Mi Han

Chapter 254
At the moment when Cao Pi and Xiahou Bajun and his ministers looked at each other, Cao Pi's edict was about to be issued, but unfortunately a minister came out to advise Cao Pi at this time:
"Your Majesty's face is full of joy, do you want to use your own power to attack the thieves?
Today's Wudang is the base of the city's defense, and the tyrant has this ambition at present. He is not going alone, and he should join forces with all generals to advance.

There are tens of thousands of Mi Zie soldiers. Although the main soldiers are far inferior, can't they defend the city and assist the soldiers?
The thief is good at using soldiers. When the mighty heavenly soldiers come, but they don't move in the end, how can he be the one who kills himself?I am afraid that I will be tempted to go deep, and I have a plan.

Although today's tyrants are courageous, it's a terrible thing for soldiers. If you rush into the army rashly, you're just trying to get lucky and throw yourself to death!
Once the army moves, the outcome is unpredictable, the morale of the bandit army is high, the minister fears that although the general has the intention of destroying the bandit, it will be calculated by the bandit instead, His Majesty Wanwang think twice. "

The person who came out to advise Cao Pi was Dong Zhao.

Dong Zhao is an old man who has followed Cao Cao for many years. He admired Cao Cao's intelligence when he was alive.

After Guo Jia's death, Cao Cao appointed Dong Zhao as the prime minister Jijiu as his confidant adviser.

When Dong Zhao came out to advise Cao Pi, even though Cao Pi was eager to win, but after hearing Dong Zhao's advice, his face showed hesitation.

Leaving aside whether what Dong Zhao said makes sense, Dong Zhao's status alone is extraordinary.

Although Dong Zhao only held the post of prime minister Jijiu when Cao Cao was alive, the official positions during the Three Kingdoms period were not simply divided by status, but mainly by the actual power he held.

The post of sacrificial wine is in charge of the judiciary of the whole army, and also in charge of the intelligence collection of the first army, which can be said to be very powerful.

Therefore, after Cao Pi succeeded to the throne, he immediately appointed Dong Zhao as a master craftsman and became one of the nine officials of the Great Wei Dynasty.

Moreover, when Cao Cao proclaimed the public, he was opposed by the ministers headed by Xun Yu. It was Dong Zhao who used his prestige among scholars to smooth out the adverse influence of his proclaiming public opinion for Cao Cao.

He also provided all theoretical support and specific steps for Cao Cao to proclaim the public. It can be said that Dong Zhao was the number one hero who urged Cao Cao to proclaim the public, so Dong Zhao's status is very high in the state of Wei.

It is impossible for Cao Pi to ignore the advice of such a talented and high-status veteran.

After Xia Houba listened to Dong Zhao's words, anger appeared on his face.

In Dong Zhao's advice, he was admonishing Cao Pi with respect, but he was belittling Xiahouba.

Otherwise, Dong Zhao felt that it was not enough to dispel Cao Pi's desire to win.

Faced with Dong Zhao's belittling, Xia Houba, who has a strong personality, would of course feel angry, but he couldn't find any reason to refute.

After all, he currently has no combat achievements.

Without combat achievements, of course there is no persuasion.

Dong Zhao also saw Xia Houba's dissatisfaction with him, but he didn't care.

Now the political structure of Great Wei is not like that of Cao Cao when the clan was still alive.

Since the launch of the Nine Rank Official Personnel Law in various places this year, young talents from various families have gradually begun to occupy various important positions in the local and central government.

Even military power was not started by people without noble family background.

With the death of Cao Ren, the number one general of the Cao Wei Clan, this process was greatly accelerated invisibly.

Cao Ren's death was a great loss to Great Wei and Cao Pi, but it was good news in some respects for the gentry who had been suppressed by Cao Wei's clan.

Dong Zhao, who is now one of the leaders of the Cao Wei gentry, is really not afraid of Xia Houba.

What's more, what he said was the truth. Although Xia Houba is also a partial general now, this partial general is not that partial general.

And as Dong Zhao took the lead to speak to Cao Pi, most of the ministers in the lobby showed dissuasion on their faces.

Most of them were opposed to Cao Pi's personal conquest.

In addition, most of them are veterans who have followed Cao Cao for many years, and their rich experience cannot be compared with Cao Pi and Xiahouba.

So they were very worried about Cao Pi's rash dispatch of troops.

So shortly after Dong Zhao made his speech, another heavyweight minister started to stand up.

The chancellor was at least seventy years old, his beard and hair were already gray, and his face was covered with age spots.

When the minister stood up, his body trembled, as if he would fall to the ground the next moment.

But when the old man in his dying years stood up, the ministers in the lobby who wanted to stand up and advise Cao Pi all gave up their thoughts of getting up.

The ministers in the lobby looked at the old man in front of him with complicated eyes. Their eyes were very complicated.

There is fear, disdain, and admiration.

Although each minister had a different idea of ​​the old man, after seeing the old man get up, one idea emerged in their hearts.

If he dissuades, it will surely achieve twice the result with half the effort.

