The Three Kingdoms: The Cold Gate World

Chapter 231
Seeing that Jingzhou was about to be wiped out, Liu Biao went from being a variable that could change the world pattern to being slaughtered in the blink of an eye within a few days.

He changed from active to passive, handing over the mastery of fate to his enemies.

If he took the initiative to attack Yuan Shao, he could make friends with Guo Jia, and Yizhou and Jingzhou would maintain the peaceful relationship.

He took the initiative to attack Guo Jia, so he can ask for credit from Yuan Shao. As long as Liu Biao is determined to attack Chengdu, all Guo Jia’s strategic deployments in Guanzhong will fall short. Just around the corner.

It's a pity that Liu Biao wants both independence and self-protection, and his self-protection strategy is the worst and can even be described as a cocoon.

Now, he can only passively wait for the result of the Battle of Guanzhong. If Guo Jia wins, the crisis in Jingzhou will be lifted automatically.

Kuai Liang said that the fate of Jingzhou is no longer under Liu Biao's control, which is the truth.

Even if Liu Biao adopts the strategy of the Northern Expedition, it only increases Guo Jia’s chances of winning in Guanzhong, but it does not mean that Guo Jia will definitely win. Especially in the eyes of outsiders, Guo Jia’s voluntary abandonment of Hangu Pass is obviously a gesture of withdrawing troops from Guanzhong .

If Liu Biao captured Hangu Pass, Yuan Shao would not be able to sit still. He could ask for help. As long as he supported the reinforcements from Hebei, Liu Biao would be attacked by Yuan Shao if he captured Hangu Pass.

Although Hangu Pass guards the main throat of Guanzhong, it does not mean that there is no other route from Guanzhong to Guandong.

It's just that you need to climb mountains and ridges, and wade through dangerous rivers.

This kind of geographical situation can be compared with specific examples. Just like Zhuge Liang’s Northern Expedition, the army can go on the old road or go out of Qishan Mountain. Ziwu Road can go, but it is too dangerous. On the contrary, it is not conducive to marching, and the damage on the road will be very heavy. In other words, thousands of people can walk on a dangerous road like Meridian Road, but tens of thousands of people cannot.

Deng Ai conquered Shu by way of Yinping. He had tens of thousands of troops, but he could only lead thousands of people over mountains and ridges, and finally arrived in Chengdu unexpectedly.

Therefore, if Hangu Pass is lost, Yuan Shao will not be dead. He can send thousands of people back to Hebei to ask for help, but his army can only wait for reinforcements. The news can be sent out.

In Kuai Yue's strategy, there is no suggestion of a decisive battle with Zhou Tai. It's not impossible, but too many changes. Now the Taiping army's arrogance is high, while the Jingzhou army's morale is low. Even if one life is exchanged, Jingzhou cannot afford it.

After Huangzu was beheaded and [-] of Jingzhou's [-] troops were buried, Jingzhou turned against the master and became a guest, allowing himself to be slaughtered.

The princes have a foothold, and the strength of soldiers and horses is the foundation.

The best strategy for the Northern Expedition is very dangerous.

Liu Biao thought about it, but finally did not adopt the suggestion of the Northern Expedition. He did not dare to confront Yuan Shao. Yuan Shao entered Guanzhong and lost 30 troops, but he still had [-] troops with the addition of troops from Hebei!

After Guo Jia abandoned Hangu Pass, he obviously wanted to retreat.

Liu Biao didn't dare to put his wealth and life on Guo Jia's head. If he wanted to bet that Guo Jia would win, he would rather go out of the city and fight Zhou Tai.

Liu Biao adopted the middle strategy and the worst strategy. While sending people to seek peace with Zhou Tai, he also sent people to Nanyang Wancheng to ask Zhang Xiu for help.

With such a choice, Kuai Liang and Kuai Yue are full of bitterness and have nowhere to vent.

While asking for peace, while asking for help.

If Zhou Tai and Zhang Xiu found out, wouldn't Liu Biao be ungrateful to both sides?

