Guan Yu and Li Jin glanced at each other, and had to step aside, although Liu Bei usually looks very easy-going, but those who know him know that Liu Bei is angry, but it is very scary.

Back then in Hebei, Liu Bei was good at making friends with those heroes, and the heroes he was just good to say, but they were actually some ruffians and hooligans.

But Liu Bei subdued these people well, so when Liu Yan recruited troops to fight for the Yellow Turban, Liu Bei quickly organized a team of village warriors.

There were 500 people in this village, and they fought bravely, but there was still a team at that time, which was even more shining, and that was Zhao Qian's team.

In contrast to Zhao Qian's team, Liu Bei was naturally very inconspicuous, and the ghost made a god to resolve his grievances with Zhao Qian, making him passive everywhere.

After many years of tossing and turning, Liu Bei settled in Xuzhou.

"Tao Gong, if you insist on this, you can only leave Xuzhou." Liu Bei said again, and made a gesture to leave.

Tao Qian hurriedly pulled Liu Bei and said, "Xuande, beg for mercy on the millions of people in Xuzhou, stay, and fight against Cao Cao with the old man!" ”

"Unless Tao Gong doesn't mention the matter of letting Xuzhou again, Beifang dares to stay." Liu Bei turned around and said.

Tao Qian patted the back of Liu Bei's hand and said, "Xuande rest assured, as long as the old man lives, he will never mention this matter." ”

Hearing Tao Qian say this, Liu Bei nodded and said, "Thank you for your understanding and preparedness, and you will do your best to assist Tao Gong." ”

Tao Qian pondered for a moment and said: "Yesterday, Meng Gao had already rushed to Guangling, but he had been the Taishou of Guangling, and it was most suitable for him to go to Guangling to recruit troops, but I need to choose a place for Xuande to garrison troops." ”

"Be prepared to listen to Tao Gong's arrangement." Liu Bei hurriedly said.

Tao Qian thought for a while and said: "Since Xuande is unwilling to accept Xuzhou, there is a small city near the city, called Xiaopei, which can be used to garrison the army, why don't you ask Xuande to temporarily live in Xiaopei and train soldiers and horses to protect Xuzhou, grain, grass, weapons, and equipment are all supplied by Xuzhou, how about it?" ”

Liu Bei bowed his hand and said: "Bei can have a place to stay, although a thousand thanks are not enough to express the mood of Beizhi!" ”

"Xuande doesn't need to be polite, we have a common enemy, Cao Cao, and we need to work together." Tao Qian said with a smile.

Liu Bei saluted again: "Tao Gong has a place to be prepared, although he is instructed, my second brother Guan Yu, and the sages have all the courage, and they are sent by Tao Gong alone." ”

Tao Qian nodded, and suddenly asked, "Does Xuande know the edict issued by Jinyang?" It was Zhao Qian's crusade against Yuan Shu. ”

"Bei has already heard that Zhao Qian raised 150,000 troops and stationed in Yuzhou to defeat Huaiyang Yuan Shu." Liu Bei said.

"Xuande is a long-term warrior, who has been fighting on the battlefield for many years, according to Xuande's opinion, who wins and who loses this time?" Tao Qian asked.

The two sat down again, Liu Bei thought for a while, and said: "Don't hide it from Tao Gong, I have worked with Yuan Highway, this person has five facial features, he is so happy, he likes flattery, and he has no opinions. I'm afraid ......"

"Xuande is not optimistic about Yuan Highway?" Tao Qian smiled, "Could it be that Zhao Qian's expedition is really capable of winning?" ”

Liu Bei sighed lightly and said: "If you want to talk about this Zhao Qian, I have also fought several times, this person is really outstanding in leading troops, I am afraid that he is better than Cao Cao, and now Zhao Qian has another advantage, what does Tao Gong know?" ”

"I have been in Xuzhou for a long time, how do I know what Zhao Qian's advantages are?" Tao Qian smiled and waved his hand.

Liu Bei smiled slightly and said, "Then Zhao Qian's weapons and equipment are much better than Yuan Highway's. ”

When Tao Qian heard this, he was a little disapproving, and said: "Even if the weapons and equipment are better, it is not an absolute advantage." ”

Liu Bei waved his hand and said: "I am in Yanzhou, when I fought with Cao Cao, Meng Zhuo once asked someone to transport a batch of weapons and equipment from Bingzhou. ”

"Really?"

Tao Qian was a little surprised, after all, Liu Bei was also experienced in a hundred battles, and he had never seen any weapons or armor, if even Liu Bei said that he had never seen it, it must be extremely sophisticated.

Liu Bei nodded and said, "My second brother relied on these weapons to train a school sword team of 500 people, which resisted Cao Cao's army for several months. ”

"From the state? It seems that Zhao Qian must also have such sophisticated equipment. The highway is in trouble. Tao Qian sighed softly.

The corners of Liu Bei's mouth raised, and he said: "If it is not expected, the weapons and equipment of Sergeant Zhao Qian will be better than the batch purchased by Meng Gao." ”

"Where did this Zhao Qian get these abilities to be able to refine such fine iron tools!" Tao Qian said a little depressed.

"It's a pity, those sophisticated weapons and armor, after the battle with Cao Cao, I'm afraid they were all obtained by Cao Cao." Liu Bei sighed.

Liu Bei also said a little helplessly: "I'm afraid that Zhao Qian's methods are more than these, I don't know if Tao Gong has ever heard of 'corn'?" ”

"Corn?" Tao Qian frowned, "I haven't heard of it, is it a precious jade?" ”

Liu Bei laughed and said, "It's not jade, it's food!" Precious food! ”

"Grain?" Tao Qian was a little puzzled, he was close to the age of sixteen, not to mention the food he had never seen, even if he had never eaten it, he had not heard of it.

But Tao Qian really hadn't heard of this corn.

At the beginning, when Jinyang corn was harvested, although all the princes obtained some from the Jinyang black market, Tao Qian was the only one.

At that time, Tao Qian had just "sent away" Cao Cao, and he could be said to be exhausted, so how could he still have the leisure to get food.

Liu Bei seemed to taste the taste of the corn and said: "The corn is golden in color, the grains are like beads, it can be eaten by steaming and boiling, the taste is fragrant and glutinous, and it can fill the stomach." ”

Tao Qian was even more depressed when he heard this, and after a long while, he said, "Or, will we help the road?" When Xuzhou was in crisis, the highway sent the general Ji Ling to help. ”

"Never!" Liu Bei immediately stopped.

Tao Qian frowned and asked, "Why not, I am friendly with the highway, and if I don't help at this time, it is unjust." ”

Liu Bei sighed lightly and said: "Even if it is unjust, it is really helpless, now Xuzhou, Cao Cao, and Yuan Shao are balanced, as long as one party sends troops, this balance will be disrupted, however, no matter which side of the chaos is, it is unfavorable to Xuzhou, please Tao Gong Mingjian!" ”

"Since Xuande has such insight, I will listen to Xuande's words, the time is not early, Xuande will rest early, and I can go to Xiaopei tomorrow." Tao Qian smiled and said.

After Liu Bei heard this, he hurriedly stood up with Guan Yu and Li Jin, bowed, and said, "Thank you Tao Gong for your hospitality, prepare to retire!" ”