Together with Huangfu Song and Xu Rong, after leading the defeated troops to retreat to West Pyeongchang, Liu Bei quickly led his headquarters to leave West Pyeongchang City, and he told Huang Fu Song that he was going to lead his headquarters to camp in Banxian County east of West Pyeongchang, so that he could form a horn with West Pyeongchang City, and threaten the Yellow Turban Army from the side when the Yellow Turban Army attacked the city and relieve the pressure on West Pyeongchang City.

On the way to the city of West Pingchang, Liu Bei and several of his subordinates talked about the current battle situation in Jizhou and Qingzhou.

Zhu Ling is in his twenties, tall and strong, with thick bones, a Chinese face, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a beautiful black beard. He is a general, although he is a little keen on fame, he is enthusiastic, easy to make friends, scheming, and definitely a ruthless person. In another time and space, Zhu Ling first appeared as Yuan Shao's general.

At that time, Ji Yong, a native of Qinghe, surrendered to Gongsun Chan because of Juancheng's betrayal of Yuan Shao, and Gongsun Chan sent troops to Juancheng to help Ji Yong defend the city. Yuan Shao ordered Zhu Ling to attack, but Zhu Ling's family was in the city, so Gongsun Chan tied Zhu Ling's mother and younger brother to the city to lure Zhu Ling down.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Ling, this guy was not moved at all, looked at the city and cried, and said: "Once the eldest husband was born to work for others, how could he take care of the whole family anymore!" So he fought hard to capture Juancheng and capture Ji Yong alive, and the price paid was naturally the lives of Zhu Ling's family.

Now in this time and space, this guy has fallen under Liu Da'er for some reason.

Not only did Zhu Ling fall under Liu Daer's command, but Liu Daer also looted a talent during this period, Cui Yan, a famous man from the Cui family in Qinghe.

This Cui Yan is not a simple person, he is very famous in Hebei. Speaking of him, there is another very interesting allusion.

It is said that after Cao Cao unified the north, his prestige was greatly enhanced, and various nomadic tribes attached to him. The Xiongnu sent an envoy to send a large number of rare treasures, and the envoy asked to meet Cao Cao.

Cao Cao knew that he was not very good-looking, short and slender, and he was afraid that the Hun envoys would look down on him. So he summoned Cui Yan, who had a high voice and sparse eyebrows. and asked him to receive the messenger in his place.

During the meeting, Cui Yan sat upright in the middle and accepted the congratulations of the Hun envoy, but Cao Cao pretended to be a guard, holding a steel knife in his hand, standing upright next to the couch.

After the meeting, Cao Cao sent a spy to ask the Xiongnu envoy what his impression was. The envoy said without hesitation: "The King of Wei is handsome, rich and elegant, and the person who catches the knife on the side of the couch is very majestic, and very accessible. It's for real heroes too! ”?

Later, people called doing things for others as "catching knives", and the most used is the predicate essay, such as "catching knives and writing on behalf of others", from which the idiom of catching knives on behalf of others comes from!

Now, this Jizhou celebrity who would have become Cao Cao's adviser actually joined Liu Bei's command by mistake.

Coupled with Fa Xiao Jian Yong and Liu Deran, who had followed Liu Bei before, Liu Bei can be regarded as having organized his own set of leadership teams, and they are both civil and military. Although these people are not too good in civil and military affairs, they are also second-rate talents after all.

"This Qingji Erzhou ......," Liu Bei said with a heavy heart, "the situation in this Qingji Erzhou is precarious." ”

"The lord is worried. Although General Huangfu Song accidentally fell for the ant thief's trick, resulting in the loss of his troops. But there is also the cavalry general Li Yi, his subordinate Cheng Pu led a large army to garrison Zhuo County, and he led the main force of Youzhou Iron Cavalry to fight on the Jizhou battlefield, and repeatedly defeated Zhang Jiao. In such a situation. Zhang Jiao wanted to swallow Qingji Erzhou in one bite, which was tantamount to a daydream. Zhu Ling was not afraid and said loudly.

Liu Bei glanced at Zhu Ling. Ignore him.

Cui Yan also said: "Although the lord gave full support and marched 300 miles in two days, he still only had time to rescue General Huangfu Song himself and 3,000 remnants, and almost all the tens of thousands of troops of the imperial court were buried in Suijiashan. Zhang Jiao is powerful, not only has prestige among ant thieves, but also can use soldiers. We can't look down on this kind of person, and if we don't pay attention, we will be killed by him. Now we don't have many soldiers on our hands. Without soldiers, what kind of war can we fight? ”

Liu Bei also smiled wryly.

Zhu Ling snorted unconvinced, and did not refute it.

"Wenbo, do you think Liu Yuanjun can hold Gao Tang City?" Liu Bei saw that Zhu Ling was not convinced, so he asked.

Zhu Ling nodded and said, "Liu Yuanjun only has 5,000 people in his hands, which is indeed a little too small compared to the 200,000 people of the Yellow Turban Army. However, the cavalry general of Lingxian County is only more than 100 miles away from Gaotang, and the Youzhou army is basically cavalry, so such a distance can be said to be imminent. Under the internal and external attack, how long can Zhang Jiao resist? ”

"Wenbo, do you mean that the 15,000 cavalry of General Xiaocai can defeat the 200,000 ant thieves under Zhang Jiao's command?" Liu Bei laughed.

Zhu Ling knew that it was absolutely impossible, so he didn't speak.

"The sooner the Youzhou Iron Cavalry comes, the faster it will take for Gaotang City to be broken." Liu Bei said slowly, "Zhang Jiao is now using Gao Tang City as bait to catch the big fish of the cavalry general." ”

Zhu Ling's face changed greatly, and he immediately understood the meaning of Liu Bei's words.

