Guo Huai, courtesy name Boji, was a native of Taiyuan, Bingzhou.
Guo Huai was born in the Guo family of Taiyuan, and his family background was very prominent.
Since his great-grandfather, almost every generation of the elders in his clan has held high-ranking officials worth two thousand stones. This kind of family background has surpassed that of most people in the world.
During the Jian'an period, Guo Huai was elected as Xiaolian because he came from a wealthy noble family.
At first, Guo Huai held civilian positions. Later, due to frequent wars in the world, Guo Huai, who was good at military strategy, entered the military service.
In the 20th year of Jian'an, Guo Huai became Xia Houyuan's Sima under the arrangement of Cao Cao.
At the beginning of the Battle of Hanzhong, Guo Huai did not follow Xia Houyuan because of his illness. Later, Xia Houyuan was killed by Huang Zhong in the battle of Dingjun Mountain. The Wei army lost its commander and the three armies were in disarray.
At that time, Guo Huai supported the sick body and the governor Du Xi gathered the scattered soldiers, calmed the people, and took the lead in recommending Zhang He as the commander-in-chief of the army.
If it weren't for Guo Huai's decisive decision, Hanzhong might have already been in Liu Bei's pocket.
Later, while guarding Hanzhong, Guo Huai made many achievements. After the Wei army was defeated in the Battle of Hanzhong, Guo Huai was ordered to guard Liangzhou with Zhang He.
When Guo Huai led his troops to guard Liangzhou, he defeated the strong with the weak many times and quelled local alien rebellions.
In addition, Guo Huai was very concerned about the life of the local aliens, so the Qiang and Hu people in Liangzhou called Guo Huai a god.
Of course, Guo Huai became a famous general in history because of his contribution to resisting Ji Han's Northern Expedition.
"The Barrier Against Shu" is the best explanation of Guo Huai's achievements in history.
Although Guo Huai is not a direct descendant like Wang Shuang, Cao Zhen still attaches great importance to his arrival due to Guo Huai's current reputation in Liangzhou.
After being summoned by Cao Zhen, Guo Huai quickly came to Cao Zhen.
Guo Huai saluted Cao Zhen in front of him, and then said: "I have escorted 150,000 shi of military supplies to Chencang."
Cao Zhen's face showed joy when he heard that Guo Huai had indeed delivered 150,000 shi of military rations for him as he had written before.
Guo Huai was not an official like a governor, so the raising of military rations was not within his scope of authority.
However, in recent months, no matter how much Cao Zhen deliberately suppressed the news, many people in Guanzhong have learned about the big things Cao Zhen is doing now.
After learning about this incident, Guo Huai took the initiative to write to Cao Zhen, saying that he had a way to raise some food and grass for Cao Zhen's southern expedition.
After receiving Guo Huai's letter, Cao Zhen felt strange in his heart, but since Guo Huai had such good intentions, he could not refuse, so he wrote back and approved Guo Huai's request.
However, the issue of military rations was not within Guo Huai's authority after all, so Cao Zhen did not pay much attention to this matter at first.
Unexpectedly, in just one month, Guo Huai actually raised 150,000 shi of military rations for him, which made Cao Zhen suddenly full of curiosity.
"How did Boji do it?"
One hundred and fifty thousand shi of military rations is not a lot, but it is not a small amount either.
When faced with Cao Zhen's inquiry, Guo Huai replied calmly: "I live among the Qiang and have little hope among the Di. These 150,000 stones of military rations were donated by me from the Qiang and Di tribes."
After hearing how Guo Huai raised these 150,000 stones of military rations, Cao Zhen couldn't help but secretly marvel.
The Qiang and Di people have always lived on the border, and their lives have always been difficult. This is one of the reasons why they often raided the border in the past.
In this case, food is as important as life to the Qiang and Di people.
However, Guo Huai was able to use his own prestige to make the Qiang and Di people obediently hand over their grain reserves to support the Wei Dynasty's southern expedition. From this, we can see how deep Guo Huai's reputation is in Liangzhou.
Perhaps compared to Ma Chao back then, the concessions were just as great.
After realizing this, Cao Zhen smiled and asked Guo Huai to sit down.
Then Cao Zhen asked Guo Huai, "What can Bo Ji teach me when he comes here?"
Cao Zhen revealed Guo Huai's true thoughts with one sentence.
Cao Zhen can sit in the position where one person is less than ten thousand people in the Wei Dynasty. His status and military achievements are one of the reasons, but his own political wisdom is definitely not low.
The matter of raising food for the Southern Expedition Army was the sole responsibility of Xia Houmao. If Guo Huai only wanted to raise food and fodder for the Southern Expedition Army, then the person he should have written to before should be Xia Houmao.
Furthermore, given Guo Huai's status, after raising 150,000 shi of military rations, he did not need to personally escort them to Chencang.
It's unnatural, but Guo Huai did this, which shows that his purpose is not that simple.
