The potter drank in Cao Cao's barracks, and the two talked a lot, and talked about the past, which was also a harvest for the potter.

After three rounds of wine and five flavors, before they knew it, both of them were a little drunk.

At this moment, Xu Chu led people to Cao Cao's camp, and bluntly said that he was here to pick up the potters back to the camp.

However, Pei Qian was hinted by the pottery merchant and deliberately rushed back to move Xu Chu to act as a rescuer.

Xu Chu was not polite when he came to Cao Ying, and strode into Cao Cao's handsome tent, standing upright behind the potter, standing still, and his momentum was mighty! Cao Cao, who provoked him, praised again and again, and his eyes continued to show a look of appreciation, just like a hungry wolf seeing a little fat sheep, and his eyes were about to glow green.

Cao Cao's eyes and drooling expression embarrassed the potter...... This is really my own love.

After a few more polite words, the potter got up to say goodbye, Cao Cao made the potter's friend today, and he didn't force him to stay, so he got up to send him off in person.

After the pottery merchant said goodbye to Cao Cao, he returned to the camp of the Xuzhou army with Xu Chu and his guards, and on the way Xu Chu asked the pottery merchant: "Unexpectedly, that black dwarf is really Cao Cao...... We offended him a while ago, and he actually invited the eldest prince to drink today, but what was his idea? ”

"I guess...... It's just that I just want to make friends, and there are not so many intrigues. The potter looked up at the already dark night sky and muttered.

Xu Chu was a little incomprehensible, and said: "Lose your mother, this kid has been beaten by us, and he doesn't hold a grudge against us, but he still wants to make friends?" What kind of routine is this. ”

The potter said with a smile: "Mind like the sea, don't care about small things, this is the person who does big things, there is nothing strange about it." ”

Xu Chu shook his head: "It's a trivial matter to be beaten like that?" …… A certain family is really convinced, but if you don't say it, I really don't believe that there are such people in this world. ”

The potter secretly said If you knew that Cao Cao's son died in the hands of Zhang Xiu in history and accepted his surrender, maybe you wouldn't think so much.

Later generations have more or less undergone some artistic processing of the image of Cao Cao, but the potters did not think so...... At least in his heart, a person who only has suspicion, treachery, and cunning cannot become the overlord of unified northern China, and the reason why Cao Cao was able to become the most powerful prince in the late Eastern Han Dynasty must be because he has the mind, ambition, ideals, and bearing that others can hardly look up to.

Just look at the word "Songli Xing", you can see the leopard in the tube, and know its heart of worrying about the country and the people.

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After formulating a strategy to defeat Dong Zhuo, the next day, Yuan Shao arranged for the princes to hold an unprecedented oath meeting and a bloody ceremony in Suojube.

Yuan Shao arranged for his soldiers to build a tall sacrifice in Suozao County, the platform is two zhang high and has a total of three layers, and fifty five-party flags are arranged around it.

The ancients attached great importance to the ritual of sacrifice, and sometimes, a good ritual of sacrificing to the heavens is the best and most convenient way to boost morale.

Kill pigs and sheep, send sacrifices to the altar, and after the princes worship heaven and earth, they invite Yuan Shao to the altar.

Yuan Shao dressed himself and wore a sword, went up with a sigh, burned incense and bowed again, and recited the covenant oath aloud.

"The Han family is unfortunate, and the emperor is out of control. The thief Dong Zhuo, took advantage of the provocation and indulgence, added disaster to the supreme, and abused the people. Shao and others were afraid of the loss of the society, entangled the volunteers, and went to the country. Whoever is allied with me and works together to make the ministers have no two aspirations. There is this alliance of Chongqing, and it is impossible to lose its life, and there is no legacy. The emperor and the queen of heaven, the ancestors and the spirits, are all learned! ”

Because of his generous speech, all the princes wept and wept.

Although the oath is heroic and powerful, it is also a score for whom, to the princes and Kwantung soldiers, it may be an inspiring, tear-jerking, and morale-boosting word of the covenant.

