I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 725 Xu You loses power

Yuan Shao became angry from shame.

Don't blame him, he is very angry at the moment.

For Yuan Shao, Xu You's opinions were almost unacceptable to him.

It was a great shame and humiliation for Yuan Shao to have Yuan Shao, the fourth generation and third prince, cede territory to his original younger brothers and make these younger brothers his equal allies.

Yuan Shao's eyes suddenly widened. He stared at Xu You opposite, his eyes almost bursting with fire.

Xu You seemed to feel Yuan Shao's overwhelming anger at this moment, but he still said:

"When Cao Cao established himself in Jiangdong and Sun Jian established himself in Yuzhou, it was only with the lord's gift that they were able to become overlords. At that time, they were afraid of the lord's intimidation and were willing to become his vassals... First, they were Thanks to the lord for his kindness, and secondly because the lord is extremely powerful, they can only survive by relying on the lord."

"But things are different today."

"After all these years of consumption, our strength is no longer what it used to be, and we are completely unable to control them."

"After Sun Jian's death, Sun Ce also developed on his own in Yuzhou and gradually became an independent existence. Not to mention Cao Cao in Jiangdong. Over the years, he has worked hard to govern and has become more and more powerful. One has waxed and waned, and they have become able to stand shoulder to shoulder with us. The existence is no longer our vassal, we can only use them as allies."

"Only as allies can they do their best to fight against Liu Jian for us. In the past, as vassals, letting them fight against Liu Jian had no actual benefits for them. But now, as allies, we only need to give them actual benefits. , In this way, Cao Cao and Sun Ce will definitely give their full support to our army."

"enough!"

In the astonished eyes of Xu You and everyone else, Yuan Shao slowly stood up, stretched out a hand, pointed at Xu You and shouted angrily:

"Xu Ziyuan, you are worthy of me!"

His greed for money is not ordinary greed, he is always greedy for big things, and he will do anything with sensitive interests.

But for Xu You, he personally doesn't think this is a big deal, because he is loyal to Yuan Shao, and even if he accepts bribes, resells military rations, and resells ordnance, in his opinion, he is still a very small part of Nanyang County.

Xu You hurriedly explained: "My lord, I am loyal to you. What I said just now is from the bottom of my heart. The situation at this time is different from the past. My lord must not uphold the arrogance of the past. You should put down your dignity and focus on the future. "Yuan

Shao Wenyan laughed loudly, and there was a bit of sarcasm in the laughter.

Although the people and major families in Nanjun did not do such dirty things as Xu You, what they did secretly was much more dirty than Xu You.

Xu You didn't expect Yuan Shao's reaction to be so violent. He looked at Yuan Shao blankly.

And for the sake of wealth, he can do anything dangerous or shameless.

In Xu You's view, this thing is not a big deal at all compared to the plan he made for Yuan Shao and the strategy he provided for Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao looked at him angrily and said, "What did you say wrong? You asked Yuan to cede land to Cao Cao and Sun Ce. This is simply insulting me!"

When I was young, I heard Xu You say with a confused look on his face: "Lord, what did I say wrong?"

He just said to the person next to him: "Put Xu You into my prison!"

"Focusing on the future, you, Xu Ziyuan, have planned your future very clearly. Do you think I don't know about it?"

Yuan Shao pointed to the slips on the ground and said to Xu You, "Do you know what's in it?"

"Xu You is loyal to the lord, and everything is for the sake of the lord. My lord, you must not listen to the villain's slander."

"Jiangxia County is in our hands, and it has no strategic significance for us... But if it is handed over to Cao Cao, his front line to the northwest can move a big step, which will be of huge benefit to Cao Cao's future development. And this huge benefit is enough to make Cao Cao completely confront Liu Jian for us."

Yuan Shao smiled coldly.

There must be someone secretly instigating this, taking advantage of the opportunity to accuse him in front of Yuan Shao.

This scream was so loud that it not only frightened Xu You, but also the other counselors standing nearby were stunned.

Xu You shook his head in confusion and said, "I don't know what to say to Duke Ming."

The attendant hurriedly turned around and walked out. When he was young, he ordered someone to carry a large box of slips and slips.

"The crime will be deferred and the punishment will be dealt with in the future."

Now he had a chance to seize the opportunity. This Kuai Yidu was really not a good person.

Moreover, given Yuan Shao's status, it was impossible for him to send someone to investigate Xu You specifically for these matters.

Xu You was so angry that he couldn't be angry anymore!

He began to look around to see who seemed to be the one who had caused trouble and admonished Yuan Shao.

