I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 724 You actually asked me to cede the land? !

The news that Liu Jian captured Luyang shocked the entire Nanyang County.

Especially the county officials of Nanyang County. They were very disappointed with Yuan Shao at this moment, and they were also very anxious about the fate of their family.

However, if they were asked to betray Yuan Shao right now, they really couldn't do it.

After all, the fundamental interests that Yuan Shao safeguards are their interests.

If the Nanyang county princes surrender to Liu Jian and survive according to Liu Jian's rule, the families of these county princes will lose their former glory.

Many county princes began to move most of their family's property and resources southward, hoping to rely on the Han River to compete with the north.

In this way, their family's transcendent status in the Han Dynasty could still be maintained.

After Yuan Shao learned about the fall of Luyang, he also realized that Nanyang County was wide open. Liu Jian's next step would be to wipe out the counties around Luyang as a position in Nanyang County, and then attack Wancheng in a large scale.

Many people began to persuade Yuan Shao to abandon Wancheng and retreat to the south. After all, the area of ​​Jingzhou controlled by Yuan Shao was very large. Nanyang County was only the northernmost county. In addition to the southern counties, Yuzhou was also Yuan Shao's territory.

Yuan Shao still has depth.

Gao Gan cried sadly: "I am being chased. It's just that Liu Deran's soldiers couldn't kill me. Even if some of them chased me, they were repelled by my subordinate Gan Ning. This time If not for Gan Xingba’s desperate protection, I’m afraid I wouldn’t be able to return to Wancheng, let alone meet the envoy.”

But he was really holding his breath in his heart, and then he waved his hand to the senior official and said:

"When I retreated this time, I was pursued by the traitors from the Northern Army. It was all thanks to Gan Ning's efforts to cut off the rear!"

When the senior officials heard this, they quickly thanked him.

"Lu Yang is lost, right? Do you know how much damage this will cause to our army?"

The current Wancheng, under his preparation and persistence, was like a turtle covered in iron armor, extremely strong.

Gao Gan quickly said: "He is the one who used to be known as the Jinfan Thief in Shu, and the Sichuan warrior who was sent to Jingzhou by Uncle Boye to assist."

Temporary strategic defense is of great significance to Yuan Shao.

However, Yuan Shao was born to be a good-looking person.

This put Yuan Shao in a difficult situation.

Yuan Shao lowered his head, seeming to have fallen into memories. He murmured to himself: "This name is very familiar, why can't I remember it?"

Later, Yuan Shao asked Gao Gan again: "How did you come back? Luyang City was surrounded by Liu Jian and was heavily defended by him. As the general of the city, weren't you hunted down?"

Gan Ning was led by his attendants to the main hall of Wancheng to meet Yuan Shao.

"I remember, I remember, I remember, there is indeed such a character."

But this turtle is actually tough on the outside and weak on the inside.

At this time, Yuan Shao was sitting in the main seat, looking gloomily at Gao Gan, who was kneeling there and crying.

If it weren't for the fact that the person kneeling here was his nephew, Yuan Shao would have cut him into pieces long ago.

After listening to Yuan Shao's instructions, Gao Gan did not dare to neglect and hurriedly agreed.

Then Yuan Shao took a deep breath and slowly suppressed the anger in his chest.

When Yuan Shao heard this, he suddenly realized.

Now Wancheng is only relying on its last remaining strength to defend, but in fact it is already surrounded by dangers.

Moreover, at critical moments, these leaders can also use their tribe's troops to support Yuan Shao, so Yuan Shao cannot be too harsh on their people or the people they recommend.

"If it hadn't been for Gan Ning, I'm afraid my head would have been hung up by Liu Jian in his central army tent!"

So, he began to shrink all his troops to Wancheng, and began to hoard food and grass and transfer equipment.

These generals have close relationships with the major families in Nanyang County.

But as far as the actual situation is concerned, this matter cannot be entirely blamed on the senior officials. Yuan Shao sent so many reinforcements, weren't they still beaten to pieces by Liu Jian?

There were even two who suffered a heavy defeat and had their heads chopped off by Yuan Shao.

Hearing the cries of Gao Gan, Yuan Shao felt quite uncomfortable.

Among the generals who led the reinforcements to attack Liu Jian before, there were generals under his own command, as well as generals recommended by prominent families in Nanyang County.

Now, the senior official who had lost Lu Yang knelt in front of Yuan Shao.

"You suffered such a defeat, I have no choice but to punish you. Let's do this. Later, you go out and get thirty army sticks, and you will be punished by the army. If you are guilty of negligence again in the future, you will definitely be executed without mercy!"

Since he can't be too harsh on these people, then these debts will naturally have to be settled on his own family.

"Gan Xingba..."

