The Most Romantic of the Three Kingdoms

Yingchuan Prefecture, Liu Bei had just taken office as the prefect not long ago, and he was still familiar with the political affairs of the county, and was keen to associate with local scholars in Yingchuan. One day, Han Ji suddenly came to report in person, saying: "Lu Bu has brought troops to commit the crime. Passing through Luyang, you will enter my territory."

Han Ji was the prefect of Yingchuan County, and the prefect had his own mansion, so he did not work in the prefecture together with Liu Bei. As mentioned above, Han Ji was from Nanyang, and Xun Zhen left him as an assistant to Liu Bei because he valued his identity as a native of Nanyang. ——But at this time, it really got the effect. After Han Ji arrived in Yingchuan, he contacted his old friend in Nanyang, so as soon as Lu Bu's troops came out, he got the news.

At this time, Chen Bao had already led his troops to the northwest of Yingchuan County to see if he could drive away the two generals Lei Bo and Chen Lan in the Songgao Mountains. When several county officials in the cathedral heard this news, they all turned pale.

One person was shocked and said: "Chen Duwei is not in Yangzhai now, the county government is short of troops, and Lu Fengxian suddenly came to attack. How can this be done?"

The person who spoke was the brother Xunzhen who had invited him back to Yingchuan several times when he came to Yuzhou to support Sun Ce.

After Liu Bei took office in Yingchuan, many local scholars were newly appointed as county officials, including Xun and Liu from Yingyin, Chen, Yangzhai, Guo and Xin from Changshe, etc. Clan, or the Xunzhen marriage clan, or the children of several crown surname clans who have their own clansmen for Xunzhen reuse, needless to say, they naturally account for the main part of these newly established scholars.

Everyone looked at Liu Bei, but saw that Liu Bei had no fear at all, on the contrary, he had a happy expression on his face.

The officials were puzzled, and another person spoke up and asked, "Ming Gong, why are you not surprised instead of happy?"

The person who asked him was Xin Ai's clan brother.

Liu Bei smiled and asked, "Why are you surprised?"

"Lu Fengxian, a strong general, is coming to invade our territory, and Chen Xiaowei is not in the county, how can he resist?"

Liu Bei got up and said with his sleeves raised, "How come you are called a hero! It's nothing but my brother's defeated general! He used to be in my county and mutilated the people of my county. His crimes are hard to describe. Don't you remember? A few months ago, Jun and I visited the county, and when we arrived in Dingling County, we still saw the remains of his massacre of the city and the people. Qing. I have long wanted to avenge the elders of Dingling and the people of Yingchuan who were harmed by him! However, he was beaten like a bereaved dog by my brother, and fled back to Nanyang in a panic, because my wish could not be fulfilled! Now He doesn't know whether to live or die, yet he dares to attack me in Yingchuan again. It is true that he 'throws himself in the net'! I see that my wish to avenge my father and elders will come true, why am I surprised? With a sword, he stepped into the hall, swayed his wrist, held a sword flower, and then flicked it with his fingers, and said sternly, "This sword was given by my brother, and I am going to use this sword to kill Lu Bu's head! It is not only to avenge Sun Yuzhou, but also to avenge my elders and fellow villagers who were victimized in Yingchuan!" Laughing at the officials in the hall, they said, "Please wait at the county hall and wait for my good news!"

Since taking office as the prefect of Yingchuan, Liu Bei has always shown people with a face of benevolence and righteousness and few words. At this moment, he is impassioned, but he is full of arrogance. For a time, the officials in the hall were quite uncomfortable. In addition, he listened to his words. It seemed that they had the confidence to defeat Lu Bu, and the officials did not know how to answer his words, and they all stared at each other with big eyes.

Liu Bei said: "The military situation is urgent, I can't delay, I will go south of the city tomorrow to meet the Lu thieves. Please return to your hometown first and manage your affairs. I will go to the camp outside the city and arrange the dispatch of troops tomorrow. ,...Han Jun, please stay for a while."

