The battle of Yuan Cao remained in the stalemate stage in the summer, and Yuan Shao took the camp step by step, and the large camps were stretched out horizontally, as if they wanted to stretch out and form two wings to form a wrap-around around Cao Ying.

Cao Ying took the initiative to retreat to the south of the Yellow River, giving Yuan Shao's army space to cross the Yellow River, with the simple purpose of dragging down Yuan Shao's supply lines.

Yuan Shao's hundreds of thousands of army supplies of grain and grass were transported from Hebei to the Central Plains, and the loss on the road alone was astronomical, not to mention that the army to feed was hundreds of thousands, so you can imagine how heavy the consumption and burden were.

Although the odd soldiers are not as strong as the main forces, as long as the main general in charge of the odd troops can take on the big task, it will have miraculous effects, and it will have a crucial decisive factor for victory.

Yuan Shao could not fight on the frontal battlefield, so he began to fight the idea of Cao Ying's rear, instigating Liu Biao, Sun Ce, and Cao Ying's potential supporters within him.

Yuan Shao is the main attack, Cao Ying is the main defense, the proportion of offensive and defensive casualties is obviously more heavy on the attacker, but Yuan Shao's capital is full of confidence, he lost 100,000 yuan, and consumed 30,000 Cao Ying, and in the long run, the victory will also be Yuan Shao's.

The two families facing each other in Guandu are gritting their teeth and insisting to see who will fall first.

Cao Ying did not have many soldiers and horses, and it was a defensive strategy, and the morale of the army was declining day by day, and the consumption of grain and grass gradually became unsustainable.

Lie said that when the sky, the three city gates in the south of Chang'an City were wide open, and the soldiers standing in the middle of the road were in high spirits, and outside the central city gate, there were two types of people who were distinct from Jingwei, Wenchen and military generals.

In the distance of the official road, smoke and dust gradually rose as far as the eye could see, and then the sound of horses' hooves became louder and louder.

At the gate of the city, the generals who were standing solemnly suddenly showed a smile, and the glitter in their eyes seemed to contain a majestic battle intent.

"Zhongkang, the lord has arrived."

Dian Wei looked south with his head held high, his gaze fixed on the man in a dark red brocade robe straddling the flaming horse.

Xu Chu suppressed his excitement and excitement, as if gritting his teeth and saying, "I can finally stop watching the show, hehe." ”

Gao Shun, Wu Yi, Meng Da, and Yan Yan took a deep breath, as if they wanted to suppress the already surging excitement.

The battle of Yuan Cao in the eastern part of the country was deadlocked, and they were already looking forward to Guo Jia.

The battle of Yuan Cao was a good opportunity given by God to Guo Jia to sweep the Central Plains!

A lifetime, no, maybe a thousand years to come!

Xu Shu, Fa Zheng, and Pang Tong seemed relatively calm, and they often thought farther than the generals.

Opportunities are often accompanied by risks, and if you grasp the right one, it is a godsend, and if you grasp it wrongly, it will kill you.

Guo Jia went north to Guanzhong, riding lightly and fast, with only thousands of cavalry guards around him.

After the smoke and dust slowly dissipated, the hazy figure gradually came into view.

"Meet the Lord!"

The civil and military movements were consistent in saluting Guo Jia on the horse, but Guo Jia smiled, patted the dust on his body, and then turned over and dismounted and said as he walked: "How many times have you said it?" Well? Don't be polite, let's go into the city. ”

As soon as he took two steps, Guo Jia suddenly turned his head at the end of the column of generals and saw two characters who were not unexpected.

Jinma's super demeanor is still the same, and the momentum is compelling, although he stands at the end, he still looks at Guo Jia with a bit of arrogance.

"Meng Qi has also arrived, hehe, Yuan Zhi didn't inform me, if there is a place where the hospitality is not good, I hope Meng Qi will bear with me."

Guo Jia's attitude towards Ma Chao is very kind, and even a bit similar to the kindness of elders caring for juniors.

Ma Chao can't understand this intimacy as a party, because since Ma Teng left Xiliang, he is Ma Teng's representative in Xiliang, after Ma Teng's death, Ma Chao officially ascended to the position of the master, his side, his subordinates, all of them are respectful to him, and it is normal for someone to be friendly to him.

And Guo Jia's friendly attitude, the deepest experience is Pound next to Ma Chao.

As a bystander, Pang De knows Ma Chao's strength, and he also knows Guo Jia's energy more or less, Guo Jia faced Ma Chao, the situation should have been Ma Chao's initiative to show goodwill, but now it is the other way around, Pang De deeply sighed Guo Jia's strength.

"Thank you for your care, I don't know when you plan to send troops to fight against the Cao thief?"

Ma Chao looked at Guo Jia forcefully, with a somewhat aggressive tone.

is a guest from afar, Ma Chao led the army out, but he never had the strength to speak to Guo Jia in such a tone.

Xu Chu couldn't hold it back, as if he wanted to scold Ma Chao a few words, but was secretly pulled by Dian Wei, Dian Wei shook his head at him slightly, and Xu Chu suppressed his anger before giving up.

Guo Jia smiled freely, and in the face of Ma Chao's sharp posture, he said lightly: "Why should Meng Qi be in a hurry? Within two months, I will definitely lead the army out of the customs, in this way, is Meng Qi satisfied? ”

From cordiality to indifference, Guo Jia's attitude made Ma Chao wake up at this moment.

Although he is not a send-by-side, he also has to rely on others.

If Guo Jia doesn't lend him the way, he won't be able to pass the pass.

He angered Guo Jia, and what he ushered in would be a catastrophe.

When Guo Jia's height and status are now, it is no longer possible to talk about whether he can be arrogant or domineering, if he wants to destroy Ma Chao, he can just play the command room, and he naturally has no need to show off his might in front of Ma Chao, in a vain attempt to suppress the other party with momentum.

