Summoning the Peak of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 2651 Cao Wei moved the capital before the war, the Three Kingdoms Alliance of Wei, Song and Ming

Chapter 2647: Cao Wei moved the capital before the war, the Three Kingdoms Alliance of Wei, Song and Ming

Qin's 33 troops attacked Ming, while Ming actively fought against it, while asking Wei and Song for help.

Zhu Di did everything he should and shouldn't do, and the pressure spread to Wei and Song.

Whether it is Cao Cao, King of Wei, or Zhao Kuangyin, King of Song, although they have long decided to stand on Ming's side and join hands with Ming to fight against Great Qin, when this day really comes, they still can't help feeling a little apprehensive.

In the first round of probing alone, Daqin dispatched 33 troops, which directly overturned all their deduction before the war.

There are only two possibilities for Daqin to make such an arrangement. One is not to try it out, but to directly fight to the death with the Three Kingdoms of the Central Plains.

The second is to miscalculate the number of Daqin's army expansion. The total strength of Daqin is far more than 100 million, and it may reach 120 million, or even 130 million. That's why it was able to send 33 troops in the first round of trials.

Whether it is the former or the latter, it is not good news for the Three Kingdoms of the Central Plains.

If it is the former, then the layout of the Central Plains Three Kingdoms is too conservative, and I am afraid it will be difficult to stop such a fierce offensive from Great Qin.

But if it is the latter, if the Great Qin really has an army of 120 million or even 130 million, let alone the alliance of the three countries of the Central Plains, even if the six countries of Wei, Song, Ming, Sui, Shu and Chu are united, the situation of the three countries of the Central Plains is still extremely dangerous.

Although the Three Kingdoms of the Central Plains also had millions of troops, there were also many places to be stationed, and it was impossible to use all their troops to deal with the Great Qin.

On the contrary, Great Qin was able to mobilize enough troops to deal with the Three Kingdoms of Wei, Song and Ming while fending off the threat of the Three Kingdoms of Shu, Chu, Sui and Ming.

For these two possibilities, both Wei and Song are more inclined to the latter. After all, Bai Qi, the undefeated God of War of Daqin, is still in Jizhou, and it will be comprehensive when Daqin sends Baiqi.

Therefore, whether it is Cao Cao or Zhao Kuangyin, they all know that they cannot continue to hesitate. The three countries of the Central Plains must unite to have the possibility of confronting Daqin.

But when Cao Cao and Zhao Kuangyin were both preparing to send troops to aid the Ming Dynasty, they were opposed by the pro-Qin faction in the country, and they couldn't even tell whether these opponents were pro-Qin faction.

"My lord, you can't send troops. If you send troops to aid Ming at this time, it will be tantamount to completely breaking with Da Qin. Ying Hao will definitely send troops to attack Wei directly."

"Yes, my lord, my Great Wei is surrounded by the Great Qin on three sides. If the Qin army invades from three sides, even if my Great Wei has 30 soldiers, it will not be able to stop the Qin army from attacking on three sides."

"That's right, my lord, please be careful..."

There are many people who say such things in the state of Wei, and many of them are even Cao Cao's cronies, such as: Chen Gong, Mao Jie, Dong Zhao and so on.

You can say that they are pro-Qin factions, but what they say is also for Wei Guo, and what they say is not unreasonable. It is really difficult for Wei Guo to resist the three-sided attack of the Qin army.

But if you are not a pro-Qin faction, you clearly oppose Wei Guo's support for Ming State, and sit back and watch Ming Guo fall, this is also equivalent to slow suicide for Wei Guo.

Cao Cao, who has always been decisive, was shaken for a while in the face of such a situation.

Seeing this, Fan Li, Cheng Yu, Chen Qun and others thought that the Lord's old problem of being suspicious had recurred.

Fan Li was the first to persuade him: "What Qin did was a conspiracy, this time it seemed to be attacking Zhu Ming, but in fact it was targeting our two countries, Great Wei and Song.

If my Great Wei sends troops to aid Ming, it will completely tear apart Da Qin, and Da Qin can disregard the alliance of in-laws and attack my Great Wei openly.

But if I don't help Ming and just sit back and watch the Ming army lose troops and lose generals, when Ming falls, even if Wei and Song join forces, they won't have the slightest power to fight back against Great Qin.

Regardless of whether we send troops or not, my Great Wei will fight against Great Qin, but it will be a matter of time, and I ask my lord to make a clear decision as soon as possible. "

"My lord, don't let it stop, but let it mess you up."

Cheng Yu persuaded, and after him, Chen Qun also continued to speak.

