Liu Chan suddenly asked this, which made Guo Huai feel a little confused for a moment. How should he answer this question?
Seeing that Guo Huai was hesitant, Liu Chan sat back down and said with a smile: "General, please don't worry too much, just treat it as you and me chatting."
Liu Chan didn't have the airs of a monarch at all, which made Guo Huai feel relaxed and comfortable communicating with him, so he thought about it and asked tentatively: "I wonder if your majesty can afford to lose this battle?"
"No!" Liu Chan said casually, but Guo Huai looked confused. Liu Chan quickly waved his hand and said: "The only way to win this battle is for the big man."
"What your Majesty said is absolutely true," Guo Huai expressed his approval of Liu Chan's words, and then he added: "Now the world is divided into three parts, Wei is strong and Your Majesty is weak." As he said that, he deliberately looked at Liu Chan, but he did not find any dissatisfaction in Liu Chan.
, but he listened very seriously, so Guo Huai continued: "For the Wei Dynasty, even if it loses the war and loses Guanzhong, it will not shake the foundation. Your Majesty is not like that. As your Majesty said, your Majesty
This battle can only be won, otherwise..."
"Otherwise, the country will be in danger of subjugation?" Liu Chan rushed to speak. Although Guo Huai did not directly confirm it, he gave the answer by default.
Liu Chan naturally understood, and he smiled and said: "If you look at it as a general, how can I win?"
Guo Huai thought for a while and then said: "Your Majesty can only win quickly, otherwise you will lose in the long run."
As soon as Guo Huai finished speaking, Liu Chan slapped his thigh fiercely and exclaimed: "The one who knows me is General Guo." As he said this, Liu Chan suddenly took a step back, bowed deeply to Guo Huai and said, "I beg you, general, to help me!"<
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"Your Majesty!"
Guo Huai was confused for a moment. As the emperor of a country, Liu Chan paid such a courtesy to him as a prisoner, which moved him deeply.
"Why does Your Majesty give such a courtesy? The foreign minister is already His Majesty's prisoner," Guo Huai said with some fear: "How dare you accept such courtesy from Your Majesty."
"The general deserves it," Liu Chan said: "My worship of the general is not for myself. My worship of the general is actually for the great cause of reviving the Han Dynasty."
"Your Majesty!"
Guo Huai didn't know what to do for a while. He was the governor of Yongzhou appointed by the Emperor of Wei. He was deeply trusted by the Emperor of Wei. Before that, he had never thought that he might betray Wei in his life.
But Liu Chan's words and deeds in front of him had indeed deeply touched him.
He was originally a prisoner, but Liu Chan did not imprison or place him under house arrest. Instead, he regarded him as an honored guest, and even said that he could leave at any time.
He couldn't help but be moved by this courtesy.
After some ideological struggle, Guo Huai suddenly made a big salute to Liu Chan: "Thanks to your majesty's love, Huai is willing to do your best."
"General, get up quickly!" Liu Chan excitedly helped Guo Huai up and said with a smile, "I have gained the general, just like a sudden burst of rain after a long drought."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
Guo Huai was finally allowed to surrender, and the stone hanging in Liu Chan's heart finally fell to the ground.
He originally had a bet with Guo Huai that as long as he blocked Zhang He for three days, Guo Huai would have to surrender to him.
But Liu Chan knew it well.
If he surrendered because of a bet, Guo Huai would not be sincerely loyal to him, but now Liu Chan must recruit Guo Huai to surrender, and he must be willing to do so.
Because when Guo Huai appeared in Tongguan, Liu Chan felt that Guo Huai might be a great gift from God.
If you surrender this person, you may have a better chance of winning this battle.
Of course, Liu Chan also really liked Guo Huai. After all, in history, this man was also a famous general of Cao Wei. He rose to the rank of hussar general and made many military exploits. He also caused a lot of trouble for Zhuge Liang and Jiang Wei in their Northern Expedition.
