Three Kingdoms: Jiuyuan Tiger

Chapter 475 Cao Cao's army, Tao Qian's heart

"Although Cao Song died at the hands of the thief Zhang Kai, Zhang Kai was your father's general after all. It can be said that Cao Song died indirectly at the hands of your father. It is your father who sent a general to assassinate Cao Song; to put it mildly, it is your father's lack of strict control and negligence. But whether it is big or small is not up to me, it all depends on Cao Cao's wishes !” Lu Bu said slowly.

"The general's words are very true! My father didn't know that Zhang Kai was a shameless man before. My father originally wanted to befriend Cao Cao with good intentions, but who knew that it was self-defeating and caused such a disaster." Tao Kan sighed.

"So I can't intervene in this matter. I can only write a letter to Cao Cao to persuade him, but whether to listen or not is not up to me to decide! Killing people to pay the debt and paying the money is a matter of course. Killing The father's hatred cannot be shared, so I can't stop Cao Cao from avenging his father, can I?" Lu Bu said.

"I'm messing with Menglang! I hope the general will forgive me!" After talking about this point, Tao Kan didn't need to go on.

"It doesn't matter, although I can help Xuzhou's heart, I can also help Xuzhou's strength, but when this kind of thing happens, I really can't help. After you go back, tell Brother Gongzu that I will try my best to persuade Cao Cao to give up sending troops. That's all I can do." Lu Bu shook his head helplessly.

"That's it, I thank the general on behalf of my father and the people of Xuzhou!" Tao Kan cupped his hands.

"General, I will stay soon. If Xuzhou can survive this time, I will come to Ji County again. I hope the general can give me a glass of water and wine!" Tao Kan half-jokingly said.

"If we meet again next time, I will never go home without getting drunk with you!" Lu Bu said.

"I will take my leave!" Tao Kan cupped his hands.

"Wait! Take all the gifts back. If you don't get rewarded for nothing, I can't take this gift." Lu Bu ordered.

"Absolutely not! The gift is my father's wish, and has nothing to do with this matter." Tao Kan said hastily.

"No need to be like this, I won't accept this gift, please bring it back to Xuzhou and return it to the original owner. As for the gift that brother Gongzu gave to the emperor, this matter has nothing to do with me, you can handle it yourself." Lu Bu needless Said suspiciously.

Seeing Lv Bu's resolute attitude, Tao Kan had no choice but to take back the gift dedicated to Lv Bu, and presented the two gifts to the emperor together.

Tao Kan didn't want to do such a stupid thing as returning the same way with the gift.

……

On this day, Cao Cao's envoy arrived in Ji County with Ai Shu.

Under Lu Bu's instruction, the emperor returned an edict to Cao Cao.

This edict gave Cao Cao an ambiguous answer: the general idea was to tell Cao Cao that peace is the most important thing, and it is best not to engage in military affairs, but if Cao Cao must fight Xuzhou to avenge his father, then let Cao Cao handle it by himself, the emperor will not Intervene more in this matter.

After receiving the emperor's reply, Cao Cao learned about Lu Bu's attitude towards this matter.

Cao Cao said happily to Xun Yu: "Wen Ruo, the emperor's edict has arrived, Fengxian will not interfere with this matter, and immediately mobilize troops, lest there will be changes if it is too late!"

After hearing this, Xun Yu cupped his hands and said: "While the princes from all walks of life are receiving the lord's mourning, they will also receive Tao Qian's letter asking for help. The general has made it clear that he will not participate in this matter; Tao Qian has no contacts, and it is unlikely that he will come to help; only Yuan Shu of Nanyang is a variable, and this person is very likely to intervene to prevent the lord from attacking Xuzhou."

Cao Cao said, "Yuan Gonglu is indeed rich in soldiers and food, but based on my understanding of Yuan Shu, this person will never help Tao Qian for no reason, and he will definitely offer a price that Tao Qian cannot accept. The few days when Qian is thinking about whether to agree to Yuan Shu is the best time for us to mobilize our troops! Before Tao Qian took over the six counties of Xuzhou before he had considered it well, even if Yuan Shu had the power to change the situation."

After hearing this, Xun Yu said, "Congratulations, my lord! With this good plan, the six counties of Xuzhou seem to be in my lord's pocket!"

Cao Cao stroked his beard with a smile and said, "Most of them rely on Wen Ruo's countermeasures, otherwise this matter would definitely not go so smoothly."

Xun Yu shook his head and said, "How can this trivial trick of this subordinate compare with the master's foresight?"

Cao Cao said with a smile: "Okay, I have time to talk about these gossips, go and give orders!"

Xun Yu cupped his hands and said, "Obey!"

……

On that day, [-] soldiers from Yanzhou lined up in the school grounds, waiting for Cao Cao's review.

By this time, Cao Cao's troops had increased to [-] cavalry and [-] infantry.

"My lord, who will be the vanguard, who will be the central army, and who will be the follower when attacking Xuzhou this time?" Cao Ren, who was behind Cao Cao, asked.

"I know what you are going to ask. I really don't fight unprepared battles, but this time is different from the past. I attacked Xuzhou angrily to avenge my father. I can't wait for the day and night to come. Therefore, it becomes a problem to mess up the situation. It's a strange thing." Cao Cao explained in a low voice.

"Thank you, my lord, for teaching me!" Cao Ren said respectfully.

"In this battle, our army must take Xuzhou in one go, so as not to change things later!" Cao Cao ordered.

"No!" All the generals clasped their hands together.

……

After the Tao merchant returned to Xuzhou, he told Tao Qian what Yuan Shu said verbatim, and Tao Qian cursed angrily after hearing this.

"20 shi per year is not enough for food and grass? You still want Pengcheng Kingdom? Dreaming!" Tao Qian was furious.

"Father calm down." The pottery merchant hurriedly persuaded.

"Forget it, it's better to ask for someone than to ask for yourself. Prepare the car and drive, and I will go to Langya to supervise the battle in person!" Tao Qian ordered angrily.

"Father, your body hasn't recovered yet, besides, Liu Xuande has already taken his generals to Langya, you should stay in Xiapi and wait for cultivation." The pottery merchant comforted.

"Don't talk too much! Do you think the old man wants to go? If you two are successful, why are you so father?" Tao Qian cursed with hatred.

"Excluding the guarding soldiers and horses of the counties and counties, my father can only mobilize more than [-] soldiers and horses, and [-] soldiers and horses have been transferred to Langya. Only [-] Danyang soldiers and [-] cavalry are left under my father's command. If Langya falls, how can the remaining five counties of Xuzhou survive? Therefore, Langya must go as a father!"

"During the time my father was away from Xiapi, the city of Xiapi was handed over to you two brothers, and you should discuss everything with Shihang more. My father knows that you have never waited to see Shixing, but you have to admit that you two brothers are indeed very close. Not a sergeant."

"I didn't want to take care of your things before, and I can't take care of them, but at this moment of life and death, you two must put away those crooked thoughts! My father told you this, after being a father for a hundred years, this Xuzhou foundation will still be your brothers Two, although Shixing is the adopted son of the father, he is an outsider after all, and the father will not hand over the six counties of Xuzhou to him, so do you understand?"

"Cough cough cough..."

After saying so much in one breath, Tao Qian coughed hastily, Tao Shang hurried forward to pat Tao Qian's back after seeing it.

　The second watch arrives!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)