[Three Kingdoms] Carnival

In May of the seventh year of Jian'an, Yuan Shao passed away, leaving behind three sons, Yuan Tan, Yuan Xi, and Yuan Shang.Pang Ji, the counselor under the account, and Su Yu, who was appointed by Yuan Tan as a party, corrected Shao's will and enshrined Yuan Shang as his heir.Yuan Tan was unable to stand up, angry in his heart, and wanted to lead his troops to attack Ye. Fortunately, his younger brother Yuan Xi and his advisor Xin Ping persuaded him, so he put up with it for the time being.At that time, Yuan Tan had few soldiers, so he asked Yuan Shang to increase his troops. Yuan Shang suspected that his intentions were not pure, so he seldom joined him and took Pang Ji as the overseer to help him.

In the ninth month, Cao Cao led his army northward to cross the river and attacked Yuan Tan.With the enemy at hand, Yuan Tan couldn't care less about the previous grievances and asked Yu Ye for help. Under Yuan Xi's persuasion, Yuan Shang also let go of his old enmity, ordered the judge to guard Ye City, and sent his army south to help.However, the brothers fought against the wall and defended against their humiliation from outside, but it was just one more person who was beaten by Cao Cao and retreated steadily.After several battles, Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang had to close the city gates and guard Liyang, and the area south of Liyang fell into the hands of Cao Cao.

Liyang is the mouth of the river, and has always been a battleground for military strategists.However, its gates are not high and its walls are not thick, so it is definitely not a difficult city to attack.Cao Jun's winning streak was a good time to take advantage of the victory and pursue it, but at this time, there was trouble in Hedong:

Yuan Shang, who was sticking to Liyang, sent Guo Yuan, the prefect of Hedong, Yuan Shao's nephew, and the governor of the state Gao? Zhong Zhou? midge sword?

At the same time, Liu Biao in Jingzhou saw that it was profitable, so he immediately sent Liu Bei, who had defected to him, to attack Ye. The meaning of the sword pointing to the north.

The originally clear situation in the north was thrown into chaos within a month or two.There were the three sons of the Yuan family before, and Guo Yuan Liu Bei later, and even a Hun cavalry dispatched by the Yuan family.The current scene seems to be returning to Guandu in the fifth year of Jian'an. Compared with the Yuan family in Hebei, which has a great family and business, Cao Cao's army is really vulnerable to the enemy.

In Cao Ying's main tent outside Liyang City, Cao Cao and a group of counselors and generals gathered here to discuss future plans.After the soldiers finished reading the battle reports from the north and the south in front of everyone, some people were either thinking about countermeasures or feeling sad about it. In short, the tent fell into a long and oppressive silence.In the end, it was Guo Jia who broke the silence first:

"Minggong, in fact, Liu Bei in Yecheng, don't worry." Guo Jia said.His voice was as clear as a waterfall falling from a mountain stream, and his firm tone made people instinctively feel at ease, "Liu Biao has never been worried about Liu Bei. This time, he is willing to hand over [-] soldiers to Liu Bei, but he wants to take advantage of the increasingly chaotic situation in the north. If If Liu Bei wins, he will start to worry and ask Liu Bei to return to Jingzhou; if Liu Bei loses, he will not send reinforcements to Liu Bei. Therefore, Minggong only needs to send one or two generals to lead troops south to attack Yecheng. Put pressure on Liu Bei and Liu Biao, and Liu Bei will definitely retreat back to Jingzhou in a short time." After a pause, he still spoke to Cao Cao, but turned his eyes to Xun You, "The most troublesome thing is still in Guanzhong. Minggong can consider it. Do you want to send troops from Liyang to support Guanzhong?"

"You think Duke Ming of Guanzhong doesn't have to worry too much." Xun You lowered his eyes and took Guo Jia's words, "Sili Lieutenant has been operating Guanzhong for many years under the emperor's order. His kindness and power are well established and his foundation is deep. He is not Guo Yuanhu. The captives can shake him for a while. Moreover, since none of Ma Teng's generals rebelled when Yuan Shao was still alive, and Yuan Shao died, and when the three sons retreated steadily, it is even more impossible for Ma Teng and others to rebel against the court at this time. Yiyou From my point of view, Duke Ming not only does not need to mobilize Li Yang's soldiers, but he should also collect horses and food from Guanzhong, so as to make the enemy feel safe and calm our troops."

With Guo Jia's words and Xun You's words, in an instant, the cause and follow-up of the two crises that are causing Cao Jun the most headaches are clearly understood.All in all, neither Yecheng Liu Bei nor Guanzhong Guo Yuan Gao?o and others are enough to completely change the current situation in the north.The key to Cao Cao's complete pacification of the North is not others, but the second son of the Yuan family who is hiding in Liyang City in front of him.

