Chapter 373: Sweeping Beimang and the South Wants to Move
.Chapter 373: Sweeping Bei Mang and moving south
Under Liucheng, Xu Shu's army has been besieging the city for two months. Su Puyan broke through dozens of times, but was beaten back. How could Guan Yu and others' bravery be stopped by Wu Wan? If it weren't for the fear of too much damage to the soldiers, Xu Shu would have
They have already attacked the city! Looking at the army outside the city, Su Buyan was extremely anxious. He knew that Xu Shu wanted to force him to surrender. Because Xu Shu had besieged the city for two months and did not attack the city, but basically cut off the water source and food routes.
In winter, the cattle and sheep of the Wuwan people were very fat, but after eating the cattle and sheep for two months, Su Buyan felt that his mouth was greasy, and his sense of taste was almost gone. You know, condiments in the Han Dynasty were scarce, and Wuwan and other
Foreigners had to buy even salt from the Han Dynasty. Xu Shu blocked Liucheng, so naturally they couldn't buy salt. Meat without salt would not taste good! What's even more pitiful is that Xu Shu cut off the water source, so Su Puyan could only dig wells.
I don't know if it's a geographical problem when it comes to getting water, but the well water is bitter, astringent, and very unpleasant to drink.
Without salt, the bitter water can be tolerated, but cattle and sheep need to eat grass. Without grass, they will lose weight and even starve to death. Although Liucheng has a lot of grass stored in it, due to the increase in cattle and sheep used as military rations, it is still somewhat difficult to make ends meet! Two
Months passed, and many cattle and sheep were dying of hunger. Helpless Su Puyan could only order that the cattle and sheep be killed to make dried meat!
When Su Puyan couldn't stand the torture anymore and was about to fight Xu Shu to the death, another big event happened. Dianman escorted countless people, prisoners, cattle and sheep to pass through Liucheng.
When the Karasuma guards of Yanagi City saw that many of the people being escorted by Norimitsu were acquaintances, they were immediately in an uproar. Norimitsu was not stupid either. He had an idea and asked Karasumano to show up to explain. Hearing that the royal court had been destroyed,
Not to mention morale, even Su Buyan was dumbfounded!
The old nest was destroyed, the parents of the tribe were captured, and the food in Liucheng was almost eaten up. The soldiers had no fighting spirit, and the generals had no will to fight. Su Pucheng sighed and ordered Kaicheng to surrender. Xu Shubing captured Liucheng without bloodshed, so that as a guide,
Tian Yu admired him very much! However, there was another person whom Tian Yu admired, the King of Qiao, Su Puyan.
As one of the three kings of Karasuma, Su Puyan, the king of Qiao, has a noble status. Even if he is defeated, he still has his pride. He does not allow himself to become a prisoner! When Xu Shu's army entered the city, he stood alone on the top of the city.
How could Liu Zhang's soldiers let such a big man go? After entering the city, some soldiers immediately wanted to capture him!
Facing hundreds of soldiers, Su Puyan was not afraid at all. He just invited Xu Shu to the city wall, hoping that Xu Shu could treat the Karasuma people well. After saying his last instructions and wishes, he faced northwest and raised his knife to kill himself! He leaned against his back.
Su Buyan slowly slipped on the pillars of the city tower. Until he sat on the ground, he was still looking far ahead. In the direction he was looking, there used to be a mountain named Wuhuan Mountain. But thousands of years later, I don't know if there is anyone there.
Will remember...
Recognizing heroes and valuing heroes has been the tradition of Chinese people for thousands of years. Although Su Buyan was an enemy, Xu Shu still buried him generously and engraved on his tombstone "The tomb of Wuwanqiao King Su Buyan"!
Xu Shu from Liucheng found Dianman and asked about Liu Zhang's whereabouts.
Xu Shu was almost stunned when he learned that Liu Zhang actually attacked Xianbei! You must know that even if Xianbei is divided into three parts, each part will have the strength of Karasuma. With Liu Zhang's methods, he will definitely anger all three parts. If the three parts are at the same time
During the encirclement and suppression, Liu Zhang was in danger! The anxious Xu Shu quickly informed Jia Xu, but Jia Xu asked him to handle it himself. Although he was a little confused, Xu Shu decided to send troops!
