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In the direction of Huainan, Yuan Shu originally planned to wait for the old city of the pottery merchant division to lose morale, and then send troops north to capture Xuzhou in one fell swoop.

Unexpectedly, he didn't wait for the news that the potter's spirit was exhausted, but waited for Lu Bu to come and defect in embarrassment.

Yuan Shu was naturally shocked, he never thought that the pottery merchant would be so strong, and under fear, instead of sending troops to help him recapture Xuzhou at the invitation of Lu Bu, he withdrew all the troops to the north of Huaishui, and did not dare to confront the pottery merchant.

As for Yuan Xi on the Beihai side, not to mention, his combat effectiveness was far inferior to that of Lu Bu and Liu Bei, and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses besieged Gumu City for several months, but they couldn't help Xu Sheng's thousands of defenders.

After receiving the news of the fall of Xiapi, he was afraid that the potters would move their troops north to collect him, so he ordered the retreat of the troops on the same day, and the threat in the north direction was lifted.

Liu Bei, who fled after the defeat in the Battle of Pengcheng, fled hundreds of miles all the way, and fled back to Xiaopei, while strengthening the city defense, fearing that the Tao Chamber of Commerce would take advantage of the victory to attack, and on the other hand, he sent an urgent report to Xuchang, informing Cao Cao of the battle situation in Xuzhou, and asking Cao Cao to send a large army to reinforcements.

Liu Bei's envoy carried his letter of help, all the way to Xuchang, carrying the news that the pottery merchant was shaking Xuzhou, through the hinterland of the Central Plains.

A few days later, Xuchang, Sikong Fu.

Cao Cao, who was sitting on the top, held Liu Bei's letter asking for help, his face was as gloomy as iron, his expression was solemn, and he was silent for a long time.

At the bottom of the stairs, there was a lot of discussion, and all the military generals were shocked by the achievements of the pottery merchants.

No one thought that Lu Bu, who almost pushed them into a desperate situation in Yanzhou, was defeated by the potters in a few months and completely driven out of Xuzhou.

Not to mention, the pottery merchant with a tired army after a long battle, even packed up Liu Bei's new army, and there was another Yingbu in the army, this fierce general who pretended to be the name of the ancients, but was superior in force.

Cao Ying's subordinates were all amazed by the miraculous achievements of the potters.

Cao Cao stared at the letter for a long time, took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice: "Tao Qian, Lone originally wanted to spare your family, who thought that your son didn't know what to do, but he wanted to jump out and make trouble for Lone, it seems that no one can control him now, it is time for Lone to take action in person and avenge my father's death." ”

After that, Cao Cao showed the information to the people and asked them to discuss how to use the army against the pottery.

According to his original plan, it was best for Xuzhou to keep Liu Bei, Lü Bu and Taoshang in full force until he stabilized the Luoyang line, captured Nanyang, removed the threat around Xudu, and then went east when he had time, destroying the three in one fell swoop and capturing Xuzhou.

Liu Bei lost Xuzhou, breaking Cao Cao's layout, and then Lü Bu was also defeated and fled, and the pottery merchants all took Xuzhou, completely breaking the balance of the situation in Xuzhou.

Cao Cao could not tolerate the emergence of a unified Xuzhou military group, let alone the leader of this group, who turned out to be the son of his father's enemy.

In the public and private, in the overall situation in the small profits, the east expedition to Xuzhou, the destruction of the potter is inevitable, the rest is how to destroy the law.

"Why don't you follow the strategy of the last expedition to Xuzhou, enter Xubei from Taishan County, attack Xuzhou from the Lang Evil Country, bypass Pengcheng danger, and kill the potter by surprise?"

The first person to stand up and speak was Cao Ren, the first general of the Cao clan, who was also one of the few generals under Cao Cao who could speak at a military meeting.

"What does Wen Ruo think?" Cao Cao looked at Xun Yu.

Xun Yu pondered, pondered for a moment, but shook his head and said: "When we entered Xuzhou from the north, Qingzhou was not the territory of the Yuan family, and it was not a threat to our flank. Now that Yuan Xi commanded tens of thousands of troops to sit in Beihai Kingdom, if he took advantage of our army to enter Xuzhou and sent troops to cut off our way back, what should he do. ”

Cao Cao stroked his short beard lightly and nodded slightly, "In this way, the eastward expedition to Xuzhou can only be attacked from Pengcheng." ”

Since ancient times, there were only two ways to attack Xuzhou from the Central Plains, one was to take the north road to the division, first break the Lang evil, and then enter Xuzhou, and the other way was to take Pengcheng, and then kill into the hinterland of Xuzhou.

Cao Cao conquered Xuzhou several times, once he took this route, and still killed Tao Qian's army like a mountain, if it wasn't for Lu Bu to attack Yanzhou, he would have eaten Xuzhou that time.

Cao Cao has absolute confidence to deal with Tao Qian and Cao Cao, but Cao Cao is a little afraid of Tao Shang.

He didn't admit it on his lips, but in his heart he knew that the potter was ten times stronger than his Lao Tzu, so he couldn't help but be afraid of three points.

After only a moment of hesitation in his tone, Cao Cao slapped the case and said resolutely: "It's so decided, gather all the armies, attack Pengcheng, and be alone to see and understand, Tao Qian, a yellow-mouthed boy, what ability can kill Lu Bu and Liu Bei and flee." ”

Cao Cao's decision has been made, and it is also a strategically correct decision, and the strategists naturally have no reason to oppose it.

As for the generals of the Cao family led by Cao Ren and Cao Hong, remembering Cao Song's blood feud, they all wanted to send troops immediately to let the pottery merchant's father and son repay their debts.