Why ask for help when you ask for peace?
Why do you ask for peace when you ask for aid?
Perhaps Liu Biao's original intention was to protect himself, but his actions, in the eyes of others, seemed like he was always planning to throw a cold arrow.

For example, if Zhou Tairuo withdrew his army, but Zhang Xiu came, did he intend to kill Zhou Tai by surprise?
Zhang Xiuruo came to help, but Liu Biao made peace with Zhou Tai. Could it be that the two parties set up a bureau and waited for Zhang Xiu to fall into the trap?

Anyway, Liu Biao's actions lacked sincerity, and also showed that he was playing tricks.

The brothers Kuai Yue and Kuai Liang didn't want to admit it very much, but they had to admit a fact.

Liu Biao is getting old.

Ordering Zhou Tai to enter Jingzhou was a retreat Guo Jia left for himself, a strategic route to deal with the defeat in Guanzhong.

Whether to take Jingzhou or not depends on the outcome of the Guanzhong War.

The troops are dispatched in spring, and the decisive battle is at the beginning of summer.

After Ju Yi led the army to meet Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao recuperated in Tongguan for ten days. Under his personal leadership, [-] soldiers walked out of Tongguan and headed west, approaching Sanfu.

The three armed forces use their lives in an orderly manner.

The front, middle and rear armies, the former army is the pioneer, led by Yan Liang.

The Chinese army is the main force, led by Yuan Shao himself.

The rear army is to support and escort the food supplies, led by Zhang Zha.

Although Zhang Jai won the battle and conquered Hangu Pass, but because of Wen Chou's accidental death, Yuan Shao didn't say anything, but he felt a little resentment towards Zhang Jai in his heart. Maybe Yuan Shao thought that even if Zhang Jai didn't persuade Wen Chou, he should at least Cooperating with Wen Chou, and being able to save Wen Chou's life after lying behind Wen Chou.

It is really overkill for the rear army to be led by Zhang Jaw. For such a logistics force, even if Yuan Shao has no young generals to use, his advisers can be competent. Yuan Shao's official position is a general, and he can have an army commander. Wu's counselors often hold official positions.

Cao Cao had only [-] remnants left, and they were still under the command of the Xiahou brothers. Yuan Shao wanted to sweep through Guanzhong, and he also brought Cao Cao with him.

Leaving Tongguan, Cao Cao only took the Xiahou brothers, while Xun You and Cheng Yu stayed in Tongguan.

Looking back at Tongguan going far away, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao rode side by side, and his anxiety became more and more serious.

A few days ago, Xun Yu sent an urgent report, urging Cao Cao to return to Xudu as soon as possible.

There are two reasons. The emperor had asked Xun Yu several times about the rumored recruiting among the people. Apparently, the emperor had begun to think too much. Cao Cao was not in Xuchang, so no one could restrain the emperor.

What made Xun Yu even more worried was that Cao Cao followed Yuan Shao to attack Guanzhong. Fortune and misfortune were unpredictable, but Xun Yu firmly believed that Cao Cao's trip was a disaster!

Spreading rumors can be regarded as a conspiracy played by Guo Jia. Knowing that Guo Jia is the mastermind behind the scenes, Cao Cao and Yuan Shao can only be designed.
Knowing that Guanzhong is dangerous and a decisive battle is imminent, Cao Cao will not be afraid, but in essence, this is not his war, although it is beneficial to him.

Now, he was curious about what tactics Guo Jia would use to defeat Yuan Shao.

Guo Jia only has more than [-] soldiers and horses, while Yuan Shao has [-]!

Guo Jia, who has no geographical advantage, will most likely result in Yuan Shao narrowly winning and disastrously winning. As long as Yuan Shao wins, Guanzhong belongs to Yuan Shao!
Cao Cao rationally drove him to leave, but Yuan Shao would not let him go. Emotionally, Cao Cao wanted to stay, and he didn't want to miss this battle destined to be recorded in history!

