After listening to Jushu's suggestion, Yuan Shao thought about it and said: "I heard from the scouts that the pottery merchant is currently stationed in Kaiyang City of Langya Kingdom. If Yuan wants to hold him back, who should he send? A young man named Tao
After all, the thief is very cunning, and if he can't be stopped by ordinary people, he will lose his life in vain and delay important events."
When Yuan Shao finished speaking, he saw a burly man standing out among the following generals and said in a deep voice: "General, I am willing to go to Qingzhou to fight to the death with the pottery thieves, and let the southern thieves take a look at me.
The mighty generals of the Northland!"
Everyone turned to look, and saw that the fierce general who was speaking was extremely tall, broad and strong, with a black face, ring-shaped eyes, a lion's nose, and a strong beard. He looked like a beast, King Kong. If he had any more hair on his body, he would look like a bear.
It's not much different from becoming a sperm.
This is Yan Liang, a fierce general under Yuan Shao.
Yuan Shao usually liked Yan Liang very much and thought highly of him. Now he saw that he was not afraid of the pottery merchants and took the initiative to ask for help. He was very satisfied. Then he looked at the counselors present and asked for their opinions.
Unfortunately, most of the counselors had no reaction at all.
Jushou and Shenpei shook their heads at the same time, implying that Yuan Shao was inappropriate in using this person.
Although Yan Liang is brave enough to win the three armies, his temperament is too stubborn. It is unusual to fight with the pottery merchant. His general must be able to keep calm and not be provoked and tempted by him. No matter how the pottery merchant makes cheap moves
, can be as stable as Taishan is the best.
Obviously, Yan Liang is not such a person.
When Yuan Shao saw that both Shen Pei and Ju Shou were opposed, he did not rush to express his position. He just consoled him and said: "General Yan is such a heroic hero and a really fierce general! He is worthy of being a general under my command! Please be patient and wait for me and everyone else."
Make a decision after deliberation."
Yan Liang saw that he was so enthusiastic that he volunteered, but Yuan Shao didn't let him go. He felt quite embarrassed, his face suddenly turned red, and he immediately returned to the class.
Too disappointing.
Yuan Shao turned to look at Shen Pei and said, "Zhengnan, tell me who is qualified for the job?"
Shen Pei scanned the ranks where the generals stood for a long time, then suddenly smiled and said: "In my opinion, General Yuancai is the most suitable to take on this important responsibility."
The Yuancai mentioned by Shenpei is the epitome of Gao Gan, Yuan Shao's nephew.
Gao Gan was recommended by Yuan Shao to the emperor as the governor of Bingzhou. He had always been stationed in Taiyuan. This time he led the main force of Bingzhou and came to Yecheng to obey the orders.
Upon hearing that the judge recommended him, the senior officer was a little shy, shook his head and waved his hands, and said: "Mr. Zhengnan thinks too highly of me. I am far from Yuan Shang's opponent."
Although Gao Gan said this, Shen Pei knew that he was being modest. Among Yuan Shao's sons and nephews, Gao Gan was the most talented.
Moreover, he also has an advantage that is far inferior to ordinary people, that is, he is very stable.
He can be steady sometimes, even a little too much.
Let's put it this way, the high-ranking cadre's house is on fire right now, so he has to put on his clothes slowly, and then escape out in a leisurely manner. Halfway through, he may have to go back to the room to find something valuable to take with him.
Shen Pei admired Gao Gan's calmness and stroked his beard and said, "Don't be anxious, Mr. Gaofu. I'm not letting you go this time to defeat the pottery merchant. As long as you can delay it, he will."
A great achievement."
The senior official smiled bitterly upon hearing this.
Unlike Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang, he knows how to do things very well.
He had heard a lot about the abilities of potters over the years.
For such a capable person, even if he is not a big one, it is probably not that easy to hold him back.
The senior official wanted to excuse himself modestly, but Yuan Shao spoke up.
Yuan Shao thought about it secretly for a while, and he also felt that the senior cadre was the best candidate. He looked at the other counselors and saw that they had no objections, and then said: "Okay, Yuancai, then you will lead the troops. I will
With 30,000 more elite troops, you will go to Qingzhou to take charge of the overall situation, find ways to delay the pottery merchants, and coordinate my army in the middle of Jizhou. After this is accomplished, I will remember your first contribution!"
Although the high official didn't really want to confront the pottery merchant, Yuan Shao's order had already been issued and he had no choice but to act immediately.
"Just try your best in the end."
