Shu Han Confucian General of the Three Kingdoms

Chapter 310 Deja Vu
"As I said before, the reason why Cao Pi was so generous and ordered the world to enshrine Sima Yi as the King of Hanzhong is to make us move with Sima Yi so that he can profit from it. If this is the case, why don't I just use the trick and deceive Cao Pi's main force? , and then taking advantage of the emptiness in Hebei, wipe out the foundation of the Cao family in one fell swoop, so that the world can be settled in one battle! As for Sima Yi, it is up to Prince Zhao to wipe him out!" Zhuge Liang talked eloquently.

"Kong Ming's words are reasonable, but how can he trick Cao Pi's main force into going south?" Fazheng asked with a frown.Zhuge Liang didn't give a shit, and pointed directly at the sand table and said, "Please look, Your Majesty, Cao Pi is now south of the Yellow River, only Hongnong and the two counties of Henan. If Cao Pi's main force crosses the Yellow River to fight, we only need to use the Jingxiang Navy to enter the Yellow River. , cut off his return route, trapped Cao Pi's army in the land of Henan, and wiped out all of them. At the same time, he ordered the horse-drawn chariot to ride from Bingzhou to enter the army, and the king of Fufeng marched from the east of the river. Taking advantage of the emptiness of Hebei, he can go down to Hebei in one fell swoop. Won't it break?"

"Kong Ming, although your strategy is ingenious, don't forget that the Jingxiang Navy can no longer sail into the Yellow River!" Fazheng reminded with words.Since Liu Bei was trapped in Xingyang the year before last, in order to stop the Jingxiang navy, Cao Cao had to pull dozens of iron chains every few tens of miles along the Henan County section of the Yellow River to stop the navy.In addition, many iron cone reefs have been placed in the Yellow River waterway.In this case, unless the warship of the Jingxiang Navy turned into a Yellow River Changjiao, it would be impossible to come and go freely.Through this method, Cao Pi finally guaranteed the safety of a certain river section.In this way, even if he fails in the battle in Henan, he still has a way back.

Zhuge Liang was not surprised when he heard the words, but he just smiled confidently: "Everything has advantages and disadvantages. Cao Pi thinks that he can trap my Jingxiang Navy with a few iron chains. He is really too self-righteous. Although Liang is not talented , but also think of a few strategies to break these blockades!"

"Oh? What is Kong Ming's plan to break the Hengjiang iron chain?" It was Liu Bei who asked, and his voice was more urgent.In the first Northern Expedition, the reason why Liu Bei was able to defeat the strong with the weak was certainly due to Cao Cao's strategic mistakes, but the Jingxiang navy blocked the Yellow River for several months, preventing Hebei's aid from reaching Yanzhou, which resulted in a partial massacre. Hit less.Otherwise, I'm afraid it won't be so easy.The disastrous defeat of the second Northern Expedition was certainly due to Pang Tong's constraints, but it was also because the navy could not move freely that they sat and watched Cao Hong flee back to Hebei.It can be said that whether the navy can move freely in the Yellow River almost determines Liu Bei's success or failure.It is precisely because of this that Liu Bei is so interested in breaking Cao Pi's iron chain.

"Your Majesty, when I lived in seclusion in Longzhong, I made a thing called an oil tank truck. This thing is made of an ordinary heavy truck and is extremely flammable. Although the iron chains of Cao Jun are sharp, if our army uses them Small boats and rafts loaded with tank wagons go down the upper reaches of the Yellow River, even if they are blocked by iron chains, the tank wagons will be ignited, enough to burn the iron chains!" Zhuge Liang said carefully.

"That's enough?" Liu Bei was a little unbelievable, but Zhuge Liang was very sure: "I have experimented in the Weihe River, and it is indeed feasible!"

"Well, the iron chain can be removed in this way, so what about the iron cone in the river?" Fazheng continued to ask with a frown.Even without iron chains, those clusters of iron cones and hidden reefs would make it difficult for sailors to come and go freely.

