After the plan was formulated, Tao Shang handed over his generals and troops to six generals respectively, and set a time to attack together.
The pottery merchants were busy dispatching their troops and generals, preparing to launch a thunderous attack on Yuan Shao.
On the contrary, Yuan Shao has been a little troubled in recent days.
Now his troops have arrived in Handan, but Zhang's incident and Cao Cao's rebuke made him hesitate for a while, and it was only recently that he calmed down a little.
Yuan Shao spent several days discussing the next move with his counselors, but made no progress.
At this very moment, there are many opinions and different ideas.
Jushu asked Yuan Shao to integrate the three armies, guard the key roads, and confront the pottery merchants without fighting, waiting for a good opportunity.
Xun Chen and Xin Ping had different ideas. They believed that at this moment, the Southern Xiongnu and Montenegro armies were blocked by Gongsun Du and Xianbei respectively. They should take advantage of the fact that none of the Tao Shang allies could help and quickly send troops to attack Tao.
Consult and strive to take the initiative in the situation.
Guo Tuze admonished Yuan Shao and asked him to arrange for people to negotiate with the pottery merchant again, and while the negotiations were in progress, he would sneak attack the enemy or set up a Hongmen Banquet to kill them in one fell swoop.
Pang Ji had no advice. Since he was captured alive, he had basically lost Yuan Shao's trust. Even if he gave advice to Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao would not adopt it. In this case, it would be better not to speak and be mute.
Everyone's words made Yuan Shao's head spin.
He always felt that what his subordinates said made sense, but there were always some omissions and imperfections.
On this day, the sun gradually set, the sky gradually darkened, and the setting sun slanted down, illuminating Yuan Shao's camp in red.
After Yuan Shao read the military situation for a day and the current affairs slips and documents delivered from Yecheng, he felt very tired. He ignored the bowl of porridge sent by the attendant on the table and leaned on it while rubbing his temples.
On the bed.
Not long after he had passed out of confusion, he heard a burst of noisy footsteps coming from outside the tent.
Then a guard hurried in and said to Yuan Shao: "General, something bad has happened! There seems to be a fire in the southwest direction of the Second Young Master's Dazhai!"
Yuan Shao was in a daze and couldn't hear what he heard very clearly. It took a while before he suddenly realized what he was saying.
He hurriedly turned over, rolled off the bed, and almost fell to the ground. Fortunately, he had practiced the six arts in his youth and was strong, so the fall was not too embarrassing.
Yuan Shao didn't care about that anymore. He hurriedly rushed out of the camp and carefully looked at the direction of Yuan Xi's camp.
But there was a blazing fire, and there was a vague sound of shouting for death.
Yuan Shao frowned and said to himself: "Tao Shang's army stole the camp?"
Just as he was thinking about it, he saw the civil servants and generals under Yuan Shao's command rushing over one after another.
"Lord! The pottery merchant attacked the second master's camp. Send someone to rescue him immediately!" Ma Yan, the general of Yuan Dynasty, hurriedly admonished him.
Yuan Shao raised his hand to block Ma Yan's advice and seemed not in a hurry.
He walked back and forth slowly for a few steps and said: "Although Xianyi's camp was attacked, our army is outnumbered by Tao Shang. If he attacks with all his strength, Yuan should save him, but if he divides his troops
Stealing the camp, there is really no need to worry about this battle."
Obviously, Yuan Shao's dealings with the pottery merchants over the years were not in vain. He actually figured out that the pottery merchants had indeed divided their forces to attack in a sneak attack.
After a while, another guard rushed over and said to Yuan Shao: "General, General Chunyu Qiong's stronghold is on fire!"
"Sure enough!" Yuan Shao slammed the table and sneered: "The pottery merchant has indeed divided his forces to attack! This kid really started to play tricks with us this time! It was so good that Yuan Mou came to mediate and negotiated with Tao
Let the little thief Shang decide the outcome!"
Xun Chen seemed a little surprised: "From what the general said, it is very possible for the pottery merchants to attack all seven of our camps?"
Yuan Shao sneered and said: "If he didn't do this, he wouldn't be the little thief of the Tao family! Well done! Well done!"
Everyone looked at each other in confusion, not understanding how the pottery merchant launched a general attack on Yuan Jun's seven camps without any warning.
In fact, in this battle, Tao Shang fought with confidence... He was confident that the Jinling Army could win with less.
What Yuan Shao was fighting for was his confidence that his Hebei army was superior to the potters in both numbers and combat power.
Guo Tu went out again and said to Yuan Shao: "General, if Tao Shang really wants to attack our Qizhai, his main camp in the rear stationed in Handan will be empty. General, you might as well detach a force and attack Tao Shang's army by surprise.
Our camp will definitely win!"
Jushou sneered and said: "Guo Gongze, what's your idea? What kind of person is the pottery merchant? How can he not leave a heavy force to protect the main camp before sending out troops? It's ridiculous."
Guo Tu rolled his eyes at him: "No matter how resourceful the Tao merchants are, there will definitely be times when they are negligent. Besides, Tao's army is not as powerful as our army. It is already difficult to attack Qizhai. How many soldiers will be left behind?"
Jushou was too lazy to talk nonsense with him and just said to Yuan Shao: "Ming Gong, pottery merchants are no better than ordinary people and cannot be judged by common sense."
Yuan Shao ignored the two of them. He just sat there, meditating quietly for a long time, and suddenly said: "Zhang!"
When Zhang heard Yuan Shao calling him, he was stunned for a moment, then stepped out of the class and said: "The general is here."
"Lead three thousand men to attack the pottery merchant's stronghold! Don't make any more mistakes. If not, Yuan will not be lenient."
After hearing this, Zhang couldn't help but tremble all over.
Jushou also looked at Yuan Shao in surprise.
Is Yuan Shao really not understanding or is he pretending not to understand?
How could there be no ambush in the pottery merchant's rear camp?
Zhang led three thousand people there... Isn't this the same as committing suicide?
Even if he comes back alive, Yuan Shao can still deal with him due to his consecutive defeats.
Isn't this cutting off one's own arms and abandoning a good general?
Just when Ju Shou was about to remonstrate again, he suddenly looked into Yuan Shao's eyes and saw the way he looked at him.
That gaze was extremely deep and cold, and full of warning.
Jushou was stunned, and then a wry smile couldn't help but appear on his lips.
It seems that this wise man of mine has given up his mind.
Zhang pondered for a while, then cupped his hands and said: "No!"
Then he turned around and walked out of the stronghold, ordered his troops and sent his generals away.
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Yuan Shao presided over the overall situation in the main stronghold of the Chinese army, while the pottery merchant's seven armies launched attacks on Yuan Shao's seven strongholds in timed intervals.
The first person to attack Yuan Jun's stronghold was Gan Ning, who was responsible for attacking Yuan Xi's stronghold. He had a violent personality, so he couldn't bear it and launched an attack on Yuan Xi's stronghold.
Jia Hua, Lu You, Song Qian and others were all under his command at his disposal.
"Kill!" The Jinling Army shouted from all directions.
Yuan Xi organized his soldiers and went outside the stronghold. What he saw were the Jinling soldiers all over the mountains and plains, constantly pushing down his own camp. His scalp felt numb.
"Kill! Kill all the Yuan Jun thieves!"
"The Prime Minister's troops are unparalleled in the world. Although the soldiers fight bravely, there is no need to worry about anything else. No one from the Hebei Army can escape this time!"
"General Jia, hold the rear formation, Sima Song, hold the passage on the right, don't let Yuan Xi escape! The rest of the army, follow me to attack!"