In the winter of the first year of Jian 'an, Liu Bei adopted the plan of taking in refugees to build roads, connecting Xuzhou and other counties, and countless people were alive. That year, Sun Ce defeated Yan Baihu and Wang Lang and pacified Jiangdong. Yuan Tan besieged Qingzhou, and Kong Rong was defeated and fled. - Book of Eastern Han
In the fourth month of the second year of Jian 'an, the entire city of Tancheng, the capital of Xuzhou, was decorated with lanterns and streamers for the marriage of Guan Ping and Lu Lingqi. This political marriage, which was considered an official alliance between Lu Bu and Liu Bei and had gained their trust, had won the support of the wealthy families of Xuzhou. For a moment, the city of Xuzhou was filled with the smell of wine and laughter.
In the residence of the Governor of Xu State, Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Yang Lei, Lu Bu, Chen Gong, Chen Deng, Chen Qun, Sun Qian, Mi, and Zhu Jianyong were all present. Everyone looked at the report in front of them with a serious expression. Yuan Tan had conquered the North Sea, and Kong Rong, the Prime Minister of the North Sea, had escaped. At the same time, Cao Cao had given Yuan Tan the title of Governor of Qingzhou. Lu Bu, who was supposed to lead the army to attack the Yellow Turbans of Qingzhou after the wedding, was now the prefect of Beihai. If they were to advance again, they would definitely fight with Yuan Shao. If they did not advance, Liu Bei would not do anything against the king's orders. This was a dilemma. Cao Cao had given Liu Bei's army a difficult problem.
In the eyes of the public, it was to defend Xuzhou and observe the changes. After all, the current situation was very obvious. Liu Bei was surrounded by powerful vassals. Cao Cao of Yanzhou, Yuan Shu of Yangzhou, Jiangdong was also pacified by Sun Ce, and Qingzhou in the north was also in Yuan Shao's hands. These few people were not easy to deal with. Only Yuan Shu seemed to be easy to bully, but in the face of Cao Cao, Liu Bei would not use his Xuzhou to fight against Yuan Shu, who was known to have a large army and was the descendant of four generations of three dukes. One had to know that the Yuan family's disciples were all over the world. That was a famous network, not to mention there was an even more powerful Yuan Shao. However, in Liu Bei's own words, there were fewer and fewer people who received the emperor's edict. As a relative of the Han clan, he should set an example for the world. Therefore, it was difficult to decide whether to defend Xuzhou, march into Qingzhou, or attack Yuan Shu.
Everyone frowned, unable to come to a decision. In the end, Jian Yong said,""Today is the wedding of General Guan's son and Lord Wen's daughter. We can discuss the various plans after the wedding.”Everyone praised him, so they went out of the hall to prepare for the wedding.
Not long after the wedding in Xuzhou, Cao Cao sent another envoy to urge Lu Bu to quickly march into Qingzhou and exterminate the bandits. Lu Bu was furious, but Liu Bei comforted him with good words. He sent the envoy back and wrote a letter to Cao Cao, saying that he was only preparing grain and baggage. After the summer grain was collected and the grain was sufficient, he could send troops. All of this was just dragging things out. At this time, Yang Lei was training with Zhang Liao and Zang Ba.
Zhang Liao was on good terms with Guan Yu, so he was very polite to Yang Lei. Zang Ba had already made up his mind to serve Liu Bei, so the three of them got along quite well. In June, when the new army was just formed, Zhang Liao saw the new army's drill and suddenly sighed,"Although the new army that General Yang trained is brave and orderly, it is ultimately not as good as General Gao's Breaking Ranks Camp.”Yang Lei was silent for a long time before sighing,""General Gao is a loyal man, and the Breaking Ranks Camp cannot be replicated. Today, the Breaking Ranks Camp and the original Bingzhou Iron Cavalry are both Wen Hou's personal guards. In the future, he would definitely be able to make outstanding contributions in the battle. Our new army has been trained for less than half a year. If it can be like this, it can already be used in battle. In that case, he had to thank Wen Yuan and Xuan Gao for their assistance.”Zhang Liao, Zang Baqi, and others said that they did not dare.