But for the potter, Yuan Shao's words are no different from a hypnosis book, and after some chatter, he only said that the potter was confused, and he shook three times in place, which was really sleepy.

Yuan Shao recited the oath of the alliance, and said generously: "Everyone, let's discuss Dong Thief, just today, serve wine!" Blood swears! ”

The potter was about to fall asleep standing in a daze, and when he heard this shout, he immediately became prepared!

"Still donating blood?"

Standing beside the pottery merchant is Bao Xin, the prime minister of Jibei, who is brave and extremely loyal to the Han family, and is a good soldier under He Jin in the past, alongside Yuan Shao and Cao Cao.

Bao Xin turned his head to look at the potter kindly, smiled, and said, "Blood is an alliance, naturally we want to let some blood!" Otherwise, how can we consolidate the determination to march into the army, and the blood is communicated, it is to show the world that we are advancing and retreating together! ”

The potter's Adam's apple rolled and asked Bao Xin quietly, "Is it a cut finger?" ”

Bao Xin laughed when he heard this, and shook his head again and again: "Of course not!" ”

The potter breathed a sigh of relief.

Bao Xin continued to say aloud: "How can the blood of cutting your fingers be enough...... At the very least, you have to cut your wrists! ”

The potter almost didn't cry when he heard this.

"I'm not in good health...... Only 200cc can be offered. ”

The potter squinted at Bao Xin beside him, picked up the scimitar, did not blink his eyebrows, and cut it down fiercely according to his wrist!

For a while, the blood on Bao Xin's wrist flowed straight down, as if he had cut a major artery by mistake, and it was very shocking.

The potter pointed at Bao Xin, turned his head and asked the soldiers of Nading: "He has shed so much, can he even give it to me?" ”

The soldier didn't buy it, turned around and handed Ding and another unused knife to the potter.

"This brother, I see a lot of blood in this ding...... If you put it again, the taste will not be pure...... Why don't you have the right to write it down, and the next time I crusade against others, can I donate more? The potter cautiously consulted with the soldier.

The soldier frowned...... And next time?

Bao Xin only pouted when he watched from the sidelines, this kid is young, how can he speak so out of tune! A manly man, I'm afraid of shedding half a catty of blood!

Bao Xin didn't care whether the potter agreed or not, he reached out and pulled up the potter's sleeve, wielded a scimitar in his hand, like cutting pork, and chopped the potter's white wrist.

"Slow down...... Yes! ”

The blood has stopped, and everyone takes the blood wine in the ding, and raises the lamp to drink bitterly.

The potter wanted to cry without tears...... It's just bloodletting, and you have to drink it back with your mouth? What is the difference between letting and drinking and not bleeding? Is there something wrong with these people?

So much blood mixed in, in case anyone has a messy disease...... Isn't it all passed on to oneself?

The potter saw the opportunity and secretly poured the blood wine back......

Everything was in order, Yuan Shao shouted: "Although Shao is not talented, he is promoted as the leader of the alliance, and he will be rewarded for his merits, and he will be punished for his crimes." The state has national laws, and the army has iron discipline. Obey it and do not transgress it. ”

Everyone said, "The only thing to do is to listen."

Yuan Shao continued: "According to the order of the former Japanese army, the princes will point troops at their respective stations, and at the appointed time, they will attack from three ways and take Xingyang directly!" ”

"No!"

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Eastern capital, Luoyang.

Luoyang, the capital of the Han Dynasty, the imperial palace is divided into the south palace and the north palace, which are located in the north and south of Luoyang City, and the two palaces are connected with a tall wall compound road in the middle.

The front hall of the South Palace is not the palace, now only the place where the Son of Heaven is used to play the politics of the hundred officials, but the main hall behind the palace is the Deyang Palace, the hall is three zhang high, and His Majesty is one zhang high. The temple can accommodate 10,000 people. The hall is surrounded by pond water, the jade step Zhu Liang, the altar is made of patterned stone, the wall is decorated with colorful paintings, and the golden pillar is carved with beautiful figures.

was supposed to be the Deyang Hall for the Son of Heaven, but now it has become Dong Zhuo's special place...... Dong Xiangguo rampant in the harem, controlling the government, all based on the Deyang Palace, and now the cronies are invited to discuss secrets, which is also here.

