Xuzhou Xiapi City

On the same day, Chen met with Liu Bei and suggested that Liu Bei take down Tao Qian's second son, thus coercing Tao Qian to hand over the position of Xuzhou Assassin to Liu Bei. However, in order not to show quick success, but also to show his benevolent side, Liu Bei did not immediately adopt Chen Zhi's strategy.

And after Tao Qian took Liu Bei into the city, although he was courteous, he did not give Liu Bei the official seal of Xuzhou's assassination history as in history, and naturally there would be no three things to make Xuzhou. After all, the Romance of the Three Kingdoms is a novel written by Luo Dada, and in order to make the story exciting, it will be such a story. Just like Liu Bei's three visits to the thatched house, Zhuge Liang's three qi Zhou Yu, in fact, these things are all false. The reason why I made a three-god horse was just to make the incident appear more lofty.

However, it was said that Liu Bei stayed in Xiapi City for two or three days, and on this day, Tao Qian's cronies and soldiers suddenly came to Liu Bei's mansion and invited Liu Bei to the palace to discuss matters. In the past few days, in order to hide his thoughts, Liu Bei has stayed in the mansion quite honestly, and has not contacted the Xuzhou officials, so as not to arouse Tao Qian's suspicion. Therefore, I didn't know what the war was like outside the city, so I heard Tao Qian's invitation, and hurriedly called Zhang Fei and hurried to the mansion.

"Xuande, as soon as you come, you will start the discussion!"

Tao Qian saw Xuande enter the hall and sit down, so he said directly: "Everyone, now that Cao Mengde has personally led tens of thousands of elites to the city of Pi, I don't know if you have any good strategy for retreating from the enemy?"

In the face of Tao Qian's inquiry, the officials in Xuzhou were silent.

Cao Bao, as a general in Xuzhou, was in charge of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses in Xuzhou, and he should have been in charge of the war. However, after a few battles with Cao Cao, Cao Bao was defeated, and he almost gave up his life. Therefore, today's Cao Bao doesn't dare to say a word.

Tao Qian saw this. was furious, however, it was not good to reprimand his subordinates too much in front of Liu Bei, an outsider, so as not to make people laugh in vain.

"Cao Bao, as my general in Xuzhou, what is the best way to retreat from the enemy?"

In desperation. Tao Qian could only name him personally, and the first to bear the brunt was naturally Cao Bao. It's a pity that Cao Bao, who was named, had a straight face and said solemnly: "Qi Yu assassination history, Cao Cao's soldiers are strong and strong, and they have won many games in a row, and now the momentum is like a rainbow, my Xuzhou soldiers should not fight hard with them, just hold on to Xiapi City." When the grain and grass are exhausted, they are self-defeating. ”

After listening to Cao Bao's perfunctory words, Tao Qian was so hung that he vomited blood.

It is inevitable to stick to the city, but the huge Xuzhou, besieged by Cao Cao's 100,000 soldiers and horses, does not even have the ability to resist at all, and he Tao Qian will not become a laughing stock in his mouth in the future. Besides. Cao Cao's soldiers were so strong, who knew if the city could be defended. Tao Qian's requirements are not high. I don't expect to break the enemy, as long as I can retreat from the enemy, I am already satisfied. It's just that such a little request can't be met, Tao Qian really has the urge to find a piece of tofu to die.

Tao Qian turned his head to look at Chen Deng, the captain of the Diannong School. He asked, "Yuanlong, I wonder if you have any good plans to retreat from Cao Cao's army?"

Chen Deng's ability is naturally needless to say, Chen Deng is actually a talent with civil and military skills. Of course, Chen Deng's civil and military affairs are not very prominent, if it is a thesis. Chen Deng can be regarded as a first-class strategist in today's era, and if he talks about martial arts, he is only a third-rate general. Of course, in the battle between Liu Bei and Lu Bu in history, Chen Qi and Chen Deng, father and son, can be said to be shining. In fact, it can also be seen from here that Chen Deng is a great talent who seeks one side rather than one country.

In addition, it is also difficult to evaluate the loyalty of Chen Deng.

Chen Deng was first the lieutenant of the agricultural school in Xuzhou and was a subordinate of Tao Qian. However, Chen Deng secretly approached Liu Bei and supported Liu Bei to seize Xuzhou. Chen Deng's father, grandfather, and great-grandfather were all celebrities in Xuzhou, and the Chen family was also a big family in Xuzhou, and they also had a close relationship with the Yuan family in Runan. Later, Lü Bu seized Xuzhou, and Chen Deng pretended to serve Lü Bu and sent Xu Du to Cao Cao to offer a plan to destroy Lü Bu. was valued by Cao Cao and served as the Taishou of Guangling. In the end, after Lu Bu was destroyed, Chen Deng has been serving under Cao Cao, and his achievements are also quite good. Then, the question arises.

