The matter of the arsenal was suppressed in such a vague way - if you don't press it, you can't do it, after the lid is lifted, the entire Jin court will shake. And now that the country is in such difficulty, how can there be an earthquake?

As an idle prince who didn't take care of things before, Sima Jun was actually not targeting the Yang family. He's just talking about things. As for why he knew so many things about the arsenal in such a short period of time, hehe, of course, there was the credit of Jia Cheqi.

But it's useless to say anything now, the emperor's meaning is already very clear: take your time in the future, and now the top priority is to send troops!

Therefore, no matter how big Sima Jun's opinion was, he had to pull a few of his subordinates to organize the dispatch of troops. Fortunately, in the recent year, although the arsenal is in the hands of the Yang family. However, Du was in charge of the training of the army, so the Luoyang Chinese army responded quickly at this time. In late September, the imperial court issued an order to send troops to Shangyong, and on October 10, Sima Jun set off with 20,000 Luoyang Chinese troops.

Of course, according to the prior plan of the Jin court, this time sending troops is not only a matter for the Jin State itself.

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October 15, Soochow, Jianye.

"Foreign Minister Zhang Hua pays a visit to His Majesty Wu State."

"Hehehe, Mao Xian is finally here, I haven't seen you for more than half a year, and I miss it tightly."

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for your concern. During this time in Luoyang, the foreign ministers have always remembered His Majesty. Seeing that His Majesty was in good health, the foreign ministers were also overjoyed. ”

"So, what do you have to teach me when Mao Xian comes this time?"

"How dare you teach Your Majesty? Your Majesty, Cao Wei is the king of Shangyong, and my country has sent a large army to suppress it. However, as we all know, the fundamental reason why this Cao Wei remnant can exist in Shangyong is because of the support of the Shu thief. Therefore, it is foreseeable that after our country sends troops, Shu thieves will also send troops to Shangyong or other strategic places in our country. Therefore, my country needs your help. Please send troops to contain the Shu thieves in the border area. ”

“…… Well, what Mao Xian meant, I completely understood. It's just that the stakes are high, and I need to consult with the important ministers before making a decision. Mao Xian can rest for a while at the post house. ”

"The foreign minister takes the order."

After sending Zhang Hua away, Sun Hao turned back to the apse, and Zhong Hui, Wan Yu, Lu Kang, Wang Cheng and others poured out from behind the screen.

In fact, Dongwu has been waiting for the Jin Kingdom to open its mouth for a long time.

When Cao Yi's text was widely distributed to the world, Lu Kang, who was far away in Jingzhou, wrote a letter to Sun Hao, to the effect that if the Jin State sent troops to the top, then it would be better for the country to take advantage of the Yangtze River to enter the dry period at this time, and it was relatively convenient for the country's fleet to go upstream. Marched to Badong County in Shu State, striving to take Badong County, and then through the Wujiang River Waterway to take Fuling County, the old nest of the Fuxing Society.

Not only did the Jingzhou military ask for a war, but even the Jiaozhou Cangwu Taishou Tao Huang, Jiaozhou Assassin Shi Xue Jue and others in the south also asked to take advantage of the opportunity of the Jin State to send troops from Jiaozhou to attack the southern middle of the Shu thieves.

Not only that, after the text was transmitted to Jianye, Wan Yu, who was in charge of a country's national affairs as a single minister, actually strongly requested to send troops.

The reason for this is that in recent years, Ji Han's commercial aggression has caused too much damage to the state of Wu.

The influx of all kinds of commonly used commodities has led to a further reduction in the already extremely limited copper plates of the common people. After the production of Zigong salt is no longer limited, the entire coastal areas such as Jiaozhou and Yangzhou in Dongwu are fine. The vast inland areas are almost all unified by Zigong salt. As a result, the salt tax of the Wu State was reduced even more than that of the Jin State. The influx of luxury goods such as jade, red sapphires, and carpets has made many families and Ji Han more and more closely linked.

The so-called economic base determines the superstructure. The politicians of this era may not understand the meaning of this sentence, but they also clearly see that their country's economy is rapidly being tied up by Shu, and in the long run, the damage to Wu is great.

For the upper echelons of Wu State, some people don't care about the life and death of the country, anyway, it's good to put the money in their own pockets. As for this process of making money, it is the government of the country that loses, and the enemy country takes the lion's share or something. What the hell is going on with me?

And the other part may be people who are really worried about the country, or they may be ambitious. Their thinking is different: all kinds of daily necessities are produced in Fuling County. Jade gems or something are produced in Nanzhong. Wouldn't it be better for us to take these two places down? Not to mention that the copper mine in Nanzhong is now extremely well developed. If you can control this place...... Tsk tsk.

As a monarch with a strong personality, most of the officials appointed by Sun Hao were of the latter type. Therefore, this time, the civil and military opinions of Soochow are highly unanimous: send troops! Declare war on the Shu thieves!

