Chapter five hundred and forty fifth old fox and little fox
After hearing what the potter said, Cao Cao admired him from the bottom of his heart.
The person who knows Cao is Tao Zidu in Xuzhou.
He nodded and said: "Yes. Yuan Shao wants to occupy the north. Generally speaking, there are only three strategic points. One is to enter your Langya Kingdom from Qingzhou and invade Xuzhou. However, his troops have been defeated by the Tao brothers. Even the general Yan Liang also
This is the battlefield where he died. The eldest son Yuan Tan and Gao Gan were also captured by you. It can be said that the gain outweighs the loss. He will definitely not dare to try again in the short term. Secondly, it is the Central Plains where you and I are currently fighting with him. It is also a frontal battlefield. Thirdly,
It was the move from Bingzhou into Guanzhong that opened up the flanks of our army, but Zhong Yao united with all the princes in Guanzhong in Luoyang, but he did not let Yuan Shao take advantage."
Tao Shang gave Cao Cao a thumbs up: "Brother Meng De planned the strategy and calculated what Yuan Shaozhi planned. It is really a good method."
These words indeed came from his heart. Cao Cao's strategic view and overall awareness were indeed outstanding and not average.
Cao Cao received Tao Shang's approval and felt very comfortable. He smoothed his beard and continued slowly: "Right now, all of Yuan Shao's troops are basically hoarded in Zhongzhou, and our two sides' troops are also on guard here.
We must defend to prevent Yuan Shao from crossing the border, but defense is the last resort after all. We still need to win a few battles to improve our morale. Cao has a troop of troops in his hands, which has been hidden in the Guanzhong border. If the opportunity is sufficient, he will let him
They penetrated into Yuan Shao's Hanoi hinterland. Even if Yuan Shao could not do anything, they could still destabilize his military morale and make him lose sight of one thing. Once he changes, he will be able to accomplish great things."
Speaking of this, Cao Cao puffed up his chest intentionally or unintentionally, and said arrogantly: "What do you think, Brother Tao?"
Cao Cao's words played into the potter's heart, and also confirmed a conjecture in his mind.
"High, really high!"
Cao Cao laughed loudly: "Brother Tao, there is no need to praise you so much. Cao knows that you are also a smart and cautious person. When you came here, you must have some methods and strategies to deal with Yuan Shao. You might as well talk about it and let's go over the details together.
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Seeing that Cao Cao thought so highly of himself, Tao Shang couldn't help but sigh secretly.
I really had a method that I could try, but I didn't expect that Cao Cao could guess that he had such a skill. It seemed that he knew him well.
Tao Shang immediately said: "After Tao conquered the Baibo Army, on his way back to Xuzhou, he met Bai Rao, the thief commander, and Sui Gu, the general of the Black Mountain Army. Tao's benevolence at that time was revealed intentionally or unintentionally.
His words prevented Bai Rao from leading his troops to Henan, thus indirectly saving his life. Now that the Black Mountain Army and Yuan Shao were at odds with each other, Tao wanted to write a letter asking Bai Rao and Sui Gu to persuade Zhang Yan to send troops to attack Yuan Shao.
Later, it may be of some great use."
Cao Cao thought about it carefully for a while and then said: "I heard that Bai Rao has risen rapidly in the Black Mountain Army in recent years and is now one of the few people under Chu Feiyan's command. If he were to persuade Zhang Yan to send troops, what more could he do?
The grudge between Zhang Yan and Yuan Shao is very deep, maybe it can be successful, but I didn't expect that Brother Tao actually knows him, it's God's will to help you and me."
When Tao Shang heard what Cao Cao said about Bai Rao, he couldn't help but be overjoyed.
Although I only had one chance encounter with Bai Rao, that encounter was enough to be unforgettable for the rest of my life.
After all, he also got to know Guo Jia through his acquaintance with Bai Rao. The twists and turns are really difficult to describe.
Time flies by, and I never expected that even though I was in the Montenegrin Army for nothing, I would become a top figure.
Tao Shang paid little attention to the Black Mountain Army in recent years, so he immediately consulted Cao Cao: "I dare to ask Brother Meng De, why Bai Rao has risen in status in the Black Mountain Army in recent years and became Zhang Yan's right-hand man? Could it be this person?
Extremely capable?"
No wonder the pottery merchant was deeply puzzled by this matter.
It shouldn't be. When I met Bai Rao back then, that guy was no different from Erbai Wu? Zhang Yan didn't like anyone, but he fell in love with him? Was it wrong?
Or was it that Bai Rao was too deep in the city, so his behavior back then was too childish? As a result, I misjudged him for a moment?
Seemingly sensing the potter's doubts, Cao Cao immediately told him the truth.
