Chapter 163 It is appropriate to chase the poor bandits
Zhang Xiu doesn't want to understand these invisible strategies too deeply, and planning is not his strength. He is good at fighting on the battlefield. Of course, from this twists and turns of pursuit, Zhang Xiu deeply realized the importance of super counselors. At this time, he was no longer as polite and respectful as before, but from the bottom of his heart - admiration and respect. Of course, he knew that not only was the war situation transparent in Jia Xu's eyes, but also that the thoughts and emotions of super generals like him were transparent in Jia Xu's eyes, just like crystal clear jade.
"Uncle Jia, now we continue to chase the retreating Cao army, then attack the city of Gongzhou, or return the same way?" Zhang Xiu poked her head and asked Jia Xu respectfully and humbly.
Jia Xu felt Zhang Xiu's heartfelt respect, and a happy smile flashed at the corners of his mouth. He felt that a super general like Zhang Xiu could find his own shortcomings in defeat and victory, and respect the weak counselor. Such progress and such quality are destined to be extremely dangerous in the future. In the battlefield, the survival time is longer and longer...
Jia Xu raised his hand and brushed his beard. He narrowed his eyes and said slowly to Zhang Xiu, "Xiu'er, we can't return to Wancheng!" There is no turning back to the bow. We need to send a strange soldier to bypass the official road, take a shortcut through the jungle, go straight into the waist and abdomen of the main force of the Cao army, and give the Cao army an unexpected thunderbolt! Xiuer, if Cao's army has retreated to the city of Gongzhou, we should also make long-term preparations for the siege... Therefore, the food and fodder in the rear should also be supplied in time!"
When Jia Xu said this, a question suddenly appeared in his mind: At this time, the retreat of the Cao army was a sincere retreat, not the retreat of the enemy's suspicious plan. So, why is the retreat speed of the Cao army so slow? ...Is it that Cao Jun's collective unconvinced and seriously ill? Due to the occlusion of information in the environment, Jia Xu still does not know that Cao Jun has a sharp weapon to attack the city - the invincible Thunderbolt (contensive stone thrower).
After the question, he muttered in his heart: Cao Mengde, Cao Mengde, I hope you can survive this crisis and don't let me down... Why does Jia Xu think so? Because in today's world, he only thinks that Cao Cao is worthy of his follow. If Cao Cao is easily defeated by this crisis, it means that Cao Cao is also worthy of his name, his ability is limited, and it is not worth following! In this way, Jia Xu will die alone for the rest of his life. Peerless talent is useless, which really makes people feel sad and desolate!
"Well, then we will take advantage of the victory! Beat Cao Cao, the falling dog..." Zhang Xiu suddenly said. Subsequently, Zhang Xiu ordered an army to gather and take a shortcut to chase the retreating Cao army.
Waiting for the 4,000 iron cavalry to take a shortcut to catch up with the retreating Cao army, Zhang Xiu personally led less than 3,000 generals along the official road to chase the enemy. At this time, Zhang Xiu was obedient to Jia Xu. He did not doubt the disadvantages of chasing the enemy. What did Jia Xu want him to do? In the past, Jia Xu's plan saved the scattered Xiliang Legion, saved the Xiliang Legion from danger, and then made a plan to help Li Wei defeat the impossible enemy - Lv Bu! At present, he listened to Jia Xu's plot and unexpectedly annihilated more than 3,000 enemy soldiers. He had no reason to doubt Jia Xu's plan, so he had to implement it unconditionally.
Jia Xu looked at Zhang Xiu's back and nodded with great satisfaction. Then, under the protection of the four bodyguards, he walked forward slowly.
Let's talk about Cao Cao in retreat. Because he carried a large number of invincible Thunderbolt vehicles, Cao Jun wanted to improve the speed of retreating, but he could not do it. Unless they are willing to discard those invincible Thunderbolt cars. In this way, the speed of the march can be improved. But it takes special craftsmen to make an invincible Thunderbolt car, which takes a lot of time... Cao Cao can't abandon the invincible Thunderbolt car.
In the Cao army's team, there are two exquisite Cuiluan cars in the middle of the team. These two Cuiluan cars are for Cao Cao, Guo Jia and geisha.
In the first Cuiluan car, Guo Jia leaned on the soft couch wrapped in a blanket. He looked softly at the geisha who was doze on the side, while Cao Cao closed his eyes to refresh himself. Suddenly, there was a rapid sound of horses' hoofs from far away. It didn't stop abruptly until next to Cuiluan's car.
