Chapter 156 The wind is full of mountains and rain is coming

Cao Cao was puzzled. He looked at Guo Jia, who was kneeling opposite the table, puzzledly.

"Guo Jijiu, what did you do all day today? Did you see the fairy go down to the earth, or did you see the dragon passing by?" Cao Cao couldn't help asking. Like Guo Jia's state of mind, he is not greedy for money and there is no shortage of women. Cao Cao really can't understand what can make Guo Jia so excited and happy, so that he can't suppress, transform and show it between his eyebrows.

"Ha ha, I reported to Cao Gong. Today, I finally completed a lifelong event and married the daughter of Huang, the owner of Chengnan tofu shop..." Guo Jiamei said.

"Oh, isn't it?" Cao Cao looked surprised. He only knew that Guo Jia liked the daughter of the owner of the tofu shop. He thought that Guo Jia wanted to take this opportunity to have sex with the beautiful boss in person. He didn't expect that Guo Jia, who had always been romantic, was still an infatuation and waited for the little girl to grow up. Run to that store whenever you have time...

"Ha ha, Duke Cao, I dare not hide anything!" Guo Jia rarely said seriously, "Cao Gong, after the expedition to Wancheng, he will marry Xue'er..."

Guo Jia mentioned Cher's name, and her clear eyes immediately became gentle. It seemed that at that moment, Cher was right in front of him. Cao Cao shook his head incomprehensible: A blind woman, no matter how beautiful and quality is, she can't fascinate Guo Jia to this extent?! How many rich families in the county want to marry their daughters to him, including their own relatives. As a result, Guo Jia actually chose a private woman as the wife of the main room, and she was also a blind woman.

Cao Cao shook his head with a wry smile. Then he whispered to Guo Jia, "Feng Xiao, I have just received a secret report from the boundary of Xuzhou. According to the secret report, under the mediation of Yuan Shu in Huainan, Lv Bu, who is in Pengcheng, and Liu Bei, who is stationed in Xiaopei, have been allied, and the armies of the two sides often practice together..."

"Oh, is it?" When Guo Jia heard the words, his heart couldn't help tightening. His happy face suddenly disappeared and was replaced by a solemn face. He buried his head in the military map on the table and fixed his eyes on the boundary of Xuzhou.

Guo Jiasi thought for a moment. He pointed to the location of Xuzhou on the map and slowly said to Cao Cao, "Mr. Cao, the current situation in Xuzhou shows that Yuan Shu is going to attack us! Cao Gong, it is estimated that at this time, Yuan Shu also hooked up with Zhang Xiu from Wancheng... Cao Gong, Yuan Shu's move is to suppress us and make Cao Gong bow his head completely to him. Of course, we will not be in harmony with Yuan Shu. In this way, we will face the invasion of Lv Bu and Liu Bei from the east, the harassment of Zhang Xiu from the west, and the attack of Yuan Shu in the south anytime and anywhere. If the war between Youzhou and Yizhou is over, Yuan Shao in the north can also free up his hands to deal with us! In a word from Cao Gong, the war between us and the Yuan brothers is inevitable, and it is imminent..."

Cao Cao heard Guo Jia's clear explanation and nod one after another. He closed his eyes slightly and motioned Guo Jia to continue talking. Guo Jia took a breath and continued with a smile, "Mr. Cao, in the face of the crisis situation, if we stick to it and rely on the city to fight against the enemy, then we will face the result of a long-term fierce battle. If we take the initiative to attack and cause the enemy's changes with our own changes, then the enemy's interior may be beneficial to us. The contradiction... Specifically, we must adhere to the military action plan arranged in advance, and then we deliberately spread the information about the empty military strength of Gunzhou County. In this way, Liu Bei and Lv Bu's allied forces will definitely take the opportunity to attack us! At that time, we will abandon the county of Ganzhou, and at the same time start our secret base for many years - Xuchang, and then fight back against Liu Bei's Lv Bu's coalition... Hey hey, Cao Gong, don't worry, the alliance between Liu Bei and Lv Bu is very fragile. Their ambition is completely different. After they occupied the county of Gunzhou, in front of victory, The two of them will definitely have an infighting..."

"Ha ha, Feng Xiao's plan is really meticulous and rigorous!" Cao Cao stroked his beard with satisfaction and praised Guo Jia: "Ha ha, as Feng Xiao said, if there is enough time, we can completely defeat Zhang Xiu and occupy Wancheng... exchange a city for a force. It's quite cost-effective... At that time, as Feng Xiao said, Lv Bu and Liu Bei will openly break up, and we will make a lot of money!"

Cao Cao imagined the beautiful result of two birds with one stone and couldn't help laughing.

"Well, Duke Cao, I hope it's the result of killing two birds with one stone..." Guo Jiawei frowned and said. At that moment, he looked back and forth between the boundary between Wancheng and Xuzhou on the map, and he felt a little stressed. However, he did not tell Cao Cao about this pressure, but absorbed and digested it by himself.

The next day, Cao Cao, accompanied by Guo Jia, personally led 30,000 troops and embarked on a journey against Zhangxiu in Wancheng.

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Wancheng is a county seat under the jurisdiction of Nanyang County in the north of Jingzhou. A few years ago, Zhang Ji's nephew couldn't stand the struggle for power and profit between Xiliang's high-level Li Wei and Guo Fan Chou. In order to preserve the blood of the Xiliang Legion, the two of them led nearly 10,000 iron cavalry to leave Chang'an and went south to Jingzhou, almost capturing Wancheng without blood.

