Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

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Huo Jun replied: "The grain in Zitong's treasury has not been used yet, and it is the grain accumulated by Shi Zai in the past few days."

"Deng Shizai only has a thousand people farming, and they have accumulated so much food in two years?" Liu Bei was very surprised.

"Shi Zai brought new corn seeds from Jingzhou. It is said that they were cultivated by General Lan for ten years, and the yield is more than two or three times that of ordinary corn." Huo Jun affirmed.

Liu Bei sighed after hearing this: "Zi Yuzhen is Xiao Heye of Bei."

"The main reason why Yizhou did not take Hanzhong was because the grain and grass in the middle of Shu were insufficient and difficult to transport. Today, Zhang Lu took the initiative to send the people of Hanzhong. Why not let them farm here? General Lan has high-yielding millet seeds, which is good for stockpiling food. Lay the foundation for taking Hanzhong in the future.” Fazheng suggested.

Liu Bei thought so, and when he was about to agree, he noticed that the corner of Pang Tong's mouth was raised, so he asked curiously, "Does Shi Yuan think of anything interesting?"

Chapter 4 Face or Soldiers?

Pang Tong shook his head and asked, "My lord and Xiaozhi think that these refugees will flee Hanzhong and come to Yizhou voluntarily?"

"Could it be that there is something hidden in it?" Liu Bei was aroused, and Fazheng also looked forward to it.

Pang Tong laughed and said, "This is a joint conspiracy between Ziyu and Kong Ming. Otherwise, how could Zhang Lu let the people flee?"

"United? General Lan is currently in Jiaozhou. Who is he..." Fazheng was halfway through speaking, when he suddenly remembered something, so he continued to ask: "Could it be that Song Chen left behind when he rescued Pang De?" ?”

"Of course, Ziyu's ability to attack the heart is too strong, and Kong Ming's use of it is really effective." Pang Tong then told Song Chen's tricks to Yang Song in detail.

Liu Bei was stunned, and after a while he slowly said: "Zilong is right. Ziyu has a clear understanding of human nature. Brother Yang Song sold himself and is still counting the money for us."

"If Yang Song hadn't been greedy and despicable, he wouldn't have been taken advantage of by Ziyu and Kong Ming. This is entirely his own fault." Fazheng said coldly.

Liu Bei suddenly reminded thoughtfully: "Ziyu is so powerful, don't learn from Liu Zichu..."

"What are you talking about, my lord? Ziyu and I have been kind enough to recommend him. How can Tong be an ungrateful person? In the future, Hong'er will be older (Pang Hong), and I plan to send him to Jiaozhou to study." Pang Tong answered seriously. Jingzhou big family, but they have the same position as Lantian.

"Liu Zichu's opinion actually represents a lot of people, but Ziyu once assured me that his actions will be controlled within a certain range, and it will not have much impact on the Central Plains gentry."

Liu Bei talking to himself like this is actually reassuring Pang Tong and Fazheng, because they also represent Jingzhou gentry and Dongzhou gentry behind them.

"Although I don't have a deep friendship with General Lan, I know that he is a rare talent in the world. In the future, my lord will help the Han family to win the world. Liu Zichu is possible, but Lan Ziyu is necessary, so you don't have to worry about it," Fazheng comforted. .

Liu Bei shook his head slightly: "It's better to take care of him as much as possible. Zichu is indeed a well-educated person. You should be very familiar with making "Shu Ke" together."

Fazheng and Liu Ba didn't deal with each other very much, "How can Zichu's firefly light compare to Ziyu's bright moonlight? If he embarrasses the lord in court again, why not transfer him to Jiaozhou to serve? This can also cure his lonely personality." .”

"Ah..." Liu Bei was speechless.

Pang Tong hurriedly made a rescue: "Xiao Zhi, your trick is too vicious, when Liu Zichu arrives, he will 'thank you' every day."

"The two military advisers should stop making fun of Zichu. I don't know how many people in Hanzhong have come this time. We have to send a steady person to guard it. Cao Cao has a habit of robbing people." Liu Bei said worriedly.

Pang Tong had to analyze: "How many people can come from Hanzhong depends on how brave the Yang Song brothers are. As for the defense of Zitong County, I think Huo Zhongmiao (Huo Jun) is completely fine, just leave him more soldiers and horses. .”

