Chapter 258 Zhicai made a ridiculous excuse Yuanlong boldly counterattack

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The Qing and Xu armies gathered together, and the soldiers were cheering. After a fierce battle yesterday, the Qingzhou army suffered much more casualties than the Yanzhou army. The entire army almost shrank in half, which made Qingzhou governor Tian Kai so heartbroken that he almost vomited blood. This is most of the elite troops in Qingzhou!

Seeing Cao Cao's army arrive, Liu Bei, who was having a good conversation with Tao Qian, Chen Deng and others, was not giving up. He accused several people of guilt and once again urged his horse to approach Cao Cao. Although Tao Qian and others had no hope of Liu Bei's persuasion, they advised him not to hit the nail.

Cao Cao, who was furious yesterday, may not see him today, but Liu Bei, who was strong-willed, was still unmoved.

Looking at everyone's puzzled gaze, Liu Bei laughed and said cheerful but firmly: "As long as there is a glimmer of hope, we can avoid war and reduce the number of wars in Xuzhou's military and civilians! We are willing to try it out.

As for what to cherish if you are embarrassed, how can the lives of the soldiers and civilians in Xuzhou be important!"

Liu Bei's righteous and stern words immediately attracted praise from representatives of the clan. Everyone in the field thought that Liu Bei and Liu Guoqiao were actually a kind person.

Liu Bei's hard work finally got rewarded. Even if he loses some face, he can gain a great reputation for being virtuous. For Liu Bei, fame is the greatest gain. With reputation, will the power be far away?

What made everyone lose their attention was that as soon as Liu Bei called out, Cao Cao walked out surrounded by a group of civil and military officials. However, Cao Cao's face was not strange at all, and he could not see the angry smile yesterday. He just looked at Liu Bei with a faint look!

Xi Zhicai urged him to step forward and bowed to Liu Bei, saying, "I have met Liu Guoshang, Xi Zhicai, who is now engaged in the Yanzhou army marching. Yesterday, my lord returned to the camp and thought about it carefully, and I felt that what Liu Guoshang said was reasonable.

In addition, the old Grandmaster asked my lord to dream last night, saying that his resentment had been resolved, so that my lord would not have to kill the people anymore!

For the safety of the military and civilians in Xuzhou and Yanzhou, our army agreed to withdraw from Xuzhou. However, this journey was long, so I would like to ask the Taozhou master to send some food and grass to our army for food on the way!"

The reason is ridiculous, and the excuse is far-fetched! But the war itself is a ridiculous game played among the leaders of all parties. As long as it can be regarded as an excuse, what can't be said?

It was Liu Bei's turn to open his mouth and stare at Xi Zhicai. He didn't have any hope. He just performed his benevolence and righteousness in front of everyone in Xuzhou officialdom.

He actually heard Cao Jun's reply that he agreed to stop the battle. This was no different from the pie falling from the sky and hitting him in the head. Liu Bei looked at Cao Cao behind Xi Zhicai in a flash, but nodded with affirmation, which made him feel even more dizzy.

"I haven't opened my mouth yet, why did I agree? I beat you to the death yesterday. I suddenly woke up overnight and Cao Cao would wake up? This is impossible, and there must be a big problem with Cao's army!

But now I can’t see the clues, but this is beneficial to my plan. Why don’t I do it? But these conditions are something I have to ask Tao Gongzu!”

Before Liu Bei could turn around, Tao Qian, who heard Cao's army agree to withdraw, couldn't wait to rush up. Over the past few months, he had been exhausted and wanted to end the war that had started because of himself immediately but shouldn't have happened.

Now that Liu Bei has helped him get this opportunity, he will certainly not be reluctant to pay some price.

Tao Qian stabilized his body, which was increasingly unable to do anything on his horse's back, and said with some trembling words: "As long as you withdraw your troops, food and grass are easy to say! I am the only one who will give you ten thousand stones of food and send you back to the army. What do you think, little brother?"

When Liu Bei heard that Tao Qian was so generous, he felt so heartbroken that these were probably his own things in the future! But for fear of making Tao Qian angry, Liu Bei could only stand beside him without saying a word. After all, Lord Tao is still the decision in Xuzhou. Whether he can buy it is still a matter of the same!

He just cursed in his heart: "Is there no clear-eyed person in Xuzhou? Let's come out to persuade him. This old man who has been scared by Cao's army! He is such a group of waste. No wonder he has such a large army and is beaten to the point of no fight back."

Xi Zhicai keenly felt Tao Qian's eagerness and said slowly: "This time our army sent troops, because the old Grand Marshal's family died tragically under your Xuzhou general. Our army demanded that in addition to sufficient compensation, we also need 50,000 stones of food and grass!

To comfort the infinite pain of hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians in Yanzhou!”

As if a basin of cold water was poured on, Tao Qian was speechless and his anxious mood suddenly woke up.

He thought in his heart: "Fifty thousand stones of grain and grass, that is nearly half of the stored grain in Xiayoucheng's warehouse. Of course, other big families have more grain, and these grains are nothing to the wealthy Xuzhou.

The main reason is that Xi Zhicai has other requirements. If he agrees too readily, will he speak up and blackmail me hard? No, he will let those aristocratic families burst into blood!"

Seeing Tao Qian seemingly hesitated, Xi Zhicai said coldly: "If you don't agree, then our army will continue to attack until you agree! You should understand our army's combat power too! As long as you continue to fight, Xiajiucheng will be captured by our army sooner or later!

At that time, it was no longer a small 50,000 stone of food and grass, hum..."

Xi Zhicai's two gloomy laughters were like two heavy hammers that awakened the dreams of the great clans. He immediately asked Chen Deng to come forward and agreed to the conditions of the Cao army's military advisor. At most, the great clans worked together!

Almost everyone in Xuzhou has been scared by the cruel killings of Cao's army for more than three months. They can't beat them, and they can't even drive them away. But everyone lives well and doesn't want to die in their stomachs.

Since there is a possibility of peace, no one wants to ask why. He just wants to send these killing gods away immediately.

Although he felt something was wrong in his heart, Lord Zhou Mu could not wait to send 10,000 stones of grain and grass out. It was impossible for Chen Deng to save it. He was worried that Tao Qian would not know the pain of agreeing to Xi Zhicai's all conditions.

He quickly stepped forward and said, "But this battle in Xuzhou was also a disaster. Many counties were destroyed by war. If the city was rebuilt, it would cost a lot. We can give you food and grass, but there is no other money! This is our greatest sincerity!

If you are still not satisfied, then we all over Xuzhou will have the only way to fight to the death!"

At the end, Chen Deng's voice became firm. The representatives of the Xuzhou clan behind him all broke into cold sweats, fearing that the Cao army would turn against each other and start a war immediately.

I was also worried that the money in my family could not afford Cao Jun's blackmail, and everyone was in a conflict and nervous mood. However, Liu Bei's eyes were bright, and finally a powerful figure appeared. How could I let go of such a talent?

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