Chapter 173

"Lin Yang actually won a great victory?!"

Looking at the latest battle report from the front, a glint of light flashed in Chen Gui's aged eyes!

He had truly underestimated this Lin Ziyuan!

To think he relied on forty thousand troops to deal Tao Qian's elite forces a crushing defeat!

Now, some people would not be able to sit still!

"Master, the Provincial Governor has sent someone!"

Outside the study, a servant reported. Chen Gui slowly rose, tidied his attire, and walked outside!

Meanwhile, as news of the Battle of Huaiyin spread, the entire city of Xuzhou was shaken violently!

A long moment later, inside the Provincial Governor's mansion:

"Damn that Lin Ziyuan, he actually slaughtered forty thousand of my troops!"

Tao Qian, sitting in the main seat, roared with immense fury!

Forty thousand troops!

A full forty thousand troops!

Among them were five thousand cavalrymen under his command and thirteen thousand Danyang elites!

All of them were buried outside the city of Huaiyin!

"Cao Bao, you deserve to be hacked into a thousand pieces!"

Tao Qian was truly enraged that his own elite forces had been completely wiped out by that spendthrift Cao Bao!

Even though Cao Bao was his trusted confidant, at this moment, he was filled with boundless fury toward him!

Especially Mi Zhu, Chen Gui, and the others sitting below sneered inwardly as they listened to Tao Qian's outburst!

Hmph!

Cao Bao is already dead!

Even if you want to hack him into a thousand pieces now, you can no longer do it!

"My lord, the urgent priority now is to pacify the morale of the Xuzhou army and send someone to reinforce General Zhao Yu!" Someone below stood up and reported!

Currently, there are only twenty thousand routed soldiers in Huaiyin!

If no one is sent to reinforce them!

They worry there is a danger of the city being breached!

Furthermore!

Zhao Yu and Cao Bao were defeated so miserably this time!

It shows just how poor their command of the troops was!

Unless a new commander is appointed, they all worry that Zhao Yu will not be able to hold the gateway to Xuzhou!

"Heh, reinforcements?" Tao Qian's cold gaze swept over everyone present, and he sneered, "Then I wonder, who is willing to go and provide support?"

Once the question was asked, the room fell into a dead silence!

Lin Yang relied on forty thousand troops to smash Cao Bao's sixty thousand elites!

With such fierce military might, they dared not go up and contend with him!

"A bunch of trash!"

Seeing that everyone below remained silent, Tao Qian cursed inwardly!

He knew it!

These people from the local Xuzhou factions were only submissive in speech but not in heart toward him!

"My lord, I recommend one person who can reinforce Huaiyin!"

At the critical moment, Chen Gui cupped his hands and stood up!

"Zang Ba's Taishan Army from Kaiyang can fight Lin Ziyuan!"

Hearing Chen Gui recommend the Taishan Army, Especially Mi Zhu and the other Xuzhou gentry present were all puzzled and confused!

This Chen Gui is a member of the local Xuzhou gentry!

Why on earth would he want to help this Tao Gongzu!

"What is this old thing plotting?" Especially Mi Zhu frowned, pondering in his heart!

Others might not know Chen Deng's whereabouts!

But he knew very well!

Chen Deng had long since been in Guanglingcheng!

Chen Gui, like him, had placed his bets on Lin Yang!

Why would he be tripping Lin Yang up at this time?

"That's right, I still have Zang Ba's Taishan Army!"

With forty thousand elites destroyed, Tao Qian's heart had been in chaos, but hearing Chen Gui mention Zang Ba's Taishan Army!

He suddenly remembered!

He was not without troops under his command!

Zang Ba in Langya Commandery still had thirty thousand troops!

The two commanderies of Xiapi and Peng Cheng also had twenty thousand troops remaining!

Adding the ten thousand troops in Xuzhou city, he still had forces capable of fighting!

"Come, send someone immediately to contact Zang Ba and have him lead his army with all speed to reinforce Huaiyin!"

At this moment, Tao Qian could not care about anything else!

The Taishan Army in Zang Ba's hands had extraordinary combat power, and he also had generals like Sun Guan!

Holding Huaiyin should not be a major problem!

As long as he can stall Lin Ziyuan!

Then he can recuperate and restore some of his strength!

"My lord, Lin Yang's subordinates, Zhao Zilong and Dian Wei, both possess the valor of Lu Bu; we must be on guard!" Another person stood up and reminded him!

Hearing of Zhao Yun and Dian Wei's valor, Tao Qian's brows furrowed slightly, and then he seemed to think of something!

"Come, send someone to Pingan County to invite Liu Xuande to come and assist!"

The valor of Zhao Yun and Dian Wei reminded Tao Qian of the three men, Liu, Guan, and Zhang, he had encountered before at Hulao Pass!

Although the records of fighting Lu Bu twice had been snatched away by Dian Wei and Zhao Yun!

But in the subsequent battles, the three Liu brothers had also established their own prestige!

In Tao Qian's view!

Zhang Fei and Guan Yu under Liu Bei were definitely not inferior to the likes of Zhao Yun under Lin Yang!

And!

Most importantly, this Liu Bei is currently just a mere County Magistrate of Pingan!

Inviting him to bring troops to reinforce!

Would pose no threat to him at all!

Having one Lin Ziyuan is enough!

He did not want to raise a tiger that would cause trouble later!

Especially Mi Zhu, sitting below, watched Tao Qian gradually regain some of his spirit and could not help but frown deeply!

As someone who had sided with Lin Yang, he actually hoped Tao Qian would remain down and out!

That way, Lin Yang could quickly take over Xuzhou!

Casting a glance at Chen Gui on the other side, he became a bit confused!

What exactly is this old thing plotting!

Reminding Tao Qian to use Zang Ba from Kaiyang!

Isn't this just adding trouble for Lin Yang!

Feeling Especially Mi Zhu's gaze, Chen Gui remained silent at this moment!

And with the order from Tao Qian's side, the entire situation in Xuzhou changed once again!

Behind Huaiyin, in White Horse Lake:

"He won, and such a great victory at that?!"

Looking at the information gathered, the young man sitting on the boat could not help but feel slightly surprised!

Even though Lin Yang has a strategist like Cheng Yu by his side!