When Liu Wei was distressed about grabbing talents and employing people, Tao Qian of Pengcheng was already preparing for his future.

He personally chose a cemetery for himself and ordered the boys and girls to accompany the burial.

Even the coffin was personally selected by him, using the highest specifications of the princes and kings.

At this point, he doesn't seem to care if there is trespassing.

When Tao Qian was doing these things, Liu Bei, who had hurried back from Fu Yang, had been following him.

He did not persuade Tao Qian to cheer up and have fighting spirit and hope, but helped Tao Qian prepare together.

It wasn't until everything was ready that he said to Tao Qian: "Envoy, Xuzhou is big, even if we lose Pengcheng, we can continue to the south, go down to Pi, or go south to Yangzhou to Guangling." ”

Tao Qian's face has always been gray in the past few days, and when he heard Liu Bei's words, he smiled bitterly and laughed at himself, "You can indeed continue to escape south, when may you escape?" ”

With the emperor's wrath, the imperial court surged south, and within ten months, he had already attacked the city of Pengcheng. I go south, and they can go south, and no one can stop me. ”

Yu Yu sighed, he held Liu Bei's hands and said, "You came in time, and what you said is already very detailed." The imperial court mobilized the most elite Xiyuan Army this time, and the leading generals were the emperor's confidants Zhang Ji and Xiahou Yuan. I heard that it was these two people who captured Liangzhou and destroyed Han Sui. ”

Even Taiwei Huangfu Song was defeated in Chang'an in the face of Han Sui, but these two were so powerful that they almost killed Liangzhou. What did Xuzhou use to stop them? Even if they are stopped, what can they do? ”

"I have been loyal for half my life, but when I arrived, I became a traitor!"

Liu Bei's expression was gloomy, and his eyes were sad.

As if honoring his elders, he held Tao Qian's loose-skinned hands, and said softly: "Envoy, there is no turning back from the bow, you can not plan for yourself, but you should also plan for your children and grandchildren." ”

"If you give up now, your children and grandchildren will all become sinners and spend the rest of their lives in hard labor!"

"You don't want to seek hegemony, but heroes shouldn't die away in the way of their own mausoleums."

Tao Qian's body stiffened for a moment, and his eyes gradually had some brilliance, "What can Xuande teach me?" ”

"Let Jun Dang first abandon the identity of the Han Zhongliang, and then prepare for other things." Liu Bei said in a deep voice, "Master Wang has gone south to Xuzhou, and now it's too late to say anything, and it doesn't matter if you covet the reputation and merits of the past." ”

Tao Qian pulled his right hand out of Liu Bei's hand, pinched his sleeve to wipe away the tears from the corners of his eyes, and said a word on his chin, "Okay!" ”

Liu Bei saw that Tao Qian's face finally improved slightly, so he got to the point and said: "Lu Bu is extremely ambitious, please envoy Jun to give Lu Bu the East China Sea County and make it under his jurisdiction." ”

"If it weren't for the fact that the imperial court cut off the door for local officials to recommend officials, he felt that the envoy could still show him as the Taishou of the East China Sea."

Tao Qian shook his head and said, "Now that the entire territory of Donghai County has been controlled by the imperial army, how could Lu Bu agree?" ”

"Zhang Ji and Xiahou Yuan have entered Pengcheng, but Ma Teng's eldest son Ma Chao is still in the East China Sea, but he is ruthless at a young age. Lu Bu must be able to see that we are using him, not to mention that there is a rather powerful strategist Chen Gong by his side. ”

"Since the left and right sides are going to cut meat and feed the tiger, it is better to give him Xiapi, and we will retreat south to Guangling. It just so happened that Guangling Taishou Zhang Chao was Lu Bu's general, so that Lu Bu could be relieved. ”

Liu Bei smiled and said, "To make Jun Gao, what Bei originally wanted to say was also Xiapi, but he was worried that it would be difficult for Jun to give up Pengcheng, so he took the risk and suggested a counterattack on the East China Sea." ”

Tao Qian patted Liu Bei's hand and said quietly, "Xuande, I know your intentions, Xuzhou depends on you!" ”

"Since Xiapi was given to Lu Bu, I can't chill Xuande's heart. Pengcheng is like a human heart to Xuzhou, but unfortunately, this heart is about to be broken now. I will give it to Xuande first, and if I can counterattack back in the future, please ask Xuande to take Xuzhou. ”

"Although the imperial court has cut off the way of recommendation from local officials, it is not so absolute. Even if I spell this useless old bone, I should also seek the errand of Xuzhou Mu for Xuande. ”

Liu Bei was taken aback, waved his hand again and again and said, "Envoy, you can't do it." If you can't prepare a weaving mat and sell shoes, is it worthy of governing a state? Please also take pity on this last bit of relationship with the imperial court, don't waste it because of me. ”

"What is this called, listen to me." Tao Qian forcibly grabbed Liu Bei's hand, patted the back of his hand and said, "I gave Xiapi to Lu Bu, who is like a jackal, but I gave you a Pengcheng that is about to be captured, and I owe it to you." ”

Liu Bei said with a very resolute attitude: "In this matter, Bei Wan can't agree, and please make Jun take back his life." ”

"If you continue to talk about it, I'm afraid you have to hang yourself here to repay your kindness!"

Tao Qian saw that Liu Bei really swung his sword on his neck, so he had to give up quickly, and said with a sigh: "Xuande is really a loyal and righteous person, but he is too stubborn." Whether this is possible or not is not yet known, and why should you do it! ”

Liu Bei quietly breathed a sigh of relief, and scolded secretly in his heart, the old man still wants to harm me!

