Sima Yi's Three Kingdoms Collection Collection

Chapter 124 Sima Yi's Secret Alliance with Sun Liu (2)
Seeing that his cousin came straight to the topic before the table was warmed up, Sima Zhi seemed a little anxious, so he didn't answer immediately, but thought slowly in his heart while wiping away his tears: I heard my father talk about Sima Yi on weekdays. They are all "shen dunminda, wise and terrific", but they seem so impetuous when they see each other today?Could it be that the current situation is really urgent?He calmed down, straightened his face at the moment, cupped his hands and replied: "Second brother Zhongda, according to the instructions of my uncle, my father has secretly met with Zhuge Liang before he died, and entrusted you as "in Cao Ying, with Han Dynasty in mind." ’ recommended it to him by the dead insider. In the future, Big Brother Niu Heng will be the ‘special envoy’ for the secret communication between you and Zhuge Liang. He is responsible for passing information between you two.”

When Sima Yi heard this, he frowned slightly: "This...does Zhuge Liang really believe what Uncle said? Brother Zhi, in your opinion, will he really trust him as a brother in future relationships?"

Sima Zhi pondered deeply for a moment, and replied with some hesitation: "This... I'm not sure about it. However, according to what I saw with my own eyes, Zhuge Liang was a little skeptical at first; but he heard that you once slept in the mansion After rejecting Cao Cao's conquest three times, it seems that [-]% believe that you are a loyal minister of the Han Dynasty."

Sima Yi didn't say yes or no, but nodded thoughtfully.He raised his eyebrows suddenly, and asked Sima Zhi abruptly: "Brother Zhi, why do you think Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang and others fled to Jiangxia County instead of Changsha County this time?"

"As far as my younger brother knows, Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang have always been friends with Liu Qi in Jingzhou, and Liu Qi is relatively generous, unlike Liu Pan who is brave and self-willed. Therefore, Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang can only go to Liu Qi's Jiangxia County. There will be plenty of room to use it." Sima Zhi thought for a while, and then he answered, "And, in terms of geographical location, Jiangxia County is also better than Changsha County. It is located in the east of Changsha County and Guiyang County. In fact, with these two counties as a barrier, if Cao Cao wants to attack Jiangxia County along the Yangtze River, he must first capture Changsha County and Guiyang County."

Sima Yi nodded slightly, and then asked carefully: "Brother, I heard someone introduce the situation of the Xingsheng Fortress here. The root of Jingzhou is to the north of the Yangtze River. Among them, Nanyang, Xiangyang, and Nanjun are the first-class places. Jiangxia County, Changsha The county is the second most important place, and Wuling, Lingling, and Guiyang are the last. Cao Cao has now occupied Nanyang, Xiangyang, and Nanjun counties in one fell swoop, and has captured sixty-seven out of ten of the fortresses in Jingzhou... But Liu Bei didn't know , Zhuge Liang and the others, how much can they accomplish by defending Jiangxia County?"

"Second Brother Zhongda, there are many dangerous mountains and bad waters in Jiangxia County, especially Xiakou City is located at the confluence of Han River and Yangtze River. It is surrounded by mountains and rivers, easy to defend and difficult to attack." Sima Zhi replied very patiently , "Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang and the others are running there at this time. It is not enough to raise their flags to make progress, but it may be barely enough to protect themselves..."

"In Xiakou City, 'protect yourself in a corner'? That can't withstand Cao Cao's army splitting into two groups, advancing from the Han River and the Yangtze River, and attacking from the north and the south! Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang are sitting there waiting to die after all, lingering..." Sima Yi nodded lightly at first, then shook his head slowly, "Brother, I have such a guess in my heart: If Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang take advantage of the situation and use Xiakou City as their base, they will go back and win over the Jiangdong Sun family as a foreign aid force against Cao Cao. Well? Then, isn’t Xiakou City at this time the pivotal point in the overall battle situation in Jingzhou?”

