Cao Cao fell again, Guo Jia did not follow the fall, but pinched out a white piece from the chess box and asked Cao Cao: "Does Ming Gong know the difference between the world and the battlefield?" ”

"In troubled times, the world is the battlefield, and the battlefield is the world." Looking at Guo Jia, who was sitting opposite him with a son in his hand, Cao Cao said to Guo Jia with a smile on his face: "Battlefield conquest, if you can win every battle, why worry about the world?" ”

"Ming Gong only said one thing, but he didn't say the other." Guo Jia put the chess pieces in his hand back into the chess box, looked at Cao Cao without blinking, and said to him: "The battlefield is sure to win every battle, it is what those who want to win the world, but it is not necessary!" ”

Listening to what Guo Jia said, Cao Cao frowned slightly, and asked Guo Jia: "In Fengxiao's opinion, there is a difference between the world and the battlefield?" ”

"A world of difference!" With a smile on his face, Guo Jia said to Cao Cao: "The decisive victory on the battlefield is nothing more than three points, the time, the place, and the people!" There are three of them, and every battle will be won! There are two of them, seven or eight out of ten! And if you have one of the three, it depends on the strength of the place! ”

Listening to Guo Jia's remarks, Cao Cao did not speak, but silently pondered the meaning of Guo Jia's words.

"If none of the three ......" Speaking of this, a smile appeared on the corner of Guo Jia's mouth, and he asked Cao Cao, "How does Ming Gong look like it?" ”

"If there is no three, then you will lose every battle!" Tightly frowning, when looking at Guo Jia, the expression on Cao Cao's face turned out to be a look full of curiosity.

"Not really!" With a smile on his face, Guo Jia shook his head and said to Cao Cao: "As far as the soldiers and horses under General Yiyuan Rang and General Mancheng are concerned, this time to march into Xuzhou, it is not accounted for in three folds!" ”

Guo Jia's words reminded Cao Cao of Xiahoudun and Li Dian, and suddenly made him feel a little uneasy in his heart.

Xiahoudun and Li Dian's troops and horses rushed to Xuzhou, and it was in late autumn when the cold was already quite heavy, which would really make Cao Cao feel uneasy.

The strategy used by Guo Jia this time, the royal power is contrary to the common sense of the art of war, which is to connect several factors that are bound to defeat and put a large army to death.

When following Guo Jia's strategy, Cao Cao also had some doubts in his heart, but out of trust in Guo Jia, he did not raise any objections, but directly ordered Xiahoudun and Li Dian to lead the army into Xuzhou.

"When discussing the sky, the two generals Yuan Rang and Man Cheng set out in late autumn. Winter warfare was originally a taboo for soldiers, and the soldiers under the command of the two generals wore summer clothes. Seeing the uneasiness in Cao Cao's expression, Guo Jia said to him: "This is the wrong time!" The army went out to Xuzhou to attack Xiaopei, and the enemy defended the city and our army attacked the city, which is a geographical advantage! Lu Bu sits in Xuzhou, there is no bad record, the people's will is already biased, and our army attacked Xuzhou from afar, and the soldiers and civilians of Xuzhou have no intention of belonging, which is not compatible! ”

Looking up at Guo Jia who was standing opposite, Cao Cao's brows were tightly twisted, and after Guo Jia said this, he asked him: "That is the case, if Feng Xiao ordered the army to enter Xuzhou, did he have to send the army to death?" ”

"Not really!" Guo Jia shook his head and said to Cao Cao: "The time, the place, and the people are the way of the battlefield. Ming Gong now occupies one, called Heavenly Dao! ”

"What is the Heavenly Dao?" There was still some confusion about what Guo Jia said, so Cao Cao hurriedly asked him.

"It is precisely because of the disagreement between the three that the soldiers under the command of Yuan Rang and Man Cheng will know that there is no luck in this battle except for victory!" Clenched his fists and arched towards Cao Cao, Guo Jia said to Cao Cao: "Our army is rushing to Xuzhou, if someone throws himself at Lu Bu, I am afraid that he will be shown to the public by Lu Bu immediately!" You may be able to live if you fight, but if you don't fight, you will definitely die! In order to survive, the soldiers must use their lives when they fight! Our army will definitely win this battle! ”

"But what does this have to do with the Heavenly Dao?" After listening to Guo Jia's explanation, Cao Cao still didn't understand what Guo Jia said about the way of heaven, so he asked again.

"The way of control is the way of heaven!" With a faint smile on his face, Guo Jia said to Cao Cao: "How does Ming Gong compare with Xun Yu, Xun You, Cheng Yu and others? ”

"It's not as good as that!" Guo Jia mentioned this person, and Cao Cao shook his head.

"So what does Ming Gong think about how Wu Yong compares with Xiahou Dun, Xiahou Yuan, Cao Ren and others?" Guo Jia did not stop the topic, but asked Cao Cao a question.

"It's not as good as that!" Cao Cao shook his head again, sighed lightly, and said to Guo Jia: "When Feng Xiao said this, he really felt useless!" ”

"Ming Gong is fallacious!" As soon as Cao Cao's words came out, Guo Jia interrupted him.

Under Cao Cao, whether it is a staff member or a general, talking to Cao Cao is a little respectful.

can say that Cao Cao is "fallacious", I am afraid that in the entire Cao camp, there is only Guo Jia.

Although Guo Jia said this, Cao Cao was not angry, but looked at Guo Jia with an inquisitive gaze, as if he could find the answer from his face.

