Chapter 4 Section 54 Involvement

Looking at Xun You's panicked appearance, a smile slowly appeared on the corner of Liu Bei's mouth, and he asked pretendedly: "Gongda, could it be that you are unwilling, could it be that Gong Cao wants our grain and grass materials to have other plans?" ”

Xun You sat down uncertainly, and slowly asked: "Xuande Gong's army pressed the realm, could it be that he originally wanted to replace Cao Gong?" ”

Liu Bei replied dissatisfiedly: "Brother Gongda, what we said is not the same thing. You did not answer me, but the supplies of our army did not fall from the sky, but were taken from the people, and I must give an account to the people. You have asked me for help in the name of renovating the Han Palace, and I must guarantee that this money will not be used against our people in the future, so this material must be under our supervision.

And seventy percent must be used for Luoyang City. Although you only get 30 percent, the four sides will help, and each side will intercept 30 percent, which is also a lot of money, so this proportion can only go up and not down. If you can't even comply with this condition, I doubt your intention to ask for supplies. ”

Xun You's heart became more and more flustered, gritted his teeth, stomped his feet, and made up his mind: "Okay, I agreed for Cao Gong, and I hope that Xuan Degong will recall the advance sergeant." ”

Liu Bei suddenly lowered his face and said: "Gongda, the detachment sergeant of our army is a military secret, and the autonomy lies with me, and it has nothing to do with Cao Gong or aid materials." It is a necessary condition for aid to be supervised by us, and there is no room for negotiation. Brother Gongda wants to interfere with the actions of our army in this way, which is too much. ”

Xun You suddenly realized, and said embarrassedly: "It turns out that Xuande Gong dispatched the thunder cavalry, not against our army. It's reckless. ”

Liu Bei waved his hand lightly and replied: "Yuan Benchu's new Pingyuan Taishou Zang Hong, I heard that Zang Hong is a generous and sad person, such a talent, Ben Chu Gong is willing to give it to me, but I will be disrespectful." However, there are many plain people in the tribe led by Yuan Tan, and the plain county is broken, Yuan Tan has been in power for a year, and there are only more than 50,000 people left in the plain, but he has to lead more than 30,000 soldiers to withdraw from the plain. I couldn't bear the plains people being coerced by Yuan Tan and leaving their hometowns, so I specially sent people to keep the soldiers of Yuan Tan's department. This matter is not Cao Gong's business. ”

It's a nice thing to say - Xun You muttered to himself in his heart, most of the soldiers under Yuan Tan are members of the Yuan family, and they followed Yuan Tan to kill left and right in the battle to exterminate the Yellow Turban, and they are already elite veterans who can fight habitually. After Yuan Tan entered the plains, most of the plains people adopted an uncooperative attitude, and it was good that a few horsemen or men in his army could be plainsmen. Liu Bei clearly did not want Yuan Tan to lead this army to join Yuan Shao and increase Yuan Shao's weight, so he took the opportunity of Yuan Tan's dismissal to send troops to threaten Yuan Tan and disarm Yuan Tan and incorporate this army.

deserves it, since Yuan Shao has decided to fight for Jizhou with all his might, he should make a decision and withdraw Yuan Tan, he is always lucky, he has to sell well if he takes advantage, he doesn't care about Liu Bei's eyeing him, is Liu Bei someone who doesn't take advantage of it? Tianshi (the timing is just right), location (Liu Bei's territory), people (Yuan Tan was dismissed, and the people of the plains are oriented to Liu Bei), these Liu Bei all occupy them, and if he doesn't do it, then he is not Liu Bei.

It's just that to deal with Yuan Tan's 30,000 soldiers, do you need to use a thunder horse with strong impact? It seems that Liu Bei is standing on the edge of the cliff of the moral bottom line, and if he is slightly disturbed by external forces, he is likely to take that fatal step.

Liu Bei was looking for a fighter plane and was about to make a move on Yuan Shao, Xun You suddenly understood this, and was shocked into a cold sweat.

