In the sixth episode of "Ge Zhaogong Creates Huangtian Again", Yuan Shaojun faced the siege of the four major princes, but he still fought hard.
Although Ge Zhaodu has repeatedly emphasized that the opponent is in decline and that this kind of expansion is inflated and fat, but in terms of the situation, Yuan Shaojun can be said to be extremely brilliant, and his power and territory have expanded to an unprecedented peak.
However, the turning point finally appeared. In the seventh episode of "Ge Zhaogong Creates Huangtian Again", as Ge Zhaodu explained, as the war entered 206 years later, Yuan Shaojun's long-term overdraft economy finally began to show negative consequences.
The most obvious manifestation in strategy is that just as Tao Qian's army gave up on Beihai in the past, Yuan Shao's army now also gave up on the eastern cities, which was the area that Yuan Shu's army last ruled.
At the beginning of the game, this land was ravaged by Ge Zhaodu, and was later conquered by Yuan Shu's army. It then played the main battlefield in the later stages of the Yuan brothers' version of the Battle of Guandu. Ge Zhaodu also crossed the river again to invade this area, and until now Haven't been there yet.
After so many rounds of fighting and destruction, what little vitality there was was exhausted, which made the recovery during Yuan Shaojun's rule difficult. Coupled with the increasing number of thieves transformed by refugees, it became the most severely damaged area.
Therefore, when Yuan Shaojun's economy encountered problems, the first place they abandoned was this area, and they gradually withdrew their troops from the area.
So Ge Zhaodu became frustrated and explained in the commentary the true meaning of his previous strategy, which was why when Liu Biao and Yuan Shu fought against Yuan Shao, instead of helping them, he stabbed them in the back.
"Do you understand why I want to fight Yuan Shu's army? Because it is difficult for a political system like the Yellow Turban remnant to farm. If I forcefully follow this route, I will end up being beaten by those warlords."
"In this round of play, I summed up my experience through fighting with Tao Qianjun. If you want the Yellow Turban remnant party government to sweep the world, the best way is to bring the other party to the same level as you. I can't If you don't farm, then don't farm. If everyone can't farm, I won't kill them."
"Then there is actually a second reason. This place is in the east. Liu Biao's army didn't even cross the Yangtze River. Only cities like Jiangling were left, so naturally they couldn't reach here. And Han Sui's army was blocked at Hangu Pass and beaten violently. It is possible to reach here, so after Yuan Shao's army retreats, these cities can be directly annexed by me."
The chicken soup plot of someone stepping back a foot and me stepping back a foot is impossible to appear in reality. It is more common to press forward step by step. If you don’t want this position, give it to me, and then I want more.
Just as Ge Zhaodu said, as soon as Yuan Shaojun retreated, he followed up and quickly controlled the land through General Huang Tian of the branch camp.
Of course, in Ge Zhaodu's rather pessimistic prediction, once Yuan Shaojun tried to regain these lands, with the quality of those Huang Tian generals, they would probably be just like being beaten violently by Liu Biao's army in the past.
But Ge Zhaodu will not give Yuan Shaojun a chance to make a comeback. Is your purpose of abandoning these cities to recuperate? What a beautiful thought.
After giving up those severely damaged lands, Yuan Shao's army seemed to have recovered to a certain extent, but it didn't take long for Ge Zhaodu to arrive. By annexing these lands, his territory reached as far north as the Yellow River. The next step was to march into Hebei. In this area, Yuan Shaodu The core territory of the army was wreaked havoc.
Under this circumstance, when the war entered 207, Yuan Shaojun's economy was heading towards a complete collapse, and it was time for a major counterattack.
Gongsun Zan, who once had only a few vassal towns left, took this opportunity to capture Xiangping again, and then began to spy on the more fertile areas in the west.
Han Sui's army also solved the threat of Hangu Pass from Yuan Shao's army, first attacked Luoyang and then occupied Hulao Pass, extending its claws against Chenliu and other territories.
For Liu Biao's army, Yuan Shao's army was completely incapable of attacking its core area, so it was Liu Biao's turn to launch a massive counterattack on the north bank of the Yangtze River, regain his control over these cities, and gain a foothold on the north bank of the Yangtze River.
"Hey, everyone, look, I said in the last episode that Yuan Shaojun's turning point is coming, and sure enough, now, eh, eh, this is not underground yet, Yuan Shao has killed me, and he has killed him at this time!"
This is the situation that "The House Leaks in Lian Ye Yu" is talking about. Yuan Shao died when the frontline lands were captured one after another, leaving the internal and external troubles to his descendants.
And don’t forget the unique plot of the Yuan family. After the tragic defeat of Guandu in the original history, it was not stopped from happening. It is even more impossible to stop it at this time.
The heir of the Yuan family is logically the eldest son Yuan Tan, but Shen Pei and Feng Ji tampered with the imperial edict and promoted the youngest son Yuan Shang to the position of heir.
An audience member said in the barrage: "Actually, compared to Yuan Shao's lifespan in history, Yuan Shao is relatively long-lived in this world line."
Later, in the comments downstairs, someone reposted what the boss found in the "Three Kingdoms" forum on the game text regarding Yuan Shao's lifespan:
It turns out that in "Three Kingdoms", if Yuan Shao survives after the Battle of Guandu, unless he dies of old age, his lifespan will be mainly affected by the war situation. The smoother the front line, the longer he can live. If the front line is defeated, he is very likely to die. This This was the case for Yuan Shao in the middle, who died in 207 after suffering a defeat on the front line.
Not only Yuan Shao died in 207, but another overlord of the Central Plains, Liu Biao, also followed him. After Liu Biao's death, his power also experienced turmoil. Due to the preference of his wife, Mrs. Cai, the second son Liu Cong succeeded to the throne instead of the eldest son Liu Qi. This was To a certain extent, it influenced Liu Congjun's crusade against Yuan Shangjun.
Next came the grand carve-up banquet. Liu Cong's army was affected by the political situation within the force and was unable to expand much territory. Gongsun Zan's army was limited by his small power and could only conquer Peiping and Xiangping.
The biggest beneficiary was Han Suijun. The three cities east of Hulao Pass were brought under his control. Although the territory was not large, it was the richest land in the Central Plains at this time.
On the contrary, even though Ge Zhaojun's territory was so large that it occupied almost half of the former Han Dynasty's territory, it had been severely damaged and the support it could provide was beyond words.
Yuan Shangjun became the biggest loser in this war. The south lost all the land south of the Yellow River and returned to Hebei. The north lost the land of Youyan and faced threats. The internal disputes between the Yuan Shang brothers were quite serious, causing many to become separatist warlords. In the past, the Yuan family, which had almost the possibility of unifying the Central Plains, was beaten to pieces within a few years and was on the verge of death.
This is the end of episode 7 of "Ge Zhaogong Creates Huangtian Again". This episode is really full of twists and turns. The Yuan family, which was at the peak of its glory at the beginning, is reduced to its origin in Hebei at the end of the episode.
On the contrary, Ge Zhaojun, who was praised at the beginning as just making up the numbers, is now taking the world by storm. Many viewers are curious about how the situation will develop next.
