Legend of Summoning of the Three Kingdoms

But even so, Cao Cao did not regret his actions. In his words, it was because he was Cao Cao that he did it.Even though he knew that if he did it, he would become the enemy of the whole Xuzhou and even the whole world, but he still did it because he was Cao Cao.There is nothing in this world that Cao Cao dare not do.

As long as Cao Cao wants to do it, he will definitely do it, no matter what kind of difficulties he will encounter in the process of doing it, and what kind of consequences will be caused after doing it, he will still do it.

And the counselors under Cao Cao also understood Cao Cao's character, so they didn't say much, but now because Xiapi City is in a state of unity, and Tao Kan is extremely cautious, so there is nothing at this moment. Come up with a good plan.

However, Cao Cao did not expect to be able to capture Xiapi City in a short period of time. You must know that Xiapi City is different from other cities in Xuzhou. Xiapi City can be said to be the number one city in Xuzhou. It is extremely unpopular, so Xiapi City is not so easy to fight.

However, Cao Cao has already made complete preparations. Although the people in those cities were slaughtered when they massacred the cities, the food and grass in those cities were looted by Cao Cao, so Cao Cao is not short of food and grass now. .

"Since you want to fight a protracted battle, then I will fight with you. I want to see who can't hold it first." Cao Cao thought so as he looked at Tao Kan on the city wall of Xiapi.

The food and grass plundered along the way and the [-] elite soldiers under his command are the confidence that Cao Cao dared to confront Tao Kan in Xiapi City.Even though the current Xiapi City is united as one, Cao Cao still has the confidence to break through the Xiapi City.

As long as he is given a little time, even if Tao Kan is sitting in Xiapi City, it is not a worry.

As for Cao Cao's thoughts, although Tao Kan didn't know, he could guess it all. Although the people in those cities were slaughtered by Cao Cao, this means that all the food and grass in those cities fell into Cao Cao's hands, and with these food and grass in his hands, Cao Cao is not afraid to fight a protracted war with Tao Kan.

Although the current state of Xiapi City is good, who knows if there will be any changes over time, especially those aristocratic families in Xiapi City, although they are temporarily in the same position as Tao Kan under the huge pressure of Cao Cao front, but once the pressure caused by Cao Cao is not so great, who knows if they will have other ideas.

On this day, after Cao Cao stopped attacking the city and withdrawing troops, Tao Kan also received Tao Qian's order to let him participate in the discussion.In the past few days of defending the city, Tao Kan's performance is obvious to all, and Tao Kan has thus gained the trust of all the families in Xiapi City.Therefore, Tao Kan can already participate in matters such as discussions. Otherwise, Tao Kan would have participated with Tao Qian at most in the past and could only listen in and not express his opinions.

But it's different now. Tao Kan's opinion can already influence the decision in Xiapi City.

When Tao Kan came to the State Shepherd's Mansion, he found that the people had almost arrived, and there was only one person missing. After scanning for a week, Tao Kan sat down on his own seat with a blank expression.

Tao Qian was originally the governor of Xuzhou, but after Li Jue and Guo Si took control of the court, in order to appease the princes of the Guandong, he rewarded the princes of the Guandong with official positions, and Tao Qian was promoted from the governor of Xuzhou to the governor of Xuzhou.

At this time, in the State Shepherd's Mansion, Tao Qian's men and women were still discussing how to deal with Cao Cao's attack, but none of these had much to do with Tao Kan. Although these people were discussing extremely intensely, there was nothing at all For the substantive content, there is no result after the discussion until the end, and it can only be nothing in the end.

But today's situation seems to be different from usual.

"General Tao, how long does the general think Xiapi City can hold against Cao Cao's attack?"

Tao Kan didn't want to discuss with these people, but someone set the fire on his head.

Tao Kan looked intently, but found that the person who asked the question was Chen Deng from the Chen family of a large family in Xiapi.Chen Gui is now the head of the Chen family, and this Chen Deng is also Chen Gui's son, that is to say, this Chen Deng is basically the next head of the Chen family.

This time when the Chen family was in Tao Kanmen, they happily handed over their private soldiers, and the Chen family had great influence in Xuzhou, so Tao Kan couldn't ignore Chen Deng's question.

After thinking for a while, Tao Kan said: "Judging from the current situation, Cao Cao is unable to break through Xiapi City."

Tao Kan's tone was very confident when he spoke.

But after Tao Kan finished speaking, someone stood up and said loudly: "Although this Cao Cao can't break through Xiapi, we can't defeat Cao Cao either. This means that Cao Cao will continue to surround Xiapi City."