Yuan Benchu was the fourth and third duke, and his reputation among the northern princes did not exceed his, and at the same time, he was also elected by the princes to have the title of chariot general. Liu Bei actually had murderous intentions towards him, Ben Chu Gong, Ben Chu Gong, you must not give Liu Bei a handle now. Once Liu Bei crosses the moral bottom line, he will be a nightmare for the northern princes if he has no scruples.

The more Xun You thought about it, the more panicked he became, and his thoughts were chaotic, so he had no intention of arguing with Liu Bei again, and wanted to go back to inform Cao Cao as soon as possible. So, he agreed to Liu Bei's arrangement to supervise the materials.

The first supervisor was very high-level, Liu Bei sent Lu Zhi, the elder of the Qingzhou Senate and his own teacher, and the Guangrao City Guards who escorted the supplies, they would stay with Lu Zhi in Luoyang until the autumn harvest season, and then Guan Ning, the Grand Chair, would take over until the spring ploughing of the second year, and then the Senate would appoint new people and new troops to replace Guan Ning.

After Xun You and Liu Bei agreed on the plan, they hurried back to Dong'e City.

Liu Bei then sent messengers to contact Liu Biao, Tao Qian, and Zhang Yang, calling for joint support for the rebuilding of Luoyang. Among them, Liu Bei calmly told that the temple he donated to rebuild would be named by himself. The main entrance of the palace was restored at his own private expense, and after the restoration, this gate will be called De'an Gate; The main hall of the palace will be sponsored by the people of Guangrao City, Qi County, and will be named the Abundance Palace; Zhang Shiping, a businessman from Qingzhou, will fund the restoration of a street in Luoyang City, which will be named Ping'anli; Mi Zhu, a wealthy merchant from Xuzhou, would also sponsor the renovation of a Luoyang street, which was named Zhu Xingli (Liu Bei planned that if Mi Zhu refused, he would use his younger sister's dowry to compensate for the cost).

In line with the principle of who invests and who has the right to participate in supervision, all supervisors are welcome to meet with Lu Zhi to jointly supervise, and all parties will contribute materials, and finally obtain the right to name it, glorify the ancestors, and engrave it for generations to come. Cao Cao contributed manpower to obtain support to restore the productivity of the three counties so that he could support the reconstruction of Luoyang nearby.

In addition, the repair project can also absorb the strong bandits and robbers, so that they can give up the robbery business and earn the necessities of life with their own labor, so as to gradually restore the law and order and vitality of Luoyang.

As soon as Liu Bei's letter came out, wealthy businessmen in Jingzhou and Xuzhou enthusiastically donated money and materials, and sent their own families to participate in reconstruction and supervision. The children of the family were not angry that the businessmen had won the honor of honoring their ancestors, and they all apportioned donations within the family and sent the outstanding children of the family to Luoyang to participate in the reconstruction.

Guan Ning saw the first batch of classics rescued from Luoyang, and sighed at the dilapidated Luoyang Taixue School, and made a grand wish to rebuild Taixue. In order to raise funds, Guan Ning, who never cared about money, specially asked Liu Bei for the manuscript fees and book fees deposited with him, but these money were far from enough, Guan Ning's idea was that the newly built Taixue was like the Izumo School, with glass inlaid in the windows and becoming a crystal palace.

However, the glaze industry, which is exploring the production method of float glass, has a very low output of large pieces of flat glass, and the manuscript fee for such a crystal palace is far from enough with Guan Ning. So, Guan Ning blackmailed Liu Bei, the nominal student, to sponsor the glass, Guan Ning's behavior set a bad precedent for the Confucian scholars, as soon as the wind opened, the Confucians came out one after another, blackmailing their students, those who have money to contribute, those who have no money to contribute, Luoyang stayed to monitor the personal sponsorship. Among them, Lu Zhi couldn't bear the loneliness and blackmailed Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei.