None of the three of them directly attacked Cao Cao, whether to send troops or not, but to analyze the facts and let Cao Cao weigh the pros and cons by himself.

Under the repeated persuasion of all the counselors, Cao Cao strengthened his determination again. In fact, he knew in his heart that it was just that so many people opposed Aid Ming and his determination was shaken.

Cao Cao slammed the table down heavily, and said in a deep voice: "I have made up my mind, I have sent troops to aid the Ming Dynasty, and issued a letter denouncing Daqin for starting a war without caring about the life and death of the people in the Central Plains."

As soon as this remark came out, no matter whether it was the main station faction or the main peace faction, they all stopped their flags and drums, and honestly praised the lord for his wisdom. After all, if he contradicted Cao Cao again, it would be tantamount to courting death.

Under Cao Cao's deliberate control, most of Wei's army is in the hands of the main combat faction, and Wei's main peace faction does not have much military power in their hands. With Cao Cao's stance clearly stated, if he dares to sing against Cao Cao If not, Cao Cao will definitely be purged.

Cao Cao does not launch internal purges now. One is that the peace parties have limited military influence, and the other is that he is not sure that he can win this battle. Keeping these peace parties is tantamount to reserving a retreat.

Under Xun You's persuasion, Cao Cao has already looked away. If Wei Guo really can't escape this catastrophe, he can't drag Cao's family to hell with him.

Cao Cao has already prepared the worst plan. If Wei State is really destroyed by Qin State, then he will definitely die for the country, but he must leave a way of life for himself and his family members, and leave these masters and relatives. Pai also allowed both Qin and Wei to have a step down.

Qin and Wei have not yet fought, and the Wei army has not yet been defeated. There are a lot of people in Wei who want to betray the country, but Cao Cao, who is the king of Wei, is still thinking about these traitors.

It has to be said that although Cao Cao is vicious and unscrupulous towards the enemy, he is still very open-minded towards the inside.

Of course, this is Cao Cao's last tenderness.

"Once my Great Wei aids the Ming, the Qin army will definitely attack, and Wei land borders Qin on three sides. Once the Qin army invades on three sides, no amount of troops will be enough. Therefore, the aid to Ming should not be too many, [-] is enough. .”

Cao Cao knew that if the Qin army invaded from three sides, the Wei State might not be able to protect itself, but he still decided to send [-] troops to aid Ming, so as to strengthen the determination of the Wei State Alliance to resist Qin.

"According to Gu's decree, Cao Ren was appointed as the general, Cheng Yu as the military adviser, and led an army of [-] cavalry, as well as Tan Taiyu, Su Hu, Su Quanzhong, Zhang Guifang, Yang Hong, Ji Ling and other generals, to support the Ming Dynasty."

Cao Cao ordered in a deep voice, the reason why Su Hu, Su Quanzhong and his son were sent out was firstly to test, and secondly because he did not want the father and son to stay in the country.

After all, Su Hu was the governor of the Wei State. If the Qin Army came to him but surrendered, it would definitely intensify the surrender atmosphere within the Wei Army. And he and his father and son were sent to the front, and Cao Ren was watching them, so the worry would be much smaller. .

Cao Ren immediately stood up when he heard the words, cupped his fists and said: "The last general takes orders." Then he strode away.

Regarding Cao Cao's order, Wei's high-level officials had different reactions, but Cao Cao had a panoramic view of everyone's reactions, and then released even more information.

"Once we aid Ming and completely turn against Daqin, Xuchang will no longer be safe, so I decided to move the capital."

As soon as the word "moving the capital" came out, Cao Wei's high-level officials immediately exploded. After all, moving the capital before the war started, it was a bit too embarrassing.

But if you think about it carefully, you will find that if you don't move the capital, Wei Guo will not have much power to fight back.

Xuchang is located in Yingchuan County, and Yingchuan borders Henan and Nanyang counties, and it is less than two hundred miles away from Nanyang.

There are three reasons why Cao Weihui put the capital in Xuchang: First, the Central Plains at that time was already dilapidated, and Xuchang was one of the few rich places that were not harmed by the Yellow Turban;
The second is that the interests of Qin and Wei were the same at that time. Qin would definitely not stab Wei in the back, and would protect Wei. Therefore, it is safer to put the capital in Xuchang, which is close to Daqin;

The third is that the capital is close to Daqin, which is convenient for the commercial exchanges between Qin and Wei, and Wei needs to rely on doing business with Daqin to recover.

It is precisely because of these three reasons that Cao Cao placed his capital in Xuchang, which is less than two hundred miles away from Daqin.

