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In front of the camp gate, Cao Cao was fully armed, leaning on the heavenly sword, standing on his horse and looking in the direction of the east, his scorched face was gloomy and mysterious.

In the darkness, 10,000 Cao soldiers had been arrayed for a long time, and the aura of slaughter permeated the early morning.

Cao Cao had been waiting for most of the night.

According to Cheng Yu's strategy, in a few days, he had let tens of thousands of people, disguised as soldiers, leave the camp in the grain transportation team, in order to create the illusion of secretly withdrawing troops.

And two days ago, in front of the sergeants, he staged a good show of a head wind, so that those deserters who deliberately let him go out revealed the news of his head wind to the potters without leaving a trace.

He expected that such an exquisite layout must have been concealed from the potter, so that the boy mistakenly thought that his army was unstable, and he was determined to withdraw his troops and return to the west to relieve the danger of Xu Du.

So, he divided an army of 30,000 and ordered Cao Ren to go and rob the Tao army camp to kill the pottery merchant by surprise.

Cao Cao expected that when the potters were defeated, he would definitely order the defenders in Xiaopei City to be transferred to rescue his horned camp.

At that time, Xiao Pei's troops were empty, so Cao Cao led 10,000 soldiers and horses to take advantage of the weakness to capture Xiao Pei and comprehensively defeat the pottery merchants.

Not only can he recapture Xiao Pei, but also defeat the pottery merchant, and before he retreats, he will teach the rampant boy a hard lesson, this is Cao Cao's perfect plan.

In the cold wind of the winter night, Cao Cao and his 10,000 soldiers have been messy in the wind for a long time, listening to the Taoying side, the sound of killing is shocking, but they can't wait for Xiao Pei's soldiers to go out of the city and go to the rescue.

"Could it be that that kid can actually block Zixiao's attack?" Cao Cao's face was suspicious.

Cheng Yu saw Cao Cao's worry, so he smiled and said with relief: "The pottery merchant has been deceived by us, and General Zixiao is out of the horse, and it is expected that he will not last long, and Xiaopei's soldiers and horses will undoubtedly come out." ”

Cao Cao nodded slightly, his wavering heart gradually calmed down, his gaze returned to gloomy and deep, and he shot straight to the east, patiently continuing to wait.

The sun rises in the east, the sky is bright, and the rising sun illuminates the entire Cao Ying.

Suddenly, the sentry shouted, "General Zixiao is back!" ”

How did Cao Ren come back?

Cao Cao's heart was shocked, and he glanced at Cheng Yu in surprise, Cheng Yu also smiled, and doubts also appeared on his face.

They hadn't waited for Xiao Pei's Tao Jun to be transferred out, why did Cao Ren come back?

Even if the pottery merchant died and refused to transfer Xiao Pei's troops, then Cao Ren should also capture the enemy camp at this moment and send someone back the good news, why should he personally lead the army back to the camp.

"Do you mean ......?"

Cao Cao's heart was shocked, and he was anxious to turn his horse out of the camp, and led a group of civil and military officers to go out of the camp to meet Cao Ren.

Standing at the camp gate, Cao Cao's scorched face was full of anxiety, and he looked away into the distance uneasily.

As far as the eye could see, the dust and mist were flying, and a team of soldiers and horses was hurrying towards the camp.

Looking at the banner and the armor, it is indeed Cao Ren's army.

It's just that as the soldiers and horses approached, Cao Cao's face became more and more gloomy, and the worry in his eyes became more and more intense.

He sent nearly 30,000 soldiers and horses to Cao Ren, but the soldiers and horses that came back were barely 20,000.

Where did the other 10,000 soldiers and horses go?

Moreover, the number of soldiers and horses that came back was not only small, but also the banner was broken, and the army was not in order, where it looked like a victorious army, it was simply a defeated army with its head down.

Cao Cao changed color.

Cheng Yu's expression also changed.

The civil and military soldiers of Cao Ying, who had been waiting for a long time, were all shocked and discolored.

When he was shocked, the remnant flag of the word "Cao" had dimmed and approached the front of the camp, Cao Ren lowered his head, and walked in the front with a helpless face, followed by Li Dian, Le Jin and other generals, all of whom were disgraced and looked like they had eaten turtles.

Cao Cao's body trembled slightly, and the ominous conjecture in his heart had been more and more confirmed, but he was unwilling to accept it.

Cao Ren turned over and dismounted, bowed his head and approached, knelt down and said: "Back to Sikong, Cao Ren was incompetent in battle, failed to conquer the enemy camp, lost more than 10,000 soldiers, and made Cao Chun captured, please Sikong punish the crime." ”

Cao Ren knelt down, Li Dian, Le Jin and other generals also knelt down one after another, one by one, and followed Cao Ren to accept the guilt.

Cao Cao's face changed in an instant, and a trace of horror flashed in his eyes, and he was stunned, thinking that he had heard it wrong.

Unfortunately, Cao Ren was really defeated.

Not only was it a failure, but it was also a fiasco, and the loss of troops was as many as 10,000.

What's even more incredible is that even Cao Chun, the general of his Cao clan, was captured alive by the pottery merchants!

Why is this happening?

In Cao Cao's mind, a huge question mark was roaring, but he could only feign his composure and said in a deep voice: "The pottery merchant has fallen into a lonely strategy, and if you can't attack the enemy camp, how can you be defeated so miserably?" ”

Cao Ren shook his head and sighed bitterly, so he told the Tao army how to prepare in advance, to ambush strong bows and crossbowmen along the line of the camp, and how to attack at the same time with heavy cavalry and light cavalry, and to defeat his own army.

Cao Jun's civil and military forces all changed color in shock, and all of them had unbelievable expressions on their faces.

