Seeing Liu Bei leaving, Kong Rong felt a little embarrassed, but he had always been a loudmouthed man and had offended many people without even knowing it, so Kong Rong never took it to heart.
To be honest, if Cao Cao hadn't gone too far, and Mi Zhu was his good friend, he couldn't save his face. More importantly, Cao Cao already had Yanzhou, and if he wanted to capture Xuzhou, then he would be in Qingzhou
I'm afraid I won't be able to stay in Beihai for long. You must know that Cao Cao pacified the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army with one million soldiers! He even recruited 300,000 soldiers from them and selected 150,000 of them as the Qingzhou Army!
If the Qingzhou Army is brought over under the pretext of restoring his homeland, then Kong Rong will not be able to save Beihai. Therefore, this rescue of Xuzhou is necessary. Although Kong Rong usually only drinks and does not care about anything, this general direction is still
Can be seen.
As for why Liu Bei was invited? It's very simple. Cao Cao has already spread the word to all parties. Anyone who dares to save Xuzhou will be killed without mercy! You have to get some help for yourself no matter what. If you fail, you can find a way to avoid blaming everyone.
Well!
Seeing Liu Bei leaving, Mi Zhu saluted Kong Rong and asked, "Master Fu, can you send troops now?"
"I will send troops!" Kong Rong said hurriedly, then turned to Zong Bao and asked: "Zong Bao, can you send troops?"
Zong Baoyi cupped his hands and said: "The army has been reorganized and can go to war."
When Kong Rong heard this, he smiled and said: "That's very good!" Then he turned to Mi Zhu and said: "To avoid Tao Gongzu's worries, Zizhong went to Xuzhou to report the news first, saying that my army will arrive shortly." Mi Zhu was overjoyed and agreed repeatedly.
, and then left.
Seeing that everyone was leaving, Taishi Ci suddenly stepped forward and cupped his hands and said: "Now that the siege of Beihai has been lifted, I will take my leave."
Seeing this, Kong Rong hurriedly persuaded him to stay: "Why don't Ziyi stay and serve in Beihai? On the one hand, he can serve the court, and on the other hand, he can take care of the old lady nearby."
Hearing this, Taishi Ci shook his head and said, "It's not because of someone's refusal. It's because I recently received a letter from Mr. Liu Yao, the governor of Yangzhou, inviting me to serve elsewhere. My mother has already agreed. How can I break her promise?"
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Kong Rong repeatedly tried to persuade him to stay, but Taishi Ci insisted on going, just because of the word "faithfulness"! Seeing that Taishi Ci had decided to leave, Kong Rong had no other choice but to give him a lot of money, silk, grain and rice, but Taishi Ci refused.
, Zong Bao, who was standing next to him, saw the two of them giving in to each other, and couldn't help but said: "Ziyi, although you and I just met today, I also know that you are a filial person. Now that you are going to Yangzhou, the old lady at home needs all the living expenses."
Money, silk, food and rice, the old lady is old, how can you make the old lady tired all day long? If you accept these belongings, the old lady can live in peace." Wang Xiu also helped at this time.
Upon hearing this, Taishi Ci took a deep look at Zong Bao and then said: "In this case, Ci is being disrespectful. If I go away, I may not be able to return for a while, so please ask the Lord of the Palace and the Captain of the Zong to take care of my mother."
After saying this, Taishi Ci actually knelt down on one knee and bowed down. Kong Rong saw this and hurriedly stepped forward to help him up. Zongbao hurriedly stepped aside and avoided the bow.
Taishi Ci stood up, raised his hands to Zong Bao and said, "Captain Zong, the future peace of Beihai depends entirely on Captain Zong."
Zong Bao said hurriedly: "It is my duty to arrest the bandits and protect the peace of Beihai County. I am serious in my words." Taishi Ci nodded without comment, then bowed his hands to everyone and made a bow.
After saying goodbye, Kong Rong personally escorted him back to the government office.
After everything was arranged, Kong Rong ordered Zong Bao to order 10,000 troops and march to Xuzhou and Beihai City, leaving Wang Xiu to preside over the civil and military affairs (Zong Bao was the one who fought with Guan Hai for several rounds.
Because Kong Rong did not dare to go out of the city to meet the enemy, Zong Bao was not hacked to death by Guan Hai).
Turning around, let's talk about Liu Bei, Liu, Guan, and Zhang leading 800 cavalry to chase Zuo Aoran's large group of troops. Because they were all cavalry, they quickly caught up with Guan Hai, Pei Yuanshao, and others who were supporting the old and young.
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However, it was useless to catch up, because Zuo Aoran was not among the team. Guan Hai said that Zuo Aoran went first and went to Yecheng, the capital of Jizhou, in order to handle the entry of more than 300,000 people from Qingzhou.
