Taichang asked Duan Xun to see Gongsun Zan accept the edict. He secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said, "General, I heard that you and Mr. Liu have some misunderstandings. Please release him for the sake of being a court official." .”
"Let him go?" Gongsun Zan sneered and said, "Sir, do you know that Liu Yu colluded with Yuan Shao and intended to usurp the throne and rebel? I am about to announce his crimes to the world and behead him in public!"
"Conspiracy?" Duan Xun was shocked and said excitedly, "Marquis Xiangben, who is famous for his loyalty and righteousness, how could he conspire against him? General, you must be mistaken."
"Don't worry, sir, I won't frame him falsely. The evidence in my hands is solid." Gongsun Zan laughed and asked someone to get two letters and said, "This is the irrefutable evidence found in Liu Yu's study!"
Duan Xun took the letter with trembling hands and read it carefully several times. He wondered: "General, this first letter can only show that Yuan Shao instigated Xiangbenhou to rebel. How can this second letter be different from the first one?" , the tone is different?”
"Are you suspecting me of cheating?" Gongsun Zan darkened his face and said pretentiously, "Yuan Shao and Liu Yu have been colluding for a long time. You see, Yuan Shao's Jizhou army is still outside the city. There is no agreement between them. Will Yuan Benchu work so hard? ?”
Duan Xunming knew that Gongsun Zan was far-fetched and wanted to put Liu Yu to death, but what could he, an envoy of a puppet emperor, do?
"General, the Marquis of Xiangben is a relative of the emperor, please allow me to take him back to Chang'an, report to Your Majesty, hand it over to Zongzheng for trial, and then ask for Your Majesty's ruling, okay?" Duan Xun persuaded, he still wanted to make some efforts to save this situation. The last pillar of strength.
"The evidence is irrefutable. He, Liu Yu, committed a heinous capital crime. No matter where he goes, he will die. Why bother, sir, to escort him back to Chang'an? I have issued a notice to behead him at noon tomorrow in the east city of Ji County." Gongsun Zan left no room for doubt. Said: "Since your Excellency is an envoy of the Emperor, then Your Excellency, you should be responsible for supervising the execution!"
Duan Xun was very angry. Gongsun Zan was not only arrogant and unreasonable, but also coerced him, an envoy of the imperial court, to imprison and kill a minister. This was really lawless. He couldn't help but said angrily, "General Gongsun, as your Majesty's minister, are you violating the courtesy of your Majesty by doing this? This is clearly intimidating Your Majesty." Envoy!"
Gongsun Zan sneered. He threatened, "Sir, are you Liu Yu's best friend? Otherwise, if you plead for him like this, the soldiers will come out and capture him for me!"
When the soldiers outside the door heard the order, they quickly drew their weapons and surrounded Duan Xun, waiting for Gongsun Zan's order.
"Wait, don't do anything yet." Guan Jing was afraid that Gongsun Zan would really make things worse, so he stopped him and said, "General, I think Mr. Duan was also deceived by Liu Yu. He holds an important position in the court, so don't be rude. General Think twice.”
Gongsun Zan snorted coldly. Ordered Duan Xun to be "requested".
It's a pity that this gentleman is not as loyal as Yan Zhenqing. Yan Zhenqing went to Huaixi to appease Li Xilie, but because he defended the court and refused to surrender, he was eventually killed by the rebels. However, this gentleman was a little unfaithful, and he was the same as Ma Ma who appeased Yuan Shu. Same as the sun.
"Father, what should we do with those Liu Yu's subordinates? Should we kill them all?" Gongsun Xu asked.
Gongsun Zan thought for a while and shook his head, "Give them a chance. It doesn't matter if they submit to me. If they dare to resist, it doesn't matter if they are killed."
Gongsun Xu took the order and brought up Xian Yuyin, Qi Zhou, and Tian Chou. These people were Liu Yu's diehard loyalists.
Gongsun Zan sat at the top with his horse crossed, looked at the people and asked: "Liu Yu colluded with Yuan Shao to plot rebellion. You may have been deceived by him without realizing it. I have initially occupied Guangyang and Zhuo. Who is in urgent need?" If you are like this, with the help of officials who are familiar with local government affairs, if you are willing to surrender now, I will ignore the past, otherwise the whole family will be killed together with Liu Yu!"
