The summer of the third year of Chuping came in a hustle and bustle.
Since March, wars in various places have come to an end.
Under the strong pressure of the Qingzhou Army and Lu Su's efforts to mediate, the Jianghuai war finally ended with the two families stopping fighting and making peace. After all, Yuan Shu refused to give up the fat he had swallowed, and just bit it in his mouth.
The inside was slightly given away.
In addition to Pengcheng State, which had already achieved full occupation, he also took into his possession a large area of land south of Xiaqiu and west of Hongze Lake, which was equivalent to dividing Xiapi State into two and taking about one-third of the land in the south.
All taken up.
Lu Su couldn't even imagine this.
You must know that Yuan Shu's original goal was to take over all the three counties in the south of Xuzhou. Now Xiapi still retains more than half of it, and the richer Guangling County has also been preserved. In terms of purely diplomatic results, it is considered a success.
Tao Qian was not dissatisfied.
Facing the overwhelming force of Yuan Shu, who was determined to win, the Xuzhou army was already a little overwhelmed. It was a dream to trade Pengcheng and Xiaobanxiapi for a break in the war.
What's more, since the rebellion of Xue Li and Zuo Rong, the three southern counties of Xuzhou have actually been separated from Lao Tao's control. Pengcheng has experienced the hands of Xue Li, Cao Cao, Sun Ce, and Yuan Shu;
It was so smoky that all the taxes and taxes were turned into Buddhist temples, and the people were all turned into monks and nuns. It was a land of plenty, as if it had fallen into the abyss.
The situation in Guangling was even worse. Zhao Yu before Zhe Rong and the various powerful people in Guangling vented their anger out of the same nostril. During the repeated crises in Xuzhou, the richest county not only failed to provide enough soldiers, but also spent all the money and food.
They are few and far between, like sending away beggars.
Guangling is actually a country within a country, and Chen Gui's influence is much greater than that of Tao Qian, the state pastor.
Sun Ce drove away Zhe Rong, plundered Yuan Shu before he could reach Guangling, and ran to Jiangdong. Although Guangling suffered heavy losses, it became a good opportunity for Tao Qian to regain control.
This incident ended in this way, and everyone was actually happy. Only Zuo Rong and the powerful local faction headed by the Chen family suffered the greatest losses, while other parties gained from it.
For Wang Yu, the biggest gain is talents.
Nowadays, the name Lu Zijing has become quite influential among the princes. Apart from marveling at this young man's sophisticated diplomatic skills, the princes also have a higher evaluation of Wang Yu's discernment of people.
The reputation of the Hussar Directory is also rising, getting louder and louder. On the surface, no one has done anything, but secretly, various princes have sent out countless spies to search for Qingzhou's spies everywhere, trying to win over the other party to obtain the Directory.
Only scaly claws to gain an advantage in this war for talent.
Affected by this, the number of young people who recommended themselves to the princes suddenly increased. Each of them claimed that he had been contacted by the Qingzhou envoy, or that a mysterious person had visited him privately, and that he was a famous person on the Hussar list.
I hereby recommend myself. It has caused great disturbance and annoyance to the princes.
Most of them are fake, but occasionally a few are real. In Runan, a young man named Chen Dao was appreciated by Liu Bei and joined the army, becoming Liu Bei's reorganization.
The Guards—the commander of the White Guards.
For Wang Yu, this was a pity, but there were gains as well as losses. Wei Yan also heard about the list of Hussars through similar channels. After he met the Qingzhou spy who was looking for him in Nanyang, he no longer had any doubts.
, went north to join the army alone, and became another heavyweight star recruited by Wang Yu.
Hebei has been quiet since the alliance. When Wang Yu sent his troops to march west, there were signs of instability in Youzhou. But when the news came out that Wang Yu was holding back his troops in Wei County, the conflict brewing in Youzhou
It disappeared instantly.
In the Hedong War, after the victory at Anyi, Li Jue and Guo Si discovered Xu Shu's intentions.
However, although the two tried hard to pursue, they were too wary of Xu Shu's plan. In addition, Ma Zhong and Pan Zhang were too evil. After losing their troops and generals, they could only pin their hopes on the navy.
