Shan Fu smiled and said, "I heard that Mr. Liu was generous and benevolent. I didn't believe it at first, so I used words to test him."
After hearing this, Liu Bei's stern expression faded and he thanked him: "My kindness is not as good as that of many people. I hope you can teach me."
Shan Fu said: "I came here from Yingshang, and I heard that someone in Xinye spread a rumor that Xinye Mu is Uncle Liu. Since then, the people have been abundant. This shows the benevolence and generosity of Commander Liu."
Liu Bei worshiped Shan Fu as a sergeant and hoped that he would help train his troops.
After Cao Cao returned to Xudu from Jizhou, he paid attention to the situation in Lejin on the one hand, and also looked at the developments in Jingzhou on the other. He often wanted to capture Jingzhou, so he specially sent Cao Ren, Li Dian and some surrendered generals to People such as Lu Kuang, Lu Xiang and others stationed in Fancheng with 30,000 surrendered troops, eyeing Jingzhou to see what was true.
When Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang saw Liu Bei's situation, they went to report to Cao Ren and said: "Now Liu Bei is stationed in Xinye, recruiting troops and horses, and accumulating grass and grain. I think his ambition is not small, so he has to plot something. The two of us Since we surrendered to Prime Minister Cao, we have not made any achievements. I hope you can send us 5,000 elite soldiers. We will take Liu Bei's head and present it to the Prime Minister."
Cao Ren was very happy after hearing this, so he gave the two men five thousand troops and prepared to go to Xinye to fight.
A spy came to report to Liu Bei early, so he found Shan Fu to discuss, and said: "Since the enemy troops have attacked, we must not let them enter the territory. We can send Guan Yu to attack with a thousand troops and horses to meet Zhang Fei in the middle. Lead troops and horses to attack from the right to meet the rear, and the lord himself will lead Zhao Yun to the front to meet the enemy, then the enemy can be defeated."
Liu Bei followed this suggestion and sent Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to attack with troops and horses. Then, together with Shan Fu, Zhao Yun and other generals, they led 2,000 troops and horses out to meet the enemy.
After walking less than a few miles, I saw only dust flying behind the mountain. Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang came with their troops and horses, guarding the corners of the formation on both sides. Liu Bei rode out under the flag gate and shouted: "Who is coming? How dare you Violating our borders?”
Lu Kuang came out to answer and said: "I am General Lu Kuang, and I have come to capture you on the orders of the Prime Minister!"
Liu Bei was furious and sent Zhao Yun to challenge. The two fought. In less than a round, Zhao Yun stabbed his horse to death. Liu Bei led his troops to cover up the attack. Lu Xiang could not resist at all, so he prepared to leave with his troops. While walking, suddenly a group of men and horses came out next to them. The leader was Guan Yu. They charged and killed them for a while. The soldiers and horses led by Lu Xiang were severely defeated. They could only seize the road and retreat some distance. Suddenly Another pair of men and horses came out and blocked his way. The general at the head was Zhang Fei. He raised his eight-foot-long steel spear and shouted: "Your grandfather Zhang Fei is here again!"
Then Zhang Fei rushed into the rebel army. Lu Xiang was caught off guard and was stabbed in the center by Zhang Fei. He fell off his horse and died. The others ran around to escape. Liu Bei gathered all his troops and horses and chased the remaining people. Many of them were captured alive. , Liu Bei's squadron returned to Xinye, rewarded Shan Fu heavily, and rewarded the three armies.
After the defeated army returned, they told Cao Ren the news and said: "Er Lu was killed by the opponent, and the sergeants were all captured alive."
Cao Ren was very surprised after hearing this and discussed with Li Dian. Li Dian said: "The two of them have been killed. Now we can only stand still and report the situation to the prime minister and send troops to conquer. It is the best policy."
Cao Ren said: "That's not the case. Now that the two generals are dead and many soldiers and horses have been lost, this hatred must be avenged. Moreover, Xinye is only a small place. Where does the prime minister need to lead a large army to conquer?"
Li Dian said: "The main reason is Liu Bei, the governor of Xinye. He is different from others. He is an outstanding person and cannot be underestimated."
Cao Ren said: "What do you have to be afraid of?"
Li Dian said: "There is a saying in the art of war that if you know your enemy and yourself, you will be victorious in every battle. I'm not afraid of them, I'm just afraid of not being able to defeat them."
Cao Ren was very angry after hearing this. He was obviously doubting himself and said angrily: "Are you having second thoughts? I will definitely bring Liu Bei's head back personally."
Li Dian said: "If General must go, then I will guard Fancheng."
Cao Ren said: "If you don't follow me, it will prove that you have second thoughts!"
Li Dian had no choice but to join Cao Ren and lead 25,000 troops across the river to fight in the direction of Xinye.
In Daoxiang Village, Yu Yi stayed up all night and had been reading his ancient book "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms". Suddenly he heard a voice coming from the room. He quickly put the ancient book "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" into his gift bag, and then pretended to lie down Sleep on the table.
After a while, the door of the room opened, and Diao Chan walked out. Seeing Yu Yi sleeping on the table, she looked very distressed and said, "Yu Yi, go in and sleep quickly. You will catch a cold if you sleep here."
After hearing this, Ms. Zou in the room quickly got dressed and walked out. The two of them woke up Yu Yi and pulled him into the room to rest.
After Yu Yi was woken up, he pretended to wipe his eyes and said, "I still have things to do, ladies, go and do your own business."
So Diao Chan had breakfast prepared. After the three of them finished eating, Zou and Diao Chan went to train, while Yu Yi stayed in the room.
Just as Yuyi was thinking about his next plan, Ye Huatong knocked on the door and came in.
Yu Yi hurriedly stepped forward to greet him, poured a cup of tea, and said, "What kind of wind brought Village Chief Ye D here?"
Ye Huatong smiled slightly and said, "I don't go to the Three Treasures Palace for anything. How can newlywed Yu Yi be so happy?"
Yu Yi shook his head and said, "Why is that not the case?"
Ye Huatong took out two letters and said, "Someone has written to you."
Yu Yi seemed a little surprised. He took the letter and saw two new signatures. One was his eldest brother Liu Bei and the other was his master Jia Xu.
Yu Yi carefully opened the letter and read it. The content of Liu Bei's letter was: The fourth brother has been away for a while. I don't know if the trip to Yunnan went well. I took my second and third brothers to join Liu Biao in Jingzhou, and I considered him my elder brother. Liu Biao was still very good to me, but Liu Biao’s first wife died early, and his second wife, Cai, was young. Faced with the problem, he was obviously a little powerless. Recently, Cai Mao wanted to get rid of me. Fortunately, Lu Ma saved my life. The eldest son Liu Qi wanted to rely on me, but I was weak and stationed in Xinye. The latest time, Liu Biao and I drank. I lamented that I had no foundation, otherwise I would not always be able to rely on others. I thought of my fourth brother who advised me to establish a base very early on. Now I regret it very much. When I met Mr. Shui Jing, he also warned me that I did not listen to my fourth brother’s advice. Now that I think about it, , The eldest brother regrets it very much. If the trip to Yunnan is not easy, the eldest brother still hopes that you can come back. Your second brother and third brother are also waiting for you. I believe that as long as we brothers work together, the Han Dynasty will definitely prosper.
After Yu Yi finished reading the letter, he felt a lot less complaints about Liu Bei in his heart, and his eyes were blurred with tears.
