There was no reaction to the Xuzhou Assassin History and the Xuzhou Counties, neither a clear refusal, nor a commitment period, Yuan Shao hated it very much, which undoubtedly refuted the Yuan family's face and made him the leader of the alliance embarrassed.

More importantly, after Tao Qian arrived in Xuzhou, he actively crusaded against the Yellow Turban thieves, and followed the example of Qingzhou, resettled the displaced people, and carried out reclamation, now the money and food are abundant, if Tao Qian's support is obtained, it will greatly enhance the strength of the Yuan family, and now Tao Qian's attitude is unclear, Yuan Shao has the intention of crusading, one is for money, the other is to kill chickens and monkeys, and establish the prestige of the Yuan family.

Fortunately, Cao Cao, Gongsun Zan and others dissuaded them in time, and they should focus on state affairs and crusade against Dong Zhuo.

After some consideration, Yuan Shao temporarily calmed his anger and decided that he could not use force against Tao Qian for the time being, so he sent people to Xuzhou again to persuade and coerce.

Tao Qian is a cunning political opportunist, and he will never make a move when he can't see the situation clearly.

For Yuan Shao's coercion again, he will never sit still, and he has a plan in his heart.

Tao Qian, the word Gongzu, a native of Danyang County, can be literary and martial; Successively served as Shu, Lu Erxian Ling, Youzhou Thorn History, and Yilang, with a straightforward personality and great ambitions; After that, he served as the commander of the cavalry general Huangfu Song's Yangwu Du, and then served as the cavalry general Zhang Wen's army, and repeatedly made military exploits in the expedition to Beigong Boyu and Han Sui and Bian Zhang, and later won the attention of the general, and was recommended by the general to serve as the assassin of Xuzhou.

Tao Qian first sent Zhao Yu to Qingzhou to visit Guangping Hou Fangliang, wanting to form an alliance with Qingzhou, hoping to get the protection of Qingzhou Mufangliang, if nothing can be done, you can visit the champion Hou Gaoshun.

The Mi family had quietly told Tao Qian about the intimate relationship between the champion Hou, the Guangnian Hou and the Guangping Hou, which confirmed everyone's previous speculations; If it becomes an ally with Gao Shun, Fang Liang and others, then Xuzhou will have no worries.

At the same time, Tao Qian felt that he had to strengthen his military strength, so he ordered the general Cao Bao to reorganize his troops and horses, strengthen training, and prepare for response; In the past few years of exterminating the Yellow Turban Thieves, Tao Qian trained a total of 30,000 elite soldiers, except for the soldiers who defended the city, it was still difficult to deal with the Yellow Turban Thieves, and finally it was Qingzhou who assisted to pacify the Yellow Turban Thieves in the jurisdiction; If it is against the alliance of the princes, it will be even more of an opponent.

However, Tao Qian felt that these 30,000 soldiers and horses were enough to protect Picheng under the rule of the state, even if the princes and allies sent 100,000 troops, don't try to conquer Picheng; However, the other counties will definitely be plundered by them, which is the outcome that Tao Qian does not want to see.

Cao Bao, one of the wealthy families in Xuzhou, his military skills are not strong; However, Tao Qian's army, based on the veterans who participated in the Xiliang War and the brave Danyang soldiers as the skeleton, is not difficult to manage, but it has very fierce combat effectiveness, but the number is too small.

Now Xuzhou after a few years of tuntian, the warehouse is abundant, the people are rich, the governance of Wang Lang suggested, can continue to expand the army, especially to continue to recruit Danyang soldiers who can fight well, Tao Qian accepted this suggestion, and appointed the young general Xu Sheng as the captain of the school, to Danyang County to recruit troops.

Danyang County is Tao Qian's hometown, and there are thousands of Danyang soldiers in Tao Qian's team, Tao Qian treats them very well, and has a good reputation among the people of Danyang County, and more importantly, Xuzhou is now rich; Xu Sheng went to recruit troops, which went very smoothly, and in more than a month, he recruited 10,000 strong people.

Xu Sheng, a native of Langxiju County (now Juxian County, Shandong), moved from his hometown Ju County to Guangling County due to the Yellow Turban Rebellion; After Tao Qian took office as the assassin of Xuzhou, he referred to the Qingzhou method to recruit troops and generals in Xuzhou, and Xu Sheng took the opportunity to join the army.

Because Tao Qian likes to be poor and looks down on people from poor families, if it weren't for the fact that this is the time to employ people, he would never promote Xu Sheng, but this is a great kindness to Xu Sheng, and he is grateful to Tao Qian.

Similar to Xu Sheng's situation, there is also Lu Dai, the captain of Xiapi City Gate; As a member of the family, Cao Bao won Tao Qian's trust and became the first general in Xuzhou.