Hearing this, Sima Zhi's eyebrows twitched.If he was slightly dissatisfied with the "Second Brother Zhongda" who was praised by his father all the time before, now he has sincere admiration and all eyes cast on him - Sima Yi's eyes are indeed extremely sharp, At a glance, I can see the real intention of Liu Bei, Zhuge Liang and the others to escape to Xiakou City!He couldn't help opening his mouth slightly, and praised in awe: "Second brother Zhongda is really a god! Zhuge Kongming's subtle and profound plan of resurrecting the dead has been seen through by you at a glance..."

However, Sima Yi waved his right hand a little embarrassedly, stopped Sima Zhi's praise, and blushed slightly: "Brother Zhi is absurdly praised. How can a brother have such foresight and supernatural powers? If there is no uncle Sir, how can my elder brother underestimate Zhuge Liang’s plan of resurrecting the dead?" At this point, his throat choked up, and he wept tremblingly, "Unfortunately, my uncle has passed away suddenly, my elder brother is really sad. ah."

Sima Zhi hurriedly wiped away his tears with him, and said: "Second brother Zhongda, since your father has passed away, you are in charge of our Sima family's grand plan of 'turning the world around and coming from behind', so you must express your condolences and be kind. Cherish yourself..."

Sima Yi saw through the blinding tears in his eyes that there was some confusion on Sima Zhi's face, so he concentrated his mind, wiped away his tears, and said slowly: "More than a year ago, Liu Bei came to Nanyang for the third time. When the thatched cottage in Longzhong respectfully invited Zhuge Liang to come out to assist him, Zhuge Liang had a hearty talk with him..." He glanced at Sima Zhi's eyes, and he knew that he didn't know the details of the matter, so he He continued on.

"Zhuge Liang said to Liu Bei at that time: 'Since Dong Zhuo's dictatorship created chaos, the world's heroes have risen together, and the princes have divided their regimes. Father Yan and his son took advantage of the dangers of Bashu, Ma Teng's family ruled the northwest, the Sun brothers ruled the east of the Yangtze River, and the rest Yuan Shu, Lu Bu, Zhang Lu and others crossed the prefectures and counties and caused chaos. However, all the above-mentioned people are now either extinct or merged. , the rest are no more than five or six kings, which is really a big change in the world.

"'Cao Cao of Yanzhou, compared with Yuan Shao, has a small name and few soldiers, but he can use all the strange people from Ru and Ying for his own use. Therefore, in the battle of Guandu, the weak defeated the strong, and defeated Yuan Shao in the first battle. It is really thanks to Xun Yu, Guo Jia and other sages helped each other. Now, he has millions of people in Si, Bing, You, Ji, Qing, Xu, Yu, Yan, Liaodong and other states. As soon as the imperial edict is issued, the world will follow. This is true and cannot compete with it. Sun and his son have occupied Jiangdong for three generations. They used the waves of the Yangtze River to resist the front of the northern army. Shao, Lu Su, etc. are all heroes of the moment, and they are willing to use them for their own use. Although there are not many soldiers, they are enough to defend themselves. Although the territory is not wide, they are enough to calm the people. vain attempt also.

"'On the other hand, Jingzhou occupies Han and Mian in the north, the Yangtze River in the middle, Wuhui in the east, Bashu in the west, and the South China Sea. You are mediocre and have no lofty ambitions, but you are just a slave who guards the gate! Could it be that the scholars and people of the eight prefectures of Jingxiang can rely on the wise master of Yinze? ​​This is the one who is bestowed by God on the lord, does the lord have any intentions? The folk customs are simple, the money and food are abundant, the land of abundance, the ancestors of the Han Dynasty rely on it to become an emperor. Liu Zhang is dark and weak, he cannot resist the powerful outside, and he cannot control the wealthy inside. The barbarians live in the south and wreak havoc. But I don't know how to save compassion, and the minds of wise men are as scattered as sand, and all of them think of a wise king. The lord is the man of the emperor's family, his faith is famous all over the world, and his reputation for loyalty is spread in the wilderness. Yi, protect its rock resistance, harmonize with the Rong in the west, caress the barbarians and Yue in the south, make friends with the Sun family in the east of the Yangtze River on the outside, and attract the hearts of scholars and commoners on the inside, defend yourself and have more, and take advantage of the advance. Wait for the world to have strong captives. In a weak change, the hearts of the people in the Central Plains turned to the Han Dynasty, so he ordered a general to lead the Jingzhou army to attack Wancheng and Xudu, and the lord personally led the people from Yizhou to Weibin. To welcome the lord? It is true that if so, the great cause can be accomplished, and the Han Dynasty can prosper!'”

