February of the first year of Xingping in the Han Dynasty (AD 194)

Xuzhou, Tan County! Xu You looked at Cao Cao who was coming over after a long journey and said with a smile: "Mengde, you are finally here! I thought I would have to wait for you for another half month!"

Cao Cao looked at Xu You in surprise and said: "Ziyuan, why did you come to Xuzhou!"

If Yuan Shao wants to get Xuzhou, he really can't beat Yuan Shao!

Xu You smiled and said: "You want to get Xuzhou. You also wanted to get Xuzhou at first, and even the imperial court wanted it. Now not only do I come to Xuzhou, but the imperial court also sent Zhang Wen to Xuzhou. You are the last one to come!"

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Guo Jiaxiao asked: "Seeing that Brother Ziyuan looks like the master of Xuzhou, and even knows that we are coming to Xuzhou, Tao Qian must have surrendered to General Chariot and Cavalry?"

Hearing this, Xu You's face suddenly turned ugly. He thought that when he came to Xuzhou this time, he could use his sharp tongue to persuade the noble families in Xuzhou to join Yuan Shao. However, he did not expect that although the noble families in Xuzhou welcomed him warmly,

He didn't mention anything about joining Yuan Shao. He originally thought that Tao Qian wanted to return to the court, but he found that both Tao Qian and other noble families in Xuzhou were very indifferent to Zhang Wen's arrival.

Later, he found out that the noble families in Xuzhou didn't know how to commend themselves. They actually wanted to elect a Xuzhou shepherd to replace Tao Qian in Xuzhou. They didn't want to take refuge with anyone. Xu You was annoyed that the wealthy noble families in Xuzhou didn't know how to promote others.

Got it!

When Cao Cao and the country saw Xu You's expression, they were secretly happy. It seemed that there was still hope for Xuzhou!

Xu You said: "In order to entertain Brother Meng De, I specially booked the largest restaurant in Tan County!"

Cao Cao pulled Xu You over and said with a smile: "We brothers should have a good get-together!"

Then Cao Cao asked Dian Wei to place his personal guards. He took Guo Jia and followed Xu You to a restaurant! After several people sat down separately!

Xu You said: "Meng De, you are the most talented among us. You can get 30 million acres of land from the hands of the nobles and nobles in Qingzhou. This is something that I cannot help but admire, brother. Even Benchu ​​couldn't do this!

It's just that you, a small Qingzhou, want to raise 300,000 troops, Meng De, you are not afraid of being dragged to death!"

Cao Cao laughed and said: "Fortunately, the nobles in Qingzhou are still very reasonable. I told them about the dangers of Thunder God, and they were willing to use the land to raise soldiers. You still haven't seen Kong Wenju. He is now training

Martial arts, learn the art of war, as a brother I can't beat him even if I don't have thirty rounds!"

Xu You couldn't believe it and said: "Kong Wen Juti used the knife?"

Cao Cao said helplessly: "If the Kong family doesn't want to divide the land, they must use their swords to resist Thunder Lord! Don't I know that raising 300,000 soldiers in Qingzhou is drinking poison to quench thirst, but how can we resist Thunder Lord without an army! As a brother, I also want to feed these 300,000 troops.

I just came to Xuzhou to give it a try!"

At this time, Guo Jia on the side also said: "Yes, if it were not for Xuzhou, Qingzhou alone would not be able to withstand Lei Gong's army. I'm afraid we will not be able to escape the fate of defeat!"

Cao Cao immediately said: "If we really get into that situation, what I do as a shepherd in Qingzhou will be meaningless. When the time comes, I will hand over Qingzhou to the imperial court, resign and go into seclusion, and let Liu Bei and Lei Gong fight!"

Xu You was shocked. Such a situation was the last thing Yuan Shao wanted to see. In that situation, only Liu Bei and Yuan Shao were left in the entire Han Dynasty. Liu Bei was not only willing to surpass Yuan Shao in strength, but also the imperial court.

With great righteousness, Yuan Shao can't compete with Liu Bei at all! Maybe Yuan Shao's forces may be annexed by Liu Bei. Now Yuan Shao needs to form an alliance with Cao Cao to resist the increasingly powerful Liu Bei!

So he immediately said: "Why should Mengde be depressed? If Lei Gong really dares to attack Qingzhou, he will definitely support Mengde with all his strength! The combined strength of our two sides exceeds 600,000. Do we still need to worry about Lei Gong in Hebei!"

Cao Cao shook his head and said: "The 300,000 troops from my place have exhausted all my energy just to maintain the current 100,000 troops! Lei Gong should be left to Benchu ​​and Liu Bei to deal with it!"

Xu You said anxiously: "This is not the Meng De I know. You have always been unyielding. Why are you planning to surrender now that Thunder God has not even attacked?"

