Tancheng.
Tao Qian woke up slowly and couldn't let go for a long time!
"What is going on?"
"Why would Zhang Kai kill Shang 'er? Why would Guan Hai appear in Yangdu County?”
When Tao Qian saw Tao Shang's head in the city tower, his mind was in chaos and he didn't think about it carefully.
Now that he thought about it, Tao Shang's death was too suspicious!
"Envoy, Mi Biejia is here!"
"Please!"
Hearing that Mi Zhu had arrived, Tao Qian hurriedly tidied his clothes.
Although Tao Qian was the herdsman of Xu Prefecture, there were very few aristocratic families and scholars in Xu Prefecture who supported Tao Qian.
Originally, Tao Qian wanted to recruit Chen Gui, but Chen Gui refused to be an official due to illness. He only made his eldest son Chen Deng a symbolic agricultural lieutenant.
With Chen Deng's talent, he was more than enough to manage the army, but he chose to be an official.
One could imagine that Tao Qian was not popular among the aristocratic families!
Only Mi Zhu.
Even though he was a wealthy merchant of Eastern Sea, he wanted to follow Lu Buwei's example and enter politics from a merchant to become a scholar.
Tao Qian saw that Mi Zhu was rich and took the initiative to seek an official position, so he naturally returned the favor and gave Mi Zhu a position!
Don't drive, it's equivalent to half a provincial governor!
"Hearing that the envoy is unconscious, Zhu is very worried!”
The moment Mi Zhu arrived, she didn't ask about anything else but was concerned about Tao Qian's condition. This made Tao Qian feel a wave of warmth.
"Zizhong, I'm fine. Did something big happen in the city?"
"Cao Cao has written a call to surrender, and the civil and military officials of Tancheng are in panic!”
Mi Zhu's tone was solemn.
Cao Cao's move was a plan to kill the enemy without fighting!
"Damned thief Cao!" Tao Qian hammered the wall angrily.”
Mei Zhu frowned and said," There is no other choice but to hold on. Once Cao Cao's army runs out of food, they will naturally retreat."”
"However, the generals in the city are terrified. You still have to find a way to calm the hearts of the people.”
Tao Qian paced back and forth, killing intent flashing in his eyes."The Pill Sun soldiers are my trusted aides. They won't betray me! However, those who were born as Yellow Turban generals might not be trustworthy!”
Zhang Kai colluded with Guan Hai's intelligence, which made Tao Qian want to kill the Yellow Turban Generals in Tancheng.
"Envoy, you can't! At this time, not only could they not punish him, they had to appease him!”Mi Zhu quickly stopped him. If he really blamed the Yellow Turban General, Tancheng would really be in chaos!
"How?" Tao Qian said angrily. This group of Yellow Turban Generals were hungry wolves that could not be fed!”
Mi Zhu suggested," You can take out all your family assets and reward the Yellow Turban Generals. At the same time, you can promise them official positions. Wait until Cao Cao retreats before making any plans!"”
"All of them?" Tao Qian frowned!
"All of them! Only then would the envoy show his sincerity! As long as the Cao soldiers retreated, the envoy's family assets could be returned! Envoy, you can't lose the big for the small!"
Tao Qian had a complicated look in his eyes.
It wasn't that he was reluctant to part with this family's assets.
Instead, he was afraid that these Yellow Turban generals would not be able to feed the hungry wolves.
"Let me think about it."
Tao Qian didn't agree to Mi Zhu's suggestion.
Seeing this, Mei Zhu could only sigh helplessly and leave.
Tao Qian pondered for a long time before calling over the generals of the Danyang Army, Cao Hong, Xu Dan, Cao Bao, and the others.
In Xuzhou.
He could not trust anyone, but he could absolutely trust the Elixir Yang Soldier!
Tao Qian was from the Pill Sun Empire, so he usually rewarded these Pill Sun soldiers.
Instead of giving the family assets to the Yellow Turban General, Tao Qian might as well give them to the Danyang Soldiers!
"My lord!"
Cao Hong, Xu Dan, Cao Bao, and the others arrived one after another.
Tao Qian's eyes were sharp, and his tone was very decisive."Shang 'er is dead and Cao Song has escaped. This old man can no longer use Cao Song to threaten that thief Cao!”
"Now that Tancheng is in a state of panic, those Yellow Turban generals will probably take the opportunity to rebel.”
"Don't worry, my lord!" Cao Bao said angrily. If those Yellow Turban generals dare to rebel, I will be the first to kill them!”
Cao Hong and Xu Dan also expressed their loyalty.
They were all veteran generals of the Pill Sun Army and had followed Tao Qian for many years. They were often rewarded by Tao Qian and were loyal to him!
In the battle of Peng City, although more than half of the Elixir Yang soldiers were lost, there were still more than ten thousand Elixir Yang soldiers in Tan City!
Tao Qian shook his head." I have the intention to abandon Tancheng and go to Xiapi Prefecture. Xiapi City is high and deep, and there are sufficient provisions in the city. It won't lose to Tancheng! At that time, he could also invite Yuan Shu to fight Cao Cao together!”
Cao Hong hesitated." But Cao Cao's cavalry hasn't moved yet. They've abandoned the city and fled. Cao Cao's cavalry is chasing after us. How can we stop them?"”
Tao Qian sneered." Cao Cao's purpose in spreading the surrender proclamation in Tancheng is to sow discord! Then this old man will beat him at his own game and take the initiative to cause chaos!”
"Cao Hong!"
"I'm here!"
"These two days, you deliberately clashed with the Yellow Turban generals of Tan City. You must make these Yellow Turban generals hate me!”
"Understood!"
"Cao Bao!"
"I'm here!"
"You are in charge of letting the Scarlet Yang Soldiers patrol the four cities. If there are any unusual movements, report immediately. If necessary, you can act first before reporting!”
"Understood!"
"Xu Zhen, you are in charge of choosing the fine and soft materials and preparing the military rations. There is no need to be obsessed with those heavy treasures. What we lost today will be taken back in the future!”
"Understood!"
“.....”
Even though Tao Qian had been defeated consecutively and lost his second son, Tao Shang, the fangs of this tiger had not completely dulled.
Looking in the direction of Cao Cao's camp, Tao Qian's face was filled with killing intent.
"Humph, Cao thief, don't think that you've won!”
"This Tan City, so what if I give it to you?”
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