Chen Deng turned over and got on the horse, Tao Ying couldn't ride a horse, so he had to sit in a sedan chair. Along the way, Tao Ying asked about the current battle situation in Xuzhou, and Chen Dengdao was now in Xuzhou Xiaoguan, Pengcheng, and Xiaopei were all lost. The northern counties were also broken by Cao Cao, and Tan County now has Liu Bei's army and Cao Bao's army garrisoned, Cao Cao couldn't break it for a while, and led his troops to the north and slaughtered many cities.

When it came to slaughtering the city, Tao Ying gritted his teeth with hatred. That Cao Song really deserves to die, he was born with such a big scourge, the next time he sees Cao Song, he will be the first to kill him, his revenge has something to retribution, who will avenge the innocent people who were slaughtered?

Tao Ying asked what the form of the north is now, Chen Dengdao relies on Zang Ba to defend Langya in the north, Zang Ba garrisons in Kaiyang, Cao Cao can only lead troops south.

Tao Ying nodded, sure enough, the first general of Xuzhou still belonged to Zang Ba. Taishan gang boss Zang Ba followed Tao Qian to quell the Yellow Turban Rebellion in Xuzhou, Tao Qian said that he was a school captain, and Yanzhou must go through Langya if he wants to enter Xuzhou.

Zang Ba defended Langya, and the next time Cao Cao came to fight Xuzhou, he had to attack Pengcheng from Xiaoguan, or from Xiaopei and then through Surabaya to attack Picheng. Now there is a lack of one who can hold Xiao Pass and Xiao Pei, if someone can hold Xiao Pass, then how can Cao Thief fight Pengcheng? It seems that in the history of the late Han Dynasty, Xuzhou has always been a threat to Yanzhou.

The two of them arrived at the Xuzhou Supervision Institute unconsciously, bypassed a small courtyard, and walked a big road to the main hall. The place where the assassin office is still built in a very grand way, walking into the hall, there is a small case facing the door, Tao Qian is coughing while looking at the urgent documents in his hand.

Rolls of bamboo sticks were piled up on the table, and several maids were waiting next to them, and another maid put a bowl of medicine on the table.

Seeing Tao Ying coming, Tao Qian raised his head, Tao Ying hurriedly knelt down to give a salute, Tao Qian waved his hand to let him stand up, Chen Deng was busy on the side and said: "Lord Assassin Shi, good news, General Cao Bao has blocked Cao Cao's army from Tancheng, and Gongzi has the help of immortals, our hope in Xuzhou is here, with Gongzi, we don't have to worry about Cao Thief!" ”

After only one night, I didn't expect Tao Qian to be so old again, Tao Ying knelt on the ground and kowtowed, this etiquette he learned on TV.

Tao Qian waved his hand to signal Tao Ying to get up, and as soon as Tao Ying got up, a small soldier came to report Mi Zhu and Sun Gan asking to see him. Tao Qian nodded, and spat out a mouthful of blood as soon as he wanted to speak.

These seem to be the bloody plots that happened in the TV series, which actually made Tao Ying see that an old man who was dying of old age, facing the worry of the city being broken and slaughtered, grew old and went away overnight, and actually let Tao Yingxin, who had always been ruthless, be stabbed fiercely.

"Dad, Cao Thief will definitely retreat, Dad might as well go back and recuperate for a while!"

Tao Ying hurriedly went over to persuade him, which Tao Qian waved his hand to let him go away, Sun Gan and Mi Zhu entered in one stream, then Sun Qian Tao should know, he is a famous debater. After Tao Qian's death, he was ordered to welcome Liu Bei to stay in Xuzhou, and has been assisting Liu Bei ever since. Mi Zhu Mi Fang is the same, they are all heroes and heroes of Xuzhou.

Sun Qian was wearing a long robe, his face was a little haggard, obviously he hadn't slept well for a long time.

"Meet the lord, General Cao just came to report that the army of the Dao Cao army is besieging Tancheng, and Tancheng may not expect the lord to send rescue troops!"

