Shu Chen

Chapter 270
Guo Huai was the minister of Wei Wen Cao Pi's hidden residence. He was transferred to a military post and followed Zhang Lu in Hanzhong. Since then, he has stayed in the border county of Wei State for nearly [-] years.

It can be said that he is the person in Wei who is most familiar with military affairs in the Northwest.

But it was also like this that made Sima Yi feel that he had been away from the temple for too long.

When making plans for a long time, he forgot to consider the power disputes of the temple and the succession of Yongliang governor for only a few months.

At the beginning of Wei Wu Cao Cao's founding, he led the army with Qiao Pei Yuanxun, and Yingchuan scholars advised the town center. Until he defeated Yuan Shaoxiong and occupied the north, he was proclaimed the public, the king, the state and the country. The power structure has not changed.

For example, Yu Jin, Zhang Liao and others who were praised as "a good general of the time, five sons first", have long been under the control of Qiao Pei Xiahou and the Cao family; and among the candidates who can participate in the central decision-making, Yingchuan scholars also accounted for half.

Later, Cao Pi came to the throne because of the palpitations of "Wei Duoyi", and he began to treat the scholars of Jibingzhou kindly, allowing them to gradually enter the center of power;

Now that Cao Rui is in power, almost all the early Yingchuan scholars and Qiaopei heroes have withered away. Not only did Sun Zi of Taiyuan abide by the Zhongshuling, but even the commander of the town border began to be appointed to the non-Xiahou or Cao family.

But it was also because of this that Sima Yi was more cautious.

The land of Yongliang has always been the most turbulent area in Wei State, and it is also the area with the most and most elite guards.

For the governors who serve in this area, Cao Rui will be alerted whenever there is any disturbance.

It wasn't Cao Rui who suspected that Sima Yi had a different intention, but the emperor's intentions.

After all, he was not from Cao Wei's clan, so naturally he couldn't have Cao Rui's absolute trust.

For example, in terms of "winning or losing is a common matter for military strategists", Cao Xiu in the Battle of Shiting is worthy, and Cao Zhen who started the Battle of Meridian Valley is also worthy, but if it is replaced by him with such a record, he will definitely be defeated. The crime of humiliating the country.

Therefore, he rejected Guo Huai's plan.

Once a local war starts, no one can say whether it will lead to a war that will destroy the country.

After Sima Yi transferred to Yongliang, he analyzed in detail the beginning and end of every battle since Bashu dispatched troops, and he also came to a conclusion: he was against Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of Shu, and acted according to his plans.

This time sending Wei Yandu's army into Liangzhou, how can there be no backup?
In other words, Zhuge Liang saw that the main force of the Wei State was in Guanzhong, and felt that the situation was overwhelming, so he deliberately sent troops to Liangzhou to lure Wei State out of the city to fight.As "Sun Tzu's Art of War" puts it, "Therefore, if you can, you can show that you can't; if you use it, you can show that you can't use it; if you are close, you can show it is far;

At this time, the main force in Guanzhong of Wei State was defeated and returned to rest, and the governors were replaced by old and new, so they couldn't fight with all their strength.

After thinking about it, Sima Yi still felt that if he followed Guo Huai's strategy, the benefits he would gain would not compare with the hidden troubles.

And before he came to Yongliang under the imperial edict, he also rushed to Luoyang to conspire with Cao Rui.

It also deduces the plan left by Cao Zhen more perfectly.

Before Cao Zhen died, he suggested that Cao Rui use Liangzhou as a bait, so that Shu could fall into the quagmire of war and Wei's main force in Guanzhong would have a rest time to recapture Longyou with the time difference of "one fades and the other grows".

Cao Rui is already implementing this.

Therefore, Sima Yi took advantage of the situation and perfected the rough rules - he wanted to use the opportunity of Ni Shu's army to enter Liangzhou to pull out all the powerful people in Liangzhou who had always been arrogant and rebellious!

It's also easy to implement.

It is to take what you want and give it first.

For example, Wei Guo first stood still and waited for Nishu and Liangzhou to lose both.

Let me ask, how can the exhausted soldiers of Wei Yan who have gone through many battles against Shu and Wei Yan be able to counter the Wei State's leisurely waiting for work?

Even if Wei Yande's soldiers died hard, Guo Huai and other troops could not make any progress, and they were trapped for a while.

Just based on the manpower and material resources lost in transporting grain and fodder from Longyou to Jincheng County against Shu, it can be inferred that Wei Yan could not last long.

If Wei Yan dared to collect grain and fodder locally, he would lose even faster!

It is a taboo to confiscate military supplies from soldiers who have just experienced the war in a newly acquired land where the hearts of the people are not attached.Even Li and Shu in the affluent Central Plains will rise up to resist, let alone the Hexi land where Hu and Han are mixed, bitter cold and barren.

At that time, Wei Guo regained the land of Liangzhou, and he could depose or kill those powerful people on charges of "unfavorable defense of the border, turning his back on Wei and surrendering to Shu", and rebuild the court's prestige and order of scholars.

Naturally, after Sima Yi gave advice, he also specifically told Cao Rui that there were risks in this move.

Taking Liu Bei's entry into Shu and Prime Minister Zhuge Liang's argument against Nanzhong, the officials and people in the counties and counties were not in peace for a long time as an example. Talking against Shu can win the hearts of the people, but they are worried that Wei Yan's sudden peace after occupying Hexi will make Wei Guo self-defeating.

Cao Rui, as an emperor, would naturally not refuse when given the opportunity to take back his authority.

Previously, he accepted the suggestion of "people on the side governing the side", but it was only a compromise of the current situation, and it was a helpless move.

Moreover, Cao Rui is no stranger to this practice of taking back power.

When Cao Cao was in Weiwu, because his power was still weak and he could not reach Liangzhou, he used the convenience of controlling the emperor of the Han Dynasty to allow Wei Duan, Wei Kang and his son to occupy Liangzhou successively; Ma Chao took Long Bing to besiege Weikang in Ji County for eight months. Xia Houyuan, who was stationed in Chang'an, never listened and did not move.

Waiting until Wei Kang was killed, Xia Houyuan led a large army to drive in, to pacify the disobedient ministers, and to pass the right with a tiger's footsteps.

Therefore, after Cao Rui listened, he agreed to Sima Yi's words without thinking, and let him do whatever he wanted.

Based on the consideration of the temple and himself, Sima Yi naturally didn't want to cause extra complications.

It's just that Guo Huai's willingness to ask for a fight made him a little more worried.

Unlike Jingyu and Huainan, where the Wei State had already taken a defensive stance, not only Cao Rui was brooding over the loss of Longyou, but even the generals defending Yongliang tended to be on the offensive.

Gai's folk customs have been tough and warlike since ancient times.

If he had been standing still, the other generals would definitely ask for a fight like Guo Huai.

In any case, the time for him to take over the post of governor of Yongliang is too short, and his prestige has not yet been established, so it is difficult to convince these veteran generals guarding the frontier.

Therefore, he was also worried that after repeatedly refusing the generals to lead the war, he would be slandered by them as "fear of war".

After all, there are many idiots in the army.

For example, Guo Huai, who came from a famous family and had a lot of talent and learning, he was able to understand and refuse with reason, so that he would not have other thoughts.

But how can other generals be appeased?
Alas, my own prestige may be difficult to establish in the future!

He let out a long sigh.

Sima Yi, who was sitting withered in front of Zhan, got up from the table with a tinge of worry, and went back to bed.

If the prestige is not established, it will be difficult to obey the generals; if the generals are not convinced, in future wars, there will be no such thing as commanding the fingers.

(End of this chapter)