Luoyang City is in full swing, in order to prevent Dong Zhuo's attack, Liu Bei, Tao Qian and others recommended the new car cavalry general, the former right Zhonglang general, Qian Tanghou, Henan Yin Zhujun, with the support of Liu Bei, Tao Qian and others, stationed in Gucheng, not far from Hangu Pass. In order to strengthen Zhu Jun's combat effectiveness, Tao Qian allocated 3,000 Danyang soldiers, and Liu Bei sent Zhou Cang, the captain of Taishan Mengcheng, as a general, and ordered Zhou Yu to join the army, with 2,000 soldiers and 3,000 people, rushed to Gucheng to strengthen the city wall of Gucheng with cement.

Sun Ce was under house arrest, Wang Lie was unhurriedly collecting testimony, and Zhou Yu and others harassed and visited every day, which made Wang Lie not very annoyed. The cry of the family members of the fallen scouts made the city of Guangrao hostile to Zhou Yu and others, and Liu Bei arbitrarily ordered the Sun family to requisition Zhou Yu to the front line at this time. Because Sun Ce was still in Liu Bei's hands, Zhou Yu did not dare to disobey. So, the officials who came with the Governor's Mansion rushed to Taishan County to report to Xu Shu.

At the end of spring, Han Fu ran from Yecheng. Gongsun Zhan's army stopped at Julu and heard that Yuan Shao had captured Jizhou, so he wrote to Yuan Shao, asking him to keep his promise and divide Jizhou equally. Yuan Shao turned his face ruthlessly, sent troops to ambush him, and Gongsun Xu, who came to deliver the letter. At the same time, the army of Liyi moved from the Qinghe River to the boundary bridge on the border of Julu County, and Yuan Tan also led troops to withdraw from Pingyuan County and move closer to the army of Liyi.

Yuguo County, Pingyuan County, Gao Shun's face sank like water, and he watched Yuan Tanjun slowly withdraw from the plain: "The orders are not even, the queue is not neat, the armor and weapons are not good, our army only needs one impact, and this small army can be defeated." What do you mean by the fact that the lord ordered me to leave this army behind, but you came from Guangrao overnight and asked me to let them go? ”

Under the sun, Frustrated Shou covered the light in front of him with his hands, squinted his eyes, and observed the dust raised by the retreating Yuan army from a distance, and said: "The lord acts too morally, and I am worried about this, so I came overnight." I must leave our army a reason to go to war, this army stays in the plains, although it can weaken Yuan Shao's power, but our army loses the reason to pursue across the border.

At this moment, Yuan Tan's army had withdrawn from the plains, and the general could only cross the border of the plains, follow this army from afar, and drive them to join Liyi. You must not attack until the two armies meet. I have sent a letter to Jinan to dispatch Zhang Yide's Second Army to join you, and it will be under your control.

In addition, taking advantage of the gathering of Yuan Shao's army in the Qinghe River, the Bohai River was empty, and I had ordered Zhang He's Jieshi Corps to enter the Bohai Sea between the rivers and make contact with Qinghe County from the northeast. In this way, no matter who wins or loses in the battle between Gongsun Zhan and Yuan Shao, our army can capture the two counties of Jizhou, and if the general can take the opportunity to capture Qinghe, the strategic situation of our army will be greatly changed. ”

Frustrated, he put down his hand, turned his head, and said to Gao Shun in a serious voice: "Our army left Yuan Tan's department, and the soldiers were only 30,000, and Pingyuan County was plagued by him, and the population of the whole county was only 50,000. I pondered that leaving Yuan Tan's 30,000 soldiers was a stay, and there were still 100,000 soldiers under Liyi, and when they joined forces and left these 130,000 people, we could compensate for the loss of the plain.

In addition, as soon as the war broke out, the lord would have to fight, leaving behind the soldiers of the plains - such a good excuse, how could it be easily wasted? General Gao, go after Yuan Tan. I went to Jinan to urge Zhang Fei to catch up, and then went to Pingyin City, explained to the lord, and by the way, transferred the Third Legion and the wolf cavalry. ”

Pingyin City received a report of frustration, Liu Bei was taken aback, and smashed a Linzi ancient magnetic teacup to the ground.

