Nanyang county was a super-class big city in Han dynasty, which was not only crowded with people, but also very rich. Even if Yuan Shu squanders this gold ingot desperately, he is often in a state of ruin.
Moreover, in the war of warlords vying for Dong, Sun Jian, a member of Yuan Shu, made great achievements, kicked the south gate of Luoyang and rushed into Luoyang from Daguguan.
To this end, Dong Zhuo's troops completely withdrew from Luoyang and guarded the periphery of Chang 'an.
192, March.
Yuan Shu then sent Sun Jian south to attack Liu Biao. Unexpectedly, Sun Jian was ambushed and killed by Liu Biao's Howie's department, and Yuan Shu's road to the south was blocked.
After Sun Jian's death, Liu Biao guarded Yuan Shu's route for providing foodstuff, so Yuan Shu had to change its thinking and develop southward.
Some people may ask, Nanyang is so rich, why doesn't Yuan Shu stand with Liu Biao?
He thought that's it, because it just wouldn't move!
Since Jingzhou was taken over by Liu Biao, Liu Biao moved Jingzhou's administrative office from Hanshou North to Xiangyang to rebuild Xiangyang City, making Xiangyang City like an iron city.
Liu Biao's move directly laid the historical position of Xiangyang City for thousands of years.
Xiangyang city is backed by mountains and surrounded by Hanshui River, and its strategic position is extremely important. It is not easy to shoot it down easily.
At this time, a great event happened in Yanzhou, the eastern great plain:
Yanzhou turmoil.
At that time, millions of people from Qingzhou suddenly poured into Yanzhou. Ren Chengxiang Zheng Sui and Yanzhou Liu Dai were killed one after another, and Yanzhou was instantly leaderless.
Bao Xin, Prime Minister of Jibei, joined forces with officials of Yanzhou counties to welcome Cao Cao to take charge of the overall situation and pacify Qingzhou Yellow Scarf Army. Cao Cao successfully became the new owner of Yanzhou.
The first wave of engagement was not smooth, Bao Xin was killed, and Cao Cao struggled to escape from the encirclement of the Yellow Scarf Army.
Qingzhou yellow turban insurrectionary army once destroyed the ancestral hall of Liu just like Cao Cao.
Qingzhou Yellow Scarf Army decided that Cao Cao was one of them and wanted to surrender to Cao Cao. Cao Cao, who was embarrassed at both ends, suddenly thought of an idea:
They can consider surrendering to me, can't I, the yellow turban insurrectionary army, surrender?
Therefore, Cao Cao deliberately delayed the time and sent troops to raid the Yellow Scarf Army every day. The target of the raid is only food rations.
The yellow turban insurrectionary army often wanders around and is not good at camping. Most of their food was looted during the battle, and food was never stopped in the camp.
Cao Cao's army that intercepted rations succeeded repeatedly, and in this way, until the winter, the Yellow Scarf Army finally could not hold on.
Cao Cao is such a loser.
They are going to leave Yanzhou and return to Qingzhou. Unexpectedly, Cao Cai brazenly attacked and pursued all the way to northern Hebei. Three hundred thousand Qingzhou yellow turban insurrectionary army surrendered to Cao Cao, and millions of family members were settled by Cao Cao in Yanzhou to guard the wasteland.
This is the background that Yuan Shu wanted to enter Yanzhou at that time, because Yanzhou was so chaotic that it was too easy to grab this cake.
Yuan Shu wouldn't have thought that this was the worst beating in his life.
Cao Cao quickly integrated the Yanzhou yellow turban insurrectionary army with thunder, and transferred its elite troops to form it? Qingzhou soldier? .
192, winter.
Yuan Shu led the troops into Yanzhou and stationed troops at Kuangting and Dunqiu.
While Yuan Shu led the troops into Yanzhou, Hebei Yuan Shao also sent troops to help Cao Cao, who commanded the allied forces to pounce on Liu Xiang, commander of Kuangting. Yuan Shu also hurried south to help, only to be defeated by Cao Cao, and Yuan Shu returned to Dunqiu.
Cao Cao pursued all the way to Dunqiu City.
Yuan Shu of Dunqiu knew that he was no match for Cao Cao. When Cao Cao's army was not surrounded, he led his troops south and began to escape.
How embarrassed Yuan Shu was when he ran away and how excited Cao Cao was when he chased him.
Cao Cao chased along Xiangyi, Taishou and Shouchun, and almost crippled Yuan Shu.
Yuan Shu was terrified, and Cao Cao finally chose to withdraw.
When Yuan Shao arrived in Shouchun, Chen Jun, the secretariat of Yangzhou, held his precious city and refused to open the door for Yuan Shu. Yuan Shu was very angry. The boy used to be his brother. How can he be so rude?
I can't beat Cao Cao. Can I beat you?
Yuan Shu collected remnants of the army in Yin Ling and returned to Shouchun. Chen Jun abandoned the city and fled down. Yuan Shu has a good family, but he has no courage as a gentleman.
How can such a person stand in that turbulent world? How can you hold a tripod?