Sima Yi glanced at his eldest brother. He expected that Chen Mu would be surprised, deny it, or admit it openly.
But I never thought that people would look at him with such a smile, so calmly.
It was as if the decisive battle with Yuan Shao was nothing at all.
"Could it be that Yi guessed wrong?"
Sima Yi saw Sima Lang's face sinking like water, his heart skipped a beat, and he asked tentatively: "Master Shaofu doesn't intend to fight Yuan Shao to the death?"
Chen Mu said with a smile: "I am about to fight Yuan Shao to the death."
"Then why?"
Sima Yi calmed down for a moment, perhaps this was the posture of a superior person, who collapsed before his eyes without changing his expression.
Chen Mu also glanced at Sima Lang and said with a smile: "Because I have no intention of hiding my intention to fight Yuan Shao. The bigger the fanfare, the better. It is best to let everyone in the world know."
After nearly half a year of truce, Luoyang is preparing to regroup and attack Wei County again. Currently, only the emperor Liu Yu, several ministers, ministers Zhong Yao, Taiwei Zhu Jun, former general Guan Yu and Shaofu Chen Mu are planning to regroup. Know.
Even the other Jiuqings who did not record the affairs in the minister's book do not know about it. It is highly confidential and cannot be known to outsiders.
Not to mention Sima Yi, even Sima Yi's father Sima Fang was out of reach.
Now Sima Yi actually knew about this matter. If it had been anyone else, he would have jumped up and asked him in surprise why he knew about this matter.
But Chen Mu knew that he must not look down upon these top figures in the Three Kingdoms of the Late Han Dynasty.
As mentioned before, a top spy during World War II judged the mobilization of British troops by the increase and decrease in the number of trains in travel magazines.
You can also infer the British army's arms manufacturing capabilities based on newspaper advertisements for factories purchasing raw materials, and even use newspaper photos of British military fortifications to infer the British air force base.
Recently, Hanoi County has been calm on the surface, as if nothing happened, but in fact there are still some changes. It is not surprising that outstanding people like Sima Yi and Guo Jia can make an accurate judgment by observing these subtleties.
And Chen Mu probably also knew the reason why Sima Yi came. "Book of Jin" records that Sima Yi, the founder of the Jin Dynasty, refused Cao Cao's conquest because the Han Dynasty was controlled by the Cao family, and pretended to be sick until the 13th year of Jian'an, which was 208 AD. , was forcibly conquered by Cao Cao.
However, we must know that Sima Yi supported Cao Cao's proclaimed emperor in history. It is obviously nonsense to say that he was loyal to the Han Dynasty. It can only be said that the "Book of Jin" still over-beautifies him and describes some of Sima Yi's actions as being loyal to the Han Dynasty. Performance.
In fact, according to Chen Mu's speculation, when Sima Yi refused Cao Cao's conquest, not long after the Yidaizhao incident occurred, the royalists and the Cao family were in a tit-for-tat stage, and Sima Yi could not judge who would win the final victory, so he did not He dared to act rashly and refused Cao Cao's conquest.
After the Battle of Chibi, Cao Cao purged a large number of Han Dynasty veterans and completely consolidated his power. After Sima Yi witnessed the final winner, he came out to follow Cao Cao. He also supported Cao Cao in proclaiming himself emperor. From this point of view, Sima Yi was definitely not What kind of loyal ministers of the Han Dynasty?
Then why did Sima Yi, who originally sat back and watched the world's situation and waited until the winner appeared before he decided to surrender, choose to go out to find Chen Mu at this moment?
Chen Mu didn't know the reason, but after a little speculation, there were probably three types of escapes.
First, he saw that the decline of the Yuan family was inevitable, and the future situation of the imperial court would inevitably be to unify Hebei, and finally the Han Dynasty would regain the world. Therefore, he found the winner in advance, so that when the fruits of victory were divided in the future, he could at least occupy a pit in advance.
Bit.
Second, the Han Dynasty is not controlled by Cao Cao as it was in history. Liu Yu, Sima Fang and Sima Lang are all loyal supporters of the Luoyang court. Due to family pressure, he can only serve the court.
Third, no eggs were left intact after the nest was overthrown. All the Sima family's properties were in Wen County. Once the decisive battle with the Yuan family occurred, Hanoi would be gone, so they could only choose to support the imperial court.
History has quietly changed.
No matter what kind of situation, Sima Yi came here today because he actually wanted to cling to Chen Mu in the hope of being reused.
The first is to show off one's talents, not to be shocking, to announce Chen Mu's intention to fight Yuan Shao, to shock Chen Mu, and then to make a great contribution, so that he will be reused immediately, and his career will be inevitable.
It's like riding a rocket.
As for what great achievements Sima Yi would accomplish, Chen Mu had almost guessed it.
He looked at Sima Yi, whose face changed slightly and was at a loss. He smiled and said, "Zhongda, do you know why I planned a three-pronged attack on Jizhou from the east, west, and north?"
"Appreciate further details!"
Sima Yi said quickly.
