Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 595 Absurd
In 238 A.D., the second year of Jingchu, in April, Luoyang.

Outside the hall, it was raining sparsely. Inside the hall, the ministers of Cao Wei were discussing with each other the war between the Northeast and the West Shu Han.Cao Rui's face was slightly pale, and he stood in front of the map with a somewhat anxious expression.

He didn't expect that the Shu Han, who had just been defeated last year, sent 10,000+ troops into the bandits this year, and the soldiers made a strange move to go to the Hanshui River, and also to the Wuguan Road to attack Nanyang.

The big man's move directly disrupted all Cao Rui's arrangements. Last year Sima Yi conquered Liaodong, and Man Chong, who was arranged to guard Hedong, was no longer available.Although there are Shu troops in Hedong today, they are just a small group of troops and cannot affect the overall situation.

Because the Jingzhou area is close to the border, surrounded by enemies on three sides, and the population is only 40 to [-], it is difficult to arrange a large number of troops to station. In addition, the Wu people in the southern Jingzhou area are more threatening, and the main defense is Wuguan and Xiangfan. On the township side, the military strength is obviously insufficient.

Therefore, the Shu Han took the Ankang Mountain Road for thousands of miles to attack Nanyang and penetrate directly into the Jingbei area.

Just like the first Northern Expedition, Cao Rui deployed his troops in Guanzhong, and Zhuge Liang sent fake soldiers out of Guanzhong, and led the main force to attack Longyou, occupying the northwest.

"Old thief Zhuge is indeed very good at playing tricks, making it impossible to guard against." Cao Rui clenched his fists and whispered.

Wei Zhen looked at the map and said anxiously: "Your Majesty, the situation is urgent now. Please send troops to support Nanyang quickly. Don't let the Shu thieves take root in Nanyang, otherwise there may be serious trouble."

"That's right, Your Majesty. There are quite a lot of people in Nanyang in the Kingdom of Shu. If they are allowed to occupy Nanyang today, then we will have no way to protect the Kingdom of Wei, and we will move our capital to Hebei." Sun Zi said.

Nanyang was occupied by the Shu Han, and Luoyang, the capital of Cao Wei, would have no danger to defend, and basically moved to Yecheng, Hebei.However, the theory of Cao Wei moving the capital did not start now, but after the Shu Han pacified Guanzhong, Cao Wei internally had the idea of ​​moving the capital.Later, because of the dangers of Tongguan and the Yellow River, Cao Rui suppressed everyone's idea of ​​moving the capital.

Needless to say, Cao Rui had already looked at Jiang Ji, and ordered: "The Central Commander quickly summons the centralized army, must be assembled in ten days, and I will lead the army to march south."

Hearing this, Jiang Ji hesitated a little, and said: "Your Majesty feels unwell now, why not send a general to attack him."

Cao Rui endured the pain in his thigh, walked a few steps, and said: "It's just an old disease, you don't need to worry about it. In addition, in this battle, the thieves from Western Shu poured all their power into the east to conquer Nanyang, so don't take it lightly. I can't retreat. Now Nanyang is in danger, Since I need to be rescued, I don't know if you have any opinions?"

If Cao Rui doesn't go out now, and count on the gradually withering generals of the Wei State under his command, it's basically useless.Cao Rui may move his capital to Yecheng, Hebei at the end of the year to avoid the advance of the Shu army.

"Report to Your Majesty, I think that Tian Yu, the governor of Yuzhou, should be dispatched to summon the soldiers and horses under his command, go out of Ancheng to Biyang, and go south along Bishui (Bishui) to rescue Xinye." Fan gathered Chenliu and joined our Luoyang central army as the rear army."

Compared with Cao Rui's mobilization of Luoyang's central army to go south, Ancheng in Runan County, the Yuzhou government, is close to Nanyang County in Jingbei. Let Tian Yu go to Nanyang as the front, which will help stabilize Nanyang, Yiyang and other counties where people are panicking, and prevent them Surrender due to distraction due to lack of reinforcements from outside.

While speaking, Cao Rui pondered for a long time, and said: "Yes, let the governor of Yuzhou Tian Yu quickly lead the troops westward, seize the dangerous points of entering Wan, and avoid the edge of the Shu army. During the period, you must not confront them. Wait for me to lead the army south. Quickly let the governor of Yanzhou Huan Fan summoned troops from Yanzhou prefectures and counties, and joined our army in Ye County. General Wang Ling of Zhengdong took command of Shouchun and Hefei to prevent the Wu people from taking the opportunity to go north."

"promise!"

The local county soldiers under Tian Yu's command could not be compared with the elite soldiers under the Shu Army, but now they can be compared with the elite soldiers of the Shu Army, that is, the Luoyang Central Army.If Tian Yu is easily allowed to attack, his forces will be scattered and the Shu army will join forces to attack him.

