Fifteen minutes later, all the officials of Xu Prefecture were gathered.
Everyone was nervous. The news of Cao Bao's extermination had already spread throughout Xu Prefecture, and everyone knew how Tao Qian had died.
Everyone marveled at the viciousness of Liu Bei and his son, but they were also glad that they had met such a lord. Perhaps they could live longer in this chaotic world.
After a while, Liu Bei and his son appeared in the hall.
At this moment, a person walked out and knelt on the ground, shouting,"Congratulations, Lord, for inheriting the position of Xu Prefecture's Overseer today. This is a blessing for the entire Xu Prefecture. I, Xu Dan, represent all the civil and military officials of Xu Prefecture to congratulate you, Lord!”
Seeing Xu Dan, Liu Shan couldn't help but sneer. Yesterday, this guy's nose wasn't his nose or his eyes, but today, he changed 180 degrees. He was indeed guilty.
Liu Bei coldly said,"You are the Zhonglang General Xu Dan?"”
Xu Zhen raised his head and said,"Yes, I am!"”
Liu Bei snorted coldly." I'm looking for you. Men, drag Xu Zhen down and behead him!"”
"Ah!"
Xu Zhen shouted. He didn't know what was going on and was pressed to the ground by the soldiers.
The hall was instantly in an uproar. Was Liu Bei going to kill all the generals of Xu Prefecture?
First, it was the Incisor General Cao Bao. Today, it was the Zhonglang General Xu Dan. Did he want to control the entire Xuzhou army?
Although this was the reason, it seemed a little too hasty. Everyone could not help but shake their heads inwardly.
Seeing everyone's expressions, Liu Bei explained,""Everyone, there's no need to panic. Men, pass these letters to all the lords!”
The soldier took the letter and everyone read it at a glance.
It didn't matter when they saw this, but they all hated Xu Zhen so much that their teeth itched.
It turned out that these letters were letters between Xu Dan and Cao Cao. In the letters, the two of them agreed on how to seize Xuzhou, how to kill Tao Qian, and how to control the Danyang Army.
Tao Qian's defeat was not unjustified! Xu Dan was the second most important person in the Xu Prefecture army. He had surrendered to Cao Cao, so what was the point of fighting this war?
Mi Zhu walked out of the crowd and bowed." My lord is wise. The moment he took office, he caught the vermin of Xu Prefecture and suppressed the hearts of the civil and military officials. He has also avenged Lord Tao!"”
His words dispelled everyone's worries and pushed the blame onto Xu Zhen.
"Tao Qian's death has nothing to do with me. Cao Mengde's army is coming. Liu Bei, you can't kill me!" Xu Dan shouted.”
Liu Bei waved his hand, too lazy to waste time with him. He signaled for the soldiers to pull him down and behead him.
A moment later, Xu Zhen's head was brought to the hall.
Liu Bei said," Thank you, Tao Gong, for not abandoning me and taking charge of Xuzhou. If there is anything wrong, please encourage me and I will definitely correct it!"”
As he spoke, he stood up, and the aura of a fierce and ambitious man erupted. He said coldly,"If someone defected, I will definitely kill him. Xu Dan will be the same as him!”
Seeing Xu Dan's head and hearing Liu Bei's warning, Xu Zhou's civil and military officials shivered. Knowing that the Liu father and son were not Tao Qian, they put away their little plans.
The next moment, Mei Zhu knelt down and shouted,""My lord is mighty, we will fight to the death!”
Then, everyone knelt down and shouted in unison,"We will fight to the death!"
Liu Bei was addicted to acting. He ran down and helped everyone up one by one. He gave each of them a few words of encouragement, which moved everyone. They all felt that Liu Bei was a saint inside and a king outside. This was a true wise ruler.
Three days later, under the banner of avenging his father, Cao Cao ordered 50,000 soldiers to set out from Xuzhou.
Liu Shan was stunned when he heard that.
This Cao Aman was really something. Not long ago, he had just expanded his army by 30,000 men, and in just a few days, he had 50,000 men.
Liu Bei asked,"Cao Cao's army is vast. What should we do?"”
"Cao Cao used the banner of revenge for his father. Now that Tao Qian is dead, why don't we reason with him and make him retreat!" said Mei Fang.”
Guo Jia sneered," Father's revenge is just a cover. Cao Cao is after the land of Xuzhou and the elite soldiers of Danyang!"”
Mi Zhu nodded and said," You are right. However, there is a new change in Xu Prefecture. The leaders of the Pill Sun Army, Cao Bao and Xu Dan, are dead. The morale of the army is unstable. It is difficult for them to fight against Cao Cao's 50,000-strong army.”
Everyone nodded and felt that what Mei Zhu said was reasonable. Not only did they have to guard against Cao Cao, but they also had to guard against the rebellion of the Scarlet Yang Army. They were in a dilemma.
Seeing everyone's sad faces, Liu Shan sneered,"As the saying goes, we'll deal with whatever comes our way. It's just an army of fifty thousand. I don't need too many soldiers. Boor Camp and two thousand elite soldiers are enough to deal with it!”
Hearing Liu Shan's words, everyone was enlightened.
That's right! This person had once slaughtered ten thousand cavalry with three people and broke through an army of one hundred thousand with three people. What was there to be afraid of an army of fifty thousand?
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