Silver Fox of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 367 Jisheng Jia, He Shengchen

Shen Chen took the white first, and played a very conventional hand high on the right.

Guo Jia also posted a hand quickly.

The two took more than ten steps casually, and Shen Chen asked: "Since Ling Jun has doubts, why don't you ask?"

Guo Jia pondered: "Jia is puzzled. Logically speaking, the journey from Jingzhou to Hanzhong is more than a thousand miles away. Sun Quan launched an attack in June, so why did Huang Zhong arrive in August?"

Shen Chen tilted his hand on his original chess piece, and then said: "The journey is very long, but there is a great river flowing down the river, traveling thousands of miles a day."

Guo Jia returned the spire and asked, "But it should take at least a month to send the letter from Jingzhou to Hanzhong."

"Yes."

Shen Chen looked at the chessboard thinking, nodded and said: "You are thinking, Sun Quan launched an attack in June, at least the lord will not get the news until July, and it will take a month to send people from Hanzhong to Jiangzhou."

"Ah."

Guo Jia sighed and said, "I guess your ships are all in Jingzhou. If there are no ships available, you will go from Jiangzhou to Jiangling by land in November. Even if you have ships, you still have to organize grain, grass, ordnance, and supplies. It should be September or October, why?"

"Why did the reinforcements arrive two months earlier?"

Shen Chen smiled, he found a good hand, put the chess piece down, and said, "Is it beyond your expectations?"

"It's beyond imagination."

Guo Jia stared at the position where the chess piece landed, and thought for a moment. The chess piece in his hand was hesitating whether to go up or down, and said, "Unless you have already prepared."

"If we had guessed that Sun Quan might attack Jingzhou as early as three or four years ago, what would you think?"

Shen Chen asked back.

"Snapped!"

Guo Jia's fingertips trembled slightly, and the chess piece he was holding landed on the board.

According to the rules, he has already lost.

But Shen Chen picked up the chess piece for him and put it in his hand again.

"Ahem. Thank you."

Guo Jia put the chess piece back into the chess basket, took out the silk scarf, covered his mouth and coughed a few times, his face became even paler.

Shen Chen didn't do anything else, just waited for him.

After a while he calmed down, wiped away the blood that coughed up from the corner of his mouth, took another sip of tea, touched a chess piece again, put it on the lower block, and said, "Three or four years ago, you all Do you think Sun Quan will attack Jingzhou?"

"of course."

Shen Chen nodded: "What else can he do besides sneak attacking Jingzhou? Can he beat Cao Cao in the north? Anyway, Cao Cao can't destroy him without a navy. We have a navy, which is his only threat."

"What about the methods Sun Quan used to paralyze you?"

"It's also our way of paralyzing him. He asked his younger sister Sun Shangxiang to marry the lord. We don't know how many false news we have leaked for Sun Shangxiang to send back. In addition, we would like to thank Cao Cao."

"Thank you King Wei?"

Guo Jia thought for a while, and said with a wry smile: "Thank you, King Wei, for providing false news to Sun Quan in Liangzhou? But then again, where did Liu Bei's soldiers and horses in Liangzhou come from?"

Shen Chen merged with one son, and then said: "It's the Qiang and Di people that Ma Chaozheng recruited. As you know, he has a high prestige among the Qiang and Di people in Xiliang."

"I see."

Only then did Guo Jia understand the reason, and said bitterly, "You were already preparing for Sun Quan's attack on Jingzhou three or four years ago?"

Shen Chen said: "If Sun Quan sticks to Jiangdong, we really have nothing to do with him. He occupies a great location, even if we have a navy, it will be difficult to break through the natural danger of the river. The only way is to lure him to Jingzhou, open the door to steal and close the door to attack." Only dogs can destroy Jiangdong."

"It seems that you will get Yangzhou soon."

Guo Jia settled down, and now he finally understood why Huang Zhong's reinforcements arrived in Jingzhou two months earlier than he expected. It turned out that the Liu Bei Group had already made arrangements.

Judging from the current situation, Sun Quan is probably doomed, the main force is completely destroyed in Jingzhou, Jiangdong's national strength and war potential are exhausted, and it is difficult to organize resistance.

Then it depends on the ability of their Caowei Group. If they can win the Nanyang battlefield, stabilize the situation in Nanyang, occupy the territory, weaken Jingzhou's strength, and expand their own strength, maybe they can't send troops to Jiangdong to compete with Liu Bei. Fight for Yangzhou.

"Let me guess what you're thinking."

Shen Chen looked at the chess game. The two sides had already played more than 40 moves. The layout stage was coming to an end and was about to enter the middle game. He placed another chess piece and said, "You are thinking, as long as you can hold on to Nanyang, even if Sun Quan is destroyed, You can also compete with us in Jiangdong, right?"

"Yes."

Guo Jia smiled and said: "Nanyang has a population of one million, and it is the main source of food and soldiers for Jingzhou. Without Nanyang, even if you win, you will suffer a lot. Why can't we fight for Jiangdong?"

