However, Gongsun Du was an extremely ambitious guy. Seeing his power becoming more and more powerful, he was no longer satisfied with being in a corner.
Gongsun Du proclaimed himself the Marquis of Liaodong and the Mu of Pingzhou, and named his father Gongsun Yan the Marquis of Jianyi. Like the vassal states, he built two ancestral temples for Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty and Emperor Guangwu, and offered sacrifices on time. Following the etiquette of the time, he used the emperor-level Various ritual activities are held.
Moreover, Gongsundu also extended his tentacles across the sea to the Jiaodong Peninsula, asking Liu Yi to send troops to capture Donglai, and appointed Liu Yi as the governor of Yingzhou.
Liu Yi was also a man of foresight. Seeing the inextricable fight between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao's coalition forces and Tian Kai, he took up Kong Rong's idea.
In the beginning, he borrowed food from Kong Rong worth thousands of dan.
Kong Rong borrowed them all based on the idea that doing more is worse than doing less.
Who knows that Liu Yi's appetite is getting bigger and bigger, and this time he can eat a hundred thousand shi of food with just one mouthful.
Kong Rong had just been hit hard by Lu Bu, so where could there be any leftover food for Liu Yi?
However, Liu Yi immediately changed his expression and led tens of thousands of troops towards Duchang, as if if you don't give me food, I will enter the city and rob it myself.
Kong Rong also saw that Liu Yi was just an unfamiliar white-eyed wolf.
His purpose is not to take advantage of himself at all, but to ask the driver to annex the entire Beihai!
But Kong Rong still knew how much he was worth, and knew that he was probably no match for Liu Yi, so he just wanted to ask for help again.
In fact, Kong Rong and Tao Qian were allies in the traditional sense, belonging to the faction of Yuan Shu and Gongsun Zan.
Now Tian Kai has been beaten by Yuan Shao and is hiding in the city to take care of himself, so naturally he cannot come to rescue him.
Yuan Shu had been driven south of the Yangtze River, and Tao Qian was defeated by Lu Bu again.
Lu Bu seems to be from Yuan Shao and Cao Cao's line...
But Kong Rong couldn't care so much anymore. After all, Lu Bu once generously sent troops to help him solve a siege.
Moreover, Yuan Shu is still from Yuan Shao's faction. Now that he is besieged from three sides, who can he count on?
Therefore, Bing was asked to go to Xuzhou to ask Lu Bu for help.
Lu Bu looked embarrassed when he heard this: "Chang Shi must also know that I have only fought a few battles now, and now my troops are scattered throughout Xuzhou.
Although there are 20,000 people coming to Pengcheng, I still have to protect the coal and iron mines here, and I really can’t spare so many people, horses, and food..."
Bing Yuan hurriedly said: "Marquis Wen is a great hero, and his men are all elite soldiers and generals. As long as we send 10,000 or 20,000 people, we will definitely be able to kill Liu Yi!"
Liu Yi is so ambitious that he is not satisfied with occupying Donglai, and now he wants to plot Beihai!
If he succeeds, maybe he will covet Langya Kingdom!
Marquis Wen, I think I don’t need to tell you about the moral truth of dying lips and cold teeth. Moreover, Marquis Wen and Kong Xiang had a close personal relationship.
Please also ask Wen Hou to take action again to help resolve the siege of Beihai! "
Lu Bu nodded and said, "Tell me about Liu Yi's general situation..."
Bing Yuan naturally told Lu Bu everything he knew, and told Lu Bu in detail the information he had.
After hearing this, Lu Bu pondered for a moment and said, "Well, I'll discuss it with my men before making a decision!
According to my husband, you have traveled a long way and worked hard all the way. Please go down and rest first! "
When Bing Yuan heard that Lu Bu was going to discuss it, he couldn't say anything more, so he had to be led down to rest.
As soon as Bing Yuan walked away, Tai Shi Ci couldn't help but stand up and said: "My Lord, Kong Beihai is a loyal and kind man, so he must be saved...
The last general is willing to lead five thousand troops to support, and he will definitely be able to repel Liu Yi! "
But Lu Bu chuckled and said: "Kill and retreat? What's the point of just killing and retreating? If he retreats this time, he will come again next time!"
If you want to do it, Gongsun Du must no longer have a foothold in Jiaodong! "
"Uh..." Tai Shici had a dark look on his face.
Lu Bu chuckled: I have wanted to annex Qingzhou for a long time, but I didn't expect the opportunity to come so soon!
Someone took out a large map, pointed at Huang County, and said, "You must have heard it, right?
Liu Yi came by boat from the sea, and there must be many ships docked in Huang County now!
Send out more spies. I want to know Liu Yi's military strength in various counties in Donglai, where the ships are docked, how many ships there are, and how many sailors there are!
Damn it, I was worried that there were too few ships that could go out to sea, and he just came to my door, so why not?
I want their ships and sailors! No one can escape!
Come on, let's discuss how we can take down the entire Donglai in one fell swoop! "
As Lu Bu spoke, his mood became more and more excited, and his big eyes were shining with a green light!
The next day, Bing Yuan, who saw Lu Bu again, couldn't help but feel a little uneasy. He didn't know how Lu Bu had discussed with his advisers yesterday.
Listening to the meaning of Lu Bu's words, even if he is willing to send troops to help, he will open his mouth and ask for benefits, right?
After all, you can't afford to go early if you don't have any profit, not to mention that Kong Rong and Lu Bu actually don't have a deep friendship. Who would send troops to help you for no reason?
Just as he was about to ask, Lu Bu said: "We have already discussed that Taishi Ci will lead five thousand troops to Beihai to assist Kong Xiang in defending the city.
Then I will personally lead the main force to arrive. When the time comes, we will cooperate internally and externally, and attack Liu Yi from front to back, and we will definitely be able to defeat the enemy in one fell swoop! "
"Ah?" Bing Yuan was stunned.
Has Lu Bu decided to send troops?
Happiness came so suddenly that it was hard for Bing Yuan to accept it!
But isn't the purpose of his trip just to ask for help? Although the first batch of 5,000 people may be a little less, didn't Lu Bu say there is backup!
Moreover, he had seen Lu Bu's fighting prowess before.
At the beginning, ten thousand people easily defeated the Yellow Turban Army, which had surrendered sixty or seventy thousand people!
"Okay, as for the plan, we will discuss it with Ziyi after he sees Kong Beihai. Just go back to Beihai with him to recover!"
"Thank you Marquis Wen for your generous help!" Bing Yuan leaned over and bowed.
Lu Bu chuckled and said, "No need to be polite, you are right, Beihai and Xuzhou are so close to each other, how could I not save them?
However, the advance force of 5,000 people has to march in a hurry, so they will not bring a lot of luggage. After arriving in Duchang, Kong Beihai will have to worry about food and supplies! "
Bing Yuan hurriedly said: "This is natural!"
Even he himself had never thought that this arduous task could be accomplished so easily! Lu Bu's reaction was so quick!
He wished that Lu Bu would send troops today, lest Lu Bu would regret it!
Naturally, Lu Bu would not go back on his word. Early the next morning, with Tai Shi Ci as commander and Ji Ling as deputy, he set out for Beihai with a thousand cavalry and four thousand infantry.
After a few more days of preparation, Lu Bu took Zhang Liao and Cheng Lian with eight thousand people and headed north, driving a group of heavy carriages to Langya.
