Obviously, Cao Shuang would not think that the consequence of all this was his hesitation in decision-making. The mistake must be someone else's, how could it be the fault of the general of Wei.
Moreover, according to Tang Long's battle report, after the Shu thieves captured Daijun, they went south without any pause at all. This just confirmed his previous judgment that the Shu thieves would definitely go south to Zhongshan Kingdom.
It is Huan Fan's nonsense to go to Changshan Kingdom to join the Shu bandits in Huguan.
Because of this, Caoshuan is now very dissatisfied with Huan Fan.
If he had insisted on his own opinion and ordered Tang Long to set up defenses on the spot in Zhongshan Kingdom, he would have had time to set up a defense line and use Zhongshan Kingdom's depth and city defense advantages to stop the advance of the Shu thieves.
It is better than now that Tang Long could only retreat to the border between Zhongshan Kingdom and Daijun, hastily responded to the battle, and had no choice but to advance or retreat.
Cao Shuang called Huan Fan over and scolded him. At the same time, he blamed Huan Fan for all his decision-making mistakes. This made Huan Fan dare not speak out, and he couldn't express his pain.
You want to say that Cao Shuang completely passed the blame, but that's not the case, because the vanguard of the Shu thieves has indeed entered the Zhongshan Kingdom. If Cao Shuang's previous layout idea is followed, this Shu thieves can indeed be stopped.
However, Huan Fan still wanted to say that if Cao Shuang had not hesitated for three more days, resulting in the delay in reinforcing Daijun, Daijun might not have fallen.
It's a pity that Huan Fan dare not say this now. It is obvious that the general has lost trust in him. If he says this now, he is seeking death.
Indeed, Cao Shuang no longer wanted to listen to Huan Fan's advice. After training Huan Fan, he directly dismissed Huan Fan and no longer discussed military affairs with him. Instead, he called in He Yan and Deng Yang to discuss countermeasures. .
Apart from anything else, these two people who were approached by Cao Shuang knew what kind of bad ideas they could come up with. One of them had a military level even inferior to that of Cao Shuang. What good ideas could they come up with? !
And these three people, after tinkering in the general's mansion for a long time, came up with an extremely bad idea as expected - to mobilize 10,000 Wei County defenders to defend Yecheng.
This bad idea was so frightening that Huan Fan learned about it and immediately went to the general's mansion to see Cao Shuang and beg Cao Shuang to take back his life.
After more than three months of fierce fighting in Wei County, there are still more than 30,000 defenders left. If another 10,000 troops are sent back to assist Yecheng, this will not be the defense of Yecheng. You are trying to kill Sima Yi. Life.
Really, if you transfer troops from Chaoge back to Yecheng, Huan Fan won't say anything. Isn't he really afraid of big trouble if he transfers the defenders of Wei County? !
To put it mildly, once Sima Yi was unable to defend Wei County due to lack of troops, and the commander of the East Route Army of Shu thieves drove straight in and approached Yecheng, the 10,000 people he mobilized back would be of no use.
Speaking more seriously, aren't you three afraid that Sima Yi will turn against him in anger, surrender to the Shu thieves, and then lead his troops back to attack Yecheng? !
Sima Yi is not a loyal and good general. He can help the Wei Dynasty now because he still has confidence in the Wei Dynasty. You have mobilized his troops and put him in danger. Do you still expect him to be loyal to the country? !
Huan Fan was really anxious this time. He ran directly to the gate of the general's mansion to ask for a meeting and wanted to directly remonstrate with the general. But unfortunately, Cao Shuang did not see him behind closed doors.
Obviously, Cao Shuang did not realize the seriousness of the matter. He still thought that Huan Fan had tricked him and caused his defensive strategy to go wrong. Therefore, he did not want to see Huan Fan at all.
Huan Fan was so angry that he finally uttered the exclamation that will go down in history.
"The beautiful lady Cao Zidan has such calf ears! A fat slave!"
Afterwards, Huan Fan walked away and stayed in his own house, staying behind closed doors and no longer interfering with the political affairs of the DPRK and China.
When Cao Shuang's order reached Wei County, Sima Yi was also very angry.
Is this bastard Cao Shuang forcing himself to die? !
The last time I asked for help from Yecheng, it didn't matter that Cao Shuang didn't send me reinforcements. This time, I'm going to send 10,000 troops away. Do you really think that I, Sima Yi, is easy to bully? !
Even after Sima Zhao learned about the military order, he directly said to Sima Yi, "Father, Cao Shuang's son is so ignorant, and the ministers in the court are even more ignorant. Why don't you go to such a court?!"
Sima Zhao still said it more tactfully. After all, he did not directly say to his father, "Let's rebel." But in fact, Sima Yi understood the meaning.
But Sima Yi gradually calmed down, lowered his head and pondered for a long time, and finally shook his head.
"The country is in trouble today. My father and son have been deeply favored by the great Wei Dynasty. How can we act like this? I will write a memorial to my father and state my interests to the general. This matter may not be able to turn around." Sima Yi said to Sima Zhao with a deep look on his face,
But Sima Zhao was stunned by what he said. He didn't understand what his father meant. Is his father really the kind of loyal man who would die for his country? !
