Chapter 1: Northward into Guanzhong

If a small person wants to rise in troubled times, in addition to his strength, he must also be able to go with the flow and seize every fleeting God-given opportunity.

When entering Yizhou, Guo Jia seized the right opportunity to attack Dong by the Kanto Alliance Army. Liu Yan was negligent in defense and made Guo Jiajin one of the princes who were competing for the world.

The defeat in the attack on Jingzhou was aside from the plot of others. Guo Jia thought that the time was with me, but it was not the case.

Guo Jia, who seemed like a trapped beast in Yizhou, finally waited for the opportunity to get out of the predicament.

Liu Biao was a king who was a member of the Han Dynasty, but Liu Biao was a relative of the Han Dynasty. Guo Jia could not attack him. After Liu Biao took Jingzhou, he could only aim at Guanzhong, follow the old path of Emperor Gaozu of Han, Liu Bang, and conquer the land of the Three Qins.

Liu Bang built a plank road and secretly crossed Chencang. He had to rest as much as he could see Xiang Yu's expression, but Guo Jia did not have such concerns. He sent troops to Guanzhong to plagiarize Li Jue and Guo Si's retreat. In name, he was to help the emperor, a dignified drum and a righteous flag. Who can say anything?

From the overall situation, Guo Jia has the strength to compete with the princes of Kanto.

Over the past few years, Guo Jia only recruited troops once and expanded his personal guards. The personal guards were divided into internal and external forces, and were led by Xiao Ren and Xiao Yi. Xiao Ren led 15,000 personal guards in charge of city defense, and Xiao Yi led 3,000 to guard Guo Jia himself.

This time, Chengdu was led by Xi Zhicai, with nearly 20,000 personal guards left behind. Zhang Yan from Jiangyang County in the south, and Zhou Tai and Zhang Baiqi from Fuling in Badong to the east, all remained unmoved. In addition, there were 20,000 soldiers left behind in Hanzhong, and there were still 100,000 troops stationed in Yizhou, and stability in the rear was guaranteed.

Guo Jia personally led the three generals Xu Chu, Dian Wei, Gao Shun and his 14,000 soldiers to the north, and joined the 30,000 Jinfan Army on standby in Hanzhong and Zhang Liao's 40,000 troops, a total of more than 80,000 troops to Guanzhong.

Before the troops moved, food and grass were first taken. After the defeat in Jingzhou, Guo Jia's strategic goal had moved to Guanzhong in the north. Therefore, the military supplies accumulated over the years were all stockpiled in Hanzhong, with the purpose of saving manpower and material resources when advancing north.

The military operations and government affairs arrangements have been made. Guo Jia will head north in three days and return to the backyard of the mansion, intending to gather with his wives and concubines for a while during the tranquility before the storm.

When I walked through the courtyard and came to the inner hall of the backyard, I unexpectedly saw Guo Ye kneeling in the hall. Cai Yan, the mother, sat aside and expressionless. Zhen Jiang held Guo Jin, who was over two years old, and comforted him.

"Ye'er was so playful that her sister punished him to kneel for half a day. She should be relieved. She knelt down again. Ye'er was just over seven years old. How could she bear it? In the end, you are not your sister, you feel the most distressed?"

Guo Jia stepped into the hall, Zhen Jiang winked at him and signaled to persuade Cai Yan, but Cai Yan turned his head and looked at Guo Jia, without any further information.

Standing beside Guo Ye, Guo Jia asked: "Why is your mother angry? What have you done?"

Guo Ye's legs were sore, but he always stood up straight, raised his head and looked at Guo Jia with shame, then lowered his head and whispered: "I went out of the city with Brother Jian Ming yesterday to hunt, and didn't go to my husband's place to study."

Brother Jian Ming is Xi Zhicai’s eldest son and Zhen Yu’s second son.

"That's all?"

