Zhang Xi finally agreed to Li Yan and mobilized Meng Da to fight north.
On the one hand, Meng Da does have this ability, and Zhang Xi also needs this help.
On the other hand, Zhang Xi and Li Yan had such a conversation.
"In this battle, Xi uses less to hit more. We need to be united and united. We must not be rude. If it violates military law,"
"Those who violate the prohibition in the army should be killed according to the military law. Why should the general ask?"
Meng Da's biggest problem is that he disobeyed orders and didn't save Jiang Ling. Now Zhang Xi's question is telling Li Yan that if Meng Da does something wrong again, he will not give him any chance.
If it's time to kill, just kill it.
Li Yan's answer was to tell Zhang Xi what to do.
Now that Mengda has asked for his help, he must be aware of it accordingly. If he still thinks about things as before, he deserves to be dealt with by military law.
This answer made Zhang Xi finally decide to give Meng Da another chance.
There is no way. Now the territory of the Han Dynasty is getting bigger and bigger, and there are more and more places that need to be managed. The Han Dynasty still lacks enough talents.
People like Meng Da who can both lead troops in battle and govern local areas have been kept in Shangyong County. It is somewhat of a waste of talent. Let's give him another chance.
With that in mind, Zhang Xi didn't mind talking to Zhuge Liang to see what Zhuge Liang meant.
If you are not sure, then you deserve to go see the Lord of Hell, Zhang Xi will not be merciful.
Oh, by the way, the Prince of Hell has not yet gone to see Lord Taishan.
After staying in Chang'an for a few more days, Zhang Xi made sure that no one would come to him again to tell him whether he had something or not. Only then did Zhang Xi set off, taking the two silly children of the Zhao family and his apprentice back to Jiangling to prepare for the war.
As for his son, he left it to Zhuge Liang to take him to Luoyang for education, so he didn't need to worry about this matter.
In this way, most of the Han Dynasty began to mobilize and prepare for the fifth Northern Expedition in the fourth year of Yanxi.
As for the big man's war preparations, it was impossible for Sima Yi in Yanzhou not to receive any news, otherwise the intelligence system of the Cao Wei Group would be too useless.
For this reason, Sima Yi wrote to Cao Rui, hoping to attract Cao Rui's attention, and then he also began the process of dispatching troops and generals.
The intelligence that Zhuge Liang received was actually true. Cao Rui recruited and mobilized troops everywhere, not to prevent the Shu bandits from attacking, but to launch a second operation to retake Luoyang.
Although Sima Yi was opposed to this counterattack and had written to the emperor to dissuade him. But he was not in Yecheng now, and he was not very good at speaking after several defeats in the past. The emperor did not listen to him at all.
Therefore, no matter what, Sima Yi still carefully organized the counterattack on Luoyang according to the court's plan.
But as for this matter, he was outrageous. He had been preparing for war for more than half a year, and the imperial court had not yet made a final decision on how to counterattack Luoyang.
Up to now, several important officials in the imperial court are still arguing back and forth over whether to recruit the Southern Huns cavalry to go south to assist in the battle.
Sima Yi wanted to ask, what on earth do those ministers in the court do for food? !
The group of Southern Huns who were included in the group just stayed in Bingzhou. If there was any movement, they should be eliminated directly. Who came up with this bad idea and planned to let the Southern Huns go south to Yanzhou? !
This kind of thing still needs to be discussed? !
It is true that Sima Yi is getting more and more worried about the current court.
Since Sikong Chenqun and General Cao Zhenchen passed away from illness two years ago, the emperor has basically taken back all the rights in the court. Today, the only veteran minister who can still speak in the court is Man Chong. An overstatement.
Liu Ye has almost become a transparent person now, staying in the mansion all day without coming out.
But to tell the truth, these two people were not being belittled by Sima Yi. They were really much worse than Chen Qun, Cao Zhen and others.
Now not only can’t we give the emperor correct advice, but we can’t even suppress the voices of disciples like Sun Zi and Liu Fang? !
Really, Sima Yi can only sigh when he thinks about it now.
After all, some things really cannot be decided by their ministers who are fighting abroad.
For example, his current relationship with his Central Guards is not very good.
Sima Yi controlled so many troops in Yanzhou, and his son Sima Shi was stationed in Hanoi. Together, the father and son had almost 150,000 troops. Without some means of restraint, Sima Yi himself would be the first to worry, let alone Cao Rui.
Although Yanzhou still had Jia Kui, the governor of Yanzhou, who had power over Sima Yi, in the army, a central guard appointed by the emperor was also necessary.
In the past, Sima Yi also had such a guard in the army. That person was named Xiahouba. Sima Yi and Xiahouba got along pretty well. They could communicate with each other, and Xiahouba could also help him solve some military problems. .
But unfortunately, after Xiahou Ba's last counterattack on Luoyang failed, he was transferred to Hedong County by the emperor and served as the prefect of Hedong County, assisting the current Qiangqi General Qin Lang in guarding Hedong.
The new Central Protector is called Cao Shuang, the son of the late General Cao Zhen.
To be honest, there is actually no big conflict between Sima Yi and Cao Zhen. They are both ministers of Tuogu, so Sima Yi still treats Cao Shuang as his nephew. When Cao Shuang first arrived in Yanzhou, Take good care of me.
