The Three Kingdoms: The Cold Gate World

Chapter 237 Turning enemies into friends
Looking at the princes of the eight directions who are independent and independent at this time, there are two young heroes in the west and the east who are attracting the attention of the world.

Whether it is Yuan Shao, Cao Cao, Yuan Shu, Liu Biao, or Han Suimateng, Lu Bu and Liu Bei, their age is not nearly half a hundred, but also around forty.

In an era when the average life expectancy is less than 60 years old, a person who can live to fifty is actually not far from dying.

Guo Jia from Yizhou and Sun Ce from Jiangdong are 27 and 22 respectively.

The birth of these two people is definitely impressive in the era when there are many princes. They have a bright future. They belong to the territory, are widely loved, and have strong soldiers and horses. In the future world, there will naturally be seats for the two of them.

Sun Ce is not a monarch in name, and his father died at that time. Sun Ce has no capital to turn his face in front of Yuan Shu, and he can't ask for Sun Jian's old troops in front of Yuan Shu, because Yuan Shu is not afraid of Sun Ce. Sun Ce wants to make trouble. Sun Ce did it by hand, but after Sun Ce recruited soldiers from Danyang, he came to Sun Ce to beg for Sun Jian's old army. Yuan Shu also had to compromise, because Sun Ce had soldiers, and Sun Ce wanted to turn against him. Sun Ce has strength, but it is hard to guarantee that he will not cooperate with the outside world. Yuan Shu let Sun Ce go. The key is Sun Ce's attitude. Sun Ce put on a posture of serving Yuan Shu. The Tao also treats the body of the person.

Sun Ce conquered Lu Kang, swept Liu Yao, defeated Ruo Rong, and swept Jiangdong. Sun Ce's reputation spread far and wide. Because he was handsome, friendly, and liked to make heroes, the people called him Sun Lang.

When Guo Jia was 20 years old, he was attacking Yizhou and devoting himself to the life-and-death rebel cause.

When Sun Ce was 20 years old, he was already a general of the Han Dynasty, even though this general was sealed by Yuan Shu.

Two years later today.

Sun Ce is 22 years old.

Guo Jia is still just a Yizhou shepherd today.

As for Sun Ce, the imperial court has already appointed him a marquis and a general!
Discourage the general!Marquis Wu!

Moling (the predecessor of Nanjing, later Sun Quan built a metropolis here called Jianye, the place name change is too cumbersome, so only Jianye will be used in the future.)
Sun Ce knelt in front of his father Sun Jian's spiritual tablet. In front of him was an incense table with Huang Zu's head on it.

Guo Jia sent someone to give Huang Zu's head to Sun Ce, and Sun Ce expressed his gratitude to Guo Jia for his move from the bottom of his heart.

Once, Guo Jia gave him a slap in the face.

At that time, Sun Ce was young and energetic, and he was ignorant if he used a bad word.

Now, Sun Ce doesn't hold grudges against Guo Jia, he just refuses to accept Guo Jia. If Guo Jia can create the foundation of the current overlord, Sun Ce wants to be stronger, and he will also compete with Guo Jia. He thinks he can't lose to Guo Jia, why can't he Become a hegemon?
This is a career competition, not a battle of spirits.

Sun Ce's demeanor today is somewhat majestic as an emperor.

"Father, Yuan Shu has proclaimed himself emperor. This day has finally come for my son. The Sun family no longer needs to depend on others. Cao Cao appointed him as a rebellious general, and also named him Marquis of Wu. From today onwards, the Sun family will not rely on others. The princes of the world will have my grandson's seat."

For Sun Ce, and for the entire Sun family, this day was of indelible significance.

When Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor and Sun Ce rebelled against him, the people of the world would not scold Sun Ce for being ungrateful and betraying the Lord.

Morally, Yuan Shu is the one who is blamed by thousands of people. Sun Ce's departure from Yuan Shu is not helping the tyrant to abuse, and it is a wise decision with a deep understanding of justice.

Cao Cao, who was based in the Central Plains, paid close attention to the situation in all directions. As soon as Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor, Cao Cao immediately granted Sun Ce the title of marquis and general, and ordered the princes under the emperor's command. It was so convenient, and Cao Cao's political advantages were brought into full play.

Sun Ce knew Cao Cao's intention was to borrow a knife to kill people, but this was also the political status Sun Ce hoped to obtain.

At this moment, Sun Ce and Cao Cao hit it off.

In the past, the Sun family was attached to Yuan Shu and was a minister.

Today, the Sun family is independent and is the master.

Although in terms of strength, military power, and power, Sun Ce has long since gotten rid of Yuan Shu's restraint, but in name, Sun Ce has always been under Yuan Shu's command. Sun Ce's previous official positions, regardless of literature and military, were all given by Yuan Shu. Now, Sun Ce's official title is Xu. The direct conferment of the capital by the imperial court has a completely different meaning, and the status of the minister and the master has also changed in name.

When Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor, Cao Cao could wake up with a smile even in his dreams.

He is based in the Central Plains, a land of hundreds of battles, surrounded by powerful enemies. What Cao Cao hopes most is that there will be fewer and fewer princes around him, and he will wipe out every one he can.

No matter whether Yuan Shu is called emperor or not, Cao Cao is sure of going out to destroy Yuan Shu, but he can't do this because he will worry about his future.

After Yuan Shu proclaimed himself emperor, the whole world cast aside him as a traitor who was punished by everyone. At this time, when Cao Cao beat Yuan Shu, even Lu Bu dared not obstruct him secretly, because he would be mistaken for being in the same league as Yuan Shu.

Yuan Shu thought that Cao Cao's loss of troops in Guanzhong would seriously damage his vitality. In fact, Cao Cao's strength has not been weakened at all.

