Chapter 131: Defense instead of attack, Boyan has arrived (please subscribe, please vote!)
Before arriving at Sun Quan's side, Sima Yi took the lead in bowing to Sun Quan and said, "Wei Chen Sima Yi pays homage to General Hussar."
Sima Yi's previous official position was that of the concubine of the Wei Crown Prince, which was an official position dedicated to assisting Cao Pi.
And this year, he was transferred by Cao Cao to the Sima of the Wei King's Army, specifically planning military aircraft for him.
So now Sima Yi is a Wei official, not a Han official.
Looking at Sima Yi dressed in black, Sun Quan recalled something that Lu Meng had requested from him.
At that time, Lu Meng was about to go on an expedition, but he asked him to take Sima Yi with him.
Lu Meng's reason was that since Sima Yi was sent as an envoy to Jiangdong for Cao Cao for the two families to jointly send troops, he should take him to the police to review the progress of his own army.
Lu Meng's second reason was that by taking Sima Yi with him in the army, he could also have a closer look at the combat power of the Jiangdong army.
In this way, when Sima Yi returns to the north in the future, after Cao Cao learns from Sima Yi about Jiangdong's current combat power, he will not easily launch an expedition against Jiangdong.
Although it seems now that Lu Meng's second reason at that time has become a joke after Mi Yang repeatedly defeated Jiangdong's army.
But at that time, Lu Meng's two suggestions convinced Sun Quan.
Especially Lu Meng’s second reason.
Sun Quan knew full well that his alliance with Cao Cao was for the common enemy Liu Bei.
Once Liu Bei is defeated, he will definitely become Cao Cao's number one target after gaining Jingzhou's greatly increased strength.
Therefore, in order to promote his military power and deter the enemies in the north, Sun Quan agreed to Lu Meng's request.
As for whether Cao Cao would use the excuse of hastily detaining the envoy to send troops to attack him in the future, Sun Quan was not worried at all.
After he captured Jingzhou, even if Sima Yi had not been involved, Cao Cao would have turned the main target of his attack to him.
As for the truth and leverage left with Cao Cao, he didn't know how many of them he had, and it was enough to prevent Sima Yi from returning to the north.
In order to fulfill Lu Meng's request, Sun Quan specially sent an envoy to the north to inform Cao Cao that he would temporarily leave Sima Yi in Jiangdong.
Sun Quan ordered an envoy to inform Cao Cao of the reason for leaving Sima Yi:
"Bring envoys with the army to observe the urgency of the ministers' march and live up to the expectations of the King of Wei."
Cao Cao is not his son Cao Pi, who will be deceived by Sun Quan's diplomatic tricks.
He saw through Sun Quan's intention at a glance.
But at that time, he put all his energy on Guan Yu's army.
He had no remaining energy to care about the life and death of Sima Yi, whom he had long feared.
Moreover, he now needs Sun Quan to send troops to attack Guan Yu together with him.
So after Sun Quan's envoy reported this matter to him, he refused to comment on it.
Everything depends on defeating Guan Yu first.
With Sun Quan's support and Cao Cao's deliberate neglect, Sima Yi was taken by Lu Meng for more than a month.
If he hadn't requested an audience with Sun Quan today, I'm afraid Sun Quan would have forgotten that there was still a Wei minister like Sima Yi in the army.
Sun Quan looked at Sima Yi with doubtful eyes.
Although he was puzzled by Sima Yi's sudden request for an audience, Sun Quan felt very satisfied when he saw that Sima Yi treated him with great respect, unlike Mi Yang who showed no respect for him.
Therefore, he asked Sima Yi in a gentle tone, "Is there anything important the envoy of Wei wants to see me for?"
Then Sun Quan seemed to realize why Sima Yi came, so he continued to ask Sima Yi: "Does the envoy want to return to the Central Plains?"
In Sun Quan's opinion, if Sima Yi came to ask him for this today, he would definitely agree.
As Lü Meng became seriously ill and his own army suffered successive defeats, it no longer made sense to leave Sima Yi in the Jiangdong army.
Facing Sun Quan's inquiry, Sima Yi cupped his hands and said, "The foreign minister has this request in his heart, but today the foreign minister asks to see the prince, not just for this reason, the foreign minister is here to offer advice to the prince."
Hearing what Sima Yi said, Sun Quan became interested, and it was really interesting that a Wei official would offer him advice.
He let out a soft sigh and motioned for Sima Yi to continue speaking.
After receiving Sun Quan's permission, Sima Yi continued: "Your Majesty has arrived at the Public Security Bureau, but do you want to withdraw your troops?"
As soon as Sima Yi said his first words, a solemn look immediately appeared on Sun Quan's face.
He didn't tell anyone the purpose of coming to the police. Even Lu Meng guessed it wrong. How did Wei Chen guess it?
