The Three Kingdoms become stronger when they get treasures

Chapter 119 The Persevering Kong Ming

The defeat in Runan was one of the two worst defeats in Liu Bei's life, second only to the defeat in Xuzhou.When Xuzhou was defeated, Liu Bei fled by himself and lost his wife and children. It was only because Guan Yu temporarily surrendered to Cao Cao that he saved his wife and children.And when Runan was defeated, Liu Bei's little family property that he managed to save was completely wiped out, and even Liu Pi and Gong who had just joined him were killed in battle.This time, although his wife and children were not lost, Liu Bei's enthusiasm was greatly hit, and he even said something to let his subordinates find their own way out.

Cao Ren didn't open the pot, but Liu Bei didn't show his emotions or anger. As the saying goes, he was thick-skinned. Although he was very angry in his heart, he didn't show it.But Mr. Zhang doesn’t have such a good temper. He used to be beaten by Cao Cao and ran away, but he couldn’t beat Cao Cao every time. He couldn’t do anything in a hurry. Now you, Cao Ren, have also been defeated and captured. How dare you In front of Mr. Zhang, you are so yin and yang, who gave you the courage?

"Cao Ren, don't forget, you are a prisoner now, if you dare to be arrogant, believe it or not, I will beat you up first!" Zhang Fei said loudly. When hunting in the field, it is time to kill Cao Cao with the second brother!
"My surname is Zhang! Even if I am a prisoner, I was not captured by you. How can you be arrogant in front of me? People like you who don't know how to fight will lose even if they fight me ten times!"

"You!" Zhang Fei was left speechless by Cao Ren's words. If it was a one-on-one fight, Zhang Fei had never been afraid of anyone, and he had never lost to anyone. It is far worse than Cao Ren, after all, the two come from different backgrounds.Cao Ren was born in a wealthy family, and received education in this area since childhood, and someone specially taught them knowledge.Although Zhang Fei was not born as a commoner, he was just a small local tyrant with a little money and liked to practice martial arts, but he definitely didn't have the opportunity to learn the art of war. Later, he accumulated experience in long-term combat practice.

Seeing that Zhang Fei was going to teach Cao Ren a lesson, Liu Bei hurriedly shouted: "Yide, don't be rude! Don't back down!"

No matter how irritable Zhang Fei was, he obeyed Liu Bei's words. Seeing that Liu Bei had spoken, he had to stop.

"Don't blame Zixiao. As the saying goes, if you come, you will be at ease. If this is the case, Zixiao is worse than staying at ease. I think someone will come to Xudu soon. We are public and private, although we are hostile to each other. , but you can still sit and drink together in private. Come on, come to my house, I will set up wine to scare Zixiao, and no one is allowed to mention the past!"

In any case, this Cao Ren was defeated by Zhang Wu, and Liu Bei had no right to decide how to deal with him.Zhang Wu can send Cao Ren to Liu Bei, and let him vent his anger. Of course, Liu Bei will not be so numerous.Speaking of which, this Zhang Wu is really good at fighting. Last time he was able to stick to Jiangxia and defeat Sun Quan's [-] army. This time, he planned to attack Fancheng, beheaded Lu Kuang and Lu Xiang, and captured Cao Ren alive. Li Dian was defeated and fled.

Cao Cao, Cao Cao, I didn't expect you to lose so badly, did you?Not only is the [-] army gone, but even Cao Ren, the clan general, has been arrested. I really want to see the expression on Cao Cao's face now, and I feel very happy just thinking about it!

Liu Bei hosted a banquet in the prefect's mansion to appease Cao Ren, accompanied by Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Sun Qian and other acquaintances, as well as Zhuge Liang, Chen Dao and others whom he had never met before.It was good that Cao Ren was not abused as a prisoner. In addition, he also wanted to find out what the relationship between Liu Bei and Zhang Wu was, so he didn't refuse.

After the banquet, Cao Ren was taken to a courtyard and placed under house arrest, just like Han Dang back then.

