Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 165 Cao Wei's Attitude
Cao Zhen is a great general, completely different from Cao Xiu, who is not worthy of the name.

Although Cao Zhen has the name of the clan, he was established in the court more by virtue of his outstanding military exploits.Shined brilliantly in the Battle of Hanzhong; during the guarding of Hexi, he defeated the Hus to form a coalition army and regained the Western Regions.He is familiar with the geography and situation of the entire Northwest.

Therefore, when Zhang Yun defeated Guanchuanhe, Cao Zhen knew that the Longyou counties were no longer owned by the Wei State, but thought about the next strategy to recapture Longyou, and provided it to Wei Emperor Cao Rui, so that he could decide how to deal with Ji in the future. Han's military plan.

On the second day after Cao Zhen and Guo Huai discussed the issue of Fulong, Cao Rui urgently summoned Cao Zhen to Chang'an to discuss countermeasures.

Cao Rui was in Chang'an, and he had been paying close attention to the war in the northwest. When he received the news that Cao Zhen had withdrawn his troops from Qian County, he knew that the situation was not good, and urgently summoned his important officials to discuss the war.

The day after Cao Zhen arrived in Chang'an, Cao Rui summoned everyone.

Dozens of blue palace lanterns illuminate the dilapidated palace in Chang'an.

Cao Zhen, Chen Qun, Sun Zi, Liu Ye and more than a dozen important ministers were on both sides.

Cao Rui looked at the silent people at the bottom of the steps, and said, "Now that Western Shu has seized the Long, what should the Great Wei do? What can you teach me?"

Cao Zhen took the lead to step forward, cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, the loss of Longyou is not a crime of war. It is the cunning of Xishu colluding with Wu and colluding with us to violate the border of the Great Wei. I believe that we must conquer Shu and regain Longyou."

After a pause, Cao Zhen continued: "Longyou is the upper reaches of Guanzhong. If Longyou cannot be recaptured, the Shu Han will harass Guanzhong day and night. If Guanzhong is lost again, the Great Wei will be in danger!"

Hearing the sound, Cao Rui stood up, waved his sleeves, paced with his hands behind his back, and couldn't help asking: "The general's words are justified, I don't know how the general thinks to cut him down?"

"Longyou has the danger of Longshan Mountain, and it is difficult to attack Longxi from a far distance in Guanzhong! Therefore, according to my opinion, it is necessary to garrison troops in Liangzhou to attack Longzhou. Liangzhou's terrain is condescending and the lord is on Longyou. In the future, when attacking Long, the troops can be divided into three All the way, attack Hanzhong, go west from Guanzhong, and go south from Liangzhou to Longyou."

Cao Zhen glanced at Cao Rui on the steps, and said in a deep voice: "Our Great Wei has a large number of troops, and we will send troops from three routes. Western Shu will be exhausted, and Longyou can take advantage of the opportunity to go down."

Cao Rui was very moved, stopped, looked at the ministers, and asked: "I don't know what you think of the general's strategy?"

Chen Qun got up to go out, cupped his hands and said: "The general's words are wrong. The treasury of our Great Wei is empty and the people are tired. Before the Great Sima defeated Shiting, and then the Western Shu seized Long. Now the treasury is empty and the military expenditure is exhausted. There's no going on."

"The general wants to send his troops to attack Shu in three ways. Let's talk about going south first. When Emperor Wu of the past conquered Zhanglu in the south, he harvested more soybeans and wheat to increase the army rations. However, before Zhanglu went down, the army rations were still lacking. The Qinling Mountains were dangerous and difficult to advance and retreat. Transshipment Food and grass will definitely be intercepted, but if you want to keep troops to guard important areas, you will wear down the soldiers."

"Secondly, troops were stationed in Liangzhou, Liangzhou was poor, and it was not long before it was attached. It was a long distance to send grain to Jincheng. , the people in Guanzhong must be impoverished, poverty will inevitably lead to riots, and the people's hearts are afraid that they will no longer belong to our great Wei."

"Thirdly, Emperor Guangwu attacked Kaihuo in the west of Longxi. If he hadn't come to guard Lueyang for three months, how could he have broken through Longshan Mountain? Even so, Kaihuo swept in again, and Wu Han was defeated. It was not a day to seize Long Gong Ye!"

"I wonder what Sikong is thinking?" Cao Rui asked curiously.

