Chapter 464 Yuan Jun's Movement

After Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor, he was full of ambition and was known as the Zhong family. Although Yan Xiang tried hard to persuade and failed, he was a loyal minister after all, and he could not abandon Yuan Shu. A minister should be loyal to the emperor, so even though Yan Xiang did not approve of Yuan Shu's proclaiming emperor, he had no choice but to continue to advise Yuan Shu.

"My lord."

"Yan Xiang is rude!" Yang Hong, who had just been promoted to Guang Lu Xun, reprimanded, "Now that His Majesty is the Son of Heaven, why do you still call him Lord?"

Yan Xiang gave Yang Hong a cold look, and said coldly: "Your Majesty, I have a plan."

After all, Yuan Shu had just proclaimed himself emperor, and it was the time when his thinking was most active, so he said with interest: "Doctor Yan cares about state affairs, I am very happy, let's talk about it."

"After His Majesty proclaimed himself emperor, Liu Ye claimed to be the orthodox of the Han Dynasty, and he would definitely launch an army to crusade. Before Liu Ziyang in Huainan was conscripted by the imperial court, he reorganized the subordinates of Zheng Bao and others before leaving, and now it is handed over to Liu Ye's subordinate Zhechong Zhonglang General Xu Huang command." Yan Xiang said slowly.

"Xu Huang?" Hearing Yan Xiang's words, Ji Ling became excited immediately, and said angrily, "My lord, please invite an elite soldier to take down Yinling City first, capture Xu Huang, and defeat Liu Ye's spirit!"

Yan Xiang nodded slightly: "This subordinate also means the same thing. Yinling City is on the east side of Shouchun, very close, and Xu Huang has always been famous for using troops to drive straight in. If Liu Ye's army came under pressure, Xu Huang would attack from the flanks. The pressure on our military will be enormous."

"However." Yan Xiang changed the subject, and said again: "This time to conquer Xu Huang, but General Ji cannot be sent."

Ji Ling stared bull-eyed: "Doctor Yan, what's the matter? Could it be that you can't trust me? There was a reason why the army was defeated last time. I am willing to issue a military order!"

Yan Xiang smiled wryly: "General Ji, be safe and don't be impatient. Although Yinling City is dangerous, how can you kill a chicken with a bull's knife? Liu Ye will definitely join Liu Bei and lead Liangzhou Army and Yuzhou Army to go south together. The leader must be experienced. The main force of the Liangzhou army in the war, if General Ji goes to attack Xu Huang, who will resist the wolf-like cavalry of Liangzhou?"

Ji Ling curled her lips: "Yinling City is only a hundred miles away from Shouchun, and it can be reached in one day. I broke the city in five days and rushed back immediately."

Yuan Shu said directly: "Okay, Ji Ling, Doctor Yan is right. You are my Yingbu, so of course you can't use your talent for nothing."

After finishing speaking, Yuan Shu ordered: "Let's do this, let's you lead an army of 20,000, set off today, break through Yinling City as soon as possible, even if you can't, you must surround it firmly, don't let Xu Huang come out to disrupt the situation, you understand?"

"No, don't worry, Your Majesty." Le Ji had always been famous in Yuan Shu's army for his speedy advances, and he thought it would be very easy for Yuan Shu to entrust him with this quick task.

Seeing Yan Xiang gaining the limelight, Yang Hong, who had always been at odds with him, was naturally unwilling to be overshadowed by Yan Xiang, so he stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I have a plan as well!"

Yuan Shu laughed: "Okay, okay, Yang Qing can come quickly."

Yang Hong cupped his hands, with a look of pride on his face: "Your Majesty, as the so-called preemptive strikes, the latter strikes others, His Majesty proclaimed the emperor and established the Zhong family, and the hearts of the people in Huainan were encouraged. Our army should take the opportunity to expand the territory and change the day and day." How can we passively wait here for the arrival of Liu Ye's army?"

