Chapter 2790: Using Ban Xuan as the hunting, Xuchang''s offensive and defensive battle
Chapter 2787: Using Banxuan as hunting, Xuchang''s offensive and defensive battle
That''s right, Guo Jia was the one who sent Li Xiaoyao to save Ye Dingzhi, and Guo Jia was the one who sent a killer to kill Ye Dingzhi.
The reason why Guo Jia sent people to kill Ye Dingzhi and sent people to rescue Ye Dingzhi was naturally to frame and mislead Ye Dingzhi, so that he could determine that the people from the Three Kingdoms Alliance entered the Ramo Sect.
There are many wise men in Cao Wei. Fan Li and Xun You, even Guo Jia, should be taken seriously. If they use their strategies to pull the demons into the water, some of them will be conspiracies to provoke discord.
If the other party makes a plan and Guo Jia breaks it, it would be too passive.
Besides, if you only have a thousand days to be a thief, how can you guard against a thief for a thousand days?
Guo Jia calculated that Cao Wei would jump over the wall sooner or later, so as to relieve the pressure on the battlefield, so he designed this prison robbery.
After all, under the current situation, Daqin had no reason to assassinate Ye Dingzhi, because it would only take the initiative to push the Demon Sect into the Three Kingdoms Alliance. Once Ye Dingzhi was really assassinated, it would most likely be done by Cao Wei in a hurry, so Guo Jia would do the opposite.
In order to make this assassination more realistic, Guo Jia did not mobilize the Black Ice Platform of Mount Tai, but instead dispatched people from Langya, Jibei and Lu County, the three counties around Mount Tai, and dispatched four masters, five half-step masters, ten first-class swordsmen, and more than 30 first-class assassins.
The entire assassin group had nearly 100 people, and the weakest one was also second-rate. With special equipment and early ambush, such a lineup was enough to kill the half-step master.
It is precisely because Guo Jia''s lineup is strong enough that Li Xiaoyao''s rescue operation is not easy, that this self-directed and acted drama is more realistic.
However, Ye Dingzhi is one of the few smart people in the Demon Sect. Under Guo Jia''s layer by layer, even if he believed 90% of them, he would still have 10% suspicion and guessed that the Qin Dynasty was deliberately doing it.
But this is exactly the exquisiteness and cleverness of Guo Jia''s planning.
If Ye Dingzhi thought that Cao Wei was assassinating him, he would definitely report it and be cautious to prevent the Demon Sect from being dragged into the water by Cao Wei.
If Ye Dingzhi thought it was done by the Qin Dynasty, he would definitely guess that Guo Jia’s intention was not to kill him, but to make him more vigilant against the Three Kingdoms coalition, so he would be wary of the Demon Sect being dragged into the water.
Guo Jia actually didn''t care that Ye Dingzhi discovered the truth, because no matter whether he found out or not, his goal had been achieved, but he didn''t expect Xun You to send him an assist.
Ye Dingzhi arrived at Mingying, and Niu Ruyi died. This made Ye Dingzhi believe that the previous assassination was done by Cao Wei, and also cleared most of the suspicion of being directed and acted by Daqin.
Guo Jia''s plan not only reminded the Demon Sect, but also did not expose himself. It was just right for the Qin Dynasty. If he continued to act, it would seem to be a bit overwhelming and some of the gains would be more than worth the loss.
After everything has reached this point, Guo Jia is naturally very sure that the Demon Sect will not be dragged into the water by Cao Wei, but after all, everything is absolutely absolutely true, and the only variable in this matter is Niu Hong.
Niu Hong, like Ye Dingzhi, is both the grandson of the Styx and one of the few people who can influence the Styx.
Niu Hong is now extremely hated by Daqin, and is even so stubborn that he doesn''t even listen to his own parents. So Guo Jia is worried that this giant baby who has not grown up will cause any other tricks.
Of course, no matter whether Niu Hong is honest or not, he has nothing to do with Guo Jia.
In order to prevent the Demon Sect from being pulled into the water, Guo Jia has done his best, done everything he can, and he has done his best.
If the Demon Sect is still strong and dares to be an enemy of Daqin, then Daqin will naturally not be ruthless. After all, Daqin''s sword is not vain, and this group of mobs will know what a regular army is.
