Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 809
"Go on." Cao Pixin said that this is his own person, who dares to expose the real problem, unlike outsiders who say that they are not marginal.

Xia Houshang nodded, "As a soldier, the last general considers military affairs mainly. Liu Bei's strong generals are like a cloud. In the past, Wei Guo had many soldiers in Yongliang without fear. Now Liu Bei's troops deployed on the western front are comparable to our Wei Guo. General Zidan is in too much trouble, Your Majesty must reinforce Guanzhong as soon as possible, and don't give Liu Bei a chance to breathe."

"General Boren's words are good, but the troops stationed around Luoyang have all been transferred to Jingbei to fight against Guan Yu. If you send troops to Guanzhong now, Guan Yu will definitely seize the opportunity to attack later. If Nanyang and Nanxiang fall because of this, Guan Yu will be able to march directly to Luoyang, and there may be some barriers at that time." Situ Huaxin questioned.

Xia Houshang calmly replied: "During this time, the situation in Jingbei is improving. Guan Yu is even shrinking the front line, which means that the opponent is at the end of his battle. We can give it a try. First, we will draw some troops back to Luoyang to rest. If Guan Yu counterattacks, we will immediately make up for it." In addition, Da Sima (Cao Ren) entered into a stalemate with Lu Xun at Ruxukou, and at the end he will suggest withdrawing some of his troops to fill the Jingzhou battlefield, so there is no need to worry about Guan Yu taking the opportunity to go north.”

Cao Pi must praise: "Boren is worthy of being a good fighter. This arrangement is just in line with my heart. Da Sima (Cao Ren) has seriously hurt Soochow's vitality this time. If Liu Bei hadn't blatantly attacked Guanzhong, I would have wanted to conquer Jiangdong by myself. But right now we can only focus on the overall situation, Sun Quan and Liu Bei are in-laws after all, otherwise he, the King of Wu, will end, and Man Boning (Man Chong) can be withdrawn to Runan first, and General Zhengnan can be dispatched."

"It's so good." Xia Houshang nodded in affirmation.

Cao Pi's gloomy face at this moment finally improved. Sikong Wang Lang, who had not spoken all this time, finally stood in the center of the hall, bowed and said: "Your Majesty, the old minister has a plan here."

"Wang Sikong, please speak." Cao Pi sat upright and became interested.

"We are fighting on the three fronts of Wei. Not only are the troops on all fronts tight, but also the consumption of food and corvee is huge. If the fighting continues in various places, Wei will not last long, and the three families of Sun, Cao and Liu may collapse at the same time." Wang Lang said. Looking at Hua Xin, I thought to myself that now that you are in charge of Wei Guo, you should know that this family is not easy to manage.

Hua Xin was very touched when he heard that, after Cao Pi ascended the throne, Wei Guo finally recuperated for two years. Last year, the third-line war broke out almost at the same time, and the family wealth he saved was quickly squandered. Fortunately, the aristocratic family in the Central Plains gave their full support, otherwise Jingzhou The battlefield will not be the current situation.

"Wang Sikong is telling the truth, but Wei Guo's passive defense this time, even though he knows that both sides will suffer, there is nothing he can do about it." Hua Xin looked very helpless.

Seeing that the foreshadowing was in place, Wang Lang continued to state: "Sun Quan's invasion of Huainan this time was based on the excuse of surrendering Han Zong, and he was also blamed for making too much trouble in Jiangdong. If we were at a disadvantage, we could send him to Sun Quan for punishment, but now everyone Sima defeated Soochow, why did His Majesty accept it? Liu Bei is now in Chang'an, and we continue to attack Soochow. It is nothing more than hard work. The veteran knows Sun Quan as a man. He does not have the ambition of Sun Ce, but just wants to settle in the southeast."

"Wang Sikong asked me to make peace with Sun Quan?" Cao Pi rolled his eyes.

Wang Lang nodded in affirmation and said: "Now we can negotiate peace with a victorious posture, Wei Guo can get the most benefits, Sun Quan has no face to ask us for Han Zong, General Zhendong (Zang Ba) is confident that he has Taishan soldiers, and he is extremely brave, so he has been obedient If you don’t listen to the announcement, His Majesty will take advantage of Jingzhou’s support and slowly bring it under the control of the imperial court.”

When Cao Pi heard Wang Lang's "calculating" Zang Ba, a smile suddenly appeared on his serious face. Xuzhou has always been Cao Pi's heart disease.

