My Ji Han Dynasty was prosperous in martial arts, but I have always convinced people with virtue

Chapter 77 Weaknesses
Luoyang.

The Eastern Capital of the Han Dynasty was once reduced to ashes in a flame.

Millions of people are scattered as birds and beasts.

In troubled times, even hundreds of officials and ministers cannot protect themselves, let alone ordinary people?

Cao Cao listened to Xun Yu's suggestion and welcomed the emperor to control the princes.

At that time, the reason why Cao Cao wanted to welcome the emperor and all the officials to Xuchang was because Xuchang was his base camp, which was convenient for controlling the court, and the strategic location of Luoyang was very important on the other hand.

Luoyang is located in Sanchuan, controlling eight passes, and is a transportation hub. It goes west to Guanzhong, east to the Central Plains, north to Bingzhou, and south to Wancheng.

Luoyang at that time was already in ruins. For so many years, Cao Cao worked hard and has been repairing Luoyang City.

Now, standing on the wall of Luoyang City again, Cao Cao felt a little bit less interesting.

Cao Cao spent all his youth in Luoyang City.

At that time, Luoyang was the largest city in the world, but today's Luoyang, after all, is a bit meaningless, similar in appearance, but there is no longer any thing that carries Cao Cao's youthful memories.

"At that time, the orphan was young and dissolute, and he always stole jade and fragrance with Yuan Benchu. However, those boudoir ladies and passionate young women mostly fell in love with Yuan Benchu ​​and left the orphan alone."

Cao Cao recounted the things when he was young, and he didn't mind telling about the embarrassing things back then.

Yuan Shao was handsome, and even because of his extraordinary appearance, he was appreciated and loved by the elders of the Yuan clan. He was adopted from a common son to an uncle's son, and it has been smooth sailing ever since.

Back then Yuan Shao was a man of the hour in Luoyang, and Cao Cao followed him like a younger brother.

The past is over, where is Yuan Benchu ​​now?
Dead bones in the tomb!
The Zhongmen of the World that used to be, has long since become a thing of the past.

Sima Yi, Yang Xiu and others stood behind Cao Cao without saying a word.

Cao Cao turned around and looked at the two of them.

When Cao Cao followed Yuan Shao, he always had some jealousy in his heart. Those women only coveted Yuan Shao's beauty, but never looked inside.

But when Cao Cao ascended to a high position, he found that he, like those women back then, also liked good-looking people.

Sima Yi looked much more pleasing to the eye than Yang Xiu.

"Yuan Shao is already a dead bone in the tomb, how can he be compared with the king?"

Yang Xiu clasped his hands and spoke first.

Sima Yi was behind, but he didn't say much.

Cao Cao stroked his beard and smiled slightly.

"Zude knows my heart very well. Now I want to attack Liu Bei alone, can Zude have a plan?"

"Liu Chan guarded the Guanzhong, promoted the way of heavenly masters, lured the young and strong of Xianbei, Xiongnu and other tribes, and extorted property. This was deeply hated by the leaders of the Xianbei. Now you can send envoys to respond in the middle, contact the leaders of Xianbei and the Xiongnu, and invite them to send troops to attack the border areas of the Shu Kingdom. This will surely restrain the Shu army."

"Zude's words are deeply in my heart, and I will leave this matter to you!"

"The minister will live up to the king's wishes!"

Yang Xiu backed away, and before he left, he glanced at Sima Yi with deep meaning in his eyes.

Sima Yi seemed unaware.

Cao Cao also glanced at Sima Yi, who didn't seem to sense Yang Xiu's hostility.

Cao Cao never felt that Yang Xiu was a threat.

Although Yang Xiu has a big mouth, he always talks about things, which makes people annoying, but Yang Xiu never hides it. Instead, he longs for others to know his wisdom and talent.

But Sima Yi is different. He always hides it, making it hard for people to figure it out.

Sometimes you see what he wants you to see.

"Zhongda, do you have a plan?"

"I think Shu has the advantage in this battle."

Sima Yi's answer did not make Cao Cao angry, he asked back.

"Why?"

