Chapter 734 Going south to attack Xiangyang
Chapter 732: Going south to attack Xiangyang
Except for a few generals such as Bai Qi, most of the generals were shocked when they heard Fang Xuanling''s words. They did not expect that there was such a huge crisis hidden behind the superficial beauty of Nanyang.
Seeing this, Liu Bowen spoke again: "Lord, Dong Zhuo''s current strength is no longer inferior to my Nanyang family. We must unite the other princes as soon as possible."
"Um."
Qin Hao nodded and said, "It is inevitable that the alliance will resist Dong, but now is not the best time."
Dong Zhuo just used the "destroyed emperor" proposal to force Ding Yuan to fight with him to occupy the entire Guanzhong. Now he is busy integrating all the forces under his command, including the deposed emperor, staying overnight in the palace, and killing the deposed emperor. Dong Zhuo has not even committed any of them.
Dong Zhuo has not yet become the demon king Dong, who is the enemy of the whole world, so even if Qin Hao issued a manifesto to fight against the thieves at this time, only the surrounding princes would respond, and they still could not compete with Dong Zhuo head-on.
The best time to form a coalition forces against Dong was to abolish the emperor and poison Liu Bian.
By then, even if you know that Qin Hao issued a forgery, the princes in the world will definitely respond.
Of course, Qin Hao couldn''t tell his subordinates because they didn''t have the memory of the future like Qin Hao. It would be hard to believe that Dong Zhuo, as a generation of overlords, would take the initiative to do so many things to commit suicide.
"The most urgent task is to break the siege on all sides first. I wonder if the two military advisors have a clever plan?" Qin Hao asked at Liu Bowen and Fang Xuanling.
Liu Bowen and Fang Xuanling looked at each other and said in unison: "Go south to attack Xiangyang."
Xinye, the southernmost tip of Nanyang, is no longer on the same level as Xiangyang''s defense. If it can successfully occupy the strong city of Xiangyang, the defense in the south of Nanyang will be completely improved from now on.
Qin Hao actually thought of the capture of Xiangyang, but he had a lot of concerns in his heart.
The relationship between Ding and Qin families is very good. Now that Ding Yuan has just died, Qin Hao has attacked his territory. This is not a glorious thing.
"Two military advisors, if this is the case, I am afraid that I will lose the verbal remarks." Qin Hao frowned.
The two of them breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this. Qin Hao was just afraid of losing the verbal remarks. This really proved that he also knew the benefits of taking Xiangyang, but he just lacked an excuse to send troops.
"The lord is worried too much. Envoy Ding died because of resisting Dong. How could Dong Zhuo let Ding''s family go to the south? The lord goes south this time to protect the orphan and widowed mother."
Everyone present was shocked to see that Liu Bowen was able to say such shameless words seriously.
Ding Yuan has no son, only an adopted son like Lu Bu, so where can he get an orphan?
I am convinced of the military advisor’s ability to tell lies with his eyes open. The generals said in their hearts.
Qin Hao didn''t think so much, and he had coveted Xiangyang for a long time, and what he lacked was just an excuse.
Now Liu Bowen has given Qin Hao this step, and it is indeed great to capture Xiangyang, so Qin Hao certainly will not hesitate.
"Transfer the order, the entire army will change its direction and target Xiangyang City."
"Promise." The generals responded.
The 60,000 Qin troops who were originally planning to attack Wuguan went to Xiangyang with Qin Hao''s order.
The forces under Ding Yuan''s command had almost no defense against Qin Hao, so it can be foreseeable that this would be a war without suspense.
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"Report... After the Qin reinforcements arrived, they did not come to Wu Pass, but went south."
Liu Xiu frowned and said to himself, "If Qin Hao doesn''t come to Wuguan, why are you going to the south? Are you trying to strengthen Xinye''s defense in advance?"
Yuwen Cheng laughed unconsciously and said, "I want to do so much. As long as Qin Hao doesn''t come to attack Wuguan, he will let him do whatever he likes. Even if he conquers the entire Nanjun, it has nothing to do with us."
Wait, Nanjun?
Liu Xiu widened his eyes and exclaimed: "No, Qin Hao must have received the news that Ding Yuan is dead, so he wanted to capture Xiangyang in front of Mr. Dong, and even occupy the entire Nanjun."
"Snatching ahead of the lord?"
Yuwen Cheng-du frowned and asked in a deep voice: "But Nanjun is not the territory of the princes?"
Liu Xiu glanced at Yuwen Cheng-du and said helplessly: "Ding Yuan is dead, and the court is the lord as the main lord. It is not the lord who can be appointed as the new governor of Jingzhou."
Yuwen Chengdu opened his mouth and was speechless.
According to Liu Xiu''s logic, Qin Hao was indeed infringing on Dong Zhuo''s interests, so Yuwen Cheng and others asked quickly: "What should I do?"
A strange look flashed in Liu Xiu''s eyes, and he said in a deep voice: "We must inform Mr. Dong as soon as possible, and then select and send a new Jingzhou governor to integrate the power of Jingzhou against Qin Hao."
Yuwen Chengdu nodded, then asked in confusion: "Why didn''t our army directly send troops to stop Qin Hao?"
After a little contemplation, Liu Xiu explained: "At present, there is nothing more important for our army than integrating Guanxi, so stopping Qin Hao is mainly due to Jingzhou''s own strength."
"So that''s it, I''ll write the memorial right away."
Looking at Yuwen Chengdu''s back as he hurriedly left, Liu Xiu couldn''t help but flash a trace of expectation in his eyes, and he whispered to himself: "Brother, you must seize this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity."
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Chang''an, Prime Minister''s Mansion.
After Dong Zhuo defeated Ding Yuan, the three counties in Guanzhong and Hangu Pass directly issued an edict, Huangfu Song even handed over military power, and Dong Zhuo also reached the peak of his life.
Subsequently, Dong Zhuozheng proclaimed himself prime minister and began to prepare for the deposed emperor.
Dong Zhuo was not stupid either. Although he had yelled to depose the emperor before, it was just a means to force Ding Yuan to fight him, and there was no actual action.
However, after Ding Yuan completely controlled Guanzhong, Dong Zhuo believed that the resistance to abolishing the emperor had been minimized, so he also began to plan various matters of abolishing the young emperor Liu Bian and establishing Liu Xie as the emperor.
"Everyone, the one who was established by the late emperor''s will was the Prince''s Association. It was only because of the selfishness that the prince could ascend the throne. The mahjong family believed that the Prince''s Association was the best candidate for the new emperor." Dong Zhuo said in a deep voice to the civil and military officials.
When Huangfu Song saw all the civil and military officials in the court, no one dared to look Dong Zhuo in the eyes. He then stood up and said in a deep voice: "But the prince has ascended the throne after all, and has not made any mistakes. Is it inappropriate to establish a new emperor?"
Dong Zhuo stared at Huangfu Song and said lightly: "What''s wrong with it? Does General Huangfu want to violate the will of the late emperor?"
Huangfu Song opened his mouth, but in the end he turned into a powerless sigh. Wang Yun wanted to stand up and refute, which was seen that Huangfu Song shook his head at him and had to leave his sigh before leaving him in place.
Seeing that no one in the civil and military affairs in the court opposed it, Dong Zhuo nodded with satisfaction and smiled at the whisper, "Okay, since no one objected, I will announce that King Liu Xie of Chenliu will be appointed as emperor and Liu Bing will be appointed as King Hongnong."
(This chapter ends)