Vernacular Romance of the Three Kingdoms: Chapter 3 1

Cao Cao took advantage of Yuan Shao's defeat to rectify the army, and then followed suit. Yuan Shao was dressed lightly, only wrapped in a headscarf and without armor. He only led more than 800 cavalry to escape to the north bank of Liyang, and General Jiang Yiqu rushed out. Yuan Shao told Jiang what had just happened, and Jiang issued a notice to call the scattered soldiers. When all the soldiers heard that Yuan Shao was still alive, they quickly gathered under Yuan Shao's account.

A few days later, Yuan Shao gathered a dozen MANEBA, regained his momentum and rushed back to Jizhou. The army spent the night under the barren hills. Yuan Shao vaguely heard crying in the tent, so he went out to have a look. It turned out that the defeated soldiers got together and told each other about the pain of losing their brothers, partners and relatives. Speaking of sadness, they all said, "If your master listened to Mr. Tian Feng, how could we suffer such a great disaster!" Yuan Shao regretted saying, "I didn't listen to Tian Feng at the beginning, which led to defeat and death. Now I am going back to Jizhou, and I have no face to see Tian Feng again! "

The next day, Yuan Shao mounted his horse and was marching. The monsoon led the defeated army all the way to meet the enemy. Yuan Shao said to Ji Feng, "I regret not listening to Tian Feng, so I lost today. I am really ashamed to go back and see this person now. " Monsoon said, "I heard that Tian Feng heard that his master was defeated in prison and clapped his hands and said,' Sure enough!'" Yuan Shao was furious and said, "How dare this pedant laugh at me like this! I want to kill him! " So he ordered the messenger to take his sword and rush to Jizhou prison to kill Tian Feng.

Said Tian Feng had been put in prison. One day, the jailer went to see Tian Feng and said, "Congratulations, Mr. hershey!" " Tian Feng said, "I was held hostage." What can I congratulate? "The jailer said," When General Yuan came back from the great defeat in Guandu, you must be taken seriously again. Tian Feng said with a wry smile, "I'm going to die! The jailer was surprised and asked, "We all congratulate our husbands." Why did you say you were dying? "Tian Feng said," General Yuan is generous outside and taboo inside. He never considers the loyalty of his subordinates. If he comes back victorious, he will be happy, and he can forgive me for showing his wisdom. Now he is ashamed of failure, and I am dying. " The jailer didn't believe it.

Suddenly, the messenger came with Yuan Shao's sword, conveying Yuan Shao's order to take Tian Feng's head. The warders were very depressed. Tian Feng said, "I knew I was desperate." The warders were all in tears. Tian Feng said: "A gentleman is born between heaven and earth, and can't choose his master. This is the greatest ignorance! I am going to die today, there is nothing to regret! " So he committed suicide in prison.

Later generations have a poem saying:

After Tian Feng's death, everyone who heard of it lamented. After Yuan Shao returned to Jizhou, he was upset and had no intention to deal with political affairs. His stepmother Liu advised him to set up an heir as soon as possible. Yuan Shao gave birth to three sons: the eldest son, Yuan Tan, was responsible for guarding Qingzhou; The second son, Yuan, guarded Youzhou. The third son, Yuan Shangzi's late husband, was born to Liu Suo, Yuan Shao's later wife. He was handsome, and Yuan Shao liked him best, so he stayed with him. Just because the youngest son was ill, when Cao Cao attacked Liu Bei, he didn't attack Xuchang.

After the defeat of Guandu, Liu repeatedly advised Yuan Li Yuan Shang to be his heir, and Yuan successively consulted with four advisers, namely Shen Pei, Xin Ping and Guo Tu. It turns out that Shen Pei and Ji Feng tend to assist Yuan Shang; While Xin Ping and Guo Tu tend to assist Yuan Tan, while the four great advisers secretly go their own way.

Yuan Shao said to the four men, "Now that the foreign invasion has not disappeared, we must make up our minds to handle internal affairs. I invite you to discuss the matter of heir: the eldest son, Yuan Tan, is strong and easy to be killed by human nature; My second son, Yuan, is weak and difficult to achieve great things. Only my third son, Yuan Shang, is a hero and courteous. I want him to inherit the great cause. If you have any comments, just say it separately. " Guo Tuxian said, "Yuan Tan is the eldest of the three sons, and now he is leading the troops outside. Master, if we waste time and create young people, this is the beginning of disaster. Now that the military strength has just been frustrated and the soldiers in Cao Jun are under siege, how can we let our brothers kill each other because of their heirs? Master, the most important thing now is to discuss the strategy of resisting the enemy. As for the issue of heirs, it is better to put it aside first. " Yuan Shao hesitated after hearing this.

