In November of the second year of Jian 'an, Shouchun City was captured. Zhang Xun committed suicide and Qiao Rui was killed by Xiahou. Li Feng and Chen Jile were captured by Liang Gang and killed by Cao Cao. Later, Sun Ce returned to Lujiang, the city was broken, Liu Xun fled, General Yang died. - Book of Eastern Han
Liu Bei returned to Tancheng, Xuzhou, and looked at the military situation reported by Yang Lei. The situation of the Jiuli Mountain camp made Liu Bei's eyebrows jump unconsciously. There were 50,000 troops. It was only 10,000 less than Tancheng's soldiers. If the 10,000 soldiers under Xiaopei and Wei Xu were added, it would be the same. Yang Lei did not notice anything and said to Liu Bei according to his own thoughts,""Big brother, we have lost more than 8,000 men in this expedition against Huainan. 5,000 of them died in battle with Zhang Xun. Another two thousand or so people had died in the attack on Shouchun, and the rest had been forced to withdraw from the army after being seriously injured. There were about 4,000 soldiers with minor injuries. After receiving treatment and recuperating for a period of time, they could return to the army. Therefore, I believe that the art of first aid on the battlefield should be widely taught to the soldiers. The families of the deceased soldiers should be treated well. If they had children, they could choose to be students of the Academy. This way, we can gain the hearts of the people."
"General, you are right," Mi Zhu said. Moreover, Xuzhou was originally rich. Now that the general has many wonderful methods, the taxes are more sufficient, which can be used to settle the disabled soldiers and their families and children.”
Jian Yong also said,"This is a matter that benefits the country and the people. My lord should carry it out."”Chen Qun also agreed." Lord, if you implement this plan, it will definitely comfort the hearts of the soldiers and the hearts of the people. Your name of benevolence and righteousness will spread far and wide."
Sun Qian laughed." There are bandits from Mount Tai in Qingzhou, such as Sun Guan, Wu Dun, Yin Li, and Chang Xi, who are wreaking havoc on the people. Cao Cao has also captured 300,000 soldiers from Qingzhou. Yuan Tan has also sent troops to attack Kong Wenju. After years of war, the people of Qingzhou were in dire straits, and most of the fertile farmland was abandoned. Now that Marquis Wen has an edict in hand, he can lead his troops north and attack Teng County, Rencheng and Lu along the Surabaya River. His troops will approach Mount Tai. On the one hand, he can exterminate the bandits on Mount Tai. On the other hand, he can obtain fertile farmland without owners and give it to meritorious people. On the other hand, he is in a favorable position to act as a barrier for Xuzhou. He can resist Yuan Tan in the north and Cao Cao in the west. So many birds with a stone, you should take it.”Liu Bei nodded with a smile.
Seeing Liu Bei nod his head, Lu Bu thought that he had finally gained Liu Bei's trust and could lead an army alone. He laughed and said,""Ming Gong, please rest in Xuzhou. I will go to Qingzhou and bring the heads of Sun Guan and the others.”Hearing this, Liu Bei smiled and replied,"Fengxian is brave and famous in the world. He will definitely succeed." At this moment, the soldiers had just returned to Xuzhou, and Cao Cao's army had also returned to Xudu. Moreover, the weather has turned cold, and I'm afraid the journey will be difficult. Therefore, I think we should wait until spring when the flowers bloom. When Cao Cao attacks Zhang Xiu, I can march without worry.”Hearing this, Lu Bu was slightly unhappy, but he soon understood. Liu Bei wanted him to lead the army alone, but he was worried about Cao Cao's army. "You are right," he said with a smile.”Everyone laughed.
When Cao Cao returned to Xudu, he heard that Liu Bei had delayed his march because of the cold weather. He could not help but be angry. At that time, Xun Yu was beside him. Seeing Cao Cao's anger, he said,"Now that Yuan Shu of Huainan has been defeated, even with Ji Ling leading the troops and protecting him, there is nothing to worry about. Sun Ce, a native of Jiangdong, stationed his troops at Hukou and looked at Jingzhou like a tiger. He had no intention of going north. Therefore, Liu Bei's only enemy is you. However, at this time, Zhang Xiu of Wancheng rebelled again, colluded with Liu Biao, and wanted to plot Xudu. This should be a great disaster for you. Moreover, Liu Xuande has a reputation for benevolence and righteousness. He has won the hearts and minds of the people of Xuzhou. He also has Guan Zhang, Lv Huangyang as his assistant, and Chen Qun's grandson Qian Mi Zhu to handle internal affairs. At this time, we cannot attack him. You should first attack Zhang Xiu, and then slowly attack Xuzhou.”
" Oh," Cao Cao frowned and saw Guo Jia smiling. He asked,""Why are you laughing, Fengxiao?" Guo Jia hurriedly replied,"My lord, I am laughing at Liu Xuande, who is already in the coffin and still doesn't know.”
