All Realms Landing

Chapter 289 Tao Qian asks for help again

Kong Beihai warmly entertained him.

When Tang Xiu and Kong Rong were eating and drinking, they were recruiting the general Guan Hai.

With Tang Xiu's current fame and status, recruiting Guan Hai as a "captive" was not easy at all.

Guan Hai also naturally became a general under Tang Xiu's command. Although he was only a general of no name for the time being, he was still a general!
Tang Xiu ordered Guan Hai to select [-] young and strong from the large number of surrendered Yellow Turbans to form an army.

In this way, he gained an additional [-] troops. Although it was only a new army, it could be used after training.

As for the equipment, money and rations of the [-] troops, Tang Xiu was not as polite as Kong Rong. Kong Beihai, as the prefect of Beihai, was very rich.

Otherwise, Guan Hai, as a general of the Yellow Turban, would not have come to borrow grain from Kong Rong, and he did not borrow much, only [-] shi of grain.

It's just that Guan Hai didn't expect that although Kong Rong was a local tyrant, his temper was very stubborn. As a Hanchen, he was unwilling to give up a grain of food to the bandits.

Now that Guan Hai has become a general under Tang Xiu's command, and also a general of the imperial court, his position has changed, so Kong Rong does not have this grudge.

Tang Xiu opened his mouth in person, and Kong Rong immediately offered a large amount of money and military equipment to make the appearance of the [-] new troops look completely new. They were all young and middle-aged, and they were considered to have been on the battlefield. After changing their equipment, they already had a strong army. prototype.

But it was said that Tang Xiu won a big victory in Beihai, adding another [-] troops.

Cao Cao, the other prince, was not idle either, and swung the butcher knife at Tao Qian, another loyal minister of the court.

But it is said that Cao Cao defeated the Yellow Turban of Qingzhou, recruited more than 20 troops, and more than one million men and women. The elite were selected and named "Qingzhou Soldiers", with a total of more than [-] soldiers.

There are also civil servants and generals who agree with each other, and Cao Cao can be said to be strong in soldiers and horses.

But the only shortcoming is the lack of food!

It is not so easy to support so many soldiers and horses and the recruited population.

Coinciding with a major event, Cao Cao set his sights on the affluent Xuzhou.

It turned out that Cao Cao had advisers in Wen and strong generals in Wu. He was powerful in Shandong, so he sent Ying Shao, Taishou Taishou, to Langya County to pick up his father Cao Song.

Cao Cao's father, Cao Song, lived in seclusion in Langya County. After receiving the letter, he, his younger brother Cao De, and a family of more than forty people, with more than a hundred followers and more than a hundred vehicles, came straight to Yanzhou, Shandong.

A group of people passed by Xuzhou. Tao Qian, the prefect of Xuzhou, learned that Cao Cao's father had passed by, so he greeted Cao Cao's father in person and held a feast for two days.

After all, Tao Qian and Cao Cao were both one of the princes who crusaded against Dong Zhuo, and they were considered friends.And Cao Cao's prestige in Shandong has a great momentum, and Tao Qian has the intention of making friends with Cao Cao.

Two days later, when Cao Song left, Tao Qian personally sent him out of the city, and sent his next lieutenant, Zhang Kai, to escort him with [-] soldiers and horses.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Kai was originally a remnant of the Yellow Turban Party, and later surrendered to Tao Qian. Now seeing the Cao family's countless luggage and vehicles, he became malicious again.

On the way at night.

Zhang Kai led five hundred soldiers and horses, killed Cao Song's family, took the supplies and finances, and fled to Luocao in Huainan.

When the news spread to Yanzhou, Cao Cao cried and fell to the ground when he heard about it, saying, "Tao Qian killed my father with his troops. This feud is irreconcilable! Now I know that a large army will be raised to wash Xuzhou, and Fang Xuewu hates it!"

Cao Cao is such a character, he naturally knows that this is not Tao Qian's fault.

But Xuzhou is rich, and the more than 20 Qingzhou soldiers under his command and the more than one million people in Zhao'an are short of food, so they naturally waved the butcher knife to Xuzhou.

