Three Kingdoms: Prosper Han from the beginning of brushing favorability

Chapter 401 Strategy “Transfer”

"Longyou, Longyou...it's actually Longyou!" Cao Pi threw out a few pieces of cloth in his hand angrily, "Liu Bei is quite generous!"

Cao Pi was not completely unprepared for Liu Bei's Northern Expedition while he was attacking Wu.

After all, after he ascended the throne, besides hunting and "taking care" of his father's concubines at Tongquetai, he also did some things.

In terms of border defense, they inherited Cao Cao's idea of ​​relying on key defenses of cities in key locations, continued to develop farming, and used the income from farming to recruit soldiers to make up for war losses.

This was why he was able to maintain a certain scale of local state and county soldiers and the remaining central army when he launched a large-scale attack on Wu. Among the foreign armies, Zhang He's Guanzhong garrison did not move.

However, after the death of "Captain Yuanzi of the Rescue Brigade", the casualties among Kansai soldiers were relatively large. In addition, the Yongliang land was short of soldiers and the land was barren, making it difficult to effectively replenish the troops in a short period of time.

This is certainly not conducive to defense for Cao Wei, but in Cao Pi's view, it is also useless for Shu Han.

"Look, look! The Shu Han only has land in the two states of Jing and Yi. Instead of taking the land in Guanzhong to support the people, it seizes the land of Yongliang and consumes it. How stupid! Ridiculous!" Cao Pi walked around and said Swearing.

He looked like a master chess player who was beaten by someone who thought he was a rookie using an unbelievable "stupid move" to defeat his defense.

It seems that what is at stake now is just an insignificant piece of wild land.

Once the Shu Han people figure out the situation in Liangzhou, there is even a risk of defeating them one by one.

Sima Yi on the side bent down to pick up the military intelligence reports and quickly glanced at them. The main message was that Liu Bei's army was coming~ Wudu was lost~ Qishan Fort and Shanggui were besieged~

Although I, Guo Huai, swear to serve the country to the death and gather the soldiers, I will definitely live and die with Shanggui!

Not everyone is as loyal to Your Majesty and the Wei Dynasty as I am. Except for Shanggui and Qishan Fort, three of the five counties in Longyou surrendered without fighting. Some of them surrendered without even seeing the shadow of the Shu army. Let’s lower my watch~

Sima Yi's vulture-like eyes flashed, but immediately returned to calm, and his two chuckles revealed a sense of ease and indifference.

Sima Yi said with a sneer and said disdainfully: "Longyou alone cannot support an army stationed for a long time. Hanzhong is not as good as before and is full of wasteland. Liu Bei traveled far from Yizhou to transport grain and traveled through mountains and rivers. The losses were huge. How can it last?" "

Cao Pi's angry expression that had broken his defense immediately softened, he nodded and said, "Yes, what Zhongda said is very much in line with my wishes."

Moreover, when Cao Wei attacked Longyou from Guanzhong, he attacked from low to high, which was more difficult than attacking Longyou from the east.

But now facing Shuhan's Duanlong, its shortcomings are immediately highlighted - Liangzhou, as an important place for border defense in the northwest, has good military strength, but it is unable to form a joint force at all. Instead, it is very likely that it will stand on the sidelines.

Although Liangzhou belongs to Cao Wei in name, in reality several forces occupy the top of the mountain. When Cao Wei's founding of the country is not stable, he can only use their contradictions to attack each other without uniting in rebellion.

The first time he saw the letter, he thought of the opponent's strategic intentions. After Longyou cut off Cao Wei's territory in the middle, he seized one of Cao Wei's important horse farms and made up for a huge shortcoming of his own.

of course not.

"Haha, what your Majesty said is absolutely true. It is hard to call it a brilliant move to launch a large-scale war to attack Longyou. Our army only needs to firmly guard the gate of Guanzhong and garrison heavy troops, forcing Liu Bei to have to garrison his army in Longyou..."

Did Sima Yi really think so?

If Guanzhong cannot continue to maintain high pressure on Longyou, allowing Shu Han to devote its energy to governing Liangzhou, and even reopening Zhang Qian's old trade routes... it will definitely further enhance the strength of Shu Han.

