The Qin army repelled the counterattack of the Huainan army, in the palace of Yuan Shu in Shouchun City.

Ji Ling, who was tightly bound by hemp rope, knelt in the middle of the main hall, and the two sides of the hall were divided into two columns where the military generals under the command of Yuan Shu sat down.

Yuan Shu sat in the front seat, his eyes staring at Ji Ling as if he was about to erupt flames.

was stared at by Yuan Shu, although Ji Ling led the army to fight on the battlefield all the year round, he still trembled involuntarily.

"Let's talk about it!" After being silent for a long time, Yuan Shu's eyes narrowed slightly, and a ruthless light flashed in the corners of his eyes in an instant, and he asked Ji Ling, "Why did you escape?" ”

As soon as Yuan Shu opened his mouth, he put a big hat on Ji Ling to escape, Ji Ling was stunned for a moment, looked up at Yuan Shu, and opened his mouth as if he wanted to argue for himself.

Just opened his mouth, Ji Ling sighed again, tilted his head to the side, and finally didn't say anything more.

He really didn't have anything to say, the people sitting in the hall were Yuan Shu's civil and military ministers, the two armies went out of the city, and there were far more soldiers and horses under his command than Liu Xun, Liu Xun died in battle, but he returned in vain, and before the army withdrew, he fled back to the city first.

Staring at Ji Ling coldly, seeing that he didn't have half an explanation, Yuan Shu shouted outside the hall: "Someone!" ”

The guards guarding outside the hall heard Yuan Shu's call, strode into the hall, clenched their fists and waited for Yuan Shu's orders.

Glancing at the guards who entered the hall, Yuan Shu gave him a faint order: "Drag Ji Ling out of the hall and cut it down!" ”

After receiving Yuan Shu's order, the guard responded with a fist, and then beckoned to the outside of the hall.

After the guard beckoned, two guards immediately followed into the hall, and Ji Ling, who was tied with hemp rope on his body, dragged him out of the hall.

"Wait!" The guard dragged Ji Ling and was about to go out, Yang Hong, who was kneeling in the hall, rolled his eyes, and hurriedly shouted, until the guard stopped dragging Ji Ling, he strode to the middle of the hall, hugged his fists and bowed to Yuan Shu and said: "Your Majesty, the two armies are fighting, and it is taboo to kill the generals in battle." Although General Ji has had this battle, His Majesty can make meritorious contributions to him, if he commits it again in the future, it will not be too late to kill him! ”

After staring at Yang Hong for a long time, looking him up and down thoroughly, Yuan Shu frowned tightly and shifted his gaze to Ji Ling's body.

Being dragged by the two guards, Ji Ling lowered his head with a look of chagrin.

It's no wonder that he is annoyed, as a military general, if he dies on the battlefield, there is still glory to speak of, but he can escape from the battle and return to the city and be beheaded by his own lord, which is a nest called death!

"Ji Ling!" His gaze lingered on Ji Ling's body for a long time, and Yuan Shucai asked him in a cold voice: "Changshi pleads for you, what do you want?" ”

Hearing a slight turn from Yuan Shu's words, Ji Ling was stunned for a moment, hurriedly knelt on the ground with his legs bent, and said to Yuan Shu: "If Your Majesty doesn't kill the last general, the last general will be in battle in the future, if you retreat half a step back, you will let Your Majesty kill you!" ”

Hearing Ji Ling's words, Yuan Shu nodded with satisfaction, and instructed the two guards who were about to drag him out of the gang just now: "Loosen the tie for General Ji!" ”

The two guards, who were dragging Ji Ling just now and almost pulled him out of the body to cut off his head, got Yuan Shu's order and stepped forward to untie the hemp rope that bound Ji Ling's body.

As soon as the hemp rope was untied, Ji Ling clasped his fists with both hands, looked up at Yuan Shu sitting on the main seat, and said to him: "Thank you for your grace not to kill, even if Ji Ling is broken, you must repay Your Majesty's kindness!" ”

Nodding towards Ji Ling, Yuan Shu didn't speak, just stared at Ji Ling with a pair of eyes.

