Chapter 241 The Jizhou nobles are disloyal and Yuan Shao’s defeat is certain

Author: Tough Bronze

Chapter 241 The Jizhou nobles are disloyal and Yuan Shao’s defeat is certain

But later, in order to frighten other nobles, Cao Cao killed the famous scholar Bian Rang. As soon as this incident came out, Cao Cao was betrayed by Chen Gong and Zhang Miao. If Xi Yu hadn't traveled through time, Cao Cao would have been as difficult as before.

, had to rely on Xun Yu to offer Yingchuan to gain a foothold.

However, Xi Yu's later policy of running schools and Xuzhou's current status were all aimed at getting rid of the control of the gentry class over the region. This conveyed a momentum that Xi Yu did not need to rely on the gentry to do things because he was not a gentry himself.

Based on this, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao are fundamentally different.

Yuan Shao could not control the people below him. Without the support of the nobles, he would not be able to control the chaos in his territory.

Sometimes, noble people should not be underestimated.

For those in charge in various places, when they are not fully in control of the situation, once the nobles leave, not only will the political affairs be chaotic and there will be many security issues in the territory, but also many methods of handling political affairs will be taken away.

In view of this, many people in charge want to get rid of such dependence on the gentry.

But now the situation has changed. Ever since Xi Yu implemented the policy of running a school in Xuzhou, the gentry people have understood that things are different now, and the status of the gentry is facing unprecedented challenges.

Even if they are familiar with thousands of books of Confucian sages, once the war breaks out and the city is breached, all it takes is one arrow or one knife. In the face of absolute force, the nobles are very small and vulnerable.

The nobles were indeed afraid that whoever was stronger would have to rely on him.

"Have all the nobles who originally belonged to me left me?"

After a long silence, Yuan Shao couldn't help but ask Guo Tu and Jushou beside him.

Behind Guo Tu is the Guo family of Yingchuan, and behind Jushu are the gentry of Qinghe County.

At this moment, neither of them dared to answer Yuan Shao's pointed question immediately.

How did the two of them respond?

Do you want to tell Yuan Shao what happened: As soon as the outcome of the war was decided, the reputations of Cao Cao and Xi Yu had reached an incomparable height. Therefore, many people chose to support Cao Cao and Xi Yu.

Nowadays, the nobles and people from poor families have begun to accompany them one after another, and even many counties in Qinghe County have begun to plan to surrender voluntarily after dedicating the city.

Now, letters of surrender are like snowflakes, flying towards the land of joy.

Xi Yu has already learned the essence of Cao Cao's mind attack skills. Xi Yu knows very well when the nobles will be very anxious and have no choice. Xi Yu then throws out a strategy at this time, so that these nobles have no choice but to

Pay attention to.

Xi Yu's strategy is obvious, which is to make the nobles understand that only by surrendering to Xi Yu now can they truly surrender, and there are no conditions for this surrender.

For Xi Yu, he can manage Leling County in an orderly manner without any nobles. These nobles also understand that Xi Yu does not need to rely on the nobles at all now.

Guo Tu had to sigh and said, "Yuan Cheqi, the current situation, we are already... helpless..."

"Unless Sun Ce from the south breaks through Yangzhou and Hefei and reaches Shouchun, he will threaten Xuchang from now on."

"Otherwise, there will be no way to recover."

…

Three days later, Yuan Shao and Guo Tu's hopes were dashed.

Military news came from the south.

Sun Ce led his troops to attack Hefei by land and water. Thirty thousand troops pretended to attack on the water, while 10,000 troops entered the pass directly from land to attack.

However, the naval force was quickly pushed back by countless crossbow arrows fired by the giant crossbow formation, while the land force was ambushed and directly blocked at the pass.

Zhang Liao first took the initiative to abandon the pass, and then used a trick to lure Sun Ce to lead his troops in personally. Then Zhang Liao sent a thousand cavalry to deliberately surrender.

In this way, Sun Ce would think that most of Zhang Liao's troops were used to defend the water battle, so he would not have the slightest intention of defense, and would definitely pursue him in depth.

Zhou Yu sent a message to pursue him and ordered Sun Ce to come back immediately.

Unfortunately, it was too late. Sun Ce had already been stimulated by Zhang Liao, and he rushed in so hard that it was difficult to turn back. He rushed into the heavy siege and killed a large number of soldiers and horses in the crossbow formation, and he could no longer recover.

Veteran generals Huang Gai, Cheng Pu and others fought tooth and nail to rescue Sun Ce.

Just when he was about to leave the pass, Zhang Liao left only two thousand troops to guard the land and water. He abandoned his original defense like a copper wall and led 6,000 cavalry to pursue them all night like a violent storm.

Sun Ce's soldiers and horses all thought that they were chasing Sun Ce, so they immediately sent a large number of cavalry from Yangzhou, Lujiang, Qu'a and other places to cover Sun Ce's retreat.

But unexpectedly, Zhang Liao didn't care about Sun Ce at all. He always remembered Xi Yu's instructions, ignored Sun Ce, and went straight to kill Sun Quan.

Even if Sun Quan cannot be killed, Sun Quan must be left with a memory of fear. Of course, it doesn't matter if he can kill the most or if he can catch him. In short, at least one of the brothers Sun Ce and Sun Quan must be killed.

So Zhang Liao led six thousand soldiers and horses to attack Xiaoyaojin overnight, scaring Sun Quan to the point of urinating. Sun Quan almost lost his life several times.

In this battle, Zhang Liao killed at least fifty of Sun Quan's generals, three of whom were famous generals. Han Dang was also killed with one sword in order to protect Sun Quan.

Sun Quan rolled and crawled before escaping to his brother Sun Ce's camp.

