[Three Kingdoms] Seven steps into wetness

In September of the 13th year of Jian'an, Cao Cao chased Liu Bei with five thousand horses, and defeated him at Changban, Dangyang.He captured his people's luggage and forced Liu Bei and Liu Qi to retreat to Xiakou.Afterwards, Cao Cao stationed in Jiangling, served Han Song, Kuai Yue, Deng Xi and others, and ordered Wen to be the prefect of Jiangxia.He also ordered the resettlement of Jingzhou officials and people, and rewarded Jingzhou soldiers.

It has been seven days since the news came back to Xuchang.In fact, now that Xun Yu is stationed in Jingzhou, if Guo Jia hadn't been in the Xuchang Cao Mansion, it would have been a while longer.

In fact, this is a very common news.Not only ordinary, but also shows Cao Cao's benevolence to the common people and clear rewards and punishments to his subordinates.It is also very correct for Cao Cao to occupy Jiangling.

The status of Jiangling in Jingzhou is equivalent to that of Xuchang and Yecheng.As early as when Liu Biao first served as governor of Jingzhou, Kuai Yue put forward the suggestion of "occupying Jiangling in the south and defending Xiangyang in the north, and the eight prefectures of Jingzhou can be handed down to decide".

However, when Guo Jiafu heard the news, he was startled and angrily said: "What did you say? Instead of taking advantage of the victory and killing Liu Bei, my lord rewarded Jiangling generals?"

But this expression only paused for a moment, and he suddenly bent down and coughed.

Although his illness is not serious, it is not cured after all.Hua Tuo also said that as much as possible, don't worry and don't get angry.

When the visitor saw Guo Jia in such a state, he shuddered all over, then lowered his head and said yes.

Guo Jia took a deep breath.

Not long ago, he asked Cao Zhi to guess whether the lord could win this battle, and what he got was a sigh.

At that time, he could still sit still, so he just sent a letter of divorce to Cao Cao to warn him that the possibility of Sun Quan sending troops was very high.In particular, he pointed out Liu Bei's escape route, and hoped that the Lord would definitely kill Liu Bei in front of Xiakou.

The land of Xiakou is where Liu Biao's Huang Zu army was stationed.Since Sun Quan took charge of Jiangdong, he has conquered Xiakou three times, and it was not until the third time before the year before that that Huang Zu's army was completely wiped out.But Sun Quan did not send people to garrison Xiakou, but hastily withdrew his troops, confirming the rumors that Sun Quan was avenging his father and brother.

But Guo Jia knew that it was definitely not!

Xiakou is where Jiangdong borders Jingzhou.In other words, as long as Xiakou is occupied, Sun Quan can unscrupulously send elite soldiers out of Jiangdong.How could he surrender such an important place to others?

Therefore, Sun Quan only pretended to withdraw his troops, but in fact hibernated in Jiangdong and kept a close eye on Xiakou, waiting for an opportunity that would allow him to conquer Jingzhou in one fell swoop.

It's a pity that before waiting for that day, Cao Cao unified the north and raised his troops to the south.

Now Liu Qi only leads [-] troops.As long as Cao Cao gives an order, these people can be crushed, and then the troops can be stationed in Xiakou leisurely.Jieshi trained the navy here, and looked across the shore from Sun Quan, so that Sun Quan could not even cry!

However, Cao Cao missed this opportunity!

It's just that Cao Cao failed, how could Liu Bei give up?Presumably he had already sent people to Jiangdong to ask Sun Quan to send troops.

The light in Guo Jia's eyes danced.

Although he was troubled by Cao Cao's indifference, his heart became more and more excited-ever since he met Zhou Yu and heard that Liu Bei paid three visits to the thatched cottage, he has been looking forward to it!

——He is looking forward to the confrontation with Zhou Yu and the meeting with Zhuge Liang!

Talented people emerge in endlessly in troubled times. Although he has never heard of the name Zhuge Liang, how can he be mediocre if he can be recommended by Xu Shu, and even Liu Bei visits the thatched cottage three times?

