Beast King Three Kingdoms

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Cao Bao and Chen Deng unexpectedly returned at the same time, which was beyond Tao Qian's expectation.

"Oh! It seems to be a failure!" Tao Qian sighed in his heart. It was really unexpected that the two returned at the same time, but the situation of the battle was already clear at a glance, how could Tao Qian not see it?

"How's the battle ahead?" With Pang Ji, an outsider, Tao Qian could only pretend to be ignorant and asked.

"This..." Cao Bao faltered and couldn't speak.

"My lord!" Knowing that he couldn't escape, Chen Deng knelt down and pleaded guilty, "Deng has betrayed my lord's trust, not only lost his army, but also lost Xuyi city. Please come down to me, my lord!"

Tao Qian had already expected the defeat of the two, so he didn't care about it. Instead, he comforted: "Yuan Long doesn't need to care! Thinking of Yuan Shu's south, no one can beat him, Yuan Long's defeat is justifiable."

Hearing this, Chen Deng felt extremely embarrassed. He understood that Tao Qian didn't know that they lost a total of [-] troops, otherwise there would never be a word of comfort.

Cao Bao didn't understand why, seeing that Tao Qian didn't blame him, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then said first: "My lord! Yuan Jun's strength is unimaginable. The Battle of Xuyi lost a total of [-] soldiers and horses! If it wasn't for the last general..."

"What?" Before Cao Bao could finish speaking, Tao Qian glared and shouted, "Forty thousand troops lost?!"

Everyone in the field was also full of horror, what Cao Bao said was too unbelievable.

"Exactly." Seeing Tao Qian's unkind expression, Cao Bao suddenly lost his mind and replied weakly.

Tao Qian's face was filled with astonishment, and he couldn't be more surprised.

At this time, Chen Gui suddenly asked: "There are only [-] troops in Xuyi City, how can there be any reason to lose [-]?"

Cao Bao glanced at Chen Gui, and a sneer flashed across his face.

"My lord didn't know that Yuan Jun stormed Xuyi City, but the defenders in the city couldn't resist the enemy, so Yuanlong sent an emergency document to Jiangdu. The general was worried about the safety of Xuyi, and feared that Yuanlong would be killed by Yuan Jun, so he sent [-] The army rushed to the rescue, but they were caught in an ambush by Yuan Jun, and almost the whole army was wiped out." Cao Bao ignored Chen Gui, and told Tao Qian the whole story in a more eloquent manner.

"The [-] army was wiped out?" Tao Qian couldn't believe it.

Chen Gui's expression was very bad, and he looked at Chen Deng.

Knowing what Chen Gui meant, Chen Deng sighed and nodded slightly.

Seeing this, Chen Gui's heart sank slightly, and his complexion instantly became extremely gloomy, but Chen Gui, as expected of an old fox, quickly recovered, with an indifferent expression, as if he didn't take these things to heart.

"Then there is still [-]?" Pang Ji asked in a daze. Hearing the bad news at first, Pang Ji almost lost the ability to think, and his expression was dull and lifeless.

"When Yuan Jun attacked the city, Xuyi City lost [-] defenders." Cao Bao said sadly, his eyes swept over Chen Deng and his son, and a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

"Hiss!" Pang Ji gasped. As the defender of the city, he lost [-] troops. You can imagine how powerful Yuan Jun is.

Tao Qian's face was ashen, not only for Cao Bao and Chen Deng's disappointment, which made him lose face in front of outsiders, but also for the loss of [-] troops.

"Then what is the current battle situation?" Tao Qian asked in a deep voice.

"The final general will listen to Yuan Long's words, retreat to Huaiyin, and guard against Yuan Jun crossing Hebei." Cao Bao simply pushed the matter directly to Chen Deng. ascend.

"Huaiyin? So the large area of ​​land on the south bank of the Huaihe River has been occupied by Yuan Jun?" Tao Qian felt great hatred. Although the land in the south of Xuzhou is not very rich, it has a vast area and is the depth of Xuzhou. Losing the land in the south and the north There is no danger to rely on, and Xuzhou will face a huge threat.

"Exactly!" Cao Bao replied.

"Do you think Yuan Jun will cross the Hebei?" His voice trembled slightly. Under the great fear, Tao Qian finally showed his true nature, his face was full of panic, showing his true nature as a sheep.

Compared to Liu Biao, a rabbit, Tao Qian was even worse. Liu Biao was able to make up his mind to fight Yuan Shu, but Tao Qian avoided it. If it wasn't for Chen Deng and his son's persuasion, how could Tao Qian dare to provoke Yuan Shu with his temperament? .

"My lord, don't panic. Yuan Jun will definitely not go north! Now Yuan Shu is reforming the bureaucracy, and there are mountains and mountains in the east of the river. Before the rear is stable, Yuan Shu will never attack rashly." Chen Deng said lightly.

