The end of the year is approaching, and just returned from Langya, he was about to lead his army to Huainan again. Deputy Director Tao, who had long been looking forward to demolishing Jiangnan, did not feel that it was hard. However, Cao Ling, the mistress who had been idle by Deputy Director Tao for a long time, stopped doing it. Although he did not dare to openly object, he blew the pillows on the bed, urging Deputy Director Tao to live at home for a longer time and seize the time to create more sons to inherit the great cause.

There is also the little Si Lu Die who had already booked by Deputy Director Tao, and the wedding ceremony was also held in September. When it was the age to be able to officially get married, the wife Yan and Diao Chan, who were living under someone else, also sent someone to pass the message, hoping that Deputy Director Tao would carry Lu Die into the side door in a sedan chair as soon as possible and officially get married and get married. In this way, Yan and Diao Chan can continue to eat their son-in-law and use their son-in-law in peace, so that they can let their son-in-law be cared for in the future.

The mistress Cao Ling even gave birth to a daughter, and the mistress Mi Zhen had already obtained it. Although the little Si Lu Die has not yet completed the family, the little Si Sun Shangxiang, the little Si Huang Yueying and the little Qi Xiahou Juan are still slowly developing, but they can't escape. It's all right to reunite the family early and late. Therefore, in order to achieve the great harem of the little Ba Xiao Jiu Qiao sisters and more numbers arrangements, our deputy director Tao refused the mistress and the mistress to stay. He also decided to return from Huainan and then reunite with Xiao Si. He insisted that he still lead his army south to Huainan and personally inspect the establishment of the Xuzhou Navy.

Fortunately, since ancient times, Lai Han has been married to a good wife. Although Deputy Director Tao's character has always been criticized, the married wife Yuan Fang is a typical model of a good wife and mother. Even if she is pregnant and is only two months old, she may give birth. Yuan Fang still supports her husband without hesitation to put state affairs first, and urges Deputy Director Tao's several difficult-to-door departments to follow her and do a good job as a virtuous person, so that Deputy Director Tao can devote herself to the cause of demolition of the world without worries. It also makes Deputy Director Tao grateful and glad that such a virtuous wife is really hard to find.

Therefore, with the support of his virtuous wife and after careful arrangements, on the second day of the twelfth lunar month, Deputy Director Tao finally personally led 20,000 elite Xuzhou troops south. Jia Xu and Liu Ye were accompanied by two capable strategists, and the commanding generals were Xu Chu, Gao Shun, Wei Yan, Xu Sheng, Qin Yi, Yin Li and Chang Feng. In addition, because the northern line was temporarily worry-free, the former Huainan general Qiao Rui was also named by Deputy Director Tao to the army. Because Qiao Rui was not only very good at fighting defensive warfare, but also had rich experience in water warfare, and it was naturally very useful to follow the army south.

By the way, the poor and cute little Luoli Sun Shangxiang was able to go south with Deputy Director Tao this time. Sun Shangxiang, who was left as a hostage in Deputy Director Tao's harem, was slowly raised. Of course, she missed her relatives. So she begged Deputy Director Tao to take her with her. Deputy Director Tao considers that the Old Sun family and Old Wu family still have certain family forces in Jiangnan, taking this hostage may be useful, so she also agreed to Sun Shangxiang's plea with her mistress and mistress in suspicious eyes.

Unlike the last time he went to Huainan in the south, Deputy Director Tao who liked to sneak into the village and shoot when he was demolished. Perhaps because of the recent victory in Lianzhan, he was arrogant and successful. This time, he finally plucked a rooster. According to the highest standards of his title, he bought a very luxurious outfit for himself, fought a lot of honor, and even got on a four-horse big gold cart that he never liked. He led 20,000 yuan to bully and abuse any elite Xuzhou who could definitely bully and abuse any Jiangnan prince in the land war. He went south in a mighty and majestic way and headed straight to Huainan by taking the official road of Peiguo.

