After hearing the cause and effect, Cao Cao almost fainted from anger.
It makes sense that the previous defeat was due to Zhuge Liang's ambush due to underestimation of the enemy.
No matter how many people were killed or injured on our side, at least the lives of Liu Bei's soldiers were exchanged.
Fortunately this time, Liu Beijun didn't see anyone, and he was defeated again in a daze.
Once defeated, it was a disastrous defeat, and more than ten thousand people were killed and injured!
In the first battle after Cao Cao proclaimed himself king and founded the country, Xiahou Dun was asked to build an army of more than 60,000 men before anything happened!
If this momentum continues, how many troops does Cao Cao have enough for Xiahou Dun to squander?
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. His anger could not be contained at all. He pointed at Xiahou Dun and cursed him head-on.
"Xiahoudun, you useless thing! You have really embarrassed Jiang Gu!"
"The general is incompetent, please ask the King of Wei to punish him!"
Xiahou Dun kept kowtowing to apologize, but he still couldn't calm Cao Cao.
Counting this time, Cao Cao has already experienced three defeats!
Once the two armies fought hard and were defeated, once the diplomacy was defeated, and once the two armies were defeated by a unilateral trick!
The world will not blame Xiahou Dun for the defeat, but will blame it all on Cao Cao's incompetence!
As the saying goes, lose one, lose two, but never lose three!
Where should I put the face of Wei King Cao Cao?
Bang!
Cao Cao kicked Xiahou Dun to the ground with a fierce kick.
Even so, there is still no relief.
"Come here, tie up this loser!"
The soldiers did not hesitate for a moment and pressed Xiahou Dun completely to the ground.
Looking at Xiahou Dun who was extremely embarrassed, Cao Cao's eyes became even more angry.
"Didn't you say that if you lose again, you will dive into the Han River? Okay! Today I will help you!"
"Someone, throw Xiahou Dun into the Han River and drown him!"
The soldiers were all close to Cao Cao, and they didn't care who Xiahou Dun was.
After hearing Cao Cao's order, he dragged Xiahou Dun out and acted as if he was following the order.
All the generals were frightened. No one expected that Cao Cao would come for real!
Especially Zhang He, who knelt on the ground and didn't even dare to breathe, for fear of attracting Cao Cao's attention.
But what are you afraid of, what come!
Cao Cao had already dealt with Xiahou Dun, how could he bypass Zhang He, who was also a defeated general?
"Someone, pull this useless thing down and drown them all in the Han River!"
Zhang He didn't have the backbone of Xiahou Dun, so he immediately begged for mercy.
"King Wei, spare your life!"
"King Wei, please spare my life!"
Cao Ren, Yu Jin, Cheng Yu and others arranged soldiers to cross the river.
The generals around Cao Cao were neither close confidants of Cao Cao nor generals in the army. These people did not dare to offend Cao Cao.
Naturally, no one interceded for Xiahou Dun and Zhang He.
Seeing the soldiers dragging him out unscrupulously, Guo Jia could only move forward and stop the soldiers.
Cao Cao's soldiers knew who Guo Jia was.
He stopped immediately.
Before Cao Cao issued another order, they were willing to give Guo Jia this face.
"Fengxiao, please stop trying to persuade Gu, Gu's subordinates don't want such useless trash!"
Cao Cao struck preemptively and did not want to give Guo Jia a chance to speak.
This time he used thunder and anger!
Naturally, Guo Jia would not listen to Cao Cao and walked directly to his side.
"King Wei, victory or defeat is a matter of military strategism! If you kill a general before the battle, you will be ridiculed by Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang!"
"Furthermore, although General Xiahou was defeated twice, it was not meaningless. At least he knew the weight of his opponent!"
"Liu Bei is the great hero of the world, and Zhuge Liang is extremely talented. The combination of the two is by no means an easy thing!"
"These two defeats have taught us a lesson so that we can avoid greater losses in the future!"