Looking at the frustrated and ambitious appearance, Liu Bei felt uneasy in his heart. Who is Kojiyoshi? In the Three Kingdoms, he has the title of Little Lu Bu, and his personal ability to pass the army far exceeds that of the flying general Lu Bu, who lost Gao Shun and advocated personal martial bravery, and once broke the elite of Youzhou Iron Cavalry with 300 infantry and Xianbei for many years - White Horse Yicong, which shows that Koji Yi has a very set of methods to deal with cavalry, and Gao Shun's 6,000 thunder cavalry is used to deal with the 130,000 peak era of Koji's army, and the victory or defeat is really unpredictable.

Frustrated, the confidence in Lei Qi is almost blind, and Liu Bei is willing to maintain the myth that he has a hopeless and disadvantageous spear. However, this time it will be the edge of the grass that meets the strong shield, and if the myth of the sharp spear is broken, it will be worth the loss.

Tea was spilled on the map on the table, Liu Bei hurriedly wiped the wet marks, and shouted again and again: "Ziyi (Tai Shici), Ziyi, order the wolf rider to pull out immediately, replenish the grain and grass along the way, and the whole army only bring bows and crossbows, and catch up with the thunder cavalry as soon as possible." ”

Tai Shici received the order, and seeing that Liu Bei was urging so urgently, he ran out of the big tent with a rolling belt.

Liu Bei couldn't clean up the table, and in a fit of anger, he kicked over the table, held his breath, and yelled: "Huang Hansheng (Huang Zhong), take the left horse of the guards to act with Ziyi, Hansheng, Hansheng, how many skills you have, give it to me, you must not bear the name of 'Hansheng', don't live up to my expectations, go quickly." ”

Sent two heavy generals in a row, Liu Bei was still unsatisfied, turning back and forth in the tent, sweeping the tables, chairs and benches that blocked the road along the way.

Frustrated, he kicked away the broken porcelain tiles at his feet, knelt on the ground, bowed his head to the ground with the official salute of the Han Dynasty, and said heavily: "Shou privately transferred troops, angered the lord, and was willing to be punished." ”

Liu Bei calmed down, squatted in front of Frustrated Shou, stroked Frustrated Shou's back with his hand, and said sincerely: "Zizheng, how can I not know your true heart?" When we founded Qingzhou Foundation in the midst of war and dispersion, how could I not know your loyalty? As the head of the military division, it is your duty to dispatch troops, how can I blame you? It's just that this battle, once it starts, the situation in the world will change greatly. Is Qingzhou ready to challenge authority? ”

Frustrated, he kowtowed again and again, and replied: "Although the minister thinks that it is not a good reason to get back the soldiers of Pingyuan County, it can barely be called a reason to start a war with Yuan Shao. Missing this reason, we can only wait for Yuan Shao to fight again. Instead of taking the initiative with Yuan Shao, it is better to annex Yuan Shao's main force in one fell swoop, so that Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zhan can only survive in the battle.

Gongsun Chan and we have lived peacefully in western Liaoning for many years, rather than Yuan Shao, a possible enemy, victorious, and dominate the north of Qingzhou, it is better to let Gongsun Chan, a former friend, stand on the side of our army's couch, such a time, once missed, we can only watch, on the border of Qingzhou, the war continues. If the lord has already decided on the north, or if all the heroes in the north are our friends, the lord can concentrate on going west and recovering the Han Dynasty. ”

Wrong, frustrated, very wrong. The current imperial power has not weakened to the point where other forces can balance it. And power without checks and balances will only bring about the infinite expansion of power, with enslaving the people as the foundation of happiness, civil war insiders, foreign wars for outsiders. prematurely bulldozed the heroes and restored the imperial power, avoiding short-term pain, but falling into a long pain. Frustrated and anxious.

Today's situation is already on the verge of an arrow and has to be launched. Liu Bei thought bitterly. At this moment, when Caesar crossed the Ruby River, Liu Bei fully understood the difficult choice mood.

