Shu Chen

Chapter 331 Father and Son
Midsummer is mid-June.

Guanzhong Right Fufeng, Chen Cangcheng.

Sima Yi, the governor of Wei Yongliang who had just returned from patrolling the wheat fields, dismissed his retinue and officials, and sat alone in front of the desk, stroking his hair and watching the military report from the Luoyang Temple and the emperor Cao Rui's questioning strategy.

Because the thief Wu sent troops.

This is expected. Since the alliance between Ni Shu and the thief Wu, whenever there is a war in the northwest, Jiangdong will also raise troops to invade, and the strategy has hardly changed.

On the Jingxiang front, about [-] soldiers from Lu Xun and Zhuge Jin stationed in Wuchang entered the Hanshui River and went out from Xiakou to encircle Jiangxia; Jiang Xia.

On Huaiyou's side, Yangzhou Inspector Wang Ling once again received a letter of surrender.
The person who wrote the letter to surrender was actually Xu Kai, the son of Jiangdong hero Xu Sheng!

The letter claimed that since his father passed away, as a native of Langya, he had been squeezed out by the aristocratic families in Jiangdong. He also saw that Sun Quan had always treated the heirs of meritorious officials who were not native of Wu, such as Zhou Yu, Gan Ning and others. Feel uneasy, lest in the future, he himself will be framed by traitors and step into the footsteps.So he wanted to follow the example of Han Dang's son Han Zong, who abandoned the dark and turned to the bright, and sent his soldiers to join him, but asked Wang Ling to send troops to support him.

Seeing this, Sima Yi immediately scoffed.

First there was Zhou bream, then there was Sun Bu, and now there is another Xu Kai. Does Sun Quan really know the taste of false subjugation?
Naturally, Wang Ling didn't fall for the trick this time.

And it's rare to discuss together regardless of the previous feud with Man Chong.

This time, Man Chong didn't even bother to reply to the letter and give up.

Directly ordered all the ministries to strictly defend, waited for Sun Quan's army to invade, and hung the heads of those who came to vote with Xu Kai's letter of surrender, and hung them on the city of Hefei to show the same contempt for Jiangdong's plot.

After that, it happened as it should.

Sun Quan personally oversaw more than [-] troops, claiming that [-] troops had entered Chaohu Lake and headed for Hefei New Town, but seeing Man Chong and Wang Ling clearing the fields, they never disembarked and came ashore to attack.

As for Sun Shao, the prefect of Wu Guangling, and Zhang Cheng, the deputy general, it was about [-] warlords who invaded the Huai River Basin.

So far, the military report is all.

Cao Rui's own letter was based on the fact that Sima Yi had previously supervised the war in Jingzhou, asking Ce whether he would increase troops to Jingxiang.The reason is that the court officials such as Jiang Ji, Sun Zi and others believed that it was necessary to prevent the rebellion against Shu and the thief Wu from attacking Jingzhou together.

Such a reason may seem a bit unbelievable.

Sun Wuming clearly sent a large army out of the Huaihe River, and Jingxiang was just a harassing response with more than ten thousand troops. How could he put the cart before the horse and rush to help Shouchun, but instead asked whether to increase Jingxiang's troops?Moreover, the anti-Shu army has been militarizing for several years, and now Liangzhou has just been completely occupied. It is a time when it is urgent to cultivate and restore people's livelihood.
But Sima Yi thought it was very reasonable.

Without him, if Ni Shu sent out troops, if they could attract the large army stationed in Guanzhong into Jingxiang and defuse Wei's upcoming offensive on Hexi, it would be the success of "surrounding Wei and saving Zhao".It is also inevitable and war, why didn't Nishu move the battlefield from Hexi to Jingxiang, so that the people's livelihood under the rule would not be disturbed?

Furthermore, the thief Wu went up against the Han River to attack Xiangyang and Fancheng, while Nishu sent soldiers from Hanzhong County to attack Shangyong County.

