Since Cai Yong and Kong Rong came to Wuji and caused quite a shock in the school, Zhen Yao often went to the school. Although the two famous Han scholars were full of knowledge, they were still quite unfamiliar with the teaching system established by Zhen Yao and often had things they did not understand. Hu Zhao and others only knew this, so Zhen Yao had to rely on Zhen Yao to explain it.
Even so, Zhen Yao did not relax his government affairs, and keeping an eye on the situation in Xuzhou every day was what he had to do. The news is getting tighter and tighter, and the countdown has almost begun for Mr. Tao Qian.
Traffic in the late Han Dynasty was not convenient. Even if there were non-stop messengers along the way, it would still take five or six days to get from Xuzhou to Wuji. This speed has already made Guo Jia and others stunned, but in his previous life, he lived in an era where there was "news" every day, and Zhen Yao was quite dissatisfied with the intelligence system.
Dissatisfaction is dissatisfaction. These things are not something he, Zhen Yao, can change. He doesn¡¯t understand steam engines and cement making, so he can¡¯t help with road construction at all. All he can do is try his best to The official road is made easier to walk on.
Another piece of information came over. Seeing that the letter said that Tao Qian could only last for another five or six days, Zhen Yao couldn't help but shook his head and sighed: I'm afraid something has happened in Xuzhou City at this moment, and Zhang Fei and others won't be able to do this. Can the situation in Xuzhou be stabilized this time?
Chen Lin thought about her lord's concerns and whispered to her lord on the side that Yide was acting very measuredly now and would definitely not make any mistakes. What's more, Ziyi and Zilong are still around, so the Lord can just wait for the good news. "
Just as Zhen Yao thought, just when he received the letter in his hand, changes had already occurred in the city, and Tao Qian died of illness the night before. Although Tao's eldest son wanted to hide the news, Mi Zhu still found out. As soon as the sky dawned, Mi Fang's 18,000 troops not only surrounded Chen Deng and Cao Bao's troops in the barracks, but also led Zhang Fei's troops into the city.
After Zhang Fei saw all his soldiers and horses entering the city, he asked Mi Fang Zifang, could he control all the city gates? "
Although Mi Fang did not have much ability, he was also a general who led troops all the year round. There was no room for error in his actions this time. He would not let his guard down at the critical moment. He nodded and said in a deep voice. Since the defense was changed in the morning, the soldiers and horses of a certain family have surrounded the city. Holding the m¨¦n in your hand, not even a bird flew out. It's just that last night, there may not be anyone out of the city. "
"It doesn't matter. Being able to control Tancheng in such a short period of time means that we have an advantage." Taishi Ci's face seemed to be confused, and he waved his hands and said that as for the few people who ran away to deliver the news, they were just like me. "
"Let's go, follow me to the Prefecture Mufu." Seeing that several people were still chatting, and that the Jizhou soldiers and horses had gradually stabilized the situation, Mi Zhu took Zhang Fei's arm and said that the master died of illness, but we can't abandon him. "
When they arrived at the Zhou Mu Mansion, they were surrounded by soldiers and horses. When Mi Zhu led Zhang Fei and others into the Zhou Mu Mansion, Tao Qian's eldest son, Tao Shang, was standing in the courtyard with a gloomy face. Mi Zizhong , what do you mean? Deliberate rebellion will fail.¡±
Mi Zhu glanced at the so-called young lord indifferently, and kept walking forward. At the same time, she said, "Zhu is here to discuss something with his mistress, and it has nothing to do with you." "
Seeing that Mi Zhu didn't take him seriously, Tao Shang became angry and wanted to order the soldiers around him to arrest Mi Zhu first. However, a group of Jizhou soldiers and horses followed Zhang Fei and others and broke into the house.
Jizhou soldiers and horses are strong soldiers who have been trained in the flames of war. Although they have not taken action, the aura they exude is beyond the endurance of some soldiers with swords as decorations. The results came out quickly. Although Tao Shang shouted, no one from the nearby soldiers dared to step forward to stop Mi Zhu and his party, allowing them to quickly disappear in the front yard.
"Mother, Zhu is late." Entering the inner room of the Tao Mansion, everyone saw Mrs. Gan kneeling slumped beside a couch (this Mrs. Gan was not the other Gan, but Tao Qian's). Mi Zhu hurriedly stepped forward to take care of her. The old woman helped her up, and with a casual glance, she saw the dead Lord Tao Qian on the bed.
