Chapter 13: Reinforcements

When Jiujiang was too guarded by the border, he had a good relationship with Tao Qian, and when he heard that Xuzhou was in trouble, he brought 5,000 troops to save him.

Cao Cao was furious when he heard this, so that Xiahou was killed on the road.

Shi Chen Gong was engaged in Dongjun, and he also had a close relationship with Tao Qian;

Hearing that Cao Cao raised troops to take revenge and wanted to kill the people, he came to see Cao Cao in the starry night.

Cao Cao knew that he was a lobbyist for Tao Qian, and he wanted to be missed, but he couldn't destroy the old favor, so he had to ask him to meet in the account.

Gong said: "Now I heard that the Ming Gong came to Xuzhou with a large soldier to avenge his father's revenge, and he wanted to kill the people wherever he went.

Tao Qian is a benevolent gentleman, not a person who forgets righteousness;

The murder of his father is Zhang Min's evil, not a crime of humility. And the people of the state and county, what enmity do they have with the Ming Gong?

Kill ominous. Think twice. ”

Cao Cao said angrily: "Gong abandoned me in the past, what face will I see again?"

Tao Qian killed my family, and vowed to pluck out his heart and hate him with snow!

Although the public lobbied for Tao Qian, he didn't listen to him! ”

Chen Gong resigned, sighed and said: "I don't have the face to see Tao Qianye!" ”

Then he galloped to Chen and stayed too guarded by Zhang Miao.

Let's say that wherever Cao Cao's army went, they killed people and excavated graves.

Tao Qian was in Xuzhou, and when he heard that Cao Cao raised an army to take revenge, he killed the people.

Yang Tian wept and said: "I have been condemned to heaven, causing the people of Xuzhou to suffer this great calamity!" ”

Gather the officials to deliberate.

Cao Bao said: "Cao Bing is here, how can he be tied to death!" A certain is willing to help the king break it. ”

Tao Qian had to lead the troops out to greet him, looking at Cao Cao's army from afar like frost and snow, the Chinese army erected two white flags, and the big book was revenge.

The military horses formed a formation, and Cao Cao manipulated the horses out of the formation, wearing a vegetarian shirt, and raised his whip and scolded.

Tao Qian also came out of the door,

He bowed and said: "Qian originally wanted to marry Ming Gong, so he asked Zhang Min to escort him."

I don't want to be a thief, so I have this incident. It's really not Tao Qian's sake.

I hope that the public will see it. ”

Cao Cao scolded and said, "Old horseman! Kill my father, dare to talk nonsense! Who can capture the thief alive? ”

Xiahoudun came out in response. Tao Qian panicked and walked into the battle. Xiahoudun rushed over, and Cao Bao jumped on his horse with a spear and came to meet the enemy.

The two horses intersected, and suddenly the wind blew fiercely, flying sand and rocks, and the two armies were in chaos, and each withdrew its troops.

Tao Qian entered the city and discussed with the crowd and said: "Cao's army is invincible, I should bind myself to Cao Cao's camp,

Let it be cut to save the lives of the people of a county in Xuzhou. ”

Before the words were endless, one person entered the preface and said: "The town of Xuzhou is grateful.

Although there are many Cao soldiers today, they have not been able to break our city immediately. The prince and the people insisted on not going out;

Although he is not talented, he is willing to use a small strategy to teach Cao Cao to die without a place to be buried! ”

The people were shocked, and they asked if they would come out.

However, it is said that the person who offered the plan is a native of Qu County, Donghaihai, with the surname Mi, the name Zhu, and the word Zizhong.

This person is a wealthy man, tried to buy and sell in Luoyang, took a car back, met a beautiful woman on the road, came to ask for the same car, Zhu Nai got off the car and walked, let the car and the woman sit.

The woman asked Zhu to carry it with her. Zhu sat upright in the car, and his eyes were not evil.

After a few miles, the woman resigned; Parting to Zhu, he said: "I am the Southern Fire De Xingjun, and I am taught by God to burn your house."

I feel that you treat each other politely, so you will tell you clearly.

You can return quickly and move out of your belongings. I came that night. ”

Words are gone. Zhu was frightened, rushed home, took everything in the house, and hurriedly moved out.

It was night when the kitchen caught fire and burned down the house.

Therefore, Zhu gave up his family wealth and helped the poor.

Later, Tao Qian was hired as a separate driver.

On the same day, he said: "I am willing to go to Beihai County and ask Kong Rong to raise troops to rescue;

One person had to go to Tiankai in Qingzhou for help:

If the two armies and horses come together, Cao Cao will retreat. ”

Humility obeyed, so he wrote two letters and asked who dared to go to Qingzhou for help.

