The dispatch of troops to Soochow actually had nothing to do with Jiang Ji.
At this time, Jiang Ji had just walked to Dong'a and had not even entered Taishan County, let alone bypassed Taishan County and entered Langya County to meet Zhuge Jin.
Likewise, Soochow's dispatch of troops actually had nothing to do with Sun Quan.
Sun Quan's current focus is always on his own one-third of an acre. Not only must he stabilize the Huaisi Military Group, which has been somewhat out of control since Zhou Yu's death, but he also needs to balance the various conflicts between the Huaisi Military Group and the Jiangdong Family. contradiction.
Sun Quan was originally under control. He relied on Prince Sun Deng to win over the Jiangdong family, used Lu Yi to contain the Huaisi Military Group, and then used his superb checks and balances. The internal political situation in Jiangdong was completely under Sun Quan's control.
However, there has been a big problem within Jiangdong recently - Prince Sun Deng is critically ill.
This was something Sun Quan never expected.
In Sun Quan's internal planning for Soochow, Sun Deng played a very important role. As long as Sun Deng could successfully succeed to the throne, he would naturally have the support of the Jiangdong family.
As for the Huaisi Military Group, Sun Quan would use Lu Yi's sword to severely weaken these people when he was still in power. When Sun Deng takes over in the future, he can easily appease the Huaisi Group by killing Lu Yi. Gather the people of Huaisi Group for your own use.
In this way, Sun Deng no longer needs to use checks and balances to restrain his subordinates like himself, and the political situation in Jiangdong can be truly stabilized.
But who knew that Sun Deng would actually become critically ill at this critical moment? There was even a possibility of death.
Sun Quan really didn't have the time to think about the war situation in the north at the moment. He only knew that if Sun Deng really couldn't bear it and died of illness, then the entire Jiangdong political situation would be in great turmoil, which would completely destroy his more than ten years of planning. Start all over again.
After all, except for Sun Deng, the legitimate prince who had been groomed for more than ten years, it was difficult for Sun Quan's other heirs to assume the responsibility of stabilizing the political situation in Soochow.
Therefore, Sun Quan, who was busy thinking about the direction of internal affairs, did not give any offensive instructions to the Soochow Army in Huainan and Xuzhou.
This time the Soochow Army sent troops to Yanzhou, it was actually Lu Xun's single-handed operation.
Lu Xun's perspective on thinking about problems is definitely different from Sun Quan's perspective on thinking about problems.
As a general in Huainan with full power to governor Xuzhou and the Huainan war, Lu Xun's priority must be Soochow's foreign strategy. Lu Xun would definitely not think about the internal affairs of the court first.
Now that the Shu Han Northern Expedition is advancing all the way, it is almost occupying the entire Yanzhou. Whether it is from the perspective of taking advantage of it or from the perspective of balancing the world situation, Lu Xun cannot sit idly by.
Now the Shu Han is powerful. It took back the four counties of Jingnan in the south two years ago and put Zhu Ran and others in a terrible state. Now they send troops to the north again and attack all the way. Cao Wei was defeated step by step. If the Shu Han had completely occupied Yanzhou , then I am afraid that there is no force in this world that can fight against the Shu Han alone.
Another thing, if the Shu bandits take over Yanzhou, then the next step is really not necessarily to launch an attack on Hebei. Compared with the Hebei area, which is defended by the Yellow River's natural barrier, isn't Xuzhou and half of Qingzhou, which are also plains, more suitable? The goal? !
Today, the relationship between Da Wu and Shu Han is not very good, and if the Huainan region wants to support the Qingxu region, it may be very difficult just to rely on the passage between Peiguo and Xiapi County.
Therefore, no matter what angle he came from, Lu Xun believed that we must seize the opportunity to send troops now.
On the one hand, it contained the Shu Han army so that Cao Wei would not lose too simply and still have the ability to continue to fight against the Shu Han.
On the other hand, Lu Xun also needed to broaden the regional connection between Huainan and Qingxu, so that if the Shu Han attacked Huainan or Qingxu in the future, they could respond to each other and rescue each other.
Based on the above considerations, Lu Xun, as a general and above, ordered Zhuge Dan in Xiapi County, Sun Shao on the border of Qiao County, and Zhu Zhi in Runan to lead their troops north to attack their respective targets and contain the troops living in Yongqiu. Xu Shu.
Lu Xun once again led his troops out of Dangshan and entered Liang State, threatening Hu Zun's retreat.
Obviously, Lu Xun's goal was achieved. He did hold back at least 50,000 soldiers and horses of the Han Dynasty, and also gave Sima Yi in Dongjun a chance to stabilize his defense.
However, there was one thing. Lu Xun actually did not expect that Sima Yi, an old fox, was facing such a difficult situation and still did not forget to trick Soochow. His original purpose was to drag Soochow into trouble.
The purpose of Sima Yi sending Jiang Ji was to persuade Soochow to send troops. But now, before Jiang Ji arrived at Langya County, Soochow had already sent troops. This made things much easier, and there was no need for Jiang Ji to go to Langya County.
