Lu Ye and Dai Yuan crossed the river this time, with three missions: first, to protect and assist Sima Li; the second is to share the lion's share of the Northern Expedition for Jiangdong in the future; The third is to pull the hind legs of Pei Gai and Zu Ti.

In the eyes of Wang Dao and Yu Liang, as Pei Gai said, Henan is empty at this time, as long as you don't make too big mistakes in military affairs, go to Luoyang in one go, and even take the Xun group from Heyin, it shouldn't be a big problem. But I am afraid that I will be besieged by Hu and Han soldiers and horses immediately, and if I want to gain a foothold and further expand the results of the battle, the possibility is extremely low - if I am not killed and annihilated, even if I am blessed by the gods of heaven and earth.

Therefore, this Northern Expedition will inevitably be able to divide the pressure in Guanzhong and let Sima Ye linger for a while, but if you want to rescue the emperor, it depends on whether you can really take care of the Son of Heaven and the gods, and there will be a miracle. To seize the credit of Henan, Jiankang must take the lion's share, and the responsibility for the gains and losses can be pushed on Pei Gai and Zu Ti when the time comes.

The best result is that not only can Jiankang win the prestige of King Qin of the Northern Expedition, and from then on, the Central Plains scholars will return to their hearts, and the southern raccoon dog will not dare to kill Mao anymore, but also after the war, he can also reach into Xu and Yu to weaken the strength of Pei and Zu, so that they will not suffer from Jiangnan in the future. The worst result is that we will only run in vain and gain nothing, but at least we have been moved by the edict of the Son of Heaven, and we have been defeated, so in three or five years, you will stop asking Jiangdong to send troops.

Among them, the grasp of proportion is very important, so Lu Ye and Dai Yuan, Wen Yiwu, will be sent over to assist Sima Yi. Director Wang didn't dare to say anything about their mission, but he hinted repeatedly, and the two naturally knew it.

However, Sima Pei's thoughts are different, a young man has many ambitions, he really wants to rely on the Northern Expedition to make a contribution, and make a name for himself in the future history; Second, he was deeply influenced by Pei's family, and Pei's family took care of him many times: "When I encounter trouble on this trip, I will discuss it with my uncle and uncle." Pei Wenyue is the dragon and phoenix in our clan, and will never harm Qing, from his words can win, against his words will be defeated - Qing must be remembered! ”

This pretended Northern Expedition was purely out of the calculations of Wang Dao and others, and Sima Rui himself didn't have so many fancy intestines. In this case, of course Sima Rui will not instruct his son how to focus on the interests of Jiangdong and their Langya King family; It is impossible for Director Wang to speak clearly to Sima Pei, if he hints at it, the child may not be able to understand it; Sima Pei remembered Pei's words in the natural light.

When he was just starting to grow up, he was passed out and was taken under Pei's knees - under normal circumstances, boys are close to their mothers, but they respect their fathers more than they love, and even often have a rebellious mentality; And Sima Li left his mother since he was an infant, and he had no special feelings for that Xianbei woman, and Yu Meng's mother, who raised him as a child, had passed away again, so his mother's heart was naturally pinned on Pei's - although it was only four years, he had a very close relationship with Pei's, and Pei's words, he couldn't help but listen.

Therefore, Pei's return to Jiangdong, Sima Li turned his face, and naturally felt that only his uncle, although he was not related by blood, was the most amiable and credible person.

That's why he said: "Since my uncle said that 40,000 soldiers are enough to break through Hulu, we should trust ......" Then the conversation changed and after exposing this article, he asked Pei Gai: "Ask my uncle, how should I march into the army?" ”

Pei Cai ordered someone to take the map and spread it out on several cases in front of Sima Li. Everyone walked forward on their knees and approached the nearest place, and Dai Yuan said first: "Since the cloud grain is insufficient, you should take a shortcut." Pei Gongke led the soldiers of Xuzhou to the west along the water, until Qiaocheng, and met Zuyuzhou. The king was temporarily stationed in Qiaocheng, and the army was ...... from Yangxia and Weishi to Henan."

