Liu Bei got Cao Cao's letter, and thought to himself, what does Cao Cao want to do. To make Liu Bei believe that Cao Cao has such a good heart, it is absolutely impossible. So Liu Bei ordered someone to listen to the news. Before long, news came, Cao Cao went to Luoyang and wanted to go out of Yuzhou to attack Sun Jian.

Liu Bei smiled, it turned out that he had another plan, this is right. So he gladly accepted the goodwill released by Cao Cao, and also made his own gesture, which still made Guan Yu's soldiers stay in the Tang Dynasty, while maintaining military pressure on Jizhou, it also made Cao Cao have less worries.

After Liu Bei dispatched his troops, he sent someone to ask Cao Cao, saying Brother Meng De, I have received your kindness. We have known each other for many years, and we are ministers in the same palace. Everything is for the good of the big man, it doesn't matter if you say it a little misunderstanding, let it pass if it's passed. We will still be good friends in the future. Oh yes, when will I be able to receive Langya and Guangling County?

Cao Cao replied, Xuande, my Yanzhou suffered a catastrophe this year, because of the shortage of food, people died everywhere. Now the Xuzhou side is still confronting the two armies of Yuan Shu, and the imperial court has ordered me to attack Sun Jian in Yuzhou, who does not obey the order. I had to obey the orders of the imperial court. I'm too busy right now. You wait a while, when the situation in our state improves, or if I conquer Yuzhou, I will immediately withdraw my troops from Xuzhou and give you the second county.

Liu Bei replied again, Brother Meng De, since you are busy like this, let me share your worries in Xuzhou. It's better for you to withdraw your troops back to Yanzhou as soon as possible, and go to fight Yuzhou with one army.

Cao Cao wrote back and said, Xuande, if I give Langya and Guangling to you now, won't the brothers Yuan Shao and Yuan Shu immediately know that I am in alliance with you? These two brothers are hostile to us. At that time, Yuan Shu was prepared, and it was even more difficult for me to attack Yuzhou. Yuan Shao is on guard, and he will inevitably make small moves and pull you and me back. So, let's not rush and take our time. Hey, I said Xuande, you can't believe me, right?

Liu Bei showed everyone with a letter and said with a smile: "Meng De wants to want Yuzhou, but it is difficult to give up Xuzhou." The complexity of the mood at this time is indescribable. ”

Xun Yu groaned: "There must be a strategist to plan for Cao Cao." If Cao Cao continues south to Xuzhou, the rear will be restrained by Ji and Qingzhi, and the front will be Linyu and Yang's troops. Without the special order of the imperial court, the time is lost; Xuzhou's newly acquired land, unfamiliar terrain, lost land; There is a gap between Xuzhou and Cao Cao, the people's hearts are difficult to soothe, and the lost people are harmonious. This is not the case in Yuzhou. Sun Jian was attached to Yuan Shu, and the Yuan brothers had always been at odds. It was Cao Cao's attack on Yuzhou, which must be in line with Yuan Shao's intentions, so it could be used by the imperial court in the name of conquest. I also want the second county to give me Qingzhou. In this way, when Cao Cao attacked Yuzhou, Yanzhou had no worries. ”

This is actually an unspoken rule of benefit distribution. Yuzhou is far away from Liu Bei and Yuan Shao. So Liu Bei doesn't care about Cao Cao's fight against Yuzhou, there is no way, his hands are not long enough. On the one hand, Yuan Shao is far away, and on the other hand, he has a grudge against Yuzhou, and the Yuzhou assassin he appointed himself was beaten away by Sun Jian. So I was even more willing to see Cao Cao fight Yuzhou. Xuzhou is different. Xuzhou is also next to Liu Bei, how can Liu Bei have no intention of Xuzhou? And Yuan Shao was because he didn't want Cao Cao to take advantage. The court hasn't had time to say anything, what is it that you Cao Cao hurriedly ran over? So Cao Cao went to Xuzhou, and Yuan Shao and Liu Bei were against it. Then he will make a trick for you behind the back, and stumble. Cao Cao went to beat Sun Jian, Yuan Shao and Liu Bei agreed, and cheered you on behind your back.

In the third year of Xingping, in the winter and October of the sixth year of Jian'an, Cao Cao raised troops to fight against Yuzhou. After a battle, Yuan Zhong, the prime minister of Lu, fled to Peiguo, gathered remnants in Pei County, and strengthened the city defense to resist Cao Cao.