As expected of Guo Jia, a few words will dissipate most of Cao Cao's anger.
If defeat is also beneficial to one's own side, then it is indeed not so difficult to accept.
But this still doesn't allow Cao Cao to let the two of them go completely.
"Fengxiao, Xiahou Dun is incompetent, loses consecutive battles, and loses troops and generals! If there is no punishment, wouldn't it make people feel that rewards and punishments are unknown?"
"The two of them can escape the death penalty, but they cannot escape the living penalty!"
Xiahou Dun's battle has been fought like this. If he has not been held accountable, then Cao Cao's reputation for nepotism is completely confirmed.
Guo Jia thought for a while and still disagreed with Cao Cao's point of view.
"King Wei, Xiahou Dun and Zhang He are strong and brave, and they are rare generals in the army! In the future, when facing the enemy in battle, we will need to rely on their martial arts to conquer the city!"
"If I punish the two of them with a cane at this moment, I'm afraid it won't get better within a few months! It will only cause pain to the loved ones and quick to the enemies!"
Cao Cao nodded slightly and felt that Guo Jia's words made sense.
Everyone knows that Liu Bei's men Guan Yu and Zhang Fei are enemies of ten thousand people.
Under Cao Cao, only Xu Chu could compete with him.
If Xiahou Dun and Zhang He were injured and unable to go to the battlefield, Cao's army would naturally suffer a loss when the two armies fought.
Cao Cao was torn. On the one hand, he didn't want people to scold him for unclear rewards and punishments, but on the other hand, he didn't want Liu Bei to see the joke.
At this time, Guo Jia stepped forward again and whispered in Cao Cao's ear.
"King Wei, Xiahou Dun and Zhang He have special status. One is a pillar of the army, and the other is a member of the Hebei family. If we punish them, it will be too involved!"
"Furthermore, haven't we taken Xiangyang City now? Let's just balance the merits and demerits!"
After Guo Jiadu said this, Cao Cao could only digest his anger, and then waved his hand to suppress the two of them again.
"Xiahou Dun, Zhang He, if Feng Xiao had not interceded for you this time, even if the death penalty could be avoided, the living penalty would still be unavoidable!"
Xiahou Dun and Zhang He turned around and kowtowed to Guo Jia to thank him.
"Thank you, strategist!"
Guo Jiake did not dare to accept Xiahou Dun's kneeling, so he quickly went to help the two of them.
"You two generals don't need to be polite!"
"In the future, we will have to rely on the two generals to charge into battle!"
Xiahou Dun and Zhang He did not dare to get up without Cao Cao's forgiveness.
No matter how hard Guo Jia tried, he couldn't move them at all.
Seeing that the two of them were so respectful, Cao Cao no longer remained silent.
"Get up!"
"I will remember this sin for you. If you perform meritorious deeds in the future, you will use it to pay for your sin!"
"Thank you King Wei for not killing me!"
After continuous kowtows of thanks, Xiahou Dun and Zhang He slowly stood up.
And thanked Guo Jia profusely.
Without Guo Jia, even if the two of them could escape death, they would not be safe and sound.
"Don't think that this matter is over. If you make another mistake in the future, you will be punished for multiple crimes!"
"No one can save you by then!"
Xiahou Dun and Zhang He just breathed a sigh of relief, and they raised half of it in an instant.
Zhang He, in particular, tightened his nerves and made repeated guarantees to Cao Cao.
Xiahou Dun was a kinsman, a good friend, and a brother, so Cao Cao was naturally able to show some mercy to him.
But what is Zhang He?
He is a surrendered general, so he is not very popular!
If it hadn't been for being tied up with Xiahou Dun this time, it would have been difficult to let it go.
It is true that Zhang He was unlucky following Xiahou Dun.
This time I was able to avoid the physical pain. In fact, the person I should be most thankful for was Xiahou Dun!