Chen Mu pondered: "There is nothing to hide. Zhongda should understand that the land of Qingzhou will never be able to compete with the land of Jizhou."
"nature."
Brothers Sima Yi and Sima Lang both nodded.
After all, Qingzhou is a seaside frontier, and its cultivated land area and population are far less than those of Jizhou. Moreover, the Yellow Turban Rebellion almost caused a devastating blow to Qingzhou, and its heritage is almost completely different from that of Jizhou.
Historically, Cao Cao controlled Yuzhou, Xuzhou, Yanzhou and Sili, but he still could not compete with Yuan Shao. He almost lost the decisive battle, which shows how wealthy Jizhou is.
In fact, Yuzhou is not much worse than Jizhou. Henan and Hebei have been the birthplaces of Chinese civilization since ancient times. The mother river of the Yellow River has nurtured countless Chinese people.
It's just that in Yuzhou, from the Yellow Turban Rebellion to the melee between princes, the wars almost never stopped for more than ten years.
Cao Cao, Yuan Shu, Tao Qian, Liu Bei, Lu Bu and other princes took turns fighting in Yuzhou, Xuzhou and other places, causing the people's livelihood to be ruined and the lives of people to be devastated. It will not take a year or two to restore governance.
On the other hand, Yuan Shao first had Wang Fen to help him lay the foundation, and then Han Fu helped him develop. After he drove away Gongsun Zan and unified the whole of Hebei, Jizhou had been recuperating for more than ten years from the Yellow Turban Rebellion to the Battle of Guandu.
, the strength naturally recovered to be the best in the world.
The situation is the same today. Yuan Shao's conditions are even better than in history, because Wang Fen has been governing during this period. The entire Jizhou has recovered quickly and is more prosperous than before the Yellow Turban Rebellion, which once again laid a strong foundation for Yuan Shao.
support.
Although Qingzhou started almost the same as Wang Fen, due to geographical issues, its development strength has an upper limit.
They have a population of 6 million and a cultivated land area of hundreds of millions. Our own population is 2 million and the cultivated land area is over 30 million. It is also a starting point, but it is not of the same magnitude in terms of military strength, financial resources and strength.
Therefore, Chen Mu has been working hard to reduce the gap between Qingzhou and Jizhou for so many years, such as developing Haiyan, opening up wasteland for cultivated land, absorbing refugees, and a series of other measures.
But before technological innovation, the narrowing of this gap still cannot solve the inherent disadvantages.
Therefore, Chen Mu will inevitably adopt the strategy of combining vertical and horizontal forces to close the gap between Qingzhou and Jizhou. Otherwise, it would be almost impossible to replicate the Battle of Guandu by following Cao Cao's small probability event.
Sima Yi is not stupid, and he doesn't understand Chen Mu's strategy. In the general direction, Sili, Qingzhou, and Youzhou must unite to attack Jizhou to narrow the gap between the two sides.
But he was not very clear about the specific details inside.
Chen Mu continued: "However, we are attacked from three sides, and the strength of each side is far inferior to Yuan Shao, so it is easy for Yuan Shao to defeat them one by one. Therefore, I adopted the wolf pack tactic to deal with this disadvantage."
"Wolf pack tactics?"
Sima Yi and Sima Lang looked at each other. Although Sima Lang was under Chen Mu, this was the first time he heard this tactic.
"good."
Chen Mu did not hide anything from them and said with a smile: "This tactic is to turn passivity into initiative. For example, three wolves attack one person. The front wolf pretends to be asleep to lure the enemy. The rear wolf rises up and injures the enemy's neck and back. The side wolves ambush.
, ready to go. Surrounded by enemies from three sides, Yuan Shao cannot take care of you both head and tail."
Sima Yi said thoughtfully: "So Yuan Shao had to gather heavy troops and attack all the way, trying to defeat them one by one? However, Sili has eight passes, Qingzhou has large rivers and natural dangers, but Youzhou has no passes, so now Youzhou has been severely damaged."
"yes."
Chen Mu sighed: "Gongsun Bogui is the easiest road to get into trouble. I once begged Your Majesty to use your prestige to summon the Wuhuan and Xianbei tribes to help, but unexpectedly Yuan Shao colluded with Gongsun Du to defeat them."
Sima Lang said in a deep voice: "After the Youzhou road was defeated, Yuan Shao felt relieved. The extra troops could support him to move south to Yanzhou, and now he has overwhelming power against Qingzhou. He has defeated Pingyuan City along the way and captured Longcuo Ferry. He is now preparing
Cross the river to attack Qingzhou."
"That's why Mr. Shaofu gathered a large number of troops and prepared to attack Wei Commandery. Was he planning to encircle Wei and rescue Zhao? As long as he hurts Yuan Shao and floods Anyang again, Yuan Shao will most likely return to Wei Commandery. Qingzhou's predicament will be solved immediately.
Solved easily."
Sima Yi instantly figured out the key to the problem.
Chen Mu nodded approvingly: "Yes, this was my original intention when I set up the wolf pack tactic. Jizhou is so powerful that we can only divide it and disturb it. Once Yuan Shao attacks one of them, the other two must immediately support it. We will be flooded."
