Chapter 42: Brothers, Brothers
It is not uncommon for the beauty Yuan Tan, but this girl who is soft to the bone is really very tempting, and he stares at him.
As soon as the door closed, only the girl in the yellow dress and him were left inside.
Strangely, the girl in the yellow dress never showed a smile, and was even a little almost cold, however, her softness could not be concealed. It's like a plate of braised pork, even if it is temporarily covered by the lid of the pot, it can't cover the aroma it exudes through the body. The girl in yellow clothes is like this, no matter how she hides it, she can't hide her romantic figure.
"Come here!" Yuan Tan looked at her with straight eyes, and gently beckoned his hand towards the yellow-clothed girl.
The girl in the yellow dress didn't nod or shake her head, she did come. But it came so fast that Yuan Tan didn't even have time to react.
A short blade, glowing with cold air, pierced Yuan Tan's throat.
Yuan Tan instinctively wanted to dodge and ducked back. But he couldn't dodge the flashing light, the clamped knife, the knife was no more than an inch from the tip of his throat, and it was too late to dodge. If the knife wants to go one more inch, it is also extremely easy. But the blade did not enter, and he froze.
Yuan Tan's whole nerves tensed, he stared at the girl with his eyes, and reluctantly asked, "You...... You are not an ordinary folk girl, so why did you easily fall into the hands of the six sons? The expression on the face of the girl in the yellow robe still did not change, as if everything was none of her business, and even after she had done this, she still looked indifferent. Hearing him ask, she snorted and said, "Are you talking about the person who brought me here just now?" Oh, he just wants to restrain me with his little men, but I'm afraid it won't be enough. But I heard that he is General Yuan's person, and that's enough, and I'm worried that I can't get close to you, General, so it's better now. ”
Yuan Tan's body was motionless, and the compelling aroma smelled so good, if it weren't for the knife in front of his neck, he would almost get carried away and let go of her to hug her into his arms. In fact, the distance between the two of them is also very delicate, face to face, and the girl's knees are even against his belly, making his belly hot and uncomfortable. But no matter how uncomfortable and depressed it is, you have to endure it, who knows if this soft-looking, actually cold girl will push the blade forward and insert it into his throat because of one of his recklessness.
Thinking of this, Yuan Tan's whole body was restrained, and even the last trace of evil thoughts was suddenly swept away.
Hearing the girl say this, Yuan Tan was a little furious: "You...... You're going to approach me? That's why, we...... Did we know each other before? Or ......" Thinking of the story of Jing Ke's assassination of Qin, she wouldn't have come to assassinate him, right? When Yuan Tan thought of this, his whole body was smart, and he shuddered.
The girl in the yellow dress seemed to be more anxious than him to know the answer, and she didn't have the heart to joke with him.
She shook her head at him with a cold face, and said, "I don't know, but we have someone we know in common." Or rather, you know the man, and I ...... I've been admiring him for a long time, that's all! ”
"Who?"
"Chen Nuo."
"Chen Ranzhi?" Yuan Tan was shocked, looked at her more, and asked, "You said you have admired him for a long time?" The girl in the yellow robe looked at him noncommittally and asked, "I want to know about him." Yuan Tan really didn't know whether her purpose for looking for Chen Nuo was good or bad, anyway, she couldn't tell her casually, he shook his head at her, and said: "I know Chen Ranzhi well, but I don't know where he is at the moment......"
The knife immediately hit his throat and entered the flesh, making a small cut that was bleeding.
Yuan Tan's face turned pale and said, "What I said is true, don't you believe it?" ”
"I don't want to listen to! If even people like you who are close to Chen Nuo don't know his whereabouts, I'm afraid that no one in the world will know! The girl in yellow clothes seemed to have eaten him, there was no reason to talk about it at all, and it was estimated that as long as Yuan Tan continued to say a word, she might be cut in the throat with a knife. Yuan Tan's eyes closed, and he swallowed and said: "I really don't know, if you really want to find him, I advise you to go to Beihai, or Kong Wenju's army, he disappeared there at that time, you go, maybe you can find some clues." ”
"Bang!" "Poof!"
