Guan Yu's joining completely changed the entire battle in Pengcheng. Guan Yu led his soldiers and horses to repel the Wei army in the west and north of the city. However, Zhang Jia and Wen Chou did not give Guan Yu a chance to attack. Seeing that the situation was not good,
Both of them chose to lead their troops to retreat. As for Xiahou Dun and Ma Chao in the west of the city, after seeing Wen Chou and Zhang Zha retreating in defeat, they decisively chose to withdraw their troops and returned to the military camp.
When Guan Yu saw that there was no advantage to be taken, he led his army into the city openly. Not only did he successfully rescue Pengcheng in this battle, he also killed the enemy general Yan Liang and surrendered six to seven thousand Wei troops! In this way,
Xiahou Dun had completely lost the chance to capture Pengcheng. After analyzing this situation, Xiahou Dun decisively ordered the retreat and returned the army to Xiaopei. And Liu Bei did not pursue him. If this battle continues, Pengcheng's strength
It is also greatly weakened, and there is no benefit in fighting Xiahou Dun head-on.
In the Chuhou Mansion in Pengcheng, Liu Bei and Guan Yu held hands and walked into the meeting hall side by side with a smile. Behind them, Chen Dao and others who had just experienced a tough battle entered the meeting hall.
After sitting down, Liu Bei couldn't wait to ask: "Second brother! Can you tell me now, how did you arrive in Pengcheng in time to rescue?"
Unexpectedly, after Guan Yu heard Liu Bei's question, he was stunned and asked: "Brother! Why did you ask about me instead? Didn't you form an alliance with the Western Qin and let the Western Qin army take over Guangling?
? Sir, you said it was all your intention? I also heard that the Wei army had captured Xiaopei, so I rushed to the rescue with a large army. In order to prevent insufficient troops and horses, I took all the troops and horses from every city I passed along the way.
Transfer over!" The gentleman in Guan Yu's mouth naturally refers to Zhuge Liang. It seems that the only civil servant under Liu Bei who can convince Guan Yu is Zhuge Liang. The following sentence also explains why Guan Yu brought this time
That's why there are so many reinforcements.
"Uh!" Liu Bei was also speechless. Only he and Zhuge Liang knew about the alliance with Western Qin. Liu Bei originally thought that Western Qin would directly send an army to assist, but he didn't expect that after a long time, he actually asked
Guan Yu came, and Western Qin used this as an excuse to seize Guangling County! But since Zhuge Liang had agreed, Liu Bei had nothing to say. Liu Bei still trusted Zhuge Liang. But this was a thankless task.
He had to do everything by himself, but the advantage was that others had to do it, which made Liu Bei feel very aggrieved.
Everyone else present was also shocked by Guan Yu's words. Alliance with Western Qin? Western Qin also took over Guangling County? Jian Yong looked at Liu Bei with wide eyes and said: "Lord! What, what's going on?
thing?"
Liu Bei smiled bitterly and explained to everyone the deal between him and Western Qin. He had not announced this before, and it was not because he did not trust his subordinates. It was just that Cao Bao and others were still there at the time, and Liu Bei did not dare to take risks.
Let them know this, so as not to spoil the big thing. Although the Cao family was eradicated later, Liu Bei was busy cleaning up the Cao family's influence in the army and resisting the Wei army's attack, so he had no time to explain to everyone. Fortunately, Jian Yong
The others were loyal enough to Liu Bei and did not have any other thoughts about Liu Bei. In the end, Liu Bei also said helplessly: "Actually, I should have thought that Luo Yang was not the one who suffered the loss, so how could good things come to him?
Help us? It took a long time, but we still had to fight back and forth, and he got a big advantage!"
Liu Bei was so angry when he said this, and Jian Yong and others also looked very embarrassed. When Guan Yu heard what Liu Bei said, his face suddenly flashed with anger, and he snorted: "That's it! Huh! Brother! I'll accept it right away.
Go and take Guangling back!" After saying that, Guan Yu got up and walked out.
When Liu Bei saw it, he quickly called out to Guan Yu and said: "Second brother! Don't be impulsive! Alas! In fact, Western Qin did not break its promise. They occupied Guangling, which was equivalent to giving Cao Cao and others a message that we have already
Joined forces with Western Qin! In this way, Cao Cao and others will have some scruples, especially Sun Ce. He originally wanted to attack Guangling, but now that Guangling has returned to Western Qin, Sun Ce dare not attack Western Qin no matter what.
It's like helping us retreat all the troops! If you can agree to hand over Guangling to the Western Qin Dynasty, you must have seen the relationship!" Liu Bei's words were full of helplessness, there was no way, who could let his own strength be inferior to others?
! It was obvious that he was being bullied, so he could only swallow his anger! After all, these years of experience had long since given Liu Bei a tough mind, and he always maintained confidence in his eyes.
Now that Liu Bei has said this, no matter how unwilling Guan Yu is, he can only give up. After all, he is not Zhang Fei, and his brain is much better. After thinking about it calmly, he also figured out the framework, and in the end he can only
Neng sat down helplessly.
