Xuzhou is also known as Pengcheng, Emperor Yao built a large Peng country. When Xia Yu ruled the water, the territory of the country was divided into Kyushu, and Xuzhou was one of the Kyushu.

Xuzhou has always been the place where Zhong Lingyu is beautiful and the hidden dragon is crouching tiger. Peng Zu, the originator of Chinese Yijing and health preservation, Liu Bang, the founding emperor of the Han Dynasty, and Xiang Yu, the outstanding ghost, are all the pride of Xuzhou people.

Xuzhou is the key to the north and the gateway to the south, and its geographical location is very important. It is located at the junction of Jiangsu, Shandong, Henan and Anhui, with Huaihai in the east, the Central Plains in the west, the Jianghuai in the south, and Qilu in the north. Moreover, surrounded by mountains, it is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it has been a battleground for soldiers since ancient times.

At the beginning of July, Zhang Lang and others had arrived in the prosperous Xuzhou.

There is a prosperity and splendor that no other city can match. It has not been baptized by war, and it is like a peaceful and prosperous world. The streets are full of merchants, hawkers, people with peculiar customs, tall old and beautiful buildings, roads extending in all directions, and busy traffic. It shows the richness of the city. It's all so fascinating. It was the first time Zhang Lang had seen such a prosperous city, and Chang'an Luoyang was definitely compared to what was not available here.

When a few people inquired about the place of the state capital, they first let Yang Rong, Cai Wenji and other women rest in the inn, and because Yan Ming's appearance was ugly, they were afraid of alarming others, so they also asked him to rest in the guest room. Bring Zhang Liao to find it.

It takes less than half an hour from the center of Xuzhou to the state capital, and there is a building from a distance that is different from the heavy, tall and gorgeous, and extraordinary. When he got closer, he saw that there was still a sign of the State Pastoral Mansion hanging high on it, and Zhang Lang knew that he had found the right one.

Looking at the four majestic soldiers at the door, with knives and beards in their hands, Zhang Lang motioned for Zhang Liao to go up and report.

The soldier saw that Zhang Lang and the others had extraordinary temperaments, so he asked one of them to go in and report.

Soon a group of people came out of the state capital, and the leader was an old man with a white head, a benevolent face, and a dark green robe. followed by several people with extraordinary temperament, distinctly dressed, and at a glance they knew that they were not ordinary people.

It was Tao Qian who took the lead, and I saw him on his happy face, although he was old and sick, he walked excitedly. As he walked, he exclaimed: "Zhiqing, don't come unharmed." The old man misses it very much. After walking in front of Zhang Lang, he grabbed his arm and held it tightly. The old face was quite excited and joyful. It turned out that Tao Qian and the others were discussing the matter, and they were very excited when they heard that Zhang Lang had come. Hurry up and bring everyone out to greet them.

Zhang Lang couldn't imagine that Tao Qian would value himself so much, and he couldn't help but be moved in his heart for a while.

In fact, I also know that Tao Qian is not a gentle and pure person written in the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, and the history books describe him as a warlord who is "faint and sad to death". is not inferior, ambitious and talented, but I don't think so.

First, kill Cao Song. The historical records are probably like this, it was indeed Tao Qian's subordinates, but he didn't know it, and he did have the crime of lax governance, but what is it compared to Cao Ying's blatant slaughter of the city?

Second, don't drive Zhao Yu. The history books say, "Don't drive Zhao Yu, a well-known scholar, but be loyal and straightforward, and be the Taishou of Guangling." "Don't drive which position is higher, the former is close to the state pastor, and the latter is to hold the real power of a county, and they have each other's strengths and weaknesses. And this is Zhao Yu promoted by Tao Qian. Even if Tao Qian alienated Zhao Yu later, he still gave him a small official, and the normal personnel arrangements were just stronger, stronger than Yuan Shao's slaughter of Tian Feng.

The most incomprehensible thing is that he proclaimed himself the Son of Heaven in Xia Pi Que and colluded with bandits. Tao Qian is a dignified state pastor and has lived in Xuzhou for many years, and he will collude with a bandit, which is a bit suspicious. Sima Guang pointed out in "Zizhi Tongjian and Examination of Differences" that "according to Qian, there is Xuzhou, the king of Yiqin, how can he proclaim thousands of people, and follow them?" ”

In general, Tao Qian is also a prince of secession, but now that the world is in turmoil, and secession states and counties abound, why is he not? And how many people can he compare with the Han family? At this time, Cao Ying had not yet welcomed the nominal emperor of the Han Dynasty, and he did not even have a reunification. His governance of Xuzhou is not bad, much better than the surrounding states and counties, and this alone is very worthy of recognition. Tao Qian let Xuzhou also have credibility. If Tao Qian was born in the world, he can be a figure at the level of the three princes, but like Liu Biao, he does not have the ability to develop in troubled times, there is no doubt about it.

