The three countries are very nuclear

Chapter 585
Outside Gaomi County.

After Zang Ba asked Liu Bei for instructions, he formally launched an attack on the Yellow Turban Army besieging the city.

The war to regain Qingzhou is actually very simple, because the largest remnant of the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou is still the one led by Guan Hai.

During the bloody battle in Banyang last year, when Xuzhou's army went out to challenge Dong, Guan Hai led hundreds of thousands of Yellow Turban troops to march towards Mount Tai, but was stopped by Lu Qian and Xu Sheng outside Banyang City.

After several months of bloody battles, Guan Hai lost troops and lost generals but was unable to break through the city, so he could only retreat in desperation in the end.

But lack of food in the army is not always a solution. After Guan Hai led the remnants back to Qingzhou, a wave of rebellion broke out under his command. Although the rebellion was finally quelled, his vitality was also seriously injured.

After a year of cultivation, Guan Hai finally gathered more than [-] horses, and surrounded Gaomi again two months ago.

There is still only one reason-lack of food.

Guan Hai uttered cruel words under the city, claiming that as long as Gaomi County provided 20 shi of grain, he would stop fighting.

Otherwise, start the siege!
But the current governor of Beihai County is Kong Rong and Kong Wenju. He prides himself on his integrity, so he naturally refuses to make false claims with the rebels, so he flatly refused immediately.

Not to mention 20 shi, even a grain of grain will not give you this traitor!
Kong Rong's integrity is certainly worthy of recognition, but the end result is that Guan Hai will surround the city three times inside and outside the city three times.

Two months later, Guo Jia controlled Zang Ba to fight all the way in Qingzhou. When he came to Gaomi County, he finally decided to rescue the trapped Kong Rong first.

After all, this guy has a bit of a relationship with Xuzhou. He also sent Tai Shici to lead Liu Bei in the original book when he was begging for Dong.

Just when they were about to start, Liu Bei and Lin Chao arrived.

Now Guo Jia is even happier!

At that time, Kong Rong proposed titles for Liu Bei and Xuzhou Wenwu, but now Liu Bei reciprocates and rescues the trapped Kong Rong. It is a good story to spread.

The most important thing is that according to Jia Xu's three-step plan, Guo Jia smelled something useful in Kong Rong.

Therefore, Guo Jia not only strongly agreed with this battle, but also went to the battle in person, ready to respond to the enemy.

Zang Ba is the leader of the four bandits on Mount Tai, and his subordinates are often called the bandits of Mount Tai by the world.Compared with Xuzhou's regular army, the combat power of soldiers is naturally very different.But for the Yellow Turban Army under Guan Hai's command, who are mostly old, young, women and children, they can still be beaten.

The battle in the city lasted less than half a day, but Guan Hai couldn't resist Zang Ba's attack, so he had to flee to the east, retreating for tens of miles to stabilize his position.

So far, the siege of Gaomi has been resolved.

When Kong Rong led the city officials to welcome Wang Shi in front of the city gate, Guo Jia invited Liu Bei out early.

"Meet the Captain!"

In front of the city gate, Kong Rong bowed to Liu Bei meticulously.

"You don't need to be polite, Mr. Wen Ju!" Liu Bei quickly got off his horse and supported Kong Rong, and said with emotion, "I said goodbye to Tan County last year, and now it's only a year. Why is Mr. Wen Ju so haggard?"

During the two-month siege of the city, Kong Rong has been struggling to support, living in fear of the city being destroyed and dying all the time. Even if he is upright, he has a lot of gray hair on his head and some wrinkles on his face.

Kong Rong shook his head and smiled. Although his body was thin, he was still as straight as a pine, exuding an aura that he would rather bend than bend.

"Thank you Taiwei for your concern, I will be fine. The Taiwei came from a long way to save the people in the city from fire and water. I am very grateful. I have already arranged a banquet in the city, and I hope to appreciate it."

