Three Kingdoms: The blind box draws Da Qiao at the beginning

Chapter 31 The Death of Tao Qian
Cao Cao's place was filled with gold, and everyone on the city wall laughed at what they said.

Some people burst into tears.

They were able to withstand Cao Cao's first siege!
They saw the hope of living!
Mi Zhu was obviously a little worried and quickly looked at Lu Yi and said, "Lu Shijun, the news you said before that Lu Bu will attack Yanzhou is reliable, right?"

Only then did everyone look at Lu Yi.

Lu Yi wiped the sweat from his forehead.

This was his first time participating in an offensive and defensive battle between cities.

He was completely immersed in the fighting just now, and kept helping others smash rocks down.

Lu Yi only came back to his senses when he saw Cao's army retreating like a tide from the city and the mountains of corpses piled up under the city wall.

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

At the beginning of the time travel, he even experienced cannibalism in Wu County and was intercepted and killed by bandits on the edge of the river.

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

To be honest, he regretted it a little.

Before time travel, no matter how bad life was, at least I had enough to eat, drink and wear.

But now, even staying alive is a problem!

Human life here is no different from that of pigs and dogs.

But things have come to this, and we can only cherish our current life.

No one knows whether he will be alive tomorrow!

Facing the expectant gazes of everyone, Lu Yi took a long breath, suppressed the complex emotions in his heart, and said in a hoarse voice: "Yes, reliable! Everyone, during this period, hold on. Once Cao Jun withdraws, we will be safe." ”

Only then did everyone smile.

Liu Bei clearly saw that this was the first time Lu Yi had experienced such a fight.

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

After summoning Tian Yu, Liu Bei said, "Take Lu Shijun down to rest. I will handle the affairs here."

Tian Yu made a gesture of invitation towards Lu Yi.

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

Where can he sleep?

His mind was filled with the scene of the fight just now.

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

But he saw Xu Shu sitting at the door of the residence, holding a simple yellowed book and reading seriously.

Surprisingly, it was one of the two books Lu Kang gave him before.

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

Lu Yi did not disturb him, but also sat on the threshold next to Xu Shu, looking 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 path of becoming a top counselor.

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

There were large and small battles at the other three city gates.

Especially in the south of Tancheng, a huge battle took place.

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

Almost all the tribes and servants of all the major families in Tancheng rushed over.

The fighting continued day and night.

Finally, the battle ended when Zhao Yu, the prefect of Guangling and the head of the Zhao family in Xuzhou, arrived with [-] reinforcements.

It was also the night of the seventh day. Cao Cao had just withdrawn his troops to the camp. In less than half an hour, the army evacuated directly.

Before dawn, not a single Cao Jun could be seen around Tancheng!
Liu Bei sent patrol soldiers to inspect, and in the next few days, the entire Cao army in Xuzhou evacuated!

The whole Tancheng was filled with joy.

Everyone was preparing to celebrate, but unexpectedly, bad news came from Xuzhou Mu Tao Qian's mansion: Tao Qian was critically ill!

Everyone from 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.

Currently, only one person has entered, and that is Mi Zhu.

Everyone was waiting at the door.

"My lords, what should we do now that the master is gone?"

"Now that the emperor is suffering in Chang'an, we can't wait for the imperial court to send a new governor."

Everyone looked over.

It's Wang Lang.

Wang Lang, a native of Donghai, is currently engaged in governance in Xuzhou.

When everyone heard what Wang Lang said, they all started muttering.

Indeed, if Xuzhou Mu Tao Qian dies, someone will have to take over the position of Xuzhou Mu.

It is impossible to wait for the court to send someone.

The emperor has no time to save himself, so how can he be in the mood to care about this?

Not to mention, Xuzhou has just gone through Cao Cao's massacre, and everything is in ruins waiting to be revitalized. It cannot wait until that time.

When Lu Yi and Liu Bei saw this, they looked at each other and stepped aside.

They are all outsiders from Xuzhou.

Lu Yi is an official in Lujiang.

