Han family achievements

Chapter 305 Guo Jia is not easy to deal with

Dong Jun chased after him, shouting and firing arrows from time to time.

Cao Cao's legs were covered in blood. He was limping with his sword in his hand and ran away in a panic with a gloomy face.

He is now full of regrets for not listening to Guo Jia's words, which resulted in him ending up like this!
As for Xiahou Dun and Cao Ren, who had cut off their queens for him, they didn't even know what the outcome would be.

Cao Cao had no time to think too much and kept running, shuttling through the complicated mountains and forests.

It wasn't just running. Cao Cao threw away his clothes, shoes, and sword from time to time, changed directions, and hid to confuse the pursuing Dong Jun.

"Cao Cao, you can't run away!"

"Dong Gong said that if you are willing to surrender, you will be given high officials and generous salaries, and you will be rich and powerful. It's up to you to choose!"

"Cao Cao, there is no way forward. If you don't want to die, come out and surrender!"

Dong Jun chased and shouted, not slowing down at all.

Cao Cao turned a deaf ear and was now in a miserable state. His face was covered with dirt, his beard and hair were in a mess, and his body was in tatters and covered with blood.

Cao Cao gritted his teeth, leaned on his sword, looked up and looked ahead, limping to find a way out.

After running for who knows how long, Cao Cao finally walked out of the forest and came to the road.

He looked around, unable to tell the direction, looked up at the dazzling sun, limped into the forest on the opposite side, and walked southeast along the road.

Sergeant Dong chased him out and quickly rushed into the direction of Cao Cao's escape, following the blood trail.

"Cao Cao, let's go!"

Within a quarter of an hour, Cao Cao was overtaken, and a dozen Dong Zhuo soldiers rushed towards him desperately.

Cao Cao was exhausted, looking back panting and disheveled, looking up to the sky and sighing: "My life is at stake!"

"General, don't be afraid, Cao Hong is coming!"

Suddenly, there was a loud shout at the intersection, followed by the sound of horse hooves.

Cao Cao turned around and saw Cao Hong rushing over with hundreds of people.

Cao Hong even used his bow and shot arrows at Dong Zhuo's soldiers who were chasing Cao Cao.

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More than a dozen arrows were shot out, Dong Zhuo's soldiers were killed and injured, and they were forced to stop.

Cao Cao was sad at first and then happy. He leaned on his sword and walked out.

Cao Hong jumped off his horse, supported Cao Cao, and said anxiously: "General, are you okay?"

Cao Cao quickly calmed down, pulled him, and was about to mount his horse. He shouted: "Quick, go and save Yuan Rang and Zi Xiao!"

How could Cao Hong be willing to let him mount his horse? He held him down and said: "General, go back to Chen County for the time being, and I will rescue him. You guys protect the general. If anything happens to the general, I will kill you!"

With that said, he forcefully pulled Cao Cao and asked him to leave first.

However, Cao Cao ignored him and forcibly mounted his horse, saying: "Zi Xiao, Yuan Rang is here to break up the throne for me. I can't abandon him!"

Cao Hong pulled the horse and said in a deep voice: "General, you can't save them like this, so I'll go!"

Cao Cao got on his horse and saw that the pursuing Dong soldiers were killed and retreated. He felt determined, pulled the horse's rope and said in a deep voice: "This is an order!"

Cao Hong couldn't stop him, so he had to pull a horse to guard Cao Cao.

Cao Hong was responsible for escorting the grain and grass, so he didn't have many people behind him, only 500 people.

Cao Cao and Cao Hong rode forward. They didn't go far when they met Cao Ren.

Cao Ren was fine, and with hundreds of remaining men, he was overjoyed to see that Cao Cao was fine.

Cao Cao sat on the horse, looked Cao Ren up and down, held his hand, and saw that he was fine, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Zixiao, it's great that you're fine!"

