Liu Bei went to Xu Du and set up a camp outside the city, first asking Sun Qian to meet Cao Cao, but yan was chased by Lü Bu and came to fight with him. Cao Cao said, "Xuande and I are brothers. So he invited Liu Bei into the city to meet him. The next day, Liu Bei left Guan Yu and Zhang Fei outside the city, and took Sun Qian and Mi Zhu into the city to see Cao Cao. Cao Cao treated Liu Bei as a guest of honor. Liu Bei told lü Bu about it, and Cao Cao said, "Lü Bu is an unrighteous person, and I have joined forces with my brother Xian to condemn him." Liu Bei thanked him. Cao Cao set up a banquet to treat each other, and sent Liu Bei out of the city in the evening.
Xun Yu came inside to see Cao Cao and said, "Liu Bei, the hero of the world." If you don't plan early, you will be a problem. Cao Cao did not answer. After Xun Yu went out, Guo Jia came in. Cao Cao said, "Xun Yu persuaded me to kill Xuan De, what should I do about this?" Guo Jia said, "No." The lord raised up righteous soldiers to eliminate violence for the people, but he fought xinyi to recruit the world's junjie, and he was afraid that the sages would not come; now Liu Bei is known as a hero, and he has come to vote because of poverty, and if he kills Liu Bei, he will harm the sage. The wise and scheming people of the world will be suspicious when they hear it, and they will not move forward, and with whom will the lord and prince determine the world? In order to eliminate the troubles of one person, in order to hinder the hope of domination in the four seas, the opportunity for safety must not be ignored. Cao Cao said happily, "The words of the king are in line with my heart." ”
The next day, Cao Cao recommended that Liu Bei take yuzhou mu. Cheng Yu said, "After all, Liu Bei will not be under the people, so it is better to map it earlier." Cao Cao said, "Now that we are using heroes, we must not lose the heart of the world by killing one person." Guo Fengxiao met with me on this matter. Therefore, he did not listen to Cheng Yu's advice, and gave Liu Bei 3,000 soldiers and 10,000 grain to let him go to Yuzhou to take up his post; on the one hand, he prepared to enter Tun Xiaopei, and on the other hand, he gathered the original scattered soldiers to attack Lü Bu.
Liu Bei arrived in Yuzhou and informed Cao Cao. Cao Cao was about to raise an army and personally went to enlist Lü Bu, when a meteor scout reported that Zhang Ji had led an army from Guanzhong to capture Nanyang, but was shot to death by a stray arrow; Zhang Ji's nephew Zhang Xiu led his subordinates, appointed Jia Xu as a strategist, and joined forces with Liu Biao and Tun bing Wancheng, intending to raise an army to invade the dynasty and seize the Heavenly Son's Holy Vehicle. Cao Cao was furious and wanted to raise troops to recruit, but he was afraid that Lü Bu would take the opportunity to invade Xu Du, so he asked Xun Yu for advice. Xun Yu said, "This matter is extremely easy. Lü Bu's unscrupulous generation saw that Li Bixi was happy; the Duke of Ming could send emissaries to Xuzhou and reward him and make him and Liu Bei reconcile. Lü Bu was happy, but he did not think far away. Cao Cao smiled and said, "This plan is very good." "So he sent Wang Ze, the capital of the army, to Xuzhou with a high official and a conciliation document; on the one hand, he raised 150,000 troops and personally consulted Zhang Xiu.
Cao Cao divided his army into three routes, with Xiahou Huan as the vanguard. The military horses came to the underwater village. Jia Xu advised Zhang Xiu: "Cao Cao is powerful, and he should not be an enemy, so it is better to surrender the masses." Zhang Xiu obeyed, and Ordered Jia Xu to go to Cao Cao's camp to get through. Cao Cao saw that Jia Xu was dealing with it like a stream, and he loved it in his heart, so he wanted to use it as a counselor. Jia Xu said, "I used to follow Li Dai and offend the world; now from Zhang Xiu, I obey my words and can't bear to give up." So he resigned. The next day, he brought Zhang Xiu to see Cao Cao, and Cao Cao treated Zhang Xiu very thickly.
