Three Kingdoms: From Yinlin to Great Wei Xiongzhu

Chapter 107 The situation changes suddenly outside Puyang, the snow falls, and the spring is cold

Xuzhou, Pengcheng.

"call…"

With a long breath, Liu Bei stood at the top of the city. He first glanced at the countless Cao troops below the city, and then looked back at the bows and arrows without sharp arrows on the tower.

And the most important thing... the cloth silk that is bound with the bow and arrow is covered with densely packed small characters in seal script.

This is the umpteenth time that Cao Jun has fired a volley into the city in the past three days.

Without a sharp arrow, there is no doubt that Cao Jun's purpose is not to hurt the enemy, but to shake the morale of the army and the people.

Liu Bei didn't need to look to know that the writing on the silk must be extremely unfavorable characters.

For example... Cao Cao's words of "pour out his heart", what is the purpose of avenging his father, only Tao Qian was punished, and the rest were innocent;

After killing Tao Qian, the land tax in Xuzhou was halved in three years, and grain was opened in warehouses;
Soldiers who surrendered will be promoted by one level, generals who surrendered will be promoted by three consecutive levels!

The few words on the silk made Tao Qian feel like he was sitting on pins and needles, and it also made Liu Bei feel like a light on his back and a stick in his throat.

"Mind attack, what a mind attack!"

Liu Bei's eyes narrowed... He beat the city wall with his hands helplessly. He, Liu Bei, was good at hiding his mind, and it seemed that Cao Cao was even better at attacking his mind.

At this moment, Liu Bei is also doubting, he abandoned Gongsun Zan and came here to rescue Tao Qian, is it right or wrong to come from Xuzhou?

Although it is already the beginning of spring, the weather in Xuzhou is not sunny, and there was even a little snow last night.

Cao Jun seems to have deliberately emptied a city gate, allowing the defeated soldiers from Dongguan City, Langya County, and Donghai County to retreat into Pengcheng. At the same time, they also brought more information to Pengcheng who was holding on.

"What? Did Cao Cao really open a granary to release food? Didn't commit any crime to the common people?"

"Actually... actually posted a notice that the land tax reduction is true?"

"Then... have the brothers who surrendered... really been promoted to a higher level?"

The common people and soldiers began to discuss one after another. At this moment...their firm hearts were completely shaken.

More people realized that Cao Cao was not like those bloodthirsty gods in ancient times, who would kill soldiers and slaughter people at every turn...

On the contrary, he would really think from the perspective of the common people.

You know... this is on the premise that Cao Cao "dead" his own father. He can swallow such a big hatred in his heart. Maybe... Xuzhou is not bad for Cao Cao to rule?

There are more and more soldiers and people with such thoughts, and even some clans have secretly sent people out of the city to try to contact Cao Cao.

Lu Yu's strategy of "only killing the thieves, treating the common people kindly, and attacking the heart first" has already begun to bear fruit.

The situation is so good that anyone can see that it will take another month...Pengcheng will be defeated by itself!

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"It's really hard..." Liu Bei on the tower sighed again.

He couldn't help looking into the distance, and said to himself: "Could it be that I have a high opinion of Lu Fengxian? Could it be...he didn't go to attack Yanzhou?"

Liu Bei narrowed his eyes, and at this moment, he was a little flustered.

It is true that he turned his back on Gongsun Zan and Prime Minister Ping Yuan, and he came here to help Tao Qian in name, but in fact Liu Bei was gambling. Why didn't he want to seek Xuzhou, the granary of the Central Plains?
For this reason, when Liu Bei heard that Bian Rang, a famous scholar in Yanzhou, died tragically in Hanoi, he was keenly aware of the trick in the middle.

It seems... Cao Song's death, Cao Cao's conquest of Xuzhou, Cao Cao's and Tao Qian's mutual losses, all of these are for one person to make a wedding dress - Lu Bu Lu Fengxian!

Lu Bu's Bingzhou wolf cavalry will go east to Sili to attack Yanzhou.

But at this time, Cao Cao will definitely return to help after the first and last troubles, and Xuzhou Tao Qian will also be hurt. For him, Liu Bei, there must be a chance to plot Xuzhou in the middle!
That's right, Liu Bei has a part in gambling. In fact, in today's troubled times, if he doesn't rely on gambling, how can he earn the land of a state?

It's just... to this day, why hasn't the information from Yanzhou been sent back?

Did Lu Bu make a surprise attack?Is the present Yanzhou surnamed Lu or Cao?
Huh... Liu Bei exhaled foul breath, and Peng Cheng could hardly stand it anymore. If Xuzhou had been lost, then Liu Bei's plan this time would be a complete failure, and he would even be called "abandoned".

Although Liu Bei looks calm on the outside, in fact, his back is all wet...

Cold sweat flowed.

"Brother... Didn't there be news back before that Lu Bu has already left Sili." Guan Yu reminded with a long beard. "The wolf cavalry in Bingzhou have always been brave, and it is a surprise attack. Yanzhou's defenders are only 2 people, and most of them are infantry. It is undoubtedly a dream to stop Lu Bu. Most likely Yanzhou has already been captured, and the victory is on the way!"

