Han Dynasty Achievements

Chapter 306 Guo Jia's Design

Chapter 306 Guo Jia's Design

And at this moment, Dong Zhuo is in Qiao County!

Qiao County is almost the core location of Yuzhou and is also Cao Cao’s hometown.

Cao Cao seized this place with ulterior motives unknown to outsiders.

Dong Zhuo was taking a leisurely stroll at this moment, inspecting this small county town.

Seeing the plain little town with his own eyes, Dong Zhuo was surprised and asked, "Cao Cao has done nothing here?"

This county was taken by Niu Fu. When he heard his adoptive father's question, he said in a muffled voice, "Adoptive father, I have inquired about it. It is said that Cao Cao sympathized with the people of his hometown and did not do anything."

Dong Zhuo nodded with a smile and said, "Cao Cao is also a talented person. If he can be used by me, I will be honored and wealthy!"

"Father is right." The short and thick Niu Fu smiled widely. He had captured Qiao County, a strategic location, and not only had he robbed money and food, but he had also obtained many beauties. Most importantly, this was a great achievement!

After taking Qiao County, Dong Zhuo was so excited that he stood with his hands behind his back and said loudly, "It's worth my one-year planning. Finally, I took Yuzhou without any effort!"

Dong Zhuo's troops are now scrambling to seize the counties and prefectures of Yuzhou. It can be expected that within half a month at most, Yuzhou will basically fall into Dong Zhuo's hands.

Niu Fu nodded in agreement, already imagining the wonderful life in the future.

Although I have lived a good life during these years of being trapped in Pei State, I always feel uncomfortable.

Now the world is so vast and my vision has broadened suddenly.

"Mr. Dong!"

Suddenly, a fast horse came and landed behind Dong Zhuo, saying urgently: "Le Jin, a general under Cao Cao, has suddenly led his troops to surround Xiang County."

"what!"

Everyone's face changed drastically, in disbelief.

Dong Zhuo took a few steps forward, stared at him, and said, "Cao Cao, did you see it clearly?"

The messenger knelt on one knee and said, "Look carefully. It's Cao Cao's general Le Jin. He has been shouting at the city gate, demanding Xiang County to surrender."

Dong Zhuo's face instantly turned gloomy. He couldn't understand why Le Jin suddenly ran to Xiang County!

Niu Fu's eyes widened, and he asked, "Is it just Le Jin? Did you see anyone else? Cao Cao, Xiahou Dun, Cao Ren?"

The messenger was stunned for a moment and said, "We only saw Le Jin, but not Cao Cao."

Dong Zhuo grasped the sword at his waist with his left hand behind his back, and a vicious light flashed in his eyes.

This was a golden opportunity for him to take over Yuzhou, but Cao Cao sent troops to attack Xiang County, right at his lair!

Seeing that Dong Zhuo was silent, Niu Fu hurriedly said, "Foster father, our family members, young and old, are all in Xiang County. Xiang County cannot be lost!"

Similar to Cao Cao, Dong Zhuo also put all his strength into this expedition, bringing out almost all his troops, leaving only a thousand elderly, weak, women and children in Xiang County.

Dong Zhuo's eyes turned red and he was about to speak when Jia Xu spoke.

"No!"

Jia Xu rejected it flatly and said, "Mr. Dong, Cao Cao's move is to ruin Dong Zhuo's plan. Don't worry about Xiang County at this time. Continue to attack the counties of Yuzhou. I predict that the government troops besieging Xiang County will not be too many, and it will not last too long, at most three to five days, and will also involve Yanzhou."

“We must save you!”

Niu Fu, who always obeyed Jia Xu's orders, loudly retorted, "Xiang County is related to the morale of the army. Once Xiang County is lost, the troops in other places will be in chaos. Xiang County cannot be lost!"

Jia Xu opened his mouth to speak, but Dong Zhuo waved his hand and said in a deep voice, "Niu Fu is right. I will lead the troops to Xiangxian and Wenhe immediately. Except Yingchuan, I will take all the other prefectures and counties!"

