As soon as Chen Qun's voice fell, all the ministers and workers were in an uproar, if Chen Qun only said that he would recommend one talent, it would be nothing.

Huang Yueying swept the Southern Barbarians at the beginning, Cao Cao's subordinates only felt that this military division was qualified, and he was defeated by Zhuge Liang, although Zhuge Liang was famous all over the world, but he was a fledgling, maybe he would not be famous at all, except for letting these civil and military men be a little careful, there was no other opinion.

But since Huang Yueying followed Liu Zhang, she defeated Cao Cao's 500,000 army in such a short period of time, and won great victories one after another from Weishui, and now she is on the verge of Xuchang, and everyone in the world has regarded Huang Yueying as a demon girl, surpassing the peak of the strategist in their hearts, and standing in the highest position in the world.

Now Chen Qun actually said that he recommended a talent who was not inferior to Huang Yueying, and in this situation, all the ministers did not believe it, and they exchanged their heads.

But when the people who came in, these people immediately changed their attitudes, not that they thought that the person in front of them was really higher than Huang Yueying, but that they had to support this person.

With Cao Cao's permission, Sima Yi walked into the main hall.

Sima Yi is famous in the north, not only because of the huge Sima family in Hanoi, Sima Yi is indeed a great talent in the world, and Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, Xun Yu, Guo Jia, Zhou Yu, etc. are at the same level, and because Sima Yi was repeatedly invited by Cao Cao, but did not go out of the mountain, in this case, Sima Yi is even more famous than Zhuge and others.

And the northern and Central Plains clans have already reached a tacit understanding that they need to support Sima Yi unconditionally, and they have only one goal, to defeat Liu Zhang.

It seems that Chen Qun's words this time were to introduce Sima Yi to Cao Cao.

Everyone speculated whether Sima Yi really had a good way to repel Huang Yueying, so that as long as Sima Yi repelled Liu Zhang. Sima Yi will be reused. Then the financial, manpower, and material resources of the clan can continue to converge to Sima Yi. Used to resist Liu Zhang.

All the ministers were full of expectations for Sima Yi.

"It turned out to be Zhongda, the prime minister invited you again and again, but you refused, this time you took the initiative to vote, let's say, what is the strategy."

Even if the Sichuan army pressed the border, Cao Cao still did not lose the style of overlordship, which is also the reason why he was different from Yuan Shao. The defeat in the first battle of Guanzhong was worse than Yuan Shao's battle of Guandu, but Yuan Shao couldn't afford to fall ill, and he Cao Cao was still alive and well.

But no one knew that Zhang Liao led the defeated soldiers back to Xuchang and told Cao Cao that when Lingju was captured, Cao Cao fainted in pain at that time, because there was no sound of Lingju when he woke up, Cao Cao was seriously unaccustomed to it, and he still had a headache.

Cao Cao himself knew that if it weren't for the critical situation now. He had to be refreshed, he was fainting now.

Cao Cao looked at Sima Yi. remembered Sima Yi's letter that seemed inexplicable, but it was all in words, if he didn't listen to his words, he didn't go to the decisive battle in Guanzhong, but recuperate, there would be no current situation at all.

But Cao Cao thought again, even if Cao Jun unconditionally ceded Guanzhong to the Sichuan army, wouldn't Liu Zhang find himself for a decisive battle? At most, if you change places in the decisive battle, you can avoid defeat and recuperate?

Cao Cao still couldn't figure out why Sima Yi suggested withdrawing his troops in the first place, no matter how he looked at it, it was a good preemptive strike to take the pass first, and Cao Cao would not think that defeating him meant that he was wrong.

"Sima Yi meets the prime minister." Sima Yi gave a full salute to Cao Cao, although many celebrities did not dare to make a mistake in front of Cao Cao, but they would not give such a prudent etiquette, they all raised their own value, and everyone had a complicated feeling when they saw Sima Yi giving a full salute.

"Sima Yi came to persuade the prime minister to withdraw his troops immediately and give Xu Du to Liu Zhang."

As soon as Sima Yi's words fell, everyone in the hall was shocked, those ministers did not expect that Sima Yi would persuade Cao Cao to withdraw his troops anyway, and he would withdraw his troops immediately.

This means that Xuchang will be naked in front of the Sichuan army.

His Sima family's clan is in Hanoi, but many of his family's clans are in Xuchang, so if they withdraw like this, what will their family do?

They resisted Liu Zhang in order to protect the family, and the purpose of launching Sima Yi was the same, if they couldn't even keep the family, even if they reached an offensive and defensive alliance with the Sima family, it would not work.

Immediately, a minister objected: "Zhongda's words are probably inappropriate, Xu Du is the capital of my Han Dynasty, how can I say that I will abandon it, I, Yang Fang, would rather stain Xu Du with blood than be an exiled minister." ”

"That's right, the loyal ministers are dead, and I, Han He, will never allow the emperor to be touched by the butcher."

"Please think twice."

The ministers of many clans in Xuchang bowed down to Cao Cao.

