The Conquest of the Three Kingdoms

The side hall of Chu Wangfu in Xuchang City.

After the generals dispersed, Nie Zefeng left Xun Yu alone.

The reason why Nie Zefeng stayed with Xun Yu was to ask why Xun Yu recommended Yu Jin, Cao Cao's general, instead of others like Cao Ren, Xiahou Dun, Xia Houyuan, etc., but Yu Jin.

After Nie Zefeng walked out of the hall, he kept thinking in his mind: "Yu Jin, Yu Jin, isn't this Yu Jin who flooded the seven armies when Guan Yu flooded back then? Yu Jin is a general without integrity in Cao Cao's army, and a general without strategy in Cao Cao's army. How can Xun Yu Would you recommend such a defeated general at this historical juncture?..."

Could it be that history has wrongly recorded Yu Jin again, is history being falsified again?

These series of questions were opened one by one with the door of the side hall room, and with Xun Yu's arrival.

Nie Zefeng asked: "Sir, at this critical juncture, why do you recommend Yu Jin instead of other generals of the Cao family?"

Xun Yu bowed and said, "Your Majesty, Yu Jin is the only famous general in Cao Cao. He once punished Xiahou Dun's Qingzhou Army, and was praised by Cao Cao for the demeanor of famous generals Wei Qing and Huo Qubing. No other general can compare with him. When Cao Cao fought on two fronts, Yu Jin was able to lead tens of thousands of soldiers to defeat Yuan Shao's [-] army. Yuan Shao was defeated, which caused Cao Cao to surrender to the king helplessly."

Nie Zefeng suddenly thought of a coincidence, that is, before Yu Jin joined Guandu, he was indomitable, and he showed his demeanor as a famous general in history, but after the battle at Guandu, Yu Jin sank in history. Could it be that something happened in the middle...

Now, Nie Zefeng didn't think much about it, so Nie Zefeng had no choice but to believe Xun Yu's words. At this point, Yu Jin officially became a member of the Chu army.

Ten miles outside Guandu City, Yuan Shao's camp of the Allied Forces Dazhai.

Yuan Shao summoned all the princes to hold a meeting in this big tent.

The big tent had already started to discuss heatedly. No matter who they were, they were bragging about how powerful their soldiers and horses were, and how bragging about the Chu army was not worth mentioning. But at this time, Yuan Shao signaled to be quiet, and everyone fell silent.

Sitting in Yuan Shao's play, Nie Zefeng and Wen Chou are standing next to each other, each holding a long sword.

Yuan Shao took the lead and said: "Thank you all the princes for coming to the alliance. Since we are all here to crusade against the Chu army, then we must choose a leader today so that we can unify orders and defeat the enemy."

At this time, Tadun, who was benefited by Yuan Shao, was the first to stand up and said, "Is there still a choice? Of course it is General Yuan Shao."

Then Zhang Lu in Hanzhong, Liu Xun in Yizhou, Liu Yao in Jiangdong, and Wang Lang all agreed with Yuan Shao as the leader of the alliance, and then other princes also agreed with Yuan Shao as the leader of the alliance.

Next, they entered the first topic, which is how to fight this war.

Because the Eighteenth Route princes, on the one hand, thought that the coalition forces would be strong, and they could succeed as long as they attacked, and on the other hand, they were all thinking about how to carve up Nie Zefeng's territory.

Yuan Shao also saw the calculations in the minds of the princes, so he divided up Nie Zefeng's territory before the war. Among them, the money captured from the local area, gold, silver and jewelry belonged to Taton, Huchuquan, Gongsun Kang, and the territory in the Central Plains area belonged to Yuan Shao. Together with his three sons, nephew, and Liu Bei, the nine prefectures of Jingxiang were divided by Sun Ce, Zhang Lu, and Liu Zhang; Huainan was divided by Yuan Shao, Wang Lang, and Liu Yao; Sili area was divided by Zhang Lu, Ma Teng, Han Sui, and Song Jian .

After dividing up the territory, the generals were selected on January 201, 1 AD, to fight with Nie Zefeng outside Guandu City.

Chu Palace in Xuchang City.

The originally relaxed atmosphere in Chu Palace quickly became heavy.

The coalition forces are gathering in the direction of Xuchang City, and even Zhang Yan, a black mountain bandit stationed in Montenegro, is leading troops to the Xuchang Movement, intending to take advantage of the chaos to get a share of the pie.

There are various indications that Xuchang City now has to face not only the 250 million coalition army, but also millions of thieves from all over the world. It is self-evident who such a huge army will be used to deal with.

Not only in the direction of Xuchang, but also the battle reports from other places indicated that the princes from all over the country had also begun to attack Huainan, Sili, and Jingzhou areas, which also made Nie Zefeng feel a little uneasy.

Other generals and small warlords from all over the world used the banner of reinforcing the Chu army or joining the coalition army, but they all wanted to take advantage of the emptiness to plot against Xuchang.

This series of information made Nie Zefeng feel the seriousness of the situation even more.

The 250 million troops of the Allied Forces, Liu Zhang, Zhang Wei, and Jiangdong Sun Quan from other regions attacked Jingzhou, and other ministries in Xiliang attacked Chencang, and the Huainan area was attacked by generals Liu Yao and Wang Lang. All these added up to more than 300 million troops.

Although these 300 million enemies have their own plans and are not subordinate to each other, the absolute superiority in military strength alone is enough to overwhelm Nie Zefeng.

