The defeat of Lu Bu, the retreat of Liu Bei, and the victory of Xuzhou was all over. Such a brilliant record has spread all over the world in a blink of an eye.

In the direction of Huainan, Yuan Shu originally planned to wait for Tao Shangshi's old city. When his morale was exhausted, he sent troops north to seize Xuzhou in one fell swoop.

However, he did not wait for news that Tao Shang was so angry that he could not wait for Lu Bu to come and join him in a mess.

Yuan Shu was naturally shocked. He never expected that the Tao merchant was so strong. In fear, he not only did not send troops to help him recapture Xuzhou at the request of Lu Bu, but instead retreated all his troops to the north of the Huai River and did not dare to confront the Tao merchant.

As for Yuan Xi in the Beihai side, it was far inferior to Lu Bu and Liu Bei. Tens of thousands of troops surrounded Gumu City for several months, but he could not do anything to Xu Sheng's thousands of defenders.

After receiving the news of the fall of Xia Pi, he was afraid that the Tao merchant would come north to deal with him, so he ordered the retreating troops that day, and the threat from the north was lifted.

Liu Bei, who was defeated in the Battle of Pengcheng, fled for hundreds of miles and fled back to Xiaopei. While strengthening the city defense, he was afraid that the Tao merchant would take advantage of the victory to attack, but he also reported to Xuchang and informed Cao Cao of the battle situation in Xuzhou, and asked Cao Cao to send a large army to reinforce.

Liu Bei's envoy took his letter of help and brought the news that the pottery merchant was intimidating Xuzhou, traveling through the heart of the Central Plains and rushing to Xuchang.

A few days later, Xuchang and Sikong Mansion.

Cao Cao, who was sitting high above, held Liu Bei's letter of help in his hand, his face was as gloomy as iron, his expression was solemn, and he remained silent for a long time.

There was a lot of discussion at the bottom, and the counselors and generals were all shocked by the achievements of the pottery merchant.

No one expected that Lu Bu, who almost forced them into a desperate situation in Yanzhou, was defeated by Tao Shang within several months and was completely driven out of Xuzhou.

Not to mention this, the Tao merchant even took over the exhausted army for a long time, and even took over the new force of Liu Bei, and there was another English Bu in the army, a powerful general who pretended to be an ancient name but had outstanding force.

All under Cao's camp were amazed by the miraculous achievements of the Tao merchant.

Cao Cao had been staring at the letter for a long time, took a deep breath, and said in a deep voice: "Tao Qian, Gu originally wanted to spare your family, but who would think that your son was ungrateful, but he wanted to jump out and cause trouble for Gu. It seems that no one can control him now. It is time for Gu to take action personally to avenge my father's death."

After saying that, Cao Cao informed everyone of the information and asked them to discuss how to use military service against Tao Shang.

According to his original plan, Xuzhou would be best to maintain the three-legged strength of Liu Bei, Lu Bu and Tao Shang until he stabilized the front line of Luoyang, seize Nanyang, remove the threats around Xudu, and then fight eastward when he took the time to destroy the three people in one fell swoop and seize Xuzhou.

Liu Bei lost Xuzhou, breaking Cao Cao's layout. Then Lu Bu was defeated and fled. The Tao merchants took Xuzhou all, completely breaking the balance of the situation in Xuzhou.

Cao Cao could not tolerate the emergence of a unified Xuzhou military group, and he could not tolerate the leader of this group being the son of his father's enemy.

In terms of public and private, in terms of overall situation and small profits, it is inevitable to attack Xuzhou in the east and destroy pottery merchants. The rest is how to destroy the law.

"Why would you rather follow the strategy of conquering Xuzhou last time, enter Xubei from Taishan County, attack Xuzhou from Langya Kingdom, and bypass Pengcheng and catch the pottery merchant off guard?"

The first person to come forward to make a comment was Cao Ren, the number one general of the Cao clan. He was also one of the few military generals under Cao Cao who could speak at military meetings.

"Wenruo thought what?" Cao Cao looked at Xun Yu.

Xun Yu thought about something, pondered for a moment, but shook his head and said, "When we entered Xuzhou from the north, Qingzhou was not the territory of the Yuan family and it did not pose a threat to our side. Now Yuan Xi commanded tens of thousands of troops to be in charge of the Beihai Kingdom. If he sent troops to cut off our way back when our army entered Xuzhou, what should we do?"

Cao Cao stroked his short beard lightly and nodded slightly, "So, if you go east to Xuzhou, you can only attack from Pengcheng."

Since ancient times, there were only two roads to attack Xuzhou from the Central Plains. One was to take the northern side of the army, first breaking Langya, then entering Xuzhou, and the other was to take Pengcheng, and then entering the hinterland of Xuzhou.

Cao Cao conquered Xuzhou several times, and once he took this route, he still killed Tao Qian as defeated as a mountain. If Lu Bu had not attacked Yanzhou, he would have eaten Xuzhou.

He had absolute confidence in dealing with Tao Qian and Cao Cao, but Cao Cao was somewhat afraid of Tao Shang.

He didn't admit it, but he knew in his heart that Tao Shang was ten times better than him, so he couldn't help but be afraid of three points.

After only a moment of his tone, Cao Cao slapped his desk and said resolutely: "It's decided to assemble the troops and attack Pengcheng. I want to see what kind of ability does Tao Qian, a yellow-mouthed boy, have to kill Lu Bu and Liu Bei and run away in panic."

Cao Cao's resolution has been made, and it is also a strategically correct decision, so the strategists naturally have no reason to object.

