Xuzhou Tao Qian was sitting here, looking a little anxious.
The development of things was completely beyond his expectation.
He did not expect that Liu Cheng, the traitor, would become so powerful after leaving Guanzhong!
With an overwhelming force, they kept attacking, and they were so powerful that they were in a mess!
When the eighteen princes attacked Dong, the traitor Liu Cheng showed his prestige at Sishui Pass.
But at that time, one of the big reasons why Liu Cheng's thieves were able to dominate was that most of the troops Liu Cheng led at that time were elite soldiers.
Many people on the Kwantung Allied Forces side had rarely experienced battles at that time.
The soldiers under his command are all newly recruited ordinary sick soldiers.
There is no way to compare with the elite soldiers led by Liu Cheng!
Ever since the war against Dong, there has been no peace in Guandong.
Either you hit me or I hit you.
Soldiers and horses from all walks of life continued to attack.
The soldiers and generals in my hands have been trained for a long time.
Under this situation, Tao Qian felt that even if the traitor Liu Cheng appeared to be very strong, there would not be too much pressure on him at this time.
At least it won't be as unbearable as when it was against Dong.
But who would have thought that after we actually started fighting, we would find that things were exactly the same as before!
The people on their side were still so vulnerable after meeting Liu Cheng!
This situation made him feel a little uncomfortable.
Seems uneasy.
As early as the beginning, he asked Liu Bei to take Yanzhou into his hands.
He also asked Liu Bei to take Qingzhou and said that he would give Xuzhou to Liu Bei when the time comes.
Except that he really felt that his son would not be able to defend Xuzhou and leaving Xuzhou to his son would bring disaster to them. He felt that Liu Bei was a talented person and his character was quite good and worthy of being entrusted to him.
There is another reason, that is, after Liu Bei captures places like Yanzhou, he and he can be mutually dependent on each other, and can provide him with strong support.
It is very difficult for me to only own Xuzhou.
Another reason is that after Liu Bei captured places like Yanzhou, he was able to resist the more powerful Yuan Shao in the north.
He can have no contact with Yuan Shao.
This goal has indeed been achieved.
But before he could be happy for too long, he stayed as a thief and left the prison directly.
Then it became a powerful mess.
Now, take down all places like Nanyang!
It was like his Xuzhou was directly face to face with Liu Cheng!
Such things made him feel strongly uneasy.
At the same time, I also felt very uncomfortable.
I really didn't expect that I had finally managed to increase my strength through some methods and avoid a face-to-face confrontation with Yuan Shao.
As a result, a more powerful Liu Cheng has now arrived.
Judging from the attitude Liu Cheng has shown this time, he will definitely take action against his own Xuzhou next.
After all, when Zhu Jun went to attack Guanzhong before, he strongly supported him.
I have always been extremely opposed to Liu Cheng and Dong Zhuo, the people behind Liu Cheng.
Under such circumstances, he did have reason to come here to attack himself.
No matter which aspect you look at, this is true...
At this time, Liu Bei and Tao Qian had already made peace with Yuan Shao.
The two groups of people who had been fighting each other to death now became allies again.
Yanzhou returned to Liu Bei, and Qingzhou was divided equally with Liu Bei.
As for Pingyuan County occupied by Zhang He, it was still in the hands of Yuan Shao at this time and had never been returned to Liu Bei.
If it weren't for the urgency of the matter, Liu Cheng, a powerful external force, would be suppressing it from the outside.
According to the characters of both parties, no matter what, they will not shake hands and make peace.
But at this time there is no other way but to do this.
And through this move, Liu Bei, who had a very poor starting point before,
By this time, it had become stronger and stronger.
But unlike in history, he did not come to Yizhou.
Instead, they directly occupied places like Yanzhou for further development.
The thoughts in people's hearts are always easy to change.
Before Liu Cheng came out of seclusion, Tao Qian thought about what he would do if he met Liu Cheng more than once.
But at this time, after Liu Chengzhen came out of seclusion, destroyed Yuan Shu and others, and pushed his troops directly to the border of Xuzhou, Tao Qian became complicated.
