Jia Xu didn't come to Luoyang by himself, he was recruited to Luoyang by Cao Pi in a personal letter.

This matter has to start with Man Pet leaving Luoyang and going to Chang'an to supervise the army.

Originally, Cao Pi went out this time, at least judging from the lineup on paper, there were really a lot of military generals.

In terms of Wenchen, there are Jiang Ji, Liu Ye, Man Chong, Jia Kui, Sun Zi, Liu Fang, etc., and in terms of military generals, there are Cao Zhen, Zhang He, Guo Huai, Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, Cao Xiu, Sima Yi, etc., which can be said to be all together.

But this war, that's it, fighting, Cao Pi sent out all the people he could send, only to find that it seemed that there was not even a decent strategist around him.

It's okay to say that the generals are basically stationed in one place, and they are obviously enough, so there is no need to worry for the time being.

But on the strategist's side, Cao Pi found that except for one Liu Ye who could barely take the lead in accidents, the rest were playing politics.

Military strategy is really different from politics, although Sun Zi and Liu Fang are skilled in government affairs, but after all, their understanding of military strategy is quite shallow, and they are expected to give them ideas to themselves, so Cao Pi might as well ask Liu Ye.

Therefore, after Cao Pi found that he was short of advisers, he immediately wrote a letter to Jia Xu in Yecheng, hoping that he could choose a day to go south and come to Luoyang to serve as his adviser.

And Jia Xu Jia Xu is indeed an old fox, very good at fishing in troubled waters.

But because of this, Jia Xu knew that when he touched the fish, the Son of Heaven would feel happy, and when he touched the fish, it would make the Son of Heaven feel uncomfortable Therefore, after Jia Xu received Cao Pi's private letter, he didn't make much preparation at all, and left Yecheng directly on the same day and went straight south to Luoyang.

At this critical moment, he came to Cao Pi.

Cao Pi looked at Jia Xu, who was already in his seventies and had a dusty face, but still rushed to Luoyang to obey his orders, and his heart was even more indescribably moved.

Originally, Cao Pi meant to let Jia Xu take a good rest first, recover his strength, and discuss the matter tomorrow, but Jia Xu refused.

"Your Majesty, when the old man came, he heard that the battle ahead was quite tight, and I asked Your Majesty to elaborate that the military situation is urgent and cannot be delayed."

What Jia Xu said once again moved Cao Pi.

At present, the "unvirtuous people" want to contribute to the country, and you "virtuous" families are thinking about digging up my little Tuntian people.

Who is the real "unvirtuous"?!

Cao Pi was moved, and he didn't want to refute Jia Xu's face. At that moment, he pulled Jia Xu and hurriedly talked about the current front-line battle situation.

And Jia Xu, Jia Xuxin said that I was just polite and polite, so it doesn't seem that I am dedicated to the country, and I really discuss the military situation directly? !

But listen to it, Jia Xu's face was also solemn.

The war situation has developed to this point, and it is indeed impossible to wait any longer, and if we delay a day's work, something serious may happen.

But there is one thing, Jia Xu is really curious - what happened to the generals on the front line?! Collectively reduced intelligence?! How can it be like this?!

Jia Xu really didn't understand that in the third-line war, except for Nanyang Zhang Liao's side, which was the result of the blind command of his own lord, the generals on the other two lines must be mainly responsible for such a war situation.

Especially in Guanzhong.

Of course, the main responsibility for the defeat of the battle in Guanzhong was Xiahou Nan's escape without a fight, but this was only the beginning, and in the subsequent war, Guo Huai, Cao Zhen, and Zhang He were procrastinating, hesitating, and deciding to look forward and backward, which caused the current situation.

Stuck in a predicament and not thinking about breaking through quickly, you guys still fantasize about counterattacking Meixian, haven't you guys thought about what kind of losses the entire Guanzhong and Sanfu will suffer if the counterattack fails?!

No wonder the Son of Heaven doesn't play polite with himself anymore, today's war has indeed reached a very urgent juncture.

And Jia Xu frowned while asking the Son of Heaven if the Son of Heaven could make a decision about the current situation.

If Cao Pi has made a decision, then Jia Xu will not go beyond the blister, and will only make some suggestions and revisions on the basis of Cao Pi's decision, and will definitely not oppose Cao Pi's decision.

If Cao Pi has no decision, then Jia Xu will choose to say his decision to provide Cao Pi with reference.

This is how the old fox survives.

Therefore, when Cao Pi said Liu Ye's upper, middle and lower three strategies, as well as his own thoughts, Jia Xu just glanced at Liu Ye and did not make any evaluation of Liu Ye's upper, middle and lower strategies.

To tell the truth, although Liu Ye's strategy contains too many twists and turns, Jia Xu can see at a glance that in Liu Ye's strategy, the so-called lower strategy is the real upper policy, if Cao Pi implements this strategy, although there are some risks, it is also a good way to deal with it, but obviously, Cao Pi is not satisfied with these three strategies.

Since the Son of Heaven is dissatisfied with these three strategies, why does Jia Xu have to evaluate, which of these three strategies is better?!

