After the princes and horses in the southern group had introduced each other, Cao Cao immediately arranged for everyone to sit down and then began to state the military situation.
Cao Cao said that the detective had received the news, so Dong Zhuo sent two troops. Along the way, Hua Xiong, the commander-in-chief of the Xiliang Army, led 50,000 infantry and cavalry. The troops left Xingyang via Songshan Mountain and went straight to Yangren City to kill them.
Along the way, Dong Zhuo's general Xu Rong led 20,000 soldiers and horses to take a detour through Changshe to take Yangdi, the capital of Yingchuan, to cut off everyone's return.
After Kong Min heard this, his face turned pale and he was trembling when he spoke: "I didn't expect that Dong Zhuo paid so much attention to our partial army that he actually sent two groups of soldiers and horses, and there were tens of thousands of people... Even the governor Hua Xiong
They all came in person, it seems that this battle will not be easy to fight."
Sun Jian snorted, with a look of disdain on his face, and said: "If you are afraid, just go back, why bother saying such nonsense here to affect the morale of our army!"
Kong Ni's face suddenly turned red with anger.
He wanted to say something to refute Sun Jian, but he hesitated for a moment and did not dare to speak. He just muttered in his mouth.
The pottery merchant couldn't help but shake his head... This is too cowardly.
Cao Cao smiled and acted as a peacemaker: "We are all allies, why bother trying to make a few jokes more serious? Since the other party has sent two groups of troops, we might as well divide our troops into two groups. Among everyone,
Wen Tai’s army and horses are the strongest! Cao wanted to ask Wen Tai to lead the army to fight against Hua Xiong, and I and others with few soldiers will go to fight Xu Rong together. I don’t know what Wen Tai wants?”
Hua Xiong was the Commander-in-Chief under Dong Zhuo. Before Lu Bu led the Bingzhou Army to surrender, he was considered Dong Zhuo's number one general. Sun Jian had long wanted to meet him!
Just as Sun Jian was about to agree, the pottery merchant suddenly stood up and said: "How can you kill a chicken with an ox-knife? Sun Fujun is the pillar of the coalition! How can he show his strength easily? In the future, it will be necessary to deal with Dong Zhuo's main force.
Mr. Sun Fu is putting in a lot of effort...Brother Meng De, I think it’s better for Mr. Sun Fu to fight Xu Rong. Let’s go to fight Hua Xiong in different ways!”
Cao Cao was shocked when he heard this. He didn't understand what the potter's trick was, but he actually took the initiative to pick a hard nut to chew on!
Sun Jian looked disdainful.
Although he praised the pottery merchant for being sensible when he first met him, it was just a joke. He didn't take the potter's brat very seriously. He was tricked that day and lost his food, grass and weapons.
I also thought it was Kong Nian’s idea.
At this moment, when I saw Tao Shang brazenly saying that he was going to fight Hua Xiong, I couldn't help but secretly think to myself that a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers. Is this guy going crazy because he wants to make a name for himself?
Among the people, only Cao Cao knew privately that the pottery merchant was not an idle person, but at this moment he did not understand his intentions.
Cao Cao looked at the pottery merchant hesitantly, but saw that the pottery merchant was also looking directly at him... The boy's eyes kept blinking at him, and there was a deep meaning in his eyes.
Almost in an instant, Cao Cao made a decision quickly without any hesitation... He decided to trust the pottery merchant for once.
"Okay, in that case, we will stop Hua Xiong in Yangren City, and Wentai will lead the troops to defeat Xu Rong. After Xu Rong is defeated, he will come back to help us."
When Kong Min heard this, he was frightened and sweated profusely, and in his heart he greeted the pottery merchant and Cao Cao's ancestors, the eighteenth generation.
Kong Niao secretly thought that Tao Shang was too talkative and Cao Cao was extremely stupid! Hua Xiong was the general of Dong Zhuo's army. He had more soldiers and horses than Xu Rong, and he was more famous than Xu Rong! He and Sun Jian, the tiger from the east of the Yangtze River, were matched in chess, so let them fight.
Wouldn't it be nice to fight to the death? And Xu Rong is an unknown person with no reputation. Logically speaking, wouldn't it be much easier to deal with than Hua Xiong?
Apart from Sun Jian, the remaining troops in the tent together are not enough to fill Hua Xiong's teeth. How can we fight this battle?
