Jagged hegemony of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 217 The Battle of Xuzhou
"Your Majesty! Tao Qian, Xuzhou's shepherd, does not respect etiquette. His Majesty has been in danger several times. Tao Qian never sent troops to serve the king, and secondly, he did not offer food, grass, gold and silver to His Majesty. Even the eighteen princes who asked for Dong, This Tao Qian has never come to the alliance, this person often has the heart of disobedience, if he is not eliminated early, there will be troubles in the future!"

In the Xuchang Palace, Cao Cao spoke to Liu Xiejin.

"According to what General Cheqi said, I also hope that General Cheqi will send troops to attack Tao Qian and recover Xuzhou for me!"

"The minister obeys the order!"

In the fourth year of Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty, in 193 A.D., Cao Cao raised an army of more than [-] horsemen, and led dozens of generals such as Xu Chu, Xu Huang, and Xiahou Dun under his command. They were called to send troops, in fact, to avenge their father.

An army of [-] troops rushed to Xiapi, the prefecture of Xuzhou.

After hearing the news, Tao Qian turned pale with shock.Hastily ordered his general Cao Bao to lead his army to resist, and the two sides fought in Pengcheng.Cao Bao was defeated by Xiahou Dun, the vanguard officer of Cao Cao's army, and retreated to Xuzhou City, while Tao Qian stayed behind closed doors.Cao Cao besieged the city for several days, and Xuzhou was in a hurry!
"Yuanlong, now that Cao's army is approaching the city, Xuzhou City is in dire straits, what should we do!"

Tao Qian looked at Chen Deng and asked.

"My lord, the officials will not be able to think of a good solution for a while. The Cao army is coming in menacingly. It is irresistible. The only solution today is to negotiate a peace!"

Chen Deng said.

"Peace!"

Tao Qian smiled wryly, and then said, "I'm afraid Cao Cao won't agree! Zhang Kai killed Cao Cao's father, Cao Song, and Cao Cao threatened to let the whole Xuzhou be buried with his father. I'm afraid this agreement is not easy to negotiate! "

"My lord, since we can't beat Cao Cao, why don't we find someone who can beat Cao Cao? As far as I know, Jizhou Mu, General Yuan Shao has just pacified Youzhou, and now he has unified the four states, the world Who can be the enemy in the world? If he can send troops to help, Cao Cao will definitely withdraw his troops!"

At this time, one of Tao Qian's civil servants spoke.

"Hehe, Yuan Shao, let him send troops. I'm afraid I, Xuzhou, will have to go in. Yuan Shao has been spying on Xuzhou for a long time, but he has no excuse to send troops. If I invite him to come to help, I'm afraid it's easy to ask God, but it's hard to send God away. After defeating Cao Cao, he, Yuan Shao, will not leave here!"

Tao Qian shook his head, denying this idea.

"My lord Xiupan, I know the two of you, and I will definitely come to rescue you!"

At this time Mi Zhu stood up and said. (Mi Zhu, courtesy name Zizhong. A native of Qu County, Donghai. Mi Zhu was originally a wealthy businessman in Xuzhou, and was later appointed by Xuzhou Mu Taoqian as Biejia. After Tao Qian died of illness, he received Liu Bei according to his will. He and his younger brother Mifang refused Cao Cao's appointment And following Liu Bei, he gave Liu Bei a lot of help when Liu Bei was at his worst, and made him recover. After Liu Bei entered Yizhou, he worshiped Mizhu as General Anhan, and his status was above Zhuge Liang, and he was the most among Liu Bei's ministers. Lu Meng After attacking Jingzhou, Mifang surrendered the city, leading to Guan Yu's defeat and death. Mizhu pleaded guilty. Liu Bei comforted Mizhu and treated him as before, but died of illness soon after.)
"Oh? Who is it! Tell me quickly!"

Tao Qian seemed to have grasped a life-saving straw, and immediately grabbed Mi Zhu's hand and asked.

"Tian Kai from Qingzhou, Kong Rong from Beihai!"

Mi Zhu laughed.

"Zizhong, you are confused. These two men only have some soldiers in Tian Kai's hands. Although Kong Rong is a great scholar in the world, the combat effectiveness of his soldiers and horses may not be as good as our Xuzhou army! I am afraid that these two men Neither is Cao Cao's opponent!"

