mtl008 Chapter 136
Chapter 136
“Lord, the Xuzhou pottery merchant is a weak and incompetent person.”
“Xuzhou is occupied by him, and it is really a violent heavenly thing.”
“The Lord can take this opportunity to take down Xuzhou completely.”
Xun Yu was the first to speak.
When the words fell, Xia Zhicai, Chen Qun and others quickly stood up to echo Xun Yu.
After Cheng Yu thought for a while, he also nodded in agreement with Xun Yu.
Later generations often said that the advisers of Cao Ying cherished each other, united as one, and were able to work hard in one place when things happened.
Actually, there is a reason behind this.
Most of these advisers under Cao Cao’s account were from Yingchuan and belonged to the Yingchuan clique.
And the boss of Yingchuan Group is undoubtedly Xun Yu.
Under such circumstances, could they not support Xun Yu’s proposal?
Other words.
The meaning of Xun Yu is the collective meaning of Yingchuan Group most of the time.
The only exception in Cao Ying may be Cheng Yu, a native of Yanzhou.
But Cheng Yu is only one person, and the reason why he can join Cao Ying is also because of Xun Yu’s recommendation.
As long as Cheng Yu is not a bar spirit, he will naturally not stand up against Xun Yu.
As a result, the advisers of Cao Ying were able to unite like never before.
Now.
Xun Yu’s proposal was unanimously approved by everyone.
The decision-making power came into Cao Cao’s hands.
For Xuzhou, Cao Cao has been coveted for a long time.
Last time, there was a relationship between Cao Cao and Tao Qian because of Cao Song’s death.
But halfway through the war.
However, because of the second coalition of princes launched by Yuan Shao to attack Dong Zhuo, the two sides signed an armistice agreement.
But.
Due to Cao Cao’s great power, Tao Qian eventually paid a large amount of military expenses and grain.
Besides.
Tao Qian ceded Dingtao County, the northernmost point of Xuzhou, to Cao Cao.
It can be described as cutting land and paying reparations.
Just a courtier, just put together the three-piece set of the braid dynasty.
But surprises come sooner than planned. 21
Tao Qian was already ill, and was eventually scared to death by Zhang Liao under the tiger prison.
The pottery merchant, a cowardly man, inherited the inheritance of his father Tao Qian.
At this moment, Xuzhou’s armament is not strong.
Most of the wealth is also condensed in the hands of the Xuzhou family.
It is not so much that the pottery merchant is the lord of Xuzhou.
It is better to say that Mi Zhu, Chen Deng, Cao Bao and others are the real people who speak and count in Xuzhou.
If the army sends Xuzhou, there will be a battle between Cao Cao and this group of Xuzhou families.
This battle cannot be avoided.
No way, the last time Cao Jun did those things in Xuzhou, it was too much to lose the hearts of the people.
Xuzhou, whether it was a family or a common people, did not seem so enthusiastic about surrendering to Cao Cao.
But knowing that this battle would encounter resistance, would Cao Cao still send troops?
The answer is, yes!
After annexing Xuzhou, Cao Cao would become a great prince across the three states.
At that time, plus Yuan Shao as foreign aid.
Cao Cao may not be able to establish an effective defense line in the area of Yuzhou to block Dong Zhuojun!
But all this has a necessary premise, that is, Xuzhou must be taken!
Pressed for time.
Cao Cao quickly agreed with his advisers on a specific plan for sending troops to Xuzhou.
They intend to come to an undeclared war.
In this way, he can attack Pengcheng, the seat of Xuzhou, at the fastest speed!
Just take Pengcheng.
Hold the pottery merchants and the leaders of the Xuzhou family in their hands.
The remaining cities in Xuzhou will quickly lose their resistance.
……
Xuzhou
Mijia Mansion
Mi Zhu and his younger brother Mi Fang are sitting together to check the accounts of the Mi family caravan in recent months.
“Second brother, why did the caravan’s income suddenly increase so much in the past three months?”
The more Mi Zhu looked at the accounts, the more he felt terrified.
The Mi family’s caravan income in the past three months has more than doubled compared to before!
This made Mi Zhu feel happy and shocked at the same time.
