Chapter 1487 : Chapter Seven hundred and forty-seven: Confused (1)
Chapter 747: A series of stupid moves
Since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the south has mostly been fighting small battles. For example, Liu Biao and Liu Yan pacified Jingzhou and Yizhou very quickly.
Sun Ce spent several years pacifying Jiangdong. His ability was indeed outstanding, but it was also because he was in the south.
Why? Because there are many noble families in the north, and there are heroes.
Although there are many nobles in Jiangdong, in the eyes of the northern nobles, Jiangdong still belongs to barbarians, and the nobles here can be regarded as local tyrants at best.[
The real aristocratic families are all in the north, and most of the poor scholars have also gone to the north.
Along with the gathering of talents, the population and cities are also large. Therefore, the struggle for hegemony in the world since the Yellow Turban Rebellion has been centered on the north.
The struggle for hegemony in the north, the world thought that the Battle of Guandu would be the end. Unexpectedly, Liu Feng came out of the blue and relied on the strength accumulated in Jingzhou.
He competed with Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and other great princes for supremacy.
The situation in the north has become confusing again.
However, the general situation is relatively clear. In terms of the number of troops, Yuan Shao is invincible in the world, and he still has three to four hundred thousand soldiers and horses.
Next is Cao Cao, Han Dynasty.
Due to the vastness of the territory, Yuan Shao was still invincible in the world, including Bingzhou, Jizhou, Youzhou, and Qingzhou, followed by the Han Dynasty, which controlled most of Yuzhou and most of Jingzhou. His power spanned Yizhou and Yangzhou, and the territory was vast.
Finally, there is Cao Cao, who controls Yanzhou and Xuzhou.
In terms of population, Yuan Shao is still invincible in the world, with a population of millions. The Han Dynasty is next, with a population of three to four million, and the last is Cao Cao.
But fighting for hegemony in the world sometimes does not involve a competition of comprehensive strength.
Because the combat effectiveness of Cao Cao's army is unmatched in the world, 200,000 soldiers and horses can completely defeat Yuan Shao's 300,000 to 400,000 soldiers and horses. Although the Han army is small, it has strong combat effectiveness.
After such an analysis, the situation in the north becomes clear.
Yuan Shao was bloated and seemed to be the strongest, but in fact he was the weakest. The Han Dynasty seemed to have a large population and a vast territory, but the army was sparse, which was second.
Cao Cao seems to be weak, but he is actually the strongest because he has 200,000 elite warriors who can fight for territory and population at any time.
For Cao Cao, the best result is to use the strong to bully the weak and defeat the Han Dynasty and the Yuan family first.
For the Han Dynasty or the Yuan family, it was the opposite. They should unite with each other to resist Cao Cao. In this way, a three-legged situation was formed.
This is the policy that both the enemy and ourselves should have.
For the princes of the world, this three-legged situation has formed, and the northern and central plains will also be fighting endlessly. They can recharge their batteries to strengthen their power.[
So I am happy to see that the leaders of the three parties, Liu Feng, Cao Cao, and Yuan Shao, are all wise and do not make mistakes.
But what about the result?
Cao Cao attacked Qingzhou, but Yuan Shao resisted and sent envoys to contact the Han Dynasty. According to the three-legged model, Liu Feng should boldly send troops to attack Yanzhou, Cao Cao's home base.
Liu Feng did send troops, but he first killed Yuan Shao's Shi Shenpei, and then moved north into Hebei.
He raided the lair of Yuan Shao, a fellow weakling, and killed Yuan Shao's general Yan Liang.
This one blow directly led to Yuan Shao's defeat in Qingzhou. The army did not lose much, but it lost a quarter of its territory.
The losses were heavy.
Cao Cao obtained Qingzhou, and the supply force brought by hundreds of thousands of people grew stronger.
Of course, Liu Feng also received benefits, including 12,000 war horses. It was a huge benefit. Even princes like Ma Teng and Han Sui were greedy.
What's more, princes like Sun Ce, who also has no horses in the south, are eager to take it for themselves.
However, the princes of the world still made fun of Liu Feng's short-sightedness, which led to the total collapse of the situation for the sake of gains and losses of one city and one pool.
Since then, Cao Cao has grown stronger. The Han Dynasty and the Yuan family have lost trust in each other, and they must be defeated one by one by Cao Cao.
Moreover, the Han Dynasty must come first.
After all, although Yuan Shao lost Qingzhou, his three to four hundred thousand soldiers and horses were more concentrated. As long as he defended the Yellow River, he was enough to start a tug-of-war with Cao Cao.
Can't die for the time being.
However, the Han Dynasty bordered Cao Cao, and the Central Plains was mostly plains, and Cao Cao happened to have 80,000 cavalry who could gallop through the Central Plains.
Therefore, the Han Dynasty must be destroyed first.
Liu Feng obtained 12,000 war horses, but lost control of the situation in the north, and might even be directly destroyed. Isn't it short-sighted?
The princes of the world naturally did not know the twists and turns that occurred. What kind of stupid role did Yuan Shao play, and how did the judge intimidate the Han Dynasty, which directly led to Liu Feng's fall.
They didn't know. They made wild guesses based on the superficial appearance of the matter. The conclusion they drew made Liu Feng stupid.
Look at how awesome Liu Feng was in the past. If you go to the south, you can meet a great talent like Lu Su. He can start a business with dozens of soldiers and kill three small princes.
He occupied Runan and became a small prince in the world.[
Although he was small, he had already risen to prominence, causing Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Sun Ce, and Liu Biao to vie with each other to win over him. After receiving huge benefits, he went to Jingzhou and surrendered to Liu Biao.
Then he boldly invaded Xinye and occupied Nanxiang. He won many battles and occupied most of Jingzhou under the siege of Cao Ren, Liu Biao and Sun Ce.
Later, the four parties united to attack Liu Feng. Liu Feng's company broke through and killed all four parties. After that, they took advantage of the battle of Guandu and invaded Xudu, which was unparalleled in the world.
If you take a look and think about it, you can realize that Liu Feng was so wise and powerful in the past. But after entering Xudu, Liu Feng became stupid.
What system of filial piety and integrity was used to win over the poor scholars in the world, but it offended the powerful aristocratic families. It can be said that he dug a hole for himself and buried himself.
There is nothing more stupid than this in the world.
There is no need to say it anymore, short-sighted, short-sighted.
Therefore, the princes in the world came to the conclusion that Liu Feng became stupid after entering Xudu. There may be many reasons for becoming stupid, such as being comfortable, singing and dancing, and being content with his ambitions.
That's right, the golden cicada escaped from its shell at the age of eight, created great power, attacked Xudu, and revitalized the Han Dynasty. In the world, such a huge achievement at such an age is like a myth.
In the world, Liu Feng is the only one who can be satisfied.
The emperor trusts him, and it can be said that he delegates all power. He is regarded as the crown prince, the king and the general. Under one person, thousands of people are above him.
Corrosion of power. I heard that I recently won a very, very, very beautiful princess, who may be a little gentle.
Anyway, Liu Feng became stupid and no longer wise and powerful. There may be multiple factors. But the result is the same, that is, he became stupid.