Chapter Twenty-Eight: Wancheng is Attacked and Xuzhou is Given to the Third
On this extremely happy day, in Cao Cao's mansion, in front of the full house of civil and military, Lin Lituo gave Cao Cao a head. Pen fun and pavilion www.biquge.info
If Lin Li was here now, he would definitely be swallowed in an instant, and then shout that the old minister was wronged before he died.
How not to be wronged?
Tuo Zhuen sent Zhang Min's head to befriend Ah Pu, but who would have thought that this loyal subordinate with a very auspicious name would do such an unlucky thing. said that he was full of praise, Shangyong and Chen Liu were far away, Zhu En rushed over day and night, and he was afraid that he would delay the lord's major event, and he was also afraid that this head would not be able to hold up the rot, so as soon as he arrived at Chen Liu, he inquired about the location of Cao Cao's mansion, and rushed straight over, regardless of whether today was a day for everyone to celebrate.
This honest person arrived outside the Cao Mansion to ask the guards to report, just bumped into the belated Guo Jia, Guo Jia saw his behavior in a hurry and asked a few more words, and then was shocked by the bloody head, with Guo Jia's intelligence, naturally knew that if he went in, it would be difficult to live, so he kindly persuaded him to leave, and he took the wooden box and sent it.
"Lord, this Lin Li dares to provoke us like this! Please give the lord an order, and a certain family will definitely lead troops to attack Shangyong and capture this person alive! ”
It was Xiahou Yuanrang who spoke, and he was so grumpy that he could endure such humiliation, and he was angry at the moment.
"Lord, I'm willing to lead the troops too!" A group of generals asked for their lives, which caused public anger.
Xun Yu, who was the first person under Cao Cao, was much calmer and analyzed:
"Shangyong is remote, and the army needs to make long-term preparations for attacking, but it is okay to use our army's money and food reserves, but we need to worry about the dove tiger sneak attack, but if Zixiao stays behind, it can be guaranteed."
The calm strategist didn't think about whether to fight or not, and had already begun to prepare for attacking Shangyong.
Cao Zixiao is Cao Cao's general Cao Ren, with a wide face and many beards, a stocky body, brave warriors, skilled bows and horses, and a general with extremely outstanding military talents.
Hearing what his subordinates were saying, Cao Cao suddenly laughed out loud and said:
"You don't have to be careful, Lin Lifei deliberately humiliated me. This man is the one who wants to eat his flesh and blood in his dreams! ”
At this time, Guo Jia, who knew the details, also spoke:
"When I met the messenger outside the door, I inquired carefully. This is the head of the thief Zhang Min who harmed the lord's family, and it was Lin Tingshi who killed this fang when he was fighting in Shangyong. ”
Guo Jia's words dissipated everyone's anger, and Xun You smiled on the side:
"It's a good idea, but it's a good idea... It's really, not authentic. ”
Cao Cao smiled:
"Lin Shushi sits on Shangyong Wancheng, and he has even got money and food from Hanzhong, his strength is not weak, but he has a good friend, and he wants to ask for something."
"The lord is wise." Guo Jia quietly patted the horse and continued,
"That Lin Li is rumored to send a message after the year to invite the princes of the world to go to Chang'an to crusade against Li Guo and the two thieves, and welcome the Son of Heaven back to the court."
"Greeting the Son of Heaven?" Cao Cao frowned, Mao Jue had said to him before, which was also the meaning, with the means of "serving the Son of Heaven to order not to be subordinate" to order the princes in the world who are not subordinate, he has already begun to prepare, just wait for the time to come. But if Lin Li saved the Son of Heaven first, wouldn't it be a bad plan.
Cao Cao was pondering, but Xun Yu, who was loyal to the Han family, was very happy, and said at the moment:
"If Lin Thorn Shi has the heart to help the Han family, we can help him."
Xun You quietly looked at his uncle, who was six years younger than him, and said:
"Kuangfu Han is a big deal, but Lu Bu still lives in Puyang, how can he allow others to snore on the side of the couch (a sentence only in the Song Dynasty, but it is very appropriate to use it here), our army's plan is to send troops to attack Lu Bu first and take back Yanzhou, as for the alliance, we can wait for Lin Tingshi to send a message to support."
This kind of plan to work without effort satisfied Cao Cao, and with a narrow eye, he ordered:
"After the fifteenth year, the three armies will be reorganized, and I want to personally lead the troops and horses to the battle."
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The perspective turns back to the mediocre.
On January 7, 195, Lin Li was handling official business, and the civil official and Fa Zheng suddenly came together.
"Lord, after receiving the military information from Wancheng, Chang'an Huangfu Song led 11,000 halberds to attack!"
