Xu You was finally released by Cao Cao and allowed to be used under his own tent, which can be said to have saved his life.

However, this process of being recruited is obviously a bit big as Xu You imagined at the beginning.

There is no reminiscence, no intersection, not even a good face, Xu You can see that Cao Cao is actually quite annoyed by himself.

If it weren't for the fear of being stabbed, with Cao Cao's attitude, Xu You would have thrown off his sleeves and left, and he wouldn't have brought him a fart, how could it be Cao Cao's turn to show off his power with him here?

The problem is that Xu Yu at the moment is not sending charcoal in the snow, but entering the Cao camp as a prisoner, and the treatment is of course different.

This incident planted a thorn in Xu You's heart, which hurt his self-esteem, but he was helpless.

As for Cao Ang, this flattery was not only not praised by Cao Cao, but he was beaten with twenty military sticks.

Cao Cao was obviously a little moved this time, and asked the soldiers not to show mercy when they were sticking, and directly gave Cao Ang a skin and flesh, and the blood flowed.

No wonder you, this kid, have not grown in the art of war, strategy, literature, poetry, bow and horse in recent years, and it turned out that you used your spiritual head to write small broken essays?

Kill you, you rebel! Let you stop doing your job!

For Cao Cao, although he likes to read small essays, he does not like to let his children write small essays...... He only reads what other people's children write, such as Tao Qian's son.

The most important thing in educating a child is not to beat, but to reason with him, communicate with him frequently, and tell him what is right and what is wrong.

Obviously, Cao Cao, who was busy with military affairs all day, did not grasp the true meaning.

Things need to be a father to reason with the child, not a stick, especially since Cao Ang is an adult and has his own cognitive ability, simply beating him will only make him have a stronger rebellious mentality.

Why can you read it, I can't write it!

The Han Dynasty ruled the world with filial piety, Cao Ang couldn't tell Cao Cao directly, he could only hold things in his heart and do it silently.

Cao Cao's actions not only did not destroy Cao Ang's enthusiasm, but strengthened his confidence even more.

Cao Ang aspires to become the best writer in the princes' circle.

……

The potters sent people to bring Yuan Tan, Gao Gan, Xiao Ji and others, and told them the news of Yuan Shao's defeat in person.

As soon as the news came out, the three of them looked at the potter in a daze as if they had been hit by five thunderbolts, and they didn't want to believe it.

"Is Tao Gong lying? Hehehe, as the Taifu of the current dynasty, your ability to lie is too inferior, right? Xiao Ji asked the potter self-righteously.

The potter didn't bother to bother with him.

He didn't even glance at Xiao Ji, but just looked at Yuan Tan fixedly, and said: "Today's war has been decided, it is time for me to fulfill the promise I once made to my brother, and now that there is no war, I will send someone to send a few of you back to Hebei, and when you arrive in Yecheng, I will also ask my brother to persuade Yuan Gong on my behalf, in order to express my condolences to him."

Yuan Tan's Adam's apple rolled and said, "Tao ...... Taifu, my father has really been defeated and returned to Yecheng? ”

Tao Shang said with a smile: "Brother, Tao knows that you don't want to believe it, and I also think this matter is incredible, but if the general is not defeated, the three of them should not be let go by Tao now, but should be rescued by the general...... Right? ”

Hearing these words, Yuan Tan and Xiao Ji, Gao Gan and others were speechless.

It is true that as the potter said, if Yuan Shao had the advantage, all of this would be too unreasonable.

But if they accept their own defeat......

So many soldiers and horses, so many generals, and such a powerful force, how could they fail?

Gao Gan and Xiao Ji are barely good, but Yuan Tan's state at the moment is very wrong and lonely.

His heart was as uncomfortable as if he had been pricked by a needle.

The pottery merchant seemed to see the unhappiness in Yuan Tan's heart, walked over, patted him on the shoulder and said: "Brother Xiansi doesn't have to be like this, the so-called victory and defeat is a common thing in soldiers, your Hebei is a vast country, densely populated, and there is no shortage of grain, salt, and horses. ”

Yuan Tan lowered his head and pondered for a while, then suddenly said, "If Brother Tao is convenient, I wonder if you can tell me the details of this battle?" ”

The war had passed, and there was no need for the potter to hide from Yuan Tan, so he immediately told him about the matter.

