Chapter 74: Defending the city in front, the backyard is on fire!)
Stand still and wait for help, waiting for the opportunity to strike.
And there is indeed movement in Qingzhou,
I have to say that Tao Qian's calculations really clicked.
But Tao Qian certainly has his own ideas,
Others around him, such as Mi Zhu, also had their own thoughts in their hearts at this time.
Mi Zhu was a wealthy businessman from Xuzhou. He was born graceful, honest and elegant.
Moreover, his ancestors have been engaged in reclamation for generations, and his family has assets worth hundreds of millions, as well as tens of thousands of servants and customers. He is truly a rich and handsome man.
Because of the strong strength of the Mi family,
Mi Zhu was later hired by Tao Qian as a special agent, and he successfully crossed over from the business world to the political world.
For wealthy businessmen, their thoughts are similar to those of some wealthy families. They all put the prosperity and decline of their own family first.
For them,
As long as they keep their family and property, they don't really care who becomes their leader.
But Mi Zhu is a little different,
In history, after Mi Zhu selected Liu Bei, he not only married his sister to Liu Bei, but also donated 2,000 servants and countless gold, silver and silk to Liu Bei to support his army.
No matter how impoverished Liu Bei faced, Mi Zhu never gave up.
Even Boss Cao had a high opinion of Mi Zhu: Mi Zhu, a partial general, was loyal and loyal in both civil and military affairs.
Later, Liu Bei took control of Yizhou and gave Mi Zhu the title of General Anhan, ranking first among all his subordinates, higher than Zhuge Liang's military advisor general.
Tao Qian is kind on the outside, but on the inside he is arrogant and has tough methods.
After Tao Qian arrived in Xuzhou, he became extremely tough and adopted a policy of pulling and beating against the local powerful families.
Those who are obedient will be wooed; those who are disobedient will be killed.
This method seems to have suppressed these local snakes through differentiation, but I don't know how much these people secretly hope that he will be finished soon.
Also back then, when Tao Qian followed Zhang Wen to pacify the Western Qiang Border Chapter and Han Sui rebelled, Zhang Wen treated Tao Qian with great courtesy.
But Tao Qian somehow despises Zhang Wen.
What's even more outrageous is that he also ridiculed Zhang Wen in public, which made Zhang Wen so frustrated that he almost killed Tao Qian in a rage.
Moreover, Tao Qian's acting style is not as thoughtful as that of a wise man. This time he secretly sent people to kidnap and kill Cao Song, which is a typical way of venting personal anger without caring about the overall situation.
Although Mi Zhu was respectful to his immediate superior, he did not think he was a wise master.
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The people in Chengtoushan seem to be like grasshoppers on a rope, but they have their own ideas in their hearts. The interior of Xuzhou is no longer monolithic.
Under Pengcheng,
Cao Cao, Xi Zhicai, Cheng Yu and others came to the front from the military formation.
Looking at Pengcheng in the distance.
Cheng Yu spoke first:
"Although Pengcheng is not a fortified city in the true sense, it is currently guarded by nearly 30,000 defenders. If we attack it by force, we may not be able to win."
Cao Cao and Xi Zhicai also knew that,
If Tao Qian holds on to the city and avoids fighting, with just the 60,000 soldiers and horses under his command,
Even if they could break through the city guarded by Tao Qian and nearly 30,000 troops, their army would probably be exhausted.
After Pengcheng there is Tancheng in the East China Sea. If too many troops are lost here, it will be difficult to defeat the cities behind Xuzhou.
Will the Xuzhou Army take the initiative to fight?
At least judging from the current situation, they won't.
When Tao Qian invaded Yanzhou and was stationed in Faqian County, East County of Yanzhou, he was beaten by Cao Cao until he ran away with his head in his arms.
Moreover, since Cao Cao entered Dongjun, he defeated the Xiongnu and destroyed the Yellow Turbans without any defeat.
