If there is no conscription, if Ji Han fights, the country is doomed to lose its divisions and land. But if it is a large-scale conscription, the damage to the country is so great that the monarchs and ministers of the Jin State also find it difficult to bear.

"Ladies and gentlemen, how is this good?"

"Your Majesty, the minister thinks that this soldier is to be recruited, but not too much. At this time, after thinking about it, the minister gained a little. ”

"Oh? If Yuan Kai has any good plans, please tell me them together. ”

"It's not a good idea." Du Yu smiled bitterly: "Your Majesty, first of all, the imperial court should carry out temple calculations, combined with the information sent by Jin Cao, analyze the approximate time of the next invasion of the Shu thieves, the location of the main attack, etc. According to Shang Shuling's inference just now, the Shu thieves will only have about 250,000 people after the limit of the expansion of the army. Although this number is quite large, if you want to enter the Great Jin Dynasty, you must leave enough troops to garrison Eastern Wu and the foreign races in the country. Therefore, the minister deduced that the next time the Shu thieves entered the Kou, they would be able to dispatch about 180,000 to 200,000 troops at most. ”

"Well, what Yuan Kai said is indeed thoughtful, and Minister Pei Xiu seconded it."

"Good, Yuan Kai, please continue."

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the so-called anticipation of the enemy is lenient. The ministers will calculate the scale of 200,000 thieves in Shu. But even so, the Shu thieves are powerless to carry out a full-scale attack on my Great Jin. Therefore, no matter how many ways the Shu thief has entered the court, only one way must be the main force. As long as we determine the right direction of the main attack of the Shu thieves, and then put heavy troops in this place to defend. Then, the state does not need to conscript more than 200,000 soldiers. In this way, the burden on the state is much smaller. ”

"Of course, what Yuan Kai said is correct, but where is the main direction of this Shu thief?"

Sima Yan's question is not easy to answer: if you guess wrong, it will endanger the community, and it will be light to be beheaded!

However, Du Pre replied very quickly and affirmatively: "Merge the state!" Your Majesty, my lords, there is no need to guess this at all. It must be a merger of states, and it can only be a merger of states. This place is the best place in the world, after the battle of Qin and Zhao Changping in the past, the Qin State won and merged the state, and then the six eastern countries have no power to resist is proof! ”

As soon as Du said this, Pei Xiu, Jia Chong and others immediately nodded. But at this time, that Yang Jun jumped out again: "Young master, what you said is very reasonable. But what if you're wrong? It is necessary to know that not far west of Luoyang is Tongguan, where it is facing the Shu thief soldiers. What if the Shu thieves took advantage of this understanding of our side to attack and merge the state and attack Tongguan mainly? ”

"Hahahaha~~ If Guan Zifeng and Jiang Boyu dare to attack Tongguan with the main force, the ministers will wake up with a smile in their dreams." As a top talent in the family, Du Pre's cultivation is excellent. But he still couldn't help but express his contempt for Yang Jun with a loud laugh: "Tongguan, the mountains and rivers are guarded, and they are impregnable." There are also generals like Ma Xiaoxing in charge. The state is again equipped there with 30,000 elites. With such power, even if 100,000 people can't do it! If the thief doesn't come, if he comes, he will definitely hit his head and bleed! I can't say, if the Shu thieves are tired of the veterans under Tongguan City, the story of Liu Xuande's defeat in the past year will be repeated again. ”

"What Yuan Kai said is indeed accurate!" Pei Xiu came out: "Your Majesty, ladies and gentlemen, the minister said something disrespectful. If the Shu thieves take Tongguan as the main direction of attack, what if they take Tongguan? At that time, there was still Luoyang, the world's strongest city, waiting for them. Hehe, if you want to storm the Tongguan guarded by Ma Xiaoxing, how can it be feasible not to kill fifty or sixty thousand people? But the Shu thieves at that time, even if they came to Luoyang City, how much combat power did they have? If you can't say it, you will be wiped out under Luoyang City! ”

"Your Majesty, it is absolutely impossible for people like Guan Zifeng and Jiang Boyo to make such a mistake. In the opinion of the ministers, the Shu thieves will definitely make a feint attack in Tongguan, but their main force must come from Bingzhou. ”

"Hmmm......"

What are you huh? My Majesty, my monk has analyzed it so clearly, what do you mean by just humming?

Speaking of which, Sima Yan is a good Sima Li who is alive now. But compared with the three Sima who had already hung up in front of them, it was really too far behind. If Sima Yi, Sima Shi, and Sima Zhao were here, Guan Yi would not even have the idea of sending troops at this time!

In Sima Yan's opinion, Du Pre and Pei Xiu's analysis, well, is indeed very reasonable. But, but Tongguan is the only barrier in Luoyang after all! The main force of the Shu thieves started from Chang'an, and the route was the shortest and the logistical pressure was the least if they took Tongguan. What if Guan Zifeng really attacked Tongguan with the main force? What if Tongguan is lost?

Seeing that Sima Yan didn't speak, Jia Chong and Pei Xiu, who had served the emperor for many years, didn't know what this master was thinking. When the emperor hesitated, the important thing was not to directly dispel his hesitation, but to continue to talk about the matter and strive to form a final decision. Then I was not afraid of the emperor's hesitation.

