Yuan Shao's sudden explosion did bring a lot of surprises to the princes, but it also stimulated many people, such as the other one of the two Yuans - Yuan Shu!

It's also unlucky to say it, the two sons of the Yuan family, if they can work together, the two sides combined, and they are qualified to fight with Shang Ji. However, the reality is that since the war against Dong, the relationship between the two Yuan has deteriorated sharply, and there is even a tendency to turn against each other.

Before Yuan Shao was suppressed by Han Fu in a corner of the Bohai Sea, Yuan Shu was very prosperous and frantically expanded his sphere of influence, which made him very proud in his heart.

However, after Yuan Shao occupied Jizhou, Yuan Shu was unhappy all of a sudden.

Although his chassis is the most elite and prosperous area, there is one thing that cannot be changed - he has never completely occupied any state, which is invisibly shorter than Lu Bu, Yuan Shao, Liu Biao and other state pastoral princes.

With Yuan Shu's temper, of course, he can't tolerate this situation.

On the fifth day when Yuan Shao was officially canonized as the pastor of Jizhou by the imperial court, Yuan Shu also took action, and the soldiers pointed directly at Xuzhou!

Xuzhou Mu is still a good old man Tao Qian, before Xia Pi County was occupied by Yuan Shu, Tao Qian, who was sick and weak, did not dare to resist, and obediently ceded Xia Pi to Yuan Shu, not to mention, but also paid a lot of tribute to food, money, and the state Mu was very rich.

A certain great man once said, "Seek peace through compromise and die peacefully, seek peace through struggle, and live in peace."

Tao Qian obviously didn't see through this great man, and asking for peace with money and food was tantamount to putting out a fire with a salary, and the more he gave, the more it would stimulate Yuan Shu's greed and ambition.

Yuan Shu took the general Ji Ling as the main commander, cooperated with Han Hao, Zhang Xun, Qiao Rui and other historical generals, and recruited Han Dang, Huang Gai, Zhu Zhi and other Sun Ce generals, sent tens of millions of troops, and attacked Xuzhou in a mighty way!

Tao Qian is the master of the Chengcheng, it is difficult to make any great achievements in the troubled times, and in the face of the vigorous Yuan Shujun, he was directly frightened and lost his senses.

Speaking of Tao Qian is also sad, according to the original historical trajectory, he has at least Mi Fang, Mi Zhu, Cao Bao, Chen Deng, Zang Ba and other noteworthy historical generals to support the field, but now Zang Ba, Mi Fang and others follow Liu Bei, Chen Deng ran to Luoyang to join Cao Cao, and the only one who can speak under Tao Qian is Cao Bao.

Having said that, Cao Bao is actually like that, and he is not famous in the whole world at all.

How can such a lineup fight against Yuan Shu's army of tens of millions?

Everywhere Ji Ling went, the Xuzhou army was all down, Guangling County and Pengcheng County fell one after another, and Yuan Shujun was invincible all the way, and the soldiers pointed directly at Xuzhou Prefecture - Tan County.

In the face of the murderous Yuan Shu army, Tao Qian completely lost his proportion, and the shadow of consecutive defeats hung over Tan County.

The atmosphere in the City Lord's Mansion was extremely depressed, Tao Qian's face was full of gray color, and his gray beard trembled and trembled. Everyone under his command bowed their heads and remained silent, and they didn't dare to make a sound.

Just now, the Xiangben guard general Lu Fan (a historical general, second only to Cao Bao in Tao Qian's army), who was given high hopes by Tao Qian, surrendered without a fight, and surrendered to Yuan Shu with Xiangben City as a capital for promotion.

Xiangben is the gate of Tan County, and it is also the last barrier in the south of Tan County, if Xiang Ben is lost, Tan County will face Ji Ling's army, which makes Tao Qian, who is already a little exhausted, feel even more desperate!

"Lord Qiyu, Zhao Yu, don't ask to see you!"

At this moment, a sound broke the solemn atmosphere.

"Yuanda (Zhao Yuzi) is here? Hurry up, please!! ”

Tao Qian was stunned for a moment, his gray eyes flashed with a little aura, and he hurriedly spoke.

"Yu greets the lord!"

Zhao Yu was dressed in Confucian clothes, with a graceful demeanor, and bowed down.

"No courtesy, no courtesy!"

Tao Qian hurriedly returned the salute, grabbed Zhao Yu's sleeve and said, "At this moment of crisis, what does Yuanda teach me?" ”

Zhao Yu was not polite, and said solemnly: "In the humble opinion of my subordinates, if I want to hold Xuzhou from being poisoned by Yuan thieves, there is only one way to borrow soldiers!" ”

"Borrowed soldiers?"

Tao Qian was stunned for a moment, and couldn't help asking, "Where can I use it to eliminate the strong soldiers who resisted the Yuan thief?" ”

No wonder Tao Qian asked, Yuan Shu has expanded his sphere of influence several times in just a few years, attacking Cao Cao in the north, Liu Biao in the south, and Liu Miao in the east.

At this moment, Yuan Shu is proud to be the first prince in the world!

It is really not a simple matter to be able to borrow the elite soldiers who can resist Yuan Shu.

"Lord, Taishan Liu Xuande, the name of benevolence and righteousness is known all over the world. In the name of thousands of people in Xuzhou, the lord invited Xuande Gong to send troops to help in the war, and with Xuande's public character, he will definitely not refuse. ”

Zhao Yu got straight to the point and said directly.

Tao Qian was stunned when he heard this, and fell into silence for a while.

Zhao Yu didn't urge, quietly waiting for Tao Qian to respond, Tao Qian's staff members all held their breath and stared at Tao Qian without blinking.

After being silent for about half an hour, Tao Qian sighed: "For today's plan, there is only that." After a hard run, he told Xuande Gong for me, and said that he asked Xuande Gong to think of tens of thousands of Xuzhou people and send troops to rescue! ”

After speaking, Tao Qian was silent for a few seconds, and continued: "In addition, the old man is old, and he will write to the court to beg for bones. In the humble opinion of the old man, Liu Bei Liu Xuande, after the clan, has both ability and political integrity, and his name moves from all directions, and he should succeed as the pastor of Xuzhou. ”

"Lord!!"

As soon as Tao Qian's words came out, everyone present was shocked, and many people couldn't help but call out, and the potter and Tao Ying changed color.

Tao Qian waved his hand and sighed: "Dong thief has no way, cholera is in power, so that the world is in chaos, and the people of Li are caught in fire and water. Humility is the pastor of Xuzhou, and he can't support the dynasty and the people, so how can he be worthy of the emperor and the people of the world? Xuande Gongren and righteousness are unparalleled, with both ability and political integrity, he is the best person to help the world, and he entrusts Xuzhou to his hands, and Qian is very relieved. ”

After speaking, Tao Qian glanced at Tao Shang and Tao Ying again, and sighed slightly.

If Tao Qian can still be said to be the king of Shoucheng, then the pottery merchant and Tao Ying are not even the king of Shoucheng, and his son Tao Qian knows best, and if he puts Xuzhou in their hands, he will inevitably die in the end.

Rather than this, it is better to hand it over to Liu Bei, relying on this incense, how can he keep a fortune.

Although Tao Shang and Tao Ying were a little uneasy, seeing that Tao Qian had made up his mind, he could only bow his head slightly unwillingly to accept his life.

Seeing the two sons give up the struggle so simply, Tao Qian had both the comfort of his son's obedience and the resentment of hating iron and steel, and his mood was extremely complicated.

"Since the lord has made up his mind, then Yu immediately set off for Mount Tai."

Zhao Yu didn't notice Tao Qian's complicated mood and spoke.

Tao Qian glanced at Zhao Yu, and then swept everyone around without leaving a trace, smiled bitterly in his heart, and said: "The military situation is urgent, and the hard work is reached!" ”

There were so many people present, but none of them insisted on admonishing.

Although it was Tao Qian's own decision to let Xuzhou go, everyone's reaction still made him feel a little lost.