Three Kingdoms: Cao Ying's mastermind, from nine to five

Chapter 329 The timing is not in this battle, after Chibi
"no!"

After being silent for a long time, Guo Jia still decided to say this sentence to refute Cao Cao's thoughts and stabilize his mind. The current march is too aggressive.

If all the warships of the navy sailed to the Jiangdong battlefield, it meant that they had to rely heavily on Cai Mao. Once the two were eliminated, or if they had a disagreement and tried to delay the war opportunity, there would be gaps in them.

The Jiangdong warships have been preparing for many years, but they have never fought a full battle. For Jiangdong, this battle is no different from a war to destroy the country, and it must be the unity of the army and the people.

Guo Jia couldn't say some words, because the words were too violent. After all, the officials in Jiangdong were loyal to the Sun family, and they would definitely exaggerate the evil of the Cao family.

In the territory, they would never praise the emperor for ordering them not to be ministers. They must be talking about the Cao family, a traitor of the Han Dynasty, trying to usurp the Han Dynasty and stand on their own.

The same is true for Uncle Liu Huang who lives in Jiangxia.

"Sun Liu's alliance, although the army is not strong, the generals are united; although the weather is not right, the location is good, and we are not yet a navy army that is good at fighting. How to fight against Jiangdong soldiers and horses in the natural moat of the Yangtze River is contrary to the law of war. .”

"My lord really wants to use soldiers?!"

Cao Cao was stunned, and stared at Guo Jia for a long time. He didn't expect that Guo Jia, who had always understood his thoughts the most, would suddenly raise an objection and say a word of objection.

The wonderful thing is that in the past, he would cater to his own ideas, so every time he said something, he would hit the mark. In the eyes of outsiders, he had always obeyed the words of this sacrificial wine.

This kind of impression was also contributed by Cao Cao himself, because he needed someone who could speak out besides himself, so that people would not feel like talking.

In the past, every time Guo Jia was able to speak so beautifully that no one could pick out any rebuttals. Even if there were, after thinking about it for a while, he would stand on Guo Jia's side.

Therefore, the cooperation between the two was extremely smooth, but this time, it was completely different from usual.

This made Cao Cao stunned. He didn't know if Guo Jia didn't realize what he meant, or if he really felt that he couldn't send troops immediately, and when he looked at Guo Jia's eyes, there was a sense of determination in his seriousness. As if hinting.

Then there is no guesswork, he really thinks that troops cannot be sent.

"That's not true," Cao Cao calmed down a little, retreating and calming down. Now that he's getting older, the sacrificial wine around him has been replaced by Xi Zhong and Guo Jia, so it's hard to find a new person.

"However, Jiangdong is in chaos at this time. The more calm they are at this time, the more empty the interior is. Feng Xiao, think about it, if I were assassinated, how should I stabilize the hearts of the people in Jingzhou, so that those local gentry in Jingzhou will not be happy?" Make trouble again?"

This also makes sense.

Guo Jia nodded solemnly.

If so, it must be beaten.

At this moment, Guo Jia finally understood that he couldn't persuade the prime minister.

At the beginning, I always thought that if I understood his mind, I could continue to speak out tacitly, design suggestions, and calm the world, but I didn't expect that after this step, I gradually had to give in more and more, so that I could hold on to the relationship between the two of them for several years. tacit agreement.

It's no wonder that Wen Ruo became more and more cautious when he was in the court, and he didn't dare to say too much. He only cared about sorting out the things in front of him. It was because he had already seen the future of the Cao family clearly.

Guo Jia felt the meaning of persecution in another passage that Cao Cao said in a second thought, because his meaning has not changed, but a different way of saying it.

That is, I took a step back and said a different opinion.

So the prime minister went one step further and raised the question again.

At this time, some civil and military people in the hall can also see this situation. If Guo Jun says that he cannot march, it is very likely that he will cause disaster, and he will no longer be the seat of offering wine in the future.

Of course, at this time many people think that it is impossible to march.

It's not because he didn't dare to fight, nor because he enjoyed too much comfort in Jingzhou.

It's just a simple feeling that Jiangdong is not as scattered as they thought.

The Sun family is not what the generals said, but they just live in snails and dare not go out of Jiangdong.

At least Jiang Zuo has always produced talents, like countless swords, which have not been sheathed yet, how do you know that it is not a peerless sharp edge.

If they really want to fight, they will inevitably give those theatergoers an excellent opportunity. Looking for another opportunity, now they have several states and tens of millions of people, so they can just farm and save money.

As long as the people are rich and the army is strong, they can fight at any time.

So, what is the prime minister afraid of? !
Guo Jia secretly sighed, nodded in agreement, and then said: "Just now, I didn't understand the reason. The lord is worthy of being the best in the world. Jiangdong must be strong outside but troubled inside. I'm afraid it's civil and military disharmony. Want to surrender first!"

