The revival of Shu Han

Chapter 84
"I want to defeat Shu or Wu, which one is better and which one is worse, can you teach me?"

Luoyang, the General's Mansion.General Sima Zhao of Cao Wei convened several of his most trusted staff members to solicit opinions for the first time on a large-scale expedition to the southern two countries.

Sima Zhao's core staff consisted of four people.

No.1, Jia Kui's son Jia Chong, even the emperor helped the Sima family to do it-the Sima family did not usurp the throne, and sooner or later the Jia family would be treated like the Yi family.Jia Chong had no way out, so he gained Sima Zhao's absolute trust

It's a pity that Mr. Jia Gonglu is very good at conspiracies and tricks. He makes quick decisions in political struggles. Will not fight.So when Sima Zhao raised the question of whether to attack Wu or Shu first, Jia Chong could only keep silent for the time being.

The second person is Wei Guanwei Boyu, the patriarch of the Wei family of the Gaomen family in Hedong—this man may not be very famous, but in terms of historical standards, his grandson Wei Jie and Wei Shubao are very famous, that is the same as The super handsome guy named Pan An.

The advantage of Mr. Wei Guan is that he is very good at handling government affairs and has strong practical work ability.In addition, Wei's calligraphy has always been his family's advantage-but these things have nothing to do with the problems Sima Zhao wants to solve.Well, Mr. Wei Guan actually doesn't know how to fight.Therefore, he could only remain silent.

The third person is Pei Xiupei Jiyan of Wenxi Pei family in Hedong.This gentleman's political ability and level of intrigue are not bad.But its governance is not as good as Wei Guan, and its conspiracy is not as good as Jia Chong.In short, this is a talent with relatively balanced abilities.

But Mr. Pei Jiyan also has his own expertise. In later generations, this master has a very famous name: "the father of Chinese scientific cartography".

Many people feel that in the later period of the Three Kingdoms, there were too few talents and their abilities were not strong.In fact, this is a big misunderstanding.

To use an analogy, during the period when the crowd is competing for the throne, it is like many small companies are striving for development.At this time, the project manager of any small company can leave his name in history.For example, Fang Yue, a famous general in Hanoi, and Pan Feng, an incomparable general.But in the later stage, dozens of small companies have formed three super trusts through continuous bankruptcy, reorganization, and mergers.At this time, they can still work as department managers in the super trust company. Do you think their ability is stronger or weaker than the department managers of those small companies before?

Pei Xiu is a cartographer, so his military strategy is actually not bad.Therefore, he answered Sima Zhao's question.

"Great General, Xiu thought that he should attack Wu first."

"Oh? Why does Ji Yan think that Soochow should be attacked first?"

"General, there are many dangers in Western Shu. The mountain roads in Shu are rugged, and it is difficult to transport food. The Qinling Mountains are the natural barrier of Western Shu. As long as they guard the main passes, our army will not be able to advance an inch! When the time comes, the army will be trapped Under the strong city, most of the food was exhausted and the troops retreated. This is the reason why Cao Zhen and Cao Shuang failed to attack Shu. But Dongwu is different. The only thing Dongwu relies on is the Yangtze River. Over the years, due to our water The army is not as good as that of Soochow, so our army has been victorious in every battle in the north of the Yangtze River, and it can only stand still when it hits the Yangtze River. But in recent years, our troops in Jingzhou and Yangzhou have organized naval divisions and trained for many years. Moreover, our national strength is far superior to that of Soochow. It only takes two or three years to invest a lot of manpower and material resources to build a giant ship that Soochow cannot compete with. If the strategic points are attacked at the same time, Soochow will not be able to respond head to tail. In this way, Soochow can be destroyed in one battle!"

It should be said that what Pei Xiu said was very good.Because in the basic plane of history, Sima Yan used this multi-point flowering and giant ship crushing strategy to destroy Wu.But it would take two or three years, which Sima Zhao couldn't afford to wait.

However, Sima Zhao is a much more competent leader than Liu Chan, and he will not express his position easily until all his subordinates have finished speaking.So, he set his sights on the fourth person.

The fourth person is Zhong Hui Zhong Shiji from the Zhong family of the Yingchuan family.

Thanks to "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms", this master's reputation is much greater than the previous three.

He is a famous minister of Cao Wei and the youngest son of Zhong Yao and Zhong Yuanchang, who is known as the "originator of regular script".How small is this "small"?When he was born, Zhong Yao was already 74 years old.Don't talk about that era, even in modern society, this kind of thing has to be on the headlines of the social edition.

Therefore, Zhong Hui lived in Zhongfu as a bastard with the noise of "wild species" since he was a child.Along the way, he and his mother have suffered a lot of grievances and stares.Such a harsh living environment eventually created Zhong Hui's tenacious character of firm will, ambition, and unscrupulousness to achieve his goals.