After finishing speaking, the potter paused again and said: "What's more, this defeat seems to be declining, but in fact it is just the scattering of soldiers and horses, most of the troops are just dispersed, and they will be reconvened in the future, and they will definitely be able to regroup." ”

Although there is nothing wrong with what the potter said, Yuan Tan is not a pure fool, and he knows some actual conditions.

It is impossible for hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses to be completely wiped out, let alone kill hundreds of thousands of people, even in such a short period of time, the two armies of Tao Cao can gather hundreds of thousands of mouthfuls of foam to exhaust them to eat, and most of the soldiers and horses of the Yuan army just burned the company camp and were dispersed because of panic.

But being dispersed does not mean that they will definitely return to Hebei in the future.

The world is in turmoil, the people are not happy, many people don't even have a home, and they are alive wherever they live, and they don't necessarily have to go back to their hometown.

In addition, the transportation was inconvenient in the late Eastern Han Dynasty, and returning to Hebei from Henan was not as simple as buying a high-speed rail ticket for three or four hours to go back, just crossing the Yellow River could kill them, and they also needed to go through layers of checkpoints, walking alone in the wilderness, and even possibly encountering tigers, leopards and jackals.

At that time, wild animals were everywhere, and tigers could only be seen in zoos.

It is very likely that those lost soldiers will settle nearby, and then listen to the policies of the local county government, find a place to settle down in the Central Plains or Xuzhou, or they are really desperate, and it is possible to fall into the grass, but the probability of returning to Hebei is the lowest.

In this way, after a long time, these manpower eventually became the potential population under the jurisdiction of Cao Cao and the pottery merchants, and they were cheapened for no reason.

As soon as he thought of this, Yuan Tan's heart couldn't help but drip blood.

These are all elite young men in Hebei, so cheap Cao Cao and potters?

Cao Cao can say otherwise, but the potter ...... Although he knew that he was his enemy, Yuan Tan never hated the potter.

At least he is more like a brother than Yuan Shang.

The human heart is made of flesh.

Speaking from the heart, the potter is really good to Yuan Tan, and this big battle was not provoked by the potter.

The carriage for the return of a few people was already outside the village, and the pottery merchant ordered a few people to get into the carriage, and ordered Ling Cao and Zhang Xun to lead a group of good students to escort them until they were sent out of the country.

Yuan Tan boarded the carriage, his expression full of complexity.

"Take care, brother." The potter said goodbye to Yuan Tan.

Yuan Tan's heart was shocked, and for some reason he was very moved, and he also returned the gift to the potter.

"Brother Tao, we'll have a meeting later!"

Hearing this, a smile appeared on the potter's face.

Don't worry, we'll meet soon, but at that time, the place of meeting will not be south of the Yellow River, but the boundary of your Hebei.

……

The battle of Guandu was won, and the next step was to clear up the surrounding disasters and rectify the domestic military affairs and deal with the aftermath.

Don't underestimate these miscellaneous things, to be honest, in terms of the triviality of these things, to a certain extent, it is even more headache than the battle of Guandu.

With the defeat of Yuan Shao and the rout of the Hebei army, Cao Cao and Tao Shang, the days when the two heroes parted ways also began to be put on the agenda.

Everyone is still smiling on the surface, looking very kind, but they all know each other.

They are all foxes who have practiced for thousands of years, who doesn't know who?

Not only Cao Cao and the pottery merchants, but also the high-level strategists and generals of the two armies met, and they also had a little more hypocrisy and precautions with each other.

In a blink of an eye, the time had come when the potter should part with Cao Cao.

As the host, Cao Cao arranged a grand farewell banquet in his big tent to bid farewell to the Xuzhou allies on the common front.

But who knows if this is another conspiracy? No one can say for sure.

So, on the day of the feast, the potters brought heavily armed generals and elite soldiers.

Everyone is not a good thing, no one should believe in anyone too much, it is okay to eat, but the configuration must be complete.

Cao Cao was the same, leading a group of generals in full armor to greet the potters in person.

As soon as he saw the formation led by the potter, Cao Cao couldn't help but be stunned.

"Brother Ziduxian, this is really a big formation, I don't know and think you're here to attack the village, where do you look like you're here to drink?"

The potter said with a smile: "Brother Meng De is not bad, he is still so fully armed when he invites people to dinner, and the three armies are wearing armor, I don't know that I think you want to treat me as a drink." ”