The Rebellious Officials and Traitors of the Late Han Dynasty

Chapter 53: Interest comes first
In Nanyang City, Yuan Shu still lived very comfortably. Relying on the reputation of the Fourth Generation and the Third Duke, Nanyang was a prosperous place. He recruited troops and horses, and was powerful, attracting many people to defect to him.

"Zhu Gongwei wrote a letter saying that Qin Yilu left Hulao in the east and planned to plunder Yuzhou, Yanzhou and other places. He asked us to send troops to encircle and suppress Qin Yilu and drive Qin Yilu out of Sizhou. What do you think?"

Yuan Shu took a sip of honey water and asked everyone.

"My lord, Qin Yilu followed Dong Zhuo's order to occupy Luoyang. It was originally to guard against us. He actually had no intention of plundering the people. This can only show that Qin Yilu is very ambitious and may have other thoughts." Advisor Yan Xiang Said out loud.

"That's right, my lord. In the past, Zhu Gongwei recruited troops and horses to occupy Luoyang and help us resist Dong Zhuo, so we supported him and gave him money and food. But now he just seizes the troops and makes no move. He even asked us to send troops. My subordinates think , Don't do it." Han Yin said.

Yuan Shu nodded.

Of course he knew what Han Yin meant. At this time, he was fighting with Yuan Shao and had no time to worry about other people and did not want to interfere in other matters.

"My lord, the land of Yuzhou is so important, how can it fall into the hands of others? If we can capture the land of Yuzhou on the basis of helping General Zhu, it will be very good." Yan Xiang suddenly said.

What Yuan Shu values ​​most is profit.

Yuzhou is the best temptation.

Runan is the hometown of Yuan Shu and the base camp of the Yuan family. The most direct battle between Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu is the battle for Yuzhou. If he can occupy Yuzhou, what will happen to Yuan Shao.

Sure enough, Yuan Shu's eyes lit up after hearing this.

He clapped his hands and said, "Just in time, we used this as an excuse to attack Yuzhou under the guise of responding to Zhu Jun."

Who is Yuan Shu? He has been a bold master since ancient times. Relying on his status, he has never done anything. At this time, taking the opportunity to seize Yuzhou seems to be a very good thing.

"My lord, Qin Shou is fierce, so be careful when returning the book." Han Yin was a little worried.

"Humph, it's just Dong Zhuo's dog." Yuan Shu was furious after hearing this. The more he was like this, the more he thought in his heart that he should raise troops to conquer Qin Shou.

"My lord, Kong Min, the governor of Yuzhou, asked my lord to send troops to Lieyang City."

A sentry rushed towards the door and said loudly.

"Kong Ni also sent troops?" Yuan Shu's eyes lit up after hearing this. He looked down on Kong Ni, and he even wanted to plan for Yuzhou when he sent troops this time.

It is strange that Kong Min was a person who was against Dong Zhuo, but he was recommended by Zhou Ao to become the governor of Yuzhou, but Dong Zhuo agreed, which seemed very strange.

"It seems that Yuzhou should be mine." Yuan Shu's eyes lit up after hearing this.

He joined forces with Sun Jian, but Sun Jian suffered heavy losses in his troops and even his people died. Now he joins forces with Kong Niao. I think that soon, Kong Niao will also die, and the entire Yuzhou will be his own.

"My lord," Yang Hong said immediately, "My subordinates believe that my lord should raise a large army and attack Qin Shou together with Zhu Jun. Not only does he win the name, but he should also benefit from it."

As the first person under Yuan Shu, what he said was very weighty. Of course, these words were spoken at the last moment, because the overall situation had been decided and Yuan Shu was about to make a decision.

Whether he said it or not, it was actually the same. He just strengthened Yuan Shu's determination.

Soon, the news of Yuan Shu's revolt reached Qin Shou, and also the news of Kong Min's revolt.

"This is the opportunity Zhu Jun has been waiting for. Yuan Shu and Kong Ning came to raise troops, plus Zhu Jun and Zhang Miao, and even Liu Dai and others, five groups of troops came to deal with us." Qin Shou did not take the other party's actions to heart at all. On the other hand, fighting a war is not just about strength in numbers. There are many other factors.

The soldiers and horses in front of him looked powerful, but in fact, they were full of flaws. How could Qin Shou take it to heart?
"My lord, the enemy is now very powerful. After joining forces, their strength far exceeds ours. I wonder who my lord is going to choose to defeat each other?" Xia Houlan's eyes flickered, showing a hint of excitement.

"Xiahou, who do you think should be attacked first?" Qin Shou asked.

"Kong Ni, my subordinates think that we should attack Kong Ni first." Xia Houlan said seriously: "Kong Ni is just a scholar and has no generals under his command. The general thinks that such a person is good at studying, but absolutely not good at marching and fighting."

"If you give me 20,000 cavalry, can you defeat it?" Qin Shou suddenly became interested after hearing this.

Could it be that after Xia Houlan's training, he still looks like a famous general?

Xia Houlan thought for a moment and then said: "The general may not have this ability to deal with other people, but he definitely has it to deal with Kong Niao."

"Very good." Qin Shou said with great joy: "Kong Niao and Yuan Shu have joined forces, but Kong Niao is relatively close to us, so he will definitely arrive first. Moreover, Yuan Shu is a villain. Once we defeat Kong Niao , I think the first thing Yuan Shu did was not to attack us, but to attack Yuzhou. This is what Yuan Shu likes to do the most."

The most important thing in the world is interests.

In fact, there is not much hatred between himself and Yuan Shu. The other party raises troops to encircle and suppress him. In the final analysis, it is only about benefits. As long as the benefits to the other party are greater than his own, Yuan Shu will definitely get greater benefits.

"Lord Shengming." Xia Houlan was very confident.

"Although this battle is bound to be won, we must be careful in everything." Qin Shou warned.

Qin Shou was not worried about Xiahoulan's attack. The opponent was not a famous general, but even a guy whose birth and death years were unknown. What else could such a person do?

Zhu Jun soon learned that Qin Shou had divided his troops, and he was not surprised by this, because both Yuan Shu and Kong Min had already written letters, saying that they would lead their troops to encircle Qin Shou.

Faced with this situation, it is normal for Qin Shou to divide his troops.

He was now thinking about how to cooperate with Yuan Shu and others to end the battle as soon as possible.

But soon he got the news that the army led by Qin Shou was heading towards Zhongmou City. The troops were very fast and had already reached the city.

"It's interesting to defeat each one."

On the top of the city, Zhu Jun looked at the cavalry below with a gloomy expression.

He found that there were not many cavalry in front of him, which meant that Qin Shou had taken the initiative to deal with Yuan Shu or Kong Min.

"No, what he wants to deal with is Kong Niao." Zhu Jun quickly understood the mystery. Qin Shou's target is Kong Min.

Who is Kong Min?

Zheng Tai once said, "Kong Gongxu was simple and lofty, he was arrogant and boastful, and he had no military talent or sharp work."

The implication is that Kong Niao just likes to talk and has no ability to march and fight. It will be a disaster for such a person to lead the army. Now the opponent's leader comes to join the alliance. Qin Shou will definitely be targeted.

(End of this chapter)