In addition, Tao Qian offended Cao Ying, and later Wei's historians dared to say good things for him? The Book of the Later Han Dynasty and the Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms, which are based on the historical materials of the Wei Kingdom, have a somewhat unfair evaluation of Tao Qian. Why is there no Tao Qian's bad deeds in non-Wei historical materials?

So the idea passed through Zhang Lang's mind. The three countries were inherently full of controversy. Just wait for yourself to discover it slowly.

Tao Qian values himself so much, in fact, there is a reason for it, Zhang Lang can't see it.

With Tao Qian's eyesight, he can see that the world is in chaos, and Xuzhou will inevitably be involved in war sooner or later. Although the city is strong, the valley and stone are abundant, and the armor is tens of thousands. Chen Jue, Chen Deng, Wang Zuozhicai, but there is no general in the army who is capable of recruiting good soldiers, Mi Zhu, Mi Fang, pressing grain, guarding the city is okay, only Taishan Tibetan Ba can stand alone, but I don't know if he is thrown to Xuzhou. If these people go to the battlefield, they can fight a little trouble, but if they really fight, they must not take on heavy responsibilities. Coupled with the Taishan people, Tao Qian also had a lot of heart but not enough strength. Although every time the poster is posted, the applicants come like a bee, but there is no one who is really a general......

When he was annoyed, he suddenly received a letter from Han Juzi, how could he not be overjoyed, Gao Shun was originally a general of Zhang Lang's family, and he was forced to kill the male by the water. Everyone in the world knows about it. And Zhang Lang and his wife and another member of the family locked up the tiger prison and the first flying general of the war, Lu Bu, has long been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people. What's more, Zhang Lang can be civil and martial, and when he fought against Dong Zhuo, he recommended Cao Ying several times, and the strategy was useless, so that Cao Ying would have the defeat of Gongyang. If there are really these people to help, Xuzhou will not have to worry about it.

What touched Tao Qian the most was that after Cao Ying's army defeated Gongyang, he was sad again and again. At first, I thought that he was annoyed by the defeat, but later I learned that it was when the army was defeated, and Cao Bing fled one by one, only after Zhang Lang and his wife died and the battle was broken, they killed countless enemies, so that Cao Ying returned to Gongyang safely. The people who cried Cao Ying thought that Zhang Lang and his wife had died on the battlefield. From this point of view, Zhang Lang and his wife are quite loyal, which is also what Tao Qian values the most.

Zhang Lang saw that Tao Qian was happy and welcomed his arrival, and his heart was secretly moved. Bow down and say: "Lord Tao loves Dai, and Zhiqing is flattered. “

Tao Qian's old face blossomed, he gasped twice, and he was a little weak, but he was very happy and said: "My Xuzhou weapons and food are sufficient, the Danyang army is elite in the world, and there is a lack of generals. ”

Zhang Lang suddenly saw a flash of jealousy in the eyes of someone behind Tao Qian, and secretly thought that his foothold was not stable, so he still had to slap everyone first, and excused himself: "Tao Gong praised it, and he heard Tao Gong's righteousness early in the morning, and the Danyang soldiers who were commanded by Cao Bao and Xu Tan were the elite of the world. Terrify the enemy. Zhiqing is only to be able to show his strengths under the two generals, and he wishes. ”

In fact, it makes sense to say that the Danyang army led by Cao Bao and Xu Tan is the backbone of the Xuzhou soldiers, in addition to the northern cavalry in the Three Kingdoms, the strongest combat effectiveness is the Danyang soldiers, Sun Ce went to the south of the Yangtze River, Yuan Shu was based on Huainan, and Cao Yingyang's soldiers started from it.

Sure enough, it was the two people who looked jealous just now, their faces softened a lot, and one of them said modestly: "Zhiqing has won the prize." ”

Tao Qian also pushed repeatedly, and pointed to the person who spoke just now and introduced: "This is General Xu Tan." ”

Zhang Lang looked up and saw that he had a square face and small eyes, a two-inch short beard, a superb look, a seven-foot length, and a blue robe, which was the power of a general. Saluted and complimented: "General Xu has a good temperament, and I hope to give more guidance in the future." ”

Xu Tan's eyes narrowed and smiled: "Of course, you don't have to be polite." "I was very proud.

Zhang Lang laughed secretly, this person who has no three points of color, he doesn't care about it yet. If I hadn't read the introduction of Tao Qian, I wouldn't have known that there was such a character as you. Now make you proud.

At this time, Tao Qian smiled again and said: "Zhiqingyuan has come to work hard, please inside." ”

Zhang Lang also made a hand gesture of please, and everyone strode in.

When I arrived in the conference room, I set up a tea seat. Everyone took their positions. Xuzhou Thorn Shi Taoqian, introduced everyone one by one. Cao Bao, Xu Tan, Zhang Zhen, Mi Zhu, Mi Fang, Chen Deng, and other historical celebrities.