Sima Yi was worried about much more than that, but while he understood strategy, he also understood people's hearts and Cao Pi better.

Saying this at this time is like pointing at Cao Pi's nose and scolding: You are such a fatuous and willful king. When the court officials asked you to conquer Wu, you refused to do it, and you even made him a king!

To say that the defeat of Wu will make other people who want to submit to the Wei Dynasty doubtful and have a bad influence... You are the only three families left in the world who want to buy skin from horses! Three families!

When he was at his lowest, Liu Da'er didn't even submit to your father. Now, can he submit to you? Are you showing off to him? As a result, Wu Jun's strength has gradually improved. Liu Ye advised you not to fight, but you refused to listen. What's the result? Long You was lost, right?

...If he, Sima Yi, could chat like this, I don’t know how many times he has been with the Yi tribe, how could he be considered a close minister of Cao Pi.

The most urgent task is to stabilize His Majesty's mentality first, so that his mentality does not collapse before he can listen to the advice.

As expected, after Cao Pi calmed down, he took the initiative to ask Sima Yi: "Does Zhongda think that if he sends the Chinese army there and Zhang He deploys elite troops, will he be able to recapture Longyou?"

Sima Yi knew as soon as he heard this that Cao Pi felt embarrassed.

The first battle after ascending to the throne came with great fanfare, but now he has not won a single battle, and has withdrawn in despair without being able to capture a city... His Majesty, the Emperor of Wei, is a bit embarrassed.

Sima Yi cupped his hands and said with a smile: "Your Majesty is a divine, civil, and military warrior. The people from Jiangdong can rely on the Yangtze River to secure their territory. How can they open up territories and expand their territory in the face of Your Majesty? Everyone has their own agenda, and chaos will inevitably arise in the long run. Your Majesty will wait until things change. Taking Jiangdong is like searching a bag to retrieve something."

The depression in Cao Pi's heart suddenly subsided a lot. The more he looked at Sima Yi, the more he looked like a talent who could achieve great things!

"Haha, in your opinion, what should I do now?"

Sima Yi said seriously: "Your Majesty, Jiangdong is nothing to worry about, but Liu Bei has to guard against it. If it takes Longyou, it will threaten Guanzhong. While supporting Longyou according to your majesty's plan, our army should also temporarily retreat to prevent the Central Plains from resurrecting." Chaos.”

At first, Guan Yu launched a large-scale attack on Xiangfan, and later flooded the Seventh Army, which caused many bandits, bandits, and court officials to rebel.

Now that Liu Bei is attacking Longyou, three counties have surrendered before the attack. If he is really allowed to take Guanzhong, it will inevitably cause even greater riots.

Qingxu's problem has not been completely solved yet. If those lawless soldiers take the opportunity to do something...

He shuddered just thinking about it.

Although Cao Pi had many shortcomings, he was not a fool, and he could naturally understand the meaning of Sima Yi's words.

At this time, he had been soothed and returned to his senses, and he also felt that he should seek stability. If the war started on multiple fronts and there was another internal chaos... he was afraid that Wei Guozuo would be without his mother in just one year.

But...it's so shameful and unacceptable!

Now when I look at Liu Ye's face after I go back, I feel very uncomfortable.

"Report——!"

Just when Cao Pi was entangled, another military message suddenly arrived outside the tent.

The two of them thought that there had been another change in the battle at Longyou, and they were also wondering why two military intelligence reports were delivered in one day. They hurriedly opened it and saw that it was the battle report from Cao Xiu.

Zang Ba led more than 10,000 Qingxu generals to launch a surprise attack on Jingkou, killing thousands of people east of the Yangtze River, burning warships of all sizes, and countless military supplies!

Not only that, but many of his generals such as Yin Lu were killed or wounded, and nearly half of the elite Qingxu soldiers were killed or wounded!

Cao Xiu perfectly achieved the result that Cao Pi wanted to see most. He not only weakened Zang Ba and other Qingxu forces, but also regained some face by conquering Jingkou. It was a double happiness.

Cao Pi, who was in an improved mood, waved his hand: "Haha, okay, then according to Zhongda's words, I will let Sun Quan from Jiangdong go for the time being. Turn to the west!"

(End of this chapter)