Cao Rui's cheeks were deep, his fingers were more slender, and his hands trembled uncontrollably when he held the unofficial national letter brought back by Sima Zhao. He could only put his hands in his sleeves to prevent others from seeing his nervousness.

It has been almost two years since the Battle of Luoyang ended, and Bingzhou has been pacified for more than a year, but his burden has not been lightened. Wei Ba's three-way army forced Sun Quan to surrender, Wu declared himself a vassal to Shu Han, and the dispute between the Three Kingdoms became a dispute between the two countries, which was more nervous news for Cao Wei than defeat.

A long time ago, he knew Wei Ba's plan to use troops in Liaodong. At the time, he thought it was a dream. There are still some differences between attacking Liaodong across the sea and attacking Wu County by sea detour. Thousands of miles away, there is no longer the possibility of a sudden attack, Wei Ba hopes to force Gongsun Yuan to surrender like Sun Quan has a very small chance, it is destined to be a protracted battle.

And a protracted war requires a large amount of materials to be backed up, which is far from being comparable to a dozen days of fighting. Wei Ba was violent, and it only took half a month to force Sun Quan to surrender, not so much to use soldiers like a god, but to say that he had no choice. If Sun Quan's defense line cannot be broken in the shortest possible time, it will be a futile expedition.

He was lucky, in the face of his fierce offensive, especially when the sailors traced the river all the way, and finally occupied the Yuzhang shipyard and controlled the lifeblood of the Wu state, Sun Quan gave up resistance and declared himself a vassal to Shu Han. However, in the expedition to Liaodong, he will not have such good luck, he has to make a lot of preparations, it takes a lot of time, and this time can also provide enough leeway for Gongsun Yuan.

So, this jihua looks more like psychological warfare. The momentum created to force Gongsun Yuan to surrender at the negotiation table could not really be done.

Cao Rui has always comforted himself like this. Only then will he have the confidence to persevere.

The news that Sima Zhao brought back completely shattered his illusions. The Shu Han court passed Wei Ba's jihua and began to prepare for the war, and it was clear that they were ready for war. Before the expedition to Liaodong, Cao Wei was about to start preparing for the continuous war, and Wei Ba's warships would soon appear in Qingzhou, and Li Yan and Lu Xun would continue to harass them. It is necessary to deal with such a situation. Cao Wei must go all out, and in less than two or three years, he will be dragged down.

The real target of the expedition Jihua was Cao Wei, not Gongsun Yuan. Know this. And it didn't bring him much joy. On the contrary, there is a deep despair. It started with the loss of Guanzhong. Wei Ba continued to increase the pressure on Cao Wei, and now, these pressures were finally strong enough to destroy Cao Wei. At this time, it is no longer a fool's dream to put forward the proposal to maintain the title of King of Wei. Rather, it is a practical crash landing jihua.

"What does the general think?"

"The situation is urgent, and we must not slack off." Sima Yi's expression was serious and his tone was heavy. "Please make a decision immediately, don't hesitate."

"How?"

"Fight back with the strength of one country."

"Fight back?" Cao Rui was surprised. Is there such a time, is there still Liliang to fight back?

"Yes, fight back." Sima Yi raised his voice and repeated again: "At this time of life and death, if you can't put yourself to death and live later, you can have a glimmer of life. ”

"How does the general think he should fight back?"

"Bixia, the minister has a copy of Jihua, please Bixia Yuguan." Sima Yi took out a piece of music from his sleeve and offered it with both hands. Cao Rui's eyes tightened, and he asked the eunuch to take it. "The general will talk about it briefly."

"Yui!" Sima Yi bowed down and received the order: "The minister has three strategies to deal with the current crisis." Recruit talents, cut off the source of talents; Feng Gongsun Yuan as the king, with the strength of his heart, cut off the help of his horns; It is still frugal and simple, prohibits luxury, and cuts off the source of its wealth. ”

Cao Rui's eyes flashed: "The general will talk about it carefully." ”

"Bixia, Shu Han can have today, for Wei Ba. Wei Ba can have today, which is a favorable weapon. Wei Ba can have a good weapon and get talents for it. Sima Yi talked eloquently and analyzed Wei Ba's strengths. He said that Wei Ba's mechanical skills are indeed unique in the world, but his achievements today are not his own achievements. For example, the invention of the fire bomb has nothing to do with him, and the success of the giant ship is the result of collective wisdom, and Wei Ba plays a very limited role in it. His role is to gather a large number of talents, and to give others a privilege that is difficult for others to achieve, and to play the role of these talents to create extraordinary weapons.

Jiangdong's family Weishenme is unwilling to cooperate with Sun Quan, but is willing to cooperate with Wei Ba? It was because Wei Ba was able to give them what Sun Quan didn't want to give and couldn't give. By recruiting these families, Wei Ba is gradually emptying Sun Quan's foundation and strengthening his liliang. If you want to stop his erosion, you can only recruit the children of the family first, give them generous treatment, and make him indifferent in the face of Wei Ba's temptation, so that he can protect people's hearts and minds, and at the same time give full play to their wisdom.

In other words, what Wei Ba can give, Bixia will give it first, will those families still be tempted by Wei Ba's solicitation? If you don't move, Wei Ba will not be able to get the talents of Wei State, which will cut off the source of his talents.