Chen Deng first valued Liu Bei and supported Liu Bei. Later, after being valued by Cao Cao, he didn't seem to have the intention of returning to Liu Bei's command. Therefore, it is difficult to judge Chen Deng's loyalty to Liu Bei. Until Chen Deng died of illness, he had always served under Cao Cao. At that time, Liu Bei was still in a situation of wandering around, Chen Deng did not insist on following Liu Bei, and it seemed that he had said that in the past, after all, good birds choose trees to perch, and virtuous ministers choose their masters.

Not to mention Chen Deng's advantages and disadvantages, when he saw Tao Qian asking him for advice, Chen Deng's expression remained unchanged, but his heart was extremely disdainful.

Tao Qian was fifty-seven years old when he served as the assassin of Xuzhou, and in today's era, more than half a hundred people have entered old age. However, at that time, Tao Qian was still ambitious, broke the Xuzhou Yellow Turban, and implemented Tuntian, and asked Chen Deng to help restore Xuzhou's industry. In the early days, under the governance of Tao Qian, Xuzhou was prosperous, and celebrities from all over the world came to rely on it. I don't know if there are too many celebrities and celebrities, which made Tao Qian feel proud and arrogant, and after that, Tao Qian's ability began to decline. Capable talents are not reused, but some villains who only know how to flatter are reused by Tao Qian. is like Cao Bao, if it is about ability, where can he take on the military responsibility of Xuzhou. However, because Tao Qian and Cao Bao were related by marriage, Cao Bao was asked to take on this important responsibility. Not only that, Tao Qian also colluded with Cao Bao and conspired to seize the wealth of the wealthy in Xuzhou. Many wealthy businessmen in Xuzhou were seized by Cao Bao's conspiracy, but behind them was Tao Qian's help. In addition, Tao Qian used Cao Bao's Cao family to suppress other families in Xuzhou, and Chen Deng's Chen family was naturally among them. As a result, Chen Deng naturally did not have a good impression of Tao Qian.

"Qi Yu assassinated the history, and his subordinates thought that what General Cao said was very reasonable, and there was no better strategy than General Cao. ”

Tao Qian may have expected Chen Deng's answer, so the expression on his face did not change much.

In fact, Tao Qian has never regretted what he has done in the past two years. How ambitious he was at the beginning, but he suddenly fainted and did something that should not be done, which made Xuzhou officials centrifuge, and Xuzhou wanted to restore its original prosperity, but now it is impossible, and he has no energy to build it anymore.

"Zizhong, do you have a good plan to retreat from the enemy?"

Now Xuzhou officials have the ability to solve the problem. It seems that it is only Chen Deng and Mi Zhu, as for the others, Tao Qian has not counted on them at all.

"Enlighten the history of assassination!"

Originally, Tao Qian thought that because of the unfavorable actions he had made to him in the past, Mi Zhu would be fine if he didn't take the opportunity to fall into the well, let alone whether he would give himself a plan. However. Something unexpected happened to Tao Qian, but Mi Zhu, who was asked, gave him a serious answer.

"Cao Cao's army invaded Xuzhou, which meant to avenge his father, but in fact he coveted my Xuzhou territory. On the day of the assassination, he had written a letter to Cao Cao, saying that his father's matter was Zhang Min's intention to see wealth, so he poisoned his father. However, Cao Cao did not listen to the explanation of the assassin and still invaded on a large scale. Attacking and slaughtering the city, it can be seen that Cao Cao's intentions are clear, and he is here for my Xuzhou. If you don't capture Xuzhou, if you want Cao Cao to retreat, I'm afraid it will be extremely difficult. However, his subordinates now have a plan, which may be able to make Cao Cao retreat. ”

said that Mi Zhu and Tao Qian had a grudge, and the Mi family was almost ruined by Tao Qian. Even if Mi Zhu was a saint, he would not be kind enough to help Tao Qian retreat from the enemy. So, what is the reason for Mi Zhu jumping out now?

It turned out that when Mi Zhu went to Bohai County, he had secretly served Yuan Chang. It's just that in order to keep some events from deviating from the original track, Yuan Chang let Mi Zhu return to Xuzhou. Standby. At that time, Yuan Chang told Mi Zhu that Cao Cao would raise troops to attack Xuzhou, and what Yuan Chang asked Mi Zhu to do was to show his ability in front of Liu Bei, so that Liu Bei would value it. Then temporarily stay under Liu Bei. At that time, Mi Zhu didn't believe what Yuan Chang said, but since he chose to serve Yuan Chang, he naturally would not object to Yuan Chang's arrangement. And what happened later was not different from what Yuan Chang expected, Mi Zhu was shocked, but he was naturally more convinced of Yuan Chang, and secretly determined his mind to follow Yuan Chang. And today he jumped out, naturally to show his ability in front of Liu Bei. Otherwise, he would not have enough to eat and nothing to do to help Tao Qian retreat from the enemy.

"Zizhong, I don't know what the plan is, let's talk quickly!"

Getting an unexpected surprise, Tao Qian thought to himself that this happiness came too suddenly, and he was not prepared at all. At that moment, the excited Tao Qian stood up from his position, ran to Mi Zhu, took Mi Zhu's hands, and asked enthusiastically.

"Yes!"

