HLnovel Chapter 76 I, Yuan Shao, represent justice, and my sword is never without its advantages!
Chapter 76 I, Yuan Shao, represent justice, and my sword is never without its advantages!
Qingzhou
In a small town
Guan Hai was panting heavily, his eyes filled with humiliation and anger.
Beside him, Zhao Hong's face was equally grim.
Of the 300,000 Yellow Turban rebels in Qingzhou, only a little over 20,000 survived to flee back to Qingzhou with Guan Hai and Zhao Hong!
With just over 20,000 people, what can they possibly do?
at the moment.
Youzhou had Gongsun Zan, Xuzhou had Tao Qian, and Yanzhou had Cao Cao.
Which of these three major warlords didn't command an army of at least 100,000?
Surrounded by powerful enemies, Guan Hai only had a little over 20,000 men left, so the issue was no longer about him robbing others of their grain.
Instead, he has to constantly worry about whether his neighbor will forcibly turn him into an experience pack!
Don't mistake Tao Qian for a kind-faced, easy-going old man.
He was, after all, a proper governor of Xuzhou, and he had served in that position for many years, even before the Yellow Turban Rebellion!
If he weren't already over sixty, he might still be out there vying with Cao Cao for control of Yan Province!
Even if Guan Hai had ten times the courage, he wouldn't dare to set his sights on Xuzhou.
Looking at the more than 20,000 starving Yellow Turban rebels around him, Guan Hai's face was filled with guilt.
It was his incompetence as the Yellow Turban leader that led to the brothers' defeat in Yanzhou, resulting in them not living a good life and going hungry every day.
Seeing Guan Hai's dejected expression, Zhao Hong comforted him:
"Brother Guan, as long as the green hills remain, there will always be firewood to burn."
"We may not be able to seize Yanzhou, but we can set our sights on Beihai!"
Upon hearing this, Guan Hai asked in confusion:
"Beihai? Isn't that Kong Rong's territory?"
"That fellow is supposedly a descendant of Confucius, and has been serving as the prime minister of the Beihai Kingdom for many years."
"Although they are far less powerful than Gongsun Zan, Tao Qian and others, they still have at least ten or twenty thousand soldiers under their command."
"Can we defeat Kong Rong on our own?"
Ironically, the reason Guan Hai didn't punish Kong Rong was because Beihai was just a larger version of a prefecture.
How could the grain from one prefecture be enough to divide among 300,000 Yellow Turban rebels in Qingzhou?
But now, Guan Hai, who only has more than 20,000 Yellow Turbans left, has fallen so low that he has to consider whether he can defeat Kong Rong!
It's utterly ironic!
Zhao Hong explained with a smile:
"Brother Guan, you are unaware of this."
"Although Kong Rong had 10,000 to 20,000 soldiers under his command, he had no talent for commanding troops at all."
"In the end, he was just a pedantic scholar. He was good at poetry and prose, but he was utterly incompetent at leading troops into battle!"
Guan Hai's eyes lit up immediately.
Whether the commander-in-chief is an idiot is of paramount importance to the success of a war.
Gongsun Zan and Tao Qian were both valiant figures who fought against foreign tribes in the past. (Tao Qian was transferred to the frontier several times in his early years to serve as a firefighter.)
Guan Hai wouldn't dare to try and extort money from either of them.
In Yanzhou, Guan Hai originally thought Bao Xin was the most capable fighter.
Unexpectedly, Cao Cao was far more ruthless than Bao Xin!
They even used the Yellow Turban invasion in Qingzhou to unify and consolidate Yanzhou.
But what if the opponent were Kong Rong...?
Even though Kong Rong had the fortified city of Linzi (Beihai County) to defend him, it wasn't as terrifying as one might imagine!
But as the saying goes.
learn from mistakes.
Although Guan Hai had already decided to attack Kong Rong.
However, the failure to attack Yanzhou caused Guan Hai some fear.
He sent many spies to Beihai, intending to find out Kong Rong's exact whereabouts before leading his main force to attack Beihai.
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at the same time
Jizhou
Bohai County
Xu You jogged into the council hall.
At the head of the table, Yuan Shao eagerly awaited his arrival.
"My lord, it's a success!"
Xu You looked excited.
