After ten months of carefully and tremblingly raising the fetus, she gave birth to a daughter. Her hope of mother being more precious than son was dashed. The little girl Cao Ling, who was poisoned by patriarchal thoughts, could not help but cry to death. Although Tao Ying comforted her repeatedly, she said nothing about herself.

She liked her daughter more and said she would give Cao Ling another chance to give birth to a son, but

However, Cao Ling was always depressed, because the politically minded little girl Cao Ling knew very well that she had missed the only opportunity to steal her husband's eldest son. In two or three months, Yuan Fang would marry into the Tao Mansion, and then let her as the head wife

Yuan Fang gave birth to her eldest son, and her self-reliant side wife would never be able to get ahead.

It's useless to be disappointed. No matter how much Cao Ling hopes for a child, he can't turn his daughter into a son. Tao Ying, who has been brainwashed by the idea of ​​equality between men and women, no matter how indifferent he is, can't spare much time to accompany and comfort him.

Cao Ling is a little girl, because in a short period of time, there are still three complex and important events waiting for Tao Ying to do. One is to prepare for the wedding to formally marry Yuan Shao’s daughter.

His son Yuan Fang - although Tao Ying still doesn't know what Yuan Fang looks like or what her temper is, nor does he know which daughter she is Yuan Shao's; secondly, he teamed up with his long-standing rival, Boss Cao, to rescue her.

Xiandi gained some political points through this action; the third step was to prepare to launch a southern expedition to deal with little Yuan Sangong and seize his most valuable territory.

Among the three events, although marrying Yuan Shao's daughter was Tao Ying's personal matter, most of Xuzhou's civil and military officials strongly supported Tao Ying's decision to marry him. They believed that as long as Xuzhou embraced the thick thighs of Yuan Sangong, it would be a wealthy but wealthy country.

The five weak counties of Xuzhou have strong support.

Mountain, the surrounding princes did not dare to take any chances with the five counties of Xuzhou. Therefore, even if it was Tao Ying's personal affairs, there were still many Xuzhou officials vying to arrange Tao Ying's wedding and share the most annoying red tape for Tao Ying.

This also relieved Tao Ying's burden a lot.

The matter of teaming up with Boss Cao to welcome him was easy to say. Tao Ying didn't need to explain why he wanted to join forces with his arch-rival, Boss Cao. Countless celebrities came out of his subordinates, scrambling to ask for the burden of welcoming him. They risked their lives to go to Cao Cao.

He went to Cao Cao's army and marched westward with Cao Cao's army to save the emperor from trouble.

The fall of the Han Dynasty and the generals - and by the way, his personal reputation was spread all over the world. However, to everyone's expectation, Tao Ying ignored Xu Fang, Zheng Xuan, Chen Qun and other famous scholars all over the world, but chose Xuzhou governor instead.

Yang Hong and Yang Changshi, the most notorious people in the government, served as the envoys to carry out this beautiful mission that was destined to become famous all over the world.

What shocked Xuzhou celebrities even more was what happened later. Although greeting and rescuing a driver was a good job that could only be achieved in their eyes, in the eyes of the realists Yang Hong and Yang Changshi, it was extremely painful.

No matter how hard the job is, I feel that not only is there the risk of losing my head when leading a team to meet the driver, but there is no profit at all, which is far worse than not doing it at all.

Arranging Tao Ying's wedding was so lucrative, not to mention the prestige and convenience of accompanying Tao Ying on his southern expedition, so Yang Changshi resolutely declined the job, using the excuse that he was familiar with Huainan's geography. He wanted to arrange Tao Ying's wedding first, and then accompany Tao Yingnan.

Conquest of Yuan Shu - By the way, he managed the money and food for Tao Ying in the southern expedition against Yuan Shu.

Of course, Tao Ying did not dare to hand over money and food to Yang Changshi - then the logistics supply of Xuzhou's southern expedition army would definitely be at stake. At the same time, considering Yang Changshi's notorious reputation in Huainan, he took Yang Changshi to Huainan again.

It is obviously not conducive to the Xuzhou army to win the hearts and minds of the people. In addition, there are several tasks during the welcoming period that only Yang Hong is best suited to handle. So what did Tao Ying say?

They all wanted Yang Changshi to lead his team to welcome him. After all, Tao Ying simply promised that as long as Yang Changshi handles the matter of welcoming him, he can immediately rush to Huainan to take over the task of counting the loot and checking Yuan Shu's accomplices. The most absolute reality is that

Only then did the communist Yang Changshi reluctantly shoulder this important task, and at the same time he also took over the secret mission secretly assigned by Tao Ying.

