Taibai snow is June.

It is midsummer, but the top of Taibai Mountain is covered with snow all year round. Looking at it, it is covered with snow and silver light, which is a wonder.

As early as nearly two years ago, after Guo Jia set up a strategic route, he asked Zhang Yan and others to gradually migrate the people to Yizhou. During that turmoil, there were countless people fleeing to Yizhou for refuge, both in Guanxi and Central Plains, which happened to cover Guo Jia's migration plan.

The wealth of the Zhen family, the wealth of the world's wealth, was consumed in less than two years, and the expenditures of the people and the soldiers were unimaginable.

In the past two years, Zhen Yan had the position of Zhongshan Prefect, and several times in the name of suppressing thieves, he took his elite soldiers around the territory of Zhongshan, using this to cover up his eyes and create weapons and armor, and then secretly transported them to Guo Jia.

The 40,000 troops of weapons and armor were obtained, and Guo Jia assigned Zhang Yan with 20,000 troops, Zhang Baiqiu, Xu He, 5,000 Sima, 5,000 Sima, Zhou Tai, Xu Chu Dianwei and Zhang Liao, only Gao Shun got the equipment of 5,000 soldiers and 5,000 war horses.

Gan Ning, Zhou Tai and Zhang Liao didn't say anything about this, but for a while, he had a gloomy face and could see that it was difficult to accept Guo Jia's actions. Dian Wei had nothing to say, but Xu Chu could not hide his thoughts, but Guo Jia was the lord, so he couldn't ask in person, so he ran to Xi Zhicai to ask the reason.

"The lord won't give it to you now, I want to give it to you more in the future."

Xu Chu didn't understand Xi Zhicai's words thoroughly, but probably understood that Guo Jia had other plans, so he didn't feel relieved.

In fact, Guo Jia also wanted to give all the 40,000 equipment to Gan Ning and the others, but he couldn't. Xu Chu and other generals who shared the worries with him were all divided from the hands of Zhang Yansi. If the equipment was given to Xu Chu and the others, what would Zhang Yansi think?

Now, the three generals of Zhang Liao and Gao Shun in Gansu and Gao Shun in Gansu have 10,000 soldiers and horses, and the three generals of Xu Chu Dian and Wei Zhou Tai have 5,000 soldiers, which totals only 45,000 soldiers. There are only 5,000 cavalry under Gao Shun with excellent armor and sharp weapons. The other 40,000 people don’t even have armor, and most of the weapons in their hands are old and defective.

Although Zhang Yan took advantage of the essence and removed the trash, he still had 100,000 soldiers under his command, including 30,000 under Zhang Baiqi, Xu He and Sima Ju, which together had nearly 200,000.

First of all, he gave Gao Shun five thousand equipment and war horses, which was decided by Guo Jia after careful consideration. Gao Shun is serious and does not drink alcohol. He always keeps his mind clear, manages the army strictly, and trains well. He can train his troops as soon as possible, so that Guo Jia can hold a strong army in his hand.

After intercepting Dong Zhuo from Wangwu Mountain to get military funds at Gushan, Guo Jia advanced southwest and arrived at the foot of Taibai Mountain where his army was stationed. Taibai Mountain is located in the middle of the Qinling Mountains, with dense mountains and forests, and a great place to hide troops.

It sounds like Guo Jia has more than 200,000 troops, but Guo Jia deeply understands that 200,000 soldiers with broken weapons and no armor will not hurt the enemy after they go to the battlefield, but they will probably hurt the enemy by 1,000, or they will lose 8,000.

In the temporary tent set up at Taibai Mountain, Guo Jia arranged everything and walked out of the tent with Xu Shu. Looking at the white scenery of the top of Taibai Mountain from afar, the two talked about a lot of past events. From the meeting with Yingchuan to the journey, Guo Jia changed from a young grandfather to a lord, and Xu Shu changed from a ranger to a counselor. This kind of growth experience made the two sigh and sigh.

"Lord, the situation in Yizhou is as expected. After Liu Yan entered Yizhou two years ago, he settled the counties of Yizhou in one and a half years. Half a year ago, Zhang Lu led 30,000 troops to Hanzhong and killed the prefect of Hanzhong. Zhang Lu was named independent, but in fact he was still in charge of Liu Yan. Liu Yan raised Zhang Lu's mother in Chengdu and raised Zhang Lu's mother in Hanzhong. Zhang Lu also began to promote the Five Dogs of Rice Sect created by his grandfather. If the time goes on, it is difficult to estimate how far Zhang Lu can develop."

Liu Yan's wishful thinking was obvious, and Zhang Lu led his army to kill the Hanzhong prefect to occupy himself. The purpose was to give outsiders the illusion of Zhang Lu's rebellion and cut off the passage between Liu Yan and Luoyang. Liu Yan then cut off the monarch and ministers from the Han Dynasty on the grounds of "the rice thieves are in chaos".

There are two roads to enter Yizhou, one from the north and the other from the east.

Whether Cai Yan or Zhen Yao once told Guo Jia about strategic concepts, they all entered Sichuan and Shu from Jingzhou. The big reason is that there are natural dangers in the Qinling Mountains in the north, which are easy to defend and difficult to attack.

However, Guo Jia still decided to go down from the north to Sichuan. The main reason was that he could not lead his army into Yizhou from Jingzhou. Secondly, Zhang Lu had a stable foothold in Hanzhong. Whether it was Baoxi Road or the Old Road, he might not be wary of these two dangerous roads from the north to Yizhou. The world focused on the Kwantung Army's attack on Dong. Liu Yan asked Zhang Lu to go to Hanzhong to facilitate his separatist rule, rather than letting Zhang Lu guard the gateway of Shuzhong for him. Guanzhong in the north of Yizhou was already without a great enemy, so how could he be wary of it?