Unlike Wuwan, the Xianbei Royal Court is located in Danhan Mountain. Although there are no tribes stationed there now, it is the root of the Xianbei people and cannot be changed. Therefore, Suli, Bugendu, and Kebineng are basically all in Yun
There were activities near Zhong, Daijun, Shanggu and other counties. Since Jia Xu asked Xu Shu to take care of it, Xu Shu sent troops to Yunzhong and attacked Danhan Mountain!
It has to be said that Xu Shu and Liu Zhang had a tacit understanding. Liu Zhang moved from north to south, and Xu Shu moved from south to north. The two formed a north-south pincer attack. However, even so, Liu Zhang's situation was still very bad, because not only did the Xiongnu send troops,
Even the Qiang people are ready to take action!
The Ma family had guarded Xiliang for many years. If Ma Chao or Ma Teng were sent back at this time, they might be able to curb the Qiang King's ambitions. However, Ma Chao was taken to Xianbei by Liu Zhang, and Ma Teng guarded Hangu Pass.
, it is really not advisable to move lightly. Just when Jia Xu was worried about this matter, the governor of Liangzhou sent a letter saying that if Liu Zhang handed over Liangzhou to him, there would be no problem!
Seeing that the governor of Lianzhou had such a strong tone, Jia Xu laughed when he saw the signature. He believed that as long as this person was guarding him, not to mention the King of Qiang, even Xianbei, during the period when the Huns were at their strongest, might not be able to
Attack Liangzhou, because this person is Jiangdong Lu Xun and Lu Boyan!
Perhaps when he came to Liu Zhang's command, Lu Xun no longer had the record of burning 700 miles of battalion in history, but he could better display his talents. Regardless of his literary, Taoist or military strategy, Lu Xun was the best choice. Unfortunately, in history
, he only had one famous achievement, and it was hidden by Sun Quan because Sun Quan was too suspicious!
Since Liangzhou is fine, Jia Xu and Xu Shu only need to cooperate with Liu Zhang to deal with Xianbei and the Xiongnu. Of course, the people of Wuwan also need to be resettled, but Jia Xu also learned how to cheat and cheat, and handed over this important task to Tian Feng of Jizhou.
, Ju Shou. Tian Feng wanted to refuse, but Jia Xu said that if these people are not resettled, they will not give them cattle and sheep! Youji is short of food and grass, and these cattle and sheep can be said to be life-saving. In desperation, Tian Feng
, Jushou had to hold his nose and admit it!
Almost all the foreign races in the north have united, just to fight for a chance of survival from Liu Zhang, but there is a person in the south who is joining forces. Yuan Xi, the son-in-law who is hated by the country and the family, has entered under the protection of senior officials.
I came to Wuxi Barbarians and asked to see the Barbarian King Samoko! They are also foreigners. Wuxi Barbarians are different from Shanyue and Nanman because they do not hate the Han people. In addition, Wuling is close to Xichuan, Liu Zhang has always taken good care of these rule-abiding barbarians. Therefore, Shamoko
Ke received Yuan Xi happily.
However, when Yuan Xi explained his purpose, Shamoke's expression changed! Maybe there are many ungrateful people, but Shamoke is not. In these years, under the care of Liu Zhang, Wuxi Man's life has become better and better, and Shamoke
Mo Ke couldn't wait to move into Liu Zhang's administration, so why would he help Yuan Xi? With a face full of reluctance, Yuan Xi left Wuxi Man and went to see Sun Jian again.
Sun Jian was being tortured by Shan Yue. When he heard the word "foreign people", he became furious. Although Liu Zhang was also his enemy, he could never unite with foreigners. When Yuan Xi, a novice, got excited, he opened his mouth to say "Sun Jian".
He is a slave of the Yuan family and should obey the orders of the Yuan family. Now he has stirred up a hornet's nest!