Dong Zhuo is sitting on the side of the main seat in the hall at the moment, and even if he understands some general ethics, he does not sit on the right seat that should belong to the Son of Heaven...... But in the hearts of the generals and ministers under him, what he thought was that maybe it wouldn't be long before it would be Xiangguo's turn to sit in that position.

Dong Zhuo is not young anymore, with a large beard and wrinkles on his face.

I saw that his hair was gray, his face was turmeric, his cheeks were deep, and he looked sick and disgusted, but his body was very big, and his back was not restrained at all when he was over half a hundred years old.

"Yuan Shao'er, Cao Cao's thief...... actually gathered so many princes to make old husbands...... Haha, where did that come from? A ragged colt may make a good horse! Isn't it? Dong Zhuo was reading the military newspaper in his hand, and the old god was laughing.

Under Dong Zhuo, Li Ru should be the leader in terms of wisdom and strategy, he stepped out of the class, and reported: "Xiangguo, the princes of Kwantung have more than ten roads, and they have gathered with great momentum and strength, which is enough to compete with the military horses of the DPRK and China!" At present, they are divided into three routes, from Hanoi, Suozao, Yang people respectively to march troops, no matter which road is false and which road is real, its goal is nothing more than to attack the tiger prison through Xingyang, Xiangguo should immediately dispatch troops, not delayed, so as not to lose the opportunity. ”

Dong Zhuo didn't answer Li Ru, but said to himself: "The old man led the Xiliang army into Beijing, first used a plan to incorporate He Jin and He Miao's Kyoto Weiwu army, and then had to lead the state army to be like-minded, I thought that if I looked at the world, no one would be unconvinced!" Who would have thought that the way of the world has really changed, and the princes not only disobeyed the old man, but also united to raise troops, which is really arrogant......"

Speaking of this, he saw the fat old man laughing, his expression became extremely excited, there seemed to be a faint red light in his eyes, and he hoarsely said like a hungry wolf: "Arrogant and good...... Arrogant good! That's what makes it interesting, but it's not fun if you surrender to everything! If you don't accept it, the old man will beat you until you are convinced! ”

Li Ru said with a smile: "Xiangguo is so eloquent, he can regard the princes of the Kwantung region as if they were grass. ”

Dong Zhuo waved his hand and said: "The princes of Kwantung, in the old man's opinion, half of them are mediocre talents, but there are indeed a few difficult characters among them, but there are only seven people who can be worried: Er Yuan, Cao Cao, Sun Jian, Gongsun Zhan, Bao Xin, and Wang Kuang. ”

After saying that, Dong Zhuo raised his head, looked at Li Ru, and said, "Wenyou, can you teach me the method of retreating from the enemy?" ”

Li Ru shook his head in shame and said, "On conspiracy and trickery, it is what Confucianism is good at...... But at this moment, war is inevitable, and trickery is useless! If we talk about the law of using troops, who can go out of the country to fight in the east and west? The matter of dispatching troops must be done by Xiangguo himself. ”

Dong Zhuo pondered for a moment, nodded and said, "Okay!" Since this is the case, the old man ordered troops to send generals...... Listen to the generals! ”

The fierce generals in armor on the left and right are all out of class: "Here!" ”

Dong Zhuo picked up the prelude to the military report on the table, and said while shaking: "Yuan Shao is sacrificing blood to the sky in sour jujubes, intending to please me, his soldiers are divided into three ways, one goes to Hanoi, and the intention is to take the old man's Ao Cang, and the other is sour jujube, which is a dignified and positive division, which can avoid the edge, and the third is a yang person, this is a strange soldier, and the elite can be the first to break it!" ”