Chapter 689: The Montenegrin Army asks for help again
Bai Rao sent his general Sui Gu to Linzi City again to ask for help from the pottery merchants.
Sui Gu looked even more miserable than the last time we met in Xuzhou. His armor was covered in coagulated blood and his hair was unkempt. He looked like a beggar who had suffered a disaster.
If he hadn't known that the Bailuo detachment of the Montenegrin Army was really in trouble, the potters would have suspected that Suigu had come here to touch porcelain specially dressed like this, mainly because he looked so miserable and was missing only an arm and a leg.
The first thing Suigu did when he saw the pottery merchant was not to explain to him the difficult situation of the Montenegrin Army. Instead, he asked: "Prime Minister, do you have food?"
Upon hearing this, the potter sympathized with him even more. He turned to Pei Qian and said, "Quick, give me some food."
The food was brought up, and then Sui Gu was seen rushing towards the food like a hungry wolf. He didn't even use chopsticks, just grabbed the steamed rice with his hands and stuffed it into his mouth.
The pottery merchant looked at Sui Gu's appearance and couldn't help but feel worried about Bai Yao's situation.
Sui Gu was considered a high-ranking general under Bai Rao's tent, yet he was so miserable, let alone those ordinary Montenegrin soldiers.
How difficult the current situation of the Bailuo people is, you can imagine it through Sui Gu's performance.
After a while, when Sui Gu finished his meal ravenously, Tao Shang asked him, "How are Marshal Bai and the soldiers under your command doing now?"
When the pottery merchant asked this question, Bai Rao's tears instantly flowed down his face.
But I heard him sobbing and saying: "Before winter, Cao Cao and Tao Sheng attacked our Black Mountain Army, and Yuan Shao attacked from the rear. Our troops suffered heavy losses, and even Marshal Bai was seriously injured. Now Yuan Cao is resting in the winter season."
Soldiers, but if we wait until the spring of next year, we and the Montenegrin soldiers will definitely fall into misery again. I also ask the Prime Minister to quickly send troops to save my family, Commander Bai!"
After hearing Sui Gu's words, the potter sighed deeply. He knew in his heart that Bai Rao could no longer hold on.
Bai Rao's current situation is indeed very difficult. Cao Cao, Tao Shang, Yuan Shao, the main force of the Black Mountain Army and other forces are vying for supremacy in Hebei. Although the three parties are independent, Bai Rao is caught between these forces and is most miserable.
Because of these forces, except for the pottery merchants, the other three parties wanted to kill them.
Needless to say, Yuan Shao has not dealt with the Black Mountain Army for many years. Let alone the Black Mountain Army's people who appear in front of him, he will destroy them. Even if a Black Mountain Army sow appears under Yuan Shao's nose, he will definitely do it.
I won't allow it, and I will kill this sow resolutely.
As for Tao Sheng of the Black Mountain Army, he has now taken Zhang Yan hostage and has become the nominal master of the main force of the Black Mountain Army. In his eyes, rebellious thieves like Bai Rao who disobey him must be eliminated.
No mercy.
In addition, Tao Sheng was secretly supported by Cao Cao to replace Zhang Yan as the new helmsman of the Black Mountain Army. Since Cao Cao chose Tao Sheng to be the new spokesman for the Black Mountain Army, he naturally could not allow others to sabotage his plan and Bai Rao resisted.
Tao Sheng, in a certain sense, Cao Cao also had to eliminate the pottery merchants.
Therefore, during the battle between Cao Cao, Yuan Shao and the Black Mountain Army on the Western Front, the Bai Luo group would always be affected.
Cao Cao and Yuan Shao didn't fight much, but Bai Rao became cannon fodder first, like a rat crossing the street, everyone yelled to beat him.
The pottery merchant stood up and walked back and forth in the hall a few times, with countless thoughts running through his mind.
Finally, he stood still and sighed.
Although the matter was more difficult, in order to win over the powerful force of the Black Mountain Army in the future, and for the sake of Bai Rao, a friend he had only met once before, Tao Shang had to rescue him.
He turned around, ordered someone to bring the pitu over and unfold it, and asked Sui Gu, "Where is Marshal Bai now?"
Sui Gu hurriedly said: "Shuai Bai and our brothers are all near Neihuang right now."
The potter searched carefully on the map, then looked at the terrain again, and suddenly felt dizzy.
Bai Rao jumped to nowhere, but he ended up near Neihuang County, where Wei County is to the west and Puyang is to the south. At present, the base camp of Cao Cao and Yuan Shao is showing a horn in Hebei, and Bai Rao and others are surrounded.
Also, according to the report from the school affairs office, Tao Sheng's troops of the Black Mountain Army are currently in Yangping, not far from Bairao.
In this situation where Bai Yao was surrounded by several parties, he was basically in a dead situation with no way to save him!
The potter took a deep breath. There was really no one who could put himself in such a situation.
You have to be so ignorant to push yourself to a dead end.
Sui Gu looked at the unkind expression on the pottery merchant's face and said in a confused manner: "Is it easy to save him?"
"hehe."
Sui Gu couldn't tell whether it was good or bad: "The Prime Minister smiled so easily, I guess this matter is not difficult."
The potter wanted to beat him to death with a big ear scraper, but he didn't feel too good about it.
"Sui Gu, please go down and rest. Let me think about this matter..."
Sui Gu happily followed Pei Qian down to rest. In his opinion, this matter was very simple for the pottery merchant, and Bai Rao and the others could escape from danger at any time.
Therefore, being uneducated can sometimes be a happy thing.
The pottery merchant couldn't think of a good idea, so he immediately called Guo Jia, Sima Yi, and Zhuge Liang to discuss the matter.
Although these three people are all people with top intelligence, they are still worried when facing this kind of problem, and they can't think of a good solution for a while.
I've been thinking about it for several days, but still haven't made any progress.
Guo Jia and others set up many plans, but after several deductions, they found that there were omissions and could not be implemented, so they had to give up.
The key is that there are too many enemies.
Although the Black Mountain Army, Cao Cao, and Yuan Shao were in their own camps, they all had exactly the same strategic purpose of killing Bai Rao and the others.
Just when everyone was at a loss what to do, over in Pengcheng, Diao Chan and Mi Zhen entrusted the potters with winter clothes, including some sweet pastries from their hometown.
After all, according to this situation, the pottery merchant will not be able to spend the New Year's Eve this year with his family. In order to make up for this regret and express their longing for the pottery merchant, the two ladies sent family members to bring gifts to the pottery merchant.
Items suitable for New Year holidays and so on.
This is full of the family's deep longing for the pottery merchant.
The person who brought the gift was Diao Chan's adopted sister Xiao Ying'er.
After many years, Xiaoying'er has grown from a blind little girl to a big girl. Of course, her appearance is still the same as when she was a child, not so good-looking, or a little ugly, but compared with her appearance back then.
Although timid and frightened, under the loving care of the Tao family, he has turned into a lively young girl with a healthy mind.
But it is a pity that as time goes by, Xiaoying'er's vision still does not improve, and her white pupils are a bit closer to high myopia.
This time, she made a special trip to visit the pottery merchant on behalf of the entire Tao family.
Upon entering the Linzi City Lord's Mansion where the pottery merchant was located, Xiao Ying'er saw an acquaintance at a glance.
She jumped over and walked over, stretched out her hand to pat his shoulder, and said with a smile: "Pei Qian! Where is the Prime Minister? On behalf of my mistress, I have made a special trip to visit him."
Zhuge Liang turned around with a dissatisfied look on his face, looked helplessly at Xiao Ying'er's ugly face, and said dissatisfied: "Who did you call Pei Qian?"