At the turn of autumn and winter in the sixth year of Yanxing, Marshal Cao Cao offered sacrifices to heaven in Ganling to comfort the country because of his military exploits in Beipi. Then, with the name of supporting the royal family and fighting against national traitors, he supported Liu He, the son of Xingwu General Liu Yu, as King of Qinghe.
Established the Qinghe Prince's Mansion. It also spread the message to Henan, Shanxi, Liaodong, Qingxu, Jiangbiao and other places, aiming to regain the lost land in Henan.
By the beginning of October, Cao Cao crossed the river south and stationed his troops in Gaotang. The troops were divided into three groups and went south to take advantage of the victory.
On the east road, General Anwu led the army with a total of 20,000 people in Yecheng. After Cao Cao recruited Sima Fang to surrender, he appointed Shi Tianfeng, the left commander of the Marshal's Mansion, as his commander, and ordered him to lead the surrendered army in Hanoi to increase the army for Shendu.
More than 10,000 people headed east to regain the lost territory.
At this time, Gongsun Zan had withdrawn his army, and Shenpei followed him, gradually regaining the counties involved in the country, and rushed straight into the territory of Shangdang. He also captured Lu County, advanced to Huguan, Bingzhou was shaken, and defended with heavy troops. Shenpei Zhihu
The pass was not easy to capture, so only a small number of troops were left to accept Lu County and then attack Hanoi.
Hanoi is the township of Sima Fang, which has been in business for a long time. The county officials learned that the Han army was defeated, and they turned against each other. Within six days, the Eastern Army defeated Yin, Chaoge, and Ji County, and won the honor, Xiu Wu, and Wude.
, seven counties in Shanyang. It was not until Wei Yan led 20,000 troops and stationed in Huai County and Yongcheng that Hanoi's decline was barely stopped.
The middle route was led by the general Cao Ang. Before the Bohai War, he divided his forces with Cao Cao and continued to wait for soldiers from various counties in Yuancheng. By the time after the war, Cao Ang had gathered 50,000 soldiers. Cao Bencao sent Cao Ren to assist the left, and ordered
The two of them led their troops south to relieve the siege of Puyang.
At this time, Chen Gong had begun to retreat, leaving only more than 2,000 men to monitor Puyang. When the Central Route Army appeared on the other side, the remaining soldiers had no intention of fighting and immediately abandoned the camp and left. Cao Jun was able to restore Dongjun without any effort.
Most of them, under the guidance of Cheng Yu, attacked Dongping and Jibei in an attempt to regain Mount Tai.
The west route is the top priority of Cao's army's attack. It is led by Marshal Cao Cao, and most of his subordinates are the remaining elites from the Bohai War. They set out from Gaotang, with Xun or as their guide, and sent troops in the opposite direction to Qingzhou.
This route was the earliest to send troops, and the effect was the most significant. Qingzhou was not attached to Liu Bei, and was afraid of Cao Cao's military power in the past. In addition, most of the people guarding Qingzhou were Taishan thieves. As soon as Cao's army arrived, they almost turned against each other and surrendered.
A great battle can be said. Changxi first pretended to surrender from Beipi, and then fled south. His original intention was to use Linzi as a major defense and reorganize in Beihai before fighting. Unexpectedly, many people in Taishan held the theory of surrender. He had no choice but to lead four
Thousands of direct descendants continued to flee until they reached Pei State.
In this way, Cao Cao captured almost the entire Qingzhou, then occupied Langya, and directly suppressed Lu from the east.
Zhang Fei and Fazheng did not expect Qingzhou to be lost so quickly. In the past few days, they had just forced away more than 20,000 people from Xuzhou. If they were to confront Cao Cao in Lu State, Cao Ang in the west would respond and march south from Shanyang.
, easily cutting off the Han army's retreat. Zhang Fei had no choice but to continue retreating south, also to Pei State.
But as a result, the situation in Yanzhou was very bad. Chen Gong and Zhang Miao could only mobilize their troops in Jiyin and Chenliu counties in order to defend Luoyang without losing it. They actually moved Dongping, Jibei, Rencheng, Shanyang, and Taishan.
The five counties were all thrown to Cao Ang.
In just one month, the Han army lost two states and thirteen counties one after another, and I am afraid it will be difficult to stay in Xuzhou for a long time. The offensive and defensive momentum has reversed, which is unexpected by no one.
