Chapter 18 Helping Liu Bei
Cao Cao then returned to Chenliu alone, dispersed his family wealth, and recruited troops. Later, he got help from businessman Wei Hong, and his strength greatly increased. Countless people were recruited. Among them were the two brothers Xiahou Dun and Xiahou Yuan, the two brothers Cao Ren and Cao Hong, and others.
There are also famous generals such as Le Jin and Li Dian.
Cao Cao saw that his strength was gradually growing, so he decided to issue an edict to all the princes in the world to attack Dong Zhuo.
Yuan Shao received the imperial edict, so he sent 30,000 civil and military personnel under his command to make an alliance with Cao Cao. After that, Cao Cao issued a proclamation to all the counties.
Let's say that Gongsun Zan received the message and decided to lead 15,000 elite soldiers to join the alliance. At that time, Zhao Yun was not among the civil and military personnel. However, Dan Yun followed Xia Houlan on the grounds that he was under the command of Xia Houlan. Zhao Yun led his own Green Dragon and White Tiger Guards.
Walking far behind. When passing through Pingyuan County, the team suddenly stopped.
Zhao Yun didn't know the reason, so he sent Zuo Long to see what was going on. Later he learned that Liu Bei, the magistrate of Pingyuan County, had learned that Gongsun Zan's army had passed by. So he led several horses to invite Gongsun Zan to the county to rest his horse and have a talk.
Later, Zan saw that Bei had fallen here, so he asked him to follow him in the crusade against Dong Zhuo.
Liu Bei readily agreed, thinking that since Liu Bei was a clan member of the Han Dynasty, how could he not be resentful when he saw that the Liu family had fallen into the hands of Dong thieves? However, as a county magistrate, he was really full of ambition but not strong enough.
. Now Gongsun Zan invited him, but it was exactly what he wanted. So he led several cavalry to accompany the army.
Zhao Yun heard that Liu Bei was also coming, so he prepared to go to see him. However, when he was about to gallop away, he suddenly saw several horsemen galloping towards them. Zhao Yun saw that they were the three Liu Bei brothers.
Zhao Yun dismounted to greet him. When Liu Bei saw Zhao Yun, he jumped off his horse. Then he went to hold his hand tightly. He seemed to have a thousand words to say.
Zhao Yun asked at this time: "I wonder why the general came?"
"I learned from General Xiahoulan that you also came with the army, so I came to visit."
"I was just about to go find you, but I didn't expect you to stoop to come."
Liu Bei felt ashamed and said: "What are you talking about? Now Bei has no place to stand, and General Zhao is under General Gongsun's tent. He can be said to be a good general and a good leader. How dare Bei say that he has to surrender?"
What he said hit Zhao Yun's weakness. Zhao Yun then said: "Generals are like dragons and phoenixes among men. Now they are only temporarily frustrated, but I can tell that in the near future, generals will be able to leap into the sky and dominate the world."
"General Zhao really knows how to joke!"
"I'm just telling the truth, not joking."
Guan Yu said at this time: "Although my eldest brother has great ambitions, the court is mediocre and I wish I could show off my talents."
Zhang Fei also said angrily: "My eldest brother had made great contributions to quelling the chaos, and he was a descendant of the Han clan, but unexpectedly he was made a county captain, and later he was eliminated by the Sha, so he was running around, depressed and frustrated."
Liu Bei then told Zhao Yun about his ups and downs in the past few years. Zhao Yun also told him his own experience. Later, Zhao Yun said to Liu Bei: "I originally wanted to surrender to the general, but I am a man of the twentieth century.
, Now I am thinking about going back." After hearing this, Liu Bei was dubious. But whether it was true or not, he also wanted to help Zhao Yun return to the era he mentioned, so he asked, "I wonder if there is anything Bei can do to help you."
