The Three Kingdoms: The Cold Gate World

Chapter 358
The sun was shining, and Guo Jia enjoyed the rare good weather in winter.

Zhou Yu rode his horse with no expression on his face, and stopped ten paces away from Guo Jia.

"Zhou Gongjin, what are you planning to bring troops to Jiangling?"

Guo Jia looked at Zhou Yu indifferently, with a condescending tone.

Zhou Yu suppressed his anger, took a deep breath and said: "A certain led the army here to hunt down Cao thief."

Guo Jia nodded exaggeratedly as if suddenly realized.

"Well, you can go back. I killed Cao Cao on Huarong Road, and his body has been sent to Cao Ren in Jiangling City. In less than half a month, the news of King Wei's death in Jingzhou will spread throughout the world."

Zhou Yu was startled, looked at Guo Jia closely, and asked, "Is this true? Cao Cao is dead?"

Guo Jia smiled playfully and remained silent.

Seeing him smiling and not speaking, Zhou Yu didn't ask any questions, so she thought about it.

Guo Jia probably wouldn't lie to him.

Even if he was lied to, Jiangdong's crisis from Cao Wei has now been resolved, and the ownership of Jingzhou is the immediate consideration.

"Emissary, the defeat of Cao Wei was due to Sun and Liu's coalition forces. At this time, the envoy asked me to retreat because he wanted to reap the benefits and occupy Jingzhou? Isn't this kind?"

Zhou Yu said these words without the slightest confidence.

Guo Jia looked up to the sky and laughed.

"Hahaha, Zhou Gongjin, oh Zhou Gongjin, I'm just reaping the benefits? Hehe, how did you and my two agree that day? I sent troops from Badong, Hanzhong to attack Cao Wei, and then Jingzhou belonged to me. Hanzhong, two generals under my command captured Shang Yong and Xincheng, this is to deter Jiangling. Badong, I personally led the army to intercept and kill the king of Wei, and won the first battle. I just reap the benefits? Or is it that Jiangdong is not greedy? ?"

When he said the last sentence, Guo Jia suddenly looked majestic and sharp-eyed.

Zhou Yu was speechless, Jun Lang's face showed a bit of ferocity, struggling endlessly, but he didn't dare to make mistakes.

Guo Jia fulfilled his promise. If Zhou Yu used Guo Jia's non-participation in the Battle of Chibi as a reason to overthrow the covenant, it would be unreasonable.

Not to mention that Cao Cao didn't expect him to be defeated in Chibi, and the Sun Liu Alliance didn't expect such brilliant results.

And Guo Jia's sending troops was not for Cao Cao to steal the fruits of victory after the fiasco in Chibi. The meaning of killing Cao Cao was at least the same as the meaning of the victory of the Sun-Liu Alliance in the Battle of Chibi.

While Zhou Yu was silent, commotion broke out at the top of Jiangling City, the defenders in the city suddenly withdrew in a hurry, and the scout cavalry from the Taiping Army rushed to Guo Jia's side.

"My lord, the city gate to the north of Jiangling is wide open, and tens of thousands of soldiers and horses have left the city."

After reporting the news, the scout cavalry whipped and left, Guo Jia listened to it, and still looked at Zhou Yu without any change in expression.

Everything was as he expected.

And Zhou Yu also heard the cavalry's words, his expression moved slightly, and he vaguely glanced at Jiangling City.

The Sun Liu coalition army not far behind him naturally also got the news from Tan Ma.

Liu Bei looked at Jiang Ling with burning eyes and longing.

The other generals were restless.

Jiangling is just around the corner, and it will soon be an empty city!
Perhaps before the Battle of Chibi started, the Sun and Liu families thought that it was enough to protect themselves, and their goal was to repel the thieves and avoid destruction.

But now that the Battle of Chibi was a complete victory, Cao Jun's 30 soldiers and horses were wiped out. After chasing and killing them to Jiangling, everyone began to think about it.

Not to mention whether Cao Wei can be driven out of Jingzhou, at least who owns this empty Jiangling city in front of him?
Jiangdong generals naturally think that it should belong to Jiangdong.

