Chapter 321: The Evil One Zhou Yu
"Mr. Yan, I regret not listening to your advice in the past!" Yuan Shu said apologetically as he looked at Yan Xiang, who looked much older than he was two years ago.
Yuan Gonglu prides himself on being a man of integrity and believes that he has never done anything wrong to the people under his command.
Even though there had been some misunderstandings between him and Sun Ce, Yuan Shu thought he was not wrong.
The battle of Lujiang lasted for so long, with many casualties and expenditure of money and food, but the real contribution was not that great. Moreover, Sun Jian did not retain any of his troops, but gave them to Sun Ben instead of Sun Ce.
Although Ji Ling fought for him, he always regarded him as a brother, and Ji Ling was raised by the Yuan family since he was a child.
Only towards Yan Xiang did Yuan Shu feel truly guilty.
This old gentleman to him is like Fan Zeng to Xiang Yu, it is really a pity.
"Your lord cannot be blamed for this. It is God's will and cannot be forced." Yan Xiang comforted.
Yan Xiang had already seen that although Yuan Shu was gifted, he also had congenital defects. If he had a general under his command, it might be possible to make up for it, but unfortunately...
Surrounded by great heroes like Cao Cao and Liu Bei, although he was defeated, it was not unfair.
"Mr. Yan, we are now trapped in a situation where we are attacked from all sides, but I wonder if there is any way to break it?" Yuan Shu asked again.
Yan Xiang frowned and sighed, "My lord, this matter is probably going to be difficult."
In the current situation, he no longer sees any hope.
The four princes obviously didn't take them seriously at all, otherwise, given the current situation, they wouldn't have joined forces to attack.
The five major princes alliance, but they are not included. The reason is obvious.
However, he could also understand the concerns of the five major princes, because Yuan Shu's abilities were too special.
Their frontal combat capability is too weak, their position is awkward, and their temperament and character are unpredictable. The alliance has more disadvantages than advantages.
"The four vassal alliances have hundreds of thousands of troops, countless good generals, and sufficient money and food. Although Shouchun City has a hundred thousand troops and sufficient food and grass, the people are now demoralized. I'm afraid they can't hold out for too long, unless Tian Chengshou comes to help."
"But even the nearest Donglai is still far away from us. If we send the navy to rescue us via the Huai River, we have to pass through Guangling and will definitely be blocked by Sun Bofu. Now we are an isolated army, I am afraid..."
Yuan Shu didn't hold much hope in the first place, and after hearing Yan Xiang's words, he completely gave up.
"I never thought that I, Yuan Gonglu, would end up in this situation."
Staring at the imperial seal in his hand, Yuan Shu said with a hint of self-mockery.
"My lord, I still have 100,000 elite troops under my command, and the fortified city of Shouchun is enough to resist the enemy!" Ji Ling stood up with a serious expression and said in a firm tone.
At this moment, he had already decided to die.
It’s okay for something to happen to me, but it’s absolutely not okay for anything to happen to Yuan Shu.
Yuan Shu looked at Ji Ling and smiled with satisfaction: "Okay! I, Yuan Gonglu, will not turn back until I hit the wall. I want to see if these four rats can capture my Shouchun City!"
In Youzhou, upon learning the news that four warlords were besieging Shouchun City, Tian Ze couldn't help but sigh.
After all, it has come to this. Yuan Gonglu's combat power is really too poor, otherwise he would not have been directly beaten to Shouchun City.
You know, Shouchun City is surrounded by the territories of four princes and is far away from the sea. Even if he wanted to rescue it, he had no way to do so.
If Yuan Shu had a little bit of ability, he could at least protect Xiapi and Guangling in advance, buy him some time, and he would have some room to maneuver. "Yuan Gonglu is completely hopeless, now it depends on how long he can hold on." Guo Jia said directly.
"Shouchun City has good defenses, and there should be plenty of soldiers and food. With Ji Ling in charge, it shouldn't be a problem to hold out for a few months." Dong Zhao said.
Xun You shook his head and said, "I'm afraid it will be difficult. The four lords have numerous famous ministers and generals under their command, and they have an absolute advantage in military strength. Although Yuan Shu has many soldiers under his command, not many of them are loyal, so most of them are no match for him."
Tian Ze nodded, and then seeing that Jia Xu remained silent, he asked, "What does Wenhe think?"
After hearing this, Jia Xu hesitated for a moment, then said, "Zhou Gongjin is very good, but according to what I have learned, Ji Ling under Yuan Shu is not that simple either. I am afraid I cannot tell the specific situation."
Xun You was stunned for a moment, then seemed to have thought of something and nodded slightly.
He ignored Ji Ling.
This number one general under Yuan Shu did not have any outstanding performance in the past. He could only be described as a mediocre second-rate general, so Yuan Shu did not take him seriously.
But how could the generals specially trained by the Yuan family for Yuan Shu be so simple? Just look at the brothers Yan Liang and Wen Chou under Yuan Shao.
"Ji Ling, it seems that this guy doesn't have much ability? Can he stop Zhou Gongjin?" Tian Ze said with some doubt.
Jia Xu smiled faintly and looked at Dian Wei beside Tian Ze: "According to what I understand, Ji Ling's talent seems to be somewhat similar to E Lai's."
"It would be fine if it was any other time, but now Yuan Gonglu is in a critical moment of life and death, and it is also a battle to defend the city. I estimate that Ji Ling can bring a big surprise to the four princes."
"Oh?" Tian Ze became interested.
"It seems that there is still much to watch in the battle of Shouchun!"
Under the city of Shouchun, Cao Cao and others could not help but stare in amazement at Zhou Yu, who was commanding the army with ease.
"Zhengnan, how do you think your abilities compare?" Yuan Shao asked Shen Pei quietly.
Shen Pei looked at the young and handsome Zhou Yu and felt a huge pressure. He said with a slightly ugly face: "I am not as good as you!"
He has always been conceited, claiming that among all the world's commanders, if not the best, he can at least be ranked in the top three. Even if he is slightly worse than Huangfu Song, who is far ahead in the version, the difference is not much.
But after seeing Zhou Yu's command in the past two days, his faith was almost broken.
For the first time, he deeply felt that there really were natural geniuses in this world and that people's abilities could not be measured by their age.
There were hundreds of thousands of troops, and most of them were not Sun Ce's soldiers. Although they were an alliance, they had no tacit cooperation with each other, and it was good enough that they could obey orders and respond in time.
Yuan Shao and others actually initially wanted to get to know each other better and prepare for war.
However, after Zhou Yu volunteered, they found that although they thought they had overestimated Zhou Yu enough, they still greatly underestimated him.
On the first day, he was able to command the four armies to launch a joint attack. Although there were some problems in the connection and problems occurred from time to time, he was able to respond quickly to make up for it and the attack was in good shape.
On the second day, they almost had control over all the troops. Their attack was rhythmic and smooth, and it was impossible to tell that they were the alliance's army.
On the third day, they started to do some collaborative tricks.
They watched all this with their own eyes and really broadened their horizons.
(End of this chapter)
