Tianjing Pass is really difficult to climb. Even if it is not steep, the pass is still narrow and crowded. When climbing the mountain at dawn, Liu Bei was at the forefront. He only reached the top of the pass at noon. Looking back, the soldiers were unable to climb, panting and resting.
There was no room for him, so he hung linen cloth for the soldiers to crawl on. It took a full day for the whole army to pass.
I thought that the war in Bingzhou was urgent, and the imperial court would send heavy troops to guard dangerous passes such as Tianjing Pass. Liu Bei also prepared a set of excuses. As a result, nearly ten thousand people crossed the Taihang Mountains without seeing a single guard, so Liu Bei suspected that the Xiongnu
They had already invaded Shangdang. They simply camped under the pass and asked Guan Yu to take a few scouts to Gaodu County to find out the news.
After waiting for half a day and the whole army started cooking, Guan Yu hurriedly returned to the army and reported the latest military situation in Bingzhou: Shangdang County has naturally not been invaded by the Huns, but Xu Bu Shanyu led the east route army out of Yanmen County.
Huchuquan, the former Youxian King, led 70,000 Xiongnu garrison troops to surrender, which caused Xubu Shanyu to expand his army to 100,000. He then went south to Taiyuan County and conquered several cities. Jinyang, the county seat, also fell five days ago.
Now the Xiongnu army has advanced to Yangyi and is facing off with Shangdang County soldiers in Jicheng. Zhu Qi, the prefect of Shangdang, is now recruiting local braves and preparing for the war. Fortunately, the terrain between Shangdang and Taiyuan is dangerous, so the Huns have not yet invaded Shangdang.
Instead, he continued to attack the unoccupied cities in Taiyuan. In the past few days, countless celebrities and common people fled Taiyuan to seek refuge with their eldest son, so much so that Zhu Qi withdrew all the garrison troops in the south of the county and was able to stabilize order in the city.<
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This news was really terrible for Liu Bei. He joined the annexation from Shangdang. His original intention was to cross the three mountains and join forces with Chen Chong before the Xiongnu occupied Taiyuan. But now the situation in Taiyuan has collapsed, and a hundred thousand troops are on the way.
If we try to stop him and then take a detour from Hongnong to Xihe, we will waste nearly two decades of time, which is absolutely impossible.
Fortunately, there is good news: Chen Chong led 3,000 soldiers to surprise Zuo Ri Zhu Wang Zadu in Lin County, and defeated all the 30,000 Xiongnu army in the south of the county. King Huliba of Xiutu attacked Quyu fiercely, and could not defeat it in ten months.
After hearing about the defeat of Zadu, he was shocked and doubtful. Before he could withdraw his troops and return north, the former Xiongnu Zuoxian King Yufuluo sent troops to Baibo County. He took advantage of this opportunity and joined forces with Guo Da to capture Meiji City and cut off King Xiutu's way back north.
Huliba was attacked from the north and south, so he could only withdraw his troops to the east in panic, and entered Taiyuan to join Xubu Shanyu. He was then seized by Xubu Shanyu and his military power was taken away. All the 140,000 troops were under the orders of Shanyu. People can't help but sigh.
The changes are unpredictable: before one month, Xu Bu was named Shanyu, but he was actually a puppet, but after one month, Xu Bu lived up to his name, whipping all the people together. He really made a great leap forward.
"According to this, there are no rebels in Xihe now, and Tingjian can rest for a while." Liu Bei breathed a sigh of relief, and then analyzed the current situation in Xihe: "According to what was said in the court's firm belief, soldiers from Bingzhou and County are stationed in Xihe.
There are about 20,000 people in total, and the Baibo army can fight no less than 40,000 people. King Zuo Xian has captured Shan Yuting, and he can summon at least 10,000 people."
Zhang Fei was speechless after hearing this, and then he exclaimed excitedly: "Since Ting Jian can gather 70,000 people, what do we have to fear? The Hu people have suffered a new defeat, and there are changes in the army, so the morale of the army must be unstable, and there are only 140,000 people."
We are just a crowd, as long as we move forward together and fight bravely without retreating! Once the false king is captured and killed, the union of the state can be decided in one battle!"
