After Lu Bu's men arrived, both Liu Bei and Ji Ling had lingering fears, fearing that the villains would repeatedly attack each other, so they remained on high alert even during the truce.
The next morning, Lu Bu sent people to the camps of Xiaopei and Ji Ling respectively, and invited both parties to discuss matters in his camp.
At this time, Zhang Liao's follow-up troops of ten thousand people have arrived, and they are fully capable of influencing the situation of this battle.
As soon as both parties heard that Lu Bu was coming to invite him, they mistakenly thought that this guy would help them, so they came to Lu Bu's camp with full expectations.
Liu Bei's Xiaopei was close by, so he, Guan and Zhang arrived first.
Lu Bu personally welcomed the three of them into the tent. After they sat down, the man said mysteriously: "I invite you to come here today, especially to relieve the siege of Xiaopei. We must not forget our success in the future."
Liu Bei was stunned for a moment, and then he awkwardly thanked me with his fists in his hands. He thought to himself, "You stabbed me in the back to seize Xuzhou, and now you are pretending to be benevolent?"
thank you.
Then Ji Ling also entered the big tent, but found that Liu, Guan, and Zhang had already arrived.
Ji Ling panicked instantly when he saw this scene. He turned around and tried to rush out the door, but was blocked by Lu Bu.
"Does General Lu want to kill me?" Ji Ling looked around and asked Lu Bu cautiously.
Lu Bu smiled slightly and said, "No."
"Are you going to kill Liu Bei?" Ji Ling asked again.
Zhang Fei's eyes widened angrily and he shouted: "Ji Ling, are you looking for a fight?"
This person and Zhang Fei had fought for dozens of rounds a few days ago. The enemy was extremely jealous when they met, and the two immediately started bickering. However, Ji Ling was alone at this time, and the opponent was still keeping Zhang Fei at bay, so he responded with a few words. Then he lost his temper.
The atmosphere was tense at this time, and Lu Bu said leisurely: "Everyone..."
As soon as Lu Bu finished speaking, Liu Bei grabbed Zhang Fei's hand, and Ji Ling sat down beside him. He wanted to see what this guy wanted to do.
"Everyone, sit down and listen to Bu's words. Today I am here especially to reconcile your two families." Lu Bu said.
Ji Ling asked helplessly: "General, how do you solve this problem?"
Lu Bu said sternly: "I, Lu Bu, have never fought in my life, so I have to resolve fights. However, everyone in the world thinks that I love fighting. This is a big mistake. Today's banquet is not a Hongmen banquet, but a good banquet. You should do your part in the name of me, Lu Bu." If we stop the troops, the peace between the Liu and Yuan families will not be harmed, how about that?"
After listening to this, Liu Bei and Ji Ling were filled with excitement. How can the Liu and Yuan families be harmonious?
At first, when Liu Bei was appointed pastor of Xuzhou, Cao Cao promised him an official title because he had no time to travel eastward, and ordered him to conquer Huainan in the name of the imperial court.
At that time, when Liu Bei first took control of Xuzhou, his people were still unstable and his troops, horses and food were insufficient. However, he was still ordered to lead the army south, but he was defeated by Yuan Shu in Huainan.
Yuan Shu is a man who is vindictive and bullies the weak but is afraid of the strong. He thinks that he cannot defeat Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, but he is more than enough to deal with Liu Bei who has no foundation.
After defeating Liu Bei in Huainan, they pursued him to Guangling. When Liu Bei was desperate, he begged Lu Bu to surrender.
Now that Lu Bu has stepped in to mediate, the situation is favorable to Liu Bei's side, so he sits firmly on Diaoyutai.
Ji Ling became anxious here. He was just a general under Yuan Shu and did not dare to make a decision for his lord, so he said: "My lord ordered me to lead an army of 30,000 to come to Xiaopei to capture Liu Bei..."
Seeing this, Mr. Zhang interrupted and said angrily: "You have such a big voice, how can you treat 30,000 soldiers? Killing you is like child's play!"
After Zhang Fei finished speaking, he was about to draw his sword, but Guan Yu tried to dissuade him: "Third brother, wait and see how General Lu resolves the fight. If not, it won't be too late to return to the camp and fight."