Wang Lang, the word Jingxing, is a native of Tan, East China Sea. In his early years, he studied under Taiwei Yang Ci, because he was familiar with the scriptures and worshiped Langzhong, Yang Ci died, and abandoned the official to mourn him. The world is in turmoil, hidden in the home. Tao Qian went to Xuzhou, raised him as a Maocai, and engaged in the governance. repeatedly admonished Tao Qian and did not listen, which Tao Qian did not like. Out of the will be too guarded. During his tenure, he repaired canals in Tuntian, and there were many moves to help the people. He is loved by the people. From time to time, there are Wu people and Yan Hu, and when the world is in turmoil, they gather people to make chaos. Claiming to be handsome, he is called the White Tiger. Due to the chaos in the Central Plains, Chen Wen, the assassin of Yangzhou at that time, was also extinguishing fires everywhere. No one paid attention to this little thief. As a result, it dragged on until now, and it turned out to be the climate for him. At this time, Yan Baihu had tens of thousands of people, and invaded Wu County and Huiji back and forth. Because they are local indigenous, most of them communicate with them secretly. Therefore, the two places were too guarded and suppressed several times, but they still had no way to take Yan Baihu.

Wang Lang is an upright person, Yuan Shu and Liu Miao competed, and Wang Lang naturally favored Liu Xuan. So, Yuan Shu, who was not in a good mood, sent Sun Ce to "help" Wang Lang to suppress the bandits.

Sun Ce led his army to Huiji and sent someone to see Wang Lang. Wang Lang was shocked: "Yan Baihu's roots are in Wu County, Sun Lang wants to ask for White Tiger, why didn't he go to Wu County, but came to Huiji?" ”

The master book was next to him and said: "This fear of drunkards is not in wine." ”

Wang Lang said angrily: "Yuan Shu, a real thief." If you want Sun Ce to try to kill me, I will fight to the death. So he ordered the generals and soldiers of the county to reorganize their armaments in case of Sun Ce.

He also sent someone to Sun Ce and refused him entry: "Yan Baihu is in trouble with Wucheng, the hometown of this general, and the food of Wucheng Hou." If the general doesn't come to help, what do I mean when I come? ”

Sun Jian was named Marquis of Wucheng, and Wucheng County was nominally his place of food. Wang Lang means that you, Sun Ce, are Wu people, and Wucheng is your father's fief. Now that Yan Baihu is making a mess there, you should go and help your township party. Don't come and mess with it.

Sun Ce was fooled twice by Yuan Shu. This time, I came to the meeting in a hurry, so I naturally had my own plans. If Yuan Shu is trustworthy, worship him as the Huiji Taishou, it will be enough. If he still loses his trust, then he will directly occupy the meeting himself. If Yuan Shu has the ability, let him send someone to rob him. After all, it's not more than three things, and if you still think of yourself as a fool, don't blame yourself for turning your face directly.

Sun Ce received a letter from Wang Lang, so naturally he would not retreat to Wu County. Liu Miao is still in Wu County. He and Liu Miao fought to lose both, and then let Yuan Shu follow behind to pick up the cheap, but he couldn't do it. Let's take the opportunity to take advantage of the meeting first.

So Sun Ce led the army to cross the (Zhejiang) River, and the troops came to Yuji. Yuyao Yu is a famous person, Wang Lang came here to make a contribution. At this time, Yu Tuo was serving his father's funeral at home, and was shocked when he heard that Sun Ce's troops had entered the meeting, and he was too protective to fight in the city. So he took off his filial piety clothes and went to see Wang Lang.

Yu flipped to see Wang Lang, and said: "Prince, Sun Ce is brave, because he is a Wu person and has won the hearts of the people, I think it is unfavorable to fight, and I will not avoid its sharpness." ”

The essence of Huiji County, all in the north. If I want to avoid Sun Ce's soldiers, where do I go? Wang Lang thought to himself, Yu Zhongxiang, you are cowardly before you fight, you are really a famous man. So he didn't listen to Yu Translation's words.