Zhang Lang gave a courtesy, and when introducing Er Mi and Chen Deng, Zhang Lang paid special attention. The reason, hehe, Er Mi has a sister who married Liu Bei, and I want to come to this time when I am young, and my elegance is peerless. I have a relationship with him now, and I will strike first. And when Chen Deng was in the offensive and defensive battle in Xuzhou, he was able to play Lu Bu between applause and turn Cao Ying's play, which shows the high intelligence of this person.

This Mi Zhu is less than thirty years old, looks handsome, looks elegant, and has the style of a famous man, and Mi Fang looks very much like Mi Zhu, but there is less of an elegance and more of a masculinity. Chen Deng is different, his appearance is very ordinary, and he doesn't look tall, but he feels very deep. Zhang Lang saw it, and he didn't like this person very much. Although I also admire him in my heart.

After the introduction, Tao Qian first spoke: "The battle of the Qinghu Prison is thrilling, and the battle of Gongyang is famous all over the world. ”

Zhang Lang didn't want to become the target of everyone all at once, so he said humbly: "Master Tao has won the award, I am ashamed to say that Gongyang and the others are fighting hard, but they are really thinking about their own lives, if they don't fight hard, they will be captured." After speaking, he deliberately laughed twice.

After Tao Qian heard this, he laughed, stopped without laughing twice, and then coughed sharply, his blood flowed backwards, his face was red, and everyone hurriedly came up to pat his back and stroke his chest, which was better. Halfway, Tao Qian gasped for breath, and then slowly smiled and said, "Zhiqing doesn't have to be too modest." "It seems that Tao Qian's figure is very weak.

Everyone also said that Zhang Lang was modest. Only he laughed secretly in his heart, it was rare to tell the truth, but no one believed it.

At this time, Mi Zhu, who had an elegant face and an elegant demeanor, suddenly asked: "I don't know what Brother Qing has to say about the general trend of the world?" ”

Zhang Lang looked back and saw that Mi Zhu's eyes flashed with wisdom and stared straight at him, and at the same time, everyone also looked at him with a straight face.

Isn't this the interview for a job in the 21st century? Needless to say, they know their own force. Probably to see if it's a general. With such an idea, Zhang Lang smiled confidently and said: "The world's great style is quite clear, can't you still see it?" ”

Zhang Xu, who looked a little old-fashioned, said: "I'm waiting for the eyes of the rat to be light, and I still want to teach me." Zhang Lang looked at Tao Qian and saw him leaning back in the chair and closing his eyes to recuperate, and his hands stroked his beard from time to time. I don't seem to care.

In fact, Zhang Lang had already observed with his keen eyes, although he seemed to be recuperating, he was actually waiting for himself to speak.

With a fixed plan, he said calmly: "The world's big style has gradually become clear, although it is a Han family, it exists in name only." The princes of the world are all working independently, fighting hard and waiting for the best time, chasing the Central Plains, and winning the rivers and mountains. ”

After a pause, he suddenly walked away, ignoring the fact that everyone was surprised by his resolute appearance, straightened his body, and said confidently: "Dong Zhuo will kill himself if he is unjust, and he will die in less than two years." The third duke of Yuan Shao IV of Hebei, the first hand will be doubled, and, green, sooner or later will be obtained for him. Dongjun Cao Ying, wise and resourceful, defeated the power of Montenegro, vertical and horizontal, Yanliang Prefecture. Huainan Yuan Shu, Yizhou Liu Zhang, Xiliang Ma Teng are all thinking about the plan of Tuobannatu. ”

Tao Qian suddenly opened his old eyes, his eyes were shining, and he said in a deep voice: "What should the old man do?" ”

Zhang Lang didn't think about it, and the couple said: "Tao Gong occupies the advantages of Xuzhou, far away from the Central Plains campaign, the grain is enough to fight the soldiers, and the Danyang army is powerful in the world. Although Yuan Shu has a lot of soldiers, but they are all unplanned, and because of its retribution, the soldiers are dissatisfied, once we go out of Huaiyin, capture Linhuai, Yuan Shu's northwest gate is completely open for us, at that time can be attacked, retreat can be defended, and it is easy to play. And Cao Ying, thinking about it, must not be willing to fall into my mouth with such fat food, and he will definitely go out of Yingchuan, which has become a flanking attack, and Yuan Shu can be destroyed. ”

Everyone nodded their heads in approval. Zhang Zhen said: "This is pure conjecture, what is the best way to break it?" Linhuai, this place is guarded by Yuan Shu's heavy troops, the general Zhang Xun, the general Chen Fen, and Xun Zhengtun's troops are in the to, how can they be broken? The tone was not as arrogant as it was at the beginning, and there was a hint of asking for advice. I want to listen to Zhang Lang's words, and I feel it.

Zhang Lang smiled proudly and said whimfully: "For the way of generals, how can it be on paper, when you know astronomy, geography, yin and yang, and be proficient in military strength." If you want to send troops to Linhuai, you must first carefully observe the favorable time and place, and then surprise the army and win by surprise. But how to act, it is necessary to act on the opportunity. The so-called soldiers are also treacherous. However, it depends on how we grasp it. ”

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