Chapter Twenty-Four——The war in Xuzhou broke out again

After a long time, Ji Ling ran into the ruined temple with a bowl of hot porridge in his hand, and shouted loudly: "Lord, the hot porridge is here!" ”

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Ji Ling suddenly had a hint of foreboding in his heart, and he took his eyes off the hot porridge in his hand and looked at the haystack where Yuan Shu was lying, but saw that Yuan Shu was out of breath.

His hands trembled slightly, and the hot porridge he was holding in his hands could no longer be held, and he fell straight to the ground.

Ignoring the overturned hot porridge, Ji Ling quickly ran to Yuan Shu's side.

Holding his body, which had long been out of breath, Ji Ling looked up to the sky and cried bitterly: "Lord, why don't you wait for me!" ”

And at this moment, the sound of chasing soldiers came from outside the ruined temple.

Ji Ling heard the sound coming from outside the broken temple, and glanced at Yuan Shu's corpse in his arms, and there was a hint of death in his eyes.

Slowly putting Yuan Shu's body down, Ji Ling picked up the big knife placed on the side, stood up, wiped his face, and walked towards the outside of the broken temple with firm steps.

"Lord, go slowly! Watch me kill you again! ”

When Ji Ling came out with his knife, all he could see was chasing soldiers.

Looking at Guan Yu standing in front of him, Ji Ling shouted: "Guan Yunchang, if you want to go in, step over my corpse first!" ”

Guan Yu heard Ji Ling's shouting, opened his half-squinted eyes, looked at Ji Ling, who was already at the end of the crossbow, and snorted lightly: "Okay, I'll send you on the road!" ”

As soon as the words fell, Guan Yu stepped forward with a knife and rushed towards Ji Ling.

In a flash of the sword, Ji Ling was beheaded, leaving only a headless corpse still standing in place.

Looking at the head that rolled to the ground, Guan Yu couldn't see any expression on his face.

When he walked into the ruined temple and saw Yuan Shu's long since he lost his breath, Guan Yu's face moved.

picked up the jade seal that fell on the ground and put it in his arms, then walked out of the broken temple, glanced at Ji Ling's upright corpse, and bent down slightly to show his respect.

"Pass the order, collect the bodies of the two, and bury them!"

After Guan Yu led the army for nearly a day, Yan Liang and Wen Chou arrived with their troops, but they were only left with two graves.

Seeing that there was nothing to do, the two had no choice but to fight back stupidly, ready to repay Yuan Shao.

Cao Cao conquered Zhang Xiu, but he was defeated and returned, but fortunately Li Tong rescued him, so he escaped the pursuit of Zhang Xiu and Liu Biao's army.

After seeing Li Tong, who came to the rescue, Cao Cao was named the Marquis of Jiangong and guarded the western boundary of Runan to prevent Liu Biao and Zhang Xiu.

After Cao Cao led the army back to Xudu, he praised Sun Ce's meritorious service, named the general of rebellion, gave the title of Marquis of Wu, and sent an envoy to Jiangdong with the edict of the Son of Heaven to guard against Liu Biao's army.

Cao Cao returned home, and after the officials saw it, Xun Yu took out the jade seal he had just received, and presented it with both hands: "Sikong, Liu Bei's account Guan Yu sent someone to send the jade seal of the country, saying that Yuan Shu is dead!" ”

Cao Cao took the jade seal in Xun Yu's hand, and after playing with it, he put it into Xun Yu's hand again, and sighed: "I think that at the beginning, although Yuan Highway was short-sighted, he could be regarded as a hero, but in the end he was destroyed on this jade seal, which is really sad and lamentable!" ”

"Wen Ruo, when you go to court tomorrow, you will play the Son of Heaven and return this jade seal to the Son of Heaven!"

Hearing Cao Cao's words, looking at the jade seal that was stuffed into his hand, Xun Yu's body trembled slightly, and he promised to obey in his heart.

Now the jade seal is in front of him, but Cao Cao has abandoned it, he knows that he did not choose the wrong lord.

