Chapter 271: Fighting for Cao Bao

Flags were flying, smoke and dust rolled. After a while, the general riding a dark horse came to Liu Bei, clasped his fists to everyone and said, "Brother, second brother, hello, Mr. Zizhong!"

Seeing that this person was tall, with a tiger's back and a hornet waist, a beautiful face, but with a firm look, it was Zhang Fei and Zhang Yide, so he quickly bowed and said, "God of General Yide!" Liu Bei didn't have many subordinates. After several days of contact, the person Mi Zhu liked to approach was Zhang Fei.

The real Zhang Fei in history is very different from the Zhang Fei circulating among the people.

According to the folk saying, Zhang Fei is a burly man with a swallow chin and tiger beard, a leopard head and a leopard head, and a lace-shaped face as black as lacquer. In history, Zhang Fei was actually a handsome man with both civil and military spirit and a handsome face. In addition to being brave, Zhang Fei was also very good at calligraphy and painting, especially good at painting beauties. The beauties he painted were lifelike and graceful. Moreover, Zhang Fei respected knowledgeable people very much, which was very keen on Mi Zhu's temper. The two soon became sympathetic.

Liu Guan and Zhang were riding horses and Mi Zhu's carriage slowly, and the entire army marched slowly. Liu Bei briefly told Zhang Fei the information obtained by Guan Yu, and then asked Zhang Fei's opinion. Zhang Fei lowered his head and thought for a while, and suddenly asked Mi Zhu: "Mr. Zizhong, I heard that Ling's brother has led his troops back to the East China Sea. Fei Zhigui's family's foundation is in the East China Sea. I wonder if he can control the situation in the East China Sea?"

Mi Zhu only knew Zhang Fei's intention. Xia Pi had lost. Cao Bao would inevitably withdraw his troops after hearing the news. Yuan Shu's army entered Xuzhou. In the short term, the army was in full swing. It was only necessary to seize the city and stand by the opportunity to defeat the enemy. Faced with Xuzhou, a much plump territory than the plains, the Liu Bei brothers would definitely not give up easily, not to mention that they occupied the righteousness of managing Xuzhou by their former Xuzhou Prime Minister. At present, Liu Bei's troops were close to the border of Xuzhou. If they could get the help of the Mi family, they occupied the East China Sea first, and compete with Yuan Shu for Xuzhou based on this.

"Haha," Mi Zhu smiled and said, "General Yide, I dare not say anything else. In the East China Sea, when the people of our Mi family stomp their feet, the ground in the East China Sea will shake."

Liu Bei was also a smart man. He laughed and said, "It's great! If you can occupy Xuzhou, Zizhong will be our biggest hero! Yun Chang, what do you think of this strategy of taking the East China Sea first and then Xuzhou?"

Guan Yu pondered for a while and said modestly: "Brother, although I am familiar with Spring and Autumn, my strategy is far inferior to my third brother. I will listen to you."

Seeing that Guan Yu was so polite, Zhang Fei was completely confused, but at this moment, time was urgent and he couldn't let him think too much. Without saying a word, Zhang Fei asked Mi Zhu: "Mr. Zizhong, is Cao Bao, the general under the Taozhou Mu, fighting against Yuan Shujun? How many people are there?"

Mi Zhu replied: "General Cao Bao is commanding the 50,000 elite soldiers in Xuzhou. Before I left, he was still confronting the army of Ji Ling, a general under Yuan Shu, on the front line of Pengcheng. At this moment... I don't know what the situation is going on..."

Zhang Fei nodded and said, "As far as I know, Ji Ling has been commanding the troops for a long time, and his troops are stronger than Xuzhou. General Cao Bao may not be his opponent. In addition, Xia Pi was attacked and occupied by Yuan Shu, so General Cao Bao was even more unwilling to fight."

Liu Bei looked worried and asked, "Zi Zhong, what is your relationship with General Cao Bao?"

Mi Zhu thought for a while and replied, "Cao Bao was promoted by Mr. Gongzu, and he is his confidant and beloved general. But his relationship with us or the father and son of the Chen family is similar. He is a type of person who has made friends but has not deep feelings. I guess... the father and son of the Chen family will definitely win him over..."

"Brother," Zhang Fei resolutely said to Liu Bei, "Cao Bao's troops are crucial to us. Please write a letter quickly and win him over, so that he can withdraw his troops to the East China Sea and fight against Yuan Shu with us."

Liu Bei nodded, and Mi Zhu hurriedly said, "Lord, I will also write a letter to Cao Bao immediately. My colleagues have been with me for many years. I really want to help him. Since the lord is the lord of Xuzhou designated by Gongzu, he should have some considerations. As for the lord's wise and magical and loves the people as much as his son, I want him to know all these."

Mi Zhu's words were quite flattering. Liu Bei laughed after hearing this. Guan Yu's face remained unchanged, but there was a light of disdain in his eyes. Zhang Fei turned his head and looked at Mi Zhu deeply.

Xuzhou, Xiaqiu.

Xiaqiu is a small city, but it has a history of hundreds of years. On the first month of Renxu in the third year of Yuanshuo, Emperor Wu of Han conferred the title of Prince Liu Yu as Qianzhanghou Marquis, and later became Xiaqiu Marquis. He was not allowed to defend the gold medal for You and was exempted from the country as a county.

Cao Bao led his troops to fight Ji Ling for several fierce battles, and withdrew the enemy's offensive with his tenacious fighting spirit. Both sides suffered casualties, but Ji Ling's troops were much stronger than Cao Bao. Cao Bao faced great pressure. In the end, Cao Bao judged the situation and used the method of resistance step by step to shrink his troops, trying to kill and injure the enemy with a large number of advantages in geographical advantages.

Today, Cao Bao led the remaining 30,000 troops of the Xuzhou army to set up an ambush near a hill. He had just finished fighting with Ji Ling's troops and repelled Ji Ling, Cao Bao took the initiative to retreat and retreated all the way to Xiaqiu County and entered the city to defend.

Cao Bao's generals were quite puzzled. Today, his army had the advantage of the battlefield in the battle, and with the advantage of the terrain, they killed and injured the enemy in large numbers. After the enemy collapsed, it was a great opportunity to rush the army to pursue. For some reason, Cao Bao, as the main general, suddenly called out the gold and retreated, and took the initiative to retreat dozens of miles. Strange, so strange!

In fact, it is not surprising at all. The truth is that when the ambush just began, Cao Bao got a bolt from the blue and lost Xia Pi City! Yuan Shumi's general Zhang Yan led 20,000 elite troops to occupy Xia Pi City while the fog attacked and defeated the defenders. Chen Gui, Chen Deng and his son hurried out to escape from the south gate, and Mi Fang's East China Sea soldiers were also defeated by Zhang Yan.

Xia Pi fell into the enemy! The most basic part of Xuzhou was lost like this. Cao Bao knew very well that this news was a huge blow to the morale of the entire army. Moreover, many soldiers’ homes were settled in Xia Pi City, so this news must be ***!

Cao Bao signaled his confidant soldiers to take the messenger sent by Chen Deng to a remote place to kill him, and then ordered them not to leak the news. At this time, the battle to ambush Ji Ling's troops had already begun, but Cao Bao had no intention. After defeating Ji Ling, he immediately ordered to retreat to Xiaqiu to rest.

In a house in Xiaqiu City, Cao Bao was walking around the yard with his hands in his arms, his face was steep, but his eyes were erratic. Obviously, he was thinking about something very important.
Chapter completed!