Chapter 172: Worrying about the Country and Forgetting Home
Xinji County.
The sun was setting in the west, and Guan Yu and Tai Shi Ci were sitting in the tent together.
Liu Bei just sent people here, saying that they will all attack Xiahouyuan's camp tomorrow, so that they can concentrate on dealing with Cao Cao and don't have to worry about Cao Cao getting reinforcements.
If Cao Cao has reinforcements, they will too.
According to the report from the scouting horse, Cao Cao has led his troops to camp five or six miles away from them, and it is estimated that there will be a battle tomorrow.
"General Guan, do you want to fight Cao Cao tomorrow?" Tai Shici asked.
Guan Yu half-closed his eyes, stroking his long beard, and replied calmly: "Of course we will fight."
"I'm worried that there will be reinforcements from Cao Cao's Xudu side."
"I have thought about this. If there are reinforcements, and you lead 5,000 men to reject them, I can defeat Cao Cao with 10,000 men."
Guan Yu still had his eyes half-closed, and Tai Shici was used to this.
"If Cao Cao can be destroyed this time, Xuzhou will have no worries. Yuan Shu and Sun Ce will surely be destroyed and take back Yangzhou."
Taishi Ci also wanted to help Liu Yao recapture Yangzhou, but he didn't know that Liu Yao was already ill and would probably die of illness soon.
Guan Yu no longer answered. Although he and Taishi Ci were both governors now, he was already a lieutenant general, but Taishi Ci was not even a commander in another department. Therefore, Guan Yu always thought that he was better than Taishi Ci.
One level higher.
In fact, this time the troops were sent mainly to Guan Yu, with Taishi Ci only supporting him.
In Liu Bei's tent, the lights were dim, and he and Zhou Ping were sitting in the tent. At this time, Zhang Fei, Zang Ba and others had already led their troops to leave.
There will be a battle tomorrow, and they all feel slightly uneasy at this moment. After all, this battle is very important.
"It has been more than two years since I left Xiapi, but I haven't seen my wife and children for more than a year. It's really hard for me!"
Liu Bei suddenly sighed.
Zhou Ping smiled and said: "My lord has been away from Xiapi for more than a year. It has been a few months since my lord's son was born. My lord has never even seen him. If it is said to be bitter, then my lord is not the same."
Zhou Ping began to follow Liu Bei in November of the first year of Xingping. He left Xiapi this time in December of the second year of Xingping, and Liu Bei was in the first month of the first year of Jian'an.
It is now February of the second year of Jian'an, and it has been more than a year since they came out.
Liu Bei's concubine Wang gave birth to a son in October of the first year of Jian'an. Liu Bei has never seen his son until now, and he has not even given a name.
"You are worried about your country and forget about your home!" Liu Bei smiled bitterly, "Cao Cao and Yuan Shu's people have harmed the people and imprisoned the emperor. Since I am the Liu family, I should uphold the aspirations of the great ancestors, calm the chaos and calm the people, restore the authority of the Han Dynasty, and make the people of the world
You can return home and settle down, and you will no longer have to live in a foreign country. You are now alone. Fortunately, you have your husband to help you!"
As expected, he was worried about his country and forgot about his family. Zhou Ping mentioned his son, but Liu Bei was still thinking about the people and ambitions of the world, but he didn't care about his son at all.
Zhou Ping thought of Cao Cao, who was also a man who "worried about his country and forgot about his family."
His son Cao Ang was killed by Zhang Xiu. Not only did he not hold grudges, he also accepted Zhang Xiu's surrender and appointed him.
In contrast, Yuan Shao missed the opportunity to attack Xudu because of his son's illness. It can be seen that those who have ambitions to conquer the world must first be cruel and cruel to their families.
The more things you worry about, the more things you will lose.
No wonder Cao Cao said, "The only heroes in the world are your envoy and Cao Cao."
"I have little knowledge and little power, so I can't help my lord much. I can only do my best. My lord cares about the people of the world, and people with lofty ideals from all over have come to help me. This is the help from heaven. I believe that this time I will be able to destroy Cao Cao and save the emperor..."
By the way, my lord, I don’t know what name you want to give your son?”
Zhou Ping said and deliberately mentioned Liu Bei's son.
Liu Bei thought for a while and said: "Liu Chan, what do you think of Feng Chan's Zen?"
Zhou Ping was stunned. Now that Liu Bei's son was not born to Gan Qian, and it was so many years in advance, why did he still want to name his son Liu Chan.