Cao Ren couldn't tell that Cao Cao was coming to save him. He was moved and said, "General, it's okay. Even if I die in battle, it's worth it!"

Cao Cao shook his hand vigorously and said, "Now is not the time to talk. Do you know where Yuan Rang is?"

Cao Ren said: "They were scattered. I searched around but didn't find them."

Cao Cao's [-]-strong army was already extremely exhausted and was ambushed. There was almost no resistance. They were smashed into pieces by Hua Xiong and fled in all directions.

"We must find Yuan Rang!"

Cao Cao said in a deep voice, riding his horse forward.

Just as Cao Ren was about to speak, he saw one of Cao Cao's feet dangling, dripping blood, and his clothes were in tatters on his back, with shocking blood marks.

He said no more and followed Cao Cao, looking for Xiahou Dun everywhere.

We still had to avoid Hua Xiong's main force, and we searched for three hours, but still couldn't find it.

The soldiers were extremely exhausted, and Cao Cao had no choice but to wipe his tears and retreat to Chen County with thousands of remaining soldiers.

"It's all my fault and has nothing to do with you."

At the Chen County Government Office, Cao Cao was treating his injuries while talking to the dejected soldiers.

Cao Ren, Cao Hong wanted to comfort Cao Cao, but for a moment they didn't know what to say.

Cao Cao had an indifferent face, half-squinted his eyes, endured the pain, and said: "Zixiao, we must find Yuan Rang. If he is captured by Dong Zhuo, I will go and ask for him personally!"

Cao Ren was startled and said quickly: "General, Yuan Rangji has his own destiny, and he will be fine!"

Cao Cao watched the doctor bandage his leg injury, his face twitched, and he said in a deep voice: "No need to say more. You can go and rest."

Seeing Cao Cao say such words, Cao Ren and others became more and more convinced that they were following the wrong person.

After everyone left, Cao Cao moved his leg aside and looked at the broken leg with a gloomy expression.

Since Cao Cao became an official for more than 20 years, he has experienced countless wars, large and small, but this is the first time he has been in such a mess like today.

Just a little bit, he really died!

Every time he thought of it, Cao Cao was filled with fear and trembling with fear.

But soon, Cao Cao calmed down his emotions and turned his gaze to the door. His narrow eyes flashed with coldness, and he said to himself: "Dong Zhuo's goal from the beginning to the end has been me. He designed such a big show for me. Now I More than half of our [-]-strong army was lost, what about Fengxiao's side?"

Cao Cao was very worried, worried that Guo Jia would also be fooled. Guo Jia still had [-] soldiers and horses. If something happened, Cao Cao's [-] army would really be wiped out!
By then, half of the country from Yuzhou and Xuzhou to the south will be completely out of control.

The Han Dynasty is divided into two!
With such serious consequences, Cao Cao will die without redemption!
Guo Jia was indeed in trouble at this moment.

It was not Dong Zhuo's troops, but the Yellow Turban Army.

In Runan, Yingchuan and other places, the Yellow Turban Army was always present. The Yellow Turban Army, large and small, obtained a large amount of food and grass owned by Guo Jia, and harassed him from time to time, making Guo Jia's march extremely slow.Xu Chu was guarding Guo Jia, looking at the north, and said worriedly: "Commander, I should be the one to protect the general."

Guo Jia's brows had not relaxed in the past few days. He was riding on his horse, staring at the map, with countless thoughts running through his mind.

Xu Chu waited for a while and then said: "Military advisor, Cao Hong should stay."

Guo Jia looked at the map, his eyes suddenly opened, he looked up to the sky and sighed, saying: "You should definitely stay."

Cao Cao specially left Xu Chu with Guo Jia, full of protection.

Seeing that Guo Jia finally spoke, Xu Chu quickly said: "General, how about I lead my troops to rush in lightly and catch up with the general?"

Guo Jia slowly lowered his head, took back the map, shook his head and said, "I was wrong. I should have stayed back and returned to Xiaguan."