At this time, Nie Zefeng couldn't help realizing that he was facing an unprecedented crisis.

What Nie Zefeng has to do now is to use the 30 troops around Xuchang to fight against the 250 million troops of the Anti-Chu Alliance and defeat the 250 million enemies. In addition, other generals must also withstand the attack of the 50 troops.

As the news spread, Xu Chang fell into tension immediately.

But all kinds of discussions were unstoppable, and all kinds of rumors began to spread.

"I heard no, the eighteen princes in the world are going to attack us in Xuchang, and the king of Chu will definitely not be able to get over this hurdle this time."

"The king of Chu is very powerful. Didn't he repel the enemy's previous attacks?"

"That was before. This time it is said that there are 300 million enemies. Even if General Nie Zefeng has superpowers, he will definitely be defeated."

"Five million enemies are terrifying. If this is the case, General Yan must have no chance of winning, so why don't we in Xuchang suffer?"

"Yeah, so we have to get out of the city quickly and find a way to avoid it."

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In the streets and alleys, there were rumors of a strong enemy coming. The Xuchang people who had just built up confidence in Nie Zefeng were also shaken at this moment. Many people began to leave the city with their families and plan to seek refuge in the countryside.

In the lobby, Nie Zefeng was as calm as water, closing his eyes and listening to the bad news from all over the place.

Not only in Xuchang, but also in Huainan, Sili, and Jingzhou, panic and riots occurred in other places.

"Your Majesty, the enemy is approaching and the hearts of the people are in chaos. The situation is very unfavorable for us."

Even Ma Liang, who has always been calm, became anxious at this time.

Nie Zefeng didn't have a trace of anxiety in his heart, but he knew deeply that at such a critical moment, as the lord, he had to show extraordinary courage, otherwise how could he subdue the panic of his subordinates.

He took a deep breath, slowly opened his eyes, and there was a bit of disdain in his stern eyes.

Looking around at the anxious faces in the audience, Nie Zefeng only sneered, and said indifferently: "It's not the end of the day, so why panic? You just need to settle down to your duties, and this king will have his own way." means of the enemy."

Of course, Nie Zefeng didn't think of a strategy to defeat the enemy, but at this time, he had to say that he had it. After all, stabilizing people's hearts is the most important thing.

Everyone had witnessed Nie Zefeng's many counterattacks. Hearing that Nie Zefeng claimed that he had the means to defeat the enemy, his anxiety began to subside a little.

"It's best for the general to have a strategy to defeat the enemy, but now that the people are fleeing and the people are fleeing, I don't know how the general plans to deal with it?" Ma Liang asked.

Nie Zefeng snorted coldly, "These guys have always enjoyed my king's protection, but now the enemy only wants to protect themselves. How can it be such a cheap thing? According to my king's order, all counties will strictly investigate from now on. If anyone dares to escape, Give me all the rewards."

The resolute and solemn words only shocked everyone.

Nie Zefeng used his coldness and self-confidence to appease all his subordinates. This military meeting, which originally implied defeatist sentiments, ended with a refreshed spirit.

All the subordinates retreated, but Nie Zefeng left Jia Xu alone.

Seeing that there was no one around, Nie Zefeng asked: "There are powerful enemies all around, and the overwhelming army is close at hand. I don't know if sir can have any good strategies to defeat the enemy."

Hearing this, Jia Xu was stunned.

Just a few days ago, he was still infected by Nie Zefeng's self-confidence, thinking that Nie Zefeng had already made up his mind, and he didn't want to do it in a blink of an eye, but asked himself again.

Dazed for a moment, Jia Xu finally understood, and said strangely: "I heard what the general said just now, and thought that the general has a plan to defeat the enemy."

Nie Zefeng said seriously: "That's right, isn't this king's strategy to defeat the enemy just because of your resourceful mind, sir?"

Jia Xu smiled wryly, "The general is really absurd, such a heavy burden, I'm afraid I can't bear it with my old body."

"Sir and this king are already on the same boat. If we can't get through this difficult situation, we will go to hell together. So you have to carry this heavy burden, sir."

There was a hint of threat in Nie Zefeng's tone.

He knew that Jia Xu was the best at protecting himself. To protect himself, he could persuade Zhang Xiu to surrender to Cao Cao. He could also persuade Zhang Xiu to rebel against Cao Cao and join Chu. Of course, he might abandon himself and betray Chu.

In order for Jia Xu to help him through this crisis with all his strength, Nie Zefeng had to tie this old fox to his own destiny.

Jia Xu's acting-like expression changed secretly, and he already felt Nie Zefeng's chill.

At the moment, he could only smile embarrassingly, scratching his head as if in deep thought.

Nie Zefeng was indifferent, and only cared about drinking tea by himself.

After a while, Jia Xu coughed a few times, implying that he had an idea, so Nie Zefeng raised his head and listened quietly.

"The black mountain bandit Zhang Yan, Zhang Yan and Yuan Shao have fought many times, and the two sides are in the same situation. If Yuan Shao breaks our army, Yuan Shao will really become the number one overlord of the Central Plains, then the next target must be Zhang Yan, so now we are the only one All we can do is to persuade Zhang Yan, and to form an alliance with Zhang Yan is the best policy."

Nie Zefeng nodded slightly, expressing his agreement. In fact, he had already analyzed before that Zhang Yan's thoughts on Yijun coincided with Jia Xu's.