When Liu Bei received the report from Li Jia for the first time, saying that when Zhang Fei led his troops to pursue Cao Cao, he knew something was wrong and quickly ordered the entire army to move quickly.
Later, he received a report that Li Jia had rescued Zhang Fei, but suffered heavy losses of soldiers and horses. Liu Bei was slightly relieved, but he was very heartbroken over the loss of nearly 3,000 soldiers and horses.
"If you are too virtuous and brave, you will have no fear. It is embarrassing to be appointed as a general! Fortunately, Li Gongliang rescued him this time. If he is so reckless again in the future, I am afraid it will not end well!" Liu Bei sighed.
Immediately afterwards, Liu Bei received a report from someone sent by Li Jia, saying that Mr. Zhou Wen'an had returned and was resting in their camp, and asked him and Zhang Fei to lead troops to pursue Cao Cao again.
"Since my teacher taught me, Yide will definitely win this time!" Liu Bei said with great joy.
"After defeat, attack later and catch the enemy unawares. With General Zhang's courage, we will definitely win. Sir, your strategy is wonderful!" Zhuge Liang also sighed.
At this time, Liu Bei was only about fifty miles away from Zhang Fei's camp, so he ordered the whole army to speed up. He just wanted to see Zhou Ping as soon as possible.
When Zhou Ping woke up, he still felt a little dizzy. When he opened his eyes, he saw a person standing in front of him, looking at him dreamily.
I saw that this man's hands were as long as his knees and his ears were extremely big. He was none other than his lord Liu Bei.
Zhou Ping thought he was dreaming at first, and looked at Liu Bei dreamily.
"Sir, are you awake?" Liu Bei asked with a smile.
"Lord, am I dreaming?"
Zhou Ping quickly stood up and pinched his thigh. According to what others said, if you feel pain, you are not dreaming.
"Lord, you...when did you arrive?"
Zhou Ping pinched himself painfully, knowing that this was not a dream.
"Ziwei, my lord is here, why don't you wake me up?"
Zhou Ping looked at Zhang Wu again and asked sternly.
"Hahaha... Sir, please don't blame Ziwei. I didn't let him wake me up. My husband is very tired from traveling around Jingzhou and Jizhou this time. He should be allowed to have a good rest." Liu Bei said with a smile.
Zhou Ping saluted Liu Bei: "Greetings, my lord!"
"Sir, why do you need such a big gift? Get up quickly." Liu Bei helped Zhou Ping up and asked, "Sir, it is really rare that you can persuade Yuan Benchu to send troops to attack Xu this time. I thought that Yuan Benchu had a close friendship with Cao Cao and would not send troops. How did you do this?
Did he say so?"
"Yuan Shao originally did not want to send troops, but there are many wise men in his house. As long as he persuades the wise men in his house and persuades them together, Yuan Shao will definitely agree."
"As far as I know, people in Yuan Benchu's government often quarrel with each other. How can you, sir, get them to work together?"
Liu Bei was quite surprised and couldn't believe that the Jizhou scholars and Yingchuan scholars in Yuan Shao's mansion could be of the same mind.
Zhou Ping smiled and replied: "Haha, they are fighting for benefit, so naturally they can also unite for benefit. Ping persuaded the emperor to move the capital to Yecheng. At that time, they could all be ministers. How could they not work together to persuade each other?"
"If the emperor really moves the capital to Yecheng, he will be out of the wolf's den and into the tiger's den!" Liu Bei said worriedly.
"Don't worry, my lord, Cao Cao has the ambition to annex the world. Although Yuan Shao also has this intention, his ambition is not strong. There is no shortage of loyal people around Jizhou and the emperor. Moreover, the Yuan family has been a duke for many generations, so he must pay attention to his reputation and dare not have any
The heart of arrogance. Moreover, as long as Cao Cao is destroyed, my lord annexes the two states of Yang and Yu, and then joins forces with Liu Jingzhou, then he can welcome the emperor back to Luoyang, the capital. The emperor's move to Ye is only a temporary move."
Zhou Ping advised.
Of course Liu Bei understands that now only by dividing Yuan Shao and Cao Cao can he profit from them and develop stronger.
Only when he became strong could he be able to rebuild the palace in Luoyang and welcome the emperor back to the old capital.
"Cao Cao is now leading his troops to retreat in a hurry. It seems that he already knows that Jizhou is sending troops to attack Xu. Sir, do we want to pursue him in a hurry?" Liu Bei asked.
"Of course we must pursue him urgently and not let him retreat to Xudu easily. By the way, what is the situation in Yangzhou now?"
Zhou Ping only heard from Li Jia that Gao Shun and Gan Ning had come to surrender, but he didn't know about Huang Zu's sending troops to attack Lujiang.
"The governor of Jiangxia led the troops to attack Lujiang. Sun Ce has led his troops to retreat to Lujiang, leaving only Huang Gai with 10,000 men to guard Liyang. I have ordered Yunchang and Taishi Ziyi to lead 15,000 men to march towards Xu.
Lu Zijing stayed in Hefei." Liu Bei replied.
When Zhou Ping heard that Huang Zu had indeed sent troops to attack Lujiang and lured Sun Ce away, he was overjoyed and said: "In this case, we have to hold off Cao Cao even more. If we can slow him down, we will only wait for General Guan to lead his troops to block his way.
When the time comes, we will be in pursuit again, Cao Cao will be attacked at the front and back, and Xudu will be in danger, he will definitely be defeated!"
