Chapter 118 takes loyalty, righteousness, Xuande persuades war, and feels the crisis Tao Qian gives up power

Liu Bei heard that Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao were fighting in Panhe, so he wanted to go to be a lobbyist, but was stopped by his advisers Chen Deng and Le Yin.

Chen Deng offered advice to Liu Bei and said: "The reason why Yuan Shao dared to fight with Gongsun Zan was that he had fierce generals Yan Liang and Wen Chou under his command; Gongsun Chan is also self-sustaining, and there are few opponents in the north of the desert. Therefore, the two dared to play Jizhou. The lord can present a book to Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zhan, and the book is like this, so and so, you can make the two of them stop the war! ”

Chen Deng said, leaning into Liu Bei's ear and whispering.

After hearing this, Liu Bei couldn't help nodding and said in a loud voice: "Okay!" Good! ”

Immediately, he wrote two letters, handed them to two cronies and soldiers, sent them to Panhe overnight, and specially instructed the two of them to send the letters to Gongsun Zhan first.

Besides, Gongsun Chan was defeated by Wen Chou, returned to the camp, and reorganized the soldiers and horses.

The next day, he divided the army into two teams, left and right, forming a two-wing formation, and went to attack Yuan Shao.

Gongsun Chan dared Yuan Shao to play, the biggest in charge, is the cavalry under his subordinates - more than 5,000 horses composed of cavalry team, the sergeants carry bows and arrows, hold spears, good at riding and shooting, long in running, because most of them are white horses, and the battle is closely followed by the main general Gongsun Zhan, so there is also a "white horse righteous servant" said.

According to legend, Gongsun Chan clashed with the Hu people and was repeatedly defeated at the beginning. Later, he saw that the Hu people were strong at cavalry and better at cavalry and archery, so he began to form cavalry and train cavalry to ride and shoot. Later, he defeated the Hu people, he chose the white horse as the mount, the size of the cavalry with the white horse, the Hu people called the white horse general, "the white horse is from the word" is also derived from here.

It is said that at that time, the Hu people immediately flashed when they saw the white horse cavalry.

After hearing for a long time that Bai Ma was righteous, Yuan Shao naturally dealt with it carefully, and sent Yan Liang and Wen Chou as the vanguard, each leading thousands of people, and also divided into two teams, left and right. Ordered the left Yan Liang Department to shoot Gongsun Zhan's right army, and the right Wen Chou Department to shoot Gongsun Zhan's left army.

He also sent the general Ju Yi to lead 800 archers and 15,000 foot soldiers into the array, waiting for Gongsun Zhan's army.

He and Tian Feng and others led tens of thousands of horses and infantry troops to the rear to respond.

Gongsun Zhan first got Zhao Yun, did not think of him as a confidant, and saw him with a white horse and silver spear, so he led the troops to the rear.

He sent the general Yan Gang as the vanguard, led the Chinese army himself, and immediately stood on the bridge, erecting a handsome banner with a big red circle and gold thread on the side. The two armies were decided, and he gave an order, beating the drums!

Suddenly, the drums shook the sky, and the shouts were like thunder.

However, the drums sounded from the hour to the hour, and Yuan Shao was not seen marching.

It turned out that Ju Yi made the archers lie in ambush under the shields of the infantry, waiting for Gongsun Zhan's soldiers and horses to charge.

It seems that this time, Gongsun Chan is going to lose again. Yuan Shao won in preparation with his intention or unintention. I thought that my subordinate Bai Ma Yi was invincible from the north of the desert, but he had a strategy to break the enemy!

The characteristic of this white horse is that they are fast, and because of this, their fatal flaw is that they have low defense and only wear leather armor.

It was precisely by taking advantage of this characteristic that Yuan Shao used his gongnu hand to deal with them.

Let's say that Gongsun Zhan's vanguard general Yan Gang saw that the enemy army was not moving, so he led his troops to march with noise and took Ju Yi.

Seeing Yan Gang leading troops to attack, Ju Yi still did not move. Until he entered the firing range, he gave an order, a cannon sounded, and eight hundred gongnu arrows rained down.

Yan Gang's troops couldn't dodge, and hurriedly led the troops to retreat.

How could Ju Yi let him go?

I saw Ju Yi chasing after him and slashing Yan Gang with a knife.

