Chapter 21 Borrowing Arrows on the Grass Boat

Guo Ye and Wei Yan sat opposite each other, without saying nonsense, and went straight to the point.

"General Wen Chang, my father said that you are a rare talent in marching and fighting. I admire you deeply. If you don't dislike him, General Wen Chang might as well give me some advice. In the current situation, where should my Taiping Army go?"

Wei Yan didn't know whether it was Guo Ye who wanted to hear his military opinion or Guo Jia secretly instructed Guo Ye to do this. If there was an unknown junior in front of him, Wei Yan would definitely not bother to pay attention to it, but since he was Guo Jia's son, let's have a chat.

"I have some humble opinions, but I can't say I'm giving advice. Let's discuss with the young master."

After Wei Yan finished speaking, he looked around and seemed to be looking for something.

Guo Ye took out a large map from under the low table and spread it on the table, then smiled and said, "Are you looking for this?"

Wei Yan was attracted by the map at a glance, with mountains, rivers, mountains and valleys clearly.

He nodded and said yes, but in fact he just wanted to find a ghostwriter tool to point and draw.

The short table could not lay the map at all. Wei Yan moved the map where Jingzhou was located in front of the two of them, then pointed to the east of Jingzhou, and said with a serious face: "Since the Sun-Liu coalition defeated Cao's army, Jiangdong was unable to fight again in a short time. In order to protect himself, Jiangdong did not dare to offend the envoy. Therefore, as long as the envoy makes good Jiangdong, he can temporarily stabilize the other party."

Now, Guo Jia has only two and a half enemies, one is Cao Wei, the other is Jiangdong, and the other is Liu Bei.

Wei Yan pointed to Jiangxia again and said, "Uncle Liu's defeat in this life is very great, and it is not worth worrying. But the envoy would be better for him to stay in Jiangxia at this time. How many troops could he raise in a county? Sooner or later, it would be destroyed! If the envoy captures Jiangxia, it will make the Marquis of Wu restless, and it is difficult to guarantee that he will not fight to the death with the envoy. In front of him, I think that the envoy should first wipe out Cao Wei."

Wei Yan's words made Guo Ye deeply agree with it.

Liu Biao only had the nine counties of Jingxiang to support 200,000 troops. So what if Liu Bei had a Jiangxia? How many soldiers could he support?

It is true that Liu Bei is not worth worrying about. He lives in Jiangxia and survives. But Guo Ye thought of Zhuge Liang, who was so disgusted by Guo Jia, did he know that Liu Bei's current situation is worrying?

Let’s take a step back, if Liu Bei could defeat Guo Jia by relying on Jiang Xia to the west, then Guo Jia would rather leave his troops as soon as possible.

Seeing that the other party was listening attentively, Wei Yan continued to speak freely.

"This is Fancheng, Fancheng, Wancheng, Xuchang, Hefei and Luoyang, and the defense line of Cao Wei Central Plains is based on this. I heard that Cao Ren led his army to evacuate Jiangling. If it were not expected, he would definitely retreat to Fancheng, and use the Han River as a dangerous place to block the river and resist the enemy."

When Wei Yan said this, Guo Ye affirmed his speculation: "The general is not bad. News came yesterday that Cao Ren led a hundred thousand troops to guard Fancheng."

Wei Yan smiled proudly and continued: "Cao Cao is dead. There are two situations in Cao Wei. First, keep a steady foothold. This requires someone from Cao Wei to stand up and stabilize the overall situation, stick to the Central Plains, and then provoke disagreement, so that the envoys will go to war with Jiangdong, so that Cao Wei can steal profits from it. Second, civil strife. Whether it is the internal struggle of the Cao family or the battle between the Cao family and the emperor of Xuchang, this is a sign of defeat. If this situation occurs, it will be easy for the envoys to sweep the Central Plains and conquer Hebei."

Guo Ye's eyes lit up, and he looked at Wei Yan with admiration. He had thought about these things, but he didn't expect that Wei Yan, who was watching the battle, could analyze the situation so clearly.

