Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1475 Post-War Four
From Yudu of the Ming Dynasty, miracles came, princes from all over the world crusade against the Ming Dynasty, and successive battles, first in Jiangdong, the Ming army took the lead, broke the Yangtze River Estuary and burned Jianyedu, beheaded the king of Wu, Sun Jian, and caused Wu to be in chaos.

After the battle in Luoyang, facing the joint forces of the three armies, he was fearless, broke the granary of the Zhou army, fought outside the city, defeated the main force of the Zhou army, and forced back the Yan army in Youzhou and the Wei army in the Central Plains.

This is two wins.

In the end, Wancheng was decisively killed. The battle of Wancheng was even more terrifying. It defeated more than [-] main forces of the Wei army and captured more than [-] sticky hooks. The Wei army was almost wiped out.

At this point in the war, all the princes of the world were defeated by the Ming army, and each of them suffered heavy losses, unable to fight again.

However, even if the Ming army won a complete victory, it does not mean that the Ming country can dominate the world, and this will bring great sequelae to the Ming country.

That is, the Ming Kingdom was too strong.

Strong enough to be scary.

Under the previous environment, although the Han Dynasty has declined, among the princes, in fact, everyone's strength is evenly matched, and they are controlled by left and right. Whoever wants to dominate the world depends on luck.

But before they knew it, the Ming Dynasty showed its ability to fight ten with one, directly suppressing the four of them with one country, and its military strength was so strong that it could conquer the world.

Since ancient times, arrows have been used to shoot the head bird.

The limelight of the Ming country was too strong, and the fighting power of the Ming army was too strong, so strong that all the princes were a little trembling, so the princes must unite to besiege the Ming country for their own survival.

If it is said that all the princes were still harboring ghosts before, they might not have taken a princely state of the Ming Dynasty seriously, even if they united, it was just a formality.

So now, there is no room for them to think too much.

At this stage, anyone with a little discernment knows that if they can't defeat the Ming Kingdom in advance, they will wait for the day to be cleaned up by the Ming Kingdom.

Then he watched helplessly as the Mu family seized the world and the Ming kingdom ruled the country.

So whether it is for public or private reasons, next, if there is an alliance of princes, then this centripetal force will inevitably be more concentrated. After all, the strength of the Ming army has already made them fear.

This is tantamount to forming a Ming Dynasty threat theory, and naturally they will work together more.

"Since I was young, I fought with my father on the battlefield and saw the heroes of the world. This Jiangdong hegemony was brought down by us with one hand and one foot. We asked ourselves that we were not afraid of the heroes of the world, but we never thought that one day, we will gather the power of the world to win the battle." Can deal with the threat of Muming!"

Listening to Zhou Yu's analysis, Sun Ce couldn't help but feel a little sad and depressed. It's not just that his father's revenge is hard to avenge, but it's more a feeling that there is no way to recover from the murder of the thief.

"My lord, this is the end of the matter. The Ming Kingdom is strong. Let alone our Jiangdong, the strength of the Central Plains can't stop it. I Jiangdong will develop in a low-key manner. Jianye is burned. The former king died in battle. We have already been seriously injured!"

Zhou Yu reminded: "What is the situation outside, it is not fatal, but here in Jiangdong, there are many people who want the king to die!"

"Gu knows!" Sun Ce narrowed his eyes slightly, and there was a sneer on the corner of his mouth: "They thought that by promoting the second brother, they could threaten Gu. Although Gu doesn't have the prestige of a father, but he still has the ability to restrain them!"

Although Sun Ce was a little reckless on the battlefield, it was just a fighting style, and it didn't mean that he would be reckless in other aspects.

Sun Jian died in battle. After Sun Jian was buried, he took the throne over Jiangdong. Now he is King Wu. Now that he has taken the position of King Wu, he can feel the responsibility pressure of his father even more.

