Along the way, Cao Bing rarely failed, but Tao Ying was even more undefeated, which made Cao Chun a little afraid. After Cao Chun's soldiers retreated, Cao Bao saw that the person who came was Zang Ba's military horse, and because he couldn't let go of the dignity of the first general of Xuzhou, Cao Bao didn't even thank him and led the rout army towards Xiapi.

Liu Bei is a gentleman, he was invited by Kong Beihai to persuade Xu Xibing, but he didn't expect Cao Cao to kill the red eye, not only did he not sell himself face, but he also beat himself as Tao Qian's party!

He led more than 1,000 horses, plus the 4,000 horses given by Tao Qian, a total of only 5,000 people and horses, and nearly 50,000 or 60,000 horses in Cao's army.

In the midst of the chaos, Liu Bei and Guan Yu, Zhao Yun, and Zhang Fei thanked Sun Guan and then invited Sun Guan to return to Xiapi to garrison together. Fortunately, Sun Guan led the troops to retreat on the grounds that Tanxian was defeated and urgently needed to return to Wuyuan to report.

After the news of the defeat of the vanguard general Tan County came, Tao Ying hurriedly repaired the book and let people quickly spread it to Xiapi. Needless to say, Cao Bao will definitely not defend the small city, then Cao Cao will definitely surround Xiapi with a large army, and it will be over if he breaks through Xiapi Xuzhou!

Here, Wuyuan Zang Ba was busy dispatching troops, asking the soldiers to clean the snow on the city wall, and letting the soldiers keep carrying water on the city wall, so that it would freeze every other day, and it would not be easy for Cao Bing to climb at that time.

The city wall of Wuyuan was a little short, and Zang Ba asked the soldiers to quickly build three barriers with frozen soil regardless of the severe cold, the outer wall, the inner wall, the inner wall, plus the arrows and crossbows captured from the Pengcheng battlefield, everything began to be distributed, and it seemed that a big war was about to start in Wuyuan.

It is said that Tao Ying's handwritten letter was sent to Xiapi three days later, and these three days were almost day and night, but the road was too slippery and the horses could not run fast.

When the messenger arrived at Xiapi City, Xiapi City was building fortifications, Cao Bao was personally stationed at the north gate to resist the enemy in front of Cao's army, Liu Bei was also sent to guard the south gate, and Mi Fang and other generals each guarded one door.

The messenger sent the letter all the way to Tao Qian's mansion, and a series of good news came, Tao Qian's heart disease was eliminated, and the disease had gradually improved, but he never suddenly received news that Cao Cao had broken through Tan County and was invading Xiapi in a big way! Hearing the news, Tao Qian directly fainted without breathing.

The messenger carried the letter until Tao Qian woke up the next day, and when Tao Qian woke up, he cried bitterly: "Is it naïve to kill me Xuzhou?" ”

The officials of Xuzhou next to them all stood beside them without saying a word, and when they heard that Tao Qian woke up, Liu Bei and Cao Bao hurriedly came to restore their lives. The two knelt in front of Tao Qian's bed to plead guilty, and the pottery merchant helped Tao Qian lean against the head of the bed.

Everyone helped the two generals up, after all, they were not as many as Cao Cao, and Cao soldiers had more wars, not to mention that he surrendered 300,000 Qingzhou Yellow Turbans, and selected 70,000 or 80,000 elite members of the army, and Xuzhou soldiers and horses could resist?

After Cao Bao got up, he said with some indignation: "Lord Shi, it's not that the last general is incompetent, it's just that Cao Bing has been besieging Tan County for a long time, and both sides have suffered heavy losses in several battles with the last general. The last general asked for reinforcements, but he didn't see a single soldier coming to help for months, and if there were reinforcements, there could be no defeat! ”

Cao Cao said indignantly, and Liu Bei next to him also said: "But after we were defeated, we sent a troop of soldiers and horses from Wuyuan, I don't know whose soldiers?" ”

Liu Bei is pretending to be confused!

The potter sighed and said: "It must be my second brother's soldiers and horses, my father gave him nearly 20,000 soldiers and horses, but he led the troops to capture Pengcheng, and asked for food and salary but refused to send troops!" ”

"What does the second son mean, don't you want to take the opportunity to support yourself in Pengcheng?" A person next to him jumped like thunder, and everyone looked at it as a big man with a leopard's head and ringed eyes, black and unreachable, and he looked a little rough.