Guo Jia looked at Cai Yan for no reason, and pulled Guo Ye up and said, "Are you a big deal? Children are curious at this age and are very playful. You have to teach him a lesson and take it as a warning. I can't stand it even if I kneel here, let alone the child."

Cai Yan didn't say a word, tears flowed out from his eyes.

"Oh, sister, stop crying, husband, so is it. Sister, disciplines Ye'er because Ye'er is the eldest son. If he cannot set an example and set an example, in the end, the Guo family will be laughed at?"

Zhen Jiang took out a handkerchief to wipe Cai Yan's tears, then glared at Guo Jia, complaining that he was talking too seriously.

Guo Ye, who was originally pulled up by Guo Jia, knelt down again and said to Cai Yan in panic: "Mom, I don't dare to do anything, and I will never dare to disobey in the future."

Guo Jia also understood that as the eldest son, Guo Ye should set an example for his brothers and did not expect to be a model, but he should also follow the rules and be both moral and moral.

"Do you cry, just cry. If your child lets you teach this, it will be useless in the future. If you keep it so tight, your child can only read and it is useless. If you don't let your child feel it outside, is it good for him to stay at home? Are there few scholars in the world? Are there few civil and military officials in the court reading? In the troubled times, how many of them can protect themselves? Humph, Dong Zhuo killed a lot, and Li Jue and Guo Si have killed a lot now. Do you want my son to be full of poetry and books but can only be slaughtered?"

He pulled Guo Ye up and walked out, and Guo Jia said again with them on his back.

"Three days later, I will lead my army to the war, and I will leave it to you at home."

Zhen Jiang was stunned and glanced at Cai Yan, and found that she was not crying anymore. He comforted him: "Sister, my husband is like this. Sometimes he loses his temper. When he turns around, he forgets and doesn't have to take it to heart."

Can Cai Yan not know? She turned her head and looked at Zhen Jiang and thoughtfully said, "What my husband said seems to make sense. It seems that he can't take care of Ye'er too strict in the future. Sister, Jin'er..."

Following Cai Yan's downing gaze, Guo Jin was innocently bowing his head and playing with the bamboo dragonfly in his hand.

Zhen Jiang's face stagnated, holding Guo Jin's hand tightened, and said with a forced smile: "Sister, I, I have agreed with Ling Zun. When Jin'er grows up, he will ask Ling Zun to teach him how to read and read. Even if he lets the child go, he will have to wait for him to be independent."

Cai Yan is now a little scared and worried that she will really teach her children too strictly to become an ordinary scholar. It is better to travel thousands of miles than reading thousands of books. Cai Yan feels that it is time for Guo Ye to see him by himself, and reminds Zhen Jiang that she hopes that she will not learn from her when she disciplines Guo Jin. However, since Zhen Jiang has plans, she cannot interfere.

He took his son to the yard, and Guo Jia squatted down to rub his knees for him, and asked with concern: "Does it hurt?" He didn't jump.

Guo Ye hesitated for a while, trying to show off his strength and said it would not hurt, but it was indeed a little sore when Guo Jia rubbed his hands. His facial muscles couldn't help but thrust for a few times, and nodded in shame.

"What are you pretending to be with your father? You and those kids went out to hunt in the city, do you know?" Don't jump.

Sitting on the stone bench, he placed Guo Ye on his legs. Guo Jia asked while helping his legs to promote blood circulation and tummy.

Guo Ye's legs were sore at first, but now he felt a little more comfortable. He replied: "I know, the gentleman said that it is beneficial to let the child go out to hunt, but he must be protected by the guards and cannot go into danger alone. If you are studying, the gentleman said that going out to play is also studying."

Haha, what a Jia Xu, is it about studying?

Guo Jiaqi asked in a singular voice: "Hey? Since sir, since you agree to you to play, why don't you tell your mother? If she tells you, she won't punish you."

With a serious expression on his face, Guo Ye shook his head and said, "If the child says that the husband agrees, the mother will definitely be unhappy. Maybe she won't let the husband teach the child anymore. The child likes the husband and doesn't want to change to another husband to teach the child."

