Dingtao City, a temporary military palace.
Cao Cao was calming down and reproached Liu Bei for not secretly setting up an ambush and attacking and killing the pottery merchants.
"Sikong, the pottery merchant is the traitor of the country, everyone is punished for it, and there is no need to tell him anything about faith to kill such a treacherous traitor."
Liu Bei is face was awe-inspiring, and after a change of words, he said: "Besides, Bei set up an ambush to kill the thief after the meeting between Sikong and the traitor, which is not a breach of trust, and Sikong doesn't have to worry about damaging his reputation at all." ” Liu Bei knew that Cao Cao wanted to take care of his reputation, and he had acquiesced to his ambush, but he still wanted to reprimand him.
"Ahem" Guo Jia coughed a few times, "Liu Xuande is reasonable, the current situation, the overall situation of the country should be the priority, and it is inevitable to kill the pottery merchant by this means." ” After the explanation and enlightenment of the two, Cao Cao also got down the stairs, and the resentment on his face also dispersed, shaking his head and sighing.
"Things have already happened, after all, Xuande is also for the Han Sheji, and I don't blame you for being alone, can you shoot him, then the potter" This is what Cao Cao really cares about.
Liu Bei's eyes looked at Guan Yu on the side.
Guan Yu took a step forward and said confidently: "Cao Sikong, don't worry, Yu personally shot and shot the kid in the back of the heart with an arrow, even if the thief doesn't die, he will definitely be slandered."
Cao Cao's eyes moved slightly, and he was obviously a little dissatisfied when he heard that the potter was not shot, but when he heard that the potter was shot in the heart, there was a trace of excitement in his eyes.
Even if the potter does not die, as long as he is seriously injured, the Xuzhou army under his command will inevitably be in turmoil, which is also excellent news for him.
"The potter is wounded, even if he does not die, it will be difficult to lead the army again, and it will not be long before his army will be demoralized, and then we can attack in a big way and destroy the thieves in one fell swoop."
Liu Bei took advantage of the situation to speak.
"Meng De, since the thief has been seriously injured, what are we waiting for, the army will attack immediately and wipe out the thief in one fell swoop."
Cao Renteng stood up and asked for battle angrily.
He was defeated by the potter before, his self-esteem was damaged, and several injuries on his body are still in pain, and now he has the opportunity to destroy the potter, so he naturally wants to take revenge immediately.
"Although General Yun Chang shot the potter, but this thief is extremely cunning, we can't take it lightly, according to Jia's opinion, now is not the time to rashly send troops, let's explore the truth first."
Guo Jia remained calm.
"Feng Xiao's words are reasonable, Zixiao, you have suffered the loss of that kid, and you should have a long heart."
Cao Cao glanced at Cao Ren, hinting at his previous mistake in the potter's strategy to lure the enemy.
Cao Ren's speech was sluggish, so he had to keep his mouth shut.
Cao Cao used Guo Jia's strategy to order the army not to move lightly, and the whole army was stationed in Dingtao City, but secretly sent a large number of fine workers to reconnoiter the situation of the Tao camp.
Cao Cao sent scouts to reconnoiter the potters, and the potters had also ordered Zhang Yi to gather scouts and observe the movements of Cao's army at all times.
When the news came back, as the potter predicted in advance, Cao Cao was not easily fooled, and remained silent for several days, and did not take advantage of his "serious injury" to send troops to attack.
Chen Ping had already thought of a countermeasure for him.
He followed Chen Ping's strategy and began the first phase of design.
The potter ordered the pro-army on the left and right to spread the news in the camp that he was wounded by an arrow and could not afford to be sick, and released the news outside the camp. ， This information was soon detected by Cao Cao's meticulous work and transmitted to Cao Ying.
Subsequently, the potter launched a second step of the scheme.
Five days after the meeting, the potters ordered the withdrawal of their troops and retreated to Xuzhou.
Of course, the pottery merchant was under the pretext of instability in the rear, and Sun Ce might take the opportunity to attack Huainan as an excuse to withdraw his troops, but if this move to cover up was transmitted to Cao Cao, it would be easier for Cao Cao to guess that he was seriously wounded by an arrow and had to retreat back to Xiapi to recuperate.
The 30,000 troops of the pottery merchants took advantage of the night to pull out the camp from the Dingtao line, along the Jishui to the east, all the way to the direction of Changyi.
Moreover, the potters retreated very slowly, and set up camp after thirty miles a day, posing as if they were afraid of Cao Cao's pursuit.
The two-step strategy was implemented, and Cao Cao finally reacted.
The day after Tao's army retreated eastward, Cao Cao led an army of 50,000 cavalry, and finally left Dingtao City, followed the potter's buttocks, and began to pursue eastward.
However, Cao Cao is Cao Cao, he is suspicious, and he did not completely take the bait.
He did not chase wildly, but followed the army of pottery merchants, carefully observing the situation of the Tao army, and did not launch a large-scale all-out pursuit battle.
"Cao Cao's suspicion is really serious, and it didn't tempt him to take the bait."
The potter lay on the couch, looked at the information in his hand and sighed.
Chen Ping took a sip of wine and said with a smile: "Almost, it's time to implement the third step strategy and come up with our killer weapon." ” The potter nodded, waved his hand, and said, "Go ahead, go and bring me the cow gold." ” After the order was handed down, Chen Ping and others withdrew from the tent, leaving only Fan Hao in the inner tent for protection, and Hua Mulan and Bian Que in the outer tent.
