Chapter 10 The Tenth Fairy Old Man

The counselors under Cao Cao's tent saw Cao Cao gnashing his teeth and hating people's hearts, who would dare to dissuade him?At that moment, Cao Cao ordered the counselors Xun Yu and Cheng Yu to stay, commanding 30,000 troops to stay in Juancheng, Fan County, and Dong'e County, the important towns of Gunzhou. The remaining 250,000 troops were under his personal command. Dian Wei took the vanguard and rushed to Xuzhou. Cao Cao issued an order to Xiahoudun, Yu Jin, and Dianwei: When you capture a city, you will slaughter all men and women in the city, leaving no one alive, otherwise it will be difficult to vent my hatred!

The three generals Xia Houdun, Yu Jin, and Dian Wei saw that Cao Cao was furious and did not dare to disobey his orders, so they killed innocent people in Xuzhou.Entering Xuzhou from Gunzhou, Cao Jun brutally killed hundreds of thousands of innocent Xuzhou people!As a result, the corpses piled up, cutting off the water flow of the Sishui River, and all of this was just Cao Cao's revenge for the murder of dozens of members of his biological father, Cao Song's family. Cao Cao's cruelty shocked the world. Tianji Yinxia Pang Degong, the fairy old man Zuo Ci, Shen Xiang Guan Ren, Zhuge Liang, Zhuge Jun, Zhuge Hui, Diao Chan and other seven people, all of them were very shocked when they heard the news.

Elder Xianling Zuo Ci couldn't hold back anymore, he was so angry that his beard stood on end, and he said angrily: Ten thousand people are going to accompany the death of one person. I swear to take the head off his neck to comfort hundreds of thousands of people. Tragic death. Zhuge Hui, the younger sister of the Zhuge family, is already a twelve-year-old girl, and her temper is just in between that of a girl and a baby. She immediately screamed: "Okay!"Master, when you make a move, remember to tell Huier! Elder Xianling Zuo Ci wondered: Huier, why? Zhuge Hui said: Hui'er hates people who kill for no reason the most in her life. I am an orphan who lost his father and mother, and I know the suffering of an orphaned daughter best.Such a lone family thief who brutally killed the old, the weak and innocent, and made hundreds of thousands of children orphans, if the master took action to eliminate the evil, how could Huier not follow and help the master!And it's bound to be hilarious and fun, too.After all, Zhuge Hui was still a twelve-year-old girl, and as soon as she said it, her naughty and wild girl nature appeared unconsciously.

When Zuo Ci heard this, he couldn't help laughing and said: "Among the millions of troops, taking the head of a lone husband and a thief, do you think it's fun and interesting?"Hui'er, Hui'er, you are really just like my old Zuo Ci when I was young, you don't know the heights of the sky and the depths of the earth! At this time, Guan Ren, the divine minister, suddenly said: Otherwise, Cao Cao and I had met once, and we observed that his lifespan in the palace of life reached the position of golden thread, that is to say, his life span should be sixty to six.Now Cao Cao is only thirty-nine years old, and his life expectancy is still twenty-seven years, and he can't be shaken easily.Moreover, Cao Cao's natal star seems to be between the heavenly dragon and the earthly dragon, and the dragon aura that protects his body cannot be shaken by external forces. If he acts rashly, it will only increase the brutal killing.If brother Zuo Ci doesn't believe it, old Mr. Pang can judge for himself.

Elder Xianling Zuo Ci was not convinced: Brother Pang, is that really the case? When Mr. Pang De heard it, he couldn't help but sighed up to the sky: Hey!What exactly is Cao Cao's natal life?Even I, Mr. Pang De, are confused!That's right, I once surveyed a Coiling Dragon vein for his ancestor, his ancestor's dragon aura was strong enough to reach the realm of a heavenly dragon, and he is also called the true son of heaven in the world.It's a pity that Cao Cao's own destiny has never been able to cooperate. Not only is his foundation unstable, but he is becoming narrower and more cruel. He fled earlier and killed Lu Boshe's family. I thought he was forced by the situation to protect himself. Don't do it.But at this moment, because his father Cao Song's family was killed, Cao Cao did not pursue the real culprit. Instead, he regarded the common people as his enemies and started killing hundreds of thousands of people!Hey, with such a cruel bloody spirit, the sky and the earth change color, like a flood of beasts. No matter how strong the dragon energy of Cao Cao's ancestors is, he will be washed away by such bloody spirit. How can he be helped to rise to the realm of heavenly dragons!In my opinion, his destiny is nothing more than an evil dragon at best.

