"Brother, I haven't seen you for a year, but I've lost a lot of weight."

Shen Chen looked at Zhuge Liang.

Zhuge Liang is still wearing a royal blue silk robe, holding a goose feather fan in his hand, with a graceful demeanor, although he is forty-seven years old, he can vaguely see the demeanor of his youth.

It's just that I don't know whether it's to work in state affairs and military affairs, or to be tired in the army, the whole person does make people feel thinner, with a height of 1.84 meters, the historical records are like pines and cypresses, but now they are like willows.

"The prime minister is in the military day and night, with little rice and little rest, and we often persuade the prime minister not to work so hard, but I can't persuade the prime minister."

Before Zhuge Liang could speak, Ma Liang next to him shook his head and said.

Shen Chen suddenly felt distressed, and complained: "I often tell my brother that you can't do everything yourself, you should rest assured and boldly let your subordinates do it, eat more and sleep more, and don't take less rest and eat less, why doesn't my brother listen to persuasion?" ”

Zhuge Liang glanced at the mouthy Ma Liang, then shook his head with a wry smile and said: "That Sima Yi is not a good person, I want to attack him, if you don't think twice, how can you win?" ”

Don't look at the fact that Sima Yi and Zhuge Liang are just confronting each other in Yingchuan, in fact, the real battle has already begun when the two sides are encamped.

Since Zhuge Liang's soldiers and horses were stronger than Sima Yi, Zhuge Liang planned to take an offensive posture and analyze the Wei army's camp layout, garrison strength, battalion commanders and army situation one by one, looking for weak points and finding ways to break through.

It is very important to know whether a camp in ancient times was established solidly and whether it could block the enemy's attack, and if the enemy found a flaw in it, it was very likely that the opponent would be able to capture the opponent, just like the battle of Dingjun Mountain.

If Zhuge Liang wants to attack, he will have to look for Sima Yi's weaknesses everywhere, and at the same time, he will send troops to continue to harass to see if he can be restrained by a small number of troops, so that Sima Yi's defense will be flawed.

Sima Yi's side wants to defend, and he also has to defend it on all sides to prevent any omissions, and he has to analyze Zhuge Liang's psychology to see if the soldiers and horses sent out by the Han army to attack every time are suspicious, or where is the direction of their attack.

The two sides are entangled back and forth between the zero-and-game game, and even if there is no large-scale battle, there are hundreds of battles like tentative attacks, scouts, suspicious soldiers, ambushes, food cuts, rangers, etc.?

In fact, this kind of battle tests the psychological endurance of both sides and the calculation and grasp of the current situation.

It's just that Sima Yi is on the defensive side after all, he can run the camp well first, and then judge it through the actions of the Han army, adjust his tactics from time to time, and resist Zhuge Liang's countless tentative attacks.

And Zhuge Liang is the one who takes the initiative to attack, if he really can't find Sima Yi's flaws, and even uses women's clothes to humiliate Sima Yi to force the other party to come out to fight, it can be seen that in the face of that turtle shell, even if it is as strong as Zhuge Liang, it is difficult to break it.

"Ugh."

After saying this, Zhuge Liang sighed again and said: "Sima Yi is indeed a genius in the world, even if I have used countless tactics and frequent strategies, I am only killing and injuring two or three thousand of his men and horses, and I really can't break through his camp, let alone win." Xiaoqing is still better and has opened up the situation from Guanzhong! ”

Shen Chen said with a smile: "Sima Yi is actually very powerful in fighting, at least among Cao Wei today, it is probably right to be ranked first, but when he meets his brother, he can only shrink in the camp and dare not go out, which shows that his brother's talent is far better than Sima Yi." As for my ability to open up the situation in Guanzhong, I rely on my brother, and if I didn't have my brother to contain the main force of Cao's army in Yingchuan, I wouldn't be able to do anything. ”

"Xiaoqing is humble, come, go over there."

Zhuge Liang smiled, and then took him for a stroll by the river.

The two men walked slowly, and the people behind them followed.

Shen Chen looked to the south, the soldiers of the Han army were still crossing the river in an orderly manner, and those who had already crossed the Yellow River were gathering on the bank.

It was still early in the morning, and they were ready to go to Wen County to rest, which was Sima Yi's hometown.

They plan to take the Sima clan in Hanoi first, and then say, even if they can't destroy the people of the Sima family, they will give the Sima family's land to the local tyrants and divide the land, this is what Shen Chen meant.

"It's a pity, Sima Yi belonged to a turtle when he fought head-on, and he couldn't come out of the turtle shell, and when he fought an encounter, he belonged to a rabbit, and he ran so fast."

Shen Chen walked by the river, shook his head and said, "I originally wanted to control Tianjing Pass first, and then let General Ma detour to Kei Pass and cooperate with my brother to kill Sima Yi in Hanoi County, but I didn't expect him to see that the situation was not good, so he immediately slipped away." ”

"This person's strategy is so high, and it is rare in my life."

Zhuge Liang sighed.

There is a good saying that to belittle an opponent is to belittle yourself.

In history, Sima Yi also praised Zhuge Liang for using soldiers like a god, and he was a genius in the world.