Tao Kan was immediately displeased when he heard the words. It is a good result to be able to resist Cao Cao. There are still people who want to defeat Cao Cao. I want to see who has such a strong tone.

After seeing the appearance of the person who spoke, Tao Kan smiled directly: "I don't know how you can defeat Cao Cao, Mi Zizhong?"

The person who spoke was named Mi Zhu, and his son Zizhong was from Donghai, Xuzhou. He came from a wealthy family with countless fortunes.Mi Zhu was well-known in Xuzhou because he gave up his family wealth and helped the poor in Xuzhou, so he was enlisted by Tao Qian to work.

I saw Mi Zhu saying to himself: "Taozhou Mujiu town Xuzhou, Xuzhou was spared from the suffering of the disaster soldiers. The people of Xuzhou are all grateful for Taozhou Mu's great kindness. Although Cao Cao has a large number of soldiers and horses now, Cao Cao is still in Xuzhou. It is not popular, and every time Cao Cao goes to a city, he will slaughter the people. This action will be hated by the righteous people in the world. Now Cao Cao must be the enemy of the whole world. So although Cao Cao has many troops, he can't break through Xiapi City. Of course, This is also thanks to the presence of General Tao. Now as long as I can’t hold on, even though I, Mi Zhu, am not a capable person, I have a way to make Cao Cao retreat, and I can even make Mrs. Cao have no place to die.”

When he said this, Mi Zhu's eyes were full of confidence.

Chapter 2 Kong Rong in the North Sea

Hearing what Mi Zhu said, even Tao Kan was attracted by Mi Zhu's attention.Although Tao Kan is confident that he can defend Xiapi City, he has no way to defeat Cao Cao.Now that Mi Zhu suddenly said that he had a way to defeat Cao Cao, Tao Kan naturally wanted to see if Mi Zhu was really capable or just trying to please the public.

At this time, even Chen Deng's eyes were shining, as if he was asking Mi Zhu what kind of strategy he had to defeat Cao Cao.

Seeing that so many people were looking at him, Mi Zhu was not stage-frightened, and said, "Now this Cao Cao has an army of [-] to attack us in Xuzhou, burning, killing and looting along the way. Slaughtering the people, doing all kinds of evil, has already aroused the wrath of the heavens and the people. We just need to send people to other places to ask for help, as long as there are several groups of soldiers and horses coming together, we don't have to worry about Cao Cao not retreating."

Tao Kan listened to Mi Zhu's words but remained silent, but thought about the feasibility of Mi Zhu's strategy in his heart.

However, Tao Qian was already attracted by Mi Zhu's strategy at this time, and Tao Qian asked, "Zi Zhong, who knows which princes will send troops to rescue me in Xuzhou? The Jiujiang prefect a few days ago He asked five thousand soldiers to come to reinforce Xuzhou, but Cao Cao sent someone to intercept him halfway. If the strength is not strong, I am afraid Cao Cao will not take it seriously."

Mi Zhu said: "My lord, the only ones who can rescue me in Xuzhou are Beihai Governor Kong Rong, Changsha Governor Sun Jian, Jizhou Mu Yuan Shao and others. Even if the rest come, they will not be Cao Cao's opponents."

At this time, Tao Kan said: "Sun Jian is known as the Jiangdong Tiger. It is said that he once obtained the Jade Seal of Chuanguo in Luoyang City, and now he occupies Jiangdong. His heart can be seen; and Yuan Shao's Jizhou was taken from Han Fu, the former Jizhou Mu. , After defeating Gongsun Zan, his power has expanded even more than ever, but Yuan Shao is not easy to deal with. If these two lead troops to rescue Xuzhou, I am afraid they will lead the wolf into the house."

Tao Qian's eyes were worried when he heard the words: "What do you mean by Na Shixing?"

Tao Kan said: "Beihai prefect Kong Rong has always been famous, and he has a strong general like Wu Anguo under his command. If he is willing to come to rescue, then the siege of Xuzhou will be solved."

Hearing Tao Kan's affirmative answer, Tao Qian couldn't help but feel joy in his heart. In the days after Cao Cao invaded Xuzhou, today is the only time that everyone under his command came up with a strategy to defeat Cao Cao.

Cao Cao hung over Tao Qian's head like a big knife. Tao Qian was always worried that if he woke up, the city of Pi would be captured by Cao Cao, and he would fall into Cao Cao's hands and suffer all kinds of torture.At this time, seeing Mi Zhu proposed a feasible solution, even Tao Kan expressed his approval out loud, Tao Qian was naturally happy.

