The successive massacres finally defeated the last trace of defense in the hearts of the so-called "proud soldiers" under Yuan Shao at the head of the city, plus those who were originally forcibly recruited by the defenders, it didn't take long for the city to riot repeatedly, and the city gate was slowly opened under Zhang Ren's indifferent gaze.

If this kind of massacre is far from enough for the name of the butcher, Zhang Ren's next action completely shocked everyone.

After leaving a pair of soldiers to guard the prisoners, Zhang Ren ordered the army to enter the city, and then Zhang Ren asked people to take over the city defense, and on the other hand, let people collect the weapons of those surrendered Yuan Shao's soldiers, everything was in order, and there was no big change, and suddenly relieved the Yuan Shao soldiers in the city who had surrendered, but no one expected that after Zhang Ren's army entered the city, it was less than an hour later, and an order to kill came to me. Whether it was the 15,000 new people in the city or the more than 10,000 people who remained outside the city, they gradually fell silent amid cursing and roaring.

50,000 people, in less than a day, 50,000 people died under the butcher's knife raised by Zhang Ren, and among them, only 5,000 people died on the battlefield, in the huge giant deer city, there was a mourning, countless families without husbands, sons, fathers, under the hatred, there were all kinds of chaos immediately born, but after Zhang Ren had taken over the giant deer, these turmoil did not play any role at all, and were extinguished by the army commanded by Zhang Ren in an instant, but when the chaos arose, The death toll in Julu City skyrocketed, and when everything calmed down, the population of Julu City, which was originally hundreds of thousands, seemed to have disappeared by half in an instant, and the emptiness on the streets when walking made people feel cold in their hearts when they saw it.

No one knows why Zhang Ren chose to sacrifice the butcher's knife among so many choices, and after he bloodily suppressed the subsequent riots in Julu City, the name of the butcher spread, although the reputation is not good, but in this case, Zhang Ren did not stop and continued to send troops to attack the city and plunder the land, almost everywhere he went, he fled.

The news that came back to Dong Zhuo was that Zhang Ren had almost swept most of the three counties of Zhao, Julu, and Anping after receiving the support of the army sent north by Zhang Liao, and stationed troops in Gaoyi, Tangyang, and Nangong.

With the news in hand, Dong Zhuo was really shocked, not to mention him, even Guo Jia couldn't help but be shocked by Zhang Ren's means after reading it, but after the two were shocked, they were overjoyed, you know, with Zhang Ren's progress at this time, he was almost connected with Jia Xu who was further north, and once they could be connected, the place they occupied at this time, under the continuity of the entire Taihang Mountain Trail, could directly accept assistance from the state, so that with a steady stream of assistance from the rear, Even if Yuan Shao's army rushed back, the pressure on these places would be weakened to the extreme.

It's just that the only thing that worries people is that in this way, the battle line is obviously too long, and between the north and the south, the entire Jizhou has been crossed, and there is a conflict with the strategy they set before to gradually attack the north from the south of Hebei.

There is a way that the plan can't catch up with the changes, in this era when communication is absolutely restricted, the transmission of news is indeed slow and I don't know much, if Cao Cao had already known the progress of Dong Zhuo's army in the north, it will be a mystery whether he will give up Puyang and let Dong Zhuo's troops go north.

You must know that in this case, after Dong Zhuo's army went north, under the strength of tens of thousands of troops, most of Jizhou could change hands in an instant, and when Yuan Shao came back to his senses and led the troops back, how many places in Jizhou could still be held, without Yuan Shao in Jizhou, it was tantamount to duckweed without roots, so that Yuan Shao's so-called army could exert several layers of strength.

What's more, if Jizhou is lost, the connection between it and Yuan Shao will be completely cut off, and it will be more difficult to pass on the news, and far away in the extreme north of Youzhou, but there is still the existence of Gongsun Zhan's remnants, once they fight back at a critical time, it will definitely be a fatal threat to Yuan Shao, and maybe it will become the last straw that breaks the camel's back, perhaps, Yuan Shao's collapse will be more rapid and violent than he imagined.

It's a pity that not to mention Cao Cao, even Dong Zhuo just knew.

"Bong-hyo." Looking at Guo Jia with a blank eye, Dong Zhuo was really a little difficult to choose in his heart.

"Lord, since the matter has come to this, why don't you let Zhang Ren continue to go north to Changshan County and directly open up the connection with Wenhe." It was rare that Guo Jia didn't have any extremely affirmative tone when he opened his mouth, and he still said out loud after hesitating for a moment.

"Sindu." With a gleam in his eyes, Dong Zhuo was obviously quite moved in his heart, but he just wanted him to give up his previous plan, but he was also faintly unwilling.

Originally, in their previous plan, Xindu existed as a major key point, and the best time to capture Xindu would only appear in their plan after they captured the three counties of Xiayangping, Qinghe, and Pingyuan, and at this time, with the addition of Guangping and Wei County, which they first captured, the land of the five counties can be said to be half of Jizhou, and it is also the rich place of the entire Jizhou.

