Sima Yi's Three Kingdoms Collection Collection

Chapter 224 Sima Yi Takes Military Power for the First Time (1)
[Part 20: Forbearance for [-] years, Sima Yi's ambition is revealed]

Fisherman's Benefit
A boxwood relief map of Jingzhou's military terrain is placed squarely on top of the sapphire table in Changle Hall. On the map, a thick red line is drawn from left to right with a cinnabar pen on the mountainous areas of Jingxi Yiling!Those who watched it on both sides of the sapphire case knew that the implication of this red line was the [-]-mile Shu army company camp that Liu Bei placed there.

"My dear friends, what do you think of Liu Bei's eight-hundred-mile battalion in Yiling?" Cao Pi slowly rubbed his temples with his fingers, and slowly lifted his face with a look of contemplation. At the beginning, he looked at Taiwei Jia Xu, Zhenxi General Cao Zhen, Zhendong General Cao Xiu, Zhennan General Xia Houshang, Shangshuling Chen Qun, and Shangshupushe Sima Yi who were sitting on the long seat opposite him, "Where is Sun Quan in Jiangdong?" Can you handle it?"

Although Cao Pi put on a posture of "reviewing elegant words and following advice like a stream" on the surface, anyone who is familiar with his temperament knows that this His Majesty keeps saying that "listening will make you clear", but in fact he likes to listen to what is pleasing to the ear. The words, the words you like.If a member of the group has a word that fits his wishes, he will regard it as a confidant and praise him more; if a member of the group has a word that is slightly against his will, he will be prejudiced and angry.Therefore, in front of him, Jia Xu and the others dared not make any mistakes, they all spoke modestly to each other, and no one was willing to speak first.

Cao Pi had no choice but to start roll call: "Cao Xiu, what's your opinion?"

Cao Xiu secretly figured out Cao Pi's intentions, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, according to my opinion, Liu Bei's formation is a 'one-word long snake formation', which is exactly the same as when you followed the former emperor to conquer Yuan Shao's wicked son Yuan Tan. The battle formation seen in the Battle of Nanpi is similar, surrounded by mountains and forests, relying on danger, easy to defend but difficult to attack, and can advance or retreat - the Jiangdong side may not be able to deal with it!"

Cao Pi was only in a favorable position during the battle of Nanpi. How can he remember what kind of "long snake formation" or other formations Cao Cao put up?But since Cao Xiu boasted so secretly that he had "experience in long-term warfare", it made him sound very comfortable from the bottom of his heart.So, he smiled and nodded slightly, and looked at Cao Zhen again.Cao Zhen was also quite a well-behaved person, and quickly responded: "General Cao Xiu is right! The meaning of this humble minister is exactly like him!"

Cao Pi turned his gaze to Xia Houshang.

Xia Houshang frowned slightly: "Your Majesty, Liu Bei's 'Long Snake Formation' is indeed formidable, if Jiangdong side launches troops from the head, waist, and tail to attack at the same time, I'm afraid Liu Bei will be too." Overwhelmed and overwhelmed!"

At this moment, Chen Qun argued, "What General Xiahou said is not unreasonable. However, as far as I know, the people who confronted Liu Bei's old traitor in Yiling this time were Jiangdong Han Dang and Zhou Tai generals. They They are all middle-class talents, and their tactics are mediocre, even if they thought of the "three-pronged approach" sniper strategy from Liu Jun's battalion's head, waist, tail, etc., it might not be able to do anything against Liu Bei."

"However, the disadvantages of setting up the 'long snake array' by the mountains and forests are indeed obvious: the mountains and forests are different from the flat and wide land of Nanpi. How difficult it is!" Hearing this, Xia Houshang couldn't help retorting immediately.

At this moment, Cao Pi's big sleeve stopped him, and said slowly: "A few days ago, General Cao Ren sent a military intelligence report from the front line in Xiangyang. Losing four or five battles in a row—what Chen Lingjun said is true, Xiahou Aiqing must not refute it."

Seeing Cao Pi say this, Xia Houshang had no choice but to shut his mouth resentfully.

