Jizhou, Yecheng.
Just when Sima Division was defeated and retreated from Fenshui, Cao Shuang in Yecheng also received the latest battle report from the front line.
Of course, the news of Sima Division's retreat from Fenshui had not yet reached Yecheng at this time, and Cao Shuang did not know that half of Hedong County had been lost.
But the news that Guo Huai fell in southern Hebei and had to retreat to Wei County had already reached Cao Shuang.
Cao Shuang is a bit ambitious and short on strategic vision, but he at least knows that the fall of Liyang means the collapse of the Yellow River defense line in southern Hebei. The Shu thieves now have a springboard to attack Jizhou.
For this reason, Cao Shuang couldn't help but scolded, "Guo Huai is incompetent and has disgraced the country by losing his master!!!"
This was heard by Deng Yang who was beside Cao Shuang, and he quickly echoed, "General, I ask the general to punish Guo Huai for his defeat, and ask someone else to take charge of the army on Guo Huai's behalf to drive out the Shu thieves."
What Deng Yang said was right. Cao Shuang was a little surprised and asked quickly, "Xuan Mao said this, but does he want to recommend it to a great talent?!"
Is there someone more powerful than Guo Huai in the DPRK who can save the current situation? !
When Deng Yang heard this, he smiled slightly, straightened his chest, and said, "Although Yang is not talented, he is still willing to share the worries of the general. Please ask the general to give Yang 50,000 soldiers, and Yang will kill Zhang Xi, Wei Yan and others." The head is presented to the rank of the general."
Well, even Li Sheng and He Yan couldn't stand listening to these words.
On weekdays, it’s okay to talk loudly and fight for power. Is there something wrong with Deng Yang’s brain when he makes trouble at this time? !
Let's not talk about anything else. As a general, you don't even know that there are less than 30,000 defenders in Yecheng, so you still raise 50,000 troops? ! Do you want to kill Zhang Xi and Wei Yan? !
Who would believe this if I say it? It’s just a shame.
After hearing what Deng Yang said, Cao Shuang also had a dark face, but it was hard to say anything to his confidants. Looking at Li Sheng and He Yan, he finally fixed his eyes on Huan Fan.
Although Cao Shuang's situation is not good, at least he is not completely confused and knows who he should listen to at this time. In terms of military strategy, he can only trust Huan Fan now.
But the problem is that Huan Fan is actually half-assed in military strategy.
He can indeed see that the current war situation in southern Hebei is very unfavorable to the Wei, and he can also see how bad the situation of the Wei will be once the Shu thieves are allowed to attack Wei County and directly threaten Yecheng. But you let him To break the situation, he really didn't have a good plan.
Of course Huan Fan would follow the normal approach and send reinforcements to Guo Huai.
But the problem is that with Guo Huai's current performance, the morale of the troops at the front is unstable. Even if reinforcements are sent to Guo Huai at this time, can you expect Guo Huai to be able to repel the Shu thieves and defend Ye City? !
Yecheng is the capital of the country and there is no room for failure.
Therefore, at this time, Huan Fan did not dare to speak easily. He could only stand up, bow to Cao Shuang, and said, "I would like to ask General Jia Yanzhou to recruit Jiang to protect the army regarding this matter."
Huan Fan did not dare to give opinions casually, but he could recommend people who could make decisions.
Jiang Ji and Jia Kui are the most suitable candidates to ask for advice now.
In this regard, Cao Shuang still hesitated a little.
After all, Cao Shuang really doesn't trust Jiang Ji and Jia Kui now. He always feels that these two people are Sima Yi's henchmen.
But, I only have these few things in my hands, and I can talk about everything on weekdays. Now it’s time to really use them. Each one is worse than the other, and the only one who can still use it, Huan Fan, has no idea now. Recommended.
Cao Shuang thought about it for a while and decided to recruit Jia Kui into the government to discuss matters.
Jia Kui's reputation has always been very good, and he is recognized as loyal to the court. Compared to the old fox Jiang Ji, Cao Shuang is still more willing to trust Jia Kui.
But when Jia Kui arrived at the General's Mansion, he immediately exploded before Cao Shuang could ask.
"Please ask the general to issue an edict and order the general to lead the troops to fight and assist Wei County. Otherwise, today's worries cannot be solved."
I'm so angry with Cao Shuang. What do you mean by this? !
Could it be that all the civil and military officials in the dynasty were inferior to him, Sima Yi? !
To co-write this great Wei Dynasty, Sima Yi must come to rescue him? !
I can't? !
Fortunately, Cao Shuang didn't say this, otherwise, according to Jia Kui's temper, he might really say the word "no".
When Cao Shuang heard Jia Kui's words, his face suddenly fell, and Huan Fan quickly stepped forward to reconcile with him when he saw this posture.
"What Jia Prefect said is exaggerated." Huan Fan said to Jia Kui, "Although the Grand Sima has great talents, he is still nearly sixty years old. Some wars are not convenient for the laboring Grand Sima to go on an expedition. In case he is overworked."
Well, before Huan Fan finished speaking, Jia Kui glared at Huan Fan with a sharp look.
"A little disadvantage for the war?!" Jia Kui stared at Huan Fan and said, "The defensive line in southern Hebei was lost, the war in Hanoi became urgent, and the Shu bandits divided their forces to invade Hedong. Is this a little disadvantage for the war?!"
