In the late spring of the third year of Xingping, Cao Cao, who had already led Yangzhou, started with 40,000 elite soldiers in Jiangdong, advanced by land and water, and went north in the name of avenging his father, and went straight to Xiapi and Pengchengguo, vowing to kill Tao Qian and avenge his father's hatred.

Tao Qian panicked after receiving the news. He never thought that he would cause such a disaster, so decent, why did Cao Song die within his own jurisdiction?

And Cao Cao was not the only one who raised troops because of this incident.

Other forces also reacted to this matter, and they reacted unfavorably to Tao Qian.

After all, Cao Song was the leader of the Cao family in Qian County, and he was also ranked as the third prince in the court in the past.

After the Son of Heaven of Chang'an learned of this, he also sent people to the Cao family's house and Shouchun in Qianjun to express his respect for this old minister in the period of the first emperor.

In fact, Dong Zhuo originally wanted to take advantage of this incident to do something in the Kanto region.

However, because the troops of Lü Bu and Niu Fu to Liangzhou received strong resistance from the rebels led by Han Sui, the measures against the Kwantung princes could only be temporarily put on hold.

Now, Dong Zhuo needs to concentrate all his efforts and find a way to control Liangzhou in his own hands.

From Dong Zhuo's point of view, the first thing to be settled is the rebel army led by Han Sui, and then the Qiang people in various places.

Although Niu Fu is a native of Liangzhou, his prestige in Liangzhou is not enough.

Although Lu Bu is brave and invincible, he is a native of Bingzhou after all, and he cannot be said to be completely familiar with the situation in Liangzhou.

Therefore, Dong Zhuo couldn't help but feel a little anxious when he knew that Lu Bu and Niu Fu had not made much progress after they arrived in Liangzhou.

He didn't want the imperial army's army to fall into too deep a quagmire in Liangzhou, and he planned to go there in person.

But he has always been worried that once he leaves, the Kwantung princes will make changes in Chang'an...... So I dare not move easily.

Now Tao Qian has such a big deal in Xuzhou, and regardless of whether Cao Song died at the hands of Cao Taoqian, but according to Dong Zhuo's opinion. This incident will at least drag Er Yuan and Cao Cao into the quagmire of Xuzhou.

Therefore, from Dong Zhuo's point of view, even if this matter has nothing to do with Tao Qian, Dong Zhuo hopes that it is "related" to Tao Qian.

At least Dong Zhuo didn't want the truth to be shown too early.

Say anything, you have to let Tao Qian eat this bitter fruit!

So Dong Zhuo also sent an envoy to Xuzhou in the name of the imperial court, and spread the matter with great fanfare!

He asked Tao Qian to sort out the matter of Cao Song's death within a time limit, send someone to the imperial court, and strictly order Tao Qian to hand over the murderer.

Although it was not specified that Tao Qian was the one who killed Cao Song, the attitude of the imperial court made it clear that he wanted to detain this basin on Tao Qian's body.

In this way, from an official point of view, Cao Cao has no problem avenging his father.

Because the imperial court also has this attitude!

What's more, revenge for one's father was a matter of course in the Han Dynasty.

Everything is going in the direction of Tao Qian's disadvantage.

Of course, Dong Zhuo's real goal is not to kill Tao Qian.

Tao Qian didn't pose a threat to him, he just wanted to take advantage of Cao Cao's father's incident to pull several strong enemies with Xuzhou as the center.

Dong Zhuo's strategy seems to have succeeded.

After Cao Cao invaded Xuzhou, he sent Gu Yong to meet Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao originally coveted the land of Xuzhou, so he sent the general Sun Jian to lead the elite soldiers into the territory of Xuzhou, ostensibly to support Cao Cao, but actually wanted to encroach on the land of Xuzhou.

On Tao Qian's side, after knowing that Yuan Shao and Cao Cao had raised troops, the old disease recurred at that time, and he almost suffocated to death in one breath.

Tao Qian's health is not good, and he has a big temper, he can't pretend to be something, once he is wronged, he is easy to send out monstrous anger.

Moreover, he still has a heavy mind, and Cao Song's death has caused Tao Qian's mentality to fluctuate beyond the bounds.

This illness was very heavy for Tao Qian, almost making him unable to stand upright.

It took a while to recuperate, and it slowed down.

However, the alleviation of the disease did not represent the situation in Xuzhou, and Cao Cao had already entered Xiapi and Pengchengguo.

Yuan Shao has also sent troops!

For Tao Qian, this is tantamount to a bolt from the blue.

So, Tao Qian dragged his heavy sick body and began to gather a group of subordinates to hold a military meeting to study the current movements of Cao Cao and Yuan Shao.

"Cough, cough, cough."

Tao Qian, who was sitting on the main seat, coughed vigorously, his body looked extremely weak, and his spirit was really much worse than at the beginning of the year.

But he doesn't have time to care about his body now, because the situation in Xuzhou is already very urgent.

