"In this way, it all depends on the arrangements of the Lord. I only have a dozen confidants in my humble position. There are many others who are dissatisfied with my humble position. I must be cautious in doing things. Although Guan Yu is a military commander, he is as careful as his hair." Li Han said.
Chen Gui glanced at Li Han in surprise. He didn't expect that this nervous Li Han had such a careful side. He said with a smile: "General Li, don't worry. When the time comes, you only need to order your confidants to guard the city gate. Wait for me
When you bring people to the city gate, just accept them. As for the soldiers who don't obey you, you can just make them disappear."
Li Han cupped his fists and said, "In this case, I will leave my humble post."
"General Li, just stay in the house and wait for tomorrow night. Your family will also be arranged by me. Their safety is entrusted to you." Chen Gui said thoughtfully.
One day passed quickly. Li Han was just a small gatekeeper general in the army. Even if he disappeared, it would not attract anyone. Moreover, Li Han's family and Chen Gui secretly sent people to comfort him, but he was not disturbed.
What do people discover?
When Chou Shi arrived, after Li Han left, Chen Gui led three thousand joint private soldiers from the two families toward the west gate guarded by Li Han. With so many people walking on the street, it was easy to attract the attention of the patrolling soldiers.
It was also an oversight because Chen Gui had never experienced a real battle.
Li Han had already been waiting anxiously at the city gate. The soldiers were very puzzled by Li Han's performance tonight. Many soldiers came up to express caring greetings, but Li Han pushed them aside, waiting for the bursts of fighting that came not far away.
Li Han was suddenly startled when he saw the sound of soldiers and the shadows of soldiers. Could it be that they had been discovered? Looking at the soldiers around him, there was nothing wrong.
When the agreed flag could be seen dimly under the light of torches, Li Han no longer hesitated and immediately ordered: "Open the city gate!"
"General, you cannot open the city gate without permission from General Guan!" a soldier said.
Li Han's eyes turned cold, and he pulled out the sword from his waist with a clang. The sword flashed, and the soldier who resisted had his head missing, and blood spattered all over Li Han's face. "Open the city gate!"
More than ten confidants hurriedly stepped forward and pushed the city gate. Amidst the creaking sound, a crack was revealed in the city gate.
When Guan Yu learned that there were soldiers sizing up in the west of the city, he was shocked. He quickly mounted his horse and led the cavalry to the west gate. Guan Yu was stationed at the east gate. There was a long distance from the east gate to the west gate. Even the cavalry needed a while.
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Soldiers suddenly appeared in the city and approached the west gate. Guan Yu realized something was wrong. Ever since Cao Jun besieged Pengcheng, a curfew had been enforced in the city. Without an order, anyone traveling privately at night would be sentenced to death, and the soldiers could not do anything without Guan Yu's order.
Transfer, but after waiting for Guan Yu to learn everything, less than half an hour had passed.
The city gate slowly opened, and Chen Gui smiled happily, as if victory was right in front of him.
"Sir, it's not good, Guan Yu is coming with his cavalry." A soldier hurriedly walked up to Chen Gui and said.
Chen Gui grabbed the soldier and asked, "How many people are there?"
"I don't know, they are so densely packed that they are countless!"
Chen Gui let go of the soldiers and said in a firm tone: "We are ready to launch an uprising. If more troops arrive in the city, we will definitely die. We can only fight hard to welcome General Cao's troops into the city."
The head of the Li family said: "Master Chen's words are reasonable, but Guan Yu is unstoppable. What should we do?"
"Order a thousand soldiers to resist to the death. As long as Guan Yu is blocked for a while, we will win!" Chen Gui said.
Cao Jun outside the city had already heard the movement in the city. When they saw the city gate creaking open, many soldiers were even more excited. They held on to their horses' reins tightly and waited for the general's order to rush into the city.
Cao Cao laughed and said: "Pengcheng can be broken!"
"Xu Zhu, you lead five hundred cavalry and charge into the city. Any soldiers who encounter resistance will be killed without mercy. Don't pay attention to those who surrender. After capturing their weapons, gather them together and leave some cavalry to guard them."
"Promise!" Xu Zhu bowed and accepted the order, with murderous intent flashing in his eyes. In recent times, Guan Yu has shown too much sharpness, which has made Cao Jun's generals more or less lose their face. Now is the time to save their face in one fell swoop.
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"Cao Ren, you lead a thousand soldiers into the city and capture the prefect's mansion. Xiahou Dun, you lead a thousand men to the south of the city. Xiahou Yuan, you lead a thousand men to the north of the city..." Cao Cao finished issuing all the orders skillfully.
, there are 30,000 Xuzhou troops in the city, and if they rebound, they will still be very powerful, so they have to be on guard.
In order to capture Pengcheng, Cao Cao invested all his cavalry in an attempt to defeat the Xuzhou Army's resistance as quickly as possible. It would be best if he could occupy six city gates, trap Guan Yu in the city, cut off Liu Bei's right and left arm, and lose Liu Bei's right and left arm.
After Guan Yu, you can imagine what kind of situation Liu Bei's army will fall into, which will also bring Cao's army to its highest power.
Guan Yu fought hard, but the private soldiers of the aristocratic family were no match for him. Seeing that the front army retreated, they scattered and fled.
At this time, Chen Deng had already taken over the control of the city gate, which was guarded by two thousand soldiers. Even if Guan Yu led the army, it would not be able to break through it overnight.
The neighing of Cao's army's horses was heard outside the city. Seeing this, Zhou Cang, who hurriedly led his troops, advised: "General, retreat!"
