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Liu Bei was lucky this time. Originally, the main force of Cao Cao's army was stationed in the north of Xuzhou. However, because the two supporting armies of Kong Rong and Tian Kai arrived on the battlefield and set up a camp thirty miles north of Xuzhou, Cao Cao was attacked from both sides.

He had to divide his troops to take precautions, and relaxed his precautions in other directions. In addition, Liu Bei unexpectedly chose the tactic of breaking through Cao Jun's defense line and directly reinforcing Xuzhou City, which solidly killed Cao Jun and caught him off guard.

One side came well prepared, and there were famous generals and fierce generals to clear the way. The other side was unprepared and caught off guard. The result of this small battle can be imagined. After fighting for more than half an hour, Liu Bei's army successfully broke through Cao Jun's blockage, and the entire army came to kill them.

At the foot of the Xuzhou City, they met up with the Xuzhou army that had left the city to meet up. General Jinze, who was in charge of the battlefield at the east gate of Xuzhou, was completely disgraced. Not only did he not stop Liu Bei, but he was also killed by Liu Bei's formation, with more than 500 people killed. He went to plead guilty to Cao Cao in disgrace.

When Liu Jun entered the city to garrison, the whole city of Xuzhou was in a sensation. Tao Qian personally led the civil and military officials to greet Liu Bei at the city gate and showed great courtesy to Liu Bei. Tao Ying had no official position and was unable to come to Liu Bei to salute and greet him. He just squeezed in the crowd and greeted Liu Bei.

The soldiers and civilians of Xuzhou gathered around to observe the famous Uncle Liu Bei and Emperor Liu to see if he was worthy of their surrender. Their thoughts were extremely complex.

Just like in the legend, Liu Bei, who was wearing armor, was indeed born with extraordinary appearance. He was in his thirties, with a face like a crown jewel, lips as if they were greased, and although his earlobes were not as big as the legendary double earlobes hanging from the shoulders, they were far larger than ordinary people.

, there is always a friendly smile on the corner of his mouth, giving people a feeling of being easy to get close to. At the same time, he has a dignified appearance and extraordinary temperament, which makes people feel that he cannot be offended, and they can't help but feel admiration. He has a natural leadership style.

Tao Ying saw another red-faced general who stood out from the crowd. He had a beard three feet long, a green robe and a green crown. He was holding a blue dragon, Yan Yue and iron sword. He was majestic in every move - green grass, watermelon rind, and Guan Laoer's hat.

No need to introduce who this person is.

With a leopard's head and eyes, a swallow's jaw and a tiger's beard, holding a snake spear as tall as two people in his hand, this is of course Zhang Fei and Zhang Yide. This time Liu Jun entered the city, he was always at the front of the team, slashing Cao Jun's soldiers with his own hands.

There were countless generals who took the lead in breaking through Cao's soldiers. After entering the city, they naturally received the gratitude and respect of all Xuzhou soldiers and civilians.

With a white horse and a silver gun, eyes as bright as stars, and an appearance as handsome as a 28-year-old virgin, there is no need to guess the name of this handsome guy. Who else could it be besides Zhao Yun and Zhao Zilong? As a Yun fan, Tao Ying certainly hopes that he can get his

Loyal, but unfortunately, Zhao Yun is not only still Gongsun Zan's general, but also has a deep relationship with Liu Bei. Tao Ying, who is very self-aware of his own charm, has no choice but to give up this idea.

However, Chen Dao was as mysterious as in history. Tao Ying searched the crowd for a long time but could not find any trace of him. Maybe it was because he had not joined Liu Bei's team yet, or maybe it was because he was not amazing in appearance, so Mr. Luo Guanzhong didn't bother to bring him to him.

It should be included in "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", but it doesn't matter much to Tao Ying. Anyway, his father will definitely invite Liu Bei and his confidant generals to the government office for a banquet, and Tao Ying will have the opportunity to get to know them.

Sure enough, after holding Liu Bei's hand and talking for a long time, Tao Qian, the cheap dad, indeed proposed to invite Liu Bei to the government office for a banquet. Liu Bei did not refuse too much. He first asked if Xuzhou's army and civilians were short of food. After receiving a positive reply,

He quickly nodded in agreement, and surrounded by a large group of Xuzhou civil and military officials, including Mi Zhu, Mi Fang brothers, Chen Gui, Chen Deng and his son, rushed to Tao Qian's mansion for the banquet. Tao Qian personally stepped forward to lead the way as a state shepherd.

He and Tao Ying brothers followed from a distance, and the city defense was temporarily handed over to Cao Bao, Cao Hong and other generals.