Liu Bei was the shepherd of Yuzhou, the kind in name only.

Neither of them is fit to be involved in this situation.

Talkers from various major families gathered together and discussed.

As a result, no one could figure out who was suitable to take over the position of Xuzhou Mu.

Xuzhou is the place of the Four World Wars.

To take over this position, the future Xuzhou Mu must be a person who is good at fighting.

But currently, there is only one person who is most suitable for recruiting people who are good at fighting in Xuzhou, and that is Cao Bao of the Cao family, who is also the number one general in Xuzhou today.

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

Therefore, almost all family talkers disagreed with Cao Bao taking over the post of Xuzhou Mu.

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

At this moment, Chen Gui, Chen Deng's father, suddenly stood up, coughed a few times and said: "Gentlemen, I think there is a person who is very suitable to take over the position of Xuzhou Mu."

Everyone looked over.

"Who?"

"Mr. Chen, please tell me quickly and don't be shy!"

When Lu Yi heard Chen Gui's words, he took a special look at Liu Bei.He had previously told Liu Bei not to take the position of Xuzhou Mu.

Now it's up to him whether he will listen.

Chen Gui walked out from the crowd, came to Liu Bei, bowed, and said with a smile: "It must be Liu Yuzhou!"

"Liu Yuzhou rose from the Yellow Turbans, destroyed the Yellow Turbans, and saved Beihai. Now he is not afraid of all the hardships to save Xuzhou."

"This time he was able to defend Tancheng from Cao's army, and he deserves the most credit."

"He is also the Yuzhou Mu of Xuzhou Mu. He has a similar official position and is recognized by Xuzhou Mu."

"Let me ask, who else is more suitable than him?"

The talkers from the major families looked at each other and nodded.

Liu Bei couldn't suppress the smile on his face, but he refused: "No, no! Everyone, I, Liu Bei, really can't bear this heavy responsibility!"

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

"If there are others attacking Xuzhou, I can't stop them at all!"

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

"Now that Cao's army has retreated, I, Xuzhou, have some time to recuperate. I can gather [-] troops for you in a very short time!"

Liu Bei suddenly looked confused: "This -"

Lu Yi looked at Liu Bei: "."

Hopeless!
Among the many heroes in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, he originally admired Liu Bei the most. Therefore, he had previously specially suggested that Liu Bei find a way to take Yizhou or Jiangdong, but not Xuzhou.

Unexpectedly, his resistance to greed was so weak.

Chen Deng said that he could gather [-] troops in a short period of time. Why should he believe it?
If Chen Dengfan really has this ability, how could Xuzhou ask for help from everywhere after Cao Cao's two revenges?

Chen Deng said this just because Liu Bei is a foreigner and easy to fool!

In Xuzhou, now, whoever takes it will die!
Liu Bei felt somewhat uncontrollably excited at this time.

Over the years, he has been running around here and there without having a foothold of his own.

If he could get a prosperous place like Xuzhou as a foothold and get a hundred thousand soldiers and horses, he would have absolute confidence to dominate the world and compete with Cao Cao, Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and others!
Especially Cao Cao's second expedition to Xuzhou this time. When he saw Cao Cao's troops and horses being so majestic, he felt aggrieved.

I remember when I and Cao Cao went to Pei State to recruit troops, both of them had almost no soldiers.

Now, why is Cao Cao so powerful, yet he is homeless and dependent on others?
He doesn't agree!
He wants his own footing!
He wants to be as powerful as Cao Cao!
He wants to dominate the world!
However, suddenly, his eyes glanced at Lu Yi beside him.

Liu Bei's heart was lifted and he asked quickly: "Lu Shijun——"

Lu Yi seemed not to have heard anything and 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 arriving at Cao Bao's place, Mi Zhu walked out of the mansion, glanced around and said, "Where is Mr. Lu? Mr. Fu has something to tell you."

Lu Yi secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

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

Liu Bei did not listen to himself and still chose Xuzhou. Then, it can be foreseen that he will continue to follow the same path in the future.

