At the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty

And outside this sphere of influence, the world is still under the control of the gentry family. Even if they have not yet developed into a perfect body, they are not too far away from a perfect body.

However, Mr. Guo still deeply understands, deeply understands, if he can't change the political process of the gentry family, the farmland is only for others to make wedding dresses.

It can't change the gradual formation of gentry politics. Everything he does is to prepare for the establishment of the Western Jin Dynasty, just as Cao Wei made a wedding dress for Sima.

It's just that Cao Cao is too against the sky, and Yuan Shao is like a dog in the wind and waves, otherwise the founder of the Western Jin Dynasty should be Yuan Shao.

With Cao Cao's strength, he went against the sky, and he made three orders to select talents from the poor children. He tried his best but failed to change the course of history.

Because he is a person from the beginning to the end, and the strength of a person cannot stop the wheel of history from moving forward, no matter whether there is an abyss or a broad road ahead for the nation.

Guo Peng is not Cao Cao.

It's not just an enhanced version of Cao Cao.

He knows where he is and the challenges ahead.

Economic issues are concrete manifestations, and a little deeper are social and political issues.

Digging down to the food problem, it is a social and political problem that the gentry clan occupies a large amount of land but the imperial court has no land.

How to change how to solve?

What put an end to clan politics?

Is it the Hou Jing Rebellion's attack on the elite clan?Is it Wu Zetian's blow to the noble family?Was it Zhu Wen's massacre at Baimayi?Is it the ultimate chaos of the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms?Is it the personal will of Zhao Kuangyin and Zhao Guangyi?

neither.

It is the improvement and promotion of printing and papermaking.

The transformation and promotion of printing and papermaking gave people who wanted to reform a decisive weapon to launch a decisive attack on the old order, and made the imperial examination system born in the Sui Dynasty finally shine in the Song Dynasty.

It is a pity that Cao Cao did not have these two decisive weapons. He used political strongmen and iron-blooded troops as weapons, but he was still unable to win.

It is not the political strongman or the iron-blooded army that can defeat the elites of the gentry and solve the fundamental problems, but the invention, promotion and application of new science and technology.

The class enemy lurking in the gentry, Mr. Guo, knows that the magic weapon for him to truly defeat the enemy is this belief that transcends the times, and this belief has no other branches.

No matter how strong the political strongman is, his life will eventually end.

No matter how strong the iron-blooded army is, there will eventually be a time when its force will decline.

Only the progress and development of science and technology is the only thing that will not end and will not stop, and will bring infinite hope to the future.

Cao Cao failed against the sky because he did not know the truth that science and technology are the primary productive forces. He did not understand that papermaking and printing are his only and most reliable allies. elapsed.

And Mr. Guo's road against the sky is not only accompanied by rolling human heads and mountains of blood, but also the dawn of technology.

At the end of the mountain of corpses and the sea of ​​blood, light up the dawn of technology.

Holding the two decisive weapons of printing and papermaking in hand, he will do his best to open up the road to the sky called the examination. This will be the goal of Guo's life.

If it is passed on, one day it will be able to dispel ignorance and dispel the lingering blood nobles. For this reason, so what if it is infamous forever?

Killing, scheming, brutality, and inhumanity.

Despicable, treacherous, vicious, tyrant, executioner.

so what?

Someone Guo didn't care.

I don't care.

You hate me, resent me, want to eat my flesh, drink my blood, leave me with a bad reputation for thousands of years, and tell me to have no children or grandchildren.

But as long as I light up this dawn, you will never want to be superior, and you will never want to monopolize everything with your birth.

Just light it up once, just light it up once.

Some light only needs to be seen once, even if it is temporarily blocked, it will not be forgotten.

On the eve of the Yellow Turban Rebellion, my eyes were dark and I could not see the way.

It's about the same now.

I have laid a solid foundation, but I still can't see the way.

I also know that no one will lead the way before me, no one will light the dawn before me.

Well, let me be the first guide.

Maybe I'm lonely because I'm alone.

Maybe I'm not alone, because after I blazed this path called an exam, there will be many more people who will do it.

In order to make space for them to live, let them appear, let them grow stronger, so that even if I die, they will continue to move forward.

