Guo Jia is one of Cao Cao's important strategists, and he has also left a strong mark in history.

【Remembrance of Guo Jia】

After defeating Wuheng, Cao Cao led a large army back from Liucheng, Guo Jia was very ill because he did not adapt to the environment in the north, Cao Cao sent people to inquire about the condition one after another, but in the end it was irreparable, Guo Jia died at the age of only thirty-eight.

Later, Cao Cao personally went to mourn Guo Jia, and said to Xun You and others: "You are all the same age as me, only Guo Fengxiao is the youngest. After the war in the world is over, I still want to entrust the affairs behind me to him, and he died in middle age, what a destiny! Immediately in the above table (Note 1), Guo Jia's fiefdom was increased by 800 households, together with the previous fiefdoms, for a total of 1,000 households. After the Marquis of Zhenzhen, he was succeeded by his son Guo Yi. Guo Yi later served as the prince of literature and died young. His son Guo Shen inherited. Guo Shen died, and was succeeded by Guo Shen's son Guo Lie.

According to the record of "Fu Zi", Cao Cao later wrote to Xun Yu to recall Guo Jia, saying: "Guo Fengxiao is not yet forty years old, and he has been by my side for 11 years, and he has suffered those hardships and dangers with me. I want to entrust him with the future because he is a man who is well-versed and sees that there is no obstacle to the things of the world, so why should I lose him so quickly? Let me grieve so much for him. Now the above table has added his son to a thousand households, but what is the use of the dead people, I still can't help but think of him. Besides, I only know what I mean when I serve filial piety; People in the world know very little about each other, but I have to grieve and regret it. Here's why! ”

Cao Cao later wrote to Xun Yu and said: "I remember and regret Fengxiao, and I can't forget him. At that time, there were frequent wars and many people died. Many people were afraid of disease, and when there was a plague in the south, Guo Jia often said, 'If I go to the south, I won't be able to come back alive.' But when discussing the plan with him, he said that he would first decide on Jingzhou. This can not only show Guo Jia's loyalty, he would rather abandon his life to succeed. From these things, you can see Guo Jia's true heart, how can people forget him! ”

【Mingjian Guo Jia】

Although Guo Jia is indeed inferior to Xun Yu, Xun You and others, and some things need to be exquisite, some things cannot be pushed to Guo Jia.

When Cheng Yu said that he wanted to get rid of Liu Bei, although Guo Jia dissuaded him, it was not wrong at that time, Guo Jia said that it was the right way, and it was actually Cao Cao who gave Liu Bei a chance, Liu Bei was able to go to Xuzhou It was Cao Cao's mistake, Cao Cao and Liu Bei were confused after having a meal, thinking that Liu Bei was really afraid of thunder, and actually dared to let Liu Bei go back to Xuzhou, didn't this let Liu Bei run. Later, Cheng Yu also said: "The day before yesterday did not prepare, and Yu waited for sincerity." Later, Guo Jia and Cheng Yu also persuaded Cao Cao to recover Liu Bei together, so this problem is not on Guo Jia.

On the issue of crusading against Wuheng, Guo Jia was indeed a little hasty, but at that time, the entire Cao Cao group, including Cao Cao, had no experience in fighting outside the Saiwai, and Guo Jia was the same, so this caused Cao Cao's crusade against Wuheng to be very unsmooth at first, and Guo Jia also died young because he did not adapt to the environment outside the Saiwai. But Guo Jia's intentions are good, completely getting rid of the Yuan brothers, defeating Wuheng will be of great help to stabilize the north, if Xuchang's safety can be guaranteed, instead of relying on the enemy's negligence, it is no problem to crusade against Wuheng.

Guo Jia served Cao Cao for eleven years, there are a lot of contributions, in the crusade against Xuzhou Lu Bu, when Cao Cao's army won many battles, but after a long capture of Pi Buke, Cao Cao already had the intention of retreating, at that time it was Guo Jia and Xun You persuaded Cao Cao not to withdraw the army to continue the stalemate, Cao Cao finally won the battle of Xiapi, got Xuzhou, swept away the troubles, and eliminated Lu Bu.

