Chapter 63

Instant reversal

The bad news of Wen Chou's death was that the news of the great victory in Hangu Pass was immediately heard by Yuan Shao.[]

"Wen Chou died? It's impossible, hehe, Wen Chou is the bravest army, and ten Zhang Liaos can't kill Wen Chou."

Shen Pei Ju Su, Guo Tu and Xu You showed shock on their faces, as if it was difficult to hear the news of Wen Chou's death.

Yuan Shao was abnormal, his expression was shocked at first, then suddenly stood up, his expression slowed down, and his voice was strangely uttering something self-deception, and he was still forcibly smiling.

Next, the atmosphere was dead and the four counselors in the hall bowed their heads silently.

Is it true that even ten Zhang Liaos can’t kill Wen Chou?

This is no longer necessary to be investigated.

If Zhang Liao defeats Lu Bu and Guo Jia can capture Lu Bu and releases him. Guo Jia's strength or the generals under Guo Jia must not be underestimated.

As the leader of the gentry, Yuan Shao could despise Guo Jia in political capital, but he could not dare to speak out loudly after excluding his qualifications and background. He would definitely be more powerful than Guo Jia.

Zhang Liao, if he had not lost Lu Bu's record, he was just an unknown person. Wen Chou had long been a famous general in Hebei. Compared with fame, Wen Chou was naturally better than Zhang Liao. Yuan Shao's counselors and generals were all much higher than Guo Jia's subordinates. They were either from filial and honest backgrounds, or from Maocai, or from the past, the children of officials who ate imperial grain. In Guo Jia's group, Xi Zhicai, Xu Shu, Gan Ning, Gao Shun, Dian Wei, Zhang Liao, Jia Xu and so on were all from poor backgrounds. They did not have the reputation left by their ancestors and had a superior resume. They were pioneers of the family business of their descendants, and their lords were the same.

At least ninety-nine of the 100 Hebei people believe that Yan Liang and Wen Chou can sweep away all the generals of the Taiping Army. This is fame and prestige, but it cannot represent true strength.

Yuan Shao, who was standing in the main position, was shaky, and he was also deceiving himself. Now, he had to accept the facts.

Tears filled my eyes and slowly fell.

The four strategists bowed silently and then bowed back. At this moment, someone rushed into the hall from outside.

"Is the lord Wen ugly so much? It is impossible for anyone to lie about military affairs? Who killed his lord Wen ugly?"

Yan Liang's Xiongwu's body was staggering at this moment and wanted to rush to Yuan Shao. After a few steps, he almost fell several times.

Yuan Shao let tears fall from his cheeks, closed his eyes with heartache, without responding to Yan Liang's doubts.

While Guo Tu and Xu You were on the same page, Shen Pei Ju Su, the four of them worked together to drag Yan Liang out.

Now, Yuan Shao needs a private space.

Yan Liang was stunned when he saw Yuan Shao's tears in his face. He was roaring like a wild beast, but he was in a flash and let the four strategists carry him out. He wanted to resist, but twenty Guo Tu and Xu You and others could not control it.

Yuan Shao fell to the main seat, crying silently but turned into a wailing loudly.

Wen Chou, no matter what height his ability can rank among the military generals in the world, he was a meritorious general who rose to Bohai with Yuan Shao.

Looking back at the time when he escaped from Luoyang without roots, Yuan Shao could neither return to his hometown Runan to rely on his family power nor to recruit troops. All he had was the political capital of the four generations and three officials and his personal charm.

One by one, one by one, the strategist and generals came to join us. Yuan Shao went from nothing to something, from the prefect of a county to being able to swallow Jizhou. Yan Liang and Wen Chou were absolutely indispensable. Such a hero is the person Yuan Shao trusted and grateful to the most.

Compared to Zhang He who only became a person who only became effective after Yuan Shao replaced Han Fu, Yuan Shao valued Yan Liang and Wen Chou more, which is not without reason. After all, their ministers share hardships and life and death, and work together to create the foundation of hegemony that has three parts of the world.

