Yanzhou, Chenliu County.
Cao Cao led his troops to leave, and his eldest son Cao Ang went with Cao Cao on the expedition, while his second son Cao Pi stayed behind and learned from Xun Yu how to deal with internal affairs.
However, compared to Cao Ang, Cao Pi is obviously far behind, not only in age, but also in terms of status.
Cao Ang's biological mother died young, and he was raised by Cao Cao's first wife, Mrs.
Ding, who is equivalent to Mrs.
Ding's son.
In other words, Cao Ang is Cao Cao's eldest son.
His status is far better than that of Cao Pi, who was born to Cao Cao's concubine, Mrs.
Bian.
Historically, Cao Ang was killed in Wancheng.
Mrs.
Ding had a conflict with Cao Cao and left Cao Cao in anger.
Therefore, Cao Pi's mother, Mrs.
Bian, could become Cao Cao's official wife and Cao Pi had a chance.
Now that Cao Ang is not dead and Mrs.
Ding is still alive, Cao Ang's status is as stable as Mount Tai.
Not only that, Cao Ang was very popular with Cao Cao because of his modest personality, intelligence, agility and ability in warfare.
The rest of Cao Cao's disciples are not as good as Cao Ang in status, qualifications, age, and Cao Ang.
Especially since Cao Ang has been fighting against Cao Cao for many years, his status cannot be shaken.
Cao Pi was young, only thirteen or fourteen years old.
When Cao Pi stayed in Chenliu and studied with Xun Yu, Pang Tong went to Chenliu.
He directly submitted famous assassins to visit Cao Pi without being recommended by others, hoping to get into Cao Cao's sight.
At that time, Cao Pi met with Pang Tong.
You don't know if you don't see him, he was frightened when he saw him.
Cao Pi was also frightened by Pang Tong's appearance.
Pang Tong was not good-looking, poorly dressed, and had a wine gourd hanging around his waist.
In Cao Pi's eyes, he did not have the demeanor of a worldly man, and instead thought that Pang Tong was like a beggar.
In addition, Pang Tong was aloof, eccentric and unlovable, especially after Pang Tong met Cao Pi, he did not restrain himself at all and acted like a celebrity, as if he was testing Cao Pi.
But Cao Pi didn't like people who were pedantic, so he just said where did the ugly guy come from, which made Pang Tong angry.
The two did not talk in detail, and Pang Tong left directly.
In this way, Pang Tong's trip to Cao Wei completely failed.
For Yuan Shao who was still lingering in the north, Pang Tong had no thoughts at all.
He has now gone to Jiangdong, and now he has come to Cao Wei, and Zhuge Liang has occupied Liu Bei, leaving Pang Tong with only Western Shu.
Finally, Pang Tong embarked on the road to Xishu.
Traveling all the way west, we headed towards Luoyang, preparing to turn back and head to Sichuan.
When Sun Qian went to Cao Ying as an envoy, he felt difficulties on the way.
Because Cao Cao had already used the banner of revenge for Liu Biao and believed that Liu Bei should be punished for murdering Liu Biao, Sun Qian found it very difficult, almost embarrassment.
If he didn't handle it well, he might be directly killed by Cao Cao.
Although Sun Qian was not good at marching and fighting, nor was he good at handling internal affairs, he was good at communication.
He handled these matters with ease, even when encountering great difficulties.
Sun Qian went to see Cao Cao alone, appearing neither humble nor arrogant, and showing no fear.
Even though Cao Cao was about to kill someone, Sun Qian was still talking and laughing, and he still spoke with reason.
After some hard work, Sun Qian finally completed the task given by Liu Bei.
However, on the one hand, Sun Qian was able to deal with it calmly, and on the other hand, Cao Cao only agreed because he thought it would be profitable.
Liu Bei ceded the territory in the north of Jingzhou, and Cao Cao could conquer the land north of Jingzhou at will.
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At the same time, because Cao Cao could not ignore Wang Can's power and needed someone to keep the Shu army in check, Cao Cao finally agreed to send troops to rescue Liu Bei.
Cao Cao did appreciate Sun Qian's talent, but he was considering the interests of Wei.
Standing in Cao Cao's position, every move he makes must be based on the overall situation.
Therefore, Sun Qian's success can also be promoted by the interests of both parties.
As night falls, a waning moon rises into the sky.
Under the soft moonlight, blurry shadows gradually approached from outside Xiangyang City.
On the city tower, Liu Bei stood with his head held high.
Liu Bei was surrounded by personal guards protecting him, and behind him were Yang Yi, Yi Ji, Fu Xun and other important ministers.
As for Cai Mao, Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang, they stood far away, unable to integrate into Liu Bei's core.
