Chapter 1348: Three British Battles against Luo Shixin
After Liu Bei was moved to the plains by Huang Chao, he could have sought refuge with Kong Rong, who was closer to Beihai, and Kong Rong would definitely have taken him in. After all, Liu Bei had sent troops to help Kong Rong when Huang Chao attacked Beihai. Kong Rong still owed Liu Bei.
It’s better not to pay it back.
For Liu Bei, the best choice was to seek refuge with Kong Rong, but Kong Rong was already frightened by Huang Chao. He feared Huang Chao like a tiger and watched Huang Chao seize his plain.
Later, he did not help Liu Bei regain the plains. This made Liu Bei resentful towards Kong Rong, so he did not choose to stay under the shelter of Kong Rong, but chose Tao Qian, who was further away in Xuzhou.
Liu Bei was driven out of Qingzhou like a lost dog, but for Tao Qian, it was a timely help.
Xuzhou has not won a single battle so far. Even if it cannot defend, it has been constantly retreating, and its territory has been lost. Only Xiapi is left.
The Xuzhou army had been tortured by Zhu Yuanzhang to the point of losing their temper. Everyone had lost confidence in the future. If Tao Qian had not been willing to die rather than surrender, Zhu Yuanzhang would have already unified the two counties of Xuzhou and the four kingdoms.
In Tao Qian's heart, Zhu Yuanzhang was a rebel. He would rather die to defend the Han Dynasty than surrender to Zhu Yuanzhang.
After repeated defeats, Tao Qian still did not give up, but he would sum up the reasons for the failure. He found that there were too few strong generals in the Xuzhou Army. Zhu Yuanzhang did not need to dispatch Luo Shixin and Xue Ju. There was only one Xiangzhuang, and the Xuzhou Army
No one is a rival.
In addition, Zhu Yuanzhang's battle command ability was so strong that no one in the Xuzhou army could compete with him.
The Xuzhou Army is in short supply of talents. Whether it is generals or generals, the Xuzhou Army is in short supply!
After thinking about this, Tao Qian felt despair about the future, and at the same time he couldn't help but miss Sun Wu's days under his command.
Tao Qian felt extremely regretful. Why didn't he listen to Sun Wu's advice? If he had listened, Zhu Yuanzhang might have died, so how could he be in the current situation?
What Tao Qian didn't know was that he had made Sun Wu miserable. When he missed Sun Wu, Sun Wu hated him to death.
When Tao Qian was regretful, Liu Bei took the initiative to vote, which made Tao Qian extremely happy.
Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are all fierce generals!
Liu Bei rose to prominence at a young age and even once challenged Huang Chao. Isn't he just the handsome man he has been waiting for?
The things that the Xuzhou Army lacked most were immediately dispatched and delivered to their doorsteps!
Tao Qian gave Liu Bei the highest level of welcome, and afterwards treated him extremely favorably and courteously. He even ignored the objections of his generals and allowed Liu Bei to command part of Xuzhou's military power.
Liu Bei did not disappoint Tao Qian. After he joined Xuzhou, he strengthened the Xuzhou Army's training and enhanced the Xuzhou Army's overall combat effectiveness. Later, he repelled several Ming Army attacks, allowing the Xuzhou Army to regain its ability to protect Xuzhou.
confidence.
In fact, Liu Bei's so-called repulse of the Ming army's attack, except for the first time, all the others were exploratory attacks by the Ming army, just for show.
Tao Qian naturally knew this, but he thought that the Xuzhou Army needed hope too much, so he publicized that it was Liu Beicheng who repelled the Ming Army's attack. As a result, the morale of the Xuzhou Army was greatly boosted, and this propaganda also
Zhu Yuanzhang understood that Xuzhou Army was arrogant.
Only the first attack of the Ming army was real. The reason why it was repulsed by Liu Bei's army was because the preparations before the war were not sufficient. It can be seen that even so, Liu Bei was very motivated.
