Rampage through the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 172 Soldiers enter Xuzhou
In July of the second year of Chuping, Gongsun Zan raised troops to attack Han Fu. Han Fu sent generals Zhang He and Gao Lan to meet Gongsun Zan.

At this time, Guo Tu appeared in front of Han Fu and persuaded Han Fu to surrender to Yuan Shao. Han Fu was originally an old minister of the Yuan family and had long been interested in Yuan.Although Jushou and others persuaded Han Fu, Han Fu still surrendered to Yuan Shao, and Yuan Shao got all the riches of Jizhou.

However, Zhang He and Gao Lan who were on the front line did not surrender to Yuan Shao, but were still resisting Gongsun Zan on the front line. After Yuan Shao entered Yecheng, he heard that Zhang He and Gao Lan had not surrendered, so he had to send someone to recruit the second general. At the same time, seize the time to settle the situation in Jizhou and stabilize people's hearts.

At this time, Zhang De finally sent troops to Xuzhou.

Zhang De dispatched 4 troops this time, including [-] Qingzhou soldiers from Langya County and troops mobilized from Beihai Chengyang Second County.Zhang De ordered Zang Ba to lead [-] "Qingzhou soldiers" as the vanguard, Guan Hai as Zang Ba's deputy general, Sun Guan, Wu Dun, Yin Li and other generals also followed Zang Ba, and he led Chen Gong, Huang Zhong, Zhou Cang , Liu Pi, and Gong Du led [-] horses as the main force.Wu Anguo stayed behind in Beihai City.And because he was afraid that something might happen to Yuan Shao, the newly arrived Xu Rong was sent to Linzi by Zhang De to assist Tai Shici and guard against Yuan Shao in Jizhou.

Zang Ba used to be an official under Tao Qian, and he fought many times with the Xuzhou army, so it can be said that Zang Ba is the most familiar with the terrain of Xuzhou, so Zang Ba, the pioneer, is the most suitable candidate.

And this time Zhang De sent troops, under the banner of avenging his father-in-law Cao Song.Speaking of which, anyone with a discerning eye would know at a glance that this was Zhang De's excuse for attacking Xuzhou, but everyone couldn't find anything wrong with it. Tao Qian's general.

Tao Qian was shocked when he heard that Zhang De came to attack. Although some people reported that Qingzhou Diannong engaged in Wang Xiu secretly met many Xuzhou families, Tao Qian didn't take this matter seriously at the time.I didn't expect Zhang De to come so soon!

After all, Tao Qian is a generous elder. Once there is a war in Xuzhou, the people will suffer first. So when he heard that the army was coming, he immediately ordered people to look for Zhang Kai. Tao Qian also knew that Zhang Kai was doing this. That's not right, and he himself is not strict in discipline, and he is unfavorable to govern, so Tao Qian hopes to find Zhang Kai and hand it over to Zhang De in exchange for Zhang De's retreat.

According to the report from the spies, Zhang Kai was still in Xiapi City a few days ago, so Tao Qian immediately ordered people all over the city to look for Zhang Kai, but at this time Zhang Kai went missing. How could Tao Qian not find him? Send someone to explain to Zhang De.

However, Zhang De's trip was for Xuzhou, and he would not listen to Tao Qian's explanation, so Zhang De ignored Tao Qian's emissary and ordered Zang Ba to continue to march.Soon Zang Ba led an army to occupy Donghai County.

In Xiapi City, Taoqian Mansion.

Tao Qian looked at his subordinates with a sad face, and said: "It seems that Zhang De will not let it go this time. That Zhang Kai has not been seen so far. If Zhang De really attacks, I am afraid that the people of Xuzhou will suffer again. Now The autumn harvest is just around the corner, I really can't bear to let the common people suffer from swords and soldiers!"