Countless soldiers and tens of thousands of people in Jiangdong are staring at him. He has to be careful with every move and every decision. He will often ask Zhang Zhao, Zhang Hong, Zhou Yu and others before making a decision.

On the one hand, he was unwilling to let his late father down. On the other hand, Sun Jian had already tempered his character a lot. If he hadn't been so stable a few years ago, it meant that Sun Jian had tempered his character. Flattened a lot of water chestnuts, let him learn to think better.

Otherwise, when Sun Jian died in battle, Jianye would be on fire. He would not choose to fight the fire for the life and death of the people of Jianye, and gave up the main force of the Ming army to go out to the Yangtze River.

After ascending to the throne of King Wu, Sun Ce could truly feel the pressure that Sun Jian was under at the beginning, not only from the deterrence from the princes of the world, but also from a silent oppression from within Jiangdong.

Even if the Jiangdong aristocratic families cannot cover the sky with one hand, they can affect the people's livelihood, economy, agriculture, and even the loyalty of the generals in most Jiangdong counties.

Whether they were slightly dissatisfied with Sun Jian's strength or Sun Ce's overbearing, they wanted an obedient monarch, so they promoted Sun Quan silently.

It's nothing more than wanting to gain control of Jiangdong.

"My lord, the second prince is smart. You can see it, and he can feel it. In fact, I think it's better for you two brothers to sit down and talk!"

Zhou Yu reminded vaguely.

"Second brother is indeed smart, but Gongjin, you know whether he has ambitions or not!"

Sun Ce smiled and said, "Let him go. If he can pull Gu off the horse, that would be a good thing. At least it proves that he is more suitable for this position than Gu!"

He sighed: "As for those people who want to use the second brother, they are a little wishful thinking. Gu Wu is nothing more than to suppress them. If the second brother takes power one day, their life will be even more difficult!"

Knowing brother Mo Ruo, he doesn't think that those aristocratic families can take advantage of Sun Quan, they are more likely to be tricked by Sun Quan. Sun Zhongmou's heart is all dark, and there are few people who can trick him.

"Gongjin, do you have any news about Shouchun?"

Sun Ce asked suddenly.

"Your Majesty is worried about..."

"The Ming army defeated the Wei army, and it may not be possible to go north, but taking Runan is inevitable. How could Mulongtu miss this opportunity? Once they eat Runan, will they directly enter Jiujiang?"

Sun Ce was worried.

"General Taishi has already organized his troops in Shouchun. Although the defeat in the Yangtze River has dealt a great blow to our soldiers, it also gives them a chance to realize their shame and be brave. With General Taishi around, the Ming army may not be able to fight over!"

Zhou Yu thought for a while and replied.

"If Gu sends back the main force from the battle against Shanyue, is there a chance to go north to Xuzhou and march into Runan?" Sun Ce asked suddenly. Although the Ming army won the battle, it must be exhausted. The Wu army still has the main force, which is the main force to conquer the mountains , it may not be impossible to take advantage of it.

"Your Majesty wants to fight the Ming Army?"

Zhou Yu's pupils changed color.

"Gongjin, you can rest assured that I will not be impulsive. The Ming army slaughtered my Jianye people and forced my father to commit suicide. This is a bloody feud, and we should bear it in mind!"

Sun Ce thought for a while, and finally rejected his whim, shook his head, and said softly and lowly: "Only by strengthening our strength can we have a chance of revenge. Fighting now is too hasty!"

"It would be great if Your Majesty could think like this!"

Zhou Yu breathed a sigh of relief. He understood Sun Ce's temper. In fact, he had been a little worried during this time, but now it seems that Sun Ce is also making progress. If Sun Jian can last for three to five years, maybe there will be a more mature Sun Ce , a more qualified successor, but today's Sun Ce is not bad. Sun Bofu, who can suppress the anger in his heart, will be a terrible person. He dare not be talented in government affairs. In the long run, or in military talent, they are all among the best. As long as he adapts to this position, he will do better than Sun Jian, and he will be the master who can extend Wu Guozuo.