But as the saying goes, the people created by old couples and young wives are the smartest.This is at least perfectly reflected in Zhong Hui.He is very gifted, and since he was a child, he has shown an IQ and talent far superior to his peers.Today, the 38-year-old Zhong Hui is already an excellent staff member in Sima Zhao's shogunate, regardless of conspiracy, general affairs ability, and military strategy.

Seeing Sima Zhao's gaze on him, Zhong Hui slightly leaned over, and then said calmly: "General, attack Shu first. And you should attack Shu immediately."

"Oh, why is Shi Ji so sure? And immediately?" What Sima Zhao lacks most now is time.So Zhong Hui's proposal immediately aroused Sima Zhao's great interest.

"General, there are three benefits to conquering Shu. First, the continuous invasion of Western Shu has harassed our country, resulting in serious depletion of its national strength and great hardship for the people. There are complaints from all over Yizhou. As long as Master Wang can approach CD, the army and civilians in Yizhou will definitely surrender. This is harmony between people."

"Second." Zhong Hui stretched out his second finger unhurriedly: "Western Shu was inherently dangerous and occupied a favorable location. However, since Jiang Wei, the puppet general of Xishu two years ago, gave up the prosperity After the exit of the canyon, the whole army shrinks back to the Hanzhong Basin and defends the city. This geographical advantage is no longer on the side of Western Shu. At this time, our army can enter the Hanzhong Basin smoothly by attacking Shu. Can we break through Yang'an Pass and Jiange to enter the CD Plain? It’s hard to say. But at least Hanzhong can be obtained. After getting Hanzhong, even if we can’t wipe out Xishu in one go, this dangerous and solid geographical advantage is that we share it with Xishu.”

At least Hanzhong can be obtained, this sentence deeply moved Sima Zhao - to get Hanzhong, he achieved what Cao Zhen and Cao Shuang failed to achieve.Can this kind of military exploits be used to seal the Duke?If the capital is closed, will the king be far behind?
"Third. Last year, Jiang Wei, the puppet general of Western Shu invaded the border again. Zhenxi (Deng Ai) was unfavorable in the field battle and was forced to shrink to Taoyang. He returned without success again. Since then, Jiang Wei was forced to leave Tazhong to farm. Tazhong and Hanzhong are thousands of miles apart, and the roads are rough, making transportation extremely inconvenient. The main force makes it impossible to quickly return to the aid. On the other hand, the army is launched from Chang'an and enters Hanzhong through the inclined valley. Then the Western Shu will inevitably be difficult to look at, and the day of complete collapse is not far away! General, it has been 40 years, and it is rare for the Western Shu to appear The situation where the monarch and his ministers are at odds, and the civil and military are at odds. This is the right time!"

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After listening to Zhong Hui's statement, Sima Zhao thought for a long time.

"Gonglu, Boyu, do you have any opinions on Ji Yan and Shi Ji's thoughts?"

Wei Guan thought for a while: "General, Guan is not very good at military strategy. So the importance here is not very accurate. In fact, both Ji Yan and Shi Ji's strategies have merit. In a nutshell. Great If the general wants to launch an offensive in the near future, he should attack Shu. If he wants to take a long-term view, he should attack Wu in three to five years."

Boss, this depends on whether you are in a hurry to usurp the throne.If you are in a hurry, then take Zhong Hui's advice and attack Shu.If you're not in a hurry - anyway, your Sima family has been waiting for more than ten years, and Cao Cao has been waiting for more than 20 years.In short, if you are not in a hurry, then wait.

"Well, where is Gong Lu?"

"General, what I mean is, should we write to the governors and governors of Yongliang and Jingyang to ask their opinions. After all, this is a major matter, and the opinions of the front-line generals also need to be fully considered."

"Well, good! What Gonglu said is indeed the words of old Chen Mouguo. Then I ask Shi Ji to write and give it to Shi Zai (Deng Ai, General of Zhenxi), Zichu (General Sima Wang of Zhengxi), and Zisi (Inspector of Yongzhou) Zhuge Xu), Xiuyuan (Chen Qian, the general who conquered the South), Ziyang (Wang Shen, the general who conquered captives), Shiying (Lu Zhi, the governor of Jingzhou), Zhong Rong (Shi Bao, the general who Zhendong), Zi Zang (the general Sima Jun who conquered the South) , Sima Zhao’s half-brother) eight people wrote. Ask them what they think. Let them reply within five days after receiving the letter!”

"promise!"

"In addition, please ask Boyu to be responsible for planning the war and food in the treasury."

It turns out that you, boss, are really in a hurry to send troops to seek military exploits so as to usurp the throne... Wei Guan is such a smart person, when he heard Sima Zhao's words, he immediately understood: "Please rest assured, General, Guan will do everything well." Prepare. As long as the general gives an order, we can provide all the rations, weapons and battles for the army at any time!"

"Yes. Boyu's words are very comforting to me."

(End of this chapter)