There are gentlemen in the Three Kingdoms

Without reminiscing about the past, without intersecting, and without even having a good face, Xu You could tell that Cao Cao was actually quite annoying to him.

If it weren't for the fear of being stabbed, with Cao Cao's attitude, Xu You would have flung his sleeves and left a long time ago, and he wouldn't let him fart. How could it be Cao Cao's turn to show off his might here?

The problem is that Xu You is not sending charcoal in a timely manner, but Cao Ying who entered Cao Ying as a prisoner. Of course, the treatment is different.

This incident planted a thorn in Xu You's heart, which hurt his self-esteem, but he was helpless.

As for Cao Ang, not only was Cao Cao not praised for this flattery, but he received another [-] army sticks.

Cao Cao was obviously a little angry this time. He didn't show mercy when he asked the soldier Lun to stick him. He directly beat Cao Ang with blood and blood.

No wonder you boy have not improved in military art, strategy theory, learning, poetry, bow and horse in recent years. It turns out that you have used your energy to write Xiaopo?

Kill you bastard!Let you stop doing business!

For Cao Cao, although he likes to read novels, he doesn't like to let his own children write novels. He only reads those written by other children, such as Tao Qian and his son.

The most important thing in educating a child is not to beat him, but to reason with him, communicate with him frequently, and tell him what is right and what is wrong.

Obviously, Cao Cao, who was busy with military affairs all day long, did not grasp the true meaning of it.

Things need to be a father to reason with the child, not Lun Bangzi, especially since Cao Ang is an adult and has his own cognitive ability, simply beating him will only make him more rebellious.

Why can you read it, but I can't write it!

The Han Dynasty ruled the world with filial piety. Cao Ang couldn't tell Cao Cao directly, he could only keep things in his heart and do it silently.

Cao Cao's actions not only did not destroy Cao Ang's enthusiasm, but strengthened his confidence even more.

Cao Ang is determined to become the best writer in the vassal circle.

The pottery merchant sent people to bring Yuan Tan, Gao Gan, Pang Ji and others, and told them the news of Yuan Shao's defeat in person.

As soon as the news came out, the three of them looked at the potter in a daze as if they had been struck by five thunders, but they didn't want to believe it.

"Could it be that Mr. Tao is lying? Hehehe, as the grand tutor of the dynasty, your ability to lie is a little too low?" Pang Ji asked the pottery self-righteously.

The potter was too lazy to break up with him.

He didn't even look at Pang Ji, just looked at Yuan Tan fixedly, and said: "Today's battle has been decided, and it's time for me to fulfill the promise I made to my brother. Now that there is no war, I will send someone to send you guys back." Hebei, when we arrived in Yecheng, I asked my elder brother to persuade Yuan Gong on my behalf to express my condolences to him."

Yuan Tan's Adam's apple rolled, and he said, "Tao Taifu, my father has really returned to Yecheng after defeat?"

Tao Shang said with a smile: "Brother, Tao knows that you don't want to believe it. I also find this unbelievable, but if the general has not been defeated, the three should not be let go by Tao, but by the general." rescued, right?"

After hearing these words, Yuan Tan, Pang Ji, Gao Gan and others were speechless.

Indeed, as the potter said, if Yuan Shao had the upper hand, all of this would be too unreasonable.

But if they accept their failure

With so many soldiers, so many generals, and such a powerful force, how could they fail?

It's good that Gao Gan and Pang Ji are reluctant, but Yuan Tan's state at the moment is very wrong and lonely.

At this moment, his heart felt as uncomfortable as if it had been pierced by a needle.

Tao Shang seemed to see Yuan Tan's unhappiness, walked over, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Brother Xiansi, there is no need to be like this. As the saying goes, victory or defeat is a common matter in military affairs. Your territory in Hebei is vast, rich in resources and densely populated. There is no shortage of food, salt, and horses, and it will not be difficult to rule the world in the future. You should not worry about small defeats, and you should persuade the general when you go back, so that he can be more relieved."

Yuan Tan lowered his head and pondered for a while, then suddenly said: "Brother Tao, if it is convenient, could you tell me the details of this battle?"

The war was over, there was no need for the pottery merchant to hide from Yuan Tan, so he told him the matter immediately.

After finishing speaking, the pottery merchant paused again and said: "What's more, this defeat seems to be in decline, but in fact it's just a scattered army. Most of the troops have just been dispersed. In the future, when they are called again, they will definitely be able to regroup."

Although there is nothing wrong with the Tao merchant's words, Yuan Tan is not a pure fool, and he knows some actual situations.

It is impossible for hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses to be completely wiped out. Let alone killing tens of thousands of people, even if Tao and Cao's two armies gather hundreds of thousands of mouths to spit in such a short period of time, they will be exhausted to eat. Most of Yuan Jun's soldiers The horses just set fire to the company and were dispersed in panic.

But being dispersed does not mean that they will definitely return to Hebei in the future.

The world is in chaos, the people are in dire straits, and many people have lost their homes. They are living wherever they live, and they don’t necessarily have to go back to their hometowns.

Besides, transportation was inconvenient at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. Going back to Hebei from Henan is not as simple as buying a high-speed rail ticket and returning in three or four hours. Just crossing the Yellow River can kill them, and they still have to go through layers of checkpoints, traveling alone In the wilderness, you may even encounter tigers, leopards and wolves.

At that time, wild beasts could be seen everywhere, and tigers were not only seen in zoos.

It is very likely that those lost soldiers will settle nearby, and then inquire about the policies of the local county government, and find a place to settle down in the Central Plains or Xuzhou, or they are really desperate, and it is possible to fall into a bandit, but the probability of returning to Hebei lowest.

Calculated in this way, after a long time, these manpower eventually became the potential population of Cao Cao and the pottery merchants, and they took advantage of them for no reason.

Thinking of this, Yuan Tan couldn't help but bleed in his heart.

These are all elite young men from Hebei, so Cao Cao and potters are so cheap?

Cao Cao could say otherwise, but even though the pottery merchant knew that he was his enemy, Yuan Tan still couldn't hate the pottery merchant.

At least he's more of a brother than Yuan Shang.

The human heart is fleshy.

In all honesty, the pottery merchant was really nice to Yuan Tan, and the pottery merchant wasn't instigating this war.

The carriage for several people to return was already outside the village, and the potter ordered them to get on the carriage, and ordered Ling Cao and Zhang Xun to lead a group of good men to escort them until they were sent out of the country.

Yuan Tan boarded the carriage with a complicated expression on his face.

"Brother, take care." The potter said farewell to Yuan Tan.

Yuan Tan's heart was shocked, he was very moved for some reason, and he also returned the gift to the pottery merchant.

"Brother Tao, we will meet later!"

After hearing this, a smile appeared on the potter's face.

Don't worry, we will meet soon, but at that time, the meeting place will not be south of the Yellow River, but your border in Hebei.

After winning the Battle of Guandu, the next step is to clean up the surrounding disasters, rectify domestic demand and military affairs, and deal with the aftermath.

Don't underestimate these miscellaneous matters. To be honest, the triviality of these matters is, to a certain extent, even more troublesome than the battle of Guandu.

With the defeat of Yuan Shao and the defeat of the Hebei army, the day when Cao Cao and the pottery merchants parted ways began to be put on the agenda.

Everyone is still smiling on the surface, looking very kind, but they are tacit to each other.

They are all foxes who have practiced for thousands of years, who doesn't know who?

Not only Cao Cao and the pottery merchants, but also the high-ranking advisers and generals of the two armies met with each other, and there was a little bit of hypocrisy and defensiveness between them.