In the second year of Xingping of the Han Dynasty, 195 AD.

In the name of avenging his father, Cao Cao, the pastor of Yanzhou, raised his army to crusade against Xuzhou.

Xuzhou Mu Taoqian was shocked when he learned of this, and sent someone to arrest Zhang Min, the real murderer of Cao's father, but Zhang Min took the money after killing Cao Song, and he had long since disappeared.

In desperation, Tao Qian had to send an envoy to meet Cao Cao, explain the misunderstanding, and ask Cao Cao to dispel his anger.

But how could Cao Cao listen to this side of the story, and he did not allow Tao Qian to ask, and insisted on launching an attack.

As a result, the two sides launched a fierce attack in Pengcheng, Xuzhou.

Tao Qian is old, and there are no generals under him, how can he be Cao Cao's opponent, and in just over a month, Cao Cao broke through the city.

Tao Qian had to retreat to Xiapi, but before his ass was hot, Cao Cao chased after him and launched another onslaught. Seeing this, Tao Qian had no choice but to abandon Xiapi and continue to retreat, retreating all the way north to Tan County before gaining a firm foothold.

Cao Cao attacked Tan and couldn't overcome it.

Then he took the surrounding county seats, such as Juling, Juling, Xiaqiu and other places, but all the people in the city were slaughtered. Where hundreds of thousands of men and women are killed, there are no chickens and dogs, and Surabaya does not flow, and it is the five county county protection, and there is no trace of repetition.

From time to time, there was a famous man in Xuzhou, Chen Qi, who came to see Cao Cao.

"Today, I heard that the Ming Gong came to Xuzhou with a large army, avenged his father's revenge, and killed the people everywhere he went. Tao Qian is a benevolent gentleman, not a person who forgets righteousness; The murder of his father is Zhang Min's evil, not a crime of humility. And the people of the state and county, what enmity do they have with the Ming Gong? Kill ominous. Think twice. ”

It's a pity that Cao Cao didn't listen to it at all at this time, but instead made Chen Qi blast out of the camp, and said evil words to each other: "Tao Qian killed my father in arson, this hatred is not shared!" I am now raising an army and sweeping Xuzhou, Fang Xue and I hate it! ”

Chen Qi went back to inform Tao Qian of this matter, and Tao Qian shouted sadly: "I have been guilty of heaven, causing the people of Xuzhou to suffer this great disaster!" ”

"Now, Cao's army is invincible, so I can only bind myself to Cao Ying and let him cut it to save the lives of the people of Xuzhou." Tao Qian said.

As soon as the words fell, someone in the hall got up and suggested: "The government has been in Xuzhou for a long time, and the people are grateful." Although Cao's soldiers were numerous, they failed to break through Tan County. The prince and the people insisted on not going out; Although he is not talented, he is willing to go to Beihai to ask for reinforcements to rescue. ”

Tao Qian regarded it as a person who offered the plan from Qu County, Donghai, surnamed Mi, named Zhu, and Zizhong. The family has a huge amount of money, and he works under his account.

After Mi Zhu finished speaking, Chen Deng, the captain of the Diannong School, also got up and said: "Mi Zizhong is right, how can I sit still and wait to die." Although he is not talented, he is also willing to go to Qingzhou and ask Qingzhou Thorn Shi Tian Kai to send troops to reinforce Xuzhou. ”

This may be the last ray of life.

Of course, Tao Qian didn't want to give up, don't look at what he just said sadly, in fact, it was just a means to buy people's hearts.

can sit in the position of a feudal official, who is not a ruthless person who climbs up by stepping on countless corpses, and none of them is an easy person.

It's really not good, Tao Qian can also escape back to his hometown in Danyang to avoid the limelight for the time being.

Of course, this is the worst-case scenario.

Now that Mi Zhu and Chen Deng are asking for their lives, Tao Qian is happy in his heart, but the look on his face is extremely excited, and he said excitedly: "Okay! Xuzhou's life is all on the two of you, hoping to go and return early. ”

Mi Zhu and Chen Deng received the order and went to Beihai and Qingzhou respectively.

After several days of running, Mi Zhu's hooves rushed to the North Sea.

Beihai County Shou Kong Rong warmly received Mi Zhu, in fact, the two of them can be regarded as old friends for many years.

When Kong Rong learned that Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou and wantonly slaughtered the local people, he couldn't sit still, and immediately expressed his willingness to send troops to rescue him.