"Your Majesty, the school has already checked very clearly, and the Jin Kingdom has really sent troops this time. According to the temple calculations of the Jin court, the Jin State dispatched 30,000 troops this time. ”

"Hmph, Cao Yi has scolded Sima Yan's ancestors for three generations, and if he doesn't send troops in this case, then he won't be the emperor. Well, don't say much about the Jin Kingdom, what about us? How to send troops? Youngsters, Shiji? ”

"Your Majesty, the Jingzhou army now has a total of 50,000. The last general means that after the army of the Jin State passes through Nanxiang County and begins to clash with Cao Yi's army, our Jingzhou army of 50,000 people marches towards Badong County of Shu State. ”

"Your Majesty, the Yangzhou army on the minister's side currently has a total of 60,000. The minister meant to send 20,000 people against the current to go to Jingzhou. After such a young division came out, Jingzhou's defense was not empty. Send another 20,000 to the south to support Jiaozhou Assassin Shi Xue Jue. ”

"What does Shiji mean that our country is attacking Badong and Nanzhong of Shu at the same time?"

"Yes, Your Majesty. After the Shu thieves took Yongliang, its territory became a strip with a long north and south poles and a slightly narrower east and west. Now that the Jin State has assembled heavy troops to garrison Tongguan and Bingzhou, the Shu thieves have to allocate considerable troops to defend. In addition, the relocation of the Shu thieves to Chang'an has been completed. Therefore, the current strength of Yizhou of the Shu thieves should be extremely limited. If our country only attacks one place, the Shu thieves can concentrate their forces in Yizhou to defend at one point. In addition, Badong is in the upper reaches of our Jingzhou, and the Nanzhong County of Shu thieves is much higher than that of Jiaozhou in my Dawu. If you let the Shu thieves gather troops in one place, they will take advantage of the location. It will be very difficult for our country to enter the army. There are only two points of simultaneous attack, which makes it difficult for the Shu thieves to take care of their heads and tails. In this way, it can be broken through across the board. ”

"Well, what Shi Ji said makes a lot of sense. So, can we attack one point first, and let the Shu thieves gather their heavy troops there before attacking another point? ”

"No."

"Oh? Why is that? ”

"Your Majesty, if you attack all the way first, the Shu thieves will definitely concentrate their forces to defend one place. Then, most of our troops will return in vain along the way, which will not be fundamentally beneficial to solve the situation of halving the salt tax and losing a large amount of copper money in our country. This is one of them. Now that our country has formed an alliance with the Jin State, the pressure on the north has been significantly eased. There are enough forces to launch a full-scale assault on both sites at the same time, and secondly. Whether it is Padang or Nam Central, the roads are rugged and the transportation is inconvenient. Each locality can send a maximum of 50,000 or 60,000 troops, and if there are more, the food supply will not be enough. Thirdly. Therefore, there is no need for our country to attack only one way. ”

"Well, Youngster, what do you think?"

Shi Ji has a point. Your Majesty, our country has the ability to attack two points at the same time, and there is no need to attack all the way. ”

My Majesty, from the perspective of the overall situation, it is right to attack all the way first. But which way to bear the false attack? Most of it is Jingzhou, right? Because the development of Nanzhong is now in full swing, and it is the farthest away from Chang'an, it is the most difficult for Shu to support. Therefore, it is most likely that Jingzhou will attack falsely and pick up cheap in Jiaozhou. But if I do this, how can I, the Jingzhou pastor, explain to the soldiers below me?

I think this Zhong Shiji also saw this. Very well, I received your kindness.

"Well, since Youngster and Shiji are both of the same opinion, let's do it. On the Jingzhou side, of course, it is the young section to lead the troops. Over there in Jiaozhou, is this Xue Jue okay? Why don't you take a trip? ”

"The minister is willing to take on this responsibility. It's just that Jiangbei's defense is the top priority in the end. Although it is unlikely that the Jin State will betray the alliance at this time, it still cannot pin the safety of the imperial capital on the morality of the enemy. Therefore, if the minister goes to Jiaozhou, please ask Your Majesty to decide on the candidate for the new governor of Jiangbei. ”

(Hmph, Lao Tzu has only just begun to infiltrate Jiangbei, how can he be willing to leave at this time?) ）

"Well, Shi Ji has a point. So, Young, do you have any recommendations for the coach of Jiaozhou? ”

"Uh...... The minister thought that Xue Jue had been in Jiaozhou for a long time. He is very familiar with the troops and soldiers under him. Some time ago, we did a good job in quelling the rebellion in Jiaozhou. Rashly changing the commander at a time when the big war is about to start? This ......"

"Okay. Then let Xue Jue be in charge. In this way, Wen Bin, the matter of money and food will be left to you. ”

"Please rest assured, Your Majesty, within a month, all the money and food will be in place. We will not delay the date for the generals to send their troops. ”

"Good! That Guan Zifeng was so unhappy after taking Yongliang, this time, I sneaked into his backyard and asked him to relive what happened to Guan Yunchang back then! ”