Chapter five hundred and sixty-five the end of the fierce battle
The potter looked at Cao Ang in surprise, completely unaware that he had done this.
Cao Cao's eldest son, the heir to the Cao family's foundation in the Central Plains, and the son of a prince with millions of people under his rule, actually went home to practice his essays after being criticized by himself once?
This kid...
How should we evaluate him? Do you mean that he is really studious and tireless? Or do you mean that this kid is really messed up?
Forget it, he's not his son, why are you telling him so much?
The pottery merchant lowered his head and flipped through a few articles, and was completely shocked by Cao Ang's literary talent.
It's much better than last time. It doesn't look like it was written by one person. How much hard work did this kid have to do? At least level 5.
"You're writing better than me now!" The pottery merchant gave Cao Ang the biggest compliment.
When Cao Ang heard this, his nose almost grew longer and his chest became taller.
"Thank you for your praise, Taifu. After all, it was you, Taifu, who pioneered this method. Cao is just a student at best. How can he be said to be superior to Taifu?"
The pottery merchant read carefully while waving his hands vigorously and said: "Don't be humble, don't be humble! Mr. Ang is quick in thinking and can draw inferences from one instance. As the saying goes, the waves behind the Yangtze River push the waves ahead, one wave after another! Young man, you are a waste of time.
It’s quite okay to be serious.”
Although Cao Ang didn't quite understand what Tao Shang meant, he could still hear him praising him for his good writing. He said excitedly: "The implication of the Taifu's words is that Cao's article can already be called a masterpiece.
?”
"It's quite popular. It can be called a beautiful article, a masterpiece among small articles! It's a pity that there is no wine here. Otherwise, just because we meet a close literary friend like you, we will have to be enlightened!"
Cao Ang was overjoyed when he heard this: "I am very pleased to have the Grand Tutor comment like this."
The potter looked at it carefully and said, "That being said, there are still some flaws in it. Come over here and I'll point it out to you."
Cao Ang quickly leaned forward on his horse and listened carefully to the potter's teachings.
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In the great battle of Wuchao, both sides invested huge amounts of money and each suffered losses, but Yuan Shao's strategy ultimately failed.
After Cao Cao, Chen Deng, and Lu Su arrived at Wuchao, they immediately realized that something was not quite right.
It was Yuan Shao's bad luck that he made some omissions. Before the troops who attacked Wuchao arrived, a fire broke out in the direction of Guandu Dazhai.
According to Tao Shang and Cao Cao's analysis beforehand, even if Yuan Shao came to sneak attack on his own Dazhai, he would have to do so after knowing that Wuchao was attacked. What does it mean that there was a fire in the rear before he arrived?
This means that this matter is indeed Yuan Jun's plan.
Cao Cao was worthy of being the hero of the world. He made a decisive decision and responded immediately, quickly ordering the three armies to return to the rear to rescue the main camp.
However, this was just a fake move by Cao Cao. He knew Yuan Shao very well. Since Yuan Benchu had already waited for him with such a large formation, he must have sent ambushes to attack him from both sides, waiting to deal a devastating blow to him.
Cao Cao estimated that the main opponent in the rear was still the 40,000 soldiers led by Wuchao Chunyu Qiong, Zhao Rui and others, and his retreat would definitely be the main force of Yuan's army.
Cao Cao asked Chen Deng and Lu Su to lead the Tao army generals to fight against Chunyu Qiong. He asked them to quickly assist him after the victory, while he and the Cao family's generals under his command went to fight the strong army on the retreat.
Cao Cao's awareness of the overall situation was indeed very strong. It was precisely because of his proper arrangements and no blind hasty retreat that Yuan Jun's pincer attack strategy was curbed to the greatest extent.
The main force led by Wen Chou, Zhang He and others intercepted and killed a group of people, and met Cao Cao's main force, and the two sides launched a bloody fight.
