After Zhang Yan, Li and Guo's troops took action in Hebei, Yuan Shao did not give in and immediately began to take action. Following the advice of his counselors, he launched a new campaign against Cao Cao, Tao Shang and others on the front line.
Baptismal Offensive.
Yuan Shao first followed Tian Feng's method to build a large number of well fences and fired suppressive strong bows at the Tuzhai in Guandu. This method was quite effective in a short period of time. An overwhelming rain of arrows was shot downwards overhead.
They pressed down the soldiers of Cao and Tao's armies as if they wanted no money, but they were helpless with the people on these towers. For a while, it really shook the morale of Tao Shang and Cao Cao, and caused Cao and Tao's coalition forces to fall into panic.
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But soon, Cao Cao and the pottery merchant got back on their feet. For these two big men, the well fence was nothing more than a trivial matter.
The pottery merchant was not in a hurry to bring out the heavy weapons he had in Jinling City. On the contrary, he just asked Cao Cao to summon the counselors from both sides for discussion.
During the discussion, Liu Ye, who served under Cao Cao, indeed came up with a good strategy and presented a set of drawings, which was the Thunderbolt Chariot.
It was those criminal thunderbolts used to smash Zhang Ji to death when Liu Xun surrendered to Cao Cao!
Cao Cao was very happy after getting the blueprint of the Pili Chariot. He immediately joined forces with the pottery merchants and sent troops to build the Pili Chariot in Guangwei to deal with Yuan Shao's well fence.
The pottery merchant secretly ordered his craftsmen to memorize the details and structure of the thunderbolt chariot invented by Liu Ye, and when they returned to Jinling City, they could learn from their strengths and discard their own weaknesses to improve Jinling City's thunderbolt chariot.
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After a large number of Liu's Thunder Chariots were built, Cao Tao's coalition forces immediately launched a fierce counterattack against Yuan Jun's manholes like dragons and tigers.
Flying rocks all over the sky hit Yuan Jun's manhole railing like a mountain falling apart, completely defeating his construction almost instantly.
This is the power of technology.
Sure enough, it confirms a truth, science is the king!
As for the follow-the-road method adopted by Yuan Jun, Cao Cao's army had already taken precautions before the establishment of the Guandu Dazhai, and was blocking them!
Don't say that Yuan Jun's tunnel diggers were human beings. Even if you sent two battalions of giant prairie dogs over, there would be nothing you could do in the face of a long chasm filled with water.
After many people were drowned, Yuan Jun had no choice but to give up and evacuate the tunnel one after another to avoid being trapped and dying underground.
After a lot of practice and hard work, Yuan Jun's two strategies ended in failure and wasted effort.
Because of this, Yuan Shao scolded Tian Feng and Xin Ping!
After the two armies of Cao and Tao defeated these two formations, their morale increased greatly and their morale was boosted.
But once the military morale is boosted, many people become a little confused and don't know why.
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That night, Tao Shang was about to take a rest after reviewing all the trivial military matters submitted by his generals. Pei Qian suddenly came in, saying that he was an envoy from Cao Cao, and invited Tao Shang to join his important advisers and generals.
Let's go to his commander's tent to discuss matters.
The potter was very unhappy and wondered what Cao Cao was doing in the middle of the night.
Could it be that he was so excited after defeating two of Yuan Shao's schemes in succession that he had to brag to himself in the middle of the night?
There is something wrong with the person named Cao!
Although he had some doubts in his heart, the potter still led a group of men to go.
If Cao Cao really just wanted to brag with him, Tao Shang decided to fall out on the spot and slap him with a big ear scraper!
At this moment, many important generals and counselors of Cao Cao's army were gathered in Cao Cao's commanding camp.
Today, Cao Cao invited the pottery merchant and others to come. It was really not for bragging. The pottery merchant wrongly blamed him.
It was because Niu Jin, a general under Cao Cao, captured a grain officer of Yuan Army.
The pottery merchant was very surprised. He was just a deserter from Yuan Shao. Why did he invite so many people to his handsome tent to discuss matters with such fanfare?
