Lu's relatives

Chapter 139
Winter is not a good season for marching. The cold weather will easily lead to a lot of non-combat attrition. Not to mention, even when the army rations are not enough, it is very problematic to supply them on the spot.It stands to reason that these yellow turban bandits who have no source of military resources at all, and many of them don't even have thicker clothes, will cause more damage in this cold winter weather than the loss of combat personnel. It is tantamount to self-destruction, and it is impossible Launch an attack on Beihai County this season.But the facts made Kong Rong, the prefect of Beihai, very depressed. Since the Yellow Turbans of Zichuan Kingdom surrendered to Lu Bu in the early winter, the actions of the Yellow Turbans in the three counties around Beihai County have been very strange. The army came to attack on a large scale and surrounded Beihai County with water, claiming to borrow food for the winter.

Poor Beihai County is a relatively large grain-producing area in Qingzhou. Under the rule of the prefect Kong Rong, it formed an alliance with Gongsun Zan and escaped the disaster of swords and soldiers several times.But this can't be a reason to voluntarily feed the densely packed Yellow Turban bandits outside the city.

At this time, in the Beihai prefect's mansion, Kong Rong, the No. 20th grandson of Kong Sheng, who is half a hundred years old, is already anxious like an ant on a hot pot. The civil and military officials of Beihai County who didn't come up with a good idea also had to bear Kong Rong's growing anger.

"You guys have come up with an idea. You criticize the current affairs in the daytime, speak out loudly, and each of you has the power to lift up the sky, but now you are talking!" Kong Rong's gray hair seemed a little messy, and his voice was extremely hoarse. It is impossible for Prefect Kong, who usually attaches great importance to appearance, to appear on him, but now no one cares about reminding him.

80 yellow scarf thieves, even if it is 80 pigs, it is not something that only [-] soldiers in the city can resist.Beihai civil and military officials kept their mouths shut like wood carvings, letting Kong Rong get angry and not daring to move, for fear that they would be caught out and made a fool of themselves if they made any noise.

"Uncle Zhi, you usually help a certain person govern the North Sea. You are very resourceful. Do you have a good plan to retreat from the enemy?" Seeing that none of the people below spoke, Kong Rong's face flashed a trace of hostility, and he called the person on the right in a gloomy voice. asked.

"My lord, don't worry. A few days ago, before the arrival of the Yellow Turban, I sent out envoys asking for help. They must have arrived at Yuan Shao, Tao Qian, and Gongsun Zan. According to Xiu, there must be reinforcements arriving within a few days! Although there are a lot of Yellow Turban offenders this time, these people are all heroes of the time, and they have countless elite soldiers under their command. If they hit them, the Yellow Turbans will be defeated! My lord, you only need to focus on defense and wait with peace of mind!" The scribe who was named wiped out Wiping the sweat off his forehead, he said with a smile on his face.It was Wang Xiu, the head of the Beihai Prefect's Mansion.

"Uncle Zhi don't want to comfort me with good words!" After hearing Wang Xiu's words, Kong Rong frowned, sighed heavily, waved his hands and said: "Although Kong Mou usually concentrates on learning and seldom asks about political affairs, but I also know that Yuan Shao in Hebei and that Gongsun Zan are fighting fiercely at the moment, how can the two families have the spare power to divide their forces? Yuan Shao is also dissatisfied with Kong a lot because Tian Kai, the governor of Qingzhou recommended by Gongsun Zan, is in an alliance with me. How could he send troops to help? Although Xuzhou Tao Qian has Danyang elite soldiers in his hands, he has never had any friendship with me. When the princes asked for Dong, he didn't care about a certain invitation, so how could he spare no effort to save me? As for Gongsun Zan, with Yuan Shao blocking the way, even if he has the heart, he will be powerless!"

"My lord, there is actually one more person to ask for!" Wang Xiu carefully looked at Kong Rong, who was full of sorrow, and said, "Although this man's strength is not large, his strength should not be underestimated. If he is willing to send troops, Beihai will be fine." .Only my lord..."

"Don't talk about it, Uncle Zhi! Kong would rather fall into the hands of the yellow scarf bandits than open his mouth to bow to the rebellious officials and thieves!" Kong Rong seemed to have guessed who Wang Xiu was talking about, and he didn't even think about it. He interrupted Wang Xiu's words, and refused: "Let's think about how to defend Beihai City and wait for help!"

Just kidding, who is Kong Rong?The twentieth grandson of Confucius, whose root is Zhengmiaohong, is the direct descendant of the old Confucius family who is the teacher of all ages.To put it more broadly, since Emperor Wu only respected Confucianism, all Confucian scholars and officials in the Han Dynasty can be regarded as coming from his Confucian family.Even though he, Kong Rong, is just a prefect of Beihai now, his reputation among scholars is top-notch.

And who is Wang Xiu talking about?Lu Bu!In the eyes of Kong Rong, Lu Bu was no more than a petty official in terms of family background, and even more reckless in terms of knowledge. Besides, he was a murderer who helped the tyrant in the past. Even if he was lucky enough to kill the national traitor Dong Zhuo in the end, he would still be his father and concubine. In short, the reputation is even more infamous.Being in the same state as this thief already disgusted Kong Rong, let alone bowing his head to him for help.

