Chapter 295 Jia Xu is in the first year of junior high school
On December 28, the fourth year of Jian'an, Li Dian and Xu Huang gathered 13,000 soldiers and horses, marched eighteen miles outside Puyang City, and set up camp.
At this time, Liu Bei only had 3,000 men in Puyang City.
"Change defense?"
Liu Bei was shocked when he heard this.
He pointed at Xu Ping who came to deliver the message and cursed: "Cao's army is now camped eighteen miles outside Puyang City. Changing defenses at this time is no different from offering the city."
Xu Ping said: "This is not a villain's decision. My master also acted under orders."
Liu Bei looked at Xu Ping and couldn't help but smile bitterly.
"Please reply to General Ziyuan. Unless you are prepared and do not want to change defenses, you cannot change defenses now.
Cao's army is approaching the city. If Puyang changes its defenses, all previous arrangements will inevitably be shaken... If Cao's army takes the opportunity to attack, Puyang will definitely return to the hands of Cao's thieves. Please go back and put in a good word, sir, and tell General Ziyuan about the situation here. Please tell me. General Yuan, could you be more considerate."
"Well..."
Xu Ping hesitated.
Sun Qian hurriedly stepped forward and secretly handed a piece of gold horseshoe to Xu Ping.
"Sir, you are tired and have had a hard journey.
It’s just that the current situation is that my general has no choice. If we change defenses at this time, it will inevitably cause turmoil on the entire Henan front. Please put in a good word, sir."
A smile suddenly appeared on Xu Ping's face.
"In this way, the villain will report back truthfully."
"Thank you sir."
Liu Bei saw Xu Ping out of the yamen gate, and his expression darkened.
"Brother, why do you need to be in good terms with Na Po?" Guan Yu stepped forward and said.
Liu Bei shook his head and replied softly: "I don't want to do this, but I have no choice! Yuan Benchu suddenly asked me to change my defense, which is quite strange. I'm worried that the thief Cao may have used some trick to make Yuan Shao suspicious of me, so he That’s why I made this decision…”
"so what?"
"Brother, you don't understand!"
Liu Bei smiled bitterly and said: "Now we are living under Yuan Benchu's tent, but we are valued by Yuan Shao, which arouses suspicion.
In addition, the eldest son treated me with great courtesy, which will definitely make people suspicious. Although you and I have been working under Yuan Shao for a short time, the situation on Yuan Shao's side is very complicated. Yuan Shao's eldest son, Yuan Tan, should be Yuan Shao's heir; but Yuan Shao only loves his youngest son Yuan Shang, which makes his generals have their own thoughts... As far as I know, Yuan Shao's six major plotters have been divided into several factions. Among them, Guo Tu is judged by discipline, and each of them plans for his master, while Tian Feng is upright and upright. , he offended Yuan Shao with his words and was imprisoned. Although Ju Shou was respected by Yuan Shao, he could not trust him. Xu You was aloof and arrogant, and was greedy and despicable, so he could not be entrusted to him. We are afraid of being disliked by everyone when we come to join him. ah."
After Guan Yu heard this, he was silent.
"So Yuan Shao is not strong enough to hold on?"
Liu Bei didn't answer, just sighed softly.
"Lord, something bad is happening!"
Just when Liu Bei and Guan Yu were about to turn around and return to the government hall, Guan Ping rode up to the front of the government hall, dismounted and knelt on one knee, panting.
"Frankly, why are you so rude?"
Guan Yu asked sharply.
Liu Bei stopped Guan Yu, stepped forward and helped Guan Ping up, "Tanzhi, what happened?"
"Xu Ziyuan's slave is outside the city with his third uncle..."
"What's going on with your third uncle?"
"I had a conflict with my third uncle."
"ah?"
"The third uncle came back from patrolling the city. Unexpectedly, he encountered Xu You's slave who was out of the city. So the third uncle stepped forward to interrogate him. Unexpectedly, the slave was unreasonable. Not only did he refuse to obey, but he even insulted the uncle. The third uncle became angry and took the slave The slaves were pulled off their horses, tied under the city gate and beaten."
