Not to mention Yan Shao or Zang Ba, for Cao Cao, who is far away in Yanzhou, he is in a hurry at the moment. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

Since the rebellion of the Ten Standing Servants, Cao Cao has encountered countless dangers. For example, the assassination of Dong Zhuo failed, and he had to flee for the years. For example, when the sour jujube alliance led the troops to attack, but he was deeply ambushed and almost fell. And the current situation can be said to be no less than the previous times.

With less than one state of troops, Tao Qian was defeated into an army, which is a thing worthy of praise from any point of view, and this is one of the most worthy flashes of Cao Cao in the early stage, although it is also mixed with things such as the slaughter of the city, so that the entire battle of Xuzhou is not completely positive for Cao Cao.

In any case, when the soldiers and horses in Xuzhou were scattered one after another, but Cao Cao's soldiers and horses drove straight into Xiapi City, and soon arrived at the city of Xiapi, although there were also problems such as grain and grass, Cao Cao was convinced that he could avenge his father before the grain and grass ran out, and also included Xuzhou, a rare and wealthy land, into his hands.

Yanzhou plus Xuzhou, if these two places are under Cao Cao's account, it is completely conceivable what kind of strength Cao Cao, who was originally eloquent, would have.

However, this is only imagination after all...

Since being attacked by Lu Bu, Cao Cao's situation has taken a sharp turn for the worse. has lost most of the territories under his command one after another, if it weren't for Xun Yu's help to defend the last few cities, I am afraid that before he returns to Yanzhou, he will already become homeless.

And as an existence known as a flying general, Lu Bu is not only a brave and reckless man, on the contrary, he may not be able to manage states and counties, promote talents, etc., but in terms of combat, Lu Bu's ability is outstanding.

In addition, Lu Bu's account also has a resourceful person like Chen Gong to help make suggestions, although Chen Gong is still somewhat inferior to strategists like Xun Yu or Xi Zhicai, but with Lu Bu's ability to command troops, he actually exerted a combat effectiveness that is greater than one plus one, and for a while he pressed Cao Cao to fight.

Especially in the battle of Puyang, it almost cost Cao Cao's life, if it weren't for the lives of the soldiers under his command, Cao Cao might have lost his life now, not to mention the ambition of supporting the Han family.

Fortunately, on the road of endless people, Lu Bu may be a brave general on the battlefield, but he is not suitable to be a monarch, even if he has a wise and resourceful person like Chen Gong under his hands, he adopts some of his strategies and some does not adopt them, and many times even acts according to his mood.

And this also gave Cao Cao a chance to take a breath, to be reasonable, in fact, Cao Cao's strength is not inferior to Lu Bu, or even above it. It's just that he hasn't gained a firm foothold in a hurry, and Lu Bu is the best at riding combat, so he was a little embarrassed for a while.

After Cao Cao gained a firm foothold, the two sides formed a stalemate.

However, if you want to recover Yanzhou, the road is long, and a locust plague suddenly came, and even Cao Cao himself had a headache for a while. Even the revenge of killing his father had to be left behind and concentrate on dealing with Lu Bu, after all, if there was no way to solve Lu Bu this time, then...

It seems that there is no need to talk about the revenge of killing my father anymore...

"Lord, there is news from Xuzhou!"

Just when Cao Cao was having a headache about how to defeat Lu Bu and recapture Yanzhou by his side, he saw Xun Yu walking in briskly from outside.

"Wen Ruo, quick, please sit..."Motioning for Xun Yu to sit down first, Cao Cao asked with some curiosity. What is the news from Xuzhou? ”

Not only Cao Cao, but also the other Cao generals in the room at this time also looked curious, and there was some wonder what kind of news came over.

Xun Yu doesn't sell Guanzi either, and he is straightforward. "The news just came from Xuzhou, Tao Qian broke the contract, the hundreds of thousands of grain and grass particles originally promised to Yan Shao were not sent to Qingzhou, Yan Shao was furious, and now he is leading the troops to attack Lang Evil, and now most of Lang Evil has been captured by Yan Shao, only a few cities such as Jucheng and Kaiyang are still resisting, but I believe it is only a matter of time."

