The Three Kingdoms: The Cold Gate World

Chapter 346 Never Proclaim Emperor
Facing the emperor Liu Xie who had a sudden attack, although Guo Jia and Cao Cao dismissed them in their hearts, at least they looked calm and did not write that contempt on their faces.

If you want to get to the bottom of Han En Hanlu on these two heroes, whether what they are doing now is worthy of the big man? Guo Jia doesn't have such a high level of consciousness. He came from time travel. Yes, he doesn't think about it, anyway, it is impossible for him to support the justice of the Han Dynasty.

And Cao Cao may have really wanted to be a loyal minister in the first half of his life, but step by step, changes in the situation, changes in power, and changes in ambition have made him unable to be a loyal minister.

The reason why Cao Cao brought troops to Luoyang for the "decisive battle" with Guo Jia and brought the emperor from Xuchang was for two purposes. One was to use Liu Xie's status as emperor to suppress Guo Jia. Of course, this purpose was impossible to achieve.Another purpose is to let Liu Xie clearly understand the current situation in the world.

Guo Jia hated Cao Cao and was grateful to Liu Xie.

But when Liu Xie in Luoyang once tried to solicit assistance from the destination, Guo Jia couldn't make Guo Jia grateful for Zaide for the rest of his life.

Guo Jia is such a person, he doesn't think with emotions when he is right about things and wrong about people, and when everything is not connected.

Cao Cao has the ambition to stand on his own in the Han Dynasty, and Guo Jia will not oppose Cao Cao or support Liu Xie just because he hates Cao Cao.

Looking at Liu Xie's mature face, the lush beard shows his biological age, and this emperor who once impressed Guo Jia seems to have become mediocre after adulthood, and he can't even open his eyes and see the situation clearly.

"Your Majesty, nearly 20 years have passed since Dong Zhuo's theft of Longting and the collapse of the world. The country of the Han family has gradually improved from the scene of being riddled with thieves. However, I dare to ask Your Majesty. Who fought back? Who launched an army to seek thieves and clear one side? To usurp the Han? When Your Majesty ascended the throne, do you have any country that can be usurped by others?"

Guo Jia's indifferent words made Liu Xie pale and stunned on the spot.

At this point, Cao Cao looked at Guo Jia, full of regret and complexity.

Perhaps, the only people in this world who can understand Cao Cao and truly see the current situation are Guo Jia and Cao Cao.

It is a lifelong regret not to be a confidant in this life!

At the time of Emperor Ling, at least the authority of the emperor was still there. No matter if they were relatives, gentry, or eunuchs, no matter how fierce they formed a party for self-interest, they dared not presumptuously in front of the emperor. The Han Dynasty was unified on the surface.

And when he was in the hands of Liu Xie, he was a puppet emperor supported by Dong Zhuo. What was the country like at that time?Eighteen princes attack Dong, it sounds like eighteen loyal ministers came to attack rebellious ministers, but is it actually?
Heroes from all directions rise up side by side, doing their own thing, the Han Dynasty exists in name only, and in Liu Xie's hands, not to mention the country, even the imperial palace is a cage. What can he have to be usurped?

Wang Mang usurped the Han, and what he usurped was the world ruled by Liu Bang.

Cao Cao wants to usurp, Guo Jia wants to usurp, can we use usurp to describe it?
Their territories were brought back by themselves in one city and one pool, and had nothing to do with the Han Dynasty.

There are neither soldiers in the hands of the emperor, nor officials under the emperor, nor money and food provided by the emperor.

It can be said to rob, it can be said to seize, but it is by no means stealing and stealing like Wang Mang and Sima Yi in history!
Which of the Jiangshan left behind by Liu Xiu, Emperor Shang after Emperor He and his like is not a puppet?The emperors who can't even stand up, the emperors who have never conquered the country with their own strength, can only be puppets!

Up to now, the Han Dynasty has been in decline for [-] years, and the concept of the Han Dynasty has long faded in the hearts of the new generation of people.

Guo Jia belongs to the underground people. The older generation has been bullied and cannot bear to look back. The new generation only knows that the ruler is Guo Jia. Even if Guo Jia is not the emperor, Guo Jia's status and authority in the hearts of young people is far greater than He is taller than the puppet emperor who heard about it.

The same thing happened in other vassal territories. The Han Dynasty was not in power and had no power.

With tears streaming down his face, Liu Xie yelled at Cao Cao and Guo Jia frantically: "Since you have the heart to usurp the Han, why don't you kill me? Come on, do it, kill me? So that your wolfish ambitions can be shown to the world!" "

Killing Liu Xie broke the orthodoxy of the bloodline of the Han Dynasty. Although the bloodlines of the emperors of the Han Dynasty have always been impure, it is common for emperors without descendants to adopt one of their clan relatives to inherit the ninety-fifth position. Liu Xie is dead, but there are only two people who can still be regarded as the blood of the Han Dynasty recognized by the world, one is Liu Biao who is not far from death, and the other is Liu Bei who lives under the fence.

Changing dynasties, killing the last emperor will definitely leave a bad reputation in the history books, especially the emperor himself has done nothing wrong. Since Liu Xie ascended the throne, he has no chance to be a foolish emperor. Kill him?
There are two types of regime change in a revolution, one is rebellion and the other is peace. Rebellion requires killing and bloodshed, while peace involves negotiation and transition without bloodshed.

Cao Cao's arrangement for Liu Xie has long been known.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, Prime Minister Cao will not kill you."

Guo Jia's tone was slightly sarcastic.

Cao Cao didn't deny it, and stared at Guo Jia with a heavy expression on his face.

