The Three Kingdoms: The Cold Gate World

Chapter 73
When the sky was light, Guo Jia woke up from sleep, looked down at the little wife in the arms, couldn't help reaching out to caress her face, fingertips gently brushing her thin pink lips.

"Aren't you going to climb the mountain today?"

Cai Yan still rested on Guo Jia's arm with her eyes closed, and asked softly.

After a long kiss, Guo Jia rolled over and got up, turned around and tucked her in the quilt, and Diao Chan, who had been waiting outside the door for a long time, walked into the house with a fresh towel.

After washing and washing, Guo Jia stood in front of the bed in a daze, letting Diao Chan wait for him to get dressed.

"My lord, the Qiao family sisters asked me to ask you, when will you leave here?"

Hearing Diao Chan's words, Guo Jia looked at her. The charming little girl has been serving him for nearly two years, and she can be regarded as a caring little maid now, but recently she always bows her head and blushes when she helps him change clothes, and she is probably at the age of Sichun. Bar.

"When? When?" Guo Jia was muttering to herself. After living here for two years at the foot of Taihang Mountain, people's hearts were inevitably impetuous.

"Waiting for news from Luoyang?" Cai Yan, who was lying on the bed with his back to Guo Jia, said suddenly.

After getting dressed, Guo Jia slapped Cai Yan on the buttocks, and said speechlessly: "Daughter-in-law, I think it's boring for me to communicate with you. You can guess what I'm thinking, and I can also guess what's in your heart." Whatever you think, when you say it, you feel like you are wasting your lips."

Cai Yan, who was shrunk under the blanket and began to shake, was obviously chuckling silently.

Facing the wall, no one could see the charming smile on her face.

In terms of beauty, not to mention Guanyue Diaochan, even Da Qiao and Xiao Qiao can't match her, but nearly two years have passed, Guo Jia has always been obsessed with her in every possible way, even when she was unwell before and after childbirth, she never touched her. over other women.

Ninety percent of women in the world attract men by their beauty, and their looks are innate. Why does Cai Yan have to go against the sky?

Walking out of the door, the morning sun came, Guo Jia squinted his eyes and looked at the sky. The sky was clear and the morning sun was shining everywhere. It was really a good weather for climbing.

Guo Xiu and Guo Qi, who were waiting not far away, came up together and saluted: "My lord."

Guo Jia waved his hands and said with a smile: "Let's go, don't think that you are not military generals who have made meritorious deeds on the battlefield, so you slack off your training. Come with me to the remaining veins of Taihang Mountain. It will be good for your body and mind, so that you won't even have the physical strength to escape in the future."

The two ordinary-looking people looked at each other and smiled, saying good-bye to each other.

There was no way to go up the mountain, and Guo Jia and the three climbed extremely hard, and even their clothes were cut a lot, but when they climbed to a flat and open land on the mountainside, they all had a sense of accomplishment after overcoming the hardships.

Standing in the wasteland on the mountainside, looking down, you can see dozens of wooden houses standing in different places at the foot of the mountain. Looking to the south, you can vaguely see Qinshui flowing eastward, and the wilderness and sky are all in front of you.

Wiping the sweat from his brow, Guo Jia asked softly, "You all know Suanzao, the alliance of the princes of the world, right?"

Guo Xiu and Guo Qi, who were exhausted and out of breath, were shaken, walked to Guo Jia's left and right sides and replied, "I already know."

Seeing the confident and indifferent expressions of the two, Guo Jia wanted to test them, so he asked, "Guo Xiu, if you were the commander of the Kwantung Army, what would you do?"

When they were in Yingchuan, they studied with Xi Zhicai, Xu Shu, and Guo Jia. Later, after they came to the foot of Taihang Mountain, Xiu Qi Zhiping and others spent a whole day discussing strategic ideas with counselors and generals. Now they are already able to be alone.

Guo Xiu looked up at the sky and said calmly: "Send troops in three ways, one way to suppress Mengjin, one way to seize Wuguan, all the way to defend Chenggao, fortify the walls and clear the fields, shake the three assistants, Dong Zhuo will surely be defeated."

Hearing Guo Xiu's strategy, Guo Jia couldn't help smiling admiringly. After taking these three strategic locations, building a high wall can push Dong Zhuo into a desperate situation. Zhanwu Pass cuts off Dong Zhuo's escape route to the west, and Linmengjin takes a look at Luoyang According to Cheng Gao, Dong Zhuo could not go south.

Although Luoyang City is full of rich and powerful people, Dong Zhuo acted against the law, scaring so many wealthy families to flee Luoyang quickly. After years of wars and the consumption of soldiers, the food reserves have already been exhausted.If the 20 soldiers and horses in the city plus the common people are forced to fortify the walls and clear the country, the rations that Dong Zhuo provided for the army will soon be unsustainable.

Guo Jia does not believe that no one in the Kwantung Army has thought of this strategy, but thinking of whether the leader will adopt it and whether the princes will agree is another matter.

"Guo Qi, the alliance of princes claims to have an army of 50 to attack Dong Zhuo. Who will win and who will lose?"

Guo Qi's expression was stern, and he said in a deep voice: "Dong Zhuo is undefeated, and the princes are undefeated. The real beneficiary is Yuan Benchu."

Ha ha ha

With a chuckle, Guo Jia praised: "Guo Qi, the alliance of princes is so powerful that the civil and military officials in the imperial city are eagerly waiting, but they are not as clear as you."

Although the Kwantung Army's attack on Dong that the world focused on ended in a farce, apart from the intrigue among the princes, in fact, few princes were sincere in attacking Dong from the beginning.

