In a daze, Guo Jia lay in the carriage covered with a quilt. As the carriage advanced, he turned over and opened his eyes and recovered a little. He rubbed his eyes and saw Xu Shu sitting beside him, and asked him with concern: "How does the lord feel?"
The most taboo thing about people's mood is to be overjoy, sorrow, and the wind is cold in autumn and winter. Guo Jia was burned with hot sweats in the fire and then was poured by heavy rain. He felt a headache and fever as early as when he left the county, but he had to rush back to Badong County as soon as possible, because Liu Biao in Jingzhou was likely to send someone to Yizhou to spread the news of his defeat. Guo Jia wanted to return to the stable rear of Badong County before Yizhou got the situation in Jingzhou.
After forcing his body to kill Sima Ju in Badong County, Guo Jia still fell down. He was drowsy and tired for the past two days. He had been sleeping and resting in the carriage except for drinking medicine. Now, he finally felt a little energetic, but he always felt that his body was still a little soft and weak.
Rolling up the quilt and surrounding him, Guo Jia leaned against the carriage and asked pale, "What's the news about Chengdu?"
He didn't know how Xu He and Zhang Baiqi would react, but he had to do something to Sima Jun. Putting aside the strategic position of Badong County, the actions of Sima Jun tolerate his subordinates were enough to make Guo Jia kill him.
Guo Jia does not object to his generals' enjoyment. If he has no ambition and wants to enjoy his remaining years with some military achievements, Guo Jia does not force the other party to live in his life and death.
You can build a luxury house, do some business and be a rich man, marry many wives and concubines to enjoy the blessings, etc., Guo Jia doesn't care about it, but doing things that harm the heavens and commit heinous crimes is not only contrary to morality, but also violates the law. Guo Jia cannot tolerate evil and ignore it.
Guo Jia rewarded his generals in Chengdu with only a luxury house and the salary of the two-year governor who had converted money. The salary of the governor of a state was 600 stones, and two years was 1,200 stones. This is calculated based on food, and it was not a small amount of money. Zhang Baiqi, Xu He and Sima Ju sent them to the place. Guo Jia did not reward them with their luxury houses, but they were all nominal prefects. Can't the prefect's mansion be occupied? The prefect's salary is much higher than the governor. The prefect's salary is 2,000 stones per year. Isn't it enough for Guo Jia to pay the three of them in advance to advance?
Sima Ju built a new mansion, where did the money and material resources come? Guo Jia knew it well. He thought it was just a trick, but he didn't expect that there were also the contributions of the Yizhou gentry. It was Guo Jia who did not expect that Sima Ju could actually be in harmony with the Yizhou gentry. Ten years ago, it was these gentry families that oppressed them to join Taiping Road.
Even honest people can't stop sugar-coated shells.
Seeing that although Guo Jia was weak, his expression was as bright as before, Xu Shu dared to tell him the news he got.
"Zhang Baiqi did not make any abnormal movement in Fuling County. On the day he received the news, Xu He rebelled with Jiangyang, Jianwei, Guanghan, Shu and the gentry of the four counties and launched troops to attack Chengdu."
So fast?
Guo Jia frowned. He had expected a rebellion to happen, but even if Xu He rebelled one day later, Gan Ning should be able to lead the Jinfan army back to Chengdu, but Xu He would actually rebel decisively at the first time? Guo Jia didn't believe he had this courage!
Xu He did not. He was furious at the time and was only venting his anger. If it weren't for the aggressive words outside Qin Wu's house, Xu He would probably have raised his troops to rebel in a hasty way.
Guo Jia didn't know these hidden stories, but was just thinking that if Xu He soldiers forced Chengdu, Gao Shun in the city would not know whether he could defend Chengdu.
Chengdu cannot make any mistakes, otherwise the entire Yizhou will fall into turmoil!
"My lord should be calm. Now we have passed Anyang in Brazil and will be able to return to Chengdu in two days. I believe that Zhicai and Gongxiao will not disappoint my lord."
Xu Shu's expression was calm, not because he didn't care about the safety of Chengdu, but because things had come to this point, and it would be useless to be anxious and angry.
Guo Jia, who suppressed his anxiety and calmed down, suddenly laughed at himself and said to Xu Shu in a low voice: "Yuanzhi, I regret not being the first. If I listened to your words, I am afraid I would not return in vain, but now there will be a disaster of civil strife."
Before, Xu Shu firmly opposed the warring faction on the issue of whether to attack Jingzhou, but that was all the past. Now Guo Jia dared to admit his mistake in person. Xu Shu admired this mind and spirit very much. He smiled and said, "Victory and defeat are common in military affairs. The lord would rather think like this. If the lord sends troops smoothly and really takes Xiangyang and Jiangxia, it will indeed have an important role in the lord's hegemony. However, human calculations are not as good as heaven's calculations. Liu Biao has no soldiers and generals but can cover up his eyes and eyes and quickly pacify Jingzhou. The lord did not expect that no one in the world would foresee this situation. He doesn't have to take the gains and losses at the moment. On the other hand, the defeat of Jingzhou also sounded the alarm for the lord, and it was also a great achievement."
Everything has pros and cons, there is no such thing as being fully confident, and there is no benefit that there is no risk. Guo Jia's attack on Jingzhou has pros and cons, but the counselors are divided into two factions, one believes that the pros and cons outweigh the disadvantages, and the other believes that the disadvantages are greater than the advantages, so that they have the opinion of the main war and not fighting.
