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Chapter 575. 580 Letter from Guo Jia (Revised)
Regarding his decisive judgment, Guo Peng was slightly surprised by the reason Guo Jia gave.
Guo Jia didn't analyze any big strategy, what geographical location, what employment, what food, grass and military supplies, but focused on Liu Zhang.
Guo Jia said that Liu Zhang is a mediocre and incompetent person. He lacks military ability, is not strong enough in character, and does not have strong control over his subordinates and territories.
Among them, weak military ability is the main reason why he cannot make progress.
Guo Jia asked Guo Peng to think carefully, what would happen if the people sent by Liu Zhang to go north really captured Longyou and occupied Liangzhou entirely?
The national power of the Shu Kingdom has soared?
The game of trapped dragon is solved?
Liu Zhang soared into the sky?
neither.
Judging from Liu Zhang's political skills and military capabilities after inheriting Liu Yan's position, it is impossible for Liu Zhang to allow Pang Xizhen to attack Liangzhou.
Because in that case, Pang Xi will "shock the master"!
Great power!
The four large characters were placed in front of Guo Peng's eyes, instantly dispelling all of Guo Peng's doubts and worries.
He got it.
In a team, it is impossible for the top leader to allow someone in his subordinates to surpass him in terms of core competence. This is a universal truth, no matter where it is or in what organization.
As long as it is the leader, it is not allowed.
And what era is it now?
The chaotic world of struggle for hegemony.
In troubled times, what is the core competence of a leader?
military capability.
Does Liu Zhang have military capabilities?
The answer is no.
The pampered son was ordered to do a terrible job when he was in danger. If Pang Xi hadn't led the crowd to fight to the death, he would have been killed by Zhao Wei long ago.
Liu Zhang has never demonstrated the slightest military ability, because he has no military ability.
Can a person without military ability tolerate a subordinate who greatly surpasses his military ability to make great contributions to the expansion of territory?
The universally applicable theorem of "Gong Gao Zhen Zhu" is about to exert its magical power here.
Liu Zhang may have been dazzled by the victory for a while and supported Pang Xi, but as long as someone around Liu Zhang asked Liu Zhang to be careful to guard against Pang Xi, Liu Zhang would immediately react.
The ass decides the head, and there is no room for him not to react.
Pang Xi defeated Zhao Wei and maintained his rule. He made great achievements in the first place, and he conquered Hanzhong and killed Zhang Lu. He also made great achievements. Now he wants to attack Liangzhou. This...
If it is really going to succeed, Pang Xi himself is the leader of the Dongzhou faction, so his military prestige has been greatly improved. After that, it is really difficult to say whether the master of the Shu Kingdom will be Liu Jiyu or Pang Xi.
Can Liu Zhang accept such a situation, or can he deal with such a change calmly?
Guo Jia boldly speculated that Liu Zhang would never tolerate Pang Xi's conquest of Longyou. It would be fine if Pang Xi was defeated.
The consequences of victory to Liu Zhang are more terrible than the consequences of failure.
After a little weighing, Liu Zhang can easily come to a conclusion.
In the same way, Guo Jia thinks the same is true for Liu Biao. Don't look at Liu Biao's appearance of being at odds with Guo Peng, and he took the initiative to pull up the Tri-State Alliance, but if he really has a general who can defeat Guo Peng, look at him Don't panic, see if he allows it or not.
So the only thing worth guarding against is Sun Ce, who has relatively strong military capabilities and conquered Jiangdong by himself. He is not afraid of this, and he will definitely lead the Northern Expedition himself, because no one of his subordinates has done more than him.
After reading Guo Jia's letter, Guo Peng has calmed down.
Putting down the bamboo slips in his hand, Guo Peng thought carefully about what Guo Jia wanted to express, and nodded slowly.
Why did the founding emperors like to kill heroes?
It's very simple, either the hero's military ability is much stronger than his own, which is too unsafe, or the hero's military ability greatly surpasses his heir, which is too unsafe.
Han Xin belongs to the first situation. Han Xin, a soldier immortal, uses soldiers like a god. His military ability is too strong. Only then can you feel at ease.
And Zhu Yuanzhang's choice included the latter situation. He was born in the army and fought in the battlefield for many years. He was the emperor immediately, so naturally he didn't worry about it.