"Zizhong," Mrs. Gan called out in a low voice when she saw the person coming, but there was no words. She seemed to be emotionally agitated, causing her chest to tremble and she was out of breath. first hair
Mi Zhu nodded slightly, helped Gan to the soft couch aside, and after giving him a cup of tea, he said, Mistress, you don¡¯t need to say much, Zhu can save it, Zhu will take care of the master¡¯s future life. "
"Daddy, daddy." Just as Mi Zhu was about to get up, a burst of crying suddenly came from outside the house, and then he saw Tao Qian's second son, Tao Ying, running in with a blushing face. When I ran to the bedside and saw my father's body, I cried bitterly.
"You son of a bitch, why are you crying?" Mrs. Gan, who had just recovered her breath, saw the man crying beside the couch and became furious. She shouted angrily that your father had just left and you were still tossing like this. You are really angry. "Just after cursing, Gan coughed again. It was obvious that the old woman was not in good health.
"Mom, mother, the child is unfilial, mother, don't be angry." Seeing his mother coughing repeatedly, Tao Ying knelt down and turned to say, "It's my eldest brother. My eldest brother suddenly sent someone to my residence last night and wouldn't let me go out. The child didn't know that his father was gone." already"
"Shut up." Mrs. Gan stopped coughing and shouted in a low voice, "You traitor, you are going to piss me off to death." Mrs. Gan was so angry for a reason. Tao Qian died of illness last night. She was so sad and confused that she didn't know what to do. After that, After hearing the news, Da came and asked everyone in the government to keep the matter secret, and even refused to let him mourn.
And Er Taoying only spent the whole day hanging out with his friends and friends. Even though Tao Qian was seriously ill, he never stayed at home for long, and there was no news that his father had died of illness. Later, the potter sent someone to restrain him, so he just thought he had offended his brother and stayed in the house to sleep.
"If Mi Zhu hadn't arrived, if there hadn't been a group of soldiers accompanying him who quickly regained control of the Prefectural Mufu, Gan could only have wailed at Tao Qian's body, while Tao Ying would have continued to sleep in the house.
After finally convincing Mr. Gan, Mi Zhu winked at Tao Ying, who was smart at this time. He quickly ran out and found all the old servants who were loyal to Tao Qian, and started preparing for his father. 's funeral.
"You, you unfilial son!" Gan followed Mi Zhu out of the back room and saw the pottery merchant surrounded by a group of Wuji soldiers. He wanted to step forward and curse, but he was so sad that he only uttered a few words before he threw his head back and fainted.
"Help the old man to rest." Mi Zhu waved to the servants in the mansion who were waiting tremblingly, handed Mrs. Gan over to her, and then told her mistress that if she wakes up, she must not be too sad. Something has happened here, and someone will come to visit. "
The maid nodded in agreement, supported the fainting Gan and walked towards the backyard. Mi Zhu ignored the pottery merchant and ignored him. Now there is a commotion in the city, and I still need your help. "
"This matter will be taken care of by a certain family." Zhang Fei grinned and agreed, and with a big move he said, "Take this unfilial and unkind person into custody. Without the order of a certain family, he is not allowed to have contact with outsiders." After saying this, he took Zhao Yun and the two of them with him. Following the Mi family out of the governor's mansion, Tao Qian was newly mourned, and there were many soldiers and horses walking around the city. It was really hard not to have someone in charge.
In front of the barracks, Cao Bao stood in the military formation and said in a deep voice, Mi Zizhong, Tancheng is not your world yet, quickly withdraw all these soldiers and horses, so as not to fight against each other in the city." It seems that the words are not convincing enough, and at the same time he will The sword on his waist was drawn out, with the intention of starting a fight if there was a disagreement.
At this moment, Mi Zhu and others had cooperated with Wuji soldiers and horses to stabilize the situation in the city. Seeing Cao Bao's tough words, his brows could not help but frown, but he was not frightened by Cao Bao's words.
If Wuji's soldiers and horses had not entered the city an hour ago, Mi Zhu might have been worried, but now there are 40,000 Wuji soldiers and horses behind him. Now the forces of soldiers and horses in the city have an absolute upper hand compared to their own, and they can already Don't take Cao Bao seriously anymore. The reason for frowning was just because he didn't want to start a fight and cause a river of blood to appear when Tao Qian just died.
Compared to the Cao family, the Chen family is keeping a low profile at the moment. Chen Tu's soldiers and horses are still motionless in the barracks, as if they haven't seen anything going on in Tancheng. The soldiers and horses sent to guard the Chen family also sent back news that the Chen family's main gate had not been opened since dawn.