Yang Lei thought for a moment and said," Huang Hansheng has been guarding the stronghold of Jiuli Mountain for more than a year. He has worked hard and made great contributions. According to the military regulations, he should be transferred back to Tancheng to listen to orders." However, Jiuli Mountain guards the northwest of Xuzhou. Its position is very dangerous. It needs a general to guard it. I wonder if the two generals have this intention?”
When Zhang Liao and Zang Ba heard this, they looked at each other and cupped their fists."Thank you for your recommendation, General." That was the gate of Xu Prefecture, and it could be considered an important town. How could they not want to go? Moreover, there were 12,000 elite soldiers. As a general, who would not want to lead elite soldiers? Yang Lei saw their thanks and knew that they were determined to serve Liu Bei. He was overjoyed.
The next day, in the hall, Yang Lei said,"My lord, Huang Hansheng has been stationed at Jiuli Mountain for more than a year. He has worked hard and made great contributions. According to the military law, General Huang should be transferred back to Tancheng to listen to orders.”Yang Lei had set this rule. After all, in this chaotic world, soldiers were everything. In order to prevent his subordinates from being too powerful, Yang Lei had set this rule so that Liu Bei's army would be under the command of a division. If there was a military commander or lieutenant, he would mobilize the various divisions and follow the general to battle. However, this rule was not used during battle. Of course, the personal guards of the generals were not included.
When everyone in the hall heard this, they all turned to look at Liu Bei. This was the first time a garrison general had been transferred away. When Yang Lei was transferred away, there was no such military law. Yang Lei had already discussed this matter with Liu Bei last night, so Liu Bei pondered for a moment and said,""Since that's the case, recall Hansheng according to military law. However, the Great Stronghold of Jiuli Mountain is the gateway to the northwest of Xuzhou. It must be guarded by generals.”
Liu Bei paused for a moment and swept his gaze across the people in the tent. Lu Bu's face was calm. He knew that this position would not be given to him. Guan and Zhang had received the news beforehand, so they were calm. As for Zhang Liao and Zang Ba, although they had received the news from Yang Lei, they had not officially given the order yet, so the two of them were somewhat anxious and excited. Wei Xu, Song Xian, Hou Cheng, and Hao Meng knew that they weren't talented enough to guard the Nine Mile Mountain, so they remained calm. Cao Shun had already become a general of Lu Bu's family, so although he was present, his face was calm. Only the newlywed Guan Ping was extremely excited. It was no wonder that Liu Bei could no longer leave Guan Yu and Yang Lei. Zhang Fei's personality was there. He could not control a region alone. He needed the help of others. In this way, he would be the direct descendant of the direct descendants. Although he was only twenty years old, Yang Lei was only a young man who guarded the Nine Mile Mountain.
Liu Bei saw the general's expression and exchanged glances with Guan Yu. He sighed in his heart. Guan Ping was still young and needed more time before he could be of great use. Liu Bei coughed and said,"Zhang Liao, Zang Ba, listen up."”Zhang Liao and Zang Ba hurriedly left their seats and cupped their hands,"I'm here."
Liu Bei nodded in satisfaction." Cao Cao is powerful now. Although there are reports that he wants to attack Zhang Xiu, Xuzhou has to be on guard." Therefore, I want to transfer you two to Jiuli Mountain Dazhai town guard, Wen Yuan as the chief, Xuan Gao to assist him. How is it?" When Zhang Liao and Zang Ba heard this, they agreed in unison. Liu Bei nodded and the two of them sat down.
Liu Bei looked at Mi Zhu and said,"Xiapi Donghai is also an important town in Xuzhou." Now Mi Fang and Xu Dan have been stationed here for a long time. It is time to rotate them. What do you think?”Sweat broke out on Mi Zhu's forehead as he said,""Since there are military laws, we should naturally follow them. Moreover, Yuan Tan of Qingzhou is eyeing us covetously. The lord should send a general to hold the fort.”
Liu Bei pondered for a moment and said," Mi Fang and Xu Dan are guarding the East Sea of Xiapi. Although they have 10,000 soldiers, they have to supervise the salt drying. They don't have enough soldiers. He ordered Mi Fang Xu Dan to lead 10,000 troops stationed in the East China Sea to supervise the drying of salt. Xiapi was guarded by Pinger with 10,000 troops, assisted by Hou Cheng of Hao Meng, to prevent Yuan Tan and Qingzhou bandits from invading Xuzhou.”Guan Ping had been depressed when he heard that he wasn't the one guarding Jiuli Mountain. However, when he heard that he was going to guard Xiapi, he couldn't help but feel happy. He hurriedly stepped forward to receive the order. At the same time, Hao Meng and Hou Cheng also stepped forward to receive the order. They were not happy. After all, Xiapi was also an important town in Xuzhou.
