Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 21 Shelter
After Liu Bei experienced the siege of Ji Ling in Xiaopei, he was not satisfied with the existing thousands of soldiers. After the war, Mi Zhu sent people from the East China Sea to send money, food and grass to help him recruit troops in the surrounding areas. Many people in Ganjiazhuang also joined the army.

Because Gan Qian is interested in Lantian, she often returns to Ganjiazhuang to visit her relatives.

Xiaopei City is only a few miles away from Ganjiazhuang, and Liu Bei values ​​siblings more than wives and concubines, so he doesn't care about Gan Qian's behavior.

A few days later, Lantian's 'cellar' was dug. It was an earth pit about two meters deep and four to five meters long and wide, which was already many times larger than ordinary cellars.

Ganji followed suit at first, but later saw that the guy was digging more and more wrong, so he gradually lost his motivation, and Lan Tian did most of the work.

"Tian'er, do you use such a big cellar as a pond or a cesspool? We are just growing vegetables now, so it really can't be so big." Ganji asked puzzled.

Lan Tian smiled slightly, "Neither, I'll tell you when I'm done."

After the cellar was dug, Lantian asked the farmer to cut down the trees and cut them into logs of two to three meters long and five to six meters long. The remaining branches, leaves and treetops of the felled trees were all thrown into the cellar and burned.

It was the slack season at this time, and the farmers were willing to help with the work, but they didn't understand Lan Tian's move.

During this period, Gan Qian returned to work at the stove because she often went back to her natal home. She had already learned a lot about Lantian's craft.

When Lantian used the short logs as pillars and the long logs as 'capping', the Gan family finally knew that this guy had really built a cellar, and it was a very luxurious cellar. Finally, a carpenter was invited to fix it with mortise and tenon technology.

After the cellar was completed, Lan Tian invited Gan Ji and Gan Qian to open the top cover and descend the ladder to the bottom.

The baked walls have lost much moisture, just like a small house on the ground.

"Tian'er, you have expended so much energy for 20 days, what are you going to use it for?" Ganji asked puzzled.

"Father, Sister, this is the shelter I made. I need to add a wooden bed here, and store some water and dry food."

"It's not Tian'er, you plan to live here? Isn't it good for us to live on the ground?"

"Of course I don't live here all the time. It's just that we can have a place to hide in case of war."

After Lan Tian explained this, the father and daughter immediately understood that the massacre in the fourth year of Chuping still lingers in people's hearts.

"Brother, are you being too cautious? Now that Xuande is stationed in Xiaopei, I believe nothing will happen in the future." Gan Qian said.

Lan Tian shook his head and said: "Xuzhou's terrain is flat, basically there is no danger to defend, and Xiaopei is at the intersection of the four prefectures of Qing, Xu, Yu and Yan. It may not be easy for your husband to stay for a long time. I am just planning ahead."

Gan Qian's heart tightened when she heard it, and thinking about it carefully, it was exactly what Lan Tian said. At this time, he looked at this foster brother who was growing up, and felt more and more mysterious. .

If it is said that Lan Ziyu can only farm, at least Gan Qian does not believe it.

After the three of them walked out of the shelter, Lan Tian filled the top with a meadow of dirt and covered several air holes with fallen leaves. He had used all his survival skills in watching the wilderness before in this world.

Walking two meters away, Ganji found that the shelter just now was almost invisible, and he said in surprise: "Tian'er, your disguise is enough to deceive the real one. If there will be military disasters as you said, our father and I will have to pay for it." Arrange the bottom well."

"Brother, as you said, what about Xuande? Give me an idea." Gan Qian said worriedly.

"Sister, you really think highly of me. Apart from farming, I'm proficient. I really don't know how to govern the country and fight for the world." Lan Tianxin said that my profession is indeed wrong, and let Liu Bei go to Xichuan now. Can you come down?
Gan Qian went back to Xiaopei with regret, Gan Ji saw her daughter's lonely back, and sighed: "Hey, from what you said just now, I'm afraid Qian'er will have to suffer if she follows Xuande."