"Come here, **** the official to Yingyin immediately." Guo Jia ordered lightly.
Among the three major battlefields in Yanzhou, the Yingchuan battle was the fastest, and Yingchuan was divided into two major battlefields.
Han Xin blocked Zhao She''s 30,000 Song State in the south, and Ying Hao led the remaining troops to attack Xuchang in the north, and Yingyin City, 80 miles away from Xuchang, became another command center of the Qin army.
Yingyin City is not far from Yangdi. Guo Jia quickly rushed to reach it in just one day. Then he reported his plans for the Demon Sect and the war on the northern front to Ying Hao.
After hearing this, Ying Hao suddenly fell into deep thought. In fact, he had a little hope that the Demon Sect would take the initiative to end, and there were three reasons:
First, the Qin Dynasty could not allow the Demon Sect to rage in the local area like Wei Songming. Only by clearing the Demon Sect’s forces out of the Central Plains can the Qin Dynasty truly occupy this land.
Second, if the Demon Sect takes the initiative, Daqin can clean up the Central Plains cleanly, rather than being as troublesome as cleaning up the disaster bit by bit later.
The third is that after killing Styx, Kunpeng and Kuigang, the system will give rewards related to Ascension.
It is precisely because of these three points that Ying Hao will attack the Demon Sect regardless of whether the Demon Sect will end.
There are three reasons why Ying Hao changed his mind later:
First, the Qin Dynasty is now going to war with the Three Kingdoms, which is indeed not suitable to lead the Demon Sect forces to the end, because this will inevitably disperse the power of the Qin army and will also delay the Qin Dynasty''s process of unifying the Central Plains.
The smartest and most labor-saving method is to solve Wei Songming first, and then go back to deal with the Demon Sect. Second, Ying Hao needs to take into account the views of the half-mysterious strong men in his camp.
Styx, Kunpeng and Kuigang have all retreated and even took the initiative to show their favor to the Qin Dynasty. If Ying Hao is still aggressively trying to kill them, Ying Long, Jiang Chen and Hongyun may not think much, but will Taiyi, Shangqing and Yuqing die and feel sad, thinking that Ying Hao will deal with them like this in the future?
Among the three Xuan-level powerhouses in the Demon Sect, only Styx broke through to half-mysterious, while Kunpeng and Kui Gang were only quasi-half-mysterious.
Styx, Kunpeng and Kuigang advance and retreat together. Dealing with any one is equivalent to becoming an enemy of the three.
Ying Hao was not afraid that the three of them would fight to the death, and Daqin had to pay an unbearable price, but that killing them now would not maximize the benefits.
It is precisely because of these three points that Ying Hao chose to boil the frog in warm water, first with the Demon Sect Xu and the Snake, after completely destroying the Three Kingdoms of Wei, Song and Ming, then liquidate the Demon Sect, then the River Styx, and finally Kunpeng and Kuigang after breaking through Ban Xuan.
Styx thought that if he gave up the Demon Sect and even accepted Jia Fu as his disciple, he would have a good relationship with Daqin, but in fact, all the semi-mysterious strong men except the Daqin camp were all prey to be slaughtered in Ying Hao''s eyes.
Therefore, no matter whether these half-mysterious strong men have to offend the Qin Dynasty, the Lord will not provoke Ying Hao on his own initiative. Even if they hide honestly, Ying Hao will bring people to the door to kill them one by one, because their lives are related to the safety of Ying Hao and his relatives and friends in the future after ascending.
Of course, Ying Hao is a person who values ??emotions and face. If Styx can really put down his figure, join and serve Daqin, then Ying Hao will not be able to remove him from the list of killings.
But this is obviously unlikely. After all, the strong have the dignity of the strong, let alone the rebellious and lawless people in the Demon Sect?
It is precisely because Ying Hao knew this that he had no hope from the beginning, but in order to take care of the opinions of Shangqing, Yuqing and others, he still has to give him a chance to survive. As for whether the Styx can seize it, it depends on their own.
Therefore, in Ying Hao''s opinion, Guo Jia''s various measures were done well and he could hardly find any faults.
"Fengxiao, let''s stop here in advance. My Great Qin has given me enough sincerity. If the Demon Sect dares to be enemies with me, then they are seeking death. Although my Great Qin does not want to suffer from the creatures, they will not let them use this as a threat."
