Overlord!

Chapter 241 Three heroes fight
Due to Wenpin's surrender, Jiangling finally became an isolated city. In the last month before summer, Sun Ce personally led the main force of the army to surround Jiangling.

Coupled with the surrender of Yidaocheng, Sun Ce's main force in the siege now reached nearly 3 people.

However, the advantage over the defenders was still not great. Jiangling City was an important military town in Jingzhou, and Liu Biao had reinforced and built it several times. The city defense was very strong, and there were tens of thousands of defenders. It would not be easy for Sun Ce to suddenly pull out with [-] people.

In March, the army besieged the city and began to build siege equipment and build earth, ravines and trenches.

Jingzhou's surrendered army is the most suitable person to do this kind of thing.

But before the siege started, Sun Ce welcomed an unexpected guest in his camp!
Xun Chen, the envoy from Jizhou, came to see Sun Ce with more than [-] horses.

After seeing Sun Ce, Xun Chen immediately paid his respects and said: "Meet General Sun. Chen only led the animal husbandry of Jizhou on behalf of the general, supervised Jizhou, You, Qing, and the military of the four states. The Marquis of Ye asked the general about Jinqi."

Sun Ce smiled and said: "Gu'an. I have admired the great general for a long time and admired him deeply. I hope that after Mr. Xun returns to Jizhou, he will be here to teach Buddhism on behalf of Gu. I wish you a good day."

Both sides used very polite terms, but there was nothing they could do about it. After all, Sun Ce personally killed Yuan Shao's brother Yuan Shu.

But thinking about it, Yuan Shao shouldn't have any grudges, right?
The two brothers had never dealt with each other since they were young. Yuan Shu thought he was the legitimate son and scolded Yuan Shao, the bastard born of a maid, every day.

Theoretically, it is impossible for Yuan Shao to get ahead.

In this era where there are differences between concubines and concubines, a concubine can only be reduced to someone else's arrangement and there is no way he can compete with Yuan Shu.

He was not even worthy of studying on a study tour with the princes such as Cao Cao and Yuan Shu. Under normal circumstances, Yuan Shu and Cao Cao were drinking and hunting in front, while Yuan Shao could only stand aside or act as a follower or guard.

But Yuan Shao was also a man with a destiny, and something unexpected happened because his uncle Yuan Cheng had never had any children, so Yuan Shao, the son of a concubine, was adopted to Yuan Cheng.

Although Yuan Cheng and Yuan Shao's father Yuan Feng are both direct brothers, after all, Yuan Cheng is the eldest son of the Yuan family and the eldest son of the family.

Therefore, Yuan Shao was adopted to Yuan Cheng, and he got rid of his status as a concubine and became a direct descendant of the Yuan family.His relationship with Yuan Shu changed from direct brothers to cousins.

That is the relationship between Sun Bi and Sun Ce.

Yuan Shao's life can be said to have truly changed his destiny.

From a humble concubine, he counterattacked and became the eldest son of the Yuan family in Runan. He also became a corporal and became famous throughout the country, becoming a rising star of the Yuan family.He single-handedly pushed He Jin to kill the eunuchs, summoned the world's righteous soldiers to attack Dong Zhuo, and became the leader of the Allied Forces of the world.

Now he is in control of Hebei, his army is strong, he is a highly respected official, and he has become the great general of the Han Dynasty.

If he finally takes over the world, he will be a person blessed with luck like Emperor Guangwu.

What's more important is that Yuan Shao is so lucky and capable. He has good looks and majestic appearance, and he loves his people and has a good reputation.Having been a Taisi official for many years, when guests return home, they all vie with each other to go to his court. The scholars are of no high and low status, resisting the courtesy, carrying supplies and firewood, and filling the streets.

Not only did he win the support of famous people from all over the world, but his troops also looked like gods and ghosts, so he was actually a hero in the world.

The early struggle at the end of Han Dynasty was almost a struggle for hegemony between the two brothers Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu.The victorious soldiers in the world who raise the flag will all take the name of the Yuan brothers.

As a result, when Yuan Shu was at his peak, he was arrogant and arrogant, rashly proclaimed himself emperor, instantly self-destructed, and sadly retired.