Yuan Shao was expressionless on the horse. Seeing Cao Cao in a daze, he said indifferently, "Could it be that Meng De is afraid? Meng De should have known the battle form Guo Jia sent yesterday."

Cao Cao saw that Yuan Shao's expression was calm, but Yuan Shao's heart was actually burning with anger. Cao Cao was very sure of this.

Yesterday, Guo Jia sent someone to send a battle list!
"The general is like a meeting. The general is giving his speech to attack the crime. He pointed to the west and is invincible. Those who are close to him admire the general's majesty. They have washed their hands and greeted the general. We will hunt Guanzhong with me!"

Guo Jia will not surrender!To fight!To decisive battle!
After Yuan Shao saw this battle list, he unexpectedly showed a calm attitude.

Guo Jia's battle table sounds humble, but it is actually very loud.

Yuan Shao sneered inwardly.

I'm hunting in Guanzhong with you?

What qualifications do you have!
After Wen Chou's death, Guo Jia put down his battle table, one by one, and Yuan Shao wished to tear Guo Jia's body into tens of thousands of pieces.

After flattening Guanzhong, Yuan Shao's next step is to sweep the Central Plains.

His goal is to bring the world back into unity.

He has such capital, but Guo Jia obviously does not have it.

Therefore, in Yuan Shao's eyes, although Guo Jia is the second largest prince in the world, he is still not on the same level as him.

For Guo Jia, this battle was a battle to establish the status of the princes in the world, but for Yuan Shao, it was very likely to be a battle to conquer the country!
At this moment, Guo Jia had already left Zheng County, and instead of retreating to Chang'an in the west, he took a step forward and set up camp in the Huayin area in the east.

As soon as Yuan Shao's army moved, Guo Jia got the news within a day.

The day of the decisive battle has finally arrived!

The preparations that should be made, the bureaus that should be laid out, are all ready.

Thousands of craftsmen and tens of thousands of laborers formed a long team and slowly returned to the west. Ma Jun, who came all the way from Hanzhong, also bid farewell to Guo Jia after all the projects were completed.

Huayin Daying
The inside and outside of the camp are extremely simple, with almost no fortifications.

This big camp, Guo Jia did not defend it from the outside world, because it was unnecessary.

Putting on armor and holding a saber, Guo Jia sacrificed to the heavens in the camp and held an oath meeting for a decisive battle.

Zhang Liao, Xu Chu, Dian Wei, Gao Shun, Gan Ning, five of Guo Jia's commanding ranks were the highest among the three armies, and their prestige was extraordinary. They stood side by side in front of the three armies, looking up at Guo Jia, whose back was facing them. Guo Jia is sacrificing wine and burning incense. His movements are slow and methodical. What he brings to people is not a kind of heavy blood. No one will feel the burden from Guo Jia, but a kind of confidence in the upcoming decisive battle .

Regardless of which generals Zhang Liao, Gan Ning, Yan Yan and others defeated the enemy generals and how many enemies they killed, these can all be forgotten.

The final decisive battle determines the height of Guo Jia's life and whether Yuan Shao can win the world.

Even before the Battle of Guandu can determine the influence of the 100-year pattern of the world, this Guanzhong battle will determine the pattern of Kansai for at least 50 years.

And the protagonist of this battle must be Guo Jia, and he must personally lead the final outcome.

After Guo Jia sprinkled the wine dripped with his blood under the altar, he suddenly turned around, raised the sword in his hand, and shouted loudly: "The three armies obey the order! In this battle, I vow to drive Yuan Shao and Cao Cao to death!"

The soldiers of the whole army waved their weapons enthusiastically and responded to Guo Jia loudly.

Several generals standing in front of the army looked at Guo Jia with determination and fighting spirit.

Such a lord, why not follow?

Everyone in the world is afraid of Yuan Shao, the overlord of Hebei, and Cao Cao, the hero of the Central Plains.

And Guo Jia wants to defeat all the heroes!
(End of this chapter)