47. Transporting grain

When Cai Mao heard Liu Biao say this, he knew that Liu Biao wanted to calm things down, but how could Cai Mao let go of this opportunity? Then he said: "Lord, even if it is the people of Jingzhou, they will take refuge in Zhang Wu and Chen Sun because of hunger, and among these people, it is inevitable that there will be Zhang Wu and Chen Sun's henchmen, such as him!" Pointing to Cheng Quartet: "He actually instructed his accomplices to set fire to the city, which almost caused a big disaster, and the wolf's ambition is well known to everyone, how can he let it go so easily?"

Cheng Sifang said: "If I am a thief, how can I be stupid enough to stand here? Cai Mao shouted: "Bold! What are you? How dare you make a big fuss here?" Liu Bei also shouted: "Dudu! Boss Cheng and I are old acquaintances, and I have also worked in the Mijia Chamber of Commerce for a while, I know his personality, you say that he is a wolf, what is the evidence?"

"Set fire to the city!" is the proof!" Cai Mao yelled. Cheng Sifang just smiled and said: "Please also ask Lord Liu Biao to personally send someone to check, if there is the slightest damage in the city, I will be killed by the neck of Cheng Quartet, and I will never regret it." ”

Now, Liu Biao also had to send someone to check, but there was no trace of the city being burned by the fire, Cai Mao was speechless, and said in all directions: "Cai Mao Dudu, can you clear my suspicion now?" Cai Mao's mind hurriedly turned, and said: "What if among the people who come in, someone is Zhang Wu Chen Sun's fine work?"

Liu Bei said in a loud voice: "This is not to be bothered by the governor of Laodu." So he saluted Liu Biao and said: "Brother Jingsheng, in order to get rid of the trouble in Jingzhou, Liu Bei asked for his life and led the troops to recruit Zhang Wu and Chen Sun!" Zhang Wu and Chen Sun have been in trouble for a long time, and Liu Biao has long wanted to get rid of them, but the thieves are very powerful, and they have not sent troops. Now that Liu Bei personally asked for his life, Liu Biao still had doubts in his heart, and asked: "How sure is the virtuous brother?" Liu Bei said: "Zhang Wu, Chen and Sun's rabble, what are you afraid of? ”

Liu Biao was overjoyed and said, "Okay! Since the virtuous brother has such bold words, I will set up a banquet in Xiangyang and wait for the triumph of the virtuous brother!" So Liu Bei and Cheng Sifang said goodbye to Liu Biao and left.

Cheng Si saluted Liu Bei and said, "If Xuande Gong can exterminate the thieves and eliminate the harm for Jingzhou, it will be a great achievement. Liu Bei said: "Boss Cheng, you are shrewd and capable, I hope you can help me manage the grain and grass scheduling in the rear, how about it?" Cheng Sifang was stunned: "Isn't there Mr. Mi Zhu?"

Liu Bei said: "Mi Zhu I am naturally trustworthy, but the power of the Mi Family Chamber of Commerce is now in the hands of Mi Yuanwang, Mi Yuanwang I have also met a few times, his person is not acting properly, he will transfer grain and grass, I am really not at ease." ”

Cheng Sifang was taken aback, he and Mi Yuanwang got along for two months, only to feel that Mi Yuanwang was irritable and restless, and he couldn't get along, but he didn't expect Liu Bei to only meet Mi Yuanwang a few times, so he saw through Mi Yuanwang's whole person, and really admired Liu Bei's vision in his heart. So he arched his hand and said: "It is better to be respectful than to obey the fate." ”

Liu Bei reorganized 5,000 military horses, 20,000 grain and grass, and prepared to send troops to recruit Zhang Wu and Chen Sun, and became the rear of the governor of the Quartet to supply grain and grass, and the dispatch was orderly, and Liu Feng, Zhou Cang, and Mi Fang took turns to escort the grain and grass and send it to the army to ensure that the military food was continuous.

This was originally Mi Yuanwang's errand, but it fell on Cheng Sifang inexplicably, Mi Yuanwang was extremely angry, and drank and sulked in the Chamber of Commerce.

"Damn! Why is it in all directions? He has obviously been driven out of the Chamber of Commerce by his master, why did he come to the commander Xuande Gong's army, horses, grain and grass dispatch? Why should he?"