Liu Bei nodded, "Yang Song has made great achievements now. If he really comes to Yizhou, I really want to reward him. As for the safety of the refugees resettled in Zitong, I will send Zilong back to Chengdu. Call over."

"That's fine." Pang Tong agreed.

Pang Tong knew that Zhao Yun had been isolated because of persuasion, and it would be a good thing for him to be transferred from Chengdu, a place of right and wrong.

Liu Bei looked at Deng Ai, who was busy not far away. His dark face and steady and capable personality reminded Liu Bei of the farm boy outside Xiaopei. There are some similarities between the master and apprentice. I wondered why Lantian didn't teach more. How many disciples?

Less than ten days after staying in Zitong, Huo Jun and Deng Ai had taken in tens of thousands of refugees. With the continuous influx of people, Liu Bei was very happy. He asked Pang Tong and Fazheng to assist Huo Jun in resettling refugees and allocating land.

As the spokesperson of Lantian, Deng Ai gave full authority to guide the subordinate people to farm in Zitong. These refugees from Hanzhong brought their families, including a large number of school-age women, and immediately solved the personal problems of the thousands of young people in Xindengzhuang. The dream of marrying a Yizhou girl was defeated by reality.

In addition to the large number of refugees pouring in from Jinniu Road, there were also a small number of refugees on the Micangshan Trail in the east. Zhang Fei sent them to Zitong County for settlement according to Liu Bei's arrangement.

When Cao Cao attacked Hanzhong this time, Liu Bei did not consume a single soldier, and relied on the Yang Song brothers to harvest a large number of people. This was something Cao Cao and Zhang Lu never expected.

After 20 days of fierce fighting outside Yangping Pass, Cao Cao only broke through one of Zhang Wei's outer camps. The situation was not as expected at first, and the whole line did not collapse because of the loss of an outer camp.

At this time, the food and grass that Cao Cao plundered from the Di tribe had been exhausted. If Yangping Pass could not be conquered within five days, the [-] army would be in danger of running out of food and collapsing.

After Xun Yu and Xun You died of illness one after another, the Yingchuan gentry began to take the lead, and they were not as dedicated to providing combat supplies as before. Cao Cao saw that Yangping Pass was so defensive before, and he wanted to take Hanzhong quickly, just to do it to the original gentry Look, it means that I, Mr. Cao, can do without you.

It's beautiful to think about, but the reality is cruel.

After careful consideration, Cao Cao had a plan to withdraw his troops. Even if he ran out of food on the way back to the army, he could still dig wild vegetables in the mountains and rivers of Qinling to satisfy his hunger. .

At this time, returning to the army without success, Cao Cao would naturally lose face in front of the aristocratic family, but most of the [-] elites he brought out could be brought back.

Choose the lesser of the two evils, and Cao Cao pragmatically chooses the soldiers between the face and the soldiers.

The order to retreat was issued, and all the villages at the foot of the mountain began to pack their equipment and bags. Only Xiahouyuan captured a camp on the top of the mountain. His trilogy is still stationed on the mountain. The army went up the mountain to send an order, and by the way, the soldiers and horses covering Xia Houyuan were completely withdrawn.

As soon as Xiahoudun left, Cao Cao slapped his head suddenly, and hurriedly called Xu Chu outside the tent to order: "Zhongkang, quickly lead the two hundred tiger guards to catch up with Yuan Rang (Xiahoudun), and go up the mountain with him to deliver the order."

"Wei." Xu Chu's voice was powerful and high-pitched.

The sky outside was gradually dimming. Xiahou Dun's eyesight was not very good, and his past achievements were really not bright. Cao Cao was still not at ease with the clan leader.

Xu Chu's tiger guards assembled very quickly, and they strode out of the camp in a short time. At this time, Xiahou Dun led his troops just out of the camp gate.

As soon as Xu Chu and the other tiger guards arrived at the camp, Liu Ye, the head of the army, saw him in a hurry, and asked curiously, "It's getting late, and General Xu is not in the big tent to protect the lord, where is he going?"

Xu Chu clasped his fists and replied: "I have been ordered by my lord to go to the mountain to order General Xiahou (Xiahouyuan) to retreat."

"How could my lord..." Liu Ye was startled at first, and then immediately made a decision: "General Xu, please wait for me for a while, and Ye will lead the troops to go with you."