"Bashu and Hanzhong have enough food and grass, and Guanzhong and Liangzhou are not comparable in the past. If Liu Bei is unwilling to fight and just sticks to Tongguan, the two armies will confront each other. The army of Jingzhou may attack Luoyang in the north and cut off our army's food road, which will cause great harm!"

Hangu Pass is guarded by one man, and ten thousand men cannot open it. As long as an elite guard is stationed, they can block an army several times their own.

Tongguan, like Hangu, is located at an important point, blocking the road to Guanzhong, but it is a huge fortress that can garrison [-] troops.

To take down this fortress, it is natural to have more troops than this number.

The stalemate between Cao and Liu is very disadvantageous for Cao Cao.

"In this way, our army can take advantage of Xianbei and the Xiongnu looting the border areas of Shu, and then send two more armies to pretend to attack Wancheng and actually take Hedong.

In addition, send envoys again, spend a lot of money, invite Sun Quan to send troops, and contain Jiangxia Wenpin's army.

As long as the east of the river is lost, Liu Bei will definitely send a large army to the front line of the Yellow River, and the troops will be scattered before looking for opportunities to defeat the enemy. "

Cao Cao nodded.

What Sima Yi meant was to only fight at Tongguan, and Cao Jun's wealth and wealth would not be able to take advantage of it.Only by turning points into planes and opening up multiple battlefields can Cao Jun's advantages be brought into full play, thereby exposing the Shu Army's disadvantages.

The state of Shu is too weak!

"Zhang Fei, the general of Xionghu, has [-] cavalry under his command. Hedong is not so easy to get."

"Zhang Fei doesn't care about soldiers. If he gets a lot of money, there may not be no soldiers under his command who dare to die."

Cao Cao glanced at Sima Yi, and thought, this kid is really dark!
"So, very good! I will give you [-] gold, and you can take it as you like."

"promise!"
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Changan.

After Cao Cao arrived in Luoyang, he divided his troops into garrisons and inspected the situation in various places in Sanchuan, but there was no sign of mobilizing troops for a while.

Liu Bei called a group of ministers and asked about countermeasures.

As usual, Liu Bei asked Zhuge Liang to guard the rear to coordinate the food and grass, and ordered Huang Quan to escort it to ensure that the food was safe.

Most people's opinions are based on customs.

The Wei army is not the Wu army, even if it wins the battle first, it cannot shake the morale of the Wei army.

Therefore, the gains and losses of one place and one battle are meaningless.

As long as Tongguan is well guarded, it will be fine if the Wei army cannot enter.

At this time, among all the courtiers in the palace, only Pang Tong and Fa Zheng did not speak.

Liu Bei looked at Pang Tong and asked.

"Shi Yuan, what do you think?"

"I thought that Cao Cao would not just stand with us at Tongguan, but would definitely respond everywhere, sending Xianbei, Huns and other clans, and even Sun Quan of Eastern Wu, to attack our army together."

If Cao Cao really did this, it would be quite troublesome.

Liu Bei felt a little tricky.

Fighting for financial resources, Liu Bei can't beat Cao Cao!
"Shiyuan, do you have a plan?"

"Soochow is nothing to be afraid of. He came here for profit, so he will definitely not die. Xianbei and Xiongnu, with Ma Chao around, will not cause serious harm. But the east county is related to our army's vitals, so it cannot be ignored."

Pang Tong didn't continue, because Zhang Fei was guarding Hedong.

Zhang Fei has a high status and prestige in the Shu army, but he has a bad temper and has a fatal weakness.

I don't care about soldiers!

Liu Bei also knew Zhang Fei's temper, so he always kept him by his side.

Liu Bei looked at Fazheng again, and the other party seemed hesitant to speak.

It would be a bit unsafe to change generals just before the battle.After all, Zhang Fei has been guarding Hedong for two years without any mistakes.

What's more, Zhang Fei is still Liu Bei's brother, Fazheng really can't say much.

"Gu and Yide haven't seen each other for two years, and I really miss him. Well, anyway, everything is over, and the prince is sitting in Chang'an again, so I will go to Hedong alone to meet Yide, and take a look at the defense of Hedong."

(End of this chapter)