As the saying goes, "there is no first in literature, there is no second in martial arts", if you rank the generals in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms", then Lu Bu deserves to be ranked first. However, once the strategists of the Three Kingdoms are to be ranked, there are different opinions, and it is difficult to unify opinions.
Take Cao Wei as an example, there is Guo Jia, who died young, Sima Yi, who is scheming, and Jia Xu, who is known as a poisoner. Sun Wu also has the four heroes of Jiangdong, Zhou Yu, Lu Su, Lu Meng and Lu Xun. In addition to the Wolong and Phoenix Chicks in Shu Han, there is also Jiang Wei.
Although these people lived in the same era, there were not many opportunities to fight. The only thing that is certain is that there are strategists among them who are on par with Zhuge Liang, or even slightly more skilled.
Cao Wei has such a person, his talent is no less than Zhuge Liang, and even played a role in determining the direction of the Three Kingdoms when he was aliveIf he doesn't die, the three-legged situation may not appear, and Cao Cao will not dare to claim the throne easily. Who is this man?
The two Han Dynasty have the two ceilings of the sage Zhang Liang and the soldier Han Xin, and the strategists of later generations can only look at them, or take the two as benchmarks. Therefore, the strategies of many strategists are within the scope of the "textbook" of these two forerunners.
Taking Xun Yu and Xun You's uncle and nephew as examples, Cao Cao called him "Wang Zuozhicai", and also called him "My Son's Room (Zhang Liang's character)", which shows the strong ability of the two.
However, whether it is Xun Yu's proposal of "coercing the Son of Heaven to order the princes", or the divisive plan of "driving the tiger and devouring the wolf" proposed by Liu Bei and Lu Bu, it has not exceeded the mindset of a first-line strategist. In other words, the two of them saw the opportunity, but this kind of opportunity can be seen as long as they are first-class strategists.
For example, the strategist of the Yuan Shao group also proposed a plan to "coerce the Son of Heaven" when Emperor Xian of the Han Dynasty was martyred. It is enough to show that "the hero sees the same thing", and it also proves from the side that this suggestion is not a conspiracy.
However, there is such a person, born with a sword that is different from the other, he does not seem to be constrained by rules and regulations, and is a natural genius independent of the strategist system. He is the first hero of Cao Cao Group in the early and middle periods - Guo Jia.
Guo Jia, like Er Xun, joined Cao Cao in the entrepreneurial stage, and no matter what Cao Cao did, he would ask Guo Jia's opinion. When Cao Cao's father was killed by Tao Qian's subordinates in Xuzhou, Cao Cao was angry and immediately attacked with troops.
At this time, Guo Jia risked being scolded to tell Cao Cao about the risks and benefits of this trip, and many strategists were discussing whether this move was benevolent and righteous, but Guo Jia said that this method was inappropriate at the same time, and believed that if he let go of benevolence and righteousness, taking Xuzhou in the name of revenge would be conducive to the future development of Cao Cao's group.
It can be seen that Guo Jia is not a strategist who sticks to the rules, he will not be too constrained by morality, and everything is based on the interests of the group. Therefore, Guo Jia is more like a gambler, a master who understands human nature.
After Liu Bei was defeated by Lü Bu, he defected to Cao Cao, who was not very hostile to Liu Bei at that time, and was even willing to take Liu Bei to meet the emperor. At this time, many strategists were persuading Liu Bei that it was very dangerous, and he would definitely be a potential enemy in the future, so it was best to strike in advance.
Only Guo Jia didn't think so, he said that Liu Bei's reputation has spread all over the world, and killing Liu Bei will discourage people of insight in the world, but the gains outweigh the losses. Cao Cao accepted Guo Jia's advice and kept Liu Bei by his side.
Later, Liu Bei persuaded Cao Cao to send himself to the crusade by pursuing Yuan Shu, who was usurping to become emperor, not only taking Cao Cao's soldiers and horses, but also beheading Cao Cao's subordinates, and even conspiring with Emperor Xian of Han to prepare to eradicate Cao Cao.
Guo Jia was taken aback when he heard this, shook his head and paused: "I asked Ming Gong to leave Liu Bei, on the one hand, it shows Ming Gong's thirst for talent, and on the other hand, it can also restrain and control Liu Bei, even if he doesn't kill him, he can't let him go, what is the difference between this move and letting the tiger return to the mountain?" ”
It can be seen from thisGuo Jia is not a strategist who blindly acts for the interests of the group, he is extremely thoughtful, and he is both soft and hard, stable and dangerous.Especially when targeting Yuan Shao, Guo Jia's logical advantages in thinking were completely displayed.
At that time, Sun Ce unified Jiangdong, Liu Bei took refuge with Liu Biao in Jingzhou, and Cao Cao and Yuan Shao also officially started a confrontation. Cao Cao was extremely worried that Liu Bei would persuade Liu Biao to attack Xudu, and he was also afraid that Sun Ce would lead his army to attack.
