Chapter 21 Shelter
After Xiaopei experienced Jiling's besiege of the city, Liu Bei 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 around, and many people in Ganjiazhuang also joined the army.
Because Gan Qian was interested in Lantian, she often returned to Ganjiazhuang to visit her relatives.
Xiaopei City is only a few miles away from Ganjiazhuang, and Liu Bei values brothers and sisters but rather than wives and concubines, so he ignores Gan Qian's behavior.
A few days later, Lantian's "cellar" was dug. It was a soil pit about two meters deep and four or five meters long and wide, which was much larger than an ordinary cellar.
Gan Ji also followed him at first, but later he saw that the guy was getting worse and worse, so he gradually lost his energy and most of the work was done by Lantian.
"Tian'er, is it that big cellar used as a pond or a septic tank? We are just growing some vegetables now, and we really can't get it so big." Gan Ji asked in confusion.
Lan Tian smiled slightly, "Not even, I'll tell you when I'm done."
After the cellar was dug, Lantian asked the villager to cut down the trees and cut them into two or three meters, five or six meters in length. The remaining branches and leaves and treetops of the cut trees were thrown into the cellar and burned.
It was the slack season at this time, and the shopkeepers were willing to help with their work, but they didn't understand Lantian's actions.
During this period, because Gan Qian often returned to her parents' home, she regained her work before the stove. She had learned Lantian's craftsmanship.
When Lantian used short wood as pillars and long wood to "capture", the Gan family's parents finally knew that this guy had really made a cellar, and it was a very luxurious cellar. Finally, they invited carpenters to fix it with mortise and tenon technology.
After the cellar was completed, Lantian invited Gan Ji and Gan Qian to open the top cover and follow the ladder to the bottom.
The baked walls are no longer as moisture as it is like a small house on the ground.
"Tian'er, you spent so much energy and spent twenty days. What exactly should you do for?" Gan Ji asked in confusion.
"Entertainment father, sister, this is my shelter. I also need to buy a wooden bed here and then stock up on some water and dry food..."
"Not Tian'er, are you planning to live here? Is it not good for us to live on the ground?"
"Of course we don't live here forever, we can have a hidden place when we encounter wars."
After Lan Tian explained this, the father and daughter immediately understood that the massacre in the fourth year of Chuping is still lingering fear.
"Brother, are you too cautious? Now that Xuande is stationed in Xiaopei, I believe there will be no trouble in the future." Gan Qian said.
Lantian shook his head and said, "Xuzhou is flat and basically has no danger to guard. Xiaopei is at the intersection of Qing, Xu, Yu and Yan. It is not easy for your husband to guard for a long time. I am just preparing for the future."
Gan Qian felt a little nervous when she heard it. When she thought about it carefully, she was as Lan Tian said. At this time, he looked at this brother who was growing up and became more and more mysterious. He not only could use his strategy for thousands of miles, but also had such a thorough understanding of the situation.
If you say that Lan Ziyu only knows how to farm, at least Gan Qian doesn’t believe it.
After the three of them walked out of the shelter, Lantian filled the top with a dirt meadow and covered it with fallen leaves in several ventilators. Before, they used all the skills of surviving the wilderness in this world.
Walking two meters away, Gan Ji found that the shelter just now was almost impossible to see. He said in surprise: "Tian'er, your disguise is enough to be a real person. As you said, there will be wars, we both have to arrange the bottom."
"Brother, as you said, what should Xuande do? Give me an idea." Gan Qian said worriedly.
"Sister, you really look up to me. I am not only proficient in farming, but I really can't govern the country and fight for the world." Lan Tianxin said that I was indeed not professional. Besides, let Liu Bei go to Xichuan now. Can he fight with such a few soldiers?
Gan Qian returned to Xiaopei with regret. Gan Ji saw her daughter's lonely back and sighed: "Hey, I heard what you said just now, I am afraid that Qian'er will suffer after following Xuande..."
"Don't worry, adoptive father. Although I don't want to help Liu Bei, I will try my best to protect my sister." Lan Tian said sincerely.
Gan Ji shook his head meaningfully and said, "Don't look at the dogs in the village barking fiercely, but as long as I walk past it with a stick, this beast will definitely wag its tail at me. Only with weapons and rights in his hands can others respect you."
Lan Tian felt nervous when he heard this, thinking that he was really wrong to survive like this?
On September 28th, the horse's hooves suddenly sounded like thunder on the road outside the village. Gan Ji stood in front of the courtyard and looked around. He saw countless soldiers and horses rolling up loess and galloping towards Xiaopei.
"It seems that it is Lu Bu's troops from Xia Pi, Qian'er, and Xuande invited General Lu to Xiaopei for what?" Gan Ji shouted to Gan Qian in the house.
Gan Qian was preparing supper. She wiped her hands on the apron and said in wonder: "No, Xuande has been practicing troops recently. Why are Lu Bu running here now?"
At this time, Lan Tian rushed over from behind the house in a hurry, "Entertainment father, sister, quickly bring some clothes and quilts to the shelter, and put out the fire in the stove by the way. Let's bring more cooked food."
"Brother, you are..."
"Go to the shelter first, let's talk about it." Before Gan Qian finished speaking, Lan Tian urged.
When Liu Bei learned that Lu Bu was leading his troops, he hurriedly led Guan Zhang out to greet him. Before the two sides met, Cheng Lian's front troops suddenly attacked, and Xiao Pei's soldiers were killed off guard.
Liu Bei hurriedly retreated 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, the rear army led by Lu Bu also came to the city, and there were about tens of thousands of soldiers.
"Why did General Lu suddenly attack?" Liu Bei shouted while standing on the city tower.
Lu Bu grabbed the reins of the Red Rabbit Horse and walked out of the formation. He held the Fang Tian Hua Ji in his hand and pointed at the city tower and shouted: "Liu Bei, I have good intentions to take you in and station you in Xiaopei. Last month, I shot the halberd at the gate, and Jie Xiaopei was surrounded by Ji Ling. But if you don't want to repay your kindness, you instructed Zhang Fei to seize my war horse. It's really a man's job."
"There may be a misunderstanding. General Lu temporarily puts down the anger of Thunder Ting and wait for me to find my third brother to explain to you." Liu Bei rubbed his hands and said.
At this time, Zhang Fei happened to go up the city tower. He just heard Lu Bu's aggressive words, and his eyebrows were so angry that he was about to stand up.
Zhang Fei ignored Liu Bei, but pointed to Lu Bu under the city and said angrily: "Slaves of the Three Clans, you are the husband who took my eldest brother Xuzhou first, why are you still in the mood to show off your power? What's wrong with robbing you hundreds of war horses? I'll take it once in the future."
"Ring-eyed thief, I swear to kill you today."
Lu Bu was furious and immediately ordered Zhang Liao and others to attack the city. Zhang Fei's capture of the horse was only the fuse, and Liu Bei's crazy recruitment of troops in Xiaopei was the main reason.
After struggling with Xuzhou for several months, Lu Bu realized that Liu Bei had a great influence in this place. In addition, the rebel general Xu Tan was afraid of being retaliated by Liu Bei, so he kept slandering him. In the end, Lu Bu decided to attack Xiaopei and uproot Liu Bei's power from Xuzhou.
Liu Bei was completely unprepared and responded to the battle. Therefore, after two days of defense, Xiaopei City was captured and his family fell into the hands of Lu Bu again. He led Guan Zhang and others to lead the remnants to escape to Yuzhou.
Chapter completed!