"Convey the order to Bogui, saying that the Dong thief is planning to abandon Luoyang and take the emperor's officials to Chang'an. Bogui must lead the troops to pursue and attack the Dong thief to prevent the Dong thief from succeeding!"
After saying this, Yuan Shao added: "The person here who is the most capable and capable in fighting is Bogui.
Please Bogui not refuse, I will immediately organize my troops and continue to pursue the Dong thieves..."
After the messenger hurried away in accordance with Yuan Shao's order, Yuan Shao's place immediately began to organize, mobilize troops and horses, and prepare food and grass...
However, later on, things slowly started to go wrong.
Because Yuan Shao had been preparing for several days, but was not completely ready, he still did not send troops to attack Luoyang.
Gongsun Zan has already received the news about Dong Zhuo moving the capital here.
As soon as he got the news, Gongsun Zan thought that this was a great opportunity to cover up Dong Zhuo.
However, this feeling did not last long.
Because he soon realized that Dong Zhuo's retreat was fundamentally different from his defeat.
At this time, Dong Zhuo still had powerful military forces in his hands.
Before the news of moving the capital to Luoyang came out, they defeated the Bai Bo bandits, Zhang Miao and Sun Jian one after another.
Now, the man who led his troops to do such a feat and defeated these people one after another led his troops and horses, and the Sishui Pass in front of him did not leave. How could he lead his troops to pursue it?
After this period of time, when facing Liu Cheng again, even Gongsun Zan became a little worried and timid.
Compared with when I first came here, my attitude has changed drastically.
"...Brother Bogui, what do you think we should do now?"
In Gongsun Zan's camp, Liu Bei asked.
Gongsun Zan lowered his head and took a sip of chicken soup. After thinking for a while, he said: "Let the troops and horses move into action and get ready for battle. As for when to send out troops, these have not been decided at this time. We can only prepare and wait for the opportunity to move."
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Liu Bei, who had eaten a piece of chicken wing, felt a slight movement in his heart when he heard the words. After thinking for a moment, he was about to say something.
It was at this time that the tent was opened and someone wearing armor walked in.
This person was none other than Gongsun Zan's younger brother Gongsun Yue.
He came here to ask for slogans for the night camp.
At this time, Gongsun Zan, who was drinking chicken soup, was nibbling a piece of chicken ribs with chopsticks.
After hearing his brother Gongsun Yue's request for instructions, he looked at the chicken ribs that had not eaten much meat after chewing for a long time, and immediately said: "Chicken ribs! Chicken ribs!"
After Gongsun Yue heard this, he quickly drank a bowl of chicken soup brought by his clan brother Gongsun Zan, then said goodbye to his brother and went to the camp to deliver the order, which made all the officials call it "tasteless".
In Gongsun Zan's camp, Liu Bei, who was drinking chicken soup with him, stopped drinking the soup after hearing Gongsun Zan say the word "chicken ribs".
Not long after Gongsun Yue left, Liu Bei, who had drank two bowls of chicken soup in a row, also left Gongsun Zan and headed towards his tent. He looked very worried along the way...
"Brother, what's wrong with you?
Why do you look so depressed after coming back from Grand Administrator Gongsun?"
Guan Yu, who had a short beard, was attentive after all, and soon discovered that something was not right about Liu Bei's state, and immediately asked.
Being reminded by Guan Yu's words like this, Zhang Fei also realized that something was not right about his elder brother.
He immediately followed up and said, "That's right, brother, what's wrong with you? Why are you so depressed after you came back?
But what bad thing did Governor Gongsun do to you?!"
As Zhang Fei said this, his voice couldn't help but become louder, and his eyebrows began to twist together.
When there was a big disagreement, he went to Gongsun Zan to find an explanation for his eldest brother.
Liu Bei's body suddenly trembled: "Yide, don't talk nonsense!
Brother Bogui, if I regard him as a brother, what bad things will he do to me?
What bad words did you say?!
The reason why it is like this is because Brother Bogui actually wants to use tasteless ribs as the camp's night slogan..."
Zhang Fei reached out and scratched his head, smiled sheepishly, and then asked with confusion:
"This night camp slogan is called useless. It is indeed a bit hasty, but it is not a big deal. Could it be that Big Brother also saw something else from it?"
Guan Yu thought for a while, but could not figure out the meaning. He immediately looked at Liu Bei, waiting for his elder brother to explain.
Liu Bei sighed: "Chicken ribs are meatless when eaten, but tasteless when discarded.
