"Gongsun Kang is too far away, so Guo Jia cannot guarantee it, but the Yuan brothers, Wuhuan, and Xianbei will definitely send troops. The Yuan brothers have an army of 20,000, Wuhuan has 50,000 or 60,000 nomadic cavalry, and Xianbei has an army of nearly 100,000.
As long as they can dispatch half of their troops, there are still 90,000 people. We join forces and there are 210,000. No matter how powerful the Sichuan army's 100,000 troops are, they cannot easily win. As long as the confrontation continues, unless Liu Zhang is willing to disrupt internal affairs and use all his strength
War, otherwise we can only retreat."
Cao Cao nodded.
Guo Jia continued: "The Sichuan army's cavalry is too powerful, and our fine cavalry is almost completely wiped out. Therefore, even with an army of 210,000, Guo Jia can only say that they are in a stalemate, but cannot say that they have defeated the Sichuan army.
But with the addition of the fifth army, the Sichuan army will definitely be defeated, and that is the lord's daughter, the Di leader Zhe Lanying."
"Third girl? Damn girl." Cao Cao suddenly became angry: "It was because she didn't send troops last time that our army was defeated. Otherwise, Ma Chao and Wang Shuang were restrained on the Great Wall. Even if Chang'an was not breached, how could Zhang Liao be defeated?
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"I guess at that time, the third lady thought that Xianbei was the threat to the Di people. If the third lady sent her troops southward, the four princes of Xianbei, Kebi, would be able to reach their roots, Suli, and return to the mud. They would surely swarm up, and the western grasslands would fall again.
If it falls into the hands of Xianbei, Miss San's army will have no way to return."
"What way does she want to return?" Cao Cao became furious when he thought of this and said loudly: "Is the western grassland more important, or the Central Plains? As long as the Central Plains is conquered, I will help her defeat Xianbei.
She actually left her father aside for a western grassland, and she had already planned to attack Xianbei, why didn't she inform me first?"
"Third Miss has been strong since she was a child. The western grassland is her hard work, and we have contacts with Xianbei. If you tell us, I am afraid that Third Miss's plan to invade the east will be aborted.
What's more, if the army of Di people is not decided by the third lady alone, even Zhuge Liang will not be willing to help us. Just like the lord has to worry about the thoughts of his subordinates now, the third lady should be the same.
But...I suddenly had a doubt."
Guo Jia suddenly frowned as he spoke: "How did the Sichuan army know that Miss San would not attack? At that time, a hundred thousand Di troops had already gathered in Heluo. Why did Liu Xun order Ma Chao and Wang Shuang to sneak across Heluo and attack instead?
Zhang Liao?"
Guo Jia thought for a while and said to himself: "Is it true that Liu Xun wants to defeat Zhang Liao in one fell swoop and then return to defend Miss San? The cavalry distance from Hetao to Chang'an is only ten days. Liu Xun is sure to be able to defeat Zhang Liao in one fell swoop and return reinforcements in such a short time.
?How brave is this?
Huang Yueying is in the Western Regions, and Fa is in Jingzhou. Who came up with this strategy? And based on our understanding of Liu Xun, he shouldn't be so bold, right?"
Cao Cao also became confused, but then he waved his hand and said: "If I die, Cao Pi or Cao Zhang and Cao Zhi are in power, and the Sichuan army invades the country, it will be a matter of life or death. It is normal to take risks, but I am angry with the ineffective San
Girl, what on earth is she thinking? Are women so short-minded?"
Cao Cao was really angry that Cao Xian ignored the war in the Central Plains for the sake of a western grassland.
Guo Jiadao: "My lord, there is no need to blame the third lady. As I said just now, the third lady may have difficulties. Either there is no support internally, or there is Xianbei threat from the outside.
But this time, none of that exists.
We only need to tell Third Miss that Xianbei will also send troops. There is no threat to the western grassland, and Third Miss's external threat will be eliminated.
And even if Zhuge Liang hates us, it's not a life-or-death feud. With his wisdom, he will definitely not let us be destroyed by Liu Zhang. With Liu Zhang's method of treating foreigners, the Sichuan army will dominate the world, and the fate of the Di people will not be good. Zhuge Liang will also
It won't be good.
In this way, internal and external constraints disappear.
Let’s talk about the third young lady. The third young lady’s fiancé, Bei Gongzhi, died at the hands of Liu Zhang. The third young lady must have hated Liu Zhang deeply. In addition, the Sichuan army suffered a disastrous defeat at the Great Wall Battle in Zhou Buji. Such hatred cannot be erased.
Unable to reconcile.
This time, the lord can tell the third lady that if the battle in Xiahetao fails, the lord will no longer be able to hold on and will die in the end.
The third lady is the lord's daughter. According to Guo Jia's understanding of the third lady since childhood, the third lady is carefree and competitive, but her filial piety is definitely no worse than that of the other children of the lord. The third lady will not sit back and watch the lord's army destroy him.
So it can be expected that the third lady will definitely send troops this time."
"As long as Third Miss sends troops and a hundred thousand troops enter Xiahetao, we will have an army of three hundred thousand. If the Sichuan army fights in a remote place, even if Liu Zhang and Huang Yueying are powerful, they will definitely be defeated." Guo Jia said with certainty.
Cao Cao exhaled a heavy breath: "Listening to Feng Xiao's words, I suddenly became enlightened, but... okay, you go and prepare."
"Yes." Guo Jia exited the hall.
Cao Cao sat back on his chair, the sound of the piano suddenly stopped, and Lingju's faint voice came: "Is it worth it to associate with a foreign race and trample on your own bottom line for the second time?"