Duke Pang stopped abruptly and stopped speaking, because at this time, he was completely disappointed with the fate of Cao Cao, the grandson of his former friend Xia Houhai, and the personal temperament of Cao Cao's acquired talent.He once had the idea of ​​helping Cao Cao become an emperor, but it disappeared. In late autumn, the sky is high and the clouds are light, and the breeze is blowing. Cao Cao's eyes were reddened by the flames of revenge. He ordered the massacre of the city and killed hundreds of thousands of Xuzhou people, but he still refused to vent his hatred and ordered his soldiers to turn all living people in Xuzhou into corpses and spirits!

At this time, there was a Bian Rang, the prefect of Jiujiang, who knew the character of Tao Qian, the prefect of Xuzhou, and never believed that Tao Qian would kill Cao Song's family.Hearing that Tao Qian was dying, he personally commanded five thousand troops and came to Xuzhou for rescue.Cao Cao was furious and ordered Xiahou Dun to lead 30,000 soldiers to surround Bian Rang's Jiujiang soldiers on the way. He fired random arrows and shot and killed Bian Rang and the 5,000 Jiujiang soldiers. Chen Gong, the county magistrate who had saved Cao Cao's life that day, refused to follow even though he had escaped alone.But at this time, seeing Cao Cao's killing spree, Xuzhou's blood flowed into rivers, and he couldn't help but also came to see Cao Cao, trying to calm down his fierce murderous intent.

Cao Cao saw that it was the former savior Chen Gong who came to see him, so he couldn't refuse, so he invited Chen Gong to meet him in the tent, but Cao Cao's face was very gloomy. When Chen Gong saw it, he couldn't help but tremble in his heart. He knew very well that at this moment, he could easily be killed, but he couldn't hold back the anger in his heart, and finally said with all his might: I heard that Cao Gong is pressing down on Xuzhou with a huge force. In order to avenge his father, he killed countless people wherever he went, so he had to show his interests to Cao Gong.I think that the death of your father was the work of Zhang Kai, the remnant of the Yellow Turban, and his subordinates, and not the fault of Tao Qian, the prefect of Xuzhou. Mr. Cao should hunt down the real culprit, so that people can be convinced.And what hatred do the people of Xuzhou, the people of the prefecture and county, have with Mr. Cao?Under the slaughter, the people's hearts will be lost, and there will be ten harms and no benefits to Duke Cao, so think twice.

Cao Cao's eyes were red, he stared at Chen Gong, and said angrily: You left me in the past, do you still have the face to see me?The tragic death of my father's family was all caused by Tao Qian's evil thief. Most of the people in Xuzhou were rebellious by the Yellow Turbans. I swear to kill them all to vent my hatred!You don't need to say much, if you don't think about your past feelings, you will be killed immediately. Chen Gongzhi had nothing to say, so he had no choice but to resign. He had already defected to Tao Qian, but he had no face to go back, so he went to Chenliu's prefect Zhang Miao.

Soon, Cao Cao's army approached Tancheng, the prefecture of Xuzhou. Tao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou, knew that once the city was destroyed, the people in the city would be killed by swords, so he couldn't help crying to the sky: Oh my God!Could it be that the people of Xuzhou have suffered such catastrophe because I offended the way of heaven? Tao Qian's general Cao Bao said: "Cao's army is like a wolf like a tiger. Now that they have been killed, how can they wait for death with nothing to do? In the end, the general is willing to fight to the death and die on the battlefield, rather than being a ghost under the sword."

