And just when Pei Qian's army pacified Jiaozhou, the battle in Lujiang was also in full swing.

In the cold winter and October of this year, Cao Ren, who was stationed in Hefei, suddenly led an army of 30,000 to the city of Lu'an and launched an attack.

Tai Shi Ci under the tent has not fought a big battle since he came to Lu'an, and now when he heard that the enemy army suddenly launched an attack on an unprecedented scale, he couldn't help but be very excited, and immediately said to the commander Yu Ban: "The enemy army has finally come out of the city, this is really good!" I can't wait for a long time, General Yu, please allow the last general to fight, this time Cao Ren will be captured alive and dedicated to the lord and the general. ”

Unexpectedly, Yu Ban said coldly: "No." ”

"Huh? Why? Tai Shici couldn't help but be stunned, and then said: "General, the enemy has already arrived in the city, we can't be cowardly." ”

But listening to Yu Ban, he sighed slowly and said: "General Ziyi, I would have known your bravery, but now Cao Ren suddenly went to war, because he was worried that Yuan Shao would attack Cao Cao in Xuchang next year, so he wanted to occupy Lujiang as much as possible, so that he could return to the division to help Cao Cao, we just need to hold on, Cao Ren knows that there is no hope of attacking the city, and he will retreat, and once Cao Ren retreats, the opportunity for us to attack Jiujiang County will come." ”

"But we can't just stick to it, the lord sent us here, not only to defend Lujiang, but also to further occupy Jiujiang County, only by occupying Jiujiang, we can completely cut off the connection between Sun Quan and Cao Cao, and then take the opportunity to encircle Danyang, possess Wu County, and pacify Jiangdong. If Cao Ren doesn't withdraw for a year, won't we also occupy Jiujiang for a year? How much will this delay the progress of the great cause of the Lord? ”

Tai Shi Ci glanced at Yu Ban, stood up, and said dissatisfiedly: "General, I know that you are Cao Ren's old subordinate, and it is not good to see him now, so I deliberately retreated in the city and was not allowed to fight, and the last general also understood, if the last general met Zhou Gongjin, I am afraid it would be the same, but the last general does not know Cao Ren, the adult only needs to let the last general lead the five thousand men and horses of the headquarters, you can break the enemy, if you don't win, please punish the crime." ”

After finishing speaking, Tai Shici stood up and prepared to leave the account.

But he heard Yu Ban stand up and shouted: "Stop, otherwise, it will definitely be dealt with by military law, and there will be no forgiveness." ”

Next, I saw more than a dozen personal soldiers blocking in front of Tai Shi Ci, each drawing his sword, blocking Tai Shi Ci's way forward.

Tai Shi Ci snorted coldly, spread his arms and bumped into the soldiers, and swaggered about to leave the tent, but saw a young general blocking the way, and gently persuaded: "Ziyi, the general is familiar with Cao Ren, since this arrangement must have a deep meaning, you must not be so reckless, so as not to fall for Cao Ren's tricks." ”

Tai Shi Ci saw this young general, and couldn't help but stop hesitatingly, this is not that he is afraid of this person, but that he has always been friendly with this person, and now seeing that he is also so persuasive, he said: "Ziming, do you also think that what I did was wrong?" ”

But I heard the young general Lu Meng say: "Ziyi, you and I have always been good friends, why don't I defend you?" It is really this time that General Yu is reasonable, we have to be cautious, that Cao Ren is not simple, he has fought all his life, rarely defeated, and has a fierce general Zhang Liao under his command, this person is both wise and brave, it is by no means easy to match, in addition to Zhu Ling, Hou Cheng and others, all of them are generals, so we must not underestimate the enemy. ”

Hearing this, Tai Shi Ci thought silently for a moment, sighed slowly, and then turned back, bowed to Yu Ban and said, "General, the last general was impulsive, and he offended the adult in his words, please don't blame him." ”

But he could hear Yu Ban say coldly: "How can you not blame? If you do not punish me heavily, it is inevitable that someone will commit it again in the future, and if someone comes, drag me down and beat me with 20 sticks, and if there is another offender, he will definitely be punished heavily, and he will not be spared. ”

Tai Shici's complexion suddenly changed greatly, and he pointed at Yu Ban and said, "Yu Ban, how dare you treat me like this?" ”

"Hehe, why don't you dare? I was ordered by the lord to command all the soldiers and horses on the front line, and I must be rewarded for my merits and punished for my mistakes. ”

After Yu Ban finished speaking, he shouted at his own soldiers: "What are you still doing in a daze?" Immediately drag Tai Shici down for execution. ”

Those pro-soldiers shook slightly, and immediately dragged Tai Shici down and beat twenty military sticks heavily.

After dragging back Tai Shi Ci, who had been beaten to the ground, Yu Ban asked with a drink: "Tai Shi Ci, are you convinced?" ”

"The end, the end will be served." Tai Shici gritted his teeth and said word by word.

