Because the recruitment of the Yellow Turban Qushuai to surrender went too smoothly in the first three times, Liu Bei went to Shouguang County this time without even bringing basic siege equipment such as ladders and rams. He just led the field troops and went directly to persuade them to surrender.
Unexpectedly, Guan Hai, a tough guy, wouldn't urinate on him.
Liu Bei's sincere persuasion, considerate smile and emotional speech were nothing in Guan Hai's eyes, and there was no possibility of touching his heart.
Obviously, because the first three persuasion went too smoothly, Liu Bei's pride was aroused, and Xuande Gong took himself a little too seriously.
He seemed to feel that he was truly blessed by a god.
The idea is beautiful, but the reality is cruel. Guan Hai shot a strong arrow directly into Liu Bei's shoulder while he was on the tower, proving the truth and atheism with his actions.
Liu Bei fell down at that time. Fortunately, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei rushed forward on horseback to protect him from the left and right, and snatched Liu Bei from the front line at the critical moment.
Liu Bei was injured, and the three armies were shocked. In addition, he was arrogant and thought that persuading Guan Hai to surrender would be easy, so he did not bring any siege weapons. In desperation, he had no choice but to return defeated.
After hearing the whole story, everyone couldn't help but sigh secretly in their hearts. Guan Hai, a yellow scarf thief who was extremely blind, proved that there is no lasting luck in this world.
A group of people came to see the injured Liu Bei, but they saw Liu Bei lying on a stretcher. He was not wearing any armor, and his shoulder socket and chest were bandaged with thick white cloth. It seemed that the arrow was almost fatal.
Tao Ying was behind and muttered: "Guan Hai is such a tough guy! He won't surrender even if he encounters Duke Xuande."
When he said this sentence, Liu Bei's face turned red with embarrassment.
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei glared at Tao Ying.
Tao Shang raised his eyebrows, turned to look at Tao Ying dissatisfied, and criticized: "Second brother, don't say sarcastic words, it's rude."
But while criticizing, the pottery merchant quietly gave Tao Ying a thumbs up.
Tao Ying didn't react. Was this a compliment or a scold?
The potter turned around and said to Liu Bei with concern: "Mr. Xuande has suffered."
Liu Bei lost too much blood and his face turned pale. He said with shame: "Bei was temporarily successful and did not listen to Mr. Tao's good advice. That is why he is now humiliated. He has no place to be ashamed. He has no place to be ashamed... Alas, he is arrogant this time."
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The pottery merchant was stunned and asked strangely: "When did I persuade you?"
Liu Bei smiled faintly: "Young Master is really an honest man and a true gentleman. He doesn't take credit for anything... Before Bei went to Guanhai, didn't he tell Bei to rest when it was time to rest? Alas, now that I think about it, it was indeed a kind word from the bottom of my heart! In the future, I
I listen to you."
The potter coughed slightly and said: "Xuande Gong knows shame and is brave... there is still hope."
Liu Bei sighed and looked quite lonely.
Tao Shang suddenly said tentatively: "Tao believes that Xuande Gong has the appearance of a heavenly man. Your ability to persuade surrender is unparalleled in the world. It is very likely that you did not perform well this time... Otherwise, when the injury is healed,
Mr. Xuande might as well go and persuade Guan Hai to try again?"
Liu Bei looked at the pottery merchant resentfully, not knowing what to say.
Does it really look like that?
Behind Liu Bei, Zhang Fei said: "Brother, I think Master Tao is right. My eldest brother persuaded three yellow turban commanders to surrender in succession, but only Guan Hai failed! If the news spreads and others laugh, you should go back and continue to persuade him to surrender."
He should get this face back."
Liu Bei pondered for a long time, and then he spoke quietly.
"Third brother."
Zhang Fei said hurriedly: "Brother, what's the matter?"
"Next time we talk, can you please step aside first?"
"promise……"
Kong Rong was a little anxious at this moment, and said hurriedly: "Several of you, we don't care who is right or wrong for the moment. The problem is that Guan Hai of the Yellow Turban Army has occupied Shouguang County, and even Xuande Gong cannot surrender. What should we do about this matter?"
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Liu Bei lay on the stretcher and said weakly: "This is easy. Bei traveled from the plains here in a hurry and did not bring any siege weapons. I would like to borrow the weapons from Kong Beihai's arsenal. The city will be broken within three days."
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When Kong Rong heard this, his expression looked a little embarrassed.
Although Kong Rong had organized his army in recent years, he did not have a clear plan due to the lack of generals. Over the years, he had a hammer in the east and a stick in the west. He had recruited many soldiers but not enough training, and he had plenty of food but not enough ordnance.
, counting the inside and outside, I couldn’t even put together a large and complete set of siege weapons.
After hearing Kong Rong's situation, Liu Bei was immediately stunned.
If there are not enough siege weapons, what the heck is going on?
Even though the city of Shouguang County is not high, there are a lot of Yellow Turban soldiers under Guan Hai's command. There are five to six thousand people who can go into battle. If all these soldiers and horses are used to strengthen the city defense, then Shouguang County is definitely not an ordinary army.
You can capture the county seat at will.
After pondering for a long time, Liu Bei said to Kong Rong: "Now that things have happened, we can only order the craftsmen to speed up the production of siege weapons. Only when the weapons are complete can we attack the city."
This is the only feasible way at the moment, and everyone strongly agrees with it.