Although the Mi family is extremely wealthy, Mi Zhu himself is also known as “Mi Bancheng”.
But money is such a thing, of course, the more the better.
After all, who would be too much money?
Rao is as rich as a family, and while pursuing political status, he also hopes that his family wealth can become more and more abundant.
“Big brother, you don’t know something.”
“In the past three months, there have been much fewer restrictions on the caravan entering the Kansai side.”
“These extra wealth were obtained by trade with the Kansai side.”
Speaking of this, Mi Fang couldn’t help but raise the corners of her mouth.
Mi Zhu is the head of the Mi family.
But because Mi Zhu shoulders the position of “Xuzhou don’t drive”.
The affairs on the caravan are generally handled by the younger brother Mi Fang.
Only at the end of every three months would Mi Zhu accompany Mi Fang to check the accounts of the recent caravan.
Thus.
The Mi family caravan was able to double its income, and Mi Fang was greatly contributed.
“So it is.”
“However, the Kansai side is really rich.”
“The newly built official roads have made the roads between the Kansai region much easier.”
“Without war, the people can live in peace.”
“In contrast, our Kanto region has been in chaos in recent years, and the people’s livelihood has been deteriorating.”
Mi Zhu sighed from the bottom of his heart.
If placed more than ten years ago.
The richest places in the world must be Jizhou and Yuzhou.
Moreover, it is necessary to count Xuzhou.
These three states are the top three in terms of GDP of Dahan.
But now.
Yuzhou was completely disabled, and Jizhou was also affected to a certain extent by the war.
Xuzhou was no longer as rich as it used to be due to the Yellow Turban Rebellion and the war between Cao Cao and Tao Qian.
Relatively below.
On the contrary, the Kansai region is booming.
After all.
In several wars in which Gu Yi pacified the western territory of the Han Domain, the number of soldiers killed in battle was not many.
Especially the Battle of Yizhou.
Under the initiative of Wu Yi, Zhang Song and others, only a very small number of soldiers unfortunately died in the war.
Besides.
Farmland and crops were not much damaged either.
On the contrary, Gu Yi constantly ordered those taishou and county orders under his command to organize road construction.
Between the four major regions of Liangzhou, Guanzhong, Hanzhong and Yizhou, the roads are much more convenient.
There is also a lot more communication with each other.
The economic situation is naturally getting better and better.
Look at Kanto, on the other hand.
Every year is either at war or on the way to war.
The economy has been greatly damaged.
……
After sighing, Mi Zhu’s eyes couldn’t help but show a touch of sadness. (Read violent novels, just go to Feilu Fiction Network!) ）
I saw him sighing long at his second brother Mi Fang:
“Zifang (糜方字子方), if the war starts again, I am afraid that the land of Xuzhou will no longer be peaceful.”
Hearing what the eldest brother Mi Zhu said, Mi Fang also fell silent.
The last war between Cao Cao and Tao Qian greatly reduced the Mi family’s industry in the three northern counties of Xuzhou. ”
“Even the collateral clans died more than ten because of this.”
“This is also thanks to the sudden truce between Cao Cao and Tao Qian.”
“If the two sides do not stop fighting, I am afraid that the Mi family will pay more losses for this!”
And after that war ended in a hurry.
All of Xuzhou, including the Mi family, suffered from a disease called “fear of cao”.
Fear of war, do not want to fight, but do not want to surrender.
This is the main theme of Xuzhou today.
“Alas.”
“Let’s take it one step at a time.”
“I don’t know where my future of Xuzhou is.”
Mi Zhu smiled bitterly.
In the original history, it was precisely because of a variety of external factors that Mi Zhu, Sun Qian and others pulled Liu Bei over and took over the mess in Xuzhou.
But now, due to Gu Yi’s butterfly effect, Liu Bei did not come to Xuzhou, but went to Huainan.
As a result, Huainan did not hold it and was driven out by Sun Ce.
The position of lord of Xuzhou was inherited by pottery merchants after Tao Qian’s death.
This is tantamount to more helplessness for the Xuzhou family.
What kind of waste is a pottery merchant, can’t it be that they haven’t counted in their hearts?