Xu Chu didn't understand why and said: "Isn't Dong Zhuo's target a general? What is the military advisor doing in Xiaguan?"

Guo Jia picked up the strong tea beside him, took a sip, looked up to the north, and said: "Dong Zhuo's goal is to defeat us and then take over Yuzhou. The fundamental goal is still Yuzhou. If I stay back to Xiaguan, Dong Zhuo's two Thirty thousand soldiers and horses can't move. Now, I'm afraid Dong Zhuo has already captured Runan."

Xu Chu did not care about the so-called major events, but said: "Military advisor, are we going to join the general?"

Guo Jia drank strong tea, looked to the south, and sneered: "How can I, Guo Jia, be so calculating! Let's go back to Xiaguan and go to Peiguo!"

Xu Zhu and Le Jin were both startled and said, "Aren't we going to rescue the general?"

Guo Jia calmed down his emotions and said with a smile: "Now, we must curb Dong Zhuo's actions and force Dong Zhuo to return his troops!"

Le Jin and Xu Chu could hardly understand what Guo Jia was saying, but the order Cao Cao gave them and their belief in Guo Jia made it impossible for them to refute.

Guo Jia took another sip of strong tea, his eyes filled with coldness, and said: "Xu Chu, take [-] troops and continue heading north. Le Jin, follow me and lead [-] troops to attack Peiguo!"

Xu Chu had no objection to this arrangement and immediately said: "The last general will take the order!"

Le Jin also had no objection and said: "The general will order his troops now!"

Guo Jia nodded lightly and took another sip of strong tea into his throat.

He could guess who set up this poisonous plot for Dong Zhuo, but he, Guo Jia, was not someone to be trifled with!

Guo Jia, who was supposed to continue heading north to look for Cao Cao, suddenly divided his troops and headed east towards Pei State.

Guo Jia sneaked all the way, non-stop, racing against time with Dong Zhuo.

Just as Guo Jia expected, Dong Zhuo began to divide his troops and quickly occupy various counties in Yuzhou when Cao Cao almost wiped out his entire army in Changping and the remaining 3 people went north to rescue.

Dong Zhuo is also competing for time!
The various princes in the south have destroyed Yuan Shu and are dividing the territory, and it coincides with the summer harvest. This gap is simply too wonderful. It is a God-given opportunity for Dong Zhuo to annex Yuzhou and Xuzhou!
But no one expected that Guo Jia would suddenly split his troops and march eastward less than halfway to the north.

This real move eluded Dong Zhuo and failed to guard against Pei Guo.

Guo Jia entered Pei State very smoothly, crossed Qiao County, bypassed Xiaguan, and marched to Xiang County with an army of [-] troops.

"Don't attack the city, just surround it."

Outside Xiangxian County, Guo Jia was riding a horse, drinking strong tea, looking at the small county town, and said with a smile.

Qiao County belongs to Pei State, so coming to Xiang County is closer than supporting Cao Cao!

Le Jin said quickly from the side: "Military advisor, Dong Zhuo has divided his troops in various places and has not received any news yet. Now is a great opportunity for us to attack Xiangxian County!"

Guo Jia did not answer him and asked: "The one stationed in Shanyang County is Zhonglang General Huang Zhong?"

Le Jin didn't know why, so he said: "Yes. There are [-] Imperial Guards in Shanyang County."

Guo Jia took another sip of strong tea, looked up at the big sun, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said: "Peiguo is the center of Yuzhou. Dong Zhuo has been operating here for many years and will not give up easily. He will definitely mobilize the army to defend. The general should be fine in Yingchuan. When Dong Zhuo comes, we will retreat to Liang."

Liang State is located in the north of Pei State and borders Shanyang County of Yanzhou.

Le Jin didn't know what Guo Jia was planning, but he didn't ask much, "The general will take orders."

Guo Jia nodded, suddenly realizing something, and felt inexplicably shocked.

