Chapter 1037: Ten States War Situation
Chapter 1037 The Battle of Ten States
Chapter 1035: Ten States War Situation
Most people in the land of Guandong believe that Dong Zhuo's death will bring peace, but the result is exactly the opposite. Dong Zhuo's death will not only not bring peace, but will open up a more terrifying troubled world. Peace is destined to become an extremely... Extravagant words.
The princes are naturally not as superficial as the common people. They had been slandering the living Dong Zhuo before, but now they have tacitly stopped slandering him. After all, the dead Dong Zhuo no longer poses a threat.
Of course, it is absolutely impossible to clear Dong Zhuo's name, otherwise wouldn't the princes be slapping themselves in the face?
Jizhou, Bohai.
“Reporting to my lord, there is definite information from Sizhou that Dong Zhuo is dead.” Yuan Tiangang reported in a deep voice.
“What? Dong Zhuo is dead?”
After learning the news of Dong Zhuo's death, Yuan Shao stood up from his seat excitedly and laughed: "Well done, well done."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yuan Shao quickly ran out of the hall, knelt down facing the direction of Chang'an, and shouted: "Dad, I am incompetent at first, and I cannot personally kill the Dong thief to avenge you..."
After venting his anger, Yuan Shao felt much better, and then he said calmly to Yuan Tiangang who followed him: "How is the situation over there in Yecheng?"
“My lord, Han Fuchi is short-sighted, short-sighted, and nepotistic, making it difficult for Jizhou’s heroes to make full use of their talents. This has also aroused the dissatisfaction of many people, allowing his subordinates to easily win over many important officials in Jizhou.”
After hearing Yuan Tiangang's words, Yuan Shao's eyes flashed with coldness, and he asked with a sneer: "If our army goes to war with Han Fu, will these people have the guts to turn against Han Fu?"
"this…"
Yuan Tiangang couldn't help but be startled, and after thinking for a while, he replied: "If the battle goes well, many people will respond to our army. If it doesn't go well, I'm afraid..."
“As expected…”
Yuan Shao seemed not surprised at all and continued to sneer: "The next focus will be on the generals who have military power, such as Qu Yi, Zhang He, and Han Meng.
If they can switch sides and attack, even if Han Xin is really capable of Huaiyin, he still cannot defend Jizhou alone. "
Yuan Tiangang thought for a while and then said: "My lord, I think the focus should be on the civil servants."
“Oh? Tell me about it.”
"Han Fu is timid and fearful, and he is hesitant in doing things. He still has luck and wants to negotiate peace with our army. It is only after listening to the words of Han Xin, Jushu and other main war factions that he regards our army as the primary life and death enemy. .
If the lord can win the hearts of most of the civil servants in Jizhou, and these civil servants in Jizhou can help and persuade Han Fu, it can not only shake Han Fu's determination, but also make him internally unstable. If he is about to gain the upper hand on the battlefield, he may be able to directly defeat Han Fu. Han Fu might be forced to surrender. "
Yuan Shao nodded unconsciously and asked, "Is there any more?"
"Han Fu is indeed weak and incompetent, but his son Han Xin is very majestic and is deeply loved by the generals of Jizhou. As long as Han Fu does not do stupid things like destroying the city wall, it is possible to successfully win over the generals of Jizhou. I’m afraid it will be small.”
“That makes sense…”
Yuan Shao frowned, and after thinking for a long time, he said: "In that case, just do what you want Tiangang, but you can't relax in wooing the generals of Jizhou. Although the possibility of success is unlikely, but if it does happen, Woolen cloth?"
“Understood.” Yuan Tiangang said seriously. “We don’t have much time left, so we have to do it quickly and keep it secret.”
The situation that Yuan Shao is facing now is not optimistic. Liu Che in Youzhou in the north will completely defeat Liu He, Huang Chao in the east is about to become the overlord of Qingzhou, and there is Qin Wen, a veteran prince in the west.
Therefore, if Yuan Shao cannot unify Jizhou as soon as possible, it will be difficult to develop if he is attacked from three sides.
It is not that easy to unify Jizhou. After all, Jizhou not only has the three major princes of Han, Chen, and Zhang, but Taihang's Can Ming is also ready to make a move.
Yuan Shao actually thought about going to Qingzhou for the time being and then turning his guns to attack Jizhou when his strength became stronger. However, the situation in Qingzhou was even more chaotic than that in Jizhou.
Although Yuan Shao is the shepherd of Qingzhou, his main territory is in Jizhou. His power in Qingzhou is not the strongest, and he does not have the ability to directly unify Qingzhou. Once too many forces are transferred from Jizhou, Jizhou's territory will be lost. stable.
After weighing the pros and cons, Yuan Shao finally decided on the strategy of attacking Jizhou first and then Qingzhou. After all, although Qingzhou and Jizhou were both difficult to defeat, Han Fu was the only prince that Yuan Shao could defeat in a short time.
First of all, Han Fu himself is an old official of the Yuan family, and most of his officials are also from the Yuan family. Once Yuan Shao wins, he can directly receive the strength of his subordinates without even digesting it.
Secondly, in Yuan Shao's opinion, Han Fu was too cowardly and had no courage to be a prince. If Han Fu had not had a good son to help him, he would not even be qualified to compete with him.
So, even among all the princes living in Qingji and Hebei, Han Fu ranked second in strength, second only to the strongest Yuan Shao, but Yuan Shao still regarded Han Fu as a soft persimmon.
As long as Han Fu's power is annexed, Yuan Shao's unification of Jizhou will naturally be just around the corner. If it is operated properly in the future, it is not impossible to dominate Hebei!
Yuan Shao was busy dealing with Han Fu, but other princes were not idle either.
Liu Xiu's attack on Jingnan did not go smoothly. After all, he only had so few troops. After Zhang Xian lost several battles in a row, he naturally did not dare to leave the city.
Facing the enemy who was huddled in the city and refused to come out, Liu Xiu had no other choice but to attack by force.
Liu Xiu would definitely not waste his limited troops on endless siege, so Jingnan's offensive naturally came to a stalemate.
After Liu Che returned to Youzhou, he quickly gained the upper hand in the battle with Liu He. When Liu He was about to surrender, Gongsun Zan, although he did not form an alliance with Liu He, secretly provided Liu He with various kind of support.
In Yangzhou, Wang Lang was unable to fight back when Sun Jian defeated him. It was only a matter of time before he completely captured Kuaiji. This also aroused the fear of Liu Yao and Lu Kang. The two families would probably join forces to fight against Sun in the near future.
Huang Chao of Qingzhou attacked Kong Rong of Beihai. Kong Rong was no match for him so he recruited Liu Bei as foreign aid. The two forces joined forces to fight against Huang Chao.
Xuzhou, Zhu Yuanzhang was attacking Tao Qian;
Yuzhou, Yuan Shu is attacking Li Mi;
Bingzhou, the Jin army fought against Yuan and Meng;
In Yanzhou, Cao Cao was also confronting the princes, and a decisive battle was imminent;
Sili, Qin Hao fought alone and merged with the coalition forces of the southern princes and the Liang army.
Of the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty, except for Liang, Jiao, and Yizhou, which have not yet experienced war, the remaining ten states are all at war, and the peace in Yizhou will not last long.
(End of this chapter)