Guo Ye wanted to enlist in the army, Guo Jia did not agree to it, nor did he refuse, but just replied after a few considerations.

Heroes don't ask where they come from, and there are many famous generals and celebrities who have soared into the sky and become blockbusters in the recklessness, but Guo Jia still feels that Guo Ye is too young.

Fortunately, except for the crusade against Gao Ding, there is no war under Guo Jia's rule, and even if Guo Ye joins the army, he will not report today and go to the front line tomorrow.

Guo Jia's consideration is just whether it is necessary for Guo Ye to be a soldier, if he is just enduring hardships in the military camp, it seems to be a bit of a fuss.

Guo Yu's full moon wine was very extravagant, and all the civil and military forces in Chengdu were present, and the guests enjoyed themselves.

After the full moon, Guo Jia took Da Qiao's mother and son to Emei Mountain, one was to go to the Heavenly Master Palace to repay a wish, and the other was to ask Guo Yu for a peace charm.

In recent years, the reputation of the Heavenly Master Palace has been outside, and the surrounding people will come to the Heavenly Master Palace to pray for blessings, and the big families want to drive away evil spirits and avoid evil, and they will also invite the Taoist priests of the Heavenly Master Palace to do things.

Guo Jia's Buddhist disciples who were driven out of the country ten years ago would occasionally run back to preach without opening their eyes, and they couldn't do it again and again, Guo Jia didn't have a good impression of the bald donkey, and the first salute and then the soldiers were considered to be benevolent and righteous, and then they found out, and directly arrested and did hard labor with some prisoners who had made meritorious service to atone for their sins, repaired water conservancy and roads, and so on.

This time he went to Mount Emei, Guo Jia specially called Jia Xu.

He shared a carriage with Jia Xu, and his family was in another carriage.

"Wenhe, Ye'er wants to go to the army for training, what do you think?"

Guo Jia, who was swaying, sat by the window, he actually brought Jia Xu to ask Jia Xu's opinion, although he knew his son Mo Ruo's father, but over the years, Jia Xu has taught Guo Ye by word and deed, and his understanding of Guo Ye is definitely not under Guo Jia, not to mention that Jia Xu is Guo Ye's teacher, ask his opinion, at least it is a reference material.

Guo Ye wanted to join the army, Jia Xu didn't know, touching his beard, Jia Xu thought for a while and suddenly chuckled: "Ye Gongzi seems to have a lot of long-term vision." ”

When Guo Jia heard this, he thought for a moment, then smiled, and said, "This kid is really thinking far enough." ”

The Taiping Army's war in the south is in full swing, and it is impossible for Guo Ye to be sent to set foot on the battlefield in the south, and if he wants to join the army now, most of his thoughts are to hope that he can contribute when Guo Jia conquers the northwest.

Ordinary martial arts practice is completely different from being a soldier in the military camp, being a soldier is definitely not just by force, the military array is drilled, the order is prohibited, and all aspects are limited by order, Guo Ye's plan is to use the time in recent years to get familiar with the military camp, integrate into the army, and prepare for the war in the northwest that Guo Jia will conquer in a few years.

Marching and fighting a war is a matter of life and death, and no matter how strong the theoretical knowledge is, it is only on paper, and if you are not truly immersed in the scene, you will not have the right to speak.

Jia Xu appreciates Guo Ye's point that Guo Ye is down-to-earth, focusing on practice rather than empty talk, if you want to go to war, you must first show the posture of a soldier, and do not ask Guo Jia to be appointed because of his status.

"What is the Lord's will?"

Jia Xu did not make it clear whether he supported it or not, but asked Guo Jia.

After pondering for a while, Guo Jia said: "If Jin'er opened his mouth, I would think that he was flashy and wanted to grandstand, and he would definitely not agree." It's just that Ye'er took the initiative to ask for help, I can't decide, Wenhe, I think a person should play his talents on the stage that is most suitable for him, but after so many years, I have never found out where Ye'er should be placed, or which way he should go in the future, I can't see through. ”

In the future, Guo Ye will be literary or martial, Guo Jia can't see through it, what is not good is that he is not outstanding in his thesis, and he is not outstanding in martial arts, as if he is mean, in fact, he is a little stronger than ordinary people.

