I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 536 Xuzhou's Real Threat

At this time, Sun Jian had actually received Yuan Shao's general order.

Yuan Shao didn't ask Sun Jian to send troops to attack Xuzhou in the past, just because he sent Pang Ji to see Yuan Shu, hoping to persuade Yuan Shu to change his mind.

However, Yuan Shu's reply to Yuan Shao was some unreasonable demands, which made it clear that oil and salt were not allowed.

Yuan Shao could only smile wryly at the stubborn behavior of his half-brother.

As a separatist hero, with such a small mind, he still cares about the original matter, how can he make a big deal?

The interests of all parties should be based on interests, and any hatred or hatred should be put behind.

Those who have interests must unite, and those who are weak must unite with the weak to fight against the strong. This is the basic principle of ruling one side.

Yuan Shu can't even do such a simple thing. It seems that he is not worthy of being a patriarch at all.

Since Yuan Shu didn't give face so much, then Yuan Shao didn't need to care about brotherly affection towards him.

In fact, there was no brotherhood between the two of them.

Therefore, Yuan Shao asked Sun Jian to enter Xuzhou in the name of avenging Cao Cao's father Cao Song, and cooperate with Cao Cao to deal with Tao Qian and Yuan Shu.

Sun Jian took action immediately after receiving Yuan Shao's news.

At this time, Cao Cao's messenger also came to Sun Jian and invited Sun Jian to send troops together to avenge his father.

This can be regarded as Cao Cao officially gave Sun Jian a step down.

So Sun Jian did so.

It's a pity that when Cao Song died, not only his own son wanted to avenge him.Even Sun Jian, the fierce tiger of the Jiangdong, and Yuan Shao, the fourth and third prince, will send troops together to avenge him...

If Cao Song knew about it, he would feel very comforted.

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At the same time, Yuan Shu and Liu Bei's troops also arrived in Tancheng.

Although Tao Qian was very dissatisfied with Yuan Shu's behavior, after all, everyone used to hang out in Luoyang, and the two families had a good relationship with each other. Tao Qian did not want to fall out with Yuan Shu because of his unauthorized actions this time.

Although Tao Qian has a bad temper, he is quite particular about his work.

Seeing Yuan Shu's defeat, he gave Yuan Shu some money and food to help him raise his troops.

Finally, he invited Liu Bei and Yuan Shu to Tancheng to discuss the next step with him.

Tao Qian first asked Liu Bei about the combat strength of Cao Jun.

Liu Bei raised his hand and said to Tao Qian: "Your Majesty, this time I confronted Cao Cao. The trap I used was the most elite troops in our Qingzhou Army, but the opponent was just a partial division of Cao Cao's army. Although the general Xia Houyuan was Cao Cao's He is a direct line general, but I’m afraid he may not be the most powerful person in Cao’s army.”

"I fought against Cao Cao in Sizhou back then. Although I won the battle, it was all because of the support of my brother Liu Deran."

"Cao Cao gathered strong soldiers in Shouchun this time, and got some people from the mountains and mountains. I heard that Cao Cao also has several heroes who are good at training soldiers. Therefore, although we won this battle, it is not a big victory!"

"In my opinion, the strength of Cao Jun's headquarters is much stronger than this partial army. It is by no means easy to fight. We should be careful."

Liu Bei spoke so modestly, which really satisfied Tao Qian.

"Hey, I have heard for a long time that Xuande is a good general who has experienced many battles. When I saw him today, he won without being arrogant. He has a clear mind and skillful actions. He really has the style of a famous general in ancient times."

Liu Bei hastily cupped his hands and said, "Mr. Tao has wrongly praised it, but Liu Bei dare not take it."

"Then according to Xuande's opinion, what should we do next?"

Liu Bei said: "Although Bei is not talented, he still has a somewhat obscure reputation in this world. I would like to write a letter and send someone to negotiate peace with Cao Cao. I hope Cao Cao will take my kindness into account and withdraw his troops back to Shouchun." "

Tao Qian looked at the other people beside him.