To reach Bingzhou, you need to pass through Jizhou under Yuan Shao's jurisdiction, so Zuo Aoran needs to clear the ground.
In fact, going to Yuan Shao to clear the way is one of them. The most important thing is that Zuo Aoran wants to avoid Liu Bei first, because according to the development route of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Mi Zhu will be trapped in the Beihai, and then ask Liu Bei for help. Kong Rong is coming from the side to provoke him.
, Liu Bei will definitely go to Xuzhou to respond, but Liu Bei's current situation does not allow him to go, so he has to borrow troops!
Gongsun Zan died. His son Gongsun Xu and the civil and military officials under his command did not want to see Liu Bei. They all believed that Zuo Aoran had great ambitions, so Liu Bei could not borrow troops. Besides, Liu Bei could not be stupid enough to borrow troops from Gongsun Xu. Therefore,
Liu Bei's candidate for borrowing troops must be his junior brother. In order to lay a better emotional foundation with Liu Bei, Zuo Aoran prepared a big gift for Liu Bei, so he had to avoid it first, otherwise the gift would not be significant enough.
Liu Bei knew that Zuo Aoran had gone to Yecheng, so he wanted to go to find Zuo Aoran, but Guan Hai told Liu Bei that Zuo Aoran watched the sky at night and knew that there was a military disaster in the southeast, and that there would be old friends coming to him from the southeast.
If an old friend really comes to look for him, he will ask him to go directly to Bingzhou, where he will wait for his arrival.
When Liu Bei heard what Guan Hai said, he shouted: "Zuo Aoran is really a god!" Guan Yu and Zhang Fei looked at each other with a strange light in their eyes, which was not murderous, not confused, not confused, not surprised...
Liu Bei bid farewell to Guan Hai. Accompanied by Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, he led 800 cavalry back to the plains to reorganize their troops, and then borrowed troops from Zuo Aoran in Jinyang, Benbin Prefecture.
Let’s talk about Zuo Aoran again. Zuo Aoran went to Yecheng alone. Do you think he is stupid? He had already arranged and arranged for Zuo Aoran before aiding Beihai. The letter sent to Zuojia County was not just about giving in.
They sent five thousand soldiers and horses, but Zuo Aoran knew that this group would definitely recruit hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians, so he made early preparations.
Zuo Aoran ordered Tijun to assemble the army in Zuojia County, and the front line was directed at Xindu. Fang Yue gathered the army in Hanoi, and the front line was directed at Chaoge. Liu Hu gathered the army in Jiguan, and at any time troops could march into Hanoi to assist Fang Yue.
Xu Chu gathered his army at Huguan, and the front was directed at Wei County. Chen Zhen, the governor of Yuyang, gathered his army at You, on the border between the two states of Hebei, and the front was directed at Zhongshan. In this case, I'm afraid Yuan Shao would not be so stupid as to go.
To move Zuo Aoran, what's more, Yuan Shao has such counselors as You, Feng Ji, Shen Pei and others around him. Therefore, Zuo Aoran's trip went smoothly. He only paid some food, grass and gold and silver for tolls. After completing this
Afterwards, Zuo Aoran returned to Jinyang, Bingzhou, waiting for the arrival of his senior brother Liu Bei!
Zuo Aoran returned to Bingzhou, and all the soldiers and horses naturally returned to their respective places. Yuan Shao was naturally relieved. However, in addition to being conceited, Yuan Shao was arrogant and arrogant.
In addition to forgetting his life, he also has another character trait, that is, he must avenge himself. If Zuo Aoran makes him suffer, he will remember Zuo Aoran for the rest of his life!
Zuo Aoran returned to Jinyang and gathered all the civil and military personnel together to prepare for a small temporary meeting. At the meeting, Zuo Aoran first raised the issue of how to settle the approximately 300,000 Yellow Turban surrender troops. Jushou immediately proposed a solution.
The method is the "fielding" system, and it is divided into military villages and civilian villages. Military villages are soldiers who do not need to go to the battlefield and are converted into field soldiers, while civilian villages are provided by the government to landless people with land, farming equipment, seeds, etc.
things.
"Oh?" Zuo Aoran was interested as soon as he heard this. He wanted to imitate Cao Cao's farming system. Unexpectedly, Ju Shou had already thought about it, so he asked, "Please tell me about this in detail."
Jushou bowed slightly, stepped aside, and then said: "Zao Zhi, please tell me about your farming system."
After Ju Shou said this, Zuo Aoran discovered that there was a new face among the civil and military people. This man was short in stature, with a mustache, small eyes, and small teeth like sesame seeds. He had no beard under the sea, but he had a black face.
The moles and the body parts are also a bit nondescript. Most people will never like such a person, but Zuo Aoran is different, because Zuo Aoran knows that people cannot be judged by their appearance, and sea water cannot be measured. Those who are born with extraordinary talents must have great talents.