If you don't know what's going on, you're responsible for the consequences.

Giving you a good face does not mean that you can tolerate no one in your eyes.

Ma Chao, who looked firm and resolute, barely showed a smile, as if he wanted to ease his abruptness before, and said: "With the words of the envoy, I am relieved." ”

Guo Jia smiled gently at him, patted him on the shoulder and walked straight towards Chang'an City.

Ma Chao is not at ease, Guo Jia doesn't care at all.

When he came to the idle mansion in Chang'an City, Guo Jia didn't care about washing away the dust, and while walking towards the main seat, he untied the cloak, and Zhang Ren, who came to Chang'an with him, stepped forward and took the cloak and retreated to the side.

"Let's talk about the recent battle situation in the Kanto region first, there has been a delay on the road, who has the upper hand now between Yuan Shao and Cao Ying?"

Guo Jia knelt on the throne with a faint expression, when it came to business, he would never give people a laughing and casual performance.

The civil and military were on both sides, and Ma Chao and Pang De also stood at the end of the generals.

Fa Zheng came out of the ranks, frowned and said: "The Yuan and Cao families are still in the stage of stalemate, no one has the upper hand, Yuan Shao sent a letter a few days ago, the letter said, I hope that the lord can withdraw the naval army that threatens Jingzhou, so that Liu Biao can support him to attack Cao Ying from the rear. ”

Although Yuan Shao sent a letter to the thief before the war, calling on the world's heroes to jointly crusade against Cao Ying, but at that time he felt that he would definitely be able to defeat Cao Ying by his own strength alone, but he did not expect such a stalemate situation to be formed in Guandu, so he instigated Liu Biao and Sun Ce, as for Guo Jia, Yuan Shao was afraid that once he asked Guo Jia to come to help, I am afraid that after Guo Jia sent troops from Hangu Pass, the situation would become unpredictable, especially if Guo Jia joined forces with Cao Ying, his situation would be precarious.

If Liu Biao wants to respond to Yuan Shao, he must at least ensure that he has peace of mind, but now that Jingzhou is facing Guo Jia's 100,000 sailors, even if Liu Biao really supports Yuan Shao, he is powerless.

So Yuan Shao hoped that Guo Jia would not beat Liu Biao here, and he couldn't even threaten.

"Hmph, Yuan Benchu naturally wanted me to watch from the wall, neither to join him in the decisive battle with Cao Ying, nor to covet Jingzhou. If I defeat Jingzhou, he won't be able to sleep even if he defeats Cao Ying. ”

Guo Jia sneered.

Yuan Shao waved hundreds of thousands of troops south, even if he killed Cao Ying today, it would be impossible to directly take over all Cao Ying's territories tomorrow, plus recover from the consumption of the decisive battle, at this time, how Guo Jia took Jingzhou, Yuan Shao's ambition to unify is probably far away.

Guo Jia will fight Jingzhou, but not now.

"Since Yuan Shao sent a letter to the lord, he must have also sent someone to contact Sun Ce and Liu Biao, but at present, neither of them has taken any action, on the contrary, there is a problem within Cao Ying. The Yellow Turban General Liu Pi rebelled in Runan in response to Yuan Shao, and most of the officials of Cao Ying in the surrounding counties were indifferent to Liu Pi's rebellion, and a small number of them joined Liu Pi. ”

As soon as Fa Zheng's words fell, Guo Jia sneered: "It's just a clown jumping off the beam." ”

If a small official can inflict a heavy blow on Cao Ying, then Cao Ying is not a hero in troubled times.

Sure enough, Fa Zheng sighed: "Liu Pi rebelled, Yuan Shao sent Liu Bei with a small number of troops to support, but Cao Ying sent the general Cao Ren to lead the tiger and leopard cavalry to quickly extinguish this wave of rebellion, Liu Bei fled to Jingzhou, Cao Ren led the cavalry back to Guandu, and then Cao Ying sent him to lead a small group of cavalry to Yuan Shao's rear to harass Yuan Shao's grain transportation troops, which was very effective. ”

There was silence in the hall for a long time, and Guo Jia sighed and said: "The world's blessed general Cao Zixiao!" ”

Cao Ren, a general who is not only loyal, but also able to take on great responsibilities, and leads the cavalry to perform many miraculous feats, who doesn't want it? Who doesn't covet?

Qi Zheng is compatible, Cao Ren's cavalry is Cao Ying's strange move to break the enemy and win, and it has been tried and tested repeatedly.

"What is the situation in Guandu? Yuan Shao couldn't just count on outsiders to help, and his army was not an ornament. ”

Guo Jia closed his eyes and asked, he was carefully imagining the trend of Guandu, and before he expected it, he had to figure out the present first.

Fa Zheng said: "The two armies faced each other, there were casualties on each other, Cao Ying once took the initiative to attack, but he returned with a small defeat, and since then he has been strictly defended." Yuan Shao wanted to use the method of dealing with Gongsun Zan to fight Cao Ying, his army dug a tunnel to lead directly to Cao Ying, Cao Ying saw the move, and dug a deep trench with a horizontal depth of several zhang in front of the camp, Yuan Shao's tunnel was only dug into the trench, and was easily broken by Cao Ying. Then Yuan Shao made a large-scale well, the archers condescended to shoot the soldiers of the Cao camp, and once forced the soldiers of the Cao camp to walk around the camp must hold a shield to protect the top of their heads, this situation did not last long, Cao Ying used a trebuchet from the camp to break all the well blocks of Yuan Shao, and the two sides fell into a stalemate. ”

At this stage, Cao Ying and Yuan Shao really felt like they were playing against each other.

(To be continued)