Chapter 426

Outside the city of xiapi, in Cao's barracks.

"Lord!" Xia Houyuan led more than a thousand troops out of the camp gate to meet Cao Cao's cadres.

Cao Cao nodded: "wonderful talent, hard you, and into the camp again."

Xia Hou yuan nodded respectfully and welcomed Cao Cao and a cadre of generals into Cao's camp outside the city of xiapi.

"My Lord, what's the situation of encircling and annihilating Cao Bao?" Xia Houyuan couldn't wait to ask. When Cao Cao's army surrounded Danyang soldiers, he was ordered to raid xiapi and didn't take part in the battle. Therefore, he was eager to know the situation of the war.

Cao Cao looked at Xi Zhicai. Xi Zhicai explained: "general miaocai, our army had surrounded Cao Bao and his Danyang soldiers, but they didn't expect that Liu Bei, the Prime Minister of the plain, borrowed a troop from Gongsun Zan and suddenly attracted troops to help, which made our army unable to achieve full success."

Xia Houyuan frowned: "Liu Bei? He's here to get involved

Cao Cao sneered: "no matter, Liu Bei and Cao Bao fled to xiapi city. Our army only needs to break down xiapi City, then Xuzhou can be peaceful."

In xiapi city.

"As plain as Liu Bei, I've met Tao Shijun."

"Xuande saved Xuzhou from thousands of miles. I remember this kind of kindness in my heart. If Xuzhou can be liberated in the future, I will be grateful."

Having said that, Tao Qian said to MI Zhu, "Zizhong, you can arrange for Xuande and the two heroes to live in the post house. Don't neglect it."

Mi Zhu arched his hand: "Nuo, Tao Shijun."

Step on it! The messenger suddenly burst into the hall and knelt on one knee: "Tao Shijun, Cao's army has attacked the city!"

"What?" Tao Qian's face worried: "for this Assassin's armor, I will personally go to battle to supervise the war."

"Tao Lingjun." Liu Bei stepped forward: "if you don't give up, you and your two brothers are willing to lead the song to fight in the city."

Tao Qian was a little embarrassed and said, "Xuande just got rid of his bloody battle today, which..."

Zhang Fei laughed: "Tao Lingjun doesn't have to worry about us. My old Zhang hasn't played enough today. He just goes to the battle to exercise his muscles and bones."

Cao Bao frowned: he is also rude. Tao asked Liu Bei, how can you come out to answer?

Tao Qian ha ha ha a smile: "wing Germany general really fierce soldier also, since this, that is troublesome three."

After that, the three brothers, Tao Qian and Liu Bei, as well as a group of civil and military personnel of Xuzhou, went to the city head to supervise the battle. When the soldiers of Xuzhou saw the general coming up, they immediately made way for a passage.

"Cao's army is so powerful..." Tao Qian looked at the city and frowned. At that time, Tao Qian was also a military general killed in a sea of corpses and blood. He had been ordered to pacify the rebellion in Liangzhou. He was quite experienced in military affairs. However, when he saw the battle situation of Cao's army under the city head, he could not help but be deeply worried.

The number of Cao's troops under the head of the city was more than 30000 and less than 40000. They surrounded the East, the West and the south respectively, and deliberately left the north gate to encircle the three towers.

Xiapi county is located in the central part of Xuzhou. Cao's army comes from Qingzhou and goes south. If the Xuzhou army in xiapi City escapes, it can only escape from the north gate, which will inevitably be surrounded and annihilated by Cao army.

And each side of the city gate's main force is above ten thousand people, are brave Qingzhou soldiers, murderous.

Cao Cao led a total of 50000 troops to the south. Although he lost more than 4000 men and horses in the first battle of encirclement and suppression of Cao Bao, after joining forces with XiaHouYuan's partial division, the total number of troops was still as high as nearly 40000, and the morale was high.

Although Xia Houyuan surrounded xiapi city these days, he did not do anything. He cut down trees around xiapi city and made a large number of siege equipment.

"Lord, please give orders." Xi Zhicai said excitedly.

XiahouDun, XiaHouYuan and caoren were the supervisors of the three city gates. All of them were powerful generals who could take charge of the battle alone, each in military uniform and full of vigor.

"Wait a minute!" Cao Cao ordered, and then in Dian Wei and hundreds of Pro Wei surrounded slowly out, looking at the city.

"Where is Tao Qian? Ben Cao has something to say to you. "

"Tao Qian is here, but I don't know what general Cao wants to say?" Tao Qian poked his head out of the wall and asked with a sigh.

"Old man Tao Qian, you took in the Yellow turban bandits and killed my father. Do you think there will be today?" Cao Cao asked.

"General Cao, Tao did not expect that Zhang Kai would kill Cao Laotai Gong without authorization. However, this is not the order of Tao. Please observe carefully." Tao Qian was helpless.

Cao Cao sneered: "old man, I'm afraid you're old and have no plan. You can't tell who is the common people and who is the traitor. Today, I will help you to distinguish who is the traitor in Xuzhou. If you are wise, you will open the city and surrender, otherwise you will break the city and leave no chicken or dog behind!"

Tao Qian closed his eyes and then opened his eyes: "general Cao, if this general pleaded guilty and let general Cao deal with it, could general Cao let go of the elders of Xuzhou?"

Cao Cao's pupils flashed a ray of excitement: "as long as you are willing to surrender, you will naturally treat the people of Xuzhou well." Xuzhou is rich, but it is the place where grain and grass are produced. Now Cao Cao's biggest headache is grain and grass. Otherwise, he would not have adopted Cheng Yu's "human breast" plan.

If Cao qian can be the number one in the world, then he will be able to give up the number two in the world."Well, in that case..." Tao Qian sighed, turned around, and said in a low voice: "gentlemen, please help someone take off his armor, and I will go to Cao camp to plead guilty."

Tao Qian clearly understood that Xuzhou's troops were weak. Zang Ba of Taishan County belonged to Xuzhou in name, but actually he did not obey his command. Although Zhang Xun under Yuan Shu sent troops, he did not come to help. Chen's father and son in Guangling did not want to offend Cao Cao, so they did not stand firm...

once xiapi city was attacked by Cao's army, the Cao army with great casualties would not be able to slaughter the city to vent his anger So, it's better for him to give up his life.

"You can't use Tao as your servant." Liu Bei solemnly said: "Cao Cao was tyrannical and slaughtered the people. If they were allowed to take charge of Xuzhou, would the people have no way to live?"

"If Mengtao does not abandon him, he is willing to lead the second and third brothers and the plain army to fight. When the Cao army is short of food and grass, he will naturally withdraw."

"Yes! Tao Xiangjun, xiapi city is so strong and there are more than ten thousand troops in the city. We may not lose to Cao Cao. " Zhang feizan said the same thing.

Mi Zhu also advised: "Tao Xiangjun, up to now, we have to fight with the enemy's forces. Although Qingzhou soldiers are numerous and powerful, they consume a million yellow scarves of grain and grass. We may not be able to persist until the Cao army retreats."

Seeing that Liu Bei was so generous and generous, Cao Bao, the "No. 1 General in Xuzhou", naturally patted his chest and said boldly, "don't worry about Tao Lingjun. There are nearly ten thousand Danyang soldiers under the command of the last general. He is willing to fight with Cao's army in blood."

Tao Qian nodded solemnly, arched his hand and said, "please, gentlemen!"