When Pei Gai heard this, he couldn't help but glance at Zhang Chang, and said in his heart: Sure enough, it is not what I expected. I heard Pei Wei speak: "Dai Sima, is Jun really a general?" ”

Among the few people in the meeting, Sima Yi naturally has the highest status, but he has no opinion, followed by Pei Cai, but if Pei Gai says everything, it will inevitably give people a sense of domineering, then only Pei Wei will be his spokesman and attract some firepower. As for Tao Kan, he always kept his mouth shut and came to listen with his ears - anyway, the suggestions and opinions he wanted to put forward had been expressed at the private meetings of the Xu and Yu families, so there was no need to say anything more on this occasion. Besides, although he is the official of Xuzhou, he has no intention of acting as Pei Gai's mouthpiece.

Pei Wei's question was very polite, Dai Yuan couldn't help but be stunned, and the anger between his eyebrows was faint, but he suppressed himself and asked him: "What does Wen Ji mean by this?" ”

Pei Wei pursed his lips: "Forty thousand people, if they go side by side, or stretch for several miles, even if they rely on water to help transport grain and straw, the speed cannot be fast - they want to take a shortcut, but it will take time." What do you think? You wouldn't have never led a large army of more than 3,000 men before, would you?

Dai Yuan gritted his teeth and was furious—he had indeed never commanded a large army before, and thousands of people had come to an end—but it was inconvenient for him to attack in front of the king of the East China Sea, so he had to force himself to refute: "What I said is a general idea, even if the army of Yunxu and Yu goes forward, they can also go their separate ways......"

Pei Gai took the opportunity to say: "If you say goodbye, you don't have to revolve around the water - the water is narrow and shallow, and it may not help to transport grain." Stretching out his hand and pointing on the map: "In a certain sense, you might as well ...... so"

Pei Gai's suggestion was that the Xuzhou army set out from Pengcheng and ruled Xuzhou along the Bianshui River to Xingyang; The Yuzhou army set out from the state of Qiao, followed the water to Chenggao, and finally attacked Luoyang.

At the beginning of the private meeting, Pei Gai said this strategy, which was recognized by Pei Wei and Tao Kan, and Zhang Chang also said that it was acceptable, the reason is very simple, because this is the later shrunken version of Liu Yu's Northern Expedition route - Liu Jinu's strategic vision, can it be wrong?

Liu Yu's northern expedition to attack Qin, the four armies of the department, divided their ways, from east to west, respectively: Jizhou Thorn Shi Wang Zhongxun Du forward along the Surabaya, open Juye Ze into the Yellow River; Jianwu General Shen Linzi and Pengcheng Neishi Liu Zunzi led the naval army out of Shimen and entered the river from Bian-this is the road planned by Pei Cai, but there is no naval army, mainly by land; Long Xiang's general Wang Zhenxi, and the champion general Tan Daoji led the infantry army from Huaihuai to Xuchang and Luoyang - that is, the Zu Ti who Pei should plan, the bones to be gnawed are the hardest, but Zu Ti's ability is no less than that of Wang and Tan, and the results should not be bad; There are also Xinye Taishou Zhu Chaoshi, Ning Shuo general Hu Fan soldiers to Yangcheng.

Pei Gai's plan, first gave up the easternmost road from Juyeze into the river, because at that time Liu Yu had destroyed Nanyan and covered Qingxu, and now Pei Gai is only half of Xuzhou, even if there is no strong enemy on this road, there are many no-man's land, plus the road is in disrepair, and it is not easy to transfer grain. Besides, he can't come up with more soldiers and horses to divide this way.

The main purpose of Wang Zhongju's army was to control the Yellow River and prevent the Northern Wei from attacking from the flank. But fortunately, Shi Le's hand has not yet reached the north bank of the Yellow River, and Liu Yanheng is in the middle, so he does not need this to protect the flank all the way for the time being—but he thinks that he can set up the suspicious troops to go north to intimidate Cao Wei.

The westernmost city of Zhuyang City has also been saved, because between Xiangyang and Yangcheng, it is either the jurisdiction of Wang Hui or has been led by Zu Li, so there is no need to make another move. Besides, Zu Ti has 30,000 soldiers and horses, and he wants to know how to mobilize them in the land of Yan and Henan, and whether to part ways, Pei Cai is not easy to point fingers, and the planning is too rigid.

There is another point, that is, in this way, Pei should be able to avoid Chen Wu of Pengguan.

