Cao Cao was a gold here, and on the city wall, the people of various families laughed one after another.

Some people just cried out.

was able to withstand Cao Cao's first siege!

They see hope to live!

Mi Zhu was obviously a little uneasy, and hurriedly looked at Lu Yi and said, "Lu Envoy Jun, what you said before that the news that Lu Bu would attack Yanzhou is reliable, right?" ”

Only then did everyone look at Lu Yi.

Lu Yi wiped the sweat from his forehead.

This was the first time he had participated in a major battle between cities.

He was completely immersed in the fight just now, and kept helping the others to throw rocks down.

Seeing the Cao army under the city retreating like a tide, and the corpses piled up under the city wall, Lu Yi came back to his senses.

Although he has long been accustomed to seeing life and death.

At the beginning of the crossing, he even experienced cannibalism in Wu County, and experienced bandits interception and killing on the side of the river.

But at this time, he still couldn't help but shudder.

To be honest, he regretted it a little.

Before the crossing, no matter how bad it was, at least you didn't have to worry about eating, drinking, and wearing.

But now, even being alive is a problem!

Human life is no different from pigs and dogs.

But the matter has come to this, and I can only cherish my current life.

No one knows if they will be alive tomorrow!

Facing everyone's expectant gaze, Lu Yi let out a long breath, suppressed all kinds of complex emotions in his heart, and said in a hoarse voice: "Yes, reliable!" Ladies and gentlemen, hold on well during this time. As soon as Cao's army withdraws, we will be safe. ”

Then everyone smiled.

Liu Bei obviously saw that it was the first time for Lu Yi to experience such a fight.

At such an age, experiencing such a scene, and being able to calmly answer other people's words, Liu Bei secretly admired in his heart, no wonder Lujiang Taishou would reuse him.

Summoned Tian Yu, Liu Bei said: "You take Lu Envoy Jun down to rest, and I will deal with the matter here." ”

Tian Yu made a gesture of invitation to Lu Yi.

Lu Yi thanked him, took Nangong Yan, Xu Shu and Xu Sheng down the city wall and rushed back to the house.

Where can he sleep?

My mind is full of the scene of the fight just now.

After tossing and turning on the bed for a while, he walked out.

saw Xu Shu at the door of the house, sitting on the threshold, holding a simple and yellowed book and reading it seriously.

It was one of the two books that Lu Kang gave him before.

Xu Shu looked at it so seriously that when Lu Yi walked up to him, he didn't know it, and he was still staring at the book.

Lu Yi didn't bother him, but also sat on the threshold, next to Xu Shu, and looked at Xu Shu quietly.

It seems that history may change, but the character of the characters is difficult to change.

Xu Shu will still embark on the road of becoming a top strategist.

For the next seven days, Cao Cao did not launch another attack on the north gate of the city.

In the other three city gates, there were battles of all sizes.

Especially in the south of Tancheng City, there was a huge battle.

Cao Cao obviously wanted to cut off the connection between the south of the city and the outside world, turning Tancheng into an isolated city, thus trapping Tancheng.

The subordinates and subordinates of the major families in Tancheng almost rushed over.

The battle lasted a day and a night.

In the end, the battle ended with Guangling Taishou Zhao Yu, the patriarch of the Zhao family in Xuzhou, arriving with 5,000 reinforcements.

Also on the evening of the seventh day, Cao Cao had just withdrawn his troops to the camp, and in less than half an hour, the army withdrew directly.

Before dawn, around Tancheng, not a single Cao army could be seen!

Liu Bei sent patrol soldiers to inspect, and in the next few days, the entire Cao army in Xuzhou was evacuated!

The whole Tancheng was jubilant.

Everyone was ready to celebrate, but they didn't expect that bad news came from Tao Qian's mansion in Xuzhou: Tao Qian was critically ill!

The people of the major families rushed over.

Liu Bei and Lu Yi also rushed over.

At this time, everyone gathered at the gate of Tao Qian's mansion.

At present, only one person has entered, and that is Don't drive Mizhu.

Everyone was waiting at the door.

"Princes, the prince of the palace is gone, what should I do?"

"If the son suffers in Chang'an today, we can't wait for the imperial court to send a new state pastor."

Everyone looked over.

It's Wang Lang.

Wang Lang, a native of the East China Sea, is now engaged in Xuzhou governance.

When everyone heard Wang Lang say this, they all immediately muttered.

Indeed, with the death of Xuzhou Mu Taoqian, someone must take over the post of Xuzhou Mu.

Waiting for the imperial court to send someone, that is impossible.

The Son of Heaven can't help himself, how can he be in the mood to care about this?

Not to mention, now Xuzhou has only gone through Cao Cao's slaughter, and it will not be able to wait for that time.

