Hearing Yuan Shu's words with inquiry, Yan Xiang said: "It's true.?? Li Li was good at fighting and was famous all over the world. This time, Youzhou was the icing on the cake for him. In the battle of Youzhou, there was another person who became famous in one battle.

In the Battle of Lu Longsai, Li Li's righteous brother Zhuge Kongming skillfully defeated tens of thousands of barbarian cavalry with a bow and crossbow, and has become famous all over the world since then. It is said that Zhuge Kongming, whose original name was Zhuge Liang, was named Kongming and his nickname was Wolong. He was originally from Langya, Xuzhou. In order to avoid the war, he followed his uncle Zhuge Xuan to Jingzhou and stayed under Liu Biao's tent. Four years ago, Zhuge Xuan became the prefect of Nanyang, so Zhuge Liang built a thatched cottage on Wolonggang to study hard. He was quite talented and famous. He was praised as "Wolong" by Sima Hui, a hermit in Jingzhou. Since then, this name has been spread among the scholars of Jingzhou.

But what really made him famous all over the world was the Battle of Lu Longsai. Li Li's army defeated the strong with the weak, defeated the barbarian army in front of Lu Longsai Pass, and chased the barbarian army for hundreds of miles. It is said that this decisive battle was commanded by Zhuge Liang himself, and all the general Li Li followed his orders, so Lu Longsai won a great victory.

In the Battle of Bailang Mountain, Zhang Liao, the general under Li Li, killed the commander of the barbarian army among the thousands of troops, and led his army to capture Liucheng, captured the Wuhuan Shanyu Louban and hundreds of Wuhuan nobles, and became famous in one battle. Zhang Liao was once a general under Lu Bu. During the Chang'an Rebellion, Lu Bu was besieged by Li Li at the city of Wuguan. Lu Bu then left Zhang Liao, Gao Shun and Cao Xing to Li Li as a staunch, and Gu Zi led his army to escape. After that, Zhang Liao turned to Li Li and followed Li Li for many years to fight, and made many military achievements. This battle of Bailang Mountain can be regarded as Zhang Liao's famous battle, which made him stand out from the many generals of the Western Liang Army. He truly became the chief general of the three armies who could stand alone under Li Li.

According to detailed investigations, the Xiliang general who is now commanding more than 100,000 Youzhou troops to fight against Jizhou Ju Yi is Zhang Liao." With Yan Xiang's normal report, Ji Ling, who was walking side by side with him, flashed his eyes. His eyes were full of yearning. How much he hoped that the person Yan Xiang said to be famous in a battle was him, not Zhang Liao.

After hearing this, Yuan Shu paused, turned his head to look at Yan Xiang, and looked at Ji Ling again, saying disappointedly: "There are so many capable people under Li Li's command that really worry me! According to detailed reports, Li Li has returned to Luoyang, and will he lead his army south soon?"

"This" Yan Xiang looked surprised, and after hesitating for a moment, he whispered in a low voice: "It's true. But it's been half a month since I wrote the news. I'm afraid that Li Li's army is on the way to Jiujiang at this time and will arrive soon." The words that stopped talking completely exposed Yan Xiang's worries. Where is Li Li's army about to arrive? Is it Huaibei or Huainan or under Shouchun City.

Ji Ling was confused when he heard such ambiguous words, but Yuan Shu understood it.

Although Yuan Shu had never fought with Li Li before, he knew that the Western Liang army was extremely fast, and could march for more than 200 miles in one day and night. In particular, Li Li was well aware of the essence of speed in soldiers, and especially good at using cavalry. Every time he led the army to fight, he would bring a large number of cavalry, and the infantry became a baggage escort. Even siege battles were no exception.

In previous battles, as long as Li Li appeared on the battlefield, he would be surrounded by at least 50,000 cavalry, or even more; as long as he seized a slight opportunity in the battle, his cavalry would be dispatched immediately, thereby infinitely expanding the flaws revealed by the enemy and finally defeating the enemy in one fell swoop.

This is the unique combat style of Li Li of Xiliang, who is invincible for battle. It is sharp and fierce, and extremely fast.

To this day, the princes of all towns have been studying Li Li's tactics and tactics in order to be prepared for emergencies. However, after truly thinking about Li Li's method of using troops, the princes did not find a way to defeat the enemy, or a way to restrain the Western Liang Iron Cavalry. Originally, crossbows and traps should be the best choice, but the crossbows and traps are poorly concealed and are easily discovered. Once discovered, the role of crossbows and traps will be greatly reduced and the original power will be lost. Moreover, there are many BMW horses and horses under Li Li's command, and these divine horses can often see through the potential dangers on the battlefield.