"There are gentry in the south causing chaos, and Sun Ce once massacred the gentry to frighten them. From this point of view, the internal must be expected to make chaos after the hopeful family. To protect the so-called alliance between Sun and Liu, he made such a statement."

"As for our army, prepare for one year and wait for the beginning of spring. If we don't move troops and horses, we will waste this monstrous aura!"

"Not bad!"

A smile appeared on Cao Cao's face again, he got up and patted Guo Jia's shoulders heavily, and said with a smile: "It should be so."

"Feng Xiao's words won my heart!"

"Immediately send an order to the three armies, worship the heavens and reward the army, I will send troops to fight Jiangdong as soon as possible! Squeeze Jiangdong to conquer Yangzhou, so that the south will be stable and the Han Dynasty will be at its peak!"

"Here!"

Civil and military orders, this order is naturally sad for the civil servants, but the generals are excited.

Wu died in battle, Wen died in remonstrance.

Military generals have to go to the battlefield, which means that the military exploits can be established, and they must not be able to get in the way of making ordinary plans and strategies. Only by going to the battlefield can they have a chance to become famous.

Civil servants are worried.

When they came out from the hall meeting, they all had their own thoughts, Zhong De and Feng Xiao walked all the way, and unexpectedly they both frowned and said nothing.

But Guo Jia also knew in his heart that the adviser who followed Dong'a was not an easy-going lamp, at least in times of chaos, but he was rumored to be a ruthless man who dared to kill horses and people for food.

And he is good at leading troops in battle, and his swordsmanship is not low.

He should have noticed something too, the sense of oppression seemed to be increasing, and compared to when Xu Zhen was by his side, the lord was much less happy.

This is not something that anyone can replace. In contrast, Xu Zhen could do a lot of things at the beginning, while Guo Jia knew his thoughts, strategies, and people, but he couldn't lead an army to fight.

So, naturally not as good as Xu Bowen.

What are you in a hurry for? !
Guo Jia spent a whole day thinking about this problem.

Finally got some clues.

It should be years.

The lord heard that Xiliang belonged to Xu Zhen instead of the Cao family, and he was not a big man, so he naturally understood Xu Bowen's current popularity.

The powerful ministers under his command had such popularity that they surpassed him, and in Xudu, Ma Chao's father had just been killed.

Even Ma's whole family was convicted, and Xiliang was labeled as a traitor. This is not as simple as defeating his soldiers and horses, but destroying all the hard work and management of his entire family for so many years.

Ma's family of generals has been passed down from generation to generation, and there are three generals guarding the border. This achievement is not glorious, but it is really hard work.

Not only do you often starve at the border, but you also have to face foreign invasions at any time. If you are not careful, you will lose your reputation. If you lose due to internal fighting among the princes, it is your own family beating your own family.

If anyone loses to the foreign clan, he will be nailed to the pillar of shame and flogged the corpse repeatedly. The generals born in the Ma family over the years cannot reach the height of confinement, but they have never had a big chaos.

Moreover, he was one of the great princes who rose rapidly after Dong Zhuo.

Now that he has returned to Xu Zhen, Xu Zhen can focus on Xiliang, and he will be the general who conquers the west.

General Zhengxi!

Guo Jia heard from Cao Cao more than once that this was his ideal when he was young.

The horse stepped into the Western Regions, then walked the silk, and then won countless praises, saved the people on the frontier, and even expanded the territory of the Han Dynasty.

This is the glory of being a minister. If you win the national war, the history will be preserved for hundreds of years. Who wouldn't want to come to this point? !

But now it's going in the opposite direction, he's going to be the Duke of Wei, and he might even become the king in the future!

Xu Zhen sat in his most ideal position.

Xiliang is the biggest pedal!

At this time, the lord must be in a hurry!
Because if he fights slowly, by the time he wins Jiangdong and destroys Liu Bei, he may be very old, so what will he have to fight Bowen? !
Cao's descendants, how many people can fight him? !

He is only 35 now.

It is the prime of life, and Xu Bowen is not addicted to wine and sex, never greedy for enjoyment, so he is healthy and vigorous, do you know how many years he has before he will feel tired?
Thinking about it this way, who is not in a hurry?
If he can't fight, Xu Zhen's great achievements will be made in the future. He can stand on his own and usurp the achievements of these years.

It can also be returned to the Han Dynasty to achieve its own reputation through the ages.

The current situation is in the hands of Xu Zhen.

The tables turned!
Guo Jia figured this out and understood Cao Cao's intentions, so he stayed up all night, and also became worried. Fighting is a must, so how can we not rush and go to the city first.

Still want to occupy the city on land, don't slack off, must be brave and diligent, marching immediately will make the people of Jiangdong understand the military power!

Only then can the counselors become more chaotic.

But when they are chaotic, they will be anxious, and if they are anxious, they will attack.

Once Jiangdong took the initiative to attack, the problem would be simple.

Thirty days to prepare.

Cao Cao's army, known as 60, attacked Jiangdong in a mighty manner, and took advantage of the situation to hoard troops by the river.

