Just as Zhao Mu had predicted.
At this moment, Tao Qian didn't have any extra troops to take care of this 'Guan Hai' of Yangdu County.
Cao Ren's army attacked Fei County, Hua County, Jimo and Kaiyang, and all the places they passed were defeated.
Whether it was Tao Qian's Danyang soldiers or Zang Ba's Mount Tai bandits.
None of Tao Qian's troops could resist Cao Ren's army.
Pengcheng Commandery, Donghai Commandery, and Langya Commandery, Tao Qian was defeated consecutively.
In addition, there was a battle in Pengcheng, where more than half of Tao Qian's elite soldiers in Danyang were lost, and the Surabaya River could not flow.
Tao Qian had no choice but to retreat to Tancheng, preparing to use up all of Cao Cao's rations to make Cao Cao retreat.
At the foot of Tancheng.
Cao Cao had been surrounded for several days, and his rations were getting scarce.
However, Tancheng City was high and deep, and Tao Qian was guarding it tightly. Cao Cao could not come up with any good plans at the moment!
"Report!"
"My lord, Young Master Ang has urgent news!"
When Cao Cao heard that it was an urgent report from Cao Ang, he quickly opened it and read it.
Cao Cao couldn't help but break out in cold sweat!
"No wonder!"
"My father has always been shrewd, but Zhao Mu said that my father would die. That old man Tao Qian has already placed my father under house arrest!”
"If Zhao Mu hadn't gone with him and recommended Yu Jin, my son would have met with misfortune if he had rushed to save him!”
"That hateful old Tao Qian!"
Cao Cao was furious.
He couldn't help but feel a little lucky.
He was glad that Zhao Mu was going with him!
Otherwise…
Even if he knew that Tao Qian wanted to harm Cao Song, Cao Cao might not be able to change his bad luck. Instead, he would lose his eldest son's life!
Thinking of Zhao Mu, Cao Cao thought of Zhao Mu's suggestion in the emergency report: "Although Tao Qian is the herdsman of Xu Prefecture, there are many factions in Xu Prefecture, and the hearts of the people are not united.”
Was it a sowing of discord?
Cao Cao pondered for a moment and came up with an idea.
"Gather the generals and follow me out of the camp!"
Cao Cao hated Tao Qian and immediately led his generals to Tancheng.
"Old Tao Qian, come out and answer!"
Cao Cao whipped his horse and pointed angrily at the city wall.
The Xu soldiers on the city walls were all terrified, afraid that Cao Cao would suddenly attack the city.
The morale of the Xu Prefecture soldiers who had been defeated in successive battles had long fallen to the lowest point.
Even Tao Qian had no choice but to live and eat on the city walls, afraid that his generals would give up the city because they were afraid of Cao Cao.
Hearing Cao Cao's scolding, Tao Qian stuck his head out and was furious."Thief Cao, if you have the guts, come and attack the city. Don't talk nonsense!”
"If you can take down Tan City, this old man will let you do whatever you want!”
Cao Cao laughed,"Tao Qian, don't think that I don't know what you're planning!"”
"You want to wait for my rations to run out, then use my father to threaten me and make me retreat, right?”
Tao Qian's eyes darkened.
Obviously.
Cao Cao guessed Tao Qian's thoughts.
However, Tao Qian would never admit it. He sneered and said,"Thief Cao, do you only know how to talk nonsense here? If you have the guts, come and attack the city!"
Cao Cao didn't fall for it and laughed again.
"Old Tao Qian, you don't have to provoke me. Today, I'm here to tell you a piece of good news!”
"I know that your son Tao Shang hid a troop of soldiers in Yangdu County and imprisoned my father.”
"But it's a pity that you don't know how to use people. That Zhang Kai under you colluded with Qingzhou's Yellow Turban Guan Hai and killed your poor son, Tao Shang!”
"Haha! How satisfying!"
"Those who harm their families will also be slaughtered!”
"On the contrary, my father used half of the family's wealth to buy his life from Guan Hai. Guan Hai even sent my father back to Taishan County!”
"Tao Qian, are you angry?”
Cao Cao's unrestrained laughter and mockery made Tao Qian's heart sink.
Tao Qian took a deep breath and glared at Cao Cao. He wanted to skin Cao Cao alive.
"Thief Cao, don't think that I'll believe your lies!”
"You want to use this method to scam the city? Hehe, Cao thief, this old man is also experienced in battle. How can I be fooled?”
Cao Cao sneered and ordered his men to use bamboo poles to pick up the head of the pottery merchant that had been sealed with lime.
"Tao Qian old man, do you think I'm lying to you?”
"I wonder if your eyes are blurry from old age and if you can still recognize your own son!”
When Tao Shang's head appeared.
Tao Qian's strong psychological defense instantly collapsed.
"Shang 'er!"
Tao Qian was furious as he shouted heart-wrenchingly.
For a moment.
Tancheng's morale was greatly reduced.
Tao Qian defended the city because he wanted to use Cao Song to threaten Cao Cao when his rations were about to run out, forcing Cao Cao to retreat and return the Xuzhou city he had seized!
But now.
Cao Song's trump card was gone, and Tao Qian's son was also involved.
Even if Cao Cao retreated because of the exhaustion of his rations, he might not return the cities that he had seized!
It was even more serious.
It was whether the soldiers of Tan City would continue to listen to Tao Qian's orders and defend Tan City after learning that Cao Song had escaped!
Anger overwhelmed Tao Qian's heart. He couldn't help but spit out blood and faint.
"Envoy!"
"Envoy!"
The generals on the city wall were all shocked and panicked!
Seeing the chaos on the city walls, Cao Cao already had a plan in mind.
"Bonin!"
"Yes!"
"Immediately write a letter of surrender and shoot it into Tan City!”
"I want the Tancheng garrison to fall into chaos without fighting!”
Cao Cao laughed coldly and looked at Tan Cheng with a cold gaze!
Tancheng's morale was lax, so it was a good time to take down Tancheng in one go!
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