Chapter 4 Section 40 Seizure

There is a small hill next to Xiao County, Pei County, this mountain was named Xiao Mountain during the Three Kingdoms, I don't know when, this mountain was renamed Zhang Mountain.

Zhangshan is not high, just a small mound, and like most hills in the Central Plains, Xiaoshan has been cut down to no grass. Not far from Xiaoshan, is the Tong Mountain (Tong Mountain) of the Chu State, Tong Mountain or Tong Shan is to describe the bare hills or the bare head (bald).

The encounter between Liu Bei and Yuan Shujun's vanguard took place in Zhangshan.

It's also funny to say that where the war started, both sides wanted to avoid this unquestionable battle. Yuan Shu's original intention was to enter Qingzhou under the guise of entering Qingzhou, and he was in Xuzhou to watch the wind, while Liu Bei heard the news of Sun Jian's troops, and was eager to get in touch with Sun Jian and deliver the ordnance to the boy scouts, however, on this small hill, the two sides inevitably collided together. This is the second time in history that Liu Bei has suffered a loss without a sentry agent.

After joining forces with Tao Qian, considering that Xuzhou was Tao Qian's territory, Tao Qian was responsible for sending the horses of the coalition army. Cao Bao, who fought with Tao Qian, was a straw bag (the word straw bag may have come from him), and Sun Guanxin, the former general under Zang Ba, had not been in for a long time, and he still hated Liu Bei for forcing Zang Ba to death, so he deliberately did not remind him. Because of this, when Liu Bei rode up Xiaoshan and was about to look into the distance, he was surprised to find that Yuan Shu's forward general, the fat man Ji Ling, was also climbing Xiaoshan on foot with the guards panting - the two sides were just climbing different mountain surfaces.

"Lord, retreat quickly", after the two sides were extremely shocked, they woke up, and Ji Fatzi hurriedly pulled out the saber on his waist, but unfortunately, in the panic, he didn't pull it out for a while. Liu Bei's guards rushed forward, grabbed Liu Bei's horse's head, and hurriedly persuaded Liu Bei to avoid it.

"What are you panicking about", Liu Bei slowly pulled out his sword, tightened the arm shield in his hand, and said: "I, Liu Bei, have been fighting and killing since I was a child, what kind of brave general I have never seen, the world's first general Lu Bu has been handed over, Ji Fatzi is here, just to boil his fat body." The trumpets were blown, the whole army was on alert, the battle formations were formed, and the cavalry was ready to charge. ”

At this time, Ji Ling had already drawn out his saber, and seeing that Liu Bei's guards were already in order, Ji Ling didn't dare to stay, and slowly retreated with a horse sword in his hand, and walked down the mountain.

Liu Bei saw that Ji Ling couldn't help but retreat, withdrew his saber, took out his bow and measured it for a long time, and the arrow finally didn't shoot out.

When Ji Ling saw Liu Bei withdraw his bow, he immediately breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and shouted: "Malai, Malai."

As soon as Liu Bei's military horn fell, Zhang Fei brandished the Zhangba snake spear, roaring all the way, urging the horse to rush up to Xiaoshan, seeing that Yuan Shu's general Ji Ling was about to ride a horse to avoid, Zhang Fei's eyes immediately showed the eyes of a mouse seeing rice, brandishing the snake spear all the way, salivating and chasing Ji Ling.

"Blow the trumpet, order the First Cavalry Division of the Second Army to immediately go around the mountain and pursue at the tail of the tail" Liu Bei was worried about Zhang Fei's safety, and immediately ordered Zhang Fei's subordinates to follow the pursuit.

Zhang Fei rode an Izumo horse, although he had heavy helmets and heavy armor, but the black cone horse climbed the mountain like walking on flat ground. Although Zhang Fei's subordinates are all good horses, they want to rush up the mountain to pursue again, and the speed is not as good as going around the mountain and chasing after the tail.

The sound of rumbling horses' hooves sounded, and Zhang Fei's subordinates began to attack. Guan Yu then urged the horse to climb the mountain, and was about to ask about the military situation, but as far as his eyes could see, he was taken aback - Zhang Fei had already exchanged hands with Ji Ling's guards. This time, Zhang Fei obviously learned the lesson of fighting against Lu Bu. The horses did not stop, suddenly in the east, suddenly in the west, with the help of the momentum of the war horses, erratically attacking Ji Ling's guards, every time they sprinted, they were captured. Although he was alone, with the advantage of being tall and big, it seemed that Zhang Fei was besieging Ji Ling, who was overcrowded.