Guo Jia was stunned, pinched his nose, and smiled and said, "You are really considerate. Your mother is strict with you and treats you well. You have to remember one thing: A kind mother often defeats her son. Now she spoils you, that is to harm you. Don't have any objections to your mother, do you know?" He didn't skip the words.

Guo Ye nodded solemnly and said, "Sir, the same thing happened to me. The child had told me that my mother was not good to me. The teacher scolded her and told me a lot of truths. The child also understood that it is good to me that my mother would not let her have fun like other children. The teacher let her go out for a few days every month, which is also good to me."

With a happy smile, Guo Jia found that his worries were redundant, so he put Guo Ye down and said, "Go and tell the sir, go north with me in three days, and ask sir to take care of you."

"Do you go too?" Guo Ye didn't jump. He looked surprised, but his eyes were a little longing.

Guo Jia nodded and smiled and said, "Yes, you go too, but this is not going to play. You have to be obedient, and you have to watch, listen and learn more on the way. Do you understand?" He didn't skip the words.

Guo Ye nodded excitedly, agreed repeatedly, and then ran out to send a message to Jia Xu.

Guo Jia doesn't know how long the troubled times will last, so he hopes that his children can see the world clearly, and the sharpness of the sword is sharpened. Even if he will not let Guo Ye be in danger, at least he should not live in fairy tales.

There are countless descendants of the princes in the world, and they may be able to truly shoulder the burden in peace and prosperity. In the chaotic times, most of the descendants of the princes died of misfortunes and did not even have the ability to survive and seek perfection.

Three days later, Guo Jia sacrificed the heaven and earth in Chengdu camp, issued a manifesto to fight against rebellion, listing Li Jue and Guo Si's crimes, and showing this great righteousness of sending troops to the world.

This time, in addition to the three generals Xu Chu, Dian Wei and Gao Shun who came with him from Chengdu, they also accompanied the counselors Xu Shu, Fa Zheng, and Jia Xu and his students Guo Ye.

Zhang Liao of Hanzhong and the Jinfan Army, who arrived in Hanzhong a day ago, were on standby and ready to go. After Guo Jia arrived in Hanzhong, he ordered Xu Shu to take charge of Hanzhong to dispatch logistics.

Going up from the old way, on the road northward to Guanzhong, the vast army could not see at a glance. Guo Jia, who was transferred to the chariot, was wearing armor and was majestic, and the generals of each unit followed each other.

The Jinfan Army led by Ganning had 10,000 Yinling Flying Cavalry, which was formed in recent years, and the remaining 20,000 regular troops were appointed by Wu Yi, Wu Ban and Meng Da as partial generals.

Zhang Liao led 40,000 infantrymen, 10,000 crossbowmen and 10,000 archers were the aces that Guo Jia had high hopes to use to restrain the enemy cavalry. Yan Yan also went to the expedition with the army, and Yan Pu stayed in Hanzhong to assist Xu Shu.

In addition to Dian Wei's Tiger Guard and Gao Shun's camp, although the five thousand soldiers led by Xu Chu were not outstanding in their troops, they were all unstoppable warriors.

Guo Jia entered Guanzhong this time, and all the elite troops were coming out. He was determined to take Guanzhong in one go, wipe out Li Jue and Guo Si and severely damage the Southern Xiongnu, and to intimidate Ma Teng and Han Sui.

"Lord, why didn't General Wen Yuan send a surprise troops from Hanzhong to take Chang'an to Ziwu Road? Li Jue and Guo Sizheng led his army to pursue the emperor, and there will be no one to guard Chang'an at this moment."

Fa Zheng rode his horse next to Guo Jia's chariot and asked such a question.

Guo Jia smiled and said that this issue may be very controversial when it comes to Zhuge Liang, but to him, it is irrelevant.
Chapter completed!