"Even so, it's not feasible." Liu Bei shook his head and objected. "Although the puppet Hu has rebelled, his troops are not united. Therefore, although there are 70,000 soldiers in Xihe, it is difficult to attack them all. In my estimation, it should be 40,000."
On the left and right, we have more than enough to hold on, but not enough to fight decisively. We still need to wait and act according to the opportunity."
So after lunch, the entire army marched out again and arrived at the Changzi City without any obstruction. On the march, many fleeing civilians saw the Dongping Army's strict military discipline and neat appearance, and they did not loot the civilians. They couldn't help but be greatly moved, thinking that they were sent by the imperial court.
The reinforcements were greeted by people walking along the street with pots of food and wine. Zhu Qi, the governor of Shangdang, couldn't believe it and hurriedly went ten miles out of the city to greet Liu Bei.
The two met and chatted for a while. Liu Bei introduced himself as the reinforcements transferred from Dongping by the imperial court, and then asked: "How many troops are left in the county now?" Zhu Qi replied: "Excluding the troops stationed in Jicheng,
We can recruit ten thousand warriors from the countryside, but we don’t know how to fight." Liu Bei asked again: "How much food and grass is left in the county now?" Zhu Qi replied: "It can last for ten thousand people for half a year."
After saying that, Zhu Qi didn't even see the transfer order, Liu Bei took over Shangdang's soldiers and provisions, which took less than half a day. Even though Zhu Qi was suspicious, once Liu Bei had all the troops and official systems, no one could pretend to take over.
, Secondly, Liu Bei's military discipline was strict, and he did not do anything to disturb the people, so he was definitely not a bandit. Thirdly, although Liu Bei was a humble man, the two men behind him, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, were not angry and powerful, and Zhu Qi did not dare to question it, so the result was so confused.
He handed over the military power of the county.
After taking the food and fodder for the troops and horses, Liu Bei immediately ordered the entire army to station in Nie County. The Xiongnu army then besieged the city in Qi County to the west of Taiyue Mountain. However, since the situation has deteriorated to this point, it is useless to worry. Liu Bei now has people who have food, so he first goes to Qi County in Taiyue Mountain.
Several mountaintops were selected, and local warriors were ordered to build checkpoints here. While welcoming hundreds of famous people from Taiyuan County to escape, they also inquired about the Xiongnu's movements in Taiyuan County.
After everything was done, Liu Bei could only wait for the news, but he didn't want to just sit idle. In these good times, how could he not recognize the heroes of the Shangdang? So he left Nie County alone on horseback and headed for Jicheng where the county soldiers were stationed.
I want to make friends just like I did in Luoyang or even Zhuoxian.
Jicheng is a pure military fortress with no residents. Behind the city is a cliff that plunges into the sky. In front of the city is a rugged mountain road winding past the city. When Liu Bei approached with his horse, he saw several county soldiers on the city tower.
He was shooting sparrows in the sky, and he was very skilled at shooting, and he hit seven or eight out of ten.
He stepped forward and announced his name. The Jicheng defenders were already familiar with it. Seeing that he had come from afar and that the Huns had no intention of attacking Shangdang for the time being, they happily opened the city gate and let Liu Bei into the city.
The man who greeted Liu Bei was a nine-foot-tall man covered in armor. Liu Bei was already considered tall and slender in the army. Even Guan Yu and Zhang Fei were only as tall as each other. Unexpectedly, this man was actually one foot taller than him. The two of them stretched out their hands.
Holding each other, Liu Bei felt the clear muscles in his hands and couldn't help but sigh: "I didn't expect to see such a man chewing iron here."
The man smiled casually and also complimented: "Lv heard about the reputation of the school captain several times in Bingzhou. When I saw him today, his reputation is well-deserved. It can be seen that all the heroes in the world are from our border area."
Only then did Liu Bei know that he was Lu Bu, the current guard of Jicheng and the commander of the Shangdang army. Lu Bu was named Fengxian. He was originally from Jiuyuan, Wuyuan County. He had lived on the grasslands since childhood, and was close to the Xianbei people and the Huns.