Chapter 4: Ghost Soldier Meets Ghost General

Now that Cao Jun's food and grass are almost exhausted, even if he retreats, there is a risk of lack of food and mutiny. Liu Ye advocates continuing to launch an offensive with all his strength, and the food crisis can be resolved by taking Yangping Pass.

Liu Ye sent someone to report his opinion to Cao Cao, and at the same time followed Xu Chu and Xiahou Dun's troops, intending to encourage them and Xiahou Yuan to launch a night attack.

As twilight fell, Xiahou Dun and Xu Chu's messenger troops walked in the dark, but because they had never been to the front line, they lost their way in the foggy mountains.

"General Yuan Rang, we have already detoured for two hours, which mountain is General Miaocai on?" Liu Ye usually accompanied the army on horseback, so he recklessly walked at night and complained.

Because there were only more than a thousand soldiers going up the mountain to deliver orders, and they were afraid that Zhang Wei would arrange an ambush on the way, so they did not dare to light torches to expose their whereabouts, and they only relied on the not very bright moonlight in the sky to travel.

As a general, Xiahou Dun was also speechless, thinking that this general only has one eye left, do you still need me to show you the way?Where have I been to the front line these days?But he had a high status in the army after all, so he had to answer Liu Ye's question.

At this time, it was dark all around, and there were faint lights in the camps on the top of the hills. Xiahou Dun pointed to the brightest camp and said, "According to my many years of experience, that's Miaocai's camp over there."

"Then we can hurry up and find a way to organize a night attack on the enemy camp while General Miaocai is not resting." Liu Ye suggested.

Xiahou Dun shook his head and replied, "My lord, let us cover the retreat. Disobedience on the battlefield may result in beheading. If Mr. Ziyang can change Duke Wei's mind, then I will let Miaocai attack Zhang Wei at night."

Liu Ye said embarrassingly: "I have sent someone to report to Duke Wei. I think it was because it was dark and it was inconvenient to send orders. Duke Wei encountered food and grass shortages many times during his battles. The general should be very familiar with it. If you don't take risks and use strange things, how can you achieve great success? ?”

"Ah, this..." Xiahou Dun recalled Cao Cao's early years. Whether he was fighting against Lu Bu in Xuzhou and Yanzhou, or resisting Yuan Shao's attack in Hebei, most of the time he was not rich in food and grass, and he was very embarrassed in almost every battle. The battle for Yanzhou is still fresh in my memory, because there is Xiahou Dun's sad story there.

When Lv Bu attacked Cao Cao's rear Yanzhou, Cheng Yu made human jerky because of lack of food. Not only was Xiahou Dun shot blind in one eye at that time, but he also believed that his surrender was captured by Lv Bu's men. The "meat ticket general" became a joke all his life.

The past kept flashing through his mind like a revolving lantern. Xiahou Dun then took off the cloth covering his blindness, and let the cool wind in the mountains blow the horrible eye holes that had already scabbed.

Although it was already a cool autumn, but he kept climbing up the mountain at night, his underwear was already soaked with sweat, and Xiahou Dun's eye mask and wrapping were also wet with sweat. The salty sweat is a little itchy.

The troops who went up the mountain to deliver orders did not hold up torches, and Xiahou Dun himself walked at the front of the team, so he was not worried that anyone would see his ferocious face.

Blind Xiahou pointed the way indiscriminately and led more than a thousand soldiers recklessly looking for lights. When they just touched the gate of the village, the soldiers in charge of defense shouted in fright: "Ghost...ghost..."

A few sentinels were so frightened that their butts pissed, and ran to the village in a panic. They shouted in panic: The ghost is here, the one-eyed ghost is here...

Zhang Lu called himself "Shijun" in Wudoumijiao, and those followers who followed him turned into soldiers called "Ghost Soldiers". It is ironic that ghost soldiers are afraid of ghosts.

Following the exclamation of the sentries, the sleeping 'ghost soldiers' didn't know what happened, and soon the whole camp became a mess, and many people were dragged to Yangping Pass without even getting dressed. Fleeing, this unexpected situation was unexpected by Cao Jun, Xiahou Dun put on the blindfold under the reminder of the lieutenant general.

This camp was Zhang Wei's main camp. At this time, he was furious in the main tent. Yang Ren, the deputy general of Yangpingguan, took advantage of the opportunity of transporting grain and came here to report the situation of the general Yang Bai to him.