A large group of people entered the Zhou Mu Mansion, and the Tao family's servants had already served a banquet. Cao's soldiers had besieged the city for two months. With the prosperity of Xuzhou, although the city had not run out of food, it was impossible to serve delicacies from the mountains and seas.

They could only serve as many pigs, sheep and meat dishes as possible. Tao Qian, who had a kind-hearted and honest personality, was extremely ashamed and apologized to Liu Bei repeatedly. However, Liu Bei obviously did not take these small things to heart. He kept being humble and grateful to Tao Qian for his kindness.

It was extremely gracious for Tao Qian to entertain him with such a banquet when the enemy was besieging the city. As a humble person, he was really flattered to be so favored by Tao Gong, the Mu of Xuzhou.

Liu Bei's humility naturally won the applause of the whole house. Mi Zhu, who promoted Liu Xuande's fame and kindness every day in Xuzhou City, Mi Fang brothers even flattered him in every possible way, praising Xuande's noble character and integrity. Tao Qian was also very happy, and first invited Liu Bei and his party.

After sitting down, he was polite to Liu Bei and others for a long time. It wasn't until Zhang Fei couldn't wait to pick up the flask and pour wine and was scolded by Liu Bei that Tao Qian finally remembered his two sons, waved to Tao Shang and Tao Ying, and ordered

: "Ming Wen, Ming Wu, come here to greet your Uncle Liu."

"No." The eldest brother Tao Shang respectfully agreed, and quickly pulled his younger brother Tao Ying up to Liu Bei. Both of them clasped their fists and bowed, and said first: "My nephew Tao Shang, I have met my uncle."

"My nephew Tao Ying, I have met my uncle." Tao Ying imitated his elder brother's salute, but was scolded by Tao Qian, "Kneel down, Mr. Xuande is the benefactor of the people in Xuzhou and your benefactor, so I salute you greatly."

"No." The pottery merchant agreed again, and he knelt down as soon as he brushed his robe.

"Two good nephews, you must not be too polite." Liu Bei quickly stood up, supported the pottery merchant with his left hand, and came to support Tao Ying with his right hand. Unexpectedly, Tao Ying did not move at all. Liu Bei's right hand was empty, and a flash of light suddenly flashed in his eyes.

The unhappy look disappeared immediately, but Tao Ying and Liu Bei stood very close, so Liu Bei's little move did not escape Tao Ying's young and bright eyes.

“Mr.

I hope Duke Xuande will take care of you more."

"Mr. Tao is being humble. Both young masters are talented and heroic. They will definitely be nothing in the pool one day." Liu Bei's polite words were very sincere, as if they were facts.

"Mr. Xuande has given me the reward, I have given him the reward." Tao Qian sighed from the bottom of his heart. Tao Qian was heartbroken for these two useless sons.

"Third General, what my father is treating you today is Xuzhou's most famous fine wine, which is called the fragrance of the bottle." Tao Ying suddenly spoke, turned to Zhang Fei and cupped his hands with a smile and said: "It's still an old wine that has been stored in the cellar for many years. Third General, you can

You must drink more."

"Really?" Zhang Fei didn't think much, raised his hand and patted the wine jar's seal without pouring it into the wine bowl. He held the wine jar and took a few big gulps. When he put the wine jar down again, Zhang Fei was already

His face was full of joy and he laughed and said: "It is indeed a good wine, a rare good wine! Thank you Tao Shijun!"

Tao Qian quickly humbled himself, and Tao Yingze added: "If the third general likes it, my nephew still has a lot of such good wine at home. Later, the nephew will ask his father to send someone to send ten more jars to the three generals."

"Hahahaha..., okay, okay, thank you, thank you." Zhang Fei laughed heartily, "Are you Mr. Tao? I, Lao Zhang, will remember you!"

Tao Ying smiled slightly, bowed his hands, and then retreated to his brother Tao Shang. When he peeked at Liu Bei's expression from the corner of his eye, he saw that Liu Bei really showed a surprised look, and glanced at brother Mi Zhu next to him intentionally or unintentionally. Brother Mi Zhu was also very surprised.

, looked at Tao Ying with doubts in his eyes. Seeing this scene, Tao Ying, who had been in the officialdom for several years, suddenly knew something in his mind, "Liu Bei must have known about the situation of Tao Ying before."

After this uneventful episode, the banquet officially began soon after Tao Qian's repeated invitations. During the banquet, the guests and hosts had a great conversation. Liu Bei's majestic appearance and open-minded words also impressed everyone present.

They were deeply impressed, and brothers Mi Zhu and Mi Fang also desperately praised Liu Bei's rescue efforts, which led many outsiders to echo their voices, completely turning Liu Bei into the protagonist of the banquet, and making Liu Bei the real master of Xuzhou.