I don’t really want to fight Liu Cheng anymore,
But there are things that don’t mean you can avoid them just because you want to.
So at this time, he could only grit his teeth and do something.
Many places in Xuzhou have already taken urgent action to fortify themselves.
And mobilized troops and generals to deal with Liu Cheng's next offensive.
"General Le Jin, how are the preparations going?"
Tao Qian asked aloud.
"General Le Jin is ready."
"What about Mancheng?"
"General Li's place is also ready."
Hearing this, Tao Qian breathed a sigh of relief.
Li Dianyuejin and these two people are his two generals.
The two of them are very capable in fighting.
Especially Le Jin.
Although he is not particularly tall, he really dares to fight and fight hard!
During the previous confrontation with Jiang Dong, Le Jin put in a lot of effort.
At this time, Liu became a traitor and did so many things after he came out of seclusion.
Sun Jian from Jiangdong Province has also sent troops to Jingzhou to help Liu Biao and fight against Liu Cheng.
Originally, they were still wary of each other.
But at this time, Liu Cheng's release from seclusion caused harmony between them.
There was no need for him to deploy too many troops at the border with Jiangdong.
You can withdraw most of your troops and horses, and fortify important places.
Mainly to guard against Liu Cheng.
At this time, Tao Qian did not know that Liu Cheng had already killed Sun Jian.
Le Jin said that he was a tiger general, and he heard that he had a certain personal relationship with Cao Mengde before and had a good relationship.
It's just that Liu Cheng, the traitor, had killed Cao Mengde back then.
And he took his head and came to Dong Zhuo in exchange for a way to promotion.
From this aspect, there is hatred between Le Jin and Liu Cheng.
But Li Dian is different.
He was not at ease about this.
After all, Li Dian's uncle Li Jin served as a general under Liu Cheng.
Moreover, he was the kind of general who had been working with Liu Cheng a long time ago.
It can be said that he is Liu Cheng’s confidant!
This made him a little unsure for a moment.
I don’t know how to treat Li Dian.
Li Dian is quite good at fighting.
Moreover, the Li family is also very powerful. It is indeed a good seedling and a great help.
But the complicated relationship between him and Li Jin makes people have to think more.
After thinking about it for a while, he asked Chen Deng to be called over to discuss the matter.
Chen Deng seemed to have already had an idea about this.
After hearing Tao Qian's words, he said to Tao Qian without much hesitation: "My lord, don't worry too much.
You can call General Li Dian over and have a good talk with him.
Then ask General Li Dian to contact his uncle Li Jin directly and agree on terms to bring his uncle back..."
Tao Qian frowned when he heard this.
"Is this possible?
Liu Cheng, a thief, seems to have the intention of taking over the world.
It also has the momentum to sweep the world.
That guy Li Jin had been following Liu Cheng a long time ago.
He was a very senior general under Liu Cheng. Under such circumstances, how could he give up the glory and wealth and great future of Liu Cheng and come here to surrender?
On the contrary, I feel that if things don’t work well for Li Dian, he will stab us back at the critical moment!”
Chen Deng nodded and said: "It is indeed possible that this will happen, but what I said is not certain. Once this is done, Li Jin will be able to leave Liu Cheng and rebel.
You can ask Li Dian to do this, or you can ask Li Jin's family members, including the young and old, to persuade Li Jin to come back.
This incident is more about disturbing some of Liu Cheng's arrangements.
Disturbing the relationship between Liu Cheng and Li Jin.
Let's see if we can pass this matter to disturb Liu Cheng's army and cause some conflicts between Li Jin and Liu Cheng.
I'm waiting here, worried that Li Dian will collude with Li Jin.
And how could traitor Liu Cheng not be worried about this matter?
Then we need to do more things to induce them.
Work hard to guide this matter in this direction.
That would very likely make Liu Cheng suspicious of Li Jin.
As a result, some other situations arise.
Sometimes, once certain thoughts arise, it is not easy to get rid of them.
