The Three Kingdoms: The Cold Gate World

Chapter 368
Guo Ye and Wei Yan sat opposite each other, and went straight to the point without talking nonsense.

"General Wen Chang, my father said that you are a rare talent for marching and fighting. I admire you deeply. If you don't dislike it, General Wen Chang might as well give you a lesson or two. What should our Taiping Army do in the current situation?"

Wei Yan didn't know whether it was Guo Ye who wanted to hear his opinion on the military, or Guo Jia secretly instructed Guo Ye to do this. If there was an unknown junior in front of him, Wei Yan would be too lazy to bother, but since he was Guo Jia's son, let's talk about it. .

"I have some humble opinions, which can't be called enlightenment, let's discuss it with the young master."

After Wei Yan finished speaking, he looked around, as if his eyes were looking for something.

Guo Ye took out a large map from under the low table and spread it on the table, then smiled and said, "Is the general looking for this?"

Wei Yan was attracted by the map at a glance. The mountains, waters, lands, high mountains and low valleys are all clear.

He nodded and said yes, in fact, he just wanted to find a ghostwriting tool to point and draw.

There was no place for a map on the low table. Wei Yan moved the map of Jingzhou in front of the two of them, then pointed to the east of Jingzhou, and said with a serious face: "Since the combined forces of Sun and Liu defeated Cao's army, Jiangdong has been unable to fight again in a short time. For self-protection, Jiang Dong does not dare to offend the envoy, so as long as the envoy makes a good relationship with Jiang Dong, he can temporarily stabilize the other party."

Up to now, Guo Jia has only two and a half enemies, one is Cao Wei, the other is Jiangdong, and the other half is Liu Bei.

Wei Yan pointed at Jiangxia again, and said: "Uncle Liu Huang has suffered many failures in this life, so it is nothing to worry about. But it is better for the Lord to let Liu Huangshu stay in Jiangxia at this time. How many soldiers can he raise in a county? Sooner or later he will die! If the Lord The capture of Jiangxia will make Marquis Wu restless, and it is impossible to guarantee that he will not fight to the death with the envoy. But right now, I think that the envoy should destroy Cao Wei first."

Guo Ye deeply agrees with Wei Yan's words.

Liu Biao can only support 20 soldiers and horses in the nine counties of Jingxiang, so what if Liu Bei has a Jiangxia?How many soldiers can you afford?
It's true that Liu Bei is not worried, living in Jiangxia is lingering, but Guo Ye thinks of Zhuge Liang who is deeply tabooed by Guo Jia. Doesn't he know that Liu Bei's current situation is worrying?
Taking a step back, if Liu Bei can defeat Guo Jia to the west based on Jiang Xia, then Guo Jia should disarm and return to the field as soon as possible.

Seeing that the other party was listening attentively, Wei Yan continued speaking freely.

"This is Fancheng, Fancheng, Wancheng, Xuchang, plus Hefei and Luoyang, the defense line of Cao Wei Central Plains is formed accordingly. I heard that Cao Ren led the army to withdraw from Jiangling. If it is as expected, it must retreat to Fancheng and take the Han River as a dangerous point. Resist the enemy across the river."

When Wei Yan said this, Guo Ye affirmed his guess: "The general's expectation is not bad. The news came yesterday that Cao Ren led an army of [-] troops to garrison Fancheng."

Wei Yan smiled triumphantly, and continued: "Cao Cao is dead, and Cao Wei is likely to have two situations in the future. One is to hold steady. This requires someone from Cao Wei to stand up to stabilize the overall situation, stick to the Central Plains, and then sow dissension, so that the envoys The war with Jiangdong is good for Cao Wei to profit from it. Second, civil strife. Whether it is the internal struggle of the Cao family, or the struggle between the Cao family and the emperor of Xuchang, this is a sign of defeat. If this situation occurs, the king will sweep the Central Plains and conquer the capital of Hebei. It will be easy."

Guo Ye's eyes lit up, and he looked at Wei Yan with admiration. He had also thought about these things, but he didn't expect that Wei Yan, who was watching the battle from the sidelines, could analyze the situation so clearly.

