Chapter 439 The Assassin Biography(1/2)
In Yecheng, Yuan Shao summoned Zhao Long, Liu Bei, Tian Qi and other princes to discuss matters. These princes were all dependent on Yuan Shao’s princes and had their own thoughts.
Yuan Shao, who was the three masters of the four generations, also had the ambition to compete for the Central Plains.
As soon as Chu Tian came back, he attacked Yuzhou in a large-scale attack, which aroused Yuan Shao's concerns. At the suggestion of military advisor Xu You, Yuan Shao summoned all the princes and subordinates to discuss the matter of going south to attack Yanzhou.
In Xu You's opinion, this is the best time to attack Yanzhou.
Xu You is also a vicious strategist, who is still far from being a top strategist, but he is enough for Yuan Shao.
At least Xu You's approach has caused quite a lot of trouble to Chu Tian now.
Yuan Shao joined forces with Zhao Long, Liu Bei, and Tian Qi to go south. Yanzhou was threatened, and Chu Tian's offensive against Yuzhou would come to an abrupt end.
Yuan Shao recognized Xu You's proposal, so he gathered all the forces in Jizhou and prepared to go south to Yuzhou and Jingzhou's troops to attack Chutian.
"The lord attacked Puyang, Zhao Long attacked Baima, Xuande and Tian Qi attacked Gaotang, and the three troops crossed the river and advanced together, so that Chu Zimou could not take care of each other's heads and tails, and he would definitely be out of the way. Within a year and a half, Chu Zimou would definitely be defeated!"
Xu You talked about the attack on Yanzhou at the banquet.
If Chu Tian was present, he would definitely be unable to sleep or eat. Xu You's strategic plan to advance three ways pose a great threat to Chu Tian. Yuan Shao's journey was Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Zhang He, Gao Lan, Ju Yi, Hulu Mingyue, and Lanling King.
Zhao Long along the way, there were Yang Su, the commander of the Sui Dynasty, Han Qinhu, and Shi Wansui.
Liu Bei and Tian Qi all the way, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Ashin Sheer, Feng Yi, Tian Dan, Sun Bin and others.
The 300,000 troops in Jizhou went south, and Chutian had to defend it in full in order to defend it.
"What do the military advisor think?"
Liu Bei whispered to the military advisor Chen Xi beside him.
Chen Xi replied: "As Xu You said, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to attack Yanzhou. If you miss this opportunity, you may not have the chance to win Yanzhou again."
Liu Bei asked Chen Xi again: "Is it necessary for us to obey Yuan Benchu's arrangement?"
At this time, Zhang Fei, who was sitting next to Liu Bei, couldn't help but: "Brother is still the governor of Youzhou, and he is almost the same as the governor of Jizhou, the leader of the Alliance Yuan. Why should he obey his orders? Brother will do whatever he wants!"
"Third brother, no..."
Zhang Fei's two words immediately attracted everyone's attention.
Yuan Shao's face was not that good-looking.
Zhang Fei said impatiently: "If you want to fight, you will be beaten. Zhang Yidefeng will accompany you. If you don't fight, you won't be beaten. I'll go back and wash and go to bed!"
Yuan Shao had seen Zhang Fei's ferocity on the battlefield of the national war, and he dared not say that Zhang Fei was an ordinary archer: "Don't be impatient if you have no objection, then we will recruit 300,000 troops from Jizhou to attack Yanzhou."
"Lord, no."
However, Zhao Long did not agree with Yuan Shao's approach.
As the biggest force attached to Yuan Shao, Zhao Long has the strength to almost fight against Yuan Shao. He expressed his views. Tian Feng, Ju Su, and even Shen Pei, Guo Tu, and others who were close to him were all attracted by it.
Yuan Shaogang was confronted by Zhang Fei. Now Zhao Long is attacking again. He resists the anger that is about to explode and pretends to be calm: "Why?"
Zhao Long replied: "Hu Ma, the governor of Bingzhou, was defeated by us in the war in Youzhou last time, and he was unwilling to accept it. Once the 300,000 troops of Jizhou went south, he would definitely attack Jizhou. In this way, Jizhou would be all owned by Bingzhou's governor."
Xu You was prepared: "I have asked someone to write a letter to Hu Ma, the governor of Bingzhou, and in the letter, he has promised us not to attack Jizhou, and our army can attack Yanzhou with confidence."
"Weapons are tricks. In order to seize Jizhou, Huma deliberately tried to help us go south to attack Yanzhou. Once we gather all our troops to go south, we will be fooled."
"Hu Ma must not know the reason why he loses his lips and has cold teeth. What are the benefits for Chu Zi to grow up?"
"Hu Ma annexed Jizhou, and will own the three major states of Bingzhou, Jizhou and Youzhou, and have the ability to compete with Chu Zi. He will not miss this opportunity. The lord went south with the troops of a state, and it was already a dry bone in the tomb!"
Zhao Long and Xu You quarreled in front of everyone and even involved Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao couldn't help but be furious, drew out his sword and pointed at Zhao Long: "My four generations and three masters of the Yuan family are not a dead bone in a tomb! Could it be that I bullied me and dared not kill you!?"
Zhao Long's face was pale.
Han Qinhu, Shi Wansui quickly stood up, holding weapons in his hand to protect Zhao Long.
Yan Liang and Wen Chou protected Yuan Shao.
Everyone present was uneasy about the sudden deterioration and dissuaded them.
Zhao Long's great merit was shocked by the Lord. Before this, everyone had already vaguely felt that the conflict between the two sides would break out sooner or later. Now, it was on the verge of the outbreak.
