Mi Zhu smiled slightly, and arched his hand: "Naturally, I am willing to go." ”

"Good!" Tao Qian nodded, "The old man immediately repaired two letters, and the two of you set off in the starry night to go to the rescue." ”

So, Tao Qian immediately wrote two letters and handed them to Chen Deng and Mi Zhu respectively, and the two did not dare to slack off, so they hurried out of the city and went to the rescue.

Let's say that Mi Zhu went all the way north to Qingzhou Mansion, and after Yuan Tan knew about it, he hurriedly connected it to the mansion and entertained him.

Yuan Tan is Yuan Shao's eldest son, and since he got Qingzhou, he has led the Qingzhou pastor and sat in Qingzhou.

Mi Zhu did not hesitate, and said directly: "Lord Yuan Qingzhou, now Cao Cao wants to kill his father, raise troops and horses, kill Xuzhou, the prefectures and counties he passed, the people were slaughtered, I hope Yuan Qingzhou will save him"

Yuan Tan pondered for a moment and said: "Su asked Tao Gong to be a benevolent gentleman, if he didn't want to suffer such a catastrophe, how could he not save him?" It's just that Cao Cao has no grudge against me, and he is friendly with my father, so he should send someone to send a book to reconcile, if he doesn't obey, and then raise troops. ”

Mi Zhu looked sad and said: "Cao Cao relies on the strength of the army, and he must not be reconciled. ”

Yuan Tan frowned, nodded, and said, "Since this is the case, I will send the general Cen Bi to lead 3,000 men and horses to support Tao Gongzu." ”

"Three thousand centaurs?" Mi Zhu felt a little less.

Yuan Tan sighed lightly and said, "Now that the situation in the west is tense, my army has been transferred by my father, and it is not easy to make up 3,000 men. ”

Mi Zhu frowned, and secretly thought in his heart, he had heard that Yuan Shao had already torn his face with Zhao Qian, and now it seemed that the two would have a big battle sooner or later.

"Since this is the case, then on behalf of Xuzhou Mu Taogong, thank you Lord Yuan Qingzhou." Mi Zhu hurriedly thanked him.

Yuan Tan nodded and said, "Without further ado, I won't leave Mr. Zizhong behind, and tomorrow morning, I will go to Xuzhou with General Cen Bi." ”

"It's all up to Lord Yuan Qingzhou's arrangement." Mi Zhu bowed and said.

So, Yuan Tan arranged for Mi Zhu to stay, and early the next morning, together with Cen Bi, he went to Xuzhou with 3,000 soldiers and horses.

On the other hand, Chen Deng was also a starry night, felt Shouchun, and came to see Yuan Shu for help.

After listening to Chen Deng's statement, Yuan Shu's eyes rolled and said, "So, you Xuzhou can't support it?" ”

Chen Deng smiled slightly and said: "Xuzhou has a lot of soldiers and enough food, and Tao Gong has been operating in Xuzhou for many years, and he has won the hearts of the people. ”

When Yuan Shu heard this, he laughed and said, "In this case, why did Chen Yuanlong come to Wushouchun, is it just to say this?" ”

The corners of Chen Deng's mouth raised, and he said: "Wu Su asked the general to have a grudge against Cao Cao, since Cao Cao wants to use the excuse to destroy my Xuzhou this time, why didn't the general join forces with Tao Gong to destroy Cao Cao?" ”

Hearing this, Yuan Shu raised his eyebrows, thought for a while, and said, "This is a good proposal, what do you think?" ”

Han Yin stepped out of class and said: "Lord, back then, Cao Cao came to attack for no reason, so that the lord lost Nanyang, this is a great shame, and this revenge cannot be avenged." ”

"This is a great good, when I was defeated and retreated to Nanyang, General Zhang Xun also died under Cao Cao, I am willing to lead the elite soldiers to save Xuzhou and avenge General Zhang!" A general came out and said.

