Chapter 59 Sun Caohe's Combined Forces Breaking Liu Bei Nan Ye's Appointment to Discuss Sun Quan 2
Zhang Fei's mentality was completely different from Sun Qian when he learned about Cao Bing's situation. Sun Qian was obviously worried and afraid, while Zhang Fei was surprised and happy. Since the three families became emperors, Zhang Fei has no war to fight. He originally wanted to fight the Xiongnu with Zhuge Liang, but Zhuge Liang insisted on asking him to help Liu Bei guard the state and county. Nearly a year of peace made Zhang Fei feel uncomfortable and feel that the hero has no place to use. Now that he heard that Cao Bing had invaded the situation, Zhang Fei was not only surprised, but also secretly happy.
Zhang Fei, who was secretly happy, did not dare to let Sun Qian see it. Instead, he pretended to be surprised and shouted, "Cao Pi is so bold! I'm going to lead the troops to fight!" After saying that, he said to the soldiers around him, "Go on the order, prepare the army and horses, and go on an expedition tomorrow!"
Sun Qian saw Zhang Fei's fierce behavior. Instead of being afraid of Cao's army, he wanted to send troops to fight. He was a little less panicked. He gasped and said to Zhang Fei, "The Third General, don't worry! Listen to me in detail!"
Zhang Fei then reacted and asked, "Why did Cao Bing violate the situation?"
Sun Qian looked at the many soldiers on the school, and then at Zhang Fei's clothes. He couldn't help frowning and said, "General San, please change your clothes first. I'll talk about it in detail later."
Zhang Fei also knew that this was not the place to speak, so he ordered the soldiers to pack up their clothes and talk to Sun Qianying in detail. After listening to Sun Qian's story, Zhang Fei knew the story.
Leping County is located in the northeast of Bingzhou and adjacent to Changshan County in Jizhou. Changshan County suffered a drought last year and reduced grain production. By this year, the new grain was not ripe and the old grain had been exhausted, so the counties under Changshan ruled borrowed grain from the surrounding counties to survive the famine. This kind of thing was originally common, but the problem was that a small county near Leping ordered people to come and go to Leping County to borrow grain.
The county magistrate threw the grain borrowing documents back at that time and did not approve them. This is not the county magistrate's ruthlessness, but the two places are not the same country at all. Although Cao Pi abdiced as king, he superficially obeyed Liu Bei and admitted the orthodoxy of Liu Bei's Han Dynasty. But in fact, the two sides are still in charge of their own places, and display troops on the border to guard against each other at all.
The officials under Liu Bei naturally know that the relationship between the two sides is harmonious on the surface. In fact, it is understandable that the county magistrate refuses to borrow food. In the view of the county magistrate, it is reasonable to borrow grain from other prefectures and counties in Jizhou. You can't borrow grain because Leping is close to you. This is like asking Beijing for help in Yunnan's disaster. You can't ask Vietnam and Myanmar for help just because they are close.
Borrowing grain for disaster relief is human kindness, and it is natural not to borrow grain and herbs. The practice of the Leping County magistrate was not wrong. In the past, when the Changshan County magistrate received a reply, it was time to borrow grain from other places. However, I don't know what the Changshan County Order was crazy about this time. He actually sent a letter saying that Bingzhou and Jizhou were originally one. Cao Pi, the king of Wei, was a minister under the rule of Emperor Liu Bei of Han. Changshan was in trouble, and Bingzhou should be rescued.
Naturally, the Leping County magistrate does not recognize this statement of Changshan County, but it cannot be clearly said that Cao Pi is not Liu Bei's minister, because it is equivalent to denying that Liu Bei is the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty. Therefore, the county magistrate of Leping simply did not reply, and made it clear that the attitude was: I won't borrow it. What can you do?
Leping County magistrate did not expect the consequences of his decision. If he knew, he would not hesitate to lend out all the grain stored in the county. The Changshan County magistrate did not get a reply, and ordered the soldiers and people to cross the border and come to Leping to grab grain. In this way, the matter became big, and the two counties fought, each with its own death and injury. After that, the situation soon expanded to the dispute between the two counties, and the county guards of Leping and Changshan sent troops to fight.
