The revival of Shu Han

Chapter 242 Luoyang and Jianye ([-])
"Wow", "Wow"...

In a study room in the Jin Kingdom's palace, there were about seven or eight people standing, none of whom spoke.All of them looked at an old man with a serious expression on his face, flipping through various reports sent by the front line recently.

In a short while, the old man closed the last volume of the battle report, closed his eyes and meditated for a while, and the moment he opened his eyes, there was a gleam of light: "Your Majesty, the matter is at stake. If my Dajin does not respond properly , Liangzhou will be completely lost."

"Ah?! Isn't Da Sima alarmist?"

"How dare I joke with Your Majesty on this kind of matter. Your Majesty, based on the reports of Zichu and Xuan Chong. The strategy of the Shu thief is very clear. Please read it, Your Majesty... All in all, this time the Shu thief has made up his mind to at least take it down." Longxi and Liangzhou. To achieve this goal, Guan Zifeng did not hesitate to act as a bait and the first line of defense in person as a powerful minister. It was just to buy time for Jiang Boyue to take down Longxi. In the opinion of the veteran, Shangying must not be done. Bao, Guangwei County is lost. I just hope that Hu Xuanchong is not so stupid that he knows how to send an army to defend the Jieting first. However, the Jieting has not been defended for more than 30 years, even if Hu Xuanchong sent someone ..."

The street pavilion is indeed an extremely important strategic node.But the problem is that since Zhuge Liang's first Northern Expedition went deep into the five counties of Longxi more than 30 years ago, the dozen subsequent Northern Expeditions of the Shu Han have never crossed the line of Shangyu.Therefore, the defense of Jieting has long been close to zero.That's why Shi Bao said that even if someone is sent to guard it, it may not be able to defend it.

The Wei-Jin Zen Dynasty has only passed two years. If the Jin Empire, a newly-born country, loses the five prefectures of Longxi and Liangzhou in less than two years after its establishment, then the country's not-so-good prestige will probably be destroyed. It's rock bottom.So after listening to Shi Bao's explanation, Sima Yan also became anxious: "Elder Sima, how should we deal with it now? Please give me your advice, I will do anything!"

Do you have a good attitude now?Why did you go early?Chen Xiuyuan and I have already told you through He Qiao's mouth that the western front should not be underestimated.After the usurpation is complete, we will be sent to the Western Front.The results of it?You have always trusted only your relatives.

Taking a long breath, Shi Bao said: "Your Majesty, the current situation of the war is extremely bad. If the minister's prediction is not bad, there will be at most 20 days before the report of the fall of Shangyu will enter Luoyang. Therefore, we have to follow Guangwei County Lost, Jieting lost, and the connection between Longxi and Guanzhong was cut off to make preparations."

"Elder Sima, please continue."

"Back in the past when Ge Bandits first invaded, three of the five counties in Longxi were lost. Whatever the former Emperor Wei Ming did, His Majesty should do as well."

What did Emperor Wei Ming Cao Rui do back then?Royal conquest!Directly led all the Chinese troops in Luoyang to Chang'an.He pretended that if Zhang Xi failed to take down the street pavilion, even if I spent all the logistics in the country, I would have to fight Zhuge Liang to the death in Longxi to take a detour to Longshan.Such a move immediately boosted the morale of the army and the people, and at the same time completely stabilized the Yongliang aristocratic family who had just thought carefully.

However, the world has changed over time.Cao Rui could do this back then, but it was not easy for Sima Yan to do so.

The first is the gap in the courage of the leaders themselves.Among the emperors of Cao Wei and Five Dynasties, Cao Rui is the most outstanding one (Cao Cao is not an emperor).And what about Sima Yan?Well, even if you count all the emperors of the Sima family in the Western Jin and Eastern Jin Dynasties in the historical plane, he is not bad.But the emperor of the Sima family should have the lowest average comprehensive quality among the great dynasties that have been in the country for more than 100 years.In short, compared with Cao Rui, his military strategy and courage are far behind.Hearing Shi Bao Yujia's suggestion, he instinctively didn't want to go.

