Chapter 176: Jizhou (7)
However, frustration is frustration after all, and he hurriedly spoke: "Could it be that Fengxiao means to ask Liu Yu, the assassin of Youzhou, to mediate for me in Jizhou?" Guo Jia looked at Fu Zhu when he heard this, and there was a trace of thought in his eyes, obviously he had been on guard, and this is also the reason why Fu Zhu has been unwilling to say more, since Guo Jia entered the door, he has been very defensive of himself, once he says more, he is afraid that Guo Jia will be penetrated, he has no doubt that Guo Jia is so capable again, although Guo Jia is very young.
Of course, although Guo Jia looked at Fu Zhu's mouth, he did not stop, but replied indifferently: "Exactly, Gongsun Chan was originally under the command of Youzhou Thorn Shi, if Lord Liu Yu came forward, Gongsun Chan naturally did not dare to disobey." When he heard this, he immediately said, "Having said that, I'm afraid this idea is a bit unrealistic. Then he turned his head to Han Fu and saluted: "Lord, although Gongsun Chan is named under Liu Yu, the two of them have never been on good terms, and Lord Liu Yu has always lacked control over Gongsun Chan. Moreover, since the extermination of Zhang Ju, Lord Liu Yu and Gongsun Chan have been on the same footing, if you ask Lord Liu Yu to persuade Gongsun Chan, I am afraid that not only will it fail to achieve the goal of making him withdraw his troops, but it will be counterproductive. What's more, Lord Liu Yu's temperament is known to the world, and he may not be able to answer the lord's speech. In this way, I'm afraid I can't count on Lord Liu Yu. ”
Guo Jia couldn't help but secretly admire the power of frustration when he heard this, these words were interlocking, and his grasp of the situation was really extremely accurate, even if he was thousands of miles away, he could also cut into the difficulty and key point of Liu Yu's help to Han Fu, so his so-called suggestion seemed a little pale.
However, Guo Jia is not such an easy person to deal with, and even said: "This gentleman doesn't know everything, and it is naturally difficult for Lord Liu Yu to convince Gongsun Zan alone." However, Liu Yu under the command of Lord Liu Yu in Youzhou, Liu Bei Xuande has always been anxious for justice and righteousness, and he is also a relative of the emperor, and since the Yellow Turban, he has been known for his loyalty and bravery. And it's good to solve people's worries, and when I met the alliance before, I also learned that this person and Gongsun Zan were classmates and Lu Gong's disciples. When he is a classmate, with this person as a persuasion, presumably Gongsun Chan will not insist on attacking Jizhou. ”
After saying this, Han Fu was very reasonable, if he could rely on persuasion to avoid war, this is undoubtedly an extremely appropriate thing, and in this way, the price he paid is also the smallest. But Guo Jia's words were unexpected, he didn't know about Liu Xuande at all, so naturally he couldn't refute anything.
And speaking of this, Guo Jia spoke again: "As for Gongsun Zhan, my father-in-law may also be able to help." After all, my father-in-law is also a relative, and Gongsun Chan will give my father-in-law some face. ”
Han Fu had actually accepted Guo Jia's suggestion when he heard this. To put it bluntly, Guo Jia's suggestion sounded the least dangerous to Han Fu, and this was undoubtedly the way Han Fu was most willing to choose. But how could he accept that Han Fu was persuaded so easily, and immediately spoke: "Your Excellency, you must not believe Guo Jia's words. Who knows if there is any ulterior conspiracy between Xu Ji and Gongsun Zhan? Could it be that this Guo Jia came to my Jizhou to stabilize the army, to mislead me from top to bottom of Jizhou, delay the fighter plane, and make Gongsun Zhan drive straight in? Don't forget that Gongsun Chan and Xu Ji had no grievances before, but now Xu Ji lacks a place to live, and Gongsun Chan is unwilling to be trapped in Beiping, so the two may not have the possibility of joining forces! ”
And there is truth to that. It is absolutely impossible for Xu Ji to eat the entire Jizhou alone, but if it is to share Jizhou with Gongsun Zhan, it is very possible. After all, now that Xu Ji has succumbed to Chen Liu, a place that obviously does not match his identity, and Zhang Miao was his defeated subordinate before, then Chen Liu is almost Xu Ji's territory. But as a concubine, or even a widow with a holy decree, Xu Ji wants to seize a piece of territory, which is obviously very possible. Although Guo Jia expected the trickiness of frustration, it seemed that he still laughed at him now.
