The Three Kingdoms: The Cold Gate World

Chapter 259 Treacherous and cunning
In the crisp autumn, in the western suburbs of Jianye, a pair of heroic men galloped on horses, drew their bows and set arrows, and shot arrows mercilessly in the face of wild beasts that could not escape from the woods.

"Hahaha, Gongjin, you lost again."

Sun Ce laughed and put away his bow and arrows, beckoning his followers to bring back the spoils.

Zhou Yu, who came to Sun Ce on horseback, smiled wryly. The sons of the Sun family are all brave, and they all have a hobby, which is hunting.

Zhou Yu, who gave up his life to accompany the gentleman, was not thinking about this, but about business.

A pair of chief ministers of brothers with different surnames slowly returned to Jianye at sunset.

"Gongjin, you seem to have something on your mind?"

Sun Ce, who was always cheerful, saw that Zhou Yu was absent-minded, so he asked him.

Zhou Yu, who can be called a handsome man with a handsome face, nodded slightly, with a slightly dignified expression.

"Guo Jia is building a naval force in Yizhou, and I'm afraid he wants to go to the south of the Yangtze River."

Jiangnan in the future refers to Jiangdong today, while contemporary Jiangnan refers to the east and west of Jiangnan.

Hearing this, Sun Ce put away his playing mentality and nodded in agreement.

Cao Cao wants to fight Yuan Shu, so who will belong to Yuan Shu after his death?this is a problem.

Even if Cao Cao wiped out Yuan Shu, he might not be able to garrison Shouchun. First, he wanted to integrate his forces to fight Yuan Shao decisively. Second, Shouchun's location would put Cao Cao between Jingzhou and Jiangdong.

Guo Jia's intention to build a navy at this time is very intriguing.

If Guo Jia put his mind on Shouchun's side, then at least Jingzhou must be captured first.

What Zhou Yu is most worried about is that once Guo Jia wins Jingzhou, the pattern of the world will change drastically!
With Guo Jia in Guanzhong, he has the capital to compete in the world.

With Guanzhong and Jingzhou, Guo Jia will have at least a [-]% chance of bringing the country back into unity!
Zhou Yu understands better than anyone else that whether it is Cao Cao, Sun Ce, or Guo Jia, if they want to dominate the world, Jingzhou must be chosen!
Those who win Jingzhou will dominate the trend of the world.

Jiangdong is actually very similar to Yizhou. Yizhou has the Qinling Mountains, and Soochow has the Yangtze River, which is a natural advantage for self-protection.

But if you want to go out, it is absolutely impossible to rely on the advantage of self-protection.

Therefore, Guo Jia saw the right time to attack Guanzhong, and then his troops repelled Cao Cao and Yuan Shao in danger, holding Guanzhong firmly in his hands.

Sun Ce, who is based in Jiangdong, wants to sweep the world, relying on the territories of the six counties in Jiangdong alone, it is difficult to go north and annex the Central Plains directly, and because of the natural danger of the Yangtze River, it is almost imperative to swallow Jingzhou.

But Jiangdong, whether it is military strength, financial resources, manpower and material resources, from the foundation to the existing hoarding, it is difficult to compare with Jingzhou.

Doesn't Sun Ce want Jingzhou?I think, but he may not be able to defeat Jingzhou. Liu Biao only consumes Sun Ce, and Sun Ce is exhausted. Guo Jia has abundant food and grass in Yizhou. His army went to besiege Jingzhou. If Sun Ce went out to fight, it would be as short as one month or as long as three months, and he would definitely retreat. The food and grass could not support him at all. This kind of confidence and capital was bought by Guo Jia after five years of not leaving Yizhou. Sun Ce also understood that, So he also began to stabilize the people's livelihood, hoping to use recuperation to develop and grow.

However, Jiangdong's population base of soldiers and horses is the fundamental reason that restricts them from easily mobilizing troops. Once the troops are lost, it will take a long time to replenish them.

