The first general of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 141 Going out to meet Cao
"I also ask Mr. Zizhong to say something to Tao Gongzu: The soldiers under my Wei Tao will not sacrifice here for others in vain. If you want to repel Cao Jun, you should stop playing those disgusting little tricks."

At this time, Wei Tao spoke very bluntly. This was a decision after discussion between Wei Tao and Xun You. At this time, he would have a showdown with Tao Qian.

"Xuzhou is not under my jurisdiction after all, and I have no intention of occupying it, but Cao Mengde may not be so."

Wei Tao's words were easy to understand, but after Mi Zhu's complexion changed, he lowered his head and pondered. After a while, Mi Zhu got up and saluted Wei Tao.

"I have already understood the general's intentions, and I will report to my lord."

Tao Qian was able to lead a party to become a prince, so he was not a vagrant. After hearing Mi Zhu's report, he also easily understood Wei Tao's meaning.

If this is the case again, once Wei Tao leads people away, no matter how intentional Tian Kai and Kong Rong are, it is impossible to save Xuzhou.

So after thinking about it for a while, Tao Qian personally led people to pray.

"These days, I have wronged the general. I dare not hide it from the general. Qian really can't bear to use the sword anymore. Whether it is my Xuzhou general or Cao Jun, they are all my fellow citizens. Why are you fighting like this?"

Tao Qian still looked compassionate and generous, but his tone was already loose.

"Cao's army is powerful now, and the only way to win is to combine the strengths of the various armies. The general's reputation has long been heard, and now I ask the general to put the overall situation first and lead the armies to meet Cao Cao."

"Tao Shijun is at ease, but with Wei here, he must make Cao Jun retreat quickly!"

Now that his own goal has been achieved, Wei Tao doesn't mind talking superficially like Tao Qian, but after all, Wei Tao is not as shameless as Tao Qian, and he just said that.

But at this time, Tao Qian had already pulled a general beside him to Wei Tao and said to him.

"This is General Cao Bao. He is the general of our Xuzhou army. He is in command of our Xuzhou army. How about letting him assist General Wei to welcome Cao Cao together?"

"It turned out to be General Cao, nice to meet you! Nice to meet you!"

Wei Tao has learned a little about the situation in Xuzhou in the past few days. Although Xuzhou is under Tao Qian's control, there are three big families in Xuzhou that Tao Qian has to pay attention to. They are the Mi family, the Cao family and the Chen family. .

Among them, the Mi family is in charge of Xuzhou's finances, and their family is also a big businessman with rich family resources, while the Chen family is a heir to poetry and books, and has a great relationship with various officials in Xuzhou, and their connections are very wide. It is the Xuzhou army that is in control, and its strength is also extremely strong.

"Don't dare, General Wei's reputation for bravery is well-known throughout the world. It is a great honor to be able to fight Cao Cao with the general."

Cao Bao always had a sour taste when he said this, but yes, in comparison, although Cao Bao commanded Xuzhou's soldiers and horses, his status was still far behind that of Wei Tao.

And looking at the current situation, Cao Bao is naturally even more unwilling to be Wei Tao's deputy.

"Hehe... I will ask General Cao to help me a lot when the time comes."

At this time, although Wei Tao heard that something was wrong, he didn't mind much.

Although Tao Qian also made a promise, Wei Tao also discovered that the reality may not be so good.

First of all, Tian Kai's Qingzhou Army is basically finished, and at most he can select some elite soldiers, while the Beihai Navy is much better, which should be the credit of Tai Shici, but it is a pity that Kong Rong himself does not attach importance to military affairs, so the quality of the Beihai Navy is not considered to be high. How wonderful, but with all these names, Wei Tao directly made Tai Shici his lieutenant general.

Next is the Xuzhou Army, or the defeated Xuzhou Army.

Although Wei Tao only walked around the Xuzhou Army's barracks, he found that the Xuzhou Army had almost no morale, and a kind of pessimism and despair pervaded the barracks. After a little questioning, he found that he was quite afraid of Cao Jun.

"General Cao, why is this?"

Wei Tao felt a little depressed looking at such Xuzhou soldiers. Such defeated soldiers are not as good as newly recruited soldiers.

"General, it's impossible. Cao Mengde's offensive is extremely fierce, and he has no fighting spirit after losing consecutive battles."

Cao Bao said hesitantly.

Hearing what Cao Bao said, Wei Tao suddenly understood three points in his heart. I am afraid that Tao Qian handed over all the morale-destroyed soldiers in the general, and kept the real elite.

