After bidding farewell to Cao Cao, the army of potters slowly advanced in the direction of Yingchuan Yangzhai.

But Cao Cao began to think carefully.

On the one hand, he sent Xiahoudun and Cao Hong to lead a Biao army back to Xuchang, which seemed to be a return defense, but in fact he was waiting for the pottery merchant's soldiers and horses to enter the country, and immediately cut off his way back, making it difficult for him to return home.

And Cao Cao himself was also in the Guandu camp to reorganize the army, just after trapping the pottery merchant's soldiers and horses in Yingchuan, he launched a big attack, crushing the potter's living force in one fell swoop, and it was best to capture him alive.

Now that Yuan Shao has fled north in panic, if he can defeat the pottery merchant, who else in this world is his opponent Cao Cao!

Cao Jun's scouts dispatched one after another to the vicinity of Yingchuan to inquire about the movements of the potter's party.

Now Cao Cao's heart is very urgent, just wait for the pottery merchant's soldiers and horses to enter Yangzhai, he will immediately take action, and launch an attack on it with the strength of the whole army, his eagerness is like a strong man who has stripped naked, everything is ready only to owe the east wind, just waiting to find a girl to fight a fierce battle.

However, the potter didn't seem to be in a hurry at all, he didn't hurry to pull the soldiers and horses to the border of Huaiyang and Liang, and then displayed the army in his place, and then urged Xu Chu to lead an army back to Peiguo, and let Zhao Yun and Zang Ba, Li Tong and others who returned first, supervise the grain and grass.

The pottery merchants did not do these things secretly, and they were all very normal actions, so soon those information were brought back by Cao Cao's eagle snake warriors.

Cao Cao was not in a hurry after seeing the tip, everything was going according to his plan, he waited and waited for the potter to enter the realm of Yingchuan.

But something unexpected happened, after the pottery merchant stationed troops on the Huaiyang border, he waited for Peiguo's grain and grass to come and respond, and more than ten days passed, but he didn't even move the place for a while.

This time, Cao Cao was a little anxious.

Didn't you kid say that you were going to Yangzhai to worship Kong Ling? Then you should go! What are you doing on the Huaiyang border? Your Uncle Kong has a spirit in the sky, can't you be angry?

The land of Huaiyang is close to Liang and Peijun, which belongs to the intersection of the three counties, in this place, there is no way to block the back road of the potter, he can directly run back to Peiguo with a flick of his tail, and then Cao Jun will play everything in vain, and offend him in vain.

But the potter didn't move, Cao Cao's army couldn't move, Xiahoudun and Cao Hong had to keep an eye on him in Xuchang, and there were countless scouts watching him, and the entire Cao army couldn't do anything, just waiting for the potter to move his ass.

But the problem is that the surname Tao is like dead, and there is no movement at all.

At this moment, Cao Cao couldn't hold his breath, he hurriedly summoned all the civil and military forces under his command, and held a court meeting in the camp of Guandu to discuss this matter.

Xi Zhicai, who is solely responsible for supervising this matter, is also quite confused at the moment.

"The potter won the battle against Yuan Shao, did not return to Xuzhou, did not recuperate, did not repair the city, did not smelt iron and make armor, but went to Yangzhai to worship Kong Ling, this thing was already strange, but now that he has arrived in Huaiyang, he has not moved again, what is this trying to do? What do you think of the high price? Cao Cao looked around at everyone and expressed the doubts in his heart.

Xu Yu just surrendered to Cao, but he has not been treated well by Cao Cao, and now he is eager to show his ability, and hurriedly said: "The pottery merchant acts like this, our army can neither encircle and suppress, nor let it go, it is empty, why don't Meng De write a letter to him, let him either go to Yangzhai according to the agreement, or withdraw the army, and don't delay here!" ”

Cao Cao listened to Xu You's words and was very dissatisfied.

It's not that there is a problem with the things and methods Xu You said, but that his title makes Cao Cao very unhappy.