"Your Majesty, in view of this. So there was no need for large-scale conscription at the imperial court. According to the idea of the ministers, 100,000 soldiers will be conscripted this winter. Then inform the movement of the Shu thieves in Eastern Wu, and then cut the troops and horses again from Jingzhou and Yangzhou......"

After a short consultation on the spot at the imperial court, Du Pre, Pei Xiu and others quickly reached an agreement on a new defense plan:

100,000 troops were conscripted in advance, and the country's military strength was replenished to 280,000.

The forces in the Tongguan direction remained unchanged, and Ma Long continued to defend the town.

60,000 Luoyang Chinese troops and 60,000 new recruits were transferred to Bingzhou for defense, and together with the original 20,000 troops in Bingzhou, a total of 140,000 troops. The commander was changed from Wang Jun to Du Pre.

From Jingzhou and Yangzhou, another 10,000 troops were transferred to Luoyang, plus the remaining 40,000 new soldiers, and the Luoyang Chinese army was replenished to 80,000. As a mobile garrison. Fill where there is a crisis.

Such a strategy, roughly speaking, certainly took a great risk in the southern defense line: the Jingzhou army and the Yangzhou army were now only 10,000 left. But the monarchs and ministers of Eastern Wu are not stupid: if Jin dies, Wu will not be able to survive alone. Therefore, if the next Han and Jin wars and the Jin Kingdom are destroyed, it will be enough: it is possible to take advantage of Ji Han's failure to bring his soldiers and horses south, give full play to his consistent attribute of stealing chickens, and take advantage of the weakness to take North Jingzhou and North Yangzhou. But if the Han and Jin dynasties were in the stalemate stage, the Eastern Wu would not come out to make trouble for the Jin state. Therefore, on the premise that Ji Han was about to make a large-scale eastward crusade, reducing the number of troops in the border areas with Eastern Wu would not cause real danger.

Du Yu and the others can see this clearly, and they are also convinced that Sun Hao can see this, even if Sun Hao can't see it, Zhong Hui will definitely let him see it.

Regarding Pei Xiu, Du Pre and others planning there for a long time, Sima Yan was noncommittal. When the controversy in the court is basically over, everyone is looking at him with blank eyes. Sima Yan came back to his senses: "Oh, I already know what you Aiqing said. The Shu thief is not far away. But how to deal with it, I still need to think deeply. That's the end of today's business, let's disperse. ”

The dynasty was dispersed, but the monarchs and ministers of the Jin State were all worried.

Although the mouth is still stiff. But everyone knows that Ji Han is no longer the Shu thief who was trapped in Yizhou back then. The prosperity of this country can be clearly seen by people of insight in the Jin Kingdom. This time, Ji Han is about to launch a large-scale attack, if he doesn't deal with it well, the loss of his division and the loss of ground will be light. If you don't do it well, it's possible to lose the country! This point, in fact, Sima Yan knows very well in his heart.

But it was because of this thought that he was under a lot of pressure. didn't make a decision on the spot: although he actually knew in his heart that what Du Yu and Pei Xiu said was very correct.

"Tell me to go down, don't go to Hougong, and drive the Anping Palace."

"Yes."

The so-called Anping Palace, of course, is the mansion of the actor Sima Fu, who has lived as an old goblin. This year, Sima Fu was already ninety-two years old. Since his early years as Cao Cao, he has successfully survived the four generations of emperors of Cao Wei, all his brothers, and his eldest son and eldest grandson have also died before him. In June of that year, his second son, Sima Wang, who liked to store coins, also hung up. The old gentleman is still alive.

This is the oldest surviving elder of the Sima family, and he is also the most capable Sima alive!

"Uncle Ancestor, that's the case. The matter of the Shu thieves pouring their troops into the country will not change much in the future. In this battle, if the grandson does not deal with it well, the Sima family's Guozuo will only have one generation of emperors like Xin Mang. The shame of being both the founder of the country and the king of the fallen country, how can my grandson not dare to bear it. Therefore, please take pity on my uncle and take pity on the difficult situation of my Sima family today, and force me to plan for my grandson. ”

At this time, Sima Fu, although he was still alive. But in the end, the years are here. Therefore, he has long lost the ability to stand, and in fact, he is just lying in bed and waiting for death. Sima Yan reported to him what happened in the court today, and after about half an hour, the old man fell asleep twice.

With the support of his subordinates, Sima Fu reluctantly got up, half-lay on the soft chair, looked at the sky with a sloppy gaze, and said five words very succinctly: "Du Yuankai, very good." ”

"Grandson understood. What else does Uncle have to show? ”

"Soochow."

"What Lord Uncle means is to report the situation to Dongwu in time, and ask Dongwu to prepare early, so that he can help me Dajin if necessary."

Blinked his eyes imperceptibly in affirmation, Sima Fu said two more words: "Youzhou." ”

"Youzhou? What does Shuzu mean that the enemy's main direction of attack is Youzhou? ”

Shaking his head with all his might, Sima Fu stretched out three fingers tremblingly.

“…… Three...... Three-way march? Yes! Uncle Zu said that the Shu thieves came in three ways this time. In addition to Tongguan and Bingzhou, there is also Youzhou Road? ”

Hey, this grandson is still smart enough. Unfortunately, I don't have the strength to praise you in lengthy words.

Using all the strength of his body, Sima Fu stretched out two hands that were extremely thin, leaving only skinny and bony hands, and then grabbed Sima Yan's hand and pinched it gently: "Do it well, Jin will not die!" ”