Guo Jia, the ghost of the strongest military division

Chapter 949 Tao Qian's Helplessness

In addition, Cao Cao appeased Ma Chao, stayed behind with a considerable force, and personally led an army of [-] to attack Xuzhou.

The army was divided into two groups, with Cao Ren as the general and Cao Hong as the assistant, 2 people set out from Taishan County to attack Dongguan and Langya from north to south.The other route, led by Cao Cao himself, departed from Xudu, passed through Chen Guo and Pei Guo, and attacked Pengcheng.

Xia Houyuan's [-] cavalry have arrived in Qiao County.

Hearing the arrival of Cao Cao's army, Tao Qian in Xuzhou was a little flustered, and hurriedly summoned his men to discuss matters.

Tao Qian's character is Gongzu.From Danyang County.

At the beginning, he was a student, and he worked in the prefectures and counties. He was promoted as a maocai. He successively served as the county magistrate of Shu and Lu, the governor of Youzhou, and Yilang.Later, he followed Zuo Cheqi General Huang Fusong against Beigong Boyu, served as Yangwu Xiaowei, and then followed Zhang Wen to conquer Han Sui and Bian Zhang.

In the fifth year of Zhongping, the Xuzhou Yellow Turban started. Tao Qian was appointed as Xuzhou Inspector by the imperial court.Later, following Wang Lang and Zhao Yu's suggestions, he sent envoys to Beijing to pay tribute, and was granted the title of Marquis of Liyang by worshiping General Andong and Xuzhou Mu.

Under Tao Qian's governance, Xuzhou was not invaded by the flames of war, and became one of the few wealthy state capitals because of the rich land and the people's happy work.

It's a pity that the good days are not long, because Cao Cao's army is coming.

"Zhang Kai's dog thief hurt me!"

Tao Qian said heartbrokenly: "I kindly asked him to befriend Cao Cao, who knows that this is a wolf, greedy for the Cao family's wealth, and killed the killer on the way. Now that he has run away, Cao Cao has settled the blame on Xuzhou's head." , threatened to bloodbath Xuzhou, how do you think we should deal with it?"

He also sent someone to negotiate peace with Cao Cao, but Cao Cao flatly refused.Cao Cao also said that as long as Tao Qian is Xuzhou Mu, he will not stop for a day.

This made it clear that he wanted to annex Xuzhou, and Tao Qian naturally couldn't agree.

At this time, a tall and handsome young man stood up.

"Duke Ming, this is a misunderstanding. Chen Deng is willing to go to Duke Cao's camp to resolve Xuzhou himself. As long as Zhang Kai is caught and some money is paid, Duke Cao will probably give up."

This man's name is Chen Deng, and his father is Chen Si, who is from an aristocratic family in Xuzhou.

In fact, he went to Cao Cao's camp to make peace, but it was true that he took the opportunity to make friends with Cao Cao. Even if Xuzhou couldn't keep it, he could rely on this friendship to keep his family safe and sound.

Yuanlong's words are polite!

Several scribes nodded.

They are all local big clans, so naturally they don't want the two sides to fight, as it will ruin the people of Xuzhou like that.

It is best to be able to negotiate peacefully. Even if you can't negotiate peacefully, you must make good friends with Cao Cao so as not to harm Chiyu.

Iron-clad battalions and flowing soldiers.

The aristocratic family has plans for the aristocratic family.

No matter who you come to be an official, you can't do without them. Without them, no official can do well.

So what we have to do now is to maintain the old master, and then make new masters, so that the whole family can be safe.

Of course, not everyone thinks so.

absurd!

A strong man stood up.

"Ming Gong, Zhang Kai has already fled, and Cao Jun is about to approach the city. Even if I catch Zhang Kai, it will be difficult to avoid this military disaster. Besides, Cao Cao has been coveting Xuzhou for a long time, so how could he give up this opportunity? According to my subordinates, Soldiers come to block, water comes to cover, I also have tens of thousands of elite soldiers in Xuzhou, the army and the people are united, Cao Cao may not be able to take down the city."

