Chapter 72 Kill the Chicken to Intimidate the Monkey

In Guo Jia's eyes, Wang Yun is a person worthy of high attention. It is not because he designed to kill Dong Zhuo, but because Wang Yun had the opportunity to turn the tide when the Han Dynasty was in danger of being buried. The most important thing is how he treated the Bingzhou Army and the Liangzhou Army.

The Bingzhou Army was led by Lu Bu and had been subdued by Wang Yun. However, after Dong Zhuo's death, the Liangzhou Army led by Li Jue and Guo Si and other generals not only had more than 100,000 troops, but also occupied the Sizhou area. In a strategic position, the Chang'an court should at least appease the Liangzhou army. Assuming that Wang Yun could start from the overall situation, see this clearly, and treat the Liangzhou army the same way of treating Lu Bu, then the Chang'an court, the orthodox emperor of the Han Dynasty, would have an army of more than 150,000 immediately after Dong Zhuo's death.

With the army and the orthodox Han Dynasty, Wang Yun could appoint talents and then order the princes. If they dare not follow, the court army could just go and wipe out the Han Dynasty. With a dignified drum and a righteous flag, the people in the world would see the hope of the revival of the Han Dynasty. If those princes did not obey the Han Dynasty, their situation would be worse than Dong Zhuo. Dong Zhuo did not respect the Han Emperor and the court would be in trouble. What they did was a wolf ambition exposed by powerful ministers. However, if the princes did not obey the Han Dynasty, they would openly rebel. Dong Zhuo was usurping and the princes were rebelling. The two had a completely different meaning, and the latter was even worse.

Now that the emperor escaped from the tiger's mouth, Wang Yun had the opportunity to retaliate against the chaos, but would he miss the opportunity and push the Han Dynasty into a place of doom. Guo Jia, based on Wang Yun's issuance of the proclamation to attack him, he was already seven-point sure, but this matter cannot be taken lightly, so hesitated in the end, and he hoped that Lu Bu would give him an answer.

When Lu Bu attacked, how many troops he brought, Guo Jia is still unknown. As long as Wang Yun did not conquer the Liangzhou army at the same time, Lu Bu would not have more than 50,000 troops, because when Lu Bu followed Dong Zhuo into Chang'an, he had only 50,000 troops under his command.

There were actually quite a few routes to conquer Yizhou, but Guo Jia thought that Lu Bu must go south from the Chencang Old Road because it was compared with other routes, such as Baoxi Road and Ziwu Road. The old road was flat along the way, which was suitable for a large army to go south. This was the reason why Guo Jia went south to choose the old road.

Lu Bu was a cavalry general and was a good player in cavalry. This was related to his refusing to the Xianbei Miscellaneous Hu in Bingzhou, and he was able to fight against the Hu people on the grassland, and rely on cavalry. This was enough to show that Lu Bu's ability on horseback was rare in the world. When he begged for surrender to Cao Cao in history, he said that Cao Cao could defeat the world with him. The reason was that Cao Cao led infantry and he led cavalry, and no one in the world could stop him. Even if he was arrogant and added bargaining chips to his survival, it was definitely not aimless.

Guo Jia also had cavalry under his command, but not many. The first five thousand cavalry in the camp were carefully selected by the Zhen family, who spent a lot of money to select from the grassland horse vendors. As Guo Jia went south to take over Yizhou and made countless military achievements. In addition to suppressing the Xuhe rebellion, there were only two thousand left in the five thousand cavalry. The camp that grew up from the bloody battle was elite soldiers and generals. However, if it was only inferior to the cavalry alone, it was still inferior to the Western Liang Iron Cavalry and the White Horse Yicong, the reason was that most of the Western Liang Iron Cavalry were Qianghu people, and most of the soldiers of the White Horse Yicong were selected by Gongsun Zan and were good at shooting. They were not only calm on horseback, but also able to draw bows and arrows. Compared with Guo Jia's cavalry in the camp, they could only use melee weapons, so they naturally had to be more powerful, commonly known as string control.

