Chapter 1219 Two-Line Combat

Three days later, the grand worship ceremony started.

Generally, only the emperor is qualified to hold the worship of generals. Shang Ji is only the Duke of Zhenbei in name and has no qualifications at all. But now the authority of the Han court has long been lost. Worry has become a bird of prey.

The difference between many princes and the emperor in the sphere of influence is only one title. These transgressions that could punish the nine clans before the liberation have long been commonplace, and no one is idle to criticize.

On the stage of worshiping the general, Shang Ji personally bestowed the flag of the expedition commander to Liu Yi, and at the same time handed him the tiger talisman symbolizing the command of the 10,000 imperial guards.

Below, looking at the majestic Liu Yi, who was all in armor, many people were only drooling with envy. Seeing the tiger talisman, their breathing became constricted.

While feeling the envious eyes of his colleagues, Liu Yi also felt deep pressure.

He was mentally prepared for this as the head coach of the conquest of Japan, but he had full authority to command the 19,000-rank imperial guards to fight, which was something he had never expected. While secretly excited in my heart, I also felt more pressure on my shoulders.

Being the head coach was a little controversial, but now he has a super-strong army in his hands. If he doesn't conquer the Wa country cleanly, he will be shameless in the future!

The expedition ceremony ended soon, and Shang Ji personally sent the first batch of expeditionary soldiers to the naval warship, and then watched them disappear on the coastline before returning to Yongzhong City.

"Okay, I'll leave the Japanese battlefield to my brother, and we're about to start our work!"

Hearing what Shang Ji said, the accompanying generals immediately became excited and said loudly: "My lord, please fight!"

That's right, during the expedition to the Wa Kingdom, Shang Ji was also preparing for another war, a civil war.

Although fighting on two fronts has been a taboo for military strategists since ancient times, but this time the merchants have no choice. On the one hand, the opportunity to conquer the Wa Kingdom is just around the corner, and Shang Ji doesn't want to miss the opportunity. On the other hand, Yuan Shao is ready to move, hoarding a large number of troops on the border, and it is clear that he will fight a big battle.

In fact, as early as when the Shangji army was fighting with the Boxie allied army, Yuan Shao began to feel uneasy, and repeatedly sent people to provoke him.

At that time, the main force of the Shangji Army was in Chenzhou, and there were only a few fighting legions in the border area, so they always chose to be patient.

Perhaps the forbearance gave Yuan Shao the illusion that I could fight a wave. He began to mobilize on a large scale, and his troops kept piling up at the border between Qingzhou and Youzhou, and repeatedly crossed the border to cause trouble.

But what makes Yuan Shao uncomfortable is that before his mobilization work is completed, Shang Ji has already killed the Boxie coalition forces. After the news of the decisive battle with the Boxie coalition was sent back to the Central Plains, Yuan Shao obviously restrained a lot, and even sent an envoy to Xiangping to explain the "misunderstanding".

But only two days later, Yuan Shao started large-scale mobilization again.

And judging from the news obtained by Shang Ji, this time Yuan Shao did not make a tentative attack, but started desperately!

Speaking of it, Yuan Shao was also suffering. He worked hard to kill Han Fu, completed the historical achievement of dove occupying the magpie's nest, and successfully settled in Jizhou. But then Shang Ji occupied Qingzhou and Youzhou at the same time, locking Jizhou tightly like a pair of pliers.

Although the Black Mountain Army in the Taihang Mountains in the east is not strong, it is very disgusting and has repeatedly harassed it. And once Yuan Shao made up his mind to conquer, he immediately fled into the mountains and made Yuan Shao feel helpless.

Because of Shang Ji's deliberate suppression and blockade, Yuan Shao's life in Jizhou was not easy.

It is necessary to maintain a huge armament to deal with the threat of merchants. At the same time, due to policy reasons, the aristocratic family is rapidly growing in Jizhou.

Although the vigorous development of the aristocratic family brought Yuan Shao a lot of help in a short period of time, it also left countless hidden dangers.

The aristocratic family is no longer a prostitute, they support Yuan Shao because Yuan Shao can bring them benefits, but where does this benefit come from? Of course, it is even more crazy land mergers and industry monopoly.

All the profitable industries are monopolized by aristocratic families. More than 80% of the land in Jizhou has been annexed by tyrants. Even some small landlords and businessmen with relatively well-off families can't stand it, let alone ordinary people. With huge debts, he was forced to become a tenant of an aristocratic family, essentially no different from a serf.

While the aristocratic families were frantically exploiting, Yuan Shao also needed huge military expenditures in order to maintain his rule and resist the threats around him, and the source of military expenditures was also the exploitation of the bottom-level people.

Under the double oppression, a large number of miserable people began to resist.

Although the signs of resistance were suppressed by Yuan Shao iron and blood as soon as they came out, the repeated civil disturbances also made Yuan Shao burnt out.

What makes Yuan Shao feel even more desperate is that when there are many internal conflicts in Jizhou, the small days in Qingzhou and Youzhou next door are getting more and more prosperous.

On the one hand, it is developing rapidly, and on the other hand, it is deeply mired. Yuan Shao knows that the further he develops, the more unfavorable he is for himself. He gritted his teeth and took advantage of the opportunity of the main force of the Shangji army to be outside and the interior to be empty, and launched a comprehensive attack on Qingzhou and Youzhou. attack.

Although he knew that the success rate was not high, Yuan Shao had no choice. If it drags on, Jizhou may collapse on its own without Shang Ji's action, and with Yuan Shao's character, it is impossible to surrender without a fight.

Therefore, Yuan Shao staged a drama that he knew he couldn't do.

Although it was a two-line battle, Shang Ji didn't feel too much pressure.

It's not that Shang Ji looks down on Yuan Shao. Under his control, Jizhou has not developed in recent years, and it's good if it hasn't regressed. On the other hand, the forces of the Shangji army showed a posture of riding the dust. In terms of comprehensive strength, the Shangji army had already formed a crushing advantage over Yuan Shaojun. Complete victory is the end.

Moreover, the strength of the Shangji army is not as empty as the outside world imagined.

Counting the ten combat regiments and eight quasi-combat regiments formed by the descendants, the Shangji Army has a total of fifty-four combat regiments, two imperial guard regiments, and only three combat regiments used and prepared to be used in the Japanese War. Fifteen, Shang Ji can also use 19 combat legions and two guard legions whose combat power has broken through the sky.

In addition, although Shangji has never regarded the county soldiers as the main field army, objectively speaking, the average combat effectiveness of the county soldiers of the Shangji army is not lower than that of the general main army in Jizhou. If they really meet on the battlefield, whoever wins will lose It's really hard to say.

As for the high-level generals, the SS-level generals that Shang Ji can dispatch include Zhao Yun, Himiko, and himself. Because of the trust relationship, Himiko is not easy to use on the Japanese battlefield, but there is no such concern in the duel among the princes.

Three SS-level generals and more than fifty S-level generals. This lineup can be said to be a crushing advantage against Yuan Shao. It can hang and beat Yuan Shaojun with one arm tied.