Great Han Empire

Chapter 780
Guanzhong cannot be chaotic, Hanoi cannot be lost, and the Central Plains cannot be ignored.Yuan Shao had a splitting headache for a moment, unable to do anything.

All three places are important, and the development of the situation in the three places is directly related to the success or failure of one's hegemony.Now we must come up with countermeasures as soon as possible in order to get rid of the current bad advantage.

"It is imperative to drive the Northern Xinjiang Army out of Hanoi." Ju Shou said, pointing to the map on the case table.

After the end of the Jizhou War, Hebei accurately judged the situation in the Central Plains.They gave up attacking Qingzhou, which has almost no defensive force, and instead attacked Hanoi, which has a heavy army. Obviously they want to contain us, prevent us from entering the Central Plains when the strength of all parties in the Central Plains is greatly weakened, and delay the development of our strength. Let the forces of all parties in the Central Plains recover time, continue to maintain the situation of melee in the Central Plains, and prepare for their future southward capture of the Central Plains.

If the Northern Frontier Army captures Hanoi, and Chen Bing threatens Luoyang on the north bank of the Yellow River, our development will be severely hit, the progress of your master’s hegemony will be stagnant, and the day of pacifying the world will be far away. Therefore, we must increase our troops in Hanoi as soon as possible, The northern army drove out of Hanoi.

Cao Cao is currently fighting back and has just killed Ma Teng.There is no doubt about Ma Chao's betrayal when there was an anti-insidious plot in northern Xinjiang before and the entire army of the Central Iron Cavalry was annihilated later.Fortunately, this news has not reached Guanzhong, and we have time to kill Ma Chao and quickly resolve the crisis in Guanzhong that may erupt at any time.

As for the situation in the Central Plains, we are still in control of the initiative.In order to weaken the strength of all forces in the Central Plains and take the opportunity to enter the Central Plains, we must help Yuan Shu stabilize the front line in Dingtao and Changyi as soon as possible, and help him occupy the two prefectures of Xiapi and Pengcheng as much as possible, so that Yuan Shu, Cao Cao, and Liu Bei form a confrontational situation.As long as we successfully resolve the crises in Hanoi and Guanzhong before winter comes, we will be able to free up our hands and devote our main force to the Central Plains.

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"Resolving the crisis in Guanzhong can allow Yuan Tan to plan to kill Ma Chao, but solving the crisis in the Central Plains is not as simple as you imagine." Yuan Shao pondered a little, and said to Jushou, "We want to help Yuan Shu form a confrontation in the Central Plains battlefield , in order to win time to solve the Central Plains issue, but Cao Cao didn’t know the importance of time to him? If Yanzhou and Xuzhou can’t be recaptured before winter, Cao Cao and Liu Bei’s life will be very difficult next year.”

"Cao Cao and Liu Bei still have a dispute over Qingzhou in the near future. In order to protect each other's interests, the two sides need to negotiate for a period of time." Tian Feng said, "In addition, it is Ziyuan (Xu You) who directly achieves our goal. It is my idea to let Yuan Shu prepare for the establishment of Huangtong."

This time Yuan Shu attacked the Central Plains, which resulted in the failure of the attack on Hebei. He has become a rebel of the great Han, but it is precisely because he is a rebel that he can rebuild the imperial line and establish a new emperor like Li Hong of Hebei.

What does it mean for Yuan Shu to rebuild the imperial line?It means that there are three emperors in the Han Dynasty.

As long as Yuan Shu made the grandfather or father of the current emperor the emperor, the grandparent-grandchild relationship or father-son relationship between the two emperors would embarrass the status of the emperor in Cao Cao's hands.The Son of Heaven in his hands becomes insignificant both to him and to us.Since Cao Cao will not give us the emperor, then we only need to abolish the emperor.In any case, we cannot give up the initiative to Cao Cao, and we cannot continue to be restrained by him.

The third emperor appeared in the Han Dynasty, and the division of the various forces intensified immediately.

