The battle on the water was victorious. At this time, Li Yuguo also confidently and boldly handed over the navy to Sun Jian's command.
Sun Jian was worthy of being a veteran, with rich experience and super strength. He immediately led the remaining navy and directly attacked Nanjiang. Nanjiang was the stepping stone to Shouchun. It had many soldiers and horses and was the naval base.
"If Nanjiang is broken, Yuan Shu can break it." Li Yuguo said with burning eyes.
"Don't underestimate it. Five years ago, Yuan Shu's power was actually one of the best in the world." Sun Jian said kindly.
Li Huguo also knew Yuan Shu's strength. After all, Yuan Shu was also one of the powerful warlords in the late Han Dynasty and the Three Kingdoms period, and he was also one of the most powerful warlords in the early days of warlord rule. As the saying goes, insiders watch the door, and laymen watch the excitement. Many laymen have always I don't understand, Yuan Shu's territory is not large, and he doesn't have any decent talents under his command. Why can he call himself a powerful warlord? In fact, the reason is very simple. In terms of birth, Yuan Shu is of noble birth, and he is the legitimate son of the Yuan family, a great noble family in Runan.
The fourth and third princes of the Yuan family were the top wealthy nobles of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Their disciples and former officials were all over the world. Their court resources, personal connections and social reputation were extremely high. They could not be compared to other heroes, not even royal family members such as Liu Yan and Liu Biao.
The concubine Yuan Shao was able to prosper in Hebei and became the overlord of the north with just the name of the Yuan family. The influence of the Yuan family can be imagined. The legitimate son Yuan Shu inherited most of the power and influence of the Yuan family and just debuted. He was named a rear general by the imperial court, a truly important general. It took Liu Bei half a lifetime to get a left general, and he climbed to the same level as Yuan Shu, who had just debuted. When Yuan Shu was prosperous, Liu Bei didn't even have soy sauce. Gotta fight.
In terms of territory, Yuan Shu occupies the prosperous Nanyang, Runan and Jianghuai areas. Although the territory is not large, it has a large population and sufficient money and food. Nanyang is the largest county in the Eastern Han Dynasty, and Runan is the second largest county. Either one can A state higher than other places, Yuan Shu occupied Yangzhou, Yuzhou, Sili and part of Jingzhou during his heyday. He was a veritable overlord in the south. The battle was based on population and national power. Yuan Shu had the confidence to dare to claim the throne.
In terms of military strength, Yuan Shu had an army of 200,000 at his peak, which was the largest army among all warlords at that time. At that time, Cao Cao controlled the entire Yanzhou with only 78,000 people. Moreover, during the Battle of Chibi, the combined forces of Liu Bei and Sun Quan were With less than 70,000 to 80,000 people, one can imagine how powerful the Yuan family is.
In terms of power, Yuan Shu is the boss of the southern camp. He has formed an alliance with Gongsun Zan and Tao Qian and can be said to influence half of China. The Sun family in Jiangdong is so powerful that he has been working under it for a long time. Sun Jian is Yuan Shu's top thug. The Sun family relies on The home built by clinging to Yuan Shu's big tree.
At that time, the only person who dared to challenge Yuan Shu was his brother Yuan Shao, whom he had always looked down upon. If the two Yuan were in harmony and unanimously spoke to the outside world, it is estimated that none of the warlords would dare to say anything.
It's a pity that the two Yuans fought each other and allowed others to reap the benefits. The Yuan family missed out on the world. After Yuan Shu died, Cao, Sun Jian, and Liu Bei desperately tried to grab territory and inheritance. Some people say that Yuan Shu is everyone's father. Although it is somewhat exaggerated, it is true. Not without reason.
So now although Yuan Shu has lost 80,000 naval troops, he still has quite a lot of troops, so Sun Jian naturally doesn't take it lightly.
At this time, the armored ship also had a nickname, called "Jiang Dragon King".
"We have Jiang Dragon King, why are we afraid of a mere Yuan Shu?" Sun Ce said.
Sun Jian glared at Sun Ce: "Silly boy, my lord, this Jianglongwang is invincible on the river and sea, but what about the land route? Once it reaches the shore, even if the Jianglongwang is ten times bigger, it won't be enough, because its range is only We can be in the water, and we only have one chance to defeat Yuan Shu!"
"Oh?" Li Yuguo also walked over and said, "General Sun, what chance do you have?"
"Now that Yuan Shu has been defeated and the navy has been almost wiped out, this is great news. If we take Shouchun in one go, Yuan Shu will be defeated! But if we let Yuan Shu take a breath, let him breathe and start to accumulate energy. Recruit troops and build a new navy. When the time comes, we will attack our Jingzhou on the water and road together. You said we have Lu Bu to the east and Yuan Shu to the west to attack on both sides of the water. What will happen to us?" Sun Jian said.
Li Yuguo said in his heart that Sun Jian was worthy of being the descendant of Sun Wu, the sage of war. He had read Sun Tzu's Art of War very thoroughly and knew that despising the enemy was self-destructive, so he also wanted people around him to take it seriously.
The Nanjiang Navy had been defeated, so Sun Jian led his troops and sent out three groups of soldiers to occupy all three docks of Nanjiang. The soldiers transported by water also came to Nanjiang County one after another.
The men and horses in Nanjiang County were already frightened. When they heard that Jiang Dragon King was coming, they dared not fight. They all ran away very fast. They only regretted that their parents had lost two legs.
After all, Li Huguo's navy had already displayed considerable prestige before, and this time it was dispatched, it caused people in all directions to tremble. In an instant, Nanjiang became an undefended city.
Li Yuguo immediately sent people to station here, gather food and troops, and planned to launch an attack on Yuan Shu as soon as possible.
Nanjiang is a stepping stone, and now the stepping stone is in Li Huguo's hands, which means that as long as Li Hugo is willing, he can launch an attack at any time.
At the riverside, Li Yuguo saw Gan Ning and said, "Xingba, what's wrong with you?"
"Today is Su Fei's first seven days." Gan Ning said. He placed an incense burner by the river and was praying.
Li Huguo smoked three sticks of incense and knelt down towards the river. After all, the deceased was the most important. Li Huguo said, "Why are you praying towards the river?"
"We Jinfan thieves have a tradition. All dead brothers choose to be buried in water. It is a fire boat, carrying a corpse, floating into the river. When the fire boat is almost burned, the body will turn into ashes. Then it sank into the river. We have to pray, that is, pray and worship towards the river, thank you Lord..." Gan Ning said.
"You seem to be holding something in your heart." Li Hugo said.
As soon as these words came out, Gan Ning burst into tears. He knelt on the ground with a plop: "Lord! Please let me return to Jiangxia. I want to fight Lu Bu to the death in person! I want to avenge my brother. I want to avenge my brother. !”
As he spoke, his head hit the ground hard with a "thud" sound. When he raised his head again, his face was covered in blood.
Li Yuguo looked unbearable: "Gan Ning, it's not that I won't let you go back. You won't be able to use it now. Jiangxia only defends but does not attack. Zhao Yun and the others are trying to buy time for us. We have to fight before the city is broken. Take Yuan Shu, otherwise when Yuan Shu and Lu Bu attack from both sides, we will die without a place to die!"