The first general of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 137 Passing through the North Sea
"Pan Feng greets the lord!"

Just after Wei Tao helped Zhang Liao up, another general behind Zhang Liao got off his horse and bowed to Wei Tao. This person was Pan Feng, the former general of Han Fu.

"General Pan Feng please hurry up, please hurry up."

Wei Tao still knew about Zhang Liao's arrival. Since he wanted to rescue Xuzhou, he had to do it quickly, and he couldn't take too long, otherwise it would be better not to help.

So Zhang Liao was ordered to lead the troops to wait at the junction of Qingzhou and Jizhou early on.

But it was Pan Feng who surprised Wei Tao, unexpectedly, Pan Feng also joined him.

In fact, there is one thing Wei Tao doesn't know. When Han Fu gave up the position of Jizhou Mu to Yuan Shao, Pan Feng tried to persuade Han Fu.

But Han Fu didn't listen, and Pan Feng was very disappointed. Pan Feng just wanted to rely on others.

And Zhang Liao had saved Pan Feng in the first place, and rescued Pan Feng twice. Since he wanted to rely on others, Pan Feng naturally chose to join Zhang Liao's command.

And it's not just that.

Pan Feng is Han Fu's number one general at any rate, and he is quite prestigious in the Jizhou army. He came here not only by himself, but also brought a group of elite soldiers, which made Zhou Yu and others' strength quickly To be strengthened, it is under the pressure of the Black Mountain Army and Yuan Shao that Baochang Mountain can be maintained.

This time when going to Xuzhou, not only Zhang Liao came to help, but also Pan Feng followed. The two brought 4000 soldiers in total, and their strength was not weak.

The relationship between Mutiankai and Tao Qian in Qingzhou Prefecture is also good, but Qingzhou's strength is not strong. Although they want to help each other, they are afraid of Cao Cao's strength, so although they are going to send troops, they have not left for a long time.

Now if Wei Tao was passing through the border, Tian Kai would naturally not allow it, so he sent a batch of grain and grass, which was enough for at least half a month.

"General, although the matter is urgent now, Cao Cao's atrocities all the way will take a long time. How about we invite another army?"

Wei Tao did not expect that when Wei Tao was about to go all the way south to Xuzhou when he entered Qingzhou, Mi Zhu said that again.

"Oh? I don't know who it is?"

Wei Tao frowned slightly, already unwilling, and Mi Zhu's repeated questioning already made Wei Tao feel a little dissatisfied.

Isn't this to underestimate yourself?
"Don't be suspicious, general. I say this person is a famous man in the world. If you can get help from this person, you will be able to persuade Cao Cao not to commit violent acts again."

"Oh?"

Hearing this, Wei Tao was a little puzzled. These days, Wei Tao has tried to recall the original history as much as possible.

Although the original history has been countless, at least this time Mi Zhu obviously did not intend to invite Liu Bei to enter Xuzhou, even Wei Tao had asked quietly, but in Mi Zhu's impression Liu Bei and the three were: Could it be that Gongsun Bogui was a young general? almost?
But there are some experiences that can be used for reference. If Wei Tao remembers correctly, the reason why Cao Cao retreated in history was because Lu Bu attacked Yanzhou.

In other words, Cao Cao vowed to take Xuzhou if he could.

Now that Lu Buxin has retreated from Bingzhou, and if he joins others, the possibility of attacking Yanzhou is not great.

So this time Wei Tao is also going to meet with Cao Cao first to decide the level, and then retreat with words.

In other words, the modern saying goes: Only big fists can make sense.

"I don't know who Mr. Zizhong is talking about?"

But Wei Tao still gave Mi Zhu a face.

"I don't know if the general knows about Kong Wenju in Beihai? This is a great sage in the world. If he persuades him with his fame, Cao Cao will definitely retreat!"

Mi Zhu's words were full of admiration.

"With Kong Beihai's lofty righteousness, if he hears of Cao Cao's atrocities, he will definitely go to him. Don't hide it from the general, it is Zhu's original intention to invite Kong Beihai."

It has to be said that Mi Zhu is indeed a bit of a gentleman, and he is not afraid of Wei Tao's anger, so he just said this directly.

Kong Rong's reputation is naturally extremely wide. After he became Confucius, he himself was a great Confucian of a generation, and he is famous all over the world.

But at this time, Wei Tao was indeed not angry, but nodded and said.

"It doesn't matter, Kong Beihai and I discussed Dong Zhuo together in the past, which can be regarded as some kind of friendship, and today we just met."

Although it takes a long detour to reach Beihai, Wei Tao didn't need to send a large army forward, he just led a group of people to Beihai quickly.

After arriving in Beihai, after passing the report, he naturally saw Kong Rong, and after hearing Mi Zhu's words, he immediately flew into a rage!
"Cao Mengde dared to do this! In the past when the coalition forces challenged Dong, it can be seen that he is a rare hero. It is unexpected that he is so, so he is a hero!"

Although Kong Rong didn't seem to have done anything when he crusaded against Dong Zhuo, he was one of the few princes who went all the way not for personal gain, but for the sake of the great man.

However, Kong Rong was a bit upright, and his subordinates were not strong enough. Maybe Mi Zhu had great hopes, but Wei Tao didn't mean it.

