Cao Cao then left Xun Wenruo behind, and Cheng Yu led an army of 30,000 horses to guard Juancheng, Fan County, and Dong'a County, and the rest. He ordered Xia Houyuan, Li Dian, and Yue Jin to be the vanguard. Cao Cao ordered that if the city was captured, he would kill as many as possible.
, to take revenge on my father!
At that time, the Jiujiang prefect Bian Cang, whose courtesy name was Wenli, was from Junyi County, Chenliu County, Yanzhou (now Kaifeng City, Henan Province). Xiang was close friends with Tao Qian. Hearing that Xuzhou was in trouble, he invited five thousand soldiers from Jiujiang County to rescue Cao Cao.
Hearing this, he was furious and ordered Xiahou Yuan to stop him on the road. Bian was defeated and beheaded, and his subordinates were recruited by Xiahou Yuan.
At this time, Chen Gong was working for Dongjun and had always been on good terms with Tao Qian. When he learned that Cao Cao had launched an army in Xuzhou to avenge his father and killed all the people in Xuzhou, he hurriedly came to see Cao Cao at starry night. Cao Cao wanted to thank him for his past kindness and asked him to come to his account.
No one was allowed to sit down.
Chen Gongdao: "I heard that Duke Ming has raised all his troops and went to Xuzhou to avenge his father. He wanted to kill all the people wherever he went. For this reason, a certain person came here to tell me that Tao Qian is a benevolent gentleman, not a strong and profit-seeking person. There must be a reason, and the state and county
The people are all Han people, so what hatred can they have against Ming Gong? It would be unlucky to kill him! I hope you will think twice before doing this, how lucky you are!"
Cao Cao said angrily: "You abandoned me in the past, how can I see you now? Tao Qian killed my family and vowed to pluck out the gallbladder and cut out the heart as a sacrifice. You and Tao Qian have an old relationship, how dare you hinder our military spirit?"
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Chen Gong was silent, then left Cao Cao, looked at the sky and sighed: "I have no face to be an official of the Han Dynasty, and I have no face to see Tao Gongzu!" Chen Gong then galloped to join Zhang Miao, the prefect of Chenliu, and Zhang Miao waited for Chen Gong.
As a guest.
Wherever Cao Cao's army went, there were no chickens or dogs left, there were no trees in the mountains, and there were no roads for people to walk on. Tao Qian was in Xuzhou. When he heard that Cao Cao had raised his army to avenge his father, he looked up to the sky and cried: "I have sinned against the sky and caused the people of Xuzhou to suffer."
Suffer such a catastrophe!" Hearing that Cao Cao had killed all the people under Xuzhou's jurisdiction and all the people in counties and counties in order to isolate Xuzhou, Tao Qian scolded Zhang Kai and said: "The traitor is greedy for money, so he harms lives!" He hurriedly gathered the officials to discuss
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Cao Bao came out and said: "Even if Cao Cao's troops arrive, how can we just sit back and wait for death? I am willing to help you defeat him!"
All the officials said: "That's what the leopard speaker is."
Zhao Yu, the prefect of Guangling, suddenly came out and said: "No! Cao Cao has won Yanzhou, and he has many powerful generals under his command. He has also recruited 300,000 Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army, and obtained 130,000 elites from them. Now the army is sharp, and we must avoid its sharpness.
, and then attack him. Cao Cao has come all the way, and he must not have much food and grass with him. We must defend the city until his food is exhausted!"
Tao Qian smiled bitterly and shook his head and said: "I think Cao Cao is too powerful to be defeated. My life is in danger, so I can't advance! You should tie yourself up and go to Cao Ying, let him cut him apart, and save the lives of the people of Xuzhou County!"
As soon as Tao Qian finished speaking, someone came forward and said: "The Lord has been in Xuzhou for a long time, and the people are grateful. Although Cao's army has a large number of generals, they may not enter the city. The Lord and the officials will not be able to leave. Although I am not talented, I hope
Use a small plan to teach Cao Cao to die without a burial place!" Everyone was shocked and asked about the plan.
The person who offered the advice was a native of Qu, Donghai, living in Huai'an. His surname was Mi, his given name was Zhu, and his courtesy name was Zizhong. He had a wealthy family, and had more than ten thousand villagers, children, and servants. Mi Zhu went to Luoyang for business and returned. He was sitting in the car when he saw a woman on the roadside.
, very purple, came to ask for a ride, so Mi Zhu got out of the car and walked, leaving the car with the woman.
The woman bowed again and asked Mi Zhu to ride with her. Mi Zhu got into the car without looking evilly and had no intention of teasing. After walking for several miles, the woman resigned. When leaving, she said to Mi Zhu: "I, an immortal, have been ordered by God to go there.
I burned your house because I thought you would treat me with courtesy, so I told you privately."
Mi Zhu asked: "What kind of spirit do you have, Madam?"
The woman replied: "I am the Lord of the Fire Virtue Star in the South!" Zhu bowed and prayed.
The woman said again: "This is a destiny that I dare not not burn. You can come back quickly and move out your belongings. I will come that night."
