Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 46 Liu Bei is defeated, Lantian holds the sword

Cao Cao was very angry about the clothing belt edict. In addition to killing people in Xudu, Liu Bei who was far away in Xiaopei was also a thorn in his heart.

Cao Cao summoned civil servants and military generals to conquer Xuzhou, but everyone persuaded Yuan Shao's troops to suppress them. Although Zhang Xiu led his troops to surrender at the end of last year, if Yuan Shao sent troops to attack Liu Bei, the consequences would be disastrous.

Cao Cao sighed: "Liu Bei, you are a hero, if you don't attack him today, you will be troubled in the future."

When the ministers were silent, Guo Jia, the military adviser, came out of the squad and said: "Yuan Shao is slow and suspicious, even if he comes from the south, he doesn't have to be too fast. Liu Bei's new acquisition of Xuzhou is at a time when the people's hearts are unstable. If the lord is quick Send troops to attack them, and they will be defeated."

Cao Cao slapped his thigh and said: "What Feng Xiao said is exactly what I want. Liu Bei has made a lot of nonsense before. He once said that I will be there in person, but he didn't know it. Now let him see my Cao's methods."

After all, Cao Cao ordered Qi's army and horses to go to Xiaopei.

The battle between the Yuan and Cao armies was imminent. At this time, Yuan Shao was strong and Cao Cao was weak. Many people in Xudu secretly surrendered to Hebei. The news of Cao Cao's eastern expedition soon spread to Yecheng.

Don't drive Jizhou Tian Feng persuaded Yuan Shao: "It will take a lot of time for Cao Cao to conquer Xuzhou himself. After the Lord Xingbing troops to attack in the south, he can destroy Xudu in one battle. This is a good opportunity from God."

At this time, the youngest son Yuan Shang was still ill, so Yuan Shao refused to attack Cao.

Hearing Yuan Shao's excuse, Tian Feng raised his stick and hit the ground with a long sigh: "Fortunate luck, how can we lose the baby because of illness? It's a pity."

Liu Bei didn't listen to Lan Tian's words. A large part of the reason was that Yuan Shao restrained him. He thought that Cao Cao would not dare to take the risk of coming in person.

When he learned that Cao Cao had really come, Liu Bei was very flustered, thinking why this guy didn't use the soldiers according to the rules?

At this time, Guan Yu was still in Xiapi, and there was no one around Liu Bei to discuss how to defeat the enemy, so he and Zhang Fei conspired to defeat Liu Dai and Wang Zhong's plan to rob the camp.

They used up Xiaopei's soldiers and divided into two groups to attack Cao Ying at night.

Cao Cao has used troops for many years and is very experienced in the defense of camps and food.

After Zhang Fei rushed into Cao's camp, he found that it was an empty camp. He knew that he had planned to turn his horse's head and left.

Relying on his personal bravery, Zhang Fei broke out of the encirclement abruptly, with only a few dozen soldiers and horses accompanying him.

At this time, there were pursuers from all directions, and Zhang Fei was forced to go to the end of the road, so he had to go in the direction of Mount Mangdang.

Liu Bei's men and horses were also ambushed by Cao Jun. After the confrontation, the two armies were almost defeated at the touch of a touch. Not long ago, the bold words he left to Liu Dai and Wang Zhong were like burning smoke and dust drifting away with the wind.

After failing to rob the camp, Liu Bei fled to Qingzhou with the remnants of his troops, and was taken to Hebei by Yuan Tan, the governor of Qingzhou.

Cao Cao conquered Xiaopei, captured Liu Bei's general Xia Houbo, and then marched to Xiapi with lightning speed.

Guan Yu was shocked when he heard that Xiaopei had fallen, and he organized troops in a hurry to meet the enemy.

Guan Erye is well versed in the art of war, he is going to lead an army to station outside the city, and order the lieutenant to guard Xiapi as a corner, just like Chen Gong's plan to Lv Bu back then.

During this period of time, Lan Tian fished and went to work, read books and grew vegetables on weekdays. The days passed very quickly. When the city became flustered and rumors spread, he suddenly remembered that Xiapi was about to be lost again.

