Three Kingdoms

  Chapter 990 Big Boss and Little Brother

   Taking advantage of his illness to kill him, basically everyone in the society understands this truth.

  Although Yuan Shu is not a social person, he still understands some of the principles of society. On the one hand, he sees his allies’ failures over and over again.

   After all, I am Yuan Gonglu!

   I don’t know when it started, but there is a prophecy that spread quietly, "The one who replaces Han should be Tu Gaoye."

  To tell the truth, Yuan Shu didn't really believe in such prophecies, thinking that these things are just talking things from gods and gods, which is not enough to be believed.

   But now, it seems, sometimes you can still listen to it...

  Those of the Han Dynasty should be painted high.

  What a beautiful word.

  Catchy and meaningful.

   But what made Yuan Shu particularly depressed was that he didn't say the specific time! The bastard!

   But, forget it, sooner or later, isn't it?

  The important thing now is not this, but that little son of a bitch...

   This insatiable thing!

  Using the Yuan family's reputation, Yuan Shu said, that's all, they are more or less members of the Yuan family, so don't care about it.

   Snatched Han Fu's position in Jizhou, Yuan Shu said, that's fine, anyway, the meat is in the pot anyway, if you grab it, just grab it.

   But I didn't expect this **** little mother-in-law to send that eggless junior to Yanzhou to make trouble!

  How can this be tolerated?

  How could Yuan Shu tolerate this?

Above Yuzhou is Yanzhou, and the land of Yanzhou was originally planned by Yuan Shu for a long time. When he was about to collect it into his pocket, the Qingzhou Yellow Turban he agitated finally killed Liu Dai, but was suddenly intervened by Cao Cao. Even people, horses and territory are ready to swallow in one gulp, how can Yuan Shu's mood be described as sour and refreshing?

In fact, the current Yuan Shu can also be regarded as a strong side, with vast land, sufficient food, and many soldiers. He also has Ji Ling and Sun Ben as generals, and Zhang Xun, Qiao Rui, and Liu Xiang as lieutenants. If it's still there, alas, this **** old cousin of the Liu family...

After Sun Jian died, it was not impossible to fight with Liu Biao, but then Liu Biao, under the advice of Kuai Yue and others, led troops to attack Yuan Shu's grain storage in Nanyang, and put a certain amount of pressure on Yuan Shu's offensive line. In the end, Yuan Shu gave up his plan to continue the offensive and turned his attention to the north.

  The general in Yuan Shu's hands originally belonged to Lu Bu.

   It's just that Lu Bu, this guy, has become a bereaved dog, and he still holds on to some warm airs. What can a remote county lord have to be proud of?

  If you want land but no land, if you want soldiers but no soldiers, how can you show your prestige in front of Lao Tzu?

If he was willing to let go of his dignity and come to beg Yu Mou properly, Yuan Shu said that he was not intolerant, so he would naturally make some arrangements. As a result, after Lu Bu arrived in Yuzhou, not only did he not lie down and be a small boy, he also needed money, food, and soldiers. , to equipment...

   Really take yourself seriously, huh?

  So Yuan Shu deliberately delayed for a few days and ignored it. As a result, Lu Bu not only didn't know how to come to ask for help, but even went to the surrounding villages and counties to extort money and food!

   Now Yuan Shu can't stand it anymore, let me cool off!

   But it was more or less because of Lu Bu's face that he killed Dong Zhuo, so he drove him away. Of course, Yuan Shu still spoke beautifully, and he didn't embarrass Lu Bu much.

  The pool in this place is small, and it can't accommodate Lu Bu, a big bastard, so that's probably what it means.

   Then Lu Bu left, looking for a wider mud pool...

  Anyway, after thinking about it now, Yuan Shu thinks that the most important thing is not to focus on things like Lu Bu, but to focus on the north.

Yuan Shao, who was raised by this little mother, overwhelms me in everything, and it is also the biggest obstacle for me to enter the Ninth Five-Year Plan in the future. If I don’t get rid of this obstacle in my career, I will suffer forever. What’s more, once Yanzhou is no longer in my hands, my long and narrow Yuzhou and North Jingzhou The base areas in this area may be attacked everywhere.

  The most important thing is that it is not conducive to Yuan Shu's entry into Heluo!

  Chen Liu is stuck at this intersection of Heluo, and wants to enter Henan Yin, and then get involved in the central government. How can he do it without controlling Yanzhou?

  So Yuan Shu took advantage of the stalemate between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan, joined forces with Mu Taoqian of Xuzhou, and even had contact with the Black Mountain Army, and launched a large-scale joint encirclement and suppression operation against Yuan Shao in Jizhou to eliminate the scum of the Yuan family.