When the officials left, Liu Bei was overjoyed, and said to Han Ji: "Lü Bu is here to commit a crime, justice is not in the prefecture. With my own strength, Yang Zhai has only a thousand troops and horses, and I am afraid that I can't stop Lü Bu. I dare to ask Yu Jun, if there is any. How does He Liangce respond?"

When Liu Bei was talking to the county officials just now, Han Ji didn't say a word. It was not only because Liu Bei was the chief official of Yingchuan, and he had to be respected and orderly. Seeing how Liu Bei would react to this sudden news, Liu Bei's reaction just now was very much in line with his heart, and now he heard Liu Bei's question, he is thirty-four or five years old this year, he is in his prime, with a beard and a beard. Dense, but seeing that he was slowly stroking his beard, he looked completely calm as usual, and said calmly: "Lv Bu's newly defeated army, although it will invade our territory now, is not a cause for concern. The plan for now is to send it immediately. Officials, go and recall Chen Xiaowei and his troops from Songgao Mountain, and join forces with Duke Ming to defend them; at the same time, send someone to Runan immediately and ask Sun Yuzhou to send troops to help."

Liu Bei was overjoyed and said, "The strategy of the king is the same as that of Beizheng!" He got up and bowed, and said, "Bei will lead his troops south first tomorrow. The government affairs in the county, the security of the people, and the logistics and supplies for this battle will be handled. If you are ready, please leave it to your feet!" He added, "After the justice comes back to join me, Lei Book and Chen Lan may come to attack my Yangzhai, and Yangzhai City cannot be lost, and I also ask you to leave the city defense! "

Han Ji stood up, returned a salute, and said: "Ming Gong, please rest assured, with Jin here, there will be no delay in government affairs, and the people's hearts will not be disturbed. Sending it to Duke Ming in a timely manner will never affect Duke Ming's battles on the front line. As for Lei Book and Chen Lan, if you have **** here, neither of them will ever want to get in on my Yangzhai!"

After a pause, he made another suggestion, saying, "Yingchuan has suffered many military disasters. Today, there are many surnames and noble families in the county, or there are thousands of disciples attached to them. In my humble opinion, why don't Duke Ming join in? The documents, and then the officials will be dispatched separately to invite the big surnames and noble clans in each county to send the righteous people to join the Ming Gong, which can also be regarded as helping Ming Gong, I do not know if Ming Gong thinks it is okay?"

"Okay, okay, this is a good policy for you!"

Liu Bei wrote the letter on the spot, gave it to Han Ji, and said with relief and sincerity, "With your ruler in the county, I really have no worries!"

After negotiating with Han Ji, Liu Bei called Zhan Qian and instructed, "Go to justice right now, and ask him to come back and help me!"

Just now, when Liu Bei had to report Lü Bu's crime, Zhan was hiding in the hall, knowing about the matter, and knowing that it was a big deal, and he solemnly promised to say: "Don't worry, Duke Ming, at the most tomorrow, I will be able to send Duke Ming's summon order to him. Captain Chen."

Song Gaoshan is in the territory of Yangcheng, more than a hundred miles away from Yangzhai. If you ride a fast horse and travel both day and night, you can reach it in half a day and one night.

"You send another person, don't make a statement, go to Runan immediately, and ask Bofu to send troops to help."

"promise."

These two things were arranged, and the stack dives to do it immediately.

Liu Bei temporarily resigned from Han Ji, left the prefecture, and went to the camp.

When he was on the road, he had already thought about his speech, and when he arrived at the camp, he summoned Zhuo Ying, Chengding, Shiguan and other military officials, and said to them: "The military report I just received, Lv Bu has about ten thousand people on foot and horse. Up and down, he has come to attack me in Yingchuan. Now he has just left Luyang and is about to go to Fucheng. I think we will pull out the camp tomorrow, get ahead of him, rush to Jiaxian County, and then deploy defenses along the Rushui to defend against him. "

Zhuo Ying's eyes widened, and he said, "Lü Bu will lead tens of thousands of people to invade our territory? Duke Ming, now that there are no more than a thousand soldiers and horses in my camp, even if they occupy Rushui, I'm afraid they won't be able to stop him!"

