After Chen Gui finished talking to the pottery merchant, he chatted with the pottery merchant about daily life and a lot of anecdotes about the Xuzhou gentry community. The old man had not been out for a long time and was very happy today. He sprayed more than a pound on the pottery merchant.
After Tumo Xingzi, he said goodbye with satisfaction.
After old man Chen Gui left, the pottery merchant sat there, thinking hard about what he had just said, unable to calm down the feelings in his heart for a long time.
After a while, the pottery merchant immediately sent someone to call Guo Jia over.
Guo Jia rushed to the meeting hall in a hurry. As soon as he entered, he complained: "Guo is busy arranging city defenses and practicing cavalry battle formations. He is so tired all day long that he can't even take a sip of water. You are lucky enough to hide here to receive the reception."
An old gentleman!"
Tao Shang sighed and said: "If you are willing, you can be the one to receive him next time... I guarantee you can drink a lot of water."
Guo Jia obviously did not understand the profound meaning of Tao Shang's words, otherwise he would have to beat him.
"Tell me, what did old man Chen say to you? You were so anxious that I summoned Guo." Guo Jia said to Tao Shang with a smile.
The potter curled his fingers, flicked the dust on his sleeves, and then relayed Chen Gui's words to Guo Jia in detail.
After hearing what the potter said, the smile on Guo Jia's face shrank and gradually turned into a look of deep thought.
"How likely is it that what Chen Gui said is true?" Tao Shang asked Guo Jiadao.
Guo Jia lowered his head, stroking the short beard on his chin, closed his eyes and planned for a long time before saying: "Let's count it to five or five. According to old man Chen Gui, this is indeed a possibility. What Cao Cao did to me in Xuzhou,
It is most likely a bluff... After all, Xi Zhicai is under Cao Cao's command now. He likes surprises and is very good at using surprises. It was he who suggested this strategy to Cao Cao."
"If Cao Cao is really bluffing, then Chen Gui wants me to send troops to Puyang and welcome the emperor to Fan County. Is this feasible?"
Guo Jia raised his hand, waved his fingers and said: "Don't be impatient yet. Cao Cao is now powerful and has many soldiers under his command. Even if he sends his main force to the western front to deal with the nobles in Yanzhou and the generals in Liangzhou,
We can divide our troops enough to protect the emperor and Puyang. If we don't plan properly, once our troops are trapped in the hinterland of Yanzhou, they will be unable to escape for a while. If Cao Cao doesn't need to take action, it will be Xun Yu and Cheng Yu who can kill us.
, this matter needs to be carefully planned.”
Tao Shang heard this and said with emotion: "Brother Fengxiao knows Cao Cao's counselors very well."
Guo Jia sighed, with a look of sorrow on his face: "Because of such a bad friend like you, Guo will have to fall out with almost all his old friends in the future... If you don't give Guo a monthly salary, he'll be like his mother."
The plan in Guo Jia's words was very sound, and the opponent was very powerful. There were indeed many wise men in Cao's army. No matter how reasonable Chen Gui's advice was, Xuzhou's army could not blindly go to Yanzhou to cause trouble.
"Then what should we do next?" the pottery merchant asked Guo Jiadao.
Guo Jia smiled and let him go.
"Since Mr. Taiping is asking Guo like this, he must have a plan in mind. How about you and I write down all the plans in our minds and see if they match?"
The pottery merchant rolled his eyes: "I'm really impressed by you. You're still showing off at this time... Come here, bring me some pen and ink."
When they were young, a servant brought pen and ink over. Guo Jia and the potter faced each other with their backs facing each other. They each wrote their thoughts in their palms, then stretched out their hands to each other and opened them at the same time.
But I saw "Liang Guo" written on Guo Jia's palm.
The pottery merchant's hand has the words "Attack the Base Camp" written on it.
Guo Jia chuckled, nodded and said: "Yes, all the wise men in the world see the same thing. It seems that the two of us really thought of going together...to attack Liang Guo...but Guo has to criticize you, what is an attack?"
Base camp? Don’t you have any more literary words? Guo is really devaluing himself by being with you."
The pottery merchant chuckled and said: "Pull it down, you can see for yourself how bad your calligraphy is. It only took me so long to fall down when I was with you."
"What do you know? Guo is writing crazy books!"
While they were talking, there was a sound of footsteps outside the conference hall, and Xu Rong, Xu Huang, and Tao Ji hurried into the conference hall.
Xu Rong saluted Tao Shang and Guo Jia respectively, and then said seriously: "Master Fu! Chief Guo! There is movement in Cao's army!"
Upon hearing this, the pottery merchant stood up quickly.
