Chapter 122: The 'hidden dangers' after eradicating the roots in Liaodong!
While Sima Yi was still recalling Xi’s personal highlight moments, the troops sent by Jiang Wei from Hanzhong to Chengdu’s Taifu Mansion to visit his “ally” Sima Yi were galloping towards Chengdu on the rugged road...
Gongsun Yuan urgently ordered General Bei Yan, Yang Zuo and others to lead tens of thousands of infantry and cavalry to encircle the trench for more than 20 miles along the Liao River and build strong walls and high bases to block the Wei army.
Sima Yi, on the other hand, adopted the strategy of attacking from the east and attacking from the west. He first set up multiple flags on the southern front, pretended to attack the siege, and attracted the main force of the enemy army. Then he used the main force to covertly cross the Liao River and forced into the enemy's Xiangping headquarters. The generals did not answer questions.
The reason.
At that time, he confidently said to all the soldiers: "The enemy has established a high fortification just because he wants us to exhaust our troops. If we attack the city, we will fall into his trap. The ancients said that although the enemy has a high fortification, he who has no choice but to fight us will
Attack them and save them. Now their army is here, but their nest is empty. I am pointing directly at Xiangping. The enemy will be afraid, and they will ask for a fight in fear, and they will be defeated."
Then he reorganized his formation and advanced, and the enemy troops came out to intercept as expected. Sima Yi said to the generals: "The reason why I did not attack his camp was because I wanted to wait for the current situation." So he commanded the Wei army to attack hard, winning all three battles, and took advantage of the victory to enter the siege.
Xiangping.
When Gongsun Yuan heard that the Wei army was attacking, he asked Sun Quan for help. Sun Quan also sent troops to support him and wrote to Gongsun Yuan: "Sima Yi is good at using his troops to move forward. He is deeply worried for his virtuous brother."
It happened that there was a continuous heavy rain, the Liao River surged, and the ground was several feet flat. The Wei army was frightened, and the generals wanted to move their camps.
He then ordered those who dared to move the camp to be killed. The governor Shi Zhangjing was killed for disobeying the order, and the morale of the army was restored. Gongsun Yuan's army took advantage of the rain to go out of the city, collect firewood and herd horses, and felt at ease. General Wei requested to attack, but Sima Yi refused.
Sima Chen Gui asked Sima Yi: "When we attacked Shangyong, we marched in eight directions, day and night, so we were able to capture the strong city and kill Meng Da in ten and a half days. Why did we move more slowly this time when we came from a long distance?"
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He replied: "At that time, Mengda's army was small and its food could last for a year. Our army was four times that of Mengda, but our food was less than one month. How could we use an army with one month's food against an army with one year's food not to hurry up?"
A quick battle?
It is feasible to attack one by four, even if half of the people are injured or killed. The casualties are not counted at that time, just to buy time for the limited food and grass.
Now the enemy has more soldiers and we have fewer troops, the enemy has less food and we have more food, and it is raining heavily, so it is impossible to fight quickly. From the beginning of sending out troops, I am not worried about the enemy attacking, but I am worried that they will escape. Now the enemy's food and grass will be
At the end of the day, our army has not yet closed the siege. If we plunder the cattle and horses now, they will be forced to flee. The soldiers are cunning and are good at changing the situation. With the help of large numbers and floods, they are unwilling to capture even though they are hungry and sleepy. At this time, it is even more important to hold firm.
The other side cannot scare the enemy away just for the sake of small gains."
Sima Yi took advantage of the situation, deliberately showed weakness, and did not panic in the face of danger. The court heard that Yu Da's enemy was strong, and many people asked to recall Sima Yi. Of course, most of the courtiers were not worried about defeating Xu, but Cao Rui said: "Sima Yi made a coup in the face of danger and captured Gongsun Yuan alive.
Just around the corner.”
After more than a month, the rain stopped and the water gradually receded. The Wei army completed the siege of Xiangping and attacked day and night. The food in the city was exhausted and there were many dead. They surrendered Yang Zuo and others.
At that time, the city was increasingly frightened, and Gongsun Yuan was also frightened. In August, Gongsun Yuan sent Wang Jian, the prime minister, and Liu Fu, the imperial censor, requested relief from the siege. Sima Yi killed the envoy and issued a censure.
