Chapter 633: Zhong Da returns to the court to ask for troops
The defeat of Hanoi shocked the civil and military forces of the Wei Dynasty and the Manchu Dynasty.
Since Sima Yi became emperor of Cao Pi, except for the battle of Heluo that year, he has almost never lost, even in the battle of Heluo that year, Sima Yi was the only one who retreated with his whole body at the beginning, who would have thought that Sima Yi, who was still in a confrontation situation before, would suddenly be almost wiped out?
The most important thing is that Hanoi is only two hundred miles from Yecheng, which also means that the Han army may directly kill Yecheng at any time, Yecheng is the capital of Wei, once Yecheng is lost, it will be an absolutely devastating blow to the Wei Dynasty, which is now at a disadvantage.
As soon as the news of Sima Yi's defeat reached Yecheng, the whole Yecheng was in chaos, some people suggested moving the capital, but more were opposed, if Cao Wei moved the capital independently, it would be okay, but if the capital was moved at this moment, it would shake the hearts of the army.
But at the moment, neither Sima Yi nor Cao Shuang is in the court, and none of the remaining people with enough prestige can come out to calm the situation.
As for Cao Fang, the Son of Heaven, a nine-year-old child, although he is the Son of Heaven of Great Wei, how many people really take him seriously?
And the chaos in the court, gradually extended to the people, it was even more chaotic, many Yecheng people dragged their families and wanted to get out of the city, after all, even the court did not seem to have the confidence to be able to block the Han army, in case the Han army came in, it was the people at the bottom who suffered.
Regardless of whether it is benevolent and righteous, in the concept of the people, this war, the army will not have benevolence and righteousness, besides, even if the Han army is benevolent and righteous, but if it really hits, they are forcibly pulled on the city wall to block the arrows, then on the city wall, but it is the enemy, the Han army has leveled the Huns, exterminated Xianbei, and swept the Western Regions, and now Sima Yi is defeated, and no one among the people believes that the court can block the Han army, even if the entire Jizhou is now the same, there are still nearly 200,000 Wei troops.
When Sima Yi came back, he was faced with such a Yecheng that had almost lost order, and he was also a little anxious, and he rushed to the palace without even returning home.
"How did the captain come back?" Nine-year-old Cao Fang, for these days of courtiers blushing quarrels, only feel confused, nine-year-old he, now can understand that there is only an enemy to attack, may not be able to defend, and the Manchu Dynasty civil and military, but no one cares about the child's feelings, and now when he sees Sima Yi back, he suddenly has a feeling of seeing his relatives.
"Sinner Sima Yi, meet Your Majesty!" Sima Yi was dusty all the way, but he still bowed to Cao Fang meticulously.
"What is the Captain's crime?" Cao Fang wanted to stand up and go down to help Sima Yi, but was stopped by the eunuch on the side.
"The defeat of Heyang has caused heavy losses to our army, which is the crime of the minister!" Sima Yi bowed.
"You're not guilty!" Cao Fang waved his hand absently, for him, Sima Yi returned to the court, which made him feel like he had found the backbone of the heart, as for the punishment of Sima Yi, Cao Fang instinctively refused without thinking about it.
Now that Sima Yi relies on Cao Fang, how can he punish crimes?
"The captain is still in the court at this time, but the front line has been defeated?" He Yan frowned and looked at Sima Yi and said.
"Not yet!" Sima Yi didn't bother to pay attention to He Yan, just shook his head and said: "Although Heyang is defeated, Guo Huai's department is still there, I have ordered Guo Huai to hold Yanjin, and my son Sima Shi is arranging a defense line in Chaoge, the Han army is currently busy attacking Hanoi and has not yet continued to attack, and the minister can breathe, and he will return to the court to see His Majesty!" ”
"The general is still fighting with the enemy in the Jianghuai area, and the captain does not want to kill the enemy to serve the country, but steals peace, what does this mean?" He Yan looked at Sima Yi and said.
Since Cao Shuang was promoted to a general, there has been a struggle for power and profit with Sima Yi, and He Yan, as a supporter of Cao Shuang, will naturally not give up any time to attack Sima Yi.
Idiot!
Sima Yi glanced at He Yan, at this time, he still had the mind to fight.
"Your Majesty, the minister heard that the hundred officials of the court and the central government suggested that the capital be moved, so he rushed back overnight." Sima Yi ignored He Yan, just bowed to Cao Fang and said: "Now my Great Wei and the puppet Han are not only fighting for victory, but also for the fortune of the country, if the capital is moved at this time, not only the morale of the front-line generals will be damaged, but also the people will think that my Great Wei will die, the matter of moving the capital, absolutely not, once the capital is moved, then the people's hearts will be towards the Han, the people's reputation for decades of painstaking management of the three generations of the Great Wei Dynasty will be ruined, and then not only will the morale be low, but the people's hearts will also fall to the puppet Han, and the proposal to move the capital is really unwise!" ”
"But ......" Cao Fang hesitated: "I listen to what the princes say, the Han army is strong and strong, and there are advantages of soldiers, I am afraid that I will not be an opponent!" ”
"Because of this, you can't retreat!" Sima Yi said loudly: "Now it is still possible to rely on the geographical advantage to fight with the Han army, but as soon as Your Majesty retreats, the three armies have no heart to fight, and the Han army will come again, and it will not be able to match it at that time, you can retreat today, but you can still retreat tomorrow?" How did the Six Kingdoms fall in the pre-Qin period? ”
Swallowing his saliva, Sima Yi said in a deep voice: "Besides, there are still 200,000 male soldiers in Jizhou, although the Han army is strong, but the soldiers and horses are not prosperous, plus the Yanjin garrison, there are 300,000, no matter how strong the Han army is, it is difficult to be outnumbered, so what is there to fear?" On the contrary, if we retreat at this time, the soldiers will have no heart to fight, and it will be difficult for our Great Wei to resist the enemy! ”
In fact, the total number of soldiers and horses on the front line of Yanjin is only 50,000, but in order to give Cao Fang confidence and confidence in the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty, Sima Yi lied about the number.