Cao Cao led his troops into Wancheng Tunza, and the rest of the troops were divided outside tuncheng, and the zhaizha contacted for more than ten miles. For several days, Zhang Xiu set up a daily banquet to invite Cao Cao. One day, Cao Cao got drunk, retreated to the dormitory, and asked privately: "Are there prostitutes in the city?" Cao Anmin, the son of Cao Cao's brother, knew Cao Cao's intentions, so he secretly said to Cao Cao: "Last night, the little nephew glimpsed a woman on the side of the pavilion, born very beautiful, and under questioning, it was zhang Xiu's uncle Zhang Ji's wife. When Cao Cao heard this, he ordered Cao Anmin to lead fifty soldiers to pick them up.
Cao Cao and Zou Shi
Between the whiskers, return to the army. Cao Cao saw this woman, and sure enough, she was beautiful and asked for her name. The woman replied, "The concubine is Zhang Ji's wife, Zou Shi." Cao Cao said, "Does Madame know me?" Zou Clan said, "I have long heard of the prestige of Xiang Xiang, and I am fortunate to be blessed to pay homage to you this evening." Cao Cao said, "For my wife's sake, Turner Zhang Xiu surrendered; otherwise he would be exterminated." Zou Shi prayed, "I really feel the grace of regeneration." Cao Cao smiled and said, "It is a blessing in heaven to see Madame today." How about this evening when I wish to share the same pillow and enjoy my wealth with me? "Zou Shi thank you." That night, Cao Cao left the Zou clan to sleep in the tent. Zou Shi said, "After living in the city for a long time, Zhang Xiu will definitely be suspicious and afraid of outsiders' discussion." Cao Cao said, "Tomorrow I will go to live with Madame Zhaozhong." The next day, he moved to rest outside the city, and summoned Dianwei to stay outside the Chinese army's tent. Others are not allowed to trespass without calling, so there is no information inside and outside. Cao Cao only had fun with Zou every day and did not think about the return date.
Zhang Xiu's family secretly reported Zhang Xiu. Zhang Xiu was furious and said, "Cao Cao's thieves have insulted me too much!" So he invited Jia Xu to discuss. Jia Xu said, "This matter must not be leaked. In the coming day, wait for Cao Cao to come out of the account, and the general can do so. The next day, Cao Cao sat in the tent, and Zhang Xiu came in and informed: "Many of the newly demoted soldiers have fled, and they have requested to be moved to the Chinese army Tunza. Cao Cao agreed. So Zhang Xiu moved his military horses to the Middle Army Tunza and divided them into four villages, preparing to carve a time to raise an event.
Zhang Xiu, fearing Dianwei's bravery and eagerness to approach him, consulted with the general Hu Che'er. That Hu Che'er can bear five hundred pounds, travel seven hundred miles a day, and is also a stranger. At the moment, he offered his advice to Zhang Xiu, saying, "The place where Dianwei is fearful is only the double iron halberd." Tomorrow the Lord may invite him to eat wine and make him return drunk. At that time, I mixed with the sergeant who came with him, stole into the tent, and first stole the Dianwei Double Halberd, and this man was not afraid. Zhang Xiu was overjoyed, prepared bows and arrows and armor soldiers in advance, and secretly announced the villages. When the agreed date arrived, Zhang Xiu ordered Jia Xu to greet Dianwei to the village and wait for the wine. In the evening, Dianwei returned drunk, and Hu Che'er mixed in the crowd and entered Caoying Dazhai.
That night, Cao Cao was drinking with Zou in the tent when he overheard the outside of the tent. Cao Cao sent someone to see it, and the report said that it was Zhang Xiujun's night patrol, and Cao Cao did not doubt it. When it was nearly two more, I overheard the shouts in the village, and someone came to report: the grass cart was on fire. Cao Cao said, "If the soldiers catch fire, don't be alarmed." Unexpectedly, a fire broke out in the four parts of the beard. Cao Cao began to get busy and hurriedly summoned Dianwei.
