Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Chapter 209
In Luoyang, Cao Rui, Emperor of the Wei Dynasty, came to the Palace of Xingxing. Dozens of bronze lamps illuminate the majestic palace.

Under the circumstances that Cao Zhen, the general who supervised the Yongliang military, and Sima Yi, the general who supervised the Jingzhou military hussars, jointly requested to send troops, although Sikong Chen Qun did not agree with sending troops, but he could only sigh softly, avoid his edge, and retreat to the queue .

Cao Rui looked at the reaction of the people on the steps, nodded slightly, and said slowly: "If you have no objection, the matter of conquering Shu and Long will be settled here."

The loyal Sima Yi came out, held the wat board, cupped his hands and said, "My minister Sima Yi has a different opinion, I hope His Majesty will accept it!"

Hearing this, Cao Rui raised his hand to signal, and said: "General Hussars, please tell me, if it is beneficial to the affairs of the country, I will promise it!"

Sima Yi looked at the important words on the wat board, and said slowly: "I think it is feasible to conquer Shu and take Long, but I think that the Jingzhou army should not be a partial division, but must be the main force to attack Weixing County in the west. Force Hanzhong County."

Cao Zhen frowned slightly, looked up at Sima Yi, and said, "General Hussars needs to know that this matter is our military in the Northwest, not Jingzhou's military. With Jingzhou's army as the main force, it's not just taking care of one but losing another! Besides, the Eastern Wu army is in the south. Cavalry General Ann can ignore it?"

Sima Yi chuckled lightly, and said lightly: "The general's statement is absurd. Western Shu occupied our Jingzhou Weixing County An Neng said that this is not Jingzhou's military? Besides, I am not denying that the general conquered Shu and Long, but added it. .As for the Eastern Wu army, Yi has a plan to retreat!"

Sima Yi has always been dissatisfied with the big man taking advantage of Mengda's rebellion to occupy Weixing County. He dispatched generals several times but was repelled by Gou Fu. How could he not be angry.Sima Yi naturally wanted to raise his troops to take back Weixing County in this attack on Shu.

Seeing this, Cao Rui eased the atmosphere and said, "This attack on Shu cannot be accomplished by the efforts of a single state, it is a matter of the whole country. General Hussars can talk about his ideas first, and perfect the general's plan to attack Shu."

Holding the wat board in hand, Sima Yi said in a deep voice: "I think the general's proposal to conquer Shu and Long is quite good, but there are still some shortcomings. Please speak boldly, and I hope the general will not blame you!"

After speaking, Sima Yi saluted Cao Zhen slightly to express his apology.

Cao Zhen was not annoyed when he saw this, he returned the salute with a wat board in hand, and said boldly: "General Hussars, please speak, one person is weak in wisdom, and two are wise, please speak!"

Sima Yi looked at Cao Rui on the steps, and said slowly: "The general wants to attack Hanzhong with the right general (Zhang Yun) and the next one, but I think the troops are not enough! I know Hanzhong quite well, and the defense of Hanzhong has been repaired since Liu Bei. After ten years, it is extremely strong, and it will be difficult to get rid of it if there are few soldiers!"

Cao Zhen was thoughtful at the side, stroking his beard and pondering, and said: "What General Hussars said is reasonable, I don't know how the General thinks to break the situation?"

Sima Yi talked eloquently, and said, "Why did the general raise his troops to attack Hanzhong? It was to contain the army of Western Shu so that they could not go west to help Long. That's why I thought that Guanzhong could send a large number of troops to attack Hanzhong in the south. He dare not act rashly."

Chen Qun snorted softly, and said calmly: "May I ask General Hussars that this is to seize Longfei and attack Hanzhong, and besides raising many armies, where will the troops come from?"

When Sima Yi heard this, he smiled mysteriously, and said, "Mr. Chen misunderstood what he means. Guanzhong is just raising many armies in vain."

Cao Zhen laughed, took over the conversation, and said: "Mr. Chen, General Hussar's intention is to let the right general play tricks, set up more flags, and march separately from the passes, so that Western Shu will not know the truth and falsehood. Naturally, the Hanzhong army dare not take it lightly. Transfer to Long."

"That's right. When the right general was pretending to be a soldier, I raised another [-] troops from Jingzhou, and marched up the Han River to attack Xiguan. On the other hand, my subordinates led me to go overland along Shangyong County, and go north to attack Xicheng. How can the [-] defenders in the western city resist it?" Sima Yi laughed.