Tao Qian let out a long sigh, and he fainted directly without taking a breath, and everyone hurriedly carried Tao Tingshi back to the bedroom. For a while, the entire Supervision Yuan seemed to be panicked again, and everywhere they went, there were people talking about Cao Ren's army that had cut off the reinforcements of Tian Kai and Kong Rong in the north, and Yuan Shao's army also stood still, and I don't know what it meant.

Tao Ying rushed to Tao Qian's bed with everyone, and heard that Tao Tingshi fainted, and Tao Ying's mother and eldest brother Tao Shang also hurried over. For a while, the whole room was crowded with people, and Tao Ying knew what his eldest brother looked like, and his eldest brother was as white and clean as himself, and he looked polite and polite, obviously much more serious than himself.

The potter didn't pay attention to Tao Ying, but knelt in front of the window alone and held Tao Qian's hand and burst into tears, as if he heard the potter's call, Tao Qian woke up weakly on the bed.

Lang Zhong closed the medicine box and said beside him: "Lord Thorn Shi is just angry, just rest for a while!" ”

Having said that, Tao Ying obviously saw that he couldn't help frowning, Tao Ying knew that Tao Qian couldn't survive this year. The potter knelt in front of the window and said, "Dad, all the princes participated in the battle of Fagan, why did Cao Cao keep an eye on our Xuzhou?" ”

Tao Qian talked again, and the pottery merchant said to himself: "He is worried about our Xuzhou, doesn't he covet the wealth of our Xuzhou?" Why don't we promise to give him 500,000 denier of grain and grass every year, and make offerings to him every year so that he can retire from the army! ”

"I'd rather let me bear the people of the world than let the people of the world bear me! How can such a treacherous Cao Cao withdraw from the army, my son, quickly bring a pen, I will repair the book, you personally send it to Gongsun Zhan, and ask him to send troops! ”

Tao Qian also seems to have hope for Gongsun Chan as an ally, and if Gongsun Chan is willing to send troops, he can reach Xuzhou in five days. But so far there has been no Gongsun Zhan's soldiers and horses, but Liu Bei's three brothers came, but they also had no soldiers and horses, and when they came to Xuzhou, Tao Qian gave them 4,000 Danyang soldiers.

Sun Qian bowed forward and persuaded: "Lord, if Gongsun Zan is willing to send troops, the soldiers and horses will have arrived a long time ago." Now that there are constant wars in the north, you must not let your son take risks! ”

Looking at a group of Xuzhou principals with crying faces, Tao Ying couldn't help but kneel forward and said: "Dad, last night the child dreamed that Cao Cao, the immortal Dao who ignited the child, will retire from the army in less than half a year, so don't worry, Dad!" ”

Tao Qian only said that Tao Ying said nonsense again, and he didn't even want to look at him, only Chen Deng wanted to speak and stopped, Tao Qian weakly said to Sun Qian and others: "I'm afraid I won't be able to last a few days, if I die, Xuzhou will definitely be in turmoil, if Cao thief takes the opportunity to attack the city, who can defend Xuzhou?" ”

Sun Qian thought for a while and said, "You can let General Cao Bao return to the army to defend Xiapi!" ”

As soon as Sun Qian said Cao Bao, Tao Ying immediately shook his head and said: "Don't let General Cao guard Xiapi, let General Zang Ba return to guard Tan County, and ensure that Tan County is foolproof!" ”

When it comes to Zang Ba, it seems that Tao Qian is very disapproving, Tao Qian attaches great importance to those family disciples, and although Zang Ba is talented, he has not really integrated into Tao Qian's cronies, which may also be the reason why Zang Ba himself engaged in small forces later!

As soon as Zang Ba was said, everyone shook their heads, and after a while, Tao Qian said in a fragile voice: "If I can't do it, Gongyou will welcome General Liu into Xuzhou!" ”

As soon as they heard that Liu Bei was allowed to enter Xuzhou, everyone was silent, and they all seemed to acquiesce. Tao Qian knew the level of his two sons, and Liu Bei was also a relative of the emperor, coupled with their reputation when they crusaded against Dong Zhuo, it seemed that there was really no other candidate for Xuzhou City.