Later, Zhang Fei's heavy cavalry bypassed the hill and appeared on the battlefield. The lieutenant who followed Zhang Fei to participate in the battle this time was Jin Xu Jin Linglong, nicknamed "Raid Captain", his aggressive personality was comparable to Zhang Fei, and he could distinguish friend from foe slightly. ”

"I am invincible," the cavalry urn shouted angrily and began to march slowly.

"Trotting", "galloping", "charging at full speed", a series of orders were issued, and the heavy cavalry was like an iron mountain, pressing towards Ji Ling's department.

From the moment the heavy cavalry began to appear, Ji Ling accelerated his pace of escape. However, Zhang Feima sank quickly, leaving the protection of the guards, Ji Ling wanted to escape several times, but was intercepted by Zhang Fei, in front of Zhang Fei's elusive spear shadow, Ji Ling lost the courage to face it alone, and had to hide back in the guards again.

Seeing that the situation was critical, Ji Ling's 50,000 troops quickly moved closer to Ji Ling, Liu Bei saw this scene on the mountain, and hurriedly ordered Guan Yu: "Second brother, take your troops to attack." In this battle, neither of us is prepared, you call the third brother back and disengage with the other party. ”

Guan Yu took the order and left, and immediately, Liu Bei's army bypassed Xiaoshan and appeared on the battlefield. By the time Tao Qian ascended Xiaoshan, the battle had ended, and both sides had their own scruples, and gradually retreated slowly.

"Order the infantry, camp on the spot, send a message to Ji Ling, and fight again tomorrow." Liu Bei turned around and ordered.

Tao Qian saw Ji Ling's team returning to the camp in a panic and asked, "The enemy is already cold, if he can't hold out tomorrow and wait for reinforcements, how should we deal with it." ”

Liu Bei smiled faintly: "I, Liu Bei, invited to fight, no one dared to refuse, the enemy army couldn't hold out, and I just tortured him." ”

On the second day, Ji Ling really adopted a policy of sticking to it, and at the same time urgently reported to Yuan Shu to ask for additional troops.

On the same day, from noon to the morning of the second day, Liu Bei's six generals took turns to go into battle, shot at Ji Ling's camp with rockets, and threw fire-causing objects at Ji Ling's military village. At the end of autumn, the wind is dry and dry, it is a good time to set fire to the wind, Ji Ling is not on guard, the camp is suddenly on fire, within one day, 50,000 horses are lost about 20%. At noon on the second day, after it was Tao Qian's turn to go into battle, Ji Ling was forced to go out of the camp to meet the battle.

Tao Qian, the senior general in the army, was a straw bag and a half-hearted former bandit, and after a moment of fighting, the whole army collapsed. Ji Ling drove the defeated soldiers to attack Liu Bei's camp, and when he rushed into Liu Bei's camp, he found that it was an empty camp. Liu Bei's six armies all came out, and when Ji Ling was entangled by Tao Qian, he seized Ji Ling's camp.

Ji Ling's foothold was not stable, and he was trying to hold on to Liu Bei's camp and then hold on to the coalition army, Zhang Fei Guan Yu Taishi Ci Guan Hai had joined forces to kill, at this time Ji Ling's army was in turmoil, outside the camp, the soldiers who had not entered the village surrendered one after another, and in the camp, Ji Ling saw that the general trend had gone, and immediately made a decision and fled alone, Lei Bo Chen Ji surrendered to Tao Qian.

After Ji Ling fled back to Yuan, Yuan Shu was furious and wanted to kill Ji Ling, but Ji Ling was his slave and a few people trusted by Yuan Shu. As a last resort, Yuan Shu had no choice but to reprimand Ji Ling and let him lead the troops again, however, he no longer trusted him.

Liu Bei Bingfeng pointed out, Yuan Shu did not dare to resist, so he returned to Luyang. At this time, after a year of locust control by Yuan Shu, Luyang was uninhabitable. In addition, it was originally thought that the 150,000 troops would go down to Xuzhou and seize a safe place, so the destructive plundering of the soldiers when they left was not restrained. Now, Yuan Shu couldn't swallow this bitter fruit, remembering that he still had the false title of Nanyang Taishou, so he led his troops south, intending to enter Nanyang, Jingzhou to continue to be a locust. When Jingzhou Prefecture Mu Liu Biao heard the news, he unceremoniously waved his army to resist and refused Yuan Shu's entry.

