The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 264 Volume Capture Ju Su!

Taiyuan County, Jinyang City.

"How do you think the war in the south is going?"

"who knows."

Hao Zhao and Guo Huai stayed in the city like a resentful woman, hoping for some news every day.

He originally wanted to die for his country and leave his name in history like Su Wu, but Yuan Shao abandoned them and went to Hedong after leaving a few thousand soldiers to guard the city?
"I don't know if the emperor has received our message."

"I'm sure you got it."

With so many gourds floating down the Fen River, it was impossible for the emperor not to see them.

But as Yuan Shao suddenly led his troops south, the defensive pressure on Jinyang City was greatly reduced, which made them worry about the war in Hedong.

Even though they sent many scouts to investigate, because Jinyang City was surrounded, it was extremely difficult to get news in, so they could not find out the news from Hedong at all.

Just when the two were feeling melancholy, a personal soldier suddenly came to report that a scout had risked his life by walking along the mountain path and jumping off a cliff, and brought the news to Jinyang city.

"We don't know the details of the war in Hedong yet, but we know that a powerful official is relocating the people of Hedong to Taiyuan!"

Hao Zhao felt depressed for a moment when he found out that he had not obtained any useful information.

But Guo Huai's eyes lit up: "This is a good thing!"

"Yuan Shao's relocation of the people of Hedong to Taiyuan proves that he has not yet quickly defeated the emperor and has not completely controlled Hedong."

"That is to say, the emperor is still confronting Yuan Shao after all, and has not been defeated. This is enough to make us feel at ease!"

Hao Zhao thought about it carefully and found that it was indeed true.

He couldn't help but praise Guo Huai: "Although Bo Ji's current official position is not as good as mine, his future prospects are probably much better than mine!"

"If I can still see the emperor alive this time, I will definitely recommend you to the emperor personally and let you serve in the court."

After spending some time together, Hao Zhao gradually discovered that Guo Huai was definitely an all-rounder!

It's such a waste to have such a person working under me!

A few days later, Guo Huai's judgment once again made Hao Zhao admire him.

"General, have you noticed that there are fewer soldiers besieging the city today than usual?"

Upon hearing this, Hao Zhao climbed up the city wall and looked around. He found that the smoke from the camp outside was indeed thinner than before.

Guo Huai's eyes lit up: "The news a few days ago was that a senior official of Yuan Shao came to Taiyuan, but now the soldiers besieging the city have become scarce. It is hard to say whether something unexpected happened in the south."

"If we lead our troops out of the city now, while the enemy's morale is unstable, we might be able to catch the Yuan army outside besieging the city off guard!"

Hao Zhao's heart suddenly beat fast.

There is no benefit in staying here anyway, so we might as well fight once as Guo Huai said to completely lift the siege of Jinyang!

"it is good!"

That night.

Hao Zhao and Guo Huai personally led 300 elite soldiers holding torches and charged out of the city. They threw torches and beat gongs and drums to create momentum, and shouted: "Yuan's army is defeated! Yuan's army is defeated!"

The Yuan army outside was like a frightened bird and was easily defeated by the Han army.

At first, Hao Zhao was a little surprised why Yuan's army was so weak. It was not until he caught two tongues that he learned that the emperor had defeated Yuan Shao in Hedong.

Some of the soldiers besieging the city were transferred by Ju Su to the south to support Yuan Shao!

"Did the emperor really defeat Yuan Shao?"

The two looked at each other, both showing joy on their faces.

"Good! Then we just need to wait patiently until the emperor arrives!"

Hao Zhao felt relieved, as if a heavy burden had been lifted off his shoulders!
However, Guo Huai noticed: "The senior official who came to Taiyuan before was actually Ju Shou?"

The name of Ju Su is well-known.

Not to mention that he was the pillar of the Hebei court and the leader of the Hebei family, his official position and reputation alone made Guo Huai salivate.

"General! The merit of defending the city alone is actually nothing!"

Guo Huai was full of excitement: "Ju Shou is now in Taiyuan County! Moreover, he just mobilized his troops and left last night, so he must not have gone far. If we catch up with him and capture him, wouldn't it be a great achievement?"

Hao Zhao's eyes lit up again and again!
Such a great achievement is right before my eyes. If I let it go, I would be unworthy of being a general of the Han Dynasty!
So Hao Zhao followed Guo Huai's plan, put on the armor of Yuan army that they had just obtained, took their flags, and headed south.

Things turned out just as Guo Huai had expected. Ju Shou was in too much of a hurry and didn't go very far.

When Ju Shou saw that his own soldiers were suddenly chasing him from behind, he did not suspect anything and did not defend himself.

It was not until Hao Zhao and Guo Huai took action that Ju Su was horrified, but it was too late to escape.

"What a big fish!"

Hao Zhao and Guo Huai did not expect that they could actually capture Ju Su, and they were both overjoyed.

Coincidentally, Niu Fu, who was chasing from the south, had also arrived here. After explaining the situation, Niu Fu asked Hao Zhao and Guo Huai to lead the troops to Anyi to meet the emperor, while he personally led the troops to garrison Jinyang.

The two men escorted Ju Su and saw many prisoners of Yuan army being driven away by Xiliang cavalry along the way. The number was so huge that it was no less than ten thousand!

