Chapter 135: Grain and grass are robbed
Wang Zhong, the two made an appointment to meet in Xiaopei, it stands to reason that Xiaopei can also be regarded as a barrier in Xuzhou, but there is not even a person in the nearby villages, all of them are empty, which is strange.
Wang Zhong immediately sent a few soldiers into the village to search around, and finally found an old lady, it turned out that this old lady only because she had no relatives at home, and she was inconvenient to move, so she had to stay at home, Wang Zhong saw an old lady who helped her, and immediately dismounted and asked:
"Old Man's ......"
Without waiting for Wang Zhong to finish speaking, the old lady glared at Wang Zhong and said:
"You are that Wang Zhong?"
When Wang Zhong heard this, he was happy, he couldn't imagine that he was so famous, even the wild people in the mountains knew it, and said busily:
"It's Wang Zhong down there."
When the old lady heard this, she said angrily:
"You brute, you eat me, I'm so old, I don't care about this, eat me, eat me, eat me."
While speaking, he spat on Wang Zhong again, and Wang Zhong was not embarrassed, and the soldiers on the side hurriedly grabbed the old lady, Wang Zhong said angrily:
"Who said I eat people?"
The old lady snorted when she heard this:
"Everyone in the village knows that you cannibalistic brute. Come to a sticky end. ”
The old lady scolded Wang Zhong angrily, but Wang Zhong had no choice but to drag the old lady down.
Liu Dai also encountered the same situation, it turned out that Liu Bei sent someone to inform the place, it was rumored that Wang Zhong, who led the troops, was a cannibal animal, and told everyone to flee to Xuzhou for refuge.
The two teams of soldiers and horses arrived at the village, but the hateful thing was that even the well was filled, and Liu Wang's second general had no choice but to dig the well to make food first.
In this way, the hope of meeting in Xiaopei in the evening was gone, so they had to make food and camp on the way, and the two generals both communicated by flying horses.
There was nothing to do that night, but when it came to the fifth watch, Liu Dai suddenly received Wang Zhong's flying cavalry asking for help: the camp is besieged, and there is a fierce battle, so come to help!
Liu Dai was shocked when he heard this, and said in his heart: If it is a two-sided attack at this time, how can Liu Bei survive? Far better than conquering a city.
So he led the soldiers forward, leaving only a small number of men and horses to guard the grain and grass.
Halfway through the army, he suddenly saw the army in front of him, Liu Dai raised his vigilance, lit the lamp and leaned forward, it was Cao Cao's handsome banner who rushed forward, and at first sight, it was Wang Zhong who led the troops.
Liu Dai was shocked and hurriedly asked why, it turned out that this Wang Zhong also received Liu Dai's flying horseman's arrow book for help, both of them were alarmed, and immediately took out a pair of arrow books, only to see that there is no difference between the two arrow books except for the signature?
Liu Dai's heart sank:
"It's not good, be careful with the grain and grass."
Wang Zhong also reacted, and hurriedly led the troops back to the camp, Liu Dai arrived at the camp, sure enough, where is there any big camp, except for the dead man, there is not even a straw, Liu Dai Ah screamed, and threw the horsewhip away with hatred, and sat on the horse in a dejected manner, while the deputy general saw this, knew that it was not good, and hurriedly said:
"General, why don't you go to General Wang's camp and have a look."
Liu Dai knew that there was little chance of Wang Zhong's camp being saved, but he still had a glimmer of hope, sighed, and led the soldiers to run towards Wang Zhong's camp.
Liu Dai asked tentatively:
"How is General Wang's camp?"
Wang Zhong was ashamed, and said after a while:
"I was robbed by Liu Bei."
Seeing that Liu Dai was also full of frustration, he hesitated in his heart, and then asked: "General Liu is ......?"
Liu Dai sighed:
"I've been robbed too."
The two of them were embarrassed in the road, it turned out that Liu Bei led the troops to let Guan Yu open the city gate of Wang Zhong in the name of Liu Dai, and on the other hand, Zhang Fei led the soldiers and horses to open the gate of Liu Dai in the name of Wang Zhong and robbed the grain and grass.
In this way, Liu Dai Wang Zhong Mo said that he was attacking the city, and he didn't even have lunch, and this Wang Zhong thought that he would be hungry immediately for lunch, and he couldn't wait to pull someone to eat it, and Liu Dai's eyes were not quite right, and he kept swallowing saliva.
When the army was circling and the two generals were at a loss, someone suddenly reported:
Liu Bei's army set up camp two miles away.
However, when Liu Dai and Wang Zhong heard the report, they looked at each other, and both of them showed a fierce light, and they couldn't help but say that they led the troops to Liu Bei's camp, but when they saw that Cao Bing knew that the grain and grass were exhausted, they followed listlessly behind, which made the two coaches feel that they were not good at the backbone, but when they thought of Liu Bei, they couldn't help but show ruthlessness.
However, it was said that the two led the army and Liu Bei's army were far away from each other, and Liu Bei sat on his horse and saluted:
"Are the two generals okay?"
Liu Dai said fiercely:
"Liu Bei, you are so treacherous, what kind of hero are you?"
Liu Bei laughed unexpectedly when he heard this:
"As the saying goes, soldiers don't get tired of cheating."
After that, he raised the horsewhip and pointed at the two people:
"Goods like you dare to come and talk about heroes with me Liu Bei? Even if Cao Cao comes in person, why should I Liu Bei be afraid? ”
This remark is aimed at the handsome banner of the second general Wang Liu, and the two of them are at a disadvantage at the moment, and they snorted coldly when they heard the words.
