But it is said that Liu Lan took advantage of the moment when Yu Ban and Zhao Yun fought, passed through Cao's camp, although he encountered some blockades along the way, but he was surrounded by master veterans, either one as ten, when hundreds, or occasionally stubbornly resisted, but Yu Ban took away many people, and the soldiers who stayed in the tent did not dare to go out of the village at will, plus Xiahou Yuan was surrounded in the camp, it was impossible to divide troops to help, so that Liu Lan's side was like a tiger entering a flock of sheep to kill in all directions, although there were occasional casualties, but Cao Jun had already been killed without any fighting spirit, The normally tight line of defense completely collapsed in an instant.

When Liu Lan and his entourage were about to arrive at the north gate of Xuzhou, they saw a captain of Cao Ying coming from not far away, although he barely maintained, hoping to wait for reinforcements, but he didn't want to be seen by Zhang Fei on the side, holding a 'Zhangba snake spear' prancing horse to kill, just a close, and then killed this captain.

In the city of Xuzhou, Tao Qian heard that the north gate Kong Rong, Tian Kai and Cao Cao fought, climbed the city tower and stopped to watch, not too long, only to see less than 1,000 people rushed to the city not far away, at this time there were no arrows in the city, the soldiers were tense one by one, if this army dared to attack the city, they were ready to do hand-to-hand combat with it.

Mi Zhu, who followed Tao Qian, had already seen the big characters on the banner clearly, showing a look of joy, and said: "Lord, it is Liaodong Liu De'an who has come to save Xuzhou." ”

Hearing Mi Zhu say this, Tao Qian's heart fell like a boulder, and he breathed a long sigh of relief and said, "Quickly open the city gate and enter Liu De'an." ”

Tao Qian worked on the one hand, and set up a banquet to treat each other, Liu Lan on the wine table saw Mi Zhu take out a thing, and he didn't know how to do it in his heart, and said in his heart You give me the Xuzhou seal ribbon now, don't you want me to be this up-and-coming bird, work hard for you Xuzhou, Xuzhou City is only broken in the evening, and I haven't been driven away by Cao Cao by then? Repeated refusals. Said: "Tao Gong must not be like this. ”

Tao Qian is a young man, his cloudy eyes flash from time to time, from the appearance of this is a humble elder with an elegant demeanor, looking at Liu Lan's refusal, his eyes flashed, and said: "Disturb today." Wang Gang is sluggish; Gong is the queen of Guangyang Qing (Guangyang Qing King Liu Yuanqi rises), and it is appropriate to support Sheji. The old man is old and incompetent, and he is willing to give up Xuzhou. Don't shirk. Humility should write his own expression and play the imperial court. His voice was deep but powerful.

The people present, such as Chen Deng, Mi Zhu, Cao Bao, etc., are all looking forward to it, and Mi Zhu is even more anxious: "De'an Gong." You'll take it. ”

As soon as I came, Tao Qian was going to let me in Xuzhou? It seems that Xuzhou is really in danger, but thinking of the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Liu Lan felt in his heart that maybe Tao Qian really wanted to pass on me, but although he formed an alliance with Gongsun Zhan, I am a small Liaodong Taishou, he has so many people here, why did he choose me alone? Could it be that you are testing me? ”

I think here. Suddenly, I was shocked and looked at everyone's eager eyes. Secret Dao Whether it is me and Mi Zhu, or others, it is just a one-sided relationship, even if Tao Qian helped himself in Luoyang before, it is not good enough to give Xuzhou to him, and then observe these people. One by one, they are so eager for me to accept Xuzhou, is there something else wrong with it?

Thinking of this, he left the table and stepped out, and bowed his hand and said: "Although Deran is the son of the Yuan uprising, he does not dare to claim to be the queen of Guangyangqing. After the Han Dynasty, as for some of the last contributions in Youbeiping, he was afraid of Liaodong Taishou, and discussed Xuzhou Mu? Besides, now for the great righteousness and the old grace, so to help the ancestors, An dares to have the heart to occupy Xuzhou, is it not that the lord suspects that De'an has the heart of annexation? If I have this thought, the emperor will not bless it! ”

After saying this, he looked at others quietly, only to see that Mi Zhu and the others were expressionless, but Cao Bao seemed to be relieved, and he was completely sure that this was Tao Qian's temptation.