"According to the general, if Cao Wei sticks to the Central Plains, how will this situation be broken?"

Everything has to be considered in the worst situation. For Guo Jia, what is the worst situation?Of course, Cao Wei was not destroyed in an instant, but was able to stabilize his position in a short time.

Wei Yan moved the map down to reveal the topography of the Central Plains, pointed at Wancheng, and said in a deep voice, "We will attack Fancheng by force, and Cao Wei will save it! However, Shi Jun can divide his troops into two groups, and send troops from Jiangling to besiege Fancheng. , the other way is to take Wancheng directly from Shangyong and Xincheng! These two groups of soldiers and horses, one is righteous and one strange, one is false and the other is real. It is false to attack Fancheng, but it is true to take Wancheng! As long as Wancheng falls, the king can simultaneously Mobilize cavalry from Guanzhong, send troops out of Wuguan, and bypass Luoyang to occupy Hulao Pass. In this way, Guanzhong, Hulao, Wancheng, Jiangling and Hanzhong formed a large encirclement of Cao Wei's soldiers and horses from the north of Jingzhou to Luoyang! If Cao Wei fights desperately, we will encircle and suppress them! If you defend to the death, you can easily sweep Yanzhou, Yuzhou, and Xuzhou."

Guo Ye was taken aback by Wei Yan's strategy. He gasped and pondered for a while.

seems to work.

But the stakes are high.

Pretend to attack Fancheng and sneak attack Wancheng. If the opponent sees through it, it is very likely that the soldiers who went deep behind the enemy and attacked Wancheng will not be able to return.

Guo Ye suddenly asked: "According to the general's plan, is it possible that Sun Quan will sit on the wall?"

Wei Yan chuckled and said: "So I suggest that you should marry Sun Quan, and the two families conspire to send troops together, so that you can send troops in Jiangling to attack Xiangfan in the north, and let Sun Quan send troops to attack Hefei in the east. , Sun Quan is widowed, when the time comes, the emperor will sweep Yanzhou and Yuzhou, and Sun Quan will be able to swallow Xuzhou at most. At that time, the emperor will turn around and defend the Yellow River ferry to confront Cao Wei across the river, transfer troops, and go south to annex Jiangdong!"

This strategy sounded like thunder to Guo Ye's ears, making his heart fluctuate for a long time and he couldn't calm down.

Risks and opportunities coexist, and there is no risk in war, and Wei Yan's strategy makes Guo Ye think it is feasible.

However, Guo Jia may not adopt it, Guo Ye is very sure of this.

Because Guo Jia is good at brainstorming, it’s not that when others say a strategy, he implements a strategy. There are so many advisers and generals under him, and everyone says one, who does he listen to?Of course, it is necessary to have far-sightedness, learn from each other's strengths and make up for weaknesses in strategic planning, minimize risks and maximize benefits.

"Hehe, the general is a great talent, Ye sincerely admires it. The long night is long, if the general does not dislike it, I would like to ask the general more."

Guo Ye got up and saluted Wei Yan. Wei Yan waved his hands quickly, and then had a long talk with Guo Ye with a smile on his face.

The cool wind howled, time passed, and the two talked heart-to-heart in the camp without hiding anything.

Seeing that the sky was gray and began to light up, suddenly, hurried footsteps came from outside the camp, and the sound of war drums beating in the distance could be faintly heard in the ears.

The indefatigable two were startled, they stood up and walked out together, but someone opened the tent and came in.

Gan Gui didn't expect Wei Yan to be here, and didn't care about other things, she said to Guo Ye in a deep voice: "Young master, there is news from the water village by the river, there is an enemy situation!"

When Guo Ye heard this, he frowned and asked, "What's the specific situation?"

The three of them walked out, and all the soldiers in the battalion moved into action, busy but not panicked and chaotic, orderly.

Gan Gui said in a deep voice: "The messenger only said that there are enemy ships coming up the river. I don't know how many there are. Anyway, there are no enemy troops on the ground."

