The Three Kingdoms: The Cold Gate World

Chapter 344

Trapped in the camp, Wudang Feijun, Huwei, and Zhang Yan's [-] soldiers and horses, Guo Jia planned to take them all to Guanzhong, and the guards stayed in Chengdu.

This time Guo Jia dispatched troops very hastily, but his strategic deployment has been going on for many years. It is enough to move from Chengdu north to Guanzhong. Support Guo Jia's grain and grass by way of tax credit.

The army has reduced the burden of transporting food, and it seems to be mobilizing troops, but it is actually much easier than usual.

Guo Jia wanted to fight Cao Cao from the north, and before going out, he wrote a letter to Jiangdong Sun Quan himself.

Two years ago when Cao Cao was preparing for a war against Wuhuan, Sun Quan had written to Guo Jia to secretly instigate a war between the Guo and Cao families. Now, Guo Jia really sent troops to fight Cao Cao, and in turn, Guo Jia also wanted to recruit Sun Quan.

As for whether Sun Quan dared to send troops from the southeast to jointly attack Cao Cao, Guo Jia didn't care about Sun Quan's decision, especially in the context of Liu Biao's serious illness in Jingzhou and no signs of improvement.

The letter sent to Jiangdong fell into disarray, and Sun Quan did not make any statement, neither replied to Guo Jia to express his position, nor did he take any military action.

This point was expected by Guo Jia.

Sitting on the mountain and watching the tigers fight, what Sun Quan hopes most is that Guo Jia and Cao Cao will lose both, and the fight will last for a long time. In this way, Sun Quan will be the weakest of the three but the most likely to sweep Jingzhou.

No one thinks that Guo Jia's declaration of war against Cao Cao is a bluff, and his best men are out. Except for Yizhou's new army, water army, and guards, almost all other soldiers and horses gather towards Guanzhong, with nearly 30 soldiers and horses. Ten thousand!
Yecheng
Cao Cao was discussing matters, and suddenly there was an urgent and long announcement from outside.

"Report~!"

The soldiers stepped into the hall and knelt on one knee to present a piece of military information to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao opened it after taking it.

"There are 25 troops trapped in the camp, [-] guards, [-] Wudang troops, [-] soldiers from Zhang Yantong, [-] soldiers from Zhang Liao at Hangu Pass and Chang'an, and nearly [-] Xiliang iron cavalry and Yinling flying cavalry from Liangzhou. Jia suddenly took out [-] soldiers and horses and gathered in Kansai, what does he want to do? Hehehe."

This is the number of soldiers and horses that can be put into the battlefield, plus some logistics and personal guards that are not included in the establishment, Guo Jia dispatched nearly 30 soldiers and horses, which is not at all watery.

All the civil and military personnel in the hall were stunned!
Guo Jia has more than 40 soldiers!
Cao Cao now has 40 soldiers!
When the two families go to war, the world will definitely change, blood will flow like rivers, and no one dares to guess the outcome.

Cao Cao always fights the weak first, and is invincible. Even in a war like Xuzhou, which has twists and turns, he still wins the final victory. But when facing the strong, Cao Cao never took the initiative to provoke. The Battle of Guandu was initiated by Yuan Shao, and Cao Cao was passive. Now that Guo Jia came to fight Cao Cao, he was also passive.

But in general, Cao Cao's situation and strength are a hundred times more calm than Guandu's at that time.

During the Battle of Guandu, voices of surrender were heard endlessly, but now, no one dared to jump out and suggest that Cao Cao negotiate peace with Guo Jia or give in.

Cao Cao has become the Duke of Wei, and he has obviously started to conquer the world for himself, so how can there be a way out?
Looking at the civil and military people in the hall, Cao Cao had a sly smile on his face.

Guo Jia, you are finally hooked!
"Cao Xiu, I order you to lead [-] troops to station at the southern end of Bingzhou to shake up Sili. Cao Zhen, order you to lead [-] troops to station in Wancheng to guard against Wuguan."