Suddenly, it was reported that Yuan came from Youzhou with 60,000 soldiers, Yuan Tan from Qingzhou with 50,000 soldiers, and Yuan Shaozhi's nephew also came from Bingzhou with 50,000 soldiers, all of whom came to Jizhou to help. Yuan Shao was overjoyed. He wanted to fight Cao Cao again by reorganizing his army.

At this time, Cao Cao was leading the victorious soldiers to display on the banks of the Yellow River, and many local people came to meet him. When Cao Cao saw many old folks with white hair and beard, he immediately ordered someone to take them into the tent and give them their seats.

Cao Cao asked them, "Lao Zhang, how old are you?" Several people replied, "Almost a hundred years old." Cao Cao said, "My sergeant is very upset because of the war disturbing the public." The elders said, "The people are very disgusted with Yuan Shao's extortion. Prime Minister, you raised an army of benevolence and righteousness, beheaded and hanged the people, and the battle of Guandu defeated Yuan Shao's million-strong army. We ordinary people can look forward to the day of peace. " Cao Cao smiled and said, "How dare I be a kind word of my ancestors!" So I ordered people to bring wine, vegetables, silk and silk to the old people.

Cao Cao ordered the three armies: "Anyone who dares to go to the countryside to kill the chickens and dogs of ordinary people is just like killing people!" The soldiers and civilians were all shocked, and Cao Cao was secretly happy.

Report Lombardi, gathered four states army soldiers, * * * there are two or three hundred thousand, striker arrived at Cangting camp. Cao Cao led the troops forward and camped.

The next day, the two armies confronted each other and their positions were arranged. Cao Cao led the generals to war, and Yuan Shao also led three sons, nephews and civilian military commanders to war. Cao Cao said, "At the beginning of this year, you were exhausted. Why didn't you surrender earlier? If you really wait until the knife rest reaches your neck, you will regret it! " Yuan Shao was furious and turned to ask the generals, "Who dares to go out?" Yuan Shang wanted to show off in front of his father, dancing a double-edged flying horse and running around.

Cao Cao pointed to Yuan Shang and asked the generals, "Who is this man?" An acquaintance replied, "This is Yuan Shang, the third son of Yuan Shao." Words haven't say that finish, one of the generals had been shot out. Fuck it, but the Ministry of Shi Huan also. The two riders crossed and fought for less than three rounds. Yuan Shang moved the horse into the thorny slope and left. When Shi Huan arrived, Yuan Shang bent his bow and arrow, dismounted and shot back. An arrow hit Shi Huan's left eye, and Shi Huan immediately fell off his horse and died. Yuan Shao saw Yuan Shang's victory and pointed a whip at him. A large group of people killed him. The two armies scuffled, each ringing a golden bell and returning to camp.

Cao Cao and his generals discussed the plan to defeat Yuan Shao. Cheng Yu put forward an ambush on all sides, suggesting that Cao Cao retreat to the Yellow River and ambush ten military forces to lure Yuan Shao to catch up with the river. He said, "If our army has no retreat, it will definitely fight to the death and defeat Yuan Shao in World War I." Cao Cao adopted Cheng Yu's plan and divided the left and right sides into five teams. On the left is Team One, Team Two Zhang Liao, Team Three Li Dian, Team Four and Team Five Xia. On the right are Cao Hong of team 1, Zhang He of team 2, Huang Xu of team 3, Yu Jin of team 4 and Gao Lan of team 5. Zhong Jun Chu Xu is the chief pioneer.

The next day, ten teams of people quietly ambushed around. In the middle of the night, Cao Cao ordered Chu Xu to lead the troops forward and pretended to rob Yuan Jun's camp. Yuan led the soldiers of Wuzhai, went into battle together, returned to the army and retired. Yuan Shaoling led the troops to chase, shouting ShaSheng everywhere. After catching up with the river at dawn, Cao Jun had no way out. Cao Cao shouted: "There is no retreat ahead, and the whole army will die without fighting!" All the soldiers turned around and struggled to kill, and Chu Xu took the lead, even beheading more than a dozen generals in Yuan Jun, and Yuan Jun was suddenly in chaos. Lombardi quickly withdrew from the army, and Cao Jun was behind him.

