The winter was bitterly cold, the temperature was low, and there was snow outside the tent.

Zhao Yun approved a fur coat and left the camp tent, surrounded by personal guards and went outside the gate. But I saw a man in his early thirties, with a majestic face, a white face and a black beard, wearing a long and thick deep coat covering his body, holding a saber in his left hand, and his right hand clenched into a fist in his sleeve, standing motionless in the snow.

The white-faced and black-bearded man had red and swollen eyes, a red nose from the cold, and ice stains on his face and beard, and it seemed that he had been standing in the ice and snow for a while.

Behind this person, there were two powerful retinues, but they did not carry weapons.

Zhao Yun approached him and asked, "Is Taiyuan Guo Boji at your feet?" ”

The white-faced and black-bearded man didn't reply, but looked at Zhao Yun for a long time before he let out a hot breath, "Dare to ask Your Excellency, is it Changshan Zhao Yunzilong?" ”

Zhao Yun bowed his head slightly: "It's Zhao Yun." ”

Guo Huai shook off the snow on his body and bowed down: "Huaiben Wei General, Wei Lu is eaten, the country has something to do, and it is the time of the righteous death." However, for the sake of the soldiers who lacked food and clothing under the Huai tent, and for the more than 100,000 innocent people in Linjing City, General Guishun could protect the soldiers and civilians of a city. Su Wen General is benevolent and magnanimous, and now the whole city is surrendered to the general, the general of the defeated army, the incompetent, life and death are taken by the general, but please forgive Li Shu and the soldiers. ”

Zhao Yun smiled friendlyly, helped Guo Huai up, and said with his arm: "Jun cherishes the town of Guanzhong, and has a lot of prestige." Today, when I came to invest, it was Chen Ping who returned to Han, and Baili (Xi) entered Qin. I have been strengthened like a tiger. Sideways to get out of the way, stretched out his hand to invite Guo Huai into the camp: "The weather is cold, this is not the place to talk, there is a charcoal fire in my tent that is as warm as spring, there is hot wine and cooked food, Boji, please enter the camp, let's talk in detail at the feast!" ”

"Ashamed, ashamed!" Guo Huai also turned sideways to avoid Zhao Yun, leaned over and bowed again, saying that he didn't dare to be.

In the Chinese military tent, Zhao Yun set up a banquet to entertain Guo Huai, and summoned Ma Dai, Deng Zhi, Wu Yi, Jiang Wei, and Liang Xu to sit with him.

The banquet seats are not arranged according to the priority and inferiority, but are divided into two seats opposite each other according to the host and guest, and a bonfire is lit in the middle of the banquet. Zhao Yun, as the host and host, is the first in the east seat, and Ma Dai and Deng Zhi are respectively ranked by age and official rank. Guo Huai was sitting on the west seat (guest seat), a little restrained. Two entourages knelt on his left and right, and there was no food table in front of them, and they were responsible for pouring wine and cloth vegetables for Guo Huai.

The banquet opened, Zhao Yun raised his glass to wish Guo Huai, "I hope for nectar for a long time, and finally look forward to Boji to vote, Boji is famous between Yong and Liang, and now Yongzhou has been decided, I have to look at Longwang Shu", look back at Liangzhou, what do you teach me?. ”

Guo Huai got up to thank him, drank the wine in the cup, and then raised it white, showing the bottom of the cup. Put the wine lord back on the table, and after sitting back, he arched his hand to Zhao Yun and said: "Liangzhou Thorn History Xu Miao, the word Jingshan, Guangyang Jixian people, successively served as Longxi, Nan'an, Anping Taishou, Yingchuan Diannong Zhonglang General, after the current Wei lord ascended the throne, he was promoted to Liangzhou Thorn History, Holding Jie, and leading the Qiang Captain. Everywhere he went, he left a good reputation and was a good man in governing the place. ”

"Huai is not self-sufficient, he is willing to be a lobbyist for the general, Chen will take advantage of the disadvantages, and let Xu Miao raise the general of a state." Guo Huai took the initiative to ask Zhao Yun for help, he knew that at present, the Shu Kingdom is rising, occupying Guanzhong, and isolating traffic. Gu Zang's Xu Miao was also in a dilemma, and it was difficult to sleep and eat. He was confident that he had great confidence in convincing Xu Miao to surrender to Shu.

