There is a saying that these generals in Wancheng really can't beat the old fox Sima Yi.
This group of people only thought about how to get rid of the influence of timidity and avoidance of fighting, but they did not think about what harm would be done to them.
On the surface, Sima Yi's approach of reporting to the emperor had many benefits, but equally, what would the emperor think when he received such a formal invitation to fight, but in fact it was a sparse memorial that seemed to shirk the blame? People don't think about it at all.
The emperor sits in the capital and appoints soldiers to guard one side. If the soldiers and generals guarding one side don't even have this responsibility, then why should the emperor use you? !
As for Sima Yi, as the guard of Wancheng, he clearly made the decision that was most beneficial to the emperor, and was even willing to pay the price of his reputation for it, but he was still forced by these generals to report to the emperor and ask the emperor to make a decision on these generals. Do we have too much power? !
Cao Rui is not a fool. Among the three generations of Cao family monarchs, if Cao Rui had not thought that there was no threat to Shu after Zhuge Liang's death, he became ill at a later stage and insisted on enjoying himself, his evaluation would even be higher than Cao Pi. This kind of The emperor is not easy to fool.
And this is also true. When Cao Rui received this report from Sima Yi, he was actually very angry.
Of course, this is also related to the current situation.
The battle for Guanzhong is now going very smoothly. Guo Huai breaks through Youfufeng and is about to capture Huaili, the county seat of Youfufeng, and attack Chang'an. As for Zuofeng Yi, Cao Zhen surrounded the main force of the Shu thieves Yongzhou soldiers and cut off the retreat. Victory was only a matter of time.
Why do you have so many things going on in Wancheng? Just like the battle report sent before, wouldn't it be good to hold on and block the Jingzhou Army of the Shu thieves? !
But don’t forget that the framework of the entire strategic plan was formulated by you, Sima Yi. The requirement for Wancheng is to defend the city. It is impossible for you, Sima Yi, not to know about the possible attack by the Shu thieves Jingzhou Army! ! !
Originally, Cao Rui was worried about the rise of Sima and his son's reputation some time ago. Now you, Sima Yi, don't even follow the strategic plan you made. Instead, you take the initiative to challenge me. You are not out of your mind. Bar? !
I originally thought that although this Sima Yi was a little dishonest, he had good abilities and excellent strategic vision. Now, except for him, no one else could really do it except him. Although he was dishonest, he had good strategic vision. It works.
What's the result? That's it? !
For a time, Cao Rui's sense of Sima Yi dropped a lot.
However, when Cao Rui carefully read Sima Yi's memorial, he suddenly had some understanding of Sima Yi.
I really don’t blame Sima Yi. The Shu thieves are so shameless. They actually used women’s clothes as gifts one after another. Is there any bottom line? !
As a man, Cao Rui can understand Sima Yi's mentality. Faced with such a plan, Sima Yi can still make a decision that he can't stand, which is already quite "loyal to the public and the country."
Let me add a word here. The thing about Cao Rui's preference for women's clothing is actually a rumor from later generations. Cao Rui just replaced the pearls on his emperor's crown with coral beads, and coral beads are usually decorations used by women, so it is recorded He made a sentence "Ming Emperor's good women dress", and later generations misinterpreted it out of context to mean that Cao Rui liked to wear women's clothes, but in fact Cao Rui just changed the pearls on his crown.
It's a bit out of line and not in line with etiquette, but it's not a big deal.
As for the record in "The Biography of Yang Fu", it actually says that when Cao Rui met Yang Fu, he was wearing an embroidered hat and blue short-sleeved clothes.
In fact, this kind of outfit is not uncommon in modern TV dramas. Many costume dramas have this kind of outfit. Generally, scholar characters or official characters mostly wear regular clothes.
But in the Wei and Jin Dynasties, such clothes were not allowed to attend formal occasions, especially for the emperor. Such clothes were not allowed to be worn in private. This was not what the emperor should wear.
The emperor must dress according to etiquette. There are strict regulations on what clothes to wear in public, what clothes to wear in private, and even the color of the clothes and what accessories to match. You cannot wear them casually. .
Therefore, in Yang Fu's eyes, it was quite rude for Cao Rui to wear such a thing to meet him, so Yang Fu directly questioned Cao Rui, and Cao Rui also knew that he was wrong, so he could only answer silently. In the end Change to normal attire when receiving courtiers.
Taking this as indirect evidence to prove that Cao Rui likes to wear women's clothing, not to mention that he doesn't know the ancient etiquette, he probably doesn't even know what an embroidered hat and a silk half-coat are, and he is suspected of misinterpreting and spreading rumors.
Cao Rui's aesthetics is normal. As an emperor, it is even more impossible for him to have a hobby of wearing women's clothing. Therefore, he can also understand Sima Yi's mood when faced with the provocation of women's clothing and still persist in not showing up.
It seems that this Sima Yi is still usable after all.
But if you think about it this way, the generals who asked for a battle are somewhat of a joke.
Cao Rui thought about it again and found that except for Sima Yi, most of the lieutenants and generals guarding Wancheng were officials from the Yingchuan faction, which made him even more uncomfortable.
What Cao Rui hates the most is that aristocratic families only care about their own interests, regardless of national affairs. To a certain extent, Sima Yi actually did not follow his good intentions and gave the Yingchuan faction a hard time.
But Sima Yi didn't expect that Cao Rui had such a deep dislike for the fighting between aristocratic families, and that Cao Rui was more shrewd than Sima Yi thought.