After the great victory in Jizhou, Hebei has already taken an absolute advantage in strength, and when they regain their vitality, they will surely go south to the Central Plains.Our strength is also damaged, but all forces are fighting in the Central Plains for their own interests, which will definitely delay the time for all forces to recover their strength.Time is extremely precious to all parties.

Yuan Shu suddenly rebuilt the imperial line, not only will the forces of all parties be divided more severely, but the war in the Central Plains will also intensify. In this way, the time for all forces to recover their vitality and develop their strength will quietly pass away.Two or three years later, when Hebei raised troops to move southward, the scattered sandy Central Plains would collapse in an instant, and other forces would also be swallowed up by Hebei one after another due to their lack of strength.

Therefore, Cao Cao is absolutely unwilling to see this scene happen, and Liu Biao and Liu Bei are even less willing to see Li Hong exterminate Han Zuo.

At this time, the attitude of the adults determines the development of the situation in the Central Plains.

If your lord connives and acquiesces in Yuan Shu's rebuilding of the imperial line, then after Yuan Shu rebuilds the imperial line, he can openly support Yuan Shu.Yuan Shu's strength increased greatly because of the support of the adults, and he got rid of his rebellious identity because of the rebuilding of the imperial line.My lord and Yuan Shu said that Cao Cao was a rebel, but who else in the world would dare to say that Cao Cao was not a rebel?Liu Biao and Liu Bei faced the two emperors, the great power of the Yuan Clan, the precarious situation in the Central Plains, and the strong pressure from Hebei, what should they do?For the stability of the Central Plains, to fight against Hebei, and to keep Han Zuo, they can only choose the powerful Yuan Clan.But this kind of result is not what we want to see, because Yuan Shu is bound to take the opportunity to occupy the Central Plains and form a new confrontation with the adults.

If my lord opposes Yuan Shu's reestablishment of the imperial lineage, even if Yuan Shu forcibly establishes a new emperor regardless of dissuasion, he will do nothing, and he will soon be defeated by various forces.

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How do adults choose?

Indulge and acquiesce in Yuan Shu's preparation for the establishment of Huangtong, and send the news out.

Liu Biao and Liu Bei must come forward to mediate for the sake of the great Han society.In this way, we can achieve the goal of stabilizing the front line at Dingtao and Changyi before winter.

When Liu Biao and Liu Bei came forward to mediate, the adults remained silent and acted on their own side, forcing Cao Cao to give up the emperor and send the emperor to Luoyang.

By this time, Cao Cao was at the end of his rope.If he doesn't give up the emperor, he will be defeated in a blink of an eye.If he abandons the emperor, we can let him attack Yuan Shu on the premise of respecting an emperor.Yuan Shu is defeated, Cao Cao is exhausted, and then we can send troops to the Central Plains.

The key to this matter is to firmly control Yuan Shu.We encourage Yuan Shu to prepare for the establishment of the imperial system, but we cannot allow him to actually establish a new emperor.With the re-establishment of imperial rule, the situation in the Central Plains is bound to get out of control.From Yuan Shu's point of view, in order to get rid of the current predicament, he is of course willing to establish a new emperor and drag us all into the abyss of melee.In order to prevent Yuan Shu's death and backlash, we must control the time when Yuan Shu establishes a new emperor.As long as Cao Cao sends the emperor to Luoyang, even if Yuan Shu establishes a new emperor, he will not be able to change the fact that we have already controlled the situation in the Central Plains.

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"Your Excellency won enough time to solve the crisis in Hanoi and Guanzhong through the imperial power struggle between the various forces in the Central Plains without spending a single soldier, and also paved the way for the rapid capture of the Central Plains." Tian Feng said with his hands clasped , "If your lord agrees, you can start arranging the matter immediately."

Yuan Shao thought for a long time, and carefully discussed the details with Ju Shou and others. Then he wrote to Xu You who was in Chenliu to meet Cao Cao, and sent Yuan Tu (Feng Ji) to meet Yuan Shu.

"Should the army in Chenliu's direction cross the river and enter Hanoi immediately to block the Northern Army's attack?" Yuan Shao's eyes were fixed on Guanzhong and Guanxi on the map, "The Northern Army's attack on Hanoi was blocked. The northern frontier army in the direction began to pretend to attack Guanzhong and Kanxi to contain our troops, so the troops in Kanxi and Luoyang could not be recruited."