The sound was continuous, the fire was extinguished, and when Yuan Tan opened his eyes again, the people in the room had disappeared, and he was the only one left. The scene just now is like a dream, coming in the blink of an eye, and going away in the blink of an eye, without a trace. If it weren't for the faint fragrance still lingering in the house, I'm afraid Yuan Tan wouldn't have dared to believe that there was such a girl with a dagger in her hand before, who would threaten him with it and ask him about Chen Nuo......
Yuan Tan's hand slowly stretched out, wiped the bead-like blood from his throat, and put it into his mouth.
"It's kind of sweet."
Closed his eyes and savored, and at the same time sighed with a sense of loss: "Why is it Chen Nuo again, why is even such a beautiful woman looking for him!" Chen Nuo, are you dead or alive now? ”
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Chen Nuo didn't know whether he was alive or dead, anyway, Kaiyang City was already in turmoil at this moment. The news of Chen Nuo's disappearance reached Gao Shun's ears through Sun Guan and Wu Dun, making Gao Shun feel like the sky had fallen at that moment, and the sun and moon were gone. When he heard that Chen Nuo had lost his trace, Gao Shun even thought that when he held Kaiyang City and handed Kaiyang City into the hands of Zang Ba, he would lead his troops north to find Chen Nuo's news.
To live is to see people, and to die is to see corpses.
However, when he had made this decision and had not yet taken action, suddenly Chen Nuo's news was sent to his desk. Although Chen Nuo didn't tell him what happened in Changguo City, nor did he tell him where he was at the moment, as long as there was this letter, it was enough to comfort him.
In the letter, Chen Nuo told him that no matter what news he heard, he didn't need to pay attention to it, as long as he knew that it was all fake. At that moment, Gao Shun finally breathed a long sigh of relief. According to the meaning of Chen Nuoxin, it is not difficult to understand that he should be safe at the moment. Since Chen Nuo secretly sent the news to him, he naturally didn't want too many people to know, so it was best for him to continue to keep the news, as long as he knew it alone.
After taking the secret letter and reading it to understand, Gao Shun immediately sent the secret letter to the lamp and burned it to ashes, so that no third party would know.
Chen Nuo's side doesn't have to worry about it for the time being, what he has to worry about now is naturally Kaiyang City now.
After a fierce battle before, the thieves almost broke through Kaiyang's defense line and attacked the city, almost destroying Kaiyang. Although the thieves temporarily retreated, after the previous defensive battle, Gao Shun's side did not know how many brothers had paid for it, and suffered heavy losses. And most of the rest are wounded, what to fight? What's more, those wooden boulders used for defense were almost used up in the First World War, and it was not so easy to fill them? Not to mention that it is difficult to find luck, if you want to prepare for this, you must at least have enough time.
And time, too, is what they lack. Who knows when the thieves will attack.
However, since he Gao Shun is determined to protect Kaiyang City, then even if he lives and dies with the city, he must do it. If you don't have time, race against it. He no longer hesitated, hurriedly filled his belly with bread, and immediately found Sun Guan and Wu Dun to discuss the solution. If the army is insufficient, it can be temporarily recruited in the city; In the same way, if there is a shortage of labor, it is possible to temporarily grasp the strength, even women and children, no matter what, the city must be defended.
Sun Guan and Wu Dun were actually frightened by the posture of the previous battle, and even felt that no matter how they prepared at this time, the thieves were going to attack the city, since this was the case, it was better to save some effort and kill two more of them when the thieves arrived. But listening to Gao Shunyi, there seems to be hope, and their originally discouraged hearts have suddenly rekindled.
"Although the thieves are powerful, although there are many of them, they also lost a lot in the previous battle. Perhaps, as long as we are well prepared, we can still hold on for a while! ”
With confidence, everyone is no longer as dying as they seemed before, and they are gearing up. Arranged by Gao Shun, everyone acted separately.
Speaking of which, Kaiyang City is the base of the three Zang Ba brothers, although the three of them are inevitably gangster, but the rabbits still don't eat the grass next to the nest, and they are also lenient to the people under their rule, and they are not too nervous with the people under their rule, and they are still popular. In addition, because of the moth thieves in the neighboring Qingzhou, many refugees have fled to the south to take refuge, and Kaiyang City has also received some, and there are no less than 20,000 households in Kaiyang City at this time. In the Han Dynasty, more than 10,000 households were orders, and 10,000 households were long, and the people who could have 20,000 households were considered a big county. Therefore, Kaiyang City, which has 20,000 households, is easy to recruit soldiers and arrest Ding. Of course, at this time, Gao Shun knew that he couldn't force it, and if he forced the people, he was only afraid that it would backfire, so he would just do the mobilization work and discuss it with the people. He also announced to the people that once they participated in the defense of the city, they would not only be able to take care of their food but also get their wages, and there was no reason for the people not to be enthusiastic.
