Zang Ba saw that Gao Fei was alone and that Gong Shufei beside Gao Fei was a weak man. His martial arts was not weak, and since everyone inside and outside Zhongyi Hall was his, he had nothing to be afraid of, so he immediately waved his hand.
, shouted: "Untie this strong man!"
"The boss, please don't let go. This guy is a very dangerous person. He just killed nine of my brothers." Wu Dun said worriedly.
Zang Ba sneered, his left hand involuntarily touched a long knife placed beside him, and said loudly: "With me here, if he dares to move, I will chop him into pieces!"
Gao Fei saw that Zang Ba was very courageous and was not as afraid of him as Wu Dun, so he said: "General Zang, don't worry, your people are everywhere here. No matter how strong I am, I can't deal with your entire village.
I still have this bit of self-awareness.”
Zang Ba laughed and said: "Untie!"
Gao Fei was untied. He took Gong Shufei's hand and sat directly on the empty seat next to him. He also pulled Gongshu Fei to sit down. After that, he faced Zang Ba on the seat.
He cupped his hands and said, "Taishan County originally belonged to Yanzhou. As far as I know, in order to thank Yuan Shao for sending troops to help, Cao Cao seceded Taishan County.
It was given to Yuan Shao and merged into Qingzhou occupied by Yuan Shao. Taishan County is located at the junction of Yanzhou, Qingzhou and Xuzhou. Cao Cao and Yuan Shao will inevitably fight overtly and covertly for Taishan County. Just now the general asked me if I was
People sent by Cao Cao, that means that Cao Cao is deliberately trying to win over the general, right?"
Zang Ba nodded: "Yes, Cao Cao does intend to win over me, and Yuan Shao is indeed fighting openly and secretly with Cao Cao for Taishan County. As the strong man said, Taishan County is located at the junction of the three states, and today Yanzhou and Xuzhou are both
Belongs to Cao Cao,
Qingzhou belongs to Yuan Shao. Taishan County has its unique geographical advantages. The mountains of Mount Tai span more than a hundred miles and can be used as a natural obstacle to block the roads between states. Therefore, Mount Tai is the key to the competition between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao.
"
After a pause, Zang Ba continued: "If Cao Cao gets Mount Tai, he can peek at Qingzhou. If Yuan Shao gets Mount Tai, he can peek at Yanzhou and Xuzhou. Rather than saying that Yuan Shao is here to attack me, it is better to say that Yuan Shao wants to take advantage of the opportunity.
Occupy Taishan. Because although Cao Cao promised to transfer Taishan County to Yuan Shao, Taishan County still had
With Cao Cao's army existing but not really implemented, Mount Tai has become a watershed. Yuan Shao's army is to the east and Cao Cao's army is to the west. Cao Cao cannot blatantly compete with Yuan Shao, so he sent someone to contact me secretly and wanted me to become his
Subordinates, and provide me with food, military pay, weapons, armor, etc., so that I can resist Yuan Shao again."
After listening to this, Gao Fei had a new understanding of the situation in Mount Tai. He had never heard anyone talk about Mount Tai along the way, and the closer he got to Mount Tai, the sparser the population. Originally, he thought it was due to the harsh environment of Mount Tai.
As a result, but now he knows that the reason why the population is sparse is because wars often break out here, and the people are afraid of being implicated, so they migrate to other places.
"This matter is very complicated, beyond my expectation. General Zang, please believe me, I am not from Yuan Shao or Cao Cao."
"Believe you? Why do you want me to believe you?" Zang Ba was very wary, because he had occupied Taishan for almost half a year. During this half year, he had been sandwiched between Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, although Cao Cao did not directly
Troops were sent to encircle and suppress him, but the blockade imposed on him was fatal. If it weren't for the many wild fruits and wild beasts in the forests of Mount Tai, his brothers would have starved to death long ago.
Gao Fei said: "Now that things have happened, I have to reveal my identity. In fact, I am..."
"Master, the vanguard of Yuan's army is less than ten miles away from Mount Tai. The brothers guarding the mountain ask how to defend it?" A man ran straight into the Zhongyi Hall, and a sharp voice interrupted Gao Fei's words.
"Come so fast? Who is the vanguard?" Zang Ba acted very calmly, sitting upright on his seat and asked calmly.
"The vanguard is Gao Lan, and Yuan Shao's son Yuan Tan leads a large force right behind Gao Lan, embracing each other in an endless stream. There are about 13,000 men and horses."
"Yes, I understand. Go and tell the brothers guarding the mountain to retreat ten miles and guard the gourd mouth. I will be there in a moment." Zang Ba immediately ordered.
The visitor said "Promise" and ran away immediately.
The atmosphere in Zhongyi Hall became quite tense for a while, and the faces of the other people present showed a trace of worry.
"Master, Yuan's army has 13,000, and our army only has 2,000. Can we win this battle?" The person who spoke was called Yin Li, who was the third master of the village and a strong man. He asked melancholy.
road.
Immediately afterwards, Chang Xi, the second master of the family, shouted: "If you win, fight, if not, run away. At worst, we can leave here, go to the sea, occupy one or two islands, recruit some fishermen, and we will be free and easy."
Sun Guandao, the fifth leader, said: "There is still a long way from here to the seaside. If Yuan's army catches up, it will be more than worth the loss. Cao Cao's army is currently stationed in Juping in the southwest. We might as well go to Cao Cao.
