It is very infuriating to be betrayed by one's own people.

Guo Jia has cultivated his surname for many years, thinking that he has been indifferent to honor and disgrace, and he can not change his face before the collapse of Mount Tai, but he didn't expect that Zhang Baiqi's rebellion made him angry, and he almost lost his mind.

For a moment, Guo Jia really wanted to withdraw his troops back to Yizhou, not because he was afraid of Yuan Shao, nor because he could give up the long-term interests of Guanzhong, but because he wanted to personally lead the army and mobilize all the troops in Yizhou to besiege Zhang Baiqi.

He wanted to break Zhang Baiqi's corpse into pieces to set an example.

But he held back.

Zhang Baiqi is a small person, Guo Jia reminded himself that he should not be angry, that is simply elevating Zhang Baiqi and belittling himself.

The opponent of the military general is the military general of the same level, the opponent of the strategist is the strategist of the same level, and the opponent of the master is the hero of the world.

Guo Jia's opponent should be Yuan Shao, Cao Ying, Liu Biao, Sun Ce, not Zhang Baiqi, not Zhang Jaw, not Xiahoudun, not Yan Liangwen and so on.

If Guo Jia wants to go toe-to-toe with the generals and strategists of the enemy camp, then even if he gets rid of the fate of his untimely death, I am afraid that he will die of physical and mental exhaustion.

Why did Zhang Baiqi rebel, Guo Jia no longer thinks about this question, facts speak louder than words.

Zhang Baiqi has rebelled, this is a fait accompli.

In the past, Guo Jia was extremely gentle with the heroes, and he didn't think that he had failed Zhang Baiqi at any point.

Cao Ying once said that I would rather bear others than others.

However, the rebellion in Cao Wei's camp continued for decades.

Some people want to kill themselves, and some people just can't get rid of the end of ignorance and self-error.

The strategic position of Tongguan in the late Eastern Han Dynasty was not as important as in later generations, because it gradually became Xiongguan was built by the princes of later generations and became the east gate of Guanzhong.

Yuan Shao led the army and Zhang Jaw to join forces at Hangu Pass, and then poured out of the nest and went straight to Tongguan.

With the fury of revenge, he wanted to slash Zhang Liao, and Yuan Shao's 70,000 troops drove to Tongguan, but he didn't expect that Zhang Liao not only evacuated Hangu Pass, but also did not even deploy a soldier in Tongguan as a precaution.

Yuan Shao and Cao Ying took a short rest, and at the same time sent someone to send a letter to Ju Yi in Wuguan, and agreed that Ju Yi would lead the army north after three days, and after joining Yuan Shao, he swept Sanfu.

Cao Yingjin said that he was full of worries in his heart, and an indescribable sense of foreboding lingered in his heart.

Hangu Pass is too strange, although Tongguan is not as advantageous as Hangu Pass, it is not a fortress that can be ignored.

But Guo Jia is not defended here.

It's puzzling.

"Lord, it's not good!"

Cheng Yu came to Cao Ying anxiously, and before Cao Ying could ask, he told him about the crisis.

"My lord, rumors have spread in Yanyu recently, and it is rumored in the folk market that the Son of Heaven intends to form a new army, and the commander of this new army is Dong Cheng."

Cao Ying got up angrily, looked at Cheng Yu, and asked through gritted teeth, "Where did you know about this rumor?" True or false again? Are the civil and military forces I left in Xudu all decorations? ”

Cheng Yu's face was embarrassed, and he said with a little doubt: "This gossip is by no means groundless, but the place where it spreads more and more is Jingzhou. In my opinion, if this matter is not really intended to recruit new troops, or someone is secretly spreading it, where did this rumor come from, whether it was from Jingzhou to Yanyu or Yanyu to Jingzhou, it is difficult to investigate, my lord, how should we deal with it now? ”

Putting away his murderous expression, Cao Ying turned his back to Cheng Yu, and after being silent for a while, Cao Ying suddenly asked calmly: "In addition to this news, are there any rumors against Yuan Shao?" ”

Cheng Yu seemed to have an epiphany, and suddenly woke up, he blurted out: "Indeed! At the same time, there are also rumors in Hebei, and it is rumored that Yuan Shao will set up his second son Yuan Xi as the son after his victory! Lord, it seems that the mastermind behind this rumor must be Guo Jia! ”

Yes, it is indeed Guo Jia.