Living together, they practiced shooting and hunting in the morning and martial arts at night. Not only did they master the skills of bow and horse, but they also developed supernatural powers and could dance a two-hundred-pound iron halberd.
Later, due to the Xianbei invasion from the south, the imperial court abandoned the five counties of Yunzhong, Wuyuan, Shuofang, Dingxiang and Yanmen. Lü Bu moved his family to Shangdang County to settle down. Lü Bu's family was still well-off in Wuyuan, so he allowed Lü Bu to join Taiyuan Guo
He was a member of the family and was proficient in Confucian classics. After he attained the imperial title, he was recruited into the palace by the current prefect. After several years of great military exploits, he became the leading general in Shangdang County.
Liu Bei and Lü Bu first talked about Confucian classics, and Lü Bu was naturally far inferior to Liu Bei. Then they compared martial arts, and Liu Bei was also far inferior to Lü Bu in terms of equestrian strength. Liu Bei was quite self-aware, so he smiled at Lü Bu and said, "Brother Lu is born to be a general, so get rid of me."
Except for the two sworn brothers, no one can compete with Brother Lu on the battlefield, but there is one martial art that Brother Lu is definitely not as good as me!"
Naturally, Lu Bu didn't believe it, so Liu Beice got on his horse and suggested that the two of them should compete with each other immediately.
But when it comes to swordsmanship, Liu Bei is indeed a close rival to Lü Bu, but Liu Bei has been in the army for several years and has considerable experience in attacking and killing on horseback. When Lü Bu raised his sword and mounted his horse, Liu Bei took the lead and stabbed Lü Bu in the right rib with the sword in his left hand. Lü Bu could see clearly
, thinking that he only needed to hold the hilt of Liu Bei's sword to counterattack. Unexpectedly, Liu Bei was able to kill him with one stab, but Lu Bu missed it.
After going back and forth for several times, Liu Bei's sword hit him. Just like on the battlefield, Lu Bu was already dead at this time. But Lu Bu became more competitive and finally realized that Liu Bei's arms were longer than his knees, and the sword he held was more than a foot longer than his own, and every inch was longer than him.
Strong, it is really hard to resist in a normal fight.
So he tightened the reins of his horse and did not fight with Liu Bei on the horse. He only urged the horse to speed up and went in circles with Liu Bei in the school yard. Lu Bu's mount was a good horse that he brought back from Wuyuan and raised by himself, regardless of endurance and leg strength.
, are all top choices. Liu Bei’s mount is just ordinary. It will gradually lose speed after a few laps.
Seeing that the time had come, Lu Bu kicked the horse in the belly, and with a neighing sound from the crotch, it hit Liu Bei. Liu Bei couldn't react in time. He only felt a white light flash in front of his eyes, and his head suddenly felt a little cooler. Waiting for him to react
, looking back, Lu Bu was shooing his horse to slow down, proudly showing off to him the hook on his sword.
Liu Bei was convinced and admitted defeat to Lu Bu: "Brother Lu is as brave as a flying general. I can't match him."
Lü Bu laughed when he heard this, summoned a few of his followers and asked them to lead the horses away, and said boldly: "Brother Liu, can you relax? As long as Lü is in Jicheng for one day, Hu Lu will definitely not be able to join the Shangdang!"
Then he invited Liu Bei to have a meal with him. At the banquet, Liu Bei discovered that Lu Bu also had a huge appetite. He could eat an ox a day. He ate meat and drank wine, and he had a heroic spirit as if he was devouring the world. Liu Bei couldn't help but laugh and said: "
Brother Lu is bold and generous, and he is the first person I have seen since the merger."
Lu Bu's face lit up when he heard this, and he said humbly: "I, Lu Bu, am not the only hero of my superior party. My subordinates, Gao Shun, Cheng Lian, and Hou Cheng, are also brave and capable of carrying the cauldron. If the emperor can reuse me as soon as possible,
Wait, why worry about the chaos and thieves in the world being immortal!"
So he summoned Gao Shun, Cheng Lian and other Lu Bu generals. They hit it off immediately, drinking and dancing with swords until late at night.