Upon hearing this, all the civil and military officials in Yuan's camp burst into laughter.
Yan Liang even laughed and scolded:
"That idiot Han Fu! He really fell for the trap!"
Why are the civil and military officials in Yuan Ying so happy?
This story begins with the recent changes in Jizhou.
As the governor of Ji Province, Han Fu was nominally in charge of all the prefects and governors of Ji Province.
However, Han Fu was formerly a protégé of the Yuan family.
Now that the previous head of the Yuan family, Yuan Wei, is dead, Yuan Shao has declared himself the new head of the Yuan family.
How could Han Fu dare to truly appoint Yuan Shao in his capacity as superior?
Not only did they not dare to, but they also had to speak to Yuan Shao politely, showing respect to the Yuan family.
Even though Pan Feng had reminded Han Fu several times to be careful of Yuan Shao.
Han Fu continued to listen in one ear and ignore it in the other.
no way.
An honest person is an honest person.
Han Fu thought Yuan Shao was an "honest and kind person" and did not believe that Yuan Shao would plot to seize Ji Province.
Yuan Shao, on the other hand, was a skilled actor.
Given Han Fu's "foolishness," Yuan Shao naturally had to cooperate with him.
Therefore, Yuan Shao began to test Han Fu.
During the year of the campaign against Dong Zhuo, the governors of Hejian and Qinghe counties in Ji Province died of old age.
Han Fu has not yet appointed the new governors of the two prefectures.
Taking this opportunity, Yuan Shao recommended two people to Han Fu.
One was the eldest son, Yuan Tan, and the other was his eldest nephew, Gao Gan.
It's obvious to anyone with eyes that these two are Yuan Shao's blood relatives.
Yuan Shao recommended them in order to expand his influence in Ji Province.
However, out of consideration for his reputation, Han Fu actually agreed to Yuan Shao's recommendation!
In this way, Yuan Tan and Gao Gan transformed themselves into the governors of Hejian and Qinghe counties, respectively.
Yuan Shao's control expanded from one Bohai Commandery to three commanderies.
Yuan Shao's growing influence meant that Han Fu's influence was weakening.
The local powerful families of Jizhou began to make moves.
Ji Province has a total of ten counties. Apart from the three counties assigned to Yuan Shao, Yuan Tan, and Gao Gan, the governors of the other four counties have been having ambiguous relationships with Yuan Shao.
This is crazy...
Pan Feng was already itching to curse!
However, Han Fu still did not realize the danger, and instead believed that everyone was united and were all pillars of the Han Dynasty.
There is a saying that goes well.
Loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty are one family!
Therefore, Yuan Shao sent Xu You to Ye City to inform Han Fu that Gongsun Zan showed signs of attacking Ji Province recently!
Han Fu was utterly shocked by this!
Gongsun Zan's fighting prowess is undeniable.
Although Liu Yu is still the nominal leader of Youzhou.
However, Gongsun Zan himself controlled at least 80% of the armed forces in Youzhou!
If Gongsun Zan were to lead his White Horse Cavalry to attack Ji Province...
Han Fu couldn't believe what kind of disaster was about to happen!
Subsequently, Yuan Shao expressed his determination to resist Gongsun Zan to Han Fu!
However, Yuan Shao believed that Han Fu was, after all, the governor of Ji Province.
As a prefect, one cannot simply stay in the rear.
When the time is right, one should also go to the front lines, such as Bohai County, to inspect the people's conditions and assist the soldiers in preparing for war.
Han Fu thought Yuan Shao's words made a lot of sense.
Although Han Fu was a scholar, scholars also have their own spirit!
He absolutely had to go to the front lines!
Xu You brought back this very message.
Upon hearing the news that Han Fu was coming to the front lines, how could the men of Yuan's camp contain their excitement?
Bohai was Yuan Shao's domain.
Han Fu went to Bohai in person, which was tantamount to offering his neck to Yuan Shao to behead!
and.
Yuan Shao could then frame Gongsun Zan for killing Han Fu.
The dignified Governor of Ji Province died tragically on the border; it must have been done by you, the evil Gongsun Zan!
I, Yuan Shao, represent justice, the former leader of the coalition, and the light of the righteous path of the Han Dynasty. I will make sure that you, Gongsun Zan, will taste the power of my sword!
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