It is hoped that by cutting off Baibo's retreat, the opponent's military morale and morale will be undermined, and the opponent will be defeated.
Their plan was close to success for a time, but what they didn't expect was that Tai Shici suddenly came to kill them.
Qingzhou's navy was originally adapted from water bandits and pirates who had experienced hundreds of battles. Their experience in fighting on the water was much better than that of the Xiliang army's improvised navy made up of fishermen and sailors. In addition, in water battles
The two powerful generals Taishi Ci and Zhou Cang, who were still able to exert their full strength, were unstoppable. Although they had the advantage of fighting with the current, the Xiliang navy was still defeated.
Of the 500 warships that went into battle, more than 100 were sunk and more than 300 were captured. Only a few dozen ships fled back to Shaanxi in panic. After this battle, known as the Dongyuan Water Battle, the Xiliang army lost
Control of the Yellow River watercourse.
Generals Li and Guo had no choice but to give up their pursuit of Bai Bo.
For them, it is good to be able to keep 300,000 white waves, but as long as they eliminate the threat of the two white waves and obtain the fertile land east of Hedong, the basic goal will be achieved. Since the Qingzhou Army has a way to pass through Hanoi, the obstruction of Luoyang
, they can only stop temporarily to avoid a too large-scale conflict with the Qingzhou Army.
Although Mrs. Guo was lucky enough to escape with his life in the Battle of Anyi, that was all. He almost fled back to Baibo Valley alone. It would be impossible for him to regain his former momentum. In the next steps
During the day, what he had to face was probably a north-south pincer attack between the Xiliang Army and the Huns. I'm afraid it didn't exist in his mind at all.
Xiliang's army shrank, Guo Tai was weakened, Bai Bo left, and peace naturally returned to Hedong.
In Nanyang, although they fought hard, there was a huge disparity in power after all. Before the end of March, Zhang Xiu was driven out of Wancheng. Because Hu Zhen refused to save Niu Fu in Wuguan, and in anger, Zhang Xiu
He surrendered to Liu Biao with hundreds of remaining soldiers and is now stationed in Xinye, serving as Jingzhou's first line of defense against Cao Cao's invasion.
After Cao Cao captured Wancheng without any danger, he temporarily stopped his march and did not further stimulate the Xiliang Army or Jingzhou Army. The three forces reached a short-term balance in Nanyang.
In Qingzhou, Zhang Jia has ended the war in Langya Kingdom. Under Tao Qian's mediation, Zang Ba retained Langya Kingdom, which was less than one-fifth of its original area, after paying a huge amount of compensation. In fact, the new
Langya Kingdom is just a small area around Kaiyang.
Wang Yu agreed to let him go. In addition to wanting to squeeze more money out of him through war compensation, the main reason was to keep a buffer between Qing and Xu, so as not to stimulate the local forces in Xuzhou too much and cause trouble again.
Times have changed, and the original four alliances have now ceased to exist in name only. Yuan Shu's ambitions for Xuzhou were only temporarily suppressed, not disappearing. If action was taken against Xuzhou at this time, it would be easy to force the local tycoons to join forces with Yuan Shu in Jianghuai.
A series of battles broke out again.
Xu Huang's war in Jibei has also ended successfully. Except for the Gucheng and Dong'a areas, where there are still two large groups of Yellow Turbans entrenched, the rest of the areas have been cleared. Although Xu Huang's troops are named "Mountain",
His movements are more like thunder and lightning, so fast that the opponent has no time to react.
The reason why the last two Yellow Turbans are not clear is mainly because they don't want to force the other party to Dongping Kingdom and seek refuge with Cao Cao. Now, Xu He is responsible for negotiating with them. According to the current situation, these last few thousand people will eventually become mountains.
Be part of the army.
At this point, except for Sun Ce who was still engaged in an endless battle with Liu Yao in Jiangdong and sporadic fighting in Hanzhong, the smoke of war in the entire land of China had temporarily dissipated, and a rare calm was restored.
The focus of the world was once again on Luoyang.
The vigorous figure of the goshawk flew across the sky. Under the high sky was the vast land. Wang Yu put down the letter in his hand, stretched his aching neck, and looked up at the continuous mountains, rivers, and boundless wilderness between heaven and earth.
