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 spring plowing.
At that time, no one regarded this matter as Guo Jia's opinion. They only thought that he was echoing Guan Yu and being a bastard, and no one took him seriously.
The subsequent march 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 proposed 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. Lengthening the food road will give the thieves an opportunity to take advantage of it. General, you must not continue to advance rashly!"
"General, Staff 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 Our army’s opponent.
It was precisely because they were forced to have no choice by our army's fire attack tactics that the rebels adopted proactive tactics. However, taking the initiative was no match for our army. Threatening the food road was their last resort. The rebels actually had no other option. .
Moreover, the bandit army entered Danyang County only a few months, or even less than a year. The 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 route, not the Yellow Turban bandits. itself.
Their background is so shallow. Despite this, they were able to mix with the Shanyue bandits in a few months. It can be seen that they are good at winning over local forces. In time, they will become a big trouble! If you don't take this opportunity to remove it in one fell swoop, there will be endless troubles! "
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 shows that Danyang Shanyue has 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, isn't it worthy of our army to treat them with caution? Counselor 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.
"I have heard for a long time in my hometown that Jiangdong people have always been xenophobic and have no good impressions of Northerners. Northerners discriminate against Jiangdong people. They regard them as barbarians and Jiangdong people will unite against Northerners and secretly insult Northerners.
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 powerful are the Yellow Turban thieves? How could the Shanyue thieves help the Yellow Turban thieves against the imperial army at the expense of their own losses? In the past, it was normal for them to help the Yellow Turban thieves against the Yangzhou army. Without the Yellow Turban thieves, they would still fight against the Yangzhou army!
Could it be that without the Yellow Turban thieves, they wouldn’t be enemies of the government and the army? If so, how did these hundreds of thousands of Shanyue bandits appear? Did it 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 occurs, the Shanyue thieves will inevitably abandon the Yellow Turban thieves and use 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 when the southerners reject 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 target the Yellow Turbans, the Shanyue thieves will definitely not take risks for the Yellow Turbans. If the imperial army continues to be victorious and strong, the Shanyue thieves will definitely abandon the Yellow Turbans when they see that things are inevitable. At that time, The Yellow Turban Thief 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 eliminate the Yellow Turban thieves with decisive momentum, but instead gives the Yellow Turban thieves a chance to breathe, then the Shanyue thieves will definitely think more highly of the Yellow Turban thieves!
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. !”
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".
So Guan Yu fell into deep thought.
However, most generals in the army still opposed this suggestion.
They came to Jiangnan for the first time to fight, and they still believed that everything was safe and sound. If they advanced rashly and failed, 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 battle 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 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 Officer Guo said makes sense. Our army is far more powerful than the rebels. Isn't it a joke that our army will retreat even after being threatened a little bit? It's better to rush forward, attack quickly, and catch them off guard. Those 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, and we are marching and fighting, how can we fight according to what the enemy wants? What do the thieves want us to do, and we cannot 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 the 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."
(End of chapter)
