The Three Kingdoms: If you don't have money to buy an official position, you can only be the em

Chapter 70 Cao Cao issued an edict to attack the enemy, and the coalition forces of the princes attacked Jiang Cheng again!
"Master, you asked the wrong person!" Gongsun Zan shook his head and said, "I know Liu Bei because we were classmates and friends. We studied under the same teacher and spent time together. But I don't know Yuan Shao. How can I know if he is worse than Liu Bei or not?"

He didn't know how to answer Jiang Cheng's question and could only tell the truth.

He said he couldn't see it.

Next to him, Zhao Yun thought for a moment and finally said, "Yuan Shao will win, and Liu Bei will definitely lose!"

This made Jiang Cheng and Gongsun Zan look curious.

"How to say?"

If Zhao Yun just said "Liu Bei might lose" or didn't express his opinion, that would be normal. Zhao Yun's character has always been conservative, and he would not say anything absolute unless he was absolutely sure.

But now, he said that Liu Bei would definitely lose?
"No matter who it is, they can't win in Liu Bei's position!" Zhao Yun said: "It's not a problem of ability, but in Qingzhou, an outsider fighting Yuan Shao is unpopular."

After that, he talked about his views in detail.

Basically, because of the killing of Guan Hai, the original Qingzhou army would hold resentment, which could not be eliminated without a long period of sorting out.

It is true that the Yellow Turbans are thieves, but internally, they still have a layer of "rules of the underworld".

It means that you should love the Yellow Turbans and your brothers, but you should not seduce your second sister-in-law.

Everything that the Hongmen had played with were what the Yellow Turbans had left over, and the top of the underworld was also in the Yellow Turbans.

Being unorganized and undisciplined are the reasons why it is bound to fail, but it can start from the grassroots masses and win the hearts of the people, which is also its reliance on sweeping the entire world.

Why did Guan Hai dare to declare himself king?
Isn’t it because it has won the support of the people and has won the support of the people?

The group of people who were eliminated by Jiang Cheng and driven out because they could not abide by military discipline were all in Guan Hai's place! Liu Bei killed Guan Hai and asked them to be "benevolent and righteous" right away. Is it possible?
Are the lower-class people who have been able to eat meat because of the Yellow Turbans willing to return to poverty?

They don't want to!
This will lose the support of the people, and it will take a long time to appease them!
"The people's support is only one reason!" Zhao Yun added, "Second, when the princes were fighting against Dong Zhuo, Kong Rong followed Yuan Shao, and Liu Bei was leaning towards Yuan Shu. After Kong Rong was killed, the Qingzhou nobles were recruited by Yuan Shao. Many of them had roots in Qingzhou. Even if Guan Hai cleaned it up several times, it would be impossible to completely eliminate them. Instead, they took root in the Yellow Turbans."

This is the bigger reason why Liu Bei was defeated.

The people’s support is gone, and the officials’ support is gone too.

Without support from above or below, and being unable to please anyone inside or outside, Liu Bei was like a rootless duckweed, unable to keep his footing at all.

In this case, how could they defeat Yuan Shao, who had a particularly solid foundation among the princes?
Defeat is inevitable!
"However, with two peerless generals protecting him, it is easy for Yuan Shao to defeat him, but difficult to kill him!" Zhao Yun said again.

The Romance of the Three Kingdoms is different from the official history. Here, there is no peerless general who was killed by a frontal encirclement and suppression by the army. Dian Wei died because his weapon was stolen and he had to protect Cao Cao and could not escape.

Lu Bu died because his subordinates betrayed him and tied him up in his sleep.

Guan Yu died because he was hit by a poisoned arrow and because of his old age.

Zhang Fei died because he was beheaded by his subordinates while he was sleeping.

It can be said that as long as a peerless warrior is in good condition, it is almost impossible for him to be killed by the army. And Liu Bei is first-class strength, will not be a drag, and has a strong ability to escape. Who can keep him?
Here’s a little scientific knowledge: the most famous and powerful war horse in the Three Kingdoms period was Red Hare, but it was not the fastest horse.

It was Liu Bei’s mount “Di Lu”.

The horse is so fast, and it’s not just talk!

"In that case, pass on my order and prepare for war!" Jiang Cheng said, "The Xiliang direction, Hanzhong direction, Yuzhou direction, Yanzhou direction, Jizhou and Youzhou may all become battlefields!"

What does the defeat of Liu, Guan and Zhang mean?
Yuan Shao took Qingzhou and his strength increased dramatically!
By that time, he would not just watch the development of Taiping Dao obediently, but would also feel that he was good enough again.

It will inevitably cause disputes.

And what kind of person is Cao Cao?
It was impossible for him not to see the threat of the Yellow Turbans, and when Yuan Shao took the lead, there was no way he would stand idly by - when two strong forces fight, the weak must be eliminated, and when a group of weak forces fight, they must first unite to attack the strong.

