Reborn in the Three Kingdoms, I stole Liu Bei's uncle

The team was getting closer and closer, and Tao Qian could already vaguely see Liu Yu riding on a horse.

He hurriedly ordered everyone to go up and greet them.

Tao Qian walked quickly forward and saluted Liu Yu hastily when he saw him.

"General Andong, Marquis of Liyang, and Governor of Xuzhou Tao Qian pay their respects to Uncle Liu."

As Tao Qian saluted, the people behind him also saluted.

Liu Yu dismounted, walked to Tao Qian, helped Tao Qian up, and said with a faint smile: "You and I are already familiar with each other, why does Gongzu have to perform such a great ceremony?"

After saying this, he supported Tao Qian and said to the people behind him, "Everyone, no need to be polite, stand up."

The two men exchanged a few pleasantries, and Tao Qian introduced the civil and military officials of Xuzhou.

As soon as he finished introducing Chen Deng, Liu Yu couldn't wait to take Chen Deng's hands and said with a smile on his face: "I have heard that under Gongzu's command, there is a man named Chen Yuanlong who is both civil and military, wise and brave. Today I am fortunate to meet him. He is indeed dignified and elegant!"

At this moment, Chen Deng, who was about to bow, obviously had not expected that Uncle Liu would be so humble, polite and approachable. He couldn't help feeling moved, but more of it was flattered.

He was dumbfounded and could not utter a word for a long time. After a long while, he came back to his senses as if waking up from a dream, then took a deep breath and said slowly: "Uncle, you are really exaggerating! If I really had such skills and abilities, how could I watch Cao Mengde break through all the barriers and kill his way to Xia Pi City?"

After saying that, he smiled bitterly and shook his head, his face full of helplessness and shame.

"Yuanlong, you don't have to be so modest!" Liu Yu said firmly, "Cao Mengde has a strong army and high morale! The soldiers under his command are very powerful. How can you repel them with your own strength?"

Liu Yu followed up on what he had just said and praised Chen Deng a few more times, which made Chen Deng's face turn slightly red, as if he had drunk countless fine wines and was in high spirits.

After Tao Qian's introduction, Liu Yu could always praise Tao Qian's civil and military officials in just a few words.

After this introduction, Liu Yu's reputation spread throughout the Xuzhou high-level officials.

After some business exchanging, everyone started to set out back to Xia Pi City. They did not walk fast along the way. Liu Yu chatted with Tao Qian while making plans in his mind.

After meeting these civil officials under Tao Qian this time, he had the impression that they were all famous scholars with extraordinary appearance and good at elegant conversation. However, as to whether they could govern the prefectures and counties, Liu Yu was not sure.

These people were very similar to the feeling he had when he met Tao Qian. This showed, from a certain perspective, that Tao Qian must also pride himself on this demeanor on a daily basis, otherwise he would not have so many talented people under his command.

If these people were living in prosperous times, it would not be a big deal, but if they are living in troubled times, if they still behave like this, death will be waiting for them.

As soon as he entered Xia Pi City, Tao Qian took Liu Yu and others to attend the banquet.

After they were seated, Tao Qian raised his glass and said in a loud voice: "Uncle Liu has spared no effort to bring people from afar to rescue Xuzhou. I really admire his kindness and righteousness. Let's raise our glasses together and toast to Uncle Liu."

Everyone raised their glasses and toasted Liu Yu.

"Uncle Emperor is kind and righteous. We admire him!"

Liu Yu drank a glass of wine and smiled faintly.

After three rounds of drinks, Tao Qian began to get down to business.

"Cao's army is brutal and powerful. Now they are at their peak. How will your uncle deal with them?"

In fact, when Tao Qian heard that Liu Yu had only more than 10,000 people, he was worried.

When he saw Liu Yu's soldiers, his heart was in his throat.

Based on his experience in leading troops, he knew that the number of soldiers Liu Yu brought this time was no more than 10,000, 10,000, at most 10,000.

No matter how powerful these 10,000 men were, it was impossible for them to defeat Cao Cao's army with one against ten.

Liu Yu drank a glass of wine, smiled faintly and said: "Don't worry, Gongzu, I have already planned this matter. When Cao Mengde's army arrives in Xiapi, we will know then."

Tao Qian was no longer sure, and after hearing Liu Yu's words, he just laughed dryly and stopped asking questions.

After drinking for a while, Liu Yu felt a little sleepy and went to rest.

After Tao Qian settled Liu Yu, he thought the banquet had already ended, but he didn't know that Zhang Fei was still drinking. Tao Qian had seen Zhang Fei's bravery. When fighting against Dong Zhuo, Zhang Fei had fought with Lu Bu for many rounds without a clear winner, which showed how amazing his martial arts were.

He came to Zhang Fei with a glass of wine in his hand and said, "General Zhang, the soldiers of Cao's army are brave and good at fighting. Their fighting power is amazing. Whether we can win this battle depends entirely on your power."

Zhang Fei was a little confused after drinking. He stuttered.

"Don't worry... don't be nervous. The emperor's uncle said that I don't need to do anything this time."

"May I ask General Zhang, what ingenious plan does your uncle have to repel the enemy?"

"Speak, speak reasonably."

When Tao Qian heard this, he was a little confused for a moment.

If reasoning with Cao Mengde had been effective, Cao Cao would never have come to Xuzhou City.

Now he is obsessed with capturing Xuzhou, so how could he listen to his uncle's advice?

When he was about to ask Zhang Fei for specific details, Zhang Fei had already fallen on the couch, his eyes wide open and snoring.

What's happening here?

Is he really asleep, or just pretending?

If he was really asleep, why were his eyes still open?

If he was pretending to sleep, I would have called him for a long time but he not only did not respond, he didn't even blink.

Tao Qian could not believe that Liu Yu could drive away Cao's army by reasoning.

He hurriedly asked someone to help Zhang Fei back to the guest room to rest, and then called Chen Deng to his side.

He repeated what Zhang Fei had asked, and Chen Deng was also confused after listening to it.

He thought hard for a long time but still didn't understand the meaning.

He could only persuade Tao Qian: "My Lord, from what I have seen today, Uncle Liu is definitely not a risk-taker. I believe he has a brilliant plan, but General Zhang just doesn't know it."

Tao Qian also thought it was possible after hearing this. After all, marching and fighting were no joke. A lot of information needed to be kept secret.

There are a large number of people in the army, and they have many different opinions. If the news of one's combat intentions reaches the enemy camp, not only will the plan fail, but the enemy may also take advantage of the situation. By then, it may be counterproductive.

"What Yuanlong said makes sense. Now that things have come to this, we will see how Uncle Liu will defeat the enemy."

The two chatted for a few more words when suddenly a soldier came up to report.

"My lord, a large number of Cao's troops have been spotted around Xia Pi City."

"Cao's army?" Tao Qian gasped, "They arrived so quickly."

"Tell the soldiers to guard the four gates. No one is allowed to open the city gates without my order. Anyone who disobeys my order will be executed immediately!"

The soldiers led their troops away.

"Yuanlong, follow me to see Uncle Liu and ask him to get up and retreat from Cao's army."