Chapter 166 seized the city gate and forced out of Xudu, broke through the five passes and wanted to return to Xuzhou

Let's say that Liu Bei repelled Dian Wei and led his troops and horses straight to the east gate.

Such a large mobilization of their troops and horses had already attracted Cao Cao's attention.

Dian Wei and Xu Huang's troops were the vanguard troops sent by Cao Cao to test Liu Bei. Seeing Liu Bei leading his troops east, Xu Huang hurriedly returned to the Prime Minister's Mansion and reported to Cao Cao.

"Prime Minister Qi, Liu Bei refused to give in, and led the troops straight to the east gate!" Xu Huang reported to Cao Cao.

"What?" Cao Cao was puzzled, so he asked the strategists, "What is his intention to go east?" ”

"The tiger is coming down the mountain!" Guo Jia sighed and said, "Liu Bei must have invited the Holy Oracle, and he wants to return to the east!" ”

Cheng Yu said on the side: "Liu Bei's return to the east is tantamount to letting the tiger return to the mountain!" Please send troops quickly, and don't let them go east! ”

Cao Cao was just about to send his troops, but he saw a person breaking in from the outside, but it was Mao Jie, the captain of Dongcheng.

Mao Jie's whereabouts were in a hurry, his steps were staggering, his armor was crooked, and his body was wounded.

At first glance, Cao Cao was startled and hurriedly asked, "Xiaoxian, who caused you to be injured?" ”

Mao Jie knelt down in front of Cao Cao and said hurriedly: "Lord, something is wrong!" Liu...... Liu Bei's general Gao Shun suddenly raided the east gate, and all my subordinates were killed! ”

Hearing this, Cao Cao suddenly stood up and said hatefully: "The big-eared thief has fled!" When he had finished speaking, he brought the horses and led them to the east gate.

Let's talk about Liu Bei's side.

Gao Shun learned that Dian Wei and Xu Huang led troops and horses to surround the palace, and immediately sent Chen to lead the Bai Chao army to the rescue, and led 800 warriors to attack the east gate where Mao Jie was stationed.

How is Mao Jie Gao Shun's opponent?

The warriors of the trapped camp wiped out the 1,000 city gate defenders under Mao Jie's command and captured the east city gate.

Mao Jie resisted bravely, only then did he escape and go to the Prime Minister's Mansion to report to Cao Cao.

And Liu Bei retreated from Xu Huang and Dian Wei, and led Bai Chaojun and Bai Ma Yi straight to the east gate.

Dian Wei was wounded and sent back to the palace by the soldiers to heal his wounds; Xu Huang sent people to follow Liu Bei, learned of their whereabouts, and reported to Cao Cao.

Between then and then, it's just half a cup of tea.

By the time Cao Cao's soldiers and horses arrived at the East City Gate, Liu Bei had already led the soldiers and horses to line up outside the city to meet them.

Seeing Cao Cao ascending the city from afar, Liu Bei shouted loudly: "Brother Meng De, thank you for your hospitality in the past few days, my brother is very grateful!" The camera will be returned in the future. Today, I received the holy decree of the Son of Heaven, turned back to Xuzhou, and handed over the matter of serving His Majesty to the prime minister. After speaking, he led the army to the east.

Cao Cao was furious and wanted to drive his troops to chase after him.

Counselor Xun Yu hurriedly spoke out to stop him: "The lord is slow." ”

"Why is Wen Ruo holding me back?!" Cao Cao asked unhappily.

Xun Yu said: "Liu Xuande rushed out of the door, why didn't he leave quickly, and then go back to the lord?" Does the lord know why? ”

Yes!

Big-eared thief, why is that?

Hearing this, Cao Cao was very puzzled and asked, "Why are you?" ”

"The lord introduced Liu Bei into Beijing, and Xu Shu and Chen Gong must have already seen through it. However, Liu Xuande has strong martial arts and strong soldiers and horses, so he dares to risk his life. In addition, it has already had a backhand, and only the lord does not know! Xun Yu said.

Guo Jia asked: "What Wen Ruo said is Xu Yuanzhi's 100,000 soldiers on the border?" ”

"Not bad!" Xun Yu replied.

