Chapter 1558: The wallflower Song Jiang
Zhang Liang's guess was not wrong at all. The princes of Hebei were indeed planning to establish a separate court to compete with Qin Hao's Luoyang court.
Although the three countries of Han, Zhao and Yan initially formed a coalition, the effect against the Qin army was not good.
The Qin army naturally occupied the righteousness under the banner of the Han Dynasty, and stood on the side of justice and accused the princes of Jizhou of rebellion. The people cheered everywhere they went, which put Han and Zhao on the side of injustice.
Therefore, under Bai Qi's fierce attack, the Korean and Zhao armies were defeated one after another and continued to shrink their defense lines.
In less than ten days, Bai Qi captured the entire Qinghe County.
A month later, Changshan County and Julu County fell, and the coalition forces lost 20,000 generals.
After that, Su Dingfang commanded the army and pushed Zhang Xiang back dozens of miles. It was not until Wei Qing's 100,000 Yan troops joined in that the situation improved a lot. The combined strength of the three armies blocked the Qin army at the front line of Wei County.
The Allied Forces of the Three Kingdoms of Yan, Han and Zhao had a large number of troops, with a total strength of nearly 400,000. Facing the well-trained and well-equipped Qin army of 500,000, the Allied Forces of the Three Kingdoms were already on the weak side in terms of military strength.
The Qin Army's combat power is world-famous, and the Three Kingdoms Allied Forces are already at a disadvantage in terms of military strength. They must unite as one to fight against the outside world, so that Europe can compete with the Qin Army.
However, the composition of the Three Kingdoms Allied Forces is complex, and there is a lot of turmoil among them. It is difficult to truly unite, but the Qin Army is united as one.
Therefore, even with a large number of troops, the Allied Forces of the Three Kingdoms were still suppressed by the Qin army.
There is no way to remain so passive. The unfavorable factors of the coalition must be resolved before the Qin army can be defeated.
The military disadvantage of the Three Kingdoms Alliance cannot be eliminated in the short term, but the moral disadvantage can be solved, and the best way is undoubtedly to establish a new emperor so that it can not be morally weaker than Qin Hao's Luoyang court.
In addition, only when a new court is established, the three forces are brought under the new court, and the alliance relationship is once again upgraded to a higher level, can the major princes rest assured that their military power is under the command of one person, instead of fighting separately as before.
Only by uniting the front and command authority and getting rid of the situation of fighting independently can we truly confront the Qin army.
Therefore, in order to repel the Qin army and to make the alliance closer, it was urgent to establish a new emperor.
However, establishing a new emperor is not a trivial matter after all, and not everyone is qualified to be elevated to the throne. At least there are very few qualified candidates in Hebei. After all, there are only two people, Liu Che and Liu He.
Yuan Shao naturally did not want Liu Che to be the emperor. After all, Liu Che's power was not weak, and after the establishment of the new Han Dynasty, his Zhao State was also its vassal state.
Yuan Shao still didn't want to see such a powerful and powerful monarch above his head, even if it was only in name.
Therefore, Yuan Shao advocated supporting Liu He as emperor and setting the capital in Yecheng. Naturally, his purpose was just to have a puppet.
Neither Han Xin nor Liu Che agreed with Yuan Shao's plan.
Liu Che's objection was naturally because he wanted to be the emperor himself.
Han Xin has a deep hatred for the Han Dynasty. It doesn't matter who becomes the emperor, but he does not want Yuan Shao to control the Han emperor. In addition, if Liu Che becomes the emperor, he will try his best to resist the Qin army. Therefore, Liu Che's being the emperor will be beneficial to Han Xin. Go big.
The Three Kingdoms Alliance of Han, Zhao and Yan both opposed Liu He's proclaimed emperor. Naturally, Yuan Shao could not forcefully support Liu He. If this was the case, the alliance would probably break up, which would only give the Qin army an advantage.
Yuan Shao is not a person who is ignorant of the general situation. He knows what is not to be done, and doing so forcefully will only give the enemy an advantage.
