Hearing this, Guo Jia took a sip of wine, looked out the door, a look of excitement appeared on his frivolous and proud face, and said: "General, what time is it now?"
Cao Cao looked outside and said, "In June, the summer harvest is coming."
Guo Jia wiped his mouth with his sleeve and said, "This is the time when the green and yellow are in decline."
Cao Cao sat upright with a puzzled look on his face and said, "What do you mean by being filial?"
Seeing this, Guo Jia's expression became more serious. He looked at Cao Cao and said: "General, the Yellow Turban Army went from Qingzhou to Jizhou, Yanzhou, and Xuzhou. It is certainly because of Zhu Shijun's powerful offensive, but it is not necessarily the case."
Cao Cao said nothing and looked serious.
Guo Jia did not try to hide his innocence anymore and said: "The Yellow Turban Army often kidnaps tens of thousands, hundreds of thousands or even millions of people, including old, weak, women and children. They do not work in production and make a living by looting. Qingzhou has been plundered for many years and has long been abandoned. The Yellow Turban Army could not plunder food, so they had to find another way out."
Cao Cao's eyes flashed with surprise and he nodded slightly.
Seeing that Cao Cao did not ask further questions, Guo Jia took another sip of wine and said: "Zhu Shijun has been suppressing bandits in Qingzhou for more than a year according to the order. With his ability, it is not that he cannot quell them, but that he cannot."
Cao Cao frowned and said, "Why?"
Cao Cao is still self-aware. His current ability and qualifications are more than ten times inferior to Zhu Jun's. Even Zhu Jun can't defeat the Yellow Turban Army. Isn't his trip in vain?
Guo Jiadao: "The Qingzhou Yellow Turban Army numbered in the millions. Except for a small number that entered Jizhou, Yanzhou, and Xuzhou last year, most of them were blocked by Zhu Shijun in Qingzhou. There are at least two million left. With so many mouths, Zhu Shijun Even if we defeat them, what will happen next?”
Cao Cao's expression condensed, his narrow eyes widened, and he took a deep breath unconsciously.
How to place millions of Yellow Turban troops? The money and food needed will be uncountable! Without proper placement, the Yellow Turban Army will inevitably rise again!
But in an instant, Cao Cao looked at Guo Jiaqi and said, "What is the great gift Fengxiao wants to give me?"
Guo Jia picked up the flask and took a sip. He felt relieved and said with a smile: "I just said that now is the time of crisis. It is not easy for the Yellow Turban Army to survive the winter. Now is the time of greatest poverty. Staring with blood-red eyes During the summer harvest, as long as they are not given the opportunity to plunder summer grain, and they are promised money and grain, it is easy to lure tens of thousands, or even hundreds of thousands, of Yellow Turban troops to surrender. Many of the Yellow Turban troops are young and strong, and have battle experience. After the general recruits them, they can get ten Thousands of people can put down the Qingzhou rebellion within a year!"
Upon hearing this, Cao Cao's breathing became rapid, and his narrow eyes narrowed, as if there were electric rays pulsing.
If he pacifies Qingzhou, he will be granted the title of Marquis!
But Cao Cao quickly calmed down, looked at Guo Jiada and said, "Where do you get the money and food from?"
If you want to appease tens of thousands or even hundreds of thousands of people, you need a lot of money and food, and it is not temporary. Otherwise, if you surrender and rebel again, the consequences will be more serious.
Guo Jia drank wine and said: "I just said that the green and yellow are not harvested. Isn't it the summer harvest? They are farmers. They will harvest from Beihai and Donglai counties first, which will be enough to last until the autumn harvest. Then the general can farm, hundreds of thousands When people work in the fields, the food they produce will make the imperial court jealous."
Cao Cao sat upright, his eyes flashed with tiger light, the corners of his face were twitching with excitement, his fists were clenched, and his heart was surging like a tide.
Guo Jia has drawn a clear route for him, which will greatly satisfy his ambition of 'achievement'!
"What should we do?" After just a moment, Cao Cao regained his calm expression, picked up the flask, took a sip of wine, and said with a smile.
