After listening to Guo Jia's words, the pottery merchant put away his ungrateful smile and showed a trace of worry on his face.
Guo Jia's words meant something, and Tao Shang could of course understand them. The people he spoke of were naturally Yuan Shao and Cao Cao.
Yuan Shao's goal within a few years must be the four states of Hebei, but once he takes over Hebei, his next step will inevitably be to cross the Yellow River and go south to devour the whales.
Xuzhou and Yanzhou can be said to be the first to bear the brunt. By then, the pottery merchants will not be regarded as Yuan Shao's vassals, but his obstacles.
As for Cao Cao... The pottery merchant was really too lazy to think about it.
There is no need to think carefully. If Cao Cao wants to develop his own power now, he can't do anything to Yuan Shao in the north. Even if Dong Zhuo in Guanzhong in the west dies, the situation in the future will be complicated and not something Cao Cao can get involved in. Liu Biao in Jingzhou is very powerful...
Only Xuzhou is the best place for Cao Cao to get involved. No matter how good the relationship between the pottery merchants and Cao Cao is, it cannot be good enough to curb the growth of Cao Cao's ambitions.
Even if there was no such thing as Cao Cao's father, it would be a matter of time before they break up.
The potter had a headache when he thought of this.
Potential opponents are unprecedentedly powerful.
"Brother Fengxiao, do you have any good ideas?" The pottery merchant looked at Guo Jiadao doubtfully.
Guo Jia shrugged and said: "The solution is just to prepare for a rainy day, but when it comes to implementation, there may not be any changes. However, once this battle is over, there are a few things that need you to do immediately.
Do it.”
The potter leaned against the wall and said, "Let's talk about it."
Guo Jia cleared his throat and stretched out his first finger: "There are four things. The first one is that after returning to Xuzhou, immediately find a way to eliminate Zang Ba of Langya Kingdom and Zuo Rong of Xiapi. There are internal worries and constraints.
The land of the three counties that is no longer in Tao Shijun's hands needs to be recovered immediately."
The pottery merchant was happy to hear this.
"In the past, these two people might still be two strong bones, but now to me...it's just a drizzle, you continue."
Guo Jia stretched out his second finger: "The second thing is to capture Wu County next to Danyang County, so that the cross-river territory of the lower reaches of the Yangtze River is completely bordered by Xuzhou and completely merged into one place."
Tao Shang touched his chin, thought for a while, nodded and said: "I have already made a plan for Sheng Xian of Wu County. No matter how powerful he is, he will not be more difficult than Yuan Shu. Tao is bound to win the land of Wu County."
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Guo Jia stretched out his third finger and said, "Pei Guo."
The potter didn't understand why, and he couldn't understand what Guo Jia's two-character mantra meant.
"Can you speak to others?"
Guo Jia said slowly: "Although the land of Pei is now in the hands of Mr. Tao Fu, it is still within the territory of Yuzhou. It is blocked by Runan Huaiying to the west, Liang and Shanyang to the north, and more to the south.
It borders Yuan Shu's Jiujiang County. Judging from Guo's judgment and Xuzhou's current strength, instead of sending heavy troops to set up camp in Pei State, it is better to designate this place as the outpost of Xuzhou and serve as Xuzhou's shield to resist attacks from all sides.
Soldiers and horses... Therefore, Peidi needs us to recruit a foreign vassal to guard the gate of Xuzhou for us."
The potter seemed to understand: "You mean, I have to find a watchdog?"
Guo Jia clapped his hands: "It's rough words but not rough reasoning, right! You just need to find a dog... You can tell Ming Tao Lord to first move most of the population of Peidi to Xuzhou, and then send a dog,
Station here and turn this place into the military frontier of Xuzhou's westward and southward march."
Tao Shang suddenly realized: "According to Brother Fengxiao's wishes, who should Tao choose to play the role of this watchdog... the kind of woof, woof, woof woof woof!"
Guo Jia looked at the potter's expression and was amused.
"You are talented and can learn a lot! But you have to solve this matter by yourself. Guo can only remind you that you need a dog now... But as for what kind of dog to buy, it is not Guo who can do it for you.
The final decision must be made by Mr. Tao Mansion himself."
The potter began to think about it, counting on his fingers the various characters who might become his dog in the future.
"Lu Gou, Zhang Gou, Li Gou, Guo Gou, Liu Gou..."
Guo Jia looked at him curiously: "What are you muttering about?"
"It's okay, I'm just thinking about whether I should buy a Pekingese or a Tibetan Mastiff... and what's the last thing?"
Guo Jia curled his lips and continued slowly, regardless of what Tao Shang was feeling: "The fourth thing... you'd better start paying attention to Sun Ce."
Potter: "..."