Lin Li calmly put down the pen in his hand and said:
"There are nearly 20,000 soldiers and horses on the front side, and there is no need to worry about the affairs of Wancheng. But Liu Biao in the south must be guarded against. Send someone to inquire about the progress of the training of the Xingba Naval Army. ”
"The subordinates obeyed. But the lord, Chang'an has enough troops, and if he sends reinforcements to attack Wancheng, I am afraid that Li Taishou will not be able to resist enough. Fa Zhengran was still a little worried.
Lin Li slapped his forehead, but forgot that there was still a possibility of reinforcements, and said:
"Captain Liu Rui of Zhaoxin led five thousand cavalry to Wancheng! Another person was ordered to write a crusade against Li Guo, and when the time came, summon the world to discuss it! ”
With a total of 5,000 cavalry, all of them were transferred, and with Li Yan's ability, as long as it was not a long security army, it should be no hindrance.
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In the luxurious Taishou Mansion built by Li Dan in Wancheng in the past, Li Yan and Liao Xiong Lecheng sat opposite each other.
"General Zuo, Huangfu Song's army is pressing, do you two have a countermeasure?"
"Xiong thinks that with the courage of the adults, he can win by going directly out of the city to fight!"
"My subordinates think so!"
Li Yan chuckled and said:
"General Zuo suppressed the Yellow Turban Sect before, and his military achievements are impressive, and he is a person with the same name as Lu Zhonglang, and we should not take it lightly."
"My lord is too careful, although General Zuo is famous, but after all, he is old, and he can go to his half life if he wants to come to the pain of the march, how can he still have the strength to fight with our army."
Li Yan was modest, Le Cheng didn't answer, but the old and rough Liao Xiong still didn't care, and didn't put the Huangfu Song of the three heroes of the late Han Dynasty in his eyes at all, Li Yan also smiled bitterly at this, this Liao Xiong has a rough personality, and he was a little arrogant after following Lin Li to fight a few bandits, and although he had the heart to make him suffer some hardships and be vigilant, he was afraid of losing the sergeant's sharpness, so he had no choice but to let me personally raise the troops.
"Straighten out the soldiers and horses, and when Huangfu Song crosses the Wuguan, I will personally meet the battle!"
"The last general obeys!"
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The tense atmosphere of the war spread in an instant, and the people in the city who were still immersed in festivities suddenly became uneasy, and those people who moved from Hanzhong were even more unhappy.
Huangfu Song is a veteran of decades of war, although he was once dismissed because he refused to accept bribes, but after all, his military merits and fame are there, and Li Guo does not dare to despise it, so this attack on Wancheng is still based on him as the vanguard.
Huangfu Song's marching speed is not fast, all the way to the camp, taking a steady route, but it is even more called Wancheng's Liao Xiong to look down, the old pawn is the old pawn, such a slow marching speed, I am afraid that Chang'an will be beheaded by the order of the military aircraft before Wancheng. This contempt was quickly transmitted to Le Cheng, who had always been shrewd, and he was already a little stunned by Liao Xiong's influence all day long.
Ten days later, before Huangfu Song left the military pass, Cao Cao raised an army of 30,000 and personally went to attack Puyang. He was accompanied by the general Xiahoudun leading the cavalry team, Cao Hongle Jin leading the spear team, and Li Dianxunyou leading the weapons Jingqi. Cao Cao took Guo Jia as his accompanying military division, and the mastermind Xun Yu and others stayed behind Chen to ensure logistics.
Lu Bu had Chen Gong and Chen Gongtai as his military advisors, and there were eight strong generals Zhang Liao, Zang Ba, Hao Meng, Cao Xing, Cheng Lian, Wei Xu, Song Xian, Hou Cheng and others to assist, and unfading more than 20,000 soldiers and horses were raised to fight with Cao Cao in the field under Puyang City.
On the 10th of the day, Huangfu Song went out of Wuguan to force under Wancheng, and Li Yan, who had been waiting for a long time, raised 8,000 halberds to kill out of the city gate and hit Huangfu Song by surprise, and won a small victory. Then Huangfu Song retreated three miles, set up camp and fought with Li Yan's team under the city.
On the 10th of the day, in Xuzhou, under Picheng.
Xuzhou Mu Tao Qian secretly instructed Zhang Min to attack and kill Cao Cao's family, which led to Cao Cao's army, and then invited Huang Shu Liu Bei to be able to defend the city, but the years are not forgiving, Tao Qian is already old, and he is seriously ill, and he sees that time is running out.
In the Mu Tao Mansion in Xuzhou, Tao Qian, who had white hair, was unable to lie on the bed, and beside him stood the father and son of the famous Chen family, Chen Qi, Chen Deng, father and son, the rich businessman Mi family, and the Mi Fang brothers, and the wives and children were also crying and crying around the bedside, waiting for Tao Qian to confess his last words.
Tao Qian coughed constantly, ordered his old wife to help him sit upright, and said weakly:
"Everyone... Have you arrived? It seems that the rest of my life... It shouldn't be long. ”
"Sir!" The serving wife burst into tears.
