Cao Cao called me to rob a tomb

Chapter 784 Ten Victories and Ten Defeats Theory (4000)

This is indeed a problem.

But it won't be easy to verify for a while, so you can't go to Guo Jia to ask in person, right?

There are even some problems with insinuations. After all, if Guo Jia can become a "ghost" with a long history, he is definitely not a simple-minded ordinary person who ran to test his words... Although Wu Liang felt that he was not stupid, he also thought so Doing it is tantamount to playing tricks.

So, let's take one step at a time. If it doesn't affect his own interests, and it's not time to make a move, Wu Liang is still more willing to be a bystander who has nothing to do with himself.

In addition, Wu Liang also has his own selfishness.

The effect of icing on the cake is not as good as giving charcoal in the snow.

If Boss Cao had been reminded in advance, Boss Cao might choose to believe that he would not go to Wancheng to accept the surrender, and he might be able to see through Zhang Xiu and Jia Xu’s poisonous plan in advance, so that the "Battle of Wancheng" that suffered heavy losses in history would never happen again. .

But in this way, there is no way to intuitively reflect the importance of Wu Liang.

And if Wu Liang could turn the tide suddenly when the rain was about to come, it would definitely give people a completely different feeling. For Boss Cao, Wu Liang was a lifesaver, so he would naturally rely more on him.

In fact, before this Southern Expedition, Wu Liang had already given up the idea of ​​making meritorious deeds. It was not because he was worried about making great achievements. People like him who did not participate in the military and did some shameful things would never appear The situation of the master is overshadowed by meritorious deeds.

He just felt that it was unnecessary. After all, as Boss Cao's son-in-law, Wu Liang's position in Cao Ying was already stable.

but now.

Wu Liang suddenly felt that he should further increase his weight in Boss Cao's heart, because he hadn't yet seen through the purpose of Boss Cao's decision to take him south this time, in order to prevent Boss Cao from continuing to force him to do things against his will. It may even be something that he absolutely cannot accept. Wu Liang believes that it is necessary to continue to increase his voice in front of Boss Cao.

after all.

Now, Boss Cao no longer needs food and salaries from the Huren Army, and the history books that Wu Liang so-called determined to write have no immediate significance for Boss Cao.

In this case, no one can guarantee that Boss Cao will change his mind.

"My lord, is there a big problem now?"

Seeing that Wu Liang's expression gradually became complicated, Yang Wanli inevitably asked with some worry.

"Oh, no problem, I just remembered something else."

Wu Liang finally came to his senses, and then handed the map to Yang Wanli, and said with a smile, "In the past few days, you often go to the Central Army to inquire about Minggong's decision-making, and then take a look at Guo Jia, this man has never been on a battlefield before, and this is the first time he has joined Duke Ming on an expedition, let's see how he behaves now."

"promise."

Yang Wanli bowed his hands and said.

"By the way, how much did we bring with our 'innuendo' this time?"

Wu Liang pondered for a moment, then asked again.

The "black gunpowder" must not have been brought. Since Wu Liang told Boss Cao that it was gone, he would never let it appear in front of Boss Cao again, and he would not even appear in the Central Plains until the very moment.

"A total of 57. This is the number that Sun Ye and Bai Lixiang heard that the young master is going to go to war. They have been busy for several days and rushed to make a batch. Is it not enough?"

Yang Wanli always felt that Wu Liang's expression just now was not simple, and he still asked with some worry.

"Enough, why use so much?"

Wu Liang nodded slightly, and said with a smile, "Duke Ming brought [-] soldiers and horses with him this time, and that embroidered shirt only counts the old, weak, sick, and disabled, and only a few thousand soldiers and horses. With such a huge advantage, we stand aside and wave the flag and shout. It’s superfluous, why do you need to fight in person, and Zhang Xiu has already sent someone to send a letter of surrender? As long as Minggong accepts his surrender, he will be a soldier who surrenders without fighting, and he doesn’t even have to fight.”

"What the young master said is that the last general is worrying about nothing."

Only then did Yang Wanli feel a little relieved, but he still couldn't help asking, "But why did you frowned just now, as if you encountered some problem?"

"I'm just worrying about one thing: if this battle goes so smoothly, how can I still get credit?"

Wu Liang grinned.

"..."

Yang Wanli was taken aback for a moment, and after a moment of silence, he asked for his order, "This matter is no small matter, and the general is unable to advise the young master. It is better for the general to go to the central army first, and maybe he can bring back some useful news for the young master."