Guan Yu said decisively: "No, as long as we defeat the soldiers in front of us and occupy the city gate, we can stop Cao's army from outside the city!"
The imagination is beautiful, but the reality is cruel. No matter how fast Guan Yu kills people, it will still take a while for two thousand men. At this time, Xu Zhu, the general of Cao Army, has led five hundred cavalry to fight Guan Yu.
The generals were fighting against each other. Cao Jun's cavalry was elite and Guan Yu could not resist. They fought for a while and led the cavalry to retreat to the east of the city. There were 20,000 troops there. As long as they could mobilize, it would not be difficult to drive Cao Jun out of Pengcheng.
After entering the city, the generals moved quickly according to the set goals. Cao Jun's rapid advance and mastery of the city's terrain put Guan Yu into a crisis. Even if he gathered the soldiers together in a hurry, it would be difficult to form an effective attack.
The combat effectiveness collapsed under the charge of Cao Jun.
Guan Yu still wanted to resist, but Zhou Cang advised: "General, most of Cao's army has entered the city. If we guard the six gates, all the soldiers will be surrounded by Cao's army. Think twice!"
Cao's army guarded the city gate in front, and a large army pursued him in the back. Guan Yu made great efforts to open the city gate and escape from the city.
Guan Yu was defeated and fled. When he left the city, he only had more than 5,000 soldiers and horses. When he left, he had 30,000 troops and when he returned, he had 5,000 troops. You can imagine the feeling in his heart. His hatred towards Cao Jun reached an unprecedented level.
After winning Pengcheng, Cao Cao was overjoyed and rewarded the three armies in the city. Chen Gui gained power and was named the Order of Pengcheng by Cao Cao, responsible for the affairs of the city.
Chen Gui was granted the title of Pengcheng Order, but at this time Chen Deng was still working under Liu Bei. In anger, how could Liu Bei let Chen Deng go? Chen Gui also wrote a letter to persuade Chen Deng to return to Pengcheng, but Chen Deng was
of rejection.
After capturing Pengcheng, Cao Jun could direct his army towards Xiapi.
Chen Deng was deeply trusted in Liu Bei's army. As long as it came from Chen Deng's strategy, Liu Bei would not fail to follow it and became the new top figure in the Xuzhou army. Even when Cao Bao met Chen Deng, he would treat Chen Deng with respect. Liu Bei worked hard all his life.
There were only a few counselors under his command, but he accidentally met Chen Deng, who was a great talent. You can imagine the joy in his heart, so he entrusted him with a heavy task.
Chen Deng already knew about his father's secret defection to Cao Jun. If he went from Liu Bei's army to Cao Jun in such a dejected manner, he would definitely not be taken seriously. The counselors in Cao Jun were not like Liu Bei's men, so he wanted to
A greater credit is given to Cao Cao, the credit that completely stabilizes the Chen family's position in Xuzhou.
"My lord, I have recently heard that Cao Jun's offensive outside Pengcheng is very fierce. I am worried that General Guan will not be able to stop Cao Jun, so I request to go to Xiapi to assist General Zhang in defending the city!" Chen Deng said.
Liu Bei did not doubt that he was there, and was about to agree, when Sun Qian asked, "Sir Chen, there is General Zhang stationed in Xiapi. It is safe. The affairs in the city still need to be handled by you. If you leave now, there may be something wrong."
Chen Dengdao: "Cao Cao's army invaded the territory. How can I sit idly by and ignore it? In the past, Cao Cao committed atrocities in Xuzhou. I wish I could eat his flesh and drink his blood. I hope my lord can do it!"
Sun Qian saw that Chen Deng didn't seem to be faking it, and his doubts immediately disappeared.
"It is our army's good fortune that Yuan Long has such a heart. After your husband arrives in Xiapi, he will take charge of all the affairs of Xiapi. With him here, I have nothing to worry about!" Liu Bei took Chen Deng's arm and said.
"Thank you, Lord. I will do my best in this humble position!"
"General Zhang has a strong personality, and I'm afraid he won't obey Master Chen's orders," Sun Qian said.
Liu Bei smiled and said: "What's the difficulty? Bring my double-pronged sword. When my third brother sees this, he will definitely accept the military order."
After Chen Deng brought Liu Bei's double sword to Xiapi, Zhang Fei obediently gave up his military power. With Chen Deng's method, it was not easy to punish Zhang Fei. In a few words, Zhang Fei was isolated from the army.
, and what Chen Deng said is reasonable. Even if Zhang Fei is not angry, there is nothing he can do. The elder brother's double sword is in front of him. If he does not give Chen Deng face, he will definitely be in trouble after he returns.
Zhang Fei was fond of drinking, and Chen Deng took advantage of him. He brought a large amount of fine wine, and in the name of rewarding the three armies, he got Zhang Fei drunk. The Chen family was quite powerful in Xuzhou, and Chen Deng even placed people in the army.
There were many confidants, and the general power was easily occupied. Zhang Fei himself was imprisoned in Xiapi City. The poor general was punished by the helpless Chen Deng.
Guan Yu led more than 5,000 soldiers to the gate of Xiapi City. He saw Chen Deng guarding the city gate. There was no doubt that he was there. He was about to enter the city. Zhou Cang felt something was wrong and hurriedly advised him.
"Master Chen, I haven't seen you for a long time. Do you know where my third brother is?" Guan Yu said loudly.
"General Zhang has been transferred back to his side by the lord. Now I am in charge of the troops and horses, guarding Xiapi and resisting Cao's army. Isn't General Guan in Pengcheng? What happened to Xiapi?" Chen Deng said.