As he spoke, Kong Rong waved his sleeves and made a gesture of please.

The so-called celebrities, some people pay attention to the heart, some people pay attention to the image, and some people are both.

Obviously, Kong Rong belongs to the third category.Although he was at the end of the road for a time, the haughty aura on his body has not changed at all.

Seeing this, Liu Bei secretly admired in his heart, and then cupped his hands and said, "Thank you, Mr. Wen Ju!"

At the moment, the two entered the city side by side.

Although Liu Bei has a high position and power now, for a young man like Kong Rong who has become famous and even has a place in the Qing Dynasty, he still chose to be treated with great courtesy.

Behind Liu Bei, when Guo Jia and Jia Xu were walking side by side into the city, Guo Jia suddenly winked at Jia Xu.

Jia Xu, on the other hand, nodded slightly in response.

As for Lin Chao, he bid farewell to Liu Bei as early as this morning, indicating that the post-war affairs were heavy and he would return to Xuzhou to preside over the overall situation.

Upon hearing this, Liu Bei immediately stated that he would also go back together, but was dissuaded by Lin Chao with a special and undeniable reason.

Today, it takes only one month to calm down the chaos in Qingzhou, and it usually takes two months to see results.At that time, Qingzhou will be the Qingzhou of Duke Xuande, so how can An Neng not start well and end well?

Lin Chao's implication was to let Liu Bei stay, and he could not leave until Zang Ba brought the entire state land under Xuzhou's command.

After all, Liu Bei is here, and every time Zang Ba goes to a city, he must invite Liu Bei to enter the city first. By then, the people of Qingzhou will naturally know who should be the master in the future.

Furthermore, the credit for pacifying a state alone is too great. Even if the land in Qingzhou has more water than the East China Sea, Zang Ba cannot be allowed to enjoy this credit alone.

With Liu Bei here, Zang Ba only contributed to the pacification of Qingzhou, not one state alone.

Liu Bei happily agreed to Lin Chao's reasonable advice.

He didn't want to face many cumbersome government affairs after the war, but now that Lin Chao is willing to take over this mess, Liu Bei is naturally happy and quiet.

After Lin Chao bid farewell, Liu Bei went out of the camp for several miles to see him off. At the end, he still held Lin Chao's hands and said affectionately, "Zi Chu, I entrusted you with the affairs of Xuzhou. In your hands, this will not be taken back, you can do whatever you want. But remember to take care of your body and don't overwork..."

As soon as this remark came out, Liu Bei and others added another Shangfang sword to Lin Chao, and the power of the fake Jieyue was no longer limited to wartime, but became a permanent one.

Said that when there was no one else around, Liu Bei and Lin Chao talked about everything, even a little bit of a tendency to talk, and explained it for a long time, but finally still stubbornly watched Lin Chao leave.

It wasn't until the backs of Lin Chao and his party disappeared at the end of the road that Dian Wei said softly, "My lord, the supervising army has gone far, let's go back too."

"Okay, go back!"

At this moment, a bright smile suddenly appeared on Liu Bei's face: "Go back and find Feng Xiao for a drink!"

Right now, I am in Qingzhou, and all the civil servants who like to advise are absent on weekdays. Now that Lin Chao is gone, Liu Bei instantly feels refreshed to be out of prison, and has a tendency to let himself go.

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Beihai County, Yi'an County.

After the next battle in Gaomi City, while Guan Hai was severely injured by Zang Ba, he was also flanked by Kong Rong in the city.Surrounded by bread and cheese, Guan Hai's men lost all morale. In the end, they lost all their troops and retreated from Gaomi in desperation, and fled eastward to Yi'an.

Fortunately, Liu Bei was busy in contacting Kong Rong in the city, and did not make Zang Ba continue to pursue him, so Guan Hai was able to find peace for a while.

To be honest, until now Guan Hai has not figured out why Zang Ba led his army to attack him.