After Cao Cao let Liu Bei go, Xuzhou was reoccupied by Liu Bei, at that time in the face of Yuan Shao's huge pressure, most of the generals under his command did not advocate dealing with Liu Bei first, afraid that Yuan Shao would take advantage of the situation, but at that time Guo Jia thought that Yuan Shao was indecisive and would not immediately send troops, and Liu Bei's foothold was not stable, and he would be able to be eliminated in one fell swoop, so he supported Cao Cao to deal with Liu Bei first, and then as Guo Jia expected, Yuan Shao failed to seize this opportunity, and Liu Bei was not Cao Cao's opponent at all, and was quickly defeated by Cao Cao, and fled by himself.

In the matter of Sun Ce, Guo Jia's foresight is also impressive, at that time Sun Ce had already unified Jiangdong, is a new hero, if he goes north to seize Emperor Xian when Cao Cao and Yuan Shao are in a confrontation, there is no doubt that it will become a huge threat to Cao Cao's rear. However, Guo Jia could predict that Sun Ce would be assassinated, which was impressive.

After Cao Cao seized Jizhou and other places, Guo Jia suggested that Cao Cao recruit more famous people from Qing, Hebei, You, and the four states to join the people. Cao Cao adopted Guo Jia's opinion, and even reused Chen Lin, who had slandered him, and really got the effect of a thousand gold bones.

Guo Jia also knows his fate in history, he did not stop Cao Cao from going south because of the plague in the south earlier, and then he was not afraid of the danger outside the Saiwai to persuade Cao Cao to stop, Guo Jia said that he may not be able to come back if he goes to the south, maybe he also understands in his heart that attacking Wuheng outside the Saiwai may be his last.

In that man's eyes, as long as he can win, his life may not matter.

【Guo Jia in History】

Name: Guo Jia

Attribute: Strategy (B+) Although Guo Jia was considered by later generations to be one of the five great strategists in the early stage of Cao Wei, he obviously did not reach the level of a top strategist

General evaluation (B) Although Guo Jia is one of Cao Cao's important advisers, he is not the core figure in Cao Wei's group, and his performance in some major events is relatively average

Alias (title): Guo Fengxiao

Gender: Male

Ethnicity: Han

Profession: General, Strategist

Family background: Yuzhou scholars

Born and died: 170---207

Place of birth: Yangzhai, Yingchuan, Yuzhou

Major Experiences:

From 170 to 196, Guo Jia went to see Yuan Shao when he was 21 years old, thinking that it would be difficult for him to become a hegemon, so he left and spent six years idle

From 196 to 199, Cheng Yu persuaded Cao Cao to get rid of Liu Bei who took refuge in Xuchang, Guo Jia first thought it was inappropriate, and then Cao Cao let Liu Bei go to Xuzhou, but Guo Jia and Cheng Yu could not stop him; During the crusade against Lü Bu in Xuzhou, Guo Jia and Xun You dissuaded Cao Cao's retreat and won the final victory

From 199 to 202, he supported Cao Cao in his first crusade against the weak Liu Bei, and after dealing with the powerful Yuan Shao, he succeeded in recapturing Xuzhou before Yuan Shao intervened; Later, in the battle of Guandu, he calculated the death of Sun Ce

From 202 to 207, when Cao Cao hit Yecheng, he persuaded Cao Cao to withdraw from the army, tending to crusade against Liu Biao first, and then proposed that Cao Cao reuse people from the north to buy people's hearts

General comment: Talent and strategy, the wonder of the world, although not yet among the top ones, but has the potential to go further.

Note 1: According to the "Book of Wei", Cao Cao recalled Guo Jia and Yun at that time: "The ministers praised the loyal and favored the virtuous, but they may not be the body, and they only remembered their merits, and they were the heirs of Enlong." It is the grandson of Chu Zong, who is the son of the Emperor; Cen Peng did not, and he was a lord and a branch. Therefore, the military sacrifice wine Guo Jia is loyal and good, and the body is general. Every time there is a big discussion, the speech is in court, and the execution is handled, and there is no last resort. Comfortable in the army, more than ten years, the same ride, sit on the same seat, the east fowl Lu Bu, the west to take the solid, behead Yuan Tan, the people of the Pingshuo soil, over the danger, swing the Karasuma, Zhenwei Liaodong, to the owl Yuan Shang. Although it is false Tianwei, it is easy to be the commander, as for the enemy, carry forward the oath, be fierce and rebellious, and be honorable. Fang will show that his short life will end early. The upper mourns the good ministers for the court, and the lower hates the loss of Chizo. It is advisable to chase and increase Jiafeng, and the first thousand households, praise and death for survival, and persuade them to come. ”