In other words, judging from the topography of Hanzhong County and Dongsan County, if Nishu followed the Mianshui and walked through the Golden Gap to send troops out, it would be a military taboo of "easy to advance and difficult to retreat", which is equivalent to a desperate gamble.

To win is to lose!

But Sima Yi thought otherwise.

He is still puzzled by the annihilation of the entire army of the State and Tai Departments during the fight against Meng Da in the past!
In fact, with the frequent wars between Han and Wei in recent years, he also knew that Zhoutai was now playing against Shu.

And after the Yongliang soldiers, the governor of Guanzhong, he personally wrote a letter and sent it to the Shu army to encircle him, and asked him to transfer it to Zhoutai on his behalf.

Zhou Tai replied.

But he just blindly claimed that he has owed him the kindness that he highly valued, and that in the next life he must form a grass ring to repay him.

There is no mention of the past battles, how they were captured, why they rebelled against Wei and surrendered to Shu, etc.

It also made Sima Yi find out one or two strange things from Zhongpin.

If it didn't involve military secrets, Zhou Tai should have made detailed remarks based on the old days' feelings.Zhuge Liang, Prime Minister of Shu, is not a narrow-minded person, and he will definitely not blame him for it.

Perhaps, even if Ni Shu sent troops out of the three eastern counties, he would have a comprehensive strategy and return with a full body.

With such an assertion, Sima Yi temporarily uncovered the remembrances, and continued to read carefully one by one, and all the sporadic actions related to Jiangdong's current year came from Luoyang.

For example, the rebellions in various places in Jiangdong were generally flattened.

For example, Lu Xun, who was stationed in Wuchang, went back to Jianye for more than half a month in early summer and April.

And when he saw that Ni Shu had used Zheng Pu as an envoy to Jiangdong, his eyes could not help but froze slightly.

Although he had never had any contact with Zheng Pu, whether he was the governor of Jingxiang or Yongliang, but now everyone in Wei State knew the name "Scar Pu".

And when he returned to Luoyang and was ordered to supervise Yongliang, he made a special trip to visit Cao Zhen, who had been ineffective.

At that time, Cao Zhen was still sane, and when he asked for advice on the military affairs of Yongliang, the upcoming governor, Cao Zhen didn't say much.

Said:
"Zhongda has the opportunity to learn from the forerunners, and the ability to adapt to change. He is a leader in the world! How can I have words to teach? But let me tell you in one word, the scars of rebelling against Shu are the great troubles of Wei! Not to be taken lightly."

My big trouble for Wei?
Like in the old days when the Chu sword was sharp and Qin Zhao was afraid, and Meng Ming used it but the Jin people were worried?
For Cao Zhen's dying words and deep fear, Sima Yi was inexplicably cautious.

After he came to supervise Yongliang, he carefully studied the information about Zheng Pu, and was quite moved by Zheng Pu's scheming and cruelty, so he secretly asserted: "If this son is not eliminated, my Wei Guofu will Can be safe!"

Seeing Zheng Pu's envoy to Jiangdong before Sun Wu's departure, I can't help thinking: Could it be that Ni Shu and Thief Wu really intend to join forces in Jingxiang?
It was extremely hot in midsummer, and there was not as much ice storage here as Luoyang to cool off the heat, so Sima Yi, who was silently groaning in front of the desk, was sweating profusely after a while.He picked up the cup on one side and drank it, but found that even the clear water was warmed by the heat.

For no reason, a burst of irritability struck my heart.

It is really difficult for him to reply to Luoyang Cao Rui whether to increase troops to Jingxiang to prepare for unexpected times.

If it is said to increase troops, it will increase the loss of Wei's military expenditure.

The two southern Huns and the Tuoba tribe Xianbei were conscripted to fight in Hexi. The Wei State not only threatened them with soldiers, but also showed them kindness, rewarding them with a lot of money and funding a lot of military supplies and fodder.

If you want to make it a pioneer soldier, how can you not give it first.

