HLnovel Chapter 305 Guo Jia is not easy to deal with
Chapter 305 Guo Jia is not easy to deal with
Chapter 305 Guo Jia is not easy to deal with
Dong's army chased after them, shouting and shooting arrows from time to time.
Cao Cao's legs were covered in blood. He was leaning on his sword, limping, with a gloomy face, and running forward in panic.
He is now full of regret for not listening to Guo Jia, which led to his ending up like this!
Xiahou Dun and Cao Ren, who were guarding his rear, had no idea what the outcome would be.
Cao Cao had no time to think. He just kept running, weaving through the complex mountain forests.
It wasn't just running. Cao Cao threw away his clothes, shoes, and sword from time to time, changed direction, hid, and confused the pursuing Dong army.
"Cao Cao, you can't run away!"
"Mr. Dong said that if you are willing to surrender, you will be offered a high position, generous salary, glory and wealth, all for you to choose!"
"Cao Cao, there is no way out. Come out and surrender if you don't want to die!"
Dong Jun chased while shouting, without slowing down at all.
Cao Cao turned a deaf ear to him. At this moment, he was in a miserable state, with mud all over his face, messy hair and beard, and his body was torn and covered with blood.
Cao Cao gritted his teeth, leaned on his sword, looked up ahead, and limped towards a way to survive.
After running for an unknown amount of time, Cao Cao finally walked out of the forest and came to the road.
He looked around, unable to tell the direction. He raised his head to look at the dazzling sun, limped into the forest opposite, and walked along the road to the southeast.
Dong's soldiers chased out and soon followed the blood trail into the direction of Cao Cao's escape.
"Cao Cao, don't leave!"
In just a quarter of an hour, Cao Cao was caught up, and more than a dozen Dong Zhuo's soldiers rushed towards him desperately.
Cao Cao was exhausted, his hair was disheveled, he looked back breathlessly, and sighed to the sky: "My life is over!"
"Don't be afraid, General. Cao Hong is coming!"
Suddenly, a loud shout was heard 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 drew his bow and shot arrows at Dong Zhuo's soldiers who were chasing Cao Cao.
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Dozens of arrows were shot, and Dong Zhuo's soldiers were either killed or injured, and were forced to stop.
Cao Cao was sad at first, then happy, and walked out leaning on his sword.
Cao Hong jumped off his horse, supported Cao Cao, and asked anxiously, "General, are you okay?"
Cao Cao quickly calmed down, grabbed him, and was about to mount his horse, shouting, "Quick, go and save Yuan Rang and Zixiao!"
Cao Hong refused to let him mount his horse, so he held him down and said, "General, please return to Chen County for now. I will go to rescue him. You will protect the general. If anything happens to the general, I will kill you!"
As he said that, he forcibly pulled Cao Cao and asked him to go first.
Cao Cao ignored him and mounted his horse, saying, "Zixiao, Yuan Rang is here to cover my retreat, I can't abandon him!"
Cao Hong pulled the horse and said in a deep voice: "General, you can't save them like this, let me go!"
Cao Cao got on his horse and saw the pursuing Dong Jun soldiers being killed and driven back. He felt relieved and pulled the reins. He said in a deep voice, "This is an order!"
Cao Hong couldn't stop him, so he had to pull a horse over and guard Cao Cao.
Cao Hong was in charge of transporting grain and fodder, so he was at the back, and he did not bring many people with him, only three to five hundred.
Cao Cao and Cao Hong rode their horses forward, but not long after they met Cao Ren.
Fortunately, Cao Ren, with the remaining hundreds of people, was overjoyed to see that Cao Cao was fine.
Cao Cao sat on his horse, looked Cao Ren up and down, held his hand, and when he saw that he was fine, he breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Zixiao, I'm so glad you're okay!"
Cao Ren could see that Cao Cao was coming to save him, and he was moved. He said, "General, it's all right. 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 looked around but couldn't find them."
Cao Cao's 20,000-strong army was already extremely exhausted, and had encountered an ambush. They offered almost no resistance and were shattered by Hua Xiong's attack 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 Cao Cao with one foot hanging, blood dripping from it, his clothes on his back torn, with shocking bloodstains all over.
He said nothing more and followed Cao Cao, looking for Xiahou Dun everywhere.
They also had to avoid Hua Xiong's main force, and after searching for three hours, they still couldn't find it.
The soldiers were extremely exhausted, and Cao Cao was helpless. He wiped his tears and retreated to Chen County with thousands of remnants of the army.
"It's all my fault, it has nothing to do with you."
In the Chen County government office, Cao Cao treated his wounds while talking to the dejected soldiers.
Cao Ren and Cao Hong wanted to comfort Cao Cao, but they didn't know what to say for a moment.
Cao Cao looked indifferent, half-closed his eyes, endured the pain, and said: "Zixiao, you must find Yuan Rang. If he was captured by Dong Zhuo, I will go and get him myself!"
