Liu Bei was anxious because he wanted to get rid of Yuan Shu’s control as soon as possible. However, although Yuan Shu handed him 30,000 horses, he sent a general Qiaoyu to accompany him, so these 30,000 horses were not completely in Liu Bei’s hands. However, Liu Bei is a very patient person. He is anxious, but on the surface he is calm and calm. He headed towards Runan with an army of 60,000 unhurriedly.
Qiaoyu was a little unable to sit still. He hit the horse and came to Liu Bei, and said, "As the saying goes, rescuing soldiers is like fighting a fire. It's as slow as this. When will I arrive in Runan? He also asked General Liu to order to march at full speed. It is,"
The fourth generation of the Yuan family and the third grandfather of the family are not just false words. Although Yuan Shu’s reputation is not as good as Yuan Shao’s, he is the son of the Yuan family and has gathered a lot of talents under his hands. This bridge is Yuan Shu. One of the beloved generals of Yuan Shu is above Liu Bei, but Liu Beijin has contributed to the Yuxi, and he has to temporarily subdue to Liu Bei. Naturally, he needs to ask Liu Bei for instructions on the major events of the march.
Liu Bei raised his whip and said faintly: "General Bridge, now Runan has fallen. Even if you and I fly over, it will not help. If you rush into the army, if you get caught in the enemy's trap and miss the lord’s major event, Both of you and I can't afford to be guilty. For the sake of the present, we should calmly enter the army and slowly try to make the best of it."
In fact, Liu Bei's heart is more anxious than Qiaoyu, but he can't speed up the march because he is still waiting. He has to wait for an important news. Liu Bei presents the country's jade seal to Yuan Shu in front of so many people. It was to spread the news that the Chuanguo Yuxi had fallen into Yuan Shu’s hands. That’s not a big deal. He further persuaded Yuan Shu to become emperor. Of course, what Liu Bei did was not really for Yuan Shu’s sake.
He knew that as long as these news spread, the three most powerful princes in the world, Liu Xin, Cao Cao, and Yuan Shao would all point the finger at Yuan Shu, and would not just stop at verbal denunciations, they would definitely fight Yuan Shu with real swords and guns. Last game,
Liu Bei is waiting for such an opportunity, whether Liu Xin or Cao Cao, as long as someone sends troops to attack Yuan Shu, he can let Qiaoyu bring a soldier and horse back to Lujiang for reinforcements. In this way, he can show his loyalty to Yuan Shu and dispel it. Yuan Shu’s last doubt about him, he can justifiably distract the bridge, so that he can fully grasp this army horse, it can be said to kill two birds with one stone.
As for how to quell the Yellow Turban Rebellion in Runan, Liu Bei is not worried. He originally relied on the suppression of the Yellow Turban to get his business started. He knows nothing more about the situation of the Yellow Turban. The so-called Yellow Turban are nothing but farmers who cannot survive. I have not received much military training, and I have to rely on many people to fight, so I am called "ant thieves" by the government. The implication is that these yellow towels are gathered like ants. Although there are many ants, how can they be able to move them? tree,
However, so many "ants" are a rare and important force for Liu Bei at the moment. He has already made up his mind to reclaim this force for his own use. After a fierce battle with the Yellow Turban, Liu Bei was very serious. Knowing the reason for the Yellow Turban rebellion is nothing more than to solve the problem of food and clothing. As early as Liu Bei was on his way back to Lujiang from Shouchun, he negotiated a countermeasure with Jian Yong. Jian Yong led a team to Runan and tried to meet with Runan Yellow Turban. The chiefs Gong Du and Liu Pi got in touch,
Liu Bei’s conditions were very simple. For the Yellow Turban leaders Gong Du, Liu Pei, and other big and small bosses, they were allowed to have official positions, while for ordinary Yellow Turbans, the strong were selected to join the army, and the weak were allocated to the fields to ensure everyone. There is food and clothing. No one under Liu Bei is available now. Gong Du, Liu Pi and those big and small bosses have some experience in leading soldiers, which can just solve his "talent shortage", as for the placement of ordinary yellow towels. The party’s method was that Liu Bei stole his teacher from Cao Cao’s dealing with Qing Xu’s Yellow Scarf. Facts have proved that Cao Cao’s method is very effective. If Liu Bei didn’t copy and use it, it would be foolish.
While Liu Bei and Qiaoyu were still marching slowly in Runan, Jian Yong had already arrived at Xincai, an important town in Runan. Runan is the largest county in Yuzhou with 37 counties under its jurisdiction, while Xincai can Said to be the gateway to the south of Chengpingyu, Runan County,
At this time, Gong Du and Liu Pei not only captured Pingyu, but also over 20 counties including Xincai, Shangcai, Xiping, Anyang, etc., and their momentum grew stronger, but Gong Du and Liu Pei did not take it lightly. , They were able to escape from the last battle against the Yellow Turban by the imperial court, relying on the word prudence.
Although Liu Bei sent Jianyong to Runan for the purpose of getting in touch with Gong Du and Liu Pei, trying to say that they would bring down the two, but in this era of war and chaos, anything can happen. He has always been loyal to follow him. Liu Bei still attaches great importance to the world’s childhood friend, so in addition to the five thousand private troops, Liu Bei allocated another five thousand soldiers and horses to Jian Yong.
