At the end of the Han Dynasty: a stingy husband from his hometown

Chapter 205 Guo Jia offers advice, Sun Jian dies

But Huang Zhong took the initiative to ask for help and went to Huarong to persuade Huang Zu to surrender.

Someone privately said to Zhou Qi: "The Huang Han Dynasty ascended and descended, but we cannot fully believe it. If he went to Huarong and never returned, what would he do?"

Zhou Qi shook his head and said: "Han Sheng is a loyal and loyal man, how can he break his promise and get fat?"

"If it is true that he has never returned home, even if he is forced to stay, what will happen?"

"I have made up my mind, don't try to persuade me anymore, I believe in Han Sheng, he will never let me down!"

When Huang Zhong learned about this incident, he remembered Liu Biao's suspicion of him and couldn't help but burst into tears.

He didn't say anything and went straight towards Huarong to meet Huang Zu.

At this time, Huang Zu was extremely troubled. He was shaking every day, tossing and turning, unable to sleep.

After Zhou Qi used the false strategy to attack Guo, he captured Jiangxia and expelled Huang Zu. In addition, Zhou Jing killed many Huang family descendants in Jiangxia, and the two sides had already forged a grudge.

This is why, when Zhou Qi led his troops to attack Jingzhou, Huang Zu was the most determined leader.

But now, Liu Biao and Cai Mao have surrendered one after another, and Huarong has become an isolated city. Huang Zu feels very confused and does not know where to go in the future.

Just when Huang Zu was restless, someone suddenly came to report that General Huang Zhong was visiting.

The two have the same surname. Although they do not belong to the Huang family in the same county, they still have a close relationship, just like the relationship between the Zhou family in Peiguo and the Zhou family in Lujiang.

Huang Zu did not dare to neglect Huang Zhong, a powerful general in Jingzhou, and hurriedly went out to greet him in person: "Why did Han Sheng come to Huarong to see me today?"

Huang Zhong smiled and said, "Just because you and I are from the Huang family, we can't bear to separate the general's body."

When Huang Zu heard this, his smile froze on his face, his eyes gradually turned cold, and he asked: "General Huang is here to act as a lobbyist for Zhou Qi?"

Huang Zhong nodded and said: "What the general said is true, but in addition, I am also here to save the general's life!"

Huang Zu was angry and immediately shouted to his left and right: "Send off the guests!"

After saying this, Huang Zu was about to turn around and return to the house.

"General, please leave!"

Upon seeing this, Huang Zu's personal guards hurriedly stepped forward to stop Huang Zhong and ordered him to leave immediately.

A sharp light flashed in Huang Zhong's eyes, and he knocked the guards to the ground with three punches and two kicks. Then he grabbed a big knife and bullied himself directly in front of Huang Zu.

When Huang Zu saw this, he couldn't help being frightened and angry, and shouted sternly: "Huang Hansheng, what do you want?"

The movement at the door soon attracted all the nearby soldiers. They surrounded Huang Zhong and Huang Zu and stared at them eagerly.

Huang Zhong was not afraid at all. He stared at Huang Zu and said solemnly: "You know my martial arts skills. With the distance between you and me, if I make a move, no one can protect you."

Huang Zu was panicking in his heart, but on the outside he pretended to be calm and said sternly: "If I die, you will never get out of Huarong!"

"clang!"

When Huang Zhong heard this, he smiled slightly and then threw away the long knife in his hand.

When Huang Zu saw this, he was a little confused and couldn't figure out what Huang Zhong wanted to do.

"Take it!"

Seeing that Huang Zhong had no weapons, Huang Zu's close personal guards immediately ordered everyone to prepare to capture Huang Zhong.

"stop!"

Huang Zu stopped them from drinking, and then said to Huang Zhong: "Follow me into the mansion."

The two sat down, and Huang Zu asked: "You can obviously hold me hostage with a knife, why did you throw away the weapon?"

Huang Zu didn't think that a strong general like Huang Zhong, who was fearless and fearless, would worry about not being able to escape Huarong after killing him.

Huang Zhong said seriously: "I took the sword because I wanted to tell the general that I have the ability to kill you at any time."

