Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Knowing the urgency of the situation, Jian Yong didn't have the heart to go to the post house, but stayed outside the governor's mansion to wait for news.

Liu Biao immediately called a group of ministers to discuss, and at this time Wenpin had also sent back the news of Bowang.

Everyone in the hall was silent, because Liu Bei's performance in this battle had exceeded everyone's expectations.

Liu Biao threw stones to ask the way: "Xiahou Dun was defeated by Xuande. If I raise troops to help him, the whole city will be in danger. If Cao Mengde doesn't return to help, he may really be able to save the emperor."

Cai Hao, who was pro-Cao, did not dare to speak at this time. He was unwilling to send troops before because he advocated Cao Cao's strength. Now that Liu Bei defeated Xiahou Dun, he had no excuse.

At this time, Kuai Yue said: "If Liu Xuande conquers Xudu, the emperor rewards him for his merits, and the lord will not be as good as him. The lord uses the people of Jingzhou to help him achieve great achievements. Isn't it a marriage for others?

What's more, Liu Bei is planting grain in Xinye, recruiting troops and buying horses. I heard that he recently worshiped a military adviser. How can Liu Bei be inferior to others in doing so?My lord, please think twice. "

Liu Biao had always been jealous of Liu Bei, and when Kuai Yue said this, he hesitated.

Seeing that Liu Biao was suspicious, Kuai Yue added fuel and jealousy: "Liu Bei is a fierce tiger in the world, and he may hurt himself if he raises a tiger carelessly..."

"Brother-in-law, you can order Wen Zhongye to pretend to help, and then kill him by surprise. Liu Bei's troubles will be solved by himself." Cai Mao said taking advantage of the situation.

"No, if Liu Xuande can defeat Xiahoudun, I expect there must be some masters in his army. If Wen Zhongye fails to kill a tiger, he may injure himself. My lord can send someone to appease him to weaken his heart, and then use tricks to figure it out." Kuai Yue He stroked his beard and said.

"Why delay the sun and the moon? If you don't trust Wenpin, I will personally lead the army north to fight with him, and I will be able to capture and kill Liu Bei in one fell swoop." Cai Mao snorted coldly.

The two sang together, making Liu Biao lose his judgment.

Liu Biao shook his head after hearing this and said: "The words of the different degree are very good, Xuan De's benevolence and righteousness are with the world, if De Gui is really reckless and kills him, I will bear the infamy of harming the virtuous, it is better to take it slowly..."

At this time the guard came to report, saying that Jianyong was still waiting outside the gate of the mansion.

Liu Biao told Kuai Yue, "Jian Xianhe is still waiting for news, go out and deal with Yidu, and don't make him suspicious."

"Wei." Kuai Yue stood up and responded.

Liu Bei was stationed in Ye County for several days, Liu Yan first came back to report Wenpin's attitude, and then Jian Yong returned with Liu Biao's excuse.

Liu Bei was so angry that he beat his chest and said: "How can such an opportunity come in the future? How could Liu Jingsheng give up because of Cai Mao's illness? Is there no other general in Xiangyang?"

Xu Shu shook his head and said, "I don't think it's Cai Mao's illness, but Liu Biao's intentional reluctance to send troops. It seems that he is very afraid of the lord..."

"Then attack Xudu and save the emperor..."

"How could it be possible to capture Xudu with the master's tens of thousands of troops alone? I think it's better to go back to Xinye..." Xu Shu persuaded.

Liu Bei frowned and said, "You can't always be controlled by others like this. When you go back, let Ziyu expand production. If you have food, you won't be afraid that you won't be able to recruit soldiers."

Xu Shu nodded affirmatively: "That's right."

Gao Shun commanded [-] garrison troops to garrison, and Xinye was in good order during this period, and several spies who sneaked into the city were arrested, and it was only after torture that they found out that they were Cai Mao's people.

After Liu Bei returned to Xinye, Gao Shun handed over Chengfang and Lantian and returned to Dengjiazhuang again.

Faced with Cai Hao's full of malice, Liu Bei put those secret writers back, and he planned to convince others with virtue, which can be regarded as easing the relationship with Liu Biao.