Tao Qian had no choice but to light up his army horse and go out of the city to meet him.I saw Cao soldiers dressed in white, rushing towards them like frost and snow, and the Chinese army raised a big banner high, writing a letter of revenge and hatred. Cao's troops lined up, and Cao steered his horse out into battle. Wearing white mourning clothes, he raised his whip and pointed at Tao Qian, cursing, "You old man killed my father, how dare you show yourself?" Tao Qian had no choice but to pat his horse and stand under the gate flag, bowing his body to Cao Cao as a courtesy, saying: "I wanted to befriend Cao Cao, so I ordered Zhang Kai to send my father off. Unexpectedly, Zhang Kai's traitor did not change. He killed people and robbed money, causing Tragic disaster, definitely not my original intention! Cao Cao turned a deaf ear and cursed: "The old man killed my biological father, how dare you talk nonsense!"All the soldiers captured this old man alive first for me, and sacrificed his blood to my father. Xiahou Dun came out at the sound and went straight to Tao Qian.Tao Qian hurriedly escaped into the formation, Xiahou Dun was reluctant to give up, and came after him.Cao Bao, one of Tao Qian's subordinates, quickly raised his spear and jumped on his horse to catch Xiahou Dun, and they fought fiercely. At this moment, a cold and strong wind suddenly blew up on the flat ground, piercing people's muscles and bones, flying sand and rocks, and you can't see your fingers when you stretch out your hands.Cao Jun's soldiers couldn't help being terrified. They all thought that hundreds of thousands of innocent souls who had been massacred appeared, and their fighting spirit suddenly lost.Cao Cao had no choice but to give an order to retreat first, set up camp, and fight again another day. Tao Qian was powerless to pursue and kill him, so he had to retreat into the city as well.He summoned his staff and soldiers to the mansion, sighed and said: It is my fault that the people of Xuzhou died!Cao's army is powerful and irresistible, so I had no choice but to bind myself into Cao's camp and let him be slaughtered in order to eliminate his hatred and save the people of Xuzhou from suffering. Tao Qian has made up his mind to sacrifice himself to save the people. After he finished speaking, he wanted to arrange for his funeral.All the staff and soldiers wept bitterly, but there was nothing they could do. At this moment, a person under the tent took a step forward and said: Lord Tao is guarding Xuzhou, and he treats the people generously, which is very popular. If it is broken, the morale of the people can be used.I still have a plan, which is to teach Cao Jun to be defeated. When Tao Qian heard this, he couldn't help being pleasantly surprised. After a closer look, it turned out that it was Mi Zhu, an aide in the mansion, who was very wise.Tao Qian hurriedly asked, "What's Mi Biejia's trick?" Mi Zhu said: "I would like to go to Beihai County personally and ask Kong Rong, the prefect of Beihai, to raise troops to rescue, and then send another person to Qingzhou County to ask Tian Kai, the governor of Qingzhou, for help. If two rescuers are rescued, Cao Jun will retreat." Seeing that there was a glimmer of life, Tao Qian gave up his thoughts and immediately wrote two letters, one to Mi Zhu and the other to a counselor named Chen Mingdeng.The two left in a hurry.Tao Qian cheered up and led the crowd to defend the city, determined to fight against Cao Jun. Kong Rong, the prefect of Beihai County, is the twentieth grandson of Confucius in Qufu, Lu State, and one of the eighteen princes who attacked Dong Zhuo that day, but his strength is not as good as Yuan Shao, Liu Biao, Sun Jian, Gongsun Zan, etc., and Tao Qian and other minor princes The same, can only barely settle in a corner.Beihai County under the jurisdiction of Kong Rong is located in Changle County, Shandong Province, and is adjacent to Tao Qian's Xuzhou County.Therefore, Ji Zhu judged that Xuzhou was attacked, his lips were dead and his teeth were cold, and Beihai would fall into the hands of Cao Jun sooner or later. Kong Rong had to save Xuzhou from danger. Mi Zhu rushed to Changle County, the prefecture of Kong Rong in Beihai County, met Kong Rong, and presented Tao Qian's letter for help. After Kong Rong finished reading, he said to Mi Zhu: Tao Qian and I have a good friendship and are neighbors to each other. Xuzhou is in trouble, how can I not help?But Cao Mengde and I have no enmity, and the teacher is unknown, fearing that the army will not accept it.I first edited a book and sent someone to