"Ah..." Zhang Fei on the side didn't care so much, he was blowing his beard and staring, "Whether Yanzhou falls or not, brother, just say something, let me lead the troops to rush down to the city, and I will definitely stab Cao Cao A hundred transparent holes!"

Zhang Fei looked eager to try...

But in fact, Tao Qian’s Danyang soldiers commanded Cao Bao in Pengcheng, and he looked down on Liu, Guan, and Zhang, so he would not divide his troops to them. The only thing Liu Bei could manage was brought from Pingyuan. 1000 people only.

"Third brother, don't go!" Liu Bei grabbed Zhang Fei. "Wait a second, what the second brother said makes sense, maybe the good news is already on the way."

Liu Bei wants to preserve his strength, his goal has never been Cao Cao, but Xuzhou, good iron is used on the blade, and money is spent on the joints!
call…

Liu Bei murmured: "The spring is cold, and it turns cold when it's warm. It's cold in the spring, and the snow is falling. Now it's freezing in Xuzhou. Cao Jun is probably quite difficult, right? It seems that the game of victory and defeat will have to wait for the situation in Yanzhou to be reported. gone."

In a word...

Brothers Liu, Guan, and Zhang turned around and went back to the house. It was really cold on the towers of Pengcheng.

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At the same time... the junction of Xuzhou and Yanzhou.

In the vast expanse of white snow, stretch as far as the eye can see... The fresh white snow has no traces of being trampled or damaged...

It's just that on the snow-covered official road, "da da da"...the sound of hurried horseshoes came.

In the light snow, one person and one horse galloped by. The messenger on the horse had been frozen for a long time, and the horses under him seemed to have been replaced at the posthouse not long ago.

But even so, its four hooves were stained with a lot of snow, and it kept snorting, cold and tired.

Near the official road, some villagers saw this scene and murmured in their hearts, "Hurry up... are you in such a hurry?"

Of course I'm in a hurry... He is Yanzhou's messenger, and he must report the situation in Yanzhou to Cao Cao as soon as possible. If it is too late, it will be too late.

Only an hour after he left the official road here, another fast horse came galloping. He is the eyeliner of Xuzhou in Yanzhou...

The situation in Yanzhou is equally important to Tao Qian and Liu Bei.

It's almost here, the courier and letterhead are almost here in Xuzhou.

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Yanzhou, fifty miles outside Puyang city.

A Cao army set up camp here, with the word "Xiahou" written on the banner of the Chinese army's large tent. This army camp was the Qingzhou soldiers led by Xiahou Dun.

At this time, Xia Houdun, who was in the big tent of the Chinese army, frowned tightly, with a look of tearing eyes.

"Your (Li) grandma's... Lu Bu kid, how dare you lie to me!"

Just two hours ago, Xiahou Dun was still fighting with Lv Bu. Everyone said that Lv Bu had no pair of flying generals, but facing him, Xiahou Dun was retreating steadily. According to Xiahou Dun's temper, he was on the verge of victory...how could he let Lv Bu go?

He was also thinking about killing Lv Bu in a quick battle, and leading his army to help Juancheng where Xun Yu was stationed.

But after chasing and chasing, a knight reported that Puyang City was lost...

It wasn't until this time that Xiahoudun realized that he had been tricked, he was careless...

He's so stupid, it's not like Lu Bu can't beat him, dammit, he's just bluffing, this is... Teasing the tiger away from the mountain!
Xiahoudun didn't read much, but his brothers Xiahouyuan and Cao Ren often mentioned the book "36 Strategies" written by Lu Yu. Isn't No. 15 strategy just to tune the tiger away from the mountain?This time, I suffered from being uneducated!

With a "bang...", Xia Houdun slammed his fist on the table, and the whole table was trembling.

huh... huh...

Long gasps.

"Grandma (Li) was careless." Xia Houdun punched himself in the chest. No one knows better than him how important Puyang City is...

Yanzhou's grain and grass are stockpiled here, and it is an important supply place for Yanzhou's military rations.

Now that Lu Bu has captured Yanzhou, with these provisions, within two months, it is enough for him to raise a brave army.

"Ah..." With a long sigh, Xiahou Dun gritted his teeth, and suddenly...he thought of something.

When discussing matters in the government office in the past, Lu Yu earnestly persuaded his eldest brother Cao Cao to garrison Puyang City. It was he Xiahou Dun who insisted on guarding here and issued a military order...

Xiahoudun is not afraid of death, but he is a very face-saving person. Now it seems that even though he doesn't want to admit it, Lu Yu is still right. To attack Xuzhou, according to Zixiao's calm temperament, he will definitely not fall into the trap, and there will be no fall of Puyang City.

Careless, or careless!
Xiahou Dun was so angry that he stomped his feet in despondency. He gritted his teeth, wishing to attack Puyang immediately, regain Puyang, and make a contribution to the crime!
"Take a day off, and at dusk tomorrow, the three armies will attack the city and take back Puyang!"

Xiahou Dun's eyes flashed a flash of sharpness. He has a bad temper, but he is a full-fledged tough guy with strong bones. If he falls under Lu Bu's hands, he must stand up again here.