Then assuming that he is a counselor under Liu Bei's command, in such a crisis, it is natural to seek the protection of Sun Quan who has unified Jiangdong.Although Sun Quan was young, he was extremely courageous, and he would never be as afraid of Cao Jun as Gongsun Du who sent the heads of Shangxi and Shangxi.

In other words, at least he will not easily kill Liu Bei and surrender Cao Cao.

As for whether to send troops or not, it depends on the advisers under his command.

The most famous under Sun Quan's command are Zhang Zhao, Lu Su, and Zhou Yu.Among them, Zhang Zhao is the oldest and a representative of the conservative faction.Under his leadership, many people would choose to keep Liu Bei out of the door and choose to watch the fire from the other side.

But Lu Su and Zhou Yu, the two ministers who were valued by Sun Quan, from the perspective of

Then, it was a question of whether he, together with Zhou Yu and Lu Su, could persuade a young man.

Of course it is possible!

So Guo Jia believed Cao Zhi's words for almost a moment, and then asked him "Is this battle victorious", how could Cao Zhi give him such an answer.

Guo Jia stood up.

He has always been a gentle and steady person, but at this moment he can't restrain the agitation in his heart, and even his whole body is like a sharp sword drawn from its sheath, moving forward without hesitation!

until he saw someone.

At the gate of the courtyard, a 17-year-old boy stood with his hands behind his back.He looked up at the sky leisurely, with a comfortable expression, and his appearance was even more indescribably handsome.

Such a young man, no matter who he sees, will feel good and appreciate it.But Guo Jia was not happy to see him, his eyes suddenly darkened.

It made his aura stagnate abruptly, and then returned to normal.

Then, he heard the young man Shi Shiran say: "Where are you going, sir?" His voice was also very gentle, and when he said this, he even patted the dust on the hem of his clothes.

Guo Jiadan said: "Autumn is beautiful today, I plan to go out for a while."

Cao Zhi bent his lips and smiled: "I wonder if the students will be lucky enough to follow?"

"No."

Cao Zhi sighed sadly: "Then, it's a pity." His voice was calm and calm, even with a hint of jokes, "Sir, you can't go out."

The atmosphere in the courtyard stagnated suddenly.

Guo Jiadan said: "Why is the Fourth Young Master willing to step aside?"

But Cao Zhi stared at him silently, shaking his head slowly.

"Why is the fourth son unwilling to step aside? Could it be that the lord ordered the fourth son to follow me to study, but ordered the fourth son to monitor and imprison me?"

Cao Zhi let out a long breath."I'm worried," he said.

Cao Zhi said these four words very slowly but firmly.Anyone who hears these four words will probably not doubt the determination of the speaker.

Guo Jia twitched his eyelashes when he heard it, and could no longer contain the warmth growing in his heart.

There was a little trance in his eyes, and his thoughts seemed to have drifted into the distance.But his expression quickly recovered, and even when he stared at Cao Zhi, he was a little depressed.

He has been used to doing whatever he wants all his life, and no one has ever controlled him or restricted him.Now this warmth and unhappiness converge, and finally become indescribably subtle.

It's not like.But it is undeniable that maybe in his heart... he really cares about this young man.

"In the past, I asked the Fourth Young Master whether the main attack of this battle can be won, but the Fourth Young Master didn't say anything." Guo Jia closed his eyes.He brushed away these strange feelings in his heart, and said slowly, "Then, can Fourth Young Master guess what will happen if the Lord loses this time?"

Cao Zhi frowned slightly.

He already guessed what Guo Jia was going to say.

Sure enough, the next moment he heard Guo Jia say: "My lord is over half a hundred years old."

The ancients said that "at fifty, one knows the destiny, and at sixty, one's ears are compliant".Now Cao Cao, who knows his destiny, is 54 years old. Even though he has spent his whole life in the ups and downs, and even at this moment, his body is still relatively strong, but no one can ignore it. Cao Cao is old.

——He is no match for Sun Quan.

If Cao Cao loses this battle, there is no guarantee that he will not vomit blood like Yuan Shao, and then collapse.Then let Sun Quan and Liu Bei sit big, gradually encroach on the northern land, and fight for them. Cao Zhi's eyes moved slightly.