Pengcheng's military strength is now at a disadvantage, so Tao Qian will certainly not take the initiative to attack.
What's more, there is another movement in Qingzhou. Compared with Tian Kai and Liu Bei's army, it will not be long before they enter Xuzhou territory.
Cao Jun sent people to conduct a tentative attack. Seeing that the opponent was heavily guarded, he retreated to the camp.
However, man’s calculation is not as good as God’s calculation,
Just when Tao Qian thought his defense was flawless, at this juncture,
A man named Kan Xuan in Xiapi City actually claimed to be the emperor.
They also brazenly raised a team of five or six thousand people and directly captured Xiapi City, which had few defenders!
Tao Qian almost spit out blood!
When the news came to Pengcheng,
Both Cao Cao outside the city and Tao Qian inside the city were silent.
The main tent of Cao’s camp,
Cao Cao, who was sitting on the main seat, looked at Kan Xuan, who claimed to be the emperor, and sent someone to send him a letter of recruitment.
Cao Cao, who had been holding it in for a long time, finally couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Now that you’re laughing, there’s no need to hold it back anymore,
"Hahahaha!" Cao Cao laughed endlessly while leaning on the table in front of him, which made Xi Zhicai, Cheng Yu and others below look at him in shock.
Cao Cao picked up the letter, handed it to Xi Zhicai and said:
"You all take a look.
In vain, Tao Qian claimed to be loyal to the Han Dynasty.
In this situation, there is a talent who dares to claim to be the emperor... and he wants to recruit me, Cao Mengde... I'm sorry... hahaha... I can't bear it anymore... ahahaha... let me laugh again.
In a moment...haha! Hahaha!"
After listening to Cao Cao's words and reading the "Edict An Xin" which was full of typos, everyone in the big tent burst into laughter.
Cao Ren, who had already reconciled with Cao Cao, couldn't help but joked: "This Tao Qian is really unlucky. Not long after he came to Pengcheng, the back of his butt caught fire..."
"This Kan Xuan is really a talent. He dares to call himself the emperor. I'm afraid he doesn't know how to write the words 'property of family and extermination of clan'..."
"Isn't Tao Qian always known for his kindness to the people?
Moreover, the aristocratic families under his rule seem to respect him. How could such a ridiculous thing happen?"
After hearing Xiahou Dun's question, Xi Zhicai shook his head and said:
"Tao Gongzu's pulling and beating seemed reasonable, but in fact it did not fundamentally weaken their power.
And the party being pulled might not really be attached to him, let alone the party being suppressed.
Therefore, when a war begins, people with evil intentions will naturally jump out and cause chaos in the rear."
"Then our Yanzhou also..." Xiahou Dun didn't finish his words, but everyone knew what he meant.
Tao Qian has such a problem, is there no such thing as Yanzhou? It should be noted that Cao Cao was able to take control of Yanzhou so smoothly because of the support of the Yanzhou family!
But the Yanzhou family is only one of the biggest threats in Cao Cao's mind, and the other one is Lu Bu who has disappeared since leaving Zhang Yang.
Seeing that the atmosphere at the scene gradually became deserted,
Cao Cao chuckled and said: "What are you worried about? With Yuncheng here, the wealthy families in Yanzhou will not cause trouble easily."
Those aristocratic families are not kind-hearted people. I guess Cao Cao himself didn't know what he said.
However, Cao Cao's words still had some effect, at least dispelling most people's worries.
I don’t want to continue this annoying problem anymore,
"Let's talk about Pengcheng's problem." Cao Cao looked at Xi Zhicai and asked:
"Zhicai, Tao Qian is holding on to Pengcheng, what can we do?"
Xi Zhicai smiled and took out two five-baht coins from his arms.
Putting it on his desk with two clicks, he said: "One represents Pengcheng, and the other represents Tancheng, East China Sea."
The Xiahou brothers looked at each other and thought to themselves, "Are you planning to attack the east and attack the west?"
