At this time, Tao Ji's son Tao Huang stepped forward and said generously: "Father, the child is willing to lead an army to Jieyang to guard the capital, and will never allow the Wei people to set foot in Jiaozhou!"

Tao Huang was Tao Ji's eldest son. He was the captain of Fenwu in the state at that time. He was twenty-five years old. He was very brave and brave. When he heard that the Wei army was invading the territory, he immediately volunteered to go to war.

Tao Ji was overjoyed when he heard this. He fought against the tiger brothers and fought against the father and son. At the critical moment, his son could share his worries. He immediately appointed Tao Huang as the governor of Jieyang, and Xiu Ze as the deputy general, leading 10,000 troops to guard Jieyang.

Tao Huang led his troops away, but Tao Ji couldn't calm down. The war that originally thought was very distant came to him in such a short time. The country was destroyed and the country was broken, and now he was the only one left in Jiaozhou, which was hard to support him.

Tao Ji naturally knows how much strength Jiaozhou has. The total force is less than 50,000, and it is scattered in areas thousands of miles apart. You should know that from Jieyang in the east to Rinan County in the southwest, there are at least three or four thousand miles apart. The vastness of Jiaozhou may be an advantage, but once the Wei army invades a large number, such dispersed forces will instantly become a disadvantage.

In fact, there are not many troops directly under Tao Ji's hands. Tao Huang brought 10,000 people this time, which almost equals to draining about half of Tao Ji's troops.

And even if Tao Huang's 10,000 people can really stop the army heading to Wei?

The Yangtze River defense line, known as a natural danger, and the rock-solid Stone City were eventually destroyed in the face of the powerful attack power of the Wei army. Others may not know about this information, but as the governor of Jiaozhou, he has his own exclusive intelligence source system, so Tao Ji is still clear about the situation in Jianye.

The more he understood the truth, the more fear Tao Ji was. With the current card in his hand, he had no confidence to compete with the Wei army. The only thing he could use was the geographical advantage of Jiaozhou.

But fighting is a multifaceted thing after all, with the right time, place and people, and it is indispensable. Just having the advantage of the right place, it is difficult to win a battle.

Tao Ji was not unfair to fight during his tenure as the governor of Jiaozhou, but those battles were all small-scale conflicts and rebellions. With Tao Ji's strength, it was still easy to pacify and was basically not challenging.

But this time it is different. According to the exact source, the Wei army attacking Jian'an County this time was the Central Army led by Yang Hu. This army can be regarded as the elite division of the Wei army, with a total force of 80,000, including 30,000 cavalry and 50,000 infantry. Such a strong combat power configuration is simply beyond the reach of Tao Ji.

How to withstand the Wei army's attack was a headache for Tao Ji.

At this moment, Tao Ji suddenly received an urgent report from Yulin Prefect Mi Zhuo, saying that the Jingzhou Mu Shiji had reached more than 10,000 people and had arrived in Yulin at this moment.

After hearing the news, Tao Ji was overjoyed. Not to mention that Shi Ji was his cousin, just the 10,000 people brought by Shi Ji was worth Tao Ji's happiness.

Although there are not many ten thousand troops, it is like a timely help for Tao Ji, who is currently short of troops!

Tao Ji immediately replied to Mi Zhuo and asked him to accompany Shi Ji to Panyu. A few days later, when he heard that Shi Ji had arrived, Tao Ji personally went out to the city to greet him thirty miles away, which shows Tao Ji's respect for Shi Ji.

After meeting, the two of them hugged their heads and cried bitterly. Both Shi and Tao families had their families in Jianye. After the Jianye City was broken, they all had their news. Life and death were unknown. At this moment, when relatives met, they were filled with emotion. They were all officials from the border. They didn't care about Guan Wei's face, and they looked at each other and cried and told each other about their separation.

Afterwards, Tao Ji welcomed Shi Ji into the city and held a banquet to welcome him. The luxury of the banquet was shocking.

However, Shi Ji stopped the cup and threw the chopsticks, and couldn't help but sigh. Tao Ji asked, "Cousin, is it because this food is not as good as the taste?"

Shi Ji sighed lightly and said, "The country is destroyed and the family is destroyed, and the country is in danger. In the end, it is hard to swallow the dragon's liver and phoenix gall."

Tao Ji said: "Brother is worried about national affairs, loyalty, honest and righteous, and a true role model."

So the banquet was scattered, Tao Ji dispersed everyone, sat alone with Shi Ji in the study, ordered people to cook tea, talk with Shi Ji and discuss the plan together.

After receiving Shi Ji, he was surrounded by a large group of people. It was inconvenient for Tao Ji and Shi Ji to say something. Only when the two were alone did Shi Ji tell him in detail about his trip to the south. Tao Ji was secretly shocked.

Tao Ji originally came south on the order of Lu Kang, but he didn't expect that Shi Ji's own defection was Shi Ji's own. However, after learning the truth, Tao Ji did not mean to blame Shi Ji. After all, now when the country is in chaos, how to protect yourself is the biggest thing.

Lu Kang and Shi Ji had different political views. Logically speaking, Lu Kang was a general, and his position was higher than Shi Ji, so Shi Ji had to obey him unconditionally. However, Shi Ji believed that staying in Jingzhou would be at risk of the destruction of the entire army. At this time, no one could convince anyone, and Shi Ji's departure became inevitable, which was understandable.

Even as a general, Lu Kang could not prove that all his decisions were correct. Perhaps Shi Ji's departure could allow Wu to preserve his strength. From a point of view, Shi Ji had no problem.

Shi Ji told Tao Ji that the Wei army had already captured the seven counties in Jingnan this time. At this moment, the 30,000 Wei troops led by Liu Jing had already set up troops, Guiyang and Lingling. It is very likely that their next move was to attack Jiaozhou. Shi Ji asked Tao Ji to prepare early to avoid being caught off guard by the Wei army.

Tao Ji was shocked when he heard this, his face suddenly turned pale as paper, and cold sweat was pouring on him. This was something he really didn't expect. Moreover, Shi Ji had just arrived, and Tao Ji had no new information from Jingzhou for the time being, so he still knew nothing about the Wei army's arrival in Guiyang and Lingling.

If as Shi Ji said, the Wei army launched an attack from Jingnan and cooperated with the Wei army from Jian'an County, Jiaozhou would immediately fall into the dilemma of being attacked from both sides. Oh my God, is that so great?

The Wei army in Jian'an County alone has now given Tao Ji a headache. He thought that Shi Ji's 10,000 troops would be a great help for him, but he didn't expect Shi Ji's people to come, but there was a wolf behind him, staring at him. What should we do?

Shi Ji was a little puzzled. Although the Wei army had arrived in Jingnan, there were only 30,000 troops, which was not enough to pose a threat to Jiaozhou. He was just reminding Tao Ji to be prepared for him. But looking at Tao Ji's appearance, he was obviously scared and a little out of his mind. Is this reaction a little too big?
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