"Why did the foreign minister say this?"
Seeing Sun Quan's question, Sima Yi continued, "The princes and princes personally come to public security, either to attack or to retreat."
"But since the Lord came and rewarded General Huang's three generals, he has done nothing else."
"The military situation is urgent and no moment can be lost."
"The prince neither convened the generals to discuss the military situation, nor ordered the army's sergeants to continue building siege equipment."
"If the king comes here to attack, he shouldn't do this."
"Therefore, Yi guessed that the king is coming now and will not attack."
"And if the ruler does not attack, he must be thinking of retreating."
Seeing that Sima Yi had reasoned out his true intentions, Sun Quan couldn't help but take a high look at Sima Yi, whom he had ignored in the past.
Sima Yi continued, "Ran Yi thinks that the monarch should not retreat his troops now and give up the great opportunity to capture the public security forces."
Hearing that Sima Yi actually said that now is a good time to take down the police, Sun Quan had a chuckle on his face.
Jiangdong's army has been defeated in a row, and the morale of the army has been low. Looking at the public security at this time, how can now be a good opportunity to attack the public security?
Sima Zhongda was nothing more than that.
Seeing the disapproval on Sun Quan's face, Sima Yi was not surprised. He just continued,
"Nowadays, the police's hearts are strong and they are very capable of changing things."
"But what if the public security city is about to run out of food and grass?"
Sima Yi's tone was very gentle, but his last words sounded like a thunder in Sun Quan's ears, causing Sun Quan's expression to change.
"Zhong Dayan said that the public security city is running out of food and grass. What's the explanation?"
Sun Quan's face was now full of anxious questioning.
"Jingzhou is already short of food this year, and the police are no exception, so there must not be much food stored in the city."
"In order to defend the public security, Mi Yang solicited thousands of barbarians for assistance.
Adding to the 3,000 troops he led before, the 3,000 soldiers in the Gong'an City, and the many Jiangdong soldiers who surrendered in two battles in the city, there should be about 15,000 soldiers inside and outside the Gong'an City now."
"The food consumed by five thousand soldiers in one day, even if it is not a war, is definitely not what one city can support."
Sima Yi had stayed with Lu Meng day and night before, and Lu Meng never let Sima Yi leave when discussing some unimportant military affairs.
Therefore, he learned a lot of information about Jingzhou and the public security from Lu Meng.
"It is winter now, and the public security is surrounded by a large army. Mi Yang cannot obtain food supplies from outside."
"Under all these circumstances, the Public Security War has lasted for nearly two months. How much military rations will there be in the Public Security City?"
"According to Yi's expectation, within the second month at most, the food in the public security city will be exhausted."
"If the military supplies in the city are exhausted, no matter how stable the military morale in the public security city is, what's the use?"
"Don't you want to devour the police and capture Mi Yang alive?"
Sima Yi leaned over and told Sun Quan his judgment. Where Sun Quan didn't see it, his eyes exuded a strange light.
In terms of understanding the current situation and making unexpected changes, he was the best among Cao Wei's advisers.
When Sima Yi finished speaking, a look of ecstasy appeared on Sun Quan's face.
Does Sun Quan want to take down the Public Security Bureau?
Think about it, he only dreamed about it.
Once the Public Security Bureau is captured by him, he can surrender Wuling and Lingling counties without a fight. The most important Nanjun in Jingzhou will also be exposed to his troops.
As long as he could capture Jingzhou, Sun Quan would dare to risk the world and attack his allies. What else could he not give up?
Moreover, once the police are captured, Mi Yang will fall into his hands, and then all the humiliation he suffered from Mi Yang can be vented.
The reason why Sun Quan was willing to listen to Zhang Zhao before and only defend and not attack after coming to the Public Security Bureau was just because he knew that the Public Security Bureau was no longer unbeatable due to the strong military morale.
But in fact, as long as there is a chance to capture the police, Sun Quan will never give up based on the above two reasons.
Now under Sima Yi's analysis, Sun Quan learned that the public security was about to face a crisis of food shortage, and once the public security was short of food, that would be his biggest opportunity to seize the public security.
Seeing the opportunity to capture the public security forces, Sun Quan got up and walked back and forth excitedly.
But then, Sun Quan quickly realized something.
He asked Sima Yi in a probing tone, "You are Wei Chen, why are you planning for Gu now?"
Facing this temptation from Sun Quan, Sima Yi calmly replied:
"Because now the king and the king of Wei are allies.
If Gong'an is captured by the prince, Guan Yu's retreat will be cut off and his morale will collapse. By then the King of Wei will be able to defeat Guan Yu's troops."
"I am helping the prince, and I am also helping my king."
The reason Sima Yi said is not half false.
