The sixth year of Zhongping (189 AD), March 1st.

After a seven-day long journey, Tao Ying personally escorted Tao Qian's coffin from Nanwuyang, Taishan County, Yanzhou to Xiapi, Xuzhou, and buried him in Geyi Mountain.

Just like Tao Qian's death, no close friends, colleagues, and relatives paid their condolences when he died, he returned to Xia Pi for burial, and was also deserted and did not see anyone in Xuzhou seeing him off.

However, Tao Qian, who was temporarily sleeping in Geyi Mountain, was not lonely. Not far from Tao Qian's mausoleum, was the tomb of the second generation of Chu King of the Western Han Dynasty.

Of course, even if there are people from Xuzhou or Xiapi who want to come and send Tao Qian the last journey, there is no chance.

At the foot of the southern foot of Geyi Mountain, opposite Xiapi City, black flags cover the sky and the sun, the swords of the same color flashed with cold light, 20,000 infantry and 10,000 cavalry stood silently and waited for the dawn. The originally busy and lively official road was deserted and deserted, and there was no pedestrian.

Five miles away, Xia Pi City is closed with four gates, with swords and guns on the top of the city, and the city is closed and the doors are closed, and there is a bleak cloud.

At this time, the sky above Geyi Mountain was shining brightly and the cloudless was clear; the Taishan Palace was gloomy and terrifying, and murderous intent.

Tao Ying took off her mourning clothes and let Dian Wei wear armor while listening to Deng Zhan's report from Shanyang County expressionlessly.

"After learning that the three coalition forces in Yanzhou and Xuzhou were defeated and the Yuzhou coalition forces disintegrated, Dong Zhuo's troops stopped moving forward and waited and watched from both sides."

"Liu Dai has left Changyi and went to Chenliu."

"General Sun Kang has led his troops into Pei State and took over the five counties north of the Bin River, garrisoning Zhuqiu and Xiaoxian."

When Deng Zhan stopped talking, Tao Ying, who was already dressed in neatly, moved his legs and feet, while feeling the comfort of the armor, responding to Deng Zhan's military information.

"Tell Bu Zhi that he would pass the order to Sun Kang that Xiao County does not need to station troops. It should enter Pengcheng Wu County, and force Pei Prime Minister Yuan Zhong to give up the Prime Minister and retreat to the south of Jushui!"

A few days ago, when the Xuzhou coalition forces received news that the two coalition forces in Yanzhou were defeated, Zang Ba, Changxi were defeated, and Yinde was killed, the Xuzhou coalition forces, which were already loosely combined, parted ways in panic.

In order not to implicate his family, Jiang Pei, the prefect of Donghai, chose to commit suicide; Xue Li, the prime minister of Pengcheng, led his troops to leave Pengcheng and went to Pei to take refuge. The Xuzhou Corps took over Donghai and Pengcheng two counties without encountering too much resistance.

With the loss of Pengcheng, the Yuzhou coalition troops stationed in Pei County were worried about being surrounded and annihilated by Tao Ying. Despite the obstacles of the Yuzhou Mu Huang Wan, the coalition troops disbanded themselves and returned to the county and state.

Pei State Prime Minister Yuan Zhong believed that he could not defend the area north of the Binshui River, so he voluntarily retreated to the Pei State Council to defend Xiang County.

Due to the shortage of food, Tao Ying had no intention of capturing Yuzhou, but Peiguo was adjacent to Pengcheng. In addition, Yuan Zhong gave up the five northern counties, leaving only one Xiang County sandwiched between the Bin and Jushui. Tao Ying planned to take advantage of the situation to take down Xiang County and use Jushui to defend Yuzhou.

"No!"

After Deng Zhan responded, he observed Tao Ying's expression and asked for instructions softly.

"Lord, General Mi Fang hurried to Xia Pi from Qingzhou and asked to see him at the foot of the mountain. Will he ask him to go up the mountain?"

Tao Ying made a special explanation. During the period when Tao Qian was buried, no one was allowed to go up the mountain. Mi Fang, who came hurriedly, wanted to break through several times and was almost killed by Lu Dai.

"No need, I'll go down the mountain now!"

Tao Ying replied to Deng Zhan lightly, walked out of Mount Tai Palace and strode down the mountain.

Tao Ying had resentment for Mi Zhu or the entire Mi family, but no hatred.

Whether it is helping Tao Ying make a fortune in the early stage or alienating Tao Qian in the later stage, Mi Zhu always stands on the standpoint of a businessman, neither increasing investment risks nor giving up the last possibility, Tao Ying can understand.

"If I were Tao Ying, I might not have done better than that old fox Mi Zhu!"

While recalling some of the grievances and grievances with Mi, Tao Ying quickly went down the mountain under the escort of Dian Wei and Deng Zhan.

"Master!"

From a distance, I saw Tao Ying, who was neatly dressed in an orderly manner, and the senior generals of the Xuzhou Corps, such as Bu Zhi, Lu Dai, Wu Lan, Hao Shuai, etc., greeted each other.

"Master!"

Before Tao Yingshang could say hello to the generals, Mi Fang, who was standing behind everyone, knelt down on the ground with a thud and shouted loudly with a slight timidity.

"Zi Fang, get up quickly, you and my brothers, stand and say something!"

Tao Ying, who was in a complicated mood, quickly stepped over the generals and stepped forward to pull Mi Fang up.

"Thank you for your hard work!"

Tao Ying looked at Mi Fang with a warm face, slapped the dust on his body while comforting him.

Since Tao Ying's trip to Luoyang, he has never seen Mi Fang, the logistics manager of the Xuanjia Army.

