Chapter 122, Liu Yu listens

In August 1915, Zu Zhao led a large army to break through Yuan Shao's first line of defense and formed a situation of encirclement. Yuan Shao had no choice but to send distress signals to Cao Cao many times, but Cao Cao had been tight with the war in the Central Plains and did not help him. Instead, Yuan Shao talked to Zu Zhao, and then returned to the Bohai Sea in order to move forward.

Without Cao Cao's help, Yuan Shao was very angry and scolded Cao A for being ruthless. However, Yuan Shao is full of soldiers and generals. Although he was broken through the first line of defense by Zu Zhao, he still has the ability to fight against Zu Zhao. It's just that he is a long-range attack with insufficient food and grass reserve, so it is difficult to fight a protracted war with Zu Zhao, coupled with the previous defeat and low morale. If he still does not retreat, then the defeat has been determined.

However, he was not convinced. Without Cao Cao's help, in order to prove that he would not lose to Zu Zhao, he still ordered the army to confront Zu Zhao and planned a raid battle, trying to defeat Zu Zhao's army in a battle, and then seize the whole Liaodong.

Someone suggested to Yuan Shao that he could contact Liu Yu of Xichuan to sneak attack Zu Zhao's rear, so that he could not take care of both head and tail. At that time, he would definitely split his troops to resist, so that his combat effectiveness would be reduced by half. It was not difficult to defeat him from the front battlefield. Yuan Shao took his suggestion and immediately wrote a letter and ordered Liu Yu to bring it to Xichuan.

After the messenger entered Xichuan, he was immediately taken to meet Liu Yu. Knowing that it was Yuan Shao's person, Liu Yu was also shocked. In order to suddenly send someone to see him, Yuan Shao heard that he had a decisive battle with Zu Zhao in Liaodong and later lost. He would not want to help him for help.

He recruited the counselor and asked, "I have no contact with Yuan Shaosu. He sent an envoy today and must have asked me for help. Do you have any suggestions or good strategies?"

engaged in Wei You said: "Yuan Shao and Zu Zhao fought in Liaodong and gradually lost. Now they are in a situation of confrontation between the two. He must have sent people here and want the lord to send troops to attack Zu Zhao's rear. In this way, Zu Zhao will inevitably not be able to take care of both the beginning and tail, and he will definitely be defeated. However, Zu Zhao's army is ready to belong to the best in the world today. If we want to fight against Zu Zhao, even if we attack back and forth, we may not be able to easily take advantage of it.

"What do you think? Reject Yuan Shao?" Liu Yu asked.

Wei You shook his head and said, "Actually, the master has his own idea in his heart. Zu Zhao seized the power of Youzhou and forced us into Xichuan. Now is the time to send troops to fight against him and retake Youzhou, but if we do this, I'm afraid the ultimate benefit will be for others.

Liu Yu hates Zu Zhao, but what he hates most is Gongsun Zan. If he wants to seize power, it's to blame Gongsun Zan. Zu Zhao's subsequent capture of Youzhou is actually taken from Gongsun Zan's hands. However, he knows that Zu Zhao is ambitious and just let Gongsun Zan take the lead as a ghost. Sooner or later, he will seize it. Take the power of Youzhou. Since Liu Yu retreated to Xichuan, he has no ambition. He just wants to defend Xichuan and keep a place for future generations, so all the equipment has been strengthened, and many of the passages have been destroyed to prevent foreign invasion.

However, when the opportunity comes, he naturally has the idea of going east to take back Youzhou and compete with the world. This is naturally the best, but with his current strength, he really can't compete with other heroes. But if it can really win Liaodong, then things will be different.

"Then do we want to agree to Yuan Shao's request or refuse him?" Liu Yu asked.

Wei You said, "Lord, in fact, I think we can send troops, but it is better to contact another person and let him send troops. At that time, Yuan Shao will not turn down and take advantage of us for nothing. We can use that person's power to contain Yuan Shao."

"Who are you talking about?" Liu Yu asked.

"It's Cao Mengde who is now holding the emperor to order the princes." Wei You said.