What's more, since ancient times, the people have a plot of love for the land, just how ferocious the thieves outside are, once they attack the city, they will cut off the heads of the men that night, and arrest the women for their own lewd pleasure, etc., so that the people are gritting their teeth, not waiting for coercion, they join spontaneously one by one. In this way, the able-bodied ones were selected to help defend the city, and the rest of the inferior ones were used as laborers, repairing the walls, carrying the rocks, making gold juice, and so on. In Kaiyang City, he immediately returned to a sense of anger, and even in order to be in a hurry, he worked at night, and he was in full swing. Seeing this scene, not only Gao Shun, but even Sun Guan and Wu Dun were all excited, as if hope had come again.
At the same time, in Tao Qian's department under the city, Ming Jin collected his troops, lost almost 10,000 people, and died of Tao Qian.
Tao Qian frowned bitterly, and said to Liu Bei without complaint in his heart: "Xuande, under the circumstances, if our army makes persistent efforts and continues to attack Kaiyang, what will be the result?" Liu Bei also knew that Tao Qian had the intention of complaining, but it was not good for him not to answer Tao Qian's words, nor to answer blindly, so he just arched his hand and said: "If it is according to the current situation, as long as you continue to send troops and horses, it will take him a few hours, and Kaiyang City will not be difficult to break." ”
"This ......" Tao Qian's heart moved, and his brows frowned slightly: "Xuande, since you know this, then why did you suddenly order the retreat?" Liu Bei had already prepared his words, and when he saw Tao Qian's anxious expression, he hurriedly said: "However, Tao Envoy Jun has also seen that in the previous battle, although our army was not far from breaking the city, however, I thought that we could not fight again." "How?" At this time, Tao Qian was confused, stared at Liu Bei with his eyebrows.
Liu Bei said slowly: "That's the case, Tao Yuanjun, you also know, just in the battle just now, I lost more than 10,000 men and horses in just a few hours, if I continue to fight, and come for a few more hours, wouldn't it be an even more heavy loss?" What's more, the thief knows that he is not good, and he will inevitably have to fight the last difficulty, and I don't know what kind of means he will use, which is unpredictable for us, and the loss is even more difficult to predict. Moreover, God has the so-called virtue of good life, and Beishi can't bear to see more people die, so he rashly made this decision and hurriedly called the gold guards. It's just that before that, I failed to discuss with Tao Yuanjun in time, made my own opinions, knew that there was a mistake, and asked Tao Yuanjun to forgive me. ”
"The virtue of a good life?" Tao Qian smiled, looked at Liu Bei with both eyes, nodded and sighed: "The world says that Liu Xuande is a benevolent and righteous person, and today is proved by his actions, it is indeed true, Qian knows, knows." If you can't bear to see more people die, this is why Ming Jin withdrew his troops, his intentions are good, his intentions are good! ”
Tao Qian didn't say much, but behind Tao Qian, Cao Bao snorted heavily and glared at Liu Bei.
Liu Bei felt ashamed in his heart, and didn't dare to look at Cao Bao, and knew that he was afraid that it would be difficult to convince the public with this explanation alone, so he hurriedly added: "Of course, there is still a little bit of my sudden withdrawal of troops. Tao Qian smiled, stretched out his hand to brush his beard, and said with a smile: "Oh? One more point? Liu Bei nodded and said, "Tao Envoy Jun, imagine what the final result will be if we continue to attack the city?" It's just that more casualties are exchanged for the thieves' city breakdown, and even if it is taken in the end, it will be a heavy loss. If we can suddenly stop after the fierce attack, just to confuse the enemy, after the thieves are tired of fighting, they will also be sluggish, and the morale will be even worse, and if we suddenly attack again, we will inevitably make the enemy fearful, and we will get twice the result with half the effort, and we will definitely be able to achieve the minimum loss as much as possible in the fight. ”
Tao Qian savored it carefully, and laughed: "Xuande's words are not unreasonable, you don't need to worry, everyone is working together now, and I hope to understand what Xuande is doing today!" After speaking, he glanced at Cao Bao with his eyes, and he was afraid that Cao Bao would speak disrespectfully. Cao Bao originally scolded Liu Bei in his heart for making sense, and he was about to raise his head to make things difficult, but seeing Tao Qian's eyes, he knew that he was not allowed to cause trouble, so he had to put down his temperament and make accusations. When he closed his eyes, he glanced at Liu Bei viciously.