As they marched, drums sounded around them. There was Xia on the left and Gao Lan on the right. The two armies rushed out, and Yuan Shao's three sons and nephews fought their way out. And less than ten miles, the left side rejoiced, and the right side banned the war, killing Yuan Jun's corpse everywhere, and the blood became a river. Within a few miles, there were Li Dian on the left and Huang Xu on the right, and they were intercepted by both armies for a while. Yuan Shao and his son were frightened and fled back to the old village. Order the armed forces to cook in an emergency. Is preparing to eat, Zhang Liao on the left and Zhang He on the right went straight to the village. Yuan Shao hurriedly mounted his horse and escaped from the warehouse pavilion. At this time, the troops were exhausted and were about to catch their breath. Cao Cao's army chased them and Yuan Shao gave his life to flee. Is marching, Cao Hong on the right, Xia Houdun on the left, blocking the way. Yuan Shao shouted, "If we don't decide to fight to the death, we will be captured!" Struggling to break through, Yuan, Yuan and Yuan were both hit by arrows, and our army was basically killed and injured.

Yuan Shao wept bitterly with his three sons in his arms and fainted. Everyone rushed to save, but Yuan Shao spat blood and sighed, "I have experienced more than ten fierce battles before and after, but I didn't expect to be so embarrassed!" This is god trying to destroy me! You go back to your state to rectify your army, and I will swear to death to ask for thieves! " He ordered Xinping and Guo Tu to follow Yuan Tan to Qingzhou to rectify the army and guard against Cao Cao's invasion. Yuan still belongs to Youzhou and Bing. Go and get your men ready for requisition at any time. Yuan Shao led Yuan Shang and others to return to Jizhou for illness, and ordered Yuan Shang and Shen Pei to take charge of military affairs temporarily.

Cao Cao rewarded the three armed forces after defeating Yuan Jun in Cangting, and ordered people to explore the reality of Jizhou. Report: "Yuan Shao is ill in bed, while Yuan Shang and Shen Pei are guarding the city. Yuan Tan, Yuan and three people are all in the state. " Everyone advised Cao Cao to take the opportunity to attack. Cao Cao said, "Jizhou is rich in grain, and Shen Pei is resourceful, so you should not hand over troops easily. Now is the harvest season. Don't affect the livelihood of ordinary people for one year. It is not too late to wait until the autumn harvest. " During the discussion, a letter came from Xunlai, saying, "Liu Bei has brought tens of thousands of people from Liu Pi and Gong to fetch Runan. I heard that the Prime Minister conquered Hebei and ordered Liu Pi to guard Runa. Liu Bei will personally lead the troops to attack Xuchang, and the Prime Minister will quickly return to the army to resist. " Cao Cao was frightened and asked Cao Hong to station troops on the edge of the Yellow River. He was just bluffing and personally led the main force to Runan to meet Liu Bei.

Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun and so on. Want to lead the troops to attack Xuchang. When marching to the ground of Maoshan, it happened that Cao Jun was killed head-on. Liu Bei camped at the foot of Maoshan Mountain. The army was divided into three teams: Guan Yu stationed in the southeast corner, Zhang Fei stationed in the southwest corner, and Liu Bei and Zhao Yun camped in the south.

When Cao Caobing arrived, Liu Bei played the drums. After Cao Cao went to war, he called Liu Bei to talk. Liu Bei came out from under the door, and Cao Cao pointed at you with a whip and cursed: "I used to treat you like a guest. How can you be ungrateful?" Liu Bei said, "You are a traitor under the guise of Han Xiang! I'm a member of the royal family of Dahan, and I'm here to surrender the thief under the secret edict of FengTianZi! " Read the imperial edict immediately.

Cao Cao was furious and ordered Chu Xu to go to war. Behind Liu Bei, Zhao Tingyun came out with a gun. After more than 30 rounds, the two generals were tied. Suddenly, I heard a shout of killing. Guan Yu came from the southeast corner and Zhang Fei came from the southwest corner. Three places were killed together, and Cao Jun was too tired to resist because of the distance. Defeated, Liu Bei returned to camp victorious.

The next day, Liu Bei sent Zhao Yun to fight, but Cao Jun stayed outside for half a month. Liu Bei sent Zhang Fei to fight again, but Cao Jun failed. Liu Bei is very skeptical. Suddenly it was reported that he was surrounded, and Liu Bei sent Zhang Fei to save him. Suddenly, he reported to Xia Houdun that he had led troops straight for Runa. Liu Bei was frightened and said, "We are going to be attacked between Scylla and Charybdis!" Hurry and send Guan Yu to Runan for rescue.

