After making peace with Qu Yi, the pottery merchant and his main army settled in Qu Yi's Dazhai.
That night, Tao Shang couldn't sleep and thought about it for a long time.
To be honest, although there will still be a winner with Yuan Shao in the end, in a sense, Tao Shang still has some special feelings for Yuan Shao.
When he entered the alliance of princes, Yuan Shao and Cao Cao were like two big brothers, supporting and taking care of him. Although they did have certain political purposes, they had to admit that the relationship between the three of them was still very good.
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From a certain personal perspective, the pottery merchant was somewhat reluctant to let Yuan Shao die.
But there are some things that the potter cannot decide.
Yuan Shao's overthrow is necessary. If he is not overthrown, then Tao Shang and the entire Xuzhou will be overthrown, including Tao Qian, Wang Yun, Diao Chan, Mi Zhen, Tao Ying, Tao Bao, Yuan Wan, and Er.
Bridge etc.
For the sake of his family and close relatives, the pottery merchant must defeat Yuan Shao.
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The next day, Zhuge Liang came to visit the pottery merchant early in the morning, but found that he had two dark circles under his eyes and looked extremely tired.
"Teacher, didn't you sleep all night?" Zhuge Liang asked with concern.
Tao Shang rubbed his eyebrows and said, "I can't sleep because I think of some old things."
Zhuge Liang asked in confusion: "What did the teacher remember?"
The pottery merchant raised his head and said: "I remembered the time I spent with Yuan Shao when I was young. At that time, I didn't have these burdens on me. How happy it was."
Zhuge Liang laughed "puff".
"why are you laughing?"
"No... I heard what the teacher just said, and it seems that I and Yuan Shao are like naked dolls... But the fact is, Yuan Shao is much older than you, right?"
The pottery merchant educated Kong Ming: "Don't you understand this? This is called the friendship between the two years."
Zhuge Liang suddenly said: "Then the teacher and I are friends forever?"
The potter wanted to smoke Kong Ming.
Although he is called a teacher, the pottery merchant is only seven years older than him. What a waste!
Seeing the unkind look in the pottery merchant's eyes, Zhuge Liang hurriedly changed the subject and said: "Teacher, your old friend has sent someone to send you a letter of war."
The potter raised his eyebrows.
As soon as I arrived, Yuan Shao sent me a letter of challenge... It was very urgent.
I saw Zhuge Liang presenting a slip with both hands.
After the pottery merchant opened it...it was indeed Yuan Shao's font.
But when I saw it said, "My nephew, a pottery merchant... I am very relieved to see your face... I will hunt Jizhou... and so on."
The pottery merchant put the slip down, took a deep breath, and controlled his mood.
He calmed down for a while and then asked: "How are the three armies of Huang Zhong, Xu Huang, and Tai Shici doing?"
Zhuge Liang replied truthfully: "According to the recent intelligence, the situation of the three groups has not changed much. They are all in a stalemate with their opponents. Among them, General Taishi Ci is still at a slight disadvantage... Alas, Wen Chou is eager to avenge Yan Liang.
, ordered the three armies to go into battle with filial piety. The Ai soldiers are powerful and extremely difficult to fight with. General Ziyi may be trying to avoid the edge now."
Tao Shang suddenly understood after hearing this: "It seems that to break the deadlock, we must either start from our side or start from Yuan Tan in Yecheng. It is not possible to rely on them for the time being... In this case, you can help me deal with it first."
I accept Yuan Shao's invitation to fight, and I will meet my brother Ben Chu for a while on the battlefield."
Zhuge Liang looked at the letter handed to him by the pottery merchant and wondered: "Yuan Shao calls the teacher his nephew, and the teacher calls Yuan Shao his brother. How do you calculate your seniority?"
Tao Shang smiled and said: "Back then, when I was not as strong as him, I naturally regarded myself as a younger generation. Now that I am stronger than him, it would be a big loss to lose a generation in vain. I thought about it and it is more realistic to talk about friendships between equals...
Maybe in the future, I can take him in as my little brother or something."
Zhuge Liang really couldn't imagine a person like Yuan Shao calling him Big Brother Potter.
Teacher... he is too imaginative.
After accepting Yuan Shao's invitation to fight, Tao Shang ordered the three armies to recharge their batteries that night and prepare to face Yuan Shao the next day.
He decided to say goodbye to Yuan Shao one last time before the battle.
But in fact, the potter's thinking about Yuan Shao, who was on the verge of death, was a bit too simple.
Yuan Shao, whose life has entered a countdown, has extraordinary potential.
The first night before the invitation to war, the pottery merchant still had some insomnia and tossed and turned on the bed unable to sleep.
Faintly, there seemed to be shouts of death coming from outside the tent, and the sounds were getting louder and louder.
