"How about it? It's better to make a decision early. If we miss this opportunity and take down Xuzhou, we won't be able to make a comeback.”
Chen Gong saw that Zhang Miao was still hesitating, so he struck while the iron was hot.
Zhang Miao finally nodded.
He thought of Yuan Benchu and Cao Mengde, who had been his playmates since they were young. When the 18th Route Alliance attacked Dong, he was still a duke.
Cao Cao was just a last vassal who faked an edict.
Now, she could only entrust her future to him and become his subject.
This was definitely not his original intention.
In the beginning, Zhang Miao had welcomed Cao Cao into Yanzhou with the intention of forming an alliance. However, after the East County was occupied by Cao Cao, it grew stronger and his Chen Liu became very awkward.
In the end, they could only submit.
Now was the chance to take back Yanzhou.
"Alright, I promise you, but…this matter must be done quickly and without anyone noticing.”
"Hehehe, since Lord Meng Zhuo has agreed, there's no need to worry about success. I'll write a letter to Wen Hou right now.”
Chen Gong bowed deeply and strode away like a meteor.
Soon, they disappeared into the night.
As Zhang Miao watched his back, his eyes gradually turned cold.
In the end, he looked at the void and sighed." Sigh, Meng De, this is not my wish. This is the sin of war. Your actions have forced me to rebel. Don't blame me…"
……
The people of Xu Prefecture didn't know about the tigers and wolves of Yanzhou. When Cao Cao arrived near Xiaopei, he heard that Cao Ren had defeated the enemy and was very excited. He immediately gathered his troops and held a banquet for the three armies.
On the second day, they marched here. After taking Xiaopei, they marched on to Xiapi without stopping. Finally, they saw Xu Prefecture's army waiting for them at Xiapi City.
The heavy troops, including tens of thousands of Elixir Yang soldiers, were almost all guarding the city gate. They occupied all the important passes. Several camps under the city responded to each other from afar and formed horns for each other.
Cao Cao looked at the formation from afar and knew that this city would not be easy to break.
The city was tall and wide, with tens of thousands of soldiers and horses inside. Xiapi City seemed to have more than 100,000 civilians. According to the reports, most of Tao Qian's provisions were stored in Xiapi.
With so much grain, Xu Prefecture could hold on for several months. If they could not win quickly, it would be troublesome.
Seeing this, the city gates of Xiapi suddenly opened wide. A man and a horse came out. Cao Cao focused his eyes and saw that it was Tao Qian alone. He did not even have a guard by his side.
The old Tao Qian's face was pale, and his hair was fluttering in the wind. It was obvious that he was withered. It seemed that he hadn't slept well in the past few days.
"Cao Gong! Meng Degong! Stop fighting! I can explain this to you!"
"There's nothing to explain! Tao Qian, you are a shameless person! Do you see any vassals willing to help you?!”
Cao Cao galloped forward, his face full of anger." My father is old, and he just misses his son. He passed by your Xuzhou, and you actually killed him. You wanted to assassinate an old man and tried to cross the border!" Such behavior is outrageous!"
"Back then, I wanted nothing more than to tear you into pieces. Now, a few months have passed, and my father is still bedridden from shock.!”
"It's said that ten years is not too late for a gentleman to take revenge. However, Sage Kong once said that if it's with relatives and friends, even a night is too long! I wish I could eat your bones and sleep with your skin on that day!”
"You still dare to bark in front of me? Tao Qian, your reputation has been ruined. You are a treacherous villain. All these years, you have been talking about benevolence and morality, but it's all on the surface. In fact, your heart is filthy. You secretly instructed your subordinate general to do such an unjust thing.”
At this point, Cao Cao turned his horse around to show that he couldn't hold back his desire to charge. However, he still put on a pained expression and waved his whip, shouting,
"You don't have to say anything else! Go to the city now. My Yanzhou soldiers don't need you to act like this. We will take Xuzhou openly and take revenge for my father's blood feud!”
"Roar!"
The soldiers let out a deafening roar. Their morale was so high that the guards on the city gate immediately felt sorry for them.
They also secretly whispered to each other.
Tao Qian found it hard to explain himself, and his face was red and he did not know what to say. However, he had also received a letter from his son Tao Shang, saying that he had already asked Pingyuan Magistrate Liu Bei to come to his aid.
Moreover, he had brought 3,000 troops from Gongsun Zan to help. He needed to delay for a while. When the reinforcements arrived, he might be able to persuade Cao Cao to stop fighting, lest the alliance army fought among themselves and Chang 'an saw him as a joke.
Dong Zhuo of Chang 'an had just been killed, and Li Jue and Guo Si were still eyeing the Central Plains. As long as they knew what was good for them, there was no need to fight anymore.
Who knew that Cao Cao would scold him like this the moment he opened his mouth, causing Tao Qian to not dare to retort at all.
Every word he said was heart-wrenching!
Liu Bei, Liu Xuande, why haven't you come yet!
"Cao Mengde! You, you, you…"
Tao Qian pointed at Cao Cao. His heart surged and he almost cried.
Cao Cao sneered," Go back. I'll send troops now!”
With a cold order, the soldiers charged forward. Tao Qian quickly returned to the city and didn't dare to stay any longer. If he stayed any longer, he would lose his life!
Motherf * cker, free!
He had originally thought that he would give the few small cities at the border to Cao Cao and not put up any resistance. After his anger subsided, he would come down to Xiapi City and explain himself.
Who knew that he didn't care about etiquette at all!
There was only profit!
He had come out to be scolded for nothing!
He scolded her like she was a shameless villain!
Nonsense, nonsense!
Liu Xuande, where are you?!
Amid the countless cries of battle, Tao Qian could only cry out in his heart. Now, he was waiting for a miracle to appear. If Liu Bei came, he would still be able to deal with him.
……
At this moment, in the northern part of Xiapi City, at the mountain pass and on the narrow plains, Liu Bei's army was lined up in a straight line and was being split into two. His second brother, Guan Yu, and third brother, Zhang Fei, were also being torn apart.
A snow-white cloak and a snow-white warhorse covered the battlefield like a sheet of snow. They charged forward like sharp swords, killing Liu Bei in a mess.
In his panic, he could only retreat and hide with a small group of seventy to eighty cavalrymen. He did not know that Guan Yu and Zhang Fei had already been trapped in the army under the barrage of ten thousand arrows.
"How did this happen? How did this happen?"
"Second brother! Third Brother!"
Liu Bei was burning with anxiety. He never dreamed that no one would know that he would come from the north. Moreover, he had been marching at full speed along the way. How could he have been ambushed?
This army was so strong. Although there were not many of them, they were well-trained. The general in the lead was even more powerful. Why would they ambush Liu Bei?
Was it Cao Cao?
Could it be that Cao Cao knew that he was coming to rescue Xu Prefecture, so he took down this pass in advance and waited for him to come and ambush him?!
Heavens!
Who could have such a divine plan!
Could it be Xun Wenruo, who was ranked first on the Heaven Ranking of Counselors?!
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