When Liu Bei heard this, his head buzzed.
"Yun Chang, come with me quickly to stop Yide."
Before anyone could prepare his horse, Liu Bei jumped down the steps, grabbed Guan Ping's horse, jumped on his horse, and rushed towards the city gate with his whip raised.
Guan Yu also stamped his feet, "How could Yide be so reckless?"
"Father, it's not the third uncle who is reckless, but the slave who is too arrogant?"
"Forget it, we'll talk about this later. Let's rush there first."
Guan Yu and Guan Ping strode towards the city gate. At this time, below the city gate, Zhang Fei was holding a riding crop and was beating Xu Ping fiercely.
"You little slave, do you dare to be arrogant again?"
"Black guy, if you have the guts, beat me to death...otherwise I will let Liu Xuande die without a burial place."
Zhang Fei already had a hot temper, and he became even angrier after hearing this.
"I will let you die without a burial place now."
Xu Ping was beaten with a whip until his skin and flesh were torn, and he screamed in agony.
"General, please stay here. General, please spare my life."
"If you continue to hold on, grandpa will respect you as a good man and spare your life. Since you beg for mercy, you will not be spared..."
Zhang Fei scolded and beat him at the same time.
Liu Bei came galloping, and Xu Ping was beaten with bruises all over his body.
"Yide, don't stop yet."
Liu Bei shouted loudly, and without waiting for the horse to stop, he jumped off the horse and staggered over.
"Brother, don't stop me. If I don't beat this bitch to death today, I won't stop."
"Would Yide be willing to die before I die?"
Liu Bei was about to collapse and roared.
"Brother, how do you say this?"
"you you you……"
Liu Bei pointed at Zhang Fei and trembled all over.
He pushed Zhang Fei away, went to Xu Ping, and untied Xu Ping.
"Sir, don't be surprised. This is a misunderstanding."
Xu Ping was supported by someone, pointing at Liu Bei and saying: "Liu Xuande, this matter is not over yet... a certain family will take revenge sooner or later."
"I will chop off your dog's head now."
Liu Bei shouted: "If Yide doesn't keep silent, I will commit suicide in front of you."
This time, Zhang Fei was frightened and he quickly shut his mouth.
Liu Bei also wanted to go over and plead with Xu Ping, but Xu Ping took out the gold horseshoe from his arms and threw it at Liu Bei's feet.
"A certain family cannot afford the reward given by Duke Xuande, let's go..."
As he spoke, Xu Ping left Puyang in embarrassment with the support of his retainers. Liu Bei stood under the city gate, watching the retreating figures of Xu Ping and his party, in a daze, his mind went blank. It was over, this time, but
Xu You was completely offended! He raised his hands to cover his face and let out a long sigh. Turning around, he saw Zhang Fei's honest face, but the anger in his belly could not be released.
"Yide, you are so ignorant."
After Guan Yu arrived and heard what happened, he couldn't help but blame him.
Liu Bei smiled bitterly, "Yun Chang, please don't blame Yide. This is not Yide's fault. He just wanted to protect my reputation..."
"But……"
"Let's talk about it when we get back."
Liu Bei held Zhang Fei with one hand and Guan Yu with the other hand and walked to the Yamen.
At the gate of the city, two men who looked like porters looked at each other and quietly slipped away from the gate without being noticed by anyone.
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"Hehe, God help me!"
When Cao Cao heard the scout's report, he couldn't help but look up to the sky and laugh.
At this time, Cao Cao's army was stationed at Wei Ziying, twenty miles outside Changyuan County. It was only a day and night's journey from Baima.
Xiahou Yuan's strong attack on Yanjin attracted Yuan Shao's attention to a great extent.
The attacks of Yu Jin, Li Dian, and Xu Huang also restrained Yuan Shao's troops to a certain extent. Cao Cao clearly put forward a posture of wanting a decisive battle in Henan, which also made Xu You more determined.