Although he was angry that Cao Cao had suspected and feared him many times, the interests of his Sima family were now completely tied to the Wei State.
If Liu Bei, Wei's mortal enemy, gains power, it will be very detrimental to Sima Yi.
Although Cao Cao led 100,000 troops to Fancheng, Sima Yi knew that it was already the last 100,000 mobile troops that Cao Cao had mobilized from all over the Wei State.
If the 100,000-strong army were defeated again, the state of Wei would face a catastrophic disaster.
In order to avoid this disaster, seeing that Cao Cao had not made any progress in Fancheng, he could only plan for Sun Quan.
He hoped that Sun Quan could tear a hole in Jingzhou from the public security, thus causing Guan Yu's army to collapse.
This was also the desperate plan he planned for Cao Cao to target Guan Yu!
After thinking about Sima Yi's reason, Sun Quan didn't have much doubt.
But it was impossible for him, so he completely believed what Sima Yi said.
Sima Yi also knew that because of his sensitive identity, Sun Quan could not completely believe what he said, so Sima Yi finally said to Sun Quan:
"According to Yi's expectation, if the prince stays at the gate of Gong'an City for another two months, there will definitely be good news."
"You don't need to rush to retreat. Anyway, the two-month period is fleeting. Why don't you wait for a while?"
"Moreover, my king is confronting Guan Yu outside Fancheng. If my king can defeat Guan Yu within these two months, the public security will also be in your pocket."
"A prince should not easily think of retreating because of a temporary defeat, lest he regret it later."
"Your Majesty, please don't forget that today's battle in Jingzhou was fought by both your Majesty and my king. As long as one family is strong, Jingzhou will be defeated!"
"This is the strategy of replacing attack with defense."
When Sima Yi finished these words, Sun Quan, who had always been defeated in battles and defeated again and again, was completely moved.
As long as he stayed obediently outside the Gong'an City for two months, and as long as he didn't rush to retreat, he might be able to capture the Gong'an. How could this keep Sun Quan from being tempted?
Sun Quan looked at Sima Yi with approval, and he praised: "It is a great blessing for the King of Wei to have your help."
Facing Sun Quan's praise, Sima Yi showed a look of shame on his face.
"The number of talented people in the north is immeasurable."
"A person with such mediocre talents as Ru Yi is really as countless as the crucian carp crossing the river. Otherwise, how could Yi be able to do anything for him!
The prince is full of praise."
Sima Yi's self-effacement didn't sound problematic to Sun Quan.
Cao Cao, who has now unified the north, is unparalleled in the world in terms of the wealth of his territory and the amount of talent reserves.
Even if Liu Bei and Sun Quan join forces, they can only barely compete with Cao Cao.
Finally, Sima Yi expressed his desire to return to the north. Sun Quan was happy and agreed to Sima Yi's request.
Outside the distant Public Security City, a troop of more than 10,000 people was marching rapidly.
After seeing the Jiangdong army camp a few miles away, General Lu Xun, who was leading the army of more than 10,000 people, finally relaxed.
Lu Xun is nearly forty years old, but because he has taken good care of himself, time has not left too deep traces on his body.
From his appearance, he looks like a young general under thirty years old.
He has an elegant appearance. If he hadn't been wearing armor, others would have mistaken him for a civil servant at first sight.
After receiving the letter from Lu Meng, Lu Xun arranged the defense of Lukou and led his army towards Gong'an City on the next day.
In Lu Meng's letter to Lu Xun, he explained in detail the crisis facing the Jiangdong army.
Lu Meng also vaguely revealed in the letter that although he asked Lu Xun to lead the army this time, it was nominally to let Lu Xun lead the army to break up the rear.
But in fact, he wanted to promote Lu Xun and make Lu Xun take charge of the tens of thousands of Jiangdong troops on his behalf.
Lu Xun, who knew Lu Meng's intentions, had no reason to delay the march for the sake of Jiangdong and himself.
In fact, after learning about the disastrous defeat experienced by Jiangdong's army, Lu Xun was not as pessimistic as other Jiangdong generals.
In his opinion, he had a plan to revive the Jiangdong army and then capture Jingzhou.
Lu Xun led more than 10,000 troops and quickly arrived outside the camp of the Jiangdong army.
After he arrived, Lu Xun was immediately stopped by scouts outside the camp.
After being blocked, Lu Xun ordered the more than 10,000 men behind him to stop advancing.
He took out the troop dispatching document that Lü Meng ordered him to come here from his arms, and ordered the scouts to return to the Jiangdong camp and forward it to Lü Meng.
At this time, Lu Xun didn't know that Sun Quan had already arrived at the camp.
After obtaining the troop transfer documents, the scout returned to the Jiangdong camp and reported the matter to Han Dang.
After receiving the news, Han Dang showed joy on his face.
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