"What kind of movement and stillness method?"
Tao Ji stepped forward and presented a report to the pottery merchant.
"Congdi, many counties under Pei County were attacked by Cao Jun at the same time last night. Fortunately, we moved the people inland in advance, but the cities and towns in Pei County were burned, and the losses were really considerable."
Tao Shang and Guo Jia exchanged meaningful glances with each other.
When I was young, I saw Guo Jia asking Xu Rongdao: "Which county towns were besieged by Cao's army?"
Xu Rong carefully listed for Guo Jia: "Zhuqiu, Taiqiu, Fuxian, Fuli, Gongqiu, Jixian, Guyang, Qixian, a total of eight counties were attacked by Cao's army."
"So many?" The pottery merchant's eyes suddenly widened: "Whose banner is the other party using?"
Xu Rongchun reported: "According to the spies' reports, the generals who attacked the county were Xiahou Dun, Li Dian, Le Jin, Cao Chun, Cao Hong, Pang De, Xia Houyuan, and Yu Jin."
When Guo Jia heard this, a strange smile suddenly appeared on his face.
"Eight counties, eight generals are out at the same time, what's the purpose?" Guo Jia smiled happily as he examined the generals.
Xu Rong said cautiously: "Cao's army is sweeping the counties around Pei County. Is it possible that he wants to isolate Xiang County, where we have stationed troops, so that we can attack the city with all our strength next time?"
Guo Jia shook his head and said: "No, as Guo expected, Cao Jun's intention was to confuse our army and make us think that they were about to launch a large-scale attack on Pei County, so we were cautious and did not dare to go beyond half a step... This is
As for the strategy of trapping the enemy, it seems that old man Chen Gui’s advice is quite pertinent.”
When the pottery merchant heard this, he also smiled and said: "So, we really can't do anything without a sneak attack on this land of Liang Kingdom."
Guo Jia shook his head and said: "If Cao Jun hadn't attacked eight counties at the same time, we might be able to attack Liang Guo... But now that the other party has come up with this strategy, Liang Guo can't simply attack by surprise. We need to
Find another way to find a better strategy... The Eighth Army attacked the city overnight, with such a big hand and such a cunning military strategy, hey, Guo can probably guess who is in the Liang Kingdom."
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The capital of the Liang Kingdom was located in Suiyang, with nine counties under its jurisdiction. Historically, before the country was eliminated at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty, there were five and six Liang kings, and the country was established for more than a hundred years.
Nowadays, Cao Cao's general Xia Houyuan and Cao Jun's current military advisor Xun You are stationed in Suiyang.
As a general of the same clan as Cao Cao, Xia Houyuan's military talents have begun to gradually emerge, especially the running tactics, which Xia Houyuan studied thoroughly.
This time, eight armies came out to attack the eight county towns of Peijun and made Cao's army retreat. It would have been impossible for anyone else to do it. Only Xia Houyuan's action could achieve such a miraculous effect.
The person who made Xia Houyuan act like this was undoubtedly the military advisor Xun You.
"Mr. Gongda, Yuan has already sent troops to attack eight counties in Pei County according to Mr. Gongda's instructions, and raised the flags of eight generals in our army! This bluffing tactic will definitely frighten Tao Jun, hehe.
, they will definitely strengthen the city defense now and won’t be able to defend it!”
Xun You is thirty-seven years old this year. He is nearly middle-aged, but he is extremely well-maintained. He looks like he is only in his early thirties.
"You should not be careless with your brilliant talents. The ten generals of the Liang Kingdom are just a false move. There is no ingenious person in the Xuzhou army who can see through it. However, I heard that Guo Fengxiao was a scholar under Tao Shang. This man was with us at Yingchuan Academy.
When you are a scholar, you will have extraordinary talents. If I can hide it from others with my bluffing method, I may not be able to hide it from him."
Xia Houyuan asked curiously: "That person named Guo is so good? Can he see through Mr. Gongda's clever trick?"
Xun You nodded with half-squinted eyes: "Nine times out of ten...and as I expected, Guo Fengxiao will most likely persuade the pottery merchants to send troops to attack the Liang Kingdom as a test."
"Guo dares to sneak attack Liang Guo?" Xia Houyuan looked at Xun You in surprise and said: "He is dying. Although there are really no troops here, it is still an important town. If Tao Jun dares to come, Yuan will order
There is no coming back!"
Xun You smiled and nodded: "Guo Jia is a man who is very strange and changeable. He is really my rival. If nothing unexpected happens, he will definitely steal the Liang Kingdom, and it will not be a simple sneak attack. He is so talented that we cannot be careless. We