Lu Su met Liu Zhang and expressed his intention to make good friends. Liu Zhang was overjoyed when he heard this, so he hosted a banquet for Lu Su and asked Lu Su, "If Cao's army attacks Yizhou, what will General Sun do?"
Lu Su remained calm and said: "If your lips are dead and your teeth are cold, General Sun will lead a team of troops to attack the two cities of Xiangfan and cut off Cao's army's retreat."
Liu Zhang was even more overjoyed and said hurriedly: "Very good, very good." A big stone fell in his heart, and he felt that he had found some comfort.
After Lu Su fortunately fulfilled his mission, he immediately returned to Jiangling and went to report to Sun Ce.
The entire structure of Jingzhou and Yizhou changed drastically and turned into a three-legged situation. Cao Cao knew that he could no longer go south, so he ordered Cai Mao and others to guard Xiangfan and lead the army back.
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But when Cao Cao went south, Yuan Shao was seriously ill in Yecheng, Hebei Province. Yuan Shao was originally a man who loved great achievements. After his defeat in the south, he was frightened and angry. He was frightened when he fled, and he fell ill when he returned to Yecheng.
When Cao Cao captured Xiangfan, Yuan Shao was already so angry that he almost screamed for his life.
At this time, people in Hebei were panicked and rumors were spreading everywhere. Yuan Shao had been in Hebei for many years and was somewhat popular, so many people were worried.
Looking back at Yuan Shao, it can be said that there are many people. He was from Ruyang, Runan. His great-grandfather Yuan An was a Situ in the Han Dynasty. Since An, he has occupied the third prince position for four generations, and the Yuan family has become the most powerful in the world. Yuan Shao was a good ranger when he was young, and he was a good knight at that time.
A group of warriors joined the army, but they were not called by the imperial court and refused to serve as officials. Zhao Zhong, the regular servant, said to Huangmen: "Yuan Benchu is sitting here to make a show of his worth. He should not be called but to raise dead soldiers. I don't know what he wants to do!"
After hearing this, his uncle Yuan Wei reprimanded Yuan Shao: "Do you want to harm our whole family?" Yuan Shao then accepted the call and served as the general's censor. It can be said that when he was young, Yuan Shao had a strong character and a big heart.
An ambitious person with many worries.
Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty passed away, and the queen's brother, General He Jin, took power. Yuan Shao had already hated Shi Changshi to the core. Seeing the rare opportunity, he persuaded He Jin: "Huangmen, Chang Shi has been in power for a long time. And the Empress Dowager Yongle and all the people
The Changshi specializes in making money, and the general should rectify the world and eliminate troubles at home." The Han Dynasty was now in a state of decay, and every loyal and brave minister who cared about the country and the country wanted to eat Shichang's servants alive, but he was afraid of Shichang.
The ministers had great power, so they could only hold back their anger in their hearts. Occasionally, a few ministers who acted recklessly without remembering the consequences ended up tragically. But Yuan Shao truly regarded overthrowing the corrupt forces and restoring the majesty of the Han Dynasty as his own responsibility and had a plan.
The first person to achieve this goal.
In order to prevent his efforts from being in vain, and to prevent the "anti-gangster forces" from following the old path of the losers in the past, Yuan Shao suggested to He Jin: "Huangmen and Changshi have been in power for a long time, and the whole world is afraid of their power. Dou
When Wu tried to plot the Ten Constant Attendants, he wanted to take advantage of the Wu Ying Shi. However, the Wu Ying Shi grew up in the capital and were even more afraid of the Ten Constant Attendants. Therefore, Dou Wu committed suicide and ended in failure. Now the opportunity was rare, and the general led the soldiers of both houses.
Heroes and celebrities are willing to do their best. If it is mastered properly, it can eliminate the country's troubles, restore the country, and be famous forever! The emperor is in the main hall now, and he can lead the troops in the name of guard. Please call the ten permanent servants to come in and eradicate the root cause on the spot. "
But He Jin refused to obey. In the sixth year of Zhongping, Shi Changshi falsely ordered He to enter the palace. He Jin did not listen to Yuan Shao's dissuasion and entered the palace alone. He ordered Yuan Shao to lead the military attachés to guard the eunuchs, and ordered Yuan Shao's brother Yuan Shu to guard the green lock of Jiade Palace.
