Forty-sixth, the rise of Cao Cao in the south of the country, defending the four families of Xuzhou to resist Cao

However, it is said that after Cao Cao dismissed the army, he returned to Linzi and discussed with the hundred officials of Qingzhou about taking Xuzhou. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info Changshi Zhou Jing said: "Xuzhou is rich and the people are strong, Tao Qian has been operating for several years, the monarch and the ministers are sticking to it, and Liu Bei and others are helping him, so it is not advisable for the time being." As long as Tao Qian dies and Lu Bu and Liu Bei fight, they will send troops to take it, and Xuzhou will be at their fingertips. He also advised: "In the territory of Qingzhou today, it has been repeatedly plagued by thieves, and its vitality cannot be restored. Sun Qian of Chengyang County worked hard and was restless day and night; Outside Beihai City, Wu'an made great efforts to build a city and secure the people. The soldiers and civilians of Qingzhou, the Great War between the North and the South, were exhausted and could no longer act as soldiers. It is necessary to raise it for time, in order to seek development, and gradually try Xuzhou. "General Liu Dai, Lord Bo Luguan and others all persuaded Tianhua. Seeing that everyone was like this, Tianhua had the idea of revitalizing the army, and ordered more people to be sent to Xuzhou to inquire about the movements of Liu Bei, Tao Qian, and Lu Bu. That day, Zhang Fei made a big fuss in Xuzhou Mansion, and it had already been known by Tianhua. Tianhua said left and right: "After all, Jian Yong's wisdom is inferior to Chen Gong." If no one else enters, Xuzhou will be obtained by Lu Bu. "Left and right are said to be natural. So the Qingzhou generals waited for him with peace of mind. Just wait for changes in Xuzhou City.

However, it is said that after Cao Cao and Tianhua dismissed the army, they ordered Cao Ren and Li Dian to hold the key places in Dongjun and return to Luoyang by collecting their own troops. Unexpectedly, at this time, Yanzhou suffered from the plague of locusts that was rare in a century, and there was no harvest in the fields. There is a shortage of food and grass in the army. Cao Cao said to everyone: "There is a shortage of food this year, and it is not a good strategy for the sergeants to sit here." Xun Yu said: "It's better to go east and make the army eat Runan and Yingchuan." The Yellow Turban Yu Party He Fu, Huang Shao, etc., plundered the prefectures and counties, and there were many gold silks and grain. Such thieves are easy to break; Breaking and taking its grain to feed the three armies, the court is happy, and the people are happy, which is a good thing. "Cao Cao is happy, from it. It is to leave Xun Yu, Xun Yu and other strategists and general Yang Feng to guard Luoyang, since the introduction of troops first slightly Chendi, and then Runan, Yingchuan. Yellow Turban He Fu and Huang Shao knew that Cao Bing had arrived, attracting everyone to welcome them and meeting in Yangshan. Although there are many thieves, they are foxes and dogs, and there is no rank. Ordered the strong bow and crossbow to be shot, and ordered Dian Wei to get out of the horse. He Fu ordered the deputy marshal to fight, but he was stabbed under the horse by Dian Wei's halberd. Cao led the crowd to take advantage of the situation to drive through the sheep mountain village. The next day, Huang Shao brought his troops in. In the circle of the formation, a general walked out to fight, wrapped in a yellow scarf on his head, wearing a green robe, holding an iron rod, and shouting: "I am the Heavenly Yaksha He Manye!" Who dares to fight me? When Cao Hong saw it, he shouted, flew off the horse, and stepped out with a knife. Originally, he didn't know how to fight on foot, but after the previous defeat, he practiced hard to fight in World War II and achieved a little success. Two times to the front of the battle, forty or fifty together, the victory is not divided. Cao Hong was defeated and left, and He Man rushed over. Hong used a dragging knife to slash at his back, turned around and kicked, slashed He Man, and killed him with another knife. Yu Ban took advantage of the situation and Pegasus went straight into the thief formation. Huang Shao was caught off guard and was captured by Yu Bansheng. Cao Bing covered up and killed the thieves, and robbed them of countless gold and silks and grain. He Fu was lonely, leading hundreds of horsemen to Gepo. In the middle of the line, an army crashed out from behind the mountain. However, it was Mao Jue and Lu Qian who were ordered by Cao Cao to ambush here. He Fu panicked and was stabbed under the horse by Lu Qian, and the rest were dismounted and bound. Runan, Yingchuan Xiping.

