The First Military Division of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 93 Cao Cao dispatches troops to Xuzhou
Just when Cao Cao's army was gathering to send troops to Xuzhou to avenge his father, another major event that shocked the world happened. In March of the second year of Chuping, Dong Zhuo's old troops, Li Jue and Guo Si, attacked Chang'an. , lost to the [-] troops of Li Jue and Guo Si, and fled in defeat.

After Li Jue and Guo Si entered Chang'an, they killed Situ Wang Yun's family, and a large number of ministers who had close contacts with Wang Yun, imprisoned the emperor again, and the Han Dynasty was hit hard again.

After the princes from all walks of life heard about this incident, they all acted as if nothing had happened, and fought their own way, and no one cared about the emperor who was imprisoned in Chang'an.

However, Lu Bu, who was defeated in Chang'an, gathered more than [-] soldiers and horses, and reoccupied the ancient capital Luoyang. He did not seek refuge with Yuan Shu as in history, and then ran around.

Another thing is that Liu Biao's army in Jingzhou attacked Sun Jian. In early April, Sun Jian was defeated, but he was not shot to death by Huang Zu as in history. Instead, he led many generals and remaining troops to Yangzhou, with unknown intentions.

Sun Jian's side has completely divorced from history, and Chen Ziming has no idea how it will develop in the future, but judging from Sun Jian's route, the goal should be Yangzhou.

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"My lord, Cao Cao's army is here to attack, commanding 20 troops, called 40 troops, vowing to slaughter Liao and Xuzhou to bury his father and younger brother."

In mid-April, Cao Cao's army finally entered the territory of Xuzhou. After receiving the news, Tao Qian, who was in Xiapi, instantly aged a lot and his face turned pale.

Because of the attack on Qingzhou last year, only [-] of the [-] troops came back, and they have not recovered their vitality until now.

"My lord, Cao Cao's attack is fierce and he is invincible. We should shrink our troops to defend Xiapi to the death. The walls of Xiapi are high and the city is strong. There are plenty of soldiers and food. Cao Cao's troops and horses should not be taken down easily."

"Furthermore, Cao Cao has a large number of soldiers and horses, and needs a lot of food and grass every day. The food road is very far away, so he can't fight for a long time. Cao Cao's army has been attacking Xiapi for a long time, and his food and grass are in a hurry. He should withdraw his troops, and the siege of Xuzhou can be solved."

The rich family in Xiapi City, the Chen family Chen Deng immediately stood up and offered advice to Tao Qian.

"This plan is very clever. However, the innocent people outside Xiapi will definitely be vented by Cao Cao Tu Liao. They are all the people of the Lord, so how can they be ignored."

Mi Zhu, who was now deeply trusted by Tao Qian, immediately stood up to oppose this plan, because Chen Ziming's letter to him made it very clear that Tao Qian must not be allowed to gather troops and horses to defend Xiapi.

Because in history, it was because of Tao Qian's tenacious defense of Xiapi and Cao Cao's lack of food and grass that he had to retreat. Now it is different. If Liu Bei wants to take control of Xuzhou, Tao Qian must take the initiative to invite Liu Bei's army to enter Xuzhou.

"My lord, there are only [-] troops in Xuzhou today, and there are many new soldiers. They must not be the enemy of Cao Cao's tiger and wolf division. They must not fight!" Cao Bao is now very afraid that Tao Qian will let him, the number one general in Xuzhou, lead troops to stop Cao Cao.

Although Cao Bao is an idiot, he is not an idiot. He has heard of how fierce Cao Cao is, and he has an army of 20, which is not at all moisture. Cao Bao, who has been frightened by Liu Bei for a long time, dare not Go face Cao Cao's army.

"I can't do this, and I can't do that. What do we have to do?" Tao Qian said after hearing what his subordinates said. Tao Qian, who had lost his vigor for a while, didn't know how to make a decision, so he called out.

Chen Deng, who offered his plan to defend Xiapi, glanced at the old Tao Qian, and shook his head lightly, not knowing what he was thinking.