Although the Dong thief has taken the emperor hostage and forcibly moved the capital from Luoyang, he is planning to abandon Luoyang and leave. This seems to be a good opportunity to attack the Dong thief.
However, Dong Zhuo's troops and horses never suffered major losses and remained strong.
What's more, what we are facing here is Xiongguan of Sishui. The traitor Liu Cheng personally led his troops here.
After this period of time, Brother Bogui was already afraid of the Liu Cheng traitor and did not dare to fight with him. He was worried that he would suffer heavy losses again and his troops would suffer serious losses.
However, if he didn't send his troops and take the opportunity to fight with him, he was worried that he would be laughed at.
Moreover, when today the emperor was kidnapped by the Dong thieves and forced to move the capital, he should have sent troops to attack at this time due to both emotions and reasons..."
"I didn't expect that Brother Bogui, with his thick eyebrows and big eyes, would be so timid, afraid of a pig butcher!
Brother, why don’t I go find Grand Administrator Gongsun and give him a good talk to make him change his mind!”
After hearing that his eldest brother could give a very reasonable analysis of a trivial "tasteless" thing in relation to the actual situation, Zhang Fei lamented that reading more books would make a difference, and he said this with some anger.
Liu Bei quickly stopped him.
"Third brother, don't do this!
After all, Brother Bogui is not a clan member of the Han Dynasty. Under today's circumstances, it is normal to have such considerations.
This time, our brothers have already troubled Brother Bogui too much. At this time, we can no longer force Brother Bogui on this matter..."
Hearing Liu Bei's words, Zhang Fei understood somewhat, but was very anxious: "Then just sit here without moving and watch Dong Zhuo's traitor go out of his way to kidnap the emperor and move the capital?"
"Of course not!"
Liu Bei said firmly.
"Although we have few troops, we cannot sit idly by and do nothing!"
Guan Yu, who had never spoken much, nodded in agreement after hearing this.
"With fewer soldiers, there are fewer soldiers. With my second brother and me here to protect you, even a small number of soldiers and horses can tear a piece of flesh from Dong Zhuo's body!"
As Zhang Fei spoke, the tiger's beard stood up unconsciously.
Liu Bei shook his head: "There are too few soldiers and horses. Under the current circumstances, even if we can win some victories, it will not have much impact on the overall situation.
At this time, many people gathered nearby. In addition to Brother Bogui, there were many people there. Among such a large number of people, there were always some loyal and righteous people who were loyal to the emperor and patriotic and dared to lead troops to fight!
Brother Bogui has a great kindness to us, and many things are difficult to do.
But when you go to other people’s places, you don’t have so many worries!”
After saying this, Liu Bei spoke again: "The second brother will stay here to command the troops and the horses. The third brother will take some men and leave with me to find loyal people and fight against Dong together!"
Zhang Fei agreed immediately.
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"Brother, who should we go to?"
On the way, Zhang Fei asked.
"Let's go see Jibei Prime Minister Bao Xin first."
"Bao Xin, Prime Minister of Jibei?"
Zhang Fei repeated it in his mouth and said, "Brother, this, this is not good, is it?"
"What's not good?"
Liu Bei looked a little strange and asked.
"This Prime Minister of Jibei, like Grand Administrator Gongsun, was defeated before Sishui Pass.
I'm afraid that just like Grand Administrator Gongsun, he will also have fear in his heart..."
After listening to Zhang Fei's words, Liu Bei shook his head and said: "What the third brother said is biased."
Saying this, he pointed at Zhang Fei and himself: "You and I, brothers, were defeated in front of Sishui Pass, but don't you and I dare to lead the troops to fight again?
I think Prime Minister Ji Bei is a loyal and righteous man with a righteous heart. At this moment, he may not dare to lead troops to pursue and serve the country!"
Hearing his elder brother say this, Zhang Fei immediately shut his mouth.
After his elder brother gave an example of their defeat at Bishui Pass, Zhang Fei was really speechless...
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The status of Bao Xin, Prime Minister of Jibei, was much higher than that of Liu Bei, and on par with Gongsun Zan.
"After Prince Jing of Zhongshan? Liu Bei and Liu Xuande?"
Bao Xin pondered for a moment, and then said: "Let him come in!"
Although Liu Bei and Liu Xuande were only county magistrates, Bao Xin still knew about him.
Not only Bao Xin, but also the princes who came to lead the troops basically knew Liu Bei and Liu Xuande.
There is no way. During this period of time, after King Jing of Zhongshan, the name of Liu Cheng and Liu Kede was really too loud!
With him here, Liu Bei, who also claims to be the Queen of Zhongshan Prince Jing, cannot avoid attracting attention.