He just glared at him and didn't know if Liu Bei saw it, anyway, he still maintained a normal look, and he couldn't see the joy and anger in his heart, but when he took it back, he was startled by a black guy behind Liu Bei. Standing behind Liu Bei, in addition to a Guan Yu, there was also a Zhang Fei, Zhang Fei had already thought that Cao Bao was not good, seeing that this thief deliberately swept his eyes to his eldest brother three or two times, obviously looking for fault, he was furious in his heart, and he also glared at him with his eyes.
Zhang Fei's eyes were as big as copper bells, and his face was full of beards, which was really scary, and he saw Cao Bao's heart jump, and a layer of sweat broke out on his head, and he didn't dare to look at him again. Lowering his head, Cao Bao was furious in his heart, and said secretly: "An entourage dares to be so rampant, it's really rude, I actually have a cowardly intention towards him, it's so unreasonable!" Raising his head, he still wanted to find his place where he fell, but that Fei's eyes never left him, and he kept glaring at him viciously. Cao Bao quit, his heart was weak, he quickly withdrew his eyes, and in order to hide his weakness, he hurriedly walked out and said goodbye to Tao Qian.
Tao Qian also knew that it was really inappropriate to let Cao Bao and Liu Bei go under the tent, and he couldn't ask for it if he could walk away by himself. Although Cao Bao was frightened by Zhang Fei and didn't dare to look directly at him, he always couldn't pass the level in his heart, and he always felt that the field had to be recovered, otherwise he would feel uncomfortable. When he turned around, he deliberately leaned on Zhang Fei and walked away, brushing his body, wanting to use his body to bump Zhang Fei away.
Zhang Fei had been guarding against him for a long time, and before he could hit him with his body, he raised a hand and grabbed his arm. "Hey!" An extremely inaudible sound sounded in Cao Bao's ears, and Cao Bao didn't even have time to react, his arm was firmly grasped by him, and it was impossible to dodge. He raised his head and glared at Zhang Fei in surprise, and wanted to shake off his hand, but it was like being caught by iron tongs, and he couldn't break free at all.
Cao Bao was shocked in his heart, and said secretly: "This black guy has so much strength, he stopped me, do you still want to do it under the big tent?" "If you really want to do it, you know that you are not his opponent, but fortunately, at this time, you are in the big tent, and there is Tao Qian behind you, as long as he opens his mouth, he is not afraid that Tao Qian will not uphold justice for him. When Cao Bao thought of this, he immediately gave up struggling and was about to speak. Zhang Fei was so careful, he felt that the strength of resistance in his palm was small, and he also let go, let go of his hand, and fell with his strength.
Poof, Cao Bao's whole person instinctively looked forward and sent it away, and he was about to fall to the ground. Zhang Fei immediately reached out and grabbed his arm, and hurriedly said, "General Cao, who are you giving New Year's greetings, it's too early!" His words caused everyone under the tent to burst into laughter, poor Cao Bao was shocked just now, his blood color declined, and at this time, he was ridiculed by Zhang Fei, and he was even more angry. I wanted to open my mouth to accuse Zhang Fei of complaining to Tao Qian, but I was told New Year's greetings by Zhang Fei, and I wanted to reach out to fight Zhang Fei, as if my body couldn't pass ten rounds in Zhang Fei's hands. Cao Bao didn't say a word, glared at Zhang Fei viciously, turned around and walked out of the account.
Liu Bei was subtly aware of the small movements between Zhang Fei and Cao Bao, not to mention Tao Qian who was standing opposite, Liu Bei didn't want to have a conflict with Tao Qian's generals, so he hurriedly blamed Zhang Fei in front of Tao Qian. Tao Qian saw that Cao Bao was gone, and he didn't want to blame Zhang Fei alone, which made Zhang Fei unhappy, so he hurriedly laughed and did something perfunctory. They discussed the next move, and they didn't want a soldier outside the tent to come in and whispered a few words in Tao Qian's ear, Tao Qian first frowned, and then his face was full of joy, so he let the soldier who passed the word go down first.
