As the saying goes, a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers, wealth cannot be lust, and mighty cannot be defeated. General Liu Xun's eldest son, who just turned 25 this year, was unfortunately captured by Deputy Director Tao's accomplice, and he raised his head and chest to win a lot of face for Liu Xun and the soldiers of Huainan. No matter whether Deputy Director Tao's accomplice, the lackeys of the lackeys of the lackeys, whether they were punching, kicking, threatening, or verbally insulting, or threatening, they never hummed and showed weakness, nor did they say a word of mercy and surrender. His strong and unyielding body was enough to make the previous important Huainan official Yang Hong, who was unfortunately captured and captured by Deputy Director Tao, died of shame ten or eight times!

Of course, this is also an exaggeration. Yang Changshi, whose face is comparable to Deputy Director Tao, definitely has no such narrow temperament and no such narrow mind that is ignorant of the current affairs.

However, it is also a pity that no matter how powerful General Liu Weiwei is, since he was unfortunately captured by the enemy on the battlefield, there are basically only two outcomes waiting for General Liu Weiwei. One is to kneel down and surrender like Lord Yang Hong, swallowing his anger and waiting for the opportunity to make a comeback; the other is to fight to the end like many heroes, shouting the slogan of another hero in 18 years, strode to the court to die; only a very small number of lucky people, like King Menghuo or General Yu Jin, were released or temporarily imprisoned. Our General Liu Weiwei has long been mentally prepared for this - rather than surrender than surrender, and to death!

The passionate moment came far earlier than General Liu Wei-Jiang had imagined. The main battle had just ended. There were sporadic small-scale encirclement and anti-encirclement and suppression battles on the battlefield. General Liu Wei-Jiang was taken to the Xuzhou military camp and was directly taken to the central tent of the Xuzhou military camp. What surprised General Liu Wei-Jiang was even more that the person sitting high above the central tent of the central tent was a handsome man younger than him. He was still full of swords and iron horses, wearing a Confucian robe in the military camp, holding a roll of bamboo slips to taste tea and read quietly. His posture was extremely elegant and gentle, and he also pretended to be extreme.

"Kneel down!" The Xuzhou soldier who escorted Liu Wei shouted. He kicked Liu Wei on the bend of his knee, and then bowed to the young Confucian scholar: "Report to the lord, Liu Wei is here."

"He is the Tao Ying traitor? So young!" Although I had heard that Tao Ying was not old. However, the young and promising General Liu Wei really didn't expect that Tao Ying, who was powerful in the Central Plains, would be younger than himself. At the same time, Liu Wei tried hard to stand up straight and refused to kneel down to show weakness to Tao Ying. The Xuzhou soldiers who escorted Liu Wei were furious and kicked Liu Wei's knees and pressed Liu Wei down. Liu Wei struggled desperately and roared angrily: "Let go of me, let go of me, I am the general of Yangzhou, and I will not kneel to the head of the Xuzhou thief!"

"Xuzhou thief?" Tao Ying finally put down the bamboo slips that he used to pretend to behave and sneered at Liu Wei: "A bold man is now captured by our Xuzhou army. He dares to speak out without saying anything and insult this governor? Are you not afraid that I will push you out of the gate and behead you for public display with one order?"

"If you want to kill, kill, there is no need to say much!" Liu Wei tried hard to raise his head and shouted: "There is only a dethroned general in Huainan, but no surrendered general! I, Liu Wei, accidentally got caught in a trick. I have long been in love with the idea of ​​death. After I die, my father and my brother will avenge me and kill all the dog thieves in Xuzhou!"

Of course, Tao Ying was reluctant to kill Liu Wei, but just smiled and said, "Why should the Major General be so anxious to die? The General is so young and promising. Isn't it a pity to be killed? If the Major General can be effective in Yang Hong and Yang Zhongming surrender to me, I will naturally not treat you badly. Of course, if the Major General's father, Liu Taishou, could..."

"Shut up!" Before Tao Ying could persuade the surrender, Liu Wei roared again, opened his mouth and spit out thick phlegm to Tao Ying, roaring: "Don't mention the bad reputation of Yang Hong's dog thief in front of me. Yang Hong's dog thief sells his owner for honor and ruins the lives of my 130,000 soldiers in Huainan. I wish I could eat his flesh and sleep with his skin. How could I follow his example and bow to you Tao Ying's thief?!"