Xun Yu was just about to go out with the jade seal, but when he saw Guo Jia stepping in, he stopped and stayed in the room when he saw Cao Cao.

Cao Cao glanced at Guo Jia and asked, "What is the matter with Feng Xiao's coming?" ”

After Guo Jia saluted Cao Cao, he slowly took out a letter from his sleeve robe and said to Cao Cao: "Yuan Shao sent a letter to the prime minister, saying that he wanted to send troops to attack Gongsun Zhan, and he came to borrow grain and soldiers!" ”

Cao Cao took the letter in Guo Jia's hand, frowned slightly, and snorted coldly: "I heard that I originally wanted to Xu Du, but now I see me returning, don't talk about him!" ”

Cao Cao expressed disdain for Yuan Shao's approach, opened the letter in his hand and looked at it, only to see that the words in it were arrogant, he was furious in his heart, frowned tightly, and asked Guo Jia: "Yuan Shao is so formless, I want to ask for it, and I can't hate it, what should I do?" ”

Guo Jia chuckled lightly and shook his head at Cao Cao: "Today, Shao has ten defeats, the public has ten victories, although Shao soldiers are prosperous, there is no need to be afraid!" ”

"Shao Fan, etiquette, public body is natural, this way is victorious!"

"Shao is reversed, the public is obedient, and this righteousness is victorious!"

"Since Huan and Ling, the government has lost its leniency, Shao has been lenient, and the public has been violently corrected, and this rule is victorious!"

"Shao wai is wide and taboo inside, there are many relatives, the public is concise and clear, and the use of talents is the only one, and this degree is victorious!"

"Shao has more plans and fewer decisions, and the public has to make a plan, and this plan will win!"

"Shao Zhuan receives reputation, treats people with sincerity, this virtue is also victorious!"

"Shao compassion is near and far, the public is thoughtful, and this benevolence is victorious!"

"Shao listens to slander and confusion, and the public infiltration is not good, this Ming Sheng!"

"Shao's right and wrong are confused, the public law is strict, and this article is also good!"

"Shao Hao is a false situation, I don't know what the soldiers want, the public is less than the public, and the soldiers are like gods, this martial arts is also victorious!"

After saying ten wins and ten defeats in one breath, Guo Jia paused, took a deep breath, and then continued: "The public has this ten wins, if you want to defeat Yuan Shao, it's not difficult!" ”

Hearing the words of the state, Cao Cao swept away the depression in his heart, and said with a smile: "As Fengxiao said, I can stop it!" ”

Xun Yu on the side also agreed with what Guo Jia said, nodded and said: "Fengxiao's theory of ten victories and ten defeats is in line with foolish opinions, although Yuan Benchu has many soldiers, why be afraid!" ”

Guo Jia glanced at Xun Yu, and then said to Cao Cao: "Lord, that Xuzhou Lu Bu is really a big trouble!" ”

"Now Yuan Shao wants to go north to conquer Gongsun Zhan, when he is far away, first take Lu Bu, sweep away the southeast, and then plot against Yuan Shao, it is the best plan, otherwise if we attack Yuan Shao, Lu Bu will take advantage of the situation to attack Xu Du, and the harm will not be shallow!"

Cao Cao heard Guo Jia's words and thought it was true, so he discussed with Xun Yu and Guo Jia about the eastward expedition to Lu Bu.

After thinking for a while, Xun Yu saluted Cao Cao and said, "The lord can send someone to Xiaopei to meet Liu Bei first, and only after he returns, can he move his troops!" ”

After Cao Cao heard Xun Yu's words, he thought about it slightly, and sent a letter to Liu Bei, and at the same time treated Yuan Shao's envoy well, and played the Son of Heaven to entitle Yuan Shao as a lieutenant, and at the same time lead the general.

Along with the edict was a secret letter from Cao Cao, which said: "The public can ask for Gongsun Zhan." I should help! ”

Because the Son of Heaven has retrieved the long-lost jade seal from Xun Yu's hands, in this edict, the private seal of the Son of Heaven is finally no longer used as the seal of the Son of Heaven.