Cao Ren was startled and said quickly: "General, Yuan Rang is a lucky man, nothing will happen to him!"
Cao Cao watched the doctor bandaging his leg injury, his face twitched, and he said in a deep voice: "No need to say more. You guys go and rest."
When Cao Ren and others heard Cao Cao say this, they became more convinced that they had followed the right person.
After everyone left, Cao Cao moved his leg aside and looked at his broken leg with an uncertain expression.
In the more than 20 years since Cao Cao entered the officialdom, he has experienced countless wars, both large and small, but this is the first time he has been as embarrassed as he is today.
It was just a little bit, and I really lost my life!
Whenever Cao Cao thought of it, he was filled with fear and trembling with fear.
But Cao Cao quickly calmed down and turned his gaze to the outside of the door. His narrow eyes flickered with coldness as he muttered to himself, "Dong Zhuo's target from the beginning to the end was me. He planned this big show for me. Now more than half of my 20,000 troops have been killed. How is Fengxiao doing?"
Cao Cao was very worried that Guo Jia would be fooled as well. Guo Jia still had 30,000 soldiers and horses. If anything went wrong, Cao Cao's 50,000-strong army would be completely wiped out!
By then, half of the country, including Yuzhou and Xuzhou to the south, will be completely out of control.
The Han Empire was divided into two!
With such serious consequences, Cao Cao will never be able to atone for his mistake even if he dies a hundred times!
Guo Jia was indeed in trouble at this moment.
It was not Dong Zhuo's troops, but they were entangled by the Yellow Turban Army.
The Yellow Turban Army was always present in Runan, Yingchuan and other places. The Yellow Turban Army, big 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 marching speed extremely slow.
Xu Chu stood guard beside Guo Jia, looking north, and said worriedly, "Military Advisor, I should be the one guarding the general."
Guo Jia's brows have been furrowed for the past few days. He rides on his horse, staring at the map, with countless thoughts running through his mind.
Xu Chu waited for a while, and finally 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, and said, "We should have stayed."
Cao Cao deliberately left Xu Chu to Guo Jia, full of protective intentions.
Seeing that Guo Jia had finally spoken, Xu Chu hurriedly said, "General, how about I lead my troops to advance lightly and catch up with you?"
Guo Jia slowly lowered his head, took back the map, and shook his head, "I was wrong. I should have stayed back to Xiaguan."
Xu Chu was confused and asked, "Isn't the general Dong Zhuo's target? What is the military advisor doing in Huixiaguan?"
Guo Jia picked up the strong tea beside him, took a sip, looked up at 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 in Huixiaguan, Dong Zhuo's 20,000 to 30,000 troops will be unable to move. Now, I am afraid that Dong Zhuo has already taken Runan into his pocket."
Xu Chu was not concerned about the so-called major events, but asked: "Military Advisor, are we going to meet up with the general?"
Guo Jia drank strong tea, looked towards the south, and sneered: "How can I, Guo Jia, be so easily calculated! Let's go back to Xiaguan and go to Peiguo!"
Xu Zhu and Le Jin were both startled and asked, "Aren't we going to rescue the general?"
Guo Jia restrained his emotions and said with a smile: "Now, we have to curb Dong Zhuo's actions and force him to return!"
Le Jin and Xu Chu could hardly understand what Guo Jia was saying, but the orders given to them by Cao Cao and their trust in Guo Jia made it impossible for them to refute.
Guo Jia took another big sip of strong tea, his eyes flashing with coldness, and said: "Xu Chu, you take 20,000 troops and continue to go north. Le Jin, you follow me and lead 10,000 troops to attack Pei State directly!"
Xu Chu had no objection to this arrangement and immediately said, "I will obey your orders!"
Le Jin also did not object and said, "I will call up the troops right away!"
Guo Jia nodded lightly and took another big gulp of strong tea.
He could guess who had set up this vicious 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 eastward to attack Pei State.
Guo Jia sneaked all the way without stopping, racing against time with Dong Zhuo.
Just as Guo Jia had expected, when Dong Zhuo learned that Cao Cao's army was almost wiped out in Changping and the remaining 30,000 troops were heading north to rescue, he began to divide his troops and quickly occupy various counties in Yuzhou.
Dong Zhuo is also racing against time!
The various princes in the south have already destroyed Yuan Shu and are dividing up the territories. It also happens to be the summer harvest time. This gap is simply too perfect. It is a godsend opportunity for Dong Zhuo to annex Yuzhou and Xuzhou!
But no one expected that Guo Jia would suddenly split his troops and march eastward before he had even advanced halfway north.
This real move deceived Dong Zhuo, and he also neglected the defense of Pei State.
Guo Jia entered Pei State very smoothly, crossed Qiao County, bypassed Huixiaguan, and marched towards Xiang County with an army of 10,000.
"Don't attack the city, just surround it."