If the Yuzhou army arrives near Pengguan, Chen Wu will inevitably lead his division to the meeting, and Zu Shizhi can stop shouting: "Call Chen Chuan to come and apologize in person!" But if the Xuzhou army arrives, Pei Gai must say: "First present Chen Chuan's head!" "No matter how unbearable Chen Chuan is, he is also Chen Wu's uncle, how can Chen Wu obey his fate? It is inevitable that before meeting the Hu Han army, he will fight with Chen Wu first, why bother?

Chen Chuan killed Pei Song first, and then killed Li Tou, this guy is really not a good thing, Pei should quite want to take his head, but the current enemy, the forces attached to the Jin by all parties must temporarily give up their previous suspicions, and work together, Chen Chuan's head will stay on his neck for a few more days, which is actually not a big deal. But the problem is that these years pay attention to filial piety, after all, it is the revenge of killing his brother, not sharing the sky, if he doesn't meet, it will be fine, once he encounters, it is impossible for Pei to spare him. It's a tough thing to do, so I'd better get out of the way for now.

At the moment, Pei Gai Dao's own strategy, Dai Yuan was still contemplating, and he heard Pei Gai say again: "The soldiers travel thousands of miles, and it is not easy to transport grain and straw, so my Xuzhou army enters the river from Bianshui, which can not only help transport materials, but also stop Cao Wei and Shile, and prevent reinforcements from Henan." It's just that Xuzhou lacks boats, and I don't know if Jiangdong may supply it? ”

In fact, there is no shortage of ships in Xuzhou, but most of them are sea ships, and the number of ships used for inland river transportation is much smaller, so Pei should make this suggestion - I want soldiers, you say that soldiers are weak; I want bread, and you say you are poor; Now that I want a boat, it's impossible to prevaricate, right? You've just put so many big ships in front of me to show off, haven't you?

Dai Yuan couldn't help but raise his head and glance at Lu Ye. I heard Sima Li say: "What my uncle said is true, so I will send a letter to Jianye to make the boat for boats to be towed from Hangou to Huaishui." ”

Since the king of the East China Sea has spoken, Dai Yuan can't be a villain anymore, so he has to say it in his heart, just - anyway, he supplied Pei with some grain ships, and he didn't promise to give him the warship, so it shouldn't matter.

But next Pei Gai's words, he couldn't agree. Pei Gai said: "The king is the governor of the Northern Expedition, the second road of the president, currently to Suiyang, sitting in the middle. ”

Suiyang is the national rule of the Liang State, on the bank of Suishui, just between the marching roads of the Henan and Xu armies. Lu Ye and Dai Yuan originally planned to let Sima Li sit in Qian County, one is that this place is closer to the south, and the other is the base camp of Zu Li, and the city defense is strong, so the safety factor will be higher. Of course, there is also the most important point, and it is also the main reason why Pei Gai, Zhang Chang and others are reluctant to let them go - if Sima Pei is stationed in Qiaocheng, it is very possible for the dove to occupy the magpie's nest!

So when he held a small meeting in private, Pei Wei proposed this possibility, and Zhang Chang said that he couldn't do it, hoping that his colleagues in Xuzhou could help stop it. So Pei should check the map, point to the cities in Yuzhou one by one, ask Zhang Chang about the local situation, and finally delineate Suiyang - Suiyang is in northern Henan, the geographical location is very good, and it is also a place where soldiers must fight, so Zu Ti spent a lot of effort to renovate, and the city defense fortifications are relatively perfect.

When the official meeting began, Pei Gai found a reason to persuade Sima Pei: "When the thief hears that I am coming, he will go against Henan - before entering Yingchuan, Yu Chenting was broken by Zu Yuzhou, and he did not dare to go deeper." It is too far away from Henan, and since he is the governor, how can he sit in the back, what is the difference between this and staying behind? At the moment of Suiyang, you can remotely control the battle situation. ”

Immediately, without waiting for Lu Ye and Dai Yuan to refute, he asked Sima Qi: "May I ask the king, who was the commander of Emperor Wu's army in the past?" ”

Sima Qi replied with a little hesitation: "Isn't it Du Chenghou?" Pei Gai smiled and shook his head. Sima Di said again: "That's Wang Wuhou." Pei Gai still shook his head.