"What do you think of what Xuande said?"

Before Yuan Shu expressed his objection, Cao Bao was the first to stand up.

"Mr. Xuande just won a battle, why did he retreat so quickly? Could it be because he is afraid of the enemy?"

When Tao Qian heard this, he couldn't help being furious.

"How dare you speak to Xuande like this, it's unreasonable! Hurry up and apologize to Xuande."

Cao Bao cupped his hands at Tao Qian with his head held high, and said, "Don't blame me, it's not that I deliberately opposed Duke Xuande, it's just that the morale of the three armies is now high, and it's an opportunity to take advantage of the situation to fight Cao Cao! If Duke Xuande speaks like this at this time, if it spreads, won't the morale of the three armies fall to the ground?"

"Besides, Cao Cao's purpose is to annex Xuzhou, and avenging his father is just a pretense. Since Cao Cao has this purpose, what's the use of us negotiating peace with him? It's just humiliating ourselves!"

Speaking of this, Cao Bao bowed his hand to Liu Bei quite forcefully.

"Cao just said this in a moment of impatience. If it is inappropriate, I ask Mr. Xuande not to take offense."

Liu Bei smiled and said: "Don't dare, don't dare."

Liu Bei glanced sideways at Tao Qian, only to find that Tao Qian was staring at Cao Bao with staring eyes, seeming quite angry, but not easy to attack.

It seems that the Xuzhou governor still lacks some control over his men.

At least from Tao Qian's perspective, he probably couldn't control these people in Xuzhou.

Liu Bei seemed to understand something in his heart, so he stopped talking.

At this time, Yuan Shu also said: "Negotiating peace with Cao Cao at this time is indeed not an appropriate method. According to Yuan's opinion, with the strength of the three of us, it is not difficult to deal with a Cao Cao. Pengcheng and Xiapi have already become Cao Cao's Cao Cao is still trying to win over the people there and move the landless barbarians to the east of the Yangtze River. His ambition is clear! At this time, how can we negotiate a peace with them? Even if we negotiate a peace, will Cao Cao agree?"

Seeing that the most powerful general under his command and Yuan Shu did not agree to negotiate a peace, Tao Qian didn't know what to say for a while.

He looked at Liu Bei apologetically.

But Liu Bei said: "Bei is just making an opinion. Since the princes do not agree, Liu Bei will no longer talk about making peace with Cao Cao. He will just listen to the envoy's instructions."

Tao Qian pondered for a moment, then said: "In this case, please invite Xuande, Gonglu and Cao Zishu to lead troops to station in Yi County, Xinyi, and Pibei, south of Tancheng, to form a coercive force on the three roads. , the old man responded from the rear, "

"If Cao Cao dares to continue to go north, then we will send out several troops and kill him head to tail. If Cao Cao sticks to Pengcheng, then we will prepare troops and horses, ready to go south at any time, rather than fight to the death to regain the lost ground."

Liu Bei said: "It all depends on the envoy's orders."

The other two men immediately responded.

Yuan Shu secretly rejoiced in his heart.

This is the best, this is the best, you will fight Cao Cao hard, and after you both lose, Yuan will be able to profit from it.

According to the report from the scout, Liu Jian is far away in Hebei, and there is no sign of organizing troops to go south at all.From this point of view, Liu Jian really wanted to help Liu Bei, and it was impossible to reach Xuzhou in a short time.

Now there is only Liu Bei in Xuzhou, no matter how capable he is, he can't make a splash.

This land of Xuzhou will sooner or later become something in Yuan's pocket.

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The news from Xuzhou reached the staff of the school office arranged by Jia Xu in Xuzhou, and the staff of the school office immediately took action in Xuzhou.

The academicians are advocating Liu Bei's benevolence and righteousness in the territory!
The core content of the promotion is as follows:
Among all the warlords in Xuzhou, only Liu Bei truly cares about the people!

