Chapter 158 Sima Yi fights Zhuge Liang again (please order)
Xu Miao, the governor of Liangzhou, fled all the way back to Wuwei. He immediately wrote a memorial and sent someone to Luoyang to report to Wei Emperor Cao Rui that Ma Di had conquered three Qiang tribes.
Cao Rui realized that the situation was serious and summoned all civil and military officials to discuss countermeasures.
In the court, Cao Ruigang proposed to launch an army to attack Shu, but all the civil and military officials were silent.
Chen Qun and Sima Yi, the two ministers who cared about the Ming Dynasty, also strongly opposed the invasion of Shu.
This is not because they are timid.
Every family has its cupboard.
It is true that the Wei State is the country with the strongest military force and the strongest national power among the three countries, but it is unable to launch a large-scale attack on the Shu Han at this time.
In the four years since Cao Rui ascended the throne, he fought two wars with Wu and three times with Shu. Except for the Battle of Shiting, which was a quick defeat, the other wars lasted for a long time.
Frequent wars are a heavy trauma to a country that is difficult to recover from in the short term.
No matter how big a country is, it will perish if it is warlike.
Moreover, Wei suffered more defeats than wins in these wars and suffered huge losses.
Even if Wei could withstand such losses, the war against Wu had just ended in April and it had just entered June. How could it still start a war against Shu?
The soldiers' old wounds have not yet healed.
No country can withstand such an intensive war!
Cao Rui looked around at everyone and sighed secretly.
He is not an emperor who is ignorant of the country's conditions.
Therefore, even if Sima Yi and Chen Qun are telling the truth, the situation has come to this point and it is impossible not to conquer Shu!
Shu can no longer be allowed to quietly grow in power.
"My lords, the Shu Kingdom has conquered the Yinping Qiang and Dong Qiang in just two years. We will first eliminate the Qiang, then burn the Dang Qiang, and then allow them to develop. Our western front of the Wei Dynasty will be faced with a flanking attack by Shu and Qiang. In this way What's the situation?"
Sima Yi and Chen Qun looked at each other, and the latter stepped out of the queue and said: "Your Majesty, the Western Qiang people have always been barbaric and dissatisfied with the kingship of the Central Plains. It is expected that Ma Su will not be able to deeply control the Qiang land in a short time. Moreover, the Qiang people are capricious. If When I use it, I only need to send a eloquent person to tell the Qiang kings of various tribes how powerful they are, and then they can be used to my advantage and fight back."
"Therefore, I think it is inappropriate to attack Shu. Your Majesty, please think again!"
Cao Rui nodded and looked at Sima Yi.
His determination to conquer Shu is very firm and will not be changed by anyone or for any reason.
Seeing this, Sima Yi came out to persuade: "Your Majesty, Shu has natural dangers in the Qinling Mountains. If we launch a large-scale crusade, it may not be effective. For the current plan, it is better to order General Zhang He, who conquered the west, to lead a partial division to the Qiang land to prevent Ma Su from unifying the Qiang land."
"No!" Cao Rui waved his hands repeatedly: "Zhang He is not Ma Su's opponent. Although he saved the five counties of Longyou in the previous battle, he lost several battles in a row, damaging many of our elites in the Wei Dynasty and deeply weakening our military power. We must not let him go into battle now."
"In my opinion, General, just take a hard trip, right?"
"I obey the order." Sima Yi sighed secretly, knowing that once His Majesty opened his mouth, this proposal could not be changed, so he had no choice but to accept the order.
To be honest, no matter whether the opponent is Zhuge Liang or Ma Di, he doesn't want to fight.
Wei Guo Anxin is developing well.
With its current huge size, Wei State only needs to develop steadily for ten or twenty years, and the gap between it and Shu and Wu will inevitably widen significantly. By then, who in the world can still challenge it?
What will happen if Shu eats Xiqiang?
Not to mention the many troubles and hidden dangers that would arise after annexing the Qiang tribe, managing the vast territory of the Western Qiang alone is by no means easy.
Not to mention, the five Western Qiang tribes are all poor and backward aliens.
The Wei State really couldn't lose face and competed with the Shu State for food in the shit.
But there is nothing we can do, His Majesty has spoken.
Cao Rui looked at Sima Yi: "I wonder how many soldiers and horses you need to bring with you?"
Sima Yi replied without hesitation: "Thirty thousand!"
"Can!"
"Let's quickly choose a day to set off."
