The most poisonous person in the Three Kingdoms, Boss Cao advised me to calm down!

Chapter 379: Boring Strategy

Even in terms of civil and military affairs.

Cao Pi's talent is in no way inferior to that of his younger brothers.

After all, this is the great Emperor Wen of Wei in history.

After taking over Cao Wei's foundation, he was able to withstand the attacks from Sun and Liu.

It can also stabilize the domestic situation and ensure the stability of its own regime.

This is enough to show the brilliance of his mind and means.

If it weren't for this guy who later forced Emperor Xian to abdicate.

In the eyes of the world, he became the number one traitor who usurped the orthodoxy of the Han Dynasty.

Perhaps its historical evaluation and reputation would not be so bad.
But then again, the reason why the three-way balance of power could be maintained at the end of the Han Dynasty was because of this.

It was also after the Battle of Fancheng that the relationship between Sun and Liu became tense and they consumed each other.

This was also very clear after Cao Pi ascended the throne.

Directly confronting the Sun-Liu alliance would come at a huge cost.

And it is not certain to achieve a decisive victory.

In fact, Cao Pi had already done this before he took over.

Then he saw the essential problems between the Sun and Liu families.

Thinking of this, Sima De couldn't help but admire Cao Pi's vision.

In fact, it is exactly as he said.

Zhuge Liang is not the later Guan Yu, and Lu Su is not the later Lu Meng.

In the current complicated situation.

He wanted to make the Sun and Liu families become enemies, or to watch him die without helping him.

They even take advantage of each other's misfortunes and stab each other in the back.

Its difficulty is comparable to reaching for the moon in the sky, and the possibility can only be described as extremely small.

Therefore, the cooperation between the two is an inevitable trend.

By then, the Southeast battlefield will be laid out like this:

On the front battlefield, the armies under Zhuge Liang and Lu Su will be like a solid wall of steel.

Together they resisted the powerful army led by Cao Cao.

And Sun Quan was eyeing the Ruxu Pass covetously.

Once the time is ripe, he will lead the Jiangdong navy across Chaohu Lake.

By the time they reached Hefei city, the rear of Cao's army had become a scorched earth.

Under such circumstances, Cao's army had to retreat even if they didn't want to.

The slightest mistake in fighting on two fronts may lead to a complete loss.

Some people may think that Wen Pin and Gan Ning's troops guarding Xiangfan can also be dispatched to join the battle.

However, people overlook the fact that the wider the battle line is, the greater the loopholes exposed.

The difficulty of supplying food and fodder will become increasingly severe.

The Cao army had just pacified Xiliang and recovered Hanzhong, which had already exhausted its troops and was short of food and supplies.

At present, Cao Wei is unable to sustain a protracted war that sweeps across the south of the Yangtze River.

On the general's desk, Cao Cao listened to Cao Pi's analysis.

The expression of approval was beyond words.

He then turned to Cao Zhang and said earnestly:
"Ziwen, do you realize your own mistakes now?"

"Before you speak, you should think twice before you speak."

“Don’t be impatient and do anything rash.”

Upon hearing this, Cao Zhang blushed and almost wanted to hide his face in his robe and return to his seat in anger.

But after scolding his son, Cao Cao was helpless.

At this moment, he felt unwilling and glanced at everyone present one by one.

"Everyone, do you have any good ideas?"

Wherever his eyes went, no one dared to look directly at him and they all lowered their heads.

Since Xun You's proposals were rejected one after another, everyone understood.

In order to defeat Sun Quan and his elite navy.

There is no other way except to fight bloody battles by the Rushu River.

They are people like Cheng Yu, Jia Xu, Sima Yi and Chen Qunfeng who are present here and have outstanding wisdom and strategies.

After noticing the eager gaze of his lord Cao Cao.

They all looked outside the cabin, and no one dared to say a word.

Seeing everyone in silence, Cao Cao felt a little lonely.

Just as he was waving his hand to order everyone to leave and to find another plan,

I heard a familiar voice:

"Father-in-law, I have a plan."

