After hearing Cao Cao¡¯s words, the cries around him became even louder. Xu Chu quickly stood up and approached the carriage, put his hand on the moving carriage and cried: "King Wei, did you really give up like this? King Wei"
"Old man, Cao really thanks you all." Cao Cao's voice became louder, "Cao thanked you for following me for many years. Cao appreciates your kindness. If you want to go or stay, please feel free to do it, but it is useless to work hard here. "
Xu Chu said: "Xu will follow the King of Wei to the death!"
After listening to the words of the two men, a mixture of voices rang out: "I will follow the King of Wei to the death!"
Behind the carriage is a long line of people, their frustration, fear, relaxation and other emotions can be reflected on their dirty faces.
After settling down the 60,000 soldiers who surrendered to the city, it was another lively and exciting night in Yumi City.
With Cao Cao's acquiescence, many captured counselors, generals and countless soldiers surrendered to Liu Jia one after another. Some nearby garrisons also took the initiative to seek refuge, making it possible for the Shu soldiers to advance further eastward.
After resting for a few days, Xu Shu led Zhao Yun, Wei Yan, Xia Houyuan, Zhang He, Li Hui, Jia Xu and other civil and military officials and an army of 100,000 to the east. Chang'an and other cities watched the army surrender.
And generals Gan Ning, Zhang Liao, Cao Hong and other generals led an army of 30,000 from Jiangling and went down the river to successfully take over Cao Jun's river defense line.
One day in early April of the 19th year of Jian'an, Liu Jia led his army into Chang'an. The people of Chang'an came ten miles out of the city to greet them, burning incense, lighting candles, beating gongs and drums, and it was a lively scene that made young Liu Jia feel proud for several days.
Before Liu Jia and others could settle down, letters of advice came one after another from all over, especially Yizhou and Jingzhou. The theme is almost always the same. That is to urge Liu Jia to proclaim himself emperor.
In Chang'an City, Pang Tong and others also strongly agreed, because currently only parts of Yuzhou, Xuzhou and Yangzhou remain among the states under the original jurisdiction of Cao Cao. If Liu Jia does not proclaim himself emperor now, Liu Jia will inevitably encounter very troublesome political problems when facing Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty when he takes over Xuchang, the seat of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty. Now Liu Jia is still the nominal king of Shu, which was canonized by Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty. Continuing to admit that he is the King of Shu is tantamount to announcing to the world that Liu Jia is still a member of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty. They must also accept the orders of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty.
On April 25, the 19th year of Jian'an, Liu Jia proclaimed himself emperor in Chang'an and became Emperor Kang. The country's name is still Han, the capital is tentatively Chang'an, and the reign name is Wutuo. He respected Liu Zhang as the Supreme Emperor, made Pang Tong the Prime Minister of Wu, and made Cao Cao the Prime Minister of Wen. Xu Shu, Fazheng, Zhao Yun, Huang Zhong, Wei Yan, Gan Ning, Zhang Liao, Ma Cao, Li Yan and other civil and military generals were promoted and rewarded, and they were granted amnesty and tax exemptions. Suddenly the world was thunderous and all the people rejoiced.
On May 18th of that year, Liu Xie, Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty in Xuchang, abdicated on his own initiative and opened the city gates to let Shu troops enter the city. Liu Jia personally rushed to Xuchang to comfort Liu Xie, and named Liu Xie King Chenliu, promising to provide relevant expenses every year and enjoy other related benefits.
By the end of May, Liu Jia owned 13 of the original 14 states in the country, namely: Sili, Yuzhou, Yanzhou, Xuzhou, Qingzhou, Liangzhou, Bingzhou, Jizhou, Youzhou, Jingzhou, Yizhou, and Jiaozhou. Only most of Yangzhou and Yizhou were controlled by Sun Quan.
In addition, Liu Jia opened up two new states in the southwest. They are Northern Wu Prefecture and Southern Myanmar Prefecture.
At the same time, Liu Jia had 700,000 troops. Naturally, such a large armed force puts the plan to unify the country on the agenda.
When Liu Jia was developing in full swing in the south, Sun Quan from Yangzhou was not idle either. He just didn't expect Liu Jia and the others to develop so fast.
When Liu Jia and Cao Cao were facing each other in the north, Sun Quan sat on the mountain and watched the tiger fight, hoping that Liu Cao could kill one and both sides would suffer. On the other hand, they actively marched towards Yizhou. Zhou Yu led his troops to land in Yizhou almost at the same time as Liu Jia captured Cao Cao. By the time he completed the task of conquering Yizhou, Liu Jia had already proclaimed himself emperor for several months. Seeing Liu Jia's hundreds of thousands of Han soldiers moving toward the border of Yangzhou, Sun Quan was really worried: Zhou Yu led a large force of 150,000 people and was still far away in Yizhou, and the total number of troops left in Yangzhou was less than ten. Wande are distributed in Danyang County, Kuaiji County, Yuzhang County, Lujiang County, Xindu County, Jian'an County, Wuxing County, Dongyang County, Luling County, Poyang County, Linchuan County, Linhai County, Wu County and other areas. Among them, the southern part of Luling County and Jian'an County directly faced the military pressure of Jiaozhou Samoko's troops; the western part of Luling County, the western part of Yuzhang County, and Lujiang County faced the military pressure of Li Yan's troops; and Danyang County faced the military pressure of Li Yan's troops. Liu Jia's main force in the north.
When Sun Quan was anxious and anxious, a serious conversation was going on at the home of the governor of Jian'an County. There were only two protagonists in the conversation, one of whom was a young woman.
"Uncle, if you are so afraid of the wolf before you and the tiger behind you, how can you accomplish anything big?" said the young woman.
?"Oh, uncle, I also know that the Wu Kingdom can't last a few more days, but Liu Jia and I had a feud the year before last. Would he run over like this" the man said.
"Liu Jia is not that kind of person. He can accept people like Cao Cao. Not only did he cure his illness, but he also made him the prime minister. Cao Cao offended Liu Jia more than his uncle offended him. ? Then why did you break him? Let¡¯s talk about my niece. At that time, I dressed up as his guard and assassinated him. After being caught by him, I was released differently? " said the woman.
It turns out that this woman is Guan Feng who assassinated Liu Jia during the battle of Jiangyou Town. It seems that her views have fundamentally changed. When she talks about "him", there is an expression of excitement on her face. Now she is persuading Liu Bei, who is the governor of Jian'an County, to join Liu Jia.
Liu Bei was obviously still hesitating. He whispered: "Even if we have to leave, it will be very troublesome now. You also know that the emperor Sun Quan has been sending people to monitor me, especially during this time, Samoko in the south is preparing to attack. , we are under martial law here."
"Hey, what are you afraid of? This is the safest and easiest place for you to get out. As long as you make up your mind to go there, how can they stop you with these few soldiers? The most troublesome thing is the military advisor, who always stays by Sun Quan's side. Make suggestions" Guan Feng said.
"Does the military advisor have a way to escape?" Liu Bei asked quickly.
"Yes! The military advisor didn't tell me the specific method. The military advisor said that as long as you successfully leave and give them a letter, he will take my father and my third uncle with him. There is absolutely no problem with my father. Now Sun Quan has no ability to stop my father's actions. Now." Guan Feng said a little proudly. It is true that Guan Yu himself is an invincible general, and with the help of his son Guan Ping and general Zhou Cang, it is only a matter of words for him to go out when Sun Quan's troops are empty.
"Then when we get there, can our three brothers and the military advisor still be together?" Liu Bei asked eagerly.