  However, due to the limited communication conditions of the Han Dynasty, the first encirclement and suppression operation failed.

If it was within Yuan Shu's plan, Gongsun Zan in the north would attract Yuan Shao's main force, and Tao Qian in the east would lead troops to attack Qingzhou and knock out Yuan Shao's younger brother Zang Hong, and then the Black Mountain Army would cause trouble in Yecheng. half life!

  But the result is not satisfactory.

  Gongsun Zan fought, but lost too quickly.

  Yecheng also rebelled, but it is a pity that there is no way to support it alone.

  Tao Qian sent troops, but when he saw that the momentum was wrong, he turned around and went back...

   These short guys really can't pick out the tall ones!

  So Yuan Shu decided to do it himself.

  At this time, Yuan Shu, in addition to being entrenched in Nanyang, also controlled most of Yingchuan and Runan in Yuzhou, and even Chen Guo and Pei Guo were under Yuan Shu's control, and these places were large counties with large populations.

   At this time, Cao Cao just took advantage of Liu Dai's death to get the appointment of Yanzhou Inspector from Yuan Shao, and everyone knows this appointment, but Cao Cao has not been recognized by the central court...

  Actually, all of Cao Cao's current official positions, such as the prefect of Dongjun, such as General Fenwu, are the same as the governor of Yanzhou this time, and all of them were appointed by Yuan Shao.

   When the death of Liu Dai was reported to the central court, the court still sent a new governor of Yanzhou, Jin Shang.

When the sad Jin Shang finally arrived at the territory of Yanzhou, he found that Cao Cao had swaggered to sort out and bring together the relevant government affairs and military affairs of Yanzhou as the governor of Yanzhou. Return to Chang'an, where wars continue. In desperation, Jin Shang chose the method of settling himself nearby, and temporarily attached himself to Yuan Shu's side.

Therefore, Yuan Shu took the opportunity to defend the Han Dynasty government, accused and denounced Yuan Shao and Cao Cao for being arrogant and domineering, and based on this, he led Jin Shang and 160,000 horses to Yanzhou. In Chenliu County at the turn of Yanzhou and Yuzhou.

  Yuan Shu set off from Luyang, passed through Yuzhou, and entered Chenliu. He stationed the main force in Fengqiu County of Chenliu County, and at the same time sent Liu Xiang to lead a part of the army to garrison Kuangting. Yuan Shu planned to divide his troops into two groups, forming horns with each other, no matter where Cao Cao attacked, they would be able to respond head to tail.

   In case Liu Biao took the opportunity to make some small moves, Yuan Shu left Sun Ben to stay at his hometown.

  At the same time, Yuan Shu also invited Tao Qian from Xuzhou to attack and fight together. Of course, Tao Qian also thought this was a good opportunity, so he expressed that he would cooperate with Yuan Shu to fight together.

Zhang Miao, the prefect of Chenliu, knew that he could not defend against Yuan Shu's army, so he quickly asked his friend Cao Cao for help. The battle that will determine Cao Cao's life and death begins.

   There must be a fight, and Cao Cao has no way out if he doesn't fight. However, the problem is that this battle is not easy to fight.

   Whether it is from the perspective of territory or military strength, the gap between Cao Cao and Yuan Shu is still relatively large. At this time, Yuan Shu was at his peak. Although Sun Jianzhi's defeat caused Yuan Shu to some extent, it was not a serious injury. The incoming 160,000 troops were enough for Cao Cao to drink Pot up.

  Of course, Cao Cao also knew that there was some moisture in the 160,000 yuan, but this is also a common practice, just like himself, didn’t he also claim to have received 300,000 Qingzhou soldiers...

  Everyone knows it well.

  In terms of numbers alone, it seems that 300,000 is greater than 160,000, but in fact, among the Qingzhou yellow scarves that Cao Cao just collected, a large part of them are ordinary people who brought them here. How much fighting power can these ordinary people have?

  Even if the soldiers of the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou are compared with the soldiers in Nanyang, Runan and other places, it is clear at a glance whether they are superior or inferior.

   On the other hand, although Cao Cao is now a governor of the state, the territory he actually controls is mainly Dongjun, and other places have not fully accepted it.

   It is precisely because of this that Cao Cao's food and grass has been a big problem from the beginning, especially after accepting the 300,000 yellow scarves from Qingzhou, it is equivalent to 300,000 more mouths invisibly! Although the Yellow Turban soldiers have always been used to suffering, it doesn't mean that they can stop eating...