"Just march at the same time." After thinking for a moment, Guo Jia suddenly opened his mouth and said: "The strategy we set before was to put southern Hebei first, and now Zhang Liao has stationed troops in Boping and Chiping, but the whole territory of the plain has not yet been successful, and the only place to enter and exit is Qinghe." ”

Speaking of this, Guo Jia's voice couldn't help but pause slightly, and then he continued to speak: "According to the previous plan, the direction of Zhang Ren's army should be straight to Qinghe, but now he is occupying Julu and Zhao State, so although there is a slight difference from the previous plan, it has nothing to do with the overall situation if he misses a Qinghe, so the lord will send troops to Xindu when Zhang Ren continues to go north, as long as Xindu is taken, it is equivalent to holding the hub of Jizhou in his hands, and he can attack and retreat and defend, at that time, The lord can settle down. ”

I have to say that Guo Jia's analysis does have some truth, Dong Zhuo couldn't suppress the intention in his heart anymore after hearing it, but just when he was full of joy and wanted to pass the order, Guo Jia suddenly spoke up again: "Although the strength of Yuan Shaojun in Jizhou is not to be feared, the lord has ignored a fatal point, a careless, but it is possible to make the army fall into a place of no return." ”

Suddenly surprised, Dong Zhuo's forehead immediately broke out a little cold sweat, and his heart seemed to slow down by half a beat at this moment, and suddenly stopped, and then thumped violently, although Guo Jia was uninhibited, but he would not speak wildly in this kind of matter, Dong Zhuo, who was familiar with Guo Jia's character, did not doubt the authenticity of Guo Jia's words at this moment, and the whole person was immediately immersed in Guo Jia's words.

"Cao Cao." After thinking about it for a while, Dong Zhuo's mind suddenly turned to Cao Cao, such as today, except for Yuan Shao or the Yuan family, the most reassuring thing for Dong Zhuo is Cao Cao, of course, there is also a Liu Bei, but now that Gongsun Chan has been defeated, Liu Bei's whereabouts have become a mystery for the time being, and now Dong Zhuo doesn't know what Liu Bei's current situation is, but compared to Cao Cao, Liu Bei, who didn't have much success in the early stage, is not in Dong Zhuo's eyes at this time.

"Yes and no." was taken aback by Dong Zhuo's reaction, and Guo Jia, who came back to his senses, immediately nodded and shook his head, and immediately confused Dong Zhuo when he opened his mouth.

Dong Zhuo was confused, in fact, Guo Jia was not, he couldn't understand why his lord would react so much to Cao Cao, he had read most of Cao Cao's information and the forces under his command through the shadow guard, except that he felt that he was indeed capable, and he didn't find anything special, but Dong Zhuo's reaction several times in front of him was a little too much, making it difficult for him to understand the reason in his heart.

"There is Du Ji in the land of Wei County, plus the 60,000 army left by the lord, even if Cao Cao comes with all his strength, it is enough for Du Ji to delay for a while, but the combat power of the Cao army is indeed much stronger than Yuan Shaojun, and Cao Cao in Yanzhou must be guarded against." As if it was for Dong Zhuo's heart, or Guo Jia just wanted to obey Dong Zhuo's wishes, he thought about it or explained, and then breathed a sigh of relief before he continued: "With Wei County as a buffer, although Cao Jun is strong, although he is dangerous to the lord, it is not a fatal danger, it is not a fatal danger to the lord, it is not true that it is Jiacai, in fact, if Zhang Renyu Wenhe and the successive roads are opened, the most fatal thing for the lord is in the reckless mountains......"

Speaking of this, Guo Jia's voice suddenly stopped, but Dong Zhuo suddenly understood what Guo Jia was referring to, and the face on his face, which was originally shocked but did not fluctuate much, suddenly changed wildly: "Black Mountain thief ......"

The three words blurted out suddenly seemed to make the temperature in the room drop by a few degrees, and I don't know how long it took under the silence, Dong Zhuo reached out and wiped the cold sweat on his forehead that didn't actually exist, then shook his head and smiled bitterly: "Feng Xiao didn't mention it, I almost forgot about them." ”

Seeing Dong Zhuo's frank admission, Guo Jia also quickly laughed bitterly: "Not to mention the lord, even Jia almost forgot about them, if it weren't for Zhang Ren's violent actions this time, I remembered Wen He, and then I thought of the black mountain thieves that Wen He had already said, once the territory was contacted by Wen He but he was defenseless, if those black mountain thieves in Taihang Mountain really suddenly came out and made a sneak attack, maybe it would really cause us immeasurable consequences." ”

"But we know that we are currently at war with Yuan Shao, if we draw troops to defend or attack the mountains, then what else can we use to attack other places." The eyebrows were slightly raised, and they were immediately screwed together, and Dong Zhuo's face was full of astringency......