Chapter 455: The Yuan Brothers Who Use Each Other (Daily Update 1/5)
"Now Dong Zhuo is dead and the soldiers are exhausted. We will stop here and withdraw our troops. What do you think?"
Xu Tian glanced at Cao Cao, Lu Bu, and the King of Guns in the North.
The Jizhou Army fought against Youzhou Army and Xiliang Army, exhausted. Xu Tian was not willing to continue fighting with Cao Cao and Lu Bu. Once the victory was difficult to decide, Xu Tian was not sure that he could defeat these powerful enemies.
Secondly, if this continues, the northern princes will be greatly damaged. The princes of Jingzhou, Yizhou, and Jiangdong are eager to see such a situation.
Cao Cao narrowed his eyes and hesitated.
Cao Cao felt that he was being used, but he had not yet gained any benefits from it.
He still has a large number of tiger and leopard riders who have not used it.
If we can take advantage of the opportunity when Xu Tian and Dong Zhuo both suffer losses and defeat Xu Tian's army, then Cao Cao will become the biggest winner.
The question is whether it can defeat Xu Tian.
"Business, what do you think?"
Cao Cao asked Chen Gong for his opinion.
"If Xu Tian is defeated, Jizhou's threat to Yanzhou will be gone."
Chen Gong also realized that this was an excellent opportunity to defeat the Jizhou army.
The Jizhou Army has been fighting for several days, with the loss of troops and generals, and it seems that it is powerless to fight again.
Cheng Yu is also a ruthless person. He knows that the greater the risk, the greater the profit: "The lord can join forces with the governor of Liangzhou and should be able to defeat Xu Tian."
After Dong Zhuo's death, the contradictions between the princes changed again.
Xu Tian's threat to Cao Cao still exists.
"With my Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, coupled with the Western Liang Army's Iron Cavalry, forcibly attacking the Jizhou Army, the chance of victory is indeed quite good..."
Cao Cao pointed his eyes at the King of Guns, Leng Yue and others, and after getting rid of Dong Zhuo, he planned to get rid of Xu Tian.
The King of Beidi Guns and Leng Yue were also quickly planning the benefits of continuing to fight Xu Tian in his mind.
Xu Tian can block Dong Zhuo's offensive and destroy all 100,000 Yin soldiers, which shows that Xu Tian and Dong Zhuo are the same level of princes.
"Ahem, it seems that you don't want to withdraw your troops."
Xu Tian also signaled to his subordinates.
At this time, the Vermilion Bird Army, which had not participated in the war, appeared, covering the sky and the sun.
Huang Gai, Isabella and other generals who led the Flying Legion were still in full strength.
Chen Qingzhi's white-robed army and Xu Da's Fire Dragon Cavalry also appeared. The two cavalrymen were in complete numbers and confronted Cao Cao's Tiger and Leopard Cavalry and the Black Spear Dragon Cavalry of the North Ghost King.
Xu Tian knew that after defeating Dong Zhuo, the princes would intrigue again, so he left several legions in advance to take advantage of the emergencies, which would come in handy at this time.
Cao Cao, Lu Bu, Leng Yue, Beidi Gun King and other princes saw the white-robed army, fire dragon cavalry, Vermilion Bird Army, Silver Winged Pegasus, Unicorn Cavalry and other complete corpses appearing. These corps were sharp and determined to shake their minds. They did not dare to continue fighting with Xu Tian for a while.
If you continue to fight with Xu Tian, Liu Biao will march into the Central Plains.
In addition to Xu Tian deliberately left behind alternative troops, other legions of the Jizhou Army, such as the Crane Camp, the Xuanjia Army, the first to climb the dead soldiers and the wolf cavalry, although they suffered losses to varying degrees, they also had the power to fight.
If you really fight to the death, all parties will be killed or injured. Even Liu Biao, who is biased towards peace, will not miss this opportunity to go north.
"Let's retreat each other."
The King of Northern Guns was eager to annex Dong Zhuo's territory and was not willing to delay time here.
"We can't stand the retreat of the Xiliang army. Even if we defeat the Jizhou army, most of the casualties will be killed or injured. It seems that we can only withdraw our troops."
After Cao Cao retreated after the King of Guns in the North, he also retreated one after another.
The three most powerful forces, Xu Tian headed north, the king of guns headed west, and Cao Cao headed south, and the troops retreated in three groups and were on guard against each other.
Eighteen princes attacked Xu Tian. After the Chaoge battle, all the princes in the north were severely injured and suffered heavy casualties. Moreover, Dong Zhuo died of a disaster.
Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu brothers are still attacking each other. Yuan Shao has Yan Liang and Wen Chou rushes forward. Yuan Shu has many soldiers and horses. The two of them are going back and forth, but no one can do anything to each other...
"Benchu, let's have a good talk!"
Yuan Shu found that he had participated in the Allied Forces of the Eighteen Routes, and seemed to have no benefit except for attacking Yuan Shao and losing his troops.
In the fight with Yuan Shao, the ultimate loss of the Yuan family in Runan was the strength of the Yuan family.
If Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao were the first and second princes, then fighting each other could determine who could win the world. However, Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu were strong at this time, and there was no need for much struggle.
"What do you want to say?"
Yuan Shao also stopped attacking Yuan Shu.
He calmed down and carefully calculated that his biggest enemy was Xu Tian. The friction with Yuan Shu was just disliked each other.
You cannot act voluntarily at this time.
Yuan Shu said: "You brought Guo Tu, Feng Ji, Xun Chen and other Zhongyuan strategists to surrender to me. We use the influence of our family to absorb talents from all over the world, unify the world, and become the emperor. Of course, we should focus on me."
"Do you think I, Yuan Benchu, would be willing to serve under your Yuan Gonglu?"
Yuan Shao thought Yuan Shu must be crazy and actually wanted him to become Yuan Shao's minister.
"I am a legitimate son, and you are just a concubine. It is not difficult to know who is more noble. So what if you serve me for the benefit of the family? Do you want to keep wandering like this, like a dog with a broken family?"
After Yuan Shu discovered that he could not attract talents from the aristocratic families with his influence, he had the idea of Yuan Shao.
Yuan Shao was attractive to the powerful family, while Yuan Shu was attractive to the bandits and Yellow Turban Army. If the two most outstanding descendants of the Yuan family in Runan joined forces, the situation might be improved.
Yuan Shao lacked territory, while Yuan Shu lacked first-class talents.
It is certainly more in line with the overall interests of the Yuan clan of Runan, but the contradiction lies in Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao, who can become the leader of the Yuan clan of Runan?
Yuan Shu took the initiative to take in Yuan Shao and directly regarded himself as the first heir to the Yuan family of Runan.
Yuan Shao's face changed unchanged.
Although the eighteen princes attacked Xu Tian for a long time, they still failed.
In the Hanoi County, located north of the Yellow River, Hedong County will become the target of Xu Tian's attack. Therefore, Yuan Shao also knew that with the power of the Hanoi Prefect Wang Kuang, he could not stop the Jizhou army no matter what.
The Jizhou Army dared to fight against the Xiliang Army alone.
Guo Tu whispered to Yuan Shao: "Master, can you hear that you are occupying the magpie's nest?"
Yuan Shao nodded inadvertently.
"The lord can pretend to surrender to Yuan Shu, and then return to Runan County and Yingchuan County, recruit soldiers and make friends with scholars, and then try to put pressure on Yuan Shu and annex Yuan Shu's subordinates. Then Yuan Shu's territory will be yours."
"This statement makes sense!"
Yuan Shao was moved by Guo Tu.
In Yuan Shao's opinion, Yuan Shu occupied such a vast territory but did nothing, which was a waste.
If Yuan Shao had been allowed to occupy Yuzhou and Huainan, Yuan Shao would have already expanded the land thousands of miles around.
"If Yuan Shao is incorporated, he will try to win over his troops, use Yuan Shao's reputation to attract talents, and then undermine Yuan Shao, or even kill him."
Yuan Shao has ulterior motives, and Yuan Shu is not simple either.
The two brothers of Yuan are full of worries, and in this case, they still want to use each other.
Lin Zhier returned to the camp with the Chixiao sword he picked up.
Xu Tian is deploying troops to attack Hanoi County, Hedong County, and even Luoyang.
As soon as Dong Zhuo died, many power gaps appeared.
The King of Guns in the North wanted to rob it, Cao Cao wanted to rob it, and of course Xu Tian would not let it go.
Sili can be divided into three regions.
The three auxiliary areas in Guanzhong are You Fufeng, Zuo Feng Ling, and Jingzhao Yin.
The three river areas of Heluo are Hedong County, Hanoi County, and Henan Yin.
There is also Hongnong County between Sanfu area and Sanhe area.
The Liangzhou players represented by the Beidi Gun King are competing for the Sanfu area, while Xu Tian and Cao Cao compete for the Sanhe area.
Therefore, Chen Gong and Cao Cao asserted that both the princes in Guandong and Guanxi wanted Dong Zhuo to die because these princes wanted to divide Dong Zhuo's sphere of influence.
Hanoi County and Hedong County are considered large counties.
"I got the Chixiao Sword."
Chapter completed!