Jia Xu heard Cao Cao's question, got up and said: "Sima Yi occupies Wancheng, supports the army and respects himself, this time he is also called sick and does not obey the king's edict, and his heart is not subordinate, which is obvious??.?? He relied on it, but Wancheng is located in Nanyang, which belongs to Jingzhou, and affects the whole body. If the king is a soldier, he can either surrender to Liu Bei in the south, or he can connect Sun Quan in the east. The king casts a mouse trap, and he can let him do whatever he wants. ”

Seeing that Cao Cao couldn't help nodding, Jia Xu continued: "Now that the king and Sun Quan are attacking Jingzhou, why don't you just stand still, set up in Wancheng, and wait for Sun, the Liu family is both defeated and injured, and when they are unable to look north, then slowly try to do it." ”

Cao Cao was quite suspicious and said: "Gongming came to report that Zhao Shu had led troops to rescue Xiangyang. If Liu Bei sends a large army from Chengdu to respond, Sun Quan will retreat back to Wu, and if Sima will unite with Liu Bei at that time, it will not be easy to figure out. ”

"Haha." Jia Xu smiled and said: "Don't worry, the king, it is expected that Liu Bei will not send troops to support Jingzhou." ”

Cao Pi heard it on the sidelines and said curiously: "Why is Mr. so sure? ”

Jia Xu bowed slightly to Cao Pi before saying: "Guan Yu has been in Jingxiang for a long time, even if the name of loyalty and righteousness spreads far and wide, Liu Bei has to guard against it. This time, Zhao Shu was sent to assist Guan Yu in attacking Fancheng, but his intention was obvious, to let the two of them elbow each other. Now the two of them are defeated, but they can still hold on to Xiangyang, Zhao Shu is full of scheming, Guan Yu is brave and extraordinary, the two join forces to have a foolish opinion, Lu Meng will be defeated. 'Liu Bei was already afraid of the two of them, so how could he add more soldiers and horses? ”

Cao Pi asked again: "Then why didn't Liu Bei take the opportunity to recover Jingxiang with the army for himself?" ”

"There are many factions under Liu Bei." When Jia Xu said this, he glanced at Cao Cao, and Cao Cao also understood that his subordinates were the same, not long ago, his head disease worsened, and his three sons had their own plans, and all the generals under his command also voted for their masters. Jia Xu saw that Cao Cao was thoughtful, knowing that he understood his hint, and continued: "Who will guard the palace when you recapture Jingzhou?" When the time comes, if there are fewer soldiers and horses, the guards will be displeased, and if they leave more soldiers and horses, they will not be at ease. simply did not send troops, and Kong Ming and Fa Zheng were trying to weaken Guan Yu and Zhao Shu, and they would find more excuses to dissuade them. Therefore, as long as the king's soldiers and horses do not go south, Chengdu should not send rescue troops. ”

Cao Pi saluted Jia Xu and said, "Mr. Gaojian." ”

Jia Xu hurriedly returned the salute and said, "The king can also be called sick now, and the generals and horses are temporarily stationed here." The army is here, and the grain and grass naturally have to be asked for from Wancheng, and Sima Yiliang has no excuse to shirk. First consume its grain and grass, and when the war in Jingzhou is clear, it is not too late for the king to take Wancheng. ”

Xiahou Dunping likes Cao Zhang's bravery, and when he saw Jia Xu talking for a long time, he suddenly asked: "Now that the war in Jingxiang is in full swing, Sun, Liu has no time to take care of him, why not seize Wancheng and waste so many twists and turns." ”

Xiahou Dun had a very high status in the army, and when Cao Pi saw him speak, he seemed to have the intention of helping Cao Zhang, Jia Xu continued: "Although the war in Jingxiang is tense, Lü Meng still has heavy troops stationed in Huainan. At this time, Sima Yi was more prepared, and our army could not be attacked and fell into a protracted battle. When Sun Quan attacks Huainan, Guan Yu, Zhao Shu attacks Fancheng, Liu Bei sends troops to Hanzhong again, and takes Yongliang, the king's army is trapped here by Sima Yi, how to divide troops to rescue? When the war in Jingzhou is calmed down, the Eastern Wu army is defeated, and retreats to Jiangdong, the morale is low, and they will not dare to act rashly. Guan Yu, Zhao Shu Jingzhou has been fighting for a long time, the soldiers and horses are tired, and self-protection is still insufficient, so dare to go north? The soldiers and horses in these two places will not move, and Liu Bei will not act rashly when he is in Chengdu. ”

"Sir, why did you expect that Soochow would be defeated?" Cao Zhang saw that Xiahou Dun came out to help him, and he didn't care about the nail he had just touched, and he was embarrassed again.

