The First Military Division of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 164 Guo Jia's Guess
"Sir, is there something wrong?" Guan Yu immediately noticed the change on Guo Jia's face, and hurriedly asked.

"Haha, I'm afraid we all miscalculated, Cao Cao should not attack Xuzhou." Guo Jia said with a laugh.

"Sir, do you mean that Cao Cao wants to attack Mount Tai, not Xuzhou?" After hearing Guo Jia's answer, Guan Yu was even more puzzled.

"No, no matter whether Cao Cao attacks Xuzhou or Mount Tai, he must go down to Nancheng first, and there is General Zhang Liao's army stationed in Nancheng, and it is easy to go down. If that is the case, why does Cao Cao have to go to such troubles?

Cao Cao's attack on Nancheng will not only lose troops, but will even result in nothing.Cao Cao has many great talents in his hands, and he will make Cao Cao do such unwise things.

Xi Zhong, Xi Zhicai, my good friends, their talents and wisdom are rare in the world, as far as I know, the one who can overwhelm him is the military advisor of Ziming.

With this person assisting Cao Cao, it will not let Cao Cao gain nothing in this war. "

Xi Zhicai thought that Xi Zhicai, a good friend of his who was very popular in the past, is now working for Cao Cao, and has become as famous as him all over the world.

If it weren't for a pervert like Chen Ziming, Xi Zhicai's name would be even more resounding.

"Sir, Cao Cao has other plans?" Guan Yu looked surprised. According to his understanding, if Cao Cao wanted to contain Liu Bei, he had to attack Nancheng with a large army.

"If I were Xi Zhicai, I would definitely let Cao Cao falsely attack the southern city, and occupying Yuzhou would be the best strategy." Guo Jia quickly figured out Xi Zhicai's strategy, which was stronger than Chen Gong and Xu Shu.

"Sir, immediately send someone to report to eldest brother, so that elder brother can make plans early." Guan Yu shouted hastily, and was about to send someone to send a letter to Liu Bei.

"Don't worry, general." Guo Jia softly called to stop Guan Yu, but Guo Jia didn't dare to pull with his hands, otherwise Guan Yu would have to take Guo Jia's small body away with a wave of his hand.

"Sir, do you have any orders?" Guan Yu hurriedly stopped going out and turned around to ask Guo Jia.

"General, there is nothing our lord can do if we know about this matter. We can't get out and stop Cao Cao from occupying Yuzhou." Guo Jia shook his head lightly, expressing that it doesn't matter.

"What do you mean by what you said, if Cao Cao falsely attacked Nancheng, he would not have many troops, so that Nancheng and Taishan troops could do something." Guan Yu seemed to have found a fighting opportunity, and his already flushed face became even more blush.

"Although Cao Cao falsely attacked the southern city, there must be a large number of troops, otherwise he would not be able to hide Yuan Shu's words and let Yuan Shu lead his army to attack Xuzhou with peace of mind.

In this way, the soldiers and horses in Nancheng cannot be moved, and it will not be easy. Although Cao Cao falsely attacked Nancheng, if there is a chance, Cao Cao will definitely take Nancheng, and even take Taishan County by chance, or enter Xuzhou.

In any case, Nancheng must not lose, nor relax.

If Cao Cao wants to take Yuzhou, he only needs to transfer Yuan Shu's soldiers and horses, and then send a general to lead tens of thousands of soldiers and horses.

And Cao Cao has already achieved this point. When Yuan Shu leads his army into Xuzhou next year, it will be the day when Cao Cao enters Yuzhou. "

Guo Jia casually made a rough guess about Cao Cao's plan.

"Sir, if we disclose this plan to Yuan Shu and let Yuan Shu and Cao Cao fight to the death, Xuzhou will be unstable?" Guan Yu's eyes lit up, and he immediately thought of a clever plan.

"Xi Zhi dared to use this strategy, so we are not afraid that we will find out that Cao Cao's plan to attack Yuzhou is all my speculation and has no basis. This is one of them.