Seeing this, Lu Yi and Liu Bei glanced at each other and retreated to the side.

They are all outsiders from Xuzhou.

Lu Yi is an official in Lujiang.

Liu Bei is a pastor in Yuzhou, the kind that has no real name.

Neither is fit to be part of this situation.

The people of the major families gathered together to discuss.

As a result, no one came up with a suitable person to take over the position of Xuzhou Mu.

Xuzhou is the land of four wars.

If you want to take over this position, the future Xuzhou Mu must be a person who can fight well.

But at present, there is only one person in Xuzhou who can recruit and fight well, and that is Cao Bao of the Cao family, who is also the first general of Xuzhou today.

However, Cao Bao advocated surrender this time, and Tancheng resisted Cao Cao's attack.

Therefore, almost all the family members did not approve of Cao Bao taking over the post of Xuzhou pastor.

Cao Bao was so depressed that he wanted to vomit blood.

At this moment, Chen Jue, Chen Deng's father, suddenly stood up, coughed dryly, and said: "Princess, the old man thinks that there is someone who is very suitable to take over the post of Xuzhou pastor. ”

Everyone looked over.

"Who?"

"Gong Chen, come quickly, don't sell Guanzi!"

When Lu Yi heard Chen Qi's words, he deliberately glanced at Liu Bei.

He had instructed Liu Bei before not to take over the position of Xuzhou Mu.

Now it's up to him to see if he listens.

Chen Jue walked out of the crowd, came to Liu Bei, saluted, and said with a smile: "It must be Liu Yuzhou!" ”

"Liu Yuzhou started from the Yellow Turban, extinguished the Yellow Turban, saved Beihai, and now is not afraid of all the hardships to rescue Xuzhou."

"This time he was able to hold Tancheng from Cao Jun's hands, and he made a great contribution."

"He is also the Yuzhou pastor of Xuzhou Mu, with a comparable official position, and he is recognized by Xuzhou Mu."

"Who else is more suitable than him?"

The people of the major families looked at each other and nodded their heads.

Liu Bei had an irrepressible smile on his face, but he refused in his mouth: "No, you can't!" Ladies and gentlemen, I, Liu Bei, really can't bear this burden! ”

"Besides, I don't have many soldiers left."

"If there are other people attacking Xuzhou, I can't stop it at all!"

Chen Deng stood up and said with a smile: "Liu Yuzhou, you don't need to worry about the soldiers and horses. ”

"Now that the Cao army has retreated, I have a period of rest and recuperation in Xuzhou, and I can gather 100,000 soldiers and horses for you in a very short time!"

Liu Bei suddenly looked embarrassed: "This-"

Lu Yi looked at Liu Bei: "......"

It's hopeless!

Among the many heroes in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, he originally had the best look at Liu Bei, so he specially suggested that Liu Bei find a way to take Yizhou or Jiangdong, and not Xuzhou.

Unexpectedly, his resistance to greed turned out to be so weak.

Chen Deng said that he could gather 100,000 soldiers and horses in a very short period of time, why should he believe it?

He Chen Deng Danfan really has this ability, Cao Cao's two revenges, how can Xuzhou ask for help everywhere?

Chen Deng said this, it is nothing more than to see that you Liu Bei is a foreigner, so he is so fooled!

Xuzhou is a place, now, whoever takes it will die!

Liu Bei felt some irrepressible excitement in his heart at this time.

Over the years, he has been running around, and he has no foothold of his own at all.

If he can get a rich place like Xuzhou as a foothold, and he can also get 100,000 soldiers and horses, he has absolute confidence to dominate the world and compete with Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and others!

Especially when he Cao Cao made his second expedition to Xuzhou this time, he saw that Cao Cao's soldiers and horses were so majestic, not to mention how aggrieved he was.

Back then, he and Cao Cao went to Peiguo to recruit soldiers, and both of them had almost no soldiers and horses.

Now, why is he Cao Cao so powerful, but he himself is displaced and sent under the fence?

He was not convinced!

He wants his footing!

He wants to be as strong as Cao Cao!

He wants to dominate the world!

However, suddenly, his gaze glanced at Lu Yi beside him.

Liu Bei's heart perked up, and he hurriedly asked, "Lu Envoy-"

As if he hadn't heard, Lu Yi walked towards Cao Bao with Nangong Yan, Xu Shu and Xu Sheng.

He originally wanted to use Cao Bao as an excuse to stay away from Liu Bei.

Before he arrived at Cao Bao, Mi Zhu walked out of the mansion, glanced around and said, "Lu Envoy Jun is here?" The prince has something to explain to you. ”

Lu Yi secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

He really doesn't want to care about Liu Bei anymore now.