Liu Bei turned his face to look at Zhu Ling and Cui Yan, and asked with a smile: "Zhang Jiao invested more than 200,000 troops in front of Wei County, and finally escaped alone, do you know how he was defeated?" ”

"It was eaten by the iron cavalry of the cavalry general." Zhu Ling replied.

Liu Bei nodded and continued: "Li Yi is a hungry wolf, he led the wolf pack of Youzhou cavalry, and circled around the ox of Zhang Jiao, one in the east and one in the west, and he just bit the cow to death. How can you kill this hungry wolf? Dig a pit, lure the hungry wolf into the pit, and the stick can kill you. ”

After listening to Liu Bei's words, Zhu Ling felt that the wind in the midsummer of July was so cold, and he couldn't help but fight two cold wars.

At the same time, he also understood why Liu Bei left Gaotang with his own people, because staying there was a dead end.

And hearing that Liu Bei actually said that Li Yi was a hungry wolf, Zhu Ling also vaguely understood why Liu Bei had to part ways with Li Yi and go it alone, instead of hugging Li Yi's thigh.

This dance with wolves will definitely not end well.

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Dian Wei was carried by Zhang He, walked into the big tent of the Chinese army, and saw Li Yi leaning over the ground, looking at the map.

When Li Yi saw them coming, he hurriedly stood up, and while greeting him, he helped to support Dian Wei's waist, and worked hard with Zhang He, preparing to put him on the cowhide on the ground. Dian Wei was shocked and resigned again and again. Isn't it rude for him to lie in the big tent of the Chinese army and talk to the cavalry general.

"I injured my ribs and needed to lie down and recuperate. Don't feel rude, they are all people who lick blood with knives, be refreshed. Li Yi saw Dian Wei struggling endlessly, and said a little unhappily.

Dian Wei's heart warmed, he didn't speak, and lay down quietly.

Li Yi stretched out his big hand to him and laughed loudly: "Come, let's shake hands, we will be brothers in the future." ”

Dian Wei was infected by Li Yi's arrogance, hurriedly stretched out his hand to hold it with him, and said with some emotion: "I remember that not long ago, the last general was kicked out of the big tent by General Li, but I didn't expect to be saved by you in this turn......"

Li Yi shook his head helplessly, and said with a smile: "Okay, okay, don't mention it again, next time I have a chance to kick you and give you a long face, how about it?" ”

Dian Wei shook his hand again and again, looked at Zhao Yun and Zhang Fei and the others, and said loudly: "Then I won't be beaten to death." General Li, these generals under your command are all too powerful. ”

"Brother Shun, what are you, ours, do you want to leave here?" Zhao Yun asked.

Dian Wei's face turned red suddenly, and he hurriedly said: "Gaffe, gaffe." ”

Li Yi said on the side: "Liu Yuanjun's thousands of troops are almost completely ink now, and now there are only a few of you left. I think you will stay with me for the time being, and when you have eliminated the Yellow Turban Army, you will return to Liu Yuanjun's command. ”

Li Yi's idea is very simple, that is, a fierce general like Dian Wei can't be let go, even if it is temporary. As long as he is given the opportunity, I believe that Dian Wei will not be able to escape from the palm of his hand in the end, especially if he does it intentionally.

As for whether he would be upset about digging Liu Yu's corner, Li Yi had no idea about it at all. First, Dian Wei is now just a small soldier under Liu Yu, and he has not received Liu Yu's real attention, and second, Li Yi is very clear that Dian Wei does not fully approve of Liu Yu in his heart, and he has no pressure to dig into the corner.

Dian Wei agreed, and then asked, "When will Qiao Lingjun leave?" ”

"Tomorrow. His injuries have not improved, and the conditions of the camp are too poor, so he can only be sent to Ganling City for treatment. Li Yi said, "I invited you here today to ask about the terrain near Gaotang City. ”

"The Yellow Turban Army has attacked Gaotang?" Dian Wei asked in surprise.

Li Yi nodded and said, "Yes." We must rush to the rescue immediately. ”

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Qiao Mao looked at Li Yi's haggard face because of staying up too late, and said movingly: "General Li should pay attention to rest. Ant thieves are powerful, and they can't be pacified overnight. ”

Li Yi sighed and smiled reluctantly: "More Mr. Qiao cares." It's just that now that the tide of the war has reversed and Gaotang has been surrounded, if the crisis cannot be saved in time and the Yellow Turban Army can successfully cross the river to the south, I am afraid that this battle situation will not know how long it will continue. ”

Qiao Mao looked at the desolate mountains outside the carriage, his pale face showed a trace of grief, and said heavily: "I think General Li is still focusing on preserving his strength for the time being, and it is not appropriate to fight a decisive battle with the ant thieves in the short term. Now that the main force of Jizhou was completely wiped out in the battle of Suijiashan, and General Huangfu Song was almost spared, our original idea of defeating the Yellow Turban Army before the arrival of winter has come to naught. ”

Li Yi asked slowly, "What advice does Mr. Qiao have?" ”

Qiao Mao endured the pain and said in a low voice: "If General Li is in a hurry to advance eastward to support, it will definitely be a bloody battle with the ant thieves, and the result will definitely be heavy casualties. Zhang Jiao hurriedly attacked Gao Tang, and it is estimated that it also has the meaning of killing two birds with one stone. If General Li is not in a hurry to advance eastward, it is Zhang Jiao who is in a hurry. 200,000 people stayed under Gaotang City, and the daily consumption of food alone was an astonishing amount, and if the losses of the siege were added, it would be difficult for him to maintain his supplies. (To be continued.) )