There are gentlemen in the Three Kingdoms

Liu Biao nodded and said, "Of course I understand what Xuande said, so I didn't punish anyone."

Cao Cao took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, and smiled: "What Jing Sheng said is that Cao will definitely reflect on himself when he looks back, so as to investigate his mistakes in using troops this time."

Liu Biao smiled lightly and said, "Why did Meng De say that, Biao absolutely has no such intentions."

You damn near said it directly, didn't you mean it?

Mr. Liu, are you getting a little bit aggressive?

After returning to his handsome tent, Cao Cao quickly ordered someone to find Jia Xu.

Jia Xu came to Cao Cao's handsome tent slowly, and just opened the curtain to enter, but saw an inkstone smashed at her feet.

Jia Xu was startled, he was always calm and calm, he almost didn't jump up.

For many years, it seems that no one has hit him with the Yan Yantai.

Jia Xu looked up at Cao Cao in surprise.

But Cao Cao glared at him angrily.

Jia Xu is so shrewd, he knew that his strategy was not successful, and he must have lost miserably by looking at Cao Cao's appearance.

"Did the strategy after attacking the pottery merchants with Yizhou soldiers fail?"

Cao Cao gritted his teeth, stood up, and said angrily, "You still have the nerve to say it? You don't make a plan for a year, and you thought that if you made a plan, you would surely hit it. What's going on now? The potter's plan is completely wiped out by the potter, Chang Xi, Wu Dun, Yin Li, Ling Bao, Deng Xian, all of them are broken, and Cao has lost a lot of face in front of Liu Biao today! Are you still sure?"

Hearing this, Jia Xu showed a slightly astonished expression. He pondered for a while, and said, "Could it be that Guo Jia was behind the scenes when the pottery saw through the old man's plan? It seems that this ghost is more powerful than the old man imagined." too much."

"Can't imagine? There are many things you can't imagine!" Cao Cao picked up a slip from the desk, threw it at Jia Xu's feet with a snap, and said, "Look for yourself!"

Jia Xu lowered her head and glanced at the slips, her heart couldn't help beating wildly.

"Does the pottery have rations?"

"Nonsense!" Cao Cao said angrily, "The scouts reported that Tao has already raised all the military supplies. Didn't you say that as long as the potter's rations are burned, his rear will definitely not be able to raise rations in a short time? Didn't you say that you know the situation of the potter's territory all these years? Please explain to me what's going on now!"

Jia Xu's usually calm face was finally really moved this time.

"The pottery merchants have even solved the problem of food and grass? Impossible, even if Guo Jia, Chen Deng, and Zhuge Liang are resourceful and powerful, if there is nothing, there is nothing. Can they conjure it out of thin air?"

Cao Cao snorted coldly and said, "The pottery merchant just conjured it out of thin air, hehe, it's in vain that Cao has always regarded you as a wise man in the world, you! You really disappointed Cao."

Chapter 842 Another trick

Both strategies have been declared bankrupt, which greatly hurt the self-esteem of the old poison.

Don't look at the old poison who is usually pure and ascetic, but in a sense, he is still very proud.

Talented people are more or less self-motivated.

Don't look at the old man who doesn't say a word on weekdays, but if the old man does, it must be true and the plan will be successful!

The old man is really capable.

But now Jia Xu's two consecutive schemes have been cracked by potters, which has never happened in more than 50 years.

Jia Xu now has a saying that if the potter and Guo Jia stand in front of him, the old man will definitely give them a big slap in the face, and then calmly ask them how they saw his plan.

What kind of characters are the potters and Guo Jia?

Jia Xu couldn't help feeling curious.

Cao Cao had also calmed down at this time, he took a deep breath, stood up and bowed to Jia Xu: "Cao just lost his composure for a while, and made a speech without words, please don't blame me, sir."

A typical routine of giving a sweet date with a stick.

Jia Xu remained calm, and returned a salute to Cao Cao, saying: "I set up a scheme to disadvantage the overall situation, please don't blame Sikong."

Cao Cao sighed, sat down and said, "Sir, to be honest, Cao is really anxious now. This time, the Yizhou army, Jingzhou army and Guanzhong princes sent troops. Such an opportunity and formation are rare in years. Once this attack Dow's army has been disintegrated. With Liu Biao's narrow mind, it may be very difficult for him to send troops in the future, but once the Tao merchants recover, the first ones to deal with them must be the Central Plains, Hebei and Xuzhou. Cao couldn't resist it at all."

Jia Xu narrowed her eyes, thought for a while, and said, "For now, I have another way."

"any solution?"

"Since the pottery merchant has enough food and grass, it will be extremely difficult for us to defeat him quickly. The most urgent thing is to start from behind him, and pull as many people as possible into the water."

When Cao Cao heard this, he somewhat recalled it.

He smacked his mouth and said in a low voice, "You mean Sun Ce from Lujiang?"

Jia Xu nodded and said, "That's him."

"Will Sun Ce listen to us?" Cao Cao stood up and started pacing back and forth in the tent: "Accordingly, Sun Ce, like Lu Bu, is also a potter's vassal. Will he be so easily turned against the potter?"

Jia Xu said: "If it is someone else, no! But Sun Ce has one big variable, that is, he has ambitions. Although Lu Bu has a lack of virtue, he is now married to a pottery merchant, and the pottery merchant is very powerful. Suppressing him, Lu Bu dared not oppose the potter, but the relationship between Sun Ce and the potter was much more subtle."

Cao Cao thought about it carefully, and it was indeed the case.

"From Sun Ce's point of view, it is not difficult to see that the potters are using him to restrain Liu Biao."

Jia Xu said: "Sun Ce has indeed been doing this these years. The big reason is that Liu Biao has a blood feud with him. Now pottery merchants are all over the world, and their power is unprecedentedly strong. In addition, Lu Bu directly joined the pottery army. Sun Ce, I'm afraid he can't sit still."

Cao Cao nodded, "I heard that Sun Ce's younger brother, Sun Quan, is being held in Jinling City by potters, right?"

Jia Xu nodded and said, "Exactly. On the surface, Sun Quan was held hostage by the pottery merchant, which eased the relationship between the two parties, but in fact, it has already shown that the two parties do not trust each other, and this distrust has surfaced."

Cao Cao pondered for a while, then suddenly said: "In this way, it is indeed possible to give it a try."

Jia Xu said: "Sikong can send Man Boning as an envoy to persuade Sun Ce to send troops to attack Jinling City. With Man Boning's ability, he will surely be able to persuade Sun Ce and Zhou Yu."

"Okay, send Bo Ning to talk to Sun Ce."

Cao Cao and Jia Xu made another trick, planning to plot against the rear of the pottery merchants.

But what Cao Cao didn't expect was that at the same time, a person also approached the pottery merchant and expressed his willingness to surrender.

The identity of this person surprised the potter.

Not only the potter, but everyone under his command, including Guo Jia, Zhuge Liang, Chen Deng and others were shocked.

The main hall of Qufu City.

"You are Li Ru?" Tao Shang looked at the thin man with a goatee in front of him, and said in surprise.

The man bowed to the chief pottery merchant, "Exactly."

The potter stared at him closely: "After Dong Zhuo died, Lu Bu, Li Jue, Guo Si, Ma Teng and Han Sui fought in Chang'an City. In the end, the Xiliang army was defeated and fell apart, but the whereabouts of Dong Zhuo's granddaughter Dong Bai and you are unknown. Although I guessed that you were still alive, did I ever expect that you would dare to show up in the world?"