Chapter 736: The Birth of the Demon King (Part 2)
Chapter 736 The Birth of the Demon King (Part 2)
Chapter 734: The Birth of the Demon King (Part 2)
After the Tianxia family experienced the Yellow Turban Rebellion, its strength was even less than half of its original strength, so Dong Zhuo had the confidence to carry on. He didn't even think that the family would cause him too much trouble.
Dong Zhuo has never fought against the noble family, so he neither knows how powerful the noble family is, nor can he understand Zhang Jiao's despair when fighting against the noble family. But as a think tank, how can Li Ru not know?
Yes, the aristocratic family did not dare to confront Dong Zhuo's military front, but secretly it made it difficult for Dong Zhuo to move forward.
Li Ru knew very well how much power the family controlled, so when he saw Dong Zhuo's attitude of never turning back until he hit the south wall, he felt angry and anxious, but more importantly, he was helpless.
Li Ru knew that Dong Zhuo would not listen to any persuasion now, and all he could do was try his best to minimize the backlash from the family.
Li Ru sighed, and then said in a deep voice: "Since the Lord has made up his mind, he can follow Qin Hao's example and buy the land of the aristocratic family. In this case, the aristocratic family should not go too far."
“Well, I’ll leave this matter to you, my virtuous son-in-law.”
Dong Zhuo nodded, and then reminded: "Remember, try to keep the price as low as possible. Those wealthy families do not lack this money."
Dong Zhuo did not have the Qin family's strong financial resources, nor did Qin Hao's endless money-making tools, but since he wanted to live in peace with the family, he had to pay for the land redemption, so Dong Zhuo could only try to vomit as little blood as possible.
Of course Li Ru understood what Dong Zhuo meant, but setting the price too low would definitely have the opposite effect. He couldn't help but feel bitter in his heart, but on the surface he responded sternly: "I'll do my best."
In this way, Dong Zhuo originally occupied Kansai and held the emperor in power to control the princes. The situation he faced was very good. However, because he underestimated the power of the family, Dong Zhuo embarked on a path that belongs to him... the devil. the road.
“Report...an urgent matter at Wuguan Pass.”
Dong Zhuo frowned and took the envelope. After opening it, he frowned even more.
Since Nanyang new paper is cheap and affordable, princes from all over the country have purchased and hoarded a lot of paper. Now Nanyang new paper has become popular all over the world and has become a must-have item for writing and transmitting information.
Seeing this, Li Ru asked, "Lord, has something happened?"
“See for yourself.”
Li Ru took the letter and said seriously after reading it: "Lord, Qin Hao must be stopped. Nanjun is related to our army's plan to attack Nanyang from all sides. However, our army is in the process of reorganization and cannot send many troops for the time being. We might as well use it this time." Let’s use Jingzhou’s own strength to resist Qin Hao.”
“But after Ding Yuan’s death, only idiots like Huang Zu and Han Xuan were left in Jingzhou. Can they stop Qin Hao?”
“The lord can appoint one of his cronies as the new shepherd of Jingzhou, and allocate part of his force to support this person to integrate the power of Jingzhou to fight against Qin Hao. However, this selection must be made carefully. After all, not everyone can convince the five major princes of Jingzhou.”
Dong Zhuo rubbed his head with a headache and asked, "Are there any such capable people under the Za family?"
After pondering for a long time, Dong Zhuo suddenly brightened up and said with a smile: "Brothers Liu Biao and Liu Xiu may be able to conquer the various princes in Jingzhou for the Zajia, but the Zajia will still test them."
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On the other side, Qin Hao sent an army of 60,000 troops south to attack Xiangyang. There was little suspense in this battle. The Qin army forcibly captured Xiangyang, a famous city throughout the ages, in just half a day.
There are three reasons why the Qin army could capture Xiangyang so easily:
First of all, Xiangyang and Wancheng have been doing business for a long time, so Nanyang did not have much preparation for the opportunity.
