When Tian Jing led his troops to Langya, Liu Bei also took Guan Yu, Zhang Fei and Tao Qian to resign, preparing to go to Xiapi to support Zhenrong. The pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info Xiapi is closer to Tancheng, Liu Bei led 3,000 men and horses from the headquarters and 5,000 Danyang soldiers allocated by Tao Qian, and arrived in Xiapi in less than two days.

Before coming, Liu Bei thought twice about the fighting method of the Battle of Xiapi, and felt that it was better to abandon the city, maneuver with Cao's army in the field, and consume Cao's army's troops through sports warfare was the only way. Xiapi City has been burned several times, and now the city wall is seriously damaged, and it cannot be repaired without half a year's work, so it is the next policy to stick to Xiapi.

When Liu Bei arrived, he found that Xiapi City had already become an empty city. Not only were there no guards, but not even the people were seen. Liu Bei was shocked at first, could it be that Cao Jun had already broken through Xiapi? But it's wrong to think about it again, now that Cao Jun has enough horses, he has broken the reason that Xiapi is not occupied. Even if you go to pursue Zhenrong, you should leave people and horses to defend the city. And where have the people of the city gone? Liu Bei felt strange, and on the one hand, he asked people to be on guard, and on the other hand, he sent scouts into the city to investigate. After a while, the scout came back to report, it turned out that Xiapi Xiangrong, because he was afraid of Cao Cao, took the soldiers and horses in the city a few days ago, and 30,000 people went to Guangling County.

Liu Bei is also strange, this is so bold and bold, even if he retreats, he should make Tao Qian clear in advance. And coerced the people to go to Guangling, I don't know what the calculation of Zhirong was.

However, the city was not defended, and the people were withdrawn, leaving no chance for Cao Cao's soldiers and horses. Zhenrong went to Guangling and joined forces with Zhao Yu, which was also a way to resist Cao. Liu Bei did not dare to make decisions on his own, so he ordered people to camp outside Xiapi City, and on the one hand, he sent people to reply to Tao Qian's request for instructions, and on the other hand, he asked people to wait for Yuan Shu's reinforcements on the road from Huainan County to Xiapi County.

After Tao Qian received the letter, he was also stunned, but he didn't expect that Xiapi Xiangrong, who was under his nose, gave up Xiapi and retreated east to Guangling County at a critical moment without his consent. Although Tao Qian is unwilling, but when he employs people today, he can only comfort him first, and then deal with it in the future. Tao Qian wrote a handwritten letter to Zhao Yu and Zhen Rong to send them to Guangling quickly, meaning that the two of them should help each other and defend Guangling together.

It was meaningless for Liu Bei's soldiers and horses to stay in Xiapi, so Tao Qian asked Liu Bei to withdraw to Tancheng in time first, and then discuss countermeasures.

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Tian Jing and Lu Qilin arrived in Tancheng, and waited for someone to report under the city, and not long after a small school opened the city gate and invited the two to go to see Zang Ba. Zang Ba is not the minister of Langya, nor is he a general who can open a mansion, because he has no name, so Zang Ba usually does things and meets guests in his own mansion. However, Zang Ba's mansion is much more magnificent than the Prime Minister's Mansion. Moreover, after the previous prime minister fled during the Yellow Turban Rebellion, Tao Qian has not appointed a new official to Langya to take office. In Langya, Zang Ba is a real powerful figure.

In Tian Jing's heart, Zang Ba should be the kind of arrogant heroic, otherwise it would be impossible to organize the township to defeat the Yellow Turban in one fell swoop with his personal courage and occupy the rich Langya County. For so many years, Zang Ba never paid taxes to Tao Qian, nor did he listen to Tao Qian's dispatch. Tao Qian was stunned, although there were Danyang soldiers, he didn't dare to move Zang Ba, he just turned a blind eye, which showed how powerful Zang Ba was.

However, when he saw Zang Ba, Tian Jing was taken aback. Zang Ba feels more like a rich man enjoying happiness at home, rather than a powerful party. Zang Ba sat in the center of the hall, watching the two of them come in and smiling slightly, Wu Dun, Yin Li, Sun Guan, Sun Kang and others were lined up on the left and right, and these four people were all fierce and vicious.

