March 13, 253 AD.
Early morning——
The vast majority of people are still sleeping, and only a few, as well as some breakfast shops that make breakfast, have opened their shop doors.
"Drive!"
"Drive!"
Suddenly, more than ten fine cavalrymen filed in from the four gates in the southeast and northwest. They were the cavalry of the imperial court. Luoyang City opened half an hour earlier than usual today.
"What happened?"
The proprietress of the breakfast shop looked at the cavalry galloping towards Suzaku Street and casually asked the man who was busy in the kitchen: "You are running in such a hurry so early in the morning."
"Then who knows?" the man in the kitchen said casually.
The mobilization of troops and horses by the imperial court is not something that ordinary people like them can know.
"That's not right!" the landlady said again.
"You're such a busy bitch..." The man in the kitchen didn't stop what he was doing, he just complained wordlessly about his wife. Women just like to meddle in other people's business.
As soon as the man finished speaking, the proprietress walked into the kitchen quickly and said seriously: "This is really not quite right today..." As she said that, she looked back at the street, which was not very bright, and said: "
So early, so many cavalry suddenly came in."
So many?
In fact, there are not many, only about ten people in total, and they just come in from different directions, because their breakfast restaurant is in a good location, located on the main street of the city, and about a thousand steps north is Zhuque Street.
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At the end of Zhuque Street in Luoyang is the Imperial Palace of Wei.
"In the past, even if there was a big event, the city gate would not be opened in advance to let them into the city." The landlady said, "Today, the door was opened half an hour early because I was afraid that something big was going to happen."
The wife suddenly said this, and the man in the kitchen stopped, looked at the street outside the store, then frowned, but said with a frightened look: "Isn't there going to be another mutiny..."
In the past ten years, there have been several mutinies in the Wei Dynasty.
King Yan's entry into Beijing, the restoration of the late emperor, the Gaopingling Incident, and the execution of Sima... These are the major events that have happened in Luoyang in the past ten years. After each incident, the political situation of the court will change.
"This..." The landlady was stunned when she heard this.
"Don't think about it..." The man sighed, and then said: "This big thing is not something that ordinary people like us can control. If it rains, let him get married."
But after saying that, he also reminded: "Be careful today. If you find anything wrong, close the business immediately."
"Yes!" The woman nodded in response, and then continued busy clearing the table, looking from time to time to see if there was anything unusual on the street outside the store.
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Luoyang Imperial Palace.
Today's morning meeting was held an hour earlier.
"Start your Majesty!"
Prime Minister Chen Tai was the first to go out and said worriedly: "This morning, I received an urgent report from the border. Emperor Liu Chan of the Han Dynasty raised 400,000 troops, divided into eight groups, and has invaded our territory of Wei."
"Eight-way!"
The civil and military ministers in the main hall were suddenly panicked. The Han army that attacked Soochow before had only more than 200,000 troops, divided into four groups.
Moreover, the Han-Wu war had just ended for more than half a year. At this time, the Han Dynasty dispatched 400,000 to attack the Wei Dynasty.
"You heard me right, the Han Army is the Eighth Route Army attacking this time." Chen Tai said with certainty: "The Han Army's Eighth Route Army this time is Ma Dai, the general from the east of Hanzhen. He led an army of 50,000 cavalry and infantry to go north from Jianye.
Attack Xuzhou;
Han Pingxi General Guan Suo led 40,000 infantry troops out of Yangzhou, and the front army had arrived at Hefei New City;
Liu Tan, King of Han and Qin, led 50,000 horse and infantry troops out of Wuchang and would reach Runan within three days;
Li Feng, the commander-in-chief of the Han Dynasty Navy, led 40,000 naval troops out of Yiling and arrived at Jingzhou City;
Former Han general Wei Yan and his son Wei Wu each led 20,000 horse and infantry troops and surrounded Fanyang County;
General Chen Xi of Hanzhen arrived and led 30,000 infantrymen from Shangdang out of Zhangshui and arrived at Wei County;
General Wang Ping of Jianwei of the Han Dynasty led 30,000 horse and infantry troops out of Wuguan to attack Shangyong;
Han Emperor Liu Chan and Han Prime Minister Zhuge Liang personally led 120,000 horse and infantry troops out of Tongguan and should have begun to attack Hongnong County at this time."