Liu Bei Yanran said: "I just called Zhan Qian to inform Fairy to come back, and asked Bofu to ask for help. Calculate the distance, at most four or five days, Fairy will be able to bring the team back first, join our team, and at most In ten days, Bo Fu's reinforcements will arrive. That is to say, as long as we can stand with justice for half a month, and when Bo Fu's troops arrive, this crisis will be resolved. Therefore, you don't have to panic. ."

"Keep it for half a month?"

Liu Bei smiled and said, "With the Rushui as a hindrance, and the city of Jiaxian as a screen, and the right surnames of Yingchuan counties will also send strong men to help our army, why? Don't you even have the confidence to defend for the first half month? "I asked Chengding and Shiguan, "Can the two of you have confidence?"

How could Chengding and Shiguan know who Lu Bu was? The two of them only knew that Lu Bu was defeated by Xun Zhen, and even if Xun Zhen didn't fight much, Lu Bu retreated and fled.

The two responded in unison: "Yes!"

Liu Bei asked Zhuo Ying again, and said, "Where's Qing?"

Zhuo Ying was stimulated by Chengding and Shiguan, and his face was slightly red, and he hurriedly responded: "Yes!"

Liu Bei smiled and said, "That's right! It's all about fighting spirit, how can you be afraid of yourself before the fight starts? In this battle, you can just listen to my command with peace of mind, I can guarantee that, Only win, never lose!"

However, Liu Bei's calm attitude infected Zhuo Ying, Cheng Ding, and Shi Guan, and the three of them gradually relaxed.

Looking at the three people in front of him, Liu Bei's face was full of smiles, but he couldn't help but feel sad again, he thought: "If Yun Chang and Yide are here, not to mention Lu Bu, Yuan Gonggong and his joint forces are attacking, I have another What are you worried about?"

Liu Bei didn't need to say more.

The next day, Liu Bei ordered troops and horses, leaving Sun Min to assist Hanji in Fuzhen County, and personally led Zhuoying, Chengding, Shiguan and other generals to leave the camp and head south. , arrived at Jia County.

On the day he arrived at Jiaxian, he deployed his troops as planned, immediately deployed troops, controlled the ferry, and fortified along the Rushui.

——There are many rivers in Yingchuan County. The two largest ones are Yingshui and Rushui. Yingshui is in the north and Rushui is in the south. Both rivers flow from northwest to southeast. county. Yangcheng, Changshe, Yingyang, Yingyin, Xuxian, Linying, Yanling, Xinji and other counties are located in the north of Yingshui; Yangzhai, Jiaxian, Xiangcheng and other counties are located between Yingshui and Ru In the middle of the water; Fucheng, Kunyang, Wuyang, Dingling, Yanxian and other counties are located in the south of Rushui; in addition, there is Lunshi County, which is the birthplace of Yingshui.

The hinterland of Yingchuan County is mostly plain, which can be used to block the dangerous pass of Nanyang's attack. There are only two rivers, Ru and Ying, especially the Rushui.

Lü Bu's marching speed was slow to Liu Bei's expectations. It was not until Liu Bei had been in Jiaxian for two days and the fortification was completed that he led his troops there.

After receiving the news that Lv Bu's soldiers had arrived on the other side, Liu Bei put on a full-fledged spirit, and led the convoys to ride seven or eight, galloping to the shore, and looking at the appearance of Lu Bu's army across the river.

When I saw it from a distance, I saw the flags fluttering, the dust flying, the infantry in the front, the cavalry on the flank, the baggage at the back, and the people. A small cavalry squad of more than a hundred people rushed out of the marching team and came to the south bank of Rushui, stationed by the Ma River, like Liu Bei, and also looked over to the opposite bank. The Rushui is also quite wide, and it is difficult to see the people on the other side across the river, but Liu Bei knew that the leader of this cavalry was either Lü Bu himself or some general under Lü Bu's tent.