"Once Chen Liu's army leaves Yanzhou, Yuan Shu will lose strong support. If Cao Cao and Liu Bei take the opportunity to conquer Dingtao and Changyi, the situation in the Central Plains will be very unfavorable to us." Guo Tu dissuaded, "I think this army It's better not to conscript."

"Although the Northern Army won the Battle of Jizhou, Hebei's financial resources are limited. The 10,000+ army has fought continuously for four or five months. The consumption is unimaginable. It is impossible for it to launch a large-scale attack again in the short term." Tian Feng said "Now there are Hu people rebelling in the east of Liaodong, and the Yan Liang Department of the Northern Army is attacking Hanoi. Before the end of the year, Li Hong may send troops to attack Qingzhou. Therefore, even if the Northern Army in the east of the river wants to feign an attack, the scale is very limited. I think Therefore, it is better to send Luoyang's troops north to support Hanoi."

The suggestions of Tian Feng and Guo Tu were opposed by Ju Shou, Feng Ji, Xin Ping and others.The crisis in Guanzhong is imminent. Once there is a problem in Guanzhong, the Northern Frontier Army in the direction of Hedong will immediately enter Guanzhong.The troops in Kansai and Luoyang must not move.

The army in the Central Plains could not move, and neither could the army in Luoyang. Yuan Shao was in a dilemma.

"Hanoi has Han Hao's 5000 Hanoi Army, Han Qiong, Zhu Ling, and Tao Sheng's [-] Henan Army, and [-] troops can completely defend Hanoi." Ju Shou cupped his hands and begged for orders, "Xiaguan would like to go to Hanoi in person. Sit in command."

Yuan Shao frowned and thought about it, then shook his hand and said, "You don't want to go, let Gongze (Guo Tu) go."

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At the end of September, Moling City, Danyang County, Yangzhou.

Zhou Yu led 3000 troops to Moling City.

Sun Ce went thirty miles out of the city to meet him.Zhou Yu is in his 20s, tall and handsome, with a refined temperament.After seeing Sun Ce, he hurriedly got off his horse, "Brother Robert Fu welcomes you..."

Sun Ce forced a smile, and said excitedly, "I can't thank you enough for Gongjin to come at this time..."

After Guangling's defeat, Sun Ce was very depressed for a while, but due to the situation, he had to find ways to get through the difficulties.At this time, he thought of Zhou Yu.

Zhou Yu was born in a noble family, and his family is well-known in Yangzhou.Grandfather Zhou Jing and uncle Zhou Zhong both served as Taiwei in this dynasty.When the great-grandfather Zhou Jing served as governor of Yuzhou, the former Taifu Chen Fan was his farewell driver, and party members and celebrities such as Yingchuan Li Ying, Xun Yu, Du Mi, and Pei Guo Zhu Yu all worked for him, which shows the prestige of the Zhou family at that time. Zhilong.Uncle Zhou Zhong fled to northern Xinjiang with Emperor Xiaoxian, and now works in the Jinyang court.Zhou Yu's own father, Zhou Yi, once served as the Luoyang magistrate, but he was unemployed in his early years and returned home.

Zhou Yu and Sun Ce are close friends.At the invitation of Yuan Shu, Sun Jian led his troops north from Changsha to attack Dong Zhuo. Before leaving Changsha, he moved his family to Shu County.Zhou Yu's father, Zhou Yi, was impressed by Sun Jian's loyalty and once gave up the mansion in Lunan for the Sun family to live in.Sun Ce and Zhou Yu were the same age, and they had a close relationship, like brothers.

Three years ago, when Sun Ce was ordered to cross the Yangtze River south to attack Liu Yao, his troops were insufficient, so he asked Zhou Yu for help.Zhou Yu rushed to Liyang (now northwest of Hexian County, Anhui) with [-] private soldiers to join him.The two brothers fought hand in hand, first conquered Hengjiang and Dangli, then crossed the river, attacked Moling, defeated Ze Rong and Xue Li, then captured Hushu (now Hushu Town, Jiangning, Jiangsu Province) and Jiangcheng, and entered Qu'a (now Danyang, Jiangsu), forced Liu Yao away.