The third thing that is most difficult to handle is the southern expedition against Young Master Yuan Sangong. This is not because Xuzhou’s money and food supplies do not allow Tao Ying to launch the southern expedition. It is also not because Xuzhou’s army is afraid of the low morale of Young Sangong Yuan. On the contrary, the last time in Zhuyi

The war has given the Xuzhou army the confidence to face Xiao Yuan Sangong, the important general of the Xuzhou army.

Xu Chu, Zang Ba, Chen Dao, Gao Shun, Cao Xing, Hou Cheng and Xu Sheng were not afraid of little Yuan Sangong. Cao Xing and Song Xian, the new generals who joined the Xuzhou army, rushed to Tao Ying to ask for a battle.

Asked to serve as a vanguard to fight the first battle for the army, the morale of the top and bottom was very high.

The main opposition to the Southern Expedition were the old men of Xuzhou left by Tao Qian to Tao Ying. Tao Qian's several attacks on Xuzhou were met with disastrous defeats. The psychological shadow has been hanging over the hearts of these old men of Xuzhou. The reputation of Yuan Shu IV and the Three Dukes was incompatible with the large number of soldiers in Huainan.

Sufficient food is also a major concern for these Xuzhou elderly people.

Therefore, Cao Bao, Xu Dan, Chen Qun, Xu Fang and other Xuzhou civil and military officials left by Tao Qian were firmly opposed to Tao Ying's rash southward expedition. Even Chen Gui, the old fox in Xuzhou, was worried, fearing that Tao Ying would rashly go south to attack the strong with the weak.

The chance of winning was not good, so he refused to support Tao Ying in his campaign against Little Yuan Sangong.

Fortunately, in addition to a large group of military generals eager to fight, Tao Ying also had two resourceful young upstarts, Lu Su and Chen Deng. At the discussion meeting, in the face of a wave of opposition from the elderly in Xuzhou, Lu Su and Chen Deng

Stand up and show your strength

Turning the tide, Lu Su firmly supported Tao Ying's southern expedition. Lu Su also pointed out the advantages and disadvantages of the Xuzhou army and Yuan Shu's army in public, pointing out that the Xuzhou army had four victories and Yuan Shu's army had four defeats, and concluded that the Xuzhou army would win this battle.

, Yuan Shujun will definitely lose this battle!

"Yuan Shu's laws have no rules and disciplines. He appoints only relatives, loses military morale internally, imposes excessive taxes, resorts to military violence, and loses the support of the people externally. This is Yuan Shu's first defeat! Our Xuzhou has clear laws and regulations, appoints only the most virtuous, neglects corvee and pays little in taxes, and cherishes the people's livelihood. This is our Xuzhou

First win!"

"Although Yuan Shu was born in the Fourth Generation and the Three Lords, he was arrogant, arrogant and foolish. He abused force and bullied the weak. He did not show any kindness to the people internally. He offended all the heroes in the world externally. His close relatives such as Yuan Benchu ​​also had enmity with each other. He lost his temper.

With few helpers, this is Yuan Shu's second defeat!

Although our Lord, Tao Shijun, is young, he has already been famous all over the world for his humility, generosity, eagerness for justice and justice. Cao Jun sacrificed his life in front of the battle to save the people of Xuzhou. He gave up his land outside the city of Changyi in exchange for an old friend of Xuzhou. He was supported by the people, loved by the princes, and received many aids.

, this is my second victory in Xuzhou!"

"Although Yuan Shu has many soldiers, he is short of elite soldiers. Ninety percent of the ten are those who use Yu to make up for the numbers. Although there are many soldiers, they are difficult to use. This is Yuan Shu's third defeat! Although our soldiers are few, there are countless elite soldiers and strong generals. One can be as good as ten."

, although there are few soldiers, they all fight to the death. This is my third victory in Xuzhou!"

"Yuan Shu is brave and unstoppable, suspicious and without plans. He is fierce in appearance and inwardly inward. He is in chaos when encountering changes and is afraid of dangers. No matter how much food he has, he cannot use it. This is Yuan Shu's fourth defeat! But my lord is both brave and strategic, and uses his troops well. He uses tactics like this.