"There are many talents under the command of Ming Gong, and the only one who can combine these talents into one place is Ming Gong!" Holding his fists and bowing, he saluted Cao Cao, Guo Jia said to Cao Cao: "The way that Ming Gong said is the way to control, and it is also the way of the world!" Is it comparable to the way of a mere battlefield? ”

Guo Jia's words stunned Cao Cao for a long time before he nodded, although he was speechless, his face showed a calmness.

Two days later, Cao's army, which had entered Xuzhou from Huainan, under the leadership of Xiahoudun and Li Dian, drove all the way in, and although it did not meet any decent resistance, it never breached the city, and soon advanced to the vicinity of Xiaopei.

Guarding Xiao Pei was Cao Cao's henchman Wei Xu.

Knowing that Cao's army had already arrived in the city, Wei Xu hurriedly sent people to Xuzhou to report the emergency.

Lu Bu's reply to Wei Xu was only two words - hold on!

With the word Lu Bu, Wei Xu was at a loss in his heart.

The Cao army has 50,000 people, and the defenders in the city are only thousands, as long as the Cao army attacks the city, the defenders in the city may not be able to hold out for half a month before the city will be broken.

But Lu Bu had already given the order, and Wei Xu did not dare to disobey it, so he had to climb the city wall in person to watch the movements of the Cao army under the city.

At first, when he got the news that Cao Junbing was coming to the city, Wei Xu still panicked in his heart, but when he saw Cao Jun's camp, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

Standing on the edge of the battlements, Wei Xu had a smile on the corner of his mouth, looked at the array of the Cao army outside the city, and shouted to the soldiers of the Xuzhou army at the head of the city: "The Cao army has no winter clothes, and now it is about to enter winter, the weather is cold and windy, how many days can they last?" ”

Hearing Wei Xu's shout, the soldiers of the Xuzhou army on the city wall also looked out one by one with the battlements,

Although it was far away from the Cao army array, the soldiers of the Xuzhou army at the head of the city could still see clearly that the Cao officers and soldiers outside the city were all wearing summer clothes, shivering in the cold wind.

Seeing this scene, the morale of the Xuzhou army, which was already low, suddenly rose sharply, and there were even many people waving weapons and shouting loudly for the Cao army to come and attack the city.

led the army to the outside of Xiaopei City, and Xiahoudun and Li Dian were also very worried.

The soldiers are thinly clothed, and there is not much food and grass in the army, if Xiao Pei is not beaten, I am afraid that it will not be long before many soldiers die of hunger and cold.

"Mancheng, look!" Standing in front of the big array, Xiahoudun raised his hand and pointed to the city wall of Xiaopei, and said to Li Dian beside him: "The city of Xiaopei is low, and there are not many defenders in the city. If our army attacks, how long do you think it will take to take the city? ”

"Three or five days at the least, two months at the most." Looking at the Xiaopei city wall in the direction of Xiahoudun's finger, Li Dian frowned, and said to Xiahoudun: "Our army's military rations have run out, and the clothes on the soldiers are extremely thin. If it is delayed for a long time, I am afraid that it will be disadvantageous to our army, so it is better to start attacking the city today! ”

"What Mancheng said is deeply meaningful!" Nodding, Xiahoudun raised his arm, shouted behind him and said, "Pass the order, attack the city immediately!" ”

"Wait!" As soon as Xiahoudun's shout fell, Li Dian hurriedly stopped: "Xiao Pei and Xuzhou are in a horn situation, and they respond to each other, once our army attacks the city, I am afraid that Lu Bu in Xuzhou City will immediately wave his troops to attack us from behind." ”

Li Dian mentioned Lu Bu, and Xiahou was stunned for a moment and said: "Then Lu Bu is the best in the world, if he leads the army to rescue Xiao Pei, what can I do?" ”

"The general can lead the army to besiege the city, and the last general will lead 10,000 soldiers and horses to the array, just wait for Na Lu Bu to kill him and stop him!" Li Dian lowered his head and groaned for a while, then clenched his fists and said to Xiahou Xuan: "Breaking through Xiaopei City will annoy General Xiahou!" ”

"Intercepting Lu Bu still requires Mancheng's intentions!" Arching his hand to Li Dian, Xiahoudun also said to Li Dian: "Man Cheng must be careful when he goes!" ”

The two discussed properly, and Li Dian didn't delay much, turned his horse, and shouted to the army behind him: "Order 10,000 soldiers and horses, and line up with a certain back!" ”

With Li Dian's greeting, Cao Jun immediately divided 10,000 horses in the large array and followed Li Dian to Xuzhou.

led these 10,000 soldiers and horses to advance three or four miles in the direction of Xuzhou, and Li Dian, who was at the forefront of the team, raised his spear and shouted: "Array!" ”

From the place where Li Dian ordered the formation to the direction of the Cao army's formation outside Xiaopei City, it was only a few miles away.

Riding on horseback, thinking about Xiao Pei's direction, Li Dian could even vaguely see Cao Jun's large array.

The 10,000 soldiers of the Cao army, after receiving the order to line up, immediately set up a defensive formation at the intersection, only waiting for Lu Bu to lead the army to come to reinforcements.

At this time, outside Xiaopei City, Xiahoudun, who led the army to confront the Xuzhou Army in the city, was riding on horseback, looking at the Xiaopei city wall, which was not very far away.

On the city wall, the battle flags of the Xuzhou army are still flying with the wind, looking at the flying battle flags, Xiahoudun raised one arm high and shouted to the army behind him: "The whole army listens to the order, attack the city!" ”