Hulao Pass is the most powerful pass in the world, so how can it be so easy to break through?
Just like Li Xiang's plan to launch a two-sided attack from Liangzhou when Tongguan was difficult to break, Cui Hao also shifted his attention from Hulao Pass to other places, and this place is where Xiaopingjin and
Mengjinguan.
However, it is not easy to defeat Xiaopingjin without the support of a naval army. Neither Cao Cao nor Yuan Shao obviously have such a thing. Among the princes in the north, only Li Xiang and Liu Bei have naval forces.
The army is gone.
Therefore, Cui Hao had no choice but to play Liu Bei and Liu Xuande's mind, and started to break the situation with Liu Xuande.
However, how could Liu Xuande, who was able to build a career in troubled times, be so easy to fool? What's more, Liu Bei now has many talents under his command, both civil and military.
Besides, at that time Liu Xuande himself was busy dealing with the big trouble of Dou Jiande, so how could he have the spare energy to lend his navy to Yuan Shao and Cao Cao?
Although Liu Bei claimed to be a member of the Han clan and should put the interests of the imperial court first, he would not really disregard the safety of his own territory for the imperial court.
Moreover, Liu Bei knew very well in his heart that although Li Xiang sent troops to Yongliang for his own benefit, the clothing and belt edict did not seem to be fake.
However, the reason why Cao Cao and Yuan Shao raised their troops was that Li Xiang and Dong Cheng jointly issued a corrective edict, which was not good for the court, and that they were two ambitious men. Even if they defeated Li Xiang, the advantage would be their own, and they would not be able to give the big man anything.
Bring half the benefits.
Therefore, both publicly and privately, Liu Bei had no reason to lend his navy to Yuan Shao and Cao Cao.
Cui Hao is a smart man, and he knows very well that people like Liu Bei will never help them if there is no benefit. Therefore, in order to successfully achieve his goal this time, Cui Hao can only make Liu Bei profitable.
Next, Cui Hao explained to Liu Bei in detail that once Li Xiang is allowed to take Yongliang and Liang, when Li Xiang conquers the five states, he may be like Yang Jian and hold the emperor to order the princes. Li Xiang's power at that time
Will it be so huge, and what changes will it bring to the world?
However, Liu Bei could see these things himself, so he still couldn't convince Liu Bei. After all, even if Xiaopingjin was conquered, or even Sizhou was captured, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao would be the first to gain advantage, and he, Liu Bei, couldn't take any territory.
No, there is no need to rush forward like Yuan Shao and Cao Cao.
However, Cui Hao's words immediately wavered Liu Bei's decision to send troops.
The reason why Liu Bei was unwilling to send naval troops to help Cao Cao and Yuan Shao was largely because he was facing a formidable enemy, Dou Jiande, and Guo Wei was hiding on the side, waiting for the opportunity. If Liu Bei easily lent his skills, he himself
The defense here will be weakened.
Therefore, in response to this, Cui Hao explained that he could help Liu Bei get rid of Dou Jiande, and he could even help Liu Bei get half of Dou Jiande's territory in exchange for Liu Bei's willingness to send troops to help.
With the pie thrown by Cui Hao, Liu Bei would certainly be a little moved.
Afterwards, there was another wrangling, and after asking for a lot of soldiers, supplies, food and grass, Liu Bei finally agreed to Cui Hao's request and agreed to send naval troops to support Yuan Shao and Cao Cao.
At first, Liu Bei thought that Cui Hao had said before that he could help him get rid of Dou Jiande, and even help him get half of Dou Jiande's territory, so Yuan Shao sent troops to help.
But who knows, Cui Hao went to Guo Wei next and used the same rhetoric on Guo Wei. But the ending became that after Guo Wei and Liu Bei divided Dou Jiande, the princes of Qing, Hebei and Yanzhou allied to jointly stop Li Xiang's power
of excessive expansion.
When Guo Wei heard this, he readily accepted it. On the one hand, he could eliminate Dou Jiande and expand his own power. On the other hand, he could also use the help of other princes to prevent Li Xiang, the number one prince in the world, from expanding again. If he did this, Guo Wei would
There are advantages and no disadvantages.
In addition, after Dou Jiande was eliminated, only himself and Liu Bei were left in Qingzhou. Guo Wei boasted that his power was much stronger than Liu Bei, and in terms of ability, Guo Wei went from being a grass bandit to a
How can today's situation be compared to that of Liu Bei who weaved mats and sold shoes?
Guo Wei is confident that after he has defeated Dou Jiande, if he fights Liu Bei in the future, Guo Wei will definitely win. By then, the entire Qingzhou will belong to him alone, and he can also use the land of Qingzhou to realize his own goals step by step.
ambition.
Therefore, for various reasons, Cui Hao also achieved his goal with Guo Wei. In short, Guo Wei was also deceived by Cui Hao.
Although the process was different from what he thought, Cui Hao did fulfill his promise. In addition, Cui Hao took the initiative to add some soldiers, armor, supplies and food. Therefore, in the end, Liu Bei sent generals Liu Rengui and the three Ruan brothers to lead the navy.
The army went to help in the battle.
Over the years, it was common for the various princes to place spies and spies among other forces. After finally borrowing the navy, Cui Hao naturally tried his best to prevent the news from leaking and causing the failure of the final surprise attack on Xiaopingjin.
First of all, only the navy commander Liu Rengui knew the specific purpose and destination of this troop dispatch. Even the three Ruan brothers, who were deputy generals, did not know.
Next, Cui Hao ordered this naval force, plus the ships he had collected and arranged before, to pretend to help Yuan Shao transport grain and grass supplies from waterways to other places to confuse the public.
But secretly, after arriving at a certain location, Liu Rengui's naval warships that were supposed to carry grain and supplies turned into groups of soldiers, while the ships that Cui Hao had collected and arranged before continued to move forward with great fanfare.
In the end, under Cui Hao's series of plans, Cui Hao finally achieved his goal. Xiaopingjin was defeated, and Pei Renji, Pei Yuanshao, and Pei Yuanfu died in battle.
However, in the end, fate is not as good as man. Cao Ning and others are all serious landlubbers in the north. After arriving in Xiaopingjin by boat, a series of adverse reactions seriously affected their combat effectiveness.
In addition, during the battle, under the pressure of Cao Ning, Xu Huang broke through and his combat power increased greatly, and he fought a bloody battle with injuries. At that time, Cao Ning did not have a horse when he attacked the city.
Xu Huang was not only riding a war horse, but also a beautiful horse. After Xu Huang escaped, Cao Ning was unable to catch up.
Next, Xu Huang arrived at Mengjing Pass in time and helped Zhang Liao defeat the enemy's conspiracy to raid Mengjing Pass again. It is precisely because of this, and because Mengjing Pass is still in his hands, that the provision for this big event was provided.
