The fifth offense in the Romance of The Three Kingdoms

After Dong Zhuo's lieutenants-Li, Guo Si, Zhang Ji, and Fan Chou-fled to Liangzhou, they sent messengers to ask for forgiveness. Wang Yun firmly opposed it. When Li et al saw that they could not ask for pardon, they banded together more than 100,000 troops and killed Chang 'an. Lu Bu could not resist the enemy and asked Wang Yun to flee with him, but Wang Yun was unwilling, so Lu Bu took refuge in Yuan Shu.

The soldiers of Li and Guo Si marched into the capital and surrounded the palace.  Li and others wanted the emperor to hand over Wang Yun before they were willing to retreat. The emperor hesitated. Without hesitation, Wang Yun shouted, jumped from the gate and was killed by a random sword. From then on, the power of the imperial court fell into the hands of Li, Guo Si and others.

Li and Guo Si seized the power of the court and ran amok. After receiving the emperor's secret edict, Ma Teng, the governor of West Liang, and Han Sui, the governor of Bizhou, marched to Chang 'an. Ma Teng's son Ma Chao, although only seventeen years old, was brave enough to kill several of Li's generals. But eventually because of the troops and horses broke the food and grass, had to return to the west Liang.

At this time, Cao Cao was awarded the title of General of the Town East by the court for his meritorious service in attacking the Yellow Turbans in Shandong. Cao Cao recruited talents from all over the world, including Xun, Xun You, Cheng Yu, Guo Jia, Liu Ye, etc., as well as Yu Ban and Dian Wei.

When Cao Cao saw that his power was growing, he sent someone to meet his father and his family in Langya. Passing by Xuzhou, Xuzhou governor Tao Qian kindness to entertain the Cao family. Cao family old and young farewell that day, Tao Qian sent lieutenant Zhang? Leading an escort of 500 soldiers. Who knows Zhang? Greedy for money, killed the Cao family size. Cao Cao was so angry that he gnashed his teeth and led his army to Xuzhou to take revenge.

Chen Gong, a good friend of Tao Qian, the governor of Xuzhou, who had saved Cao Cao that year, went to Cao Cao's camp to persuade him not to attack Xuzhou, but Cao Cao turned a deaf ear. Chen palace feel no face to see Tao Qian, then cast Chen stay overseer Zhang Miao went.

Tao Qian beat Cao Cao, willing to bind themselves to Cao camp to apologize. Mi Zhu advocated to the North Sea Kong Rong, Qingzhou Tian Kai for help. Tao Qian followed Mi Zhu's advice and sent Chen Deng to Qingzhou and Mi Zhu to Beihai for help.

Kong Rong, the grand keeper of the North Sea, was surrounded by the Yellow Turban Army at this time, and sent someone to Liu Bei for rescue. Liu Bei's faith was the most important, so he ordered three thousand troops to rescue Kong Rong in Beihai.

When Liu Bei Bing arrived at Beihai, Guan Yu cut Guan Hai, the leader of the Yellow Turbans, with his sword and broke the siege of Beihai. Kong Rong asked Liu Bei to come to the rescue of Xuzhou, and Liu Bei also agreed.

Liu Bei also borrowed two thousand troops and general Zhao Yun from Gongsun Zan and rushed to Xuzhou overnight. When Liu Bei and Zhang Fei marched into Xuzhou, Tao Qian, seeing that Liu Bei was a hero, asked Liu Bei to write to Cao Cao to persuade him to strike out and stop fighting.

Cao Cao was in a hurry because Yanzhou and Puyiyangyi had been captured by Lu Bu. Advisor Guo Jia advised him to take the opportunity to Liu Bei to sell personal feelings, promised to retire, to recover Yanzhou. Cao Cao listened to Guo Jia and Bazhai returned to Yanzhou to deal with Lu Bu.

When Tao Qian saw the soldiers retreating, he was delighted and quickly invited Kong Rong, Tian Kai, Guan Yu and Zhao Yun to the city for a banquet. Tao Qian wanted Liu Bei to be the governor of Xuzhou. Hearing this, Liu Bei repeatedly waved his hand and refused. Tao Qian had to ask Liu Bei to temporarily base his troops in Xiao Pei to help defend Xuzhou. In everyone tried to persuade, Liu Bei agreed to come down.

Cao Cao led the army back to Pu Yi Yang camp. Lu Bu led fifty thousand troops to battle Cao Cao. Both Xiahou and Le Jin were unable to defeat Lu Bu, and Cao's army was defeated by a total of forty li.

That evening, Cao's troops attacked a camp to the west of Lubu. Unexpectedly, Lu Bu listened to Chen Gong's strategy and laid an ambush early, and Cao's army was defeated again. Cao Cao was being chased by Lu Bu, and unable to get away, he cried out for help. In a critical moment, Xiahou led a team of reinforcements to arrive and stop Lv Bu dogfight.

At dusk, it suddenly began to rain, and both sides withdrew their troops and returned to camp.

Cao Cao's and Lu Bu's armies could not see each other for a while. Chen Gong also made a plan for Lu Bu. Tian, a wealthy family in Puyiyang City, pretended to surrender to Cao Cao, falsely claiming that Lu Bu was not in the city, and asked Cao Cao to attack the city as soon as possible. Tian was willing to act as an inside agent.

That night at the beginning of the watch, Cao Cao led a group of troops rushed into the city, waiting to know the timing, has been unable to rush out. Cao Cao fled to the north gate and caught Lu Bu pursuing him in the fire. Cao Cao quickly covered his face with his sleeve robe. Lu Bu hit Cao Cao on the helmet with a painted halberd and asked him where he was. Cao Cao casually pointed at the people in front of him, cheated Lu Bu away, and only escaped death.

Cao Cao fled back to Dazhai and immediately issued an order: the army was mourning, assuming that Cao Cao had been burned to death. He himself led a large army quietly to Maling Mountain ambush. Lu Bu learned the news, immediately led the troops to kill, was ambushed killed. This year locusts were everywhere and the crops were eaten up.

The two armies had no more food to fight, so they had to stop fighting temporarily.

Tao Qian, who was sixty-three years old, suddenly became seriously ill, and he once again asked Liu Bei to accept the post of governor of Xuzhou. Liu Bei resolutely refused. Soon after Tao Qian died, his subordinates gave the seal of Xuzhou to Liu Bei. Liu Bei could not push any further, so he had to obey the order and take up the heavy responsibility of administering Xuzhou.

When Cao Cao heard that Liu Bei had captured Xuzhou, he could not help but be furious and wanted to send an order to attack Xuzhou. Seeing Cao Cao's anger, Xun advised him to attack the Yellow Turbans in Yingchuan and other places to seize local grain.

Cao Cao captured Yingchuan, Runan and other places according to his plan, and defeated Xu Chu from Qiao County and was made a capital lieutenant.

Cao Cao recaptured Yanzhou and Pu Yiyangyi. Desperate, Lu Bu came to Xuzhou to take refuge with Liu Bei.

Liu Bei was a kind man, although Guan Yu, Zhang Fei firmly opposed, or gave the small Pei to Lu Bu temporary residence.