The Three Kingdoms: The Cold Gate World

Chapter 357 The meeting of the wind and clouds
Jiangling is a big city with high walls and strong walls, so if you want to attack by force, you will have to pay a high price.

The guards at the top of the city were densely packed, and the gates on all sides were closed tightly. Outside the city, there was a huge army approaching the city.

Inside the castle
Cao Ren stared blankly at Cao Cao's battered corpse, tears streaming down his face in astonishment and shock.

Man Chong also stared at Cao Cao's body in disbelief.

impossible!
King Wei led 30 troops to conquer Jiangxia. Within a few days, the 30 army was wiped out. Even King Wei himself returned with only one corpse, and it was sent by Guo Jia outside the city.

Corpse, not fake.

Cao Ren gritted his teeth and let out a low growl. He immediately turned and walked out, intending to fight Guo Jia to the death.

Hearing Cao Ren's hateful roar, Man Chong immediately came to his senses, and ran two steps faster to Cao Ren, blocking his way.

"General, don't act impulsively."

Cao Ren, who was immersed in grief, widened his blood-red eyes, gritted his teeth and said, "Is it impulsive for me to avenge King Wei?"

Man Chong avoided Cao Ren's eyes filled with anger and hatred, and said in a shy voice, "General, if you go out of the city to fight at this moment, wouldn't you be in Guo Jia's arms? If Jiangling is lost, all the [-] soldiers and horses in the city will be lost here. Think about it , Guo Jia sent his army to the north, can the [-] soldiers in Wancheng stop it? General Zhang will be in a desperate situation in Luoyang! At that time, Jingzhou will be lost, Yanzhou, Yuzhou, Xuzhou, and even Qingzhou may be merged Throw it away. And how many soldiers and horses are there in Yecheng, Hebei? The foundation of King Wei's army and horses is all over!"

Cao Ren sat slumped on the ground, crying with his head in his arms.

Man Chong's eyes were moist, he knelt down and clenched his hands into fists, full of unwillingness and hatred.

Three days ago, Shangyong New City was captured by Wu Yi and Wu Ban under Guo Jia's command. When the news came, Cao Cao had already set up camp in Wulin to face off against Chibi.

At that time, Man Chong didn't take it seriously, Wu Yi and Wu Ban added up to [-] soldiers and horses, and it was impossible to cause trouble. Wancheng had Cao Zhen's [-] troops, and Hanzhong was empty, so it was impossible for Wu Yi and Wu Ban to lead an army deep into Jingzhou , even if unexpectedly continue to advance eastward, Jiangling has Cao Ren's [-] soldiers and horses, why be afraid of it?
But now, the situation has taken a sudden turn!

Guo Jia did not storm Luoyang, and Man Chong suddenly realized.

Cao Cao lured Guo Jia to a decisive battle in the north. It was a cover and the main force holding Guo Jia back. Guo Jia cooperated very well with Cao Cao and gave Cao Cao the situation he wanted most.

In terms of military strength, most of Guo Jia's troops were still in the north, but he only dispatched fewer but more elite troops and returned to Yizhou. When Cao Cao led his army eastward to Jiangxia, he decisively sent troops to attack.

Man Chong didn't know how Cao Cao lost, nor could he imagine it.

Especially when Jiangdong and Liu Bei's soldiers and horses were not seen outside the city, Cao Cao's defeat was even more confusing.

If Guo Jia and Jiang Dong attacked Cao Cao together, it is impossible for Guo Jia to be the only soldier outside the city.

Cao Ren wiped away his tears, grabbed Man Chong's arm, and asked forcefully, "Then what should we do now?"

Cao Ren thought he was fine with fighting a war, but he was obviously not good at overall strategic planning.

The current situation is very likely that the Cao Wei regime will fall apart in an instant, and how to stop Guo Jia is the top priority.

Man Chong's thoughts changed sharply, but his heart was flustered.

What puzzled him the most was why Guo Jia didn't attack Fancheng in the north of Jiangling!
Fancheng was empty, and Guo Jia could bypass Jiangling and attack Fancheng directly. In this way, Jiangling was isolated in Jingzhou, and it would be easy to go back and attack Jiangling with the Sun Liu coalition forces.