Now that Xin commented that Guo Jia's calculations have left, only one person who represents Yuan Shao's interests has the ability to compete with Guo Jia. So he also had to stand up, and he continued: "Compared to Liu Yuzhi's undecided. Xu Jizhi's intentions were unknown, and the minister thought that Yuan Benchu was more trustworthy. After all, the original family background is prominent, and the natural reputation is higher. ”
This bureau was immediately recognized by the Jizhou civil and military forces in the hall, and what he said was indeed reasonable. But Guan Chun's color changed immediately, he never expected that he was going to prevent Yuan Shao from entering Jizhou, but because of his frustration, he became elbows. Although these obstacles had been anticipated by him, it was not easy to argue with these words. Now it can only depend on Guo Jia's response, Geng Wu and Guan Chun are beautiful jade puppets for a while, and they have any way to deal with it.
And Guo Jia smiled coldly and said: "Inviting Yuan Benchu to enter Jizhou is undoubtedly a move to quench your thirst, and filial piety is sincere, if you want to prove the sincerity of my lord, it is not simple?" General Chen Zhi and I will stay in Jizhou from now on, accompanying Lord Han Fu, until my father-in-law stops Gongsun Zan and the two of us from leaving. ”
Hearing this, Fu Zhi also smiled coldly and said, "Guo Jia, don't you want to deceive Lord Assassin Shi with such words!" Who has no one under his command or two dead? With the lives of the two of you, you want to exchange the safety of my state, how can it be so easy? And Guo Jia chuckled when he heard this: "It's useless to talk too much at this time, why not give it a try now for Han Tingshi?" Speaking of this, Guo Jia paused before continuing: "What's more, even if you want to ask Yuan Benchu for help, it doesn't seem that you need to be in such a hurry to ask Yuan Benchu to enter Jizhou for a while, right?" Wouldn't it be better to have Lord Assassin Shi repair a letter to Yuan Benchu and ask him to order Gongsun Zan to dispel the attempt to attack Jizhou as the leader of the alliance when the princes met the alliance. ”
When he heard this, he knew that something was wrong, and for a while he couldn't find the words to refute it. Guo Jia's remarks can be said to be the key point of Yuan Shao, and it is naturally impossible for Yuan Shao to write a letter to dissuade Gongsun Zhan, after all, Gongsun Zhan wants to attack Jizhou itself because of Yuan Shao's instigation. If Yuan Shaozhen wrote this letter, then the plan to plot Jizhou would be revealed immediately, which was an absolutely impossible choice for Yuan Shao to make. And Guan Chun also secretly shouted in his heart, there is nothing wrong with frustration, but the problem is on Yuan Shao's side, Guo Jia can seize this flaw in a short period of time and force frustration to be speechless.
And Guo Jia refused to give up and continued: "Even if Gongsun Zan refuses to listen to Yuan Benchu's persuasion at that time, then Lord Shi can also use the power of Yuan Benchu's eldest son, Yuan Tan, who is now stationed in Bohai, to resist first, isn't it?" ”
And the reason why Guo Jia proposed Yuan Tan's name was not in a hurry. But Yuan Shao also had an idea about Yanzhou, and now Yuan Shao's abacus is very large. It may not be that Yuan Tan's part is not used to threaten Yanzhou, and now Yanzhou is almost the foundation of Xu Ji's beginning. As the chief strategist under Xu Ji, Guo Jia naturally wouldn't fail to consider these, so this can be regarded as a precaution.
