Uncle, please help the Han family

"Cao Cao wants to learn from Bai Qi Han Xin and flood the enemy with water?!"

"Oh, the young master also knows the story of Bai Qi Han Xin."

"..."

"Sorry, I was just joking." Chen Gong waved his hand, and then his expression gradually softened, and he said lightly, "Young master, don't worry too much, flooding the lower Pi is not without countermeasures. Even you, young master, can resolve this desperate situation." plan."

"Can I do it too?"

A qualified mascot should be self-aware, and Tao Qian's good boy is not at all frustrated by the insulting word "even if", on the contrary, he is quite pleasantly surprised to seek what he can do with his best.

"Yes."

Chen Gong nodded, looked at Tao Qian, and said seriously: "Cao Cao doesn't know when he will flood the city. If that moment does happen, don't worry. I have ordered the soldiers to store up all the food, grass and ordnance in advance. We have reached the city tower and the second floor of the treasury, so as not to be submerged by the flood."

"Well, how come I don't know about this?"

It was only then that Mr. Tao Qian realized that as the master of Xuzhou, he had been emptied out.

And those subordinates didn't even ask their own opinions, they just obeyed Chen Gong's orders!

Good guy, I can only say good guy.

"Don't care about these details." Chen Gong was like a profiteer trying to persuade honest people to be magnanimous. He skipped the topic and continued, "I need you to mobilize the people in the city to cut off the door panels of their own houses and donate the bed panels. , all transformed into rafts, so that our soldiers can be used as 'warships' during street fighting."

"This...that's it."

"That's it." Chen Gong looked at Mr. Tao with the look of 'this is the key to life and death', "Then Mr., do you know how to mobilize the people?"

"..." After a short pause, Mr. Tao directly bowed to Chen Gong, "Please enlighten me, sir!"

I can't understand this...

Forget it, stupid but honest.

"You only need to emphasize one thing when you call on the people."

Because he didn't regard this son or his father as the future master, Chen Gong remained extremely patient and taught him: "After Cao Cao breaks the city, she will slaughter the city."

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After a day and a night of raiding, Liu Yu finally arrived about twenty miles east of Xiapi City with his four thousand cavalry.

After arriving here, he stopped decisively and directly put these four thousand soldiers above the wild.

Last night, they rested for about three hours in total, and the mental strength of the soldiers recovered to a certain extent.

And this morning, they only marched 25 miles. Such a short distance is very easy for people, and the only ones who are more tired are the horses.

Therefore, Liu Yu is giving the mounts of these four thousand cavalry a rest for the last half an hour.

"Xiangguo, our entire army is here, what should we do if we encounter Cao Cao's scouts?"

Zhang Liao, who was beside Liu Yu, asked very concerned.

"Then start the attack in advance." Liu Yu said very calmly, "The half-hour rest is just for my soldiers to use the most powerful attack to inflict an unexpected heavy blow on Cao Cao's buttocks. It does not affect our plans."

"However, Cao Cao is attacking Xiapi City with all his strength at this time, so he probably won't focus here."

Gongsun Zan raised his head and looked at the mouth of this huge valley with a rather peaceful expression.

These [-] cavalry soldiers were standing outside a valley mouth. After crossing this boundary, they only needed to drive straight in to reach Xiapi City.

"Xiangguo asked that young man to stay by the river with dozens of cavalry, why?" Zhang Liao asked puzzled.

"No intention, just want to keep her safe and sound."

"I believe that Xiangguo himself is the one who needs to be safe and sound," Gongsun Zan reminded.

"Don't worry about this, I will definitely be in the safest position during the war."

Liu Yu raised his hand, interrupting Gongsun Zan's impending persuasion.

Then, holding the rein with both hands, he held his breath and waited for the time to pass.

The lord had made his own decision, so Gongsun Zan and Zhang Liao stopped chattering. Like all the soldiers, they held their breaths and concentrated.

Until the sound of the trumpet announcing that the time had come, everyone opened their eyes together.

Zheng!

Liu Yu decisively pulled out his sword from his waist and stabbed at the sky above his head.

Then, [-] elite cavalry roared towards the valley like a flood of beasts!

