the Lord not to conscript himself. Once there is a stalemate, and there is something to do in Jizhou, I am afraid it will be too late to respond."

Tian Feng agrees with Ju Shou, but thinks further.

Ju Shou said it very politely, but the situation is actually more serious. It is not only Jizhou that needs to be worried, but also Xuzhou.

Although there is no definite evidence to prove that this was the court's strategy, judging from Yuan Shu's sending his daughter to the palace, the court must have given Yuan Shu an irresistible promise, which made Yuan Shu so reckless in declaring war on Yuan Shao.

Since the court can accept Yuan Shu, why can't it accept Liu Bei?

Liu Bei had long ago agreed to become a minister, and Chen Lin had been there for a few days, but there was no news for a long time, probably because of an accident.If Yuan Shao personally conquers Huainan and Liu Bei changes his mind and joins hands with Cao Cao, Yuan Shao will be attacked on three sides.

A taboo for military strategists.

Tian Feng even felt that Liu Bei was a greater threat than Yuan Shu and Cao Cao.

Yuan Shu is a typical dude, no one will regard him as the head of the Yuan family except himself.Most of Yuan's disciples and old officials followed Yuan Shao, and there were many knight-errants in the world who fought against Yuan Shao's banner and raised troops, but it was unheard of to fight against Yuan Shu's banner.Probably he himself felt that he could command Cao Cao, Liu Bei and Sun Ce to fight Yuan Shao.

Although Cao Cao is good at using soldiers, he is too weak. Tu Xuzhou and Tu Yongqiu ruined his reputation. Yanzhou and Yuzhou did not support him, so he could only retreat to Henan and linger on his last breath.

Although Liu Bei is the weakest, he has a relatively good reputation. Otherwise, the people of Xuzhou would not have chosen him to take over the vacancy left by Tao Qian.Although this person has no military ability, he is extremely tenacious. If he retreats into Mount Tai, there is really nothing to do with him in the short term.

Tian Feng weighed repeatedly, and felt that he had to remind Yuan Shao not to mobilize his troops out of anger, forgetting who the real enemy is.

But Ju Shou had a premonition that Yuan Shao hated Yuan Shu not for a day or two, but he couldn't tear himself apart.Now that Yuan Shu took the initiative to tear his face apart, he would never let go of this opportunity, and the possibility of conquering Huainan himself was extremely high.

Strong remonstrance will only make Yuan Shao more angry, and will not solve any practical problems.

Tian Feng believes in Ju Shou's judgment, but insists on speaking.

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Yuan Shao held a military meeting and decided to conquer Huainan himself.

Before the words fell, Tian Feng objected and explained his reasons in detail.

Yuan Shao remained silent, and the generals were also very disapproving.

Chunyu Qiong said, what is Liu Bei?Is he the one who has the final say on Xuzhou?If he refuses to be a minister, there is no need for the lord to send troops. Chen Deng, who replaced him as a vassal to the lord, would attack him.Even if Chen Deng's troops are insufficient, there is no need for the lord to conscript himself, just send a general.

Although Liu Bei claimed to be sitting in Xuzhou, he was alone and alone. The people who really listened to his orders were only Guan Zhang, and I heard that Guan Yu also left Xuzhou. Liu Bei now only has Zhang Fei as a general, and the rest are Tao Qian's old troops.

Of course, he also disapproved of Yuan Shao personally attacking Yuan Shu, Yuan Shu was not worthy.It is more appropriate for the lord to lead the main force to attack Cao Cao who is close at hand.If you take Cao Cao, you can enter Henan and reach the old capital of the Han Dynasty.

The implication is that he, Chunyu Qiong, can do the task of attacking Yuan Shu.

Everyone quarreled, some supported Chun Yuqiong, and some supported Tian Feng.

But Yuan Shao rejected everyone's suggestions and insisted on conquering Huainan himself.

His reason is also very simple. The personal expedition to Huainan was not only for Yuan Shu, but also for Sun Ce.

Although Sun Ce was Yuan Shu's former subordinate, he did not get along well with Yuan Shu.Yuan Shu broke his promise many times, which has chilled Sun Ce's heart.After Sun Ce crossed the river, he clashed with the Wuhui clan many times, making it difficult. Now is a good opportunity to win over Sun Ce.

But if you want to recruit Sun Ce, you must first resolve the old grievances with Sun Jian.

In order to fight for Yuzhou, he had an unpleasant relationship with Sun Jian who was working for Yuan Shu.Later, Sun Jian died in Xiangyang, which caused Sun Ce to hate Liu Biao to the bone.If these contradictions are not resolved, the possibility of Sun Ce becoming a minister is extremely small.

Can anyone solve this problem?He was the only one who came forward in person to show his troops against the river, benevolent and majestic, and forced Sun Ce to bow his head.

Who else is sure to defeat Sun Ce?
Tian Feng and Jushou were dumbfounded.

Tian Feng got up immediately and shouted: "My lord, the Jianghuai River is the place where the north and the south change. Southerners ride boats, while northerners ride horses. Although my lord has thousands of cavalry, can you cross the river and compete with Sun Ce? You can't win by fighting." In other words, where does power come from? Sun Ce, like his father, Sun Jian, is greedy and willing to kill. He slaughtered heroes. In the battle of Lujiang, half of the Lu family was killed, and the Jiangdong gentry felt sorry for him. If the lord did not kill Sun Ce to thank Jiangdong, would he still be demoted? Changing Jiangdong's gentry, in exchange for Sun Ce becoming a minister? I'm sorry to say that this move will not only fail to win Jiangdong, but also lose the Central Plains and Hebei."

Yuan Shao was furious and left in a huff.

(End of this chapter)