The Three Kingdoms: The Cold Gate World

Chapter 350 Duplicity
It was the first time for Lu Su to meet Guo Jia, a prestigious monarch, but he felt a sense of incongruity.

Just a few simple conversations with Guo Jia made him have an unpredictable impression of Guo Jia.

Guo Jia's few words, complimented can be said to be full of confidence in thinking, but if we really want to proceed from reality, it is too ambitious to take it for granted!
At this time, is it time to discuss the ownership of Jingzhou?
Do not!
It is time to discuss the specific tactics to defeat Cao!
Even if Guo Jia dispatched 22 sailors in Yizhou, 40 in Jiangdong, and [-] of Liu Bei's defeated generals, plus the [-] troops of his son Liu Qi, the total is only [-] troops. How many troops does Cao Cao have? [-]!

The odds of winning are less than half, but Guo Jia seems to be winning and starts to share the spoils?
And the requirements are very demanding.

Jingzhou belongs to him?

Lu Su sneered in his heart: You didn't swallow Jingzhou when Liu Biao was there, but now Liu Biao was scared to death by Cao Cao, and his troops were twice as strong as when Liu Biao was there, but you uttered wild words to swallow them?
Lu Su fell silent, and all the civil servants present held their heads high and kept silent, but Peng Yi, Zhang Song and others all looked at Lu Su with joking expressions.

Guo Jia didn't urge Lu Su to reply, but ordered someone to serve tea, and took the time to pick up the teacup and blow the hot air from the rim.

Lu Su's mind changed sharply. The key question he thought about was not whether to agree to Guo Jia's proposal. He had no right to make such an agreement, and Sun Quan did not give him this task. Sun Quan and Guo Jia agreed.

Before that, whether or not Cao Cao could be broken was the top priority.

Lu Su never doubted the sincerity of Liu Bei Group's alliance with Jiangdong.

why?
Because the crisis of Liu Bei and Sun Quan is imminent, if they don't unite, they will die.

But what about Guo Jia?

Seeing that he is drinking tea leisurely now, he still has the thought to turn his head away to chat and laugh with Xi Zhicai, and the topic he vaguely hears is Chang'an's growing prosperity.

Lu Su's heart was as cold as ice, and Guo Jia seemed to have no sense of crisis at all. It seemed that he didn't take Cao Cao seriously at all, or in other words, he didn't take Jiangdong's survival as important.

If Guo Jia remains indifferent and Jiangdong falls, then the pattern of the world will collapse, and there will be great changes in an instant. In less than 20 years, Cao Cao will definitely rule the country!
Will Guo Jia remain indifferent?

Lu Su was very sure on this point: No!

But is Guo Jia working together with Jiang Dong to deal with Cao Cao, or planning together with Jiang Dong?

Guo Jia said that he would send troops from Hanzhong Badong to attack Cao Cao, but his main force is in Chang'an. Will Guo Jia use Yizhou as capital to bet his life and death with Cao Cao?

Politics is sometimes a gamble, and whether the costs and benefits are cost-effective is the factor considered by decision makers.

What Lu Su could imagine was that if Guo Jia used Yizhou as his gambling capital, at best he would win Jingzhou, while Cao Cao would at best give up Jingzhou and still own half of the Central Plains and Hebei.

What if we lose?Cao Cao's 40 troops first blocked Jiangdong and turned to Yizhou, and Guo Jia's base camp was in danger of falling.

Considering the gains and losses, it seems that Guo Jia's income in exchange for blood is very uneconomical compared with Cao Cao's.

And what if Guo Jia sent troops to Hangu Pass?Not only cut off the connection between Hebei and the Central Plains, but could even sweep the Central Plains and Hebei. After all, Cao Cao’s current soldiers and horses are 40 in Jingzhou, 20 in Sili, and other counties and counties will never exceed [-]. Guo Jia sent troops from Hangu Pass and lost, and both of them lost their troops.If he wins, the splendid country is at his fingertips, at least his own loss will not endanger his wealth and life.