The potter suddenly stood up, looked outside the tent in confusion, and shouted, "What happened?"
When he was young, he saw Pei Qian running in from outside the tent and said: "Prime Minister, something bad has happened! Yuan Shaojun has come to rob the camp in large numbers!"
"Rob the camp?" Tao Shang murmured, with a wry smile on his face: "Isn't this my usual trick? When did Yuan Shao become so shameless! He even used the moves I used.
use."
"I guess I just jumped over the wall in a hurry."
The pottery merchant stood up, took the armor and sword, and led Pei Qian out while asking, "How many troops did Yuan Shao's army come?"
"There are quite a few! They are everywhere, all over the ground. It seems that they have spent a lot of money."
The potter shook his head and sighed: "Next time, use your words more accurately. What do you mean by 'all over the ground'? Are they all ants or cockroaches? Can you use 'all over the ground'?"
Pei Qian blinked, a little confused.
What is the difference between all over the earth and all over the earth?
When he was young, Tao Shang led the Pei brothers and the Tiger Guards who protected him to the front stronghold. They saw that Yuan Jun had broken through Tao Jun's front stronghold. Yuan Jun's soldiers were everywhere in all directions. They were well prepared and were fighting hard to attack.
Many places in the camp were already on fire, so there was no need for torches for lighting.
There was light everywhere, like daylight, and both sides fought bravely in the open space of the camp.
Tao Shang surveyed the situation on the battlefield, stepped onto the arena in the school field, erected his own banner, ordered the drums to be beaten, and personally took charge to boost the morale of the three armies.
I have to admit that Qu Yi is indeed a rare general. The stronghold built under his supervision is connected internally and externally, and extends in all directions, allowing the soldiers of the rear stronghold to rush to the front stronghold for rescue as soon as possible! And the front stronghold includes Lujiao.
The blocking barriers included are all well set up, so when the Jinling Army is attacked, it can minimize its own losses and guard the opponent's offensive position.
Qu Yi also set up many wooden towers around the school grounds, using strong archers to carry out long-range defense, while shield soldiers and crossbowmen were deployed in a defensive formation below to block Yuan Shao's attack to the greatest extent.
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Qu Yi was injured, but he still personally came out to take command, stabilize the situation, and sent various ministries to stick to their posts to prevent Yuan Shaojun from going deep.
Zhou Tai went to the front line in person, fought on the spot, and commanded various ministries to stabilize the morale of the army.
But Yuan Jun's offensive tonight is indeed extremely fierce.
Yuan Shao personally supervised the battle today. He was wearing a battle armor and a red robe, dressing himself up to be extremely heroic.
Perhaps in Yuan Shao's heart, he felt that his chances of going to the battlefield were running out, so he acted like this.
He might want to keep his most heroic side in this world.
Many years later, he still hoped that the world would remember him, Yuan Shao.
Seeing the Jinling Army making limited defensive arrangements in the shortest time when they were attacked by him, Yuan Shao felt an indescribable discomfort in his heart.
He turned to Xun Chen, Guo Tu, Pang Ji and others behind him and said: "I also gave birth to a son, but old Tao Qian was so lucky to give birth to such a difficult brat. Yuan made a sneak attack at night, and he actually still...
It's really impressive to be able to defend my soldiers so steadily! On the other hand, my two sons... ugh!"
Guo Tu said to Yuan Shao: "No matter how powerful Tao Shang is, he is just a descendant of the general. Remember when the princes attacked Dong, he was just a general under the general... Oh, he is not even a general.
Not on."
Yuan Shao didn't pay too much attention to Guo Tu's compliments. He just looked at the calm pottery merchant in the distance by the light of the fire, as if he was still immersed in his own memories.
Suddenly, Yuan Shao's face turned red, then he lowered his head, covered his mouth with his hand and coughed hard.
"Cough cough cough!"
When he raised his head again, his palms were covered with bright red blood.
Yuan Shao held his palm, raised his head, looked at the pottery merchant in the distance, and murmured: "There is no time... Immediately send an order to Jiang Yiqu and Qian Zhao to attack from the side, quick! No matter what, we must conquer the pottery merchant's stronghold."
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Not long after Yuan Shao's order was issued, a school official came to report to Tao Shang, saying that Yuan Jun had sent two more troops to attack the left and right wings of his own Dazhai. Generals Mi Fang and Cao Bao asked the Chinese army for immediate support.
Tao Shang had been observing the enemy's troop deployment. He shook his head calmly and said: "I can't follow Yuan Shao's rhythm. I want to play my own eight-beat rhythm. Send someone to report to Cao Bao and Mi Fang and let them
If you persist for a while, I will naturally find a way to help them out... Yuan Benchu, since you want to play big, I will play with you."