This man's surname is Cao and his name is Bao, and he is also a powerful man in Xuzhou. He is now serving as a general under Tao Qian.

Cao Bao is Tao Qian's confidant. Thanks to Tao Qian's protection these years, he has offended many aristocratic families. If Tao Qian falls, he will never survive Cao Cao's entry and will be eaten alive by these aristocratic families.

General Cao said yes!

Some generals responded one after another and agreed with Cao Bao's words.

General Cao!
Chen Dengdao: "Cao Cao coerced the emperor to order the princes, and took the initiative. How can I, Xuzhou, be my opponent? It's better to turn hostility into friendship. Besides, the war is ruthless, and the people in Xuzhou will be hurt."

In Xuzhou, the Chen family and the Cao family have always been difficult to deal with.

So Cao Bao advocated fighting, and Chen Deng naturally objected.

Ha ha!

Cao Bao sneered coldly, and said, "Chen Yuanlong, do you think this general doesn't know what your plans are? Even if you surrender, you will not escape death. They have already played the banner of bloodbath in Xuzhou. Stretching out your head is a knife, and shrinking your head is also a knife." You may not die if you stretch your head out, but you will definitely not live if you shrink your head.”

He suddenly grabbed the hilt of the sword in his hand, stepped forward, and said solemnly: "Even if Cao Cao doesn't kill you, my sword will not spare you."

Not to be outdone, Chen Deng grabbed the hilt of his sword.

"try it yourself?"

For a while, the two sides were at war with each other.

boom!
Tao Qian suddenly patted the table and said angrily: "Dou Dou Dou, you know how to fight in the nest all day long. You all think I am dead? You are still at war. When I am dead, you will not be too late to fight."

He has always been a kind old man, and he is also very terrifying when he is angry.

Minggong calm down!
Seeing that Tao Qian was really angry, Chen Deng and Cao Bao put away their weapons immediately.

Tao Qian was sullen for a while.

Naturally, he also knew the selfish plans of these aristocratic families.

Although Cao Cao said it was scary, but he really captured Xuzhou, and he wouldn't do anything to these people.

People change their masters and still enjoy the same glory and wealth.

But I am afraid that there will be no bones left.

Thinking of this, Tao Qian was a little annoyed.

"Cao Cao deliberately annexed my Xuzhou, and I, Tao Qian, can't sit still for the safety of the people of Xuzhou. If you talk about peace talks, kill!"

Tao Qian gritted his teeth and said.

For a while, everyone was silent.

"My lord is wise!"

Cao Bao was overjoyed.

General Cao!
Tao Qian pondered for a while: "In your opinion, how should we face it?"

Now that he has planned to fight, he must start planning.

Cao Bao thought for a while, and said: "Minggong, Cao Cao's army is going south. Our army is not strong enough to compete with it on the battlefield. It is better to defend the city and wait for the opportunity. You can make Zang Ba Sun Guan a generation of guerrillas in Mount Tai. They are locals. If you are familiar with the local environment, you can stop Cao Ren from going south. Let your son-in-law, Lv Bu, station troops in Xiaopei to keep Xia Houyuan at bay. Cao personally leads the army to garrison Pengcheng, and will fight Cao Cao to the death."

Xuzhou's troops are divided into three parts, one part is the Taishan bandits in the hands of Zang Ba.

Zang Ba was originally an official in Taishan County. Later, he was wronged, so he went up the mountain and became a bandit.

This man was brave and resourceful, and after Tao Qian subdued him, he has been stationed around Mount Tai to guard against Cao Ren.

Part of it was the rest of Xiliang brought by Lu Bu.

After Lu Bu was defeated and fled Yanzhou, he took refuge in Tao Qian, and is now stationed in Xiaopei, serving as Xuzhou's wing.After he entered Xuzhou, in order to stabilize his position, he married Cao Bao's daughter as his concubine, and he was also Cao Bao's son-in-law.

The last part is also the most critical part, which is the [-] Danyang soldiers under Tao Qian. These Danyang soldiers are all under the command of Cao Bao and stationed in Pengcheng.

(End of this chapter)