This idea led me to personally go to the Yanjin battlefield to supervise the battle...
But in this way, no one noticed that Mr. Cao had arrived in Changyuan.
Cao *** is a bold person.
I remember that at the beginning, he only had 5,000 soldiers and horses in his hands, and he dared to pursue Dong Zhuo's army.
Now, he has more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, and he will not be afraid of Yuan Shao. In the Chinese army's tent, Cao Cao looked at Jia Xu with a smile.
"Wen He, what should we do next?"
What happened under the gate of Puyang City has reached Cao Cao's ears.
This also shows that the suspicion between Liu Bei and Yuan Shao is irreversible...
I know Xu You and Mr. Cao very well. I think that at the beginning, Mr. Cao was also one of those running friends, but he was not as extreme as Xu You and others. After Wang Fen’s plan to murder Emperor Ling of the Han Dynasty failed,
Xu You and others fled, while Cao Cao and Xu You lost contact.
However, Cao Cao believed that with Xu You's vengeful character, how could he easily let Liu Bei go when his slave was humiliated?
In the military tent, Jia Xu and Guo Jia were sitting on both sides.
Since Xun You was in Yanjin, assisting Xia Houyuan in fighting; Cheng Yu was setting up defenses in Guancheng (now Zhengzhou, Henan), while Xun Yu stayed in Xudu, allocating baggage and making overall arrangements, so Cao Cao had only Guo Jia and Jia around him.
Xu two people followed him and planned for him.
One Sikong Military Officer offers wine, and the other participates in Sikong Military Affairs, which is enough for Cao Cao!
"Liu Xuande was very worried at this time.
Now that he has broken up with Xu You, he has only two options... either to escape from Yuan Shao, or to make military exploits in exchange for Yuan Shao's trust. Therefore, no matter which path he chooses, he will not be able to stay in Puyang for a long time.
Next, it depends on the Lord’s decision.”
After Jia Xu finished speaking, he looked at Guo Jia.
He was forced by Cao Cao to offer advice, but he originally wanted to hide his strength, bide his time and preserve his own body.
If Cao Cao hadn't forced him to do so, he would never have been easily involved in such a plan that was related to the overall situation. However, now that he had entered, Jia Xu would not have withdrawn easily. As for the capture and planning of the battle, Jia Xu
and Guo Jia are surprisingly consistent.
"My lord, make up your mind now."
Mr. Cao pondered for a long time, raised his head and said, "Fengxiao's plan is exactly what I want.
But there is still a flaw in this... After capturing the White Horse, we will be attacked from both sides. Xu You will definitely not sit back and watch the White Horse fall, and will definitely send troops to capture it. However, the troops in my hands are not enough to fight at the same time. One person is needed.
Stick to the white horse for a day."
His eyes were burning, scanning over Jia Xu and Guo Jia.
The implication is: Give it to *** personally...
Guo Jia couldn't help but fell into deep thought and tapped the armrest of the couch with his fingers: It was not easy to choose this candidate.
"I have a lover, but I don't know if the master is willing to let him go."
Jia Xu rolled his eyes and smiled sinisterly in his heart.
"who?"
"This man is not very old, but he has repeatedly made military exploits and has the ability to adapt to changes.
He once relied on a thousand men to withstand an army several times larger than his own, defended the isolated city, and finally won. Moreover, this man's martial arts skills are extremely high. If he holds on to the white horse for a day, it will not be a problem."
"You mean..."
Mr. Cao vaguely guessed who Jia Xu was talking about.
Guo Jia frowned, "Du Tingwai, this kind of thing is not a joke."
Jia Xu said sternly: "I'm not joking, in reality, this person is the only one who is most suitable.
