Obviously it was a big defeat, the Taiping Army did not even formally confront the Jingzhou Army, and it was completely led into a dead end by Liu Biao and had no power to fight back, which can be described as embarrassing, but Guo Jia asked people to take the lead in informing Sima Ju of Badong County with the good news of a big victory, Xu Chu didn't understand why, the generals dared to do this, that is, lying about the military situation, and the crime should be beheaded, but Guo Jia is the lord, what he says, Xu Chu will do it, there is no objection.

Ten clever soldiers were selected from the guards, let them polish their armor, change into sharp weapons, and then freshen up, Xu Chu informed the ten people of Guo Jia's order, and told them not to show any flaws, and they must maintain the posture of a victor, and a trace of sadness and loss can not be hung on their faces, and afterwards, there will be a heavy reward.

Riding ten fast horses and rushing to Badong County in the starry night, the people who reported the victory had already been dispatched, Guo Jia then also took Zhou Tai Xu Chu Dianwei, led Xu Chu and Dian Wei to rush to Badong County with only more than 8,000 soldiers left, deliberately letting Zhang Yan lead an army of 30,000 to be a little behind for half a distance.

At the end of the day, Badong County was close at hand, but Guo Jia saw Xu Shu outside Wu County.

Xu Shu, who hurried in with a hundred horsemen, turned over and dismounted when he saw Guo Jia's army, walked to Guo Jia's horse, and asked anxiously: "Lord, how is the battle situation in Jingzhou?" What are the troop losses? Are the generals all right? ”

Raising his eyes and looking at the generals beside Guo Jia, Xu Shu was shocked and continued to ask, "Where is General Zhang Yan?" Don't? ”

Guo Jia, who had a solemn face, pressed his hand to signal Xu Shu to be calm for a while, and said calmly: "Feiyan led the army not far from the rear, and I deliberately let him be behind. ”

Xu Shu's face improved a little, but he frowned again, and asked in a low voice: "Lord, do you want to ...... Sima Ju?"

Jumping off his horse, Guo Jia turned back to Zhou Tai and instructed: "Order the whole army to rest outside Wu County for a while, and then enter Yong'an City tomorrow." ”

After that, Guo Jia and Xu Shu walked to the remote wilderness outside the county.

This time Guo Jia attacked Jingzhou, Xu Shu was responsible for the dispatch of grain and grass in the rear, just from Chengdu to escort the supply of grain and grass to Yong'an, but heard that Guo Jia's victory of the good news came, Sima Ju set up a banquet in the mansion to celebrate, Xu Shu led a hundred horses out of Yong'an, Sima Ju's rhetoric was to welcome the lord, but Xu Shu knew that Guo Jia must be frustrated in the front, and was already on the way to withdraw the army.

The reason is very simple, even if Jingzhou is not fortified, Guo Jia will not be able to take Xiangyang and Jiangxia in such a short time, even if he takes the two places and stabilizes government affairs, it is impossible to return in less than a month.

The good news is simply fake! Even, Xu Shu thought about it deeply, there may be murderous intent hidden in this good news.

According to Xu Shu's guess, Guo Jia sent someone to send the good news, out of the need to stabilize Yizhou, otherwise the news of his failure in attacking Jingzhou would be transmitted back to Yizhou, which is very likely to cause the forces that are secretly ready to move.

But the paper can't hold the fire, the good news can stabilize the situation for a while, but it treats the symptoms but not the root cause, Guo Jia's good news is only sent to Badong County and no longer sent to Chengdu, so the biggest possibility is to use the good news to deter Sima Ju, and then remove Sima Ju.

At the foot of Wushan Mountain, the green fields are vast, and the cold is raging in autumn and winter, Guo Jia recently said that he was unwell, but he didn't say it, and he kept rushing towards Badong County.

Standing side by side in the wilderness, Guo Jia's body felt a little cold, and his hands tightened the snow-white daku, which was sent to him by Zhen Jiang before the expedition, and he didn't pay attention to it at that time, but at this moment, he felt warm.

"Yuan Zhi, have you ever heard of what Sima Ju did in Padang County?"

Hearing Guo Jia's question, Xu Shu had already guessed Guo Jia's thoughts, and he really wanted to do something to Sima Ju.

Xu Shu nodded silently, everything he saw and heard in Badong County was all negative news about Sima Ju, although it had not yet reached the point of common anger, but it had completely deviated from Guo Jia's ruling policy.

"Sima Ju brought 10,000 soldiers and horses to Badong County, and in less than three months, he had already recruited and expanded his army by 5,000, and recently there were deserters in the Duowen camp."

Xu Shu sighed slightly, even when the Yellow Turban was in turmoil, the Han Dynasty did not dare to recruit soldiers, but only dared to recruit rebels in various places.

Ahem

Coughing lightly, Guo Jia raised his hand to signal that Xu Shu, who was concerned, was okay, and sighed lightly: "Sima Ju dares to do this in Badong County, I don't know if Zhang Bai will do the same in Fuling County?" Xu He is in Jiangyang County, does it also make me feel cold. ”

To stabilize the situation in Yizhou, Guo Jia's first thing is to stabilize the interior, and Sima Ju, Zhang Baiqi, Xu and the three of them in the local area, he only learned about Sima Ju for the time being, so the other two, Guo Jia doesn't care for the time being, but Sima Ju must be won.

After hesitating for a moment, Xu Shu still said cautiously: "Lord, Sima Ju's wife and concubine in Yong'an, I don't know if the lord knows?" ”

Harem?

Guo Jia stared at Xu Shu suspiciously, motioning for him to continue.

