"Lord! The last general is incompetent! I have to bear the lord's heavy trust! Please punish me!"
In the hall of the Chu Hou Mansion in Pengcheng, Liu Bei and a cadre were sitting on the mat, while Chen Dao, who was covered in stains, knelt on the ground and bowed his head to apologize to Liu Bei. A few days ago, Chen Dao led thousands of Chu troops with him, and took his head to apologize.
Escaped from Xiaopeicheng, but unexpectedly, as soon as he left the city, Xiahou Dun personally led a large army to intercept it. Chen Dao fought bravely to kill the enemy, and then broke through the siege, but there were only less than five of the thousands of Chu troops under his command.
Hundreds of people. After Chen Dao fled to Pengcheng, he came to report the war to Liu Bei and apologized to Liu Bei.
Liu Bei's face was naturally very bad. Not only him, but everyone present was the same. Although most of the people present represented the power of the Xuzhou family, they could not be regarded as serving Liu Bei sincerely, but if Xuzhou was like this
It may not be of any benefit to them. However, looking at Chen Dao who was kneeling down, Liu Bei's face was not good, but he still did not expose his temper on Chen Dao, but shook his head and said, "Forget it."
! Shuzhi! Victory and defeat are common in military affairs, and Xiaopei’s failure cannot be considered your fault. It is already valuable to be able to withstand so many days! God is so willing, it is impossible to force it! Get up quickly!"
"Lord!" Chen Dao was so moved that he burst into tears when he heard Liu Bei say this. Even though he kowtowed at Liu Bei three times, his forehead was bruised. Then, Chen Dao was again
He clasped his fists at Liu Bei and shouted: "My lord has no way to repay Chen Dao's great kindness, Chen Dao can only fight for the lord! Lord! The last general dared to ask for another eight thousand troops from the lord! The last general will definitely repel the Wei army
!Retake Xiao Pei for the lord!"
"Hmph!" Before Liu Bei could answer Chen Dao's words, he snorted coldly next to him. However, it was Cao Bao, the head of the Cao family in Xuzhou. The Cao family has a great influence in Xuzhou, and even Chen Gui can't do it.
Not a little scruples about Cao Bao, let alone the Mi family. Although Liu Bei and Cao Bao were not very happy before, after Liu Bei took control of Xuzhou, Cao Bao also put a lot of effort into it. Therefore, after Liu Bei took charge of Xuzhou, Cao Bao was
Not only did the power not be reduced, but it increased a lot, and Cao Bao became more arrogant and domineering than before.
Hearing Chen Dai's words, Cao Bao looked at Chen Dao with disdain and snorted coldly: "If you say it is light, you will need eight thousand soldiers and horses when you open your mouth! Are you the endless soldiers and horses in Xuzhou? The whole Pengcheng is now only
There are more than 10,000 people left, and you will take away eight thousand in one breath. Then, what will you ask your lord to fight Cao Cao, Gongsun Zan and Sun Ce? Just you want to retake Xiao Pei? It's really a toad big
Open your mouth!"
"You!" What Chen Dao hated the most was that someone looked down on him. Seeing Cao Bao so contemptuous of him, Chen Dao was so angry that he widened his eyes and stared at Cao Bao. If Liu Bei hadn't sat on it, he would have been afraid that Chen would have been afraid of
He had already drawn out his sword and stabbed Cao Bao to death with one sword! However, when he thought of Cao Bao's power and Liu Bei had to rely on this person, Chen Dao could only swallow this anger and turned his head to shout at Liu Bei:
"Even if we go here, even if we are crushed to pieces, we will be determined to take Xiao Pei and drive the Wei army out of Xuzhou!"
Cao Bao narrowed his eyes and wanted to say something again, but this time he was seen by Jian Yong, who was sitting opposite him. Jian Yong was no match for Cao Bao. He was the first subordinate to join Liu Bei's tent, and he was loyal to Liu Bei.
.Jian Yong can see clearly who is loyal to Liu Bei, but it is not yet time to turn against Cao Bao, in order to avoid the conflict between Cao Bao and Chen Dao too intensified.
He quickly took the lead and said, "General Chen! Now is not the time to be impulsive! Xuzhou is now a critical moment, and every step must be cautious! It is a pity that Xiao Pei lost it, but it is not the worst case! Generals might as well be
How about going down and resting, preparing to help the lord defend Pengcheng?"
Jian Yong's words were also a step to Chen Dao, and blocked Cao Bao's stinky mouth. Chen Dao was not the kind of person who didn't know how to advance or retreat. Seeing that Liu Bei had never answered his request, he knew that Liu Bei was not.
It made Chen Dao feel a little embarrassed when he heard Jian Yong say this, and there was an excuse to retreat. Chen Dao nodded and bowed to Liu Bei, "In this way, I will eventually leave!" After getting Liu Bei's approval
Afterwards, Chen Dao stood up, first glared at Cao Bao fiercely, and then turned around and retreated.
No matter what, Chen Dao and Cao Bao did not make a fuss. Liu Bei also breathed a sigh of relief and immediately said to everyone present: "Now that the Wei army has broken through Xiaopei and will arrive in Pengcheng soon! The Wei army is so powerful
, How should our army resist? I also ask all the officials to offer advice and help me overcome this difficulty!"