Cao Cao to mediate between them.If he doesn't follow, it won't be too late to raise troops. When Mi Zhu heard this, he knew that Kong Rong was also afraid of the power of Cao's army, and he was afraid of getting burned. The theory of mediation was just a two-sided plan to slow down the army. Kong Rong didn't answer, but still wrote a letter and sent someone to Cao Cao's camp.Mi Zhu was anxious, but there was nothing he could do. In the midst of worry, a scout flew in to report that the remaining party of the Yellow Turban Army, who was in charge of Hai, was leading an army of tens of thousands to kill and rush. Kong Rong was shocked, and he secretly rejoiced that he did not send troops to rescue Xuzhou, otherwise Beihai would be doomed in the face of bandit troops! Kong Rong had no time to pay attention to Mi Zhu, so he mobilized his troops and went out of the city to meet the invading Yellow Turban Army. Guan Hai, the general of the Yellow Turban Army, came out suddenly and said to Kong Rong, "I know that there is a lot of food in Beihai. Please lend me 10,000 stones and retreat immediately."If you don't borrow it, you will break through the city without leaving any chickens or dogs behind. Kong Rong said angrily: "I am a minister of the great man, guarding the land of the great man, how can I lend food to your rebellious thieves." Guan Hai was furious when he heard that, he patted his horse and raised his gun, and went straight for Kong Rong.Kong Rong's general Zong Bao went out to meet him, and Guan Hai shot him under his horse after only a few rounds.Kong Rong's army was in chaos, so he ran into the city and hung up the city gate to resist the enemy.Guan Hai divided his troops into four groups and besieged Changle City on all sides. Kong Rong sat in a sad city, Mi Zhu saw this, and it was inconvenient to mention the rescue of Xuzhou. The next day, when Kong Rong went to the city to inspect, he was even more shocked by the magnitude of the thieves. Just at this moment, I suddenly saw a young general outside the city, alone on a horse, shooting into the enemy's line with a gun, as if entering an uninhabited land.The young general went all the way to the city and shouted: The defenders open the door!Kong Rong didn't know who this person was, so he dared not open the city gate. The Yellow Turban Army had already chased to the bank of the moat. The young general turned around and swung his spear, picking off dozens of rebel soldiers, who were so frightened that they all retreated.Seeing this, Kong Rong hurriedly ordered to open the gate on the side of the city and let the young general gallop in. After the young general entered the city, he got off his horse and put away his gun. He climbed up the tower to meet Kong Rong.Seeing his bravery, Kong Rong hurriedly asked his name.The young general said: "I am from Huang County, Donglai. My surname is Taishi, and my name is Ci."I came home from Liaodong yesterday, and my mother said that I have always been favored by the Confucian Lord, but now that the Confucian Lord is in trouble, my son hastened to rescue him!So I rushed into the enemy's formation and went to the city to meet the Lord of Confucius.But if you are sent, you will not fail to obey. When Kong Rong heard this, he couldn't help but be overjoyed.It turned out that Tai Shici was a young man who was brave and skilled in martial arts. With a silver spear, he could defeat thousands of people.Tai Shici's mother lived twenty miles outside the city, and had received food from Kong Rong, so she never forgot her kindness. Kong Rong was very happy to get Tai Shici's help. He presented Tai Shici with armor and pommel horse, and ordered him to help defend the city. Tai Shici said with emotion: "I would like to take a thousand horsemen and go out of the city to kill thieves." Kong Rong said: "Although you are brave, but there are tens of thousands of bandits, you will not be safe if you go out of the city." Taishi said kindly: "I obey my mother's benevolent order to save the Lord Kongfu. If I can't kill the bandits, I will have no face to see my mother!"I hope to fight to the death with the thief. Seeing Tai Shici's bravery and fearlessness, Kong Rong suddenly thought of a rescue soldier not far away, who might be able to relieve the danger in Beihai, so he said to Tai Shici: "I know Liu Bei, the county magistrate of Pingyuan, is most willing to save people in danger. If he comes forward Come to help, the Yellow Turban bandits are in danger of breaking the siege, and they are about to send people out of the city to ask for help. If you are not afraid