After Cao Cao's army took Peixian, he didn't care about resting, and set out for Xiapi the next day. Pei County is only more than 300 miles away from Xiapi, Cao Cao's army marched to Xiapi City in a few days, set up camp and set up a wall, and put on a posture of attacking the city.

However, it is said that Cao Cao originally divided his troops to attack Xiapi, but Cao Ren and Xiahoudun led another road of 50,000 soldiers and horses, but they had already attacked Xiapi and set up camp ten miles outside the north gate of Xiapi. It's just that Cao Cao's troops and horses have not yet arrived, so Cao Ren and Xiahou Yuan did not give the order to attack the city. While ordering the craftsmen in the army to build siege equipment, he asked the scouts to inquire about the news, and when Cao Cao's soldiers and horses arrived at the Ximen of Xiapi, they also got the news as soon as possible.

In the northwest direction of Cao Ren and Xiahou Yuan's army, the 10,000 soldiers and horses of Beihai Taishou Kong Rong are also in the village. However, because he was afraid of Cao Ren and Xiahou Yuan's troops, Kong Rong did not make any extra moves, and only waited for the arrival of Liu Bei, another reinforcement.

At the beginning, Liu Bei brought his hard-earned family from the plains, and 3,000 soldiers and horses to support Tao Qian. Originally, Liu Bei also wanted to borrow some soldiers and horses from Gongsun Zhan, and Liu Bei did borrow them in history, and also borrowed Zhao Yun, a fierce general, and finally let Liu Bei dig a corner. It's just that now the arrival of Yuan Chang has changed the trajectory of history, Zhao Yun has run to Yuan Chang's command, not to mention for the time being, Gongsun Chan is now also caught in the attack of Yuan Shao and Yuan Chang, and naturally there are no extra soldiers and horses to lend Liu Bei. just symbolically gave Liu Bei some grain and grass, war horses and weapons, and the armor sent Liu Bei away. Liu Bei, who couldn't borrow soldiers, was naturally more careful, lest he exhaust the 3,000 family funds he had raised with great difficulty.

Actually, long before Cao Cao took Pei County. Liu Bei's 3,000 soldiers and horses also arrived outside Xiapi City and stood in separate camps with Kong Rong. Forming a horn of each other.

Originally, Liu Bei ran to the battlefield in Xuzhou for the purpose of gaining prestige. As for Tao Qian and Xuzhou. If you can help, you can help, if you can't help, you can pull it, just show your face and earn some prestige. Of course, this was Liu Bei's original purpose, until something happened, and Liu Bei also changed his original intention.

It is said that on this day, Liu Bei was reading the Spring and Autumn Period in the camp tent and learning the art of war, and suddenly saw his fat little belly, and he couldn't help but sigh in his heart: "I think I, Liu Bei, have reached the age of establishment." There are great ambitions, but nothing can be accomplished, alas!"

And just after Liu Bei sighed, the spies who stayed in Jizhou before also sent the information about the war in Youzhou, which Liu Bei was concerned about.

"What?"

Hearing that Yuan Chang united with Liu He's soldiers and horses to repel Karasuma and the Eastern Xianbei and other alien races, and was faintly able to stand with Yuan Shao, Liu Bei couldn't help but exclaim. As a black-bellied hero, Liu Bei has a forbearance heart, and he is also very concerned about all forces in the world. At the beginning, when the Tiger Prison associated the army to attack Dong Zhuo, Liu Bei also showed his face with the idea of brushing up his reputation. Therefore, naturally I have also seen Yuan Chang. At the beginning, Yuan Chang was just standing behind Yuan Shu, jumping like a villain, and was almost cut by Yuan Shao. I don't think so. Now he Liu Beixi is a plain minister, with no more than 3,000 soldiers and horses under his command, and no more than Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. As for those who can give advice, they are just a second-rate Jian Yong. Let's take a look at Yuan Chang. served as the Taishou of Bohai County, with tens of thousands of soldiers and horses under his command. The generals and strategists can't be counted on two hands, and even Yuan Shao, the former leader of the coalition alliance, can't control Yuan Chang, this gap, Liu Bei feels sad when he thinks about it.