Tian Chou and the others were shocked and angry, hating Gongsun Zan for his cruelty. The three of them stood for a long time without speaking. Gongsun Zan was furious. He slapped the case and shouted: "Drag them all down and kill them with Liu Yu tomorrow!"
Several soldiers were about to take action when Xian Yuyin suddenly knelt down on the ground and said with no apparent emotion or anger, "General, don't be impatient. I am willing to surrender."
"General Xianyu!" Qi Zhou was very angry. He cursed: "Have you forgotten Lord Liu's kindness to you? My Lord is not dead yet, but you are eager to defect to Gongsun Zan who wants to kill my Lord!"
Gongsun Zan laughed loudly. He untied the rope around Xian Yuyin's body with his own hands and said consolingly, "Xian Yuyin. You are a person who knows the current affairs. I will send people to help you appease the soldiers and civilians in Jixian County. Those who can surrender will be surrendered to me, and those who dare to resist will be killed." That’s it!”
Xian Yuyin said yes, he did not dare to look at Tian Chou and Qi Zhou. Gongsun Zan waved his hand and ordered: "Take down these two best friends of Liu Yu and kill them together tomorrow and noon!"
"General, wait a moment." Guan Jing stood up and advised: "Tian Chou and Qi Zhou are both famous people in Youzhou. Such righteous people, the general cannot treat them politely, and imprisoned and killed them. I'm afraid the other heroes in Youzhou will hear If you will never defect to our army again, please think again, general!"
Zou Dan also advised: "General, the officials in Youzhou will be captured and killed one by one. The generals in Daijun and other places in Liaoxi will not fight to the death with my family. This will not only increase the casualties of our soldiers, but it will be cheaper." Yuan Shao is waiting and watching."
Gongsun Zan looked at Qi Zhou and Tian Chou and said, "I think you two are righteous men, so I won't hold you accountable for the time being."
Gongsun Zan's improper actions paved the way for his demise. In the late Western Jin Dynasty, the king harmed the loyal and abandoned the virtuous. In the end, the morale of the army and the people of Youzhou was lost. In the end, he was annexed and killed by Shi Le, and Gongsun Zan was no different.
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"My lord, Zhaoye thinks it's time to send troops!" Zhang Zhaoye nodded and said: "Now our Jiangdong Army has plenty of food and grass, and it will start harvesting soon. It is enough to support the Jiangdong Army's outbursts and provide them with food and grass for more than half a year."
"Lord, this is a good opportunity. We cannot miss this great opportunity to capture Danyang County in one fell swoop. Let's send troops!"
This incident in Danyang was relatively a big opportunity for Jiangdong's army. A group of generals began to rub their fists together, with high fighting spirit, and invited battles one after another.
"What about Kuaiji?" Sun Jian was silent for a moment, glanced at him, and suddenly asked: "Guo Yi in Kuaiji has tens of thousands of troops. As long as we attack Danyang with our main force, he will definitely use troops against Wu County."
"Then let's fight both sides together!"
Zhou Yu squinted his eyes, a cold light flashed across his eyes, walked to the sand table in the middle of the lobby, looked at everyone, and said: "Guo Yi is not stupid, and he also knows that he has to echo Danyang from head to tail to stop Jiang Dongjun. , and our Jiangdong Army has spent more than half a year consolidating Wu County. Now that we have enough strength, we should speed up the pace of unifying Jiangdong. If this is the case, then we will fight together with Jiji and Danyang."
This sand table has been lined up above the lobby of the Sheriff's Mansion, and the terrain of Jiangdong above is getting clearer and clearer.
"Fight together?"
Everyone's eyes lit up, and a strong fighting spirit appeared in Sun Jian's expression.
"If we fight together, Jiangdong's army will have to go out in full force. Will it make our strength to guard Wu County empty? If someone makes a rebellion at this time, I am afraid that our success will be in vain."
Zhang Zhao was silent for a moment, looked at Gu Tan thoughtfully, and said cautiously.
Gu Tan naturally understood what Zhang Zhao meant, and knew that this was the time for him to speak, so he quickly said loudly: "Chang Shi has been too careful. Now that Wu County is under the governance of the lord, the weather is smooth and the people are safe, how can there be chaos!"
