EBE Chapter 262 Ju Shou had no intention of attacking Guandu! Yuan Shao: You're going to destroy us
Chapter 262 Ju Shou had no intention of attacking Guandu! Yuan Shao: You're going to destroy us
Deng Chang was grinning from ear to ear.
With Cao Ang and Su Yu backing him up, Deng Ai's future is bright; as long as his abilities are decent, he's guaranteed at least a position as a Nine Minister!
If one works a little harder, becoming a high-ranking official in a region, or even one of the Three Dukes, is not a problem!
But Deng Chang's good fortune didn't end there.
He will soon learn what it means to rise in status because of one's son.
Given that Deng Chang's political abilities were also quite good, Su Yu suggested that Deng Chang be promoted.
This promotion was significant; he went from being the Registrar of Xinye to the Chief Clerk of Chenjun.
Chen Commandery, formerly known as Chen State Commandery, was located in Yuzhou, and its neighbor was Yingchuan Commandery.
This means that Deng Chang went from being the fifth-ranking official in a remote county to the third-ranking official in a core city!
Of course, that's a story.
At this moment, news that Cao Cao had incorporated Zhang Xiu's army, besieged Xiangyang, and inflicted a major defeat on the Jiangxia navy, and ordered Liu Biao to pay a large amount of compensation, quickly spread throughout the Han Dynasty.
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Zhou Yu walked quickly toward Sun Ce's room.
"Brother, this is our best chance to capture Jiangxia!"
Zhou Yu said impatiently.
Sun Ce, itching to act, said:
"I intend to personally lead the expedition against Jiangxia. What do you think, Gongjin, about accompanying me as my advisor?"
Zhou Yu cupped his hands and said:
"Being respectful is worse than obeying orders."
Sun Ce learned from his mistakes.
The last time he went to Guangling, he didn't bring Zhou Yu with him, but only Zhang Hong, Yu Fan, and Sun Quan, who were just amateur strategists.
The battle situation is obvious to everyone. Not only did they break Sun Ce's winning streak, but they also left behind the heads of more than 10,000 elite troops!
The Jiangdong region can be described as having suffered a severe blow.
I thought I would have to take a three or four-year break before I could have another chance to compete.
But unexpectedly, a golden opportunity to seize Jiangxia has now been presented directly to Sun Ce!
It would be a complete waste not to seize Jiangxia while we have the chance.
But as soon as the news of Sun Ce mobilizing his soldiers spread, it was like a snowflake collapsing; within a single day, rebellions broke out in eight places in Jiangdong!
When the intelligence was delivered to Sun Ce's desk, Sun Ce stared wide-eyed at the map beside him in disbelief, looking at it over and over again.
Then, he kicked over the table and dispatched his generals one by one to quell the rebellion.
His generals were already very familiar with the process.
Even Sun Quan personally led troops several times.
So, we can't say that Sun Quan was ignorant of military strategy anymore!
In the future, he will have experience commanding an army of 100,000, making him arguably the largest legion commander in Jiangdong!
Then look at Liu Bei next door, how big is his scale?
Compared to Sun Quan, he's nothing!
But right now, looking at these rebellious counties, Sun Ce was filled with anger but also somewhat lost.
For a moment, I felt a sense of bewilderment, as if I had drawn my sword and looked around in confusion.
Sun Ce wasn't stupid; he knew that these so-called rebellions were actually orchestrated by the major clans of Jiangdong.
However, the demands of the powerful families of Jiangdong clashed sharply with Sun Ce's interests.
Sun Ce could not bear the thought of sharing Jiangdong, which he had painstakingly conquered, with the powerful families of Jiangdong.
Although Zhou Yu tried to persuade Sun Ce about this matter several times, Sun Ce still couldn't let go of his obsession.
He has a natural distrust of aristocratic families.
Especially after witnessing Yuan Shu declare himself emperor and the successive rebellions of the powerful clans under his command, Sun Ce came to believe that these powerful clans were unreliable.
Unfortunately, Sun Ce did not understand one principle.
As a monarch, one should often restrain one's emotions.
The first thing to consider should be how to use people, not fear them.
The more he feared the Jiangdong aristocratic families and was unwilling to co-govern Jiangdong with them, the more resentment they harbored towards him.
after all.
From the perspective of the Jiangdong aristocratic families.
Sun Ce was the real outsider!
An outsider who doesn't cooperate with the locals but instead suppresses them—what, do you think you're so great?
And Sun Ce's bloody suppression.
Not only did it fail to quell the arrogance of the Jiangdong aristocratic families.
