In Chang'an, in the Yongliang Governor's Mansion, Cao Zhen, the great general of the Wei State, was also convening people to discuss important matters.
As a famous general of Cao Wei, he knew that after the war on the Eastern Front broke out, Guanzhong would definitely be coveted by Ji Han, and Zhuge Liang was likely to invade again. Such a critical situation had to be prepared in advance.
Therefore, he also called Zhang He, Guo Huai and others who were stationed abroad back to Chang'an to prepare for a complete deployment of Guanzhong's defense.
Of course, there was another general who participated in the military meeting this time, Fei Yao, the general who had just been transferred from Kanto to conquer the west.
This man was in his forties, with a strong build and extraordinary physical strength. Although he was not well-known in later generations, he was actually one of the few generals in Wei.
Although Cao Wei has been fully preparing for the war against Wu in the past two months, Wei Emperor Cao Rui has never taken the Western Front battlefield lightly. After all, the disastrous defeat in the first half of the year still left him with lingering fears.
Although nearly half of the Wei army is currently massing in the direction of Jing and Yang, there are not many troops to support the western front. However, at Liu Ye's suggestion, Cao Rui still went to Guanzhong one month and sent an additional 20,000 troops, and the leader of this army was Fei Yao.
The reason why Cao Rui chose Fei Yao as the leading general was because he had fought in Guanxi. A few years ago, he, Zhang Ji and Xia Houru had put down Zhang Jin's rebellion in Jiuquan County, so he could also be considered as a military leader in Guanxi. The geography and customs are quite familiar.
Now Cao Wei's troops in Guanzhong have increased to more than 50,000, which is almost the same as the Han army in Hanzhong. It stands to reason that Cao Zhen and others should have an easier time defending, but the disastrous defeat in the first half of the year severely damaged their confidence. , so in the face of a possible invasion by the Han army, they had no choice but to be careless.
"Everyone, the imperial court is currently busy conquering Soochow. I'm afraid it will be difficult to squeeze out extra troops to support us in Guanzhong, so now we can only rely on ourselves for war preparations west of Tongguan." Cao Zhen said solemnly.
Although Zhang He and others wanted to avenge their shame quickly, Wei Ting's military focus turned to the east front, which was beyond their control. Who knew Soochow had good fighter planes? Although everyone was holding back their anger, they had no choice but to endure it.
Although Cao Zhen also felt aggrieved, as a general, he had to take the lead and take into account the overall situation, so he continued: "I know that everyone is angry, but the situation is like this. As generals of the country, we can only focus on the overall situation.
Besides, even if there is no war on the eastern front, the imperial court will not send troops to conquer Western Shu this year, so you should think carefully about how to strengthen the defense of Guanzhong and protect Liangzhou.
As soon as the war starts on the eastern front, Zhuge Liang will definitely take action. It is still between 5 and 5 whether he will invade Guanzhong, but the Shu thieves will definitely take the opportunity to invade Liangzhou.
Although Liangzhou is isolated to the west by Longyou and is isolated and helpless, Your Majesty still wants to protect Liangzhou as much as possible, so we must find ways to support Ambassador Xu. If you have any clever tips, please tell me. "
"General, I think that with the current situation, we are beyond our reach in Liangzhou.
Two months ago, there were occasional news from Commander Xu, but since Yang Qing took office as the governor of Yongzhou, the Shu army's inspections of roads and passes have become increasingly strict, and there are even Shu army sentries in the grasslands north of Anding day and night. Riding back and forth on patrol, I have seen almost no one from the west in the past two months.
So I think that the current Liangzhou can only rely on Xu Shijun and the others, and our energy should be put on Guanzhong. "Zhang He was the first to say.
Seeing that what he heard were dejected words, Cao Zhen couldn't help but frown. Although he felt uncomfortable, he knew that what Zhang He said was true, so he sighed softly and said: "What General Junyi said is indeed reasonable. What do you think? ?”