"I have a plan for this!" Zhuge Liang said confidently, and then explained in detail: "The reason why the hidden reef is harmful is because we don't know where it is. Now we can use the raft to go ahead of the fleet. , when it is blocked by a hidden reef and the iron cone of the hidden reef is found, it can be swept away to protect the waterway!"

"That's great!" Liu Bei nodded when he heard the words. He knew that Zhuge Liang was cautious by nature, and he must have practiced it before he dared to propose this plan.The most critical step now is to see how Cao Pi's main force can be lured south and wiped out in one fell swoop, before he can take advantage of it.

"As for how to lure Cao Pi to go south, I have a final decision on this strategy!" Zhuge Liang laughed, and then told Liu Bei all his strategies. After listening to the latter, he nodded repeatedly, calling it a clever strategy.

A few days later, Liu Bei ordered troops to be dispatched from Jingzhou, Yuzhou, and Yanzhou to Nanyang, preparing to go to the new city to attack Sima Yi in Hanzhong.It is said that Liu Bei was going to use the troops from Xichuan, but Zhao Feng, king of Guanghan, said that when he entered Guanzhong, the Sichuan army suffered heavy casualties, so it was temporarily difficult to shoulder this important task, so Liu Bei transferred troops from the Central Plains and Jingxiang.

And just when Liu Bei was mobilizing his troops in full swing to deal with Sima Yi, a letter appeared in front of Wei Emperor Cao Pi.Seeing the signature and signature, Cao Pi was also extremely surprised.

"Sima Lang?" Cao Zhen exclaimed after reading it, and was even more surprised when he read the content.Not to mention him, even Jia Xu, who is so resourceful and far-sighted, was extremely surprised by this letter.Sima Lang is the eldest son of the Sima family. Now Sima Yi is trapped in Hanzhong. Because the Sima family opposed Cao Cao before, after the capture of Hedong County, all males over the age of 13 were executed by Ling Chi, and those under the age of 13 were enslaved.Even Cao Cao's Sima Fu, who was conquered by Cao Cao before, was demoted to a commoner in the end, although Xun You and others interceded for him.On the contrary, although Sima Lang was trapped in Yanzhou, and his official position was only a Shanyang county magistrate, he was able to save his life and enjoy his wealth in peace.

In this letter, Sima Lang told Cao Pi that he had gained the trust of Song Xian, the prefect of Shanyang, by adding him as the Chancellor of Shanyang County.Now that Liu Bei has dispatched troops to attack Hanzhong, the Central Plains is empty of troops. He is willing to support Cao Pi's army to enter Yanzhou and seize the Central Plains.After the matter is completed, I only hope that Cao Pi can be lenient with the Sima clan.The arrival of this letter immediately caused an uproar in Cao Wei.

There are many reasons for the uproar, but the first reason is that this incident is too similar to Cao Cao's design of Liu Bei back then. Whether it is the identity of Sima Lang or Mi Fang, or the excuse and reason for writing the letter, they are all too similar. up.Back then Cao Cao used an excuse to attack Yuan Tan, but now Liu Bei wants to attack Hanzhong. This kind of reason does not seem to be tenable.

Sure enough, Cheng Yu was the first to speak: "Your Majesty, I'm afraid this matter is deceitful. Liu Bei is powerful, and Sima Yi only has tens of thousands of troops in Hanzhong. If you want to conquer, you can send only one general. How could you transfer all the soldiers and horses from the Central Plains?" What about Kong? In my opinion, this matter must be fraudulent! It must be Liu Bei who intends to lure us into the Central Plains, and then surround and annihilate them!"

"I also feel the same!" Liu Ye and Man Chong also nodded in agreement. Cao Pi saw that everyone thought there was a fraud in it, and immediately said: "Since all the lords think there is a fraud in it, can you follow the plan and give Liu Bei a little bit?" What about the lesson?"

