At the end of the military discussion, Liu Bei withdrew from the tent.
"Big brother, what did Cao Cao mean by what he said just now?"
Guan Yu grabbed Liu Bei and asked.
Liu Bei glanced around and sneered: "Yun Chang, haven't you heard this, Cao Cao is afraid of damaging his reputation, and he doesn't want to set up an ambush at the time of the meeting, implying that after the meeting, the brother will set up an ambush on the way back to the camp of the pottery thief." ” Guan Yu Danfeng's eyes rolled a few times, and then he suddenly realized, but his brows followed by another frown, "That Cao Cao is so cunning, what he doesn't want to do, but he leaves it to the eldest brother to do, isn't he afraid of damaging the reputation of the eldest brother?"
"It's also something that can't be helped."
Liu Bei sighed faintly, "You and I have been defeated before, which has made Cao Cao dissatisfied with us, this is our rare opportunity to make meritorious contributions, as long as we can kill the pottery thief, not only can we take revenge, but also regain Cao Cao's trust, even if it is detrimental to reputation, the lesser of two evils, I have to do it for my brother." ” Guan Yu also sighed and nodded slightly, realizing his brother's intentions.
Sighing for a moment, Guan Yu suddenly remembered something, and said: "That pottery thief is very treacherous, he is here to meet, he will definitely prevent Cao Cao from taking the opportunity to calculate him, we want to hide from his ears and eyes, and set up an ambush unknowingly, but I'm afraid it's not so easy." ” "Yes, this is a problem" Liu Bei also frowned, his hand stroked his short beard, and he was at a loss for a while.
Just as the two brothers were frowning, suddenly, Liu Bei saw a scribe with a white beard passing in front of them.
"Poisoner Jia Xu, just in time" A sly smile flashed at the corner of Liu Bei's mouth, and in a blink of an eye, a kind smile appeared on his face, and he walked towards Jia Xu with a smile.
The next day, it was nearly noon.
The potter led 700 horses out of the camp and traveled west along the Jishui Road, heading towards the place where he had made an appointment with Cao Cao.
Although Cao Cao was treacherous, he was also a hero in the end, and the potter believed that with Cao Cao's demeanor, he should not take advantage of their meeting to deceive.
However, the heart of defense is still indispensable, after all, in this troubled world, anything will happen.
Thinking of this, the potters had already sent scouts to the two armies before they set out, and they were distributed around the two armies to reconnoiter the situation of Cao's camp at all times.
The scouts continued to send the latest information, and Cao Cao also led 700 soldiers and horses out of the city, only two escorts, and came east along the Jishui.
As soon as noon passed, in the direction of the avenue ahead, Cao Cao's banner appeared.
Everything was normal within a radius of more than ten miles, except for a few small fishing boats scattered on the Jishui River, there was no trace of the enemy.
The potter's heart was put down, so he reined in his horse and waited for Cao Cao's arrival.
When Cao Hui was two hundred paces away, he also stopped, and each side sent messengers to confirm each other's identities.
Confirming that it was correct, the potter held his sword in his hand and slowly walked out of his army.
Behind him, Yingbu and Lian Po, the two generals under the command of Tao Ying, with the strongest military value, followed closely behind, always looking around and keeping vigilance.
The pottery merchant knows that Cao Ying's Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, most of the generals' strength is under him, and there are also Dian Wei and Xu Chu, the top generals with a force value of more than 90, and they must be guarded against.
Looking at his own battalion, there are only two generals Lian Po Yingbu, who can fight with Xu Chu and others.
In the oncoming enemy formation, a middle-aged man in a red robe slowly stepped forward under the protection of the two generals.
Seven paces apart, six horsemen, stopped almost at the same time.
The middle-aged man in the red robe, I saw that the man was short in stature and his appearance was mediocre, at first glance, there was nothing outstanding, but there was a trace of light in his eyes, and his whole body exuded a kind of domineering temperament that was not angry and self-threatening, and it was unpredictable.
In the world, there is no one who can have such a bearing, and it is none other than Cao Cao.
The pottery merchant's gaze passed over Cao Cao and fell on the two guards behind him.
Among them, Xu Chu, who was as strong as an ox and glared angrily, had been seen by the potter before.
Another general, the potter had not seen.
I saw that the man was as strong as a tiger, he didn't even wear iron armor, his naked upper body was only wrapped tightly by light leather armor, and his muscular arms seemed to contain infinite strength.