In this chaotic era, the armed forces basically formed a community of interests based on the relationship between the township party and the clan. For example, Cao Cao likes to use clan generals. Among the five good generals, Yu Ban is a native of Taishan, only he can bring the Taishan soldiers left by Bao Xin, Le Jin is also a general with the right to recruit troops in the early days, Xu Huang is Yang Feng, who replaced the Baibo thief soldiers, became the representative of the Baibo soldiers, Zhang Liao is the representative of the Bingzhou cavalry, and Zhang Jaw is the representative of the Jizhou soldiers...... It's a pity that Li Dian, because he was born in a wealthy family in Yanzhou, although his ability is not small, Cao Cao is used to fighting Haoqiang, so he has not been reused by Cao Cao......

Sun Jian and Sun Ce's team is the same, except for the first generals who followed Sun Jian, most of them are clans and Wu people. Like Zhu Zhi, Wu Jing, Sun Ben, etc. Even if it was Lu Kang, who had a big battle with Sun Ce, his descendants were also used by the Sun family. This is the strength of the township party. Even in later generations thousands of years later, it is not uncommon to see various regions.

Yes, although Wang Lang has worked hard to govern the Huiji, but when the Huiji Shimin heard that Sun Ce was coming, he thought in his heart, ouch, in comparison, Sun Lang is still his own family. Although Taishou is good, he is also an outsider after all. Hearing that there was going to be a war, the people were very afraid in their hearts, and they were afraid of Sun Ce's prestige, so they fled from the mountains and wilderness. Wang Lang wanted to resist Sun Ce, but he couldn't rely on him alone, he had to recruit people to transport materials and assist in defending the city, but when there was a shortage of people everywhere, the people were hidden. Wang Lang was almost not.

Yu Jiling saw that Sun Ce's army was in good shape at the head of the city, and said left and right: "Sun Lang is unstoppable, it is better to surrender to protect the people." "Anyway, I can't stop it, so it's better to surrender. Not only can you keep your family small, but also win a good reputation in the place. So Yu Ji ordered Kaicheng to surrender Sun Ce.

Sun Ce saw Yu Ji Ling, comforted him with kind words, and made him Yu Ji Ling. He also strictly ordered the army not to capture and plunder the people, chickens and dogs, and not to commit any crimes. When the people saw this, they were overjoyed. He regards Sun Ce as his own person. So the people's hearts were attached, and the people, under the leadership of the villagers, each had their own cattle and wine to work for the army. Yu Jiling was also overjoyed, but fortunately he didn't work hard for Taishou. Otherwise, there is no such good thing.

The county guards heard the order, so what else is there to say, when they heard that Sun Ce's army was coming, they surrendered one after another. Sun Ce, as always, also ordered him to be an official and guard the cities. When Wang Lang heard this, he sighed, and he didn't defend the city anymore, so he led an army to find Sun Ce, and he fought and was defeated. Most of the non-commissioned officers fled. At that time, only Yu flipped on the side. Wang Lang said: "I regret not listening to Zhong Xiang's words, but now I am involved in Zhong Xiang." ”

Yu turned and said: "I will be a good Cao, and I will share my worries for Taishou, and I will do things within it." ”

So Wang Lang gathered the defeated army, fought and retreated, all the way from Shanyin to Zhuji, and from Zhuji to Wusheng, Yongning. Sun Ce didn't give up. Hit Yongning again. In the first battle of Yongning, Wang Lang was defeated again. There was no way to retreat, so he had to go out to sea by boat to avoid Sun Ce. After a few days of wandering at sea, Wang Lang went ashore from the mouth of the Min River and went to the eastern Houguan (Dongye). As a result, the magistrate of Dongye County closed his door and refused Wang Lang, the former Taishou, to enter the city.

Yu climbed over the wall and entered and persuaded the magistrate of Dongye County, who put the tired and hungry Wang Lang and others into the city to rest. After a few days, Wang Lang, who had recovered, said to Yu Xuan: "Zhong Xiang, along the way, I am fortunate to have you to protect me, otherwise, I am afraid that I will be trapped between the ditches." You have filial piety, and you still have an old mother at home, don't follow me, go home early. You don't have to worry about me, I have self-knowledge, since I am not Sun Ce's enemy, this will be too guarded, let the strong do it. I'll talk to him. ”

Yu has been out for so long, and he is indeed worried about his family. Now that Wang Lang is safe, he can be regarded as having fulfilled his duties as a subordinate. So he bowed and returned to Yuyao.

Wang Lang was in Dongye, wrote a letter, and ordered someone to send it to Sun Ce.