Jia Xu calculated silently for a moment. Although returning at this time would cause some setbacks in the plan, it would not affect the overall situation. He said, "I understand."

When Dong Zhuo saw that Jia Xu had no objection, he immediately ordered his troops to rescue Xiang County.

Xiang County has many of Dong Zhuo's beloved ones, while Jia Xu is alone and has no worries. But Dong Zhuo is not like that!

Jia Xu watched Dong Zhuo leave the city, looked up at the sun, and frowned subconsciously.

But when he glanced at it, he saw blood stains on his clothes. He frowned immediately, and whatever he had just thought of was completely wiped out.

After leaving Qiao County, Dong Zhuo traveled day and night without stopping.

I don’t know if it’s because the weather is too hot or he’s too impatient, but Dong Zhuo’s face is covered in sweat and he can’t wipe it off no matter how hard he tries.

In the past few years, Dong Zhuo has lived a life of luxury and has become much fatter than before.

He sat in the carriage, opened the curtain, looked towards Xiangxian, and said, "Niu Fu, how long will it take?"

Niu Fu, riding his horse, was even hotter than Dong Zhuo, and said, "Father, we are almost at Feiting."

"Send the message down, speed up the march." Dong Zhuo was impatient. He had so many good things in Xiang County, if they were robbed by Cao Cao, he would be heartbroken.

Niu Fu was extremely tired and didn't want to speed up, but he still agreed.

Dong Zhuo led more than 10,000 soldiers and rushed to Xiang County.

Not long after they left, Dong Zhuo lifted the curtain again and asked, "Any battle reports from Xiang County?"

Niu Fu touched the sweat on his neck and said, "An hour ago, the government troops surrounded us but did not attack. There were signs that they were withdrawing."

Dong Zhuo nodded in relief and said, "Wen He's guess is correct. Le Jin didn't bring much food and supplies with him. If the city is attacked, he may not be able to escape. This is a deliberate attempt to ruin my plan."

No matter what his plans were, Niu Fu just wanted to return to his yard immediately to see his family and his gold, silver and treasures.

It was almost evening, and Dong Zhuo lifted the curtain, looked out, and said, "Haven't we reached Feiting yet?"

Niu Fu almost stuck out his tongue, panting and said, "Foster father, we'll be there in half an hour."

Dong Zhuo couldn't help it and wanted to go to the bathroom, but he kept holding it back and said, "The whole army should rest for half an hour."

Niu Fu was overjoyed and gave the order. He jumped off his horse, grabbed the water, and kept pouring it on his head and clothes.

The weather in August is really hot enough to kill people.

The army stopped. The soldiers, who had been rushing all the way, now collapsed on the ground, huddled together in twos and threes, scrambling to drink water, and then opening their mouths. Others didn't want to move, as they could hardly open their eyes.

Dong Zhuo felt comfortable after his defecation and walked back, ready to enjoy the coolness of the charcoal ice in the carriage.

"kill!"

Suddenly, countless soldiers rushed out from the woods and canyons on both sides of the road, shouting and killing, and their footsteps shook the earth. They rushed towards Dong Zhuo like wolves and tigers.

Le Jin looked at Dong Zhuo from afar, swung the sword in his hand several times, and was extremely excited. He took the lead and rushed forward.

Dong Zhuo slipped and turned back in fear. Seeing Cao Cao's flag, he was immediately shocked and shouted urgently: "Niu Fu, hurry up and stop them!"

Niu Fu tied his belt and shouted: "Meet the enemy! Meet the enemy!"

The soldiers of Dong's army crawled up in fear, but were already in chaos and unable to organize an effective defense.

Dong Zhuo didn't care about anything else, grabbed a horse and fled.

He had been in battle for a long time and knew very well that he had no power to resist in this situation and could only escape as quickly as possible.

Niu Fu was a little stupid. He hurriedly gathered the soldiers and went to meet Le Jin.

Le Jin was blocked by Niu Fu, and charged forward with all his might, with only Dong Zhuo in his eyes.

He only brought three thousand people with him. How could he miss such a godsend opportunity!