As for the whole Yanzhou, whether it is from the Zhongping period to the present, whether it is the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the crusade against Dong Zhuo, or even the looting of the Black Mountain Army, plus the attack of the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou some time ago, Yanzhou basically belongs to the main force. The battlefield, production and farming, etc. have been devastated. Whether it is civilians or soldiers, they have reached their limit. How can they spare more energy?

  So now, Cao Cao is also facing an extremely difficult predicament.

  However, under such circumstances, Yuan Shao also said that Cao Cao should send his family members to Jizhou to avoid the threat of the disaster...

When the central court still had authority, local officials had to keep their family members in the capital. This was not the case when Liu Yan was the shepherd of Yizhou. However, the subsequent Dong Zhuo period was relatively chaotic. , and no one will take this seriously in the future.

  Yuan Shao said this, although on the surface it seems full of warmth, but in reality? In fact, it was the same as what the central court had done before, asking Cao Cao to hand over his family members as hostages.

   After all, Jizhou is Yuan Shao's lair, and now Cao Cao, whether it is General Fenwu or the freshly released governor of Yanzhou, was appointed by Yuan Shao, and in fact he is an official of Yuan Shao, a local court.

When Cao Cao received a letter like Yuan Shao's, his whole heart was already cold. Apart from feeling the deep malice in it, he also understood that before Yuan Shao started fighting, he already felt that Cao Cao couldn't beat him. Yuan Shu...

In fact, at that moment, Cao Cao was so disheartened that he wanted to send his family members to Jizhou as Yuan Shao said. After all, the situation in Yanzhou is also confusing. Cao Cao did not have the confidence to defeat Yuan Shu.

  However, Cao Cao did not decide to send his family to Jizhou immediately, because after all, Yuan Shao himself did not defeat Gongsun Zan, and he was still at loggerheads, not to mention that there was a rebellion in Yecheng...

So Cao Cao also sent a letter back to Yuan Shao, euphemistically expressing that the road is not very peaceful now, the Black Mountain Army has been looting four times, and there are too many soldiers sent to their families, and there is a problem with their own defenses, so there are few Well, there is no guarantee of safety along the way, so wait.

  After flicking his big brother over, Cao Cao turned his head, and also had to deal with his own younger brother now, and the Dongjun rule was not monolithic.

  Yanzhou also has gentry, as well as rural nobles.

  Cao Cao took over as the governor of Yanzhou, so who will give the seal of the East County prefect that was originally held in his hand?

  As the Yanzhou gentry of Dongjun, they naturally watched eagerly. Unexpectedly, Cao Cao gave Xiahou Dun the seal and ribbon of the prefect of Dongjun after changing hands.

  Xiahoudun, after Xiahouying, the imperial servant of the Western Han Dynasty, was also related to Cao Cao. When Cao Cao raised his troops to attack the Yellow Turban Army, Xiahou Dun followed Cao Cao in the crusade and served as a lieutenant general. Later, after fighting against Dong Zhuo, after Cao Cao won the title of General Fenwu, he made Xiahou Dun his Sima.

  After Cao Cao gained a foothold in Dongjun, he sent Xiahou Dun to station in Baima, and soon he was promoted to Captain of Zhechong, and now he is leading the governor of Dongjun...

  Of course, for Cao Cao, only his own relatives can rest assured. How can the prefect's seal and ribbon, which he finally obtained, be easily handed over to others?

  But for the gentry in Yanzhou, Cao Cao's behavior and eating behavior are quite ugly.

  When Cao Cao arrived in Dongjun, there were not many soldiers and horses, and food and grass were not enough. Who welcomed Cao Cao and offered money and food?

  Cao Cao wanted to increase his troops, weapons, food and grass, and who provided them?

  Cao Cao issued government orders, sorted out Dongjun affairs, collected taxes, etc., and who helped to assist?

   It was not easy for Cao Cao before, everyone knew it in their hearts, so they didn't ask for anything. As a result, Cao Cao has been promoted now, and the benefits, big and small, should be shared, right?

   As far as the military is concerned, the gentry of Yanzhou also have self-knowledge, and don’t expect Cao Cao to take any position, but in the civil affairs, after all, they have to be divided, right?

These local gentry tyrants in Yanzhou also knew in their hearts that Cao Cao was indeed reluctant to bear such an important position as the prefect of Dongjun, but he couldn't say nothing, and he didn't even put on a show, and directly gave it to Cao Cao's own family , In this way, do you still pay attention to the nobles and rightists of Yanzhou?

  So Yanzhou gentry nobles were somewhat dissatisfied. Although this kind of emotion is not fatal, it is quite troublesome at the critical moment when Yuan Shu is about to overwhelm the border...

what to do?

  East County cannot be lost, but the Yanzhou gentry cannot offend Cao Cao now...

  (end of this chapter)