The Three Kingdoms become stronger when they get treasures

Chapter 85

After the three returned to Xinye, after a while, Liu Bei sent someone to inquire about Zhuge Liang's news. After finding out that Zhuge Liang had already returned home, Liu Bei asked people to prepare their horses and prepare to visit Zhuge Liang again.

Zhang Fei said dissatisfiedly: "Isn't he just a villager? Why do you have to go in person and send someone to summon him?"

Liu Bei scolded: "Don't talk nonsense! Mencius once said that if you want to see a sage, but don't use the method approved by the sage, it's like asking others to come in but close the door. Kong Ming is a great sage in the world. Can be summoned!"

So Liu Bei got on his horse again and took Guan Yu and Zhang Fei to Longzhong to visit Zhuge Liang again.

It was already mid-winter season, the weather was extremely cold, and the clouds were densely covered. Just after walking not far, a strong wind suddenly blew up and heavy snow fell.I saw the heavy snow, which soon dyed the top of the mountain white, as white as jade, and the trees seemed to be covered with silver makeup.

Zhang Fei was dissatisfied again, and complained: "It's freezing cold, and even if you can't use soldiers, I don't think it's suitable to meet that person who doesn't know if he is capable. It's better to go back to Xinye to avoid the wind and snow."

Liu Bei said: "I'm just going to let Kong Ming know my sincerity. If the third brother is afraid of the cold, you should go back first."

"I'm not afraid of death, but am I afraid of the cold?"

"Then you shut up and don't talk anymore, just follow me."

Liu Bei braved the wind and snow to come to Zhuge Liang's thatched cottage again, but was disappointed again. Kong Ming was not at home, and only saw Zhuge Liang's younger brother Zhuge Jun and Zhuge Liang's old man Huang Chengyan.Liu Bei had no choice but to leave a letter expressing his feelings and expectations, and then returned to Xinye.

When it was freezing cold, Cao Cao in the north was chasing Yuan Tan to Nanpi.It turned out that after Cao Cao besieged Yecheng, he used various means to attack Yecheng, but the judge who defended the city was also a ruthless man, and he defended very resolutely. Cao Jun did not attack for a long time.

Seeing that Yecheng could not be captured in a hurry, Cao Cao first led his army to defeat Yuan Shang who had returned to aid, and then followed Xu You's strategy to flood Yecheng with water from Zhangzhang.The water in Yecheng was several feet deep, and the food had been eaten up. Many soldiers died of starvation. Finally, Shen Rong, the nephew of Shen Pei, secretly surrendered to Cao Cao, opened the west gate and let Cao's soldiers enter the city, and Yecheng fell.

Shen Pei resolutely refused to surrender and was executed, while Chen Lin surrendered to Cao Cao and was appointed as an officer.Cao Cao's eldest son Cao Pi (cao Ang died in battle, so now Cao Pi is the oldest) took the opportunity to snatch Yuan Xi's wife Zhen Mi who stayed in Yecheng. This hobby really followed his father's.

After Cao Cao pacified Jizhou, he personally went to Yuan Shao's tomb to pay homage. He didn't know whether he was crying for real or fake crying. Anyway, he cried very sadly. The two enemies who fought for hegemony were actually good friends when they were young.

Xu You thought that without him, how could Cao Cao have acquired the land of Jizhou, Hebei, so he was a little bit flustered, and looked down on Xu Chu, but was killed by Xu Chu, all of whom were surnamed Xu, why is this so! !

Cao Cao sent someone to summon Yuan Tan, but Yuan Tan did not come. Cao Cao was furious, and he personally led the army to attack Yuan Tan. Yuan Tan had to flee all the way to Nanpi.

Seeing Cao Cao chasing Nanpi, Guo Tu said to Yuan Tan: "There is no way out now. Tomorrow, drive the people in Nanpi City to the front, and my army will follow behind. Let's fight Cao Cao to the death!"