Afterwards, Tao Qian looked around at the men and women under his command, and asked, "Who is willing to go to Beihai for help?"

But under Tao Qian's gaze, these people lowered their heads one after another.Just kidding, going to ask for help means leaving Xiapi City, and now there are Cao Cao's [-] troops outside Xiapi City, and they may not be able to come back after going out. Naturally, these people will not rush to such a dangerous thing. Going to do it.

Tao Qian's gaze scanned all the martial arts under his command, and seeing no one there, he couldn't help feeling a sense of sadness in his body and mind. This was the person he had cited as a helper, and no one stood up at the critical moment.

Mi Zhu took Tao Qian's expression into his eyes, and after Tao Qian withdrew his gaze, he stepped forward and said to Tao Qian: "Although I am not talented, I am willing to go on this journey for my lord."

Tao Qian looked at Mi Zhu with excitement in his eyes: "So there will be Lao Zizhong."

Mi Zhu said: "It is the job of the subordinates to share the worries of the state shepherd."

Tao Qian immediately wrote a letter with his own hand and handed it to Mi Zhu, asking Mi Zhu to set off for Beihai as soon as possible to ask Kong Rong for help.

But at this moment, Chen Deng stood up and said to Tao Qian: "My lord, Sun Jian holds the Jade Seal of Chuanguo in his hand, and everyone in the world knows his thoughts. Naturally, it is impossible to ask him for help, but Yuan Shao in Jizhou was born in the Yuan family in Runan. Four generations and three princes now occupy Jizhou and have always been at odds with Cao Cao. Although we cannot attract him to Xuzhou, we can let him attack Yanzhou and force Cao Cao to withdraw his troops. My subordinates are willing to go to Jizhou to persuade Yuan Shao to attack Yanzhou."

Tao Qian was overjoyed on the spot, and wrote another letter to Chen Deng to let Chen Deng go to Jizhou.

The next day, under the cover of Tao Kan, Chen Deng and Mi Zhu successfully left Xiapi City, and they got rid of Cao Cao's pursuers. After leaving Xiapi, they parted ways.Chen Deng went to Jizhou, and Mi Zhu went to Beihai.

Mi Zhu is a businessman, and a businessman pays attention to not getting ahead without profit, so naturally he will not do things for Tao Qian to ask for help in vain, and Mi Zhu also has his own ideas.

Although Mi Zhu is a businessman, he has a bit of vision. He has already seen that the world has entered a chaotic world, and in the chaotic world, they have to rely on a strong person if they want to survive.In Mi Zhu's view, Tao Qian is not a suitable person to cling to. Even though he has such a good son as Tao Kan, Tao Qian is still not good enough.So Tao Qian was naturally not the object Mi Zhu chose to attach himself to.

The reason why Mi Zhu asked Kong Rong for help this time was to be able to leave Xiapi to see the heroes of the world and decide how the Mi family should go next.Although the Mi family is not an aristocratic family, the family's wealth is not less than that of that aristocratic family.But in today's troubled times, these wealth will undoubtedly attract the attention of those princes.

As the chaos in the world became more and more obvious, Mi Zhu also began to plan for the future of the Mi family.Of course, although Tao Qian was not suitable for Mi Zhu outside the city to be attached to in troubled times, Tao Qian treated Mi Zhu well, so Mi Zhu really wanted to ask Tao Qian for help when he came out this time, and solve the siege of Xuzhou as soon as possible.

Without this opportunity, it would not be easy to get out when Cao Cao surrounded Xiapi.

As for Chen Deng, according to Mi Zhu's guess, Chen Deng's thinking should be similar to his own, that's why Chen Deng chose to ask Yuan Shao for help.Yuan Shao came from a family, and Chen Deng was also a child of the family, so Chen Deng's choice is understandable.

Of course, these are Mi Zhu's own guesses, and Chen Deng's thoughts are probably known to no one except himself.

Kong Rong, governor of Beihai.He is the twentieth grandson of Confucius, the son of Kong Zhou, the captain of Mount Tai. He was intelligent since childhood and became famous at a young age.Later, Kong Rong served as a general of Zhonglang and moved to be the prefect of Beihai. He has served as prefect of Beihai for more than six years and won the hearts of the people.

Kong Rong was very fond of entertaining guests at this time, and often said to people: "The seats in my mansion are always full of people, and the wine bottles are always full. This is my wish."

And although the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou were rampant, Kong Rong had Wu Anguo under his command, so although the Yellow Turbans in Qingzhou were rampant, the situation in Beihai was not that serious.