Chapter 953: Yuan Shu's Army Is Destroyed

Ji Ling knew the Dabie Mountains very well, because when he followed Yuan Shu to rule Huainan, Ji Ling had escorted Yuan Shu to inspect Huainan. As a result, Yuan Shu's carriage was disturbed by a petty thief near Wan County. Yuan Shu, who was greatly embarrassed, ordered Ji Ling to pull out the gang.

Ji Ling then led two thousand elite troops under the leadership of the Wan County garrison and spent more than a day to finally pull out the gang of thieves, and then burned down their old nest in the mountains more than a hundred miles north of Wan County. However, he was deeply impressed by the place called Yuqianlong.

This place is located in the hinterland of Dabie Mountains. Although it is under the jurisdiction of Wan County, it is actually a place without jurisdiction because it is located in the mountains a hundred miles away from the county seat of Wan County. However, this place is in a large valley with a river flowing through it. There are large river beaches and flat lands on both sides of the river, which can accommodate tens of thousands of people.

It was just because it was inconvenient for people to enter and exit, so it was even more difficult for supplies to enter and exit smoothly, which led to only hundreds of mountain people living there. So Ji Ling and others thought that they would first settle down in Dabie Mountain, and then wait for an opportunity to go south to Yuzhang or west to Jiangxia, so that they could avoid the strongest princes in the world.

However, before that, Ji Ling had to deal with the 30,000 Lu Dai troops in the south of Fuling, and he had to carry a large amount of supplies and food to at least ensure that tens of thousands of people could survive for more than a year. Ji Ling believed that with enough supplies, he could take root in this mountain and wait for the right time.

Just as Ji Ling's army began to move camp again and march towards Fuling, the three princes' armies launched an attack on the imperial city in Shouchun City after a day of rest. By this time, both the three princes' armies and Yuan Shu's army were exhausted, and the divisions were old and the soldiers were tired.

But now the war has reached the final moment, and everyone is gritting their teeth and persisting.

After three days of fierce fighting, the three armies finally broke through the imperial city. Lei Bo, the general of Yuan Shu's army, died in the battle. Yuan Shu retreated into the palace hall under the desperate protection of hundreds of imperial guards, and then set himself on fire.

Standing in front of the palace, with the sky full of fire, Huangfu Chaobo couldn't help but breathe a long sigh of relief. Damn, it's finally time to finish the work. It took him more than two years, and hundreds of thousands of casualties, and finally got rid of this "road defender". However, although it took a lot of time and paid so many casualties, his gains were still not small. He surrendered Kong Rong, captured Lujiang, four counties, millions of people, and increased his military strength by hundreds of thousands.

As for the jade seal mentioned by the little emperor, Huangfu Chaobo was not interested in it. Whoever wanted it could find it. At least he didn't want to get involved in it now. Didn't you see that Sun Jian died in just one year after he got it? Didn't Yuan Shu hold on for only two or three years after getting it in his hands?

In addition to these, the An Dong army has gained nearly 200,000 people in Shouchun, and captured and surrendered nearly 60,000 Yuan Shu troops. If the money and food collected in the city are added, it should still be a lot of money.

Unlike Huangfu Chaobo's relief, the Sun Ce army and Cao Cao's army are now on the verge of a war. If there is nothing else, it is because of the pit that Yuan Shu dug for Cao Cao. Cao Cao jumped into it when he got excited. If he found out, he would be in the yellow mud and shit.

Although Cao Cao always wanted to break through Shouchun and find Yuan Shu or Shu Shao to prove his innocence, Yuan Shu burned himself with fire, and Shu Shao disappeared. The reason why Cao Cao did this was not because he was afraid of Sun Ce, but mainly because the jade seal was not in his hands. Now Sun Ce has determined that it is in his hands. If he does not figure out this matter, he may become the enemy of the world.

But now Yuan Shu is dead, Shu Shao is gone, and the jade seal is nowhere to be found. How can Sun Ce and others believe that the jade seal is not in their hands? Just rely on their own words? Obviously impossible.

So after the war, Sun Ce did not find the jade seal, and then led his troops to rush to trouble Cao Cao.

In desperation, Cao Cao had to tell Sun Ce that he had inferred that Yuan Shu had given the jade seal to Ji Ling to send to Yuan Yao, and he also deliberately pulled out Yang Hong who surrendered to him to swear, but it was just empty words, and no one would easily believe it.

Originally, Sun Ce wanted to bring Huangfu Chaobo to trouble Cao Cao together, but Huangfu Chaobo withdrew the army from the inner city on the grounds that the soldiers were tired, and returned to the west city to watch the excitement of the two families.

The negotiations between Cao and Sun failed, and finally Sun Ce raised his army to attack Cao Cao in anger. The two families fought in the inner city, and the sun and the moon were dark.

After half a day of fierce fighting, the two sides were indistinguishable, and finally because it was late, they had to stop fighting. Cao Cao then withdrew from the inner city and returned to camp near the east gate of the outer city, while Sun Ce's army also retreated to the south city.

When Sun and Cao returned to lick their wounds, Huangfu Chaobo was gathering people in the garrison in the west of the city to discuss matters. After the war, the soldiers wanted to go home, so the withdrawal of troops must be prepared. Fortunately, this war finally ended with victory. According to the promise of the little emperor, after destroying Yuan Shu's pseudo-dynasty, Chang'an should have a considerable reward for Huangfu Chaobo, and then Huangfu Chaobo will also give corresponding generous rewards to the soldiers of the three armies.

"Everyone, after two years, we finally worked together to encircle and annihilate Yuan Shu's army in Shouchun City. Chaobo is here, thank you all..." As he said, Huangfu Chaobo stood up and bowed to everyone in the room.

Everyone was excited, and stood up to return the greeting, saying: "I am willing to die for the lord!"

"Okay, everyone sit down. Next, let's discuss the arrangements for the future. Now that Yuan Shu's army has been destroyed and Yuan Shu is dead, although there are still remnants who have escaped, it is no longer a problem for the overall situation. As for the matter of the jade seal, Sun Jian and Yuan Shu have been a lesson, so everyone can pay attention to it carefully, and there is no need to make a big fuss about it. In my opinion, without absolute strength, even if the jade seal is in hand and the yellow robe is on the body, what is the use?"

"The lord is wise!" Everyone said in unison;

"Shiyuan, have the envoys sent to persuade Qisi Li Feng, Liaoxian Li Gui, and Anfeng Ji Bao to surrender been arranged?" Huangfu Chaobo smiled and shook his hand, then looked at Pang Tong and said;

"It has been arranged to set off," Pang Tong stood up and bowed and said: "Tong has told them to make a decision within ten days, otherwise once the army arrives, the group of clowns will be wiped out."