Zhao Yun just shook his head and said that no one could help him, he could only act by chance. Zhao Yun then talked to him about the affairs of the world. Zhao Yun advised Liu Bei to take advantage of the opportunity to attack Dong Zhuo and accomplish some feats in order to benefit the world. Liu Bei's
He nodded and smiled without answering.
A few days later, the army passed by Gaotang County. Liu Bei once served as a county lieutenant here. Later, he was attacked by the Yellow Turban Army and fled. At this time, it was still occupied by Bai Que, the leader of the Yellow Turban Army.
Liu Bei then invited Gongsun Zan, hoping to annihilate the bandits in one fell swoop. Gongsun Zan agreed to lend him five thousand troops and horses, and Tian Kai led them there. There were only a few thousand bandits in Gaotang County, and the bandit leader Baique saw Liu Bei leading his troops.
.So he ordered to hold on and not come out.
Liu Bei had nothing to do, but he only had three days. After that, Gongsun Zan would lead his army to join the alliance. At this time, Liu Bei was on pins and needles, not knowing what to do. Zhao Yun had long heard that Liu Bei had repeatedly attacked Gaotang County, so he led his troops
Two of his guards, the blue dragon and the white tiger, came.
When Liu Bei heard that Zhao Yun was coming, he was overjoyed and came out to greet him personally. However, when Zhao Yun saw Tian Kai here, he could not help but sullen. Zhao Yun knew that there was a gap between the two of them, so he asked Tian Kai to retreat first.
Liu Bei told Zhao Yun his situation at this time. Zhao Yun said that it was not difficult to defeat Gaotang County, just open the city gate. Liu Bei asked if there was any way to open the city gate.
Zhao Yun had already sent people to check the terrain near Gaotang County. Then he said: "There is a gap in the northwest of Gaotang County. There are few guards there, so you can send people to lurk in."
"But there is a moat there, so it may be difficult to avoid the enemy's sight."
Zhao Yundao said: "We can dive under the water, so that we will be safe."
"But none of my soldiers are familiar with the properties of water. What can I do?"
"I wish the general a helping hand!"
Liu Bei was very happy, then he held his hand and said, "That's great!"
Zhao Yun then ordered Zuo Long to take more than ten members of the Qinglong Army wearing the "Water Ghost" uniforms specially made for them by Zhao Yun. Under the cover of darkness, they quietly approached the moat. Then they sneaked into a place with dense reeds and grass.
He went under the water and quietly approached the gap. Zuo Long saw several guards there. He took the bayonet in his mouth and got rid of them without anyone noticing. Then he led more than a dozen guards.
A member of the Qinglong Army sneaked to the city gate. He suddenly rushed out, killed the gate soldiers, and then opened the city gate.
The Yellow Turbans saw someone raiding the city gate, so they rushed over to reinforce them. But before they could get close, Liu Bei led thousands of armored soldiers to rush in. Zhao Yun followed behind.
Bai He, the leader of the Yellow Turban Army, saw a commotion at the city gate and wondered what was going on. When he came out, he saw that Liu Bei's army had entered and killed him. He quickly found a way to escape, but Zhao Yun had already ordered Zhao Fan to pursue him. Bai He knew that he had already
With no way to escape, he jumped off the tower and died.
Liu Bei then captured Gaotang County, intercepted hundreds of baggage supplies, and captured a thousand Yellow Turban troops. Liu Bei incorporated them into his army and followed him to conquer Dong Zhuo.
A few days later, Liu, Guan, and Zhang followed Gongsun Zan to Chenliu, and Cao Cao personally greeted them. Liu Bei and others were inconspicuous among Gongsun Zan's crowd. So Cao Cao only took Gongsun Zan in, and the others set up camp.
When Zhao Yun looked behind Cao Cao, there was actually his sister Cao Ying standing there. Cao Ying was also looking at the generals behind Gongsun Zan. When he saw Zhao Yun, his eyes couldn't help but light up. But he was not sure.
Because Zhao Yun's appearance at this time has changed a lot from that of a few years ago.
Chapter completed!