Now only Yuan Shao is left. He initially won a crowd as a heroic hero, and then he had ambitions of becoming a hegemon.When the enemy is decided on the spot, fierce men will fight for their lives; when deep discussions are held, wise men will fall in love.Then he was able to defeat the strong with the weak, destroy the Youyan army led by Gongsun Zan, and capture all the land in Hebei.

Sun Ce had sent envoys and caravans to Jizhou years ago to contact this prince who was the most powerful and famous in the world.

Now a year later, he finally got a reply and sent an envoy.

As the envoy of Jizhou, Xun Chen can be said to be high-spirited and his spirit of conquering the world is not weaker than any civil and military force in Jiangdong.

It should be said that the three most powerful princes in the world, Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, and Sun Ce, are all very ambitious.

These three princes did not have many advantages at first. On the contrary, they all experienced bloody battles, and finally the weak defeated the strong, opened up territories, and finally became dominant.

Before defeating each other head-on, each side thought that they would be invincible and sweep across the world.

Now the three parties each have their own advantages. Yuan Shao Ying Yang Heshuo has no worries about future troubles. His soldiers and horses are strong and his troops are numerous.

Cao Cao occupied the Central Plains, recuperating and recuperating for a long time, occupying the heartland, training his troops in the fields, and his potential is endless.

Sun Ce, on the other hand, controlled the southeast, with elite soldiers and generals, abundant talents, a prosperous economy, well-equipped equipment, and sophisticated tools.

It is really difficult to say who can finally conquer the world and dominate the world.

However, in this battle between dragon and tiger, Sun Ce had no fear and was even in high spirits.It is this kind of war where you meet your opponent and defeat the enemy, which makes you even more heroic.

Like Guangwu Emperor Liu Xiu, who swept away the enemy forces, although his ability was outstanding, it was difficult for him to leave any wonderful chapters in later generations.

And Xun Chen was also amazed by Wu Hou's heroic demeanor, he was so angry that he could swallow thousands of miles like a tiger.

From the moment he walked into the Jiangdong Army's camp, he felt that the atmosphere in front of him was completely new. The soldiers in red robes and black armor were all energetic and vigorous, with red flags fluttering and the atmosphere even more vigorous.

In this military camp, the military formations and uniforms are all solemn and neat. At first glance, it is an elite journey, a tiger and wolf division.

So after seeing the ceremony, Xun Chen said: "The general is in Hebei, and the soldiers and horses are strong. I heard that General Sun is occupying the southeast and wants to connect with Hebei for good. I have specially ordered me to bring more than [-] war horses as gifts to the general, and to connect with the princes. Very good."

More than 300 war horses are just a drop in the bucket to Yuan Shao.

But the whole Yuan camp's counselors had the same attitude towards the matter of establishing a good relationship with Jiangdong.

Don't underestimate Yuan Ying's counselors, although they are divided into different factions and have different opinions on war.

But in some big strategies, they will never make some low-level strategic mistakes, otherwise they will not be able to gain a foothold in Yuan Ying.

You must know that Yuan Shao can become the governor of a county and eventually control the whole of Hebei. This is also a great talent and a rough strategy.

From Yuan Shao on down, all the counselors in Yuan's camp have the same idea. It is advisable to adopt the strategy of Qin, making contacts far away and attacking near, and finally conquer the world.

It's just that Qin State uses Hangu as a pass, while Hebei uses the big river as a danger.After Cao Cao is wiped out in Hebei, Sun Ce in Jiangnan will be destroyed immediately.

Therefore, after hearing about the marriage between Cao Cao and Sun Ce, the attitude of Hebei counselors was to win over Jiangdong as soon as possible, and they must not allow Cao Cao and Jiangdong to unite without worries.

Naturally, Sun Ce would not refuse the kindness shown by Yuan Shao, but said with a smile: "I have a lot of copper and iron in the east of the Yangtze River, so I have fine weapons. I also gave the general hundreds of horses and armors to enhance the good of the alliance."

Hearing this, Xun Chen's eyes lit up!
Hundreds of horse armors!

This is really a very precious gift.