Jia Xu said with a smile: "The lord is inevitably anxious, Ye Gongzi is still young, you might as well give him more time, it is a good thing that he wants to join the army, it is better than staying at home and sticking to the rules, it is also time for Ye Gongzi to really open his eyes and take a look at the outside world." ”

Guo Jia nodded, feeling that there was some truth.

Rejecting Guo Ye's proposal is nothing more than letting him live the same life, go to the barracks to endure some hardships, and if he is qualified, he will consider not letting him go to the battlefield in the future.

Guo Jia, who was leaning on the carriage, looked up with his chin high, and suddenly asked leisurely: "Wenhe, Yuan Shaoyi can't afford to be sick, his body and mind are sinking, and he is afraid that his life will not be long." Within five years, Cao Ying will unify the Central Plains and Hebei, and at the same time, I will also take the northwest, the south, the entire Yizhou and even the Kansai into my pocket, and the confrontation between the Kanto and the Kansai will become more and more intense. ”

Didn't catch up with the battle of Guandu, it was not Guo Jia's carelessness, Zhang Yan had always been in Yizhou to beware of the Southern Barbarians, to 50,000, to 100,000, can be easily resolved, but the monstrous 200,000 troops came, so that Guo Jia had no choice but to withdraw the army, the situation in the northwest is also in Guo Jia's control, when he was ready to send troops to the east, Guanzhong left Yan Yan to lead 20,000 soldiers and horses, that is, to guard against Han Sui.

In the end, Han Sui stepped into Ma Chao's territory, and after Ma Chao led the army back, Han Sui immediately withdrew his troops and the two families reconciled.

This is not important, Han Sui is capricious, how can Ma Chao's newborn calf fight an old fox like a rebel professional.

After stepping in the south to recuperate for a period of time, Guo Jia was about to start planning the northwest, whether it was Ma Chao or Han Sui, he didn't pay attention to it, and it was only a matter of time before he unified Kansai.

Now Guo Jia's thinking question is whether his strategic focus should be in the south or the north after subduing the northwest.

In the south, he wants to fight Jingzhou, and Liu Biao in Jingzhou has 200,000 soldiers and horses, and if Guo Jia has less than 500,000 troops, I am afraid that if he goes to Jingzhou, he will marry others.

In the north, it means a direct confrontation with Cao Ying, the two great heroes of the east and west are divided first, either you die or I die, the winner annexes the other party's territory, and then it is not far from dominating the world.

After a short silence in the swaying carriage, Jia Xu spoke: "If Cao Ying unifies Hebei, he will sit on the seven states of the world, Hebei, Qing, You, and, Yan, Henan, Xu, plus part of Sizhou, his territory is already half of the country, the city territory, the money, food, soldiers and horses are above the lord, and Cao Ying will definitely beware of the lord from Hangu Pass when he annexes Hebei, if he can't make a surprise attack, the lord will only work and lose money if he goes out of the east of the Guan, and Cao Ying wants to attack the lord, it is not easy, the Xiongguan Pass can make it difficult for Cao Cheng to enter, Therefore, after Cao Ying unifies Shandong, it is very likely that he will set his sights on the south, half of the country plus Jingzhou and Yangzhou, he only needs to consume with the lord to dominate the world. ”

The basic overall situation, Guo Jia deeply believes in Jia Xu's opinions.

Shu Han and Eastern Wu can't beat Cao Wei, they can be seen separately, Shu Han's money, food, soldiers and horses are not even half of Cao Wei's, Zhuge Liang is even a god, he can only be helpless in the face of Cao Wei's defensive strategy in Guanzhong, and Eastern Wu and Cao Wei are also falling apart, but it's a pity that Dongwu can't afford to spend it with Cao Wei.

The more money and food there is and the more people there are, the more soldiers and horses there will be, the faster the post-war recovery will be, and the faster the replenishment of resources.