"Send troops, I will personally cut off the head of the potter's dog, dig the tomb of Tao Qian's old thief, and dedicate the head of his father and son to my uncle's spirit, and comfort my uncle's spirit in the sky." Cao Hong got up and shouted impassionedly.

As soon as Cao Hong called for battle, the rest of the generals were also enthusiastic, and they called for battle, and the sound of killing in the hall was soaring for a while.

Cao Cao looked east, and in his sunken eyes, there was a sneer that was determined to win.

……

Xiapi, the main hall of the state pastoral mansion.

The potter was drinking a small wine, listening to the latest information about the world that had been delivered by Hosaku.

On the Youzhou side, the war between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zhan has entered the final decisive juncture.

Gongsun Zhan, who had been defeated repeatedly and was disheartened, had lost his ambition to compete for the world, and instead mobilized a large number of people to build a solid defense line centered on Yijing, in an attempt to defend himself according to the danger and wait for the world to change.

Yuan Shao mobilized soldiers and horses from all walks of life, including half of Yuan Xi's soldiers and horses in Qingzhou to the front line, and concentrated all his forces to storm Yijing, intending to destroy Gongsun Zan in one fell swoop and unify Hebei.

Gongsun Zhan's defeat to such an extent was naturally expected by the potter.

Although Yuan Shao is portrayed as a mediocre person in the romance, he is actually extremely capable, which can be seen from the previous meeting, which was pressed by the words of the potter, but in order to take care of the overall situation, he can endure and make concessions, which can be seen Yuan Shao's extraordinary.

Once Yuan Shao unified Hebei, the next step would inevitably be south, and it would be a huge threat to Cao Cao and to himself.

However, at the moment, with his strength, he could not stop Yuan Shao from swallowing Hebei, but half of Yuan Xi's soldiers and horses were transferred, which relieved the pressure on the north of Xuzhou, which was also a good thing for him.

As for the direction of Huainan, Lu Bu led the remnants to Yuan Shu, and Yuan Shu was really very protective of him, and did not pay him military power, but only allocated him a few thousand old and weak, and ordered him to garrison Suiling and guard the courtyard for Yuan Shu.

Yuan Shu had no generals under his command, and if he did not reuse Lu Bu, he would not be able to attack Xuzhou on a large scale, and the threat from the south was temporarily alleviated.

The news of these two roads, of course, is a good thing for potters.

After several wars in Xuzhou, the people suffered greatly from the scourge of war, and the economy was hit hard, and the most urgent need for the potters was a short period of peace to allow him to pacify the people and restore farming.

Only when Xuzhou's economy recovers can he have a strong enough backing to compete with the world's heroes.

"A few days ago, Cao Cao, in the name of the world, reprimanded Yuan Shu for being unsubordinate, and the army gathered in Peiguo, threatening to wave his army south, seize Huainan, and destroy Yuan Shu."

When this last piece of information was read out, the potter, who had been idle, looked slightly shocked.

Cao Cao wants to attack Yuan Shu?

Peiguo is not only adjacent to Huainan, but also adjacent to Pengchengguo, which is controlled by pottery merchants, and Cao's army is gathering on the front line of Peiguo, how can it not arouse his vigilance.

Moreover, not long ago, Cao Cao had just sent Liu Bei to invade Pengcheng, wanting to intervene in Xuzhou.

"Yuan Shu was defeated by us several times, lost his troops, his strength declined, and he was extremely arrogant in Huainan, making the people miserable, complaining, and it was rumored that he got the jade seal of the Sun family, there are rumors that he wants to be the emperor, Cao Cao coerced the Son of Heaven to order the princes, and it seems to be a good time to crusade against Yuan Shu at this time."

Xu Sheng, who was transferred back from the northern front, also expressed his opinion at this moment, among the military generals, Wei Lianpo and Xu Sheng were quite strategic, and they could often counsel military aircraft.

"Cao Cao's extermination of Yuan Shu is nothing, but after he exterminates Yuan, he will form a semi-encirclement of our Xuzhou from the west and south, which seems to be unfavorable to us." Chen Deng, a wise man, has a different view from Xu Sheng, and he sees the crisis from it.

In the lobby, the relaxed atmosphere gradually dissipated, and because of this unexpected piece of information, it quickly became solemn.

"Ahem......"

A soft cough came from the corner, disrupting the solemn atmosphere.

Chen Ping, who was shaking his head and tasting the Gan family's fine wine, said with a playful smile on his face: "Cao Cao is the second largest prince in the world, and now that Yuan Shao is about to unify Hebei, it is inevitable that he will win or lose with Cao Cao in one fell swoop in the future." And Xuzhou is close to the hinterland of the Central Plains, with Cao Cao's knowledge, will he allow Xuzhou to have a force that threatens him before starting a war with Yuan Shao? ”

A word woke everyone up.

Chen Ping's words also hit the potter's heart, making him nod slightly.

"Yes, no matter whether Cao Cao destroys Yuan Shu or not, it is imperative for him to start a war with us, he will let us Xuzhou not attack first, but he will first destroy Yuan Shu with great fanfare, this move is very suspicious." The potter was suspicious.

Chen Ping took a sip of wine and sneered: "The lord is so smart, can't you still see it, in fact, for Cao Cao, the biggest threat at present is the lord, not Yuan Shu, he let the lord not attack, but he wants to attack Yuan Shu with great fanfare, I'm afraid, this is a trick to repair the plank road, Mingdu Chen Cang's trick......"

Chen Pingxiao's mystery is hidden in his words.

The potter's eyes flickered, his sword eyebrows froze, and a hint of realization appeared in the eagle's eyes.