Beast King Three Kingdoms

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It is said that Cao Bao, Cao Hong, and Chen Deng led their troops and fled to Huaiyin in a hurry.

After the army entered the city, regardless of his exhaustion, Chen Deng came to the government office to find Cao Bao, and said: "General Cao! Deng Yi personally went to Xuzhou to ask the Lord to send troops to rescue Huaiyin."

After hearing this, Cao Bao glanced at Chen Deng suspiciously.

The Xuzhou army was defeated and lost in this battle. Less than half of the [-] army was left, and there was no more loss than this. Tao Qian would definitely be punished.

At this time, ordinary people can't avoid it, but Chen Deng proposed to go to Xuzhou by himself, so people have to think about his intention.

"Is this guy trying to put the blame on me?" Cao Bao's face flashed a gloomy look.

If Chen Deng slanders Tao Qian, he will be at a disadvantage if he is not present.

Thinking of this, Cao Bao suddenly had a decision in his mind.

"My lord will definitely ask me about the details of this defeat. I will go to Xuzhou with Yuan Long to meet the lord and explain the process of the battle in detail." The meaning of the words is obviously that Chen Dengmo will waste his efforts and think Push the crime on him, two words 'no way'.

Who is Chen Deng?As soon as he heard Cao Bao's words, he knew what he was thinking, and secretly disdained it.

"Since General Cao is willing, I can go with you." Chen Deng is not worried about Huaiyin's safety either. He sees the situation very clearly. Yuan Hou's rear is not stable, and he will not and will not start a full-scale war with Xuzhou in the short term, otherwise So he will definitely stop in Huainan.

"So farewell!" After finishing speaking, he shook his sleeves and left without giving Cao Bao any face.

When Cao Bao saw him, his face darkened immediately, and he said fiercely: "Huh! Your Chen family has fallen to such a point, how dare you be arrogant? You are courting death!" As he spoke, he began to plan how to treat Chen when he returned to Xuzhou. The family fell into trouble.

When Chen Deng left the government office, his face darkened immediately, and he said bitterly: "Cao Piff! Sooner or later you will die without a place to bury you."

This time Chen Deng was really offended by Cao Bao.

In fact, in Chen Deng's mind, he and Cao Bao were not on the same level at all.

Cao Bao is still very loyal to Tao Qian, but Chen Deng is not.

Right now it is a time of troubled times, Tao Qian is not good enough to gain a foothold in this troubled times, let alone dominate one side.

It is precisely because of seeing Tao Qian clearly that Chen Deng and his father Chen Gui have long been looking for a powerful overlord, ready to sell Xuzhou, gain wealth, and bring the Chen family to a higher level.

This time Chen Deng and his son encouraged Tao Qian to attack Yuan Shu, but it was really helpless, because Yuan Shu's policy was contrary to the family's philosophy, so the Chen family was unwilling to join Yuan Shu, but Yuan Shu's strength was too strong, threatening their future master.

Coincidentally, Liu Biao from Jingzhou approached him at this time and wanted to join forces with Tao Qian to discuss Yuan Shu, so Chen Deng and his son pushed the boat along the way and facilitated this alliance, wanting to take the opportunity to weaken Yuan Shu's strength and pave the way for their future masters.

It's a pity, after thousands of calculations, they didn't expect Yuan Shu to be so powerful. In the situation where the rear was unstable, he fought hard against the two princes. Instead of being defeated, he won a complete victory.

"It seems that we have to step up! Otherwise, Yuan Shu's strength will become stronger and stronger, and no one in the world will be able to check and balance." Chen Deng made up his mind. After returning to Xuzhou this time, he immediately began to investigate the princes of all parties, choose a hero, and offer Xuzhou.

Although Xuzhou had lost a large piece of land south of the Huaihe River at this time, the south of Xuzhou was not very rich, and the north was where the splendor was.

Chen Deng believes that as long as he is a promising leader and has enough money and food in Xuzhou Beidi, it is easy to compete with Yuan Shu.

After tidying up in a hurry, Chen Deng and Cao Bao embarked on the road back to Xuzhou. At this time, they didn't know that someone had already "snapped ahead".

In Xuzhou City, the governor's mansion is full of people.

"I don't know why Mr. Pang is here?" Tao Qian said kindly to one person.