Jia Kui was really angry.
As one of the people who can really understand the current situation in the world, Jia Kui believes that the current Wei Dynasty has reached a critical moment. If it is not done well, the country will be destroyed.
As a result, the general didn't take it seriously, but the general's staff actually described such a critical situation as "a slight war disadvantage"? !
How could a person with Jia Kui's character not get angry?
But if you say this to Deng Yang, Li Sheng, even He Yan, and Cao Shuang, there is no problem. If you say it to Huan Fan, Huan Fan will tell you that I feel wronged.
Although Huan Fan can't fully see the current situation, he at least knows that the current situation is very bad, and he is much better than heartless things like Cao Shuang.
But there are some words that you can only say, otherwise the general will not want to listen.
And if the general doesn't want to listen to you, no matter how good your suggestions are, you won't even have a chance to say them. You can't stick to one method for everything! ! !
Huan Fan was naturally aggrieved when he was caught by Jia Kui.
But, when Jia Kui came here today, he really didn't come to reason with Cao Shuang, he just came to troll people.
Scattered news from the front line has reached Yecheng these days, and Jia Kui almost died. The matter has reached a very critical stage.
In Jia Kui's opinion, if Sima Yi had been allowed to come out to take charge of the military situation earlier, the current war would not have reached this level.
Of course, Jia Kui is not the type who just wants to be happy for himself, no matter what. He will continue to complain, but while he is complaining, Jia Kui has to explain clearly to Cao Shuang how dangerous the current situation is.
The Shu thieves are divided into three groups for the Northern Expedition. Now all the Shu thieves are making progress, while the Wei Dynasty is passive everywhere.
Needless to say, in southern Hebei, once Guo Huai is unable to defend Wei County, the Shu thieves will be able to march straight in, approaching Yecheng, and at the same time cutting off the reinforcements from the three eastern counties of Jizhou and Youzhou to reinforce Yecheng.
This road is by far the most dangerous place.
As for Hanoi, although it is still holding on, Wei's hundreds of thousands of troops are also restrained and do not dare to withdraw easily.
Once Wei County is lost and Yecheng's guards are empty, Xiahou Ba and others will inevitably be sent back to assist Yecheng. In this case, Hanoi County will definitely be lost.
However, Hanoi County was lost, and Bingzhou was empty to the north. Hedong County to the west was unable to defend itself. To the east, the Shu thieves also opened the passage to Ye City. Zhuge Liang followed the trend, and 300,000 Shu thieves would probably join forces in Ye. Under the city.
As for Hedong County on the third route, this move can not only distract the Wei army's defense in Hanoi, but also threaten Bingzhou.
These three armies are interlocked and complementary to each other. They are originally in response to each other.
Once the Wei Dynasty makes a mistake and demolishes the east wall to make up for the west wall, it will eventually face a situation where everything is lost.
Now, the most critical place is Wei County, which is also the closest to Yecheng.
Guo Huai has just experienced a defeat, and now the morale of the army must be low. It is no longer easy for him to command the remaining troops to defend Wei County.
The top priority is to let Sima Yi lead the reinforcements to quickly support Wei County and block Zhang Xi and Wei Yan's strong attack.
On the one hand, Sima Yi's prestige in the military is extremely high. In today's civil and military dynasties, the only person in the court whose prestige and official status is comparable to that of Sima Yi is Cao Shuang.
It's not that Cao Shuang is very capable, it's just because Cao Shuang is a general and the nominal number one in the army. If he can lead the army on an expedition, it can also boost the morale of the army.
On the Wei County side, as long as the military morale can be raised again and reinforcements arrive, it is not impossible to hold on.
But the problem is, Jia Kui finally saw Cao Shuang clearly and knew that it was impossible for this guy to lead the army personally.
On the other hand, it is a matter of pure ability.
When you go to reinforce Wei County, the opponents you have to face are Zhang Xi, Wei Yan and others. You, Cao Shuang, are just going to give away their lives. Besides Sima Yi, who else can stop these two people? !
Even Jia Kui was worried that if Sima Yi went alone without even a helper, he might not be able to stop Zhang Xi and Wei Yan from joining forces.
This is the reason why Jia Kui strongly recommends Sima Yi now, because only Sima Yi still has the ability to save the situation.
Anyway, this is the situation. Jia Kui said what he needed to say and sprayed what he needed to complain about. After saying this, he walked away without even bothering to pay attention to the other people present.
And Cao Shuang. Cao Shuang really didn't want Sima Yi to come out of the mountain.
Does that old fox look like a vegetarian? !
Cao Shuang was not only worried that Sima Yi would seize his own rights after re-emerging, but he was also worried that Sima Yi, an old fox, would be detrimental to the Wei Dynasty after taking power!
But, if the current situation in Wei Dynasty is really as bad as Jia Kui said, there seems to be no point in continuing to suppress Sima Yi.
If the Wei Dynasty is really gone, whose power will Sima Yi seize and who will he compete with for profit? !
Therefore, at this time, General Cao Shuang needs to make a decision.
But Cao Shuang, if he had the ability to make such a decision, he would not have ended up like that in history.
Cao Shuang really struggled and hesitated for seven or eight days before finally deciding to invite Jiang Ji and Chen Jiao to the government to discuss matters.
Well, Cao Shuang finally felt that we had to continue discussing this matter.
(End of chapter)
