Chapter six hundred and ninety-ninth take profits in
After a while, Cao Cao regained his composure, hurriedly picked up the letter for help written by Tao Sheng, and read it again carefully.
After confirming that there was indeed nothing wrong with Tao Sheng's letter, Cao Cao threw the slip on the desk and said, "Tao Sheng, this loser, Cao really believed in him wrong! Even Zhang Yan
I can’t help it, this is a good thing, Zhang Yan’s thieves have fallen into the hands of the Tao merchant, and now the Black Mountain Army will definitely dissatisfy Tao Sheng, and our alliance is completely gone!”
Cheng Yu, who was beside Cao Cao, hurriedly advised him: "Sikong, the top priority is to quickly send a general to lead his troops to Tao Sheng's camp. Helping him stabilize the morale of the army is one, and gathering the Black Mountain Army is the other... Zhang Yan has run away, and now
Don’t worry about others, but whoever dares to rebel in the Montenegrin Army will be killed and suppressed on the spot. Don’t let the Montenegrin Army cause trouble! In this way, we will lose a big helping hand in Hebei."
Cao Cao slapped his forehead with his hand and realized: "This is the truth!"
Cao Cao immediately ordered Zhuo Xiahou Dun and Cao Ren, two clan generals, to lead heavy troops and rush to the Black Mountain Army's stronghold.
Xiahou Dun and Cao Ren packed up their troops, but before setting off, Cao Cao received another bad news about the hawks and snakes on the front line.
After Zhang Yan was rescued by Tao Shang, Zhang Yan, with the support of the Jinling Army, raised the banner and openly recruited the original Montenegrin Army soldiers and generals.
Moreover, there was also the banner of Huang Tianwu that was fought together with Zhang Yan.
There was almost no suspense. Most of the generals of the Black Mountain Army defected and returned to Zhang Yan's banner, cooperating with the Jinling Army to counterattack Tao Sheng.
Tao Sheng didn't even have to parry for a few moments before the Jinling army attacked the main stronghold and died. His head was taken back by Tai Shici to ask Guo Jia for credit.
Moreover, the report of the Eagle Snake also brought another piece of news.
The powerful general who killed Zhang Baiqi and rescued Zhang Yan was Jinling's general Liu Pi, who was as famous as Tao Shang's general Zhao Yun.
After Zhang Baiqi's death, Liu Pi's reputation and prestige began to spread widely among Cao's army.
After Cao Cao learned the news, his hands trembled with anger.
I thought I had enough time, but I didn't expect that Zhang Yan's appeal in the Black Mountain Army was so strong, and he could destroy Tao Sheng in an instant... Oh, yes! There is also the so-called Huang Tianwu.
Cao Cao took a deep breath, looked at Cheng Yu beside him and asked, "Zhongde, who is Huang Tianwu?"
Cheng Yu explained to Cao Cao: "Reporting to Sikong, Huang Tianwu is not an object, but a person. He has an extraordinary and noble status among the Yellow Turbans. It is said that he seems to be Zhang Jiao's orphan..."
"Zhang Jiao?" Cao Cao frowned and said, "How could Zhang Jiao's orphan end up in the hands of a pottery merchant?"
Cheng Yu grinned when he heard this and thought to himself: You ask me? Who should I ask?
After a long while, Cao Cao sighed and said regretfully: "It's a pity, it's a pity. I didn't expect that such a large Black Mountain Army would eventually fall into the hands of the pottery merchant... Cao had been planning for a long time, but some yellow man ran out halfway.
The witch from heaven has come to disrupt the situation! It’s really annoying and even more regrettable.”
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Cao Cao felt very distressed, but Yuan Shao felt relatively better, but to be honest, Yuan Shao didn't feel very comfortable either.
After all, it was left to the potter to play, and anyone else would not feel too comfortable.
Of course, Yuan Shao was also aware of the incident involving the Black Mountain Army.
He hurriedly came to Jushou to discuss the matter.
After Jushou heard this, he said: "It is not a bad thing that the Black Mountain Army joined Tao Shang from Cao Cao. We can also benefit from it and accomplish great things."
"How to profit from it?" Yuan Shao was stunned and said: "The Black Mountain Army has attached itself to the Tao merchants, and the strength and population of Tao have increased greatly. How can Yuan profit from it?"
Jushu said to him: "Zhang Yan was rescued by himself. With a single shout, he was able to instigate most of the Black Mountain Army to rebel and attack Tao Sheng. The Black Mountain Army has nearly 100,000 troops and a population of 100,000.
