When Yuan Shao succeeded in destroying Gongsun Zhan, Cao Cao was attacking Runan.

Runan County is a large county, and although it has suffered hardships, it still has a large population, and the large and small counties are connected.

With Cao Cao's forbidden army, Dong Zhuo's soldiers and horses retreated in an orderly manner, and there was no resistance at all, as if they wanted to give up Runan County.

Cao Cao, who had suffered losses, did not rush forward, but fought steadily and steadily, gradually 'recovering' Runan, and maintained great vigilance against Dong Zhuo.

In the fifth year of Yonghan, in late August, Cao Cao occupied almost all of Runan, and at the same time received the head of Gongsun Zan sent by Yuan Shao.

Inside the big tent, Cao Cao stared at the unrecognizable and vaguely recognizable head of Gongsun Zhan, his face was as heavy as water, and his eyes were furious.

Cao Hong was even more furious and yelled: "What does this Yuan Shao Xiao'er mean? Is it to scare us? General, Yuan Shao Xiaoer killed General Fenwu without authorization, and the last general asked for his life and led the army to crusade! ”

Everyone else didn't look good, Yuan Shao gave Gongsun Zhan's head to Cao Cao, which contained too many weird thoughts!

Guo Jia, Yang Xiu, Sima Yi, Cao Ren, Xiahou Xuan, Xiahou Yuan, Le Jin and others also looked bad, Yuan Shao's move was simply a declaration of war against Cao Cao!

Yang Xiu raised his hand and said, "General, no matter what Yuan Shao's purpose is, the most important thing at the moment is to conquer Dong Zhuo, and there must be no more disputes." ”

There is already one less Gongsun Zan in the 'begging Dong' camp, if Cao Cao and Yuan Shao fight again, then Dong Zhuo will wake up laughing in his dreams!

Cao Cao glanced at him, his expression becoming more and more gloomy.

As a general of the imperial court, Cao Cao was bent on destroying Dong Zhuo first, but Yuan Shao first destroyed Gongsun Zhan, and then sent Gongsun Zhan's head to Cao Cao, his heart was unpredictable!

Xiahoudun, Xiahou Yuan and the others didn't dare to speak, they clearly knew that the stakes were high, and they didn't dare to speak indiscriminately, their eyes turned back and forth on Cao Cao and Guo Jia.

These two people are the key to determining how they respond.

Guo Jia drank wine, his face was expressionless, and his eyes kept looking out of the big tent.

The anger in Cao Cao's heart can be imagined, it did not break out, it was already the result of extreme restraint.

In the past, Cao Cao would have slashed people with a knife, and even sent troops to Yangzhou.

Cao Cao gritted his teeth with hatred, gradually calmed down on the surface, and said lightly: "Fengxiao, what do you think?" ”

Guo Jia held the wine jug, his body did not move, and said, "I heard that Yuan Shao has already sent troops to Runan?" ”

Yang Xiu answered and said, "Yes." Runan is the ancestral land of the Yuan family, and Yuan Shao's meaning is to come to worship his ancestors, and send troops from Runan to recruit Dong Zhuo. ”

Guo Jia took a sip of wine, turned around, and said to Cao Cao: "General, Yuzhou is already a critical place, a place where the north and the south will meet. ”

Cao Cao snorted coldly and said, "Ridiculous! It's just that he exterminated a Yuan Shu, and he really thought that he was invincible in the world, and he was the one who ruled the country? ”

Guo Jiadao: "I heard that Yuan Shao sent a document to attack Dong Zhuo, but the general was missing. ”

As soon as Guo Jia's voice came out, the atmosphere in the big tent became more and more condensed.

'Missed' Cao Cao, who is Cao Cao, today, who doesn't know Cao Cao's name?

Yuan Shao first sent Gongsun Zhan's head, and then deliberately did not send a letter to Cao Cao, what was his mind?