In May, Yuan Shao vomited blood and died in Yecheng. The youngest son Yuan Shang inherited the position, the eldest son Yuan Tan occupied Qingzhou, the second son Yuan Xi occupied Youzhou, and his nephew Gaogan occupied Bingzhou.

Liu Bei stood in Xinye and sighed to the north, thinking that Yuan Benchu ​​was still defeated by Cao Cao, and his sons would lose Hebei sooner or later, and it would be even more difficult to defeat Cao Cao.

Lantian expanded production according to Liu Bei's wishes. Under his strong call, there were many followers, and the number of people in Tuntian quickly expanded from less than 3000 to [-], which was faster than Liu Bei's recruiting in Xinye.

Chapter 67 Tune the tiger away from the mountain

After the Battle of Bowangpo, the relationship between Liu Bei and Liu Biao became cold, and Xiangyang never provided food and grass. Fortunately, Lantian stocked up a lot in Dengjiazhuang.

After years of war in the north, a large number of refugees went south. When they passed through Nanyang County, many of them were accepted by Lantian.

After the population increased, Lantian built two new villages next to Dengjiazhuang to resettle the refugees, and then reclaimed the land in a way of bringing the old with the new.

Being able to eat well in this era is a great blessing to the refugees. They are more diligent than the original tenant farmers in Dengjiazhuang, and they are more cooperative with Gao Shun's training.

Gao Shun once felt that the farming army he had trained might be capable of fighting on the battlefield.

Liu Biao was very saddened to hear that Yuan Shao died in sorrow and anger. For a while, he even closed the door to thank the guests.

After Cao Cao gained an advantage in the Hebei battlefield, the voice of pro-Cao among the Jingzhou bureaucrats grew day by day.

After the middle man Han Song returned from Xudu, he talked about Cao Cao's mighty virtue, and suggested that Liu Biao send his son to Xudu as a hostage, so as to keep the peace of Jingzhou.

Liu Biao has three sons, the eldest son Liu Qi, the second son Liu Cong, and the third son Liu Xiu.

Liu Cong and Liu Xiu were young, and if they wanted to send their sons as hostages, they could only send Liu Qi. How could Liu Biao be willing to do it after hearing this?He suspected that Han Song had secretly turned to Cao Cao, and wanted to kill him, but his wife Cai dissuaded him.

When Cai married Liu Biao, Liu Qi had already married a wife of adulthood, fearing that she would not be sincerely filial to her stepmother, so she paid more attention to her second son Liu Cong.

Later, when Liu Biao was happy, Cai suggested that her niece, who was about the same age, be married to Liu Cong when she became an adult. Liu Biao readily agreed and made the marriage.

After Liu Cong got engaged, the Cai family and Cai Mao became closer to Liu Cong, and they often slandered and excluded the eldest son Liu Qi.

While Liu Biao was behind closed doors, Cai Mao discussed with Kuai Yue, "Prime Minister Cao uses his troops like a god, and sooner or later he will unify the world. Now my lord is hesitant and almost killed Han Degao. What should I do?"

Kuai Yue laughed and said, "I heard that Degui often goes fishing in Tanxi, if it rains heavily and the water rises, would you still go?"

"Of course I won't go, but what does this have to do with my brother-in-law?" Cai Mao asked puzzled.

"I haven't seen Prime Minister Cao's military power, how could my lord give up Jingxiang? If you were Jingzhou Mu, would you?" Kuai Yue asked.

Cai Mao said with a smile: "Maybe..."

"So it's not that my lord is hesitating at all, it's just that there was no rainstorm or flooding." Kuai Yue said.

"But when will this rainstorm come?" Cai Mao asked again.

Kuai Yue shook his head and said, "It's unknown."

"In the past six months, Liu Bei has taken in a lot of refugees in Xinye, and his tiger has grown bigger and bigger, so we should use a plan to get rid of it." Cai Mao said again.

"There's no need to rush this matter, I'm waiting for an opportunity." Kuai Yue said coldly.

"What time?"

"The time to tune the tiger away from the mountain."

Cai Mao was confused, but his intellect could not understand Kuai Yue's thoughts, so he could only wait for his so-called opportunity.

In the eighth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao attacked Liyang, and Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang were defeated and fled Yecheng.