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As time went by, the Jinglan chariots built by Dong Zhuo's army finally took shape. In Dong Zhuo's mind, the time for another attack was not far away.
Seeing that the time had come, Dong Zhuo held another swearing-in meeting.
"Generals, after days of hard work, the siege equipment has been completed. It is inevitable to conquer Chenliu this time. After the city is defeated, I promise to you generals that you will be allowed to attack Chenliu and its jurisdiction.
County, massacre the city for ten days to show your merits!"
The generals of Xiliang have been busy for many days and are already gearing up and eager to try. After hearing Dong Zhuo's promise, they couldn't help but be excited and impassioned. They raised their right hands and shouted loudly.
"The Prime Minister is mighty!"
"The Prime Minister is mighty!"
Dong Zhuo's heart was filled with excitement, and the dream hidden in his heart burst out again unknowingly.
If I can pacify the Central Plains, can I accept Heaven's orders and change the dynasty?
Guo Si was very aware of Dong Zhuo's intentions. He stepped forward and said loudly: "If we can pacify the Central Plains this time, the prime minister will be powerful throughout the world and his achievements will be outstanding! The Han Dynasty has been unified for four hundred years. The national destiny has declined. My subordinates
On behalf of all the generals, I ask the Prime Minister to accept Heaven's orders, inherit the great rule, act in the royal way, change the dynasty, and comfort the hearts of all people in the world!"
As soon as Guo Si finished speaking, all the generals under his command could not help but curse in their hearts.
"The Prime Minister should be the unification of the country!"
"Be the leader!"
After hearing this, the old thief Dong Zhuo almost burst out of joy.
With a wave of his hand, he ordered everyone to be silent for the time being, and promised happily: "If the destiny is really on me, all the princes will be the founders of the country in the future... Each of them will have a general sitting on it!"
Everyone in Xiliang jumped for joy when they heard this, shouting "Long live, long live!"
Only Lu Bu remained silent and glanced coldly at the excited Xiliang generals, feeling secretly contemptuous in his heart.
A group of brainless barbarians, each of them is a general... Is the position of general a salesman? You can seal dozens of them at a time.
The best general in the world disdains being associated with these uneducated low-level people.
Just when the generals in the crowd were in high spirits and shouting excitedly, a Dong Zhuo's personal soldier rushed towards Dong Zhuo in a hurry.
He glanced worriedly at the generals present, then ran to Dong Zhuo's side, lowered his head and chatted a few words in his ear.
After the soldier finished speaking, he saw that Dong Zhuo's excited and happy expression turned solid in an instant.
The old thief's chest suddenly became a little stuffy, and a hot irritation rushed from his lower abdomen to his head, making Dong Zhuo dizzy. Everything in front of him seemed to have turned into a double shadow, and the echo next to his ears was buzzing.
ring.
The accumulation of Shen Ke in the body over the years and the internal trauma caused by the Five Stone Powder finally began to explode at this moment.
"Wow……!"
Dong Zhuo suddenly opened his mouth, and a mouthful of old blood spurted out, falling on the ground in front of him. The bright red color was bright and eye-catching.
Then, his huge body suddenly fell to the ground, causing a splash of eye-catching dust.
All the generals in the field were shocked.
"Xiangguo!"
"Father!"
"Father-in-law!"
All the generals stepped forward and lifted the unconscious Dong Zhuo up from the ground.
Li Jue roared angrily and shouted: "Get a medical officer quickly!"
Lu Bu's character was obviously calmer than that of the Xiliang generals. He kept Dong Zhuo with one hand, stretched out his fingers with the other hand, and slowly pinched Dong Zhuo's body, slowly applying force...
"Lu Bu, what are you doing?" Guo Si looked nervous and scolded Lu Bu angrily.
Lu Bu didn't reply, he just glared at Guo Si coldly, his eyes like lightning, which made Guo Si tremble all over.
Fortunately, Lu Bu did not continue to glare at him and continued to pinch Dong Zhuo's man.
After a while, Dong Zhuo finally let out a breath of turbid breath and slowly opened his eyes.
"Father!" Lu Bu felt relieved.
Beside him, Niu Fu was sweating on his forehead and said hurriedly: "Uncle-in-law, you scared us to death!"
Dong Zhuo seemed to have aged ten years in an instant. He stretched out his hand and grasped Lu Bu's hand tightly, saying weakly: "Withdraw the troops... Withdraw the troops... Withdraw the troops and return to Chang'an."
The hearts of all the generals suddenly sank.
Something happened over there in Chang'an?
Dong Zhuo's face turned pale, he looked up at the sky blankly, and said word by word: "Ma Teng... Han Sui... took advantage of the emptiness of Chang'an, mobilized all their troops to attack the city, and wanted to kidnap the emperor... Li Ru is in a hurry, in a hurry."