At this point, not only did the orders of the Han court not work in the prefectures and counties, but the orders of the so-called alliance leaders of the Kwantung Coalition Army were no longer respected. The world has completely entered the situation of the division of the princes, and the princes on one side are the local ****** and can do whatever they want.

When the war ended, Tao Qian was overjoyed. The vanguard of the later general Yuan Shu was composed of elite soldiers, and although more than half of the casualties in this battle were killed, at least 20,000 people were captured. There are many soldiers in Xuzhou, but the generals are nested, and the surrender of Yuan Shu's forward general Lei Bo Chen Ji has brought Tao Qian's strength to a new level, how can Tao Qian not be happy?

"Yuan Shu returned to the army, avoiding the edge of our coalition army, (Yuzhou's) Liangguo County, the people of Peiguo County can't ignore it, Gong Zugong, you still need to quickly appoint Liang Guoxiang, Peiguo Xiang (Guoxiang, that is, the county Taishou), and shepherd the people of the two counties." Liu Bei woke up Tao Qian.

The so-called need to take care of the people of the two counties is just to take advantage of the power of this war to annex these two counties in Yuzhou. Liu Bei was separated by a Xuzhou, and he couldn't reach the whip chiefs of these two counties, so he did a favor and let Tao Qian swallow these two large grain-producing counties.

Tao Qian was worried: "It's a pity, I can't find anyone under my command who can serve as the minister of these two counties." Liangguo County borders Shanyang County and Chenliu County, and these two counties are strongmen (Liu Bei reminded: Shanyang Taishou Yuan Yu has been killed by me), and it is a little difficult to hold Liangguo County. Peiguo County, its west side borders Runan County, Runan Yellow Turban bandits are arrogant, and Yuan Shu is still influential here, so Peiguo County must choose a brave person to defend the county, this person is even more difficult to find. ”

It's even harder to find, that's right, in history, it was Liu Bei's three brothers who guarded Peiguo County for the first time, followed by Lu Bu. Such a number of fierce people guarding Peiguo County shows that the county is difficult to govern.

"Pei Guoxiang, you have to be both wise and brave, I recommend one person, Chen Deng, the captain of Gong Zugong's agricultural school, may be Pei Guoxiang." Liu Bei interjected.

Last year, that is, in the sixth year of Zhongping (189 AD, 395 years of the Han calendar), Chen Deng, a Pi man under Tao Qian's table, was the captain of the agricultural school and implemented Tuntian in Xuzhou. Chen Deng was 25 years old at the time, although he was young, but his ability was strong, as soon as he took office, he "patrolled the soil and fields, and made the best use of irrigation", and with the efforts of Tao Qian and Chen Deng, Xuzhou agriculture harvested "japonica rice harvest".

Xuzhou Tuntian was six years earlier than Gongsun Zan in Yijing and Cao Cao in Yanzhou, and it can be said that the first person in the late Han Dynasty to think of Tuntian to solve the grain shortage. And Chen Deng is a "traitor" who plays with the hero Lu Bu between applause, and Liu Bei has a little sympathy for his wisdom, so he has been paying attention to his dynamics. At this moment, when Tao Qian was worried about the candidate for Pei Guo's prime minister, he strongly recommended Chen Deng.

"Liang Guojun, it's enough to send a dispensable person to govern. The county can be used as a buffer zone for the northern line of Peiguo County, and Liang Guo will run Liang Guo if he has nothing to do, and once something happens, let Liang Guoxiang retreat into Peiguo. Peiguo has this buffer opportunity, can adjust the troops, and then plan for the future, how about it? Liu Bei suggested.