Cao Cao felt an unreasonable pain in his heart, but he put it aside immediately. He knew what Ling Ju meant. The first time he trampled on his bottom line was Shi Clan. He clearly hated Shi Clan, but he compromised again and again.
I am also disgusted with foreign races. Even when I was young, my ideal was to be like Wei Qing and Huo Qubing, sweeping across the desert and leaving a name in history. In the future, I would be satisfied if I could write on my tombstone: "The tomb of Cao Cao, the general of the Han Dynasty who conquered the west."
When sweeping through Hebei, Cao Cao already thought that after unifying the north, he would not first go to unify the world, but first destroy Wuhuan, completely control the Xiongnu, and fight against Xianbei.
Cao Cao did this in history.
But now, he actually joined forces with these aliens to attack the Sichuan Army.
The last time he attacked Chang'an, the leader of the Di people was his daughter, and the Huns were controlled by Wu Jun. If that didn't count as colluding with foreigners, this time he was a real traitor.
"The second time it tramples on the bottom line." Cao Cao smiled, but he had already made up his mind. This is the last time. The last time, just like Guo Jia said, if the Sichuan Army wants to be reborn from the ashes, let yourself be the burning fire. Not the Sichuan Army.
To turn into ashes is to turn yourself into ashes.
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Di camp.
Zhe Lanying held a letter in her hand, tears streaming down her face, when a soldier came in and said: "Your Majesty, the generals are already waiting outside the tent."
Zhe Lanying quickly wiped away her tears and said calmly: "Tell them to come in."
Zhuge Liang, Ake and others entered one after another. The hall was full of generals, Xianbei and Di people, but the Han people accounted for more. Zhuge Liang, the king of Yue, was at the top. He could be regarded as the best in the world in both culture and military, which showed the strength of the Di people's army.
Zhe Lanying threw out the letter and said to the generals: "Take it and take a look. My father has asked us for help again. Do you want to help or not? Should we send troops? How many troops should we send?"
The generals circulated the letter, and a Xianbei general stood up and said: "The general feels that we should not help. Although the king is the daughter of the King of Wei, our army is our army, and Cao's army is Cao's army. It was the King of Wei who forced the king to marry.
King Wei had lost his father's love first, so why should he demand filial piety from his daughter now?
We grassland people have always had a clear distinction between grudges and grievances. Your Majesty is also a hero among women. Please don’t be misled by personal feelings. We will not help Cao Jun this time."
"Yes, when you forced the king to marry, didn't you just look down on our army? You think that the strength of our army is not as good as the benefits of forcing the king to marry Liu Zhang. If you look down on us so much, why do you need our help?"
"That is, when we are weak, we force the king to marry his enemy. When we are strong, we come to beg for help. What the hell."
"If you talk too much, be careful with your words." A general scolded him.
However, most of the generals who stood up were unwilling to aid Cao's army.
"Commander Zhuge, what do you think?" Cao Xian looked at Zhuge Liang.
Zhuge Liang thought for a while and stepped out of the queue: "My subordinates think we should rescue them."
"Oh?" Zhe Lanying said curiously: "I remember that last time I wanted to assist Cao's army, Zhuge's military advisor objected. Zhuge's military advisor also said that when he left Xiliang, the Zhuge clan's descendants came to persuade the military advisor to join my father, so the military advisor
If you are disgusted with Cao Jun, why do you want to help him this time?"
"This time, that time." Zhuge Liang said: "When there was a threat from Xianbei, if we went out of the Great Wall, there would be no one outside the wall. It would be like betting the whole army against Cao Jun, and even if we win the bet, we will become Cao Jun's people."
, how can this be aided?
But now these worries are gone. The letter says that Xianbei will send out all its troops, so we have nothing to worry about, and Cao Jun has not annexed our strength. As long as we win, there will be no harm to us.
On the contrary, the Sichuan army occupied Lower Hetao, and Cao's army would be in great danger. With Liu Zhang's method of dealing with foreigners, coupled with the deep hatred between us and the Sichuan army, Liu Zhang would dominate the world and he would definitely suppress our army.
Therefore, whether public or private, we should all support Cao Jun. If we sit back and wait to see success or failure, we will be the next ones to perish."
"Yes, yes." Some generals woke up, nodded one after another, and said to Lan Ying: "Please send troops to help Cao Cao."
"Wang Yue, A Ke, what do you think?" Zhe Lanying looked at Wang Yue A Ke, the one with the most senior qualifications, the other with the highest martial arts and military rank.
"I obey the king's order." The two of them bowed together.
"It seems that the vast majority of people are in favor of assisting my father." Cao Xian looked at the generals with concentration and said: "To be honest with you, I, Zhe Lanying, also intend to assist Cao Jun, but not because the King of Wei is my father, nor because
My personal grievances with Liu Zhang are considered from the enemy's point of view.
This time the whole army is dispatched to assist Cao Jun. Do you have any objections?"
The generals were silent.
"What about you?" Zhe Lanying looked at the first few who objected.
Zhuge Liang and Zhe Lanying had already said this. If they had any other opinions, they beat their chests together and saluted: "I obey the king's instructions."
"Okay." Zhe Lanying stood up and said loudly: "Now my Majesty announces that the entire army will assist Cao Cao. The purpose of using troops is to use force by surprise. The Sichuan army is strong, and Liu Zhang and Huang Yueying are personally leading the army. Don't be careless.
Therefore, like the Xianbei Army, we will not announce the dispatch of troops for the time being. There is an abandoned ancient road from Hetao to Xiahetao. Although it is difficult and dangerous, as long as the surprise attack is successful, the Sichuan Army's retreat will be cut off."