There are gentlemen in the Three Kingdoms

Ding Feng didn't know what a bastard was, but he still replied truthfully: "As your apprentice, can I drink the broth you boil every day?"

The potter's eyes widened involuntarily.

He stared at Ding Feng earnestly for a long while, making sure that the kid was really not joking, but the truth from his heart.

This kid's appetite is really comparable to Zhao Yunwei's.

After pondering for a while, Fang saw the potter showing a warm smile: "What is broth? I can do tricks to hide. There are countless foods that are better than broth."

Ding Feng now thinks that broth is the best in the world, but when he heard that the potter would make something else, and it was even better than broth, he couldn't believe it.

"boast!"

"It didn't blow."

"Then tell me, what do you do?"

The potter cleared his throat and said, "I can cook: steamed lamb, steamed bear's paw, steamed deer tail, roasted duck, roasted chick, roasted goose, stewed pork and duck, sauced chicken and bacon, pine flower belly, dried meat sausage "

The potter didn't stop talking, he said a hundred and eighty kinds of things in one breath, and the stars flew all over his mouth.

Ding Feng's eyes were fixed on the potter, his mouth was wide open while drinking the broth, and he couldn't close it for a long time.

When I was young, after the pottery merchant reported the name of the dishes, I saw Ding Feng gritted his teeth, propped himself up on the bed, and knocked his head heavily against the edge of the bed, almost spattering blood.

From the mouth of the boy, he let out a loud voice of conviction.

"master!"

After Jiang Qi in Licheng was repulsed, the pottery merchant sent someone to send Jiang Qin back to Pengcheng to rest, and let Ling Cao stay in Licheng to continue guarding, while he himself was preparing for the next leg of the journey.

The potter's next destination was Shiquan, an important town by the Yellow River.

The difficulty of defending the army here is not as dangerous as that in Licheng, but there is a huge hidden danger.

This is also the reason why the pottery merchant had to go secretly to Shiquan this time.

Yan Liang, a famous general in Hebei, led a heavy army of [-], and was responsible for attacking this place!

And the person in charge of guarding Shiquan is Tai Shici, the elder brother of the potter's sworn brother, the eldest of the three Chrysanthemum brothers.

Although Tai Shici is also a first-class famous general, his soldiers and horses are only more than [-], which is far behind Yan Liang.

Although Shi Quan was able to win by relying on Tai Shici's bravery and good fighting skills, the pottery merchant really did not dare to be careless about Yan Liang.

After all, he is a famous general in Hebei, under the hands of pottery merchants, and now there is no Guan Yu.

It's better to go there in person.

When they arrived at Shiquan, the potter and Tai Shici met each other.

Tai Shici was still in good spirits, but he was much thinner than before the start of the war. It was obvious that he hadn't slept well recently.

After all, Yan Liang's army is overwhelming, and he himself is a famous general in Hebei, and his subordinates are all brave and elite from Hebei.

After the Tao merchant met Tai Shici, he immediately discussed the enemy's military situation with him.

There is no Chengguo in the land of Shiquan, just a ferry, and there are scattered villages nearby. Tai Shici has no danger to defend, so he can only set up a stronghold in the south to block Yan Liang's offensive.

It's hard to imagine how difficult it is for Tai Shici to fight against an enemy four times his own with 1 people in this state.

In the tent, Tai Shici pointed out to the potters where Yan Liang was camping.

"When the last general arrived, Yan Liang had already stormed across the river. He divided his [-] soldiers into four battalions and stood up against us. The four camps, because once I move, not to mention the attack on the rear camp, Yan Liang's other three camps can also respond to him, so it is very difficult to crack."

Speaking of this, Tai Shici sighed and said: "Although the last general can keep the key points undefeated, he can't win."