Yan Gang couldn't resist when he turned around, and was slashed by Ju Yi, and Yan Gang was defeated.

The left and right armies of Bai Ma Yicong hurriedly came to the rescue, but were blocked by the rain of arrows from Yan Liang and Wen Chou's gongnu hands, and had to retreat.

Ju Yi killed Yan Gang, then waved his army to attack it, and killed it all the way to the edge of the boundary bridge.

Seeing that Gongsun Zhan's banner was planted on the boundary bridge, he attacked on horseback, killed the flag officer, and cut down the handsome flag with one sword.

Gongsun Zhan saw that the handsome flag was cut down, and hurriedly returned to his horse and ran under the bridge.

Ju Yi led the army straight across the bridge, killed the rear army, and chased and killed Gongsun Zhan.

Gongsun Chan walked away and was rescued by Zhao Yun.

Zhao Yun stopped Ju Yi with a gun, and after a few battles, he picked Ju Yi off the war horse with one shot.

Fortunately, Yan Liang came with a knife and saved his life.

Yan Liang and Zhao Yun fought for more than 50 years, regardless of victory or defeat, but they saw that Gongsun Zan also led troops and horses to kill back.

Ju Yi was afraid that his troops would be insufficient, so he asked Yan Liang to lead his troops back.

Seeing that many soldiers and horses were damaged, Zhao Yun persuaded Gongsun Zhan to leave the battle and return to the camp.

Gongsun Chan then led his troops back to the camp.

At this time, the two soldiers sent by Liu Bei hurried to the Panhe River with letters in their arms.

They first came to Gongsun Zhan's camp and handed over the letter to Gongsun Zhan.

Gongsun Chan opened the letter and read it for a long time, sighed, and was silent for a while.

Yan Gang was on the side and asked cautiously, "What did Xuande say?" ”

"He advised me to quit the war!" Gongsun Zhan sighed and said, "Xuande said in his letter that Yuan Shao deceived Han Fu with tricks and won Jizhou. And the reason why Jizhou Wenwu complied was only because he had fierce generals Yan Liang and Wen Chou under his command, and because he also had a general under his command who could fight well, Ju Yi. He also said in his letter that the Son of Heaven is still ashamed of the ministers, and you and I are really sinners of the Han Dynasty who have used swords and soldiers in vain and trapped the people in fire and water. Therefore, I am advised to stop the army as soon as possible. ”

After hearing this, Yan Gang said: "It's really ...... that he belittles the lord so much."

"Humph! If it weren't for Yan Liang and Wen Chou in Yuan Shao's camp, why would I be afraid of him Yuan Benchu? Liu Xuande thought he was high, and he actually reprimanded me for using swords in vain?! Gongsun Chan also had quite words about what Liu Bei said in his letter.

Strategist Tian Kaiyan said: "Today, Yuan Shao has Yan Liang, Wen Chou, and Ju Yi, which are beyond our reach!" Since Liu Xuande said in his letter, there must be conditions for the lord to withdraw from the army! ”

Gongsun Zan nodded and said, "Liu Xuande said in his letter that as long as I agree to withdraw from the army, he will persuade Yuan Shao to withdraw the army. Otherwise, I am willing to send troops and attack Yuan Shao with me! ”

Tian Kaiyan said: "Liu Xuande believes in the world and does what he says. It is better for the lord to retreat ten miles and wait for Yuan Shao's movements. ”

"That's a good thing!" Gongsun Chan was overjoyed, from his words, and gave back to the messenger.

The two messengers went out from Gongsun Zhan's camp and went directly to Yuan Shao's camp.

After reading the letter, Yuan Shao was furious, threw the letter on the case, shouted at the sergeant, and ordered the messenger to be killed.

Knowing that this messenger was sent by Liu Bei, Yan Liang and Wen Chou hurriedly stopped: "My lord, the two countries have not yet come to the confrontation. What's more, Liu Xuande sent people thousands of miles away to deliver letters. If these two soldiers were killed, wouldn't it make the world laugh at the lord? ”

He also advised: "What is it in the letter that makes the lord so angry? ”

Seeing that they were blocked, Yuan Shao said sharply: "Liu Xuande is self-assured, and he actually reprimanded me in the book that I should not secretly murder Gongsun Yue, and asked me to hand over the murderer to Gongsun Zhan, and then withdraw from the army." He also reprimanded me for ignoring the righteousness of the country and using swords and soldiers in vain! He said, if I am still obsessed, I will send troops to help Gongsun Boju. It's really annoying to me! ”

"This?!" Fu Zhu looked at Tian Feng and Xu You, and fell silent.