Guo Jia deeply admired Cao Cao's self-control ability and said while lying down: "There is nothing wrong with the general's previous strategy. It was nothing more than a sudden encounter."
Cao Cao nodded and said with a smile: "I plan to attack everywhere."
Guo Jia blurted out: "Day and night."
After saying that, he regretted a little and turned to look at Cao Cao.
Cao Cao was not surprised and laughed and said: "What Feng Xiao said is exactly what I want. I have ordered Miao Cai to go and investigate, and we will start tonight."
Guo Jia didn't speak this time. He drank leisurely and glanced at Cao Cao. There was something he was hiding in his heart.
Cao Cao drank and looked out the door following Guo Jia's gaze. His heart was filled with emotions and his face was full of pride.
That night.
Cao Cao attacked in three groups and launched a night attack on the Yellow Turban Army near Zhuxu County.
Whether it was because he had never been attacked at night or because he looked down upon Cao Cao, the stronghold of ten thousand people was attacked to pieces and more than a thousand people were beheaded.
Cao Cao did not take any prisoners and forcibly drove away the Yellow Turban Army.
Cao Cao did not stop his horse, and sent troops to Anqiu directly the next day, pretending to attack. After a full day, he did not actually attack.
That night was another night attack, and this time the Yellow Turban Army was prepared. As soon as Cao Cao found out, he withdrew and then walked around the city with the sound of drums like thunder.
For five days, the Yellow Turban Army fled without a fight.
In mid-June, Cao Cao was so powerful that he directly attacked Chang'an.
It's still the same old strategy, feigning attacks day and night, constantly tiring the enemy.
Cao Cao rode his horse and looked at the small city of Chang'an, stroking his beard with a contented expression.
Cao Ren stood behind him and said, "General, there are more than 100,000 people in this small county town. I'm afraid it won't be easy to break."
More than 100,000 people defend the city. Even if the city is not big, if they defend it desperately, it will naturally not be easy to win.
What's more, Cao Cao's plan does not involve a forcible attack on the city - he wants people, not a pointless fight!
Cao Cao looked back and said, "Where did Fengxiao go?"
Cao Ren said: "The military advisor finished drinking his wine and he was very naughty, so he took Miaocai to look for him personally."
With Xia Houyuan here, Cao Cao was not worried and said: "Keep an eye on the four gates and don't let them run away silently."
"Don't worry, I've arranged everything." Cao Ren said.
Cao Cao hummed, holding the sword in his hand and turning it around quietly - he was a little impatient.
Xiahou Yuan, Xiahou Dun, and Cao Ren all followed Cao Cao many years ago. They were relatives and die-hard brothers.
In the early morning, Guo Jiacai and Xiahou Yuan returned. Cao Cao came out of Xiahoudun's room and greeted him. He asked curiously: "Fengxiao, Miaocai, where have you been?"
Xia Houyuan looked at Guo Jia and hesitated to speak.
Guo Jia drank wine and said with a smile: "I asked talented people to send letters to the Yellow Turban Army in Beihai and Donglai."
Cao Cao was startled and said: "Sending a letter? What letter?"
Xia Houyuan said quickly: "Mengde, the military counselor plans to attract all the Yellow Turban troops from everywhere."
Cao Cao looked slightly shocked and said: "How to attract?"
He knew Guo Jia's strategy. He originally hoped to continuously drive the Yellow Turban Army eastward, causing the Yellow Turban Army to gather, and then decide on a battle.
Xia Houyuan said: "The military advisor asked me to pretend to be the Yellow Turban Army and send people to deliver letters to the Yellow Turban Army everywhere, saying that we had brought hundreds of thousands of money and food. In addition, the military advisor also asked me to send people to send people to all the farmland where crops grew, or Seize it or burn it."
Cao Cao understood immediately, his expression was a little obscure, and he turned to look at Guo Jia and said: "Fengxiao, I'm afraid hundreds of thousands of people will come, are you sure?"
Guo Jia drank wine, smiled calmly, and said: "Don't worry, let's see how many people come first."
Seeing him like this, Cao Cao knew that he had a plan, so he smiled more and said: "Go, go, go, Yuan Rang has recovered a lot, let's drink with him today."