Cao Hong couldn't help it, and said loudly: "General, I think that Yuan Shao is the second Gongsun Zhan, and he must not be polite to him, according to my opinion, it is not too late to destroy Yuan Shao first, and then kill Dong Zhuo!" ”

Cao Cao glanced at it, didn't say anything to this old man, his eyes turned around, and suddenly fell on Sima Yi, and said, "What do you think?" ”

Sima Yi naturally knew that Cao Cao didn't like him, so he groaned for a while, and immediately said: "General, the elimination of Dong Zhuo is the first priority set by the imperial court, if the general and Yuan Shao fight, it will be a bad plan, and Dong Zhuo will be given a chance." At this time, the general must focus on the overall situation and must not act rashly. ”

"What is rashness?"

Xiahou Yuan couldn't sit still, and said coldly: "Cao Cao has already killed Gongsun Zhan and sent Gongsun Zhan's head to us, should we do something that didn't happen, and we can still join forces and fight Dong together?" Aren't you worried that Yuan Shao will swallow us in one bite? ”

"No, it won't." Sima Yiyi said succinctly.

Xiahou Yuan wanted to debate with him, but when he saw that he only uttered these two words, the words that came to his mouth were swallowed back, and he said instead: "Why?" ”

Not only Xiahou Yuan, Cao Cao, Guo Jia, Cao Ren, Yang Xiu and others, but also the eyes of Sima Yi.

Sima Yi is still a immature, milky boy here, facing so many eyes, he is not in a hurry, and said: "General, Yuan Shao attacked and destroyed Gongsun Zhan, and Gongsun Zhan attacked first, he was self-defense, at this time, although this excuse is clumsy, the court will not pursue it." Yuan Shao sent Gongsun Zhan's head, most of which was out of a kind of deterrence, forcing the general to be one rank lower than him, and the fundamental purpose was to unite the general and destroy Dong Zhuo together. With the current situation, Dong Zhuo is the common enemy of the general and Yuan Shao, even if the general and Yuan Shao are compatible, they may not be Dong Zhuo's opponents. If Yuan Shao insisted on fighting with the general, Dong Zhuo would be able to sit on his advantage, which was not the result Yuan Shao wanted. To sum up, the lower officials expected that Yuan Shao was only coercing, and would not and would not dare to confront the saber soldiers. ”

Guo Jia looked at Sima Yi with a faint gaze, and then quietly looked at Cao Cao.

Cao Cao seemed to be staring at Sima Yi seriously for the first time, and said secretly in his heart: I underestimated him.

Cao Cao and Guo Jia glanced at each other, suppressed their anger, and said, "Fengxiao, what do you think?" ”

Guo Jia drank wine and said, "Sima's words, there is some truth. No matter what Yuan Shao's purpose was in giving Gongsun Zhan's head to the general, he would not start a war with the general, but would use the general to fight against Dong Zhuo with him. Not to mention Yuan Shao for the time being, there are two roads in front of the general, one is to wait for Yuan Shao to enter Runan and join forces to attack Peiguo, and the other is to block Yuan Shao from Runan and divide troops to attack. ”

Cao Cao's expression did not move, and he swept over the others and said, "Zixiao, what do you think?" ”

Among Cao Cao's generals, Cao Ren is the most suitable for him, steady and sharp, and he is a general.

Cao Ren raised his hand and said: "The last general suggested joining forces, Dong Thief is powerful, and the tricks are endless, when facing each other head-on, strive to win the battle in one battle, and not delay it for a long time." ”

Cao Cao nodded heavily and said, "Zixiao's words are reasonable, what do other people think?" ”

Yang Xiu's mind was keen, and as soon as he turned around Cao Cao, Guo Jia, and Cao Ren, he immediately understood, and hurriedly raised his hand and said: "The lower officials agree, and the overall situation is the most important." ”

Xiahoudun knew Cao Cao too well, and then said, "The last general seconded the proposal." ”

Xiahou Yuan and others followed, and the group seemed to lose the anger of Yuan Shao to send Gongsun Zhan's head, and they all agreed to join forces with Yuan Shao to jointly recruit Dong Zhuo.

is also Cao Hong, Le Jin can't bear this violent temper, but under the words of the public, Tie Qing's face is blue, he raises his hand with his neck, and endures it with the flow.