Yu Ban then said loudly: "All the soldiers must take this as a warning in the future, no one shall violate my generals, otherwise, they will be severely punished, today Cao Ren's army is besieging the city, no one is allowed to go out of the city without authorization, all for me to stick to the city, according to the dispatch of the general, rotate into three shifts, each class of 5,000 people, take turns to defend the city, each team of people and horses has a fixed time, a fixed position, which team of people and horses is responsible for the area has a problem, which team of people and horses is responsible, which team of people and horses is responsible, the light cane is responsible, the heavy is beheaded, I hope everyone will not slack off, with one heart and one mind, Jointly guarding Lu'an, there must be no complacence. ”

"No." When all the civil and military officers heard the words, they all bowed down to answer the Tao.

But said that that night, Tai Shici was not healed from his wounds in battle, and several personal soldiers served to apply the wound medicine, and bursts of heart-piercing pain came, which made him grit his teeth and curse more than forbidden.

At this moment, Tai Shi Ci suddenly saw the tent curtain being opened, looked up, but saw that it was his friend Lu Meng, and couldn't help but say: "Zi Ming came just in time, you can tell me, I, Tai Shi Ci, is also thinking about the great cause of the lord, what is the fault?" Even if it's wrong, it's just a complaint, but I hate Yu Ban to take revenge for personal gain, and let the soldiers beat me in front of all the civil and military forces, even the lord was polite to me at the beginning, and I don't want to be humiliated by Yu Ban Xiao'er today, if I don't take revenge, how can I save face? ”

But I heard Lu Meng Zhengse say: "Ziyi, I came today to persuade you, there is nothing wrong with you thinking about the great cause of the Lord, but you really shouldn't rush into the general, what the general is most afraid of is that the order is not good, think about it, if you go to war, and the military marquis under your command does not act according to your orders, what will happen to you?" What would you do if you gave the order to charge, and some of your men fled in fear? As a commander-in-chief, not only can you be strong and stubborn, attack the city, but also reward and punish strictly, order and prohibit, a team with strict military discipline is far more terrible than a group of tigers and wolves, so from this point of view, a commander who can control the overall situation is more important than a general who bravely ascends to the lead and charges into battle. That's why the ancients said that a thousand armies are easy to obtain, but a general is hard to find. ”

Tai Shi Ci was not a person with a small belly, but after listening to Lu Meng's righteous words today, he suddenly understood a little, nodded and said: "Ziming is right, it is true that I am too reckless today, and I actually violated the general's military orders in front of so many people, if I let the general go so lightly, it will inevitably lead to the abolition of military discipline in the future, in this way, even the strongest army will definitely be difficult to win a big victory, alas, in this way, the general is a very rare general, much stronger than a brave man like me." ”

At this moment, Tai Shici heard a person outside the tent say lightly: "General Ziyi has won the award, and the general will not dare to take such a beautiful remark." ”

After that, I saw Yu Ban open the curtain and walked in, and said to Tai Shici: "In today's big tent, the general will enforce military law to General Ziyi, which is justice, and today I came to visit the general in the tent, it is for personal feelings, in fact, the ban has always respected General Ziyi for being chivalrous and heroic, and he is better at motivating his soldiers to fight to the death, to be honest, if there is no fierce general like General Ziyi in the army, it is difficult for us to ensure that the army can fight bravely, and if we can kill the enemy in the army, it is the key to turning the tide of the war, but then again." , we can't fight a war with all the courage of blood and blood, this is easy to be used by enemy generals, once we fall into the enemy's plan, even if we regret it too late. ”

Yu Ban hurriedly struggled to stand up, and said to Ban: "General Hugh is going to say it again, Ci knows that he is wrong, this time he will be punished, and Ci will accept it." ”

At this time, I heard another person coming outside the tent behind him, and said to Tai Shici: "General Ziyi, you don't know, in fact, General Yu is actually protecting you by doing this, in case one day you don't listen to moderation and go out of the city to fight the enemy without authorization, once you lose, I'm afraid it's not just a matter of taking a board, the loss of soldiers and materials will always condemn your heart, so that it will be difficult for you to get out of this shadow in your life, and once this happens, the development of your life may come to an end." ”

Tai Shi Ci knew that this person was known as Lu Su, who was known as a wise man, and after listening to his words, he couldn't help but break out in a cold sweat, and hurriedly waved his ban respectfully, and said: "Thank you for this board of the general, it made the last general understand the importance of obeying the military order, hehe, compared to the loss of soldiers and materials in a defeated battle, the general's board is really worth it." ”

When everyone heard this, they all burst out laughing, and the previous mustard was completely eliminated from then on.

And after laughing, Tai Shici still couldn't help but ask: "General Yu, are we really going to spend time with the enemy army like this?" Such a long war is not a good means. ”

But he could hear Yu Ban say mysteriously: "This is a secret, now is not the time to announce it, you don't need to ask, you will naturally know when you know, but the general can tell General Sù Ziyi, your talent will not be buried, you are the only general in our army who can capture Zhang Liao alive." ”

"Huh? The general even planned to ...... Hehe, the last general understands, the last general will not ask anything again, as long as the general is useful, the last general will definitely obey the order without hesitation, and will successfully complete the mission assigned by the general. A smile flashed across Tai Shici's face, and he saluted Yu Ban.