The Rebirth of Lu Bu in the Legend of the Heroes of the Later Han Dynasty

There are five counties and 62 counties in Xuzhou. Guan Yu led 10,000 troops to defend Xiapi, Chen Deng led 10,000 troops to defend Guangling, Mi Fang led 10,000 troops to defend Langya, Zhao Yun led 10,000 troops to defend Donghai, Liu Bei, Zhang Fei, and Mi Zhu led An army of 10,000 was stationed in Pengcheng. When he learned that Cao Cao personally led an army of 100,000 to conquer, Liu Bei urgently ordered the five counties of Xuzhou to recruit 10,000 troops each, trying to equal the number of troops with Cao's army.

Xuzhou was the hometown of Xiang Yu, the overlord of Western Chu, and its folk customs were fierce. Ordinary people could become soldiers by picking up swords and guns, but they lacked actual combat experience. Cao Cao's army can be said to be an army capable of hundreds of battles. Among them, the tiger and leopard cavalry have been with Cao Cao since the Yellow Turban Uprising. The horses they are equipped with are all good horses from the Huns presented by Lu Bu. The equipment of these three thousand tiger and leopard cavalry are all It costs a lot of money to build, and each one can be worth a hundred. After Cao Chun's death, the commander of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry was succeeded by Cao Zhen. Cao Zhen grew up with Cao Cao's sons and followed Cao Cao in the north and south for many years, and was considered a leader among the younger generation.

Chen Deng, the governor of Guangling County, discussed with his father Chen Gui and felt that they could not resist Cao Cao's army. For the benefit of the family, they surrendered the city without resistance and used the surrender of troops to trick Langya into opening the city gate. Mi Fang took several The ten soldiers fled through the door, and Cao Cao took over the two counties without any effort.

After Cao Cao agreed to capture Xuzhou, he handed over the position of Xuzhou governor to Chen Deng, on the condition that Chen Deng would lobby the Xuzhou nobles to fight against Liu Bei. Chen Deng was a snobbery, so he saw the benefits, so he naturally agreed and also deployed military defenses in the other three counties of Xuzhou. The picture was given to Cao Cao. Cao Cao immediately decided to raid Pengcheng. As long as Liu Bei was defeated, Xuzhou could be obtained.

Mi Fang fled back to Pengcheng, saw Liu Bei, and cried loudly, "Young man Chen Deng colluded with Cao Cao to seize the land of the two counties. Brother-in-law, you must avenge me."

Liu Bei gritted his teeth and said, "I regret that I should not have given Chen Deng the important task of governor. Now Cao Cao is definitely going to attack Pengcheng. Mi Fang, please go to Donghai County quickly and give my handwritten letter to Zilong and ask him to lead troops to rescue."

Mi Fang took the order and left. Seeing Liu Bei sighing, Zhang Fei said, "Brother, don't be careful. I, Old Zhang, am here, watch me poke Cao Cao's 10,000 transparent holes."

Seeing Zhang Fei like this, Liu Bei was a little dissatisfied, "Third brother, don't be reckless. You should stick to the city for now and wait for Zilong's reinforcements."

After listening to Liu Bei's reprimand, Zhang Fei felt very uncomfortable. After leaving the county, he became more and more angry. He ordered three thousand cavalry that night to attack Cao Cao.

It was already an hour after Liu Bei got the news, and he yelled, "Zhang Fei misled me!" However, in order to maintain his benevolence and righteousness, Liu Bei ordered 15,000 infantrymen to go to support, leaving only Mi Zhu with him. Two thousand soldiers defended the city.

The galloping Zhang Feijun saw Cao Cao's front army, which was the Heishan surrender army led by Zhang Yan. The two masters with guns immediately fought together. Although Zhang Fei did not have the eight-foot-long snake spear, he practiced martial arts diligently every day and improved a lot compared to the battle at Hulao Pass. Zhang Yan had the upper hand with the iron spear in his hand.

The two fought for thirty rounds without deciding the outcome. However, since most of Zhang Yan's men were infantry, they had a natural disadvantage against the cavalry, and many of them died in the fighting.

Seeing that his men were falling one by one, Zhang Yan fired a false shot and immediately withdrew his troops, with Zhang Fei chasing after him. Until the appearance of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, Cao Zhen commanded the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry to come forward to meet Zhang Yan. Zhang Fei faced Cao Zhen with a gun. Cao Zhen was no match and his helmet was knocked off by Zhang Fei. However, the soldiers of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry were brave and powerful. More than a dozen people Surrounding Zhang Fei, there was no winner or loser for a while. Zhang Fei's Xuzhou cavalry was not so lucky. They were no match for the well-equipped and fierce tiger and leopard cavalry. They were knocked off their horses one by one. Within half an hour, only Zhang Fei was left, and the rest of the army was wiped out.

Zhang Fei shouted desperately, "I am going to die! Big brother, second brother, and little brother can't continue the peach garden agreement." At the critical moment, Liu Bei arrived with reinforcements and rescued Zhang Fei with his numerical advantage. At that time, Zhang Fei already had more than a dozen wounds on his body. If Liu Bei arrived a moment too late, Zhang Fei would lose his life.

Cao Zhen raised his arms and shouted, "You men of the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, let the children of Xuzhou see how powerful we are!" With his encouragement, the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry began to charge again. Although Liu Bei's infantry was large in number, it was not the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry. The opponent, watching the soldiers around him fall one by one, Liu Bei made the decision to withdraw his troops.

