People in the Eastern Han Dynasty, Hu and Han respected together

Chapter 336
Qingzhou, Beihai, and Ju County!

Sure enough, Cao Cao besieged Kong Rong in the city. Cao Cao had countless elite soldiers and strong generals, who directly cut off Kong Rong's connection with the outside world. As far as he had three melons and two jujubes, he had no wise counselors, no strong generals who were good at fighting, and his soldiers and horses lacked training. , Apart from defending the city, they dare not fight at all.

Kong Rong sent people to ask for peace many times, interceding, and willing to donate money and food, but these still failed to impress Cao Cao. Cao Cao wanted Beihai and then occupied the entire Qingzhou.

It's like the talkers met the doers, and they were beaten so hard that they couldn't find their way.

At the beginning of the Yellow Turban siege, there was Tai Shici who was willing to ask for help for him, but after Tai Shici repaid his favor, he resigned and went south to join his fellow villager Liu Yao.

When Tai Shici fled to Liaodong, Kong Rong had sponsored his mother’s life, so Tai Shici came back to repay his kindness. However, a celebrity like Kong Rong only supports others to maintain his reputation. .

No, the world was in chaos, and the princes of the Kanto region fought back and forth. Kong Rong never made any progress.

At this time, the barracks outside the city!
Cao Cao was furious, and the anger welled up in his heart, and he just ignored it and cursed:
"Liu Bei, a weaver of mats and shoes, is worthy of being the governor of Xuzhou. Tao Qian, a real villain, dares to hand over Xuzhou to others without going through the court..."

Having said that, he paced back and forth, finally stood still, and said in a deep voice again:

"Tell Cao Hong, Cao Ren, Le Jin, and Yu Jin to send out their elites and go up to supervise the battle in person. Within half a month, I will take Juxian, and within one month, I will take Beihai, and then lead the army south. When Xuzhou changed hands, capture Liu Bei and occupy Xuzhou!"

The left and right people heard the words and responded:

"Follow the order!"

Cao Cao learned the news that Liu Bei had become the governor of Xuzhou. That was Xuzhou, which he could not even get. Liu Bei picked it up. He was so angry that he ordered to intensify the siege regardless of the casualties.

At the same time, Liu Bei also learned that Cao Cao was attacking Qingzhou and surrounded Beihai Ju County. He immediately summoned his subordinates, and then said to everyone:

"Everyone, when I led troops south to rescue Xuzhou, I only had [-] soldiers under my command. It was Kong Beihai who subsidized [-] soldiers and horses. I was able to fight Cao Cao back and forth. Now, Cao Cao turned his anger on Kong Beihai. , If I don’t save, what face will I stand in the world, I have made up my mind, immediately dispatch Xuzhou soldiers and horses, go north to fight against Cao Cao and rescue Kong!"

Mi Zhu and Chen Deng, they still admire Liu Bei quite a lot. After all, they are the ones who write all kindness, benevolence and generosity directly on their faces, but they follow Liu Bei because of this outsider who wants to stabilize Xuzhou , must rely on them, can only reuse them, the essence is still for self-interest.

The big princes around, such as Cao Cao, Liu Biao, and Yuan Shu, each have a team, and they cannot be reused if they seek refuge in the past.

As a result, Liu Bei has not yet settled in Xuzhou, so he will use Xuzhou's soldiers and horses to fight against Cao Cao and rescue Kong Rong.

Chen Deng thought for a moment, and then came up with a plan:
"Duke Ming, after the first battle last year, Xuzhou has not yet recovered. The people of Langya have suffered countless casualties. Half of Xiapi Kingdom and Guangling County are in Yuan Shu's hands. Pengcheng Kingdom and Donghai County are also exhausted. At this time, gather troops and horses. I'm afraid I can't beat Cao Cao..."

"I have a plan. Gather the army without attacking, and then treat Cao Cao with affection and reason. Perhaps the crisis can be resolved!"

At this time, Mi Zhu also persuaded:

"Yuan Long's words are the best strategy. Mr. Ming is benevolent and generous, but I, Xuzhou, are indeed powerless against Cao Cao now!"

Liu Bei first rescued Kong Rong, who became famous in Guandong, and Liu Bei rescued Tao Qian second, and won Xuzhou, so he realized that if he wants to be a high-ranking official, he must have a reputation, and if he wants to be famous, he must do great things.

Kong Rong must be rescued, but he can also distinguish between good and bad, so he nodded and said:
"Then according to Yuanlong's plan, gather a large army, Chen Bing Langya, and then send envoys to Qingzhou to persuade Cao Cao to withdraw his troops. When the war broke out, I don't know how many people were displaced, and I don't know how many people were slaughtered, plundered, and humiliated... Especially the bandits under Cao Cao's command are really abominable, and they are not sons of men!"

Soon the whole of Xuzhou was on the move, and finally gathered [-] soldiers and horses. No matter how many more, there was nothing they could do. Langya was slaughtered, Xiapi, and Guangling were robbed of half. Xuzhou did not calm down, and Chen Deng did not lie.

But at this time, people from Yanzhou came to see Liu Bei by name and surname, with a sincere and respectful attitude.

When Liu Bei heard about it, he agreed to meet him. The visitor did not directly explain his intentions, but talked about Cao Cao, saying that he attacked Qingzhou and Kong Rong:

"Liu Gong, Cao Cao is vicious, tyrannical, and ruthless. In Yanzhou, he was good at killing celebrities. In Xuzhou, he slaughtered cities and villages. Now he has gone to Qingzhou. After attacking Kong, the famous scholar Kong Rong, the people all over the world are evil. All the scholars in the world hate it!"

Liu Bei nodded when he heard the words, but he asked again in doubt:
"What you said is true, what is your order here?"

The visitor immediately said loudly:

"I also invite Liu Gong to come to Yanzhou. The people of Yanzhou must eat pots of milk and welcome Liu Gong. Don't let Cao Cao harm the people of the world. My master, Chen Gong, has joined forces with many celebrities. As long as Liu Gong leads the army , open the city gate for Liu Gong!"

Liu Bei was shocked, but he shook his head and said:

"Thank you for your master's trust, and thank you for the trust of famous scholars in Yanzhou. Although I also hate Cao Cao, I don't want to do such injustice, and I don't want to do it. I want to send troops to the north to attack Cao Cao and rescue Kong Rong. As for Yanzhou , don’t go!”

The visitor was dumbfounded, Yanzhou was right in front of him, and he was indifferent. For a while, he didn't know whether to admire Liu Bei or ridicule Liu Bei, but in the end he couldn't kneel down, and said in a sad voice:
"Could it be that Mr. Liu didn't show mercy to the scholars and common people of Yanzhou, and allowed them to be harmed by Cao Cao?"

Liu Bei quickly helped him up:

"Please hurry up, this... I... If this is the case, then I will send a general to lead an army of ten thousand people to help your master. As for the ownership of Yanzhou, I will choose an acting governor who will go to the court in the future. A real governor, I absolutely dare not take it as my own!"

The visitor was quite helpless, but he finally had an explanation, so he bid farewell to Liu Bei, and then returned to Yanzhou without stopping.

After telling Chen Gong everything, Chen Gong was taken aback for a while, then smiled wryly, shook his head and said:
"Although he is a gentleman, he is also a pedantic gentleman. It is difficult to support...difficult to support...the arrow is on the string and has to be fired. Now it can only be like this..."

(End of this chapter)