Guo Jia's words aroused the idea of the pottery merchant, and he pondered it seriously, it seems that things are really like what Guo Jia said, if Cao Cao really works together with Liu Zhang and others to stick to Xichuan, he really can't get into it for a while.

If you don't get one right, maybe you won't be able to take Xichuan for a few years...... Decades.

However, now that Wuguan has been conquered, it is imperative to concentrate forces and go north to conquer Guanzhong.

However, according to the pottery merchant's understanding of Cao Cao, if nothing else, he should have gathered the princes of Guanzhong in Guanzhong by now, waiting for a big battle and duel with him.

……

After Cao Ang, Cao Zhang, Cheng Yu and others arrived in Luoyang, they made peace with Zhong Xuan, who was guarding here.

Zhong Xuan has been in Luoyang for many years, exerting a lot of pressure on Cao Cao to Guanzhong in the west, and subduing a lot of Guanzhong princes for Cao Cao.

But now that the potters are leading their troops to Guanzhong, the princes of Guanzhong just can't sit still.

After all, Guanzhong is their territory, and if the potters are to attack them, they are afraid that their current days will be gone, which is the most terrifying future ordeal for them.

In Luoyang City, Zhong Miao met with the princes of Guanzhong who had come to support, and they discussed their next strategy against the potters.

Ma Teng was still relatively calm among the princes, and he said to everyone: "At present, the army of pottery merchants is heading north from Wuguan, in the eyes of the lower ones, you might as well guard Luoyang, with the solidity of Luoyang City, it should be no problem to fight them." ”

Zhong Xuan pondered: "Although Luoyang City is strong, and we have a lot of soldiers and horses, but in the face of the elite soldiers of the pottery merchants, I am afraid that we can hold it once, but we can't hold it for the second time, and we can't hold it for the second time, and this third time ......."

A group of five big and three thick Guanzhong princes at the bottom pouted when they heard it.

What is this?

Why do you say such things before this battle is fought?

It's not about demoralizing yourself for nothing.

It was at this moment that a scout hurriedly walked into the hall and said to Zhong Xuan: "County guard, the enemy's army has arrived a hundred miles outside my Luoyang City. ”

"Baili ......" Zhong Xuan stroked his beard lightly and muttered: "It's really fast, the surname Tao really doesn't waste time." ”

When he said this, he saw Ma Teng behind him, Ma Chao stood up and said, "Doctor Zhong, in this case, should we stick to the city, or go out of the city to fight?" ”

Zhong Xuan turned his head to look at the scout and asked, "Is the potter's march fast?" ”

"Not slow! According to the following inference, before the sun sets, his soldiers and horses can reach thirty miles outside Luoyang City. ”

"Thirty miles?" Zhong Xuan pondered for a moment and said, "Since that's the case, then why don't we have a sneak attack tonight." ”

"Sneak attack?" Everyone couldn't help but be stunned when they heard this.

When he was young, he saw Ma Chao stand up and said: "Zhong Gong, although the last general is not a person who is good at planning, he also knows that the pottery merchant and Guo Jia are both proficient in scheming. It will definitely be seen through by them. ”

Zhong Xuan didn't seem to be in a hurry, he stroked his beard and said with a smile: "What if you see through?" What if you don't see through it? Originally, our goal was not to win these two night attacks, the key was to deter the other party. ”

"Shock the other party?" The crowd didn't quite understand.

Ma Chao arched his hand at Zhong Xuan and said, "Please also ask Zhong Gong to speak up." ”

Zhong Miao smiled at Ma Chao and said: "If our soldiers and horses are all cowering in Luoyang City, using Luoyang City as a barrier, sticking to it without fighting, for a long time, it is very easy to enhance the arrogance of the Jinling Army, which is extremely unfavorable to us." ”

When everyone heard Zhong Xuan say this, they all nodded suddenly.

"I see."

"I don't intend to show weakness to the enemy."

"Zhong Gong is still knowledgeable!"

Everyone, you say something, I say a word, and then I saw Zhong Xuan give instructions to everyone for a while, and finally let the princes of Guanzhong go out to prepare.

After everyone left, they saw Zhong Xuan stand up and walked to the hall at the back, where in the quiet room, there was an old man sitting, holding a food tripod, chewing the venison in it.

The old man is none other than Jia Xu.

Zhong Xuan watched Jia Xu gulp down the venison and couldn't help frowning.

Zhong Xuan said to him: "Eat slowly, don't choke!" ”

Jia Xu raised his head and said, "The old man is old, and now he eats slowly, so he won't have any chance in the future." ”

Zhong Xuan couldn't help laughing when he heard this.

What is the reason for this?

How could this old guy have such a strange idea at such an age? It's greedy enough, too.

"When you are older, eat less meat and eat more vegetarian food to nourish your heart."

After that, I saw Jia Xu say: "Don't always talk about me, let you say what you say, did you say it?" ”

Zhong Xuan snorted and said, "Of course I did, but I don't understand, why did you ask me to assign those Guanzhong princes to attack the potter's camp at night?" ”

Jia Xu finished the last bite of venison and said, "Sikong's thoughts, you still understand a little bit, right?" ”

Zhong Xuan raised his eyebrows and said: "This matter is easy to guess, Sikong's meaning, but he wants to drive troops into Xichuan and use Xichuan's danger to isolate the pottery merchants outside the pass. ”

Jia Xu nodded and said, "It's good that Doctor Zhong understands this, so what do you think of the loyalty of these Guanzhong princes to Sikong?" ”

Zhong Xuan smiled: "It's just using each other, where is there any loyalty?" Sikong uses them to block the potters, why don't they use Sikong to help them defend the territory in Guanzhong, if they really find that they can't hold Guanzhong one day, they will immediately turn against us, and they will turn around and bite us hard! ”

Jia Xu said with a smile: "Because of this, they were allowed to sneak attack Cao Ying, now at this time, how long can Guanzhong be defended, even if it is when, before those small princes completely betray us, use as many troops as they can defeat the pottery merchants, this is the so-called righteous way." ”

Zhong Xuan looked at Jia Xu seriously and said, "Poison, you old guy is really poisonous." ”

"It doesn't matter if it's real poison or fake poison, but the person who poisons it is yourself!"

"Humph! You old horseman! Zhong Xuan snorted heavily and scolded.

……

That night, the princes of Guanzhong and the Cao army of Luoyang divided their troops and came to attack the camp of the potters.

When the news reached the potter's camp, the potter was stunned.

"Are they attacking?"

"It's an assault!"

"What kind of routine is this? Swap people for people? Let the generals of the various divisions go into battle. ”

"No!"