"Forget it, Jiangdong is stable now, and I can't rush into it. It's better to digest the land of Shanyue first, rectify the people of Shanyue, and strengthen the army!" Although Sun Ce had some ideas, he still gave up the opportunity to go north to Xuzhou. On the one hand, he didn't want to offend Cao Cao. , In addition, he doesn't think Jiangdong has the ability to take Xuzhou now, let alone fight with the Ming army.

He thought for a while and asked, "Is there any news from Nanhai?"

Sun Ce doesn't care about the time in the Central Plains for the time being. There are a lot of things waiting for him in the east of the river, especially the East China Sea. The Ming army left the Yangtze River and entered the East China Sea. In the past few months, they have fought countless times with He Qi, from the East China Sea to the South China Sea. been at war.

"He Qi has withdrawn all the main forces from the South China Sea, and returned to Dongzhi to rest!"

Zhou Yu replied.

"Why?" Sun Jian gritted his teeth.

"The Ming army's advantage in the South China Sea is too strong. If we don't fight, we don't know. We have suffered too much damage. Our army has lost dozens of warships this month, and even a large ship was almost sunk! "

Zhou Yu said: "He Gongmiao has no way to continue fighting, and in desperation, he withdrew to Dongzhi for finishing!"

"in addition……"

He paused: "When the Ming army withdrew from the East China Sea, they should have left part of their troops to occupy some islands and gain a foothold. This is also a big problem. Once we continue to fight in the South China Sea, the East China Sea may catch fire in the backyard. He Gongmiao I wrote the letter, thinking that we will level the East China Sea first!"

They have always regarded the East China Sea as their back garden, but because of this time, the Ming army quietly infiltrated the East China Sea, causing the Yangtze River Estuary to fall and Jianye to be breached.

Jiangdong has to pay more attention to the private land in the East China Sea now.

"Gongjin!" Sun Ce's voice became a little deeper, and the depths of his eyes flickered with cold killing intent: "We suffered once, we can't have a second time!"

"What does the king mean?"

"He Gongmiao was at fault for the fact that Jianye was breached, but when we employ people, continue to let him perform crimes and perform meritorious service, continue to suppress the South China Sea, and prevent the main force of the Ming army from breaking through the South China Sea. As for the East China Sea, you personally lead troops to clean up all of them. lock up!"

Sun Ce clenched his fists: "If the East China Sea cannot be cleared, then fortify the Yangtze River, and there is no hope of being attacked by the Ming army's navy for the second time!"

"Yes!"

Zhou Yu nodded, thinking about it, and asked, "What about Chaisang, who can suppress Chaisang!"

"What do you think?" Sun Ce asked back.

"Lu Su is a general!"

Zhou Yu pondered for a moment and said.

"it is good!"

Sun Ce also thought about it: "Then let Lu Su be in command of the commander of the Chaisang navy and lead the navy to suppress Chaisang. Although the Ming army has moved the main force of the navy to the South China Sea, they can't relax!"

"Yes!"

Zhou Yu nodded.

"Gong Jin!" Sun Ce said suddenly, "Do you think Lu Xun is useful?"

"A little younger, but..."

Zhou Yu was comprehending Sun Ce's thoughts. Lu Xun was still young, so it was not enough for him to be alone, but he also had some outstanding talents, but he was a usable talent, but Lu Xun did not represent a single person.

"It's better to promote Gu Yong!" Zhou Yu suggested.

"Gu Yuantan is a capable person, but..." Sun Ce shook his head.

He felt that Lu Xun could break away from the boundaries of the aristocratic family and make the power of the aristocratic family powerful for him to use, but Gu Yong, with too many eyes, was not easy to use.

"never mind!"

Sun Ce didn't worry about these things anymore: "The Jiangdong aristocratic family was originally one, since Wei Teng praised the second younger brother so much, let the second younger brother play with them, so that I won't put pressure on them, let Lu Xun go with you in the army, and have a good experience , see if it can become a big weapon in the future!"

