Chapter 7: Acts of Benevolence and Righteousness
As soon as he saw the two of them, Liu Bei said straight to the point: "This time the thieves are strong, but they are not hungry people who can't eat enough before." If we fight them directly, I'm afraid it will be difficult to win. ”
Zhang Fei patted his chest, "Big brother Hugh should panic, with me and the second brother to capture the flag, you will win!" ”
Guan Yu heard Zhang Fei say this, but he disagreed: "Third brother! Big brother is right. If we fight hard, we can win, and how many villagers can be left. For the sake of righteousness, they have entrusted their lives to us, and we must not let these righteous men lose their lives in vain for the sake of a momentary hurry. Besides, the world is about to be in turmoil, and this group of township parties is the foundation of our lives. ”
The other three people in the tent listened and looked at Guan Yu together.
Liu Bei sighed: "Could it be that the world of this Han family is going to die in the hands of this group of yellow turbans?" ”
Guan Yu was indignant, "If it doesn't die in their hands, it will also be destroyed in the hands of people like Liu Yan." ”
"Alas" Liu Bei couldn't help but sigh when he heard Guan Yu say it reasonably.
Zhang Fei was anxious, "Two brothers, since this is the case, how should we fight this next battle?" ”
Liu Bei's ability to command troops was beyond doubt, he pointed to the map on the table and said: "We will divide our troops into three routes, the second brother will lead a thousand troops to ambush on the left side of the mountain, and the third brother will lead a thousand troops to ambush on the right side of the mountain." I'll bring them here, and we'll call them gold, and then we'll all cover them up and go back." ”
Guan Yu saw Liu Bei's deployment, "Big brother, let me lure the enemy for you, so that I can teach Shao Ji to go to the ambush on my behalf." ”
After hearing this, Shaoji couldn't help but be eager to try.
Liu Bei also felt that it was a bit risky to lead a thousand troops, so he agreed to Guan Yu's proposal.
The next day, Liu Guan and the others led their troops to a sneak attack, pretending to relieve the siege of Qingzhou. The Yellow Turban Army besieging Qingzhou, seeing that they were scarce in soldiers and horses, divided their troops to fight. Liu Bei pretended to lead the troops to withdraw because the other party was strong.
At this moment, after Guan Yu was broken, he easily slapped away the flying bow and arrows with a knife, and fought and retreated. The Yellow Turban Army was even more furious when they were provoked by this, and divided a large group of men and horses to pursue it.
When the army crossed a mountain range and led this group of Yellow Turban troops into the ambush site, Liu Bei asked the sergeant to send troops to the golden army.
Immediately, Zhang Fei led a thousand troops to kill from the right.
"Kill", the sound of thunder, immediately frightened the yellow turban without courage. They didn't know that Zhang Fei had few soldiers, but they were ambushed, so they couldn't help but retreat quickly.
At this moment, Shaoji also killed from the left, and he rushed left and right, as if entering a no-man's land.
When Guan Yu heard the signal, he immediately turned around and killed him back.
At this time, both sides of the army were attacked by Zhang Fei and Shaoji, and they were in chaos. The striker couldn't retreat, so he had to fight forward.
Guan Yu held the Qinglong Glaive Knife, as if he was treading waves. His sword light, like a green silk streamer, flew softly. Any Yellow Turban sergeant who is stained with it will not die immediately, and it will be difficult to live in the future.
Guan Yu danced the Green Dragon Glaive Sword, rode directly on horseback, and killed through the army. Everyone saw only a blue light flowing through this army, and they were immediately killed and wounded.
Then, Guan Yu stopped his sword and stopped his horse, and went back to kill. This time, he rushed left and right, slashing horizontally and vertically, and the blades flew together. The people saw only a river of swords, and everywhere they passed, there were dead and wounded.
For a while, this group of yellow scarves was killed and cried for their fathers and mothers, and wherever Guan Yu passed, they abandoned their weapons and knelt on the ground to beg for mercy.
Guan Yu didn't pay attention to them, and after killing them back and forth, he joined Liu Bei. The three armies attacked and pursued directly to the Yellow Turban army.
This group of Yellow Turban troops has already been frightened, and the three armies have fled everywhere. was killed and collapsed, and fled straight to the city of Qingzhou.
The army that was originally besieging Qingzhou, seeing the yellow scarves that were going to pursue, threw away their armor at this moment, cried and fled. It was only the imperial army that came to suppress it, and for a time there was chaos, and the whole army was in an uproar.