"If Weixing County is recaptured, our [-] soldiers from Jingzhou can go straight to Hanzhong, and the right general can gather heavy troops in Xiegu and go south to attack Hanzhong. Presumably at this time, Western Shu is already too busy to take care of itself. Between saving Long and saving Hanzhong, We must save Hanzhong." Sima Yi said with confidence.

Cao Zhen pondered for a while, and asked, "What if Dongwu attacks Jingzhou?"

Sima Yi smiled softly, stroked his beard and said with a smile: "Sun Quan of Eastern Wu has just proclaimed himself emperor, and he is busy entrusting the civil and military ministers. How can he have the energy to attack Jingzhou?"

Cao Zhen frowned slightly, and said, "How can General Hussars entrust the important affairs of the country to others?"

"General Yan Ming, I was joking just now! I thought that the governor of Yangzhou (Man Chong) could gather troops in Yangzhou and spread rumors that he wanted to proclaim himself emperor because of Sun Quan and wanted to attack Soochow, so that he would not dare to act rashly. At the same time, Jingzhou had [-] troops. , I call [-], and [-] is enough to defend the border." Sima Yi said seriously.

Cao Zhen nodded in satisfaction, cupped his hands to Sima Yi, and said, "The general is thoughtful, and it's the great Wei's luck!"

Through the crown, Cao Rui nodded and said: "Since this is the case, you can order General Hussars to send an army of [-] from Jingzhou to attack Shu and attack Weixing County, and cooperate with the general to attack Long!"

After a pause, Cao Rui asked, "I don't know how many soldiers the general wants to send to conquer Shu and Long."

Holding the wat board in his hand, Cao Zhen replied in a deep voice: "I think the governor of Liangzhou can send all the soldiers of the whole prefecture to attack Di Dao at the same time. A total of [-] troops are sent to attack Di Dao; I send [-] elite troops from Guanzhong to attack Longyou."

"The right general (Zhang Yun) can transfer the soldiers from Hedong and the southern part of Bingzhou to the south, send [-] troops as a fake army, and cooperate with Hussar general [-] Jingzhou soldiers to attack Hanzhong. General Fei Yao led more than [-] soldiers to take Chencang Road, attack Wudu, Qi Shan said."

"The Kansai army is divided into four armies, with a total of 130,000 soldiers. As for the Kanto soldiers and horses, the Hussar General can report to them." Cao Zhen replied solemnly.

Sima Yi glanced at Cao Zhen gratefully. After all, Cao Zhen said that the army was divided into two routes: Guandong and Guanxi, and he himself reported to the Guanxi army.And leaving the Kwantung army to report to Sima Yi obviously wanted Sima Yi to be on an equal footing with him, regardless of priorities.

"Report to Your Majesty, the Kwantung Army consists of two armies, totaling [-] troops." Sima Yi replied seriously.

"This time, I want to raise 180,000 troops in the conquest of Shu and Long. I hope His Majesty will promise!" Cao Zhen knelt down and bowed down.

"I hope Your Majesty promises!" Sima Yi knelt down and shouted after him.

Cao Rui got up and went down the steps, helped the two of them up, and said with emotion: "I will promise, I hope that the two lovers will not bear the grace of the country!"

Turning his head to look at Chen Qun again, he said, "I don't know how Mr. Chen plans to recruit the 180,000 troops, the food and grass, and the corvee."

Chen Qun's face darkened, but thinking about the state affairs, Fu Xu pondered and said: "Guanzhong is already empty of food and grass. The 130,000 troops in Kanxi need food and grass to be transferred from Jizhou, Yanzhou, and Bingzhou. Corvettes need to be sent from Luoyang, Hedong, and Guanzhong. Requisition; the [-] troops in the Kwantung can transfer military rations from Jingzhou and Yangzhou, and they can be requisitioned locally in Jingzhou.”

"According to what Mr. Chen said, Mr. Chen has to worry about it." Cao Rui said with a smile.

"I don't know when the army will attack Shu?" Cao Rui asked.

"I think you can attack Shu in April!" Cao Zhen replied.

"Yes! From now on, the army will be ready for war, so don't slack off!" Cao Rui said.

(End of this chapter)