He didn't wear a helmet either, his messy hair was tied in a knot at the back of his head, and his rough face was full of short black and stiff beards, and his furry hair showed a pair of hideous tiger eyes.
Under the sun, the pair of tiger eyes burning like fire, like Xu Chu, were staring at the potter, like a knife, eager to rip out the potter's flesh.
It was a kind of fierce killing machine that was better than Xu Chu, and it must be evil "I didn't expect that Cao Cao attached so much importance to me, and actually brought Xu Chu and Dian Wei, the two strongest generals, fortunately, I was prepared to bring Yingbu and Lian Po together, otherwise he would have made it difficult for me to deal with it."
Moreover, to the surprise of the potter, Dian Wei was still alive.
According to the original history, Cao Cao should have been betrayed by Zhang Xiu in this battle against Zhang Xiu, and lost Dian Wei and his eldest son Cao Angcai.
But I didn't want to, Dian Wei and Cao Ang were still alive, Zhang Xiu did not betray, and followed Cao Cao back to Xudu.
"It seems that it must be the news that I defeated Yuan Shu that shocked Cao Cao, so that he was not complacent, forcibly occupied Zhang Xiu's aunt, invisibly changed history, and saved Dian Wei's life" When the potter was secretly sighing, Cao Cao's gloomy and sharp eyes were also looking at him quietly.
The young man in front of him is the son of Tao Qian, the enemy who killed his father.
A former gentleman, a miraculously rising outlier, a strong man who is not an opponent of Lu Bu, Yuan Shu, and Liu Bei, an enemy who has defeated even himself, and an enemy who killed his own brother Cao Chun Today, here and now, he finally saw this man for what he really was.
"This kid, calm and calm, without the slightest fear, is really an unusual kid" Cao Cao nodded secretly, and a hint of appreciation quietly flashed in his eyebrows.
"Cao Cao, we have fought several times, and we finally met today."
The potter was the first to speak.
Cao Cao smiled coldly, and pointed slightly at the potter, "Tao Qian can give birth to a son like you, it really impresses Lone, potter, you are one of the few opponents in the world who makes Lone put it in his eyes." ” "The same goes for you."
The potter replied without hesitation.
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The two looked at each other and laughed, quite a bit of heroic sympathy.
The laughter stopped suddenly, Cao Cao Ying's eyes were murderous, and he said coldly: "It's a pity, even if I admire you alone, I must destroy you, potter, this is where your tragedy lies." ” The potter also smiled, "Cao Cao, you and I don't interfere with the river water in the well, why do you have to do it three times and twice, you have to target me and be neighbors with a friendly person, isn't it good?"
” Despite Cao Cao's aggressiveness, the potters did not give up hope of reconciliation.
His words were exchanged for a cold snort from Cao Cao.
"Your father Tao Qian killed his lonely father, the revenge of killing his father is not shared, Tao Qian is dead, this account will naturally be counted on your head.
Alone as a big sikong, in charge of the government, there is Kuang Fu Sheji, the responsibility of crusading against the subordinate, you support the army and respect yourself, do not listen to the call of the court, it is clearly the same as Yuan Shu, you are all traitors of the country, public and private, you are my Cao Cao's mortal enemy, you said that Lone should not let you go. ” Cao Cao generously reprimanded, but the potter burst out laughing, his laughter full of sarcasm.
Cao Cao frowned, and his face showed a hint of gloom.
The smile suddenly closed, and the potter said coldly in a sarcastic tone: "Who in the world doesn't know, the Son of Heaven in Xu Du is just a puppet in the hands of your Cao Cao, you hold the Son of Heaven hostage to order the princes, and want to say who is a traitor, who is a traitor, everyone knows it, why do you bother to use the Son of Heaven to suppress me." ” "You" Cao Cao's face sank.
Before the words came out, the potter had already preemptively said: "As for the revenge of killing your father, the person who killed your father was Zhang Min, everyone knows, this person has self-respect, whether it is on the order of my father, the killer of your father is not yet known, but you have used the name of avenging your father, twice bloodbathed Xuzhou, whether you want to avenge your father, or take the opportunity to get involved in Xuzhou, only you know it yourself, everyone is a smart person, and you don't have to use anything to avenge your father as a cover." ” With a few words, Cao Cao's reasons were easily refuted.
