Guo Jia put down the bamboo stick, stood up and walked out: "Follow me to greet the young master."
After all, this was a strategy that Cao Cao, Xun Yu and himself had discussed together. Cao Zhang actually saw through it. How could Guo Jia not be frightened by this brain and heart?
He must have a deep meaning when he came to see him at this time, and Guo Jia did not dare to neglect him at all.
Guo Jia came to the door and saluted Cao Zhang with a smile: "Master Ziwen arrived, but he didn't come far to greet him. I hope you will forgive me."
Cao Zhang hurriedly bowed and returned the salute: "The military advisor is too polite to offer wine. Cao Zhang has taken the liberty to come here, and I need you to come out to greet me. I am so scared."
Guo Jia waved his hand and said, "Young Master, you're welcome. Please come in and talk."
The two came to the living room together and sat down respectively.
"Young Master, why did you come to me today? What do you mean by playing hard to get?" Guo Jia deliberately pretended to be confused.
Cao Zhang responded with a smile: "I studied the military books and tactics of the past and present at home, and I got some ideas. After sorting them out, I summarized them into thirty-six strategies. I am visiting today to ask the military advisor to offer wine and give me some advice."
"Thirty-six strategies?" Guo Jia was very confused after hearing Cao Zhang's words.
Cao Zhang is famously not fond of reading. How could he actually study military books and tactics, and even write a thirty-six strategy?
Cao Zhang took out a bamboo slip from his arms and sent it to Guo Jia: "Please ask the military advisor to offer wine and take a look."
Guo Jia took the bamboo slips, unfolded them, and read them carefully.
Cao Zhang looked at Guo Jia quietly with a smile on his face.
After thinking calmly, he guessed Cao Cao's true intention of announcing that the case was closed and no longer pursued - it was to paralyze Cao Pi and lead him to reveal more flaws.
Guo Jialai announced this matter, which means that he is responsible.
Cao Zhang originally had the idea of making friends with the advisers around Cao Cao. This undoubtedly gave him an opportunity to get close to Guo Jia and show off himself.
Guo Jia Nai is a genius, and the phrase "If you follow a filial piety, you will not die, and you will not emerge from the crouching dragon" is a recognition of his ability.
If you want to get Guo Jia's approval, it's obviously not enough to see through their "play hard to get". Guo Jia must show more outstanding qualities in order for Guo Jia to recognize his abilities and support him in front of Cao Cao.
As a military advisor, Guo Jia must be interested in the art of war and tactics. He must be familiar with classics such as "Sun Tzu's Art of War" and "Six Tao". Only by coming up with tactics he doesn't understand can he succeed.
Cao Zhang finally decided to compile the "Thirty-Six Stratagems", which originated in the Southern and Northern Dynasties, was written in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, and was widely circulated in later generations, and gave it to Guo Jia.
"My thirty-six strategies, every six are considered as one set, totaling six sets."
"I gave them names, namely victory strategy, enemy strategy, and attack strategy. They are strategies used when you are at an advantage."
"Melee tactics, merging tactics, and defeat tactics are tactics used when you are at a disadvantage."
Cao Zhang saw Guo Jia looking at the bamboo slips and briefly introduced him.
Guo Jia listened to Cao Zhang's explanation and looked at the detailed introduction of each strategy on the bamboo slips.
"The victor has six strategies, which are: concealing the enemy from the sky and crossing the sea, encircling Wei and rescuing Zhao, borrowing a knife to kill, waiting for work at ease, taking advantage of the situation to rob, and attacking in the east and in the west."
"It's a strategy for being in an absolutely dominant position. It's a tactic used by a king to defeat his ministers and a big country to defeat a small country." Guo Jia couldn't help but mutter in a low voice while watching.
"Yes, in the past, the Yellow Turbans of Qingzhou besieged Kong Rong of Beihai. In order to repay the favor of Kong Rong's adoptive mother, Taishi Ci decided to break through the siege and move reinforcements."
"He took his soldiers out of the city every day to practice riding and shooting in front of the Yellow Turban camp. Over time, the other party got used to it and relaxed their guard against him."
"Tai Shici made a sudden move, broke through the siege, invited reinforcements, and finally solved the siege of Beihai. His method was to hide from the enemy and cross the sea."...
Cao Zhang followed Guo Jia's words and explained each plan in detail with examples.
He had done enough homework and provided clever answers to strategies that had not yet been implemented, such as the empty city strategy, so there was no situation of cheating.
Guo Jia listened to each plan, and he was shocked to hear the subtle changes.
As a top strategist, he can naturally discern the profoundness of the Thirty-Six Strategies.