Sima Yi came so eloquently, only to hear Sima Zhi's eyes sparkle, he couldn't help but slapped his knees and praised: "This Zhuge Liang, who usually just studies in the villa school, didn't expect him to 'be silent for three years and become a blockbuster'— ——To actually tell such an ambitious plan. Brother Zhongda, how did you know about this?"

Sima Yi heard the words, and replied leisurely: "These contents were all sent by my uncle to inform my brother in a secret letter. Probably Zhuge Liang's Longzhong Fanglue has also discussed and exchanged with my uncle many times in secret, otherwise How could he design it so perfectly? It’s just that he will keep such an exquisite core strategy in his heart and never let it go lightly, you naturally don’t know it, brother Zhi.”

After hearing this, Sima Zhi couldn't help nodding secretly.No wonder the second brother Zhongda was able to see through Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang's strategy of "connecting with Sun Quan and reviving the dead" at a glance. It turned out that he had already mastered the core strategy of Liu Bei's faction, and this core strategy-Longzhong was told by his father Nah.It seems that in this world, there are really no divine men with foresight and perfect calculations.

Sima Yi didn't pay much attention to his performance on the sidelines, but went on following his previous train of thought: "Then, Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang fled from Hanjinkou to Jiangxia County, which is adjacent to the Jiangdong Sun family, which shows that they have It is the first step in the implementation of Nanyang Longzhong's grand plan to "reconcile Sun Quan in the east, reject Cao Cao in the north, use strength to fight, and wait for Jingzhou". To be honest, the situation is urgent now, and my brother is eager to have a meeting with Zhuge Liang and the others. One side..."

"Second Brother Zhongda doesn't need to worry too much about this matter." After hearing this, Sima Zhi suddenly smiled rather subtly, "You don't know, but Zhuge Liang must be rushing to Qingyun Villa day and night."

"Zhuge Liang is coming here at Qingyun Mountain Villa?" Sima Yi was slightly taken aback, "That day on the embankment of Hanjinkou, my brother witnessed with my own eyes that they all fled to Guan Yu and Liu Qi's ships and went straight to Xiakou City. !"

"Second son, you probably don't know yet. In fact, on the ship brought by Liu Qi at Hanjinkou that day, Lu Su, the special envoy sent by Sun Quan from Jiangdong, was hidden." Niu Heng also interjected to report, "Zhuge Liang and his After we met and chatted, we already had the intention of working together, and we agreed to sneak back to the north of the Jingxiang River to find out what happened. Zhuge Liang sent a message to Niu Flying Pigeon, and the two of them will arrive at Qingyun Villa tomorrow. met you."

"Lu Su has already rushed to Hanjinkou to meet Zhuge Liang? Jiangdong's hand is moving towards Jingzhou so quickly!" Sima Yi had met Lu Su in May of this year in the prime minister's mansion of Xudu. He was not particularly surprised by his move, but he just praised him a few words, "Sun Quan, who is in Fuchaisang City, is really worthy of 'seeing the opportunity, as fast as he is'." Dian's praise. It seems that Sun Quan is indeed worthy of a peace with Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang."

Niu Jin listened at the side, but couldn't help showing surprise on his face: "Zhuge Liang and Lu Su dare to take the risk of sneaking into the north of the Jingxiang River to come to this Qingyun Villa at this time? Isn't this a suicide attempt?"

(End of this chapter)