"Zang Ba used to be a thief of Mount Tai, Langya belongs to me, what does Xuande think?" Tao Qian was really like an old man who was about to die, and after sighing a few times, he said to Liu Bei.

Liu Beixin said that Zang Ba is now a thief of Mount Tai, and what did he say.

He said: "There is nothing wrong with it, this is a matter of making the king say a word. As long as Zang Ba and Lu Bu see the benefits, they will be willing to fight bravely for the envoy. It's okay to say that the land of Xiapi is still occupied, but Langya is now occupied by Cao Cao, whether Zang Ba can be recaptured is another matter, and the envoy should still give them some real benefits, especially Zang Ba. ”

"It's natural, it's a pity that Xuande doesn't want any benefits." Tao Qian said regretfully.

Liu Bei silently raised his sword and said gloomily: "Why do you have to force each other? I, Liu Bei, am not greedy for the benefits of the king! ”

"Okay, okay, I'm not going to mention it." Tao Qian replied again and again, but suddenly said: "Since Xuande doesn't want land, don't want officials, I will give you another 3,000 Danyang soldiers, this ...... It should be possible, right? ”

Liu Bei looked at Tao Qian, his face full of distress, "Why bother with this?" Bei only admired the envoy as a man, so he led the soldiers and horses to come all the way to help, not for any benefit! ”

"Okay, listen to me this time." Tao Qian said, "Give you another 3,000 Danyang soldiers, not for borrowing, for you!" When the money and food are heavy, I will instruct Mi Zhu to give priority to you in allocating, and you are the most important. ”

"Take it, I have to do something for you, the old man is steady."

With that sincere appearance, he almost cut out his heart and showed it to Liu Bei.

Liu Bei had no choice but to stand up and bow deeply, "In this way, thank you for your mercy!" ”

"You don't have to be like this between me and me, come, sit!" Tao Qian pulled Liu Bei to sit down again and said, "Since you suggested retreating south, should we withdraw now, or should we retreat after a fight with the imperial court?" ”

"Withdraw now!" Liu Bei said almost categorically.

After a fight with the Xiyuan Army of the imperial court, he will withdraw, and at that time, I am afraid that he will not be able to retreat.

Liu Bei personally fought with Zhang Ji and Xiahou Yuan in Lanling, and knew their horror.

As far as these soldiers and horses in Pengcheng are concerned, they seem to be mighty, and they can be used to defend the city, and attacking in battle arrays is tantamount to straw bale waste.

There is absolutely no strength to fight with the West Park Army!

Waiting for the Xiyuan Army to besiege the city, if he wants to leave at that time, he may not have as good luck as he did in Lanling.

"Okay, the old man listened to Xuande, he really mistrusted Cao Mengde!" Tao Qian raised his head and sighed.

Liu Bei persuaded, "Envoy, in fact, you can't blame Cao Mengde, he is undoubtedly a hero, if he is given a certain amount of time, he will be a strong enemy in the north." It was the emperor who shot too quickly, and the deployment of troops was as fast as thunder, Cao Cao had just rebelled, and Wang Shi had already left Yanzhou, like a sharp sword breaking through Langya, without giving Cao Cao any time to prepare. ”

"This kind of speed is rare in the world!"

"Actually, when Lu Bu rebelled before, there was a precedent, but it was ignored by us."

Tao Qian was stunned and asked suspiciously, "What happened when Lu Bu rebelled?" ”

"Don't you know?" Liu Bei was surprised, "As soon as Lu Bu betrayed the imperial court, he was besieged by several armies of the imperial court, and speaking of which, the general who led the army was Cao Cao." After that, Lü Bu fled all the way south, and the emperor personally led his soldiers and horses to chase all the way to Yangzhai. ”

If it weren't for Chen Gong's resourcefulness, Lu Bu would have almost died in Yangzhai. At that time, Lu Bu ran out of soldiers and horses, and hid alone in Yangzhai City, but fortunately Chen Gong rescued him in time, so he escaped from Shengtian, and with the help of Zhang Chao, he came to Xuzhou and defected to the envoy. ”

"The court's attitude towards traitors has always been very fierce."

When Tao Qian heard this, he intuitively felt that the world was spinning in front of him, and he wanted to slap himself to death.

He really didn't know there was such a thing......

Knowing this, it was impossible for him to engage in any discord!

This loss, he really wanted to cry all of a sudden.

The previous sigh and sigh were full of sorrow, but at this moment, Tao Qian was really sad.

He had long heard that the current emperor would repay him, but he didn't take it to heart.

Now it seems to be true.

Lu Bu is in front, Cao Cao is behind, and now it's his turn.

And he is still related to Lu Bu and Cao Cao, and now even if he has a good plan, he has no power to return to the sky.

"Xuande, is it possible for Cao Mengde to defeat the imperial army?" Tao Qian, who hated to take out his intestines and wash them, suddenly asked, this person is his reliance on the imperial court, but now he suddenly felt a little worried.

Whether it is the future or the back road, Tao Qian has been preparing for a long time.

But he never gave up his offensive ambitions.

And this condition is tied to Cao Cao's body.

But after listening to Liu Bei's words, he was suddenly not so sure.

"Yes." Liu Bei said with certainty, "The generals of the Cao clan occupy most of the imperial court, and as long as Cao Cao is given a certain amount of time, he will definitely be able to counterattack the imperial court." It's just that after the victory in Licheng, we lost the news from the north, and we don't know how many soldiers and horses the imperial court sent to attack Cao Cao, and what happened to Sun Guan and others now. ”

"I have ordered Mi Zhu to prepare multiple envoys to find out the situation in the north first." Tao Qian's nervous expression finally eased a little.

若曹操没有希望反攻朝廷，那他大概就真的只能一心一意准备跑路了。