Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 208
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As the saying goes, if blessings do not come again, misfortunes will come again.

Not long after Cao Rui returned to Beijing from his west tour to Shangyong, he learned that Tian Yu, the captain of Huwuhuan, was besieged by Ke Bineng and escaped after seven days and seven nights.

In the early days of Cao Pi's ascension to the throne, the nomadic peoples on the northern grasslands became more and more powerful and invaded the frontiers. The imperial court then appointed Tian Yu as the captain of Chijie and Hu Karasuma, and Qianzhao and Xie Juntong as the captains of Xianbei to defend the northern border.

Tian Yu used division and transformation as a strategy to sow discord among the Xianbei Hu people, making the Xianbei people hate each other and attack and kill each other.And unite the weak and small tribes of Xianbei to attack most of Xianbei, and attack the Yuzhulian tribe of Xianbei.

Yu Zhulian, the leader of Yu Zhulian's tribe, is the son-in-law of Ke Bineng, the leader of Xianbei.

So Tian Yu led Putou and Xieguini of the western Xianbei to attack Yuzhulian and won a complete victory.When he returned to Macheng, Ke Bineng led [-] troops and besieged Tian Yu for seven days.

Fortunately, Yan Rou's younger brother, Shanggu prefect Yan Zhi, went to explain and persuade Ke Bineng to withdraw his troops and save Tian Yu.

For a time, wars were raging on three sides of Cao Wei, Xianbei cavalry galloped and harassed the frontier fortresses, Dongwu navy sailed across the river and Chaohu Lake;

Even Cao Rui, who has the talent of a wise king, couldn't help secretly having a headache. In order to relieve the pressure, he silently put on women's clothes and watched his "wonderful figure" in front of the bronze mirror.

Although Cao Rui loves beautiful women, he has only been on the throne for a few years, and there are nearly ten thousand concubines in the harem, but Cao Rui loves himself the most. He feels that he is beautiful, and often wears women's clothes to admire himself.

"Your Majesty! The General, Liu Shizhong and others are already waiting in the main hall." The servant said respectfully outside the door.

Cao Rui sighed softly, and with the help of the maid, she took off her female attire, put on her court attire again, and regained her masculine posture.

After a while, Cao Rui arrived at the main hall with a serious expression.

In the hall, Cao Zhen, Sima Yi, Chen Qun, Sun Zi, Liu Ye and more than a dozen important officials lined up on both sides. Seeing Cao Rui enter the hall, they knelt down to greet Cao Rui.

Cao Rui sat upright, nodded to Cao Zhen to let him speak.

Cao Zhen held the wat board, stood upright, and said: "Cao Zhen, please discuss the conquest of Shu and Longlong, and I hope Your Majesty will agree!"

After finishing speaking, Cao Zhen took out the memorabilia from his bosom and presented it to Cao Rui. He said in a deep voice: "I think that it has not been long since Western Shu captured Longyou, and the people of Longyou are not at ease. If we wait for Western Shu to stabilize the people of Longyou, resume production, and gather troops Tun grain, and the land of Long will no longer be in my hands!"

"Western Shu established the seven prefectures of Longyou, Hanzhong, and Weixing as Qinzhou, with Ma Liang as the governor of Qinzhou, Huang Quan as the governor of Qinzhou, and Wei Yan as the lieutenant of protecting Qiang. Ma Liang, the governor of Qinzhou, resumed production and stabilized people's hearts. The people of Yizhou were moved to Long, and the people of the Qiang and Di tribes were reorganized into households, and the population increased by tens of thousands."

"Huang Quan, the governor of Qinzhou, stationed troops in the passes of Longshan, repaired the fortifications, mobilized heavy troops to guard, and trained troops in various places in Longyou, refined the soldiers, and selected the Qiang and Di tribesmen to join the army. Wei Yan, the guard of Qiang, stationed in Didao, He bought a large number of war horses from the nearby Qiang people for military use, and the Qiang people took refuge in them one after another, and led the good Qiang people to attack Liangzhou."

"It has only been half a year since Western Shu seized Long, and in less than a year, it will be like this. If Western Shu is allowed to recuperate for another year, relying on the grain of Yizhou, sending troops to Longdi, and having Longshan and Qinling as walls, Even if my Great Wei sends 300,000 people, it will be difficult to restore Long. My minister Cao Zhen hereby asks for orders to conquer Shu and seize Long, and I hope Your Majesty will agree!" Cao Zhen said loudly.

