Chapter 436: Unification of Xuzhou

Liu Bei was whispering, and secretly pulled Zhang Fei under his hands, and said to Lu Bu with a smile: "The rebel Yuan Shu is already a common enemy in the world, and everyone can get rid of it. I wonder how many troops General Fengxian brought this time?"

At this time, Lu Bu had just been driven out of Yanzhou by Cao Cao in a mess. The Taishan Army returned to the surrounding area of ​​Taishan. Zhang Miao was killed by his subordinates and his troops were dispersed. Lu Bu only had 10,000 Bingzhou Army in his hands, and lost half of it. He wanted to defect to Liu Bei directly, but after entering Xuzhou, he heard that Liu Bei was gathering a large army to attack Xia Pi, so he came over under the banner of assisting in the fight against Yuan.

Lu Bu is a very proud person. After hearing Liu Bei's question, he thought he was intentionally mocking him, and his face changed drastically and wanted to have an attack on the spot. But he looked around with his eyes. There were people from Liu Bei, especially Zhang Fei and Guan Yu, with sharp eyes. They were obviously both masters. At this moment, they were afraid that they would not be able to protect their safety.

Lu Bu secretly clenched the scabbard around his waist with his hands, and kept reminding himself to be tolerant. The joints of his fingers turned white. After a while, he loosened the scabbard and his face returned to normal. Lu Bu laughed a few times and replied with his fists: "Don't worry, Lord Liu, this team was brought from Bingzhou, and they are all experienced veterans. To be honest, I was defeated by Cao Cao, so I came to surrender to my elder brother and ask my elder brother to take him in!"

After saying that, Lu Bu saluted Liu Bei solemnly. Zhang Fei heard that the name of Liu Bei in Lu Bu's words changed from "Master Liu" to "Big Brother", and he couldn't help but feel secretly happy. You Lu Bu, I thought you were a straightforward man, but I didn't expect that this mouth would be good at speaking.

Liu Bei hurriedly helped Lu Bu up and said repeatedly, "I dare not take it~~ I dare not take it. If my brother Fengxian has me as his elder brother, I will be satisfied."

After saying that, Liu Bei thought about it and said to Lu Bu: "Brother Fengxian, after conquering Xia Pi, how about you station troops in Xiaopei? When the time is right, you and my brothers will march into Shouchun together and capture Yuan Shu, the traitor!"

After finally having a place to settle down, how could Lu Bu disagree? Looking at Liu Bei's smiling face and kind eyes, Lu Bu knew that he had blamed him wrongly, and felt a little ashamed. He bowed again and said, "Thank you for taking it in! I need my younger brother in everything in the future, and I will be heartbroken! I will lead my subordinates to help my older brother conquer Xiapi City tomorrow!"

"Okay! I'm a good brother!" Liu Bei agreed happily.

After Lu Bu left, Liu Bei left only Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Mi Zhu, his expression changed, his brows frowned, and he said worriedly: "Second brother, third brother, Zi Zhong, Lu Bu was defeated by Cao Cao and was desperate. He came to surrender to me. What do you think about this?"

Guan Yu twisted his long beard with his hand, shook his head, and said, "Brother, I think it's a good thing for someone to come and vote. It proves that his appeal is increasing. We should treat Lu Bu well."

Zhang Fei opposed: "The second brother is wrong! Everyone knows that Lu Bu is a tiger and wolf. His predecessor Ding Yuan got the benefits of Dong Zhuo, so he killed Ding Yuan and defected to Dong Zhuo. Then he was fascinated by beauty and was instructed by Wang Yun to kill Dong Zhuo again. Brother like this guy with a human face and a beastly heart will never take him in! Otherwise, it will be very unfavorable to you and my brother!"

Liu Bei thought for a while, turned around and asked Mi Zhu, "Zi Zhong, what do you think?"