"Jia Taiwei, you are an important minister of the two dynasties and a wise man, but you don't know what you have to say about the confrontation between Liu Bei's old thief and Jiangdong in Yiling? Please advise." Cao Pi turned his face and sat facing Taiwei Jia Xu on his right hand asked respectfully.

Jia Xu gently stroked the gray beard on her chest, with a slight smile on her face, raised her eyes to look at Sima Yi, and said slowly: "Your Majesty, the old minister is old, tired, weak and depressed, I really can't bear you." Inquiries. However, the veteran remembers that Sima Pushe followed the late emperor for many years to deal with the battlefield. Why don't His Majesty ask him?"

"Well... Taiwei Jia's act of pushing the virtuous and the able, and being virtuous and upright, is really, really commendable!" When Cao Pi first heard Jia Xu's words, his face froze slightly, and he suddenly realized, Immediately, a deep smile overflowed from the brows and eyes, and all the bright expressions were cast on Sima Yi who was sitting at the end of the long seat opposite.

Sima Yi pretended to be flattered, hurriedly arched his hands, thanked Jia Xu for his recommendation, then turned around to meet Cao Pi's smirk, and said unhurriedly, "Taiwei Jia is so ridiculously praised!" Weichen, I am really ashamed. However, I do have a different opinion about the [-]-mile company that Liu Bei's old thief set up in the Yiling area, surrounded by mountains and forests. See, this is Liu Bei's old thief's strategy of "showing the enemy that he is weak and trying to catch him". Doesn't he know the disadvantages of the eight-hundred-mile battalion and the formation of long snakes? On the contrary, he just uses this flaw as a fragrance Bait, intentionally put yourself in a dangerous place to lure the enemy to attack, and then wait for the opportunity to attack and strike with a backhand. Jiangdong Sun Quan previously appointed Han Dang, Zhou Tai and other high-minded people to attack the enemy. ..."

Hearing this, Xia Houshang and Chen Qun couldn't help looking at each other in surprise: Sima Yi's words were not only more coincidental because he knew the evil Xia Houshang had seen, but also made it more truthful by observing what Chen Qun said. The subtleties of the not-so-deep military strategy are really extraordinary—they both hurriedly held their breath and continued to listen to him carefully: "...if Sun Quan sees through the mystery and selects a prudent and experienced man to come to him in time, then Liu Bei is in danger..."

As soon as this sentence came out, Cao Pi was even more shocked than Xia Houshang and Chen Qun, and stared at Sima Yi with wide eyes: "Sima Aiqing, I just received an urgent request for eight hundred miles from General Cao Ren this morning. Kuaiqi News, I haven't had time to tell you: Sun Quan has changed his generals the day before yesterday, set up an altar to personally worship Lu Xun as the commander of the three armies in the east of the Yangtze River, and rushed to Yiling to fight against Liu Bei..."

"Oh? Sun Quan has replaced Lu Xun with the anti-Shu general?" Sima Yi heard this, his eyes flashed faintly, he blinked his eyelids, and said thoughtfully, "I know a little about Lu Xun. [-]. When Weichen assisted the late emperor in resisting Guan Yu's northern invasion in Xuchang (after Cao Wei founded the country, "Xu County" was changed to "Xuchang"), Weichen learned from the confidential news reported by Jiangdong that it was Lu Xun who worked so hard The tactic of "arrogant soldiers and the enemy" paralyzed Guan Yu, made Guan Yu arrogant, and relaxed his vigilance against Jiangdong, which made Lu Meng's subsequent trick of "crossing the river in white clothes, attacking by night, and stealing Jiangling" succeed in one fell swoop. ! This Lu Xun has a lot of strategies and tricks, Liu Bei is afraid that the prospects will be a bit unfavorable..."

"Sima Pushe, Hugh heard that Lu Xun is just the son-in-law of Sun Quan's brother Sun Ce, and he is a 'upstart' who clings to his nepotism! How can he be as powerful as you say? I'm afraid Jiang Dong Han Dang, Zhou Tai and other veteran Sun family generals in the army may not be convinced by him..." Cao Xiu couldn't help curling his lips and sneering when he heard this.