The people on the other side also saw Liu Bei and the others. Several cavalrymen pulled up their crossbows and shot arrows here, but the river was wide, and there was wind on the river. Several arrows shot only a short distance, and then fell into the water one after another, splashing several splashes. Looking at it, Liu Bei saw that the cavalry on the other side seemed to be laughing because of this.

"Too arrogant! Too arrogant!"

A gnashing of teeth sounded beside Liu Bei, but it was done.

Liu Bei said calmly, "Those who shoot arrows several times can be the charioteers of Lü Bu or the generals of the Bu army, and they must be all warriors and cool cavalry, and the armor is sharp in the world, and it should be wild."

Cheng Ding held his stomach and said bravely: "But don't ask me to touch them! Tell me to see you on the battlefield and behead Ming Gong!"

Liu Bei said in his heart, "I am both a general and an inspiration, and it is worth my painstaking efforts. Although justice has not been paid yet, although our troops are only a few thousand troops, they are far inferior to Lu Fengxian's troops, but their morale is high. Speaking of which, it should still be able to defend against Lv Bu! When justice and the righteous soldiers from various counties arrive, and I gather to stand firm, even if Rushui is crossed by Lv Bu, Jiaxian can always defend for ten days and a half months. At that time, when Bo Fu's reinforcements arrived, Lu Bu could only run in vain and retreat without success!"

Stop looking at the appearance of Lv Bu's troops, go back to the base camp, and set up defenses.

However, Lu Bu said that he came to fight Yingchuan this time to find an excuse to ask Yuan Shu for food and wages. In this way, he was naturally very inactive in the use of troops, and the march was slow. Also very negative.

After finding a suitable place and setting up the camp, he did not move for three consecutive days.

Not to mention the forced crossing of the Rushui, even in the county town of Fucheng, which is only more than ten miles east of his camp, he did not send troops to fight.

On the afternoon of the third day, Chen Bao's troops came from the northwest from the Songgao Mountain direction, and reached the north bank of Rushui, where they joined Liu Bei.

On the fourth day, one person and two slave riders entered Lü Bu's camp from the east from the direction of Wuyang and Kunyang.

This person is not Chen Gong.

Entering the camp and entering the tent, Chen Gong didn't care about drinking the water handed by the clerk in the tent, took on a happy expression, and couldn't wait to say to Lv Bu: "Your Majesty, you are not disgraceful to your mission, and have been contacted for your sake. Insiders of Wuyang, Kunyang and other counties!"

"Oh? What is it?"

Chen Gong is a man of wisdom in the end, and he really uses "Sun Bo Fu is a native of the south, and he is young, and it is difficult to control the state, the generals, the direct descendants of the Yuan family, the Hou Wen, the flying generals in the sea, and all the scholars in Runan. Looking up and looking forward to the future generals entering Yuzhou, in order to bring peace to the people, because in the future, the generals and Wenhou will come together with 100,000 troops. The palace has heard about it, and those who know the current affairs are the heroes. It? Not losing the order, paying respects to the elders", etc., he moved a few people, but the people who were moved by him were ordinary little officials in Wuyang, Kunyang and other counties. In terms of their positions, it is difficult to tell Lv Bu who they are, but Chen Gong was smart, so he didn't mention their official positions, only their surnames, and answered them one by one to Lu Bu. According to the current practice, almost all the people who can become county officials are the children of the crown clan in the county.

Lu Bu heard what he said and said, "You have worked hard!"

Chen Gong said: "I didn't expect that Junhou dispatched troops so quickly. Before returning to Nanyang to give Junhou a message, Junhou had already commanded his troops and arrived in Yingchuan! The Art of War Cloud: Soldiers are precious and speedy. Junhou can be said to be well versed in the art of war. It's wonderful. But there's something I don't understand."

