Dragon map of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 1531 Truce Period II

Entering October, the temperature of the sky and the earth has cooled, and even the first snow fell in the north. Although it was only a little snow, the impact was not too great.

But the breath of winter has begun to cover the world.

Guandu.

Hundreds of thousands of troops stationed here, the main force of the Hebei Zhou army lined up in the north, relying on the Yellow River, and pressed the border step by step, while the soldiers and horses of the Wei army in the Central Plains continued to go north.

The war is already imminent.

In fact, the war had started long ago, but both sides hesitated, so they dared not launch a full-scale attack, which also led to a stalemate in the battle.

With the onset of winter and the snowfall, this battle will last for a long time. At least there is little hope of a decisive battle this year. After all, not everyone has the courage to brave the cold winter to start a war.

Once the real winter hits, it is not killing one thousand enemies and losing eight hundred, but the real loss to both sides. The soldiers holding long spears with frozen hands are desolate. Doesn't this mean that it is a waste of combat power?

So no matter Yuan Shao or Cao Cao, unless they are forced to do so, they will not go to war in the cold winter.

However, both sides knew that this battle would not last long, Yuan Shao had already been driven into a desperate situation, the main force of Youzhou in northern Xinjiang had begun to approach continuously, Hejian and Julu were all having problems.

On the other side of Bingzhou, Yuan Shao's top cadres showed some rare commanding skills. Although they broke up the whole into parts, broke away from the offensive and defensive battles of the city, and fought with the wind of the grassland, they held back the main force of the Yan army.

But it won't last long, Bingzhou will lose sooner or later, once Bingzhou is lost, then nothing can stop the Yan army.

At this time, he turned back to deal with the Yan army, and it was too late. His only way was to enter the Central Plains and rely on the influence of Yanzhou and Jizhou to regain his foothold.

And Cao Cao, there is no way out, he needs influence to command the three armies, and the Ming army is aggressive and has exploded with super fighting power, which has made him see no hope. , Unified combat, he needs to show strength.

In this battle, not only must he win, but he must win very beautifully, otherwise it will not be enough to restrain Yan Jun and Wu Jun.

………………

At the foot of an unnamed mountain in Guandu, there is a ten-mile camp.

This is the main camp of the Wei army.

In the main tent of the Chinese army, a brazier was burning. Cao Cao opened the curtain, walked in, patted the snowflakes on his body, and then walked to the fire to keep warm.

"Your Majesty!"

Guo Jia was not in good health, especially after autumn began to cough. He stayed in the camp and came over when he saw Cao Cao. He handed Cao Cao a cup of hot tea and said softly, "Warm up your body." !"

"This day, it's getting colder and colder. Yesterday was better, but today it's snowing and it's suddenly colder. God really caught us off guard!"

Cao Cao drank the hot tea in one gulp, then let out a sigh of relief, and said, "I'm afraid our soldiers don't have so many winter clothes. This winter will be difficult!"

"This year's winter should be slower than in previous years, but we have too many things to do this year, so the matter of winter clothes should be almost forgotten by the court!"

Guo Jia smiled wryly: "It's too late to make preparations now. I have already written to Wen Ruo. Now I can only hope that Wen Ruo can give us a little miracle!"

"Wen Ruo is also difficult!"

Cao Cao sighed and said, "The Son of Heaven makes such a mess, and he pats his ass and hides in the palace. It's hard to be alone!"

If the emperor hadn't made such a fuss, even if Nanyang was defeated, he wouldn't have made it so urgent, and there was still enough time to prepare for the winter.

However, although the emperor has suppressed such a mess, it will take a long time to clean up the following things. After all, the emperor represents the orthodoxy and the hearts of the old ministers. It will take time to appease these ministers.

"Yang Biao should be able to help!" Guo Jia thought for a while and said, "Yang Biao's ability is good. If he helps, the winter clothes can still solve the problem. Even if he can't completely keep out the cold, at least he won't be frozen!"

"Hope it!"

Cao Cao has nothing to do now, even if he returns to the court in person, there is no way to solve it. It can only depend on the abilities of Xun Yu and Yang Biao.

"Gu went to see it in person just now, there is some movement in the Zhou army today!" Cao Cao sat down after warming up, and said while flipping through the memorabilia sent from the court.

"withdraw troops?"

Guo Jia's eyes flickered brightly, and he said tentatively.

"How did you guess that?" Cao Cao asked.

"Yuan Shao is arrogant, not stupid. He knows when to fight and when to retreat. On the battlefield, he is still a relatively qualified general!"

Guo Jia said: "It's winter, and he still dares to fight. We don't need to fight back. As long as we stick to it, he will be exhausted. He won't know this, so his only decision now is to accumulate power!"

"Let you be sure!"

Cao Cao said: "But guess, he won't cross the Yellow River, so he must camp on the south bank of the Yellow River. He dare not start the second battle for Yanjin, and he can't afford it either!"