"That's right, my lord can't be defeated!" Guo Jia said, with a decisiveness that cannot be ignored under the calm weather.

After hearing what Guo Jia said, any of the Cao family's children would probably not stop Guo Jia anymore, instead they wanted to respectfully invite Guo Jia to go, and then escort him to Cao Ying safely!

It can even be said that Guo Jia's words instantly turned the supply and demand relationship half a circle!

It was Guo Jia who ordered Cao Zhi to let him go out in anger, but now Cao Zhi had to ask Guo Jia to go out to help Cao Cao.

Guo Jia still had a lot of worry on his face, but he was confident.

He said slowly: "If I tell the Second Young Master this, will the Fourth Young Master be able to follow me?"

Cao Zhi sighed in disappointment.

If Cao Cao's heart was so fragile, he might have lost as early as Guandu.But Guo Jia was already threatening him, and he couldn't stop him.

He finally moved away.

When Guo Jia crossed paths with him, he could still hear him say in a low voice: "Sir, you can talk about this with the students... In fact, the students are already very happy."

Guo Jia paused slightly.

He subconsciously turned his head to look at the young man who was a step away, and saw that he was there, his eyes were calm and soft, and something suddenly appeared in his heart.

Still closing his eyes, he left indifferently.

Cao Zhi stood for a long time.

It was long until the sun went down, and the evening was cold and bleak at the end of October.

What should be said has already been said, but the people he cares about don't care about what he cares about at all.

After all, Cao Zhi laughed at himself and turned back to his room.

In September in Jiangling, autumn is breezy and crisp.

Liu Bei has been stationed in Xiakou for half a month, and Cao Cao also temporarily appeased the people of Jingzhou, so he gathered the soldiers. After the battle of Changbanpo, Liu Bei seemed to be at the end of his rope.But in fact, there was not a single general in Liu Bei's camp, and even under Zhuge Liang's command, he became more and more brave.

Zhuge Liang caught everyone in Cao Ying by surprise.

This was caught off guard, and even exaggerated to the point of reversing the forms of both sides, making Cao Cao almost ambushed.

How can Cao Cao be reconciled?

When Liu Bei was captured by him many years ago, almost everyone persuaded him to kill Liu Bei, but Guo Jia insisted that "you can capture but not kill".It's a pity that he was let go later, and eventually became a serious problem.If Liu Bei can't be killed in this trip, how can he feel at ease?

He is absolutely not reconciled!

So even if he learned that Zhuge Liang went to Jiangdong to seek Sun Quan's help, even if Cheng Yu said "power must be used to control me", even if Jia Xu and Xun Yu said "do not rush", he could not extinguish the flame in his heart.

——He even had a hunch that if he couldn't kill Liu Bei this time, then he wouldn't be able to kill him in this life!

Cao Cao took a deep breath.

He is still reading this letter of persuasion—the letter of persuasion that will be sent to Sun Quan.

There is a saying in it: "... Those who are close will be punished with resignations, and Liu Cong will hold his hands. There are now 80 navy troops, and Fang and the general will hunt in Wu!"

What arrogance and persecution, but more than thirty words!

After Cao Cao finished writing this letter, no one objected.In fact, they have also seen that Cao Cao's heart has long been firm, even if he opposes it, it is useless.

In this way, let's fight!

Cao Cao looked at their confident or sad faces, and suddenly he missed Guo Jia in his heart.

In the past, he and Guo Jia talked in his ears, but now everything is as expected.

Cao Cao recalled the conversation with Guo Jia before the expedition, so he couldn't help thinking about the recent situation.Although what Guo Jia said at the time was ambiguous, it has been realized one by one up to now.

Liu Biao died of illness, Liu Cong succeeded him, and surrendered to him within a month.But he couldn't kill Liu Bei, making him approach Jiangdong more and more.

Cao Cao squinted his eyes, and his eyes suddenly brightened.

If Guo Jia is here, he must support him!

His eyes were burning, and he quickly laughed loudly: "Come here! ——Send it to Jiangdong Sun Quan! I will wait for the day when he surrenders!"