And in recent years, the Wei State has lost a lot of soldiers and soldiers. The Chinese army guarding Luoyang has already sent thousands of troops to Jiuyuan County in Bingzhou with Xiahouru, and the rest needs to be prepared to help Huaiyou. Guanzhong dispatched troops.This is also the reason why the emperor Cao Rui wrote a book to ask about the strategy: If the strategy of "disturbing Hexi and entering Tulongyou" after transferring several troops from Guanzhong to Jingxiang, would it still be effective?
Sima Yi's answer is no!
Once Gein sent soldiers and horses from Guanzhong to Jingxiang, Ni Shu would not send troops, and he could cultivate his life and rest in peace.

Cao Zhen's previous expeditions to Shu have proved that sending troops from Guanzhong to Longyou or Hanzhong County is limited by the terrain and can achieve twice the result with half the effort.Not to mention, half of Guanzhong, which now claims to have an army of more than [-], are field soldiers and newly recruited soldiers.

But Sima Yi did not dare to claim that there was no need to increase troops.

After all, what happens?
The Jingxiang front concerns Wanluo's safety, who dares to assert it lightly!

Ugh.
Fighting on two fronts, although supported by a strong national power, will inevitably have the helplessness of affecting the whole body after all.

He sighed quietly.

Sima Yi stacked all the military newspapers one by one on the side of the case, took a blank cloth and spread it on the case, carefully studied the ink and prepared to return it to the emperor Cao Rui.

He didn't have much time to think.

The military situation is on fire, the Luoyang Central Army is already ready to go, and the reinforcements to Huaiyou are imminent. In addition, it takes time for the memorial to go back and forth, so he dare not delay it to prevent changes in the long run.

Yes, he still suggested an increase in troops after all.

Without him, the generals in Guanzhong have already been slandered and fearful of war. If he makes another mistake in Jingxiang, the princes in the court and the court will probably criticize him.

It's better to be safe.

However, just as he finished studying ink and was about to write, there was a sound of footsteps outside the door.

Who dares to trespass into the important place of the military commander!

And the soldiers on duty didn't stop them?
Sima Yi, who was already agitated, suddenly had a look of displeasure in his eyes.

But when he saw the person coming, his eyes suddenly softened.

The visitor is his eldest son, Master Sima.

Although Master Sima was over twenty years old, he became famous when he was young. He was once as famous as Xia Houxuan and He Yan, and had more contacts with celebrities.

Therefore, when the emperor Cao Rui issued an edict to dismiss Xia Houxuan, Zhuge Dan and others for their pomp and virtue, he was also implicated, and he has not become an official until now.Now he is also in Fufeng in Guanzhong, because his wife Xia Houhui "passively died of illness" at the end of last year, so he traveled to various states and counties to relax. When he entered Chang'an, he also came here to visit Sima Yi.

I saw him walking slowly with a smile on his face, with a jar in his hand that was lifted by a hemp rope pierced through his ears.

The jar was wet, as if it had been soaked in water.

"Master, have you disturbed Father?"

After bowing and saluting, Master Sima said with a smile, "Master sees that the weather has been extremely hot these days, and my father's military affairs are complicated. In the early morning, people would pour wine into the deep well. At this time, it is just time to bring it here to cool off my father."

"Very good."

Gently nodding his head, Sima Yi showed approval in his eyes, "Zi Yuan has a heart."

He has always been satisfied with the eldest son.

Not only because of his filial piety and caring, but also because Sima Shi is a man of deep strategies and decisive actions, and he may be able to surpass him in the future.

Therefore, when he put down his pen on the case, and took water and wine to drink himself to avoid the heat, he did not prevent Sima Shi from opening the military newspapers piled up on the side of the case without his permission.

As for the eldest son, he must become an official in the future to inherit the lintel.

There is no one else in the room, and it doesn't hurt to let him take a look. It is right to make up for the absence of the governor's absence all these years.

After a while.