Tao Qian's eyes full of expectation were cloudy again.

"No, my lord, Kong Rong took in a person a while ago. This person is also a clan member of the Han Dynasty. When the eighteen princes were begging for Dong. This person also participated, and he also had some soldiers in his hands. Also see it differently!"

Mi Zhu said again.

"Could it be that Zizhong is talking about Liu Xuande?"

Tao Qian asked.

"Of course, it's Liu Bei, Liu Xuande! This person now has nearly ten thousand troops in his hands, plus Xuzhou's soldiers, it is enough to repel the Cao bandits!"

"Okay, go to Tian Kai and Kong Rong for help!"

Tao Qian hurriedly ordered hundreds of Danyang elite soldiers to escort Mi Zhu out of the city to move rescue soldiers!

"Kill! Break through Xuzhou City. Bloodbath the Tao family!"

The shouts of killing outside the city sounded again, and Cao Cao commanded soldiers and horses to attack Xuzhou City again. Cao Jun's offensive has become more and more fierce these days. Xuzhou City has been breached a long time ago, so it can survive until now!
"Hold it! Hold it up!"

Mi Fang and Cao Bao commanded the Xuzhou army to resist tenaciously in the city of Xuzhou, repelling Cao Cao's advances and attacks time and time again.

Seeing that another attack was repulsed by the Xuzhou army, and Tao Qian was standing on the top of the city gate and looking at him, thinking that killing his father and enemy was in front of him, but he could not kill him, Cao Cao's eyes were red, and he lowered his eyes. He raised his voice, and said: "The order will be passed down, and Xuzhou City will be broken within five days. All soldiers can burn, kill and loot at will!"

The herald ran straight down, raised his voice, and shouted: "Mr. Cao has an order. After the city of Xuzhou is broken, everyone can plunder for five days. What are you waiting for, go!"

After hearing Cao Cao's general order.The soldiers of Cao Jun screamed violently, and desperately climbed up the ladder of the siege vehicle.

"Hold it! Hold it up!"

Mi Fang chopped down a Cao soldier who climbed up to the top of the city, and then shouted: "Get me the fire oil, and burn these siege vehicles!"

Immediately after Mi Zhu gave the order, a group of soldiers carried cans of kerosene to the top of the city.

"Fall down!"

As soon as Mi Zhu gave the order, soldiers immediately smashed the fuel tank at the siege vehicle.

"Clap! Clap! Clap!"

After the oil tank hit the siege vehicle, Mi Zhu took the lead and shot a rocket with his bow and arrow. With a whir, a raging fire ignited under the city of Xuzhou. The siege vehicles were all made of wood and were doused with kerosene , Naturally, it caught fire at one point, not only the siege vehicles and ladders were burning, but also many soldiers who were drenched in kerosene, they also burned.

"what!"

In the raging fire, screams continued to come out, and a smell of barbecue floated out from the city.

"withdraw troops!"

Seeing that Xuzhou City could not be taken, Cao Cao ordered his troops to withdraw with a livid face.

Cao Cao also knew that he was a little eager for success, and the siege equipment he brought was not enough at all, and he didn't expect that the soldiers and civilians in Xuzhou were so united, and the Xuzhou army was so difficult to deal with!
"My lord, the speed of the siege must be accelerated. Yanzhou still has the scourge of Lu Bu. This man holds the Bingzhou wolf cavalry. Our main force is now in Xuzhou. We need to solve this problem quickly and return to Yanzhou as soon as possible." !"

Xi Zhicai, who followed Cao Cao on the expedition, persuaded Cao Cao.

Originally, when Cao Cao went to Xuzhou, most of Cao Cao's counselors opposed it, because Lu Bu and Chen Gong were too difficult to deal with. If he was not careful, Cao Cao's old nest would be taken over by Lu Bu.However, Cao Cao's mind was determined, and Cao Cao was in the pain of losing his father, so Cao Cao made a plan to take Xuzhou on the [-]th and return to Yanzhou on the [-]th, but he did not expect to encounter resistance.

(End of this chapter)