In addition, Wang Mang, who was far away in Qingzhou, also wrote to Yuan Shao to persuade Yuan Shao that it would be more beneficial for Liu Che to become emperor. This made Yuan Shao completely give up his plan to support Liu He as emperor.
In this way, in order to counter the Qin army, the Three Kingdoms Alliance of Han, Zhao and Yan decided on the strategy of supporting Yan Gong Liu Che as the emperor and establishing a separate court during the stalemate between the Qin army.
At the same time, Wang Mang, who was far away in Qingzhou, after three rounds of earnest lobbying, finally used his sharp tongue to persuade Song Jiang, the Lord of Liangshan and the Marquis of Liang, to join the new dynasty established by the princes of Hebei. among.
At first, Song Jiang was unwilling to listen to Wang Mang's lobbying. Instead, he planned to kill Wang Mang directly, and then use his head to exchange for a bounty with Beihai Prefect Li Jing. After all, the amount of the Qin Army's bounty on Wang Mang was not low. , a hundred thousand taels of gold made even Song Jiang excited.
Facing Song Jiang, who looked malicious, Wang Mang calmed down the giant who was about to go on a killing spree, and calmly said: "Liang Hou, Wang is here on behalf of the three kingdoms of Han, Zhao and Yan. The two countries are fighting without killing the envoys. If you are It was in vain to consider the Three Kingdoms and hand over Wang to the Qin army, but they would fight to the death with the Three Kingdoms. "
When Song Jiang heard this, he was immediately shocked. It was true that he was greedy for the one hundred thousand taels of gold, but he had to spend his life to get it. Offending the Three Kingdoms Alliance of Han, Zhao, and Yan for one hundred thousand taels was obviously not worth it.
Although Song Jiang gave up his plan to kill Wang Mang, he was not ready to join the Three Kingdoms Alliance. After all, Qin was still on the stronger side.
In addition, Song Jiang has been moving closer to the Qin Army in recent years, and his relationship with the Qin State has been very good. If he surrenders to the Qin Army in the future, he may be able to become a duke.
For the sake of the Three Kingdoms Alliance, which has an unknown future, giving up the Qin State, which is destined to have a bright future, is something only a fool can do. Song Jiang is not stupid, and naturally he will not give up the Qin State and fall to the Three Kingdoms Alliance.
"The Marquis of Liang is really determined to follow Qin?"
A strange look flashed in Wang Mang's eyes, and he said with a playful expression: "Looking at the fate of Zhang Yang, Wang Kuang and other surrendered princes, are you really willing to hand over your military power and only hold a false position under Qin Hao, Marquis Liang?
Rewards from others? No matter how high the title is, how can you have the right to do whatever you want in your own hands? "
Wang Mang's words struck a chord with Song Jiang. If possible, he would certainly not be willing to hand over his power, but he also knew that Qin Hao would never allow him to continue to hold military power.
After these two lobbyings, Song Jiang's ambitions were originally not too big, but being provoked by Wang Mang aroused his desire for power.
Wang Mang also found that the heat could not be worse, so he went straight to the point for the third time and said: "Liang Hou, Wang has received authorization from Jizhou. As long as you are willing to join the anti-Qin alliance, after the new dynasty is established and the new emperor ascends the throne, , the position of King Liang is yours.
In addition, after the Qin army is defeated, the new emperor will also send troops to help you expel Li Jing. At that time, the prosperous Beihai County will be handed over to you to govern, and you will be granted the title of Qingzhou Shepherd.
Qin Hao will never be able to offer such generous conditions, and if you follow Qin Hao, you will never have the chance to be crowned king in this life.
How about it, do you want to think about it carefully? Taking a shot will be another beginning. "
Wang Mang's words were like waves of magic sounds, constantly threatening and tempting Song Jiang, causing cracks in his already unstable heart to appear bit by bit, and they expanded rapidly.
At this time, Song Jiang's heart was like a battle between heaven and man, but in the end he could not resist Wang Jue's temptation, gritted his teeth and said: "I'm willing to risk it all. The 40,000 Liangshan troops are willing to join the Anti-Qin Alliance."
Wang Mang seemed not surprised at all and said with a smile: "Congratulations, you made the right decision."