Hebei has been in war since the Chuping period. It was not easy for Yuan Shao to defeat the strong and finally defeat Gongsun Zan.Therefore, during this period, the entire Jizhou was suffering from a large number of car dealers and had no spare capacity to develop production.

Although Hebei has four states, Youzhou and Bingzhou are bitterly cold, and only Qingzhou and Jizhou can provide taxes.However, when Yuan Tan and Tian Kai fought for Qingzhou, both sides ran out of food and grass. After the emperor mediated, Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan stopped their troops and plundered the people.

Therefore, Qingzhou also continued to be dilapidated, and only Jizhou could provide taxes and output.

After nearly ten years of war, Jizhou has just resumed production, and the scale of horse armor is very limited. These hundred horse armors can significantly enhance the strength of Jizhou's army.

Xun Chen immediately said: "I would like to thank General Sun for his generosity."

After a short period of greetings and friendship, Xun Chen formally began to talk about state affairs, saying: "The general was born in the country, broke his family and established affairs, and met with Dong Zhuo to take advantage of the situation. His purpose was evil, but he attracted heroes, raised millions of troops, and drank horses and mengjin. , bleed at the Zhang River."

"We met Han Fu, the herdsman of Jizhou, with a treason plan. He cut off the army's food and pay, and the general was not allowed to tie him. He also burned a hundred thousand yellow scarves, burned Qing, Yan, Heishan, Zhang Yang, and borrowed Jizhou, so they turned around. The golden drum did not shake, The cunning enemy knew he was about to die, so Han Fu was afraid, thanked him and returned home, while Zhang Yang and Heishan begged to surrender at the same time."

"Another meeting with Gongsun Zan's army marched south and raided the north. The general swept across the army and fought against Zan. The power of the gods was defeated in every battle."

"Now that the Yellow Turbans are gone, Heishan is begging to surrender, and Gongsun Zan is the leader. Therefore, the general has determined the territory, and is full of spirit. The eagle is soaring over the river, leading the brave cavalry of Lanshan, driving the warriors of Yi River, straddling Yanqi, and cage Zhao Wei , so as to communicate with the Rong and the Yi, and bring great success to China. All our allies will be attached to."

"The general sent me to Jiangdong, hoping to repair my old alliance with the general and work together to reward the royal family."

"Cao Cao is a thief in the country today. He has an eunuch and an ugly body. He has no virtue at all. He is cunning and aggressive. He loves chaos and misfortune. He continues Dong Zhuo's violence and invades officials and tyrannizes the country."

"The shogunate sincerely believes that thieves and ministers will not be punished, and those who were demoted in the Spring and Autumn Period will benefit the country without any doubt. They want to join the generals in raising troops to show their power and improve the country."

Hearing this, Jiangdong's monarchs and ministers were all shocked physically and mentally.

Xun Chen has great literary talent, but the content of what he said is actually very direct, straight to the point without any twists and turns.Everyone understood immediately upon hearing this. Yuan Shao had eliminated all powerful foreign enemies in Hebei. All remaining Yellow Turban thieves were wiped out, the Black Mountain bandits begged for surrender, and even his greatest enemy Gongsun Zan had been beheaded.Therefore, Yuan Shao wanted to form an alliance with Jiangdong Alliance to jointly deal with Cao Cao.

This hand is good at far and near attack, and he is very good at it.

After hearing Xun Chen's words, Sun Ce's heart sank.

Now, among the three companies that have the strength to compete in the Central Plains, the other two have cleared away all surrounding troubles.

As a transcendent hero, Cao Cao took the lead in defeating all powerful enemies, expelled Lu Bu in Yanzhou, and defeated Liu Bei in a battle in Xuzhou.During this period, it took only two short months to defeat the Yellow Turbans entrenched in Yingchuan and Runan, or the land of Yuzhou.As Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor, he defeated [-] Yuan troops and captured the entire Yuzhou in a devastating manner.

Now he is occupying the Central Plains, cultivating fields and accumulating grain, recruiting troops and horses, rectifying the soldiers, building defense lines in the south, and occupying Yuan Shao in the north. He is already the power of Zhu Wen.If his offensive cannot be thwarted, he will surely conquer the north and south and wipe out the world.

