The news that Sima Yi was in the north has been conveyed back, and after some deliberation, the owner of the Xiongnu royal court has been officially determined.
After Yuvluo became the Grand Chanyu, he was ousted in less than a month. The current Grand Chanyu has been officially confirmed to be Liu Bao.
The pottery merchant happily put away Sima Yi's secret letter with a smile on his face.
In recent days, under the call of the fame of Zhang Yan and Xiao Ying'er, more and more old troops of the Montenegrin Army have flocked to Qingzhou. From the end of the new year to the beginning of spring, the number of people and troops of the pottery merchants in Qingzhou has increased.
Got a huge jump.
Now, coupled with the surrender of the Xiongnu from the north and the surrender of Liu He and a group of old Youzhou tribes, it can be said that the pottery merchant has laid a foundation in Hebei. He is fully capable and qualified to gather troops to go westward and launch a formal attack on Yuan Shao's headquarters in Jizhou.
challenges.
But before that, the potter had one more thing to deal with.
Before the New Year, Tian Feng had advised Tao Shang to use Zhang Yan's Black Mountain Army to attack Wuhuan's Three Kings, in order to sow discord between Tao Shang and Zhang Yan.
Now that the border has passed this year, the millions of people under the control of the Black Mountain Army, after hearing that Huang Tianwu and Feiyan Gong were both in Qingzhou, rushed towards Linzi City one after another. As a result, Linzi City also entered a population explosion.
stage.
Tian Feng saw it, but he was very anxious in his heart.
If this continues, the Black Mountain Army will probably be completely integrated into the Tao Shang Army. When the Tao Shang's power reaches 10%, it will be really difficult for Yuan Shao to expel him.
Therefore, Tian Feng hurriedly came to the pottery merchant and asked him again to send Zhang Yan to send troops to the Wuhuan Three Kings, which could not only avenge the enemy, but also weaken Zhang Yan's power so that he would not be too powerful.
Difficult to control.
After listening to Tian Feng's words, the pottery merchant stood up, paced back and forth in the hall for a long time, and finally said with a smile: "Mr. Yuan Hao's advice is very reasonable. In this case, let's follow Mr. Yuan Hao's advice and send Zhang Yan to the north.
Conquer Wuhuan!"
Speaking of this, the pottery merchant suddenly paused again and said: "But Zhang Yan can't be trusted. If he fails to work at that time, refuses to help me deal with Wuhuan, or has other thoughts in the middle, I'm afraid
It's not good... Tao will attack Yuan Shao in the west soon, and I'm afraid Zhang Yan will be overlooked. I want my confidant Weiwei Guo Jia to serve as the chief supervisor and accompany Zhang Yan there...
Now, as well as Mr. Yuan Hao, we might as well go together as deputy supervisors. I can rest assured that you are watching over him."
Upon hearing what the pottery merchant said, Tian Feng couldn't help but feel a little excited.
If he could really follow Zhang Yan and go north to conquer Wuhuan, there would be too many things he could do. Maybe he could seize the opportunity to defeat the Black Mountain Army and weaken the potter's help.
Immediately he figured out the key, Tian Feng stood up and said to Tao Shang righteously: "Prime Minister, even if you go west to fight Yuan Shao, Wuhuan and Zhang Yan will naturally have Prime Minister Feng in charge."
After the pottery merchant told him some key matters, Tian Feng went back excitedly to prepare.
Not long after Tian Feng left, a person appeared in the pottery's back hall.
Guo Jia looked at Tian Feng's exiting figure happily and shook his head with a smile.
Tao Shang said to Guo Jia: "This time it is a battle of wits between you and Tian Feng. I will not interfere. I will personally say hello to Zhang Yan later. How you deal with the people named Tian and the three kings depends on your methods."
Guo Jia narrowed his eyes and said: "Tian Feng is a good opponent. We can have a good meeting with him this time... But before leaving, Guo needs to confirm two issues with the Prime Minister."
