The first general of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 140

"Since General Wei came here for righteousness, why shouldn't he? Could it be that there is something wrong with the old man? Then Cao Mengde is like this, is it not as good as Yiping?"

Although Tao Qian is old, he obviously knows which talent is the key. Compared with Tian Kai and Kong Rong, Wei Tao is the one who is most likely to make Cao Cao retreat. Yes said.

"If the general has any request, you can say it, but only the old man can do it, so it is definitely not worthy of resignation!"

"Hehe... I'm here for the people of Xuzhou, why do I have so many demands?"

Wei Tao smiled softly, glanced over, and found that all the eyes in the hall had been focused on him.

"It's just that I'm afraid that even if it's the Allied Forces, it won't be Cao Mengde's opponent."

"How did the general say that? Cao Cao committed atrocities because of a traitor! Our tens of thousands of troops in Xuzhou are united as one, and we have all of you to help us. How can we be invincible against a Cao thief!"

Hearing Wei Tao's words, Tao Qian was bearded and staring, even furious!

"How does the mere bandit Cao compare to that old thief Dong Zhuo? In the past, even Dong Zhuo would avoid his sharp edge when we challenged Dong. If we don't see each other for a while, the general has no guts!"

Tao Qian's words were a bit aggressive, but unfortunately, although Wei Tao looked young, he actually had deep plans, so it was so easy to fall into his words.

"Tao Xuzhou's words are too much! How can a mere Dong Zhuo compare with Cao Mengde? Cao Mengde's soldiers are elite, his advisers are outstanding, and his generals are brave. If Mengde had such an army in the past, chasing Dong Zhuo would surely protect the emperor. If Tao Xuzhou did not use people properly, As a result of Meng Dexing's army, not to mention that the people of Xuzhou will not suffer such catastrophe, even today they will not be controlled by Li Cui and other thieves!"

Wei Tao's words can be described as righteous words, especially when he mentioned the Son of Heaven a few times, Tian Kai and Kong Rong agreed, but Tao Qian's expression became more and more ugly. Wei Tao was all accusing Tao Qian of this. .

"If you want to retreat Mengde now, if you are not careful and unify the order, how can you win with one word? Tao Xuzhou has fought Mengde for a long time. Although he has been defeated many times, he should not know the strength of Cao Jun and Wei Mou Is what people say bad?"

"This……"

Tao Qian was stopped by Wei Tao's sudden rhetorical question, and he hesitated for a while before speaking.

"That's true. Cao's army is very powerful. Even though it is protected by a city wall, it is still defeated by many enemies."

Under the attention of Tian Kai and Kong Rong, Tao Qian had no choice but to answer honestly.

If you think about it, there are still tens of thousands of soldiers in Xiapi, but they dare not leave the city to fight. They are trapped here. If Wei Tao and others come one after another, they will not even be able to enter and exit the city gate. This shows the strength of Cao Cao .

"This...how can this be good?"

Hearing that Cao Jun was powerful, Kong Rong was fine, he was still very calm, but Tian Kai, who was the shepherd of a state, couldn't help but exclaimed at this time.

"General Wei's ability to lead troops is famous all over the world. Compared with Cao Mengde, he is not weak. Why don't we invite General Wei to preside over the overall situation? Our Qingzhou soldiers are willing to listen to General Wei's orders."

Times are so weird sometimes.

Just like in the old days when the princes asked for Dong, it was not a state shepherd who was in charge of the overall situation, but Yuan Shao, a mere governor of Bohai Sea. You must know that Jizhou Mu Han Fuke was also in the coalition army at that time.

Of course, at that time, it was because of the profound heritage of the Yuan family's four generations and three princes.

Things are different now, but the results are similar.

Qingzhou Mu Tiankai was already timid, and Kong Rong had always paid little attention to military power, so he nodded slightly after hearing Tian Kai's words.

If Tao Qian agrees again, then Wei Tao will not only get the military power of Xuzhou, but also the command of Qingzhou Army and Beihai Army. Maybe he can really fight Cao Cao.

But at this time, Tao Qian's complexion darkened. After a while, Tao Qian got up and picked up something from the table, walked to Kong Rong, bowed to Kong Rong, and at the same time presented the thing To Kong Rong. .

"Wen Ju is a great talent in the world, a person whom everyone expects. Now that I have been convicted, I will be punished for my crime. I am willing to exchange my life for the peace of Xuzhou. However, Xuzhou cannot be left without a master for a day. I am willing to let Xuzhou shepherd Mr. Yu, I hope that with Mr.'s virtue, I can keep Xuzhou in peace forever."

Tao Qian's tone was respectful and sincere, but what he said shocked everyone.

"This old man lacks talents and virtues, and his two sons are even more mediocre and unbearable. This old man has long wanted to entrust Xuzhou to a virtuous person. In today's world, there is only Wenju that can be entrusted to this old man. Wenju was not seen in the past, so It's difficult, now that Wenju has come, this Xuzhou is handed over to Wenju."

For a moment, everyone was silent, and no one thought that Tao Qian would suddenly do such a thing.