There are countless warships, thousands of warships, and countless boats and paddles, which consume all the money in Jingzhou, Xu, Yang, Yanzhou and other places. The cost is so huge that it is difficult to measure.

Even Xun Yu, who was in Yecheng, Jizhou and had already unloaded a lot of heavy responsibilities, felt his liver tremble.

In the past few days, it has been almost like snowflakes. Officials from all over the country have sent letters at the same time, asking for food on the table to fund the army, and the amount of grain allocated has reached a million stones.

There are 30 gold in money.

The rewards issued are more than [-] copies, and money and soldiers will also be given to Nanjiang.

Send troops to closely monitor the Shu Road.

At the same time, he ordered Jizhou Mu Cao Ang to lead his troops to station in Changshan, and be on guard against Bingzhou's invasion at any time!
Even in Bingzhou, it is impossible to commit crimes.

Because there is an [-]-mile Taihang Mountain range between Bingzhou and Jizhou. If you want to invade, you only need to hold a few passes to prevent Xu Zhen from breaking through, and take strict precautions against his sword-shield mountain soldiers who can climb mountains and mountains. Hold on tight.

Cao Ang sent three people, and even invited Cao Ren to go there in person.

Keep the nineteen gates and don't give Xu Zhen the slightest chance. Although there is no break on the surface, but at this time of the battle, there must be no mistakes or omissions. Only in this way can we rest assured.

As a result, the warships from Jingzhou sailed to the battlefield. Hundreds of thousands of people were hoarded in Chibi, facing Jiangdong camp across the river, and a decisive battle was about to take place.

……

Xiliang, Fufeng.

Introduced by De Ma Chao, Xu Zhen met with Ma Rong, a great Confucian in those days, and talked with them earnestly, and experienced the most flourishing literary style in Xiliang.

Just after the soldiers and horses were stationed, they received news not long after. The news from Jiangdong was very fast and complicated, but there was not much change.

"The fight started, and it actually started."

When Jia Xu received the news, she was very surprised, but she also reacted very quickly, which was not different from Che Qi's conclusion at the time.

At the beginning, when Che Qi came back from the south, he left Prime Minister Cao with three tricks. He didn't tell others about the strategies in it, but he chose to speak to himself secretly.

They are all good strategies, if they are implemented together, perhaps within a few years, Jiangdong can be slowly eaten away, and the strategy of using pressure can gradually make Jiangdong lose the power to resist.

It is to repair warships, train naval forces, and build more armaments to prepare for the war in the east. But after he finished speaking, he immediately made a bet with Jia Xu, and the lord will definitely not listen.

Jia Xu didn't dare to gamble, and also felt that what Che Qi said was very true, thinking that you are so troubled and developed in Xiliang, so of course he would be on pins and needles in the south.

Therefore, the strategies written in these two kits are all to persuade him to advance slowly, not to advance in the slightest.

But the current situation will definitely make Cao Jun restless. He must rush to march and make achievements before he can come back to solve Xu Zhen's matter.

This is a general conspiracy, it is decided in front of Cao, let's see how he chooses.

Since then, Cao Cao has lost his initiative.

"It's really started, we can march!"

"March? No."

Xu Zhen flatly refused, there was no sense of impatience in his words at all, he was not in a hurry at all, if he marched at this time, he would definitely be attacked by the Cao family, and the teacher came out of nowhere.

The Cao family didn't have the slightest malice towards Xu Zhen at all. Some time ago, they even ordered the emperor to write an edict to commend him for his contribution to the Western Expedition.

After taking Xiliang, let him manage it.

But after saying this, Dian Wei and the others are anxious, war is not war, and peace is not peace, I am afraid that they will be given a chance in the future. If it is Cao's, he must know Xu Zhen best.

At this time, Cao Cao's absence is the best time. The great defender of Jizhou is Xiahou Dun. Once the fight starts, at most Xu Zhen will lose all the reputation he has accumulated over the years.

Even Ma Chao is in a hurry, that's not what you said when you promised me, I'm just waiting to attack Xudu and avenge my father.

Now is such a great opportunity, but you are unwilling to send troops away immediately, then what are you waiting for, and what is there to wait for.

"Sir, don't panic yet, this is definitely not a good time."

Xu Zhen sighed.

"Going at this time, on the contrary, will be persevered and exposed to its edge; at this time, it is even more necessary to persevere, I have my own way of development, and I will take advantage of this opportunity to grow stronger."

"Defend on your own way, strengthen your troops, and then look for an opportunity. This is not the best opportunity. The opportunity should be after this battle."

Xu Zhen knew very well that the next battle of Chibi would not know the outcome, but it would consume the Cao family so much that the lord would be even more anxious at that time.

The more impatient he is, the more choices he has for himself. Now that the right to choose is in his hands, why bother to hand it over again.

Not only can they not fight, but they also have to send envoys back to Xudu to donate [-] grain and military supplies to respond to the Southern Expedition, and to put an end to the suspicion of those in Xudu.

(End of this chapter)