of the bandits, please send the book to Pingyuan County for me. Tai Shici showed no fear, and said with emotion: "Since the danger of Beihai County can be solved, I will go out of the city immediately to deliver the letter." Kong Rong immediately revised a book and handed it over to Tai Shici.Tai Shici put on armor and mounted a horse, hung a bow and arrow on his waist, held a silver gun in his hand, and after a full meal, he galloped out and the Yellow Turban Army who besieged the city rushed forward to intercept him. Tai Shici stopped suddenly, holding a bow and arrow in his hand, and shot in all directions. The arrows were flawless, and he shot more than a dozen soldiers of the Yellow Turban Army. Tai Shici rushed to Pingyuan County to pay a visit to the city. Although Liu Bei, the county magistrate, had a small territory, he did not have many troops. Except for a thousand personal soldiers, there were only two to three thousand stragglers. , Even self-preservation is very difficult. Liu Bei couldn't help but pause when he received Kong Rong's request for help from Tai Shici. Guan Yu on his left said: "My army is weak. In this troubled world, I can only protect myself. How can I save others lightly?" When Tai Shici heard this, he said anxiously, "Mr. Liu County!"Today, Beihai is trapped by the Yellow Turban bandit army. Once the city is broken, the people will surely die!I know that Mr. Liu County is famous for his benevolence and righteousness, and he is very willing to save people in distress. Please go to rescue Beihai. When Liu Bei heard it, he said decisively: "The North Sea is in danger, and Liu Bei has no choice but to rush to the rescue." Guan Yu said: Why do you have to save? Liu Bei said: "My strength is weak, and it is very difficult to even protect myself."But Beihai is in danger, and my lips are dead and my teeth are cold. If I don't go to rescue, if I am in trouble in the future, there will be no one to rescue me.Therefore, when I go to save people, I am actually seeking a way to protect myself. When Guan Yu heard this, he felt that it was reasonable, so he stopped objecting.At present, Liu Bei led Pingyuan County with about 3,000 troops, leaving only 1,000 soldiers and horses to defend the city. Accompanied by Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, they went to Beihai to rescue Kong Rong. After just over a day's journey, the reinforcements led by Liu Bei arrived outside Changle City, the prefecture of Beihai County.Liu Bei ordered the camp to be set up first, to find out the enemy situation of the Yellow Turban Army from Tai Shici, and then attack. Unexpectedly, Guan Hai, the leader of the Yellow Turban Army, took advantage of Liu Bei's weak force and didn't care about it, so he led the army to intercept him first. Liu Bei had no choice but to go out to fight, and three generals Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Tai Shici immediately went to the front of the battle. Guan Yu was the first to beat his horse out, waving the Qinglong Yanyue Saber in his hand, and took Guan Hai straight.Guan Hai didn't know how powerful he was, so he raised his gun and fought with Guan Yu for dozens of rounds.Guan Yu was ready to kill, and with a loud shout, Qinglong Yanyue Knife sank suddenly, and slashed towards Guan Hai's face.Guan Hai was terrified, and held out his gun to block the fight, but Guan Yu had already used his real strength, and the knife was as heavy as a mountain. No matter how Guan Hai could block it, he saw the blade flashed and blood gushed out, beheading Guan Hai's head long ago. Zhang Fei and Tai Shici took advantage of the momentum to lead the troops out, and went straight into the enemy army. Two generals shot two shots, and they overthrew countless Yellow Turban soldiers. The Yellow Turban soldiers were terrified. Kong Rong in the city saw that Liu Bei had engaged the enemy, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were brave and invincible, and Tai Shici was as if he had entered the land of no one. He was so courageous that he ordered the soldiers and horses in the city to attack. Suddenly, tens of thousands of Yellow Turban troops were defeated, countless descendants, and the rest scattered and fled for their lives. Kong Rong welcomed Liu Bei and others into the city, first thanked him for the rescue, and then held a big feast to celebrate the defeat of the enemy. During the banquet, Kong Rong introduced Mi Zhu to Liu Bei, and told Liu Bei about Tao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou, who was attacked by Cao Cao.Mi Zhu sincerely begged Liu Bei to send