AD 228, September 24th.
Luoyang Imperial Palace.
Imperial Study Room.
Sima Yi, the general of the Hussars, kowtowed and said: "Your Majesty, I secretly led troops to attack the three counties of Shangyong without reporting it. Please punish me."
A month ago, Emperor Cao Rui of the Wei Dynasty ordered General Sima Yi to immediately withdraw his troops from Jiangxia and return to Wancheng to wait for orders.
After receiving the imperial edict, Sima Yi stopped his attack on Jiangxia, and the army then retreated to Wancheng.
Just——
When the army retreated to the vicinity of Xiangyang, Sima Yi changed his mind. Instead of retreating all the way north to Wancheng as planned, he led tens of thousands of troops to turn west. After marching for two days and nights, the army suddenly appeared above. Yongjun.
The three counties of Shangyong were unprepared, and it took less than ten days.
The three Shangyong counties that had rebelled against Wei and surrendered to Han were suddenly recovered by Sima Yi, and the rebel general Meng Da was executed.
"What crime did you commit?" Cao Rui helped Sima Yi up and said with a smile: "I should reward you for loving you, and make an immediate decision to quell the rebellion for the country."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
After Sima Yi thanked him, he stepped aside. Cao Rui suddenly frowned and asked, "Ai Qing, you think that our great Wei company has lost Yongliang and Jiangxia. What can we do?"
"Hmm~"
Sima Yi did not answer immediately, but after thinking for a moment, he said respectfully: "Reporting to your majesty, Soochow is not to be feared. The fall of Jiangxia this time was actually to Lu Xun's advantage when our army fought fiercely in Guanzhong."
"Hmm~"
"What Aiqing said is absolutely true."
"The only trouble that plagues the Wei Dynasty is Western Shu."
Sima Yi said unhurriedly: "Compared to Sun Quan's ambition to separatize the east of the Yangtze River, Zhuge Liang once compared himself to Guan Zhong Leyi, while Western Shu is determined to conquer the world. It is lucky to occupy Guanzhong this time, and it will soon annex Liangzhou. Land."
"If Western Shu gathers benefits, and the three states of Yong and Liang are guarded by Tongguan, Wuguan, Pubanjin and other dangerous passes, I can conclude that within ten years, the Western Shu cavalry will leave Tongguan in the east and reach Wanluo directly."< /p>
"Hmm~"
Hearing this, Cao Rui frowned and nodded in affirmation. The defeat in Guanzhong kept him awake at night. As the emperor of the Wei Dynasty, losing the city and losing the land was a shame. At the same time, he knew more clearly what losing Guanzhong would mean.
"I want to raise an army to attack Shu," Cao Rui asked without comment: "I don't know what you want, what do you think?"
"I think it will take some time."
Sima Yi said calmly: "Although Xi Shu's initial position in Guanzhong is not stable, it is the time when the military is at its peak. If we send troops at this time, we will definitely not be victorious."
It has been some time since Cao Rui decided to send troops to attack Shu. Either he was unwilling to do so, or the Wei Dynasty lost the Guanzhong area, which caused a reversal of the world situation.
He also knew that if he just sat back and watched Shu grow bigger.
The great Wei Dynasty will be in danger.
It was imperative for the Wei Dynasty to send troops to regain Guanzhong, but after looking through the civil and military affairs of the Manchu Dynasty, he did not find anyone who could take command, or in other words, he did not find anyone who could defeat Zhuge Liang of Shu.
Sima Yi——
He was someone he didn't dare to use and didn't want to use, but he had to use him, because in his opinion, the only person in Wei who could truly defeat Zhuge was Sima.
"According to your plan," Cao Rui asked, "When is the right time to send troops to attack Shu?"
He wanted to order Sima Yi to lead the expedition against Shu, but as soon as Sima Yi came, he told him that it would take some time, which meant that now was not the best time to conquer Shu.
How long do we have to wait?
Will you wait until Shu gets a firm foothold in Guanzhong?
"Your Majesty!" Sima Yi said: "Zhuge has always been cautious. This time he has initially set up Guanzhong. The three passes must be heavily defended. If our army goes to attack, it will be extremely difficult to break through. Once our army is in a stalemate in Guanzhong, Sun Quan from Jiangdong will definitely take advantage of the situation. Raise troops to invade the north."
"Zhuge was entrusted with the task of reviving the Han Dynasty, and his ambition was to revive the Han Dynasty, expedition to the north of the Central Plains, and return to the old capital." Sima Yi smiled and said: "Chang'an was the old capital of the Han Dynasty, and it was captured by it this time. It was not long before the capital of Western Shu was moved. ”
Cao Rui nodded slightly but said nothing.
"At this time, our army only needs to strengthen its troops and horses. Sun Quan of the Southern Alliance has made a strong promise. If the attack on Shu is successful in the future, all of Shu will return to Wu."
