Chapter 198 Lu Bu came to surrender
"Double deception?"
Chen Gong muttered, and the expressions of Gao Shun and Zhang Liao who were beside Chen Gong also changed slightly.
"Ming Gong, I think the words of Mr. Liu from Xuzhou are not ridiculous. The Cao thief is so smart and good at deception. How can I know that he is deceiving me?"
Gao Shun stood up and took the initiative to ask Ying: "The last general is willing to lead a group of soldiers to test it out. I would like to ask General Wenyuan to bring five hundred cavalry to hold the battle for me. I also ask the general for permission."
Facing Gao Shun's invitation to fight, both Chen Gong and Zhang Liao were a little moved.
But for some reason, Lu Bu just didn't like Gao Shun.
Even though the other person seemed loyal and humble in everything, Lu Bu always felt that he was not the same person as him.
After hearing Gao Shun's request for a battle and what he said for Liu Feng, Lu Bu was immediately unhappy.
“What the filial father said is wrong.”
Lu Bu scolded: "You are also a general in the army. How can you advance the army lightly? The vanguard is the elite of our army. How can you throw yourself into danger easily? You don't have to say anything, you can retreat quickly."
高Shunde's status in Lu Bu's army was actually that of a guest general.
As direct descendants of the Chenliu Gao family, the Gao Shun family is also Yuan Shao's in-laws.
Yuan Tan’s mother is the daughter of Chen Liugao.
In addition, Gao Qian of the same clan is Yuan Shao's nephew, and Gao Rou is Gao Qian's cousin.
At Gao Rou's suggestion, most of the Gao family went to Hebei to seek refuge with Yuan Shao before the civil strife in Yanzhou. Gao Gan was even appointed as the shepherd of Bingzhou by Yuan Shao, making Gao Rou and most of the Gao family dependent.
Gao Shun is a direct descendant of the Gao family who stayed in Chenliu.
Just seeing how the trapped camp can produce 700 sets of armor in one breath, you can see how strong Gao Shun's financial resources and strength are.
How could Lu Bu, who had a life-and-death feud with Yuan Shao, trust Gao Shun?
After being scolded by Lu Bu, Gao Shun had no choice but to retreat.
Chen Gong and Zhang Liao swallowed their words again.
After all, Lu Bu is the commander-in-chief, and a war is imminent. If several of their generals oppose Lu Bu together, then let’s not fight this war.
After seeing Gao Shun retreat, Lu Bu felt a sigh of relief.
After scanning the battlefield, Lu Bu pointed with his riding crop: "Look, gentlemen, there must be an ambush by Cao Mengde behind the forest and the embankment on the left. Today we will retreat first and let him suffer a lot from the ambush. . We can recharge our batteries."
In the end, Lu Bu actually retreated to the camp, which made Cao Cao in the camp overjoyed.
That day and night, Cao Jun continued to rush back to the camp.
Overnight, tens of thousands of people rushed back.
At dawn the next day, there were more than 12,000 people in Cao's camp, and their strength was not inferior to Lu Bu's army.
Lü Bu still didn't know the specific situation in Cao's camp, but he judged that the opponent had been exhausted and ordered an attack.
Since the withdrawal of troops yesterday, the ripples that originally appeared have completely disappeared, and the Yanzhou battlefield has returned to its original trajectory.
On this day, Lu Bu was defeated and was ambushed by Cao Cao's infantry and cavalry.
Cao Cao pursued him for dozens of miles, forcing Lu Bu to the point where he couldn't even hold the camp and fled.
Cao Cao sent troops to recover the county towns in Jiyin and Shanyang counties.
At this point, the Yanzhou Civil War finally decided the final winner.
Lu Bu no longer has the ability to strategically counterattack, and can only rely on counties and counties in various places to make a desperate struggle.
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Xuzhou people don’t know this yet. After November, the weather gradually started to get colder.
On this day, Liu Bei was discussing with Liu Feng that they wanted to inspect the local situation in Xuzhou next month, especially to see how Pengcheng was recruiting refugees.
Since Liu Bei took control of Xuzhou, he has never visited the county.
Before, due to the situation, there was no other way. But now that the situation in Xuzhou has stabilized, traveling to the county can allow Liu Bei to have more powerful control over Xuzhou and understand Xuzhou better.
Therefore, Liu Bei was interested in Xing County.
If he goes out to the county, he will naturally have someone to stay in the state. He can be entrusted to Zhang Zhao, and the army will be Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and Xiahou Bo.
Not to mention that Liu Feng was secretly in Tancheng, so Liu Bei was naturally relieved.
While the two were discussing the time and route to the county, Guo Jia suddenly asked to see Liu Bei.
After Liu Bei invited him in, he found that he had brought the latest news.
