When things got to this point, Cao Hong and Cao Bao and Tao Shang, summoned hundreds of generals from Danyang in the army and told them the truth.

Telling them that Tao Qian was dead, then asking Tao Qian's body to be released. The soldiers were shocked and almost collapsed.

Cao Hong made a limit of operation and moved out the pottery merchant, making the pottery merchant cry in front of everyone.

"Now the situation is broken and rebels are everywhere. The Tao family has no way to gain a foothold in Xuzhou and can no longer lead everyone to live in Xuzhou. This is the Tao family that I am sorry to you, but my father and son have tried their best, and there is no way.

My father died of fatigue and was worried that he would die. Shang was determined to kill the thief but could not help the world. Tens of thousands of thieves were outside the city. We were all in danger. The people of Xuzhou would not let us go. Once we failed, we would definitely slaughter all the people of Xuzhou! Is this what you want to see?"

The officers settled down, looked at me, I looked at you, and then looked at the pottery.

The potter continued to deliver speeches in the way he had practiced before.

"Only, there is only one way to do our best, and we work together to fight to the south, kill through Xuzhou, cross the river and return to Danyang, and return to our hometown. Only in this way can we have a way to live. You guys, the Tao family cannot give you wealth and honor, I just wish you all to live! Have a peaceful life!"

The pottery merchant gave a big gift, and the officers looked complicated, but soon someone came forward to express their opinions.

"Mr. Xu has great kindness to my father and son. It was Mr. Xu who asked my father and son to join the army, so my father and son did not starve to death. I am willing to escort Your Highness across the river and go home!"

"So too. Mr. Xu has let my family eat enough. My life is Mr. Xu's! I am willing to escort Your Highness home!"

"Me too!"

"I do, too!"

"I'm the one!"

The officers were indignant, and they all agreed, and they wanted to protect Tao Qian's body with Tao merchants and return to their hometown and start a new life again. So soon, the morale of the army stabilized.

Both from Danyang, Yangzhou, their sense of identity from regional origin is much greater than any other unreliable relationship in this era.

The recruits from Xuzhou were allowed to stay in the city to guard, and about 10,000 soldiers from Yangzhou were all gathered together, and they were young and followed the Tao family to the death and cross the river and go home together.

In order to show his momentum, Cao Hong and Cao Bao also created a large number of white flags for the army to beat, and each of them tied a white cloth towel to their heads to show that they did not forget the kindness of the Tao family.

Tao Qian did some practical things for his son, so that all the Danyang soldiers were willing to protect their Tao family and return to their hometown together.

However, all Danyang people understand that this is not only the Tao family's way of life, but also the Danyang people.

Tao Qian fell and died, and their backers were gone. They came to build a basic foundation for Tao Qian. As a result, Tao Qian was gone. They could not gain a foothold in Xuzhou. If they stayed, they would inevitably be punished and liquidated.

In recent years, Tao Qian used their wits and courage to fight for power and profit with the people of Xuzhou, and persecuted many people. Once he fell, the families of these people of Danyang would be killed, their property would be deprived, and they would have no way to survive.

Only by fighting to the death, running south, crossing the river, and returning to our hometown can we have a way out.

The morale of the army was gathered together, the morale was greatly boosted, and everyone was in high spirits of fighting. Seeing this scene, Cao Hong and Cao Bao finally smiled on their faces.

On August 23, 4,000 Mi army led by Mi Fang and 20,000 Chen coalition forces led by Chen Deng met 30 miles southeast of Tan County.

The 24,000 troops met here and then advanced together to a place only fifteen miles away from Tan County.

They set up camp here, then went to observe the situation, and found that Tan County had full martial law, so they were ready to attack the city.

Chen Deng also held a talk with Mi Fang, talking about what future and benefits they will get after the big event is successful, and praised each other.

Unexpectedly, before they could attack the city, the soldiers in the city actually started to take the initiative, but actually took the initiative.

Cao Bao led more than 10,000 soldiers to take the initiative to fight Chen Deng and Mi Fang's Xuzhou rebels.

The difference between professional and non-professional armies is still very obvious.

Although Chen Deng was not unfamiliar with military affairs, it was less than three months since his subordinates formed an army to the war, and their training was basically not enough. The level of this rebel was similar to that of any new army recruiting troops in the Eastern Han Empire.

Against the elite Danyang soldiers who had been well trained during wartime, even though Chen Deng calmly commanded and dispatched his own and elite Mi family generals to compete with him, he still lost.

The main reason was that he was caught off guard. Unexpectedly, Cao Bao tried his best to attack instead of retreating.

Moreover, the Danyang soldiers rushed over with a white flag, tied with white cloth scarf on their heads, and rushed over with a desperate look, killing the enemy with no chance, completely crushing Chen Deng and Mi Fang's coalition forces in their momentum.

Chen Deng and Mi Fang were defeated in dismay, and the soldiers were defeated like mountains. The two of them fled desperately before they fled back to the military camp, and then defended behind closed doors. Cao Bao followed closely behind and led his army to attack Chen Deng and Mi Fang's camp.

After several hours of battle, Chen Deng and Mi Fang, who had lost their spirit, were defeated by Cao Bao, who had no way out for the death. Cao Bao defeated Chen Deng and Mi Fang's camp and killed countless people. Chen Deng and Mi Fang were forced to retreat south with a few troops.

Chen Deng lost hundreds of generals, and Mi Fang also lost hundreds of generals, including the clan members. Most of the family elites on both sides died in battle to protect them in this battle.

Cao Bao's Danyang soldiers were too fierce, and this battle was even more fierce, almost beating Chen Deng and Mi Fang's army. Chen Deng and Mi Fang were forced to continue to flee south, while Cao Bao led the Danyang soldiers to pursue them all the way south.

This situation is very strange.

Chen Deng ran away desperately, and as he ran, he found something was wrong.

Cao Bao had a large number of troops under his command. According to what he knew, there were only so many in total. I brought them all out. Aren’t you afraid that Zang Ba would steal his family from behind?

Or did Zang Ba betray them?

what is going on?

Chen Deng, who has always regarded himself as a behind-the-scenes trader, finally found that he seemed to have not mastered the situation as much as he imagined.

Cao Bao actually chased them and fought, chasing them all the way, and tried his best to ignore Tan County behind them.

They have no power to fight back.

Mi Fang and Chen Deng didn't know what was going on.

But they really needed to escape. They fled all the way, and Cao Bao chased them all the way. Danyang soldiers wearing white flags and tied with white cloth scarves were chasing them with red eyes. The killing Chen Deng and Mi Fang's army did not dare to stop at all and ran south.

Because the battle happened so suddenly that other rebels didn't know what happened after they arrived in Tan County.

More than 40,000 rebels came from different places and were led by different people. They saw Tan County where Dakai City Gate surrendered, a messy battlefield, and dead bodies everywhere.

Everyone was not sure what happened. When they found the people in the city, they asked, and it turned out that Tao Qian was dead. All Yangzhou people protected Tao merchants and went south to kill them, and wanted to kill them back to Yangzhou. The first rebels outside the city were killed by Cao Bao and collapsed.

They don't know anything else.

The rebels looked at me and I looked at you, with a look of surprise.

Then, I don’t know who took the lead, Tan County suffered.

The mission is gone, Tan County has no master, and the city gate is wide open, so what should they do?

Grab it! Go wherever you want to go after grab it!

Tao Qian was dead, and all the remaining Yangzhou people fled back to Yangzhou. They went to chase after them when they were broken!

So these rebels rushed into the Tan County town like crazy and began to burn, kill and loot.
Chapter completed!