troops to rescue him. Kong Rong took the opportunity and said, "Why doesn't Xuande join me in helping Xuzhou?" Liu Beidao: To be honest, I only left a thousand weak soldiers in Pingyuan County. I was afraid that the thieves would come, but I would not be able to protect the people in the city. Therefore, the rescue of Xuzhou had to be postponed. Seeing Liu Bei's refusal to go with him, Kong Rong said displeasedly, "I've heard that Xuande has a heart of benevolence and righteousness. Could it be that he would die instead of saving him?" Liu Bei and Kong Rong were neighbors, seeing that he wanted to blame him, he had no choice but to say: If he really wanted to rescue, Liu Bei had to borrow three to five thousand troops from Gongsun Zan in Liaodong, and then went to Xuzhou. Kong Rong didn't think much of Liu Bei, and said doubtfully: "I hope Mr. Liu will not break his promise!" Liu Bei said displeased: "Who does Kong Gong think I am Liu Bei? Am I the kind of person who breaks promises and repents?"If I can borrow soldiers and horses, it's also good if I can't, I will rush to Xuzhou to join the guild. Only then did Kong Rong decide that he would lead the army to rescue Xuzhou Tao Qian first.Liu Bei also led his troops to leave the city and head towards Liaodong. Tai Shici also bid farewell to Kong Rong, saying: "Mother's life is hard to break, so I come here to say goodbye to you." Kong Rong said, "Why don't you stay here, general, to serve here?" Taishi said kindly: "My mother told me to return after emergency treatment. Kindness is hard to violate. I hope Duke Kong will forgive me."Knowing that he could not stay, Kong Rong gave Taishici a large amount of property, but Taishici refused to accept it, so he went home alone. Kong Rong also sent troops to Xuzhou. Liu Bei rushed to Liaodong and met his classmate Gongsun Zan.Liu Bei told Lord Gongsun Zan that he wanted to save Xuzhou and borrowed troops from him. Gongsun Zan said: Cao Cao and Xuande never had any enmity between you, why bother to take it on behalf of others and offend Cao Mengde? Liu Bei said: "This fact is helpless. I am a neighbor of Kong Rong's Beihai County. Kong Rong has gone to the rescue. If Liu Bei doesn't go, Kong Rong will be angry, and there will be no peace." When Gongsun Zan heard this, he sympathized with Liu Bei's situation very much, but at this time he was allying with Yuan Shu to counter Yuan Shao, and his strength was not enough.Gongsun Zan said to Liu Bei: In this case, I will lend you two thousand soldiers and horses to relieve the current difficulties. Liu Bei thanked Gongsun Zan.After a while, a heroic young general led two thousand Liaodong soldiers to Liu Bei's camp, saying that it was Gongsun Zan's order to be sent to Liu Bei's army to obey his orders. As soon as Liu Bei saw the young general, he couldn't help being overjoyed, as if he was destined to be with him, he hurriedly asked the young general, "What's your name, general?"Where is Ren's family? The young general said loudly: I am Zhao Yun from Changshan, my name is Zilong, and I am currently serving as a school captain under General Gongsun. Liu Bei and Zhao Yun met each other holding hands, and said happily: "Liu Bei and Zhao Zilong were destined to meet each other for three lifetimes, and they met here. I hate that we met later, and I failed to create a great cause with Zilong." Zhao Yun also liked Liu Bei's virtuous corporal very much, and the two felt like old friends at first sight.Liu Bei introduced Zhao Yun to Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were very pleased with Zhao Yun's heroic appearance. At that moment, Liu Bei decided that he would lead 3,000 soldiers to Xuzhou first, and Zhao Zilong would lead 2,000 Liaodong soldiers to follow up. Zhao Zilong bid farewell to Liu Bei and led the army. At this time, Kong Rong had led his army to the outskirts of Xuzhou County, but he was frightened by Cao Cao's strength, so he dared not move forward. He camped far away on the mountain, ready to retreat at any time.At the same time, Tian Kai from Qingzhou, who was requested by Chen Deng, also led his army to arrive, but he was also afraid, and went to the camp ten miles away, not daring to enter lightly. Even so, when Cao Cao saw two groups of troops rushing to rescue Xuzhou County City, he did not dare to underestimate them. Feeling less stressed. Liu Bei led the army to arrive, followed by Zhao Zilong.Liu Bei went to see Kong Rong, and Kong Rong believed that Liu Bei had not missed the appointment, and he was not a villain who broke his promise. He looked at Liu Bei differently. Kong