Liu Bei saw that although the two of them were not convinced, but he knew that the two of them had no plan at the moment, he had already accepted it in his heart, and immediately stopped talking fast, and waved his hand, only to see a passage on both sides of the queue, and a team of soldiers pushing several carts of grain and grass in front of the formation flashed out of the passage, Liu Bei shouted loudly:
"Benzhou shepherd the order of the Son of Heaven to crusade against Cao thief, you two are also national soldiers, and for the sake of the Son of Heaven, I will send you twenty carts of military rations, which should be used for you to return to the city for two days, don't starve the national soldiers. If you are willing to descend to the state pastor, the state pastor welcomes it with both hands, and if you don't want to descend to Liu, you will be sent out of the country, go back to the kitchen quickly, please go on the road after a full meal, otherwise, don't blame Liu for being polite! ”
Wang Zhong heard that Liu Bei was so domineering, and was about to scold a few words, Liu Dai hurriedly stopped Wang Zhong and said:
"Brother, do you want the soldiers to starve to death? Alas, don't be so quick with his tongue, life matters! ”
Wang Zhong was so angry that he suppressed his anger.
Liu Dai shouted fiercely:
"Thank you, General Zuo."
After finishing speaking, he hurriedly ordered his sergeants to pull the grain and grass back to the main formation, and when he saw that there was still the word Cao written on it, he couldn't help but feel more angry, isn't this the grain and grass that he just looted from his own camp?
The two had no choice but to drag the remnants of the army back, raise the stove, and after eating the war meal, they returned to Xudu, on the way, Wang Zhong sighed:
"How is this good? If the prime minister knows that the two of us do not obey the general's orders, he will behead them all. ”
But there was a meaning of being a deserter, and Liu Dai hurriedly said when he heard this:
"General Wang, don't think about him anymore, the two of us don't listen to the prime minister's orders, and underestimate Liu Bei, when there is such a defeat, there is more than enough to die, if you are a deserter, won't you be laughed at?"
Wang Zhong nodded when he heard this:
"What the general said is that if the husband dies, he will die, and he must not lose face."
So the two led their troops back.
Liu Dai and Wang Zhong did not say anything about the retreat, but said that Liu Bei was in the camp, seeing Liu Dai and Wang Zhong retreating, Liu Bei couldn't help but take a long breath of cold air, and Sun Qian stepped forward and said:
"The general used words to convince the second general, but he was afraid of angering Cao Cao, and he personally commanded the army......"
Liu Bei stroked his long beard and said with a smile:
"Cao Cao, hero, how could I ruin a big thing because of my words? This time, Cao Cao had Yuan Shao eyeing him, if he drove troops to attack Xuzhou, how could Yuan Shao give up this great opportunity? Will he drive troops to attack Xu Du, unless he doesn't want Xu Du anymore? ”
Sun Qian pondered for a moment and still said uneasily:
"Cao Cao has always been cunning, you must guard against it!"
Liu Bei secretly laughed in his heart that Sun Qian was too careful, but it was not easy to shirk, so he said in a deep voice:
"What if you have a public opinion?"
Sun Qiandao:
"Xuzhou is a place where the enemy is not allowed to live for a long time; If you divide the troops and station, one army will be stationed in Xiaopei, and the other army will guard Xiapi, in order to prevent Cao Cao. ”
Although Liu Bei did not believe that Cao Cao could personally lead a large army to attack, it was not a big problem according to Sun Qian's plan, even if he nodded in agreement, he immediately ordered Guan Yu to guard Xiapi, while he and Zhang Fei were stationed in Xiaopei.
A few days later, Liu Dai and Wang Zhong led the defeated army back to Xudu, Cao Cao was in Xudu at this time, it turned out that Cao Cao had been in Liyang for more than two months, but Yuan Shao was hesitant to enter the army because of the disagreement of the advisers under the account, and did not think about entering the army.
Cao Cao saw that the two of them were defeated, and immediately became furious: "If you don't obey my orders, you send troops without authorization, what's the use of leaving you and waiting?" People come, drag them out and cut them off! ”
Immediately, Liu Dai and Wang Zhong were so frightened that they quickly knelt on the ground and kowtowed and begged for mercy.
Fortunately, Beihai Kong Rong was on the side, and when he saw this situation, he stepped forward and said: "These two people are not Liu Bei's opponents, and it is not surprising that they are defeated. ”
Although this Liu Dai is not good at everything, he is very good at adding oil and vinegar, and seeing that Cao Cao's face has changed, he hurriedly said:
"General Wang and I originally wanted to humiliate Liu Bei with the prestige of the prime minister, but I didn't expect this Liu Bei to be afraid, and kept saying that he would return to the country and beg for thieves. When Liu Bei was leaving, he said, "Capturing me is like picking up grass mustard, even if it ......"
Momentarily hesitating, Cao Cao looked at him with his eyes: "It's not guilty to be angry, but it's okay to say it." ”
That Liu Dai said fiercely: "If the blind date comes, he will kill a piece of armor and leave it behind." ”
Hearing this, Wang Zhong nodded again and again:
"What General Liu said is exact, then Liu Bei is so arrogant!"
only heard a burst of laughter, and the two looked up to see Cao Cao again, only to see that Cao Cao was not angry but laughed, waved his hand and said:
"Wait a minute, get out of the way."
Liu Dai and Wang Zhonggang wanted to retreat, but they heard Cao Cao stop him from the two of them:
"The death penalty can be avoided, but the living crime cannot be escaped, and the punishment will wait for half a year to serve the law, and then retreat."
When Liu Dai and Wang Zhong heard this, they hurriedly retreated, looked at Cao Cao again, smiled away, and said to Kong Rong:
"Liu Bei dares to make a mistake, I want to personally recruit Liu Bei first."