I will be the master of Xuande

Chapter 554 Deran, you’ve done it again
Soon, the soldiers and horses gradually came into sight of Tao Qian and others.

One look at the opponent's appearance... Although they were all riding war horses, they all looked like defeated soldiers who were in a state of disarray and had their armor removed.

The leader was waving at Tao Qian and shouting loudly: "Envoy, envoy, don't panic, Cao Bao is here with his troops."

Tao Qian heard the other party announcing his home address.

The worries that had been hanging around finally settled down.

Unexpectedly, it was Cao Bao who led his troops.

Tao Qian was very happy. After so many days, he finally encountered something that made him a little happy.

Not long after, Cao Bao led the defeated army to Tao Qian.

Cao Bao also looked embarrassed, looking like he had abandoned his armor.

"Your Majesty, it was Cao Bao who was incompetent and caused you to suffer this grave crime. Cao Bao deserved to die for his crime. Your army, Cao Bao deserved to die for his crime."

Hearing Cao Bao's mournful cry, Tao Qian's heart felt as if it was being blocked by a huge boulder.

He reached out and helped Cao Bao up from the ground.

"Good brother, please get up quickly, please get up quickly."

After Tao Qian helped Cao Bao up, he sighed with emotion: "Brother Cao, don't do this. Hey, this matter is not your fault. Although Zhou Yu is young, he has a vicious mind and used tricks to burn our army. Now, now My army is completely defeated, I only have a dozen soldiers left, and the remaining soldiers you brought are only a few hundred."

"I think back then, when I was stationed in Tancheng, I had nearly 3 men at my disposal. Now that I have been defeated, and even this, it is really, really..."

When he said this, Tao Qian's face turned red and he couldn't help but shed some tears.

Cao Bao hurriedly comforted him and said: "Please don't do this. Victory and defeat are common matters for military officers."

"Although we lost this time, fortunately, the foundation of Xuzhou has not been lost. Xuzhou has millions of households. It is not difficult to recruit more soldiers! At worst, we will recruit new troops, train them carefully, and then kill Cao Cao and Zhou Yu to avenge them in the future. .”

Tao Qian shook his head and said.

"Easier said than done."

"After this battle in Xuzhou, all the southern land will be lost. Even if we can recruit nobles to train in Xuzhou, the Danyang soldiers are the elites that I and you brought from our hometown. There are not many of those soldiers left now. No matter how many troops are recruited from Xuzhou... they will not be able to match the elite Danyang soldiers."

"Without Danyang soldiers, even if you recruit an army of [-], it will be difficult to compete with Cao Cao."

"What's more, Xuzhou itself is not peaceful to begin with."

When Cao Bao heard this, he lowered his head and said nothing.

He also knew what Tao Qian said, and he was not alarmist.

Every army is not supported by its numbers, but it must have a backbone force in the middle.

Danyang soldiers are the backbone of Tao Qian's army.

But unfortunately, Danyang County is not in Tao Qian's hands, and today Danyang County is already Cao Cao's territory.

Tao Qian let out a long sigh and looked sad.

Cao Bao felt helpless.

Now, if I ask him to find something to say to comfort Tao Qian, I'm afraid he won't be able to say anything.

Therefore, Cao Bao couldn't talk about future matters. He just continued to discuss the current issues with Tao Xian.

"General, although Zhou Yu defeated us, he has no intention of letting us go. Before Bao came here, he had been constantly fighting with Jiangdong's pursuers."

"Although I have come to the envoy's side today, I am afraid that the pursuers from behind will come after me soon, and I have to be careful to prevent Zhou Yu from sending his army north to seize Tancheng."

Tao Qian felt sad at this moment and had no fighting spirit.

He closed his eyes and said helplessly:

"Now that the matter has come to this, what can we do? If Xuzhou's foundation is really lost, then let it be lost. I can't do anything about it."

Cao Bao hurriedly said: "But please don't forget, your two young masters are still in Xuzhou. Once the land of Xuzhou is acquired by Cao Cao, how can Cao Cao let go of your family? The two young masters will definitely be killed by him." .”

Cao Bao's words touched Tao Qian's weakness.

He refreshed and regained some of his energy.

"In that case, what should we do?"

Cao Bao said: "Instead of going back to Tancheng, we should go to Pengcheng quickly...ask Liu Bei for help!"

When he mentioned Liu Bei, Tao Qian's spirit suddenly lifted.

Yes, yes, only Liu Bei can help them.

……

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The decisive battle between Zhou Yu and Tao Qian and others was an emergency, so the news did not spread so quickly.

At this time, Liu Beishang was still fighting with Sun Jian.

I have to say that Sun Jian can be said to be the most powerful opponent Liu Bei has encountered since his debut.

Liu Bei originally thought that he was more aggressive in using troops, but after fighting against Sun Jian, he realized that Sun Jian was even more aggressive in using troops.

Sun Jian commanded the Yuzhou troops, plus a Jingzhou army, and launched a fierce confrontation with Liu Bei.

After Liu Bei arrived in Pengcheng Kingdom, his original intention was to have a brief confrontation with Sun Jian to form a confrontation to see the situation.