Then, it is best to keep distance from it.

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

When they arrived at Tao Qian's bedroom, Tao Qian was lying motionless on the bed.

Beside the bed, two young men were kneeling.

Lu Yi saw someone, and it turned out to be Tao Qian's eldest son, Tao Shang.

There was a young man Lu Yi had never seen before. He was a young man of seventeen or eighteen years old.

As soon as Lu Yi came in, Tao Shang whispered in Tao Qian's ear, who was lying beside the bed: "Father, Ambassador Lu 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 raise the pillow a little higher.

Lu Yi stood on the side and said softly: "What is Xuzhou Mu's order?"

Tao Qian's mouth trembled slightly and he said, "When will you go down to Lujiang River?"

Lu Yi said: "It's coming soon, just in the next few days."

Tao Qian slowly turned his head, glanced at the potter and another young man kneeling beside the bed, and begged: "Can you help me take these two children down to the Lujiang River? I am not trusted by the locals in Xuzhou. , once I leave, they will definitely die if they stay here."

"If you are willing, I still have a thousand Danyang elites in my hands. They were recruited from Danyang when I followed General Huangfu to quell the Yellow Turbans. Over the years, they have experienced countless battles, big and small, and they are not comparable to ordinary soldiers."

Lu Yi frowned and said, "When you came to me when I first came, I told you that the situation on the other side of the Lujiang River is the same as here."

Tao Qian said: "Then what are you planning?"

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

This was a symptom of lack of oxygen in the brain. He had seen it before traveling, and it was also a prelude to death.

Facing a dying man, Lu Yi couldn't bear to lie, and said: "I plan to take the remaining reinforcements from Lujiang to Lujiang to nest, and then take action. If the time comes, I will take them with me Let’s all go south to Dajiang and return to Wu County. Wu County is the territory of the Lu family——”

Tao Qian nodded and said: "Then you take my two children with you and don't let them stay in Xuzhou. My thousand Danyang elites are now in Guangling County."

Looking at his eldest son Tao Shang, Tao Qian said: "Take Lu Shijun over and give him the tiger talisman. Neither you nor your brother are suitable to lead an army in battle. Just be a rich man."

The potter had tears in his eyes and nodded heavily.

Standing up, the potter quickly left.

Tao Qian said to Lu Yi again: "Come here."

Lu Yi got closer again.

Tao Qian's voice was obviously a little deeper at this time, and he said: "I don't trust any of the people outside now. You are from Lu Kang, I trust you."

"You tell me who is suitable to take over my position as state shepherd. My two children are the safest, and you can evacuate here safely."

Lu Yi: "."

Tao Qian said: "I am about to die, you don't need to bear any burden."

Lu Yi took a long breath and said: "Liu Bei. This man is an outsider, has no roots in Xuzhou, and is capable of fighting. The people of Xuzhou are willing to be controlled by such a person, just like you, the king of Fu. But Liu Bei has a chivalrous heart, and he is not It will make things difficult for me."

Tao Qian nodded slowly and said, "Let Mi Zhu come in."

Lu Yi walked out quickly and called Mi Zhu in.

Tao Qian was already a little exhausted at this time. His eyes were wide open and he was looking at the top of his head in a daze.

Mi Zhu put her ear close and whispered over and over again: "Fu Jun? Fu Jun? Fu Jun?"

After a long time, Tao Qian came to his senses and said with difficulty: "Give up the position of Xuzhou Shepherd to Liu Bei. I will expel the two children from Xuzhou and let Lu Shijun take them back to their hometown in Danyang to be ordinary people—— "

Tao Qian's voice stopped suddenly before he finished speaking.

Tao Qian's youngest son knelt down beside Tao Qian's bed and kept shouting: "Father! Father! My father!"

However, Tao Qian had no reaction.

Mi Zhu was also startled and a little at a loss.

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

There was no movement in the arteries.

Lu Yi sighed, took two steps back, and shouted outside: "Xuzhou Mu, the immortal has passed away!"

(End of this chapter)