HLnovel Chapter 103 Sun Jian Dies in Battle! Liu Bei Actually Sends Troops to Support Kong Rong?
Chapter 103 Sun Jian Dies in Battle! Liu Bei Actually Sends Troops to Support Kong Rong?
"Senior brother! This really shouldn't be done!"
Liu Bei tried his best to persuade Gongsun Zan to change his mind.
Gongsun Zan waved his hand, stubbornly insisting:
"I will not have peace of mind until Liu Yu is eliminated!"
"Xuande, please don't try to persuade me anymore! I am not acting rashly, but rather after careful consideration!"
"By the way, since Xuande, you are unwilling to follow your brother to attack Liu Yu."
"Then you shall lead three thousand troops to rescue Kong Rong, the Chancellor of Beihai!"
“Recently, he was besieged by Guan Hai, a remnant of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, and asked his elder brother for reinforcements.”
“I don’t want to send troops to help him, but after all, he is the 20th generation descendant of Confucius. If I ignore him, it will damage my reputation.”
"I entrust the matter of rescuing Kong Rong to Xuande!"
Gongsun Zan clearly had no intention of giving Liu Bei a chance to refuse.
The words fell.
Liu Bei looked at his senior brother Gongsun Zan in despair.
He had a premonition.
This parting may very well be their last!
However, Liu Bei would still complete the tasks assigned by Gongsun Zan without fail.
after all.
Throughout the world, apart from the two brothers Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, there was no one else.
Only his senior brother Gongsun Zan truly cared for Liu Bei.
But sending him to Beihai to support Kong Rong also had the implication of kicking him out of the core decision-making circle.
that's it.
Liu Bei embarked on a journey to rescue Kong Rong of Beihai.
However, due to Su Yu's influence, Guan Hai's defeat in Yanzhou occurred a full year and a half earlier than originally recorded in history!
The time for besieging Kong Rong was thus brought forward considerably.
(Kong Rong: Thank you both, Cao Cao and Su Yu!)
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Dongjun
Cao Cao, looking anxious, strode quickly into Su Yu's residence.
Even when I went to Xujia Village to talk to those widows about life, I wasn't as anxious as I am now!
Su Yu was teaching Cao Ang in the courtyard, and the two were chatting happily.
Upon learning of Cao Cao's arrival, Cao Ang couldn't help but mutter to himself:
"My father is really something, he had to come now."
"I haven't finished listening to the story my master told me about cutting off his beard and discarding his robe!"
Cao Cao suddenly stopped in his tracks.
What do you mean by cutting off one's beard and discarding one's robe?
Cao Mengde was well-read, so why couldn't he find this allusion in any ancient book?
Su Yu's face remained calm.
The story of cutting off one's beard and discarding one's robe, even with a different protagonist's name, still remains a classic!
Cao Cao shook his head, temporarily abandoning his thought about which ancient book the story of cutting off his beard and discarding his robe came from.
He quickly walked to Su Yu's side and said to Su Yu:
"Ziyi, Sun Jian is dead!"
"When attacking Huang Zu in Jiangxia, Sun Jian took the lead and was unfortunately hit by a falling rock. His brains were splattered and his body was not even intact."
To be honest, Cao Cao felt a sense of camaraderie over Sun Jian's death.
Among the allied forces, there were very few people whom Cao Cao could regard as worthy of his attention.
Besides Yuan Shao, my childhood friend with whom I know the inside and out.
Sun Jian, Liu Bei, and Gongsun Zan were all outstanding figures in the allied forces.
Furthermore.
Cao Cao and Su Yu once exchanged 500 Jiangdong naval troops with Sun Jian.
These five hundred naval soldiers, though small in scale, would later become the steadfast pillars of Cao Cao's navy!
From another perspective, Sun Jian was the greatest founder of Cao Cao's naval forces!
Now, Sun Jian is dead, killed in a siege.
While Cao Cao felt regret over Sun Jian's death, he also felt a sense of lingering fear.
Fortunately, he no longer has the habit of rushing to the front lines.