"According to the general's view, if Cao Wei sticks to the Central Plains, how can this situation be broken?"

Things have to be thought about in the worst situation. For Guo Jia, what is the worst situation? Of course, Cao Wei was not destroyed in an instant, but could stabilize his position in a short period of time.

Wei Yan moved the map downward, revealing the terrain of the Central Plains, stretched out his hand and pointed to Wancheng, and said in a deep voice: "Attack Fancheng, Cao Wei will rescue him! However, the envoy can divide his troops into two groups, one from Jiangling to besiege Fancheng, and the other from Shangyong and Xincheng to take Wancheng directly! These two groups of soldiers, one is positive and one is strange, one is empty and one is real. Attack Fancheng is fake, and taking Wancheng is real! As long as Wancheng falls, the envoy can mobilize cavalry from Guanzhong at the same time, and go out of Wuguan, and bypass Luoyang to occupy Hulao Pass. In this way, Guanzhong, Hulao, Wancheng, as well as Jiangling and Hanzhong will form a large siege against the troops from Cao Wei to Luoyang from Jingzhou to Luoyang! If Cao Wei fights to the death, he will encircle and suppress them! If he defends to the death, the envoy can easily sweep Yanzhou, Yuzhou, and Xuzhou."

Wei Yan's strategy surprised Guo Ye, he took a breath of air conditioning, and pondered for a while.

It seems to be feasible.

But the risks are very high.

If the opponent sees through it, he will be very likely to go deep into the enemy's rear and sneak attack on Wancheng, and the troops who attack Wancheng will not be able to come back.

Guo Ye suddenly asked, "According to the general's plan, would Sun Quan sit on the wall?"

Wei Yan smiled and said, "So I suggest that the envoy should make good things for Sun Quan. The two families conspired to send troops together. The envoys in Jiangling's troops to attack Xiangfan in the north, and Sun Quan sent troops to attack Hefei in the east. In terms of troops, there were many envoys and fewen Sun Quan. At that time, the envoys swept across Yanzhou and Yuzhou, and Sun Quan could at most swallow Xuzhou. At that time, the envoys would defend the Yellow River Ferry Crossing and confront Cao Wei across the river, transfer their troops, and go south to annex Jiangdong!"

This strategy sounded like thunder in Guo Ye's ears, which made his heart turbulent for a long time.

Risk and opportunity coexist, and there is no risk in fighting, and Wei Yan's strategy made Guo Ye feel feasible.

However, Guo Jia may not necessarily adopt this, and Guo Ye is very sure of this.

Because Guo Jia is good at brainstorming. If no one else says a strategy, he will implement a strategy. There are so many counselors and generals under him. Everyone says one, who will he listen to? Of course, he must be far-sighted, learn from his strengths and weaknesses in strategic planning, minimize risks, and expand interests to the maximum.

"Haha, General is a talented man, I sincerely admire him. The long night is long, and if the general doesn't dislike him, I would like to ask the general for more advice."

Guo Ye stood up and saluted Wei Yan. Wei Yan waved his hand quickly, and then had a long chat with Guo Ye with a smile on his face.

The cool breeze whistled and time passed. The two of them talked in love in the camp without hiding anything.

Seeing that the sky was gray and began to light up slightly, suddenly, there were rapid footsteps outside the camp, and the sound of war drums moving in the distance could be heard vaguely in my ears.

The tireless two men were startled and stood up together and walked out, but someone opened the tent and came in.

Gan Gui didn't expect that Wei Yan was here, and ignored the others and said to Guo Ye in a deep voice: "Young Master, news comes from the riverside water village, there is an enemy situation!"

When Guo Ye heard this, he asked with a frown: "What is the specific situation?"

The three of them walked out, and the soldiers in the camp were all moving, busy but not panic but chaotic, and in an orderly manner.

Gan Gui said in a deep voice: "The person who sent the message only said that there were enemy ships on the river. I don't know how many enemy ships were. Anyway, there were no enemy troops on the ground."

