Han Dao world

Chapter 601 Young Kong Ming
Facts once again proved Tian Feng's vision.

Although Tan County is the state government, Liu Bei has not regarded it as the focus of defense from the beginning.When Pei County fell unexpectedly, Xuzhou's gates were wide open, and people were in panic, Mi Fang was ordered to rush to Tan County to set up defenses, but she was still powerless in the end.

Facing the rapidly approaching Yuan Shao's army, Mi Fang wisely chose to give up and retreated to Qu County with some subordinates.

Wang Lang had no choice but to leave Tan County before Yuan Shao arrived and headed west.

Tan County surrendered without a fight, and Xuzhou was shaken.

Liu Bei, Xuzhou's shepherd, was trapped in Pengcheng, Wang Lang, who was the main battler, ran away, and Chen Deng's troops were wiped out by Zhang Ying and Gao Lan in the first battle. The people of Xuzhou saw the power of Yuan Shao's soldiers.Not everyone has the confidence of Chen Deng, most of them chose to surrender to Yuan Shao.

Tian Feng's strategic conception was successfully achieved, and then he assigned other troops to attack counties and counties, and the main force returned to Pengcheng.

So far, except for Zang Ba and others who are still struggling in Langya territory, only Pengcheng is left in Xuzhou.

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Liu Bei stood at the top of the city, looking at the gradually formed Yuan Jun's camp, feeling a little depressed.

He thought that the situation would be very difficult, but he didn't expect that the situation would be so difficult and that it would collapse so quickly.

In less than half a month, Xuzhou was lost, and he was trapped in an isolated city.

"Can we survive until the imperial court's reinforcements arrive?" Liu Bei patted the city wall and said softly.It seemed to be talking to himself, and it seemed to be asking Jian Yong and Sun Qian beside him.

"Yes." Jian Yong and Sun Qian said in unison.

Liu Bei was a little surprised, and turned to look at them. "How did you see that?"

"Just look at the morale of the soldiers." Jian Yong pointed at the soldiers who were training. "Soldiers are fine and food is sufficient, people's hearts are available, and it's not a problem to stick to it for a year. Even if the city can't send news, it's impossible for the imperial court not to hear the news of such a big war."

Sun Qian echoed: "However, the emperor is far away in Liangzhou. It takes time to exchange news, and even more time to mobilize the army. My lord still needs to be patient. I will be the bravest of the three armies, and the lord will sit in peace, so that the soldiers will not be in chaos."

"Yeah." Liu Bei nodded, and said with some regret: "If I knew this, I shouldn't have sent Chen Deng back to help Xiapi and sent Mifang to Tan County, but should have called them to Pengcheng. If Chen Deng and his [-] elite are here, so why be afraid of Yuan Shao attacking the city."

Jian Yong chuckled. "It's a blessing in disguise. If Zhang He and Gao Lan hadn't wiped out Chen Deng's troops, how could the soldiers have trained so hard? Whether it was Yuan Shao's instruction or not, he would not have escaped the notoriety of being a cannibal."

Liu Bei also frowned.

He didn't understand why Zhang Yun and Gao Lan did this.Even if there were many Wuhuan and Xianbei among the cavalry they led, it would be impossible for them to do such an absolute job without a clear order.

There are many descendants of the Chen clan under Chen Deng's command.The battle was ruined, Chen Deng probably hated Yuan Shao to the core.

However, as Jian Yong said, the ruthlessness of Zhang He and Gao Lan greatly stimulated the soldiers in the city and helped him to hold on.

The only question now is when the imperial reinforcements will arrive.

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Thousands of miles away in Jincheng, Liu Xie is also discussing the situation in Xuzhou.

After Yuan Shao crossed the river, he kept receiving news, but the lag was serious, usually about half a month late.Unimportant messages lag even more, and details are lost, making them less informative.

It is unrealistic to outline the battle situation in Xuzhou with a few words, and we can only do some analysis from a macro perspective.

Strictly speaking, although he gave Liu Bei a promise to restore his clan status if he defended Xuzhou, he didn't think Liu Bei could really defend Xuzhou and stop Yuan Shao from going south.

