Fighter opportunities cannot be ignored.

This is the cruel historical experience left to the people of the world by the wonderful showdown between Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty and the Overlord of Chu.

Xiang Yu defeated Liu Bang several times and won major decisive battles several times, but he was always just a breath away. Liu Bang, who was in desperate situation, made a comeback with the help of Xiao He, Han Xin, Lu Ze, Zhang Liang and others.

Correspondingly speaking, Xiang Yu just ran out of energy and made peace with Liu Bang to divide the world. Zhang Liang and others caught a glimpse of the truth, and then Liu Bang, who tore up the agreement, led the world's princes to surround Gaixia and came to Jiangdong without shame.

Father.

Therefore, after winning simultaneously on the two fronts of Xiapi and Wuchao, Gongsun Xun no longer hesitated and immediately launched an all-out general offensive under the huge pressure of attrition, and on the morning of October 6th, in

After nearly three days and nights of fierce attack, they successfully broke through the Guandu Camp of the Central Plains Allied Forces, and then launched a strategic march.

However, it was said to be an advance. In fact, as Liu Ye led the remnants of Guandu to surrender, Cao Cao and Cao Ren fled in a hurry with only a few thousand remnants. Lu Su, who was near Chenliu, also made a prompt decision to lead the Huainan army south after noticing the situation.

In Pengcheng, there is not much actual military pressure on the Yan army's march... This kind of march is more like some kind of strategic pursuit.

Not to mention other things, the troops and horses here in Guandu were basically divided into two. They chased Cao Cao all the way to Yingchuan and Nanyang; they chased Cao Ren all the way to Chenliu and Chenjun. They captured cities and territories along the way, just like eating.

Drink water.

With the war going like this, and the news about the three battles of Xuzhou-Wuchao-Neihuang spreading as the two armies advanced and retreated, the people of the world had already woken up - after all, Duke Yan won this battle!

But what failed was definitely not just Cao Cao, and what Yan Gong was about to gain was definitely not just Guandu, or Chen County, or even the Central Plains.

"It's become obvious!"

Nanyang Wancheng, the southern capital of the Han Dynasty that had been peaceful for almost a whole year, instantly fell into unprecedented chaos, because everyone knew that in addition to annexing the Central Plains, Gongsun Xun would definitely attack if there was even the slightest possibility in this battle.

Please ask the emperor to go back and explain the situation!

So for everyone in Wancheng, what else can be better?

"The matter has become very obvious and urgent! Cao Zongzheng is on the way, and Xun Wenruo has also arrived in Runan with the Central Plains nobles who are willing to be loyal to the Han Dynasty. The two of them want us to transfer from Caiyang, the imperial hometown.

Entering Jiangxia as a continuation... Everyone, do you have any opinions?" Above the so-called court, Taiwei Yang Biao, who was speaking, seemed to be more than ten years older, with white hair and shrinking back.

It’s hard to have the same spirit as before.

In other words, this is not just due to the cruel situation at hand, nor is it just worrying about the future of the Han Dynasty. To a large extent, it is due to the person who really took on the so-called responsibility for the rise and fall of the Han Dynasty in the previous year.

Due to hard work.

Think about it, Nanyang is a large county, and Lu Bu, who was used by the Han Dynasty to squeeze out Cao Cao and control half of Nanyang County, is indeed an easy person to coax. But in the war ahead, everything is based on military supplies. Basically, the small court can only

Maintaining it at the lowest economic level. And that's fine. The key is that as the most important minister of the central government, Yang Biao also has to contact the three princes in the center and dance on three eggs. Today, he has to find a way to appease Cao Cao who is working hard on the front line.

Tomorrow he would have to find a way to persuade Liu Biao and his subordinates not to have capitulationist tendencies, and the day after tomorrow he would have to fight the autumn wind with Liu Bei in Runan next door to ask for some funds for Mid-Autumn Festival sacrifices... And if there was a slight disturbance on the front, he would have to coax the frightened little boy here.

Emperor!

In addition, every possible effort must be made to maintain and expand the influence of the Han Dynasty.

But, so to speak, no matter how it was maintained, the situation became increasingly unbearable day by day, and finally reached today's stage - Liu Bei, who had strong strength and seemed to have the most secure territory, lost Xuzhou first, and the entire territory was exposed to the Yan army

Under the front of the army, Cao Cao, who led hundreds of thousands of troops, was still defeated and could only flee here in embarrassment; Sun Ce, the loyal Wujun tiger general, was missing; Liu Biao simply became ambiguous to an extremely dangerous situation.

situation.

At this moment, Lu Bu and his small army of 10,000 troops may be able to rely on them. In fact, Lu Bu had just rushed back to Wancheng from Yingchuan with 4,000 troops and horses.

