As the capital of the king of Xiapi in the past, Xiapi City has four gates.

The city is eight feet high, obviously built with heart, and it is obviously much thicker than the city wall of Quyang.

After Cao Ying besieged Xiapi, he launched attacks in turn at Simen. Cao Ying led an army and launched an attack from the north gate, Xu Huang's department attacked the east gate, and Xiahou Tang attacked the west gate. The rest of the south city gate was handed over to Liu Bei, which can be regarded as a kind of attention to Liu Bei...... Liu Bei, he fought very hard.

The war has reached this point, and there is no suspense anymore.

The final question is how long Lu Bu can hold out, and what kind of result will end in the end, and that's it.

Therefore, Liu Bei could only cheer up and launch an attack with all his might.

The grievances between him and Lu Bu are really a little unclear, and they don't understand.

Sometimes enemies, sometimes friends...... At the beginning, Liu Bei won Xuzhou, sheltered Lu Bu, who had just been defeated from Puyang, and gave him a place to recuperate. But it didn't take long for Lu Bu to seize Xuzhou and contain Liu Bei. Since then, the two have gone back and forth, suddenly going to war, and suddenly reconciling. Lu Bu once solved Liu Bei's difficulty, shot a halberd, and forced back Ji Ling, a general under Yuan Shu. The two also participated in the battle against Yuan Shu together, driving Yuan Shu to Huainan. But then, Lu Bu beat Liu Bei like a lost dog.

Nowadays, feng shui takes turns.

It was Liu Bei's turn to crusade against Lu Bu.

The grievances over the years seem to be ending at this moment.

As a result, Liu Bei will not be a little merciful...... It's just that he's not so lucky!

Liu Bei's opponent happened to be Chen Gong. Faced with a resourceful opponent, although Liu Bei had a fierce general in his hands, he couldn't help it.

Therefore, the war between the two sides is also scorched together.

Liu Bei attacked Shangapi and was soon driven down the city; Attacking again, driving down again, the repeated tug-of-war made Liu Bei feel inexplicably tired. However, he did not dare to relax. Because he knew that there was a fierce tiger in Xiapi City, and once it was released, it would die...... Although Lu Bu did not meet Liu Bei, Liu Bei knew that Lu Bu and Cao Ying were inseparable at the North City Gate.

The day's fighting is finally over!

When the sun set, Liu Bei ordered Mingjin to withdraw his troops.

On the battlefield, there were countless dead corpses in the east and one in the west, and the two sides gathered their own corpses on the battlefield, one by one.

There is an unwritten rule when cleaning the battlefield: when cleaning the battlefield, neither side can start the battle.

Liu Bei didn't have to worry about it, Chen Gong would suddenly attack.

Because he knew that even if Chen Gong had this thought, he didn't have the power. Xiapi's forces were destined to make him unable to succeed...... As soon as he entered the barracks, Liu Bei felt that something was not normal.

Everyone in the camp was full of joy and smiles.

"Zifang, why are you so happy?"

Liu Bei stopped Elfang and asked curiously.

Lu Fang is Liu Bei's brother-in-law and Lu Zhu's brother.

He looked happy and said with a smile: "Lord, we have food!" ”

"Huh?"

When Liu Bei heard this, he couldn't help but be overjoyed.

Although Liu Bei attacked Xiapi from Cao Ying, on the surface he became an army of his own, but in fact, he was deeply restrained by Cao Ying. Liu Bei has no base, just like sending people under the fence. Especially after being defeated by Lu Bu and losing Peiguo, Liu Bei suffered more and more restrictions.

Without a foundation, there is no food, no soldiers, no equipment...... Now all the resources in his hands are provided by Cao Ying. Ordnance is the ordnance that Cao Ying eliminated and replaced; The soldiers' winter clothes were also distributed by Cao Ying. The most uncomfortable thing is that the grain and grass are restricted by Cao Ying. Cao Ying distributed grain and grass every time, and only gave Liu Bei three days for backup. In other words, three days later, if Cao Ying stopped Liu Bei's grain and grass, then Liu Bei's army would collapse in an instant.

Controlling the grain and grass is equivalent to mastering Liu Bei's lifeline.

In this regard, Liu Bei can't have any dissatisfaction, Cao Ying gave him food, which is already benevolent and righteous.

"How much grain?"

"There are about 6,000 ......"

Liu Bei gasped when he heard this.

With these 6,000 grains, he no longer needs to look at Cao Ying's eyes.

On the side, Lu Zhu frowned slightly, and suddenly said, "Zifang, where does this grain come from?" ”

In a word, Liu Bei was reminded.

Six thousand grains, that's not a small amount. Now the Xiapi battlefield is besieged on all sides, and it is said that about 8,000 grains and grass are consumed. In other words, these 6,000 grains and grass are almost the amount of military rations consumed by tens of thousands of troops. Where did such large quantities of grain come from?

Liu Bei is very aware of the situation in Xuzhou, and even today's Xuzhou is not Xuzhou, where money and grain were abundant in the first year of Xingping.

