The Three Kingdoms: Zhaolie, the strategist, and the rise of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 9 Zhang Fei who loves and respects gentlemen but does not care about villains (Please read on!)
There was tension on both sides.

The conflict between Zhang Fei and Cao Bao did not happen overnight.

Zhang Fei has an interesting personality. He respects gentlemen but does not care about villains.

He liked scholars very much, but disliked vulgar warriors.

He himself is a warrior, but he doesn't like warriors. Instead, he likes to deal with intellectuals.

It was because of this that Liu Bei left Zhang Fei to guard Xia Pi when he later conquered Yuan Shu.

But unexpectedly, Zhang Fei started fighting with Cao Bao who was carrying a gun.

Cao Bao was born into a family of officials, so he naturally looked down on Zhang Fei, who came from a lower class background.

Neither side can stand the other.

This problem did not break out until Liu Bei went on an expedition against Yuan Shu.

Cao Bao was appointed by Liu Bei himself as the Prime Minister of Xia Pi, a high-ranking official at the level of a prefect.

Zhang Fei was Liu Bei's Sima and also a high-ranking official at the level of Minister of National Defense.

One is a general of the new leadership, who has strong abilities but low qualifications.

One is a general of the former leadership, with average ability but high qualifications.

So after Liu Bei left, who listened to whom?
and,

Liu Bei, who became the governor of Xuzhou, was not mature enough in handling relationships with his subordinates and failed to adjust the relationship between new and old people.

The conflict between the two broke out completely.

Zhang Fei was indeed brave. He led his troops to attack Cao Bao's camp and killed Cao Bao in battle.

But at this time, Lu Bu arrived and captured Xia Pi in one fell swoop. Xuzhou was lost, and Lao Liu became homeless.

Seeing that the two sides were on the verge of a fight, Zhang Fei waved his hand and ordered his men to supply food and rice to Cao Bao's soldiers.

Cao Bao was stunned and asked quickly:
"what do you mean?"

Zhang Fei snorted:
"I am following my elder brother's orders to pursue Cao's army. My elder brother has already said that if we encounter your troops, we must promptly provide them with food and rice."

"You don't have to thank me. This is my brother's order, not my intention."

Zhang Fei did not like Cao Bao, but since Liu Bei's order was here, it was difficult for him to disobey.

Cao Bao suddenly felt mixed emotions and didn't know what to do for a moment.

Zhang Fei was too lazy to pay attention to him and prepared to continue leading his troops forward.

Cao Bao asked again: "Where are you going, General?"

Zhang Fei replied: "Go after Cao Cao."

Upon hearing this, Cao Bao tried to stop him, saying:

"Hey! I can't go, I can't go. Cao Cao has made preparations. I tried to chase him before, but was defeated by Cao Cao."

"If we use a defeated army to pursue a victorious army, we will surely suffer defeat again."

Perhaps out of gratitude for Zhang Fei's assistance with food and rice, Cao Bao tried to dissuade him with kind words.

Zhang Fei sneered:
"My brother was instructed by a hermit master that Cao's army can be pursued. How can we not pursue them?"

A hermit master?

Cao Bao was puzzled. He had been fighting with Liu Bei for some time, so how come he didn't know that there was such a hermit master in his army?
"Hmph, not bad."

When Zhang Fei mentioned this master, a trace of admiration appeared on his face. Although he had never met Li Yi, he had great respect for intellectuals in his heart.

"It was this expert who said earlier that you would surely fail if you pursued us, and asked me to provide you with food and rice when I met you."

"In that case, you should thank this gentleman."

Well……

Cao Bao felt a little confused for a moment.

It seemed that Liu Bei had received help from an expert. Not only did he predict that he would be defeated, but he also asked Zhang Fei to support him.

Who on earth is this person?

Zhang Fei didn't waste any more words and just said:
"It's up to you whether you believe it or not. I have military duties to attend to, so I'm sorry I can't keep you company!"

As soon as he said this, he urged his horse to move forward.

"General, wait!"

Cao Bao spoke up to stop Zhang Fei.

"What's the matter?"

Zhang Fei asked impatiently.