Millions, what kind of strength? With Zhang Yan’s prestige, how can a pottery merchant not doubt him? The current situation is unpredictable, and this is a good opportunity for our army."
Yuan Shao nodded suddenly and said: "Yuan somewhat understands what you mean... Do you want to take advantage of the fact that Zhang Yan has just surrendered and their monarchs and ministers are not of the same mind to sow discord between Zhang Yan and the pottery merchant? But this matter
What to do?”
Ju Shou whispered: "Ming Gong, please don't forget that Tian Yuanhao is still pretending to surrender under the command of Tao Shang. Wouldn't it be a pity if Yuan Hao is not used?"
Yuan Shao nodded and said: "But there must be a specific charter for this matter."
Jushou coughed lightly, looked around, then stuck his head over and whispered something in Yuan Shao's ear.
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As soon as the pottery merchant returned to Linzi City, Zhang Yan, Bai Rao, Yu Du, Yang Feng and others came to meet him.
"I've met the Prime Minister!"
Tao Shang smiled and stretched out his hand to help Zhang Yanxu up, and then asked the others to stand up together, saying: "I have long admired the name of the general who has been in trouble for a long time, and it is like thunder in my ears. I am finally lucky enough to see him now. It is really Tao's blessing.
From now on, we will be ministers of the same palace, and from now on we will all work together to make contributions to His Majesty and benefit the world."
Zhang Yan hurriedly said: "I don't dare, I don't dare. It's enough for a certain family to be a pawn under the Prime Minister's command. How dare you call me a minister of the same palace?"
Tao Shang did not refute him and said with a smile: "Tao is really sad that the Black Mountain Army suffered this incident... I wonder how many soldiers, horses and population are still under Feiyan Gong's command? What is the loss of the Black Mountain Army?"
Zhang Yan said to Tao Shang: "There are more than 80,000 Heishan soldiers and generals, and there should be more than 700,000 people under their command. However, the people are currently scattered in the Taihang area, running back and forth. When Hebei is pacified the next day,
Zhang should be summoned by the Prime Minister."
Tao Shang nodded suddenly when he heard this. Is it possible that the Black Mountain Army was worthy of being the number one Yellow Turban force? How many people could be left after such a turmoil as Tao Shang's? In its heyday, how many people could there be?
After greeting Zhang Yan for a while, he suddenly saw Zhang Yan kneeling on the ground again and said to Tao Shang: "A certain family was the former leader of the Black Mountain Army and had many powerful subordinates. Today, I have surrendered to the Prime Minister. The rest of my life's wish has been fulfilled."
Enough, today I am willing to hand over my military power and sincerely submit myself to the Prime Minister. I also ask for your permission."
Bai Rao, Yu Du and others beside Zhang Yan were all surprised when they heard this.
Even if he surrendered to Tao Shang, he took the initiative to hand over the military power so quickly. Isn't this not the character of Duke Fei Yan?
The potter was also a little confused.
Zhang Yan cooperated so well and took the initiative to hand over the military power of the Montenegrin Army. This matter can be big or small. If you think about it in a small way, the big deal will be that you will be an ordinary general from now on, and you will be granted the title of a marquis, and you will be rich and noble for the rest of your life.
But if we look at it more seriously, once the pottery merchant wanted to kill him, Zhang Yan would have no power to fight back and could only let him be slaughtered like a sow.
After all, Zhang Yan is also a big thief who has dominated the party for many years. Even if he really wants to surrender, he doesn't understand himself now. How can he put his life in the palm of his hand so easily?
The pottery merchant asked doubtfully: "By acting like this, Lord Fei Yan, isn't he afraid that Mr. Tao will cross the river and demolish the bridge, which will be detrimental to you?"
Zhang Yan shook her head and said: "It's inconvenient. I fell into the hands of Tao Sheng's traitor and almost died. Fortunately, the prime minister designed to rescue me. I thought this life was lost long ago... However, I handed over the military power."
Prime Minister, it's not because you saved my life. A certain family used these to replace the great sage and good teacher to thank the prime minister for taking care of Huang Tianwu for eight years! The great sage and good teacher has been so kind to me. The prime minister has raised his daughter for many years, which is equivalent to raising me.
The whole army of Montenegro, this kindness is like parents, like reincarnation, how can a certain family be suspicious of parents?"