"Oh?" "What do you mean?" Cao Cao asked hurriedly.”"My lord, please look at the map," Guo Jiayi said with a smile. Now that Yuan Shu has lost Huainan, his army will soon be defeated. Sun Ce was like a tiger in the east of the Yangtze River, spying on Jingzhou. However, although Liu Biao was not an aggressive talent, he was more than capable of defending his achievements. If Sun Ce attacked Liu Biao, he would be defeated. In this way, Sun Ce's army should defend Liu Biao in the west and march north into Yangzhou, and then spy on Xuzhou. Moreover, Guangling, Xuzhou, is adjacent to six prefectures in the east of the Yangtze River, only separated by a river. If Sun Ce marches in two directions and takes Huainan and Guangling, then all the land of Xuzhou will be in the vanguard of Sun Ce's army. However, Yuan Shao in Hebei was already pressing hard everywhere, and the day of Gongsun Zan's defeat was not far away. After they succeed, they will certainly cross the Yellow River south, and Qingzhou will be their outpost. Yanzhou and Yuzhou have hundreds of thousands of troops, and Liu Bei has no way to escape.”
When Cao Cao heard this, he beamed with joy, but then he frowned and said,""So what if Liu Bei is unwilling to march?”"Liu Bei has claimed to be a relative of the Han clan for a long time," Guo Jia said with a smile. After Liu Bei was rewarded, he thought of serving the Han Dynasty. At this time, the Lord sent troops to Wancheng again to calm his heart. Liu Bei will take advantage of this opportunity to go north to Qingzhou. In this way, you can sit and reap the benefits.”
As soon as he said this, someone said,"My lord, you can't."”Cao Cao looked over and saw that it was Cheng Yu."Please speak, Zhongde." "Liu Xuande is a hero," said Cheng Yu. This person's reputation of benevolence and righteousness has been spread far and wide. If the court again proves that he is a relative of the Han Dynasty, I'm afraid he will become more and more powerful day by day and cannot be plotted against.”
Xun You also said,"You also think that we should not let him sit in the name of the Han clan.”Cao Cao looked at Xun Yu, who smiled and said,""My lord is magnanimous and only chooses talents. The Yuan brothers, four generations and three dukes did not care, let alone a small Han clan relative. Besides, Liu Zhang of Yizhou and Liu Biao of Jingzhou are also relatives of the Han Dynasty. How can they be your enemies?”
Cao Cao smiled when he heard this. Seeing that Cheng Yu still wanted to speak, he waved his hand to stop him."Zhongde, there's no need to say anything else. Although Liu Bei is a hero, but now there are only 150,000 troops, generals are only ten people, only one state is still under the vassal army, what is there to fear? I'll write a letter to ask Your Majesty to name Liu Bei.”Seeing this, Cheng Yu knew that he couldn't do anything. He sighed slightly and didn't say anything. A strange light flashed in Xun Yu's eyes. Guo Jia saw it and did not say anything. He just coughed again.
The next day, Cao Cao wrote a letter to report Liu Bei's matter. The ministers were surprised, but they did not say much. Emperor Xian ordered someone to take the genealogy and asked Zong Zheng to read it out."Emperor Xiaojing had fourteen sons. The seventh son was Liu Sheng, King Jing of Zhongshan. He Basheng gave birth to Liu Zhen, Marquis of Lucheng Pavilion. Liu Zhen gave birth to Liu Ang, Marquis of Pei. Liu Ang gave birth to Liu Lu, Marquis of Zhang. Lu Lu gave birth to Liu Lian, Marquis of Yishui. Liu Lian gave birth to Liu Ying, Marquis of Qinyang. Yuan Ying gave birth to Liu Jian, Marquis of Anguo. Liu Jian gave birth to Liu Ai, Marquis of Guangling. Liu Ai gave birth to Liu Xian, Marquis of Glue. Yuwen Xian gave birth to his grandfather, Liu Shu, Marquis of Yi. Liu Shu gave birth to Liu Yi, Marquis of Qiyang. Liu Yi gave birth to Liu Bi, Marquis of Yuanze. Liu Bi gave birth to Liu Da, Marquis of Yingchuan. Liu Da gave birth to Liu Buyi, Marquis of Fengling. Liu Buyi gave birth to Liu Hui, Marquis of Jichuan. Liu Hui gave birth to Liu Xiong, the county magistrate of Fan County in Dongjun. Liu Xiong gave birth to Liu Hong. Liu Hong did not become an official. Liu Bei is the son of Liu Hong." Emperor Xian's genealogy was from his uncle's generation. Liu Bei, whom Cao Cao had described as a hero, was appointed General of the Left, Marquis of Yicheng Pavilion, and Governor of Xuzhou. When the edict was read out, Liu Bei was called Uncle. Cao Cao saw that Emperor Xian loved him so much and was secretly suspicious. He did not say much but ordered people to send the edict to Xuzhou and urged them to march into Qingzhou.