He thought that this would be foolproof, but he was killed by the soldiers who were ambushed by Shi Changshi. Yuan Shao, who was leading a large number of military attaches outside, saw that He Jin had not left the palace for a long time, so he decisively ordered Yuan Shu to burn the green lock gate of Jiade Palace and decided to attack the palace.
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According to the system of the Han Dynasty, the military power of the capital was divided into the "Eight Colonels of Xiyuan", among which Yuan Shao was appointed as the Sili Colonel, Cao Cao was appointed as the Dianjun Colonel, and Chunyu Qiong was appointed as the Right Colonel. The other five captains were all under the command of Shi Changshi.
, from a military point of view, with a 3:5 military strength comparison, a head-to-head confrontation with the Shi Changshi would basically mean losing more than winning. After the death of Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty, He Jin gained power by relying on the relationship with the queen, and he was on the same level as the Shi Changshi.
level, and Yuan Shao and Cao Cao were both on He Jin's side at that time, so if Yuan Shao's plan was followed, it would be just a piece of cake to capture and kill the ten regular servants. But when He Jin died, the balance of power was broken again, and Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and others were leaderless.
Another opportunity was taken advantage of by the Shi Changshi. Even if he could save his life temporarily, he would not be able to escape the revenge of the Shi Changshi in the future. The Han Dynasty regime would suffer another huge blow. It would be even more difficult to restore the country. Some people think that Yuan Shao ordered
The attack on the palace caused unprecedented chaos, causing the emperor and ministers to flee...
But just imagine, if Yuan Shao orders the withdrawal of troops, and the Shi Chang Shi re-concentrates his military power, who will he deal with next? After Yuan Shao, Cao Cao and other "anti-gangster forces" are destroyed, it will mean that the Shi Chang Shi's power will be transferred to the government and the opposition, and the consequences will be unimaginable. Therefore, Yuan Shao
Although the order to attack the palace caused temporary chaos, it stopped the growth of the corrupt forces in the court in time. It was like giving a blow to the head of a person who was about to sleep in the snow. Although it hurt a little, at least he was one step away from death. This is also what Yuan Shao
They cherished the Han Dynasty and could not bear the ruin of the country. There was nothing they could do. In this palace battle, although the young emperor and King Chenliu fled, all the ten permanent servants were killed, and their party members were basically eliminated. The court was as if it were at the beginning of a serious illness.
Although the family of the recovered patient seemed poor due to the treatment, his body recovered after all, and he could make money again. ZTE seemed to be just around the corner. Unfortunately, Dong Zhuo, the governor of Xiliang, took advantage of the chaos in the palace and gathered a large number of troops to escort the young emperor to the capital in the name of King Qin.
Taking over the power, he drove away ten evil wolves and another tiger came.
Dong Zhuo did more than the ten regular attendants, intending to depose the young emperor and establish Chenliu Wangxie. "Zhuo wanted to depose the emperor, so he said to Yuan Shao: 'The emperor is in the dark, and he is not the master of ten thousand chariots. King Chenliu is still victorious, and now he wants to establish him.
. People may have little wisdom, greatness or stupidity, but they still know what is going on. It’s up to you. Why don’t you see the Ling Emperor? Thinking of this makes people angry!” Shao replied: “The Han family has been in charge of the world for more than four hundred years, and has been deeply benevolent.
Wo, Zhao people have been wearing it for a long time. Although the current emperor is young, he has not done anything bad to spread the news to the world. If the public wants to abolish the throne, he is afraid that the army will not follow the public discussion." Zhuo scolded Yuan Shao: "Shuzi! Will the affairs of the world not be decided by me?
Who dares to disobey what I am doing now? You say Dong Zhuo's sword is unfavorable!" Yuan Shao replied: "Isn't Mr. Dong the only one who is strong in the world?" He drew his saber and bowed it out."
