In mid-spring, everything in Gaoping City, Anding County, is still tired and full of chills.
The dim sunlight cannot wake up the sleeping mountains, nor melt the thin ice on the river, nor can it give people a little warmth. At least the general of Wei, Sima Yi, the fake Huangyue Commander in charge of Yongliang's military affairs, felt that the sunlight falling on him was not the slightest bit There is no warmth at all.
The outcome of the Liangzhou war was really surprising.
Previously, he and Cao Rui of Luoyang made a plan to drive away the tiger and devour the wolf. After both the Han army and Liangzhou Haoyou were defeated, they would then march forward to fight and take back the authority of "people on the border to rule the border".
Therefore, the repeated requests for war led by Guo Huai, Fei Yao, Xiahou Ba and other generals were dismissed as the time had not yet come.
Who would have expected that Wei Ping and Jia Xu would be defeated so quickly!
Jia Xu, who focused on support and knew that a decisive battle was impossible, actually allowed 30,000 allied troops to fall in the battle of Lingju Sai. At that time, when Huang Hua sent envoys to ask for help, many generals in Guanzhong were surprised.
Jia Xuyi is a veteran general in the army, why is he so miserable!
Sima Yi couldn't help but sigh after hearing the news, and quickly dispatched various ministries to prepare to send troops to harass Longyou, in order to allow Jincheng County, which had been reduced to a dead end, to hold on for a little longer.
But as soon as the food, fodder and weapons were prepared and the soldiers were gathered and ready to set out, new military reports came one after another.
Wei Ping, who had 20,000 soldiers, was defeated and died more than ten days later, causing Jincheng County to change its owner!
Those are the 20,000 soldiers used by Wei State for the town!!
Given the strength of the cities in Jincheng County, even if they were defended by 20,000 young men, they would be able to ensure that the cities would not be lost for several months!
Not to mention that all the generals in Guanzhong who had worked with Wei Ping could not believe it. Even Sima Yi, who had never set foot in Jincheng County, found it incredible.
But there is no need to doubt that the military situation is wrong.
Guo Huai, who was guarding Gaoping City, had long asserted that it would be difficult for Wei Ping and Jia Xu to keep Liangzhou intact. Therefore, he was cautious and ordered the Xianbei Tuoba tribe entrenched in Helan Mountain to dispatch scouts based on the convenience of the military market. , always spy on the military situation in Liangzhou.
At first, Tuoba Liwei tried to find excuses.
But after Guo Huai claimed that he could increase his share of the arms trade, he did his best.
Therefore, the news came very timely.
Even the flag-changing times of various counties in the Hexi Corridor in the following months were found to be accurate.
Naturally, it was foreseeable that Jincheng County was captured and the counties in Hexi Province changed their flags, and Sima Yi did not care about the follow-up.
What he is more concerned about now is the thoughts of his generals.
He had no choice but to use his powers as governor to force various ministries to ask for war, and he inevitably fell into a situation where he lost his prestige.
Those generals all insisted that it was because he was afraid of war that he could sit back and watch the predicament of Liangzhou disappearing. Even "Sima Commander-in-Chief was as afraid of Shu as a tiger, so there was nothing he could do." "If Great Sima was still here, nothing would have happened today. "When the words were questioned, they all began to gossip in private.
In this regard, Sima Yi had a hard time explaining.
He could not reveal his plan with Cao Rui of Luoyang to the public, nor could he angrily complain that Wei Ping and Jia Xu were defeated so quickly that he did not even have time to send troops to rescue them.
We are all men in the army, who would harshly criticize those who died in battle?
Furthermore, the claim that Liangzhou was defeated too quickly also proves that the enemy of Shu was unstoppable. As the governor of Yongliang, how could he say such words to boost other people's ambitions!
Feeling helpless, he repaired the book and wrote it in the Luoyang Temple, then rushed to Gaoping City.
He needed Guo Huai, who was most familiar with Yongliang's military affairs and whose prestige could silence other generals, to consult Wei's response to the current situation.
Also accompanying him were the general and military advisor Du Xi, the governor of Yongliang Xue Ti and the rear general Fei Yao.
