Due to Cao Cao's previous rapid march and the need to rest, Guo Jia was able to live a stable and comfortable life in Juancheng for a few days. And because of Cao Cao's return, all the elite soldiers on the front line in Xuzhou have returned, and these soldiers who are enough to defeat Xuzhou can't calm the civil strife in Yanzhou? As a result, the morale of the army gradually stabilized, and the defenses of Juancheng, Dong'e, and Fanxian were also completely solidified.

At the same time, Lu Bu knew that Cao Cao had returned, and found that it was no longer possible to take Juancheng and other places in such a hurry as before, so he also temporarily retreated from the battle line, stationed troops in Puyang, recuperated, and prepared for a decisive battle with Cao Cao!

Since Cao Cao understands that rushing back to the army to rescue can stabilize the morale of the army, how can Chen Gong not understand that all the places in Yanzhou that they have just gotten their hands on, except for Zhang Miao's Chen Liu, are not very attentive, and people's hearts are shaken, maybe as soon as Cao Cao walked to the door, they immediately rebelled back. Therefore, while Cao Cao stabilized the morale of the army, they should also take the opportunity to stabilize the hearts of the people within Yanzhou!

So Chen Gong suggested that they should take a defensive position at this time. Cao Cao's soldiers are many generals, and he is a victorious army that has just returned from Xuzhou, so it is not a good strategy to directly confront Cao's army. And if they stick to the defense, no matter how many soldiers Cao Cao has, only Juancheng, Dong'e, and Fanxian are supported, Cao Cao will definitely not last long, he doesn't have the background to fight a protracted war!

Therefore, they should seek stability now, anyway, Yanzhou is basically taken, and it is the most practical to pinch the things that have been taken into their hands first.

It's a pity that Lu Bu didn't listen to Chen Gong's words. Maybe in terms of strategy, Lu Bu will inevitably listen to Chen Gong. But not necessarily when it comes to this kind of decision-making. I really don't know if Chen Gong regrets it now? However, Chen Gong had just come under Lu Bu, and it was understandable that this situation would occur.

Lu Bu thinks he is invincible in the world. Now it is also strong and has its own base. Therefore, he will definitely be able to defeat Cao Cao, so Lu Bu will directly fight Cao Cao! Besides, Lu Buke is not a person with little ambition, if he stabilizes his internal defense now, he may be able to drag Cao Cao down, but when will it go? Half? A year?

And now. If he, Lu Bu, can directly defeat Cao Cao, and then take advantage of the situation to move his troops eastward and enter Xuzhou! So, Xuzhou, who has not been able to recover yet, faces Lu Bu, the world's number one fierce general who is even more powerful than Cao Cao, who beat them to the ground, does Xuzhou still have a little ability to resist?

Therefore, in Lu Bu's eyes, it may be a little more difficult to take down Cao Cao now, but take a long-term view. It's well worth it! Besides, Diao Chan is in Juancheng, and Juancheng has not yet been taken, so it is for him Lu Bu. Can this Yanzhou be regarded as basically won?!

So, Lu Bu said: "Wutun Puyang, don't have a good plan." How do you know it? ”

didn't listen to Chen Gong's words, and prepared for a decisive battle with Cao Cao in Puyang. Then he sent a general named Xue Lan to guard the hinterland of Yanzhou.

After Cao Cao got Lu Bu's arrangement, he immediately laughed.

"Lu Bu is really brave and unscrupulous! Where can a Xue Lan stand Yanzhou! I think that the two sides are at a corner, if I attack the interior of Yanzhou, he will come to the aid from Puyang, if I attack Puyang, Xue Lan can fight me from the rear. But a small Xue Lan, where can there be too many people, Cao Ren's army is enough! ”

Lu Bu is willing to fight a direct battle, and Cao Cao is naturally happy to see this kind of thing. After all, in this situation, the more he stays, the more unfavorable it will be for Cao Cao's side. And if Lu Bu can be defeated directly, then the entire Yanzhou can be regarded as peaceful.

Lu Bu planned to finish his work in one battle, and Cao Cao also planned to finish his work in one battle, and neither of them wanted to drag on on this issue.

So Cao Cao sent Cao Ren to the hinterland of Yanzhou to deal with Xue Lan, while he led a large army to Puyang to attack Lu Bu, which was just the same arrangement as when he was in Xuzhou. But that's fine, at least everyone is familiar with it, and it shouldn't be a mess.

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"Of course, Lu Bu has courage and no strategy, but he is at least brave, and he is not ordinary brave! Lu Bu believes that he can defeat us on his own, and his self-confidence is not without a little basis! Guo Jia couldn't help but remind.

"Fengxiao, you are looking too highly at Lu Bu, Lu Bu is indeed powerful, but the courage of one person does not mean that the whole army is brave. Didn't Lu Bu also lose to Li Dao and Guo Yan and escape from Chang'an in defeat! In the past few years, whether it is under Yuan Shu or Yuan Shao, have you seen Lu Bu do anything? Cao Cao said indifferently, if you want to say that compared to self-confidence, Cao Cao will definitely not be worse than Lu Bu.

Also, if both sides do not have the confidence to be able to directly defeat the opponent, then the upcoming battle of Puyang will not be able to be fought.

Guo Jia smiled bitterly,

"Anyway, we have to fight this Puyang, and the sooner the better. Since World War I was inevitable, it was useless to think so much. ”

In this way, after resting in Juancheng for a few days, Cao's army, which had just returned from the Xuzhou front, was about to go out again. However, it is slightly different from the last time, hitting Xuzhou, that is to fight turtles, although it is difficult to fight, but turtles will hardly come out to bite; And this time he hit Lu Bu, he hit a tiger who would take the initiative to bite people!

"What?! You're going on another expedition?! ”

Cai Wenji and others, who knew that Guo Jia was going to leave soon, couldn't help but scream, especially Cai Wenji, who had been staying in Yanzhou, Guo Jia had been gone for a year before, and so many things happened outside, he was seriously injured, and he almost died several times, which always made people worry, and now he has only been back for a few days, and he is actually leaving again.

"There's no way, the war is tight, so you can't ignore it." Guo Jia said with some embarrassment, he did feel a little ashamed of Cai Wenji and others. The women of this era are so pitiful.

"I really don't know what you think, a good civil official is not appropriate, and he wants to be a military attaché. Isn't it good to stay in the city and deal with government affairs all the time like Lord Xun?! Cai Wenji couldn't help but complain.

Being a military attache is not only dangerous and tiring, but also at least a few months, or even a few years, unable to meet with his family and wife, if he is like Guo Yuan, who can only be a general, but Guo Jia himself is a standard civil official, and he is good at it, not without talent, and suddenly ran away to be a military adviser with the army, this kind of thing is really incomprehensible!

Perhaps on the battlefield, it is easy to make meritorious contributions, to be promoted to become wealthy, and to achieve great fame, but at the same time, not to mention danger, the key is that it is easy to make mistakes. Once you accidentally lose a crucial battle, it is possible to be demoted, dismissed, or even beheaded! And the most important thing is that Guo Jia's original fame is not low, he is the strategist of the first echelon under Cao Cao, and in terms of rank, Guo Jia has not improved in the category of military attachés.

In this period of peace, when the literati ruled the world, most people's thinking has not completely changed to "normal", perhaps from the respect of the literati to the equal importance of the civil and military forces, but it is still far from becoming the respect of the martial arts. (To be continued.) For mobile phone users, please go to read. )