In the residence of the governor of Tancheng in Xuzhou, everyone congratulated Liu Bei. Liu Bei was smiling from ear to ear. This was the Imperial Uncle that Emperor Xian had personally addressed him as. Xu Prefecture held a banquet to celebrate. As for the matter of advancing north to Qingzhou, Liu Bei replied that Cao Cao would immediately advance when the road conditions were slightly better. Cao Cao received the letter and knew that Liu Bei was still determined to march into Qingzhou. He was relieved and prepared to attack Wancheng and Zhang Xiu. At this time, Dian Wei had recovered from his injuries and was still leading Cao Cao's personal guards with Xu Chu to guard the main tent of the Central Army.
In April of the third year of Jian 'an, Cao Cao led the army to attack Zhang Xiu. When Liu Bei learned that Cao Cao's army had set out, he received an edict appointing Lu Bu as the main general, Yang Lei as the deputy general, and Chen Gong as the military counselor. He led 20,000 troops up the Sishui River to suppress the bandits.
Since Lu Bu surrendered to Liu Bei, he had led an army alone for the first time. However, he had Yang Lei as his deputy. He sighed in his heart and privately said to Chen Gong,"Today, I finally know what it means to be under someone else's roof.”"Does Marquis Wen have any regrets?" Chen Gong asked.”
"No." Lu Bu shook his head. However, my daughter is already Guan Ping's wife, and you still let Yang Lei be my deputy general. I feel a little emotional.”
Chen Gong smiled and said," Marquis Wen, you are wrong. Don't you know that Yang Yuting is the fifth brother of the envoy? He is skilled in both literature and martial arts. He was sent to help Marquis Wen. He wants Marquis Wen to succeed."”
Lu Bu frowned." Gongtai said that you didn't send Yuting to monitor us?"”
Chen Gong smiled." The reason why you left General Yang alone to guard Tancheng is to entrust Xuzhou to him. Firstly, he valued Yang Lei's talent, but he didn't have any intention of probing. At that time, Tancheng was also surrounded by the army, Jiuli Mountain had Zhang Liao Zang Ba, Xiapi had Guan Ping, Donghai had Mi Fang, and later ordered Wei Xu to return to the army to escort prisoners, at the disposal of General Yang. As a result, Yang Lei sent Wei Xu to station troops in Xiaopei, and sent Zhang Liao and Zang Ba to collect all the surrendered troops. This was to intimidate Cao Cao. Didn't he show that you didn't have the intention of taking charge of the military power alone? Wen Hou's current situation was much less enticing than Yang Yuting's.”
Hearing this, Lu Bu thought for a long time and sighed,""Liu Xuande is truly an ambitious man. From now on, I will do my duty faithfully and have no other intentions.”Chen Gong nodded his head in relief. Wen Hou's mind was finally at ease.
The next day, the army set off. Yang Lei rode beside Lu Bu. He understood why Lu Bu wanted him to be the deputy general. However, he was also very troubled. Who was Lu Bu? He was undoubtedly the number one in the world. If he really rebelled, he probably wouldn't be able to stop it. Fortunately, this army was very loyal to Liu Bei.
Not only did Liu Bei treat the injured soldiers well, but he also gave the families of the soldiers who died in battle compensation. Some of the children were even selected to study at the Yun Long Academy. This kind of treatment did not exist in the armies of other feudal vassals. There were even some extreme soldiers who wanted to die in battle so that their families could receive their pension. Fortunately, Liu Bei's army did not lack money. These soldiers who went to the extreme quickly understood. En, it was better to live to calculate. Furthermore, the military marquises and station commanders had said that the purpose of this expedition to Qingzhou was to drive away bandits, distribute the ownerless fertile land to the meritorious soldiers, and settle the families of the soldiers who died or the disabled soldiers. This was a matter that concerned their personal interests, so their morale was very high. Some soldiers who had learned how to read had secretly prepared white silk or paper to write a title deed.
Yang Lei looked at the marching army and couldn't help but feel a sense of pride. With such a mighty army, this trip would be a success. As for whether Lu Bu would rebel, he didn't care. Moreover, Yang Lei believed that Lu Bu would never rebel. Firstly, Lu Bu's ambition had been lost. Secondly, the morale of the army was all with Liu Bei. Thirdly, Lu Bu had lost his wings. Although he had Chen Gong and Gao Shun, he was no longer a threat. Fourthly, his marriage with Guan Yu was equivalent to tying him to Liu Bei's warship. This was also the reason why Yang Lei had rejected Liu Bei's request for Huang Zhongtong to leave Qingzhou. In Yang Lei's eyes, that Mount Tai bandit was nothing to worry about. What they should be worried about was whether Yuan Tan would go south and whether Cao Cao would attack Xuzhou with a diversion. This was why he had only brought twenty thousand soldiers with him. However, Yang Lei was confident that as long as they were not surrounded, these twenty thousand soldiers would be able to do whatever they wanted in Qingzhou. Moreover, was there any general in the world who could stop Lu Bu's Heavenly Halberd and the Red Hare?
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