"In a world of knowledge and principles, we must seek for materials that are invisible and unheard; in a world of crisis, we must seek materials that can be heard and seen." Kangcangzi Jundao No. 4
Not long after, it was almost noon. Zhu Jun was well aware of Guo Jia's lazy temper, so he sent an envoy to pick him up early. Under the other party's repeated urging, Guo Jiaicai stood up lightly, stretched out, and said hello to Xun Yan. Walk out of the tent.
There were no surprises in this military meeting. Zhu Jun first explained why he had not sent out troops recently. It turned out that the reason for not sending out troops was that there was insufficient food and grass. The Yuan army in Hanoi had not yet been repulsed. He was worried about his flanks and did not dare to make any big moves.
All the generals expressed their understanding, and Zhu Jun went with the flow, and soon ordered Fan Chou to lead the troops to advance first, and decided on an attack strategy with Jia Xu and Guo Jia. Zhu Jun was very surprised by Guo Jia's change of cooperation. After the meeting, he asked him, "Fengxiao also thought that this battle should be fought as quickly as possible without waiting for Cao Cao."
Guo Jia said lightly, "Earlier, I was thinking about the rumors coming from the court, thinking that the emperor wanted to use this to test Cao Cao's heart. Zhang Miao is an old friend of the Yuan family, and Zhu Ling is a general of the Yuan family. If Cao Cao captures and kills him, For the stubborn and arrogant Yuan Shao, this is tantamount to committing suicide. But now that Jia Canjun has come, perhaps the emperor has other intentions, or perhaps the emperor intends to force Cao Cao to make a decision as soon as possible."
This statement is very interesting. If Fan Chou is allowed to attack the city, Cao Cao will definitely lose this opportunity. Even if he attacks Yuan Tan or Yuan Shu separately in the future, it will be very difficult. Therefore, if Cao Cao is serious, he will definitely give up his attack on Dongjun as soon as possible. He sent troops and rushed to Chenliu. According to what Guo Jia said, Jia Xu seemed to be cooperating with Xun You's group to urge Cao Cao to take action.
Could it be that the emperor's intention has never changed and both parties are optimistic about this Cao Cao?
Zhu Jun was a little unpredictable. He was not good at making precise analysis of the situation. He doubtfully asked, "Will Cao Cao really come?"
In fact, he still had some unspoken meaning, which was that Cao Cao had regained his lost territory and controlled two states. He was no longer in the most difficult situation before. He could just wait for the imperial court to take the initiative to contact him. At this time, people would rush over to eliminate others. , completely turned to the imperial court, would they personally come to kill Zhang Miao, an old friend?
"Cao Cao is not an indecisive person, nor is he someone who cares about his old relationship and is unwilling to kill his betrayer." Guo Jia smiled confidently and said what he had hidden in his heart when he saw Xun Yan just now, "The more he is in this situation, the more likely he is to kill someone." The more you should come, the court and him should be superior or inferior, honorable or inferior. There is only compliance or disobedience, and there is no room for negotiation."
Zhu Jun frowned and thought for a while, and said no more. Judging from this, he probably understood that the emperor was probably just giving it a try and had no intention of doing anything necessary. Moreover, the military order had been issued. Whether Cao Cao came or not, it had nothing to do with him. He had always been disgusted with these intrigues, and last night, under Fan Chou's advice, he thought that the Yingchuan scholars were deliberately stepping on him to praise Cao Cao. However, Zhu Jun had always admired and relied on Guo Jia, a young counselor. I couldn't help but feel a little resentful towards him.
"You guys," he finally said, almost giving out blunt advice, with a warning in his words, "Don't end up making a mistake."
Guo Jia's heart moved, Wei Wei agreed, and said a few words to comfort Zhu Jun, barely dispelling the complaints in his heart. But the estrangement had already been established, how could it be so easy to resolve it? He thought to himself, maybe this time After that, Zhu Jun is afraid that he will no longer be able to provide support for a long time.
When they came out of the tent, they saw a lively scene in the army; a large number of soldiers were getting ready to line up and leave the camp. The ladders, archery towers and other things that had been built in the past few days were also ready. Fan Chong was organizing the generals to obey orders at the camp gate, as if they were going to do it in one go. Capture Yongqiu City, which is several feet high on the opposite side.
Zhu Jun managed the army well. The entire military camp was like a giant beast that had been awakened from a long sleep. It was operating in an orderly manner without any unnecessary fuss. If there were 50,000 such soldiers and horses, how many more under his command could fight? General, Guo Jia is confident that Zhu Jun can capture half of Guandong before the imperial court sends troops.
When Guo Jia was suddenly feeling emotional, a cold voice suddenly came from behind Guo Jia: "The former general is actually a famous general. It was because of the battle in front of him that he defeated the Yellow Turbans. I don't know how many times this Yongqiu City can survive."
Guo Jia disliked Jia Xu's tone of voice, which was devoid of any personal emotion at all. It was as cold as swallowing the ice cubes slipping under the eaves in winter. Guo Jia had privately wondered more than once, was he the only one who felt that Jia Xu Is this strange tone of voice? How did the emperor tolerate it?
Of course, this is indeed the psychological perception of Guo Jia. He is naturally free-spirited and informal. When he was in the same room with the gentleman Xun Yu in Yingchuan, he would feel restless. Now in front of the equally serious and unsmiling Jia Xu, Even more uncomfortable. Although the reactions were similar, there were still some differences in essence. In front of Xun Yu, he did not dare to offend, but in front of Jia Xu, he felt threatened.
I felt even more threatened than when I first met Zhou Yu.
"Jia Gong took the trouble." Guo Jia smiled brightly, turned around and bowed casually to Jia Xu, saying, "With General Fan here, why worry about Yongqiu not being destroyed?"
Jia Xu nodded slightly, took a step forward, and whispered, "I'm not worried about whether Yongqiu will be destroyed. I'm just worried about whether he will come."
Guo Jia raised his head. He had been drinking and seducing him for many years, and his figure was not as tall as the middle-aged man in front of him.
"If he doesn't come, what's the use of all the hard work you have been doing for many days?" Jia Xu said word by word, his tone was slow, but every word hit people's hearts. "If he comes, given the current situation, what else is there?" I had actually expected to use Guo Jijiu for a long time, but I couldn’t deceive myself.”
Guo Jia twitched the corner of his mouth. In front of Jia Xu, he couldn't say pretentious words like comforting Zhu Jun. After all the efforts he had spent these days, Jia Xu instigated Fan Chou to act like a reckless man and provoke Zhu Jun in just a few words. Although he underestimated the enemy in the end, this was not the result of not expecting Jia Xu to arrive in Chenliu.
But then he thought about what kind of reaction Jia Xu would have when he was ordered to come to Guandong. Even if Guo Jia failed to know the enemy and had no way of inferring it, Xun You, who was also in the court, could not have predicted it. Why did Xun You say nothing about this? But Guo Jia didn't bother to reply to Jia Xu at this time, and quickly grasped this point and thought about it carefully.
After a while, when the surrounding troops began beating drums and marching to capture Yongqiu, Guo Jia returned to his usual cheerful smile and said, "May I ask Mr. Jia, do you know what old friends and acquaintances are?"
Jia Xu raised his brows and looked at the other person calmly.