Liu Bei welcomed the imperial envoys into the city.
When he learned that the emperor had officially appointed him as the Mu of Xuzhou, the General of Zhendong, and the Marquis of Yicheng, Liu Bei burst into tears and knelt down to take the seal.
"The country remembers Liu Bei and wants to be kind to him, but he cannot protect the country. Bei is really ashamed! He can only work hard to defeat the bandits, welcome the emperor back to the palace, and save the people from fire and water! Even if he dies, he must be prepared.
Don’t give up!”
Liu Bei already had the titles Xuzhou Mu and Zhendong General. Although he had only expressed himself before and was not recognized by the court, the people in the state and the world recognized him.
Now that he has been officially appointed by the imperial court, it is naturally different. This is the genuine Xuzhou Muhe Zhendong General.
And being named the Marquis of Yicheng was something Liu Bei never expected.
The Marquis of Yicheng is a county Marquis, which can be said to be the highest honor for a person. The higher one is the Duke or the King.
The Duke and the King are unimaginable to Liu Bei now.
In order to celebrate, Liu Bei left an envoy behind and the whole army stopped in Yinling City to feast for three days.
That night, he called Guan Yu and Zhang Fei into his tent, and suddenly burst into tears.
Seeing this, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei asked anxiously: "Brother, what's wrong with you?"
Liu Bei thought of his past.
His father used to be an official, but he died early, and his family was poor. In order to make a living, he followed his mother in weaving mats and selling shoes in the market. Later, he and others from the same county went to Fengshi Mountain to study with Lu Zhi.
But not long after studying, Lu Zhi was worshiped as the governor of Lujiang. Liu Bei and others returned home and went back to weaving mats and selling shoes with their mother.
Later, I met Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others, and received funding from Zhongshan horse dealers Zhang Shiping and Su Shuang. Just when the Yellow Turbans broke out, I brought a group of brothers to help fight for the Yellow Turbans, and then I became the Anxi County Captain and started my own career.
career.
From the first year of Zhongping to the present, for more than ten years, I have been running around with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, fighting in the north and south, and even being injured and dying.
Although I have suffered more defeats and fewer wins, I have finally made it through.
Now, he is not only the shepherd of a state, but also the marquis of a county. At the same time, he has also become the general of Zhendong. This honor is unparalleled by his ancestors for generations.
It's just a pity that my parents are gone and I am far away from home, so I can't go home to show my honor.
"Yun Chang, Yide, you have fought with me for many years and made countless achievements. I have this honor today and will never forget you two brothers. We share the difficulties and share the blessings!"
Liu Bei grabbed the hands of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei and said emotionally.
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei said in unison: "Brother, your honor is our honor. We will sacrifice our lives to kill the enemy for my brother and live up to my expectations!"
"Brothers!"
The three of them hugged each other and cried bitterly.
Three days later, Liu Bei asked his army to follow the imperial envoy and go to Anyi to meet the emperor to show his loyalty.
Then he sent Zhang Fei to lead his more than 3,000 people, and Li Jia to lead 3,000 people to leave the city first. Liu Bei personally led the army behind and headed for Xiquyang.
At this time, in Hefei, Xu Chu and twenty knights from the Hu Shi camp, as well as a hundred people sent by Lu Su, had sneaked into the city.
When Zhou Ping learned that Liu Bei's army had arrived in Jiujiang and had landed at Zhongli and Yinling, he immediately led troops to attack Hefei together with Taishi Cilusu.
Hefei is located in the center of Yuan Shu's power. He did not send heavy troops to guard the city, only a thousand troops to defend the city.
The city's garrison also thought that no one would attack Hefei, so he neglected his defense and did not send out any scouts to investigate. Only when Zhou Ping and others led his troops were approaching the city did they find out, so they hurriedly closed the city gates and gathered their troops to defend the city.
Zhou Ping ordered Lu Su's troops to be divided into two groups to encircle the east and west sides of Hefei respectively. He and Tai Shici led troops to encircle the south side of Hefei City.
That night, Zhou Ping lit three fires outside the southern city as planned, which was a signal for Xu Chu and others to attack the southern city gate.
The reason why the city was besieged on three sides was to disperse the strength of the defenders in the city so that Xu Chu and others could easily attack the city gate.
At midnight, Taishi Ci led his troops to lie down a mile away from the southern city gate in the dark, waiting for the city gate to open before charging into the city.
Zhou Ping took Zhang Wu and his guards to stay and watch from a distance.
He is not close to this kind of charge and killing.
Soon, Taishi Ci heard a cry of killing from the city gate. He asked his soldiers to be ready to rush in as soon as they saw the city gate open.
Soon, the shouts of killing gradually subsided, and the city gate opened.
"Quick, rush in."
Taishi Ci gave an order, and his soldiers rushed into the city with shouts.
Because there was no siege in the north, many defenders heard shouts of killing outside the city and knew that the city gates in the south had been breached and enemy soldiers had entered the city, so they all fled from the north.
Hefei is easy to attack now because Hefei is not yet a strategic location, the city is not heavily defended, and the defender is not Zhang Liao.
When Sun Quan led 100,000 troops to attack Hefei, although there were only more than 7,000 troops defending the city, there were three famous generals in the city at that time: Zhang Liao, Le Jin and Li Dian.
Li Dian may be weaker, but Zhang Liao and Le Jin are both genuine warriors.
One hundred thousand against seven thousand. At that time, Cao Cao led an army into Hanzhong to conquer Zhang Lu. The reinforcements could not arrive in time. Cao Cao had no choice but to let them go out of the city to fight.
If they don't go to war, facing the 100,000 enemy soldiers outside the city, the defenders in the city will definitely be frightened and their morale will definitely be low.
And if Sun Quan's 100,000 troops attack by force, it will not be difficult to conquer Hefei.
Cao Cao knew how brave Zhang Liao was, so he could only defend the city by letting him go out to fight, demoralizing the enemy troops and boosting the morale of the defenders in the city.
However, this is also a very risky move. If Zhang Liao and Li Dian both die in battle, Hefei City will be even more difficult to defend.
In fact, what really frightened Sun Quan was not Zhang Liao's charge into the battle. What really frightened Sun Quan was the pursuit battle at Xiaoyaojin.
Get away.
But in Hefei now, Yuan Shu is the defender, and the attackers are Taishi Ci, Zhou Ping, Lu Su and others. It is easy to break the city.
Zhou Ping entered the city and told Taishi Ci and Lu Su to try their best to restrain their tribesmen. After all, these tribesmen were all bandits and would inevitably rob the people.
"Sir, are we going to join forces with General Liu to attack Shouchun?" Lu Su asked Zhou Ping.
Zhou Ping shook his head: "No, Zhang Yide killed Li Feng and conquered two cities, which was enough to make Yuan Shu bold. As I expected, Yuan Shu will most likely abandon the city and escape. If he escapes, he can only flee to Lujiang River."
.We must occupy Hefei at this time, and when Yuan Shu escapes from Shouchun, we will wait for him on the road to ambush him."
Lu Su laughed and said: "Hahaha, sir, it seems that he always wins by ambush every time!"
Zhou Ping also said with a smile: "We should take surprise measures. Yuan Shu thought that since we were stationed in Hefei City, he would not have expected that we would be waiting for him halfway. However, we will first see what the situation is like in Shouchun before making a decision."
They stayed in the city of Hefei, eating and drinking well, just waiting for news from Shouchun.
