From July 265 AD, Dai Wei has been self-reliant. It has been more than two years since Sima Yan ascended to the throne of the Jin Kingdom. For more than two years, the young man only felt a mouth full of bitterness and a mountain of pressure.

In 266, his wise, beautiful eldest son died. At the end of the same year, the Jin State was defeated in Xiling, and the country spent a lot of money and grain and got nothing. In addition to losing the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers, he also let the descendants of Cao Wei's old generals make a mess of the three counties of Shangyong.

In 267, the country's household tax inventory had just made some progress, and the land occupation order had just begun to be rolled out, and the country's revenue for the year had improved significantly. As a result, Guan Zifeng in Xishu brazenly entered the Kou, and the country threw in an army of 190,000 before and after, and then Hu Fen lost his division and lost his land, and Longxi was unprecedentedly taken by Xishu Xiaokou!

It has been forty-six years since the founding of Xishu, and more than a dozen times have entered the Kou. In addition to the strategic abandonment of Yinping and Wudu counties in the early years. Cao Wei never let Xishu get much of a bargain. As a result, the Jin State faced the Northern Expedition of Shu Han for the first time, and actually threw Longxi so simply!

Not only that, in the early years of the Han and Wei wars, it was always the Shu and Han sides that were the first to be unable to withstand the food, and they were forced to withdraw their troops after they could not fight. Now the situation has actually turned, that Guan Zifeng is constantly carrying grain into the city in Yixian, but Sima Wang in Guanzhong is calling for too many Chinese troops in Luoyang to enter Guanzhong, and the Chang'an grain depot is about to bottom out!

This, this is a great shame. Could such a thing prove that the Jin State was right to replace Cao Wei?

Why does this Guan Zifeng not stop like that? Why don't you give me a few more years? Didn't you say that you had a ten-year covenant? As long as you fulfill the ten-year covenant, my Great Jin will definitely not be so stretched as it is today!

It's a pity that he can't control Guan Yi. All he could do was gather his men and discuss how to clean up the current situation.

December 1, 267, Luoyang, Jin Imperial Palace.

"Hasn't the general's side been able to quell those rebellions?"

The irritable Sima Yan asked as soon as he came up, but he didn't realize it himself, and now he didn't dare to take the initiative to ask about the situation in Longxi and Guanzhong.

"Your Majesty, the general's battle report is reported every three days. The latest battle report is yesterday. The general said that in the past half month, he has never been able to find the rebellious main force in the deep mountains and dense forests of the Qinling Mountains. So there is still no progress. ”

Speaking of which, Zhang Hu and others can be regarded as masters of guerrilla warfare without a teacher. After they retreated from Xiling into Weixing County, they were helped by a 2,000 Shu Han Yulin army led by Liu Lin. What's more important is that it has received a steady stream of grain and grass from Hanzhong County. In this era, with food, there is capital to expand the army. Therefore, they used grain to attract the Di and Han people in the depths of the Qinling Mountains to join the army, and soon expanded the team to 3,000 people.

Of course, such a force is not something that Liu Qin, the Taishou of Weixing County, can deal with. Soon Liu Qin was defeated and died. Zhang Hu and others successfully took Weixing County and extended their troops into Shangyong County.

After Chen Qian led the army into Shangyong, Zhang Hu, Zhang Xiong, Liu Lin and others gathered all the troops of more than 5,000 people to fight a battle with Chen Qian, and suffered a heavy defeat. More than 3,000 people were killed on the spot. After that, they learned to be obedient, abandoned all cities, and specialized in guerrilla warfare against Chen Qian's Chinese army in the mountains. Chen Qian's report clearly states that since that battle, the number of beheadings in a single day has never exceeded 20.

On the contrary, because of the grain routes, the scattered camps in various places were repeatedly attacked. The losses of Chen Qian's troops were gradually increasing, and their morale was becoming more and more low.

In the end, Chen Qian couldn't stand Sima Yan's urging day by day, so he simply wrote in the newspaper: The ministers are sparse and shallow, and in the face of these thieves, they only thought of one way: please ask Your Majesty to send a large amount of money, grain and people, and the ministers will build a fortress every time they go to a place, and finally each fortress will form a net, like a noose, and gradually tighten, so that these rebellions can be trapped and destroyed. Otherwise, you might as well switch to someone else.

However, at this time, Guan Yi and Jiang Wei began the Northern Expedition. How can Luoyang Central have so much extra money for you? So the noose tactic is impossible to achieve. However, Sima Yan can't be replaced: after more than two years, he can understand that the two old men, Chen Qian and Shi Bao, are really the most capable generals in the Jin State at present. Therefore, the current situation in the three counties of Shangyong is like this: the situation is generally under control, but it also involves a lot of troops in the Jin State.

"Hey~~~" After listening to Zhang Hua's report, Sima Yan sighed: "That Cao Yi, haven't you found it yet?" ”

It was Jia Chong who took the words: "Your Majesty, the ministers are incompetent. No trace of the traitor Cao Yi was found. But the minister dares to guarantee that this fang must not have left Taihang Mountain at this time, and maybe, he has starved to death in Taihang Mountain! ”

"The general must not have such an idea. Ordered Jin Cao Jia to send people into the mountains to search, such a traitor, I want to see people in life, and I want to see corpses in death! ”

"No! Decree of the Minister. I will live up to Your Majesty's trust! ”

The reason why Cao Yi's incident is like this, isn't it because you guys are fighting for power and profit? Hey, but now it seems that the Yang brothers are really unreliable.

