Chapter 803: The Four Bandits Design to Harm Zang Ba
Chapter 803: The four bandits plot to harm Zang Ba
After Lu Bu was defeated and left, Guan Yu joined forces with Zhang Fei and came to see Cao Cao with Liu Bei. After each meeting with Cao Cao, Liu, Guan, and Zhang entered Xuzhou with Cao Cao. Mi Zhu opened the gate to receive him, and said to Liu Bei: "My lord, my mistress is not in danger.
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Liu Bei was very happy and said cheerfully: "Very good, very good!"
Yuan Pang, Yuan Huan and his son also came to pay homage to Cao Cao. Cao Cao was overjoyed and held a big banquet to reward the generals of the three armies. During the banquet, Cao Cao was in the middle, Liu Bei was on the left, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei stood behind him, Yuan Pang, Yuan Huan and his son were on the right, and the rest of the civil and military officials
The officials sat in turn.
After three rounds of wine and five delicious dishes, Cao Cao said with a smile: "Yuan Pang, Yuan Huan, Yuan Ba and his son have won Xuzhou and defeated Lu Bu. They have given him the salary of ten counties and appointed Yuan Huan as Fubo."
General, Yuan Ba is the commander-in-chief of the southern part of Xiaopei."
"Thank you, Prime Minister!" Yuan Pang, Yuan Huan and his son stood up and bowed.
Cao Cao was overjoyed to win the victory in Xuzhou. During the banquet, he discussed raising troops to capture Pi. Yuan Pang stood up first and said: "Prime Minister, my second son Yuan Hui has used trickery to capture Langya, and my third son Yuan Minye has captured Jiyin. Now
Lu Bu only has two remaining cities, Dongjun and Xiapi, and his life is short."
When Cao Cao heard this, he was even more happy. He laughed and said, "Mr. Yuan is really lucky to have these three sons!"
"Ming Gong, Zhao Shu, the general of Donghai County, and Li Zou captured Lu Bu's general Liu He and have surrendered to Huang. I hope Ming Gong will absolve the three of them of their guilt and stay under my tent for my use." Xu Huang stood up and said.
Cao Cao first captured Xuzhou, then gained a county and a city, and now he has gained a county and three generals. How could he be unhappy? He immediately said happily: "Now that this is the case, let the three of them be exempted from the guilt and stay under Gongming's account!"
"Thank you, Prime Minister." Xu Huang thanked him.
At this time, Cheng Yujin said: "Lü Bu only has the city of Xiapi now. He can advance slowly. If he is pushed too hard, the thieves will fight to the death and surrender to Yuan Shu! Once he surrenders, his force will be huge and extremely difficult to capture. Huainan
There must be capable people guarding the route. They should be Yuan Shu on the outside and Lu Bu on the inside. Moreover, there is still Zang Ba, and Sun Guan's disciples have occupied Xiao Pass but have not surrendered. Ming Gong should also be cautious."
Cao Cao laughed and said: "There is no need to worry too much about Xiao Pass. With Zuo Aoran's methods, we will be able to attack Xiao Pass soon. We only need to plan how to take Pi Jiji, but there is only one thing that worries me, that is
This is the whereabouts of Man Bonin."
"Ming Gong, Mr. Man Chong should be fine now. According to Huan, Mr. Man Chong was captured alive by Lu Bu and should be detained in Xiapi City now." Yuan Huan came out and said.
Cao Cao shook his head and said, "What should we do?"
"Ming Gong, I heard that General Xu Huang captured a general of Lu Bu's army not long ago. I wonder if this is the case?" Yuan Huan bowed and said.
Cao Cao looked at Xu Huang and said, "Is this possible?"
"It is true." Xu Huang replied.
Yuan Huan gave Xu Huang a slight salute and said, "I wonder if this person's surname is Wang He?"
"Exactly this person." Xu Huang replied.
Yuan Huan turned around, saluted Cao Cao again and said, "I wonder if Prime Minister Cao knows that Lu Bu has eight generals under his command, and they are known as the eight good generals?"
Cao Cao nodded slightly and said: "I have heard a little bit, is this Wang He one of the eight strong generals?"
"No!" Yuan Huan shook his head and said: "The eight capable generals under Lu Bu are Zhang Liao, Zang Ba, Hao Meng, Cao Xing, Cheng Lian, Wei Xu, Song Xian, and Hou Cheng. Among these eight, Zhang Liao is the most famous.
Because of the battle outside Sishui Pass, among the other seven, only Zang Ba is good at guarding the outside, and the rest are all strong generals!"
"So what?" Cao Cao asked in confusion.
Yuan Huan smiled slightly and said: "Huan dares to ask the Prime Minister another question. I wonder who the Prime Minister will lead the army? And who will lead the guard army?"
