Shu Chen

Chapter 358
Only five days after Sima Yi's submission to Luoyang, Cao Rui's reply arrived in Chencang.

And not in the form of an edict, but to order Wei Wu's adopted son Qin Lang to gallop here in person - the real reason why Cao Rui insisted on fighting cannot be conveyed in the recorded edict.

When Qin Lang saw him, he was not polite, and said in a whisper: "The general may not know, as soon as Luoyang Zhongjun returned, the bandit Wu who had already stopped his troops attacked Jiangxia again. Although there were only three or four thousand soldiers The Malays only plundered more than [-] Li and Shu who were repairing the fortifications outside the city, but all the princes in the court agreed that Wanluo must not lose, and unanimously declared that more troops should be sent to Jingxiang!"

It also made Sima Yi dumbfounded immediately.

The ups and downs of the officialdom have been ups and downs for many years, and he is as resourceful as he is, and it is generally clear when he hears it.

With a reason related to Wanluo's safety, the Kanto aristocratic family can once again promote the previous remarks of "abandoning Liangzhou and using Guanzhong as a barrier for Luoyang".

In other words, Cao Rui was worried that if he could not send troops this year to waste the foundation of the war against Shu, he feared that he would have no chance in the future.

Sun Quan, the son of a thief, is currently stationed in Wuchang, and he even uses troops in winter. It can be said that next year when there is plenty of rain in summer, he will come again to invade the country!At that time, the State of Wei increased its troops to Jingxiang and frequently fought against the thief Wu. Not to mention the opposition from the wealthy families in the Kanto region, even some important ministers who originally supported the attack on Shu would refute the theory of fighting on two fronts!

Alas, time is too late for me.
However, how can the implementation of this plan make any contribution to the lack of cavalry to contain the forces of Nishu and Hexi?
After hearing this, Sima Yi sighed quietly in his heart.

After introducing Qin Lang into the General's office, Fang said softly, "I know what the general said and what His Majesty's concerns are. However, I feel uneasy. In war, we should first think about defeat and then victory. Now the decision to send troops is over If it is lost, if it is carried out hastily, the previous strategic intention may not be fully understood. What's more, it will be counterproductive, and it will waste countless military strength and food and fodder without achieving an inch of success, so that it will be unable to resume the attack against Shu in the future."

Qin Lang, who just spread his legs sideways and supported his body with his elbows, squeezed out a smile when he heard the words.

Now that it is very close to the season when the big river in the city of Shuyin freezes, the emperor Cao Rui urged him to be anxious. He did not dare to waste time on the journey, so he changed horses for thousands of miles without changing people and galloped day and night. The pain was unbearable.

"The general is worried that there will be insufficient cavalry, so that he will not be able to contain the troops in Nishu and Hexi? The emperor sent me to Guanzhong this time to let me temporarily listen to the command of the general. At most three days later, three thousand tiger and leopard cavalry will arrive. .”

Ok?
Sima Yi was surprised again.

Tiger and Leopard Cavalry has now become the emperor's forbidden army in the Wei state, and non-clan members or Qiao Peiyuan can not serve as governors, and they rarely leave the emperor's side.Now that Cao Rui sent all the tiger and leopard riders here, it can be seen how fierce Luo Yang's voice against the war in Hexi is!
Seeing that Sima Yi was surprised and silent, Qin Lang thought that he was worried that after the tiger and leopard riders were transferred here, the thief Wu would invade the border in the future and the Luoyang army would not be able to rescue them in time, so he continued to explain.

"Before I came, Your Majesty also said that the area from Jiangxia County to Jiangling City in the thief Wu (Yunmeng Lake) is flooded with water, soil leaks and mud pits are densely covered, which is not conducive to the cavalry. The tiger and leopard cavalry will be temporarily used for the battle in Hexi. It doesn't matter if Wu came to help the thief and committed crimes. Besides, the general guarded the two prefectures of Henan and Jingzhou before, so he should know that a lot of farmland in Xuchang has been abandoned. When the important officials of the court are discussing the strategy of resisting the thief Wu, the emperor used the performance of the general who conquered the east, Man Boning. It is stated that the garrison fields in Xuchang and Runan will be restored to prepare for the needs of the soldiers stationed in Huaiyou and Jingxiang. In this way, the army does not need to transfer food and fodder. .”