Liu Bei had already noticed that his expression was different, so he immediately asked: "I don't know what kind of happy event Tao Envoy Jun encountered, so that you can instantly make you happy?" ”
Tao Qian smiled, glanced at Liu Bei, glanced at everyone again, and said: "This is not only a happy event for me, but also a happy event for Xuande, as well as for my Xuzhou and even Qingzhou." ”
"Oh?" Not only Liu Bei laughed, but the rest of the people in the tent laughed.
It's been a big war for days, and they haven't been able to take Kaiyang City, and everyone is already distressed, but they didn't expect that there would be a happy event on the table, so they asked Tao Qian: "I don't know what the happy event is?" Tao Qian smiled, stared at everyone, and then said slowly: "Yuan Benchu was anxious and forced Chen Ranzhi to attack Beihai. However, Beihai Kong Wenju had a gentleman's agreement with Chen Ranzhi at the beginning, and they would not commit each other again, but now they were forced by Yuan Benchu, not only Chen Ranzhi was difficult, but Kong Wenju was also angry. Under the anger of Kong Wenju, he united with Tian Kaitian to assassinate the history and started an incident together. Chen Ranzhi was forced to raise troops in Beihai, and he didn't want to fight with Kong Wenju, Chen Ranzhi was defeated and disappeared......"
Speaking of this, everyone burst into discussions, this is a big deal, and it happened in such a hurry, it is really hard to understand.
Even Liu Bei, he was confused, and hurriedly said: "Although Kong Wenju is a rich scholar and has a reputation, let him sit and talk about it, it is still okay to teach some knowledge, but if he is allowed to lead the troops to fight, I am afraid that it is not his strength." Otherwise, why is there a siege of Duchang? Thinking about it, he can't even deal with some moth thieves, why did he lose Chen Ranzhi as soon as he got out of the division? Chen Ranzhi's ability must not be said, everyone present knows a thing or two, with his ability, how can he easily lose to Kong Wenju? It's really beyond my expectations, but I'm afraid that there will be fraud in it. ”
When everyone heard this, they frowned and expressed their puzzlement.
Tao Qian looked at it, smiled, and said, "Everyone doesn't understand this, right?" Thinking about it, he Kong Wenju could have gotten the land of Linzi at the beginning, but why did he suddenly hand it over again, it was not that he wanted to live in peace, but he just wanted to settle in Beihai. But when Yuan Benchu did this, wasn't he slapping him and cutting off his way of life, how could he not be angry? There is the so-called anger of the common people, two corpses, blood splashed five steps, and the world is vegetarian; The wrath of the Son of Heaven, millions of corpses, bleeding and drifting, this is exactly what it says! ”
What's more, although Kong Wenju was not good at soldiers, he judged the situation and immediately contacted Tian Tingshi after the army was raised to join hands with him. Thinking about using the strength of the two of them, although it is reluctant to deal with a Chen Ranzhi, it cannot be completely vetoed. Thinking about it, when Ma Shang and he all missed the front hoof, he was a Chen Ranzhi, no matter how capable he was, there was something that he couldn't calculate, and it was not impossible to be defeated by Kong Wenju and the two of them. ”
"Oh, I see!" When everyone heard Tao Qian's explanation, they all nodded their heads to express their understanding.
Liu Bei was also frightened by Chen Nuo's ambush in Dongpingling, so when he heard Tao Qian say that Chen Nuo would be defeated by Kong Rong, he couldn't help but doubt and was even more unconvinced. But now that I heard Tao Qian say it, I was also a little relieved, and everything had happened, so I couldn't deny it, so I had to express my understanding. He thought for a while and asked, "What ......is the situation in Qingzhou now?"