Tao Qian paused for a moment, and then said: "It's all because I was soft-hearted at the time and surrendered Zhang Kai, but I, Tao Qian, committed the crime of being unfavorable to his subordinates. I am responsible for this matter, so I have to bear the responsibility. So I decided to go to Donghai County early tomorrow morning to plead guilty to Zhang De, hoping that Zhang De can bypass the people of Xuzhou!"

When Diannong school lieutenant Chen Deng heard this, he felt very bad. His father, Chen Gui, and Xuzhou's powerful family had already decided that Zhang De could not be allowed to take control of Xuzhou. Are you sending me off?So Chen Deng immediately yelled that something was wrong, and at the same time winked at the officials next to him.

Most of the surrounding officials were from aristocratic families, and they had reached a consensus long ago. Seeing Chen Deng winking at him, they all stood up to dissuade Tao Qian, and expressed their willingness to help Tao Qian resist Zhang De, vowing to surround Xuzhou to the death.Tao Qian was not a tough person in the first place. Seeing that all the officials under him decided to resist Zhang De, he stopped insisting and handed over the matter to Cao Bao and Chen Deng.

So Cao Bao and Chen Deng immediately assembled their troops, and brought [-] Danyang elite soldiers from Xuzhou, and went straight to Pengcheng State to deploy defenses against Zhang De. Since this was a major event for the family of Xuzhou, all officials dared not have the slightest bit neglect.It has to be said that when these Xuzhou aristocratic families worked together, the efficiency was really good. In just a few days, [-] troops were assembled and they came to Pengcheng to deploy defenses, and Mi Zhu and others also transported food, grass, and luggage.

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After Zhang De occupied Donghai County, he went straight to Pengcheng.Pengcheng is located in the northwest of Xuzhou. Although the place is not big, its geographical location is very important. Once Zhang De occupies Pengcheng, he can form a two-sided attack on Xiapi from Donghai County and Pengcheng County. On the contrary, if Zhang De Regardless of whether Pengcheng attacked Xiapi directly, once Xuzhou soldiers moved from Pengcheng County to Donghai County, it would cut off Zhang De's retreat, so Pengcheng's position was very important to both Zhang De and Tao Qian.

Pengcheng is the second largest city in Xuzhou after Xiapi.Pengcheng has a very long history. As early as Emperor Yao's period, Pengcheng appeared.

When it comes to Pengcheng, one person has to be mentioned, and that is Xiang Yu, the Overlord of Western Chu.At that time, Xiang Yu established his capital in Pengcheng.As the capital of Xiang Yu back then, Pengcheng was naturally built tall and strong.As far as the defense of Pengcheng is concerned, it is better than Xiapicheng, the seat of Xuzhou, and the position of Pengcheng is also more important. Therefore, when Cao Cao ruled the north in history, he moved the seat of Xuzhou from Xiapi to Pengcheng. .

But now there are 6 troops led by Cao Bao and Chen Deng in Pengcheng, while Zhang De only brought [-] horses, which undoubtedly made it more difficult for Zhang De to attack the city.

For Cao Bin and Chen Deng in the city, although it is relatively easy to defend Pengcheng, as long as he does not engage in a field war with Zhang De, he can definitely defend Pengcheng by relying on the city walls of Pengcheng.But there is another thing that makes the two of them have a headache. Now it is almost the autumn harvest time, and if he is huddled in the city, then Zhang De will not be so kind as to keep the food grown in Pengcheng County for himself .Especially Cao Bao, whose family lives in Pengcheng, and the Cao family is a big family in Pengcheng. Cao Bao owns many fields in Pengcheng County. If the troops are not withdrawn by next spring, the spring plowing will be delayed and the losses will be great!

Therefore, in order to preserve the harvest, Cao Bao and Chen Deng had only two options, one was to quickly repel Zhang De, and the other was to spend time with Zhang De in the field, and not let Zhang De have the time to send people to harvest the grain.In short, it's just a word, you can't stay in Pengcheng!

(End of this chapter)