"Ok!"

Guo Jia said: "His retreat will be at least until the beginning of next year, before the ice and snow melt, and he will not dare to send troops to fight. Of course, there must be small-scale sneak attacks, and I guess, he should have the intention of beheading. The camp guards are relatively lax in the cold winter. Some, if there are some master rangers who forcibly attack at night, there is still hope that they can be beheaded!"

"He thinks beautiful!" Cao Cao sneered.

"The land of Yanzhao, what a hero!" Guo Jia reminded softly: "Your Majesty, don't underestimate the enemy!"

"Ok!"

Cao Cao also nodded, expressing his agreement: "Prevention is still necessary!"

At this time, he flipped through a book of Night Tower Mizuo, glanced at it, his complexion changed slightly, he raised his head, stared at Guo Jia, and asked, "Mu Jing has ascended the throne?"

"Yes!"

Guo Jia nodded: "Three days ago, he established the Ming Dynasty in Yudu and ascended the throne. Now he is the son of the Ming Dynasty. According to Yelou's report, the hearts of the people are boiling. Not to mention the expectations of the people, but it also made many people belong. Xin, really want to draw a line with us!"

In essence, they still belong to the Great Han Dynasty. Now that the Great Ming Dynasty is established, they will be governed directly with the Great Han Dynasty. It is truly impossible to coexist in the future.

"Why are you only sending it now?" Cao Cao stared.

"It took some time for the news to be sent to Xudu first, and then to us!" Guo Jia smiled, and said, "And Xun Yu also needs time to deal with it, I guess Xudu is a bit chaotic now! "

"It's something that was expected, but it's still somewhat emotional!"

Cao Cao smiled bitterly: "I know that Mulongtu will take this step sooner or later. In fact, no matter whether we have this ambition or not, none of us have the courage and strength. But I have to say that Mulongtu's courage In addition to Muming's strength, Li Dynasty is enough, no wonder he dared to ascend the throne with great fanfare, let's not talk about who of us will oppose them at this time, but who has the ability to fight them!"

"The king probably didn't read the next few pages!" Guo Jia said suddenly.

"How many pages are there?"

Cao Cao read on, and this Yelou reported the situation of his ascension to the throne that day very clearly. In the next few pages, every word Mu Jing said was recorded intact.

"No war for three years?"

A complex light flashed in Cao Cao's eyes: "No matter what his purpose is, at least, he really doesn't owe the big man any more!"

For the establishment of a new dynasty, erasing the traces of the old dynasty is the most important thing, but Mujing magnified this matter, which made it appear more aboveboard.

In the future, it will be recorded in Qing History that he is no longer a rebellious minister of the big man, he will not owe the big man, and morally, he has lived up to the big man.

This is the limit.

Cao Cao couldn't help but sigh, Mu Jing's political wisdom is really extraordinary, just this sentence can win the hearts of many people.

"As the Son of Heaven, he said this in front of his thousands of people, so he naturally dare not go back on his word. The promise of not fighting for three years can still be believed. Of course, he has to guard against it!"

Guo Jia analyzed and said: "And he also has a lot of thoughts in it. The Ming army fought with our four princes. Even if they won, the casualties would be heavy. He needs time to rest, but he won't say it, so he In another way, tell us that the next three years will be our last time. If we cannot increase our power and form a group before he rests, then we will only be defeated by the Ming army. Bingfeng is ahead!"

"Rampant!" Cao Cao's eyes were red, and the veins on his forehead were exposed.

"It is indeed rampant, but your majesty, the Ming Dynasty has such strength and rampant!" Guo Jia said softly: "We have all experienced the strength of the Ming army. If we, the great Han princes, cannot work together, we will definitely be defeated. win!"

"I don't know!"

Cao Cao gritted his teeth. Anger does not mean losing his mind. His rationality told him that the strength of the Ming army was not due to superficial arrogance, but arrogance with confidence, which was a symbol of strength.

"The three-year truce period is still very effective!" Guo Jia looked at Cao Cao like this, and knew that he couldn't bear it in his heart, but at this time, the situation forced no one to choose, let alone give Cao Cao no time. Willingly, he continued: "As long as the Ming army does not fight, they have time to rest, and we also have time to form a coordinated battle with the Yan army, Wu army and our Wei army to increase our combat effectiveness. Our Han princes add up, and there are still more than half of the country. , no matter what we do in the future, first of all we must work together to defeat the Ming army!"

He is not Hebei.

Because Hebei must die, Yuan Shao must die, as the saying goes, there is no second day, Yuan Shao is too strong, even if he softens, it is impossible to obey the court.

Moreover, Cao Cao also needs to use this battle to integrate the forces of the three parties, so that they can be more united and cooperate without any grudges.

Cao Cao pondered for a moment and asked, "Are you sure that he, Mulongtu, will not send troops?"

