Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 67
After the Battle of Bowangpo, the relationship between Liu Bei and Liu Biao became cold, and Xiangyang never provided food and grass. Fortunately, Lantian stocked up a lot in Dengjiazhuang.

After years of war in the north, a large number of refugees went south. When they passed through Nanyang County, many of them were accepted by Lantian.

After the population increased, Lantian built two new villages next to Dengjiazhuang to resettle the refugees, and then reclaimed the land in a way of bringing the old with the new.

Being able to eat well in this era is a great blessing to the refugees. They are more diligent than the original tenant farmers in Dengjiazhuang, and they are more cooperative with Gao Shun's training.

Gao Shun once felt that the farming army he had trained might be capable of fighting on the battlefield.

Liu Biao was very saddened to hear that Yuan Shao died in sorrow and anger. For a while, he even closed the door to thank the guests.

After Cao Cao gained an advantage in the Hebei battlefield, the voice of pro-Cao among the Jingzhou bureaucrats grew day by day.

After the middle man Han Song returned from Xudu, he talked about Cao Cao's mighty virtue, and suggested that Liu Biao send his son to Xudu as a hostage, so as to keep the peace of Jingzhou.

Liu Biao has three sons, the eldest son Liu Qi, the second son Liu Cong, and the third son Liu Xiu.

Liu Cong and Liu Xiu were young, and if they wanted to send their sons as hostages, they could only send Liu Qi. How could Liu Biao be willing to do it after hearing this?He suspected that Han Song had secretly turned to Cao Cao, and wanted to kill him, but his wife Cai dissuaded him.

When Cai married Liu Biao, Liu Qi had already married a wife of adulthood, fearing that she would not be sincerely filial to her stepmother, so she paid more attention to her second son Liu Cong.

Later, when Liu Biao was happy, Cai suggested that her niece, who was about the same age, be married to Liu Cong when she became an adult. Liu Biao readily agreed and made the marriage.

After Liu Cong got engaged, the Cai family and Cai Mao became closer to Liu Cong, and they often slandered and excluded the eldest son Liu Qi.

While Liu Biao was behind closed doors, Cai Mao discussed with Kuai Yue, "Prime Minister Cao uses his troops like a god, and sooner or later he will unify the world. Now my lord is hesitant and almost killed Han Degao. What should I do?"

Kuai Yue laughed and said, "I heard that Degui often goes fishing in Tanxi, if it rains heavily and the water rises, would you still go?"

"Of course I won't go, but what does this have to do with my brother-in-law?" Cai Mao asked puzzled.

"I haven't seen Prime Minister Cao's military power, how could my lord give up Jingxiang? If you were Jingzhou Mu, would you?" Kuai Yue asked.

Cai Mao smiled and said, "Maybe."

"So it's not that my lord is hesitating at all, it's just that there was no rainstorm or flooding." Kuai Yue said.

"But when will this rainstorm come?" Cai Mao asked again.

Kuai Yue shook his head and said, "It's unknown."

"In the past six months, Liu Bei has taken in a lot of refugees in Xinye, and his tiger has grown bigger and bigger, so we should use a plan to get rid of it." Cai Mao said again.

"There's no need to rush this matter, I'm waiting for an opportunity." Kuai Yue said coldly.

"What time?"

"The time to tune the tiger away from the mountain."

Cai Mao was confused, but his intellect could not understand Kuai Yue's thoughts, so he could only wait for his so-called opportunity.

In the eighth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao attacked Liyang, and Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang were defeated and fled Yecheng.

Cao Cao led his army to chase outside Yecheng and harvest the wheat in the surrounding areas for his own use. The generals all suggested to pursue the victory, but Guo Jia, who offered sacrifices to wine, suggested: "Yuan Shao abolished the elders and established the young. Yuan Tan was not convinced. The faction has long been fighting, we might as well go south to Jingzhou to wait for the change, once the two attack each other, the lord can reap the benefits, it's a decision at one stroke."

Cao Cao said he was good, so he returned Xu Du.

In autumn, Cao Cao sent troops south to attack Jingzhou.

Liu Biao was shocked when he heard the words, and wanted to mobilize his confidant general Huang Zu to go north, but there was also a battle report from Jiangxia, Jiangdong Sun Quan was going back up the river.

