The pouring rain suddenly started pouring down from the sky without any warning, making the land in the Jiuli Mountain area muddy and difficult to walk on.
Just now, Cao Cao's army and Jinling's army had a fierce battle in the valley. The two sides either used the geographical advantage or the people to engage in a short head-on confrontation.
Although the scale did not reach the brutality and hugeness of plain battles and siege battles, it was still very fierce.
After the two sides tested each other's strength, they stopped stalemate, and it was considered a test of each other's strength.
This was also the first head-on confrontation between Cao Cao and Tao Shang since they met each other.
At this moment, Cao's army turned from attack to defense and withdrew from the Jiuli Valley. The pottery merchant did not dare to pursue too hastily. He just drove his troops to the mouth of the canyon, and the war between the two sides came to a standstill.
After Cao Cao's army turned out of the valley entrance, they did not rush back. Instead, they set up their formation and faced off from a distance against the Tao Shang army who was carefully deployed at the mouth of the Jiuli Valley.
Although both sides were a little tired, they were still not at the point of losing both sides. They just faced each other cautiously and watched each other from a distance.
The pottery merchant faced the heavy rain from the sky, letting the rain flow down his forehead to his cheeks, and then dripped from his chin into the soil. A pair of smart eyes looked at Cao Jun's huge military formation in the distance in confusion.
"Cao Mengde, what exactly do you want to do?" Tao Shang murmured to himself.
At this time, he saw a school official riding a horse from the north. After entering the rear formation, he came to Tao Shang and Guo Jia, got off his horse, and reported the battle situation in the north to them.
As the school official spoke more, the faces of Tao Shang and Guo Jia changed from their initial doubts to calmer ones.
I see!
No wonder Cao Cao wanted to withdraw his troops and form an array in the valley.
That old boy Yuan Shao actually came to pick it up secretly!
The potter took a long, deep breath and redefined Yuan Shao in his mind.
Don't judge a hero by his success or failure. Although Yuan Shao lost to Cao Cao in history, it is undeniable that he was indeed an extremely powerful character.
At this moment, he still wanted to seize the opportunity to attack and kill himself and Cao Cao in one fell swoop!
Moreover, if nothing unexpected happened, Yuan Shao killed Cao Cao's father and framed Xuzhou.
All along, Yuan Shao's little moves have never stopped.
And Cao Cao is worthy of being the number one hero in the world. He saw through Yuan Shao's machinations twice in a row and took advantage of them to turn the situation to his best advantage.
These two are extremely powerful enemies, but not long ago, they seemed to be our allies.
Thinking of this, the potter couldn't help but smile, feeling an indescribable feeling in his heart.
Although four years ago, he knew that there would be such a day between them, but for some reason, when this day actually came, he was still a little bit blocked in his heart.
Presumably, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao are the same, but they are more reluctant to show their feelings than themselves.
As a master, no matter how frustrated he is, he cannot show his weakness.
At this moment, Tao Shang also understood the significance of Cao Cao sending troops to pursue him this time.
I have to say that Cao Cao is also a very responsible hero!
It seems that he just wants to use today's incident to lure Yuan Shao out!
The traitors in troubled times also have their own bottom line. Cao Cao may have been tired of fighting each other secretly.
He just wanted to put things out in the open today!
The three armies are approaching the battle, and the alliance of Yuan, Cao, and Tao will be completely ended on the battlefield under Cao Cao's single-handed guidance today!
After today, there will no longer be an alliance between these three families in the world!
From now on, it will be a matter of course for whoever fights between each other.
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Yuan Shao's vanguard, Yan Liang and Wen Chou, drove Yuan Shao's cavalry towards the ancient battlefield of Jiuli Mountain. Seeing the military formations of Cao Cao and Tao Shang that could be vaguely seen clearly, the two generals looked at each other.
At a glance, he was about to drive his troops to attack, but suddenly realized that something was not right about the situation.
Although the two armies of Cao and Tao were murderous, they did not fight each other. Instead, they lined up tightly in the heavy rain and faced each other.
This situation seems to be different from what I imagined.
According to their assumptions when they came, the two sides should be at loggerheads now.
Yan Liang hurriedly ordered Yuan Jun's front cavalry army to stop temporarily and assemble the army on the spot and stand by.
He sent Yuan Shao, a scout on Pegasus, to recover the rear army, and reported to his lord the strange formations of Tao Shang and Cao Cao... They were really behaving strangely.
At this time, Yuan Shao was driving his troops straight towards Jiuli Mountain, thinking about how to win with one blow.