…
Yuan Shao's actions could not be hidden from the informants of the Xuzhou School Office, and the news was quickly passed back to Kaiyang City of Langya Kingdom by his subordinates.
After the potter learned the information, he immediately summoned everyone to discuss the matter.
After hearing the news, Guo Jia immediately said: "It seems that Yuan Shao is determined to gather an army to go south this time. He knew that we gathered people in Langya Kingdom to harass Qingzhou, so he did the opposite and simply sent an army
The partial general led his heavy troops to completely hold back our army, and then his army rushed to attack various ferries on the western front. Behind them, they continued to gather grain, grass, ordnance, soldiers and horses, waiting for the time to mature.
The army entered the country and captured Henan in one fell swoop."
At this point, Guo Jia sighed and continued: "If Henan suffers a loss, Xuzhou cannot be saved. We must support Cao Cao now."
Tao Shang frowned when he heard this and said: "The troops under the command of Gao Gan are not weak. If we go to support Cao Cao, what will happen to the Langya Kingdom?"
Guo Jia thought for a while and said: "I heard that Gao Gan is a man who knows the art of war and is very steady in his actions. He is much better than Yuan Shao's three sons. Now we have to find out his strength and combat skills first."
Then make a decision."
The pottery merchant turned around and shouted: "Let Mi Fang and Zhao Yun come over."
When I was young, I saw Mi Fang and Zhao Yun coming to the pottery merchant.
Tao Shang ordered the two of them: "The high-ranking soldiers and horses are currently stationed in Qi, facing off against Kaiyang City of our Langya Kingdom. Tao wants to test his strength... You two, lead our troops and horses.
Let's go over together and have a small battle with a senior official to test his ability and ability. Remember not to get carried away with fighting."
Zhao Yun nodded in agreement.
When Mi Fang heard this, she was so frightened that her legs suddenly became weak.
"Master, Master! Forget about Zhao Yun, how can we get the general to go with him? The general has been away from the battlefield for many years."
Tao Shang took a deep breath and scolded: "Brother Mi, please stop being so hopeless, okay? You were one of the earliest generals who followed Tao back then. Look at all your colleagues back then.
Xu Chu, Xu Rong or Xu Huang are all now able to take charge of their own business, but you are still not as advanced as you were back then... Don't you see that Tao is specifically trying to promote you this time?"
Mi Fang trembled and said: "General, I would like to thank Taifu for the promotion. I can also see Taifu's kindness to me... But that senior official is the governor of Bingzhou, and there are many generals of Bingzhou under his command.
I'm afraid that the general will not be his match and will disappoint the master."
"It doesn't matter. Isn't there Zhao Yun following you? Just take care of yourself. With Zhao Yun here, you will never be harmed in the slightest."
"But……"
Mi Fang still wanted to explain, but Tao Shang showed a dangerous smile: "Brother Mi, if you continue to be nagging, believe it or not, I will chop you up with Gao Gan first?"
Mi Fang suddenly didn't dare to say anything.
This bastard is still as willful as before.
Zhao Yun grabbed Mi Fang and said with a smile: "Brother Mi, let's go. You can rest assured that Yun is here."
Mi Fang smiled bitterly when she heard this: "General Zhao, remember to protect me."
…
In this way, the two men led their troops and horses to Qidi.
As soon as Gao Gan's soldiers and horses arrived, soldiers from Langya Kingdom came to harass them.
Gao Gan was a cautious person, and he also wanted to see how powerful Xuzhou's army was, so he ordered his two military commanders, Wu Xu and Cai Zhe, to lead their troops out of the city to fight.
The two generals left the city and greeted Mi Fang and Zhao Yun from a distance, shouting for a fight.
Zhao Yun did not rush to take action, but looked at Mi Fang with a smile and said: "General Mi, I heard that you are a veteran general under the Taifu's command. Now the enemy general has come to invite a battle. Why don't you let Yun see what your skills are like?
"
Mi Fang shrank in fear when she heard this and shook her head as hard as she could.
"I don't like to take credit...I'll let you, I'll let you!"
Seeing that Mi Fang was so unsatisfied, Zhao Yun was helpless and immediately went out to fight two military princes of Yuan's army.
After three rounds of drumming, Zhao Yun had already returned to the battle with the heads of two military princes.
When the soldiers and horses from both sides saw this, they were all horrified and inexplicable.
Gao Gan could see clearly from the tower. He sighed and said with emotion: "There are indeed many fierce generals in Tao Shang's army. Who is this?"