After all, Mi Zhu is not a mastermind who can abandon all desires just to win. Seeing this situation, he can only ask Zhang Fei for help. Is there a way to make Cao Bao abandon his weapon? "
Zhang Fei's face was not good-looking either. According to his idea, it would be natural for him to have a flurry first, and then charge with the whole army to defeat the soldiers and horses in front of him. However, Mi Zhu was the key to his lord's capture of Xuzhou, so he had to give him the face he deserved.
Turning to look at Taishi Ci, the latter nodded knowingly and understood the meaning of what he was doing. However, war always kills people. As for the soldiers and horses in front of us, let's give it a try." After saying that, he suddenly pulled out the feather arrow on his back, and at the same time raised the treasure bow on the horse's belly, pulled the bow string slightly, and a sharp arrow flew out and went straight into Cao Bao's neck. .
"General, the general is dead." Cao Bao's eyes were wide open until he died. He fell off the horse before his right hand could touch the wound on his neck. And the deputy general behind Qi was even more distracted for a moment after seeing the general he was serving being killed. After a moment, he came back to his senses and shouted angrily: "Kill the general, avenge the general, follow me and kill him."
"Avenge the general, avenge the general." Those who take the lead are bound to be followed. The whole camp rang with shouts, and the soldiers and horses at the front were already close to where Mi Zhu and others were standing.
"This," Mi Zhu naturally didn't expect that the 'try' Tai Shici said was such a trial method, but things had already happened, and there was no point in trying to blame him. He could only watch helplessly as the soldiers a hundred steps away rushed towards him.
"Kill!" Taishi Ci and Zhang Fei shouted in unison. Teams of Wuji spearmen rushed forward from behind. Taishi Ci himself fired arrows continuously, killing several of the most cheering lieutenants who took the lead in shouting.obliterate.
The Wuji Lancers may be a relatively weak unit under Zhen Yao, but they cannot be said to be inferior. Rather, the weapons of the other units are more advanced and more targeted. Although the spearmen are not as good looking as the sword and shield soldiers or the euphorbia soldiers at the moment, the coordination between the soldiers and the ability of individual soldiers are far superior to the Xuzhou soldiers.
In the brief confrontation, the Xuzhou soldiers and horses were stunned but could not get within fifty steps of Mi Zhu and others. After Taishi Ci killed several lieutenants who were loyal to Cao Bao and led by General Taishi Ci, the other lieutenants were also frightened and rushed to the rear of the formation. move.
As the saying goes, "If you don't die, how can a soldier fight?" After Cao Bao's death, these lieutenants were the biggest. They were all timid to fight. How could the veteran ruffians underneath who had been working for many years fail to see the twists and turns. One by one, they only worked and failed to do their jobs. The slogans were shouted loudly, but no one was willing to fight for their lives. After the more than a thousand soldiers who fought hard fell to the ground, Cao Bao's soldiers wisely chose to retreat.
"Although it is shameful to surrender on the battlefield, these lives are not as important as these. The few surviving lieutenants look at me and I look at you. After all, someone took the lead and said that I am willing to surrender, and I hope the general can give me a way to survive."
Zhang Fei and the others were waiting for these words. He took two steps forward from his horse and said coldly that those who abandon their weapons and surrender will avoid death if they resist again. Those who resist will be killed without mercy." These words undoubtedly made many Xuzhou soldiers and horses feel uncomfortable. Seeing the reason for fighting, they threw their weapons to the ground one by one, fearing that they would be suspected by the soldiers and horses in front of them if they threw them too slowly.
¡°This is the first time I¡¯ve seen Mi Zhu solve a battle so neatly, and it¡¯s over after holding back a sentence for a long time? "
Zhang Fei smiled nonchalantly, otherwise what else would he think? Isn't this the result you want? "Don't skip words.
Mi Fang wiped the sweat from his forehead, and Mi Fang, who was still thinking about whether to fight and retreat, couldn't help but admired that he is indeed a very elite teacher. Compared with him, our Xuzhou soldiers are not as good as they are."
Zhang Fei was not surprised by the compliment, and he was even more disdainful in his heart. How could these Xuzhou soldiers and horses compare with the elite of his lord Wuji? Even compared with the garrison guards in Wei County and Bohai, they are probably much worse. If they really compare, they are only slightly stronger than the soldiers stationed in Jizhou.
Taishi Ci also took back his treasured bow at this moment and said, "Let's go." These soldiers and horses were handed over to Guan Hai to take care of them. We still have to discuss how to deal with the next situation. The war has just begun.¡±
Not to mention that Tai Shici and others returned to the front hall of the Prefectural Mufu to discuss how to seize the advantage of occupying Tancheng and then control the entire territory of Xuzhou. With the help of a group of loyal old servants, Tao Ying finally built a mourning hall for his father at home, and at the same time, the news of Tao Qian's death spread throughout Tancheng.