Tao Ying pulled down his handsome face, looked at Liu Wei and snorted, "Boy, you are crazy and tough enough, very good. Since you want to be tough to the end, the governor will fulfill your wishes! He pushed it out and cut it, and the head was hung on the gate to show the public!"

"No!" The soldiers of Xuzhou who had long disliked Liu Wei agreed, and Liu Wei did not speak, and stood up and turned around and left. At this moment, another person suddenly rushed in outside the tent. However, it was Bo Chen Ying, the leader of the army who sent troops, who was sending troops, holding a letter in his hand, and he was full of anxiety. As soon as he passed by Liu Wei, he couldn't wait to shout: "Lord, something is wrong! Gongsun Zan took advantage of the opportunity of our army's main force going south and suddenly sent 40,000 troops to attack Langya. Ju County was lost. The whereabouts of the Langya Prime Minister Xiao Jian were unknown, and life and death were unknown! General Changxi, the cavalry commander, led his army to rescue, and was also stabbed to death by Zhao Yun, the general of Gongsun Zan, with a shot!"

"What?!" Tao Ying jumped up suddenly, and his screams were still full of panic. Liu Wei, who had just passed by Chen Ying, looked ecstatic and gloating in his heart, "Ha! You Tao Ying's little thief is there today? Gongsun Bogui attacked you, and your main force is in Huainan again. I think what you should do? Unfortunately, I didn't have the chance to see you Tao Ying's little thief rolling back to Xuzhou in a mess."

General Liu Wei seemed a little pessimistic. When he was taken to the court and knelt on the execution platform, Chen Ying, who had been in a hurry to hold the letter, hurried over again. He first shouted to keep the knife, and then ordered the soldiers to untire Liu Wei, respectfully invited Liu Wei back to the central army tent. Liu Wei knew that there was something wrong, so he did not refuse. He just followed Chen Ying back to the tent with his head held high and went to see Tao Ying again.

When he met General Liu Weiwei for the second time, the realist Deputy Director Tao was like a different person. Not only did he no longer threaten and tempted Liu Wei, but he also asked the soldiers to prepare a banquet to treat Liu Wei with kindness. At the same time, he apologized for admitting his mistake, saying that he had just spoken rudely, and treated General Liu Weiwei as a despicable villain like Chief Secretary Yang Hong, and offended General Liu Weiwei much. Please do not be disgusted with it.

Although Liu Wei was tough in his mouth, he naturally did not want to lose his life for the third duke of Yuan at a young age. When he met Tao Ying, he was kind and kind, so he also politely said to Tao Ying, and then said: "Wei defeated the general of the army, and the envoy was grateful to me. But Wei was still grateful. But the following words are the same. Liu Wei's family has received great kindness from Yuan. Even though he was crushed to pieces, it is difficult to repay the lord's great kindness. If he never did anything to blame the lord!"

"The major general misunderstood, and just took the liberty to test it. Ying knew that the major general was a hero who was unparalleled and loyal. How could he dare to say that he would offend the major general?" Deputy Director Tao put a high hat on Liu Weilian like honey, and then changed his words. He smiled very kindly and said, "In fact, the major general misunderstood Tao Ying. Tao Ying's launch of troops south this time was not for the land and city of Huainan. It was not for the intention of being hostile to the major general's lord, General Yuan, but for a major event in the court."

"Oh, I dare to ask why the envoy came from the imperial court?" Liu Wei asked with a sneer in his heart.

"Jade Seal. The Jade Seal of the Kingdom." Tao Ying was very pleased and said frankly: "I believe the Major General also knew that he had regained the imperial seal from the traitors two years ago. He wanted to return the imperial seal to the emperor, but the road was not clear, so he had to ask the Lord Yuan to work for him. Unexpectedly, two years later, the jade seal had not been returned to the emperor's throne. Ying sent someone to negotiate, and the envoy was also beheaded by Yuan Gong. Ying was angry and then launched a military force in Huainan. The intention was not to take back the jade seal and return it to the emperor, and to fulfill the responsibility of the Han ministers. For this matter, please ask the Major General to investigate it clearly."

"It sounds really nice." Liu Wei sneered even more in his heart. He couldn't help but sarcastically, "So that's the case. Envoy Tao is really a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty."