Border conflicts are not uncommon in troubled times. Not to mention between the two countries, even two important ministers of the same country may fight for the fief border issue. Disputes like Leping and Changshan can actually be large or small. To put it small, the two armies fought a battle on the border, and the winner asked the loser for some benefits. However, it is not impossible to develop into a dispute between the two countries.
Cao Wei obviously doesn't want to turn big things into small things this time. After Changshan County won a battle, Leping County originally wanted to agree to borrow food, but Cao's army still refused to allow it. Unexpectedly, 20,000 troops were dispatched to cross the border and surrounded Leping.
The guard of Leping County saw that the situation was not good, so he went to Zhang Fei. As soon as Sun Qian received the emergency document, he smelled a trace of conspiracy. Cao Jun's deliberate provocation can be said to be obvious. However, with Sun Qian's wisdom, it is not clear what Cao Pi's purpose is. Sun Qian can only tell Zhang Fei all the information and his speculation, and it's up to him to judge. After all, Zhang Fei in Bingzhou has the final say.
After hearing the incident, Zhang Fei said disapprovingly, "Why should Mr. Gongyou worry so much? It can be said that soldiers come to block, and the water comes to cover the earth. Cao Bing dares to come, and I will let him come back. Even if Cao Pi really sent a large army to take Bingzhou, I wouldn't be afraid. My brother ordered me to be here, isn't it to beware of Cao Pi coming to attack?
Sun Qian was not bad when he heard Zhang Fei's words. Even if the matter is considered in the worst direction, Cao Pi will take this as a reason to attack Bingzhou. Cao Pi wants to take Bingzhou, but will Zhang Fei and Sun Qian want to give up Bingzhou to Cao Pi? Obviously, the two armies fought, and it was reasonable to beat Cao Pi back.
Thinking about the key to the problem, Sun Qian really admired Zhang Fei's ability to cut chaos quickly and couldn't help agreeing: "What the three generals said is right! Please also ask the three generals to dispatch troops and horses, and the subordinate will listen to the order.
Zhang Fei didn't think as much as Sun Qian, and he just wanted to have a good fight with Cao Bing. Zhang Fei and Nan Ye are a little similar, but they are unwilling to constrain their ministers when fighting. The difference is that Nan Ye can realize that his IQ is limited, and although he is unwilling, he still takes the counselor with him. Zhang Fei can do it without a counselor. Zhang Fei said to Sun Qian, "I don't know if Cao Pi has a plan to go here. He can't do anything. I took 30,000 soldiers and left 20,000 soldiers here to defend the city. Please ask Mr. Gongyou to help me defend the city, allocate food and fodder, and don't let Cao Jun cut off my way back.
Sun Qian heard that Zhang Fei's dispatch was very reasonable. Without the whole army ignoring the recklessness of his hometown, he readily agreed and said to Zhang Fei, "Three Generals be careful in this battle!" Don't drink alcohol. If you can't do anything, return it as soon as possible and ask Your Majesty for help.
Zhang Fei nodded and responded. The next morning, he led 30,000 troops to leave the city to save Leping County. What Zhang Fei didn't know was that the besieging Leping County at this time was no longer the governor of Changshan County, but the army led by Cao Zhang and Kui Yue.
Since Cao Zhang returned to Ye City after Xu Chang's defeat, the first thing he did was to ask Cao Pi to let Li Confucianism go. When Cao Pi learned that Li Ru surrendered in order to save his brother Cao Zhang when he was captured, instead of surrendering to Xiancheng, he let Li Rujia go and ordered Li Rujia to escort him to Nanye's territory. This is not Cao Pi's good heart, but that he had to abdicate and protect himself at that time. Naturally, there was no reason to offend Nan Ye because of a Li Ru.