It's not that Liu Bei is incompetent-although Liu Bei's ability to use troops is indeed not very good-but the strength gap between the two sides is too great.Whether it is soft power such as family background and fame or hard power such as military strength and money, Yuan Shao is enough to crush Liu Bei.

Unless Liu Bei is also a traveler, and he is on the hook.

Compared with how Liu Bei can defend Xuzhou, Liu Xie thinks more about how the situation in Shandong will change after Liu Bei loses Xuzhou, and where Yuan Shao will attack next.

Liu Xie's judgment is Jiujiang.

Yuan Shu was a thorn in Yuan Shao's heart.If you don't pull it out, Yuan Shao will have trouble sleeping and eating.

Moreover, Yuan Shu's combat effectiveness is not as good as Liu Bei's, and he is likely to be flattened by Yuan Shao.

Next, it should be Cao Cao.

Liu Xie was very curious, how would Liu Biao choose between the imperial court and Yuan Shao?
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Zhou Zhong rushed to Xingzai and asked to see him immediately.

When he learned that Zhou Zhong was approaching, Liu Xie was somewhat surprised, but he didn't think deeply about it.After all, Zhou Zhong had nowhere to go, and since he didn't want to submit to Yuan Shao, it was reasonable to return to the court.

But when he saw Zhuge Liang, he was really taken aback, and his impression of Zhou Zhong changed a lot.

Although this old minister is a bit stubborn, he still has a discerning eye.

This can also be regarded as the ancestral skill of the Lujiang Zhou family.

Liu Xie chatted with Zhuge Liang for a few words, then worshiped Zhuge Liang as a doctor, stayed by his side, and gave advice on military affairs.This is a common practice for young people to become an official. Even if Zhuge Liang's personal dazzling aura is removed, Liu Xie will do so only on Zhou Zhong's recommendation.

The face of the old minister still has to be given.

Knowing that Yuan Shao had assembled a heavy army to attack Xuzhou, Zhuge Liang was a little impatient, so he took the opportunity of a discussion to speak up.

"Your Majesty, I take the liberty to say that Zang Ba cannot defend Langya."

"Why do you know that?" Liu Xie answered casually.

"Zang Ba and the others are bandits based on the mountain, and they are not good at defending the city. Besides, in order to survive, they often plunder, which will inevitably hurt innocent people. The people of Langya don't like them. When Yuan Shao arrives, there will be many responders. Zang Ba was troubled both at home and abroad, so he had to abandon the city and go up the mountain to hand over Langya."

Liu Xie agreed with Zhuge Liang's views, but did not completely agree.

He knew that Zang Ba couldn't defend Langya, but it was not so easy for Yuan Shao to drive Zang Ba to extinction.At best, Yuan Shao could only control Langya County in name, and in the end he had to either stay in the garrison, or induce Zang Ba to surrender on the condition that Langya be handed over to Zang Ba, so as to avoid a fire in the backyard.

No matter which result, to him, the difference is not big.

"In your opinion, is it good or bad for Langya to fall into Yuan Shao's hands?"

Zhuge Liang froze for a moment, then looked at Liu Xie in puzzlement.

Liu Xie smiled. "To be more precise, will the Langya people support Yuan Shao?"

Zhuge Liang was silent for a moment, then shook his head. "I thought that the people of Langya would not support Yuan Shao, but in the face of Yuan Shao's force, Langya had no other choice but bowed his head and became a minister. Not only Langya, but also the whole Xuzhou."

"Is that so?" Liu Xie was surprised. "I thought that at least the big clan in Xuzhou would support Yuan Shao."

"Your Majesty is talking about Yuan Shao five years ago, not Yuan Shao now." Zhuge Liang's voice suddenly became a little louder. "Since Cao Cao slaughtered Pengcheng, Xuzhou people have lost confidence in Yuan Shao. If it weren't for this, Chen Deng and Mi Zhu wouldn't have elected Liu Bei as the state shepherd and entered Xuzhou."

Liu Xie raised his head and saw the anger in Zhuge Liang's eyes, and couldn't help but feel a move in his heart.

(End of this chapter)