Two generals of the Cao family lined up to accept the order with fists held together.

Cao Xiu is the thousand-mile horse that Cao Cao himself said, and Cao Zhen is the general who successfully resisted Zhuge Liang's first four times out of Zhuge Liang's six out of Qishan!

Cao Cao's complexion changed, and he said in a deep voice: "Xia Houyuan, Cao Ren, Cao Chun, Li Dian, Le Jin, Xu Huang, Xia Houshang, Yu Jin, Zhang Jaw, Gao Lan, all generals listen to the order and gather 20 soldiers and horses. I will go to Luoyang and fight Guo Jia to the death!"

All the generals lined up, clasping their fists together to accept orders.

Judging from this posture, Cao Cao is going to have a decisive battle with Guo Jia.

Hangu Pass is easy to defend and difficult to attack, but if Guo Jia wants to fight Cao Cao, he must go out of Hangu Pass by himself, and Hangu Pass is not far to the east, which is Luoyang, which will be a frontal battlefield.

If Guo Jia uses the Yellow River or sends troops from Wuguan, the arrangement of Cao Xiu and Cao Zhen is to guard against this.

The Sili area has been in the hands of Cao Cao since the Battle of Guandu, but he has not managed it well, developed and resumed production. The reason is that this is the focus of the confrontation between Guo and Cao in the north. Today, the Sili area centered on Luoyang , It is a situation of solid walls and clear fields.

Liangzhou Jincheng
Ma Chao, who is the governor of Liangzhou and supervised the military affairs in the Northwest, was leisurely flipping through his military books in his mansion. Someone outside the door asked for an interview, and Ma Chao asked his servants to invite him without raising his head. After a while, outsiders came and respected Ma Chao. saluted.

"Don't drive my lord? Why come to my humble house?"

Seeing that it was Mi Fang who came, Ma Chao asked casually.

After hesitating for a while, Mi Fang asked in a low tone: "My lord wants to attack the Cao bandits. All the soldiers and horses from Yizhou have arrived in Chang'an. Why doesn't the general leave?"

After the Northwest was clarified, there was no foreign disturbance. Ma Chao had been very leisurely in the past two years. In addition to the occasional thieves who appeared to let him practice his hands, he spent more time going to the Shandan Racecourse to watch the horses.

Still looking at the scroll, Ma Chao yawned lazily, and said, "I'm sick, so I won't go. As for the cavalry recruited by the lord, I have asked Ling Ming to bring [-] silver feathers to join us."

Now all the cavalry under Guo Jia's command have been handed over to Ma Chao. The Yinling Flying Cavalry and the Xiliang Iron Cavalry are both cavalry, but they can be clearly distinguished from each other in terms of equipment and tactical effectiveness.

Silver Feather Flying Light Armor Silver Spear is suitable for rushing quickly and coming and going like the wind.

The Xiliang cavalry heavy armor javelin is suitable for medium and long-distance killing and has a good defense.

After Mi Fang heard this, she frowned and asked: "Well, my lord wants all the cavalry to join forces in Chang'an, and the general only sent silver-feathered flying cavalry. I'm afraid it's not right?"

Ma Chao put the scroll on the table, looked at Mi Fang with his hands crossed and his chin propped up, and asked calmly, "Is it a lie that Mr. Don't Jia is questioning my health and not being able to lead the army?"

Excuse!

Not to mention that Ma Chao is alive and well and doesn't look sick at all, even if Ma Chao really fell ill and died of illness!

Wouldn't it be okay for Pang De to take all the cavalry to Chang'an?
Mi Fang smiled awkwardly, and hurriedly said: "The general misunderstood, misunderstood, I am just worried that the lord will not be able to explain it."

Ma Chao leaned back, picked up the scroll again, shifted his gaze back to his hand, and said softly, "Don't worry about it, my lord."

Mi Fang sneered a few times, bowed and left.