That's it!

If it is true that the fields are prepared for military affairs, it is not a concern for the mere thief Wu to commit crimes.

"This is a great move!"

Sima Yi, who had always held the idea of ​​"self-sufficiency of soldiers and soldiers", immediately clapped his hands and praised, "Man Boning's important ministers of the three dynasties are indeed the most important weapon of our Wei State's imperial thief Wu!"

However, Qin Lang's face became weird after hearing this.

It also made Sima Yi curious, and asked, "Looking at the color of the king, it seems that what I said is inappropriate?"

"Heh~~~"

With a chuckle, Qin Lang picked up the warm wine and took a sip, then said with a smile, "Maybe the general doesn't know, but Man Boning said in the above table that when he responded to His Majesty's question, he still claimed that the current plan would never attack Shu." !"

uh~~
Sima Yi responded silently.

Because he knew that although Man Chong was also a Kanto scholar, there was no such thing as "abandoning Liangzhou".And Man Chong has a great strategy in mind, since he is not optimistic about the war against Shu, he has a basis for it.

Maybe there's something missing in my strategy?

Or, did Man Boning think that the current Guanzhong army is no longer an enemy against Shu?

Involuntarily, some doubts arose in Sima Yi's heart.

Since he became the governor of Yongliang, he has been under tremendous pressure in his heart.

Not only is the Han army occupying Longyou and Hexi, and it is difficult for him to use the advantages of the land to win the battle; it is also because the emperor Cao Rui is worried about the loss of territory, and the arrogant soldiers under his command are submissive. Dissatisfied.

Therefore, he has been walking on eggshells and suffering.

After nearly two years of dormancy, now it's finally time to establish his own reputation and use troops against Nishu. The commander-in-chief who is far away on the Huaiyou battlefield is not optimistic. How can he not make him doubt himself?

After thinking about it, he smacked his own plan one by one, and Sima Yi, who didn't find any omissions, couldn't hold back after all, and asked doubts, "I don't know why Man Boning is so assertive? Please also explain in detail."

"Man Boning asserts that our country will never go to war, and the national strength will be greatly depleted."

Qin Lang replied softly, "This is also the reason why your Majesty ordered me to come here. Your Majesty said that the general said, "Although the national power of the thief Wu is stronger than that of Nishu, the trouble of Nishu is more serious than that of the thief Wu. Today, the general is planning for the country. , even if all the lords think it is impossible, I will support it with all my strength, but I hope the general will report success in the future!'”

At this point, Qin Lang paused for a while, looked at Sima Yi's eyes and said slowly.

"Your Majesty's plan for the general can be used, not only to make the court officials re-discuss Man Boning's theory of 'abandoning Jiangxia Shiyang City, using Anlu County and Yiyang Three Passes as barriers, and forcing the thief Wu to go ashore to fight'; and He also appointed Xia Houxian as Beizhong Lang, and the son of the former Yanmen prefect Qianzhao as Li Feng, and they went to Youzhou to form Wuhuan Tuqi."

"When the general sent troops to fight Jiang Xia, His Majesty had a discussion with him, and I was honored to be present. Du Zixu said that the thief Wu is a clown who jumps on the bridge, and that against Shu is the enemy of life and death. It is different. Your Majesty deeply agrees, and He sighed and said, 'It is better to abandon Jiangxia County in Jingzhou and the thief Wu, and not to rebel against Shu and occupy half an inch of Hexi territory!'"

"I will paraphrase what your Majesty said. But I hope that the general will not worry about other things, and work bravely. In the first battle, he will defeat Shu, and we will avenge the previous humiliation of Wei!"

(End of this chapter)