Ji Ling shook his head and snorted coldly: "Remove the fight? This is easy to say..."
"Ji Ling, don't be arrogant." Zhang Fei shouted.
"Am I still afraid of you?"
"Come on, let's go out and fight him for three hundred rounds."
"Let's fight..." Ji Ling became angry at Wuming. He rolled up his sleeves and stood up.
Seeing this, Lu Bu slammed the table, stood up, and looked around at everyone angrily. Finally, he walked to the door of the tent and said, "Bring me my halberd."
Liu Bei and Ji Ling were shocked when they heard this, and asked themselves, "What does Lu Bu want to do?"
"I advise your two families not to fight each other. It is better to obey God's arrangements." Lu Bu said.
"What is God's arrangement?" At this time, Liu Bei was not in a hurry, but Ji Ling was in a hurry, so he immediately asked.
Lu Bu asked someone to place Fang Tian's painted halberd under the camp gate, and then said to everyone in the tent: "There are 150 steps of the Chinese army in the camp gate. I want to shoot the halberd branch with an arrow. If it hits, your family will leave it alone. Soldiers, if the shot fails, you will each return to the camp to arrange a fight.
If anyone doesn't obey me, I will gather my troops to help the other family. "
Although Lu Bu's words were threatening, Ji Ling felt much more relaxed after listening to them, because in his understanding, it was impossible to shoot from such a distance, so he asked again: "General, is the shot..."
"Painting halberd twig." Lu Bu repeated again.
Ji Ling calculated that Lu Bu couldn't hit him, and he couldn't resist him at this time, so he readily agreed: "Just follow the general, please don't break your promise."
Liu Bei was watching the show from the sidelines at this time. Even if Lu Bu successfully rescued him, he would not be grateful. After all, if he hadn't captured his own Xuzhou, there would be no such situation today.
Lu Bu then asked someone to fetch a bow and arrow. He picked up the bow and nocked an arrow in one go. After the arrow left the string, it flew directly out of the hole in the twig of the painted halberd.
Ji Ling was dumbfounded by this smooth operation. He had no idea that Lu Bu, a general from a border area, was far more skilled with bow and horse than he imagined.
The two families drank and reconciled. Ji Ling was afraid that Yuan Shu would not believe him, so Lu Bu personally edited the book and brought it back to him. The siege of Xiaopei was immediately resolved.
After this incident, Gan Qian admired this foster brother even more.
She bought some wine and meat from the city and returned to Ganjiazhuang to reward Lantian.
When she returned home, Gan Qian found that there was no one in the house, and finally found Gan Ji and Lan Tian beside the woods dozens of meters away from the house, where they were digging a hole.
"Daddy, brother, what are you doing? Are you digging a cellar?" Gan Qian asked.
Ganji wiped the sweat from his forehead and said, "That's right. Your brother said we should dig deeper. I don't even know what he wants with such a big cellar."
"I bought some wine and meat from the city. Brother, you have to come and serve today." Gan Qian said with a smile.
"Okay, Dad, you go back first and I'll do it for a while," Lan Tian said.
Gan Qian and Gan Ji went home first and cleaned the meat they bought and the vegetables picked from the fields.
While waiting, Ganji poured himself a small drink. Now this extremely comfortable day is much more comfortable than when he was in Xiapi.
In the evening, when Lantian came back from work, Gan Qian lit the fire in the stove while he was washing his hands and changing clothes.
When Lan Tian came to the kitchen, he went straight to the pot to stir-fry, while Gan Qian was making a fire nearby and stealing the food.
"Brother, you are really powerful. Doesn't this mean strategizing and winning from thousands of miles away?"
Lantian was tasting the saltiness of the food at this time, and his tongue almost burned due to Gan Qian's praise. In fact, how could he have any plans? It's nothing more than conforming to history. Even if he doesn't send grapes to Gao Shun, the Chen family in Xiapi will encourage Lu Bu to send troops to Xiaopei to relieve the siege for their own benefit.
"Ahem, I don't have any plans. Sister, please don't flatter me..." Lan Tian said modestly.
"Excessive humility is pride. Brother, you don't have to pretend in front of me. I know your wisdom better than anyone else." Gan Qian almost burned her mouth when she saw him, so she covered her mouth and nose and smiled.