"You yourself are the most despicable villain, and you actually dare to talk about others?"

"Do you think I don't know what your intentions are?"

Yuan Shao said coldly: "Here are all the evidence of your embezzling money and wages in the army over the years, accepting property from the people, arranging official positions for others in Nanyang County, and your criminal evidence of reselling ordnance in the arsenal of Nanyang County! Xu Ziyuan, Xu Ziyuan, how can you, a despicable and shameless villain like you, have the nerve to offer advice in front of me?"

Moreover, he was not the only one accepting bribes in Nanyang County.

Moments like this are indeed not the time to rejoice in one's misfortune!

The enemy is at hand, and Xu You, who is the leader of Nanyang County, was treated like this by Yuan Shao, which actually affected the morale of the army.

Xu You really didn't understand what Yuan Shao was talking about now, and then he saw Yuan Shao making a look at the attendant next to him.

Kuai Yue stood aside and looked at Xu You who was pulled down, with a look of joy in his eyes, but at the same time, there was a hint of sadness in his eyes.

Yuan Shao ignored him at all.

What Yuan Shao said was correct. He, Xu You, had one of his biggest problems, which was his unusual greed for money.

Although he believed that Kuai Yue was the one who framed him, Xu You had no way to directly stand up and correct Kuai Yue. Besides, he was the one who was wronged now. How could he have the time to trouble Kuai Yue?

"My lord, you really misunderstood me. My lord, I wronged Xu You. I really wronged you!"

Yuan Shao suddenly shouted angrily, interrupting Xu You's advice.

After Yuan Shao finished speaking in front of everyone, Xu You's face suddenly turned red.

Later, Xu You was dragged down by Yuan Shao's men amid shouts of "I have been wronged, I have been wronged".

Xu You hurriedly shouted in public: "Lord! I was wronged! I was wronged!"

This person was at odds with him because of his advice and suggestions, and he has been looking for opportunities to trap him.

Finally, his eyes fell on Kuai Yue next to him.

Thinking of this, Kuai Yue immediately stood up.

"At this time, if we deal with Xu You, I'm afraid it will destabilize the morale of the army. This is inappropriate, very inappropriate."

Yuan Shao was very dissatisfied after hearing this.

"What do you mean? Is Yuan not qualified to deal with such a despicable villain?"

Kuai Yue said hurriedly: "My lord, Xu You embezzled Nanyang County's military rations and resold weapons from the arsenal. If Yuan Gong wants to deal with such a despicable person, he will naturally be very happy and a just move. You can deal with Xu You at any time, but not at this time!" Yuan Shao frowned upon hearing this.

Guo Tu also went out and said: "My lord, what Kuai Yidu said is exactly right! Even if Xu You is a despicable villain, he was the one who led the lord to Nanyang County after all, and he has done a lot of credit. Now that the enemy is facing us, Liu Jian's troops have entered Nanyang is approaching Wancheng. At this time of year, you must not deal with your trusted advisers, lest the morale of the sergeants in the city be low!"

"At this time, we still have to put Wancheng's overall situation first!"

The words of Guo Tu and Kuai Yue made Yuan Shao fall into deep thought.

Soon, I saw him starting to touch his beard and thinking carefully for a moment.

When he was young, he saw Yuan Shao looking at Pang Ji.

Pang Ji also nodded secretly towards Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao immediately said: "Forget it! I will remove Xu You from his position and order him to return home. I will deal with it after I defeat Liu Jian!"

"Here!"

"My lord is wise."

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The imperial army swept away the forces in various counties in Nanyang County. Wherever it went, it was like a swift wind sweeping away autumn leaves, and soon arrived near Wancheng.

Liu Jian made sufficient preparations for the battle to conquer Wancheng. In addition to the siege equipment transported from the rear, Liu Jian also mobilized Han Hao and the elite men of Sanhe from the land of Sanhe, and teamed up with Guo Jia , Xun You and others formulated complete strategies and tactics.

Strategy and tactics have long been no longer the center of discussion. The focus of discussion is how to implement them better.

In order to strengthen Wancheng, the top priority is to isolate Wancheng first.

In this battle, Zhao Yun was used as the main attack force, and arrangements were made to encircle Wancheng first. However, the Wuyin, Biyang, and Ping clan also needed to be pacified by their own side to prevent reinforcements from the east.

After all, some time ago, news came from Gongsun Zan that the war between him and Sun Ce was not going well.

By occupying Wuyin and other places, once Sun Ce's troops arrive, Liu Jian can respond as quickly as possible.