God, even Cao Mengde, who is known as the traitor in the world, is still afraid, let alone Yuan

Are you a fool? Moreover, my lord is soft on the outside and strong on the inside. He is not confused when encountering changes and is not afraid of danger. He is like riding the tide when he is in a stormy sea. He is still able to cope with the collapse of Mount Tai. This is my fourth victory in Xuzhou! My lord, our army has

With these four victories and Yuan Shu and Yuan Jun's four defeats, why worry that Huainan will not be defeated and Yuan Shu will not be destroyed?!"

Although Lu Su's flattery made even the shameless Deputy Director Tao feel a little embarrassed, the old people in Xuzhou who opposed the Southern Expedition were still shaken and felt that Lu Su's analysis was quite reasonable. Old Tao Qian could not beat Xiao Xiao before.

Yuan Sangong doesn't mean that Tao Ying can't break Yuan Sangong's chrysanthemum now. The southern expedition to Yuan Shu may not be impossible. Then, Chen Deng, who was finally reused under Tao Ying, also stood up

He came out and pointed out that Xuzhou is the place of the Four Wars. If you insist on defending it, you will sooner or later be overwhelmed by the endless enemies. Only by taking the initiative and attacking instead of defending can you not only achieve the effect of defending, but also win for the Xuzhou army.

More living space. After the two of them joined forces, they finally convinced the old people in Xuzhou to support the southern expedition, and the Xuzhou army finally began full preparations for expansion and invasion.

In mid-May, after Tao Ying sent away the fifty-man welcoming mission led by Yang Hong, the Xuzhou envoy sent to contact Xiao Yuan Sangong also returned to Xuzhou - to be precise, the envoy's head returned to Xuzhou.

Mi Zhu was secretly suspected of colluding and did not take the initiative to confess the crime to Chen Gui. After arriving in Huainan, the unfortunate Xuzhou official had just grown a head.

Little Yuan Sangong, who was above his head, presented a letter asking for the imperial seal. Little Yuan Sangong, who wanted to be the emperor almost crazy, immediately became furious and cursed his brother Yuan Sangong and his niece's son-in-law, Deputy Director Tao.

Without hesitation, he chopped off the head of his niece-in-law's envoy, and proactively gave his niece-in-law a well-reasoned excuse to start a war.

Immediately afterwards, the Xuzhou envoys sent by Tao Ying to contact Liu Yao and Great Yuan Sangong also returned to Tao Ying. They heard that the Xuzhou army was preparing to kill Little Yuan Sangong, but he was bullied and trained by Little Yuan Sangong every three days.

Liu Yao, the only governor of Yangzhou recognized by the Eastern Han Dynasty, not only immediately raised his hands, feet and fifth limbs in approval to express his understanding and support for Tao Ying's military action, but also

Agreeing to send troops to coordinate the attack on Little Yuan Sangong, he sent his eldest son Liu Ji as an envoy, not only to wish Deputy Director Tao a happy wedding, but also to strengthen contact with the Xuzhou army and confirm whether the Xuzhou army really planned to take military action against Little Yuan Sangong.

Actions and the intensity of military operations - of course, Deputy Director Tao actually hoped that the envoy sent by Liu Yao would be an unknown soldier named Tai Shici.

As for Grand Duke Yuan Sangong, he heard that his son-in-law was planning to send troops to deal with his half-brothers and snatch back the immeasurable imperial jade seal and present it to him. In his reply to his son-in-law, Grand Duke Yuan Sangong besides a lot of gorgeous

Apart from the words, there is actually only one true thing to say - fuck him! The harder it is, the better! I support you, if the thief dares to steal my son-in-law's back, I will tell him to take it for granted!

At the same time, in order to relieve his son-in-law's worries, Sangong Da Yuan also took the initiative to write a letter to Cao Cao, informing Cao Cao of the military operations in Xuzhou, saying that Tao Ying had his permission to conquer Yuan Shu this time - so you

Cao A, please be honest with me. You are threatening the back of my son-in-law, Yuan Shao, and I, Yuan Shao, am also threatening the back of yours!

It's not that Grand Duke Yuan was self-defeating, nor was it Tao Ying who wasted his time in fighting. The key is that Boss Cao was too wary and resentful of Tao Ying, so after careful investigation and letters from Grand Duke Yuan, he confirmed that Tao Ying was about to attack.

After the news of the dispatch of troops to Huainan, Cao Cao, who was about to launch the Western Expedition, did not have the energy to take advantage of the situation.