After all, this is just a temporary patchwork of people, not a battle-hardened army. At this moment, they were just thinking about how to escape, and the leaders of this group of yellow turbans had to try their best to suppress them.
In an instant, Liu Bei's three armies chased and killed, and the shouts of killing shook the sky, which shocked this group of yellow turban thieves. What's more, they abandoned their weapons and ran away. The rest of the crowd followed suit, and they couldn't hold it back anymore.
Gong Jing, who was defending on the city wall, seized the opportunity and led the militia out of the city to help in the battle.
This Yellow Turban army was attacked from inside and outside, and was immediately defeated. Although they were killed a lot, the yellow turbans were so powerful that they were broken into pieces, escaped into the mountains and forests, and fell into the grass.
The sergeants could only look at the ocean and sigh, and there was nothing they could do. In this battle, the three armies beheaded more than 10,000 people and lost 17 people.
After the army gathered, Guan Yu said: "Although the sword soldiers have no eyes, death and injury are common. But he waited for 17 people, and there were no more parents and relatives. We are the township party and brothers! My eldest brother, Xuande Gong, can't bear such righteous people who sacrificed their lives for the country, and turned into lonely ghosts. Although he could not afford to prepare a good coffin for him, he used this method to collect the wreckage for him. When we find a good place, we will be buried again, and we will worship together. ”
At this moment, Liu Bei wiped his tears with his clothes, and the generals of the army also had red eyes when they saw this, and the lives of people in the troubled world were like grass mustard, and they really felt the benevolence and righteousness of the lord at this moment, and decided to saddle the front and back of the lord for the rest of their lives.
The siege of Qingzhou was solved, and Qingzhou guarded Gong Jing to reward the three armies.
Gong Jing was in Qingzhou City and hosted a banquet for Liu Bei. The three brothers went to the banquet together and stayed in the garrison of Shaoji Town.
Gong Jing saw Guan Zhang and the others, their bodies were majestic, and he couldn't help but say to Liu Bei: "I look at these two heroes, why don't Xuande introduce them to me?" ”
Liu Bei said: "These two people are my brothers with different surnames, the second brother Guan Yu and the third brother Zhang Fei, both of whom have the courage of ten thousand people. It is up to the two of them to succeed today. ”
Gong Jing saw that Liu Bei's men were strong and strong, and he was even more satisfied. He wanted to take Liu Bei for his own use and help him keep Qingzhou safe.
When he expressed his heart to Liu Bei, Liu Bei knew that he had good intentions, but he had other plans. Then he said to Gong Jing: "I heard that Lu Zhi, the general of Zhonglang, and the Yellow Turban Thief Shou Zhangjiao fought in Guangzong. Lu Zhi is my mentor, so I want to lead the troops to help him this time. ”
When Gong Jing heard him say this, although he regretted it, he had no choice but to give up.
Liu Bei said goodbye to Gong Jing and led his troops west to Guangzong, but before he walked out of a hundred miles, a scout came to report: There was a yellow scarf blocking the road ahead.
When the two armies met, they saw that this group of Yellow Turban Army soldiers abandoned their weapons, knelt on the ground one after another, and shouted: "I beg Xuande Gong to take it in." ”
Liu Bei didn't know what to do, so he asked one person to get up and answer.
The man got up and replied: "There are more than 3,000 people waiting for us, but they have been coerced here by Cheng Zhiyuan. Liu Yan didn't dare to kill in vain, so he let us and others return to their hometowns. But when my wife and children died, and the fields were destroyed, there was no place in the world to stand. Just because I am grateful for the grace of Xuande Gong's life, I came to defect, look at Xuande Gong, abandon my little ignorant thieves, and be willing to serve dogs and horses. ”
The rest of the crowd also bowed and said, "May I do as the dogs and horses do!" ”
Liu Bei had the intention to take him in, but he was afraid of leading up right and wrong, so he didn't know what to do for a while.
Guan Yu said to him: "Big brother, it's better to accept them and let them be stationed in the mountains and wilderness in Qingzhou for the time being." Liushoki is here, training them day and night. When the world is in turmoil, send people to recruit each other, and jointly promote benevolence and righteousness, and save the people of Li from fire and water. ”
Although Liu Bei now feels that the world of this great man is still saved, he also agreed with Guan Yu's strategy, leaving Shaoji and a thousand townsmen to be stationed here.
From these yellow scarves, he selected strong men, made up the number of 3,000 in the headquarters, and went to Guangzong to support Lu Zhi.