At this point, Guo Jia has already said all the possibilities, and he has a corresponding way to deal with it, and he can't find any flaws. At this time, Guan Chun also stood up and spoke: "Lord, Mr. Guo's words are very reasonable, after all, Gongsun Zan is still in a wait-and-see state at the moment, and there seems to be no sign of attacking my Jizhou for a while." Now we are just taking precautions and preventing problems before they happen. Geng Wu also said on the side: "That's right, since the lord is worried, why not take more measures, on the one hand, please ask Liu Yu and Liu Bei to mediate, and here also ask Mr. Guo to come forward to borrow the face of the horse, and on the other hand, ask Yuan Ben to repair a letter to dissuade Gongsun Zhan, so that the matter will naturally be foolproof!" ”
Of course, everyone here didn't realize that these were Guo Jia's original plans. He just wants to stir up the situation in Jizhou. But Guo Jia knows that what he said as an outsider may not be able to make Han Fu trust, but now that he is saying it through local officials in Jizhou, the effect is naturally very different. Han Fu was obviously convinced, and immediately said with a smile on his face: "Mr. Guo has come from afar to make suggestions for the stability of my Jizhou. It's really hard work. Since Mr. Guo came from afar, it must have been extremely hard along the way, why don't you spend a few more days in Jizhou? Although Jizhou is not as prosperous as Luoyang in the past, it also has a unique style and many places of interest. I don't think I will disappoint Mr. Guo. ”
As soon as Guo Jia heard Han Fu's name for him change, he knew that his initial goal had been achieved, and naturally smiled. And the atmosphere in the hall was much more relaxed. It's no longer tense as before. Guo Jia also knew that this so-called "Pan Huan" was to take himself as a hostage, so naturally he would not refuse. Instead, he smiled: "It is 'given by the elders, not to be resigned, not to be respectful, not to be cowardly'." In this way, Guo Jia disturbed Jizhou for a few days, hoping that Lord Assassin Shi would not trouble Guo Jia. ”
Han Fu also smiled when he heard this, and then turned his head to look at Chen Zhi and said, "If General Chen doesn't have official business, why don't you stay in Jizhou as well?" The general is first-class in both military management and martial arts, and he can also take the opportunity to ask the general of my Jizhou army to ask the general for advice. ”
Guo Jia's heart jumped when he heard this, although Han Fu, this old guy is mediocre, but he still has some ability, he is finally not old in vain, and now he is staying in Jizhou as a hostage, but he still has to separate Chen Zhi from himself, and his words are so light that it is difficult for people to notice.
But Chen Zhi instantly understood that what he saw with Xu Ji was not just like this, even if he scrupulously bowed, and then replied without humility or arrogance: "Thank you Lord Thorn Shi for your kindness, it's just that the lord has already made a death before the young general leaves, if I leave Mr. Guo, I will have to come to see him." I hope that Lord Shi will forgive me, as for asking the young general, I don't dare to do it, but I can learn one or two when Mr. Guo has nothing to do. ”
Han Fu didn't get any benefits when Chen came here, not to mention swallowing a soft nail alive, he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed on his face, and he didn't mention it after smiling. In fact, Han Fu is not worried about Chen Dao, for him, this Chen Dao is just a martial artist, and he is not a threat, and the previous arrangement is just in case, although it has not been achieved now, it has nothing to do with the overall situation for Han Fu.
At this time, Guan Chunzhi said that today's matter was about here, so he gave Geng Wu a vague look, and Geng Wu also immediately reacted and bowed to Han Fu and said: "Lord, leave the matter of entertaining Mr. Guo and General Chen to his subordinates, and make the two of them feel at home." Han Fu didn't object when he heard this, of course he knew that Geng Wu was loyal to him, after all, Geng Wu was brought up by him. Now that someone in Jizhou has thrown himself into Yuan Shao, Han Fu naturally knows about it, but now that Han Fu is older, he naturally doesn't have those ambitions, and he is originally weak, so Han Fu didn't expose it.
Now Geng Wu's so-called "hospitality" Han Fu also knows that there is both the meaning of protection and the intention of surveillance. Now Guo Jia's arrival has made the already intricate Jizhou even more unpredictable changes, so Guo Jia must be under his control, only in this way can he have a chance to regain control of Jizhou, which he has lost more and more.
But the corners of Guo Jia's mouth at this time had a hint of a smile. Others may not know what it means, but Fu Zhu glanced at Guo Jia deeply. Although he didn't see through Guo Jia's plan, he had an extremely bad premonition, this young man was probably going to set off a lot of turmoil in Jizhou. It is even possible that Jizhou is the debut stage of this young man in green shirts, and he will start to show his ability from here.
And Jizhou is destined to be chaotic for a long time, Guo Jia knows that at least until Xu Ji has enough ability to intervene in the chaos in Jizhou, Jizhou is as chaotic as possible.