Xu Shu's comforting words made Guo Jia chuckled and said, "Yuanzhi, Yuanzhi, you can really talk to my heart. Forget it, it's better not to mention the defeat of Jingzhou. I feel unwilling to accept it because there is Liu Biao in Jingzhou. I am afraid that I will not be able to leave Yizhou again for ten years."
Putting away his smile, Xu Shu nodded solemnly. The two of them did not regard the dangers in Chengdu as the top priority. It was out of their trust in Xi Zhicai and Gao Shun. The counselors and generals under Guo Jia had their own abilities, regardless of their level, but they were definitely rare talents in the world. Guo Jia was willing to hand over Chengdu to Xi Zhicai for guarding it, not because of personal friendship, but because Xi Zhicai really had this ability.
"What the lord is also what I think in my heart. If you go out to Yizhou to advance the world, you may either fight Jingzhou and Yangzhou in the east and unify the south, or you may fight against Guanzhong to look at the Central Plains, but now there is Liu Biao in Jingzhou and Dong Zhuo in Guanzhong. If there is no good opportunity, the Taiping Army is like a battle of trapped beasts."
Guo Jia, who closed his eyes, said, "In the future, when he went east to Jingzhou, he might marry others. He would be unable to gain a foothold in Guanzhong. Dong Zhuo was in the end and survived but should not be underestimated. Even if he took over the land of Guanzhong, Han Sui of Xiliang and Ma Teng, the princes of Guandong, would be attacked from both sides."
Dong Zhuo has not had many days to live. Guo Jia knew in his heart, but he didn't dare to make a promise. His sudden rise has disrupted the historical trajectory. With Diao Chan around him, can Wang Yun succeed in a series of plans? A woman who can make Dong Zhuo and Lu Bu have a gap with her. It is not enough to just rely on scheming and courage. The most important thing is to make both of them have an inextricable greed.
Even if Dong Zhuo was really killed by Lu Bu, Guanzhong and Sizhou will be controlled by tens of thousands of troops of Li Jue, Guo Si, Fan Chou and Zhang Ji. There will be a melee situation in the future. However, Han Sui and Ma Teng, who have always been determined to covet Guanzhong's intention to advance to the Central Plains, were also drooling at the land of Guanzhong.
Guo Jia sighed in his heart: Liu Biao, if you enter Jingzhou, I will have to lie dormant in Yizhou for at least ten more years!
Now that things have come to this point, Guo Jia has no choice but to do anything about it. The situation is like this, and it is impossible to reverse it.
Badong County was handed over to Zhou Tai, and there were originally ten thousand of Zhou Tai's soldiers. Sima's old subordinates were grateful for Zhou Tai's plea. Moreover, Sima's death was determined to die for justice in their eyes. They did not hate Guo Jia and were successfully incorporated into Zhou Tai's command.
He brought nearly 30,000 troops under the command of Xu Chu, Dian Wei and Zhang Yan to return to Chengdu. Guo Jia entered Dongguanghan County a day later, and also received news from Chengdu.
Xu He's 50,000 miscellaneous army was defeated by 6,000 soldiers in the camp and was defeated in one fell swoop. Xu He's command was more than 5,000 soldiers and horses, more than 2,000 injured, and the rest surrendered, including Xu He's father and son.
Although Gan Ning led the Jinfan Army to the Battle of Chengdu, he returned to Chengdu in time to stabilize the overall situation.
When passing Ye County in Dongguanghan County, the army suddenly stopped moving forward. Xu Chu rode his horse to Guo Jia's carriage and said loudly to the carriage: "Lord, there are people from the Qin family blocking the road ahead."
Guo Jia, who was already neatly dressed in the car, passed the time when he was thinking about it when he heard this. Then he lifted the curtain of the carriage, walked out and stood on the carriage and looked at it.
Ye County is not far from the north, but the men, women, young and old kneeling on the side of the road, dressed brightly, looked like they were not ordinary poor people. In front of the road where the army was marching, young people in white and brocade could not afford to rise, and it was Qin Mi.
Rolling up the bamboo and wooden slips and knocking them in his hand. Guo Jia smiled bitterly and said to Xu Chu: "Call Qin Mi here."
Xu Chu got the order and came to the army to slap the horse and asked Qin Mi to see Guo Jia. Qin Mi got up and didn't even bother slapping the dust on her body. She trotted to Guo Jia's carriage, and knelt down and said in fear: "The sinner Qin Mi pays homage to the general."
Hohohoho
Guo Jia chuckled. He was not laughing at the smug laughing at the smugness of his power, but laughing at Qin Mi as if he was indeed smart. If Guo Jia entered Chengdu, the Qin family would have been mostly been the three tribes of Yi. If Qin Mi blocked the way here, he would definitely be here to plead for mercy.
I hope he knows the right way.
He bent down and tapped Qin Mi on the shoulder with the bamboo slip. After Qin Mi raised her head with a confused look on her face, Guo Jia waved to him and said, "Zi Ji, let everyone from the Qin family go back. Come into the carriage, don't miss my trip back to the army. If you have any words, I will give you a chance to explain it."
Qin Mi nodded excitedly, got up and ran to send a message to his father who was kneeling on the side of the road. Qin Mi's father took the Qin family and walked back to Ye County.
He walked to Guo Jia's carriage again. Qin Mi was about to step up, but he looked down and saw that the luxurious brocade robe was covered with dust. After a few random slaps, he didn't slap it clean. But he couldn't care about so much, and got on the carriage and got into the carriage.
The army headed towards Chengdu again, and Qin Mi, who entered the carriage, saw Guo Jia leisurely leaning in the carriage and turning on the bamboo and wooden slips to read. He opened his mouth to speak, but Guo Jia raised his head and looked at him with a smile.
Chapter completed!