One person responded. In the eyes of the public, it is a native of Guangling, surnamed Chen, named Deng, and the character Yuanlong.

Tao Qian first sent Chen Yuanlong to Qingzhou, and then ordered Mi Zhu to go to Beihai to lead the people to defend the city in preparation for the attack.

But it is said that Beihai Kong Rong, the word Wenju, the people of Qufu in Lu State, the twentieth grandson of Confucius, and the son of Kong Zhou, the commander of Mount Tai.

Since he was a child, when he was ten years old, he went to Henan Yin Li Ying, and it was difficult for people to do it.

Rong said: "I am Li Xiangtong's family. ”

When he saw it, he asked, "What is the relationship between your ancestor and my ancestor?" ”

Rong said: "In the past, Confucius once asked Lao Tzu, isn't Rong and Jun a family of all generations? ”

It's a great wonder.

Shaoqing, Taizhong doctor Chen Weizhi.

Ying Zhirong said: "This strange boy is also." ”

Wei said: "When you are young, you are smart, but when you are big, you may not be smart." ”

Rong immediately responded: "As you say, you will be smart when you are young." ”

Wei and the others all smiled and said: "When this son grows up, he will be a great weapon of the present generation." ”

Hence the name.

Later, he was a Zhonglang general, and he moved to Beihai Taishou.

Excellent guests, often said: "The seats are always full, and the wine in the bottle is not empty: my wish is also." ”

In Beihai for six years, he won the hearts of the people.

On the same day, he was sitting with the guest, and the people reported that Xuzhou Mizhu arrived.

Rong invited to see, asked his intentions, and Zhu out of Tao Qian's book,

said: "Cao Cao's siege is very urgent, and he hopes that Ming Gong will save him." ”

Rong said: "I have a good relationship with Tao Gongzu, and Zizhong is here again, why don't you go?"

It's just that Cao Mengde has no enmity with me, and he should send a book to reconcile.

If they don't comply, then they will raise troops. Zhu said: "Cao Cao relied on the might of the army and refused to make peace. ”

Rongjiao ordered soldiers on the one hand, and sent people to deliver books on the other.

While discussing the situation, it was suddenly reported that the Yellow Turban Thieves led tens of thousands of people to kill them.

Kong Rong was shocked, and hurriedly ordered the men and horses of the headquarters to go out of the city to fight the thieves.

Guan Hai stepped out and said: "I know that Beihai has a wide range of grain, and I can borrow 10,000 stones, even if I retreat; Otherwise, break the city, and leave the old and young behind! ”

Kong Rongqi said: "I am a minister of the Han Dynasty, guarding the land of the Han Dynasty, how can there be grain, rice and thieves!" ”

Guan Hai was furious, slapped the horse and danced the knife, and took Kong Rong directly, and Rong put Zongbao out of the horse;

The battle was not counted, and he was stabbed by Guan Hai and cut the treasure under the horse.

Kong Rong's troops were in chaos and rushed into the city. Guan Hai divided his troops to besiege the city on all sides, and Kong Rong was depressed. Mi Zhu is sorrowful, and it is even more unspeakable.

The next day, Kong Rong ascended the city and looked at it from afar, and the thieves were huge, adding to the worries.

Suddenly, I saw a person outside the city with a spear and a prancing horse into the thief formation, rushing left and right, as if entering a no-man's land, until the city was down, shouting "open the door".

Kong Rong didn't know who he was, so he didn't dare to open the door.

The thieves rushed to the edge of the trench, and the man turned around and dismounted more than a dozen people, and the thieves retreated, and Rong hurriedly opened the door and brought in. His men dismounted and abandoned their guns, and went to the city to meet Kong Rong. Rong asked his name and said: "A certain Donglai Huang County is also a native of Taishi, with a name of Ci and a righteous word. The old mother was favored again.

A certain yesterday from Liaodong returned home to save relatives, knowing the thief Koucheng. The old mother said, 'I have been deeply gracious by the king, and you should save it.' 'Some-and-so came alone. Kong Rong was overjoyed. It turned out that although Kong Rong and Tai Shici did not know each other, they knew that he was a hero. Because he was far away, there was an old mother who lived twenty miles away from the city, and he often left people with silk; The mother felt Rongde, so the special envoy Ci came to the rescue.

At the moment, Kong Rong treated Tai Shici seriously and gave him a saddle horse.