According to Cao Ying's old practice, after Xun You and Guo Jia finished speaking, if Jia Fox pretended to be old and refused to speak, no one would add anything to the snake.But now, there is obviously a newcomer who doesn't want the limelight to be robbed by Xun You and Guo Jia:

"Xun Shangshu's words are too firm." Xu You, who was sitting upright on the mat next to Cao Cao's right, waited for Xun You to retort as soon as Xun You finished speaking, "Guo Yuan and Gao Yu's soldiers are not a few, and there are many plains in Guanzhong. It is most suitable for Huns cavalry field battles. No matter how powerful Zhong Yao is, he is only a man of writing, and it is even more difficult for weak soldiers to fight against tiger and wolf divisions. If Guanzhong is captured by Yuan Jun, the consequences will be disastrous! On the contrary, Li Yang will be difficult for a while To conquer, it is better to deploy [-] elite soldiers from this, and then send a few generals to support Guanzhong, so as to be safe."

When Xu You spoke, he kept looking at Xun You with a hint of arrogance in his eyes.However, Xun You neither showed embarrassment or anger as he thought, nor did he immediately refute.From Xu Youyin to Yinluo, Xun You's face was as sinking as water, calm without any waves.The provocation that Xu You deliberately left in his words was like throwing a stone hard into a deep pool, but in the end it didn't even make a splash.

After Xu You finished speaking, no one offered any advice.Cao Cao, who was sitting behind the main case, thought for a moment, and then ordered: "Yuan Rang, Yu Jin, and Li Dian, I will give you five thousand elite soldiers to attack Yecheng immediately. Funerals." Xu You said eloquently just now, but he didn't listen to a single word.

"Absurd!" Xu You shouted, "This is absolutely impossible! You"

"That's enough!" Cao Cao snorted suddenly, "Xu You stays, and everyone else retreats."

Hearing Xu You yell out Cao Cao's small characters in public, everyone has different expressions instantly, some are angry, some are curious, and naturally there are people who are quite sympathetic to Xu You who doesn't know that sooner or later his head will be different.Fortunately, Cao Cao immediately ordered everyone to retreat.As a result, all the generals and counselors immediately withdrew their delicate expressions and left the main tent as ordered.

"Gongda! Gongda!" As soon as he got out of the big tent, Guo Jia moved to Xun You's side, his eyes were full of schadenfreude, "You won't even offend Xu You, right?"

After the great victory at Guandu, Xu You relied on his great achievements and regarded himself as the number one counselor in Cao Ying. He regarded the other counselors in Cao Ying as mediocre. Contemptuous.When I see Cheng Yu, I want to ask "What is the taste of a person?"; when I meet Jia Xu, I have to talk about Guo Boli?碡?Female??Ni?Embedded?Said to take punishment??Mosquito tree willing to sword?Scream call?Conceived 碡?

However, even if Xu You had such courage, Guo Jia did not expect him to turn his attention to Xun You.It's not that Xu You didn't dare, but that with Xun You's boring gourd-like personality and faint presence, Xu You wouldn't have noticed it.

"How can we talk about the word 'provoking'?" Xun You asked back, but Guo Jia couldn't help but marvel at the anger in that voice unconsciously.Except many years ago, they were still in Yingchuan Academy, and some eunuchs sent by the imperial court lied to Xun? Bayuan? Bao?? Wei? Jie? Yuan Du? Yan? Capture hair? Concubine choke nest? Encourage pardon?br>

Xun You may also feel that his tone was too harsh, lowered his eyes, and said slowly: "Actually, it's not a big deal. A few days ago Xu You came to look for You, and asked You to ask Yuan Chang to write a few words for him, but You didn't agree. That's right."

"That's all?" Guo Jia confirmed by tilting his head.Judging by Xun You's appearance, there is still a lot of inside information.

"That's all."

Xun You affirmed.As for Xu You's mockery of Zhong Yao's calligraphy when he saw that he refused to agree later, he didn't want to think of a word.When Zhong Yao returned to Xu next time, if Xu Ziyuan was still alive, he would let Zhong Yao handle it by himself.According to Zhong Yao's personality, it is estimated that he will not be angry at all, and he will be very grateful to Xu You for adding some fun to him.

Thinking of old friends, Xun You immediately remembered something.He took out a piece of silk paper from his sleeve and handed it to Guo Jia: "Feng Xiao, if possible, can you hand over this letter to Yuan Chang as soon as possible for you?"

The previous question was not answered satisfactorily, Guo Jia pouted, and took the letter rather reluctantly: "During the previous discussion, Gongda was still full of confidence in Yuanchang, why did he start to worry after only a short while?" ?”

"What you are worried about is not the situation in Guanzhong, but Yuanchang..." Xun You's usually calm eyes actually had a glint of worry, "Guo Yuan, governor of Hedong, is Yuanchang's nephew. At least not in a hurry."

"So Gongda thought, for Yu Yuanchang, it would be a pleasure to receive Gongda's handwritten letter?" Guo Jia smiled, and put the letter into his sleeve, "Jia did it for you again. , how should you thank... cough cough, cough cough."

It was already November in the depths of winter, and suddenly a gust of cold wind blew in. Even though Guo Jia was wrapped in a thick fur coat, his body couldn't help shaking slightly, and he bent down and coughed.