The pottery merchant laughed when he heard the words, and said: "It's not my fault, big brother. After all, Yan Liang is one of the few fierce generals under Yuan Shao's command. Needless to say, he is brave, but he definitely knows how to fight. He set up four strongholds, and it is clear that he made full use of it." With the advantage of having more soldiers, I plan to bully the few with more and be as shameless as Yuan Shao."

Chapter 5: Yuan Shao's Doubts

On the east front, on the route to Xuzhou, although Yuan Shao also dispatched heavy generals and troops, Yuan Shao himself and his most elite troops are still in the middle reaches of the Yellow River, fighting against Cao Cao in Baima, Yanjin, and other Central Plains. Cao Jun fought hard at the main port of Hebei.

Because in Yuan Shao's heart, although the pottery merchant is talented and the leader of the next generation, in his subconscious mind, he still thinks that Cao Cao is more dangerous than the pottery merchant.

This is also normal. After all, Cao Cao is a good friend who grew up with Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao is far more familiar with Cao Cao than he is with potters, and he also understands Cao Cao's danger better.

No matter how capable and talented the pottery merchant was, he was still just a boy in his twenties. In Yuan Shao's view, Tao's surname was still a little bit worse than himself and Cao Cao.

Therefore, Yuan Shao came to deal with Cao Cao himself, and handed over the Yellow River port that the pottery merchant was in charge of to his Hebei generals.

No matter how capable the pottery merchant was, it was far, far worse than the thousands of good generals under his command.

Unfortunately, some things are not as he expected.

Yuan Shao and Cao Cao fought against each other several times, and both sides won and lost each other, but after all, Yuan Shao had many soldiers and generals. Although Cao's army was elite, there was indeed a gap in numbers. Over time, Yuan Shao's army began to have an advantage, and the balance began to gradually move to the north. tilt.

Yuan Shao personally sat at Baimadu, commanded the battle, and ordered his elite soldiers to attack several times. However, Cao Cao was not an idler, so he blocked Yuan Shao's soldiers from Baimadu in a daze.

"It's great for Cao Ah to lie to this guy!" Yuan Shao sat in the tent, talking to himself angrily, the counselors and generals below were afraid to say anything, for fear that what they didn't say would offend his brows.

"Order Qu Yi and Wen Chou to send more troops from the rear immediately, and Yuan will crush Cao Cao to death."

Ju Shou hesitated for a moment, and said: "General, we already have hundreds of thousands of generals in the formation. The current recruitment of Hebei men is really too much. The general can no longer increase the source of troops. Otherwise, the people will be taxed too much." If it’s too heavy, it might cause an accident.”

"A joke!" Yuan Shao frowned, and said, "It's about the unification of the world and the peace in the world. What's the point of paying taxes for two more years? After two years of hard work, one can live in peace for a lifetime. Can you not understand? Besides, with the strength of our Hebei Province, even if we raise millions of soldiers, why not?"

Ju Shou couldn't help but smile wryly upon hearing this.

People from different classes see things from different angles. The common people just want to have enough food and clothing. Many farming people really don't understand what Yuan Shao said.

But Ju Shou couldn't continue to say these words, because Yuan Shao's anger had obviously reached a critical point, and it would only be counterproductive to continue talking.

Just when everyone was discussing what to do next, a scout hurriedly came to see him outside the commander's tent.

"General, General Jiang Qi's army in Licheng on the east line of the Yellow River was defeated. General Jiang was shot by Tao Jun's arrow and was seriously injured!"

Yuan Shao was shocked when he heard this.

Not only him, but also the civil and military officials in the tent were a little confused.

Yuan Shang had many soldiers and generals, and Jiang Qi was one of them. Although he was not as famous as Qu Yi, Zhang Yun, Wen Chou and others, he was by no means an ordinary person. It would be an exaggeration to say that he had experienced many battles, but There are definitely some who have experienced dozens of battles.

Such a character, who has been in Licheng for less than a month, why is he suddenly defeated?

"Who is the general Tao Jun guarding Licheng?"

Yuan Shao looked around and asked.