Jiang Hong cleaned up the battlefield and gathered a lot of soldiers, of which more than 1,000 were soldiers from Xiliang, and more than 2,000 miscellaneous soldiers, all of whom were semi-finished products that Cao Cao had only trained for a month or two, and could barely be called soldiers.

As for the grain and grass equipment, there are quite a lot, with the support of Chen Liuwei's family, Cao Cao's soldiers are not elite, but the armor is sufficient, they are all high-quality goods, Cao Cao did not stay, so they were all cheaper Jiang Hong.

When he came, there were only more than 4,000 people, but when he went back, there were more than 7,000 people, and he brought a lot of grain, grass and armor. It's just that these more than 1,000 soldiers Jiang Hong didn't dare to put them in the army for the time being, these guys were very fierce in combat, but the military discipline was a mess, and they were very wild, Jiang Hong was ready to pull them back and grind them for a while, and put them in the army.

Back in the camp, Jiang Hong could see that Tao Qian was very angry, but there were so many colleagues around, Tao Qian was not easy to attack, he was only ready to return to Xuzhou, and then give Jiang Hong a good look, but he was destined not to go back to Xuzhou, well~~ The corpse can still go back.

Jiang Hong's army and Tao Qian's troops were not stationed together, but they were next to each other, which was deliberately arranged by Jiang Hong, and Tao Qian couldn't do it, destroying the unity of the coalition forces and provoking a civil war in the name Tao Qian couldn't bear it.

Jiang Hong stayed in Luoyang for a few days, Sun Jian had already run away with the jade seal of the country, and the hearts of the rest of the princes were scattered, and they had long since lost the unity of the original Dong Fan. Cao Cao saw that the princes had different intentions, and expected that this time could not be done, plus the vulnerable soldiers under his command a few days ago, compared with the elite Xiliang soldiers, Cao Cao decided to go to Yangzhou to recruit troops first.

During this period, the princes also had constant friction, and at this time, news came from Xuzhou that Tao Qian's eldest son, Tao Shang, died violently on the carriage when he went out.

With the help of the Mi family's intelligence network, Jiang Hong learned about the matter first, and then informed the cook that he could start. Just as Tao Qian and a group of friends were eating and drinking in the camp, Tao Qian received the news of the violent death of his eldest son, and fainted at that time.

Then Tao Qian was pinched, poured cold water, barely woke up, struggled to get up and asked Yuan Shao, the leader of the alliance, to resign, and he had to go back to Xuzhou first. It's just that Tao Qian hasn't walked out of the camp gate yet, Tao Qian suddenly felt that the world was spinning, his throat was sweet, he spit out a mouthful of blood, and then his eyes went black and he fainted.

Jiang Hong watched all this quietly from a distance, watching Tao Qian faint to death, Jiang Hong knew that he was going to die. The poison he used was not a chronic poison, the poison he used was extremely fast, and he couldn't tell that it was poisoning for the time being, but the corpse would show signs of poisoning, but Jiang Hong didn't care at all, because no outsiders would see Tao Qian's corpse.

That night, under the gaze of a group of generals and military physicians, Tao Qian lost his breath, and Jiang Hong was also present, engaged in the death of the army, so fast that the other princes did not react at all. The reason given by the doctor was that he died of a cerebral hemorrhage and there was no cure.

Tao Qian's food that night was also dealt with by Jiang Hong, and when everyone was anxiously surrounding Tao Qian, and there was no one to protect the scene at all, Jiang Hong's people secretly replaced the poisonous dishes on Tao Qian's table. In this way, even if you check, you can't find anything. The cook was also under Jiang Hong's surveillance, and he didn't dare to say anything, and when the turmoil passed a little, he was the next target for Jiang Hong to deal with.

The generals in the army didn't expect that someone would dare to poison the history of the dignified state, and even arranged a legitimate reason, the eldest son died violently, Tao Qian was old, and suddenly attacked his heart and died of blood, which was reasonable and did not doubt him.

As the highest-ranking person in the Xuzhou Army, Jiang Hong took over the Xuzhou Army and sent Chen Zhi, Huang Yuandianwei and others to take over Tao Qian's army. On the grounds of preserving the corpse, he placed his body in a coffin and closed the museum, Jiang Hong didn't believe it, who dared to open the museum for an autopsy in front of everyone and in front of himself.

Overnight, the entire Xuzhou army changed masters, and the rest of the princes were stunned, how could it be that after one night, there was one less colleague among them, and after Jiang Hong described the reason, all the princes expressed regret and sadness. There is no one who cares about Tao Qian's death when the cause of Tao Qian's death is legitimate and reasonable. Besides, this is the Xuzhou Army's own business, even if he has the heart, he can't interfere.

Jiang Hong sat in Tao Qian's position and listened to Huang Yuan's report.

"My lord, there are more than 18,000 people in the Xuzhou army, of which there are more than 1,300 Danyang soldiers left, and the armor is complete, but the grain and grass are insufficient." Huang Yuan also changed his name to the lord, and this time he did Tao Qian, it was Jiang Hong who planned it, and Huang Yuan was responsible for handling it.

"Hmm." Jiang Hong stood up, walked to the map hanging on the wall, and looked at the huge map.

"Are there any dissenting voices or rumors in the army?"

"The bureau's subordinates know, but not yet."

"Huh." Jiang Hong chuckled, "It seems that we are doing a good job." ”

"Then those generals, do you obey the deployment?" Jiang Hong then asked again.

"Those who didn't accept it were beaten by General Dian and lay on the bed." Huang Yuan said, also with a little smile.

"Lord, are you going to eat the whole of Xuzhou?" Huang Yuan struggled for a long time, but still asked the question that had bothered him for a long time.

"Xuzhou is rich, has a large population, outstanding people, its terrain is superior, it is located in the Central Plains, north of Qilu, south of Jiangdong, is the place where soldiers must fight." Jiang Hong said.

"That's to take Xuzhou?" Huang Yuan asked.

"I don't want Xuzhou." Jiang Hong said with a smile.

"Huh? So what's the point of our troubles? Huang Yuan asked puzzled.

"Xuzhou is certainly rich, but there are many nobles in it, and the power is intertwined, even Tao Qian can't completely control Xuzhou, do you think they will allow me, who has no background, is not even a humble family, and a soldier from the battlefield climbs on their heads?" Jiang Hong recounted quietly.

"The answer is yes, I can't master Xuzhou, once I can't master Xuzhou, the rich Xuzhou is a big piece of fat in the eyes of outsiders, the kind of fat and oily, anyone can come and take a bite."

"Xuzhou is a hub place, if my power is strong enough, I can fight in the south and the north, but my strength is not enough, rashly eat Xuzhou, will only break my own stomach, then Xuzhou will only be reduced to a piece of scorched earth, this hot potato, of course, delicious, but the wolves are feeding, don't do it." Jiang Hong explained.

"Tao Qian is a very controlling person, if he still stays on my head." Jiang Hong stretched out his hand and pointed to the top of his head, "I can't even control a county, if there is chaos today, the heroes are competing for the deer, and if you are one step behind, you will be constrained everywhere, the sooner he Tao Qian dies, for me, it will be a supreme good thing." ”

"That..." Huang Yuan said hesitantly.

"I want it." Jiang Hong stabbed the dagger in his hand into the map, "It's Yangzhou." ”