"Guo asks one last time, Guo Jia, do you have to fight Gu Bu to die forever?"

Guo Jia didn't answer, and pointed out that it was the coffin on the ground.

it goes without saying.

Cao Cao raised his head and took a deep breath, nodded, then turned his eyes to Liu Xie, and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, I owe the Liu family the title of emperor alone, so I will never proclaim myself emperor in this life!"

Liu Xie was dumbfounded, what exactly did Cao Cao mean?He didn't understand.

Do not proclaim the emperor but want to usurp the Han?
Cao Cao took Liu Xie back, and Guo Jia looked at Cao Cao's back and sneered.

Cao Cao coerced the emperor to make the princes, and he used the banner of the emperor to fight for himself. He had a clear conscience about everything else in the Liu family, and only the name of the emperor was used by him.

Think about when Liu Xie was down and out, if there was no Cao Cao, maybe what would have happened to Liu Xie.

"Don't call yourself emperor? Hmph."

Guo Jia turned his horse's head and went back, with a sneer on his face.

Cao Cao did not proclaim himself emperor, but reserved it for his descendants to proclaim himself emperor.

Sima Yi did not proclaim himself emperor, but kept it for his descendants.

The wishful thinking of careerists.

When Guo Jia and Cao Cao returned to their respective formations, they ordered an attack!
The drums were beating loudly, shouts and killings were everywhere, and the soldiers and horses of the two sides rushed towards each other like floods and waves.

The color of the world changed, and the blood flowed like a river.

The battlefield was wide open, and Guo Jia stood on the chariot clearly. This time, he put out all the best soldiers under his command, posing as if he wanted to swallow Cao Cao in one go.

Dian Wei led the Tiger Guards to advance from the middle, walking slowly but invincible.

Zhang Liao led the crossbowmen and archers to attack from both wings, and the arrows rained down on the sky.

Other generals also obeyed orders and continued to join the battlefield. The input of troops was increasing, and the advancing speed of the Taiping Army was gradually accelerating.

Cao Cao also kept watching the situation on the battlefield. He didn't panic. He sent his generals to meet the enemy, but got a strange order.

Fight and retreat.

The goal of luring Guo Jia's main force to the north has been achieved. Once the battle starts, if Guo Jia wins another battle, it will be difficult for Guo Jia to let go of the good situation in the north.

The two armies were fighting, and the Taiping army approached with unstoppable power. Cao Cao's expression was normal, and the troops he sent to the vanguard were all old and weak troops in the army, while his elite troops were all in the rear army, not even the main force of the central army.

"Mingjin withdraws troops and retreats to Luoyang."

Cao Cao turned his horse's head and rode his horse towards Luoyang first.

When Cao Jun issued a military order, the situation on the battlefield became more favorable to the Taiping Army. Cao Jun ran back, and the Taiping Army chased and killed them, with limbs and arms broken all the way, and corpses scattered across the field.

When the Taiping army chased down the city of Luoyang, the suspension bridge over the moat of Luoyang had already been raised, the four gates were closed tightly, and the city defenses were tightly guarded.

Only Zhang Liao appeared under the city of Luoyang, and the other generals were all gone.

Zhang Liao looked at the Eastern Capital of the Han Dynasty, recalling Guo Jia's military order in his mind.

"Cao Cao must withdraw his army to Luoyang and defend it to the death. He must not besiege the city. After a feigned attack for three days, he will withdraw from Hangu Pass and order Yan Yan to deploy suspicious troops at Wu Pass to keep harassing Luoyang."

At the head of Luoyang City, Zhang Jai and Gao Lan stood on the city wall. The two never imagined that after the war between the two families, they would evolve into such a result.

Cao Cao had quietly left from the east gate of Luoyang with the main force, leaving Zhang Jai with [-] soldiers and horses. The city had at least two years of grain storage. The three places are a tripod force guarding the way to send troops from Guanzhong. If the enemy forces besiege the city, there will be troops from Shanyang and Wancheng to support the counter-encirclement and suppression of the enemy army.

What Zhang Jaw has to do is to stick to Luoyang, so that Guo Jia is reluctant to give up Luoyang but can't make up his mind to withdraw.

Looking at Zhang Liao who was leading the army under the city, Zhang Jai said loudly: "Brother Wen Yuan, after a long absence for several years, you still look good. But I wonder if you can break this city so that you can claim credit in front of your lord?"

Zhang Liao rode out, looked up at Zhang Jaw, and smiled easily.

It seems that fate cannot be avoided.

"Jun Yi, ten years ago Yuan Benchu ​​fell into the sand in Guanzhong, have you forgotten? What? This time I will attack you and defend, do you want revenge?"

Zhang Jai smiled casually, and said: "Victory and defeat are common matters in military affairs, how can a general be concerned about his temporary gains and losses? Brother Wen Yuan, do you want to chat with me here for the rest of your life?"

"As you wish."

After Zhang Liao finished speaking, he ordered the siege of the city, and the offensive and defensive battle of Luoyang kicked off.

Cao Cao, who led the main force from the east gate of Luoyang, headed directly towards Xuchang.

On the way, Cao Ren asked Cao Cao very puzzled.

"My lord, why did you suddenly withdraw when you came to Luoyang with great fanfare? The general doesn't understand."

It is a waste of energy to work hard.

Cao Ren didn't understand, and the other generals were even more suffocated.

As soon as this battle started, Cao Jun was defeated, and there were many casualties. Although they were all old and weak troops, it was very demoralizing.

Cao Cao didn't care, raised his eyes to look to the south, and said indifferently: "Luoyang left Juanyi enough to hold Guo Jia back. Gu, I'm going to capture Jingzhou."

(End of this chapter)