When Liu Bei came to Pengcheng with the remaining soldiers, he saw that the flags had been changed at the top of the city. Cao Cao stood at the top of the city and shouted to Liu Bei, "Liu Xuande, your Pengcheng has been occupied by me, and Mi Zhu's family has been executed. Surrender quickly, lest you become a dead soul under my sword."

Liu Bei was angry and annoyed at this time. Not only did he lose his troops, but Pengcheng was also captured, and the pursuers came from behind. What should he do? When Liu Bei saw that he was unable to save his life, he drew his sword and was about to kill himself.

I saw a cavalry group appearing in the distance, and the white-robed general at the head shouted, "My lord, no!"

The white-robed general knocked down the sword from Liu Bei's hand with an arrow. Pegasus came to Liu Bei and said, "My lord has the important task of revitalizing the Han Dynasty. You must not talk about life and death lightly."

When Liu Bei saw it, it turned out to be Zhao Yun. He was ecstatic and said, "Zilong, quickly defeat Cao Jun with me."

Zhao Yun said, "No, my lord, you should go to Xiapi now. There are still 10,000 elite soldiers of Yun Chang. We will make plans in the future."

After hearing this, Liu Bei thought it was reasonable, so he ordered the entire army to withdraw to Xiapi. Cao Cao did not order a pursuit, but instead let the army enter Pengcheng to rest. That night, Cao Cao visited Liu Bei's wife Mi Zhen.

When Liu Bei withdrew his troops, the soldiers fled from his troops one after another. By the time they reached Xiapi, there were only less than a thousand men left around them.

Guan Yu greeted everyone and comforted Liu Bei, "Brother, don't be discouraged. These ten thousand people under my command are veterans who followed us from Youzhou. We only need to gather the city to defend and wait for foreign aid, and we can defeat Cao Cao."

Liu Bei was dejected, "There is no foreign aid now. The promised coalition forces have been intercepted by Cao Cao's army. God will help Cao or not me."

Zhao Yun said, "Now we are going to Qingzhou to ask for help. We may be able to get reinforcements."

Liu Bei said, "Qingzhou is only a few dozen miles away from Xuzhou. It is indeed a solution, but who should be sent there?"

Zhao Yun said, "My lord must go in person. Yun is willing to protect my lord when he goes to Qingzhou."

Liu Bei said helplessly, "That's all we can do. Yide will stay in Xiapi to recuperate, and we have to rely on Yun Chang to defend Cao Jun." After a short rest, Liu Bei took Zhao Yun and rushed to Qingzhou.

The next day, Cao Cao's 100,000 troops surrounded the four gates of Xiapi and began to attack the city.

Guan Yu commanded the soldiers to defend. A large number of stones and arrows were piled on the city tower, and many Xiapi people participated in the defense.

Cao Cao's army attacked fiercely for three hours to no avail. Seeing this, Cao Cao ordered the gold to be withdrawn and the siege stopped.

Cao Cao convened everyone to discuss ways to break the city. Military advisor Guo Jia suggested, "Our army can dig river embankments and divert water from the Yi and Si rivers into Xiapi City. Once a vast ocean forms in Xiapi City, we can break it."

Cao Cao stroked his beard and said, "This is a wonderful plan. In the past, Lord Wu'an Baiqi caused water to flood Daliang City. Today, I, Cao Mengde, will follow the example of the sages and flood Xiapi."

Chen Yu and Xun You each led 5,000 men to break the embankment. Cao Cao personally commanded the army to pretend to capture Pi to prevent Guan Yu's army from discovering it. At this time, Guan Yu was resting. He personally defended the city during the day and was very tired. Seeing that Cao Jun's several attacks were all feints, Guan Yu left his eldest son Guan Ping to defend the city with 500 soldiers and let the soldiers and people go down to rest. The soldiers did not return to the camp. They just found a place to lie down on the tower. They were really too tired.

At a quarter past noon, the embankment was finally dug open, and the overwhelming river water broke through the Xiapi City Gate and poured into the city. Countless houses were submerged, and the entire city became a vast ocean. Guan Yu was sleeping soundly on the couch. When he heard the noise outside the house, he thought it was Cao Jun's attack on Xiapi. Guan Yu woke up from the couch, put on his armor, and was about to go out to kill the enemy. The moment he opened the door, he was dumbfounded. The water in the county had already reached his knees.

"What's going on? Guan Ping, where is Guan Ping?" Guan Yu shouted hard.

Cao's army outside the city had already entered Xiapi City on rafts, and captured the Xiapi soldiers who had lost their fighting power. Guan Ping and Zhang Fei were also captured alive. Guan Yu saw that the situation was over, so he had to put down his weapons. At this point, Cao Cao completely occupied the entire territory of Xuzhou. He appointed Chen Deng as the governor of Xuzhou, and left 50,000 troops under the command of Che Zhou. They garrisoned Xuzhou and the prisoners were brought back to Xuchang.

Liu Bei was rejected in Qingzhou and had to go to Jizhou to meet Yuan Shao to seek asylum. Unfortunately, Yuan Shao's youngest son was infected with the cold, and Yuan Shao had no intention of sending troops and missed the opportunity.

When Yuan Shao wanted to send troops to attack Baima Pass again, the entire territory of Xuzhou had been conquered by Cao Cao. Liu Bei had no choice but to surrender to Yuan Shao and became an ordinary general under Yuan Shao's account.