Yuan Shao already had the intention to kill Zhao Long, just like he killed Ju Yi in history.
However, Zhao Long, who knew the trend of the late Han Dynasty and had a group of brave generals, was not as easy to mess with as Ju Yi, and he was qualified to challenge Yuan Shao.
Liu Bei wanted to get up to persuade him to fight, but was pressed down by military advisor Chen Xi: "Master, let's see if they solve this problem in this way, maybe it's our chance."
Guan Yu stroked his soft long beard and whispered to Liu Bei: "What the military advisor said is very true. According to my second brother's opinion, it is better to sit in the mountain and watch the tiger fight."
Zhang Fei said, "I'm the same!"
After hearing the advice of several of his confidants, Liu Bei did not get up.
Over there, the advisers of Jizhou had already come up to dissuade the two of them, and Ju Su quickly smoothed out: "General Zhao Long, the lord is just angry for a moment, not intentionally offend him. Please do not misunderstand me."
Shen Pairing said to Yuan Shao: "Please take back the weapon. Weapons can be used against enemies, but how can we use friends?"
Yuan Shao found that he was indeed impulsive, so he put away his weapons. But he did not put down his airs of being a three-month man of the four generations and took the initiative to show his slander to Zhao Long.
Zhao Long was discouraged: "I, Zhao Long, have established the current territory for the lord, and are all considered by the lord, but I was treated like this, which is unfair!"
After Zhao Long finished speaking, he threw the sword on the ground and led Han Qinhu angrily, and Shi Wansui left.
Everyone present, except for Liu Bei and Tian Qi who were watching, the other generals and strategists from Yuan Shao's camp were heartbroken.
Judging from the reasons for the outbreak of this conflict, Yuan Shao's actions did hurt many generals and counselors.
Zhao Long helped Yuan Shao to win the Battle of Julu and the Battle of Youzhou. The biggest hero was the biggest hero, but he was pointed at by his lord with his sword. Then one day, Yuan Shao ascended to a higher position, how would he deal with other heroes?
Even Xu You couldn't help but be surprised, and he didn't know what to do.
Yuan Shao took back the sword, and he couldn't help but regret his actions.
Everyone who stayed at the banquet was unintentional to swallow, so the banquet ended in a hurry.
Sun Bin, who had been observing this conflict, had his eyes flashing and thoughtful.
"Military advisor, is there anything wrong with it?"
Tian Qi found that Sun Bin's expression was a bit abnormal, as if he had discovered something.
Sun Bin nodded and shook his head: "It's probably my illusion."
Another big event happened at night in Yecheng.
At night, an assassin attacked the house where Zhao Long was staying. Shi Wansui, Han Qinhu killed several assassins in a row, but Zhao Long was stabbed!
In horror, Zhao Long led his men to burn the west gate of Yecheng and fled back to the Zhao State where he managed it in a hurry.
This incident caused a stir in Yecheng.
After Yuan Shao and Zhao Long had an argument, Zhao Long was assassinated that night and was almost killed!
The assassin who died on the spot was a soldier in Yuan Shao's army, and a military general, Yuan Shao's nephew, Gao Guan!
Now all the strategists and generals of Yuan Shao's camp were restless.
All signs pointed to Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao sent people to attack Zhao Long and stabbed Zhao Long. Zhao Long fled from Yecheng overnight in panic.
Liu Bei and Tian Qi were deeply uneasy because of this matter and suspected that Yuan Shao had intended to eradicate the princes who depended on him, so he left without saying goodbye and returned to the Bohai Sea and Plain.
Yuan Shao's reputation was defeated.
"The cunning rabbit dies, the lackeys cook; the birds are gone, and the good bows are hidden..."
"The enemy's country is destroyed and the counselors are destroyed. Yuan Hao, did we misjudgment the person at the beginning?"
"I thought Yuan Benchu had three masters from four generations, but he was vindictive and killed the hero. Although Zhao Long's achievements were so great that he was shocked... But if he was killed that night, his fate would be too miserable."
"Maybe Yuan Benchu is just a false reputation."
“Where should we go?”
Tian Feng and Ju Su drank together.
Such a thing happened within Jizhou, and they had no time to think about how to attack Yanzhou.
Not only Tian Feng and Ju Su lost confidence, but even Xu You, Shen Pei, Guo Tu, Feng Ji, Zhang He, Zhu Ling and others were shaken. What was even more fatal was that Hulu Mingyue and the loyalty of the two generals who defected to Yuan Shao were declining.
In Handan City, Zhao Long fled back to the territory he controlled, and a doctor immediately healed his wounds.
When the soldiers of Handan heard that Yuan Shao pointed his sword at Zhao Long at the banquet and sent assassins to assassinate Zhao Long, they were furious and took the initiative to come to the lord's mansion to ask for an order, demanding an uprising attack on Yuan Shao!
Tens of thousands of soldiers surrounded the lord's mansion. They were not dissatisfied with Zhao Long, but were dissatisfied with Yuan Shao, and asked Zhao Long to replace Yuan Shao!
This is the same as Chen Qiao’s mutiny and wearing a yellow robe!
"Let me go in and persuade my lord."
The first commander and the first counselor under Zhao Long came to visit him, and all the soldiers in Handan made a way for Yang Su.
"The lord is willing to be injured for the sake of great cause, and I will admire him."
Yang Su has an appreciation for Zhao Long.
"This sword almost killed me. I am worthy of being one of the four major assassins of the Warring States Period. Now, there has been a nominal storm to attack Yuan Shao."
Zhao Long's originally panic-eyed eyes disappeared, replaced by a sharp look.
To be continued...