After all, he was beaten by Zhuge Liang to lose his armor, first lost Zhang He, and then was beaten miserably, and finally shrank in Wuzhang Yuan and did not dare to come out.

If Zhuge Liang is belittled, then what the hell is a person like him who was defeated by his own belittling object?

So the opponent is strong or not.

However, Shen Chen praised Sima Yi's awesomeness, but this did not prevent him from contemptuous of the other party's character and strategy.

He smiled and said: "Sima Yi has the ability, but unfortunately Cao Wei is already a paper tiger, it will be broken when he pokes, no matter how big his ability is, he can't make it, I think he will either continue to be a turtle or continue to be a rabbit. ”

Zhuge Liang thought for a moment and said: "Now that we have taken the land of Henan and the state, we do have a huge advantage. What's next for Xiaoqing? Do you plan to take Yecheng from Fukou and Shandong, or do you join forces with our troops and attack from Hanoi? ”

"I plan to divide my troops into two routes, all the way from Yangquan to Jingcheng, and enter the south of Zhao to take Wei County. At this time, the Wei army will inevitably focus on Fukou, and when they find out that Zhao has come to the army, they will inevitably panic to return to Zhao to help. ”

Shen Chen put forward his whimsical idea and said: "Wait for the soldiers and horses of Fukou to leave, and then I will lead all the way to Yecheng." As soon as the army arrives, I am afraid it will be the day of Cao Wei's fall. ”

This is actually a bit like Deng Ai smuggling Yin Ping straight to Chengdu, but the difficulty is countless times lower than Deng Ai.

Now that Cao Wei has lost and merged with the state, Hebei has become a leaky sieve. It is difficult to say whether the Yellow River can stop the Han army in the south, but Taihang Mountain is definitely not good, and Taihang Bacheng alone can easily cross the mountains and mountains and come to Cao Wei's side.

So if it is said that in the late Cao Cao period, Cao Wei only lost the battle and lost a lot of men. Then by the time of Cao Pi and Cao Ei, the successive losses of Guanzhong, Huainan, Hedong, Henan, Bingzhou and other places were already a great strategic deficiency, and the root of the bane was laid early for the demise of Cao Wei today.

"Hmm."

Zhuge Liang nodded slightly, and then said, "This method will also work." ”

"Does my brother have another idea?"

Shen Chen asked.

Zhuge Liang said: "I originally wanted to join forces with you, threaten that Sima Yi head-on, and force him to surrender." ”

"Where are the soldiers?"

Shen Chen held his chin and began to think.

His brother is planning to fight head-to-head with Sima Yi.

No wonder Zhuge has been upright all his life, this is to reduce ten meetings with one force, and directly bulldoze Cao Wei's main force completely.

When the time comes, the army will be killed outside Yecheng, and it is estimated that Cao Rong will probably have to surrender.

As for Sima Yi's side, now that Cao Wei has lost the strategic initiative, Guan Yu's army is also in Henan, and he will be able to cross the river in less than half a month.

In addition, Wu Yi's troops sent by Liu Chan were also in the rear.

In this way, the total number of the Han army exceeded 350,000, and if you count the Hun cavalry, it was close to 400,000 troops.

The whole army attacked, surrounded Sima Yi and Yecheng three layers inside and three layers outside, cut off Sima Yi's grain and grass, and forced him to surrender.

The question is.

Sima Yi doesn't want this thing to let him descend.

has a poor character, is used to pretending to be a pig and eating a tiger, and there is nothing good in the entire Sima family.

So the dead Sima Yi is the best Sima Yi!

"What does Xiaoqing think?"

Zhuge Liang asked rhetorically.

"Yes, yes, but there's a problem."

Shen Chen asked.

"What's the problem?"

"There's one person you can't stay."

"Who?"

"Sima Yi!"

"Sima Yi?"

Zhuge Liang wondered: "Xiaoqing has a grudge against him? ”

Han Shi still pays attention to being a man and leaving a line.

Although Cao Cao had the experience of slaughtering cities, he basically would not kill any talented generals who were willing to surrender to him.

Including Zhang Xiu once killed Cao Ang, Dian Wei, and Cao Anmin, Cao Cao accepted him.

So if the Han army surrounded Sima Yi's army, and Sima Yi couldn't resist and finally chose to surrender, Zhuge Liang would probably do the same.

It's just that Zhuge Liang didn't know that Luo Shui swore later, and the Sima family killed the emperor on the street, and the rebellion of the Eight Kings caused the Five Hu Chaohua.

If I knew, I don't think I would have asked that.

Shen Chen couldn't tell him these things, so he said vaguely: "This person is ruthless and decisive, and he is not a good person like Cao Cao." Moreover, he is the representative of the northern family, and killing him can also deter the northern family and force them to obediently hand over the population and land. ”

"Oh? Is that so? ”

Zhuge Liang glanced at him, and this reason obviously did not convince him.

"That's right."

Shen Chen's face was not red, and his heart was not beating, and he nodded.

