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Kaiyang fell and Guan Yu was defeated!
This shocking news was enough to shock the old Tao Qian to the point of fainting on the spot.
Liu Bei and all the Xuzhou staff were all horrified. They hurriedly carried Tao Qian into the inner hall and rushed doctors to come for treatment.
After working hard for half a day, it was not until nightfall that Tao Qian got slightly better.
The staff waiting outside breathed a sigh of relief, but they started talking about the war in Kaiyang. From time to time, some people wanted to look at Liu Bei.
That look in his eyes clearly meant that he was secretly complaining that Liu Bei's brother was incompetent, which led to the fall of Kaiyang's family.
"What's going on with Yunchang? Kaiyang's defense line is so impregnable, why did he lose it?" Liu Bei was also angry and could only secretly blame Guan Yu.
At this time, the maid from the inner hall came out and said that Tao Qian was awake and called Liu Bei inside to discuss matters.
Liu Bei quickly calmed down and hurried into the inner hall.
In the dark room, the weak Tao Qian lay there sickly. Although he was awake, he still looked frightened.
Obviously, being defeated by Yuan Fang again, his spirit has been severely traumatized.
"Xuande, you promised me that Yun Chang would guard Kaiyang, but now Kaiyang has fallen inexplicably. What is going on?" Tao Qian complained while gasping.
Liu Bei felt embarrassed, but he held up his hands and said calmly: "Calm down Zhou Mu. Although Kaiyang has fallen, Tan City is still there. If you are willing to lead an army to reinforce Tan City, you will definitely stop the attack of that little thief Yuan Fang. Let him not threaten Xuzhou. hinterland.¡±
Tao Qian's panic mood began to improve slightly. Struggling to sit up.
"Xuande, I was once the governor of Youzhou, and I am half the same hometown as you. In Xuzhou, you are the one I trust the most. This time, you must defend Tancheng for me." Tao Qian held Liu Bei's hand. hands, full of expectation.
Liu Bei nodded heavily. He said with emotion: "Don't worry, Mr. Tao, I, Liu Bei, swear here that I will defend Tancheng to the death and never let that cruel traitor Yuan Fang poison my people in Xuzhou."
Tao Qian felt relieved: "This makes me feel relieved. I have reached a high position this year and my body is no longer strong enough. Xuande, if you can fight back Yuan Fang. After you have achieved great success and come back, I will entrust the position of state pastor to you." you."
A hint of secret joy flashed across Liu Bei's eyes.
On the surface, Liu Bei looked panicked and said hurriedly: "What did Mr. Tao say? The important task of state shepherd belongs to Mr. Tao alone. How can I dare to take on this important task? How can I dare to take on this important task? I just want to assist Mr. Tao wholeheartedly. Otherwise, No other thoughts.¡±
Hearing Liu Bei¡¯s words, Tao Qian became even more pleased. The deep-set eyes were already moved to tears. Unconsciously, he held Liu Bei's hand tighter.
Two days later, Liu Bei, on Tao Qian's order, commanded an army of 20,000 and rushed all the way to Tancheng.
Tancheng was originally the seat of Xuzhou¡¯s prefecture. It has a solid city and a complete city defense system.
After Liu Bei arrived in Tancheng, he set up several horn strongholds with Tancheng as the center, assuming a posture of standing firm and not fighting.
When Tao Qian increased his troops to Tancheng, Yuan Fang's large army of soldiers and horses were also on their way to Kaiyang at starry night.
Within a few days, the four generals Yan Liang, Tai Shi Ci, Ju Yi, and Xu Sheng came with their troops. Gao Shun, a guest general, also led the trapped camp.
The Qingzhou Army gathered in Kaiyang has reached 30,000 people.
After being dealt with by Cao Cao, Tao Qian's strength has been greatly reduced. Liu Bei only has 20,000 soldiers and horses to defend Tancheng.
Since he raised his army, Yuan Fang's troops exceeded his enemies for the first time.
Yuan Fang led his army with high momentum and marched south along the Yishui River, defeating the Jiqiu cities and advancing unstoppably to the north of Tan City.
Thirty thousand Qingzhou troops formed an offensive posture on the east bank of Yishui River and in the north of Tancheng.
Tian Feng was ordered by Yuan Fang to sit in Beihai and transport grain and grass for the frontline army. Tens of thousands of grain and grass were continuously transported to the front line along the Yishui waterway.
With sufficient food and grass and strong morale, the situation was extremely favorable to Yuan Fang. Of course, Yuan Fang did not hesitate and immediately launched a fierce offensive against Liu Bei's army.
After several rounds of violent attacks, they could not shake the enemy city at all.
Yuan Fang gradually discovered that he had the upper hand in terms of momentum, but in actual combat, he could not get any advantages.
In previous battles, he was always in a weak position with only a small number of soldiers. He always held on to the city and launched surprise attacks and counterattacks at will.?Can defeat powerful enemies.
Now, the roles have been reversed, he has become the strong one, while Liu Bei has become the weak one on the defensive.
This change in the situation made Yuan Fang somewhat helpless in the face of that fortified city and Liu Bei's tenacity.
It¡¯s dusk.
The sound of killing gradually subsided, morale was at the end of its strength, and another siege failed.
Looking at his soldiers falling one by one under the enemy city, Yuan Fang's mouth twitched slightly, feeling a sense of physical pain.
With his eyebrows condensed, Yuan Fang said in a deep voice: "Ming Jin, withdraw your troops. My soldiers can no longer make such unnecessary sacrifices. We will stop attacking from tomorrow and don't make any plans."
Dang Dang Dang~~
As the golden sound rang out, the hard-fought athletes of Qingzhou retreated in an orderly manner as if relieved, leaving nearly 700 corpses along the city line.