My dear mother.
When Chen Tai finished speaking to all the eight soldiers and horses of the Han army, the entire hall was stunned into silence. No one dared to speak, and the only thing that could be heard was the rapid breathing of people.
That is to say, no part of the land border of the Wei Dynasty is safe. Now only the east side is close to the sea, so the Han army has not sent troops. In the remaining places, the Han army has sent troops.
An army of 400,000 people. Even if all the troops in the Wei Dynasty were put together, the number would be less than 400,000.
"Your Majesty!"
Chen Tai paused for a moment and then asked: "Now we are surrounded by enemies on all sides. Your Majesty, what strategy should we, the Wei Dynasty, take to defend us now?"
After the execution of Sima Yi and his son, the affairs of the Wei Dynasty were all in the hands of the emperor Cao Fang. Therefore, at this time, the Han army was pressing down on the country, and Chen Tai asked for instructions from the emperor.
As soon as Chen Tai finished speaking, the other civil and military ministers in the hall also looked at Cao Fang, wanting to see how the young emperor would resolve this terrifying crisis.
This should be the biggest crisis that the Wei Dynasty has faced in the past few decades since its founding.
Ahem——
Cao Fang coughed lightly, but did not see the anxiety of the ministers. Instead, he said very calmly: "There are no two days in the sky, and there are no two kings in the country. There will inevitably be a war between Han and Wei." As he said this, he paused
After a pause, he looked around at the civil and military ministers in the main hall, and then said with a smile: "My lords, don't worry too much. Although the Han army is stronger than our army, 400,000 people divided into eight groups to attack the Wei Dynasty. It sounds like
It’s quite bluffing.”
Everyone was stunned, wondering whether your majesty was asleep, or because you got up too early today and you are still dreaming.
This is not bluffing, this is really scary.
However, before the ministers could speak, Cao Fang said again: "Half a year ago, if Liu Chan had raised 400,000 troops to attack the Wei Dynasty, I might really be afraid of him, but now, haha..." Cao Fang said, smiling.
He came out and said: "Don't say Liu Chan sent out an army of 400,000 people. Even if he sends another 400,000 people, I will not be afraid of him."
Surprise——
The ministers were all surprised because this was simply arrogance.
The current 400,000 Han troops are enough to destroy the Wei Dynasty. This young emperor actually dares to let the Han army dispatch 800,000 troops.
Crazy.
Crazy.
Crazy.
Everyone thinks that Cao Fang is crazy. Everyone knows that after decades of development, especially under the governance of their emperor Liu Chan, the Han Dynasty is no longer the original Xi Shu and has long been an unshakable existence.<
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"The ministers must think that I am crazy, right?" Cao Fang laughed and directly expressed the thoughts of the ministers, and then said loudly: "No matter how many troops the Han army comes, I will completely defeat them this time.
Let them never come back."
As soon as Cao Fang finished speaking, Zhongshu ordered Li Feng to step out and cup his hands: "Your Majesty, the Han army is coming with ferocious force. They also have extremely powerful rocket launchers and other advanced weapons. I wonder what your Majesty's plan is to defend against the enemy?"
Now that the enemy is facing the enemy, the only way to repel the Han army is by shouting slogans. As a senior official of the imperial court, Li Feng did not want to listen to these empty slogans and hoped that the emperor would directly give countermeasures.
But Cao Fang glanced at Li Feng and couldn't help but his face darkened. He was obviously complaining about Li Feng's ignorance, interrupting his thoughts of boosting morale.
Everyone saw the change in the emperor's face, but they all looked at Cao Fang expectantly. They did not want to listen to slogans, they needed practical and effective strategies. If shouting slogans could repel the enemy, the Wei Dynasty would have been invincible.
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This chapter has been completed!