Soon, the soldiers and horses gradually came into the eyes of Tao Qian and the others.

Look at each other's appearances...... Although they all rode war horses, they were all embarrassed and lost their armor and defeated soldiers.

The leader was waving vigorously at Tao Qian, shouting: "Envoy, envoy, don't panic, it's Cao Bao who is leading the troops." ”

Tao Qian heard the other party report to his home,

The heart that had been hanging finally fell.

Unexpectedly, it was Cao Bao who led the troops.

Tao Qian was very happy in his heart, after so many days, he finally encountered something that could make him a little happier.

Not long after, I saw Cao Bao leading this remnant army to Tao Qian.

Cao Bao also looked embarrassed, throwing away his armor.

"Envoy, it is Cao Bao's incompetence, causing you to suffer this great crime, Cao Leopard's crime deserves death, and the army, Cao Bao's crime deserves 10,000 deaths."

Hearing Cao Bao's cry of grief, Tao Qian's heart was as uncomfortable as if it was pressed and blocked by a boulder.

He reached out and lifted Cao Bao up from the ground.

"Good brother, please get up, please get up."

After Tao Qian helped Cao Bao up, he sighed with emotion: "Brother Cao, don't be like this, hey, this matter is not your fault, although Zhou Yu is young, he is vicious, and he burned our army with a trick, and now the old man's army can be said to be broken, and there are only more than ten soldiers left under the old man, and the remnants of the soldiers you brought are only hundreds." ”

"Back then, the old man was in Tancheng, and there were nearly 30,000 people available under him, and now he has been defeated, and even here, it is really, really ......"

When he said this, he saw Tao Qian's face flushed, and he couldn't help but leave some tears.

Cao Bao hurriedly comforted him and said: "Don't let the king be like this, victory and defeat are a common thing in soldiers." ”

"Although we lost this time, but fortunately, the foundation of Xuzhou has not been lost, and there are millions of people in Xuzhou, and it is not difficult to recruit soldiers again! It's a big deal, let's re-recruit the army, practice carefully, and kill Cao Cao and Zhou Yu in the future to avenge our hatred. ”

Tao Qian shook his head and said.

"It's easier said than done."

"After this battle in Xuzhou, the southern land will inevitably be lost, even if we can re-recruit the warriors in Xuzhou to practice, but the Danyang soldiers are the elite that the old man and you brought out from their hometown, and there are not many soldiers left now, so you can recruit more troops from Xuzhou...... is not as elite as the Danyang soldiers. ”

"Without the Danyang soldiers, even if you recruit 100,000 troops, I'm afraid it will be difficult to compete with Cao Cao."

"What's more, our local area in Xuzhou is not peaceful."

When Cao Bao heard this, he bowed his head and was silent.

He also knew what Tao Qian said, and it was not alarmist.

Every army is not supported by numbers, but by having a backbone in the middle.

Danyang soldiers are the backbone of Tao Qian's army.

But unfortunately, Danyang County is not in Tao Qian's hands, and now Danyang County is already Cao Cao's territory.

Tao Qian let out a long sigh, his face sad.

Cao Bao's heart was very helpless.

Now, let him find something to comfort Tao Qian, I'm afraid he won't be able to say anything.

Therefore, Cao Bao can't talk about the future, he just continues to discuss with Tao Xian about the current problems.

"The envoy, although Zhou Yu defeated us, he didn't intend to let us go, the leopard had been fighting with Jiangdong's pursuers before coming here."

"Although I came to the envoy's side today, I am afraid that the pursuers behind will chase after me soon, and I must beware of Zhou Yu waving his army north to seize Tancheng."

Tao Qian was sad in his heart at the moment, and he had no fighting spirit.

He closed his eyes and said helplessly:

"What can we do now? If the foundation of Xuzhou is really lost, then it will be lost, and the old man has no choice. ”

Cao Bao hurriedly said: "But don't forget, your two sons are still in Xuzhou, the land of Xuzhou, once they are obtained by Cao Cao, how can Cao Cao let go of the envoy's family?" The two sons were bound to be killed by him. ”

Cao Bao's words touched Tao Qian's weakness.

He was refreshed and regained some of his spirits.

"In that case, what should we do?"

Cao Bao said: "Instead of going back to Tancheng, let's hurry to Pengcheng...... Please Liu Bei help! ”

Speaking of Liu Bei, Tao Qian's spirit suddenly lifted.

Yes, yes, only Liu Bei can help them.

……

……

The decisive battle between Zhou Yu and Tao Qian and others was an emergency, so the news did not spread so quickly.

At this time, Liu Beishang was still fighting with Sun Jian.

I have to say that Sun Jian can be said to be the most powerful opponent Liu Bei has encountered since his debut.

Liu Bei originally thought that he was more vigorous in using soldiers, but after fighting with Sun Jian, he realized that Sun Jian was even more vigorous in using soldiers.

Sun Jian commanded the Yuzhou soldiers, plus a Jingzhou army, and launched a fierce confrontation with Liu Bei.