"Okay, Tao Qian, you deserve this fate!" Hearing the news told by Xun Yu, Cao Hong had already clapped his hands and laughed.

Not only him, but others such as Xiahou Yuan or Xiahou Yuan, who had just recovered from his injury, also burst out laughing.

It is no wonder that even if other generals with foreign surnames are counted, their relationship with Cao Cao is kinship, the most close, no matter what Cao Cao encounters, they have a great relationship with them. The killing of Cao Cao's father made them even more indignant.

Now that they heard that Yan Shao and Tao Qian were biting dogs, how could they not gloat.

Cao Cao also sneered. "It is not surprising that Tao Qian's puppet would do this kind of thing, that Yan Fuxian can be regarded as a temporary hero, but he fell for him. It's a pity that I'm fighting with Lu Bu now, otherwise if I lead a blow at this time, I'm afraid I won't be able to take down Xiapi? ”

Speaking of this, he was also a little annoyed with Lu Bu.

To be reasonable, now Yan Shao and Tao Qian have fallen out, this is the most suitable opportunity for him, as long as he sends troops now, Xuzhou will definitely be defenseless—————— in fact, even if he is prepared, it is useless, the current Xuzhou soldiers are many generals, but they are strong outside. He was not Cao Cao's opponent in an intact state before, let alone now?

The problem is that the current Cao Cao does not dare to lead his troops to attack Xuzhou again, otherwise he doesn't need Tao Qian, and Lu Bu in the back is enough to kill people.

"The lord is thinking about Lu Bu's affairs..."Seeing Cao Cao's expression, Xun Yu smiled slightly.

"Exactly, it's hateful that Lu Bu's puppet is holding me back, otherwise wouldn't Xuzhou be as good as picking up things? It's hateful that he missed the opportunity now, and let Yan Fuxian get this opportunity in vain..."Thinking that Yan Shao is now attacking the city in Xuzhou, doing what he wanted to do before, but didn't do it at all, Cao Cao couldn't help but feel a little jealous.

"Don't worry, my lord, although Yan Fuxian is attacking Xuzhou at the moment, I expect that after taking down Langxie, he will definitely not have the next move." Looking at Cao Cao's appearance, Xun Yu explained with a smile. "The lord and Yuan Shao are allies, how can Yan Shao not understand the current situation, the previous army to Xuzhou is a last resort, if the lord gets Xuzhou, the lord can be connected with Yuan Shao, then Qingzhou will be like a turtle in an urn, no matter how we want to deal with Yuan Shao, so even if Yan Shao is unwilling in his heart, he can only send troops to Xuzhou, lest Xuzhou really fall into the lord and make Qingzhou fall into siege."

"Now although Yan Shao is very angry because of Tao Qian's breach of the contract, it is impossible not to understand the connection, this time the troops are just to take down Lang Xie and make up for his losses, after taking Lang Xie, there will definitely be no further measures. Even if Tao Qian was willing to hand over the grain and grass in arrears before, Yan Shao would most likely withdraw from Langxie. It's not because he cherishes the alliance between the two families, but because he has no choice but to do it..."

"What does Mr. mean is that Yan Shao will retire after taking the Lang Evil?"

This time, it was Li Dian who had not spoken next to him.

As a young general who was active in the Battle of Puyang, Li Dian also followed Cao Cao's sight and became a general he relied on, so he was able to enter the more core meeting of Cao's army.