In desperation, Liu Biao had no choice but to let his nephew Zhang Yun lead his troops northward to resist Cao's army with General Wenpin, while Cai Mao, who surrendered, was left in Xiangyang.

Cai Mao was not angry either, and advised Liu Biao, "Brother-in-law, General Zhang has no experience in defending against Cao's army, why don't you send Liu Bei from Xinye to assist him?"

"How to supplement it?" Liu Biao asked back.

When Cai Hao hesitated and didn't know how to respond, Kuai Yue came out of the class and said: "Liu Xuande defeated Xiahou Dun at Bowangpo. It is said that Xu Yuanzhi, the military adviser, planned for him. In addition, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun are all brave men. attack."

"That's what I mean." Cai Mao added.

Liu Biao looked at the two suspiciously, thinking that you are fooling me by singing and deceiving me?Obviously he wanted to use Cao Cao's hand to kill Liu Bei.

Seeing Liu Biao's hesitation, Kuai Yue continued to persuade, "Liu Xuande is gaining momentum in Xinye. If you don't take the opportunity to pluck his feathers, you may become a disaster for Jingzhou in the future."

Liu Biao weighed the pros and cons and finally agreed, Zhang Yun went north to stay in Xinye, and Liu Bei and Xu Shu went out of the city to work in the army.

After the two greeted each other, Zhang Yun handed over Liu Biao's autographed letter.

Liu Biao explained his indifference over the past year on the grounds of his illness, and asked Liu Bei to lead the soldiers of Xinye to the north to fight against Cao Cao.

Liu Bei was very hesitant after reading the letter. The news that Cao Cao was going south was true, and he had been actively preparing for the battle. Even the troops stationed in Lantian were allotted with weapons.

Seeing this, Xu Shu said, "Why don't you stay in Xinye, my lord, and I take a troop to help General Zhang?"

"What Yuan Zhi said is true." Liu Bei nodded.

Zhang Yun said again: "I heard that Guan Yunchang, Zhang Yide, and Zhao Zilong are all brave generals. Please also send your envoy to the army together."

"Generals Guan and Zhang can go together, but General Zilong and my lord will stay in the county." Xu Shu nodded.

Zhang Yun didn't persuade him much. After he was stationed in Xinye for half a day, he joined forces with Xinye soldiers and horses to go northward, and finally confronted Cao Cao in Xiping.

A few days after Xu Shu and others left, Yiji suddenly came to Xinye to ask for an audience.

"Why did Uncle Ji come here?" Liu Bei asked puzzled.

"My lord, please send me to Xiangyang as soon as possible." Yi Ji said panting.

"But what's the matter? Could it be that something happened in the north?" Liu Bei's heart tightened when he heard that, because the news he got was that Xiping was still in a state of confrontation, and Jingzhou soldiers and Cao Cao only fought a few times tentatively.

Yi Ji shook his head and said, "Sun Quan is in a hurry to attack Jiangxia, my lord may want to ask the envoy to rescue him."

"But I have no soldiers to send in Xinye," Liu Bei said helplessly.

Yiji comforted: "Don't worry, sir, there are still soldiers and horses in Jingzhou, but Degui and Huang Taishou have always been at odds."

Liu Bei finally understood that Liu Biao didn't trust Cai Mao, so he asked me to lead troops to rescue Huang Zu.

Liu Bei immediately agreed. The five thousand soldiers he had borrowed from Wenpin had not been returned due to reasons such as death in battle and fleeing. Now that Liu Biao came to 'send troops' again, he had no reason not to.

"Your Majesty, you can go quickly, and the lord can wait anxiously." Yi Ji urged.

Liu Bei, together with Zhao Yun and Jian Yong, led a hundred light cavalry to Xiangyang, and ordered Liu Feng, his adopted son who was adopted during Jiangxia's rebellion, to guard Xinye.

After Kuai Ma came to Xiangyang City, Liu Bei did not see Liu Biao, but a strange general with a beard greeted him.

"Uncle Ji, this is." Liu Bei asked.

"This is General Zhang, the guardian of the army, who is in charge of the forbidden soldiers in Xiangyang City." Yi Ji introduced.

Hearing the word forbidden soldier, Liu Bei looked at this guy again, thinking that this is Liu Biao's confidant.

(End of this chapter)