At this time, Sun Ce's army had expanded to more than 3 people, so Sun Ce divided his troops into two groups, one led by Zhu Zhi and Zhou Yu, and launched an attack on the southwest of Danyang and Yuzhang County. Tai Shici and others fought fiercely, led by himself all the way, and continued to attack Wu Jun and Kuaiji counties.

At the beginning of this year, Yuan Shu wanted to go north to join the coalition forces to attack Hebei.In order to control Jiangdong, he sent his cousin Yuan Yin (yin) to replace Zhou Shang as Danyang prefect.Zhou Shang, Zhou Yu's uncle, was in poor health, so Zhou Yu accompanied his uncle back to Shouchun (now Shou County, Anhui).Yuan Shu heard that Zhou Yu fought with Sun Ce at a young age, admired him and wanted to keep him by his side, but Zhou Yu politely refused because his father and uncle were in poor health.Yuan Shu was moved by his filial piety, and specially appointed him as the county magistrate of Juchao (now Chaohu, Anhui), which is very close to his hometown, so that he could not only keep Zhou Yu, but also take care of Zhou Yu's filial piety.

Zhou Yu hadn't stayed in Juchao for a few months before he received a letter from Sun Ce.I was defeated in Guangling, unable to complete the important mission Yuan Shu gave me, the situation is critical, please come and help me quickly.

Without saying a word, Zhou Yu immediately bid farewell to his parents and came across the river with his men and horses.

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After exchanging pleasantries with Zhou Yu, Sun Ce was about to talk about the matter before him, but was interrupted by Zhou Yu waving his hand, "Brother Bofu, let me introduce you to someone..."

Zhou Yu turned around and waved.A burly man in his 20s with a long face and bushy eyebrows strode over.

"This is Lu Su Lu Zijing, my elder brother."

Lu Su saluted respectfully.While returning the salute, Sun Ce smiled politely and said, "Thank you brother Zijing for coming to help."

"Brother Bofu should have heard of Brother Zijing." Zhou Yu said with a smile, "Do you still remember the kind-hearted Mr. Lu who lived in Linhuai East City (now southeast of Dingyuan, Anhui) in Xiapi State?"

Sun Ce looked at Lu Su in surprise, "I've heard of it, I've heard of it, I didn't expect to see brother Zijing here."

Lu Su was a native of Dongcheng, Xiapi, Xuzhou. He lost his father in his infancy and was raised by his grandmother.Because of his wealthy family, he often recruited young people to teach soldiers and practice martial arts together.After the world was in chaos, Lu Su did not take care of family affairs, but sold land by bidding, distributed property, and helped the poor.When Zhou Yu was studying in the Jianghuai River, he heard that Lu Su was donating money and was willing to give alms, so he made a special trip to visit him.The two hit it off right away, and they didn't see each other too late. They drank and chatted by the well, and they were very speculative.A few years ago, large floods broke out in Xuzhou and Yangzhou, causing tens of thousands of victims and starvation everywhere.Zhou Yu once rushed to Linhuai to ask Lu Su for help.Lu Su immediately agreed.At that time, Lu Su's family had two stockpiles of grain, each stockpiling three thousand dendrobium, and Lu Su gave Zhou Yu one stockpile of grain without hesitation, and the two have become close friends since then.

"Didn't Brother Zijing be worshiped as the mayor of Dongcheng by Master Yuan? How did you get here?" Sun Ce suddenly thought of something and asked in surprise.

Although Dongcheng belongs to Xiapi Kingdom of Xuzhou, because Dongcheng is on the border of Jiujiang County and only sixty miles away from Yinling, the prefecture of Jiujiang County, it has been controlled by Yuan Shu.Lu Su was famous in the Linhuai area, so Yuan Shu worshiped Lu Su as the magistrate of Dongcheng County.