The day before the Qin army arrived, the Xiangyang defenders only began to fortify the city, and the preparations for defending the city were too hasty.
The Qin army was extremely well prepared, with all siege equipment such as wells, catapults, and crossbows in place.
Secondly, Nanjun only had 50,000 troops in total, and Ding Yuan took 30,000 with him when he entered the DPRK, and the remaining 20,000 were divided into 17 counties in Nanjun. Although Xiangyang is the new government seat, it only has 5,000 defenders. Such a thin force is not enough to show Xiangyang's defensive power, so how can it withstand the fierce attack of the 60,000 Qin army?
Finally, and at the same time the most important point is that the Qin army's offensive was too fierce.
Not only did the Qin army attack from all sides, but Bai Qi was also responsible for commanding the siege. The lineup of generals participating in the siege was even more luxurious, including Li Cunxiao, Ran Min, Jiang Song, Pei Yuanqing, Xiong Kuohai, Huang Zhong, Xu Chu and other generals.
Among the Xiangyang guards, only one Wenpin was truly capable, and he was captured alive by Huang Zhong.
Of these three reasons, having any one of them is enough to defeat the city, let alone all three of them?
In just half a day, this fortified city, which in Qin Hao's hands with a hundred thousand troops, withstood the fierce attack of Xiang Yu's 400,000 troops, is now back in Qin Hao's hands again.
After the Qin army invaded Xiangyang, they did not massacre. Instead, they quickly established a plan to pacify the people. They also captured as many prisoners as possible from the Jingzhou army. Xiangyang soon regained stability.
Xiangyang, Prefecture Mufu.
After finishing some trivial matters, Liu Ji stood up and said: "My lord, the other five princes in Jingzhou have probably also received the news of Ding Shijun's death in battle. In order to prevent them from also sending troops to seize Nanjun, our army must capture Nanjun as soon as possible. That’s it.”
Qin Hao nodded and ordered: "Where is Bai Qi?"
“The end is here.” Bai Qi stood up and responded.
“I now order you to be the chief general and lead an army of 40,000 people, with Xiangyang as the center, to capture Nanjun as soon as possible.”
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Not long after Bai Qi accepted the order and left, Ding Yuan's wife, Mrs. Ding, along with Lu Bu's wife, Yan Shi, and Hong Xuanjiao, who was pregnant, came to question him.
Lu Lingqi also hid behind Mrs. Ding, glaring at Qin Hao angrily, while Mrs. Yan asked with an angry face: "Master Hou, the Qin and Ding families have always been on good terms, why are they attacking Xiangyang for no reason now?"
Qin Hao looked sad and said in a deep voice: "Madam, Madam, you two may not know yet, but Commander Ding has been forced to death by Dong Zhuo."
"What?"
The two women were immediately shocked. Lu Bu and Ding Yuan were the backbone of the Ding and Lu family. If these two people died, it would be the same as the sky falling for the two families.
"After Ding Shijun entered the capital, he eradicated the ten regular servants, but the emperor fell into the hands of Dong Zhuo. Dong Zhuo used the excuse of deposing the emperor to force Ding Shijun to fight with him. Ding Shijun was defeated and eventually ran out of ammunition and food. He ordered General Fengxian to surrender, but he committed suicide. "
“Husband.”
"grandfather."
Mrs. Ding and Lu Lingqi both cried bitterly. Although Yan was relieved that Lu Bu was not dead, the death of Ding Yuan, a foster father who treated her family well, also made her extremely sad.
Neither of the two families doubted what Qin Hao said, because Qin Hao had no need to lie to them. After all, this kind of thing was easy to inquire about.
Looking at the old and young people hugging each other and crying bitterly, Qin Hao sighed: "After Dong Zhuo completely took control of the government, he could only send edicts to decide Nanjun. By then, Nanyang would be surrounded by Dong Zhuo, so Qin Hao really had to Take Nanjun."
(End of this chapter)