Less than a day later, the horse-hunting newspaper reported that Runan had been breached, abandoned the city and fled, Guan Yu was besieged, and Liu Bei was frightened. It was also reported that Zhang Fei was besieged when he went to save Gong Du. Liu Bei wants to return to the army, but he is worried about being chased by Cao Cao. Suddenly he reported that he was fighting outside the village, and Liu Bei dared not go to war. When it was dark, Liu Bei let the sergeant have a good meal, with the infantry in front and the horse army behind, and sent people from the village to fight as usual.

Liu Bei and his soldiers left Dazhai and walked less than ten miles. No sooner had they climbed over a dirt mountain than they saw the torch as bright as day in front of them. The soldiers on the mountain shouted, "Don't let Liu Bei go! Prime Minister Cao has been waiting here for a long time! " Liu Bei hurriedly found a way out. Zhao Yun said, "Don't worry, Master. Kill after me. " Zhao Tingyun pranced with a gun and fought his way out. Liu Bei picked up a double-edged sword and followed closely. During the war, Chu Xu caught up with the pursuer and killed Zhao Yun. Behind the ban, Li Dian killed again. Seeing that the situation was critical, Liu Bei ran away, only to hear the shouts fading behind him. Liu Bei fled to the deep mountain path.

It was not easy to stay up until dawn, when a Tiger charger rushed out from the side, and Liu Bei was startled. Turned out to be led by more than one thousand down archers, followed by Jian Yong and Mi Fang. They said to Liu Bei, "Xia Houdun's offensive is so fierce that we can't resist it, so we have to abandon the city and flee. Later, I fought my way out from behind. Fortunately, General Guan stopped me and I got out. " Liu Bei said, "I wonder where Yun Chang is now?" Liu Pi said, "General, go and have a look."

Within a few miles, drums were beating in front and an army poured out. The first general was Zhang He. He shouted, "Liu Bei dismounted and surrendered quickly!" When Liu Bei was about to retreat, he saw a red flag waving on the top of the hill, and a tiger came out of the dock, led by Gao Lan, the general of Yuan Shao. Liu Bei had no retreat before and after, and shouted on his back: "Why did God make me suffer these tortures! This is the case, it is better to die immediately! " When I drew my sword, I was about to commit suicide. Liu Pi quickly stopped: "Let me fight to the death first and take the road to rescue the ambassador." Say that finish and high road, but less than three rounds, was high a knife cut under the horse.

Liu Bei panicked and had to fight to the death. Suddenly, the army behind Gao Lan was in chaos, and a general rushed in, knocking Gao Lan off the horse with only one shot. Liu Bei looked intently and saw that Zhao Yun had killed him. Zhao Yun rode a horse with a gun, scattered the rear army and went to the former army to fight alone. Zhang He and Zhao Yun fought more than 30 battles, and the horse was defeated. Zhao Yun took advantage of the situation and was stopped by Zhang He and his troops. The road was too narrow to pass. While walking on the road, Guan Yu, Guan Ping and Zhou Cang led three hundred troops to kill him, and they attacked him twice and killed Zhang He. After rushing out of the pass and camping, Liu Bei sent Guan Yu to find Zhang Fei.

It turned out that Zhang Fei wanted to save him, but he was killed by Xia. Zhang Fei pursued Xia, but was surrounded by his army. Guan Yu met the defeated soldiers on the road, followed them and killed him. After leaving the army, he took Zhang Fei to see Liu Bei.

Suddenly, Liu Bei ordered the soldiers to take care of his young son first, and Liu Bei and Guan Yu, Zhang Yu and Zhao Yun fought and retreated. Cao Cao stopped chasing Liu Bei when he saw that he had run away. Liu Bei left less than 1000 defeated troops and fled in confusion. There is a big river ahead. Call the local people and ask. It turned out to be by the Han River. Liu Bei set up camp temporarily.

When the local people heard that Liu Bei was coming, they all offered cattle, sheep, wine and meat, and everyone gathered on the beach to drink. Liu Bei sighed, "Everyone in Wang Zuo is talented, but it's a pity that he followed me, Liu Bei. I had a hard time and brought you trouble. Now there is no place to stand on a cone, which has delayed your bright future. Why don't you abandon me and go to the Lord's name? " They all hid their faces and wept. Guan Yu said, "Brother is wrong. At the beginning, Gaozu and Xiang Yu competed for the world and were defeated by Xiang Yu many times, but in the end, Jiulishan was successful in World War I and began a 400-year inheritance. Winning or losing is a common occurrence in military strategists. How can we give up our great ambitions! " Sun Gan also said: "Success or failure is possible, but we must not be discouraged. Not far from Jingzhou. Liu Jingsheng is in nine counties, and his soldiers have plenty of food. What's more, he and his master are Han clan. Why not go to the enemy? " Liu Bei said, "I am afraid that Liu Biao will not accept us." Sun Gan said, "I would like to persuade Liu Biao to leave the country to meet his master." Liu Bei was overjoyed and ordered Sun Gan to rush to Jingzhou overnight.