Lu Su shook his hand, "It doesn't matter if you don't mention it. Yuan Shu is a rebellious and insane man, who dares to conspire to usurp and destroy me. I'm done."

"Don't do it anymore?" Sun Ce looked at Zhou Yu suspiciously, "You don't do it anymore?"

Zhou Yu nodded with a smile, "Brother Zijing left Dongcheng with his family, the county lieutenant of Dongcheng led the army to chase after him, but brother Zijing's arrow pierced through the shield, and he fled in fright."

"I went to Juchao to find brother Gongjin, and asked him whether he would continue to work for the tiger to exterminate the Han Zuo, or to kill the rebels and revive the big man?" Lu Su pointed to Zhou Yu and said, "Brother Gongjin rose up against the case and shouted loudly, I I will sell my life to the big man."

Sun Ce blushed when he thought of what he had done, and immediately bowed his head in shame.

"We came here today to ask Brother Bofu, what is your plan?" Zhou Yu stared at Sun Ce solemnly, and asked word by word, "If you want to continue to help Yuan Shu and help the evildoers, I won't let you in Moling City." Enter. If you are willing to kill the rebels with us and revive the big man, we brothers will conquer the world together."

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Sun Ce didn't make any preparations. He didn't expect to face such a difficult choice when he saw Zhou Yu again.

Guangling was defeated and Sun Ce was severely injured, and the ensuing problems were very serious.If Yuan Shu fled back to Yangzhou, he would definitely punish Sun Ce severely. Even though Yuan Shu was willing to keep Sun Ce alive for emotional reasons, Cheng Pu, Han Dang and others could not escape death.Even if Yuan Shu showed kindness and forgave the death crimes of Cheng Pu and others, Sun Ce, Sun Jing, Sun Ben and other clan children and a group of life and death brothers left by their father Sun Jian would be destitute from now on, and they would never want to set foot in official career.

What's more serious is that if Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, Liu Bei and others attacked Yangzhou and crossed the Yangtze River, whether Yuan Shu or himself as Yuan Shu's subordinates, they would all die without a place to bury them.

Sun Ce didn't want to tarnish his father's reputation because of this battle, and he didn't want to let his ambition disappear in smoke because of this battle.At the beginning, he led thousands of people across the south of the Yangtze River and fought bloody battles in Jiangdong for several years.All of today's events were hacked by him with blood and sweat, and he was unwilling to hand over everything he had won so hard to Yuan Shu.

He is not reconciled, he has been struggling, he has thought about betraying Yuan Shu, he has thought about sticking to Jiangdong and confronting Yuan Shu, but he can't predict the situation in the Central Plains, and he can't know whether the future situation of the world will put himself, his clan and family, or Tens of thousands of Jiangdong soldiers were buried together.

He looked up at the blue sky, panting heavily.

Father, can you tell me what should I do now?If I betray Yuan Shu, will you forgive me?Yuan Shu is no longer the Yuan Shu of the past. He betrayed the emperor, the imperial court, and the great man. Just like Dong Zhuo in the past and Li Hong today, he is doing harm to the country and the people and ruining lives.I was defeated in the battle of Guangling, just like my father was defeated and died in Xiangyang. Both father and son did our best for Yuan Shu, and we owe him nothing. The grievances between us and him have been settled with the raging fire on the river.

"Bofu, why is Uncle Sun famous all over the world?" Zhou Yu frowned, and suddenly shouted, "Uncle Sun fought for the great man and died for loyalty, how about you? How can you tarnish the reputation of Uncle Sun?"

Sun Ce looked up to the sky and sighed.

Suddenly, he roared, drew his knife in his hand, and chopped it down in the air, "For a big man, kill..."

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In the study, seven people, Sun Ce, Zhang Zhao, Zhou Yu, Lu Su, Sun Ben, Zhu Zhi, and Cheng Pu sat together to discuss the current situation and discuss countermeasures.

"So far, we haven't received the latest news about the battle in Jizhou." Zhang Zhao sighed, and turned out a scroll of bamboo slips, "The news we got from Shouchun at the end of last month said that the Northern Expeditionary Army had After reaching the city of Xindu, the northern army retreated more than 600 miles within three months. However, it has been more than a month since Yuan Shu attacked Xuzhou and Yanzhou. Retreat, it is estimated that the Central Plains will soon be in flames."