The news that the Qin army had besieged Shouchun City and repelled the Huainan army's first counterattack soon reached Yangzhou.

Cao Cao, who had already broken through Yangzhou, was sitting in the study in the back garden of the Yangzhou official mansion.

Guo Jia, who has always been regarded as a confidant by Cao Cao, is sitting opposite him.

Looking at Guo Jia, Cao Cao said to him with an indifferent smile on the corner of his mouth: "Fengxiao's expectation is really good, King Qin besieged Shouchun, then Shouchun City was like being encircled by an iron bucket, and even half of the Huainan army didn't want to kill from the city!" ”

"Ming Gong!" Kneeling opposite Cao Cao, Guo Jia clasped his fists and saluted Cao Cao, and then said to him: "The Huainan army is more numerous than the Qin army, if Yuan Shu had deployed defenses in Huaishui and Weishui earlier, it would be difficult for the Qin army to cross the river, and the supply of grain and grass would be insufficient, and within two months, it would have returned to Luoyang!" ”

Listening to Guo Jia's analysis, Cao Cao nodded slowly, did not answer, just silently waited for Guo Jia to continue.

Cao Cao didn't speak, and Guo Jia continued: "Yuan Shu gathered the Huainan army into Shouchun City, and secretly ordered the army to enter the tomb from the secret passage and attack the Qin army from behind. This move is not impossible, if Qin Jun is other heroes, he may have already followed the Tao of Yuan Shu! ”

"How is the Qin army different from other armies?" Although Guo Jia did not directly praise Qin Jun, from his words, Cao Cao still heard that he admired Qin Jun very much.

"The Qin army is disciplined and strong!" Looking at Cao Cao, Guo Jia said unabashedly: "Even if they are defenseless, it will be difficult for the Huainan army to defeat the Qin army in one fell swoop if they launch a surprise attack after themselves!" What's more, Chen Gong is currently in front of King Qin's tent! That Chen Gong is also quite successful, there is no capable person in front of Yuan Shu's tent, how can he fight with King Qin? ”

Guo Jia said that there was no capable person in front of Yuan Shu's account, Cao Cao was stunned for a moment, and asked him: "Yang Hong and Ji Ling in front of Yuan Shu's account are all virtuous, why does Feng Xiao say that there are no capable people?" ”

"Ji Ling fought with Donglai Tai Shi Ci, and was driven into Shouchun, and was almost killed by Yuan Shu!" The corners of his mouth twitched slightly, and Guo Jia said with a little contempt in his tone: "As for that Yang Hong, if he is really a virtuous person, he will not instigate Yuan Shu to turn his back on the big man!" ”

When Guo Jia said the words "turn his back on the big man", Cao Cao nodded and did not speak.

It was imperative for Cao Cao to conquer Yuan Shu, and a large part of the reason was that Yuan Shu became the emperor and turned his back on the Han royal family.

Staring at Cao Cao without blinking, Guo Jia continued: "Although His Majesty is weak today, he is as strong as Ming Gong. There are no capable ministers under Yuan Shu, only Jiangdong Sun Ce, and now he has returned to Jiangdong! There are no fierce generals in Huainan, although there are many celebrities, but Yuan Shu does not know how to appoint them, seeing that celebrities leave Huainan and go to the sage! Since the day Yuan Shu became emperor, Huainan has been included in the Ming Dynasty and the King of Qin! ”

After listening to Guo Jia's words, Cao Cao's face also showed a hint of embarrassment, and he hesitated for a moment before saying to Guo Jia: "What Feng Xiao said is really not bad, it's just ......."

Only halfway through his words, Cao Cao stopped talking.

was waiting for Cao Cao to finish speaking, seeing that he suddenly stopped talking, Guo Jia raised his eyes to look at him and asked him: "Ming Gong is worried about Huainan, our army's income is not as good as the Qin army?" ”

"The Qin army's Yulin and Huben Erwei are now attacking the city around Shouchun, and the Xia Cai area has also fallen into the hands of the Qin army!" Looking at Guo Jia, Cao Cao's brows tightened, and he said to Guo Jia: "Xia Cai is close to Xudu, if the King of Qin becomes the emperor in the future and becomes an enemy of a certain class, the Qin army will reach Xudu!" ”

After listening to what Cao Cao said, Guo Jia nodded, pondered for a moment, and then said to Cao Cao: "Ming Gong is fundamentally in Yanzhou, Xu Du is close to Huainan, and Yin is close to Henan, so it is not appropriate to take Xu Capital as the capital!" ”

Looking at Guo Jia, Cao Cao frowned, and was silent for a long time before he said: "A certain person originally intended to move the capital to Yecheng, but everyone thought that His Majesty was in Xudu, so he rashly moved the capital to Yecheng......

"Ming Gong must not!" As soon as Cao Cao proposed to move the capital to Yecheng, Guo Jia hurriedly said to him: "At present, the Ming Duke has newly won Xuzhou, and the soldiers and civilians in Xuzhou have not yet been convinced!" The foundation of the Ming Dynasty is not stable, and you must not talk about moving the capital! ”

originally thought that Guo Jia would approve of his relocation of the capital, but he didn't expect that as soon as the words came out, he was opposed, Cao Cao was stunned for a moment, and asked Guo Jia: "Feng Xiao said this, but why?" ”

"Moving the capital is a must, but not now!" Knowing that Cao Cao was already quite depressed in his heart, Guo Jia smiled slightly and said to him: "At present, the people that the Ming Gong wants to solve are Huainan Yuan Shu, Hebei Yuan Shao, and the third is all the heroes in the Central Plains!" ”

Staring at Guo Jia, Cao Cao didn't interrupt him, just silently waited for him to finish speaking.

Looking at Cao Cao, knowing that he was waiting to hear when it would be appropriate to move the capital, Guo Jia no longer sold more guanzi, and said to Cao Cao: "Yuan Shao has always been the only king of Qin, but he has never admitted it to His Majesty!" If the Duke of Ming competes with Yuan Shao for Hebei, the King of Qin will definitely send troops secretly! ”

Now is the critical period of crusading against Yuan Shu in Huainan, but Guo Jia has brought the topic to the future competition for Hebei with Yuan Shao, and when Cao Cao looked at him, his eyes couldn't help but be a little confused.

Seeing the puzzlement in Cao Cao's eyes, Guo Jia held a smile on the corner of his mouth, stood up and walked to Cao Cao, took out a yellowed map from the low table in front of Cao Cao, spread it on the table, pointed to Shouchun on the map, and said to Cao Cao: "The king of Qin's current seizer is the key to Yuan Shu, once the Qin army breaks through Shouchun, the Huainan army will no longer have the power to fight for hegemony!" ”

Looking at the map on Guo Jia's finger, Cao Cao's brows furrowed slightly, quietly waiting for Guo Jia to finish speaking.

Cao Cao didn't speak, but Guo Jia's finger drew a large circle around Shouchun on the map, and said to Cao Cao: "The people occupied by the King of Qin are Shouchun and Xia Cai!" The Duke of Ming can occupy Jiujiang and other places on the periphery, and wait until the Duke of Ming and the King of Qin turn against each other in the future......"

At this point, Guo Jia stopped talking, staring at Cao Cao without blinking, but a smug smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Looking at the place on the map where Guo Jia pressed his finger, Cao Cao didn't understand the overall situation too much at first, but after thinking about it carefully, his eyes suddenly widened, and he shouted to Guo Jia: "In this way, it seems that the King of Qin broke through Shouchun and captured Huainan, but our army can take the opportunity to occupy the most favorable terrain!" ”

Looking at Cao Cao, Guo Jia nodded slowly, put his two arms on the map, made a gesture of hugging the map, and then grinned smugly at Cao Cao!