Turning around and walking out, Mi Fang's face was gloomy, and at the same time, there was a light of disdain in her eyes.

Young and energetic, I don't know what is good or bad!
Isn't it because you want your son to marry the lord's daughter to ruin it?

This kind of blow makes me feel like I can't hold back my face, hum, sooner or later I will die.

Strictly speaking, Ma Chao was disobedient and disrespectful. Guo Jia recruited all the cavalry, but he only sent the silver-feathered flying cavalry, and none of the Xiliang iron cavalry moved.

As for how Guo Jia would deal with this matter, Mi Fang was gloating in her heart.

We'll see.

The two great heroes of Kansai and Kanto are about to break out an earth-shattering war in Sili.

At this moment, Guo Jia could no longer take care of Ma Chao's side, because Cao Cao's soldiers and horses were all ready, and they were all ready in Luoyang, Shanyang, and Wancheng.

Changan
After Guo Jia arrived in Chang'an, he ordered the three armies to rest, but Liangzhou only had [-] silver plume flying cavalry brought by Pound.

If Ma Chao is throwing his temper because of Guo Jia's refusal of the marriage, then it's nonsense!
Is he still a child who hasn't grown up?

Can't tell which is more important?

But if Ma Chao refused to send troops because of the marriage, the consequences would be disastrous.

Lobby discussion
Guo Jia suppressed his anger and kept silent, listening to the generals report on the situation of the army. After Zhang Liao finished his last speech, Pang Tong came out and said, "My lord, there are still [-] Xiliang iron cavalry under Ma Chao's command who have not come. My lord, please come back." Before the decisive battle with the Cao bandits, first lead the army to Jincheng to deal with Ma Chao's crime of disobedience."

Guo Jia's eyes were filled with coldness. He closed his eyes and thought for a while, then shook his head and said, "It's too late, Zhang Ji, I ordered you to question Ma Chao. If he can't give me a convincing reason, then he just wants to rebel!"

Zhang Ji came out calmly to lead the errands.

This errand is simply a life-threatening job!
If Ma Chao really had a different intention, Zhang would die if he left.

But Guo Jia has no time to personally lead the army to Jincheng.

This war was originally initiated by Guo Jia, but Cao Cao completed the preparations for the war one step ahead of time due to geographical advantages, and the confrontation has quietly become a reality. If Guo Jia leads troops to Jincheng, it will not only put pressure on Ma Chao, but even force Ma Chao directly. Rebellion, if Ma Chao really rebelled, would Cao Cao miss this opportunity?At that time, it was not Guo Jia who attacked Cao Cao first, but Cao Cao who attacked him instead.

Cao Cao originally thought that Guo Jiaxing would mobilize the crowd, and there should be nearly 30 troops assembled, but he did not expect to learn that Ma Chao did not lead the Xiliang Iron Cavalry to join forces with Guo Jia in Chang'an after arriving in Luoyang, and he also learned that Ma Chao was rejected by Guo Jia for marriage. .

In the Luoyang camp, Man Chong suggested that Cao Cao send someone to instigate against Ma Chao in private, and attack Hangu Pass first, making Guo Jia difficult to care about in the hesitation.

Whether to deal with Ma Chao first or fight this battle first forced Guo Jia to make a decision.

Cao Cao listened to Man Chong's suggestion, but did not adopt it.

He has a feud with Ma Chao who killed his father, and Ma Chao will definitely not be instigated by him. If he instigates rebellion now, it will remind Ma Chao who his enemy is, and it will be self-defeating. Just wait and see what happens, and there may be unexpected gains.

On the other level, Cao Cao was suspicious, fearing that this was a trick of Guo Jia's emissary, pretending to make Ma Chao rebellious, and lure him to attack Hangu Pass, which is a pass that only one man guards the pass and ten thousand men cannot open it.

The enemy does not move and we do not move. Cao Cao spread out his formation and waited for Guo Jia to walk out of Hangu Pass by himself and start the war on the plain outside Luoyang.

(End of this chapter)