Hearing this, the high official burst into tears and said: "Your Majesty, I don't want things to turn out like this, but Liu Deran's army is too powerful! I don't have many reinforcements in Luyang City, and They were all defeated by Liu Deran, and the general defended the city hard, but in the end he lost the city, and the general was sentenced to death."

Luyang is such an important place. In fact, according to Yuan Shao's thoughts, he really wanted to kill the senior officials, but he couldn't. After all, this was his nephew.

……

Ruggedness is just its superficial appearance. Now Wancheng will be disintegrated from the inside or outside at any time.

But the problem is that Yuan Shao cannot put all the responsibility on himself. He will eventually need an outlet.

Yuan Shao nodded and said, "In that case, you can ask Gan Ning to come over and see me!"

Gao Gan hurriedly said: "Yes, yes! Sir, just remember it!"

During this period, Yuan Jun's generals continued to fail and returned to Wancheng to report to Yuan Shao. They were more or less punished by Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shaozhi just listened to the introduction from senior officials and knew that Gan Ning was a brave general, but when he actually saw Gan Ning, he was not very happy.

Gan Ning was a good knight when he was young. He grew up in the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and gathered people at Hengjiang River in central Sichuan. At that time, he was known as the Jinfan Thief and acted quite unruly.

Later, he suddenly woke up and began to hone himself, and at the same time, he seriously studied etiquette...

To be more precise, his family saw that Gan Ning was too out of character when he was young, so they began to discipline him severely, forcing him to change his ways and become an official from a small gangster.

No matter what tricks the Gan family used in Shu, or how powerful the Gan family was in Shu, in the end Gan Ning was reborn, from a bohemian Jinfan thief to the county magistrate of Shu County. Six hundred stones were later sent by Yuan Yi to Yuan Shao to help him fight.

In the late Han Dynasty, the influence of one family was really too great.

A wealthy family like the Gan family in Linjiang, Ba County, can turn a prodigal in the family into the second-in-command of a county and completely change his appearance. If Gan Ning was born into an ordinary Li Shu family and became a Jiang thief, he would have been a Jiang thief all his life.

But who is Yuan Shao? He just looked at Gan Ning briefly and saw the wanton spirit in his bones.

After talking to Gan Ning for a few words, Yuan Shao was still able to figure out what this person was like even though Gan Ning was very polite.

Seeing that Gan Ning's pretentious appearance actually concealed a restless heart, Yuan Shao's good impression of this person disappeared somewhat.

To be honest, he didn't really like Gan Ning's style.

Yuan Shao just said slowly: "Xingba is a talented general! I have saved General Gao this time, and it can be said that I have made a great contribution. I will reward Xingba according to my merits. I will give Xingba gold and silk, a good bow, and Horses, armor, and sharp swords are considered rewards. I hope you will make new achievements in the future and not let down Yuan's expectations!"

After saying that, Yuan Shao immediately ordered his men to bring Gan Ning clothes, armor, gold and silk, precious carved bows, swords and many other famous objects as rewards.

After Gan Ning saw Yuan Shao's reward, he felt a little cold in his heart.

It's not that Yuan Shao's rewards were not generous...it's just that the famous weapons and precious weapons and armors were not what Gan Ning wanted.

Yuan Shao's actions were quite generous, but to Gan Ning, these things didn't matter to him.

Gan Ning's family is no better than Yuan Shao's, but it's not an ordinary small family either. He also comes from a powerful family, and his family's power is quite large in Shu. It can support him in both black and white. What kind of treasure has he not seen?

A person from a powerful family background only needs a further advancement in status.

He needs an opportunity, an opportunity to be promoted, an opportunity to be recognized by Yuan Shao, the fourth and third generation family!

Therefore, Gan Ning has been waiting quietly.

Now by rescuing Gao Gan, he finally made a great contribution and could show himself in front of Yuan Shao.

He originally hoped that Yuan Shao would promote him to a military position, or keep him in the Chinese army for re-employment, but judging from Yuan Shao's current intentions, it seemed that he still wanted him to stay under the command of a senior cadre.

Yuan Shao sent him away with valuables such as gold and silk vessels, which made Gan Ning very disappointed.

But now, Gan Ning had no choice. He could only follow Yuan Shao's arrangement, accept these valuable rewards, and then quietly step aside, continuing to obey orders in the tent as a captain under the senior officials.

After taking care of Gan Ning's affairs, Yuan Shao began to look back and forth at the people on both sides and said: "Wancheng is impregnable. Don't worry, sir. If Liu Jian's soldiers and horses come, they will be crushed and they will all die." here."

At this moment, I saw a person standing out from the side of the hall.

This person is none other than Nanyang Xu You!

The person who introduced Yuan Shao's advice to Jingzhou.

"Ming Gong! At this time, it is not practical to just rely on Wancheng's solid defense to compete with Liu Jian. The top priority is to quickly find a way to contain Liu Jian."

