Tao Qian was very aware of the consequences of taking this as a teacher, and at first the people of Xuzhou might have rebelled, feeling that Cao Cao had invaded the territory of Xuzhou, and was resisted and spurned by the scholars.

But when he captures most of it and the overall situation is decided, then this not too good reason will come in handy.

It will turn into a staircase that will bring the high and famous people to the next step.

They will say: You have made meritorious efforts to quell the rebellion, and the people of all cities in Xuzhou have appreciated your kindness. You should show your merits, and the people of the city will entrust it to you.

Because these big families with a heritage of decades or centuries will choose the victors to defect, and then get the support of the princes by promoting officials, and gradually gain status, so as to achieve the ability to survive in troubled times, and the family will not decline through chaos.

Therefore, there is not much difference between Tao Qian and Cao Cao, but in the midst of the battle, it is necessary to judge which of them has the ability to go further.

The clan also gave a name to this kind of secret observation and betting on investment: good birds choose trees to perch.

It has been passed down from the left to the present day, and its influence is far-reaching.

This had to make Tao Qian anxious, he was afraid that he would go back late, and Xuzhou Pengcheng and Xiapi would all fall into the hands of Cao Cao, and wouldn't he be allowed to solicit him when the time came.

If the whole clan comes into contact with Cao Cao and favors him regardless of his background, then he will gradually become a thief and lose his popularity.

We can't continue to expand Yanzhou's territory, and if we continue to stalemate like this, the gains outweigh the losses.

Therefore, Tao Qian immediately made a decision and ordered his generals to retreat immediately, slowly withdraw from Yanzhou, gradually release the city, and finally withdraw from Yanzhou and quickly return to Tan County.

But it backfired.

The retreat for three consecutive days, all of them were entangled by Bao Xin and others, and many sword and shield foot soldiers suddenly emerged in Jibei, the knife was a rough iron blade, and the shield was a rough thick wooden round shield, and the equipment was not sophisticated, but it was a very large number.

Listening to the shouting accent and the bandit style of fighting, it should be Qingzhou thieves, all of them are angry, and they go forward one after another.

Entangled Tao Qian's soldiers and horses and refused to settle down and then retreated, so he kept fighting in the wild, just like a pack of wolf prey, even if the prey had the intention to retreat and run away, he had to bite a few bites fiercely.

And in the face of the stalking of the wolves, it is best not to turn around and run desperately, because this will expose the back and cause the hungry wolf to pounce desperately.

In this way, Tao Qian has thrown a rat into a taboo.

For seven days, only half of the soldiers and horses withdrew, and the rest of the soldiers and horses were still behind the palace.

On the mountain road, Tao Qian, who was riding a white horse, sighed deeply, and now he finally retreated to the territory of Langya under the protection of many generals.

On the fourteenth day, when Tao Qian hurriedly returned to Tanxian and prepared to fight Cao Cao, the news of Pengcheng's loss came.

He fell into a state of extreme rage, and then became angry for several days.

……

End of June.

Tao Qian led the army and Cao Cao in the Xiapi battle, Cao Cao continued to attack for three days and nights, and Pengcheng as a basis, constantly replenished manpower, with Qingzhou soldiers as the base to attack the city, their own elite in the back to wait for work, and when the Xuzhou soldiers were tired and sleepy, they attacked the city in one fell swoop.

By this time, both sides had already killed their eyes, and they couldn't remember why they were fighting in the first place, and what the reason for the division was.

Until Xiapi City was about to be lost, and Tao Qian was about to retreat to Tan County, he remembered very quickly that the reason for leaving the school was not a deep hatred in the sea of blood, but nothing more than a thief!

Even so, why do we have to fight to the end in Xiapi? Cao Cao and I are not thieves, we are both Hanchen! We should share the same hatred!

"Cao Cao invaded my Xuzhou territory in the name of pacifying thieves and eliminating chaos, this matter is indeed because I chased the old department of Que Xuan, can I talk to Cao Cao with this, express his merits, give military rations, and release Xuzhou people, so as to end this chaos?"

When Tao Qian was discussing, he expressed this intention with many advisers and generals under his command.

The civil and military who were standing at the bottom looked at each other, and they all understood that the lord had already had the idea of retreating, and he was not the only one in the entire Xiapi City who thought so.

The rest of the civil and military forces and the common people were also reluctant to fight anymore, especially after the rumors spread in various places and the people had already understood the cause of the war.

Under the guidance of intentional or unintentional, most people understand that Tao Qian knew that Yanzhou was still in the early stage of the rebellion, and he was unwilling to be unwilling to pacify the Qingzhou thieves who did not emerge when the Xuzhou Rebellion occurred, so he chased into other people's territory.

seems to be a counterinsurgency, but in fact, it is taking advantage of the chaos to rob and want to take advantage of the opportunity.

