Chapter 262: Ji Yan Fights

A banquet, everyone dispersed with their own thoughts. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 infoTao Qian entered, reported outside the door, and asked to see him. When he attacked Cao Cao, he transported grain in the army to accompany the army to Tan.

Tao Qian waved his hand and let Zhen melt in. As soon as Zhen Rong came in, he said anxiously: "The lord is ridiculous, how can you easily determine the ownership of Xuzhou at the banquet?" ”

Tao Qian said with a smile: "My old man, the talent of Shang and Ying's two sons is not enough to take charge of Xuzhou, not Xuande, who can be my imperial Cao family?" ”

Zhen Rong said: "Lord! The independent public came to Xuzhou, gave kindness widely, and lightly taxed a small tax, which was attached to it by many disciples. The lord and the monarch worked together to achieve today's situation. How can you abandon it lightly? Cao's attack on me this time, I am unprepared, it is to defeat, if I come again, I have tens of thousands of elite soldiers in Xuzhou, several good generals, and Danyang's bravery, not to mention the world, the north rejects Cao's, what is the difficulty? Lord, lord, it is not easy for Xuzhou to have today. How can Liu Xuande be trusted? ”

Tao Qian smiled and said, "Oh? Xuande gentleman also, the name of benevolence and righteousness spread all over the world, I and Xuande, the same Hanchen. Now that the court is weak, I plan for the people of Xuzhou, so why not trust it to Xuzhou? ”

Zhen Rong stomped his feet and hurriedly said: "Lord, there is a big chaos today, the northern princes are attacking each other, although I live in a corner of Xuzhou, but if I Xuzhou Yimin prospers agriculture, reclaims the famine and raises soldiers, and when the soldiers are ready, then choose the opportunity to map Jiangdong." At that time, there is a risk of the river, and you can go up the river to map the Central Plains; If you retreat, you can be a prince, and you can keep it for future generations. How can such a foundation be abandoned? Please think twice! ”

Tao Qian's eyes were hazy, and he waved his hand indiscriminately and said: "I am dying of old age, I just want to be a rich man, spend my old age in peace, and tease my grandson, it is enough, what more can I ask for!" What more could you ask for! After speaking, he was overwhelmed by the wine, and threw himself on the couch, and the sound of earth-shattering snoring sounded in an instant.

Seeing that Tao Qian was asleep, Zhen Rong looked helpless, and sighed suddenly: "The lord is really old, and he has no ambition to win, it's a pity!" Pity! ”

After Di Rong left, Tao Qian slowly sat up from the couch, his eyes were cloudy in the past, and there was a bit of drunkenness on his face? After waiting for a few more days, except for Zhenrong, no one came to admonish, and the thoughtful Tao Qian went out of the house to see things.

There are changes in Yanzhou, and it is not good for Liu Bei to stay in Xuzhou longer, especially at the critical moment when Tao Qian said in public that he would entrust Xuzhou, Liu Bei is even more difficult to stay in Xuzhou. He always felt that Tao Qian would not be so simple, he had experienced many more storms in his life than himself, how could he give up lightly and give up his hard work and foundation like this?

However, Liu Bei couldn't think about it deeply, he left Sun Qian in Xuzhou to communicate with Xuzhou about Cao Cao's affairs, and he led his personal guards to Qingzhou as soon as possible.

Yuan Shao finally tore off the veil of his hypocrisy in advance, and showed his sharp fangs to his old friend Cao Cao, and he was thunderous as soon as he made a move. Yan Liang, Wen Chou, Gao Lan, and Zhang Jaw Hebei Siting Zhu poured out of the nest, led tens of thousands of elite foot riders, and took advantage of Cao Cao's army to go out to attack the empty Yanzhou.

After entering Dongjun, Yan Liang and Wen Chou went all the way to Jibeiguo, Gao Ran led his troops to attack Puyang, and Zhang Jaw led his troops to attack Dongpingguo. Yuan Shao knew that the soldiers were very fast, and only if they were so fast that Cao Cao and Liu Bei couldn't react, even if he couldn't take the entire Yanzhou, he would make enough real profits. This dispatch of troops has basically achieved its goal.

When Yuan Shao led the generals out of Wei County, the Yanzhou generals really did not react. They were still worried about Cao Cao, who was far away in Xuzhou. When the Jizhou army appeared in Dongjun, Xiahoudun was caught off guard and was outnumbered by Yuan Shao, defeated Dongwuyang, and could only retreat all the way east. And Xiahou Yuan was in Puyang, first lost Dunqiu, and then lost the defense of the country, so he had to wait for help in Puyang.

Cheng Yu and Mao Jue, who were in Changyi, were also shocked when they received an emergency from Dongjun. I really didn't expect that Yuan Shao, who was the third prince of the fourth world and respected the world, would do such a thing that was almost a sneak attack, and moreover, he shot at his old friend Cao. Back then, the sour jujube oath was still in front of him, but now Yuan Shao is red. Turned his face naked. It seems that in this world, no one can escape the fetters of fame and fortune.

Fortunately, Cheng Yu and Mao Jue were all temporary choices, and after the panic, they quickly calmed down. On the one hand, he sent an urgent report to Cao Cao, and on the other hand, he informed the counties and states to stabilize people's hearts, collect grain, grass, wood and stones, prepare city defenses, repair equipment, and strictly guard against death, so as not to be taken advantage of by Jizhou. He also hyped up the news that Cao Cao had a great victory in Xuzhou and would return soon, so that the hearts of some scattered people in Changyi City were stabilized.

When Cao Cao returned to Shanyang County, there was already a lot of rumors in Yanzhou. People everywhere spread the gossip that Yuan Shao's army was attacking Yanzhou. More war-torn ones. When the officials got the news for the first time, they took their families with them and fled in a hurry. In troubled times, life is as cheap as grass. Surviving is the best luxury. And in this war, no one was optimistic about Cao Cao. After all, the prestige of the Yuan clan is there, and Yuan Shao, who has Jizhou, is not comparable to Cao Cao, who just started to run Yanzhou. Jizhou has always been rich and crowned in Zhuzhou, although it has been warped several times, but after all, the foundation is deep, the family background is still there, and the recovery after the war is also fast. And Yanzhou has been suffering from bandits, and several assassins have either left office due to poor governance or died in battle. The essence of a state is gone. Not long after Cao Cao took over Yanzhou, how could he defeat Jizhou?

Yanzhou's fate seems to have been sealed.

When Liu Bei returned to Linzi City, Guan Yu, the commander of the Plains and the First Army of Qingzhou, had been waiting for a long time. When he saw Liu Bei, he said: "Lord, Yuan Shao's brazen army entered Yanzhou, this is a good opportunity for my Qingzhou." The last general has already reorganized his troops and horses, and he can enter the Qinghe River from Gaotang as soon as he gives an order. At that time, Yuan Shao will inevitably panic. The lord and Cao Mengde will join forces to attack it again, and Jizhou will be at your fingertips! ”

Liu Bei looked at Guan Yu with a look of eagerness, and wanted to laugh. How can things be so simple, Yuan Shao led the four generals out together, but there are still Chun Yuqiong at home, as well as Ko Yi and other generals, and more importantly, it is explained in the intelligence that Tian Feng, Xu You, Fu Zhi and other advisers, Yuan Shao did not bring any of them, and all of them stayed in Jizhou to guard. Although Liu Bei didn't know why Yuan Shao didn't bring Tian Feng and Fu Zhu, with these two people in charge, Jizhou can be said to have no flaws. What he could think of, how could Tian and Frustration not think of it? The impermanence of the army does not mean that with great power, everything can be swept away. Otherwise, what is the use of the art of war? Even though Liu Bei was conceited that his subordinates and generals were not inferior to any princes, he did not dare to pat his chest and say that he would definitely be able to dominate the world. If you don't have absolute certainty, you will try to Jizhou, and if it becomes a tug-of-war, it will be worth the loss.

Moreover, in Liu Bei's heart, the land of the four battles in Jizhou is really in hand, and he has to face the defensive pressure of Bingzhou, Youzhou, Yanzhou, and Sili. It's better to plan well and how to deceive Tao Qian's Xuzhou. After all, Xuzhou Mu Taoqian said to Zhu Wenwu in public, don't you want to trust Xuzhou? Of course, Tao Qian may be scheming, and he used words to force himself not to use force to try Xuzhou, but he can join forces with Lao Cao.

Of course, the most important thing at the moment is to gather the ministers to discuss how to help Yanzhou. I have long seen that Yuan Shao is unhappy, how to make him suffer a loss, I am not comfortable in my heart.