Tao Qian hesitated for a moment, then finally sighed, nodded and said, "Okay, let's discuss the matter of retreating from Cao first."

In fact, Tao Qian really wanted to give Xuzhou to Liu Bei at this time.

the reason is simple.

First, his body knows it. These days, Tao Qian has been vomiting blood because of Cao Cao's massacre of Xuzhou. He knows that his life is not long and his two sons are in trouble. He must find someone who can guard Xuzhou.

Second, when he learned what Xu Dan had done, Tao Qian felt even more sad, because it meant that his control over Xuzhou was already very weak, and even the Danyang soldiers did not obey his orders.

You must know that Tao Qian's decree at this time could not leave the Donghai Kingdom at all, Zuo Rong occupied Guangling, Pengcheng and Xiapi were massacred by Cao Cao, and Langya was occupied by Zang Ba and Xiao Jian respectively. Both of them were almost independent of each other.

Therefore, Shen Chen also analyzed it for him at the beginning. If he wanted to save Xuzhou, he must first bring the Langya Kingdom in the rear back into his own hands. In this way, it would be connected with Kong Rong's Beihai and take care of each other.

However, Tao Qian felt his body weakening more and more. He seemed to have aged ten years in just one month. Now even his close followers had begun to resist his orders. How could such a sick body be able to rule the roost?

Therefore, Tao Qian had to start planning for his own death.

After thinking about it, Liu Bei was the only one who could hold Xuzhou, so he decided to give Xuzhou to the other side. However, he did not expect that Liu Bei would not accept the offer due to moral reasons, leaving him helpless.
Chapter completed!