Chapter 65 Chapter Ten Fatal Betrayal

After Cao Cao led the main force to leave Yanzhou, Chen Gong believed that the time had come. He no longer supervised the food and grass affairs, and went directly to Chenliu County to find Zhang Miao to plot a rebellion. Zhang Miao himself could have picked this head, and he also has such appeal.However, as Zheng Tai once analyzed, Zhang Miao is a chivalrous man and has no ambition to become a hegemon.After discussing with Chen Gong, he secretly brought Lv Bu over and respected Lv Bu as the new leader of Yanzhou. Zhang Miao ordered Chen Gong to meet Lu Bu.Where Lu Bu was at this time, there is no record in the history books.After breaking up last time, Lu Bu went to join Zhang Yang again, but there is no record of his activities during this period of time. Perhaps Lu Bu did not go to Zhang Yang, but just found a random place to stay, waiting for Zhang Miao and Chen Gong. news.

After Lv Bu arrived in Yanzhou, Zhang Miao sent his subordinate Liu Yi to inform Xun who was staying in Juancheng, saying that General Lv Bu had heard that General Cao was attacking Tao Qian, so he came to help and asked for food and grass. Zhang Miao's actions are somewhat incomprehensible. Lu Bu's political stance has become clear. He is more inclined to Yuan Shu's side. Although he helped Yuan Shao fight, he is now the person Yuan Shao wants to arrest. Cao Cao is Yuan Shao's ally and obeys Yuan Shao's command. Lu Bu How can we help Cao Cao?Needless to say Xun, even ordinary people can see it.

If Zhang Miao wants to stab Cao Cao in the back, the most effective way is to launch a sudden attack, and attack Juancheng, Puyang and other strategic places at the same time, capture the family members of Cao Cao and others, capture or kill Xun, Xiahou, Cheng Yu and others alive, Then the rest of Yanzhou can be destroyed without attack.Liu Yi asked Xun for food and grass, but he didn't have anything, so he reported a letter to Xun. Xun and Cheng Yu were in Juancheng at this time. After discussing with each other, they immediately judged that the situation had changed. Zhang Miao might have turned his back on him, and Lu Bu had also come to Yanzhou. The situation was very dangerous.Xun quickly made two deployments: one was to send people to the front line of Xuzhou to report to Cao Cao, and the other was to send people to inform Xiahou to abandon Puyang and lead his troops to Juancheng to meet up and wait for help.

Xiahou was shocked when he received Xun's report on the enemy's situation. If Juancheng was lost, how would he explain it to his eldest brother?So he immediately gathered all the troops, gave up the baggage, and the Qing army went to Juancheng.As a result, there was a danger on the way. As soon as he left Puyang, Xiahou met Lu Bujun.Lu Bu sent someone to pretend to surrender and said that there was an important report, which deceived Xiahou's trust and hijacked Xiahou when he was unprepared.The history books did not say that several people did this, but only clearly pointed out that it was appointed by Lu Bu.If that's the case, these people should kill Xiahou, and Cao's army will be in chaos.However, they did not kill Xiahou, and made a request: give money (responsible for treasure goods).

Xiahou's deputy is Han Hao, a native of Hanoi County. He ordered someone to guard the gate of the camp, and then directly talked to the hijacker, saying righteously: "You rebels dare to hijack our general, do you still want to live?" ? We were ordered to hunt for thieves, how can we abolish the military law for personal reasons and pamper you?" At the same time, Han Hao said to Xiahou Tiqi: "This is the law of the country, we have nothing to do!" So he ordered people to attack the hijackers.The kidnapper saw that it was too tough, and hurriedly kowtowed and begged for mercy.Han Hao ignored them and killed them all. Fortunately, Xia Hou was safe and sound.

Although Cao Cao learned of this later, he praised Han Hao's approach and issued an order requiring that similar incidents be handled in this way in the future.However, Han Hao's handling of this matter does not seem to be completely appropriate. When the other party asks for property, he should give it a balance instead of blindly acting recklessly.If what he said was a kind of psychological warfare, it would be fine. If the opponent still has the willingness to surrender and still launches an attack, there is no need to take this risk again.Xiahou didn't die, but his fate was fatal.

The assassination of Xiahou was unsuccessful, and the two sides fought fiercely, but their minds were elsewhere: Lu Bu wanted to seize the opportunity to seize the strategically important Puyang, and had his own base; Lu Bu broke away from the battle first, went straight to Puyang, which Xiahou had just abandoned, occupied it, and obtained a lot of Xiahou's supplies.Xiahou commanded the troops to retreat to Juancheng. Chen Gong's roots in Dongjun are very deep, and there are many people involved in this rebellion besides him, some of them are still in Juancheng at this time, and these people are secretly looking for opportunities to cooperate internally and externally.After Xiahou entered Juancheng, together with Xun and Cheng Yu, he seized dozens of people who wanted to rebel overnight and executed them all, stabilizing the situation in Juancheng.

