Three Kingdoms: Ancestors of the Han Dynasty

Qinglong three years, October.

The autumn wind is bleak, blowing through Luoyang, and pornographic films are everywhere.

Man Chong was hale and hearty, walking up the steps with his attendants, but his thoughts were slightly restless while walking.

Suddenly, a voice of greetings came from beside him, saying, "It's been a long time since Man Gong, he's still healthy!"

Man Chong regained his senses and looked up, only to see General Sima Yi bowing his hands to say hello to him, and said in return: "Hello, General."

"Yi is not as good as Man Gong. Man Man is over [-] years old, and he can still put on armor and go into battle. With dozens of warriors, he defeated Sun Quan and killed the general of the Eastern Wu." Sima Yi said politely.

Man Chong stroked his beard, and said with a smile, "Haha, I'm just a idiot from the Eastern Wu Dynasty, so I can't say that I'm great."

When Man Chong spoke to Sima Yi like this, it was not because he was arrogant.But in terms of his status in Cao Weizhong, he is fully qualified to speak like this in front of Sima Yi.

Although Sima Yi is a great general, his age, qualifications, and food are not as good as Man Chong.There are [-] households that are full of pets, such a giant closed household, and they are proud of all the dynasties. Sima Yi is far behind.

At the same time, as far as Cao Wei's war on the east and west fronts is concerned, the Hefei front line guarded by Manchong on the east line is quite strong, repelling Sun Quan several times, while Sima Yi, who supervised the battle on the west line, simply lost Guanzhong. How can he compare with Manchong in military exploits.

In addition, Man Chong was very favored by the Cao family, so the Man family had a very high status in Cao Wei. In a few years, Sima Yi would ask Man Chong to marry his daughter to his fifth son Sima Gan.

After a pause, Man Chong restrained his smile and asked, "What is the strength of the Xishu thieves now? How could my Great Wei have lost consecutive battles, lost troops and lost generals, and the northwest land is no longer in our hands."

Sima Yi looked heavy, shook his head, and said, "Duke Man and Xishu haven't fought each other for a long time, so I don't know how deep it is. If you compare the soldiers under Guan Yu's command at the time, the soldiers of Xishu now have their own merits."

"Huh?" Man Chong stopped stroking his beard and asked seriously, "Is this true?"

The combat effectiveness of the soldiers under Guan Yu's command is already extraordinary. During his guarding of Jingzhou, the battle line was fought from the front line of Nanjun to the vicinity of Xiangfan.The battle of Xiangfan was outnumbered, and Cao Wei was suppressed in the early stage, which shows how effective his soldiers are.

The distance between Nanjun and Xiangfan is not as close as everyone thinks, but the distance between them is as long as one or two hundred miles.During the Northern Expedition to Xiangfan by Wu State General Zhu Ran, several battles broke out and he made great achievements.With the help of Sun Quan's army, Wu talents pushed the front line to the second city of Xiangfan in the last Northern Expedition.

"It's true. Zhuge Liang is not only good at governing the country, but also good at fighting. Huang Quan is a good commander in Western Shu. He flooded Chencang and attacked Xinling at night, which is beyond what an ordinary general can do." Sima Yi replied seriously.

"If that's the case, Xishu is indeed a formidable enemy!" Man Chong said with narrowed eyes.

The attendant urged: "You two lords, Your Majesty is still waiting in the palace for a long time."

"Please!"

The two gave way to each other, walked up the steps slowly, and entered the hall to ask to see Cao Rui.

"Chen Manchong, Sima Yi pays homage to His Majesty."

Cao Rui greeted each other with a smile, supported him out of emptiness, and said, "You two gentlemen don't need to be too polite."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Cao Rui straightened his back, gestured to the left and right to serve tea, and said: "Now Kebi Neng in northern Xinjiang is dead, and the tribes of Xianbei are scattered. We cut off one of the border troubles in the Wei Dynasty, and there are three troubles left. Among the three troubles, Western Shu is the worst. The people of Wu came next. The people of Shu were strong, they seized our territory in the two prefectures of Wei and Wei, and defeated our army several times.” …

"The people of Wu are also strong. They used the Yangtze River to attack us in Jiangxia, and cooperated with Xishu to harass the border of our Great Wei several times. It is very annoying. The combination of the two countries makes it difficult for our Great Wei to take care of ourselves and concentrate on fighting the enemy. Therefore, I ordered the two superiors When Qing entered Beijing, he wanted to seek strategies for Wu and Shu."

As soon as these words came out, the two fell into deep thought, and the hall was very quiet.

