Chapter 167: Night Banquet and Martial Arts
The city gate of Xiapi slowly opened with the evacuation of Cao Cao's army, and after a while, Tao Qian and a group of officials appeared at the city gate, obviously to greet Liu Yi, seeing this scene, Liu Yi did not dare to slack off, and hurriedly rushed to the city gate.
When he arrived at the city gate, Liu Yi waited to dismount and greet Tao Qian, but Tao Qian walked a few steps quickly to prevent Liu Yi from dismounting, and actually led the horse into the city for him personally!
"Master Tao, how can this be done, won't you kill Lang Sheng!" Liu Yi said hurriedly, how can he say that he is young and strong, and it is no longer reasonable to let an old man who is nearly seventy years old lead a horse for himself.
"Don't say more about Langsheng, if Xuzhou is protected this time, it will be all Langsheng's work, so noble, thousands of miles to help, otherwise it can't show the respect of the old and the Xuzhou army and people!" Tao Qian's move was obviously out of sincerity, and his words were also sincere.
"Tao Gong is too much, where Liu Yi's righteousness lies this time, how can he retreat, Tao Gong's will is resolute, but it must not be like this, how do you let Yi behave in the future?" Liu Yi still turned over and dismounted, walking side by side with Tao Qian, and kept being humble in his mouth.
"Hey, if it weren't for Lang Sheng's fear that this Xuzhou would be ruined this time, and blame the old man for not being strict in his rule, so there was this disaster." There was still self-blame in Tao Qian's tone, these thieves were too bold, and they gave Cao Mengde, who had been coveting for a long time, an excuse.
"People are not sages, how can they be without fault, in any case, this cannot be used as a reason to raise troops, Yi has come here, he must do his best for Tao Gong, and he will be captured by a small man in the future!" Liu Yi said impassionedly, since this good man has done it, of course, he has to do it to the end, as long as Brother Lu Shuai gives his strength, he will definitely have a lot of thunder and rain in this battle, and he will gain fame and fortune.
"Just now, the old man was also watching the battle in the city, after a few years, Langsheng's demeanor is still the same, and he is even more powerful, worthy of being the pillar of my Han Dynasty!" Tao Qian was obviously very moved when he heard Liu Yi's words, and when he saw Liu Yi's golden wolf flag on the city tower just now, a big stone in his heart was finally put down.
"Tao Gong Miao praised, this is not the place to speak, Master Kong, they still have people and horses coming later, and they still need to arrange to respond!" Tao Qian's excitement directly put Liu Yi at the city gate, and others were not easy to speak, so Liu Yi had to remind him when he saw this.
"Hehe, the old man is too happy to see Lang Sheng coming, go, today Lang Sheng shows his tiger power and retreats from Cao Jun; Since Lang Sheng is here, Cao Mengde is not afraid, please discuss it in the house, and you can see the old man today! Tao Qian was reminded by Liu Yi, and he also came to his senses, and hurriedly arranged for everyone to enter the city.
After entering Xiapi, Liu Yi knew that the name of Xuzhou's wealth was true, and he heard that if he saw the truth, the wide streets, and the bustling shops, it seemed that he was not under Luoyang back then, and Liu Yi was even more satisfied with his rescue at this time, otherwise wouldn't it be another Luoyang?
Tao Qian's mansion is located in the east of the city, which is more magnanimous than the Beihai Confucian Mansion, and Liu Yi is a little ashamed of himself, his mansion is probably the size of a square, but we are educated in the new era and serve the people, which is different from you feudal bureaucrats.
After entering the Tao Mansion, Tao Qian naturally led Liu Yi to the main hall to sit down, and before he reached the door, Liu Yi saw three familiar figures from a distance.
"General Liu, don't come unharmed! Today's general is here for the righteousness, please accept Liu Bei's salute! "It was the three Taoyuan brothers who came, Liu Bei's brothers helped Gongsun Chan that day, Liu Yi set up an ambush in Motianling to break Gongsun Chan, and the three of them were in the army, Guan Zhang and Liu Yi fought both before they broke through the siege, and then the news was faint, I didn't expect to see it in this Xuzhou city today, no wonder Tao Qian had the words of meeting the old man just now, could it be that this Xuzhou would fall into the hands of Liu Bei's brothers?
"Hahaha, it turned out to be Brother Xuande, that day Yi was rebelling for the country, and he was offended, and I hope Brother Xuande won't be surprised." Liu Yi said enthusiastically, as the saying goes, don't hit a smiling person, this is Tao Qian's territory again, and there are more things to be enemies today and friends tomorrow when the Three Kingdoms are the Three Kingdoms, Liu Bei has a reputation, Liu Yi doesn't want to be jealous and jealous.
"The past is gone, why mention it again, today I should reminisce with the general, Liu is now serving under Tao Gong, and this time I have to rely on the general!" Liu Bei also had a sincere look on his face at this time.
