The dispatch of troops by Eastern Wu actually had nothing to do with Jiang Ji.

At this time, Jiang Ji had just walked to Dong'e, and he hadn't even entered Taishan County, let alone bypassed Taishan County and entered Langya County to see Zhuge Jin.

And in the same way, Dongwu's dispatch of troops this time actually has nothing to do with Sun Quan.

Sun Quan's current focus has always been on his own one-third of an acre, not only to stabilize the Huaisi military merit group, which has been somewhat uncontrolled since Zhou Yu's death, but also to balance the various contradictions between the Huaisi military merit group and the Jiangdong family.

Originally, Sun Quan could control it, relying on the crown prince Sun Deng to win over the Jiangdong family, using Lu Yi to contain the Huaisi military group, and then exerting superb checks and balances, the internal political situation in Jiangdong was all under Sun Quan's control.

However, there has been a lot of problems in Jiangdong recently - the crown prince Sun Deng is critically ill.

This is something that Sun Quan definitely did not expect.

Sun Quan has a very important position in Sun Quan's internal planning of Soochow, as long as Sun Deng can succeed to the throne smoothly, he will naturally have the support of the Jiangdong family.

As for the Huaisi Military Meritorious Group, Sun Quan will use Lu Yi's knife to severely weaken these people when he is still in power, and when Sun Deng succeeds to the throne in the future, as long as he kills Lu Yi, he can easily appease the Huaisi Group and win the hearts of the Huaisi Group for his own use.

In this way, Sun Deng no longer needs to be like himself, constantly using checks and balances to contain his ministers, and the political situation in Jiangdong can be regarded as truly stable.

But who knows, Sun Deng is critically ill at this critical moment. There is even a possibility of death.

Sun Quan really didn't have the heart to think about the war situation in the north at this time, he only knew that if Sun Deng really couldn't hold on to his illness and died, then the entire political situation in Jiangdong would be very turbulent, causing his more than ten years of layout to completely start from scratch.

After all, except for Sun Deng, the prince who has been justified and has been cultivated for more than ten years, it is difficult for Sun Quan's other heirs to assume the responsibility of stabilizing the political situation in Eastern Wu.

Therefore, Sun Quan, who was busy thinking about the direction of internal affairs, did not give any offensive orders to the Eastern Wu army in Huainan and Xuzhou.

This time, the Eastern Wu Army sent troops to Yanzhou, which was actually Lu Xun's one-handed operation.

Lu Xun's perspective on problems is definitely different from Sun Quan's perspective on problems.

As a general in Huainan, the plenipotentiary governor of Xuzhou and the war in Huainan, Lu Xun's priority must be the foreign strategy of Eastern Wu, and the internal affairs of the imperial court, Lu Xun will definitely not think about it in the first place.

Now that the Northern Expedition of Shu Han is pushing all the way, it is about to occupy the entire Yanzhou, whether it is from the perspective of taking advantage of the situation or from the perspective of the balance of the situation in the world, it is impossible for Lu Xun to sit idly by.

Now Shu Han is powerful, only two years ago in the south to recover the four counties of Jingnan, Zhu Ran and others are quite embarrassed, and now send troops to the north again, all the way down, Cao Wei is defeated and retreated, if Shu Han is all in Yanzhou, then I am afraid that in this world, there is no force that can fight against Shu Han alone.

Again, if the Shu thieves all take Yanzhou, then the next step is really not necessarily to launch an attack on Hebei. Compared with the Hebei region, which is defended by the Yellow River, Xuzhou and half of the Qingzhou region, which are also plains, are not more suitable targets? !

The relationship between Dawu and Shu Han is not very good now, and if the Huainan region wants to support the Qingxu region, it may be very difficult to rely on this passage between Peiguo and Xiapi County.

Therefore, no matter from what angle he starts, Lu Xun believes that it is necessary to seize the opportunity to send troops now.

On the one hand, it was necessary to contain Shu Han's army, so that Cao Wei would not lose too easily, and still have the ability to continue to fight against Shu Han.

On the other hand, Lu Xun also needed to broaden the regional connection between Huainan and Qingxu, in case Shu Han attacked Huainan or Qingxu in the future, it would be better to echo each other and rescue each other.

Based on the above considerations, Lu Xun, as a general above the level, ordered Zhuge Dan of Xiapi County, Sun Shao on the border of Qian County, and Zhu Ju of Runan, asking them to lead their troops north, attack their respective targets, and contain Xu Shu who lived in Yongqiu.

And Lu Xun also led the troops again, out of Dangshan, into the Liang State, and threatened Hu Zun's back road.

Obviously, Lu Xun's goal was achieved, he did drag down at least 50,000 soldiers and horses of the Great Han, and also gave Sima Yi in Dongjun a chance to stabilize the defensive line.

It's just that, there is one thing, Lu Xun actually didn't expect that Sima Yi, an old fox, was facing such a difficult situation, and he still didn't forget to pit Dongwu, his original purpose was to drag Dongwu into the water.

Sima Yi's purpose in sending Jiang Ji was to persuade Eastern Wu to send troops, and now, before Jiang Ji arrived in Langya County, Eastern Wu had already sent troops. This saves a lot of trouble, and Jiang Ji has no need to go to Langya County.