"Please speak."

Chen Gong asked, "Since the monarch's troops and horses have already landed on the Rushui River, why did they stop their troops here and not immediately cross the river to fight, instead of setting up their camp?"

Lv Bu saw that Chen Gong was covered in dust, and when he had just entered the tent, he was walking like the day he first saw him. I couldn't help but feel a little unbearable, so he replied, "It's not that I don't want to fight, I sent people to find Lei Book and Chen Lan, and told them to come out of Songgao Mountain and go northwest from Yangzhai to Gongyang. Zhai. In this way, I and the two of them will attack each other, and Yingchuan will be at your fingertips!"

Chen Gong frowned and said: "Your Majesty's strategy is solid, but have you ever thought about it, Liu Bei must have sent someone to Runan to ask for Sun Bofu's help, if not before Sun Bofu's reinforcements arrive. , to cross the Rushui and conquer Yangzhai, then this battle will probably not be easy to win quickly, and maybe it will take a long time! Besides, Lei Bo and Chen Lan's troops have been in the Songshan Mountains for a long time, and daily supplies are required. If they can't keep up, it's hard to say how much combat power they can have now. Therefore, instead of waiting for them to attack together with Junhou, in my humble opinion, Junhou might as well launch now. A massive attack, forcibly crossing the Rushui, attacking Keyangzhai!"

"This……"

Chen Gong said: "When I was in Wuyang, Kunyang and other places, I had already inquired and learned that now Chen Bao is in the Songgao Mountain area, and Liu Bei's army only needs a thousand soldiers and horses. After all, isn't it easy?"

Lu Bu said, "You don't know something, but Chen Bao's team arrived on the other side yesterday and joined Liu Bei."

Chen Gong was stunned for a while, and then immediately said: "Chen Bao's army is only two thousand soldiers, even if he has joined Liu Bei, it does not matter. ... Junhou may not know, Liu Bei has passed the information to the counties of Yingchuan, and ordered the counties. The powerful sects of the strong clan have all sent their soldiers and disciples to come to Rubei to help him, Junhou, if you don't cross the Rushui now, rather than waiting until these powerful clansmen and disciples arrive, and then the lords will cross the Rushui again? Junhou? , wouldn’t that be giving up the easy and asking for the hard!”

Lv Bu had nothing to answer. He was not like Cao Cao and others. After all, it was because of the light chivalrous temperament that Chen Gong had said it for his sake. In addition, he felt a little guilty towards Chen Gong, so he took it seriously. There was no reason to shirk any further, so he said, "Okay! Then I will send troops to cross the water tomorrow!"

The next day, Lü Bu really sent troops to cross the Rushui River.

Chen Gongsui watched the battle by Lu Bu's side. The battle of forced crossing started at midnight in the morning. Before noon, Lu Bu called Jin to withdraw his troops.

Chen Gong asked in amazement, "Your Majesty?"

"You can also see that the arrows and stones on the other side are raining, and our ships are not well prepared. If we continue to force the crossing, the casualties will be heavy. After I collect more ships, the battle will be finished the day after."

Chen Gong was about to say more, but Lü Bu hurriedly walked, striding like a fly, and ran to the camp. How could Chen Gong catch up with Lu Bu? However, after returning to the camp, Chen Gong hurriedly went to see Lu Bu again, but was blocked outside the tent, saying that Lu Bu was discussing military aircraft with Zhang Liao and others, and when it was night, he was not allowed to enter, so Chen Gong could only go back to the tent. The next day, he went to ask to see Lu Bu, but he still could not see him. Fortunately, on the third day, Lu Bu was worthy of his faith, kept his promise, and sent troops to cross the water again. However, Chen Gong was only half happy. The so-called "forced crossing" on this day was only half a day. Even if Chen Gong was an idiot, Lu Bu's actions would inevitably arouse his suspicions, not to mention that he was a wise man?