"Just like the current situation, everyone in Jingzhou has surrendered, but Huarong has become an isolated city. As long as the generals of chariots and cavalry rise up to attack, there is no need for soldiers to attack the city. The soldiers in Huarong City will also tie up the general and open the city to ask for surrender."

"I abandoned my sword because I cared about the love between you and me and couldn't bear to fight with the general. That's all."

"Just like the general of chariots and cavalry, he obviously has the ability to easily conquer Huarong and capture the general alive, but he cares about the people of Jingzhou and is unwilling to use weapons rashly. He sent me here to persuade the general to surrender."

When Huang Zu heard this, he couldn't help but let out a long sigh and said dejectedly: "I am not ignorant of destiny, but I have been at odds with the chariot and cavalry generals before. If I surrender, I am afraid that life will be difficult in the future."

When Huang Zhong heard this, he laughed loudly: "The general thinks so, but he is too underestimated by the cavalry general."

"I have fought several battles with Yangzhou soldiers and horses before, and I have achieved quite a lot. The Chariot and Cavalry Generals not only did not bear grudges against me, but treated me very well. Even Liu Jingsheng was suspicious of me and refused to reuse me. Only the Chariots and Cavalry Generals know my intentions."

"General, have you ever heard that Zhang Wenyuan raided Lujiang and killed Huang Shao, the captain of Lujiang County? Huang Shao was the confidant of General Chariot and Cavalry, but General Chariot and Cavalry still did not punish Zhang Wenyuan, but instead entrusted him with important tasks."

"May I ask if the hatred between the general and the cavalry general is comparable to my repeated defeats of Yangzhou soldiers and horses? Is it comparable to the hatred of Zhang Wenyuan for killing Huang Shao?"

Huang Zu shook his head and said, "It's not as good as that."

Huang Zhong continued: "The chariot and cavalry general is a hero of the world. He has the ambition to conquer the world. How can he ignore the overall situation because of a small grudge?"

"Before leaving, General Cheqi also told me repeatedly that Huang Zu was very talented and a loyal man, so he must be persuaded to surrender voluntarily."

"If Huang Zu surrenders, he can be regarded as the governor of Wu County."

When Huang Zu heard this, his face was full of disbelief and asked: "Really the general of chariots and cavalry said so?"

Huang Zhong patted his chest and said, "I heard it with my own ears, how can it be false?"

Huang Zu was by no means a mediocre person, otherwise history would not have shot Sun Jian, Ling Cao, Xu Kun and others successively, allowing Soochow to take three generations and eighteen years to conquer Jiangxia with great difficulty.

Even though Huang Zu was defeated and died in the end, he was still honored despite his defeat. Why do you think that?

It turned out that in order to seize Jiangxia and avenge his father, Sun Quan almost used all the strength of Jiangdong, even Zhou Yu was sent out, and then killed Huang Zu.

In that case, it was almost impossible for Huang Zu to defeat Sun Quan, Zhou Yu and others and save Jiangxia.

Zhou Qi also valued Huang Zu's talents, so he wanted to let him go to Wu County and serve as the prefect of Wu County.

When Zhou Qi first occupied Yangzhou, he was extremely short of talented people. In order to win over the major families in Yangzhou, the county governors mostly used local scholars in Yangzhou. This actually had many hidden dangers.

Wu County is adjacent to Xuzhou and is only separated from Xuzhou by a river. It is also the place with the highest concentration of Jiangdong aristocratic families. It is best to send out-of-town county guards.

Previously, Zhou Shang was forced to serve as the governor of Wu County. This was contrary to the Three Mutual Laws, and the Yangzhou aristocratic families might also collude with each other and recommend their own children.

Asking Huang Zu to serve as the governor of Wujun is like putting a catfish in a school of fish. It can muddy the water and restrict the development of the Wujun family.

Moreover, Wu County is adjacent to Xuzhou and may become a front line at any time. Allowing Huang Zu to defend Wu County can be regarded as making the best use of his talents.

As for whether Huang Zu would rebel, Zhou Qi was not worried.