Outside Xiang County, Guo Jia, exhausted, was riding a horse, drinking strong tea, looking at the small county town, and said with a smile.
Qiao County originally belonged to Pei State. Coming to Xiang County is closer than supporting Cao Cao!
Le Jin said hurriedly: "Military Advisor, Dong Zhuo has divided his troops into different places and has not received any news. Now is a great opportunity for us to capture Xiang County!"
Guo Jia did not answer him, and asked: "The one stationed in Shanyang County is General Huang Zhong?"
Le Jin didn't know why, so he said, "Yes. There are 20,000 imperial guards in Shanyang County."
Guo Jia took another sip of strong tea, looked up at the sun, wiped the sweat from his forehead, and said, "Pei State is the center of Yuzhou. Dong Zhuo has been operating here for many years and will not give it up easily. He will definitely withdraw a large army to defend it. It should be fine for the general to stay in Yingchuan. When Dong Zhuo comes, we will retreat to Liang State."
The State of Liang was located to the north of the State of Pei and bordered the Shanyang County of Yanzhou.
Le Jin didn't know what Guo Jia was planning, but he didn't ask any more questions: "I will obey your orders."
Guo Jia nodded, and suddenly realized something, and was inexplicably shocked.
But when I think about it carefully, I can't remember it.
He drank his strong tea and pondered for a long time, but he still couldn't grasp the flash of inspiration that had just passed by and made his heart palpitate.
"I'm probably overthinking..."
Guo Jia whispered to himself.
At this time, Huangfu Jianchang was in Xiang County.
Hiding in the backyard of an empty house, he analyzed the various battle reports collected recently with Shi A and Cheng Yu.
Cheng Yu looked strange and said, "Cao Cao was ambushed by Hua Xiong and Zhang Ji in Yingchuan and almost died. Guo Jia, as a counselor, led his army to surround Xiang County... Why was Cao Cao ambushed in Yingchuan? What was Guo Jia doing in Xiang County?"
Huangfu Jianchang was also feeling a headache. The changes in the war situation in just ten days left him completely confused.
Shi A didn't think twice and said, "Now, what exactly is Guo Jia going to do? Why doesn't he attack the city and take down Dong Zhuo's lair?"
Cheng Yu made a judgment, saying, "Attacking the city should not be his purpose. Guo Jia just forced Dong Zhuo's plan to annex Yuzhou to fail or at least greatly delayed it, making it impossible for Dong Zhuo to complete some of his plans."
Huangfu Jianchang could no longer understand what he was saying, so he could only nod and say, "Cao Cao was ambushed in Yingchuan, and Guo Jia only has 10,000 men. Now it seems that except for Yingchuan, the entire Yuzhou will fall into Dong Zhuo's hands..."
Cheng Yu's face suddenly turned serious, and he said, "Now, the pressure is back on the court."
In the past, Cheng Yu judged that the court put Dong Zhuo in Yuzhou in order to divert the pressure from Luoyang. Controlling Dong Zhuo within a certain range can attract firepower without losing control.
But now, Dong Zhuo is about to annex most of Yuzhou, and the court can no longer stay out of it!
Huangfu Jianchang frowned and said, "We have just started the summer harvest. The court has no money or food, so I'm afraid we can't fight."
The two words "money and grain" have troubled the Han Dynasty court for many years.
Since the current Majesty ascended the throne, he has strived to restore people's livelihood and to minimize the aging of the people and the loss of finances. Therefore, the court has been in great difficulties in recent years.
Cheng Yu also understood this and said, "We had originally hoped that Cao Cao's 50,000 troops would restrain Dong Zhuo, but now Cao Cao has suffered a disastrous defeat and lost many soldiers and generals. He is no longer worth using. Even if the court does not want to fight, it has to fight."
Huangfu Jian raised his head and looked at him, saying, "What if the imperial court cannot win? What if the Qiang people in Liangzhou, Liu Yan in Yizhou, Yuan Shao, Liu Biao, Sun Jian, Shi Xie and others take the opportunity to rebel? What if the Yellow Turban Army in the northern states rebels again? What will the imperial court do?"
The corners of Cheng Yu's face twitched, but he remained silent with a stiff expression.
This consequence is undoubtedly the most likely and the most terrible!
Once the situation Huangfu Jianchang described 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, and heroes will compete for supremacy. The Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period at the end of the Zhou Dynasty may reappear!
Huangfu Jianchang saw that he was silent, and he took a deep breath and said, "These matters are not ours to worry about. The court officials and His Majesty will make the decision. Mr. Cheng, please compile the information we know and send it to Luoyang."
Cheng Yu nodded silently. No one had expected things to come to this point.
Cao Cao's defeat this time foreshadowed a major change in the situation in the south, especially after the destruction of Yuan Shikai, when Dong Zhuo, who was trapped in Pei State, took the opportunity to escape.
The tiger showed its fangs!
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