Survival Three Kingdoms

Chapter 146 Guo Jia's Strategy

Everyone was speechless for a while, Cao Cao looked around and saw that everyone was bowing their heads in thought, except Guo Jia, who had a hangover and didn't care. "What is Feng Xiao's opinion?"

Guo Jia cleared his throat: "My lord has always been insightful, why are you confused now?"

Guo Jia's words shocked everyone, and they dared to say such disrespectful words to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao didn't take it seriously, and urged: "Feng Xiao, hurry up and talk about it."

"Others don't know Yuan Shao, how can my lord not know him? It's just for fame and not for practicality. He didn't want to serve the emperor at first, so is it possible now? Second, he is now focused on robbing Youzhou with Gongsun Zan, and the two have a good relationship." With a deep hatred, he also wondered if Gongsun Zan would attack behind him if he sent troops to Yanzhou, so Yuan Shao would not go south as long as Gongsun Zan was alive. What are you waiting for if you don’t seize the time to develop and grow at this time?”

Yuan Shao is really the kind of person who speaks in one sentence, and everyone sees the sun behind the clouds.

Guo Jia took a sip of water to moisten his throat, and continued: "As long as the lord keeps a low profile for the time being and is more polite to Yuan Shao, Yuan Shao will not bother us. He will definitely eliminate Gongsun Zan before he dares to go south without any worries. This is our rare development. Good opportunity. As for Liu Bei, he is very ambitious. Unfortunately, he just won the hearts of Xuzhou, and he used some disgraceful means to get Xuzhou. He has to clean himself up first, and thank God if he can keep Xuzhou. Dare to use troops abroad. Lu Bu just got a respite and was unable to take Yanzhou again. I think his goal is Xuzhou. The most worrying thing is Yuan Shu, but I heard that Yuan Shu is now planning to become emperor. If he wants to become emperor, he will not attack Han first. When the Son of Heaven raises troops, he will only find one side of the princes to stand up, and I think that person must be Liu Bei."

"So we seem to be in the place of the Fourth War, but in fact we don't have any worries in the short term. Although my lord marches towards Wancheng, it is enough to leave a general in Yanzhou, but we need to fight quickly."

Guo Jia's analysis is penetrating, which makes people suddenly enlightened.It was actually comparable to Zhou Cang's estimate. Zhou Cang relied on later generations' understanding of history, but he was not sure whether history would deviate from the track and how much it would deviate.Guo Jia relies entirely on his own wisdom to analyze and judge the current situation. Of course, there will be omissions with his wisdom. For example, Guo Jia does not know the existence of Jia Xu.

Cao Cao thought for a while and said, "As Feng Xiao said, wouldn't it be more disadvantageous to me? Yuan Benchu ​​will be stronger, and Liu Bei will definitely not be able to stand up to Yuan Shu?"

"Hahaha, the lord is worrying too much. No matter whether Yuan Shao is strong or not, the lord will have a battle with him sooner or later, so there is no need to worry about him. What Gongda said just now is very reasonable. Wancheng is too important to Xuchang. We must take Wancheng Only then can Jingzhou be contained, and only then can we ensure that we will have no worries when facing Yuan Shao. After taking down Wancheng, I do not agree with the strategy of far-distance and close-attack. .”

Guo Jia walked up to the map, slid his slender fingers lightly, and finally pointed at one place and said: "My lord, please see that although Guandong is chaotic, Guanzhong is empty. Now that Li Jue and Guo Si have betrayed their relatives, the lord only needs a letter, One general and one important minister can pacify Guanzhong, and if you decide Guanzhong, you can seek Yongliang and Tubashu. The lord can win the world only if he gets Guanzhong first! It's ridiculous that no one is planning to plan for Guanzhong, this is a god-given lord."

It turned out that Guo Jia was trying to plot Guanzhong, yes, how could he not take Guanzhong to unify the world, now that the princes are not paying attention, isn't it a good time?

Guo Jiazhen has unpredictable plans, talking and laughing directly pointed out Cao Cao's main development strategy in the next few years.No wonder Guo Jia was Cao Cao's favorite adviser despite his bohemian style.

"Miaocai, do you dare to lead an army to manage Guanzhong?" Cao Cao sent an invitation to his brother Xia Houyuan.

"Why don't you dare, as long as you give me [-] soldiers and horses, I can fix Guanzhong within a year!" Xia Houyuan said angrily, "It's just that my lord will send a capable official to manage it."

"I can allocate up to 5000 people now." Cao Cao sighed slightly, and glanced at the advisers. It is really impossible to select talents to govern a state. Those who are capable are unable to walk away with their own arms. If they are almost sent out, don't worry. . "How about this, you send people to investigate the situation in Guanzhong first, and in addition, you have to pay attention to Xiliang, Hanzhong and Sichuan and Sichuan, and prepare to send troops, and then go to Guanzhong after I take Wancheng."

"What will happen after taking Wancheng and Guanzhong?" Cao Cao continued to ask the advisers.He didn't pay attention to the fanaticism in the eyes of Yu Jin, Zhu Ling and others, as well as the frustration after their hope was shattered.

Xun You said: "It's nothing more than Xuzhou, Runan and Jingzhou. Liu Biao worked hard to manage Jingzhou and was eager to go south. Therefore, Runan and Xuzhou are two places to go."

Cheng Yu interjected: "It's best for Runan and Xuzhou to fight first, and we can reap the benefits of fishermen. Even if there is no fight, Liu Bei, Lu Bu, and Zhou Cang will definitely fight for Xuzhou. At that time, the lord will be in the mantis , the hunter behind the oriole. As long as the lord doesn't take the initiative to attack Runan and Xuzhou first, it won't take long for them to mess up themselves."

"Hahahaha." Cao Cao laughed loudly, the dark clouds cleared, and it turned out that his situation was still relatively optimistic.Cao Cao put forward six measures: first, vigorously cultivate the land and develop production; second, issue a ban on alcohol and save food; Respect Yuan Shao and seize the opportunity.

"My lord." Xun Yu said, "Zhang Xiu has fewer than ten thousand people in Wancheng, but he still has thousands of Xiliang iron cavalry under his command, which cannot be ignored. Why not send someone to surrender to him first, if he can take Wancheng without bloodshed, wouldn't it be the best it is good."

"Maybe we can give it a try." Guo Jia said, "But Zhang Xiu is brave, Xiliang soldiers are rebellious, and Liu Biao is the backing, I'm afraid it won't work. It's better to use two prongs, sending people to persuade him to surrender, and at the same time, a large army of soldiers is approaching the city to force him to surrender. .”

"Gongda, I'll leave it to you to draft the documents."

Cao Cao suddenly thought of a serious problem, and went out by himself. What if there is trouble in Xuchang, the foreign enemy has been thoroughly analyzed, what about the house thief?

"Wen Ruo, you will be in charge of the court during my expedition, and Feng Xiao will be in charge of the Sikong mansion. You should discuss things more often. Han Hao, I know you are cautious and decisive in situations. I will leave Xudu's patrol to you. Keep an eye on certain people." Cao Cao looked at Man Chong again: "Boning's reputation in Xudu is not very good, so you might as well make it worse. You have to send people to step up inspections of wine shops and other places. There are false suggestions The government and those who slander the government will be strictly investigated, but any gathering of more than 20 people must first be reported to the Jingzhao government. After two years, I will release you from another post."

(End of this chapter)