Xu Chu was seriously injured but still stubbornly followed Wei Hong to Xuzhou, and the physical injury was completely incomparable to the injury in his heart; Xuzhou! This is the place that makes Xu Chu famous, and it is also the sad place of Xu Chu, when he thinks that his stepmother Cao, who treats him like a mother and gives him maternal love that he has never felt, is still lying on the hospital bed, Xu Chu's heart is full of anger; Fortunately, he repeatedly promised Wei Hong that he would never do anything out of line, otherwise Wei Hong would really have a way to deal with him; This time, they led a total of 10,000 troops and horses, swaggering to be stationed in Lanling County in Xuzhou, backed by 50,000 elites led by Cheng Yu and Cao Ren in Yanzhou, which would increase their confidence; The main purpose of these people was not for the war, mainly to get back Cao Song's lost gold and jewelry, and to transport the grain and grass that Tao Qian had compensated for what he had done wrong, of course, if the negotiations didn't work... They're going to war, too! And it is a sharp knife to attack Xuzhou!

Old man Cao Song's millions of family fortunes have lost a lot, it may be passers-by, or Zhang Min's subordinates may return to get it, but it is not easy to get some things back, these things are not important, because they can't be used to eat and drink, and the grain and grass that can feed millions of people in Yanzhou is the most important thing, Wei Hong and Xu Chu must get this matter done!

Xuzhou, Xiapi City...

It may be that there are too many bad things, Tao Qian occasionally feels cold, but he can't afford to be sick, Wei Hong and Xu Chu marched to Xuzhou with great fanfare, everyone knew the news, and Tao Qian, the boss of Xuzhou, had no reason not to know; "Envoy!" , Chen Deng gave a salute under the tent, and asked seemingly puzzled: "We have funded Cao Cao before, even if his family suffers a catastrophe this time, it is not our responsibility, they have no reason to invade my Xuzhou, why don't we fight back?" Do you just sit back and wait? ”

Chen Deng said it was already very subtle, and if he thought about Tao Qian's personality carefully, he knew that the catastrophe of the Cao family this time was inseparable from him, but for the sake of the family, he had always advocated resisting Cao Cao's invasion, because Cao Cao was not the master chosen by their family; This time, Cao Cao sent someone to lead the army, with Tao Qian's usual style, it shouldn't be! He actually ordered his subordinates not to provoke fighting, which made people wonder; Tao Qian, who was lying on the chair, glanced at him, there were some things he couldn't say, he was old, this time a small illness almost crushed him, he felt that he didn't have a few days to live, so he wanted to take advantage of the time he was still there, to plan a way back for his three sons, such as Chen Deng, he couldn't, and he wouldn't believe it; "Cao Cao's momentum is big, we can't deal with it for a while, I have my own plans, Yuanlong doesn't need to say much!" , Tao Qian said firmly, Chen Deng saw that Tao Qian's face was not very good, Tao Qian was not dead yet! If he dares to make a mistake, the Chen family will inevitably be wiped out, and those he knows will no longer speak; Tao Qian's account is another person named Mi Zhu, who is a famous wealthy merchant in the Han Dynasty, and the Zhen family in Yecheng, Hebei Province is the same name as the two major businessmen at that time, Tao Qian is more good at business, because of the low status of the businessman, he gave Mi Zhu an official position, so that he is more grateful to himself, so that he tied him to his chariot; Mi Zhu's eyes rolled for a long time, and then he got up and stepped forward: "Cao Cao is powerful, we can't touch it, my lord's reputation of virtue is all over the world, the heart of benevolence and righteousness is spread all over the world, and it is better to ask for help from all the princes than to make friends!" For example, Kong Rong in the Beihai Sea, and Liu Bei in the Plains! His two righteous brothers have the courage of ten thousand people, and he himself is quite knowledgeable about military strategy, if he gets help, it is not a problem to resist Cao Cao! ”

Tao Qian thought for a while and said, "Good! Then send you! Take me two letters! ”

The current situation in Xuzhou can only be broken by external forces!