First of all, the Huangzu people are all in Xiangyang, and they have no roots in Wu County. Almost all the major families in Wu County are related by marriage to Zhou Qi.

As long as Xiangyang is not lost, Huang Zu will not be able to rebel.

Even if Huang Zu had a seizure and rebelled, the major families in Wu County would not support Huang Zu. I am afraid that if the opponent raises their troops today, they will die violently tomorrow.

Huang Zu took a deep breath, and then said: "Thanks to the kindness of General Chariot and Cavalry, I am willing to surrender!"

Huang Zu's surrender meant that all of Jingzhou, except Nanyang County, had fallen under Zhou Qi's control.

Zhou Qi was overjoyed and met Huang Zu in person. He comforted him and privately promised him to serve as the governor of Wu County, but this was not announced for the time being.

Because after capturing Jingzhou, there will inevitably be a large-scale personnel transfer. How to reshuffle the cards should not be too casual and needs to be carefully considered.

At the same time that Zhou Qi captured Jingzhou, Cao Cao was faced with enemies from both sides and was extremely difficult.

Seeing that Peixian and Fengxian were captured by Liu Bei, Liu Bei led his soldiers and horses, intending to invade Shanyang County, take Changyi directly, and attack Cao Cao from east to west with Sun Jian.

At this time, the war in the west was getting serious. Sun Jian marched straight into Yanzhou to attack the city and plunder the territory. No one could stop him. Cao Cao had no time to quarrel with Liu Bei, so he appointed Cheng Yu as the governor of Shanyang County and ordered him to lead the army to resist Liu Bei. He also personally led the troops. Go and fight Sun Jian.

At this time, Sun Jian had captured half of Jiyin County and surrounded Jiyin County and Dingtao.

Cao Cao came with his troops and fought with Sun Jian many times. Both sides won and lost, but neither could do anything to the other.

When Cao Cao saw that both Sun Jian and his son were brave and that the soldiers under their command were good at fighting, he couldn't help but sigh: "I will feel uneasy if Sun Jian does not die."

Sun Jian was brave and good at fighting. He relied on the money and food from Yuzhou and Nanyang County to invade Yanzhou many times, which made Cao Cao tired of dealing with it and inevitably had murderous intentions in his heart.

"Although Sun Jian is brave, without the support of Yuan Shu's money and food, he is just a tiger without claws and can be manipulated at will." "I have a plan that can prevent Sun Jian from taking care of both the head and the tail. Beheading him is like picking something out of a bag!"

At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded. Everyone looked at it, but it was Guo Jia and Guo Fengxiao who had just been recommended by Xun Yu and came to defect to Cao Cao.

If the original historical process is followed, after Guo Jia went to meet Yuan Shao, he learned that he was not the master of the Ming Dynasty, so he left Jizhou and returned to his hometown to live in seclusion for six years. When Xi Zhicai died of illness and Cao Cao lost his mastermind, Guo Jiacai took refuge under Xun Yu's recommendation. Cao Cao.

However, history has now changed. Due to Xi Zhicai's defection to Zhou Qi, Cao Cao now desperately lacks a mastermind.

Although Xun Yu and Cheng Yu are both top counselors, the former is better at internal affairs and the latter is better at military affairs. They are still close to the mastermind and cannot plan all strategic policies for Cao Cao.

It is for this reason that Cao Cao is in such difficulty now.

Not long ago, when Cao Cao was preparing to attack Xuzhou, Xun Yu recommended Guo Jia to Cao Cao.

The two met and had a very pleasant conversation. Cao Cao was extremely happy and worshiped Guo Jia as his military advisor.

However, Guo Jia's new arrival did not know much about Cao Cao and the situation in Yanzhou, and he wanted to observe Cao Cao more, so he did not participate too much in political affairs at first.

By now, Guo Jia had become familiar with Cao Cao and knew that this person could assist him. Since Cao Cao was in trouble, he was ready to help.

Guo Jia's first plan cannot be ordinary, but it should at least make a great contribution, so as to establish his position in Cao Cao's heart.

Cao Cao was overjoyed when he heard this and asked hurriedly: "What's the best way to practice filial piety?"