Xu Shu said in a deep voice: "Sima Juzheng's wife is the daughter of the side branch of the Qin family in the Guanghan Dynasty, and she married five concubines, all of whom are the maids of the daughters of the Qin family. ”

Facing Xu Shu's eyes, Guo Jia's gentle gaze gradually became cold, and in the end, it was already a killing intent.

"Understood, it seems that my weakness to the Guanghan clan has been seen through, they want to oppose me, but they also have no courage to spare their lives, they can only divide the hearts of the people from within our army, and gradually eat away at my foundation, since Sima Ju's pillow people are all daughters of the Qin family, that Zhang Baiqi, Xu He will definitely also be beneficial to the Zhou Shi clan to show favor and temptation."

It is more likely that even Zhang Liao in Hanzhong and Gan Ning, who was cultivating and expanding the Sword Pavilion Road in Zitong, also suffered the same discord, but Guo Jia was sure that the two would not betray him, but Sima Ju, Zhang Baiqi, and Xu He were difficult to say.

If the Yizhou scholars come directly to Sima Ju, buy them directly with money and beauties, and let Sima Ju rebel, I am afraid that Sima Ju does not have the guts, and will inevitably kill the other party directly, but first show goodwill, and then secretly instigate, Sima Ju's misdeeds in Badong County, secretly must be beneficial to the Zhou Shi clan to fan the flames, and when Sima Ju himself was confused, he gradually forced him to the point where he could only rebel, if it weren't for Guo Jia leading the army to attack Jingzhou and find the signs, The consequences are really unimaginable.

"Lord, your good news has confused Sima Ju, at this time the lord returned to Badong County with the power of victory, Sima Ju did not dare to move, but he now has 15,000 soldiers and horses, Zhang Baiqi and Xu He when they first arrived in Fuling County and Jiangyang County, there were only 10,000 soldiers and horses each, if they also recruited and expanded the army like Sima Ju, the total number of soldiers and horses in the hands of the three of them may be 50,000, plus the assistance of the Yizhou Shi clan and the wang clan, if they are not careful, it will shake the rule of the lord in Yizhou."

Xu Shu's worries are also Guo Jia's worries, but he can't let it go, and he can't punish it a little, because then it is very likely to be hated by them in their hearts, the big truth, Guo Jia doesn't want to talk about it anymore, God is destined to have people who can only be bandit leaders, commanders of the army, not everyone can be a general, not a brute force is enough to be a general.

When they continue to suffer from the chaos, they are heroes, but the momentary success is not enough to last for a lifetime, and at this moment, Guo Jia can only raise the butcher knife.

Guo Jia, whose eyes were closed, said regretfully: "Ming said that if you enter Yong'an, no matter what, Sima Ju must die, and Badong County must be replaced by other generals to guard the town." ”

It is not enough to dismiss Sima Ju, because there are Yellow Turban soldiers under Sima Ju who are loyal to him, and punishment and punishment may make Sima Ju extremely angry, and he must never suffer in the future.

Xu Shu said to Guo Jia with a heavy expression: "Lord, if Sima Ju dies, Zhang Baiqi of Fuling County and Xu He of Jiangyang County will probably not give up, they are all the remnants of the Yellow Turban, and they are all in the same breath, and Xu Chu Dianwei, Zhang Liao Gaoshun and others under the command of the lord will have a hidden antagonism, and kill Sima Ju, and the consequences will be unimaginable." ”

The cold wind blew, the coolness swept all over the body, Guo Jia put his arms closer to his body, shook his head bitterly, and said: "If this confrontation is competitive and competitive, compared to the majesty of the battlefield, I am not worried but happy, but if I am secretly jealous and fighting for power, what is the use of me as a general?" Yuan Zhi, it's not that I don't miss the old feelings, but the situation is compelling, Jingzhou is already in Liu Biao's pocket, Badong County is the eastern gateway of Yizhou, appeasement of Sima Ju for a while, I am afraid of the aftermath. ”

Xu Shu's expression was shocked, and he was stunned for a long time before he hesitated and asked, "The lord's defeat in Jingzhou was caused by Liu Biao?" ”

I always thought that it was the thieves in Jingzhou who resisted Guo Jia together, which made Guo Jia return with difficulty, but he didn't expect that there was another hidden story, and Xu Shu couldn't imagine that Liu Biao would take Jingzhou without a thunderbolt, which was like a miracle.

Guo Jia nodded sadly, and informed Xu Shu of the defeat of Jingzhou in detail, and after Xu Shu heard it, he sighed: "The strategy of arrogance of the army, the strategy of luring the enemy, the defeat of the lord, the defeat of the army, and the defeat of the people." ”

The military is proud, and the people are planning to set up a situation, Guo Jia's reflection after the war also came to such a conclusion.

Originally, Jingzhou was a borderless land, no matter what hurtful things Sima Ju did in Badong County, it was an administrative problem, but now that Liu Biao is in charge of Jingzhou, Badong County is extremely important in strategy, Guo Jia must send a general to guard it, otherwise if Sima Ju is completely rebelled by the Yizhou Shi clan, he and Liu Biao should cooperate with the outside, and the army can attack Chengdu in a short time, and Guo Jia will die without a place to be buried.

It was precisely because Padang County suddenly became so important in the overall strategy that Guo Jia had to first deter Sima Ju with good news, and then take Sima Ju when the army withdrew to Padang County.

The situation in Yizhou suddenly became turbulent after Guo Jia's defeat, and Xu Shu no longer persuaded Guo Jia, because with the threat of Liu Biao in Jingzhou, Sima Ju must die, and there will be troubles after being transferred or punished, and only by cutting the grass and eradicating the roots.

And killing Sima Ju was the first step for Guo Jia to purge the interior and declare war on the Yizhou Shi clan.