Chapter 1162: Dead End
The war is over, at least the war in Yingchuan territory is over. Although the process is a bit inexplicable, the loser will not die, and the winner will be confused.
Cao Cao's army in Yangcheng saw the chaos of Zhang Xun's troops outside the city, and immediately sent troops to fight.
It's just because Cao Cao's army is also participating in the battle of luck, fearing that it will affect the outcome of the battlefield of luck, so he dare not send a large army to act. Only two generals, Yu Jin and Le Jin, and a mere 10,000 elite cavalry were sent out of the city to fight.
But this is enough. Zhongguo's morale and morale have been cleared, and he is in a state of complete collapse. There is no need for any strong attack. The main problem facing Yu Jin and Le Jin now is how to appease and recruit the chaotic Zhongjun.
At this point, Sun Ce has a unique advantage.
First of all, Sun Ce has been under Yuan Shu's command for more than three years, and he has a bold and charismatic personality. Many senior generals in the Zhong Army have a good impression of him.
Under the collapse of the situation, there is a choice between taking refuge in Cao Cao or taking refuge in Sun Ce. Many people still prefer the familiar Sun Ce.
In order to dismantle Sun Ce's power, Yuan Shu transferred many Sun Ce troops to other armies, and at the same time recruited many generals in the middle and lower ranks of Sun Ce's army. This approach certainly weakened the comprehensive strength of Sun Ce's army before, and caused Sun Ce a lot of trouble.
But now that the Zhong army has completely collapsed, those Sun Ce's old troops scattered all over the place naturally think of returning to Sun Ce's command at the first moment. Although the number of this group of people is not large, they are extremely motivating.
Most of Zhongjun's soldiers were completely clueless, and when they saw someone suggesting to join Sun Ce, they subconsciously agreed.
Of course, more soldiers abandoned their armor and fled in the chaos.
This chaotic harvest battle did not come to an end until the evening of the next day. According to rough statistics, Sun Ce's army probably restrained more than six million troops, and Cao's army probably restrained one million troops.
The remaining five or six million troops fled in all directions, some fell into bandits, some were disarmed and returned to the fields, and some fled into the mountains and forests.
In short, the Yingchuan battlefield ended in such a child's play.
On the real battlefield, Zhong Jun suffered a crushing defeat, and on the battlefield of luck, he was not much better.
Zhongguo's luck suddenly decreased by two-fifths, Zhang Xun's luck completely disappeared, and was divided between Sun Ce and Cao Cao. With his strong capital, he abruptly took 40% of it and swallowed it into his stomach.
The demise of Zhang Xun's luck also directly affected Ji Ling's luck. Zhuge Liang changed his previous painting style and directed Liu Bei's luck to pursue Ji Lingbu.
In the end, it was Yu Ji who directly resorted to the method of abandoning the car to protect the handsome, and took the initiative to cut off part of his luck, so that Ji Lingbu was able to get rid of Liu Bei's luck to pursue.
Even Jia Xu, who was watching the excitement behind Gou, made a windfall, which made Diao Chan's luck a lot stronger.
With the loss of nearly half of the luck, Zhong Jun's advantage on the battlefield of luck was completely lost. Naturally, the Cao, Liu, Sun, and Diao armies would not miss this good opportunity, and began to chase and intercept Zhong Jun's luck. The last piece of fat.
Mapping it into reality, the Sun-Cao coalition army was in full swing, not only easily regained the occupied Yingchuan territory, but also hit Yuan Shu's base in Runan County in one breath, and Sun Ce even broke into Nanyang County in one breath.
On the Xuzhou battlefield, the troubled Xiapi County changed hands again and returned to Liu Bei's embrace.
Ji Ling sadly repeated the tragedy of the last time, and was defeated all the way from Xuzhou City to Yangzhou again.
But this time Ji Ling was not as lucky as the last time. Liu Bei resolutely led his army across the border of Xu Yang, and the soldiers pointed directly at Jiujiang County, the core area of Yuan Shu!
Along the way, the two armies were more like a race than a battle.
Ji Lingjun, whose main force was still there, was unable to organize any strong resistance. The low morale of the army made Ji Lingjun only run and run. If he defeated Liu Beijun, he would escape and surrender.
As for desperate resistance, that is simply impossible!