"What do Marquis Wen think?" After a moment of silence, Yang Biao looked at Lu Fengxian as a matter of course.

"I absolutely cannot believe in Cao Mengde and that Xun Wenruo." Lu Bu, who had just withdrawn from Yingchuan and was standing in the lobby of the former Nanyang Prefecture in military uniform and now in the Emperor's Hall, frowned slightly and expressed some unmistakable doubts. "But.

Where should the emperor go in a place like Jiangxia? They have already reached the Yangtze River. Once there, how will the people of the world view the imperial court?"

This is reasonable and reasonable...but the question is, where can we go if we don't go to Jiangxia?

"Where are we going if we don't go to Jiangxia?" Deng Zhi, a native of Nanyang, a young minister of Huangmen, and a famous founding official of the Han Dynasty after Deng Yu, who was trusted by the emperor, thought for a moment and said with emotion. "There is a big fight ahead.

After half a year of fighting, countless people died. At this point, will Hebei still let us go? Moreover, even if we can abandon our official positions and ask for the peace of a barbarian, will the emperor still be in the hands of Yan Ni?

What other outcome? Now that things have happened, I can only go to Jiangxia with Cao Gong and Xun Wenruo."

As soon as this statement came out, the imperial court, which had not many people in it, became even more deserted.

The logic is that simple. At this time, unless the small court of the Han Dynasty has the courage to die together, it has no choice but to flee south. Once fleeing south, it will definitely be extremely dangerous to go to the core territory of Liu Bei and Liu Biao. Here is the plan

, we can only try our best to gather the forces fleeing south, and under the banner of the Emperor, go to the intersection of the two territories, that is, the Jiangxia area to establish a foothold.

There was nothing to discuss in the first place, but after a long pause, the little emperor sighed, and the matter was settled. Jingze and Deng Zhi were responsible for the relocation of the emperor's guard of honor and palace confinement, while Yang Biao went to take stock of the treasury.

Lu Bu went to prepare the army, but he was ready to go south together when Cao Cao arrived.

Leaving aside others, Lu Bu, who hurriedly returned to Wancheng, returned to his mansion, but the more he thought about it, the more he felt aggrieved and unacceptable, and he immediately alarmed someone.

"What are you worried about, husband?" A woman in gorgeous clothes, about fifteen or sixteen years old, came over. Seeing that Lu Bu was depressed, she also looked worried, but she was Lu Bu's wife and Yuan Shu's eldest daughter.

As the saying goes, an old husband and a young wife are naturally weak in the legs, not to mention Lu Bu, no matter what, he has always been very particular about his treatment of his wife. Especially since this wife is the legitimate daughter of the Yuan family and a relative of the Yang family, he cherishes her even more.

So when Lu Fengxian heard this, instead of being angry, he forced himself to look happy. He quickly got up to catch him, helped him sit down in the hall, and comforted him a little: "Madam, don't worry, it's just court affairs."

"Husband, why do you need to hide it from me?" Mrs. Yuan took advantage of the situation and sat down, but she was not afraid. "It is said outside that Cao Sikong was defeated, and Nanyang will be moved to Jiangxia... won't our family leave?"

Lu Bu sighed, but became more and more helpless: "I didn't expect that it would spread throughout the city so quickly!"

"Are you really going to Jiangxia?" Mrs. Yuan also frowned.

"That's right." Lu Bu had no choice but to be honest. "Now that things have happened, there is no other choice but to go to Jiangxia... Are you worried about the remoteness of the road, madam? Don't worry, I will personally protect you to Jiangxia safely."

"I also know there is nothing we can do." Mrs. Yuan shook her head repeatedly, but then she remembered something and became even more helpless. "Husband, do you think we can live in the house where we were married when we return to Jiangxia this time? It's Huang Zu's house.

Building."

Lu Bu was startled for a moment, then became sad.

"I think so." Mrs. Yuan immediately forced a smile when she saw this. "It's no better than before. Now when I go to Jiangxia, the emperor, my uncle, and I heard that Cao Sikong are going, so where can we and my wife be in the original house?"

share?”

Lu Bu smiled more and more bitterly, and the wrinkles on his head became tighter: "Why would I want to go to Jiangxia for my husband? You must know that I am from the north, and Nanyang is the hinterland of the Central Plains after all. I can still adapt. Unless it is absolutely necessary, there is a big house.

Who would be willing to go to Jiangxia?"

"I mean the same thing." Mrs. Yuan also became completely sad. "I have grown up between Ruying and Wanluo since I was a child. How can I be willing to go to the south? Moreover, considering the time when my husband came back from Luyang two months ago,

I haven't been able to get up for more than a month now. It's hard to say that I'm pregnant. I always feel it's not worth it when I think about letting my children not know the customs of the Central Plains in the future."