Cao Wei ministers have such confidence in this old man, it is because his status is too special.

This old man was Jia Xu and Jia Wenhe who were the Taiwei of the Great Wei at that time.

Because of the chaos of Li Jue and Guo Si, this name is known to everyone in the north and south of the river.

When Cao Cao raised his army, there were five counselors under his account who helped him the most.

After Cheng Yu passed away due to illness not long ago, of the five counselors, only Jia Xu survived.

In the "Three Kingdoms" written by later generations, Jia Xu was handed down together with Xun Yu and Xun You, which shows his position among the advisers of Cao Wei.

From serving Liangzhou in the early years to defecting to Cao Cao later, Jia Xu can be said to have participated in all the famous battles in the middle and early stages of the Three Kingdoms.

In his military experience, although he did not contribute much, he never made a mistake.

If you listen, you will succeed, and if you don't listen, you will fail. This is what the world thinks of Jia Xu.

Because of Jia Xu's past and his seniority among all the ministers of Cao Wei, when he stood up, even Cao Pi's face showed emotion.

But after Jia Xu stood up, he didn't make any suggestion to Cao Pi at the first time.

He just leaned on a cane and walked towards Sima Yi slowly.

Sima Yi looked at Jia Xu, who was hunched over, walking towards him.

Although Jia Xu is now an old man who seems to die in the next moment, Sima Yi feels that Jia Xu seems to be pressing down on him like a mountain.

Even when Sima Yi saw Jia Xu's cloudy eyes, he seemed to see an extraordinary expression from the deep cloudiness.

Hidden deep, does not mean there is no.

When Jia Xu came in front of Sima Yi, Sima Yi unconsciously took a step back under Jia Xu's pressure.

Even if the 60-year-old Emperor Xuan of Jin meets the 70-year-old Jia Xu, he may not be his opponent, let alone Sima Zhongda, who has not yet fully grown up?
It's just that Jia Xu didn't intend to target Sima Yi, so he stopped in front of Sima Yi in time and did not move on.

After standing still, Jia Xu slightly raised his head to look at Sima Yi, and he asked Sima Yi:

"Mi Yang can be called a wise soldier?"

Sima Yi didn't know why Jia Xu asked him this obviously nonsense, but facing Jia Xu's question, Sima Yi answered honestly:
"of course."

Sima Yi's answer was the consensus of everyone, he didn't need to cover up for Mi Yang, besides, if he said that Mi Yang didn't know about soldiers, wouldn't he be calling Cao Ren a dead man?

Seeing that Sima Yi answered his own question, Jia Xu seemed to be belatedly aware, so he looked at Sima Yi and asked:
"A man who knows how to fight and lives in a city, if you want to prevent the enemy from discovering your own strength, it is really easy."

"However, now that Mi Yang knows that the Heavenly Soldiers of Wei are coming, Zhongda can easily find out the real strength of his troops. How strange!"

Jia Xu's voice was very old, but when his old voice spread throughout the hall, all the ministers present seemed to have a doubt in their minds instantly cleared away.

Especially Sima Yi.

As a resourceful person who also witnessed Mi Yang's transfer of the army, he reacted the fastest to Jia Xu's words and felt the deepest.

Yes!

According to common sense, Mi Yang knew that Wei's large reinforcements would arrive soon. Even if he wanted to send troops back to Hanzhong at this time, shouldn't he act in secret?
With the existence of Hanshui, it is not difficult for Mi Yang to do this.

Most of the enemy army is about to arrive, but instead it exposes its lack of troops. Is this something Mi Yang will do?
In the past, even Sima Yi could think of the method of tying tree branches with a horse's tail when he was on the plain, so that others could not find out the true number of the army he led, not to mention that now Mi Yang still has the support of the city.

All the ministers of Wei before, including Sima Yi, just felt that when Cao Zhen besieged Wei and rescued Zhao, it was justified for Mi Yang to send the army back to garrison Hanzhong.

But it is this logical meaning that makes them ignore this point.

Cao Wei's ministers in the lobby immediately thought quickly because Jia Xu's words made sense.

Even Cao Pi realized something after thinking about it.

Although Jia Xu's words just now were asking Sima Yi, he was actually reminding Cao Pi by asking Sima Yi.

When Jia Xu saw the thoughtful look on Cao Pi's face, Jia Xu just turned around to look at Cao Pi and said:

"Emperor Wu was wise and brave, and he used troops to overwhelm the enemy, never daring to underestimate them. Soldiers like to advance and retreat, which is common.

There is no danger on the flat ground, and it has always been difficult. If you want to go deep, you should think about the way out. The soldiers advance and retreat, and the changes are chaotic.

When a light army goes down to Wudang, it is extremely deep; if a thief is good at using tricks, it is extremely suspicious;

The three are taboos of military strategists, but now they are practiced, and your majesty fears them.

Thieves have a city to rely on, and there is no worry in the future.However, if there is any omission in our army, danger will come.