The most important thing is that Li Li is a man with many tricks, with amazing decision-making ability at the moment, without fixed tactical routines, and endless changes. In many previous battles, Li Li used different tactics in each battle, either chariots or crossbows attacks or infantry charges. However, without exception, the cavalry swept across the battlefield in the end, further expanding the results of the battle, giving full play to the extreme speed and impact advantages of the cavalry to maximize their interests.

Because of this, it is indeed not easy to set up an ambush in advance to annihilate the Western Liang Iron Cavalry under Li Li's command. Just like the large pit formation that Yuan Shao in Jizhou spent all his efforts to dig during the Sili War, although he finally ambushed tens of thousands of Western Liang Iron Cavalry, he took the lives of nearly 100,000 Allied soldiers, which was equivalent to killing three hundred enemies and losing one thousand of them. It was really not worth the loss.

Therefore, although Yan Xiang did not say it clearly, Yuan Shu knew from his words that the southern expedition army led by Li Li had crossed the Huai River and entered Huainan. He must have joined forces with Lu Bu's army stationed on the south bank of the troops. Perhaps in the near future, Li Li's army will come to the city of Shouchun to take over the head of Yuan Shu's Xiang.

While bowing his head and thinking, Yuan Shu slowly walked up to the jade steps and sat on the wide and comfortable luxury dragon chair. After sitting down, he gently stroked the armrest of the dragon chair carved with gold and jade, but his eyes fell on the imperial seal on the jade table on the right hand. His eyes were full of reluctance and nostalgia, and a violent struggle appeared in his eyes.

At this time, Yan Xiang and Ji Ling stood in front of the jade steps and looked up at Yuan Shu. Seeing that his face was hesitant and difficult to decide, he seemed to be making extremely important decisions. Ji Ling's eyes were confused and puzzled; but Yan Xiang saw a clue from Yuan Shu's violent struggle and his confused eyes looking at the Jade Seal of the Kingdom, and was immediately surprised and looked in disbelief.

Suddenly, Yuan Shu's sharp change of expression gradually dissipated, and his face returned to a rare calm, and he asked softly: "What's the situation in Jizhou recently?"

After hearing the sound, Yan Xiang did not answer immediately, but hesitated for a moment and thought quickly in his heart. He knew that Yuan Shu was not unaware of the situation in Jizhou, but asked which situation in Jizhou was better than that in Huainan. Huainan was already in danger. How long could Yuan Shao last in Jizhou last, or whether Yuan Shao could survive this disaster. This is the answer Yuan Shu wanted to know.

After a while, Yan Xiang thought and said slowly: "The Prime Minister (Yuan Shao)'s current situation is quite similar to that of our Huainan. Being attacked by Li Li of Xiliang and Cao Cao of Yanzhou, the situation is not optimistic. However, the soldiers and horses under the Prime Minister are very different from our Yangzhou army.

Compared with the weak combat power of our Huainan soldiers, the Jizhou Army is quite powerful and is fully capable of launching a decisive battle with Cao Cao of Yanzhou or Li Li of Xiliang. The reason why the battlefield in Hebei is in a stalemate is that Cao Cao of Yanzhou is afraid of Li Li and is worried that once he attacks Jizhou with all his strength, he will lose his troops and his strength will be greatly damaged. In this way, even if he eventually defeats the Jizhou army under the prime minister, Cao Cao will not get much benefit, and may even be wiped out by Li Li.

In addition, the Prime Minister had many soldiers and horses, with a total of no less than 200,000 infantry and cavalry. He was quite strong. Cao Cao in Yanzhou alone might not be the Prime Minister's opponent. So he wanted to use Li Li's Western Liang army to attack Jizhou. Li Li also had this plan, worried that he would suffer too much casualties in attacking Jizhou and thus unable to advance to Huainan. Therefore, he chose to lead the army south to attack Huainan, and then turn back to attack Jizhou. At the same time, Li Li occupied Nanyang for no reason and had already formed an enemy with Liu Biao in Jingzhou. Therefore, he still needed to leave some of his troops to guard against the Jingzhou army, so he would not be able to attack Liu Biao from the side and behind.

In addition to these, there is another thing that cannot be ignored. That is winter is coming. At present, the northern prefectures and counties are full of frost and rivers are frozen, and this kind of weather is not conducive to large-scale combat. Therefore, the war in the north is very likely to end in the next month. We will temporarily stop the war and can only wait until the spring of the next year to fight again." He said in a hurry and uneasy manner. Yan Xiang saw the situation in the north very clearly, and every word he said is targeted, and every word is gem.