Guo Jia saluted Liu Bei and his son, and then said: "Ming Gong, I have just received two pieces of news. The first news is that Wu County has been conquered by Sun Ce, and the north of Wu County has been occupied by Sun Ce. The second news Then Lu Bu was defeated and fled in Dingtao, and most of the counties in Jiyin were captured by Cao Cao. "
It must be said that Wu County has been resisting for half a year, and the weather has gradually become colder, which is not conducive to logistics and supplies. Siege the city.
Therefore, even Liu Feng began to suspect that Xu Gong might be able to delay this year.
Unexpectedly, Wu County finally fell years ago.
Liu Bei frowned slightly and asked, "When did you break the city?"
"Ten days ago."
Wuxian County was defeated by Sun Ce. Xu Gong successfully escaped and ran to Youquan County to continue organizing resistance.
After dozens of days of offensive and defensive battles, with Sun Ce's sudden support, Xu Gong finally failed to withstand the Sun Army's offensive and eventually fell.
After Sun Ce acquired Wu County, at least half of Wu County's territory was in his hands, and they were all the best areas of Wu County.
However, Sun Ce is likely to need to rest for a while. Before next spring, the Sun family army should not have the strength to fight again.
Continuous battles, especially the siege of Wuxian County, brought many casualties to the Sun Army. And counting the battles in Liyang and Guangling, the Sun family army had not had a good rest for more than a year.
“Fortunately, Governor Wang has been helping us. Not only did he assist our state with 20,000 shi of grain, but he also sold a large amount of sucrose to our state.”
Liu Feng suggested to Liu Bei: "Father, during the next transaction, you might be able to write a letter to Governor Wang and inform him that in half a year, our army will be able to cross the sea to support Kuaiji. In this way, Governor Wang can boost the morale of the soldiers and civilians in Kuaiji. ”
“Good!”
Liu Bei nodded and accepted Liu Feng’s suggestion. Only a fool would refuse such a favor at no cost.
Later, Liu Bei asked Guo Jiadao: "Fengxiao, what happened to Marquis Lu Wen? How could he be defeated so miserably?"
Guo Jia shook his head: "The specific situation is unknown. I only heard that Cao Yanzhou was besieging After being unable to attack Dingtao for a long time, General Lu captured the wheat fields of Jiyin. After receiving the letter, General Lu led troops from Dongmin to rush for reinforcements. He obviously wanted to catch Cao Yanzhou off guard, but for some reason, he fell into Cao Yanzhou's plan. It was destroyed by his ambush."
Liu Feng sighed in his heart, this Lu Bu is really a piece of mud that he cannot hold up.
I have already written to him, reminding him so clearly. I can’t tell him, Lu Bu, that I came from time travel. Don’t be afraid because there are no soldiers in Cao Cao’s camp?
If he really said that, Lu Bu would simply regard him as a madman.
According to Liu Feng's idea, you, Lu Bu, have brought more than 10,000 people, so you can even send a thousand people up to take a look.
Cao Cao's entire camp only had about a thousand men, and most of them were sent outside as ambushes.
As long as these thousand people go up, Cao Cao will have lost. Even if there is an ambush, it will be useless. After all, the main force is just watching from behind.
"Ming Gong, Jia thought that after Lu Wenhou was defeated in this battle, he would no longer be able to fight back, and it was only a matter of time before he withdrew from Yanzhou."
Guo Jia analyzed Liu Bei: "In Jia's opinion, It is most likely that Marquis Lu Wen and Governor Zhang came to seek refuge with Duke Ming, and Duke Ming made plans early.”
Liu Bei understood what Guo Jia meant. He wanted him to think clearly about his attitude towards Lu Bu and Zhang Miao as soon as possible.
Now both Lu Bu and Zhang Miao are Yuan Shao's mortal enemies. If Liu Bei wants to accept each other, he will definitely attract Yuan Shao's hostility.
Yuan Shao's hostility is not easy to deal with. This is the largest warlord in the world. If you don't accept it, how should you reject the other party? After all, you refused Zhang Miao and Lu Bu's defection because of Yuan Shao. Although you avoided Yuan Shao's hostility and jealousy, will it also make the heroes of the world disappointed with Liu Bei?
Today you dare not accept Lu Bu and Zhang Miao because you are afraid of Yuan Shao. Then tomorrow, will you reject others because you are afraid of Cao Cao? In this way, when the people of the world choose their lord in the future, will they still come? What about defecting to Liu Bei?
Liu Bei pondered for a moment and told Guo Jia the plan he had discussed with Liu Feng. He also wanted to hear the other party's opinion.
"Send to Qingzhou Beihai?"
Guo Jia was surprised and hesitated: "If it is sent to Qingzhou Beihai, it will definitely attract the hostility of Yuan Shao, and if Yuan Tan raises an army To attack Beihai, Kong Wenju must ask for help from Ming Gong. At that time, will Ming Gong rescue him or not? "
" Bei will go in person."