As for Guo Huai's purpose, it is not difficult to guess based on Cao Zhen's wisdom. He just wanted to take the opportunity to show off his talents and join the southern expedition.
Cao Zhen knew Guo Huai's purpose and was happy to see it succeed, so Cao Zhen asked Guo Huai this question.
Seeing that Cao Zhen had seen through his thoughts, Guo Huai felt calm.
He bowed to Cao Zhen and asked, "Will the general divide his troops to march south in the future?"
Guo Huai's question made Cao Zhen think highly of him.
Only a few important ministers participated in the discussion in the Luoyang Palace that day, and Cao Pi issued a hush-hush order afterwards.
Therefore, many people in the Cao and Wei Dynasties have guessed that the imperial court is about to launch a large-scale southern expedition, but few people know the specific southern expedition strategy of the imperial court in the future.
But now Guo Huai is able to reveal his plan for the southern expedition without knowing this, which is enough to demonstrate Guo Huai's military strategy.
Since Guo Huai had guessed this, Cao Zhen did not continue to hide it. He nodded and said: "Of course."
Seeing that his guess was correct, Guo Huai immediately recommended himself to Cao Zhen and said: "There are many fortresses in Hanzhong, and the general's strategy of marching south is just in time.
I just wonder if the general has plans to march from Wudu County?"
Cao Zhen was a little surprised when he heard Guo Huai's inquiry.
"Wudu?"
He said these two words hesitantly.
Wudu County Cao really knew it, after all, the battle that made Cao Xiu famous was the Battle of Wudu.
But Cao Zhen had never put Wudu in his attack plan before.
It is true that Wudu County is adjacent to Hanzhong County. From the map, it is a barrier on the flank of Hanzhong County. If the Wei army can capture Wudu County, it may threaten the heart of Hanzhong.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! But the problem is that after Cao Cao was defeated in the decisive battle in Hanzhong, most of the Han people in Wudu County moved to Liangzhou. Currently, the proportion of Qiang and Di people in Wudu County is very
of high.
Under such circumstances, if a large army is rashly sent into Wudu County, disaster or fortune will be unpredictable.
But when Guo Huai mentioned Wudu County in front of him, Cao Zhen's thoughts quietly changed.
It is feasible to divide the army into one group, enter Wudu from Liangzhou, and then attack the flanks of Hanzhong County.
Cao Zhen had never considered this route before because he was only concerned about the Qiang and Di people in Wudu County, but now isn't Guo Huai in front of him?
With Guo Huai's reputation among the Qiang and Di people, Cao Zhen's previous concerns seemed to be nothing.
And Cao Zhen also understood why Guo Huai specifically mentioned Wudu County.
Cao Zhen looked at Guo Huai with a critical look, and then Cao Zhen asked Guo Huai: "If Gu Ling Bo Ji leads the army to attack Wudu, will Bo Ji have the confidence to expand the territory of Wei Dynasty?"
Due to the large number of Qiang and Di people in Wudu County and the dangerous cultural environment, Wudu County is currently neither under the rule of the Han Dynasty nor under the rule of Cao Wei.
Seeing that Cao Zhen understood the meaning of his expression, Guo Huai was immediately overjoyed.
He immediately stood up and said to Cao Zhen: "Just do what you want."
Guo Huai's response made Cao Zhen quite satisfied, so he promised Guo Huai: "Bo Ji will go back to the station to train his soldiers. When our army goes south, I will give you an order."
After receiving Cao Zhen's promise, Guo Huai retreated with satisfaction.
After Guo Huai left, Cao Zhen felt very comfortable.
Military spirit can be expressed in four words, which naturally appeared in his heart, and no general would be dissatisfied with these four words.
Because the availability of military morale often means a promising future.
Feeling comfortable, Cao Zhen ordered someone to summon Yang Fu.
Cao Zhen wanted to ask Yang Fu how the assembly of the Pili car was going.
This was a big killing weapon prepared for the Han army when he came to Japan for the southern expedition.
How long can Yangpingguan hold out under the attack of a powerful weapon like the Thunderbolt Car?
Preparations for Cao Wei's southern expedition are gradually coming to an end, and perhaps a battle that will shock the world will soon begin in Hanzhong.
However, the flowers bloom at two ends, each showing one. Currently, most of the eyes of interested people in the world are focused on Nanzhong.
Some time ago, Zhuge Liang urgently summoned Deng Ai to lead his army south to rendezvous. Under Zhuge Liang's urgent orders, Deng Ai led his army day and night to join Zhuge Liang's army outside Qiongdu County.
After learning about the arrival of Deng Ai's army, Zhuge Liang immediately summoned Deng Ai into his main tent.
So before the tired Deng Ai had time to rest, he came to Zhuge Liang again.
After meeting Zhuge Liang, Deng Ai respectfully handed the command arrow back to Zhuge Liang's hand, which meant that his mission as the commander-in-chief of an army was over.