After receiving Yan Liang's report, Yuan Shao suddenly felt a little stupid.
The heavy rain fell on Yuan Shao's handsome face, falling to the ground like water lines.
When I was young, I saw a strange smile on the corner of this middle-aged and handsome man's mouth.
It seems helpless and self-deprecating.
"These two people have seen through it. What a good Cao Mengde. This is also the time when Yuan Mou is plotted... Anyway, sooner or later, this day will come. Yuan Mou will kill them, so why not."
After saying that, Yuan Shao looked up at the heavy rain and suddenly sighed helplessly.
"I thought I could make a profit, but it seems that Yuan still underestimated these two animals. From now on, these two people will be the ones that stand in my way of achieving great things."
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Not long after, Yuan Shao's central army also rushed to the ancient battlefield of Jiuli Mountain and formed a formation behind the front cavalry of Yan Liang and Wen Chou.
At this time, the rain in the sky was getting heavier and heavier, and Yuan Shao himself was in the army again. No matter how many people were asked to speak for him, Cao Cao and Tao Shang themselves would not be able to hear it.
Therefore, Yuan Shao specially asked two cavalrymen to serve as envoys and ride quickly to the military formations of Cao Cao's army and Tao Shang's army respectively to convey a message to their commanders.
The first sentence Yuan Shao asked the two cavalrymen to say was: "Yuan heard that you two wanted to fight, so he came here to resolve the fight."
The two cavalrymen immediately took the order and went off.
After hearing the message from the Yuan Jun cavalry, the pottery merchant was the first to be angry.
In this world, who can have a bigger face than Boss Yuan?
Not giving him a nutritious reply is really a bit sorry for his shamelessness!
Yuan Shao was in the Chinese army formation, facing the heavy rain, waiting for the two cavalrymen to bring back the reply from the potter and Cao Cao.
After waiting for a long time, Yuan Shao sneezed heavily and seemed to be a little bit cold.
Alas, Yuan Shao couldn't help but lament that his body and bones were a little weak. It seemed that he was getting older.
At this time, two cavalrymen came back with a message from the potter and Cao Cao.
Cao Cao's reply to Yuan Shao was: "The soldiers are hiding murderous intent, and the plan is so poor that there is no way to end the fight."
The pottery merchant's reply to Yuan Shao was: "How much money does Mr. Yuan intend to pay me to end the fight?"
Yuan Shao thought for a while and asked two cavalrymen to deliver messages to Cao and Tao respectively.
"Meng De and Zidu have misunderstood Yuan. Yuan is sincere to you two. Don't be suspicious. Don't be suspicious."
The two cavalrymen quickly left the formation and went to see Cao Cao and the pottery merchant respectively. When they were young, they brought back their replies.
Cao Cao replied to Yuan Shao: "The hatred for killing my father is still there, how can I not doubt it?"
The pottery merchant replied to Yuan Shao: "You let me take the blame for killing Cao Cao's father and you still don't pay for it. Can we still have fun together in the future?"
Yuan Shao was silent for a long time after hearing this, and then asked the cavalry to bring a message to the two of them: "Mengde, Zidu, what do you want?"
After a while, the cavalry came back with a message from Cao Cao and the pottery merchant.
Cao Cao's reply to Yuan Shao was: "A gentleman breaks off friendship without saying anything bad. The matter has come to this. Cut off the robe and cut off the friendship. The friendship of the past is now broken."
The pottery merchant's reply to Yuan Shao was: "If you compensate me 30 million yuan for mental damages, then we can still be a pair of happy good friends."
After listening to Cao Cao's words, Yuan Shao's eye circles suddenly turned red for some unknown reason. A sense of sadness rose and fell in his chest for some unknown reason, and he felt an indescribable feeling of depression and discomfort.
But he was a heroic figure after all, and his innate arrogance instantly dispelled the regret of losing his friend.
Yuan Shao laughed, first pointed at the cavalryman who was responsible for delivering a message to Cao Cao, and said: "Go and tell Meng De, about the great dispute, you can't help yourself, lamb, wine, friends for half your life, but I'm afraid you won't have it for the rest of your life... In the end
The winner will definitely be me."
When the cavalry heard this, he cupped his hands and said: "No!"
Over there, the cavalryman responsible for delivering the message to the pottery merchant asked cautiously: "General, what message do you want to bring to the pottery merchant?"
Yuan Shao turned his head with a smile and said to the cavalryman: "Tell Tao Zidu... let him get out of here! If the kid tries to trouble me with his words again, Yuan will send his troops to cover him up right now and kill him regardless of the loss."