There is a thorn in my heart. Even if the thorn is picked out, there is still a wound.
So it’s still worth a try…”
After hearing what Chen Deng said, Tao Qian thought for a moment, nodded, and quickly did what Chen Deng said.
He called Li Dian over.
After giving some cordial greetings and encouragement to Li Dian.
Then we talked about Li Jin...
"I haven't contacted my uncle for a long time."
Li Dian looked at Tao Qian and said.
"After all, he has become a general in Liu Dynasty, and I am waiting to work under your lord.
Even if they are members of the same clan, they cannot be too involved at this time.
Public is public, private is private, and they cannot be confused.
Moreover, although he is my uncle, it would be difficult for him to surrender or rebel against Liu Cheng at this time.
Please rest assured, my lord, that he and we are members of the same family.
But at this time, if we meet on the battlefield and become enemies, we will definitely not show any mercy!
Hearing what Li Dian said, Tao Qian nodded.
"This is natural, I believe Mancheng.
However, at this time, it is better to try more.
If you don't follow Liu Cheng, a traitor who helps the emperor to do harm, then you won't do things with him.
No matter what, Li Jin is your clansman.
I really can't bear to see people of your own race killing each other.
This is extremely bad."
When Li Dian heard what Tao Qian said, he nodded to show that he understood.
After talking to Tao Qian about some things, Li Dian once again said that he would do what Tao Qian said, and then left.
After returning, Li Dian did not immediately do what Tao Qian said.
Instead, I first sent a letter to my family to inquire about the specific situation.
Then he began to write letters to Li Jin and convey the news.
Let Li Jin return.
He also said in the letter that if Li Jin was to rebel, it would be best to capture Liu Cheng.
Help Xuzhou Mu Tao Qian.
Then he gave it away...
Li Jin is here. Li Jin is sitting in the tent, looking down at the letter.
Looking at this letter written from his family, Li Jin's mood seemed a little complicated.
After all, at this time, he will need to have a military encounter with his family members!
He was a general under his lord uncle Liu Huang, and members of his own family had defected to Xuzhou Mu Tao Qian's army.
Do things there.
At this time, he had Hua Xiong and others coming to the front line.
Facing Xuzhou.
Next, the emperor's uncle will definitely attack Xuzhou...
Things seemed difficult.
The letter in front of him was written by his nephew Li Dian.
In addition to Li Dian, there are also letters from some family members, all of whom are acquaintances.
Most of them asked him to surrender, or pretended to work under Liu Cheng first.
Then at a critical moment, he rebelled and stabbed Liu Cheng.
Make a great contribution.
But how could I do these things?
Are these people confused?
At this time, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the Emperor's uncle's power to sweep the world has taken shape.
But before, I had the honor to follow and work under the emperor's uncle.
He has already become the confidant of the emperor's uncle.
And he has a high status under the emperor's uncle.
The foundation has been laid.
Under the current circumstances, shouldn't these people deal with Tao Qian?
And in turn, he persuaded himself to rebel against the emperor's uncle?
Really confused!
Now that I am here, as long as the Li family doesn't behave like that, they will get some preferential treatment...
Then he began to write replies and persuade Li Dian and others.
Tell them that the conditions offered by Tao Qian are extremely generous.
But what you can't get is ultimately the mirror.
Uncle Liu Huang's conditions may seem harsh, but they are within his grasp.
Comparing the two cars, you can see which one is more cost-effective.
Relatively speaking, it's much better here at Uncle Huang's!
After sitting here and pondering for a while, he immediately went to find Hua Xiong to discuss the matter.
Then he began to send people to deliver these letters to Liu Cheng.
Let Uncle Liu Huang help you make the decision.
Give instructions and tell yourself what you need to do next...
While he was doing this, Yan Yan, Wu Yi, and Liao Hua also began to take action with their troops.
Yan Yan and Wu Yi led their troops to move towards Xuzhou.
Liao Hua, on the other hand, moved in the direction of Jiangdong...