After Lu Bu and Chen Gong arrived in Puyang, all counties and counties in Yanzhou responded. According to historical records, there are nearly 80 counties in the whole prefecture, and only three have not rebelled against Cao Cao: Juancheng, Fan County in Dongjun County, and Dong'a County. . Judging from this situation, Cao Cao's governance of Yanzhou was not successful after he took over Yanzhou. He defeated the Yellow Turban Army and protected Yanzhou. interests of the person.It was precisely because of this that Zhang Miao and Chen Gong dared to openly challenge Cao Cao. Juancheng stepped up its defense and actively prepared for battle. Another group of troops came outside the city, the number of which reached tens of thousands, and the city suddenly became tense.At first Xun and the others thought it was Zhang Miao's men or Lu Bu's attack on Juancheng from Puyang. Later, people outside the city took the initiative to inform them that they were from Guo Gong, the governor of Yuzhou, and asked to see Xun by name.

There has never been much attention paid to Guo Gong, but judging from the fact that he has at least tens of thousands of people under his command, he is definitely not a small role that is dispensable.Who is he?How did it come about? There are not many historical materials about Guo Gong. We only know that he, the governor of Yuzhou, was represented by Yuan Shu, and he should be a member of Yuan Shu's group.In the recent period, Kong, Sun Jian, Liu Bei, Lu Bu and Guo Gong served and are currently serving as governors of Yuzhou.Kong was appointed by the imperial court, and Sun Jian was appointed by Yuan Shu. After Sun Jian died, Kong also fell ill and died, and Yuan Shu appointed Guo Gong as the governor of Yuzhou.And Liu Bei's governor of Yuzhou was represented by Tao Qian, and Lu Bu was represented by Liu Bei.

Yuan Shu retreated to Shouchun at this time, and developed his influence in Jiujiang County and other places in the Yangzhou Governor's Department. Both directions are progressing relatively smoothly. Sun Ce is in full swing in Jiangdong, and Guo Gong soon has a certain strength. Zhang Miao originally belonged to Yuan Shao and Cao Cao, and belonged to a different camp from Yuan Shu's Guo Gong, but after the rebellion, the enemy of the enemy became a friend who could be borrowed.Based on this principle, Zhang Miao and Chen Gong may have pulled Guo Gong to help the situation. Guo Gong may also be contacted by Lu Bu. Although Lu Bu and Yuan Shu had an unpleasant quarrel, they did not turn their faces after all. It was also based on the principle that the enemy of an enemy is a friend. When Lu Bu needed help, Yuan Shu considered that he could help, so he ordered Guo Gong Gong came to take a trip.Yuan Shu's order to Guo Gong is definitely not to help Guo Gong with all his strength. He has personal experience of Cao Cao's combat effectiveness. Move the real guy.Xun saw this, so when Guo Gong called him for an interview, and everyone thought it was too dangerous to persuade him not to go, Xun analyzed: "Guo Gong and Zhang Miao and others do not have a deep friendship, and now they come so hastily, it shows that They may not act in unison. While Guo Gong has not made up his mind, we can lobby him, at least let him remain neutral. If he does not see him, he will become suspicious, and it is possible for him to act together with Zhang Miao and others."

So Xun went out of the city alone to see Guo Gong. Just as Xun expected, Guo Gong asked to see Xun by name was indeed a temptation. When he saw that Xun was not afraid, he guessed that the city was already prepared and might not be easy to attack, so he led his troops away. Before Cao Cao returned to his army, Xun had some confidence in defending Juancheng. To do this, Fan County and Dong'e County had to defend as well, so as to form a corresponding momentum and disperse the forces of Lu Bu and others.At this time, the magistrate of Fan County was Jin Yun, and the magistrate of Dong'a County was Zaozhi. I don't know what the situation is on their side.After discussing with Cheng Yu, Xun sent Cheng Yu, Xue Ti and others to check on the spot. When Cheng Yu and others arrived in Fan County, Fan Yi from Chen Gong's faction also arrived. Cheng Yu and Jin Yun laid an ambush and stabbed Fan Ni to death, stabilizing the situation in Fan County.Fan County faces the Huzi River, an important tributary of the Yellow River to the east, and Chen Gong's army has already reached the other side of the river. Cheng Yu sent people to seize Cangtingjin, an important crossing on the river, so that the enemy army could not cross it temporarily. After arranging the affairs of Fan County, Cheng Yu rushed to Dong'e County without stopping. Zaozhi, the magistrate of Dong'e County, is a well-known agricultural expert under Cao Cao in the future. Cheng Yu, Xue Ti, Zaozhi, Jin Yun and others not only did not participate in this rebellion, but also played the role of the mainstay at the critical moment, assisting Xun and Xiahou to defend Juancheng, Fan County and Dong'e County. The last stronghold bought time for Cao Cao to return to his division and counterattack.Cheng Yu, Xue Ti, and Zaoyi all became important figures in Cao Cao's camp in the future.