Zhang Wei knows the importance of the common people better than anyone in the camp. Although Yang Bo has an urgent need to open up the grain roads, such a 'stupid' behavior will inevitably lose Zhang Lu's foundation in Hanzhong, and all the people in Hanzhong will run away and leave empty shells. Meaningless.

Zhang Wei originally planned to go back to Yangping Pass overnight and let the deputy general Yang Ren replace the chief general Yang Bai, but suddenly there were panic screams outside the tent, and he hurriedly called the guards to ask: "What happened in the camp?"

"The west gate of Dazhai met the enemy, the leader seems to be a one-eyed ghost general..." the guard said hesitantly.

Zhang Wei slammed the case and yelled: "It's really unreasonable. They are ghost soldiers themselves, afraid of meeting Cao thief's ghost generals? Which general is willing to kill the evil ghosts? I also want to stabilize the panic in the camp."

All the generals in the camp did not respond to the words. They were influenced by Zhang Lu and all believed in the Five Dou Rice Sect. Originally, the Sect preached gods, gods, ghosts and ghosts. Now who is not afraid of the wind blowing at night?

"The final general is willing to go." Yang Ren was grateful for Zhang Wei's kindness of "official reinstatement", and took the initiative to stand up and ask Ying to retreat from the enemy.

Zhang Wei nodded in relief, "The scouts on the outside did not report the enemy's attack, which means that there were not many Cao troops sneaking up on the mountain at night. Ru quickly led a group of people to the Xizhai Gate, and he took the lead to meet me regardless of whether he was a man or a ghost. "

"only."

Yang Ren clasped his fists and turned to leave. He lifted the curtain to face a gust of evil wind, and directly blew out the candlelight in the big tent. Zhang Wei and the others felt their arms were a little cold, and then they walked out of the main tent.

At night, the lights in the camp were dim, and the soldiers took off their armor at night. Xiahoudun and the others didn't know they were in the wrong place. Looking at the chaos in front of them, Xiahoudun was still wondering to himself: How does Miao Cai manage the army?Why are you running away before receiving the order to retreat?

Xiahoudun and Xu Chu led the troops slowly approaching the camp, and soon Yang Ren led a group of soldiers and horses to kill them aggressively.

"Where do you guys dare to pretend to be gods and ghosts to rob the camp? I, Yang Rencai, don't care about any one-eyed ghost generals. My big sword kills and kills ghosts." Yang Ren held the big sword horizontally and sat on the horse condescendingly. Xiahoudun, Xu Chu and others paid attention to it.

Both Xiahou Dun and Xu Chu walked on foot. Although their martial arts skills were good, they would suffer a lot without horses.

The one-eyed general Yang Ren was talking about must be Xiahou Dun, so when Xiahou Dun saw Yang Ren galloping, he retreated instinctively, leaving Xu Chu the most forward position.

The purpose of Xu Chu going up the mountain was to protect Xiahoudun. At this time, facing the menacing Yang Ren, he thought about getting him off his horse first.

In the blink of an eye, Yang Ren's fast horse was already in front of him, and Xu Chuqing raised his Fire Cloud Saber to block the oncoming broadsword with all his strength, and then rolled to relieve the force and dodge, and then rolled directly to the edge of the tent on one side.

Yang Ren dispersed Xiahou Dun's vanguard troops, but he ignored the one-eyed ghost general. Instead, he reined in his horse and locked on the "reckless man" who blocked the sword just now. He believed that Xu Chu was the leader of the raiders, and what he had to do now was Capture the thief first and capture the king first.

Chapter 4 and Seven

Yang Ren raised his knife and charged again. Xu Chu was hesitating how to pull him off his horse when he suddenly found a stone the size of a washbasin beside him, which was an anchor used to hold down a corner of the tent.

In the era of the Three Kingdoms, there were not many generals who played throwing, but Xu Chu and his predecessor Dian Wei were good at it. He dropped the Huoyun knife and easily picked up a big rock, aiming at Yang Ren's direction and throwing it vigorously.

Stones weighing dozens of kilograms were like toys in Xu Chu's hands. The exaggerated power was beyond Yang Ren's expectation. Facing the huge object being thrown, he pulled back the rein urgently, trying to avoid the stone-throwing attack through riding skills.

The horse was pulled so that its front feet were lifted off the ground, but the stone hit its hind thigh directly. The severe pain caused the horse's hind legs to lose support, and then fell sideways and backward like a mountain. Yang Ren was hit by a powerful force. Inertia was thrown out.