After Cao Ren left, Zhuge Liang said to Liu Bei: "My lord, now that Jingzhou is fighting with Cao Cao, Zhang Wu must be away from Xiangyang from time to time. My lord, why don't you take this opportunity to contact some aristocratic families? I know that Liu Xian, Yi Ji, Li Gui and others are still there. I admire the lord more."

Liu Bei knew what Zhuge Liang meant, and still wanted to take the opportunity to occupy Jingzhou, but even if Zhang Wu was not in Xiangyang, there was still his sworn brother Chen Sun, and there were also navy troops on the Han River and Xiang River, not to mention the rivers in Jiangxia and Jiangling. military.In this troubled world, without military power, everything is empty.

So Liu Bei said: "Cao Cao abolished the three princes and became the prime minister himself. His heart is clear. I am the clan of the Han family and the uncle of the emperor of the Han Dynasty. I will eradicate the thieves of this country and save the emperor. Now Dudu Zhang is fighting with Cao thieves. How can I disturb you?" In the rear, isn’t that helping the thief Cao! I thought that after Cao Cao killed Yuan Shao, no one in the world would be able to control him, but I didn’t expect Dudu Zhang to capture Cao Ren in one battle, what a skill!"

"With the talents of Yuanzhi, it is reasonable to defeat Cao Ren. However, Zhang Wu captured Cao Ren, took the opportunity to attack Fancheng, and occupied Rangcheng. I am afraid that Cao Cao will not let it go. I heard that Xiahou Dun brought a hundred thousand The army stationed in Tunwan City is probably for this reason, and it will not be easy to deal with it this time."

As soon as Zhang Fei heard about Xiahou Dun, he became angry. The last time he was in Runan, it was Xiahou Dun who attacked Runan while they were fighting Cao Cao ahead, which caused them to flee in defeat.

"Xiahoudun is difficult to deal with. This guy will sneak attack. He dare not fight me head-on every time. Let me, Lao Zhang, see if I don't blind him in the other eye!" Zhang Fei said loudly.

Liu Bei didn't answer, it doesn't matter what he said, not to mention that he doesn't have many soldiers, even if he has soldiers, it is impossible to fight Xiahou Dun without Zhang Wu's consent, unless he expresses that he wants to leave Jingzhou.

"With Xun Gongda following in Xiahoudun's army, he will definitely not commit the taboo of underestimating the enemy like Cao Ren. The reason why he has not attacked Rangcheng now is because Cao Ren was captured. But this can only delay for a while. I think Zhang Wu I intend to exchange some terms with Cao Ren and Cao Cao, and when Cao Ren returns, Cao's army will make a big attack."

Liu Bei is very familiar with Xun You. When Cao Cao conquered Lu Bu, it was Xun You who offered a trick to flood the city of Pi and captured Lu Bu alive.Every time Liu Bei was defeated by Cao Cao, he was annoyed that he didn't have a strategist who could give advice and strategies, but Cao Cao not only had many advisers, but they were all very good.

Now I finally have a military adviser, but I don't have a territory or an army. Life is really helpless!

Zhuge Liang also said: "Cao's army is so powerful that Jingzhou cannot stop it alone. Although Zhang Wu has generals such as Gan Ning, Huang Zhong, and Wenpin, Gan Ning needs to guard Jiangxia. Although Huang Zhong is fierce, he is old after all. Zhang Wu is actually very short of leading generals. Yun Chang, Yi De, Zi Long and others are all powerful generals in the world, why don't you take this opportunity to ask Zhang Wu to ask Yun Chang and others to help him resist Cao Cao?"

Liu Bei knew that Zhuge Liang was ostensibly asking Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and others to help Zhang Wu resist Cao Jun. In fact, he wanted to take the opportunity to let them take control of the military and make plans for the future.Zhuge Liang has always been obsessed with occupying Jingzhou, otherwise there will be no way to go in the future. Zhuge Liang has a large network of connections in Jingzhou.His eldest sister married into the Pang family, his second sister married into the Kuai family, and his wife was from the Huang family. Once Jingzhou was captured, all these relationships would be useful.

(End of this chapter)