Tao Qian patted his old wife's palm and continued:
"About what happened to me... With the strength of my sons, they will not be able to overcome the obstacles in this troubled world. ”
Tao Qian's two sons were ashamed when they heard this, but they didn't dare to refute, but Mi Zhu looked thoughtful, but he didn't interrupt.
"Therefore, Lord Liu Bei, who wants to entrust our army to Xiao Pei... What do you think? ”
Here it comes! Mi Zhu was happy in his heart, but he didn't move:
"What a wise and decisive one! Lord Liu Bei, who is faithful, benevolent, and ambitious, is bound to lead our army forward. ”
Chen Deng glanced at Mi Zhu, who had a wealthy businessman's background, with some disdain, and said softly:
"Previously, Lord Liu Bei led troops to help save the people of Xuzhou from Cao Cao's butcher's knife, and at this moment, he can indeed succeed him."
Tao Qian looked at the two of them and smiled miserably:
"Your Excellency thinks so too... In that case, things will be easier. Immediately summon Lord Liu Bei over. ”
The guards on the side hurriedly ran out to summon Liu Bei, and Liu Bei, who had already received the news, did not let Tao Qian wait long, and walked in gently.
The white-faced Liu Bei was dressed in a red brocade robe, with a magnificent appearance and an extraordinary appearance, followed by the black-faced Zhang Fei and the red-faced Guan Yu.
came in and first saluted Tao Qian, and then greeted everyone one by one, and said softly:
"I learned of my illness from the messenger, and I hereby hastened to come. Lord Tao Qian, are you alright? ”
Tao Qian looked at the reinforcements he had summoned that day in front of him, and said with a smile:
“...... I'm afraid I'm going to die soon. Actually, it was for this reason that Lord Liu Bei was summoned here. ”
Liu Bei looked at the people behind him suspiciously, but did not speak.
"Lord Liu Bei, can you serve as the pastor of Xuzhou after my death and continue to lead our army? If I can entrust my subjects to a talent like you, then I can leave with peace of mind. ”
Liu Bei was shocked and hurriedly said:
"Don't say that! How can a mediocre person like me inherit the great cause of Master Tao Qian? I would like to ask you to leave it to the right people. ”
This self-humility, Chen Deng Mizhu was indifferent and noncommittal, but he was anxious to Zhang Fei behind him, and he was about to speak with his mouth, but he was quietly pushed by Guan Yu, and then scratched his head in confusion, but he still swallowed back.
Tao Qian was choked by Liu Bei, and immediately coughed sharply, and only after a long time continued:
"If you leave my army, I will die!"
Liu Bei was silent, looked at it silently, and said softly:
"However, I'm really sorry for such a big deal, please let me leave for the time being."
After saying this, Liu Bei called Guan Zhang and the others, got up and left. Only Tao Qian's sigh in the room remained.
As soon as he came out of Tao Qian's room, Zhang Fei stepped forward and grabbed Liu Bei's sleeve and said hurriedly:
"Hey, hey, big brother, big brother! Why not, such a good thing! It's what he wants to let out, so he simply inherited it and got it soon! ”
Liu Bei turned around and glared angrily, and shouted:
"Zhang Fei! Are you trying to trap me in the land of injustice? ”
Zhang Fei was yelled at inexplicably and muttered:
"Tsk! It seems that he can't resist the big brother! ”
On the side, Guan Yu was thoughtful, didn't care about Zhang Fei, and followed Liu Bei.
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Three days later, in Xiapi City, Liu Bei walked alone on the street, and was quickly recognized by the people around him.
At this time, Mi Zhu hurriedly came over and said:
"Report to your lord, Lord Tao Qian has passed away!"
Liu Bei was shocked on the spot, and said for a long time:
"Ah, is this how the revered elder has passed away..."
Mi Zhu grabbed Liu Bei's shoulder violently and shouted:
"Lord Liu Bei! Rong Zai begs you for the deceased Lord Tao Qian, please inherit the will of Lord Tao Qian and lead our army no matter what, only then is the best tribute to the deceased! ”
Liu Bei was speechless and turned away.
Tao Qianchan's news of Liu Bei has been inexplicably spread all over Xiapi City in three days, and those people shouted in unison when they saw Liu Bei,
"Lord Liu Bei, I beg you, you must stay and continue to protect us!"
Liu Bei looked at the pleading crowd and sighed:
“... I just can't do it..."
"In the name of righteousness, it is absolutely impossible to abandon these subjects without regard for it! Ladies and gentlemen! Listen to me, from now on, Lord Tao Qian's troops will be led by me! ”
The whole city cheered.
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"The system prompted that in February 195, Tao Qian's army perished. Liu Bei, who inherited Tao Qian's will, merged Tao Qian's army and inherited his power. ”
Lin Li, who was inspecting the naval army in Shangyong, was suddenly taken aback, what is this? Tao Qian let Xuzhou, it still happened!