I seek economic hegemony in the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 345 Cao Wei is restrained all over
"Li Jian dug iron stakes into many rivers?" Master Sima asked in surprise.

This was the first time he encountered this kind of gameplay.

"It's really strange. He got off the iron stake, and we can pull it out after he leaves. Isn't this unnecessary?" Zhong Yu asked doubtfully.

In Zhong Yu's eyes, Li Heng was so smart.

This battle has reached this point, which makes Wei hesitate.

How could such a person do such a stupid thing?
"This Li Jian is insidious enough. Instead of placing iron stakes at the confluence of many rivers in Chen Liu Junyi, he worked tirelessly across counties and counties." Master Sima sighed, "This is obviously to delay time. Now Yanzhou, Yuzhou , Yangzhou, Xuzhou and other places have just harvested, and a considerable part of both tax grain and commercial grain will be transported to Luoyang.”

Zhong Yu understood immediately: "The reason why he is like this is to block the river for a period of time and make Luoyang short of food and commodities in a short period of time?"

"That's right, Luoyang is full of Shu money now, and the price of grain has been rising. Now that he has done this, the price of grain may rise to the sky. Even if we send people to pull them out one by one, I am afraid that this year Luoyang will also It’s very difficult.”

But Zhong Yu couldn't help but sigh: "This Li Jian's war is really not just about fighting, he can think of all the ways to deal with us."

"This guy is a lot harder to deal with than we thought."

"The Shu army also has a lot of troops. If we move troops from Bowang again, the Shu army will probably be divided into Bowang. If Bowang falls, we will not only be surrounded by the enemy, but the Shu army will also be able to reinforce us. Now we are isolated in the Central Plains. It’s Li Jian.”

"Then we are going to give up Guanzhong?"

"Don't be anxious, the Grand Tutor has already mobilized troops from the western front." Master Sima said the matter calmly.

Zhong Yu sighed and said nothing more. He just felt that it was incredible that the situation had developed to this point.

Maybe it would be wise to give up the already hollowed-out Guanzhong.

Having said that, if Li Heng had not tirelessly launched fatigue tactics against Guanzhong over the years, comprehensive checks and balances from resources to the economy, and if the people's livelihood in Guanzhong was very stable, Sima Yi would probably have ordered Guo Huai to forcibly recruit strong men into the army in Guanzhong and find a way to evenly share the burden. Strength, and dispatch a group of elites to put out the fire.

Sima Zhao, who could move around, was knocked unconscious and is still cursing while walking.

"Then should we return part of our troops to the Central Plains now?" Zhong Yu said, "We have enough troops to send a group to the Central Plains to encircle and suppress Li Jian."

It was not only the Wei army that was constrained, but the Shu army was also constrained. It was now almost difficult for the troops and horses to move.

It can be said that everything is constrained.

When he first learned about this incident, Master Sima was also very complicated. He thought that deploying troops from the Western Front would really destroy the Great Wall. But after thinking about it, in this situation, troops could only be mobilized from the Western Front.

"It is said that Zhuge Liang is not dead yet, at least there is no news of his death yet."

"Have you mobilized troops from the Western Front?" Zhong Yu was shocked, "What is the current war situation on the Western Front?"

Maybe Sima Yi wouldn't withdraw so simply. After all, his hopes of spending one more day with Zhuge Liang, who was seriously ill, were infinite.

It's just that the empty shell in Guanzhong is indeed a burden to the Wei Dynasty.

Master Sima looked at Zhong Yu and said calmly: "Do you think it is still necessary to have Guanzhong now?" "How do you say this?"

"One stone of grain in Guanzhong has reached the price of 10,000 guan. The common people can only eat one meal per person per day, and they are not full at one meal." Master Sima sighed helplessly, "According to Guo Boji, two According to a report given a month ago, we have a total strength of 300,000 troops in Guanzhong, and we will consume more than 300,000 shi of food a month. Including military camps, Guanzhong now only has a total of 2 million acres of land. The maximum amount of food produced in a year is two million dan. Even if all the people in Guanzhong do not eat or drink, they will not be able to feed the current Guanzhong soldiers and horses. "

Zhong Yu was shocked when he heard this number.

"How much can we make up for the grain transported from Luoyang? The prices of all commodities have skyrocketed. I found out three months ago that when Cao Shuang was in Liangzhou, he had a large amount of refined salt exchanges with the Shu people. Cao Shuang was in Liangzhou The refined salt was purchased and resold to Hexi and Guanzhong. The amount of folk Shu money in Guanzhong was much greater than we imagined."

"Last year, Luoyang allocated 3 million shi of grain to the Guanzhong front line, and lost over 1 million shi in the process. The problem is that now there is more Shu money in Luoyang, which has caused the price of food in Luoyang to rise."

The more Zhong Yu listened, the more frightened he became.

He felt that since the increase of troops in Guanzhong, everything seemed to have changed.

It can be said that what really affects the whole body is that it affects the whole body.

"If there had not been this war, our next step was to immigrate 300,000 people to Guanzhong, and I would personally go to Guanzhong to govern the people."

"If Guanzhong is not managed, there will be no peace on the Western Front. If we want to control it again now, there is no chance."

Having said this, Sima Zhao's calm tone finally showed a trace of fatigue. He looked at Zhong Yu and said seriously: "Our enemy is not only capable of fighting the current battle of crossing the Yellow River in the Central Plains, but also is proficient in military affairs. Craftsmanship, such as heavy artillery manufacturing, paper manufacturing, refined salt manufacturing, and what’s even more frightening is that he can integrate these with currency and use commerce and war to deal with us in all aspects.”

Zhong Yu felt a sense of despair in his heart when Master Sima spoke to him. He was silent for a moment and then said, "When did Li Jian appear? How come such an all-rounder suddenly appeared?"

"In the second year of Qinglong, Zhuge Liang went north for the fifth time. I heard that he cured Zhuge Liang's illness, and then joined Zhuge Liang's staff. He surrounded the fields and cultivated the land, built cities for defense, and defended himself in anticipation of attack. It was he who proposed the strategy , we fought very passively that year, and even the late emperor took charge of the expedition himself. In the end, the Shu army still established a foothold in Guanzhong. "

"Since then, this person has been active in Guanzhong, Chengdu, and Jiangzhou, and formulated strategies to restrain Guanzhong and surprise Jiangling respectively."

"It can be seen from the trajectory that he is executing Zhuge Liang's strategy of Long Zhongdu."

"Then what else can we do next?" Zhong Yu asked confusedly, "Waiting for Taifu to mobilize troops from the western front. The troops in Yangzhou, Qingzhou, Xuzhou, and Jizhou are all stable. Even if Li Jian is driven away, what will happen next? I'm afraid the situation..."

"I already have internal and external strategies."

Master Sima stood up, rolled up his long sleeves, and said calmly: "The people I sent south to deliver the message yesterday should be arriving soon today."

“Is it for Lu Xun?”

"Yes, Lu Xun has been besieging Jiangling these days but not attacking. He wants to use our power to contain the main force of the Shu army, so that he can finally capture Jiangling without spending a single soldier. I told him that if he doesn't send troops again, Li Jian may want to He only has one month to go back."

"Can Li Jian go back?" Zhong Yu was surprised again.

"I can not confirm."

(End of this chapter)