"Where's Xiahou Dun? No more?"

Shen Chen asked back.

"The former general cough cough The former general can stand firm."

Guo Jia coughed and said, "Although Sun Quan's national strength has been exhausted, your national strength has also been dragged down by fighting on both sides. I think your rear should not be able to hold on before the former general is defeated in Xiangyang."

Shen Chen smiled and said: "That's hard to say. The lord governs the country mainly to suppress the aristocratic families and develop the people's livelihood and the foundation of the country. After many years of operation, the land of Jingyi has abundant food and grass, and the warehouse is rich. On the other hand, Cao Cao, the aristocratic families are everywhere, rich and rich The fertile land is occupied by aristocratic families, how much can the common people get? There should be quite a few rebellions in your rear."

Guo Jia sighed, "How did the general know?"

"Lu Hunmin's Sun Lang, Guanzhong people Zheng Gan, Lu Shuihu, Wang Zhao, Runan's Wang Fu, and countless thieves and bandits entrenched in the Dabie Mountains and Funiu Mountains south of Chendu have all sent me letters these days. , accept my seal from afar, and are willing to join the party for me."

Shen Chen threw a bomb.

Guo Jia was stunned for a moment, and then said: "Wei Wang will be able to calm down some minor troubles soon. Now you should be worried that if you can't repel us, Nanyang will be lost. How should you explain to Liu Bei?"

"It's easy to beat you back."

Shen Chen said indifferently: "When I destroy Xiahou Dun, Gan Ning and Huang She wiped out Sun Quan, and mobilized 20 troops to go north, your mere tens of thousands of people will be wiped out without talking and laughing?"

"is it?"

Guo Jia smiled and said nothing.

In an instant, the two entered the middle game, and the two sides arranged for each other, and the chess pieces had already been played to more than seventy hands.

During the game, Guo Jia coughed from time to time, and his face became paler.

Sometimes he even coughed up streaks of blood, and the corners of his mouth were scarlet.

Seeing this situation, Shen Chen said: "Your Majesty is not feeling well, why don't you go back to the camp to rest?"

"It's okay."

Guo Jia waved his hand: "Jia's old problem is sick, every year he thinks he is going to die, but every year he is still alive, I really don't know how long Jia's lifespan will be."

Shen Chen smiled and said: "Ling Jun still needs to take care of his health. Xiahoudun is trapped in the city by me now, and there are no ships to come out. Your soldiers and horses are not as many as mine. If you fight me head-on, how can Xiahouyuan be my opponent? What if If you lose, you will be exhausted, isn't it dangerous?"

Guo Jia looked at the Jingzhou army behind Shen Chen, and said with a smile: "The general claims to have one hundred thousand troops, but I think there are less than [-] in this place. General Zhengxi brought an army of [-]. Could it be that the general is also behind him?" There is an ambush."

"Just let you know."

Shen Chen nodded.

The two sides played another 34 rounds of chess, with more than 120 hands, and soon came to the end of the middle game, approaching the official stage.

Guo Jia sighed: "The general's style of chess is indeed treacherous."

"Lingjun's chess skills are superb, and Lingjun clearly saw a trap I set up before, so why did you jump into it again?"

Shen Chen was quite puzzled.

Guo Jia's chess skills are much better than his. Although he has an advantage in playing white first, this advantage has long been resolved by his superb chess skills.

But when it came to the middle game, Guo Jia still wanted to jump into it when he clearly saw the trap, which was puzzling.

Guo Jia said with a smile: "Isn't this Jingzhou a trap set by the general? Now that Sun Quan has been trapped, and the former general has also been trapped. I can't see through the general situation of the world. Even if I can see through the chess game, what's the use?"

Shen Chen nodded: "It turns out that Ling Jun is planning the game according to the situation in Jingzhou, but at present, although I have fallen into my trap, I only have the advantage in the lower right corner, and the rest of the place is dominated by the master. What you mean is that you have lost Sun Quan and Xiahou Dun, but you can still occupy Nanyang and compete with us for Jiangdong?"

"Is not it?"

Guo Jia asked back.

Shen Chen wondered: "Ling Jun is really incomprehensible. Xiahoudun's 4 people give up as soon as they say they want to. And he is the number one general under Cao Cao. He is gone. Do you think there are only tens of thousands of people here in Nanyang? Resist me?"

"General, don't wait and see."

Guo Jia said with a smile.

"I understand."

Shen Chen suddenly realized something.

Guo Jia held the chess piece in his hand, looked at the board with lowered eyebrows, and asked casually, "What did the general understand?"

"I understand that Ling Jun is here to delay time with me so that Xiahou Dun can evacuate, right?"

Shen Chen said.

Guo Jia raised his head in shock, fixed his eyes on Shen Chen, and said nothing.

The chess piece held by the index finger and middle finger of his right hand began to shake unexpectedly.

Then he pretended to be calm and said: "Xiangyang is an important town in Nanzhou. The former general has enough food and grass. Why did he evacuate?"

