Chapter 23 Nameless General
Changyi is broken!?
Liu Bei could hardly believe his ears. In other words, after Guan Yu cooperated with Chen Gong to take Puyang, he took ten days to break Changyi with 500 people, and he had to throw away the marching time along the way!
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There are only 300 defenders in Changyi. This number of defenders is not as large as Guan Yu, and they are attacked by Guan Yu and occupied the city gate. If Guan Yu cannot win in this case, there will be a ghost.
No matter what, Liu Bei liked his second brother from the bottom of his heart. With such a powerful general, why worry about his great cause?
"There are few soldiers in Changyi. If Cao's army returns, it will definitely become a key attack place. In addition, Jiyin County is also separated from it, blocking our army's food supply route. The lord needs to take this opportunity to occupy it as soon as possible." Sun Gan bowed to Liu Bei and said.
Liu Bei nodded, leaving two thousand troops to guard Chenliu, and Zhang Qing was also responsible for handling Chenliu's military affairs. He led Zhang Fei to lead the army into Jiyin County.
Now the land of Chenliu, Shanyang and Dongjun has been obtained by Liu Bei, and the other counties are already panicked. There are not many troops stationed in Jiyin County. When Liu Bei passes along the way, all the counties almost surrender. Three days later, Liu Bei brought Zhang Fei to meet with Chen Gong who came to help.
"Congratulations to lord, great achievements are expected!" Chen Gong smiled and bowed to Liu Bei, saying, "East County, Chenliu, and Shanyang are all obtained. Seeing that Jiyin County is about to fall into his hands, even Chen Gong felt that even if Cao Cao returned to the army at this moment, he would be powerless to turn things around."
"If it weren't for the planning of the public and the soldiers who were willing to use their lives, how could Bei have the momentum of today? Please accept Bei's greetings!" Liu Bei was in a good mood at this moment, and he became more and more satisfied with Chen Gong, the military advisor.
Chen Gong hurriedly supported Liu Bei: "How can this be done?"
"Make it, make it!" Liu Bei laughed happily.
Just as everyone gathered and were happy, a wave of defeated troops came back in a very embarrassing manner. It seemed that they were defeated. Seeing this, Liu Bei couldn't help but frown. These people were troops sent to capture the county town. These days, where the army passed by, the counties surrendered. This was the first time that the troops he sent to occupy the city were so miserable.
"What happened? General Wang?" Liu Bei frowned and looked at the defeated troops. Zhang Fei, who was standing beside him, had already stepped forward and said angrily.
"Go back to General, we were ordered to occupy Na Cheng. We thought that the Cheng clan had few soldiers and horses and could easily occupy it. Unexpectedly, the Cheng clan had a powerful general who was extremely powerful. He only brought three or five followers out. As soon as he came up, he killed General Wang and took three or five men to disperse us. Many brothers died under his hands." Several remaining soldiers said with a sad face.
"Ha~" Zhang Fei couldn't help but become interested when he heard this, and turned his head to Liu Bei and said, "Brother, I'll go and see who dares to treat our soldiers so slowly."
"Don't be reckless!" Liu Bei nodded, but was a little unhappy. Seeing that Zhang Fei was going to do something, he did not stop him and continued to talk about the situation with Chen Gong.
But as time passed, half an hour passed, and Zhang Fei had not come back yet, which made Liu Bei feel suspicious. Although his third brother was a little reckless, he had few opponents in his martial arts. Ordinary generals would probably not be able to hold on even if he had a round.
"Lord, the third general fought against the powerful general of the Cheng clan outside the Cheng clan, and he has not yet decided to win or lose!" Liu Bei quickly sent someone to investigate, but the news he received surprised Liu Bei. Someone in this small Cheng clan could fight Zhang Fei for so long and not decide to win or lose.
Looking at Chen Gong, Liu Bei sighed: "My brothers and three have been in the industry for many years. Apart from fighting with Lu Bu in the Huzhu battle, this is the first time that someone can fight with his third brother for so long."
Chen Gong smiled and said, "If such a powerful general can be obtained, our army's reputation will definitely be greatly shocked!"
When Liu Bei heard this, he nodded. This was exactly what he wanted. He ordered the army to set up camp, and he took Chen Gong and several soldiers to the direction of Cheng.
As soon as he arrived at Chengshi, he saw that there were flying sand and stones outside Chengshi City. Zhang Fei and another general were fighting under the city. The soldiers guarding Chengshi kept cheering and cheering for their generals.
Liu Bei frowned and was about to speak, but was stopped by Chen Gong.
"Lord, go down to the city first and cut off his retreat, and then surrender again!" Chen Gong said softly when he saw Liu Bei's face full of confusion.
When Liu Bei heard this, he suddenly realized, nodded, and immediately ordered people to take a team of troops to attack the city.
The soldiers of Cheng clan were cheering after seeing such a powerful general in their army. Suddenly, they saw Liu Bei's army coming with another army, and directly bypassing the fierce fighting sides and attacking the city. They were both despaired. Cheng clan was only an ordinary county town, with only two feet of city walls, and only dozens of garrisons. Seeing hundreds of people coming from the other side, they immediately lost their temper. After just holding on for a while, the fragile line of defense was declared lost.
The general who was fighting with Zhang Fei was angry and anxious when he saw the other party attacking the city directly, but in a hurry, he couldn't get rid of Zhang Fei. He kept roaring in a hurry. Seeing that the situation was hopeless, before Liu Bei could join forces to siege, he swung Zhang Fei away and rode his horse away.