After Yuan Shao got the edict of the Son of Heaven, although it was a pity that he didn't get the jade seal, Shan soon fell into great joy and marched into the army to attack Gongsun Zhan.

After Lu Bu returned to Xuzhou, whenever the guests had a banquet, Chen Qi and his son would inevitably praise Lu Bu's virtue.

Seeing this scene, Chen Gong was displeased, and took advantage of the banquet to persuade Lu Bu and said: "Chen Qi's father and son praise the lord in person, their hearts are unpredictable, and they must be guarded against!" ”

Lu Bu heard Chen Gong's words, and said angrily: "You are offering slander for no reason, and you want to harm good people? ”

Seeing that Lu Bu didn't listen to his own persuasion, Chen Gong threw up his sleeves and sighed: "If you don't obey your loyalty, my generation will suffer!" ”

thought of abandoning Lu Bu and going elsewhere, but he couldn't bear it, and he was afraid of being ridiculed, so he could only be depressed all day long.

One day, Chen Gong led several horsemen to Xiaopei to hunt to relieve boredom, and suddenly saw a stagecoach running on the official road, and couldn't help but suspect in his heart, that is, he abandoned the paddock, led the cavalry to catch up with the small road, and asked: "What is your mission?" ”

The messenger knew that the person who came was someone under Lu Bu's command, and he couldn't answer.

Chen Gong looked at the panicked messenger, his brows furrowed, and his doubts were even more serious, so he ordered a body search.

Then he took out a secret letter sent by Liu Bei to Cao Cao from the messenger's body, Chen Gong took the letter, and after glancing at it, he immediately ordered the person to be brought back to Xuzhou to meet Lu Bu.

Playing with the secret letter in his hand, Lu Bu looked at the messenger who was taken down by Chen Gong, and asked, "You came here for this letter?" ”

The envoy saluted Lu Bu and responded: "Cao Cheng sent me to Liu Yuzhou to write a book, and now I have to return the book, I don't know what the book says." ”

Hearing the words of the envoy, Lu Bu glanced at the envoy with great interest, opened the letter and looked at it carefully, only to see what was written on the letter: "I want to plan Lu Bu with my orders, dare not work hard all night!" But there are few soldiers and generals, and they don't dare to move lightly, Master Sikong Xing, prepare as the forerunner, be strict with the soldiers, and wait for Jun's life! ”

Lu Bu looked at what was written on the letter, his heart was furious, he tore up the letter in his hand, and scolded: "How dare Cao thief do this! ”

Then he ordered his envoy to be beheaded, and at the same time sent Chen Gong and Zang Ba to join Taishan Kou Sun Guan, Wu Dun, Yin Li, Chang Xi and others to take the counties of Yanzhou in Shandong in the east.

He ordered Gao Shun and Zhang Liao to lead the army to capture Peicheng and capture Liu Bei, and ordered Song Xian and Wei Xu to lead the army to the west to take Runan and Yingchuan, and he led the Chinese army to respond to the three routes.

After Gao Shun and Zhang Liao received the order, they led the troops out of Xuzhou and marched towards Xiaopei.

After Liu Bei heard the news, he hurriedly summoned everyone to discuss.

Sun Qian frowned, and said to Liu Bei: "But hurry up and rush Cao Cao!" ”

"Who can go to Xudu to report the emergency?" Hearing Sun Gan's words, Liu Bei immediately asked in front of everyone.

Jian Yong, who was Liu Bei's guest, stepped forward and saluted him: "I am willing to go to Xudu for Xuande Gong to report to the capital!" ”

Liu Bei glanced at Jian Yong, nodded, and then handed over a letter to Jian Yong, asking him to go to Xu Capital for help in the starry night.

At the same time, the city defense equipment was rectified, Liu Bei himself guarded the south gate, Sun Qian guarded the north gate, Guan Yu guarded the west gate, Zhang Fei guarded the east gate, and ordered Mi Zhu to guard the Chinese army.

