Shu Han's Northern Expedition began at the end of September. It was launched first by the Guan Yi team. However, due to geographical factors, when Guan Yi only appeared on the Guanzhong Plain on the fifth day of October, Jiang Wei had already taken Xixian on the third day of October.

On the sixth day of October, Hu Fen received the news of Jiang Wei's invasion and sent a messenger to Sima Wang in Guanzhong.

On the eighth day of the first month, Sima Wang received the news that Guan Yi had entered Guanzhong and was forced to reach a compromise with the bald tree function. And send a report to Luoyang.

On the 13th, Hu Fen's envoy approached Yixian. Because Yixian had been occupied by the Shu Han army, he was forced to leave Weishui and make a detour to find Sima Wang. On the 17th, I met Sima Wang and got the palindrome. At the same time, Sima Wang sent an urgent report to Luoyang again: The Shu thieves came from two ways this time, and the total strength exceeded 100,000 unprecedentedly!

On the 16th, Sima Wang and Guan Yi fought in Yixian and were defeated, losing about 7,000 soldiers and horses. Again to Luoyang urgent.

On the 25th, Shangtai fell. On the 26th, after receiving the news of the fall of Shangqi, Hu Fen immediately retracted the 30,000 main forces. At the same time, several waves of envoys were sent in a row to Chang'an and Luoyang to report the emergency!

The war has been going on for more than twenty days, so what is the Jin court doing at this time?

Sima Wang's first report arrived in Luoyang on the 11th.

Military affairs have always been higher than all the general affairs of the empire. Therefore, Sima Wang's urgent report was placed on Sima Yan's desk less than half an hour after entering Luoyang.

After seeing tens of thousands of Guan Yi troops entering the Guanzhong Plain, and Sima Wang deduced by himself, the Shu thieves were likely to be invaded by two ways this time. Sima Yan also felt that the matter was very important, and it was rare to hold a large-scale meeting.

The so-called larger scope means that in addition to Pei Xiu, Jia Chong, Yang Jun, Yang Jue and other cronies, there are also old people such as Sima Fu, Shi Bao, He Zeng, Xun Yi and other old people who have been active in the political arena of the Wei and Jin dynasties since the Sima Yi era.

"Your Majesty! This time, Xishu came from the empty country, and its determination was far greater than that of the Ge thief in the past. The old minister said something disrespectful, all the princes of the court were deceived by Guan Zifeng's thief! You always thought that Guan Zifeng would not lie to his allies, and always thought that the Xishu Kingdom was weak and reluctant to plough in the spring. Therefore, they are self-righteous and think that even if Xishu wants to enter the Kou, it will be after spring ploughing...... All in all, this time Xishu entered the Kou, we must not be careless! The nation's elite must be mobilized to deal with it! ”

After briefly reading the report sent by Sima Wang, Da Sima Shibao immediately opened his mouth. But his words made Sima Yan frown deeply.

Since Sima Zhao took over the ruling power of this country after his death, Sima Yan has been on the throne for more than two years. In the past two years or so, he instinctively didn't want to use old people such as Shibao and Chen Qian. The reason is, on the one hand, of course, that he wants to concentrate all the military power in the hands of the Sima family, and on the other hand, he is a son, and he does not have the idea of saying goodbye to his father: When I was the son of the world, there were many talents around me. They are in charge of the operation of this country, and they are not worse than He Zeng, Xun Yi and others. Father, I will surpass you and become the greatest monarch of our time.

Unfortunately, after more than two years, the results can only be said to be unsatisfactory.

With the rollout of household tax clearance and land occupation orders, the country is indeed slowly recovering. But the recovery is too slow, and the time for policy implementation is too short. Although the results have been seen, it will take some time to reap the benefits of the greater ones. Moreover, in charge of all this, it is actually Sima Zhao's team back then: Pei Xiu and Jia Chong.

And what about the real ones that belong to Sima Yan's team? He Qiao and Zhang Hua also did well in Shangshutai, but it was under the leadership of Pei Xiu. If you really want to be on your own, your family background and qualifications are not enough. And what about the Yang family? Forget it, it's been half a year since the general Chen Qian went to Shangyong, and the reports back and forth are all "a piece of erosion". And this is all made by the Yang family's Qianliju.

But no matter what, being taught a lesson by an old man who was promoted by his grandfather and had basically nothing to do with him, Sima Yan was still very unhappy in his heart.

"Your Majesty, the Shu thieves have attacked this time. The strategy is the same as the strategy of the first attack of the kudzu thieves more than 30 years ago. Although Luoyang has not received a battle report from Longxi so far, the old minister can be sure. Guanzhong is only a partial division along the way, and Longxi is the main force! The slight difference between the Shu thief's attack this time and more than 30 years is that the national strength of the Shu thief at this time is stronger than when the Ge thief was in charge, and the troops are much more than the previous Zhao Zilong's partial division. So dare to leave the mouth of the valley and enter the Guanzhong Plain. But in any case, the national strength of the Shu thief is still far less than that of my Great Jin. Therefore, their main goal must be to swallow Longxi and occupy Liangzhou. Therefore, the street pavilion! Street Pavilion! That's the key to this battle! The old minister asks for his life, please give the old minister 50,000 elite soldiers, the old minister is willing to follow the story of Zhang Junyi back then, and immediately gallop to the street pavilion in the starry night! ”

After listening to Shi Bao's words, Sima Yan didn't open his mouth for a long time.