Secondly, at the time of Cao Rui, the ethnic minorities in the north were much weaker than they were at this time.At that time, Xianbei also had Ke Bineng.But in the same way, Cao Wei's northern front had Qianzhao and Tian Yu at that time.Now there is only one Weiguan in the north of Jin State.If you really want to take away all the last [-] Chinese troops in Luoyang, what if something happens to the north?
Third, when Cao Rui was in power, the central government of Luoyang was able to effectively control the whole country.Although Cao Pi adopted Chen Qun's nine-rank Zhongzheng system, the aristocratic family began to raise its head.But it's only starting to look up.At that time, the actual population under the rule of Cao Wei was smaller than that of Jin today, but the household registration controlled by the government was more than today. Not to mention, Cao Wei still had a large number of military settlements at that time. 20 troops, just leave as soon as you say.How much money and food in stock does this need to support?In today's state of Jin, there is a lot of food in the treasury, but all 13 Chinese troops were thrown out at once, not to mention Sima Yan, Pei Xiu's head is big!
Finally, Cao Rui's period was smooth and the weather was good, so there were not so many disasters in need of relief.And now the state of Jin...

Therefore, Sima Yan, who was personally recruited by the imperial driver, was not interested. It is also difficult for the 13 Chinese troops to come out in full force.

"Uh... Da Sima, now that the Shu thieves are invading, Soochow is very likely, and they will send troops to respond next year at the latest, right? The Luoyang Central Army is all going west..."

"Shang Shuling, Soochow is not very likely. It is definitely coming. But those Wu dogs, hmph! I have dealt with them for decades, and I know what kind of goods they are. Those guys are more than self-preserving, but seriously lack of aggressiveness. .So, with the current strength of the Jingyang Legion, it is enough to defend!"

"...Okay, but the current grain storage in the court, even including the inventory in Chang'an and Jicheng, is less than 500 million shi..."

"What?!" Hearing what Pei Xiu said, Shi Bao's eyes widened suddenly: "How is this possible?"

But Shi Bao is not a political idiot like Deng Ai, he quickly realized that what he said was extremely inappropriate: such a big country, the inventory has dropped to such a low level.On the one hand, it is true that natural disasters have continued in recent years.On the one hand, there are too many princes and counties.Also, um, Shi Bao's contribution in it is not small.

Sima Yan's meaning is very clear, the emperor's refusal to express his position is actually telling Shi Bao in a silent way: I don't want to be conquered by the emperor.Pei Xiu's meaning is also very clear: it is impossible for the imperial court to dispatch all the Chinese troops at once.

Then Shi Bao didn't want to talk anymore: I don't want to accept the move.

"Hey~~~ The country is difficult, please forgive me. How about this, Yongbo has already led [-] Chinese troops to set off? How about I ask Da Sima to lead [-] Chinese troops to Guanzhong to support Yiyang King? "

"Uh, Your Majesty, I can't guarantee anything. If the Jieting is not lost in Longxi and Liangzhou, I will definitely let Jiang Boyue return without success. If the Jieting is lost, then I can only say that I will do my best." But no matter what, with these [-] reinforcements, Guanzhong is absolutely safe."

Sima Yan couldn't accept these words.But after all, Sima Yan's IQ is still online, he is very clear: At this time, some young aristocrats come out to pack the ticket, saying that your Majesty, you give me 3000 troops, and I will give you back the heads of Guan Yi and Jiang Wei in minutes.But how could he believe these words?

"Big Sima, let's do it well." He sighed very depressed: "Shang Shuling, send a decree to the seventh uncle in Xuzhou, asking him to send 50 Xu soldiers and [-] shi, grain, and grass within this year. Luoyang."

"The minister leads the order."

Want to draw people from the Qingxu Army again?Pei Xiu's tooth hurts just thinking about it.As the only two states in the entire empire without border defense missions, Qingxu has always been the rear area.But it was also the one that was drawn the hardest.Among other things, the current Qingxu Army has just completed its reconstruction this year!Although there are fifty thousand soldiers, it is a question of whether those soldiers can walk parallel with their spears!

