"Let's deal with it like this for the time being on the eastern front. Let's discuss the war on the western front later. According to the report from the general a few days ago, the Shu army on the right side of Longyi has invaded Liangzhou under the leadership of Shu general Wei Yan. Due to the The road is cut off, and the current situation in Liangzhou is still unknown.
The general and others only heard that the tribes of the Western Qiang were revolting against the Shu rebels. From this, it seemed that the situation in Liangzhou was not optimistic. "Having said this, Cao Rui sighed.
"This is one." Cao Rui continued: "The second is that Shuzhong's detailed reports indicate that Zhuge Liang is mobilizing troops, horses and food in Hanzhong, and there are signs of invading our country again.
In addition, the general also said that Zhuge Liang is likely to take advantage of the fact that the main force of our army is on the eastern front to raise troops north to attack Chencang. Of course, the general has already mobilized all the troops in Guanzhong to guard various dangerous places, ready to meet Zhuge Liang's invasion at any time.
How do you think the court should respond to the thieves in Liangzhou and Guanzhong? "
As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Qun, who had been waiting for Cao Rui to finish his words, hurriedly came out and said: "Your Majesty, I believe that we still need to do our best to rescue the Liangzhou court. We cannot sit back and watch the land of the seven counties fall into the hands of Shu thieves, otherwise The Wei Dynasty only has Guanzhong to the west of Tongguan.
By then, thieves will become even more rampant, and it will be even more difficult for the court to regain lost territory in the future. Therefore, I thought that reinforcements should be sent immediately from the northern grasslands to Liangzhou. "
"Sikong, although it would be the best thing to send reinforcements to Xu Miao and the others, I have heard that many tribes such as the Qianghu, Xiongnu, and Xianbei in the grasslands of Henan have recently colluded with Shu thieves.
Either he shied away from the imperial court's order to use the passage, or he leaked the whereabouts of the imperial envoy to the Shu thieves, or even committed disobedient behavior by killing officers and soldiers.
In the past two months, our envoys have not been able to pass through the grassland. Wouldn't it be even more difficult to send a large army through now? "Shang Shu Ling Chen Jiao said worriedly.
Chen Qun said sternly: "We, the great Wei Dynasty, are in the heavenly dynasty. The king has been ordered by the emperor to use the road to fight against the thieves. How can these barbarians dare to refuse?
In the past, they could pretend they didn't see the little tricks they did behind the scenes. If they dare to cause trouble now, they are blatantly rebelling against the imperial court. It is certain that they would never dare to take this step, so the imperial court can safely send reinforcements from the northern grasslands to Liang. state. "
"This..." Chen Jiao thought about the same truth and was speechless.
Cao Rui also agreed with Chen Qun's suggestion and nodded: "What Sikong said is very reasonable. The imperial court must not just sit back and watch the fall of Liangzhou. It must provide reinforcements. Even if it cannot stop the invasion of the Shu army in the end, it must let Liangzhou go." The officials and people of the state saw the efforts of the imperial court.
What's more, Xu Miao and others are all capable men of our great Wei Dynasty. I will never abandon them and must bring these loyal ministers and good generals back to the court. "
"Your Majesty is wise!" When the ministers saw that the emperor was so determined, they all admired him and praised in unison.
Chen Qun said again: "Your Majesty, as for the possibility of Shu thieves invading Guanzhong, I think there is no need to worry too much. Our army of the King of Wei Dynasty has fifty or sixty thousand people in Guanzhong, plus the generals, General Zhang He, and General Fei are all The famous general of the country is enough to resist the Shu thieves.
And even if Guanzhong is unstable, our Sizhou soldiers and horses are nearby and can rush to help. Moreover, there are also the Jingzhou soldiers and horses of General Hussar nearby. If Chang'an is in danger, General Hussar can also come to help from Wuguan.
I believe that Your Majesty can completely entrust the defense of Guanzhong to the general. If the general feels that Guanzhong is unstable, he will go to the court to ask for help. By then, it will not be too late for the court to send reinforcements. "
"This..." Cao Rui still didn't dare to be completely relieved after hearing this: "That's what I said, but Zhuge Liang has always been very scheming and cunning. If the general is not aware of it for a moment and falls into the trap of the Shu thieves, he will be killed. If the story of the street pavilion repeats itself, won’t Guanzhong fall into the hands of the Shu people again?”
The ministers thought that the disastrous defeat in the first half of the year seemed to have left the emperor with lingering fears. Even though there were more than 50,000 elite soldiers and generals guarding Guanzhong, the emperor was still uneasy, for fear of being defeated again at the hands of Zhuge Liang.
Liu Ye came out of the squad and said: "Your Majesty's worries are not unreasonable. However, I think that just as Chen Sikong said, with the generals stationed in Guanzhong, they can repel the invasion of the Shu thieves.
