After listening to Ji Ling's recitation of the pottery merchant's letter, Yuan Shu was stunned for a moment at first when he got to the part about Wu Jing, and then he couldn't help but get furious.
He stretched out his hand and punched the table hard, and said angrily: "What a fool, I never thought it was you who ruined my good deeds! Yuan will not spare you!"
Ji Ling didn't seem to notice that Yuan Shu was on the verge of collapse, and continued reading: "You said that I was close to Yuan Shao and supported him in establishing Liu Yu as emperor. Yes, Tao is close to him. What can you do to me?
If I don't get close to him, how can I get close to you, a loser? You don't show off your stupidity by throwing urine, and you are the legitimate son of the Yuan family. With your actions, you are not even qualified to carry Yuan Shao's shoes..."
"Shuzi has bullied me too much! I will skin you alive, smash your bones to pieces, and eat your flesh alive!"
Yuan Shu hated people saying that he was not as good as Yuan Shao. In the letter, Tao Shang peeled off his scar in a bloody manner and sprinkled a handful of raw salt on it. This was worse than stabbing Yuan Shu in the heart with a knife.
He feels uncomfortable.
This kid is really hateful,
Even though Ji Ling had no eyesight, he could already see that Yuan Shu was on the verge of collapse at this moment. Despite his straightforward personality, he couldn't help but hesitate at this moment, and then said: "General, do you still want to read a certain family?"
Yuan Shu took a deep breath, with a bit of murderous intent flashing in his eyes, and said coldly: "Nian!"
"oh."
Ji Ling agreed and continued: "In Tao's opinion, an army of one hundred thousand is just a mob. If you have the ability, come and fight. Even though Tao only has 40,000 troops, which is less than half of yours, but in a head-on confrontation,
Tao is not afraid of those ants under your command. If you hide in Nanyang County, you can still be at ease. Now that you have taken the initiative to come to your door, let's wait and see if Tao will pick up your head the next day.
Go to Hebei to meet Yuan Jizhou to ask for credit. Without further ado, let's choose a day to show off on the battlefield and sign the signature, 'Danyang County Shang Shang' to the 'Later General's Eunuch Technique'..."
After reading this, Ji Ling couldn't help but raised his hand and scratched his head curiously, and said doubtfully: "The eunuch technique? My lord is not a eunuch, why does that boy Tao Shang call you the eunuch technique?"
Behind Ji Ling, the chief clerk, Yan Xiang, walked over curiously.
He stretched his head from the side, read the contents of the letter carefully, sighed, pointed at the word on the slip, and corrected Ji Ling: "General Ji, you should read more in the future.
Lazy, that word is pronounced 'cheap'."
Ji Ling was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then he laughed and joked: "I'm sorry, a certain family has little talent and knowledge, but it makes everyone laugh...it turns out to be a 'bitch technique'!"
Yuan Shu was so angry that he almost lost his breath.
"shut up!"
Ji Ling suddenly didn't dare to say anything.
Pointing at the messenger who had received the reply, Yuan Shu said angrily: "Pull him down and chop him down!"
The envoy couldn't help being frightened when he heard this, and said in a panic: "General, my subordinates are not guilty!"
"Not guilty?"
Yuan Shu sneered sinisterly and said: "You can't even tell the difference between a gentleman and a villain, and you still say they are cultivated? What do I want a blind person like you to do? Drag him out, drag him out! Cut him down!"
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Frankly speaking, Yuan Shu's envoy died unjustly.
He did not die in the hands of Xu Chu, nor did he die in the hands of Yuan Shu. Strictly speaking, Tao Shang was not the murderer who took his life.
The real reason why he lost his life was due to the invisible psychological struggle between people. He also died due to the overt and covert calculations of two princes fighting for each other. He also died due to the behavior of high-level figures fighting for their skin.
Down.
All I can say is that it is a class tragedy.
This time, the pottery merchant completely angered Yuan Shu.
Even if it was to save the face of the Four Generations and Three Dukes, Yuan Shu must conquer Ruxuwu this time.
The pottery merchant also knew from the beginning what would happen if the letter was taken back by the messenger, but he had no choice.
Since we are going to fight, let's have a vigorous battle between the princes where you and I go back and forth.
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The scorching sun that had been raging all day slowly sank below the horizon. The sun had begun to gradually shrink its light, and darkness was about to cover the earth.
Listening to the sound of water flowing in the mountains and forests, the pottery merchant, wearing silver armor and holding his sword, stood on the head of the fortress of Ruxuwu. He looked up at the already slightly gray sky to the west until the long strip was like a black dot.
Thin lines came into view, and there was no doubt that they were Yuan Shu's army!
Because they were all soldiers and horses from the south, Yuan Shu did not have many cavalry, but even so, the thicker and thicker lines reminded the pottery merchant from the side of what the opponent he faced at this time had.
Strong military strength.
A huge army of 100,000 people!
"It came so fast." The potter took a deep breath, put away his usual playful expression, and inadvertently showed a hint of worry in his eyes.
Chen Deng's figure appeared behind the pottery merchant.
No matter how the Xuzhou gentry and the Tao clan suppressed each other on weekdays, when facing foreign enemies, they were still united.
The purpose is nothing more than to protect the home where one lives and the interests of each family.
There is no unreasonable love or unreasonable hatred in the world, and there are no eternal friends or eternal enemies.