"My lord attacked Xiangyang and suffered setbacks in Jingshan. Ji came here as entrusted by my lord, please help Tao Gong as an ally." This person is Liu Biao's emissary Pang Ji.

Although Pang Ji didn't have a great reputation, his eloquence was good, and it was most suitable for Tian to be a lobbyist.

Liu Biao heard Kuai Liang's words and ordered Pang Ji to come to Xuzhou to ask Tao Qian for help, and at the same time to inquire about news.

Tao Qian said suspiciously: "My Xuzhou is very far away from Xiangyang, and even more separated from Runan and Nanyang. Even if we want to send troops to rescue, there is nothing we can do."

"Duke Tao misunderstood!" Pang Ji said with a smile: "Grand Tao only needs to order General Cao Bao and Cao to attack Jiangdong with all his strength. The greater the pressure on Jiangdong, the less pressure we will have."

Tao Qian was slightly embarrassed when he heard this, thinking that Pang Ji knew that Cao Bao would stop.

"This... I will send someone to send a letter, ordering Cao Bao to march quickly." Tao Qian sent a lot of urging letters, and this one is not bad.

"Duke Tao's righteousness, my lord will definitely cherish it." Pang Ji didn't know the details, and thought that Tao Qian was sincerely helping, and he was very grateful in his heart.

"By the way!" Pang Ji suddenly asked: "According to the time, your army has been fighting Jiangdong Yuan's army for a long time, how is the battle going?" Understatement, it seems that the question was asked inadvertently.

"Uh! This..." Tao Qian was speechless, why Cao Bao had nothing to do in Jiangdu all day long during the battle, and didn't go to Jiangdong at all, okay?

With the Huaihe River in the way, it was very inconvenient to transmit information, so Tao Qian didn't know that both Jiangdu and Xuyi had fallen, Cao Bao and Chen Deng were defeated and retreated to Huaiyin, and they were rushing towards Xuzhou.

At the moment, Tao Qian looked at Pang Ji with some embarrassment. He couldn't say that Cao Bao was in the midst of "training" in Jiangdu and had no intention of attacking Jiangdong. Wouldn't he be angry with Liu Biao, an ally?

Just when Tao Qian was in a dilemma, a voice suddenly sounded: "The envoy should know that Jiangdu is located at the southernmost tip of Xuzhou, and there is Huaihe River in the middle. It is very inconvenient to travel, so I don't know how the battle is going."

Pang Ji looked at the speaker in surprise, and saw an old man with white beard and hair, probably over sixty years old.

"Dare to ask your honorable name?" Pang Ji asked with a bow.

"Old man Chen Gui." The old man was Chen Deng's father, Chen Gui.

"So it's Mr. Han Yu, Ji's being rude!" Chen Gui himself was quite famous, and he was the nephew of the former Taiwei Chen Qiu.

Chen Qiu was amazing. He once conspired with the former Situ Liu He to kill the eunuch, but unfortunately he was unsuccessful and died in prison. However, Chen Qiu gained a great reputation because of this. people respect.

"The envoy doesn't need to be too polite. I don't care about these things anymore when I'm about to die." Even though he said that, there was a smug look in his eyes.

"Can you bother me for a few days like this, after all, my lord is still waiting for news." Pang Ji actually knew that what Chen Gui said was just an excuse. It has been nearly two months since the start of the war. How could there be no battle report for such a long time? ?I'm afraid Xuzhou's army will be disadvantaged in the war, so I'm embarrassed to say it.

Liu Biao was still waiting for news, so Pang Ji naturally couldn't leave, so he proposed to Tao Qian to stay for a few days.

When Tao Qian heard this, his heart that had just been let go immediately lifted up again. If Pang Ji knew that Cao Bao stood still and did not fulfill the responsibility of an ally, the two sides might immediately tear their faces apart.

After all, it was his own fault, Tao Qian felt a little embarrassed.

"Mr. Pang's willingness to stay here is really a blessing in Xuzhou." Tao Qian had no choice but to order someone to arrange a building for Pang Ji to live in.

"Thank you Mr. Tao for your hospitality!" Pang Ji bowed.

So, Pang Ji stayed in Xuzhou, waiting for the battle report ahead, so as to communicate with Liu Biao.

Several days later, the battle report finally arrived, and even Cao Bao and Chen Deng, who were supposed to fight in the front, also returned.

I met the person I've been looking forward to for a long time, but Pang Ji couldn't be happy at all.

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