"Brother Tao, don't think about this matter too complicated. In fact, after Zhang Yan lost to Yuan Shao in Youzhou, many of his troops were scattered and killed. Most of his trusted generals also died in that battle. The Black Mountain Army appeared.
There were a lot of vacancies, and no one was available for a while, so Bai Rao was promoted. It has nothing to do with whether he is capable or not."
Potter: "..."
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After the two discussed for a while, the pottery merchant immediately stood up and left.
After the pottery merchant left, Cao Cao immediately called in Jia Xu, the person in charge of Yingshe Mansion in Xuchang.
As soon as he saw Jia Xu's face, Cao Cao said directly: "As Wenhe calculated, Tao Shang and the Black Mountain Army do have some connections."
Jia Xu nodded calmly and said: "The spies of Yingshe Mansion have long since found out that the pottery merchant had had contact with the Black Mountain Army when he came back from the conquest of Bai Bo, and they also heard that the pottery merchant had an orphan of the Yellow Turban in his hands, but
This person is deeply hidden by the pottery merchants, and few people know about it. However, in recent years, many Yellow Turbans from Runan and Qingzhou have joined the pottery merchants. I am afraid there is a reason for this... I think it is only a matter of time before the pottery merchants reach out to the Black Mountain Army.
matter."
Cao Cao sighed after hearing this: "If we can really defeat Yuan Shao in this battle, then the next step is to contact the Black Mountain Army as soon as possible. We must not let Tao Shang devour the entire Black Mountain Army in the future."
Jia Xu bowed down respectfully and said: "Although Sikong is responsible for the war in the open, I have to arrange this secret matter privately. Some time ago, there was a letter from Zhong Yao in Guanzhong, saying that it was the old Yellow Turban thief Zhang Baiqi.
He is not on good terms with the princes in Guanzhong and intends to attach himself to Sikong in order to seek protection. I want to take advantage of him and use him to move Heishan."
Cao Cao waved his hand heartily and said: "Wen He can just let it go, Cao will just ask Zhong Yao to cooperate with you."
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After returning to his camp, the pottery merchant immediately found Guo Jia.
"As we suspected in advance, Cao Cao has already connected with the Xiliang thieves Li Jue, Guo Si and others."
Guo Jia chuckled and said: "When Zhang Xiu and Hu Che'er came to surrender at the beginning of the year, they said that Li Jue and Guo Si were ready to surrender to Cao Cao. However, after repeated verifications by our school affairs office, we have never grasped anything substantial.
, you and Cao Cao were chatting about common things, and you actually found out, it's really amazing! How did you find out?"
Tao Shang shook his head gently and said: "Of course Cao Cao will not say anything positive to me, but today I and Cao Cao are planning to deal with Yuan Shao. Cao Cao plans to let Zhong Yao of Luoyang unite with the princes of Guanzhong to go north to merge with the state to harass Yuan Shao. The princes of Guanzhong will use horses to make peace.
Although Han Sui, the leader, respected Zhong Yao, he would never offend Yuan Shao easily for him. Those people were all selfish people, how could they do this? Only Li Jue and Guo Si had conflicts with Yuan Shao because of Dong Zhuo's incident.
There is a big feud, not to mention Zhang Xiu's preface and this conspiracy with Cao Cao confirm each other. I guess Cao Cao must have recovered Li and Guo long ago, but just let them act as partial troops and go north to merge with the state at any time.
...it has never been brought to the table.”
Guo Jia suddenly realized when he heard this and said: "Li Jue and Guo Si are quite powerful, especially Li Jue's Flying Bear Army. If these two thieves unite with Cao Cao, they will be even more powerful."
Tao Shang smiled and said: "It doesn't matter to me that Cao Cao wants to accept Li Guo, but the soup has to be divided between two people. It's too petty for one person to eat it alone...it's not fastidious."
Guo Jia heard the implication of the pottery merchant's words and immediately said: "If you don't pay attention to it, so what?"
The potter touched his nose gently and said: "If you don't care about it, I will teach him what it means to be particular! I have promised Cao Cao that before the end of this war, I will take the initiative to provide fodder for all his men and horses, but everything
The transportation and turnover of fodder must be done by our soldiers."
Hearing this, Guo Jia was stunned for a moment, thought carefully for a while, and then suddenly said: "Know the east direction and location of each camp and unit of Cao's army, and then take action at any time..."
The potter nodded and said with a smile: "I heard from Zhang Xiu that Li Jue and Guo Si had the most Xiliang war horses in their hands, but what happened was that Tao was not short of food, only horses...Look back
Just think of it as exchanging food for their horses! Only by coming and going can this friendship last forever... Alas, I am not praising myself. I am really very particular. I am not planning to rob the horse. I