Until the army arrived at Lujiang, Guo Jia did not make any suggestions for marching and fighting. He was just acting as a transparent decision-maker.
When the army was crossing the river to prepare for the battle, he symbolically agreed with Guan Yu's suggestion, suggesting that the battle should be advanced in advance, so as to end the war in winter and not delay the spring plowing.
At that time, no one took this matter as Guo Jia's opinion. They just thought that he was echoing Guan Yu and being a bastard, and no one took him seriously.
The subsequent marching operations were also ordered by Guan Yu, who was responsible for the entire army. Guo Jia's so-called military counselor only attended meetings, took notes, and did nothing else.
Everyone thinks that Guo Jia is really just a parallel import who comes here to get gold plating and gain experience.
As a result, at such a critical moment, Guo Jia suddenly appeared and put forward a completely different idea, blatantly refuting the common suggestions of dozens of officers and confronting them without timidity.
This surprised everyone.
Later, the officers expressed dissatisfaction with Guo Jia's view. Although he had the title of marching staff officer, no one believed him.
"The food road is the most important thing in the march. Without food, how can we fight? Our army does not have only one food road, but every food road has its meaning. The army camp only has five days of food storage. Once the food road is threatened,
, if the morale of the army is not stable, how can we still fight this battle?"
"The food road is too important. The most important thing to do now is to ensure that the food road is safe, rather than continuing to move forward and lengthening the food road. This will give the thieves an opportunity to take advantage of it. General, you must not continue to advance rashly!"
"General, Staff Officer Guo has no experience in marching and fighting. His opinions are too dangerous. I hope the general will not adopt them!"
Most of the military generals opposed Guo Jia's opinions and were very dissatisfied with Guo Jia's views.
But Guo Jia did not back down. He held his neck and faced off against a group of arrogant soldiers without any fear.
"The combat power of our army is much stronger than that of the rebel army. The original tactic of the rebel army is to hold on. They hope to use the hill defense line to drag down our army's logistics. They do not want to engage in a head-on battle with our army. This means that the rebel army themselves believe that they are not
The opponent of our army.
It was because of our army's fire attack tactics that they had no choice but to take the initiative. However, taking the initiative was no match for our army. Threatening the food road was their last resort. The rebels actually had no choice.
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Moreover, the bandit army entered Danyang County only a few months, or even less than a year, and its foundation is unstable. Without the help of the local Shanyue bandits, it is impossible to establish a foothold in the area. It must be the local Shanyue bandits who discovered the grain road, not the Yellow Turbans.
The thief himself.
Their background is so shallow. Despite this, they were able to mix with the Shanyue thieves in a few months. This shows that they are good at winning over local forces, and they will become a big trouble in time! If they don't take this opportunity to root them out in one fell swoop, there will be endless troubles!
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Huang Zhong and Guo Jia were both from the general family, but he could not agree with this view.
"I heard that the reason for the defeat of the Yangzhou army was that the Danyang Shanyue bandits and the Yellow Turban Army joined forces. This means that Danyang Shanyue has been conspired with the Yellow Turban Army. I agree with this.
Although the Yellow Turban thieves have a shallow foundation, but they have Shanyue thieves to help them fight, shouldn’t they be worthy of our army’s careful treatment? Staff Guo, I’m afraid now is not the time to advance rashly, right?”
Guo Jia shook his head repeatedly, disagreeing with Huang Zhong's opinion.
"When I was in my hometown, I had heard for a long time that people from Jiangdong were always xenophobic and had no good impression of the people from the north. People from the north often discriminated against the people from the east of the Yangtze River, calling them barbarians. The people from the east of the Yangtze River would also unite against the people from the north and secretly insult the people from the north.
This is a centuries-old evil that cannot be solved overnight, nor can it be solved by the Yellow Turban thieves in a few months. The Yellow Turban thieves originated from Qingxu Prefecture and are from the north. How could they get the people from Jiangdong in such a short period of time?
Sincerely accept it?
How capable are the Yellow Turban thieves? How could the Shanyue thieves help the Yellow Turban thieves against the imperial army at their own expense? It was normal for them to help the Yellow Turban thieves against the Yangzhou army before. Without the Yellow Turban thieves, they would still fight against the Yangzhou army.
Fight!
Without the Yellow Turbans, wouldn't they be enemies of the government and the army? If so, how did these hundreds of thousands of Shanyue bandits appear? Did they appear out of thin air?