Regarding Yuan Shao's attitude towards Dong Zhuo, many people think that it is wrong and that they should not react so strongly. Even if they have to go to war with each other just because of a word, they can at least deal with it first and "take it easy" later. But at this time, Dong Zhuo was like a tiger or a wolf.
His heart was clear, and the tough policies he implemented were very unparalleled. The capital was controlled and military power was taken away. It was useless to stay longer. It was only in line with the actual situation that he left early for long-term development. Later, Cao Cao returned to Chenliu to revolt, and Liu Bei used an excuse to attack Yuan Shu.
The situation of Yuan Shao at this time was similar. After Yuan Shao escaped from Luoyang, he raised troops in the Bohai Sea, and Cao Cao also fled to Chenliu and raised his flag to respond.
In the first month of the first year of Chuping, "Qiao Mao, the prefect of Dongjun, pretended to be the Three Dukes of the capital and transferred a letter to the prefectures and counties. Chen Zhuo was guilty and said, 'Seeing the persecution, he could not save himself, so he hoped for righteous soldiers to relieve the country's troubles.'" This led to the eighteen towns of the princes.
They jointly attacked Dong Zhuo, with Yuan Shao as their leader.
It's just that at that time, the princes of the eighteen towns had different intentions and their own calculations were very clever. Apart from Sun Jian, Cao Cao, and Bao Xin, how many of them were willing to contribute? For example, Liu Dai, the governor of Yanzhou, and Qiao Mao, the prefect of Dongjun, had just been attacked by the coalition forces.
After winning a battle, they looked at each other's territory, drooled over each other, and fought fiercely; Gongsun Zan, in the name of attacking Dong Zhuo, beat his "own man" Han Fu from the beginning so that he did not dare to leave home, intending to annex Jizhou;
Sun Jian, who was very brave at the beginning of the battle, was too exhausted when attacking Yangren and Sishui Pass. After Dong Zhuo fled to the west and the coalition forces entered Luoyang, he quietly returned to the station without making a sound. Maybe he thought it was not worthwhile. That's it.
You can imagine how difficult it would be for a ragtag group to defeat Dong Zhuo's brutal army.
Moreover, although the coalition forces sought Dong Youkuang's name for conquering the Han Dynasty, Yuan Shao was not a relative of the emperor after all. As the leader of the alliance, he was in the wrong. The young emperor had been deposed by Dong Zhuo at this time, and it was natural for him to establish another royal family as the emperor. When Chu and Han were fighting,
, Xiang Yu took advantage of a lot in the name of supporting the King of Chu. Since Dong Zhuo entered the capital, the Han Dynasty has truly existed in name only, and various local armed forces have become independent. Some really still want to serve the king, but most of them are under this banner.
Seek your own interests.
Therefore, it is just a fantasy to use the name of "King Qin" to unite the landowners and armed forces with different motives. It can only form an alliance in name only, but it will not have any substantive effect. Facts have also proved that
After the battle at Sishui Pass, more princes thought that there was no need to sacrifice their own strength for an emperor who was only an empty shell, so the disintegration of the coalition was inevitable. Regardless of whether Yuan Shao thought so at the time,
But morally speaking, his approach has done everything he can while preserving his own strength. Up to this time, Yuan Shao has done his best to subdue the Han Dynasty...
The coalition forces against Dong collapsed, and Yuan Shao returned to his base in Bohai. Yuan Shu had a feud with Yuan Shao, so he allied with Gongsun Zan to attack Yuan Shao and Cao Cao. Gongsun Zan sent Liu Bei to garrison Gaotang, Shan passed through the plains, and Tao Qian garrisoned Qian, forcing Yuan Shao, but was defeated by Yuan Shao and Cao Cao.
Defeated. Han Fu was afraid of being beaten by Gongsun Zan, so he gave the pastoral care of Jizhou to Yuan Shao. In this way, Yuan Shao used his established reputation and high moral prestige to easily win Jizhou.
