Chapter 148 Three Liu Alliance
In the days after Liu Feng left, Zhao Yun and Tai Shici discussed it and decided to exempt the summer grain from Guangling County and let the people harvest as much as possible and transport it away, otherwise they would be plundered by Yuan Shu's army. If so, the Xuzhou Army would be unable to rescue them.
After Liu Feng came back, he also recognized this. Anyway, the siege was imminent and Jiangdu was so close to Guangling. Liu Feng went crazy before he dared to send his troops out to harvest summer grain.
In this case, it would not be too much of a disadvantage to simply exempt summer grain.
The Xuzhou Army reorganized their troops, strengthened the city defenses, and set up more antler fences and traps for horses. At the same time, they began to cut down the woods outside the city to broaden their horizons and replenish the city's fuel and boulders.
All defense plans are proceeding in an orderly manner. The morale of the Xuzhou Army is very high. At the same time, according to the original plan, Taishi Ci will take the initiative to leave the city tomorrow. On the one hand, it is to investigate intelligence, and on the other hand, it will delay the opponent's offensive after Yuan Shu's army leaves the city. .
The distance from Jiangdu to Guangling is too close, almost twenty miles.
Although there are several small rivers in the middle, the army can completely wade through them, and it does not constitute a favorable terrain at all.
It is said that to defend the city, you must defend the field, which also requires reliable field strongholds and fortifications. For example, there are hills, large rivers, strong fortresses, etc., none of which are found here in Guangling.
So the best way to defend the field is to rely on the city to carry out counterattacks.
Therefore, except for a few hundred people from Taishi Ci's tribe who went out of the city to look for fighters, the main force still stayed in Guangling City and went about their work step by step.
In fact, the most confident person in this battle is none other than Liu Feng.
Look at Uncle Zhao, Teacher Taishi, Xu Sheng, Pan Zhang, and Zhou Tai around you. These people feel so safe.
If nothing else, if the historical Emperor Sun came to Hefei for the second time, with this lineup, no matter how much Zhang Liao hated Li Dian, he would definitely adopt his advice once in a while and stick to it. .
At this time, on the other side of the river, Xu Shao also suddenly found Liu Yao.
Like Xu Shao, Liu Yao was from the north and was really not used to the weather in the south. He was forty years old and his health was already declining, and he encountered the regional climate, which made him very uncomfortable.
But he is better than Xu Shao. Xu Shao is older than him and his reaction is stronger than him.
Xu Shao's recent cough still shows no sign of improvement. Liu Yao has persuaded him to go to Xuzhou for medical treatment, but Xu Shao refused.
"Zhengli, I have something to think about. I can't sleep at night, so I can only come to you immediately."
It was already dark at this time, and Xu Shaoben had already gone to rest, but he came suddenly. Find Liu Yao.
Liu Yao ordered the maid to serve hot tea and quickly asked Xu Shao to sit down.
In the entire Liu Yao state capital, only Xu Shao can be called Zhengli. This is not only because the two have an irreversible relationship and are close friends, but also because Xu Zijiang worked hard to The Yangzhou shepherd who supported Liu Yao.
If Xu Ziyuan had not used his reputation to win over local powerful people for Liu Yao, how could Liu Yao, a Qingzhou native, be so supported by Yangzhou people with a letter of appointment from the imperial court?
It is true that the appointments of the imperial court are indeed useful. Yangzhou is considered a relatively obedient place to the central government at this time, but it does not support Liu Yao so strongly.
It was Xu Zijiang who was using his reputation to benefit Liu Yao.
Xu Zijiang did not hesitate to criticize the powerful men who had never looked down on them in the past, and gave them good evaluations in exchange for them paying for food and troops, paying for them out of their own pockets, and bringing their own dry food to fight for Liu Yao.
At the same time, Xu Zijiang persuaded Xu Gong and Wang Lang to provide financial and food support. Liu Yao was shocked by the difficulties.
Wang Lang aside, just the tribute is enough to highlight Xu Shao's ability.
Xu Shao and Xu Jing are cousins. They became famous together when they were young, and they both liked to criticize celebrities at that time. What's even more remarkable is that their judgments were not only brilliant, but also very accurate.
As time goes by, the popularity becomes more and more concentrated.
Under the leadership of the Xu brothers, especially Xu Shao, Yuedan Commentary gradually became a social trend and was extremely influential. Even local prominent figures such as Yuan Shao and Cao Cao were affected by their comments, and it has become a kind of social trend. social and cultural phenomena.
The root cause of this is the collapse of the inspection and examination system in the late Eastern Han Dynasty.
The relationship between Xu Shao and Xu Jing is not only bad, but also very bad.
