When An Junyi heard Zhao Yi ask him to support Tao Feng, he immediately frowned: "You know Tao Feng, he's a good-for-nothing, not much better than the Cao family."
"Even if he wins, given the current chaos, how much better can he do than the Cao family?"
Zhao Yi then moved closer to An Junyi and whispered, "Young Master, given the current situation, as long as we can find a way to get Tao Feng into the city, we can find a breakthrough to get out."
An Junyi bit his lip. He had never suffered since childhood and lived a life of luxury. Who knew that the world would descend into chaos and cause his family to be destroyed?
“I want to take revenge on the Cao family. My parents and relatives all died at the hands of the Cao family.”
Zhao Yi comforted him, "Young Master, revenge is definitely necessary, but now the Cao family is powerful, and we are no match for them. Only when Tao Feng comes in can we deal with the Cao family, which will also indirectly avenge you."
Upon hearing this, An Junyi finally nodded.
But he still wondered, "We only have a little over a thousand people, how can we let Tao Feng in?"
Both Cao family factions have over ten thousand men each, and their thousand-plus men are not enough to supply them with food.
Zhao Yi offered a suggestion: "Young Master, this is no problem. I've been observing for several days now. Every time Tao Feng attacks the city, the Cao family captures some civilians to transport supplies in the rear, serving as a reserve force."
Our men can pretend to be captured, and then they can get closer to the city gate.
An Junyi shook his head: "Not to mention the danger, one-third of the people they capture will be eaten by them."
Zhao Yi gritted his teeth and said, "Young Master, this is not the time to be merciful. If this stalemate continues, not to mention the loss of a third of our strength, we will probably all die in this city if this goes on for too long."
The tug-of-war between Tao Feng and the Cao family has been deadlocked for more than a month.
If the stalemate continues, how many of these thousand-plus people can be saved?
Given the current stalemate, even if it continues for another three or four months, Tao Feng may not be able to open the city gates.
An Junyi couldn't bear to send people in; a third of them would die immediately.
And it was eaten.
Zhao Yi's suggestion was a last resort.
Zhao Peng, who was outside the city, had already sent a signal, the meaning of which was very clear: that the inside agents inside the city should coordinate with the outside during the next siege.
The next attack will again be on the south gate, as Tao Feng is already locked in a fierce battle with the Cao family.
Tao Feng knew very well that his rise to power was given to him by Wu Aimin. Without the Wu family, if the Cao family had come to power, he would have been the first to be killed.
Indeed, someone from the Cao family has extended an olive branch to him; it is Cao Changyu.
He said that if he could join Cao Changyu, he would still control the army and his status would not be diminished.
Tao Fengneng believes that only a ghost would do that.
The Cao family was powerful, and together with Wu Aimin, they did a lot to suppress the Cao family.
With Tao Feng's current troops, he will be able to take Jianming Prefecture sooner or later, it just may take a while.
Moreover, Tao Feng also heard the news from the capital.
The Crown Prince and the Third Prince have joined forces and entered the capital, each occupying a territory along with the Eighth Prince.
The emperor said he was ill, but he was still alive.
Tao Feng knew that as long as the Third Prince was not defeated, Wu Aimin would be fine.
Even if the Third Prince cannot become the next monarch, he has joined forces with the Crown Prince, and his future wealth and status are foreseeable.
Inside Jianming Prefecture, at the Tao family residence.
Tao Chuting paced back and forth, clearly troubled.
His wife, Ms. Tao, walked over slowly.
She said softly, "My lord, there's no need to worry. Didn't Cao He say he could guarantee our safety?"
Tao Chuting sighed, "Even if Cao He keeps his word and can guarantee our safety, will Cao Changyu spare us?"
Tao's delicate eyebrows were furrowed like smoke and mist, and her soft hands gently soothed Tao Chuting's anxiety.
“Husband, Cao Changyu hasn’t been able to find out exactly who did it, has he? He only knows that Cao He sent someone.”
Tao Chuting held the soft pancreas in his hand, his brows still furrowed.
He sighed again, "Just because we haven't found out doesn't mean we can't guess. Among the aristocratic families, our family is the most famous for keeping assassins."
Tao asked, puzzled, "Then just kill Cao Changyu too, and everything will be fine?"
"How could it be so easy? Do you think it's so easy for the Cao family's main branch to infiltrate?"
This success was due to the fact that the assassins, who had been planted for three years, finally caught Cao Ying's eye and were transferred to his side.
Originally, I thought, "That good-for-nothing Cao Qiang is gone now. With Cao Ying dead, isn't the Cao family still Cao He's?"
Tao Chuting had sighed too much today, and then sighed again: "Who would have thought that little kid Cao Changyu could actually win over so many people."
"These past few days, I've been assassinated several times, Madam. You know, if it weren't for Xiao Hong taking the knife for me the day before yesterday, I'd be lying in a coffin right now."
Xiao Hong was his roommate. A dozen assassins broke in, and one of them entered his room and nearly killed him.
Xiao Hong blocked Tao Chuting, thus saving his life.
Tao Chuting was truly frightened at this point.
He hadn't expected Cao Changyu to have so many skilled fighters under his command.
He came from a family famous for training assassins, yet he was assassinated by Cao Changyu.
Tao trembled slightly. If she had been with Tao Chuting that day, would she have suffered the same fate as Xiao Hong?
“Husband, why don’t we join forces with your cousin? If Cao He can’t protect you, then let your cousin wipe out the entire Cao family.”
Tao Chuting sighed.
Tao Feng is his cousin, but the word "cousin" in his name is completely out of place.
It was only because Tao Feng made it big that she took out the family genealogy and discovered that her family and Tao Chuting's family had been one family hundreds of years ago.
That's royalty.
However, the dynasty at that time used the "Decree of Grace," which was extended to several generations. By then, the royal family was no longer the royal family, and some of the collateral branches had even been reduced to ordinary people.
Later, after two dynasties changed, Tao Chuting's branch did not completely decline. In fact, in the previous dynasty, it became a prominent family again and established a large clan.
But the earliest branches are nowhere to be found.
Tao Feng did not become closer to the Cao family because of Tao Chuting.
Everything Tao Feng has is given to him by Wu Aimin, and he and Wu Aimin are in the same boat.
Tao Chuting could not bring him any more benefits.
At this time, the idea that Tao gave to Tao Chuting was indeed a good strategy.
Regardless of whether Tao Feng is willing to accept Tao Chuting or not, she will definitely protect the Tao family.
Tao Feng's ability to maintain his position is also related to the Tao family.
The Tao family can be said to have always been playing both sides.
On the surface, it's the Cao family, but secretly, they're also taking care of Tao Feng.
This is also a secret to how many aristocratic families can smoothly transition through their time.
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