News of the capture of Yanzhou reached Cao Cao, who was inspecting Linzi City with generals Li Zheng and Li Dian. Cao Cao couldn't help laughing when he heard the words and ordered the musicians to perform "Bohai Breaking Formation Music", which was widely praised among the armies. The next day At the night banquet, Cao Cao and his generals had fun again in the tent. The music reached its climax. The soldiers shouted "Long live" while Cao Cao drew his sword and danced, comparing himself to the Grand Duke and Yin Yin.
After the dance, Cao Cao still wanted to find a painter, and ordered Guo Jia to find a painter and carve "The Picture of Zhongliang and the Breaking of Thieves" on the wall of Linzi City, which was divided into "Cheng Yu stood firm", "Li Qian fell into battle", "Cao Ren attacked on the side", and "Zhu Ling rescued" "Master", "Beheaded by Road Moves", "Capture of Guan Yu", "Liu Yu Fights to Death", and "Providing the Head to Xu Shu" are eight pictures to commend all the generals for their concerted efforts and Cao Cao's bravery, which further showed that the Han army was frightened. But Cao Cao saw him again. After this painting, it was already a time of life and death for the country. This is another story.
But during this period, for the morale of the Han army, the impact of the abandonment of troops and soil was secondary. The most terrible thing was that since the fall into the water, the general Liu Bei became seriously ill and was unable to see anything. There are no signs of recovery.
After the epidemic treatment in Linzi last year, Zhang Zhongjing was highly regarded by Liu Bei and was appointed as the imperial physician of Bafu. This time he also accompanied the army. After the Bohai War, he endured the grief of his elder brother's death in battle and continued to treat Liu Bei's diseases. .But this time the typhoid fever came too quickly, and all the herbs prepared when it came were thrown away when it retreated, which made Zhang Zhongjing feel quite troubled.
On the way back to the west, Liu Bei suffered from high fever for several days. He was delirious, sometimes vomiting, and sometimes had diarrhea. When he arrived at Chenliu, although Liu Bei had survived the high fever, his face was black, his eyes were dark, his lips and teeth could not stop trembling, and his whole body His skin also showed a sickly pale color. He seemed to listen for a long time when Xun You, who was escorting him, spoke to him, but no matter what Xun You said, he never said a word.
Fortunately, Chen Liu had some herbs, so Zhang Zhongjing was able to treat the disease. He used licorice, ginger, cinnamon twigs, ginseng, rehmannia glutinosa, donkey hide gelatin, Ophiopogon japonicus, hemp seeds, and jujube as medicine, and decoction it with water and wine three times a day, and left Taking a medicinal bath, Liu Bei's low fever was barely relieved.
But the journey took too long, and Liu Bei had to go away from typhoid fever, and then he contracted liver disease. This left him with a very poor appetite and weakness, and he could barely drink two bowls of porridge and water every day. This continued for several days, so that He was bone-shattered. If Chen Chong were here, he would definitely be surprised. The frail, light-weary middle-aged man in front of him is Liu Xuande, who rode and shot deer in Zhuo County when he was young.
After a bumpy journey, Liu Bei's spirit improved slightly when he was settled in Shanglin Garden in Luoyang.
On October 21, Liu Bei, who had been sleeping for a long time, was suddenly awakened by a loud noise, which seemed to be the shouts of his classmates when Luoyang was studying. Among them were him, Gongsun Zan, Liu Deran, and many others who had already met him. He wanted to get closer, but could not get closer. He could only listen carefully, and gradually discovered that it was not the noise of human voices, but the sound of horns. Where is this? Is it the giant deer surrounding the Yellow Turban? Yes Did the Huns attack from the bottom of Longshan? Or was it the leader of Pingcheng who bravely broke through? Or was it the Longshouyuan of the Liang Army that broke through?
Suddenly, under the dim sky, almost endless reeds came into his mind. The collision of armor and weapons and the thunderous sound of horse hooves on the ground came roaring. He couldn't help but let out a loud shout and opened his eyes.
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Only then did he realize that he was still in Luoyang Mansion. Hearing the sound of him waking up, all the people serving in the room were prostrate on the ground.
Liu Bei's weak eyes glanced at the people on the ground and asked a faint question. Cang Tou heard it and came closer, only to hear him ask: "Where is Ting Jian? And Yun Chang, why aren't Yide here?" p>
How could Cangtou dare to answer? But he also understood that it was normal for a patient to become dizzy after lying down for a long time, so he whispered: "General, please wait a moment. I will call for Dr. Zhang right away."
Only then did Liu Bei react, and he laughed at himself: "Liu Xuande has been in good times for a long time, but he can no longer stand defeat."