This does not refer to Cao Cao's threat, but the situation after Tao Qian's own death, in order for his three sons to live well, even if Xuzhou is handed over to outsiders, Tao Qian will not entrust Xuzhou to those families who eat people and do not spit out bones; …… Dividing line

After waiting for more than a month, Cao Jun, who was stationed in Lanling County, did not move until a fast horse flew to the book, and Xu Chu and Wei Hong led the army straight to Xiapi City; Why wait until now? Because Lu Bu of Puyang was defeated! Driven away! There are no worries, which means that once Tao Qian doesn't know each other, Cao's Group may change its plan to fight to the death with Tao Qian!

"Report ——!" , the heart-rending shouts of the heralds, pulling the hearts of the high-ranking officials in Xuzhou trembled; Tao Qian barely cheered up: "What's the alarm?" ”

The herald said: "There is a military horse outside the city under the banner of Cao Cao!" The other side asks for negotiations! If not... If not..."

"Say! What are you doing? Cao Bao shouted angrily; The herald was taken aback and hurriedly replied: "They are arrogant, if they do not agree to negotiate, they will set foot in Picheng!" ”

"Bastard!" Cao Leopard's angry shout, the herald sat on the ground in fright, and repeatedly kowtowed and begged for mercy, Cao Bao shouted impatiently: "Get out!" ”

The herald wiped his cold sweat and thanked him again and again: "General Xie! ...", it can be seen from here that the most dangerous troops in ancient times were not light infantry and archers, but heralds! If you're not careful, you're going to be cut down by the grumpy general, it's too dangerous!

And if you want to do this class, you have to have a good heart, otherwise if you don't wait to be cut, you won't be able to stand it!

"My lord! Let me lead the battle! It's just too much of a deception! Cao Bao angrily asked for battle; Calm down! Aren't they going to negotiate? Then talk about it first, and then talk about what should be fought and killed! Let them send in! 10,000 horses dare to show off their martial arts in Xiapi, really...", Tao Qian restored his monarchial temperament and ordered; In less than a quarter of an hour, Wei Hong and Xu Chu came straight in, and they didn't pay homage, just staring at Tao Qian so straight; "Bold!" , Tao Qian's generals drew their swords and glared, and the guards outside the room were also eyeing each other, and the situation was on the verge of breaking out before the negotiations began; The nine-eared and eight-ring elephant trunk knife in Xu Chu's hand slammed heavily to the ground, "Keng!" ", the ground of the bluestone was suddenly opened a round hole, the big knife stood there like that, Xu Chuhuan glared angrily, and suddenly saw a big tripod outside the house, and had a plan;" Hurry! In order to repay Tao Gong's 'care', a certain family gave Tao Gong a gift! After saying that, Xu Chu turned around and walked out; The tripod is also the important weapon of the country! Tao Qian's bronze tripod outside the mansion is used to pray for the heavens, not to mention that there are thousands of catties!

didn't even warm up, he directly grabbed the tripod with one hand, in order to prevent the incense ash in the tripod from spilling, and the other hand held the tripod's abdomen, Xu Chu shouted: "Get up——! ”； The neck tendons were bursting, and the acceleration of blood also caused the wounds on his body to collapse a lot, and the blood fell drop by drop, Xu Chu's shaking arm suddenly exerted force, and lifted Da Ding above his head in one fell swoop!

"Pedal Pedal Pedal T , I don't know how many bluestone slabs were broken, Xu Chu walked more than 30 steps all the way, "Bang dang!" ", put the tripod on the lobby of the mansion; The ancients had overlords lifting the crown, but have people seen it now? Everyone present was stunned, and the Xuzhou generals who were arrogant and arrogant before all rolled their legs and stomachs, their Adam's apples were shaking, and they secretly screamed in their hearts: Monsters!

