Chapter 125: Soldiers are crafty, no one can be more unexpected!
Time rotates and passes like the twelve hours of a day, but it does not repeat like the time of a day. Once it is gone, it will not come back, it can only stay deep in the memory...
In the spring of the fifth year of Zhengshi (244), the general Cao Shuang wanted to establish his reputation, but refused to listen to Taifu Sima Yi's dissuasion and advocated an attack on Shu. Wei Emperor Cao Fang followed suit.
As a result, Wang Ping, the former supervisor of the Shu army and the general of Zhenbei, was defeated. The Wei army was hindered from rising, and the rear was unable to supply military supplies. A large number of cattle, horses, mules and donkeys died. Shufu County and Fei Yi's reinforcements also arrived one after another.
Seeing that he could not win, Cao Shuang was forced to follow Sima Yi's advice and led his army to retreat in May. After being intercepted by the Shu army, the Wei army fought hard before retreating. They were separated and suffered many casualties. This made everyone in the world understand that Cao Shuang was just a soldier.
They are just the second generation of the clan relying on the shadow of their fathers.
He has completely failed to inherit the style and ability of a famous general from his father Cao Zidan. Even though there are no Wolong, Fengxiao, Zhou Gongjin, or Lu Boyan in the world now,
But even Wang Ping, Fei Yi and his like couldn't defeat him. Let the world know that the Wei Dynasty still relies on Sima Yi to win the war. Relying on others is still not enough, and it is far inferior to Sima Yi.
After all, Sima Yi was the wise general who defeated Zhuge Wolong to death. In terms of fighting, there were only a few people in the world who could defeat him, and they were all "overcome" by him. Since the general Cao Shuang wants to be strong, let him go
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It would be good to let him suffer some hardships in the battle and lose some elite members of the clan. He could just "hide" in Luoyang and watch the fun, and then add insult to injury.
Although Cao Shuang's defeat did not benefit the Wei Dynasty and damaged the strength of the Wei Dynasty, it did benefit Sima Yi a lot. After all, it was also a loss and a good opportunity to suppress Cao Shuang's rising prestige in the Wei Dynasty.
Let Sima Yi "passively" be taken more seriously by the Wei court officials, hoping that one day he can successfully capture Cao Shuang, let the other aristocratic families get closer to his Sima family, and let them understand who is the most reliable in the Wei Dynasty
ally!
Now he can't force himself to turn the tide. For the sake of the Sima family, the only way he can do it is to slowly weaken the forces loyal to the Cao Wei clan or turn them over to his side. This is what he wants most!
In August of the sixth year of Zhengshi (245), Cao Shuang abandoned the Zhongba and the Zhongjian camp, and handed over the soldiers of the two battalions to the leadership of his younger brother Cao Xi. Sima Yi cited the old emperor's old rules to stop him, but Cao Shuang refused to listen. Of course, before admonishing him, he
Already known
In the first month of the seventh year of Zhengshi (246 years), Wu soldiers invaded Mianzhong. More than ten thousand people crossed the Mianshui River north to avoid the Wu soldiers. Sima Yi believed that Miannan was too close to the enemy. If the people fled back, they would also attract Wu soldiers.
soldiers, they should be allowed to stay in the north temporarily.
Cao Shuang disagreed and said: "We cannot build a city to defend the territory in Miannan now, but let the people stay in Mianbei. This is not a long-term solution."
Sima Yi said: "If you put it in a safe place, it will be safe. If you put it in a dangerous place, it will be dangerous. This is true for people and things. Therefore, the book of war says, 'Success or failure depends on appearance, and safety depends on potential.'"
Situation is the key to controlling everyone, so we must treat it with caution. Suppose the Wu thieves defend Mianshui with 20,000 people, 30,000 people fight against our Miannan troops, and 10,000 people attack Mianzhong. How can we rescue them?"
Cao Shuang refused to obey and ordered him to return to the south. As expected, the Wu soldiers defeated Pezhong and lost tens of thousands of people. Cao Shuang's behavior not only violated the duties of a minister, but also caused the decline of Wei's national power.
The scholar was quite uneasy and hoped that the Taifu would uphold justice. Sun Li, the governor of Bingzhou, went to complain to Sima Yi. Sima Yi comforted him and said, "Stop it, I can't bear it anymore."
In April of the eighth year of Zhengshi (247), his wife Zhang passed away. Cao Shuang used the plan of his confidants He Yan, Deng Yang, and Ding Mi to move the Queen Mother Guo to Yongning Palace.