To cross this step is to take the initiative to kill compatriots, not legitimate self-defense to defend one's own interests. The wheel of fate has slowly turned, and Liu Bei has involuntarily participated in the war of the princes for hegemony.

At the junction of Qinghe County and Julu County, on both sides of the boundary bridge, Gongsun Chan and Liyi County started a big battle.

Although Yuan Shao was in Yecheng, Gongsun Xu was also attacked and killed by Yuan Shao near Yecheng. However, Yecheng is strong and strong, and directly attacking Yecheng is obviously an impossible task for the Gongsun Zan army, which is dominated by cavalry. In order to carry out a long and protracted war, Gongsun Zhan's troops turned to Qinghe County, intending to destroy the main force of Yuan Shao's army from the direction of the Bohai Sea, and then carry out the siege battle.

The arrogant Gongsun Zan knew that Liu Bei was already faintly echoing him, however, he was unwilling to contact Liu Beijun - this brother had relied on his own support to gain a foothold in Liaoxi, and now he has become a Qingzhou Mu and Zhendong General, but he is only a county guard of Yuyang County and Youbeiping County, which makes him unconvinced.

And Yuan Shao's deception and betrayal made Gongsun Chan furious. The killing of Gongsun Xu made Gongsun Zan have a premonition that Liu Bei, who had traveled with his successor, would send troops to retaliate sooner or later. In order to get a brilliant victory before Liu Bei sent his troops, Gongsun Zhan launched an attack on Liyi first, regardless of the terrain.

The boundary bridge deck was narrow enough to accommodate only three horses, and in order to prevent the wooden bridge from collapsing due to the resonance caused by the horse's hooves, only three cavalrymen could cross the river at a time. Koji's 300 archers met the three cavalry on the other side of the river. Although the white horse was strong in armor, he suffered heavy casualties under the rain of arrows from the archers. Gongsun Zhan attacked Jingri, and Bai Ma Yicong suffered more than half of the casualties.

On the second day, Gongsun Chan sent all his tribes, built more than 30 pontoon bridges, and dispatched all the remaining white horse servants to attack at one time. Koji Yi sent 300 shield men to cover, and the archers attacked. Hakuma Yoshicong launched an attack, and the shield soldiers, under the command of Koji Yoshi, lay down on their shields, and covered themselves and the archers with huge shields. By the side of the shield, a spear and a short knife stood on his own, so as to scratch the cavalry that trampled on him.

From time to time, the shield was broken, and the horse's hooves sank deep into the soldiers' bodies, sinking the soldiers' chests, and there were also unfortunate cavalrymen, who were slashed by the swords and spears on the side of the shields, and the grooms were cut open, and the soldiers fell from their horses, and in an instant, they were trampled by the horses that followed, and their flesh and bones turned into mud.

The horses rushed over the fallen shields. The cavalry, unable to stop their horses, rushed to the infantry of the main formation of Koji and fought with the infantry.

Behind the cavalry, with the order of Koji Yi, the fallen shield suddenly stood up, and the archers under the shield immediately greeted the white horse from behind with raindrops of arrows.

Fu Shield Array, this is the Fu Shield Array used by Huo Qubing when he broke the Hun soldiers. Dig a shallow pit in the ground, wait for the enemy cavalry to attack, lie on the spot, wait for the cavalry to charge, uncover the shield, and shoot the cavalry with a bow and crossbow from behind.

The Fu Shield Array briefly appeared in Chinese military history, the first to use Huo Quzhi, and the last to use Koji Yi. Because the soldiers participating in the ambush shield array must have a strong psychological quality, be able to withstand continuous cavalry trampling, and dare to fight alone between enemy attacks and uncover the shield, only two people in history have successfully used the ambush shield array.

This shield array shot for the second time, and it was really extraordinary. Bai Ma Yicong was stubbornly resisted by the Koji Yi Division, unable to advance, and was attacked by the soldiers of the ambush shield array in the back, and the whole army was wiped out in a moment.

The whole army immediately sounded the snare drum, turned the defense into the offensive, and marched in a big way.

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