Gao Shun led the army to arrive, and when he saw that Xiao Pei was already prepared, he frowned.

Liu Bei stood on top of the city tower, looked at the army under the city, and asked: "I have no gap with Fengxian, why did I lead troops here?" ”

Gao Shun listened to Liu Bei's question, snorted disdainfully, and shouted: "You are married to Cao Cao, you want to harm my master, now the matter has been revealed, why don't you tie it up!" ”

When the words fell, he ignored Liu Bei, and he waved his army to attack the city.

Liu Bei saw that Gao Shun would attack the city without saying a word, and he was shocked in his heart, so he simply closed the city gate and did not come out.

After some temptation, Gao Shun saw that Xiaopei was heavily defended and could not be broken in a short time, so he ordered Mingjin to withdraw his troops.

The next day, Zhang Liao led the army to attack the West Gate, and Guan Yu caught a glimpse of Zhang Liao leading the army under the city, so he said to him in the city: "Gong Nai is a person who understands, why did he lose himself to a thief?" ”

Hearing this, Zhang Liao bowed his head and was silent.

Guan Yu knew that this person had loyalty, and he didn't add up evil words, but he didn't fight.

Zhang Liao saw that Guan Yu was closed, and had no choice but to lead the troops to retreat to the east gate.

Someone reported that Guan Yu heard about it, and after Guan Yu heard about it, he hurriedly ran to the east gate, only to see Zhang Fei just leaving the city, and Zhang Liao's army had already retreated.

Zhang Fei wanted to lead the army to chase after him, but Guan Yu hurriedly summoned him into the city.

Coming to the top of the city tower, Zhang Fei said to Guan Yu angrily: "Second brother, he is afraid and retreats, why not chase him!" ”

After Guan Yu heard Zhang Fei's words, he shook his head: "This person's martial arts are not below you and me. Because I feel it with righteousness, I have a sense of self-remorse, so I don't wait for me! ”

"What's more, do you dare to guarantee that when the other party retreats, then Gao Shun did not arrange an ambush?"

Hearing Guan Yu's words, Zhang Fei came to his senses, patted his head, and ordered the soldiers to stick to the city gate and not to fight.

After Jian Yong arrived in Xudu, he met Cao Cao and talked about the past.

Hearing what Jian Yong said, Cao Cao immediately ordered Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan, Lu Qian, Li Dian and others to lead 50,000 troops first, and the self-unified army marched one after another, and Jian Yong accompanied him.

There have long been horse explorers who reported to Gao Shun that Cao Cao sent troops.

After learning the news, Gao Shun immediately sent someone to report to Lu Bu.

After Lu Bu heard Gao Shun's return, he frowned, and ordered Hou Cheng, Hao Meng, and Cao Xing to lead more than 200 horsemen to meet Gao Shun, and ordered him to meet Cao's army thirty miles away from Peicheng, and he led the army to respond.

Liu Bei saw Gao Shun retreating in Xiaopei City, knowing that Cao Cao's army was coming, so he left only Sun Qian to defend the city, and the Mi Zhu and Mi Fang brothers guarded the house.

Xiahoudun led the army forward, and happened to meet Gao Shun's army who retreated from Xiaopei, and immediately raised his gun to fight, Gao Shun saw this, frowned, and also stepped forward.

The two horses intersected, and the two fought for forty or fifty rounds, and Gao Shun gradually couldn't resist and was defeated.

Xiahoudun chased after him, and Gao Shun had to drive his horse around the formation.

Seeing Gao Shun walking around the formation, Xiahoudun chased after him, driving the horse under his crotch, following him, and chasing him around the formation.

Cao Xing, who was pressing the formation on the side, saw Xiahou Dun chasing after him, so he secretly drew his bow and arrow, and when he saw it really, he shot an arrow and hit Xiahou Dun's left eye.

Xiahoudun screamed, and hurriedly pulled out the arrow with his hand, but he didn't want to pull out his eyes.