"General, I mean the same thing. According to detailed reports, Shu general Wei Yan has assembled an army of no less than ten thousand people in Nan'an County, and may invade Liangzhou at any time.
And Yang Qing has recently been recruiting troops to form the so-called Yongzhou soldiers. Therefore, the Shu bandits in Longyou alone have no less than 20,000 troops, and Zhuge Liang can continue to increase troops in Longyou at any time, so even if we can send reinforcements In the past, I'm afraid it was just a drop in the bucket. "Guo Huai sighed and replied.
Cao Zhen nodded slightly and asked Fei Yao: "General Fei, you also served as a general in Liangzhou. What do you think?"
"General, the last general has the same meaning as General Junyi and Lord Guo. In this situation, we can only do nothing to help Liangzhou, and it is not appropriate to spend too much energy on it."
However, we can't do nothing. If the general wants, we can send appropriate troops and horses to approach Longshan and pretend to regain Longyou. This can also contain some of the Shu army's strength and reduce the pressure on Liangzhou. Fei Yao said with his fists clasped.
Cao Zhen nodded and said, "Well, this is feasible." He turned to look at Zhang He and said, "General Junyi, Qian County is close to Longkou, so I will leave this plan to your department for implementation."
At present, Zhang He had no more than 15,000 troops. In addition to the original 10,000 troops, Cao Zhen later sent an additional 5,000 troops to him in order to strengthen the defense line in northern Guanzhong.
These 5,000 soldiers and horses are now led by Dai Ling, the Protector of Shu, and are stationed in Qixian County, the seat of Xinping County. This place guards the upper reaches of Jingshui River and faces Anding County, precisely to defend against Wu Yi's army in the north.
Therefore, Zhang He had enough troops and horses, and it would not be a problem to send three to four thousand sergeants to pretend to be a large army and go to Long.
"No." Zhang He responded confidently.
Cao Zhen continued to ask: "Do you have any other ideas about Liangzhou?"
"General, I think we should send more troops to the west to get in touch with Commander Xu and others as soon as possible.
Even if we can't provide any support, we still need to let the officials and people of Liangzhou know that the court has not given up on them. If the isolation continues for such a long time, the people's morale in Liangzhou may have weakened before the Shu army attacks. Yan Fei, the governor of Jingzhao, suggested.
After hearing this, Cao Zhen immediately woke up and praised: "Mr. Yan is indeed a mature man who plans the country. If I had not warned him in time, I would have almost made a big mistake."
Then he turned around, looked at the last person on the right and said: "School Mi Dian, I will leave this matter to you. We must send school officials to get in touch with Liangzhou as soon as possible without being interrogated by the Shu thieves."
"I will obey the general's orders."
Mi Dian's school name has the character Yi, and this person is the person in charge of Cao Wei's school affairs office in Yongzhou. Before Cao Rui returned to Luoyang, he had ordered Cao Zhen to mobilize the school affairs of Yongliang and Liangzhou at will, so Cao Zhen could directly issue orders to the Mi Dian school.
Cao Zhen warned again worriedly: "Remember, you can do it at any cost when necessary. As long as you contact Liangzhou, your school affairs office will do a great job."
"promise."
Mi Yi obviously understood the meaning of the word "no matter the cost", and sighed in her heart, secretly thinking that her men would suffer heavy losses this time.
"Does anyone else have a clever idea to support Liangzhou?"
When everyone heard this, you looked at me and I looked at you, but no one answered.
Seeing this, Cao Zhen said: "In that case, let's discuss the strategy of strengthening Guanzhong's defense. I think that if Zhuge Liang really raises his troops to invade, he will definitely attack Chencang. Therefore, we will defend Chencang as a priority. Focus on improving the defense of the entire Guanzhong."
"Why did the general make such an assertion?" Guo Huai, who was currently stationed in Chencang, asked in confusion.