Seeing the confused look in the pottery merchant's eyes, Cao Cao immediately pointed at the Yuan Jun grain officer who was kneeling on the ground and scolded him angrily: "Repeat to Master Tao exactly what you just said to Cao!"
Sergeant Yuan's face turned pale with fright. After listening to Cao Cao's words, he just nodded in agreement.
Cao Cao asked on behalf of the pottery merchant: "Who do you belong to?"
"Xiao, I am a military lord under General Chunyu Qiong's command under the general's tent. I was ordered to garrison the general's grain storage place."
Upon hearing this, everyone in the room had different expressions, and they all showed surprise.
The potter gently touched the bridge of his nose and fell into deep thought.
"Then why do you want to be a deserter?"
"The villain was ordered to deliver the grain, but it was five days later than the expected delivery time. If he returned to the main stronghold of the Chinese army, according to Jizhou's military order, the villain would be killed by the superior officer. The villain had no choice but to escape... I didn't want to
But unfortunately, he was captured by Sikong's soldiers. I asked Sikong to spare my life. I am willing to make a grass ring to repay Sikong!"
Cao Cao laughed and said: "Then tell me, where is the place where Yuan Jun, who is guarded by Chunyu Qiong, is stationing grain?"
The grain officer said hurriedly: "It's in Wuchao!"
"How many troops and horses does Chunyu Qiong have under his command?"
"Forty thousand people."
After the questioning, Cao Cao took a deep look at Tao Shang and said, "What do you think of this, brother Tao?"
The potter was thoughtful and did not answer immediately.
According to common sense, a sneak attack on Yuan Shao's grain storage place is indeed a good opportunity to defeat the strong with the weak. Moreover, there is nothing wrong with the grain guard's words, and the development of the matter is surprisingly similar to that in history.
Things certainly seem to be a winning point!
But the potter always felt a little uneasy in his heart.
"Brother Meng De, isn't this a bit too much of a coincidence? How could Yuan Shao's grain storage place be discovered so easily by us?"
Tao Shang's words are correct. In history, Wuchao's grain harvesting was only after Xu You, a high-ranking cadre of Yuan's army, defected to Cao Cao and provided the location and troop deployment, allowing Cao Cao to take advantage of it and turn the tide in one fell swoop.
Isn’t it a bit childish to know the enemy’s lifeline in this way?
Cao Cao laughed when he heard this and said: "Cao is somewhat aware of Brother Tao's doubts. It sounds strange to me, but if you think about it carefully, it is within common sense. Yuan Shao has been attacking our village for a long time."
We cannot defeat it, and have lost consecutive battles. The situation has changed, but it is also in line with the development of world affairs. Now, a sneak attack on Yuan Jun's grain storage place is indeed a great opportunity for us to win. This opportunity is hard to find, and you and I must not miss it."
The potter said nothing, still deep in thought.
After a long while, Fang heard him say: "Brother Meng De insists on this, and Tao has nothing to say. However, before attacking Wuchao, we need to carefully explore the situation and determine the deployment of troops and food storage in the area before launching an attack."
That’s it!”
Cao Cao thought to himself, when did Tao Shang become so cautious? It's not like him. Isn't this little kid quite a tiger?
Gentlemen, don't they always strive for victory in danger? The pottery merchant has been like this many times, but he has become so timid and cowardly this time.
But having said that, they were allies after all, so Cao Cao respected the pottery merchant's opinion and decided to do as he said.
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On the way back to his military camp, Guo Jia couldn't hold it in any longer.
"Guo feels that there is no omission in what happened just now, and judging from the location, it is okay for Yuan Shao to station troops in Wuchao. Why don't you support Cao Cao? Instead, you are suspicious. Such a style is not like you!"
The pottery merchant smiled when he heard this and didn't know how to explain it to Guo Jia.
The development of things was indeed in line with the rules, and there were no flaws to be found, but the pottery merchant just felt something was wrong.
In history, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao spent more than half a year in Guandu without getting any information from Wuchao. It was only because of the revelation from a high-level official like Xu You that they found out.
But now, even the generals in Wuchao's grain collection are known day and night. Compared with history, this matter has come too easily.
The wheel of history has changed its direction. Wuchao may no longer be a winning point. Is there really a fraud in this?