After fleeing back to Xudu, Cao Cao has already begun to shift his strategic goal to the decisive battle with Yuan Shao. He has too many things to worry about. The surrounding princes, Lu Bu, Yuan Shu, Liu Biao, Sun Ce, Zhang Xiu, and Guo Jia, who was so powerful in the Guanzhong battle .

Fortunately, he has the political advantage of coercing the emperor to make the princes.

What Sun Ce wanted, Cao Cao gave him, which was to appease and win him over.

Yuan Shu's proclaiming himself emperor is equivalent to giving Cao Cao a justifiable opportunity to exterminate him.

Liu Biao is in danger now, and even if the crisis in Jingzhou is lifted, Cao Cao expects that Liu Biao will not be able to intervene in his future decisive battle with Yuan Shao.

Zhang Xiu and Lv Bu, Cao Cao did not intend to win over, they made friends from far away and attacked close, Lv Bu was capricious, and Zhang Xiu was also unclear about his attitude. Cao Cao's next strategy was to destroy Yuan Shu first, and then wipe out the surrounding Lv Bu and Zhang Xiu.

However, will Guo Jia from Kansai intervene in his decisive battle with Yuan Shao in the future?Absolutely!
There is no doubt about this for Cao Cao. Guo Jia's ability to capture fighters has already amazed him. If he does not take precautions early, he will definitely suffer a big loss.

But Cao Cao had just sent troops to Guanzhong with Yuan Shao, how could Cao Cao keep Guo Jia neutral or support him?

Before the news of Yuan Shao's return to Hebei came, Cao Cao issued an imperial decree to go to Liangzhou.

Hangu Pass

After being in a coma for several days, Yuan Shao finally woke up. He opened his eyes in a daze, and what he saw was an elegant room, furniture and layout. Yuan Shao had a familiar feeling. This was exactly the same as the layout of his home in Jizhou.

The light shines into the room, and someone pushes the door and enters.

Yuan Shao looked up.

Who would dare to enter his room so rashly?
A surge of anger rose in Yuan Shao's mind, which was still a little confused.

But when he saw the person coming, his face instantly turned pale.

Guo Jia!

The plainly dressed Guo Jia walked towards Yuan Shao slowly.

Yuan Shao subconsciously touched the sword he would hide beside the bed, but he moved his right hand, screamed in pain, and almost fell off the bed. He turned his head and saw that his right arm was wrapped with gauze, and the blood red inside could be seen faintly.

At this moment, Yuan Shao also came to his senses.

He fell from the horse with an arrow on the battlefield!
His army was defeated for thousands of miles!
So, he has been captured by Guo Jia!
"Brother Benchu, listen to me first. Cao Cao fled back to Xudu, and the soldiers Cao Cao brought to Guanzhong were all old, weak and disabled soldiers. He still has [-] soldiers in Xudu. This time you and I will fight in Guanzhong, I guess it will be Cao Cao I provoked it, but he, the instigator, was unscathed. I lost tens of thousands of soldiers, and brother Benchu ​​also suffered a huge loss. Brother Benchu, you should understand that I don't want to be your enemy. The battle in Guanzhong is all about the situation Forced. You and my two families, why not make peace with this, what do you think?"

Guo Jia is neither domineering nor servile, he is as calm as if he does not eat the fireworks of the world, and he is almost on the verge of becoming a Buddha.

Yuan Shao stared dumbfounded at Guo Jia, who had a calm expression, and couldn't figure out what Guo Jia said was false or true.

If Guo Jia became his prisoner, he would kill Guo Jia immediately, and there was no room for relaxation.

However, thinking about it now, if Guo Jia's words are true, then this time, he was really plotted by Cao Cao to the point of being completely bruised.

"Where is this?"

Yuan Shao was in doubt, he couldn't trust Guo Jia easily.

"Hangu Pass."

Guo Jia said softly.

This is Guo Jia's sincerity.

If Guo Jia wants to be human, he will do it to the end and send the Buddha to the west.

He could take Yuan Shao to Chang'an, but Yuan Shao would be uneasy.

Bringing Yuan Shao to Hangu Pass is a signal to Yuan Shao that you can leave at any time. If you leave Hangu Pass, you will not belong to Guo Jia.

At the same time, Guo Jia did not take in the thousands of soldiers Yuan Shao surrendered, and handed them over to Yan Liang for control.

Guo Jia did not put Yuan Shao’s civil and military forces under house arrest. In Hangu Pass, they were free to come and go. Guo Jia didn’t care if they wanted to abandon Yuan Shao and return to Hebei, even if the people who returned to Hebei might send rescuers to beg Yuan Shao. .

When Yuan Shao was in a coma, Guo Jia could ask Guo Tu, Xu You and others to take Yuan Shao back to Hebei, but Guo Jia hoped to turn enemies into friends in front of Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao stared blankly at Guo Jia.

"If Brother Benchu's injuries are all right, he can leave on his own. I have already made arrangements for the military and soldiers under my command, and the carriage and food will be ready three days ago."

Guo Jia added another sentence lightly.

Sincerity is not expressed in words or facial expressions, but conveyed to the other party through real and practical actions.

Guo Jia disdained superficial behavior, since he wanted Yuan Shao to return to Hebei alive, he would let Yuan Shao go back in the most at ease and comfortable state.

He brought 20 troops to Guanzhong in high spirits, and suffered a disastrous defeat that almost wiped out the entire army. What kind of treatment could Yuan Shao expect?Guo Jia treated him with the utmost benevolence, did not kill him, and treated him with courtesy.

Give him the most comfortable room, return all the antiques Yuan Shao likes to him, and prepare a carriage and food for him. Yuan Shao wants to go back to Jizhou in a dignified manner, which is impossible, but at least he will not be in a mess fled back.

(End of this chapter)