Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 513

Cao Cao was extremely uncomfortable with Liu Bei's "arrogance". He vaguely remembered that man with big ears who was afraid of thunder and chopsticks when he was cooking wine in the prime minister's mansion in Xudu.
"Walk."

Cao Cao raised his whip, turned back to his horse, and signaled Xu Chu to come forward to fight with his eyes.

Xu Chu knowingly raised his knife and stepped forward, shouting recklessly: "I am Xu Chu from Qiao County, does anyone dare to fight?"

As soon as Liu Bei walked back to the commander-in-chief flag, he heard Xu Chu shouting at the foot of the mountain. At this time, the generals Zhao Yun and Huang Zhong were not in the camp, and the only one who could fight was Wei Yan.

Originally Wei Yan was eager to try, but Pang Tong and Fazheng didn't say a word. Although he made meritorious service in front of Yangping Pass, it's a pity that his seniority in the army is still young, so he can only stand silently and listen.

"I thought Cao Cao would attack the mountain because of his anger, but after he was deflated, he made people fight for generals. It was beyond my expectation." Pang Tong frowned and looked down the mountain with emotion.

Liu Bei's eyes were stern: "Cao Mengde is really old, and he is no longer what he used to be. Bei is very confident in defeating him."

"Kongming once said in Longzhong that Cao Cao occupies the sky, Sun Quan occupies the land, and the lord occupies the harmony of people. Unfortunately, the weather is not holidaying for Cao Cao, and the offensive and defensive situations are reversed. The lord can finally feel proud." Pang Tong said, stroking his beard.

"Xu Chu's body is like a tiger and leopard. He once fought against Ma Mengqi in the Weishui River. Now he is inviting a battle at the foot of the mountain. How should we respond?" Liu Bei asked.

"My lord, don't be in a hurry, just let him call you." Pang Tong sneered and didn't care.

Liu Bei nodded slightly after hearing this, Xu Chu shouted and saw that there was no answer, so he made people yell at the bottom of the mountain, the voice became harsher and harsher, but Dingjun Mountain was still quiet, not even a few birds and animals in the mountain were startled.

The generals didn't respond because they didn't have the confidence to deal with Xu Chu, but Wei Yan, who is capable, endured aggrieved.

Seeing that the generals around him were always turning a blind eye, Wei Yan came to Liu Bei after a battle between heaven and man.

"My lord, military advisor, shall I go down the mountain and kill him?"

Liu Bei had a good impression of Wei Yan, but neither of the two military advisers spoke. He looked at Pang Tong and Fa Zheng uncertainly.

Pang Tong replied calmly: "If you want to win, you have to take the initiative. Just like Xu Chu at the foot of the mountain, the more he wants to fight, we just don't respond. When the opponent loses his temper, we will lose the initiative."

"If we don't fight, will it affect the morale of the three armies?" Wei Yan asked.

"Xu Chu didn't mention his name. Whose morale can he affect? ​​Wen Zhang doesn't need to pay attention. He is still waiting for you to fight." Pang Tong comforted.

"Wei." Wei Yan clasped his fists and nodded.

Seeing that the yelling and scolding at the foot of the mountain didn't work for a while, Xu Chu changed his strategy and started calling names.

"Where is Zhao Yun? Go down the mountain and die."

"Changshan Zhao Zilong, are you gutless? Are you afraid of me, Xu Chu?"

"Zhao Yun didn't dare to fight, is Huang Zhong old?"

"Old man Huang Zhong can't hold a knife?"

"There is also the one named Wei, are you all dead?"

When Wei Yan heard Xu Chu start roll call, he wanted to mention himself and went to ask for a fight. As a result, Xu Chu couldn't even say his own name. I, Wei Yan, don't deserve to have a full name?

Xu Chu's yelling made Wei Yan's face turn blue and purple. Seeing the other generals try their best not to smile, the little pride in Wei Yan's heart immediately turned into anger, and he came to Pang Tong again to ask for a fight.

"Military division, I."

"Don't be impatient, Chief Wen. Xu Chu can't even remember your name. Why do you need to go down the mountain to respond to him?"

"But I"

"It's pretty good that you can be remembered by Xu Chu. We all have to learn from the protagonist and know how to be punctual. There will be times when you will shine in the future."

Wei Yan's request to fight was once again suppressed by Pang Tong, and Liu Bei comforted him when he saw this: "Wen Chang waits for the dispatch of the military division. It is not the general who fights bravely and fiercely. Think more about Xia Houyuan who died at the foot of the mountain."

"I can save it."