The generals of the Liu Bei Group think that Jiangdong has its own territory, but they don't have it yet, so naturally it should be given to them.

Although Jiangxia County is almost owned by Liu Bei, it is nominally the territory of the son Liu Qi.

Seeing that the Taiping Army in front did not move, Guo Jia and Zhou Yu were still talking in front of the battle. Liu Bei couldn't sit still, so he patted his horse forward.

Zhuge Liang, who was meditating, saw Liu Bei riding towards Guo Jia. Zhang Fei and Guan Yu wanted to follow, so he stopped him immediately, and then chased Liu Bei on his own.

In fact, Zhuge Liang wanted to prevent Liu Bei from participating in the dialogue between Guo Jia and Zhou Yu, but he couldn't open his mouth to shout, otherwise how would Liu Bei step down?

But the distance between the two armies was only one mile, Zhuge Liang and Liu Bei were twenty paces apart, and when they caught up, they had already reached Zhou Yu's side.

Liu Bei didn't know what Zhou Yu and Guo Jia talked about, but seeing Zhou Yu's expression of struggling and unwillingness, he thought it was Cao Cao's escape.

Liu Bei did feel sorry for not being able to kill Cao Cao, but he cared more about whether he had his own territory.

So, with a gentle smile on his face, Liu Bei clasped his hands in armor and said to Guo Jia: "Thanks to the envoy's help, the Cao army in Jiangling City is currently fleeing. May I ask the envoy what is your plan?"

Liu Bei must not dare to tell Guo Jia and Zhou Yu in person that he wants Jiangling as a base.

So I want to explore Guo Jia's tone first.

Guo Jia slowly turned his gaze to Liu Bei, causing Liu Bei's heart to tremble because he saw Guo Jia's contemptuous and hostile eyes.

"I'm talking to Gongjin, when is it your turn to interrupt? Get lost!"

Guo Jia didn't give Liu Bei this uncle face at all.

Liu Bei's blood surged up, and his face showed shock.

Zhou Yu and Zhuge Liang were also very surprised by Guo Jia's attitude towards Liu Bei!

Zhuge Liang looked at Guo Jia carefully, he was gentle and handsome, with the demeanor of a Confucian general, and what made people have to admire was his aura.

Guo Jia's words almost made Liu Bei fall off his horse.

From Guo Jia's words, Zhuge Liang understood two meanings.

First, Guo Jia is hostile to Liu Bei.

It is understandable that the pattern of the world is gradually becoming clear, especially the overlord like Guo Jia, who is not willing to see a new tyrant become stronger and disrupt the situation.

Second, Guo Jia's words obviously belittled Liu Bei and exalted Zhou Yu. This was a disguised attempt to provoke the relationship between Liu Bei and Jiangdong.

Liu Bei is a hero who can bend and stretch, so even if Guo Jia humiliated him in front of him, he could endure it, and in the blink of an eye, he calmed down his anger and said calmly to Guo Jia: "I don't know when I offended the envoy. , if there was an unintentional collision, I hope you will forgive me."

Guo Jia did not humiliate Liu Bei this time, but ignored him and looked at Zhou Yu indifferently.

Liu Bei is like a spring, if it can't be crushed to the end, he will definitely rebound strongly.

Guo Jia is not in a hurry, he has long wanted to kill Liu Bei, but everything must follow his strategy of destroying Cao.

"Gongjin, the King of Wei is dead, and there will be chaos within the Cao family right now. The foundation of Marquis Wu of Jiangdong is no longer worrying, and you and I have made an alliance. After retiring from Cao, Jingzhou will belong to me. Don't you Will you show me the letter that Marquis Wu sent me? If you are unwilling, Jiangling is close at hand. The city guard Cao Ren is leading the army to leave. Otherwise, the city will be empty in a short while. Do you want Jiangling? , I won’t obstruct and hinder you, my soldiers and horses will not move behind you, you lead the army into the city, after you have rectified the troops and horses to defend, I will formally lead the army to attack the city, you and my two families will officially start the war! Betrayal It is Marquis Wu, not me. Marquis Wu is also the one who forced me to fight. At that time, I will not be able to defeat Jiangling, which Gongjin occupies. How many soldiers and horses are there in Jiangdong? I will lead an army to conquer Jiangdong, and I will not repeat the mistakes of King Wei."