"Your Majesty, what Da Sima said, every word is golden and jade. Chen Pei Xiu seconded the proposal! ”

The cartographer's military strategy is not bad, although he has not been on the battlefield much. But when Shi Bud said that this war was actually a copy of Zhuge Liang's first Northern Expedition in the past, Pei Xiu immediately found the key point of this war.

"Your Majesty, Minister Jia Chong seconded the proposal!"

Don't look at Jia Gonglu who did such a bastard thing in order to block the political enemy Yang family, but the Jia family is really tied to the Sima family. If Liangzhou is lost, will Yongzhou be lost? Yongzhou is lost, what about the Central Plains? The Central Plains is lost, the Sima family is finished, and the Jia family is not the same?

Therefore, although Jia Chong didn't like Shi Bao, he also made it clear that he supported Shi Bao at this time: after all, after the general Chen Qian was trapped in Shangyong, Shi Bao was already the most capable commander in the Jin court.

But......

"I remember that earlier this year, when I heard the news that the Shu thieves were about to invade, Shang Shuling recommended that the prince of Anping lead the troops to support Guanzhong, right?"

"Your Majesty!" As soon as Pei Xiu heard Sima Yan's words, he became anxious: "Your Majesty, at this time, at that time." There was a gap between the temple calculation at that time and the current situation. So I thought ......"

"Eh, Shang Shuling, the exact news of Longxi has not yet come, and the scale of this Shu thief invasion is still unclear. Therefore, what I mean is to follow the previous discussion and order the prince of Anping to start preparations and lead 30,000 Chinese troops to support Guanzhong as soon as possible. ”

"Uh...... Compliance. ”

However, just when Sima Yong's side began to prepare for the dispatch of troops. On the 21st, Sima Wang's envoy entered Luoyang again: "Sima Wang, the general of the Western Expedition, is in a hurry!" Capital crime, capital crime! The minister led an army of 40,000 and the Shu thief chieftain Guan Yi 40,000 to fight in Yi County, the enemy was rampant, and the king was unfortunately defeated! Yixian has been lost, and Chang'an is in danger! Your Majesty is invited to send troops to support you quickly! Again! The Shu thieves sent troops this time, and their cavalry had a new outfit, called bilateral stirrups, after the cavalry had this thing, the combat power increased by leaps and bounds, and His Majesty also asked His Majesty to order a large number of craftsmen to manufacture, which is an urgent need in the army! ”

Sima Yan, who received this report, was shocked, and before he had time to convene a meeting of courtiers again, late at night on the 21st, another urgent report entered Luoyang.

"General Chen Zhenxi Hu Fen is in a hurry! Capital crime, capital crime! On the third day of October, the enemy chief Jiang Wei led an army of 80,000 into Koulongxi. Xixian has been lost, and Shangtai has been besieged. The minister's troops were unable to relieve the siege, so he cried blood and begged the imperial court and Chang'an to send troops to support quickly! ”

……

"One hundred and twenty thousand! 120,000! A small country can actually send 120,000 troops! ”

"Your Majesty, now is not the time to marvel at the strength of the enemy. The current situation is extremely dangerous. If Shangqi is lost, Guangwei County is in danger! Although there are not many households in this county, and there are few productions, the key is that the street pavilion is in this county! ”

"Huh?!" Sima Yan, who has not been map blind for a long time, of course knows the importance of the street pavilion, and when he heard Pei Xiuyi say that the street pavilion is about to be lost, he panicked all of a sudden: "Shang Shuling, how is this good?!" ”

Alas, if you had listened to Shi Bao's words ten days ago and directly mobilized 50,000 Chinese troops, where would there be anything now?

"Your Majesty, now there are only 30,000 people in the entire Luoyang who are ready to bring out the prince of Anping. Therefore, for the sake of today's plan, the only way to do this is to let the prince of Anping lead these 30,000 people to set off quickly. After these 30,000 people go west, don't go to Chang'an, don't go to Yixian, but reach Jieting as soon as possible! ”

"Quasi-play! Mao Xian, immediately draft a decree, let Yong Bo set off immediately! ”

Glancing at Zhang Hua, who was starting to sharpen ink quickly, Pei Xiu glanced at Jia Chong again, and after getting a slight hint from Jia Chong. Pei Xiuyi gritted his teeth and took a step forward towards Sima Yan: "I don't know why Your Majesty doesn't want to see Shi Zhongrong, but there is no doubt that Shi Zhongrong is the general with the most combat experience in commanding a large corps in the court today." When something happens in this country, such a good general should not be thrown in the middle of the court! ”

"Your Majesty, what Shang Shuling said comes from the bottom of my heart! Chen Jia Chong seconded the proposal! ”

"Your Majesty, Minister Yang Jun (Yang Jue) seconded the proposal!"

It should be said that although there are already signs of party strife in the Jin court, it is only a symptom. When the country really encounters big trouble, everyone still thinks about how to get things done well.

"Hey, then Xuanshi Zhongrong should come here quickly."

"Your Majesty, the ministers obey the order!"