Cao Cao's face was even more pale and blue, and he couldn't suppress his shock, and he looked at Cheng Yu.

Cheng Yu was ashamed and didn't dare to face Cao Cao's gaze.

Obviously, this supreme strategist did not expect that instead of teaching the potters a lesson, the plan he carefully planned would lift a stone and hit himself in the foot, which was calculated by the potters in turn, causing his army to suffer heavy losses and a great defeat.

Cheng Yu felt that his resourcefulness was deeply humiliated by the potter, and he was even more ashamed of his trust in Cao Cao, and he was embarrassed for a while.

Cao Cao's scorched face was now gloomy to the point of being like a black face, the angry hatred in his eyes was like a raging fire, he gritted his teeth in his mouth, and repeatedly silently recited the word "potter".

This son of his father-killing enemy, who has repeatedly humiliated him, once again teased him.

Under the hatred in his chest, Cao Cao suddenly felt a pain in his head, he was not pretending this time, but there were really complicated signs of head wind.

It's just that when this army is defeated and the army's morale is turbulent, if he falls, the consequences will be even more unimaginable.

He had to grit his teeth, take a few deep breaths, and try his best to calm down the resentment in his heart, barely relieving himself.

Just when Cao Cao had just taken a breath, a scout rushed over and shouted: "Sikong, the dust and mist are rushing to the east direction, and the Tao army is approaching my camp. ”

Cao Ying up and down, no change of color.

The Tao army showed great might, only to kill them and flee, frightened, and now they didn't have time to take a breath, the pottery merchants came again, how can they not make them frightened.

"Potter, how dare you force each other like this-"

Cao Cao was enraged, drew his sword and shouted: "Little thief, you dare to despise Lone so much, Lone wants to fight you to the death." ”

"Sikong, although our army has a lot of soldiers and horses, but it has just suffered a big defeat, morale is low, but the morale of the enemy army is sharp, now at this time, you should avoid its edge, don't act out of anger, please Sikong must be calm." Cheng Yu hurriedly persuaded.

Cao Cao is well versed in the art of war, how can he not distinguish the strength of the situation, how can he easily use troops, Shicai was only angry, and he was carried away for a while, and was persuaded by Cheng Yu, and quickly calmed down.

Swallowing a strong breath, Cao Cao could only order that the whole army should strictly guard the camp and never go to battle.

Cao Ying, but there was an atmosphere of fear.

Everyone in Cao Ying's camp was in a state of tension, but the potter turned his horse and held his sword, led his victorious army, and approached the enemy camp with his head held high.

In this battle, nearly 10,000 enemies were killed, and Cao Chun, the general of the Cao clan, was captured alive, and he was a complete victory.

The pottery merchant was deeply involved in the fact that after this battle, Cao Ying's morale had been greatly reduced from top to bottom, including Cao Cao, and he would never dare to fight again.

Therefore, he dared to approach Cao Ying, who had 30,000 soldiers and horses, with an army of 10,000.

The battle flag flew like the wind, and more than 10,000 victorious soldiers lined up like a mountain, and their morale was like a rainbow approaching the enemy camp, stopping a hundred paces away.

The word "Tao" flag, under the illumination of the rising sun in the east, how dazzling.

Under the banner, the potter's young face was as arrogant as a rainbow, and he sneered and stared at the enemy camp.

He seemed to be able to see Cao Ying's faces, as well as Cao Cao's angry and shocked expression.

"Fan, go ahead." The potter whipped his horse and glanced at Fan.

Fan Hao came out in response, holding a big iron shield in his hand, rode out alone, and went straight to Cao Ying.

The name of Fan Hao has already shocked the world, and Cao Ying knows that in the Tao army, there is a bare-chested general, who makes a pig-killing knife, brutal and ruthless, and has great force.

At present, Fan Hao rode out alone, and as soon as he appeared in front of them, Cao Ying's soldiers did not change their color.

The tens of thousands of people along the camp were intimidated by Fan Hao alone, and they all subconsciously took a step back.

Even Cao Cao was at a loss at the moment, not knowing what Fan Hao meant, he actually forgot to order the soldiers to release arrows.

Fan Halema stopped more than fifty steps in front of the enemy camp, raised his voice, and roared: "Listen to Cao Cao on the other side, my lord asked Lao Tzu to tell you, my lord has always respected you, I didn't want to be your enemy, who told you to invade my Xu Tu for no reason, my lord wants to teach you a lesson, if you are interested, roll up and get out of the house as soon as possible, otherwise you will die without a place to be buried." ”

Fan Xu's voice was extremely rough, and these words were like muffled thunder, echoing between the two armies, and tens of thousands of Cao troops were all clearly audible.

Cao Cao's eyes erupted with grief and indignation, and he almost burst out of his eyes.

"Sikong, the pottery thief dares to insult each other like this, please give Sikong an order, and the whole army will fight to the death with that kid!" Cao Ren, who was furious, shouted angrily.

In fact, all the generals were also angered by Fan Xu's words, and they shouted angrily.

The generals were all carried away by anger, but Cheng Yu always remained calm, secretly glanced at Cao Cao, and secretly shook his head to show that Cao Cao should not be impulsive.

Of course, Cheng Yu knew that the potter was making a radical method.

He is more aware of the current morale contrast between the two armies, if Cao Cao was infected by the emotions of the generals, and went out to fight in a rage, he was in the hands of the potters, and the consequences were unimaginable.

Cao Cao gritted his teeth with hatred, and at a certain moment, he really wanted to go out and kill the potter.

In the midst of endless resentment, Cao Cao still had some calmness after all, knowing that this was the potter's method of agitating and luring him into battle.

In the battle, the potter is in the arms, and the odds are not much.

If you don't fight, you will be openly humiliated by the potters and lose face.

Cao Cao felt that he was in a dilemma.