Chapter 573 pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger
At the beginning of the change, what I heard was a loud noise.
The sound sounded like the exclamations of thousands of people. The sound of inhaling or exhaling was mixed with the voice of someone shouting passionately and making impassioned speeches. It echoed in the ancient city far away.
spread.
"call……"
"It's Mr. Tao, Mr. Tao is here!"
"Mr. Tao, are you feeling better? I burn incense day and night and pray for you. All my efforts have finally been in vain."
"Tao Gong is fine, that's great, that's great!"
"Mr. Tao, are you going to greet General Hussar?"
"Tao Gong..."
Xu Fang looked back in astonishment, and was suddenly shocked!
Standing high on the city wall, he could clearly see that a fire dragon was quickly approaching the north gate. The direction it came from should be the center of the city. According to the usual layout of a Middle-earth city, the center of the city is where the city guard's mansion is located.
"Could it be..." The hair on his body exploded like a frightened cat. He quickly realized what had happened. Then he shook his head desperately and shouted to himself: "No, this is impossible!"
As he said that, he turned to Cao Hong aside, with a ferocious face, and asked in a hissing voice: "Cao Degang, you have done a good job! Do you think you can sell it to Wang Yu's son like this? Wrong! Big mistake! You are so insignificant.
Now that I've arrived in Qingzhou, I'll be lucky enough to be a small official. Do you still want to have the same glory as before?"
In his opinion, only if Cao Hong hedged his bets could Qingzhou's craftsmen take advantage of the loophole and rob Tao Qian.
"No, it's not me, it's really not me!" Cao Hong had been frightened for a long time. When Xu Fang grabbed his neck and asked, he came to his senses and hurriedly denied it.
He and Cao Bao are from the same clan, and the two brothers, one civil and one military, are Tao Qian's direct descendants. When they were young, the two of them also made great achievements. They followed Tao Qian in his expeditions south and north, and made many achievements, and then he won the title of Tao Qian.
Qian’s trust and reuse.
However, in the past few years when they settled down in Xuzhou, the ambition of the two of them when they were young has quickly faded away, and they have long lost their courage. That is to say, Tao Qian missed their old love and kept them by his side. This did not reduce the power of the two.
.
But as Tao Qian's health deteriorated, Cao Hong and Cao Hong also knew that the good days would not last long.
Therefore, after Cao Bao arrived at Xiapi, he did not fight a single serious battle. He allowed Yuan Shu to usurp Xuzhou's territory, and then went to war, just to save the opportunity to have troops in hand. In troubled times, gold and silver are not enough. The barrel of a gun is not enough.
Only by holding it in your hand can you guarantee prosperity and wealth.
Hence the previous alliance and the action of blocking the city gate. Cao Hong had already staked his life and fortune on it, so what was the point of being duplicitous?
"Nonsense! It's not you. How could old Tao get out of the house?" Xu Fang couldn't believe it.
Tao Qian showed up, and the main force of the powerful private soldiers went to the Dongcheng Barracks. The mutiny seemed to have failed. He and his allies were doomed! There was nothing he could do to save the day. But before he died,
Always find a reason to make yourself look less stupid.
"It's not me, it's really not me..." Cao Hong wanted to cry, but before his tears fell, an idea flashed in his mind and he shouted: "It's General Tao himself!"
"How is it possible? The old man is obviously ill..." Xu Fangyou didn't believe it: "Besides, aren't the guards of the Governor's Mansion all your confidants?"
"It's true that they are my confidants, but they are all soldiers brought by General Tao himself. They are all veterans who have gone into battle with the general. How can they listen to me when the general shows up?" Cao Hong said with a sad face.
I subconsciously used the past title.
After Tao Qian became an official, he served as a military general for a long time. In the second year of Zhongping, Huangfu Song personally selected his generals and appointed him as Yangwu Captain to accompany the army. Brother Cao Hong was with Tao Qian at that time.
Xiliang has made many achievements and is also a meritorious veteran.
In the past few years, Tao Qian has shown his age. On the one hand, he has failed to control the area under his jurisdiction, but on the other hand, he has vigorously supported Qingzhou. At first, it was free assistance, and then they started doing business together. As Xu Fang said before, Qingzhou can be what it is today.
Such a prosperous situation, Tao Qian, the hero behind the scenes, has indeed contributed a lot.
Everyone in Xuzhou, including the Cao Hong brothers, thought that Tao Qian was an old fool and treated Wang Yu, an outsider, better than his own son. Gradually, they forgot about Tao Qian's tough tactics. As a result, he was careless and ended up
It resulted in a fatal flaw.
"..." Xu Fang was stunned for a long time, and suddenly grabbed Cao Hong's wrist, with a fierce light in his eyes: "How many guards are there in the Governor's Mansion?"
"...Eighty-six people." Cao Hong replied blankly. After he finished speaking, his face moved slightly, as if he realized something. He struggled for a moment, but in the end he said nothing.
"Okay, very good! There are dozens of my soldiers here at the city gate, and there are more than a hundred county soldiers taking orders. After hearing the news, every family in the city will come to support... Degang, during this period, you must be steady.
The situation is as long as the old man dies..."
At the critical moment, Xu Fang also made a prompt decision. As he spoke, he made a few gestures to his generals, then pulled out the sword from his waist, raised his arms and shouted: "Someone has made a fake fake Tao Shijun to disturb the morale of the army. All the troops obey my orders and follow me."
Kill this officer!"
Under the dim twilight, the long sword drew a lightning-like brilliance, and someone on the city wall responded with a loud voice. Among the shadowy figures, no one knew how many figures rushed out in response.