Rong said to Liu Bei: "Cao's army is powerful, and Cao Cao is very good at using troops. You should not underestimate the enemy. You should first observe the enemy's situation before attacking." However, Liu Bei knew that his army was not enough in food and grass, so he had to make a quick decision without delay, so he said to Kong Rong, "What Kong Rong said is also reasonable, but I am afraid that Xuzhou city will be short of food and it will be difficult to defend it for a long time. If the enemy is defeated, Cao's army will return to counterattack us, which will endanger our side. Therefore, Liu Bei plans to lead 4,000 troops by Yun Chang and Zilong, and return them to Kong Gong.Liu Bei and Zhang Fei went to Cao Ying, and went to Xuzhou City to meet Tao Fujun to discuss how to defeat the enemy. Seeing Liu Bei's courage to rescue, Kong Rong couldn't help being overjoyed, and immediately agreed to Liu Bei's suggestion. He and Tian Kai's army joined forces to protect each other. At noon that day, Liu Bei and Zhang Fei, commanding a thousand soldiers and horses, suddenly attacked and entered Cao Jun's camp. Just as they were marching, there was a sound of drums in the camp, and the horse and infantry rushed out like a tide.The first general, Yu Jin, shouted sharply: "Where are the madmen, dare to disturb my camp." When Zhang Fei saw it, he didn't say a word, and suddenly he raised his spear and took it straight for the ban.Seeing that Zhang Fei was like a divine soldier descended from the sky, Yu Jin was horrified, so he pulled himself together and tried his best to catch Zhang Fei and fight him.But Yu Jin lost to Zhang Fei's bravery in the end. The two fought for more than ten rounds.Seeing this, Liu Bei took the opportunity to wave his army to cover up the attack, Yu Jin had no choice but to feint a shot, stab diagonally and escape. Liu Bei and Zhang Fei didn't chase after them, and went straight to the city of Xuzhou. Tao Qian on the tower saw the reinforcements coming, and saw a red flag with the words "Pingyuan Liu Xuande" written on it. city. Liu Bei and Zhang Fei entered the city, and then went to the Xuzhou government office together.Tao Qian hosted a banquet in honor of Liu Bei and Zhang Fei, and at the same time rewarded the thousand Pingyuan soldiers brought by Liu Bei with wine and food. Tao Qian saw that Liu Bei was really based on benevolence and righteousness, and he was imposing and open-minded, so he couldn't help but admire him very much.He thought that he was once on the verge of extinction, and he no longer wanted to miss his official position, so he ordered Mi Zhu to take out the official seal of the governor of Xuzhou and present it to Liu Bei. Liu Bei was surprised and said, "What does Mr. Tao mean by this?" Tao Qian said: "Nowadays the world is in great chaos and the government is weak. Xuande is the clan of the Han Dynasty, so it is reasonable to help the Han Dynasty."The old man is old and unable to serve the imperial court!Now I sincerely dedicate Xuzhou to the public. Fortunately, don't refuse. The old man will play the court to rectify his name. When Liu Bei heard this, he stood up quickly, bowed to Tao Qian and said: Liu Bei has little merit and virtue, and he is reluctant to be the county magistrate of Pingyuan. He is afraid of being incompetent. , God bless you. Tao Qian said: This is the old man's sincere resignation, Xuande must not refuse again.Tao Qian gave way again and again, but Liu Bei was determined not to accept it.Seeing this, Mi Zhu, Tao Qian's aide, said, "Now that the soldiers are approaching the city, let's discuss the plan to retreat the enemy first. After the war is settled, it will not be too late to discuss the matter in detail."Tao Qian stopped insisting. Liu Bei said: Liu Bei and Cao Cao had a relationship once, so he should write a book first to persuade Cao to reconcile. If he doesn't follow, and fight again, it will be justified.Tao Qian readily agreed. So an envoy was sent to send Liu Bei's letter of persuasion to Cao Cao's barracks. When Cao Cao received Liu Bei's letter, he also forgot who Liu Bei was at this time, and couldn't help cursing: "Who is Liu Bei?"How dare you persuade peace with a letter?The book is even more ironic, and it is very hateful. When someone comes, he will behead the messenger first, and then attack the city with all his strength. Guo Jiajin, Cao Cao's military adviser, said: Liu Bei came all the way to rescue Tao Qian, and he was polite first and then soldiers, which is very lawful.The lord should answer each other with kind words, so as to make him feel