"Third brother, don't talk nonsense!"

Seeing the man speak, Liu Bei reprimanded with a dark face. The black-faced Zhang Fei was about to speak, but Guan Yu next to him stretched out his hand to stop him. Tao Qian coughed a few times and suddenly said, "Take my Seal Tiger Talisman!" ”

Everyone thought that Tao Qian was going to be personally recruited again, so they hurriedly stopped him and said, "The lord's body is important!" ”

But he didn't want to be Tao Qian when he got the seal ribbon, but he beckoned Liu Bei to the bed and said: "I know my fate soon, the general is reading in the people of Xuzhou, take this seal!" ”

At a critical juncture, Tao Qian finally decided to give Xuzhou to Liu Bei after the imperial family. As soon as he heard the news, Zhang Fei's face was overjoyed, but Sun Qian, Jian Yong and the others immediately stopped: "The lord thinks twice!" ”

Seeing that so many people didn't support him, Liu Bei hurriedly said: "What is Tao Tingshi's words?" I, Liu Bei, came to help Xuzhou with faith, but the assassin humiliated me so much! ”

Hearing that the eldest brother refused like this, Zhang Fei's face was unhappy: "Big brother ......"

Zhang Fei and Guan Yu have followed Liu Bei to fight in the south and north for many years, but they have always been like three homeless homeless people, who are here today and don't know where they will be driven tomorrow. Now that someone finally wants to give him such a large territory, he doesn't want it, how can Zhang Fei not be in a hurry!

Liu Bei walked over and dragged Zhang Fei and Guan Yu and the others: "I waited for my brother Xinyi to save Xuzhou, and today Tao Xuzhou actually gave Xuzhou to me, wouldn't it make the people of the world laugh at me and take advantage of people's danger!" ”

After speaking, the three of them were about to walk out of the main hall, and Sun Qian and the others hurriedly stopped Liu Bei and the others. Although Tao Qian had the heart to let it go again, Jian Yong said: "Don't force it, don't force it, let's talk about this matter later, now the scout has come to report, Cao Jun is rushing to Xiapi, and the lord is the most important thing about the people of Xiapi!" ”

Everyone shouted that the people of Xiapi were the most important, Tao Qian had no choice but to give up, and Liu Bei came back and sat down.

Cao Bao and others asked Tao Qian to seize the military power of the second son, and transferred the soldiers and horses back to Xiapi to garrison, and everyone shouted in unison to let the second prince return to Xiapi to defend against Cao thieves!

Tao Qian was a little hesitant, he had led the troops for many years and didn't know the way to rescue each other, if he left his youngest son in Pengcheng, Cao Cao would not dare to go all out to capture Pi.

When Tao Qian hesitated, the minister Cao Hong said: "My lord, the second prince must want to learn from Han Xinye, the king of Qi!" ”

When it comes to Han Xin, the king of Qi, isn't it just similar to now? The overlord of Chu and Liu Bang held each other, but Han Xin refused to send troops to rescue him, and finally let Liu Bang crown him the king of Qi.

Just when everyone wanted Tao Qian to take back Tao Ying's military power, at this time, the soldiers had already come to report that the messenger of the second prince had something important to report! Tao Qian announced his entry, and the messenger gave Tao Qian the letter written by Tao Ying, Tao Qian took the letter with trembling, and the pottery merchant hurriedly helped him open the letter.

I saw Tao Ying write on the letter: "The father is above, and the child is the head." Now he entered the military plain, but he was prevented from going north by the wind and snow. The child sent the pioneer Sun Guan to the north to save Tan County, not wanting Tan County to be defeated. Sun Guan blocked Cao Chun's pursuit, and Cao Chun didn't dare to move forward when he saw the child's banner, so he saved Cao Bao and General Liu Bei. The child knows that the second general will slander me when he returns, but the father will definitely understand the child's distress. Today, Cao Cao will lead the troops to the city of Pi in a few days, but the father should not panic, the child will guard Pengcheng and Wuyuan with soldiers, and Cao Thief will not dare to go all out to capture Pi.