Zhou Yu's expression was heavy, but he still didn't answer Guo Jia's words.

A word echoed in his heart: Zijing misunderstood me!
If Lu Su hadn't advised Sun Quan to agree to Guo Jia's conditions, and Sun Quan would not have dared to make another strong enemy, the situation would not have developed to such a helpless state.

And Zhou Yu actually understood that it didn't matter whether he had this covenant or not. The important thing was that Jiang Dong didn't have the strength to grab Guo Jia's mouth.

Without the covenant, Guo Jia now occupies Jiangling, and Zhou Yu dare not really start a war with Guo Jia.

However, because of the covenant, not only Jiangdong cannot grab the Jiangling in front of him, but even the entire Jingzhou, Jiangdong cannot get involved, otherwise it will be treachery!

A villain can be dishonest, a gentleman can't, and a prince can't!The villain is dishonest and alienated from near and far.A gentleman loses faith and finds it difficult to gain a foothold.The princes are dishonest, and the world casts aside!

Zhou Yu let out a long sigh, cupped his hands indifferently to Guo Jia, and said, "Lead the army back to Jiangdong immediately, and leave."

Zhou Yu didn't care what Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang wanted to do, he was going to withdraw anyway.

Even if he has the confidence to enter Jiangling and hold on to it, Guo Jia can completely surround Jiangling and go straight to Jiangdong!
Half of Jiangdong's soldiers and horses were here with Zhou Yu, and the other half were killing Cao Jun in Wulin. It is estimated that the dust of the battle will be settled by now.

The Sun Liu coalition army fought fiercely all night, and now they stop, exhausted physically and mentally.

On the other hand, Guo Jia's soldiers and horses are full of fighting spirit and energy, and Zhou Yu's heart is bitter, which is hard to describe.

Don't say that Jiangdong doesn't have the strength to start a war with Guo Jia at this moment, even if he does, he has to weigh whether it's worth losing the Sun family's trustworthy face in front of the world.

Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang were still immersed in the news of Cao Cao's death, but Zhou Yu was already planning to withdraw his troops.

Facing Guo Jia, Liu Bei didn't know how to deal with himself. He was baffled by the opponent's hostility, but seeing Jiangling right in front of him, he couldn't grab his hand, which made him vacillate.

Zhuge Liang stared at Guo Jia intently.

I am amazed!

Cao Cao died, which was the last thing he wanted to see.

The first imagined situation is that Cao Cao is alive and fighting with Guo Jia, and Liu Bei is reaping the benefits.

Now that Cao Cao is dead, Cao Wei's forces are in danger of collapsing in an instant!
The elder Cao Pi, a descendant of the Cao family, has just turned [-]!
Can Cao Pi stabilize this sudden crisis?

If Cao Wei is fighting endlessly internally and cannot unify externally.

Guo Jia won more than one Jingzhou?Even the Central Plains and Hebei, he swallowed it in one gulp without any effort.

Zhuge Liang never underestimated Guo Jia, but at this moment, he had an unfathomable feeling towards him.

This day is fair!

God gave Cao Cao general strategy and literary talents, but he was stingy with moral cultivation.

God gave the Jiangdong Sun family heroism, but was stingy with opportunities and capital.

God gave Liu Bei the charm of winning people's hearts, but he was stingy with his resourcefulness and general strategy.

And Guo Jia in front of him.

God was stingy in giving him force and background, but gave him the resourcefulness to achieve hegemony!

Only now did Zhuge Liang realize that Guo Jia not only counted everything in the Battle of Chibi as exhaustive, but even Jiangdong and Liu Bei Group were his pawns.

After all the calculations by the organ, he turned his head to nothing, and suddenly realized that he was the pawn in the game.

PS: Historically, there will be a city called Gongan on the opposite side of Jiangling. This city was built by Liu Bei and Jiang Dong when they attacked Jiangling after the Battle of Chibi.

(End of this chapter)