Cao Cao joined Liu Bei and Cao Ren, led the army, and marched from Pengcheng to Xiapi.
Lu Bu, Wei Xu, and Song Xian stationed troops in Xiapi, and ordered Zhang Liao and Gao Shun to garrison Xiaopei. The two cities were at each other's horns, waiting for the arrival of Cao's army.
From Huainan County, a group of soldiers, with chariots and horses, came from the north and could already see Shouchun City from a distance.
After Yuan Shu was defeated in Nanyang, he took Shouchun and Huainan as his foundation.
He was the most ostentatious among the heroes of the Three Kingdoms. He built Shouchun City extremely strong. Today, in front of the powerful enemy Fang Guang, he has no ability to resist.
Yuan Shu went against the grain and suffered repeated defeats. Although the city wall was thick, at this time, there were no soldiers to guard it.
In the north of Shouchun City, Fang Guang, surrounded by Xu Chu, Zhao Yun, Pang Tong and others, was observing the terrain of Shouchun.
In the south of the city, another group of soldiers also marched straight in. A little faster than Fang Guangda's army, they had already entered Shouchun City.
Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor, but the ceremony and palace were not fully prepared.
The Puppet Dynasty was newly built, and outside the grand palace, there were not even any guardsmen, only four or five disheveled civil servants. Everyone looked at Yuan Shu with dull eyes in front of them, with confusion in their eyes.
However, in just twenty days, Yuan Shu, who was so high-spirited when he established himself as emperor, has disappeared from the world.
Now Yuan Shu in the Shouchun Hall stared straight at the beams of the hall, as if a broken soldier could be reborn here.
The only scribe in the palace who was relatively calm saw Yuan Shu in such a state. He sighed in his heart and stood up in a few steps. He was the one who had originally advised Yuan Shu not to become emperor, which angered Yan Xiang in all directions.
"My lord, Fang Guang's army has passed Xiacai and Quyang, and is heading straight for this place. There are no troops left to defend the city!"
"At Chen time, there has been a military report, and the flag of Datong in the north has appeared in the world. Counting the time, at noon at the earliest, Cao Jun's brave cavalry will enter the city!"
Yan Xiang's few words awakened Yuan Shu from his sluggish state.
Yuan Jiujiu assumed the posture of an emperor and looked at the last loyal minister under his command with disdain in his eyes.
"Alarmist talk, Yan Xiang, everything you say is alarmist talk!"
"I have ordered Ji Ling to gather the troops and horses, and then lead the commander Shi Yang Hong to come from the south to attack Fang Guang together!"
"The little yellow turban thief was lucky enough to win. Shouchun is where he was buried. As long as Yang Hongnan comes, everything will be fine!"
Like a drowning man grabbing a straw, Yuan Shu's gray eyes suddenly burst into light.
He grabbed a handful in front of him with one hand, and then pinched it in the air, as if when Yang Hong arrived, Fang Guang would disappear into thin air.
Everyone in the palace knew that Yang Hong had probably surrendered to Sun Quan long ago, and Ji Ling's so-called recruitment of troops was just an excuse to offend Yuan Shu and refuse to accept Shouchun.
There was silence in the hall, and Yan Xiang looked at Yuan Shu again, the look in his eyes was almost pity.
"My lord, Yang Hong's soldiers have not sent even a single word, and the same is true for General Ji Ling. Now in the city, there are only hundreds of lord's servants and a few of my servants guarding Shouchun!"
"My lord, no one will come to save Shouchun anymore. No one is here anymore. It's still too late to leave the city no matter where you go. My lord, please make a decision quickly!"
"Bang!"
Hearing that Ji Ling and Yang Hong would never come again, Yuan Shu stood up fiercely and kicked over the wooden table in front of him.
"This is Gu's imperial edict, Ji Ling, and Yang Hong are escorting us here. It is my imperial edict. Where is Gu's brave general Zuo? Where is Gu's Huainan tiger?"