Cao Cao gained the land of Yuzhou, and since then the money and grain have been abundant, and the soldiers are strong. Its view of Xuzhou's wealth is greedy. All the strategists advised Cao Cao not to raise this army, and the division was unknown. Cao Cao said: "If you want to be famous, why is it difficult!" Xun Yu waited for another persuasion, but Cao Cao insisted on not listening. It is a lie, the Xuzhou official army, killed his father. So he took up the soldiers and horses of Luoyang and Runan, killed Xuzhou, and took revenge. At that time, Xu Huang was also transferred to the army to go with him. Dian Wei, Cao Hong, and Yu Ban were pioneers. Cao Cao's order: But if you get the city, you will slaughter the people in the city, and you will hate your father. When Jiujiang was too guarded and had a good relationship with Tao Qian, he heard that Xuzhou was in trouble, so he brought 5,000 soldiers to the rescue. The anger of Cao Wen made Xu Huang intercept and kill him on the road.

Let's say that wherever Cao Cao's army went, they killed people and excavated graves. Tao Qian was in Xuzhou, when he heard that Cao Cao raised an army to take revenge and kill the people, he looked up to the sky and cried: "I have been convicted by heaven, causing the people of Xuzhou to suffer this great disaster!" "Gather all the officials to discuss. Cao Bao said: "Cao Bing is here, how can he be tied to death!" A certain is willing to help the king break it. Tao Qian had to lead the troops out to greet him, looking at the Cao army from afar like frost and snow, and the Chinese army erected a white flag, and the big book was revenge. The military horses formed a formation, and Cao manipulated the horses out of the battle, wearing a vegetarian shirt, and scolded with a whip. Tao Qian also came out of the door, bowed to Shi Li and said: "Qian and Ming Gong are good, and there has never been a matter of killing my father." I hope that the public will see it. scolded and said, "Old horseman! Kill my father, dare to talk nonsense! Who can capture the thief alive? Dian Wei answered. Tao Qian panicked into the formation. Dian Wei rushed to come, and Cao Bao grabbed the prancing horse and came to meet the enemy. The two horses intersected, and suddenly the wind blew fiercely, flying sand and rocks, and the two armies were in chaos, and each withdrew its troops. Tao Qian entered the city and discussed with the generals and said: "Cao's army is very difficult to fight, I should tie myself to Cao Ying, let him cut it, in order to save the lives of the people of Xuzhou County." Before the words were endless, one person entered the preface and said: "Xuzhou, the town of Fujun for a long time, the people are grateful." Although there are many Cao soldiers today, they have not been able to break our city immediately. Why did the prince forget that the two tigers in Xuzhou were there, why was he afraid of him Cao Cao! "The person who offered the plan was Chen Dengye. Tao Qian said: "The two tigers that Yuan Long said are Liu Bei and Lu Buhu? Chen Deng said: "Yes! Tao Qian said: "I was frightened by Cao Cao, I was restless, and I almost forgot about these two people!" So he ordered the two to go out of the city, one to Peicheng to see Liu Bei, and the other to the East China Sea to see Lu Bu. When Liu Bei and Lu Bu heard that Cao Cao was attacking Xuzhou, they did not get Tao Qian's order, so they gathered soldiers and horses early to relieve the siege of Xuzhou. Cao Cao heard that the rescue troops were coming from two ways, so he divided the enemy into two ways. Xu Huang was a general all the way to intercept and kill Lu Bu. All the way, Cao Hong was the general, and he went to intercept and kill Liu Bei. Liu Bei and Lü Bu marched rapidly, unprepared, and were defeated by the ambush. They all collected the defeated army and set up camp. Lu Bu went down to the village fifty miles northeast of Pengcheng. Liu Bei went down to the village fifty miles northwest of Pengcheng. Cao Cao divided his troops to attack the village. The second will stick to it for a long time. Tao Qian was afraid that the city could not be defended, so he hurriedly asked the two generals to enter the city and jointly defend Cao Cao. The two generals then set up camp and both broke through into the city. At this time, Guan Yu was left by Liu Bei in Peicheng to defend the city, so he never entered Xuzhou.