"My lord, there is only one way to break the siege of Xuzhou."

Seeing that the timing was almost up, Mi Zhu began to offer advice to Tao Qian.

"The plan will come out?!" Tao Qian, who was like grabbing a life-saving grass, suddenly regained his energy, and immediately asked Mi Zhu for advice.

"Liu Bei of Qingzhou is the uncle of today's emperor. He is a general of hussars. He has hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses. He has many strong generals and advisers. He should be able to resist Cao Cao's army, and he is separated from Cao Cao. Cao Cao is cruel. Uncle Liu is a kind man. I will not let Cao Cao bring chaos to Xuzhou."

"Your Majesty, please order an envoy to go to Linzi, Qingzhou, to seek help from Uncle Liu Huang. He will certainly not sit idly by. When Uncle Liu's army arrives, he will surely retreat Cao Cao's troops."

After going around for a long time, Mi Zhu finally spoke out the clever plan he thought of.

"Very good, but, I heard slander last year, and I was guilty of Liu Bei's crimes in Qingzhou. How could he be willing to save Xuzhou?" Tao Qian was also very moved. If Liu Bei's army came, then Cao Cao might not belong to Liu Bei opponent, but he has offended Liu Bei, and it is not realistic to ask Liu Bei to send troops to help his Xuzhou.

"My lord, Liu Bei is a man of benevolence and righteousness. He will never allow Cao Cao's traitors to harm the people of Xuzhou. I would like to bring a great gift to Linzi. If I show righteousness, Liu Bei will definitely send troops to rescue Xuzhou."

Mi Zhu, who knew Chen Ziming's intentions in Xuzhou for a long time, of course concluded that Liu Bei's army would definitely come, and immediately asked to go to Linzi to ask Liu Bei for help, in fact, to lure Liu Bei's army into Xuzhou.

On the other hand, Chen Deng was startled after hearing Mi Zhu's words, then looked at Mi Zhu meaningfully, and began to think about something.

"Very good, but I have a doubt. When Cao Cao's army withdraws from Xuzhou, where will Liu Bei's army go?" Although Tao Qian has lost his spirit, he is not an idiot, otherwise he would not be sitting on a continent.

Suddenly, Tao Qian felt that something was wrong. Although Cao Cao was a tiger, Liu Bei was not a bad guy.

He still knew what it meant to lure wolves into a house. At the same time, he also began to doubt Mi Zhu. After all, Mi Zhu had gotten too close to Liu Bei during this period. If Liu Bei's army entered Xuzhou, he would not be sure to let Liu Bei's army withdraw again.

What kind of righteousness, in Tao Qian's view, is bullshit in the face of absolute interests. Mi Zhu is so eager to let Liu Bei enter Xuzhou, the horror is not as simple as he said.

"Not good!" Mi Zhu, who knew Tao Qian's character well, knew that he was too anxious and leaked a flaw.

"My lord, Liu Bei is a benevolent man, and he is deeply favored by the emperor, and he can discuss it with Cao Cao and others. When Cao Cao's army retreats, I will guarantee that Liu Bei's army will withdraw from Xuzhou."

Mi Zhu had no choice but to bite the bullet and continue, otherwise Tao Qian would be in danger once Tao Qian guessed his purpose.

"My lord, Qingzhou is impoverished. You should give more food, grass and money, and please send it to Liu Bei and Liu Bei. It should be a gift for sending troops to rescue. Liu Bei will take it, and it will be useless to spy on the land of Xuzhou."

Just when Tao Qian became more and more suspicious of Mi Zhu, a voice suddenly sounded and drew everyone's attention. The person who spoke was Chen Deng who offered Tao Qian to stick to Xiapi.

"However, my lord, if Liu Bei accepts the Langya Part, he should be allowed to lead his troops into Xuzhou to prevent Cao Cao from slaughtering Liao and Xuzhou's people. If he does not accept the Langya Part and is willing to send troops, he must guard against it." Father Chen Gui immediately stood up to support his son.

(End of this chapter)