"It seems that Fengxiao's comfort is quite effective, I even suddenly feel as if letting Lu Bu go back is more cost-effective than killing Lu Bu on the spot!" Cao Cao said.

Guo Jia smiled bitterly, shook his head slightly and said,

"If you can kill it on the spot, it's better to kill it on the spot. Of course, judging from the current situation, it may be better to capture him alive, which should directly force most of the people loyal to Lu Bu to surrender. And if it is killed, it can also take advantage of the wavering heart of the enemy's army to take back the entire Yanzhou in one fell swoop. On Chen Gong's side, as long as we drag him down, it is impossible for him to stabilize the situation in a short period of time. ”

The corners of Cao Cao's mouth twitched, and he couldn't help but complain a little,

"Bonghyo, are you comforting me, or are you hitting me?"

Guo Jia smiled and replied,

"There's nothing bad about the blow, the sky will descend on the people, and they must first suffer their minds......"

"Okay, okay, don't memorize it anymore, I don't know how many times I've heard this sentence, and it doesn't have any good comforting effect." Cao Cao waved his hand and said.

"Maybe even if you go through so much, the heavens won't necessarily give you any great responsibility, but as long as you get through, at least there is a possibility. Isn't this how the so-called successful ones are finally selected little by little! Guo Jia said.

"That's right, in this world now, whoever can grit his teeth and persevere to the end is a success!" Cao Cao said firmly.

However, in many cases, no matter how strong the belief is, the situation will not change according to the will of the person.

this day. Cao Cao continued to lead his army to attack Puyang City, and Guo Jia was also in the queue.

Guo Jianeng appeared here. Guo Jia dared to appear here, and he could already reflect the recent situation on Lu Bu's side. The turtle can't shrink out. Defend the gates! After the last defeat, if Lu Bu and Cao Cao fought head-on, they would be at an absolute disadvantage, but it was difficult to say if they held the city. Since ancient times, in siege warfare, the number of attackers is usually several times or even more than ten times that of the defender. And today, apparently, it is not yet up to that situation, therefore. Now the battle is not going well.

There must be advantages to stubbornly defending, otherwise Tao Qian would not have insisted on stubbornly defending at the beginning.

"Still not fighting." Cao Cao sighed, "I have some doubts that Lu Bu is still in charge of this Puyang City now." In other words, Lu Bu had already secretly left Puyang City. Cao Cao couldn't help but say.

"We've been fighting like this for more than a month, and for such a long time, if Lu Bu really left, we'd definitely be able to get the news. Outcome. Neither in the city nor elsewhere has come out with similar information, indicating that Lu Bu should still be in Puyang City. Guo Jia analyzed.

"Then why don't you go up and scold you? Maybe Lu Bu couldn't help but kill it. Cao Cao suddenly proposed. Didn't Guo Jia just lead Lu Bu into the ambush with a few casual words.

Guo Jia's eyelids jumped when he heard this, hey, please. I'm a military advisor, and I'm that personable. When did the existence of lupine scarves become a professional scolding war? Where's the bearing?!

"It's useless." Guo Jia shook his head and said. "According to Lu Bu's character, he hasn't shown up for so many days, which is not normal at all. Then it can be inferred that it must be after the last defeat that Chen Gong persuaded Lu Bu and asked Lu Bu to leave everything to him for the time being, and Lu Bu only needed to be in the city. So I think that Chen Gong didn't let Lu Bu know about the scolding war outside the city, and even if I went up to scold, it would be even more impossible for Chen Gong to inform Lu Bu. ”

"Hey, if you don't take Puyang down, it'll be a little troublesome." Cao Cao suddenly said with some anxiety.

"What? Not enough food and grass?! Guo Jia hurriedly asked.

Because now Cao Jun only has the support of three places, and he is already weak in the supply of grain and grass, or because Juancheng, where Xun Yu is located, is the seat of Yanzhou, just like Xiapi in Xuzhou, the grain stock is relatively sufficient, so that Cao Cao's side has been holding on to the present.

But Guo Jia knows that since the earthquake at the end of last year, natural disasters have continued, and locusts have suddenly risen in the Kanto region, eating up all the rice. It seems that now that we are about to reach the limit, we will not be able to hold on. Of course, even if Lu Bu occupies a large area of land in Yanzhou, because he is also a disaster-stricken area, the situation is estimated to be no better than Cao Cao.

As long as you keep going, maybe there will be a show! Before, it was strength and strategy, but now it is grain and grass, and it is the heritage!

"What about Yuan Shao's side? Ask him to send troops to help surround Puyang! Guo Jia suddenly said that with their current strength, it is still very stressful to disperse and surround Puyang on all sides. But if there are reinforcements to help share the burden, even if it is only one side, once Puyang is completely surrounded and the water is impassable, then the Cao army will soon be able to achieve victory! Puyang's grain stock is absolutely insufficient!

Moreover, Yuan Shao can not only provide reinforcements, but also borrow grain. After a long period of repairing last year, Yuan Shao sat on the mountain and watched the tiger fight, and the development of the administration was quite good, although it was also affected by the locust plague, but the grain and grass in Jizhou were still sufficient.

"Yuan Shao refused to provide rescue on the grounds that Gongsun Chan had already defeated Liu Yu and he wanted to fight Gongsun Chan with all his might." Cao Cao said indignantly.

"Excuses!" Guo Jia couldn't help but shout, even if Yuan Shao wanted to deal with Gongsun Zan with all his might, but Puyang was on the border of Jizhou, and it was not too far from Yecheng, Guo Jia didn't believe that Yuan Shao would not send troops.

So, why didn't Yuan Shao come to the rescue? You must know that Cao Cao is his ally, and Lu Bu is the one who has been driven away and even hunted down by Yuan Shao, and he must be an enemy. Once Yanzhou completely falls into the hands of Lu Bu, won't Yuan Shao be attacked on his back, with Gongsun Zan in front and Lu Bu in the back, will Yuan Shao do such a stupid thing? You must know that when Cao Cao attacked Xuzhou, Yuan Shaodu sent people to help, which is an act of strengthening the future enemy!

Yuan Shao was so atmospheric at that time, but now he has suddenly become cautious?

No! It's different!

When Cao Cao attacked Tao Qian, even if he failed, Yanzhou was still in Cao Cao's hands, and Cao Cao would definitely be Yuan Shao's ally. And at that time, the possibility of Cao Cao's victory was relatively high, so why not sell Cao Cao's face and take the opportunity to help?

Cao Cao may be the enemy of the future, but Tao Qian is the enemy of the present. Before Yuan Shao defeated Gongsun Zhan, Tao Qian could help Gongsun Zhan at any time, so for Yuan Shao, helping Cao Cao defeat Tao Qian was a more beneficial choice at this stage.

And now? Perhaps from the perspective of the overall situation, helping Cao Cao defeat Lu Bu is the most correct choice for Yuan Shao. But don't forget, there is another key point here, what if Cao Cao loses?

Before fighting Xuzhou, Cao Cao lost, Yanzhou is still in Cao Cao's hands, and allies are still allies. But now, if Cao Cao loses, Yanzhou is not in Cao Cao's hands, Cao Cao is homeless, and he is no longer qualified to be an ally with Yuan Shao, so he can only defect to Yuan Shao as a subordinate. (To be continued......)