"Father, don't worry, although I don't want to help Liu Bei, I will try my best to protect sister." Lan Tian said sincerely.

Ganji shook his head and said meaningfully: "Don't look at those dogs in the village barking fiercely, but as long as I walk in front of them with a stick, this beast will definitely wag its tail at me. People may respect you."

Lan Tian's heart tightened when he heard this, and he wondered if it was really wrong for him to go on like this?

On September 28, horses hoofs sounded like thunder on the main road outside the village. Ganji stood in front of the courtyard and looked around, and saw countless soldiers and horses rolling up the loess and galloping towards Xiaopei.

"Looks like Lu Bu's soldiers in Xiapi, Qian'er, why did Xuande invite General Lu to Xiaopei again?" Gan Ji shouted to Gan Qian who was in the room.

Gan Qian was preparing dinner, she wiped her hands on her apron, and asked in bewilderment: "No, Xuande is training soldiers recently, what is Lu Bu doing here now?"

At this time, Lan Tian hurried over from the back of the house, "Father, sister, hurry up and take some clothes and quilts to the shelter, and put out the fire in the stove by the way, let's bring more cooked food down."

"Brother, you are."

"Go to the shelter first, let's talk about it later." Before Gan Qian finished speaking, Lan Tian urged.

When Liu Bei learned that Lu Bu was coming with troops, he hurriedly led Guan Zhang out of Guo to meet him. Before the two sides met and saluted, Cheng Lian's front troops suddenly attacked, and Xiao Pei's soldiers were killed by surprise.

Liu Bei hurriedly returned to Xiaopei City to defend, while Guan Yu and Zhang Fei hurriedly organized personnel to participate in the battle.

After Cheng Lian retreated for a while, Lu Bu's rear army also went to the city, and there were tens of thousands of soldiers.

"Why did General Lu attack suddenly?" Liu Bei shouted standing on the tower.

Lu Bu reined in the reins of the red rabbit horse and walked out of the battle, holding Fang Tian's painted halberd in his hand, pointed at the tower and shouted: "Liu Bei, I kindly took you in and stationed in Xiaopei. Last month I shot the halberd at the gate, and Xie Xiaopei was disciplined. Surrounded by spirits, but you didn't think about repaying your kindness, but ordered Zhang Fei to take my war horse, which is really what a man did."

"There may be a misunderstanding in this, General Lu rests from his thunderous anger for a while, and wait until I find my third brother to explain to you." Liu Bei rubbed his hands and said.

At this time Zhang Fei happened to be on the tower, and when he heard Lu Bu's aggressive words just now, he was so angry that his eyebrows were raised.

Zhang Fei ignored Liu Bei, and pointed at Lu Bu at the base of the city and yelled angrily: "Slave of the three surnames, you have taken the lead from my eldest brother Xuzhou, how do you have the face to show off your power here? What happened to snatching hundreds of horses from you? From now on I See you once and grab once."

"Ringeye thief, today I swear to kill you."

Lv Bu was furious, and immediately ordered Zhang Liao and others to storm the city. Zhang Fei's seizure of horses could only be regarded as the fuse, and Liu Bei's frantic recruitment of soldiers and horses in Xiaopei was the main reason.

After several months of exploring Xuzhou, Lu Bu discovered that Liu Bei still had a great influence in this place. In addition, the rebel General Xu Dan was afraid of being retaliated by Liu Bei, so he kept slandering him, and finally made Lu Bu decide to attack Xiaopei. Uproot Liu Bei's power from Xuzhou.

Liu Bei was completely unprepared for the battle, so after two days of defense, Xiaopei City was breached, and the family members in the city fell again with Lu Bu's hands. He took Guan Zhang and others and led the remnant troops to flee to Yuzhou.

(End of this chapter)