Chapter 444: Doubt and Confidence
When did Guo Huai fight Ma Chao?
Naturally, it was in the great battle when Cao Cao personally led a large army to conquer Guanxi.
In that battle, Cao Cao used almost all the famous generals he had that year.
Zhang He, Xu Huang, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Xiahou Yuan and other famous generals who were powerful in the world all followed Cao Cao to conquer Guanxi in that battle.
In addition to this first-class famous general Tiantuan, Xun You, Jia Xu, Liu Ye, Jiang Ji and other world-famous people who were thunderous in the world also dedicated their strategies in that battle.
In such a luxurious team configuration back then, Guo Huai was just an unknown Ling Shi.
With Guo Huai's identity and status back then, it stands to reason that he was not qualified to fight Ma Chao at that time.
However, things in the world are always so wonderful, on both sides of the mighty Weishui, the two have indeed really fought each other.
The outcome of that battle may be known to few people in the world, but that battle left unforgettable memories in the hearts of the two.
So when he heard that Ma Chao was outside the city before, this made the fighting spirit in Guo Huai's heart begin to boil.
It's just that Guo Huai didn't show this in front of Jiang Wei, he looked at Jiang Wei lying on the couch, and suddenly felt something, lifted the futon covering Jiang Wei's legs, and observed his wounds.
While observing, Guo Huai seemed to ask casually: "I heard that the injury on your leg was stabbed by Ma Chao himself?" ”
In the face of Guo Huai's inquiry, Jiang Wei replied without thinking: "General Huiyu, yes." ”
After listening to Jiang Wei's answer, Guo Huai instantly understood something in his heart.
He looked at Jiang Wei with a scrutinizing gaze, and then covered Jiang Wei with the futon on his leg.
After completing these actions, Guo Huai patted Jiang Wei on the shoulder and said, "Take care of your injuries, and wait for the day you recover from your injuries, and then serve Da Wei." ”
Long before he came in just now, Guo Huai learned about Jiang Wei's injury from the doctor's mouth.
It's not fatal, but it's also good enough to live for some time.
Seeing that Guo Huai not only did not punish himself, but also comforted himself, Jiang Wei was a little moved, lying on the couch, he bent over Guo Huai, and said gratefully: "The last general takes the order." ”
After comforting Jiang Wei, Guo Huai got up and left Jiang Wei's room.
It's just that after stepping out of Jiang Wei's door, Guo Huai still turned around thoughtfully and glanced into the room.
Ma Chao's bravery, he has seen it with his own eyes.
That is a person who can fight with Huhou without winning or losing, such a person stabbed a shot with all his might, although it was only a thigh stab, but not to mention, Jiang Wei's leg could not be saved according to common sense.
But now?
According to the doctor, there is no serious problem.
Guo Huai doesn't think it's because Ma Chao is old and decrepit, if that's the case, how can he explain his brave performance on the battlefield at the beginning.
All kinds of speculations kept emerging in Guo Huai's heart.
Guo Huai is a smart person, but the smarter a person, the easier it is to think more.
However, Guo Huai is not a person who is suspicious, after all, Ma Chao deliberately showed mercy to Jiang Wei's subordinates, and there are many possibilities.
With Jiang Wei's intelligence, there is no need for him to secretly communicate with the anti-Han people who are weak in the country.
And with Jiang Wei's family background, it is enough for Guo Huai to cover up this matter for Jiang Wei.
Thinking of this, Guo Huai shook his head with a smile.
After many years of military career, he deeply realized a truth: people's hearts have always been unpredictable.
But Guo Huai didn't pay too much attention to this matter, and after thinking about it for a while, he put this matter behind him.
The most important thing for Guo Huai now is how to deal with Ma Chao's arrival.
Thinking of this difficult opponent, Guo Huai sent scouts to spy on the enemy on the one hand, and on the other hand, he quickly returned to the main tent, picked up the map on the case and looked at it carefully.
Under the dim candlelight, and the map was quite rough, Guo Huai looked at the map in his hand with some difficulty.
But even in such a bad environment, Guo Huai's eagle-like gaze still captured a key place in an instant-Gushan.
Guo Huai, who has been in Liangzhou all the year round, is not unfamiliar with the terrain of Wudu County.
With the help of the map, Guo Huai can clearly realize the importance of solid mountains for the next debate.
For Ma Chao, the opponent, Guo Huai is cautious.
With Ma Chao's military talent, Guo Huai thinks that where he can see it, Ma Chao can't see it for no reason.
In fact, as early as when Jiang Wei's military report was sent to Guo Huai, many people in the army made a judgment that Ma Chao would inevitably lead the army to withdraw to Yinping after a big victory.
But no matter how many people think so, Guo Huai always has some worries in his heart.
Ma Chao is known for his ability to attack, and with his fighting style, will he really retreat to Yin Ping when his own side has won a big victory and his momentum is like a rainbow?
Guo Huai thinks not.
Because of this, as soon as he arrived in Hechi County, he immediately sent scouts to investigate the situation of Ma Chao's army.
After realizing the importance of solidifying mountains and defending the lower debate, Guo Huai strengthened this idea in his heart.
Sure enough, when the scouts came back a few days later, he reported to Guo Huaiyu the latest movements of Ma Chao's army-stationed on the main road of Gushan and set up camp.
When Guo Huai learned the news, compared to the generals' worries, Guo Huai felt that it should be so.
The reason why the generals are worried about Ma Chao's move is that they are all people who know the soldiers, and they all know the importance of the solid mountain to the lower debate, and they also know what Ma Chao's purpose is in the village.
If Ma Chao built the camp as impregnable, he was afraid that his own number would be many times larger than the enemy's, and it would be difficult to break through.
In war, geographical advantages often outweigh people.
After the worried look appeared on the faces of the generals, Guo Huai sensed what they were thinking.
It was obvious that the bad consequences of the decline in morale caused by Jiang Wei's defeat were beginning to show.
Since he is aware of this, Guo Huai, as the main general, cannot ignore this situation.
Guo Huai looked at the generals present, and he pretended to smile and said: "If Ma Mengqi retreats to Yinping, then I can't take him for a while."
But he actually planned to intercept my tens of thousands of troops with less than 3,000 troops, which was really beyond his strength.
Even if he occupies the position, does he not know that the time of heaven is on our side now? ”
Hearing Guo Huai say this, the generals were quickly attracted by Guo Huai's words.
A close confidant of Guo Huai was the first to ask Guo Huai: "The general said that the time of day is in our army, dare to ask what is the time of day in our army?" ”
Under the inquiry of this trusted general, Guo Huai said lightly: "Everyone in the world knows that Liangzhou could not get funding from Yizhou in this war, and Liangzhou had many turmoil last year, and it was already impossible to make ends meet if you want to come to the grain and grass.
Our army is just the opposite, the general has been preparing for war for half a year and hoarding a large amount of grain and grass for our army.
In this case, our army can attack Gushan for a month, can Ma Chao defend it for a month?
He doesn't retreat now, if he waits until the food is exhausted, then the Liangzhou army will be in turmoil, and I will ambush and kill with cavalry, can Ma Chaoyan be undefeated? ”
Guo Huai's tone was full of confidence.
And his analysis does make a lot of sense.
After listening to Guo Huai's analysis, the worries in the hearts of the generals dissipated a lot.
It is good that the terrain is greater than the people, but the time is greater than the location.
Seeing that the generals' military hearts were stabilized by his words, Guo Huai immediately issued a military order:
"Order the three armies to pull out the camp on the same day.
Since Ma Chao wants to fight me, then I will accompany me to the end. ”
In that battle back then, it was time to decide the winner!
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