Chapter 137: Prepare to Cross the River
June of the summer of the first year of Xingping (194).
The situation in the world has become increasingly confusing.
The dispute over the heroes is also particularly fierce.
When Cao and Lu Zheng fought fiercely for the ownership of Yanzhou and fought for the great war, Liu Bei, the governor of Yuzhou, expressed by Tao Qian, also entered Pei State, and appointed Xiao Pei as the prefecture and stationed troops here.
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After the Western Liang army occupied Nanyang, its military power became increasingly powerful. At this moment, Li Jue once again pointed at Guandong and began to give him a large-scale official title, and he was appointed as the governors of various states and county magistrates, taking the opportunity to provoke chaos in Guandong and make profits.
Liu Yao, who was named the governor of Yangzhou, was also extremely frustrated.
Originally, the capital of Yangzhou Prefecture was Shouchun, Jiujiang County.
But now it has become the base of the Yuan family. With his strength, he naturally cannot compete with him in the Jiangbei area. After weighing and thinking deeply, he decided to cross the Yangtze River and occupy the counties in Jiangdong.
After crossing the river, Wu Jing, Sun Ben and others welcomed Qu'a, and Liu Yao then used this as the prefecture.
Later, he immediately sent Fan Neng, Zhang Ying and others to lead a group of troops to two important towns on the south bank of the Yangtze River to resist the Yuan family's power in the north of the Yangtze River.
On the other hand, the Yuan family's power at this time has experienced the conquest of all parties by Yuan Yao for several months, and the soldiers under his command have already had a full morale and strong combat power.
The generals also had high fighting spirit and their overall cohesion was extremely strong.
It can be said that the Yuan army's troops are already strong.
As the plague storm passed, Yuan Yao led his main troops back to Shouchun, and presented his letter to his father, General Zuo and Marquis of Yangdi, Yuan Shu, to lead the people across the Yangtze River and attack the counties in Jiangdong.
After the report, he was not idle either. While waiting for the news quietly, he also actively discussed specific tactical plans and combat plans with his staff after sending troops.
Upon receiving Yuan Yao's letter, Yuan Shu's eyes showed a hint of contempt and pondered:
"Is this kid addicted to command troops recently?"
"Even after months of leading troops to conquer all parties, he has almost no stop. Could this kid be more powerful in the army than me at present?"
As we all know, power is tempered between battle formations.
But Yuan Shu knew very well that since Runan approved Yuan Yao to command the troops, his side's great military advantage over the past few months was entirely due to Yuan Yao's contribution.
Win the battle, win the battle.
This almost gradually formed Yuan Yao's power in the army, and he cultivated many of his own direct descendants.
On the other hand, because he has been in charge of Shouchun for a long time, his position as a veteran under his command has gradually become a trend of being surpassed by new generals such as Zhou Tai and Huang Zhong.
"Let Yaoer independently build military power in the army, which will indeed help him to control the overall situation after he succeeds to the throne in the future."
"But he is still young at present. If he is unwilling tolerant, he may have arrogance and greater ambitions. If he is provoked by someone with intention, wouldn't he do something that would violate filial piety...?"
Yuan Shu didn't dare to think about it further afterwards.
In short, Yuan Shu decided to temporarily restrict his development, at least he could not lose his power now, and he had to focus on it for a while.
Thinking of this, a smile gradually appeared on Yuan Shu's face, and he had already made a plan in his heart.
Immediately, he began to summon his subordinates to the Zuo General's Mansion to discuss matters, and specially invited the angel Ma Riyi, who was detained in Shouchun, to attend.
The feasibility of the combat plan to discuss the issue of sending troops to cross the Yangtze River and conquering the counties in Jiangdong.
The Left General’s Mansion.
The civil and military people gathered together and sat on the ground in several tables on the left and right sides.
After everyone finished, they ranked first. Today, Yuan Shu wore a black blue shirt and dressed up with a zipper. Her appearance once again added a few handsome and handsome look.
Regardless of talent, compared with appearance, Yuan Shu's appearance is definitely a model among handsome guys. Otherwise, how could he have a son like Yuan Yao who is better in appearance?
So, genes are very important.
"Everyone, my eldest son Yao, the general of the imperial court, has written a letter to request approval to gather the masses across the Yangtze River, to conquer several counties in Jiangdong, and to achieve the strategy of fully capturing Yangzhou."
"I wonder if you have any other opinions?"
Just finished speaking.
There was a burst of yelling talk in the hall first.
Everyone began to discuss the plan to attack Jiangdong counties and each expressed their own opinions.
After a while, Yang Hong, the chief of the Left General's Mansion, suddenly stood up and bowed and said in a compliment:
"Congratulations to lord, congratulations to lord..."
After some compliments, his face was full of flattering smiles.
"Where does the joy come from?"
Upon hearing this, Yuan Shu was extremely confused and asked suspiciously.
After saying that, Yang Hong fiddled with his beard under his lower body, and then laughed happily and said:
"Of course it's to congratulate the young master's talent..."
"In the past few months, as the prince's commander's troops conquers all over the country, the lord was able to quickly sit firmly in the Jiang and Huai area. However, the prince's great achievements were not lost due to his short-sightedness, and he lost his enterprising spirit."
"On the contrary, he is continuing to plan to conquer the city. Since the young master has such ambition, wouldn't it be easy for the lord to achieve hegemony?"
"This is of course a blessing to congratulate the lord!"
After a while, Yang Hong also showed his eloquent side. All kinds of praise were almost casual, which made Yuan Shu feel a little fluttered again.
"Hmm? So, do you support Yaoer's strategy to fight Jiangdong?"
"That's right!"
After the words came, Yang Hong showed a firm look on his face, and Zheng said with a head start:
"Now, due to our successive battles and victory, the morale of the army has risen to its peak. It is a great time to conquer cities and expand its strength."
He slowly expressed his own opinions, which made Yuan Shu feel more and more excited at this time.
Yang Hong is the most pleasing person to the monarch!
On the one hand, you have mastered speaking skills and know how to please the Lord. On the other hand, you can also solve the problem of the Lord.
Who would resist such a minister?
As Yang Hong took the lead in echoing, Yuan Shu glanced at the other people and said in a deep voice:
"I wonder if you can discuss plans to attack Jiangdong?"
After a while, the people led by the ruler of Yan Xiang and Shu Zhongying, the governor of Jiujiang County, also agreed.
It should take this opportunity to pacify the counties in Jiangdong in one fell swoop and occupy all Yangzhou.
Then, Shu Zhongying bowed and explained:
"Lord, I heard that since Li Jie was granted the title of governor of various prefectures and counties by Guandong, Liu Yao, who was named the governor of Yangzhou, has now crossed the Yangtze River to use Qua as the prefecture, and sent his generals to garrison in important towns by the river to resist our army."
"Therefore, the decision of the young master should be followed. When Liu Yao was still unstable in his first office, he should eliminate him in one fell swoop, and then he would be in danger!"
Chapter completed!