Liu Bei's army was defeated in three battles, and the army was completely exhausted. Long Fei saw the opportunity and pointed his sword. Guan Hai, who had been watching the battle, couldn't help it. He raised his sword and shouted, and he was the first one to kill. He held the sword behind him.
The minions with various weapons followed closely. Long Fei followed him on horseback, with Dian Wei, Guan Hai on the left, Xu Chu and Chen Dao on the right. The momentum was so overwhelming that Liu Beijun was so frightened that he did not dare to fight, so he turned around and ran away.
Liu Bei and Zhang Fei tried their best to resist, but it was of no use at all. The troops led by Long Fei were like farmers harvesting wheat. They followed closely and knocked down those who were running slowly and those who could not run. They kneeled down smartly and begged for mercy.
, and he was killed with a single blow. When Liu Bei fled back to Pei County and counted his troops, he found that of the 4,000 troops he had left, less than half of them came back, and most of them were wounded.
"Huh! This revenge is unworthy of anyone!" Zhang Fei punched the big tree, causing the trunk to tremble and withered yellow leaves falling one after another.
Guan Yu stretched out his hand to touch his beard out of habit, but he didn't touch anything. The expression on his face changed instantly, and his eyes narrowed even more tightly. Tai Shici looked dejected. He had fought for so many years, and he was still the same today.
The first disastrous defeat. Spears, halberds, swords, and bows and arrows were all inferior to others. Could it be that all these years of martial arts training were in vain. Liu Bei was even more depressed. He had made great promises when he set out, but now that he was defeated, how could he gain a foothold in Peixian County, and how could he talk about the future?
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"Everyone, victory or defeat is a common thing for military officers. A small defeat today is for a big victory tomorrow!" Mi Zhu comforted everyone: "From now on, we will do our best to help Mr. Liu manage Pei County. One day we will have strong soldiers and horses, and we will definitely avenge today!"
Jiugong Mountain won another victory. Everyone was excited. The haze buried in their hearts for so many years finally had a place to spit out. Just like celebrating the New Year, everyone brought out their best things to entertain the soldiers who came back from the mountain. The level of enthusiasm was unimaginable.
Dian Wei, Xu Chu, and Chen Dao soon became the focus of everyone's attention. Dian Wei was talkative and described the battle at the foot of the mountain vividly, occasionally interspersing some curse words, which made the people laugh.
Li Ru gently pulled Long Fei's corner: "Master, can you come with me?"
He followed Li Ru out of the lively celebration venue. Guo Jia had already been waiting at the place where they often discussed matters. When Long Fei saw the two people's expressions were strange, he asked: "What's wrong? What happened again?"
It turned out that Cao Cao used the name of alliance with Long Fei to stabilize Lu Bu and Chen Gong, and suddenly sent troops to attack Qingzhou. All parts of Qingzhou did not dare to fight and surrendered one after another. Kong Rong of Beihai also wanted to use his arms as a chariot to make a final struggle, and sent General Zong Bao to attack Qingzhou.
He went to war and was beheaded by Cao Hong in the first battle. There was no danger to defend Beihai. Kong Rong rolled his eyes and surrendered Kaicheng in the name of protecting the people. He also wrote a letter to Cao Cao in the name of the people. Cao Cao had promised Kong Rong to continue to stay in Beihai.
The prefect, Cao Cao, defeated Qingzhou and gained a lot of money and grain. He also wiped out the nearby bandits and gathered the remaining defeated generals, adding another 10,000 troops. Now these troops are in Rencheng, and his intention to attack Xuzhou is clear.
"Cao Cao really wants to attack Xuzhou?" Long Fei asked: "Isn't he afraid of a fire in the backyard?"
"Only by making dangerous moves can great profits be made. Cao Cao is gambling!" Guo Jiadao said: "Now Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan in Hebei Province are competing with each other. Yuan Shu asked Sun Ce to lead his troops to sweep the south of the Yangtze River. Neither of them paid attention to Cao Cao behind them. If
If Cao Cao doesn't take the opportunity to rise, he will be the next target when these two people turn around, so Cao Cao must take a gamble!"
"Cao Cao is really bold!"
Li Rudao: "Cao Cao is very ambitious. I warned Dong Zhuo when I was in Luoyang, but Dong Zhuo didn't listen! If Cao Cao wins, Yanzhou, Qingzhou, and Xuzhou will belong to Cao Cao, and he can compete with the Yuan brothers!"
"You mean, what should we do?"
"Let Cao Cao lose!" Guo Jia smiled slightly: "Force Cao to send troops as soon as possible, use Xuzhou's troops to resist, and buy time for Chen Gong and Lu Bu!"
"So, what do you want us to talk to Tao Qian about?"
"right!"
Long Fei lowered his head and pondered. It stands to reason that things in this world are divided and combined. There are only the greatest interests, and there are never friends or enemies. It's just that there was a battle in the morning and thousands of enemies were killed, so he sent someone to talk in the afternoon.
And some were not very nice. After a long time, Long Fei suddenly asked: "Do you have the exact time for Cao Cao's attack?"
Guo Jia and Li Ru both shook their heads. Long Fei said: "Then there is no need to worry. Cao Cao must have an excuse to attack, otherwise he will not be able to explain to the world. Even if Cao Cao comes tomorrow, Tao Qian is not a soft persimmon in Xuzhou for so many years."
, let’s send people back to get some imperial edicts first, whether they fight or not, at least we can speak more fluently!”
Li Ru nodded: "Yes! I will arrange for someone to go back to Wancheng."
Cao Cao has no interest in Qingzhou. Qingzhou is too far away and close to Yuan Shao. He has already occupied most of it. The remaining places such as Beihai, Changyi and Donglai are not worth mentioning. There is only one purpose for sending troops, and that is to check his own situation.
