On the second day, Tao Qian gathered 40,000 men, including the local soldiers recruited from all over the country, a total of 60,000 men, all of whom were given weapons.
He fought with Cao Cao at Xiapi.
The battle lasted for three days.
Tao Qian couldn't take it down for a long time and could only retreat.
Because of this, they were severely injured and the war gradually subsided.
Cao Cao took charge of Xiapi and continued to implement benevolent policies, taking care of the farming and mulberry fields in Xiaopei.
He was certain that Tao Qian would not be able to take Xiapi if he attacked.
The city walls of Xiapi City were tall to begin with. After Cao Ren took down Xiapi City, he immediately sent people to build the city walls, which were several feet high.
As a result, Tao Qian's scaling ladder was not long enough and was almost unable to climb up the city tower, while the catapults and the rest were unable to cause such damage.
Tao Qian was helpless and could only attack forcefully, charging at the city gates with chariots. However, there were too many people guarding the city gates, and the morale of the Cao army was greatly boosted while Tao Qian's morale was low.
Therefore, there was basically no suspense about the outcome.
On one side, they were waiting for fatigue, while on the other side, they could not attack. Both sides could only call a truce at the end of June.
Cao Cao led his troops back to Yanzhou. He wanted to go back and supervise Cao Chun's battle at Kuangting.
Because of his outstanding military achievements, Xu Zhen was appointed as the acting governor of Xiaopei after he had resisted the order again. He was temporarily stationed in Xiaopei with troops, while Cao Ren was stationed in Xiapi.
With Cao Cao's departure, Xu Zhen had much more freedom.
The ones guarding Xiao Pei were basically his own troops.
Because they often wore armor and white robes, they were called the White Robe Army by the local people.
Xu Zhen got a government office in Xiao Pei as his residence. The main courtyard was for official business, and the backyard could be used for accommodation.
He could even give Dian Wei a remote place.
However, in order to prevent Xu Zhen from disobeying orders again, Cao Cao could control him a little.
A young swordsman from the Xiahou clan wielding the Azure Melon Sword was appointed as the special envoy and Xu Zhen's assistant.
Dian Wei's house in the side courtyard of the government office.
On the bed, Xu Zhen was leaning against the armrest of the bed. He leaned against the wall and sighed." Aiya, I said that my eyelids have been twitching recently.”
"He jumped out here."
"Look at him. He's holding the Green Melon Sword and acting like he's holding it in his hand. In the future, won't this sword still benefit others?”
Dian Wei sat on a futon not far away. He blinked and asked curiously,""Who will benefit?"
" What do you know?" Xu Zhen rolled his eyes at him." With his martial arts skills, if he were to meet someone who was extraordinarily brave and only one person charged into the entire army, he would definitely want to make a contribution with the Green Bamboo Sword."”
"Then he would definitely be picked up by someone with a spear and then snatch the sword to fight his way out of the encirclement?”
Dian Wei tore a piece of jerky and chewed it happily. When he heard this, he laughed.
"Impossible, there's such a person in this world?”
"One man charging into an army formation? Isn't that stupid?"
Xu Zhen smacked his lips and squinted his eyes at Dian Wei with slight disdain for a long time. Then, he lazily sighed." Aiya, I heard that some idiots even blocked the city gate alone and fought more than a hundred people."”
Dian Wei immediately laughed out loud." Impossible. Who told you that you can't find such an idiot even if you carry a lantern?"”
"If it were me, I would have run away long ago. I'll come back and fight if I can.”
Xu Zhen's face twitched.
Doesn't your conscience hurt when you say this?
F * ck, you're going to kill yourself sooner or later.
"If we stay in Xiao Pei, at least there won't be any war before the autumn harvest. Moreover, Xiao Pei doesn't have a large population, so it won't be easy to recruit soldiers and horses.”
"I don't think you'll be able to make any contributions in the next few months. General, let me remind you that Xiahou En is watching.”Dian Wei was scared.
Settle down for a few months.
Even if you come to my place every day.
"Disobey my ass, am I such a person?”Xu Zhen glared at him.
At the end of the Han Dynasty, he didn't say Lao Zi, but Dian Wei already knew that this was Xu Zhen's catchphrase.
If it was the first time those aristocrats heard it, they might think that Xu Zhen believed in Taoist thinking.
However, Dian Wei understood that these were vulgar words.
But it didn't matter. His general was a vulgar person to begin with, even though he looked very elegant and unrestrained.
He really didn't know where this bandit aura came from.
"Eh?"
When Xu Zhen said this, his eyes suddenly lit up. He stared at Dian Wei and said,"You really reminded me. It's time for us to set up a death warrior camp.”
"Special forces death warrior camp!"
"Mobilize the villagers and choose a hundred people from Xiao Pei. We only need a hundred people.”
Dian Wei immediately retreated and frowned.
Death warrior camp?
What was he here for?
Moreover, there were only a hundred of them. Even if they were fully armed, it was impossible to guarantee their survival on the battlefield. If they died, wouldn't it be a pity?
"Do we still have enough money?"
Xu Zhen asked.
Dian Wei nodded." Definitely enough. There are two more boxes. One of them is silk cloth, and there are also many precious books and jade.”
"Many of them are treasures from the imperial palace.”
"But General, there is something I don't know if I should say.”
" Normally, I shouldn't say it, but you can say it." Xu Zhen raised his eyes, but he already knew what Dian Wei wanted to say.
Dian Wei hesitated for a moment, then scratched his head and said worriedly,""Is it really okay for us to use this money?”
"This is…Old Master's property.”
Xu Zhen immediately leaned back and glared at him. He said unhappily,"Why can't you settle this score?”
"Wasn't Old Master's family property stolen by bandits?! Where would there be any family property! We attacked Xuzhou in this name!”
Dian Wei was stunned.
Ah, this…
"Then, then this money of ours…"
"We robbed this money from the bandits. It was earned from the war, so we can naturally use it!”
" Then what if my lord..." Dian Wei blinked as if he had figured it out. His expression gradually became interesting.
" If my lord blames us, there will be no reason to attack Xuzhou," Xu Zhen said naturally as he spread his hands.
F * ck!
Dian Wei was stunned.
Awesome, you're simply…
This theory was invincible!
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