Three Kingdoms: The opening incorporates Li Cunxiao

Chapter 119 Tao Qian is defeated and asks for help again

Newly married, Zhang Wu has a new wife, all worries are forgotten.

Cai Yan was sitting by the bed with his head covered with a red cloth. When he heard someone pushing the door, he felt like a deer stumbling in his heart.

He asked softly: "Zi Qian?"

Zhang Wu gently walked to the bed and sat down, grabbing Cai Yan's cold little hand: "Here's Zi Qian! Call me husband!"

"Husband."

"That's pretty much it."

Zhang Wu lifted Cai Yan's hijab, and when their eyes met, Cai Yan's face turned red: "Stop the light first."

Zhang Wu was willing to go to trouble. Outside the courtyard where he was lying, five hundred flying bears were guarding him tightly. Not to mention someone making trouble in the bridal chamber, even a mouse couldn't get in without Zhang Wu's order.

Immediately after a hungry tiger pounces on food. (Omitting 10,000 words cannot describe the plot)

Early the next morning.

Cai Yan got up early, with a look of exhaustion on his face, helped Zhang Wu dress up, and then fell asleep again.

There were no in-laws in the house, so she didn't need to serve tea early in the morning.

Zhang Wu thought that he was in high spirits when happy events occurred, and he would go to court to settle yesterday's accounts with his sword in hand.

Before he could take two steps, he saw Xu Chu chasing after him.

"General, the Prime Minister calls you to the meeting hall."

Zhang Wu frowned. Xu Chu, who usually follows Guo Jia's eldest son and his arrogant son, scolded him, but today he showed rare respect for him.

"Didn't my father-in-law attend the court meeting?"

"Never."

In the meeting hall, all the civil and military personnel were present.

Only when Zhang Wu came in wearing regular clothes did Cao Cao give Xun Yu a startling look.

"Tao Qian in Xuzhou was defeated, and all his troops retreated to Xiapi to defend themselves. Yuan Shu in Shouchun proclaimed himself emperor and established his own country as Dazhong."

Xun Yu motioned for Zhang Wu to take a seat and continued: "Right now, I have two letters in my hand. One is from Yuan Shu, the emperor of the Zhong family. The letter states that the lord will be made the prime minister of Zhongguo, and Yuan Shao of Hebei will be made the general to defend Zhongguo. The other one is from Yuan Shu, the emperor of Zhongshi. This is a letter of apology from Tao Qian of Xuzhou. In the letter, he stated that it was unfavorable for him to be a pastor in guarding Han territory. He appointed Cao Ren as the new pastor of Xuzhou and asked him to return to Xuchang for his retirement."

"Okay everyone, let's discuss this."

As soon as he finished speaking, without waiting for the counselors to say anything, Guo Jia jumped out in a hurry and shouted: "Congratulations, lord, congratulations, lord."

Everyone was suspicious and looked at him sideways.

After being under Cao Cao's account for a long time, even Guo Jia has become a lot more slick. If he doesn't get the upper hand, he won't be able to speak when those old guys with louder voices start arguing.

Cao Cao was also curious and asked: "May I ask Feng Xiao, where does the joy come from?"

Guo Jia bowed and said: "My lord, if you follow Yuan Shu, you will become the prime minister of the two countries, and you will be the most respected minister. If your lord helps Tao Qian, you will get a state for free. How can you not be happy?"

"What nonsense! My lord is the prime minister of the Han Dynasty. If he surrenders to Yuan Shu, he will join the rebel bandits and all the princes in the world will attack him. How come there are two prime ministers! If my lord helps Xuzhou, Xuchang will be empty. Yuan Shao will definitely attack, and he will be attacked from both sides. Moreover, our army has been fighting fiercely for three months this year and has already shown signs of decline. How can we raise our weapons again? How can we talk about picking up the territory of a state for nothing! Stop talking nonsense, Shuzi, and retreat quickly."

Guo Jia was not annoyed, and bowed to his future father-in-law who had scolded him: "May I ask what Mr. Zhong De thinks?"

"We can issue an edict from the emperor and order Liu Biao of Jingzhou to send troops to fight against the rebellion and postpone the war. When our army is strong in the coming year, it will not be too late to fight against Xuzhou again."

