Mi Han

Chapter 445 Doubt and Confidence
When did Guo Huai fight Ma Chao?
That was naturally in the battle when Cao Cao personally led the army to conquer Kansai.

In that battle, Cao Cao used almost all the famous generals he had that year.

Zhang Yun, Xu Huang, Cao Ren, Cao Hong, Xia Houyuan and other powerful generals all followed Cao Cao to conquer Kansai in that battle.

In addition to this first-class famous general Tiantuan, Xun You, Jia Xu, Liu Ye, Jiang Ji and other world-renowned heroes also contributed their own strategies in that battle.

In such a luxurious team configuration back then, Guo Huai was just an unknown Lingshi.

With Guo Huai's identity and status back then, logically speaking, he was not qualified to fight Ma Chao at that time.

But the world is always so strange, on both sides of the mighty Weishui River, the two really fought against each other.

Perhaps few people in the world would know the result of that battle, but that battle left an unforgettable memory in the hearts of the two of them.

So when he heard that Ma Chao was outside Xiabian City, the fighting spirit in Guo Huai's heart began to boil.

However, Guo Huai did not show this in front of Jiang Wei. He looked at Jiang Wei lying on the couch, and suddenly felt something in his heart. He lifted the quilt covering Jiang Wei's legs and began to observe his wounds.

While observing, Guo Huai asked casually, "I heard that the wound on your leg was stabbed by Ma Chao himself?"

Facing Guo Huai's question, Jiang Wei replied without hesitation: "Report to General, yes."

After listening to Jiang Wei's answer, Guo Huai instantly understood something.

He looked at Jiang Wei appreciatively, and then covered Jiang Wei with the quilt on his legs.

After completing these actions, Guo Huai patted Jiang Wei on the shoulder and said, "Recover well, and wait for the day when you recover from your injury, and then serve the Great Wei."

Long before he came in, Guo Huai had learned about Jiang Wei's injury from the doctor.

Not fatal, but it will take some time to survive.

Seeing that Guo Huai not only did not punish him, but also comforted himself, Jiang Wei was a little moved. Lying on the couch, he bowed to Guo Huai, and replied gratefully: "The last general takes orders."

After comforting Jiang Wei, Guo Huai got up and left Jiang Wei's room.

But after stepping out of Jiang Wei's room, Guo Huai turned around thoughtfully and glanced into the room.

He has seen Ma Chao's bravery with his own eyes.

That's someone who can fight Huhou regardless of the outcome. Although such a person struggles to stab, although it only hits the thigh, apart from other things, Jiang Wei's leg cannot be saved according to common sense.

But now?

According to the doctor, there is nothing serious.

Guo Huai didn't think it was because Ma Chao was old and frail. If that was the case, how could he explain his brave performance on the battlefield at the beginning.

All kinds of speculations kept popping up in Guo Huai's mind.

Guo Huai is a smart person, but the smarter he is, the easier it is to think too much.

However, Guo Huai is not someone who is suspicious. After all, there are many possibilities for Ma Chao to deliberately show mercy to Jiang Wei.

With Jiang Wei's intelligence, he didn't need to secretly communicate with the weak and weak Han people.

And Jiang Wei's family background is enough for Guo Huai to cover up this matter for Jiang Wei.

Thinking of this, Guo Huai smiled and shook his head.

Years of military career have made him deeply aware of a truth: people's hearts are always unpredictable.

But Guo Huai didn't pay too much attention to this matter. After thinking for a while, he put this matter behind him.

The most important thing for Guo Huai now is how to deal with Ma Chao's arrival.

Thinking of this difficult opponent, Guo Huai dispatched scouts to spy on the enemy, and at the same time, he quickly returned to the main tent, picked up the map on the case, and looked carefully.

Under the dim candlelight, and the maps were rather rough, Guo Huai found it difficult to read the map in his hand.

But even in such a bad environment, Guo Huai's eagle-like gaze caught a key point in an instant - Gushan.

Guo Huai, who has been in Liangzhou all year round, is no stranger to the terrain of Wudu County.

With the help of the map, Guo Huai could more clearly realize the importance of Gushan to Xiabian.

For Ma Chao, Guo Huai is cautious.

With Ma Chao's military talent, what Guo Huai thought he could see, Ma Chao had no reason not to see.

In fact, as early as when Jiang Wei's army report was delivered to Guo Huai, many people in the army made judgments that Ma Chao would definitely lead his army back to Yinping after a big victory.

But no matter how many people think so, Guo Huai is always worried in his heart.

Ma Chao is famous all over the world for being good at attacking. With his combat style, will he really retreat to Yinping when his side wins a game and the momentum is like a rainbow?

Guo Huai didn't think so.

Because of this, he immediately sent scouts to investigate the situation of Ma Chao's army as soon as he arrived in Hechi County.

After realizing the importance of Gushan to the next debate, Guo Huai became more determined in his mind.

Sure enough, when the scouts came back a few days later, he reported to Guo Huai the latest movement of Ma Chao's army-garrisoning the main roads of Gushan and setting up camp.

When Guo Huai heard the news, compared to the worries of the generals, Guo Huai felt it was reasonable.

The reason why the generals are worried about Ma Chao's move is that they are all people who know how to fight, and they all know the importance of Gushan to the next debate, and they also know the purpose of Ma Chao's going down to the stronghold.

If Ma Chao built the fortress as impregnable as gold, he was afraid that his own army would be many times larger than the enemy's army, and it would be difficult to break through.

In war, geographical advantage is often greater than human harmony.

After the worried looks appeared on the faces of the generals, Guo Huai sensed what they were thinking.

Obviously, the bad consequences of the decline in morale caused by Jiang Wei's defeat have begun to emerge.

Now that he is aware of this, Guo Huai, the chief general, cannot ignore this situation.

Guo Huai looked at the generals present, and he pretended to smile and said: "If Ma Mengqi retreats to Yinping, then I can't handle him for a while.

But he actually intends to intercept my tens of thousands of troops with less than [-] troops, he is really beyond his control.

Even though he has a favorable geographical position, doesn't he know that the time of day is on our side? "

Hearing what Guo Huai said, the generals were quickly attracted by Guo Huai's words.

A trusted general of Guo Huai was the first to ask Guo Huai: "The general said that the weather is in our army. Dare to ask what is the weather in our army?"

Under the questioning of this trusted general, Guo Huai said relaxedly: "Everyone knows that Liangzhou cannot get funding from Yizhou in this war, and Liangzhou had many turmoil last year.

Our army is just the opposite. The general prepared for the war for half a year and hoarded a large amount of food and grass for our army to use.

In this case, our army can attack Gushan for a month, but can Ma Chao defend it for a month?
He doesn't retreat now, if he waits until the food is exhausted before retreating, then Liangzhou army will be in a state of confusion, if I attack with cavalry again, how can Ma Chao be undefeated? "

Guo Huai's tone was full of confidence.

And his analysis does make sense.

After listening to Guo Huai's analysis, the worries in the hearts of the generals dissipated a lot.

It is good that the terrain is greater than the harmony of people, but the weather is greater than the location.

Seeing that the morale of the generals was stabilized by his words, Guo Huai immediately issued a military order:
"Order the three armies to pull out the camp immediately.

Since Ma Chao wants to fight with me, then I will accompany him to the end. "

It was time to decide the outcome of that battle back then!
　I'm busy today, just one chapter.

　　Chapter 2 will be up tomorrow.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)