But Dong Zhuo's troops were too many and too disorganized, making it difficult for him to move forward smoothly.

After a lot of effort, Le Jin split Niu Fu in half and led his troops to shout, "Kill Dong Zhuo!"

The soldiers behind him shouted loudly, some of them attacked Dong Zhuo's troops, while others followed Le Jin to pursue Dong Zhuo.

Dong Zhuo fled in a hurry with only a small number of soldiers.

Looking back, he saw the dust not far away and was terrified, so he kept on galloping away.

One was chasing the other, both were running at full speed.

One wants to escape, the other wants to kill.

There was a scorching sun overhead, the light was blinding, dust was flying on the official road, and the sound of horse hooves was like thunder.

Dong Zhuo saw Le Jin catching up with him, and angrily whipped his horse, while shouting to the guards around him: "Stop him!"

Upon hearing the voice, the guards turned their horses around and more than 20 people went to meet Le Jin.

Le Jin rushed forward like an arrow, swinging his sword and slashing, passing more than 20 people. Although he was stopped for a while, he saw that Dong Zhuo was alone, so he hit his horse even harder.

"Dong Zhuo, die!"

Le Jin put away his sword, put an arrow on the bow, and shot arrows at Dong Zhuo.

Dong Zhuo looked back with a horrified and gloomy expression, and hit his horse even harder.

Le Jin shot a few arrows, but seeing that he missed, he rode his horse again to chase after him.

Dong Zhuo ran all the way and actually came to a bamboo forest.

It was obvious that he could not get rid of it, so Dong Zhuo rushed into the woods, tried his best to control himself, got off his horse, and hit the horse hard to make it run forward.

He went into the bamboo forest, but found that the forest was not big. There was a lake behind the forest and he could not hide. Listening to the sound of Le Jin's horse hooves getting closer and closer, Dong Zhuo gritted his teeth and walked quietly into the water.

Just after he entered the water, the sound of Le Jin's horse hooves seemed to explode in his ears, accompanied by Le Jin's loud shouts.

"Dong Zhuo, old thief, die!"

Hearing Le Jin's murderous words, Dong Zhuo squatted with his fat body and sank into the water.

Le Jin passed by the bamboo forest and soon saw an empty warhorse. He was startled, turned around, shuttled back and forth, and stayed in the bamboo forest.

Le Jin looked stern, stared for a while, jumped off his horse, held his knife, and walked in carefully.

There are indeed not many bamboo forests, and you can see everything clearly in just a dozen steps.

Le Jin didn't find Dong Zhuo, and he was anxious and angry. He quickly walked across the lake and chased after him.

Dong Zhuo was hiding in the bushes by the lake and clearly heard Le Jin's footsteps.

He held his breath tightly, stared wide-eyed, and stared at the lake regardless of the pain. He waited for a long time until Le Jin's footsteps faded away. Only then did Dong Zhuo cautiously pop his head out and reveal his eyes.

After making sure that there was no one around, he rushed out of the water, gasping for breath.

His old face was flushed red, his hair was covered with weeds, and his gorgeous clothes were clinging to his clothes, making him look very disheveled.

Dong Zhuo didn't care about all this. He moved ashore and fled on foot towards Feiting from another road.

Le Jin lost Dong Zhuo and was so angry that he had to withdraw his troops and go to meet up with Guo Jia.

The next morning, Le Jin joined Guo Jia, passed through the State of Chen, and retreated to Yingchuan County.

Guo Jia drank strong tea and was in a good mood. He glanced at Le Jin, who was still feeling guilty and self-blaming, and smiled and shook his head, saying, "Don't worry about it. I didn't expect to kill Dong Zhuo, otherwise I would have gone there myself."

Guo Jia had indeed not thought about it this way. He just wanted to launch an ambush to avenge Cao Cao and give Jia Xu a taste of his own medicine.

Who could have expected that Dong Zhuo would actually run out from Qiao County and personally lead his troops to rescue Xiang County.

I missed the opportunity by accident. It was fate.

