Chapter 446 Cao Pi is delighted and dances and dances
Chapter 446 Cao Pi was delighted and sang and danced
Author: Playing with Basilisk
Chapter 446 Cao Pi was delighted and sang and danced
"Hahahahaha."
At the end of July in the seventh year of Emperor Zhangwu of the Han Dynasty and the eighth year of Emperor Huangchu of the Wei Dynasty, Cao Pi made a temporary stay in Chenliu County and Chenliu County.
The news of Liu Bei's death had been announced to the world, and Cao Pi quickly learned the news.
At this moment, he was laughing to the sky in the palace, as if the emotions he had accumulated for a long time were released in an instant, and the pressure all over his body was relieved.
Cao Pi sat high on the throne, looked at the ministers below with a smile on his face, and said: "Liu Bei is finally dead, cough cough."
He coughed twice as he spoke.
He suffered from some minor illnesses last year. Historically, the grass on his grave was three feet high, but he is still alive now.
Mainly because of the pressure Liu Bei and Shen Chen had put on him in recent years, he had no intention of continuing to engage in sensuality and indulgence all day long, which in turn extended his life span by two years.
However, his early years of indulgence in sensuality still made his foundation worse, and he was also worried about the situation in the south. As a result, although he did not suffer from serious illness, he still suffered from minor illnesses.
"Congratulations to your majesty, congratulations to your majesty. The enemy is dead. There will be no obstacle to sweeping the south."
"Yes, Your Majesty, once Liu Bei dies, there will probably be a big chaos in the south. If we send troops at this time, we will be able to quell them."
"Your Majesty has God's blessing for this. After Liu Bei's death, the wealthy families in the south who were suppressed by Liu Bei may rise up to resist. This is our opportunity."
Many ministers expressed their congratulations.
Liu Bei's prestige is very high. After proclaiming himself emperor in the south, his reputation is almost equal to that of Cao Cao. He can be said to be a genius of his generation.
Especially his reputation in the north is pretty good, and the people at the bottom love him very much.
Therefore, in the battles with the Han army, Cao's army suffered repeated defeats. Coupled with the bravery and skill of Shen Chen, Guan Yu and others, Cao's army suffered heavy losses in Guanzhong and Huainan.
But now with Liu Bei's death, just like the shock that occurred in the north when Cao Cao died, there will definitely be chaos in the south.
Therefore, many ministers believed that they could send troops south to pacify Jing Yiyang.
Cao Pi felt the same way.
The strategy at the beginning was to consume the country's power in the south and consume Liu Bei to death. How could we not take advantage of this opportunity now?
But among everyone singing their praises, Cao Pi noticed that Sima Yi was the only one silent, so he asked: "Zhongda, Liu Bei is dead now, aren't you happy?"
Sima Yi said: "Of course I am happy, but I feel that now is not a good time to go south."
"Um?"
Cao Pi frowned and said, "Why, Zhongda said that once Liu Bei dies, he will dominate the world, why has it changed now?"
Sima Yi sighed: "At this time and that time, we had not lost Huainan in Guanzhong at that time. If we had persisted until now, the food and grass in the south would have been empty, the men and horses would be exhausted, and morale would be low. In addition, Liu Bei's death would destroy the morale of the army. It is indeed a good time to go south, but now
"
"What now?"
Cao Pi asked.
Sima Yi said: "Now that Guanzhong and Huainan have been lost, we must attack Chang'an and Hefei before we can continue to advance. The morale of the south is declining, but our morale is not too high. It is really a bad idea to send troops to attack the city."
With the loss of Guanzhong and Huainan, not only their path to advance was blocked, but also the morale of the Han army would not fall to the bottom because of the victory.
What's more, their strategy of consuming the southern country's national power failed, and their own national power also consumed a lot.
Due to the ebb and flow of one another, the food supplies and morale of both sides are actually in a similar situation.
Even if Liu Bei dies and trouble occurs in the south, it will be very difficult for them to forcefully attack Nanyang and other places.
After all, it is true that the morale of the Han army was low because of Liu Bei's death, but if they lost the battle, how high would their morale be?
Therefore, Sima Yi was actually not optimistic about launching a full-scale counterattack while Liu Bei was dead.
After hearing his words, Cao Pi pondered for a while and said, "What does Zhongda mean?"
Sima Yi cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, once Liu Bei dies, I predict that the Han army in Henan will inevitably retreat. I think that we should withdraw the main force and leave only half of the force behind, focusing on retaking Huainan and Guanzhong first."
"Why?"
Cao Pi asked.
Sima Yi said: "Your Majesty, the enemy has the ability to replenish grain and grass nearby in Nanyang. If they send troops to Nanyang, they have many cavalry, and it is almost impossible to rob grain. The number of soldiers and horses on both sides is almost the same, and it is almost impossible to complete the victory in one battle."
"Therefore, marching troops directly from Henan to resist and rush, which is a waste of national power. Instead, we have to attack, and the troops are exhausted on the expedition, which is not worth the gain."
"Only Huainan and Guanzhong are enemies who have traveled long distances. Now they have begun to farm in Chang'an and Hefei. If we let them cultivate the land in Chang'an and Hefei, then we will lose the advantage of waiting for work."