In contrast to the big fanfare, Deputy Director Tao's purpose of leading the elite main force to the south this time was not made public. In the Xuzhou team that accompanied Deputy Director Tao to the south, not only ordinary soldiers, but even middle-level generals like Qu Jiangtun did not know the purpose of their army to the south. Senior generals of Xuzhou who knew the inside story were also kept silent at the request of Deputy Director Tao. This led to rumors spreading in the Xuzhou army and the people, fighting Yuan Shu, attacking Liu Yao, supporting Zhang Xian and Liu Biao to quell the rebellion. There were all kinds of rumors, and Deputy Director Tao deliberately ignored them and let these rumors spread.

After leaving Pengcheng, Sun Shangxiang, who was so bored in the carriage, quietly touched the four-horse gold carriage of Deputy Director Tao. After receiving the permission of Deputy Director Tao, Sun Shangxiang climbed onto the four-horse big chariot and sat next to Deputy Director Tao, pulled Deputy Director Tao's sleeve, flashed his cute big eyes and begged to Deputy Director Tao: "Big brother, can you send someone to send me a letter? I want my mother, uncle and brother to know that I will go to Huainan this time, and they will definitely come to visit me."

Sniffing the sweet fragrance on the little girl's body, Deputy Director Tao pinched Sun Shangxiang's tender face and said with a smile: "Of course, but I don't think it's necessary. I'm going south with 20,000 main force so much, how could your cousin, uncle and mother not know? How could you not send someone to contact me and find out about your situation?"

"Is that true?" Sun Shangxiang's little girl was a little skeptical. After thinking about it carefully, the little girl still begged for the sake of safety: "Big brother, I'd better write a letter. There may be more people who come to see me like this."

"Okay." Deputy Director Tao nodded easily and agreed casually, and then ordered casually: "But you have to add a sentence to your letter and tell your uncle and your cousin, and say that the past is over. If they can let go of their previous grudges and are willing to serve me, I welcome them to vote at any time."

"You dreamed that you killed my brother, and you also wanted my family to let go of their past grudges and dream." The little girl Sun Shangxiang peeked at Deputy Director Tao and muttered quietly in her heart, "Including me, no matter how good you are to me, I will not forgive you."

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Okay, let’s briefly introduce the situation of the princes south of the Yangtze River. Because they could not stop the fierce offensive of the Xuzhou Demolition Office, Xiao Yuan Sangong listened to Yan Xiang’s suggestion and chose to give up Huainan and cross the Yangtze River south while still having the power of fighting, and compete with his old rival Qu A and Liu Yao for land in Jiangnan. Although the Huainan army under Xiao Yuan Sangong was not a rival to the Xuzhou Demolition Team, they were still a little sure of bullying Liu Yao. In addition, the response of Danyang Prefect Zhou Shang and Yuzhang Prefect Zhou Shu, the Huainan team, whose navy lost little strength, also broke through the Yangtze River and successfully set foot on the land in Jiangnan.

After successfully breaking through the Yangtze River, the three Duke of Xiao Yuan, who knew the shame and bravely immediately led the main force to reinforce Wanling, attacked the Wanling defenders inside and outside, defeated the main force of the siege led by Liu Yao in one fell swoop, forcing Liu Yao to retreat to Wuhu. The three Duke of Xiao Yuan finally took Wanling as the base to stabilize his foothold in Jiangnan, began to reorganize the team, recruit soldiers and garrison grass and accumulate grain, and quickly advanced to the hinterland of Jiangnan, conquering the city and expanding its territory. He attempted to capture the six counties in Jiangdong to make a comeback.

