Since the battle of Guanzhong, Guo Jia has 200,000 troops, 100,000 sailors, and 100,000 foot soldiers in Yizhou, and Guanzhong has also expanded 100,000 soldiers and horses in two years.

Although there is still a big gap between the 700,000 soldiers and horses under the command of Yuan Shao, who owns the four states of Hebei, but because of Yuan Shao's strong attack and the defeat he returned, even Yuan Shao was very afraid of Guo Jia.

Guo Jia has 70,000 soldiers and horses, so he can kill Yuan Shao's 200,000 soldiers and horses without leaving a piece of armor.

Now Guo Jia has 300,000 soldiers and horses, if he starts a war with Yuan Shao's 700,000 army, who can guarantee who will kill the deer?

Of course, Guo Jia defeated Yuan Shao before, and there are many objective factors, including geographical advantages, people's hearts, the intrigue between Yuan Shao and Cao Ying, and so on.

But defeat is defeat, the shadow of defeat will plant seeds in his heart, Yuan Shao will inevitably have some fear of Guo Jia, even if he fled back to Hebei, he also woke up from his sleep many times, and the scene in the dream was that he was captured by Guo Jia, which was a great shame in his life, and this nightmare made him have to treat Guo Jia carefully.

Pang De brought Guo Jia's proposal back to Ma Chao, and Ma Chao gave Guo Jia a clear answer after listening to it.

The two families had cooperated in the crusade against Li Dao and Guo Yan in the past, and to this day, Ma Chao and Han Sui would not understand why the situation had developed to that point, but judging from the results, the goal of the thief was achieved.

Ma Chao promised Guo Jia when to send troops and the strategy of crusading against Cao thieves to Guo Jia.

From the northwest to the Central Plains, the grain and grass required is unimaginably huge, even if Ma Chao only has 20,000 soldiers and horses, this part of the burden is still a headache for him, he previously entered Xuchang with the idea of killing in a drum, calm down and think about it, his grain and grass may not be consumed before he arrives in Xuchang.

The reason is very simple, he led the cavalry to attack Xudu, and the grain and grass he brought were very little for the sake of speed, he was a battalion step by step, and the long journey was long, and Ma Chao could not afford the loss of grain and grass on the road, and Ma Chao, who was young and vigorous and promoted to be the master, could not do everything and think about it everywhere, and fight a war, can you rely on your enthusiasm?

Ma Chao's movement to the east is actually everyone is paying attention, but the sudden silence also made many people have different reactions, Yuan Shao learned that Cao Ying killed Ma Teng Manmen, happily danced, Ma Chao was ready to enter Xuchang as he expected, but suddenly stopped in Guanzhong, which made Yuan Shao disappointed, whether he wanted to sit and reap the profits or wait for Ma Chao to consume Cao Ying, it was not realized.

After Cao Ying learned about it, he made it even more clear that Guo Jia wanted to intervene in his intention to intervene in the decisive battle with Yuan Shao, Ma Chao would not let go of his father's enmity, even if he gave an explanation to the generals, Ma Chao at this time could not be indifferent, but he did not lead the army eastward, there would only be one answer, Ma Chao was waiting, most likely waiting with Guo Jia.

Recently, Chengdu is like a cloud, diplomacy is a part that cannot be ignored, Ma Chao wants to hit the Central Plains, passing through Guanzhong, it is impossible not to greet Guo Jia, in Guanzhong, Guo Jia is the master.

Yuan Shaoqiang, recognized as the first in the world, he doesn't like to play intrigue and trickery like Cao Ying, so he sent Xu You to be an envoy openly, on the surface it was just a normal friendly exchange, and they were polite to each other on formal occasions, greeting each other, and didn't talk about business at all.

But in private, Xu You made it clear to Guo Jia that as long as Guo Jia did not support Cao Ying, after Yuan Shao won the Central Plains, Guo Jia would be the king of Guanxi.

It's the king of Kansai again.

Compared with Yuan Shu's direct enthronement after being called emperor, Yuan Shao's promise is obviously more reliable.

The conditions offered are so rich, what Guo Jia needs to do is very simple, just sit and watch the wall.

He doesn't need to send a soldier to help Yuan Shao, as long as he is neutral, Yuan Shao defeats Cao Ying, and the next step is naturally to ascend the throne in the Ninth Five-Year Plan, and the prince will be given to Guo Jia.

Guo Jia agreed to Xu You.

In his heart, Guo Jia didn't care if Yuan Shao had credibility or not, and whether Wang Jue would fall into the bag.

How can what others give compare to what you get?

Xu You left with a smile on his face, whether he believed Guo Jia or not, it was another matter, at least on the surface, Guo Jia did not turn his face with Yuan Shao, and even behaved very friendly.

Yuan Shao needed Guo Jia an attitude, and Guo Jia gave it to him.

And the other protagonist of the Battle of Guandu, Cao Ying expected that Guo Jia would go out of the customs and sweep the Central Plains, and he would bear the brunt of it, didn't he care about Guo Jia?

Don't you need to say hello if you have torn your face?

Contrary.

Cao Ying also sent a messenger.

Although he is not a heavyweight messenger like Xun Yu, he is by no means an unknown person, this person is a fellow countryman with Guo Jia, and he has some old friends.

The snow was heavy and the weather suddenly turned cooler, Guo Jia was still wearing a big hat indoors, seemingly casual, still not angry and arrogant.

"Brother Changwen, count them, you and I shouldn't have seen each other for fifteen years, right?"