Liu Bei answered without hesitation. Guo Jia’s question.
Kong Rong cherished each other and made him famous. If he didn't save Kong Rong, how would the people in the world regard Liu Xuande?
"Bei has reached a reconciliation with Yuan Shao's envoys. Beihai and Donglai of Qingzhou will respect Yuan Tan as the governor of Qingzhou. As long as Zhang Miao and Lu Bu don't rebel against Yuan again, Yuan Shao may not be able to spare their lives."
After thinking about it, Guo Jia felt that this was a helpless move. The advantages of Liu Bei taking in Lu Bu and Zhang Miao outweighed the disadvantages, and the loss of Yuan Shao's favor was a necessary price.
"Ming Gong, if this is the case, then you must report the matter to Yuan Jizhou as soon as possible."
Guo Jiazheng remonstrated: "Yuan Jizhou is a man who likes great achievements and has an indecisive character. , easily swayed by people's words, Ming Gong can give you heavy bribes, and good words for you can have miraculous effects."
Guo Jia's words can be said to have trampled Yuan Shao into the ground, saying that Yuan Shao loves face and is soft-spoken.
But I have to say that what Guo Jia said really makes sense.
Liu Bei already knew this, and it seemed that he had to give Xin Ping and Guo Tubei a heavy gift.
As time enters the end of November, the autumn harvests in various places are basically completed, and the first batch of 200,000 shi of grain from Jingzhou has also arrived in Guangling.
After Liu Xian received a reply from Jingzhou, he immediately asked to see Liu Bei.
The Jingzhou side said it was acceptable to the Xuzhou side's transaction, and the only remaining detail was the price.
After much negotiation between the two parties, the final price of grain was two hundred yuan per stone for corn, wheat, and rice. Rice, millet, and soybeans were priced at three hundred yuan per stone. Liang Mi ( High-quality millet) has the highest price, and is levied at 350 qian per shi, and finally tempeh is levied at 500 qian per shi.
Coarse salt is sold for 1,200 qian per stone, coarse salt is sold for an equal weight of gold, and snow salt is sold for 12,000 qian per stone.
Coarse salt requires 200,000 stone and is worth 240 million 5 baht. There is no limit to frosting sugar and snow salt. The more the better.
Jingzhou has guaranteed to provide a minimum of no less than one million shi of food. Calculated based on the approximate average price of 300 yen per shi, this is equivalent to 300 million and a half baht.
Based on this calculation alone, Xuzhou would have to give away frosting sugar and snow salt worth at least 60 million and a half baht.
As for whether to give frost sugar or snow salt, it mainly depends on what Xuzhou is willing to give, so there is a high probability that the settlement will be 5,000 stones of snow salt.
Of course, if you really want frosting sugar, you can buy it with the equivalent price of gold, there is no limit.
The two parties calculate the value of the goods at the agreed price, and then conduct financial hedging, and the excess will be settled in goods.
Now, the first batch of 200,000 shi of grain from Jingzhou has been transported to Tancheng. Because there is a waterway, transportation is quite convenient.
Liu Feng actually wanted to expand the southern waterway, but he did not have the financial resources and food for the time being. Otherwise, as long as the Hangou in Guangling is dredged and deepened so that large ships can pass through, the transportation efficiency will be even higher.
Liu Feng organized a fleet to transfer grain from Guangling to Xiapi.
Xiapi is very convenient as a transit station, and the Prime Minister is Cao Bao. Now he has won the trust of Liu Bei and his son, and he is Liu Feng's future father-in-law, so he is naturally loyal and reliable.
The first batch of grain in Jingzhou arrived at the station, and Xuzhou also secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
If Jingzhou suddenly regrets it, it will only rely on the more than 600,000 shi of grain confiscated and the 100,000 shi of grain sold by Chen Guo.
How can Xuzhou cope with so many refugees?
In just these three months, more than 4,000 households and more than 20,000 refugees have flowed into Xuzhou.
It can be expected that the influx will become faster and faster, and the number will become larger and larger.
If the subsequent growth rate doubles, it is likely that 20,000 households and 100,000 people will move into Xuzhou this year.
Even if one-third or even one-fourth of the food rations can be used to survive during the off-season, every 10,000 people still need at least 3,500 to 4,000 shi of food.
What’s even more frightening is next year’s spring plowing, when rations and seeds will be the most troublesome.
Liu Feng also received four to five million shi of grain during this year's autumn harvest in his farmland. In Qu County, he also confiscated a large area of salt fields that were about to be harvested. The autumn harvest of these confiscated salt fields can at least supply several large households. One hundred thousand stones of grain.
As long as Jingzhou does not tear up the agreement, Xuzhou's dynamic situation and the competition for all things will not change.