Cao Cao's response is also simple: Wow, he quelled the rebellion, and I also quelled the rebellion.

You enter my Ren City, I enter your Peng City, and even go down.

This world is full of thieves, and you can appease thieves wherever you go.

Anyway, Dongping, Rencheng and other places in Yanzhou have not yet begun to be rebuilt, and they belong to the hardest hit areas of thieves, but Pengcheng is different from Xiapi, and even Peiguo on the border also belongs to Wenhui and rich land, so it is a loss.

The key is that Cao Cao is ruthless, and the Qingzhou soldiers are willing to work for him for some reason, pounce on him like a wolf and a tiger, and exchange their lives for victory.

After more than half a month of fighting, Cao Cao's elite did not die much, all of them were paved by Qingzhou soldiers, and his military heart was still very strong, what does this mean? It shows that the Qingzhou soldiers voluntarily rushed up to be dead soldiers.

Therefore, Tao Qian had just relented, and the generals immediately nodded and seconded.

"I think that the Son of Heaven was blinded by Chang'an, and now he welcomes the Son of Heaven and enriches the internal affairs to strengthen the people, which is a big deal, and civil strife in the neighborhood is not a desirable way, and Cao Gong should also understand this principle," a young man in a green shirt stood up and bowed deeply to Tao Qian.

He spoke, and the others fell silent, no longer whispering to each other.

Although this person is not very old, he already has the taste of a civil servant, and when he speaks, he is not in a hurry, and when he speaks, the voices around him will give way to him.

This person, Chen Deng, the character Yuanlong.

Among the officials in Xuzhou, there are few officials who are famous for their internal management of agriculture, and they have really solved many agricultural matters and increased grain production.

From a certain point of view, it is not too much to call him "Xuzhou Xiao Zhang Han".

"If the war continues, the Cao army will suffer heavy damage, and my Xuzhou is no less than being swept and looted by the Yellow Turban thieves again, and the people's hearts are in all directions, which is not a long-term solution."

"People's hearts are stable, only then can we plan for the long term, as long as Cao Gong knows this reason, the lord can try to talk about it, although our army will not win this battle, but Cao Jun will also become a beautiful tree in the forest."

Tao Qian's cheeks and beard drooped, he stretched out his hand, and at the same time looked at Chen Deng deeply with his eyes, although there was pain in his heart, but Chen Deng's words suddenly spoke to his heart.

A good sentence in the woods.

This sentence is to say that after Cao Cao's battle, he will completely become famous in Yanzhou, and the surrounding strong enemies will not miss the opportunity to suppress him, and maybe the next time they fight, they can join forces.

"Yuanlong, you are my Xuzhou celebrity, how about sending you and Gongyou to meet Cao Cao?"

Chen Deng's expression froze, and his brows furrowed slightly.

At the same time, behind him, a gray-robed Confucian stood up, bowed down with a smile on his face, and said softly: "Only." ”

When Chen Deng heard this, he hurriedly bowed down to accept the order, but at this time, he was slightly unhappy in his heart.

Sun Qian, Sun Gongyou.

This Tao Xuzhou, who is still a talented man who does not give up on supporting the Shu people, just wants to win over the Shu people to follow his command, and has henchmen to disperse the lineage of the Shi clan.

Tao Qian's scheming is not shallow, and he likes to use the way of checks and balances.

……

Pengcheng.

Cao Cao was wearing armor and sitting in the tent, listening to Cheng Yu's report on the current war spoils.

There are many iron armors and weapons, and there are hundreds of war horses.

If you don't loot the city, you will naturally not get food supplements, so if you want to fight for a long time, the loss will be huge, and if you don't loot, the military funds of the officers and men in the army will not be enough to fill the harvest of their lives, and after you go back, you must have to work for the army, and it is a lot of money.

After all, the soldiers who fight with feelings are only a minority.

Cao Cao rubbed his head, his face was uncomfortable: "Walking the path of benevolence and righteousness, it's really fucking tired." ”

After that, he secretly glared at Zhang Han.

"The military rations are still enough for seven days, and the follow-up food, the results of collecting grain from Pengcheng are extremely poor, so it seems that if you want to capture Xiapi, it will be in these few days."

Cao Cao said and looked directly at Zhang Han.

The implication is: if we can't attack again, either I will retreat, or I will have to ...... It's a robbery.

Anyway, the people in the city haven't run much now.

Zhang Han looked down at the sandy land for a while, and said, "Tsk, I think I can almost send a letter of persuasion." ”

"Let's go out in the name of counterinsurgency, and we must make good use of this name."

Cao Cao and Xi Zhicai looked at each other stunned for a moment, and they both looked at Zhang Han curiously, urging: "Sigh." ”