After a brief tone, Yan Xiang calmed down and concluded with great confidence: "To sum up, I believe that although the situation in Jizhou is critical, there is no sign of defeat at the moment. If this situation continues, the war in Jizhou will be decided next year. Even if the Prime Minister is finally defeated, no matter which prince wants to occupy Jizhou, it is impossible to kill the Prime Minister and his family."

Yuan Shu nodded thoughtfully, knowing that what Yan Xiang said was true. Whether it was Cao Cao in Yanzhou or Li Li in Xiliang who wanted to occupy Jizhou, he had to treat Yuan Shao's family well.

Since Yuan Shao introduced Jizhou, although he had not given great kindness to the people, he had always been generous in his governance and was deeply supported by the people of Jizhou. What is rare is that after the defeat of Sili, Yuan Shao did not have a strong military force. If Yuan Shao followed the recruitment system of Qiding Ding of the pre-Qin Dynasty, with the total population of more than five million in Jizhou, he could at least recruit about 200,000 troops based on the existing troops and horses, so that his troops would be expanded to more than 400,000. However, Yuan Shao did not

In doing so, he took the initiative to increase the salary and recruit soldiers to expand his troops. In addition, it was precisely because Yuan Shao was always kind and kind that he enjoyed a high prestige in Jizhou that the people of Jizhou highly recognized Yuan Shao, including the major gentry and aristocratic families in Jizhou. Therefore, the foundation of Yuan Shao in Jizhou was extremely stable, allowing him to stand firm in the layers of siege of the two Xiliang Army and Cao Cao in Yanzhou, and persist to this day.

Compared with Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu in Huainan was far away from each other, and was beyond the reach of the world. Yuan Shu always valued profit and neglected justice, and he was vengeful. He did not have any kindness to the people in Huainan. Instead, he repeatedly increased taxes, causing the people of the prefectures and counties to live in poverty and hungry people everywhere. Therefore, when he encountered heavy setbacks and was surrounded, everyone betrayed his relatives and loved ones, and the people wanted him to be defeated soon.

This may be the most essential difference between the brothers Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao.

In his secret emotion, Yuan Shu sighed dejectedly: "I am determined to give the throne to Yu's brother Yuan Shao, and send the imperial seal to Jizhou together."

"Ah! This" Ji Ling shouted when he heard the voice, looked at Yuan Shu in a dumbfounded state, unable to speak for a long time.

Yan Xiang had no surprise on his face. Obviously, he had guessed Yuan Shu's thoughts just now. However, he did not fully agree with Yuan Shu's decision, and immediately said respectfully: "Your Majesty wants to abdicate the throne to Benchu ​​Duke. This is a wise move, and I have no objection. However, it is very inappropriate for Your Majesty to send the imperial seal to Jizhou. Now, all the officials in the court are in a state of mind. Once Your Majesty hand over the imperial seal to the ministers in the court, I am worried that he would have to bear the entrustedness of Your Majesty and turn to other princes to serve as a ceremony for promotion.

Therefore, the imperial seal should not be left by Your Majesty to avoid mistaken entry. That is, once the Zhong regime is defeated, the imperial seal will be the only token that can protect the emperor Yuan Shu. Even if the life cannot be saved, it will not die too humiliated, and may still win a glimmer of life for children and families.

"Uh" Yan Xiang's words undoubtedly hit Yuan Shu's mind. In fact, he was reluctant to pass on the imperial seal. Even though he was reluctant to give up his love, he was worried that he would be entrusted to the villain. However, the Zhong family's regime could not be preserved. This was the imperial power of his Yuan family. He was willing to transfer the imperial power to Yuan Shao, hoping that the Yuan family's country could be passed on.

Just as Yuan Shu was hesitating, Yan Xiang said: "Since Your Majesty intends to abdicate the throne, I have a plan for Your Majesty to decide. Last year, Your Majesty made a marriage contract for the prince and the daughter of Lu Bu. Now that the wedding date is approaching, Your Majesty can write a letter, which states that you will abdicate the prince only when the prince and the daughter of Lu Bu get married. From then on, Lu Bu is the father-in-law of my Zhong Dynasty. If he practices the engagement, he will be appointed as the general. If this can be done, it may be able to resolve the danger in front of you!" Yan Xiang became more and more excited as he spoke, and did not notice Ji Ling standing beside him. At this time, he was filled with righteous indignation, and his eyes were filled with sharp murderous intent.

"Oh? Hahaha! OK, okay, my dear plan is very good!" Yuan Shu laughed loudly in surprise. This was the happiest time he had laughed in the past six months, and perhaps the last time he laughed happily in his life.

"Very good! Hahaha"

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