You know, Kong Rong, who is the prefect of Beihai, has never peed on him since Qingzhou was stolen by this thief.Even if he saw the return of Qijun, Zichuan, Qiancheng and other counties, and finally even the Jinan Kingdom, which was the foundation of the old Kong family, was taken by Lu Bu, Kong Rong still had this idea. People have to go.Besides, after persisting for so long, Tian Kai, the governor of Qingzhou who was appointed by Gongsun Zan, has also been in Beihai for a few months. what.

"My lord, please see General Wu Anguo!" A servant cautiously walked into the dull meeting hall, his footsteps were as if silent, and he said in a low voice.Instead, Kong Rong, who was distracted by Wang Xiuzhi's words, was taken aback.

"Wu Anguo? Hurry up, please!" If Kong Rong's usual temper was followed, this servant would have stunned the head of the family, even if he didn't get whipped a few times, he would have suffered a lot.But at this moment, Kong Rong didn't care to bother the servant, so he hurriedly ordered.Now Beihai City can be said to be in danger, Kong Rong usually only pays attention to writing style, the ability of a few small soldiers who know soldiers is not even as good as the yellow scarf outside the city, and the only general who can be obtained at hand is only this one who is in Hulao An old general who has been idle to recuperate after World War I.It's just that since Wu Anguo's left wrist was cut off by Lu Bu's halberd in the Battle of Hulaoguan, his combat power has been greatly reduced, so that Kong Rong, who returned to Beihai, has paid less attention to Wu Anguo. He almost left Wu Anguo idle, and didn't ask any more questions.Kong Rong never expected that Wu Anguo would come here on his own initiative at this time.

"My lord, I heard that the Yellow Turban bandits are invading Beihai, and I'm here to wait for my lord's orders!" Following the call of the servant, a strong man with a height of more than eight feet strode in, ignored the people in the hall, and went straight to him. Kong Rong knelt on one knee and saluted.Kong Rong's eyes suddenly brightened because of his unrestrained arrogance.

"An Guo, your old injury is not healed, and Rong didn't want to disturb you! I haven't arranged anything for you during this time, just to let you recover from your injury!" Kong Rong grabbed Wu Anguo's naked body with a face of shame. With a caring look on his left wrist, he said in a gentle voice: "But it's good if you come. Now that the Yellow Turbans are in the crowd, with you here, Rong can feel more at ease. I have An Guo, and I will be able to An Han and rejuvenate the country. This Beihai Defense can also be said to be worry-free!"

"My lord! Wu has received the lord's kindness for more than ten years, and he has long had the heart to repay him with death. Although he is physically disabled, he can dance with a hammer in his hand, and his desire to serve the lord with death has not changed at all! Please try it, my lord. With Wu around here, Beihai must be safe!" A mighty man like Wu Anguo said aloud, his eyes soured by Kong Rong's provocative words.

Wang Xiu, who was at the side, saw that Kong Rong and Wu Anguo were still able to show such a virtuous and loyal appearance at this time, he couldn't help showing a wry smile.Is Beihai safe?There are 80 yellow turban bandits, although most of them are old and weak, women and children, but with the [-] soldiers who have not been trained for a long time in Beihai County, compared with a terrifying force of [-] to [-], how can they be as simple as they said? ?Besides, Wu Anguo injured his left hand, he can no longer ride a horse, and it is impossible to go out of the city to fight. Don't these two people understand the truth that if you defend for a long time, you will lose?Now we can only hope that the news that Kong Rong sent to Kong Chang, the head of the Kong family in Jinan, who is a branch of the same clan as Kong Rong, can be brought to Lu Bu smoothly, so that Lu Bunian belongs to Qingzhou in Beihai County. With such a little relationship under his command, he brought troops to rescue him as soon as possible.

Although Kong Rong was frightened by the yellow turban siege outside the city, but with Wu Anguo, a brave general who can last more than ten rounds under Lv Bu, joined, it really relieved a little bit of anxiety, and subconsciously followed what he said to Wang Xiu. When Lu Yuanjun's hopes increased a little, Lu Bu also completed his final battle preparations in Linzi City.

"I order! Take Zhang Liao and Qin Yi as the vanguard with 3000 soldiers from the Xiaoqi Battalion, and immediately organize the army and horses, and send troops to Beihai County! We will win the first battle!"

"promise!"

"With 5000 people from Hou Cheng and Cao Xing's Shengong Battalion, Sima Zanghong led [-] county soldiers to sit in Linzi and guard the gate!"

"promise!"

"Take Qin Xu, Qu Yi, and Qian Zhao as the first to enter the camp with a thousand soldiers, and two thousand heavy soldiers as the food and grass needed by the rear army to escort the army. Don't lose anything!"

"promise!"

"Bu Zi led the camp and the 7000 people in the personal guard camp as the central army, with Guo Jia as the military adviser, and set out tomorrow to directly attack Beihai!"

"promise!"

Inside the big tent of the Linzi barracks, Lv Bu wore his helmet and armor, and issued military orders one after another in high spirits.This time Lu Bu is really going to have a good time.With a mere 80 elite warriors facing [-] Yellow Turban bandits, even Lu Bu, the battle-tested God of War who claims to be invincible and invincible, dare not say that he is [-]% sure.

Fortunately, under Qin Xu's oblique admonition that day, Lu Bu finally gave up his plan to fight head-on with the Yellow Turban, and reached a strategy of fighting for appeasement through secret discussions with Qin Xu, Guo Jia, Gao Shun and others.What's more, Cao Cao was also worried that Lu Bu's defeat would be taken by Yuan Shao, who had the upper hand in the Hebei battlefield, to pick peaches.

(End of this chapter)