After Liu Bei said that, the entire hall was silent, and no one had any idea. Liu Bei's direct descendants were now Jian Yong, but Jian Yong's strengths were not on the planning of the march, so he could not help at all.
What's the matter with Liu Bei? Among the Xuzhou families, there is only Mi Fang who really relies on Liu Bei, but Mi Fang is not just a little worse than his elder brother Mi Zhu, and Liu Bei has never expected him to be able to do it.
Is there any good idea? The remaining Cao and Chen families have hidden ulterior motives, and none of them really consider Liu Bei.
Looking at the silent people sitting down, Liu Bei's eyes were full of disappointment. He regretted it so much. Why did he agree to Zhuge Liang and let him go to Guangling? If Zhuge Liang was by his side at this moment, he would have some ideas for Liu Bei!
At least it will not let Liu Bei be so isolated and helpless as he is now, and fall into such an embarrassing situation!
Taking a deep breath, even if Liu Bei was so cunning, he could not hold back his face at this moment. He snorted coldly and wanted to leave. At this moment, a soldier suddenly ran into the discussion.
In the hall, he clasped his fists at Liu Bei with a hurried face and shouted: "Lord! A large number of enemy troops were found outside the city!"
"What!" Liu Bei jumped up in shock immediately, and everyone present was shocked. Cao Bao and others had even started to whisper, secretly discussing whether they should be prepared to abandon Liu Bei and turn to Cao Cao.
Jian Yong also stood up, looked at the soldier with disbelief, and exclaimed: "How is this possible? Even General Chen has just returned to Pengcheng just now! Could it be that the Wei army has had a rest at all
No?"
Liu Bei is not a loss because he has experienced many battles. After the initial surprise, Liu Bei quickly calmed down, lowered his head and thought for a moment, and then said, "Okay! Don't think so much for now.
, Let's go to the city to see the situation now!" After saying that, Liu Bei didn't wait for Cao Bao and others to answer, and walked out of the hall with big strides. Jian Yong was only stunned for a moment, and then pulled
Mi Fang, who was still in a daze, quickly followed. As for Cao Bao and other children of the Xuzhou family, they did not choose to follow, but looked at each other in different expressions, as if they were discussing something.
Liu Bei had just walked out of the Chu Hou Mansion. He turned his head and saw that only Jian Yong and Mi Fang followed. His face was very complicated. He looked around and confirmed that the soldiers around him were all his confidants. Liu Bei stopped.
Come down and wait for Jian Yong and Mi Fang to catch up. Liu Bei said to Jian Yong: "Xianhe! Go and call Chen Dao. It seems that there is no time for him to rest, let him take everything he can take
All the troops and horses rushed to the top of the city!"
"Yes!" Jian Yong knew that the matter was urgent, so he bowed to Liu Bei and rushed out immediately, not daring to stop for a moment.
After Jian Yong left, Liu Bei grabbed Mi Fang and said in a deep voice: "Zi Fang! Come here, I have something to do!" Liu Bei had already made a marriage with Mi Fang's sister.
Not long after, Liu Bei will marry Mi, so Mi Fang is also Liu Bei's future brother-in-law, so Liu Bei still trusts him quite a bit.
Similarly, Mi Fang is also very loyal to Liu Bei. Although Mi Fang's mind may not be as flexible as his brother Mi Zhu, Mi Zhu had previously told Mi Fang that the Mi family would serve Liu Bei wholeheartedly in the future, so Mi Fang also determined that
After Liu Bei heard that Liu Bei was going to give him an important task, Mi Fang immediately clasped his fists and shouted: "Lord! Just tell me if you have anything!"
Liu Bei was not polite, leaned his head towards Mi Fang, and said in a low voice: "Zi Fang! Now you can mobilize all the available people in the Mi family immediately. I want you to get rid of the Cao family and take over the Cao family in the shortest time.
The power in Pengcheng!”
As soon as Liu Bei said this, even a young man like Mi Fang was scared. As a Xuzhou family, Mi Fang certainly knew how powerful the Cao family was in Xuzhou. It was far stronger than the Mi family, and the Cao family had more power.
In the army, it can be said that it controls the most important military power in Xuzhou! The Mi family was originally a merchant. If it is more than the amount of money, I believe that no one in Xuzhou can compare with the Mi family, but if the Cao family is eliminated, the Mi family will be eliminated.
He definitely doesn't have that strength!
Seeing Mi Fang looking at him in a daze, Liu Bei knew that Mi Fang had not understood what he said, and immediately explained patiently: "Now Pengcheng is going to be surrounded. Whether it is the Cao family or the Chen family, what they can control now,
Only the forces in Pengcheng are left! I believe that just about the forces in Pengcheng, the strength of your Mi family should not be worse than that of the Cao family, right? In addition, I asked Chen Dao to help you with his troops and horses, and I want to get rid of it.
The Cao family is not a difficult task! But the real difficulty is how you should take over the Cao family's power in Pengcheng, especially the control of the army in the shortest time!"