"The loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty dare not take responsibility, just fulfill their duties." Tao Ying seemed to have not understood Liu Wei's intentional tone, and waved his hand generously and said with a smile: "Major General. You know the purpose of Tao Ying's troops this time. For the prosperity and stability of the Han Dynasty, and for the thousands of creatures in the two counties of Huainan, Ying wanted to ask the Major General to do a small favor and bring Tao Ying's letter to Shouchun to present to Yuan Gong, so that Yuan Gong knew that as long as he returned the imperial seal to me, or agreed to return the jade seal to the emperor immediately, then Tao Ying immediately led his army to withdraw from Huainan and return all the land of Huainan that had been captured before. From now on, Xuzhou and Huainan Yong will form an alliance and will never invade each other!"

"As long as my lord returns the jade seal to the emperor, the envoy will immediately withdraw from the land of Huainan?" Liu Wei looked surprised, and was secretly happy in his heart, and he said, "Okay, it seems that the situation in the rear of Tao Ying's little thief is critical, and he has to prepare to withdraw his troops."

"That's certainly." Tao Ying nodded repeatedly and smiled, "Actually, to be honest, the son-in-law of General Zuo's new highway duke, are all family members, and the family should of course speak in a harmonious manner. Therefore, as long as General Zuo promises to return the jade seal to the emperor, Tao Ying will immediately withdraw from the land in Huainan and can also re-conclude an alliance with General Zuo, and the two families will join forces to fight against the world's rebels."

"Since the envoy has this intention, why don't you send an envoy to contact our master directly and ask Liu Wei to do it on your behalf?" Liu Wei was a little confused.

"Two reasons." Tao Ying replied with a wry smile: "First, General Zuo killed the envoy and destroyed the book last time, and his army's envoy was unable to submit the letter to General Zuo. Second, in the next impulse, he killed too many soldiers in Huainan and went deep into Huainan, and had already formed a mortal hatred with General Zuo. He rashly sought peace and harmony, but he was afraid that General Zuo would not believe it. So there was no other way. He could only release the major general first to prove his sincerity, and then ask the major general to work hard. In order to avoid the disaster of the thousands of people in Huainan, he would also ask the major general not to refuse."

"This..." Liu Wei pretended to be hesitant, and then nodded for a moment and said, "Since the envoy Tao has such kindness, in order to avoid the people of Huainan being poisoned by the war, I will go on a trip for the envoy, present the envoy Tao's envoy to the lord, and also forward the envoy's original words to the lord, but I don't know when the envoy will leave?"

"Without any delay, we should prepare a letter and send someone to protect the Major General to go north immediately to Shouchun to pay homage to Mr. Yuan." Tao Ying was very anxious, and then Tao Ying added with a smile: "Oh, by the way, please ask the Major General to tell Mr. Yuan that he had always been trustworthy. If he said that he would definitely fulfill his promise when he quit Huainan, he would do his best to restrain the team and would not conflict with the soldiers under Mr. Yuan's command. However, if Mr. Yuan refused to give up, insisted on refusing to return the jade seal to the emperor, and even sent troops to chase or block it, then... Tao Yingfeng would accompany him to the end!"

Liu Wei's heart sank. He knew that Tao Ying was asking him to warn Xiao Yuan Sangong not to play tricks, but in order to get out as soon as possible, Liu Wei nodded silently. At that moment, Tao Ying immediately asked Chen Ying to bring the letter of peace that had been prepared, and arranged a team of light cavalry to protect and monitor Liu Wei from the north, and rushed to Shouchun to deliver the letter day and night. He also personally sent Liu Wei out of the Xuzhou camp and watched Liu Wei leave. It was also when Liu Wei was walking away under the protection of Xuzhou cavalry, Chen Yingcai, who had always been with Tao Ying, asked carefully: "Lord, is that all right? Will Yuan Shu be fooled?"

"I can't tell whether Yuan Shu will fall into a trap at the moment." Tao Ying replied frankly: "But it doesn't matter. Anyway, my target is not Yuan Shu's main force. It's just the three brothers of Big Ear Thieves. I can be sure that Yuan Shu will at least be skeptical, and that he will send troops to test everything, and that the team attacking Qu Yang will not withdraw back to Shouchun immediately. Then I can be more sure that as long as Yuan Shu sends troops, the one who is pushed in front will definitely be the team of Big Ear Thieves! It's worth it to replace the three brothers of Big Ear Thieves with an inconsistency Liu Wei."