The battle in Hebei mainly focused on Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan, and a battle was fought at Jieqiao. "Zan had more than 30,000 infantrymen, Fang Chen, and two wings of cavalry, more than 5,000 horses on each side, with white horses and Yi Cong as the backbone.
It is also divided into two schools, the left shoots to the right, the right shoots to the left, with banners and armor, illuminating the heaven and earth."
This formation is quite scary. When fighting against the Wuwan army, Gongsun Zan liked to ride white horses. He was extremely brave and often won battles. The Wuwan people even told each other to "avoid the white horses." Later, Gongsun Zan selected soldiers who were good at riding and shooting to match them with white horses.
They formed the "Baima Yi" and became the main force in the battle with strong combat effectiveness. Faced with such a good fighting force, Yuan Shao promoted Qu Yi, a good general who had been in Liangzhou for a long time, and led 800 people as the vanguard to fight against Gongsun Zan's more than 30,000 troops.
people.
Qu Yi's 800 Liangzhou soldiers were very brave. At first, they hid in the ditch and did not move. Gongsun Zan's arrows and crossbows could not be hit, so they tried to trample them. When Gongsun Zan's army approached, Qu Yi and the 800 Liangzhou soldiers "
They all rise up at the same time, shouting in the dust, clashing directly, strong crossbows and thunder, and those who are hit will fall. Before Chen Zan, Yan Gang, the governor of Jizhou appointed by Zan, has a head of more than a thousand ranks."
Gongsun Zan returned to the boundary bridge, and Chen Bing fought again, but was defeated by Qu Yi who caught up. Qu Yi directly captured Gongsun Zan's camp. Yuan Shao only led ten strong crossbows and hundreds of halberd soldiers, but was suddenly attacked by more than 2,000 cavalrymen from Gongsun Zan.
During the siege, Tian Feng persuaded Yuan Shao to hide in the empty wall. Yuan Shao "thrown his pocket on the ground and said: 'A man is dying in battle, but how can he live if he goes into the wall to do nothing?'"
The soldiers were greatly encouraged and fought back the enemy soldiers bravely. This battle not only showed that Yuan Shao was good at adapting to the situation and boldly using talents, but also showed his perseverance and courage. He remained calm in the face of danger and was brave and decisive in the face of heavy siege by enemy soldiers.
He led his troops to defeat the enemy. After the Battle of Jieqiao, Wei Jun and the Black Mountain bandits rebelled and gathered hundreds of thousands of people to attack Ye. At that time, Yuan Shao was drinking with his generals to celebrate his victory. After hearing the news, many people who lived in Yeli
They began to feel frightened and uneasy, and some even started to cry, but "Shao's appearance remained unchanged and he was calm." He was very leader-like.
Yuan Shao returned to Ye, and the Black Mountain bandit Tao Sheng heard the news and surrendered. Afterwards, Yuan Shao marched into Chaoge and defeated the rebellious Yu Du in just five days. Then he went north and defeated Liu Shi, Qing Niujiao, Huang Long, Zuo Xiao, Guo Daxian, and Li Damu.
, Yu Digen and others cleared away the remnants of the rebellion.
Since Gongsun Zan was named a former general and Marquis of Yi, he began to be arrogant. In addition, he fought for years, competed with Liu Yu for territory, and even killed Liu Yu, who was very prestigious at the time. His strength deteriorated. In the fourth year of Jian'an, Yuan Shao saw the opportunity and sent
The army surrounded Yi Jing. Gongsun Zan was besieged internally and externally, his morale collapsed, and he was forced to commit suicide. Since then, Hebei has been unified. At this time, Dong Zhuo was dead, Jushou suggested welcoming Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty and moving the capital to Yecheng, but Guo Tu and Shenpei opposed it and said that the Han Emperor
Not only is it of no use, but if he welcomes him, he will be restricted in every way, making it inconvenient to develop his own power in the future. It is a pity that Yuan Shao did not adopt Ju Shou's suggestion, and this is also a strong proof that he is not as good as Cao Cao.