"Exactly, even if Yan Shao really has the heart to swallow Xuzhou, is Xuzhou really so easy to swallow? Maybe we don't have the energy to mix it up, but what about Yuan Shao? Don't look at the current Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zhan are on par, Jizhou's heritage is definitely not comparable to Gongsun Zhan, not to mention that in addition to Yuan Shao, Gongsun Chan also has another opponent, Liu Yu, this person is very famous in Youzhou, and the people are all loved, even the Hu people outside the Saiwai also rely on his name, and he is a righteous Youzhou pastor. And Gongsun Chan is just a general under his command, Liu Yu has long been dissatisfied with Gongsun Chan, and although Yuan Shao is just for his own use, he has some wise people under his command, how can he not see the benefits of joining forces with Liu Yu? ”

"As long as Yuan Shao joins forces with Liu Yu, Gongsun Chan will be defeated. And in the case of Liu Yu's containment, Yuan Shao can also draw out some of his troops to Qingzhou, isn't Yuan Tan in the plain at the moment such a result?

As long as Yuan Shao is behind him, no matter how much Yan Shao thinks, he can only obediently stop in Lang Evil, otherwise he may have to taste our fate..."

Indeed, the biggest opponent for Yan Shao at the moment is not others, but Yuan Shao and Cao Cao. Now Cao Cao is entangled by Lu Bu, but what about Yuan Shao? Even if Yan Shao really wanted to take Xuzhou, it would be impossible until Yuan Shao's problem was solved.

The reason is very simple, Xuzhou is not so easy to take, at least with more than 30,000 soldiers and horses in Yan Shao's hands, it is very difficult. Even if Xuzhou suffered heavy losses because of the previous bloody battle, the number of soldiers and horses in his hand was close to 100,000, and what he lacked was nothing more than not enough elite soldiers.

But if it comes to defending the city, then the role of the so-called elite soldiers will also drop to a very big point.

At this time, the advantage of Xuzhou's large number of soldiers was also brought into play, that is, Yan Shao could really capture Xuzhou, and how much loss should be during the period?

And if all the troops are brought to Xuzhou, Qingzhou is afraid that it will be dangerous.

For the sake of a Xuzhou, let Yan Shao press this Qingzhou up, this...

This kind of gambling is not worth it at any time...

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"Brother is wise!" Not to mention Cao Cao's side, looking at Cao Hong who was escorted away, Sun Guan hugged his fists and said with sincerity.

As for that Cao Hong? On the way away, he was still shouting, but unfortunately, who would pay attention to him at this time? Even the sergeants who treated him very respectfully before, their movements at this time were also extremely rough.

"Humph!" Zang Ba snorted coldly. "How dare I be your brother."

But he was still a little annoyed by his forced hand.

Characters like Zang Ba are the most ruthlessly persecuted, but now they have experienced such a scene. It's a pity that he can't help it, it's not that he wants to take refuge in Yan Shao, at least at this stage, he definitely doesn't have such an idea, but he really has no choice.

What if you don't take refuge in Yan Shao? Now the whole situation of Lang Evil is precarious, but the most dangerous is him.

And a villain like Cao Hong, Zang Ba knows best, if he is let go back to Xiapi, he doesn't know how he will play right and wrong in front of Tao Qian. Rather than that, it's better to be decisive...

Of course, Zang Ba can also consider sending Sun Guan's head up, but it is difficult to say whether this can clear the suspicion. Moreover, and most importantly, Tao Qian is not a master worth serving. And the age is already old, almost in the twilight of life, no one knows how long he can live?

To offend a more promising young man for the sake of an old man who is about to die, this is something that any wise man will never choose, Zang Ba may not be a wise man, but he will not choose such a dead end.

So, his only choice is Sun Guan, that's all.

It seemed that seeing that Zang Ba was still a little unwilling, Sun Guan smiled. "Trust me, brother, you will never regret your choice today."

"I hope so..."Although Sun Guan said it beautifully, Zang Ba still sulked a little.

At this time, Cao Hong had been dragged far away, and even the sound of shouting had almost disappeared, only a little aftersound was still echoing.

To be honest, although Cao Hong's appearance is good, this voice with his voice is not very beautiful. At least at this time, the sergeants around were all frowning, and they were not relieved until Cao Hong and they were dragged far away.

"Chief?" Looking at Zang Ba and Sun Guan, Yin Li hugged his fists and said, with a little inquiry in his tone.