Zang Ba supported his troops and regarded himself as a vassal. Xuzhou cooperated with Tao Qian during Tao Qian’s period, and Zang Ba cooperated with Lu Bu during Lu Bu’s period. Later, Cao Cao defeated Liu Bei and wanted to deal with Yuan Shao. Great freedom.

Cao Cao fought all over the country until his death, and had no time to deal with this legacy issue. For decades, Zang Ba insisted that whoever controls Xuzhou should cooperate with the other party at the cost of Taishan soldiers.

Cao Pi didn't care about succeeding King Wei at the beginning, but after he usurped Han and became emperor, he didn't allow such princes to exist in Wei State. He wanted to conquer Soochow again by himself, and he mainly wanted to take Zang Ba's military power.

"Ahem. Wang Sikong, don't speculate on my intentions in the future. General Zang has always been obedient on the Eastern Front, and I have no intention of accepting his military power. If this matter spreads, it may hinder Sikong. You are all my shares. Minister, I don't want to hear anything about General Zang from his mouth."

Cao Pi's true thoughts were originally like this, but it was impossible to admit it in front of everyone, so he deliberately duplicity and threatened under the guise of protecting Wang Lang.

Hua Xin, Xia Houshang, and Zhong Yao looked at each other, thinking that we all have this political consciousness, and I don't know why Wang Lang got carried away when he talked about excitement.

Wang Lang looked embarrassed, and bowed to Cao Pi to thank him: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your compassion."

"Sikong, but don't worry, they are ministers with you, and they will definitely not tell this matter. Is there anything else to add?" Cao Pi looked at Wang Lang with a smile on his face.

"Uh, Liu Bei's occupation of the upper reaches of the Yangtze River poses a greater threat to Jiangdong than we do. If Sun Quan learns that Liu Bei has occupied Guanzhong, he may attack Jingzhou," Wang Lang added.

Cao Pi frowned: "Sun Quan's two sneak attacks on Jingzhou ended in disastrous defeat. He is really so crazy? Did Sikong send Gu to Jiangdong to spread rumors?"

Wang Lang nodded in affirmation: "The old minister just said that Sun Quan only wants to separate himself from Jiangdong. The Jiangdong gentry is unwilling to contribute to the outside world, but they are willing to defend their homeland. That's why it is so difficult for us to attack Ruxu. The stronger Liu Bei is, the more panicked they will be."

"Wang Sikong, Guan Yu is fighting with us, Wuchang Ganning only has more than [-] garrisons, even if we spread rumors, no one will believe them, right?" Xia Houshang questioned.

Wang Lang stroked his beard and said with a smile: "General Boren forgot about Lantian? Rumor has it that he sent someone to destroy Linyi. I'm afraid the next step is to deal with the Shi family. Once there is no civil strife in Jiaozhou, what will he do next? Don't forget Gao Shun and fall into the battle." The army is in Jiaozhou, and Lantian can attack Jiangdong by land, and Sun Quan's men are probably unstoppable."

"Mr. Xuanxiao? Even the previous emperors were afraid of this person." Xia Houshang murmured to himself.

"Sounds very interesting. Before Sun Quan's surprise attack on Jingzhou, the results were all deciphered by Lan Tian. If Sun Quan's surprise attack on Jiaozhou." Cao Pi thought of this, he suddenly felt refreshed, and couldn't help but praise two words: "Wonderful."

After discussing with everyone, Cao Pi ordered Cao Xiu to send troops back to Luoyang to rest and recuperate. He also ordered his servant Wen Hui to go to Huainan to meet Cao Ren. After the threat from Guan Yu in Jingbei was dealt with, he would send troops to Guanzhong to attack Liu Bei.

Seeing Zhong Yao being carried out of the hall, Cao Pi sighed: "It's a pity that Zhong Yuanchang Taiwei was demoted, otherwise he should be listed with Wang and Hua. These three men are great men of a generation, and it will be difficult for future generations to succeed." .”

Cao Pi stretched his waist and stood up, smiled and said to the waiter Gao: "Xiao Gao, show me."

"Your Majesty, which palace do you plan to go to?" Gao Miao mistakenly thought that Cao Pi was interested.

Cao Pi shook his head seriously: "I'm going to Taiwei's Mansion."

"Wei." Gao Miao wiped his forehead subconsciously, saying that the holy will is hard to fathom, and he has a deep understanding at this time.

Gao Miao found that Cao Pi was becoming more and more like the emperor, and the joy just now was just for the ministers to see. At the critical moment, he still had to ask Jia Taiwei to check.

(End of this chapter)