In the eyes of Tao Qian and others, their two sons are not very good, and it is almost impossible to inherit their position, Tao Qian's judgment is indeed quite wise—————— don't look at Sun Ce's death, Sun Quan smoothly inherited the foundation of Jiangdong from Sun Ce's hands, and it is also a group of old ministers of the Sun family who can only help so, as Sun Ce's sworn brother, Zhou Yu personally led the troops back to suppress the battle, otherwise the young Sun Quan is strong in ability, It may be a little difficult to inherit the foundation created by Sun Ce. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 ｉｎｆｏ

In addition to the Sun family, some other princes also had a similar situation, most of them started from scratch like Sun Ce, at least they gathered a group of loyal courtiers with their own skills. Tao Qian is a bit of the opposite, his official position is canonized by the imperial court, and most of the subordinates used are in awe of his status, rather than himself. In addition, there was no one to compete with Tao Qian for the position of Xuzhou Mu, so that he could sit firmly in this position.

Tao Qian was okay when he was here, if Tao Qian died, it would...

However, there were no suitable candidates in Xuzhou, and at this time, Yan Shao and Liu Bei, two outsiders, also entered everyone's attention.

Among them, Yan Shao is too strong, and he is the lord of Qingzhou, if he has Xuzhou, he will definitely be more biased towards the Qingzhou family, which is not conducive to the Xuzhou family. At least when there is a conflict between the family in Qingzhou and the family in Xuzhou, it is difficult to say whether it will lean towards that side. Liu Bei is different, a straw sandal-braided background, he does not have a particularly complicated power background, if he wants to sit firmly in the position of the state pastor in Xuzhou, the first thing to do is to take care of the interests of the family, especially the two sons left by Tao Qian before his death...

Liu Bei's everything was taken over from Tao Qian, even if it was to erect a good image, he had to take good care of the two sons left by Tao Qian. In other words, whether it is for the family in Xuzhou or for Tao Qian, Liu Bei is the best choice.

As for Liu Bei?

Speaking from the heart, Liu Bei didn't want to get the land of Xuzhou.

The problem was taken over like this, which inevitably seemed a little impatient, and I am afraid that it would also have some impact on his reputation, and both sides could not shirk for a while, and both sides wanted to make a decent scene. At this time, an official ran in from outside and shouted to everyone with some excitement.

"Cao Ying has some changes, it seems that Cao Cao is about to retreat..."

If it had come earlier, perhaps this embarrassing scene would not have happened, and if it had come later, the matter might have come to an end. It just came at a time when both sides couldn't pass the buck.

When the official ran in, he saw that everyone was not as surprised as he thought, but looked at him with strange eyes, and the atmosphere in the room was extremely embarrassing.

Especially Liu Bei and Tao Qian, if Tao Qian took back what he had just said at this time and spread it outside, outsiders would probably think that he felt that Cao Cao had withdrawn from the army and there was no need for Liu Bei, so he took advantage of the situation to withdraw his promise, which was a move without faith.

And what about Liu Bei? If you agree to come down at this time, it is equivalent to coveting the land of Xuzhou for a long time, and now Xuzhou has no hidden dangers, so you will take advantage of the situation to occupy Xuzhou...

In short, whether you agree or not, it's not easy to talk on either side...

Not to mention the people who were officials around them, everyone else was fine, but Zhang Fei began to mumble and complain there. Originally, it was okay to complain, but Zhang Fei was a loud voice, and his so-called low voice was no different from other people speaking in a normal voice, and that complaint was even more embarrassing when it fell into everyone's ears.

"This..."Tao Qian coughed lightly, as if he wanted to say something, at least to find a way to ease the atmosphere. It's a pity that he was able to take the position of Xuzhou Mu not because he was so good, but purely because he was appointed by the imperial court, and he was embarrassed for a while, and he didn't know what to say.