Naturally, everyone had no objection and entered Xiahou Dun's ward with Cao Cao.
The next day, after a group of people washed up, they gathered together to discuss the war.
Xiahou Dun was wrapped tightly, and his face was still a little pale, and he said: "Mengde, I think it is better to surround three people and one is missing. If they are all surrounded, they can eat and sleep in peace."
Cao Cao ate the cake and said, "The main reason is that I'm afraid they will leak the news."
Xiahou Dun glanced at Guo Jia and nodded understandingly.
Although they all trust Guo Jia, this time they are deeply suspicious of Guo Jia's plan.
In the huge Qingzhou, there are millions of Yellow Turban troops. Can they really lure hundreds of thousands of people to surrender?
Xiahou Dun didn't even dare to think about it!
"General, please send a letter to Chang'an City." A soldier came to the door and said.
Cao Cao, Guo Jia and others looked at each other and waited for Cao Ren to take it. Cao Cao opened it and read it. He couldn't help but look weird and handed the letter to Guo Jia.
Guo Jia's hands were chopsticks and a wine flask. He hesitated for a moment, put down his chopsticks, took the letter, glanced at it, and couldn't help but smile: "General Huicheng, when he was in Jinan, destroyed the altar, his method was the same as that of Zhong Huang Taiyi." Same, if you know it, now you are even more confused. The Han Dynasty is over, the Huang family should be established. The great destiny of heaven is beyond your ability. Is this to recruit the general? "
Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren and others were startled at the same time. They all grabbed the letter and looked at it. They couldn't help but look at each other.
This Yellow Turban Army really wrote a letter to Cao Cao, asking them to surrender! ?
Cao Cao ate the cake in his hand, clapped his hands, stood up and said, "Ignore it and continue to attack the city."
Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan, and Cao Ren stood up and got ready to go out.
It's not really a siege, but it's more real than a siege.
The 10,000-strong army was so huge that it frightened Chang'an County into panic.
Three days passed. As Cao Cao watched from a distance, he could see the haggard and haggard faces of the yellow scarf soldiers on top of the city.
Xia Houyuan galloped from a distance, approached Cao Cao, and said happily: "Mengde, good news, the Yellow Turban Army is coming from all over the place, and they will arrive in a day or two at most. The delay is very long, and there is no end in sight. There may be Hundreds of thousands of people!”
The Yellow Turban Army is not an army, but a group of countless people, including old, weak, women and children. Therefore, a young man often leads a large family.
There are hundreds of thousands of people, and the young ones may be less than 10,000!
Cao Cao stroked his beard and smiled, saying: "Withdraw the troops!"
The sound of ringing gold sounded, and Cao Jun, who was feigning an attack, receded like the tide.
Cao Cao returned to the camp and couldn't wait to talk to Guo Jia: "Fengxiao, as you expected, everyone is here!"
Guo Jia was drinking and playing chess with himself without raising his head.
Cao Cao was not in a hurry and sat down to pour wine.
Perhaps he was infected by Guo Jia, but Cao Cao has been drinking a lot lately.
In the next two days, Cao Cao did not make any move and kept a close eye on the Yellow Turban Army coming from Donglai County.
night.
Cao Cao, Guo Jia, Xia Houyuan, Cao Ren and others were lying on the floor in Xiahou Dun's ward, sleeping soundly.
"General! General!"
While he was sleeping soundly, a soldier came to the guard and said urgently: "The yellow turban bandits have left the city and seem to be attacking the camp."
Cao Cao suddenly woke up, put on his clothes, took his sword, and strode out.
Cao Ren and Xia Houyuan woke up at the same time and wanted to follow them.
"Miaocai, please stay for a while." Guo Jia leaned on the bed and took a sip of wine.
Xia Houyuan was startled and saw Cao Ren leaving in a hurry. He came over and asked doubtfully: "What's wrong, military advisor?"
Guo Jia smiled slightly and said, "I'll give you a chance to make great achievements."
Xia Houyuan stepped forward fiercely and said urgently: "Military advisor, what chance do you have?"
Xiahou Dun struggled to sit up on the bed and said, "Military advisor, I'm fine!"
Asking for a monthly ticket~
(End of chapter)
