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"Prime Minister, Yi thinks that in the current situation, we must change the original strategy of all-out attack to defend in the east and attack in the west. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info”

The person who spoke in front of the hall was Sima Yi, the chief bookkeeper. It was not until a few years ago that when Cao Ying threatened him with his surname, Sima Yi had to go out, and within a few years he was promoted to the position of the chief secretary of the Prime Minister's Mansion, which can be regarded as a prosperous official.

However, this person had always been inconspicuous before, and it was not until the Battle of Hanzhong that he began to make suggestions repeatedly, which gradually attracted Cao Ying's attention.

Cao Ying waved his hand, "What is 'defending the east and attacking the west', why don't Zhong Da tell me carefully." ”

"Although Hefei is lost in the east of Fangjin, we still have the important town of Shouchun, and between Hefei and Shouchun, the terrain is flat, which is conducive to our cavalry fighting, as long as it is good at guarding, it is expected that the Wu people are not able to attack, and Shouchun is not lost, the Wu people can not enter the Huai, do not enter the Huai River, then they cannot take advantage of their naval advantages to capture Xuzhou, do not take Xuzhou, it is even more unlikely to pose a substantial threat to the hinterland of our Central Plains, so it seems that the current threat to us in Eastern Wu is not related to the overall situation."

Sima Yi's analysis made Cao Ying nod again and again, "Go on." ”

Sima Yi continued: "On the other hand, Liu Bei, now that Xiangfan has been based on it, and Shangyong and other three counties have also been obtained by him, his momentum is equivalent to connecting Hanzhong, Yizhou and Jingzhou into one. Attacking Nanyang from Xiangyang can directly threaten my Xu Luo's henchmen. If you go out of Qinchuan from Hanzhong to take Guanlong, you can not only take Xiliang Jian Ma to compete with our cavalry, but also get the momentum of the upstream attack, and you can also threaten Xu Luo. The three counties of Shangyong are in the middle, which can not only attack Nanyang with Jingzhou, but also aid Hanzhong in the west and contain the soldiers and horses in our Guanzhong. No matter what attack Liu Bei chooses, it will directly pose a huge threat to the hinterland of our Central Plains, so the current Liu Bei is the heart of the country. ”

Sima Yi's words won the admiration of the civil and military forces present, and even Cheng Yu, who had always been surnamed Ganggang and was at odds with others, couldn't help but nod his head again and again at this time to second.

At this time, Cao Ren came out of class and said angrily: "Jing Xiang's loss is all Ren's fault, although the prime minister is generous and forgives Ren's guilt, but Ren is really self-blame in his heart." Ren Yuan led an army to re-enter the pass, and joined forces with Miaocai, and he would destroy Liu Bei's house, thinking that he would make up for it. ”

At this time, Cao Zhen, Cao Xiu and other generals of the Cao clan went out to fight one after another, creating a high-spirited atmosphere for a while that everyone wanted to fight and seek revenge and hatred, which also slightly alleviated the pessimism that the continuous defeats and gradually began to spread among the civil and military forces.

Cao Ying was quite satisfied with the performance of these Cao family children, and thought to himself that my Cao family was reliable and could support me at a critical moment.

Cao Ying's tense expression gradually eased, waved his hand to signal the generals to be calm, and continued to Sima Yi: "Since Zhongda has proposed a strategy of defending the east and attacking the west, then how should he abide by the law, what kind of attack?" ”

Sima Yi coughed lightly, "According to Yi's foolish opinion, the policy of defending the east, when the battle is combined, Cheng quite appoints a stable and prestigious general to sit in Shouchun, and assists with several stable generals, trains soldiers, opens up Tuntian, and makes full preparations for the defense, which is for war." ”

Cao Ying nodded slightly: "Only the battle side can be stroked, as for this stroke, what should it be?" ”

Yi is thinking, although Sun Liu is nominally reconciled, but after all, he has a grudge in his heart, this person is not as ambitious as his brother Sun Cezhi, but in fact he is a thief of self-defense. If you want to occupy half of the south of the Yangtze River, you must rely on the Yangtze River, and if you want to occupy the Yangtze River, you must never forget Jingzhou. Now that he has captured Hefei, the threat to the hinterland of Wuhui has been greatly reduced, and if the imperial court can make concessions at this time, Suo surnamed Sun Quan will be the pastor of Yangzhou, and Hefei will be his legitimate territory. I think that when Sun Quan is worry-free in the southeast, he will definitely turn his troops to Jingzhou, which is exactly the plan of Fu. ”

"A self-guarding thief, a self-guarding thief, hehe, that's right, Sun Quan is a self-guarding thief, Zhong Da, your evaluation of this person can be described as hitting the nail on the head. Well, as you said, if you can let the Sun and Liu families fight, Lone can be a favor. ”

Obviously, Cao Ying was generally very satisfied with the "war strategy" proposed by Sima Yi.

Cao Ying then asked: "There is a strategy for defending the east, but what about the plan for advancing west?" ”

At this time, Sima Yi was ashamed, "I'm ashamed to say that although Yi can propose this strategy for attacking the west, Yi has no mature plan for what kind of attack." ”

Sima Yi's performance is good at strategy but not judgment, good at defending but not good at attacking, which not only shows his ability in front of everyone, but does not let others feel that he is sharp and a blockbuster.