Hearing this name, others can't help talking loudly. Cao Cao's ambition is well known. His importance on power is even above Zu Zhao, and now that he controls the emperor, many princes must obey his orders. Only Zu Zhao's soldiers and horses dare to compete with Cao Cao, but this However, the two did not fight. Although not to mention the alliance, both of them seemed to have a mutual understanding and focus on attacking other forces, as if they had to wait until the end.

If it can be said that Cao attacked Zu Zhao now, then involving the two camps is even more unpredictable. However, if Cao Cao is willing to send troops, Zu Zhao will definitely fail.

Half of Wei You's proposal were in favor and half were opposed. Those who agree believe that this is the best time to seize Youzhou. When Zu Zhao is defeated, they can divide Youzhou with Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, and then become a mutual containment and resistance, and they will retreat to Xichuan, which is a good thing for them. However, opponents believe that the best way now is to stick to Xichuan and don't participate in their battles. In this way, even if you can't make a profit, at least you won't lose anything. If you are involved, many things are difficult to determine.

Wei You sneered and refuted his view of sticking to Xichuan. He said that now the princes of the world are competing for the world and finally trying to control the whole Han Dynasty. After the unification of the world outside, Xichuan will naturally be their last place of crusade. At that time, Xichuan will inevitably be attacked by the army and face threats. It's better to take the initiative to attack and strengthen your power now. At that time, you can still compete for the world. Even if you can't, it will make Xichuan's situation proudly buffer and not be directly attacked.

Those who advocate sneak attacks and insist on are very reasonable with each other, and they are all half and half, and no one of them has a higher voice. However, Wei You won Liu Yu's deep trust, so as far as Liu Yu was concerned, he naturally advocated sending troops, but it was not easy to make a clear statement. In the end, he demobilized everyone and agreed to discuss it in detail the next day.

In the evening, the messenger went to see Wei You in person. He knew that Wei You was the most important person around Liu Yu now. As long as he could convince Wei You, he could make Liu Yu deny other people's opinions at that time. This messenger is not someone else, but Tian Feng, the first counselor under Yuan Shao. After Yuan Shao's anti-guest Yizhou, he became a very important counselor around Yuan Shao and was appointed to leave. Yuan Shao trusted and valued him very much. This time, Tian Feng was personally sent here for fear that Liu Yu would insist on sticking to Xichuan and not send troops, so he hoped that he would use his talent to let Liu Yu send troops.

But Wei You also heard Tian Feng's name for a long time and knew that he was the first counselor around Yuan Shao. Now when he saw him, he also treated him with courtesy and then Tian Feng entered. After the second seat, Tian Feng directly praised Wei You, praised Wei You for his talent, and said that Liu Yu It's a great blessing to have a counselor like him around.

Wei You knew that Tian Feng said so, and undoubtedly wanted him to persuade Liu Yu to send troops. He laughed and said, "Yuan Haoxiu wants to praise me like this. I'm only talented. Compared with you, it's really not enough. In fact, I also suggested that the lord and your army join hands, but now half of the people are opposed to sending troops, and the lord is also a little hesitant. If they can be persuaded, then the lord must agree to join hands.

Tian Feng asked, "Who is the most opposed?"

Wei You said, "This person is a native of Xichuan. His surname is Liu Mingbin. He is regarded as the elder of Xichuan. He has always advocated sticking to Xichuan. When the lord was forced by Gongsun Zan, he took the army to rescue him. After entering Xichuan, he burned the plank road, so that Gongsun Zan's army could not attack, so that he could retreat safely. So now the lord dares not easily deny his opinion. If you can persuade him to send troops, then other opponents will naturally not have such a strong voice.

When Tian Feng heard the words, he thought that Liu Bin was from Xichuan. He wanted to stick to Xichuan without plotting him, which was also his own opinion. Moreover, in the current situation in the world, it seems that it is indeed safer than sending troops, but after all, he can't defend it for a while. So Wei You took it with him and went to see Liu Bin.

Liu Bin heard that Wei You and Tian Feng had come and knew that they were here to persuade him, but he did not mean to refuse them, but asked people to bring them in. Although he and Wei You disagree on political opinions, but at the same time, for the sake of Liu Yu and the people, they have a good friendship in private and do not quarrel because of different political opinions.