"Sir, do you think it's inappropriate?"
Liu Bei saw that Zhou Ping had not spoken for a long time and looked a little dazed, so he couldn't help but ask again.
"There's nothing wrong with that. I just think that if you give way to a Zen master, you can't give away the merit. My lord has worked hard to get the merit, so how can I give it to others."
"Hahaha... what you said is true, you are just a lonely person who doesn't think well!" Liu Bei laughed. He only thought about others giving it to him, but he never thought that he might give it to others. Now after hearing what Zhou Ping said,
I immediately understood that it was really a bad idea to get this name.
"Liu Kun, Kun is a jade, what do you think, sir?" Liu Bei thought for a while and then said again.
As long as it's not Liu Chan, you can call me whatever you want.
In the dim light, a smile appeared on Zhou Ping's face and he replied: "It is naturally good for my lord to name my son."
"Well, let's call him Liu Kun, hahaha... Sir, you will be guarding the camp tomorrow, and I will personally lead the troops and supervise the battle."
"promise."
The two talked for a while, and Zhou Ping went back to his tent to rest and wait for tomorrow's battle.
Among the people Liu Bei trusts most now, besides Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, is Zhou Ping.
His trust in Zhou Ping was greater than that of Mi Zhu and Jian Yong.
Because Liu Bei knew that if Zhou Ping had dissatisfaction with him, he would definitely not have such strength today. If a person like Mr. was to assist Cao Cao, I am afraid that Xuzhou would have been captured by Cao Cao, not Yuan Shu and Lu Bu.
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Only when the ruler and his ministers do not trust him can his power last long. Liu Bei understands this truth. Moreover, Zhou Ping does not have an army under his command at present. The troops and horses are all led by generals.
In Xiahouyuan's camp, the scouts detected any movement among Liu Bei's troops and came back to report.
But the scouts only knew that the enemy troops had left the camp, but they did not know where they went, because they had sent many soldiers on guard, making it impossible for the scouts to follow and investigate.
Xu Huang felt that something was wrong and said: "I heard that Zhou Wen'an was good at strategizing. He must have anticipated Cao Sikong's plan to divide his troops. They left the camp, either to attack the camp at night or to bypass the camp and attack Sikong."
"This place is thirty or forty miles away from Sikong. They should not go around to attack Sikong. I guess they must want to attack the camp at night. Send an order to the whole camp to stay awake tonight and be on alert." Xia Houyuan said.
"If they attack the camp at night, they will attack on three sides. General Xiahou, we must also defend on three sides to be safe," Xu Huang said again.
Xia Houyuan nodded: "Well, I will defend the front. Gongming, you will defend the north, and Zhu Wenbo will defend the south. Hum, let's defend according to the camp. We are not afraid that he will attack, but we are afraid that he will not attack. As long as we defend the camp,
When Sikong defeats Guan Yu, Liu Bei will retreat, and then we can hunt him back to avenge the previous attack."
Zhu Wenbo is Zhu Ling.
Zhu Ling was from Qinghe in Jizhou and was originally Yuan Shao's general. When Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou, Yuan Shao sent him to lead three battalions to help.
It is precisely for this reason that when Yuan Shao asked Chen Lin to write a crusade against Cao Cao, he mentioned all of Cao Cao's evil deeds. Even Cao Teng and Cao Song were scolded, but there was no mention of Cao Cao's stay in Xuzhou.
Regarding the massacre of the people, he just said: "Therefore, I defeated Xu Fang, captured the land from Lu Bu, wandered eastward, and had no place to hold."
The reason was that when Cao Cao massacred the city, Yuan Shao's troops were among them and participated in the massacre of the people of Xuzhou, so he did not dare to mention this matter.
However, all the other soldiers and horses later returned to Jizhou. Only Zhu Ling saw that Cao Cao treated his soldiers much better than Yuan Shao, and felt that Cao Cao was a wise master, so he stayed and did not want to return to Jizhou again.
Xia Houyuan asked Xu Huang and Zhu Ling to each lead 3,000 troops to guard the north and south sides of the camp. He himself led 5,000 men to guard the front of the camp, and the rest of the troops were mobile.
However, Xia Houyuan, Xu Huang and others led their troops to stay up all night, waiting and waiting, but they did not wait until the enemy troops came to attack the camp.
When the sky was dim and they were tired, the sentries outside the camp in the east, north and south hurriedly reported that the enemy was attacking.