"Many trees are pro-Party, and the system has been changed repeatedly." In May, Sima Yi pretended to be sick and did not ask about political affairs.
In March of the ninth year of Zhengshi (248), Huangmen Zhang Dang sent 11 people including Shi Ying, a talented person from the inner court, to Cao Shuang. Cao Shuang and He Yan took the opportunity to collude with Zhang Dang and plan to endanger the country.
And Sima Yi also turned a blind eye and pretended not to see it. After all, if you want to destroy someone, you must first make him crazy, so as to accelerate the disintegration of the enemy's foundation.
Cao Shuang and his accomplices were also worried that Sima Yi was pretending to be ill. In the winter of the same year, Henan Yin Li Sheng was going to Jingzhou to be appointed governor and went to visit him. Sima Yi pretended to be seriously ill. When Li Sheng came out, he said to Cao Shuang: "Sima Yi is lying in bed like a corpse.
I can’t afford it, there is only residual energy, the body and soul have been separated, it’s not worth worrying about.”
It can be seen from this that after experiencing the court battles in the four dynasties, Sima Yi has fully understood the "essence" of acting in front of others, completely deceived the people in the court, and played with all the courtiers.
between.
Then he said: "It is sad that the master cannot recover." Therefore, Cao Shuang and others did not put any caution against Sima Yi. While Sima Yi pretended to be ill on the surface, he was actually secretly planning to eliminate Cao Shuang's forces, because he might not be able to survive if he continued.
Cao Zhaobo is so many years younger than him. Cao Zhaobo is in his prime and has no serious health problems.
And even though he, Sima Yi, practiced Wuqinxi to maintain his health well, he was already in his seventies when he was over seventy years old. He was considered to be a very long-lived person in this era. He could only survive in these few years.
There is a poem by Cao Cao that says very well: Even though the tortoise has a long life, it still has its time. No matter how long a person lives, his life will come to an end. There is no elixir of immortality in this world. He also knows this, so he must
He did what he wanted to do in his lifetime. After all, God did not have much time left for him...
In the first month of the first year of Jiaping (249), Wei Emperor Cao Fang left Luoyang to pay homage to Wei Ming Emperor Gaoping Mausoleum. General Cao Shuang, Central Commander Cao Xi, and Wuwei General Cao Xun all accompanied him. Sima Yi took the opportunity to report to Queen Mother Guo, asking to depose Cao Shuang's brothers.
At that time, Sima Division was the central guard and led his troops to garrison Sima Gate and control Kyoto. Sima Yi formed a formation and passed in front of Cao Shuang's gate. Cao Shuang's general Yan Shi climbed up the tower and fired the crossbow to shoot Sima Yi. Sun Qian took his arm to stop him and said
: “The truth of the matter is still unknown.
Three times he tried to shoot an arrow but was stopped three times. Sun Qian held down Yan Shi's elbow to prevent him from shooting." Huan Fan, the great Sinong, went out of the city to attack Cao Shuang. Jiang Ji was worried and said: "The wise man is gone." Sima Yi said: "Fan Ze is wise.
A horse likes a stack of beans, and it feels so good that it cannot be used."
Sima Yi summoned Situ Gaorou to take charge of Cao Shuang's army camp during the holiday, and said to him: "The king is Zhou Bo." He summoned the imperial servant Wang Guanzhong to lead the army and take charge of Cao Xi's army camp. Sima Yi led the Taiwei Jiang Ji and others to rein in the troops.
He went out to meet the emperor and stationed himself at the floating bridge in Luoshui. He sent someone to write a memorial to the emperor stating Cao Shuang's crime.
I thought that with Cao Zhaobo's temperament and the current situation, his side would definitely win, but who would have expected that Cao Zhaobo would suddenly become so decisive.
The way to use troops is to be ever-changing and unexpected. Therefore, if you can use it, it will seem impossible; if you use it, it will seem useless; if you are close, it will seem far; if you are far, it will seem close.
Those who are advantageous can lure it, those who are chaotic can seize it, those who are solid can guard against it, those who are strong can avoid it, those who are powerful can harass it, those who are contemptuous can indulge it, those who are reclusive can tire it out, and those who are close can alienate it.
Attack where it is unprepared and attack when it is not paying attention. Such a winning plan cannot be spread out in advance.
He originally thought that pretending to be ill and taking the opportunity to seize power would be enough of a surprise, but Cao Zhaobo was even more unexpected than him. This made him completely fall into the trap of pretending to be ill, which he was proud of.