The next day, Yuan Tan obeyed Guo Tu's advice, drove the people to the front, led the army to follow, and went out of the city to fight Cao's army.The two armies fought from morning to noon, and there were corpses everywhere.

Seeing that it was too late to defeat Yuan Tan's army, Cao Cao abandoned his horse and beat the drums himself.Seeing this, the generals of the Cao army fought hard and finally defeated Yuan Tan's army. Countless people were killed.

Yuan Tan was hacked to death in the army by Cao Hong, Guo Tu was shot to death by Le Jin, and Cao Cao led his troops into Nanpi City to appease the people.After Yuan Tan was pacified, Cao Cao led his army to Huguan Pass, and ordered Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang to defeat Gao Gan with a feigned surrender.Gao Gan wanted to go to the Zuoxian King of the Huns, but he was not accepted. Gao Gan had nowhere to go, so he turned around and planned to join Liu Biao, but was killed by Wang Yan when he walked to Shangluo.

Seeing that the situation was over, Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi abandoned Youzhou and fled to Wuhuan in western Liaoning. The governor of Youzhou surrendered to Cao Cao with the officials of Youzhou.

So far, Cao Cao has pacified Jizhou, Qingzhou, Bingzhou, and Youzhou, which were willing to belong to Yuan Shao, and finally unified the north initially, harvesting a large number of soldiers and generals.

Although Yuan's group has been destroyed, Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi are still alive. In line with the idea of ​​cutting grass and roots, Cao Cao called everyone to discuss the attack on Wuhuan and completely exterminate the Yuan family.

Cao Hong said: "Yuan Xi and Yuan Shang are about to perish in defeat, and they have no more troops. Now they have fled far away into the desert, and there is no threat. If our army goes too far west, if Liu Biao and Liu Bei attack Xudu , we don’t have time to rescue! I think it’s better to go back to the court first.”

Many other generals agreed with Cao Hong's words.

Guo Jia said: "You are all wrong! Although my lord is powerful in the world, those Wuhuan people in the desert feel that they are far away from the Central Plains, and it is not convenient for us to attack them, so they must not take precautions. If we take the opportunity If you attack them suddenly, you will definitely defeat them. Moreover, when Yuan Shao was here, he was kind to Wuhuan. Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi are Yuan Shao's sons, so we must get rid of them! Then Liu Biao can only sit and talk, and he knows that his talents are not enough. In order to control Liu Bei, if Liu Bei is reused, I am afraid that he will not be able to control it. If Liu Biao does not reuse Liu Bei, he will have nothing to do with Liu Bei's foundation. So even if the rear is empty, the lord can boldly attack the army!"

Cao Cao said: "Feng Xiao is right!" So he led [-] elite soldiers and thousands of transport vehicles and marched forward.

But seeing the desert of the Yellow Desert, the wind is blowing everywhere, the road is rough, and it is difficult for people and horses to walk.Cao Cao saw that the road was too difficult to walk. If the elites ahead were moving too fast, the logistics supplies would not be able to keep up, so he decided to retreat and asked Guo Jia for his opinion.

At this time, Guo Jia was sick and lying in the car because of the unacceptable water and soil. Cao Cao cried and said, "It is only because I want to pacify the desert that Feng Xiao has gone through so many hardships and walked so far, so that he is sick. I feel uneasy! "

Guo Jia said emotionally: "I am grateful to the lord for your kindness, even if you die, you can't repay it!"

Cao Cao said again: "I see the ruggedness of this place and want to retreat. What do you think?"

Guo Jia said: "My lord, soldiers are precious and fast. Now that they are traveling thousands of miles to attack the enemy, they are too heavy to move around. It is better to just lead the elite soldiers to walk along the trail and attack them by surprise. But you need a guide who knows the way."

Therefore, Cao Cao left Guo Jia in Yizhou to recuperate, and made Tian Chou his guide, followed by Zhang Liao. Cao Cao personally pushed back and led several thousand Qingqi to advance along the trail.

(End of this chapter)