Liu Bei didn't want people to know about the internal discord in Xuzhou, so when Tao Ying said that his eldest brother Tao Shang was in Yanzhou, Liu Bei was busy persuading him.

"Second son, the matter of Xuzhou, it is better to put it aside for the time being, and when the matter of Yanzhou is resolved, it will not hurt to mention it again."

After Liu Bei finished speaking, Tao Ying nodded. The drama next to him saw that they were no longer noisy, so he also got up and said: "What General Liu said is very true, now that the cold winter in the north is coming, the people have no place to live, no clothing, no food, if the soldiers stay in the wind and snow again, frostbite will be more and more, and then not only the casualties of the people will be large, but the casualties of the soldiers and horses of the second son will be even greater." At that time, if Yuan Shu attacked, wouldn't the second son ......"

Xi Zhicai still tried to analyze some of the threats he could face to Tao Ying, but Tao Ying didn't stop at all, he had his own strategists, only his own strategists really served him, and other people's strategists were just for profit, so Tao Ying refused to listen to them say the so-called big truth.

So Tao Ying interrupted Xi Zhicai's words and said: "Don't persuade me, my Pengcheng has my own Pengcheng's advisors, and I will know everything myself." Instead of saying something I don't want to hear, let's talk about the conditions for retiring from the army! ”

Referring to the conditions for retiring from the army, Xi Zhicai said: "My lord is willing to promise the second son, from today onwards, the originally agreed land will be returned to the second son, and the Lu country mentioned by the second son, my lord is also willing to cede to the second son." ”

Tao Ying nodded, as long as he was willing to fulfill his promise, it was enough. So Tao Ying said: "Since this is the case, then we need to make a new agreement." ”

If the agreement is re-established, it will be necessary to meet Cao Cao again, but as soon as he thinks of meeting, Tao Ying knows that this time he will definitely go to Juye in person.

Although he is still in the period of filial piety, if he doesn't take this trip, then the matter of Shanyang County will not be solved. There is also the question of Lu Bu's whereabouts, that is, to keep him, where he will be stationed, this is still a big problem.

So after hearing what Xi Zhicai said, Tao Ying agreed.

The night was getting late, and he sent away Xi Zhicai, Liu Bei and others.

Tao Ying left the strategist Sun Shao, and then instructed his relatives to follow Cao Chun to prepare for the joint north tomorrow. Cao Chun said yes and went out alone.

Now after Cao Chun took over as the guard, Tao Ying renamed his guard. In history, Cao Chun took over the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry, Cao Chun's elite troops, so Tao Ying named his own team the Tiger and Leopard Cavalry.

Now the number of people and horses on the tiger and leopard has also expanded from the initial 50 to 200, and this army has made rapid progress under Cao Chun's training.

Sleepless nights, in mid-November, the north already had a bit of a sense of winter coming. In the morning, Sun Shao sent Tao Ying out of Taoling Town, Tao Ying told Sun Shao to govern Taoling Town, and he was leaving, so Tao Ying handed over the entire Pengcheng Kingdom to Zhang Zhao to take care of, and handed over Taoling Town and Shili Changting Town to Sun Shao to govern.

Most of the Wenchen stayed behind, and even his own soldier and horse marshal Yu Ban was left in Pengchengguo to prevent the surrounding enemies from attacking.

Set foot on the road to Juye, but fortunately, Juye is not very far from Pengcheng. And at the beginning of winter, the weather was not very hot, in order to hurry, Tao Ying only took a week to rush to Changyi.

Tao Ying rushed to Changyi City, and Changyi City was still in the hands of Xu Sheng at this time. When I arrived outside the city of Changyi, it was the beginning of December, the north wind was blowing fiercely, and the winter in ancient times was much colder than the current winter.

Hearing of Tao Ying's arrival, Xu Sheng braved the cold wind and began to wait for Tao Ying's arrival ten miles outside the city. It wasn't until almost dusk that Tao Ying rushed outside Changyi City.