"Sir, how do you think we should pursue him?" Liu Bei asked again.
Cao Cao retreated in a hurry and abandoned a lot of baggage. The army moved very fast, and it was difficult for Liu Bei's army to catch up at this speed.
But if you only send a small number of soldiers to chase him, it will be of no use if you catch up, and it will be difficult to hold Cao Cao back.
However, under the current situation, we can only send a small number of soldiers to pursue in front, while the army responds from behind.
Zhou Ping thought for a while and replied: "You can order Chen Shuzhi and Gan Xingba each to lead two thousand troops in pursuit to harass Cao Cao's rear army. However, they cannot attack the enemy at the same time, but must respond accordingly. If the people in front are
If you are caught in an ambush, the people behind you can rescue you. In addition, you can have Li Gongliang lead 3,000 soldiers behind him to replenish food and grass, and also provide reinforcements when necessary. The lord can lead the army behind again, so that you can surely delay Cao Cao.
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"Sir, what about me?"
Zhang Fei stood behind Liu Bei. When he heard Zhou Ping said that he was not responsible, he immediately shouted.
Zhou Ping smiled and said: "General Yide, you have done a lot of merit. It's time for others to take some of the credit. I can't let you take all the credit."
"Hey, it's not that I want to take the credit, it's just that the enemy soldiers haven't fought."
Zhang Fei actually learned to be humble.
Liu Bei turned around and cursed: "You didn't listen to the advice in this pursuit, which resulted in a defeat and a lot of losses. I haven't punished you yet!"
"Brother, didn't I win again later? I can make up for it after all!"
"Hmph, if sir hadn't returned in time, how could you have made up for it with your own merits?"
"I...I won't fight anymore. Let them take the credit this time." Zhang Fei looked helpless.
Zhou Ping followed Liu Bei to the commander's tent and met Gao Shun, Gan Ning and others.
"Greetings, sir!"
When Gao Shun and Gan Ning saw Zhou Ping, they raised their hands and saluted.
"Hahaha...Boping, Xingba, my lord, with the help of you two, he is like a tiger with wings and a fish in water!"
Zhou Ping stepped forward and held their hands, looking very happy.
It was he who persuaded Gao Shun to surrender to Liu Bei, and even more so Gan Ning, so it was as if he had seen his own achievements, how could he not be happy.
These two men were both well-known generals at that time, but it was a pity that they stayed in Nanyang to look for Wei Yan's guards and came back to report, saying that they could not be found.
If he gains Wei Yan again and Liu Bei gains another tiger general, all he will be short of is soldiers and food.
And if Lujiang and Danyang Wujun and other places are captured, the soldiers will not have to worry about it, and the food and grass will be sufficient.
Not to mention Danyang, Lujiang is actually a place with many soldiers, and the Taihu Lake area in Wu County is even more suitable for farming.
Zhou Ping chose Chen Dao and Gan Ning to lead troops to harass Cao Cao's rear army because they were both brave enough, and he also wanted Gan Ning to have a chance to make meritorious deeds.
Liu Bei immediately ordered Chen Dao and Gan Ning to command 2,000 men each, with Gan Ning in front and Chen Dao behind. uu Kanshu www.uukanshu.com pursued Cao Cao with troops and horses, and ordered Li Jia to lead 3,000 troops to escort the grain and grass to support him from behind.
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He took Zhou Ping, Zhang Fei and others, and personally led the army behind.
When they arrived at Pengcheng, Cao Cao's troops had already entered the territory of Pei Kingdom. Liu Bei only stayed in Pengcheng for a short time. After meeting Tian Yu and Xiao Jian, he took Liang Lu's 3,000 soldiers stationed in Pengcheng with him, totaling more than 13,000 people.
Including the soldiers and horses of Chen Dao and Gan Ning Li Jia in front, there were more than 20,000 people in total, chasing Cao Cao.
Cao Cao has asked Cao Ren to lead 10,000 people first. Zhang Liao and Le Jin had lost their troops twice before, and Zhang Fei had lost two pursuits. Now he still leads more than 30,000 people.
20,000 men chase 30,000 men. In terms of strength, there is actually not much difference. Moreover, Cao Cao's base camp was attacked and he was in a hurry to retreat. Even if he stopped to fight Liu Bei, it would be difficult to win because his army no longer had the will to fight.
I just want to retreat.
Gan Ning had just come to surrender and had not yet made any meritorious deeds. Now he wanted to make some meritorious deeds. He led two thousand men and horses in pursuit and rushed forward. When he saw Cao Cao's rear army, regardless of whether the enemy soldiers set up an ambush or not, he rushed forward and killed them violently.
After Yu Jin was defeated by Zhang Fei's pursuit, Cao Cao replaced Xia Houyuan as the queen, but faced with these merit-seeking men from Gan Ning, and among the two thousand people led by Gan Ning, 800 were brought by him from Jingzhou
The soldiers charged and killed as fiercely as Gan Ning, which forced the other soldiers to charge fiercely.
Moreover, Gan Ning did not charge all the time, but charged for a while, and when Cao Cao just sent reinforcements to save them, they retreated.
After a few more miles, Xia Houyuan thought that nothing had happened. Unexpectedly, these people came to attack again and retreated immediately. This made Xia Houyuan very angry.
Therefore, Cao Cao could not move in a hurry and could only walk more than ten miles in one day. He was as distressed as Xia Houyuan and had no countermeasures for the time being.