Liu Bei valued the reputation of Cai Mao, Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang, and wanted to use this to gain the connections of Cai and Kuai.
Even if Liu Bei wants to take Cai Mao for his own use, now is a critical period and Liu Bei will not take risks.
He put his hands on the tower and looked at the figures approaching the tower in the distance, his face flashing with joy because it was no one else but Zhang Fei who came back.
Previously, Zhang Fei sent a letter to Liu Bei, so Liu Bei waited on the tower in person.
About a quarter of an hour later, Zhang Fei arrived with his army.
Liu Bei gave an order, and the suspension bridge in Xiangyang City was lowered with a creak.
Afterwards, Zhang Fei quickly entered Xiangyang City with his soldiers.
After the troops brought back were settled, Jian Yong and Zhang Fei were completely relieved and no longer had to worry.
They were in such a state of disarray all the way back that they almost fled back instead of taking the initiative to retreat, especially because the pursuers behind them were clinging to them, causing Zhang Fei to suffer a lot.
After Zhang Fei and Jian Yong came back, they rested for a day to recuperate their energy.
The next day, Liu Bei summoned Zhang Fei and Jian Yong to discuss matters.
Liu Bei asked: "Xianhe, you and your third brother have experienced this battle with the Shu army.
What do you think?"
Jian Yong was originally going to report the Shu army to Liu Bei, but now Liu Bei took the initiative to ask questions, and Jian Yong immediately told everything he saw and heard.
In particular, the strange explosive objects and sharp crossbow arrows thrown by the Shu soldiers were the things Jian Yong emphasized, making Liu Bei cautious.
However, the two of them had not discovered the other weapons yet, because when Lu Meng led the Shu army to the battle, they did not use large ballistas to shoot, so neither of them knew the situation.
After hearing this, Liu Bei fell into deep thought.
Through Zhang Fei's battle, Liu Bei also had a general understanding of the Shu army.
Liu Bei said in a deep voice: "The military advisor and Gongyou have not returned.
We will not move for the time being and defend Xiangyang.
When the military advisor and Gongyou ask Cao Cao and Sun Jian to send troops to rescue and arrive in Xiangyang, the three armies will attack the Shu army to win."
Jian Yong said: "My lord, what you said makes sense.
We are currently guarding Xiangyang.
Even if the Shu army is fierce, there is nothing we can do."
In the end, the three decided to choose the turtle strategy and defend Xiangyang.
Two days later, both Zhuge Liang and Sun Qian returned to Xiangyang and brought back good news.
Sun Jian and Cao Cao both agreed to send troops to help, and had already set off with their armies.
It would only take ten days and a half for the two armies to arrive in Xiangyang.
By then, they would be attacked from both inside and outside, and Lu Meng's army, even if it was powerful, would have no choice but to retreat.
After Zhuge Liang and Sun Qian returned, Lu Meng arrived with his army.
"Dong dong dong"
The sound of powerful war drums resounded inside and outside the city, and the passionate horn sounds continued to echo in the city.
Lü Meng led his troops on horseback to display outside Xiangyang City, and sent people to scold the formation, hoping to provoke Liu Bei and make him take the initiative to attack.
Zhang Fei has a bad temper and cannot be stimulated the most.
At this moment, Zhang Fei was ready to go out and fight Lu Meng.
With a solid city and a strong backing, Zhang Fei can fight happily.
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Moreover, Zhang Fei is not afraid of the generals under Lu Meng, so he wants to go out and kill the generals to establish his power.
However, Zhuge Liang advised Liu Bei to stay tight.
Liu Bei issued orders, and Zhang Fei had no choice but to obey.
After hearing what Zhuge Liang said, Zhang Fei was so angry that he stamped his feet, secretly saying that Zhuge Liang was just a young boy with no ability, and he was dissatisfied with Zhuge Liang in his heart.
And with Chen Gong in front, Zhang Fei became even more rude to Zhuge Liang.
If Liu Bei hadn't been suppressing Zhang Fei, Zhang Fei might have knocked Zhuge Liang over with one punch and killed him directly.
No matter what Zhang Fei did, Liu Bei's army still avoided fighting.
Lu Meng came to challenge him every day, but Liu Bei refused to come out and continued to be a coward.
In the city, Cai Mansion.
The courtyard in the north of the mansion was isolated by Cai Mao.
Not only that, but the servants of the house are not allowed to approach, so no one knows the news here.
Wang Can lived there and planned to cause trouble in the city.
Lü Meng led the army to Xiangyang, but it was difficult to conquer the city.
Only by starting an uprising in the city could he have a chance to defeat Liu Bei. s: The third update is completed, the last day of the year is coming, and the New Year is coming.
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