"Report to Cao Mu that almost all the iron gunmen of the second battalion after our break were killed in battle, and the leader Lejin was seriously injured and fell into a coma!" A heavy voice came from the window of the car to Cao Cao and Guo Jia's ears.
After listening to the scout's report, Cao Cao suddenly opened his eyes and looked sad. More than 4,000 soldiers after the break are well-trained Qingzhou iron gunmen. Now they are eaten by Zhang Xiu. Why doesn't he feel as painful as a knife? It's like Zhang Xiu cutting a piece of meat from him with a knife.
Guo Jia also vaccinated Cao Cao in advance. After he made an ambush for Cao Cao, he reminded Cao Cao that after Zhang Xiu was defeated, he could get out of trouble in time and launch a pursuit of me again. At that time, Cao Cao felt that it didn't matter. As long as he could defeat Zhang Xiu first, he would hit a rabbit and pin it around his waist. As for Zhang Xiu's courage to launch a chase again, it was not within the scope of Cao Cao's consideration. That was Guo Jia's duty: he must be considerate in meticulous planning.
At this time, Cao Cao made the mistake of underestimating the enemy, and he underestimated the ability of the poisoner Jia Xu to plan. In fact, even considering that Zhang Xiu has the courage and will to launch a second pursuit, Cao Cao can only deploy troops to deal with it in this way. He wanted to lead the army back to the city of Gongzhou in time to help the defending Cao army resist the enemy's siege. Facing the enemy with two heads is a great taboo for soldiers. In the face of such a situation, Cao Cao also felt a headache and was overstretched.
Guo Jia looked at the injured Cao Cao, leaning over and said slowly, "Cao Gong, there is no need to be sad. We also killed more than 2,000 plagiarisist cavalry from Zhang Xiu. This only shows that we have a draw with Zhang Xiu, and there is no victory or defeat... Cao Gong, Zhang Xiu suffered an ambush and suffered heavy losses. According to Zhang Xiu's own quality, he is not May cheer up in time and continue to pursue us! After the fiasco, the crew chased us, which shows that it was Jia Xu's idea for Zhang Xiu... Cao Gong, Jia Xu's ability to make suggestions is really extraordinary. If there was no Jia Xu's plan, Zhang Xiu would have eaten the courage of the bear heart and leopard, and he dared not think of chasing us again!"
After listening to Guo Jia's persuasion, Cao Cao's sad face improved a little. His eyes were almost blank and said to himself, "Jia Xu..."
Guo Jia realized that Cao Cao could bear the result of failure, so he continued to analyze the current situation to Cao Cao: "Mr. Cao, through our failure, we can see that Jia Xu's planning ability is definitely not inferior! In a battle, the generals only consider parts: for example, the army's weapons, equipment and morale, such as the comparison of the strength of the enemy and the two sides; while excellent counselors are more about the overall consideration: such as the right time, the right place and all aspects, such as the beginning, development, **, the end and other stages of the specific battle... through and Jia In the first confrontation, Jia Xu felt that Jia Xu was known as a 'poisoner', which really lived up to his name! Cao Gong, according to Jia Xu's planning ability, it is estimated that Jia Xu instigated Zhang Xiu to secretly follow our army! Looking for opportunities in secret has dealt a heavy blow to us!"
"Feng filial piety, as you said: Jia Xu is really a once-in-a-century wizard!" Cao said with a sigh. When it comes to excellent talents, the focus of Cao Cao's thinking and emotions immediately shifted. At this stage, Cao Cao is eager to destroy the enemies around him, and he is even more eager to get super talents.
"Ha ha, as Cao Gong said, this Jia Xu is indeed a once-in-a-century wizard! It's a miracle that such an excellent counselor can come out of the desolate and remote Liangzhou... Cao Gong, it seems that if it hadn't been for Jia Xu, Wang Yun would have successfully eliminated the Xiliang Legion with a series of plans such as beauty tricks! Without Jia Xu's assistance, the remnants of Xiliang in Wancheng would have been destroyed long ago!" Hearing Cao Cao praise Jia Xu, Guo Jia did not feel any unhappiness in his heart, but sincerely praised the other party. In fact, Guo Jia did not have any negative feelings for Jia Xu. Instead, he admired Jia Xu and especially hoped to see Jia Xu as soon as possible...
