Ji Han Grand Commander

Chapter 33 33. Refutation of the Three-part Theory
Dividing the country into three parts is the policy that Liu Bei's group has always adhered to and implemented since Zhuge Liang came out of seclusion. The core of this policy is that Liu Bei uses Yizhou and Jingzhou as bases and sends troops from three directions.

They went all the way from Hanzhong to attack Liangzhou and Guanzhong, and an auxiliary army went to Yongsanjun to provide support from north to south. A general led the army of Jingzhou to attack Wancheng in the north and threaten the Central Plains.

The Eastern Wu's attacks on Xuzhou and Huainan left Cao Wei with no time to look west, and the front and rear could not respond.

At this moment, someone actually openly questioned this strategic policy, which made the ministers wonder who dared to be so arrogant as to openly question the strategy of the military advisor.

The man was dressed in military uniform, but he looked very young. Someone familiar with him immediately recognized him as the newly appointed general Feng Xi and Feng Xiuyuan.

"What does Xiu Yuan mean by this?"

Liu Bei was also attracted by Feng Xi's words and looked at Feng Xi with a somewhat inquiring look. Liu Bei and Zhuge Liang only had a disagreement on the direction of the troops. Feng Xi, on the other hand, directly rejected the three-division strategy, which surprised even Liu Bei.

"You ignorant general, you dare to question the military advisor Gao Lue? Why don't you retreat immediately?!"

Before Feng Xi could reply, a civil servant with a goatee jumped out and accused him.

"Who is your Excellency?"

Feng Xi naturally didn't know him, but he asked out of politeness.

"I am Shangshu Yang Yi. This is a place to discuss important military and national affairs. How can you, an ignorant young general, speak nonsense here? Why don't you return to the team quickly!"

When Feng Xi heard that the man was Yang Yi, he couldn't help but burst out laughing.

"You...what's so funny!"

Yang Yi always looked down on people in the army. When Feng Xi laughed at him, he felt as if he had suffered a great humiliation and his face turned red.

"Nothing special. Why can't the military officers discuss military and national affairs? Does Minister Yang think that the military officers have no opinions? If all the affairs of the world can be solved by a few scholars talking and boasting in their rooms, I'm afraid there will be no Dong Zhuo and Cao Cao."

Feng Xi mocked Yang Yi a few times, and seeing that the other party was so angry that he even wanted to attack him, he ignored Yang Yi and continued what he had said before.

"When the military advisor formulated the three-way strategy, it was that the lord occupied Jing and Yi states before he could send troops from three directions to attack Cao Wei in the north. Now we are trapped in the middle of Sichuan and have no power to advance on three fronts. This is one of the reasons.

According to the military advisor, Dongwu must be very clear about justice and know the principle of "the lips and teeth are cold", and can work together with us to fight against Cao Wei. After that, we can use our own abilities to plan for the world.

However, I would like to ask the military advisor, can the actions of the Duke of Wu be regarded as those that show a deep understanding of justice? This is the second point.

These two points are enough to prove that we should not act according to the three-point strategy at present, especially since Wu Hou is short-sighted and unable to plan for the long term. He is pressing us step by step, so I think we cannot regard Wu Hou as the key to our strategy. "

Feng Xi expressed his opinions in just a few words.

In the eyes of most modern people, the diplomacy of Ji Han was very abnormal. It was mortal enemies with Cao Wei and fought to the death. But it gave in to Dong Wu step by step. It was even Ji Han who took the initiative to seek peace after the Battle of Yiling.

As a later generation, Feng Xi would not indulge Sun Quan like this.

"General Feng's words make sense, but for the sake of the overall situation, it is inevitable to contact the Marquis of Wu to fight against Cao Wei. I am afraid that our strength is not enough to fight Cao Wei alone." Zhuge Liang was neither anxious nor annoyed, and turned around to talk to Feng Xi.

"May I ask, Military Advisor, how many times has the Marquis of Wu fought against Cao?
Since the Battle of Red Cliff, Zhou Yu has regarded the king and the military advisor as thorns in his eyes and bones in his flesh. He has repeatedly plotted to kill us as soon as possible. Is this resisting Wei?