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Deputy Director Tao is very experienced in judging the meaning of the above, and he was indeed very aware of the psychological analysis of Xiao Yuan Sangong. More than a day later, when Liu Wei returned to Shouchun to submit a letter to Xiao Yuan Sangong and explaining the situation and the war between the Hefei, Xiao Yuan Sangong was furious and defeated the reinforcements again. Faced with the conditions for the summons proposed by Tao Ying, he was inevitably skeptical and could not tell whether it was true or false.

Fortunately, there are a few discerning people under the command of Xiao Yuan Sangong. After listening to Liu Wei's report and taking turns reading Tao Ying's handwritten letter, the chief Shu Shao stood up without hesitation and bowed and said, "Lord, this is Tao Ying's plan to lure the enemy. Never fall into the trap! Since Tao Ying's little thief has already broken through our army's Lujiang reinforcements, the next step must be to return to the army north and attack Shouchun Yinling. In order to avoid fighting hard in the attack, Tao Ying's little thief set up this poisonous plan to lure the main force of our army out of the city to fight in the field!"

"Mr. Zhongying's words are reasonable. The lord must not take risks easily." Jin Shang, the governor of Yanzhou, also stood up and echoed: "General Liu Wei was just taken out of the big tent and asked to behead him. There is news that Gongsun Zan attacked Langya. What happened in the world? Besides, General Liu Kai was defeated in the battle of Hefei, and the subsequent reinforcements were no longer expected. For the safety of Shouchun, the lord should be more cautious and must not send troops to pay the main force of the city."

"Is that true?" Xiao Yuansan made a charity letter and hesitated: "But if this matter is true, wouldn't I miss the rare opportunity to hate before Xue Xun?"

"Lord, a gentleman takes revenge for ten years..., Huh?" Lord Bo Yan Xiangben also wanted to persuade Xiao Yuan's third uncle not to take risks, but before he finished speaking, he suddenly stopped and began to think in his heart, "Slow down, this is a good opportunity. If I miss it, with the lord's lustful and boldness, coupled with Shu Zhongying and Jin Yuanxiu's confusion, Huainan may have to further lead the wolf into the house."

"Why did Mr. Yan stop talking?" The third Mr. Yuan rarely saw Yan Xiang hesitating so much, so he took the initiative to say: "Mr. Yan has something to say, without any taboos."

"No." Yan Xiang agreed, changing his words and said, "Lord, it's not too late for a gentleman to take revenge for ten years - despite this, it's even more regretful to miss the opportunity! According to the opinions of his ministers, Gongsun Zan took advantage of the situation to send troops to attack Langya, which may not be fake. The Tao Ying thief's excuse that Gongsun Zan cut off the road and abandoned the alliance. Not only did he tore up the alliance with Gongsun Zan, but he also became Yuan Shao's son-in-law. Gongsun Zan and Yuan Shao were irreconcilable, how could he not hate Tao Ying's little thief? Once he found the emptiness of Xuzhou, how could he not have the intention to take advantage of the situation? Therefore, according to the opinions of his ministers, Tao Ying's traitor's rear may not be fake!"

"Yes, yes, Gu thinks so too." The third duke of Xiao Yuan nodded repeatedly and said, "Not to mention that Gu has an alliance with Gongsun Zan, the lonely Huainan is in a hurry to Gongsun Zan should help him. Just saying that Tao Ying's evil deeds on the alliance are enough to make Gongsun Zan attack him!"

"Mr. Yan, are you joking?" Shu Shao, who had already turned against Yan Xiang about the matter, sneered and sneered loudly: "Our army made detailed investigations. Yuan Benchu's army had already attacked the hinterland of Youzhou. Yuan Benchu's eldest son Yuan Tan also stationed in the plains. Gongsun Zan was still too busy to take care of himself, so he went there to find 40,000 troops to attack Xuzhou?"

"Did Lord Shu forget that Yuan Benchu's hinterland also had the hidden danger of Zhang Yan in Heishan, and there was a strong enemy of Wuhuan in the north?" Yan Xiang also sneered loudly and said in a distorted manner: "Besides, Gongsun Zan's centipede insect died without being stagnant. Only the general Tian Kai of his subordinate had tens of thousands of soldiers in Qingzhou. Suddenly, he went south to attack Tao Ying and the traitor was unprepared. What's the difficulty?"