"Which two?"
"The first one is whether Zhang Yan can be trusted?"
Tao Shang nodded heavily and said: "Of course it is trustworthy! Not to mention anything else, just based on the attitude of the Black Mountain Army towards Xiao Ying'er, I believe that he will never betray us. Besides..."
After a pause, Tao Shang continued: "Besides, if Yuan Shao and I were put together for him to choose, Zhang Yan would definitely choose to torture Yuan Shao to death without hesitation. The grudge between them is really too deep...
It is far more hateful than killing one’s father and seizing his wife.”
"That makes it easy to talk about... The second question is, if Guo succeeds in accomplishing something big this time, what reward does the Prime Minister plan to give me?"
"I will make you a marquis."
"What kind of Marquis? County Marquis, Township Marquis, or Ting Marquis?"
"I'm sorry, the quotas I have now are only community candidates or subdistrict office candidates. Which one do you choose?"
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Before the expedition, Pei Qian, a subordinate of Tao Shang, brought news that his people had been secretly monitoring Tian Feng and observing his actions.
After Tian Feng was appointed as a pottery merchant, he did nothing else but secretly purchase some medicines, not knowing what to do.
Pei Qian was very meticulous in his work. While explaining Tian Feng's purchase of medicine to the pottery merchant, he also handed him the list of medicines that Tian Feng had purchased.
Tao Shang immediately called for Zhang Ji, who was accompanying the army, and asked him to analyze and argue for him the properties of these drugs and the medicinal properties that could be produced by combining them...
The conclusion is that if these drugs are combined, a decoction can be prepared that will make the human body weak and fatal.
The pottery merchant told Guo Jia about this, and Guo Jia immediately became thoughtful.
He already had a rough idea in his mind which one Tian Feng wanted to use his poison on.
…
In the spring of the third year of Jiankang, the pottery merchant's troops divided into two groups and began to take action.
He himself led the main force of Jinling City to the west to Jizhou to attack Yuan Shao.
Zhang Yan's Black Mountain Army, with Guo Jia and Tian Feng as supervisors, attacked Wuhuan to the north under the banner of revenge for the late emperor.
As soon as the New Year passed, Cao Cao's soldiers immediately sent troops to Liyang and went north to confront Yuan Shao.
After losing his two allies, the Black Mountain Army and Zhang Baiqi, Cao Cao was obviously a little anxious. He was now eager to capture Yecheng and gain a foothold in Jizhou.
Tao Shang received the support of the Black Mountain Army and occupied half of Qingzhou, which greatly increased his strength. At present, he obviously has more hope than himself in seizing Hebei.
If the pottery merchants were really allowed to occupy Jizhou, with this boy's incredible ability, he would probably be even more terrifying than Yuan Shao.
Yuan Shao is the number one prince in the world, and he can still cope with it. If Tao Shang replaces Yuan Shao and becomes the number one prince in the world...
The humble smiling face of the pottery merchant flashed across Cao Cao's eyes, and he couldn't help but tremble all over.
This terrible thing must not be allowed to happen!
But both Cao Cao and Tao Shang underestimated Yuan Shao's ability to a certain extent. An emaciated camel was bigger than a horse. Even with the heavy losses in the Battle of Guandu, Yuan Shao's current military strength... at least in terms of numbers,
Still standing above Cao Cao and the potters.
Cao Cao sent troops to Liyang to fight with Yuan Shao here. The two sides had some interactions, but they did not gain any advantage, and sometimes, Yuan Shao still had the upper hand.
But at this time, the pottery merchant's troops arrived from Qingzhou to the border of Jizhou.
When Yuan Shao heard the news, his head was dizzy and he almost fainted on the spot.
However, after hearing another piece of news, his energy immediately perked up and his energy and energy improved significantly.
Because he heard the news that the Montenegrin army had gone north to attack Wuhuan, and that Tian Feng had been appointed as the supervisor of the army.