"Um...General Cao, we have four groups of people after all. If we only let General Sun fight Xu Rong all the way, it would be a bit...unfair, right?" Kong Min asked tentatively.
Cao Cao frowned: "What do Governor Kong mean by these words?"
"Although Kong has fewer troops, I am afraid that General Sun will make a mistake... Why don't I go with General Sun and help General Sun defeat Xu Rong together, so that General Sun will not be unable to support himself..."
When Cao Cao heard this, he couldn't help but sneer.
Among the princes in the south, Sun Jian has 30,000 Jiangdong troops who are good at fighting, Cao Cao has 5,000 troops, Kong Niao has 10,000 troops, Tao Shang has the Xuzhou army plus the new army recruited, totaling 10,000 troops, and Liu Bei has Gongsun Zan.
The 5,000 partial troops given to him... were divided into two, and it was just fair for Sun Jian to have an army alone.
But Kong Niao, an old boy who was greedy for life and afraid of death, shamelessly wanted to seek protection from Sun Jian and took the initiative to ask to go with Sun Jian! Wouldn't this immediately break the balance of numbers between the two armies?
Although Cao Cao wanted to scold him...but he maintained his restraint in front of so many people and suppressed his anger.
"Since Governor Kong has taken the initiative to ask for a job, how can there be any reason for Cao not to comply... I don't know if there is anyone else who wants to go to Sun Wentai, but even if he proposes it, Cao will not refuse."
As soon as he said this, Kong Min's face suddenly turned red again.
As a prince, being so squeezed by Cao Cao meant that he had lost his face to his grandma's house.
Sun Jian looked sideways at Kong Niao, his expression extremely contemptuous.
Liu Bei smiled slightly: "General Sun is brave and brave enough to take on the important task. Bei will not cause trouble for General Sun."
Cao Cao turned to the pottery merchant and saw that he also shook his head.
"Okay." Cao Cao stood up and said, "In that case, I would like to trouble General Sun and Governor Kong to return to camp and organize their troops to stop Xu Rong. Cao, Mr. Tao, and Liu County Magistrate are here.
Just stop Hua Xiong."
Sun Jian bowed his hands and left without paying any attention to Kong Ni.
Kong Ni knew that he was in the wrong and felt embarrassed to stay in the tent any longer. After saying a few words, he hurried away, leaving only Cao, Liu, Tao and others in the tent.
Cao Cao looked at the departing figures of Sun Jian and Kong Niao, sighed, and said: "If more than ten princes work together and put aside their selfish motives, no matter how cunning and difficult the old thief Dong Zhuo is, how can they be invincible? It's a pity...
well!"
Cao Cao's words were heavy and quite moving.
Although the pottery merchant is young, he has been in the system/system in his previous life. He is quite knowledgeable about the ways of the world. He can still tell whether a person speaks sincerely or not.
Now Cao Cao is indeed dedicated to the country.
Over there, Liu Bei said: "It is human nature for people in the world to seek benefits, and this is understandable... However, although Bei is not talented, as a descendant of the Han Dynasty, he is determined to serve the country.
, take it as your own duty to eradicate traitors! If Duke Cao does not give up, Beiyuan will be the vanguard, riding in front and behind, and swear to destroy the traitors in the country!"
When Liu Bei talked about this, the pottery merchant could not pretend to be stupid and said with a smile: "Although the pottery merchant is young, he also knows how to write the word loyalty and righteousness. I will advance and retreat together with the two of you."
When Liu Bei heard this, he nodded appreciatively: "I have heard the name of Xuzhou Tao Gongzu for a long time, and when I saw Mr. Tao today, he is truly worthy of being the daughter of a famous family... a true gentleman!"
The conduct of a gentleman... As soon as he said these four words, the pottery merchant's face became a little embarrassed for some reason.
I seem to be a bit unable to bear this evaluation now... Do you want to deny it to Liu Bei?
"I have studied Confucianism since I was a child, regard etiquette, music, benevolence and righteousness as the principles of life, and abide by the way of a gentleman. Now that I have been praised by Xuande Gong as a "gentleman", I am very pleased."
Forget it, it's better not to deny it. It's not that you are coveting this false reputation, it's just that you don't admit it to save Liu Bei's face.
Suddenly I heard Cao Cao say: "Brother Tao, it's not because Cao told you. Just now Cao arranged for Sun Jian to fight Hua Xiong, and we went to stop Xu Rong... It was actually because Sun Jian was quite powerful, but he had the same strength as Hua Xiong.