He had the guts to risk offending Lord Yuan Sangong and rekindle the war between Yan and Xu, but this did not mean that Boss Cao would just watch Tao Ying conquer the city, expand his territory, and strengthen his strength. Therefore, after careful consideration, Boss Cao decided to

He quickly summoned Liu Bei and Liu Huangshu, who had been hiding in his army, and showed Liu Huangshu the letter from Duke Yuan Sangong.

Uncle Liu Huang's acting skills in this era may only be inferior to that of Deputy Director Tao. After reading the letter from Yuan Sangong, Uncle Liu Huang made some judgments in his mind, but he still deliberately said in shock: "The little thief Tao Ying wants to conquer Yuan Gongli."

?This little thief is stupid. Yuan Gongdao has many soldiers and sufficient food and grass. His strength is far better than that of the five counties of Xuzhou. How dare the little thief Tao Ying go to die?"

Uncle Liu Huang's acting skills once again eluded the poor Boss Cao. After secretly nodding and feeling that Uncle Liu Huang was nothing to be afraid of, Boss Cao said slowly: "Soldiers must be skilled but not broad, generals must be strategic but not brave. The little thief Tao Ying is full of tricks.

The troops are well prepared, and a large number of elite soldiers and generals under Lu Bu's command have been surrendered. The overall strength has been greatly increased, and Yuan Jiujiu is probably more likely to be in trouble this time. I estimate that even if Yuan Jiujiu does not die this time, he will still have to fight against the little thief Tao Ying.

He was hit hard in front of him!"

"It's similar to what I estimated. Even if Yuan Shu can escape with his life, at least a lot of the most important territory will be snatched away by Tao Ying, the little thief." Liu Huangshu muttered in his heart. On his face, he said respectfully: "Ming Gong's advice is very good, Yuan

"Gao Dao is a humble man, far less cunning and vicious than the little thief Tao Ying. If we use our troops carelessly this time, I'm afraid we will suffer a big loss."

"Although it is not yet certain who will win this battle, but..." Boss Cao protracted his voice and suddenly said viciously: "However, we must not let the little thief Tao Ying win, and we must not let the little thief Tao Ying win.

The thief robbed Yuan Shu of his most valuable land in Huainan! At the very least, the little thief Tao Ying must pay a heavy price! Otherwise, this little thief will be even more difficult to deal with in the future!"

"But, Ming Gong, Yuan Benchu ​​was bewitched by the little thief Tao Ying, and you are not allowed to send troops to Xuzhou... What should we do?" Liu Huangshu asked with difficulty.

"Of course I can't send troops. I'm about to march west to meet you. The rear is empty and I don't have the strength to send troops to Xuzhou." Boss Cao answered without any ambiguity. Then Boss Cao smiled and said: "However, although I can't send troops. Mr. Xuande, you

But we can justifiably send troops to attack Tao, give Yuan Shu a helping hand, and make Tao Ying's thief's annexation ambition come to nothing!"

"Ming Gong is joking." Uncle Liu was excited and said with a fake and wry smile on his face: "There are only three Taoyuan brothers, no soldiers, no generals, no war horses, weapons, food and grass. How can they help Yuan Jiujiu, and how can they stop Tao Ying?

A little thief’s annexation ambition?”

"I will give you fifteen hundred soldiers, hundreds of horses, hundreds of chariots, and tens of thousands of rations." Boss Cao said calmly: "Xuande can take these soldiers and horses to Runan. Runan County has a vast land, and the Yellow Turbans

Since then, it has been threatening little thief Tao Ying’s southern food route. With Xuande’s ability, after arriving in Runan, he will definitely be able to show off his power and make little thief Tao Ying’s back restless day and night!”

"Finally, we have made it to this day." Uncle Liu quietly shook his fist and without refusing, immediately left the table and bowed to Mr. Cao, saying in a deep voice: "Ming Gong's kindness will never be forgotten! Please rest assured, Ming Gong.

After arriving in Runan, I will do my best to stop the little thief Tao Ying from killing innocent people and poisoning living beings, and I will live up to the expectations of the Ming Dynasty!"

"I believe Mr. Xuande will be able to do it." Boss Cao nodded, and then ordered: "Please get up, Mr. Xuande, and go down to prepare. I will order some troops and horses, and allocate food, fodder, and horses. After everything is ready,

Duke Xuande can immediately send troops to Runan."
To be continued...