Cao Cao took in the expressions of all of them, raised his head and chest, and said in a deep voice: "However, Yuan Shao deceived me like this, how can I let it go!" Xiahoudun, Le Jin, you lead 10,000 troops to block Yuan Shao from Runan, if he breaks through...... Call me back! ”

Xiahou was stunned, and Le Jin couldn't wait to say: "The last general will take the order!" ”

Xiahou responded to Cao Cao's gaze, recalled instantly, and said, "The last general is ordered." ”

Guo Jia drank wine and smiled secretly in his heart, he, a general, is sometimes generous and tolerant, but sometimes, he is also very cautious.

Yang Xiu and the others still wanted to continue to persuade Cao Cao to focus on the overall situation, but they didn't want to, Cao Cao suddenly stood up, pulled out his knife, and shouted in a deep voice: "In Runan, there are many people from the Shi clan who are rebellious and unrepentant, Xiahou Yuan, this general ordered you to lock it up immediately, but if you disobey the order, you will be executed on the spot for rebellion, and you can't be forgiven!" ”

"The last general commands!" Xiahou Yuan replied loudly.

Yang Xiu, Sima Yi and others were familiar with Cao Cao's past, and they also knew how Xiahou Yuan had been imprisoned for four or five years, and they had the intention to dissuade them, but under Cao Cao's cold gaze, they could only hide their words in their stomachs.

Guo Jia didn't care, just shook his head secretly.

Cao Cao is now seriously short of food and grass, and Runan has been looted many times in the past few decades, from the Yellow Turban Army to various rebellions, to Yuan Shu, Gongsun Zhan, Dong Zhuo, etc.

Cao Cao arranged his troops, and after a while, after everyone left, only Guo Jia and Cao Cao were left.

Cao Cao couldn't hide it anymore, his face was blue, and he almost roared: "Yuan Shao'er, Cao Cao will definitely fight you one day!" ”

Guo Jia sat down, put down the wine jug, and waited for Cao Cao to vent for a while, then said: "General, in a short period of time, it is impossible for Yuan Shao to rebel." However, in courting Dong, he will definitely not use all his strength. ”

Cao Cao was still angry, but his reason was still there, and he sneered: "Yuan Shao only wants to use Dong Zhuo to increase his prestige and expand his troops, and take the opportunity to weaken the imperial court. ”

Guo Jia looked a little more serious and said, "General, you must not underestimate this person." Now that the south is in turmoil, the court is unstable, and it is the time when the thieves are surging, if it is not possible to exterminate Dong Zhuo and strengthen the prestige of the court, the court will be in danger! ”

Cao Cao frowned and said, "Fengxiao's words are too serious, right?" ”

Guo Jia shook his head and said more and more seriously: "The imperial court has recently promulgated many 'new policies', which seem to be old tunes and new talks, but after I studied them carefully, I found that there is only one word behind these big policies. ”

Cao Cao couldn't help but be solemn and said, "What word?" ”

Guo Jia was unprecedentedly positive, and said: "'Urgent'! Behind these major policies, there is a strong sense of urgency, such as the Six Cao Nine Temples, Shangshutai, Tingwei, Yushitai, etc. The entire court is in a hurry, and that only shows one thing - His Majesty in the palace is in a hurry! ”

Cao Cao's expression changed, his face was calm, and his eyes flashed like lightning.

He had been in the palace for a short time and had a certain understanding of His Majesty. That's a person with inexplicable self-confidence, long-term planning, and quite calm.

What is there that can make him anxious?