"Your Majesty believes that your Majesty has just ascended the throne and has gone through many wars. At present, it is necessary to appease the people and govern the world. Therefore, at present, you can stick to the pass and recuperate. Waiting for the recovery of China's vitality and the peace of mind of the people of the world, go south to destroy Soochow. If we imitate the Guangwu Waterway and attack Western Shu, the world will be safe!" Chen Qun said.

After Cao Zhen heard the sound, he said angrily: "Does Sikong want to see Western Shu seize the coolness?"

Chen Qun raised his eyes and glanced at Cao Zhen, and said lightly: "There is nothing wrong with abandoning Liangzhou. The later Han Dynasty was greedy for barren land, and did not show mercy to the people. They sent out corvees and sent them to the Western Qiang. Although Liangzhou is our land, it has just been attached to it. Withered, barbarians are everywhere, and the disaster is still in trouble."

"Large land is good, but it can't be peaceful when expanding the land. What's the use of having more land? The farmland in the Guandong is not plowed, and the people are busy with corvees. What should I do? My Great Wei needs to learn from the mistakes of the Later Han."

As soon as Chen Qun said this, the hall was instantly quiet.

The discussion of abandoning Liang was discussed as many as three times from the founding of the Eastern Han Dynasty to the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty.The Western Regions were abandoned by the Kanto family after many discussions under the Great Conference of the Eastern Han Dynasty.

Cao Zhen glared at Chen Qun, the Great Wei was based on the Guandong gentry, and the attitude of these Guandong gentry towards Liangzhou has been exactly the same for hundreds of years.

Cao Zhen took a deep breath, calmed down, and said slowly: "Sikong's words are wrong! If Western Shu seizes Liang, the Silk Road can be opened, and Shu brocade can be unblocked in the Western Regions, which can nourish the country. Western Shu lacks good horses, and Long and Liang are two. The horses of the land, even if I, the Great Wei, stick to Guanzhong, the people of Shu can still invade Guanzhong and ravage our people."

"Now that Western Shu has just descended to Longyou, and the hearts of the people have not yet been attached, if our country can raise a large army to attack it, it will be easy to descend. If we wait for it to appease the people's hearts and absorb the noble surnames of Longxi, it will be difficult for our Great Wei to descend to Long!"

After Cao Rui heard the words, although he was partial to Cao Zhen's words, he also agreed with Chen Qun's strategy of recuperating, and was a little tangled for a while.Um?Abandoning Coolness very much disagrees.

Cao Rui set his sights on Liu Ye, since Jia Xu died of illness, Liu Ye is the only person in Cao Wei who can count on all the strategies.That's why Cao Rui valued Liu Ye very much. When he ascended the throne, the first minister he summoned was Liu Ye.

Cao Rui asked in a warm voice: "Zi Yang, I don't know if there is any good advice to teach me."

Liu Ye pondered for a while, although he didn't want to offend Chen Qun and Cao Zhen, but when Cao Rui asked him, he didn't dare to take his personal feelings into account, so he replied: "The situation this year is chaotic, but it can be seen that it is the plan of Western Shu, first colluding with Eastern Wu, Inducing Mengda to rebel, resulting in the defeat of Da Sima and the capture of Weixing County (Xicheng County)."

"First, Wei Yan cheated out of the Ziwu Valley, Huang Quan went out of the ramp to confuse us, and Zhuge took advantage of the lack of soldiers in Longyou to attack Longyou. If he planned for countless years, it would be impossible. That's why Xishu has great ambitions. indulgence!"

Cao Zhen beamed with joy when he heard the words, and Cao Rui nodded again and again.

Liu Ye watched Cao Rui's expression of approval, settled down a bit, and continued: "I agree with the general's attack on Shu. But I think there is no need to worry. Our Great Wei stretches thousands of miles to the south, and this year we have been hit by military disasters, and no one is spared." , the Northern Xianbei is ready to move."

"Jingzhou, Huainan, Guanzhong, and Hedong have no food left. The general will send troops at this time, fearing that the world will be in chaos! That's why we, the Great Wei, can now recuperate and accumulate food for the army to be used in the conquest."

When Liu Ye mentioned this, Fu Xu said: "Although this is the case, Liangzhou still needs to send soldiers to guard it, as the general said."

Cao Rui agreed with Liu Ye's remarks very much. The general was too impatient, Chen Qun was too conservative, and Liu Ye was moderate.

Cao Rui looked around at the crowd and said in a deep voice, "Just follow what the waiter said."

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(End of this chapter)