Chapter 2208: Liu Yu's revenge? Yizhou Incident
Chapter 2208 Liu Yu’s revenge? Yizhou Incident
Chapter 2204: Liu Yu’s revenge? Yizhou Incident
If you want to say who Liu Yu hates the most in the world, it is definitely Liu Ji.
When Liu Yu took over Yizhou from Liu Yan in danger, Liu Ji was just a small prefect of Ba County. However, he took advantage of his confrontation with Chi You to develop and expand, and then annexed Yizhou bit by bit. As a result, the territory in Liu Yu's hands became smaller and smaller, and he even took away the title of 'King of Shu' that should have belonged to him;
It's just a title ban, Liu Yu doesn't care. If Liu Ji can be exchanged for stopping, it will be worthwhile.
Now that the Han Dynasty is in danger, Liu Yu does not want to fight with Liu Ji to death, but he still underestimates Liu Ji's viciousness.
No matter how Liu Yu gave in, Liu Ji never stopped persecuting him. After supporting Liu Bian to ascend the throne, he took advantage of the general trend to force himself to give up Chengdu as the capital.
You must know that Liu Yu's title is the King of Chengdu, and Chengdu is his fief. Without Chengdu, wouldn't his title of King of Chengdu be in name only?
In this regard, Liu Yu only felt that he had suffered a great shame and humiliation, but the situation must be stronger. If he did not give up Chengdu, the end would be worse. On the contrary, if he gave up Chengdu, there would still be a life, and he would make plans later.
In the end, Liu Yu chose to endure the humiliation and voluntarily gave up Chengdu. The result was not what he expected. After giving up Chengdu, Liu Ji stopped openly persecuting him.
After all, Liu Yu was a prince, and like the Tang, Sui, and Chu kingdoms, they all belonged to the Southern Han Dynasty.
Liu Yudu has already given up Chengdu to the imperial court as the capital. If Liu Ji continues to force him too much, it will only make the three kingdoms of Tang, Sui, and Chu miserable, and is not conducive to the overall fight against Qin.
Although Liu Ji did not openly persecute Liu Yu, he continued to instigate him in various ways. He wished Liu Yu would die soon.
Liu Yu was already used to methods such as assassination and poisoning, and he even almost died three times.
But Liu Yu did not make any public announcement. Instead, he claimed that these assassins were sent by Chi You, hoping to dispel Liu Ji's wariness against him, but Liu Ji never relaxed his guard against Liu Yu.
Liu Ji's endless targeting also made Liu Yu completely understand that no matter how he retreated and compromised, Liu Ji would never let him go, and only one of them could survive.
Liu Yu didn't want to die, but with his own strength, fighting against Liu Ji, who controlled the Southern Han Dynasty, was tantamount to hitting an egg against a stone, so all he could do was endure the humiliation and bear the burden, waiting for an opportunity that would allow him to stand up.
Liu Yu originally did not believe in ghosts and gods, but after giving up Chengdu, he began to believe in Buddhism. He ate fasting, chanted and prayed to the Buddha every day, hoping to get an opportunity to avenge his shame.
Hongtian paid off, and after a long wait, Liu Yu finally got this opportunity.
In the Battle of Jingbei, the Shu-Chu coalition was defeated miserably, and the Shu army was almost wiped out. Even Liu Ji himself was wounded by an arrow from Zhao Yun, and his life or death was unknown.
This was undoubtedly a bolt from the blue for the Southern Han Dynasty, but for Liu Yu who had endured the humiliation, it was great news. He finally had the opportunity to take revenge on Liu Ji.
How much was the loss in the battle between Jingbei and Shu?
Before the war, the total military strength of the Shu Kingdom was 250,000, and it sent 150,000 troops to attack Jingzhou. After that, it first added 30,000 main troops, and then sent Peng Yue to lead an army of 30,000 back to aid Nanzhong. In other words, the Shu Kingdom sent to north Jingzhou. The main force totaled 150,000.
In addition to the 150,000 main force, Liu Ji also mobilized 40,000 Southern Barbarian slave troops. In addition to the 30,000 troops recruited in Jingbei and the 30,000 prisoners of war, the total force mobilized by the Shu Kingdom in Jingbei has been Reaching as many as 250,000.
But of the 250,000 Shu troops, only 20,000 fled back to Yiling, and the rest of the army died in Xiangyang.
Liu Ji made his fortune quickly, and he also lost his fortune quickly.
Liu Ji lost most of the strength he had accumulated over more than ten years in this battle alone.
Now there are only 120,000 troops left in the Shu Kingdom. Not only are they divided to guard various counties, but they also have to resist the invasion of the Southern Barbarian King Chi You. There are no extra troops left.
If Liu Yu hadn't grasped such a God-given opportunity, he would have been sorry for his forbearance over the years.
"Brother, send troops. If Liu Ji doesn't give us a way to survive, don't blame us for adding insult to injury." Liu Er said with excitement.
“Yes, brother.”
Liu Zhang and Liu Fan also agreed. As for the other two brothers, Liu Dan and Liu Mao, they both died in Liu Ji's assassination.
The God-given opportunity was right in front of him. Liu Yu had been waiting for this moment in his dreams. But when this moment really arrived, Liu Yu was not only not excited at all, but also full of calm.