"Master Fu, Yuan Shu's army has arrived faster than expected. It seems that after receiving the lord's letter of encouragement, this frontal decisive battle is unavoidable."
Tao Shang took a deep breath and said: "The purpose of writing that letter to anger Yuan Shu was to force him to fight quickly, so that Yuan Shu would not have time to plan carefully to target our weaknesses when he was so angry.
...As long as he chooses to fight quickly through land warfare, then Tao is not afraid of having an upright showdown with him."
Chen Deng sighed and said with some regret: "The Lord is afraid that Yuan Shu will find out that we don't have a naval force and change the water route to attack Jinling City, right?"
The pottery merchant fell silent upon hearing this.
Chen Deng's guess was not wrong.
The reason why Tao Shang was anxious to anger Yuan Shu was because he did not want Yuan Shu to plan carefully and let him choose to attack Ruxuwu on foot in anger.
But even if this method can deceive Yuan Shu for a while, can it really deceive Yuan Shu forever?
Yuan Shu now thought that he would win, and he was extremely angry.
But if he calms down and finds out that the pottery merchant really lacks navy, how should this major omission be solved?
When Chen Deng thought of this, his head hurt terribly.
But there was nothing he could do.
No matter how resourceful he is, he can't conjure up a navy army out of thin air.
At the moment, we can only defeat Yuan Shu in this round of land battle first.
For the rest, after defeating Yuan Shu, I will leave you here.
Seeing Yuan Shu's army getting closer and closer to his own Ruxuwu, the pottery merchant couldn't help but sweat broke out in his hands.
When a pottery merchant uses troops, he will never engage in a decisive battle with the enemy unless absolutely necessary. But having said that, the fact that he does not like to engage in a decisive battle with the enemy does not mean that the pottery merchant is afraid of a decisive battle with the enemy, but that in the pottery merchant's inertial thinking, he always
He hopes to obtain the maximum benefit with the minimum sacrifice, which is the purpose for him.
But in today's battle, he must defeat Yuan Shu head-on.
Although Yuan Shu has many soldiers, most of them are new recruits who have just been recruited in recent years. He thinks that he will win with more people. Today, Tao Shang wants to let Yuan Shu know what the real elite of the world is.
"Report!"
A scout hurriedly marched towards the pottery merchant, cupping his hands and saying: "Master Fu, Yuan Shu's soldiers and horses came in five formations. The front vanguard infantry totaled 20,000 people. The leader was Yuan Shu's new governor of Yuzhou, Sun Bi, who led the army.
Sima Chengpu, Huang Gai, Han Dang, Zu Mao, Zhu Zhi!"
"I know, call Xu Rong, Xu Huang, Tao Ji, and Xu Chu to come over."
The scouts took the order and left. After a while, they saw the four generals under Tao Shang's command striding towards them.
Tao Shang turned around and said calmly: "The four of you have been training soldiers and horses in Danyang County for almost a year. What do you think of the combat effectiveness of the 45,000 troops in Danyang County?"
The four of them looked at each other for a while, but suddenly they heard Tao Ji say: "More than enough training, not enough tempering."
The potter glanced back and forth at the four people and said solemnly: "In that case, let them hone their abilities in actual combat."
After saying that, Tao Shang raised his hand and pointed at the enemy troops in the distance. Tao Shang solemnly said: "Can the army of 100,000 people be trained?"
When the four people heard this, their expressions became serious.
But seeing Xu Huang stepping out first, he said loudly: "Danyang soldiers, we are determined not to be afraid of death! Please give me the order!"
"Very good." The pottery merchant nodded appreciatively and said loudly: "The four of you, each lead his own troops and horses, and divide the main force of the Chinese army into four. Use the construction situation of Ruxuwu as a checkpoint and use the trench to guard it.
, there is grassland and flat ground in front of Ruxuwu, which is conducive to cavalry charge, but fortunately, Yuan Shu's troops are mainly infantry, inspiring the soldiers and guarding the fortress. Even if Yuan Shu's army has one hundred thousand, it will never be able to cross the deadlock even half a step... In addition, there are also
You need to go out to fight according to the order I arranged for you yesterday, and you can't do it without permission, do you understand?"
All four people clasped their fists loudly and said: "No!
The potter turned to look at Xu Huang and said in a deep voice: "General Xu, the responsibility for the final blow lies with you, and your task is also the heaviest, so I leave everything to you."
Xu Huang took a deep breath and said, "Don't worry, Mr. Fu, Xu Huang will definitely abide by what he said yesterday."
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In front of Ruxuwu Fortress.
The loud sound of copper horns resounded throughout the countryside, shocking the sky. The soldiers of Danyang County were all fully armed and heavily armored. They came out in order from the depths of the Ruxuwu fortress and were arranged inside and outside the fortress. The barriers were tight and they were quietly waiting for the enemy.
The arrival of Fang.
Xu Chu was wearing heavy armor and holding a sixty-pound tiger-head knife newly made by Jinling City Manufacturing House in his hand. He stood astride his horse in front of the fortress, while the "Tao" flag on the fortress faced him.
The evening wind was blowing wildly, and the flag was waving back and forth, crackling.
Xu Huang, Xu Rong, Tao Ji, Yang Zhan, Hu Cai and others were on both sides of the fortress to support them, waiting quietly for the Yuan army to attack.