"That's good!" Tao Qian breathed a sigh of relief, as long as Yuan Jun didn't go north, he would be relieved.

When Cao Bao heard this, he frowned slightly. Chen Deng had never told him about these things, and he couldn't help cursing secretly.

"Well, Chen Deng, you even hid something." Cao Bao gave Chen Deng a hard look.

At this moment, Pang Ji called out pitifully: "Mr. Tao!"

The meaning is obvious.

Seeing this, Tao Qian had a look of helplessness on his face, and said apologetically, "Mr. Pang also knows that I, Xuzhou, have lost an entire [-] troops, and I am really powerless to help Jingzhou."

Pang Ji was speechless. Although Xuzhou claimed to have an army of more than 20, it was located in a plain and there was no danger to defend. Only the defenders in various places accounted for more than half, and it was almost the limit to dispatch an army of [-].

Now that [-] troops have been lost, there are only [-] troops left, which may not be enough for Yuan Jun's teeth.

"Ah!" With a sigh, Pang Ji resigned, "I hope Lord Tao will forgive me, Pang Ji intends to return to Jingzhou immediately and report this matter to the lord."

"Mr. Pang, do as you please!" Tao Qian felt a little guilty, and ordered people to arrange carriages and horses, give more gold and silver, and send Pang Ji out of the city.

After Pang Ji left, the atmosphere in the lobby suddenly became very solemn.

With a gloomy face, Tao Qian glared at Chen Deng and Cao Bao fiercely, and cursed, "How on earth do you two command? It's unreasonable to lose [-] troops!"

"My lord, forgive me!" Chen Deng and Cao Bao knelt down one after another.

Cao Bao rolled his eyes, and with a smirk on his face, he said righteously: "My lord! The last general said earlier that Yuan Shu is powerful and invincible, and it is unwise to form an alliance with Jingzhou. But some people confuse people with lies. , to encourage the lord to set up a strong enemy is really ulterior motives."

Tao Qian frowned slightly, and glanced at Chen Deng and his son strangely, not knowing what to think.

Seeing this, Chen Deng hurriedly said: "My lord! This defeat is not due to a battle. Yuan Jun has a sharp weapon for attacking the city, which can send huge stones the size of a millstone to bombard the city. Every day, countless huge stones pour down like raindrops. Next, the defenders are panicked, how to defend the city?"

"I don't think Yuan Jun has such a sharp weapon." Tao Qian said bitterly.

"Yuanlong's words are different!" If Chen Deng's words are true, then his guilt can be reduced or even exonerated. Naturally, Cao Bao is unwilling to let Chen Deng go.

"The [-] reinforcements I sent out have never seen any sharp stone-throwing weapons. But even so, the [-] army was almost wiped out. It can be seen that Yuan Jun did not rely on sharp weapons to rampant, and his combat power is also strong. It can be seen that this attack Yuan Shu, it was an unwise move." Cao Bao wanted Chen Deng and his son to take responsibility for the defeat, so he turned the topic back to the original point, after all, it was Chen Deng and his son who urged Tao Qian to form an alliance with Jingzhou.

"You!" Chen Deng was speechless, it was the first time he was speechless by Cao Bao.

As Cao Bao said, Yuan Jun's combat power is strong, and it is by no means rampant with sharp weapons. For example, in the first attack on the city, although Yuan Jun also used catapults, Xuzhou's army was also full of blood, which was far beyond ordinary. This time, both sides Face-to-face dialogue and a head-to-head duel resulted in the loss of 5000 troops for both of them, and neither of them got a bargain.

However, the Xuzhou army occupies the geography and has a city to rely on. Under such circumstances, the loss is comparable to that of Yuan Jun, which is tantamount to a big defeat.

It can be seen that the combat power of the Xuzhou Army is far inferior to that of Yuan Jun, and Tao Qian quickly figured out everything.

"This statement is justified! It's my fault. I shouldn't have provoked Yuan Shu." Tao Qian was quite honest, he didn't say that he listened to the slander, and he gave Chen Deng and his son enough face.

After a pause, Tao Qian asked everyone: "Now that we have offended Yuan Shu, a powerful enemy, what should we do?"

"My lord, don't worry! Deng has said before that Yuan Shu will not be able to go north in the short term." Chen Deng said hastily.

Tao Qian felt a little relieved after hearing this.

"Yuanlong said that Yuan Jun was unable to go north in the short term, but he didn't know what to do in the long term?" Seeing that Tao Qian did not punish Chen Deng, Cao Bao was very dissatisfied, so as soon as Chen Deng finished speaking, he immediately refuted.

What Cao Bao said was not unreasonable, and Tao Qian's heart arose again.

Chen Deng was also provoked by Cao Bao, and said angrily, "I don't know what General Cao thinks we should do?"

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