Cao Cao was silent and stared at Sima Yi: "Zhongda, you want to withdraw from Xuchang and tell me your reasons." ”

Guo Jia, Xun Yu and other top strategists of the Cao army also looked at Sima Yi, the reason why they didn't speak just now was because they didn't know Sima Yi's reason, especially Xun Yu and Guo Jia knew that Sima Yi wrote the letter to Cao Cao at the beginning.

They had all discussed the letter, a letter with insufficient reasons, but it was true, and this time they naturally wanted to hear Sima Yi's reasons.

"Xuchang, except for the city, there is no danger around it, the entire land of Yuzhou extends to the land of Heluo, there is no danger, we just need to give it to the Sichuan army, and the Sichuan army will stand on a flat ground.

Sun Quan was about to capture Jingzhou, and we and the Jiangdong Army returned to attack the Central Plains centered on Xuchang in a pincer shape. Even if it can't be captured in a year and a half, Liu Zhang will have to consume a lot of manpower and material resources here, even if we consume, we can consume the Sichuan army, and Xuchang can recover it sooner or later. ”

Guo Jiaxunyu and others were disappointed again, Cao Cao also frowned, Sima Yi said that the surface was right, the land of Yuzhou is indeed not Guanzhong, Hangu Pass, Huashan, Wuguan, and Qingni Pass are all dangerous.

But Xuchang has nothing, if the Cao army attacks back from Yanzhou and attacks the Sichuan army with the Jiangdong army, even if Liu Zhang's soldiers are strong and strong, such a long-term attrition, the Sichuan army will always suffer.

But the premise is, you have to be stable first.

If the Cao army retreats now, Guo Jia is sure that the cavalry of the Sichuan army will pursue it with a large army, and when the time comes, people will turn on their horses, let alone attack back, I am afraid that all the territory south of the Yellow River will have to be sold to the Sichuan army, then the general trend will really be gone.

If this was a suggestion made by an ordinary person, Cao Cao and Guo Jiaxunyu would not have paid attention to it at all, but when they thought of the letter, they couldn't help but hesitate.

But Guo Jiaxunyu didn't have a seizure, and the other civil officials couldn't help it. Yang Fang immediately sneered at Sima Yi.

"Withdraw from Xuchang now. The imperial capital fell to the barbarians. Not only will the Han be humiliated, but once our army withdraws, the Sichuan army pursues, how can we resist? I'm afraid that the entire Central Plains will break away from the imperial court, and Zhongda can think of it. ”

"Hmph, it turns out that the so-called Tsukasa Tiger is nothing more than that." Sima Yi is nicknamed Tsukasa Hu, and Zhuge Liang Pang Tong Zhou Yu's Wolong. Feng Chick and Young Qi (one said Jiang Wei) are all famous.

Sima Yi looked at his nose and nose, as if he hadn't heard the cynicism of these civil officials.

Cao Cao groaned for a while, until now he didn't feel that his strategy of taking Guanzhong before the battle of Guanzhong was wrong, seven points of human strategy, three points of heaven, Cao Cao would not be affected by victory or defeat to his reason.

Now he is also rational analysis, it is absolutely impossible to withdraw the army immediately, not to mention being chased and killed by the Sichuan army. It was just like this that he gave up Xuchang and Xuchang's big family, and he Cao Cao lost the hearts of the people.

Although Cao Cao also suppressed the clan. He was even very jealous of the ruling power of the clan, but he didn't dare to offend him completely, as long as he directly provoked his Cao Cao's clan, he would be wiped out, and the clan would be wiped out, Cao Cao didn't dare to think about it, he hadn't lost his heart yet, let alone give up the entire Xuchang.

Except for Liu Zhang, all the princes clearly knew the importance of the Shi clan, and Gongsun Zhan, who did not believe in the Shi clan back then, only believed that he and his relatives were dead.

Cao Cao couldn't agree with Sima Yi's words, but he didn't refute it face-to-face, and said to Sima Yi: "Zhongda, if you must keep the prime minister, Xuchang, what decision do you have?" ”

"There's only one way to go." Sima Yi's deadly face lifted up and replied lifelessly.

"If you have to defend, you can only fight with all your might, that is to say, you have to use all your strength, Xuchang now only has 60,000 people, the most important thing is that there is no morale, we can't fight Huang Yueying.

It is estimated that the army of Shouchun Xu Huang and the recruits recruited in Yanzhou and other places will arrive in ten days, and the northern army will arrive in a month, which means that we must hold on for ten days.

In the current state, let's not talk about holding on for ten days, it is estimated that once Huang Yueying's troops come to the city, the soldiers will be frightened, and the enemy will collapse, and within three days, our city will be gone.

So now it must be delayed, the lord can follow the example of Fancheng at the beginning, cut the soil, seal the king, seal the land that Liu Zhang took from him, and then crown Liu Zhang as the king of Shu and persuade him to withdraw from the army. ”

Liu Xie on the throne moves, does he want to be crowned king again? Do you want to lose the face of your ancestors and fathers again?