"Not good!" Zhuge Liang was shocked.
Tao Qian kept a low profile and bided his time. Although Qibing's outstanding wisdom was unexpected, if he pretended to be a pig for too long, he might not be able to eat the tiger, and he might turn into a pig. If Xu Fang dared to jump over the wall, he must have certain confidence. Tao Qian could
Can you withstand it?
"Don't worry, Mr. Tao is not that kind of useless old man. He is not pretending to be a pig and eating the tiger. He is just napping all the time." Wang Yu, on the other hand, was calm and not worried at all.
Historically, hidden dangers within Xuzhou have always existed, but it was not until Cao Cao launched a large-scale attack on Xuzhou that they fully exploded. Why? It was simply suppressed by Tao Qian using various means.
In history, Tao Qian still wanted to achieve something, so he has been working hard to integrate all the forces in Xuzhou. In this life, starting from the donation of the army in Luoyang, Lao Tao devoted most of his energy to supporting himself, and soon
Obviously, he has placed ideals or beliefs on himself.
From the perspective of accepting Xuzhou, letting the contradictions in Xuzhou break out will only have advantages and no disadvantages. Friends and foes can be clearly distinguished. It is better than having hidden dangers lurking inside, trying to eliminate them and then throwing traps.
At the moment, it is impossible for Tao Qian to completely entrust Xuzhou to himself, but the territories he has obtained are all clean. Before today, there may be many hidden dangers in the East China Sea, but after today, these clowns will
Was swept away!
This is probably the ultimate purpose of the old man asking himself to take this trip.
It is not only to help yourself clear obstacles, but also to test yourself. Or it is a hint to yourself that if the old man were younger, he might work hard to achieve his ideal.
The tacit understanding between the two people is naturally unknown to others. Therefore, even a smart man like Zhuge Liang is worried about the current situation, but Wang Yu is not worried at all. He has great confidence in Tao Qian. The old man
The performance before the finale. How could it end in an anticlimactic manner?
Zhang Xiao's mood tonight has been ups and downs. The moment Xu Fang pointed his sword at the city, he finally couldn't hold it in anymore.
No matter what, Tao Shijun must not be allowed to die like this! He drew his gun and stabbed the figures who were rushing towards the city.
"Dang!" Unfortunately, the target's martial arts skills were much higher than his, and his back was obviously turned to him. He was still running wildly, but he seemed to have eyes behind him. He blocked with his backhand and easily held Zhang Xiaoshi.
Take a sure shot and then turn around.
"Is it you?" After seeing the other person's face clearly, Zhang Xiao's eyes suddenly widened and he was extremely shocked.
As a secret agent, his martial arts skills are indeed average. The key to an agent's survival is to hide himself. If he is discovered, no matter how high his martial arts skills are, it will be useless. Similar to what Wang Yu did in Luoyang, it is strictly prohibited in the secret agent code.
Therefore, what shocked him was not the opponent's martial arts, but the opponent's identity.
"It's me." Seeing that it was Zhang Xiao, the person who was attacked did not fight back. Instead, he nodded at him, then raised his knife and continued to charge forward.
"How could you..." Zhang Xiao never expected that the person who was almost attacked by him turned out to be Chen Ye, who was known for his loyalty. However, the scars on the other person's face were unique and it was impossible to admit his mistake. Until he saw it.
Seeing the other party's next move, Zhang Xiao finally realized what he was doing.
The veteran's skills are indeed impressive. Although he was delayed by Zhang Xiao for a moment, Chen Ye's feet were very fast and he clicked on the steps a few times. Then he fluttered his arms and flew up like a roc with wings spread.
Pounced down!
There was a flash of sword light, followed by screams. A private soldier of the Xu family howled loudly and threw down his weapon. He stretched his hands desperately behind him in a vain attempt to cover the huge wound that was more than a foot long...
... Before the other private soldiers woke up from the shock, Chen Ye waved his sword, followed the sword, and pounced on the next target with great speed.
The private soldiers were furious and were about to swarm up and cut the attacker into pieces, but unexpectedly the county soldiers who followed him showed their swords to them.
"kill!"
"Kill all the traitors!"
Zhang Xiao then discovered that most of the county soldiers who rushed forward were veterans with meritorious service. Their common characteristic was that they had all participated in the battles when Tao Qian took control of Xuzhou. The situation of these people in the army was similar to that of Chen Ye.
He has prestige but his official position is very low.
As a result, now it turns out that these people are Tao Qian's secret chess hidden in the army!
The Xu family's private soldiers were originally small in number, and they all relied on the power of a fox or a tiger. If they fought with others, they might be able to capture some of the county soldiers, but now those who raised their swords against them were all people similar to Chen Ye.
If he hadn't been too shocked to react in time, the county soldiers might have launched a massive siege.
"You, you..." Looking at Tao Qian, Xu Fang's eyes looked like he had seen a ghost. He had experienced too many things tonight, and the shock in his heart was too great. For a moment, he didn't know how to face this person.
Someone I thought I knew very well.
Old fool?
A useless governor who can't even control his power?
He jumped out self-righteously and stretched his neck under the opponent's knife...it's the trash like him!
"Tao Gongzu, hello, hello!" Among the swords and swords, facing the eager eyes of the county soldiers, Xu Fang laughed crazily: "I underestimated you, I deserve to die, so let me go first.
, let’s start over again in the underworld.”
Before his laughter stopped, he jumped up and jumped directly from the city wall.
Cao Hong's face turned pale. Looking at the familiar figure in the firelight below the city, his legs softened and he collapsed on the ground like a puddle of mud.