Lu Su recalled Guo Jia's experience from being born to dominating one side.

The feudal lords challenged Dong, and Guo Jia attacked Yizhou by surprise.

Li Jue and Guo Si turned against each other in Chang'an, and the emperor returned to the east. The chaos in Guanzhong gave Guo Jia the opportunity to go north.

Behind the intrigue between the Han and Ma families, Guo Jia's hand in manipulating the situation in the Northwest can be vaguely seen, and then not only conquered the Northwest, but also incorporated the Ma family.

This time Cao Cao went south, obviously it was also an opportunity.

How could Guo Jia turn a blind eye?
But refusing to be Cao Cao in the south on the same boat as Jiangdong obviously cannot maximize the benefits.

Sun Quan wanted to watch Guo Jia and Cao Cao fight to the death before, but now, Guo Jia probably also wants to watch Jiang Dong fight Cao Cao to the death, so that Guo Jia has the opportunity to put all his eggs in one basket and give Cao Cao a fatal blow in the back from the north.

Lu Su thought he had figured out Guo Jia's wishful thinking.

If this is the case, it seems that whether he sees Guo Jia or not, the result will be the same.

But looking further away, Lu Su knew that this trip was a must!

Liu Biao in Jingzhou has already passed away, and Liu Cong surrendered to Cao Cao. If Jiangdong defeats Cao Cao, the ownership of Jingzhou will be an immediate issue.

After a big battle between the Cao and Sun families, even if Jiangdong can take the first step to occupy Jingzhou, it must be ensured that Guo Jia will not take advantage of the fire.

It is expected that Guo Jia will send troops from the north to the east, and there can only be two results. Either Luoyang will not be captured, or Cao Cao will be swept across the Central Plains and cut off Cao Cao's retreat.

Once Guo Jia can't attack Luoyang and Jiangdong defeats Cao Cao, Guo Jia will definitely not sit back and watch Jiangdong become big. At that time, sending troops to sweep Jingzhou was also a bright road for Guo Jia.

Lu Su looked at Guo Jia who was still talking and laughing freely with Xi Zhicai, and sighed in his heart: This gentle and gentle monarch is intimidating!

From Guo Jia's standpoint, Lu Su compared his heart to heart. Faced with the current situation, Guo Jia has three options: the best strategy is to go from the north to the east, the middle strategy is to seek Jingzhou after Luoyang cannot be defeated, and the worst strategy is to sit back and wait for the opportunity to profit.

Even if it is a bad move, Guo Jia seems to be profitable.

Regardless of whether Guo Jia will assist Jiangdong on the battlefield between Cao and Sun, Jiangdong can't offend Guo Jia now, and must make friends.

Because after the battle of Caosun, if Jiangdong is defeated, it doesn't matter if you have friendship or hatred with Guo Jia.But if Jiangdong wins, his strength will be greatly reduced. At that time, if Guo Jia takes advantage of the fire to loot, Jiangdong will definitely not be able to stop the two great heroes in the world from attacking in turn.

The relationship between Guo Jia and the Sun family has always been in a tepid state, and there were occasional friendly exchanges on the surface, but Sun Quan ignored Guo Jia's letter a few months ago, making the relationship between the two families turn bad. The official's attitude towards Lu Su can be seen. After all, Sun Quan lost his courtesy first, and Lu Su was very passive. Now to reverse this situation, the first thing to do is to win the other party's favor during the dialogue with Guo Jia.

"Your Majesty, forgive me for speaking bluntly. I have no right to decide who this Jingzhou should belong to. However, I hope that you will remember the common people and help Jiangdong. This kindness and great virtue will be remembered by the people of the six counties in Jiangdong for a lifetime."

Lu Su said to Guo Jia respectfully, neither humble nor overbearing, but people can not be annoyed.