After a little relief, Sima Yan asked Pei Xiu again: "Shang Shuling, some time ago, have you all discussed Da Sima's plan in Shang Shutai?" ”

Shi Bao's plan is the two points mentioned above: First, concentrate superior forces to eliminate Guan Yi first. Shi Bao's opinion was to concentrate at least 200,000 troops. 2. Unify powers. Who has the final say in Guanzhong now, boss, you have to give a clear word.

The Jin State had 110,000 troops in the Northwest Theater. In more than a month, Hu Fen lost 50,000 yuan, and Sima Wang lost more than 6,000. At the same time, 10,000 people in Tongguan could not move. So there are only more than 43,000 people left. After that, the Luoyang Chinese army successively added 80,000 to enter, plus the 5,000 cavalry of the bald department and the 10,000 infantry of the Li family, and now the strength of the Jin State in Guanzhong has actually reached more than 138,000 people (excluding the Tongguan defenders).

"Your Majesty, the ministers and others have been arguing in Shangshutai for a long time and have not been able to form a unified opinion. Roughly speaking, there are three options, for Your Majesty to decide. ”

"Speak!"

"No, Your Majesty, the first plan is to transfer 10,000 people from Youzhou and Bingzhou, and at the same time transfer 20,000 people from the original Qingxu Army, 10,000 people from the original Chinese Army, and 10,000 Southern Hun cavalry, a total of 60,000 people into Guanzhong. As a result, Mount Tai was overwhelmed, and Guan Zifeng, who occupied Yi County, was quickly eliminated, and then attacked the enemy's Hanzhong County, forcing the enemy troops in Longxi to retreat. In order to implement this set of plans, the imperial court needs to prepare three million stone of grain and at least 500 million yuan. At the same time, it was suggested that Sima be increased as the governor of Pingshu. ”

"Shang Shuling, how much grain is still in the treasury now?"

"Back to Your Majesty, as of November this year, there are still 12 million stones of grain in the three major treasurys of Luoyang, Yecheng, and Xiapi."

"Well, let's talk about the second option first."

"No, Your Majesty, the second option, the early force requirements are the same as the first plan. It's just that in terms of military rations, it is required to reach five million stone grains. After the elimination of Guan Zifeng, the Guanzhong army was divided into two parts, one to storm the street pavilion, and the other to make a detour to Longshan. ”

"Tsk...... "I smashed my mouth very undignifiedly, and Sima Yan secretly vetoed this plan in his heart." What about the third option? ”

"The third plan, no increase in troops, only the imperial court needs to allocate another two million stone grain in Guanzhong. King Jiayiyang was the general of Pingshu. With the existing strength in Guanzhong, guard the key points everywhere. Confronting the Shu thief ......"

"What a word! Does King Yiyang's proposal want me to give up Longxi, Liangzhou, and the Western Regions? What a heart King Yiyang has! Hearing this plan, Sima Yan jumped up all of a sudden.

I am the son of destiny, and the Great Jin Dynasty Wei is the heartfelt and unanimous choice of all the people in the world. With such an outstanding emperor as me and such a great country as the Jin Empire, how could anyone lose a state in two years after the founding of the country?!

The old actor Sima Fu was also in the court at this time, and when he heard Pei Xiu's words, he knew that he was going to suffer. Sure enough, this nephew, who has always had a passable temper, had a rare frenzy.

From the bottom of his heart, Sima Fu believes that Sima Wang's suggestion is correct: Liangzhou has always produced less and invested more. If the Jin State took this opportunity to abandon Liangzhou, it would reduce a place of chronic blood loss. With the strong national strength of the Central Plains, as long as it is slowly recovered and adjusted for a few years, it can still crush the Shu Han in the two states of Zhiyi and Liang.

However, this kind of bill, politically speaking, is absolutely undesirable. Sima Fu is very clear about this.

Now the problem is that Sima Wang thinks that he is a member of the Sima family, and he doesn't have so many scruples when he speaks. The case of abandoning Liangzhou was directly raised. Sima Yan actually went crazy, and said how ill-intentioned Sima Wang was. This, as Sima Wang's father, the old actor can no longer care about the image accumulated over the years at this time, and must stand up to wash the floor for Sima Wang.

"Your Majesty, I don't know if Your Majesty has carefully read the report from Yongliang in recent days. This year, as of the end of November, there has not been a single snow in Yongliang and the two states. Therefore, there will be a catastrophe in the two states in the coming year. ”

"How's that going? I am the Son of Heaven, who nurtures all the people on behalf of Heaven. Hundreds of thousands of people in Yongzhou and Liangzhou are all my people. Hugh said that the disaster situation in the two states next year may not be serious, even if the two states do not harvest. I have to carry this burden too. Uncle doesn't need to say much, I have made up my mind! Maoxian, the intention is to be! ”

"No, please Your Majesty's will!"

"Zhao, increase Sima Shibud as the governor of Pingshu, the false festival, and the military governor of Guanzhong. The Chinese armies of Bingzhou, Jizhou, and Luoyang were ordered to send troops and horses to support Guanzhong. Ordered the five Xiongnu to send 10,000 cavalry into Guanzhong. The above troops, together with the current relevant middle troops, will all be under the control of Da Sima! In this battle, my Dajin and Xishu Xiaokou will fight to the end! If you don't eliminate the Guan and Jiang thief chieftains, don't take back Longxi and Liangzhou, I swear not to stop fighting! ”

"Yes!"