Their own internal conflicts do not prevent them from unanimously ostracizing the Northerners. The Shanyue thieves may make more use of the Yellow Turban thieves. When the two have the same interests, they can join hands. Once a crisis arises, the Shanyue thieves will inevitably abandon the Yellow Turban thieves.
Survival!"
Guan Yu frowned and stroked his beard, thoughtfully.
"Counselor Guo, you mean that the relationship between the Shanyue thieves and the Yellow Turban thieves is not an alliance? The relationship between them is not close? If possible, the Shanyue thieves would even take action against the Yellow Turban thieves?"
"Of course, General Guan, as I said before, they have only cooperated for a few months. How can they have a close relationship with the southerners rejecting the northerners?"
Guo Jia shook his head and said: "Rather than saying that they have a close relationship, it is better to say that they may betray each other anytime and anywhere. Danyang Shanyue accepted the Yellow Turban Thief, probably because he wanted to use the Yellow Turban Thief to fight against the government and reduce his own pressure.
But when a more powerful force comes to attack the Yellow Turbans, the Shanyue thieves will definitely not take risks for the Yellow Turbans. If the imperial army continues to win and is strong, the Shanyue thieves will definitely abandon the Yellow Turbans when they see that the matter is unavoidable. At that time,
The yellow turban thieves will surely perish!
The premise of all this is that our army shows the momentum to destroy the Yellow Turban bandits at all costs! If our army cannot destroy the Yellow Turban thieves with decisive momentum, but instead allows the Yellow Turban thieves a chance to breathe, then the Shanyue bandits will inevitably become more powerful.
Look up to the Yellow Turban Thief!
By then, the help the Yellow Turban bandits will receive will be far more than what it is now. Our army will also truly fall into the quagmire of full-scale enemies with the Shanyue bandits, and will be unable to extricate itself in the short term. Therefore, this battle must be ended as soon as possible, and we must let the
The Shanyue thieves saw this momentum and continued to break through without stopping!"
As he spoke, Guo Jia clenched his fists: "In this way, the Shanyue bandits will definitely be shaken, the Yellow Turban bandits will be frightened, and the situation will be reversed in an instant! They can no longer spare the power to threaten our army's logistics, and this battle will definitely be over before the beginning of spring.
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Guo Jia's analysis made Guan Yu seem to see Liu Bei's high-spirited appearance when he was young.
He vaguely remembered that during the Liangzhou battlefield, many times when everyone faced difficulties, it was Liu Bei who stood up, pointed in the right direction, and led everyone to face difficulties.
He even personally led his troops to the most dangerous places, fought bloody battles, and finally reversed the situation and achieved a glorious victory.
So his favorite phrase is "turn the situation around".
Guan Yu then fell into deep thought.
However, most generals in the army still opposed this suggestion.
When they came to Jiangnan for the first time to fight, they still believed that playing it safe was the best policy. If they failed to advance boldly, it would have a great impact on the Jiangnan Military Region, and it would also have a great impact on Guan Yu, who had just assumed the post of General Zhennan.
This war not only requires military considerations, but also political considerations.
During the meeting, only Gan Ning and Wei Yan supported Guo Jia.
Huang Zhong was silent and seemed to feel that what Guo Jia said was reasonable. He did not insist on his own opinion and just looked at Guan Yu.
Others were unanimously opposed.
Shao Qing, Guan Yu looked at Gan Ning and Wei Yan who expressed support.
"Why do you two support Counselor Guo's view?"
Gan Ning was carefree.
"I think what Staff Guo said makes sense. Our army is far more powerful than the rebels. Isn't it a joke that our army retreats just after being threatened a little bit? It's better to rush forward and attack quickly, catching them off guard and calling them
The thieves fall apart!"
Wei Yan was a little calmer.
"I also think what Staff Officer Guo said is reasonable. If we go to rescue the logistics and are attacked by thieves, we are marching and fighting. How can we fight according to what the enemy wants? What the thieves want us to do, we must not let it happen.
The thief succeeds, and besides, there is indeed not only one food route, so this risk is not fatal."
Guan Yu continued to stroke his beard, squinted his eyes, and pondered for a moment, then opened his eyes, his eyes full of confidence.
"The thieves are indeed cunning and dangerous, but compared to the thieves, we are the ones who should make the thieves feel the danger most. Our army has the advantage, how can we still cower under the advantage? The more the thieves want to
Whatever we do, we cannot do! What Staff Officer Guo said makes sense."