Summoning the Peak of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1159 Surrounding Yang Lin

Chapter 1157: Surrounding and annihilating Yang Lin

After listening to Yan Xiang's words, Yuan Shu just thought for a while, and nodded in agreement.

When Zhao Kuangyin saw this, a cold light flashed in his eyes, but he hid it well and was not discovered by anyone.

Zhao Kuangyin found that Yuan Shu's attitude towards him had changed. Although he was still very friendly, Zhao Kuangyin felt that Yuan Shu was guarding himself intentionally or unintentionally.

In the past, as long as Yuan Shu sent troops to fight abroad, Zhao Kuangyin must be the first candidate for the position of chief general, but now Ji Ling is the reckless man as the chief general.

Zhao Kuangyin knew that Ji Ling, who was simple-minded, was by no means a match for Li Mi, who was as cunning as a fox, so he waited to succeed Ji Ling to lead the crusade against Li Mi after Ji Ling was defeated, so as to regain Yuan Shu's attention.

Everything was as Zhao Kuangyin expected. Ji Ling was indeed no match for Li Mi. Even if he had three times the strength of the enemy, he was still played around by Li Mi.

Zhao Kuangyin thought that the position of chief general must be his own, but he didn't want Yan Xiang to recommend Lian Po as the chief general, which made all his calculations come to nothing.

Zhao Kuangyin thought back again, but found that Yan Xiang had been speaking well for Lian Po since no one knew when, and Lian Po was getting more and more attention from Yuan Shu, so that he gradually became idle instead.

Zhao Kuangyin is Yuan Shu's brother-in-law, and logically speaking, he is closer to Yuan Shu, but Yan Xiang has followed Yuan Shu since he became an official, and has always been loyal and deeply trusted by Yuan Shu, so Yan Xiang is one of the few who can persuade Yuan Shu people.

The reason why Yan Xiang suppressed Zhao Kuangyin secretly was not because he had any dissatisfaction with Zhao Kuangyin, but because he believed that Zhao Kuangyin had too much power and could already threaten the lord Yuan Shu.

If Zhao Kuangyin was a pure and loyal minister, then Yan Xiang would naturally not doubt Zhao Kuangyin, but obviously Zhao Kuangyin has his own ambitions and has secretly done many deeds that no one knows about, so he persuaded Yuan Shu not to encourage Zhao Kuangyin any more prestige.

Although Yuan Shu's own ability is not very strong, he is definitely not a fool. Although he does not believe that his brother-in-law will betray him, what the military adviser said is indeed correct.

If the credit and prestige of the courtiers are too high, it will indeed affect the ruling status of the monarch.

Therefore, even just in case, Yuan Shu had to balance the power of his generals, and the only ones in the army who could check and balance Zhao Kuangyin were Ji Ling and Lian Po.

There are also many opponents around Yuan Shu. Qin Hao, Huang Zu, Cao Cao, Li Mi, and Liu Yao, a total of five princes look around their forces, and they also restrain Yuan Shu's huge military strength. If Yuan Shu wants to expand abroad, he must Li Mi in Yuzhou must be resolved first.

As for the candidate to conquer Li Mi, it will only be between Ji Ling and Lian Po.

Although Lian Po was upright and loyal, he had always been non-partisan, but he had a good personal relationship with Zhao Kuangyin, which also made Yuan Shu worry a lot, so he forced Ji Ling to be the chief general, but Ji Ling was difficult to take on the position in the end. Lian Po can do it.

Regarding Yuan Shu and Yan Xiang's thoughts, Zhao Kuangyin could naturally guess, but not only could he not understand, but he also regarded Yan Xiang as a thorn in his side.

Zhao Kuangyin already had his own ambitions. The reason why he pretended to be a loyal minister was just to use the power of the Yuan family as a ladder for his promotion. Now that Yuan Shu doesn't give him a chance to develop, he should stay What is the significance of Yuan Shu's command?
"The road ahead will be difficult. Should we continue to endure it? Or should we break away from Yuan Shu and stand on our own?"

Thinking of this, Zhao Kuangyin couldn't help flashing a trace of eagerness in secret, but he quickly calmed down and said to himself: "No, the situation in the Central Plains is complicated now, and there are endless scuffles among the princes. If you completely turn against each other, it will also arouse the fear of other princes.

After all, my Zhao family's background is too shallow, and I must continue to rely on Yuan Shuyin to endure the downward trend. "

Zhao Kuangyin has endured for many years, and he doesn't want to fall short here, and he also feels that the benefits of being self-reliant are not great enough now, so it's better to endure and continue to fight for big ones.

In this way, Zhao Kuangyin chose to continue to hide his ambition, and Yuan Shu saw his "obedience" performance, so he felt very guilty towards Zhao Kuangyin, and decided to find another opportunity to compensate Zhao Kuangyin in the future.

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Luoyang, campus.

The Women's Army, Nine Dragon Guards, Iron Guards, Tiger Guards, four elite battalions, a total of 1 troops have been assembled, and they can start immediately after Qin Hao's order.

As for Luoyang City, Qin Hao also left behind 1 defenders, and from the [-] defenders at Hulao Pass, he brought back [-] troops for reinforcements, and gathered [-] defenders to defend Luoyang.

Now that the fierce battle in Yanzhou is in full swing, neither Li Zicheng nor the alliance of Yanzhou princes can offend Qin Hao at this time.

Even if someone attacked Hulao Pass at this time, as long as the force did not exceed [-], with the [-] defenders in Hulao Pass, it would be enough to support the arrival of the Qin army's reinforcements.

After Qin Hao's mobilization, the deployment of Qin's troops on the front line in Luoyang became Xu Huang's 1 troops guarding Hulao Pass, and Guan Sheng's and Xun Yu's [-] troops guarding the Yique Pass site and rebuilding Yique. Guan, Tan Daoji, Qin Wu, Qin Jian and other generals commanded [-] troops to defend Luoyang, while Qin Hao led [-] elite troops to support Bai Qi.

Qin Hao glanced at the generals below. Gao Chong, Pei Yuanqing, Xu Chu, Jiang Jiong, Arthur, Hu Sanniang, Hua Mulan and others lined up in a row. After a little counting, he found that there were more female generals than male generals. This made Qin Hao sigh inwardly: The Detachment of Women is really full of talents.

The five generals Qin Qiong, Yu Chigong, Xiong Kuohai, Cheng Yaojin, and Jia Fu were all injured. Although most of them have recovered under Sun Simiao's treatment, they still haven't fully recovered, so Qin Hao just ordered them to continue recuperating. , and did not agree with them to go out with the army.

Looking at the generals, Qin Hao said in a deep voice: "Several hours ago, I received the wild king's battle report. Although the fall of Hangu Pass cut off the Liang army's food route, Yang Lin was unwilling to sit still and led the army to break through yesterday.

Yang Lin guessed that Bai Qi would set up an ambush on the way to Hangu Pass, so he appeared to break through Hangu Pass, but he turned around and came towards Luoyang halfway. "

The generals couldn't help feeling tense when they heard that Luoyang's current military strength is not sufficient. Once Yang Lin really arrives in Luoyang, there will be a fierce battle.

Just as the generals were gearing up in their hearts, Qin Hao said again: "However, Bai Qi has already figured out Yang Lin's thoughts. Bai Qi not only deployed ambushes on the front line of Hangu Pass, but also guarded against Yang Lin. The dog jumps over the wall to attack Luoyang..."

(End of this chapter)