Guo Jia said helplessly: "The gap between the two sides is getting bigger, and it can no longer be reversed by manpower! Unless my lord can get Xuzhou, relying on the power of the two states, he can support an army of 300,000 and resist the thunderous generals together with the cavalry generals!"

Only then did Xu You react, and then sneered: "Meng De, you want to monopolize Xuzhou!"

Cao Cao said: "Isn't it also because of Xuzhou that Ziyuan came here?"

Xu You said: "Yes, I came here also to get Xuzhou in the first place!"

Then he said with a cold face: "It's just that the local nobles and nobles are ignorant, and they are unwilling to surrender to the original!"

Cao Cao was surprised and said: "The nobles in Xuzhou want to join the imperial court?"

Xu You mocked: "The wealthy nobles in Xuzhou are just a group of frogs in a well. They have only fought against the Taishan bandits and the Yellow Turban bandits. They think that Lei Gong is just like them. They think that Lei Gong can't cross the Yellow River without us to resist him. They actually want to stay in seclusion."

, and don’t seek refuge with anyone! Zhang Wen has been rejected a lot by them! We don’t even want to see if Xuzhou’s topography can support their ideas!”

Cao Cao was surprised and said: "They are also in the Central Plains, how can they not know the strength of Lei Gong?"

Xu You said helplessly: "Although it is unbelievable, it is true. Although a few people may know how powerful Thunder Lord is, most of the noble families know very little about Thunder Lord!"

"The reason why I entertained Mengde this time is because I want to join forces with you, Mengde. When Liu Bei led the main force of the imperial court to attack Yizhou, our two families joined forces to carve up Xuzhou. Mengde, you will win the Langye Kingdom.

Donghai County, we have to go to Pi State, Guangling County, and Pengcheng State, how about that?"

Cao Cao asked, "Can you make the decision? Will Yuan Benchu ​​agree?"

Xu You said confidently: "Ben Chu has already said that I will be fully responsible for Xuzhou's affairs. Of course I can be responsible for this!"

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! Cao Cao was a little moved, but still said: "The matter is very important, I still need to think about it!"

After all, Cao Cao had just arrived in Xuzhou and didn't understand anything. Naturally, he couldn't agree to Xu You's words so easily. After all, if Tao Qian gave up Xuzhou to himself, and if he agreed to Xu You, he would have to give up half of Xuzhou.

Leave it to Yuan Shao!

Xu You said: "I'll give you three days. If you haven't made up your mind after three days, Meng De, we will act alone. Then Meng De won't blame us for monopolizing Xuzhou!"

After Xu You left, Guo Jiadao said: "It seems that the situation in Xuzhou is different from what we imagined, but it may not be a good thing for us!"

Cao Cao said calmly: "The most important thing now is to see Tao Qian. If he can hand over Xuzhou to us, it will be justifiable for us to capture Xuzhou!"

Guo Jia nodded in agreement. Although Tao Qian is now considered a puppet in Xuzhou, with this name, their military operations in Xuzhou will be much more convenient!

Then Cao Cao and Guo Jia went separate ways. Guo Jia asked to see the local noble families in Xuzhou to understand their attitude towards Cao Cao, while Cao Cao went to ask to see Tao Qian!

But the result was not very good. Although Cao Cao saw Tao Qian who was seriously ill, Cao Cao immediately made his own conditions and said that he could recommend Tao Qian's two sons to become county governors. However, Tao Qian modestly said that his two sons were not worthy of being reused.

, he has asked Mr. Shui Jing of Jingzhou to teach the two of them. At the same time, Tao Qian told Cao Cao to keep to himself. A Qingzhou shepherd should not appear randomly on the territory of other state shepherds. He should be a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty and act like an elder.

Teach the juniors a lesson!

This made Cao Cao very helpless. Cao Cao was also a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, but if he, a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty, could not get Xuzhou, it would be very difficult to survive under the attack of Lei Gong. He could not save himself, and he would save the Han Dynasty like this! He came

Xuzhou just wanted to save himself and then give him the strength to save the big man!

Of course, Tao Qian's view was different. Although Cao Cao was obeyed by many imperial courts, his ambitions were not small. This time when Cao Cao came to Xuzhou, Tao Qian's opinion of Cao Cao was not small. One state pastor privately left his territory and went to another state.

In Zhou Mu's territory, if this was during the reign of the late emperor, beheading would have been light!

Although Tao Qian is also a bit ambitious, he belongs to the royalist faction of the Han Dynasty. Compared to people like Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, Tao Qian can be said to be loyal!

In the original history, the Kwantung Allied Forces supported Yuan Shao as their leader and pointed their finger at Dong Zhuo in Luoyang. At that time, counties and counties all over the country responded and organized a large-scale volunteer army. However, Tao Qian did not join the military campaign in Kwantung to denounce Dong Zhuo. Obviously Tao Qian

They don't approve of Yuan Shao's rebellion.