When the time was ripe for Zhang Liao to withdraw his troops from Hangu Pass, and when Guo Jia was preparing for a decisive battle with Yuan Shao and Cao Ying, he had already instructed the people of the Yizhou Chamber of Commerce in Jingzhou and Hebei to start spreading rumors.

Merchants do business regardless of whether they are high or low, and they can be contacted by three religions and nine streams, and they spread rumors, which are far more hidden than Guo Jia sending people to do it deliberately, and it is not difficult to let rumors spread all over the streets and alleys when they are unaware.

Because the Yizhou Chamber of Commerce did not dare to go to Cao Ying's territory to do business, Guo Jia could only let them act in Jingzhou, and spreading rumors unfavorable to Cao Ying in Jingzhou would always spread to Yanyu.

One south and one north, two rumors have been spread all over the sky, both true and false.

If you want to spread rumors, you must also be in line with reality.

If Guo Jia sends people to take a walk to pass on the throne to the Son of Heaven, the Son of Heaven wants to kill Cao Ying, or vice versa, Cao Ying wants to be unfavorable to the Son of Heaven, etc., I'm afraid that such gossip will not spread at all, because the common people will be afraid of losing their heads.

Recruiting the army is too commonplace, all these years, which prince has not recruited troops? It was common for the people to discuss conscription.

Cao Ying and Yuan Shao have hidden dangers inside.

If you want to create rumors, you have to get to the point, and if it doesn't hurt, there will be no good at all.

Cao Shao's biggest internal enemy was the Son of Heaven, and the most unstable factor within Yuan Shao was the three sons vying for the throne.

"It seems that there is still a big battle in Guanzhong that will determine the outcome of the battle."

Cao Ying raised his head and sighed, quite lost.

He was lost because Guo Jia could not be used by him.

He thought that Zhang Liao's withdrawal from Hangu Pass and the unfortified Tongguan were all signals that Guo Jia intended to seek peace.

But the rumors came together, after the news came, Cao Ying knew that he guessed wrong, if Guo Jia hadn't had a plan for a decisive battle a long time ago, he would not have sent people to spread such a rumor with great lethality.

Now that he has guessed that the rumors were secretly spread by Guo Jia, what can Cao Ying do? Ignore it? Absolutely not!

It is a fact that the Son of Heaven wants to master the army, Dong Cheng, as a relative, must not be willing to be an auxiliary general in name only, he must also want to have soldiers and horses to seize military and political power from Cao Ying.

Cao Ying was able to give the imperial party a faction of high-ranking officials, but he could never give them military power.

However, together with this rumor, the people talked about it after dinner, if some people gradually have the idea of joining the army, once such public opinion escalates, the people's will will put Cao Ying in a great danger.

It is a fact that the people are afraid of war, but there are always people who want to fight for wealth and nobility, the appeal and influence of the Son of Heaven are by no means comparable to the princes, to be a soldier to the Son of Heaven, the status of the army must far exceed the army to which the princes belong, and the commander of this new army is Dong Cheng, Dong Cheng, who is related to the Son of Heaven!

If there are really many people who are eager to join the new army, and the voice is getting louder and louder, the Son of Heaven will definitely not be indifferent, and even the two sides hit it off.

Can Cao Ying ignore it?

In history, Cao Ying fought in the south and the north, and fought all his life, but he could not leave the central government for a long time, and even when the battle reached a critical time, he had to take the initiative to withdraw the army, why? Because the Son of Heaven is restless! Because the imperialist party is ready to move!

There are always problems in his rear, Cao Ying is annoyed, but he can't be accused of killing the monarch in the future, the Son of Heaven will bring him trouble, but it will bring him greater benefits.