Wang Lang, who was engaged in the governance of the government, saw that Tao Qian had adopted his suggestion, and he was extremely happy in his heart, so he planned a good plan for Tao Qian, and suggested to Tao Qian: "Envoy, it is advisable to spread the word to all counties, and prepare for war, in case the coalition army is coming, be caught off guard, and regret it too late!" ”

Tao Qian thought that this was a matter of preparedness, so he adopted Wang Lang's suggestion to engage in governance. However, Tao Qian asked rhetorically: "The fourth and third princes of the Yuan family originally loved fame, how could they behave like this?" ”

Wang Lang smiled: "Hehe, what does it matter that you can't see Wang Fen, Wang Ei, and Zhang Zhi?" ”

Tao Qian suddenly realized that the Yuan family didn't even let go of his protégé, how could he care about him as an outsider? Hurriedly got up and saluted Wang Lang gratefully: "Jingxing reminds that the Yuan family, the jackals are also!" ”

The county guards are also unwilling to pay taxes to the Kwantung Coalition Army, and they prefer to keep the taxes for their own use, and they are afraid of offending the Kwantung Coalition Army, so they are all in a wait-and-see state. So they all began to reorganize their armies, renovate their cities, reorganize their armies, and strengthen their defenses in case of contingencies.

Wang Lang, whose real name is Wang Yan, is Jingxing. a native of Tancheng in the East China Sea (now northwest of Tancheng, Linyi City, Shandong); In his early years, he studied under Taiwei Yang Ci, who was knowledgeable, and was worshiped as Langzhong because he knew the scriptures, and later abandoned the official to mourn because of Yang Ci's death, and was later promoted to filial piety, but Wang Lang did not die; Xuzhou Thorn Shi Taoqian also cited it as Maocai, and worshiped it as a rule.

Wang Lang was even more satisfied with Tao Qian's attitude, so he made another strategy: "The envoy once served as the assassin of Youzhou, has a good reputation, and has made contributions in Liangzhou for many years, so he must have a lot to do with Taishou Gongsun Zhan; And Gongsun Chan is now losing his territory because of his participation in the Kwantung Coalition Army, which is a good opportunity to make friends. ”

This sentence caused Tao Qian's contemplation, as early as when he served as the assassin of Youzhou, Gongsun Chan was famous for his righteousness and courage in the state and county, and then the two fought side by side in Liangzhou for many years, Tao Qian had a more comprehensive understanding of Gongsun Zhan, because both of them hated barbarians and fought bravely, so they had the same heart and mind, sympathized with each other, and established a deep friendship; And Tao Qian admired Gongsun Zhan's other department, Sima Liu Bei, even more, both of whom were born as rangers and had a closer relationship.

Wang Lang said this, Tao Qian couldn't help but miss the two even more.

Now Xuzhou has sufficient money and food, strong soldiers and strong horses, but there is a lack of generals who can fight well, if Gongsun Zan and Liu Bei, who have lost their territory, are introduced into Xuzhou, then Xuzhou will be as stable as Mount Tai, even if the Kwantung coalition army sends hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses, with the power of Xuzhou, it can also deal with it; And Gongsun Chan and Liu Bei have no territory, which is easy to control.

In this regard, Tao Qian was very moved, and hurriedly got up and saluted Wang Lang and said: "Haha, Jingxing's strategy is very good, first send someone to have a secret talk with Gongsun Zhan, and then make a decision later." ”

Wang Lang was overjoyed and agreed with Tao Qian's approach.

So Tao Qian sent Sun Qian to the camp of the Allied Army of Suojube and secretly asked to see Gongsun Zhan.

Gongsun Chan was worried about the future, and the arrival of the envoy of Xuzhou Thorn Shi Taoqian undoubtedly made Gongsun Chan grasp a life-saving straw, and Gongsun Chan and Liu Bei were both close to Tao Qian, so they happily promised that if Xuzhou was in trouble, they would never sit on the sidelines.

Tao Qian received the return of engaging in Sun Qian, his heart was overjoyed, and after consulting with Wang Lang, he ordered Sun Gan to meet Gongsun Zhan once, if the allied military could not do anything, he could come to Xuzhou to station, and Xuzhou would provide enough money and grain to support the army.

For Tao Qian, this is tantamount to luring a wolf into the house, but I am afraid that it will be easy to invite God and difficult to send God when the time comes.

Xuzhou is rich, and even the Yuan family is hot; Gongsun Zhan and Liu Bei are both jackals, how can they not be tempted by Xuzhou? For them, it is a gift from heaven.

If God does not take it, it will be blamed; When it is not welcome, it suffers from it.