Guo Jia's words made the pottery merchant feel very strange.
Dong Zhuo just came out of the pass. Although the old thief is ferocious and terrifying, he is far away in the land of Kansai after all. Even if he leaves the pass, the first ones to bear the brunt are Cao Cao and Yuan Shao who send troops to fight against him. They can fight by themselves. Tao What kind of fun are you following?
Seeing that the pottery merchant didn't seem to understand, Guo Jia immediately explained to him.
"Although according to your position, Dong Zhuo's sending troops to attack Zhu Jun is not a major matter of personal concern to you, but your father, Tao Shijun, is different."
"Him?" The potter touched his chin and began to remember.
Suddenly, a fragment came into my mind.
After he had just returned from time travel, he wiped his butt with official documents, which made Tao Qian furious and beat up the pottery merchant.
At that time, according to Tao Qian, the secret document was written by Zhu Jun to Tao Qian, regarding the crusade against Dong Zhuo.
Judging from this incident, the relationship between Zhu Jun and Tao Qian should be unusual.
But think about it.
In terms of age and seniority, Tao Qian was a figure of the same period as Huangfu Song, Zhu Jun and others. When he was serving in the court, he probably had a good relationship.
When Zhu Jun issued the imperial edict, in addition to Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu and other wealthy men, Tao Qian also received a share, which was enough to show how much Zhu Jun valued Tao Qian.
Seeing that the pottery merchant was silent, Guo Jia continued: "And when the princes responded to the imperial edict to attack Dong Zhuo, your father Tao Shijun recommended Zhu Jun for the post of general of chariots and cavalry, and also recommended him as the leader of the alliance. But in the end, it was because Yuan Shao was in the limelight and won the hearts of all the princes, so the matter was shelved."
Tao Shang breathed a long sigh of relief, suddenly understood, nodded and said: "So, if we send troops to defend Dong Zhuo this time, considering the relationship between my father and Zhu Jun, I, Xuzhou, have no choice but to send troops?"
Guo Jiayan said: "Yes, Xuzhou will probably send troops there, and even without the relationship between your father and Zhu Jun, Guo thinks you should go."
The potter was a little surprised: "Why?"
Guo Jia pondered for a moment and then said: "Because of the Five Stone Powder... Guo always felt that the medicinal properties of the Five Stone Powder were so strong that even though the spirit appeared to be abnormally high after taking it, it was actually like a chronic poison. Dong Zhuo After taking Five Stone Powder, his interest became so impulsive and bellicose. Guo felt that this was definitely not a good sign for him. The old thief might end his life at any time. Guo had a premonition... "
Tao Shang raised his eyebrows upon hearing this, feeling that it was too arbitrary for Guo Jia to just use this as evidence to send troops.
Guo Jia seemed to know that the pottery merchant would not rely on this incident alone, and immediately said: "In addition, although Dong Zhuo is supplemented by the Xiliang Army and the Bingzhou Army, his military strength is unparalleled, but according to the news that Li Qiao brought back from Chang'an, Bingzhou The Xiliang army and the Xiliang army are not monolithic under Dong Zhuo. The old thief is now eating five stones apart and causing internal troubles. He is hot-headed and impulsive. This sudden dispatch of troops may not be a good thing. When most of the princes in the world are watching, , if you can send troops together with Cao Cao and Yuan Shao, it will be a good opportunity to accumulate fame!"
"To accumulate fame, this is somewhat tempting..."
The pottery merchant deeply agrees with this. In recent years, the pottery merchant has been able to deeply feel the benefits brought to him by the name Taiping Gongzi and Yuedan Commentary.
Guo Jia continued: "According to Guo's analysis, except for the fact that Dong Zhuo, the leader of the thieves, was injured by Wu Shi San and has mental and physical differences, the Xiliang army may not win in a head-on confrontation with the Kwantung armies."
The pottery merchant didn't say anything when he heard this. He felt this much more than Guo Jia did.
Before Dong Zhuo's rebellion, the number of troops recruited by county guards and governors from all sides, except for border areas such as Liangzhou and Youzhou, most areas were strictly controlled by the central government of the Han Dynasty, and at that time, there were not many governors everywhere.