What the Son of Heaven asked himself was whether he had any strategy to solve the current dilemma, rather than allowing himself to help the Son of Heaven choose between these three strategies.

Therefore, Jia Xu carefully read and thought about the current situation and various intelligence analysis manuscripts for a while, and then began to ponder the words.

"The old minister has a plan, but it's a little tricky."

Jia Xu's strength of spitting and spitting gave Cao Pi enough choke.

"If the captain has something to say, you might as well say it directly, I have my own judgment." Cao Pi hurriedly urged and said.

When Jia Xu heard this, he suddenly understood, smiled slightly, and said, "Can the Son of Heaven know that during the Spring and Autumn Period, the allusion of Duke Wen of Jin retreated?!" ”

"Retreat?!" Cao Pi was stunned for a moment when he heard this, and then pondered silently.

Obviously, Cao Pi is also a writer and a literary critic, and it is impossible for Cao Pi not to know the allusions of retreat.

This allusion does not need others to remind him, what Cao Pi needs to consider is the meaning behind Jia Xu's mention of this allusion.

This is to let yourself choose a temporary concession in exchange for greater strategic activity space?!

But the question is, to whom to retreat?!

It can't be a concession to the Shu thief, right?!

The two families are undying enemies, one is claimed to be the Chan Rang Dynasty Han, and the other is claimed to continue the Han Dynasty, and the foundation of the two families is contradictory, and there is no possibility of retreat.

So. What does the captain mean is to let me back down to Jiangdong Xiao'er?!

Could it be that he let himself choose Liu Ye's strategy, recognize Sun Quan's throne, and then exchange the remaining cities of Qingxu and Huainan for Sun Quan's backstabbing Jingzhou again?!

To tell you the truth, this idea looks okay, but Sun Quan Xiao'er, will it be so easy to take the bait?!

Again, from the bottom of his heart, Cao Pi feels that his diaphragm should respond.

Liu Bei was a hero in the world, and if he didn't look at his behavior in inheriting the Han family, he would be qualified to be called emperor. Sun 100,000, why is he?!

Cao Pi's heart was twisted, and no matter how he thought about it, he felt aggrieved by doing so.

Therefore, Cao Pi raised his head slightly, asked Jia Xu carefully, and said, "Taiwei's intention, but you want me to use Ziyang's strategy to lure Sun Quan to counterattack Jingzhou?!" ”

When Jia Xu heard this, he was also stunned, and then sneered, and said disdainfully, "Although Ziyang's plan is good, he also has to use Sun Zhong to plot against people without trust, if he uses this plan, it will only be a loss of land and city." Moreover, the Jiangdong rats are rampant in the world, why should I give in to it, if I do this, wouldn't I be ashamed of the world? ! ”

No, let's not talk about whether Jiangdong is so unbearable. What do you mean by this, are you asking me to back down with Liu Bei?!

Cao Pi was really puzzled.

Retreat to Jiangdong, how much can you still get some benefits, and Jiangdong is weak, especially in the plains, even if it is ceded to Jiangdong Qingxu, as long as Chang'an repels Liu Bei and frees his hands, it is easy to turn his head and clean up the Jiangdong rats who are weak in land warfare.

But you back down to Liu Bei. Let Liu Bei occupy Guanzhong, and then want to fight back, but it is not so easy.

Jia Xu saw that Cao Pi was puzzled, but he only smiled slightly, and then began to explain his reasons.

"Fang today, the three-legged momentum has been achieved, even if we are unwilling, in an instant, we will not be able to destroy Shu, and we will not be able to level Wu. However, in the land of Jiangdong, most of them are guarded generations, which is not a matter of concern, and those who are fighting today are just Zhou Yu and others who are angry for a while. The land of Western Shu, although there is a brave strategy, but Liu Bei is an outsider after all, and he is old, if he dies, Shu will be unstable, and it will not be long. Today, I am the Great Wei, the place where the essence of the world is located, I only need to ensure that the Central Plains, Hebei's heart is not lost, recuperate, and stay for a long time, Shu and Wu are not our opponents. ”

"In the past, the Son of Heaven issued an edict to conquer Jiangdong, and if he retreated lightly today, he would let the Jiangdong rats possess Qingxu, and he would be laughed at by the world. The land of Nanyang is the gateway to the heart of the Central Plains, and this place cannot be lost, so the Son of Heaven should send reinforcements to garrison it as soon as possible, and he should not be careless. Only about the middle of the land. In the past, Guanzhong was occupied by the two thieves of Ma and Han, and Emperor Taizuwu still raised the whole country's troops to conquer Jingchu in the south, which shows that although this place is heavy, it is not a place that cannot be lost. The Son of Heaven only needs to send a general to guard Tongguan, and after retreating from the enemy in Nanyang, the Son of Heaven can retreat to defend himself, recuperate, and bring changes in the world, Guanzhong can be recaptured. ”

This minister's so-called "retreat" plan also asked the Son of Heaven to investigate it in detail. ”

The old fox Jia Xu gave his opinion.

(End of chapter)