Lan Tian made a kit and handed it to Guan Yu before leaving the city, saying: "General Guan is going, be careful, this kit can be opened in times of crisis, remember, remember."

Guan Yu took the kit with a puzzled expression on his face. At this time, the situation in Xiapi was extremely critical. He had to pay attention to Lan Tian's words, so he hid the kit next to his body, asked Lan Tian to take care of his two sisters-in-law, and then led the army out of the city.

Lan Tian returned to the residence of Gan Qian and Mi Zhen, and told them to pack their bags and not wander around. He got a sword from somewhere, and guarded the door as if facing an enemy.

"Brother, what are you doing, are there bandits coming to Xiapi City?"

After Guan Yu became the prefect of Xiapi, he often went out of the city to suppress bandits. At this time, the two wives did not know that Cao's soldiers had arrived.

Lan Tian: "It is said that when Cao Cao came to Xuzhou in person, he would send troops to Xiapi when he was young. At this time, the people in the city panicked, and General Guan has led his troops out of the city to defend against the enemy."

"My lord said that General Guan is invincible in the world, and he should be able to defend Xiapi if he wants to." Mi Zhen said indifferently.

"Brother, since Cao Cao has come to Xiapi, what happened to Xiao Pei? What will happen to your husband?" Gan Qian asked worriedly.

Lan Tian shook his head and said, "Although there are no scouts to report, I guess Xiaopei has already fallen, and we may not be able to defend Xiapi."

"That husband." Gan Qian said worriedly.

"Brother-in-law has been in the army for many years and knows how to choose between advances and retreats. He should have escaped safely. His life is not expected to be in danger. Sister can rest assured." Lan Tian comforted.

Mi Zhen said speechlessly: "It looks like I'm going to be a prisoner again."

The two are used to this kind of encounter. Although Gan Qian is worried about Liu Bei's safety, she feels inexplicably safe with Lan Tian by her side.

"At this time, to prevent civil turmoil in the city, you must not wander around." Lan Tian reminded.

"Just listen to brother's arrangement." Gan Qian said.

"Understood." Mi Zhen also agreed.

Cao Jun came quickly, and Guan Yu outside the city soon fell into a hard fight. Cao Cao also went to supervise the battle outside Xiapi City. After several contacts, he liked Guan Yu very much and wanted to recruit him like Zhang Liao had surrendered in the past.

Cao Cao summoned Zhang Liao and said, "I like Yun Chang very much. After the war, you should repay him with a peach and say that he will surrender?"

Zhang Liao clasped his fists and said, "I also admire General Guan as a man. When I was young, my lord recruited him to surrender."

"That's very good. Let the front attack the city faster. As long as you break through Xiapi City, and Yun Chang can't look at both head and tail, you can capture him." Cao Cao smiled and stroked his beard.

"My lord uses his troops like a god, and the general admires him very much." Zhang Liao complimented.

Cao Cao nodded and said: "This time, it is Wen Yuan's suggestion. Using the soldiers of Lu Bu in the past as the vanguard, it is true that we will get twice the result with half the effort since the road."

"Report to my lord, the four gates of Xiapi have been dedicated to open the gates, and the former army has already entered the outer city." While the two were talking, the messengers had already flown to report the situation of the battle.

Cao Cao laughed and said: "Liu Bei is not good enough, Wen Yuan, you can go to help Xu Gongming, and tell Yun Chang the good news by the way."

"Wei." Zhang Liao clasped his fists and turned his horse away.

Guan Yu was not guarding the city, and the leading party in Xiapi instigated the slaves to steal the city gate shortly after the battle, so Cao Jun attacked the city after not holding on for long.

Lan Tian guarded the other courtyard where Mrs. Gan and Mi lived, and heard the commotion in the street getting louder. Guan Yu only left a dozen people guarding here, and he didn't know if there was any danger.

Although he knew that the ending was to go to Xudu, Lan Tian didn't know exactly how many people traveled with Guan Yu.

Not long after, there was also the sound of gold and iron intersecting outside the other courtyard, as if someone was attacking here.

Although it was the first month of the month, Lan Tian's hand holding the sword was already sweating a lot.

(End of this chapter)