Guo Jia laughed and said: "Liu Biao is an uncle of the emperor's family. I'm afraid the emperor's edict will not move him. Why don't we issue an edict from the emperor to make Sun Ce the Marquis of Wu and order him to send troops to fight against the thieves?" When the chaos broke out in Xuzhou, Sun Ce took care of it. The soldiers and horses passed through Huaiyin and passed Guangling. At this moment, they had already returned to their hometown in Wu County and took over Sun Jian's power during his lifetime. In time, it will become a different situation.

At present, the warlords in various places in Jiangdong are in chaos. As long as he takes the name of Wu Hou, he can conquer all the warlords in Jiangdong with great righteousness.

Wujun and Shouchun are only separated by a river. The soldiers in Jiangdong are good at water warfare. They only need a few thousand soldiers and one general to sail the big ship to the river for a walk. Yuan Shu, not knowing what is true, will definitely return to the army and go to Pi. It is not a problem to relieve the siege and wait for Cao's army to recuperate for another half a year.

It can be said that Sun Ce easily got the title of Marquis of Wu, so why not do it.

Don't look at the fact that Zhang Wu had previously picked two veterans from his uncle's generation and formed an inseparable hatred. Only interests are eternal in the chaos.

Even if Sun Ce himself holds a grudge and does not care about the name of Wu Hou, the discerning people under his command will not let him refuse.

As long as Cao Cao can calm down, he can advance eastward to Xuzhou and occupy the world's granary. If he advances, he can perch in the pass to see the north, and if he retreats, he can dominate the Central Plains.

It's a win-win.

Liu Biao was different. He was ordered to send troops at a high cost. Even if he crossed the river and sent troops, he could only reach the corner of Anfeng County.

Yuan Shu can definitely punish one general and use thousands of soldiers to guard the key roads to resist him.

Moreover, Liu Biao will most likely not send troops.

Cheng Yu thought about it and said, "Yes."

Zhang Wu also secretly breathed a sigh of relief. He just got married yesterday. If war breaks out, he will not be willing to lead the army to the newlyweds.

Besides, there are still hidden dangers in Xuchang that have not been completely eradicated, so he really doesn't feel comfortable leaving Cai Yan at home alone.

We have to speed up. By spring next year at the latest, the flying bears will move.

As a commander-in-chief, he could not let his subordinates rush to kill him and stay in Xuchang to enjoy his happiness.

Therefore, it is time to clean up the many nightclubs in Xuchang.

"Why is Ziqian frowning?"

"Without him, I want to kill people."

At the head of Xiapi City, General Cao Bao dispatched his men to defend the city.

Guan Er, on the other hand, was leaning against the gatepost of the city head with his sword in his arms, closing his eyes and concentrating.

Since the Xuzhou War, he has led his troops to fight fiercely for two months. However, Yuan Shu had many soldiers and had to retreat steadily.

If things go on like this, don't talk about repelling Yuan Shu and asking Tao Qian to help him find Liu Bei. Whether he can survive is a question.

He had long wanted to leave, but he didn't dare to gamble. He couldn't help but not believe Zhang Wu's words.

Now that Yuan Shu is proclaimed emperor, once Tao Qian is defeated, he will have no way to find his brothers.

"Hold on for two more months. Winter will come in two months. When the two sides temporarily stop fighting, they immediately find my brother and quickly leave the place where this is wrong."

With this thought in mind, Guan Yu clenched his sword and shouted loudly: "Open the city gate and wait for me to go down to the city and defeat the enemy!"

Roar! ~Hoo! ~Hoo! ~
  Seeing that Guan Yu was about to go down to the city again, the soldiers in Xiapi City burst out with shocking fighting spirit and roared loudly.

Since the siege of the city, Guan Yu has not left the city defense day and night, killing generals every time he comes out. Now he has killed fourteen generals Yuan Shu in a row. He has long been regarded as the god of war by ordinary soldiers.

When the news came back to the Prefectural Mufu, Tao Qian lamented the tiger general and had great opinions on Cao Cao.

He asked for help in two ways, but Cao Cao refused to move. He didn't have the dignity of a Han prime minister. How could he explain that he was not a Han traitor?
  (End of this chapter)