Dianwei was lying drunk, and when he heard the golden drum shouting and killing in his sleep, he jumped up, but he couldn't find the double halberd. At this time, the enemy soldiers had arrived at the Yuanmen, and Dianwei hurriedly put the rifle waist knife in his hand, only to see countless soldiers and horses outside the door, each with a long gun, and killed into the village. Dianwei struggled forward, slashing and killing more than twenty people, the horse army retreated, the infantry arrived again, and the guns on both sides stabbed like reeds. Dianwei was without a piece of armor, and was stabbed dozens of times up and down, fighting to the death.
The waist knife cut a gap, it was no longer usable, Dianwei abandoned the waist knife, held two soldiers in both hands to meet the enemy, and killed eight or nine people, the rest of the army did not dare to approach, but only shot Dianwei from a distance, and the arrows were like a torrential rain. Dianwei yu was dying to resist the gate of the village, and after the village, there were soldiers and horses entering, and Dianwei was shot in the back, shouting several times, and the blood flowed all over the ground and died. Half dead, no one dared to break in through the front door.
Dianwei was killed in battle
Cao Cao was fortunate that Dianwei blocked the gate of the village, and had already escaped from behind the village, with only Cao Anmin following on foot. Cao Cao was hit by one arrow in his right arm, and the horse was also hit by three arrows, but the horse was a great Wanliang horse, which could withstand the pain and walked fast. Just after walking to the banks of the Shuishui River, the pursuing soldiers have arrived, and Cao Anmin has been cut into meat paste. Cao Cao hurriedly rushed across the river on horseback, only to get on the shore, and the pursuing soldier shot an arrow, right in the horse's eye, and the horse fell to the ground. Cao Cao's eldest son, Cao Ang, then chased after him and immediately gave Cao Cao the horse he was riding. Cao Cao got on his horse and rushed, but Cao Ang was killed by a random arrow. Cao Cao was able to escape, encountering generals along the way and collecting remnants of his soldiers.
At this time, the Qingzhou soldiers led by Xiahou Huan took advantage of the situation to go to the countryside and plunder the people's homes; Lieutenant Pingyu Yu ban, that is, led the army and horses of his headquarters to kill all the way to appease the villagers. After the Qingzhou soldiers retreated, they greeted Cao Cao and wept and bowed to the ground, claiming that rebellion was forbidden and killing the Qingzhou army and horses, and Cao Cao was horrified. A moment later, Xiahou Huan, Xu Chu, Li Dian, and Le Jin had all arrived, and Cao Cao said that rebellion was forbidden, and the whole army could meet them.
Yu Forbidden saw that Cao Cao and the others had arrived, and the leader shot at the corner of the formation and chiseled the camp. Someone informed Yu Ban, saying, "General Qingzhou junyan rebelled, and now that the minister has arrived, why don't you divide and argue, but first set up a camp?" Yu Forbidden said, "Now that the thieves are chasing after the soldiers, they will arrive soon; if they do not prepare in advance, why should they resist the enemy?" Distinguish between small things and retreat from the enemy. "An Ying Fang Bi and Zhang Xiujun killed in two ways." Yu was forbidden to take the lead and went out of the village to meet the enemy, and Zhang Xiu hurriedly retreated. The generals on the left and right, seeing the prohibition of rushing forward to kill, each led the army to attack, and Zhang Xiujun was defeated, and pursued and killed for more than a hundred miles along the way. Zhang Xiu was exhausted and lonely, and led the defeated soldiers to liu biao.
Cao Cao collected the generals, yu was forbidden to come to see him, and explained in detail that the Qingzhou army was wantonly plundering and plundering, and the people's expectations were greatly disappointed, so they killed them. Cao Cao said, "Instead of coming to warn me, I first set up camp, why?" Yu Ban was right in his previous words. Cao Cao xi said, "In a hurry, the general can still build a fortified army, do whatever it takes, and then turn defeat into victory; the famous general of the ancients, how many people can do it!" So he gave Yu a pair of forbidden gold utensils, sealed the Marquis of Yishouting, and ordered Xiahou to be lax in his administration of the army.
Cao Cao also set up a sacrifice to Dianwei and personally wept to make the sacrifice. During the sacrifice, Cao Cao looked around at the generals and said, "I fold my eldest son and love my nephew, and I don't have such deep pain; only I am crying for Dianwei!" The crowd sighed. The next day, Cao Cao ordered the class division to return the army to Xu Du.