In the history of the Shu Han Dynasty, the later the period, the less generals were available. Later generations once said, "There is no general Liao Hua in Shu who can serve as a pioneer."
As a time traveler, Liu Chan wants to change his direction as a big man and no longer wants to be an Adou who cannot be supported.
It is necessary to recruit talented people for the Han Dynasty, let alone generals like Guo Huai who are good at recruiting and fighting.
Guo Huai was determined to submit to Liu Chan, so he immediately asked for a tassel and said: "Your Majesty, since I have returned to the Han Dynasty, I should help your Majesty solve your problems. Now that Zhang He is attacking Tongguan, I would like to help General Wei Yan."
Now that he has surrendered to the Han Dynasty, Guo Huai naturally wants to make meritorious deeds in order to repay Liu Chan's love for him.
There is a good opportunity to make a difference right now.
Zhang He is currently attacking Tongguan. He was once a general of Cao Wei, so he naturally knows Cao Wei's five great generals better than Wei Yan.
As the saying goes, if you know yourself and the enemy, you can fight a hundred battles without danger.
But——
"General, don't be anxious!" Liu Chan said: "This time our army's Northern Expedition, Tongguan is not the only battlefield. I also have a great contribution that I want to make to the general."
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Although Liu Chan didn't say it directly, Guo Huai was not a fool, so he naturally guessed the great contribution Liu Chan was talking about.
He did not continue to challenge Liu Chan, but calmly played two more games with Liu Chan.
The two of them each won one game, but Liu Chan knew very well that the game he won was actually Guo Huai's deliberate betrayal, otherwise he would not have been able to win.
Winning or losing in the chess game is actually not that important. What is important is that Liu Chan gets a general.
Guo Huai and Liu Chan were chatting and laughing in the city and playing chess. In front of Tongguan Pass not far away, the battle was still going on intensely.
The Wei army continued their fierce attack from morning to afternoon, and sent out several siege echelons. They continued to charge towards Tongguan City.
What a pity——
Guarding Tongguan is General Wei Yan.
Wei Yan always took the lead, and he never seemed tired. When Wei troops climbed to the top of the city, he and his generals would rush over until they killed the Wei troops who climbed to the top of the city.
The battle has lasted for most of the day, and Wei Yan has not stopped for a moment. He has been staying on the front line of the battlefield.
In the evening.
After repelling the fifth attack of the Wei army, the Han army got a rare moment of rest.
The soldiers were already exhausted, so they rested on the city wall one by one.
However, Zhang He seemed not to give the Han army any chance to breathe. Just as the Han soldiers sat down, the Wei army's sixth attack began again.
"Get ready to meet the enemy!"
Wei Yan struck the ground with his broadsword, making a crisp sound, but it was difficult to cover up his loud shout.
The soldiers immediately took up their positions upon hearing the sound, and the archers cocked their bows instantly.
In the narrow open space outside the city, there are corpses of Wei soldiers lying everywhere. Of course, there are even more corpses on the city walls.
Even on the city tower, there are thousands of corpses of soldiers neatly parked in an open space. They are all soldiers of the Han army. Wei Yan asked everyone to temporarily park them here during the break between battles.
As for the Wei soldiers who climbed up to the top of the city and were hacked to death, they were not treated so well. They were thrown off the top of the city one by one by the Han army, and their bodies were left lying below the city along with their companions.
"Fire the arrow!"
"Shoot them!"
While Wei Yan loudly commanded the Han soldiers, he bent his bow and set an arrow. Every time an arrow was shot, a Wei soldier below the city would be hit by the arrow and hit the ground.
The Wei army rushed to the city, stepping on the corpses of their comrades who died in battle, and rushed forward one by one.
"Hurry! Hurry!"
"Bump!"
"Hurry up!"
Dozens more Wei troops rushed at the city gate. They moved the bodies of their nearby companions away, braved the rolling wood and rocks thrown down from upstairs, and launched another attack on the city gate.