Even five years ago, when Tao Qian was in charge of Xuzhou, it was quite difficult to take out 6,000 grains at once...... Elfang said: "The three generals obtained. ”

"The food that Yide found?"

Liu Bei was stunned, and hurriedly shouted: "Call Yide to come immediately." ”

"Brother, why are you so alarmed?"

Standing beside Liu Bei, there was also the famous Guan Yu Guan Yunchang. He was nine feet tall, nearly two meters, almost a head taller than Liu Bei.

Wearing a parrot green robe and a sword under his side.

Seeing Liu Bei's flustered look, Guan Yu hurriedly asked.

He and Zhang Fei followed Liu Bei to fight in the east and west when they were in Zhuo County, and they were like brothers. Later, Cao Peng and others married Jin Lan in Xudu, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei, and they also changed their names. From the very beginning, the lord has evolved into a 'brother'.

Under Liu Bei's account, the two of them each led a group of men and horses, and took turns to go out with Liu Bei.

In addition, Liu Bei still has a 'white guard' as his personal guard, which is what later generations called the 'white ear elite soldiers'.

Baiyi, which is a cloak made of yak hair, is also a unique attire for the guards. However, in later generations, the 'white eye' became 'white yu', and finally evolved into a white-eared elite soldier. The famous Changshan Zhao Zilong is the later commander of this white army.

The Baiwei soldiers in history were composed of Danyang soldiers, Ma Chao's Qingqiang soldiers and southwestern barbarians.

However, at this time, the Baiwei soldiers were all Danyang soldiers, with more than 3,000 people at the beginning, but now, two-thirds have been reduced.

The new commander of the Bai Xuan Soldiers is named Chen Dao.

It was Liu Bei who came to join him when he was assassinating Yuzhou, and he mainly guarded Liu Bei's side.

After several confrontations with Lu Bu, Liu Bei was able to retreat with his whole body, relying on Chen Zhi and Bai Wei's soldiers. So this team doesn't attack very often.

Today happened to be Liu Bei leading Guan Yu, Jian Yong, Sun Qian, and Lu Zhu to attack Pi, while Zhang Fei stayed in the camp to rest.

This suddenly obtained grain and grass, after a moment of joy, brought Liu Bei a deep fear. Guan Yu asked softly, but Liu Bei did not answer immediately. Instead, he went straight to the big tent of the Chinese army, sat in the big tent, and waited for the arrival of Zhang Fei and Zhang Sanye...... Jian Yong explained softly: "The lord is worried that the three generals have robbed Cao Gong's grain and grass. ”

Guan Yu's eyebrows twitched, and Danfeng's eyes closed slightly, "Although Yide is reckless, he is not the kind of person who does not distinguish between importance and importance, it is impossible." ”

In fact, when he said this, he was a little stunned.

What kind of virtue is your own brother?

Guan Yu couldn't be clearer. In the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, it is said that Zhang Fei was born as a butcher...... Sounds pretty low. But the problem is that in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, butchers did not refer to butchers alone. He Jin was also born as a butcher, but he was a general of the dynasty and the emperor's brother-in-law.

This also shows that the butchers during the Three Kingdoms period mostly refer to the local heroes.

Ordinary people, how can they have the money to be a butcher?

Zhang Fei is a powerful man in Zhuo County, although he is not a family member, but he is also a big local family. In terms of knowledge, Zhang Fei is the best of the three, but in terms of temper, he is also the most domineering and unreasonable person among the three. When he lived in Xuzhou, Zhang Fei dared to rob the war horse bought by Lu Bu, which made Lu Bu furious, and the three brothers fled in embarrassment...... This time, I don't know who I robbed again.

Jian Yong has followed Liu Bei for many years and knows Zhang Fei's surname very well.

He glanced at the Elk Zhu Elfang brothers not far away, and sighed, "But if the grain and grass are transported from below, it's hard to say." ”

"What do you mean by that?"

"The second general has forgotten, where did the grain and grass come from?

Who is the person who is out of town now? Haixi Ling Deng Ji's brother-in-law...... Haixi, the relationship with us is not shallow. ”

Guan Yu couldn't help but look at Elfang.

Lu Fang, a native of Qu County, Donghai...... After Deng Ji sat in Haixi, the person who suffered the heaviest loss was the East China Sea Elk family.

Especially from the winter of the second year of Jian'an, after Deng Ji blocked the Huaibei Salt Road, the elk industry suffered a huge blow.

The private salt of the Elk family almost did not dare to enter the two Huai, and the businessman Jia Ren, who was said to have a close relationship with the Elk family in the past, reduced his contacts with the Elk family. In the third year of Jian'an, Haixi implemented the salt introduction policy and opened a salt factory to boil the sea to make salt. The Hercynian Guild took the opportunity to attract many salt makers from the Elk family, and the salt field of the Elk family was almost wiped out. Sixty percent of the salt makers are good at jumping to the salt works in the western part of the strait.

The two Huai markets were lost, the East China Sea Salt Road was cut off, and the foot of the wall was dug again, and the Elk's salt farm almost collapsed.

Fortunately, at this time, the Elk family had shifted from selling illicit salt to assisting Liu Bei...... So, the person who was hit the hardest was Liu Bei!