Kong Rong replied briskly, and Mi Zhu felt a lot more relieved in his heart, but Kong Rong also said: "It's not difficult to hold Xuzhou, but if you want to repel Cao Cao, you still need someone to help." ”

Mi Zhu is so smart, he immediately figured out the deep meaning from Kong Rong's words, maybe Kong Rong also knew some strange people, so he humbly gave his hand to ask: "Please give me advice." ”

Kong Rong didn't go around in circles and said the person's name.

Mi Zhu frowned slightly, obviously he hadn't heard of this person's name, but this is not the point, as long as he can save Xuzhou.

"Where is this man now?" Mi Zhu asked.

"Under Yuan Shao, he served as a guest secretary."

Hearing this answer, Mi Zhu's brows furrowed even deeper: "Cao Cao has formed an alliance with Yuan Shao last year, I'm afraid Yuan Shao may not agree to send troops." ”

"I don't dare to say anything else, but Liu Xuande, a true benevolent gentleman! If you ask, he will help you. Kong Rong patted his chest and picked up the package ticket, and said in a very determined tone.

Mi Zhu knows Kong Rong's character very well, his ability is not big, but his vision has always been very high, and the characters who can be appreciated by him must be extraordinary.

"Okay, then I'll go to Jizhou and give it a try."

Mi Zhu resigned from Kong Rong and came to Jizhou.

Since Liu Bei successfully rescued Beihai County the year before last, Kong Rong's aura has brought him a lot of fame, although it is not known to the world, but in the Hebei and Qing areas, it is very well known.

Back in Jizhou, Yuan Shao cordially received Liu Bei and asked him to serve as the guest secretary of the house.

However, Yuan Shao said it nicely, but in fact, he didn't trust Liu Bei at all, let alone allocate him grain, grass and soldiers.

Liu Bei was not only not angry about this, but was happy to be idle, raising flowers and planting grass in the yard every day, as if he had no quarrel with the world.

In the eyes of uninformed outsiders, they are very envious of Liu Bei's leisure.

During this period, Yuan Shao also secretly sent people to dig the corners of the wall several times.

Guan and Zhang Zhiyong are not good or ugly.

Yuan Shao didn't want to wronged these two fierce men, but as a result, these two people didn't know what ecstasy soup Liu Bei had poured into them, and they would rather follow Liu Bei to eat bran than take up important positions under their own accounts.

This also made Yuan Shao have great doubts about his own reputation and prestige for the first time.

Now under Liu Bei's command, there are only two brothers, as well as Chen Zhi and Sun Gan, plus themselves, there are only five people.

So after Yuan Shao learned that Liu Bei was obsessed with planting flowers and plants, he didn't take him to heart anymore.

After all, five people, what can they do?

Even so, Liu Bei never thought of giving up in his heart.

He has his own ideals and ambitions, and even if he suffers many setbacks, he is unwavering.

Addicted to landscapes, but just an illusion.

He's dormant because he's waiting for a bigger opportunity.

"Happy birthday, big brother!"

Guan Yu Zhang Fei pushed the door and walked into the courtyard, with a bright smile on his face, speaking in unison.

In their hands, each carrying a chicken and duck, it was obvious that it was used to celebrate the birthday of the eldest brother.

Liu Bei was stunned for a moment, he thought that he was not a sentimental character, but he was very moved by the inseparability between brothers.

Pinching his fingers, this year is already thirty and four.

People say, "Thirty is up."

But he still didn't achieve anything.

"Follow me, I've wronged you." Liu Bei patted the dirt on his hand and said apologetically.

"Big brother, what are you talking about! Being able to follow you, even if you go to the field and plough the land, is a happy thing! Zhang Fei, who had a reckless temperament, grinned.

Guan Yu also nodded and comforted: "Big brother, you are not a thing in the pool, my third brother and I have always believed that one day, you will break through the cage, soar in the sky, and become famous all over the world!" ”

The brother can understand himself, Liu Bei is deeply relieved, but also extremely happy, so he put down the hoe in his hand and shouted: "Second brother and third brother, call Shuzhi and Gongyou too, let's have a good meal at noon today!" ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Lai, who was guarding the door, reported: "Lord, there is a middle-aged man outside, claiming to be Mi Zizhong of the East China Sea, and he wants to see you." ”