Guan Yu also advised: "Since Tao Qian is so humble, why not just agree to it."
Zhang Fei also advised: "It's not that you want to rob this place by force, but that the other party must be humble. Why do you have to refuse like this?"
"Hey, you are setting me up for injustice!"
Liu Bei sighed, but did not let go. Tao Qian repeatedly gave in, but he just refused to accept it. Yu Yi had never seen such a stubborn person.
Tao Qian had no choice but to give in and said, "If you don't want to obey, then forget it. Near Xuzhou, there is a small town called Xiaopei where some troops can be stationed. Then you can stay and garrison here to protect the safety of Xuzhou. How about it?"
Tao Qian's words revealed his true intentions. Yu Yi cursed in his heart. It turned out that Tao Qian didn't want to give in to Xuzhou from the bottom of his heart. It was because he felt scared after experiencing Cao Cao and wanted Liu Bei to be a bodyguard. Keep Xuzhou safe.
Everyone started a new round of advice. Yu Yi was about to suggest that Liu Bei leave Xuzhou and return to Pingyuan County, but Liu Bei actually agreed. Yu Yi didn't understand this. If accepting Xuzhou was unjust, then accepting Xiaopei was nothing. It was really ironic.
After Tao Qian rewarded the army, Zhao Yun also began to bid farewell. Liu Bei took Zhao Yun and sent him far away, and he actually started crying in the end.
Yu Yi, who was at the scene, felt very embarrassed and said, "Zhao Yun, please don't leave, otherwise my eldest brother will be even more sad than losing his wife."
Zhao Yun smiled, said goodbye, and replied: "Yu Yi, if you have a chance in the future, come to Gongsun Zan and I will take you to some places to play."
"Haha, it's a deal!"
Yuyi waved his hand.
Kong Rong and Tian Kai both completed their respective tasks and returned with their troops. Liu Bei took his own troops to Xiaopei to repair the city wall and appease the local people.
After the settlement was completed, the four brothers started chatting. Yuyi asked: "Now that we have settled in Xiaopei, what should we do with our base plain?"
Liu Bei smiled and said: "My fourth brother probably has never been to the plains. That place is materially poor, has drought all year round, and has no harvest. There is no point in garrisoning there."
Zhang Fei said: "Eldest brother is older than us. Fourth brother, you still have a lot to learn, so just follow us with peace of mind."
Yuyi shook his head and walked into his room.
Guan Yu said: "Maybe the fourth brother has not fully integrated into our kind of life, so it is good for him to be quiet for a while."
Yu Yi had differences with Liu Bei before because of the development direction, and now he has some opinions about the Xuzhou matter. He thinks that Liu Bei values loyalty too much, and will suffer from it instead.
Cao Cao led his troops back from Xuzhou, and Cao Ren came to greet him. He explained the situation. Lu Bu was very powerful, and Chen Gong was advising him. Yanzhou and Puyang had been lost. Juancheng, Dong'a, and Fanxian were lost because of Xun Yu and Xun Yu. Cheng Yu and Cheng Yu joined forces and used some strategies to survive.
Cao Cao sighed: "This public platform has ruined my major affairs. If he hadn't instigated Lu Bu to attack me, I wouldn't have had to retreat. It's really hateful. But I also know Lu Bu. He is brave but has no plans. There is nothing to worry about."
So we first set up camp, settled the soldiers, rested, and prepared for the next step before discussing strategic deployment.
Lu Bu knew that Cao Cao was back and had passed Teng County, so he summoned his two lieutenants, Xue Lan and Li Feng, and said, "You two have performed very well. I have long wanted to use you. You can bring ten thousand We have enough troops to defend Yanzhou. I will take some of my own men to defeat Cao’s camp."
The two agreed. When Chen Gong found out, he quickly stopped him and said, "General, what is the purpose of abandoning Yanzhou?"
Lu Bu replied: "I want to station troops in Puyang and form a tripod."
Chen Gong said: "No, Xue Lan can't defend Yanzhou. It's a hundred and eighty miles to the south this time. With the natural danger of Mount Tai, we can ambush ten thousand people there. Cao Cao heard that Yanzhou is gone, so he will definitely Speed up the march, wait until they are halfway through, and then ambush them, then you can capture Cao Cao alive."
Lu Bu said: "I am stationing troops in Puyang, so I have my own intentions. How can you know it?" So he did not accept Chen Gong's words and decided to use Xue Lan to guard Yanzhou.
When Cao Cao's troops marched on the dangerous route of Mount Tai, Guo Jia saw it and quickly dissuaded them, saying: "We can't go any further. This is a good place for an ambush. There must be an ambush for them."
Cao Cao laughed and said: "You don't understand Lu Bu. He is a fool. Let Xue Lan guard Yanzhou and go to Puyang by himself. How can he set up an ambush here? Let Cao Ren order an army to besiege Yanzhou, and I will directly march to Puyang. Quickly Attack Lu Bu."
Chen Gong heard that Cao Cao's troops were approaching, so he offered his advice: "Now that Cao Cao has come from a long way, he is exhausted, and he must want a quick victory. We can delay it, but we can't let him get his way."
Lu Bu was not happy when he heard this and said: "I am riding my red rabbit horse across the world. Where is the opponent, how can I be a tortoise? Besides, I don't take the little Cao Cao seriously. Wait. After he comes down to the stronghold, I will personally capture him."
Cao Cao's troops approached Puyang and set up camp not far away. The next day, he led his troops to attack. Cao Cao rode under the gate and saw Lu Bu arriving from a distance. At the center of the formation, Lu Bu was the first to take the lead. There were 8 generals lined up on both sides. They were from Yanmen Mayi. His surname is Zhang, his given name is Liao, and his courtesy name is Wenyuan; he is from Huayin in Mount Tai, his surname is Zang, his given name is Ba, and his courtesy name is Xuangao; the others are Hao Meng, Cao Xing, Cheng Lian, Wei Xu, Song Xian, Hou Cheng, and Lu Bu personally leads them With an army of 50,000, the drums beat loudly.
Cao Cao pointed at Lu Bu and said, "I have no grudge against you. Why did you attack my state and county for no reason?"
Lu Bu said: "They are all cities of the Han Dynasty, and everyone has a share. How can they be said to be your prefectures and counties?" After that, he asked Zang Ba to go to war.
Cao Cao's army marched in and out to greet him, and the two horses fought for more than thirty rounds, with neither victory nor defeat. Then Xiahou Dun came out to help, and Zhang Liao also came out from Lu Bu's formation to fight with him.
Seeing that everyone was fighting well, Lu Bu felt itchy in his hands, so he picked up Fang Tian's painted halberd and attacked personally. They knew Lu Bu's reputation. Xiahou Dun and Le Jin left when they saw this. Lu Bu took the opportunity to charge and kill Cao Cao's army. Cao Cao's army was defeated and went to After retreating thirty or forty miles, Lu Bu took back his army.
Cao Cao failed at the first stop and quickly discussed the situation after returning. Yu Jin suggested, "I was watching on the mountain today and saw a small camp to the west of Puyang with few people. We lost the battle tonight. Lu Bu will definitely not be prepared and can lead his troops to attack this place." , if we can successfully capture it, then Lu Bu will definitely be afraid, this is the best policy."
Cao Cao thought about it and felt that there was no problem, so he followed the suggestion and marched through the road overnight with six generals, Cao Hong, Li Dian, Mao Jie, Lu Qian, Yu Jin, and Dian Wei, and more than 20,000 horses.