When the heavenly soldiers arrive, stability should be the main priority.If you don't break the thief, you can also defend the frontier.How can we take advantage of danger and not be afraid?
Now that October is approaching, Your Majesty has forgotten Guan Yu of Xiangyang! "

When Jia Xu made the first half of his suggestion, Cao Pi's expression remained calm.

But when Jia Xu mentioned Guan Yu's name, not only Cao Pi, but also the faces of all the officials present changed drastically.

Liu Bei's famous general is not just a thief!

That Megatron Huaxia, Guan Yu, who beat all the generals of Wei before, still stood still.

Doesn't Guan Yu know that Mi Yang's army is in Wudang now?
Did Mi Yang forget to inform Guan Yu of his army's movements?
Because of the battle in Xicheng, the eyes of Cao Wei's monarchs and ministers were all on Mi Yang.

But they forgot that in Jingzhou, there is also a world-renowned general with an army of tens of thousands watching over him.

Previously, all the ministers of Cao Wei thought that the reason why Guan Yu did not send troops for a long time was because it was the autumn harvest season in the south.

If Mi Yang hadn't captured tens of thousands of Wei troops to harvest and grow food, and he had obtained a large amount of food and grass in Wudang City, he might have retreated before Cao Pi's reinforcements arrived.

It cannot be said that Cao Wei's ministers made a mistake in their previous judgment, but they forgot one thing.

It's the end of September, and most of the autumn harvests in Jingzhou have ended.

Under such circumstances, Guan Yu may send troops at any time.

Even if you think about it carefully, Mi Yang is deliberately showing weakness, maybe in order to attract all the attention of Cao Wei's reinforcements, so as to provide good conditions for Guan Yu's attack on Fancheng!
Not long after Cao Cao passed away, most of the famous ministers and generals he collected while he was alive are still alive, and their IQs are all online.

Now under Jia Xu's awakening, if they still can't react, then they are too contemptuous of them.

Under Jia Xu's awakening, Minister Cao Wei who was present immediately responded to the current situation.

The first priority is to send a part of the army to support Fancheng.

Although Cao Xiu is currently stationed in Fancheng, and although there is no military report from Fancheng, it is always right to make preparations for everything.

Anyway, the current strength of Great Wei is sufficient.

Although Cao Pi's current army is only about [-], as time goes by, the army he can muster will only increase.

You must know that not long in history, Cao Pi could even recruit [-] soldiers for armed parades in the Huainan area.

This is the national strength of Cao Wei.

Cao Pi looked at Jia Xu with grateful eyes. With his help, he successfully defeated Cao Zhi to become the crown prince.

Now with Jia Xu's help, he may have avoided making a big mistake.

Jia Xu noticed Cao Pi's expression of gratitude, but he didn't show any expression of taking credit.

He just bowed to Cao Pi and then returned to his seat silently.

Listening to the suggestions of the ministers in the lobby, Jia Xu knew that he was no longer needed.

When Cao Pi wanted to conquer in person, it was Jia Xu who made an unprecedented recommendation to follow Cao Pi.

Although Cao Cao has been keeping a low profile since he became king.

But he kept a low profile for self-protection, and now he actively follows Cao Pi's southern expedition, also for self-protection!
The enemy was almost hitting the Central Plains, and he couldn't continue paddling.

At least before his death, Cao Wei's overall situation must be stabilized.

South County, Xiangyang City.

Guan Yu, who was in the General's Mansion, stroked his beard and looked at the latest report sent by Mi Yang.

In the report, Mi Yang told Guan Yu that Cao Pi's reinforcements were coming.

And he will use tricks to hold back most of Cao Pi's troops so that he can attack Fancheng and create good external conditions.

After receiving this report from Mi Yang, Guan Yu kept stroking his beard and smiling.

Guan Yu actually knew the result of the Battle of West City earlier than Liu Bei. Of course, his good son-in-law took the initiative to report it to him.

It's just that because the autumn harvest was coming soon, even Guan Yu couldn't help feeling emotional after learning that his good son-in-law had achieved the results of the battle.

But because of the lessons learned from the Battle of Xiangfan, Guan Yu will not let himself risk a shortage of food to start a big war.

Because of objective conditions, he could only wait for the end of the autumn harvest.

After all, if he wanted to make the Northern Expedition, the first battle he would fight would be the siege of the city.

Under such circumstances, the issue of food is even more important.

Now most of Jingzhou's autumn harvest is over, it's time for him to send troops.

Guan Yu put away Mi Yang's memorial, then he restored his majestic demeanor, and ordered to Liao Hua who was beside him:
"Convene the generals in the camp!"

After Liao Hua heard this sentence, excitement appeared on his face, and he immediately left to summon the generals.

After Liao Hua left, Guan Yu wanted to stand up and put on his battle armor, but suddenly he felt a headache.

This headache came and went quickly, so Guan Yu didn't pay much attention to it.

This is the sequelae left after he was shot on the forehead by Pound, because he was worried that the military situation would not be properly cultivated.

This pain has recently become more frequent as time goes on.

Guan Yu didn't care about these things because the military situation was important. After putting on his armor, he walked out with big strides.

(End of this chapter)