Tian Jing and Lu Qilin were not afraid and stepped forward to salute. At this time, Zang Ba was also observing them, he didn't expect Tao Qian to send two stinky hairy children to meet him. I was a little unhappy in my heart, but looking at the two children's straight waists, their essence exposed, and the faint killing aura on their bodies, it could be seen that they were tiger generals who had been on the battlefield. Zang Ba deliberately demonstrated, "What are the positions of your two dolls in Xuzhou?" This time, Tao Qian sent two milky dolls to see me, is there no one in Xuzhou, or does Tao Qian look down on me Zang Ba? ”

Tian Jing didn't care about Zang Ba's tone, but said very calmly, "In Xia Tian Jing, now Youzhou Assassin Shi Gongsun Zhan's account is leading the reserve Bai Ma Yi from other Sima." This time, he was entrusted by Tao Gongzu to meet the general. The present letter was sent to the general. ”

Zang Ba ordered someone to take the letter, opened it and looked at it, to the effect that Tao Qian appointed him as the minister of Langya, and exempted Langya from taxes for ten years, and also sent twenty truckloads of property to fund military salaries.

It turned out that Zang Ba still led the post of cavalry captain, and now he is the minister of Langya, which means that Langya's civil affairs and military affairs are all decided by him alone. As for the ten-year tax exemption, it is actually a pretense, because Zang Ba has never taxed Xuzhou, but this is equivalent to Tao Qian admitting that the tax is legalized. However, he also saw that these two points were the biggest conditions that Tao Qian could give. As for the twenty carts of gold and silver, Zang Ba didn't look at it.

Zang Ba threw the letter on the table after reading it, and his face sank, "Is Tao Gongzu so sincere?" ”

Tian Jing smiled, "Lord Zang said that he was joking, Tao Thorn Shi was appointed by the imperial court to guard the peace of the Han family. Today, the traitor Cao Cao offended my Xuzhou for no reason, and Tao stabbed Shi to protect the territory and the people, for the sake of the lives of the people of Hezhou, Xuzhou. Tao Thorn Shi rewarded the general this time, because the general has always loved the people like a son in Langya County, and his meritorious deeds are rewarded on behalf of the Son of Heaven, rather than privately awarded. General Zang's sincerity, isn't he blaming the Son of Heaven?"

After listening to Zang Ba, he said in his heart, what a doll with sharp teeth. However, if you want to take justice, let me obediently give Tao Qian my life, but it is not so easy. "This General Tian is very eloquent, but my Zang Ba is a rough man, reckless, the Son of Heaven is high, it has nothing to do with my Lao Zang, I just asked Tao Qian. Back then, my old Zang also sold his life to Tao Qian, but he only got the false name of a cavalry captain, neither soldiers nor salaries, if I hadn't developed myself in this Langya County, it is estimated that I would have been abandoned by Tao Qian now. If you need me to sell my life, I will use a false name to fool me, how can it be so easy?"

When Tian Jing heard this, he felt that this Zang Ba was really sophisticated, seemingly vulgar, and shrewd inside. But Tian Jing knew that what he was most afraid of in negotiations was to follow the rhythm of others, which disrupted the original train of thought. So as soon as the conversation changed, Tian Jing asked Zang Badao: "The so-called lips are dead and the teeth are cold, if Tao Qian is defeated, I don't know how the general will deal with himself?" Now Cao Cao sent troops to Xuzhou, called revenge, and really wanted to seize the entire territory of Xuzhou. General Zang can still be a hegemon in the history of Taothorn and lead Langya County alone; But if the Cao thief comes, if the general surrenders to Cao, I am afraid that he will have to be a barnyard general. Which is better or worse, and I hope the general will think deeply? ”

Zang Ba said, "I heard that Cao Cao's subordinates have many generals, and now they are used very much, how does General Tian know that I can't be reused by Cao Cao?" ”