When Lu Bu and Liu Bei saw each other, they couldn't speculate, they were not humble to each other, and they were very rude. Tao Qian held the hands of the two and said: "I invited the two of them to come here to retreat from the strong enemy, and not to quarrel over personal enmity." The two of them rested for a while, and the right to defend the city. Lu Bu said: "Trapping in the lonely city is not a good strategy in the end, I am willing to lead the army out of the city and fight to the death with Cao Cao to solve the danger of Xuzhou." Tao Qian said: "Cao's army is strong, and we and other three soldiers and horses are in one place, but it is still too late, and I am afraid that the chances of victory are not great." Lu Bu said: "Trapped and unjust, why not fight to the death!" Tao Qian agreed. Lu Bu ordered 5,000 soldiers and horses, opened the city gate and entered the Cao array. Lu Bu danced Fang Tian's halberd and rushed out of the city; Zhang Liao on the left, Gao Shun on the right; Unfold your weapons and fight left and right. Cao's army was unprepared, and the people killed by Lü Bu flipped on their backs and fled in all directions. Zhang Fei saw Lu Bu and others galloping to kill the enemy in the city, and his heart was itching. Finally, he couldn't bear it anymore, stepped on the horse, turned on the stereo, and rushed out of the city to kill him. Cao's army was chased for more than 30 miles, but fortunately Xu Huang and Cao Hong's two armies arrived and fought against the Xuzhou coalition army. In a scuffle, Lu Bu had few soldiers and could not fight viciously, so he collected his troops and returned to the city. Tao Qian hurriedly welcomed Lu Bu and the others into the city, with a long-lost smile on his face. In the evening, a banquet was held to entertain the generals and celebrate the first victory of the Anti-Japanese War. During the banquet, Lu Bu used the spirit of wine to say to everyone: "On the battlefield today, if it weren't for Zhang Fei's military order to leave the city, I would have captured Cao Cao." Zhang Fei burst out and roared: "You can't catch Cao Cao, what do you have to do with me?" "The spit and the wine squirted straight away. Lu Bu said: "You didn't have a military order, turn on the stereo, so that Cao Cao mistakenly thought that a demon was born, and he fled early, so he never got the full credit." Zhang Fei was furious when he heard this, and was about to have a seizure, but was stopped by Liu Bei. Liu Bei said: "Although Cao's army is defeated today, it will come again tomorrow." If Wen Hou has the guts, he can fight again. It was the first effort to capture and kill Cao Cao and solve the danger of Xuzhou. Lu Bu shouted: "I will break the enemy in the coming day, and you will not be able to share the credit!" And they all drank and feasted, and went back to their camps.