However, the corner of his eye kept staring at Lu Ye and Dai Yuan, and when he saw that the two of them were about to open their mouths to remind, he preemptively said: "The king made a mistake and killed Boss Wu, but it was actually Jia Wugong." However, Jia Wugong is not proficient in military affairs, and he does not think that he can win, but only the pillar is in the item, and he supervises the six armies from afar - it is because today's people only remember Du Chenghou and Wang Wuhou, and do not attribute it to Jia Wugong for the merit of destroying Wu. ”

The Western Jin Dynasty destroyed Wu, the military leader of the first stage of pacifying Jingzhou was Du Pre, the military leader of the second stage of advancing Yangzhou was Wang Hun, and the general who made the greatest contribution and was the first to kill under Jianye City was Wang Jun, as for the commander Jia Chong, not many people really remember. As soon as Pei Gai said this, he saw that Lu Ye and Dai Yuan's expressions were also a little blind, and he couldn't help but laugh secretly in his heart: What about the history of this dynasty, you don't even remember it as a traverser like me!

If he is idle now, he tries to dissect the two memories in his head, so as not to easily expose what he has learned in later generations. Through memory, I know that the scholars of these years are generally not familiar with the history of the Western Jin Dynasty - even if the original Pei Gai was from a high school, and his father was the ruling of the country, he was already like this, and I believe that Lu Ye, a southerner, and Dai Yuan, who was a halfway official, would not be much higher.

There are many reasons: first, the more the history of this dynasty, the more taboos there are, and many things will be deliberately vague - for example, Jia Chong, if the Jia family is still prominent, even if you want to forget his credits, it is estimated that many people will speak out from time to time to remind them; But now that the Jia family is in decline, especially after Jia Nanfeng's death, all kinds of filthy old bottoms of the Jia family have been turned out, and future generations will only remember Jia Chong's flattery of Sima Zhao and the killing of Emperor Wei......

Secondly, at this time, there was no complete book, and the historical materials of the dynasty were scattered in the imperial court classics, and there were very few people who could read through them, and then they understood them - and most of them were burned by Liu Yao, and the rest were scattered, and now there is nowhere to read them. Lu Ye and Dai Yuan have never had the opportunity to enter the Luoyang Imperial Court, and what they know must not be as detailed as the original Pei should be - Pei Yuan was once in power, he can have access to it, and he is well-read and knowledgeable, and he will teach his son when he turns his head.

It is recorded that later Emperor Sima Shao of the Jin Ming Dynasty asked the story of the Jin family's victory over the world, Wen Qiao couldn't answer at all, and Wang Dao said: "Wen Qiao is young and unfamiliar, and the minister is His Majesty Chen Zhi." So Bei Xi told the historical events from Sima Yi to Cao Shuang until Sima Zhao killed the noble townshipman. Sima Shao couldn't help covering his face, lying on the bed and saying, "If it is as the public says, Zuo An will grow!" "You look at the affairs of his ancestor, he doesn't know it himself, and he has to ask outsiders - fortunately, it is Director Wang, who is knowledgeable, and even if he dares to say it, he may not be able to say it.

Therefore, Pei should say Jia Chong's name, and Lu Ye and Dai Yuan couldn't help but be a little confused: Alas, it turned out to be Jia Chong, isn't it Sima Ling or Wang Rong?

The meaning of Pei Gai's words is very clear: If you are too far away from the battlefield and can't intervene at all, how can you make a contribution? Who will remember you as the commander of the Northern Expedition in the future? This remark just scratched the itch of the little young Sima Qi, and immediately slapped the table: "What my uncle said is true, even so, I will temporarily stay in Suiyang, and after Qing and others restore the old capital, I will go to pay homage and repair the mountains!" ”

Lu Ye and Dai Yuan couldn't help but look at each other, and said in their hearts, aren't we completely led by Pei Cai's nose and running? It must have been the influence exerted by the concubine of the East China Sea that the king would listen to him so much...... If this development continues, why did the two of us cross the river? It's just a backup, how can you complete Wang Maohong's entrustment? No, we have to find another way...... Before that, let's completely set up the king of the East China Sea, don't let him preside over the meeting casually and express his opinions!

But this is all a later story, in today's meeting, the two of them can be said to have lost a big defeat, and Pei Gai didn't even leave them a chance to fight back.

The general strategy of the Northern Expedition was finalized.