To be fair, Xu Shao and Xu Jing are both very capable and virtuous people. Xu Shao did crush Xu Jing in all aspects, except lifespan.
But in Jiangdong, Xu Gong was Xu Jing's good friend.
But in the end, Xu Shao still successfully helped Liu Yao get money and food aid from Xu Gong, which makes people admire his ability.
"General, what can't we talk about tomorrow?"
Liu Yao frowned at Xu Shao and said with concern: "Maybe it's the same thing if you send someone to call me. It's windy at night , what should you do if you catch a cold again?"
Xu Shao thanked Liu Yao for his concern and returned to the topic seriously: "Zhengli, I was thinking about the situation in Jiangbei when I suddenly discovered something. , I was shocked."
When Xu Shao said this, Liu Yao suddenly became nervous: "What's the matter?"
Xu Shao pointed to the north: "It seems that Zhengli Zhen didn't notice it. Right opposite us, there are Yuan Shu's 30,000 troops."
Liu Yao was confused at first, and then looked north again He looked at it and was immediately shocked.
He is in Qu'a, to the north is Dantu, and to the north are Guangling and Jiangdu.
The distance between the two sides is too close, except for the Yangtze River, which is dozens of miles away.
Liu Yao knew the information about the battle between Yuan and Liu Guangling before Liu Bei and Yuan Shu. Of course, the premise was limited to the parts he could detect.
Now there are more than 10,000 Liu Bei's troops and more than 10,000 Sun Ce's troops on the battlefield in Guangling. I heard that Yuan Shu's side will increase its troops. This large group of tens of thousands of troops is hanging on my head.
Liu Yao couldn't sit still when he thought that Dantu only had 1,500 county soldiers and Qu'a only had 2,500 soldiers.
"Ahem..."
After Xu Shao coughed for a while, he suppressed it with hot tea and said with difficulty: "Seriously, Guangling, regardless of Yuan Shu or Liu Bei, who wins? Whoever loses is our Yangzhou enemy. Needless to say, Yuan Shu will become his primary enemy once he captures Guangling."
"But Liu Bei won, and the opponent drank the Yangtze River. , do you really have no idea of going south to Jiangdong? ”
Liu Yao was deeply convinced and nodded: "It is exactly what Zhengli said, but if Liu Bei wins, his garrison in Guangling will be isolated and the connection with Xuzhou will not change, so there may not be much action. Can we To win over Liu Bei and fight Yuan Shu together?"
Xu Shao coughed and nodded: "Yes, Zhengli can send an envoy north to Tancheng to talk to Liu Bei first. If we can form an alliance with him, I would like to Yangzhou. But they are safe and sound."
For Liu Yao and Xu Shao, the ideal situation is for Liu Bei to win the battle of Guangling, and then station ten thousand men in Guangling, which can contain Yuan Shu without causing any threat to Jiangdong. threaten.
Whether this balance can be achieved depends on the skills of Liu Yao and Xu Shao.
Liu Yao looked at Xu Shao who was coughing, and suddenly an idea came to him: "General, why don't you go to Tancheng for me, meet Liu Bei, and get some treatment by the way."
The more Liu Yao said, the more reasonable he felt. He stood up and turned around a few times, and then walked to Xu Shao: "That's it, you must listen to me this time."
Xu Shao looked at Liu Yao with concern. After thinking about the current situation, he hesitated and said: "But how can you let me get away from the current situation? It is expected that Yuan Shu will increase his troops in Jiangdu within a month. By then, he will have 20,000 to 30,000 troops stationed in Jiangdu. It is clear that We are going to attack Guangling, but in fact, we may turn around and attack Dantu at any time. We must be on guard against this.”
“What the general said makes sense, I deeply believe it.”
< br>Liu Yao solemnly replied: "Tomorrow, I will invite Sun Shao to see Zuo Rong and Teng Dan to see Xue Li. I must ask them both to allocate three to five thousand elites to me to garrison Dantu. I will mobilize 4,000 elite troops from the Niuzhu front line and station them in Qu'a. As long as we can defend Dantu, Yuan Shu's army will not be able to get ashore even if they want to attack us."
Xu. Shao thought for a moment and nodded, agreeing with Liu Yao's idea, but he also reminded: "Zei Rong can never be trusted. Zhengli, you must be careful and wary of this person, and never meet him unprepared."
"General, please be at ease. I already know everything about this."
Liu Yao nodded, murderous intent flashing in his eyes: "If the situation hadn't been difficult, I would have captured and killed this officer long ago."< br>
"How is this ungrateful and dishonest person any different from an animal?"
Liu Yao said angrily: "As long as Jiangdong is stabilized, I will kill this person."