Fortunately, Tao Qian himself can't do it, the two around him are still very reliable, and seeing that the old leader and the future leader are embarrassed, it is time for them to show their abilities.

I saw Chen Deng stand up first and speak to Liu Bei. "If the king will not obey, there is a small city not far from here, called Xiaopei, which is the place where Emperor Gaozu made his fortune in the past, and now the court is chaotic, the Han family is declining, so that the monarch is the emperor's family, why not settle here, one can ensure the safety of Xuzhou, two, isn't it much stronger than going back to Youzhou to see people's faces?"

Hearing Xiao Pei, Liu Bei's expression moved.

If it is said that it is other places, maybe Liu Bei really doesn't care much, don't look at Liu Bei now under the fence, he is also a person who has been the minister of the plains, and he has also seen the world, he can be regarded as one of the princes, and the ordinary small town is nothing in his eyes. However, this place of Xiaopei is of great significance to Liu Bei, the descendants of the Han family.

That was the place where Liu Bang made his fortune back then, and the original Liu Bang was the pavilion chief in Xiaopei, and later led his own group of brothers to create today's Liu family. If he can go to Xiaopei, although Xiaopei is not a big city, it still has great symbolic significance for a descendant of the Han family like Liu Bei.

Thinking of this, Liu Bei's heart also recognized a little, but...

I said that I wanted to go back to Youzhou, but now I promise to do so, which will inevitably leave an image of good argumentation...

Glancing at Chen Deng without a trace, Tao Qian nodded hurriedly. "Yes, yes, today, Xiaopei has no owner, so why don't you stay here, and you can also protect the safety of Xuzhou, isn't it much better than going back to Gongsun Zhan's account to see people's eyebrows?"

It should be said that this proposal is still very much in line with the interests of both parties and can also solve the current embarrassment.

Tao Qian did not send out his Xuzhou, which means that he can continue to stay in Xuzhou for a period of time, and there will really be something in the future, Liu Bei is next to him, and he can also take the first step to settle.

As for Liu Bei, although he didn't get to Xuzhou, he also got a place to stay. What's more, Xiaopei said that it was a small city, but it was also the place where Liu Bang made his fortune back then, and there was no way to compare with Xiaopei in an ordinary small town...

With such a place to settle, Liu Bei can also recruit soldiers and horses and continue his career.

But...

"In a hurry, how could Cao Cao want to retreat?"

After talking about the embarrassing things for both parties, Tao Qian couldn't help but ask a little strangely, and also forked the slightly embarrassing atmosphere in the room.

Everyone in the room looked at each other and felt a little strange. Although the arrival of Yan Shao and Liu Bei made Xuzhou not as powerless as it was at the beginning when facing the Cao army, it was impossible to repel the Cao army that occupied a large area of Xuzhou, even if it was from the most optimistic point of view, it would take a month or two to repel the Cao army, which also included the problem of grain and grass. After all, Cao's army is a labor expedition, it is difficult to supply enough grain and grass, Yanzhou is a war-prone place, and it itself has suffered a serious disaster, many of the land has been barren, and there is simply not enough food to supply the army, but this should also be a matter of the queen for a month or two, so she will retreat...

"Could it be that there is fraud in it?" Thinking of Cao Cao's cunning, Tao Qian couldn't help but say.

To be honest, with Tao Qian's intelligence level, he really doesn't really understand what is going on.

Fortunately, his intelligence level is not high, and the two next to him are both resourceful people, especially Chen Deng, whose resourcefulness is definitely not inferior to Dong Zhao, and even more than Cheng Yu.

After bowing his head and thinking about it for a while, Chen Deng already understood what was going on.

"Do you remember a plan that Yan Qingzhou gave us when he came to Xuzhou not long ago?"

"Strategy?" Everyone was stunned, and some didn't understand what Chen Deng said. "What's the plan?"