The strategy was successful. The result was very satisfactory. Not only did Kong Rong force Kong Rong to surrender, but he also clearly saw that Chen Gong and Lu Bu did not make any move, so he felt confident and bold and did not move his troops back.
Pengcheng is a good place. It is an important transportation road between the north and the south. You can control Qingzhou and Yanzhou in the north, and you can reach Yangzhou and Yuzhou in the south. It can be used to defend the north and attack the south, or to defend the south and attack the north. But Tao Qian is a state pastor, and he is also a state pastor.
.There must be an excuse for the two of them to fight. He has not thought about this excuse yet. Recently I heard that Tao Qian mobilized his troops to besiege Long Fei who fled to Jiugong Mountain. This may be a good excuse.
In addition, there is another thing. In order to avoid the party government and the fights between court officials and eunuchs, Cao Cao's father Cao Song only served as a Taiwei for a few days, then resigned and went into seclusion, taking his family to Huaxian County, Taishan to avoid trouble. Here
But in Xuzhou, if anything goes wrong, my father and the whole family will be responsible for it. For the sake of safety, it is better to bring my father back as soon as possible and take action before it is too late.
Tao Qian was a little anxious. He invited Liu Bei here just to block the northwest of Xuzhou. Who knew that this guy actually led his troops to suppress some bandits and was killed and defeated. He wanted to blame him, but he was invited by himself. After thinking about it, he
I can only give you good advice. Now that the enemy is facing us, Cao Cao's troops have arrived in Rencheng. We need to make a decision as soon as possible on how to solve the problem.
"Sir! The imperial envoy has arrived!"
"Special envoy of the imperial court?" Tao Qian was stunned. He didn't know where the imperial court was now, so it was a bit ridiculous to send any special envoy. But he was still an official of the Han Dynasty, so he still had to see the imperial envoy.
In the living room, Long Fei took Dian Wei with him, and Xu Chu sat upright. Tao Qian looked unhappy and pointed at Long Fei: "Are you the special envoy of the imperial court? Tell me, what do you want from me?"
"The imperial edict has arrived! Tao Qian accepts it!" Long Fei stood up and strode to the center of the hall. Tao Qian had no choice but to get up and kneel in front of Long Fei. Long Fei slowly rolled away: "By God's blessing,
The emperor's edict said... I heard that Cao Cao of Yanzhou intends to invade Xuzhou, so I specially ordered the general of Zhenguo and the prefect of Wancheng, Long Fei, to go to mediate and show my sympathy to you..."
Tao Qian's heart skipped a beat. Could it be that the person in front of him was Long Fei? The name Long Fei, the general of the country and the governor of Wancheng, was too familiar. The recent disasters in Peixian County were all related to him. How are Liu Bei's two brothers' martial arts?
Tao Qian also understood. Looking at Long Fei and Dian Wei and Xu Chu behind him, Tao Qian understood that Long Fei wanted to help him.
"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your kindness!" Tao Qian hurriedly accepted the order, stood up, and the expression on his face changed 180 degrees: "Come here, serve tea! Come on, you stupid people!"
Although he had also heard about the marriage between Long Fei and Cao Cao, as a veteran in officialdom, Tao Qian would not believe the silly saying of giving up everything for a woman. No matter what the purpose of Long Fei's visit, since he was to help himself, then
He had to do his best to please him. With Long Fei's help, Cao Cao would not dare to attack with all his strength, otherwise he would have a chance.
That night, Tao Qian personally held a banquet to welcome Long Fei. Although everyone in Xuzhou didn't understand how Long Fei appeared in Pengcheng, it shouldn't be a bad thing judging from Tao Qian's appearance. Therefore, the atmosphere of the banquet was naturally high, and everyone in Xuzhou frequently raised their glasses and toasted.
Only Chen Gui, Chen Deng and his son remained silent in their seats. In the middle of the banquet, a soldier came in and reported that someone was looking for Long Fei. Long Fei got up, apologized, and left in a hurry.
Sit down again with a smile.
Tao Qian smiled slightly: "General Long, this is..."
"It's no big deal! I have a magic weapon that can make Cao Cao retreat. This magic weapon just arrived!" Long Fei's understatement confused everyone.
"Oh?" Tao Qian was curious: "How about you take it out and let me wait and see?"
Long Fei chuckled: "I'm not here. I'll let you guys meet me when I have time! Come, come, everyone, please!"
Just after taking a sip, another messenger came in, hurriedly bypassed the crowd to find Tao Qian, whispered a few words in Tao Qian's ear, and left in a hurry. Tao Qian's face changed several times in a row, waiting for that
After the person left, he threw the wine glass on the ground with a bang and turned to look at Long Fei: "General Long, what do you mean?"
Long Fei raised his head and drank the wine in his cup: "Master Zhou Mu, I don't understand what you are talking about? Sir, there is no need to be angry. Just say whatever you have to say. If I, Long Fei, have done something wrong, I will definitely apologize!"
"Hmph!" Tao Qian snorted coldly: "It's called helping me, but it's actually helping Cao! Come here, take down Long Fei and others!"
Huh! A soldier came rushing in and was about to charge up. Dian Wei and Xu Chu took out their weapons to protect Long Fei. Long Fei looked at Tao Qian: "Master Tao really decided to do this? Maybe there will be a river of blood here.
Unknown?"
"You!" Tao Qian was stunned. What Long Fei said was very possible. The people in the room may not be the opponents of these three people. He had heard that even Lu Bu was not Long Fei's opponent in close combat. So what?
How terrible it is. But Long Fei ruined his own good deeds and must not let it go like this: "Then try it! Give it to me!"
"Stop!" An old voice came from behind everyone. Although his tone was not serious, it carried a tone that could not be refuted.