Ancient states were strong not only by the strength of their armies and the infallible command of their command. The future development of the country after the war also determines whether the country can gain a foothold in the chaotic world. Cao Cao's men had such a strategist who once helped Cao Cao gain a leading position in the Three Kingdoms struggle. Today we are going to talk about Guo Jia, who is jealous of talents.
Old people often say that by looking at what a person behaves like when he is a child, he can judge what kind of person he will become in the future. When Guo Jia was a teenager, he saw that the world would be in chaos. That is, his vision of the pattern of the world has been revealed. At the age of twenty, he chose to live in seclusion, observing the various groups of heroes and choosing the monarch he served. Initially, he chose Yuan Shao, a famous nobleman, but later he found that Yuan Shao was sometimes indecisive and had unnecessary women's benevolence. Following his words is difficult to achieve the world's great things, so I left his side early. Although At that time, Yuan Shao could be said to be one of the most powerful forces.
Later, Cao Cao's adviser Xi Zhicai died, and he asked Xun Yu to find him a new counselor. Xun Yu immediately recommended Guo Jia to Cao Cao. After the two met, just like Liu Beisan Gu Maolu, Cao Cao and Guo Jia also entered the military tent to talk about the situation today. Guo Jia understood that war was actually a crude political tactic. The real contest between states is by no means a contest of war, but a contest of politics. He saw in Cao Cao an image of a tyrant who knew how to play politics and would not hesitate to do so. At that time, he decided to follow Cao Cao all his life and help him achieve a career.
At this time, some people may ask, which is better than Guo Jia or Zhuge Liang? This question is really difficult to answer, because the two are not characters living in the same period and have not had any head-on duels. And the two are good at different directions. If you want to use the achievements of the two, it is also a bit far-fetched.
The difference between Guo Jia and Zhuge Liang is that Guo Jia is not good at commanding the army in war, he is only good at making suggestions on the future direction of the country and the major decisions of the monarch. That is to say, Guo Jia is mainly a strategist, an indispensable mind around the main general, but military ability, sorry, did not see it. And Zhuge Liang is a real military wizard, if Guo Jia is a strategist, Zhuge Liang is a general and a strategist in one, and is a real military man. Why? Because Zhuge Liang first stayed in Jingzhou, then led Yizhou Pastor and led the army to garrison; and then he attacked the Central Plains five times, was on the front line, and led the army to march.
Guo Jia followed Cao Cao for more than ten years, although he said that cao cao would go wherever he went, and stayed in the army. Although it was a conquest of the four sides, in the historical records, Cao Cao did not once let him lead the army to fight alone. Therefore, if you want to compare in the strategic field, Zhuge Liang is better.
Guo Jia is more like a low-grade version of Zhang Liang, who can help Cao Cao come up with a general direction forward. But he will not know which way the army will take and how to deploy these details. For example, the strong attack on Lü Bu and the Guandu Battle ignored Sun Ce. These are decisions, not military tactics. The most famous is, of course, the so-called "ten victories and ten defeats" strategy before the decisive battle with Yuan Shao, which strengthened Cao Cao's confidence in sending troops to fight Yuan Shao.
Guo Jia spent the rest of his life serving Cao Cao for more than ten years, but unfortunately, he died of illness at the age of thirty-six. If he had lived a little longer, perhaps history would have rewritten.