It's been a long time since I've heard these men call themselves ...... Mengde!

What is it, Cao is the third duke, and this Mengde is also called by you in public?

Xu You relied on being his childhood friend, and he was open-mouthed, although Cao Cao knew that he did have this problem of being good at playing face, but at the moment, with his status, he really couldn't bear it.

Even if you are a potter, you have to call yourself Meng De~ brother!

Cao Cao was unhappy in his heart, but he tried his best to remain calm on his face, and said: "I can reflect on this matter, but the purpose of our army this time is to besiege the pottery merchants. ”

Xu You saw that Cao Cao did not adopt his own statement, so he had to retreat stupidly.

Cheng Yu looked at Cao Cao, and then at Xi Zhicai, who had a look of hard thought, and suddenly said: "Sikong, my subordinates always feel that the pottery merchant said to worship Kong Ling and send troops to Yingchuan Yangzhai, which is a trick, and he deliberately wants our army to send troops to surround him." ”

As soon as this statement came out, he was full of surprise.

Xi Zhicai looked at Cheng Yu suspiciously, and said, "Why did Zhong Degong say this? ”

Cheng Yu frowned and said: "Zhicai, think about it, who is the first mastermind around the potter?" ”

A wry smile appeared on Xi Zhicai's face: "Who else can it be...... Naturally, it was the Guo prodigal son...... Guo live donkey! ”

Cheng Yu nodded and sighed: "That's it, Guo Jiazhi's ability, you Yingchuan students know everything, not to mention his scheming, and he is also whimsical, deceitful and cunning, even Gongda has suffered a lot of losses in his hands." ”

Xun You immediately blushed when he heard this.

"Zhong Degong, if you have something to say, what are you doing with this stubble?"

Cheng Yu shook his head and said: "The old man doesn't mean anything else, I'm just saying, there is such a person by the pottery merchant's side, if the pottery merchant really wants to send troops to Yang Zhai, Xi Zhong can you want Sikong to send troops to block his back road, Guo Jia wouldn't think of it?" Besides, the potter himself is also very human, and our actions are only afraid that they have long been in their calculations. ”

Xi Zhicai's face turned black when he heard this.

He thought carefully for a while, then suddenly patted his forehead with his hand and said, "It's me who is rash!" Zhong Degong said yes, the potter and Guo Jia are both capable people, how can they easily enter our people! Alas! Miscalculated! ”

Cao Cao was very puzzled: "Since according to Zhongde's intentions, the pottery merchant and Guo Jia have already calculated, why did they come up with such a strange trick as going to Yingchuan Yangzhai to worship Kong Ling?" ”

Cao Cao's question is very reasonable, isn't this a moth.

Cheng Yu frowned and pondered for a while, and said, "The potter has always acted strangely, did he deliberately tease Sikong?" ”

Cao Cao sighed: "Tens of thousands of soldiers, staying outside and not going home, what a huge daily attrition...... Just to play with me? The surname Tao is too unserious! ”

Xun Yu, who had not spoken, suddenly spoke: "Sikong, maybe the potter's true intention is to drag." ”

Cao Cao turned his head to look at him: "Drag?" Drag what? ”

Xun Yu stroked his beard and said: "Shicai Sikong said that the potters sent Xu Chu back to Peiguo to urge grain, not to mention that Yu couldn't think of this, as soon as he talked about it, Xun Yu suddenly remembered that the autumn harvest is imminent, and the potters deliberately stayed in my territory and did not go to attract Sikong's attention, I am afraid that in order to delay our autumn harvest and deposits, at present, the soldiers of the three armies are staring at him Xuzhou Army, and the grain is all deserted, but as long as the potters are in the territory, the three armies can not relax, but the soldiers do not remove their armor, how to Tuntian? As long as the potters delay us for a few months, it will affect our military grain harvest for the whole year in the coming year, and this matter must not be ignored. ”

Xun Yu's words were extremely reasonable, and he got to the point of the problem at once!