Yuan Shao felt a little unhappy when he saw that the person speaking was Xu You.

Since the last battle with Sun Jian, Xu You's status in Yuan Shao's heart has plummeted.

However, due to the reputation of his old friend, Yuan Shao did not do anything to Xu You, but ignored his advice.

They hardly met him on weekdays, but now Xu You stood up and remonstrated with Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao suddenly felt that Xu You was a bit ignorant.

But with so many people watching here, if Yuan Shao did not listen to Xu You and directly rejected his suggestion, it would seem that he was too petty. This was not his Yuan Benchu ​​style.

So Yuan Shao asked patiently: "What good plan does Ziyuan have? But tell me quickly, if you deal with it properly, I will treat it with caution!"

Xu You actually made a lot of efforts to restore his position in Yuan Shao's heart in the past, but everything did not go so smoothly, which made Xu You feel very disappointed.

But today, Xu You spoke out again not to take credit, but because he sincerely wanted to help Yuan Shao save the situation!

Because Nanyang County is his hometown, he was the one who introduced Yuan Shao here in the first place.

After Yuan Shao arrived in Nanyang County, Xu You became inferior to one man and superior to ten thousand people.

But it is a pity that Xu You lost Yuan Shao's favor because of Sun Jian's incident.

If Yuan Shao loses Nanyang County this time, it will be like a bolt from the blue for Xu You. He may not be able to survive his future days under Yuan Shao.

Xu You hurriedly said: "Ming Gong, it is really difficult for us in Jingzhou to compete with Liu Jian at the moment. Even though Wancheng is strong, if we just stick to it, we will lose it for a long time! The most urgent task is to invite Cao Cao and Yuan Yi. As well as Sun Ce who is fighting Gongsun Zan in Yuzhou, please provide us with full support so that we can have a chance of victory!"

It would be fine if Xu You mentioned others, but he just mentioned Cao Cao.

To be honest, Yuan Shao now has a very strong opinion against Cao Cao.

After all, it was he who helped Cao Cao gain a foothold in Jiangdong.

However, this time when he went north to attack Liu Jian, Cao Cao actually negotiated business with Liu Bei and Cao Chun as a condition.

Not only did the two sides call a truce, but they also demarcated their borders.

Liu Bei's side formally ceded the land to the south of Xiapi and Guangling to Cao Cao.

At the same time, the two of them also built a free trade zone and a shipping port, hoping to conduct large-scale economic transactions in the future.

This is clearly a betrayal of Yuan Shao!

Yuan Shao can't use his hands to deal with Cao Cao now. If he is allowed to use his hands, he will have to attack Jiangdong.

But now, Xu You actually asked him to unite with Cao Cao to fight against Liu Jian.

How can Yuan Shao not be angry?

He said with a gloomy face: "Cao Mengde has betrayed me a long time ago! How can we send troops? He and Liu Bei are currently fighting fiercely!"

Xu You hurriedly explained to Cao Cao, ""

"Ming Gong, although the peace talks between Cao Mengde and Liu Bei are beyond our expectations, it is also reasonable! After all, Cao Cao also wants to make some preparations for the survival of Jiangdong."

"The key now is that Cao Cao is swinging between the lord and Liu Jian, wanting to compete with the snipe and the clam for the fisherman's profit. However, now that the lord has been defeated by Liu Jian many times, the balance of the world has tilted towards Liu Jian, and he, Cao Cao, also understands , if he doesn't take action with all his strength, it is very likely that Liu Jian's family will become the dominant one, and Jiangdong will not be able to think about it. "

"We only need to send people to say how powerful it is, and Cao Cao's wisdom will not fail to figure it out. In this way, Cao Cao can help us share the pressure on Liu Jian. In this way, the crisis in Nanyang will be solved."

"And I heard that Sun Ce is currently fighting Gongsun Zan in Yuzhou and has the upper hand many times. Gongsun Zan is a famous general in the north, but Sun Ce, a junior, has the upper hand. This shows Sun Ce's talent in using troops. Your lord should use Sun Ce more!"

Yuan Shao raised his eyebrows and said, "How to reuse him? How to use Cao?"

Xu You hurriedly said: "Someone has a plan to completely tie Cao Cao and Sun Ce to the Lord's chariot!"

"One is to make Sun Ce the shepherd of Yuzhou and take charge of Yuzhou for the lord, and the other is to cede Jiangxia County to Cao Cao! In this way, Cao Cao gets Jiangxia County, which is equivalent to taking over the northwest battlefield of Jiangdong. The relationship between him and Liu Jian The territories are bordering on a large area, so we can share our pressure and force Cao Cao to go out and fight Liu Thief!"

When Yuan Shao heard this, he couldn't help but became furious.

"You actually asked me to cede land to Cao and Sun Zhiliu!?"

(End of this chapter)