The Marquis of Wu led several northern expeditions to Hefei, but his army of 100,000 was defeated by Zhang Liao, a subordinate of Cao Cao, who had only 800 men under his command. Children in Wu dared not cry at night upon hearing the name of Zhang Liao. Was this a sign of resistance against Wei?
Lü Meng crossed the river in white clothes and attacked Jingxiang when you were fighting with Cao Ren and Xu Huang, which made us fail. You were even captured and killed by Pan Zhang and Ma Zhong, the generals of Wu. Is this a fight against Wei?
Why do we have to tolerate everything while the Duke of Wu is forcing us so hard?

Please forgive me for what I said, but the people in Wu are all incompetent and only bully the weak and fear the strong. They cannot defeat Cao Wei in the north, so they bully us in the name of allies. If we take a step back, they will take a step forward. If this continues, I am afraid that one day we will all be prisoners of Sun Quan. "

Feng Xi spoke these words so vividly that they were so enlightening that all the ministers present, even Liu Bei, were silent.

"Besides, there are two points that the military advisor just said that I do not agree with.

First of all, the Marquis of Wu will definitely not return even a piece of land in Jingzhou. The Marquis of Wu has always pursued the strategy of occupying the entire Yangtze River to promote the benefits of the navy. It is impossible for him to give up easily for our strategy. It is like cutting meat to feed the wolf. How can we ask the wolf to return the meat?
Second, since the Marquis of Wu can break the alliance for Jingzhou this time and attack you, will the Marquis of Wu break the alliance again and attack Yizhou during the next northern expedition? If we are attacked again, will we still be able to fight?"

Feng Xi's every word was brilliant, and he laid Ji Han's problem on the table.

Zhuge Liang thought for a while while shaking his feather fan, and finally made a rebuttal.

"If we are destroyed, the Marquis of Wu will certainly not be able to fight Cao alone. The Marquis of Wu will definitely not do such a short-sighted thing."

Feng Xi couldn't help but smile when he heard Zhuge Liang's words.

"May I ask, military advisor, is our strategy of settling down and building a career based on the premise that 'the Lord of Wu is wise and righteous'? It is tantamount to putting our heads under the knife of others and expecting them to be kind.

Moreover, I have heard that Sun Quan is good at the art of "checks and balances" and is quite capable of controlling his subordinates. But he also "checks and balances" externally. Your Excellency's northern expedition to Cao Wei shocked China, so in order to "check and balance" our strength with Cao Wei, Sun Quan attacked and seized Jingzhou, and in the process completed his strategic conception of occupying the entire Yangtze River.

In the end, Cao Wei was spared a great disaster, and Dongwu occupied the entire Yangtze River and obtained Jingzhou. May I ask, military advisor, what have we gained?
The military advisor mentioned that if the Marquis of Wu destroyed us, he would inevitably have to fight Cao alone. I would like to ask the military advisor, if the Marquis of Wu took all of Yizhou, why couldn't he fight against Cao Wei? Our two families also fought against Cao, so why couldn't his family fight against Cao? All of them were in the hands of the Eastern Wu, who controlled the three states of Jing, Yi, and Yang, and the entire south. Not to mention hegemony, it was more than enough to secede from one side.

At that time, whether Dongwu splits the land and crowns himself king, or marches north, it is all within the scope of choice. It is even not impossible for Wu Hou to give up Jiangnan in exchange for a lifetime of glory. "

Feng Xi was deliberately exaggerating, but unfortunately, it might not be credible if he said it was someone else. However, if it was Sun Quan, it seemed not impossible, which made the ministers think deeply.

"Then according to Xiu Yuan, how should we respond?"

Liu Bei nodded repeatedly to Feng Xi's words. Liu Bei was fed up with being bullied by the Eastern Wu every day. I am not your son-in-law, why should I be bullied by you every day?

What? I really am the son-in-law? Then I am also the Dragon King, I can't be bullied every day.

"Since Dongwu can occupy the entire Yangtze River, why can't we? At that time, we can attack from Hanzhong, Shangyong, Jingzhou, Huainan, Xuzhou, and many other places. The initiative is completely in my hands. We have the natural barrier of the Yangtze River for defense and the advantage of the navy for attack.

Besides, we are not incompetent. One hundred thousand men cannot defeat eight hundred men. Why can't we fight against Cao Wei?"

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