Chapter 373 Impossible, Absolutely Impossible

Tao Qian's illness became more and more serious, to the point where he needed someone to help him get in and out of bed.

He is also very clear that he is not far from 'Tuo Gu'.

The human body is so wonderful. A few days ago, he was able to send people to kidnap Mrs. Cao, but now he is half buried in the loess, waiting to die. It is sad and lamentable.

"Tao Shijun, what are you calling me for?"

At this time, Chen Deng, who was serving as the lieutenant of Diannong in Xuzhou, was called by Tao Qian into the mansion of Zhou Mu to meet him in person.

"You are here."

Seeing Chen Deng coming, Tao Qian sat down beside the bed with the help of the maid.

"Let you take care of your body."

Seeing this, Chen Deng quickly bent down, put a small stool under Tao Qian's feet, and then stood beside him very respectfully, ready to listen to his teachings.

"Chen Deng, you are my right-hand man just like your father." Looking at this handsome young man, Tao Qian said appreciatively, "If you hadn't been in charge of a state's farming in the past two years, Xuzhou would have been destroyed by the war. I can also have enough food and clothing, and have a good crop of rice, so I am not sure that I will be able to fight this battle with Cao Aman."

"The envoy is absurd, this is what the subordinates should do."

Chen Deng is quite humble, and he is not complacent about it. It might be better to say that the atmosphere in Xuzhou's officialdom is like this. No matter whether he is a civil servant or a general, there is no arrogance.

This is considered good in troubled times, but it can also be said to be bad.

After all, not being crazy or pretending means that there is no level and no ambition. Such a team is naturally incomparable to Cao Cao's tiger and wolf division.

"I, it looks like I won't live for too long...cough." When talking about pessimistic things, Tao Qian's body also cooperated, coughing for a while, and with the help of Chen Deng's pat on the back, he finally recovered. Reluctantly regaining consciousness, he said weakly, "After I die, you must guard this land well."

"I'm serious, you're just sick, wait until..."

"Cough, cough, cough!"

Before Chen Deng finished his false polite words, Tao Qian retched in pain as if he was about to cough up his lungs.

Seeing him like this, Chen Deng was embarrassed to fart again, saying "You are in good health, and you will live a long life" such time-wasting nonsense.

"The envoy...who can rely on?"

Chen Deng is most concerned about the question of "what should Xuzhou do after Tao Qian's death".

He and his father are indeed celebrities in Xuzhou, with good prestige and ability, but they are only at the level of housekeepers, and they can't even be ministers of Tuogu. Naturally, they won't do something like 'I will be the boss after Tao Qian dies'. Practical, uninteresting dreams.

"Who... who is it?"

Tao Qian, who was asked this way, was embarrassed.

He does have sons and daughters, and they are not young, but his stupid mind can never imagine the scene of his sons and daughters being the governor of Xuzhou.

For my eldest son and daughter, finding a stable official position under the new regime is the best way out.

Don't be the governor of the state, or even the prefect.

Can he be?

You don't have this strength, you know.

"Could it be that Chen Gong?"

Because all the military and political power in Xuzhou has been handed over to this person recently, Chen Deng couldn't help but be suspicious.

"Of course not." Tao Qian waved his hand with difficulty, and explained, "It's only because of wartime that such capable men are useful. When Cao Cao retreats, this Xuzhou will still have to be returned to the people of Xuzhou. That is, you in the hands of such a person."

People like you are not a derogatory term, but a reference to the class that is really in power in Xuzhou.

"What Shi Jun said is true. After all, Chen Gong is a foreigner. When the battle is won, it will be enough to represent her as a prefect."

When mentioning this person, Chen Deng felt a little upset, not because he was jealous of his talent, but because he felt sad that Xuzhou, a big city, had to entrust everything to a person who appeared out of nowhere when facing the disaster of destruction?

If Tao Qian was younger, that would be fine.

But now, Tao Qian is about to die, his son is incompetent, there is no general to defend against the enemy outside, and no minister to govern inside. Such a situation requires a guy with good attributes in all aspects to come out and take the lead.

Indeed, it is possible to submit to the imperial court and be the most loyal dog of the big man.

But you have to know, is Xuzhou closer to Liu Yu or Cao Cao?