But his successors Zhu Biao and Zhu Yunwen are weak scholars with no military ability. Facing a group of veterans who are like wolves and tigers, will Zhu Biao and Zhu Yunwen live in a real place?
No matter what era, military capability is always one of the most important core capabilities of a leader.
People with strong military capabilities, unless they are the top leaders, or the top leaders have stronger military capabilities, will inevitably be feared, and it is hard to say that they will end well.
Li Yuan and Li Shimin's two generations of emperors will not be like this, because both Li Yuan and Li Shimin have military capabilities, especially Li Shimin, who has stronger military capabilities. He is very confident in his core capabilities as an emperor, so he is not worried about being threatened by meritorious generals. status.
Of course, there are not without exceptions, such as Wan Shijun Shi Fen, and Fenyang Wang Guo Ziyi, but these are special cases, with their special background and personal integrity, compared to the vast group of heroes who were killed It can only be regarded as survivor bias.
Given the current situation, Guo Peng was not surprised that Guo Jia would say such a thing.
Because his foundation was built by himself, he himself was the No. 1 general of the Guowei regime. During the early days of his business, the generals were not well-known, and the only one who was feared by outsiders was Guo Peng himself.
Dong Zhuo was afraid of him, and Yuan Shao was also afraid of him, because they were afraid of him, not any particular general under his command.
From the battle of the Yellow Turban, Xianbei was attacked, Zhang Ju Zhang Chun was attacked, Karasuma was attacked, Dong Zhuo was attacked, Yuan Shao was attacked, Qingzhou Huangjin was attacked, Lu Bu was attacked, Yuan Shu was attacked, and the Southern Huns and Xianbei were swept away. All previous battles were led by Guo Peng carried out below.
He is the military core of Guo Wei's camp, and no other general can replace his position, nor can he replace him at all.
Therefore, in his group, the generals of each army can give full play to their abilities and scramble to obtain military exploits in order to get rich. There is no need to worry, because the highest one in the army is always Guo Peng himself, and he has enough prestige and ability Overwhelm the generals.
Liu Zhang can't, Liu Biao can't.
If the monarch itself does not have this ability, let alone employing people, no matter how bad Liu Bang is, he can command 10 people, and no matter how bad Liu Bei is Liu Paopao, he is also the eternal core.
Liu Zhang and Liu Biao are not, and their status is not irreplaceable.
Under such circumstances, maintaining one's own status is obviously the first priority. If one's own status is not guaranteed, then no matter how powerful one's power is, it is not one's own.
This is what Guo Jia wants to express.
It is not a strategy, but an analysis from a human point of view, why Liu Zhang and Liu Biao can never be big, and they will never have to be afraid and worry, because they will limit themselves.
But Sun Ce is different. Sun Ce is also like Guo Peng, relying on military prestige to establish himself, past, present, and future.
Sun Ce is the youngest and has the shortest career time, but he is the greatest threat.
Guo Jia seriously suggested that Guo Peng regard Jiangdong as the first priority to be solved. As long as Jiangdong Sun Ce is solved, then Jingzhou and Yizhou will be a dish in Guo Peng's mouth.
No matter how united they are, no matter how much they try their best, no matter how they put aside their previous suspicions and cooperate sincerely, nothing will be accomplished.
No princes can threaten Guo Peng anymore.
Guo Jia, as a relative and confidant of the Guo family, put forward his heartfelt words to Guo Peng, asking Guo Peng to think carefully and not to put too much energy on Kansai.
Instead, turn to the southeast.
Chapter 576. 580 Wu Guo is not stupid and sweet
After understanding what Guo Jia meant, Guo Peng sighed deeply.
What is a top strategist?
This is top strategist.
Not only can you seek military and national affairs, you can not only design tactics and think about strategies, but also discover his limits and future from a person, and make targeted layouts for this person.
Guo Jia is undoubtedly the top strategist of this type.
He calculated the nature of Liu Biao, Liu Zhang and Sun Ce, and knew that Liu Zhang and Liu Biao would not be able to achieve great things in the end, and only Sun Ce could achieve great things.
So Sun Ce died, and there were no other princes in the world who could resist Guo Peng.
Guo Peng can easily draw this conclusion from a historical perspective.
However, in this era when information dissemination is extremely slow and it is difficult to distinguish between true and false, it is really not easy for Guo Jia to see through these three people and draw targeted conclusions with only limited information.