I know what will happen in the future. The bureaucrats selected by the exam are no more honest than the gentry, but at least they are not hereditary. At least it will allow children from poor backgrounds to become the prime minister of the country.

It will no longer be a myth to be Tian Shelang in the morning and go to the Tianzitang in the evening.

I don't know what will happen in the more distant future, whether there will be problems that science and technology cannot solve, or whether science and technology will become new problems.

But I believe that even if new problems arise, there will be means beyond science and technology to solve these problems again.

Just as those ancestors who crossed the mountain of corpses and the sea of ​​blood in despair used their lives to light up the dawn of hope.

There will still be people, there will definitely be people who will inherit this will, have hope in their hearts, carry on the past and forge ahead, and continue to follow suit, lighting up the dawn symbolizing hope again and illuminating the road to the future.

Because in the past, the road in front of me was illuminated like this.

This is how a group of great idealistic doers light up the dawn of hope and illuminate the road ahead.

And now, you are too much in the way.

Really gets in the way.

You are not dead, how can I light this dawn?

It's a waste of space for you to live. If one person needs such a large area, it can keep 1 people alive.

So, please.

Guo put his hands together and prayed silently.

please.

go to hell.

Lu Fengxian, help me, this is your last available value.

Chapter 283 Gao Shun

On July 26th of the third year of Chuping, Lu Bu led his army to Changyuan County in the north of Chenliu County, the only county under the jurisdiction of Chenliu County that was not captured.

When Lu Bu arrived, he found that Changyuan County had completed its military defense transformation, fortified its walls and cleared its fields, and turned it into a fortress of war.

Very fast...

Don't you know what will happen if you resist Lu Fengxian stubbornly?

The previous two counties voluntarily surrendered, and they were captured by Lu Bu without any defense. Lu Bu thought that Changyuan County should also surrender voluntarily under the leadership of his troops, but he did not expect that this county would actually resist.

Lu Bu sent people to speak Chinese and asked the magistrate of Changyuan County to open the city and surrender, otherwise no chicken or dog will be left when the city is destroyed!

He was answered with an arrow, which killed the soldier he sent to speak out.

Changyuan County expressed its position with practical actions.

Lü Bu was so annoyed that he immediately ordered the attack on the city, and then ordered Zhang Liao to lead [-] troops northward to attack Yan County in Dongjun, hoping to make a big breakthrough in Dongjun as well.

He, Lu Fengxian, personally stayed to supervise the siege, and he insisted on conquering Changyuan County and massacring the city.

However, Cao Ren, the guard of Changyuan County, used his superiority and determination to give Lu Bu a head-on blow. Lu Bu launched three consecutive siege charges, and was repelled without even filling the trenches.

The city defense is sharp and it doesn't look easy.

Lu Bu was very angry, so he accelerated the strength and speed of the siege, and drove a larger number of soldiers to rush to the city wall with large shields, fill up the trenches, and march forward with difficulty against the rain of arrows, causing heavy casualties.

Lu Bu was very surprised by Changyuan County's firm determination to resist, but this did not shake his determination to capture this county.

Can a mere county town stop the footsteps of the invincible Lu Fengxian?

No!

When Lu Bu's army was blocked south of the line between Changyuan County and Yan County, Guo Peng had already led the army to leave Lu County and marched south.

Prior to this, he ordered Xi Zhong to be the marching commander, and together with Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, led [-] soldiers and horses to Dongjun, and stationed in Dongjun in the name of guarding against Yuan Shao.

Even Xi Zhong didn't know the real purpose.

Dongjun must not be lost, this is related to the overall situation of Yuan Shao's Northern Expedition in the future.

So there was the scene where Cao Cao received Guo Peng's order.

With soldiers in hand, the situation in Dongjun can be stabilized.

After that, Cao Cao's request for help was delivered, and Guo Pengcai made the matter public, and quickly "very eagerly" held a military meeting to discuss this matter.

The next day, a messenger sent by Ying Shao, the prefect of Jiyin County, brought the request for help.

On July 25th, Lv Bu's general Gao Shun led the army to attack Yuanju County. Yuanju County was not well defended and was captured within a day. Gao Shun plundered and killed the county magistrate.