negligent, and then send an army to attack, Xuzhou City can be broken.Cao Cao agreed with Guo Jia's suggestion, shilling to treat the envoy well, and wait for his reply. At this time, a scout horse galloped to report to Cao Cao: Lv Bu was ordered by Yuan Shao to lead his army to break through Gunzhou and occupy Puyang.Cao Cao couldn't help being surprised when he heard that the camp in the rear was attacked. It turned out that after Lv Bu murdered Dong Zhuo that day, Dong Zhuo's generals Li urged and Guo Si led the army to attack Chang'an. Lv Bu had to join Yuan Shu, but Yuan Shu hated Lv Bu's capriciousness and refused his offer.Lu Bu had no choice but to switch to Yuan Shao who was against Yuan Shu.Yuan Shao was waiting to use him, so he took Lv Bu into his service, but Lv Bu was arrogant to Yuan Shao's soldiers, and Yuan Shao was so angry that he wanted to kill Lv Bu, so Lv Bu fled everywhere again, and finally fell into the tent of Zhang Miao, the garrison of Chenliu.At this time, Chen Gong, the county magistrate who was at odds with Cao Cao, came to Zhang Miao. Chen Gong provoked Zhang Miao's ambition to rule the roost, so he joined forces with Lu Bu to attack Cao Cao's stronghold of Gunzhou.Cao Cao's main force had gone to Xuzhou for revenge, but the rear was empty, and many cities were destroyed by Lu Bu. Even Puyang, the prefecture of Gunzhou, was also defeated by Lu Bu.Only the three cities of Juancheng, Dong'e, and Fanxian were left, and they were barely kept because of Gou Yu and Cheng Yu's tricks.Cao Cao's younger brother, Cao Ren, confronted Lv Bu and was defeated repeatedly. The situation was very critical. When Cao Cao received the report, he couldn't help but change his face and said in surprise: Gunzhou is my base. If my hometown is lost, wouldn't I become a tree without roots?Had to return first. Guo Jiadao: In today's situation, it is indeed necessary to consolidate the rear as the basis. Why don't you take the opportunity to sell your favor to Liu Bei, and then quickly withdraw the army and return to rescue Dagon Prefecture? Cao Cao immediately agreed, so he summoned the envoy sent by Liu Bei, and immediately agreed to reconcile and retreat. As soon as Liu Bei's envoy came out, Cao Cao ordered an army of 250,000, with the rear guard as the forward, and hurried back to the division to rescue Dagon Prefecture. Tao Qian was overjoyed when he saw that Cao's army had completely retreated. He thought that with Liu Bei's book, Cao Cao's 250,000 troops could be retreated, so he naturally respected Liu Bei.At present, Tao Qian welcomed Kong Rong, Tian Kai, Guan Yu, and Zhao Yun who were stationed outside the city into Xuzhou City, and held a large banquet to congratulate Xuzhou on its efforts to resolve the crisis. During the meeting, Tao Qian brought up the old proposal again, resolutely giving up the position of governor of Xuzhou to Liu Bei.However, Liu Bei knew that with his strength at this time, it was not enough to guard Xuzhou, so he never agreed. Tao Qian cried: If you leave me behind, I will die with regret! Guan Yu also said: "Since Mr. Tao Fu sincerely surrendered, my brother can take charge of Xuzhou's government affairs." Zhang Feidao: "It's not that we force other states and counties, he kindly gave in, why bother to refuse." Liu Bei resolutely said: "Are you waiting for Liu Bei to be an unrighteous person?"The prefect of Xuzhou gave in, but Liu Bei would never accept it. Seeing Liu Bei's determination, Tao Qian couldn't force it anymore, so he had to retreat to the next best thing, saying: "Cao's army is powerful now, although Xuzhou's danger is temporarily relieved, but soon Cao's army will go and come back, Xuzhou is in danger, if Xuande is firm." If you are willing to accept the government affairs of Xuzhou, can you temporarily stay in Xiaopei, a suburb of Xuzhou, to protect the people of Xuzhou? Everyone urged Liu Bei to stay in Xiaopei to help Tao Qian resist Cao Cao. Liu Bei thought for a while, and then nodded in agreement. So Liu Bei led Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and others to garrison Xiaopei.Seeing that the crisis in Xuzhou had been resolved, Zhao Yun bid farewell to Liu Bei.Although Liu Bei was very reluctant to give up, Zhao Yun was Gongsun Zan's subordinate, so it was inconvenient to force him to stay, so he had to bid farewell with tears. From then on, Liu Bei stayed in Xiaopei and stationed in Xiaopei to train his troops and horses to recharge their batteries. While defending against Cao Cao's attack again, he reviewed the general situation of the world and plotted great plans.