After Guo Jia heard Cao Cao's worries, he smiled slightly and said: "Liu Biao and Sun Ce are not worried, Liu Biao must be worried that he will not be able to suppress Liu Bei, so he will not dare to attack easily; As for Sun Ce, he has a strong temperament and refuses to let go of his body, and he will definitely be killed by the villain in the future. ”
Sure enough, when Liu Bei gave Liu Biao advice on attacking, Liu Biao did not agree to Liu Bei as expected. At the same time, Sun Ce was also plotted by the villain, and at the age of 26, he withdrew from the historical stage of the competition. In this regard, Cao Cao greatly admired Guo Jia's foresight.
Before the Battle of Guandu, Cao Cao's clique had almost no confidence from top to bottom, after all, Yuan Shao was entrenched in the four major prefectures of Qingzhou, Youzhou, Bingzhou and Jizhou, and occupied almost two-thirds of the land and population of the northern part of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
Cao Cao knew that the two could not be at peace all the time, and this battle must be fought, but how to fight this battle, Cao Cao actually didn't have a score in his heart. At this time, Guo Jia stood up again, he listed ten shortcomings such as Yuan Shao's stubbornness and self-use, and his indecisiveness, and accordingly put forward ten advantages of Cao Cao.
Compared with the two, Cao Cao gradually had the determination to fight against Yuan Shao. In addition, Xun Yu and others also worked hard to maintain it in the rear, and finally after the stalemate of the fierce battle, Cao Cao waited for the opportunity to break through Yuan Shao's black nest in one fell swoop, and completely defeated Yuan Shao's main force.
With Yuan Shao's death, the whole of Hebei was in chaos, and his three sons began to fight for inheritance. Guo Jia enlightened Cao Cao and took advantage of the brotherly gap between them to gradually expand his advantages.
As Guo Jia expected, the three brothers were internally conflicted with each other, Yuan Tan was the first to be exterminated by Cao Cao, and Yuan Shang and Yuan Xi were finally felt by Cao Cao in the territory of the Wuhuan people in the north. At this time, Cao Cao was ready to give up the pursuit, after all, the Yuan clan had lost all his land, and there was almost no chance of turning the tables.
Guo Jia strongly recommended with illness: "The Yuan family is defeated, but the protégés and former officials are still all over the world, and the northern Wuhuan is deeply taken care of by Yuan Shao, so it must be taken down in one fell swoop to prevent future troubles." ”Cao Cao listened to Guo Jia's advice, pacified Wuhuan in one fell swoop, and mastered the elite Wuhuan cavalry.
The two Yuan brothers fled east again and fled to the territory of Sun Kang, the Taishou Gong of Liaodong. At this time, Guo Jia, who was seriously ill, changed his thinking, and left a sentence for Cao Cao when he was dying, so that Cao Cao did not have to attack, and after being stationed in place for a period of time, Gongsun Kang would definitely kill Er Yuan.
Sure enough, Gongsun Kang was afraid of Cao Cao's army, and with Wuhuan as an example, he really didn't dare to resist. Seeing that Cao Cao had no intention of attacking, he turned to curry favor with Cao Cao, killed Er Yuan, and gave Cao Cao's head.
In this way, before Guo Jia died, he solved Cao Cao's confidant trouble, and it took a very short time to unify the north in the hands of Cao Cao's group. It is enough to see Guo Jia's talent of gods and ghosts, completely surpassing the strategists of the world.
It can be said that most of the most influential princes of the late Han Dynasty were entrenched in the north and the Central Plains. Whether it was the original Dong Zhuo, Liu Bei, Lu Bu, Yuan Shu, or the fierce rival Yuan Shao, Cao Cao exterminated the heroes with the power of one person, including Guo Jia's shadow.
It's just a pity that Guo Jia died young, and I can't see him fighting wits with Zhuge Liang, Zhou Yu and others. Just like Cao Cao sighed after his defeat in the Battle of Chibi:"If Guo Fengxiao is still here, I will definitely not suffer such a big defeat! ”
Such a strategist who likes to take risks and does not play cards according to common sense obviously stands at a completely different angle from other strategists. So if the ghost genius Guo Jia doesn't die, can Cao Cao be king?
If Guo Jia does not die, he will definitely prevent Cao Cao from becoming king.
Because the core concept of Cao Cao's group is to "coerce the Son of Heaven to order the princes", once he becomes king, then this concept becomes vulnerable. At least in Guo Jia's rational opinion, even if he wants to be the king, he has to wait until Liu Bei or Sun Quan is exterminated, and he will completely stand in the court and the world in the name of righteousness.
In summary,Guo Jia's pattern and concept are completely beyond the boundaries of ordinary strategists, and when he is alive, he can influence the development of the north. It is enough to see how wonderful it would be in the middle of the Three Kingdoms if it weren't for the jealousy of the talents.
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