This group of generals asking for war is certainly not a good thing, but Sima Yi, who threw this hot potato over to give Cao Rui a headache under the banner of "asking the emperor to make a decision", was no better.
This Sima Yi may not have the possibility of using this to attack the Yingchuan faction.
This is Cao Rui's conclusion on the whole matter.
However, if you are unhappy, you really can't delay Sima Yi's matter.
Frontline warfare is something that may change at any time and requires the coach to make a decision on the fly.
It would take at least fifteen days for Sima Yi's invitation to fight to be sent from Wancheng to Luoyang. If something changes in the meantime, and Cao Rui's decree cannot be sent to Wancheng in time, it may delay the important event. .
Therefore, after Cao Rui understood the true intention of Sima Yi's report, although he was a little disgusted, he still had to follow Sima Yi's wishes, personally issue the order, and then send someone to Wancheng.
On the one hand, it appeases the generals in Wancheng and asks them to work together to fight against the Shu thieves.
On the other hand, it was reiterated that Wancheng adhered to the strategy of no war, and no one could go to war without an edict.
Cao Rui took up his responsibility, but Sima Yi in Wancheng was really anxious.
If he had known that the situation would change so quickly, he should not have made blind decisions and let the emperor make a decision. In the past ten days, too many things have happened.
First, Guo Huai of You Fufeng failed to capture Huaili County under a good situation. Instead, he was counterattacked by Shu thieves. Now he can only hold the You Fufeng fortress complex and sent a letter asking for help from Sima Yi, asking Sima Yi to send troops to respond. He retreats.
Although Sima Yi did not have a close relationship with Guo Huai, it was impossible for him to just watch an important minister of the country. The famous Wei general was trapped in You Fufeng. He must have wanted to organize reinforcements to meet Guo Huai as soon as possible.
There is a saying that all the rumors in history that Sima Yi deliberately killed Zhang He are fools.
Sima Yi really wanted to join Guo Huai, but the problem was that Sima Yi was keenly aware of the strangeness of the Shu army.
Guo Huai was not a fool after all. While he asked Sima Yi to send troops to respond, he also did not forget to tell Sima Yi the true situation of the war. If he concealed the situation of the war at this time, he would be joking with his own life.
Therefore, Guo Huai clearly informed Sima Yi that the Northern Army of Shu thieves in Guanzhong most likely entered Guanzhong in advance. From this perspective, Guo Huai and Sima Yi came to a common conclusion - this time the Wei Dynasty During the counterattack, perhaps by accident, he ran directly into the Shu thief's gun.
Well, that’s probably what it means, don’t worry about whether there are “guns” in this era.
Judging from the progress of the early battles, neither Sima Yi nor Guo Huai believed that the Shu thieves had been prepared for this counterattack against the Wei Dynasty. The outcome of the battle was obviously the result of insufficient strategic response.
However, the Northern Army of the Shu thieves was able to arrive at the Youfufeng area in advance, and was still capable of counterattacking Guo Huai. This shows that the Shu thieves may also have plans for the Northern Expedition, but they just let the Wei Dynasty grab a Go first.
In a sense, this is a good thing. It is equivalent to disrupting the rhythm of the Northern Expedition that the Shu thieves are about to launch, and buying time for their own side to re-defense.
But this is also a bad thing. Guo Huai on the right in Fufeng will encounter the Northern Army of Shu thieves who entered Guanzhong in advance, but what about Cao Zhen on the left with Fengyi? !
Sima Yi is really a little worried now. Cao Zhen has surrounded the main force of the Yongzhou army of the Shu thieves. Could it be that the Shu thieves used their tricks to set a trap for Cao Zhen.
If we follow this line of thinking, now that Guo Huai is trapped in the Youfufeng fortress group, it may not be that the Shu thieves did this deliberately. They just want to lure their own troops to join Guo Huai and create conditions for the Jingzhou Army in the south to attack Wancheng.
Therefore, now Sima Yi is desperately thinking about whether he should divide his troops to respond to Guo Huai.
Without response, once Guo Huai is besieged and annihilated by the Shu thieves, it will be difficult to stop the main attack of the Shu thieves with just the leaderless 5,000 Wei troops at Wuguan.
But if Wuguan is broken, Wancheng will face the dilemma of being attacked from two sides. Sima Yi himself is not sure whether he can defend Wancheng.
Go to respond. If the Shu thieves launch a strong attack from the front at this time, regardless of casualties, it will not be that easy to defend Wuguan with the remaining troops.
And just as Sima Yi was weighing the pros and cons, another troublesome news came.
Guan Yu, the general of the Shu thieves, personally led 50,000 soldiers out of Fancheng and was heading towards Wancheng.
Okay, now Sima Yi doesn’t have to think anymore.
Not to mention Guo Huai, now it is a question whether Sima Yi can hold Wancheng.
The first was 40,000, and the next was 50,000. Did the Shu thieves launch a general mobilization in Jingzhou? !
Sima Yi was confused. Is this Guan Yu old and confused, or is he heartless? Doesn't this mean that he has almost emptied Jingzhou's defense strength? !
Guan Yu is not afraid. Zhou Yu, who is in Jiangxia, directly leads his troops up the Han River to attack Xiangyang or Jiangling? !
It seems like you just had a fight, right? So soon...? !
When he thought of this, Sima Yi suddenly froze, and then he couldn't stop sweating all over his back.
If the Soochow rats really fought against the Shu thieves in Jiangxia, where would Guan Yu now have the 90,000 troops to attack Wancheng? !
No, I fell into a trap! ! !
(End of chapter)