Jia Xu didn't answer, smiling silently. Cao Cao sighed and said, "Zhao Shu, Zhao Shu, hate not to be used by loneliness." Someone came, and the edict was issued: Sima Yi was crowned as the general of Zhengnan, guarded Wancheng, and ordered him to prepare grain and grass for the needs of the army. ”

Sima Yi took Cao Cao's appointment in the mansion, read it carefully, threw it on the ground, and said to the eldest brother Sima Lang on the side with a smile: "This must be a plan, I want me to relax my vigilance, and I have no military rations, but I am just a general who conquers the south, and he is very comfortable with this account." ”

"The second brother doesn't want to give it?" Sima Lang said worriedly: "King Wei Mingzhao, you have to think of a reasonable excuse." ”

"Give." Sima Yi stood up and said with a smile: "If you don't give it, won't I really rebel?" The grain and grass in the city can be used for October, leaving for March, and the rest will be sent to the camp of King Wei in batches. ”

"However, how can our army hold on to the grain and grass sent away?"

Sima Yi smiled incomprehensibly and said, "Three months is enough." ”

Cao Cao was slightly surprised when he heard that Sima Yi had sent someone to send grain and grass in the tent, and muttered, "What the hell is this Sima Zhongda?" ”

Next to him, Cao Zhang smiled and said: "I must be afraid of my father and the 200,000 army, forgive him and dare not ......" Before he finished speaking, Cao Cao glared at him fiercely, and he stopped his mouth.

Cao Cao saw that he stopped, so he said to Xiahou Dun: "Yuan Rang, you go and check the grain and grass sent by Sima Yi." "Xiahou Dun is Cao Cao's brother, and he has always been in charge of grain and grass matters, and after listening to Cao Cao's order, he immediately saluted and went out of the account.

Cao Cao asked Jia Xu again: "What has Sima Fu done in the camp in the past few days?" ”

Jia Xu glanced at Cao Pi and replied: "He is well-behaved, he has been in his military tent all day, and he has not made any movement." ”

Cao Cao couldn't help but feel a chill on his face when he heard this, and turned his head to ask Cao Pi, "How did you hear that Sima Fu went to visit you." ”

Cao Pi hurriedly got up and said, "Father Wang Mingjian, Sima Fu did come to see the child, and he gave a few generous gifts. However, the child did not dare to hide it privately, and he had already admired all the generals. ”

Cao Cao nodded slightly, if he didn't know that you would reward the generals with things, he wouldn't spare you so easily, and glanced at Jia Xu again, it seems that he is seriously ill, and even he is going to find the next lord, so he dares to hide it for Cao Pi.

Cao Zhang was happy when he first heard that Cao Cao was scolding his brother, but now he heard that Cao Pi would reward the generals with his wealth, his father's face softened, his heart was angry, and he secretly hated Cao Pi for buying people's hearts. And seeing that Cao Cao had no intention of blaming, he said: "Even if you reward the generals, you will also inform your father, how can you give it to each other privately?" ”

"My father has a lot of opportunities, so why bother my father with such a trivial matter?" Cao Pi said again: "Sima Yi has a bad heart, if he refuses to accept his gift, it will inevitably make him suspicious. Wouldn't it be the best of both worlds for me to reward the generals in the name of my father? ”

Cao Zhangben was not good at words, but seeing that what Cao Pi said was reasonable, he couldn't refute it, his face was extremely ugly, and he got up and said to Cao Cao: "There are still some things in the children's camp, so I'll leave." ”

Cao Cao also rarely saw his two brothers arguing, and nodded in agreement. Cao Zhang looked at Cao Pi coldly, and Jia Xu strode out of the tent.