Then after Wei You and Tian Feng, the two sides were polite to each other. Liu Bin also treated them with courtesy and ordered people to bring drinks. After sitting between the host and guests, they talked about things while drinking. Before Wei You and Tian Feng spoke, he talked about the benefits of sticking to Xichuan, and also said that it was an inappropriate measure for Yuan Shao to fight against Zu Zhao now. Although Yuan Shao has a wide range of soldiers, Zu Zhao's military strength should not be underestimated. At this time, it should be best to let Cao Cao and Zu Zhao fight first, and then send troops when both sides are almost consumed. Otherwise, fighting like this can only end up holding the emperor to make Cao Cao's powerful interests.

Tian Feng first agreed with Liu Bin's opinion, but he changed his words and said that Zu Zhao's power is expanding day by day. He has occupied the whole Youzhou, and has even conquered Silla, Wuhuan and other countries in the north, established a strong rear base, and has been plotting other places. If he doesn't unite to destroy it now, then Xichuan may be the first to attack. Because Zu Zhao valued the construction of the rear base very much. When he attacked, he had already figured out a way out, and he would not have the capital to make a comeback after his defeat.

Zu Zhao is a talented person, and now he is assisted by unrivaled geniuses such as Chen Gong, Chen Youzhi and Su De, as well as generals Zhao Yun, Zhang Yuan, Zhang Yu, Yu Jing and others. If they want to attack Xichuan, it is easy, and it is completely impossible for Xichuan's army to resist. Now Yuan Shao and Zu Zhao's confrontation has eased the crisis in Xichuan for a while. If Yuan Shao retreats to the Bohai Sea, then Zu Zhao will be afraid of Cao Cao's power and will not choose to rush forward. He is likely to send people to attack Xichuan and further expand his rear base.

Now Zu Zhao is restrained by Yuan Shao's army, which is the best time for Xichuan to attack behind him. Now Zu Zhao's army and generals are all on the front battlefield. Only Confucian general Su De guards the rear. Although Chen Youzhi is talented, he is not strong enough, so he can naturally watch Xichuan's army. At that time, as long as he captured Liaodong, Zu Zhao would be defeated after being attacked back and forth. He had no choice but to retreat to other small places in the north.

At that time, Liu Yu could recapture Youzhou and then control the whole Liaodong region. Why not? Now Liaodong is the richest place. If you get Liaodong, you will get half of the world. As long as Liu Yu now dispatches troops to alleviate Yuan Shao's crisis, he will also have kindness to Yuan Shao. At that time, the two armies will join hands to attack Cao Cao, and then map the Eastern Wu. In this way, half of the world will fall into the hands of Liu Yu. As a relative of the Han clan, this is his mission for Liu Yu.

If he sticks to Xichuan, even if Zu Zhao does not send troops to attack Xichuan, the territory of the Han Dynasty will fall into the hands of Zu Zhao or Cao Cao. As a descendant of the Han Dynasty, doesn't he feel ashamed of his ancestors? Now that there is a chance to regain the territory, why can't we send troops? This is a kind of indifference to the painstaking efforts of the ancestors, not a behavior that Han descendants should do.

Tian Feng's words were emotional and reasonable. Liu Bin was speechless. Finally, he agreed to persuade Liu Yu to send troops and conspire to Liaodong. At that time, he would destroy Gongsun Zan and Zu Zhao, which was also avenged them for the following crimes. The most important thing is, as Tian Feng said, to protect the territory of his ancestors and not fall into the hands of others.

As for the future match with Yuan Shao, this is a future matter. The most urgent thing is to retake Youzhou and destroy Zu Zhao. Tian Feng finally persuaded Liu Bin and met Liu Yu with them the next day and told them about the soldiers. Liu Yu knew that Tian Feng was talented and wise, and he also treated him with courtesy. On the one hand, he signaled Yuan Shao, and on the other hand, he also flauted his virtuous sergeant.

After persuading Liu Yu to send troops, Tian Feng said that he would report the information back to Yuan Shao as soon as possible and should not stay for a long time. Liu Yu and others did not leave him, and asked him to go back and let Yuan Shao prepare for the front and back attack. However, before leaving, Tian Feng told Liu Yu that although Zu Zhao's army was on the frontal battlefield, this man was full of tricks, and all his counselors had great talents, so that he could not be careless when attacking, so as not to fall into Zu Zhao's ambush. If the sneak attack is successful at that time, you can't move forward rashly, and you must cooperate with Yuan Shao's pace.