Secondly, what can Wei Ba attract Gongsun Yuan? Nothing, except for one who recognized his throne. Shu Han can crown Gongsun Yuan as king, and Bixia can also seal it. The Gongsun clan has been in Liaodong for forty years, and it has long been not a place that the Luoyang court can control, and not recognizing Gongsun Yuan as the king is just a matter of reputation. Now that the matter is urgent, Gongsun Yuan will be crowned king first, will Gongsun Yuan still care about Shu Han's reward? In this case, he will definitely lean towards Cao Wei and reject Shu Han, then Wei Ba will only have to attack Liaodong. The storming of Liaodong requires a large amount of materials and a long period of preparation, which can reduce the pressure on Cao Wei. Once Wei Ba can't attack Liaodong for a long time, and a large amount of manpower and material resources of Shu Han are consumed in Liaodong, then Cao Wei's opportunity will come.

This is called cutting off the help of its horns and turning enemies into friends.

Zuihou, whether it is fighting a war or governing the country, it all needs money. Reducing the expenditure of the palace, advocating frugality, and rewarding farming, on the one hand, can reduce the dependence on the treasures of Jiaozhou, avoid a large amount of money outflow, and on the other hand, can also accumulate financial and material resources to prepare for the big war.

After listening to Sima Yi's three strategies, Cao Rui's face was a little hot. On the one hand, it is angry, and on the other hand, it is ashamed.

Anger is the first policy. It can't be said that what Sima Yi said is unreasonable, but this policy also has obvious implications. Sima Yi is speaking out on behalf of the family and asking for more power. He is even threatening the imperial court that if he still suppresses the family as before, he will not be able to avoid the fate of destruction. Those families who don't get their due rights in Cao Wei will turn to support Wei Ba. In this way, people's hearts are lost, and there is no reason to be immortal?

This is almost the same as forcing the palace, which makes Cao Rui very angry. Even if he knew that what Sima Yi said was the truth, he couldn't rule out his displeasure.

It's a zuihou policy. Cao Rui is like his grandfather Cao Cao in all aspects, but he is like his father Cao Pi in his attitude towards life. He admired luxury, even in the face of difficult national power, he was still extravagant. A large part of the treasures from Jiaozhou entered the palace, and the money paid for it was also very amazing. Sima Yi said that he should start by saving the expenses of the palace, but he was actually tactfully accusing him of this shortcoming.

Cao Rui coughed dryly twice and diverted the topic: "With only these three strategies, I'm afraid I can't deal with it, right?" ”

Sima Yi smiled and said: "Bixia, Shu and Han are advancing in three ways, and the momentum is violent, but it is not without gaps. With the national strength of Shu Han, even if the Wu State is added, they are not enough to support the three-way expedition. If there is no hope of contacting Liaodong and can only go on an expedition, then the two-way offensive of Guanzhong and Yanzhou will be much weaker. Li Yan replaced Zhuge Liang to guard Guanzhong, and he was unable to grasp the strength of Guanzhong in a short period of time. And when Wu is newly surrendered, they may not be able to go all out, so these two roads must be mainly harassment, with the main purpose of containing our army. The enemy is false, I am real, and the state affairs are still acceptable. ”

Cao Rui's eyes flashed, and he pondered for a long time: "In this way, Shu Han's offensive is indeed suspected of bluffing. ”

"Bixia Shengming, this is a sign of discord in the Shu Han court, and it is also a good time for me to fight back."

Cao Rui's fingers in his sleeve twitched twice, and he nodded lightly. This is indeed an opportunity, and it may well be an opportunity for Zuihou. It's like the accumulation phase before your opponent launches an all-out blow, and if you can seize this opportunity, you may be able to knock your opponent down at once and turn defeat into victory. If you can't seize this opportunity, when the opponent's attack begins, there is basically no hope.

Although Sima Yi's suggestion has something else, he has to say that his vision is very vicious, he sees this fleeting opportunity, and he also sees the weakness behind Shu Han's seemingly strong strength.

Crisis is the coexistence of danger and opportunity, some people see danger, and some people see opportunity.

However, Cao Rui did not immediately agree to Sima Yi, he still needs to think about it carefully, and at the same time listen to the opinions of others.

……

Wei Ba went down the river to Gangneung.

Li Feng led the generals out of the city to greet him, and when he saw Wei Ba, he smiled. "Congratulations to Ziyu on being promoted to the general of the chariot cavalry."

Wei Ba smiled: "I'm ashamed, I'm ashamed, if it weren't for the great general's help, I wouldn't have been promoted." What, the Major General is leaving? ”

"No, I'm just waiting for you to hand it over." Li Feng flicked his sleeves in a pretending to be chic. According to the latest results of the court struggle, Li Yan went to Guanzhong, and Li Feng will also go to Guanzhong. His son knew that Li Yan wanted to take Li Feng with him and train him personally. Otherwise, God knows if he will be played to death by Wei Ba.

Li Feng had just been the Taishou of Nanjun for a few months, and was preparing to serve as the chief general of the Eastern Expedition, but he was transferred to Guanzhong, and he couldn't help but feel a little disappointed. Seeing Wei Ba return with honor, his heart was sour, but he couldn't show it, so he could only hide the bitter water in his stomach and make a down-to-earth and generous appearance.

Wei Ba knew it in his heart, but he didn't break it, took Li Feng's hand and said with a smile: "Young General, do you know that General Weishenme transferred you to Guanzhong?" ”…… (To be continued......)

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