Is what Liu De'an said true or false? Tao Qian is an old man, how can he be easily deceived by him, isn't he also testing the old man's tone? If Kong Wenju is said to be a close friend of the old man, I don't doubt that he came to help, and Tian Kai was ordered by Gongsun Bogui, plus he sits in Qingzhou, and he will not covet Xuzhou, only this Liu Lan, although he was with him to discuss Dong, but to be honest, the relationship is not good, if he didn't think about it, how could he risk offending Cao Cao to rescue Xuzhou? Without leaking his face, he continued to test Liu Lan and said: "Duke De'an must not doubt each other, the old man is really sincere, and there is no temptation. ”

How could Liu Lan believe him, but he refused to accept it, Tao Qian saw him like this, and couldn't help but think in his heart, isn't Liu Lan really here for righteousness? Am I suspicious? I am not ashamed in my heart, I don't want the old man to live in the world for decades, and he actually spends the belly of a gentleman with the heart of a villain. While thinking about it, he couldn't help but stare at Cao Bao.

Mi Zhu saw that Tao Qian was no longer suspicious, and saw that he complained about Cao Bao with his eyes, afraid that Liu Lan would see the flaws and distract him, and said: "Now that Cao Cao's soldiers are on the side, and don't talk about the past, the top priority now is how to retreat from the enemy, if Cao Cao can be repulsed, it is not too late to talk about concessions." ”

Liu Lan didn't see Tao Qian's small actions in private, but just nodded in agreement with Mi Zhu's statement, and said, "What Zizhong said is very true. ”

He looked at Xu Shu and said: "Now with the troops of Xuzhou, I can only choose the second strategy, thinking that the horns will contain Cao Cao and make him dare not attack the city with all his might." ”

"That's right."

Then he looked at Tao Qian and said: "For today's plan, we are in a stalemate with Cao Cao outside the city, and Tao Gong is defending in the city, and they are horns for each other. ”

"Yes, that's a good word." Tao Qian pondered for a long time and nodded approvingly.

The rest of the crowd echoed, only to hear Liu Lan continue: "I have some old feelings with Cao Cao, it is better to write a suicide note, if you can retreat with righteousness, it is better than the disaster of the war!" ”

"This ......" Tao Qian had doubts in his heart and didn't dare to agree.

Liu Lan saw their concerns and said loudly: "Who is holding the knife for me?" ”

Tao Qian heard that he was not holding the knife himself, but having someone ghostwrite, and a trace of worry in his heart suddenly disappeared, and he looked at Mi Zhu and said: "Zizhong, there is Lao to ghostwrite for De'an." ”

Waiting for Mi Zhu to prepare the silk paper, Liu Lan pondered for a moment in his heart, and then said loudly: "......"

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In Xuzhou City, in a secret room.

The secret room was dark and gray, and there was no sunlight, and there were only a few candles lit in the dark bedroom, and the wicks flickered and dimmed, and there was a crackling sound from time to time, but the two of them who sat and stood alone ignored it. Just talk in a low voice.

An elegant old man sat on a stool, took a sip of tea in a cup, and said, "What are you going to call for your father?" ”

"The child is telling his father about Tao Gong's temptation of Liu Lan today." The person who spoke was in his twenties, and he was heroic, but although he was young. But with a hint of sickness, on the other hand, the old man in the stool, although he is in the age of sixties, but his face is ruddy, black as ink, and he is very tough.

And these two, the waiter is Chen Deng Chen Yuanlong, who has just returned from the Xuzhou Pastoral Mansion, and the old man is his father Chen Qi and Chen Hanyu.

"Oh?"

Chen Qi put the teacup on the Hu table and looked at Chen Deng. said: "I'm curious whether this Liu De'an agreed or refused." ”

"He refused." Chen Deng said that he would repeat in detail what happened in the state pastor's mansion today.

"Hold your breath, really hold your breath."

Chen Qi nodded approvingly: "It seems that he is still a talent that can be created, pay more attention to this person." ”

Chen Deng was taken aback and said, "Could it be that Liu Lan is pretending?" ”

"Exactly." Chen Qi nodded and smiled.

"But the child saw that he was not a liar." Chen Deng thought about Liu Lan's performance today and said more affirmatively.

