The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 342 Volume : The Battle of the Army
Chenliu fell!

After Chen Gong and Zhang Miao welcomed Lü Bu into the city, they presented him with the official seal and general's token, and personally wrote official documents to be sent to the surrounding counties.

The two men were very famous in the Yanzhou area. When the surrounding officials heard that they had surrendered, they also capitulated. Only a few prefects who were loyal to Cao Cao still persisted.

When Sima Yi met the two men, he was also quite enthusiastic. He treated them with great courtesy on behalf of the emperor and quickly reported the military situation to the emperor who was still in Luoyang.

When Liu Xie heard that Chen Gong and Zhang Miao surrendered to Lu Bu, he was stunned for a long time.

Although he had already expected that Lu Bu would be able to capture Chenliu, he did not expect that the battle would go so smoothly and that he could make the two men surrender simply by relying on his power.

Liu Xie immediately asked Yang Xiu to draft an edict, enfeoffing Chen Gong and Zhang Miao as marquises, rewarding them with fiefs, and giving them a pair of jade bi and a pair of pearls to commemorate their merits.

After Yang Xiu drafted the decree, he went out and bumped into Guo Jia.

"What happened to Dezu?"

Guo Jia did not hide it either.

"I heard that scouts came from the east just now. Is there any news from the battlefield?"

Yang Xiu guessed that Guo Jia wanted to gather information, so he thought of teasing Guo Jia to see how he would react.

Yang Xiu raised the imperial edict in his hand and sighed, "There was an accident in the military situation in Chenliu."

Chenliu? Accident?
Guo Jia didn't expect the accident to happen so soon, and asked quickly: "What was the accident? Did the war go wrong?"

Yang Xiu teased: "What if I say that this accident is disadvantageous to our army?"

A hint of joy flashed across Guo Jia's eyes, but it disappeared in a flash, and he began to worry instead.

"Dezu, I won't hide it from you."

"Cao Gong has been very kind to me, and I, Guo Jia, will never fail him. At the same time, I also don't want Cao Gong to fail."

"But after spending so much time in Guanzhong, I also feel that the emperor is right... If the court fails on the battlefield, I am afraid that the unification plan will be delayed indefinitely, causing the people to continue to be trapped in the chaos of war! And this is obviously not what I, Guo Jia, want to see."

"If the imperial court were to be defeated on the battlefield, I really wouldn't know whether to be happy or sad."

Seeing that Guo Jia was sincere, Yang Xiu also laughed.

"Good for you, Guo Fengxiao! You said this in a fair and just way!"

"If you laughed out loud because you thought the court had lost, I would have asked the emperor to execute you! But since you have such a conscience, I won't hide it from you!"

Yang Xiu handed the imperial edict he had just drafted to Guo Jia: "Please read it carefully! There was indeed an accident in Chenliu, but it was a good accident after all!"

"Chen Gong and Zhang Miao have both turned over a new leaf! They have abandoned darkness and joined light! Now most of Yanzhou has surrendered, and the battle in Henan is clear!"

Guo Jia looked at the imperial edict in his hand with some confusion.

"Chen Gong? Zhang Miao?"

If Cao Cao were asked to name the three people he trusted most, these two might not necessarily be among them.

But if Cao Cao were asked to name the ten people he trusted the most, Chen Gong and Zhang Miao would definitely occupy two spots!

But now...they both betrayed Cao Cao?

Suddenly, Guo Jia's expression changed!
"I want to go see the emperor!"

Yang Xiu grabbed Guo Jia and asked, "What's the matter? Are you anxious? Do you want to plead for Cao Cao?"

Guo Jia shook his head and tried to rush into the emperor's tent, but Yang Xiu continued to stop him.

"Dezu, let Fengxiao go. He is not here to plead for Cao Cao."

At this moment, Liu Xie, who heard the noise, walked out of the house and interrupted the two of them.

"His Majesty."

"His Majesty."

Seeing that the two men stopped making trouble, Liu Xie came to Guo Jia with his hands behind his back and said, "Fengxiao, are you trying to say that, with the loss of Chenliu, I have already pushed Cao Cao into a desperate situation?"

Guo Jia remained silent, which was considered as his acceptance of what was said.

"Are you still going to say that Cao Mengde is a traitor! Such a person will never surrender even if he is forced into a desperate situation?" "Given Cao Cao's character, even if he heard the news of Chenliu's fall, he would probably pretend not to care, and then look for an opportunity to fight me?"

"Fengxiao, is this what you want to tell me?"

Guo Jia was convinced and bowed deeply: "Your Majesty is truly a man of great foresight!"

"It's not a brilliant plan, it's just that I'm too familiar with Cao Cao."

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The emperor's words made Guo Jia puzzled. He didn't understand why the emperor was so familiar with Cao Cao.

"Cao Mengde and the emperor's uncle are actually the same kind of people. He can allow someone to kill him, but he will never allow anyone to defeat him."

“I would rather let the world betray me than let the world betray me.”

"Cao Cao is not someone who will give up easily!"

Thinking of this, Liu Xie called Yang Xiu.

"Dezu, come and draft another decree, and ask the emperor's uncle to withdraw the camp."

"Cao Mengde must be desperate for a victory now in order to stabilize the morale of his troops."

"He can't reach me, and he probably won't go to Lu Bu's place either... In this case, the easiest target is the emperor's uncle."

"Warfare is about courage."

"Do it all at once, second time tired, third time exhausted."

"If we ask the emperor's uncle to withdraw his troops and not give Cao Cao a chance to vent his anger, Cao Cao's morale will inevitably plummet."

"Especially since most of Cao Cao's soldiers are from Qingzhou, as the news spreads, they will definitely think that their way home is cut off and lose their will to fight. In such a situation, even someone like Cao Mengde probably has no way out, right?"

"..."

After listening to the emperor's analysis, Guo Jia felt a chill all over his body.

From the words of the emperor, he seemed to hear four words:

The best strategy is to attack the enemy’s plan!

Cao Cao didn't want to fight before, but he insisted on invading like fire, with both wings flying together, bringing the war to the heart of the Central Plains.

Now that Chenliu has been captured, Cao Cao wants to fight, but Liu Bei is ordered to retreat immediately to avoid fighting with Cao Cao, hoping to destroy the fighting spirit of Cao Cao's soldiers with the rumor that "Yanzhou has fallen"...

Up to now, no army of the imperial court has fought against Cao Cao's main force, but they have already destroyed Cao Cao's army to pieces!

terrible!
After turning back, Guo Jia also asked Yang Xiu: "Who taught the emperor the art of war? Why is it so powerful?"

"Of course it's the Grand Master! Could it be me?"

Yang Xiu also gave Guo Jia a free copy of "The Thirty-Six Stratagems of the Grand Master" which he had proofread: "It is available in major bookstores in Chang'an, and each copy only costs one hundred five-zhu coins! Learn it! I guarantee that you will be as good at fighting as the emperor!"

Guo Jia originally thought it was just a joke.

But after reading it, admiration welled up in his eyes again.

"Being able to make the obscure military book so interesting can actually lower the threshold for ordinary soldiers to learn the art of war."

"The emperor and the Grand Master really spare no effort for the common people!"

The same goes for papermaking and the imperial examination.

The knowledge and technology that were once monopolized have gradually flowed from the aristocratic families to the homes of ordinary people.

Such a great man, just by taking a glimpse of him, can tell that he will have a brilliant future. How can he not be victorious in every battle now?

At this moment, Guo Jia...completely gave up!

"Why don't I write a letter to Cao Gong and ask him to surrender..."

(End of this chapter)