Xu Chu calmed his breath: "Dare to ask Tao Gong!" Is this gift good? This masochistic venting calmed his anger at wanting to kill Tao Qian; Wei Hong stepped forward and patted Xu Chu, signaling with his eyes how his injury was, Xu Chu shook his head slightly, indicating that it was okay, Wei Hong smiled reassuringly, interrupting Tao Qian, who originally wanted to answer Xu Chu's question:

"I think Tao Gong is old and weak, this land in the north of the river is cold in winter, Zhong Kang will move this big tripod to this room, and in the future, Tao Gong can sacrifice to the sky without leaving this room! What a joy! But... Will you survive to that point? ”

At this time, people were still immersed in the miracle that had just happened, and no one cared about Wei Hong's words, looking at Wei Hong's smile, they thought they were flattering something! Until Tao Qian's fierce coughing pulled them back;

"Say it! Huhu~~~ What are you doing here? After a long time, Tao Qian clutched his chest angrily and asked; It's nothing! You and I know that there is another party here! Tao Gong! My father-in-law's younger brother and dozens of other family members died, only the old lady escaped, and... Our mother of Mr. Wilder also 'faked' her death! All this ——! You have to count in your heart! ”

Wei Hong said slowly: "But our lord doesn't want to plunge the people of the two states into war because of personal enmity, so! ”

Wei Hong stretched out a palm and said wildly: "Five million stone grains and grass!" No less! For the sake of the people of Yanzhou who still need these grains and grasses, the lord will not lead the army to fight! If not! Think for yourself! Hahaha! ”

"Presumptuous!" "You're dreaming! The sound of scolding was heard for a while, and Wei Hong and Xu Chu were laughing wildly without changing their colors; Tao Qian's face turned several times, and then said with an angry face: "I just experienced the locust plague, Cao Cao is afraid that he can't support it!" You're blackmailing me! What can I do if I don't give it to you? I still have more than 200,000 military horses, even if Cao Cao personally comes to crusade against me, I dare to say that I can't be defeated in a year or two, but can you survive this year? Blackmail me! Immature! ”

"Yo!" , Wei Hong exaggeratedly opened his arms and looked around, as if he had seen something terrible to show off to others, and then his complexion suddenly changed, and he was very serious: "Tao Gong, you are sick and have burned your brain, right?" Let's not say that my lord has enough reason to come to crusade against you now! It's your body, and it won't be able to beat you in a year or two! Will you survive this year? After your death, will your sons be our rivals? ”

"Even if my lord can't defeat your son, you Xuzhou can't afford that blow of death! Hi hi hi! There is more than one person in the world who covets Xuzhou! ”

Tao Qian was not lightly angered by Wei Hong's frivolous negotiation method, and he was already furious: "Someone! Drag this dog thief down and cut out his tongue first! I call you a clever tongue! ”

"Oh? So you try? Wei Hong also pulled out his sword: "If Tao Gong thinks he can restrain me first when I kill you, then you can try!" Ah! If you accidentally die! Who will take over Xuzhou? Gee! That's a good question! You said no? Zhongkang? ”

Tao Qian's weaknesses were all pinched by Wei Hong, what he was most worried about was his three unsuccessful sons, his expression changed a few times, Tao Qian suddenly laughed: "General Wangcai is really courageous!" No wonder Cao Gong can develop in such a short period of time, it turns out that there are talents like you who want to help! ”

Wei Hong himself was also dripping in a cold sweat, as soon as he heard Tao Qian's laughter, he knew - he won!

Returning the sword into the sheath, Wei Hong smiled and said, "It's not just under it!" There are hundreds of people like me! We can only be regarded as unpopular characters! The really powerful Tao Gong hasn't seen it yet! For example, Li Huaide of Na Qian County! It was because of this that his mother suffered greatly! That's a peerless talent who has endured the heavens and latitudes, and is perfect in military strategy, internal affairs, and people's livelihood! ”

"Oh? That's really a big idea! Tao Qian's eyes narrowed and said, "But... You lions open your mouth, and you will ask for five million stones of grain and grass at once, which is not good! ”

This is when the negotiations get to the point!

(To be continued)