Seeing Yan Xiang's improper meaning, Shu Shao was of course furious and immediately refuted. Yan Xiang was too lazy to argue with this confused insect, but turned to Xiao Yuan Sangong and said: "Lord, my subordinates did not instigate the lord to take risks. Tao Ying's little thief has always been treacherous. It is difficult to distinguish the truth from the Gongsun Zan's invasion of Xuzhou at present. The lord should be cautious. But it doesn't matter. I have a plan to make the lord not have to send troops to take risks, and also distinguish the truth from the falsehood of the matter and act at the camera."

"What is Mr. Yan's trick? Come on, please come." Xiao Yuan San asked happily.

"The lord can order Qiao Rui and the two generals Lei Bo to take over the battle to attack Qu Yang, and let Liu Bei brothers go south to intercept Tao Ying's thief back to Qu Yang. The truth is right and false is determined." Yan Xiang said in a yin voice: "After the brothers Liu Bei went south to fight Tao Ying's thief, it would be best if they could win. If they could not win, Qiao Rui and Lei Bo could also calmly retreat to Shouchun and Yinling to defend the city."

"At that time, if the little thief Tao Ying abandons Quyang, Dangtu crosses the Hebei and retreats back to Xuzhou, then it goes without saying that Gongsun Zan's invasion of Xuzhou will be true. The lord can act at the camera, either send troops to pursue, or join forces with Gongsun Zan to attack Tao Ying's invasion of the previous shame! Of course, if the little thief Tao Ying refuses to withdraw from Huainan after attacking Liu Bei, and then sends troops to attack Shouchun or Yinling, then it goes without saying that Gongsun Zan's invasion of Xuzhou is completely false, but the main force of our army's defense of the city will suffer no losses, and we can still continue to stand for help!"

"A clever plan!" The third prince of the little Yuan was overjoyed and applauded: "That's it, let the three brothers Liu, Guan and Zhang lead their troops south to bite the dog with Tao Ying, and watch the fire alone across the bank of Shouchun, and then wait and see the change!"

"Yan Xiang, you use a knife to kill someone! You deliberately let Duke Xuande go to die for nothing!" Shu Shao was even more furious and pointed at Yan Xiang's nose and shouted: "Duke Xuande's team has lost more than 10,000 in the battle to attack Quyang, and most of the remaining teams are exhausted. How can you be the main opponent of the Xuzhou thief army? What's your intention to deliberately instigate the lord to send Duke Xuande to die south?"

"What's your intention? Of course, he is loyal to his lord." Yan Xiang replied sneered: "Does Shu Changshi want to follow Zhou Yu and Yang Hong and let the two generals Qiao Rui and Lei Bo lead our Huainan army to join the main force of the Xuzhou bandit army, sacrifice our soldiers and let outsiders reap profits?"

When Yan Xiang mentioned Zhou Yu and Yang Hong's names, the three young Yuan, who was cheated by Zhou Yu and Yang Hong, immediately changed his face. He turned his angry eyes to Shu Shao and asked coldly: "Shu Changshi, do you oppose the Yan Gong's proposal? Do you want the lonely clan Qiao Ruileibo to lead the Huainan army south to intercept the main force of the Xuzhou bandit army?"

"I dare not!" Shu Shao was shocked and quickly knelt down on his knees and explained: "My lord, please don't misunderstand. I just think that it would be a pity to let them go south to die in vain with the courage of Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei. It would be better to keep them and let them help guard the city..."

"The important task of defending the city can only be entrusted to the trusted generals of the lord's trust!" Yan Xiang quickly interrupted Shu Shao's words, then turned to Yuan Shu and said: "Lord, although the brothers Liu Bei are brave, they are not ministers of the lord after all. If they suddenly had a strange intention when defending the city, the consequences would be impossible for the ministers to imagine."

"Mr. Yan is talking about great charity. The important task of city defense cannot be entrusted to outsiders!" The third Duke of Little Yuan, Zheng, pointed his head and slapped the table again: "I have decided to lead my army south to block the little thief Tao Ying's return to Quyang! If you have any more words, behead you!" (To be continued...)
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