At this time, Sun Ce was hit by three arrows in the back, and one arrow in his foot directly penetrated the knee. This leg was completely disabled, and it would be difficult for him to have the majesty of a little bully again.

Although the two brothers Sun Ce and Sun Quan were lucky enough to survive this battle, the entire Jiangdong was shaken by this battle and had to withdraw their troops for dozens of miles, and finally had to give up Xiaoyaojin.

Jiangdong's army never dared to approach Hefei again.

Zhang Liao ordered his people to quickly compile a battle report, and then process the looted baggage and food, so as to collect deserters and capture surrendered soldiers. He guarded the Hefei camp for three days and three nights. The defense arrangements were in order, and even

Be careful.

When Zhou Yu saw this scene, he could only gnash his teeth in anger and sigh to the sky: Zhang Liao is really a general!

After reaping such a great victory, he did not get carried away. Instead, he sent troops to patrol day and night without any signs of carelessness. The army was so strict that he would definitely become one of Jiangdong's old enemies in the future.

How deplorable!

Such an outcome of the war destroyed Yuan Shao's last hope.

Yuan Shao also received news very early that Zhong Yao, the Marquis of Guanzhong, had suppressed the princes of Guanzhong by explaining the pros and cons, so that no one dared to move. Li Jue was in Chang'an, and he had no control over Luoyang, Yanzhou and other places.

No crime.

Thanks to the stability of these cities, Cao Cao stayed in Liyang with confidence and boldness. The situation in Jingzhou was almost the same as Yuan Shao's situation in Jizhou. The nobles and nobles were both unwilling to start a war.

The interests of these people are connected with the entire Jingzhou. If they lose the war, it means that they will never rise again in this life.

In this way, only Liu Bei was left, but Liu Bei was so weak and only found a small new land in Liu Biao's place. How could he stir up big storms and waves? It was not something to be afraid of.

At this time, Yuan Shao had been sleeping for a day and a night and never woke up. The medical officers in the camp were already in a panic and they were almost at the point where they didn't know how to treat him.

After a lot of work, Yuan Shao's army had to withdraw from Wei County again, leaving only 80,000 soldiers and horses to guard it. At the same time, he also left soldiers and horses in various places of the Wei army.

But Cao Cao suddenly stopped advancing at this time.

Time passed day by day, and when Cao Cao had already entered Liyang, Xi Yu finally raised his troops again, and with great speed, he opened a hole in the Bohai Sea and penetrated the man's skin.

After Xiyu captured Nanpi City, he immediately implemented benevolent policies, coupled with his already established prestige and the supply of rations for the army, in just half a month, the nobles in the city came to join him one after another.

Xi Yu ordered people to govern the counties in various places, gather the displaced people, stabilize the development of local commerce and agriculture, and prepare for the autumn harvest early.

As a result, it didn't take long for the entire Bohai County to surrender to Xiyu.

As a result, Yuan Shao's original cities continued to decrease, and this momentum continued, growing bigger and bigger like a snowball.

…

September 200.

At this time, in Pingyuan City, Yuan Tan had been worried about the condition of his father, Yuan Shao, and he had no intention of continuing to guard, so he sent troops to fight Zhao Yun. More than 100,000 troops from the two armies fought on the outskirts of Pingyuan City!

This battle lasted for more than a month. In the end, Yuan Tan was defeated in Pingyuan and withdrew directly, leaving Ju Yi to defend Pingyuan.

But within three days, Pingyuan City was captured, with more than 40,000 casualties, and the remaining 30,000 troops surrendered directly.

At this time, Zhao Yun and Xi Yu started fighting at the same time and captured Pingyuan and Bohai respectively.

At this point, the entire eastern part of Jizhou has basically fallen.

The Battle of Guandu also came to an end.

Xi Yu wrote a letter in his own hand and sent it to Qinghe County. The purpose was to tell all the nobles in the city about the matter. Within seven days, the nobles came to surrender one after another.

Thus, Xi Yu's soldiers and horses finally entered the city named after Qinghe River.

In order to welcome Xi Yu into the city, the nobles of Qinghe County held a banquet in the city. During the banquet, the nobles from all walks of life toasted and exchanged their respective situations, including celebrities, reclusive people, and even brave generals from various counties and counties.

Xi Yu set up his camp in Qinghe County, eyeing the center of Jizhou with covetous eyes.

Although there was no room for others to sleep soundly beside the couch, Yuan Shao could not do anything about it at this time. At most, he could only send people to guard and defend Xi Yu's troops.

At the same time, Yuan Shao's internal conflicts were in a critical state and intensified to an intolerable level.

There are many rebellions in Pingxiang. The bandits of Bai Bo and Heishan Army have now turned into bandits again. The business in Jizhou City has slowly collapsed.

In such a situation, Yuan Shao was different from Yuan Shu at the time. At that time, Yuan Shu knew that the situation was over, but he only cared about having fun with his concubines and ignored the government affairs.

Now Yuan Shao is also in an extremely difficult situation. However, Yuan Shao is bedridden and sleepy all day long. He has no ambition as before. Yuan Shao's troops are now defeated and there is no chance of rising again.

A few days later, Xi Yu had completely stabilized the situation in Qinghe County, and Liyang City was also captured by him.

After entering the city, Cao Cao treated the people of Liyang well, opened warehouses to store grain, and at the same time transported grain and grass from Yanzhou and Qingxu to stabilize the hearts of the local people, and at the same time maintained the farmland for planting in the coming year.

Many people came to defect to Cao Cao one after another, and the nobles continued to gather under Cao Cao's command. For a time, Cao Cao gained great momentum.
To be continued...