Yuan Shu was not an idiot either, he quickly grasped Yang Hong's meaning: "You mean, we take the initiative to attack?"

Yang Hong nodded slowly: "That's right. Taking advantage of the time it takes for Liu Ye to mobilize troops, our army should mobilize a large army to go north, quickly capture Yingchuan County and Chen State, occupy Yuzhou completely, and then start a decisive battle with Liu Ye's army based on the advantage of the location!"

Yang Hong said in a bewitching tone: "Nowadays the princes of the world do not come to join me when they see the founding of the Zhong family, but they are just worried about whether the Zhong family can replace the Han Dynasty. As long as our army can counter the Han army, the heroes of the world will naturally be They will all present themselves to His Majesty, and when the time comes, they can order Zhao Wang, Qiaohou, Sun Zhengnan and others to hunt in the Central Plains and attack Guanzhong in one fell swoop, and then His Majesty will move the capital to Luoyang and inherit the great rule!"

Listening to Yang Hong's description, Yuan Shu's smile gradually widened. It seemed that his description had come true. He was about to wear the crown of gong, be enthroned as a great treasure, and announce the establishment of the Zhong family in Luoyang, the political center of the Han Dynasty.

"good!"

Yuan Shu almost yelled out the word, and asked excitedly, "Where is Zhang Xun?"

"The minister is here."

Zhang Xun stood up. Although he had suffered a defeat recently, he was Yuan Shu's old retainer after all, a senior general in the army, and had great prestige. Therefore, after Yuan Shu ascended the throne, he made Zhang Xun a general.

This is not to say that Ji Ling's status is inferior to Zhang Xun's. Ji Ling is in charge of the Jinwu guard and is responsible for Yuan Shu's personal safety, just like Xiahou Dun and Xu Chu. Is Xiahou Dun's status high enough? In terms of relationship, he is Cao Cao's family brother, and in terms of status he is a general, but Xu Chu is the one who can get close to Cao Cao at will. Even Cao Ren, a clan general like Cao Ren, has to report before he can enter.

"Zhang Xun, you lead 60,000 troops and go north to Yuzhou. You must defeat Liu Bei and win the second county of Yingchuan. Do you understand?" Yuan Shu ordered.

It was only 30,000 troops given to Ji Ling before, but now Zhang Xun has directly doubled the number. This shows how strong Yuan Shu's desire to win Yuzhou is.

Zhang Xun immediately cupped his fists and said loudly: "Please rest assured, Your Majesty, wherever our army goes, we will definitely be invincible."

Yuan Shu nodded in satisfaction: "Okay, okay, since that's the case, you can go."

Ji Ling was in a hurry. Did His Majesty forget himself: "Your Majesty! What about me? How can you not use me in war?"

Yuan Shu smiled: "Ji Ling, your identity will be different from today onwards. You are the Jinwu Guard. You must protect me well. I am the Son of Heaven, so I can't be injured a little bit. Protecting me is a great reward, even better than winning a battle." important."

Ji Ling scratched her head, but said nothing.

"Since this is the case, the two generals are asked to send troops quickly, the sooner the better!" Yuan Shu urged.

"promise!"

Before Liu Ye led the army to set off, Yuan Shu "pre-emptively struck" and sent Le Ji and Zhang Xun to lead a total of 80,000 troops to attack Yinling City, Yingchuan County, and Chen State respectively.

However, although Yuan Shu's army has a large number of troops, apart from the many cronies of the generals under his command, the rest are just a group of peasants, and they are formed with a piece of armor and a spear.

Not to mention hard iron armor, this group of people didn't even have inferior leather armor. The shaft of a spear was made of wood, and only the tip of the spear had a pitiful bit of iron. If it weren't for this spear, I'm afraid that if they put on a yellow turban, people will believe that they are yellow turban thieves.

Yuan Shu's so-called 100,000 soldiers are mostly like this, plus those civilian husbands who were conscripted to build palaces, even though Yuzhou and Huainan were rich, they were also made into a mess.