Zheng County, Hangu Pass, Wuguan, the three points are in full swing, from the overall situation, Guo Jia is located in Zheng County, which is not only conducive to command and dispatch, but also makes the three points closely linked.

The fly in the ointment is that Zheng County does not have the geographical advantages of Hangu Pass and Wuguan.

The small county city wall is not high and not thick, and it is not a problem to accommodate Guo Jia's 30,000 or 40,000 soldiers and horses, but it definitely does not have any advantage in defending the city.

Just after leading the army to Zheng County, Guo Jia's first military order was to expand and repair the defense facilities in the county.

The city wall is not high or solid, so build it.

There is no moat outside the city, it doesn't matter, dig a horse pit.

The soldiers who had just arrived in Zheng County were busy, and there was a busy scene inside and outside the city.

The people in the city have temporarily moved into Chang'an for refuge, Guo Jia stayed in the city government, and at this time he was staring intently at the map of Zheng County, Hangu Pass, and Wuguan.

The law under the hall was looking at Guo Jia's back, silent, waiting for orders all the time.

"Are the craftsmen in place?"

Guo Jia didn't turn around and asked calmly.

When Fa Zheng heard this, he replied: "All of them are in place, and General Gao will supervise the work, and it is expected that the task of the lord will be completed within two months." ”

Guo Jia hummed softly, and then did not reply.

Not long after, Xu Chu came to the hall with a piece of information, and after seeing Guo Jia, he directly submitted the urgent report sent by Zhang Liao to Guo Jia.

Guo Jia took it and opened it to look at it, and after reading it, he handed it to Fa Zheng, and he fell into deep thought.

Fa Zheng and Xu Chu were also thoughtful after reading the information.

"Yuan Shao and Cao Ying attacked Hangu Pass together with great fanfare? Oh, Qi is compatible, if I am Cao Ying, if Daxu is in Hangu Pass, I will make a surprise attack on Wuguan. If I were Yuan Shao, I would definitely divide my troops into two roads, and both roads would erect the banner of Yuan to confuse the enemy's sight. Wuguan is in danger, Xu Chu, go and call Gan Ning to me. ”

Guo Jia is not afraid, no matter which general uses soldiers, it is impossible to present his own strength to the enemy.

For example, Yuan Shao and Cao Ying's Daxu are both in Hangu Pass, and Guo Jia expects that there must be fraud in them.

It is nothing more than showing a precarious situation that Hangu Pass was attacked by heavy troops, and then took Wuguan by surprise.

Although the four Xiongguan passes in the Guanzhong and the Wuguan are not as good as the Hangu Pass, they are not easy to break through in a moment.

After a while, Gan Ning, who was tall and mighty, came to Guo Jia, clasped his fists and saluted, and waited for dispatch.

30,000 Sail Army, 10,000 handed over to Wu Ban and Meng Da to lead the Fufeng to defend against Han Sui and Ma Teng.

There are also 21,000 foot soldiers, and 10,000 are silver feather flying horses.

Whether it is Wuguan or Hangu Pass, its terrain is dangerous in the east and flat in the west.

Since it is not a plain and the roads are not open, there is very little room for cavalry to play.

"Xingba, you immediately lead the army to reinforce Wuguan, Yinling Feiqi stays, I let you take away 10,000 foot soldiers, within three days, there will be a large army to besiege Wuguan, you lead the army to Wuguan in the first half of the day, first to recuperate, after entering Wuguan, the first thing you have to do is to ask Pang Tong if he can send troops to fight first, no matter who the general besieging Wuguan is, even if it is Cao Ying himself, I am afraid that I may not be able to expect that I dare to send troops to fight, of course, if Pang Tong opposes, then this surprise attack tactic will be stopped."

Yuan Shao and Cao Ying waved more than 200,000 troops to suppress the Guanzhong, and everyone in the world was afraid that Guo Jia could only be a turtle with a shrunken head at this moment, taking advantage of the geographical advantages of Xiongguan to resist the enemy, and if he could protect himself, he would already burn high incense Thank God.

Guo Jia wanted to do the opposite, in the early days of the war, his attitude of fighting and defending did not enter the hearts of Yuan Shao and Cao Ying, they must also have preconceived ideas that they would attack, and Guo Jia could only defend, so the people who could really play a surprise attack in the first battle were not Yuan Shao and Cao Ying, but Guo Jia.

If Pang Tong does not support this tactic, it means that nothing can be done, and Guo Jia will not insist on going his own way, and the situation on the battlefield is changing rapidly.

Gan Ning did not hesitate to leave.

Led 10,000 foot soldiers Xiong left Zheng County in a high-spirited manner, and hurried towards Wuguan in the southeast.

A day and a half later, Gan Ning led the army to less than half a day away from Wuguan, so the soldiers rested for half a day before entering Wuguan in the evening.

Pang Tong and Yan Yan saw Gan Ning leading the army to help, and they were overjoyed to go out to greet them.

Unable to wash away the dust, Gan Ning came to the hall wearing armor and directly inquired about the situation in the east of Pang Tongwu Pass.

After Pang Tong and Yan Yan glanced at each other, Pang Tong asked in disbelief: "The cavalry who delivered the letter only went to Zheng County early this morning, how did General Gan know that there was a big enemy attacking east of Wuguan?" Could it be that you met a cavalryman delivering a letter on the road? ”

Gan Ning's face sank like water, and he shook his head and said: "The lord guessed that Wuguan would face the imminent enemy two days ago, so he specially ordered me to lead the army to help, and asked me to ask the military advisor, can I go out to meet the enemy?" ”

Pang Tong was dumbfounded, and in the urgent report he sent to Guo Jia, he was asking for troops to come to help.

