I seek economic hegemony in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 102 Sima Yi’s Countermeasures
"The guilty minister sees His Majesty."

In the hall, Sima Yi lowered his head, his eyes calm and indifferent.

It's hard to tell what he was thinking at this time.

"You don't have to be polite, please take a seat."

Cao Rui's attitude was very polite, even friendly.

Sima Yi took his seat. He was calm on the outside, but even more panicked inside.

He actually preferred Cao Rui to scold him severely.

In this way, the relationship between monarch and minister becomes more real, and Sima Yi himself sees Cao Rui more clearly in his heart.

But Cao Rui's attitude made Sima Yi confused.

In other words, Sima Yi has never been able to control Cao Rui over the years.

"Guo Huai hopes that the imperial court can mobilize Liangzhou soldiers and horses to enter from Longxi County and fight on two fronts against the Shu army. What do you think?"

"I am a general of the defeated army. If Your Majesty does not kill me, I will shed tears of gratitude. I have no face to discuss military and state affairs anymore."

"The words of the Marquis of Anguo Township are serious." Cao Rui said calmly, "Today you and I, the monarch and my ministers, only discuss political affairs, not right and wrong."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your trust."

Sima Yi said in a deep voice: "Liangzhou has less than ten thousand soldiers and horses. It may be difficult to enter Longyou to attack the Shu army."

"Does Anguo Xianghou mean to give up?"

"No!"

"Tell me in detail."

"I dare to ask your majesty, what is Zhuge Liang's biggest shortcoming?"

Cao Rui was stunned for a moment and said, "Military strength?"

"It is true that Zhuge Liang's biggest shortcoming is his military strength. In the past, Zhuge Liang could concentrate his forces to fight us." Sima Yi said calmly, "Now that Zhuge Liang has won the land of Longyou, he will definitely station troops in Longyou for defense. However, at first, Zhuge Liang did not It is possible to defend Longyou with the people of Longyou, and the army of Yizhou will be mobilized to Tianshui."

Cao Rui nodded repeatedly.

Sima Yi continued: "A few months ago, Zhuge Liang said that he wanted to increase 50 troops in Guanzhong, in an attempt to make the Wei Dynasty continue to increase troops in Guanzhong. Now why don't we take advantage of his plan and widely advertise to increase troops on the western front?"

"What's the use of spreading the word?"

"The total troops in Guanzhong were 50 and Liangzhou was [-]. Xu Miao, the governor of Liangzhou, led the troops and entered Jincheng County (east of Lanzhou). Ma Yong, the governor of Longxi County, Chen Bingnan County, used false troops to lure the Shu army to the west of Nan'an County. and the north of the county, divide the strength of the Shu army and wait for the opportunity."

Cao Rui didn't ask where the 50 troops came from. Since you Zhuge Liang claimed 50 troops in Guanzhong, why can't I, Cao Rui, claim 60 troops on the Western Front?
The most important thing here is Sima Yi's idea of ​​defeating the enemy.

The five counties of Longyou are vast and sparsely populated. It seems that the Han army has captured this territory, but the territory is large and the troops must be dispersed.

Cao Wei's most effective counterattack method in a short period of time was to garrison troops on multiple lines and bluff.

This was a conspiracy. Even if the top leaders of the Han army knew that Cao Wei could not mobilize so many troops, they still had to send troops to garrison.

At this point, the front lines of both sides stretched directly from the one or two hundred miles surrounding the fields in Guanzhong to nearly a thousand miles in depth in Liangzhou and Yongzhou.

At this stage, the competition is not just about city building, but also population and logistical mobilization capabilities.

After hearing this, Cao Rui couldn't help but continue to nod.

He asked: "How much will the actual increase in troop strength on the Western Front be?"

"30."

Cao Rui couldn't help but frown.

In fact, this number was discussed with Chen Qun and others before, but no government order was issued to start mobilizing this amount.

Because this is a very complex thing.

"Can it be less?"

"I estimate that Zhuge Liang's troops will increase to around 20."

