The thirteenth chapter of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms Nagasaka Slope
Cao Cao learned that Liu Bei led the army and civilians to travel only a few dozen miles a day, so he selected 5,000 elite cavalry to catch up with Liu Bei in one day and one night.
Liu Bei asked Kong Ming to go to Jingzhou and persuaded Liu Biao's eldest son, Liu Qi, to lead troops to rescue. Liu Bei led the army and stationed the people in Jingshan outside Dangyiyang County. At the fourth watch, Cao Bing came, and Zhang Fei opened a bloody road to ensure that Liu Bei fled to Changbanpo.
Zhao Yun fought with Cao Jun since the fourth watch, and went in and out of the chaotic army, but Liu Bei could not be found.
Later, in front of a broken wall and a dry well, he found Mrs. Mi, who was seriously injured. Mrs. Mi asked Zhao Yun to protect Adou to fight her way out of the encirclement, and Zhao Yun insisted on protecting their mother and son to break through together. Mrs. Mi was afraid of dragging Zhao Yun down, so she put Adou on the ground and threw herself into a well to die.
Zhao Yun tore down the broken wall to cover the dry well, carried Adou on his back, and desperately broke through until Changban Slope, where he saw Zhang Fei standing on the bridge with a horizontal spear, shouting: "Yide help me!" Zhang Fei killed the pursuers, and Zhao Yunfang had to get out.
Zhao Yun saw Liu Bei and handed Adou with both hands. Liu Bei took Adou, threw it on the ground and said, "For this kid, I almost broke one of my generals!" Zhao Yun was greatly moved, and hurriedly picked up Adou from the ground and cried and bowed down and said, "Zhao Yun is dead, and it is difficult to repay the grace of the lord." ”
Cao Cao saw Zhang Fei on the independent bridge, with dust behind him, suspected that it was Kong Ming's plan, and did not dare to approach. Then he said to his generals: "I have heard Guan Yu say before that Zhang Fei is as easy as taking the head of a general from a million troops. Zhang Fei shouted, startling Cao Junjun to roll over on his back.
Zhang Fei frightened Cao Jun away, so he broke down the bridge to see Liu Bei and reported the passing. Liu Bei said: "Now that the bridge has been demolished, Cao Cao is sure that I have few soldiers and will come to catch up." So, he hurriedly led the army to Han Yiyang and Yang Yi, and went to Han Yiyang Yiyi.
Cao Cao led the army to Hanjin, and seeing that Dajiang was in front, the sect members would strive to move forward, and they must capture Liu Bei. The generals led the order and marched forward bravely. Unexpectedly, Guan Yu suddenly flew out from behind the slope and shouted, "I've been waiting here for a long time!" When Cao Cao saw Guan Yu, he was frightened and hurriedly ordered the army to retreat quickly.
Guan Yu returned to the army and found Liu Bei, so they went to Hanjin together, and the army got on the boat and crossed the river and walked a short distance, and saw Liu Qi leading the naval army to support. Later, Kong Ming also led a column of warships to arrive. Liu Qi asked Liu Bei to go to Jiangxia to rectify the army and horses, and then plan for the future.
Cao Cao saw Liu Bei fleeing to Jiangxia, so he used the strategy of the strategist Xun You, on the one hand, to send people to contact Sun Quan of Eastern Wu, and jointly attack Liu Bei, and on the other hand, he led his troops to advance by land and water, west to Jingzhou, east to Qichun, Huangzhou, and the Zhaizha company camp was more than 300 miles long.
Seeing that Cao Cao's forces were gradually advancing southward, Sun Quan summoned all the strategists to discuss countermeasures. Lu Su said: "Jingzhou borders Jiangdong, the situation is dangerous, the place is rich, if we can get it, the future is promising." I want to use the name of mourning Liu Biao to find out the truth and truth. ”
Kong Ming wanted Sun Quan to fight Cao Cao in order to profit from it. Lu Su invited Zhuge Liang to cross the river to meet Sun Quan.
On the boat to Jiangdong, Lu Su said to Kong Ming: "When you see Sun Quan, you must not use Cao Cao's words to frighten him. Kong Ming told Lu Su to rest assured, he would answer.
Sun Quan had received a letter from Cao Cao asking him to join him in the attack on Liu Bei, and was convening civil and military officials to discuss. Zhang Zhao and other civil officials advocated surrendering to Cao Cao, but Sun Quan could not make up his mind.
Sun Quan interrogated Lu Su in the back hall. Lu Su said: "Everyone else can descend to Cao Cao, but only the lord you can't descend." Sun Quan listened and thought that Lu Su had spoken to his heart. Lu Su said: "I have made an appointment with Zhuge Liang to come here, and as long as the lord asks him, he will know Cao Cao's truth." ”
The civil officials who advocated surrender were refuted by Zhuge Liang. At this moment, Huang Gai, the general of Eastern Wu, broke into the hall and said loudly: "Cao Cao's army is approaching the border, and everyone doesn't want to deal with the enemy, but they just fight here!" Then he said to Kong Ming, "Sir is a genius in the world, and he has such a spirit and one spirit, why don't you talk about it with our lord?" ”
The civil officials who advocated surrender were refuted by Zhuge Liang. At this moment, Huang Gai, the general of Eastern Wu, broke into the hall and said loudly: "Cao Cao's army is approaching the border, and everyone doesn't want to deal with the enemy, but they just fight here!" Then he said to Kong Ming, "Sir is a genius in the world, and he has such a spirit and one spirit, why don't you talk about it with our lord?" ”
Lu Su and Huang Gai pulled Zhuge Liang and went to see Sun Quan together. Kong Ming saw that Sun Quan was extraordinary, and he knew that he could only provoke him with counterwords. Kong Ming said that Cao had more than 1.5 million soldiers and 1 or 2,000 generals and advisers. Lu Su was shocked when he heard this, and even made his eyes hint, but Kong Ming just didn't see it.
Sun Quan asked Kong Ming how to act, and Kong Ming said, "Please consider your own strength, and surrender if you can't do it." Sun Quan asked Kong Ming why Liu Bei didn't surrender, and Kong Ming said that Liu Bei was the emperor's uncle, a hero in the world, and even if the luck was bad, he would not surrender to Cao Cao. Sun Quan felt that Zhuge Liang pointed out that he was inferior to Liu Bei, so he got up and walked into the back hall.
Lu Su complained to Zhuge Liang and said, "You look down on our lord too much. Zhuge Liang laughed and said, "I didn't expect General Sun to be so small, I have my own strategy to break Cao, he doesn't ask me, why should I say it?" ”
Sun Quan invited Zhuge Liang to the back hall and set up wine for hospitality. The crowd continued to talk. Kong Ming analyzed Cao's weaknesses and the theory that Sun and Liu would unite to break Cao. Sun Quan was overjoyed and decided to unite against Cao.
Unexpectedly, Zhang Zhao and others shook Sun Quan's determination again. Sun Quan's mother, Wu Guotai, reminded Sun Quan why he didn't ask Zhou Yu's opinion.