It can be said that Liu Bei greatly took advantage of Liu Cheng's popularity.
After a while, Liu Bei walked in under the leadership of Bao Xin's soldiers.
After entering, he greeted Bao Xin with a salute.
Although he is just a county magistrate, he is very different from Bao Xin in terms of position and status, but he is neither humble nor arrogant...
"... Xuande is on duty under Grand Administrator Gongsun. Why are you here now?"
After meeting each other, Bao Xin asked Liu Bei why he came.
Liu Bei said: "Dong Zhuo went out of his way to kidnap the emperor, and wanted to move the capital to Chang'an despite the disapproval of the world... I don't know what you think?"
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After the meeting, when Liu Bei came, Bao Xin, who had not gone out to greet him, personally sent Liu Bei outside the camp.
"This Liu Xuande is just a small county magistrate. He was defeated in front of Sishui Pass before. His younger brother Guan Yunchang failed to complete the military order he issued, and refused to order his younger brother to kill him. How can such a person defeat the Lord?
Treat each other like this?"
After sending Liu Bei away, someone around Bao Xin asked like this.
Bao Xin said aloud: "I only recently became aware of Liu Xuande, but I have never had a close relationship with him. Now after meeting each other and having an in-depth exchange of ideas, I discovered that this Queen Jing of Zhongshan is not just a joke!
This person was not in a high position at this time and was not very powerful, but he had a lot of ambition and was a broad-minded, magnanimous and capable person.
It’s just that I suffer from a low background and a small family fortune, so until now, I am still unknown...
I always thought that after Cao Mengde died, there would be no more heroes. But when I met Liu Xuande today, I realized that he was also a hero!
Liu Cheng and Liu Kede could be called half-heroes if they had not joined Dong's bandits.
Unexpectedly, after so many years since King Jing of Zhongshan, two such capable descendants would appear. It is truly amazing..."
Hearing his master's comments about Liu Xuande, the man couldn't help but be shocked.
He never expected that his lord would actually think so highly of Liu Bei, who had a low status, and give such a high evaluation!
"How does it compare to Yuan Benchu?"
The man asked.
Bao Xin sneered: "Yuan Benchu is too selfish and indecisive in his actions. He can be called a skeleton in the grave and a traitor to the Han Dynasty!"
Hearing this, the man couldn't help but be stunned.
After a while, he spoke again: "So, my lord is going to lead his troops to send out troops together with Liu Xuande?"
Bao Xin nodded: "This is inevitable! At this moment, how can I, Bao Xin, be missing?
Even if there is no one to accompany me, I, Bao Xin, will still send troops!
We cannot just watch Dong Zhuo commit crimes and remain indifferent!
If no one comes forward, wouldn't future generations' history books laugh at me for being such a big man?
Is there anyone who can serve the country loyally?
Are you laughing at me for being too miserable as a big man?!"
"I am willing to fight to the death with my lord!"
Hearing this, the man's heart was filled with emotions. He bowed deeply to Bao Xin and said...
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"Brother, is there any improvement?"
Three days later, Liu Bei returned with Zhang Fei and some soldiers. Guan Yu greeted him and asked.
"Yes, Prime Minister Jibei is loyal to the country and is willing to lead troops to attack Dong's thieves.
Although Zhang Ji, the prefect of Chenliu, was unwilling to lead his troops there in person, he sent his subordinate Wei Zi to lead 5,000 soldiers and horses to help fight against the thieves..."
Liu Bei said this with a smile on his face...
When Guan Yu heard this, he smiled and nodded: "There are still loyal and righteous people in this world who dare to fight."
…
Several people were talking here, and someone outside came to report that it was Grand Administrator Gongsun who invited Duke Xuande to meet him.
Upon hearing this, Liu Bei immediately walked out of the tent and went to meet him.
After going out, I discovered that the person who came to invite me was Baima Yi.
Moreover, this man Liu Bei also knew was the warrior Zhao Zilong who was newly acquired by his brother Bogui not long ago and came all the way from Changshan to join him.
Liu Bei had a very deep impression on Zhao Zilong.
Because after Zhao Yun took refuge with Brother Bogui, he secretly instructed his third brother Zhang Fei to compete with Zhao Zilong.
The two fight for seventy or eighty rounds, with no winner or loser!
How could Liu Bei not be happy to see Zhao Yun at this time?
Zhengchou had no chance to have much contact with Zhao Yun, so when he followed Zhao Yun to go to Gongsun Zan's place, he started talking with Zhao Yun...