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Coincidentally, when Liu Yao was discussing with his confidants here, Liu Biao was also talking to his confidants in Xiangyang, Jingzhou.
Liu Biao was a clan member of the Han Dynasty, but in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, the memorial archways of the Han clan clan were not even as large as the resources of the third-rate gentry.
Liu Yu, Liu Yan, Liu Biao, Liu Yao, and Liu Bei are all clan members of the Han Dynasty, but their abilities are very different.
Liu Yu, who is closer to a nobleman, has the highest status, the greatest reputation, and the strongest energy.
It’s a pity that he met Gongsun Zan, the most unruly man, and he died in a very depressed manner. Liu Biao is quite interesting. Although he is not as good as Liu Yu, he is also very good among the scholars.
His most famous name is undoubtedly the Eight Horsemen. Whenever someone mentions Liu Biao, they will inevitably praise him as one of the Eight Horsemen.
Unfortunately, Liu Biao is not the Eighth Horse. Strictly speaking, Liu Biao is not worthy of being the Eighth Horse.
In the late Eastern Han Dynasty, people's pursuit of fame had reached the point of distortion.
Just like modern combinations, people in the Eastern Han Dynasty would also make combinations by themselves or others, and these combinations also had extremely strict rules and hierarchies.
The pinnacle of all combinations is the Three Kings.
There is only one version of the Three Kings, and that is Chen Fan, Liu Shu and Dou Wu.
Among them, Chen Fan and Liu Shu were real scholars, while Dou Wu was actually a relative. However, because he was so harmonious with the nobles, he almost completely regarded himself as a noble, and he consistently followed Chen in his actions. Fan, in the end, lost his life because of this, so he was respected as the Three Lords.
What are the three monarchs? The monarch is the person who speaks for the whole life.
Chen Fan’s status is evident.
Below the three kings are the eight handsome men. What are the eight handsome men? A handsome man is a person who speaks brilliantly. It means that he is beyond all people in the contemporary era. It is used to describe very outstanding heroes.
However, at the level of Bajun, the characters are not fixed. There are three versions recorded in the Book of the Later Han Dynasty alone.
Unfortunately, no matter which version, there is no Liu Biao.
Below the Eight Talents, there are eight Gu. Gu refers to those who can lead people with virtue, which means that they can lead people to good deeds.
The Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms beautifies Liu Biao and places him in the Eight Gus, but in fact, there is still no Liu Biao here.
The real location of Liu Biao is the second Baji, and he is listed with Zhang Jian and others among the Baji in the Later Han Dynasty.
Who is Zhang Jian?
The idiom "looking at the door to stay" comes from Zhang Jian's experience.
But even Zhang Jian is only one of the eight elites. How can Liu Biao be one of the eight elites?
Even in The Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Liu Biao was beautified, but he also inadvertently changed the word "Jun" to the word "Jun", and even changed the word "Eight Horsemen in the World" to "Eight Horsemen of Jiangxia".
But even so, Liu Biao was indeed among the thirty-five men at the time and was imprisoned for party troubles.
After the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Liu Biao was released from confinement and entered the shogunate of He Jin. However, his position was not a civilian official, but a military position, Lieutenant Colonel of the Northern Army, in charge of the fifth battalion of the Northern Army.
For Liu Biao, this was a very trusting attitude. After all, the Fifth Battalion of the Northern Army was the most elite field army in Luoyang.
The position of Lieutenant Colonel of the Northern Army is equivalent to the modern commander of the Beijing Garrison.
Later, Liu Biao borrowed Sun Jian's help and took advantage of the opportunity he had to kill the governor of Jingzhou. He successfully obtained the imperial court's appointment and became the governor of Jingzhou.
At this time, Liu Biao was talking with Kuai Yue, his great hero in taking over Jingzhou.
Kuai Yue was also a strange person. He was good at strategy, capable of commanding troops, and could govern politics. He could be called an all-rounder.
Just because he is too powerful and he is a direct descendant of a large local family, how dare Liu Biao, a weak state pastor, let go and use him?
However, Liu Biao also respects Kuai Yue very much on weekdays and always asks for his opinion whenever something happens. The two of them still get along very harmoniously.
"Alien, I heard that Liu Xuande from the North is now the prefect of Xuzhou and controls Xuzhou. Liu Zhengli from Qingzhou has also gone to Yangzhou, based in Danyang, and is fighting fiercely with Yuan Shu across the river. See if you can contact Liu Xuande Together with Liu Zhengli, attack Yuan Shu and destroy this court food?"
Liu Biao was chatting with Kuai Yue about the situation at this time.
Liu Biao is exactly the same as Tao Qian.