Liu Bei looked at Guan Yu's appearance and knew that he was angry, so he smiled and patted Guan Yu on the shoulder and said: "Second brother! It's okay! No matter what, we at least saved Xuzhou, right? That's right!
You Heping'er is here, why don't you see Mr. and Gongyou?" Liu Bei also changed the dull topic and turned to ask about Zhuge Liang and Sun Qian who were supposed to be with Guan Yu.
Guan Yu quickly replied: "Sir, he said that he has important matters to stay in Guangling. I'm not worried about him being there alone, so I might as well ask Mr. Sun to accompany him!" Guan Yu just explained briefly. After all, Zhuge Liang
He didn't know why he wanted to stay in Guangling.
Liu Bei frowned slightly. He didn't understand why Zhuge Liang wanted to stay in Guangling. However, out of his trust in Zhuge Liang, Liu Bei didn't doubt that Zhuge Liang would betray him. He could only bury his doubts in his heart for the time being until Zhuge Liang came back.
, let’s ask for more clarity. And Guan Yu suddenly asked: “Brother! Why didn’t you see Cao Bao?”
Cao Bao has always been at odds with Liu Bei since Liu Bei arrived in Xuzhou. According to Cao Bao's character, after repelling the Wei army this time, Cao Bao will definitely not be so unknown. But Guan Yu has never seen the shadow of Cao Bao since he entered the city.
, not only Cao Bao, but also other members of the Cao family did not see it, which made Guan Yu a little confused.
Hearing Guan Yu mention Cao Bao, Liu Bei and others couldn't help laughing. This was probably the biggest gain this time. Mi Fang said to Guan Yu: "Second General! Cao Bao's family are all in prison in Pengcheng!
"
Normally, Guan Yu didn't think much of Mi Fang, but now after hearing Mi Fang's words, Guan Yu couldn't help but be stunned. He looked at Mi Fang in surprise and exclaimed: "General Mi! What did you say? You mean, the Cao family capital
Caught? This, how is this possible? The power of the Cao family in the military is deeply intertwined!"
"Haha!" Chen Dao chuckled and said, "Thanks to Zifang's help, with his identification, we were able to remove all the minions of the Cao family in the army overnight, and then They burned down the Cao family in one fell swoop during the night! Now Cao Bao and other key members of the Cao family are all locked up in prison!" There was a bitter feud between Chen Dao and Cao Bao, and when he mentioned that he burned Cao Bao Chen Dao talked about the matters in the family compound with great excitement and excitement.
Jian Yong on the side also briefly explained how Liu Bei got rid of the Cao family. Jian Yong's eloquence was very good and he explained the whole thing clearly in a few words. Guan Yu had always disliked Cao Bao. Now that he heard that Cao Bao had been reduced to a prisoner, Guan Yu felt extremely happy. He laughed loudly and clapped his hands and said: "Wonderful! Wonderful! Cao Bao is so awesome! I see how he is still showing off now! Brother! Why should I keep him? Just give him a knife." Just kill him!"
"Don't be anxious!" Liu Bei raised his palm and said to Guan Yu with a smile: "Originally, I meant to wipe out all the Cao family, but looking back, although we succeeded in arresting Cao Bao's family this time, .However, the Cao family has been operating in Xuzhou for so many years. In addition to Pengcheng, there are also many Cao family forces in other cities and counties in Xuzhou. If Cao Bao and others are killed like this, I am afraid that it will inevitably cause the Cao family to disperse their forces throughout Xuzhou. Counterattack will be more than worth the gain! That's why I specifically told Uncle Zhi to spare the lives of Cao Bao's family. I want to use Cao Bao to control all the remaining power of the Cao family!" As he said that, Liu Bei shook his hand. Clenching his fists, a gleam flashed in his eyes. The Cao family has been in Xuzhou for so many years, and their strength is definitely more than what they seem on the surface. As long as Liu Bei can swallow this power, Liu Bei will no longer have to worry about those aristocratic families in Xuzhou and become The veritable Lord of Xuzhou!
After Liu Bei said so, Guan Yu of course said nothing more and nodded in agreement. Then Liu Bei discussed other military affairs with Guan Yu and others. Although Liu Bei was tricked by Western Qin this time, he still Generally speaking, Liu Bei still took advantage this time, and it’s hard to say that he will be able to use his alliance with Western Qin to gain more benefits in the future!
At the same time, outside a small independent attic in the backyard of the Chuhou Mansion, three sergeants were guarding the door of the attic. However, the three of them did not seem to be very cautious. Instead, they formed a circle and did not say a word. Chatting one by one.
In fact, it is no wonder that the three of them are not attentive enough. This is the backyard of the Chuhou Mansion after all. Liu Bei wiped out the Cao family with force and repelled the Wei army outside the city. Even the mighty General Guan Er came. Who would dare at this time? Come to Chuhou Mansion to cause trouble? What else do they have to worry about?
Looking at the closed small attic, a short and stocky sergeant chuckled and said: "You said that my lord has locked up such a delicate little lady here, what is his plan? Could it be that the lord just sees the beauty of the little lady? , are you thinking about it? Hehe!" the short soldier said while laughing, with a lewd smile on his face.