Mrs. Yuan was feeling sad here, but unexpectedly, Lu Bu was already dumbfounded... He is now nearly forty years old, but he only has one daughter in Chang'an. It is said that when he was growing hair this year, he was betrothed to Gongsun Xun who happened to be in Chang'an.

Giving it to Jia Xu's son is already a spilled water. Now I hear that my wife may be pregnant, how can I not be happy?

But given the current situation, this kind of happy event seems particularly worrying.

The war is in chaos, what should I do if something happens on the road?

After thinking about this, Lu Feng first comforted the other party, and then asked about the other party's health. After recovering for a while, he could only become more and more angry: "If there is a long-term solution for peace and stability, why should I be willing to take you around?

How wonderful would it be for the family to be stable and wealthy?"

When Mrs. Yuan heard this, her face and heart moved slightly.

Lu Bu's eyes were outstanding. When he saw her, he took the initiative to ask: "Madam, do you have anything to say?"

"It's not me, but I just happened to go to the backyard to see my father yesterday." Mrs. Yuan said carefully. "They all say that we are not close to each other. Although Cao Sikong and his uncle previously said that my father was guilty and they were not allowed to go out of the backyard.

Half a step, but now the situation is so chaotic...can you, my husband, make the decision and take the opportunity to release my father?"

After hearing this, Lu Fengxian immediately stood up and sneered: "What Madam said is true. Even Cao Sikong and the others can't protect themselves now. Why can't my father-in-law be released? Let's go to the backyard to see my father-in-law now."

Mrs. Yuan finally showed her face slightly, and Lu Bu was instantly excited when he saw this.

Not to mention Lu Bu's meeting with Yuan Shu, what kind of radiant sparks will burst out from this pair of sons-in-law, but it is said that the Yan army has made rapid progress in the past few days. Not only Chen Liu has taken all the troops, but Chen Jun has also taken all the troops, and even Yingchuan has already suppressed them.

Xu Rong could not hold back and advanced rapidly under the attack of the Guandu reinforcements.

Cao Mengde originally wanted to wait for news in the Xu County area and gather some Yingchuan disciples who were willing to follow him south. However, Xu Rong, who came out of Shenyuan Pass, was so red that his military exploits had reached the extreme. How could he give Cao Cao a chance to breathe?

After he and Zhang Liao joined forces to conquer Yangdi, they worked almost non-stop and led the troops south to attack Xu County.

In this regard, Zhang Liao and other main forces in Guandu naturally didn't say much. They just suffered a lot from Cao Cao. As a last resort, the latter could only come and go non-stop, but he went south in embarrassment, directly abandoning the entire Yingchuan and arriving at Lu, the northern gate of Nanyang.

In Yangcheng...there were some of Lu Bu's fresh troops who had withdrawn from the front line, which gave him a little breather, but he no longer dared to move for fear that he would not be able to get rid of Xu Rong's cavalry.

At this time, Gongsun Xun, who had personally moved to Xu County, received letters from Lu Bu, Cai Mao, and many, many others.

Of course, these letters do not need to be burned this time, because all of them have kept their posture as low as possible and come here with genuine sincerity. And now, Gongsun Xun really hopes to avoid unnecessary casualties and use diplomacy.

Means to obtain the greatest benefits possible.

"Cai Degui (Cai Mao) said in the letter that he does not need me to come in person, but as long as I agree, he is willing to hand over all the places north of Mianshui, except Deng County, to Zhong Yuanchang in the direction of Wuguan before this year... Two military advisors

What do you say?" In the lobby of Xu County Official Temple, after Gongsun Xun read a letter, he threw it directly to Lu Meng who was standing aside. The latter quickly took the letter and handed it to Wang Xiang who was sitting in the hall for archiving.

"This should be the limit of Liu Biao's concession." Jia Xu thought for a moment and came to the conclusion. "Deng County is the cover of Xiangyang City in Mianbei. He must protect the city from your lord's attack on Xiangyang; and let Zhong Yuan

Chang went to take over the task, but advised the lord not to go to Nanyang, as if he was worried about the lord's army. As for handing over Nanyang before the end of the year, but did not mention the emperor, it seemed that he had tacitly agreed to let the emperor go to Jiangxia, and was not prepared to make any countermeasures that would violate his ministerial integrity.

Lift, and then hand over the territory..."

"Since he is so sincere, what should I do?" Gongsun Xun smiled and said, "Gongda!"

"It depends on the order of His Highness's next advance!"
To be continued...