However, it was said that Cao Cao was defeated by Lu Bu for a while, retreated thirty miles, and was followed by Xu Huang and Cao Hong's armies. Cao Cao said: "I have been attacking the city for a long time, and I have not been guarded, until I was killed for a while. Lu Bu is arrogant, if he dares to fight again tomorrow, I will be defeated. Yu Banxian said: "I hope that there is a depression in the northwest of Pengcheng, which is overgrown with grass and trees, and can ambush soldiers." Lu Bu can be lured here and killed by surprise. Then Lu Bu can also be disposed of. Lu Bu is not only removed, but the Xuzhou generals are cold and easy to break. Cao Cao said: "This plan is feasible. I don't know who among our army can lure the enemy? Yu Ban said: "In our army, the only one who can fight with Lu Bu is Dian Weiye." But I'm afraid that it doesn't have a good horse, and it will be difficult to go well. Cao Cao said: "I have claws and yellow lightning, and I can ride with Dian Wei." Yu Ban said: "This is the prime minister's love horse, how can he give it up." Cao Cao smiled and said: "If you can get rid of Lu Bu, what if you give up a horse." Then Xu Huang and Cao Hongzhi were summoned, and they were each ordered to take a road of soldiers and horses to the northwest of Pengcheng to ambush. Cao Cao called Dian Wei Zhi again, and said: "In the coming day, you can ride my claw Huang Feidian and fight with Lu Bu alone." Only defeat, not victory, lure it to the northwest of Pengcheng. He also ordered Yu Ban and Mao Jue to guard the camp. The next day, Xu Huang and Cao Hong went first. Dian Wei was ordered by Cao Cao's general to fight under Pengcheng. Chen Gong saw that only Dian Wei was under the city, but he didn't see Cao Cao, and knew that there must be something strange in it, and Quan Lu Bumo wanted to fight. Lu Bu is not out. Dian Wei scolded under the city, but Lu Bu still didn't come out. Liu Bei and the others laughed beside them. Lu Bu turned a blind eye. Dian Wei scolded until noon, and there was nothing to do. Suddenly changed his mouth and scolded Lu Bu for being incompetent, and offered his wife to the prime minister in order to win his joy. Lu Bu was furious, smashed open the city gate, and led the army out of the city gate, like a flash flood. Dian Wei danced the double halberd and caught Lu Bu to fight. The battle lasted thirty rounds, and he retreated to the northwest and was defeated. Let's go and scold Lu Bu for being incompetent. Lu Bu rode his horse and chased straight after. When he arrived at the grass and woods, Dian Wei turned around and fought with Lu Bu again. When the two fought for fifty rounds, Xu Huang led his troops to kill. Lu Bu knew the plan and abandoned Dian Wei to fight Xu Huang. In less than twenty rounds, Cao Hong led his troops to kill again. Lü Bu's army was defeated and most of them dispersed. Lu Bu and the others were surrounded in the heart, and the conflict did not come out. Looking back behind him, there were only more than 100 riders. Lu Bu said to the army: "If you don't fight to the death, you will be crushed." So the sergeant pressed on. broke out, there were only more than 20 horsemen around him, eager for Pengcheng to run. Before walking ten miles, I saw a Biao army horse swinging out on the road, waiting for the battle. One person was transferred out of the embroidery flag, and it was Cao Cao. Cao Cao ordered the sergeants to shout three slogans in unison: "Capture Lu Bu alive!" After three shouts, the army rushed over like a tidal wave. surrounded more than 20 people like iron buckets. More than 20 horsemen were killed and wounded, and Lu Bu was injured in many places. Seeing that he was about to be conferred the head, he suddenly heard a loud shout from the southeast. Cao's army was in turmoil. Originally, the soldiers and horses led by Lu Bu fled back to the city, and reported that Lu Bu was surrounded. Tao Qian was shocked and hurriedly ordered the soldiers and horses in the city to save Lu Bu. At that time, Liu Bei persuaded Tao Qian not to save him. Tao Qian didn't believe it, so he ordered Zhang Liao and Gao Shun to lead an army on the left, and Cao Hong and Cao Bao to lead an army on the right, and go out of the city to look northwest to save Lu Bu. Zhang Liao and Gao Shun looked at where Lu Bu was. The two entered the encirclement, rescued Lu Bu, and returned to the horse to break out. When the soldiers of Cao Jun saw it, no one dared to stop them. When Cao Cao saw it, he pointed at Zhang Liao and said, "I will receive these two!" When he saw that Lu Bu had been saved, he gathered his army and returned to the camp.