Chen Qi also said in a preachy tone: "You are still too young and tender." Naturally, I can't see it, I can't understand it. ”

Chen Deng looked at his father in disbelief: "But even Tao Gongzu didn't have ......"

"Hmph. Tao Gongzu can't understand something, how can he hide it from the old man? ”

Chen Jue was disdainful and said, "You remember, even if you see something with your eyes and heard with your ears, it may not be true." ”

Chen Deng humbly asked: "Then how can you distinguish the true from the false?" ”

"You slowly experience it yourself. You'll know when the time comes. ”

Chen Qi looked at his son Chen Deng and said, "Actually, even I can't tell, but my intuition tells me that Liu Lan will not covet Xuzhou, otherwise how can he come?" ”

"The child knows, and the child will pay more attention to him."

After a pause, Chen Deng continued: "Father. Is it really such a moment? Don't ......"

"Can't you see?"

Chen Qi said angrily: "Can't you see what Tao Qian has ruled Xuzhou into?" ”

"But ......"

"Look at those Danyang troops that Tao Qian reused, they are powerful and blessed on weekdays, and even my Chen family is not in their eyes, and now as soon as Cao Jun comes, it only takes a long time to lose most of the land."

took a sip of the teacup, moistened his throat, and continued: "Fortunately, I can still speak now, and the Danyang army has suffered heavy losses, such a good opportunity, how can I miss it, as long as the Mi family in the East China Sea and the Zhang family in Pengcheng are contacted, I am not afraid that he Tao Gongzu will not hand over Xuzhou Mulai." ”

"Why don't you look for someone in the county, but find an outsider?"

This is the thing that bothers Chen Deng the most, and he still doesn't understand the mystery: "If it is the same as Tao Qian, wouldn't it be worth the loss?" ”

Chen Jue's mood seemed to be very good, and he patiently explained: "I can't help but consider Tao Gongzu, after all, he still has Danyang Army in his hands, if we choose a native of Benzhou, I'm afraid he won't agree, but if it's an outsider, then he will agree to anything." ”

"Why?" The more Chen Deng listened, the more confused he became.

"Hehe, because outsiders have nothing to do with the clan and the Danyang Army in Benzhou, he is relieved, and he will be assured of the safety of his family after he passes."

He saw that Chen Deng had an epiphany, and a hint of banter flashed in his eyes: "Because whether it is the Danyang Army in power, or our clan in charge of Xuzhou, he will inevitably worry about the safety of his family, but if an outsider can take power, then he is not grateful to him Tao Gongzu?" So this is his Tao Gongzu's good calculation! ”

Chen Deng thought for a while, his heart moved, and said, "So we want to support Liu Lan?" ”

"It's not urgent to support or not support now, we want to see if he is someone to support."

Chen Qi looked into the distance, as if he was talking to himself, and as if he was saying to Chen Deng: "The top priority now is to force Tao Qian to have the intention of going to the position, and if Liu Lan can really help him in the future, we will help him again." ”

"What my father said is very true, as long as Tao Qian has this intention, when considering outsiders, he will naturally think of Kong Rong and Liu Lan, but at this time, what Xuzhou lacks is the talent of the generals who can turn the tide, so he will naturally think about the latter, not Kong Rong, and then with the help of our clans, coupled with the support of Tao Gong, then Dan Yang Jun will not be worried."

"Haha, Yuanlong, you finally see it clearly." Chen Qi was very satisfied with his son's answer, and said with a hearty smile.

"Then the boy is going to inform the other clans now?" Chen Deng said with some excitement.

"Nope."

Chen Deng slowly closed his eyes, and said after a while: "I have already said, now is not the time, we still need to observe how Liu Lan is." ”

"It still needs to be observed, isn't Liu Lan a great general in the eyes of his father, as far as the child knows, this person was said by Xu Zijiang to be a little Weiqing who can be compared to Sun Wu Baihan in the future, and is quite Mu Wei Huo!"

What does this mean? It can only be said that Liu Lan is a general who commands the army, at best, he is just a general, but we want to choose a commander for Xuzhou who can ensure the safety of a state instead of a general, in this case, we can't choose another general, but a general, do you understand! ”

"I see, the father thinks far-reaching, and the child can't do it." (To be continued.) )