But he said that Sun Jian was so powerful that he attacked all the way to Dingtao. He originally planned to capture the entire Jiyin County, but Yanzhou became a broken sieve with leakage from all sides. No matter how powerful Cao Cao was, his defeat was probably certain.

Unexpectedly, the originally good situation was changed after Cao Cao returned with his troops.

"Cao Mengde knows soldiers well and is very good at fighting. It's a pity that such a hero can only stand on the opposite side of me in the end."

At this time, Cao Cao had a better reputation, and even Sun Jian admired him very much.

You know, when the princes were attacking Dong, only Sun Jian and Cao Cao tried their best, while the other princes had their own thoughts.

After that incident, the two of them felt sympathy for each other.

But today, the princes have risen together, and even though Sun Jian has a good impression of Cao Cao, he can only fight against him.

"Report, Cao Cao brings troops to fight!"

While Sun Jian was sighing, someone suddenly came to report that Cao Cao had gone out of the city to call for formation.

Sun Jian frowned slightly and said to himself: "Previously, Cao Mengde mainly focused on defense. Why is it so abnormal today that he takes the initiative to go out of the city to invite a fight?"

Although he couldn't understand it, he didn't hesitate and directly led his troops to fight Cao Cao.

It would be more beneficial for Sun Jian to conduct a field battle without attacking the city, so he would naturally not refuse.

But he said that Cao Cao led his generals out of the city and surrounded them on the left and right. Cao Cao stood alone on a horse in the center.

Sun Jian led his troops. When he saw such a formation, he frowned and said to himself: "Cao Cao is not a man who is not familiar with military affairs. Why did he put up such a formation?"

When Sun Jian was confused, he saw a horse running out of Cao's army, heading straight towards Sun Jian.

Upon seeing this, Sun Ce and others were about to go out to intercept, but were stopped by Sun Jian.

The horseman came to Sun Jian and shouted loudly: "Cao Shijun would like to invite General Sun to talk in front of the formation."

Sun Jian frowned slightly, but he saw that Cao Cao had already arrived in front of the formation on horseback. Huang Gai immediately whispered: "This distance is already within the range of a bow and arrow. Why doesn't the general let someone shoot Cao Cao with an arrow?"

"If Cao Cao dies, Yanzhou can be saved!"

When Sun Jian heard this, he shook his head and said, "He invited me to talk in front of the battle. If I ordered someone to shoot cold arrows, wouldn't I make the world laugh at me? This is not what a hero would do!"

After saying this, Sun Jian gave a few instructions, then rode forward and came to Cao Cao's side.

Sun Jian reined in the reins and asked, "Why did Meng De call me here?"

Cao Cao looked at Sun Jian and couldn't help but sigh: "I and the general attacked the Yellow Turbans and challenged Dong Zhuo. I had previously known that Brother Wentai had defeated Dong Zhuo and invaded Luoyang, and I was very excited."

"I once said to the people around me: If there were more heroes like Sun Wentai in the world, why worry about the treacherous traitors not being eliminated and the Han Dynasty not prospering!"

Sun Jian was touched in his heart and sighed: "In the past, the princes gathered at the Jujube Alliance, but they were all afraid of fighting. They held banquets every day and wasted money and food. Only Meng De raised a rebel army to promote righteousness and took the initiative to lead his troops to pursue Dong Zhuo."

"In this battle, Meng De almost lost his life, and all his soldiers were also killed or injured, but Meng De still did not change his ambition to kill the national traitors."

"Compared with Mengde, the princes are like clouds and mud."

Cao Cao asked: "How old is Wentai today?"

Sun Jian replied: "I am only 40 years old."

Cao Cao sighed: "Wentai and I are the same age. In the past, we raised troops to attack the Yellow Turbans. We were both young and young. How can we be in the middle of the year again! Let the world be peaceful and happy together!"

The two only talked about old things in detail and did not mention the military situation. After talking, they laughed and talked for an hour before returning to their horses and saying goodbye.

There were many generals and spies under Yuan Shu's command in Sun Jian's army, and someone had already reported this to Yuan Shu.