All the counselors looked at me, and I looked at you. In the end, Cheng Yu pointed to the map and said, "Look, Your Majesty, Liu Bei intends to use Sima Lang as a bait to lure us into the Central Plains. At this time, Liu Bei's army must be assembled in In the Central Plains, why don't we do the opposite and pretend to agree to Sima Lang's army going south. After crossing the Yellow River, we suddenly turn around and instead of attacking the Central Plains, we go to attack Nanyang. We only need to conquer Wancheng If we build the city, we can put a nail in Liu Bei's hinterland, and in the future we can attack Jingxiang, enter Guanzhong, or even enter the Central Plains.

"That makes sense!" Cao Pi nodded and said, Nanyang is a rare large county in the world, with a population of no less than 50, which is equivalent to half of the state.If Nanyang, Henan, and Hongnong counties can be connected together, then Cao Pi will gain a firm foothold south of the Yellow River.His hundreds of thousands of troops went south to attack Wancheng. Unless Wancheng gathered more than [-] troops, it would be broken soon.

"Furthermore, the Hu cavalry battalion has been well-trained. This march will allow these [-] Hu cavalry to go south and fight in the field in Nanyang, which is enough to shovel Liu Bei back and forth!" It was Cao Hong who said this.Cao Cao's early death gave Cao Hong an unexpected benefit.In history, he offended the emperor because he refused to lend money to Cao Pi. As a result, after Cao Pi ascended the throne, the first thing he did was to put him in prison.Now that there is no such thing as borrowing money, Cao Hong is still his King Fan Yang in peace and stability.

"What the emperor said is very true. If this is the case, then I will write a letter to reply to Sima Lang, and prepare to act according to the plan. In addition, I will transfer the Hu Qiying from Qianshao to go south, and temporarily hand over the defense of northern border to Zhenbei Zhonglang. Tian Yu is in charge." Cao Pi nodded, and after he finished speaking, he found that Jia Xu hadn't spoken.

"Taiwei, do you feel that there is something wrong?" Cao Pi wondered, Jia Xu seemed to be a little taken aback when he heard the words, but in the end he said in a rare and uncertain way: "Zhongde's plan is very clever, but I think it's Liu Bei's account. Most of you are resourceful people, and you will not be surprised by this. If we easily move our troops to the south, then once the Yellow River waterway is cut off by Liu Bei, our army's return route will be cut off and we will be stranded in Henan, wouldn't it be dangerous?"

"Wen He is too worried. The Yellow River is full of iron chains and hidden reefs. The Jingxiang Navy has already been unable to move an inch!" Cheng Yu said disapprovingly.As the founder of Tiezuo Hengjiang, Cheng Yu is very proud of his ingenious and clumsy method.But he didn't think about it either. It would be too unrealistic to trap Liu Bei with a few iron chains.After Cao Pi heard this, he also thought about it, and finally made a decision.

"What Zhongde said is not bad, but the Taiwei's worries are not unfounded, and it is better to be cautious in everything. How about this, this time I will send troops to the Henan Province, and I will not personally conquer. Pass down the order, with Xia Houba as the front, Cao Hong is the middle route, Cao Zhang is the rear route, and Cheng Yu follows the army to learn about military affairs. Wait for me to write a letter to reply to Sima Lang, and hold Liu Bei and others. After more detailed work is done to find out Liu Bei's reality, immediately mobilize 30 troops to go south to the Yellow River. After crossing the river, attack Nanyang and Jingxiang!" Cao Pi arranged in detail.

The 30 army is the biggest capital that Cao Pi can afford after removing the garrisons in various places.Although it is a bit risky, everyone knows that their own strength is not as good as Liu Bei's. If it continues to be exhausted, it will definitely be more dangerous in the end, and it is still necessary to take risks when necessary.If we can win this battle, we can capture part of Jingxiang and the Central Plains, and continue to fight with Liu Bei in the future, which can also increase our capital.

A few days later, Cao Pi personally replied to Sima Lang's imperial letter and appeared in front of Emperor Zhaolie Liu Bei in Chang'an City.Looking at Cao Pi's handsome and unrestrained font, Liu Bei smiled.

(End of this chapter)