The second is that Cao Cao will not fight Yuan Shu to the death at this critical moment. If the matter is revealed and Yuan Shu is prepared, Cao Cao will definitely attack Nancheng, give up the strategy of attacking Yuzhou, and eventually carve up Xuzhou and other places with Yuan Shu.

If there is no war in Youzhou, we can take this opportunity to calculate Cao Cao once and take the opportunity to take his hometown Yanzhou. Unfortunately, Youzhou should be the main force now, and Qingzhou and Xuzhou should remain stable. "

Guo Jia knows that the Liu Bei Group is now more than defensive but not aggressive enough. To put it bluntly, it has no strength to fight against the three powerful princes.

Now that Liu Bei can keep Xuzhou and Qingzhou, winning the defense of Youzhou is already a very good result.

Guo Jia could imagine how terrifying the battle in Youzhou next year would be. After this battle, Liu Bei, who was extremely wealthy, might become poor again.

The original old batch of Liu Bei generals knew that after the Qingzhou defense war, Liu Bei was so poor that even their salaries had to be paid with IOUs.

If it weren't for Chen Ziming's sky-reaching means and Mi Zhu's strong support, Liu Bei might not have recovered yet.

War is a waste of money, no matter whether you win or lose, the loss of your own is terrible.

Liu Bei is now wealthy, with the strongest economic foundation and a very good mass base, so he dared to go on an expedition to Youzhou, and he dared to prepare for the defense of Youzhou with all his strength.

But this is already the limit of the Liu Bei Group. The gap in Youzhou is too big. It can be said that Youzhou’s strength is all based on money. Whether it is conscription or buying horses, countless money and food are needed. It is a terrifying number.

Moreover, after the war, the pensions for the soldiers who died in the war were a bottomless pit, and they had to be distributed in the shortest possible time, so they had to be prepared before the war.

"Sir, since that's the case, I'll tell my eldest brother about my guess. I have other orders." Guan Yu's arrogance was suppressed to the extreme in front of monsters like Guo Jia and Chen Ziming.

"My lord makes his own decisions." Guo Jia didn't need to worry about the rest, Liu Bei had a powerful figure beside him, and Chen Gong's resourcefulness was not bad either.

Two days later, Liu Bei received an urgent report from Guan Yu, which explained the strategic deployment of the Jinan theater next year, and also specifically mentioned Guo Jia's guess.

After Liu Bei saw it, he hurriedly asked Chen Gong to discuss it, and Chen Gong was also surprised after seeing it.

"I can't match the wisdom of filial piety." Chen Gong is also a man of great wisdom. When Guo Jia mentioned something, he wanted to understand everything.

"Gongtai, what should I do?" Things had changed, and Liu Bei's mind began to beat again.

"My lord, we don't need to do anything, the place my lord should pay attention to is Youzhou, and it's not appropriate to make extra troubles.

Next year, if Cao Cao really sneaks into Yuan Shu's Yuzhou, my lord can send troops from Taishan and Xuzhou to cross the sea to reinforce Ziming's army division. "

Both Chen Gong and Guo Jia understand the current shortcoming of the Liu Bei Group, which is that they cannot fight on a large scale on multiple fronts. To put it bluntly, it is the lack of logistics.

Of course, this short board is entirely caused by the constraints of the times. Both agriculture and industry are very backward, not to mention the desperate transportation capacity.

"However, in this way, we don't have to worry about Xuzhou's safety, and we can fully support Ziming." Liu Bei immediately adjusted his mentality. Although he is not sad to take advantage of this opportunity to get something, at least he can reinforce Chen Ziming to the maximum extent.

As long as the people of Youzhou are kept, it is the greatest victory.

Originally, Liu Bei was going to give up Xuzhou, but things changed later, and Xuzhou was able to keep it. Now, Xuzhou can not only keep it, but also completely guarantee the stability of the rear.

(End of this chapter)