An army of 10,000, even if it is all infantry, the dust raised during the march is quite astonishing, not to mention that there are still a considerable number of cavalry in this team, so you can see the dust covering the sky after a long distance. , There is no way to hide, and Jian Yong did not think about hiding his whereabouts. He appeared outside Xincai City with a big fanfare, and the Yellow Turban army guarding the city had already sounded the horn of warning.
Jian Yong glanced at Xin Caicheng contemptuously, waved his hand, and gave the order to siege the city. Liu Bei asked Jian Yong to rush to Runan to negotiate peace with Gong Du and Liu Pi. But Jian Yong knew better that most of Runan was already under the actual control of Gong Du and Liu Pi. Without hurting them first, there would be no way for the peace talks to proceed.
In all battles, siege is always the hardest. Soldiers fall from the ladder from time to time, and some soldiers who were hit by rolling logs or shot by arrows and seriously wounded the undead lay down under the city wall and rolled and wailed in pain. Jian Yong felt very distressed when he saw such a situation, but he was not distressed by these young lives.
The ten thousand people Liu Bei gave him were not only the strongest combat force, but also the most loyal to Liu Bei. It was the most important capital in Liu Bei's hands. For every soldier lost, Liu Bei’s capital would be less. , This is what Jianyong is distressed about,
However, the sacrifice of countless lives did not disappoint Jian Yong. After nearly two hours of the entire siege, a team of soldiers finally climbed to the top of the city and consolidated a position at the top of the city. Soon, countless soldiers started from this. The gap that had just opened swarmed up, and that small position quickly expanded, spreading to other city gates, and the Yellow Turban army, which was originally a mob, collapsed in an instant.
The news that Xin Cai had recovered and lost reached Pingyu. Gong Du and Liu Pi were shocked. Yuan Shu was very powerful. At least in Gong Du and Liu Pi’s opinion, they did not expect Yuan Shu’s men to be so powerful. To this extent, they just got news yesterday evening that an army of about 10,000 people entered Runan from Jiujiang. They did not expect that it was only at noon that they would breach Xincai County.
Gong Du and Liu Pi knew about the news that Yuan Shu’s army could not attack Shouchun for a long time. It was precisely because they knew that Yuan Shu’s army of more than 100,000 had not been able to capture Shouchun City for a month. Gong Du and Liu Pi dared Taking advantage of Yuan Shu’s army being dragged in Jiujiang,
In order to guard against Yuan Shu’s counterattack, Gong Du and Liu Pei assigned 30,000 people to station in Xincai, and the army that entered the territory of Runan came from Jiujiang. Gong Du and Liu Pi took it for granted that this army was attacking the city. Not good at it, and no reinforcements were sent. I didn’t expect that after a long time, Xin Caicheng would be lost.
In fact, Gong Du and Liu Pi didn’t understand their Yellow Turbans at all. Regardless of the Yellow Turbans’ power, they were actually a group of mobs. They were most accustomed to fighting downwinds. After winning, everyone would rush to grab money. Grab the woman. If you lose, then you should put oil on the soles of your feet and run as far as you can. When Jian Yong’s soldiers climbed to the top of the city, the Yellow Turban army in the city lost less than 2,000 people, and the result was a rush. But they scattered, and fled one after another. Otherwise, if they organized an effective counterattack in time, it would be really hard to predict who would win and lose.
Both Gong Du and Liu Pi were Zhang Jiao’s direct disciples, but among Zhang Jiao’s several disciples, they belonged to the mediocre and unremarkable category, so in the last Yellow Turban riot, they were not appointed. The important task, in addition to being cautious, this is also an important reason for them to escape.
Listening to the loss of Xin Cai, Liu Pei's cautious character emerged again, frowning and said: "Senior Gong, I didn't expect Yuan Shu to have such a good soldier. Let's not abandon Pingyu, escape into the mountains and wait for the opportunity to rise again. Right,"
Gong Du paced back and forth two steps, and said with some dismay: "Have we not had enough life in the mountains? Anyway, I have already had enough. Yuan Shu only sent 10,000 people over this time to show his subordinates. There are not many soldiers and horses left. Let's gather all the people scattered in the counties. Even if it is slowly exhausted, it will consume him. Let's wait."
These words came to Liu Pi’s heart. He was also very satisfied with his current life. He could eat big fish every day, and he could hold one or two beautiful girls at night, and he was happier than the gods. He was not willing to return. Going to the deep mountains and old forests where rabbits don’t shit, but compared with pleasure, life is obviously more precious. After hesitating for a while, Liu Pi still said: “This group of people and Malays are not good, we still have to be careful. Send a few people over to explore their falsity and reality, and talk to them about the conditions,"
After listening to Liu Pi’s suggestion, Gong thought for a while before he said: "Junior Brother Liu, in the eyes of those people, you and I are both untouchables. Do you think they can make peace with us? In my opinion, they had to get rid of this as soon as possible. Thinking, let’s prepare to defend the city while transporting some soft gold and silver, grain and grass back to the cottage, leaving a way out in advance."
Suddenly, one of them ran in from the door and said, "Two great kings..."
Gong Du sank his face and yelled: "I don't even make a notification before coming in. I don't understand the rules at all. Do you think you are still in the cottage?"