It was also later that Lu Bu saw that Honest was defeated and would definitely be punished by Dong Zhuo if he continued like this, so he thought of Guo Jia.
He invited him over, and then began to adopt Guo Jia's strategies. In this way, he slowly gained a firm foothold in Xuzhou.
Gradually a counterattack began.
I have to say that at this time, Dong Zhuo's army was indeed among the top armies in the world. With Guo Jia's resourcefulness, Lu Bu was not subject to the tricks of Cao Cao's advisers. In this way, the two sides could only fight head-on.
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It was at this time that Lu Bu showed his top strength.
In the next more than two months, he fought more than a dozen battles with Cao Cao, and he began to gain the upper hand. However, it was winter now, so it was obviously not the time to fight.
Both sides stopped by default. Guo Jia also took advantage of this opportunity and ran back.
Now that he heard Xiao Ziyu's question, he said it without any scruples:
"This Cao Mengde, as Brother Ziyu said, is extraordinary. I know General Lu's military strength, but it does surprise me that Cao Mengde can resist."
"In the past six months, General Lu fought dozens of battles with the opponent, but in the end it was only half a fight. Cao Mengde lost nearly 100,000 troops. General Lu also suffered more than 40,000 casualties, especially 10,000 cavalry casualties."
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Guo Jia's face became a little solemn when he said this.
He had never met Cao Cao before, so he didn't know Cao Cao's strength. However, he had spent some time in Luoyang City and was very aware of the strength of these Xiliang troops.
Especially after Xiao Ziyu's reforms to increase weapons, the strength of Xiliang's army increased even more. At that time, in Guo Jia's eyes, Dong Zhuo's army was definitely the most powerful in the world.
The strength of Dong Zhuo's army can be seen from the fact that Yanzhou Liu Dai was defeated after only three months.
Therefore, as Xuzhou Cao Cao was able to fight Lu Bu like this, Guo Jia had to admire Cao Cao's methods in his heart.
He knew that Cao Cao had been in control of Xuzhou for less than a year, and before that he was still competing with Tao Qian for Xuzhou.
So being able to train such a fighting army in just one year is indeed a great figure.
"I didn't expect that Cao Mengde is really capable. Even you, Guo Fengxiao, can't handle it!" Xiao Ziyu suddenly laughed after hearing this.
He knew Cao Cao's capabilities better than anyone in the world. You must know that Cao Cao was the king of Wei who seized seven-tenths of the territory of the Han Dynasty in the original time and space.
How could he have conquered so much territory without the ability?
"Hmph! If Lu Fengxian had listened to me from the beginning, would he have suffered such a big loss now?" After saying this, Guo Jia was a little angry again, and even complained, and did not call him 'General Lu' anymore.
Address the other party Lu Fengxian.
Now Guo Jia is also a little dissatisfied with Lu Bu.
"Haha! You seem to be full of resentment. Why? You feel wronged. Do you think that Lu Fengxian must listen to you?"
Xiao Ziyu looked at Guo Jia's somewhat angry face and smiled. At this moment, Guo Jia had not tried his best to practice. Although he was very resourceful, he was a little behind in worldly sophistication.
He thought that as a military advisor accompanying the army, Lu Bu would definitely adopt the strategy he had given him, but he forgot that he was just a young boy in his early years, and no one knew how talented he was.
And who is Lu Bu? He is a battle-hardened general. He has proven himself long ago. At this moment, he is at the peak of his prestige. How can he listen to you, a young boy?
So there was a conflict between the two at first, and both sides had some problems.
Compared with the young Guo Jia, Jia Xu is much more experienced. When he first followed Lu Bu, he had no idea of making a breakthrough.
He was waiting, waiting for Lu Bu to come up and ask for advice. In this regard, his methods were much more sophisticated than Guo Jia's.
This made Lu Bu somewhat convinced.
So Guo Jia still has to do a lot now, but it doesn't mean that because of his extraordinary talents, he will be reused immediately.
Xiao Ziyu's words were actually a reminder to the other party. With Guo Jia's wisdom, of course he could hear the implication of Xiao Ziyu's words, so he was stunned.
The hand holding the wine bottle also paused. After a long time, he returned to his original state, and then he bowed deeply to Xiao Ziyu and said, "Jia would like to thank Brother Ziyu for your teachings."
"Haha! Why are you being so polite? As long as you understand. As for Lu Bu, you don't need to spoil him. Just show off your temper and he won't dare to do anything to him."
Seeing Guo Jia's actions, Xiao Ziyu smiled slightly. Obviously he knew that the other party understood, which would be of better help to Guo Jia in the future.
After all, Dong Zhuo is different from Cao Cao. In the original time and space, Guo Jia followed Cao Cao. Cao Cao didn't care about his bohemian behavior, but instead became good friends with the former who "talked about everything".
But Dong Zhuo was different. He was a warrior who started as a soldier. He was not as good as Cao Cao in terms of knowledge and heart.
Therefore, if Guo Jia still had the same attitude towards Cao Cao in the original time and space, Dong Zhuo might not end well.
Therefore, Xiao Ziyu's reminder now is also very appropriate.
And Guo Jia is also a smart person. Of course he understands Xiao Ziyu's intentions, so he bows to Xiao Ziyu. This is his sincere gratitude.
Then Guo Jia explained the situation in Xuzhou in detail. Generally speaking, Lu Bu still has the advantage now.
When winter is over, Lu Bu will continue to attack Cao Cao. However, it is not certain whether he can kill Cao Cao in one fell swoop.
After all, Cao Cao's strength is not weak anymore. Although he has lost about 100,000 troops in the past six months, he is still recruiting soldiers in a steady stream to make up for his losses.
You must know that Xuzhou is also quite prosperous. It also has a large population, at least tens of millions of people. If it really needs to be expropriated, it can recruit at least several million soldiers.
But if he really recruits so many soldiers, then Cao Cao will really be "sighted".
It is indeed good to have many soldiers in the army. But first you have to be able to support them. These millions of soldiers consume an astronomical amount of food and grass.
Even with Cao Cao's background, he would not dare to impose such a levy. After all, he had only captured Xuzhou for a short period of time and his background was not yet deep.
If he was given a few years to come up with an army of millions, it would definitely not be difficult.
But it's a pity that Dong Zhuo can't give him this time. Once he knows the opponent's ability, Dong Zhuo can never let him develop.
Otherwise, it would be setting yourself up for trouble.