Zhang Zhao is in his 40s, thin and thin, with high cheekbones, bright eyes, and a dignified demeanor. He looks serious and daunting.He is a native of Pengcheng, Xuzhou (now Xuzhou, Jiangsu). He is good at writing official script. He is famous in Xu and Yang for his study of "Zuo Zhuan Chunqiu". When he was 20 years old, he was promoted to Xiaolian, but he refused to resign.After Tao Qian, governor of Xuzhou, took office, he was promoted as a talented person, but he still refused to accept it.Tao Qian was very angry, thinking that he underestimated himself, locked him up, and forced him to agree.Later, after Zhao Yu and other friends pleaded for mercy, Tao Qian released him.

Cao Cao attacked and killed Xuzhou, massacred the city wantonly, and the famous scholars in Xuzhou fled in all directions.Zhang Zhao fled to Jiujiang County, Yangzhou.Yuan Shu had conquered several times, but he scoffed at it and ignored it at all, but when Sun Ce was ordered to lead an army across the river to attack Jiangdong, Zhang Zhao followed behind Sun Ce who was only 20 years old with a small burden on his back, saying To advise him.Sun Ce was so happy that he almost fainted. If it wasn't for Zhang Zhao's majestic face and unquestionable tone, Sun Ce would have thought that this tall man was just looking for him when he was full.

In order to avenge his friend Zhao Yu, Zhang Zhao did not hesitate to surrender his identity and followed the newborn Sun Ce who was not afraid of tigers to fight Jiangdong.Jiangdong has his enemy Ruo (ze) Rong.

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In the second year of Xingping (195 A.D.), Xiang Rong of Xiapi State could not stay in Xuzhou any longer.Xuzhou Mu Liu Bei and a group of famous Xuzhou Confucian scholars aimed their spearhead at Ruo Rong.

Ruo Rong was Tao Qian's fellow villager. Because of his good relationship with Cao Bao, the commander of the Danyang Army, Tao Qian appointed him as a grain judge, in charge of taxation and transportation in Guangling, Xiapi, and Pengcheng.Ruo is good at Buddhism, promotes Buddhist affairs in Pengcheng and other places, does good deeds, and builds Buddhist temples (Buddhist temples) in Xiapi, Guangling and other places.The common people prospered the Buddha and were willing to do good deeds, which helped to stabilize the hearts of the people. Tao Qian believed that he had meritorious service, so he worshiped him as the Prime Minister of Xiapi.

However, what Ruo Rong did next aroused public outrage.

From the fourth year of Chuping (193 A.D.) to the second year of Xingping (195 A.D.), Ze Rong spent a lot of property to build pagoda temples in Xiapi, Guangling and other places.Most of these Buddhist shrines and pagodas are multi-storey wooden structures, with "gold plates on the top and heavy buildings on the bottom", which is extremely luxurious.In the Buddhist temple, bronze Buddha statues are also used, covered with gold and covered with brocade cassocks.The Nine Mirror Pagoda, one of the eight scenic spots in Xiapi, Suining, is one of the Buddhist temples built by Ruo Rong. The nine bronze mirrors on the pagoda are the copper plates on the pagoda. In addition to the pagoda, there are also the Daxiong Palace and the promenade by the lake at the foot of the mountain.In addition to building temples to attract Buddhist believers in the surrounding area, Ruo Rong also used the method of avoiding rumors and labor to lure people from home and abroad to come to the temple to listen to lectures and lectures, attracting more than [-] families.During the bathing Buddha meeting, there are tens of miles of seats on the side of the road, and wine and rice are provided for everyone to eat.From this, one can imagine the luxury of its layout, the grandeur of the scene, and the majesty of its momentum.