There is no way, Yan Shao has done a lot of things since he came to Xuzhou, which is why many people in Xuzhou are also optimistic about Yan Shao's original class of Tao Qian. There is no way, ordinary people can't see this kind of thing, after all, not everyone is as discerning as Mi Zhu or Chen Deng, and more people still look at a person's experience and his deeds, so as to judge the person's ability.

And compared with Yan Shao, who started from scratch and is now the lord of a state, Liu Bei seems to be more than a point and a half worse...

Maybe after Liu Bei comes to power, he can better take care of the interests of the Xuzhou family, but if Liu Bei can't even protect Xuzhou, what's the use? On the other hand, Yan Shao, at least everything since he entered Xuzhou is still very eye-catching, which also makes people more confident in him.

In the eyes of many Xuzhou people, as long as Xuzhou can be kept, it is not impossible to lose some interests...

Seeing that everyone hadn't reacted yet, Chen Deng was also a little helpless, and had to sigh.

"It's just to contact Lu Bu and sneak attack on Yanzhou..."

"Huh?"

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Contacting Lu Bu and attacking Cao Cao from behind can be said to be the most reliable strategy that Yan Shao has come up with since he arrived in Xuzhou.

No matter how fierce Cao Cao was, if there was something in the rear, Cao Cao probably did not capture the city in Xuzhou step by step, so he could only rush back to Yanzhou as soon as possible and keep his hometown first——————.

However, after so much time, neither Tao Qian nor the others actually took this strategy to the bottom of their hearts. Because they feel that this kind of thing that pins all their hopes on others is too unreliable no matter how you think about it. Coupled with the fact that there was no movement for a long time, everyone only thought that the plan had failed, and they never mentioned it.

As for the benefits promised to Lu Bu? Please, it's just a promise, it's impossible to send this chaotic years to the past, and there is no loss anyway, how can everyone never forget it?

Who wants to...

"Not bad...", he also lowered his head and pondered, and Mi Zhu nodded. It is indeed very possible that the people we sent to Yanzhou have already arrived at that time, and if Lu Bu really makes a move, it is indeed a matter of this time period to calculate the time..."

Hearing this, everyone in the room was also overjoyed, Cao Cao's nest was lost, and it was impossible to continue to stay in Xuzhou, so wouldn't the crisis in Xuzhou be solved soon?

Especially Tao Qian, if the situation in Xuzhou can really be solved, it means that he can continue to sit in the position of Xuzhou pastor for a long time. He has even begun to think about it, and during this time, he has tried his best to train his two boys, squeeze their potential, and let them have at least a little qualification to inherit his position...

People are selfish, not to mention that Tao Qian was originally a relatively selfish person. If Tao Qian could, he wouldn't want to pass on his position to outsiders, not to his children and grandchildren. It's just that at that time, Tao Qian's two sons were not particularly competitive, and it was too late to love and time, so if there was no way, they could only follow everyone's wishes and give up the position of Xuzhou to Liu Bei.

But now, the situation in Xuzhou is not as urgent as it was at the beginning, which is equivalent to giving Tao Qian a chance to handle things properly, and Tao Qian will certainly not let go of such an opportunity...

Chen Deng and Mi Zhu, who had been beside them, could of course see Tao Qian's thoughts, but the two of them sneered at the same time in their hearts, but they didn't care much.

Tao Qian's two sons they all know, mediocre qualifications, Tao Qian is already a relatively mediocre one, but his two sons will only be more mediocre than him, no matter how such two people try to figure out a way, it is unlikely that there will be any results in the end, and when it comes to stealing Tao Qian, I am afraid that there is no other way except to face reality.

Compared with Tao Qian, the two are still more optimistic about Liu Bei...

Both Mi Zhu and Chen Deng are close friends, and they are very clear about each other's thoughts, and after looking at each other, they have already understood each other's thoughts...