Thinking back then, Sun Jian was indeed attached to Yuan Shu, but how did Yuan Shu treat him? At Hulao Pass, Sun Jian fought tooth and nail against Yuan Shu, who was in charge of food and grass. Not only did he not take care of him, he also deducted, delayed, and even refused to distribute food and grass to him, which led to his defeat by Hua Xiong.
, almost died. If Zu Mao hadn't taken his place, the grass on Sun Jian's grave would have been so high!
The angry Sun Jian did not kill Yuan Xi, but gave him a slap in the face, beating Yuan Xi like a pig's head. It was better for Sun Jian to show mercy, otherwise Yuan Xi would have been beaten to death long ago with his ability! After calming down, Yuan Xi seemed to be
He was thrown out of the Governor's Mansion like a dead dog. Seeing that Yuan Xi was so angry with his lord that he took action himself, the Jiangdong soldiers also secretly played tricks on Yuan Xi! Helpless Yuan Xi left Jiangdong dragging his injured body. Unyielding, he
But he didn't give up! Sun Jian didn't help Wuxi Barbarians, Liu Bei, and Nanman Barbarians. So Yuan Xi went straight to Wuling under the care of senior officials!
Liu Bei was very happy when he heard that Yuan Xi was visiting. In his opinion, the Yuan family's reputation would still be there even if they were defeated. Just like Kong Rong was just a talker, Liu Bei would also be happy because he knew him. This is the so-called celebrity effect!
Yuan Xi was flattered to see Liu Bei treating him with the highest standards!
Three days of fine wine and delicious food almost made Yuan Xi miss Shu, but he did not forget the purpose of his trip. Finally, at the banquet on the third day, Yuan Xi tentatively asked about Liu Bei's attitude towards Liu Zhang. It was okay for him not to ask.
, Wei Yan and Xu Chu were furious at this question. When Chen arrived, Tai Shici's face was covered with a green air, and the veins on his hands burst out. The other accompanying officials also showed a look of surprise. Only Liu Bei seemed not to hear!
Looking at the expressions of everyone under Liu Bei's command, Yuan Xi asked cautiously: "Mr. Xuande, Liu Zhang is so outrageous, have you never thought of revenge?"
"Yuan Xi, what do you mean? My eldest brother entertains you kindly, are you here to humiliate us?" Xu Chu's eyes widened and he stood up, clapping the table, like a tiger with fangs.
If Liu Bei wasn't here, he would probably lift the table and beat someone up!
"Third General, of course I am not humiliating Duke Xuande! Besides, losing at the hands of Liu Zhang is not a scandal! Wasn't my Yuan family destroyed by Liu Zhang? What's the difference between humiliating Duke Xuande and humiliating myself!"
Seeing that Liu Bei remained calm, Yuan Xi smiled with a smile on his face. He understood that Liu Bei and Xu Chu were playing a double act.
"Third brother, don't be rude!" Liu Bei waved his hand lightly and asked Xu Chu to sit down, but turned around and asked with a smile: "What do you think Mr. Yuan has to say?"
Yuan Xi smiled and asked: "Mr. Xuande, if I have a chance to defeat Liu Zhang, would you be interested?"
"It would be great if we can defeat Liu Zhang. Why don't we ask Mr. Yuan to speak first!" Seeing Xu Chu want to speak again, Liu Bei opened his mouth first and asked Wei Yan to hold Xu Chu down with his eyes!
"Life or death depends on this!" Looking at Liu Bei's expression of neither joy nor anger, Yuan Xi gritted his teeth and told the story about Wuhu teaming up to deal with Liu Zhang, and then stared at Liu Bei closely, trying to see from his expression
What happened? Unfortunately, Liu Bei still had that half-dead expression on his face. It seemed that Yuan Xi's words did not move him at all.
"Alas! It seems that this matter has failed again!" Looking at Liu Bei's expression, Yuan Xi lamented in his heart, thinking that Liu Bei, like Cao Cao and Sun Jian, disdained to join forces with foreigners, couldn't help feeling a little sad.