"Giving Xuzhou three times is really tricky, but it's true, no matter who gets Tao Qian to give up Xuzhou, I'm afraid he will have to give up three points to the Tao family in the future, and even have to obey some orders for an 'overlord' like Tao Qian."

It was Wei Tao who recovered faster, and at the same time he sneered at the so-called "three concessions to Xuzhou" in history.

That is a land of one state. At that time in history, Liu Bei was only famous, and even his identity as a clan member of the Han Dynasty was not recognized by the Han Dynasty. How could Tao Qian give up Xuzhou so selflessly?

If Tao Qian is such a person, he should not have watched from the back like other princes when he asked for Dong in the past, nor would he have been escorted by Cao Cao's father just to please Cao Cao, and he would not have lost most of Xuzhou It's time to sit in Xiapi safely.

When Wei Tao sneered in his heart, the others also came back to their senses.

Regardless of whether Tao Qian is sincere or not, Tao Qian's actions are undoubtedly the most noble in the eyes of people of this era.

More importantly, not everyone can look at the past from the perspective of the future, and not everyone can have great wisdom like Xun You.

Except for Wei Tao and Xun You, everyone looked at Tao Qian with a hint of admiration.

Under such circumstances, not only was the matter of handing over the military power to Wei Tao previously mentioned, Kong Rong and others still made a promise to help Xuzhou to the death.

"Tao Gongzu is really cunning and scheming, he is indeed one of the leaders of the coalition army in the past."

After entering the house Tao Qian arranged for him, Wei Tao said to Xun You who came with him.

"In this way, it would be better for us to use all our capital to rescue Xuzhou. Otherwise, we would be sorry for this benevolent Tao Xuzhou."

Just now when Tao Qian was speaking, Wei Tao noticed a smile flashing across Xun You's face, so there was no taboo at this time.

"My lord, Tao Gongzu has been the lord of Xuzhou for the past ten years. How can someone who can sit firmly as the lord of a state have any problems?"

Xun You also said with a smile without hesitation.

"Of course my lord, don't look at Tao Gongzu like this. Regardless of his virtues, since he served as Xuzhou Mu, he has indeed managed Xuzhou in an orderly manner. The people live and work in peace and contentment, and the treasury is full. He has great prestige in Xuzhou."

"Ah."

Wei Tao nodded, "A politician is selfless and virtuous", no matter what kind of person Tao Qian is, at least in the hearts of Xuzhou people today, he is the master of Xuzhou, even if he really gave up the position of Xuzhou Mu. Nor will it change.

"My lord doesn't need to worry about it now. Since my lord doesn't lead the army, there is no need to charge for Xuzhou."

At this moment, Xun You smiled again.

"Besides, Kong Rong and the others are quite self-aware. They dare not go to war with Cao Cao when they cannot persuade Cao Cao. I am afraid that they will have to rely on the Lord to retreat Cao Cao."

What Xun You said was indeed true. In fact, Kong Rong and others immediately persuaded Cao Cao to quit with letters.

But at this point in the battle, it was impossible for Cao Cao to retreat no matter what, he just repelled him, and Cao Cao still clearly stated: Tao Qian will not die, and Cao Jun will not retreat.

In this way, everyone can see that unless Cao Jun can be defeated, Cao Jun will not retreat.

Faced with Tao Qian's earnest pleas, Tian Kai and Kong Rong naturally couldn't help but face Cao Jun. Unfortunately, they were no match for Cao Cao, and they would soon be defeated. If Wei Tao hadn't sent troops to rescue them in time, the two armies might have been defeated. It is not impossible.

But with such a defeat, it is naturally impossible to protect the city horns, and all the troops retreated into Xiapi City.

"General, the people of Xuzhou are looking forward to the rain. Is the general still unwilling to make a move?"

Wei Tao was invited by Mi Zhu, and under the current situation, Mi Zhu was sent to ask Wei Tao to save him.

"General, all the people in the city are looking forward to the general being able to retreat from Cao Cao. Why is the general standing idly by?"

"Hehe...how can Mr. Zizhong deceive others? Before we arrived, we didn't know much about it, but after we arrived, we realized that now that Xiapi is leading tens of thousands of soldiers and dare not go out of the city, do you still want me?" Waiting for outsiders to fight recklessly?"

Wei Tao had something difficult to say, Xun You immediately said it for him.

"If Tao Shijun has no intention of saving Xuzhou, then why are we so eager? With the strength of my lord and the friendship with Cao Cao, even if Cao Cao surrounded Xiapi, he would come and leave whenever he wanted. It's a big deal. All the good intentions were in vain."

Hearing Xun You's indifferent words, Mi Zhu's face became even more bitter.

"Ugh……"

After a long time, Mi Zhufang let out a long sigh.

"It's not that Zhu didn't try his best, but Xuzhou's soldiers have always been in the hands of General Cao Bao. If there is no order from the lord, he will definitely not hand over the military power, and Zhu has no choice."

"After all, it's just that Tao Shijun is insincere."

How could Xun You dismiss it so easily, he smiled again, and then the smile faded away, and he said seriously.

"My lord Xintong Bingzhou has complicated affairs, so I don't have so much time to spend here. If it can't be decided here, my lord doesn't need to waste too much thought!"

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