Xu Prefecture.
Xiapi City.
When the old Tao Qian heard the general's report, he sat up in shock and sat by the bed with a whoosh, his face full of fear.
"W-what…Zhang Kai, Zhang Kai, this villain! They actually tried to rebel! It was a rebellion! They're rebelling!"
Tao Qian was extremely excited. The agricultural officer beside him was Chen Deng. He knew that things were bad and quickly handed over a cup of water.
In Xuzhou, the people were hungry for generations, and they relied on Chen Deng.
Chen Dengshang did as he pleased." Inspecting the suitable fields and making the best use of irrigation." Under the efforts of Tao Qian and Chen Dengshang, Xuzhou's agricultural production was restored and developed, and the " rice " was harvested.
Now that the days had just gotten better, something happened immediately.
"Calm down, my lord."
Chen Deng advised, his face filled with panic.
"This Cao Cao is a wolf and a tiger. Now that we've robbed him of his wealth, Cao Song and his family have escaped. This is the greatest disaster. Cao Song was originally the Grand Commandant of the Great Han Dynasty and was one of the three dukes. He was extremely respected and had many friends. Now that he has escaped, we can't defend ourselves.”
"Why don't we first ask Tian Kai, the governor of Qingzhou, for help, and then write a letter to Yuan Shao? If Yuan Shao is willing to come out and uphold justice, we will return the money and apologize.”
"Good, good, good!"
Tao Qian's body was already in a bad state, and his mind was in a mess. After hearing this, a look of surprise immediately appeared on his face." But, where is Zhang Kai now?”
"I don't know where he went. He must have escaped after his plan was exposed.”
" Oh, oh, please don't fall into Cao Cao's hands…If that's the case, we really can't explain ourselves…"
As soon as he finished speaking, someone barged in from the door and fell to the ground. He quickly knelt down and said,"Lord, Lord! Not good, Cao Cao issued a denunciation that he wanted to take down Xuzhou and slaughter for three days and three nights to vent his anger! Let the world know the majesty of Cao Cao. Zhang Kai, General Zhang Kai's head was in Cao Cao's camp. They said that Xuzhou had encroached on the wealth of the Cao family and killed his father Cao Song. This was an irreconcilable hatred that must be avenged!”
" W-What!?"
Tao Qian was finished when he heard this.
He was so anxious that he actually fainted.
This was really…what he was afraid of came true!
……
It was late autumn in the fourth year of Chuping.
Cao Cao used revenge for his father as the best reason to attack Tao Qian. As for Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, and the others, because Zhang Kai's matter had been exposed and his head had fallen into Cao Cao's hands, they chose to keep quiet. No one dared to come out and persuade him.
Of course, he couldn't persuade her. You coveted her father's property and even sent troops to kill her. If he helped her with such a grudge, wouldn't he be embarrassed?!
Moreover, this was too ridiculous!
The two brothers Yuan Shu and Yuan Shao didn't think that Tao Qian was ruthless, a villain, or a hypocrite…They mainly thought that Tao Qian was stupid! Doing such a thing would actually be exposed!
If they killed Cao Cao's family, seized his property, and disguised themselves as bandits, the duke would have a reason to help and leave a favor. They could even frame Cao Cao for being heartless.
But now, Cao Cao had taken the initiative and his family was still alive. He had escaped death, and his words and writings were like a tide rushing over. Who would dare to say a word of advice?!
Hence, this year.
Cao Cao's army captured more than ten cities one after another. Cao Cao's general Yu Jin captured Guangwei and went along Surabaya to Pengcheng.
In addition, Cao Ren, the vanguard, attacked Tao Qian's general Lv You. After defeating the enemy, he returned to join forces with Cao Cao.
Tao Qian led the army to meet, but suffered a great defeat, had to escape Pengcheng, retreat to the East China Sea Tancheng, Cao Cao took the opportunity to break Pengcheng, Fu Yang.
He, Tao Qian, never dreamed that Cao Cao's cavalry would be so powerful!!
Of the two cavalry teams, one was called the Tiger Troop! The other was called Tiger Leopard! One of them was a heavy-armored cavalryman who charged into the formation. Each of them had boundless strength. Their cavalrymen could stand on horseback and their strength could reach a thousand jun. They were incomparably terrifying.
The Tiger Leopard Cavalry were light cavalry, like tigers, wolves, and cheetahs. They chased and attacked in the wild. How powerful was this?
All the way until they retreated to Xiapi, the only place that was still solid!
This was Tao Qian's last resort.
At this moment, reinforcements arrived!
……
In the afternoon, the sun was setting in the western mountains. The sky was blood red. Cao Cao's camp was just a dozen miles away. He could attack Xiapi at any time. However, Xiapi was one of the strongest cities in Xuzhou. It was surrounded by high walls and could be guarded by tens of thousands of soldiers. It would not be easy to take it down.
Tao Qian came out from Xiapi City and saw Liu Bei, Guan Yu, Zhang Fei, and a white-robed general standing at the entrance. He had never seen him before.
"Imperial Uncle Liu! Imperial Uncle, save me!"
Tao Qian's face was filled with bitterness, and his haggard face revealed a sour expression. He looked as if he had been wronged as much as he could. He had been beaten senseless by Cao Cao's cavalry. In less than a month, he had lost a large amount of territory.
The soldiers and horses under his command were almost exhausted.
"There is no need to panic, Ming Gong. Cao Cao is cruel and violent. Since I am here, I will definitely do my best to help.”
"Uncle Liu, Uncle Liu…"
When Tao Qian heard this, tears immediately streamed down his face." I asked for the help of the dukes, but only your Imperial Uncle Liu was willing to come and help.”
"Imperial Uncle Liu, I, Tao Qian, am now a candle in the wind. I am relying on you to help me resist Cao Cao and to seek peace for the millions of people of Xu Prefecture!”
He bowed deeply, almost at a 90-degree angle, lowering his posture.
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