Gongsun Yuan also sent his servant Yan to ask for a date to deliver the hostages, but Sima Yi refused. Gongsun Yuan wanted to break out from the south of the city, but Sima Yi sent troops to defeat his army. Gongsun Yuan died on the edge of Liangshui River.
After entering the city, Sima Yi ordered the massacre of more than 7,000 men over the age of 15, collected the corpses, and built a capital. Then he beheaded all Gongsun Yuan's officials and ministers below, killed General Bi Sheng and more than 2,000 people, and gathered the people
Forty thousand households,
There were also some killings that were excessive, and people in the world talked about him doing it to vent his dissatisfaction. After all, he had been suppressed by Emperor Cao Wei and the clan in recent years, and he had made many great achievements in the past, many of which were to turn the tide for the Wei Dynasty.
Yes, but the official position and title were not promoted much,
But even such a "loyal minister" of the Wei Dynasty still suffered from the suspicion of the emperor. After all, Cao Cao's words of "three horses in the same trough" still lingered over the Taiji Palace of the Wei Dynasty and never drifted away, making two generations of
The Emperor of the Wei Dynasty did not dare to forget that such a great talent was not as loyal to his master as Zhuge Wolong. He was only loyal to himself. How could he not be feared by his master?
However, only Sima Yi himself knew what he actually thought. Perhaps it was to eliminate the root cause and avoid future troubles forever. If he let them go, maybe the Sima family would also face revenge from Gongsun Yuan's lineage in the future.
At that time, the Sima family was facing a disaster. At this time, there must be no kindness to women. However, even if he did so, it would lead to the wide opening of the northern door in the following years.
When the Central Plains dynasty declined, or the barbarian lands in the north suffered natural disasters, and the barbarians were unable to live in pursuit of water and grass, and lived a nomadic life, they could only go south to plunder the product-rich Central Plains lands, after all, this allowed them to eat
In order to have enough to eat, they would not hesitate to deprive the Central Plains of thousands of miles of land, as long as they barbarians can live better than on the grasslands!
And such a crisis has been quietly brewing over time on the grasslands. After all, there is no longer a powerful warlord like Gongsun Yuan in Liaodong, and most of the soldiers who can guard Liaodong have been buried with Gongsun Yuan.
After all, in Liaodong before this, Gongsun Yuan's words were more effective than the emperor who was far away in Luoyang, and the world was divided into three parts. The sky was high and the emperor was far away. It was still unclear which side the world would belong to in the future.
Before that, Gongsun Yuan was the local emperor in Liaodong. If you wanted to get ahead in Liaodong, you had to follow Gongsun Yuan. Therefore, most of the people in Liaodong who could fight and manage the army and the people were inseparable from Gongsun Yuan.
In the years when the general trend of the Central Plains was constantly changing, the Gongsun regime that ruled Liaodong was able to rule this place for 50 years (189-238) through four lords: Gongsun Du, Gongsun Kang, Gongsun Gong, and Gongsun Yuan III.
It can be seen that the Gongsun family has a deep foundation in Liaodong. If you want to eradicate it, you must spend some effort and kill more Liaodong officials and generals who are related to the Gongsun family.
Sima Yi released Gongsun Gong, who had been usurped by Gongsun Yuan, and built tombs for Lunzhi, Jia Fan and others who were persecuted by Gongsun Yuan to commend their descendants.
The order said: "In ancient times, when conquering a country, only the stubborn and vicious people were killed. Everyone who has been implicated by Gongsun Yuan should be forgiven. Those who are willing to return to their hometown in the Central Plains can do as they wish."
At that time, some soldiers in Sima Yi's army were wearing cold clothes and asked for short coats. Sima Yi refused to give them, saying that "the undergarment is an official property, and ministers give it selflessly."
So he reported to the imperial court and released more than a thousand soldiers over the age of sixty from military service and sent them back to their hometowns. Within the original one-year period, the army was victorious.
Cao Rui sent envoys to Ji to reward the troops, and increased Sima Yi's occupation of Kunyang County, totaling two counties. After decades of Cao Wei, the Liaodong problem was finally completely solved, but the endless troubles in the Central Plains were gradually laid...