"Don't worry, General."

A tall man stood beside him, his name was Xia Houlian, he was Xiahou Dun's younger brother, and he was also a highly regarded lieutenant general.

"Today was just a momentary carelessness of the general. News came from Chenliu County, saying that Lu Bu was defeated here two days ago, and his troops were lost... Now even if he wins Puyang City, he must not have many soldiers under his command. Tomorrow, he can attack the city in one battle. Certainly."

"Okay!" Xiahou Dun nodded heavily, he is still a very confident person...

He had the confidence to challenge Lu Bu, and he also had the confidence to attack Puyang City.

at this time.

"Report to the general..." Another lieutenant strode into the tent. "There are more than [-] Bingzhou soldiers in front of the gate. They claim to be Lu Bu's subordinates. They all have their hands tied behind their backs. They say that Lu Bu is tyrannical and will be defeated sooner or later. Open the city gate and help the general capture Lu Bu!"

This…

The words of the lieutenant general reached Xiahou Dun's ears.

Xiahou Dun frowned in thought, but in less than five breaths, he suddenly got up. "Okay, okay...hahaha...This is God helping me to take the crime and do meritorious service and take back Puyang!"

Xiahou Dun's eyes glowed green, opportunity, this is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity...

He wants to prove himself, at least...to prove that his ability to defend the city is not as unbearable as Lu Yu said!
"Lü Bu is a capricious person. This general was thinking, how could the Bingzhou wolf rider be loyal to such a man with two ends? Sure enough...he is unpopular, haha, the heart of the Bingzhou wolf rider is not with him, so...take back Puyang City It's as easy as flipping the palm of your hand!"

As he spoke, Xiahou Dun strode out to untie the soldiers himself.

"Big brother..."

"General."

Xia Houlian and Han Hao said in unison, they looked at each other, and it was Han Hao who took a step forward. "General? Could it be... This is another ruse by Na Lu Bu?"

"Hmph... but more than thirty people, with their hands tied behind their backs? Without weapons, what kind of trick is this?" Xiahou Dun waved his hand quite calmly, "Take a step back, even if it's a trick, the general will be afraid of them. ?”

While speaking, Xiahou Dun had already walked out of the big tent, and walked straight towards the surrendered pawns.

Xia Houlian and Han Hao hurriedly chased after them, somewhat feeling that something was wrong, but... they couldn't tell.

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Inside Caoying Dazhai.

More than thirty soldiers fell to their knees in unison.

"This is my general Xiahou, don't kowtow yet!" A soldier saw Xiahou Dun approaching and immediately reminded the soldiers.

More than thirty soldiers kowtowed immediately, full of surrender and loyalty.

"General Xiahou, that...then... Lu Bu's thief is capricious, and his reward and punishment are unknown. I am willing to abandon him and join the general, help the general open the gate of Puyang, and kill this thief!"

The leader of the soldiers shouted loudly...

The voice was full of emotion, and tears were about to flow out. Anyone could see that there must be a deep hatred between him and Lu Bu...

"You guys don't need to do this. Since we have turned to the light, then we are a family. I will untie the bonds for you guys first."

Filled with joy, Xiahou Dun strode up to them.

"Thank you General..."

The soldiers kowtowed again, their cheeks were extremely sincere, but... when Xiahoudun walked among them and began to untie them, the corners of the mouths of the thirty or so soldiers showed sly smiles.

Immediately afterwards, there was a sound of "whoosh", and I don't know how they broke free from the rope. In a blink of an eye, they pulled out soft swords from their shoes in unison.

Soft sword, this is a very rare weapon in this era, but it often has miraculous effects when assassinating and taking hostages!
Their movements are done in one go, and their coordination is even more seamless. Obviously... they have practiced countless times before.

In addition, it was too fast and too sudden. After all, Xiahoudun didn't even react. When he was about to draw out his saber, soft swords had already touched his neck.

At this moment, Cao Ying general Xiahou Dun was kidnapped.

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And at the same time.

A team of five hundred riders is roaring towards this side.

Because there was a carriage among them, they couldn't ride to the fastest speed.

Fortunately, Chenliu County is not far from Puyang City.

After a day's trip, they had already approached Puyang City... Among the [-] riders, [-] riders came from the Longxiao camp, and the remaining [-] riders were "tiger riders" among the tiger and leopard riders. The leader wore a pure silver helmet. The general is none other than the leader of the tiger cavalry——Cao Chun.

And the big man driving the carriage had a ferocious face and fierce eyes, it was Dian Wei...

At this moment, he picked up the whip and lashed at the horse, wishing he could beat the horse to death, so that the horse could run faster even in pain.

Along the way, Dian Wei had exhausted three horses to death.

As for the reason...

It can be seen with the naked eye that the young master Lu Yu in the carriage is turning over and ordering: "Hurry up, hurry up!"

Frankly speaking, Lu Yu is really worried, what is the current situation?Who doesn't know?If it is too late, Xiahoudun... together with his thousands of troops will return to Puyang City.

And the current situation... is far worse than Lu Yu imagined, just like the sentence he mentioned before - Blind Hou Dun is cold!

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(End of this chapter)