Cao Cao seemed to understand, and smiled slightly and said: "Yuan Huan! I leave this matter to you, so I will exchange this Wang He for Man Boning."
"Yes!" Yuan Huan bowed and said.
Cao Cao then looked at Liu Bei and said: "As long as I get Man Boning back, I will raise a large army to attack Xia Pi Lubu. I hope Xuande can help me!"
Liu Bei stood up and said, "How dare you disobey the Prime Minister's orders?"
"Okay! In that case, I will allocate five thousand elite soldiers to Xuande, with Xuande as the vanguard." Cao Cao said.
Liu Bei bowed and saluted: "Yes!"
A few days later, Man Chong did return to Cao Cao's camp, but with him came Yuan Huan's head. Lu Bu was the type who would seek revenge when he had a grudge, and he didn't pay attention to any etiquette with you at all. Everything was based on personal preference, so Cao Cao
Didn't he expect this? In the end, he had no choice but to bury Yuan Huan alive.
After going back and forth, it was delayed for a few more days. Cao Cao then dispatched various troops to stop, with Liu Bei as the front, and led the army to Xiapi. Liu Bei left Mi Zhu, Jian Yong, Han Xian, and Bo Cai behind.
Peng Tuo, Mao Ren, Gou Zhang, Zhang Xuan and others were in Xuzhou. They only took Sun Qian, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Bai Shou, Ding Li, Ma Yu, Yan Zhi, Deng Tong and others to gather their troops and horses, and took the Huainan route to attack.
Pi County.
Inside the large tent of the Zuo Family Army's Central Army outside Xiaoguan.
Zuo Aoran is sitting in the middle, Chen Deng, Tao Qiuhong, Jiang Yiqu, Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Xu Chu, Wen Pin, Han Juzi, Gao Lan, Zhou Tai, Jiang Qin, Zu Lang, Hu Che'er, Zhu Ci, Liu Hu, Murong
Ping, He Yi, He Man, Lei Xu, Wu Ba, Guan Cheng were divided equally into left and right.
"My lord, Cao Cao first attacked Xiaopei, and then captured the two counties of Pengcheng and Guangling, and then Langye and Donghai counties surrendered. The entire territory of Xuzhou, except Xiapi City, was captured by Cao Cao," Chen Deng reported.
Zuo Aoran shook his head and said: "I knew that Cao Cao's advance was very fast, but I never thought it would be so fast!"
"My Lord, I don't know. If Yuan Pang, Yuan Huan and his son hadn't assisted Cao Cao, Cao Cao would never have captured Xuzhou so quickly," Chen Deng said.
"Oh?" Zuo Aoran said thoughtfully: "How can these father and son be able to defeat Chen Gong's wisdom and Lu Bu's courage?"
"Yuan Huan, also known as Yaoqing, was born in Fule, Chenjun County, Yuzhou (today's northwest of Taikang, Henan Province). He lived in the Jiang and Huaihe areas during the Yellow Turban Rebellion. He was first employed by Yuan Shu, and later he surrendered to Lu Bu. His father Yuan Pang also
They were famous men of the generation. The father and son secretly linked up with Cao Cao. His father Yuan Pang took advantage of Lu Bu's troops to attack Cao Cao and joined forces with Liu Bei's old minister Mi Zhu to occupy Pengcheng. Their sons Yuan Huan and Yuan Ba even used tricks to lure him out of Guangling and Lang.
Zhang Liao and Gao Shun from the evil two counties, Cao Jun took the opportunity to capture the two counties, which made Lu Bu exhausted and finally trapped in Xiapi!" Chen Deng continued.
"Lord, Lu Bu's defeat is imminent. We cannot stand still here and wait for Cao Cao to take control of Xuzhou!" Han Juzi came out and said.
Gao Lan came out at this time and said: "Third brother! What I said before the pass was right. Why don't you and I talk about my second brother and your second brother again? They will definitely pass the pass!"
"Yes!" Zuo Aoran nodded and said, "Tomorrow you and I will go together."
"Okay!" Gao Lan said happily.
The decision was made, Zuo Aoran waved his hand and said: "You all, please step aside!"
"Yes!" Everyone agreed and left.
After everyone left, Zuo Aoran laughed self-deprecatingly and said: "Is this destiny? Or is it destiny? Or is it the historical trajectory that cannot be changed? If Chen Deng and his son are under my control, Lu Bu should have had a great battle with Cao Cao.
Now, an unknown father and son have appeared for no reason, bringing the cycle of history back to its original track. Humph! I really don’t know what I am doing by traveling to this era? Is it possible that I am just a temporary follower of the trend? "