Guo Jia said disdainfully: "I have made Liaodong Gongsun Yue send troops to attack Qingzhou, won't Xu Shu return to the army to rescue?" ”

Xun Yu said: "Liu Bei has an elite army under his command, called the Secret Guard. Its leader is named Pei Ji, the character Yuanlong, and is rumored to be Liu Bei's personal disciple. This army is dedicated to guarding, spying, and assassinating. If they hadn't been hunted down to death, I'm afraid it would have taken some time to take effect. ”

"This?!" Cao Cao, Guo Jia, Cheng Yu and others were all shocked.

Xun Yu took the opportunity to offer a plan and said: "Liu Bei's subordinates are all elite! It is to make the army pursue, which will inevitably attract the border Guan Yunchang and Xu Yuanzhi to attack. I thought that the lord could believe that the passes along the way, waiting for the opportunity to intercept and kill Liu Bei was enough!"

After thinking about it again and again, there was no other way, so Cao Cao followed his words, made people bring letters, and sent them to various passes.

Out of the pass of Xuchang 100 miles away, called Lingqian Pass. The name of the guard is called Li Xian, who is the nephew of Dong Zhuo's fourth general Li Dao, who took refuge in Cao Cao and was appointed to guard here, with 8,000 elite soldiers under his command.

Knowing that Liu Bei's soldiers and horses had arrived, Li Xian drove his troops out and blocked the way.

Seeing that someone was blocking the way, Liu Bei asked Zhou Cang to step forward and read the holy message.

Li Xian had already received Cao Cao's secret order, so he didn't care what the holy edict was, but he shouted loudly: "I only know that the prime minister will order, and the holy edict of the Son of Heaven is true or false, and I can't tell whether it's true or not!" After speaking, he waved his army forward.

Liu Bei was furious, causing Gao Shun to lead the camp to meet him head-on, and then Zhao Yun and Chen Zhi each led Bai Ma Yicong and Bai Xianjun to attack from the left and right.

Gao Shun took the lead, took Li Xian directly, stabbed him under the horse with a shot, and waved his army to cover the past.

Li Xian was killed in battle, and the soldiers under Li Xian were scattered by three soldiers and horses, scattered and fled, and abandoned the pass.

Liu Bei, Chen Gong and the army rushed through the Lingqian Pass.

Li Yi, the deputy general under Li Xian, saw that Liu Bei's army was overwhelming and unstoppable, so he stopped his troops and did not chase after him.

The soldier asked, "General Li died in battle, why don't you chase the enemy for revenge?" ”

"Chasing the enemy?" Li Yi glared at the soldier and asked, "Who is the enemy general to fight?" Don't want to be dead, shut up! After finishing speaking, he sent a letter to Cao Cao.

After crossing the Lingqian Pass, Chen Gong said to Liu Beiyan: "Lord, Cao Cao is now throwing a rat trap and does not dare to chase after him with a large army, so the defenders of each pass are blocked!" I'm afraid the future will not be smooth, and you need to plan early! ”

"No problem! The dark guard had already passed the news to Yun Chang and Yuan Zhi. Ahead of this is the Yingshui Ferry, where the guard's name is Qiao She, and I worked with him in Jiujiang. With my thin noodles, I may be able to avoid the knife! After Liu Bei finished speaking, he led the army to move forward quickly.

Chen Gong and others followed.

Soon, they came to the Yingshui Ferry.

Qiao She had already led troops and horses to wait on both sides of the road, and when he saw Liu Bei coming, he bowed his hand and saluted on the horse: "General Zuo has arrived, and he has missed the distance, please forgive me!" ”

Liu Bei also said politely: "General Qiao, don't come unharmed?" ”

The two exchanged pleasantries on the horse for a while, and Qiao She asked Liu Bei to enter the ferry to rest.

Chen Gong said on the side: "General Qiao, my lord has a holy oracle, and he still needs to cross the river quickly, please arrange a ferry quickly!" ”

"Right now! Right away! Qiao She dealt with it casually.

Looking at his behavior, Chen Gong already had a plan in his heart, and whispered to Zhao Yun and Chen Zhihaosheng to take care of Liu Bei.

Zhao Yun and Chen Zhi followed Liu Bei into the ferry.

Qiao She asked someone to serve refreshments.

Liu Bei didn't doubt him, so he picked up the tea and wanted to drink it.

Zhao Yun leaned down and whispered a few times in his ear.

