The revival of the Han Dynasty must start with Dong Zhuo

Chapter 433: Desperate
However, Guo Jia knew that what Cao Cao wanted him to see was not Cao Pi's nagging and complaints.

It's that date.

"Will the imperial court send troops next year?"

Guo Jia also agreed with this time.

"It's about as good as I expected."

"There is no need for the emperor and the imperial court to take risks against us now. Waiting until next year to send troops can minimize the impact."

Cao Cao covered his forehead and said, "Could it be possible that this is fake news released by the court?"

My lord is so suspicious...

But after thinking for a moment, Guo Jia did not agree with Cao Cao's guess.

the reason is simple--

no need!

The current court is no longer the same court as during the Battle of Hebei.

At that time, the emperor would also use some tricks such as "building Luoyang" and "gathering troops in Bingzhou" to confuse Yuan Shao and Cao Cao.

but now……

To put it bluntly, Yuan Tan and Cao Cao, who are only lingering in the east, are not worthy of the emperor's efforts to target them.

Guo Jia could foresee all of this.

Once the war starts.

Gao Shun, Zhang Fei and Zhao Yun, three pillars of the state from Hebei, led their troops south and directly surrounded the north of Qingzhou.

Guan Yu from the Central Plains approached Cao Cao as the vanguard.

The emperor personally led the army from behind, and the generals leading the army were Lu Bu, Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, Zhang Xiu, and other famous generals who were already famous all over the world...

With the court's current strength, a safe advance is actually more practical than adopting any fancy strategies!
When the First Emperor attacked and conquered the State of Chu, Li Xin was defeated. It was Wang Jian who fought step by step and finally destroyed the most difficult State of Chu.

Guo Jia didn't believe that the emperor would not think of this, nor did he believe that Jia Xu, Xun Yu, Sima Yi, Zhuge Liang and others around the emperor would not think of this!
Although Cao Cao closed his eyes at this moment, his brows were furrowed.

"Fengxiao, I have something to ask you."

"Do you think I still have a chance of winning now?"

……

Cao Cao, who had always been firm, was actually shaken.

Guo Jia looked down at the letter in his hand.

He didn't know whether it was the overwhelming power of the imperial court or the letter written by Cao Pi from Chang'an that made Cao Cao waver.

But if Cao Cao was really afraid of the imperial court's power, he would have surrendered long ago and would not have been able to hold on until now.

Then I think...

After carefully reading the letter in his hand again, Guo Jia vaguely understood Cao Cao's thoughts.

Although Cao Cao never mentioned this matter in public after his family was captured.

Including the letter of persuasion written by Cao Pi a year ago, which was regarded as a great humiliation by Cao Cao and burned on the spot, and he did not reply...

But Guo Jia knew that Cao Cao was worried about his family after all.

The letter written by Cao Pi dealt a fatal blow to Cao Cao, causing his back, which had always been unbending, to bend for the first time.

Maybe.

Cao Cao's feelings for his descendants and relatives were far more fierce and strong than Cao Pi imagined!

So Cao Cao now needs someone to give him some strength and support him!
"Have!"

Guo Jia didn't know whether he was saving Cao Cao or harming Cao Cao, but he still gave the answer that Cao Cao wanted to hear most.

Guo Jia looked serious: "Mingsong, you still have a chance to win!"

Cao Cao suddenly opened his eyes, the flickering candlelight reflected in his dark pupils: "How to win?"

"First, you need a big victory! A big victory that will thwart the imperial court's momentum!"

Guo Jia explained to Cao Cao.

"The momentum of the imperial court is too terrifying now!"

"It goes without saying that during the Dong Zhuo period, the Xiliang Iron Cavalry was brave and powerful. Back then, Wang Yun contacted Yuan Shao and Ming Gong gathered tens of thousands of troops but still couldn't defeat Dong Zhuo in Hedong. It was really terrifying!"

"After that, they lured the Qiang people and built a city overnight, thus putting an end to the Qiang invasion at the Battle of Jincheng."

"The Battle of Hanzhong was a feint to the east and attack in the west, with divine troops descending from the sky."

"To take advantage of the situation, sneak across Yinping to fight against Shu."

"And after Dong Zhuo suddenly passed away, the emperor took over the military power and fought the Battle of Anyi, which was a desperate battle. There was also the Battle of Hebei, which took several years to plan, deceived the world, and attacked the Central Plains in a flash, crossing the river from the south..."

Guo Jia was extremely solemn at this time: "It is no exaggeration to describe the current court as invincible!"

"It is precisely because of the imperial court's momentum of winning every battle that people all over the world are afraid and dare not compete with the imperial court."

"What you need to do is to give the imperial court a heavy blow and stop its momentum of winning every battle!"

"Once the imperial court fails to win every battle, there will inevitably be people within the court who will turn against them!"

"Although most of the noble families in Hebei and Central Plains were slaughtered by the emperor, there are still some who have escaped the net and are hiding deep!"

"And even in Guanzhong, Shu, and Liangzhou, there will always be people who are dissatisfied with the emperor and the court!" "That emperor will never satisfy everyone in the world! It's just that those people don't dare to take any action due to the emperor's current power!"

"Now, everyone in the world needs someone who can defeat the emperor, defeat the imperial court, and give the imperial court a heavy blow! Afterwards, they will all stand up together to cause trouble for the imperial court!"

"In this case, the imperial court will inevitably spend a lot of energy and money to suppress the rebellion in various places, and your chance will finally come!"