Thinking that if these strategies could be used to confront the enemy and defeat the enemy, Guo Jia's heart was filled with passion and his blood was gushing.
"Pretending to capture is based on an offensive strategy: if you are forced, you will counterattack; if you move, your momentum will be reduced, and if you follow closely, don't force it. It will tire your strength and reduce your fighting spirit. If you disperse and capture, your soldiers will not be killed."
"A few days ago, my father led troops to attack Zhangxiu again. After being unable to hold off for a long time, he prepared to retreat."
"At that time, our army had Liu Biao in front and Zhang Xiu in pursuit. We were attacked from both sides. The situation was very dangerous."
"My father ordered the generals to withdraw the baggage first and ambush the elite soldiers. Liu Biao and Zhang Xiu thought that all our troops had retreated and pursued them with all their strength. Instead, they were ambushed and were killed by our troops and were severely defeated."
"My father's plan to defeat Zhang Xiu and Liu Biao that day, and his method of handling the murder of my second brother today, should be considered playing hard to get. What does the military advisor think?"
Cao Zhang deliberately left the hard-to-get plot until the end, explained it in relation to reality, and finally asked Guo Jia a question.
Guo Jia stood up and bowed deeply to Cao Zhang.
Cao Zhang also quickly stood up and returned the salute: "What is Military Master Guo doing? Isn't it to defeat Cao Zhang?"
"Young Master is so talented that he has written such profound and unpredictable military strategies as Thirty-six Stratagems. Guo Jia was enlightened when he read it. He benefited a lot from it. He should express his gratitude to you."
"As for the last question you just asked, you don't need me to give you any more answers, right?" Guo Jia raised his head and looked at Cao Zhang and said.
Cao Zhang understood that with Guo Jia's status, he could not directly inform him of Cao Cao's arrangements. He could only respond in this ambiguous way, so that if it came to Cao Cao's ears in the future, he would not be punished.
Cao Zhang looked at Guo Jia and nodded with a smile, but did not continue to ask any further questions.
"I have something I don't understand, and I hope you can give me some advice."
"The military advisor wants to ask, how can I write a strategy like "Thirty-Six Strategies"?" Cao Zhang said with a smile.
"My father has warned me many times in the past that I should study more, but I have always ignored it and only practiced military training."
"Last year, my eldest brother died in the battle in Wancheng, which deeply touched me. I also understood that being brave alone is not enough. You also need to understand the art of war and strategy to truly help your father."
"From that time on, I began to study various ancient books on war strategies. In addition, I wrote these thirty-six strategies after adding some of my experiences from following my father's expeditions over the years."
"I came here today because I hope the military advisor can comment and correct the shortcomings in the strategy." Cao Zhang explained the reasons he had prepared to Guo Jia.
After hearing this, Guo Jia praised him repeatedly: "Master Ziwen is born with intelligence. In just one year, his insights have become extremely profound. In many places, I feel ashamed of myself. How can I dare to criticize and correct him?"
"I believe Sikong will be very pleased to know that the young master is so diligent and diligent and has achieved such success."
Cao Zhang said: "Since the military advisor thinks this strategy is still acceptable, I will give it to him as a gift."
Guo Jia was filled with surprises: "You don't get reward for your merits, how can I accept such a generous gift from the young master for nothing?"
Cao Zhang took a step forward and said to Guo Jia with a serious face: "The military advisor is my father's right-hand man. When my father fights in all directions, he still needs the military advisor to make suggestions."
"If these thirty-six strategies can really help the military advisor, it will also be of great help to my father."
Guo Jia looked at Cao Zhang, understood his intention, nodded and said, "Then I will be disrespectful."
"If I have the opportunity in the future, I will definitely report the master's masterpiece and this filial piety to Sikong truthfully."
Cao Zhang looked at Guo Jia and asked with a smile: "Then I dare to ask, will the military advisor need to continue to monitor me in the future?"
"Guo Jia does not dare to show favoritism due to his responsibilities. But I know that those who are clean will themselves be clean." Guo Jia responded calmly.
Being able to write such a profound military strategy as the Thirty-six Strategies, if Cao Zhang really wanted to compete for the throne of the Crown Prince, he would definitely have other clever tricks and would not use the relatively clumsy methods before.
He used the military book as a gift, which was also a disguised way to express his feelings to himself.
But as Cao Cao's military advisor, Guo Jia, even if he understood Cao Zhang's intentions, still had to carry out supervision according to the original plan. This made the two of them appear to be clean-hearted.
Cao Zhang and Guo Jia looked at each other. They understood each other tacitly and shared a knowing smile...