Ci said: "I am willing to borrow a thousand elite soldiers and go out of the city to kill thieves." Rong said: "Although you are brave, the thief is very powerful, and you can't take it lightly." ”

Ci said: "The old mother is grateful for the kindness of the gentleman, and she specially sends Ci to come; If the siege cannot be resolved, Ci will have no shame to see his mother. Fight to the death! Rong said: "I heard that Liu Liu Bei is a hero in the world, if you invite him to come to the rescue, this siege will be solved." But no one can make ears. ”

Ci said: "The prince of the house repairs the book, and he should be in a hurry." ”

Rong Xi, repairing books and paying mercy, Ci shackled his armor and got on his horse, belted his belt and bows, held iron spears, fed and dressed strictly, and the city gate was opened, and a horse flew out. Near the trench, the thief will lead the crowd to fight. Ci Lian killed several people and came out of the encirclement. Guan Hai knew that someone was out of the city, and it was expected that he must have asked for help, so he brought hundreds of horsemen to come and surrounded them on all sides. Ci leaned on the gun, drew the bow and arrows, and shot it from all sides, and all of them should not fall off the horse. The thieves did not dare to chase after them.

Tai Shi Ci got off, and the starry night turned out to see Liu Bei.

After giving the salute, Gu Yan Kong Beihai was besieged for help, and presented it to the book. After Liu Bei finished looking at it, he asked Ci and said, "Who is under the feet?" ”

Ci said: "A certain Taishi Ci, the contemptible person of the East China Sea. He is not flesh and blood with Kong Rong, and he is more than the township party, especially with friendship, which means sharing worries and suffering. Now there is a riot in Guanhai, Beihai is besieged, and he is lonely and poor, and he is in danger. Wen Jun is benevolent and righteous, and he can save people in danger, so he specially ordered a certain person to break through and come to ask for help. Liu Bei replied: "Kong Beihai knows that there is Liu Beiye in the world? ”

It was with Yun Chang and Yi De that there were 3,000 elite soldiers and marched to Beihai County.

Guan Hai saw that the salvation army was coming, and personally led troops to meet the enemy; Because he saw that Liu Bei had few soldiers, he didn't care.

Liu Bei, Guan, Zhang, and Tai Shici immediately stepped forward, and Guan Hai was angry.

Tai Shi Ci waited forward, Yun Chang went out early, and took Guan Hai directly. The two horses intersected, and the army shouted.

How to measure how the enemy of Guan Hai is long, between dozens of he, the green dragon knife rises, and splits Guan Hai under the horse.

Tai Shici and Zhang Fei rode out together, raised their guns at the same time, and entered the thief formation. Liu Bei drove his troops to cover up and kill.

Kong Rong in the city saw Tai Shici and Guan and Zhang rushing to kill the thieves, like a tiger entering the flock, and drove his troops out of the city.

Two flanking attacks, the defeat of the group of thieves, countless descenders, and the remnants of the party collapsed. Kong Rong welcomed Liu Bei into the city, finished the ceremony, and set up a banquet to celebrate.

He also brought Mi Zhu to see Liu Bei, and said that Zhang Min killed Cao Song:

"Today, Cao Cao manipulated the troops to plunder, surrounded Xuzhou, and came to ask for help."

Liu Bei said: "Tao Gongzu is a benevolent gentleman, and he doesn't want to suffer this innocent wrong. ”

Kong Rong said: "Gong is a member of the Han family. Now Cao Cao is cruel to the people, relying on the strong and bullying the weak, why not go to the rescue with Rong? ”

Liu Bei said: "Bei Fei dare to refuse, Nai soldiers are outnumbered, and it may be difficult to move lightly." ”

Kong Rong said: "Rong Zhi wants to save Tao Gongzu, although it is because of the old friendship, it is also for the righteousness. How can the public be alone without a righteous heart? Liu Bei said: "In this case, please Wenju first, Rong Bei will go to Gongsun Zhan, borrow three or five thousand men and horses, and then come." ”

Rong said; "Don't break your promise."

Liu Bei said: "Why is the public like a person? Sage Yun: Since ancient times, there has been death, and people cannot stand without faith. Liu Bei borrowed the army, or borrowed the army, and he must come in person. ”

Kong Rong agreed, taught Mi Zhu to go back to Xuzhou to report first, and Rong packed up and set off.

Tai Shi Ci thanked him and said: "Ci came to help at the behest of my mother, and I am fortunate to be safe. There is Liu Xuan, the assassin of Yangzhou, and Citong County, there are books to call, and I dare not go. Goodbye to Rongtu. ”

Rong was rewarded with gold silk, and Ci refused to accept it.

When his mother saw it, she said happily: "I am happy that you have to repay Beihai!" ”

Then he sent Ci to Yangzhou. Not to mention Kong Rong's troops. Let's say that Liu Bei left Beihai to see Gongsun Zhan, and said that he wanted to save Xuzhou.

