Let's say, Cao Hong-oh no, Cao Bao returned to Tancheng and informed Tao Qian of Cao Cao's words as they were. In this regard, Tao Qian felt very frightened, and hurriedly said: "Now that Cao Cao is determined to kill my whole family, this is all because of the bad idea you gave at the beginning; Why don't you come up with a solution for me? ”

Cao Bao was quite helpless in his heart, and couldn't help sighing and said: "It's useless to talk so much now, for today's plan, I have to instigate the people in the city to defend the city together." ”

Tao Qian's expression moved, but he said: "The people have almost no power to restrain the chickens, how can they stop the military horses under Cao Cao?" ”

Cao Bao said: "If you can get the help of the people, you should be able to temporarily stop Cao's army; Immediately sent people to Qingzhou to ask for help from the assassin Shi Tiankai, as long as the reinforcements arrived, Cao Cao would be able to retreat. ”

Tao Qian asked again: "The strategy is good, but how to motivate the people to contribute?" ”

Cao Bao replied: "I can order people to spread rumors in the city, just say that Cao Cao threatened to leave no chickens and dogs after breaking the city; In this way, it should be possible to mobilize the people to defend the city together. ”

Tao Qian nodded and said, "Okay, I'll leave this matter to you." ”

However, he said that Liu Yu, the pastor of Youzhou, heard that Feng Xian and I were chased and killed by Yuan Shao, and then defected to Cao Cao's command to live temporarily. Feeling that the hope of welcoming the Son of Heaven in the west was very slim, he planned to send an envoy to Chang'an to pay tribute to show his submission.

However, when Gongsun Chan learned about this, he immediately led people to intercept all the tributes. and went to the state capital to advise Liu Yu that he must not surrender to rebellion.

Liu Yu believes that now the princes of Kwantung are on their own expeditions, and they have no intention of welcoming the Son of Heaven; It is better to surrender directly to the court, and you can still get a reward, so as not to be mistaken by the world for rebellion.

But Gongsun Chan resolutely disagreed, believing that once he surrendered to the rebellious and controlled court, it would be tantamount to reversing right and wrong, and that was really called rebellion.

Liu Yu was very dissatisfied with Gongsun Zhan's stubbornness. So he secretly sent Tian Chou to Chang'an to present a recital from the path he had taken before, stating that Gongsun Chan had a rebellious heart and insisted on refusing to respect the imperial court.

Subsequently, Gongsun Zan learned that Tian Chou was sending an envoy to the imperial court, so he built a small city in the southeast of Jixian County, and led his headquarters to station in it to guard against Liu Yu.

Liu Yu thought that Gongsun Zhan was really difficult to control, and if he was allowed to develop like this, he would definitely rebel against him in the future. So he summoned the civil and military officials under his tent to discuss the matter of getting rid of Gongsun Zhan.

Most people agreed with Liu Yu's plan to get rid of Gongsun Zhan, but only Dongcao Peng Wei Yu disagreed. He persuaded: "Now that the world is the elder of the Han family, Liu Gong is regarded as the hope of supporting the Han family. Gongsun Zhan's humanistic talents and martial arts are of great use, although there are some minor mistakes, they should also be tolerated. ”

In this regard, although Liu Yu recognized what Wei You said on the surface, he did not think so in his heart. It didn't take long for Wei You to die suddenly, but no one seemed to know what the cause of his death was.

Then, Liu Yu began to plan to get rid of Gongsun Zhan. He planned to take the opportunity of the banquet to invite Gongsun Zhan to set up an ambush during the banquet to tie him up and kill him. But this little trick could not deceive Gongsun Zhan's always cautious character, so Ren Liu Yu sent people to invite several times in a row, but Gongsun Chan excused himself on the pretext of being unwell.

So, Liu Yu sent a message, saying that Gongsun Zhan built another small city, was rebellious, and had bad intentions. and gathered more than 100,000 horses, intending to crusade against Gongsun Zhan.

At this time, Cheng Xu, Liu Yu's subordinates, couldn't help but say: "Although Gongsun Chan is at fault, his sin is not death; Ming Gong did not make him correct by admonishing him, but took care of himself and made a big move, which was not beneficial to the state; Moreover, Gongsun Zan and his people can fight well, and it is difficult to determine the victory or defeat this time, so it is better to stop the general horse and submit it by force, he will definitely repent and come to apologize; This is exactly what the Art of War says about "a soldier who surrenders without a fight", and I hope that Ming Gong can adopt it. ”

However, Liu Yu was very unhappy and beheaded Cheng Xu for the crime of obstructing the military aircraft.

Let's say, after Gongsun Zhan encountered us last time, he heard Liu Bei say that the armor we were equipped with was very sophisticated, and the sharpness of the blades and the solidity of the armor were the best in the world. In this regard, Gongsun Chan was greatly moved. Although the price was hundreds of times higher than that of ordinary armor, in order to improve the combat effectiveness of his troops, he still spent a lot of money to purchase hundreds of spears and armor from Huo Village. and spent tens of millions of dollars to tailor a two-edged spear for himself, which can really be described as a bloody investment.