Tao Qian died. This news was the most difficult for the people of Xuzhou, especially Tancheng, to accept. They did not want the charitable governor who taught the people to be good and believe in Buddhism to have left them.
But this news was announced by Tao Yingtao Er, which is hard to believe. Within half an hour, the entire Tancheng city erupted in continuous wailing. This shows how high Tao Qian's popularity is in Xuzhou. Even Zhen Yao's popularity in Wuji is only like this.
However, there are always some houses in Xuzhou City that will not cause too much turmoil due to Tao Qian's death, such as the Chen family. At this moment, in the courtyard of the Chen Mansion, Chen Tu was clenching his fists and frowning as he asked his father, "Now that Mi Zhu, Zhang Fei and others have completely taken control of Tancheng, why don't we just do this and watch the Mi family gain power?" "
"Yes, father." At this time, even Chen Deng couldn't help but have doubts. If Zhang Fei and the others were really allowed to take charge of the city and gather the soldiers and horses in the city into his hands, wouldn't we be controlled by others? What's more, Cao Mengde hasn't received the news yet, so this matter is very detrimental."
Compared with the two of them, old man Chen Gui seemed much calmer. He glanced at the two of them in a nonchalant manner, and then said, "Why is my son worried?" Is it because the situation in Xuzhou now favors Zhang Fei instead of Cao Cao? Or is my Chen family unwilling to be constrained by the Mi family? "
This sentence was obviously meant for Chen Deng. After all, Chen Tuo does not have the scheming genes of his father, Chen Gui. Chen Deng was silent for a moment before replying: If Jizhou Zhenyao really takes charge of Xuzhou, although the Mi family will advance, it will never hinder my Chen family. After all, he has too little background and accumulation. "Speaking of this, Chen Yuanlong's eyes narrowed slightly. He already understood what his father said.
"Chen Tu on the side obviously didn't understand the conversation between the two father and son, and asked anxiously: "Father, brother, are you playing riddles? This is getting urgent."
Seeing this, Chen Gui shook his head helplessly. You two must remember that whether it is Tao Qian, Zhen Yao or Cao Cao, the one you always have to consider is our Chen family. And no matter who they want to take charge of Xuzhou, they will eventually have to use someone from my Chen family. It is definitely not a wise move to surrender to someone prematurely. This game of chess has just begun, don¡¯t be in a hurry, don¡¯t be in a hurry.¡±
Old God Chen Gui closed his eyes and meditated, but with his father's wishesChen Tuo also sat down and sipped the tea steadily. Only Chen Tu weighed his head in confusion and seemed to be still thinking about what his father said.
There was no reaction from the Chen family, and Zhang Fei and the others would not provoke them. They just sent out soldiers and horses to surround the Chen Mansion and stopped paying attention. While gathering the soldiers and horses in the city, they were thinking about the next war. It has been confirmed that someone left the city last night. I think it won't be long before soldiers and horses arrive.
And just as the situation in Xuzhou became increasingly tense, some gossip began to spread in Wuji City. "Have you heard that the girls in the newly opened Yichun Courtyard are very beautiful, and ordinary women can't compare to Shi Yi."
"This is news to you. Listen to me. Let me tell you, Yichun Courtyard has a great background. Many dignitaries in the city often go there to support it. I heard that the girls there can make money in a day just by performing arts. You have to fight for gold.¡±
"Hey, keep your voice down. I'll tell you again. My brother-in-law's sister-in-law's second uncle's brother told me that this Yichun courtyard is run by Guo Da Jijiu. I heard that Jijijiu is there all day long. He's a good guy inside. If it wasn't his own property, how could he have so much money to spend?"
"Guo Jijiu is naturally romantic, who wouldn't be in Wuji City?" Someone else looked disdainful on the side, but after he said this, he looked up and looked around with a mysterious expression, and then whispered: "I Let me tell you, I saw our prefect going in for fun the day before yesterday. Hehe, so, this news is big enough. "
"We are the governor?" In the hearts of Wuji people, there is only one prefect, and who else can there be except Zhen Yao. After hearing such gossip, all the idle people around have gathered together, right? There are many lovely wives in the prefect's family, so how can they go to Goulan to have fun? Didn't you read it?"
"I have such good eyesight and can see well. Besides, the prefect is also a human being, so I can't go. Qian Ming, I will save some money and go in for a fun day. I can have something to say when I come out. The prefect and I are playing like a slutty woman." Folk saying The power of the Eight Diagrams is infinite, and soon the news spread throughout the city, and even the Zhen Mansion and the Zhou Mu Mansion heard about it.