"Bo, it's definitely not Cao who is trying to shirk responsibility, but why did you give the all-important signal to Cao that he wanted to change his opponent?"
Tao Shang secretly thought that you only saw the surface... If in later generations, you knew Xu Rong's achievements, you wouldn't underestimate this person so much...
Although Hua Xiong was the commander-in-chief of Dong Zhuo, he still died at the hands of Sun Jian in later generations... However, Xu Rong recorded in the history books had no defeat against the princes. As the Duanhou Army, he first defeated Cao Cao and Zhang
Miao, and then defeated Sun Jian head-on, and then captured Li Min alive. All these things happened within a few months, and the results were extremely amazing.
I don’t care about others for now, but Xu Rong can defeat Sun Jian and Cao Cao, which is really amazing!
Although the current Cao Cao is not the Emperor Wu of Wei who later fought in the south and north for many years, Sun Jian is the Jiangdong tiger that attracts the attention of the world... Xu Rong is from Liaodong, not a direct confidant of Dong Zhuo's Liangzhou, and has always been the Zhonglang general.
With such a false position, he would not be able to command too many soldiers and horses, but he could still achieve such a record. His talent is definitely not comparable to that of Hua Xiong...
If we really want to compare him with Hua Xiong, Tao Shang believes that Xu Rong is the real tough guy.
Tao Shang never takes a subjective view of people and things. He has the thinking principles of later generations...all facts are spoken by data.
According to later market trends, Xu Rong's data is higher than Hua Xiong's.
But the pottery merchant couldn't tell Cao Cao and Liu Bei.
He thought for a long time, arranging various reasons, but found that none of them could be used to deceive Cao Cao and Liu Bei... If it had been anyone else, Tao Shang might have been able to deal with it, but the two in front of him were the famous "only"
Envoy and Caoer!'
Who is the rival of the heroes in the world? Cao Liu!... It’s better not to fool these two people.
After much deliberation, there was no good reason to prevaricate between the two of them, so the potter had no choice but to tell the truth.
"To be honest with Brother Meng De, although Hua Xiong is a powerful general under Dong Zhuo, he is still a brave man. He is a fierce general but not a good general. Fortunately, the answer is correct... But Xu Rong is a general who is good at using troops, and he is by no means an easy man.
We must not underestimate the enemy."
Cao Cao and Liu Bei exchanged surprised looks. Behind Liu Bei, Guan Yu and Zhang Fei showed disdain.
Liu Bei said curiously: "Master Tao, Xu Rong is just a lieutenant general under Dong Zhuo's account... He is not very well-known, so how do you know that he is a general?"
"This..." The pottery merchant hesitated for a long time, and then said in a low voice: "I said that I am gifted and can do calculations. Can Xuande be trusted?"
Liu Bei's smile was still so warm: "I believe it."
The potter's smile was a little stiff... This man was probably too vain.
"Mr. Xuande... you are so honest."
Liu Bei replied sincerely: "Master Tao... you are so humorous."
"Okay!" Cao Cao couldn't bear what he heard and said, "Stop complimenting each other! Cao's skin is covered with goosebumps! It's already happened, and it's useless to say more! The top priority is to figure out how to break it.
Hua Xiong?”
Broke Hua Xiong...he was asked to use this word...
The potter's face turned red and he coughed to hide his embarrassment.
Liu Bei turned his head, looked at Cao Cao and said, "In General Cao's opinion, how should we defend against the enemy?"
Cao Cao thought for a while and said: "The scouts came to report that Hua Xiong had 50,000 men under his command. If we want to defend against the enemy, we should at least find a city to hold on to...According to Cao's opinion, we simply garrisoned the troops and horses in Yang
When you come to the county town, use the city wall as a barrier, wait and see what happens, and then make a decision."
Liu Bei nodded and expressed no objection, and Tao Shang said: "It is correct to station most of the troops and horses in Yangren County, but we should also leave some backup. You two can each select an elite, the number of
It doesn’t take much, you just need to secretly camp in the countryside outside Yangren City and wait for military orders... Firstly, you can become the so-called horn force with the army in the city, and secondly, it can be regarded as a surprise force!"
Cao Cao nodded in admiration: "Brother Tao's words are very appropriate and in line with the strategy. Let's do it like this! Let's see what Hua Xiong is capable of."