I am a Yellow Turban thief, but you, Zang Ba, are also called a Taishan thief. Everyone is a traitor in the eyes of the court and the world. If you don’t say that you will help me, why do you want to kill each other?

If you, Zang Ba, want to take over territory, then the surrounding counties are all unclaimed lands, so why do you have to come to my bad luck?

Don't you understand the reason why the lips are dead and the teeth are cold?

Can you play!
After being depressed for a while, Guan Hai thought of one of the possibilities, that is, Zang Ba had already surrendered to the imperial court, to be precise, he had surrendered to Xuzhou, so he came to break the siege of Gaomi.

Zang Xuangao, Zang Xuangao, I didn't expect that you, with thick eyebrows and big eyes, would betray the revolution!

The more Guan Hai thought about it, the more angry he became, but he still had nowhere to vent it.

Although there are a lot of people under his command, most of them are refugees who have never really fought, and even support the old and the young. They have no organization at all, so they are naturally not Zang Ba's opponents.

But it won't work if you withdraw your troops at this point.

The reason why I was able to pull together a team of more than [-] people in a short period of time was nothing more than not rejecting anyone who came, and coercing refugees.

In addition to the fictional "Taiping Jing" that everyone has food to eat and everyone can cure diseases, the most important thing is to rely on food.

If there is a stutter today, these more than [-] people will naturally be willing to use it for you.

Tomorrow, the stuttering is gone, and the people will naturally flee in all directions, and they will even eat themselves back.

There is no unified plan, no long-term strategy, and wars are fought purely by numbers.

Guan Hai knew very well that once he withdrew his troops, there would be only a few months left of the 10,000+ people under his command.

He couldn't advance, he couldn't retreat, Guan Hai was so worried that his brows were tightened, and his mood was restless.

However, he didn't have to worry soon, because two people walked into Guan Hai's camp at this time.

……

Zuo Ci looked at the yellow scarf on Yu Ji's head, and a strange smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Originally, Yu Ji's appearance was a little strange, and he often wore a red Taoist robe. Over time, he looked like a monster.

It would be better to dress up as a yellow scarf soldier now, not only did he abandon the red Taoist robe, but he even wore a yellow scarf on his forehead, which was a bit nondescript.

If I had to describe it, it would be that her dress and temperament were seriously inconsistent.

But Zuo Ci's current wave is also a joke, because his attire is the same as Yu Ji's at the moment, he is wearing tattered clothes and wearing a yellow scarf.

Zuo Ci was originally very good looking, and he looked like a fairy wherever he went, but now he is dressed like this...

If Yu Ji is neither fish nor fowl, then Zuo Ci has a sense of absurdity like wearing a monkey and crowning himself.

Seeing Zuo Ci's malicious smile, Yu Ji glared at Zuo Ci angrily. Of course he knew what Zuo Ci was laughing at, but he couldn't refute it.

"Hey, it's absurd that a certain person has practiced Taoism for decades. He thought he could transcend things and soar in daylight, but he still wants to do assassin work now."

Zuo Ci looked at the floating dust in his hand, shook his head and said with emotion: "This floating dust that can cleanse the mood, but after all it is not as good as a sharp knife for killing people."

When the voice fell, Zuo Ci stretched out his hand to grab the top of the floating dust, exerted a little force on his hand, but heard a crisp sound, and then a cold light flashed, and the sharp knife came out of its sheath.

In the floating dust of Zuo Ci, there is actually a dagger hidden!
Seeing this, Yu Ji sneered and said: "The floating dust called cleaning mind, but inside it hides a sharp blade that hurts people. It can be seen that the sharp blade is placed in your Zuo Yuan's heart. You have cultivated your mind and mind for decades, but there is only this. Realm, why should we be emotional?"

Hearing this, Zuo Ci couldn't help but get angry.

"Fellow Daoist Yu Ji, your words are so harsh, how can you be in the state of mind that a cultivator should have!"