Boat?Killed from the water?
Except for Sun Liu, there will be no one else!
Wei Yan didn't know what he should do, but fortunately Guo Ye invited him to watch the battle by the river, so they rode fast horses and headed out of the city together.

Guo Jia, who was sleeping, was woken up and asked Zhang Ren while putting on his clothes: "How many enemy troops are here?"

Zhang Ren put a cloak on Guo Jia, shook his head and said, "General Zhou sent someone to send a message, but he didn't specify clearly."

Guo Jia took the time to wash his face with cold water to wake up his spirits, tied on his cloak and went outside.

Look at the sky, the morning light is slightly bright, it is a bit late to attack at this hour.

The time when people are most tired and sleep most deeply is the two hours after midnight.

Guo Jia became suspicious.

Riding on his horse and heading out of the city, Guo Jia couldn't figure out what the Sun and Liu families were up to.

Relying on the water army alone can at most destroy the small boats transporting supplies outside Jiangling, without any substantial results. In addition, there must be Taiping Army resistance on the shore, so the enemy will also fight at the risk of casualties.

Can the Sun and Liu families afford it?
The combination of land and water armies can be regarded as an offensive, and it is unwise to rely solely on the water army.

The cold wind blew, and Guo Jia led the guards out of the city. The loud shouts made Guo Jia feel baffled.

On the high platform built by the navy by the river, Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin were directing the soldiers to shoot arrows one after another, and the sound of shouts of killing came from the river.

After riding the horse to the riverside, Guo Jia got off his horse, and instead of going up to the high platform, he looked at the river in the distance first from the riverside.

The water was turbulent, the sky was still dark, and the river was filled with thick fog, and the enemy ships could be vaguely hidden in the thick fog. The beating of drums and the shouts of killing all came from those ships.

Looking up to the sky and closing his eyes, Guo Jia suddenly smiled.

Zhuge Kongming, borrowing arrows from straw boats?

In fact, Guo Jia has never believed that there is such a thing as straw boats borrowing arrows, because this plot in the romance happened when the Sun Liu Alliance fought against Cao Cao.

What if Jiangdong didn't even have a bow and arrow before the Battle of Chibi?Just surrender!

Jiangdong will never lack bows and arrows before the Battle of Chibi.

Secondly, Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu are definitely not intrigue against each other, only the alliance of the two can survive. In the face of a great enemy, allies want to put each other to death. This is simply nonsense.

If Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu's minds are like this, then what kind of heroes are they?
The scene in front of him made Guo Jia dumbfounded.

Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin ran to Guo Jia as if they were enemies, and reported the military situation to Guo Jia.

Guo Ye and Wei Yan also came to Guo Jia, and Guo Jia looked at Wei Yan thoughtfully.

"My lord, the river is full of fog, and our army does not have any large warships here, so it is not suitable for battle. The last general has ordered his archers to shoot arrows to fend off the enemy."

Zhou Tai reported the truth.

Guo Jia looked at him and asked, "How many enemy troops have come?"

It is impossible to count the number of enemy troops by listening to the beating of drums and the sound of killing. What if the enemy is playing tricks?

Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin looked at each other, but couldn't tell a certain amount.

Because of the heavy fog, no one can guess how many enemy ships there are on the river?What if it's all hidden behind?Are you tempting the enemy to fight now?

Seeing the rain of arrows covering the sky shot out, Guo Jia first gave an order.

"Tell the soldiers to stop shooting arrows."

"Ok?"

Zhou Tai, Jiang Qin, including Guo Ye and Wei Yan did not understand this intention.

Perhaps the enemy is no match for the Taiping Army when they land on the ground, but the opponent can destroy all the ships of the Taiping Army in the middle of the river and land along the river.

Just as Zhou Tai was about to turn around to issue a military order, Guo Jia pressed his shoulders again, Zhou Tai turned his head and asked, "What else can my lord order?"

Guo Jia yawned with a smile and said, "Attack the enemy with rockets."

(End of this chapter)