Now, Cao Ying's mind has flown back to Xudu, and he must rush back to stabilize the interior, curb the rumors, and knock the Son of Heaven and the Imperial Party.

However, Yuan Shao would not let him go.

Although Yuan Shao must have been upset after learning about the rumors in Hebei.

Cao Ying really loves and hates Guo Jia.

The blow to these two rumors is really to the point.

Yuan Shao has three sons, the eldest son Yuan Tan, the second son Yuan Xi, and the third son Yuan Shang.

The rumor is that the throne of the heir was handed down to Yuan Xi.

Yuan Xi doesn't please Yuan Shao, so will Yuan Shao suspect that this rumor was released by Yuan Xi himself to build momentum for himself?

Yuan Tan is the eldest son, and he is young and orderly, and he must not be convinced when he hears this news.

Yuan Shang is Yuan Shao's favorite son, although he is young, he is not qualified to compete for the throne of the prince, there are two brothers in front of him, if Yuan Tan is on the throne, Yuan Shang is afraid that there will be a lot less dissatisfaction in his heart, but it is Yuan Xi in the rumors, his second brother, since the tradition of the eldest son succeeding to the throne has been broken, then he should also have a chance.

Cao Ying was caught off guard by the accident, but snickered, I'm afraid Yuan Shao is even more anxious than him.

Anyway, Cao Ying went to see Yuan Shao.

He wanted to get out of the way, he didn't care what the outcome of the battle in Guanzhong was, his goal had already reached eighty percent.

Now that there is a problem with the base camp, he really wants to withdraw.

Yuan Shao did have a headache after getting the news from Hebei.

How to deal with this matter is second, to deal with it, he must first return to Hebei.

Withdraw now?

Hangu Pass has been successful, and Guanzhong is close at hand.

How could he be willing to withdraw?

Labor expedition, he has paid nearly 100,000 casualties, if the previous efforts are wasted, then why is he unwilling?

Cao Ying implicitly expressed the idea of returning to Xudu, and before the war he agreed to Yuan Shao's three conditions.

At least the first two, sending troops and enclosing Guanzhong to Yuan Shao, Cao Ying did not intend to break his promise.

Even more absolutely, Cao Ying came this time, and he already brought the holy decree that was sealed to Yuan Shao in Guanzhong, anyway, he carried countless blank holy decrees with him, how to write it, he could do whatever he wanted.

Yuan Shao read the holy decree presented to him by Cao Ying, and the actions between the two were no different from delivering ordinary letters.

Anyway, Cao Ying will definitely not ask for hardships and put on a posture of announcing the decree, and Yuan Shao will not obediently kneel down to accept the decree, everyone understands people, and when there are no outsiders, don't play the false set.

Putting away the holy decree, Yuan Shao was not happy in his heart.

He is now not only immersed in the sadness of Wen Chou's death, but also the troubles of Hebei rumors permeating his heart.

Cao Ying didn't talk to Yuan Shaoxu and the snake, and said simply and clearly: "Brother Benchu, if the Son of Heaven wants to form a new army, I must return to Xu Du to stabilize the situation, you see, if the Son of Heaven really recruits an army, is it possible for you to welcome the Son of Heaven to Yecheng in the future?" ”

Yuan Shao stared at Cao Ying.

His words are true.

The Son of Heaven would only be held hostage without an army.

The Son of Heaven with an army is a great enemy that is more difficult to deal with than all the princes!

"Mengde, seeing that the war in Guanzhong is about to come to an end, you better wait, I will lead the army to fight a quick battle, and after pacifying Guanzhong, you and I will return to the territory, which can be regarded as a triumph."

Cao Yinglai is just trying his luck, if Yuan Shao is dizzy and really lets him go, then he should walk and pick up the treasure.

When leaving, Cao Ying kept thinking about Yuan Shao's words in his mind.

"Quick fix, quick fix...... Guo Jia, is this the result you want? ”

(To be continued)