At this time, Mi Fang, apart from the thick dust and fatigue he had brought to Xia Pi for a long distance, Tao Ying could see that Mi Fang was restless.

"It seems that I am worried a lot about the Mi family in Xia Pi!"

What Tao Ying is clear about Mi Fang coming to Xia Pi at this time.

"Master, my elder brother..."

"Zi Fang, you are my only friend when I was in Xia Pi. As long as you don't deviate from me, Tao Ying, I will never let you down."

Tao Ying interrupted Mi Fang's words and re-expressed his attitude towards Mi.

"As for your elder brother, he is an excellent businessman. I will not have any objection to anyone he is willing to do business with. You can rest assured!"

As for the engagement that Mi Zhu and Tao Qian agreed verbally, Tao Yingti did not mention it.

"Okay, I have something to do to conquer Xia Pi City and then say it slowly. You go and rest!"

Mi Fang, who was still worried, wanted to explain, Tao Ying had waved his hand and turned to Bu Zhi, Lu Dai and others.

"Are you ready?"

Tao Ying glanced at the crowd in full clothing, and his cold eyes passed over the heads of everyone, looking at the head of Xia Pi City five miles away. Everyone could feel the murderous intent flowing in Tao Ying's eyes.

"Please review the lord!"

Lu Dai, who was solemn, immediately stepped forward and clasped his fists and asked Tao Ying to personally inspect the combat preparations of the Xuzhou Corps.

"Get on the horse!"

Tao Yingsenran shouted lightly, took his war horse from Dian Wei and jumped up, zipped his gun in his hand, and drove the horse slowly towards the Xuzhou Corps, which was standing silently like an iron sculpture.

Dian Wei, carrying a pair of dark iron halberds in his hand, and Lu Dai, who is the commander of the Xuzhou Corps, rode a horse behind him.

"Tread...Tread..."

The dull sound of horse hooves seemed extremely harsh in the quiet wilderness. Wherever the horse hooves passed, they attracted the attention of all the soldiers in the Xuanjia Military Formation.

"Soldiers of Xuzhou Corps, are you ready?"

Tao Ying's sharp eyes flashed across the faces of the quietly standing soldiers and asked sternly.

"Use me in the first battle, I will win..."

The various phalanxes of the Xuzhou Corps were boiling in an instant, and their hot eyes were all aimed at Tao Ying, who was like a king emitting powerful power, and they shouted to vent their strong fighting spirit in their hearts one after another.

"Fight for the Xuanjia Army to the death..."

"Fight for the Lord to die..."

Many soldiers of the Xuzhou Corps had followed Tao Ying from Mount Tai to Qingzhou to wipe out the Yellow Turban. Some of the military marquises in the Corps, Sima, were all good warriors who had followed Tao Ying to fight the Wuhuan people in Jizhou for the rest of their lives. When they saw Tao Ying again, they were all excited.

"Blow the trumpet!"

Tao Ying nodded to Lu Dai with satisfaction. He could feel the strong morale of the Xuzhou Corps and was full of confidence in conquering Xia Pi.

"Woo..."

The sound of the military horns resounded through the sky; the black flag flickered, and the mountains and rivers were dim.

As the horn of the march sounded, the originally fanatical Xuanjia Army's various square formations changed. The soldiers of the Xuanjia Army all looked loud, holding the sword tightly, and were full of murderous aura, following the battle flag to advance towards Xia Pi City.

"Boom..."

...

"Did the traitor Tao be on the attack?"

As the continuous continuous five miles away, the sound of trumpets that broke through the sky sounded, Cao Bao, Cao Hong, Cao Hu brothers and the big surnames in Xia Pi City standing on the top of Xia Pi City all looked shaking and their hearts were pounding.

"Boom..."

As soon as the horn sounded, a dull and extremely continuous thunder came, and suddenly rolled up smoke and dust rose five miles away, covering the sky and the sun.

It can be seen from the naked eye that the cavalry that rushed out of the rolling smoke and dust like a flood swept along the empty fields towards Xia Pi City.

In front of the black Hongtao, a black flag fluttered in the wind, embroidered with a familiar character "Tao" on it, which was like a creeping tiger, with a bloody mouth, and trying to choose someone to eat.

"Hiss..."

"Ah..."

Witnessing the iron cavalry of the Xuanjia Army rolling towards him, a burst of awesome sounded from the city. Many heads of the family were immediately frightened to their faces as earth as earth and their bodies as sieve.

Although every family raises private soldiers, they are just scattered in their nests to scare local bandits or people. Have you ever seen real wars and wars?

Under the eyes of the Cao brothers and major surnames at Xia Pi City, the powerful heads of the powerful family were cold, trembling, fearful, or desperate, the iron cavalry of the Xuanjia Army swept across the mountains and fields began to move closer to the middle, and arranged in a sprint into a tight and neat cavalry formation, coming towards Xia Pi City, and the rows of sharp Tang swords reflected the cold sky of Xia Pi.

"He is the traitor Tao Ying!"

As the Xuanjia cavalry suddenly walked around the city hundreds of steps away from Xia Pi City, under a large pottery flying high, Tao Ying, who was jumping out of the cavalry formation and stationed at the top of the city, looked at Tao Ying, a great surname in Xia Pi, and no one knew about the powerful head of the family.

However, Tao Ying is no longer the dandy Tao Ying they met at the beginning, but Tao Ying, who made them unable to sleep or eat.

"Woo...woo...woo...woo...woo..."

The city has not yet awakened from the sound of horse hooves that have gradually stopped, and the horn of the Xuanjia Army's siege has sounded.

"Bang bang bang..."
To be continued...