Chapter 627 Everyone has their own plans (38)

After Cao Cao gained a foothold in Yanzhou, he recalled his actions and had many shortcomings.

There was nothing else, but there were many loopholes in the death of Bao Xin, and Cao Cao was a little guilty.

He was afraid that others would suspect Bao Xin's death, and he was even more afraid that someone among Bao Xin's relatives knew the inside story of the secret agreement.

Bao Xin's army had been completely annexed by Cao Cao. His son was young and his two brothers died in battle when they attacked Dong Zhuo. Cao Cao was not afraid of anyone coming to compete for Qibei County.

But if the private agreement between Cao Cao and Bao Xin was spread by the Bao family, everyone in the world could figure it out with their toes that Bao Xin died at Cao Cao's hands.

Then Cao Cao's reputation will be bad, and everyone will be in danger of his friends and subordinates. Being disunited with him will be very unfavorable to his future development!

So, Cao Cao adopted Bao Xin's son Bao Xun and raised him with his son Cao Pi, treating him equally.

In this way, he didn't have to worry about the Bao family talking nonsense, but instead gained a good reputation for being loyal to his friends.

In fact, Cao Cao was completely over-thinking!

After all, the secret agreement between Bao Xin and Cao Cao was a matter of no prestige, and he was also afraid of spreading it.

Moreover, Bao Xin was not sure that Cao Cao would agree to him. He did not tell others, including his confidants and tribe members.

Therefore, the Bao family strongly agrees with the statement that "Bao Xin died because of saving Cao Cao."

As Cao Cao's power in Yanzhou became increasingly powerful, some Bao clan members even spared no effort to promote outside, in order to strengthen the relationship between the Bao family and the Cao Cao group and get the due benefits.

But there is no airtight wall in the world, and more than just Cao Cao is smart.

When welcoming Cao Cao to Chen Palace with Bao Xin, he still had deep doubts about Bao Xin's death.

Chen Gong thought: "I only think that Cao Cao was a wise monarch and gave him Yanzhou to him with Bao Xin. It turned out that he was a wolf-hearted man, which killed Bao Xin instead!"

Chen Gong was just a counselor under Cao Cao, and he was not the kind of person who had special trust, so he naturally did not dare to question his lord.

And he has no evidence and can do nothing.

Chen Gong didn't even dare to show any noise, for fear of arousing Cao Cao's suspicion, but instead he was killed.

But he already had the idea of ​​leaving Cao Cao in his heart.

Cao Cao's wings are getting richer and his control over Yanzhou is getting stronger and stronger, far from comparable to Liu Dai back then.

Yuan Shao recommended him as the prefect of Dongjun back then, and there were conditions.

Yuan Shao and Cao Cao reached a tacit understanding, and he developed northward, while Cao Cao could only develop southward.

Yuan Shao sent troops to attack Gongsun Zan, Cao Cao sent troops to help Yuan Shao block Gongsun Zan's ally Liu Bei. Only by Shan Jing and Tao Qian's army could Yuan Shao concentrate on dealing with Gongsun Zan. Finally, he won the battle of Longcuo and reversed the situation.

Cao Cao had great ambitions and knew that conquering the world, both soldiers and food were indispensable.

After he occupied Yanzhou, he had long looked at the richer Xuzhou.

The Yellow Turban Army in Xuzhou was long ago purged by Tao Qian, and the people lived and worked in peace. Cao Cao had no suitable reason for attack.

Now Tao Qian's subordinates dare to touch Cao Cao's family. Although Cao Cao was sad, he was not blinded by hatred.

He immediately thought that while taking revenge, he could also take Xuzhou for himself with justification.

Although Cao Cao's territory is quite large, he is sandwiched between Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu brothers and Tao Qian.

The Yuan Shao brothers were in conflict. Although they wanted Cao Cao to attack one of them, they were still brothers and allies on the surface.

No matter which one Cao Cao attacks, he will be attacked by the Yuan brothers. Cao Cao has formed an alliance with the Yuan brothers and cannot give them an excuse to join forces to attack him.

Therefore, if Cao Cao wants to expand his territory, he can only attack Xuzhou and then develop into Jiangnan. He does not want to miss this opportunity of winning multiple goals in one fell swoop.

In the autumn of the fourth year of Chuping (193), Cao Cao raised an army to attack Tao Qian on the grounds of avenging his father.

At that time, in order to repay Cao Cao to stop Tian Kai and Liu Bei's love, Yuan Shao also sent his general Zhu Ling to supervise the third battalion army to help.

Cao Cao's army was as powerful as a rainbow, and he successively captured more than ten county towns. His generals conquered Guangwei (east of Pei County), along Sishui and Pengcheng.

The vanguard Cao Ren divided his troops to attack Tao Qian's general Lu You. After defeating the enemy, he joined forces with Cao Cao and surrounded Pengcheng.

Tao Qian had fought wars with Huang Pusong before, and he himself led the Tibetan tyrants. Sun Guan and others suppressed the Yellow Turban Army in Xuzhou. He was indeed a bit of military level.

But compared with Cao Cao, it is still far inferior.

Tao Qian made a mistake in judging the combat effectiveness of Cao Cao's army. Instead of relying on the high walls and sufficient food and grass in Pengcheng for a long-term defense, he led the main force to the outside of the city to fight the high-spirited Cao army, hoping to repel Cao's army in one fell swoop.

As a result, Tao Qian's army was defeated on its entire line, and after tens of thousands of soldiers' lives, he had to collect the remaining troops, flee Pengcheng, and retreat to Tan County, the capital of Donghai County.

Seeing that Cao Cao was in great power, the Tai bandits Zang Ba, Sun Guan, Wu Dun, Yin Li and others who had already surrendered to Tao Qian stationed their troops in Kaiyang and ignored them.

Cao Cao came in full force and burned, killed and looted everywhere in Xuzhou.

Many wealthy families suffered losses to varying degrees, and the largest loss was naturally the richest family in Xuzhou.

If Tao Qian was defeated and Xuzhou was really occupied by Cao Cao, the Mi brothers would not be sure to protect their property.

Therefore, the Mi Zhu brothers were even more anxious than Tao Qian about how to resist Cao Cao's attack. They secretly conspired and decided to leave a way out.

After Tao Qian entered the city, he discussed with everyone a plan to withdraw his troops.

Tao Qian took over Xuzhou, and officials in important positions were promoted to children of local powerful families.

These children of aristocratic families, not to mention their own talents, they must have their own little abacus.

Cao Cao's army was approaching, and they did not openly rebel. They were already worthy of Tao Qian's kindness, so they naturally would not use their own efforts to resist Cao Cao for Tao Qian.

Now Tao Qian asked them for advice. The civil officials and generals here did not want to offend Cao Cao too ruthlessly. With a wait-and-see attitude, naturally no one gave advice for Tao Qian.

It was a cold moment, and I saw that the meeting could not continue.

But this is also difficult for the cunning Tao Qian. He used his bitter plan that had been planned in time and said:

"Cao's army is in great danger. I should tie myself up to Cao Cao's military camp and let him cut off the enemy to save the people of a county in Xuzhou."

After Tao Qian finished speaking, he originally expected everyone to say something to stop him, but who knew that everyone was speechless and the venue was silent, and no one came out to stop him.

Obviously, the hearts of these powerful families agree that Tao Qian uses his life to exchange for his own peace.

This situation was beyond Tao Qian's expectations, and he looked dark!

He was originally posing with a high attitude and wanted to leave a good story. Unexpectedly, these people from powerful families were really willing to let him die!

(End of this chapter)
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