"Hahaha... What Yan Xian said makes sense. In that case, Liu Yao and Guo Yi, let's fight together. We are determined to capture Kuaiji and Danyang in one fell swoop!"
Sun Jian stood up, slapped his palm on the desk, his tall body was like a god of war, and said in a deep voice: "Generals, listen to your orders!"
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The generals looked shocked and nodded. Then some of them looked at the young master Sun Ce in surprise. Sun Ce was even more excited.
Now Wu Jing has been stationed in Yangxian for several months, waiting to attack Danyang. Although Wu Jing has contact with the military and has led troops, relatively speaking, his talents are concentrated on government affairs, not military affairs. Good at.
So this time, Sun Jian wanted Sun Ce to take charge of his own affairs. After all, it was Sun Ce's contribution to the initial decision on Jiangdong.
"Yan Xian, you will supervise the logistics this time!" Sun Jian said.
"No!" Gu Tan nodded.
"Zi Bu, I have left five thousand troops for you, can you control Wu County?" Sun Jian looked at Zhang Zhao with trusting eyes and asked.
"It's enough!"
Zhang Zhao nodded firmly. Now Wu Jun had Sun Ce kill him and Sun Jian suppress him. After a year and a half, he was at peace. As long as nothing happened on the front line, five thousand soldiers and horses would be enough to suppress Wu Jun.
"Then I will hand Wu County over to you." Sun Jian took out the official seal of the County Sheriff's Mansion and handed it to him, saying.
"Lord, please rest assured, Zhao will make sure that your lord has no worries." Zhang Zhao took the official seal and said loudly.
"You go down and prepare. In three days, Jiangdong Army will set off!"
Sun Jian walked to the door, stared at the west, his eyes moved with a look of worry, he waved his hands and said loudly.
"No!" The generals began to walk out excitedly and began to prepare nervously for battle. But Zhou Yu stayed quietly.
"Uncle is worried that Chen Wen from Yuzhang will get involved." After everyone left, Zhou Yu walked to Sun Jian and asked in a low voice.
"I do have this worry!"
Sun Jian nodded and said: "I have confidence in the Jiangdong Army. We will definitely defeat Kuaiji and Danyang, but if Chen Wen gets involved, it will be troublesome. Yuzhang County is the largest county in Jiangdong, sitting on a With a population of more than 1.5 million, with Chen Wen’s reputation and the support of Lu Kang, he can recruit more than 100,000 troops, which poses a great threat to us."
"I don't think you need to worry too much." Zhou Yu said confidently.
"Why?" Sun Jian was puzzled.
"Chen Wen is already old, otherwise he would not have been forced by Zhou Ang to give up Shouchun, the governor of Yangzhou, and flee to Yuzhang for refuge." Zhou Yu continued: "I believe that as long as we do not attack Yuzhang, he In all likelihood, he will not send troops, and Liu Yao is also his enemy, he definitely wants us to kill each other."
"Gong Jin, you are right!" Sun Jian nodded, and he breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Zhou Yu's analysis.
Outside Ji County, Ju Yi and Yuan Xi's armies set up camps next to each other to guard Gongsun Zan's army in the city.
In Yuan Shao's transfer order, the three armies were placed under Ju Yi's control, and Yuan Xi had to come to other places to discuss matters. Although Ju Yi didn't take Yuan Xi seriously, he still required some etiquette. He asked someone to give seats to Yuan Xi and Guo Jia.
"General Ju Yi, how do you think this war should be fought?" Yuan Xi asked after sitting down.
"Fight on?" Ju Yi sneered in his heart and said: "Second Young Master, look at Gongsun Zan's troops outside the city. They must be thirty or forty thousand at least. He did not take the initiative because he had just occupied Ji County and had no time to adjust his troops. Once he is given a rest, we will be the ones to flee, not Gongsun Zan, or those local chickens and dogs of the Xuzhou Army."
Yuan Xi felt unhappy. This Ju Yi was really arrogant and arrogant. Although what he said was very correct, his tone was arrogant. No wonder his father Yuan Shao wanted to kill him to sacrifice the flag.
"General, General Han Meng and his troops rushed outside the camp and asked to see the general." The herald reported.
