In the fourth year of Chuping, Lu Renchuan rescued the old man in the area where Xuzhou was massacred by Cao Jun. Chen Deng appreciated him and introduced him to Liu Bei's camp. They offered deep ditches and high fortresses to wait for Yuan Shao's appeal to encourage Cao to return. They secured some of the cities and secretly formed alliances with Zang Ba and Taishan bandits as foreign aid. When Lu Bu captured Xuzhou, he helped Liu Bei surrender Xiaopei. Changbanpo reminded Jian Yong to prepare ships in advance for bringing people across the river. Zhuge Longzhong took charge of logistics and household registration and was eventually given the title of Taifu, Crown Prince of Shu Han.