After Zhuge Liang took back the command arrow in Deng Ai's hand, one thing came to his mind.
A few days ago, he learned that Ma Di was publicly caned by Deng Ai.
Even because the punishment of thirty army sticks was too severe, after Ma Su was sentenced to death, he was left by Deng Ai in Jiangyuan County to recuperate.
According to Ma Su's injury, it would be difficult for him to participate in the next battle.
Ma Di is well known to everyone in the Han Dynasty as one of his direct subordinates. According to the political rules of the Han Dynasty, the relationship of direct subordinates is sometimes similar to that of clan members.
However, after Zhuge Liang learned about this incident, he had no intention of blaming Deng Ai.
He knew why Deng Ai scolded Ma Su in public. From the overall perspective, what Deng Ai did was not wrong.
But obviously after this incident spread, the feud between Deng Ai and the Ma family in Xiangyang was completely settled. Even because of the status of the Ma family in Xiangyang in Jingzhou, more Jingzhou nobles would be dissatisfied with Deng Ai in the future.
It seemed that the worries he had before were becoming reality little by little.
Thinking that Zhuge Liang wanted to enlighten Deng Ai, he asked about an incident that had been widely circulated in the army recently.
"I heard that not long ago, Zi Sheng sent someone from Liangzhou to send you the "Jianghou Zhoubo Family"?"
Seeing Zhuge Liang mention this matter, Deng Ai had a proud look on his face.
"Reporting to the Prime Minister, this is indeed the case."
Deng Ai received it a few days ago.
The reason why Deng Ai showed pride was that he felt that Mi Yang was praising his contribution by ordering someone to send "Jianghou Zhoubo Family" to him.
Zhou Bo and Zhou Yafu were both famous generals who protected the Han Dynasty. When Mi Yang sent him the list recording their deeds, wasn't he comparing him to these two famous generals?
Deng Ai respected Mi Yang very much, and he was very happy to receive such praise from Mi Yang.
When you are happy, you will inevitably show off to your colleagues. It is not difficult for this matter to spread so widely in the military.
Zhuge Liang looked at the proud look on Deng Ai's face and realized that Deng Ai did not understand Mi Yang's purpose of sending biographies of Zhou Bo and Zhou Yafu.
"Jianghou and Tiaohou are both great Han Dynasties. They made great contributions to the Han Dynasty, but they did not cultivate the way to protect themselves, and they were robbed in their later years. It is disappointing!"
Zhuge Liang's tone was quite calm when he said this sentence, but when this sentence fell into Deng Ai's ears, his expression changed drastically.
His political emotional intelligence is low, but it does not mean that he cannot understand human speech.
Only now did he understand Mi Yang's real intention, which was not to praise but to warn.
After understanding Mi Yang's true intention, Deng Ai was so confused that he didn't know how to answer Zhuge Liang for a while.
Zhuge Liang did not embarrass Deng Ai. He asked Deng Ai to step back and think carefully about Mi Yang's intentions and his reminder today.
That's all he can do. Whether he can change his character depends on Deng Ai himself.
Even if he hadn't seen that Deng Ai was a rare talent, Zhuge Liang might not have mentioned this warning.
After Deng Ai retreated, Zhuge Liang began to think about the current war situation.
A few days ago he led the army to arrive outside Qiongdu County.
Qiongdu is the seat of Yueqi County and the headquarters of Yi King Gaoding. As long as he can lead his army to capture Qiongdu County, the rebellion of Yueqi County will not be a concern.
It's just that he had the intention of "gathering the crowd to annihilate them", so during this period of time he only organized the army and practiced martial arts and did not launch an attack on Qiongdu County.
Zhuge Liang's waiting is meaningful. In the past few days, intelligence has been coming in. Zhu Bao from Xianggou County and Yong Kai from Yizhou County are mobilizing troops. It is expected that they will lead the army to Qiongdu soon.
outside.
Of course, not everyone in the Han army was worried about this information.
What those people are worried about is that if they continue to wait blindly until the three enemy armies unite, their strength will definitely be greater than that of the Han army.
Not to mention the field battle at that time, if the enemy army made up its mind to hold on to Qiongdu, the Han army would not be able to hold on.
According to Yang Yi's calculations, the Han army's current military rations are only enough to last the Han army for half a year at most.
If the Han army cannot completely quell the rebellion in Nanzhong within half a year, then from a strategic perspective, the Han army's southern expedition will end in failure.
But Zhuge Liang naturally knew this.
Since he has the plan to "gather them together and annihilate them", it means that he already has a way to achieve this strategic goal in his mind.
That method is the "divide and transform" strategy suggested by Mi Yang before.
Do you really think that when he let Meng Huo go, he acted solely on the basis of benevolence and righteousness?
Soldiers never tire of deceit, and this has been true since ancient times.
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