I really don't know if Xuzhou is in danger after all.

"The dignified Xuzhou Mu is doing tricks."

Although he sneered secretly in his heart, Wei Tao didn't show it on his face. After patrolling the barracks, he ordered people to gather them together.

With a glance, Wei Tao saw that everyone looked downcast. He knew that if they couldn't revive their morale, these people might not have to fight Cao Jun. Hearing Cao Jun's name, he might just run away.

"Is there no man in Xuzhou?"

Wei Tao suddenly gave a cold drink!
Rao, these soldiers, who looked like dead pigs and were not afraid of boiling water, couldn't help being furious when they heard this, and dozens of generals, captains and other soldiers immediately stepped forward.

"We are all men, why do you insult us so much!"

"There are still people who stand up. That's right. If not, I thought Xuzhou really had no sons!"

Seeing this, Wei Tao felt happy instead of angry, and then suddenly echoed.

"Now that the Cao army is pressing in and slaughtering the people of Xuzhou, don't you have your wives and children, your relatives and friends? All of you know that you are hiding in the city and letting Cao's army run wild. This is what men do? Even women are not as good. They're all turtle bastards!"

Hearing Wei Tao's scolding, the faces of all the soldiers showed anger, but there was a bit of shame mixed in the anger.

Obviously, Wei Tao's words reached their hearts.

This time, even the few people who just stood up to argue were all bowed their heads in silence. After all, their actions were the actions of cowards no matter how you looked at them?
"Are there any men in Xuzhou? Answer me!"

At this time, Wei Tao suddenly drank again!
"Have!"

The dozens of people who stood up just now were originally stimulated by Wei Tao, and when they heard Wei Tao yelling again, they couldn't help but opened their mouths to respond.

"Yes! Yes! Yes!"

Once someone responds, other people also respond, especially those dozens of people have prestige in the Xuzhou army, and many people respond accordingly.

Shouts came and went one after another, the sound shook the heavens and the earth, and all the soldiers of the army responded accordingly.

"Since that's the case, Cao Jun's camp is outside the city. Do you dare to join me and kill Cao Jun to avenge your family and friends?"

Seeing that the morale was available, Wei Tao secretly smiled inwardly, and his voice became even louder!

"Vengeance! Revenge! Revenge!"

It has to be said that after Wei Tao shouted repeatedly, everyone's morale was mobilized, and the murderous shouts made Cao Bao on the side secretly startled.

When did the Xuzhou soldiers have such strong confidence and such a heroic morale?
"Okay! The whole army obeys the order. I will give you an hour to rest. After an hour, follow me to go to war. Those who don't want to leave can leave. It's just that Mo Yan will be a man in the future!"

Taking advantage of the available morale, Wei Tao would not be polite at all and immediately gave orders.

"The rest of the men, follow me to fight! This battle must be won!"

"This battle must be won! This battle must be won! This battle must be won!"

With the morale boosted, many other things are naturally easy to handle. Wei Tao immediately ordered people to reorganize the army and rearrange the entire Xuzhou army.

Although there is not much time, Zhang Liao and Xu Huang are both famous generals. Not only did they complete the reorganization of the Xuzhou Army, but even the soldiers of the Qingzhou Army and the Beihai Navy were reorganized and incorporated into the army.

Soon Wei Tao's own army was added, and soon [-] soldiers were assembled.

Of course, the [-] soldiers themselves didn't have much training, so they couldn't compare to the real elite army, but the morale of the [-] soldiers was high and they looked majestic.

Even Tao Qian, seeing this army, couldn't believe it was Xuzhou soldiers. When will Xuzhou soldiers be like this?
"Open the city gate!"

Following Wei Tao's order, the city gate of Xiapi slowly opened, and Wei Tao immediately led everyone out of the city.

"Dong dong dong dong..."

The whole drum was beating, and the majestic sound went straight to Cao Jun's camp.

"Hehe... Could it be that Tian Kai, Kong Rong and others are still unconvinced and want to fight me again?"

Cao Cao was discussing affairs with many civil and military personnel in the tent, and he immediately smiled when he heard the drumbeat.

"If I didn't want to lose too much money here, why did I have to wait until this time? If I really don't know the current affairs, then it's no wonder!"

"What the lord said is very true. Don't say that you want the lord to fight. We can defeat the enemy by anyone."

Most of the generals in the tent are Cao Cao's confidantes, so there is nothing too scruples at this time.

But these are just generals, those counselors frowned slightly and said nothing.

"My lord, I'm afraid something is wrong, it's better to send someone to investigate quickly."

In the end, it was Guo Jia who spoke. When Guo Jia spoke like this, Cao Cao knew that the matter might not be that simple, so he immediately ordered people to go out to investigate.

After this investigation, it is natural to understand that this time Wei Tao is personally leading the army.

Regarding Wei Tao's abilities, some of Cao Jun's generals knew about it, and some didn't, but everyone understood that compared to Tian Kai and Kong Rong, Wei Tao was indeed a formidable enemy.

"Ziyu? Are you sure he leads an army of ten thousand people?"

After getting the reward, Cao Cao was shocked and stood up in disbelief.

"How did he manage to lead the Xuzhou army when he first arrived? Moreover, the Xuzhou army soldiers have all been demoralized, and now their morale is boosted. He really deserves to be Wei Ziyu!"

It has to be said that Cao Cao is Cao Cao, and so many things are automatically calculated just by the scouts' rewards, but it is Cao Cao, even if it is so, there is a surge of pride in wanting to compete.

"My lord, now Wei Tao must have stirred up the last breath of confidence in Xuzhou's soldiers. There is an old saying: once the energy is pumped up, it will decline again, and then it will be exhausted. Now the lord can wait for this energy to be exhausted, but Wei Ziyu's ability must be deep. Knowing this, you will definitely retreat before then, and even though your momentum will not be as strong as it is now, your morale will not drop afterwards."

At this moment, Guo Jia spoke again, paused for a while, looked at Cao Cao before continuing.

"However, if we can win the battle at this time, then we can destroy the last bit of spirit, spirit, and energy of the Xuzhou army. Within a month, Xiapi will be surrendered!"

Many people gasped after hearing Guo Jia's words. The people in the tent were not stupid, they could tell that Guo Jia clearly agreed with the second approach.

"Haha... What Feng Xiao said is very true."

Unexpectedly, Cao Cao laughed out loud at this time. Others could only understand Guo Jia's meaning, but Cao Cao could understand what Guo Jia hadn't said.

"The attack on Xuzhou took a long time, and it cost a lot of money and food. Wen Ruocai wrote to me a few days ago, saying that the food and grass in the rear are gradually running short. If you can't quickly attack Xiapi, then you should occupy Xiaopei first, and then slowly map it later. In other words, I was just hesitant about how to choose. Now that Wei Ziyu has given me this opportunity, how can I not take it? Generals, follow me!"

Cao Cao's prestige is extremely high, not to mention Cao Cao's words, everyone understands Guo Jia's deep meaning, and naturally no one objected at the moment, and followed Cao Cao out of the account.

Cao Cao is also a good leader, but it takes only a moment and three quarters, that is, to welcome the army out of the camp.

"Dong dong dong dong..."

The sound of the war drum became more and more urgent, and the beating made people's blood boil.

Seeing Cao Cao leading the men out, the soldiers behind Wei Tao shrank back subconsciously, but they were afraid of Cao Jun's prestige, but when they saw Wei Tao riding a horse and standing in front of the formation, many people suddenly became more courageous and endured. I couldn't help but puffed up my chest again.

Many family members and friends were indeed soldiers killed by Cao Jun, and even returned back with fierce eyes.

The general is the courage of the soldiers, not because Xuzhou's soldiers are weak, but because Xuzhou's generals are ineffective.

"Haha... Ziyu really has to lead the army, but Tian Kai and Kong Rong are not my opponents, are you confident that you can win?"

This time, it was Cao Cao who spoke first, and said it right away.

"I don't need to say much about my friendship with Ziyu. If you retreat at this time, Ziyu, I will let go of the way and will not block it. If not, I can only compete with Ziyu!"

"Cao thief! Don't talk nonsense! You killed my people in Xuzhou, and you have a bloody debt! Today you must pay in blood!"

Before Wei Tao could answer, Cao Bao who was next to him stepped forward and shouted.

"Soldiers, if Cao Thief breaks through Xiapi, there will be no chickens or dogs left in Xiapi City, and all the family members are in the city. We would rather die than let Cao Thief enter the city!"

Although Cao Bao was placed under Wei Tao's command, he was not Wei Tao's subordinate after all. Even if he didn't listen to Wei Tao's orders, Wei Tao didn't issue them.

And Cao Bao stood up at this time to take advantage of it. In Cao Bao's view, there is nothing difficult to learn from Wei Tao's tricks, just to arouse the blood of Xuzhou soldiers with hatred.

Sure enough, upon hearing Cao Bao's words, all the sergeants turned red-eyed and looked ready to do their best at any time.

(End of this chapter)