"Yes!"

Zhou Yu felt more and more that the current Sun Ce had grown up too fast and became much deeper. The carefree and reckless character of the past seemed to have disappeared overnight. He was somewhat relieved and regretful. If he wanted a friend, he would rather have the old Sun Bofu, but now the King of Wu is more suitable to be a lord.

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The Ming army defeated the Wei army on the Tai'an Plain on the outskirts of Wancheng. The news spread quickly, and the north soon knew about it.

Yecheng.

When the Zhou army was defeated, there was a period of turmoil, but the army sealed off the city and ordered the entire city to calm down. Yuan Tan personally led the army and went to Hanoi to welcome Yuan Shao back.

Yuan Shao just withdrew back, he seemed to be suffering from a serious illness, even though he survived, his whole body was still lifeless, he took a breath, suddenly another bomb was dropped, and he became bedridden with anger.

The defeat of the Ming army against the Wei army was like worse for Hebei.

"Cao Mengde, what a Cao Mengde, useless Cao Mengde, waste, all waste, what use is he, more than [-] main forces, defeated by the Ming army like this, fueling the power of Ming thieves, hateful, hateful, can be killed!"

He jumped and cursed.

At this time, he also forgot that he was also defeated in Luoyang, suffered countless battle losses, and almost couldn't come back. He was also defeated, and with Cao Cao at the bottom, he had enough room to vent.

"Your Majesty calm down!"

Ju Shou, the head of the ministers, knelt down and quickly advised, "Don't hurt your body!"

Tian Feng died on the battlefield, looking at Hebei, he is the only one who is the number one counselor. Although he is good at internal affairs, he is also good at military strategy.

"Father, you are not in good health, don't get angry, it will affect the injury!" Yuan Tan beside him also said quickly.

"Father, take care of yourself!"

Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang also said one after another.

"Humph!"

After Yuan Shao was defeated, he withdrew from Hanoi. He beheaded no less than ten personal guards along the way. Furious, pointing at Jushou and Yuan Tan, he shouted angrily: "Everyone, do you think that Gu also defeated the Ming Dynasty, are you watching Gu's jokes, do you hope that Gu will be pissed off to death! "

The Luoyang battle had basically broken his spirit. Yuan Shao, who used to have great ambitions and intended to dominate the world, had already been defeated.

In fact, Yuan Shao has an advantage when he is born, and he is not as good as Cao Cao and Liu Bei in many places.

Just to put it bluntly, he definitely doesn't have the tenacity of Cao Cao and Liu Bei who are indomitable despite countless defeats. He can enjoy countless victories, but once he experiences a big defeat that is unbearable in his life, he will definitely suffer great setbacks Feeling.

The battle of Luoyang lost countless elites, his confidant Tian Feng died in battle, his beloved general Wen Chou was beheaded, Gao Lan, one of the four court pillars in Hebei, was captured, and countless other generals and counselors... It was a great humiliation in his life to be lost in this long period of time.

There was a mouthful of anger in his heart, but he couldn't express it, because he didn't dare to face the Ming army, so his emotions would be moody every time, and he wanted to explode when he got the opportunity, no matter who the target was.

"Her Majesty calm down, we have absolutely no such intention!"

"Father, calm down, we dare not!"

Everyone was shocked, and they knelt down one after another, saying tremblingly.

"You all get up!"

After a long silence, Yuan Shao calmed down and said coldly.

After all, Yuan Shao is a hero of the generation. Although his emotions are erratic, the most basic deepness is still there. When his emotions are vented, he is much calmer.

"Ju Shou!"

Yuan Shao endured and sat up from the bed. He looked at Jushou and asked, "Is Hebei still capable of fighting?"

"Your Majesty, Hebei is now losing troops and losing generals. There is Youzhou in the north, and it needs to be guarded by heavy troops. There are really no soldiers to use!"

