Chapter 1685: Really heartless
Chapter 1683: Really lacking in heart
It took Kublai Khan a total of one month from leaving Luoyang, returning to Longcheng, and then being crowned as emperor.
It is hard to believe that the birth of an emperor of a great country would be so hasty and urgent, and Kublai Khan undoubtedly set a precedent.
In the month when the Yuan and Mongolia were in turmoil and Kublai Khan had rushed to succeed the throne, many major events also happened in the Central Plains, and the most important one was naturally the Battle of Yecheng.
On the side of Yecheng, Bai Qi finally launched the final general attack. In order to resist Bai Qi''s offensive, Han Xin was originally planning to concentrate his strength to defend Yecheng to the death, but he did not expect to be dragged down by Yuan Shao''s sons.
Before Yuan Shao''s death, he sent Tian Feng, Xun Kan and others to send all the three sons Yuan Tan, Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang away from Bohai, and the seriously injured Dan Tai Yu was accompanied.
Shortly after the third son of the Yuan family arrived in Yecheng, he received news that Bohai City was captured, his father Yuan Shao committed suicide, and the family guardian Yuan Shoucheng was also killed in battle. This made the third son of the Yuan family feel that the sky was about to collapse.
King Zhao Yuan Shao committed suicide, the capital of Bohai fell, and the country was only left with several cities such as Yecheng. Zhao had basically destroyed the country, and there was nothing to fight for the throne.
But the key point is that although the territory of Zhao has basically fallen, there are still nearly 70,000 troops in Yecheng.
In the Battle of Hebei, Yan, Han, Zhao, Liao and Qi, among the five-nation alliance, Zhao State has the greatest efforts, and has mobilized nearly 250,000 troops in total, accounting for almost half of the five-nation joint army.
In the three battles between Hebei, Julu and Bohai, even though the Zhao army lost more than 150,000 main forces, there were still 100,000 troops in Yecheng.
Of course, in the battle with Bai Qi, the casualties of the 100,000 Zhao army were not small, and there were only nearly 70,000 left.
There is a full 70,000 main army, which is not a small number. As long as the Qin army can be repelled, Zhao State will still have the strength to restore the country with these 70,000 troops. How could Yuan Shao’s three sons not be moved?
Yuan Shao''s three sons, Yuan Tan, Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang, are not one of them that is fuel-efficient. Their abilities are not very outstanding, but their ambitions are greater than the other.
In the original history, Yuan Shao lost to Guandu and Cangting in a row. Although he had completely destroyed the heritage of Hebei, he did not lose much.
After Yuan Shao''s death, if the three brothers of the Yuan family could work together, they might not be able to stop Cao Cao, but how did the three sons of the Yuan family do it? Not only did they not unite and face the outside world, but they fought with each other continuously.
If this matter was changed to someone else, I would definitely rather be my brother than be better off my enemies.
But the Yuan brothers were just the opposite. They would rather take advantage of Cao Cao, an outsider than fulfill their blood brothers, and eventually let Cao Cao, an outsider, easily occupy Hebei.
What a great hatred this is!
From this we can also see that the conflict between the three brothers of the Yuan family is very deep, and they can even ignore the affection of their flesh and blood.
The situation in this life is not much different. After Yuan Shao committed suicide, even though the Qin army threatened, the three brothers of the Yuan family continued to fight for the throne, which made Han Xin very anxious.
The 210,000 Qin troops are outside the city, and Ye City is already shaking. At this critical moment, the three brothers of your Yuan family are still fighting in an internal battle, which is simply a careless person!
While Han Xin cursed the three brothers of the Yuan family, he couldn''t help but complain in his heart that Yuan Shao hadn''t made a prince early to break the thoughts of the other two sons, so that the three sons killed each other in order to seize the throne.
Currently, there are 150,000 troops in the Korean and Zhao coalition, and there are 110,000 defenders in Yecheng, of which the Zhao army accounts for another 70,000, which exceeds half of the total number of defenders in Yecheng.
Therefore, if the Yuan brothers are allowed to fight in the internal struggle, they will likely end up fighting and will only make the Qin army cheaper.
As the main general of the Han-Zhao coalition, Han Xin naturally could not let him go, so he contacted Yuan Hong, Tian Feng, Xun Kan and other generals, preparing to elect the eldest son Yuan Tan as the new King of Zhao. Yuan Tan is Yuan Shao''s eldest son. Although he is not loved by Yuan Shao, he is the eldest brother of the three brothers after all. If he succeeds to the throne, at least most people can convince them.
Therefore, with the support of Han Xin, Yuan Tan took advantage of the situation and became the new King of Zhao.
Han Xin thought that Yuan Tan had succeeded to the throne, and the two brothers Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi would at least be quiet, but he far underestimated the conflict between the three brothers and the enlightenment of the two brothers Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi.
Even though the eldest brother Yuan Tan has already taken the position of King Zhao, the two brothers Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi still want to defeat the eldest brother. Assassination and mutiny are already a trick. They even colluded with the Qin army, which had a hatred of killing their father.
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After listening to his subordinates'' reports, Han Xin angrily smashed the teacup in his hand and cursed, "A **** it."
Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi thought they had made secrets, but they didn''t know that all their actions were under Han Xin''s nose. With Han Xin in Yecheng, they were destined to be invincible.
But Han Xin really couldn''t figure out what kind of hatred and resentment they had between their brothers. He hated his own brother so much, which really made him open his eyes!
"Brother, did you notify Yuan Tan about this?" Han Yu asked frowned.
Han Xin said after a little contemplation: "You can''t tell Yuan Tan. If he knew, the situation would probably be worse."
"What should I do?"
Hearing this, Han Xin frowned.
Now, the brothers Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi are jealous because they do not take the position of King Zhao. In addition, the current situation of the coalition forces is getting worse and worse, and they have already planned to surrender to the Qin army.
It is very simple for Han Xin to suppress the two brothers, but it is difficult to suppress them. How to avoid affecting the army under their command after the suppression. After all, the Qin army outside the city is the real enemy.
Just when Han Xin was in a dilemma, a glimmer flashed in his military advisor Ju Su''s eyes and he said, "Lord, Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi are already determined to surrender to Qin, maybe we can make some use of it."
Han Xin''s eyes suddenly lit up: "What a military advisor means..."
Although Han Xin was only halfway through his words, he obviously had already understood Ju Su''s intention. However, after pondering, he frowned and said, "With Bai Qi''s prudence, even if this method can attack the Qin army, it will not be able to severely damage the Qin army. The crisis in Hebei cannot be solved."
"Lord, as far as the current situation is concerned, relying solely on the existing strength of the princes of Hebei, self-protection is insufficient, and it is impossible to repel the Qin army."
Ju Su''s eyes were full of wisdom and said in a deep voice: "Now the Southern Han Dynasty has started a full-scale war with the Qin army, and the Qin army''s southern line is in a hurry, but this alone is still not enough to let the Qin army withdraw its troops.
The Qin army was extremely determined to occupy Hebei. Yecheng would probably be defeated sooner or later. What the lord should consider is not to defend himself, but to find ways to preserve his strength. ”
?I made up for yesterday’s guarantee. I was going to prepare for double updates yesterday, but I was so sleepy that I couldn’t stand it halfway through one chapter. I fell asleep before I even took off my clothes. This chapter was done by taking a little time after work in the morning. The author has already worked, no matter how long he was when he was at home in February, so please understand that he will definitely be more updated this weekend!
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(This chapter ends)