"how you said that?"

"Zhuge Liang attracted a lot of people in Guanzhong last year, and this time he goes west, he can add tens of thousands more people to Longyou."

Cao Rui was silent for a moment, his tone became a little irritable, and he said: "What do the Marquis of Anguo think, how should I send 30 troops to the Western Front?"

"When the country is in danger, we should order all the princes to come out." Sima Yi said, "Otherwise, there will be no eggs left in the nest?"

What this means is that now that Zhuge Liang is fighting with great momentum on the Western Front, Your Majesty can just divert the conflict away.

If this transfers the conflict, won't all the factions be united?

All factions have a common goal, so it’s unjustifiable not to send troops, right?
"Why raise 30 soldiers?" Cao Rui had a headache again.

Increase taxes?This must be prudent and prudent.

Sima Yi remained silent.

"Is there nothing that even the Marquis of Anguo can do?"

"I'm stupid."

Cao Rui did not ask further, because Cao Rui knew that Sima Yi had a solution, but Sima Yi would not tell him.

"How to deal with Soochow?"

"Sun Quan will not attack us for the time being."

"Why?"

"Sun Quan was defeated last year and was not stable internally. Besides, Sun Quan didn't want to see Zhuge Liang take advantage. He would continue to observe."

"What you said about continuing to observe, does it mean that Sun Quan is waiting for the opportunity?"

"That's right, Sun Quan is waiting for the opportunity. After we and Zhuge Liang have exhausted each other, Zhuge Liang will no longer be able to carry out military campaigns, and we will also be severely weakened. At this time, he will send troops to take Hefei."

"Is there a solution?"

"Just stabilize the western front. Sun Quan has no chance of winning if he attacks Hefei."

Cao Rui nodded.

The key still lies on the Western Front.

The war between Wei and Wu generally followed a rule: whoever attacks loses.

The focus right now is how to adjust internally and how to solve military needs.

"Have you investigated Li Heng?" Cao Rui suddenly changed the topic.

Sima Yi's eyes also brightened.

"Send scouts to inquire among the people."

"All this is caused by him. This person is a thorn in my side, Wei. If I don't get rid of him, I will have trouble sleeping and eating."

After finishing speaking, he said: "The Marquis of Anguo Township has been tired this year. Go home and have a good rest."

Sima Yi stood up and saluted and said, "I am ashamed to be your majesty."

"Go back and rest."

"My minister retire."

Just as Sima Yi turned around and left, Cao Rui's voice came from behind: "There will be some rumors in the capital recently. The Marquis of Anguo Township should not take it to heart."

"Follow His Majesty's instructions."

Time passed quickly, and in the blink of an eye it was early May, and the crops in Tianshui County were growing full of grains.

At a glance, under the sapphire-like sky, there is a wheat lake inlaid with gold and green.

The fragrance of wheat is wafting in the summer wind. In more than half a month, the wheat will be completely mature and enter the harvest time.

Seeing this, Li Heng felt very satisfied.

"Li Gong, this is the household registration and fertile land situation of Tianshui County." Lu Zhi came in a hurry on horseback.

Li Heng was slightly surprised. The statistics were finished so quickly?

Li Heng took it and looked at it carefully. Hebei County, Xianxin, Chengji, Xixian, Shanggui and Xinyang, a total of six counties.

The total population is [-].

"Does Shiying know the population of several other counties?"

"The number of people in each remaining county should be around [-]."

"So it seems that the total population of the five counties in Longyou is about 20?"

"It's almost the same number." Lu Zhi nodded and said, "There are also some Qiang people among them."

"If we recruit troops, how many can we recruit?"

"About [-] people can be recruited."

Li Heng nodded with great satisfaction. He already had a plan in mind. These more than 3 troops were sent to the Guanzhong area to garrison Longyou with Yizhou soldiers and horses.

"military adviser!"

At this time, Wei Chang hurried over and said, "Military advisor, there is a problem in Longxi County."

(End of this chapter)