Liu Jian asked Zhang Liao to join Han Hao in a surprise attack on the Wuyin lands. Zhang Liao would serve as the chief general and Han Hao as his deputy. Zhang Liao would personally lead the army to complete the pacification mission.

For Zhang Liao, these tasks are not difficult.

On the frontal battlefield, in addition to Zhao Yun surrounding Dingwan City, Yan Liang was also the main general stationed in Jiyang, storming the nearby rivers, arsenals, and granaries.

Xu Huang led his army to Anzhong and cut off the connection between the west and Wancheng.

Liu Jian personally led the army to sit behind Zhao Yun, ensuring the close connection between the rear and the front line and ensuring constant supply of food and grass.

Each army has its own focus, and Xun You, Guo Jia and others went to Zhao Yun and Yan Liang's army respectively to assist.

When the time comes, we will advance troops from several directions to completely pacify Wancheng!

At the same time, Wen Chou led the cavalry from the side to the south of Wancheng to attack Xinye, frightening the tribes of Nanjun so that they did not dare to act rashly.

This is to poke the enemy in the butt.

The imperial army's war preparations are in place and can launch an attack at any time.

More than 70,000 soldiers of the imperial army stared at Wancheng, sharpening their swords, waiting for Prime Minister Liu Jian's order.

To be honest, wars involving more people and fewer people have never been the mainstream for the imperial army. For various reasons, before the Jian'an Year, Liu Jian mostly engaged in wars with less people.

It was also because Liu Jian had a large territory and few troops. He had to send troops to the north to garrison and win over the foreign tribes. Sometimes he was unable to do what he wanted, so he often used fewer troops to attack more.

But now, Liu Jian's territory is getting bigger and bigger, and the layout he made in the past ten years has begun to pay off. He has vigorously expanded his army and expanded the entire imperial army. In addition, the Huns, Wuhuan people, etc. have begun to join the army. Enhanced the combat effectiveness of the army.

Moreover, before this battle, Yuan Shao also lost troops and generals, and his military strength declined, so Liu Jian's army gradually gained the upper hand in terms of military strength.

This creates a crushing situation in terms of national strength!

Even if Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Yuan Yi and others join forces and wholeheartedly resist Liu Jian's attack, they may not be able to prevail.

Especially this time it's really just targeting Yuan Shao's family.

Although there were only 70,000 troops in this battle, Liu Jian claimed to have an army of 200,000 men. He was ordered by the Emperor of Han to pacify Nanyang and dig up Yuan Shao's foundation.

Although it was an imaginary number, the slogan of an army of 200,000 was frightening.

After Yuan Shao heard about this, in order to boost morale, he announced that he had 200,000 troops guarding the city!

However, no matter how you call it, it is nonsense.

The base of the population is there.

Even though Yuan Shao occupies Nanyang County and Runan County, the two most populous counties in the world in the past, the population is still far behind compared to Liu Jian who basically unified the north.

Even though many prominent families have moved south, the population in the south cannot be compared with that in the north. In this era, the south is not the mainstream of development after all, and Yuan Shao currently has no spare capacity for development.

But Yuan Shao finally left a way out for the Yuan family.

Over the years, Yuan Shao not only built Nanyang, but also continued to build Xiangyang and Jiangling.

Before this battle, he also secretly moved his tribe and family members from Nanyang County to Xiangyang, and at the same time prepared many large ships.

He doesn't say it, but anyone who cares understands it.

Once the situation changes, Yuan Shao will inevitably flee across the river by boat. This is something he has prepared for a long time. He even prepared enough boats by the Han River to take his men and important people with him. Although he left the north of the Han River , heading to Gangneung.

Yuan Shao prepared diligently, but in the face of the strong intimidation of the Northern Army, his troops still showed symptoms of fear of the Hebei Army.

Although his men tried their best to stabilize the morale of the army, they still couldn't do it.

On June 18, the third year of Jian'an, Liu Jian sent someone to deliver the final document to persuade Yuan Shao to surrender, but Yuan Shao severely refused.

Liu Jian was not in a hurry and sent someone to deliver it again, but was still rejected.

After the third rejection, there was no room for negotiation.

On July 1, the third year of Jian'an, Liu Jian gave an order, and the four armies of Zhao Yun, Xu Huang, Zhang Liao, and Yan Liang launched an attack at almost the same time according to the agreed time.

They ordered soldiers from various ministries to attack the main counties in Nanyang County, and the battle officially began.

(End of this chapter)