Chapter 99 5. A clever plan to get out of the shell and go to Jingzhou

After Yuan Shao was settled, Cao Cao was full of ambition.The next target is Liu Bei. In 201 AD, Cao Cao led a mighty army to Runan to bully Liu Bei. Seeing the dust rising in the distance, Liu Bei held a serious pre-war agitation meeting.Liu Bei said: "Look at this Cao Cao, he is getting more and more out of tune. He has hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses. He doesn't say hurry up and find a place to farm and grow vegetables, but he drives to Runan to make trouble. Brothers, do you have any ideas?" A clever plan to retreat?" Guan, Zhang, and Zhao said in unison: "We listen to the boss."

Liu Bei didn't panic, and raised a finger: "I have a plan, discipline Cao Cao and retreat." Everyone asked anxiously: "What is the clever plan?" Liu Bei said: "Let's set up camp and leave immediately. The farther the better, the better. We left Runan, and Cao Cao had no choice but to retreat. Otherwise, what is he doing here?" Everyone: "...then where shall we escape?" Liu Bei said: "Liu Biao of Jingzhou is a kind and benevolent man. He would rather the people of the world mess with him. He will never mess with the people of the world. Everyone who goes there, big or small, will have a job. I have thought about it. When we do publicity Therefore, I put Liu Biao’s benevolence on me, so as to satisfy the people’s desire for a righteous ruler. So, I think we’d better go to Liu Biao’s and rest for a while before we talk about it.”

So everyone went to Liu Biao in a mighty way, and Liu Biao held a grand welcome ceremony in Jingzhou, saying: "Liu Bei and Liu Xuande, it's not easy. He came from grassroots, dragged his family with him, and was driven around by others. This kind of ups and downs Life is not a decent life. That's good, you can go to Xinye to station, that place is equivalent to Jingzhou's outpost, and help me observe the movement of the world." Guan Yu said from the side: "My boss also served as Xuzhou Mu." This is a hint that Liu Biao should raise the standard of reception for Liu Bei and give him a larger territory.Because Xinye is too remote.

Liu Biao thought for a while and said, "Yes, you have served as Xuzhou Mu, but the youngest official who comes to my place is also at the level of a public minister. In troubled times, it is hard to get anything, but the official position is the easiest. Even if you She is a foot-washing girl, as long as she has a good relationship with the leader, she can join the leadership team." Zhang Fei said: "My boss, when we went to Yuan Shao's place, Yuan Shao personally greeted him and came thirty miles out of the city to pick him up." Liu Biao: "I didn't meet that far. Maybe Yuan Shao was just trying to slip away and digest his food. I understand what you mean. How about this, Liu Bei, I'll allocate some troops to you, and you should tie up first." camp, and then we will work together slowly to see if there is any way to kill Cao Cao."

Liu Bei had no choice but to take Guan, Zhang and their families to camp in Xinye. The following year, Liu Bei made a small show of his hand, which made Cao Cao suffer a little, and verified the glorious thesis of "the hero of the world, the king and Cao".