Le Jin's face looked a little better, and he said, "Military Advisor, I heard that the general went to Zhang Gong's place and was detained by him?"

Guo Jia's smile disappeared and he nodded silently.

After Cao Cao was defeated, he knew that the matter was serious, so he took the initiative to go to Xu County to meet Zhang Wen. Zhang Wen put Cao Cao under house arrest in Xu County without saying a word.

Le Jin was shocked and asked, "Really? Military Advisor, will the general be okay?"

Guo Jia smiled faintly and said, "Except for Your Majesty, no one dares to do anything to the general. In addition, Commandant Le almost captured Dong Zhuo alive, so his merits and demerits offset each other, so it should be fine."

Upon hearing this, Le Jin breathed a sigh of relief and began to smile.

Guo Jia drank a sip of tea, rode his horse, and swayed, but he didn't think so in his heart.

Cao Cao's defeat this time was actually not a bad thing for him.

Although the court and the public will not give up on holding Cao Cao accountable, his defeat and loss of troops and generals will reassure the court, and it will not put Cao Cao to death.

On the contrary, because Yuan Shu was destroyed and Dong Zhuo occupied Yuzhou, Cao Cao might be "importantly used"!

"However, the current situation is not a good thing for the court."

A hint of concentration flashed across Guo Jia's eyes.

Dong Zhuo occupied Yuzhou, Yuan Shao occupied Yangzhou, Sun Jian was still competing with Lu Bu for Xuzhou, while Jingzhou was in the hands of Liu Biao, Jiaozhi fell into the hands of Shi Xie, and the governor of Yizhou was Liu Yan, and Liangzhou was occupied by the three Qiang.

The current situation has become that the world is divided between various princes and the Han Dynasty!

Will the imperial court send troops to conquer?

Once the troops are dispatched, the vitality that has been restored with great effort over the past few years will be drained away in an instant. Amid internal and external troubles, the situation will be more dangerous than before Zhongping!

'What will the emperor in the palace decide?'

Guo Jia sipped the bitter strong tea and thought silently in his heart.

Another person who thought about the same question as Guo Jia was Jia Xu.

Jia Xu, who was in Qiao County, soon learned the news that Dong Zhuo had been ambushed.

Sitting on the top of the city wall, drinking tea leisurely, he whispered to himself: "I thought of it before."

He had actually thought that Dong Zhuo's trip would be dangerous, but was delayed by the bloodstain.

"Guo Fengxiao?"

Jia Xu looked towards the north, as if he could see Guo Jia.

This Guo Jia is obviously not someone who would suffer a loss. Logically, Guo Jia should have gone north to rescue Cao Cao, but he turned back and almost took Dong Zhuo's life!

This is a tough and dangerous opponent!

Jia Xu drank tea leisurely, thinking about the situation in Jiangdong, and began to think about the "big picture" just like Guo Jia.

This situation was really huge, involving the entire Han Dynasty and even the surrounding barbarian tribes!

Jia Xu thought carefully for a long time, then shook his head and said, "The Han Dynasty has lasted for 400 years, but it will eventually fall."

He deduced almost all the possibilities from beginning to end, but could not find any possibility that the Han Dynasty could survive.

The events of the past few decades have exhausted the foundation of the Han Dynasty. People throughout the country have "left the Han Dynasty" and are looking forward to a change of dynasty, the emergence of a new leader, and the reconstruction of China!

Guo Jia and Jia Xu were just thinking about it, but real problems were falling over Luoyang and inside and outside the imperial city.

No one was prepared for Cao Cao's sudden attack and defeat.

In particular, the Grand Marshal's Mansion issued orders in succession to the garrisons in Hanzhong, Sili, Yanzhou, Qingzhou and other places, ordering them to be on high alert.

The Secretariat also held an emergency meeting. After a general discussion, Prime Minister Xun Yu, the left and right servants Zhong Yao, Xun You, and the Vice-Minister Sima Jun all entered the Chongde Hall.

In addition, there were Chenliu King Liu Xie and Grand Marshal Liu Yu.