Zhang Fei took a breath, looked at the direction where the man left, and shouted loudly: "Would that man be left with his name!"
But the man ignored Zhang Fei and left straight. After a while, he disappeared, which disappointed Zhang Fei. It was rare to meet such an opponent with equal strength, but he was unable to make friends with him.
"Yide!" Liu Bei had already come with his men at this moment. Looking at the direction of the general's departure, he said with some disappointment: "Can you know who this person is?"
"I have never been famous, but my martial arts are quite powerful!" Zhang Fei shook his head and said with regret.
Nonsense, Zhang Fei has reached the peak at this time. In this world, it is rare for those who can fight him for so long without defeat. It is the former Taishi Ci. Putting aside the shooting skills, just talking about martial arts, he is not inferior to the two generals Guan and Zhang.
"The lord wants to know who this person is, and you will know it as soon as you enter the city." Chen Gong came to the two of them and said with a smile.
Liu Bei nodded, and while walking to the city to inquire, he sent someone to open a banner to the people. This Cheng family is the last few cities in Jiyin County. After Jiyin County, the territory occupied by Liu Bei is now completely connected. Now, even if Cao Cao comes back, Liu Bei has some confidence to compete with Cao Cao.
"Public platform, do you think we should set up defenses?" After arranging all the matters, Liu Bei called Chen Gong. Cao Cao was sure to return to the army. Liu Bei didn't know if he could occupy all Cao Cao's territory before returning to the army, but Cao Cao's counterattack must be extremely fierce. How to fight and how to defend. Although Liu Bei had some thoughts in his mind, he still wanted to see what Chen Gong said.
When Chen Gong heard this, he shook his head: "Cao Cao is important, but it is urgent. The lord needs to write two memorials."
"Memorial?" Liu Bei frowned and looked at Chen Gong, feeling puzzled.
"Yes, memorial." Chen Gong nodded: "One copy is handed over to the court, and the court is asked to grant the lord the lord the governor of Yanzhou, and the other copy is for Yuan Shao."
"Yuan Shao?" Liu Bei frowned and smiled bitterly: "I heard that Yuan Shao and Cao Cao are good friends. Now that they have taken Cao Cao's foundation, how can Yuan Shao sit idly?"
"The lord only knows one, but not the other." Chen Gong shook his head and smiled, "The lord only knows that Yuan Shao has an old age with Cao Cao, but he doesn't know that in the second year of Chuping, Cao Cao asked for the order of the governor of Yanzhou, but Yuan Shao was not allowed, so he secretly showed kindness to Li Jue and Guo Si and got the governor of Yanzhou. After that, the relationship between the two was not as good as before. After that, Cao Cao's voice in the Central Plains became higher and there was a vague sign of uncontrollability, and Yuan Shao was even more suspicious. When the lord got Yanzhou, he just needed to show his attitude and still regarded him as the leader of the alliance. The palace thought that Yuan Shao would not make things difficult for the lord."
"Then... according to the words of the Gongtai." Liu Bei nodded and immediately wrote two memorials, one sent to Chang'an and the other sent to Yecheng. As long as the status is certain, Liu Bei is the legitimate governor of Yanzhou. At least in terms of justice, no one can criticize him anymore.
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Xuzhou, Xiapi!
"Liu Xuande!?" Cao Cao looked at the documents sent by his subordinates, shook his head and smiled, stood up, and said in confusion about everyone's eyes: "Who knows this person?"
In Cao Cao's tent, except for the generals at Hulao Pass, there were not many people who knew Liu Bei or knew Liu Bei. He looked at Cao Cao with a confused look on his face. Seeing that Xuzhou was about to be defeated, why did he suddenly mention an irrelevant person?
"Lord, what is said in this book?" Cheng Yu looked at Cao Cao and said in confusion.
"It's not a big deal. Yanzhou was captured by this person, Chenliu, Dongjun, and Shanyang! He was taken down by him in less than half a month!" Cao Cao threw the bamboo slip on the table, shook his head and said with a smile.
"Hiss~" The civil and military officials couldn't help but gasp when they heard this. These three counties were all large counties in Yanzhou, with a large population. Now they were obtained by Liu Bei, which means half of Yanzhou is gone! It takes time to get here from Yanzhou to spread the news, and everyone dared not even think about what was going on in Yanzhou at this moment.
"Bang~"
However, Cao Cao punched the table hard, and his originally warm face became extremely ferocious in an instant, and a chilling aura was emitting: "A child who weaves mats and shoes, dares to offend our prefectures and counties, and is not a son of human beings! Not a son of human beings!"
"Don't be angry." Xi Zhicai frowned and stepped forward and said, "For the sake of the present, we should return to the army to rescue quickly. Yanzhou is the foundation of our army, and there is no way to lose it!"
He let out a deep breath in his chest, and Cao Cao nodded: "What the sir said is right, and he ordered the three armies to withdraw."
As for the Xuzhou army, they were already scared by Cao Cao at this moment. Even if they retreated in a noble manner, Cao Cao did not feel that Tao Qian had the courage to chase him out.
"Lord, the envoy Tao Qian asked for a visit." At this moment, a side general came in and bowed to Cao Cao.
"I think I'm here to persuade our army to withdraw again, no..." Cao Cao was upset and did not have the leisure to pay attention to Tao Qian. But halfway through his words, Cao Cao stopped and turned his head to look at Xi Zhicai on the side and said, "Although he retreated, this time he went to the expedition, he lost a lot. Zhicai went to tell him that he would let Tao Qian ced Pengcheng to our army and give 200,000 stones of grain and grass to apologize, and our army retreated."
Chapter completed!