After saying that, Ying Hao looked at the sand table in front of him and said in a deep voice: "The most urgent task is to break through Xuchang first. As long as Xuchang is broken, Cao Wei will be defeated in the third line. Even if Cao Cao is unwilling to do so, he will have to give up Chenliu and Dongjun. Our army will easily occupy the western part of Yanzhou and even the entire Wei State."
But Guo Jia shook his head and said, "My lord, the key to the victory or defeat of the Central Plains War has never occupied much land or captured many cities, but to eliminate the vitality of the three kingdoms of Wei, Song and Ming dynasties.
If you capture Xuchang now, you can indeed capture a large area of ??territory in the short term, but it is difficult to annihilate all the Wei army. Cao Cao and Le Yi will lead the army to retreat east and rely on the cities in the east to continue to resist.
Why not wait for a while on Xuchang first. If General Bai Qi conquered Baima and Puyang, and went south to Jiyin Army to block Cao Cao''s retreat eastward route, then our army would be able to wipe out all the troops on the western front of Cao Wei.
By then, even if Cao Cao and other senior officials escape, there will be no enough army and will not be able to continue to compete with our army. ”
"I naturally know that doing so can maximize the benefits, but with Lan Yu''s 40,000 Ming troops arrived in Dongjun, the battle situation in Dongjun on the northern line was temporarily in a stalemate. Bai Qi showed no sign of breaking Baima and Puyang yet. It would be better for us to break through Xuchang first and completely open up the situation on the southern line first." Ying Hao said.
"But once Xuchang is captured, Cao Cao will definitely retreat immediately. If we send troops from Xuchang, we can only attack Chenliu, but we cannot detour Jiyin and leave all the Cao troops on the middle line. Only when Bai Qi captures Dongjun can he go south to Jiyin, thereby cutting off Cao Cao''s retreat."
Hearing Guo Jia say this, Ying Hao sighed, "How can the war be fully in full? Even if the Wei army on the Western Front cannot be wiped out completely, as long as six or seven out of ten can be eliminated, even if the remaining Cao Wei remaining troops can retreat to the east, they are destined to pose much threat to our army, it just needs to spend more time."
Guo Jia knew that Ying Hao was right, but after thinking about it for a while, he still spoke: "Lord, the Central Plains War has only started for two months. Jia believes that our army can only fight steadily, and there is no need to be so anxious.
Besides, with General Bai Qi''s ability, it will only be a matter of time before he can break through the White Horse Puyang. Let''s take a little rest in Xuchang first and give General Bai Qi some time. ”
Hearing Guo Jia''s words, Ying Hao nodded unconsciously. He was still very confident in talking to Bai Qi, after all, Bai Qi has never let down his trust.
"Okay, don''t rush to capture Xuchang, but you still have to do the preparations before breaking the city, and some troubles should be cleared." Ying Hao said lightly.
As the old capital of Cao Wei, Xuchang is definitely a strong city in the Central Plains in the first three levels, and its defense is stronger than Guandu, Chenliu, Baima and Puyang.
But in Ying Hao''s eyes, Xuchang City is acceptable at any time, and there are three reasons:
First, most of the defenders in Xuchang City were defeated soldiers who fled back from Yangdi and Kunyang.
They had already lost once, even to the Qin army many times, and their morale was low, and some people were already afraid of being beaten, so it was obvious that it was difficult to exert the defense of the strong city of Xuchang.
Second, Xuchang is a city where the Qin Dynasty is key infiltration, so there are naturally internal forces in the city that the Qin Dynasty has deployed in advance, and there are a large number, which is enough to create chaos in the city and may even seize the door.
Third, Chen Gong, one of the five military advisors of Cao Wei, was also an internal supporter of the Qin Dynasty.
Any of these three points can allow the Qin Dynasty to break through Xuchang, let alone the three points?
Therefore, in Ying Hao''s eyes, Xuchang can be captured at any time.
Of course, for the sake of the overall situation, Ying Hao still adopted Guo Jia''s opinion and prepared to slow down the city of Xuchang, and while eliminating the trouble, he also gave Bai Qi some time.
As for what other troubles are there in Xuchang? For the Qin army, the biggest trouble was undoubtedly Yuan Jiuling.
(This chapter ends)