"Tao Gong can get the help of Brother Xuande, and Xuzhou will have no worries." Liu Yi said so, but in his heart he said that it was strange, I am afraid that in the end he will still be guarding and stealing, anyway, he is just here to fight the autumn wind, although Xuzhou is good, but now it is useless, and naturally he is too lazy to wade into this pool of troubled water.
"What Lang Sheng said is true, the three brothers of Xuande are all heroes in the world!" Watching Tao Qian speak, he obviously had a very good impression of the three Liu Bei brothers.
"Well, Xuande is benevolent, and he also has the courage of ten thousand people, and he will definitely be able to help Tao Gong!" Anyway, the left and right have nothing to do with themselves, if Liu Bei's brothers get Xuzhou, they can also contain Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, this lip service Liu Yi will naturally not be stingy, his strategy is to stabilize Youzhou, Xu Tu the world, in this regard, the Central Plains is the more chaotic the better.
"Haha, the old friendship will be discussed later, Lang Sheng has worked hard from afar, let the old man pick up the wind for him first!" Tao Qian said with a smile, then taught his subordinates to set up a banquet, and invited a family of officials to accompany him.
Of course, Liu Yi will not forget the military affairs, before entering the table, he specially let Zhang He and Zhang Niujiao command a thousand troops to meet Kong Rong, and when he arrives, he only needs to connect Master Kong to Xiapi, and the remaining soldiers will camp outside the city, or they will form a horn with Xiapi, in case Lu Bu's action is too slow, he will have to confront Cao Cao for a while, it should be safe.
At the beginning of the banquet, Tao Qian first thanked Liu Yi for his help, and the words of praise were really sincere, Liu Yi was of course grateful, and his unmeritorious attitude also won the favor of everyone.
At this time, it was wartime, everyone naturally had no intention of singing and dancing, the martial arts style in Xuzhou was quite prosperous, there were family martial artists performing martial arts, thinking that it was a pleasure, of course, they all knew the name of Liu Yi's martial arts, and even the proud Guan Yu admired it, and they all kept asking General Liu for guidance, Liu Yi did not refuse, his comments were straight to the point, to the point, and the people involved were convinced, and felt that they had understood.
"Hahaha, everyone's martial arts performance is quite exciting, I see that Lao Zhang is also itchy, I don't dare to ask the general for advice, I don't know which of the general's subordinates can give a pointer?" Zhang Fei was drunk at this time, and he stood up and said loudly, it seems that Liu Bei still instructed him, and he did not dare to challenge Liu Yi head-on.
As soon as he said this, everyone present had different expressions, Tao Qian was still smiling, but Xuzhou Lang General Cao Bao, including Sun Qianmizhu and others, frowned slightly; Liu Yi's expression remained unchanged, and he was also thinking about what Zhang Fei meant by this move? Is it purely out of martial arts?
"Third brother Hugh is talking nonsense, General Liu has been fighting and working hard for a long time today, how can you be rude and not retreat with me!" Liu Bei reprimanded loudly, it didn't seem to be his arrangement.
"Hahaha, Xuande doesn't need to be angry, Yide is good at martial arts, and I know very well that it's okay to have a discussion at this banquet!" Liu Yi's heart flashed, he had roughly captured Liu Bei's intentions, and he came to help Xuzhou, and he got the favor of many officials, I am afraid that he has been jealous of Liu Bei, Zhang Fei's challenge is nothing more than imagining everyone to show their strength; He calculated well, with Zhang Fei's bravery, his subordinates are invincible except Zilong, although Gongming's progress is rapid, he is afraid that he is slightly inferior in terms of force, so if he doesn't make a move, Liu Bei can win a small victory and stand up!
Xu Huang was about to make a move when he heard this, although he disdained to perform martial arts for this banquet, it was a matter of the lord's face, how could he not go out, and when Gan Ning and Guan Yu's military camp competed for merit, he had a gap with Zhang Fei.
"Since Brother Zhang is interested, I will accompany him, so Yun will accompany Brother Zhang to take a few moves." Zhao Yun's vision is so clever, as early as when he was in the coalition army, he heard the eldest brother mention the name of Guan Zhang, and praised him very much, saying that his courage was not under Lu Bu, and the leopard-headed and ring-eyed man who challenged in front of him was extremely extraordinary just by looking at the momentum, and the eldest brother's subordinates could not be stopped except for himself, and Xu Huang would not stop him from fighting with his character, but when it came to the face of the eldest brother, he couldn't be cautious.
"Three generals be careful, this Zhang Yide is indeed a martial artist." Xu Huang naturally trusts Zhao Yun's martial arts, and he has to be above himself, so it is naturally more secure for him to make a move.
Zhao Yun smiled slightly, signaling Xu Huang not to worry, he had already drifted into the field.
"Zhao Yun, the commander of the Iron Cavalry Battalion under General Liu's account, please ask Brother Zhang for advice!"
