There are gentlemen in the Three Kingdoms

Just as Yuan Shao was mobilizing troops, scouts from Henan reported to Yuan Shao the actions of the potters and Cao Cao.

Yuan Shao laughed loudly when he heard about it, without showing any signs of panic: "Ah Cao is good at hiding this fellow, and actually colluded with Tao to deal with me? Hehe, but he is right to do so, otherwise, after I wiped out the Tao thief, the next That's him."

The reason why Yuan Shao didn't panic when he heard that Cao Cao and the potters were acting at the same time was simply because he had Liu Biao in the south as an ally.

The potters and Cao Cao moved their main forces northward, which proved that their defense in the south was empty. In this way, Liu Biao's success rate in going north would be even greater.

Based on this, Yuan Shao believed that the outcome of the two sides had already been decided before the battle was fought.

It is imperative to unify the Central Plains this time.

But it is a pity that the world is changing, and it didn't take long for the news from the south to make Yuan Shao, who hadn't sent troops yet, shut his mouth in shock.

Great changes have taken place in southern Jingzhou.

Changsha prefect Zhang Xian, with Changsha County and the neighboring Guiyang County, Lingling County, and Wuling County as the center, rebelled against Liu Biao, setting off a huge anti-Liu wave in the south of Jingzhou.

Liu Biao didn't dare to be negligent when he knew about it, and hurriedly rushed to the generals in various towns, preparing to attack Zhang Xian.

And when Liu Biao mobilized his army in Xiangyang to go south, Lu Bu of Jiujiang and Sun Ce of Lujiang raised troops at the same time, and attacked Jiangxia County westward.

Major changes have occurred to the south and east of Liu Biao, and Jingzhou has entered a precipitous season of comprehensively calming internal and external troubles, and there is no time for him to care.

Not to mention going north to help Yuan, whether Liu Biao can preserve the entire territory of Jingzhou is now a question.

Yuan Shao's plan to attack the Central Plains from the north to the south has been completely aborted.

After listening to the scout's report, Yuan Shao's face flushed with anger, and the tendons on his forehead were exposed.

Such a huge change suddenly appeared in Liu Biao's rear, if it was said to be a coincidence, Yuan Shao would not believe it even if he killed him.

The facts are in front of us, either the pottery or Cao Cao's conspiracy.

These two bastards!

Yuan Shao couldn't bear it anymore.

In March of the third year of Xingping, Yuan Shao began to act.

Yuan Shao first gathered 30 people and [-] horses in Hebei, and continued to recruit soldiers. At the same time, he also sent people to contact the Wuhuan cavalry, asking them to join the conquest.

Yuan Shaobing divided his routes, took Liyang as the first stop in the front line, and went south to the north bank of the Yellow River, exerting pressure on the two great princes of Cao Cao and the pottery merchants in the south.

At that time, both Cao Cao and the Tao merchants had 20 soldiers and horses, but they needed to guard the rear and the west and south borders, including the potters who needed to leave soldiers who needed to deter Shanyue. All around [-].

The pottery merchants took Xu Sheng who guarded the Langya Kingdom as the vanguard, Li Tong, Zang Ba, and Sun Guan as the lieutenants. From Langya Kingdom to the north, they first adopted a strategy of active raids. Xuzhou generals entered Qingzhou from Langya, and took turns to harass Qi, Beihai, and Dong'an. and other places, to restrain the movement of Yuan Shao's soldiers and horses on the right wing.

And Cao Cao also led his troops northward to force Liyang.

Cao Cao ordered Yu Jin to lead 2000 men on foot to guard the Yanjin Ferry on the south bank of the Yellow River, and to assist Liu Yan, the prefect of Dongjun who guarded the white horse, to form a tripod, so that the speed of crossing the river could be guaranteed to delay Yuan Jun.

At the same time, Cao Cao built a fortification around Guandu to prevent Yuan Shao from attacking from the front.

Zhong Yao received the order and sent envoys to go west immediately to win over the warlords in Liangzhou to stabilize the flank.

Cao and Tao cooperated seamlessly, concentrated their forces, guarded key passes, focused on fortifications, and waited for work with ease, in order to strike later.

There are many places to cross the thousand-mile Yellow River, but Cao Cao and the potters are not stupid. They understand that they have fewer soldiers and Yuan Shao has more soldiers. If they want to defeat Yuan Shao in one go, they must count on Yuan Shao's major changes, but the probability of this happening is extremely low. Therefore, the two adopted a strategy of focusing on guarding important areas, only guarding the barriers of Xuchang and Pengcheng, while ensuring that logistical supplies were not lost.

Under such circumstances, Yuan Shao made two coping strategies. One is to continue recruiting soldiers and horses in Hebei to increase the number of soldiers and horses to put pressure on the south. The other is to send Chen Lin to write an essay condemning Cao Cao. He and the pottery merchant hope to have an overwhelming advantage in political effect.

Chen Lin's literary talent is excellent. As one of the "Seven Sons of Jian'an" in history, her writing style is naturally good.

His proclamation tied the potters and Cao Cao together to scold them.

Chen Lin said that these two people are like Zhao Gao of the Qin State, and Lu Lu and Lu Chan of the Empress Lu period.

He also insulted Cao Song, Cao Cao's father, and Tao Qian, the father of Tao Shang, by the way.

It is said that Cao Song is a beggar adopted by Cao Teng, and that Tao Qian is a real villain who admires fame outside but is not upright inside.

Cao Cao had a headache at the time, and after reading Chen Lin's article, he broke out in cold sweat and was deeply moved by her talent.

Pottery merchants are not as fond of talents as Cao Cao.

He thinks that Chen Lin is a bit of a bastard, and he doesn't know his last name if he can swear a few swear words.

The originator of swearing and swearing is now under the command of pottery.

The potter decides to ask Mi Heng to confront Chen Lin!

Chapter 498 The scribes scold each other

Mi Heng was summoned to Kaiyang City by a potter.

The potter first gave Chen Lin's article to Mi Heng to read.

After Mi Heng glanced at it briefly, he threw it aside.

Seeing this, the pottery merchant asked him, "How do you feel? This is a masterpiece written by Chen Lin, a talented scholar in Hebei today."

Mi Heng raised his head high, his eyes almost looked up to the sky, and he pointed his nostrils at the potter, breathing hot air.

"The writing style is mediocre, the words are loose, and there is nothing worth mentioning. What is there to brag about? What a genius, I am!"

Mi Heng's outrageous words made the pottery happy rather than angry.

"I just like your great talent! You are so talented!"

"Huh?" You Heng frowned.

"I mean, a real husband! Come on, get your pen and ink!"

When Mi Heng heard this, he couldn't help being taken aback.

What is the purpose of taking pen and ink?

When they were young, the two new maids, Qiao Yi and Qiao Yun, brought up pens, inks, letters and other things, and polished the inks on the spot to arrange them.

Mi Heng looked back and forth at the two young maids in amazement, and wondered, "Why... these two girls? Or are they twins?"

The potter smiled lightly: "Are twins unusual?"

Mi Heng said with emotion: "It's really hard to find such a beauty in the world, and they look so alike... These two are your sisters, right?"

"You're dreaming!" The pottery merchant said with a smile, "Can my sister grind ink and write an essay for you? These are my two personal servants."

When Mi Heng heard this, little stars appeared in his envious eyes.