Mi Zhu responded respectfully, and then said: "In the past, when the alliance of princes was begging for Dong, Liu Pingyuan had a good relationship with Cao Cao, and he was also highly valued by Cao Cao. In this case, why didn't the assassin ask Liu Pingyuan to write a letter to Cao Cao to reconcile with it, or he could verbally order Cao Cao to withdraw from the army. In addition, Cao Cao's grain and grass for this time can be taken care of by me Xuzhou. My subordinates are not talented, and I am willing to offer 100,000 stones of grain and grass to solve the crisis in Xuzhou!"

"Zi Zhong is really a loyal and righteous man, if I am like Zi Zhong in Xuzhou, why worry about Cao Cao!" Tao Qian took Mi Zhu's hand and said very excitedly.

Tao Qian didn't have any idea of Mi Zhu's suggestion, but Chen Deng and Liu Bei were extremely puzzled. Cao Cao clearly came to the territory of Xuzhou, could it be that with the little relationship between Liu Bei and Cao Cao, he expected Cao Cao to withdraw from the army, Mi Zhu was too naïve?

Of course, it's not that Mi Zhu is too naïve, but that Mi Zhu is an insider.

As Yuan Chang's subordinate, and Yuan Chang knows Mi Zhu's character, he naturally will not hide his arrangements. Therefore, Mi Zhu of course knew that Lu Bu would take advantage of Cao Cao's attack on Xuzhou to start a war in Cao Cao's lair. In the end, Cao Cao will also retire because of this. Therefore, Mi Zhu offered this plan, not only showing his talent, but also letting Liu Bei see his own financial resources. With Liu Bei's current downtrod situation, how could he not take the bait.

Tao Qian didn't know Mi Zhu's thoughts, if he knew, he would inevitably vomit three liters of blood, ending his life early, which didn't have much time to live.

"Xuande, I think Zizhong's plan is very reasonable, I don't know if Xuande is willing to contribute?"

"Humph!"

However, Liu Bei had not yet answered Tao Qian's words, and Zhang Fei, who was standing behind Liu Bei, snorted coldly and looked at everyone with disdain.

"Xuzhou has hundreds of thousands of armored soldiers, and Cao Cao has only 100,000 soldiers and horses, so why should he be afraid of it? ”

When Zhang Fei spoke like this, he naturally offended everyone present.

Zhang Fei wanted to solve Cao Cao's problem with 10,000 soldiers and horses, but after all, Zhang Fei was Liu Bei's brother, not an official in Xuzhou, and although they were full of anger, they had no reason to reprimand Zhang Fei.

"This assassin knows that Zhang Duwei is brave and invincible, but this matter is not child's play!"

Tao Qian first praised Zhang Fei, and then said coldly. Tao Qian's words seemed to be praising Zhang Fei, but those present understood that they could hear Tao Qian ridiculing Zhang Fei for not knowing the height of the sky. Zhang Fei is just a lieutenant, that is, in charge of a thousand people, but now he wants to lead 10,000 soldiers into battle, isn't it that he doesn't know the height of the sky, what is it? Moreover, now that he has listened to Mi Zhu's suggestion, where is Tao Qian willing to go to war with Cao Cao.

gave Zhang Fei 10,000 soldiers and horses, and he was also a soldier in Xuzhou. If he is defeated, the morale of the Xuzhou soldiers will be frustrated, and the morale will be low, but it will strengthen Cao Cao's confidence in conquering Xuzhou; even if Zhang Fei can win the battle, what is the use of winning just one game? It will not be able to completely solve Cao Cao, and as for Zhang Fei's statement that he will take down Cao Cao's head, Tao Qian will only listen to it, and will not take it seriously. Zhang Fei's victory and killing Cao Cao's soldiers will inevitably stimulate Cao Cao even more, and it will be even more impossible to negotiate peace with Cao Cao when the time comes. In addition, Tao Qian fought with Cao Cao many times, and did not win once, and Tao Qian did not have the courage to confront Cao Cao. Therefore, it is reasonable that Tao Qian will not agree to the proposal to send troops.

"Yide, don't talk nonsense, quickly retreat!"

Liu Bei's ability to observe words and emotions is naturally not bad, which is why he can get the courtesy of the power lord when he wanders between various forces. He had already seen what Tao Qian meant from Tao Qian's expression, although Liu Bei heard that Tao Qian was ridiculing Zhang Fei, but now that the situation is stronger than others, he can only endure this breath and repel Zhang Fei. Of course, in his heart, Liu Bei was inclined to start a war with Cao Cao.

After all, there are no generals in Xuzhou now, and no generals dare to fight against Cao Cao. As a result, only the two brothers are the best candidates to fight. At that time, wouldn't Liu Bei be able to take the opportunity to take over some of the soldiers and horses from Tao Qian. It's just that now Tao Qian is unwilling to fight Cao Cao, Liu Bei naturally has no choice but to suppress his thoughts.

"Since the history of Tao Thorn is invited, there is a reason not to follow. Liu Bei bowed and readily agreed to Tao Qian's request. (To be continued.) )