At this time, life and death are on the line, and a decision must be made.

Man Chong pondered for a while and said to Cao Ren: "General, withdraw from Fancheng and stick to the Han River."

The heavy troops in the northern Sili area are obviously far away from Jiangling and close to Fancheng, and Fancheng has to be defended without a defensive force. Dividing troops to defend is equivalent to giving the enemy a chance to defeat them one by one. It is better to abandon Jiangling and return to Fancheng to defend.

Removing Fancheng can strengthen the connection with Wancheng and Luoyang, and can form a tight line of defense to resist attacks from both the west and the south.

As long as Fancheng is not broken, the Central Plains will still belong to Cao Wei.

However, Guo Jia's army only gathered outside the south gate in Jiangling, and did not besiege or attack the city.

Man Chong was deeply afraid that this was Guo Jia's strategy to lure the enemy, which was to let Cao Ren retreat to Fancheng and set up an ambush on the way.

After thinking about it, Man Chong felt that there was no way out, so he could only take a risk.

Cao Ren followed Man Chong's advice and planned to retreat from the north gate of Jiangling, let Man Chong lead the infantry in front, and he himself led the tigers and leopards to ride off the rear.

Outside Gangneung City
Guo Jia rode on the horse facing the sunshine, not in a hurry.

He led an army to intercept and kill Cao Cao on Huarong Road. In order not to miss the opportunity, Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin led an army of [-] to station outside Jiangling in advance.

To the south of the city is the Yangtze River. At the beginning of the month, Cao Cao ordered 30 troops to march eastward into Jiangxia, but he ended up being buried in another country.

The 30 army was wiped out, and now Cao Wei's foundation is on the verge of collapse.

Guo Ye rode beside Guo Jia, one horse's head behind. Seeing Jiangling's tight fit, he asked Guo Jia with some puzzlement, "Father, why didn't you attack Fancheng? Even if you exchanged Cao Cao's body for Cao Ren, Jiangling is also at your fingertips."

The ancients paid attention to death with a whole body, Cao Cao was dead, but if Guo Jia used Cao Cao's body as a condition to negotiate with Cao Ren and asked Cao Ren to hand over Jiangling, Cao Ren would most likely agree.

Guo Jia did not answer Guo Ye's question.

It is immoral to use dead bodies to make a fuss, and it will attract a lot of criticism from the outside world, but after all, it is a battlefield, even if Guo Jia did this, there is nothing wrong with it.

As for attacking Jiangling instead of the empty Fancheng, Guo Jia had other plans.

Moreover, the Jiangling City in front of him will still belong to him before long, and he is very confident about this.

The Taiping army was waiting in battle outside the city. On the surface of Jiangling City, there seemed to be no movement, but inside the city, Cao Ren was already making intensive arrangements for the withdrawal of troops.

There was a lot of smoke and dust in the east, and the sound of troops running and the sound of horseshoes mixed together.

Guo Jia turned his head to look, and saw the figures of a group of troops in the distance, and the first group of generals came on horseback.

"Ye'er, take a good look at these people, all the romantic people in the world are here."

Guo Jia turned his horse's head and said something to Guo Ye first, then rode his horse to Gan Ning's side, and said in a low voice, "Send the order and be ready to meet the enemy at all times."

Gan Ning took the order, and after passing the order, the Taiping Army, which was facing Jiangling City, collectively turned right, facing the galloping army.

The closer he got to Jiangling City, the expression on Zhou Yu's face became more and more serious.

When he saw the sudden army banner outside the city, he was dumbfounded and shocked!

Not only him, but everyone around Jiangdong Jiangling and the Liu Bei Group couldn't believe it.

Guo Jia!

It was as if the sky had appeared outside Jiangling City!

Whether it is Lu Su against Sun Quan, Zhuge Liang against Liu Bei, or Guo Jia's movements during the Battle of Chibi, they all speculate that he will take the opportunity to send troops to attack Luoyang in the north, with the intention of sweeping the Central Plains. After the dust settles in the Central Plains, they will be destroyed first Hebei or going south first are both feasible ways.