The situation next was too chaotic. At one moment, Liu Yao and Xiao Yuan San Gong fought with blood, and the power was intertwined; at another moment, Xiao Yuan San Gong was dissatisfied with Sun Ben, and Wu Jing retreated privately from the battlefield in Hefei, attempting to severely punish Sun and Wu Jing, causing Sun Ben and Wu Jing to defect; at another moment, Yuzhang prefect Zhou Shu suddenly died of illness, Xiao Yuan San Gong recruited Sun Ben and Wu Jing again under the persuasion of Yan Xiang; at another moment, Wang Lang, Yan Baihu was afraid of the threat of Xiao Yuan San Gong. He formed an alliance with Liu Yao to fight against Yuan; at another moment, Jing County thief Zulang, and Jiao Yi was in trouble. Shanyue also took the opportunity to jump out to collude with local clan armed forces to stir up the wind and rain. Finally, with the sudden rebellion of Zhang Xian Changsha and Huang Zu's team who led his army to suppress the rebellion, the entire south of the Yangtze River almost became a mouthful of boiled porridge.

In short, the situation was so chaotic that it was so dazzling that it was so chaotic that even Xuzhou did not have time to sort out the news and report it to Deputy Director Tao. One of the important reasons why Deputy Director Tao decided to go to Huainan for inspection was that it was very important to go to the scene and learn about the situation in Jiangnan in person, so as to facilitate the formulation of strategies and tactics for demolition of Jiangnan.

But then again, the more chaotic Jiangnan is, the more beneficial it is to our Deputy Director Tao. When Deputy Director Tao personally led 20,000 Xuzhou main force to go south, he sent it to the Jiangnan princes through various channels, and was fighting in the dark. The upside down of Jiangnan princes were all panicked and rushed to make adjustments. He was terrified to speculate on the purpose of Deputy Director Tao, and they all prayed that Deputy Director Tao would not come south to cause trouble for himself as the enemy invited him...

Let’s first take a look at the situation of the third duke of Xiao Yuan. After receiving the news that Deputy Director Tao led his army south, the third duke of Xiao Yuan, who was personally leading his army to confront Liu Yao near Danyang County, jumped up and shouted in disbelief: “The little thief Tao Ying is coming to Huainan again? He also brought 20,000 main force? What is he going to Huainan to do? Is this treacherous little thief colluding with Liu Yao again?”

"Lord, I'm sorry for your crime. I don't know the purpose of the Taoist thief." Yan Xiang replied honestly.

"I don't know yet? What are your master's fine works for?" Xiao Yuan Sangong shouted angrily: "With such a big disturbance from the Tao thief leading his army south, how could he not even find out his purpose? Did the Tao thief not announce the launch of troops when he set out?"

"I guessed it by the lord. The Tao thieves did not announce the launch of troops this time." Yan Xiang replied with a wry smile: "Our army has tried to find out the situation from the Xuzhou army and the people, but the news they heard was inconsistent and messy. Some said that they attacked our army, some said that the Tao thieves were sent by Yuan Shao to help our army attack Liu Yao. Of course, some said that the Tao thieves were directly invited by Liu Yao to send troops to Jiangdong. Some said that Zhang Xian asked for help from the Tao thieves and surrendered. The Tao thieves sent troops to help Zhang Xian deal with Liu Biao, but some said that the Tao thieves had already formed an alliance with Liu Biao and sent troops to help Liu Biao suppress the rebellion."

"There is another rumor that it is the old man named Wang Lang, the prefect of Tao Qian, missed his old master, and sent a close confidant to send a letter to Tao Ying's little thief, begging him to return to Tao's command, and also ask Tao thieves to send troops to help Wang Lang resist our army..."

"Can the team of pottery thieves fly?!" Xiao Yuan Sangong roared angrily, "It's ridiculous! The old man Wang Lang and the thief are not only separated by the Yangtze River, but also by Gu and Liu Yao's team. How did the thief take him back to his command? How could he help the old man Wang Lang directly resist our army?! Is this news that was found in detail? Be arrested and beheaded and questioned!"

"My lord, please calm down. This detailed work is just to report the news he found truthfully. Although it is absurd, it has nothing to do with him." Yan Xiang dissuaded Xiao Yuan's three masters from killing, and then suggested: "My lord, since the Taoist thief is not clear at present, our army should be prepared for both hands. The ministers suggest that the lord should immediately increase troops in Chungu to strengthen defense and prevent the Taoist thief from crossing the river from Ruxukou."