"It rained heavily a few days ago. I don't believe that the grain and grass in Xiahoudun City were not flooded."

Shen Chen smiled and signaled: "Ling Jun, it's your turn."

Guo Jia only felt a tightness in his chest, and forced himself to put the trembling chess piece in one place.

Shen Chen frowned and said, "Ling Jun is a trickster."

"The situation is still largely manageable."

Guo Jia resisted the urge to vomit blood, and swallowed the blood welling up in his throat.

"What if I tell Ling Jun that Fu Fang surrendered to me?"

Shen Chen dropped another bombshell.

"Pfft!"

Guo Jia finally couldn't hold on anymore, and spat out a mouthful of blood, which stained the chessboard.

"Sir, sir!"

The two boys were startled, and hurried forward to support Guo Jia.

Shen Chen looked at the chessboard, following Guo Jia's two moves, the situation changed drastically.

Although his chess skills were mediocre at first, he was at least stable and didn't miss too many gaps.

Guo Jia's current situation is full of omissions and flaws.

This chess.

There is no need to download it anymore.

Shen Chen stood up, slightly stretched his legs that were uncomfortable due to squatting for a long time, and said, "Fu Ling-jun, go back."

As he spoke, he returned to Yuluo, got on his horse, and rode away.

The two boys hugged Guo Jia and ran back in a hurry. Xia Houyuan thought that Guo Jia was in poor health, so he hurriedly rode over and asked, "What's the matter, Mr. Ling."

Guo Jia fell into a coma.

Seeing this situation, Xia Houyuan had no choice but to order the withdrawal of troops.

Before the battle started, Cao Wei's high-ranking Shang Shuling had already fallen in front of the battle. This was a huge blow to the morale of the army, and it was obviously difficult to fight the enemy again.

But it was not so easy for him to withdraw 6 troops. As soon as he ordered the retreat, Shen Chen's side launched an offensive horn.

Cao Jun threw away his helmet and armor, and fled all the way.

Shen Chen chased and killed more than a thousand people, captured more than [-] people, and beheaded the enemy general Zhang Shun after he was broken.

Xia Houyuan was defeated and returned.

That night.

In the city of Yancheng, Guo Jiacai struggled to wake up.

Xia Houyuan, Xu Huang, Zang Ba and others surrounded the bedside.

Seeing him waking up, Xia Houyuan complained: "Ling Jun is not in good health, why do you have to go up and play chess with that Shen Chen? In front of the two armies, you vomited blood, and the morale of the army fell to the bottom, so that we were defeated. .”

Guo Jia said with difficulty: "General, withdraw your troops and return to Henan."

"what?"

Xia Houyuan said angrily, "What does Ling Jun mean?"

Guo Jia said bitterly: "Fu Fang voted for Shen Chen, the former general. The former general cannot be rescued. After the ex-general was destroyed, Shen Chen's main force went northward. If he didn't withdraw to Henan, his entire army would be wiped out."

"This this."

Xia Houyuan, Xu Huang, Zang Ba and the others all turned pale with shock and couldn't believe it.

After a while, Xu Huang asked, "Ling Jun, how did you know this news?"

"Shen Chen said."

"How can you believe Shen Chen's words? What if he deceived Ling Jun?"

Xia Houyuan frowned and said: "No matter what, we have to send scouts to find out the news first. I have sent people to meet Yuan Rang, and there should be a reply soon, so please wait patiently."

"Ugh"

Guo Jia sighed for a long time, he was on the verge of death, and said with difficulty: "It is not a pity that Jia died, but if the former general is lost. The king of Wei hopes that the general will put the overall situation first."

"I will not withdraw my troops."

Xia Houyuan gritted his teeth and said, "Until there is news from Yuan Rang, I will never withdraw my troops."

"Shen Xiaoqing"

Seeing that he was stubborn, Guo Jia stopped persuading him and stared at the ceiling dully, his voice getting weaker and weaker.

"At the beginning, Jia made a plan for the king of Wei to lure Sun Quan to attack Jingzhou."

"Unexpectedly, Shen Xiaoqing had already seen through and laid out the plan a few years ago."

"Using Jingzhou as the game and Xiangyang as the bait. It's so bold, Jiayuan can't match it."

"It's sad, it's a pity that since Sheng Jia, He Shengchen."

At the end, Guo Jia slowly closed his eyes.

His health is already very poor, if he continues to recuperate for a period of time, he may be able to live a little longer.

But this time when he arrived at the front of the battle, he found that whether it was his own plan a few years ago or the plan to cover Xiahou Dun's retreat now, Shen Chen had seen through it, and it was inevitable that he would be desperate.

Like the last straw that broke the camel's back, Guo Jia died of illness.

Watching him slowly die.

Xu Huang, Zang Ba and others hurried up to call.

Only Xia Houyuan's eyes were scarlet and he clenched his fists.

He will never withdraw his troops until the news from Yuan Rang arrives!
(End of this chapter)