……

Soon Yang Wanli brought back the news.

Boss Cao gladly accepted the letter of surrender sent by Zhang Xiu and the seven counties, and entertained the envoys who came to deliver the letter. Now all the envoys have returned to report the news to Zhang Xiu and the county magistrates.

Now the whole army is in high spirits, Boss Cao is also high-spirited, ordering his advisers and generals to formulate a surrender plan.

When the plan is completed, Boss Cao will lead his army to move forward and go straight to Jixian County and Wancheng, which are guarded by Zhang Xiu. As long as he holds these two cities in his hands, Nanyang will be in his pocket.

About Guo Jia.

The news that Yang Wanli brought back surprised Wu Liang.

It has not been a week since the Southern Expedition, and Guo Jia has turned from a "popular man" to a fringe figure who is squeezed out by other counselors and generals.

Even now, when Boss Cao is in a meeting, Guo Jia rarely even has the chance to speak, and once he speaks, he will be refuted by other counselors and generals, completely in the situation of a public enemy of Cao Ying.

And Boss Cao saw it in his eyes, and he didn't say anything to stop him.

In the eyes of other counselors and generals, this is acquiescence, so naturally they are more unscrupulous in attacking and crowding out him, so that even today when Boss Cao and those counselors and generals made plans to accept the surrender, Guo Jia even directly complained in the camp. Lying all day, not participating at all, let alone expressing any opinions.

"How could this be?"

Wu Liang was a little lost.

According to historical records, Boss Cao and Guo Jia should have hit it off, they recognized each other after just chatting once, and then Boss Cao made Guo Jia a military advisor.

The position of a military officer offering wine is not low. In future generations, he will be the chief of staff, the proper chief adviser.

Since Boss Cao valued Guo Jia so much, how could such a situation happen during the Southern Expedition?
Especially Boss Cao's ambiguous attitude.

Since he used Guo Jia so much, he should reject the public opinion and give Guo Jia a chance to prove his vision. Why was he able to turn a blind eye to the criticisms of those counselors and generals?

Wu Liang couldn't figure it out, so he had to exchange identities with Boss Cao to think about this problem.

Thinking about it this way, he thought of a more reasonable explanation:

Perhaps Boss Cao reacted like this because he is currently in a war, because it is absolutely impossible for Boss Cao to rely on Guo Jia alone to fight the war. It is the advisers and generals under his command who actually execute the military orders, especially those who lead the troops into battle. General, they directly determine whether Boss Cao can hit the right place with his punch and whether he can hit it with enough force.

Therefore, in this matter, Boss Cao must be fair, at least not to teach other counselors and generals that he blindly favors Guo Jia, let alone take into account the feelings of these people, otherwise if these people feel dissatisfied because of this, But things can go wrong anytime...

As for Guo Jia.

Boss Cao couldn't speak, so he could only rely on himself.

He has just arrived, and Boss Cao's respect alone will not last long. He must make some great achievements that can suppress all these people, so that he can truly establish his position in Cao Ying, otherwise such exclusion will never be possible. Cut off, and Boss Cao's respect will gradually be exhausted in his mediocrity.

This may be the main reason for today's situation...

Thinking of these, Wu Liang suddenly thought of himself.

When he accepted Boss Cao's commendation at the celebration banquet, Boss Cao was in a state of not having any business to do with himself, and it was entirely up to him to play freely at the celebration banquet. Whether he could suppress those advisers and generals was entirely up to him own ability.

Fortunately, as a time traveler, Wu Liang has absolute advantages in certain aspects. In addition, he is thick-skinned enough. Few people are his opponents when he is shameless. All the limelight made the provocateur feel unwilling and had no choice but to bow down.

In addition, Wu Liang usually does not participate in military and political affairs, and basically does not deal with these advisers and generals.

This also saves Wu Liang a lot of effort in sparring with them. Otherwise, what Guo Jia experienced in Boss Cao's military meeting, Wu Liang will definitely experience it from time to time, and the intrigue alone can make him exhausted.

But judging from the current situation.

Guo Jia has obviously been hit hard.

However, Wu Liang believes that Guo Jia will definitely be able to survive, otherwise he would not be able to become that "ghost" who will go down in history, but when will it be...

Wu Liang thought of another record in the history books - Guo Jiana's famous "Ten Wins and Ten Defeats Theory".

