Sima Yi's request for a strike was sent to Yecheng, and it was already in early November.

As soon as this sparse performance was sent to Cao Ei, Cao Ei was angry and changed the furniture decoration of his palace again.

Then sit in your place, panting vigorously and calming down.

Cao Ei is younger, and his body is tougher than his father's. But I can't stand it all these years, and the number of times I have been angry is too much.

Cao Rong now understands why his father died before he was forty years old. As long as he can survive to that age and not be angry to death, he is already favored by God.

This Sima Yi was praised by people in the court, saying that he was not inferior to the general Cao Zhen. But this waste, with an army of 80,000 to besiege Luoyang, dealt with less than 40,000 Shu thieves, and actually fought for half a year without capturing Luoyang.

And the general's own uncle, Cao Rong doesn't know what to say.

At the beginning, Cao Zhen removed the time to march and hurry, and it only took less than two months to completely put down the rebellion of Gongsun Yuan in Liaodong. As a result, this attack on Hongnong County, first 30,000 people were dragged by 10,000 people, and then they were beaten by Shu thieves with the same strength and could only shrink to defense.

The so-called "commander-in-chief" under his own command is such a bunch of rubbish stuff?!

Thinking back to the period of Emperor Taizu Wu, the generals of the clan such as Xiahou Yuan and Cao Ren, and the generals with foreign surnames such as Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, and Zhang He. How could he have fought with the Shu thief like this?!

When he came to himself, he couldn't beat Zhao Yun, Zhang Xi and others, and even Zhuge Liang, a guy from a civil official, Sima Yi couldn't do it. Are you embarrassed to brag about what "Sima Bada"?!

No, the more I think about it, the more angry I get

Finally, after Cao Rong calmed down and calmed down, and after thinking seriously, Cao Rong urgently recruited Chen Qun, Liu Ye, Man Chong, Sun Zi, and Liu Fang to enter the palace to discuss matters.

The first three are here to give advice to themselves, and the last two are responsible for managing logistics and must be present.

Sima Yi's sparse performance, no matter what, still has to be discussed carefully, and a decision cannot be made easily.

After all five people arrived, Cao Rong showed Sima Yi's recital to all five people, and the entire palace was quiet and a little weird.

No one wants to speak first, because it's hard to say.

Neither is the war, nor is the peace. Whoever speaks first is unlucky.

When Cao Rong saw this situation, he had no choice but to name him.

"Sikong is the first emperor to trust the lonely minister, what is his opinion on this matter?!"

Cao Rong asked Chen Qun, and highlighted Chen Qun's identity, at this critical moment, you need to play a role.

When Chen Qun heard this, he pondered slightly, and replied, "The minister doesn't know military affairs, and his strategy is superficial, so he shouldn't be arrogant."

Don't talk about this nonsense, Cao Rong thought in his heart.

However, the old minister thought that even if Luoyang could not be recaptured in this war, he should not lose the city and land, and he would gain nothing."

Chen Qun's meaning of this, Cao Rong understood.

A truce is not impossible, but it cannot be a truce with the attitude of a loser, it must be a truce with the attitude of a winner. That is, you can't get nothing.

Can. Is this something we can control?!

We are the active attackers, and if we fail to achieve the predetermined goal, we will fail. How can you still end the war with dignity when you can't defeat Luoyang? !

"Would you like to hear about it?!" Cao Rong was really puzzled and asked again.

Chen Qun nodded and said, "Although we failed to conquer Luoyang in this battle, we also recovered Gongxian. Sima Zhongda can be ordered to garrison Gongxian and threaten Chang'an to show the intention of counterattack. ”

As soon as Chen Qun said this, Liu Ye's eyes moved. Finally held back.

But Cao Rong was not stupid, he asked rhetorically, "Such a revival of the army is just to recover a small Gong County. Wouldn't you be laughed at by the world?! ”

Chen Qun was still nodding, and then said, "If this is all there is, if it is not enough to calm down the discussion of the government and the wilderness, the Son of Heaven can order Sima Zhongda to lead his troops south and enter Yingchuan." One can relieve the siege of Yingchuan, and the other can regain the entire territory of Yingchuan and consolidate the Yanzhou barrier, which is also a big victory. ”

Oh. I understand, the old man is trying to save his son and relieve his hometown at the same time.

As far as Chen Qun's thoughts are concerned, it is not difficult to guess, after all, Cao Ei understands, and the other four people present also understand.

But the problem is that although Chen Qun is mixed with a lot of selfishness, the idea he is proposing now is really a pretty good step.

What occupies Gong County, in the ears of people like Chen Qun and Man Chong who understand military affairs, it is a joke.

If Sima Yi really garrisoned Gong County, believe it or not, the Shu thieves came and directly surrounded Gong County, so that Sima Yi would not even have a chance to withdraw his troops.

The place in Gongxian County is a good warning position for the Tiger Prison Pass in the east, but for Luoyang, it is too close to be guarded.