In the second year of Chuping (191), the famous general Zhu Jun was stationed in Zhongmu County and sent a message to various states and counties, summoning troops to attack Dong Zhuo. When Tao Qian learned about this, he immediately sent 3,000 elite soldiers, and other states and counties only sent a few

When the troops arrived, Tao Qian went to court and appointed Zhu Jun as acting general of chariots and cavalry.

In April of the third year of Chuping (192), Wang Yun and Lu Bu killed Dong Zhuo. Later, Li Jue, Guo Si and others rebelled, captured Chang'an, and took control of the government. Zhu Jun was still in Zhongmou at the time, and Tao Qian thought that Zhu Jun was a famous minister and general.

, who had repeatedly made military exploits and could be entrusted with big responsibilities, so he joined forces with Zhou Qian, the former governor of Yangzhou, Yin De, the prime minister of Langxie, Liu Kui, the prime minister of the East China Sea, Ji Lian, the prime minister of Pengcheng, Kong Rong, the prime minister of the North Sea, Yuan Zhong, the prime minister of Pei, and Ying Shao, the prefect of Taishan.

, Xu Qiu, the prefect of Runan, Fu Qian, the former prefect of Jiujiang, Dr. Zheng Xuan and others all joined Zhu Jun as the preceptor. They moved to the Mubo and challenged Li Jue and others to welcome the emperor. In December, Li Jue used a trick to summon Zhu Jun.

Zhu Jun then declined to thank Tao Qian and was summoned to the court, but Tao Qian had no choice but to give up.

In the fourth year of Chuping (193), at the suggestion of Wang Lang and his companion Zhao Yu, Tao Qian sent Zhao Yu to pay tribute to Emperor Xian to show his support for the Han Dynasty. After receiving Tao Qian's memorial, Emperor Xian appreciated it and promoted him to Tao.

Qian was appointed as Xuzhou Mu and General Anton.

It can be seen from these deeds that Tao Qian's loyalty to the Han Dynasty even exceeded that of the so-called Han clan clan members, Liu Yan, Liu Biao and others. However, one of them was a Yizhou Mu and the other was a Jingzhou Mu, but they never

He never thought about rescuing Emperor Xian! Although Tao Qian was in Xuzhou, he did think of ways to beg Emperor Xian every year!

On the other side, Guo Jia's treatment was even worse. Many noble families did not receive Guo Jia at all, and even if they did, they were impatient with his arrival and sent him away with a few words. Obviously they did not want to deal with him.

Cao Cao is connected!

One day later, when Cao Cao and Guo Jia told each other about their experiences today, they found that Xuzhou really didn't want to see them at all!

Guo Jia helplessly said to Cao Cao: "My subordinates found out that there are three factions in Xuzhou now, the royalist faction, the faction that surrenders to Yuan Shao, and the local faction. Among them, the local faction is the most powerful. They want to rely on their own strength to dominate Xuzhou. From then on,

Xu You did not lie to us on this point.

There are basically no aristocrats in Xuzhou who have a good impression of us. They all resent the lord for taking away the 3,000 acres of land belonging to the gentry in Qingzhou. Obviously they are worried that the lord's policy will be implemented in Xuzhou, so even if Tao Qian gives Xuzhou pastoral care to the lord

, it is impossible for Xuzhou to fall into the hands of the lord! Because the noble families in Xuzhou will definitely rebel, and by then we will only have a Xuzhou where war is everywhere!"

Cao Cao sighed and said: "In other words, if we want to get Xuzhou, the only way left is to move forward and capture Xuzhou?"

Guo Jia nodded and said: "Now the imperial army is on an expedition to Yizhou. If we cooperate with Yuan Shao, not only can we reduce one oriole, but we don't need to cross the entire Xuzhou. We only need to capture a few counties close to Qingzhou. It can be said that we have a good chance of winning.

increase!"

It only takes hundreds of miles to send troops from Beihai County to attack Langye Kingdom, and from Taishan County to attack Donghai County or Peng Chengguo. Although this cannot resolve the battle within half a month, if there is a sudden attack, one month is enough for them to resolve the battle!

This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! So three days later, Cao Cao found Xu You in the last restaurant and said: "I also want Pengcheng Kingdom, Xiapi Kingdom, and Guangling County, which is the richest and most populous county in Xuzhou.

If we don’t add Pengcheng Kingdom to our counties, I would be at a huge disadvantage!"

Xu You doesn't care about the territory of this county at all. As long as the imperial court does not get Xuzhou, it will be a good thing for Yuan Shao. Liu Bei's strength has expanded so fast this year, to the point where Yuan Shao is afraid. His main energy now is

Anyway, on Yizhou, we are now thinking of ways to get Zhang Lu in Hanzhong County to support Liu Zhang and prevent Liu Bei from occupying Yizhou.

Xu You said: "One month to prepare, on March 1st, we will attack Xuzhou together!"

Cao Cao nodded in agreement!
To be continued...