There are gentlemen in the Three Kingdoms

It's also a good thing.

"Since Brother Tao is not at ease with Cao, then it's up to you." Cao Cao agreed to the Tao merchant with a smile.

Immediately afterwards, Cao Cao said to the Tao merchant: "But at present, even if the food and grass are more durable, if we fight a protracted war with Yuan Shao, it is not a long-term solution for our two families to let Yuan Shao attack Guandu in turn. For a long time, the morale may be unsustainable."

The pottery merchant was not in a hurry when he heard the words, he just looked at Cao Cao with a smile, and said: "Brother Meng De, don't pretend to be a fool with me. The public uses troops, and has never been a stickler. , but with Brother Meng De's strategy, it may not be difficult if you want to use a strange trick to rule Yuan Shaoyi so that he will not be so arrogant."

After saying these words, Cao Cao couldn't help feeling a little uneasy.

This kid knows himself so well that he is still above the beginning!

Cao Cao secretly sighed, he was right, the potter is indeed his real rival!Yuan Shao can only be ranked second at best.

It was also intentional to test the pottery merchant, Cao Cao immediately smiled and said: "Then according to my virtuous brother's opinion, where is the place where Cao wants to make a surprise this time?"

The pottery merchant said indifferently: "It's easy to go from Guanzhong to Bingzhou."

Chapter 545 Old Fox and Little Fox

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

The person who knows Cao is Tao Zidu of Xuzhou.

He nodded and said, "That's right. Yuan Shao wants to occupy the north, but generally there are only three strategic points. One is to enter your Langya Kingdom from Qingzhou and invade Xuzhou, but his army has been defeated by Brother Tao. It is the battlefield of death, and the eldest son Yuan Tan and Gao Gan were also captured by you. It was Nayu Bingzhou who entered the pass and opened our army's flanks, but Zhong Yao united with the princes of the pass in Luoyang, but Yuan Shao did not take advantage of it."

The pottery merchant gave Cao Cao a thumbs up: "Brother Meng De strategized, it is really a good way to count Yuan Shaozhi's plan."

These words are indeed from his heart. Cao Cao's strategic view and overall awareness are indeed outstanding, not ordinary.

Cao Cao was affirmed by the potter, and felt very at ease. He stroked his beard and continued slowly: "Right now, all of Yuan Shao's troops are basically hoarded in the territory of Zhongzhou, and the troops of our two sides are also strictly guarded here. Stand firm and prevent Yuan Shao from crossing the border, but defense is the worst policy after all. We still need to win a few battles to improve morale. Cao has a soldier in his hand, which has been hiding in the border of Guanzhong. They penetrated into the hinterland of Yuan Shao's Hanoi, even if Yuan Shao couldn't do it, it would still make him unstable in the army, he would lose sight of the other, and when there is a change, he will be able to accomplish great things."

Speaking of this, Cao Cao puffed up his chest intentionally or unintentionally, and said arrogantly: "What do you think, brother Tao?"

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

"High, it is high!"

Cao Cao laughed loudly: "Brother Tao, you don't need to praise so much, Mr. Cao knows that you are also a smart and cautious person, and you must have some methods and strategies to deal with Yuan Shao when you came here, so let's talk about it, let's take a look at it together. "

Seeing that Cao Cao thought highly of him, the Tao merchant couldn't help feeling deeply.

I really have a way to try, but I didn't expect Cao Cao to guess that I have such a skill. It seems that he knows himself quite well.

The pottery merchant immediately said: "After Tao's conquest of the Baibo army, on the way back to Xuzhou with his people, he met Bai Rao, the bandit commander of the Black Mountain army, and Sui Gu, the general of the Heishan army. Words prevented Bai Rao from leading troops to Henan, so he was saved indirectly. Now that the Black Mountain Army and Yuan Shao are at odds, Tao intends to write a letter, asking Bai Rao and Sui Gu to persuade Zhang Yan to send troops to attack Yuan Shao After that, it may be of great use.”

Cao Cao thought about it carefully for a while, and then said: "I heard that Bai Rao has risen very quickly in the Black Mountain Army in recent years, and now he is one of the few men under Chu Feiyan's command. The grievances between Zhang Yan and Yuan Shao are quite deep, and it may be successful, but I never thought that Brother Tao would know him, God will help you and me."

When the potter heard Cao Cao say so, he couldn't help being overjoyed.

Although I have only met Bai Rao once, but that side is enough to be unforgettable for a lifetime.

After all, he also got to know Guo Jia through his acquaintance with Bai Rao, and the twists and turns are really hard to describe.

Time flies, and Bai Rao unexpectedly became a top figure in the Black Mountain Army.

The pottery merchant didn't pay much attention to the Black Mountain Army in recent years, so he immediately asked Cao Cao, "Dare to ask Brother Meng De, why did Bai Rao rise in status in the Black Mountain Army these years, and became Zhang Yan's right-hand man? Could it be this person? Very capable?"

No wonder the potters were deeply puzzled by the matter.

It shouldn't be, when I saw Bai Rao back then, that guy was no different from Two Hundred Five?Who is not good for Zhang Yan, but why did he fall in love with him?Got it wrong?

Or is it that Bai Rao's city mansion is too deep, so the behavior back then was too naive?As a result, I lost my eyes and saw him wrongly?