That emperor is very good.

The court in Chang'an is also very good.

But no matter how good it is, it is impossible to satisfy everyone in the world!
Even during the reign of Emperor Taizong Wen of the Han Dynasty, there were princes who would rebel, and they would be persuaded by Sang Hongyang, who said, "During the reign of Emperor Wen, the people were allowed to mint coins, smelt iron, and boil salt. The King of Wu dominated the sea and marshes, and Deng Tong dominated the Western Mountains. The cunning people in Shandong gathered in Wu, and Qin, Yong, Han, and Shu were all under the Deng family. Wu and Deng coins were spread all over the world, so there was a ban on minting coins. The law of prohibition was established, but the cunning and fraud stopped. If the cunning and fraud stopped, the people would not expect to get anything they wanted, but would do their own job. What else could they do if they did not return to their roots?"...

Therefore, there must be people who are extremely dissatisfied with the current emperor and the court!
What they were waiting for was someone who could break the myth that the emperor and the imperial court would always win every battle! Then, it would be their time to reap the benefits!

After listening to Guo Jia's analysis, Cao Cao's frown finally relaxed.

"Feng Xiao thought, how can I win?"

"My Lord, you have a sharp sword in your hand, why do you ask me how to win?"

Guo Jia responded to Cao Cao without hesitation.

"Ming Gong has fought countless battles in his life. How come now you don't even know how to win a battle?"

In the whole world, I guess only Guo Jia dares to speak to Cao Cao like this.

But after hearing Guo Jia's words, Cao Cao felt as if a thunder had exploded in his mind!
How to win a battle? Does Guo Jia need to teach him step by step?

"what!"

Cao Cao stretched out a finger and kept pointing at Guo Jia, and Guo Jia laughed together with Cao Cao.

"Do you have any plan, sir?"

"Of course!"

Cao Cao took the letter from Cao Pi and stared at the word "next year".

"Send troops next year? If so, we must catch the imperial court off guard!"

When we meet on a narrow road, the brave one wins!

Those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes!

And if Cao Cao doesn't fight again, he might never have the chance to fight again in his life!
If you are surrounded by the emperor's army on the battlefield and still yelling hysterically, that is not called fighting desperately, but barking wildly!

Only when your life is truly in your own hands, can you say that you are fighting for your life!
"At the end of this year... No! In just two months, we will take the initiative to send troops!"

"The imperial court is now huge, and there are three provinces and six ministries centralized in the center. This is an advantage, but it is also a disadvantage!"

"The bigger the beast, the slower it will turn!"

"And now I only occupy the land of Xuzhou, and I only have tens of thousands of soldiers. It is much easier to mobilize them than the imperial court!"

Cao Cao swept away his previous anger and began to analyze how to win the "victory battle" that Guo Jia mentioned!
In terms of time, we can take the initiative and catch the imperial court off guard!
In terms of space, we need to rely on our own advantage of small size, advance when the enemy retreats, retreat when the enemy advances, and then pull out the weak points of the imperial court's troops on the local battlefield, and then win with one blow!
To accomplish all this, Cao Cao needed a helper.

"What is Yuan Tan doing recently?"

"Him? He seemed to be frightened by the imperial court, so he found the ruins of the Great Wall of Qi and chose to build the Great Wall."

Cao Cao:......

He had long thought that Yuan Tan might be a coward, but he did not expect that Yuan Tan would become so cowardly!

Building the Great Wall in Qingzhou?

Are you thinking you're not dying fast enough?
"Can we get him to make some noise so that the court will think that Yuan Tan will attack Jizhou in the near future?"

After thinking for a while, Guo Jia felt that it was a bit difficult...

How could a prince who had been frightened to the point of building the Great Wall have the courage to launch an attack on the imperial court?

When Gongsun Zan built a city in Yijing to defend himself, he was ridiculed by Yuan Shao, who thought that Gongsun Zan had lost his courage.

But who would have thought that Yuan Shao’s son Yuan Tan was also building the Great Wall in Qingzhou?

“It’s difficult, but not impossible.”

"First of all, we need to give Yuan Tan some hope."

Guo Jia looked towards the north.

"In fact, there are still some scholars in Hebei who miss the Yuan family... I heard that after Yuan Shao died, many people built ancestral halls for him and offered sacrifices to him day and night. Although those ancestral halls were destroyed by government officials, we have to admit that Yuan Shao did win the hearts of some people during his ten years in Hebei."

"As long as we find those supporters, secretly instigate them, and promise that Yuan Tan will raise an army to attack Jizhou, we can get them to respond in Jizhou."

"Once there is a change in Jizhou, we can persuade Yuan Tan to send troops to attack Jizhou!"

“In this way, the court’s attention will inevitably be drawn to Yuan Tan in Jizhou!”

"At that time, you can send troops eastward and march straight into the Central Plains where the imperial court's military strength is relatively scarce! Shock the whole of China!"

Sacrifice Yuan Tan to find an opportunity for Cao Cao to fight!
Although there is a high probability that Yuan Tan will die.

But there is another saying in this world:

"I would rather let the world betray me than let the world betray me!"

Cao Cao placed Cao Pi's letter of surrender on the candle flame and watched the letter being engulfed by the flames, leaving a ball of ash in the center of his palm.

"this is the last time!"

"If we still cannot win this battle, then I have nothing to say!"

(End of this chapter)