"Thinking of me, Liu Bei is dignified after King Jing of Zhongshan, how can I not compare to a sycophant. No, if the chaos has broken out today, I should first find a place to live and live. Now Tao Qian is old and mediocre, and Xuzhou is rich, if we take Xuzhou, it will be the foundation for me to compete for hegemony in the world in the future. That's right, taking advantage of Cao Cao's attack on Xuzhou this time, I must take Xuzhou!"

Soon, Liu Bei made up his mind. So, Liu Bei, who made a certain decision, immediately led Guan Yu and Zhang Fei and more than a dozen personal soldiers to Kong Rong's camp.

"Xuande, why do you have time to come to our army today? You should guard the camp to prevent Cao Cao's soldiers and horses from sneaking up. Kong Rong saw Liu Bei coming to visit the door and reminded him directly.

Liu Bei glanced at his mouth with disdain in his heart, this kind of thing still needs you Kong Rong to remind. If it weren't for the fact that Kong Rong was a descendant of Confucius, how could he be a county guard, and how could he still have so many soldiers and horses under his command? Liu Bei was disdainful, but in fact, there was still a strong sense of jealousy in his heart. is also a famous family, Liu Bei is the descendant of Liu Sheng, the king of Zhongshan Jing, and Kong Rong is the descendant of Confucius. The power is a little different, and the reputation is also a little different.

At the beginning, when the tiger prison showed his face in front of the army, there were only a few people who knew Liu Bei, and the people who remembered Liu Bei in their hearts could be counted on one hand;

"Don't worry about Wenju, before coming here, Bei has ordered the scouts to investigate, Cao Cao's soldiers and horses have a move, and Bei will know immediately. Jealousy turned into jealousy in his heart, Liu Bei still put on a hypocritical smile to appease Kong Rong, and then said: "Wenju, now that you and I are stationed outside the city to contain Cao Ren's soldiers and horses, it is not a good strategy to go on like this." Putting aside the loss of grain and grass in the army for the time being, the morale of the officers and men in the army will also be consumed. Moreover, when Cao Cao took Peixian and Cao Ren's soldiers and horses besieged Xiapi, it would be even more difficult for you and me to continue. In this case, if you take advantage of Cao Cao's soldiers and horses not yet arrived, you and I will send troops to attack Cao Ren, disarm this road of soldiers and horses, and wait for Cao Cao's soldiers and horses to arrive, but there is no need to worry so much. ”

"Alas, what Xuande said is very true, how can I not know. ”

Kong Rong sighed, quite helpless. However, Kong Rong's family knew his own affairs, and he didn't have the ability to lead the troops to fight, and Kong Rong didn't have the courage to fight with Cao Ren's soldiers. Thinking about the fact that Beihai was surrounded by Guan Hai, a group of bandits, and Liu Bei came to rescue him, just relying on his soldiers, he still expected to fight with the fierce Cao Ren soldiers? If he compared Cao Ren to a poem, Kong Rong had the confidence to kill Cao Ren in minutes.

Although Kong Rong is a descendant of Confucius and comes from a famous family, he is actually a sour Confucian in essence, and Liu Bei's malicious guess is not wrong.

Throughout history, none of the descendants of Confucius seem to have particularly outstanding abilities. In addition to holding the signboard that they are descendants of Confucius, they seem to be useless when they say a few words of a sage. The descendants of Confucius held the ideas of Confucius. Moreover, it is also a distorted and out-of-context thinking, and it does not want to forge ahead. Without innovation, the final achievement will naturally not surpass Confucius. Even because of Confucius's thoughts, the character of Confucius's descendants was distorted and pedantic. Looking at the words and deeds of the descendants of Confucius in all dynasties, it can be seen.

Don't talk about far, just talk about Kong Rong.

Kong Rong first became famous when he was four years old, and Kong Rong made pears, which was naturally a household name. As for those blackened Kong Rong's remarks, what did Kong Rong say about letting out the big pears and eating the small ones. Then, when Kong Rong was ten years old, he went to meet the famous man Li Ying, when Kong Rong used sophistry to get Li Ying's reception, and then Taizhong doctor Chen Wei said that Kong Rong was smart when he was a child, and he was not necessarily smart when he grew up, and Kong Rong refuted a sentence Chen Yun must have been very smart when he was a child. Then, the celebrity Li Ying said that Kong Rong will become a great weapon in the future. In fact. One thing can be seen that Kong Rong was only ten years old at the time, but he had no humility and said Chen Wei in public. It seems that Kong Rong won the debate, however, Kong Rong did not show the proper moral etiquette. Of course. This point seems to have been forgotten by everyone because of Kong Rong's cleverness.

So. Let's take a look at Kong Rong's achievements when he grew up to comment.

Kong Rong Beihai is the prime minister, governing the land of a country. Besieged by the bandits Guan Hai, even the rabble of the bandits could not be solved, and they also needed someone to help; then, Liu Bei recommended Kong Rong as the assassin of Qingzhou, and later Yuan Shao's son Yuan Tan attacked Qingzhou Beihai, the city has been short-handed, Kong Rong actually read a few books, after the city fell, he fled to Shandong alone, and his wife and children were captured by Yuan Tan; finally, Cao Cao took control of the power, Kong Rong insulted Cao Cao in public, so that the whole family was killed by Cao Cao. As for whether Kong Rong is smart or not, it is really a matter of the benevolent and the wise. However, there is really no doubt that Kong Rong is a sour Confucian.

Of course, the descendants of Confucius, the Confucian family in Qufu, Shandong Province, will become like this, in fact, it is also intentional by the ruler.

Emperor Wu of the Han Dynasty deposed the hundred schools of thought and respected Confucianism alone, which seemed to make Confucianism the leader of the scholar class, but its essence was only to allow the ruling class to better rule the common people, and Confucianism was naturally the most suitable for the needs of the ruling class. In addition to the need for Confucius to be the instrument of the ruler's rule, the descendants of Confucius had no other use. Therefore, the descendants of Confucius often exist as the teachers of the prince and princess, or the sacrificial wine of the Guozijian or Taixue, which is equivalent to the principal. Moreover, the Son of Heaven also held Confucius' descendants in great esteem, so much so that the descendants of Confucius were empty-eyed, thinking that they were the descendants of Confucius and should be the teachers of eternity, and even the Son of Heaven treated them with great courtesy, so who could be more noble than them? In this way, apart from giving the descendants of Confucius a false reputation, without giving the descendants of Confucius real power, the descendants of Confucius naturally could not affect the status of the rulers.

Think about the status of the descendants of Confucius in the scholar class and the status of the scholars and the common people in the world. Even if the descendants of Confucius have no intention of rebelling, if someone wants to use the descendants of Confucius as puppets to rebel, then the problem is very serious. However, the rulers treated the descendants of Confucius with great courtesy, so that the descendants of Confucius had no intention of engaging in such activities at all, and even the Son of Heaven had to look at their faces.

But after saying that Kong Rong sighed, in order to prevent Liu Bei from feeling greedy for life and afraid of death, he hurriedly said: "Cao Cao's soldiers are strong and strong, and Cao Cao is good at using soldiers, so he can't easily fight with him." For the sake of today's plan, it is right to wait and see what happens, look for opportunities to move, and send troops when there are flaws. ”

Nonsense!

Liu Bei scolded angrily in his heart, how about Cao Cao's soldiers and horses, how could Liu Bei not know better than Kong Rong. Besides, with a teammate like Kong Rong, Liu Bei didn't have the slightest courage to fight Cao Cao, it would be a death. It's just that now the time is not waiting, in order to compete for a place to live in peace, Liu Bei can't care about preserving his family foundation, and he has to take action.

"What Wenju said is very true, take it for granted!"