This time, Liu Yu led more than 100,000 people to attack him, so he selected hundreds of elite warriors to equip these armors, and then led them out of the city to fight Liu Yu's troops. As a result, Liu Yu was beaten and scattered, and only a few soldiers and their families fled to Juyong Pass. Subsequently, Gongsun Chan continued to besiege Juyong Pass, and the soldiers in the city desperately defended the city, but it was broken after only three days.

After that, Gongsun Chan did not embarrass Liu Yu. After returning to Jixian County, Gongsun Chan took Liu Yu's family as hostages and let Liu Yu continue to handle the state's government affairs, and everything was the same as before.

However, not long after that, Duan Xun, an envoy sent by the imperial court, came to confer an official title on Liu Yu, and ordered him to be the governor of the affairs of the six prefectures of You, He, Qing, Hebei, Yan, and Henan. and appointed Gongsun Zhan as a former general and was crowned Marquis of Yi County.

So, Liu Yu took the opportunity to inform Duan Xun that Gongsun Zhan had bad intentions and held his family members hostage; They should be dismissed from office so that they may not be uncontrollable in the future.

Immediately, Duan Xun went to Gongsun Zhan, and with the Son of Heaven Fu Festival in his hand, he wanted to depose him from his official position, and ordered him to release Liu Yu's family immediately.

And Gongsun Zhan was not willing to sit still, so he told Liu Yu that he wanted to collude with Yuan Shao and others to establish himself as the emperor. At that time, Liu Yu's account was engaged in Gongsun Ji, and he also made a statement to prove that there was such a thing.

Liu Yu had nothing to say. So, Duan Xun turned to the crime of treason and ordered Liu Yu to be beheaded for public display. Later, he appointed Gongsun Zhan as the governor of the affairs of the four prefectures of You, Bing, Qing and Hebei.

However, he said that when the people in Tancheng learned that Cao Cao threatened to slaughter the city, they immediately actively participated in the work of the Anti-Japanese War. In this regard, Cao Cao couldn't help but wonder a little, and felt that there were really a lot of tricks in Tao Qian's stomach.

Since the people were also involved in the war at this time, I couldn't help but speculate that this might be the real reason why Cao Cao would slaughter the people of Xuzhou. In order to avoid the slaughter of those people, I said to Cao Cao: "Cao Assassin History, at present, Tao Qian mobilized the people to defend the city together, but I am afraid that this city will be difficult to attack for the time being; It is better for us to retire and recuperate for the time being, and have political negotiations with Tao Qian, and take this opportunity to let him join our camp, so as not to be ruined; What do you think? ”

"Hmm." When Cao Cao heard this, he couldn't help but look at me, but then he was silent.

At this time, Xi Zhicai on the side also persuaded: "Cao Gong, Zhicai thinks that what the young general said is not unreasonable; If you can take this opportunity to say that Tao Qian will be subdued, it will be of great benefit to Cao Gong's great cause in the future. ”

Cao Cao said: "No, my father's enmity is not shared; I have made an oath to kill Tao Qian's old thief, how can I be justified in colluding with the enemy? The people are just weak people, how can they stop the edge of our Qingzhou army? Pass my military order and attack the city immediately! ”

Immediately, the Qingzhou army crossed the Yishui and launched a fierce attack on Tancheng. In this battle, Feng Xian's troops did not participate in it. It's just that even if we can break through the city gates, we will face strong resistance from many people, and that will still make us return in vain. So why force it when you know it won't work? What's more, this matter is not without other strategies, and it does not necessarily have to be drilled.

In this regard, Cao Cao was not reluctant.

However, as I thought earlier, because the counterattack of the defenders and civilians in the city was too fierce, the Qingzhou army could not overcome it for a long time. As a result, Cao Cao had no choice but to temporarily collect his troops and return to the camp.

Immediately, Xi Zhicai proposed: "Cao Gong, Tan County is strong, if there is no people to participate in defending the city, maybe it can be successfully captured; But according to the current situation, even if the city is breached, I am afraid that our army will not be able to occupy the city smoothly, and it will inevitably continue to be resisted by the people; Why don't you lead your army to capture other cities first? ”

Cao Cao couldn't help but groan, then nodded and said, "Okay." ”

Subsequently, Cao Cao waved his army to the south to attack the three cities of Tuqing, Suiling, and Xiaqiu, but they were all met with strong resistance from the people. Cao Cao became a little irritable because of the pain of losing his father, and immediately became furious: "These hateful weak people dare to stop me from avenging my father; Kill all the troops for me, and leave no chickens and dogs! ”

At this moment, if I can, I hope Cao Cao can be an emotionless person, and he only has reason. And in this way, he will not be easily carried away by hatred, and he will become the so-called "traitor" in the world. However, there are not so many "ifs" in this world. (To be continued.) )