That battle can be called the transformation battle of the Xuzhou Army. Liu Bei, Guan Yu, and Zhang Fei teamed up to defeat Xiang Zhuang and other generals first, then defeated Xue Ju and his son, and finally the three of them joined forces to face Luo Shixin.
Facing Luo Shixin, a peerless warrior who once drew with Li Yuanba, even if Liu, Guan, and Zhang join forces, they are still no match.
That battle was a life-and-death battle for Sanying. If Guan and Zhang hadn't broken through under tremendous pressure, Liu Bei would have been killed by Luo Shixin.
After Guan Yu and Zhang Fei broke through, the former's basic force was 104, reaching the peak of a divine general, while the latter's base force was 103.
After the breakthrough in Guanzhang, Liu Bei met again, and the three heroes fought against Luo Shixin. Although they still could not defeat Luo Shixin and were still at a disadvantage, they could barely remain undefeated.
The two sides fought for a hundred rounds. Tao Qian saw that the three Yings had insufficient stamina and was worried that they would be lost, so he took the initiative to pay money to recall them. Zhu Yuanzhang took the initiative to withdraw his troops due to lack of food and grass.
After this time, and several tests after that, the prestige of Liu, Guan, and Zhang in Xuzhou greatly increased. The existence of the three of them gave the Xuzhou Army hope to defend Xuzhou, and Tao Qian also took advantage of the situation and wanted to
Xuzhou Mu was given to Liu Bei.
The reason why Tao Qian gave Xuzhou to Liu Bei, an outsider, was mainly because his previous experience of repeated defeats made him understand that he could not keep Xuzhou at all, so he might as well find a new captain for this high-rise ship.
Tao Qian really didn't dare to face Zhu Yuanzhang anymore. He wanted to get out of the quagmire of Xuzhou, so he sincerely wanted Liu Bei to take over from him and take charge of this mess in Xuzhou.
Liu Bei didn't know what Tao Qian was thinking. When Tao Qian asked Xuzhou for the first time, he thought Tao Qian was testing him, so he firmly refused.
When Tao Qian surrendered to Xuzhou for the second time, Liu Bei knew that Tao Qian was serious and was not testing him, and he probably guessed Tao Qian's intention.
For Liu Bei, who is now homeless, although Xuzhou is a mess and only has one county, it still has great temptation. After all, a mess is better than nothing.
However, Liu Bei finally rejected Tao Qian, because he knew that Tao Qian had no other choice except himself, and he would definitely give in a third time.
as expected.
Soon after, Tao Qian offered Xuzhou for the third time. This time, Tao Qian went to the hospital bed with the intention of saying, "If Liu Bei doesn't accept the offer, I, Tao Qian, will die in peace." Liu Bei couldn't say no even if he wanted to refuse.
Under the persuasion of the ministers in Xuzhou and the persuasion of his two sworn brothers Guan and Zhang, Liu Bei took over the seal of Xuzhou Mu from Tao Qian and became the next Mu of Xuzhou after Tao Qian.
After Liu Bei became the shepherd of Xuzhou, Xuzhou aristocratic families joined him one after another, and Chen Gui, the head of the Chen family in Xiapi, even brought his son Chen Deng to join him.
Although the Mi family moved to Nanyang to join Qin Hao, Mi Fang was left to take care of the Mi family's remaining properties in Xuzhou. Zhu Yuanzhang made Xuzhou known to Zhihu that there was not much left of the Mi family's properties in Xuzhou. Mi Fang
He was deceived by Liu Bei and his head was filled with blood. He refused to listen to his retainers and insisted on starting a career with Liu Bei, so he took all the remaining property of the Mi family and went to Liu Bei.
Liu Bei, who had the full support of the Xuzhou family, was rectifying the military and political affairs internally while also seeking external reinforcements. He knew that Zhu Yuanzhang would not give him much time to prepare.
Just before Zhu Yuanzhang's army was about to attack again, Liu Bei got the news that Qin Hao had won the Battle of Hetao and killed Emperor Temujin of the Yuan Dynasty.