"Maybe we can defeat the Jiangdong navy"

Originally the cabin was as silent as dead water.

But these words were like thunderclaps out of the blue, immediately attracting everyone's attention.

At this moment, even Cao Pi could not help but turn his head to look at him, wanting to see who it was that dared to think so highly of himself.

Does he think that his own talents can surpass those of his father and Military Advisor Xun?

In Cao Pi's view, this was no longer something that could be described as confidence.

It is no exaggeration to say that it is arrogant.

With this doubt in mind, Cao Pi also followed the crowd's gaze and looked in the direction of the voice.

However, when his eyes fell on the person who spoke.

In an instant, the accusations that were about to come out of his mouth were all stuck in his throat.

Not to mention him, even Cao Cao had a strange expression on his face at this moment.

It was because the person who spoke was Sima De, who was sitting among the military advisors.

Cao Pi's heart also tightened at this moment!
You know, Sima De was extremely intelligent and had made many outstanding achievements.

He is deeply trusted by his father and is also the brother-in-law of Cao Pi.

But in fact, it belongs to Cao Zhang's side.

And why did he insist on requesting to join the army on this trip?

Follow your father south to fight against Sun Quan?

In addition to gaining some military merits and proving himself in front of his father.

The most important purpose was to restrain Cao Zhang.

Stop his prestige in the military from growing!

As for Cao Pi.

Sima De is Cao Zhang's most important assistant in the army and the court!
Not to mention, this man was also the first teacher of his seventh brother Cao Chong.

The talented Cao Chong was the younger brother that Cao Pi feared the most.

So both publicly and privately, Sima De was a thorn in Cao Pi's side.

At present, Sun Quan is stationed at Ruxu Ferry.

All the civil and military officials present were at a loss as to what to do.

But this guy suddenly stood up and said he had a way to defeat the Jiangdong navy? !
You know, there was a battle in Hanzhong, Xiliang before.

Sima De has already made many great contributions.

If we march south to Jiangdong, we will let them be the center of attention.

Then Cao Zhang will also be included, and the two of them will be even more favored in front of their father!

Then the position of crown prince is one step further away from Cao Pi!
Thinking of this, Cao Pi became impatient.

He wanted to speak up to stop Sima De from offering his advice.

A thought flashed through his mind at this moment, and Cao Pi looked at Sima Yi calmly.

But Sima Yi's imperceptible shake of his head made him feel depressed.

He realized that speaking up at this time might displease his father.

Cao Pi also wisely chose to return to his original position.

Cao Cao watched all this silently and saw that Cao Pi did not say anything to stop it.

I nodded secretly in my heart.

It is nothing to suppress your brothers in order to fight for the throne.

What is scary is that people are jealous of others’ talents and abilities, and even exclude those who are different from them.

However, Cao Pi was able to consider the overall situation, which was a commendable thing in his opinion as a father.

This time, the civil and military officials under his command were no longer the same as before.

When they saw Sima De speak, their color changed and they all stood up to stop him.

This also surprised Cao Cao.

Thinking of this, Cao Cao also looked at Sima De.

There was a barely perceptible expectation in his eyes.

He was looking forward to his son-in-law who often came up with vicious schemes.

What a big surprise this time will bring him!

"Renda, what's the trick?"

"But you can talk about it, no need to worry!"

"Every suggestion you make has been carefully considered by Gongda and I."

"If it is really a good strategy to defeat the enemy, why not adopt it?"

As a result, Sima De once again became the focus of everyone's attention.

He just smiled, stood up and answered calmly:

"Father-in-law, this strategy is to attack the enemy's heart first, and to make the enemy proud second."

"To put it simply, it means showing weakness to the enemy."

Attack the enemy's heart? Make the enemy proud? Show weakness to the enemy?

When everyone heard this, they were stunned at first.

Then there was a look of disappointment on his face that was hard to conceal.

They originally thought that it was Sima De who had come up with many brilliant ideas before.

This time, what kind of shocking and vicious plan will be used!

The result is such a boring strategy?
(End of this chapter)