Yuan Shu looked up and saw that it was his own general, Ji Ling, and said: "General Ji, don't be impatient, this matter needs to be discussed in the long run." ”

As he spoke, Yuan Shu saw Yan Xiang standing on the side, and asked, "Master Yan, what do you think?" ”

Yan Xiang arched his hand and said: "In my opinion, this is a heaven-sent opportunity, and the lord should send troops to Xuzhou to defeat Cao Cao." ”

"Oh?" Yuan Shu became interested, "Let's talk about it." ”

"First, the lord and Tao Gong have always been friends, and Huaiyang and Xuzhou are also adjacent to each other, so they should be saved for righteousness; Second, Cao Cao's Yanzhou is in the north, hindering the development of the lord, and he should be rescued for the sake of the situation; Third, Cao Cao attacked my Nanyang for no reason, and the lord was forced to sign in here, and he should be saved for revenge! ”

Yan Xiang said three reasons in one breath, and Yuan Shu was overjoyed when he heard it, and said: "Since this is the case, I have made up my mind, send troops to Xuzhou, rescue Tao Qian, and fight against Cao Bing." ”

"Somewhere to go!" Ji Ling immediately clenched his fists and said.

Yuan Shu nodded and said, "Okay! General Ji is very brave and brave, just to take on this important task, I ordered you to lead 20,000 elite soldiers to the rescue. ”

"Order!" Ji Ling responded.

Chen Deng was overjoyed and hurriedly thanked: "The general solves the urgent need of Xuzhou and saves the people of Xuzhou from fire and water, and Tao Gong will definitely thank the general." ”

Yuan Shu nodded and said, "Well, go back and tell Tao Gongzu that I am busy with government affairs, so I won't go in person, and it will not be too late to get together until Cao Cao is broken." ”

"I will definitely bring the words of the great general in the next place." Chen Deng hurriedly said.

The two reinforcements arrived in Pengcheng almost at the same time, and due to the unknown situation, they temporarily set up camp and did not attack immediately.

Cao Cao saw that Tao Qian's reinforcements had arrived, and he also hurriedly divided his troops and horses, confronted each other according to the situation, and did not continue to attack the city.

Tao Qian couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief when he saw that reinforcements were coming, and Cao Cao stopped attacking the city.

If the reinforcements don't come, I'm afraid this Pengcheng will not be able to hold it.

In Cao Cao's big tent, a group of generals were gathering together to discuss the method of breaking the city, and Cao Cao asked, "Where did the reinforcements come from, do you know?" ”

Yu Ban took a step forward and said: "I have learned that the road is from Yuan Tan and is led by the general Cen Bi; The other came from Yuan Shu, led by the general Ji Ling. ”

Xiahoudun snorted coldly and said, "Lord, that Cen Bi only brought 5,000 men and horses, why don't you send troops to attack it first to strengthen the army?" ”

Cao Cao thought for a while and said, "No, Cen Bi is a general under Yuan Tan's account, and Yuan Tan is the son of Yuan Shao, so it is not appropriate to conflict with him." ”

"Then Yuan Shao is competing with Zhao Qian at this time, how can he have the leisure to care about here." Xiahou said nonchalantly.

Cao Cao shook his head, still disagreed, and said, "This battle must first break the Ji Ling!" ”

Although the generals didn't understand a little, they only needed to accept the order, so they stood up straight one by one and waited for Cao Cao's order.

Cao Cao sighed lightly and said, "This battle is ostensibly to attack Ji Ling, but in fact, it is to lead Tao Qian to send troops, and then destroy it and capture Pengcheng. ”

"What if Tao Qian doesn't send troops?" Xiahoudun asked.

Cao Cao sneered and said, "Tao Qian has always regarded himself as a benevolent gentleman, and he will definitely send troops; If we don't send troops, then we will destroy the Ji Ling army, and then concentrate our forces to attack the city. ”

"The lord is wise!" Dian Wei said suddenly.

Cao Cao shook his head with a smile and said, "Dian Wei listens to orders!" Order you to wait for 10,000 soldiers and horses to attack Ji Ling! ”

"Order!"

"Yuan Rang led 10,000 soldiers and horses, and when Tao Qian's soldiers and horses went out of the city to rescue Ji Lingjun, they were intercepted and killed halfway!"

"Order!"

"Wen Ze, you lead 3,000 men and horses, if Cen Bi intends to move, he will intercept it!"

"Order!"

Cao Cao's arrangements have been completed, and he said: "Command the whole army, start making food, and after you are full, start the war!" ”