The mighty military horses marched along a not very wide official road, and when they saw Tao Ying for the first time, the young Xu Sheng stepped forward and knelt down and said, "Meet the eldest brother!" ”

In the cold wind, Tao Ying helped Xu Sheng up, Xu Sheng's shoulders were bandaged, and there were many cuts on his face, and Tao Ying was a little sad to see him. He knew that this battle with Cao Cao, Xu Sheng must have paid a lot.

"Second brother, get up, what's wrong with your arm?"

Tao Ying went to check his wounds, but Xu Sheng said with a smile: "Big brother, I'm fine, I just got hit by an arrow, and I don't know which guy is plotting against me behind my back, fortunately I dodged quickly!" ”

The two of them exchanged pleasantries for a while, and Xu Sheng led Tao Ying towards Changyi City.

When I arrived at Changyi City, it was already a little dark. The damage to the walls of Changyi City was not very serious, and with the repair of Xu Sheng and others, it was quickly restored to its original appearance. Moreover, Tao Ying also found that many of the new weapons he had recently invented were used in Changyi City. For example, the super crossbow bolts on the city walls.

After entering the city, the walls were lined with trebuchets. What distinguishes these trebuchets from those of other princes is that they contain not only stones, but also a lot of oil tanks. The canisters were set on fire and thrown, and rows of trebuchets would rain fire on the heads of the enemy.

Entering Changyi City, the people of Changyi City heard that Tao Ying was coming, and they went out to greet each other. Changyi and the cities near Changyi were originally attacked by Xuzhou's soldiers and horses. The city captured by the soldiers and horses of Xuzhou is relatively intact. Xu Sheng did not slaughter the city, nor did he loot the people's property, so the people still admired the soldiers and horses of Xuzhou very much.

On the contrary, those places that were breached by Lu Bu's army were like entering purgatory on earth. The woman was arrested and humiliated arbitrarily, and was sold to others as concubines, which is all a good fate, and many people were directly sold to Qinglou. Prostitute. Woman. Men, the stronger ones will be requisitioned for the people.

Minzhuang was driven by Lu Bu to build the city wall, or to pave bridges and pave roads. Many were also driven to the city to be attacked by the cruel Lu Bu, and let the soldiers and the common people mix together to attack the city. If Cao Cao released his arrows, Lu Bu scolded Cao Cao for killing his own people. All kinds of damage tricks made Lu Bu play to the fullest.

Therefore, when Lu Bu's notoriety spread, as long as they heard that it was Xu Sheng and other Tao Ying's generals who came to attack the city, many ordinary people went to open the city wall regardless of their lives and let Xuzhou soldiers and horses enter the city.

When I heard of Lu Bu's arrival, many small cities were all gone.

Bypassing the four streets of Changyi, Tao Ying and others rushed to the Changyi Mansion. Changyi is the seat of Sanyang County, so the government is very magnificent. Xu Sheng and others had already set up a banquet for Tao Ying in the mansion, and selected the most beautiful mansion in Changyi City for Tao Ying to live in.

After having a meal with the civil and military forces who surrendered to Changyi, Tao Ying rested in Changyi. Sending Tao Ying to the new mansion, when Cao Chun led the horse into the courtyard, Xu Sheng suddenly pulled Tao Ying aside and persuaded: "Big brother, why did you let Cao Cao's general be the commander of the tiger and leopard cavalry to the eldest brother?" Big brother, he's Cao Cao's person! ”

Xu Sheng looked anxious, and seemed to distrust Cao Chun. Although this Cao Chun was captured by him personally, for some reason, in Xu Sheng's battle with Cao Cao in the past few months, Xu Sheng knew Cao Cao's cunning.

Tao should be busy. patted Xu Sheng on the shoulder and said, "Second brother, don't worry, as the saying goes, don't be suspicious when employing people, don't use suspicious people." Look at him, he is only twenty-five years old this year, young and commanding, and his martial arts are also superb, and I am lacking such a person who is both civil and military by my side. ”

Although Tao Ying tried his best to comfort Xu Sheng, Xu Sheng still said uneasily: "Big brother, Changyi is the land of right and wrong, this place is not far from Cao Cao, so I can't be careless." The third brother will come from Jinxiang tomorrow, the third brother's superb martial arts are not under Cao Chun, let the third brother take over the command of the tiger and leopard tomorrow! ”