Recalling that more than ten years ago, Guo Jia was still the pure boy who slept on the same bed with him, full of passion, full of ambition to serve the country, and a little naive, a little cute, and a little idealistic.
Time flies, and Guo Jia has become a master planner with a meticulous mind and a vicious vision.
His letter made Guo Peng start to think about his own strategic focus, and finally made Guo Peng realize that if Sun Ce is not dead, his rear will not be truly stable.
Not only must Sun Ce be defeated, but Sun Ce must be killed. Killing Sun Ce will completely kill the possibility of the Sun Wu regime developing into a national regime, and make it completely plunged into civil strife.
If such a goal can be achieved, Guo's next step is not only to unify the country, but also to prepare to create public opinion, create a suitable time for him, and then replace the Han Dynasty and proclaim himself emperor.
He is going to "marry" the "beautiful girl" he has pursued for more than ten years.
Ma Teng, Han Sui and others are not even within his consideration—even the Liangzhou separatist regime with unified orders cannot be achieved, so what else do you want to do?
Do you still want to confront me?
Do you think you can fight against me with a single dragon?
I am not Liu Xiu.
I am stronger than Liu Xiu!
I want to be the strongest person!So strong that no one dares to defy me, the strongest in the world!
I want to turn the world upside down!
Can you resist me?Can you stop me? !
can you? !
People who don't know good and bad, stupid!Stupid to the extreme!
Guo's heart was filled with indifferent killing intent.
After a while, he eased his mood a little and suppressed his throbbing ambition.
He also needs to think about specific and practical issues.
Guo Jia talked about the issue of military capabilities, which made Guo Peng also start to examine the generals under his command.
At present, only Guo Peng himself can be called a handsome talent in the Guo Wei camp, that is, Cao Ren, who is cautious and has a natural status advantage as a relative general.
Both Le Jin and Yu Jin were on the fence. One had too much desire to attack, and the other did not have enough desire to attack. The only one left who could be cultivated by Guo Peng with strong command and coordination ability was Zhang Liao.
But Zhang Liao is still not ready enough, and needs more training.
Zhao Yun is relatively old-fashioned, his thinking is not active, and he is well-behaved. Guo Peng led him to fight for several years, and discovered his biggest shortcoming, which is also his biggest advantage.
Stubbornness means loyalty, and Zhao Yun is absolutely loyal to Guo Peng, saying what he says, Guo Peng believes that he can be the leader of the division all the way, perfectly complete the specific tasks he entrusted to him, and obey the command in all actions.
But it is not enough to be a strategic commander.
Xia Houyuan can be regarded as a good military general in various senses, leading an army to fight can achieve good results, but it is still not enough to coordinate the whole army.
Guan Yu has the ability to be a commander, but his character flaws make Guo Peng not optimistic about him.
Guan Yu is not good at dealing with interpersonal relationships with his colleagues, so he is more friendly with Zhang Fei and has a good relationship with Zhang Liao. The others are indifferent, do not take the initiative to communicate, and lack emotional intelligence. There is a problem.
Forget about Zhang Fei, the general of Xionghu can't be handsome.
Not to mention Xiahoudun, it is good to be a prefect or even an assassin. Guo Peng no longer intends to let Xiahoudun get involved in the military, but intends to actively cultivate his administrative talents.
Cao Hong, Cao Xiu, Cao Chun and other generals of the Cao family, Guo Peng thinks that Cao Xiu is the most capable of becoming a commander in chief. Both Cao Hong and Cao Chun are almost meaningless. Everyone has the potential to be a leader.
So the two people Guo Peng is willing to vigorously cultivate right now are Zhang Liao and Cao Xiu.
Handsomeness is something that can be encountered but not sought after. Without talent, if you can't cultivate it, you can't cultivate it.
It is not uncommon for such a general to be extremely powerful when leading an army, but to panic when it is necessary to coordinate the armies.
Being handsome and being a general have completely different things to consider, and Guo Peng was not able to command thousands of troops from the beginning, but he can train himself to understand the meaning of being handsome.
A general still needs to be brave, which can be described as a brave warrior, but can anyone say that he is brave and handsome?
The military structure of the Guowei camp is that as long as Guo Peng is still there, it will be as stable as Mount Tai, and it is properly a super-standard force that unifies the country.