Xu Yu was cunning and cunning, looked at Yuan Shao, and did not speak.

However, Tian Feng was upright, and he said bluntly: "Liu Xuande's soldiers are strong and strong, and the generals are like clouds." There are also fierce generals Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Hua Xiong, etc., it is best to be able to live in peace with them, and it is best not to be enemies until the last resort! ”

Hearing Tian Feng say this, he took the opportunity to say: "What Yuan Hao said is good. The lord, recently Gongsun Zan has won the young general Zhao Zilong, who is not weaker than Gongji and is not handsome. Our army has lost its edge, and Jizhou is newly determined, so it is better to buy Liu Xuande a face and make a good fate! ”

Seeing that everyone said this, Yuan Shao was also worried about Jizhou in his heart, so he followed his words and left 30,000 soldiers of Juyi Chen to guard the boundary bridge.

The war on this side was calm, and now the princes have supported their own troops and are not subject to the court's proclamation.

Xuzhou Mu Taoqian was also disturbed by the turbulent situation in the world.

One day, he was chatting with Mi Zhu.

"Dong Zhuo has power, and the world is in chaos. The old decay has stolen Xuzhou for a long time, but his ability is insufficient, and it is difficult to protect himself! I don't know if Zizhong can be taught? ”

"Why should the king be vain?" Mi Zhu didn't know Tao Qian's intentions, so he asked.

"Hey!" Tao Qian sighed and said, "Old and old, the second son has no strengths. In this troubled world, if you have no strengths, it is better to be a common citizen and come safely! That's why old decay gave birth to this idea! ”

Seeing Tao Qian say this in his heart, Mi Zhu nodded and said, "Since you are so heartfelt, Zhu will speak bluntly. Looking at the world, I can be called a hero, and I have one person in Xuzhou! ”

"Could it be Liu Bei Liu Xuande?!" Tao Qian asked.

"Not bad." Mi Zhu has long invested in Liu Bei, and is very optimistic about Liu Bei, "Since the Yellow Turban, the counties of Xiapi have become richer and richer, the people are healthy, and the army is self-reliant." And there are more than a dozen generals under Xuande's command, all of whom are capable of fighting well. ”

"I know that. But if Xuande doesn't accept it, what about old decay? Tao Qian was very embarrassed about Liu Bei's shirk.

Mi Zhu said with a smile: "Let the king give in, and send it to the door, how can he accept it above the government?" ”

Hearing this, Tao Qian had an epiphany, so he and Mi Zhu found a carriage and went to Xiapi.

In Xiapi City, Liu Bei learned that Tao Qian had arrived, and hurriedly led his subordinates out of the city to greet him.

Seeing Tao Qian get out of the car, Liu Bei hurriedly came to the front of the car to greet him: "The envoy has arrived, and if you miss the welcome, I hope to forgive your sins!" ”

"Where, where! Hurry up and visit, I hope Xuan Demo will blame! ”

Hey?!

Tao Yuanjun is so polite, why is this?

Liu Bei suddenly felt that something was wrong.

He carefully accompanied Tao Qian and Mi Zhu into the mansion.

After the elder was seated, he asked cautiously, "The envoy is here, do you have something important to order?!" ”

Tao Qian saw the generals on the side, smiled slightly, and said, "You don't have to wait here, the old man and Xuande have something to talk about." ”

Liu Bei immediately understood what he meant, so he asked Le Yin, Chen Deng, Zhang Liao, Hua Xiong and others to retreat, leaving only Guan Yu and Zhang Fei standing behind them.

Seeing everyone going out, Tao Qian said: "Today's chaos is chaotic, old and old, and it is difficult to support the big events in Xuzhou!" Since the last parting, I have thought about it, but there is still no other way. Therefore, I still have to ask Xuande to take over this big seal in the hands of the old decay! ”

As he spoke, he took out the big seal of Xuzhou Mu from his arms again.