Otherwise, if one were to be hit by rolling logs or rocks, or by falling rocks or arrows, wouldn't that be a brush with death?
Compared to Cao Cao, Su Yu's thoughts were completely different.
Sun Jian's death will trigger a series of huge chain reactions!
First and foremost, Liu Biao's forces will definitely launch a counterattack against Sun's army.
Sun's army was very capable in fighting, but in terms of grain storage and logistics, it was no match for Liu Biao, who had the strong support of the powerful families of Jingzhou!
To avoid annihilation, the only option left for Sun's army was to hurry up and find another sugar daddy.
This sugar daddy can only be Yuan Shu.
And at the same time.
With the support of Sun Quan's army and a large group of Jiangdong generals, Yuan Shu's strength will rise to another level.
As for Sun Ce breaking away from Yuan Shu and establishing his own independent regime in Jiangdong, according to the original course of history, that would have happened several years later.
nowadays.
Sun Ce did not have the resources to break away from Yuan Shu and act independently.
With this in mind, Su Yu immediately suggested to Cao Cao:
"My lord, it is now imperative to send troops to attack Xiaopei."
"While Yuan Shu is happily accepting the Jiangdong army, our army can take him by surprise and capture Xiaopei!"
"After taking Xiaopei, we can either deter Tao Qian or retreat back to Yanzhou."
Cao Cao nodded and said:
“What Ziyi said is exactly what I meant.”
"If we don't attack Xiaopei now, Yuan Shu will definitely send his army to fight against our forces once he has absorbed the old troops of the Sun family army."
"Compared to Sun Quan's army, Yuan Shu's band of mountain bandits and brigands are much weaker!"
Upon hearing this, Su Yu and Cao Cao exchanged a smile.
As I said before, Yuan Shu's ability to rapidly build up an army is truly remarkable.
However, it is also an undeniable fact that the combat capabilities of his soldiers varied greatly.
Why did Yuan Shu treat Sun Ce like a nuclear-powered ox or horse in history?
On the one hand, it's better to use it than not use it at all.
On the other hand, the fighting power of Sun's army was truly Yuan Shu's trump card!
Compared to other miscellaneous troops, Sun's army was both hardworking and capable in battle.
Such elite troops—I mean, they must make frequent appearances in major battles.
Su Yu and Cao Cao decided to attack Xiaopei.
As for the battle plan, it was more casual.
Cao Ren and Zhao Yun led the vanguard, and Cao's cavalry troops charged into Xiaopei in one fell swoop.
The main force, led by Cao Cao himself, aimed to force the garrison at Xiaopei to surrender!
The only concern is whether Tao Qian will change his mind.
after all.
Xiaopei was an enclave controlled by Yuan Shu.
Yuan Shu's main force was no match for the reinforcements that came from Runan.
Only Tao Qian had the ability to assist the garrison of Xiaopei in resisting Cao Cao's army.
……
As night fell
Pengcheng
Tao Qian was still awake.
After Cao Bao's "death as remonstrance" incident, Tao Qian was also constantly reflecting on whether he should side with Cao Cao.
Let him fall. If Yuan Shu rises to power later, Xuzhou will definitely suffer retaliation.
If they don't fall, it will be difficult to explain to Cao Cao.
"Damn it!"
"If I were twenty years younger, would I be so timid and hesitant?"
Tao Qian angrily berated himself for becoming increasingly timid and hesitant due to his old age and declining health.
suddenly.
The steward came in from outside and reported to Tao Qian:
"Master, Kong Rong is besieged by Guan Hai, a remnant of the Yellow Turban rebels, and has sent someone to you overnight to request reinforcements."
"You came overnight?"
"Hehe, you must have first asked Gongsun Zan for reinforcements, but Gongsun Zan gave you a perfunctory response. You were worried that the reinforcements Gongsun Zan sent wouldn't be enough to lift the siege of Beihai, so you came to me for help."
"Kong Rong's plan is quite clever."
"I've got it! Hahaha, Kong Rong really solved a big problem for me."
"Quickly, go and invite Kong Rong's envoy in!"
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