Tao Qian said with a smile: "Yuan Benchu was able to run the next great Qingzhou, but didn't it all rely on Chen Ran's strength?" It's a pity that he hasn't understood this truth, and he still wants to stink Chen Ranzhi's reputation first, make him unable to stand in Qingzhou, and then call him back, so as to pave the way for his eldest son Yuan Tan to take over Qingzhou. It's a pity that he was too anxious, and without any preparation, he suddenly gave this order, and finally caused the current unbearable situation. If you want to come to Qingzhou, there is a Chen Ranzhi, that is Qingzhou, and it is the territory of his Yuan family; Now that Chen Ranzhi is gone, only his son with a rice bucket is left, how can he support the situation alone, and it is not a matter of time before it collapses? ”
Liu Bei's eyes lit up and said: "If Qingzhou can fall into the hands of General Gongsun again, it will be the best thing for me Xuzhou." Originally, I was still worried that Chen Nuo had stood firm in Qingzhou, but now he was meddling in my Kaiyang affairs, and it was difficult for me to deal with it. But now it seems that this Qingzhou is in chaos, Chen Nuo is missing, he is difficult to protect himself, and we don't have to worry about him posing a threat to my Xuzhou. However, now Qingzhou is in chaos, the opportunity is rare, if we can quickly pacify Kaiyang, and then send troops to Qingzhou, to assist Tian Daren and others to take away Yuan Shao's department, then Qingzhou is stable, and Xuzhou can be worry-free! ”
In Liu Bei's words, the left sentence is Xuzhou, and the right sentence is Xuzhou, as if he is from Xuzhou, and Tao Qian is also very comfortable to hear. Others didn't have any idea of this, but were sketched by his words. Thinking about it, it is not difficult for them to understand that now the instability of Xuzhou and the panic of the people's hearts, in addition to Zang Ba's troubles in Kaiyang, more factors naturally come from Qingzhou in the north. Come to think of it, if Qingzhou is not guaranteed, after Chen Nuo sits down, he will join forces with Zang Ba to send troops to Xuzhou, then the land of Xuzhou will be difficult to protect, and he can't help but feel panicked. But now I heard Liu Bei say that if Kaiyang can be quickly pacified, and then Qingzhou can be sent to Qingzhou, and Qingzhou will be taken before Yuan Shao frees his hand, then Xuzhou can sit back and relax, and everyone is also ignited by his idea, and they all nodded and applauded.
Tao Qian naturally understood the truth that his lips were dead and his teeth were cold, otherwise he would not have responded to Gongsun Zan for no reason, and personally led his troops to Qingzhou to help Tian Kai deal with Yuan Shao. Now that the threat from Chen Nuo has suddenly collapsed, he certainly hopes to take this opportunity to quickly pacify Kaiyang and quickly send troops to Qingzhou to aid Tian Kai, so as to lay the foundation for Xuzhou. He discussed with everyone here that it was in full swing, and it was nothing more than organizing the last attack, and he must take Kaiyang in one fell swoop.
Everyone is full of confidence, all of them are rushing to ask for tasks, and some are even arguing over whether to be a pioneer or a substitute. When Tao Qian was discussing here, he didn't want someone from the East China Sea to come outside the tent, so he sent an urgent letter. Tao Qian opened it and looked at it, his face immediately darkened, and with his forbearant temper, he couldn't help but scold at this time, and he was almost about to have a seizure. Everyone didn't know what was going on, why they could make Tao Qian look like this, but they didn't dare to speak for a while, just watched Tao Qian's movements.
Liu Bei observed for a moment and asked, "Seeing that the envoy is so angry, could it be that there is a problem in the rear of the East China Sea?" Tao Qian trembled his hands, glanced at Liu Bei, and only sighed for a long time, nodded to him, and said at the same time: "I knew that the garrison in the East China Sea could not move, who thought that I just moved here, and there was movement over there...... Que Xuan's house, taking advantage of the emptiness of my East China Sea, suddenly waved his troops north, occupied my Picheng, and attacked my East China Sea. Now, the situation in the East China Sea is like a dangerous egg, I'm afraid that we can't stay here anymore, and we need to return to Beihai quickly! ”
As soon as his words came out, it was tantamount to a bombshell, and everyone was overwhelmed with a bang.
I was overjoyed just now because of the news from Qingzhou, but now I am happy because of the news from the rear of the East China Sea...... And the great fear.
After all, it was okay to say that Qingzhou had not burned their eyebrows for a while, so they were still able to sit firmly when Chen Nuo attacked Qingzhou; However, the North Sea is different, not only is it their big rear, but it is also ...... Their families are all left in Tanxian County, if the city is broken by thieves, then the old and young are not safe, how can they not be in a hurry?
It's like burning your ass in a hurry!