At the same time, there was a detailed report lurking into Cao's army: "Cao Cao was attacked on both sides. He thought that Sun Jian was a hero of the world, so he wanted to give up the position of Yanzhou Mu. He only hoped that after Sun Jian occupied Yanzhou, he could stop Cao Cao from attacking Tao Qian and avenge his father. avenge."

Yuan Shu couldn't help being shocked when he heard this.

Although he claimed that Sun Jian was the governor of Yanzhou, he was always wary of this fierce tiger from the east of the Yangtze River and did not want Sun Nuojia to really occupy Yanzhou.

He hurriedly led his army to the front line, summoned Sun Jian, and asked, "What did you say in front of Cao Cao's formation?"

Sun Jian said calmly: "I only want to complain about the Yellow Turbans and Dong Zhuo's past."

Yuan Shu's heart sank slightly, but he did not have an attack. He asked, "Are you silent about military affairs?"

Sun Jian replied: "Cao Cao didn't say anything, why should I say it alone?"

Yuan Shu was very suspicious, but because there was no evidence and he had to rely on Sun Jian to conquer the city, he could only hold off for the time being.

He planned to wait and see if Cao Cao really gave up the position of Yanzhou Mu.

If the matter is true, Yuan Shu will not sit idly by and ignore it.

Yuan Shu also took advantage of the waiting opportunity and sent his trusted generals to take over the territory Sun Jian had conquered, and he personally led the troops to garrison Changyuan.

But when Cao Cao returned to the city, he said to Guo Jia: "I was talking to Sun Jian in front of the battle line, and I also deliberately let out the news, saying that if I wanted to give up the position of Yanzhou Shepherd to Sun Jian, I would definitely drive a wedge between the two of them."

Guo Jia shook his head and said: "Although this plan is clever, it is not enough to drive a wedge between the two of them. Someone has a plan that can make Yuan Shu and Sun Jian kill each other."

When Cao asked about his plan, Guo Jia said: "Yuan Shu came from a noble family and was arrogant; Sun Jian had outstanding military exploits and his achievements shocked the emperor. Ming Gong can write a book in his own handwriting and write it to Sun Jian. The words in the middle are blurred, and he will make changes by himself at the key points. , and then sent it to Sun Jian, deliberately letting Yuan Shu know about it."

"When you have doubts about the technique, you must ask for the letter and read it. If you see that all the important places have been changed and erased, your suspicion will inevitably increase, and doubt will lead to chaos."

Cao Cao put his hands on his hands and laughed: "This is a very clever plan."

Cao then wrote a letter, changed all the important parts, sealed it, and deliberately sent more followers to Sun Jian's camp.

Sure enough, someone informed Yuan Shu. Yuan Shu became more suspicious and led his troops to Sun Jian to ask for the book.

At this time, Sun Jian also vaguely felt that something was wrong, and deliberately did not show the letter to Yuan Shu. However, in this case, the misunderstanding would inevitably deepen.

In desperation, Sun Jian had no choice but to give the book to Yuan Shu.

Yuan Shu saw the words "edited and erased" on it and asked, "How come the book is so messed up with erasures?"

Sun Jian had no choice but to bite the bullet and said: "The original book is like this, I don't know why."

Yuan Shu was furious when he heard this and shouted: "Do you think I am a three-year-old child?"

Yuan Shu walked away, worried that Sun Jian would unite with Cao Cao, so he secretly contacted his closest generals in Sun Jian's army and launched a surprise attack at night.

Although Sun Jian's camp was quite strong, he was not afraid of Cao's army robbing the camp. However, there were many generals under Yuan Shu's command in the army.

It was night and there was great chaos in the army.

Sun Jian only led more than a thousand of his trusted soldiers to break out of the encirclement, but he fell into an ambush set by Ji Ling and was killed by random arrows.

Sun Ce and Sun Jian's generals desperately tried to steal Sun Jian's body and broke out of the encirclement.

After Sun Ce learned that the person who raided the camp was Yuan Shu, he drew his sword and cut down the trees, and shouted sternly: "If you don't take revenge for this, I swear you won't be a human being!"

(End of this chapter)