Wen Chou's ability in commanding troops was average, but he was extremely brave and could boost the morale of the three armies. He could not be easily defeated. However, fortunately, Cao Cao had General Dian Wei under his command, who was as fierce as a bear and a tiger. Wen Chou was blocked by his double iron halberds, and he was stunned to prevent him from stepping forward.
Take one step into your own formation.
Although Chun Yuqiong was also a general of Yuan's army, he was still inferior to the Tao generals led by Chen Deng and Lu Su. Although he had many soldiers and horses, the Jinling army was very elite and was not afraid of them.
In the end, after Chunyu Qiong was unable to attack Tao's army for a long time and was hit by Taishi Ci's arrow in Yinggui, he could only temporarily drive his troops back to Wuchao.
Tao Shang's army then turned around and helped Cao Cao kill Wen Chou and Zhang He's troops, thus escaping smoothly.
The main task of the generals on Wuchao's side was to delay Cao Cao and prevent him from returning to rescue Dazhai, while the main purpose of Yuan Jun was to capture Guandu Dazhai openly and to secretly attack Xuchang.
Unfortunately, after a arduous and fierce battle, none of Yuan Shao's wishes came true, and he was busy in vain.
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After Cao Cao returned to Guandu Dazhai, he immediately asked Xun Yu about the situation.
Xun Yu reported to Cao Cao that thanks to the joint efforts of Tao Jun and Cao Cao Jun, Cao Cao ensured that the Battle of Wuchao and the Battle of Guandu Dazhai did not suffer heavy losses. Only Xuchang was a thrilling journey, but Tao Shang went there in person.
Rescue was called, but there is no news yet.
When Cao Cao heard this, he was shocked.
Of course he was not worried about the potter's life or death.
Xuchang is his hometown. Once something happens, the consequences will be disastrous. Although the pottery merchant is capable, he is not one of his own, so how can he do his best to help him protect his hometown.
At that time, Cao Cao ordered Xiahou Dun and Cao Hong to gather their troops and lead their troops back to Xuchang for rescue.
Just as they were preparing to set off, the Jinling White Horse Army sent back scouts to report to Cao Cao that the Tao merchants had defeated Yuan Shao's sneak attack on the official road from Guandu to Xuchang. The young master Cao Ang personally killed the general Han Meng.
The victorious squadron rushed to Guandu Dazhai.
Everyone was overjoyed when they heard this, and they all praised the pottery merchant for being really capable. With only three thousand Jinling White Horse Army, he was able to defeat the other army and save Xuchang.
Only Cao Cao's face remained gloomy and he seemed very unhappy.
Cao Cao naturally knew the pottery merchant's ability. After suffering losses for so many years, Cao Cao certainly knew that this boy had the superb ability to turn decay into magic.
He was angry now not because of the pottery merchant, but because he heard Cao Ang's name.
How did Cao Ang manage to kill Han Meng in formation?
Didn't he let him live in Xuchang? Han Meng was intercepted and killed by a pottery merchant on the official road and was not in Xuchang at all. Why did he leave the city?
Besides, with his ability, how could he possibly kill Han Meng? After all, Han Meng was as famous a general as Zhang He, Gao Lan and others in Hebei.
Cao Cao was such a smart man, he figured out the key at once.
This is the reason why he is unhappy, which means that his son has been favored by the potter in this battle.
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After sunset, Tao Shang, Zhao Yun, Zhuge Liang and others returned to Dazhai, including Cao Ang who had followed them.
Under the watchful eyes of the generals and counselors of both sides, the pottery merchant recounted the entire incident to everyone present.
However, Tao Shang ignored the Eight Formations Diagram and just mentioned it casually. After all, Kong Ming's ability might have to be used against Cao Jun in the future, so a fool would leak the information to them now, without even naming it.
After everyone heard this, they were all full of praise for this battle.
After the pottery merchant finished speaking, Cao Ang immediately offered Han Meng's head in front of everyone in the tent.
Cao Cao didn't even glance at Han Meng's head. He just stared at Cao Ang closely and said, "How dare you leave Xuchang privately?"