Of course, Jiang Ji didn't need to go back to Jujube. He could just go directly to Puyang to assist Jia Kui in defending the western front.
With the dispatch of troops from Soochow, Xu Shu did not dare to go north easily. On the three fronts of Dongjun, Cao Wei basically stabilized the front. The battle situation once again entered a stalemate.
Fighting, fighting every day, but no one can easily get a breakthrough.
At this time, Sima Yi was holding on to the defensive line, and at the same time, he was also waiting for the court's decision to calculate the time. His notes had already been sent to the court. The next step would depend on Cao Rui's reaction speed.
After all, Cao Rui was wiser. After receiving Sima Yi's letter, he did not convene the ministers to discuss matters as usual.
Cao Rui now understands that the group of people he has now are really incomparable to the four ministers who took care of life. When encountering problems, each one is more clueless than the last.
In this case, if you go to them to discuss matters, it will definitely be one person's idea, and then there will be a big quarrel, and there will be no results at all.
Sima Yi couldn't stand the back and forth for such a long time.
Therefore, after receiving Sima Yi's letter and military report, Cao Rui carefully considered the candidates in his mind, and finally decided to go to Dahonglu Liu Ye's mansion incognito and pay a private visit to Liu Ye.
This is to imitate his father. If he encounters a real difficulty, he still has to ask Jia Hu for advice. After Cao Rui carefully considered his trustworthy candidates, he also decided to go to Liu Ye.
Liu Ye is a veteran of the Wei Dynasty for three dynasties. Although his surname is Liu, everyone knows that it is just a surname, and Liu Ye and the Wei Dynasty are the real interests.
Moreover, now Cao Rui has no choice but to deal with the crooks under him. What strategies can he discuss with them? !
In addition, Liu Ye also showed an extremely superb strategic vision in the process of serving Cao Wei for three generations. When it is necessary to consider strategy, it is most appropriate to consult with Liu Ye.
It's just that Liu Ye's body is really not that good.
As early as half a year ago, when the Battle of Yanzhou started, Liu Ye's health was already in bad condition, and even Liu Ye's family had made preparations for a funeral.
But, I wonder if Cao Rui really has the spirit of an emperor. After he issued an edict to promote Liu Ye to Dahonglu, Liu Ye's condition actually got better day by day. Now he can barely get out of bed.
This is a good sign, and at the same time, it also gives Cao Rui some psychological hints in his heart. Maybe Liu Ye is the ancestor of the Cao family, leaving him the key to breaking the situation.
Otherwise, it would be difficult for you to explain how a person who was about to die suddenly got better.
As for Liu Ye, although he was very moved by Cao Rui's personal visit to visit him, to be honest, the current situation was a bit too bad.
Due to illness, Liu Ye has not been exposed to information about the war ahead for a long time. He has been recuperating in peace.
Moreover, Liu Ye thought that Sima Yi was guarding Yanzhou and Qin Lang was watching in Hedong. As long as he was careful and didn't waste his time, it would not be that easy for the Shu thieves to attack him if he held on with peace of mind.
As a result, half a year later, the emperor personally visited and told him that Yanzhou was about to be lost.
What could Liu Ye say? He couldn't say anything.
Especially in the process of losing Yanzhou, there are also strategic passive factors caused by the emperor's blind command. What can you ask Liu Ye to say?
Moreover, what the emperor asked himself was not how to defend Yanzhou, but how to defend Yanzhou.
"What do you think of Sima Zhongda's intention?!"
This is the question Cao Rui really wants to ask - whether Sima Yi's strategy of preserving strength, withdrawing from Yanzhou, and defending against the natural dangers of the Yellow River is feasible.
Or going a little further, what Cao Rui wants to ask is whether there is a better strategy that can replace this strategy.
After Liu Ye understood Cao Rui's purpose, he immediately entered into his own thoughts.
Liu Ye highly recognized Sima Yi's abilities, and now that Sima Yi was on the front line, the strategic plan he could come up with must be the most in line with the actual situation.
Liu Ye is in the rear and has not been exposed to actual military affairs for more than half a year. He is not as heartless as Cao Shuang. He cannot give Cao Rui blind ideas based on his own assumptions. It involves the life and death of more than 100,000 Wei troops. This is no small matter. .
Therefore, Liu Ye did not think that he could come up with a better strategy than Sima Yi's strategy by relying on his imagination in the rear.
As for the possible political impact once Sima Yi chooses to withdraw from Yanzhou, Liu Ye does not need to analyze this for Cao Rui.
Liu Ye knew very well what kind of monarch Cao Rui was. He might be slightly lacking in military strategy, but in terms of political strategy and the way of being a king, he was probably better than the late emperor.
Therefore, it is impossible for Cao Rui not to know the political influence of abandoning Yanzhou and retreating to Hebei.
Knowing what Cao Rui needed, Liu Ye's answer was simple.
"Excuse me, Your Majesty, is Hedong here?!"
"Shang is here!"
"In this case, please Your Majesty to implement Sima Zhongda's plan quickly and without any hesitation."
This was Liu Ye's answer to Cao Rui.
(End of chapter)