"Your Majesty, he is the Son of Heaven now. It's no surprise that he backtracks on what he says and conspires cunningly, but he dare not lose the reputation of the Emperor. He made a promise in front of all the people in the world!"

Guo Jiadao: "But there is a loophole here. The location of Mingjiang is not clear enough. This is a loophole. Of course, it is not a big one. At most, it will eat up one or two counties in the frontier. With the atmosphere of Mujing, it is not possible, so He basically won't send troops!"

He paused, and said: "But we can't trust him too much, because he has always been a person who doesn't play cards according to reason. You think he pays attention to reputation, but he doesn't necessarily, so we should take precautions, but not Just need to hold down too many of our soldiers and horses!"

When Cao Cao heard the words, he also nodded in agreement.

"That's good!"

Cao Cao said in a deep voice: "You are right. The three-year truce is not only a time for him to recuperate, but also our only chance. We must consolidate our strength within these three years!"

He sighed: "A big man in a mess, meeting the more powerful Ming army, will surely die!"

The strength of the Ming army has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people.

In these years, all their princes were defeated by the Ming army. The Ming army is already the most powerful army in the world. Now they still have strength and can still fight.

But if you don't work together, you will lose.

"Your Majesty, there is another piece of news!" Guo Jia said in a low voice, "Sun Ce has agreed to personally send the daughter of the grandson to Xudu to marry the prince!"

"really?"

Cao Cao's eyes moved, a little surprised.

"Ok!"

Guo Jia nodded and said, "Over Guangling, the Jiangdong Army has almost withdrawn!"

"Sun Bofu is quite courageous!"

Cao Cao couldn't help but said: "Xuzhou is at your fingertips, but he gave up. He knows that entering my Xudu will be dangerous, but he still dares to come. What does he want?"

"My lord, what is Jiangdong's greatest advantage?"

Guo Jia asked back.

"Navy?"

Cao Cao thought for a while, and said: "There are many rivers in the waters of the east of the Yangtze River, and there is a natural danger of the Yangtze River. There are boats and horses in the north, and the cavalry is in the east of the river. It is better to use the navy. As long as their navy is strong, the territory will not be lost!"

"But this time, the army of Wu was defeated on the waterway, which dealt a great blow to the state of Wu. Sun Wentai died in battle and Sun Bofu ascended the throne. This man has the ability to brave the three armies, but he lacks a bit of cunning. Not bad, there are many counselors around him, sitting in the state of Wu, he can still stabilize Jiangdong, but he has two shortcomings, first, he is ambitious and ambitious, and second, he is too conceited and uninhibited. The subsection will always be defeated by the subsection!"

Guo Jia analyzed and said.

"Is ambition a shortcoming?" Cao Cao smiled.

"For some people, ambition is a shortcoming. If he just wants to stick to Jiangdong, he can stay out of it. He gave up Xuzhou. He is willing to personally send Sun's daughter to Xudu to marry the son. Ambitious, he is not willing to live in Jiangdong!"

Guo Jia said: "The one who can help him is not others, only the king!"

"What about conceit?"

"A person who is not conceited dares to come to Xudu?" Guo Jia sneered.

"Too!"

Cao Cao suddenly smiled, and then asked: "How should the orphan treat him? Is he really imprisoned?"

"He also has a younger brother, what's the use of imprisoning him!"

Guo Jiadao: "If Jiang Dong has the power to swallow mountains and rivers with anger, I will plot for him myself, but now, I want to help him even more. The stronger Jiang Dong is, the more he can hold back Mu Ming's power!"

Cao Cao stood up slowly: "Then I have to go back to Xudu myself!"

"Must go back!"

Guo Jia said: "Your Majesty, it is imperative to unite the feudal lords. Uncle Liu Huang in Northern Xinjiang is ambitious and is not easy to win. Only by taking Jiangdong first, can we coerce Liu Huangshu and unite with us. The Central Plains and Jiangdong, We must be the first to form an alliance, and we must form a brand new combat force between Jiangdong's forces and our Wei army's forces within the truce period!"

"Let Jiangdong join the battle?" Cao Cao said suddenly.

"You can try!"

Guo Jia nodded.

"Row!"

Cao Cao understood, and said, "Then here in northern Xinjiang, we can only rely on you to hold on!"

"Don't worry, my lord, Yuan Benchu ​​didn't dare to fight!" Guo Jia said, "And I won't give him a chance... cough cough!"

He couldn't help coughing twice.

"Fengxiao, are you in good health?"

When Cao Cao saw it, he became a little worried.

Guo Jia is his number one military strategist.

As long as he goes to the battlefield, he will take Guo Jia with him. Only in this way will he feel at ease in his heart.

"It's okay!"

Guo Jia took a deep breath, although his face was a little pale, but there was still a smile on his face: "Your Majesty's great career has not been accomplished, why would I dare to die!"

(End of this chapter)