Zan said: "Cao Cao has no enmity with Jun, why bother to help others? ”

Liu Bei said: "I have promised people, and I dare not break my promise." ”

Zan said: "I will lend Jun Ma 2,000 troops. ”

Liu Bei said: "I hope to borrow Zhao Zilong and his party." "Chan yes. Liu Bei then led 3,000 people from Guan and Zhang Yin's headquarters as the front department, and Zilong led 2,000 people to Xuzhou.

said that Mi Zhu repaid Tao Qian, and said that Beihai asked Liu Bei to help;

Chen Yuanlong also reported back to Qingzhou Tian Kai and gladly led the troops to rescue; Tao Qian was at ease. It turned out that Kong Rong and Tian Kai were afraid of Cao's fierce troops, and they did not dare to enter lightly because they were far away from the mountain. When Cao Cao saw the arrival of the two armies, he also divided his army and did not dare to move forward to attack the city.

But he said that Liu Beijun arrived and saw Kong Rong.

Rong said: "Cao's troops are large, and Cao Cao is good at using troops, so he can't fight lightly. Watch its movements, and then march into the army. ”

Liu Bei said: "But I am afraid that there is no food in the city, and it is difficult to hold on for a long time." Prepare Yun Chang and Zilong to lead 4,000 troops and help each other under the public department; Bei and Zhang Fei killed Cao Ying, and went to Xuzhou to meet Tao Envoy Jun to discuss. ”

Rong Daxi, rendezvous with Tian Kai, for the momentum of the corner; Yun Chang and Zilong led the troops on both sides. On that day, Liu Bei and Zhang Fei led a thousand men and horses to the edge of Cao Bing's village. Between the lines, a drum sounded in the village, and the horse army marched like a tide, and the general came out.

The first general, Yu Ban, shouted: "Where are the madmen! Go there! When Zhang Fei saw it, he didn't say anything, and he took it directly. The two horses intersected, and the battle reached a few times, and Liu Bei led the double-strand sword army to advance, and Yu Ban was defeated. Zhang Fei is currently chasing and killing until the city of Xuzhou.

Seeing the red flag in the city, the big book "Plain Liu Bei", Tao Qian hurriedly ordered the door to be opened.

Liu Bei entered the city, and Tao Qian followed, and went to the government together. After the ceremony, a banquet was set up to treat each other, and a wall of labor troops. Tao Qian saw that Liu Bei's appearance was lofty, his language was open-minded, and he was overjoyed, so he ordered Mi Zhu to take the Xuzhou brand seal and let Liu Bei.

Liu Bei was stunned and said, "What does the public mean?" Qian said: "Today's disturbance, Wang Gang is sluggish; Gong is a clan member of the Han family, and it is appropriate to support the community. The old man is old and incompetent, and he is willing to give up Xuzhou. Don't shirk. Humility should write his own expression and play the imperial court. ”

Liu Bei left the table and bowed again: "Although Liu Bei is a Miao descendant of the Han Dynasty, his merits are measurable, and he is afraid that he will be incompetent for the plains. Now is the righteousness, so come to help. When the public said this, could it be that Liu Bei had the intention of annexation? If you think of this, the emperor will not bless you! ”

Qian said: "The truth of this old man is also. "Again and again, Liu Bei is willing to accept it. Mi Zhujin said: "Now the soldiers are coming to the city, and we should discuss the strategy of retreating from the enemy. When things are peaceful, then you can give in. ”

Liu Bei said: "Prepare a suicide note to Cao Cao, and persuade him to reconcile. If Cao Cao doesn't comply, it's not too late to fight. So he spread the word to Sanzhai and held the army; Send someone to write a letter to Cao Cao.

However, it was said that Cao Cao Cao was in the army, discussing with the generals, and people reported that there was a war book in Xuzhou.

Cao Cao dismantled and looked at it, it was Liu Bei's book.

Shuluo said: "Bei has to worship the monarch outside the gate, and the day after tomorrow is on one side, and it is too late to serve." Xiang, respected his father Cao Hou, but because Zhang Min was unkind, he was killed, and it was not Tao Gongzu's crime. Now the yellow turban is left behind, disturbing the outside; Dong Zhuoyu's party is entrenched. May the Duke of Ming be the first urgent need of the court, and then personal enmity; Withdraw the troops of Xuzhou to save the country: Xuzhou is very fortunate, and the world is very fortunate! ”

Cao Cao read the book and scolded: "Who is Liu Bei, dare to persuade me with books!" And there is irony in the middle! ”

Ordered to slash the envoys, while trying their best to attack the city.

Guo Jiazhi said: "Liu Bei came to the rescue, salute first and then soldier, the lord should answer with good words, and be slow to prepare; Then they marched into the city and attacked it, and the city could be broken. Cao Cao said that the money was left to envoy and wait for the book to be returned.