Everyone didn't say a word, leaving all the passion of attacking Kaiyang just now, and at this moment they just persuaded Tao Qian to be quick and return to the army immediately, they couldn't stay for a moment. Tao Qian is not, he is still worried about the two sons of the family. If you talk about the situation at this time, others are as anxious as ants on a hot pot, and probably only Liu Bei is not in a hurry. What could he be in a hurry? The two concubines he married before died in the chaos, and Xiao'er didn't leave a single one, what was he anxious about?
Although Liu Bei is not in a hurry about this, he still has something urgent. He is anxious that Kaiyang has been beaten like this bird, if he bombards it again, he will be able to take it, if he withdraws his troops at this time, can he be willing? What's even more unwilling is that it is rare for Qingzhou to have such a good situation, and it is also a good time to intervene, but now it seems that because of a Que Xuan troublemaker, don't think about anything. For Liu Bei, how can he be in a hurry, and how can he be willing?
He was not reconciled!
Liu Bei arched his hand and said: "Although I don't know where he suddenly came from, I think he is just a group of chaotic people, no different from a moth thief. Even if he takes advantage of the emptiness of my East China Sea forces for a while to take several cities and approach my East China Sea, I don't think there is anything to worry about. Although it is said that because of the Battle of Kaiyang, you have transferred all the garrisons in the East China Sea, but I think that you will also leave some men and horses near Tanxian, even if there are not many, you will be able to stop the thieves for a while. Moreover, this Tan County is not made by Chen. Did Yuanlong personally guard it? Thinking that with his wit, it is not difficult to collect troops in Tan County and resist the thieves for a while. As long as he can resist for a while, wouldn't it be better for me to take Kaiyang before leaving, and then go back? ”
When Tao Qian heard this, he quickly shook his head and said, "How can I not understand the current situation?" This Kaiyang City is already a turtle in an urn, which can be caught at any time; Na Chen. Yuanlong is also very strategic, and with him guarding Tan County, it is not difficult for me to block the thieves for a while. However, Nai Chen. Yuan Long had a sick illness long before this, and now he is sick on the couch and can't move, how dare he bother him anymore? ”
"Chen. Yuanlong is sick? "If Chen Deng is sick, then I really can't count on him. However, Liu Bei felt uncomfortable when he thought that Kaiyang City was hanging there now, up and down, if he couldn't solve it before leaving.
After thinking about it, Liu Bei said again: "But...... If Tao Yuanjun gives up Kaiyang, I'm afraid it's not appropriate! Tao Yuanjun, think about it, if we just wave the East China Sea, even if we can quickly pacify this gang of thieves between the ten months, but what about after that? It's nothing more than going back to dealing with Kaiyang's gang of thieves. But at that time, will it still be so easy to deal with? Give the thieves a chance to breathe and let them resurge, how can it be so easy to deal with them then?! What's more, if the Kaiyang thieves take advantage of our army's deal with Que Xuan, secretly join forces with Que Xuan, and attack me, then I will suffer the enemy on my back, what will be the result? ”
This can't be ignored, and everyone was said by Liu Bei, and they also had big heads.
"Lord Liu's words are wrong! If we just blindly covet and eat the thief in one go, in order to relieve our worries, and ignore the rear, then even if we take Kaiyang, where will we leave my wife and children? ”
Hearing this rebuttal, Liu Bei was so angry that he almost didn't have a seizure. Fortunately, he did a good enough job of patience, and he didn't get angry with him, and swallowed his voice and said: "If you only care about the life and death of your wives and children, and don't care about the overall situation, be ashamed and speak!" As soon as he said this, someone immediately retorted: "I waited for my wife and children, because I waited for my wife and children to be in the rear, and I couldn't ignore it." For example, Lord Liu, although you once begged for two wives and concubines, they all died in the chaos. Now that I think about it, it's probably Lord Liu, for the sake of the overall situation, to save your own life, and give them directly to the thieves, right? ”
burst into laughter, and the left and right also coaxed.
A black line immediately appeared on Liu Bei's face, and he didn't look at who was speaking, so he kept silent. But the two of them behind him were already angry. Guan Yu is okay, the eldest brother didn't say anything to cut anyone, and he is not easy to cut anyone. But Zhang Fei couldn't help it first, and when he screamed, he was about to grab a spear and stab the person who spoke.