The cold wine poured down his throat and entered his stomach, making Sima Yi feel that the heat was gone and his body was comfortable, so he took up his pen again to write a performance for the emperor Cao Rui, and asked distractedly in the tone of an exam, "Zi Yuan thought, How can a father remonstrate with the Son of Heaven?"

"Returning to father, the teacher thought that the soldiers in Guanzhong should not be dispatched."

Hearing this, Master Sima answered without thinking.

"Um?!"

As soon as these words fell, Sima Yi's writing hand paused again.After turning his head to the side, seeing Master Sima's calm expression and burning eyes, he couldn't help being more interested, so he simply put down his pen on the table again, sat on his side with his elbows on his side, and said in a leisurely manner, "Let's talk about why the soldiers didn't come out. Guanzhong too?"

"promise."

Master Sima respectfully responded, and after pouring a glass of wine for his father carefully, he said, "Using the soldiers in Guanzhong to increase Jingxiang's defense, the advantages and disadvantages of which must have been learned by my father, so I will not repeat it, master. The so-called is that there is no need to send a single soldier to Jingxiang, and he dared not send troops to disturb the three eastern counties if he was against Shu!"

uh~~
To subdue the enemy's soldiers without fighting, my son is so capable!
In an instant, a strange color appeared in Sima Yi's eyes, and he secretly praised in his heart before urging, "Say it quickly!"

"promise."

Responding loudly again, Master Sima expressed his thoughts in detail.

It turned out that he suggested that when Sima Yi went to the Luoyang Temple, he should let the emperor Cao Rui choose between two strategies.

Needless to say, the worst strategy is to transfer troops from Guanzhong to Jingxiang.

The best policy is to cheat the sky and cross the sea.

On the grounds that the Luoyang Central Army is about to rush to the Huaiyou battlefield, the emperor Cao Rui is asked to send out a group of about [-] soldiers and horses to Jingxiang with great fanfare after they leave Luoyang, but it will be difficult when they reach Ye County, Nanyang County, Jingzhou. Conceived in color, Yin took the straight road opened by Jia Kui in Yuzhou in the past and continued to Huaiyou to join forces with the emperor and fight against Sun Quan's army together.

The Yi clothes were used to dress up the Nanyang County prefects who conquered land in Luyang, Yexian, and Wuyin, making them pretend to be the Luoyang Central Army and continue westward to enter Shangyong County. Dongsan County is already prepared.

There is no need to worry that Ni Shu or Thief Wu will see through this conspiracy.

Wherever the army passed by, scouts spread all over a radius of ten miles.

No matter how much the Shu and Wu countries spied on, they couldn't get close to see the military appearance, how could they tell the difference between soldiers and soldiers?
After roughly talking about what he planned, Master Sima took the wine cup to relieve his dry mouth, and then said proudly again.

"Father, my teacher secretly thought that the country's strength has been exhausted due to the military campaign against Shu for years! I also heard that Zhuge Liang, Prime Minister of Shu, has a cautious temperament and does not do things that labor the teachers. If he sees that our country has the strength to enter Shangyong, he will definitely not come to attack. There are [-] soldiers near Chang'an Chang Town in Guanzhong. If Jingxiang is in a hurry, he will take the Wuguan Road from Chang'an and enter Nanyang County, but they will come soon after. If Nishu insists on sending troops, my father will not have to worry about Wanluo's disturbance!"

"Great!"

After listening, Sima Yi clapped his hands and praised him, showing a rare intimacy. He stretched out his hand to hold Sima Shi's arm, and said in a very gratified tone, "My son can do it!"

Because Sima Yi is satisfied with him, there is another reason that the father and son tacitly agree to.

Gaiyin's question to the emperor Cao Rui was not directly asserted, but once again admonishing the choice, which is the planner and his ears first-let the emperor and the government officials make decisions, regardless of the Jingxiang battle line in the future No one will blame him for any changes.

Having a son like this, how can he not comfort him!
(End of this chapter)