A few sadness appeared on Mi Zhu's fat face, and he bowed: "Lord, Lu Bu is a jackal. However, his generals such as Zhang Liao and Xu Huang are all good generals selected from a hundred, and there are elite Bingzhou soldiers who are good at fighting. The lord is not as good as..."

Mi Zhu said, making a slashing gesture with his hands.

Liu Bei's eyes flashed, obviously a fierce struggle inside. He pondered for a long time and said to the three people: "The saint won the world with his kindness and righteousness. Lu Bu came to vote. Even if he was not at ease, we should be more careful. But if he killed him and took his subordinates, the people in the world would be betray me. Who else dares to come and seek us again in the future?"

Liu Bei paused and continued, "Yuan Shu's power declined, but Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Zhou Yu, Liu Biao and others are much stronger than us. At this moment, I should only make more foreign aid, create less enemies, occupy Xuzhou, and develop well, so that we can have greater development opportunities. Lu Bu's troops stationed in Xiaopei can also help us resist Cao Cao's attacks. I have decided on this matter, so everyone should go back and prepare well and strive to take Xia Pi as soon as possible!"

Since Liu Bei made the decision, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Mi Zhu naturally had to follow it. After saying goodbye, the three of them left Liu Bei's tent and prepared for tomorrow's siege.

Early the next morning, when Liu Bei commanded all troops and was about to attack the city, Lu Bu led 5,000 Bingzhou troops to help, Liu Bei left the Ximen to Lu Bu and immediately ordered a fierce attack. At this time, the defenders in Xia Pi City were at the end of their strength, and the food had been exhausted and the morale of the army was fluctuating. After persisting for a long time, Zhang Xun saw that the South Gate had been broken by Zhang Fei first, he sighed several times, knelt down in the direction of Shouchun, and committed suicide. When the rest of the world saw that Zhang Xun was dead, how could he still be willing to continue to work hard? He shouted and dispersed everywhere.

After Liu Bei led his army into the city, he heard that Zhang Xun committed suicide by committing suicide. He was quite admired and sent someone to bury Zhang Xun.

Since Xia Pi City had been captured, Liu Bei sent Zhang Fei and Guan Yu to lead the troops to seize all the surrounding cities that had not surrendered. Within a month, Yuan Shu's power in Xuzhou was wiped out, and the entire Xuzhou was officially incorporated into Liu Bei's power. Some forces who were still loyal to Yuan Shu saw that the situation was not good, rushed to Runan early to join Yuan Shu.

When Liu Bei saw that Xia Pi city was bordered by Sishui in the south, Yishui and Wushui came from north to circle the city and Sishui, which not only benefited from water transportation, but also had the convenience of irrigation, fishing and hunting. The soil was fertile and the resources were rich. Moreover, Xia Pi had a total of 16 counties and its geographical location was very important, so he decided to set up the Commander's Office in Xia Pi and monitor the movements of the Lu Bu army stationed in Xiaopei.

When he first arrived in Xuzhou, Lu Bu performed well. He carefully dealt with Liu Bei. When he went out to hunt and had good harvests, he would send someone to Xia Pi to Liu Bei to taste. Liu Bei would naturally give him gifts back. Knowing that Lu Bu was short of food, he asked Mi Zhu to allocate some inventory of food from the East China Sea and deliver it to Xiaopei.

During this period, the two got along well. Cao Cao, who was most worried about by Lu Bu, did not send troops to attack Xuzhou because Cao Cao had returned to Xu County at this moment. On the one hand, he sent many confidants to serve in various counties in Yanzhou, and turned them into his rear base. On the other hand, Cao Cao was preparing for the second southern expedition to Zhang Xiu.

In Cao Cao's heart, when he thinks of Dian Wei, his eldest son Cao Ang, and his nephew Cao Anmin, his heart becomes heavy. This sense of shame of defeat makes Cao Cao always think about avenging them.

I know what happens next, and listen to the next chapter to explain it.
Chapter completed!