Turning his eyes to the west, Guo Jia narrowed his eyes and saw only the hazy outline of the Qinling Mountains, and sighed slightly: "I am building a plank road and crossing Chencang secretly. I wonder if I will have a second Xiang Yu to give me a breather if I attack the Three Qins in the future."

Hearing Guo Jia's sigh, Xu Shu was slightly stunned, and understood Guo Jia's worries. Chen Cang was less than half a day away. After Liu Bang attacked Chen Cang, he took down the land of the Three Qins in one fell swoop. Xiang Yu wanted to expedition the west to wipe out Liu Bang, but Zhang Liang used a trick to divert his attention. Not only did Liu Bang escape, but he also accumulated the capital to compete for the world.

The lessons of the past are, who doesn’t understand the heroes of the times?

Therefore, after Guo Jia's strategy was proposed, it was unanimously opposed by his advisers.

When entering Yizhou, you will have more than yourself and less progress.

The mountains and ridges and cliffs naturally make Yizhou safe and worry-free, but to dominate the world, the first thing to do is to take up a foothold in Guanzhong, but which hero will make the mistakes of Xiang Yu back then? Send troops east to attack Jingzhou. Jingzhou is a must-fight for heroes with ambitions. Who would easily let Guo Jia take his pocket? At that time, Guo Jia will probably make the most efforts to attack Jingzhou, but other princes will make the profit.

Considering these, Xi Zhicai and Xu Shu all expressed opposition to Guo Jia's strategy, but after Guo Jia's pros and cons of being based in Jingzhou and Yangzhou, he could only compromise.

Guo Jia cannot compare with other princes. No matter what his previous identities are, for example, Ma Teng, who was only recognized by the world after being recruited by Dong Zhuo. For example, today the princes who are separatist in the country are all Han officials in name, what about Guo Jia? Although they have not reached the level of Han thieves, they are also the imperial offenders of the Han Dynasty to announce to the world. If he attempts to establish himself in Jingzhou and Yangzhou, not to mention whether the local gentry gathers to resist, even the heroes of Yuzhou, Xuzhou and Sizhou in the north do not need a high-sounding reason to directly attack him, because Guo Jia's identity is enough to make them famous.

Defeat the rebels!

If it was based in Yizhou, Dong Zhuo, who was surviving in the north, blocked the heroes of Guandong, and Jingzhou in the east was now in chaos. In the past, Wang Rui, the Muslim of Jingzhou, was a famous family. After being killed by Sun Jian, the gentry first joined forces with local tyrants to encircle and annihilate Sun Jian, and then Jingzhou became a homeless land. The local tyrants raised their private troops to start fighting for civilian labor, which caused fierce conflicts. The clan thieves in various places were in chaos, and Jingzhou fell into unprecedented turmoil. Obviously, no one in Jingzhou would attack Yizhou, so Guo Jia had time to breathe.

Even if Yizhou has the reputation of the country of Tianfu and the foundation for a fertile land of thousands of miles, Guo Jia knows well that once he enters Yizhou, it will become difficult to dominate the world, and it is difficult to advance in the right way, and a strange plan cannot withstand the natural dangers.

If you want to make progress in the future, you may only hope that the world will change. As Zhuge Liang said to the times, if there is no change in the world, it would be a delusion to raise an army from Yizhou to seize the world, but what will happen to the world? The Wei State had a lifetime hero Cao Mengde, and then a ruthless hero Sima Yi. Although the Eastern Wu was always at a disadvantage, famous generals could succeed one after another. After Zhou Yu, there were Lu Su, and after Lu Meng, there were Lu Xun.

There is a change in the world? Just like the Kwantung Army attacking Dong, no one cared about such a god-given opportunity by Guo Jia, it is simply rare to see in a century.

Looking up at the night sky, Guo Jia laughed at himself, saying that even Yizhou had not been really taken away, so what else would you think about in the future?

"When sunset tomorrow, Zhang Baiqi should have arrived in Ju County, right?"

Xu Shu roughly estimated that Zhang Baiqi led 5,000 infantry into Yizhou yesterday. Including the two days of marching tomorrow, he almost arrived in Ju County.

"By estimating the distance, it's almost here."

Guo Jia nodded and said, "Tomorrow morning, our army will also get up. Are there enough siege equipment?"

Xu Shu nodded affirmatively and said, "After the news of the Kanto Alliance's attack on Dong Zhuo came, I ordered people to start logging wood from the mountains to build siege equipment. Now the ladders, flying bridges, and rushing vehicles are all ready."

These three are essential. The ladders are used for soldiers to climb up the city tower, fly the bridge to cross the moat, and rush to the city gate. As for the well railing and catapult car, Guo Jia does not have the strength to possess, and these two are not something ordinary soldiers can create.

"Lord, now our army is ready to go, but the army's food and grass may only last ten days. If Hanzhong is difficult to capture it in a short time..." No matter how calm, Xu Shu was only facing this kind of scene for the first time. This is different from the burning of Changshe with Guo Jia. His current thinking must be comprehensive. Before the war begins, he wants to lose first and weigh the pros and cons of the gains and losses. This is the most basic thing a strategist needs to consider.

Now the situation is on the verge of the arrow, and the Zhen family is no longer able to support Guo Jia for even a day of food and grass, so Guo Jia only has to make a desperate bet.

If he could not conquer Hanzhong, when the 250,000 troops had almost finished their food and supplies, he would be defeated without attacking.

"Yuanzhi, if I can't even win Hanzhong, I still have the right to compete with the heroes in the world?"

Guo Jia turned around freely and turned back to the handsome tent.

In the attack on Hanzhong, Guo Jia's first battle actually started yesterday.
Chapter completed!