Cao Cao's fists clenched secretly, and a trace of anger burned between his eyebrows.
Annoyed for a moment, Cao Cao laughed, "What a boy with sharp teeth and sharp teeth, that's right, whether it's personal hatred or public hatred, now that 50,000 male soldiers are in hand, I want to destroy you and take Xuzhou, what can you do." ” Speaking of which, Cao Cao no longer disguised himself hypocritically, and calmly admitted his ambitions.
"Very good, frank and unrestrained, not as hypocritical as Liu Bei, very much to my appetite."
The potter also laughed, and then the conversation changed, "You Cao Cao is strong, but my potter is not a vegetarian, Cao Cao, you are so confident, you will be able to destroy me?"
Cao Cao restrained his laughter, and his face became gloomy again.
The potter continued: "Let's take a step back and say, even if my potter is not as good as you, I will still be destroyed by you in the end, and I will fight to the death, making you pay a heavy price, even if you take Xuzhou, you will kill a thousand enemies, and lose eight hundred, at that time, Yuan Shao will carry more than 100,000 troops from Hebei to the south, what do you use to contend with him" Cao Cao's figure shook slightly.
"So, instead of you and me fighting to lose both sides and let Yuan Shao take advantage, why don't we all focus on the overall situation, stop the army and reconcile, and join forces to deal with Yuan Shao."
The potter finally revealed the true purpose of his meeting.
Cao Cao's expression moved, and it seemed that for a moment, he was moved by the potter.
Seeing the situation, the pottery merchant took the opportunity to raise his whip and pointed to the north and said: "When you and I join forces, you attack from Jizhou to the north, I attack from Qingzhou, let's join forces to destroy Yuan Shao, carve up Hebei, and then it's not too late to meet each other, why do you have to decide life and death now." ” Cao Cao was silent.
Obviously, this proposal of the potter has a strong operability, which makes Cao Cao see another strategy.
After being silent for a long time, Cao Cao sneered: "It's a good thing to say, how can you believe that you will definitely join forces with Gu to deal with Yuan Shao, instead of helping Yuan Shao stab Gu in the back at a critical moment, and take the opportunity to make a profit." ” Cao Cao, Cao Cao, as expected, is still seriously suspicious and sick, and will not believe him easily.
Especially just a few days ago, he raided Changyi, defeated Cao's army, and took away one of his counties.
Sighing lightly, the potter said with a regretful face: "So, you are iron-hearted, and you have to fight with me to the death."
"The enmity of the father, the enmity of the brother, Lone must be revenged, Lone will destroy you first, unify the Central Plains, and then fight to the death with Yuan Shao."
Cao Cao replied resolutely.
The negotiations have reached this point where there is no need to go any further.
The potter took a deep breath and said proudly: "Since this is the case, then we will only see each other on the battlefield, whether you will destroy me or I will destroy you, let's wait and see." ” Without further words, the potter turned his horse and headed towards his own army.
Yingbu and Lian Po, the two generals, also turned their horses back, and their eyes turned back from time to time, guarding against Cao Cao's sneak attack at any time.
"Sikong, as long as you give an order, Zhongkang and I will go and kill that kid."
Dian Wei shouted in a deep voice.
Cao Cao shook his head, "Yingbu and Lian Po, the force is equal to you, you can't kill him, you will only damage Gu's reputation in vain." ” As soon as the words turned, the corners of Cao Cao's mouth flashed a mysterious sneer, "Don't worry, naturally someone will kill him for us." ” After that, Cao Cao turned around and returned to the main formation.
Dian Wei and Xu Chu, the second general, glared at the young man's back hatefully, and had to follow Cao Cao with hatred.
The potters returned to their own camp and did not linger, but immediately took 700 soldiers and horses and retreated all the way to the camp along Jishui.
Fang Xing didn't go more than three miles, and among the reeds on the side of the road, there was a sudden sound of killing, and nearly a thousand crossbowmen, like ghosts, suddenly burst out of the reeds.
In the cold light, more than a thousand sharp arrows, like the eyes of death, aimed at the potters.
Among the crossbowmen, Guan Yu's horizontal sword stood proudly, a smug sneer burned on his bare face, and the war knife pointed at the potter, laughing wildly; "Tao thief, Guan has been waiting for you for a long time, and today is the time for me to take revenge" isjgy: