Listening to the potter's words, Cao Cao felt admiration from the bottom of his heart.

Knowing Cao, Xuzhou Tao Zidu also.

He nodded and said, "Not bad." Yuan Shao wants to occupy the north, there are generally only three strategic points, one is to enter your Langya country from Qingzhou and occupy Xuzhou, but his troops have been defeated by the Tao brothers, even the general Yan Liang is also killed on the battlefield, and the eldest son Yuan Tan and Gao Gan are also captured by you, which can be said to be worth the loss, and he does not dare to try again in the short term; The second is the realm of the Central Plains, where you and I are currently at war with him, and it is also a frontal battlefield, and the third is that the state entered the pass and opened the flank of our army, but Zhong Xuan united the princes of Guanzhong in Luoyang, but he did not let Yuan Shao take any advantage. ”

The potter gave Cao Cao a thumbs up: "Brother Meng De's strategy is really a good means to calculate what Yuan Shaozhi calculates." ”

This is indeed from his heart, Cao Cao's strategic outlook and awareness of the overall situation are indeed outstanding, not ordinarily good.

Cao Cao was affirmed by the pottery merchant, and his heart was also very comfortable, he smoothed his beard, and continued slowly: "At present, all of Yuan Shao's troops are basically hoarded in the realm of Zhongzhou, and the forces of our two sides are also strictly guarded here, not allowing Yuan Shao to cross the border one step, but defense is the next policy after all, we still need to fight a few battles to improve morale, Cao has a soldier and horse in his hand, has been hidden in the realm of Guanzhong, just wait for the time is sufficient, they will be inserted into Yuan Shao's hinterland of Hanoi, even if Yuan Shao can't, But it can also make his army unstable, take care of one thing and lose the other, and after it changes, he can achieve great things. ”

Speaking of this, Cao Cao puffed up his chest intentionally or unintentionally, and said quite arrogantly: "What does Brother Tao think?" ”

Cao Cao's words were in the heart of the potter, and at the same time confirmed a conjecture in his heart.

"High, really high!"

Cao Cao laughed: "Brother Tao doesn't have to praise you so much, Cao knows that you are also a smart person, and you must have some methods and strategies to deal with Yuan Shao when you came, you might as well come and listen, let's refer to it together." ”

Seeing Cao Cao think so highly of himself, the potter couldn't help but sigh secretly.

I really have a way to try it, but I didn't expect Cao Cao to guess that he had this hand, it seems that he knows a lot about himself.

Tao Shang then said: "Tao after the completion of the conquest of the Bai Bo Army, on the way back to Xuzhou with the crowd, he got acquainted with the thief of the Black Mountain Army Bai Huan and the general Gu Gu, when Tao was benevolent at the time, he had intentionally or unintentionally revealed his words, so that Bai Wan did not lead the troops to Henan, so it was indirectly saved his life, and now the Black Mountain Army and Yuan Shao are incompatible, Tao intends to write a book, please Bai Huan and Zheng Gu persuade Zhang Yan to send troops, after the sneak attack on Yuan Shao, it may be of some great use. ”

Cao Cao pondered carefully for a while, and said: "I heard that Bai Huan has risen to the position in the Black Mountain Army very quickly in recent years, and now he is one of the few people under Chu Feiyan's command, if he persuades Zhang Yan to send troops, plus Zhang Yan and Yuan Shao have a deep grudge, or it can be successful, I can't imagine that Brother Tao actually knows him, and it is true that God will fulfill you and me." ”

When the potter heard Cao Cao say this, he couldn't help but be overjoyed.

Although he has only one side with Bai Huan, that side is enough to be unforgettable for a lifetime.

After all, he also met Guo Jia through the cause of his acquaintance with Bai Huan, and the twists and turns are really indescribable.

Time flies, and I can't imagine that Bai Huan has become a top figure in the Black Mountain Army.

The potters have not paid much attention to the Montenegrin Army in recent years, and then consulted Cao Cao: "Dare to ask Brother Meng De, why has Bai Huan's status risen in the Montenegrin Army over the years, and he has actually become Zhang Yan's right-hand man?" Could it be that this person is extremely capable? ”

It is no wonder that the potter was deeply puzzled by this matter.

Shouldn't it, when I saw Bai Huan back then, that guy was no different from two hundred and five? Who is Zhang Yan not good at, but she falls in love with him? Mistaken, right?

Or is it too deep to wrap around the city, so it was too naïve to behave back then? Caused me to lose my eyes for a while, and I saw him wrong?

As if he saw the potter's doubts, Cao Cao immediately told him the truth.