No matter which era, most people will feel uncomfortable once they hear the coach praise another outstanding person in public, especially from a hostile position. This is the root of the "literati's contempt" that has been passed down through the ages: everyone admits that they are great, and no one is not as good as themselves! If anyone shows brilliance, others will automatically stand in the same position and are always ready to knock down the outstanding person. When they meet someone who has no bottom line, they have to step on their backs, and then look up and laugh...
Cao Cao nodded with satisfaction for Guo Jia's praise for Jia Xu. Subsequently, Cao Cao's expression returned to his normal state. Gujing Wubo asked Guo Jia with a sideways face, "Feng Xiao, based on the current situation, do you think the city of Nonzhou may be able to defend in the joint attack of Lv Bu and Liu Bei?"
"Cao Gong, if there is no pursuer behind, we can calmly return to Gongzhou City. Relying on the city, we can definitely defeat the attack of Lv Bu and Liu Bei's allied forces..." Guo Jia said frankly according to the reality: "At present, what bothers us is that Zhang Xiu leads at least three battalions of 6,000 iron cavalry. Keep chasing! In this case, even if we rush back to the city of Gozhou, under the attack of two enemy forces, even if the city is not lost, after the baptism of war, the city will suffer irreparable damage! ... Cao Gong, now the humble position is just a hope: under the command of Xun Yu, Cheng Yu and others, hundreds of thousands of people can safely evacuate the city, and at the same time, the secret ordnance workshop near the city can be preserved! In this way, we can also retreat directly to the secret base - Xuchang City! Leave the city of Guzhou to Zhang Xiu, Lv Bu and Liu Bei, and let them bite the dog for the booty..."
"Oh, exchange the empty city for the safe retreat of our soldiers and civilians? ...", Cao Cao whispered with some understanding. Then, Cao Cao nodded calmly to Guo Jia. As the coach, he calmly accepted the cruel reality that the city would be lost.
"Cao Gong, if Zhang Xiu doesn't bite and chase us to death, we can still deal with the siege of Lv Bu and Liu Bei's allied forces freely... Now, I can only meet Xun Yu and others in Xuchang in the new city according to the second set of plans previously planned..." Guo Jia said and wrapped them tightly with a blanket. The body. It was not cold in the carriage, but Guo Jia felt a sense of coolness rising in her heart: at that moment, Guo Jia thought of her elderly mother and Xue'er, who had not yet crossed the door, and thought of the pain of their bumpy journey.
Xu Chang is a city secretly operated by Cao Cao in recent years. It is close to Luoyang, Kyoto in the north, the natural barrier of mountains and mountains in the south, and thousands of fertile fields in the east and west. After years of construction, the scale of Xuchang City has been quite magnificent, second only to Luoyang City in Kyoto. It can definitely rank in the top five in the ranking of cities in the world. It is the last support of Cao Cao's side.
This time, in the face of the imminent crisis, Xu Changcheng finally lifted the veil of shyness, stepped on the stage of history, and used the show.
"Hmm! At present, it can only be like this..." Cao Cao softly responded to Guo Jia, and then he smiled at the corners of his mouth and said, "Maybe as Feng Xiao expected, after the enemy captures the city of Gongzhou, there will be a wonderful play between Lv Bu and Liu Bei and even Zhang Xiu! Ha ha, I'm looking forward to it! In this way, we are willing to be worth it for money..."
"Ha ha, Mr. Cao, the humble position can be guaranteed by personality: there is definitely a good play between Lv Bu and Liu Bei... We are just adding fuel to the flames and becoming a good thing..." Guo Jia raised her head and said proudly and extremely affirmatively. It is also for this reason that Guo Jiacai suggested that Cao Cao should not rely on the city to resist the attack of Lv Liu's allied forces, but to complete the purpose of migrating the people and complete the task of dividing Lv Bu and Liu Bei after a strategic dispatch and withdrawal.
According to Guo Jia, the conflict between Liu Bei and Lv Bu this time can't be solved by using the third generation, even the Heavenly King... What kind of conflict can lead to such a strong conflict? Guo Jia just revealed this contradiction, and did not say the specific event that caused this contradiction... However, Cao Cao, who had a wide understanding of human nature, was inspired by Guo Jia, and thought of the category of this kind of event: it is estimated to be related to emotions... What kind of emotional event is exactly, Cao Cao can't I got it!