Sima Yi was silent for a while, then cupped his hands and said: "I think that although the soldiers of Western Shu are good and brave, they are few and short of attacking the city. I think that a strong city can be built in the east of the river, and the grain and grass can be stored for two years. If the West Shu The attack will be limited to the city, and it will not be allowed to enter. And our army can take the opportunity to cross the river from Tongguan or other ferries, cut off the rear of the Shu army, and carry out the strategy of raiding and disturbing the pass to make the enemy tired."

"When the Central Plains regain its strength, gather the forces of the four prefectures of Youbin and Jisi to fight against Xishu. At that time, there is no danger in Guanzhong to defend, and we must fight against my great Wei Yu. Regardless of the outcome, once Guanzhong is restless, Western Shu must Sending grain from Bashu to station troops, transporting grain for thousands of miles, wasted its national strength. For a long time, the national strength of Western Shu was declining, while our national strength of Great Wei was growing day by day."

The Shu Han did not capture Tongguan, and would be limited by Cao Wei in terms of terrain.Cao Wei can use Tongguan and Hedong to cooperate with each other on both sides of the Yellow River.When the Shu Han attacked Hedong, Cao Wei's army could go out of Tongguan to harass Guanzhong to cope with the situation in Hedong.When the Shu Han attacked Tongguan, the army from Hedong could cross the river and reach the land of Hexi.

It can be said that the Guanzhong of the Shu Han can hardly be called the land of four fortresses.If Cao Wei recovers in the future and raises heavy troops to attack the Shuhan Guanzhong, the Shuhan will have no danger to defend and will be tired of fighting.Fighting in Guanzhong for a long time will inevitably affect the development and production of Guanzhong itself.

Sima Yi's plan was based on the idea of ​​withdrawing troops from Guanzhong.Seize the three places of Tongguan, Wuguan, and Hedong to block the direction of sending troops to the dead of Western Shu, making it difficult for the Shu Han itself to possess the danger of the four fortresses in Guanzhong.

Cao Rui pondered for a long time, and asked: "In your opinion, within a few years, my Great Wei will not be able to compete with Xishu?"

Sima Yi shook his head, and explained: "Your Majesty, Sun Tzu said: Therefore, those who are good at using soldiers avoid their sharp edges and attack them when they are lazy. This is also the one who controls Qi. From the overall situation, the soldiers of Western Shu are winning consecutively." The soldiers of the great Wei, the enemies with sharp edges, my Wei soldiers are mostly scattered, and they are afraid of Shu. It is better to wait a few years later, when many soldiers of the Western Shu die, and our new recruits from the Great Wei enter the army. "

Sima Yi also saw a problem existing in Western Shu. Now the Shu Han army is composed of veterans left by Liu Bei and soldiers trained by Zhuge Liang.A few years later, the soldiers left by Liu Bei will not be dead and old, and the Shu Han army has completely entered a period of decline.

Moreover, the newborns of the Shu Han are not as many as Cao Wei, and the source of soldiers to choose from is naturally difficult to match that of Cao Wei.That stage will be a replacement for the Three Kingdoms.If Cao Wei can make good use of that window period, it is not impossible to regain the dominance of the battlefield.

Cao Rui frowned slightly, and said: "I'm afraid that Xishu will continue to go eastward in the future, trying to seize my Tongguan and Hedong. There is also the Eastern Wu Alliance, which will cause trouble again."

Seeing that Cao Rui was worried about his plan, Sima Yi remonstrated and said, "Your Majesty, I have been fighting with Western Shu for a long time, and I know that Zhuge Liang's army is strategic. There are few soldiers in Western Shu, so I will not dare to attack the city with all my strength. If our Great Wei can hold on to the cities in Hedong , Zhuge Liang will have nowhere to use his power."

"Your Majesty, please don't worry about Yi Yudong's plan. If the minister is in Hedong, Zhuge Liang will not have to destroy the city. As for the alliance of Dongwu, how will our Great Wei restrain Dongwu, or how to make it difficult for our Great Wei to trouble the border? You can listen to the words of Man Gong." Sima Yi said confidently.

Hearing Sima Yi's reassurance again, Cao Rui also loosened his eyebrows and said: "You can follow the general's words, build a city and store grain in the east of the river, guard the west Shu, and wait for the time to move."

As he said that, Cao Rui cast his eyes on Man Chong, and said, "I don't know what Man Qing's strategy is to deal with Wu, so that it can make it difficult for Eastern Wu to cope with Western Shu, so as not to be a disaster for our great Wei."

Man Chong took a deep breath, and said surprisingly: "If your Majesty is a trustworthy minister, you can abandon Hefei and retreat to Shouchun."