Let such a person sit in the position of the lord of Xuzhou.
It’s a mascot.
There is no effective leadership.
But apart from pottery merchants, does the Xuzhou family have any other choice?
It is clear that none of them.
Therefore.
As one of the “Three Giants of Xuzhou”, Mi Zhu is even more worried about the future of Xuzhou.
As the saying goes.
The house leak coincided with overnight rain.
Just when Mi Zhu was worried and did not know where the future was.
Suddenly, the guard beside the pottery merchant came to the gate of Mi Mansion, and after the report, he reported to Mi Zhu:
“Mr. Mi, the Lord invites you to the state pastoral office to discuss matters.”
“Please hurry up.”
“Mr. Chen and General Cao are also there.”
Hearing this, Mi Zhu’s face changed suddenly.
Since Chen Deng and Cao Bao were also waiting in the prefecture pastoral mansion, it must be an extremely urgent matter.
So, Mi Zhu hurriedly set out and rushed to the potter’s prefecture mansion under the guidance of the guards.
……
When Mi Zhu arrived, Cao Bao and Chen Deng’s faces were already full of sadness.
The pottery merchant was panicked, looking like six gods and masterless.
Seeing this, Mi Zhu hurriedly asked:
“What happened?”
Chen Deng and Cao Bao looked at each other, and finally Chen Deng replied on his behalf:
“Cao Jun killed him.”
“Undeclared war, and has already attacked Xiaopei in just two days.”
“It’s less than a hundred miles away from my Pengcheng.”
Mi Zhu bit her lip.
He finally understood why the three people in the council chamber showed such expressions.
Cao Jun killed over, what does this mean? 820
It means that the war in the land of Xuzhou will be opened again.
The crowd will pay a great deal for it.
And this time, the situation will undoubtedly be worse than the last one.
The name Xiaopei, although it does not sound very domineering.
But its strategic significance to Xuzhou is extremely important.
It can be said that Xiaopei is the gateway to Pengcheng, the seat of Xuzhou.
Similar to Luoyang’s gateway Bianshui Pass and Tiger Prison Pass.
As soon as Xiao Pei was lost, Peng Cheng would immediately be exposed to the attack range of the Cao army.
Next, the only options left for Mi Zhu and the others were to hold Pengcheng or retreat to Xiaping.
Xiaping was located in the middle of Xuzhou, and after Lü Bu took control of Xuzhou, he moved his seat from the original Pengcheng to Xiaping.
This is why the Cao army flooded Pi later.
But now, the roots of Mi Zhu and Chen Deng, as well as Cao Bao and others, are almost all in Pengcheng.
Retreat rashly, and everything in Pengcheng will be occupied by the Cao army.
After losing these supplies from Pengcheng.
Even if the walls of Xiaping City are thick.
How can you stop the Cao army like a jackal, tiger and leopard?
Despair pervaded the chamber.
The pottery merchant raised his hand tremblingly, like a schoolboy who did not dare to answer the question rashly in later generations, and said in a weak tone:
“I… Can we move the rescuers? ”
Hear it here.
Cao Bao and Chen Deng smiled bitterly.
The eyes were full of self-deprecation.
Reinforcements?
Where did the reinforcements come from?
Now.
Among the princes of the Kanto, Gongsun Zan had already been completely offended by them when the second coalition of princes attacked Dong Zhuo. (See Chapter 111 for details)
After Liu Bei was defeated by Sun Ce, he disappeared.
Yuan Shu was dead, reduced to ashes in the sea of fire.
As for Yuan Shao.
That TM and Cao Cao wear a pair of pants!
Not sending troops to help Cao Cao attack Xuzhou was already a blessing in misfortune.
(PS: In the historical Battle of Xuzhou between Cao Cao and Tao Qian, Yuan Shao sent Zhu Ling to lead three battalions of about 3,000 soldiers to support Cao Cao. ）
It was extremely embarrassing, under the whole world, there was no prince who could help Xuzhou.
Wait, who seems to have missed?!
In Mi Zhu’s pupils, a different kind of light suddenly appeared.
Maybe…… This crisis in Xuzhou can really be solved by that person!
……。