Tian Jing heard Zang Ba's question, and he was in the middle of it, and said, "Cao Cao's generals are innumerable, and Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Yuan are all unworthy bravery; Cao Ren and Cao Hong are Cao Cao's younger brothers, although they are not as capable as Cao Cao, but they are proficient in the art of war; Le Jin, Li Dian, and Yu Ban are all generals; Evil Dian Wei, tiger idiot Xu Chu was born reckless but his martial arts are amazing, and he is afraid that no one can be defeated except Lu Bu in the world; Not to mention the hundreds of other big and small generals. If the general enters the Cao camp, can he do anything? ”

This time it is said that the worry in Zang Ba's heart, Cao Cao can be described as a prosperous talent, if he surrenders, I am afraid that it will be difficult to be reused. But Zang Ba would not be persuaded because of this, he instead took Tian Jing's army. "Since Cao Cao's strength is so strong, then Xuzhou can't be defended, why don't Tao Thorn Shi descend early? I, Zang Ba, have never had great ambitions, so it is better to hand over the soldiers and horses and be happy to be a farmer. ”

Tian Jing didn't expect Zang Ba to ask such a question, but immediately thought of a response, "If it was put in the past, it would not be able to hold it, but now it is different." Today, there are Beihai Taishou Kong Rong, Qingzhou Thorn Shi Tian Kai, Pingyuan Xiang Liu Bei, and Runan Taishou Yuan Shu to help, as long as Xuzhou sticks to it, it will definitely not be defeated. Although Cao Cao's soldiers and horses are strong, they are not popular with the people, since they entered Xuzhou, every city is slaughtered by the people in the city, the people of Xuzhou hate Cao Cao and are willing to live and die with Tao Thorn History, so Tancheng can not be attacked for a long time. Moreover, Cao Cao's army poured out, and Yanzhou was empty, so as to avoid changes in elbows and armpits. Therefore, Cao Cao will be defeated in this battle, and General Zang should make a choice as soon as possible so as not to lose his wealth in the future. ”

Zang Ba laughed after hearing this, "That's it, let's say that Lao Zang is not your doll's opponent." I've always been a happy person, and I don't love my mother-in-law. Since you can be a Sima of other departments with Gongsun Chan at a young age, it is not bad to think about martial arts. I have two sons, and I also learned marksmanship for a few days in front of me, if General Tian can defeat them, I, Zang Ba, will immediately accept Tao Qian's appointment, and at the same time help him fight Cao Cao, what do you think? ”

Tian Jing thought to himself, since Zang Ba put forward this condition, he thought that his two sons' martial arts were not bad. But in the past few years, he has been learning marksmanship by Zhao Yun's side every day, and he has been practicing on the battlefield for a long time, the only difference is that he is not strong enough at his age, and he may not be able to defeat Zang Ba, but it should be no problem to send his two sons. So Tian Jing readily agreed.

Zang Ba's two sons, the eldest son is called Zang Ai, Chang Tian Jing is two years old, and the second son is called Zang Shun, the same year as Tian Jing. The two of them are not very old, but their marksmanship has been the true inheritance of Zang Ba, and there have always been few opponents among teenagers of the same age. Seeing that Tian Jing was not very old, he naturally didn't take him seriously. Zang Shun was the first to go into battle, and Tian Jing compared to the horse marksmanship, the two fought, less than ten times, Zang Shun was hit by Tian Jing with the handle of the saddle. Zang Shun was dissatisfied and had to compare again, but was stopped by Zang Ai.

"Compete immediately, borrowing horsepower, not showing real skills, do you dare to get off the horse to fight?" Zang Ai shook the gun in his hand and said to Tian Jing.

Tian Jing smiled, turned over and dismounted, and put on a posture of a hundred birds facing the phoenix spear. This is the only marksmanship that Zhao Yun has ever taught him. Immediately, what he paid attention to was that he would hit with one hit, and what he paid attention to when he stepped down was the coordination of dodging and moving attacks and blocking, and Tian Jing was inexperienced in this regard, so he was a little worried. Unexpectedly, Zang Ai's marksmanship was exactly the same as his own, Tian Jing suddenly had an understanding of Zang Ai's marksmanship routine, and immediately changed the order of marksmanship, and made the first move, and after a while, Zang Ai couldn't support it.

Tian Jing saw the opportunity and was about to stab Zang Ai in the throat, but Zang Ba hurriedly stopped, "General Tian's men are merciful!" ”