Although Sima Yi's strategy was not complete, it made Cao Ying feel more satisfied, and he smiled: "It seems that although Zhongda, you have a plan, but you also have shortcomings." It doesn't matter, there is no shortage of good attackers under the lonely tent, and I don't know what good strategies you can have for attacking. ”

At this time, Cheng Yu said: "In the battle of Hanzhong, the grain and grass are exhausted, and the soldiers are tired, even if you want to recruit Liu Bei again, you must rest until the end of autumn." Moreover, the advantage of our army lies in the field battle on the plains, the solidity of the Qinling Mountains in Han, and the benefits of the rivers in Jingzhou, which is precisely the strength of suppressing our strengths and promoting the enemy's shortcomings. ”

Cheng Yu is an old minister who started with Cao Ying, and Cao Ying's trust in his wisdom naturally surpasses Sima Yi's, at this time, when he heard Cheng Yu's words, he put on a face of humility and asked very sincerely: "Then according to Zhongde's intentions, what kind of thinking should be changed?" ”

Cheng Yu smiled secretly, "What Yu means is that we don't need to go deep into the other realm, but when we lure them into our advantageous place, and then use the advantage of our iron cavalry to annihilate them in one fell swoop, and then take advantage of the momentum of victory to swing our troops into the enemy territory, then we will naturally be defeated." ”

Cao Ying understood what Cheng Yu meant, he was trying to lure the snake out of the hole.

If Liu Bei can be introduced from the Qinling Mountains to the Guanlong Plain, not only can he leave the pain of thousands of miles of grain to Liu Bei, but he can also give full play to the advantages of his cavalry in the plains. As for Guan Yu's Jingzhou legion, as long as he leaves a place like Jianghan with a dense water network, he doesn't need Cao Ying to take action himself, and Cao Ren can be sent to avenge the defeat of Xiangfan.

At this time, Liu Ye, who had not said anything, sneered, "Zhongde's plan, if you say it, you don't say it." ”

Liu Ye's rhetoric is quite ironic, everyone knows that Cheng Yu's surname is Ge Ganger, and it is extremely difficult to get along with others, in the present, Cheng Yu has offended many people, and between Liu Ye and Cheng Yu, there is also a lot of trouble, so Liu Ye will have some words in front of Wei Gong and everyone.

Cheng Yu also snorted coldly, "Ziyang, what do you mean by this?" ”

Liu Ye cleared his throat and said loudly: "Liu Bei is a hero in the world, he has defrauded Jingyi Erzhou, and now he has Hanzhong, his ambition is naturally based on the world as his own, now he has Xiangfan, and he has gained a firm foothold in Hanzhong, the next step is needless to say that he will send troops to the north, this is a well-known thing, and he will come by himself without us to lure him, so I said Zhongde, your strategy, if you say it, it means that you didn't say it." ”

Cao Ying also felt reasonable when he heard it, but after thinking about it, with Cheng Yu's resourcefulness, how could he not know what Liu Ye said, he must have no deep meaning, so he didn't say anything at the moment.

Sure enough, Cheng Yu sneered, "Ziyang, you underestimate me, this 'temptation' is not the other 'temptation'." ”

Liu Ye was stunned for a moment, and arched his hand and said: "What does Zhongde mean, you might as well say it clearly." ”

"If we allow Liu Bei to make the first move, then we will fall behind, and then Liu Bei will either go out of Qishan, or out of the Slope Valley, or out of the Kei Valley, or out of Xiangfan, we can only follow his steps and be tired of coping. Instead of being passive everywhere, it is better to set up a plan to induce Liu Bei to send troops according to the route we have chosen for him, and at that time, we can wait for our work, deploy calmly, and even complete the battle, this is what I call the strategy of luring the enemy. ”

As soon as Cheng Yu said this, everyone was convinced, and Liu Ye was also speechless for a while.

Cao Ying's face showed a look of satisfaction, and he laughed: "Zhongde's plan is really difficult for ordinary people to reach. Well, your plan to lure the enemy is indeed a clever plan, but you still need to plan it well, Liu Bei is not a guy who is easy to be deceived. ”

…… Thousands of miles away, on the banks of fertile water.

In the middle of the inaccessible forest, there was a small wooden house, and around the wooden house, several war horses were gnawing on the grass.

At dusk, the remnant sun squeezed in through the cracks in the forest leaves, scattered into tiny specks.

The door creaked open, and out of it came a tall, sturdy man shirtless, with several burns on the left side of his face, making it impossible to see his original face, and his left arm was bandaged and hung from his chest, apparently also unhealed.

He raised his head and looked at the white clouds beyond the shadow of the tree in a daze, and after a long time, he couldn't help but sigh softly.

After a while, the sound of hooves came from far and near, and several men in peasant garments galloped in, and when they saw this man, they were all overjoyed, and they dismounted from their saddles and embraced them.

"General, can you get out of bed?"

"General, how do you feel?"

…… These people call this village man who is injured and has an ugly face as a general.

"I'm fine. By the way, how are you doing? Did Duke Wei secretly send someone to Hefei to find my whereabouts? The man, who was called the general, asked hopefully.

The farmers bowed their heads and remained silent.

The silent atmosphere was broken by the hearty laughter of the injured man, who patted the shoulders of those people and said proudly: "Don't be depressed one by one, cheer up." ”

The mood of several people was a little more uplifted, and a peasant said: "General, what should we do now, go back to Xudu to find Duke Wei?" ”

The man sighed, "Li and Le didn't save them when they saw death, and killed my eight hundred brothers, and my heart was already cold." Besides, I can no longer hold a knife and gun in this arm, I am a useless person, what do I do when I go back? ”

"In that case, what are the general's plans for the future?"

The man was silent for a moment, "I am also a bearish one to escape from death, I plan to hide in the mountains and forests from now on, and no longer do those knives and lick blood for a living." ”

"Then I'll follow the generals and don't give them my life."

The words of his partners made the man feel pleased, and he looked up at the sky again, but he sighed in his heart: "Zhang Liao, Zhang Liao, are you really willing to live that unknown life from now on?" ”

(To be continued)