"The defeat of the Zhong Dynasty was all because of you and your failure to do your best!"
"No, I have already compiled a book for my brother, Benchu. I am willing to give it to you as a gift of jade seal and to inherit the imperial family. My brother will help me!"
"Sun Quan from Jiangdong is different from his white-eyed wolf brother Sun Ce. If he doesn't follow Cao Cao's orders, he just helps me!"
"I don't believe that a Yellow Turban Colonel can compete with the blood of my Yuan clan!"
"The blood flowing in my veins is different from yours. It is the blood of the Four Generations and Three Dukes, Wen Qin Fu Yu!"
Under the intense mental stimulation, Yuan Shu fell into madness. He pulled out the sword from his waist and cut open the skin of his left arm. Blood spurted out instantly to show that the blood of the emperor was different from ordinary people.
Seeing that Yuan Shu was completely crazy, the last few scribes in the palace looked at each other and left in a hurry.
Only Yan Xiang, with his eyes red, called for a personal servant and a palace cook, and ordered them to help Yuan Shu up. He tore open his clothes and bandaged up this arrogant man who had been arrogant all his life.
Yuan Shu was held down by three people, but after struggling for a while, he was at their mercy.
Yan Xiang knew that he was without a master. After packing, even the servants carried Yuan Shu on their backs. He and the palace cooks, one holding a sharp sword and the other holding a kitchen knife, packed up the jade seal and rushed out of the palace.
At this time in Shouchun City, Fang Guang and his cavalry had already rushed into the north gate, and the group of people who had entered the city earlier than the boy had already rushed into the palace.
Yan Xiang and the four others met hundreds of armored soldiers in the corridor outside the palace, with murderous expressions on their faces. The leader of this group of soldiers was the twelve-year-old Lu Xun, and Zhou Cang, who was full of flesh and blood.
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When they met on the narrow road, Lu Xun was so smart. Looking at the style and color of Yuan Shu's robe, he already knew that this was the lord of Shouchun and the pseudo-emperor Yuan Gongliu.
The young man smiled and whispered a few words to Zhou Tai beside him. Zhou Tai waved his hand, and the Soochow soldiers stopped walking at the same time.
"Mr. Yuan, I met Mr. Yuan by chance today. It is my lord Jiangdong Sun Zhongmou. I would like to ask Mr. Yuan when the jade seal I wanted to borrow that day can be returned!"
"My lord's childhood playmate Yuan Li'er. My lord is in Jiangdong. He is very worried about him. Yuan Gong is in trouble. It just so happens that this girl should also be recovered by us!"
Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin were originally the first-class nobles of Jiangdong. Compared with the Central Plains, Jiangdong's atmosphere was more rugged. In fact, they were both black and white people in the local area. Their gangster spirit shot up to the sky with their words.
Yuan Shu looked down on others all his life. Even Yuan Shao, in his eyes, was nothing more than the son of a concubine!
Now being faced with a big-tongued Southern man asking for the jade seal and his daughter, who are all his darlings, Yuan Gongli saw two thick puffs of breath spurting out from his nostrils.
"Who are you? A subordinate of Sun Zhongmou from Jiangdong, your lord is no more than a minister in front of me. How dare you be so bold!"
"Come here, capture this person and teach the Sun family's retainers a lesson!"
Yuan Shu was so angry that he forgot that there were only three people around him now.
Lu Xun and Zhou Tai led troops into Shouchun, and they had the awareness to resolve the matter with force.
Fang Guangdajun is also entering the city. The two of them know it well. The young man is brave and Jiangdong knows that he is outmatched. Where can he have time to talk to Yuan Shu here?
Although Lu Xun was only a young man, his face darkened, but he already had the majesty of future generations.
He glanced at Zhou Tai beside him and coughed lightly.
"Youping, time is running out!"
Zhou Tai understood, stepped forward with a ferocious smile, kicked away Yan Xiang who was gritting his teeth to protect his master, and lifted Yuan Shu off the servant's back with one hand.