Cao Cao quickly thought of it, his long and narrow eyes gradually became indifferent, and he looked at Guo Jia with a little eagerness, and said, "What should I do now?" ”

In this operation to conquer Dong Zhuo, only three people were sent out by the imperial court, Cao Cao, Liu Bei and the unnamed Yanzhou Zhonglang general Huang Zhong.

Everyone knows that Huang Zhong will not be the main force, because Yanzhou can't move lightly, let alone mess up!

And Liu Bei was driven out of Xuzhou by Lu Bu, and now it is difficult to protect himself, let alone conquer Dong Zhuo.

Therefore, the real main force of the imperial court to seek Dong, the hope pinned on it, is in Cao Cao alone!

Guo Jia saw this matter clearly, glanced at the wine jug on the ground, held back, and said: "Destroy Dong Zhuo, the sooner the better, and it is with the general as the main force, you must not let others by!" ”

Cao Cao was silent, thinking of all kinds of strategies in his heart.

Guo Jia saw that Cao Cao understood, so he picked up the wine jug and drank slowly to relieve his addiction.

After pondering for a long time, Cao Cao didn't expect to be able to win quickly, and raised his head to Guo Jia and said, "Fengxiao, is the imperial court really so critical?" ”

Guo Jia was inexplicably moved when he heard this, and then said with a smile: "It may not be critical, it may also be that Your Majesty is dissatisfied with the advancement of the 'New Deal' and is a little anxious." ”

Cao Cao nodded lightly, looking beyond the big tent and looking at Luoyang City.

He had a lot of confusion in his heart, and this confusion, after trying his best to catch Jian Shuo, still did not get an answer, but became more worried and vigilant.

Guo Jia pretended to drink, and as Cao Cao looked outside, he actually looked at Cao Cao quietly.

He has never been able to see through Cao Cao, and he doesn't know what Cao Cao thinks from the bottom of his heart.

Especially after Cao Cao seized Qian County, Guo Jia had some uneasy speculation about him.

"Liu Bei,"

Suddenly, Cao Cao retracted his gaze and said to Guo Jia: "I plan to invite him to Runan, what does Feng Xiao think?" ”

Guo Jia thought about it carefully and said: "Xuzhou is no longer possible, but it can." ”

Cao Cao nodded and said: "Liu Bei still has more than 10,000 soldiers and horses, and I have 40,000 troops, and the strength is equivalent to Yuan Shao. ”

Guo Jia took a sip of wine and said, "General, can there be a reply to the letter to Liu Biao?" ”

Cao Cao snorted angrily when he heard this, and said: "On the grounds that there are many bandits in Jingzhou and there is no time to withdraw, not only will he not come in person, but he can't even send troops!" ”

Guo Jia shook his head and said, "This one wants to watch from the wall and wait for the situation to change." ”

Cao Cao looked at the south, with a mocking face, and said: "When there is a big event, but he is afraid of the tail, how can such an action be a great cause?" ”

Guo Jia also looked down on Liu Biao a little, and said, "What about the others? ”

Cao Cao said: "There are some county guards, and the county order replied to me, sending money and food, and there are many who are willing to come, about seven or eight people." ”

Guo Jia thought for a while and said: "There should be more, this is a rare opportunity to show your face and gain fame, and you don't need them to charge into battle, only fools will be silent." ”

When Cao Cao heard this, he suddenly said: "The son of Wucheng Hou, Sun Ce took the initiative to write to me, saying that he would lead 10,000 troops and ally with me to fight against thieves together." ”

Guo Jia couldn't help but smile and said, "Then Sun Ce, you haven't inherited the title of Marquis of Wucheng yet, right?" ”

Cao Cao said: "Yes, the court deliberately presses it, but Wu Shangshu of Gongcao sent me a letter, hoping that I will take care of Sun Ce, and also ask me to inherit the title for Sun Ce and write to the court." ”

Guo Jia expected that Cao Cao must have received the benefits, and said, "You might as well see if this Sun Ce is as brave as his father." ”

(End of chapter)