After Cao Cao, Yuan Shao also cleared away the powerful enemy Gongsun Zan behind him, raised Yingyang Heshuo, and pacified the Rong and Di, drove away Wuhuan's cavalry, and combined with the heroes of Yan and Zhao, occupying Dahe in the south and blocking Yan and Dai in the north.

Only Sun Ce is left, and he still has not unified Jiangbiao. Although he attacked Liu Yao in the south, defeated Lu Bu in the north, and killed Yuan Shu, who was known as the strongest prince in the world, there is still Liu Biao who is not at peace, and Jingnan is still unattached.

It is no wonder that Xun Chen was in high spirits and looked down upon everyone after his arrival.

After all, Jiangdong's current situation is one step behind the times.

But this slow step has been like this from the beginning.

When Yuan Shao and Cao Cao raised their armies, Sun Ce was still an orphan boy. With the help of Zhou Yu, he gathered the scholar-bureaucrats in Jiangbiao.

The two of them started out as prefects of a county, with tens of thousands of troops under their command.Sun Ce started with only a few hundred guests and a thousand ancestors who had gone through great hardships to come back. He started as a captain and raised an army with hundreds of stones of food.

While both of them already owned a state, Sun Ce didn't even have a county.

Now Sun Ce can divide the world with the Huaihe River, which is already an invincible achievement.

Therefore, in response to what Xun Chen said, Sun Ce only looked solemn for a moment, and then he immediately regained his composure and replied: "Disasters from heaven brought disaster to Yin Liu. Dong Zhuo and Cao Cao invaded the officials and violently invaded the country, shaking the royal family, and Yi Lun is in trouble. That's right." Anyone who is wise and wise will be heartbroken to the core, and people cannot tolerate each other when they are injured."

"Rangu and Yehou are of the same mind. Although the land of Wu and the land of Wei (Jizhou) are thousands of miles apart, with vast mountains and rivers, they work together to reward the royal family, so that the non-ethnics will not join our alliance, and the aliens will not be eliminated. I am good. This There is nothing wrong with the lonely general."

"Three anecdotes say that justice will punish unjustness. If you cut off the rivers and irrigate the fireflies, they will be defeated."

"Cao Cao defiled the country, abused the people, and poisoned others. Now he will punish the chaos with violence. This is the autumn of the loyal ministers, and the gathering of martyrs for their meritorious service."

"How can I not obey others' wishes? I want to make this alliance with the general and advance together and retreat together!"

No matter what the situation in the Central Plains is like, and no matter who wins or loses between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao in the battle of Guandu, it is definitely in Sun Ce's interest to make peace with Yuan Shao at the moment.

After all, no one on the two sides can attack each other at this time. Being friendly can not only enhance their reputation, but also facilitate trade.Both can significantly enhance the strength of both parties.

After confirming the alliance with Yuan Shao, Sun Ce said: "I have heard for a long time that Jun Xun has a genius like Zhang Yi, and his talent can be equal to a million soldiers. With just a few words, he led Han Fu to let Jizhou and the general. Are you willing to go to Jiangling alone? Persuade Jingzhou to surrender?"

As long as Jiangling surrenders, Sun Ce is confident that his army will not be weaker than Cao Cao's.Cao Cao could capture Runan and Yingchuan in just two or three months, and Sun Ce was confident that he could completely pacify the three counties of Jingnan in about two months.

Both Yuan and Cao are now reorganizing their armies and deploying their generals. The two heroes are fighting, and it will take more than a year or two to decide.

The Battle of Guandu has not yet broken out. If Sun Ce can pacify Jingnan in two months, he still has time to calm Jingzhou and win people's hearts, and then calmly watch the provocation in the north and take advantage of the situation.

This is naturally a favorable thing for Yuan Shao.

Therefore, Xun Chen had no fear and immediately said: "I do not dare to resign as I wish. Please ask General Sun to temporarily open the siege of Jiangling, and I will personally go to persuade Liu Biao. I will live up to the general's trust and help him capture Jingzhou!"

(End of this chapter)