Zang Ba raised his hand and motioned for him not to speak for a while, and then looked at the people around him, and found that they were all talking to Yin Li, a little dazed, not knowing what was going on, why suddenly the messenger sent by Tao Qian was arrested.

Of course, there are also some people who have been following Zang Ba for a long time, and they are more familiar with Sun Guan and understand the relationship between the two, so they are more aware of the current situation.

"Tao Qian is old, and close to the villain and far away from the sage, not the master who can serve, and I have a lot of contempt for Mount Tai, I want to take refuge in Yan Shao, what do you think!"

Scanning the surroundings with an almost majestic gaze, Zang Ba asked.

Although he was asking, in fact, Zang Ba's tone was already determined.

I have to say that the current changes are somewhat unexpected by everyone. As I said before, Tao Qian has never looked down on Zang Ba and others who were born thieves, and even the local officials with Lang evil have a little bit of attitude towards Zang Ba and others...

may maintain a face-saving attitude, but there will definitely be no intimacy. Sometimes there is even some contempt, not to mention Zang Ba himself, even the brothers under Zang Ba can feel it clearly.

It is also because of this that in fact, these brothers of Zang Ba have no good impression of Tao Qian, let alone loyalty.

What's more, no matter from which point of view, Yan Shao is a monarch who is more worthy of serving than Tao Qianlai, plus Sun Guan also said before that Yan Shao has promised to hand over the entire Langxi County to them, thinking of this, what do everyone think, it seems that there is no need to say more.

"We are willing to follow the leader!" Yin Li spoke first.

Some of the other small leaders also spoke one after another, and it was obvious that no one was unwilling.

Just when the defenders of Jucheng were waiting for reinforcements, and the Xiapi side was also waiting for Cao Hong to bring back the good news, a thunderbolt-like news hit them on the top of their heads, and Zang Ba, who they originally regarded as dependent, had defected to Yan Shao, and also sent Cao Hong, who was an envoy, to Yan Shao as a gift to express his loyalty.

He didn't slaughter Cao Hong directly, one was that there was no need for this, and the other was that Cao Hong was also an envoy, and the so-called two armies fought without beheading, not to mention that he was still under Tao Qian's command at that time. If he is slaughtered like this, what will the world think of him?

He could leave other things alone, but he couldn't afford not to think about it.

And Yan Shao, who got Zang Ba, was also overjoyed.

Others may not know who Zang Ba is, let alone why Yan Shao handed over the entire Langxi County to this not very famous thief leader, but he understands how powerful Zang Ba is.

That is the person who can make Cao Cao entrust the whole of Xuzhou, the battle of Guandu, if it weren't for Zang Ba dragging the soldiers and horses of Qingzhou, I don't know what will happen.

Such a good general, just by using just one Lang evil can be exchanged, in Yan Shao's opinion, it is really too cost-effective.

In short, no matter how you look at it, this is a good deal, so Zang Ba has just arrived under Yan Shao, and Yan Shao worships him as Lang Xie, and gives him all the rights of Lang Xie, but adds some of his own manpower to the appointment of civil officials.

And Yan Shao also told Zang Ba directly that this was not because he didn't trust him, but because the brothers under Zang Ba were all from poor families and didn't know how to govern the place. Moreover, it is true that Yan Shao handed over Lang Evil to Zang Ba to govern, but this does not mean that Lang Evil is Zang Ba's territory, on the contrary, he is just a person who helps Yan Shao manage.

If Zang Ba didn't manage Lang evil well, but instead made a series of messes, why did Yan Shao ask him to help?

Zang Ba is also very clear about this, so he doesn't have much objection and chooses to listen. As for the generals under Zang Ba? It is already a great joy for them to get a Lang Evil, so how can they care about this little detail. Moreover, as Yan Shao said, they can't govern the place, that is, if they have to let them go, they are afraid that they will have a headache for a long time.

Moreover, the so-called Taishan people now have only more than 1,000 soldiers and generals, unless everyone ascends to heaven, otherwise they can't take care of the entire Lang evil. It's better to let Yan Shao help, it's better.