On the top of the city, Liu Bei watched the Qingzhou soldiers retreat and secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
"Brother, we have defeated the little thief's attack for six days in a row. I think the little thief has run out of skills." Guan Yu stroked his long beard, his tone full of sarcasm.
A sneer appeared on Liu Bei's old face: "That little thief is the best at deception. Now that I am closing the door and not fighting, I will only stick to the city. Naturally, he will not be able to use his tricks."
Guan Yu nodded repeatedly, cupped his hands and said: "Brother, this move is to remain unchanged in response to all changes. It is really a clever use of troops. I predict that the little thief will not be able to last more than a month and will definitely retreat without a fight."
Liu Bei laughed and was in a good mood. He went straight down to the city and returned to his home. He put down some wine and drank heavily to celebrate that he had repelled Yuan Fang's attack.
After drinking for a few rounds, Jian Yong said: "My lord, although our army is in a good situation, there is not much food and grass left in Tancheng. We must urge Tao Zhoumu to allocate it as soon as possible."
"I've urged him a long time ago." Liu Bei sighed, "Taozhou Mu is already working hard, but unfortunately it's not enough. It's always difficult to raise enough food and grass."
The previous time Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou, it was just in time for the autumn harvest. Tao Qian was unfavorable in the confrontation and chose to defend himself behind closed doors. As a result, most of the food in the countryside was harvested by Cao Cao.
Although Cao Cao retreated, Xuzhou's grain revenue dropped sharply this autumn. Now that Yuan Fang has launched a massive attack, the supply of grain and grass will of course become even more difficult.
Guan Yu rolled his eyes and said, "Brother, I have a solution to the shortage of food and grass."
"What can I do? Yun Chang, please tell me." Liu Bei suddenly became energetic.
Guan Yu then said slowly: "Although there is no food in the government warehouse, the powerful people in Xuzhou have plenty of food and grass. The Mi family is a wealthy man in Donghai County, with more than a thousand hectares of grain fields. Why don't eldest brother send people to Qucheng to force them to Then Mi Zhu shed some blood and contribute some military rations to us."
Liu Bei's eyes lit up, it was obvious that Guan Yu's plan touched his heart.
Liu Bei was excited for a moment, but he was worried and said: "I have made friends with the heroes of Xuzhou with benevolence and righteousness. If I force Mi Zhu to donate food now, I may be criticized by others."
Guan Yu snorted coldly: "Mi Zhu secretly provided a lot of help to little thief Yuan Fang under the pretext of his sister being held hostage. We used to turn a blind eye, but now little thief Yuan Fang is If someone comes to kill him, he will accuse Mi Zhu of collaborating with the enemy and threaten him to donate food to show his loyalty. Who would slander him?"
"Second brother is right. That guy Mi Zhu doesn't know how to show appreciation. Instead of marrying his sister to the eldest brother, he gave it to the thief Yuan Fang. He clearly looked down on his eldest brother and even had an affair with the enemy. The eldest brother didn't ask him to donate food. After destroying his Mi family, let¡¯s see who dares to say one more nonsense.¡± Zhang Fei also yelled angrily.
Liu Bei's face was gloomy, he pondered for a long time, and said to Jian Yong: "According to Yun Chang's plan, you go to Qucheng quickly. Do you know what to do?"
"I understand." A sneer flashed in Jian Yong's eyes, and he resigned.
Only then was Liu Bei satisfied. He drank the wine in the cup and thought to himself: "Mi Zhu, you don't know how to show appreciation. You refused my proposal of marriage and gave your sister to that little thief Yuan Fang. You should have to pay something." The price is that when I take the position of state pastor, I will uproot your Mi family!"
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To the north of Tancheng is the Qingzhou Army Camp.
"Damn it, Liu Bei is really thick-skinned. I don't believe this Tancheng can't be conquered." Yan Liang stepped into the tent and cursed angrily.
The other generals were also quite annoyed, even a little frustrated. Several days of unsuccessful attacks had demoralized them.
Yuan Fang took off his helmet, put it gently on the case, and said calmly: "At first we were being attacked by others, but now we are attacking others. How could we be so energetic after a slight setback? It cheered me up. "
Yuan Fang taught the generals a lesson and calmed them down a little.
"Lord, what should we do next? Do we still want to continue the attack?" TaiCi asked with cupped hands.
Yuan Fang shook his head and said decisively: "I am not as wealthy as Yuan Shao, and I don't care about the lives of my soldiers. It is impossible to attack by force. I have to find a way to outwit him."
Outwit?
The generals frowned, and after looking at each other, their eyes fell on Guo Jia, who was in the corner, sipping wine as if there was no one else around.
Of all the people present, he was the only one who could provide Yuan Fang with a wise plan.
"Fengxiao, stop pretending to be confused. Everyone is looking at you. If you have any clever ideas, tell me quickly." Yuan Fang stared at Guo Jiadao.
When Guo Jia looked up, he found that everyone was staring at him, and he trembled with fear.
After being stunned for a long time, he seemed to come back to his senses, reluctantly put away the wine gourd, scratched the back of his head, and looked like he was thinking hard.
"Yes!" After a while, Guo Jia slapped his forehead and jumped up.
But he didn't say anything directly. He rushed to Yuan Fang in a few steps, bit Yuan Fang's ear, and said something.
Yuan Fang endured the smell of alcohol in his mouth and listened to his excuses. Gradually, a strange look appeared in the corner of his mouth.
Snapped!
With a slap on the table, Yuan Fang said happily: "This is a great plan. Come on, please go to Ju County and invite Miss Mi Huan to me."