Kong Rong looked at Liu Bei's injuries and secretly said that even if he was fully equipped with weapons and weapons, Liu Bei's current injuries would make it difficult for him to go to Guanhai for a while. Only after his injuries were completely healed could it be possible to recapture Shouguang County.
While everyone was discussing, they suddenly saw a horse galloping out of the city, heading straight for Kong Rong.
After a while, the man came closer. The man on the horse turned over and knelt down directly to Kong Rong with a "pop" sound. He said with tears in his eyes: "Kong Beihai, please send troops to Shouguang County quickly! Save my mother."
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The person who spoke was none other than Tai Shi Ci.
When Kong Rong saw Taishi Ci like this, he hurriedly stepped forward to help him up and said strangely: "Ziyi, get up quickly, you have something to say...why are you doing this?"
Taishi Ci wiped his tears, stood up with the support of Kong Rong, and said: "I heard that Guan Hai of the Yellow Turban Army led a group of thieves to attack Shouguang County! My mother went to Shouguang last month to visit her relatives and temporarily lived in Shouguang County. I really don't want to touch him.
Such a change has occurred! Now the city has been captured by bandits, and my mother is trapped in the city, not knowing whether she is alive or dead. Ci sincerely asks Kong Beihai to send troops as soon as possible. Ci is willing to be a front-line soldier and help Kong Beihai pacify the Yellow Turban bandits in Shouguang County!"
After listening to Taishi Ci's words, Kong Rong showed a look of embarrassment on his face, and then told him about the lack of siege weapons in the city and Liu Bei's injury.
After Taishi Ci heard this, he was stunned and stood on the spot.
Liu Bei was originally invited to Beihai County by Tai Shici, and he knew him well. At this moment, he also tried to persuade him: "Ziyi, Bei Guan, you are also a person who knows the military. You need to know how to surround an enemy ten times and attack it five times.
At present, Guan Hai occupies Shouguang County and has a lot of troops under his command. Without sharp weapons, there is no way to break the city. Moreover, Bei was negligent and was hit by Guan Hai's arrow. He was unable to go out for a while. Kong Beihai had just discussed with Bei that he had already
I am preparing to build large-scale ordnance... After the weapons are gathered and the wounds are recovered, I will personally lead the troops to attack Shouguang County and save the danger of Ziyi and his mother, how about it?"
Taishi Ci looked dull and murmured: "How many days will it take to complete the ordnance?"
Liu Bei estimated the time and said: "If we put in all our efforts, we will definitely achieve something within fifteen days!"
"On the 15th?" Taishi Ci smiled bitterly.
There are too many variables on the 15th. What if the Yellow Turban Army massacres the city on a whim during this period due to lack of military rations? What will happen to my mother's safety?
However, Taishi Ci had also been familiar with the art of war since he was a child, so he naturally knew that what Liu Bei said was true and was not an excuse.
With insufficient ordnance, forcing troops to attack a county town guarded by five to six thousand people is undoubtedly self-defeating.
What's more, Liu Bei was seriously injured.
As a result, Taishi Ci fell into a dilemma.
Kong Rong and others comforted Tai Shici, and then hurried into the city to discuss the matter of building engineering ordnance.
Liu Bei was also carried into the city to recover from his injuries.
But the pottery merchant was not in a hurry. He stood quietly, observing Taishi Ci who looked sad, in a dilemma and almost desperate.
Guo Jia seemed to notice that the pottery merchant wanted to talk to Tai Shici again, so he couldn't help but hold back his smile and said, "Have you not received enough looks?"
The potter smiled and said: "Perseverance, perseverance, dripping water through stone, and perseverance are the mottos of Tao's life."
After that, he walked towards Taishi Ci.
Guo Jia shrugged and murmured in a low voice: "Shameless."
Tao Shang walked to Tai Shici and said, "Brother Ziyi, your heart is burning?"
Taishi Ci was completely devastated at this moment, and was not in the mood to give the potter a dirty look. He said calmly: "Are you here specifically to make fun of Yu?"
The potter frowned: "Am I that kind of person?"
Taishi Ci didn't answer.
Tao Shang sighed and reflected on himself: "Okay, I am that kind of person... However, I am not here to make fun of you. I have a way to help you conquer Shouguang County and rescue the old lady."
Taishi Ci didn't react at first, but then he suddenly realized.
He turned to look at the pottery merchant in surprise and said, "You, what did you just say? I didn't hear clearly."
The potter coughed slightly and said seriously: "I said, I can help you rescue your mother."
After saying this, Taishi Ci's expression suddenly became excited: "You, do you really mean what you said?"
"Seriously!" The pottery merchant nodded heavily.
Taishi Ci looked happy and was about to express his gratitude, but suddenly thought of something and put down his hands angrily, appearing to be in a dilemma.
Apparently, Taishi Ci was very resistant to accepting favors from potters.
Taishi Ci's hostility towards him could be felt by the pottery merchant as early as when he entered Beihai, but he didn't know why?
Taking advantage of this opportunity, the potter thought it was time to figure it out.
"Ziyi, there is something unclear about Tao, please give me some advice."
Taishi Ci gave a low "hmm" as an answer.
"Ziyi seems to be quite hostile to me, but Tao and you have never crossed paths. This time I came to Beihai County, this must be my first meeting with Ziyi, right? Why on earth did you want to join me as a traitor?"
Taishi Ci pondered for a moment and then said: "Is it possible that you really don't know?"