Mi Zhu rushed home and ordered his servants to move out their belongings. That night, a fire broke out in the kitchen and burned down Mi Zhu's house. Mi Zhu helped the poor and those in distress, and Tao Qian later asked Tao Qian to work for him.
Mi Zhu said: "I studied with the famous scholar Chen Gui for a few days. Now his son Chen Deng has returned to the Grand Marshal Zuo Aoran and is currently serving as the Right Military Advisor. He can be reused by the Grand Marshal Zuo. It shows that his talents are not ordinary. Now
Chen Deng returned home to visit his father. He was in our Xuzhou territory. Cao Cao's army invaded Xiaopei territory a few days ago. His father and son brought their families to our Xuzhou city. They were guests at Zhu's house at this time. If they can get this person's help, they can use him to scheme against Cao Cao.
Secondly, I can use the name of my master to intimidate Cao Cao, and thirdly, I can make Cao Cao think that Marshal Zuo is helping me in Xuzhou, so that he will not dare to attack with the whole army. If you allow me to do so, you can send my brother Mi Fang to my home to invite him."
Tao Qian nodded and said, "This method is feasible. Mi Fang quickly returns home and asks Mr. Yuan Long to come here!"
"No!" Mi Zhu responded.
After Mi Fang left, Mi Zhu said again: "Please invite Chen Deng to come. This is only for internal aid. We also need to ask for external aid. Only in this way can we attack Cao Cao from both inside and outside. In fact, we will be defeated and we will not dare to attack Xuzhou again!"
"Oh? Does Zizhong have any other clever ideas? Come quickly!" Tao Qian asked anxiously.
Mi Zhu cupped his fists and reported: "A certain person personally went to Beihai County to ask Kong Rong to raise troops to rescue Xuzhou, and one of them went to Yuan Shao's eldest son Yuan Tan in Qingzhou to ask for help. If the two armies came to attack, Cao's troops would be defeated!"
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Tao Qian was overjoyed when he heard this, so he wrote two urgent letters. One was given to Mi Zhu, and the other was held in his hand. He looked at everyone and asked, "Who can go to Qingzhou?"
As soon as Tao Qian finished speaking, someone came out of the queue and said: "I would like to go there!"
Everyone turned to look at the governor of Guangling, his surname was Zhao, his given name was Yu, and his courtesy name was Guoju (the author made it up). Tao Qian was overjoyed when he saw it, and sent Zhao Yu to Qingzhou in advance, and then ordered Mi Zhu to go again, while Cao Bao led his troops to defend the city.
, to prepare for Cao Cao's attack.
After a while, Chen Deng, accompanied by the two brothers He Yi and He Man, Yan Liang and Wen Chou, were led by Mi Fang to see Tao Qian. Tao Qian was overjoyed when he saw Chen Deng coming.
Deng and three other people saluted Tao Qian and said: "General Chariot and Cavalry, the loyal and brave Marquis who protects the country, the Right Military Division Shangdang Governor Chen Deng under the command of Bingzhou Mu (General He Yi of Suibian, General He Man of Futu, and Colonel Gao Lan who protects Wuhuan)
, Yan Liang, the Protector of Fuyi, Wen Chou, the Protector of Anyi, paid a visit to Governor Tao."
"Mr. Chen, there is no need to be polite as a general!" Tao Qian said with a smile on his face.
Chen Dengsu knew that Tao Qian was a benevolent gentleman who was loved by the people and was even on good terms with his master, so he said straightforwardly: "General Mi Fang informed me of the envoy's invitation when he came. My father said that he has been deeply favored by the envoy many times.
You should help your envoy to repel Cao’s troops!"
"What's Mr. Chen's clever plan?" Tao Qian asked.
At this moment, a messenger came to report: "Your Majesty, Cao Jun's vanguard general Xia Houyuan descended from the sky yesterday and unexpectedly captured Xiaopei with 10,000 cavalry. Now Cao Jun is resting in Xiaopei City.
Rectify."
Chen Deng secretly thought: "Xia Houyuan, who is called the hasty general, is really very hasty!" Chen Deng thought carefully and stepped forward to ask for his orders: "If Tao Shijun can trust Chen, please give me two thousand Danyang cavalry, and I will pick up a handful first.
The spirit of Cao Jun!"
Before Tao Qian could answer, Wen Chou, who was dozing next to him, suddenly jumped up and said to Chen Deng with a flattering look on his face: "Military advisor! We have the best relationship. I, Wen Chou, am the best at fighting.
Now, Master Military Advisor, let Lao Wen join you, right? I guarantee that I will poke a big hole in Xia Houyuan's body with one spear!"
Tao Qian looked at Chen Deng who was full of confidence and said: "Let Mi Fang, Lu You and Fu Yang accompany Chen Deng and other military advisors! There are still a thousand cavalry at Mi Fang's place. I will give you three thousand cavalry. May Chen Deng's military advisor return in triumph."
After returning home, I will be waiting for good news in Xuzhou."
Chen Deng shook his head and said in opposition: "This battle is about surprise and change. If there are too many people, it will cause trouble. The horses of General Mi Zhu's cavalry are ordinary breeding horses. Their endurance and speed are not as good as the well-trained Danyang war horses."
, if you go there, it will slow down the attack speed and disrupt Den’s overall plan.”