Jushou shook his head.

He saw through Yuan Shao's mind.

Yuan Shao has been fighting Cao Cao for a lifetime. Although they were defeated in Hebei this time, it was not as fierce as Cao Cao's defeat.

So Yuan Shao guessed that he wanted to add insult to injury.

"Is there really no chance?" Yuan Shao was not reconciled.

He was defeated and had to be retrieved. He could not be retrieved from the Ming army, but he could be retrieved from the Central Plains. The more than [-] main forces of the Wei army were lost on the Wancheng battlefield.

If he had the chance, he could stay in the Central Plains. By then, connecting Hebei and the Central Plains would be able to offset the defeat in this battle, expand the territory, regroup, and fight against the Ming Dynasty again.

"Your Majesty, no!"

Ju Shou gritted his teeth, even if he disobeyed Yuan Shao, he couldn't watch Hebei seek his own death. With Luoyang's defeat, he already felt that Hebei was in jeopardy.

At this time, it is more to contact the Quartet and hold a group to keep warm.

"Prince, what do you think?"

Yuan Shao's eyes fell on a young scribe.

Guo Tu, courtesy name Gongze, was also a counselor under Yuan Shao's command, second only to Jushou Tian Feng, and compared with Xun Zhan Shenpei and others.

But Guo Tu is talented, but he is not as good as Jushou Tian Feng and others. What he excels in is the art of flattery, and being in line with Yuan Shao is his criterion.

"Your Majesty, the defeat of the Cao bandits this time will surely cause chaos in the Central Plains. If the Son of Heaven welcomes the King into the Central Plains, the country will be established!" Guo Tu said in a soft voice as he could guess Yuan Shao's intentions.

"Great!"

Yuan Shao was overjoyed.

He began to cheer up, his fighting spirit developed, his eyes were vivid, and he gave a low voice: "Xianyi!"

"My son is here!"

Yuan Xi stood up.

"Gu sent you to go south, contact the court, and meet the emperor, and let the emperor give orders to let Gu go south!" Yuan Shao said in a low voice.

"Father, now Xu Du..." Yuan Xi's eyes widened, and he was terrified.

"You don't want to?"

From Yuan Shao's point of view, Yuan Tan is the eldest son after all, and he was defeated this time, but Yuan Tan has a lot of troops. For the time being, it will not force Yuan Tan to take risks. He loves his third son, Yuan Shang, and he does not want Yuan Shang to take risks. Only Yuan Xi can use it. up.

"My son is willing!"

Yuan Xi gritted his teeth and agreed.

"Very good!" Yuan Shao nodded indifferently.

He continued: "Xiansi!"

"exist!"

"If Gu Ruo asks you to return to Qingzhou and recruit troops again, do you have the guts?" Yuan Shao squinted his eyes, his face was pale, like a lion dying, but exuding majesty.

"My son obeys!"

Yuan Tan accepted the order, gritted his teeth, but there was nothing he could do.

Only then did Yuan Shao smile, and then said: "Gongze, Zhongzhi, you and the other two, in the name of the generals, ordered Ju Yi, Yan Liang, Zhang He and the others to continue recruiting troops in Hebei, reorganize their forces, and go south alone!"

"Yes!"

Guo Tu and Xin Ping glanced at each other and quickly took orders.

On the other hand, Jushou, who was left out beside him, had a bitter smile on his lips. From the looks of it, Yuan Shao was really looking for death.

At this time, instead of holding a group with all the princes to keep warm, you must take the Central Plains. Do you really think that Cao Mengde is so easy to deal with, and that the north will watch you go south from Hebei.

But he knew that Yuan Shao had such a personality, and now he was blinded by shame, and couldn't listen to any of his advice.

If only Luoyang was defeated, Hebei has a deep foundation and has the strength to make a comeback, but with this move, then Hebei may not be far from defeat.

(End of this chapter)