(Cao Wei Liangzhou, Lingjincheng, Xiping, Wuwei, Zhangye, Jiuquan, Dunhuang, Xihai seven counties, 44 counties, Guzang County, Wuwei County)

"With Boji out of the horse, I don't have to worry about it." Zhao Yun's face was happy, and he was even more excited in his heart, and he raised his glass again.

Zhao Yun paid for himself: Judging from the loss of Yongzhou, Guo Huai was able to recruit and send Liangzhou county soldiers to resist and deal with him, Guo Huai's influence in Liangzhou is undoubtedly huge, let Guo Huai persuade Xu Miao to surrender, and the people of Liangzhou will definitely exclaim: "Guo Boji is sincere and loyal to the warriors!" Why don't we go down fast? ”

Even if Guo Huai's persuasion fails, and Xu Miao refuses to defend to the death, then through the example of Guo Huai's surrender, it will shock the courage of the people of Liangzhou, making it difficult for them to resist again.

The next day, Guo Huai and Anding Taishou Meng Da officially led the army out of the city to surrender, Zhao Yun placed the surrendered army outside the city, gave winter clothes, grain, vegetables and fruits, and sent Ma Dai and Deng Zhi to lead the Han army into the city to control the Linjing Guan Temple and the city gates, and provide relief and pacify the people.

Because Liu Yong had canonized Liu Xuan as the king of stability, Zhao Yun changed the county into a country according to the system, undertook to worship Meng Da as the minister of stability, and ordered Meng Da to issue an official document to the county commanders (chiefs), chengs, and lieutenants in the country, so that he took the initiative to go to Linjing to meet and return to Shun.

After everything was done, after subduing the entire territory of Andingguo, Zhao Yun immediately sent Guo Huai to Liangzhou to persuade Xu Miao to surrender, and sent envoys to report that the prime minister's mansion in Tongguan and the court in Hanzhong - the Longyou counties had all been pacified.

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It is said that a person who was seriously injured when he was young will be most afraid of winter, once he is infected, it is very dangerous, and if this person has led the army to fight when he was young, and the pain is great, then for him, winter is undoubtedly more deadly.

The eastern suburbs of Tongguan, the camp of the Wei army

The Wei army's attack on Tongguan continued, but after the Xianbei people Koubian, another unfavorable news reached Cao Rong, and in the winter of December, the great Sima Cao Xiu suffered a poisonous sore attack on his back and died of illness in Hefei.

In the imperial tent of the Chinese army, Cao Rong convened a big discussion to discuss Cao Zhen's succession.

"Da Sima has been guarding Huainan for a long time, repeatedly rejecting thieves, and has made outstanding achievements. The coffin was also buried in Luoyang, and the king of Yan sent the coffin to the door of Dongye on behalf of me, and the prince, the secretary, the general, the officials in Beijing 2,000 stones, and the princes all came to the funeral to mourn and mourn, in order to show my mourning and nostalgia. Then he ordered Yousi to investigate the deeds of Sima Da's life and deeds, and give him a nickname. On the main seat, Cao Rong's eyes were a little swollen, and his tone was very sad when he said these words.

He didn't want to read it, so he shook his head and said, "After using the seal, send it to Luoyang quickly." ”

"Your Majesty, Da Sima died of illness, although the minister also mourned the loss of a good general in the imperial court, but Yangzhou is empty, and the minister is worried that Wu Yu Sun Quan will take the opportunity to attack, and please ask Your Majesty to select the minister to go out of the east line of the town!" Cao Zhen came out to worship, his eyes were also red, and his expression was sad.

Back then, in the early years of the Huang Dynasty, he Cao Zhen, Xiahou Shang, and Cao Xiu were divided into three lines, Yongliang, Jingzhou, and Yangzhou, which were the three pillars of the country. Now that three has gone to two, the rabbit is dead and the fox is sad, how long can I protect Dawei? Cao Zhen felt a little related in his heart.

"In Qing's opinion, who can defend Hefei for me?" Cao Rong put away his grief a little, Cao Xiu died, and the coach of the Eastern Front was missing, and now it is the top priority to appoint a qualified coach of the Eastern Front as soon as possible.

When it came to state affairs, Cao Zhen's voice also became louder, he glanced back at Sima Yi, who was next to him, and said in a loud voice: "Your Majesty! It is incumbent on the ministers to raise the virtuous for the country, and the ministers recommend the general Sima Zhongda to supervise the Yangzhou army! ”