It was not until Dong Zhuo's chaos that the vassal governments in various regions began to gradually get rid of the control of the central government, and high-ranking local supervisory officials like governors were hired everywhere by the imperial court like crazy in order to maintain local security.
During the first year of Chuping, the feudal lords of Guandong were just starting out. They were completely incomparable to Dong Zhuo, who had powerful armies in Xiliang and Bingzhou.
But since the end of the war against Dong, the power of local warlords has begun to enter a period of unsupervised growth. After nearly two years of recruitment and warlord melee, the strength and military strength of the princes in various places have increased exponentially!
The current strength of the Guandong princes is completely different from the time when they fought against Dong Zhuo.
Especially Cao Cao and Yuan Shao.
One conquered Han Fu's old tribe, won Jizhou, the granary of the world, and gained talents from all over the world with great backgrounds to join him!
In particular, Yuan Shao has fought many bloody battles with Gongsun Zan's army this year, and has trained each of his soldiers into elite soldiers. Especially in dealing with the cavalry army, the Jizhou army has extremely rich combat experience.
Another one is Cao Cao, who fought several bloody battles with the Yellow Turban giants on the border between Yanzhou and Qingzhou.
After many fierce battles, the actual combat experience of the soldiers under Cao Mengde also increased significantly. After Cao Cao defeated the Qingzhou Yellow Turbans, he not only accepted the entire Yanzhou, including the former Qiao Mao, Liu Dai, and Bao Xin's troops, but also accepted millions of troops
The Yellow Turban population formed Qingzhou soldiers, and their strength was greatly enhanced.
Yuan, Cao, Zhu Jun, plus Tao's army, faced Dong Zhuo, who had many unstable factors, and the odds of winning were not insignificant.
If this battle can really eradicate Dong Zhuo...
"In that case, shall we respond to Zhu Jun's dispatch of troops?" the pottery merchant asked Guo Jiadao tentatively.
Guo Jia squinted his eyes and considered for a while, then said: "Don't worry, wait until we confirm that Yuan and Cao will definitely send troops, and then we can make plans. And by then, Yuan Shao will definitely write a letter to invite the prince to go with him.
By following the trend, the Lord of the Palace has sold a huge favor to Yuan Shao, and the trouble is serious, so you still have to go back to Pengcheng and discuss the specific troop dispatch with Lord Tao."
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After some time, as Guo Jia expected, Dong Zhuo's Kansai army really began to march towards the east.
His target has nothing to do with anyone else, it is Zhu Jun who is guarding Zhongmu County.
Dong Zhuo sent troops from Chang'an to Guanzhong, and the world was immediately shocked!
As expected by Guo Jia, among the princes, Yuan Shao, who was the governor of Jizhou, immediately issued a proclamation to attack Dong Zhuo, and ordered all the soldiers and horses from Jizhou headquarters to go south to the Yellow River and directly enter the territory of Yanzhou.
Yuan Shao's troops heading south this time were very luxurious. According to the reports from spies from the school affairs office, Yuan Shao appointed Qu Yi as the commander-in-chief of the central army, Yan Liang and Wen Chou as the vanguards, and Zhang He, Gao Lan, Han Meng, Gao Gan and others as auxiliary troops to provide support.
With the invitation, Chunyu Qiong, Jiang Yiqu, Lu Kuang, Lu Xiang, Ma Yan and others accompanied the Chinese army to lead the troops and moved southward in one go.
As for the other side, Cao Cao, who was stationed in Dongjun, also ordered the Yanzhou Army and the Qingzhou Army to march westward. According to reports from the school affairs office: the Xiahou brothers, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Li Dian, Le Jin, Dian Wei, Yu Jin and other generals were all
All follow the expedition.
But what is surprising is that another character also began to secretly mobilize people.
That is Liu Biao of Xiangyang.
Boss Liu was afraid that Dong Zhuo's troops would enter Wuguan and enter Wan territory, so he began to mobilize troops and horses to Nanyang County, not for anything else, but to prevent Jingzhou from losing its territory.
Beforehand, the pottery merchant had dispatched some soldiers and horses from Jinling City to station near Pengcheng in order to participate in the war.