"Han Meng? Tell him to come in." Ju Yi sneered and snorted, "Who does Han Meng think he is? He is closest to Jixian in the middle, but he has been delayed for so long. He cannot escape the crime of missing the opportunity!"
Han Meng is indeed tall, and with a thick beard, he looks even more powerful, but at this moment he wants to fight the defeated rooster, and his whole person is dejected.
"I've seen General Ju Yi and the Second Young Master. I lost the battle and came too late." Han Meng said with shame.
Ju Yi snorted and said: "Who is at fault for this battle? Mr. Yuan will make his own judgment when he gets back. But General Han, your delay in arriving has caused our army to miss the opportunity to fight. Now Gongsun Zan has established a firm foothold. Look at our army." What should we do?”
Han Meng was so ashamed and angry that he cupped his hands and said, "It all depends on your orders, General Ju Yi. I have nothing to say to you, General Ju."
"General, someone outside the camp asked to see him, saying it was Liu Yu who was responsible." The herald reported again.
Ju Yi waved his hand and asked them to take him away. Yuan Xi and Guo Jia looked and saw a middle-aged man in dirty robes walking up.
The middle-aged man straightened his robe, cupped his hands and said, "Under the rule of Mr. Liu, the pastor of Xiayouzhou, I was engaged in Xian Yufu, and I met General Ju and Major General."
When Yuan Xi and Guo Jia heard the name Xian Yufu, they secretly paid attention to it. If this person was really Liu Yu's old subordinate, they could make a big fuss about him.
"You are Mr. Xian Yufu. I have heard that Jixian County fell. Sir, how did you come to me?" Ju Yi asked.
"When the city was destroyed, I was coordinating and arranging the supplies in the city. At that time, I was dispersed by Gongsun Zan's troops. I saw that the situation was not right, so I changed my clothes and hid in a commoner's house, so as to avoid bad luck."
"Then I really want to celebrate sir. How is the situation in the city? Sir, how did you escape?" Ju Yi asked.
Xian Yufu paused for a moment, with a sad look on his face, and said anxiously: "General, Mr. Liu's family has been arrested by Gongsun Zan, and they will be executed in the east city of Ji County tomorrow noon. I took advantage of the chaos of Gongsun Zan's arresting young men to repair the city wall, and in front of those civilians With the help of the general, please go out of the city and ask for help from the general! Please ask the general to send troops to rescue Mr. Liu!"
Ju Yi was stunned for a while, wondering: "Sir, when our army first arrived in Ji County, we fought several battles with Gongsun Zan on the road and lost every time. Now there are only five or six thousand troops here, and Gongsun Zan's army must be tens of thousands, right? You How do you tell me to attack Ji County to save Mr. Liu?"
"Is it really not possible? General, your Jizhou Army defeated Gongsun Zan. Isn't the bravery of the Major General unparalleled?" Xian Yufu said anxiously.
Yuan Xi didn't say anything, just looked at Ju Yi and let him decide. He confirmed with Guo Jia and guessed that Yuan Shao wanted to kidnap Liu Yu and make Liu Yu emperor, and he legitimately invaded Youzhou and controlled Liu Yu. But Yuan Xi thought it would be better to use Gongsun Zan's help to get rid of Liu Yu.
"Sir, what are you talking about? Why did we rush to Jixian if we didn't want to save Mr. Liu? But when we arrived, we discovered that Gongsun Zan's troops were much more powerful than ours. How can we fight him desperately?" Ju Yi asked.
Xian Yufu looked slumped and murmured: "Is there really no way to save Mr. Liu?"
Ju Yi sighed and asked the soldiers to place Xian Yufu in place.
Yuan Xi looked at Xian Yufu and secretly noticed that they, Liu Yu's old men, were the ones who needed to be won over. They were a key part of the Youzhou chess game.
"General Han, Second Young Master, do you think we should fight or retreat?" Ju Yi asked pretending.
"It all depends on General Ju, but what I want to say is that our army is running out of food and fodder." Yuan Xi said slowly, but his tone clearly inclined to retreat.
"Well, I'll listen to General Ju," Han Meng said.
There was sarcasm in Ju Yi's eyes, but he also sighed: "If we don't want to save Mr. Liu, there is really nothing we can do!"