Sun Gan went to Jingzhou to see Liu Biao. After the ceremony, Liu Biao asked, "You have been following Liu Bei. Why did you come here? " Sun Gan said: "Liu Shijun is a world hero. Although he is outnumbered, he has the ambition to help the country. Runa, Liu Pi, Gong Dou and Liu Bei are all dead without any relatives or friends. Gong Ming and Shi Jun were both masters of the Han Dynasty. Now he has just been defeated and wants to go to Jiangdong to surrender to Sun Quan. I advised him to say,' Don't turn your back on your loved ones. Corporal Liu Naili, the general of Jingzhou, is a scholar like Jiangdong, let alone a close relative. "Therefore, Liu Shijun specially sent me to visit first. May Gong Ming accept it. " Liu Biao was overjoyed and said, "Liu Bei is my cousin. I've been wanting to meet for a long time, and I haven't had a chance. It's a great blessing that he is willing to come to see us now! "

Cai Mao said, "No, my Lord. Liu Bei followed Lu Bu earlier, then Cao Cao, and now he has just defected to Yuan Shao. It started like this from beginning to end, and it can be inferred that his character is very poor. If we accept him now, Cao Cao will use this as an excuse to attack us. I think it's better to cut off Sun Gan's head and give it to Cao Cao, who will certainly treat his master well. " Sun Gan said seriously, "Sun Gan, I have never been afraid of death. Liu Shijun's loyalty to the country is inferior to that of Cao Cao, Yuan Shao and Lu Bu. It is also necessary to follow them in front. Now I heard that General Liu was a Miao in the Han Dynasty, so he came all the way to defect. How dare you offer slanderers to frame sages? " After listening to Sun Gan, Liu Biao rebuked Cai Mao and said, "My mind is made up, so don't say any more." Cai Mao hate hate way.

Liu Biao ordered Sun Gan to report to Liu Bei first, and personally went out of the city for more than 30 miles to meet the enemy. Liu Bei was very humble after seeing Liu Biao, and Liu Biao was also very kind to each other. After Liu Bei led Guan and Zhang to meet Liu Biao, everyone went to Jingzhou together, and Liu Biao sent someone to arrange accommodation.

When Cao Cao heard that Liu Bei had gone to Jingzhou to defect to Liu Biao, he wanted to lead troops to attack. Cheng Yu said: "Yuan Shao has not been completely eradicated. If we rashly send troops to attack Jingxiang, and Yuan Shao is from the north, the outcome will be unpredictable. It's better to go back to Xuchang first, raise the army until next spring, and then lead the troops to break Yuan Shao first, and then take Jing Xiang after winning. From then on, China's north and south rivers and mountains can be leveled in one fell swoop. " Cao Cao listened to Cheng Yu and retreated to Xuchang.

In the seventh year of Jian 'an (AD 202), in the first month of spring, Cao Cao once again negotiated to rise up against Yuan Shao. Then ordered, Man Chong guarding Runa, and Liu Biao as an enemy; Cao Ren and Yu Xun were ordered to guard Xuchang; He ordered an army to attack Guandu.

Peter said that Yuan Shao's vomiting blood had just improved, and he also called civil and military officials to discuss attacking Xuchang. Shen Pei remonstrated, saying, "After our army was defeated by Guandu and Cangting, the morale of our army did not rise. We should go deep into the trenches, build a high foundation and preserve the strength of the army and the people. " While they were discussing, they suddenly reported that Cao Cao had invaded Guandu and attacked Jizhou. Yuan Shao said, "If you treat Cao Jun and Enemy at the Gates, there is no room for manoeuvre. I will personally lead an army to meet the enemy. " Yuan Shang said, "My father has not recovered from his illness and is not suitable for an expedition. I am willing to lead the troops to meet the enemy. " Yuan Shao promised to send people to Qingzhou to recruit Yuan Tan, to recruit Yuan in Youzhou, to recruit in Bingzhou, and wait for the four groups to meet and defeat Cao Cao.

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? Written on July 20 16 18 (the fourth day of June in the ancient calendar)

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