The real appearance has been completely changed by the Romance of the Three Kingdoms.
In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, although Liu Biao was not a good gentleman like Tao Qian, he was still a law-abiding person who was even criticized as a household dog by others.
But in fact, in official history, Liu Biao was very ambitious and extremely capable.
For comparison, Liu Biaodan rode into Jingzhou and quietly escaped Yuan Shu's capture. He first went to Nanjun and decisively sought help from the Kuai and Cai families, eradicating more than fifty clan thief leaders in one fell swoop and collecting all their troops.
In fact, the planner Kuai Yue did not expect Liu Biao to be so ruthless.
When he first designed this strategy, Kuai Yue simply suggested that Liu Biao select a few of the more than fifty sect leaders and bring them to justice, and then subdue the others for his own use.
But Liu Biao cut him clean.
However, it was Liu Biao's actions that proved that these clan thieves should be local refugees or illegal armed forces of barbarians, rather than local clan armed forces.
Because Liu Biao was just a foreign governor, and he was new to the country.
If he really dared to kill more than fifty clan leaders, Kuai Yue and Cai Mao would probably turn against him.
Then Liu Biao began to expand, from Jiangling to Xiangyang, and then to Fancheng. He then shot Sun Jian, beat Yuan Shu away, and captured Nanyang.
After Liu Biao had just secured his position as the governor of Jingzhou, he decisively turned his attention to Liu Yan. Not only did he complain to the court that Liu Yan showed signs of rebellion, but after Liu Yan died, he directly sent Liu He to sneak in Yizhou incited Liu Zhang's generals to rebel, and the incitement succeeded.
Look at Liu Bei, and then look at Liu Biao. Compared with Liu Bei who stayed in Xuzhou honestly, except for moving his headquarters once to Xiapi, and who was quiet and inactive throughout the whole process, Liu Biao's ambition is simply obvious.
Not to mention that Liu Biao later installed a prefect in Yuzhang County of Yangzhou, and fought a bloody battle with Zhang Xian, the prefect of Changsha in southern Jingzhou, for a year to regain Jingnan, and then began to expand to Jiaozhou.
Looking carefully at Liu Biao's experience, you will be surprised to find that he was in Jingzhou, but he developed and expanded to the top, bottom, left and right of Jingzhou. He was almost the same as Cao Cao in the north, the Sun family in the east, and Liu Zhang in the west. A deadly enemy that is incompatible with fire and water.
Zhang Jin in the south could have been regarded as Liu Biao's mortal enemy, but this man was too dissatisfied and had his subordinates kill him directly.
Therefore, in addition to official history, Liu Biao was not only ambitious and daring to expand, but he was also very sensitive to changes in the surrounding princes.
At this time, he was eyeing Liu Yao and Liu Bei.
Kuai Yue was quite familiar with Liu Zhengli, but he didn't know much about Liu Xuande.
"Liu Zhengli is a man of courage and strategy, and the city is very deep. In the past, I could not see through him in the sacred capital."
Kuai Yue was a little surprised: "In the past, I only listened to He said that when he resigned and returned to his hometown to live in seclusion, he became the governor of Yangzhou. "
"Not only the governor of Yangzhou, he was already the general of Yangzhou Mujia Zhenwei."
Liu Biao said something. The meaning is difficult to understand, you must know that he is now just a general of Zhennan, a pastor of Jingzhou, and was granted the title of Marquis of Wu.
Liu Yao's speed was much faster than him, and he happened to be in Yangzhou next door. This made Liu Biao very afraid and wanted to make decisions in advance.
This is not only because Liu Biao himself is very interested in Yangzhou, but also because he is worried that Liu Yao will be interested in Jingzhou. Not to mention that there is Yuan Shu who was driven away by him and is hiding in the Jiangbei area of Yangzhou.
After thinking carefully, Kuai Yue nodded.
Because he discovered that Sanliu really had the basis for an alliance.
First of all, the three Lius are all at odds with Yuan Shu. They are all fighting Yuan Shu, or are about to fight him.
Kuai Yue was worthy of being a hero. At this time, although he and Liu Biao did not know that Liu Bei had gone south to Guangling, they fought with Yuan Shu for Guangling County.
But they unanimously judged that Liu Bei would have to compete with Yuan Shu sooner or later.
Secondly, not to mention Liu Yao, Liu Biao and Liu Bei are both Yuan Shao's little brothers, which is a natural alliance base.
One east and one west, it is truly an alliance made in heaven.
Finally, Liu Biao still had a vague thought in his heart that he did not express directly.
Not only does he want to establish the Three Liu Alliance, but he also wants to be the leader of the Three Liu Alliance.
(End of this chapter)