Moreover, the Shu thieves are weak and after the first half of the war, there will not be much food and grass to support a war that will last for several months. Even if Zhuge Liang and others invade, it will only be a harassment. As long as the general and the others hold on to the city, Zhuge Liang will have no choice but to retreat without a fight. "
Hearing that Liu Ye, the most proficient in military strategy in the court, had the same idea as Chen Qun, Cao Rui finally relaxed and nodded: "Well, this makes sense. There is a general in Guanzhong, so I don't have to worry about it." .
But I also want to remind the generals in Guanzhong to be vigilant and careful not to fall into Zhuge Liang's tricks. If anything unexpected happens, they must report it to the court immediately. "
"I will obey the holy edict!" the ministers bowed and responded.
Liu Ye added: "Your Majesty, since Zhuge Liang took charge of Western Shu, the relationship between Wu and Shu has gradually eased, and now they have re-established an alliance and joined forces to fight against us, the Wei Dynasty.
Since last year, the two thieves have been responding to each other and working together to attack the north. Although our Wei Dynasty has millions of soldiers and thousands of good generals, it is inevitable that there will be times when it cannot cope with the territory of thousands of miles. This is the reason why we suffered two major defeats this year.
Therefore, we should take a longer-term view, not limited to the current Guanzhong and Liangzhou, but also focus on the future.
As long as the Wu-Shu alliance remains intact, we, the Wei Dynasty, will face the same situation as this year every year in the future. Either Shu thieves will invade from the west, or Wu thieves will attack from the east. By then, the country will have no peace and endless wars.
What's more, there may be a repeat of what happened in the 24th year of Jian'an in the former Han Dynasty. At that time, the Wei Dynasty was invaded by the Wu and Shu thieves and almost wanted to move the capital, and the foundation of the Wei family was almost destroyed.
Fortunately, Emperor Taizu Wu made a decisive decision and persuaded Sun Quan to submit by using the interests. This resulted in the breakdown of the Wu-Shu alliance, Guan Yu's defeat in Jingzhou, and Liu Bei's rise in rebellion against the party was curbed.
Therefore, I believe that in order to annihilate the Wu and Shu thieves, we must first break the alliance between the two thieves. Otherwise, in the long run, we, the Wei Dynasty, will have to focus on one thing and not the other, and we will be stuck on one side and the other on the left. It is very likely that we will suffer an even greater defeat than this year. "
Liu Ye is worthy of being a veteran counselor of Cao Wei. He pointedly pointed out that the alliance between Ji Han and Soochow is the biggest threat to Wei. As long as the alliance between the two is not broken, Wei will never have peace.
"My dear, what you said is very reasonable. It's like seeing the sun when the clouds clear, it makes me enlightened." Cao Rui couldn't help but nodded, and said with sudden realization.
"What do you think, sir?"
Zhong Yao said: "Your Majesty, I agree with Liu Shizhong's analysis. The Wu-Shu alliance is a great threat. Emperor Taizu Wu had already learned this, so we must try to separate the two thieves again. As long as the relationship between the two thieves breaks down, we will You can defeat them one by one."
"What Taifu said is true, and I also believe that the Wu-Shu alliance must be broken." Hua Xin also said.
"I second the proposal."
"I mean the same thing."
"As long as the alliance between the two thieves is broken, I, the Wei Dynasty, will never have peace."
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Everyone agreed, and Cao Rui then asked: "It's just that the two thieves finally reunited their alliance. It will be difficult for us to separate now. Where should we start?"
"Your Majesty, the two thieves just won this year, which is when they can taste the benefits of the alliance, so we have to wait for a while longer.
In order to break the Wu-Shu alliance, I think we have to start with Soochow. Sun Quan has always been a double-crosser and treacherous. As long as the time is right, we can persuade him to betray the alliance and attack Shu. Liu Ye said.
"When will the time come? Do you have to wait for years or even decades?"
Liu Ye smiled slightly and said: "Your Majesty, just as Jiang Hujun said, Sun Quan has had the intention to arrogantly proclaim himself emperor for a long time. In the past, it was only because of his lack of righteousness that he succumbed to the title of king until now.
Now that he was lucky enough to defeat our Wei Dynasty, he has the confidence to usurp the throne and proclaim himself emperor. I predict that he will make oversteps within the next two years, and Xi Shu has always regarded itself as the orthodox Han Dynasty, and will definitely not agree to Sun Quan's proclaiming emperor. , at that time it will be a good opportunity for us to provoke Wu and Shu to fight. "
"Shan, what you said is very wonderful. It can be said that it has hit the target of the two thieves of Wu and Shu. I will endure the humiliation for a while and wait for Sun Quan to overstep his bounds and split the alliance of the two thieves in one fell swoop." Cao Rui said with excitement.
All the ministers responded in unison: "Your Majesty is wise!"