, my mood suddenly relaxed from the treacherous fluctuations in the world's general situation.
"Husband, have you finished reading?"
A pair of soft little hands put on his shoulders and rubbed them vigorously. A warm, indescribable feeling of comfort came from his shoulders and heart at the same time. Wang Yu tilted his head and looked at the four great figures in China who were known in later generations.
The beautiful wife looked at the girl's affectionate eyes and flower-like smile. She was in a trance for a moment and couldn't tell where she was, whether she was in a dream or reality.
He saw the anticipation in those beautiful eyes, and smiled and gave the girl an answer that pleased her: "Well, the rest of the world has stopped recently. We can continue to stay for a while."
"That's the best." Diao Chan said happily: "The scenery in Gaotang is also good, but there are too many things to do. Mr. Yuan Hao, Mr. Zini, and Mr. Zizhong are all obviously very talented.
Famous people, but they don’t want to make up their own minds about anything. They always come to ask their husbands. They have such a busy day that they don’t even have time to talk. It’s still just my sister and I. If there are more sisters in the future, well, I’m afraid we’ll have to meet each other.
It’s hard for my husband.”
"How could it be? If I can't see you for a day, my husband's heart will feel itchy. If I really don't see you for a long, long time, my heart will be broken." Wang Yu secretly cried out in his heart.
His proposed marriage to Lu Bu was now a hot topic. The two lovely wives at home did not cry or make a fuss. They were very virtuous, but in private they used their own unique methods to tell him that they were jealous.
Youdao is a hero who has a hard time with beauty. Wang Yu fights for supremacy on the battlefield and is able to deal with the open and secret arrows between his princes. However, facing the occasional tricks of the two lovely wives, he can only feel guilty and doubly love him.
It’s a share.
Fortunately for Cai Yan, this talented woman has a gentle and pleasant personality. Even if she occasionally has a little temper, she can get rid of it right away without making Wang Yu feel embarrassed or embarrassed at all. Of course, Diao Chan's obsession is also
It's very cute, but why is Wang Yu still feeling guilty because he hasn't fully adapted to this era?
What's more important is that Diao Chan's character is not just for this matter.
She wrinkled her lovely nose and complained dissatisfiedly: "The rhetoric is just deception, but in fact it is partiality." As she said that, she glanced at Cai Yan and her eyes fell on the other person's belly. Cai Yan then
He smiled back with a gentle smile. Compared to the calm and composed look before, it now had a bit more of a holy flavor.
Obviously, that is the glory of motherhood.
"You can't blame me for this, it depends on luck." Wang Yu blinked innocently.
It was originally meant to be, this parade turned into a honeymoon trip. Without Tian Feng, those troublesome guys in Guoyuan who didn’t understand the style suddenly had more time. It’s not surprising that there were results after singing and singing every night.
. But the problem is, I am obviously very fair, and I get the rain and dew every time. Who wins the bid and who doesn’t? How can I blame myself?
He spread his hands and said: "Besides, didn't I give you a good suggestion as a husband? Let you come together, and you won't be able to tell at the first sight whether you are partial or not? But you are unwilling."
"You have a beautiful idea." A wisp of thrilling red clouds flew across her pretty face, Diao Chan cooed, and Qian Qianyu put more force on her hands: "Let's wait until you complete sister's request."
"Isn't that easy to handle? Zizhong wrote to say that the mold has been carved out, and it just needs to be tested. Let's see, it will be done in a month or two. By then, you must keep your promise..." Zheng said
When Wang Yu got up, he caught a glimpse of Cai Yan's mouth moving slightly, revealing a shy yet teasing smile. Only then did he realize that even if he wanted to achieve good things, he would have to wait until a year later.
He sighed helplessly, causing the two women to smile coquettishly, looking at the cloudless sky, adding another beautiful scenery.
Wang Yu's index finger twitched at the sight, and when he was about to catch Diao Chan, a little demon, and perform some family tricks on him, he heard the sound of footsteps, and when he turned around to look, it was Kong Rong who was coming. (To be completed.)