The Yangzhou battlefield was also as Liu Bei and his son had judged. After the Xuzhou army crossed the river and stationed in Dantu, it put a lot of pressure on the Sun family army.
Originally, Sun Ce led four thousand troops to help Wu Jing and captured Wu County in one go. The situation was excellent.
But as soon as the Xuzhou Army came out, they immediately restored the situation.
The originally shaky Liu Yao coalition immediately stabilized, and the lively Zuo Rong and Xue Li became more honest, while Xu Gong fled. You Quan continued to gather troops to resist Sun Ce, and even sent people Contact Yan Baihu, hoping to attack Sun Ce from the north and south.
Sun Ce left Wu Jing to guard Wu County and led his troops back to Qu'a.
Now the Sun family army has 20,000 troops in Yangzhou. In addition to Wu Jing’s 6,000 troops, Sun Ce’s headquarters has 6,000 troops, and Xu Kun’s headquarters has 3,000 troops who came across the river, as well as those from Wu and Danyang counties. There were five to six thousand heroes and civilians who came to seek refuge.
Half of Wu County cannot support so many people.
Therefore, on the one hand, Sun Ce had to keep enough people to continue to expand next year, and on the other hand, he really had to clear out some people, otherwise the five counties would not be able to support 20,000 people anyway.
Fortunately, the sea route has not been cut off by the Xuzhou Army and the Yangzhou Army. Yuan Shu is still sending him a steady stream of food and military supplies, so the pressure on Wu County is not great.
After Sun Ce returned to Qu'a, he asked his cousin Xu Kun to lead his troops of 3,000 men to guard Dantu County, and they were the horns of each other. Then he released 1,000 men each in Wuxi and Piling counties. New soldiers ensure the connection with Wuxian.
Seeing that Sun Ce finally calmed down and returned to fight, both Wang Lang and Liu Yao breathed a sigh of relief.
Liu Yao was envious. Liu Xuande thought he was just ordinary at first. Who would have thought that the opponent could be so good at fighting? Even the rebellious elite soldiers of Danyang could be tamed so honestly by him.
The war in Jiangdong has calmed down, and the war in Yanzhou has also completely come to an end.
Lü Bu, who had lost the ability to counterattack, was attacked by Cao Cao and Yu Jin. Cao Cao led the army eastward along the Surabaya River, while Yu Jin led the army south from Juye. At this time, Lu Bu had only a few thousand remaining soldiers defeated, and the morale of the army dropped. At the bottom of the valley, the military rations were almost exhausted.
Not to mention resisting Cao Cao, even defending the city was powerless.
With no choice but to abandon Dongmin, he ran all the way towards Xuzhou, and finally came to Tancheng, wanting to defect to Liu Bei.
A small change has taken place here. Although Zhang Chao took Zhang Miao's tribe and family members to defend Yongqiu as in the original time and space, there has been a change here with Zhang Miao.
Zhang Miao did not take a few guards to defect to Yuan Shu, hoping to ask Yuan Shu to send troops to rescue Zhang Chao. Instead, he followed Lu Bu and defected to Liu Bei.
The reason for this difference is mainly due to Liu Feng.
At present, Xuzhou is powerful, and it still suppresses Yuan Shu, and has a bad relationship with Cao Cao. This makes Zhang Miao seem to see hope, and wants to come to Xuzhou first to see if he can ask Liu Bei to take action.
I don’t expect Liu Bei to help attack Cao Cao, but I can at least persuade Cao Cao to spare the lives of Zhang Chao and the Zhang family.
With this idea in mind, Zhang Miao, Lu Bu, Chen Gong and others came to Xuzhou together.
When Lu Bu and others arrived at Tancheng, Liu Bei took Liu Feng and others out of the city to greet them in person.
Lü Bu was an extraordinary man, nine feet tall, with a face as white as jade, ape-like arms and a wasp's waist. Just looking at his appearance, he was truly a hero of the world. Compared with Lu Bu, Zhang Miao, Chen Gong and others are mediocre. Even Zhang Liao and Zhang Wenyuan pale in comparison when standing next to Lu Bu.
Lü Bu dismounted and took the initiative to meet Liu Bei.
It’s just that this person is not only completely dishonest, but also has a touchingly low emotional intelligence. He speaks and does things completely haphazardly, and he has a good skin for nothing.
Lü Bu saw Liu Bei coming to greet him in person, and secretly rejoiced in his heart: "Uncle Lao Fang went out to greet him from afar, how dare Bu do it?"
"The general killed Dong Zhuo and supported the emperor. He should have made great contributions to the world."
Liu Bei instinctively said humbly: "Bei, I am just a young man from the north. Meng Tao Gong did not give up and temporarily took charge of Xuzhou affairs. How about that?" Can be compared with Wen Hou”
(End of this chapter)