Liu Bei defected to Liu Biao, Liu Biao was wide on the outside and taboo on the inside, and treated each other with great courtesy on the surface, but did not give Liu Bei real power, Liu Bei had decades of experience, how could he not see that Liu Biao was guarding against himself after a long time, so he asked Liu Biao to give the land for the troops, and Liu Biao gave up Xinye to Liu Bei as a pioneer to resist Cao Cao. Liu Bei thanked him. Settled in Shinno.

Liu Bei treats people generously, regardless of whether he is high or low, and treats everyone equally, many scholars in Jingzhou came to visit because of Liu Bei's name, and Liu Bei made friends with everyone and became famous.

In the following year, Cao Cao besieged Yecheng, and Liu Bei went to Xiangyang to see Liu Biao and said: "Cao Cao's army is besieging Yecheng, why don't we take the opportunity to attack it, so as to relieve the pressure on the Yuan family, if there is an opportunity, attack Xuchang, rescue the Son of Heaven, and restore the Han dynasty into a thousand years of achievements."

Liu Biao said: "Virtuous brother, Cao Cao's power is very great, it is not easy to be defeated, the battle of Guandu is even more dominant in the Central Plains, if you go to attack and anger him, you will definitely return to attack my Jingzhou."

Liu Bei said: "Brother, Cao Cao has the heart to annex the world, if you sit back and watch the Yuan clan in Hebei perish, the next one will be us, if you don't contain Cao Cao, you will only die."

Liu Biaoyi groaned: "Okay, in that case, the virtuous brother can lead the troops first, and the foolish brother will answer later."

Liu Bei agreed. Liu Biao allocated Liu Bei 100 horses and 2,000 armor and weapons. After Liu Bei equipped his soldiers and horses, he led 5,000 troops to the battle, and Liu Bei ordered Liu Pi and Gong to take the lead and go to Runan and other places to gather and contact the thieves who rebelled against Cao Cao. Liu Bei marched all the way.

Although the counties along the way rarely surrendered, the scale of 5,000 soldiers and horses did not encounter any obstacles, and the soldiers and horses reached Runan, and the Runan guards knew that they were not Liu Bei's opponents, but just held on. Send troops to Yuzhou guard general Xiahoudun for help.

Xiahoudun was furious when he learned that Liu Bei had come: "Liu Bei fled without a fight, and now that the prime minister's army is on the march, he starts to jump again, see me destroy him."

Deputy General Li Dian persuaded: "Although Liu Bei is weak, it cannot be underestimated, not to mention that I don't know if Liu Biao will send troops, Liu Biao has more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, if he sends troops, it will be a big deal!"

Xiahoudun said: "What are you afraid of, see if I kill Liu Bei first, if Liu Biao comes together, I will even destroy him." Hurry up and 20,000 soldiers. ”

Li Dian is about to persuade again. Xiahoudun said: "Don't say it, Runan is in danger, and you can't delay it." Li Dian had no choice but to accept the order.

Liu Bei couldn't help but say when he heard that Xiahoudun was coming with troops: "If Cao Cao comes in person, I still have to think about it." Xiahoudun is just a horseman, brave and unscrupulous, waiting for me to break him. ”

Xiahoudun arrived in Runan, and Liu Bei withdrew from Runan to encircle and chose favorable terrain to camp. Xiahoudun also set up a large camp to confront it.

Liu Bei ordered Zhao Yun to challenge, Xiahoudun had never heard of Zhao Yun, he didn't care, led the troops to fight, fought with him, and unexpectedly lost to Zhao Yun, but Xiahoudun relied on the large number of people to finally force Zhao Yun back.

In the next few days, Liu Bei continued to send Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to look for battle, and Xiahou knew that he was not as brave as the two, so he followed the previous method, relying on a large number of soldiers and horses, and forced Guan Zhang to retreat.

Li Dian said: "General, although Guan Zhang retreated, if the confrontation continues for a long time, Liu Biao will come, we will fight on two fronts, and food and grass are also a problem, so we must take advantage of Liu Biao's arrival to defeat Liu Bei and deter Liu Biao."

Xiahou said with a smile: "Mancheng doesn't have to worry, I have already found out that Liu Bei is transporting grain here, I have divided my troops to burn his grain and grass, as soon as Liu Bei runs out of food, the army's morale will inevitably be weakened, we take advantage of the situation to attack, I am afraid that even Yuan Shao of Guandu is not as good." Laughing.

Li Dian sighed and said: "General, Yuan Shao collapsed after only one or two big defeats, Liu Bei lost Xuzhou twice, and I don't know how many defeats he fought, and I haven't seen him stop." The prime minister is not afraid of Yuan Shao but is worried about Liu Bei's power, which shows that this Liu Bei is not an extraordinary person. Let's be careful. ”

Xiahoudun retracted his smile and said, "Mengde? Take Liu Bei too seriously. Man Cheng, pay close attention to Liu Bei's movements, keep in touch with the soldiers and horses who robbed grain, I want to know their movements. ”

Li Dian promised. At dusk of the same day, his sergeants came to report that Liu Bei had retreated.