Cao Cao sent troops to Xuzhou to seize Tao Qian's foundation, causing a war between the two parties. It goes without saying that he was the chief culprit of the war.

As for Tao Qian, he is old and useless.

Facing Cao Cao's offensive, Tao Qian had no choice but to find reinforcements from outside to help him resist Cao's army. Such a person has no way to defend Xuzhou. What can he use to protect the people of Xuzhou?
Cao Bao is even more of a militant. He doesn't consider Xuzhou's [-]% safety, but forcibly fights Cao Cao for his own reputation and military exploits.

In response to Yuan Shao's military order, Sun Jian stationed troops around Xuzhou, and it was not a good thing to seek benefits.

Yuan Shu was even more useless than a withered bone in the grave. He fought three battles with Cao Cao and lost three battles. If Liu Beijun had not rescued him, he would have lost even his underwear.

Among all the warlords in Xuzhou, only Liu Bei is the most righteous person!

Liu Bei really took the overall situation into consideration. He took the initiative to send troops to rescue Yuan Shu, defeated Xia Houyuan, and then took the initiative to negotiate peace with Cao Cao during the military meeting.

The reason why Liu Bei proposed peace was not because Liu Bei was afraid of Cao Cao, but because he wanted to stop the war, and then save the lives of the people in Xuzhou, so that the people in Xuzhou would not be killed or injured too much. It can be said that Liu Bei is the most benevolent monarch in Xuzhou …

All kinds of rumors began to spread widely in Xuzhou, and all the people were moved by Liu Bei's behavior.

On the contrary, the people of Xuzhou were very disappointed with Tao Qian, hated Cao Cao and Sun Jian very much, complained and angry towards Yuan Shu and Cao Bao, and only Liu Bei became the person they really appreciated.

Liu Bei relied on his charisma and style, coupled with the momentum of the sergeants, to become a traffic star in the hearts of Xuzhou people.

The outcome of this war has not yet been decided, but Liu Bei's name of benevolence and righteousness has begun to spread widely in Xuzhou counties.

From this point of view, Liu Bei has actually won.

Tao Qian and others are currently focusing on Cao Cao in the south, and they don't pay too much attention to the reputation of the territory under their jurisdiction.

However, there is one person who is really concerned about matters within the jurisdiction of Xuzhou.

That is the Chen family of Guangling.

As a well-known and prominent family in Xuzhou, the Guangling Chen family has close ties with the high-ranking gentry families in Xuzhou.

Now the reputations of Tao Qian, Yuan Shu, Cao Bao and others are not only among the people, but even among Xuzhou scholars, they have declined to a certain extent.

On the other hand, Liu Bei's reputation has improved significantly in various fields in Xuzhou, and the speed of this reputation growth is almost changing with each passing day.

From the perspective of the Chen family in Guangling, it is obviously abnormal for Liu Bei to be so famous.

Behind this scene, there is obviously a black hand helping Liu Bei.

However, to the horror of the Guangling Chen family, they have not found the black hand that helped Liu Bei grow his reputation!

They couldn't find it even among the forces in Xuzhou, so what a powerful force it must be.

Chen Gui found his two sons, Chen Deng and Chen Ying, to discuss the future development of Xuzhou with them.

Chen Gui is scheming and has already seen the disadvantages of Xuzhou.

"It seems that for Tao Gongzu, the real enemy is not Cao Cao from Jiangdong...but someone else. Can you see who this person is?"

Chen Deng cupped his hands and said: "The overthrow of Xuzhou is imminent. Tao Gong's real enemy should be the man behind Liu Bei, and the man behind Liu Bei is undoubtedly the current overlord of Hebei."

Chen Gui continued to ask questions to his two sons.

"Since the overlord of Hebei intends to plot against me in Xuzhou, what should we do based on the current position of the Chen family!"

Chen Deng sighed: "Father, in my child's view, the current path of the Chen family, besides taking the initiative to show favor to the Lord of Hebei, is there a second path to take?"

(End of this chapter)