With the experience of his comrades in the coalition army, Zhang Fei is no stranger to Liu Yi's generals, of course he knows that Zhao Yun is the brother of Liu Yi and Gan Ning, although he did not perform well when the coalition army fought against Dong, (the four generals were only when they rescued Cao Cao, and they didn't see much.) But as a martial artist, his intuition told him that the person in front of him was by no means ordinary, and Liu Yi Ganning's brother was not easy to deal with.
"Hahaha, three generals, the banquet is just for competition, you and I will use wooden sticks as weapons, how about a competition?" Zhang Fei said with a smile, with the arrival of Liu Yi, the reputation of Zhao Yun, the third general, is now far above Zhang Fei.
"Of course, Brother Yizu Zhang is." Zhao Yun still smiled politely.
Immediately, someone here sent weapons to the two, and the two had wooden sticks in their hands, but they all stood still, just confronting each other, looking for each other's gaps!
Outside the city of Xiapi, Cao Cao's army tent, a recent battle, Liu Yi's timely arrival interrupted Cao Cao's plan to go down to Xiapi in one fell swoop; He and Liu Yi were both the eighth lieutenant of Xiyuan, and the two had a very good personal relationship, and later they also cut down the yellow scarf together and tried to woo Dong! He naturally understands Liu Yi's soldiers and martial arts bravely, and this time this person should not be underestimated, and immediately convene his subordinates to discuss the matter!
"I raise a large army today, I want to take Xuzhou to avenge the killing of my father, fortunately you use your life, Tao Qian is old and not afraid, but I didn't expect this Liu Langsheng to come to help, this person is not only brave and brave, and good use of soldiers, can be my strong enemy, I don't know what good strategy you have?" Cao Cao said loudly.
"Today's horse misses its front hooves, tomorrow it will change horses, and it will capture Liu Yi for the Lord and dedicate it to his command." Dian Wei was the first to speak, today's battle can be said to be hearty, for martial artists, the opponent is difficult to find, and now that there is such a strong opponent, Dian Wei naturally wants to meet Liu Yi? Of course, he had a thought in his heart, if he had the upper hand, he would spare Liu Yi's life to repay him for his virtue today.
"Although the captain is brave, but Liu Langsheng is by no means invincible alone, and it is probably not the best strategy to combine it with strength!" It was Cheng Yu who spoke, and this remark was undoubtedly the greatest affirmation of Liu Yi.
"Zhongde's words are also, Liu Yi bravely crowned the three armies, and our army did not have the upper hand, and Yu Wen Fengxiao also put himself under his command, this person was full of wit, ten times more than Yu, and he wanted to push it to the lord that day, who knew that the chess was a bad move, Liu Yi had to be helped by Fengxiao, which was like a tiger with wings!" Xun Yu's words were full of regret, his people were just one step late that day, and now they have become enemies.
"Sir, doesn't this remark increase the morale of others and destroy your own prestige? Although Liu Yi is brave, he and Kong Rong came this time to claim to be 30,000 people, but there are only 10,000 elite people under him, and Kong Rong's soldiers and the Yellow Turban are not enough to worry about, and the outnumbered people are still there! "The people who spoke were eight feet long and had a majestic face, which was the general Cao Cao obtained when he was in Yanzhou, and he had no contact with Liu Yi, and this was the first battle, so he naturally wanted to show himself in front of the lord.
"The text is a little restless, Mr. Xun has his own opinions." Cao Cao thought deeply of Xun Yu's words, Xun Wenruo Wang Zuozhicai he knew very well, and Guo Jia was full of praise every time he mentioned it! Cao Cao is lustful, but even better is a strategist and a fierce general, looking at his mind to Guan Yu, it can be seen that he is general, and it is this mind that allows him to gather countless talents.
"Captain Yu has profound insights and is worthy of knowing the generals, but although the quality of our army is superior, Tao Qian also has Pijian City, Xuzhou is rich in the world, and this Picheng has been operated by Tao Qian for many years, and he wants to take advantage of the power of Changsheng; But now that he has the help of Liu Yi, his morale has risen greatly, and if he attacks strongly, I am afraid that it will be difficult to overcome it for a while! The only way to think about it is to do differentiation. Xun Yu said slowly.
"A strategy for differentiation? I don't know if the plan will be released? Cao Cao asked.
"Xuzhou is full of families, there are many people who are not satisfied with Tao Qian, at this time the lord justice can be won over for his own use, if the big thing is done, he can be allowed to be the lord of Xuzhou, with the elite of our army, Tao Qian Liu Yi if there is no strong city to rely on, it is not the main public enemy! Xiapi Wang's family, with deep roots and lush leaves, only under the Mi family, its head of the family and Yu is an old friend, as long as the main public repair book, it is said that he can be the lord of Xuzhou and not add to the crime with the people of Xuzhou, Yu has his own way to contact him, and then the time should be outside, and Xiapi can be broken. Xun Yu said that it seems that he has been prepared for this backhand.