But when I think about it carefully, I can’t remember it.

He drank strong tea and thought about it in his mind for a long time, but he still couldn't catch the flash of light just now that made his heart palpitate.

'Maybe I'm worrying too much...'

Guo Jia whispered secretly in his heart.

At this time, Huangfu Jianchang was in Xiang County.

Hiding in the backyard of an uninhabited house, Cheng Yu and Shi A analyzed the various battle reports collected recently.

Cheng Yu looked weird for a while and said: "Cao Cao was ambushed by Hua Xiong and Zhang Ji in Yingchuan and almost died. As a counselor, Guo Jia led his army to surround Xiangxian County... Why was Cao Cao ambushed in Yingchuan? Ambush? Why did Guo Jia come to Xiangxian County again?"

Huangfu Jian was also confused. The changes in the battle situation in just ten days made him confused.

Shi A didn't think at all and said: "Now let's talk about what Guo Jia is going to do. Why doesn't he attack the city and take away Dong Zhuo's lair?"

Cheng Yu had some judgment and said: "Sacking the city should not be his purpose. Guo Jia just forced Dong Zhuo's plan to annex Yuzhou to fail or at least be greatly delayed, making Dong Zhuo unable to complete some plans."

Huangfu Jianchang couldn't understand anymore and could only nod along and said: "Cao Cao was ambushed in Yingchuan. Guo Jia only had 1 people. Now it seems that except for Yingchuan, the entire Yuzhou will fall into Dong Zhuo's hands. …”

Cheng Yu suddenly became serious and said, "Now, the pressure is back on the court."

In the past, Cheng Yu judged that the imperial court put Dong Zhuo in Yuzhou just to divert the pressure from Luoyang.By controlling Dong Zhuo within a certain range, he can draw firepower without losing control.

But now, Dong Zhuo is about to annex most of Yuzhou, and the court can no longer stay aloof!
Huangfu Jianchang frowned tightly and said: "The summer harvest has just begun. The imperial court has no money or food at all, so I'm afraid there will be no way to fight."

What has troubled the Han Dynasty court for many years is the word "money and food".

Since His Majesty ascended the throne, he has strived to restore people's livelihood and do his best to protect the people and their wealth. Therefore, the court has been very difficult in these years.

Cheng Yu also knew it and said: "I originally counted on Cao Cao's [-]-strong army to restrain Dong Zhuo. Now that Cao Cao has suffered a disastrous defeat and lost his troops and generals, they can no longer be reused. Even if the imperial court doesn't want to fight, it has to fight."

Huangfu Jianchang raised his head and looked at him and said: "What if the imperial court cannot win? What if the Qiang people in Liangzhou, Liu Yan in Yizhou, and Yuan Shao, Liu Biao, Sun Jian, Shi Xie, etc. take the opportunity to cause rebellion? The Yellow Turbans in the northern states If the army rebels again, what will the court do?"

The corners of Cheng Yu's face moved, but his expression was stiff and he didn't speak.

This consequence is undoubtedly the most likely and the most terrifying!

Once the situation mentioned by Huangfu Jianchang occurs, the world will fall apart in an instant, and Luoyang City will no longer be the hope of the world. By then, the Han Dynasty will decline, heroes will vie for the throne, and the Spring and Autumn and Warring States periods in the last years of the Zhou Dynasty may reappear!
Seeing that he had stopped talking, Huangfu Jianchang took a deep breath and said: "It is not our turn to worry about these matters. It is up to the princes of the court and His Majesty to make their own decisions. Mr. Cheng, please put together the information we know and make a report." Let’s go to Luoyang.”

Cheng Yu nodded silently. No one expected that things would come to this point.

Cao Cao's defeat this time heralded a great change in the situation in the south, especially after the destruction of Yuan, Dong Zhuo, who was originally trapped in the state of Pei, took the opportunity to escape.

The tiger showed its fangs!

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