Tao Qian was overjoyed: "Xuande's plan has won my heart." ”

Liu Bei smiled indifferently, turned around and ordered: "Ziyi (Tai Shici), you take the cavalry of your department, and quickly rush to Taigu under the banner of the Xuzhou Army to transport ordnance to the Boy Scouts." If Sun Jianjun has already fought Dong Zhuo, you can handle it at your discretion. Remember, our Qingzhou tribute envoy is still in Luoyang, no matter how our army hides it, once the enemy is engaged, our army's fighting method will make the enemy clear. Therefore, we must not engage in war unless we have to. ”

Tai Shici received the order and was about to leave, Tao Qian called him and said, "The general is going to Dagu, just passing through Yingchuan County, and we will do the matter of promoting Henan Yin Zhujun as the general of the chariot cavalry." ”

Unexpectedly obtained two counties, Tao Qian also worked hard for Liu Bei: "Xuande, I have contacted Yangzhou Assassin Zhou Qian, Jingxue Taidou Zheng Xuan, and the former Jiujiang Taishou Fu Qian, plus Lu Guoxiang, Guangling Xiang, and Chu Guoxiang, and jointly elected Qian Tanghou, Chengmen Lieutenant, and Henan Yin Zhujun as "Taishi", "Riding General Military". Xuande, you see, who must be added? ”

"Beihai Xiang Kong Rong, Jiaodong Xiang Tian Chou, Le'an Guo Xiang Guoyuan, Qi Guo Xiang, Qingzhou Prefecture Mu Liu Bei, well, plus the plain is too shou Guan Yu, Lang Xie is too shou Chen Qun, Jinan is too shou Lejin, Donglai is too frustrated, Taishan is too shou Bao Xin also add it, Yuan Benchu has fourteen road princes to recommend, let's get a 20 road, the number is not enough, there are ten Taishou in Liaodong and Liaoxi, although Gong Zugong added."

Tao Qian nodded and said, "There is one more thing, Xuande, since you recommended Chen Deng, then the imperial court appointed Chen Deng as the minister of Pei and Wang Lang of the East China Sea as the seal of the minister of Liang Guo, are we signing together." ”

Liu Bei agreed: "It should be so." ”

After a little hesitation, Liu Bei said: "Let's act immediately, do this first, and let Ziyi leave for Taigu." Then I returned to the army to garrison Lianyungang, and I had a major matter to discuss with Gong Zugong. ”

Tao Qianzhi was complacent, and asked lightly: "What is so solemn?" ”

"Currency, Dong Zhuo abolished the five-baht coin, and minted a metal sheet without any text and no mark as new money, which caused prices to soar, and the wind of private casting by princes everywhere could not be curbed, and the people were flooded with inferior copper coins. In the long run, the merchants will inevitably return to the original form of foreign objects, and the government's taxes will inevitably not be guaranteed. If private minting is not immediately banned, the powerful and powerful have minted new money on their own, and the private forces will inevitably be unrestrained. I want to join forces with Xuzhou to mint a new kind of money that is difficult to imitate, to replace the five-baht coin and Dong Zhuo's unwritten and non-Guo small money, and restore the monetary system of Qingxu and Xuzhou. What does Gong Zugong think? ”

Tao Qian gradually put away his smile and replied, "Since June, I have often been worried about new money. The price disorder in Xuzhou is all due to the disaster of new money, but this matter is important, and we will discuss it well. ”

Liu Bei said solemnly: "Lianyun, for you and me, the monetary system cannot be unified, and the management will be chaotic." Don't hide it from our ancestors, our army has discovered a new land overseas, this new land is the closest in a straight line from Lianyungang, and now, the army has set out to conquer that new land. At the beginning of spring next year, the spoils of war will surely arrive in Lianyun in a steady stream.

For this reason, I am preparing to use the price of grain as the benchmark (grain standard) for the time being this winter to determine the value of the currency. When the news of the conquest of the new land arrived, and the first ships of booty arrived, I prepared to determine a three-tier monetary system of gold, silver, and copper coins, based on the price of the precious metal gold (the gold standard). It is also stipulated that all merchants who come to Qingzhou to settle goods must use Qingzhou money as the settlement unit. At the same time, Dong Zhuo's small money, or bad money similar to Dong Zhuo's small money, must be converted into the price of the same metal and treated as only a metal, and exchanged goods for goods. As for the five-baht coin, according to the decree of the imperial court, it will be abolished at the same time.

Xuzhou is rich in grain production, if Gong Zugong is willing to join this monetary system, Gong Zugong can propose a grain price ratio, and we will discuss and determine together. ”

Tao Qian was silent for a long time, and Fang replied slowly: "This is a big matter, let me think about it again." ”

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