Xu Chang's defeat was a lot of excitement for Cao Zhang. After completing Li Ru's instructions, he borrowed wine in the house all day to drown his sorrows, and he had no intention of fighting. Cao Pi is very reassuring about Cao Zhang's state. From the perspective of a monarch, a brother who does not want to lead troops is obviously more reassuring than a brother who is keen to lead troops.
Cao Yingzhong thought that Cao Zhang would be idle like this, but they didn't expect Sima Yi to come forward to take Cao Zhang to Wuhuan and Xianbei. Sima Yi's conquest of the two places does not have to have Cao Zhang to win, but Cao Zhang's force is indispensable to deter foreigners.
Sima Yi made a lot of preparations before the expedition to understand the fierce folk customs of Wuhuan and Xianbei. Sima Yi can take two places wisely, but in that case, it can't convince the aliens. Only by winning the frontal battle can he establish prestige in the local area, just like Ma Chao is known as the powerful general in Xiliang. Now among the generals of Cao Ying, only Cao Zhang's martial arts can still be used, and Sima Yi recommends Cao Zhang regardless of Cao Pi's taboo.
Cao Zhang did not disappoint Sima Yi. He made many achievements in the battles in the north, killed several Shanyu and generals, and made a great reputation. Now that he comes to attack Liu Bei, Sima Yi naturally has to assign tasks.
Cao Zhang, who won the Northern Land, has come out of the trough, and the battlefield is still his greatest yearning. However, under the city of Leping County, he did not feel the pleasure of rushing to the north. The city in front of him could obviously be shot down, but Cao Zhang had to wait for the arrival of Zhang Fei's reinforcements, which made Cao Zhang extremely depressed.
Seeing that Kwa Yue was in the account, Cao Zhang asked in the first sentence, "Do you have any news about Mr. Kwa? Did Zhang Fei move his army?
Kuai Yue knew that Sima Yi's order to Cao Zhang was to besiege Leping and lure Zhang Fei out. As long as Zhang Fei sent troops, Cao Zhang could fight in the following battle as he wanted. This is the reason why Cao Zhang looked forward to Zhang Fei's arrival. So he smiled and said, "Congratulations, Your Highness, to visit Ma to report that Zhang Fei has sent troops and will arrive soon."
Cao Zhang was overjoyed to hear the words and said, "It's the best. Sir, please help me guard the camp. I'll meet Zhang Yide, the Yan man."
Kou Yue was shocked when he heard the words and said, "Your Highness, don't underestimate the enemy!" Zhang Fei's bravery is well known all over the world, and he is by no means an enemy.
Cao Zhang smiled and said, "Sir, do you know I have no idea? This is a way to wait for work. Zhang Feijun's horse came far away and was worried about safety and danger. He was bound to gallop all the way, and the soldiers were tired. I waited here to attack the city, and the soldiers have been recuperating for a long time and are full of energy. Is it unreasonable to attack Zhang Fei's exhausted soldiers with my strong soldiers?
When he heard what Cao Zhang said, he smiled and nodded, "Your Highness is not bad! You can take advantage of its unstable foothold to win the battle first.
Cao Zhang left Kuai Yue and half of the soldiers and horses to guard the fortress, and led half of the people and horses to meet Zhang Fei. Just as Cao Jun knew that Zhang Fei was moving, Zhang Fei had already visited Ma and reported that Cao Bing was coming.
Zhang Fei looked back at his soldiers and horses and saw that the soldiers were all tired, so he called a few soldiers and ordered them to do so. Several soldiers took the order and drove the path to Leping County.
After sending away the soldiers, Zhang Fei continued to move forward, but slowed down so that the soldiers could have a chance to rest. Thirty miles away from the county, Zhang Fei met Cao Zhang's soldiers and horses. The two armies set up, Zhang Fei came out, and left Cao Zhang alone.
Zhang Fei held a snake spear, ** black horse, and the horizontal spear immediately shouted in front of the battle: "Who is the commander in the opposite army? Do you dare to fight with me?"