Can't? !
Sima Zhao couldn't understand what his father was thinking, and he didn't dare to speak for a while. He just stayed quietly until Sima Yi finished writing the memorial and handed it to him.
"You hand this memorial to Jiang Canjun, saying that the war is tight and my father dare not leave his post without permission. Please ask Jiang Canjun to go to Yecheng on my father's behalf, state your interests to the emperor and the general in person, and ask the general to take back his order. ." Sima Yi said.
When Sima Zhao heard this, his eyes suddenly lit up, he nodded, as if he understood something, and then turned around and left the house to find Jiang Ji.
Sima Yi looked at Sima Zhao's retreating figure and sighed silently. His second son, although very talented in political struggle, was obviously still a little immature and inexperienced.
Sima Yi actually understood what Sima Zhao was thinking. Sima Zhao probably mistakenly believed that he wanted to transfer Jiang Ji away from Jiang Ji, completely take control of the army, and then choose whether to rebel or surrender to the Han.
But in fact, Sima Yi wanted neither.
Regardless of whether he raised an army to rebel or surrendered to the Han Dynasty, doing such a thing at this time would not be considered as maximizing interests for Sima Yi.
After starting a rebellion, even if he led his troops back to Yecheng, killed Cao Shuang, and seized power, facing the current situation, Sima Yi did not dare to say that he could turn the tide and save the Wei Dynasty.
And the choice of surrendering to the big man is not Sima Yi's first choice now.
It is true that he led the Wei County garrison to surrender to the Han Dynasty, which must have contributed a lot, but if the Shu Han destroyed Wei in one battle, no matter how great Sima Yi's contribution was, it would not be greater than that of Zhang Xi and Wei Yan.
In this case, even if he surrendered to the Han Dynasty, Sima Yi would not gain much voice and status within the Han Dynasty court.
If Sima Yi was still only thirty or forty years old, it would not be impossible to do this. He still had time and could climb up step by step with the support of the Hedong family. But now Sima Yi is already sixty years old.
Sima Yi didn't have that much time to take it easy. What he had to do was, on the one hand, to preserve himself, and on the other hand, to gain a higher reputation so that he could directly obtain a high position in the future.
To achieve this, the title of "Loyal Minister of the Great Wei" is the easiest thing to do.
Sima Yi now understood clearly that it was basically impossible to defend Yecheng and the foundation of the Wei Dynasty with Cao Shuang, Xiahou Ba, and Qin Lang's constant manipulation.
But, if Sima Yi surrendered to the Han army before Cao Shuang completely tortured the Wei Dynasty, it would be called "a good bird chooses a tree to roost" at best, or it would be just a surrendered general at worst.
Not only will he be criticized by the world, but he will also not be taken seriously by the Shu Han court.
But if Sima Yi could still "defend" Wei County for the Wei Dynasty after Cao Shuang had tormented the Wei Dynasty, and finally the Shu Han could not conquer it for a long time, and had to surrender after repeatedly persuading him to surrender, the result would be completely different.
First, let Zhang Xi, Zhuge Liang and others see his abilities clearly, so that they dare not underestimate him. Secondly, it can also create the impression of a loyal minister of Wei to the outside world and greatly improve one's reputation.
If you serve as an official in the Shu Han Dynasty in this capacity, you can gain the greatest benefits for yourself and the Sima family.
Surrendering is also a technical job. Surrendering after defeat and having to surrender are two different things.
If you look at the different situations and statuses of Wang Chang and Wang Ling in the Shu Han Dynasty, you will know the difference.
Wang Chang is now responsible for staying in Luoyang and guarding the rear of the Shu bandit's Northern Expedition, while Wang Ling is now just a miscellaneous general, taking orders from Guanqiu Jian and guarding Soochow in Huai'an in the south of Yanzhou.
This is the difference between having to surrender and surrendering in defeat.
As for Jiang Ji, Sima Yi did intend to drive him away.
First, with Jiang Ji here, Sima Yi really could not fully control the military power of Wei County. After all, Jiang Ji, who had joined the army, was also a veteran of three dynasties. At the same time, Sima Yi was not sure whether Jiang Ji would be loyal to Wei.
Secondly, Sima Yi also needed Jiang Ji to go to Yecheng to speak for him in front of Cao Shuang and the ministers of the Wei Dynasty, to create his image as a "loyal minister of the Wei Dynasty" and to prepare for a series of subsequent plans.
As for Sima Yi, the defender of Wei County, he would not transfer a single soldier to Yecheng.
These are all the capital for Sima Yi to gain status in the future, and none of them can be missing.
In this way, Sima Yi refused Cao Shuang's order to mobilize troops and still insisted on Wei County. He only sent Jiang Ji to Yecheng in person to explain to Cao Shuang the reason why he did not mobilize troops.
When Cao Shuang saw Jiang Ji, he almost overturned the table this time.
What on earth does this Sima Yi want to do? ! ! !
(End of chapter)