Wei Taohui was willing to come, but he thought that Tai Shici, the future general of the Eastern Wu Dynasty, seemed to have stayed under Kong Rong for a while, and wanted to see if there was a chance to meet and subdue Tai Shici.

"Don't worry, Zizhong, I will send troops to Xuzhou immediately, and I must stop Cao Cao's atrocities!"

"More Mr. Wenju!"

Mi Zhu was overjoyed and immediately gave Kong Rong a big gift.

"Mr. Wen Ju, it's not that Tao talks too much. If it is about governing and appeasing the people, Mr. Wen Ju will naturally do his part. If it is marching and fighting, I am afraid that Mr. Wen Ju is not the director. Mr. Wen Ju should find a good general to lead him."

At this moment, Wei Tao finally spoke. To Wei Tao's surprise, Kong Rong actually said it after thinking for a while.

"If our subordinates are not as talented as the general, how about entrusting them to the general to command?"

Hearing this, Wei Tao couldn't help but smile bitterly. Although the more soldiers there are, the more powerful they will be, but they must be elite soldiers trained on weekdays. Is it for the soldiers?

"Could it be that Beihai is so big that we can't find one or two people who are good at fighting? If so, how can we not recruit them based on Kong Beihai's reputation?"

"This……"

After hesitating for a while, Kong Rong finally thought of something.

"In this way, it seems that there is indeed a person whose surname is Taishi, and his single name is Yici. He is quite famous for his bravery. If he is made a general, he may be allowed."

Kong Rong obviously didn't care much about Tai Shici in his tone, but under the circumstances that Wei Tao was unwilling to lead his soldiers, he finally decided to recruit Tai Shici.

Kong Rong's generals are not yet ready, and it will take a long time to go out, so after agreeing with Kong Rong to send troops, Wei Tao and Mi Zhu left together, and then joined Wei Tao's soldiers and generals to Xuzhou.

But to Wei Tao's surprise, as soon as he entered the boundary of Xuzhou, he heard a bad news
"Soldiers besieging Xiapi City?"

As soon as Wei Tao arrived in Xuzhou, he was surprised when he heard such news.

"Could it be that Xuzhou has already been taken by Cao Cao?"

Xiapi is the capital of Xuzhou, where Tao Qianzhi is located. Once Xiapi, the whole of Xuzhou will fall into the hands of Cao Cao.

Mi Zhu was even more shocked. You must know that the Mi family has great power and interests in Xuzhou. If Cao Cao really takes Xuzhou, where will the Mi family go?

More importantly, Mi Zhu's family members are all in Xiapi City. If Cao Cao's practice is followed before, then the fate of Mi Zhu's family members can be imagined.

Fortunately, after Wei Tao asked for the exact news, he shook his head slightly and said.

"That's not true. It's just that Meng De fought all the way to Xiapi City. I'm afraid he wanted to destroy Xiapi City first, take down Tao Taishou to avenge his father, and then take down all parts of Xuzhou to seize Tao Gongzu's foundation."

"Xiapi is in critical condition. Zhu also asks the general to hurry up."

Even though it was just that, Mi Zhu couldn't hold back when he thought of Xiapi being in danger, and immediately bowed to Wei Tao and said.

"it is good!"

Wei Tao nodded, marching slowly like this is naturally not possible, and walking this trip by himself is not for wasting effort, and he ordered it immediately.

"Pan Feng, lead an escort of [-] troops and march with luggage, while the rest of the people abandon all complicated things and travel lightly, and hurry to Xiapi City!"

"promise!"

When Wei Tao gave an order, countless voices responded to it, and Wei Tao led [-] elite speeders himself.

With such a light and simple formation, the speed of the march was indeed much faster. It only took one day to reach the city of Xiapi.

And at this time, Cao's army that had originally surrounded Xuzhou City immediately separated an army.

"I am Xiahou Yuanrang! Which army are you waiting for?"

But Wei Tao didn't show his banner at this time, and even Cao Jun, who was familiar with him, couldn't tell the difference for a while.

Of course, the reason why Xiahou Dun was so polite was that although Cao Cao raised troops to avenge his father, he even massacred the people of Xuzhou to sacrifice to Cao Song.

But Cao Cao still kept his sense and didn't want to form a deadly enmity with other princes, so he specially ordered all the generals under his account to treat the soldiers who came to help from all walks of life first with courtesy and then with soldiers.

It would be the best if he could intimidate the opponent and make him retreat without a fight.

"It turns out that Yuan Rang is here. I don't know where Meng De is? There was a saying in Luoyang in the past, but Meng De doesn't remember?"

Wei Tao rode forward slowly, looked at Xiahou Dun and asked.

"Now that I've come here, where is Meng De? This is between me and Meng De. Yuan Rang should invite Meng De here."

With Xiahou Dun's eyesight, it is natural to see that Wei Tao is at a time when he is exhausted. Although his army has been damaged due to the siege, if they really fight, they should be able to win the battle.

However, Wei Tao kept saying that he wanted to see Cao Cao, and Xiahou Dun couldn't make a decision for a while. What's more, in Xiahou Dun's view, if there was no rest for a day or two, the exhaustion of Wei Tao's army would be difficult to get rid of, so after a little hesitation, it was Hands down.

"Please wait a moment, General. Dun has ordered someone to inform the lord."

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