At the end of the second year of Jian'an, the originally agreed ordnance and weapons were finally canceled due to the blockage of the Lianghuai Salt Road.

Subsequently, Liu was attacked by Lu Bu and Yuan Shu, evacuated from Pei County, and defected to Cao Ying...... "Brother, brother!" ”

Just as Guan Yu was groaning, there was a sound of footsteps outside the big tent.

A man like a black iron tower strode in from outside the tent. I saw that he was eight feet tall, about 188 centimeters, burly and majestic, revealing a mighty aura. Looking at his age, he looks like he is about thirty-three or four, with a leopard's head and ringed eyes, and a black beard under his chin.

Walking into the big tent as if nothing happened, he smiled and said, "Brother, we don't need to look at that Cao Ying's eyes anymore." ”

"Oh?"

Liu Bei's face sank like water.

"Hehe, we have food!"

"Where does the food come from?"

"This ......"

Zhang Fei was actually quite afraid that Liu Bei would ask this question, and immediately opened his mouth.

Liu Bei let out a long sigh, "Yide, who did you get the grain from?" ”

"Yes, yes...... I didn't know the man, but it didn't like him anyway, and there was a lack of food in the army, so I grabbed it. ”

"But the grain from the lower minister?"

Zhang Fei lowered his head and did not answer.

"Did it hurt anyone?"

"No, no...... It was just a lesson for the boys. ”

"You're so daring!"

Liu Bei was so angry that he stood up, his fingers flew, and he couldn't speak for a long time.

Guan Yu suddenly said: "Yide, who wants you to rob Cao Sikong's grain?" ”

"Yes......"

Zhang Fei hesitated, but did not continue.

Lu Zhu glared at Lu Fang, and stood up, "My lord, the three generals who are not necessarily to blame for this matter."

I am equivalent to serving the imperial court, but Cao Sikong favors one over the other. In the two camps of Xiahoudun and Xu Gongming, there were ten days of grain and grass left, but we only left three days of grain and grass. The soldiers will inevitably have worries, and what the three generals did was also a last resort. ”

In this, there must be Lu Fang's instigation.

Lu Zhu knew that Lu Fang hated the Haixi Deng Ji and Cao Peng brothers to the core.

If it weren't for these two brothers, the Donghai Elk family would at least not have fallen so quickly.

But at this time, he can't throw his brother out. The surname Suo preemptively pushed the reason onto Cao Ying...... Liu Bei snorted and said no more.

How could he not know the mysteries in this? But one is a brother and sister who lives and dies with him; One is his brother-in-law, whose palms and backs are full of meat, and it's really hard to punish. Various thoughts quickly flashed in his mind, and Liu Bei frowned and pondered.

After a while, he said in a deep voice: "No one is allowed to use the grain and grass that Yide has robbed.

If you have used it before, fill it up immediately...... Xianhe, Gongyou, you two go and take inventory...... Uncle Zhi, you immediately lead the white soldiers over and watch, don't miss the slightest. Early in the morning, Yide followed me to the north gate, and I should personally ask Cao Sikong to apologize. ”

"Brother, why should you be afraid of Cao Afurusi......"

"Yide is cautious!"

Guan Yu shouted, "Do you want to make your brother's death have no place to be buried?" ”

Zhang Fei snorted twice, not daring to refute again.

"Forget it, this matter ends here, Ming said that Yun Chang will wait for me to supervise the battle and continue to attack Xiapi."

"Whoa!"

Liu Bei rubbed his face and was about to teach Zhang Fei a few words to Elfang. Suddenly, there was a burst of shouting and neighing horses outside the camp.

After a while, I saw a white soldier break into the big tent of the Chinese army.

"Lord, the big thing is not good, there are soldiers and horses outside the camp to block the camp gate...... There was a man named Cao Peng, who named him and asked the three generals to go out and die. ”

When Zhang Fei heard this, he could no longer suppress the anger in his heart.

"Even nobodies, even dare to speak out. Today, the three generals want to see who is sacred, to see what kind of great words are said...... Come, raise spears and prepare horses. ”

"Winged stop!"

Liu Bei was suddenly shocked, and hurriedly spoke.

Guan Yu took a step forward and hugged Zhang Fei tightly, he raised his head and looked at Liu Bei, also with an angry face.

"Brother, under Cao Sikong's account, he deceives people too much...... We can't bear it, otherwise we won't want to raise our heads in front of Cao Sikong in the future. ”

Liu Bei's face was gloomy, like dripping water.

After a moment, he took a long breath, "Yide did something wrong in this matter first, and it's no wonder that people came to the door." Yun Chang, you are here looking at Yide, you two must not take half a step out of the military tent without my order. At this time, I should have apologized to the other party. ”

"Brother......

Zhang Fei's eyes were red, "This is the fault of the younger brother, how can the elder brother be humiliated?" ”

"Yide, it doesn't matter if you are humiliated or not, I only hope that you can remember the lesson of today, and remember to think twice in the future, and don't be reckless again."

After that, Liu Bei dressed up, walked solemnly, and walked out of the big tent of the Chinese army.

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(To be continued)