Guo Jiawen is as old as ever, but there is a rejection of indifference in his tone.

Chen Qun, who knelt down and sat down, frowned slightly, he heard the coldness in Guo Jia's words, but he didn't understand why.

He is not a pivotal figure in the Cao Wei Group now, his status is not high, his official position is not high, and he is not as valued by Cao Ying as others, and there are many people who are more powerful than him, Xun Yu needless to say, Cheng Yu, Xun Yu, Man Chong, Mao Jue and so on.

Guo Jia is notoriously mild-mannered, and is even kinder to enemies than to friends.

It's better to be famous than to meet.

The last time I saw Guo Jia, it was back to the Battle of Yingchuan in the Yellow Turban Rebellion, a fire in Changshe, Chen Qun witnessed Guo Jia's fame all over the world, at that time he would never have thought that today, as a handsome wizard of the Yingchuan Shi clan, he would reunite with Guo Jia on such an occasion and under such a situation of identity contrast.

Fifteen years have passed, the world has changed, the country has changed, and the once high-spirited teenagers have gradually become calm and hidden.

Chen Qun couldn't understand whether Guo Jia's attitude towards him was a weather vane, whether it meant that Guo Jia had a secret agreement with Yuan Shao, so that Guo Jia could break with Cao Ying openly.

To break with Cao Ying meant rebelling against the Xuchang court, and to make this decision, each prince had to think carefully about the pros and cons, weigh the three, and make a decision after careful consideration.

Liu Bei's anti-Cao is caused by his situation, if he doesn't oppose Cao, there will be no place for him, and the grand plan for hegemony will be a mirror.

Yuan Shao's opposition to Cao was that the pace of his expansion was inevitably to set foot in the Central Plains, and before he could go there, Yuan Shao must also recognize the authority of the Xuchang court.

Of course, to recognize this court, there must be a premise to meet the needs of the princes.

Guo Jia wants to be the rightful Yizhou pastor, and he wants to include Guanzhong in the territory of power in name, and Cao Ying has this power.

To give or not to give, it's all in Cao Ying's thoughts.

gave Guo Jia what he wanted, Guo Jia recognized the court, and if he didn't give it, it would force me to rebel.

Similarly, Yuan Shao was the same, when he had not yet taken Youzhou and Qingzhou, Cao Ying gave Yuan Shao the title of territory, and Sun Ce's name of establishing a foothold in Jiangdong was also given by Cao Ying.

The princes and Cao Ying each took what they wanted, and if one party could not get what they wanted, then such a delicate relationship would break down.

The reason why Chen Qun didn't understand this is here.

All the names needed for Guo Jia's rule, Cao Ying gave Guo Jia.

If Guo Jia does not have the name of Hanchen, he will not be right, the people under his rule will be panicked, Guo Jia's enemies will fight him if they want, Guo Jia wants to develop and grow, and he will get very little support.

The relationship between the princes and the imperial court is mutually maintained, Guo Jia has Yizhou, he has to Yizhou Mu, Guo Jia has Guanzhong, he must be recognized by the imperial court, in turn, if Cao Ying does not even meet Guo Jia's minimum requirements, then Guo Jia will not recognize the Xuchang Imperial Court, he may not be the first person to oppose Cao, but after the anti-Cao forces emerge, Guo Jia will definitely join that camp without hesitation.

Therefore, Cao Ying appeased and wooed Guo Jia, not only gave him the territory he had gotten, but also gave Guo Jia an official promotion, this kind of intangible political status and capital, it seems to be useless at all, in fact, it is very useful, the people support a thorn history, and support a state pastor, the mood will be different, the motivation will be different, the bigger Guo Jia's official, the more down-to-earth the people's hearts.

This is the means, Cao Ying gives you what he deserves, it is a gesture of goodwill, giving more, it is to win over.

Before the princes of the Eight Directions did not have the strength to fight the world on their own, none of them dared to rashly ignore the Xuchang court, especially before Cao Ying did something that made people desperate and could only rebel.

Chen Qun thought about it and didn't guess the reason for Guo Jia's indifferent attitude towards him.

If Guo Jia rebelled against the imperial court, he would be a traitor, not only harming himself, but also increasing the enemy's strength.

It is conceivable that from Hanchen to Han thief, will there be wavering people among the people under his rule, and what kind of attitude will the people outside Yizhou and Guanzhong have towards Guo Jia?

In fact, the reason why Guo Jia didn't have a good impression of him was very simple, not because he belonged to Cao Wei's camp, but because Chen Qun was a staunch supporter of the Shi clan.

Cao Pi succeeded to the throne of Wei and wanted to win over the scholars, and it was at that time that Chen Qun led the embarrassed scholars who were oppressed by Cao Ying out of the predicament, and even continued to create a short-lived and erosive peak era of the scholar dynasty after the Sima family.

In Guo Jia's eyes, Chen Qun is more hateful than Cao Ying, no matter what Chen Qun's appearance or talent is.

If you and I have political differences, and they are completely opposed, then there is no need for me to smile at each other.

There are many people who support the scholars, but Chen Qun is one of the few founders of the era when the scholars of the Wei, Jin, Southern and Northern Dynasties dominated the country.

"I just sent Xu Yu away, and you're here again? Hehe, Cao Ying and Yuan Shao want to fight you to the death, what do I do? The two families just have to fight. ”

Guo Jia smiled playfully, with a slightly domineering posture.

(To be continued)