Chapter 355: The Dispute of Xiapi
The killing in the fang market has stopped, and those Hu people who are still clamoring for the Han court to be unreasonable and indiscriminately kill innocent people are quietly queuing up at the moment, being checked and recording their identities by the soldiers.
The person in charge of this matter is Wang Yun.
He was still wearing the clean navy blue shirt, but the knife in his hand was red.
Liu Wei looked at it for a moment and withdrew his gaze.
Humans are sometimes easier to train than animals.
"I used a ten-year-old boy as the county magistrate, so you don't have any opinions?" Liu Wei looked at Er Xun, who was standing beside him, like the two elders of Xuan Ming.
"This ten-year-old boy has just retold the discussion between the minister and His Majesty on the northern cities, and he is a county order, and the minister feels a little low." Xun You said with a smile, "If it weren't for the ten-year-old boy's uncertain mind and still need to be observed, the minister thinks he can go straight to the sixth department." ”
"The minister doesn't have any opinions, he deserves to be the county commander." Xun Yu said, "It's just that what makes the minister puzzled is that His Majesty seems to have known that he has such a ability?" ”
"I can really see the future." Liu Wei said with a smile.
Xun Yu, Xun Yu: ......
Cao Cao, who bluffed this, was convinced.
But Er Xun still didn't believe it, but he seemed to have to believe it.
There really seems to be no other reason to explain it than that.
……
Liu Bei successfully fled south to Xiapi.
He took 1,000 people as scouts, divided the Danyang soldiers given by Tao Qian and the collected Pengcheng soldiers and horses into three roads, and took the small road through the deployment of the imperial army.
It's like fine sand leaking down from the middle of a sieve, walking silently.
The first to find out that Liu Bei had escaped was not Zhang Ji and Ma Chao who were blocking the main road, but the Zhenfu Division.
When this news was sent to Cao Ren, Cao Ren was stunned and said that it was impossible.
But the person who calmed down Silai didn't plan to explain to him at all, but just said that the news was conclusive.
Cao Ren immediately dispatched three probes to Pengcheng, Xiapi and Zhang Ji's army.
A few days later, the Tanma who had been in Xiapi returned first, bringing back news that was further than that of the Zhenfu Division.
Liu Bei had indeed fled back to Xiapi a few days ago, and he had already made a good deployment of troops.
He stationed Guan Yu in the country of Gu, Zhang Fei in Xiaqiu, and himself led troops in Tunxu County.
The news was confirmed, but Cao Ren was still a little confused.
He divided Zhang Ji and Ma Chao into two armies and horses for seven battalions, divided into seven roads, and stationed the main road from Lu County to Wu County.
It stands to reason that no matter which direction Liu Bei takes, he will definitely bump into soldiers and horses all the way.
But such a big net was cast, and Liu Bei still led tens of thousands of people to leave.
However, two days later, the Tanma who went to Zhang Ji's army came back, which brought some good news to Cao Ren.
Liu Bei ran away, but Lu Bu was stopped.
Moreover, Cao Ren roughly calculated the time, and when Lu Bu was intercepted, it was basically the time when Liu Bei left.
So everything is self-evident, Lu Bu was given a handful by Liu Bei.
But what made Cao Ren feel pity was that although Lu Bu was robbed, his strength was amazing, and he broke through the two lines of defense, and after a big battle with Zhang Ji and Ma Chao, he rushed out of the defense line.
Both sides were damaged, but Lu Bu still couldn't be left behind.
After thinking about it, Cao Ren temporarily gave up attacking Xiapi, and there was no food in the army, so there was no way to fight.
He asked Ma Chao to take Wuxian by the way, collected a batch of grain and grass on the spot, and then gathered soldiers and horses in Pengcheng, while raising grain and grass, and ordering people to build boats.
It was so peaceful for almost a month.
Pengcheng ushered in the imperial court envoy, Chen Lin, a veritable diplomat of the Han Dynasty.