As for the Cao family generals headed by Cao Ren and Cao Hong, remembering Cao Song's deep blood hatred, they were eager to send troops immediately to make Tao Shang's father pay back the debts and sons.

"Send troops. I will cut off Tao Shang's dog head with my own hands, dig the tomb of the old thief Tao Qian, present the heads of his father and son to his uncle's spirit to comfort his uncle's spirit in heaven." Cao Hong stood up excitedly and shouted passionately.

As soon as Cao Hong called for war, the other generals were also excited and called for war. The sound of killing in the lobby soared into the sky.

Cao Cao's eyes were east, and there was a hint of sneer that was determined to win in his deep eyes.

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Xia Pi, the main hall of the provincial Mufu.

The pottery was drinking a small wine and listening to the latest information about the world.

In Youzhou, the war between Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zan has entered the final decisive battle.

Gongsun Zan, who was defeated repeatedly and was disheartened, had lost his ambition to fight for the world, and instead mobilized a large amount of people's strength to build a solid line of defense centered on Yijing, trying to defend himself in the danger and wait for the world to change in the times.

Yuan Shao mobilized all troops, including half of Yuan Xi's troops in Qingzhou, to the front line, and concentrated all his forces to attack Yijing, intending to defeat Gongsun Zan in one fell swoop and unify Hebei.

Gongsun Zan's failure was so unexpected, it was naturally under the expectations of the pottery.

Although Yuan Shao is portrayed as a mediocre person in the Romance, he is actually very capable. This can be seen from the previous meeting and being suppressed by the Taoist merchants' words, but he can endure and make concessions to take into account the overall situation.

Once Yuan Shao unifies Hebei, the next step will inevitably go south. At that time, it will be a huge threat to Cao Cao and himself.

However, with his strength, he could not stop Yuan Shao from swallowing Hebei. However, half of Yuan Xi's troops were transferred away, which relieved the pressure on the north side of Xuzhou, which was also a good thing for him.

As for the Huainan direction, Lu Bu led the remnants to Yuan Shu. Yuan Shu was indeed very cautious about him and did not give him military power. He only allocated thousands of old and weak people to station him in Suiling and guard the custody of Yuan Shu.

Yuan Shu had no general under his command, and if he did not value Lu Bu, he would not be able to attack Xuzhou in large numbers, and the threat to the south was temporarily alleviated.

The news from these two routes is of course a good thing for the pottery merchant.

After several major wars in Xuzhou, the people were deeply affected by the war and the economy suffered a heavy blow. What the pottery merchants urgently needed was a short-term peace to allow him to appease the people and restore the farming and sericulture.

Only when Xuzhou's economy recovers can he have strong enough support to compete with the heroes in the world.

"A few days ago, Cao Cao scolded Yuan Shu for being unjust, and his army gathered in Pei Kingdom, threatening to lead his troops south, seize Huainan, and destroy Yuan Shu."

When the last piece of information was read out, the Tao merchant, who had been idle, looked slightly shocked.

Cao Cao wants to attack Yuan Shu?

Pei State was not only adjacent to Huainan, but also to Pengcheng State controlled by Tao Shang. How could Cao's army gather on the front line of Pei State?

Besides, not long ago, Cao Cao had just sent Liu Bei to invade Pengcheng and wanted to make a kick in Xuzhou.

"Yuan Shu was defeated several times and several times, with his troops and generals deteriorating, and his strength declined. He was extremely arrogant and extravagant in Huainan, which made the people live in poverty and complained. It was also rumored that he had obtained the imperial seal of the Sun family. There were rumors that he wanted to become emperor. Cao Cao used the emperor to order the princes to attack Yuan Shu at this time, which seemed to be a good opportunity."

Xu Sheng, who was transferred back from the Northern Line, also expressed his views at this moment. Among the military generals, only Lian Po and Xu Shengpo had the opportunity to plan and often advise the military aircraft.

"It's nothing to Cao Cao destroys Yuan Shu. But after he destroys Yuan Shu, he will form a semi-encirclement force on our Xuzhou from the west and south. This seems to be unfavorable to us." Chen Deng, a wise man, had a different view from Xu Sheng, and he saw the crisis from it.

In the lobby, the relaxed atmosphere gradually dissipated, and because of this unexpected piece of information, it quickly became awe-inspiring.

"Ahem..."

A light cough came from the corner, disrupting the serious atmosphere.

Chen Ping, who was shaking his head and savoring the Gan Family Wine, smiled playfully at this time: "Cao Cao is the second largest prince in the world. Now that Yuan Shao is about to unify Hebei, he will be in a hurry to go south in the future. It is inevitable that he will win and lose with Cao Cao in one fell swoop. Xuzhou is close to the heart of the Central Plains. With Cao Cao's knowledge, will he allow Xuzhou to have a force that threatens him before going to war with Yuan Shao?"

A word woke everyone up.

Chen Ping's words also hit Tao Shang's thoughts, making him nod slightly.

"Yes, no matter whether Cao Cao destroys Yuan Shu or not, it is imperative for him to start a war with us. He lets our Xuzhou not attack first, but first wants to destroy Yuan Shu with great fanfare. This action is very suspicious." Tao Shang was already suspicious.

Chen Ping took a sip of wine and sneered: "You can't tell if your lord is so smart? In fact, for Cao Cao, the biggest threat at present is the lord, not Yuan Shu. He let his lord not come to attack, but he was going to attack Yuan Shu with great fanfare. I'm afraid this is a trick to repair the plank road and cross Chen Cang in Ming..."

Chen Ping smiled mysteriously, and there was a mystery in his words.
Chapter completed!