The first general of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 145

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As the flag gradually fell, the people who were still shouting suddenly fell silent, and the entire battlefield changed from a noisy crowd to a complete silence.

No one thought that Tai Shici really had such exquisite archery skills, and everyone was dumbfounded for a while.

"Hahahaha... Good archery skills! Good archery skills! Kong Wenju only likes literary talent, how about General Taishi, if he takes refuge in me? I will definitely treat him as a superior general."

At this moment, Cao Cao laughed out loud, and then gave a sigh of admiration.

"Thank you, General Cao. Compassion is different from the general's way of doing things. I don't know if the general's previous bet is a promise?"

Tai Shici said as soon as he cupped his hands, there was no trace of arrogance in his expression.

"Since I can shoot down our army's flag, then this round is considered my defeat!"

Cao Cao smiled. In fact, he also noticed that with the fall of his flag, morale had dropped a lot unconsciously, and most of the aura of "I am invincible" at the beginning of the war had been cut off.

"However, if you want me to retreat, there is one more thing that must be done to me. Tao Qian was a plot to harm my father. Even if I can't capture him alive, I will definitely not let him have a good time. Therefore, Kong Wenju can be Xuzhou shepherd, but he can no longer be Xuzhou shepherd. Here, I will also submit a letter to the imperial court to recognize Kong Wen as Xuzhou Shepherd. Once this is approved, I will withdraw from the army!"

"Okay! I'll tell you this. Brother Meng De, I have committed a crime this time. I hope that in the future, I can join hands with my brother to fight against the alien race, help the Han family, and protect my great Han country!"

Wei Tao already understood that Cao Cao had obviously given up the idea of ​​conquering Xiapi and taking Xuzhou in one fell swoop, so after talking to Cao Cao, he returned to Xiapi.

As soon as he returned to the city, Wei Tao immediately ordered people to spread the news.

"That's how you can solve Xuzhou's difficulties!"

After hearing Wei Tao's explanation, Kong Rong was very surprised. You must know that he also used letters to show Cao Cao, but Cao Cao ignored it at all.

"Hehe... that's the case, but it is to let Mr. Wenju not return the position to the Tao family for the time being. When Xuzhou has the strength to resist Cao Cao in the future, he can decide himself at that time."

Xun You said with a smile, although Kong Rong is a great Confucian gentleman, he is not really pedantic. Naturally, he understands what Xun You said, but Kong Rong is still a bit reluctant to think of breaking his oath.

"Wenju, the people of Xuzhou have finally found peace, so don't worry. If you really want to do what you say, then please do as Mr. Gongda said."

Tao Qian naturally had nothing to do under such circumstances. Although he said with a smile, the smile was a bit forced.

"in this way……"

Kong Rong frowned slightly, and after a while of thinking, he finally spoke.

"I will write to the imperial court, saying that Mr. Tao will inherit Xuzhou. At the same time, I plan to appoint Mr. Tao as the prefect of Xiapi to take charge of Xiapi affairs."

Apparently Kong Rong meant that he would not get involved in the power of Xuzhou. Hearing this, Tao Qian couldn't help but stood up and bowed.

"The Tao family can't repay you with such an article!"

"That's why Wen Ju is sorry for the Tao family. Is that what Tao Shijun is saying?"

Kong Rong hurriedly helped Tao Qian up. In this way, at least on the surface, the restoration of peace in Xuzhou at this time is just around the corner.

"I don't know how Mr. Wen Ju is going to treat General Taishi Ziyi. If General Taishi hadn't shot down Cao Jun's flag with an arrow this time, I'm afraid Cao Cao would not have retreated so easily."

At this time, Wei Tao said something, of course Wei Tao's words were not right, in fact Wei Tao already understood that whether there was Xun You's bet or not, Cao Cao would probably be thinking about retreating.

"This... Ziyi, I will appoint you as the captain of Jianyi. How about guarding Xiapi?"

Kong Rong thought for a while and said directly that this position is basically equivalent to replacing Cao Bao's original position in Xuzhou.

"This……"

But what is surprising is that Tai Shici actually said it after hesitating for a while.

"To tell you the truth, my lord, some time ago Liu You, the prefect of Yuzhang, was in the same county as me. He sent people to call me to join us. I also responded. I am grateful for your kindness, so I first came to help you. I intended to repay your kindness before I went. Yuzhang agrees with each other, and now my lord appoints me as the captain, it is really hard to decide."

Wei Tao had also tried to win over Tai Shici before, although he was impressed by Wei Tao's sincerity, he also answered with this words.

However, compared to Kong Rong, Tai Shici's refusal was much firmer. After all, Kong Rong had a great favor for him.

"The general's words are wrong. Don't say that Mr. Wenju values ​​the general. He just repays the kindness Wenju has done to the general. What's more, Yuzhang is far away. How can he serve his mother at home like this? It's far better to stay in Xuzhou , and then bring your mother here, one is to repay Mr. Wenju’s kindness, and the other is to serve the mother at home, what should I do?"

At this moment, Wei Tao said to Tai Shici with a smile again, but every word he said made Tai Shici sweat profusely, and he immediately got up and bowed to Wei Tao.

"Thank you, General, for reminding me that Ci is almost unfilial!"

After thanking Wei Tao, Tai Shici turned around and saluted Kong Rong again.

"Thank you for your love, my lord will always remember my mother's kindness and kindness in my heart, and I will definitely die in the future to repay my lord!"

"Okay! Okay! Please, Ziyi, Xuzhou's military affairs will be handed over to Ziyi in the future."

Although Kong Rong didn't pay much attention to warriors because of his status as a scholar, he was really happy for someone like Tai Shici who was very filial to his mother.

"Gongda, can you tell me why you want to help Taishi Ziyi and join Kong Rong?"

After the banquet, Wei Tao immediately found Xun You. If Xun You didn't let Wei Tao do this, Wei Tao would only try to win over Tai Shici because of the importance he attached to Tai Shici, instead of helping him in this way.

Given Kong Rong's kindness to Tai Shici, the chances of trying to win over Tai Shici in the future are slim.

"I understand my lord's expectations for General Ziyi, but my lord wants to see, I don't know if my lord can think that Ziyi's temperament of keeping promises in Tai Shi will change his behavior and agree with my lord?"

Xun You smiled slightly, and asked in a calm manner.

"It's very difficult. I don't have the kindness of Kong Wenju to Ziyi. It's hard to change it. If it weren't for this, I wouldn't value Ziyi so much."

Wei Tao replied without hesitation.

"What do you think my lord thinks that Kong Wenju can be appointed as Tao Qian of Xuzhou Shepherd Bi?"

Xun You smiled again and asked again.

"It's just mediocre. I think that although Kong Wenju enjoys a great name, he emphasizes civility over martial arts. If there is peace, nothing will happen. If there is a change, I am afraid that he will be as helpless as Tao Qian. Even a good general like Ziyi, I am afraid he will not Big is its use."

Wei Tao shook his head slightly again, and after thinking about it, he said simply.

"Mr. Gongda, if you have something to say, please speak up."

"Although Cao Cao retreated temporarily, it wasn't because he didn't care about Xuzhou. If Kong Rong alone defended Xuzhou, I'm afraid it would be easily captured by Cao Cao in the future, but with Taishi Ziyi, it would be different."

Xun You smiled slightly, and finally did not continue to play tricks.

"And it's not just that. As the lord said, the lord and Tai Shizi have no kindness. At most, they only knew each other during this battle. But don't they already have something to say? Not Xuzhou, what will happen to Taishi Ziyi? He must vote for the lord!"

"Hehe...So it turns out that Gongda did exactly that."

Wei Tao understood, but he couldn't help but say something.

"But then Liu Yao also invited Ziyi, wouldn't Ziyi go to him?"

"My lord is a real hero in this world, so it must be Xu Yi who values ​​the high position. And Liu Yao, a member of the Han family, but since he couldn't invite an unknown person, could it be that he couldn't invite it again and again? This time If Tai Shizi is not righteous, he will definitely arouse his secret hatred, even if he goes to him, he will not be accepted by him."

As expected, Xun You had calculated everything, and Tai Shici had already been plotted by him unconsciously.

"Gong Daguo is my confidant."

Wei Tao couldn't help admiring, but Wei Tao still felt a pity after praising Wei Tao.

"I only gained a little reputation in Xuzhou. Even if I gave Taishi Ziyi some affection, that's all. On the contrary, I lost a lot of elites because of it. Gongda, should I not come this time? Even with Cao Cao's reasoning of "knowing that one bite can't make you fat", if he didn't want to weaken Xuzhou, or even destroy the last essence, spirit, and spirit of Xuzhou's soldiers, I'm afraid he wouldn't have fought me?"

"My lord's guess is the same, but if it is said that there is no gain, that is not necessarily the case."

Hearing Wei Tao's words, Xun You shook his head.

"The next is when the lord will be rewarded. Even if he can't compare with Cao Mengde, the difference will not be much. Otherwise, how could Gongjin and I make the lord spend so much time in Xuzhou?"

"Oh? Is that so?"

Wei Tao was also very surprised, but Xun You shook his head and refused to speak out when Wei Tao wanted to explore. In the end, Wei Tao had no choice but to let it go. Anyway, with Xun You's temperament, it would not be harmful to him.

After Cao Cao reached an agreement with Wei Tao, he actually started to order people to evacuate, but at this time Cao Cao still had the upper hand, so the speed of his retreat was not unpleasant.

After receiving the news that Cao Cao was about to retreat, the various big clans in Xuzhou City finally felt relieved, and some even resumed their lives of singing and dancing at night.

Naturally, some people came to entertain Wei Tao during the period, but Wei Tao was not very interested in it, but Xun You went out frequently during this period of time.

But three days later, an invitation sent by Mi Zhu himself made Wei Tao have to think about it. According to Mi Zhu, he wanted to thank Wei Tao for coming to rescue Xuzhou.

Considering that the Mi family is a big family in Xuzhou after all, Wei Tao always wants to give some face, so naturally he is happy to go.

(End of this chapter)