"Brother Tao shouldn't think too much about this matter, in fact, after Zhang Yan was defeated by Yuan Shao in Youzhou, many of his soldiers and horses were scattered and killed, and most of the trusted generals were also killed because of that battle, and there were a large number of gaps in the Black Mountain Army, and no one was available for a while, so Bai Rao was promoted, and it had nothing to do with whether he could be powerful or not."

Potter: "......"

……

After the two discussed for a while, the potter immediately got up and took his leave.

After the potter left, Cao Cao immediately found Jia Xu, the chief in charge of the Xuchang Eagle and Snake Mansion.

As soon as he saw Jia Xu's face, Cao Cao opened his mouth directly and said: "Sure enough, as Wenhe calculated, the pottery merchant and the Montenegrin army do have some connections. ”

Jia Xu nodded indifferently and said: "The spies of the Eagle and Snake Mansion have long found out that when the potters came back from the conquest of Bai Bo, they had contact with the Black Mountain Army, and they heard that the potters had an orphan of the Yellow Turbans in their hands, but this person was hidden by the potters very deeply, and few people knew about it, but in recent years, many of the yellow turbans in Runan and Qingzhou have been attached to the potters, and I am afraid that there is also a reason for this...... I think it's only a matter of time before the potters reach out to the Montenegrin army. ”

Cao Cao sighed when he heard this: "In this war, if we can really defeat Yuan Shao, then the next step is to quickly contact the Montenegrin army, and we must not let the potters eat the entire Montenegrin army in the future." ”

Jia Xu leaned over respectfully and said: "Although Sikong is responsible for the war in the open place, this secret matter, there is a private dispatch of the old decay, some time ago, Guanzhong Zhong sent a letter from there, saying that the old thief Zhang Baiqi of the Yellow Turban did not agree with the princes of Guanzhong, and intended to attach himself to Sikong in order to seek refuge, and the old man wanted to start from him to pry Montenegro. ”

Cao Cao waved his hand heartily and said, "Wen He can let it go, Cao will let Zhong Miao cooperate with you." ”

……

When he returned to his own camp, the potter immediately found Guo Jia.

"Sure enough, as we guessed in advance, Cao Cao and the Xiliang thieves Li Dao and Guo Yan and others have already caught up with each other."

Guo Jia smiled and said: "At the beginning of the year, Zhang Xiu and Hu Che'er came to vote, and they said that Li Dao and Guo Yan were ready to surrender to Cao Cao, but after several verifications by our school office, it is true that they have not mastered substantive things. How did you find out? ”

The Tao Shang shook his head lightly and said: "Of course Cao Cao will not say anything positive to me, but today I conspired with Cao Cao to deal with Yuan Shao, Cao Cao plans to let Luoyang Zhong Xuan unite the Guanzhong princes to go north and harass Yuan Shao, the Guanzhong princes are headed by Ma Teng and Han Sui, although they respect Zhong Xuan, but it is impossible to easily offend Yuan Shao for him, those people are selfish and self-interested, how can they be like this?" Only Li Dao and Guo Yan had a big enmity with Yuan Shao because of Dong Zhuo's affairs, not to mention that Zhang Xiu's foreword and this conspiracy with Cao Cao confirmed each other, I expect that Cao Cao must have already recovered Li and Guo, but just let them act as a partial army and go north and merge states at any time...... It never came to the table. ”

Guo Jia suddenly heard this, and said: "Li Dao and Guo Yan are not small in strength, especially Li Dao's Flying Bear Army, if these two thieves unite with Cao Cao, I am afraid that they will be like tigers." ”

The potter smiled: "Cao Cao wants to accept Li Guo, and it is not a big problem for me, but the soup has to be divided by two people, and it is too small to swallow it alone...... Not particular. ”

Guo Jia heard the potter's voice, and then said: "If you don't pay attention to it, what should you do?" ”

The potter touched his nose lightly and said, "If you don't pay attention to it." I taught him what it means to be exquisite! I have promised Cao Cao that before the end of this war, I will take the initiative to supply all his men and horses with fodder, but all the forage transportation turnover will be done by our sergeants. ”

Guo Jia was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then thought carefully for a while, and then suddenly said: "Master the east direction and location of each battalion and department of the Cao army, and then it is convenient to ......do it at any time."

The pottery merchant nodded and said with a smile: "I heard Zhang Xiu say that Li Dao and Guo Yan have the most Xiliang war horses in their hands, and what works is that Tao is not short of food, only horses...... Let's just turn around and exchange grain for their horses! There are contacts and contacts, and this favor can be made for a long time...... Alas, it's not that I'm boasting about myself, I'm really too particular about being a person, where am I preparing to rob horses, I'm clearly a pure and fair exchange. ”