Sima Yi's eyes suddenly turned cold, and he stared deeply at him: "General Cao Xiu, whether Lu Xun is serious or not, I will know in the future."

"Then, according to Sima Aiqing's opinion, how should I, Da Wei, deal with this matter at this moment?" Cao Pi's expression returned to a calm one, and he asked slowly.

Sima Yi straightened his face, and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, at this moment, since Sun Quan has sent his most capable personnel to move Lu Xun and most of Jiangdong's elite forces to Yiling to fight against Liu Bei, his east wing must be very empty... ...I implore Your Majesty to quickly dispatch a general to take up the mission of the Eastern Expedition, and march forward from Hefei City with Zhang Liao, Zang Ba and other generals stationed in Huainan, and go straight to the hinterland of Jiangdong—such a "soldier from heaven", Sun Quan will surely It is difficult to beat the front, and the crowd will surely surrender! Once Sun Quan surrenders, our army will advance along the west, drive straight in, and then join forces with Lu Xun, taking the opportunity to defeat Liu Bei's old thief, and the Great Wei will achieve the great cause of "unifying Liuhe" It can be done in just a few days!"

"This... what if Zhang Liao, Zang Ba and other armies cross the Yangtze River, but Sun Quan still desperately refuses to surrender?" Cao Pi frowned suspiciously.

"If Sun Quan refuses to surrender with all his might, we will make every effort to take Wuchang! Once Wuchang is won, even if Sun Quan does not surrender, the rest will have nothing to do but wait for death! If General Cao Ren goes south from Xiangyang to sweep , even Lu Xun can't take care of himself..."

"However, what if Sun Quan fled to the territory of Jingxi, and instead joined forces with the old thief Liu Bei to fight against my king?"

"This point must not be ignored. However, Your Majesty, at this moment, you occupy Wuchang in the east to suppress it, and occupy Xiangyang in the north to suppress it. At the same time, you send troops to attack from the east and north. Sun Quan, Liu Bei Even if they intend to join forces, and the situation forces them to be invincible, the two of them can only flee back to Wu Gorge to survive..."

"This... I have to think about it carefully after I come down." Cao Pi thought for a while, and finally shook his head, "In my opinion, we should wait until the old thief Liu Bei and Lu Xun's son are in Yiling. After the battle in the area has resulted in both losers, my Great Wei King Master will take advantage of the gap to reap the benefits of the fisherman..."

When Sima Yi heard this, his face froze: "Your Majesty, there is an old saying, 'The wise man is more valuable than the time, so don't doubt when the time comes.' Now Sun and Liu are at loggerheads in Yiling. It is a god-given opportunity for Wei Chengchi to attack with one move! If there is any hesitation, my great Wei Ying will be too late! How can I sit on the sidelines and wait for a rabbit to miss this opportunity?" He couldn't help touching his heart when he said this, and he played earnestly: "Please forgive me! My minister bluntly said that when the late emperor was alive, he fought hard for many years, and he did not wait for such a good opportunity—but His Majesty has blessed this opportunity, if he is allowed to pass away, he will definitely regret it in the future!"

Cao Pi didn't answer a word, but his face was livid, he pressed the boxwood map tightly with his palm, lowered his head and panted heavily.

One look at his expression, Sima Yi knew that he was going to be stubborn to the end - if he kept admonishing him, he might have a fit of rage!He glanced sideways at Jia Xu, only to see Jia Xu smiling deeply and giving himself a meaningful look.He sighed secretly in his heart, and had no choice but to bow his head and answer: "Your Majesty is wise. In my humble opinion, I really have to worry about it."

When Cao Pi heard his four words "concern with labor and sanctity", he knew that he was still unwilling to give up, and he was still secretly admonishing himself to consider his suggestion carefully.After half a cup of tea, Cao Pi gradually stabilized his mood, laughed a few times, and changed the topic by other matters.

After half an hour, the imperial court meeting finally came to an end.Sitting on the dragon bed on the throne, Cao Pi watched Jia Xu, Cao Zhen, Cao Xiu, Xia Houshang, Chen Qun and others resign one after another, but finally saw Sima Yi still sitting in the original seat.

(End of this chapter)