Wuguan is on a relatively flat plateau between the canyons, with the high Shaoxi Mountain in the north and dangerous in the south. Seki Castle is slightly square. A door was opened in the east and west, and the roll hole was covered with bricks and stones. The terrain of the western part of the country is relatively flat, only out of the east of the Guan, the mountainside is winding through, the cliff is high and the valley is deep, it is narrow and difficult to walk, so Wuguan is the place where the ancient soldiers must fight.

At this moment, in the deep valley at the foot of the mountain in the east of Wuguan, there is already a large army gathered, and the word Xiahou is written on the handsome flag, which is obviously Cao Ying's soldiers and horses, and the horses are reported by the horses, and the soldiers and horses are between 30,000 and 70,000.

Wuguan has 10,000 soldiers and horses, led by Yan Yan, Pang Tong is in charge, according to Pang Tong, Wuguan this 10,000 soldiers and horses to hold the pass is easy, but now the best opportunity is a surprise attack, so he sent an urgent report to Guo Jia, asking for reinforcements, and strive to win the first battle and frustrate the enemy's edge.

It's not that Pang Tong can't use the 10,000 defenders in Wuguan, but Wuguan can't afford to lose, and he can't afford the risk.

Therefore, whether it is Hangu Pass or Wuguan, the city can not be empty, and it is okay to go out to fight a surprise attack, but it is necessary to ensure that the city cannot be lost after the surprise attack fails, so the 10,000 defenders of Wuguan make Pang Tong play it is stretched.

What Pang Tong didn't expect was that Guo Jiayuan would be able to anticipate the enemy from a hundred miles away, and coincided with him.

"Okay, the lord is like a god, and this battle will be won."

Pang Tong couldn't help but be overjoyed, and was slightly excited, but his smile instantly froze a little, and asked in a deep voice: "General Gan, you came with the army, and even said that you were marching in a hurry, do the soldiers still have the energy to fight against the enemy?" ”

Even if Cao Jun didn't expect Guo Jia to dare to send troops to attack, at least they had an absolute advantage in numbers.

If the army led by Gan Ning is weak and cannot drive out the enemy in one go, I am afraid that this surprise attack tactic will be greatly reduced.

Of course, things can be treated differently, if the Jinfan army is tired, then this surprise attack out of the city can only be retreated with one blow, and how much the enemy can kill depends on the opponent's adaptability.

Gan Ning smiled when he heard this, and said casually: "This lord has already made arrangements, before entering the martial arts, I have ordered the soldiers to rest for a long time, and now they are full of energy, and the strength to kill the enemy is more than enough." ”

A series of joys made Pang Tong unable to speak, and after adding a little admiration to Guo Jia's awe, he discussed with Gan Ning Yan Yan the strategy of going out of the city in the middle of the night to rob the camp.

It was Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan who were stationed in the deep valley east of Wuguan.

Today was the second day of their arrival with their army, and the valley was full of grass and trees, and they led 50,000 soldiers and horses in the valley, both of which were stepping up the construction of defensive measures.

Unfortunately, there were few rocks in the place where they were stationed, and it took a long time for the fortified walls outside the camp to be erected, and on the second day, several tents had been erected, but the solid outer walls had not yet been formed.

In the vast night, the two brothers Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan stood outside the tent, looking at the west with their hands in the distance, and they could see the Guancheng standing on the high place of Wuguan.

"If you really fight the martial arts, the casualties may be unbearable."

Xiahou Yuan felt it.

The Taiping army waits for work, the Cao army is a tired division, the Taiping army is defending, and the Cao army is attacking, which is the upward attack, which is unfavorable.

There is no way to go on both sides of the Wuguan, and the road is standing and condescending, to conquer this Xiongguan, if there is no trick, the battle loss ratio will be unimaginably huge.

The spring wind was cool and pleasant, Xiahou Dun's face sank like water, without a trace of emotion, but said indifferently: "The lord has never had the intention of attacking Wuguan from beginning to end, I will wait for the troops to be stationed here, and it is enough to deter Wuguan. However, hmph, even if you fight Wuguan now, 30,000 people are enough. ”

Hangu Pass, Wuguan is the trend of the corner, which one is lost, the other is dangerous, and the defensive system in the pass will collapse at the same time.

Xiahoudun and Xiahouyuan led the troops this time, somewhat with a little loss and helplessness.

They were full of fighting spirit, and Cao Ying turned a blind eye.

Perhaps most of the generals believed that victory belonged to the side that survived the battlefield.

But Cao Ying, or Guo Jia thinks that the one who lives longer is the ultimate winner.

If Cao Ying hadn't instigated Yuan Shao to fight Guanzhong today, in his opinion, maybe a year and a half at the earliest, or three years at the latest, Yuan Shao would have died if he waved his army south.

With today's Guanzhong War, Cao Ying is sure that for at least three years, his surname will be worry-free, and in three or five years, he may have the strength to put Yuan Shao to death.

Only by seeing far can we live a long life.

What Cao Ying thinks and does, there is no need to explain to his subordinates, you are a minister, you should be the master of worrying about the ministers, and the strategists can guess Cao Ying's thoughts, but they will not say it, nor will they preach it everywhere.

Xiahou Yuan and Xiahou Dian didn't understand the purpose of Cao Ying's letting them come, it didn't matter, anyway, they had to come, and they had to carry out the military order, just maintain the posture of confrontation with Wuguan.

(To be continued)