This only strengthened their resolve to hold onto a certain idea!
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Jizhou
Ye City
Ju Shou's Residence
Ju Shou turned his back to Feng Ji and remained silent.
Feng Ji's forehead, hands, and feet were covered in cold sweat.
News of Cao Cao's incorporation of Zhang Xiu's army and his intimidation of Liu Biao had already reached Ye City.
Feng Ji realized that he had completely botched this mission.
Without the series of maneuvers involving kidnapping Jia Xu and winning over Zhang Xiu, Cao Cao would have at most gained Wancheng.
But now, Liu Biao, an ally who was once highly regarded by Yuan Shao's camp, has been completely ruined after this battle!
"I have failed in my duties, and I beg you to punish me, sir!"
In the deathly silence, Feng Ji couldn't hold back any longer and spoke first, hoping that Ju Shou could say a few words.
Even if there's nothing to say, you can still scold him a few times or hit him a few times!
Silence is often the most frightening thing.
Ju Shou laughed, a very sarcastic laugh.
"Feng Ji, don't worry, I am not like the Lord's personality."
“It was my idea to send you as an envoy to Wancheng.”
"You did very well too."
"It's all the fault of those incompetent Liu Biao and Kuai Yue, which caused our plans to fail at the last minute."
"If we are to truly determine guilt, then it should be Liu Biao, Kuai Yue, and others who bear the responsibility."
Feng Ji gave an awkward laugh.
Ju Shou suddenly said again:
"Don't worry, the failure of Liu Biao and Sun Ce does not mean that I have no other options."
Feng Ji hurriedly asked:
"Could it be that you already have a new plan, sir?"
"What do we need Feng to do?"
"As long as it can help you, sir, I would go through fire and water without hesitation!"
Ju Shou and others were responding to Feng Ji's "sycophantic" stance.
Among Ju Shou's henchmen, Feng Ji had the highest execution ability and the smoothest tongue.
As everyone knows, it was originally Feng Ji who persuaded Han Fu to surrender.
But probably not many people have thought about why it was Feng Ji, and why Han Fu chickened out as soon as Feng Ji opened his mouth.
Because Feng Ji is using Ju Shou's reputation as a shield!
Simply put, it is...
Ju Shou instructed Feng Ji to tell Han Fu to get out of here, as the Celestial Dragon was preparing to join forces with Yuan Shao, and Han Fu should not stay in Ji Province and get in the way!
And now.
Ju Shoutianlongren's tiger skin is still effective.
With Liu Biao crippled and Sun Ce preoccupied with his own problems, they decided to find new allies for Yuan Shao's camp!
It's not that we don't have allies, it's just a matter of whether Ju Shou is willing to pay this price and make this promise.
In conclusion, Ju Shou and Yuan Shao had different strategies.
This has always been the case in history.
Ju Shou's idea was to limit Cao Cao's development and gradually sideline Yuan Shao.
Once Yuan Shao is rendered powerless, then march south and take care of Cao Cao!
Yuan Shao's goal was not to become a puppet controlled by Ju Shou, but rather to seize power from Ju Shou.
For Yuan Shao, Cao Cao was an excellent tool to divert internal conflicts!
Fighting Cao Cao while simultaneously seizing power from Ju Shou would be in Yuan Shao's best interest.
Guandu is a battle we absolutely must take.
Only by attacking can we find Ju Shou's weaknesses and seize his power.
Otherwise, if they continue to stay in Ju Shou's old stronghold of Ji Province, how can Yuan Shao, an outsider, possibly compete with the powerful families of Ji Province headed by the celestial being Ju Shou?
However, Yuan Shao went too far. The deaths of veterans Yan Liang and Wen Chou made him abandon the rule!
Ju Shou, go to jail!
Perhaps Ju Shou himself did not expect that Yuan Shao would actually imprison him.
Then... the rules will be messed up.
If you break the rules, then nobody can play!
Die together!
The funniest thing is that Cao Cao even tried to recruit Ju Shou after the war.
Ju Shou really hated Cao Cao.
I am a mere mortal, and I don't even give a second glance to figures like emperors or heads of aristocratic families, who are unattainable in the eyes of ordinary people. How could I possibly look up to you, Cao Cao?
Isn't this utterly insulting?!
From the very beginning, Ju Shou did not want to open the Battle of Guandu.
In fact, in order to prevent Yuan Shao from attacking Cao Cao, they even pretended to implement a "three-year strategy to wear down Cao Cao".
Is that what you call three years of exhaustion?
He will replace Yuan Shao in three years and conquer the world!
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