If Dong Zhuo hijacked the Son of Heaven to guard a dangerous point and compete with the Kwantung Army, then the outcome would be unpredictable, but since Dong Zhuo entered Luoyang, his temperament has changed drastically, or after the seeds of tyranny suppressed in his heart have completely sprouted, he has lost his aggressiveness. In this way, Dong Zhuo will either be defeated or hijack the emperor and flee westward.

And why did the Kwantung Army not want to chase and kill Dong Zhuo?It would be a great credit if the robbing of the holy car was brought back. Why did the princes who are so overjoyed stop at this time?

"Guo Qi, why do you say that the real beneficiary is Yuan Benchu?"

With a cold smile, Guo Qi bowed his head and said indifferently: "The Kwantung Army is responding to Cao Mengde's appeal against Dong Xiwen. Cao Cao is indeed loyal to the Han Dynasty. It can be seen from his assassination of Dong Zhuo. Therefore, Cao Cao wants to destroy Dong Zhuo and help the Han Dynasty. Dong Xiwen announced to the world that the world was shocked. The people of the world saw a hero stepping forward. If the other princes did not come to the alliance at this time, what would the people of the world think? Is Dong Zhuo in the same class or has a heart of disobedience? Crusade against Dong Zhuo and other righteous deeds to fight for the country, I don’t know how many talented people in the world will join in. Half of the princes were forced to come here, and half were vying to strengthen their own prestige.”

He glanced at Guo Qi with relief, he is indeed a handsome boy who stands out from hundreds of children!
Gentlemen of the world!Did you see it?You dominate the official career, you dominate the school, the children of the poor people have no chance to study and study, the world's self-taught people are like crucian carp in the river, my friends and I have only taught hundreds of children, and they are so outstanding, enough to make you Ashamed?
"If that's the case, what does it have to do with Yuan Benchu? He is a prefect of Bohai, how can he be the leader of the alliance?" Guo Jia stood with his hands behind his back, feeling happier than anything else in his heart. No one could understand such an achievement.

Guo Qi said indifferently: "The Yuan family's four generations and three princes are true, but the Yuan family is the leader of the gentry, and the real powerful person who will be allied with the princes is the state shepherd or the prefect of a county. The soldiers and horses in his hands are not weaker than Yuan Shao's. He is in the same situation as the gentry from all over the world, and electing Yuan Shao as the leader, the fourth generation and the third prince is just an excuse for the world to see. The real reason is that the princes do not want Dong Zhuo to be defeated, and Yuan Shao is the one who does not want Dong Zhuo to be defeated. Therefore, Electing Yuan Shao as the lord of the alliance is to convince the public with face and reason, and it is in the interests of the princes."

As soon as the voice fell, Guo Xiu on the other side clapped his hands and praised: "I thought I was the only one who saw this, but I didn't expect that I was arrogant. Hehe, at this moment, the princes have only one thought in their hearts: Dong Zhuo is a national thief, if he perishes However, the Han Dynasty will still be lingering for a while. Yuan Shaocheng has few soldiers and is eager to expand the sphere of influence. In the future, he will definitely go to war first and elect Yuan Shao as the leader. First, Yuan Shao will only focus on building momentum and will not attack Dong with all his strength. Two Come on, if Leader Yuan turns his back on the alliance agreement in the future and starts to expand the territory, then the princes will dispel their worries and rule the roost separately."

Among the princes of the Eighteenth Route, there is no lack of Tao Qian who holds the Danyang soldiers, Gongsun Zan who controls the strings and the white horse righteous obedience, and even Yuan Shu who has just accepted Sun Jian's service, etc. How could these people obey Yuan Shao?If it hadn't been clear that Yuan Shao was the last thing he wanted to kill Dong, what if there were many old officials from the fourth generation and the third family?Can it withstand a life-and-death fight with swordsmen?
The leader of the Yuan family's gentry, the prestige of scholars is extraordinary, but will Xiliang Ma Teng care about your reputation?Would Yuan Shu be willing for Yuan Shao to carry the banner of the Yuan family?Waiting for too many reasons is not enough for Yuan Shao to be the leader of the alliance, but with enough benefits, the princes compromised, and followed Yuan Shao holding the righteous flag of defeating Dong, gaining enough fame and doing enough face-saving efforts, the alliance also disbanded not far away.

Seeing that the sun was rising three poles, Guo Jiayi and the two began to descend the mountain. The purpose of climbing the mountain was to exercise and exercise, not for the scenery on the mountain.

On the way back, Guo Xiu couldn't help asking: "My lord, when will we raise our troops?"

Guo Jia looked at Guo Qi, teasingly said: "Both of you can guess, why do you still ask? Guo Qi, answer him."

Guo Xiu's face was a little embarrassed, and Guo Qi also showed a bit of a wry smile, and said: "My lord is waiting for news from Luoyang, Dong Zhuo can't sit still, advance, he is afraid that the Kwantung Army, which claims to be 50, will really wipe him out in one fell swoop. I can only flee to the west, retreat to the west of the Guanxi, and use the risk of Weihan to resist foreign enemies. My lord, I know that my lord wants to wait for Dong Zhuo to flee west, but I don't understand the reason. Now that our Taiping army is fully prepared, why wait for Dong Zhuo? "

Guo Jia didn't answer his question, he just sighed in his heart that if Dong Zhuo really moved his capital to Chang'an as in history, it would be a wrong move, and this one made a wrong move, and the whole game would be lost.

When a hero strives for hegemony in the world, he often advances and retreats one step at a time, deciding the destiny.

Guo Jia can't tell the two that Dong Zhuo will evacuate Luoyang's wealth, and even steal and dig out the imperial mausoleum. Looting the common people?If it really comes to that point, Guo Jia would rather drop his armor and return to the fields.

Dong Zhuo, the day when we meet is not far away.

(End of this chapter)