Wei Xu and Song Xian were a little frustrated. They were the same surrendered generals. Those two had clung onto Guan Ping's thigh. The two of them had yet to get close to a big tree. Liu Bei saw the two of them depressed and understood their intentions. He smiled and said,""Now that Sun Ce has taken Jiangdong, if he goes north, Guangling will be in danger. So who is willing to be the prefect of Guangling?" The moment he said this, the eyes of both the generals and civil officials lit up.
Guangling prefecture was a major source of wealth and grain in Xu Prefecture. However, after the previous prefect Zhao Yu was killed, it had been a long time since he had been appointed as a prefect. Moreover, he was now facing Sun Ce, who was known as the Little Overlord of River East. He was not an easy person to get along with. Therefore, even though this spot was hot, it was still a little hot. This position could only be secured by people who were skilled in both literature and martial arts. From this point of view, Liu Bei's army only had Yang Lei and Chen Deng. Guan Yu is brave and resourceful, but he does not understand the people's livelihood, Guangling prefect is not suitable for him. As for the others, they were all specialized in one area and were not strong enough to take charge of it. Yang Lei was skilled in both literature and martial arts, and he valued farming, money, and food. However, Liu Bei could not leave him at this time. As such, only Chen Deng was qualified to be the prefect. Seeing this, Chen Deng understood and said,""Lord, I am not talented. I am willing to be the prefect of Guangling and guard a region for you.”Liu Bei was overjoyed. He stood up and held his shoulder."With Yuanlong around, Guangling will be safe. Thank you, Yuanlong." Chen Deng smiled and thanked him.
A few days later, Chen Deng brought 5,000 elite soldiers to Guangling to take up his post. Before he left, Yang Lei specially reminded him,"Fish, prawns, and turtles have little worms inside. I hope Yuanlong will pay more attention. From then on, he only ate cooked food and could not eat any more. If he ate for a long time, his life would be in danger.”Although Chen Deng didn't think much of it, it concerned his life so he kept it in his heart. In the future, he would naturally eat less.
Guan Ping also led 10,000 men to Xiapi along with Hao Meng and Hou Cheng. Zhang Liao and Zang Ba led 15,000 men to the Nine Mile Mountain. However, they had to rotate 7,000 veterans back. This meant that there would be 20,000 soldiers stationed at the Nine Mile Mountain. 5,000 veterans and 15,000 new soldiers. This showed that Liu Bei was very concerned. Huang Zhong was ordered to lead 7,000 troops back to Xuzhou and listen to orders in Tancheng. Wei Xu and Song Xian replaced Zhang Liao and Zang Ba, accompanying Yang Lei to train. They inadvertently hugged Yang Lei's thigh, and the two of them laughed all day long.
Liu Bei also told Lu Bu privately that he would wait and see what Cao Cao would do. If Cao Cao attacked Zhang Xiu, he would be ordered to go north to eliminate the bandits. If Cao Cao diverted his attention to the east and attacked the west, then there was no other way. He would fight Cao Cao first. It was easy to win, but if they were defeated, then there was no need to say anything. Lu Bu thought so, so he drank with Liu Bei and Guan Yu every day or discussed the art of war. Their relationship became better and better day by day.
One day, the three of them were chatting. Cao Cao had already marched into Wan City and should be advancing north by now. Jian Yong barged in with a letter in his hand and said,""My lord, this is great news. Cao Cao has been defeated.”Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Lu Bu were all stunned. Cao Cao's name was widely spread throughout the world. He had Xun Yu, Xun You, Guo Jia, Cheng Yu, the Xia brothers, Dian Wei, Xu Chu, Cao Hong, Cao Ren, Yu Jin, Xu Huang, Li Dian, and many other generals under him. Although Zhang Xiu was connected to Liu Biao and Wan City was also a dangerous place, the 150,000 Cao troops were not easy to deal with. They were actually defeated. The three of them looked at each other after reading the military report. After a long time, Liu Bei said,""Jia Wenhe, Poison Warrior."
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