The Three Kingdoms: The Cold Gate World

Chapter 329 Wonderful
Jian'an Ninth Year Spring

When Guo Jia's Taiping Army defeated Han Sui at Yumen Pass, Cao Cao personally led his army northward and approached Yecheng!
In spring, the warm wind is blowing, but there is a cold and murderous atmosphere outside Yecheng.

Cao Cao's [-] troops besieged the city on all sides. After three days of siege, Cao Cao finally ordered to attack the city, but it was not violent, but a temptation.

Yuan Shang and Yuan Tan fought fiercely in Qingzhou, and it was the judge who stayed behind in Yecheng for Yuan Shang.

In the camp outside the city, Cao Cao was wearing a blue cloak and holding bamboo slips, neither warm nor angry.

Inside the tent were counselor Cheng Yu, military general Xu Huang, Yu Jin and Xia Houyuan waiting to be dispatched.

It was Li Dian who was in charge of the siege battle outside. Cao Cao only brought these four generals with him this time, no matter how many there were, they would not be needed.

The three generals looked a bit bored sitting in the tent, looking at each other, asking for a fight, or sitting here, there was a feeling of torment.

After noon, the temperature rose, Cao Cao's shoulders shook, and the cloak fell from his shoulders. He put down the bamboo slips and sat back, closed his eyes and said, "Zhongde, what do you think of Guo Jia's killing spree in the northwest?"

This time, Guo Jia's conquest of the Northwest caused much more murder than he had done in the past.

Even in the face of Yizhou, which has a larger population, Guo Jia never slaughtered more than 60 people, while Northwest Manchuria had a total population of [-], but Guo Jia slaughtered nearly [-] people. This is only Han Sui's territory. Count Ma Chao's previous possessions.

The three generals stared at Cheng Yu, and now there was a topic that could finally relieve their boredom.

"As expected by the lower officials, there are two reasons. Guo Jia wants to quickly pacify the northwest and buy time to leave the Kanto and enter. At the same time, Guo Jia wants to use this method to deter the Kanto."

Cheng Yu stroked his white beard and said calmly.

In the game of princes, each of them is staring at each other's movements, and Guo Jia's iron-blooded strategy against the northwest this time surprised Cao Cao. This change seems to have changed Cao Cao's impression of Guo Jia's actions.

Guo Jia advertises that he loves the people, governs the army rigorously, and implements policies that are beneficial to the people. Whether it is Guanzhong or Yizhou, he opens his doors and treats the people who have fled. After more than ten years, Guo Jia has accumulated a good reputation as a benevolent monarch. image.

But this time the massacre of the Northwest shocked everyone in the world.

Cao Cao guessed Guo Jia's thoughts, and after Cheng Yu's words fell for a while, he closed his eyes and said, "The first reason Zhong De said is not valid. If Guo Jia wants to go out of the Guandong, he will not take the initiative to attack the northwest. Now that he has fought, he should be very clear about the fact that he will not be able to get his hands on the Kanto in a short period of time. And I guess there are two reasons. One is what Zhong De said, Guo Jia wants to deter foreign enemies by killing. Second, Guo Jia was ambitious at a young age, and he became a master when he was less than [-] years old. He entered Yizhou and took Guanzhong to attack the northwest. He is now the number one prince in the world, so he will inevitably have arrogance. This kind of person is the most disliked now. Those who oppose him, so he wants to kill, and Shunchang will perish."

Cao Cao frowned slightly, and a wave of worry suddenly lingered in his heart.

Sending troops from Chang'an to Yumen Pass is by no means shorter than sending troops from Chang'an to Xuchang. After the Battle of Guandu, Guo Jia had only two options, either conquering the northwest, or taking advantage of Cao Cao's attack on Hebei to enter the Central Plains. Choose one of the two, you can't have both.

Because after sending troops to the west or east, the three armies will inevitably experience a big battle, and the chariots and horses will be exhausted and brutal. After the battle, it is not appropriate to fight again.Secondly, to take down the territories in the Northwest, or to make gains in the Central Plains, you must immediately start to recuperate and stabilize the rule after the war, so as to consolidate the fruits of victory at hand, so as to avoid changes in the elbow and armpit.

On the choice of going west or east, Guo Jia chose to go west. It is because Guo Jia moved first that Cao Cao dared to move his army north. The second son was consumed in Qingzhou.

"There is no near-term worry at the moment, but there are long-term concerns. This joy and sorrow makes me not know whether to laugh or worry. However, if I am right, Guo Jia's original intention for slaughtering the Northwest was that he was arrogant. It's a good thing."

Cao Cao sighed.

Nearly worrying, Guo Jia will not leave the customs, and within a few years, the east and west of the Guandong will be safe and sound.

In the long term, Guo Jia's unification of Kansai is a foregone conclusion, and the next time he leaves the Kanto and enters, he may sweep the Central Plains and Hebei, or even the entire world, in one go.

As for the good things Cao Cao said, it was just a sign.

In a more formal way, it is class limitation.

Guo Jia's family background is low, and he grew up in a poor family. Now he is the number one prince in the world, which is a kind of test.

It is a change in mentality to test whether he can stand at the peak and lower his posture.

If the massacre of the Northwest is a beginning and a precursor, then Cao Cao is not worried. Give Guo Jia five years, ten years, or even longer, and Guo Jia's rule will collapse on its own.

Ordinary people can't resist the corruption of prosperity and wealth. Many people with lofty aspirations bow down in front of rich clothes, fine food, high-ranking officials and rich salary. Now, if Guo Jia has changed from the mentality of pioneering and starting a business to the mentality of enjoying the results, then this is Guo Jia. Chia greatest danger.