As expected by Guo Jia, Yuan Shao personally wrote a letter to Tao Qian of Xuzhou, inviting him to join him in sending troops to Henan to defeat the enemy Dong Zhuo.
If you want to enter the border of Henan from the direction of Danyang County, you must pass through Jiujiang County and take the border of Runan. However, these territories are now in the hands of Yuan Shu, and the pottery merchants' soldiers and horses cannot cross the border at all.
Therefore, if they wanted to support Yuan and Cao, the pottery merchants had no choice but to go to Xuzhou and westward via Liang State to Chenliu.
Although Yuan Shu suffered a heavy setback in the battle of Ruxuwu, the pottery merchant did not dare to neglect him. After all, Yuan Laoer was not a mortal, and there was no guarantee that he would not take advantage of the opportunity.
Tao Shang left all his navy and most of his troops in Jinling, and arranged for Xu Rong, Tao Ji, Han Hao, Chen Deng, Zhou Tai and others to guard them at the same time. He himself, together with Guo Jia, Xu Chu and Xu
Huang, Gan Ning, Hu Cai, Yang Zhan and others led 10,000 elite troops to meet with Tao Qian in Pengcheng.
Tao Qian also attached great importance to blocking Dong Zhuo. He mobilized 20,000 troops from Xuzhou, led by Cao Bao, and headed westward to the border of Yanzhou with the pottery merchants.
Just before 10,000 Jinling troops and 20,000 Xuzhou troops were preparing to go out, a man rushed from Danyang County to Pengcheng, saying that he must accompany the pottery merchants in this battle, otherwise, he would rather commit suicide by jumping into Surabaya...
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"Teacher, can you stop being so ridiculous?"
Facing Huangfu Song, who looked stubborn and indifferent, the potter's tone became a little weak.
Huangfu Song was very stubborn: "You bastard, how can you speak? Do you dare to say that the teacher is fooling around? Believe it or not, I will whip you!"
Huangfu Song's expression was not good, and his thin body stood in the wind, swaying as if he could be blown away by the wind. The pottery merchant really felt sorry for him.
With such a physical condition, he still has to go with the army to produce a certificate. Doesn't this make it clear that he is seeking death?
"Teacher, this confrontation with Dong Zhuo seems dangerous, but in fact it is not serious. Yuan Benchu and Cao Mengde both led troops to fight. Our strength may not be weaker than Dong Zhuo's. It can be said that there is no danger to my apprentice. Why do you insist on going with me?
"
Huangfusong's eyes seemed to dim a bit. He smiled bitterly and said, "Do you think I am going on this expedition for you? I am doing it for myself."
The pottery merchant was stunned when he heard this.
Huangfu Song sighed and simply let go at this moment.
"My child, you are a born spiritual person. I'm afraid I can't hide my physical condition from you. A while ago, you also specially led the miracle doctor Zhang Ji to see me... I must have told him something.
Have I told you everything?"
When the pottery merchant heard this, he immediately fell silent.
"I'm afraid that my days are numbered. This is destiny and cannot be saved by human beings. Even if it's Dr. Zhang, I'm afraid he won't be able to do anything. Doctors can cure diseases, but they can't cure lives.
"
Tao Shang's expression was slightly excited: "Teacher, don't say such depressing words. I have asked Doctor Zhang to carefully prepare the medicine. He will cure the teacher's illness no matter what. My life is a long life!"
Huangfusong helplessly shook his head and said: "What you say sounds nice, but unfortunately it is not practical. Human beings must die after life. This is a fate that no one can escape since ancient times... To be honest, I
I am not afraid of death, but I am afraid that death will be worthless."
When he said this, Huangfu Song's weak face suddenly showed great pride.
"I am a soldier of the Han Dynasty! From the day I joined the army, it was destined that my life would never end on my bed! Wrapping my body in horse leather is my true destination! In this last battle, I will fight both in public and private affairs.
For the Han Dynasty to get rid of the great evil Dong Thief, and bring peace and tranquility to the world and the court!"
Speaking of this, Huangfu Song actually showed a pleading expression: "My child, you won't even agree to this request, right? Do you want me to die in peace?"