When he was angry, a person walked into the chamber of commerce and said, "Mi Da Butler, why are you so angry?" Mi Yuan looked at it, this person was Su Cheng's subordinate Qiu Ba!

Mi Yuanwang had a deep friendship with Su Cheng, and when he saw that Qiu Ba was coming, he said all the unhappiness in his heart. When Qiu Ba heard this, he smiled and said, "What's so difficult about this? I'm going to rob him of his grain and grass, won't everything be over?" Mi Yuan was stunned: "Can you do it?"

Qiu Ba said: "Don't look at me like this, I have also led soldiers and fought battles, Liu Bei has 5,000 men and horses, and he wants to collect more than 10,000 people from Zhang Wu Chen and Sun, and at most 100 people who escort grain and grass, I brought 300 strong people this time, and it is easy to rob the grain and grass." ”

Mi Yuan looked at it and was overjoyed: "Great! Loot the grain and grass, and when Liu Bei's grain is exhausted, I will send the grain and grass over, and at that time, I will see how this Cheng Quartet will explain to Liu Bei!"

Liu Bei sent troops for three days, and sent a steady stream of grain and grass to the army in Xinye City. When he was busy, Zhou Chonghan ran over and said, "Boss, it's not good." Cheng Sifang asked, "What's wrong?" Zhou Chonghan said softly: "I got the news that Mi Yuanwang has bad intentions and wants to rob us of our grain and grass, and now he has set off with hatred." ”

Cheng Sifang smiled: "Is it? Qiu Ba is here? That's just right, we can take revenge for the last time." ”

Liu Feng held the grain and grass, walked halfway up, and suddenly killed a vote from the hill in front of the left. Seeing this, Liu Feng picked up his spear and shouted: "The sergeants cheer up and deal with the thieves and grab food!"

The soldiers took up arms and fought against the thieves. Liu Feng was brave, rushed left and right in the crowd, and overturned more than a dozen thieves, and the thieves saw Liu Feng's fierceness and retreated. Liu Feng shouted: "Chase! Don't let them run!" He left twenty soldiers to guard the military rations, and he led the rest of the soldiers to chase after him.

Suddenly, another group of thieves came out from the west, and there were more than 200 people, and the leader was none other than Qiu Ba! Qiu Ba laughed and said: "Liu Fengxiao'er, I have a plan to transfer the tiger away from the mountain, brothers, grab all the grain!" All the thieves rushed forward one after another, swords and swords, frightened the remaining twenty soldiers to flee in a hurry.

Mi Fang is Mi Zhu's younger brother, and Qiu Ba has met a few times, Zhou Cang is a fierce general under Guan Yu, and he is extremely brave, only Liu Feng has never seen his own face among the three grain officials, and his strength is not particularly strong, so Qiu Ba will choose to come to rob the grain when Liu Feng is escorted.

Seeing the soldiers guarding the grain fleeing, Qiu Ba laughed, and just as he thought he had succeeded, he saw an army coming from the east, south, and west, namely Zhou Cang, Mi Fang, and Liu Feng! Qiu Ba was taken aback: "How could they appear here at the same time?" He was about to retreat, but he was surrounded by three groups of men and horses in the middle, and all of Qiu Ba's men and horses fought hard to kill, but the three groups of men and horses were neat and strict, where could they rush out? They were defeated and unable to form an army.

One person stepped forward and said with a smile: "Qiu Ba, your trick was already expected by me, and you won't be caught yet?"

Cheng Sifang became the governor of grain and grass, and the grain officer naturally had to listen to his dispatch, Cheng Sifang had long known that Mi Yuanwang would hold a grudge because he robbed him of his errand, and he would definitely send someone to make trouble, and the most direct way was to make his errand unable to be completed, so he beware of someone robbing the grain. After learning the news that Qiu Ba was going to rob the grain, he asked Zhou Cang and Mi Fang to secretly ambush, followed Liu Feng's two teams on both sides, and quietly advanced, and sure enough, Qiu Ba came to rob the grain. Liu Feng deliberately stepped forward to chase after him, led out Qiu Ba, and then suddenly killed a horse gun, and together with Zhou Cang and Mi Fang, surrounded Qiu Ba in the middle.