"Your Majesty, the war in Nanyang is now in chaos, and the country is in urgent need of good generals. It is better to call back the general who conquered Liaodong and let him go south quickly to support our army. Or go west to Hedong, send troops to attack the key, and go to surround Liang to rescue Zhao Zhi. to force the Shu army to rush to help Guanzhong." Wei Zhen suggested.

"What do you think? Last year, the general conquered Liaodong for more than half a year. The battle was intense and there was little progress. It might be difficult to destroy Gongsun Yuan. It is better to let him retreat to the south to drive back the people of Shu." Liu Fang replied.

Cao Rui frowned slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Sun Tzu said: That's why he rolled his armor and went, and he stayed around day and night. If you fight for profit at fifty miles, you will be defeated by the general, and half of it will be done; if you fight for profit at thirty miles, you will get two-thirds of it."

"Now Liaodong is about 4 li away from Nanyang. If the Liao army returns south and strives for profit for thousands of miles, 4000 people may reach Nanyang, but there will be less than [-] people. How can this tired army retreat to Shu to wait for work? Therefore, how can Nanyang gain or lose by relying on the Liao army?"

"Besides, Sima Yi fought aggressively and made a change in the face of danger. Just send the Nanyang battle report to him and let him make a decision. If there is a way to win, capture Gongsun can count the day. If there is no strategy to break the Liao Dynasty, his I will lead my troops back to the south."

Sima Yi can be said to be one of the few top players in the world today. He has a very clear judgment on the form.Just like what he said about the five methods of using troops, if you can fight, you should fight; if you can't fight, you should defend; if you can't defend, you should retreat.

The opponents who can beat him are very aggressive, such as attacking Mengda and storming Shangyongcheng.If you can't fight, you will shrink back to protect yourself and dare not attack. For example, in the battle against Zhuge Liang in Guanzhong, you can't hold on.

And he is not a general who follows the rules. He will not give up the opportunity for the sake of procedure.Such as rushing to attack Mengda, Sima Yi sent troops to attack without Cao Rui asking for instructions.

The same is true for the conquest of Liaodong now. Sima Yi has a lot of battles in Liaodong, so he will naturally fight.If it is difficult to make progress, it will naturally depend on the domestic situation.

"promise!"

"Your Majesty, the Jingzhou Battle Report has been delivered, and it was written by the Inspector Hu Zhi." Chen Tai walked into the hall with a scarf in his hand, and said.

"Read!" Cao Rui looked at the map, listening to Chen Tai's narration with concentration.

"Promise!" Chen Tai spread out the scarf and said in a deep voice: "Hu Jingzhou thought that the Shu people crossed thousands of miles of mountains. Although they went down the Han River to attack Nanyang, but the waterway was so fast that it was easy to go down but difficult to go up. It will be difficult to last for a long time. Therefore, he thought that the most important place should be in Shunyang."

"Your Majesty, here!" Wei Zhen pointed to the west side of the map, reminding Cao Rui who was searching for the pleasing to the eye, and said.

"Here?" Cao Rui frowned.

Chen Tai continued to read: "People in Shunyang have fertile land, abundant food and grass, and Danshui to the west to stop the Wuguan bandit army. In addition, there are few soldiers in Nanxiang, so they should send foreign aid when they march. Therefore, Governor Hu sent troops to Shunyang to stop the bandits. Xiang Bei went up to meet the thief..."

Before Chen Tai finished reading, Cao Rui was so angry that he tore off the map hanging on the wall, his hands trembling with anger, and his aching thigh trembled.

"Your Majesty?" most of the courtiers on the left and right asked in surprise.

Cao Rui gasped and cursed: "Hu Zhi will harm our army!"

"Why did your majesty say that?" Jiang Ji, who had a good relationship with Hu Zhi, asked.

"The enemy is outnumbered, and Hu Zhi dares to give up the distance and seek distance, and wants to defend Shunyang, how absurd." Cao Rui walked back and forth, emotionally said: "Wu people are shorter than cavalry, but longer than boats. If Wu Jun, Our army can send troops to confront the Wu people. Since the Shu people have taken over the Northwest, Hu and Qiang have joined them, and they are very good at riding and riding. Our Chinese army should also be afraid of one or two."

"Now that Hu Zhi leads the army to defend Shunyang, he will definitely face the general of Shu. With the soldiers of Jingbei, he will face off against the division of tigers and wolves. Wancheng is in the enemy's hands, and Xiangfan is cut off from the Central Plains. Wouldn't we, Great Wei..."

"Cough cough~"

Cao Rui became more and more excited, so angry that he coughed again and again.

"Your Majesty." Liu Fang supported Cao Rui and asked with concern.

"Assemble the army quickly and seize Duyang and Yecheng." Cao Rui came over quickly, and hurriedly ordered.

"promise!"

(End of this chapter)