Yu Ji had an indifferent expression on his face: "A certain person is not good at nourishing Qi, but a certain person admits it. It's not like your duplicity and hypocrisy."

"This……"

Yu Ji opened his hand directly, and Zuo Ci had no excuse to attack. Although he was angry in his heart, he had nothing to refute.

"One more thing, I almost forgot..."

Zuo Ci asked curiously, "What's the matter?"

"that is……"

Keng!
As Yu Ji spoke, he suddenly pulled out the sharp blade in his hand, and slashed at Zuo Ci.

Zuo Ci never expected that Yu Ji would attack him suddenly, he was caught off guard, but he couldn't dodge it in time, Yu Ji cut off the long beard under his face with a sword.

Seeing his gray beard falling to the ground, Zuo Ci was taken aback for a moment, then his face changed dramatically.

"Old Yu Ji, what are you doing!"

Rao was in the same state of mind as Zuo Ci, and couldn't help but said angrily at this moment.

There is a saying that the body, hair and skin are received by parents, and they dare not damage them.

What's more, Zuo Ci has been growing this beard for decades, and he is always proud of it. He takes care of it meticulously all day long, and even dares not use force, for fear of falling off a few.

It can be said that this beautiful beard is not only a symbol of Zuo Ci's immortal demeanor, but also the most proud part of his body, but now it has been completely shaved by Yu Ji's merciless sword. not angry.

Facing the furious Zuo Ci, Yu Ji put his sword back into its sheath calmly, and said expressionlessly: "Your beard is very beautiful, but it is easy to attract attention, so it becomes very unbeautiful."

Just imagine that the more than [-] Yellow Turban soldiers were all from poor people. Which old soldier would have such a beautiful and well-groomed beard?

If Zuo Ci went in with this big beard, even at night, it was bound to arouse suspicion from others.

Having said that, Zuo Ci also understood this truth, but Yu Ji's sword was too ruthless, it hurt more than Zuo Ci's heart, but it made Zuo Ci suspect that he was avenging his personal revenge.

His chest trembled violently, and it took a long time before Zuo Ci managed to calm down, pointing at Yu Ji and saying, "Yu Ji, after the head of the bandit is killed and this matter is over, I want to compete with you!"

"Why, don't you want to practice Taoism and live forever?"

Yu Ji glanced at Zuo Ci, and said lightly.

"Hmph, if a certain body is deficient, what's the point of living forever?"

"Since that's the case, when things are done, I will give you a defeat."

After all, Yu Ji ignored Zuo Ci who was still angry, hid the dagger in his bosom, and walked into the camp.

The Yellow Turban Army was suddenly defeated. At this moment, the discipline in the battalion could not be said to be lax, but defenseless.After the two explored the camp for a period of time, they learned of the location of Guan Hai's Chinese army camp.

The two of them didn't stop at the moment, they walked towards the big tent of the Chinese army.

He was here to kill people, but he was a low-level person when he was timid.

When they reached the gate, they were blocked by Guan Hai's personal soldiers as expected.

"stop!"

The soldiers guarding the gate shouted loudly, preventing them from moving forward.

Hearing this, although Yu Ji stopped in his tracks, he didn't look directly at Guan Hai's soldiers. He just glanced around and made a judgment on the situation of the enemy and us in his mind.

After a while, a gleam suddenly flashed in Yu Ji's eyes.

"Go!"

The next moment, Yu Ji pulled out the sharp blade from his arms, and then jumped up, and the distance of several steps was reached in an instant.

With a horizontal swing of the sharp blade in his hand, the two gatekeepers roared out a column of blood, and then fell to the ground dead.

It all happened so fast in the night.In the blink of an eye, Yu Ji had already solved the obstacle at the door without attracting anyone's attention at all.

But he didn't stop at all, and rushed into Guan Hai's big tent with a sword in his hand.

(End of this chapter)