But by chance, Guo Jia appeared in Jingzhou!
Outside Jiangling City, the Taiping Army's number of about [-] made Zhou Yu look serious.

The sun was shining, but the warm weather in winter made Zhou Yu's heart cold.

The pace slowed down, Jiangdong's [-] soldiers and Liu Bei's [-] soldiers were gradually adjusted. After the formation was orderly, the distance between the two soldiers and horses was less than one mile.

In front of Guo Jiace's horse formation, there was his son Guo Ye beside him, and behind him were a group of generals, Gan Ning, Meng Da, Dian Wei, Gao Shun, Zhang Ren, Zhang Yan, Zhou Tai, and Jiang Qin.

The eight generals looked at the Sun-Liu coalition army on the opposite side, with a solemn face, ready to fight at all times.

In the Sun Liu coalition army, Zhou Yu and Liu Bei are at the forefront, and the camps behind the two are clearly separated.

Cheng Pu, Huang Gai, and Lu Meng are behind Zhou Yu.

Zhang Fei, Zhao Yun, Guan Yu, Chen Dao, four generals plus Zhuge Liang are behind Liu Bei.

The Taiping Army and the Sun-Liu Allied Army formed a confrontation when they met for the first time.

On the way from Huarong Road to Jiangling, Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang were both worried.

A large number of Cao Bing's corpses at the exit of Huarong Road were obviously ambushed there, and they were unwilling to admit the tacit answer in their hearts.

It wasn't until outside Jiangling City that the speculation was confirmed, which made their hearts as cold as ice.

"Who is coming? Report your name."

Guo Jia looked at the scenery of the Yangtze River in the distance, and then the sky was white and misty, with a relaxed attitude that did not put the other party in his eyes.

When Hong Liang's voice came, Liu Bei bowed his hands towards Guo Jia first, and said in a humble voice: "The general on the left, Liu Bei, whose name is Xuande, has met the envoy."

The posture is very low, and the tone is quite normal.

Guo Jia had already guessed that Liu Bei was the ordinary, gentle and slightly old-fashioned person, and he smiled lightly, ignoring Liu Bei.

Guan Yu and Zhang Fei frowned, and Guo Jia ignored Liu Bei's gesture, which made them feel a sense of humiliation.

Zhou Yu was expressionless, holding the weapon by the reins, and raised his chin and said in a loud voice: "This is Zhou Yu, whose name is Gongjin. Please be polite."

Guo Jia looked at Zhou Yu from afar and replied loudly.

"Zhou Gongjin, come and talk."

Liu Bei and his civil and military forces all turned their attention to Zhou Yu.

strange!
Official position, Liu Bei is the biggest here.

Fame, Liu Bei is the highest.

Regardless of status, Liu Bei is the emperor's uncle!

But Guo Jia ignored Liu Bei and asked Zhou Yu to talk to him instead.

It is Liu Bei who is not threatening, and Zhou Yu is the leader of Jiangdong generals, do you want to deceive Zhou Yu to kill him?

Lu Meng immediately opened his mouth and said to Zhou Yu, "Governor, beware of fraud, you can't go!"

Although Lu Meng had read the book for a few days, which made Lu Su look at him with admiration, at most he could read the book of war, and he was still ignorant of the main principles.

What is the relationship between Guo Jia and Jiang Dong?
ally!

Lu Meng's words were not shy at all, and his voice was not lowered. Even if it didn't reach Guo Jia's ears, wouldn't it make it difficult for Zhou Yu to get rid of Zhou Yu if he let people from the Liu Bei Group hear it?
Zhou Yu has to go now if he doesn't want to, or doesn't he just distrust his allies, and is greedy for life and afraid of death?
Jiang Dong and Liu Bei are also allies. If Zhou Yu was jealous of Guo Jia, wouldn't Liu Bei have other ideas?

Without changing his face, Zhou Yu patted his horse and went to Guo Jia.

(End of this chapter)