Yuan Shao cried so hard that he was heartbroken. In life, it was hard to find a close friend, and loyal ministers and generals could not find it. Opportunities were determined by heaven. Anything that could not be bought by money was like a rare treasure.

Bang

After putting away his tears, Yuan Shao turned sad to anger, picked up the animal face pattern wall that he had always played with and threw it out, and the exquisite jade bi was smashed to pieces.

"Guo Jia, I want you to be buried with Wen Chou"

Perhaps the person who provoked the war between Yuan Shao and Guo Jia was Cao Cao, but Wen Chou did die at the hands of Zhang Liao. It was not an exaggeration for Yuan Shao to count this hatred on Guo Jia. Of course, if you calm down afterwards, Yuan Shao would probably blame Cao Cao for three parts.

There is no one who can't die in wars. Tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands, and hundreds of thousands of troops are common in the chaos of the world. It is common for the fall of brave generals.

A person walked slowly outside the hall. Yuan Shao looked up, wiped his tears and sat upright.

Cao Cao was confused. After he received the news that Hangu Pass was broken, he came to see Yuan Shao. He was not aware of Wen Chou. After learning about the war report of Hangu Pass, Cao Cao envied Yuan Shao in his heart, who was brave and resourceful and capable of being the only general like Zhang He.

"Brother Benchu, are you?"

Cao Cao saw the beast-faced walls shattered into several pieces on the ground. He was Yuan Shao’s favorite. If Yuan Shao was not angry, how could he be willing to throw this treasure that he never left?

Moreover, Yuan Shao clearly looked like he had cried and was very sad.

Tears are not exclusive, they are human instincts.

A man crys in a situation. If he is cowardly and timid, it is something that everyone despises. It is not an exaggeration to express his true feelings, whether he is sad or angry, or happy.

Cao Cao also cried. When the news of his father's death reached Yanzhou, he cried so heart-wrenchingly. From top to bottom, everyone knew it inside and outside. Although there was a show inside, no one would despise Cao Cao's crying behavior.

It is said that the kingly way is ruthless. If a monarch can be ruthless and heartbroken, his face will not change, then his subordinates will only be afraid of him and not be friendly. A monarch who has feelings and righteousness can reveal his true feelings can unite people's hearts.

Yuan Shao told Cao Cao the news of Wen Chou's death indifferently. After saying that, he stared at Cao Cao closely and wanted to see Cao Cao's expression and reaction.

If Cao Cao dared to have a gloating expression at this time, Yuan Shao would not mind killing Cao Cao with a stigma.

Cao Cao is a potential enemy, Wen Chou is a meritorious and loyal minister. Even if Yuan Shao and Cao Cao have a small friendship, they cannot ignore Cao Cao's injury.

But Cao Cao's reaction was very heavy, he lowered his head slightly with a serious face, bowed to Yuan Shao and said in a deep voice that General Wen is an unparalleled general in the world. My brother lost Wen and was as painful as a broken arm."

Yuan Shao's pain was like a broken arm, not only in terms of strength, but also in terms of emotion.

"Hangu Pass has been broken. I want to lead my army to Hangu Pass tomorrow, and wait for the two armies to join us to attack Chang'an. Please ask Meng De to lead his army to go with you."

Yuan Shao's words were indisputable tone.

Cao Cao had no room for refutation. At this time, he could not anger Yuan Shao.

Yuan Shao was angry but did not lose his mind. Although Cao Cao was left with less than 3,000 troops led by Xiahou, Yuan Shao was still guarding against Cao Cao. Before the war in Guanzhong came to an end, Yuan Shao would have to take Cao Cao with him wherever he went. If Cao Cao was careless and issued an imperial edict in the name of the emperor, Yuan Shao would be very passive.

Cao Cao was told about the itinerary by Yuan Shao, rather than discussing it. Cao Cao didn't care about this, so he said goodbye and left after agreeing.

Cao Cao, who returned to the mansion, showed doubts on his face, called Xun You and Cheng Yu and discussed the current situation together.

The current situation is somewhat beyond Cao Cao's expectations.

