Domination of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 825 Conquering Yuan Shu 1
Just after the northern border army agreed to send troops to conquer Yuan Shu, Cao Cao, who had rested for a period of time, decisively ordered the army to attack Yuan Shu. At the same time, Liu Bei also gathered his subordinates and borrowed [-] elite soldiers from Liu Biao. The west began to attack.

Seeing that the princes of the world began to besiege Yuan Shu, he didn't panic at the moment. In his opinion, his elder brother Yuan Shao would definitely not participate in this matter. Gongsun Xu responded by sending troops, but only dispatched [-] cavalry. There is no sign of going south yet, that is to say, Gongsun Xu's original intention is not to be an enemy of himself.

Judging from the current situation, Yuan Shu thinks that the only enemies he has to face are Cao Cao and Liu Bei. Liu Bei is a rootless person who doesn't even have his own territory. Cao Cao has just gone through a big battle. Although he won Xuzhou and defeated Lu Bu, he must have paid a big price.

At this moment, Yuan Shu claimed to have an army of 50, and he had hoarded a large amount of food and grass in Shouchun and other important places to meet the needs of the war.

Yuan Shu, who is in the deep palace, only knows to drink and have fun every day. Even when the princes of the world have made it clear that they are on the opposite side of him, he doesn't care. Perhaps, there is nothing in the world that he can care about. With hundreds of thousands of troops in his hands, sufficient food, grass and military equipment, and countless advisors and generals under his command, Yuan Shu didn't think he would lose to anyone. Unfortunately, these were just himself in Yuan Shu's eyes.

"Recently, I've heard that chaos is happening all over the place." Yuan Shu said to his civil and military officials in a grand palace in Yuzhou, "This is a troubled time, and the chaos is really abominable. The Cao bandits have led [-] troops from Yanzhou to the south Well, Liu Bei'er is also rampant in the west of my Yuzhou at this moment. If these thieves are not punished, it will be difficult to relieve the hatred in my heart.

The world is not peaceful, my master Wang should wipe out the rebels, Ji Ling, as my general of hussars, you should take on the important task of killing the rebels, I ordered you to lead 20 troops to the north to resist the Cao bandits, three Take Cao's army within a month, Chen Lan, Liu Bei in the west is really abominable, I order you to lead an army of [-] to capture this man, and then you can organize your troops and horses and prepare to go, I am waiting for you in the palace good news. "

Before Ji Ling and the others could reply, Yuan Shu yawned and continued, "Let's stop here today. I'm tired too. Come, let's drive back to the palace. Mr. Wang is still waiting for me in the palace."

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty..." After Ji Ling shouted a few times, Yuan Shu didn't respond. In the end, seeing Yuan Shu disappearing from his field of vision, Ji Ling could only shake his head and sigh, "Oh, Your Majesty, our army has not finished reorganizing the food, grass and military equipment, so it is a bit hasty to dispatch troops at this moment."

Yuan Shu naturally didn't know all of this. From his point of view, the courtiers had reported to him the prosperity of Yuzhou and Yangzhou, and the granary was full of grain. Let alone dealing with the current battle, even if it took longer , he thought there was no problem, but unfortunately, fighting a war was not as simple as he thought, and Yuan Shu couldn't think of so much at the moment.

Five days later, Ji Ling led an army of 20 to the north to resist Cao Cao, and then Chen Lan led an army of [-] to find Liu Bei's main force. .

In Qingzhou, Zhao Yun led [-] cavalrymen and was marching towards the North Sea. The other generals are also restraining their subordinates. In the past few months, Qingzhou has been governed very well. Gongsun Xu did not let those dissident families affect him Under his own rule, Yuan Shu's old forces have basically been cleared up. The intelligence network of the Northern Army is not for nothing. They can find out whatever news Gongsun Xu wants.

"Yanzhou, Xuzhou won't let us pass at all." At night, in the big tent, Zhao Yun was discussing the military situation with a group of generals. Zhang Liao stood up and reported: "I have sent people to inquire, and Yuan Shao has assembled troops in the north of Xuzhou. Ma, it seems that he will not give up the road, and Cao Cao did not say that he will lend us the road.

Moreover, we have already entered the Qingzhou territory. If we turn around and go to Yanzhou, I am afraid it will take a lot of time. Now going south is actually not good for our army. Even if we can achieve considerable results in Yuzhou and Yangzhou, how can we bring the spoils back? Woolen cloth?Will Cao Cao and Yuan Shao willingly let us go south?How can we return to northern Xinjiang safely by then?These are all problems to be solved, general, our army is facing many problems now. "

"What Wen Yuan said makes sense." Zhao Yun nodded and said, "My lord has already thought about this question a long time ago. Wen Yuan, you are from Xuzhou. You must know Xuzhou very well. I just happened to ask you about it." Looking at the current situation in Xuzhou, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao divided up Xuzhou, do you know the current situation in Xuzhou?"

"After Yuan Shao lost Qingzhou, he quickly occupied Langya, Dongguan, and the southern part of Chengyang, and most of his main forces were concentrated here." Zhang Liaohui reported: "Cao Cao's army took over Pengcheng, Ludi, and the northern part of Xiapi. It was divided up by them, but in fact they still did not occupy some places.

Because Cao Cao used the Si and Wei waters to submerge Xiapi, the southern part of Xiapi and the Guangling area became disaster areas. Many people moved north or west. Although almost three months have passed, these places are still affected by the disaster. , Many areas were covered by floods, and neither Cao Cao nor Yuan Shao had the time or energy to manage them. "

"That's right." Zhao Yun said with a smile: "It seems that Wenyuan knows Xuzhou very well. Hehe, Xuzhou is now divided into three parts. Yuan Shao and Cao Cao occupy most of Xuzhou's territory. , the south of Xiapi and the Guangling area were severely affected by the disaster, and most of the people were taken away, these places have now become three-way areas.

If our army wants to go south, we don’t have to borrow a route. I think Guangling is a good place to camp. I have already sent spies to find out. The flood disasters in the west and north of Guangling are relatively good, but the side near the sea is better. Guangling camped, and then waited for the opportunity. "

"However, how do we enter Guangling?" Zhang Liao asked: "We are riding south and north, and our army is all cavalry. There is no advantage in the muddy area to the south, and heavy cavalry is even more useless. Even if we can go south, I am afraid we will not be able to get up." No matter how useful it is, the general thinks that we should not go south, unless Cao Cao gives way, otherwise, any situation will not be good for us."

"Hehe, I understand what you mean." Zhao Yun smiled and said, "It's just that we don't need to borrow a way. If we want to go south to enter Yuzhou, we have to go to Donglai first. When we get there, you will know how we went south to participate in the crusade against Yuan Shu." Yes, but now is not the time to vent, just take care of your own affairs."

Zhang Liao and others all stared at Zhao Yun in astonishment. They didn't understand where Zhao Yun's confidence came from.

(End of this chapter)