On the contrary, it is to regain Yingchuan County, which has some strategic value.

Recovering Yingchuan County is equivalent to cutting off the passage between Nanyang County of Jingzhou and Sili Henan County, and the connection between Jingzhou and Heluo of the Shu thieves has been severed, which is equivalent to cutting off half of the reinforcements of Luoyang's defense to help.

At the same time, holding Yingchuan County is equivalent to setting up a barrier in front of Chen Liujun and Chen Guo, and most of Runan County is still in the hands of Dongwu.

Defend Yingchuan, and Yanzhou will be safer than half.

Of course, the most important thing is that this is the only place where Great Wei can regain lost territory at present.

As long as Sima Yi retains a small number of troops to contain the Shu thieves in Luoyang, he can boldly divide his troops south. Luoyang is too important, it is impossible for Zhuge Liang to give up Luoyang to rescue the Shu thief army besieging Yingchuan.

Your Sima Yi's 70,000 army, there is no way to take Zhuge Liang who is shrinking in Luoyang, can't you even beat 40,000 Shu thieves in the field?!

If that's the case, then don't come back, Sima Yi, and just cut yourself on the spot to thank the world!!

Abandon the counterattack on Luoyang and instead counterattack Yingchuan. As long as it is operated properly, Da Wei can still gain some face and end this battle in a decent way.

As for Chen Qun's selfishness, there is one, after all, his idea is the only one that is enforceable at present.

Liu Ye and Man Chong also stood up at this time and agreed with Chen Qun's suggestion.

Generally at this point, these three bigwigs have endorsed, and the matter should be settled.

But. Cao Rong still feels uncomfortable.

Since he succeeded to the throne, he has not won the war against the Shu thieves.

In a counterattack, although it failed in the end for various reasons, at least, it still had the advantage at the beginning of the war, and even if it failed, it also injured the Shu thief and stopped for several years.

But this time, the counterattack on Luoyang paid so much price, and even did not hesitate to form an alliance with the capricious Wu State, and attacked on two fronts with the Wu State. As a result, the thunder and rain are coming to an end?!

Cao Rong was really unwilling.

And Liu Fang, who had been observing for a long time without speaking, saw Cao Rong's demeanor, his eyes rolled, and he suddenly stood up and said, "The minister thinks that there is another way to solve today's siege." ”

Cao Rong was unexpected. Why did Liu Fang stand up and offer advice?!

Sun Zi and Liu Fang, who went through the Cao Pi and Cao Rong dynasties, controlled the center, and were considered to be high-powered, but in the face of military affairs, these two people have always been very speakable.

On the one hand, whether it is Cao Pi or Cao Ei, they are not stupid, and they know that these two people are good at government affairs, so in military affairs, they will not be able to follow the advice of these two people.

On the other hand, with Liu Ye, Chen Qun, and Manzhong, these are outstanding in strategy, and they are the seniors of the old ministers of the Three Dynasties, whether it is the military or the court, they are not the right to speak.

Therefore, this time Liu Fang stood up to offer advice, in fact, Cao Rong was also very surprised.

But. Listen to it.

"If you have anything to say, you can try to say it."

Anyway, Cao Rong was not very satisfied with Chen Qun's strategy, so he listened to Liu Fang's thoughts first, and if it didn't work, he would refute it.

Liu Fang was suddenly shocked, and then said, "The minister thinks that this counterattack on Luoyang is to boost morale and show the ambition of my Great Wei This battle should not be abandoned." ”

"In the past, Emperor Taizu Wu fought in Guandu, and he could not advance an inch for several months, and the grain and grass would be exhausted.

"Therefore, the minister thinks that His Majesty should clearly reprimand Sima Zhongda for withdrawing from the army, so that he will continue to besiege Luoyang, and His Majesty will also make it clear to the world, gather the people of Tuntian, select their strong ones as soldiers, select 100,000 people, and send them to the front line by Sima Zhongda, so, why worry that Luoyang will not break?!"

After Liu Fang finished speaking, he bowed his head and was silent. Waiting for the Son of Heaven to choose.

And Cao Rong listened to Liu Fang's words, his eyes were full of brilliance, and he could see that he was indeed excited.

Chen Qun, Liu Ye, Man Chong and others who watched were all flustered, the Son of Heaven wouldn't really take what this idiot said seriously, right?!

Not to mention that the current situation is not similar to the battle of Guandu, let's just say that there are 100,000 Tuntian soldiers. How much time does it take from the convening to the formation of the army, has the Son of Heaven calculated?!

For such a long time, how great the logistical pressure is, does the Son of Heaven know?!

Chen Qun saw that this posture was wrong, and he wanted to stand up and persuade again. Cao Rong has already stood up.

"Spread the edict to Sima Yi, order him to temporarily retreat to Gongxian, and then quickly divide his troops to the south to relieve the siege of Yingchuan."

Well, Cao Ei's mind is still very clear.

(End of chapter)