But what can we do if we don't draw people from Qingxu?Thinking of this Pei Xiu was a big headache: Sima's strategy of sealing the prince did ensure that there would not be any powerful ministers with different surnames in the empire, but it also greatly reduced the country's execution and mobilization capabilities.Moreover, as a scholar, Pei Xiu knew very well that in such a system of enfeoffment, once the first emperor passed away, the relationship between those real princes and the relationship between them and the central government of the empire is still unclear!
Hey, why am I thinking so much?If the response is not good this time, we don't even know if there is a second emperor in this country!
Huh?How could I have such a rebellious thought?No matter how strong the Shu thieves and Soochow are, can they still threaten the survival of Da Jin?I really think too much.

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Aside from the ecstatic Pei Xiu, on the other side, the capital of the Wu Empire, Jianye.

"Hmph! Is this how your country treats its allies? The two countries sent troops together, and dare to lie to their allies on such an important matter. How can we trust your country's sincerity!?"

"Hehehe, Your Majesty. As for this matter, our country did something wrong. But because of this, our country has attracted all the main forces of Jin's rebels to the western front. If you want to send troops to the middle and eastern fronts of your country, don't you? Is it easier to achieve the goal? Our country really sacrificed a lot for its allies."

On November 267, [-] AD, Zhuge Jing, the envoy of Shu Han, arrived in Jianye.Its purpose is only one: to urge Soochow to send troops quickly to share the pressure on the Yongliang battlefield.

Since Ma Guo insisted on following the Northern Expedition, Jian Wushuang, as the governor of Liufu, had to take care of his home in Chengdu, so he could not be sent to Soochow this time.This time the Fuxingshe sent Zhuge Liang's second-grandson Zhuge Jing.

This Zhuge family member is less than 20 years old now.There are talents and so on, but more training is needed.The reason why he was sent on a mission was, on the one hand, to exercise, and on the other hand, so that he would not be sprayed too badly.

Every monarch doesn't like powerful ministers.If there is a powerful minister, then all the monarchs hope that the powerful minister is Zhuge Liang.Therefore, after Zhuge Liang had a good death, his status in Wei (Jin) and Wu became higher and higher, and there were already signs of "models of human ministers" for later generations.Because of this, even though Sun Hao had a bad temper, when he heard that Zhuge Jing had come, he immediately gave him a high-standard interview.

This matter is very simple for Zhuge Jing: ask to see, talk, and leave.Because the Shu Han achieved strategic deception through Soochow, it is already a fait accompli to send troops in advance.No matter how much you yell, it won't change the fact.Therefore, after sending Zhuge Jing away, Sun Hao hurriedly held a meeting of ministers to discuss how to deal with it.

"Your Majesty, what the old minister means is that the troops should be assembled immediately. Try to send troops to Hefei in December!"

Veteran Ding Feng's life has entered the countdown, so his mood is quite urgent.but……

"Your Majesty, the right minister has a different opinion."

"Oh? What does Shi Ji mean?"

"We don't need to rush to send troops. We will follow the original plan and send troops after spring plowing next year."

"Shangshu's order is not good. The Western Shu Kingdom is small and weak. If our country does not send troops, Jinni's Chinese army will overwhelm the whole line. It is impossible to say that Xishu will withdraw. Once they withdraw, we have not yet sent troops. When the time comes, Jinni's Chinese army will It's on our side again."

"Hehehe, Great Sima of the Right, Guan Zifeng is in power in Western Shu, and the national strength is not what it used to be. Today's Western Shu Northern Expedition troops are by no means the weak brigades that retreated when they ran out of food in the past. Therefore, it will be concluded that within half a year, the Western Shu Shu will not withdraw its troops. Moreover, Your Majesty, Guan Zifeng in Xishu is so great, and sooner or later he will be the enemy of our great Wu. If he can use Jin Ni's hand..."

"...Well, Shang Shuling's words are reasonable. But! Two prime ministers, you Da Sima, you must act early and plan all kinds of preparations for sending troops. I hope to send troops immediately after the end of spring plowing in late March next year. Then Don't be like five years ago, when you can't make any progress for four months!"

"No! The minister waits for the order!"

(End of this chapter)