After leaving the meeting hall, Guan Chun and Geng Wu naturally led Chen Zhi and Guo Jia to start wandering around Yecheng, although it was nominally to appreciate the Jizhou customs, but Guo Jia didn't know that this was Guan Chun's plan to learn more about himself. But even so, Guo Jia did not reveal it, and now there is not much power he can use in Jizhou. So for the time being, Guan Chun's help is needed, as for Xun Chen, it is a crucial move, and he will never use Xun Chen's relationship unless he has to, and Xun Chen will also be the most important role for Xu Ji to participate in Jizhou affairs.
When it comes to Jizhou, although Guo Jia doesn't know much, he also understands it from historical books, and after arriving in Yecheng, he learned more detailed information from Zhang Gu.
Jizhou is located in the north of the North China Plain, across the Inner Mongolia Plateau in the northwest and Bohai Bay in the east. Leaning on the Taihang Mountains in the west, the Yellow River flows through the southern Daimyo of Jizhou, Guantao, and Linxi, and flows into the Bohai Sea in the east of Cangzhou. These locations are strategically located, both economically and politically.
If a generation of overlords relies on this place, they can naturally achieve great things, but if it comes into the hands of a stupid and incompetent person like Han Fu. Not only will it not be able to achieve great things, but it will attract the prying eyes of countless ambitious people, such as Yuan Shao and Gongsun Zhan.
And when it comes to Yecheng. It was the premier metropolis, second only to Luoyang before it was burned. As well as Linzi, Chang'an and other rare famous places, its prosperity is incomparable to the counties of Chenliu. Even Xiangyi, the richest in Chenliu, is nothing compared to it.
Looking at the pedestrians on the street who were not much less than Luoyang at the beginning, Guo Jia silently admired in his heart: Jizhou is really a treasure! It's a pity that it's not a person.
As early as before entering Yecheng, Guo Jia looked at the tall and sturdy and majestic city walls of Yecheng outside the city, and he had repeatedly calculated that if he wanted to attack Yecheng hard, what method could be used to succeed, and finally Guo Jia came to the conclusion that if the conventional siege methods such as piling up dirt mountains, erecting ladders, digging tunnels, etc., are not very ideal, the only way seems to be to fight a protracted war, surround the four sides of Yecheng with absolute superiority of troops, and slowly drain the grain, grass and other military materials in the city, so that it can succeed without a fight. But this is definitely a thankless task, and the cost is definitely greater than that of the defending side.
Therefore, Guo Jia did not think too much about this method at all, not to mention that the reserves of military materials in big cities such as Yecheng have always been extremely sufficient, and they can support at least three or two years, not to mention that there will be foreign aid at any time to attack and disturb outside, and the problem of their own soldiers alone is a headache, if there is no more than ten times the strength of the soldiers defending the city, what qualifications can be talked about capturing a metropolis like Yecheng.
So even from the perspective of the trapped camp under Gao Shun, it is extremely difficult. What's more, the trapping camp has never exceeded 1,000 people since its establishment, how can such an elite be recruited so easily?
However, this problem may be extremely difficult for others, but it will not make Guo Jia feel hopeless. Guo Jia found that the geographical location of Yecheng was very characteristic on the Jizhou topographic sand table prepared by Zhang Gu, and the geography was to encircle Yecheng for a long time, the easiest way was to dig dozens of miles of deep trenches around Yecheng, and then introduce the water of the Zhanghe River, so that Yecheng could be surrounded by water.
Of course, the benefits of this are obvious, and with the river besieging the city, it will become extremely difficult to rescue or break out. What's more important is that you don't have to spend your own forces on Yecheng.
And when Guo Jia smiled and told Chen Zhi, who was quite hopeful in the face of the tall city walls of Yecheng, Chen Zhi was even more surprised, and even his eyes were full of terrifying looks, and then he praised that only a ghost like Guo Jia in this world could come up with such a wonderful plan to turn the enemy's geographical advantage into his own.
However, of course, this strategy will not make the two people around him know the truth, otherwise it will definitely scare the two of them half to death. But this is enough to make Guo Jia feel comfortable, after all, he has found a way to deal with Yecheng, and it is in such a fast situation. However, Guo Jia also admired Xu Ji even more, the construction of the shadow and the use of the sand table were created by his peers, and this vision and creativity are really surprising. (To be continued......)