It was the first time for the two of them to see such a large number of defeated soldiers, so they couldn't help but smack their lips and say, "It's hard to imagine what that battle was like!"

Ju Su, who was being escorted by them, also saw these Yuan army captives being driven away by the Xiliang cavalry. He couldn't help but feel sad and burst into tears unconsciously.

"These are the people of Hebei!"

"Mr. Yuan! These are all my children from Hebei!"

"..."

Hao Zhao and Guo Huai looked at each other and felt a little sad, without the excitement they had just had.

Also.

Everyone around is Han Chinese.

What's the point of being happy whether you win or lose? Ju Su was transported to Anyi, where Zhong Yao personally met Hao Zhao and Guo Huai.

"You two have defended Taiyuan and tried your best to protect Jinyang. You have truly enhanced the reputation of the imperial court!"

"Now that we have captured a man like Ju Shou, it can be said that heroes emerge young!"

Zhong Yao has actually been in a rather gloomy mood these days.

After all, Li Jue and Guo Si had worked with him in Hedong for many years, and now their sudden death made him feel sad.

But when he saw young talents like Hao Zhao and Guo Huai, Zhong Yao felt relieved.

All things have their ups and downs, and this is how life continues.

Ask the canal how clear it is, because there is a source of living water.

Perhaps the new Han people will have to be supported by these new young people?

Although Hao Zhao and Guo Huai were also very excited to see Zhong Yao, a high-ranking official with a salary of 2,000 stones, Zhong Yao still caught the rest of their thoughts in their eyes.

"You two want to see the emperor?"

Hao Zhao and Guo Huai were laughing foolishly, looking somewhat innocent.

Zhong Yao smiled slightly when he saw this.

We all used to be young, so who doesn’t know what they were thinking at that time?

Being able to meet the emperor would probably be something they could brag about for the rest of their lives, so how could they miss such a good opportunity?
Zhong Yao: "I'm afraid you won't be able to see the emperor today."

Hao Zhao and Guo Huai were both stunned.

"Could it be that the emperor thinks our achievements are too small?"

"how is this possible?"

Zhong Yao pointed to a large tent not far away and said, "The emperor is inside. He hasn't come out for three days."

The two of them looked at it together and found that the big tent was extremely special.

The soldiers in the surrounding camps were still immersed in the joy of defeating Yuan Shao and celebrated wildly.

Only the big tent looked extremely cold and desolate, out of tune with the entire camp, as if it existed independently of the camp.

"Why is the Emperor there?"

Zhong Yao's eyes were complicated: "Over there, the Grand Master's coffin is parked."

The two were stunned.

That is to say...

"Is the emperor now keeping vigil for the Grand Master?"

"Ah."

Zhong Yao did not deny it.

"Your Majesty has not visited the Grand Master's coffin since he arrived in Hedong. He has been working hard to prepare for the war."

"When the war was won, the emperor entered immediately and ordered those of us who knew about it not to publicize it."

"The emperor said that the soldiers had just experienced a fierce battle and now it is time to relax and celebrate. We must not force them to join him in keeping vigil for the Grand Master."

"So, the emperor finally entered alone, and he had not drunk a drop of water or eaten an inch of rice for three days."

……

Not to mention Hao Zhao and Guo Huai who fell silent at this time, even Ju Shou, who was reduced to a prisoner, was looking at the military tent with eyes full of respect.

With such an emperor around, Yuan Shao...didn't deserve to lose!
Everyone also decided not to disturb the emperor, allowing him to quietly accompany the grand master on his last journey.

The next day.

Hao Zhao and Guo Huai were still sleeping soundly when they were awakened by soldiers, who said that they were summoned by the emperor.

They were both shocked.

Judging from the weather, the emperor had just come out of the mourning hall, but he chose to meet them first?
The two of them were both moved and terrified, so they followed the emperor's personal soldiers to another military tent.

"Your Majesty, be well!"

"I'm fine, no need to be polite."

The two men then dared to stand up and secretly glanced at the emperor.

At this moment, Liu Xie's face was extremely pale.

He had lost a lot of weight and looked a little haggard.

Guo Huai could even see that the emperor's eyes seemed a little red and swollen, but he only dared to look at him for a moment and immediately looked away.

Liu Xie had actually restrained a lot of his emotions at this moment, but some of his external physical expressions could not be concealed after all.

Liu Xie kept looking at Hao Zhao and Guo Huai. He didn't expect that these two people would suddenly appear in Taiyuan and defend Jinyang for him.

Holding Jinyang not only deprived Yuan Shao of the springboard for attacking Hedong, but also maximized Yuan Shao's space for retreat, increasing his losses to the maximum.

Otherwise, even if Liu Xie defeated Yuan Shao in Hedong, as long as Yuan Shao left some troops in Taiyuan to provide support and closed the gates of Jinyang City, it is likely that the battle situation would not have been achieved as it is today.

"You two are very good."

Liu Xie smiled and said, "I have decided to promote you two to General Yingyang and General Huwei, award you the title of Marquis of Guannei, and continue to guard Taiyuan!"

Hao Zhao and Guo Huai were so overwhelmed by this sudden happiness that they forgot to express their gratitude for a moment.

He was promoted to the position of general in one step!

You have to know that before this battle, even Zhang Liao, Xu Huang and others were just captains.

The emperor is so kind... isn't it a bit too kind?
(End of this chapter)