Boat?Catch from the water?

Except for Sun and Liu, there will be no one else!

Wei Yan didn't know what he should do, but fortunately Guo Ye asked him to go to the riverside to watch the battle, so he rode a fast horse together and rushed out of the city.

Guo Jia, who was sleeping, was woken up and asked Zhang Ren while wearing clothes: "How many enemy troops have come?"

Zhang Ren put a big cloak on Guo Jia and shook his head and said, "General Zhou sent someone to send a message, but he didn't make it clear."

Guo Jia had a leisurely time to wash his face with cold water to wake up his spirits, tied his cloak and walked out.

Look at the sky, the morning light is slightly bright, and it is a bit late to attack at this time.

The most exhausting and sleeping time is the two hours after midnight.

Guo Jia felt suspicious.

After riding a horse and heading out of the city, Guo Jia couldn't figure out what the Sun and Liu families meant.

The navy alone is at most to defeat the small boats transporting materials outside Jiangling, without any substantial results. In addition, there must be Taiping Army resisting on the shore, so the enemy will risk casualties and losses to fight.

Can the Sun and Liu families afford it?

Only by combining the navy and land can it be considered an attack, and relying solely on the navy is an unwise move.

The cold wind blew, and Guo Jia led the guards out of the city. The sound of yelling and killing came to make Guo Jia feel inexplicable.

On the high platform built by the navy by the river, Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin were commanding the soldiers to shoot arrows one after another, and the shouts of killing came from the river.

When he rode his horse to the riverside, Guo Jia turned over and got off the horse. Instead of walking up the platform, he looked at the distant riverside.

The water waves were surging, the sky was still dark, and the fog was everywhere on the river. It was vaguely seen that the enemy ships were hiding in the fog, and drums and shouting to kill were all fired from those ships.

Looking up at the sky, Guo Jia suddenly smiled.

Zhuge Kongming, borrowing arrows from a straw boat?

In fact, Guo Jia never believed that there was a straw boat to borrow arrows, because this plot in the Romance took place when the Sun-Liu alliance resisted Cao.

If Jiangdong didn’t even have bows and arrows before the Battle of Chibi? Just surrender!

Jiangdong will not lack bows and arrows before the Battle of Chibi.

Secondly, Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu are definitely not intrigue and plot against each other. Only when the two families unite can they have a way out. When the enemy is in front of them, the allies want to kill each other, which is simply nonsense.

If Zhuge Liang and Zhou Yu had this mind, then what heroes were they?

This scene in front of him made Guo Jia laugh and cry.

Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin ran to Guo Jia like a great enemy and reported to Guo Jia's military situation.

Guo Ye and Wei Yan also came to Guo Jia, and Guo Jia looked at Wei Yan thoughtfully.

"Lord, the fog is everywhere on the river. Our army does not have large warships here, so it is not suitable to go to war. The last general has ordered his archers to release arrows to defend the enemy."

Zhou Tai reported truthfully.

Guo Jia looked at him and asked, "How many enemy troops have come?"

Listening to the drum beat and the sound of killing, the number of enemy troops cannot be calculated. What if the enemy is making a fool of himself?

Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin looked at each other, unable to tell a certain number.

Because of heavy fog, no one could predict how many enemy ships there were on the river? What if they were hidden behind them? Are you luring the enemy to fight now?

Seeing the rain of arrows covering the sky shooting out, Guo Jia gave an order first.

"Let the soldiers stop shooting arrows."

"Um?"

Zhou Tai and Jiang Qin, including Guo Ye and Wei Yan, did not understand this intention.

Perhaps the enemy is not a match for the Taiping Army when they go to the ground, but the opponent can destroy all the Taiping Army ships in the river, and land along the river. No one can predict where the troops in Jiangdong will appear.

Just as Zhou Tai was about to turn around and issue a military order, Guo Jia pressed his shoulder again. Zhou Tai turned his head and asked, "What are the lords's orders?"

Guo Jia smiled and yawned, saying, "Get the enemy with rockets."

!#
Chapter completed!