Liu Bei didn't listen to his own words, and still chose Xuzhou, then, it is foreseeable that the future will be the same old road.

Well, it's best to keep your distance from it.

Lu Yi asked Nangong Yan, Xu Shu and Xu Sheng to wait outside, and walked in quickly.

rushed to Tao Qian's bedroom, Tao Qian was lying on the bed motionless.

At the bedside, kneeling two young men.

A Lu Yi has seen it, and it is Tao Qian's eldest son pottery merchant.

A young man Lu Yi has never seen, a seventeen or eighteen-year-old young man.

As soon as Lu Yi came in, the potter whispered in the ear of Tao Qian, who was lying on the side of the bed, "Father, Lu Envoy Jun is here." ”

Tao Qian struggled to get up.

Lu Yi hurriedly ran over and said, "Xuzhou Mu, just lie down!" ”

Tao Qian still asked his eldest son, Tao Shang, to help him up a little, and the pillow was raised a little.

Lu Yi stood on the side and said softly: "What does Xuzhou Mu command?" ”

Tao Qian's lips trembled slightly: "When will you go down to Lujiang?" ”

Lu Yi said: "It's coming, just these days." ”

Tao Qian slowly turned his head, glanced at the potter and another young man kneeling beside the bed, and pleaded: "Can you help the old man take these two children down the Lujiang River?" The old man is not trusted by the locals in Xuzhou, and if the old man leaves, they will definitely die if they stay here. ”

"If you want, the old man still has a thousand Danyang elites in his hands, all of which were recruited from Danyang when the old man followed General Huangfu to pacify the Yellow Turban. Over the years, they have experienced countless battles, large and small, which are not comparable to ordinary soldiers. ”

Lu Yi frowned and said, "When I first came, you looked for me, and I said that the situation on the Lujiang River is the same as here." ”

Tao Qian said: "Then how are you going to plan?" ”

Lu Yi looked at Tao Qian, looking at his almost purple-black lips.

This is a symptom of cerebral hypoxia, which he has seen before the crossing, and it is also a prelude to the imminent death of a person.

Facing a dying man, Lu Yi couldn't bear to lie, and said: "I'm going to take the remaining reinforcements from Lujiang to Lujiang's nest, and then move with the feeding machine." If the time is ripe, I will take everyone south to the river and return to Wu County, which is the territory of the Lu family—"

Tao Qian nodded and said, "Then you take the old man and the two children together, and don't let them stay in Xuzhou." The old man's 1,000 Danyang elite is now in Guangling County. ”

Looking at his eldest son, Tao Shang, Tao Qian said, "You take Lu Envoy over, and give him the tiger talisman." Neither you nor your brother are suitable for commanding the army, just be a rich man. ”

With tears in his eyes, the potter nodded emphatically.

Standing up, the potter walked away quickly.

Tao Qian said to Lu Yi again: "You come here." ”

Lu Yi got closer.

Tao Qian's voice was obviously a little low at this time, and said, "Now the old man doesn't trust anyone in the group of people outside. You are Lu Kang's person, and the old man believes in you. ”

"You tell the old man, who is suitable to take over the position of the old man's state pastor, the old man's two children are the safest, and you can safely evacuate here."

Lu Yi: "......"

Tao Qian said: "The old man is dying, you don't need to be burdened." ”

Lu Yi let out a long breath and said, "Liu Bei." This person is a foreigner, he has no foundation in Xuzhou, and he can be considered to be able to fight, and the people of Xuzhou are willing to be controlled by such a person, like you. And Liu Bei has a chivalrous heart, and he will not embarrass me. ”

Tao Qian nodded slowly and said, "You let Mi Zhu in." ”

Lu Yi walked out quickly and called Mi Zhu in.

Tao Qian was already a little bad at this time, his eyes widened, and he looked at the top of his head in a daze.

Mi Zhu leaned his ear over and shouted in a low voice over and over again: "Fujun? Fujun? Fujun? ”

After a long time, Tao Qian came back to his senses and said with difficulty: "Give up the position of Xuzhou pastor to Liu Bei, the old man's two children, expel them from Xuzhou, and let Lu Zhijun take them back to their hometown in Danyang and be an ordinary-"

Tao Qian's words were not finished, and his voice stopped abruptly.

Next to Tao Qian's bed, Tao Qian's youngest son knelt down and kept shouting, "Father! Father! My father! ”

However, Tao Qian did not react.

Mi Zhu was also taken aback, a little overwhelmed.

Seeing this, Lu Yi walked over quickly, pushed Mi Zhu aside, and reached out to hold Tao Qian's artery.

There was no movement in the arteries anymore.

Lu Yi sighed, took two steps back, and shouted loudly outside: "Xuzhou Mu, the immortal is gone!" ”