Afterwards, Gao Shun led his army straight to Dingtao County, the prefecture where Ying Shao was located. Ying Shao ordered to defend Dingtao County to the death, but Dingtao County had few soldiers and horses, so he was afraid that he would not be able to defend it, so he asked Guo Peng for help.

Ying Shao asked Guo Peng to immediately send troops to rescue Jiyin County, otherwise Jiyin County would not be safe.

Then the messenger from Shanyang County guard Bianrang also came, saying that Shanyang County's troops were too small to resist Gao Shun's advance, so he asked Guo Peng to lead his army to help.

A strong desire to survive rushed over his face, and Guo Peng could feel the panic when they wrote the letter through the bamboo slips.

Guo Peng didn't expect them to fight the five scum like this.

Chen Gong was very angry.

"This traitor, Lu Bu, killed the lord for the second time, and now he has no reason to attack our Yanzhou and slaughter our people! Is it tolerable or unbearable! Minggong, please send troops!"

Chen Gong strongly urged Guo Peng to send troops to attack Lu Bu.

People from Yanzhou around Guo Peng also agreed to send troops.

They couldn't bear their hometown being trampled by Lu Bu, a frontier savage.

Guo Peng nodded.

"Sending troops will definitely be dispatched, and I will personally lead the army to attack Lu Bu. I want to let him know that I am very sorry that I failed to kill him in Luoyang."

Later, Guo Peng sent an order to Chen Ji, the Prime Minister of Dongping, to arrange the grain route first, saying that there was a large army going south, and asked Chen Ji to ensure the grain route and supplies along the way.

The army heading south will be led by Guo Peng himself, supplemented by Yu Jin, Le Jin and Zhao Yun, Guo Jia will be the marching commander, and Cao Chun and Cao Xiu will be brought along, and 28 troops will be ordered. The preparations will be completed on July [-]. Official departure on July [-].

On this day, Gao Shun broke through Dingtao County.

Ying Wei did lead the army to fight, but with few troops and low morale, he was no match for Gao Shun. He held on for several days, but the city was still overrun, Dingtao County was plundered, and countless people died.

Gao Shun forced the strong men to join the army, and then sent them to loot and attack Juyang County, Chengyang County, Chengshi County and the surrounding manors and Wubao.

All of a sudden, Gao Shun's army was in a state of invincibility, none of these county towns could hold on, and those who held on were breached, looted, or simply opened up and surrendered, and it was difficult to protect themselves.

Ying Shao was brave, willing to fight, and tried to defend, but he was always defeated by Gao Shun. He couldn't organize an effective defense line, so Gao Shun broke through. After repeated defeats, he had to retreat to Shanyang County.

On the fifth day of August, the defense of Jiyin County failed. Gao Shun finished expanding his army and led more than 6000 people into Shanyang County, directly taking Shanyang County and Zhichangyi County.

Bian Rang and Ying Shao, who had retreated here, jointly defended and gathered thousands of troops to defend Changyi County.

Gao Shun changed his strategy, and sent troops to sweep away all the military strongholds around Changyi County.

After that, he took advantage of the wind direction to light up thick smoke at the upper air outlet, which smoked the defenders of the city wall, took the opportunity to send troops to attack the city, and almost broke through the city wall, shaking the hearts of the troops in the city.

Bian Rang was the first to be unable to hold on, and wanted to retreat to a safe place, but Ying Shao refused, so he insisted on holding on, and Gao Shun did not succeed after holding on for two days.

In the end, Bian Rang couldn't stand Gao Shun's onslaught, seeing that the city was in danger, he opened the city gate and fled eastward.

Then they were intercepted by Gao Shun's ambushing cavalry in advance, and none of the more than 500 people survived.

Bian Rang was caught by Gao Shun, crying and begging for mercy, but to no avail, Gao Shun ordered him to be beheaded in front of the guards at the top of the city.

The army in the city was in a state of confusion, Ying Shao beheaded the soldiers one after another to appease the soldiers, Gao Shun took the opportunity to attack the city, Ying Shao tried his best to defend the city, but still failed.

The city wall fell, and Ying Shao had no choice but to abandon Changyi County. Under the desperate protection of his personal guards, he fought a bloody road and retreated to Jinxiang County. After seeing the weak city defense of Jinxiang County, he gave up guarding here and fled into Ren Chengguo.