When did Guo Huai fight against Ma Chao?
That was of course the battle when Cao Cao personally led an army to conquer Kansai.
In that war, Cao Cao used almost all the famous generals he had that year.
Zhang He, Xu Huang, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Xia Houyuan and other world-famous generals all followed Cao Cao in his expedition to Guanxi in that battle.
In addition to this first-class group of famous generals, Xun You, Jia Xu, Liu Ye, Jiang Ji and other outstanding figures in the world also contributed their own strategies in that battle.
In such a luxurious team configuration back then, Guo Huai was still just a little-known Ling Shi.
Based on Guo Huai's identity and status at that time, logically speaking, he was not qualified to play against Ma Chao at that time.
However, things in the world are always so strange. On both sides of the mighty Weishui River, the two people did have a real fight.
Perhaps few people in the world will know the outcome of that battle, but that battle left unforgettable memories in the hearts of both of them.
So when he heard that Ma Chao was outside Xiabian City, Guo Huai's fighting spirit began to boil.
However, Guo Huai did not show this in front of Jiang Wei. He looked at Jiang Wei lying on the couch and suddenly felt something. He lifted the quilt covering Jiang Wei's legs and observed his wounds.
While observing, Guo Huai asked casually, "I heard that the wound on your leg was stabbed by Ma Chao himself?"
Facing Guo Huai's inquiry, Jiang Wei replied without hesitation: "Report to the general, yes."
After listening to Jiang Wei's answer, Guo Huai suddenly understood something in his heart.
He looked at Jiang Wei with an appraising look, and then covered Jiang Wei's legs with the quilt.
After completing these actions, Guo Huai patted Jiang Wei on the shoulder and said: "Take good care of your injuries. When you recover, you can serve Wei again."
Long before he came in just now, Guo Huai learned about Jiang Wei's injury from the doctor.
It's not fatal, but it will take some time to survive.
Seeing that Guo Huai not only did not punish him, but also comforted himself, Jiang Wei was a little moved. Lying on the couch, he bowed to Guo Huai and said gratefully: "The general will accept your order."
After comforting Jiang Wei, Guo Huai stood up and left Jiang Wei's room.
But after stepping out of Jiang Wei's room, Guo Huai turned around thoughtfully and glanced into the room.
He had witnessed Ma Chao's bravery with his own eyes.
That was someone who could fight with Tiger Marquis regardless of outcome. The shot that such a person thrust out with all his strength only hit the thigh, but aside from other things, Jiang Wei's leg couldn't be saved according to common sense.
But now?
According to the doctor, there is nothing serious.
Guo Huai didn't think it was because Ma Chao was old and frail. If that was the case, how could he explain his heroic performance on the battlefield at the beginning?
All kinds of speculations kept popping up in Guo Huai's mind.
Guo Huai is a smart person, but the smarter a person is, the easier it is to think too much.
However, Guo Huai is not someone who casts suspicion. After all, there are many possibilities for Ma Chao to show mercy to Jiang Wei on purpose.
With Jiang Wei's intelligence, there was no need for him to make secret arrangements with the weak and anti-Han people.
And Jiang Wei's family background was enough for Guo Huai to cover up this matter for Jiang Wei.
Thinking of this, Guo Huai smiled and shook his head.
Many years of military service have made him deeply realize a truth: people's hearts are always unpredictable.
But Guo Huai didn't pay too much attention to this matter. After thinking about it for a while, he put it behind him.
The most important thing for Guo Huai now is how to deal with Ma Chao's arrival.
Thinking of this difficult opponent, Guo Huai sent out scouts to spy on the enemy. On the other hand, he quickly returned to the main tent, picked up the map on the table and read it carefully.
Under the dim candlelight, the picture of Jiadi was quite rough, so it seemed a little difficult for Guo Huai to look at the map in his hand.
But even in such a bad environment, Guo Huai's eagle-like gaze still captured a key place in an instant - Gushan.
Guo Huai, who has been traveling in Liangzhou all year round, is not unfamiliar with the terrain of Wudu County.
With the help of the map, Guo Huai could more clearly realize the importance of Gushan for Xia Bian.
Guo Huai is cautious about his opponent Ma Chao.
With Ma Chao's military talent, there is no reason why Ma Chao cannot see what Guo Huai thinks he can see.
In fact, long before Jiang Wei's military report was delivered to Guo Huai, many people in the army had judged that Ma Chao would definitely lead his army back to Yinping after a great victory.
But no matter how many people think so, Guo Huai is always a little worried in his heart.
Ma Chao is famous for being good at attacking. With his fighting style, will he really retreat to Yinping after his own side has won a big victory and is full of momentum?
Guo Huai thinks not.
Because of this, he immediately sent out scouts to investigate the situation of Ma Chao's army as soon as he arrived in Hechi County.
After realizing the importance of solid mountains and one place for the next debate, Guo Huai became more determined in this idea.
Sure enough, when the scout came back a few days later, he reported to Guo Huai the latest trends of Ma Chao's army - garrisoning the main road in Gushan and setting up camp.
When Guo Huai learned the news, compared to the worries of the generals, Guo Huai felt that this was the case.
The reason why the generals were worried about Ma Chao's move was that they were all knowledgeable soldiers, and they all knew the importance of holding a strong mountain and a stronghold against their subordinates, and they also knew what Ma Chao's purpose was in taking charge of the stronghold.
If Ma Chao builds the fortress to be impregnable, he is afraid that his own troops will be many times more numerous than the enemy, and it will be difficult to break through.
In war, geographical advantages often outweigh people and people.
After the worried looks appeared on the faces of the generals, Guo Huai realized what they were thinking.
It is obvious that the negative consequences of the decline in morale caused by Jiang Wei's defeat are beginning to appear.
Now that he is aware of this, Guo Huai, as the commander-in-chief, cannot ignore this situation.
Guo Huai looked at the generals present and said with a fake smile: "If Ma Mengqi just retreats to Yinping, then I will be unable to stop him for a while.
But he actually planned to intercept my tens of thousands of troops with less than three thousand troops. He really overestimated his capabilities.
Even though he occupies a favorable location, doesn’t he know that the time of heaven is now on our side?”
Hearing what Guo Huai said, the generals were quickly attracted by Guo Huai's words.
One of Guo Huai's trusted generals took the lead and asked Guo Huai: "The general said that the weather is with our army. Do you dare to ask what the weather is for our army?"
When asked by this trusted general, Guo Huai said easily: "Everyone knows that Liangzhou was unable to get support from Yizhou in this war. Liangzhou was also in turmoil many times last year, so it seems that it has already been unable to make ends meet in terms of food and grass.
Our army is just the opposite. The general has been preparing for war for half a year and has hoarded a large amount of food and grass for our army to use.
Under this situation, our army can attack Gushan for a month, but can Ma Chao defend it for a month?
If he doesn't retreat now, if he waits until the food is exhausted, then the Liangzhou army will be confused. If I attack with my cavalry again, how can Ma Chao not be defeated?"
Guo Huai's tone was full of confidence.
And his analysis does make sense.
After listening to Guo Huai's analysis, the worries in the hearts of the generals dissipated a lot.
It is true that the terrain is greater than the people and the weather, but the weather is greater than the favorable conditions.
Seeing that the morale of the generals had been stabilized by his words, Guo Huai immediately issued a military order:
"Instruct the three armies to withdraw from camp immediately.
Since Ma Chao wants to challenge me, I will stay with him until the end."
In that battle back then, it was time to decide the winner!
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