What is supposed to come will always come. When the banquet was about to end, Tao Qian suddenly ordered his servants to take out his token and seal, took them and held them in his hands. Seeing Tao Qian's actions, everyone present naturally looked at each other.

I don’t know why Tao Qian suddenly took out the seal representing the supreme rule of the five counties of Xuzhou. Only Tao Ying, who was sitting at the bottom of the table, felt his heart skip a beat and realized that his cheap dad had finally made up his mind and was ready to hand over his territory to others.

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Through personal understanding in the past few days, Tao Ying finally understood why his cheap father Tao Qian gave Xuzhou to Liu Bei. Thanks to Cao Cao's father Cao Song, Cao Jun, who was red-eyed with hatred, massacred him in Xuzhou.

There were hundreds of thousands of people, and the northwest area was completely depopulated. The five counties of Xuzhou, except Guangling, Langya, Donghai, Xiapi, and Pengcheng, were all patronized by Cao Jun. They were killed by Cao Jun and flowed with blood. Their vitality was severely damaged, and the overall strength was completely weakened.

The house leaked and it rained continuously all night. At this time, Tao Qian's fellow villager Pi Xiang Zuorong rebelled and led his army to Guangling on the pretext of avoiding Cao's soldiers. During the banquet, he attacked and killed Guangling prefect Zhao Yu, and robbed Guangling with his troops.

The whole territory, Guangling, was completely empty, and the five counties of Xuzhou that Tao Qian worked so hard to manage collapsed together. After years of hard work, they were all reduced to ruins. The paradise of Xuzhou in the troubled times was suddenly turned into a slaughterhouse of Shura.

In terms of the army, in the Battle of Surabaya, the main force of the Xuzhou Army was wiped out and completely annihilated by Cao Jun. Their corpses were thrown into the river, and the Surabaya River stopped flowing. There were only less than 7,000 soldiers and horses left in Xuzhou, and they were forced to retreat to Pengcheng to survive. In addition,

Although there was still a group of cavalry captain Zang Ba stationed in Kaiyang to defend the city, Zang Ba's team had long been disobedient to Tao Qian and was considered a traitor. Tao Qian gritted his teeth with hatred but could do nothing about them.

Let alone expect them to rescue Pengcheng and repel Cao's soldiers.

Internal and external troubles broke out at the same time. Before it was confirmed that Kong Rong, Tian Kai and Liu Bei sent troops to rescue, Tao Qian, who was helpless, was almost ready to flee back to his hometown in Danyang - if Mi Zhu did not bring accurate news of the coming rescue troops to Xuzhou, Tao Qian would definitely

This has already been done.

It is probably because of this that after Liu Bei sent reinforcements into the city, Tao Qian, who saw Liu Bei's bravery and talent, made up his mind to give up the post of Xuzhou governor to Liu Bei! - Although Tao Ying thought this reason was far-fetched.

In full view of everyone, Tao Qian stood up from the table with a seal in his hand, walked up to Liu Bei, and bowed deeply to Liu Bei with the seal in his hand. Liu Bei was shocked and hurriedly stood up to return the salute. He asked in confusion: "Why did Tao Shijun do this great gift?"

If you have any instructions, I hope you can teach me."

"Sure enough, it's here." Tao Ying's heart jumped again, knowing what the cheap dad wanted to say next. At this moment, a crazy idea suddenly flashed through Tao Ying's mind. Tao Ying didn't do anything.

Thinking too much, he also left the table and shouted loudly: "Uncle Liu!"

Tao Ying's cry was like an earth-shattering cry. It immediately attracted everyone's attention to him. Even Tao Qian took back his words and turned his eyes to his second son. His cloudy old eyes were full of surprise.

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"Uncle Liu." Tao Ying called again, strode to Tao Qian, knelt down to Liu Bei, clasped his fists and raised his hands, staring at Liu Bei with intense eyes, and said loudly: "Uncle, there is a big chaos today, the government is weak, uncle

He is a member of the Han Dynasty, and he is doing his best to support the country. My father is old and sick, and my nephews and brothers are weak and incompetent, with little virtue and talent. I am willing to hand over these five counties of Xuzhou to my uncle, and I hope my uncle will never refuse!"

"Ah!" Countless people screamed and looked at Tao Ying in disbelief. Tao Qian was even more stunned. He never expected that his stupid son could guess his intentions and express his thoughts for him.

the words said.

"The first secret of officialdom is to observe people's words and try to figure out what's best for you! I know what Tao Qian is thinking. Liu Bei, I have to observe carefully what you are thinking." Tao Ying's expression was full of enthusiasm and expectation, and his eyes were intense and sincere.

Staring at Liu Bei's face closely, not letting go of any clue...
Chapter completed!