But it seems that Cao Shuang doesn't think so.
Not long after arriving in Yanzhou, Cao Shuang refused to deal with Sima Yi at all times. He repeatedly emphasized that Sima Yi must start preparations for a counterattack in Luoyang in accordance with the emperor's order. At the same time, he gave pointers to Sima Yi's strategic deployment and always liked to show off.
What is this that makes Sima Yi angry? !
Even if your father is resurrected, it is impossible for you to point fingers at me, a lonely and important minister. You are a junior, why should you? !
In this way, the relationship between Sima Yi and Cao Shuang slowly began to get worse and worse.
But no matter how unhappy Sima Yi was, there was nothing he could do against Cao Shuang.
Cao Shuang represents the emperor, and generals like Sima Yi are outside. If you have any thoughts or actions towards Cao Shuang and let the emperor know about it, isn't that a taboo for nothing?
Another thing, Cao Shuang always used Cao Rui's edicts or military orders to make excuses, and it was hard for Sima Yi to refute. He couldn't tell Cao Shuang that the emperor's plan to counterattack Luoyang was just a joke and had no chance of success. Bar? !
Therefore, no matter how much dissatisfaction Sima Yi had, he had to hold it in.
But from another perspective, from Cao Shuang's standpoint, he was also very dissatisfied with Sima Yi.
First of all, Cao Shuang is a descendant of the clan. He is naturally wary of generals like Sima Yi. The military power of the Wei Dynasty is in the hands of a different surname. How can the emperor rest assured? !
Secondly, before Cao Shuang took office, he had a private conversation with Cao Rui. Cao Rui once inadvertently mentioned Cao Shuang's predecessor, Xiahou Ba, and was very dissatisfied with Xiahou Ba's indulgence of Sima Yi. As the Central Protector, Sima Yi sent troops to counterattack Luoyang without authorization. He, Xiahou Ba, just looked at him like this, and then he wrote a letter to defend Sima Yi? !
This is not what a central guard should do, and it is also the fundamental reason why Cao Rui transferred Xiahou Ba to serve as the governor of Hedong County.
When Cao Shuang heard what Cao Rui said, he immediately understood that when he came to Yanzhou, he was destined not to get too close to Sima Yi.
For the above two reasons, Cao Shuang was actually very clear about his purpose, which was to monitor and control Sima Yi and prevent Sima Yi from becoming powerful.
However, he had just arrived in Yanzhou, and before he went to appoint Jia Kui as the governor of Yanzhou, Sima Yi sent someone to invite him to a banquet, saying that he wanted to cleanse himself from the dust.
What the hell do you want Cao Shuang to think? !
Go ahead and spread the word to the ears of the emperor. As a member of the Central Guards, you got together with Sima Yi on the first day you arrived in Yanzhou. Do you want to have an official career in the future? !
Don't go. Sima Yi, the majestic general who conquered the west, a famous general in the world, and your father, both a lonely and important minister, invited you to a banquet. You won't go? !
Cao Shuang really has no political acumen. He really can't think of a way to get the best of both worlds. He only knows one move and obeys the emperor's orders.
Therefore, Cao Shuang immediately replied to Sima Yi, saying that when he was ordered by the emperor to be in the army, he should first go to inspect the army. Not to mention Sima Yi, even those army generals who were waiting to welcome the Central Guards in Sima Yi's mansion must also immediately Go back to the barracks.
Sima Yi didn't care, it was just a waste of a banquet at most, and he even helped to praise him, saying that the new guard could distinguish between public and private matters, but the generals in the army didn't.
Why can meeting the Central Guards at a banquet and going to the army to be inspected by the Central Guards, are they the same thing? !
But Cao Shuang was not conscious at all. Even after reviewing the soldiers, he vaguely felt that this state of scolding Fang Qiu was quite refreshing.
This further strengthened Cao Shuang's idea of controlling Sima Yi, taking control from Sima Yi, and even seizing military power.
Coupled with the hints he received from Cao Rui, Cao Shuang didn't care what Sima Yi thought. He really went against Sima Yi everywhere and used this to show his military talent.
Of course, if Cao Shuang has this talent, it doesn't matter. At worst, everyone can just say "Young and energetic" and the matter will be over.
For example, Huo Qubing was dissatisfied with Li Guang's method of uniting the army, but he was able to tell his own way of using troops, and proved in practice that he could indeed use this method to achieve greater military exploits.
Naturally, future generations will not think there is anything wrong with what Huo Qubing said.
But Cao Shuang is different.
Cao Shuang himself had no talent in this area. He still insisted on going against Sima Yi, but every time he would only criticize, but could not tell his effective methods. The captain knew that this was not possible.
Sima Yi kindly gave him a few words of advice, asking him to read and ask as many questions as possible, which meant shutting up and not embarrassing your father.
But Cao Shuang insisted that this was Sima Yi's way of suppressing his prestige in the army. From then on, he became more determined to do the right thing with Sima Yi.
Just like this time, Sima Yi had just written to the emperor and ordered to adjust Yanzhou's defense situation, and Cao Shuang came to visit.
Cao Shuang came for only one reason - to question Sima Yi why he changed the emperor's edict and ordered the mobilization of troops.
Did you, the Central Guard, really not read Sima Yi's speechless military intelligence at all? !
(End of chapter)