After unifying Hebei, Yuan Shao gradually became proud, and then sent his troops south to confront Cao Cao and Gao Jin, but was ultimately defeated. From then on, Yuan Shao never expected that he would be defeated by Gao Jin in his military life, and a generation of heroes fell.
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At this time, Yuan Shao could no longer stay and could not see, so Shen Pei and others quickly asked Yuan Shang to serve Yuan Shao, while Yuan Tan stayed at the entrance of the house, but was not allowed to enter...
This incident happened to Yuan Shao's second wife Liu. Liu always loved Yuan Shang and alienated Yuan Tan. At this time, Yuan Shao was about to die. How could she not put herself in her own shoes? If Yuan Tan succeeded Yuan Shao,
How will Yuan Tan treat Liu?
Therefore, Mrs. Liu ordered people to invite Yuan Shang to go to bed to serve Yuan Shao, while Yuan Tan stayed outside the house.
Yuan Tan was very angry at this time, remembering that his father would pass away at some point. Not only would he not be able to see him again, but soon, Yuan Shang would fake his will and his life would probably no longer be saved.
He wanted to lead his guards into the house several times, but the guards around him were extremely tight. The two sides faced off outside the house, and there was no room for accommodation.
Xin Ping advised Yuan Tan: "Sir, the matter has come to an end. There is no need to make other considerations. You can immediately contact the army and horses in the city to meet Yuan Shang's swordsmen."
How could Xin Ping not understand the urgency of the moment? Yuan Shang cannot tolerate others. Once he inherits Yuan Shao's title, the first people to be killed are Yuan Tan and himself. At this point, there is no other way out except to kill the fish and break the net.
room.
Guo Tu also echoed Xin Ping's opinion and said: "The Lord ordered me, Xin Ping, Shen Pei, Xu You, and Feng Ji to be in charge of the affairs of Yizhou. We account for 40% of Yizhou's army and horses. If there is an attack at this time,
It may not be possible to succeed.”
Yuan Tan still hesitated and said: "The father is not dead, how can the son call back?"
Xin commented: "It is unknown whether Mr. Yuan is dead now. Who knows whether Yuan Shang and others will keep the mourning secret and be prepared. If you hesitate again, we will surely die!"
Guo Tu also advised: "When a man makes a decision, he will make a decision. How can the young master still be hesitant today?"
Yuan Tan then said: "I don't know how to do it now."
Xin commented: "Xu You is the most critical at this time. If we can win over Xu You, we will have a 100% chance of winning. If not, it will be at most 50%. Why don't you go visit Xu You?"
Xu You is from Nanyang. He was originally a counselor under Yuan Shao's tent. Xu You was friendly with Cao Cao when he was young, and later became Yuan Shao's counselor. He made many suggestions for Yuan Shao but was not listened to, and was deeply dissatisfied. Therefore, he became a unique figure in Yizhou.
The presence.
He neither intervened in the battles between Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang, nor rarely intervened in government affairs. Although Yuan Shao appointed Feng Ji, Shen Pei, Xu You, Guo Tu, and Xin Ping to take charge of state affairs, Xu You was the most neglectful one.
When Yuan Shao went south, he did not express his opinion or express his intention to go out with the army. He only stayed in Yecheng, as if what happened to Yuan Shao had nothing to do with him.
But because of this, Xu You has become the most popular figure now, and has become the target of attracting both parties. Yuan Tan followed Xin Ping's advice and immediately went to see Xu You. Unexpectedly, when he arrived at the door, someone said at the door: "Mr. Xu
Caught by the wind and cold, I don’t see outsiders.”
He blocked Yuan Tan's drive. Yuan Tan was shocked, thinking that Xu You's heart belonged to Yuan Shang, so he said to Guo Tu: "Is it possible that Xu You is conspiring with Yuan Shang? If so, we will die."
Guo Tu consoled him: "Perhaps he is not willing to intervene, but it is not necessarily true. It is better to ambush a group of people nearby. If someone from Yuan Shang really enters, kill them immediately. If no one enters, just leave Xu You alone. Since he cannot
In order for Xu You to join us, we can only make preparations as soon as possible and take action before Yuan can pass on his false orders."