Cao Cao led his army to chase outside Yecheng and harvest the wheat in the surrounding areas for his own use. The generals all suggested to pursue the victory, but Guo Jia, who offered sacrifices to wine, suggested: "Yuan Shao abolished the elders and established the young. Yuan Tan was not convinced. The faction has long been fighting, we might as well go south to Jingzhou to wait for the change, once the two attack each other, the lord can reap the benefits, it's a decision at one stroke."

Cao Cao said he was good, so he returned Xu Du.

In autumn, Cao Cao sent troops south to attack Jingzhou.

Liu Biao was shocked when he heard the words, and wanted to mobilize his confidant general Huang Zu to go north, but there was also a battle report from Jiangxia, Jiangdong Sun Quan was going back up the river.

In desperation, Liu Biao had no choice but to let his nephew Zhang Yun lead his troops northward to resist Cao's army with General Wenpin, while Cai Mao, who surrendered, was left in Xiangyang.

Cai Mao was not angry either, and advised Liu Biao, "Brother-in-law, General Zhang has no experience in defending against Cao's army, why don't you send Liu Bei from Xinye to assist him?"

"How to supplement it?" Liu Biao asked back.

When Cai Hao hesitated and didn't know how to respond, Kuai Yue came out of the class and said: "Liu Xuande defeated Xiahou Dun at Bowangpo. It is said that Xu Yuanzhi, the military adviser, planned for him. In addition, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Zhao Yun are all brave men. attack."

"That's what I mean." Cai Mao added.

Liu Biao looked at the two suspiciously, thinking that you are fooling me by singing and deceiving me?Obviously he wanted to use Cao Cao's hand to kill Liu Bei.

Seeing Liu Biao's hesitation, Kuai Yue continued to persuade, "Liu Xuande is gaining momentum in Xinye. If you don't take the opportunity to pluck his feathers, you may become a disaster for Jingzhou in the future..."

Liu Biao weighed the pros and cons and finally agreed, Zhang Yun went north to stay in Xinye, and Liu Bei and Xu Shu went out of the city to work in the army.

After the two greeted each other, Zhang Yun handed over Liu Biao's autographed letter.

Liu Biao explained his indifference over the past year on the grounds of his illness, and asked Liu Bei to lead the soldiers of Xinye to the north to fight against Cao Cao.

Liu Bei was very hesitant after reading the letter. The news that Cao Cao was going south was true, and he had been actively preparing for the battle. Even the troops stationed in Lantian were allotted with weapons.

Seeing this, Xu Shu said, "Why don't you stay in Xinye, my lord, and I take a troop to help General Zhang?"

"What Yuan Zhi said is true." Liu Bei nodded.

Zhang Yun said again: "I heard that Guan Yunchang, Zhang Yide, and Zhao Zilong are all brave generals. Please also send your envoy to the army together."

"Generals Guan and Zhang can go together, but General Zilong and my lord will stay in the county." Xu Shu nodded.

Zhang Yun didn't persuade him much. After he was stationed in Xinye for half a day, he joined forces with Xinye soldiers and horses to go northward, and finally confronted Cao Cao in Xiping.

A few days after Xu Shu and others left, Yiji suddenly came to Xinye to ask for an audience.

"Why did Uncle Ji come here?" Liu Bei asked puzzled.

"My lord, please send me to Xiangyang as soon as possible." Yi Ji said panting.

"But what's the matter? Could it be that something happened in the north?" Liu Bei's heart tightened when he heard that, because the news he got was that Xiping was still in a state of confrontation, and Jingzhou soldiers and Cao Cao only fought a few times tentatively.

Yi Ji shook his head and said, "Sun Quan is in a hurry to attack Jiangxia, my lord may want to ask the envoy to rescue him."

"But I have no soldiers to send in Xinye..." Liu Bei said helplessly.

Yi Ji comforted: "Don't worry, sir, there are still soldiers and horses in Jingzhou, it's just that Degui and Huang Taishou have always been at odds..."

Liu Bei finally understood that Liu Biao didn't trust Cai Mao, so he asked me to lead troops to rescue Huang Zu.

Liu Bei immediately agreed. The five thousand soldiers he had borrowed from Wenpin had not been returned due to reasons such as death in battle and fleeing. Now that Liu Biao came to 'send troops' again, he had no reason not to.