"In addition, I heard that the Tao thief's wife, your niece Yuan Fang, is already pregnant. The lord may as well give a condolence to her niece on the excuse of sending an envoy to cross the river with the baby-protecting medicine to contact the pottery thief, take the opportunity to find out the purpose of the pottery thief's army. When we find out the purpose of the pottery thief, our army can also formulate a response."

When the uncle's condolences and niece rewards gifts, there is no shame at all. So the little Yuan Sangong, who is as proud as the Grand Yuan Sangong, accepted Yan Xiang's suggestion without hesitation. After a little calculation, the little Yuan Sangong hesitated and said: "Mr. Yan, Gu still has an idea. Can you take this opportunity to try to form an alliance with Tao Thief, promise you good things, and borrow troops from him to pacify the thieves in Jiangdong? Do you think it is okay?"

"No! Lord, never lead the wolf into the house!" Yan Xiang was shocked and quickly reminded: "Lord. The overall strength of our army is far from that of the pottery thieves. The only thing that can stop the pottery thieves from annexing our army is the natural danger of the Yangtze River. If the lord asks the pottery thieves for alliance and helps the servants dare to guarantee the enemy, the pottery thieves will definitely agree and send troops to cross the river to help our army deal with Liu Yao. But the servants dare to take the first guarantee of the whole family. After the pottery thieves cross the Yangtze River, they will never leave again. He is forming the Xuzhou Navy who is under training, and will also send more Xuzhou thieves troops across the Yangtze River!"

The third duke of the little Yuan, who had been cheated by Uncle Liu, nodded slowly. He quickly gave up the idea of ​​seeking death. However, after a little calculation, the third duke of the little Yuan became worried again and asked, "But what if Liu Yao's common man does this? Liu Yao's common man had colluded with the Tao thief before. Now the Tao thief is unsure of his intention to send troops to the south. Maybe it was invited by Liu Yao's common man?"

Because this may be quite large, and Yan Xiang is as resourceful as Yan Xiang can't help but frown. After thinking for a long time, Yan Xiang shook his head and said, "My dearly thought it might not be big. Liu Yao's common man formed an alliance with the pottery thief in the past and was shamelessly betrayed by the pottery thief. No matter how stupid this man is, he will not be able to take the initiative to suffer another loss and be deceived again. Therefore, the minister believes that before exploring the purpose of the pottery thief in Qing Dynasty, our army should not respond to changes in the same way as never to lose itself, but instead give the enemy an opportunity to take advantage of it."

Xiao Yuan Sangong could still listen to Yan Xiang's words, and also considered that if Deputy Director Tao was really Liu Yao invited him to deal with him, he had no way to change this fact. So after thinking about it for a while, Xiao Yuan Sangong finally nodded helplessly and said helplessly: "I have to do this. First arrange the envoy to go north to contact Tao Ying Xiaozhe and find out the purpose of the Tao thief. Let's discuss it, let's see which team to send back to the Chungu to stop the Tao thief from crossing the river from Ruxukou."

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The reaction of the soy sauce character Liu Yao was similar to that of the third duke of Xiao Yuan. He was also afraid and worried about the unknown intention of Deputy Director Tao. He was afraid that Deputy Director Tao would take advantage of the situation to rob the river and attack him, and he was also worried that the third duke of Xiao Yuan and his niece-in-law Deputy Director Tao would collude and join forces to wipe out him. At the same time, Liu Yao of course had also thought of killing the third duke of Xiao Yuan with Deputy Director Tao, but this was naturally firmly opposed by Xue Li and Shi Yi. Xue Li opposed it because he had a grudge against the old Tao family. Shi Yi opposed it and concluded with Yan Xiang that inviting Deputy Director Tao to cross the river was to lead the wolf into the house, and urged Liu Yao not to make mistakes again and again.