Before, Cao's army was defeated one after another in Wuguan, and Chunyu Qiong also encountered walls in Hanguguan. The two families had always had great momentum and few results in the early days of the joint forces.

But in the blink of an eye, after Yuan Shao sent Zhang He and Ju Yi to fight, the situation took a sharp turn for the worse, and the situation was reversed within a few days. Guanzhong's throat Hangu Pass was captured, and Wuguan was also in danger. Yuan Shao and more than 100,000 troops were about to be in the army. Guo Jiaruo fought and both sides were injured. This was what Cao Cao was willing to see, but if Guo Jiaruo did not speak up, Cao Cao would have to worry about the situation.

Wealth and honor are in danger, and we will have a chance to win or lose.

At this moment, Cao Cao could not see the treacherous situation of the war between Guanzhong.

"If Guo Jia is determined to defend Guanzhong, no matter how much casualties are, no matter how serious Hangu Pass is, he cannot make any mistakes. He will not reinforce Hangu Pass or Wu Pass. Now Zhang Liao takes the initiative to withdraw his troops. Is Guo Jia bowing to Yuan Shao in order to preserve his strength?" He did not jump.

Cao Cao wanted to hear what Xun You and Cheng Yu said.

The two strategists looked at each other, and they both saw doubts from each other's expressions.

Cheng Yu said hesitantly that Hangu Pass was lost too strangely. Although Zhang Liao's troops were damaged, Zhang He also suffered a lot of troops. One defense and one attack, which side suffered more casualties. Now, Guo Jia seemed to be afraid. If he wanted to take charge of the battle, there was no reason to keep Gan Ning, Dian Wei, Xu Chu, and Gao Shun by his side."

Xun You did not agree with it and expressed his thoughts lightly.

"The situation of the war situation has changed rapidly because Yuan Shao is good at employed people, Zhang He is good at ease, Ju Yi is brave, and the role of these two people is far from being comparable to Yan Liang and Wen Chou. As for Chunyu Qiong, there is no need to discuss it. Judging from the current situation, Guo Jia is retreating, and Zhang Liao's withdrawal can only be two possible ways. Either Guo Jia doesn't want to continue to fight to destroy his strength, or Guo Jia wants to gather his troops to fight to the death with Yuan Shao. The lord, the lord, I think that it is imperative for Yuan Shao to rush into Guanzhong. At this moment, the lord should withdraw from the consequences of traveling with Yuan Shao to Guanzhong. Whether it is Guo Jia's request for peace or the two families to fight, the lord will be in danger."

Cao Cao showed solemn expression, and he believed that the possibility of a decisive battle between Guo Jia and Yuan Shao was very low.

The reason is very simple. There is a great pass in Guanzhong, which is a local advantage. If you give up the local advantage and fight in the wild, this does not conform to the strategy of military strategy.

Secondly, Guo Jia's soldiers are full of battles and now there are only 20,000 Jinfan's troops. Dian Wei and Xu Chu have a total of 10,000 troops. Gao Shun has 4,000 troops and horses. Zhang Liao lost 10,000 troops and horses. After Zhang Liao lost 10,000 troops and horses, there are only 20,000 troops and horses left. Even if Yan Yan withdraws his troops at this moment, there are only 5,000 troops and horses left in Wuguan. What about Yuan Shao? There are 20,000 soldiers and horses led by Zhang He, and Yuan Shao himself is 50,000. Ju Yi, who has more than 30,000 troops and horses left in Wuguan. This more than 100,000 troops and horses are already unstoppable to Guo Jia. After the Hangu Pass, Guo Jia can be sure that Yuan Shao will not increase his troops? If Yuan Shao transfers 50,000 troops from Hebei, then 60,000 to 150,000, Guo Jia's chance of victory is already slim.

The situation was clear at a glance, and Cao Cao could think that he thought Guo Jia must have wanted it. He gave up his advantage and fought to the decisive battle. How could Guo Jia do such an unwise move?

Does Guo Jia really want to make peace with Yuan Shao?

Chapter 63

Instant reversal

Chapter 63
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