My lord, Xu is not the kind of person who doesn't know the importance of things. If my lord wants to defeat Liu Bei, he will definitely use all his strength. Now my lord's troops are slightly scattered, so the only one who can defeat Guan Zhang is Xu Xu. And the Marquis of Guangchang Ting will definitely
In order to ascend first, Zi Ke and Gong Liu will also join the battle... My lord, this is the best opportunity to destroy Liu, Guan, and Zhang in one fell swoop. If you miss this opportunity, it may not be easy to destroy them again."
What Jia Xu said was to tell Cao Cao: Since you have decided to deal with Liu Bei, you must attack with all your strength, otherwise it will be another battle in Runan.
Cao *** couldn't help but fell into deep thought.
Although Guo Jia wanted to persuade, what Jia Xu said seemed to be correct.
After counting Cao Cao's subordinates under Chang Yuan now, it seems that only that person is the most suitable... But this battle is too dangerous.
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"Ah sneeze..."
Cao Peng sneezed hard in his small tent.
"Sir, are you okay?"
"It's okay, someone must have missed me."
"Oh?" Kan Ze stood up with a smile and stirred up the charcoal fire in the brazier.
"You haven't heard what people say, one sneeze means someone misses you, two sneezes means someone scolds you, three sneezes means someone is scolding you..."
"What happened to the three sneezes?"
Cao Peng chuckled and said, "Three sneezes means you are sick."
Gan Ning couldn't help laughing, and Kan Ze couldn't help shaking his head, pointing at Cao Peng and saying, "Don't ask, it's your Zhongyangshan joke again."
"wrong!"
Cao Peng said seriously: "This is the result of a certain family's experience."
Outside the tent, the wind was freezing.
In the tent, there was laughter and laughter.
Cao Peng didn't seem to feel nervous at all. Even when the war was approaching, he was still talking and laughing.
After all, he was supervising the army in this battle, and he didn't have much troops except for 280 soldiers. It was not his turn to worry about such things as fighting, he had someone higher up to take care of him. Besides,
With Jia Xu and Guo Jia here, do we still need to be afraid of Yuan Shao?
Therefore, Cao Peng seemed very relaxed.
"Cao Zhonghou?"
"who!"
"I am an official under Cao Gong's account. I have an order from Sikong. I invite Cao Zhonghou to come and see you immediately to discuss important matters."
"Uh... I'll be there right away."
When Cao Peng heard that Mr. Cao had summoned him, he dared not hesitate at all. He quickly stood up, took off a white fur coat from a pillar on the side, said something to Gan Ning Kanze, and then walked out of the tent. Outside the small tent,
It was a small school dressed as a soldier. Cao Peng recognized this person. Speaking of which, he and Cao Peng had a close relationship. The name of this small school was Cao Bin... of course not Cao ***'s biological brother, that
Cao Bin, who was killed by Tao Qian's general Zhang Kai in Xuzhou, was Cao Zhen's younger brother, also named Cao Bin, who was the same year as Cao Peng.
"Wenzhi, why did the Lord call me?"
Literary quality is the epitome of Cao Bin.
This comes from "Lun - Yong Ye", which is elegant and elegant.
The nickname Cao Bin was given to Cao Bin by Mr. Cao at the beginning of the year.
Upon hearing Cao Peng's question, Cao Bin scratched his head and said with a smile: "We can understand what your lord is thinking. I must have something to tell you."
As he spoke, he lowered his voice and said, "Du Tinghou and Guo Jijiu just left. My lord was discussing things with them before."
Hearing this, Cao Peng couldn't help but feel his heart skip a beat.
Is Jia Xu there too?
That must be nothing good!
However, if you dare to do it in the first grade of junior high school, then I will do it in the fifteenth grade...
Cao Peng followed Cao Bin to the outside of the Chinese army's tent. Cao Bin made a gesture to Cao Peng to go in by himself.
Cao Peng hesitated for a moment and said respectfully outside the tent: "Cao Peng, the lord of the Northern Army, came to see you in the name of Sikong."
It seemed very quiet in the big tent.
After a while, I heard Mr. Cao's slightly hoarse voice coming from inside: "Afu, come in quickly, I'm just going to talk to you about something."