It can not only get food, but also occupy Xuzhou as a territory!
Cao Cao personally led an army of more than 20, and his military strength was far greater than Tao Qian, the prefect of Xuzhou.

More than 20 Qingzhou soldiers killed people and dug graves wherever they went.

When Tao Qian was in Xuzhou, when he heard that Cao Cao raised his army to avenge and kill the people, he looked up to the sky and wept bitterly, saying: "I have committed a crime to the sky, and caused the people of Xuzhou to suffer such a catastrophe!"

Tao Qian didn't want to sit still, so he hurriedly gathered under his command to discuss.

Tao Qian cried: "Cao's army is in great danger. I should bind myself to Cao's camp and let him be cut up to save the lives of the people in Xuzhou."

Naturally, the civil and military officers of Xuzhou couldn't just watch the lord die like this. At that moment, someone said: "Your Majesty has been in Xuzhou for a long time, and the people are grateful. Although there are many Cao soldiers today, we can't break our city immediately. The Lord and the people will not go out. If you are not talented, I would like to implement a small strategy to teach Cao thief to die without a place to bury him!"

Tao Qian and the civil servants under his command were all shocked and looked at the speaker.

It was a native of Qu County, Donghai. His surname was Mi, his first name was Zhu, and his courtesy name was Zizhong.

This person comes from a wealthy family, one of the richest families in the world.

Because he gave up his family wealth and helped the poor and the poor, he was hired by Tao Qian as a Biejia.

Tao Qian hurriedly asked: "Zi Zhongji will come out?"

Mi Zhu smiled and said: "I would like to go to Beihai County in person and ask Kong Rong to send troops to rescue. The reinforcements will come soon, and Cao Cao will retreat!"

Tao Qian and the civil servants under his command all frowned.

Kong Rong and Kong Beihai were also one of the princes who attacked Dong Zhuo at the beginning.It's just that the allied forces of the princes were broken by Tang Xiu, and Kong Rong also lost troops and lost generals.

How can the soldiers and horses under Kong Rong's command be able to withstand Cao Cao's more than 20 Qingzhou soldiers?
However, Mi Zhu was born in a wealthy and wealthy family, and his family's business spread all over the place, and the most prosperous city of Luoyang was the most important.

Therefore, Mi Zhu knows all the news from all over the world, especially the news from Luoyang City, and it can be regarded as one of the largest "intelligence networks" in the world.

Ever since Tang Xiu led his troops to rescue Beihai, Mi Zhu had already received the news.

The reason why he offered his advice and asked Beihai for help was not to ask Kong Rong for help, but the real target for help was Tang Xiu, the number one general in the world, the first-rank general of the dynasty!

Mi Zhu told the truth, and Tao Qian was overjoyed to hear the name "Tang Xiu".

The bravery of Tang Xiu, the great general, the number one general in the world, Tao Qian, as one of the princes from all walks of life, witnessed the battle at Hulaoguan, and even experienced it with his own eyes.

Tao Qian immediately edited two letters, one for Kong Rong and the other for Tang Xiu, asking who would dare to go to Beihai for help.

Mi Zhu volunteered and went to Beihai with a letter.

Tang Xiu also met Tao Qian's emissary, and both Kong Rong and Tao Qian received a letter asking for help.

He was also a little dumbfounded, the princes from all walks of life in the world, the ones who were loyal to the imperial court were Kong Rong and Tao Qian.

As a result, Kong Rong and Tao Qian were very unlucky!Ask him for help one by one!

Could it be that the princes who are loyal to the court don't have any good fruit to eat?
It seems that Liu Yu, a prince loyal to the court, has died!
Liu Yu was also one of the princes who attacked Dong Zhuo at the beginning, and he was one of the "Three Lius of the Clan" together with Liu Yan of Yizhou and Liu Biao of Jingzhou.

It's a pity that this Youzhou Liu Yu failed to keep his territory in the face of Yuan Shao, Gongsun Zan, Liu Ge and other three powerful princes, and was even slaughtered by Gongsun Zan!

On the contrary, Liu Yan of Yizhou, one of the "Three Lius of the Clan", is ambitious and controls the affluent Sichuan and Shu.It's a pity that he died of illness, and his son Liu Zhang was weak and lived alone.

(End of this chapter)