I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 782 The Beginning of the War
Such a big move by Liu Jian could not be concealed from the careful work of Yuan Shao and Cao Cao's men.

In particular, the emperor Liu Xie had personally issued an edict, in the name of the emperor, requiring all states, counties, and counties to support Liu Jian's southern expedition. All states and counties gathered materials and fully supplied the court and civilians, cattle, horses, and troops.

It can be said that this is the first time in recent decades that such a large-scale gathering of military forces has begun to conquer the south.

Even Jianghuai and Shuzhong, which had just been pacified and conquered by the imperial court, did not escape the recruitment of civilians and the collection of food.

This time it was truly a nationwide mobilization.

Except for the generals guarding the west and north, almost all of Liu Jian's elite soldiers and generals were dispatched.

It seems that this time, Liu Jian is really determined to dominate the world.

Fortunately, Yuan Shao has temporarily calmed down the prominent families in Jingzhou who were about to make moves by dealing with Yuan Tan and Yuan Shu, so the military morale is still available.

However, Yuan Shao was not sure how long he could persist in suppressing the morale of the people and the army for a while, but now for him, this was also an all-or-nothing approach.

Cao Cao has sent someone over, saying that he is willing to work with him to deal with Liu Jian.

But Cao Cao was able to share part of the pressure of the Northern Army for him in Jiangdong, which made Yuan Shao feel very lucky.

You can count with your fingers how many famous generals there are among Liu Jian's two armies.

Although Zhao Yun's soldiers and horses are said to be a gathering of elite soldiers and fierce generals, in Yuan Shao's view, they are far less terrifying than Liu Jian.

Liu Jian's army went straight down the river. Once it left Yizhou, it would inevitably rest temporarily in the west of Jingzhou.

Therefore, it is probably unrealistic for Yuan Shao to expect Cao Cao to break his siege during an attack.

The reason why the two of them have this idea is because Yuan Shao has now reduced his troops to Jiangling and even given up on Xiangyang. It can be said that he has completely adopted a defensive posture.

What they meant was for Yuan Shao to secretly dispatch troops to look for an opportunity to ambush Liu Jian at the exit of Jiangguan, at the junction of the Yangtze River between Yizhou and Jingzhou.

It makes people feel trembling all over.

At that time, his troops had just arrived in Jingzhou, so he probably wouldn't have taken too many precautions.

Now, Jiangling is facing pressure from Zhao Yun from the front, and Liu Jian from the side.

At least now, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao no longer plot against each other, but work together to resist the powerful enemy in the north.

Pang Ji and Guo Tu thought about it carefully and felt that there was something strange about being a soldier now.

In this way, we can definitely catch the opponent by surprise. If we can complete the decapitation operation and kill Liu Jian directly, this is naturally the best. If we cannot frustrate the enemy's spirit first, it will be convenient for our side to continue to cheer up in Jiangling. People's hearts.

But it is obvious that Guo Tu and Pang Ji thought they were wise men and thought about everything, but they thought things were a little too simple.

Yuan Shao felt that even if Jiangling was extremely stubborn, he might not be able to stop the attack of these two elite soldiers.

So, after some tossing and turning, Yuan Shao finally recruited his two confidants, Pang Ji and Guo Tu, and asked them how to fight against Liu Jian.

Liu Jian had just used this army to pacify Yuan Yi in Yizhou, and at the same time defeated Sun Ce. It can be said that his morale is strong.

But what Yuan Shao was most wary of now was not Zhao Yun's troops, but Liu Jian's troops in Shu who came down the river from Yizhou towards Jiangling.

Therefore, Pang Ji and Guo Tu concluded that Liu Jian definitely did not think that Yuan Shao would take the initiative to attack, and they also sent troops to the border from central Shu to Jingzhou.

But now that Cao Cao is no longer in Jianghuai, he is stationed here and withdraws his troops to the Yangtze River in the east of the Yangtze River as a base, and begins to defend Liu Jian along the river.

After all, the existence of Liu Jian is worth an army of 100,000.

Let’s not talk about Liu Jian’s own resourcefulness.

Just with Jia Xu by his side, Pang Ji and Guo Tu's plan would not be successful. Moreover, this time Liu Jian also transferred Guo Jia, Xun You, Jushou and others to the south one after another.

In addition, other wise men have arrived one after another, and Liu Jian now has a very complete think tank under his command.

In front of this think tank, Guo Tu and Pang Ji's strategies could not be used at all, and they were useless.

In other words, their plan is simply impossible to succeed.

However, Yuan Shao did not believe in this evil.

Of course, if he believed this evil, he might have surrendered to Liu Jian long ago.

The reason why he still persists until now is because he feels that he and Liu Jian still have the strength to compete.

So he sent General Ji Ling to lead a group of Jingzhou captains and a group of elite soldiers to Jiangguan secretly to intercept Liu Jian's army.

But it is a pity that when Liu Jian's army approached Jiangguan, Jia Xu had already sent out people to secretly explore Jingzhou.