He had already expected that Guo Jia would not send troops from Badong, Hanzhong, but Lu Su still wanted to follow Guo Jia's wishes. He couldn't explain Guo Jia's intentions to his face, right?
Guo Jia turned his head to look at Lu Su, smiled faintly, and said, "I want Jingzhou, there is no room for negotiation on this matter, Zijing, maybe you don't know, I almost died in Jingzhou more than ten years ago, this matter is under pressure For more than ten years, I have been brooding on my heart, and I made an oath on that day that I can do nothing in this life, but I must step on the land of Jingzhou!"

Guo Jia's tone was unquestionable, and his eyes became sharp.

Lu Su lowered his head and thought to himself: How pretentious!

He thought that Guo Jia must be acting at the moment.

"But, I'm just a young general of the Central Guard, how can I decide which Jingzhou belongs to?"

Lu Su said bitterly.

Guo Jia's serious expression relaxed, and he said with a smile: "Well, Zijing, you return to Jiangdong as soon as possible to meet Wuhou. As long as he writes a letter to me, it will be considered as an agreement between you and me. The Cao thief will start a war with Jiangdong. On that day, I will send troops to rescue, and after the Cao bandits are driven out of Jingzhou, Jingzhou will belong to me."

Lu Su thought for a while, and now this is the only way to go.

In fact, who owns Jingzhou, Jiangdong cannot be the master, and neither can Sun Quan.

The premise of being able to call the shots is when Jiangdong has the strength and the opportunity to occupy Jingzhou.

But for now, Jiang Dong thinks about self-protection, not aggressiveness.

Lu Su saluted Guo Jia and said goodbye.

Looking at his back, Guo Jia smiled lightly.

"Lu Zijing, a talent, it's a pity that I can't use it."

Guo Jia sighed.

Lu Su has ambitions. He wants to be the minister of the new dynasty. In fact, Guo Jia is his good choice. It's a pity that the high positions around Guo Jia are already occupied by too many people. Lu Su's joining Guo Jia is just icing on the cake. , How can it be as heavy as the help he gave when Sun Quan first came to power.

Most of the civil officials in the hall watched with cold eyes. They didn't know much about Lu Su and what his talents were, so they only listened to Guo Jia's words.

On the other hand, Peng Yi sneered and said, "Your Majesty, what you said is wrong. I think that Lu Zi's respect is only mediocre, and there is nothing extraordinary about him."

Guo Jia laughed, stood up and prepared to go out.

"Don't underestimate Lu Zijing. Think about it carefully. Under Sun Quan, Zhou Yu was young but able to live in peace with the old generals left behind by Sun Jian. Lu Zijing's credit is indispensable. The Sun-Liu alliance is inevitable. Okay, to coordinate and fight against Cao Cao, Lu Zijing and Zhuge Liang are both key figures, without their contact, what's the use of joining forces in the name of the two?"

The guard outside the door brought a cloak, Guo Jia put it on and tied it with a rope.

Huang Quan asked suspiciously: "There is news from the east that Zhuge Liang went to Jiangdong alone. The two families have not formally united yet. The Jiangdong officials headed by Zhang Zhao seem to have more intentions to welcome Cao."

Guo Jia tidied up his clothes, turned his head and looked at Huang Quan with a smile, and said, "It's two different things. You can't win the battle, and you can go west slowly without any worries. This is what Sun Ce entrusted to Zhang Zhao before he died. In the current situation, those officials in Jiangdong are not considered to be surrendering. They are just obeying Sun Ce's last words. More or less, they want the Sun family to keep their blood. If they are defeated by Cao Cao, the Sun family may have no successors. As for Zhuge Liang, hehe, Sun Quan didn't want to surrender to Cao, Zhuge Liang was just being used as a spear by him, Sun Zhongmou, the way of strategy is indeed a hundred times better than his father and brother."

After Guo Jia finished speaking, he stepped out, Zhang Ren, the commander of the guards, came over and asked, "Where are you planning to go, my lord?"

"Barracks."

(End of this chapter)