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Yan Shao almost got the news that Cao Jun was going to withdraw from the army at the same time as Tao Qian, but unlike Tao Qian, they still needed to think for a while, Yan Shao had already understood what was going on almost in the blink of an eye, and as fast as him, there was Li Ru next to him.

If Yan Shao can know about this matter, it is somewhat dependent on the advantage of the traverser, then Li Ru really relies on his extraordinary resourcefulness...

"Congratulations to the lord, Lu Bu successfully captured Yanzhou, the danger of Xuzhou is lifted, and we can return to Qingzhou later..."

I have to say that even if he knew that Li Ru's face was artificially created by Hua Tuo, Yan Shao still felt a little terrifying every time he saw it.

Fortunately, after so much time, more or less, Yan Shao is used to it, so that he is not as repulsive as he was at the beginning...

"Could it be that the lord proposed the plan to contact Lu Bu and attack Yanzhou at the beginning?" Among the people present, the highest level of intelligence was none other than Zhao Yun, and after hearing the conversation between the two, Zhao Yun reacted almost immediately.

"Not bad..."Yan Shao nodded approvingly, and his gaze at Zhao Yun was also full of appreciation.

The reason why he prefers Zhao Yun so much is not only because of Zhao Yun's great fame in later generations, but also because he is full of plasticity. The four generals of Qingzhou, each of them can be in charge of their own affairs, among which Gan Ning may be slightly worse, but he is also a fierce general on the battlefield, not to mention that there is such a specialty as water warfare, which almost no northern generals have...

However, among these four people, the highest normal upper limit is probably Zhao Yun...

"But..."Frowning, Zhao Yun said cautiously. Guiding Lu Bu to Yanzhou is indeed a rare plan, but Lu Bu is extremely brave, if he occupies Xuzhou, he will also think about Xuzhou in the future, I am afraid..."

Who is Lu Bu? Lu Bunai is the number one general in the world, with the name of a flying general.

Before the Tiger Pass, how strong was the coalition force of the Eighteenth Route Princes? But there is nothing to do with Lu Bu, even with Zhao Yun and Tai Shici's martial arts, they can only barely be on par with Lu Bu—————— and Zhao Yun has some hunches that he can fight with Lu Bu at that time may not be because his martial arts with Tai Shici are strong enough, but that Lu Bu at that time did not have much fighting spirit...

Zhao Yun still respects Tai Shici, a senior, but in terms of martial arts, Tai Shici is undoubtedly the weakest one among the four generals in Qingzhou...

Anyway, the final result was still very good, Zhao Yun and Tai Shici teamed up to fight with Lu Bu and reached a draw. The two also took advantage of this to get a huge opportunity, but he still had a deep fear of Lu Bu...

"Lu Bu..." Speaking of Lu Bu, Yan Shao's expression also became a little solemn, but he quickly shook his head. Lu Bu is powerful, but it's a pity that he has the courage and no strategy, and he forgets his righteousness, no matter how powerful such a person is, compared to him, Cao Cao is the real confidant, but it's a pity that my current energy is involved in Yuan Shao's body, otherwise the first one to attack is this Cao Cao..."

Lu Bu is indeed very powerful, but it is nothing compared to Cao Cao.

If you have to pick an opponent, Yan Shaozhi would rather have his opponent be Lu Bu than Cao Cao, but now is an opportunity, if you can give Lu Bu enough funding, not to mention letting Lu Bu completely defeat Cao Cao, at least it can involve enough energy, as for him...

He can take this opportunity to settle accounts with Yuan Shao...

After solving the threat of Yuan Shao, it is the best policy to go south to Yanzhou and settle accounts with Cao Cao...

"However, my lord...", glancing at Yan Shao, who was calculating, Li Ru reminded softly. Without Cao Cao's threat, presumably Tao Gongzu's attitude towards us will also change, it is better for us to make plans early, especially the grain and grass that Tao Gongzu promised, we must not let them fall on the bills..."