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As soon as the news that Sima Yi sent 30,000 troops to Longyou reached Chengdu, Zhuge Liang summoned all his staff at the Prime Minister's Mansion to discuss how to send troops in response.
It was called discussing military aircraft, but in fact Zhuge Liang had a plan in mind and summoned everyone. The main thing was to listen to everyone's opinions.
Zhuge Liang has always adhered to the ancient motto "Listen together and you will understand." Although he will most likely not adopt everyone's suggestions, especially Wei Yan's suggestions, it is always right to listen.
After everyone arrived, they quickly arranged their positions according to seniority.
Wei Yan was the leader of the generals, followed by Deng Zhi, Zong Xu, Liao Hua, Guan Xing, Zhang Bao, Jiang Wei and others.
Yang Yi was the head of the civil service, followed by Jiang Wan, Xiang Lang, Fei Yi, Zhang Yi, Dong Yun and others.
Zhuge Liang looked around at the crowd and said solemnly: "Sima Yi was sent by Cao Rui, the lord of Wei, to lead 30,000 troops to Longyou. I intend to send troops to resist the enemy. Do you have any good strategies?"
The question is like this. In fact, Zhuge Liang does not think that his staff will have any good strategies.
Jiang Wei, the only one who might be able to offer good advice, is still very immature and cannot be counted on for the time being.
The opponent is Sima Yi.
Not to be underestimated.
As soon as he finished speaking, Wei Yan stood up without hesitation and cupped his hands: "Prime Minister, Yan has a plan to make Sima Yi's efforts in vain."
Isn't it another Ziwu Valley adventure?
After Ma Su used this strategy last time, the Wei State established a military stronghold in the northern section of Ziwu Valley.
A sneak attack is inviting death.
Zhuge Liang glanced at Wei Yan expressionlessly: "Oh, what's the clever idea, Mr. Wen?"
"Prime Minister, it doesn't matter where Sima Yi goes to attack. The Prime Minister will only advance from Xiegu and go straight to Chang'an."
"In this way, not only can the danger of Longyou be resolved, but also Sima Yi, who has been marching thousands of miles to Longyou, will have to return to defense!"
Having said this, Wei Yan proudly looked around at everyone and said sonorously:
"This is a plan to surround Wei and rescue Zhao!"
In his words, he mastered the demeanor of an expert and a famous general.
Soaring into the sky with pride!
Jiang Wei curled his lips, looking annoyed.
Damn it, he actually did it!
To be honest, Jiang Wei had thought of this plan a long time ago, but it was a pity that he was still young and it was not his turn to speak yet.
Zhuge Liang nodded slightly and praised: "That's exactly what I meant, but I didn't expect Wen Chang to agree with me."
Hearing this, Wei Yan was startled, then depressedly arched his hands and retreated.
How could he compete with Zhuge Liang for credit?
So this strategy was actually thought up by Zhuge Liang, not Wei Yan.
Seeing Zhuge Liang's casual words, Wei Yan's overwhelming arrogance instantly dissipated. Everyone turned their heads and secretly wanted to laugh.
That's right! I want you to be so arrogant all day long, with eyes on the top of your head, and to be dismissive of everyone.
Zhuge Liang smiled slightly and ordered: "Send my command to rectify the three armies and march out of the valley!"
Jiang Wei thought for a while and then said: "Prime Minister, why don't you stop your troops and drums first, wait for Sima Yi to arrive at Longyou, and then suddenly rush out of the Xie Valley and go straight to Chang'an..."
Zhuge Liang pondered for a moment: "The first half of this plan is feasible, but the second half is too risky. We should first take Wugong, Huaili, Zhouzhi and other counties, and then go to Chang'an."
After thinking for a while, he said earnestly: "As a general, you must remember that going deep alone is a taboo for military strategists. You must not take such risks unless it is absolutely necessary."
Jiang Wei opened his mouth and deliberately mentioned that "Ma Di went deep alone last time" and accomplished a great feat, but finally said: "What the Prime Minister taught is what Wei has memorized."
Not to mention Zhuge Liang and his party rushed to Hanzhong, ordered their troops and generals, and marched out of the Xie Valley.
On the other side, Ma Su looked at the newly selected top ten leaders and thirty middle leaders, grinning widely, feeling extremely satisfied.
After this operation, the management rights of Shaodang Qiang were divided into two parts.
He and Axiu held the largest share, about 70%.
The remaining 30% of the power was divided into 30 shares, with the ten leaders taking 15 shares equally, and the remaining 15 shares being shared equally among the 30 central leaders.