But Sun Jian did the opposite. He did not allow Liu Bei to form a confrontation with him. Instead, as soon as Liu Bei arrived, he urged his soldiers to launch a fierce attack on Liu Bei's army.

The soldiers commanded by Sun Jian were all brave and good at fighting.When Liu Bei first arrived, he divided the camp into three towns with Cheng Pu and Han Dang, and set up the camp as an east-west-south triangle, which isolated Sun Jian's troops and horses so that they could not move.

Sun Jian did not follow Liu Bei's tactics. He directly sent Huang Gai and Zu Mao to attack Cheng Pu and Han Dang. He himself used Yuan Shao's fierce general Zhou Tai as the vanguard to storm Liu Bei's main camp.

Sun Jian's reckless fight with his own side also angered Liu Bei.

I don’t want to fight with you, but you are quite positive!

Your troops and horses are majestic, aren't Liu's troops and horses not majestic?
So Liu Bei ordered his troops not to be afraid of Sun Jian. If he wants to fight, then fight him.

In fact, Sun Jian's soldiers were indeed very good at fighting. Liu Bei even used Qingzhou's elite troops, but he could not gain the upper hand.

Of course, Gao Shun's trap camp can also be said to be the mainstay. With his trap camp as the main force in the Chinese army, it would be almost impossible for Sun Jian to capture Liu Bei.

The two sides relied on their own standing and started fighting back and forth in Pengcheng Kingdom.

In just about a month, the two sides fought no less than ten battles.

After these ten battles, both sides suffered considerable losses. If you say who is the winner, in fact, no one is the winner, but there are no losers on either side.

But one time, Sun Jian took the lead and killed too fiercely. There were conflicts in the trapped camp and he was almost trapped in Gao Shun's formation.

Zhou Tai relied on his bravery to fight desperately and covered Sun Jian to rush out. However, Zhou Tai was also hit by several knives and suffered many injuries.

After this battle, Sun Jian greatly praised Zhou Tai and regarded him as a life and death friend.

Subsequently, Sun Jian concentrated his troops and began to launch a more violent attack on Liu Bei.

Sun Jian's style of play really made Liu Bei scratch his head.

He asked Gao Shun to discuss the matter with him.

"Zhong Sui, this Sun Jian is really annoying. I have been fighting for many years, but I have never encountered such an opponent."

"This man's bravery and military skills are of no concern for now, but his persistence in chasing you is really a headache."

"Zhong Sui, do you have any good way to deal with this person?"

Gao Shun couldn't help but smile bitterly after hearing Liu Bei's words.

"To be honest, General, this is the first time I have met a strong general like Sun Jian. Since the establishment of the trapped camp, he can be said to be the strongest opponent in the current camp. This person is very good at setting up formations and using troops. I will fight with him in the current camp. At best, the Chinese army can maintain parity with it."

"General Shicai said that his ability to pester people was amazing. In fact, according to Gao, this was just Sun Jian's toughness. Those with strong toughness are very difficult to defeat."

After Liu Bei heard this, he couldn't help but smile bitterly.

He has become more resilient, but it has caused us great harm.

"What's the next step?"

Gao Shun thought for a moment and said, "Although Sun Jian fought eagerly, he didn't fight randomly...it was difficult to deal with. He couldn't find an effective breakthrough for a while, so he could only deal with the confrontation."

Liu Bei sighed softly and shook his head helplessly.

While he and Gao Shun were discussing how to fight against Sun Jian, a scout hurriedly rushed into the commander's tent.

"General, I have something urgent to report!"

Liu Bei was usually tolerant towards his subordinates. When something happened, he would let his scouts come in directly without having to report anything.

"What happened?"

The scout let out a long sigh of relief, and then said: "General, the war between Zhou Yu and Tao Shijun has come to an end."

Liu Bei seemed a little unconcerned and said: "Oh, how about..."

"Tao Shijun and Yuan Shu were defeated and almost died!"

"Dangdang!"

The water glass in Liu Bei's hand fell to the ground with a bang.

"What did you say?"

Liu Bei shouted at the man in disbelief.

The scout was startled by Liu Bei's voice, and it took him a long time to react.

"General, Tao, Tao Qian's army was defeated..."

Liu Bei hurriedly asked him: "How did you lose? Tell me in detail?"

Gao Shun on the side also stood up with a solemn expression.

The scout did not dare to neglect, and then described everything he had discovered to Liu Bei in detail.

After listening to the scout's narration, Liu Bei and Gao Shun both looked surprised.

"I don't want to... Tao Qian and Yuan Shu actually lost? Did they lose so miserably?"

Gao Shun smiled bitterly and said: "In this case, things are not easy to handle. Who would have thought that Zhou Yu would win such a big victory?"

Liu Bei whispered: "Someone thought of..."

"Who?"

"My lord has thought of it. If my lord hadn't thought of it, there wouldn't be anything like you and me here."

Thinking of this, Liu Bei couldn't help but smile bitterly: "Deran, did you know that what happened today would happen?"

(End of this chapter)