After Liu Bei arrived in Pengchengguo, his original intention was to have a brief confrontation with Sun Jian to form a confrontation to observe the situation.

But Sun Jian did the opposite, he did not let Liu Bei form a confrontation with him, but as soon as Liu Bei arrived, he urged the soldiers to launch a fierce attack on Liu Beijun.

The soldiers commanded by Sun Jian were all brave and good at fighting.

When Liu Bei first arrived, he divided it into three towns with Cheng Pu and Han Dang, and set up the big camp into a east-west-south triangle, isolating Sun Jian's soldiers and horses from it, making it immobile.

Sun Jian didn't eat Liu Bei's set, he directly sent Huang Gai and Zu Mao to attack Cheng Pu and Han Dang, and he himself used Zhou Tai, a fierce general under Yuan Shao, as the vanguard to attack Liu Bei's main camp.

Sun Jian's reckless fight with himself also angered Liu Bei.

I didn't want to fight you, but you're quite positive!

Your soldiers and horses are strong, aren't Liu's soldiers and horses strong?

So, Liu Bei ordered all departments not to be afraid of Sun Jian, if he wanted to fight, then fight with him.

In fact, Sun Jian's soldiers were indeed extremely good at fighting, and Liu Bei used Qingzhou's elite army, but he couldn't even gain the upper hand.

Of course, Gao Shun's trapping camp can also be said to be the mainstay, with his trapping camp as the main force in the Chinese army, Sun Jian wants to take down Liu Bei, which is almost impossible.

The two sides relied on their own standing to start a back-and-forth fight in Pengchengguo.

In just about a month, the two sides fought no less than ten battles.

If you say who is the winner, in fact, no one is considered a winner, but there is no loser on both sides.

It's just that one of them, Sun Jian took the lead and killed too fiercely, clashing back and forth in the trapped camp, and was almost trapped in Gao Shun's formation.

Zhou Tai relied on his bravery to rush to the death, covering Sun Jian and rushing out, but Zhou Tai was also stabbed several times and was injured a lot.

After this battle, Sun Jian praised Zhou Tai and regarded him as a friend of life and death.

Subsequently, Sun Jian concentrated his troops and began to launch a more fierce attack on Liu Bei.

Sun Jian's playing style really made Liu Bei scratch his head a little.

He asked Gao Shun to discuss the matter together.

"Zhong Sui, this Sun Jian is really pestering enough, I have been fighting for many years, but I have never met such an opponent."

"This person's courage and ability to use soldiers are also counted today, but his pestering kung fu chasing you to the death is really a headache."

"Zhong Sui, do you have any good way to deal with this person?"

Gao Shun listened to Liu Bei's words and couldn't help but smile bitterly.

"Don't hide it from the general, Sun Jian, such a fierce general, I also met it for the first time, since the establishment of the trapped camp, he can be said to be the strongest opponent of the current camp, this person is a must in the formation and use of troops, my current camp fights with him, but at most to maintain the level of the Chinese army."

"General Shicai said that he has the ability to entangle people, but in fact, according to Gao's opinion, this is just Sun Jian's toughness, the toughness of the strong, even difficult to beat."

After Liu Bei heard this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.

He has been resilient, but he has hurt us.

"What's next?"

Gao Shun pondered seriously and said, "Although Sun Jian is eager, he is not fighting indiscriminately...... It is very difficult to deal with, and for a time there is no effective breakthrough, so you can only cope with the confrontation. ”

Liu Bei sighed lightly and shook his head helplessly.

Just as he was discussing with Gao Shun how to fight Sun Jian, a scout hurriedly rushed into the tent.

"General, there is an urgent report!"

Liu Bei treats his subordinates leniently on weekdays, and generally lets the scouts come in directly when there is something, so there is no need to be clear.

"What happened?"

The scout let out a long sigh of relief, and then said, "General, the battle between Zhou Yu and Tao Envoy Jun has come to an end. ”

Liu Bei didn't seem to care, and said, "Oh, how to ......"

"Tao Envoy Jun and Yuan Shu were defeated and almost died!"

"Bang dang!"

The water cup in Liu Bei's hand fell to the ground with a snap.

"What did you say?"

Liu Bei shouted at the man in disbelief.

The scout was startled by Liu Bei's voice, and it took a long time to react.

"General, Tao, Tao Qian's army was defeated......"

Liu Bei hurriedly asked him: "How did you lose, tell me more?" ”

Gao Shun on the side also stood up with a solemn face.

The scout didn't dare to slack off, and then carefully recounted what he had found to Liu Bei.

After listening to the scout's narration, Liu Bei and Gao Shun were both surprised.

"I don't want to ...... Tao Qian and Yuan Shu were actually defeated? Still defeated so badly? ”

Gao Shun smiled bitterly and said: "In this way, things are not easy to do, who would have thought that Zhou Yu would win such a big victory?" ”

Liu Bei said in a low voice: "Someone thought of ......"

"Who?"

"The lord has thought of it, if the lord had not thought of it, there would be no such thing as you and me here."

Thinking of this, Liu Bei couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Deran, did you know that there would be today's event?" ”

(End of chapter)