Speaking of this, Yan Shao is still more confident. "Don't worry, Xuzhou has just suffered a great disaster, no matter how stingy he Tao Qian is, he won't dare to swallow my benefits like this, right?"

At least in Yan Shao's opinion, there is indeed no big problem in Xuzhou now, and then what? Cao Cao is gone, but Xuzhou is also a mess by Cao Cao.

The current Xuzhou is the most empty time, and no one knows when Cao Cao will solve Lu Bu's problem and find Tao Qian's trouble again, at this time, no matter how stingy Tao Qian is, I believe that he will not swallow Yan Shao's benefits, right?

In other words, the grain and grass that Tao Qian promised will be given no matter what...

And then...

Yan Shao was slapped in the face by reality...

"I'm sorry, but now that Xuzhou has just suffered a catastrophe and suffered heavy losses, and all need food to help the victims, the grain and grass that was promised to the envoy really can't be extracted..."

Hearing Mi Zhu's words, Yan Shao was stunned at first, and then became a little annoyed.

"Zizhong, these hundreds of thousands of grains and grass have been promised a long time ago, and now my Qingzhou Erlang is fighting desperately for the life and death of Xuzhou, and it is not easy for Cao Jun to retreat, but now you are saying so, this is a little too immoral, right?"

Not only Yan Shao, but also the Qingzhou generals behind Yan Shao almost all have such expressions.

To be reasonable, if it weren't for these hundreds of thousands of grain and grass, who would have come all the way to Xuzhou to fight Cao Cao for Tao Qian. You must know that Cao Cao is not easy to deal with, not only how difficult he is, but also many generals and even those strategists under his command are not easy to deal with.

Don't look at Yan Shao this time, he brought 5,000 cavalry, and his strength is strong, but if he wants to solve such a strong enemy as Cao Cao with 5,000 cavalry, it is basically whimsical.

For example, Li Ru offered advice earlier, and he could send cavalry to cut off Cao Cao's grain route. In this way, Cao Cao, who has no food and is alone, will have to retreat. Moreover, the only cavalry of the Cao army also suffered heavy losses not long ago, and it is impossible to use cavalry to deal with cavalry. But later, Xun You offered advice and made a lot of fake food teams, and a large number of sergeants were ambushed on the vehicles, armed with hard crossbows and spears and other blades.

No matter how powerful Yan Shao is, it is impossible to get the information of Cao Cao's grain team, and it is impossible to send too many soldiers and horses to rob grain. The first few times were okay, but it was successful a few times, and a large number of grain and grass were burned, and later...

When encountering soldiers and horses who rely on vehicles, under hard fighting, no matter how strong Yan Shao's Qingzhou cavalry is, it will also produce casualties, after all, the advantage of cavalry lies in mobility, and only heavy cavalry can do it, and only dare to do it under Yan Shao's subordinates.

In the beginning, the casualties were still within the tolerance range, and there were many times...

Yan Shao led the troops here for benefits, but he didn't plan to really fight his family for Xuzhou, not to mention that this was still cavalry...

After a few times, Yan Shao gave up this idea...

As for the fighter?

It is true that the fierce generals of the Qingzhou army are like clouds, and the four generals of Qingzhou alone have reached the super-first-class level, and others such as Guan Hai, Zhou Cang, Wu Anguo, etc. can also be called brave generals. There are really few princes who can compete with Yan Shao in these years.

Cao Cao, however, happens to be one of these few...

Although Cao Cao is a little worse than Yan Shao in terms of top force, Yan Shao did not bring all the generals with him when he came to Xuzhou this time, and the ones who can really show their hands are Zhao Yun and Gan Ning, plus a Guan Hai and Sun Guan.

And what about Cao Cao's side? Xiahou Yuan is seriously injured and has not recovered, and Xiahou Yuan's martial arts are somewhat worse, but don't forget that there is a fierce man under Cao Cao's account...

Dian Wei...