Although he did not know clearly that Yuan Shao had indeed sent troops to stop this place, the subtleties of Jiangling's military changes still caught Jia Xu's eyes.

As long as Jia Xu thought about it for a moment, he would know what was going on.

However, he still did not report the matter to Liu Jian immediately, but threw out these suspicious details in public at the military meeting.

Therefore, Guo Jia, who had just gone south, saw the disadvantages at a glance. He smiled and explained to Liu Jian that this must be Yuan Shao's desperate attempt to ambush Liu Jian near Yizhou to capture the thief and the king. Operation decapitation.

Everyone agreed very much with Guo Jia's idea.

So Liu Jian put his banner in the middle army with great fanfare. He ordered Zhang Fei to lead 10,000 vanguard troops out of the river in Yizhou and advance toward Xiling. He slowly took a boat to the western border of Jingzhou. , and then began to order people to set up camp. Liu Jian's military trends quickly fell on Ji Ling's ears. He asked his men to let Liu Jian's front vanguard go first. After Liu Jian's Chinese army arrived in Yizhou, he quickly Send someone to find out where Liu Jian is.

Soon, he found out that Liu Jian led the Bai Jie soldiers and did not set up camp in the wild.

He asked the officers and soldiers of the three armies to camp at various important places in the western border of Jingzhou, and he himself led the Chinese army to camp in Hu County and live in the county office.

Ji Ling was extremely happy after knowing the news.

Without saying a word, he immediately arranged for his men to launch an attack that night while Liu Jian had just arrived in Hu County.

There is no doubt that Ji Ling's goal is Liu Jian's head.

It is a pity that not long after Ji Ling's troops launched a surprise attack on Hu County, the 10,000 vanguard troops led by Zhang Fei had already turned back.

At the same time, Lu Bu led 3,000 elite assault cavalry in the rear, cutting off Ji Ling's retreat from the rear.

Ji Ling's soldiers and horses were suddenly attacked by elite soldiers led by two generals. There was no doubt that they were defeated immediately.

The morale of his troops was not high to begin with, but they were suddenly attacked from both sides by Zhang Fei and Lu Bu. Most of the soldiers surrendered. Ji Ling himself led some brave soldiers to fight Zhang Fei to the death, but in the end they were outnumbered.

Ji Ling had three stray arrows planted on his body, and his armor was soaked with blood, but he still fought with all his might!

He and his deputy Su Fei clashed left and right. They tried their best, but they were still unable to break out of the line surrounding them.

Soon, they saw an elite assault cavalry group under Lu Bu's command, surrounding Ji Ling and other defeated generals.

Zhang Fei carried his Zhangba snake spear and led Lu Bu to a place not far from Ji Ling and stopped.

Zhang Fei looked up and down at Ji Ling who was not far away.

"The general trend of the world has been decided, and the people's minds are at peace."

"You don't know the heaven's timing, and you presume to fight against the heavenly soldiers."

"Now that I have ended up like this, I can say that I have brought it upon myself."

"It's just that the current Prime Minister is a benevolent and righteous person and cannot bear to kill living beings."

"If you are willing to lead everyone back and surrender."

"I am willing to guarantee that I will plead for you in front of the Prime Minister and spare your lives."

Ji Ling's blood dyed his armor red, but he didn't show the slightest fear.

"Zhang Fei! Don't be arrogant! Others are afraid of you, but Naigong is not afraid of you!"

"If you have the ability, go out in person and let Nai Gong and Er fight for 300 rounds. Do you dare?"

Looking at Ji Ling, who was full of fighting spirit but had already fallen into a dead end, Zhang Fei couldn't help but feel a little regretful on his face.

It's so similar to my original self.

"Who am I? How can I challenge you in a duel?"

"Bah!" Ji Ling spat harshly.

"Your lord Liu Jian is just a traitor who deceives the world and steals his reputation! You are just fighting for him in the north and south, using force to frighten the minions in all directions. You are just people who are just trying to gain fame and reputation. Now you don't even dare to confront the generals in front of the battle!? Just a mediocre person!"

After Lu Bu heard this, he was about to go over and fight Ji Ling.

Zhang Fei stretched out his hand to stop him.

Zhang Fei looked at Ji Ling with a sneer and said.

"Is my lord a person seeking fame and reputation?"

"Everyone in the world knows that our Lord has pacified the four directions, raised trillions of people, and reformed the new policies to make the world rich."

"If my lord is a man who seeks fame and reputation, then who is your lord Yuan Shao?"

"A mediocre person hiding in a quiet corner of Jingzhou?"

"A despicable villain who murdered his brother Yuan Ji and robbed the Yuan family of resources?"

"A rat who hides in a quiet corner of Jiangling and doesn't even dare to go to the battlefield?"

"Or is he a despicable person who managed to stabilize people's hearts by killing his own brother and son before the war?"

"Or maybe I sent you here to capture the thief and the king, but you ended up being considered a waste by my lord?"

"you!"

Ji Ling spurted out a mouthful of blood at Zhang Fei's words.

Then he was seen raising his sword, howling and leading a group of people to kill Zhang Fei.

(End of this chapter)