In fact, Sun Ce is very grateful to Guo Jia in his heart. If Guo Jia hadn't ordered Zhou Tai to attack Jingzhou and beheaded Huang Zu by mistake, the most important thing for Sun Ce now would be to march into Jingzhou with his army. To avenge my father.

The father's feud is irreconcilable, whether Sun Ce is out of revenge from his own family or further wins the loyalty of Sun Jian's old troops, he will go to fight Jingzhou after he has the strength, and the name of his plan to fight Jingzhou is justified, and As long as Huang Zu is killed, Sun Ce will retreat. He will never leave a single soldier in Jingzhou. Weighing one's own strength, the feud between the Sun family and Jingzhou in history did not kill Huang Zu until Sun Quan's era.

In any case, Huang Zu died, and his head was also in the hands of Sun Ce to commemorate Sun Jian's spirit in heaven. In this way, Jiangdong avoided a loss, the soldiers and horses were not damaged, the food and grass were not consumed in battle, and there was no need to reward the soldiers. Sun Ce had just established himself. Money and food are in short supply, and saving some will help him to become stronger quickly.

"If he invades Jingzhou, it will be unethical. I guess Guo Jia is probably planning for a rainy day, and will not launch troops against Jingzhou in a short time."

Sun Ce sighed slightly as he looked at the setting sun in the distance.

As he said, Guo Jiagang made peace with Jingzhou, if there is a sudden attack, it is true that there is no one to blame.

It's just that Liu Biao, as the person involved, can't take risks, and his wealth and life can't be placed on Guo Jia's moral character.

"Gongjin, within a few years, war will break out again in Jingzhou, and Jiangdong must make early preparations. I agree to appoint you as the commander of the Jiangdong Navy. Jiangdong cannot live without a navy. Liu Biao is always on guard against Guo Jia, and Jiangdong must first protect himself and then make progress."

Even though Zhou Yu was a young man with extraordinary talents, it was unbelievable that he was promoted to such a high level by Sun Ce just in his early twenties, and Zhou Yu himself was shocked.

But after thinking about it, Sun Ce himself is a young monarch, and there is nothing wrong with promoting and appointing young people. The generals under Guo Jia's command are all young people.

Eight years ago, Zhang Liao was 20 years old, Gan Ning was 21 years old, Gao Shun, Xu Chu, and Dian Wei were all under 30 years old. At that time, they followed Guo Jia to fight the world. Often it is enough to kill the Quartet at a young age.

Guo Jia's every move is the focus of the world, so he built a navy, and reactions from all parties followed one after another.

Yuan Shao heaved a sigh of relief, he was already going to fight Cao Cao for life and death, the only hero in the world who can control the situation in the Central Plains is Guo Jia from Kansai.

And Cao Cao made Guo Jia a marquis, was promoted, and sent Xun Yu to contact Guo Jia in person. This series of actions made Yuan Shao feel uneasy, for fear that Guo Jia would fall to Cao Cao. Even if he did not submit to the court, if Guo Jia Saying publicly: "I advance and retreat with Cao Cao." Yuan Shao may not be able to make up his mind to fight Cao Cao again.

It's just a matter of one sentence.

Guo Jia said that whoever he supports, the battle can be avoided.

It sounds like a joke, but if you don't treat Guo Jia's attitude with caution, you are really kidding with your own life.

Cao Cao was afraid that Yuan Shao and Guo Jia would team up to attack him. Yuan Shao was also afraid that Cao Cao and Guo Jia would attack him together. If you don't leave the customs, just say a word, and the princes of the Central Plains will also be trembling.

The current situation is what Yuan Shao wants to see the most. Guo Jia will build a navy, so the strategic focus will be in the south. Guo Jia will not interfere with the situation in the Central Plains, and Yuan Shao will not need to be distracted to deal with Guo Jia.