"At that time, Shen Chen and Guan Yu can rely on Guanzhong and Huainan as their food and grass supply areas to raid Bingzhou, Runan, and Guangling. This will already be a disadvantage for us."
"So there is no need to rush the attack in the Henan direction, but Guanzhong and Huainan must be recaptured. If not, their farms must be destroyed to prevent them from getting food locally."
"And now that Shen Chen and Guan Yu have returned to Xiangyang, there is no leader on the front line. It is a good time to make progress. When the south gets the news that we are attacking the east and west sides, they will definitely send reinforcements to rescue them. Their troops and horses will be mobilized.
Nanyang's defensive strength may be much less."
"At that time, we can rely on the advantage of having more cavalry to gallop across the land of Nanyang, harass the farming in Nanyang, and affect the food output in the south. Only by weakening them step by step can we truly wipe out the south in one fell swoop in the future."
By the end of the sentence, Sima Yi's face was already very serious.
During the confrontation between the north and the south of the Han, Wei and Wei Dynasties, the two sides seemed to be evenly matched in terms of national strength. There was not much difference in military strength and similar size, so it was difficult to decide the outcome in another battle.
Just like the Zhao State was defeated miserably in the Battle of Changping, but the Qin State was also victorious. After the war, the Qin State could not annex the Zhao State.
What's more, the two sides are still in a confrontation period.
Therefore, in terms of strategy, Cao Wei should choose a better strategy to consume the enemy's national power and thus seize the strategic initiative.
Originally there was a stalemate in Henan. Guanzhong and Huainan took advantage of the lack of human habitation for thousands of miles to turn the Han army into an expedition. They waited for work at leisure. This was a completely correct strategy. As long as they could defend it and wait for Liu Bei to die, the opponent would be exhausted and demoralized.
The army moves south, and there is an opportunity to plow the courtyard and clear out the holes.
It's a pity that Shen Chen and Guan Yu were too fierce to resist, and they actually defeated Chang'an and Hefei within a year, causing them to lose the strategic initiative. So in terms of overall strategy, Sima Yi had to consider whether he could win another battle.
The answer is obviously unlikely.
Therefore, the strategy had to be redeployed. Sima Yi believed that after losing Guanzhong and Huainan, it was impossible to attack again. It was best for both sides to call a truce and wait for the opportunity.
But doing nothing at the juncture of Liu Bei's death would be too passive, not to mention watching the Han army manage Guanzhong and Huainan.
Therefore, Sima Yi felt that there was a truce in the middle and the fighting continued on the east and west fronts. At this time, Shen Chen and Guan Yu left the front line and returned to Xiangyang due to the death of Liu Bei. Without the backbone, the combat effectiveness of the Han army would inevitably be affected to a certain extent.
If they can take advantage of the current military situation and quickly recapture Guanzhong and Huainan, then they can regain the strategic initiative.
It doesn't matter if I don't take it back.
When Xiangyang gets the news, they will definitely re-send Shen Chen and Guan Yu with reinforcements to rescue separately. In this way, the defense of the Nanyang area in the middle will be weak. Perhaps at that time, they can also take advantage of the many cavalry of the Cao Wei court in the north to attack the Nanyang area. A certain amount of harassment.
So in summary, Sima Yi wanted to kill two birds with one stone. If he couldn't take advantage of Liu Bei's death and the situation in the south was unstable, he wanted to annex the south, so at least he had to take advantage and regain the lost land.
This would be better than the disadvantageous situation they are currently in.
After hearing Sima Yi's words, Cao Pi thought for a while, turned to look at Chen Qun and said, "Changwen, what do you think?"
Chen Qun thought for a while and said: "I think Zhongda's words are not inappropriate. It would be fine before Zhuge Liang pacified Nanzhong. After pacifying Nanzhong, even if Liu Beixin dies, the general situation in the south will still be difficult to be turbulent immediately."
"Isn't there Sun Quan?"
Cao Pi was puzzled and said: "We have already contacted Sun Quan. There are many aristocratic families in Jiangdong who are willing to send troops. As long as we have tens of thousands of soldiers and horses to cooperate with Cao Xiu, can I take Jiangdong first?"
Sima Yi replied: "I'm afraid it's difficult. Sun Quan is indeed our back-up, but he also has small thoughts of returning to Jiangdong. Even if he successfully starts an uprising in the rear and retakes Jiangdong, he will not immediately send troops to Huainan." If we attack Guan Yu from both sides, we will just sit on the mountain and watch the fight between tigers and wait for us to find out the result. Therefore, Sun Quan can only use the opportunity to cause trouble in the rear of Jiangdong, but cannot pin his hopes on him."
"good."
Chen Qun also said: "What's more, Sun Quan is still in Xiangyang. Although Liu Bei is dead, if we send troops, maybe he can escape in the chaos. But with Liu Bei's current prestige in Jiangdong, even if he returns to Jiangdong, the people will not be sure Will follow him to cause chaos, so I think, as Zhongda said, I cannot place my hopes on Sun Quan."