Last time we helped Tao Qian, although we had some quarrels with Cao Cao, Cao Cao still used a lot of force and sent people to win over us many times, so we must go to him."
The sixth head of the family is Sun Kang, who is also Sun Guan's younger brother. When he heard that Sun Guan said that he wanted to join Cao Cao, he echoed: "Yes, that's right, big master, Cao Cao treats us well. Besides, we helped Tao Qian last time. It's already happened."
It’s over, let’s go and join Cao Cao.”
Chang Xi said angrily: "Cao Cao is using us, we can't take refuge with him. Besides, we killed many of Cao Cao's generals and were polite to us on the surface, but who knows if they will attack us secretly. In my opinion, we should escape, flee to
On the sea, criss-crossing the seas of Qingzhou and Xuzhou, wouldn’t you be free and at ease?”
Sun Guan and Sun Kang said in unison: "Second brother knows how to escape. For such a long distance, can our two-legged ones outrun Yuan Shaojun's four-legged ones? If we are caught up, we will all die, so why not take advantage of the situation?"
Now go and join Cao Cao."
"Go to the seaside and never join Cao Cao!" Chang Xi said angrily.
"To seek refuge with Cao Cao, you will only die if you go to the seaside!" Sun Guan and Sun Kang insisted.
There was a lot of chatter in the Zhongyi Hall. Zang Ba, Yin Li and Wu Dun didn't say anything, but frowned. The relationship between the three of them was relatively good, and Yin Li and Wu Dun followed Zang Ba's lead, so Zang Ba
Ba's opinion represents the opinions of Yin Li and Wu Dun.
Gao Fei held Gongshu Fei's hand tightly and didn't say a word. Instead, he listened to the endless quarrels between Chang Xi, Sun Guan and Sun Kang, but his eyes were fixed on Zang Ba, wanting to see what happened to Zang Ba.
Is there any way to solve the current crisis? More importantly, I want Zang Ba to ask him.
Zang Ba frowned, suddenly pulled out the long knife beside him, and struck a table next to him with the knife. However, when he heard a clicking sound, the table was split into two halves, and fell to the ground with a bang.
on the ground.
The sound of the table breaking was very loud, reaching everyone's ears, and immediately attracted attention, and the quarrel between Chang Xi, Sun Guan, and Sun Kang stopped.
There was a sudden silence in the Zhongyi Hall. Chang Xi, Sun Guan and Sun Kang all sat down and waited quietly for Zang Ba to speak.
Seeing that the silence had calmed down, Zang Ba sheathed his sword and said loudly: "We are all brothers, and we must live and die together. Now that we are facing a powerful enemy, how can it be the time for internal strife? It is better to join Cao Cao or escape to the sea.
No matter what, in short all this must be
It must be after we attack Yuan Jun. We have a geographical advantage. Although we have a small number of people, as long as we hold on to Hulukou, we can prevent ten thousand people from opening it. If the situation is ominous, I will naturally decide whether to join Cao Cao or escape to the sea.
.
Since you regard me as your master, you must obey my orders. We are not bandits, but knights. The reason why we are here is because we are forced to have no choice. I just want you to remember that we are not thieves, we are Youyou.
A knight in heaven and earth, stealing the wealth of bullies and giving it to the poor. This is why I left Tao Qian in the first place. This is why I led my troops to help Tao Qian resist Cao Cao. This is why we gathered here.
The purpose of this Loyalty Hall!"
"Pa bang bang..."
After listening to Zang Ba's words, Gao Fei was suddenly deeply moved and couldn't restrain his joy. He clapped happily and shouted: "Well, General Zang is really a righteous man!"
Zang Ba had a plan for a long time. Although he did not have a good plan to retreat from the enemy, he firmly believed that guarding the dangerous place was the best strategy. At this time, when he saw Gao Fei applauding him, he praised him even more, and he clasped his fists and said: "Strong man
, since you have a strategy to retreat from the enemy, I would like to hear the details. If the warrior can help us overcome this difficulty, Zang Ba will be very grateful!"
Gao Fei chuckled and said: "General Zang, I just want to ask you a question. After you answer me, I will naturally tell you the strategy to retreat from the enemy."
Zang Ba said: "Excuse me, strong man."
"Leave aside the current enemy Yuan Shaojun, Cao Cao has sent people to win over you many times, why didn't you go to Cao Cao?" Gao Fei asked loudly, and then added: "This question is very important to me, I hope
Answer seriously."
Zang Badao: "Although Cao Cao sent people to recruit me many times and said he would not care about the past grudges, Cao Cao massacred hundreds of thousands of innocent people when he attacked Xuzhou. The corpses were scattered all over the mountains and fields, the rivers were filled, and the Si River was cut off. Such butchers,
This is not the master I, Zang Ba, should serve. What’s more,
The reason why Cao Cao sent people to win over me is simply to use me to contain Yuan Shao on Mount Tai. As long as Yuan Shao's army cannot cross Mount Tai, his army can be stationed in the west of Mount Tai. If it is not a last resort, I would rather
Even if he leads his troops to the sea, he is unwilling to take refuge with Cao Cao."
After Gao Fei heard this, he thought to himself: "In history, Zang Ba once helped Lu Bu resist Cao Cao. After Lu Bu failed, he led the remaining troops to escape. Although he later defected to Cao Cao, it seemed that it was because he was poor. What a Zang Ba, what a good person.
General."
"General Zang, come here, I'll teach you how to repel the enemy." Gao Fei sat there and waved to Zang Ba.