Liu Bei pretended to agree, and then changed his tone and said: "However, Cao Ren and Xiahou Yuan's soldiers and horses have besieged Xiapi City for some days, but they are worried that there is no grain and grass in the city, and it will not last long. Therefore, Bei ordered the second brother Yun Chang to lead an army of 2,000 to help under the command of Wen Ju, and Bei and the third brother Yide led 1,000 soldiers and horses to kill the Cao camp, and went into Xiapi City to see Tao Thorn Shi to discuss. ”

In fact, the flaws in Liu Bei's words are too obvious, as long as anyone with a little common sense can understand it.

I don't want to think about what kind of place Xuzhou is, not to mention rich, grain and grass are even more sufficient, even if Xiapi City is besieged for a year and a half, there will definitely be no shortage of food. However, Kong Rong didn't know if he was stupid to study, or if he had stayed in a poor place like Qingzhou for a long time, and he really believed Liu Bei's words.

"What Xuande said is also reasonable, that is, according to what Xuande said!"

Kong Rong listened to Liu Bei's words, and was naturally extremely happy in his heart, and hurriedly nodded in agreement. Anyway, it wasn't for Kong Rong to lead the troops to attack Cao Ren and Xiahou Yuan's soldiers and horses, of course Kong Rong didn't care; besides, Liu Bei also left Guan Yu to himself, Guan Yu's strength was proven as early as when he was in the Tiger Prison, with such a strong general to protect himself, what else did Kong Rong have to worry about?

Hum!

Liu Bei snorted coldly in his heart, this Kong Rong looks like a ****, and he is not stupid. knew that he was not Cao Ren and Xiahou Yuan's opponent, so he did not move, and now when he heard that he was going to storm the city, he reacted like this. Liu Bei is not a ****, Guan Yu has already been instructed by Liu Bei, if there is danger, he will run away first, as for Kong Rong's life safety, Liu Bei can only give it to him.

If Kong Rong knew Liu Bei's thoughts, I don't know if he would angrily scold Liu Bei, a hypocritical villain.

Not to mention that Liu Bei and Kong Rong had different intentions, the next day Liu Bei ordered the soldiers and horses to bury the pot and make rice, and after breakfast, they withdrew the camp, so that the soldiers had no way to retreat. Guan Yu led 2,000 soldiers and horses to Kong Rong's camp, while Liu Bei and Zhang Fei led 1,000 soldiers and horses to charge towards the north gate of Xiapi.

Seeing that it was only less than three miles away from the north gate of Xiapi, a drum sounded, and when I saw a general holding a spear in his hand, the horse army behind him, and the infantry army numbered about 10,000, lined up and intercepted Liu Bei, Zhang Fei and a thousand soldiers and horses. The head of the general is naturally Cao Ren.

Liu Bei gritted his teeth, glanced at Cao Ren, and shouted at Zhang Fei beside him: "Yide, charge to the city of Xiapi!" After speaking, Liu Bei also took out his double-strand sword, followed closely behind Zhang Fei, and rushed all the way over, ignoring Cao Ren's obstruction. said that Cao Ren was also a little dumbfounded, Liu Bei and Kong Rong's soldiers and horses have not moved much these days, and Cao Ren almost forgot about the two of them. If it weren't for the fact that scouts had detected the movements of Liu Bei's camp, Cao Ren would not have arranged soldiers and horses to stop them at all. Now seeing Liu Bei's reckless charge, he forgot to order the attack for a while.

It was also a moment of negligence, Liu Bei and Zhang Fei had already led hundreds of soldiers to rush through Cao Ren's interception, and the head of the north gate of Xiapi was already in front of them.

Cao Ren reacted, and 10,000 soldiers and horses chased after him.

Liu Bei rode his horse to the north gate of Xiapi, his heart trembled, and it took a long time to calm down his excited heart. I secretly whispered in my heart: Xuzhou, I, Liu Bei, are here, and this Xuzhou will be the foundation of my life in the near future! )

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