Cao Rui took the memorabilia handed over by his attendants. Cao Rui, who knew the content in advance, just browsed it briefly and asked: "General, please talk about conquering Shu and seizing Long. I don't know what you think, do you have anything to teach me?"

Chen Qun, the leader, heard the words, held the wat board, cupped his hands and asked, "Dare the old minister ask the general how to conquer Shu?"

Cao Zhen glanced at Chen Qun, and said slowly: "I think Hushi General (Sima Yi) can send Jingzhou soldiers to go up the Han River to attack Weixing County, and Liangzhou Inspector (Guo Huai) can send Qiang people and Liangzhou soldiers. Take the Taoshui to attack Di Dao, these two routes can be regarded as partial troops."

"The troops in Guanzhong are divided into three groups. General Fei Yao leads ten thousand soldiers to attack Wudu on Chencang Road; his subordinates lead the army to cross Longshan Mountain and attack Longyou. The right general (Zhang Yun) can lead the army to cross Qinling Mountains and attack Hanzhong through the inclined valley. "

"General Fei attacked Beichuan City on Chencang Road, threatening Qishan Road; General Hushi and General You attacked Hanzhong, making it impossible for the Central Shu army to rescue Longyou. The governor of Liangzhou marched on Didao, and I attacked Longshan from the west. The two armies attacked from east to west. , then we can defeat the Shu army and recapture Longyou." Cao Zhen said slowly.

Compared with the hastily proposed three-way attack on Shu in the first half of the year, the strategy of this five-way attack on Shu is much more optimized. The front stretches for thousands of miles from Jingzhou in the east to Liangzhou in the west, and the Wei army is attacking everywhere.Good is good, but Cao Zhen's soldiers are not a small number!
Cao Rui looked at the silent crowd below the steps, and asked, "I wonder if you think the general's attack on Shu needs to be revised?"

Cao Rui directly asked closed-ended questions, not asking everyone if they wanted to attack, but directly asking where there were any mistakes in Gongshu that needed to be corrected.Cao Rui's intention to attack Shu has never wavered.Since the beginning of the year, all three fronts of the war have been defeated. On the contrary, Cao Rui has strengthened his heart to attack Shu and wanted to seize Long to increase his prestige.

When Sikong and Chen Qun heard this, he sighed softly, knowing Cao Rui's thoughts, he still tried hard to persuade him and said: "I think the general can't attack Shu at this time! The general can't do anything with 200,000 soldiers, my great Wei The number of soldiers is only more than 300,000, and now 200,000 people are almost the soldiers of our great Wei Dynasty."

"Moreover, if there are 200,000 people, the corvee will be no less than 500,000, and the people in Guanzhong will only be more than 200,000. If you dare to ask the general where the people come from, the general is acting like a military force, and it is not feasible!" Chen Qun said angrily.

Cao Rui frowned slightly. He was born a noble son, and he didn't care about Chen Qun's words. In his eyes, 700,000 people were just a number.

As Liu Ye said, Cao Rui is similar to Qin Huang and Han Wu. Although he is not as talented, he has the same characteristics, and he does not count casualties in order to achieve his goal.

Cao Zhen pondered for a moment, and said sincerely: "Chen Gong's words from the bottom of his heart, I really think so, but this is indeed a good opportunity to attack Shu. Shu is not as good as Qin and Yizhou, and the soldiers sent out are no more than a hundred thousand at most, but they cover thousands of miles. The defense line is full of loopholes. If Shu is allowed to absorb soldiers from Longyou, it will be difficult to get down!"

Sima Yi, who was beside him, also offered to help, saying: "At present, the border between Shu and our Great Wei is vast and sparsely populated, and there are many passes. Our army will attack it with divisions, and it will inevitably be overwhelmed. If Western Shu is allowed to absorb the land of Long, then its Let Yizhou send food, Longdi send troops, all of them are cavalrymen from Western Shu, how can we rush down!"

Chen Qun sighed slightly, he is not a person who knows how to fight, but he is only worried that the defeat of the army will disrupt the overall situation, and he has the effect of supporting the lonely, so he dare not say nothing.

(End of this chapter)