The four generals rescued Lu Bu back to the city, and Lu Bu went to bandage his wounds. Tao Qianfu consulted with Liu Bei, Chen Gong and others, and said: "Now Lu Bu is defeated by Cao Cao again, how is it good?" Between the words, there is a desolate color. Liu Bei said: "Pengcheng is rich in grain and grass, there are soldiers and generals, and it is impossible to break the enemy, but it can defend the city; Cao Cao came from afar, and after a while, the grain and grass will run out, and he will definitely retreat. The government has no worries. Chen Gong said: "If this is the case, Xuzhou is also in danger, and the people of the five counties are also in danger!" Liu Bei said: "What's the danger? Chen Gong said: "Cao Cao came for revenge, if he attacked Pengcheng for a long time, he would be angry and turn to attack other counties, and the people of the five counties were all slaughtered." Tao Qian was shocked when he heard this. His loyal general Cao Hong said: "Of the five counties of Xuzhou, there is still one county under the jurisdiction of the Qingzhou army, why not send someone to Qingzhou to see Huang Taishou, saying that with the reason that the lips are dead and the teeth are cold, he will come to save Xuzhou." Liu Bei hurriedly said: "Huang Shan's wolf ambition, if he comes, it is to drive the wolf and win the tiger." Chen Gong thought to himself: Wen Hou's army has been newly defeated, and the military strength has been greatly reduced, so if it continues, even if the Cao army is expelled, Xuzhou will also be obtained by Liu Bei, why not recruit Huang Shanlai to restrain Liu Bei. So Chen Gong also persuaded Tao Qian to ask for help from the Qingzhou army. Tao Qian then ordered Chen Deng to go to Qingzhou to see Huang Shan.

At this time, Tianhua had already reported that Cao Cao had sent troops to Xuzhou. He is discussing with the officers about sending troops. Suddenly, Chen Deng came to ask for help. At the invitation of Chen Deng, Tianhua raised 30,000 Langya soldiers and horses, and led the generals to Xuzhou. When Cao Cao heard that the Qingzhou army was coming, he hurriedly withdrew the besieging army and went to the north bank of Wen and Surabaya to attack the Qingzhou army. Two days later, the Qingzhou army arrived, and Cao Cao drove his troops out of the village to meet the enemy. At the circle of the two armies, Cao Cao came out and said: "What happened to Huang Junhou?" In the Qingzhou array, under the banner of the door, the embroidered flag was displayed, and Tianhua also came out and said: "I came to save the people of Xuzhou!" Cao Cao acted against the heavens and slaughtered the people, and I will do the right thing for the heavens. Who can capture Cao Cao for me? Before the words were finished, Yan Liang slapped out with a knife. Cao Cao ordered Yu Ban to fight. The battle between the two generals had thirty rounds, and Yu Ban was defeated and returned. Yan Liang hurried over. Cao Hong flew out and caught the fight. In less than 40 rounds, Cao Hong was also defeated. Tianhua made a move of the hammer, and the army rushed over. Langya soldiers have been recuperating for a long time, and when they show off their might, they all move forward bravely, all of them are ten. Cao's army was invincible and was defeated. was driven to the Surabaya Bridge by the Qingzhou Army. Cao Cao restrained the defeated army and ordered the sergeants to resist the bridge and fight. Seeing that Cao Cao was guarding the important place, Tianhua transferred the archers out and shot Cao's army with arrows. Cao Jun was hit by arrows one after another, falling into Surabaya and killing countless people. Tianhua, Yan Liang, Tai Shici and others drove forward and captured the Surabaya Bridge. Many of Cao's soldiers who did not cross the river were captured by Qingzhou soldiers.

Cao Hong, Yu Ban, Mao Jue, Lu Qian and others kept Cao Cao fighting and leaving. was running, and was encountering the soldiers and horses in Pengcheng. On the left, Zhang Liao, Gao Shun and others lead the Eastern Sea horses, on the right Liu Bei, Zhang Fei and others lead Peicheng soldiers and horses, and in the center is Xuzhou generals Cao Hong and Cao Bao lead Pengcheng soldiers and horses. It turned out that Liu Bei and others found out that the Qingzhou army was fighting with Cao Cao, so they drove out the soldiers and horses of Xuzhou and came to help in the battle. The three-way army, combined with the Qingzhou army, killed Cao Cao's defeated army and turned people on their backs. Dian Wei found Cao Cao in the chaos of the army and fought desperately to get out of the encirclement. was in the village of Cao Jun, Xu Huang led the troops back to the village.

The Qingxu coalition army collected the army, and Tao Qian went out of the city to welcome the sky into the city.