Therefore, in the face of Guo Jia's behavior, there is no way to guess or judge at all, it is estimated that no one except Guo Jia himself knows what his real purpose is? The only thing left for others is endless doubts about this matter.

Therefore, no matter what Cao Cao thinks, no matter whether Cao Cao would have been suspicious of Cai Mao, once Guo Jia does this kind of thing, Cao Cao will inevitably have suspicions about Cai Mao. This is also why, Guo Jia will say sorry for Cai Mao.

And who is Cai Mao? In addition to being the key figure of the Cai family, a local scholar in Jingzhou, he is also an expert in water warfare, and he has always helped Liu Biao fight against the Jiangdong Sun family, from the earliest Sun Jian, to Sun Ce, and then to the current Sun Quan, Jingzhou can fight with Jiangdong well, and even often win, relying on Cai Mao's army! There is no other person who can understand the local geography and weather better than this long-standing local scholar.

It can be said that Guo Jia's casual words and a casual letter at this time have already made Sima Yi and Guo Huan at the scene faintly see that Cao Cao will have a huge defeat in the Yangtze River water battle in the future! Not used to the local environment? It's not that soldiers aren't good at water warfare, it's that there are no generals who are good at water warfare. If it is said that a beautiful woman can fall into the city with a smile, then Guo Jia's words are enough to "dump" the country!

Xiahoudun was defeated in Bowangpo, although this time it was not like Cao Ren last time, two generals were directly killed, and Fancheng was lost, but Cao Cao, who got the news, was definitely furious, even more angry than the last time! The first time can be said to be careless, but what excuse can you make for the second time?! Could it be that Cao Cao didn't pay enough attention to this side this time? Could it be that Cao Jun is now suffering from enemies on several sides and is weak? Isn't this the main battlefield now? Isn't it Cao Cao's next military focus?!

As a result, again and again. Repeated defeats, after Cao Cao had successfully defeated Yuan Shao, who was so strong. Now that such a problem arises, wouldn't it be a shame in front of the world?! This will make some people who are already ready to move even more impatient; It will also make some internal officials lose confidence. Yuan Shao's example is still vivid, right in front of him, Yuan Shao was defeated before, but now Cao Cao can't be defeated? !

Cao Cao didn't care about the defeat of one or two small battles, he cared about this change in the direction of the general trend. What Cao Cao needs now is not much victory, what he needs is that kind of blow. Overwhelming morale.

As for Zhuge Liang who suddenly appeared, Cao Cao was somewhat suspicious of Guo Jia. It's not that Cao Cao thinks that the burning of Bowangpo is completely Guo Jia's idea behind the scenes, you must know that all along, Guo Jia's impression on Cao Cao is more about the battlefield and the situation, Cao Cao doesn't think that Guo Jia can design this kind of detail in advance. So, that Zhuge Liang may really have two brushes, didn't Xu Shu also suddenly appear before? Where did Xu Shu have any dazzling performances before?

So, what really makes Cao Cao care. It was Zhuge Liang, a figure who had just debuted, how he was able to achieve absolute command in Liu Bei's camp as soon as he came. Liu Bei is relieved to hand over the power to such a young guy who doesn't know the details? Aren't you afraid that Zhuge Liang will pit them? Guan Yu and Zhang Fei, peerless generals with special personalities, would actually listen to the words of such a hairy boy as Zhuge Liang? Therefore. Cao Cao guessed that Zhuge Liang was probably sent by Guo Jia, with Guo Jia's recommendation. Liu Bei naturally has a lot of confidence in using it. Just like the Man Pang and others recommended by Guo Jia at the beginning, which are also inconspicuous at all, they are indeed extraordinary.

Although this is nothing more than speculation. suspicion, there is no evidence at all. But if it was someone else, this speculation alone would be enough for Cao Cao to make a move. It's just that Guo Jia is different, and now Guo Jia has no real power, so Cao Cao has no action on this, and it seems that Guo Jia will be completely fine.

Defeated? So what? Just fight again! Cao Ren can't do it, Xiahou is on it; Xiahoudun can't do it, Lao Tzu will go on it himself! With such an idea, Cao Cao finally personally led the troops this time and attacked strongly. And quite dramatically, Liu Biao actually died of illness at this time! To use an old saying, "God helps Cao but not Liu".

Speaking of which, Liu Biao's serious illness is not a secret. But how sick Liu Biao is, whether he will die or not, this is absolutely confidential, even if it is inside Jingzhou, many people cannot understand, and some people may even think that Liu Biao did not deliberately use this as an excuse, so he did not send troops to help Liu Bei. Therefore, Liu Biao's death at this time was quite unexpected to the outside, and few people could expect it.

If Liu Biao hadn't died, even if there was a loud call for surrender within Jingzhou, it was estimated that Liu Biao would not have surrendered directly. Just like the later Soochow, what if there was a loud call for internal surrender? That's because for those native scholars, surrender is really not a big deal, but for the Sun family, for Sun Quan, if you surrender, there will be nothing!

Therefore, if Liu Biao hadn't died, then Jingzhou might still have to fight for a while, but as soon as Liu Biao died, the power of Jingzhou completely fell into the hands of the local scholars led by the Cai family, and the scholars didn't want to fight, and the call for surrender was already very loud, so now surrender has become completely logical. Well, of course, we still have to negotiate the conditions first, and we have to bargain with Cao Cao.

Needless to say, this reality was a devastating blow to Liu Bei. Fortunately, Guo Jia had already "anticipated" this, and had already instructed him in advance, so Liu Bei's side was able to evacuate Xinye in an orderly and decisive manner, and also left a trap in Xinye to calculate Cao Jun.

Then, Zhuge Liang burned Xinye, and Liu Xuande crossed the river with the people

However, it is said that after Liu Biao's death, Mrs. Cai, Cai Mao, Zhang Yun, etc., set up the second son Liu Cong as the lord of Jingzhou, and then mourned the funeral. As for the gentleman Liu Qi back then, although he has corrected a lot now, it is a pity that time cannot wait, since Liu Biao has turned to Liu Cong at the beginning, and then wants to turn back to Liu Qi, it is obviously not so easy. If Liu Qi had behaved well from the beginning, then there would not be today, and it would be him Liu Qi instead of Liu Cong who would marry the daughter of the Cai family.

Speaking of Liu Cong, although he is young, he is actually quite smart. Liu Biao is not so mediocre that he can't see whether his son is good or bad at all. However, Liu Cong is also the same as Liu Xie, the emperor of today's son, no matter how smart he is? Being young and having no real power is the biggest flaw.

Therefore, when Liu Biao had just died, Cao Cao had already brought a large army to come. The newly appointed Liu Cong hurriedly convened the ministers to discuss the matter of resisting Cao, and Fu Xun of Dongcao Peng was the first to say,

"Xun has a plan to make the people of Jingxiang as safe as Mount Tai, and to protect the lord and the lord."

Liu Cong hurriedly asked,

"Will the plan be released?"

But he never thought about it, Fu Xun replied directly,

"It's better to dedicate the nine counties of Jingxiang to Cao Cao, and Cao will treat the lord seriously."

Liu Cong was instantly furious,

"Presumptuous! I have received the inheritance of my ancestors, and I have not yet sat steadily, how can I abandon others?! At this time, Liu Cong even thought that Fu Xun had been bought by Cao Cao and was going to drag Fu Xun to prison. But soon, Liu Cong will find out that he is really too young. (To be continued......)