Chaos of the Three Kingdoms Summons

Chapter 2415 Yuan Benchu ​​lost his beloved son, Liu Xuande lost his beloved general

The casualties in Youzhou are definitely among the highest among all forces.

After all, this time the plague had a wide impact, almost directly affecting half of the world.

However, if we were to exclude two hardest-hit areas from these regions, apart from Liangzhou, the remaining one would definitely be Youzhou.

The severity of the incident in the remaining states is not as great as that in Liangzhou and Youzhou.

As one of the two areas most severely affected by the plague, it is no surprise that the casualties here were also among the highest.

After this, in Jizhou, apart from Yuan Shao's most beloved third son Yuan Shang, who died in the plague, there were other important figures missing in Jizhou.

Moreover, although the casualties in Jizhou were not small, at least they were not like those in Youzhou, where several high-quality civil and military officials died.

Of course, in Jizhou today, although there are still many core talents, there are only a few who can serve as pillars.

However, for Yuan Shao, the fact that his third son, Yuan Shang, did not survive this turmoil was a greater blow to him than the death of several important civil and military officials.

Among Yuan Shao's three most important sons, the third son, Yuan Shang, was the one he favored the most.

Of course, although the departure of the third son Yuan Shang was a big blow to Yuan Shao, it was not a bad thing for Yuan Shao's forces.

Although Yuan Shao's most important son had three sons, in fact, the conflicts in his generation basically occurred between the eldest son and the third son. On the contrary, the second son, who was in the middle of the family, did not have as many ambitions as his older and younger brothers.

After all, the dispute between the eldest and the third son was because, as the eldest son, he was the most qualified to inherit Yuan Shao's position in the future from a legal point of view. His status as the eldest son alone gave him an advantage.

As for the third son, it was purely because of Yuan Shao's favor that he wanted to compete with the eldest son. If Yuan Shao had not favored his three sons relatively, there would probably be no disputes between his eldest son and the third son.

Even if there are still some, they are definitely much smaller.

The second oldest child, who was caught in the middle, had neither the natural legal advantage of the eldest child nor the favoritism from his father like the third child. The reason why he was joined in this war of succession was purely to be wooed by his elder and younger brothers and became a pawn in the struggle between the two.

Therefore, this time, in this plague, one of the eldest and the third brother is missing. In a sense, this is indeed a good thing for Yuan Shao's forces as a whole.

Of course, this is the truth, but reality and truth are often very different.

However, although Jizhou’s loss of important figures was not as serious as Youzhou’s, in terms of pure population loss, Youzhou is far from comparable to Jizhou.

The population density of Jizhou is definitely not comparable to that of Youzhou. Among the four states in Hebei, Jizhou is the richest state. In fact, Jizhou's wealth ranks among the top three in the entire Han Dynasty. In terms of population and wealth, Jizhou is even comparable to three Youzhou states.

However, Jizhou's population density also made it a paradise for plague.

In addition to his son, Yuan Xi, one of Yuan Shao's two major advisers, was also accidentally infected at the last stage of the plague. Yuan Shao had no choice but to send him to Qingzhou and pay the price to ask Qingzhou's genius doctor Hua Tuo to treat him.

Although there is a miracle doctor named Hua Tuo in Qingzhou, he is not omnipotent. Moreover, even he is unable to take care of everyone due to his busy schedule.

In Qingzhou, even Liu Bei was infected with the plague during this incident, but he was saved by Hua Tuo.

But just because Liu Bei was so lucky as an emperor, it didn't mean that others could be so lucky. Moreover, as the emperor of Qing Han, Liu Bei could have Hua Tuo wait by his bedside day and night to take care of him. In Qing Han, except for Liu Bei, the rest of the people didn't have this treatment.

Zhu Wu, the military strategist, can be considered one of Liu Bei's earliest advisers.

However, as Liu Bei's power continued to expand over the years and talents from all over the country continued to join him, the military strategist Zhu Wu became increasingly incompetent, and gradually began to fade from the first-line counselor to the second line, and slowly began to fade out of people's sight. In the eyes of outsiders, he even seemed to be a little transparent.

It's just that Liu Bei is a typical nostalgic person. People like Jian Yong and Zhu Wu, although they seem to be somewhat inferior to some latecomers as their power continues to expand and more talents join, they are still entrusted with important tasks by Liu Bei to help him manage the rear.

At most, it means that he will not bring them with him when there is a war and ask them for strategies all the time like he did in the beginning.

Even such an early figure of the Qinghan forces ultimately could not escape the plague.

If Liu Chenxiang's father Liu Yanzhang were to rely solely on his own talents, he could at best be just a county magistrate. However, Liu Yanzong, who was implanted as his brother, was a "Yanqing meritorious official" of the Jin Dynasty, which was equivalent to a founding meritorious official of a country. Moreover, he was admitted into this group as a Han Chinese, so naturally he had considerable talents.

Relying on Liu Yanzong's face and the face of an invincible general like Liu Chenxiang, Liu Yanchang, even though he was at most a county magistrate, still became a high-ranking official of the Nine Ministers level in Qinghan and served as the chief of the Qinghan clan. He could be said to be standing at the pinnacle of his life.

Like Zhu Wu, he ultimately could not escape the plague and died at the end of the second year after the plague broke out in Qingzhou.

In fact, Liu Bei did not take proper precautions when he went to visit him after he was infected with the plague, and he accidentally got infected with the plague himself.

Liu Qi was one of Liu Bei's earliest famous generals. When Guan Yu had not yet grown up, and when Gongsun Yan and other talents had not yet joined, he was the first general under Liu Bei.

Relying on his merits and qualifications, even when Qing Han was established, he was one of the grand commanders, and the most important grand commander of the central army, and one of the highest-ranking military generals in Qing Han.

But such a famous general, whose status was of extraordinary significance to Qing Han, unfortunately died in the plague. Liu Bei, who had just recovered from a serious illness, was heartbroken. After hearing the news, Liu Bei, who had just recovered from a serious illness, was so weak that he even fainted.

It is said that after Liu Qi died of illness, Liu Bei, as the emperor of Qinghan, went to mourn for Liu Qi in person despite his weak health at the time, which moved the entire Qinghan.