Yuan Shao breathed a sigh of relief, but Cao Cao was suspicious.

Xun Yu returned to Xudu and gave Cao Cao a clear answer, and Guo Jia agreed to the alliance agreement.

Kansai is uneven, and Guo Jia does not enter the Central Plains.

The Kanto is uncertain, and Cao Cao will never go west.

If Guo Jia is going to fight Han Sui and Ma Chao now, Cao Cao will definitely believe that Guo Jia will fulfill his promise.

But Guo Jia made a gesture of plotting Jingzhou in the future, which made Cao Cao suspicious.

This was obviously an intentional move to make both him and Yuan Shao let go of their guard.

So that he could have a decisive battle with Yuan Shao without reservation, and then join the battle by surprise and plunder the fruits of victory.

Cao Cao admired Guo Jia's courage, he could make such a big noise to paralyze the enemy, but he couldn't hide it from his eyes.

From the beginning to the end, Guo Jia never considered Cao Cao. It didn't matter what Cao Cao thought of him, or whether Cao Cao would see through his intentions.

Because the Battle of Guandu was not initiated by Cao Cao, he was a passive challenger. The choice to fight or not was in Yuan Shao's hands. There is no other choice but to fight with all your strength.

Cao Cao's scalp was numb. After he figured it out, he found out sadly and indignantly that the situation is stronger than people, and there is no way.

Guo Jia's priority now is Yuan Shao, just like when Cao Cao encouraged Yuan Shao, how to make Yuan Shao happy, how to make Yuan Shao not worry about the future, and how to make Yuan Shao proud are the key to the matter.

Now that Guo Jia made this move, his intentions were obvious. At least Cao Cao had predicted that Guo Jia would definitely appear on the battlefield where he and Yuan Shao would fight.

And he was powerless to distract Guo Jia.

This situation is very frustrating.

"Shuzi is treacherous!"

Cao Cao scolded Xun Yu in front of him.

Xun Yu had no expression on his face, but he wanted to laugh in his heart.

People in the world, maybe anyone can scold Guo Jia like this, but Cao Cao can't.

Isn't this just fifty steps laughing at a hundred steps?
If you want to ask who is the most treacherous and cunning in the world, Cao Cao can ask Yuan Shao and see Yuan Shao's answer.

Since returning to Yizhou with Guo Jia, Jia Xu has not been made a high-ranking official by Guo Jia, but only a generous salary. Now Jia Xu is just a very leisurely small official in Chengdu.

As always teaching Guo Ye, Jia Xu looked at Guo Ye thoughtfully.

In terms of talent, this child is really ordinary.

Apart from hard work and calmness, it seems that Guo Jia and Cai Yan have not inherited much extraordinary mind.

Compared with his younger brother, Guo Jin, Guo Jin is like a piece of rough jade, which can become a great tool after being carved, while Guo Ye is more like a stone on the side of the road, ordinary and unpretentious.

It is easy to carve jade into a tool, but it is difficult to turn a stone into gold.

Jia Xu likes this child, but he didn't expect Guo Ye to learn much before. Now, he is actually moved by Guo Ye's attitude. He never obeys the orders of his elders. Jia Xu asked him to recite the art of war, and he can recite it backward , asked him to copy the history books, and the rubbings he handed over were neatly written.

But, does talent exist?

Jia Xu called Guo Ye to the front, and Guo Ye stood obediently, ready to listen to the teaching.

"Master Ye, my lord is going to inspect the navy, you should know, right?"

Guo Ye was at a loss, who wouldn't know about this?

After he nodded, Jia Xu continued to ask: "Then do you know what the Lord wants to build a navy?"

"Hit Jingzhou!"

Guo Ye blurted out, Jia Xu closed his eyes in disappointment.

"Go home, before the lord comes back, if you can't figure out why the lord wants to build a navy at this time, don't come to see me."

Jia Xu sighed and walked away.

(End of this chapter)