Of course, Jiang Ji doesn't have to go back to sour jujubes, just go directly to Puyang and assist Jia Kui in defending the Western Front.

And with the dispatch of troops from Eastern Wu, Xu Shu did not dare to go north easily, and in the three antennas of Dongjun, Cao Wei basically stabilized the front. Once again, the tide of battle entered a stalemate.

It's fighting, it's fighting every day, but no one can easily make a breakthrough.

At this time, Sima Yi was holding the line of defense, and at the same time, he was also waiting for the decision of the court to calculate the time, and his own sparse performance had already been sent to the court, and then, it would depend on Cao Rong's reaction speed.

And Cao Rong is still more wise after all. After receiving Sima Yi's letter, he did not convene the ministers to discuss the matter as usual.

The current Cao Rong can be regarded as having a clear understanding, and now these things under his command really can't be compared with the four ministers who took care of their lives, and when they encounter things, one is more than the other.

In this case, if you talk to them again, it will definitely be one person's idea, and then the quarrel will be boiling, and there will be no result at all.

Sima Yi's side can't stand such a long back and forth.

Therefore, after receiving Sima Yi's letter and military report, Cao Rong carefully considered the candidates in his mind, and finally decided to go to Liu Ye's mansion in Weifu and visit Liu Ye in private.

This is to emulate his father, it is really difficult, and he still has to find Jia Fox to come up with ideas. After carefully considering his trustworthy candidate, Cao Rong also decided to go to Liu Ye.

Liu Ye is an old minister of the Three Dynasties of Great Wei. Although his surname is Liu, everyone knows that it is just a surname, and Liu Ye and Dawei are the real interests of the relationship.

Moreover, now Cao Rong has no choice, just those crooked melons and cracked dates under his hands, what strategy can he discuss with them?!

In addition, Liu Ye also showed an extremely superb strategic vision in the process of serving Cao Wei for three generations, and it is most appropriate to discuss with Liu Ye when it is necessary to consider strategy.

It's just that Liu Ye's body is really not very good.

As early as half a year ago, when the Battle of Yanzhou began, Liu Ye's health was already not good, and even Liu Ye's mansion was ready for funeral.

However, I don't know if Cao Ei is really a genius, after he issued an edict to promote Liu Ye to Dahonglu, Liu Ye's condition is really getting better day by day. I can barely get out of bed now.

This is a good lottery, and at the same time, it also makes Cao Ei's heart have some more psychological hints. Maybe Liu Ye is the ancestor of the Cao family, leaving him the key to breaking the game.

Otherwise, it's hard for you to explain how a dying person can suddenly get better.

And Liu Ye, although he was very moved by Cao Rong's personal visit, but to be honest, the current situation is a little too bad.

Because of his illness, Liu Ye has not been in contact with the intelligence of the war at the front for a long time, and he has been recuperating with peace of mind.

Moreover, Liu Ye thought that Yanzhou was guarded by Sima Yi, and Qin Lang was staring at Hedong, as long as he was careful, did not wave, and held on with peace of mind, it would not be so easy for the Shu thieves to attack him.

As a result, in the blink of an eye, half a year later, the Son of Heaven personally visited and informed himself that Yanzhou was about to be lost.

What can Liu Ye say. He couldn't say anything.

Especially in the process of losing Yanzhou, there are also strategic passive factors caused by the blind command of the Son of Heaven. What can you say to Liu Ye?

Moreover, the Son of Heaven came to ask himself, not how to hold Yanzhou, but

"Sima Zhongda's meaning, what do you think?!"

This is the question that Cao Rong really wants to ask - whether Sima Yi's strategy of preserving his strength and withdrawing from Yanzhou is feasible according to the Yellow River.

Or a little further, what Cao Ei wants to ask is whether there is a better strategy that can replace this strategy.

After Liu Ye understood Cao Ei's purpose, he immediately entered his own thinking.

Liu Ye is very recognized by Sima Yi's ability, and now that Sima Yi is on the front line, the strategic plan he can put forward must be the most in line with the actual situation.

Liu Ye is in the rear, and he has not been in contact with actual military affairs for more than half a year, and he is not a heartless like Cao Shuang, so it is impossible to rely on his own assumptions to give Cao Yi blind ideas. It is not a trivial matter of the life and death of more than 100,000 Wei troops.

Therefore, Liu Ye did not think that he could come up with a better strategy than Sima Yi's strategy by relying on imagination in the rear.

As for the possible political impact of Sima Yi once he chooses to withdraw from Yanzhou, there is no need for Liu Ye to analyze it for Cao Rong.

What kind of monarch is Cao Rong, Liu Ye knows very well, he may be a little deficient in military strategy, but for political strategy and the way of being a king, I am afraid that he is stronger than the first emperor.

Therefore, it is impossible for Cao Rong not to know the political influence of giving up Yanzhou and retreating to Hebei.

Knowing what Cao Rong needs, Liu Ye's answer is also very simple.

"Excuse me, Your Majesty. Is Hedong here?! ”

"It's still there!"

"In this case, please Your Majesty quickly carry out Sima Zhongda's plan, don't hesitate."

This is Liu Ye's answer to Cao Ei.

(End of chapter)