"Xuzhou is lost after all!" Liu Bei sighed helplessly. Although there was still another place to go, they also understood that it was only a matter of time.
They had just led the army to Xiaopei, although Xiaopei had already been stationed in advance by Xue Wance, thus losing the opportunity.
However, with Liu Bei's perseverance and perseverance, he naturally had no idea of retreating or giving up. Instead, he actively organized his troops and prepared to launch a strong attack.
But after just over ten days of attacking, we suddenly heard such news, which really dampened morale.
It wasn't until the fall of Xuzhou that their reinforcements arrived at Xiaopei, and they had just fought here. It seemed that Zhao Kuangyin's reaction speed was unexpectedly slow. In fact, this was not because Zhao Kuangyin's reaction speed was too slow.
First, Di Qing captured Xuzhou too quickly.
After all, their troops were originally supposed to appear as reinforcements, and they fought when Xuzhou was most empty and when the enemy was least prepared.
As a result, it has only been just over a month, and the Battle of the South has not even started for long, but the entire Xuzhou has fallen into Di Qing's hands.
Secondly, Su Qin used his iron mouth to persuade many Xuzhou wealthy families represented by the Chen family. In the end, Di Qing even played the Cao family's trump card in order to conquer Pengcheng, and these wealthy families turned to the Jin army.
, turned to Di Qing, greatly shortening the time it took Di Qing to conquer Xuzhou.
Yes, under the influence of Floating House, another famous family in Xuzhou, the Cao family, also fell to the Jin army. This is why Di Qing felt as uncomfortable as eating a fly after Yi Yin used that move.
The defensive force in the city had already been weakened by them, and Di Qing was even more ready to play that card and break the city in one fell swoop. But at this time, Yi Yin took the initiative to send people away, so that the role of these people was greatly reduced.
Is it as disgusting as eating a fly?
The Cao family used to be one of the largest aristocratic families in Xuzhou, but in recent years, because there are no outstanding descendants in the family, there is always a feeling of decline.
It is precisely because of this that it is so easy to be instigated by the floating house. After all, if the Cao family can make great contributions in this battle, they will definitely be rewarded afterwards. With the support of the Jin army, it may not be impossible to rise again.
A wave.
Thirdly, Zhao Kuangyin did not have enough strength. Even if he sent troops to come back for reinforcements, it was Zhu Yuanzhang and Liu Bei who asked for help. If he had enough strength in his hands to send enough troops back to Xuzhou as soon as possible, he would never do it.
It took so long.
With Zhao Kuangyin's strength on the front line, he really did not dare to withdraw his troops easily, especially when the Jin army was pressing forward step by step. This would give Di Qing and the others more time.
Come four...
"It is said that Yi Yin knelt down, faced west, and burned himself in the palace of Zhao Kuangyin. All his family members were lost in this battle!" Guan Yu sighed softly.
Liu Bei also knew how important Xuzhou was to Zhao Kuangyin and how important it was to the Central Plains War. After getting the benefits they wanted to get, Liu Bei did not hold back at all.
On the front line, his general Xu Shiji was left to command a very small number of troops, while he personally commanded most of the troops and brought his two sworn brothers with him to prepare to help Zhao Kuangyin resolve the affairs in Xuzhou.
Although Guan Yu knew that Zhao Kuangyin had always been submissive to his brother on the surface, but secretly he was extremely ambitious. There he was no different from the traitor Li Xiang, but he was not as powerful as the Jin thief.
Therefore, Guan Yu had no good impression of either Zhao Kuangyin or Yi Yin. However, as the embodiment of loyalty, Guan Erye admired loyal people like Yi Yin the most.
Precisely because of this, if he didn't have a good impression of Yi Yin before, now he has the impression that Yi Yin is a beautiful woman but a thief.
"Your Majesty! There were all the civil and military families of Yi Yin Shi before, and now Yi Yin has set an example again. Next, those civil and military members under Zhao Kuangyin should be roasted on the fire rack!" Gongsun Yan said with a smile.
At a time when a lot of bad news is coming, this is barely good news for them.
In everything in this world, the most fearful thing is comparison. Yi Yin looks like a model of loyalty. If anyone under Zhao Kuangyin rebels and surrenders to the enemy, it will definitely be a fate that will leave his name in history. And I have to say that the ancients were most afraid of it. It is this type of history that has left its mark.
Now, most of Zhao Kuangyin's civil and military families, young and old, are in the hands of the Jin army, but they are given a higher rank by Yi Yin. It can be said that they are in a dilemma.
And Gongsun Yan now calls Guan Yu the prince, which is not wrong.
In the previous battle in the Central Plains, Guan Yu beheaded Sima, captured Zang Ba, took Dongping, Shanyang, and Rencheng, a county and two counties, and then beheaded Guo Duanfu. After the generals were exhausted, he destroyed Chi You. In the battle in the Central Plains, Guan Yu It can be said that he has made numerous achievements in battle.
Guan Yu had already been granted the title of Marquis, and now that he had accomplished such a great feat, he naturally had to be rewarded. However, if he were granted a higher title, he would naturally only be granted the title of King.
Guan Yu naturally refused to accept Liu Bei's move to make him king again at first. After all, starting from Liu Bang, there was a tradition that only the Liu family could not be king. Although it was broken by those rebellious officials and traitors in recent years, But Guan Yu is not one of those treacherous ministers and traitors. Instead, he wants to do his best to protect his brother's world and this great man's world.
Therefore, Guan Yu can be said to have set an example by resigning from the throne and resolutely refusing to accept the throne.
However, Liu Bei couldn't stand it and insisted on giving it.
Guan Yuli's contribution is so great, if he really doesn't reward him, it will definitely be a bad start. If it were someone else, forget it. If something like this happened, the monarch would not be happy. But you also have to be ruthless.
But this person is Guan Yu, so Liu Bei must definitely consider implementing this reward.
Moreover, those rebellious ministers and traitors all proclaimed themselves kings unscrupulously. His brother had made such great contributions to the Han Dynasty, so why did he grant him the title of king?
One wanted to give it to the other, but the other was determined not to want it. The Qing-Han Dynasty Party during that period was quite lively!
In the end, the two of them took a step back. Although Guan Yu was made a king, he was made a virtual king with only honorary meaning, the righteous and brave King Wu'an.
This righteous and brave King Wu'an did not have any fiefdom, and he did not even have an actual food town. The food town was still the same part as the previous title, without adding one household.
Moreover, this throne is limited to Guan Yu and cannot be passed down.
Compared with the throne of those princes, isn't it just a virtual king?