He immediately put down the teacup and said, "General Qiao, do you remember the time when you fought side by side?" ”

"Huh?! Naturally remember. Qiao She's face was slightly unnatural, and he said with a smirk, "General, please use tea." ”

Liu Bei picked up the teacup and wanted to drink it again.

Qiao She had a tangled look on her face, and looked at Liu Bei with blank eyes.

At this moment, Liu Bei made a "ah cut", sneezed, and shook the teacup to the ground.

The teacup fell to the ground, and the tea spilled on the ground, and there was a puff of white smoke......

In disguise, Zhao Yun stepped forward, grabbed Qiao She in his hand, and shouted: "Bold thief, dare to murder my master!" "After speaking, go to the ground consistently.

Qiao She was rolled to the ground by Zhao Yun, and he didn't move.

Zhao Yun stepped on it with his foot and leaned down, only to find that he was no longer breathless.

As the so-called:

Be a thief with a heart as weak as ice,

There is no breath in the hand;

persuade people not to do evil things,

An can spend the spring and autumn safely.

Seeing that Qiao She was dead, Liu Bei also broke out in a cold sweat, so he came out with Zhao Yun and Chen Zhi.

Gao Shun and Chen Gong had already put their soldiers and horses in order, and several big ships had already been prepared at the ferry, waiting for Liu Bei and the others.

The book was brief, there were no words all the way, and Liu Bei and the others successfully reached the other side of the river.

Not far from the other side of the river is Qixiang City, where the lord of the city, Lu Zhao, with the officials of all sizes in the city, stood in front of the city gate and waited.

"Lord, Qixiang City is garrisoned by Lu Zhao, a guard under Cao Cao. The dark guard sent a message: they had arranged five hundred sword axe men in Yongning Temple. Zhao Yun said to Liu Bei.

"Carving insect skills!" Liu Bei sneered, "When you see Lu Zhao, even if you capture him and hold him hostage, he will naturally be fine!" ”

"No!" Zhao Yun agreed.

Lu Zhao saw Liu Bei and hurriedly came over to salute enthusiastically: "Knowing that General Zuo is coming, Zhao specially set up a banquet in Yongning Temple. ”

How did Liu Bei not second him at all, and actually reprimanded loudly: "Bold Lu Zhao, you dare to set up an ambush in the temple and want to harm a certain person?!" Zilong won't take this guy down yet! ”

"No!" Zhao Yun agreed, galloped over, bent down, and grabbed Lu Zhao on his horse and held a gun to his throat.

The sudden change made Lu Zhao so frightened that he didn't dare to come out, and his face turned pale.

The big and small officials on the side were so frightened that their legs trembled, and they didn't dare to speak.

Liu Bei raised his voice and said: "I received the holy decree to return to Xu, Lu Zhao had distracting thoughts in vain, and he actually used swords. However, a certain has the virtue of a good life, leave his dog life, and stay in this city! After speaking, he led the army past, leaving a group of officials large and small stunned.

After leaving the city, Liu Bei asked Zhao Yun to release Lu Zhao.

Lu Zhao looked at Liu Bei tremblingly, but he didn't dare to move.

Liu Bei said: "You are loyal to Cao Apu, how can you deceive me? I spare you today if you don't die, and pass the word for someone: if he serves the Son of Heaven for a good life, he will stop for the time being; If not, I will raise Qingxu's troops and destroy his clan! When he had finished speaking, he led the army away.

Lu Zhao was helpless, so he had to reply to Cao Cao.

There are only two passes left in Xuzhou, and less than 200 miles are the garrisons of Guan Yu and Xu Shu's 100,000 troops.

One is called Liushan Pass, and the generals stationed in the pass are Guo Yan's generals Li Ming and Guo Jian.

One is called Jinshan Pass, and the warrior stationed at the pass is the Yellow Turban General Bian Xi.

The two passes are less than 100 miles apart. Liushan Pass is in front, and Jinshan Pass is in the back.

Li Ming and Guo Jian commanded more than 7,000 soldiers and horses, and Bian Xi commanded more than 5,000 people. After receiving Cao Cao's order, they always paid attention to the movements of Liu Bei and others.

Knowing that the first three levels were all broken by Liu Bei, the three of them got together to discuss countermeasures.