The Three Kingdoms Fight for the Deer

Chapter 64
"My lord has already taken control of Xiapi, and Chen Deng surrendered, so I led Baima Yicong to chase after Tao Qian." Zhao Yun replied.

"That's not right. Didn't General Zhao say that Tao Qian is more likely to escape to Xiaopei? Then you should follow in the direction of Xiaopei. How could you come here?" Li Tong was puzzled.

"That was a suspicious strategy set up by Chen Deng. Just now, the military commander has seen through it. He concluded that Tao Qian is definitely going to Langya, so I hurriedly chased him." Zhao Yun explained the analysis of Zhicai.

"So that's the case. No wonder I encountered an ambush just now. It seems that Tao Qian really might have fled to Langya." Li Tong returned the soldiers and horses under his command to Zhao Yun, and then chased towards Langya together with Zhao Yun.

There are two flowers blooming, each representing one branch. Not to mention Zhao Yun and Li Tong chasing Tao Qian, Li Yuan ordered people to subdue the surrendered soldiers after taking control of Xiapi to appease the people.

In the Governor's Mansion, Li Yuan sat at the top, and Chen Deng stood below. At this time, he had already bandaged his wound, and when he pulled out the arrow, he was so painful that he almost fainted.

"Chen Deng, I heard that your father, Chen Gui, is Tao Qian's chief advisor. Why didn't I see him?" Li Yuan knew about the talents of Chen Deng and his son, so he deliberately asked about Chen Gui's whereabouts.

"General Li, my father has already escorted the lord...Tao Qian to Langya." Chen Deng replied respectfully. Although he had already surrendered, he still used to call Tao Qian the lord and Li Yuan as General Li when he spoke.

"You and your father are both smart people. If I'm not wrong, you must have stopped my disciple Long when he tried to cheat, but Tao Qian didn't listen to your advice, right?" Li Yuan knew Chen Although Deng talked about surrendering, he was not able to accept him as the new lord so quickly in his heart, so he deliberately talked about other topics.

Chen Deng looked at Li Yuan in disbelief, and asked in surprise, "How does General Li know about this?"

Li Yuan smiled and said: "The most important part of this strategy is Tao Qian. Tao Qian is kind by nature and indecisive. Zhang Kai will definitely agree to the battle. Then when my junior brother defeats Zhang Kai and drives the defeated soldiers back to Xiapi, Tao Qian He must not bear the soldiers under his command to be killed, so he will definitely open the city gate, and the junior brother can take advantage of this to lead the cavalry to drive straight in. If it is another person, this fraudulent plan may not succeed, but if it is Tao Qian, it will definitely succeed."

Li Yuan made such a conclusion because he knew Tao Qian's character through "history", but in Chen Deng's view, Li Yuan was a master at predicting things, which he had to admire.

"It's a pity that Tao Qian has your father and son to help him but he doesn't listen to your opinions, otherwise I wouldn't have won Xiapi so easily." Li Yuan said comfortably. In fact, he said this sentence to Chen Deng on purpose.

Chen Deng heard that he really had a different feeling in his heart. If Tao Qian had really listened to him, the current situation would definitely be very different, and Tao Qian would not have fled to Langya. However, his hard work was not appreciated by others, only Li Yuanhui saw it. Shizhu, if he can really be a counselor under him, he will definitely be able to show his strengths. Thinking of this, it seems that it is not a bad thing for Chen Deng to find himself captured and surrendered...

"Yuanlong, according to my opinion, Tao Qian's health should not be very good, I don't know if what I said is correct?" Li Yuan asked.

"That's true. Tao Qian is old, frail and sickly. He often needs to take medicine tonic, and his body is getting worse every day." Chen Deng did not deny it. To the other party, "General Li means...?"

Li Yuan nodded and replied: "That's right, it seems that you have already seen that Tao Qian is old, and a person of his age should be able to enjoy the rest of his life, but due to the hard work of political affairs day and night, I predict that he may not be able to survive." Over the past two years."

What Li Yuan said was true. Historically, Tao Qian died of illness due to overwork in the first year of Xingping. Now that he attacked Xiapi one step ahead of Cao Cao, Tao Qian would probably get sick earlier.

Li Yuan continued: "At that time, Tao Qian died of illness, but his two sons are mediocre talents. Compared with their father, they are too far behind to inherit the burden of Xuzhou governor. Will there be fewer princes in the world who want to take Xuzhou's idea? Nowadays, there are many lords competing for the throne, and which side of the princes is not ambitious?"