The supplies consumed by nearly 10,000 iron cavalry are amazing, and ordinary counties can't afford to sell iron even if they smash pots. However, the combat effectiveness of nearly 10,000 iron cavalry is also amazing to the same extent. Iron cavalry is the giant on the battlefield, a moving fortress, both offensive and defensive. The process of cultivating an iron cavalry team is also extremely difficult: the physical quality of the cavalry must be superior, and the quality of the cavalry's mounts must be at least medium or above. After choosing cavalry and war horses, it is necessary to train the martial arts skills of cavalry for a long time and the pre-war skills of special training horses; and then the tacit cooperation of cavalry and war horses is integrated into one. Physical training...

In a word, there are plenty of materials, enough personnel and horses. Without three or five years, the iron cavalry cannot form combat effectiveness, and once the combat effectiveness is formed, it will be invincible on the battlefield. Therefore, on Cao Cao's side, he tried his best to train less than 5,000 tiger and leopard riders, which is also iron cavalry. Cao Cao's method of training iron cavalry was captured from the mansion of Li Wei, the head of the Xiliang Legion...

In order to support the normal operation of nearly 10,000 iron cavalry, Uncle Zhang Ji's nephew can be said to lead his iron cavalry to rob everywhere in three days. A few months ago, a few days before the drug sergeant Jia Xu led his daughter and a follower to Wancheng, Zhang Ji's uncle and nephew went to Nanyang County to grab grain and grass. As a result, he met a strong enemy: the officers and soldiers led by Liu Pan, the son of Liu Biao, the son of Jingzhou, and the soldiers of the rich clan in Nanyang County. Liu Pan relied on the city to resist the attack of Zhang Ji's uncle and nephew. In the melee, Zhang Ji was shot to death by a cold arrow, and then Zhang Xiu led the army to drink hatred.

When Zhang Xiu led his troops back to Wancheng, Liu Biao, the pastor of Jingzhou, sent messengers to make peace with Zhang Xiu, and promised to compensate a huge amount of materials as compensation. At that time, the young Zhang Xiu categorically refused Liu Biao's request for peace and was determined to take revenge. Later, under Jia Xu's urging, Zhang Xiu accepted Liu Biao's request for peace. Under the mediation of Jia Xu, Zhang Xiu and Liu Biao formed an allied army.

After Zhang Xiu and Liu Biao turned into jade and silk, Zhang Xiu was very sad to handle the funeral of his uncle Zhang Ji. Since then, Jia Xu has helped Zhang Xiu govern Wancheng. In Jia Xu's bitter persuasion, Zhang Xiu temporarily put down her hatred for Liu Biao. According to Jia Xu's suggestion, she tried her best to govern Wancheng, so that she could have a stable base and lay a solid foundation for waiting for the opportunity to avenge Liu Biao in the future.

Zhang Xiu, who is in his twenties, is obedient to Jia Xuyan, who is "high in virtue". Zhang Xiu is proficient in martial arts and good at charging, but managing a city is his blind spot. Zhang Xiu's temperament is very different from his uncle Zhang Ji: Zhang Ji is cruel and violent, while Zhang Xiu is warm and benevolent.

However, even if he has the heart to love the people, the result is that under the manipulation of the unspoken rules and practices of the officialdom that are difficult to return, and in the bold corruption of officials, the business and agriculture in Wancheng have not changed much, and the people still live a hard life.

There is no other reason. The faces of officials in this era are almost all depicting the word "greed". They always cheat Zhang Xiu, racking their brains to come up with all kinds of ways to squeeze the oil and water of the people. "Flies scrape oil in their belly, mosquito legs split meat in the mountains" to describe their evil deeds, which is not too much at all... So that ordinary As soon as the residents saw Zhang Xiu, they were frightened and avoided far away! It seems that Zhang Xiu is a big tiger.

Since Jia Xu personally presided over the government affairs of Wancheng, he has used iron-blooded means to rectify the chaos, take facts as the basis, take the law as the criterion, and punish officials who violate the law and discipline without mercy. At the same time, he has devoted himself to implementing a policy of being close to the people and caring for the people: reducing taxes, reducing institutions, laying off a large number of people, and suppressing local rich clans...

After a series of slimming exercises, in just a few months, in Jia Xu's painstaking efforts, the various faces of Wancheng have been greatly improving and full of vitality. Local residents at all levels and Zhang Xiu's iron cavalry gradually merged into one. Zhang Xiu appeared in the public, and the people were no longer afraid to avoid, but grateful to meet. The people's mentality is as hopeful as seeing the sun in the dark. This atmosphere also makes people feel that without Zhang Xiu's army stationed in Wancheng, Wancheng would never escape the invasion and harassment of bandits and robbers... When the relationship is eased, the people can also remember the various benefits brought by Zhang Xiu.

Zhang Xiu is very gratified by these gratifying changes. Of course, some of Jia Xu's measures also made Zhang Xiu feel incomprehensible: Jia Xu paid special attention to the deployment of scouts and detailed work. Jia Xu transferred 200 people from Zhang Xiu's confidant soldiers to fill them, and 200 scouts were arranged at important intersections and military entrances within a hundred miles of Wancheng. Some laid-off officials were arranged by Jia Xu as a market town near Wancheng as a cover for various vendors, or dressed as beggars or tramps to hide in the streets. At the end of the head and alley, hidden in towns and villages.

Zhang Xiu felt that Jia Xu's move was a little too careful. This degree of carefulness is more than that of women.