At this time, Zhang Zhongjing, who had learned the news, came in with medical tools and stretched out his hand to check Liu Bei's condition.
Liu Bei joked: "Medical Sage Zhang, can my disease be cured? Life or death is a matter of fate. Please tell me the truth. If it can be cured, I will reward you with fifty gold coins." [1]
Zhang Zhongjing seemed as if he hadn't heard anything. After taking the pulse with concentration, he stretched his hand to Liu Bei's left upper abdomen and pressed it gently. Liu Bei couldn't help but exhale in pain and broke out in cold sweat. His originally hoarse voice became even weaker at this moment. Zhang Zhongjing said: "
Although the general is conscious, his condition has not improved. I am afraid he will have to rest for more than a month before he can go to the ground."
After saying that, he turned around and called Cang Tou, and told him to add some honey and minced mutton to the porridge today to help Liu Bei recover his strength. Liu Bei couldn't help but smile bitterly.
After a while, Zhang Zhongjing asked Liu Bei to lie down, took off his shirt, burned silver needles with hot water, and gave him acupuncture to relieve the pain. Liu Bei sweated a little and felt better, so he asked Zhang Zhongjing, "It's sunny today."
?" Zhang Zhongjing shook his head slightly, and Liu Bei said: "Unfortunately, in winter, if you can enjoy the warmth of the sun at noon, lean on the plum branches, draw your sword and dance, wouldn't it be a great pleasure in life?"
Zhang Zhongjing said slowly: "General, you should wait a little longer. There is no shortage of plum trees in Shanglin Garden. There will always be time. But if the wind and cold happen again, I will not be able to save you." Liu Bei was speechless.
After the acupuncture was completed, Xun You heard that Liu Bei had woken up, and he immediately came with the documents. Zhang Zhongjing was originally unwilling to let Liu Bei take charge of the matter, but he also knew that the current situation was corrupt, and Liu Bei was unwilling to take charge, so he could only tell Xun You,
After half an hour at most, it would be time for Liu Bei to continue resting.
When Xun You walked in, Liu Bei first saw the scar on his face. This was the scar on Xun You's face when he was fleeing. He left a half-inch long scratch on his left face. It has healed now, but it still looks...
It was very eye-catching. He immediately thought of the embarrassing scene during the escape, and couldn't help but be speechless.
To make a long story short, Xun You spent about a quarter of an hour briefly introducing the current situation to Liu Bei. Liu Bei was speechless, and after a long time he asked: "Is there any news about Yunchang?"
Xun You said: "There are many rumors among the bandits that Guan Shijun has defected to Cao Cao, but no one has seen it yet."
Liu Bei smiled, waved his hand slightly and said, "This must be Cao Cao's rumor, and it's not worth mentioning. Xiahou Yuanrang is still in our hands. Send someone to talk to Cao Cao to see if we can get Yun Chang back." Xun You nodded and said yes, Liu Bei turned to ask: "Can Ting Jian send reinforcements?"
Xun You said: "Sili Xiaowei ordered General Zhenbei (Duan Xuan) to withdraw from Juyongguan and vacate Shanggu and Daijun. He left 10,000 troops in Pingcheng and then led 20,000 Yanmen troops to come south to aid. Youzhou Mu (
Gongsun Zan also led 20,000 horsemen to guard Tianjing Pass. If there is any change in Hanoi, he would always go south to support him." Liu Bei sighed after hearing this.
Xun You hesitated for a moment and then said: "It's just a matter of Dong Cheng and Liu Chong cutting off the Hangu Pass. How should we solve it?"
Liu Bei closed his eyes for a moment and said slowly: "Hangu Pass was rebuilt by Yunchang. If we attack it from the front, it is really difficult to capture. Fortunately, Ji Pass and Tianjing Pass are still in our hands. If we waste some food, we will waste more. We
We don’t have any extra troops, so let’s wait for news from Ting Jian.”
[1] Grant fifty gold: Liu Bei’s joke here is about his great ancestor Liu Bangdian. When Liu Bang attacked Yingbu, he was trapped in the desert. Although the attack on Yingbu was successful, he also fell ill. After returning to the palace, his condition worsened, and Empress Lu
When the good doctor came to see him, Liu Bang asked the imperial doctor how his condition was. The imperial doctor said: "The disease can be cured." Then Gao Zu cursed and said: "I use a commoner to carry a three-foot sword to conquer the world. Isn't this destiny? Destiny is in heaven, although
What's the use of Bian Que!" So he stopped treating the disease and gave the imperial doctor fifty catties of gold.