"General Li has a unique vision, and what he said is very true. Although Tao Qian is not a hero, he can be regarded as a sage. Under his rule, the people of Xuzhou live and work in peace and contentment. They do not close their homes at night and do not pick up things on the road. My Chen family has also received Tao Qian's favor. , how can you be an unfaithful and unrighteous person?"

It is also a helpless move for Chen Deng to surrender to Li Yuan now. In addition, Tao Qian is really good to his Chen family, so he can't blame the old owner just because he surrendered.

"Yuanlong, I see that you are also capable. Haven't you thought about doing something earth-shattering?"

"This..." Chen Deng's statement that he didn't have it must be a lie. After all, he is still young, full of vigor, and full of ambitions. His father, Chen Gui, is already old, so he doesn't have such an idea. In addition, Tao Qian has no intention of going in. He has a heart, so he doesn't think about making meritorious deeds, but now that Li Yuan is a rare hero, he naturally has the idea of ​​​​establishing fame in his heart.

Seeing the hesitation on Chen Deng's face, Li Yuan said, "I'm not forcing you to serve me loyally now. You can think about it carefully after I completely control Xuzhou."

"Thank you, General Li!" Chen Deng cupped his fists in gratitude.

The next day, Zhao Yun and Li Tong led their troops back. Although they tried their best to catch up, they still failed to catch up with Tao Qian. It was only because Tao Qian had ambushed many traps along the way and made them chase in the wrong direction for a while, so they missed. , these traps are probably also done by Chen Gui, even Zhao Yun and Li Tong will inevitably fall into the trap.

Although Tao Qian was not caught up, the attack on Xiapi has already achieved a lot. He captured 370 soldiers and horses without losing many troops. The only fly in the ointment is that Zhao Yun's cavalry also lost 630 people. There are [-] people, which is enough to make Li Yuan's heart ache. You must know that every cavalry is very precious.

"My lord, the results of the battle have been counted. We lost a total of 370 soldiers and horses in this battle of Xiapi, including 9000 cavalry, but we also captured 3000 people in Xiapi, which can be used as a supplement to the lost troops. Zhang Kai annihilated more than [-] enemies, which is indeed a gratifying victory." Xi Zhicai reported the Warring States Period to everyone.

"Well, the first achievement this time should belong to the younger brother, and another reward will be awarded after the capture of Xuzhou in the future." Li Yuan ordered again, "The [-] soldiers newly surrendered in Xiapi will be handed over to Hua Xiong. Hua Xiong, have confidence Subdue them completely?"

"The last general will definitely not let the lord down!" Hua Xiong said pleasantly, he did not expect that he would be able to lead the army alone so soon, Li Yuan's trust in him made him both grateful and moved.

Li Yuan looked at the crowd and found a strange face, and couldn't help asking: "Junior brother, the person standing behind you looks very strange, who is that?"

"This is my lieutenant general Li Tong, named Wenda." Zhao Yun introduced Li Tong to everyone. Originally, Li Tong was not qualified to stand here, but Zhao Yun brought him in anyway, in order to let him increase his knowledge.

Hearing that the man was Li Tong Li Yuan was very happy, but Zhao Yun found another talented person for him.

Li Tong was also a general in the Three Kingdoms. When Cao Cao and Yuan Shao were at war, most of the counties in Yuzhou rebelled. Yuan Shao even sent people to lure Li Tong to surrender, but Li Tong refused all of them, and personally led the army to attack the bandits in the county. Qu Gong, Jiang Gong, Shen Cheng, etc. defeated them all, and Cao Cao sent the captured heads, and pacified the Huaihe and Rushui areas. Therefore, Cao Cao made Li Tong the Dutinghou and appointed him as the prefect of Runan County.

It can be seen that Li Tong is also a general. Li Yuan said happily: "Wenda doesn't need to be cautious, you can speak freely when discussing matters with me. In the future, you should follow my junior brother well. You can learn a lot by his side. Martial arts also includes the way of marching and fighting."

"Thank you, lord, for your love!" Li Tong clasped his fists in gratitude, but he never thought that Li Yuan would value him so much.

"Everyone, although Xiapi has been captured now, Tao Qian has fled to Langya, and the battle situation on Hansheng's side is not very clear. How should we choose next, to attack Langya? Or to help Hansheng attack Xiaopei?" Li Yuan asked.

(End of this chapter)