No matter before the Qin and Han Dynasties, not after the Wei and Jin Dynasties, but only during the Three Kingdoms era, many heroes would kill themselves before they achieved hegemony. For example, Dong Zhuo was originally a warlord. After taking control of Luoyang, his ambition was exposed in an instant, and he stole the Dragon Court and poisoned the court. , brought about a catastrophe.Yuan Shao, the fourth generation and the third prince sits in the four prefectures of Hebei. He listened to harsh advice on the road to laying a foundation. All the power was ruined, even Liu Yan, who was promoted to Yizhou Mu, occupied Yizhou Tiangao Emperor, and then acted as arrogance, and used the emperor's guard of honor to travel, which aroused the dissatisfaction of the Han officials.

In the past 20 years, many heroes were arrogant and complacent when they made some achievements, insisted on going their own way, refused to accept loyal advice, and eventually led to their demise.

If Guo Jia also made the same mistakes as Dong Zhuo and Yuan Shao at this time, then Cao Cao could even foresee that the regime in Kansai that emerged from the sky and rose to the southwest would collapse in an instant in the middle of the brilliant road!
Of course, this is just Cao Cao's guess, because Guo Jia's conquest strategy changed from soft to iron and blood, which made him think this way. Whether Guo Jia will get carried away like a villain, only time will give the answer.

As for Cao Cao himself, he couldn't just stare at Guo Jia.

Guo Jia has already ruled Kansai, what he has to do is to swallow Hebei before Guo Jia finishes recuperating!

At dusk, the offensive and defensive battle of Yecheng came to an end, and the two sides were at a stalemate. It was imperative for Cao Jun to retreat temporarily.

Cao Cao walked out of the camp with his hands behind his back, looked at the city of Ye in the distance, and then looked at the sky. Under the twilight, Cao Cao turned his head and asked Cheng Yu: "Is the time Feng Li said is coming soon?"

Cheng Yu cupped his hands and said in a low voice, "It's at You hour today."

Cao Cao nodded and said: "Don't enter the city in large numbers. First, send thousands of people into the city to investigate. If there is no ambush, then guard the city gate. Our army can drive straight in."

After Cheng Yu took the order, he went to pass the order to Li Dian, who was in charge of the battle.

At the head of Yecheng, the judge was in a hurry to direct the fortifications, the sound of killing outside the city was loud, and the soldiers at the top of the city were all nervous, and the judge was out of breath from walking back and forth.

He is not good at fighting.

Just at dusk and sunset, one of the generals under the trial and distribution department, named Feng Li, surrendered to the enemy secretly when Cao Cao's army attacked, and promised to be Cao Cao's neiying to open the city gate.

However, Cao Cao was not at ease with him, for he was afraid that it was a poisonous plan to invite the king into the urn with the advice of the judge.

Cao Jun receded like a tide, and the judge wiped his sweat and saw this scene and then looked at the sky, thinking that Cao Jun wanted to fight again tomorrow.

But at this moment, a sudden change occurred!
The city gate below the city suddenly opened from the inside!

Among Cao Jun's retreating troops, a thousand-man team came straight for the city gate. The judge was so shocked that his face turned pale. He lowered his head and saw Feng Li who was riding on a horse at the gate of the city to welcome Cao Jun. His eyes were tearing with hatred. Teeth were crushed.

"Release the arrow! Release the arrow!"

The judge shouted hastily.

The soldiers who had just relaxed at the top of the city quickly raised their bows and arrows and shot down again.

The power of bows and arrows lies in the accuracy of the target. If Cao Jun’s thousand soldiers were only outside the city, it would be fine. With more bows and arrows, they would definitely be able to shoot and kill them. The hands are helpless.

Seeing that Cao Jun had entered the city and was fighting with the defenders inside the city gate, the judge looked around in panic for a long time, as if he was looking for a solution.

Suddenly, out of the corner of his eyes, he saw a huge stone placed on the top of the city. With a flash of inspiration, he immediately shouted to the left and right: "Move the stone! Block the city gate!"

The soldiers joined forces in twos and threes to throw the big stones from the top of the city, and they happened to block the gate of the city. After a rumbling sound, the vanguard of Cao Jun's thousand men was cut off from it, and the more than 600 soldiers who entered the city became a lone army and were killed on the spot. Shooting and killing inside the city, those Cao troops outside the city retreated back under the rain of arrows after hearing the order behind them.

Feng Li was killed on the spot by the judge, and his head was hung on the city wall as a warning to others.

As the sky darkened, the judge was relieved.

Under the night, Cao Cao stood outside the barracks and looked at the city of Ye. He didn't feel any headache or helplessness about the deadlock before him.

Cheng Yu came behind him and remained silent.

To break Yecheng, Cao Cao will definitely be able to break it under a fierce attack. After all, the main force in Hebei was taken to Qingzhou by Yuan Shang to fight with Yuan Tan.

"In this battle, there should not be too many casualties."

Cao Cao sighed softly.

He can't put Lao Di in Hebei. If swallowing Hebei hurts his muscles and bones, it will take a longer time to recover, and in that case, the gap in strength between him and Guo Jia will become more and more disparity.

"Besiege and not attack, Yecheng will belong to the lord sooner or later."

Cheng Yu said softly.

Cao Cao looked up at the night sky, full of stars, bright and charming. Why is the sky in Hebei more pleasant than that in Central Plains?
Thinking of this, Cao Cao had a sly smile on his lips.

"Zhongde, do you remember how Guo Jia's traitor Zhang Baiqi died?"

Cheng Yu didn't react for a while, he was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized, and smiled happily: "This strategy is wonderful."

(End of this chapter)