"I heard that the people in Jiangdong are all grateful to Liu Bei, but only the Jiangdong family hates Liu Bei. If you look at it this way, the uprising force in Jiangdong is only tens of thousands of people from the family, and the Shanyue people have always expressed their surrender to Liu Bei."
"Yes, if you think about it this way, Sun Quan will definitely not be able to stir up any trouble. It may be impossible to use his hand to make the south more chaotic."
"But it would be good if we can use him to capture Huainan first and then threaten Jiangdong."
"That makes sense."
Next, Dong Zhao, Jiang Ji, Liu Ye and others expressed their opinions.
They all thought that Sun Quan could not make any trouble.
The main reason is that the people in Jiangdong are no longer of the same mind as Sun Quan.
Previously, Sun Quan could control the people in Jiangdong through aristocratic families, thereby recruiting soldiers, horses, and food.
But now the production relations in Jiangdong have changed.
It turned out that most of the people in Jiangdong were controlled by aristocratic families, but the aristocratic families fought too many defeats with Sun Quan, causing serious losses.
Then Liu Bei occupied Jiangdong, forced the Jiangdong family to hand over their population and land, and launched some purges.
In order to save their lives, the Jiangdong family had no choice but to cooperate. As a result, they now cannot control such a large population, and the people do not need to rely on the family's face to live.
Under such circumstances, who would follow Sun Quan in rebellion?
Therefore, Cao Pi's group of advisers all believe that even if Sun Quan returns to Jiangdong now, he will at most unite some Jiangdong families who are dissatisfied with Liu Bei's robbery of their population and land to raise an army.
Based on the current remaining strength of the Jiangdong family, the number of troops will probably not exceed 30,000, and most of them will be a ragtag group, so their strength will not be too high.
In this case, Sun Quan's role has obviously been much smaller.
However, since Sun Quan cannot be used to help Cao Wei and Cao Wei takes the opportunity to occupy Jiangdong, it is still good to take back Huainan when Sun Quan launches civil strife and Guan Yu must return to quell the rebellion.
Guan Yu fought hard in Hefei for a year, consuming a lot of the southern country's national power, and then took it back, and continued to involve a third of the Han army with a small force. This deal was a good deal.
After hearing everyone's opinions, Cao Pi pondered for a while, nodded and said, "Well, what Zhongda said makes sense, so let's do what Zhongda said."
Sima Yi rolled his eyes and suddenly said: "Your Majesty, if the South withdraws its troops, it may not be appropriate to immediately attack Huainan and Guanzhong. The South will not be unwary. It will tighten the defense of Chang'an and Hefei when the time comes, which is not good.
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"oh?"
Cao Pi stuck his head out and asked, "What's Zhongda's clever plan?"
Sima Yi said: "Your Majesty can send envoys to express condolences to Liu Bei in advance, and if you are willing to stop with them, then withdraw your troops back to Luoyang, where they will sing, dance and feast all day long. After Zhuge Liang heard about it, he must have felt that we will not go south again, and when the time comes they will relax their vigilance.
, suddenly united with Sun Quan and launched troops against Huainan."
"Wonderful."
Dong Zhao stroked his beard and said: "If we take Huainan first, the south will immediately send troops and horses down the river to rescue Guan Yu. At this time, Chang'an will be isolated and helpless. If we send the main force directly to Chang'an, we may be able to gain an advantage in the east and west."
"good."
Sima Yi nodded and said: "As long as we can severely damage Shen Chen and Guan Yu's troops, we can still have the upper hand. Now that Liangzhou and Hanzhong are in the hands of the south, even if we recapture Chang'an, it is impossible to continue to invade Bashu, so I think
, the focus should be on Huainan, taking advantage of the chaos in Jiangdong, we must let the south fall into a situation where there will be no rest for a moment."
"I understand what Zhongda means."
Cao Pi nodded and said with a smile: "Did Zhongda ask him to learn from Liu Bang and build a plank road openly and secretly to Chencang to show that I have no intention of going east, so as to deceive Zhuge Liang?"
Liu Bang was named the King of Han, and Hanzhong became his fiefdom. In order to paralyze Xiang Yu, Liu Bang burned the plank road in Hanzhong and sang and danced all day long, making Xiang Yu think that he had no intention of leaving Guanzhong, so he went north to attack Qi with confidence.
As a result, Liu Bang took the opportunity to leave Chencang and capture Guanzhong, and finally swept the world and established the Han Dynasty.
Sima Yi said: "Only by making the south feel that your majesty has no intention to continue to use troops, can we relax our vigilance. At the critical moment, once Sun Quan launches a rebellion, the enemy's attention will be all on Huainan, and that is when we march."
"okay."
Cao Pi nodded in agreement and said: "Then I will learn from Liu Bang. Since we want to sing, dance and have a banquet, why go back to Luoyang? Come on, let's sing and dance!"
"Sing and dance!"
As the attendant shouted, the kabuki girl hiding behind suddenly came out and performed a dance.
At the same time, banquets were served one after another, and food and drinks were placed on everyone's tables.
For a while.
The whole house became peaceful, and the birds sang and danced.