Cao Bao narrowed his eyes, took a deep breath, and pondered for a while before slowly bowing and saying:

"I am now working with Liu Yuzhou to fight against Cao's army. Since General Zhang wants to pursue Cao Cao, I am willing to go with him." Yo~
Everyone knew to call him Big Brother Liu Yuzhou, which surprised Zhang Fei.

After all, his elder brother's title as Yuzhou Governor is just a title without any real power, but it does sound pleasant to hear it called out.

As for Cao Bao, on the one hand, he did hate Cao Cao deeply, as this guy massacred the soldiers and civilians of Xuzhou.

In the battle just now, many of his brothers from Danyang were killed, and he himself almost starved to death in Xuzhou.

This is a disgraceful way to die.

So of course Cao Bao wanted to avenge this arrow.

On the other hand, Cao Bao was indeed interested in the hermit who had predicted his defeat and asked Zhang Fei to help him.

He was certain that this pursuit would be a complete success, and he wanted to find out whether this was true.

"If you want to follow, then follow. No one is stopping you!"

One more person means more strength, especially since the Danyang soldiers are good at fighting. Although Zhang Fei is reckless, he is not stupid.

Don’t waste this strength.

"General, we..."

Xu Dan looked at Cao Bao hesitantly.

"No need to say more!"

Cao Bao waved his hand, a hint of ruthlessness flashing in his eyes.

"Cao Cao killed many of my brothers from Danyang. Don't you want to avenge them?"

This question stumped Xu Dan instantly.

"My fellow soldiers, I am going to fight back and seek revenge on Cao Cao."

"Do you dare to follow me?"

Cao Bao mounted his horse again and began pre-war mobilization.

"dare!!"

Danyang is indeed a place with tough folk customs, and the soldiers here are all fearless and fearless of death.

Even though they had just experienced a major defeat, everyone still dared to fight.

Cao Bao organized his troops to catch up with Zhang Fei's large force.

On the other side, Liu Bei had already led his army to pursue Cao's army.

He did not rush to attack, but waited for Zhang Fei's troops to arrive, then joined forces with Zilong and Yunchang's troops to defeat Cao Cao's army in one fell swoop.

Standing at the windward side, Liu Bei quietly watched Cao Cao's troops in the distance.

"My lord, Cao Bao has always been at odds with you. When we fought against Cao's army in Tan County, it was this man who disobeyed orders, which led to our defeat."

"Now that Cao Cao has withdrawn his troops, Xuzhou is safe, Cao Bao is dead, and the only person Tao Gong can rely on is you, my lord."

"Now Cao Bao has been defeated by Cao Cao, and his soldiers are in great distress. Why should we save him?"

The person who spoke was Sun Qian, a famous scholar in Xuzhou.

He was originally from Qingzhou, and was later recommended by the great Confucian scholar Zheng Xuan. He then took office in Xuzhou and became quite famous.

When Liu Bei arrived in Xuzhou this time, he admired Liu Bei's character, so he went to work under him.

"...Haha, Gongyou only knows the surface, but not the inside."

Li Yi said with a smile.

Sun Qian was also a founding member of Liu Bei's group, and Li Yi respected him very much.

"Oh?"

Sun Qian raised his eyebrows. He knew that Li Yi was the hermit master rescued by Liu Bei, but he didn't know much about him, so he asked:

"Sun Qian is dull, please give me some advice, sir."

Li Yi said methodically:
"Although Cao Bao and Envoy Liu were not on good terms, he was an important official of Tao Qian and a general of the Danyang faction, so he enjoyed great popularity in Xuzhou."

"If he dies, it will not be a good thing for Xuzhou's political situation."

What this means is that if Liu Bei wants to rule Xuzhou in the future, he will need to rely on Cao Bao's connections.

In fact, Liu Bei in history was aware of this problem, otherwise he would not have appointed Cao Bao as the prime minister of Xia Pi, a high-ranking official at the level of a prefect.

It is even more impossible that Cao Bao would have trouble with his third brother, and he would have to tolerate it.

It was because he had his eyes on Cao Bao's power in the Danyang faction and hoped to use him to consolidate his rule in Xuzhou.

But in the end, things didn't go as planned.

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