The purpose of Anyang was to lift the siege of Pingyuan, but unfortunately it failed because of the defeat of Youzhou."
Since we can't compete with Jizhou in terms of the overall situation, we can simply attack from three directions, unite Gongsun Zan of Youzhou, and add Sili's troops. Although it is not as strong as Jizhou's overall strength, at least in terms of paper strength, it is similar.
Among the three routes, Qingzhou is the strongest, followed by Youzhou, and Sili is the weakest. However, Sili has eight passes in Luoyang. If Yuan Shao wants to attack Sili, he will easily be attacked by Qingzhou and Youzhou.
One hundred thousand Youzhou cavalry and one hundred thousand Qingzhou elites, if left alone, Yuan Shao's back garden will be breached immediately, and the whole Jizhou will be in chaos.
As for attacking Youzhou, it won't work, because Youzhou is too far away. You have to march north, and Wei Jun and Qinghe Kingdom are in danger. If you attack Youzhou, Luoyang and Qingzhou will attack you from both sides. Wei Jun and Qinghe Kingdom will definitely be in danger, so
Yuan Shao could only attack Qingzhou.
Qingzhou is close at hand, and it is not as difficult to attack as the Eight Passes of Luoyang, Sili. Although there is a natural moat on the Yellow River, it is not as dangerous as the Eight Passes of Luoyang. At least the Qingzhou section of the Yellow River is more than 400 miles long, and there is always a way to cross the river.
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With Gongsun Zan's unexpected defeat, he needed a period of time to recuperate. Liu Bei's side also encountered some problems. The Taishan Trail was breached by Yuan's army, and Zhu'ali City in Jinan and other places were in danger.
In order to help Jinan, Zhang Fei had to temporarily abandon Boping and Liaocheng, but Yuan Shao took the opportunity to capture Boping. In the battle of Liaocheng, although Huang Zhong broke through five formations and killed dozens of generals to break the siege, Yuan's army came back with great momentum after all.
In the end, they had to abandon the plains and fight in Gaotang.
Now there is a tug-of-war between Yuan Shao and Liu Bei. If you take a step back, I will take a step forward. In order to relieve the pressure on Qingzhou, according to the design of the wolf pack tactics, when Chen Mu arrives, he naturally has to start attacking Wei County.
Put pressure on Yuan Shao to the east.
So now Sima Yi immediately understood why Chen Mu was not surprised at all when he told Chen Mu about it when he judged that Chen Mu was going to attack Wei County.
Because they had no intention of hiding it at all, they had to make a big splash to let Yuan Shao know about the news.
After thinking about this, Sima Yi suddenly felt that his enthusiasm was waning. Ao Ran, who had originally judged a major national event through the trivial matter of falling leaves, was immediately knocked into the dust, and was quite frustrated.
But since it was Sima Yi, he naturally had his own merits. He quickly regained his fighting spirit, bowed his hand to Chen Mu and said, "Yi admires Mr. Shaofu for his foresight and foresight."
Chen Mu looked at him with a smile and said, "This is a secret. Do you know why I tell you?"
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Sima Yi was startled immediately, thinking of the terrifying look before, could it be...
"Of course it's because you are a useful talent!"
Chen Mu had no interest in scaring the children and said with a smile: "In this battle, you will follow me to send troops and become a subordinate in the army first. If you can capture Neihuang and march into Wucheng by then, your Sima family will have made a great contribution."
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Sima Lang and Sima Yi looked at each other again, with a kind of deep fear in their eyes.
Does the young master know this too?
There was silence in the hall for a while. After a long time, Sima Lang smiled bitterly and said: "Originally, I wanted to tell Mr. Shaofu about this matter to make him happy, but I didn't expect that Mr. Shaofu already knew about it."
Chen Mu smiled and waved his hands and said: "It's not that I investigated your Sima family, but I investigated all the enemy generals. That Zhao Weisun is an in-law of your Sima family. I only found out about it some time ago. When I see you here today,
I must have communicated with him."
Sima Lang took a deep breath, nodded and said: "Yes, my father personally wrote to my uncle, asking him to submit to the imperial court. He has promised that anyway, as long as the imperial army attacks the Neihuang North City Gate that he is guarding, he will open the city gate.
, let the army enter the city."
"good!"
Chen Mu laughed and stood up, looked at the two of them and said, "Sima Lang, obey the order."
"Humble!"
"I order you to go to Beicheng immediately to make arrangements for food and grass matters."
"only!"
"Where is Sima Yi?"
"Humble."
"I order you to be the literary director of the Shaofu, and follow me to manage the documents."
"only!"
The two of them should hold hands.
Chen Mu put his hands behind his back and said softly: "Boda, go and send a message to the old general. It's time to fight!"
"clear!"
Sima Lang nodded seriously.
Little old man Zhu Jun is already in his sixties, his body is getting thinner and thinner. He even got seriously ill at the beginning of the year, and he often talks about the Northern Expedition.
If he doesn't fight, he will really die with regrets. This is something that no one wants to see.