Xiahoudun asked, "How do you know?"

The sergeant said: "Just now, a crow and a bird flew out of the thief barracks, and we quietly went to investigate, but there was no one left."

Xiahou said: "Half an hour ago, Zhang Fei came to look for battle, Liu Bei definitely didn't go far, retreating in such a hurry, it must be a success in robbing the grain and soldiers, Liu Bei was afraid that the army would be in turmoil, so he hurriedly retreated." The order was given, the whole army pursued, and Liu Bei could not be allowed to leave like this. ”

Li Dian said: "General, there is no news of the robbery of grain and horses, and the pursuit is in a hurry, I am afraid that the thieves will be deceitful, Liu Bei has been on the battlefield for a long time after all, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are the world's famous generals, grain and grass are the lifeblood of the three armies, but Liu Bei does not send generals to escort them, which is doubtful in itself." General Wang, think twice. ”

Xiahou said: "Liu Bei is just a person who weaves shoes and sells shoes, thinking that the prime minister's army is not there, and Liu Biao is behind him to support us, he despises us, he is greedy for merit, and neglects the safety of grain and grass, what is strange, how can you be a general if you are afraid of the enemy like a tiger, like you, what are you talking about making meritorious contributions to thieves and expanding the territory, since you are worried, lead 3,000 people to guard the camp, and I will go to chase Liu Bei."

didn't give Li Dian a chance to speak, went out of the big tent, and led the troops to chase after him. Lost flags, broken armor, and broken cars were everywhere along the way. Xiahoudun was even more convinced of his judgment, and led his troops to chase after him.

The sky gradually darkened, Xiahoudun chased into a jungle, looked up, the left and right trees were luxuriant, overgrown with weeds, and couldn't help but be shocked: "This place is suitable for fire attack." Drinking ordered the three armies to stop.

The back rode to Xiahoudun and said: "General, the big thing is not good, General Li Dian asked me to tell the general that our brother who robbed the grain fell into the tricks of the thieves, and the thieves set up an ambush to lure us, and most of the dead and wounded."

Xiahoudun said angrily: "Why don't you report it early." Are all the food robbers dead? ”

The man came: "According to the person who robbed the grain, he sent someone to report to the general."

Xiahoudun said: "Nonsense, where is the person who reported the news?" Is the general who led the army alive, if he is alive, I will slaughter him. Someone ······ coming. ”

Just as he was about to speak, an arrow came and was nailed to the chest of Cao Bing. Xiahoudun was frightened, an arrow came again, Xiahoudun hurriedly dodged, and then, the arrows all around were fired, the trees and weeds were all on fire, and the Cao army was in chaos.

Xiahoudun roared desperately: "Don't mess up, quit, quit."

But Cao Jun, you pushed me and squeezed me, making a mess, Liu Bei and Zhao Yun killed out of the woods, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei killed behind Cao Jun, Cao Jun only cared about running, few people resisted, and Xiahoudun broke through with fire.

Suddenly, torches appeared in the distance, and they were rushing towards them. As soon as Liu Bei saw it, he knew that the reinforcements of the Cao army had arrived, so he let Xiahoudun go and intercepted the Cao army behind him to make a forced landing and annihilate him.

Xiahoudun had no intention of fighting, and hurriedly retreated, regardless of what happened behind him. was picked up by Li Dian's reinforcements halfway, and couldn't help but be ashamed and embarrassed: "If you listen to Mancheng's words, there will be no defeat today."

Li Dian said: "Victory or defeat is a common thing in soldiers, and the general does not have to blame himself, and he should gather his soldiers and horses."

Xiahoudun recalled the stragglers in four places, counted the soldiers and horses, lost nearly 3,000 people, and robbed 2,000 soldiers and horses. Li Dian reported the loss to Xiahoudun, who was annoyed.

Li Dian said: "General, Liu Bei is afraid to retreat."

Xiahoudun couldn't help but wonder: "They won, why did they retreat?"

Li Dian said: "General, think about it, Liu Bei attacked us last night, and we only lost 3,000 people with such a big advantage, it can be seen that Liu Bei's troops are not well trained, and the troops are not strong, although we are defeated, we are still stronger than Liu Bei." And Jingzhou Liu Biao has not sent a single soldier so far, Liu Bei has no strong reinforcements, if he is smart, it is the best policy to take advantage of the victory and retreat. ”

Xiahoudun listened and said: "What Mancheng said is reasonable, I will immediately send someone to investigate."

Li Dian said: "Scouts have been sent below."

Xiahoudun said: "Okay, good." It's still thoughtful that Man Cheng thinks. Sure enough, the scout reported that Liu Bei did not set up a large camp and directly withdrew from the army.

Xiahoudun then ordered Li Dian to arrange defenses and collect troops to return.

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