Chapter 1035: Battle situation in various states
Most people in the land of Guandong believe that Dong Zhuo's death will bring peace, but the result is exactly the opposite. Dong Zhuo's death will not only not bring peace, but will open up a more terrifying troubled world. Peace is destined to become an extremely... Extravagant words.
The princes are naturally not as superficial as the common people. They had been slandering the living Dong Zhuo before, but now they have tacitly stopped slandering him. After all, the dead Dong Zhuo no longer poses a threat.
Of course, it is absolutely impossible to clear Dong Zhuo's name, otherwise wouldn't the princes be slapping themselves in the face?
Jizhou, Bohai.
"Reporting to my lord, exact information has come from Sizhou that Dong Zhuo is dead." Yuan Tiangang reported in a deep voice.
"What? Dong Zhuo is dead?"
After learning the news of Dong Zhuo's death, Yuan Shao stood up from his seat excitedly and laughed: "Well done, well done."
As soon as he finished speaking, Yuan Shao ran out of the hall quickly, knelt down facing Chang'an, and shouted: "Dad, I am incompetent at first, and I cannot personally kill Thief Dong to avenge you..."
After venting his anger, Yuan Shao felt much better, and then he said calmly to Yuan Tiangang who followed him: "How is the situation over there in Yecheng?"
"My lord, Han Fuchi has great ambition, short-sightedness, and nepotism. It is difficult for him to make full use of the talents of Jizhou's heroes. This has also caused dissatisfaction among many people, allowing his subordinates to easily win over many important officials in Jizhou."
After hearing Yuan Tiangang's words, Yuan Shao's eyes flashed with coldness, and he asked with a sneer: "If our army goes to war with Han Fu, will these people have the courage to turn against Han Fu?"
"this……"
Yuan Tiangang couldn't help but be startled, and after thinking for a while, he replied: "If the battle goes well, many people will definitely respond to our army. If it doesn't go well, I'm afraid..."
"What's expected..."
Yuan Shao seemed not surprised at all and continued to sneer: "Next, we will focus on the generals who have military power, such as Qu Yi, Zhang He, and Han Meng.
If they could switch sides and attack, even if Han Xin was really capable of Huaiyin, he still wouldn't be able to defend Jizhou on his own. "
After Yuan Tiangang pondered for a while, he added: "My lord, I think the focus should be on the civil servants."
"Oh? Tell me."
"Han Fu is timid and fearful, and he is hesitant in doing things. He still has luck and wants to negotiate peace with our army. It is only after listening to the words of Han Xin, Jushu and other main war factions that he regards our army as the primary life and death enemy. .
If the lord can win the hearts of most of the civil servants in Jizhou, and these civil servants in Jizhou can help and persuade Han Fu, it can not only shake Han Fu's determination, but also make him internally unstable. If he is about to gain the upper hand on the battlefield, he may be able to directly defeat Han Fu. Han Fu might be forced to surrender. "
Yuan Shao nodded unconsciously and asked, "Is there more?"
"Han Fu is indeed weak and incompetent, but his son Han Xin is very majestic and is deeply loved by the generals of Jizhou. As long as Han Fu does not do stupid things like destroying the city wall, it is possible to successfully win over the generals of Jizhou. I’m afraid it will be small.”
"That makes sense..."
Yuan Shao frowned, and after thinking for a long time, he said: "In that case, just do what you want Tiangang, but you can't relax in wooing the generals of Jizhou. Although the possibility of success is unlikely, but if it does happen, Woolen cloth?"
"Understood." Yuan Tiangang said seriously.
"We don't have much time left, so we have to do it quickly and keep it secret."
The situation Yuan Shao is facing now is not optimistic. Liu Che in Youzhou in the north will completely defeat Liu He, Huang Chao in the east will soon become the overlord of Qingzhou, and there is Qin Wen, a veteran prince in the west.
Therefore, if Yuan Shao cannot unify Jizhou as soon as possible, it will be difficult for him to develop if he is attacked from three sides.
It is not easy to unify Jizhou. After all, Jizhou not only has three major princes: Han, Chen, and Zhang, but Taihang's Can Ming is also ready to make a move.
Yuan Shao actually thought about going to Qingzhou for the time being and then turning his guns to attack Jizhou when his strength grew. However, the situation in Qingzhou was even more chaotic than that in Jizhou.
Although Yuan Shao is Qingzhou Mu, his main territory is in Jizhou. His power in Qingzhou is not the strongest, and he does not have the ability to directly unify Qingzhou. And once too much power is transferred from Jizhou, Jizhou's territory will be lost. stable.
After weighing the pros and cons, Yuan Shao finally decided on the strategy of first Jizhou and then Qingzhou. After all, although Qingzhou and Jizhou were both difficult to fight, Han Fu was the only prince that Yuan Shao could defeat in a short time.
First of all, Han Fu himself is an old official of the Yuan family, and most of his officials are also from the Yuan family. Once Yuan Shao wins, he can directly accept the strength of his subordinates without even digesting it.
Secondly, in Yuan Shao's opinion, Han Fu was too cowardly and had no courage to be a prince. If Han Fu had not had a good son to help him, he would not even be qualified to compete with him.
Therefore, even among all the princes living in Qingji and Hebei, Han Fu ranked second in strength, second only to the strongest Yuan Shao, but Yuan Shao still regarded Han Fu as a soft persimmon.
As long as Han Fu's power is annexed, Yuan Shao's unification of Jizhou will naturally be just around the corner. If it is operated properly, it is not impossible to dominate Hebei!
Yuan Shao was busy dealing with Han Fu, but other princes were not idle either.
Liu Xiu's attack on Jingnan did not go smoothly. After all, he only had so few troops, and after Zhang Xian lost several battles in a row, he naturally did not dare to leave the city again.
Facing the enemy who was huddled in the city and refused to come out, even if Liu Xiu was full of tricks, there was no other way except a strong attack.
Liu Xiu would definitely not waste his limited troops on endless siege, so Jingnan's offensive naturally came to a stalemate.
After Liu Che returned to Youzhou, he quickly gained the upper hand in the battle with Liu He. When Liu He was about to surrender, Gongsun Zan, although he did not form an alliance with Liu He, secretly provided Liu He with various kind of support.
In Yangzhou, Wang Lang was unable to fight back after being defeated by Sun Jian. It was only a matter of time before he completely occupied Kuaiji. This also aroused the fear of Liu Yao and Lu Kang. The two families would probably join forces to fight against Sun in the near future.
Huang Chao of Qingzhou attacked Kong Rong of Beihai. Kong Rong was no match for him so he recruited Liu Bei as foreign aid. The two forces joined forces to fight against Huang Chao.
In Xuzhou, Zhu Yuanzhang was attacking Tao Qian;
In Yuzhou, Yuan Shu was attacking Li Mi;
In Bingzhou, the Jin army fought against Yuan and Meng;
In Yanzhou, Cao Cao was also confronting the princes, and a decisive battle was imminent;
Sili, Qin Hao fought alone and merged with the coalition forces of the southern princes and the Liang army.
Of the thirteen states of the Han Dynasty, except for the three states of Liang, Jiao, and Yi, which had not yet experienced war, the remaining ten states were all at war, and the peace in Yizhou could not last long.