(The so-called "a gold plate on the top, a heavy building on the bottom", means that the upper floor is made of metal in the miniature of the Indian stupa style, and the lower floor uses the original Chinese so-called "Wangxian Tower" multi-storey pavilion as the tower body. Becoming the center of the temple, this is the basic pagoda type of early Chinese pagodas, and the layout of this Buddhist temple basically continued until the early Tang Dynasty. These double-story pavilions are said to be able to accommodate up to 3000 people to read Buddhist scriptures in their classes. Earliest class reading records.)
On the one hand, there are disasters caused by refugees and starvation, and on the other hand, money is wasted and Buddhist activities are flourishing. Who can bear it?Zhao Yu, Chen Deng, Mi Zhu, Sun Qian and other Xuzhou officials repeatedly persuaded Liu Bei, and immediately killed Ruo Rong.

Liu Bei couldn't bear it anymore, and Shu told Ruo Rong that he should either get out of here immediately or wait for his head to be beheaded.

Ze Rong dared not leave.At this time, Ruo Rong's good friend Xue Li, the former Prime Minister of Pengcheng who was forced to leave by Tao Qian, happened to live in Moling in Danyang County, and Ruo Rong immediately decided to join Xue Li.Therefore, Ze Rong led tens of thousands of male and female believers and three thousand horses into Guangling County from the direction of Linhuai.Zhao Yu, the prefect of Guangling County, hated Ruo Rong very much, but now that Ruo Rong was leaving, he also pretended to be polite.Guangling County had been in peace for a long time, Qian Fengliang was sufficient, Ruo Rong became a thief, killed Zhao Yu and his whole family, allowed his subordinates to plunder wantonly, and then crossed the river to join Xue Li.

Zhao Yu is Zhang Zhao's good teacher and helpful friend, how can he not avenge this revenge?

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In the past three years, Zhang Zhao helped Sun Ce to conquer the east and west, and did his best. He also helped Sun Ce recruit a large number of famous scholars and scholars to govern Jiangdong counties.This summer, Wang Lang, the prefect of Kuaiji County, was willing to surrender, largely thanks to Zhang Zhao's persuasion.

"Gongjin and Zijing's suggestion is very good, I think." Zhang Zhao said to Sun Ce, "A few days ago, I also told you that now is the best opportunity to occupy Yangzhou and seek hegemony."

"How can we kill Yuan Shu and capture Yangzhou?" Sun Ce asked, "If there is no perfect plan, we'd better not worry, lest Yuan Shu take the opportunity to counterattack."

"First unite with Cao Cao and Liu Bei to serve the emperor and the court." Zhou Yu laughed. "At the same time, we will attack Lujiang County with a surprise army, capture Lujiang County, and then attack Jiujiang County from Lujiang and Liyang. At present, Jiujiang County has only Thousands of guards can go down at any time."

After the Northern Expeditionary Army withdrew to the Central Plains, Cao Cao, Liu Bei and Yuan Shu would fight again and again.

Maybe Yuan Shu can escape back to Yangzhou with the help of Yuan Shao, but we have formed an alliance with Cao Cao and Liu Bei at this time, we can retreat to Jiangdong without worrying about Yuan Shu's attack.When Yuan Shu fought Jiangdong, Cao Cao and Liu Bei would attack from behind; when Cao Cao, Liu Bei and Yuan Shu fought fiercely in Xu and Yang, we could attack Yuan Shu's rear.Sooner or later, Yuan Shu will be eaten up by the three of us.

The purpose of attacking the two counties in Jiangbei was to kill Yuan Shu, to develop his strength as soon as possible, and to gain a firm foothold in Jiangdong.

The purpose of killing Yuan Shu was to weaken Yuan Shao's strength and prepare for the future attack on Jingzhou.

If Yuan Shu is defeated and Yuan Shao's power is weakened, Cao Cao and Liu Bei's strength will increase. They can control the Central Plains, block Li Hong from Hebei, and buy more time for our development in Jiangdong.

In time, all forces will compete in the Central Plains. When Li Hong, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and others are exhausted and scarred, we will use a force to go north from Jingzhou to kill Luoyang, and use a force to go north to Xuzhou to kill the Central Plains. Then you can sweep the world.

Zhou Yu waved his arms vigorously, "As long as we work together, we will surely calm the world and revive the great man."

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