"At the same time, people can be sent to Shu to spread rumors, saying that Zhuge Liang wants to take control of Guanzhong and stand on his own, and he wants to fight against the Lord of Shu."
"As far as I know, Liu Chan, the leader of Shu, has changed his temperament greatly in the past two years. He is no longer the mediocre leader that people used to say. If he hears this rumor, he will definitely be suspicious of Zhuge." Sima Yi said.
Cao Rui actually agreed with Sima Yi's argument. In the past, everyone said that Liu Chan was mediocre, but he already knew about the previous battle in Guanzhong.
The person who really controls the situation of the war is the mediocre Liu Chan.
If he was a mediocre person, how could he have such a strategy?
Sima Yi then said: "If Zhuge wants to break this rumor, he can only move the capital to Chang'an in advance to prove his innocence."
"When the capital of Western Shu is moved, it will be a good opportunity for the Wei Dynasty to attack Shu. Wei and Wu can divide their troops to attack Shu. The Wu army attacks the Shu land in Yizhou and takes the road behind Zhuge. The Wei Dynasty can divide its troops into three routes to attack Shu. Guanzhong."
"If we send people to Xiliang again to induce the Qiang people to attack the counties in Longyou, Western Shu will surely perish."
As soon as Sima Yi finished speaking, Cao Rui immediately jumped up and said with great joy: "I love you, this plan is very much in line with my wishes. I will appoint you as the Commander-in-Chief of the Conquest of Shu, with full authority to control the plan of conquest of Shu."
"Your Majesty!"
Sima Yi panicked and said: "I know that I have limited talent and limited knowledge, but I really don't dare to take on such an important task. I hope your Majesty will take back my order."
"If you love me, don't make any excuses." Cao Rui knew that Sima Yi was pretending to be this way. He held Sima Yi's hand and said sincerely: "The troubles in Western Shu are the dangers of our great Wei Dynasty. At this time when the country is in danger, I hope that you should take the country as its own. The most important thing is the country."
"Your Majesty!"
Sima Yi originally deliberately pushed back, but the emperor was so sincere at this time. If he refused again, it would appear that he was a little ignorant of current affairs.
"I—accept the decree!"
Sima Yi took over the command of the commander-in-chief of the expedition against Shu, and immediately controlled the armies on the western route of the Wei Dynasty. His headquarters was still set up in Wancheng, and he officially began to plan a grand plan to conquer Shu.
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A few days later.
Public opinion in Yizhou was in an uproar, and rumors spread in Chengdu, the capital of the Han Dynasty. For a time, there were a lot of discussions in the streets.
October 9th.
Chengdu Imperial Palace.
Xinghan Palace.
Liu Chan, the emperor of the Han Dynasty, after hearing the report urging students to engage in Qiao Zhou, he couldn't help but secretly sighed: "What should come will always come."
How could he, who was familiar with the history of the Three Kingdoms, not know the way Prime Minister Zhuge Liang conducted himself?
"This is a plan to drive a wedge between Cao and Wei."
Liu Chan laughed helplessly and said: "This time Cao Wei suffered a huge defeat in Guanzhong. He must be afraid that our Han Dynasty will take advantage of the situation to rise, so he used this plan to alienate the relationship between our Han Dynasty's monarch and his ministers, and then raised another army to plot against Guanzhong."
As soon as Liu Chan finished speaking, Qiao Zhou said again: "Your Majesty, even if Cao Wei is using time, Your Majesty still needs to investigate it deeply."
Before Qiao Zhou finished speaking, Liu Chan could actually guess what he wanted to say. It was simply that Prime Minister Zhuge Liang had too much power, and now he led the main force of the Han Dynasty to defend Guanzhong. If he was greedy for profit, once the Long-Shu Passage was closed, the Han Dynasty would It's so dangerous.
"I'm aware of your concerns." Liu Chan had a friendly look on his face. There was no hint of nervousness in him at all. Instead, he smiled and said, "The Prime Minister is actually a very loyal and virtuous person. I will never do anything like this." I firmly believe that such disobedient things happened."
After saying this, Liu Chan, in order to strengthen his trust in the prime minister, immediately said to Jiang Wan: "Ai Qing, please send someone to Chang'an quickly to tell the prime minister not to fall into Cao Wei's despicable alienation plan, thus delaying the stabilization of Guanzhong." For major events, we must always be on guard against Cao Wei’s incursions.”
"No!"
Jiang Wan breathed a long sigh of relief, thinking that His Majesty is really a sage and wise master. If the monarch and his ministers become suspicious at this time, the good situation may immediately come to naught.
After the disbandment of the dynasty, Jiang Wan sent Fei Yi to Chang'an to meet Prime Minister Zhuge Liang.
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This chapter has been completed!