Although he never attached great importance to Shi Yi's opinions and suggestions, Liu Yao suffered a great loss when he formed an alliance with Deputy Director Tao. Not only did he not get any benefits, he also attracted Xiao Yuan Sangong, the mortal enemy, to cross the river and fight to the death. Therefore, Liu Yao quickly took a similar decision as Xiao Yuan Sangong. While splitting troops to set up close defenses at the Niuzhu Ferry, he strengthened the defense of Danzhu. At the same time, he tried every means to find excuses to send envoys to contact Deputy Director Tao to find out what Deputy Director Tao was coming.

The distance between soy sauce men such as Zhang Xian, Liu Qi, Huang Zu, Wang Lang and Yan Baihu is relatively far away. I won’t introduce them in detail here to the reaction of Deputy Director Tao personally leading the army south. However, there is a smaller soy sauce man’s reaction, but I have to introduce them carefully here - this little soy sauce man is not someone else, he is one of our brother-in-laws appointed by Deputy Director Tao, with his surname Sun and name Quan!

The reason why Sun Quan knew that Deputy Director Tao personally led the army south was not that his sister Sun Shangxiang's letter had been sent to him, but because Yuan Shujun's meticulous work from Jiangbei did not control his mouth and spread the news he heard into the army. It happened to be heard by Sun Quan, who was usually very concerned about major events in the world. After learning this news, Sun Quan, who served as the county magistrate at the age of fifteen in history, was shocked first. After thinking a little, Sun Quan immediately showed joy again. Then he quickly returned to the camp of his uncle Wu Jing and cousin Sun Ben, and secretly reported the matter to his elder brothers such as Wu Jing, Sun Ben and Sun Jing.

"The Taoist thief is here again? Why did he come down south again? Is he trying to conquer Jiangdong?"

Like the three young Yuan Duke, after hearing the news, Wu Jing, Sun Ben and Sun Jing were of course shocked, but after a little change, Wu Jing, Sun Ben and others who had already entered Yuan Shu's army were all relaxed again, and they all said indifferently, "No matter what the Taoist thief is here to do, it has nothing to do with us anyway. This is a problem that ordinary men like Yuan Shu and Liu Yao should worry about. We don't have to worry about them."

"Uncle, uncle, brother, how can this matter have nothing to do with us?! This is a precious opportunity for God to make a comeback for the Sun and Wu families!" The mature and mature Sun Quan stomped his feet vigorously, which was considered to be the short-sightedness of his elders and brothers.

"What does Brother Quan mean?" Sun Ben asked in confusion.

"Brother, please think about it. Huainan has been pacified. What is the purpose of the Taoist thieves personally led their troops south to Huainan? What else can they have besides the land and cities in Jiangdong?" Sun Quan asked repeatedly, and whispered: "But it is absolutely not that easy for the Taoist thieves to seize Jiangdong, because although his land battle is strong, the navy is very weak, and it is very difficult to break through the Yangtze River. Please think about it again. If our Sun and Wu families secretly sent envoys to contact him and volunteered to serve as internal supporters, and would the Taoist thieves cross the river, how could the Taoist thieves have any reason to refuse?"

"What benefits can we do to support the Tao thief crossing the river?" Sun Ben asked back angrily, and said hatefully: "The Tao thief and my Sun family have a deep hatred. Why should we help this traitor?"

"Yes, the hatred of killing brothers and sisters is irreconcilable. We should not serve our enemies." Sun Quan nodded, and then said gloomyly: "But after the Tao thief's team crossed the river, if his navy was defeated in front of Yuan Shu or Liu Yao's navy, then his crossing team would have to cut back and be self-reliant and seek a way out. The Sun and Wu families are Jiangdong families, and are familiar with the local situation in Jiangdong. If the Tao thief's team south of the Yangtze River fails to completely eliminate the army or even starve to death, they can only rely on our Sun and Wu families. In this way, if the brother and uncle take this opportunity to annex the Tao thief's crossing the river, they will still have to be angry with his pervert under Yuan Shu's pervert?"

Sun Ben, Wu Jing and Sun Jing looked at each other in surprise, and after careful consideration, Wu Jing ordered: "Quan'er, let's talk about your plan carefully and see if it is feasible."
Chapter completed!