Liu Yu agreed and didn't remember Tian Feng's words in his heart. He thought that Tian Feng's words were nothing more than to let Yuan Shao get a piece of the pie and not let him swallow Youzhou and Liaodong alone. Then Youzhou was originally his territory. Now he has a chance to get it back. Why do you still have a share of Yuan Shao? At that time, Yuan Shao will fight on the front battlefield. Even if he wins, it will also hurt his vitality. It is impossible to compete with him. Why don't you quickly capture Youzhou? Why do you have to wait for their steps?

After Tian Feng left, Liu Yu immediately rectified the soldiers and horses. He ordered Yu Yin as the vanguard and Wei Dun as the deputy general, with eight thousand elite soldiers ahead. He personally took the army of 50,000 Xichuan to march to Youzhou. The army was vast and went straight to Zhuo County.

Zu Zhao, who confronted Yuan Shao in the front battlefield, summoned the generals to discuss how to defeat Yuan Shao in one fell swoop. Some people are worried that Yuan Shao and Cao Cao will attack Zu Zhao. It's really not a good thing to fight with Yuan Shao at this time. It's better to plan first and then move and retreat first.

Zu Zhao said that he knew Cao and looked down on Yuan Shao. Now he is really fighting with various forces in the Central Plains. He must not have the intention to help Yuan Shao. Even if he agreed, he only agreed verbally and would not have any substantial help. However, he was a little worried about Liu Yu in Xichuan. If Yuan Shao sent someone to let Liu Yu to attack At this time, Liu Yu is likely to send troops. At that time, the army will be nervous and have no intention to resist the enemy. At that time, it was really a little bad. Ask everyone what plans are feasible.

Chen Gong said, "Now that our army and Yuan Shao are confronting each other, our every move is in his eyes. If we send troops back to help, it must be known by Yuan Shao, then he will definitely take the opportunity to attack us, which is really detrimental to our army."

"According to the military's opinion, what should we do?" Zu Zhao asked.

Chen Gong said, "Liu Yu is bound to send troops this time, so he must first capture Youbeiping County. Although it is the capital of Youzhou, we don't have a substantial garrison there, and then he will definitely be Zhuo County and Liaodong County, which is our important city. They will definitely choose to conquer it first, and then they will be able to form a heart against us. Reasonable deterrence. Now Su De guards Liaodong County, with less than 10,000 troops, and it must not be able to defend it. However, Chen Youzhi in Liaoxi has been developing the army. Now the lord has sent troops and has not used the army in Liaoxi, isn't it just to prevent someone from raiding in the rear? In this case, Su De took the initiative to abandon Liaodong County and then merged with Chen Youzhi in Liaoxi. After Liu Yu captured Liaodong County, he would naturally not want to take Liaoxi. He must attack Zhuo County, because Zhuo County is a very important military place. In this case, you can let the Gongsun King of Xuantong County or lead troops to help Zhuo County, while Chen Youzhi will go to Zhuo County with all the troops of Liaoxi. At that time, Liu Yu will definitely come back and forth.

Zu Zhao listened to Chen Gong's words and immediately ordered people to quietly return to Liaodong County with a letter, asking Su De to abandon the city directly when he met Liu Yu's army and take the army to Liaoxi to meet Chen Youzhi. At the same time, he informed Chen Youzhi to secretly rectify the army and prepare to go to Zhuo County to attack Liu Yu. At the same time, he also notified Gongsun Wang or of Xuan Tuo County to intercept Liu Yu's army on the way to Zhuo County in Liaodong.

And Liu Yu's vanguard army attacked all the way, which was so powerful that it did not encounter any decent resistance. It soon arrived in Beiping County and camped 30 miles outside the city, waiting for the arrival of the large army. Three days later, Liu Yu's army arrived and immediately launched an attack on Youbeiping County and quickly captured it. After rewarding his subordinates, he cheered up and went straight to Liaodong County.

The army camped at the east gate outside Liaodong County. Xian Yuyin took the army to fight with the city, but Su De couldn't hold on. Liu Yu's army scolded day and night, limiting Su De to disarming and surrender within two days, otherwise, on the day the army broke through the city, there must be no chickens and dogs left.