Liu Bei came to Tao Qian's army in addition to being treated by Tao Qian, in fact, he was very pitiful, and he didn't get the attention of others at all. A Cao Bao didn't say anything about his angry eyes, and the others just played with him because of Tao Qian, and they didn't look down on him at all. Moreover, when Zhang Fei followed his eldest brother back to Tan County with Tao Qian, he was drunk, and said something that should not be said after drinking, and leaked out about his eldest brother who had lost two wives and concubines in order to escape for his life, so that everyone under the account knew about it, and they despised Liu Bei even more, no wonder once someone said this, everyone else reacted in this way.
Liu Bei naturally understood his delicate situation at this time, and he also knew that if he wanted to gain a foothold in Xuzhou, not only could he not offend any of these uncles around him, but he had to coax them to make them happy. If Zhang Fei's spear and pestle are strong, killing anyone will inevitably cause others to be jealous, then if he wants to gain a foothold in Xuzhou, he can only dream. Therefore, he not only had to swallow this breath at this time, but also had to stop Zhang Feifei.
"Third brother, no!"
Zhang Fei was so vigorous, and under his anger, this spear was also killed with twelve points of strength. Liu Bei suddenly reached out to grab it, only to almost bring him down. Zhang Fei was shocked, quickly withdrew the spear, and shouted loudly: "Big brother, you are!" ”
Liu Bei grabbed the spear in Zhang Fei's hand and gritted his teeth and said, "You bastard, you want to commit murder without my order, who taught you?" Have you forgotten what I told you in the first place? This life, the first thing to pay attention to is the righteousness of brothers, brothers are like siblings, and wives are like clothes! Clothes are torn, they can still be sewn, hands and feet are broken, and the encore continues? No matter how muddy I am Liu Bei, I also know this truth, for the sake of brotherhood, even if it is death, it is worth it! What's more, in order to preserve the righteousness of his brothers, he sacrificed one or two useless wives and concubines...... What can it be? But you bastard, today you killed a person here, it hurts my righteousness, and I have to kill you for the sake of the public to thank everyone; But at the same time, killing you will undermine my brother's righteousness, and I will have to die to follow my brother. Brother, you are angry, and you kill several people, how can you bear it? Do you know it's wrong? ”
"This ...... It's the third brother who is wrong! Zhang Fei lowered his head, really speechless, even Guan Yu next to him heard it, and nodded heavily, almost moved to tears by Liu Bei's words, it seems that he is not with the wrong person. The people next to him, listening to the meaning of Liu Bei's words, seemed to be the reason why he killed his wife and concubine in the first place, it was all because of the righteousness of protecting his siblings, and he was forced to do it. In this way, not only Liu Bei's original actions were understandable, but also rose to a certain height. You must know that women in the Han Dynasty had no status at all, and they were vassals of men, while the righteousness between brothers was often exaggerated to a certain height and respected by others. It is no wonder that as soon as Liu Bei said this, he immediately broke the passive situation, not only forgave by everyone, but also had a certain affirmation of him and others.
Tao Qian has not spoken, which does not mean that he ignores him, but is an outsider, constantly judging Liu Bei outside the court.
Everyone used his wife and concubine to make things difficult for him, if it was someone else, he would probably have been angry, even if he was cultivated, he just smiled and explained a few words. But Liu Bei, he not only suppressed his anger, but also indirectly said this rumor that was not conducive to him, in a tone of reproach to Zhang Fei. His words not only explained clearly and were understood by others, but also promoted his righteousness and won the support of his brothers, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone.
No, it should be three eagles. At least, his words also spoke to the hearts of other people, so that Liu Bei's reputation for benevolence and righteousness spread far and wide at the same time. It seems that this Liu Bei's forbearance kung fu is not only possible, no one in the world can be beaten, and he is so cheeky, I am afraid that he is also the leader of my generation.
At this moment, Tao Qian's heart moved, and he said secretly: "Liu Bei is really not simple, could it be that God gave it to me?" If I can make good use of him, I will be blessed by Xuzhou. Thinking of this, Tao Qian laughed, hurriedly interrupted everyone's coaxing, and said: "I think Xuande's previous proposal is not unreasonable, if I return to the East China Sea like this, I am really unwilling, it is better to carry out one last attack on Kaiyang City before going back." If it is captured, then it is stopped, and if it is not, the troops are immediately withdrawn. Come to think of it, this won't delay much time, you guys and work hard! ”