Speaking of Guo Jia, in fact, long before he took refuge in Yingzige, he had fully considered all aspects of Yingzige's power at this time, including its pros and cons.
The conclusion reached is that only by trying every means to gain Longxi as the foundation can we participate in the big game of competing for the world.
Therefore, after officially joining Ying Zige and obtaining more information about the relationship between the enemy and ourselves, Guo Jia had already made up his mind on the two strategies of "surprise" and "quick".
The so-called surprise means that he was caught off guard by surprise. When the Longxi County Governor thought he was as safe as a mountain, he suddenly sent out troops to make a sneak attack.
The so-called fast means to use lightning-fast power to maximize the suddenness of the sneak attack. Before the Longxi County Governor and even the entire Liangzhou forces can react, the entire Longxi County can be captured. In this way,
There is enough time to prepare to deal with the various challenges that follow, and to remain unchanged in the face of changes.
Although it looks like they are just two simple strategies, they are actually the best strategies that Guo Jia made after combining all kinds of intelligence.
First of all, according to the information from Luowang, Li Xi, the governor of Longxi, was one of the few governors directly appointed by the Han court in Liangzhou. Because Longxi was tired and cowardly, he was able to defeat Han Sui in Jincheng, Tianshui, Jicheng and other Liangzhou governors.
Li Xi did not send troops to join the Liangzhou coalition this time. On the one hand, it was due to lack of food and grass and there were few generals. On the other hand, because as a prefect appointed by the Han court, he could not unite the Liangzhou coalition forces.
Forced to intimidate Chang'an, where the imperial court of the Han Dynasty was located.
Secondly, in order not to be feared by the powerful powers in Liangzhou, Li Xi unexpectedly dispersed the few troops and horses in Longxi County to the eleven counties of Longxi County. Among them, Didao, as the county seat,
Only about 3,000 soldiers and horses were left. Although this was a helpless move, it was tantamount to putting his life into the control of others.
This can be considered a way of survival for the weak. Of course, this kind of survival cannot be said to be stupid.
After all, although the elite armies of the powerful forces in Liangzhou are out, the powerful soldiers and horses left at home are not something that a small Longxi governor can eat. Under such circumstances, even if he gathers a large army, it will be meaningless, and
It may have aroused the vigilance of the powerful people in Liangzhou, thinking that he was going to serve Dong Zhuo of Chang'an, so they had to deal with him before going out for the expedition.
I thought that although Li Xi was the governor appointed by the Han court, he had no interest in serving Dong Zhuo and being loyal to the Han court.
And he dispersed his troops to eleven counties. On the one hand, he maintained public order and stabilized the people's hearts. On the other hand, now that the capable elite forces in Liangzhou had formed a coalition to go to Chang'an, he was not afraid of a sneak attack.
Of course, the premise is that there is no Ying Zige in this world, nor is there such a bold, sharp and profound genius as Guo Jia.
With the glimmer of morning light, a long black dragon was vaguely visible on the official road from Beiyuan to Jicheng, rushing towards Jicheng in a hurry.
Behind the long dragon, black knights with black armor and black flags were guarding hundreds of baggage trains. Under the shroud of mist, they raised rolling gray balls, covering everything.
The fog was gray and white, and the vehicles were squeaking forward, winding along the official road for several miles.
In front of the long dragon, a streak of red suddenly appeared in the long black dragon.
It was Meng Hu who was riding a fire cloud horse.
With Ying Zige as the commander, Meng Hu and three thousand tiger soldiers, the Jicheng Crusade Army has marched for two days without any hurry.
"Lord, should we increase the speed of our march? It's been two days, and we haven't even reached one-fifth of the four hundred miles." Meng Hu, who had been silent all the way, at this time
Really unable to calm down, he rode on fire cloud and rode to Ying Zige's side and asked.
"Haha, I thought you would endure it forever!" Ying Zige couldn't help laughing and replied with a hint of ridicule.
"Hey, lord!" Meng Hu scratched his head in a naive voice, and then said with a serious face: "My lord, the so-called military speed is so fast, doesn't our slow march give Jicheng enough time to prepare?
This is fashionable and okay, but if you go a hundred or two hundred miles further, there will definitely be sentinels from Jicheng, so isn’t this a big mistake?”
"Xiaohu, you just said that there will definitely be sentries from Jicheng if we walk one or two hundred miles forward. That is to say, if we enter a state of rapid march at this time, after one or two hundred miles, even if we continue
No matter how careful you are, you will still be discovered by the Jicheng sentry. At that time, under the continuous rapid march, how much fighting power do you think the soldiers still have?" Ying Zige smiled faintly, taught Meng Hu carefully, and then pointed to the hundred troops behind the army.
He set up the baggage cart and said solemnly: "What's more, three thousand tigers and soldiers can march quickly, so can our baggage truck and these five or six hundred brothers keep up? Under such circumstances, does it matter if we march in a hurry or not?"
The saying that soldiers are valuable and quick depends on the situation. When a large army goes out for battle, the situation is ever-changing. Our generals should also be able to adapt to the situation and act according to the situation. We must not be like Zhao Kuo who talks about military affairs on paper."
"No! Xiaohu has remembered! Then shall we keep walking slowly like this?" Meng Hu nodded and replied.
"Haha, Xiaohu, what do you think is the most important thing for us to capture Jicheng this time?" Yingzige smiled faintly and looked at Menghu and asked.
"Is it important?" Meng Hu heard Ying Zige's question and quickly calmed down and thought carefully.
"Surprise? No! Our army attacks. Jicheng is not as big as a large county. There are sentries all over the city. It is impossible not to be discovered." Meng Hu thought of it first, then shook his head and secretly denied it.
"Is it necessary to take it by force? Impossible. Although I have full confidence in Huben's brothers, if we are in the wilderness, even if there are tens of thousands of troops, I will have the confidence to fight with them, but if we attack the city..." Thinking of this, Meng Hu once again
Shaked his head.
"Tune the tiger away from the mountain? Cut off the Guo on false roads?" It's not right, it's totally wrong.
Meng Hu scratched his head helplessly, then looked at Ying Zige: "Lord, I can't think of it! If you ask me, if you want to capture a big city like Ji City with three thousand cavalry, unless there is an inner room to open the city gate,
Or think of a way to mobilize the soldiers and horses in the city. But after thinking about it, I don’t know how to mobilize them, and it is even less...possible from within? Wait..." Just as he was talking, Meng Hunao
A flash of inspiration occurred, as if something suddenly occurred to him, the light in his eyes became brighter and brighter, and he looked at Ying Zige with a bright look, asking with his eyes.