"No matter what, Guanzhong can't be lost in the first place."

Jia Xu made the first conclusion.

If Guo Jia loses the pass, it means that the contrast between his and Cao Ying's comprehensive strength is getting bigger and bigger, and such a gap will increase over time.

"If there is no Guanzhong, I will just go directly to the court and bow down."

Guo Jia closed his eyes and said in a deep voice.

Yuan Shao has a good deck of cards, Hebei Sizhou is rich, there are many generals, but Yuan Shao can really waste this good hand, so many soldiers and horses swept the Central Plains without dividing the troops, but to confront Cao Ying in Guandu, Guo Jia's eyes, this is no different from playing cards with four two to bring the two kings out, good cards are wasted, and the rest is waiting to lose.

The biggest card in Guo Jia's hand is Guanzhong.

Whether it is from the strategic position or the impact on the overall strength, Guanzhong is the top priority, this big card is the hole card that determines whether Guo Jia can still compete in the world!

The unification of the Qin State and the proclamation of Liu Bang as the emperor were all in Guanxi and watched the foreign enemies fight to the death and exhausted, and then they waited for an opportunity to sweep the Central Plains.

And now Guo Jia's situation is very different from the previous two founding kings, because Cao Ying is about to unify the Central Plains and Hebei, and Liu Biao of Jingzhou and Sun Quan of Jiangdong are obviously unlikely to pose a threat to Cao Ying.

"If there is no change, after five to eight years, Cao Ying will be even stronger, and the lord will solve all his worries, and at that time, it will be Jingzhou that will determine the trend of the world."

After Jia Xu finished speaking expressionlessly, Guo Jia closed his eyes and listened, and only said coldly after a while: "Jingzhou, Jingzhou, always Jingzhou!" ”

The cold expression suddenly eased, and Guo Jia suddenly asked, "Can Wen He guess what Jiangdong Sun Quan's attitude is towards Jingzhou?" ”

Jia Xu blurted out: "Thinking about it for a while." ”

Hahahaha

Guo Jia laughed loudly.

Just now, he suddenly thought that Sun Quan succeeded to the throne, so there should be a person who was unwilling to serve Sun Ce.

Lu Su!

Among the couch conversations between the two ministers was Lu Su's strategy suggested to Sun Quan.

Take Jingzhou, the place of the Yangtze River is extremely resistant to Cao Ying, as for whether Lu Su will still talk to Sun Quan to enter Xichuan to seize Yizhou, hum, Guo Jia is very curious.

"Lord, if Cao Ying seeks Jingzhou, the lord can take the opportunity to send troops from Hangu Pass. If Cao Ying attacks the lord first, the lord will use Guanzhong as bait to drag Cao Ying and take advantage of the situation to sweep Jingzhou down the river. ”

Jia Xu turned the topic back again.

One south and one north, Jia Xu's strategy is nothing more than to respond to Cao Ying's movements, Cao Ying goes to fight Jingzhou, Guo Jia will hit the Central Plains, Cao Ying will fight Guanzhong, Guo Jia will drag Cao Ying to fight Jingzhou.

There is a premise of this strategy, that is, Jingzhou has the ability to resist and cannot be defeated by a battle.

But Guo Jia opened his eyes and asked, "What if Liu Biao is dead?" ”

Jia Xu was stunned by the question.

Who knows when Liu Biao will die?

If Liu Biao is really a longevity star, even if he is nearly half a hundred years old and lives for thirty or forty years, it is not too unusual.

"If Liu Biao dies within ten years, I'm afraid Jingzhou will be within easy reach for Cao Ying."

Jia Xu frowned.

The reason is very simple, the Jingxiang clan will never be able to serve Guo Jia, and if there is no male lord on the throne, it is obviously more cost-effective to take refuge in Cao Ying than to take refuge in Guo Jia, and the danger of overturning the nest is that the Jingxiang clan does not have the courage to fight to the death with Cao Ying, Jia Xu understands that the wealthy and wealthy clan, nine out of ten people are greedy for life and afraid of death.

(To be continued)