"Gong Chen came here at this time, but to recruit Liu Bei?" Cao Ren set up a banquet to entertain Chen Lin, and asked during the banquet.
Chen Lin said with a smile: "Your Majesty does have such an idea, but I'm afraid it will be difficult to realize." Although none of us know why Tao Qian entrusted Xuzhou to Liu Bei, Liu Bei now sits on the hearts of the people of Xiapi and Xuzhou, and His Majesty pushes the boat down the river and takes Liu Bei as the assassin of Xuzhou. ”
"I'm afraid Lu Bu is very unhappy." Cao Ren waved his hand to pull back the musicians who were singing and dancing in the hall, and said.
Chen Lin bowed, "Liu Bei can't refuse this edict, Lu Bu is a traitor to the imperial court, even if he is unhappy, he has to hold back." ”
"In that case, I can cultivate in Pengcheng for a few more days!" Cao Ren said, "Pengcheng is a good place, but Pengcheng without food and grass is very annoying!" ”
Chen Lin was slightly shocked in his heart, "Pengcheng is Tao Qiantun's grain land, how can there be no grain and grass?" ”
"It's not Liu Bei's guy yet!" Cao Ren scolded, "He has already smuggled most of it away." When our army was still in Lu County, he had already begun to send people to transport grain to Xiapi, and this thief was extremely cunning. ”
"He also used Lu Bu to delay our army, and now that His Majesty's edict is effective, Xiapi will definitely be a dog-eat-dog situation, and his head will definitely be taken off by Lu Bu!"
"Why is the general so sure?" Chen Lin took a bite of the dish and asked.
"I'm actually not sure, I just want his head to be taken off by Lu Bu." Cao Ren shook his head and smiled, "That's just it." There's one thing I've always been puzzled about. Tao Qian did not give Xuzhou to his two sons, nor did he give him those people he trusted, but gave it to Liu Bei, which is very unusual. ”
Chen Lin almost thought that Cao Ren had mastered something, and he said: "Since the general can't understand why Tao Qian did this, then you might as well think about Liu Bei, perhaps, the reason is actually Liu Bei." ”
Cao Ren bowed, "Liu Bei used Lu Bu, and now he has an edict from the imperial court, just looking at his past, his head will definitely be picked up by Lu Bu's thief." But it was he who got Xuzhou, which made me think that he might be able to pick Lu Bu's head. ”
"I heard that there are two generals under Liu Bei's account who are quite brave, maybe it's really possible!" Chen Lin said.
People who didn't have much reputation before suddenly became a hero sitting in the land of two counties, which is really puzzling. And this is incomprehensible, probably just the reason, and it is also Liu Bei's ability.
People who are beyond everyone's expectations, if they don't have 800 hearts, they must have been prepared.
Speaking of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, Cao Ren looked regretful, "Those are indeed two brave and warlike generals, but unfortunately they can't be used by the imperial court, but now they have become enemies of the imperial court." Lanling beheaded thousands of soldiers in our army, this is my revenge! ”
Chen Lin suddenly suddenly, "No wonder Your Majesty would rather conquer that Xuzhou wealthy businessman Mi Zhu than those two." ”
"Your Majesty wants to conquer Mi Zhu?" Cao Ren was slightly surprised, and said for a while, "This person can indeed be recruited." Mi's family in Xuzhou has a big business, and later got Tao Qian's help, which is like a tiger with wings, Liu Bei got this person, which is equivalent to holding nearly half of Xuzhou's hearts and grains. ”
"Mi Zhu and Di Rong, both of them are rich in Xuzhou, but Di Rong is too ambitious, and during the period of assisting Tao Qian, he recruited soldiers and horses from the big scattered family wealth, and finally made a wedding dress for Lu Bu. But Mi Zhu, a guy who looks like a simple guy, has not only not dispersed since assisting Tao Qian, but has become bigger and bigger, and has also attracted a large number of people's hearts in Xuzhou. ”
"It was also he who took the lead in serving Liu Bei, and Liu Bei sat firmly in the hearts of the people in Xuzhou."