"Joke, now that Liu Zhang's ambitions are in the world, the internal stability is stable, will the king withdraw from the army? Hmph, I don't know what to say. Han He snorted coldly, he was very dissatisfied with Sima Yi's withdrawal from Xuchang like this, at least he had to wait for Xuchang's big family to escape and the property was transferred before withdrawing.

"Mr. Chungda." Xun Yu stood up, Xun Yu's status in Cao's army has always been detached, not only the family itself is strong, but also its own talent is extremely high, and recommended a large number of talents to Cao Cao, regardless of the poor family, everyone must respect him for three points.

Xun Yu is also good at fighting, but he is better at internal affairs, in this way, there is a lot less trouble, this time Guo Jia accompanied the expedition to Chang'an, I don't know how many people criticized, after the defeat is even more rumors, if it is not for Cao Cao is a generation of heroes, by those foul words, Guo Jia's head is difficult to protect.

Xun Yu has a high status in Cao's army, everyone is in awe of him, and they don't dare to have other ideas, as soon as they stand up, everyone stops talking.

"Mr. Zhongda, Huang Yueying is known as a demon strategist, it is indeed worthy of her name, any conspiracy is estimated to be embarrassing in front of her, Liu Zhang is trying to completely defeat us this time, cut the land and seal the king, I am afraid it will be difficult to satisfy Liu Zhang's appetite."

Sima Yi's lifeless face fluctuated a little, not because he was surprised that Xun Yu would come out to refute, which he expected, but because he was surprised by the expressions of the ministers when Xun Yu stood up.

This Xun Yu's status in Cao's army is too high, if he wants to come out, this Xun Yu has to be removed.

"Mr. Wen Ruo's discernment." Sima Yi bowed to Xun Yu: "Cutting the land and sealing the king, it seems that Liu Zhang can't be allowed to stop the army, but it's not really hopeless, Wen Ruo don't forget that Liu Zhang is not only our enemy, but also Jingzhou, Jingzhou Law is being besieged by Zhou Yu, and it is in danger."

Even if Liu Zhang wants to destroy us, he must destroy us, and there must be an order, right? If we don't do anything, the Sichuan army will definitely attack us directly, but Sima Yi feels that with a three-pronged approach, Liu Zhang is likely to lead his army back to attack Jingzhou, taking advantage of Zhou Yu's unstable foothold and retaking Jingzhou.

Not to mention the cutting of the land and the king, we can also marry the Sichuan army, but we just want to change the order of attack of the Sichuan army, as long as we show enough sincerity, the Sichuan army will inevitably go south to Jingzhou, we win a chance to breathe, can stabilize Xuchang. ”

Even Guo Jia shook his head now, because Chang'an was defeated, he can't say anything now, but this Sima Yi is too funny, right, if you marry someone, they will sit and wait for you to gather an army to resist them?

Are you Liu Zhang and Huang Yueying pig's head?

If it is replaced by Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, and Lu Bu, it will be a little better, maybe the face will pass, and the troops will really be withdrawn, for Liu Zhang and Huang Yueying, Guo Jia can't even think about it.

All the ministers did not agree with Sima Yi's statement, Cao Cao groaned and said: "Zhongda, let's do it, this matter will be discussed later, the prime minister first appointed you as the young minister of the imperial court, and the general of the Ping Army to join the military, how about it?" ”

Cao Cao politely rejected Sima Yi's advance, but all the ministers and workers jumped in their hearts, and looked at Sima Yi with envy, Shaofu, what official position? One of the Nine Qings, Sima Yi, a fledgling person, was actually appointed to such a high official position, which can be described as an honor, and he is still in charge of finances.

The general of the Ping Army will join the military, that is, he can lead the army, he can make a plan, and the entire appointment will give full play to Sima Yi's civil and military talents.

Many civil officials feel that Sima Yi is too young, and he has only come to serve, and he has no merits, if it was in the past, he would definitely speak out against it, but now that the clan has reached an offensive and defensive alliance, the spokesperson under Cao Cao is Sima Yi, of course, the bigger the official, the better.

All the clans and civil and military clans supported this appointment, as long as Sima Yi no longer made such a moth as "immediately withdraw from Xuchang".

But everyone never expected that Sima Yi took a step forward and said to Cao Cao: "Loyal words, Sima Yi can't bear the difficulties of the imperial court, so he came to offer advice, I didn't expect to receive this kind of treatment, thank you for the special sealing of the prime minister, but Sima Yi has his own principles, since the strategy is not adopted, then I will stay here to eat the corpse, Sima Yi would rather die than leave." ”

Sima Yi shook his hand and left, and when he came, he gave Cao Cao a full salute, but at this time he did not salute Cao Cao, but saluted the puppet Liu Xie, turned around and strode away.

Liu Xie's heart suddenly warmed, Cao Cao did not go through his consent, he actually named Sima Yi as one of the nine Qings, at this critical juncture of the Cao army, Cao Cao has completely not taken himself seriously, but this Sima Yi is not afraid of offending Cao Cao and saluting himself, he is really a great loyal minister. (To be continued......)