After the defeat of Heyang, Liu Yi's swiftness of action exceeded Sima Yi's perception of Liu Yi, originally thought that Liu Yi was the kind of person who fought steadily and steadily, but after the victory of Heyang, Liu Yi did not stay in place to digest the results, but quickly crossed the river, and the counties in Hanoi did not delay too much time for Sima Yi, and 50,000 Yanjin was really not enough.
In the Battle of Heluo that year, the strength of the Wei army was more than twice that of Guan Yu, but it was not the same as being pressed and beaten by Guan Yu? What's more, now that the other party is more than twice as large as his own, Sima Yi must bring reinforcements over as soon as possible, otherwise Yanjin will not be able to hold it at all.
"Your Majesty!" Sima Yi looked at Cao Fang and said in a deep voice: "At this time, it is the autumn of my Great Wei's critical survival. The soldiers of the north and the Han army fought to the death, or it was promising, and the minister asked His Majesty to issue an edict to gather the soldiers and horses of all counties to go to Yanjin to fight a decisive battle with the Han army! ”
"No!" He Yan's face changed when he heard this, and he stood up and said sharply: "If that's the case, who will defend Yecheng?" ”
"Yecheng has 20,000 soldiers and horses stationed to guard against the sneak attack of the puppet Han, if all the soldiers and horses are gathered in Yecheng, why should He Shizhong watch the Han soldiers coming to the city? Dare to ask He Shizhong, how many people are willing to defend the city desperately? How much grain and grass is there in this Yecheng to support the 200,000 army!? Sima Yi suddenly turned around, and the momentum that erupted at that moment made He Yan subconsciously take a step back.
seems to feel a little embarrassed, He Yan has taken a step forward, but what Sima Yi said, he is speechless, if it is really when the pseudo-Han soldiers are coming to the city, it means that Yecheng has become an ancient city, even if there are soldiers and horses? The Han army only needs to besiege Yecheng, and these 200,000 centaurs alone eat and chew horses, and the Han army doesn't even need to attack Yecheng to make Yecheng self-defeating.
At this time, He Yan finally felt the crisis of the current situation, did not dare to say more, and silently retreated the train!
"Your Majesty!" Sima Yi looked at Cao Fang and said in a deep voice: "The puppet Han army is indeed strong, but our dynasty has been operating in Jizhou for many years, and the Han army may not be able to win. ”
Cao Fang nodded and said: "In this case, pass on the edict, all the soldiers and horses in Jizhou will be dispatched by the Tai Lieutenant, and the supply of grain and grass must be sufficient, and there must be no mistakes!" ”
Don't look at the courtiers don't take Cao Fang seriously, but Cao Fang is the identity of the Son of Heaven after all, since Cao Fang is making a decision at this moment, and Sima Yi is standing here, the courtiers don't dare to raise any objections.
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Sima Yi received the edict and breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, at least in this way, he also had the bargaining chips to continue fighting with Liu Yi.
As I said before, although it is to get the military power, it is indeed a fact, and now Cao Wei has reached the autumn of critical survival, Cao Shuang in the Central Plains is retreating, and his side must defeat Liu Yi as soon as possible, and move south to join forces with Cao Shuang, so that it is possible to defeat Pang Tong, but it is difficult to regain the territory lost since the war.
On the same day, the imperial edict was quickly transmitted to the counties, and the garrisons of Qinghe and Zhao began to assemble in Yanjin.
Cao Wei's movements on this side naturally couldn't hide from Liu Yi, although Liu Yi had accelerated the speed of embezzling Hanoi, but after all, he still couldn't take Yanjin before Sima Yi persuaded Cao Wei's ministers.
"Governor!" Wei Yan walked in quickly, saluted Liu Yi and said: "Cao Wei has gathered a lot of soldiers and horses, and there should be more to assemble on the front line of Yanjin and Chaoge, this Yanjin is afraid that it will be difficult to break through for a while." ”
"It's okay, there's no way to attack quickly, then slow down the progress, we have got Hanoi as a foothold, just set up camp here, the old rules, the army is in your hands, but remember, don't send troops easily, Sima Yi, this old thief, is unusual, if you are not careful, you will be tricked, be cautious, although our army is strong, but it is not invincible!" Liu Yi nodded, during this period of time, he only gave the order to attack, but he did not personally participate in the command, he really participated in it, and the effect may not be as good as Wei Yan's command.
"Don't worry!" Wei Yan nodded, he and Liu Yi have not worked together once or twice, Liu Yi is willing to delegate power, and he is also willing to trust the style of his generals, Wei Yan is very clear, and he does not refuse.
"In addition, inform the counties of Hanoi that I am going to recruit hired workers." After arranging the matter, Liu Yi stood up and said.
"Uh......" Wei Yan smiled bitterly: "Dudu, now that the decisive battle is imminent, isn't it right?" ”
Liu Yi is obviously going to carry out construction in Hanoi, which is almost conventional.
"Discuss major matters with me, military ...... I don't understand if you ask me, what's wrong? Liu Yi asked rhetorically.
Wei Yan: "......"
It makes sense~