And Jiang Cheng is the strong one.

Relying on its own strength, he was able to defeat the Han court in its heyday head-on. It would have been better if he had not sent troops. After he occupied Bingzhou and Sizhou, he also got Youzhou, plus half of Jizhou, which made the princes uneasy!
"Three years ago, if you had joined forces, there might have been some hope. A few months ago, if you had joined forces, I would probably have retreated to the mountains because I didn't want to cause more casualties."

But now.

Jiang Cheng smiled coldly and said to himself: "Even if the whole world comes to fight me, what should I be afraid of? The Taiping Dao has become a force to be reckoned with, and the Shennong Army has always regarded the 'whole world' as its imaginary enemy!"

Those who are not friends are counted as enemies.

"You have been surrounded!"...

On the other hand, just as Zhao Yun had guessed, Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were constrained in all aspects when fighting against Yuan Shao. The soldiers' morale was unstable and there was no one to supply food and grass in the rear.

Ordinary people do not regard them as their own people, and the aristocratic families do not support them either.

Liu Bei was a kind and righteous man and would not do anything like plundering by force.

In the end, due to Xu You's vicious plan of "burning food and grass", Liu Bei's army lost its supplies, and the angry Zhang Fei beat the officials guarding the food, which resulted in a mutiny.

Yuan Shao took advantage of the situation to attack, and Yan Liang and Wen Chou attacked from both sides, directly defeating Liu Bei.

All three brothers were separated.

Liu Bei fled to Xuzhou in a hurry and took refuge with Tao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou. Zhang Fei fled to Yanzhou, where he was rescued by a young woman after being injured. The two got married and, after several twists and turns, hid under Xiahou Yuan.

Hiding his identity, looking for his elder brother.

As for Guan Yu, he didn't know where his eldest brother and third brother had gone, and couldn't find them after breaking out, so he headed north and joined Gongsun Zan, where Liu Bei's senior brother was. The three of them stayed there for many years.

The place where Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei became sworn brothers was also in Youzhou, and Guan Yu thought Liu Bei would go there.

The result, naturally, was that they went in opposite directions and the brothers were separated.

Instead of meeting Liu Bei, Guan Yu was captured by Gongsun Zan and taken to see Jiang Cheng.

During this period, a small episode occurred: Guan Erye searched for a long time but couldn't find Liu Bei, and his money was all gone, but he didn't find him. As a result, he had no money to pay the bill after eating in a restaurant.

He wanted to buy on credit, but his clerk refused, so he tied him up with a rope and took him to see the official.

Finally, it was reported up the chain of command and finally delivered to Jiang Cheng.

Of course, this was because Guan Yu did not resist. If he had resisted, no one could have tied him up.

"Ahem, Guan Yu, who is famous all over the world, was caught for eating and dodging. He is really a tiger in the open!" Jiang Cheng sighed and asked someone to let Guan Yu go.

No difficulty.

But there was no solicitation.

Cao Cao spoke from the bottom of his heart and used practical actions to tell the world that it was impossible to recruit Guan Yu.

Jiang Cheng doesn't think he is more charming than Guan Yu.

"I am sorry that I was defeated and embarrassed the great master!" Guan Yu was very embarrassed, but his face was red and no one could see it. While he was speaking, he glanced unconsciously and saw the words "coalition of princes".

I thought Jiang Cheng was reading the history book that recorded the campaign against Dong Zhuo.

But upon closer inspection, it turned out to be a battle report.

Led by Yuan Shao, Cao Cao responded by gathering Liu Biao, Liu Ni, Sun Ce, Tao Qian, Ma Teng, and Zhang Xiu, a total of eight princes, and led an army of one million to gather at Hulao Pass again.

However, the original target was Dong Zhuo, but this time it was Jiang Cheng who was targeted.

In addition, Lu Bu did not participate.

The Fang Tian Hua Ji was used specifically to stab his adoptive father's bad reputation, and since he was on good terms with Jiang Cheng, neither Cao Cao nor Yuan Shao dared to call him.

Afraid of being stabbed with a Fang Tian Hua Ji.

"The coalition forces are here to fight the Great Heavenly Master?" Guan Yu narrowed his eyes and said, "Pay me the meal money, and I will kill a general for you. If the Great Heavenly Master is willing to help me find my elder brother, I will kill another general for you!"

As soon as these words were spoken, Jiang Cheng was instantly happy.

Could it be that Guan Yu has a hidden buff of "Bravery +1 when in the enemy camp"?
"Okay!" Knowing that Guan Yu could not be subdued, Jiang Cheng said without further ado, "Kill one person and I'll pay for your meal. Kill another person and I'll tell you where Liu Bei is!"

After that, he paused for a moment and then said, "But he has to be a famous general!"

Hearing this, Guan Yu's phoenix eyes narrowed immediately, and he said proudly: "My sword will not kill unknown people!"

(End of this chapter)