Seemingly seeing the potter's doubts, Cao Cao immediately told him the truth.

"Brother Tao, don't overcomplicate this matter. In fact, after Zhang Yan's defeat to Yuan Shao in Youzhou, many of his troops were scattered and killed. Most of his trusted generals died because of that battle. The Black Mountain Army appeared. There are a large number of vacancies, and no one is available for a while, so Bai Rao was promoted, and it has nothing to do with whether he is capable or not."

Pottery: ""

After the two discussed for a while, the potter immediately got up to leave.

After the potters left, Cao Cao immediately found Jia Xu, who was in charge of Xuchang Eagle and Snake Mansion.

Seeing Jia Xu's face, Cao Cao directly opened his mouth and said, "Sure enough, the potters and the Black Mountain Army are indeed somewhat connected."

Jia Xu nodded calmly, and said: "The spies from the Eagle Snake Mansion have long since found out that the pottery merchant had contact with the Black Mountain Army when he came back from conquering Baibo, and he heard that the pottery merchant had an orphan with a yellow scarf in his hand, but This person has been hidden by pottery merchants, and few people know about it. However, in recent years, many yellow scarves in Runan and Qingzhou have belonged to pottery merchants. I am afraid there is a reason for this. I think it will be a matter of time before pottery merchants reach out to the Black Mountain Army .”

Cao Cao sighed after hearing the words: "If we can really defeat Yuan Shao in this battle, then the next step is to contact the Black Mountain Army as soon as possible, and we must not let the potters eat up the entire Black Mountain Army in the future."

Jia Xu bowed down respectfully, and said: "Although Sikong is in charge of the war in the open, this dark matter is handled by the old man in private. Some time ago, Zhongyou in Guanzhong sent a letter, saying that it was Zhang Baiqi, the old thief of the Yellow Turban. Disagreeing with the princes in Guanzhong, he intends to attach himself to Sikong for protection, and this old man wants to get his hands on him and use it to pry Montenegro."

Cao Cao waved his hand heartily, and said: "Just let it go, Cao Mou will let Zhong Yao cooperate with you."

After returning to their camp, the potter immediately called for Guo Jia.

"Sure enough, as we had guessed beforehand, Cao Cao and the Xiliang thieves Li Jue, Guo Si and others have already established a line."

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 Jue and Guo Si were going to surrender to Cao Cao, but after several investigations by our school office, we have never grasped anything substantial , you gossip with Cao Cao, and you actually got it out, really amazing! How did you find it out?"

The potter shook his head slightly, and said: "Of course Cao Cao would not say yes to me, but today Cao Cao and I planned to deal with Yuan Shao. Cao Cao planned to let Luoyang Zhongyou join forces with the princes of Guanzhong to go north to Bingzhou to harass Yuan Shao. The princes of Guanzhong used Ma Teng to make peace Han Sui was the leader. Although he admired Zhong Yao, he would never easily offend Yuan Shao because of him. Those people are all selfish people, how could this be the case? Only Li Jue and Guo Si had an affair with Yuan Shao because of Dong Zhuo. There is a big enmity, not to mention Zhang Xiu's foreword and this conspiracy with Cao Cao confirm each other. I guess Cao Cao must have recovered Li and Guo, but he just let them act as part of the army and go north to Bingzhou at any time It was never put on the table."

Guo Jia was stunned when he heard the words, and said: "Li Jue and Guo Si are not small, especially Li Jue's Feixiong army. If these two thieves join forces with Cao Cao, they will be even more powerful."

The potter said with a smile: "It's not a big problem for me if Cao Cao wants to accept Li Guo, but two people have to share the soup together, and eat it alone. It's too petty to be particular."

Guo Jia heard the potter's implication, and said immediately: "If you don't pay attention, what should you do?"

The potter touched his nose lightly, and said: "If you don't pay attention, I will teach him how to pay attention! I have promised Cao Cao that before the end of this war, I will take the initiative to provide all his men and horses with fodder, but everything The turnover of forage transportation should be done by our soldiers."

Guo Jia was taken aback when he heard the words, and thought for a while before suddenly saying: "Know the east direction and position of Cao Jun's battalions and departments, and then it will be convenient for us to do it at any time."

The pottery merchant nodded, and said with a smile: "I heard from Zhang Xiu that Li Jue and Guo Si have the most Xiliang war horses in their hands, and it just works out that Tao has no shortage of food, but only horses. Think of it as exchanging food for their steeds! If you come and go, this kind of favor can last for a long time. Oh, I’m not boasting about myself. Pure fair exchange."

5Chapter 16 Tricks to clamp down

According to the address and route map provided by Cao Jun, the Jinling Army in the southeast began to deliver food and grass to Cao Jun's camps to various key points on the Central Plains Battlefield and Guandu Battlefield.

After the first batch of grain and grass was delivered, the pottery merchants immediately found the grain escort officers who were in charge of escorting the grain and grass to get a comprehensive understanding of the situation and see where the grain supplied to Cao Cao had been transported.

But after watching for a long time, the potter didn't see why.

So he still brought the five masterminds under his command to discuss it together.

In the end, it was Sima Yi who saw a little bit of the bottom line first.

"Teacher, everyone, there seems to be something wrong here."

Sima Yi tapped lightly on the drawn map and said to everyone.