Seeing this, Xun You frowned slightly.The wind this season was indeed bitterly cold, but Guo Jia was wearing much thicker clothes than him, and it was still so windless, which was a bit abnormal: "Feng Xiao, can you accompany you to the military doctor's office?"

"Cough cough..." Guo Jia coughed a few more times before he stopped. Hearing what Xun You said, he waved his hands and said, "Jia has been to the military doctor for a long time, and they all said it was still the same old problem. That way, it’s not a big deal.”

"But don't you feel that you have been coughing more and more recently?" Xun You frowned more and more, "You will go to the military doctor with you..."

"Guo Jijiu." But at this time, a soldier stepped forward to salute, interrupting Xun You's words, "My lord, please go over immediately if it is convenient for you."

"Okay. Jia will come now." After returning to the pawns, Guo Jia said to Xun You, "Coughing more frequently, maybe it's because the weather is getting colder. Don't worry, Gongda, Jia now cherishes his body. If something really happened, Jiahui will go to the military doctor to have a look." After speaking, Guo Jia turned around and walked back, leaving Xun You alone in the distance, his brows unfurled for a long time.

Indeed, according to common sense, Guo Jia's illness is indeed nothing to worry about.But out of intuition, Xun You just felt that there was something wrong with Guo Jia, and even he couldn't tell where the weirdness was; even according to his estimation, even Guo Jia himself didn't realize the weirdness.

Everyone in Cao Ying said that Guo Jia was the best at making predictions come true, but this time even Xun You's premonition came true.

Sure enough, Liu Bei was called back to Jingzhou by Liu Biao in a short time, and it was difficult to set foot in the northern affairs again; the generals Ma Teng in Guanzhong did not leave Cao to vote for Yuan, but instead sent more than 1 troops to join forces with Zhong Yao to defeat Yuan's army by the Fenshui River.

According to the battle report, on the day of the battle, Yuan Jun was attacked halfway through the water supply. He was completely unprepared. Nearly [-] people were killed and drowned, and the river even stopped flowing.Such a miserable situation in the world, not to mention the enemy, even Ma Teng, who is used to the massacres of the Western Qiang, felt terrified.Nan Danyu, who had already begun to retreat, became more and more hesitant in his heart. It is true that the Xiongnu and the Yuan family had always had a good relationship, but no matter how good the friendship was, it was not enough for him to pay off with his life.Just at this time, the person he sent to collect information about Zhong Yao returned to the army. After listening to the report from his subordinates, Nan Danyu wrote a letter without thinking about it, and sent an envoy to Zhong Yao's army overnight. Descend to Hanting.

The news that Nandan was willing to bow his head in a second is actually not secret, but anyone who has stayed in Guanzhong for a long time will have heard of it more or less:

When Zhong Yao was first appointed by the imperial court, Guanzhong was still full of bandits, hungry and dead everywhere, wild bones, and chaos.Zhong Yao led [-] soldiers to Guanzhong alone. That night, all the people in Guanzhong were invited to the house, and a sumptuous banquet was set up for anyone with some influence.And when it was bright again on the second day, except for Zhong Yao, all the other guests at the banquet had never seen them again, not even their bones were left behind.

After the Hongmen banquet, Guanzhong no longer looked like it used to be in chaos. Even if there were still ignorant people who tried to rebel, they were quickly wiped out by Zhong Yao himself.In the eyes of ordinary people, their Sili captain is gentle and modest, understands the people's sentiments, puts people's livelihood first in everything, and is a good official.But they also couldn't forget that when Zhong Yao came back from suppressing the bandits that day, Zhong Yao, who was riding on a steed, splashed drop by drop the blood left on the sharp blade in his hand into the puddles on the ground.At that time, the smile on Zhong Yao's lips was still as warm and gentle as before.

When Nan Dan listened to the news reported by his subordinates, the smile when he met Zhong Yao more than ten days ago just appeared in his mind.

In addition to Guanzhong, Xun You was right about one thing.

As the weather got colder, Guo Jia's cough became more and more frequent, and at the end of the year, he started to have a fever again.Although it was only a low-grade fever, it was enough to bring back extremely bad memories for Cao Cao, Xun You and others.There is a shortage of medicinal materials in the army, and the military doctors have tried their best to relieve Guo Jia's discomfort caused by low-grade fever.

However, according to the original plan, as soon as the spring begins, the army will fight Eryuan again, and returning to the army at this time is tantamount to surrendering Liyangjin at the crossing of the river to the Yuan family.Therefore, even if they felt uneasy, Cao Cao and others spent the winter thoroughly outside Liyang City.

In the eighth year of Jian'an, in the second month of spring, when the ice and snow thawed, Cao Cao immediately led his troops to attack Liyang again. Three days later, Yuan Tan and Yuan Shang fled back to Yecheng on the slope of Liyang City.In April, Cao Jun pursued to Yecheng and harvested all the new wheat.All the generals thought they would take advantage of the victory to pursue and attack Ye immediately, but Guo Jia offered the strategy of "Bian Zhuangzi stabbing the tiger".

When we arrived in Xudu, it was already summer and April.