"As for the decision of who to entrust to take on the big responsibility, I can't make a decision after thinking twice." Tao Qian said awkwardly.

"Then about the candidates, is there any?" Chen Deng asked curiously.

"Yes, and there are three candidates."

Tao Qian did not hesitate, and immediately replied: "First, Kong Rong from Beihai, this person is a nobleman with a high reputation and is very close to Liu Yu. If Xuzhou is handed over to her, we will not have to fall into political troubles." Disadvantage."

"But this person doesn't know how to fight, and he doesn't have the wisdom to mediate in the Fourth World War. His strength is not good enough." Chen Deng said distrustfully.

A famous family is indeed famous. The identity of the great-great-great-granddaughter of Confucius, let alone Qilu land, is popular all over the country, but in troubled times, what is needed is not only fame, but also skills.

In other words, fame is also earned by wrist.

"Of course, I thought so too."

Tao Qian knew Kong Rong's beauty and how pure she was, so he didn't continue to entangle Chen Deng about this person, and continued: "So, I thought of another candidate, and this person is Liu Yu's confidant General Gongsun Zan .”

"Gong, Gongsun Zan?"

"That's right, although such a tough guy may harm the interests of the major families in Xuzhou, but this person is a famous general in Saibei. If she takes over Xuzhou, Liu Yu will also pay more attention to us. It will not be easy to sit back and watch us perish.”

Tao Qian's current situation is very similar to Nan Bang's. Beside him is a lunatic who is eyeing a tiger with a restricted weapon in his hand. He always wants to occupy his own territory, and his army is a bunch of useless mothers. Cannons can't play the role of protecting the environment and the people at all.

Therefore, there is an urgent need for Liu Yu to garrison troops here and send a powerful general to take over Xuzhou in an all-round way.

"It would be great if Gongsun Zan could come, but I'm just worried that Xiangguo...will be reluctant."

If Gongsun Zan came to Xuzhou with the army, even if the people of Xuzhou tightened their belts, they would take care of these uncles with good food and drink.

As for the Xuzhou Army?

Just pick up some leftovers that Liu Yu doesn't want and make army hot pot.

"If Liu Yu is willing, it will be the best." Tao Qian's tone gradually became deeper, "If he is reluctant to send such a brave general to Xiapi, he can only be the last one."

"Which one?"

The first one was flashy, and the second one was too expensive, so Chen Deng had a hunch that the third one was Tao Qian's real favorite.

"I met that girl a few times when we were in the alliance of princes." Tao Qian said solemnly and rarely sincerely, "Whether it is character or strength, she can take on this important task. If it is her , I can surrender Xuzhou to her now."

"You're talking about Liu Xuande?"

There are many heroes in the world, but Chen Deng immediately thought of the hero who met Tao Qian's requirements.

"That's right, it's Liu Bei and Liu Xuande."

Although Tao Qian is old and pedantic, he has a good eye for knowing people. Being able to completely hand over the military and political power to a stranger is enough to show his superhuman judgment.

"It makes sense. He is a descendant of the Empress of Han, and holds an important position in Xiangguo. More importantly, he can gain a foothold in Qingzhou with more than a thousand soldiers. I have to say that Liu Bei meets all our requirements!"

This choice surprised Chen Deng, not because he had any preference for Liu Bei, but because the situation in Xuzhou at this time could really be solved by changing the state shepherd.

"Of course, being able to defend the city is the premise."

The entrustment of "funeral affairs" came to an end for the time being, Tao Qian pulled the topic into reality, and then told Chen Deng: "Although this Chen Gong is indeed a foreigner, at this juncture, we can only rely on her. So, whatever she wants, we have to give our full support."

Tao Qian graciously unlocked it for Chen Gong, even if it was an important weapon of the country, such as an artifact.

Although this guy doesn't know why he hasn't planned to use it yet, Tao Qian won't be stingy if Chen Gong calls for an artifact to help him fight.

"I...understand."

Dissatisfaction was indeed written on his face, but as a representative of a local family who firmly defended Xuzhou, Chen Deng did not resist Tao Qianzhi's instructions.

Chapter 373 Impossible, Absolutely Impossible