"Master Yuan, it is not appropriate to discuss these state affairs during a banquet, so let's have a banquet!" Just when Yuan Xi lowered his head in despair, waiting for Liu Bei to issue an expulsion order, Liu Bei's words surprised him!
"Yes! It's my fault!" Yuan Xi knew that what Liu Bei said was very likely to be correct. He raised his glass and said, "My Lord Xuande, I respect you!"
"Thank you!" Liu Bei finished the wine lightly and signaled to Wei Yan and others to take turns to join the battle. Yuan Xi did not refuse anyone who came, and drank all the cups. Not long after, he died of drunkenness. He ordered the waiter to send Yuan Xi to rest, and Liu Bei asked the waiter to take Yuan Xi to rest.
People were served hangover soup. After drinking a bowl of hot soup, the drunkenness on everyone's faces disappeared completely!
"Let's discuss, what do you think of Yuan Xi's words?" Liu Bei sat at the top with a bowl of tea and looked at everyone calmly, making it impossible to tell what he was thinking.
"Brother, what are you talking about? Ji Yu has been so deceitful that even foreigners can't stand it. We can't make it easy for him!" Xu Chu fiercely slapped the small case in front of him. He slapped the small case twice in a row, which was really hard to bear.
It couldn't hold back, and it shattered with a click!
"Zhongkang!" Liu Bei frowned and said, "How many times have I told you not to be so irritable, but you just don't listen and just sit still!"
"Yes!" Seeing the small case being smashed to pieces, Xu Chu was a little embarrassed and quickly sat aside!
"Brother, if Yuan Xi's words are true, this is a good opportunity for us to rise. We must not let it pass!" Wei Yan thought for a while and then spoke to persuade.
"This", Liu Bei looked embarrassed. Didn't he know that uniting foreigners to attack Liu Zhang would be a good opportunity to rise. But if he really united with foreigners, he would be infamy. Liu Bei flaunted his benevolence and righteousness, and he loved his reputation most.
How can we not hesitate?
"Lord, I know what you are thinking, but if you don't think of a way, our army will be doomed!" Jian Yong and Liu Bei are fellow villagers. He has been with Liu Bei since the beginning of his army, and is now in charge of Liu Bei's army with Sun Qian.
Money and food, he gritted his teeth and said: "We have one hundred thousand soldiers. Although some old and weak people have been separated to work in the fields, the food and grass consumed every day is very huge. We have been struggling to support it. If the lord doesn't think of a way, Wuling will
They will be eaten up by our army!"
"Lord, the winner is the king and the loser is the bandit..." Sun Qian also understood Liu Bei's thoughts. Seeing Jian Yong speak, he also tried to persuade him, but his words were more subtle, but the meaning behind his words was obvious!
"This," Liu Bei thought for a long time, gritted his teeth and said, "Okay! I will fight with Liu Zhang! I will tell Mr. Yuan my decision when I entertain him at the banquet tomorrow!"
"My lord is wise!" Everyone was overjoyed and bowed in unison, but Liu Bei's face showed an expression that looked like crying but not smiling, because he knew that this was his last fight. If he succeeds, he will give up, if he fails, he will die!
The next day, Liu Bei informed Yuan Xi of his decision. Yuan Xi was overjoyed and asked Liu Bei to go straight to Yizhou from Wuling. Liu Bei would not refuse. It was another banquet, and the guests and hosts enjoyed themselves. Liu Bei reluctantly left.
, Yuan Xi left Wuling and went to Yizhou. His goal was the Nanman in the south of Yizhou!
The Southern Barbarians have always been dissatisfied with the rule of the Central Plains and always wanted to establish themselves as kings. The current king of the Southern Barbarians is Gao Ding, who has always had great ambitions. Unfortunately, Liu Zhang sent Fazheng to guard Yizhou, and Wu Yi and Yan Yan helped him, so he never had the chance.
.When Yuan Xi found Nanman and explained his intention, Gaoding was overjoyed and immediately agreed. He coveted the wealth of Yizhou for more than a day or two!