"The blood of father and mother shall not be abandoned!" With a loud shout, Xiahoudun put his eyes into his mouth and swallowed it, and then raised his gun and rode the horse, directly taking Cao Xing.

Cao Xuan didn't have time to be careful, so he was pierced through the door by a shot and died under the horse.

The sergeants on both sides were shocked when they saw this scene.

Xiahoudun killed Cao Xuan, chuckled disdainfully, and rode back.

When Gao Shun saw that Cao Xing was killed, he immediately rushed from behind him and waved his army together, and for a while, Cao Bing couldn't resist and left in defeat.

Xiahou Yuan rescued his brother and left first, while Lü Qian, Li Dian and others led the defeated army to retreat to Jibei and set up camp.

After Gao Shun won the victory, he did not pursue, and he was afraid that he would be ambushed, so he led the army to fight back against Liu Bei.

It happened that Lu Bu's army arrived, and Lu Bu divided his troops with Zhang Liao and Gao Shun to attack Liu, Guan, and Zhang.

Gao Shun and Zhang Liao led the army to attack Guan Yu's camp, while Lu Bu personally led the army to attack Zhang Fei's camp.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, who heard the news, each went out of the village to meet the battle, and Liu Bei led the army to press the two ways in order to respond.

Seeing that he couldn't break through his camp for a long time, Lu Bu frowned, and ordered the army to be divided and killed from behind.

Suddenly, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei's armies were defeated, Liu Bei was shocked, and led dozens of horsemen to rush back to Xiaopei.

When he came to the city gate, Liu Bei urgently called the soldiers on the city to put down the drawbridge, and just on the way to the drawbridge, it happened that Lu Bu arrived later.

The soldiers in the city wanted to shoot arrows, but they were afraid that they accidentally shot and injured Liu Bei, and in a dilemma, they were killed by Lu Bu into the city gate, and the soldiers at the gate could not resist the enemy, and fled in all directions.

Liu Bei turned around and saw that the situation was critical, and he didn't have time to rush home, so he had no choice but to abandon his wife and children, pass through the city, and flee through the west gate.

Lu Bu rushed to Liu Bei's house, Mi Zhu hurriedly came out to greet him, bowed to Lu Bu, and said: "I heard that the husband is not a wife!" ”

"Xuande Gong often remembers the grace of the halberd shooting, and he doesn't dare to betray the general!"

"Now I have no choice but to vote for Cao Gong, but the general has mercy!"

When Lu Bu heard Mi Zhu's words, his brows furrowed slightly, and he snorted coldly: "I am an old friend with Brother Xuandexian, how can I bear to harm his wife!" ”

"However, this place has just been invaded by war, I am afraid that it will not be stable in a short time, and I am afraid that there will be young people who want to harm the wife of Xuande's virtuous brother!"

"Please also ask Mi Zizhong to take the wife of Xuande Xian Brother to go back to Xuzhou City to settle down, and take care of each other!"

Hearing Lu Bu's words, Mi Zhu's brows furrowed.

He naturally understood the meaning of Lu Bu's words in his heart, but he just wanted to take Liu Bei's wife and children as hostages, so that Liu Bei and his party could be bogeyed.

It's just that although he knew what Lu Bu meant, Mi Zhu had no way to refuse.

Looking at the Fang Tian painting halberd held in Lu Bu's hand, Mi Zhu knew in his heart that once he refused Lu Bu's request, not only would he die here, but even Liu Bei's wife and child would not be able to escape.

Since Liu Bei trusted himself and handed over his wife and children to his own care, he could not live up to Liu Bei's expectations.

After sighing, Mi Zhu had no choice but to obey Lu Bu's arrangement, take Liu Bei's wife and children, and go to Xuzhou City to settle down.

After arranging Liu Bei's wife and family, Lu Bu personally led the army to Yanzhou, Shandong, leaving Gao Shun and Zhang Liao to garrison Xiaopei.

At this time, Sun Qian had escaped from the city, and Guan Yu and Zhang Fei also collected some men and horses and went to the mountains to station......