The historical background of the emergence of the "ten victories and ten defeats theory" is that Boss Cao Nanzheng and Zhang Xiu had just experienced the defeat of Wancheng and Yuan Shao wrote a letter of humiliation.

Before this, Boss Cao was very high-spirited, but after that, especially after seeing Yuan Shao's humiliating letter, Boss Cao, who was in the pain of losing his son, finally doubted his own ability, thinking that such a self was not qualified to compete with Yuan Shao. contend.

at the same time.

Cao Ying is also in a pessimistic mood, and morale has dropped to the extreme, and it may collapse at any time.

At this time, Guo Jia proposed the "ten wins and ten defeats theory" to Boss Cao.

I won’t go into details about the “Ten Wins and Ten Defeats Theory”. What Wu Liang remembered was actually the records after that, because before that, although Guo Jia was directly worshiped by Boss Cao as a sacrificial wine, but he didn’t There are records of the interaction between the two, and after the "Ten Wins and Ten Defeats Theory", Boss Cao would definitely ask Guo Jia for advice in almost any battle, and the process was recorded in extremely detailed history books.

So Wu Liang had reason to guess.

It may be after the Battle of Wancheng that Guo Jia really took the position of "Military Master Sacrificial Wine" and truly became the undisputed No.1 in the Caoying think tank.

If so, this is a political struggle.

The "Battle of Wancheng" is the battleground of this political struggle, and Guo Jia also needs Boss Cao's fiasco to completely suppress those veteran advisers and generals in Cao's camp... It's just that the price is too high for Cao It is indeed too important for the boss, he may not care about Dian Wei, he may not care about Cao Ting, but the eldest son Cao Ang is absolutely impossible not to care!
In this case, it seems that it can be explained that the ghost genius Guo Jia participated in the Southern Expedition, but the battle of Wancheng was still defeated so tragically.

This is most likely part of Guo Jia's plan!

Although he was not the planner of the Battle of Wancheng, he could turn a blind eye to the danger, let alone remind Boss Cao, just to help him win this political struggle.

After all, strategists have always only cared about the outcome of this "game", and only enjoyed the joy of strategizing. In order to achieve this goal, they can sacrifice everything, even themselves.

……

On the second day, Boss Cao's latest order came from the messenger——Let's go in half an hour, and the target is Wancheng!

"What should come is still coming..."

Wu Liang sighed, turned back and said to Yang Wanli, "Yang Wanli, go and inform Zhang Xi to get ready, set off in half an hour, and follow the army to Wancheng."

"promise."

Yang Wanli responded and went to deliver the order.

"Also, teach Zhang Xi to come to see me when I have time, I have something to discuss with him."

At the end, Wu Liang added another sentence.

In this way, when all the tents and pots and stoves were packed up, and the team was assembled and ready to set off at any time, Zhang Xi came to Wu Liang in a leisurely manner, and said politely, "General Wu, why did you call the last general to come here?" ?”

"Lieutenant Zhang, have you ever heard the saying 'the left eye jumps for money, the right eye jumps for disaster'?"

Wu Liang rubbed his right eye and asked.

"The late general is ignorant and has never heard of such a statement."

Zhang Xi replied seriously.

"It doesn't matter if you haven't heard of it. I just want to tell you that after I received the order from Duke Ming to lead an army to Wancheng, my right eye kept twitching. I'm afraid this is not a good omen."

Wu Liang has a serious way.

"General Wu means that Zhang Xiu's surrender may be fraudulent?"

Zhang Xi frowned, obviously not convinced.

"To tell you the truth, Captain Zhang, my family is a descendant of a family of ghost boys. Among other things, I am extremely sensitive to this impending ominous omen."

Wu Liang kept blinking his right eye on purpose again and said, "Now that my right eye is twitching like this, I'm afraid this matter is not trivial. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. Captain Zhang needs to make preparations in advance. Let's see this time."

"..."

Zhang Xi curled his lips again, but did not answer, because Wu Liang's blinking action was too fake to win people's trust.

"You do not trust me?"

Wu Liang looked at him disdainfully.

"The end will not dare."

Zhang Xi said perfunctorily.

"You just don't believe me."

Wu Liang smiled and said, "Why don't we make a bet, if I can prove that there is a change in Wancheng, you will lead the soldiers under my command to cooperate with my actions unconditionally, and when the crisis is resolved, you and the generals under your command will also make an agreement. Duke Ming will definitely reward the heroes of the world's merits, and they will not suffer no matter what."

(End of this chapter)