"Ladies and gentlemen, Cao Cao's soldiers and horses have entered the territory of Xuzhou, and he threatened to avenge his father, but his soldiers and horses have entered Peiguo! Please ask Cao Jun to report to you on the movements of Cao Cao's army in Xiapi Kingdom. ”

When Tao Qian's words fell, he saw Cao Bao stand up and say to everyone in the audience:

"Cao Cao built a white flag and white armor, although he shouted on the surface to avenge his father, but in fact he was plundering my Xuzhou."

"Xiapi people Que Xuan surrendered to Cao Cao, Pengcheng State Minister Ji Lian fought against Cao Cao, and was broken by Cao Cao's general Xiahou Yuan...... Kill on the spot. ”

"Now that Cao Cao is stationed in Pengcheng and Xiapi, not only does he not kill the people to vent his anger, but he treats the people of the two counties extremely preferentially, and posts notices everywhere that all savages and homeless people who have no land can go to Jiangdong and carry out tuntian there, which clearly means to win people's hearts."

"Cao Cao only kills officials, does not move Li Shu, preaches benevolence, slanders Tao Envoy, his heart is sinister!"

The people present were all top figures in Xuzhou, and they were all well-informed, and when they heard Cao Cao behave like this, they were both shocked and angry.

At the same time, I am also a little admired.

Unexpectedly, Cao Cao's father was killed, such a blood feud, Cao Cao after defeating Peng Chengguo and Xiapi, he could still act like this, not arrogant or impatient, buy people's hearts, and even use Huairou means to recruit homeless savages to Jiangdong to expand his population in Jiangdong, which shows that his ambition is great.

At least the Tao envoy in front of him can't be compared with him.

Chen Jue said slowly: "Yuan Shao, how is the movement?" ”

"Yuan Benchu's side, sent his governor Sun Jian from Yuzhou straight into Xuzhou, his soldiers and horses have now arrived in Peiguo, Pei Xiang Yuan Zhong to welcome Sun Jian's soldiers and horses into the city to settle down."

After hearing these words, Tao Qian suddenly felt nervous.

"If someone else comes, that's it, then Sun Jian is a Jiangdong tiger, brave and good at fighting, and his subordinates used to gather a group of warriors, but now Yuan Shao has no shortage of weapons and food, and his soldiers are even more difficult to resist...... How's the spies doing? Sun Jian: What are the big moves of them? ”

Cao Bao said: "Rest assured, after Sun Jian arrived in Peiguo, he did not take any action, he neither sent troops to Xuzhou, nor did he build siege equipment...... I heard that his soldiers and horses are just practicing normally every day to recuperate, but I don't know what he wants? ”

Tao Qian sighed: "In this case, it seems that we must find foreign aid to help us resist Sun Jian and Cao Cao, these two people are strong and strong, and it is not easy to match them...... I mean, Yuan Shu has an enmity with Cao Cao, so it is better to send someone to find Yuan Shu and ask him to send troops to Xuzhou to resist Cao Cao and Yuan Shao with us, what do you think? ”

"Although the idea of the envoy is good, I am afraid that Yuan Shu himself is not the opponent of Cao Cao and Sun Jian."

Mi Zhu on the side stood up and said: "I have a candidate, this person's name of benevolence and righteousness is all over the world, and he has the potential of heroes and heroes, so that Jun Ruo sent someone to ask for help!" His people will come, and Sun Jian and others will be able to retire at that time. ”

Tao Qian said: "The person Zizhong said in his mouth is Liu Deran from Hebei...... The old man didn't want him to come. ”

Mi Zhu didn't expect that Tao Qian didn't want Liu Jian to come to Xuzhou, so he immediately asked: "Did the envoy have any grudges with Liu Deran in the past?" ”

Tao Qian shook his head and said: "There is no grudge, it's just that this Liu Jian's reputation for benevolence and righteousness is too prosperous, and he is the first general of the Han Dynasty, wherever this person goes, he will make the people return to their hearts." ”

"This person entered Qingzhou in the past, Qingzhou was occupied by it, and this person later entered Hanoi, and Hanoi was controlled by it, merged into the state, and the state was under its control, and he was a soldier and a gentry, and the people were all vying to belong to him!"

"Although the old man is thin and talented, compared with Liu Deran, it is really too far behind...... If Yuan Shu comes, although he is the third prince of the fourth world, the old man thinks that he can still have the means to invite him out of Xuzhou...... But if Liu Deran comes......"

He didn't say anything.

Mi Zhu secretly said in his heart, Tao Qian is really a little belly chicken intestine.

However, although he disdained what Tao Qian did in his heart, he still comforted him on his face.

"Rest assured, this person I invite is not Liu Deran, but Liu Deran's subordinates!"

"Although this person also has the name of benevolence and righteousness, compared with Liu Jian, it is really too far away."

"With the means of the envoy, it is not difficult to ask him to return to Hebei in the future."

When Tao Qian heard this, he was very curious.

"Who is the person Zizhong is talking about?"

"It's Liu Deran's brother, Liu Xuande of Zhuo County."

(End of chapter)