The potter himself continued to lie in the inner tent, lying on the couch to recuperate.
A moment later, the disgraced Niu Jin was escorted by several sergeants and taken out of the tent.
"The lord will summon you later, so wait outside first."
The sergeant snorted coldly.
Niu Jin snorted coldly and raised his head.
He was outside the tent door, and through a tent curtain, he faintly heard the conversation in the tent, and he couldn't help but prick up his ears.
"Bian Que, tell me honestly, is there any salvation for my husband's arrow wound?"
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"This time, madam, forgive the incompetence of the subordinates, the lord's arrow was shot by Guan Yu, the wound is too deep, the subordinates have done their best to only do it to this extent, whether the lord can save him or not, can only be resigned to fate."
"Is there really no way?"
"Alas" In the outer tent, there was a conversation between a man and a woman, and the content of the conversation, Niu Jin's eyes were shining with golden light.
"Could it be that kid was calculated by the lord and was seriously injured" Niu Jin's eyes rolled slightly, and his heart became excited.
While he was pondering, the soldiers in the tent came to deliver a message and ordered Niu Jin to enter.
Niu Jin was pushed and dragged by his own soldiers and forcibly put into the tent.
Entering the outer tent first, the first thing Niu Jin saw was Bian Que's Hua Mulan, Bian Que was full of sadness, sighing again and again, and there was even a trace of tears on Mulan's face.
As soon as they saw Niu Jin entering, the two of them immediately stopped talking and returned to normalcy, and Mulan ordered him to be escorted in.
Niu Jin is a martial artist, and he still has some vision, he can see that the wife of this potter must have cried, but now she is just pretending to cover it up.
The excitement in his heart became more and more excited, and when he was thinking, he had been dragged into the inner tent.
I saw that in the inner tent, the potter was half-lying on the couch, his face was pale, and he looked weak, obviously sick.
Seeing Niu Jin entering, the potter took a deep breath, cheered up a little spirit, and said in a deep voice: "Niu Jin, I don't talk nonsense with you, there are only two ways in front of you, one is to surrender to me, explain all the truth and fiction of Cao Ying, help me defeat Cao Thief, I will reward you again, if you don't surrender, you will die." ” The potter's words, although his tone was solemn, his breath became heavier and heavier, and in the end, he gasped a little.
Fan Hao stood on the side of the couch, holding the knife in his hand, glaring at Niu Jin angrily, looking at the posture, as long as he dared to say a word, he would immediately slaughter him.
"I said that if you refuse to surrender, you will definitely die, if you pretend to surrender this thief, escape while he is unprepared, and bring the news of this thief's serious injury back to Sikong, it is tantamount to making meritorious contributions."
Niu Jin's thoughts flew around, weighed for a moment, then bowed down, and arched his hand: "Taozhou Mu is wise and martial, he is really the lord of the world, thanks to the importance of Zhou Mu, Niu Jinyan dares not to be promoted." ” He did not resist and happily surrendered to the potter.
On the pale face of the pottery merchant, there was a trace of satisfaction, and he gasped to soothe Niu Jin, sealed Niu Jin's official position on the spot, and told him to go back to rest and rest, and then cooperate with the general Cao Yingzhong, up to the information of the generals, down to the deployment of soldiers and horses, all kinds of fiction and reality were written.
Niu Jin agreed, without any excuse, the potter was satisfied, and after a few words of consolation, he sent Niu Jin back, and at the same time ordered that Niu Jin should be treated like a captive.
"The subordinates retired."
Niu Jin was very respectful and bowed, and then he stepped back.
As soon as he exited the tent with his front feet, he heard the potter's cough on the other side of the screen, and his panting was turned upside down.
"Lord, have your arrow wounds flare-up again, bear with me first, I'll go and pass on Bian Que's miracle doctor" Immediately after, Fan Xu's panicked voice came.
Then, Hua Mulan and Bian Que in the outer tent heard the movement in the inner tent and hurriedly rushed in.
Niu Jin didn't dare to stay, and he was busy withdrawing from the big tent.
Outside the tent door, the corners of Niu Jin's mouth rose slightly, and he quietly hooked a sneer that was not easy to detect, let out a cold snort in his nose, and left with his head held high.
Behind him, the soldiers who had escorted him did not dare to be rude to him anymore because he had surrendered to the potters and been given official positions, so they could only follow him cautiously.
"The lord's acting skills are really amazing, Ping is ashamed of himself, if the lord has time, Ping must learn from the lord and learn two tricks from the lord."
In the inner tent, Chen Ping, who was hiding behind the curtain, had already walked out and said with a smile.
Hua Mulan and the others also laughed.
The potter jumped up from the couch and said with a smile: "I'm about to suffocate me, quickly bring the good wine of the Gan family, let's drink a little wine, and sit and wait for Niu Jin to take the bait." ” Several people were in great interest, sat down with them, drank a little wine with the potter, and talked and laughed.
This meal of wine was drunk until late at night, and when he was enjoying himself, his own soldiers hurriedly entered and said: "My lord, the newly surrendered Niu Jin, taking advantage of our relaxed guards, killed a few soldiers, took the war horse and escaped from the camp." ” Hearing the news, instead of being shocked or angry, everyone looked at each other and laughed.
"This Niu Jin's action is really slow enough, the last big bait has been released, let's just sit and wait for Cao Da Sikong to take the bait."
The potter sneered, and drank the wine in his cup happily. isjgy: