The Reincarnation of Lu Bu at the End of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 728 What is Liu Bei!
In the dark room, half a candle was burning.

There are only three Tao family father and son.

"Father, do you really want to give up Xuzhou to Liu Bei?" Tao Ying, the second son of the Tao family, sounded slightly dissatisfied.

"Second brother, you are stupid. This Xuzhou was managed by my father with great painstaking efforts. It belongs to our Tao family. When will he get his surname Liu to sit here. Our father, this is testing him!"

In comparison, the eldest son Tao Shang seems to be much shrewd.

"It's a temptation, but——it's also serious."

Tao Qian gave the answer and sighed leisurely.As long as the two sons can be a little promising, he will not entrust Xuzhou to outsiders.

Knowing son Moruo father.

Tao Qian knew very well that the two sons were not capable of becoming officials.If Xuzhou is passed on to his son, sooner or later it will be taken by others, and the Tao family is likely to be destroyed.

This is not the result Tao Qian wants to see.

"Why, father, Xuzhou was managed by you through hard work. Wouldn't it be a pity to give it up to others like this?" Tao Ying was very annoyed. He would rather his elder brother pottery take the state animal husbandry position than see Xuzhou fall into it. In the hands of people with foreign surnames.

"I have taught you for decades, but in the end, you two are still short-sighted. If my father handed over Xuzhou to you, it would be a disaster for the people of Xuzhou and the entire Tao family."

Tao Qian glanced at the faces of his two sons, mourning their misfortune and angering them.

Although the Tao brothers are not very capable, but fortunately they are obedient.Even in the face of his father's reprimand, he never dared to refute and listened honestly.

"Let me ask you, Liu Bei said to write a letter to Cao Cao to make peace, do you think Cao Cao will agree?" Tao Qian sorted out his thoughts for his two sons.

The two brothers shook their heads at the same time, with Cao Cao's temper, definitely not.

"Since it won't happen, Cao Cao will definitely lead his troops to commit another crime. Let me ask, can Liu Bei's soldiers stop Cao Cao's army?"

The two brothers shook their heads again, probably very nervous.

"Cao Cao insisted that I killed his father, so after he entered the city, the first thing he would do would be to kill us father and son. At that time, what should I do if people use swords and I use fish?"

The two brothers were silent. Before that, they hadn't thought about it at all.

"So, for my father, I just thought about it. Why not just throw this hot potato to Liu Bei. As long as he is willing to take over, my father will retire and return to Danyang to avoid disaster."

At the same time, this is also a good time to test Liu Bei.

If Liu Bei takes over Xuzhou without hesitation, it means that he is a jackal wrapped in human skin, and he will try to avoid it in the future.

Fortunately, Liu Bei didn't take over, which means that this person at least knows propriety, righteousness and shame, and even if he takes the position of Xuzhou Mu in the future, he won't embarrass the Tao family.

Seeing Mi Zhu's attitude towards Liu Bei at the banquet, Tao Qian was even a little skeptical, and the two had already hooked up in private.

However, this is no longer important.

"I'm old, and I may only have a year or two left to live. To put it bluntly, what's the point of letting me sit in that position now?"

In his prime, Tao Qian had ambitions.But now, he only thinks about how to protect the Tao family in this troubled time, so as not to be overwhelmed by the dust of history.

"You two brothers, don't think about grand plans and hegemony. You are not that material, and you can't play with others. Living to pass on the Tao family is more important than anything else."

After living for more than sixty years, Tao Qian could see clearly that even if he escaped Cao Cao this time, there would still be Lu Bu and Yuan Shao next time.

These careerists will not let Xuzhou stop.

The two brothers Tao Shang and Tao Ying were unwilling, but their father's order was hard to disobey, so they had to nod in agreement.

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Thirty miles away from Tan County, tens of thousands of military tents were set up.

Cao Jun's soldiers had all rested, and they were extremely exhausted after several days of attacking fortified positions.

Only the big tent of the Chinese army is still lit with fire, which is very bright.

In the big tent, the generals of the Cao army lowered their heads, peeking at Cao Cao sitting on the commander's seat from time to time, not daring to breathe.

Cao Cao was in a very low mood. Seeing that the city was about to be broken, he unexpectedly killed a brave cavalry halfway, ruining all his plans.

Not only that, the Qingzhi sword was seized, and more than [-] generals died in battle.

Really hateful!
Cao Cao gritted his teeth. When he glanced at the dejected generals in the tent, he was stunned for a moment. Then he adjusted his mentality, waved his hand, and comforted them: "I made a mistake in command today. It's not your fault. You are tired too, go down." Rest."

If they are punished again at this time, it will only depress the fighting spirit of the soldiers, it is better to treat them leniently and increase their loyalty.

Hearing these words, the generals felt as if they had received an amnesty in their hearts, and they clasped their fists and retreated out of the tent.

The generals were almost gone, Xiahou Dun stepped forward to comfort Cao Cao: "Meng De, didn't you just lose for a while? Tomorrow, we will regain our strength and we will be able to break through the city!"

This afternoon, he and Le Jin were led away by Kong Rong and Tian Kai's team for dozens of miles. When they rushed back, Cao Jun had already retreated.

"I was too careless and underestimated the reinforcements."

Cao Cao shook his head slightly, the soldiers were exhausted after many days of attacking fortified positions, so they should be allowed to slow down.

Wait until you have recuperated before attacking the city.

"Do you know the origin of that cavalry army?" Cao Cao asked aloud. He had been fighting in Xuzhou for more than half a year, and he had never seen such a good-for-nothing army under Tao Qian's command.

Xiahou Dun pondered for a while before answering, "I've also heard from Zilian and the others about this matter. If the prediction is correct, it should be Gongsun Zan's white horse follower."

"Gongsun Zan? Baima Yicong?"

Xiahou Dun nodded, "Yes, it is said that this cavalry army is the elite cavalry that Gongsun Zan created specifically to deal with the Hu people in the grassland. Because Gongsun Zan loves white horses so much, all these cavalry ride on white horses. Gongsun Zan himself calls himself the White Horse General. Very strong."

"Gongsun Zan and Tao Qian have never had any contact or friendship. How could they send troops to help him?" Cao Cao frowned, wondering.

He had written letters with Gongsun Zan, and through the tone of the narration, Cao Cao knew very well that Gongsun Zan was ambitious, indifferent to the world, and only concerned about interests in everything. It should be impossible for him to send someone to help Tao Qian.

At noon the next day, soldiers outside the account came to report.

"My lord, Tao Qian's envoy has arrived."

It is a rule that the two sides do not kill each other when they are fighting.

Cao Cao called him into the account, and the envoy presented the letter written by Liu Bei.

Unfolding it, I saw that the bamboo slips read:

"Be prepared to worship the king's beauty from outside the pass, and the successors and descendants will be separated from each other, so it is not as good as serving you. Xiang Zhe, respect your father Caohou, because Zhang Kai was inhumane, so that he was killed. It is not Tao Gongzu's crime. Now the evils of the Yellow Turban are disturbing outside; Forcing the Son of Heaven, entrenched inside. May the Duke of Ming put the imperial court's urgency first, and then private enmity; withdraw Xuzhou's soldiers to save the country from calamity: then Xuzhou will be blessed, and the world will be blessed!"

After Cao Cao finished reading, he was furious, threw the bamboo slips to the ground, and cursed: "Liu Bei is just a weaver of mats and shoes, what is he, dare to preach to me? Go back and tell Liu Bei. Offer Tao Qian's head. Otherwise, I will take his head too!"

(End of this chapter)