There are many types of cavalry, such as the Xiliang Iron Cavalry and the White Horse Yicong, most of them are light cavalry, and most of them are wearing light armor or even not to wear them. In order to speed up the charge of the war horses, they need a strong city, otherwise they will be flattened. To restrain them, they need a strong bow and crossbow, with a long range and powerful crossbow that can shoot and kill the opponent before the iron cavalry approaches. It is difficult to form heavy cavalry because of the cost of armor, the breed of war horses, and the physique of cavalry. Heavy cavalry first requires horse skills.

Superior soldiers can move freely in heavy armor, and war horses are also wearing armor. In addition, cavalry is straddled on them. If the war horses are not of good breed, they will be difficult to support the weight of armor and people. If they act slowly in combat, their power will be greatly reduced. Although iron smelting has been popular in the Han Dynasty, the cost of building heavy armor is unimaginable. Not only should blacksmiths have skill, but also iron materials must be excellent. Otherwise, the heavy armor created cannot block the penetration of bows, crossbows and arrows. What is the use of?

There are dangerous mountains and passes in Yizhou, and the cavalry cannot be used. It is easy to stop Lu Bu for thousands of miles. However, to defeat Lu Bu, Guo Jia cannot just defend and fight, so he decided to lead his army north to meet the enemy with Zhang Liao. When he left Chengdu, he only brought Fa Zheng and Gao Shun, as well as the two thousand infantrymen in the camp. Under Gao Shun's training, these two thousand infantrymen not only fought in close combat, but also mastered the ability to use powerful crossbows to shoot well.

Guo Jia did not bring cavalry because of tactics and long-term considerations. His cavalry is treasure and cannot be easily consumed. There are horses in the south, but horses in the south are still not as wild as northern horses. They act as logistics. As a tool for transportation on weekdays, there is no problem with southern horses, but when they go on battle, the cavalry pays attention to overall speed and speed. They come and go like the wind and can fight for a long time. It is difficult for southern horses to reach a big scene.

Go north to Jiange Road, in Zitong County, Gan Ning was ready to go. The people Guo Jia brought came on horseback when he left Chengdu, and they met with Gan Ning in less than two days.

In the Jinfan Army's tent, it was already sunset and the hour of You when Guo Jia arrived, so he planned to rest for a night and the army would set sail tomorrow.

"Xingba, you have suffered here for more than a year. How is the morale of the army?" Guo Jia, who was sitting in the big tent, began to ask about his well-being.

It is a chore to get the Jinfan Army to build and expand the Jiange Road, but someone must do it. The purpose is to strengthen the connection between Hanzhong and Chengdu. Whether the army passes here or transports food and supplies, the rugged sections of Jiange Road are obstacles. You must dig a mountain to open the road in case of future needs.

Gan Ning, who was much darker than before, shook his head with a smile and said, "The soldiers had complaints at first, but the lord gave them half a year of food and salary, so no one complained anymore. They were all ordinary people before, and they joined the army, hoping to have food and clothing. Now many people settled in Yizhou. One person can not only support themselves, but also supplement their household expenses. For them, they are already very satisfied. They are harder and tired. Before joining the army, they are prepared, and they are not even afraid of death. What is the sun and rain?

Guo Jia smiled with relief. As long as the morale of the army is stable, he will feel relieved. Cultivating the Jiange Road is a hard job, but it is also a great contribution. Guo Jia asked Gan Ning to do this because he wanted to put this contribution on him and entrusted it with important tasks in the future, so it would not cause others to complain. As the saying goes, it is said that hard work is high, and then achieve meritorious service. Others have no idea how to pick the bones in the eggs.

After asking about his well-being with Wu Yi and Meng Da, Guo Jia planned to let them all go down to rest, someone came to report outside the account.