"Your Majesty, you can go quickly, and the lord can wait anxiously." Yi Ji urged.

Liu Bei, together with Zhao Yun and Jian Yong, led a hundred light cavalry to Xiangyang, and ordered Liu Feng, his adopted son who was adopted during Jiangxia's rebellion, to guard Xinye.

After Kuai Ma came to Xiangyang City, Liu Bei did not see Liu Biao, but a strange general with a beard greeted him.

"Uncle Ji, this is..." Liu Bei asked.

"This is General Zhang, the guardian of the army, who is in charge of the forbidden soldiers in Xiangyang City." Yi Ji introduced.

Hearing the word forbidden soldier, Liu Bei looked at this guy again, thinking that this is Liu Biao's confidant.

Chapter 68 Running to Xiakou, Liu Bei fell into the trap

Liu Bei raised his hand and said, "General Zhang is polite."

"I am Zhang Ben, and I have met Liu Shijun." General Qiuran responded with cupped fists.

"Your Majesty summoned me urgently, what's the matter?" Liu Bei asked knowingly.

Zhang Ben: "Sun Quan is in a hurry to attack Jiangxia. My lord is afraid that the prefect of Huang will make mistakes. Please send Jun to lead troops to support."

"Is it General Zhang's forbidden soldiers?" Liu Beixin said that he made a profit this time, and the combat effectiveness of the forbidden soldiers may not be low.

Zhang Ben shook his head and said: "The forbidden soldiers in Xiangyang can't be moved lightly. My lord has sent people to Jingnan to transfer the soldiers of Mr. Liu Pan to the north, so that you only need to lightly ride to Jiangxia."

"This... how can Mr. Liu Pan obey my orders?" Liu Bei said speechlessly.

Zhang Ben explained: "Mr. Liu, don't worry, I have the lord's command of the tiger talisman here, and Mr. Liu Pan will definitely obey your general's orders."

Liu Pan was Liu Biao's son, and he was highly valued by him. Liu Bei thought that if this person really led the army, his trip would be in vain.

"Will Mr. Liu Pan go there in person? Isn't it superfluous to prepare for this trip?" Liu Bei's words were somewhat refusal.

Zhang Ben shook his head and said: "Although Jingnan has been pacified, there are still many rebellions. Mr. Liu Pan should let the generals go to Jiangxia, and he himself has to guard where he is. The main reason is that there are soldiers but no commanders. Ask Liu Shijun to help you."

"So that's it, then when are we going to leave? And this Tiger Talisman..." Zhang Ben felt relieved when he said that, Liu Bei might really be able to work.

"I'll let my relatives go with Su Jing and the Tiger Talisman, and Liu Shijun can go to Jiangxia quickly." Zhang Ben said.

"In that case, then Bei will take his leave first." Liu Bei said with cupped fists.

"I'll see off the envoy," Zhang Ben said.

Zhang Ben sent Liu Bei out of the city, turned around and returned to his horse, and saw Cai Mao and Kuai Yue following him.

"Liu Xuande's horse is really fast, as expected of a famous horse Lu." Cai Mao laughed.

"It's a pity to hinder the Lord..." Kuai Yue shook his head and sighed.

"Will Mr. Yidu's scheme succeed?" Zhang Ben asked worriedly. After all, he was Liu Biao's confidant, but at this time he was in trouble with this man.

Cai Mao comforted: "General Zhang, don't worry, even if this plan fails, brother-in-law will not blame you. Liu Xuande is like a thorn in his throat in Xinye. Brother-in-law has long wanted to get rid of him, but he just doesn't want to bear the name of harming the virtuous."

Kuai Yue nodded and said: "Huang Zu is a mediocre man, he has already killed You Zhengping before, so killing Liu Bei is of no importance, as long as Su Jing is smart enough, this plan will surely come true."

"Then there's no problem, it's just about the lord..." Zhang Ben was still worried about Liu Biao's rift.

"Cao Jun has already gone south, and Jingzhou will return to the prime minister sooner or later. Even if you fall out of favor with your brother-in-law, wouldn't it be better for me to recommend you to the prime minister?" Cai Mao said nonchalantly.

Zhang Ben's eyes became firm after hearing this, and he cupped his fists and said, "Thank you, General, for your support."