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    Linqiu, late at night.  The streets were deserted, except for the soldiers patrolling the night with torches, there was not a single pedestrian.  Although no curfew order was announced, the Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army was already approaching Linqiu. The city of Linqiu could not be said to be in turmoil, but it was also tense.

    However, when the night watch soldiers left, a slave cautiously poked his head out from the alley next to the street, and then nervously waved his hand back.  Behind him, several attendants surrounded a man in black, who quickly walked out of the alley and slipped into the opposite square.

    The four men of the square stood at the entrance of the square, their hands on the waist knives, motionless and majestic.  However, these people turned a blind eye to the men who slipped over and did not question them at all. On the contrary, they took the initiative to turn aside and get out of the way.

    Soon, these people arrived at the back door of Pei Prime Minister Yuan Zhong's residence. Someone was already waiting there to welcome them in.

    Yuan Zhong asked in a low voice: "Dear brother, has your journey been smooth? Have you been noticed by Cao Cao?"

    The man shook his head repeatedly: "Don't worry, sir. Cao Cao has just been appointed as the governor of Yanzhou. He is very proud of himself. How could he notice us petty officials?!"

    There was sadness in his words, but Yuan Zhong said with a smile: "Cao Ang took control of Yanzhou, but he didn't know that winning over talents like Xiandi has doomed him to failure. I stay here to wait for loyal people, Xiandi, hurry up  Come in quickly, Langya Xiang (Yinde) and the others have arrived!"

    About half a quarter of an hour later, Yuan Zhong walked to the hall and opened the heavy curtain. A wave of heat hit his face, mixed with the smell of sweat.  At this time, more than ten officials had gathered in the hall, all of whom were Liu Dai's former confidants.

    After Liu Dai's death, Cao Ang came to the throne, and their cronies were quickly promoted and secretly demoted, losing their former authority.  If there is no one to contact them, these people will only complain after dinner; but now, although they are declining day by day, they can still be regarded as a force that cannot be ignored.

    Yuan Zhong coughed and saw everyone looking at him, then he said with a smile: "You are all wise people in Yanzhou, and it is difficult to get together on weekdays. After all, Cao Ang is too young and the city is too shallow.  He doesn't know how to behave in the world, and he doesn't know how to reuse talents. However, this is his sorrow, but it is my great fortune! Now Tao Xuzhou (Tao Qian, then the governor of Xuzhou) sent an envoy to contact everyone and plan for great things!  "

    Following his words, several people came out from behind the screen. Yuan Zhong introduced them one by one. The leader was Langya Xiang Yinde, the person on his left was the former Yangzhou governor Zhou Qian, and the person on the right was Tao Qian's  His confidant is Zhao Yu, the prefect of Guangling.

    Everyone here knew that Tao Qian was a humble gentleman, but they didn't expect that he was so eager for Yanzhou that he sent three close friends one after another to win over everyone.

    After Yuan Zhong introduced everyone, he sighed and said to everyone: "Actually, I met with Governor Zhao a few days ago to plan to dedicate Yanzhou to Tao Xuzhou. You must know that the Qingzhou Yellow Turban is approaching Linqiu. Only once  Only Tao Xuzhou who defeated them can save the people of Yanzhou!

    It¡¯s just that I didn¡¯t expect Wan Qian to be so short-sighted and hand over Yanzhou to the teenage Cao Ang.  What virtues and talents does this kid have? How can he steal the post of governor?  !  God is pitiful, Yanzhou will perish under his rule soon!  "

    After Yuan Zhong finished speaking, Yin De took a step forward and said with a smile: "Master Yuan's words are a bit exaggerated, but the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans are said to have millions of people, but they are not something that a young boy like Cao Ang can handle! So let everyone  Don't worry, Tao Xuzhou has ordered General Sun Guan to lead his troops to garrison Langya Kingdom and be ready to march westward to support Yanzhou at any time. However, now that Cao Ang has taken office as the governor, he has not sent a letter to Xuzhou asking for help. We wanted to kill the thieves, but the world's long-term reputation has prevented us.  ah!"

    At this time, someone in the crowd shouted: "Then we will kill Cao Ang!"

    Then someone sneered and shook his head: "Cao Ang is a tortoise. He went to his post with a thousand cavalry. We have no power to restrain the chicken. How can we be his opponent?"

    The crowd suddenly became a mess, with some talking about poisoning and some talking about persuading people to surrender. Anyway, Zhao Yu listened and listened, but he didn't have a single reliable suggestion.  He sighed silently: No wonder Cao Ang dismisses these people, they are really immoral and incompetent!

    At this time, Yuan Zhong whispered to Yin De and the others: "Three adults, it's not that we are incompetent, it's Bao Xin and Wan Qian who fully supported Cao Ang. We people want soldiers but no soldiers, no money, no money for that  Cao Ang is really powerless! I wonder if the governor can take the initiative to send troops to attack and eliminate the Qingzhou Yellow Turban and Cao Ang together!"

    Yin De shook his head slightly and said in a low voice: "The father of Cao Ang is famous for his loyalty and righteousness all over the world."Cao Cao is still imprisoned in Chang'an.  My lord is unable to take the initiative to attack Cao Ang due to the public gaze of the world. If Yanzhou takes the initiative to ask for help, my lord can send troops to rescue him!  "

    Yuan Zhong sighed, "I asked Cao Ang for help today, but he rejected it. With the support of Bao Xin, Wan Qian and others, Cao Ang's position as governor is becoming more and more consolidated!"

    Zhao Yu smiled coldly, lowered his voice, and said in a low voice: "The reason Cao Ang entered Yanzhou was to deal with the Yellow Turban bandits. He cannot always stay in Linqiu, and must go to the front line to inspect. It is said that the main force of Cao's army is gathering one after another.  , and will not be able to reach Linqiu in the short term. I heard that the frontline soldiers are in panic all day long and urgently need comfort, and the Yellow Turban thieves are constantly sending elite troops to attack. If"

    Zhao Yu did not continue, but Yuan Zhong understood what he meant, clapped his hands excitedly, and whispered: "I will arrange for several frontline generals to write a letter explaining the military sentiment and public opinion, and requesting Cao Ang to inspect and calm the military morale."  It's a pity that the Yellow Turban thieves blocked traffic, and some letters may fall into their hands"

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    A few days later, news came from the front line that the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans' offensive became more intense, and they successively captured several counties such as Sheqiu and Dongpinglu.  The Yanzhou Army suffered heavy losses and was forced to retreat to Wuyan County. It requested Linqiu to send reinforcements immediately, otherwise, the army would collapse soon!

    Cao Ang immediately sent an envoy to the front line, and urgently allocated supplies from Linqiu, Lu County and other places and quickly sent them to Wuyan County.

    However, the courage of the Wuyan defenders had been broken by the Yellow Turban Army. In just three days, Wuyan County was declared lost, and the remaining troops retreated to Shouzhang.  At this time, it rained heavily and the Shouzhang area turned into a swamp. The Qingzhou Yellow Turbans took advantage of the situation and stopped their pursuit, preparing to rest for a few days and annihilate the Yanzhou Army in one fell swoop.  Several Yanzhou generals who were trapped in Shouzhang wrote letters in blood one after another, asking Cao Ang for urgent help!
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