But now that the Qin and Wei countries are about to tear their skins apart, and the war is imminent, if Xuchang is still the capital, with the marching speed of the Great Qin Iron Cavalry, it can reach the city of Xuchang in two days, which is indeed a bit too dangerous.

It's not that Cao Cao hadn't thought about moving the capital before, but Cao Wei was too deeply influenced by Da Qin at that time, and naturally he didn't dare to move the capital rashly before he made it clear that he wanted to completely turn against Da Qin.

But now the state of Wei has reached the point where it has to move the capital. After all, although moving the capital at this time is a bit embarrassing, it is still tens of thousands of times better than the capital being breached.

"Where do you think is the best place to move the capital?" Cao Cao asked.

"Fenggao County, the prefecture of Mount Tai, is surrounded by mountains on three sides in the northeast and south. It is easy to defend and difficult to attack. It is also close to the Ming Dynasty, and they are the corners of each other. They can be the capital." Fan Li said.

"Changyi County, the seat of Shanyang County, is the location of a large granary for our army. It is behind a high wall and located in the center of the Central Plains, so it can control the overall situation of the battle. It can be the capital." Chen Gong said.

"Peiguo Qiao County is located in the hinterland of the Central Plains. Even if the Qin army's cavalry is sharp, it will not be able to threaten it in a short time. It also borders the Song and Ming Dynasties. It can be the horns of each other and the capital city." Cao GUI said.

Fan Li, Chen Gong, and Cao GUI chose three different capitals for Wei, each with its own advantages and disadvantages.

Fenggao County, the county seat of Mount Tai, is the most suitable, but the distance is too far. Xuchang is in the west of Wei State, and Fenggao County is in the east of Wei State. When the capital moves there, I am afraid that Yingchuan will fall, and Wei State now needs a A capital city that can settle down quickly.

In addition, Taishan County is too close to Qingnan. Once the Ming Dynasty cannot defend Qingnan, Mount Tai will immediately become a battlefield.

Shanyang Changyi is not far away, and the city is indeed strong enough, but the biggest disadvantage is that it is located in the center of the Central Plains, where there is no danger to defend.

Since the Great Qin Iron Cavalry can reach Xuchang, they can also reach the city of Changyi. Once Changyi is surrounded, the defenders in the city will be completely trapped.

After Cao Cao thought about it, he still felt that his hometown, Qiao County, was the most suitable.

First of all, Qiao County is already in the hinterland of the Central Plains. Before the Qin army captured Yingchuan and Chenliu, if the lone army went deep into Qiao County, the battle line would be too long. Once the food road was cut off, the entire army might be wiped out. risk.

Second, Pei State is divided into two parts, only Qiao County and other counties belong to Wei, and most of the rest belong to Song State, and the east is Pengcheng County, which is next to Ming State, so it is relatively safest.

Third, Qiao County is also the granary of the Wei State. The city has been reinforced many times, making it easy to defend and difficult to attack. Moreover, because of Cao Cao's hometown, the local people also support Cao Wei the most, with a solid mass base.

"Gu has decided to move the capital to Qiao County."

Cao Cao's eyes are full of firmness. Qiao County is his hometown and the starting point of his life. Now it is the most suitable capital for Wei. If he can't win the Qin army here, it is nothing to lose Sorry about that.

"Where is Cao Bin?"

"The end is here."

"Cao Bin, I ordered you to be the governor of Yingchuan, and Cao GUI to be the military adviser, in charge of all the defenses of Yingchuan."

As he said that, Cao Cao patted Cao Bin on the shoulder, and said with a heavy face, "Guohua, Xuchang City, and Yingchuan County, I will leave it to you."

Once Wei State goes to war with Qin State, Yingchuan, which was originally safe, will become the front line of the war, so the prefect of Yingchuan is obviously not a good job.

Cao Bin also knew that there were many kinds of burdens on his body, but he clasped his fists seriously and said, "The final general will definitely live up to my lord's expectations."

After Cao Cao heard the words and nodded, he made a series of arrangements.

Cao Cao ordered Le Yi to be the prefect of Dongjun, Yin Zhou to be the governor of Dongjun, and Xun You to be the military adviser. The three joined forces to guard Dongjun to defend against the threat of Baiqi in Jizhou on the northern line.

He appointed Xia Houyuan as the governor of Chenliu, and Fan Li as the military adviser. The two joined forces to guard Chenliu's army to defend against the threat of the Qin army in Sizhou on the western front.

At the same time, Cao Cao himself was stationed in Qiao County, the central hub, to support the battles on the north, west, and south fronts at any time.

(End of this chapter)