Wu Yi presented a letter sent from Hanzhong to Guo Jia. After Guo Jia read it, he handed it to Gan Ning.

"Lu Bu has led his army into Chencang. Within three days, he will definitely lead his army to go south from the old road. Wen Yuan found that Lu Bu went on an expedition this time and led 10,000 cavalry and 30,000 infantry, totaling 40,000 troops."

Guo Jia stood up and paced back and forth. In addition to training and preparing for war in Hanzhong, Zhang Liao also always paid attention to the trends in Guanzhong. When Lu Bu left Chang'an, he received news and sent people to continue inquire about military information. Now that Lu Bu's military situation has been determined, Guo Jia will be notified immediately.

After seeing this, Gan Ning looked at Guo Jia and asked, "Lord, Lu Bu dared to attack Yizhou with 40,000 soldiers? Didn't he know that his lord has more than 150,000 soldiers in Yizhou? What's more, at the foot of Lu Mountain, Lu Bu suffered a loss under his lord's hands, and Dong Zhuo dared not fight with his lord. He was too arrogant, right?"

Fa Zheng also read the information and shook his head when he heard this, "Lu Bu was probably not going to conquer the entire Yizhou, but to conquer Hanzhong. The lord was defeated by Liu Biao in Jingzhou. After Lu Bu learned about this, he would definitely despise the lord. This is one of them. Since Dong Zhuo moved the capital to Chang'an, the people were living in poverty, and the people complained. The reason was that Dong Zhuo was uneasy in the people's governance, indulged in the soldiers to plunder the people at will, and then privately minted coins, causing prices to soar.

The people were unwilling to farm, and there was a shortage of food in Guanzhong. Under the rule of the lord, Yizhou enjoyed the livelihood and the family was rich. Hanzhong was the gateway to Yizhou. The lord ordered General Zhang to station troops in Hanzhong, and there must be abundant grain storage in Hanzhong. Lu Bu led his army to attack Hanzhong, which was likely to be to capture Hanzhong to obtain food and supplies. General Zhang had 60,000 troops, and although he only had 40,000, Lu Bu might not take it seriously. This is the second one."

Zhang Liao was unknown, and Lu Bu must have looked down on him. Zhang Liao, who had 60,000 troops, would definitely be able to block Lu Bu's 40,000 army, but Guo Jia still decided to lead Jinfan's army north.

Because he had to get the news he wanted from Lu Bu, and at the same time, he had to fight back as soon as Wang Yun issued a manifesto to the world, and slapped him in the face as soon as he slapped him in the face as soon as Wang Yun issued a manifesto to the world.

Turning around to face the map bordering Hanzhong and Guanzhong, Guo Jia followed the terrain around the old road for a while, and said in a deep voice: "Send someone to send secret reports to Zhang Liao overnight. Lu Bu must go to the old road to send troops from Chen Cang, so that he will block Lu Bu at the north entrance of the old road for three or five days, and then lure the enemy into the old road to go deeper, put Lu Bu's army into the old road, and stick to the southern end of the old road. You must not let Lu Bu go out of the old road to plunder the people. Within 20 days, I will lead the army to wipe out Lu Bu's entire army."

Everyone looked shocked at Guo Jia's back. Everyone thought Guo Jia was planning to resist Lu Bu, but they didn't expect that he wanted to destroy Lu Bu's army in the old way.

But even if Lu Bu couldn't defeat, he could retreat to Chen Cang and then retreat to Chang'an. How could Guo Jia speak up to let Lu Bu's entire army be wiped out?

When he first decided to go north, Guo Jia wanted to let Lu Bu retreat, but now, he had to give all the princes and the Chang'an court a warning to let them know what the outcome would be if the person who came to Yizhou was going to do.

If Lu Bu really wants to plunder Yizhou resources, he cannot stop the future. Therefore, if he wants to fight, he will not be able to turn over and kill the chicken to warn the monkeys for the princes in the world...
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