After hearing this, Sun Quan was very ashamed and said, "These are all my faults. I will correct them!" Soon after, Taishi Ci came in and said, "I have a man under me, whose surname is Ge and whose name is Ding. He is the same as Zhang Liao. My subordinate is a brother who raised the horse, but after being blamed for some things, I felt a little resentful. I sent someone to report this tonight and raised a fire as a signal to assassinate Zhang Liao and avenge Song Qian's hatred. I hope I can lead troops and horses as assistance."
Sun Quan thought for a moment and asked, "Where is Ge Ding?"
He replied: "He should have sneaked into Hefei City at this time. I hope you can give me five thousand soldiers and horses to assist them."
Zhuge Jin felt something was wrong and said, "Zhang Liao has some plans and must be prepared. It's better not to act rashly."
Taishi Ci insisted on his opinion and said: "This is a very good opportunity. If you miss it, it will be gone!"
Because Sun Quan was sad about Song Qian, he didn't think much about it. He was eager to take revenge, so he sent Tai Shici with 5,000 troops as foreign aid.
Ge Ding was a fellow villager of Tai Shi Ci. He infiltrated into the army and then entered the city of Hefei to find a horse trough. The two discussed it. Ge Ding said: "I have reported to General Tai Shi Ci. Tonight he They will definitely come to meet you, how are you going to deal with it?"
Hou Cao said: "This place is far away from the Chinese army. You can't go there at night. Just light a big fire on the haystack. You go to the front to call for rebellion. The soldiers and horses in the city are in chaos. Then go and assassinate Zhang Liao. Zhang Liao is killed." After the assassination, the other soldiers naturally dispersed."
Ge Ding said: "This strategy is very good!" So Zhang Liao returned to the city victoriously that night, rewarded the three armies, and ordered the soldiers not to take off their armor and sleep.
The left and right said: "Now that we have won the victory, the Wu soldiers will definitely flee far away. Why doesn't the general take off his armor and sleep?"
Zhang Liao said: "No, as a general, we must insist not to be happy because we have won, and not to worry because we have failed. If Wu Bing thinks that we must be unprepared after victory and take advantage of the opportunity to attack, how should we deal with it? So tonight Your defenses must be more thorough and more cautious than before!”
As soon as he finished speaking, a fire suddenly broke out in the back camp, and there was a cry of rebellion. Many people reported, Zhang Liao went out of the camp, mounted his horse, and called over a dozen of his followers.
He said to the left and right: "This cry is very urgent. We should go and take a look."
Zhang Liao smiled and said: "I don't believe that people in a city will rebel against me. These must be some rebels who deliberately disturb the soldiers. If they are confused, behead them first."
So Zhang Liao and others have been waiting where they were. Soon Li Dian captured Ge Ding and Hou Cao. Zhang Liao asked about the truth and immediately killed the two in front of the formation. At this time, the sound of drumming came from outside the city. Very big.
Zhang Liao said: "This must be Wu Bing's external support, and he can use it to his advantage!"
So he sent people to set a fire inside the city gate, and everyone shouted there, opened the city gate, and lowered the drawbridge. When Taishi Ci saw the city gate opened and knew that Ge Ding had succeeded, he forced his horse to enter. .
Suddenly there was a sound of cannon from the city wall, and the bows and arrows from above were shot down. Taishi Ci quickly retreated, but it was already too late. He was hit by several bows and arrows. Li Dian and Le Jin came out from behind and killed most of the Wu soldiers. Cao Bings were also killed. Taking advantage of the situation, they rushed to Wu Bing's camp. Lu Xun and Dong Xi attacked from the side and rescued Tai Shici. Cao Bing saw someone coming and did not dare to pursue too far, so he retreated.
Sun Quan was even more sad when he saw Taishi Ci coming back with serious injuries. Zhang Zhao requested to temporarily withdraw his troops. Sun Quan thought that he was not his opponent, so he had no choice but to obey, so he ordered the ships to be recovered and returned to South Xu Runzhou.
After the troops and horses were stabilized, Taishi Ci was seriously ill. Sun Quan sent Zhang Zhao to ask for greetings. Taishi Ci shouted: "A man was born in troubled times. He should carry a three-foot sword and make immortal contributions. Now his ambition has not been fulfilled. It’s a pity that he is about to die!” After saying this, he closed his eyes and was only forty-one years old when he died.
Liu Bei was reorganizing his army and horses in Jingzhou. Suddenly he heard that Sun Quan had been defeated in Hefei and was now back in Nanxu, so he asked Kong Ming to discuss it.
Kong Ming recently talked to Yu Yi and heard the news of Liu Qi's death from illness. He said: "I was watching the sky at night recently and saw stars falling drunkenly in the northwest. It seems that a royal family member has passed away."
As soon as he finished speaking, someone suddenly reported that the young master Liu Qi had passed away. When Liu Bei heard about it, he was very sad and cried bitterly.
Kong Ming advised: "Life and death are matters of fate. Lord, don't worry. You are afraid of harming your body. Let's deal with important matters first. You can send people to guard his city, and then take care of the funeral."
Liu Bei asked: "Who do you think is more suitable?"
Kong Ming thought for a moment and said, "Guan Yu is the only one left!" So he asked Guan Yu to set off to guard Xiangyang immediately.
Liu Bei said: "Now that Liu Qi has passed away, the news cannot be blocked. Soochow will definitely come to attack Jingzhou. How should we answer?"
Kong Ming said: "If someone comes, I will naturally have words to deal with it."
Half a month later, someone came to report that Lu Su from Soochow had come to pay his respects. As expected, this problem was solved.
In Xudu, Cao Cao had just returned with his defeated army. He found that during his absence, the situation in Xudu was a bit chaotic. Some noble families suddenly fought and the internal strife was serious. He was ready to act as the mediator to sort out the situation. .
After Xiaoli entered Xudu, she always kept a low profile and kept a low profile. In order to avoid being noticed, Jia Xu went to see Xiaoli every night and told him some information about Xudu. He also trained Xiaoli's mental quality and improved her. After a long time and many times, Jia Xu's wife also began to doubt Xiaoli's various abilities. Jia Xu called Xiaoli his adopted daughter to explain to his wife.
After Cao Cao entered Xudu, he mobilized some soldiers and horses to start martial law throughout the city, so the underground activities of Jia Xu and others were greatly restricted.
On this day, Xiaoli went to a secret room to practice as usual. Suddenly Jia Xu came. He said to Xiaoli: "You are now a qualified spy. In addition, I will take you to meet some people." .”
Xiaoli was stunned for a moment, wondering if there are still any of our people here?
Jia Xu smiled and said: "Everyone has their own secret code. I will tell you a few people you should know."
Xiaoli nodded. She knew that she had to abide by some rules when she entered this industry. She followed Jia Xu to the street. On the street, celebrities kept saying hello to Jia Xu, and some people didn't even look at Jia Xu.
Xiaoli couldn't stand it, and was about to step forward to teach those rude people a lesson, but was stopped by Jia Xu. When the two entered an inn, Xiaoli couldn't help it anymore and asked, "Why don't you let me teach those people a lesson? They are so rude!"
Jia Xu smiled and said: "I come from a humble background, and I'm used to them looking down on me, but we can't afford to offend them for the time being, or it will cause trouble."