It landed heavily on the ground with a bang, Yang Ren was dizzy and was about to support himself to get up when he suddenly felt a gust of cold wind blowing across the back of his neck.

Xiahou Dun strode up to catch up with a wave, which may be the reason why his one-eyed eye was more focused. The blade slashed across Yang Ren's neck very precisely, and Yang Ren's head turned a few times in the air and turned to the side of the road.

Seeing General Yang Ren being beheaded, those ghost soldiers who followed dropped their helmets and armor in an instant, and ran like birds and beasts into the depths of the camp in a panic.

"General Yuan Rang, this seems to be Zhang Wei's camp..." Liu Ye pushed aside the guards and walked to the front.

Xiahou Dun looked at Liu Ye and Xu Chu who were puzzled, scratched his head and said in embarrassment: "Uh...it's dark and the sight is not good, I probably remembered it wrong."

Liu Ye looked around at the layout and realized that this was not a different camp, so he quickly cupped his hands: "This seems to be Zhang Wei's main camp outside the pass. I didn't expect that it would be so strong during the day, but it would be so unbearable at night. Why don't we Taking advantage of the enemy's retreat, follow the trend and sneak into Yangping Pass."

Xiahou Dun thought in his heart that there is such a good thing?But he only led more than a thousand soldiers and hesitated. At this time, the camps on the nearby hills sounded horns one after another, and Xiahou Dun recognized that it was the sound of retreating horns.

"General Yuan Rang, don't miss this opportunity." Liu Ye continued to advise.

"Let's follow Zhang Wei's defeated army and seize Yangping Pass according to Mr. Ziyang's words." Xia Houdun made a decision in his heart.

Xu Chu nodded and asked someone to light the torch. His mission was to protect Xiahou Dun's safety. Now he was going to fight Yangping Pass and he could only follow passively.

Liu Ye was overjoyed: "The two generals lead the troops first, and I will send someone back to the camp to report to the lord first."

Because no one knew how many people Cao Cao had come in the dark night, Zhang Wei was coerced by the rebel army and could only order to evacuate all the camps, and then he saw the light of torches all over the mountains and plains.

Xiahou Dun and Xu Chu didn't have time to clean up the supplies left by each other, and they also chased after the shouting defeated army.

Cao Jun's camp at the foot of the mountain had already been packed. Cao Cao waited for Xia Houyuan's return before setting off for Wudu, but soon found that the opposite side was full of flames.

Cao Cao thought that Xia Houyuan was discovered when he withdrew his troops, so Zhang Wei attracted a large-scale blockade.

In his early years, Cao Cao liked to use his troops dangerously, but in his later years, he was the Duke of Wei, so he was cautious and cautious in his military use.

In the face of emergencies, Cao Cao did not dare to deploy troops to rescue easily, but only sent a few teams of scouts to investigate the situation. After all, it is difficult to control the direction of occupation in night battles, and Cao's army is still attacking from the bottom up.

After about an hour, the fire on the mountain became weaker and weaker, and the sporadic stars were almost extinguished.

Cao Cao was very worried about what would happen to Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Dun. At this time, the scouts who went out to inquire brought back Liu Ye's men.

Cao Cao didn't expect Xiahou Dun's luck to be against the sky, and immediately mobilized his army to march towards Yangping Pass.

Zhang Wei fled back to the city of Yangping Pass in a panic. Yang Bai, who was guarding the pass, was awakened by the guards while he was sound asleep. He put on his armor and was going to see Zhang Wei. As soon as he walked out of the room, he noticed the commotion in the city.

Zhang Wei knew very well that Cao's army was among the defeated troops returning to the city, so Yangping Pass would definitely not be able to hold. After returning to the city, he did not stop at all, and fled to Nanzheng overnight.

Zhang Wei didn't have time to inform the sleeping Yang Bai, causing the general of Yangping Pass to be very confused on the road. He asked the guards beside him to stop a few soldiers to ask about the situation.

Deling's guard rushed forward, only to see the rushing man quickly draw his sword to be vigilant, and he happened to meet Xiahoudun impartially.

Xiahou Dun accidentally separated from Xu Chu after entering the city. He planned to take advantage of the chaos to occupy the command post in the pass, so he bumped into Yang Bai and the guards head-on.

"Blind man, where are you going? What's going on outside the city?" The guard pointed at Xiahou Dun and shouted, he looked like an officer in the dark night.