"Send troops? How to send troops? One hundred thousand southern barbarian troops are coming back. If there is internal strife with the Shu army at this time, it will only end up benefiting the barbarian Chi You."
After hearing Liu Yu’s words, Liu Er, Liu Zhang, and Liu Fan showed unwillingness on their faces. Liu Er said: “But such a good opportunity, can’t we give it up?”
"Give up? How is that possible." Liu Yu sneered.
Hearing this, Liu Er was a little confused and asked puzzledly: "Is there any way to avenge Chi You without taking advantage of him?"
“Of course.”
Liu Yu's eyes flashed and he sneered: "The apparent master of Yizhou now is not the Shu Kingdom, but the Han Dynasty.
Now that Chengdu is empty and the Southern Barbarians are back, His Majesty's safety is difficult to guarantee. As a member of the Han Dynasty, I, Liu Yu, should lead my troops back to the capital to protect Your Majesty and resist Chi You's invasion. "
Liu Er, Liu Zhang and others suddenly realized that returning to Chengdu under the pretext of escorting and resisting the Southern Barbarians was indeed much better than starting a direct war with the Shu army.
“But there are Shu troops guarding the passes along the way. Will they really let our troops pass?”
Liu Er asked, but he didn't think that the Shu general would let them pass without starting a war.
“What if we have your Majesty’s imperial decree.” Liu Yu sneered.
Liu Er's eyes suddenly lit up. If Liu Ji was still there, Liu Bian would naturally be a puppet. But now that Liu Ji was unconscious and the Shu army was leaderless, then Liu Bian, the emperor's imperial edict, would have weight.
“Liu Bian and Liu Ji are brothers, would he really issue such an imperial edict?” Liu Er asked in confusion.
“Yes, although Liu Bian and Liu Ji were brothers, Liu Ji only used Liu Bian as a puppet. Not only did he not have the slightest respect for Liu Bian, the emperor, but he always scolded and even beat him.
Liu Bian had been dissatisfied with Liu Ji for a long time. He had secretly contacted Wei brother and wanted to rely on Wei brother to check and balance Liu Ji, but Wei brother refused. "
“Why did brother refuse?” Liu Zhang asked puzzledly.
"Idiot, Liu Ji was at the height of his power at that time. If my brother went to block Liu Bian's sword, he would be seeking death," Liu Fan said.
“Yes, the time was not there yet, but now the time has come.
Liu Bianding will issue an imperial edict to recruit his brother back to Chengdu. As long as we can obtain your majesty's support, we can return to Chengdu in an open and honest manner. "
At this time, a cold light flashed in Liu Yu's eyes, and he sneered: "As long as you enter Chengdu, the person who holds the emperor hostage to the princes will no longer be Liu Ji, but me, Liu Yu."
That afternoon, Liu Bian's envoy arrived and read out the imperial edict in public. The main idea was exactly what Liu Yu said, which was to let Liu Yu lead his army back to Chengdu to defend the capital and to lead his army to resist the invasion of the Southern Barbarians.
After receiving the imperial edict, Liu Yu decisively ordered the mobilization of all soldiers and horses from all over the country. Then under the pretext of returning to Beijing to defend the capital and resist the southern barbarians, he led an army of 80,000 towards Chengdu.
Facing Liu Yu's army's request to pass the pass, the Shu army guards at the major passes along the way were naturally in an extremely difficult situation. It was not good for them to open the switch or not.
Although the generals of the Shu army were hesitant about this, before Liu Ji woke up, they neither dared to disobey the imperial edict nor dare to take the risk of preventing Liu Yujun from resisting the Nanman. In the end, they could only let Liu Yujun pass.
However, these guard generals never expected that as soon as they ordered the door to be opened, Liu Yujun showed his true colors and forcibly collected the Shu troops in the pass.
Relying on Liu Bian's imperial edict, Liu Yu's 80,000-strong army did not encounter any obstacles. Not only did they arrive in Chengdu smoothly, but they also recruited 20,000 Shu troops, increasing their military strength to 100,000.
Outside Chengdu, Liu Yu, who was riding a maroon war horse, looked up at the city that had brought him shame, sneered and said to himself: "Liu Ji, I said that I will definitely come back. When you took advantage of the Southern Han Dynasty, The imperial court took away my Chengdu, and now I will use the Southern Han Dynasty to take away everything from you."
Liu Yu has planned everything. He is also a member of the Southern Han Dynasty, and he is also a clan member of the Han Dynasty. Liu Ji is qualified to take charge of the government, and he is also qualified.
Therefore, Liu Yu did not need to go to war with the Shu army. As long as he controlled the Southern Han Dynasty, he could use this to take away the military power of the Shu army bit by bit, thereby achieving the purpose of defeating the enemy without fighting.
As for Liu Ji, it would be best if he died of his injuries. If not, Liu Yu would find a way to get rid of him secretly.
I am disgusted by the fact that Japan is dumping nuclear waste water into the sea. This is completely harmful to others and not self-serving. The first thing to pollute is Japan's own sea areas and fisheries. It is so **** crazy. The Americans actually like it. It's really cool. Shameless taken to the extreme.
(End of this chapter)