Chen Gongnai thought to himself, "Could it be that Lu Fengxian has no intention of attacking Yingchuan and Runan?"

Chen Gong was suspicious here, and Liu Bei and Chen Bao on the other side were also suspicious.

Chen Bao discussed with Liu Bei and said, "Lü Bu has ten thousand troops, and he is aggressive, but why did he stop at the south bank of the Rushui? First, he did not attack for a few days, and then the two crossings stopped hastily. What did he mean by attacking? Could it be possible..." Thinking of a possibility, he said, "He is waiting for Lei Book and Chen Lan to attack my Yangzhai? But although Lei Book and Chen Lan have already led their troops out of Song Gaoshan, they still haven't even reached Yangcheng yet. If you want to wait for Lei Book and Chen Lan to threaten me with Yang Zhai and force me to return to my teacher, he is a little delusional, right?"

Chen Bao withdrew from Songgaoshan, and before coming to join Liu Bei, he had already considered that Lei Bo and Chen Lan might take the opportunity to attack Yangzhai, so Yangcheng County, where Songgaoshan was located, left some troops and horses to defend the city as a precaution.

After talking about this guess, Chen Bao thought of another possibility and said: "Or, Lu Bu is feigning to attack my Yingchuan, and the purpose is to bring reinforcements to Tiaobo Fu, while Yuan Gonggong is taking advantage of the pretence to attack Runan?"

Liu Bei glanced at the black beard under Chen Bao's chin, and felt his smooth chin. After thinking for a long time, he said, "I guess that if Lu Bu can't get it right, he doesn't actually want to attack my Yingchuan. Come on, Yuan Gonggong took advantage of the vacancy to attack Runan. I don't think it's possible. They are not on good terms, so how can they work together? I heard Han Jun said that after Lu Bu arrived in Nanyang, Yuan Gonggong treated him very poorly, and they didn't even pay him. How to give it, I see, the only possibility now is that Lu Bu wants to use Yingchuan as a banner to seek some benefits from Yuan Gonggong?"

This was the correct guess of Lu Bu's purpose.

Chen Bao thought about it for a while, felt that what Liu Bei said was reasonable, he laughed, and said, "If it's because of this, he came to attack me in Yingchuan, it would be ridiculous! Thinking about Yuan Gonggong, thinking about him Lu Fengxian~www.wuxiaspot .com~ is also well-known in China, how can you be such a flies?"

"There are many people in the world who have gained false reputations! If the people of Yuan Gonggong's generation rely on the shadow of their fathers and ancestors, and their clan's voice is nothing more than that, if you really talk about their abilities, do you not hear the 'tough ghost on the road'? "Liu Bei's remarks were made by others and himself, and were made with feelings.

"If that's the case, then we don't need Sun Yuzhou's reinforcements."

Liu Bei said, "In the morning military report, Bo Fu's reinforcements are about to enter our county border in the northeast of Yingchuan. Since they are approaching my Yingchuan, and for the sake of safety, let's wait for reinforcements to arrive." After speaking, he touched again. Touching his chin, he said, "If my expectations are correct, Lu Bu really came to ask Yuan Gonggong for benefits, then the day Bofu's reinforcements arrive will be the time when he withdraws."

"Ming Gong said very much."

Just as Liu Bei predicted, two days later, news of Sun Ce's arrival of reinforcements reached Lv Bu's camp.

Chen Gong saw that the soldiers in the camp were packing their suitcases one after another, and could ask Lu Bu about this military order. He was already suspicious before, but now he felt that something was wrong, and thought to himself, "Oh! Lu Feng first said that he would fight Yingchuan first, then Runan. It seems that he is coaxing me! I saw that he was fighting against Liu Bei a few days ago, and he refused to try his best to cross the Rushui, so I felt that it was wrong. When I heard today that Sun Ce's reinforcements have not arrived, he will withdraw. This is clearly more and more wrong! "

He hurriedly went to Lv Bu's tent and wanted to ask Lu Bu what he was thinking, but he was relieved.

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