And the same is true for Cao Cao and Sun Ce. Wherever the two armies went, they were all hopeless, and the strongest resistance they encountered turned out to be ignorant bandits and alien teams who took advantage of the fire!
The passage of time, the defeat in the battlefield of luck,
Under the double blow, Zhongguo's national fortune finally reached the point where the lamp oil ran out.
Zhongguo also entered the stage of falling trees and dispersing monkeys. The first rebels were Yuzhang County and Kuaiji County in Yangzhou. Liu Yao's old department held the banner of Liu Yao to draw a clear line with Zhongguo.
Liu Biao, who had been on the sidelines for a long time, couldn't help placing a bet, and under the banner of rebellion, sent troops to Nanyang in an attempt to get back this treasured land that had been lost for several years.
At the same time, Liu Biao also took advantage of the emptiness in the south of Yangzhou to send troops to Yuzhang County. The defenders of Jianchang, Yichun, and Jiancheng surrendered without a fight. Liu Biao successfully extended his tentacles into Yuzhang County.
Immediately afterwards, Liu Xun, the prefect of Lujiang, announced his resignation from all official positions in Zhongguo, drawing a clear line with Yuan Shu.
Afterwards, Danyang, Wujun and other places declared independence or de facto self-reliance. In the blink of an eye, Yuan Shu, a super prince who once had tens of thousands of soldiers and whose territory spanned several states, became a loner, leaving only one county in Jiujiang County!
Half a month later, the three coalition forces of Sun, Cao and Liu stepped into Jiujiang, and the defenders on the border of Jiujiang all surrendered. The three-way coalition finally joined forces under Shouchun City!
The former Shouchun City was once promoted to a quasi-imperial city because of Yuan Shu's proclaiming the emperor and burning the national fortune. However, with the exhaustion of Zhongguo's national fortune, Shouchun City was also affected. Not only the quasi-imperial city disappeared, but even the original King-level cities have been hit hard.
The city walls are dilapidated, and all kinds of buildings have been damaged to varying degrees. The data of people's hearts, public security, and prosperity in the city have dropped to freezing point, as if the city has suffered from years of military disasters.
On the luck battlefield, bright yellow, cyan, red, and light red, the four strands of luck surrounded the khaki-colored luck group representing Zhongguo's national fortune. On and off, it seems that it may disappear at any time.
Inside the city, the residents of Shouchun City had already become a mess, fleeing one after another.
The defenders of Shouchun City also appeared among the fugitives. Millions of elite defenders fled without a fight. Only the more than 100,000 imperial guards continued to fulfill their mission and guard the emperor of Zhongguo.
In the hall where the heroes once gathered, only Ji Ling was left as a high-ranking general, and the rest either died in battle or defected, and only Yan Xiang and Yang Hong were left among the senior civil servants.
Yuan Shu was wearing a gorgeous black gown, holding a wine glass and drinking to himself.
Seeing the three of them, Yuan Shu smiled and raised his glass to invite: "Why don't you all drink with me? The best hundred flower nectar, one tael is worth a hundred gold. I have hoarded dozens of altars just for today."
As he said that, Yuan Shu also pointed to dozens of jars behind him to prove what he said was true.
Yang Hong sobbed a few times, opened his mouth but said nothing.
Yan Xiang sighed, took a step forward, opened an altar, and smelled the refreshing fragrance, Yan Xiang said: "I respect your Majesty!"
Ji Ling imitated the example, and also raised a jar of honey and said: "Your Majesty."
"Okay, okay, it's an honor to have courtiers like you, and I respect you first."
As he said that, he raised his head and began to gulp and drink.
"It's so sweet, it's a pity that I won't be able to drink it anymore." Putting down the jar, Yuan Shu sighed with some regret.
But then he laughed and said: "Hahaha, I, Yuan Shu, have lived my life recklessly, enjoyed all the glory and wealth, and finally became the emperor once. This life is worth it!"
As he spoke, he threw the jar on the ground and shouted: "Where are the imperial guards!"
"Your Majesty, I am waiting here!"
A military general who looked like a clay puppet suddenly stepped out and replied loudly.
"All the imperial guards obey the order and follow me to kill the enemy. I am Yuan Shu, a nobleman of heaven, and I will die with great vigor and vigor!!!"