When Wei Yan saw Liu Bei comparing himself with Xia Houyuan, a kind of heroism of a man who died for his confidant came to his heart.

At this time, no matter how Xu Chu yelled and scolded, or how his colleagues laughed in private, he didn't care.

Xu Chu and his entourage scolded dryly, and the people on Dingjun Mountain were like rocks, and they didn't even have a voice to curse back. His unilateral actions seemed particularly meaningless.

The warm sun rose to the middle of March, and the north and the foot of Dingjun Mountain finally ushered in the warm sunshine.

Bathed in the warm sun, Xu Chu felt more and more that he was competing with the air and mountains and rivers, so he returned to his horse and came under Cao Cao's command to plead guilty.

"King Wei, the last general is incompetent, and no one came down from the mountain." Xu Chu lowered his head.

Cao Cao waved his hand lightly, "What's wrong with you? Gu can see clearly from here just now that Liu Bei has become despicable and shameless, but it doesn't matter if he doesn't want to fight, since the outcome is determined, he is no longer here."

"Then I."

"Order the three armies, Ming Jin withdraws troops, you come back tomorrow."

Cao Cao's inexplicable behavior made the generals puzzled, so Xu Chu just followed Cao Cao and returned to camp with the army.

Shi Liuye, the commander of the army, urged his horse to come closer, and he cupped his hands and asked Cao Cao, "Why did King Wei retreat when the battle didn't start today?"

Cao Cao replied indifferently: "Feigu didn't want to fight, but Liu Bei was timid to fight. Everyone is exhausted today. Zhongkang will fight again tomorrow."

"King Wei is waiting for news outside Yangping Pass? If you don't go all out on the frontal battlefield, if Liu Bei becomes suspicious, it will be bad for you to return to Jinniu Road.

Pang Tong and Fazheng are both resourceful and resourceful people, and they may not be able to see what they are doing. "Liu Ye advised.

Cao Cao reined in the horse and stopped. He thought carefully about Liu Ye's words and found it very reasonable.

"If it wasn't for Zi Yang's reminder, Gu would almost have missed the important event. Starting tomorrow, he will attack Dingjun Mountain with all his strength. Liu Bei can no longer be so comfortable."

"Wei." All the generals around Cao Cao responded in unison.

In the early morning of the next day, Cao Jun roared down the mountain and attacked aggressively.

The defenders of Dingjun Mountain were deployed according to Pang Tong and Fazheng. They each relied on the terrain, and under the command of Wei Yan, Wu Yi and other generals, they carried out step-by-step blocking and defense.

Cao soldiers at the foot of the mountain raised their heads up to attack like a tide, and thousands of arrows on Dingjun Mountain fired like rain.

Cao Jun launched a fierce attack on Dingjun Mountain for several days in a row, because the terrain restricted the casualties of the attacking side, but the arrows of the defenders were also consumed very quickly.

Cao Cao estimated that when Liu Bei's feather arrows were almost exhausted, rolling logs and falling rocks came one after another on the mountain, and the sound of howling ghosts and wolves resounded through Dingjun Mountain.

The fierce offensive and defensive battle at Dingjunshan lasted for more than ten days, until both Cao Cao and Liu Bei sent back news on Jinniu Road.

Although Cao Zhen defeated Gao Xiang to occupy the Mianbei camp, Huo Jun built a fortress on the main road leading to Micang Mountain in the south of Mian, even if Cao Zhen attacked hard, he could no longer move forward.

Xu Huang led thousands of elite soldiers across Maming Pavilion Road and Zoumaling Ridge, and was ambushed by Deng Ai's trap by accident.

Relying on the [-] soldiers dispatched by Huo Jun, Deng Ai gathered nearly [-] villagers to participate in the defense. Xu Huang fled bitterly after losing half of the soldiers.

Regarding Liu Bei's dispute over food and roads, it ended in the failure of Cao Zhen and Xu Huang.

When the news of Jinniu Dao spread to Zoumagu camp, Cao Cao was so angry that he dropped seven or eight cups in a row, cursing trash non-stop, and all the generals in the army dared not touch it.

When Cao Cao was about to find someone to make a fuss, Cao Hong, the general who protected him, entered the camp.

"Is something wrong?" Cao Cao held back his anger.

"Zhang He encountered Huang Zhong on the bank of Yangshui, and Liu Bei sent him to harass our army's food road." Cao Hong reported in a low voice.

"Encounter is encounter? What will he do?" Cao Cao's tone was cold.

"General Zhang wants to ask for help." Cao Hong's voice faded.

Cao Cao was even angrier: "Trash."

(End of this chapter)