Not only because the five of them have the highest official positions in Yongliang, the result of the discussion can be said to be the final conclusion of Yongliang's brainstorming, but also because the identities of the five of them include almost all the suggestions from the Guandong family, the Yongliang garrison generals and the Luoyang temple.
The atmosphere of the discussion was as uncomfortable as the cold weather.
Fei Yao, who was previously Cao Zhenxin's general, had an angry look on his face and was obviously upset.
Guanqiu Jian, a minister of Emperor Cao Rui's dormitory, had a gloomy face, either because he was worried about the current state of affairs or because he was not willing to see the consequences of Liangzhou's loss. Du Xi and Xue Ti, who were from the Guandong family and had been highly valued during the Wei and Wu Dynasties, had their eyes downcast and frowned. , silently muttering to himself.
Only Guo Huai looked as usual.
Perhaps it was because he had already anticipated today's situation.
Sima Yi, who had been secretly paying attention to everyone's expressions and was very deep in the city, realized something when he saw this. He gently knocked on the table with his fingers and said loudly, "Gentlemen, what has happened now, how should we deal with it? You are planning for the country, but if you have something to think about, you can speak freely without restraint."
As soon as he finished speaking, Fei Yao, who was sitting at the top left of the row, closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and breathed a sigh of relief to relieve the anger in his chest and abdomen. We should immediately go to the Luoyang Temple to ask for the emperor's permission to send all the troops from Guanzhong to the right of Longxi to attack against Shu. We also ask the imperial court to recruit Liu Bao, the guardian of Shuofang in Bingzhou, and some troops from Tuoba in Xianbei to go west, and take advantage of the opportunity for the rebels to seize control of Hexi. When the county is unstable, disturbing it will cause its soldiers to rush back and forth, making it unsafe!"
"Um"
Sima Yi, who seemed to have expected this, nodded, snorted slightly, and smiled, "General Fei is worthy of being the mainstay of our army. He goes to great lengths to serve the country, which is commendable!"
After praising them, he turned his head and looked at Du Xi and Xue Ti on the right.
It also made Fei Yao close his hands and lower his head, not to reveal the disappointment and dissatisfaction in his eyes to others.
Disappointment is because Sima Yi did not comment on his proposal and politely rejected it; dissatisfaction is that even now, he still has a "fear of war".
But Fei Yao couldn't argue anymore.
Because Sima Yi is not only the only remaining minister of Gu Ming in the Wei Kingdom, but also a general who has never suffered a defeat since the war of war!
"Captain, I thought we could fight."
Du Xi, who was watching, was the first to speak, "However, the spring plowing is approaching, and I don't think we can go with the whole army. We can send a few troops out of Longyou in advance to contain the main force of the Han army, and then use our cavalry to recruit the southern Xiongnu and Xiongnu." The Tuoba tribe of Xianbei entered Hexi and disturbed it, making it impossible for Nishu to settle the people and accumulate grain in Hexi."
"The words of the military advisor are very good!"
Without waiting for Sima Yi to express his position, the warlord Xue Ti echoed, "The army has been raised against Shu in successive years, the country's power has declined, and the soldiers are exhausted. Moreover, the land west of Hexi is far away. If our army disturbs it with cavalry, and if they come to help, the soldiers will be exhausted; if If we don't save him, the counties and counties in Hexi will be uneasy, and the people will rebel and welcome our army again. Our army will benefit from being at ease waiting for work!"
"good!"
Sima Yi nodded and stroked his beard, and praised him with a gurgling smile, "If you are tired and work hard, if you work hard you will surrender without fighting!"
But such a hidden attitude of not wanting the whole army to show up also annoyed Guanqiu Jian on the left.
Without waiting for Sima Yi to ask, he stood up and said, "Report to the Governor, Yongzhou was ripe last year, and the army and people's food storage was abundant, which can support a hundred thousand troops for a year's expedition. And the people are stable and young. Everyone can collect corvees, so there is no need to worry about missing spring plowing."
As soon as these words came out, there was silence in the office room.