Zhuge Liang laughed and said, "Okay, then find a way to get rid of him." ”

Shen Chen then said: "In this case, let's go first, and I will let General Ma Chao and General Zhao Yun and the Xiongnu troops attack and disturb Yecheng from Jingcheng and Fukou respectively, and my brother and I will take the Yin directly." ”

Before Shen Chen had about 70,000 people, Ma Chao brought about 30,000 cavalry, a few books had 100,000 horses, plus more than 30,000 Xiongnu departments, he had a total of 130,000 people in Bingzhou.

If the troops are divided, let Ma Chao and Zhao Yun and the Huns each bring tens of thousands of people over, and bring 30,000 or 40,000 headquarters men and horses on their side, plus Wu Yi in the rear is also on the way, then Sima Yi will have to face about 250,000 Han troops.

Sima Yi's total strength is only 120,000, the Han army is twice as large as the other party, and the Wei army's morale is now declining like a lost dog, and the world's famous generals Shen Chen and Zhuge Liang are here, Sima Yi is useless even if he is resurrected from Han Xin.

Therefore, Zhuge Liang thought that the integration of troops and the upright terrain was the best way to defeat the Wei army.

At that moment, Shen Chen and Zhuge Liang talked about many details, the Han army crossed the river one after another, and two days later, Shen Chen went north to return to Tianjing Pass, arranged the tasks of various departments, and then took the men and horses south to join Zhuge Liang, passed through Wen County, and then ran away with Zhuge Liang.

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And just when Zhuge Liang and Shen Chen's soldiers were preparing to attack Sima Yi, at this moment, Cao Wei's capital city was Yecheng.

A few days ago, Cao Rong, the son of Wei Tianzi, learned that Bingzhou had fallen and Biqiu Jian was killed, and in his emotional excitement, he vomited blood and fainted on the spot, and fell asleep for several days in a row, almost to the point of dying.

His health is not very good, his grandfather Cao Cao is a demon in the sex, and his father Cao Pi is even better.

According to historical records, Cao Pi not only occupied Yuan's wife and concubine and Liu Xie's daughter, but also his father Cao Cao's concubine, and kept all of them as personal concubines.

In the historical materials, there are sixteen concubines recorded by Cao Pi alone, and the rest are not recorded.

As the grandson of the Cao family, Cao Ei naturally has the style of his father and ancestors.

"Chronicles of the Three Kingdoms, Wei Shu, Han Cui Gaosun Wang Biography" records that when the minister advised Cao Ei, he said that Cao Ei's concubines had exceeded hundreds.

"Wei Luo" and "Zizhi Tongjian" recorded that Cao Rong's harem had more than 1,000 people, which shows its absurdity.

So in fact, Cao Ei's body is weaker than his father Cao Pi, and he was hollowed out by wine at a young age. In history, Cao Pi lived at least 39 years old, while Cao Ei only lived 33 years old, so you know how weak this guy is.

Now that his body is weak, coupled with arrow wounds and mental damage from multiple defeats, Cao Rong is only 22 years old, and he can't hold on to it, and obviously he won't live long.

At this moment, in the palace of the Son of Heaven in the backgarden of the Yecheng Imperial Palace, many ministers, clans and Queen Mao are anxiously in the palace.

After a while, the Imperial Doctor came out and shook his head with an ugly face.

Empress Mao suddenly wailed.

The ministers looked at each other, and one by one they were also gloomy.

Or Chen Qun calmed down a little and asked, "How is Your Majesty?" ”

The Imperial Physician Ling replied, "Your Majesty. I'm afraid I won't be able to last long. ”

"Can you wake up now?"

Chen Qun asked again.

The imperial physician said: "You can use acupuncture to wake up Your Majesty, but in this case, maybe Your Majesty could have lived for a few days, but he won't be able to survive today." ”

"So be it."

Chen Qun shook his head: "The country cannot be without a king for a day, even if Your Majesty returns to heaven after the dragon funeral, he must leave a testament." ”

"Yes."

The Imperial Physician had no choice but to go in again.

Chen Qun also invited Empress Mao and Cao Zhi and several important ministers into the palace.

By the time they entered, the Imperial Physician Ling was already doing acupuncture.

After a while, Cao Rong woke up and turned around, and opened his eyes blankly.

He still had a fever, and now he was so groggy that his eyes were extremely cloudy.

"Your Majesty."

Chen Qun approached and saluted him.

Cao Rong turned his head with difficulty, his face was already extremely pale, and he said softly: "Changwen. What's going on? ”

"I don't know the situation yet, the general of the Che Cavalry said that Zhuge Liang has crossed the river."

Chen Qun replied, "Guan Yu has also arrived in Yanzhou. ”

"Ugh."

Cao Rong sighed: "The sky is going to die, can I still live?" ”

The crowd looked at each other.

Queen Mao was still pulling a three- or four-year-old child in her hand, crying constantly.

Seeing this scene, Cao Rong smiled bitterly, and then said: "I, at least I am not a king of the dead country. Under the edict, the Zen position is given to King Zhao! ”

Cao Zhi's face next to him changed greatly, and he knew that Chen Qun didn't have a good intention to pull him over, this was to let him be the king of the dead country.

(End of chapter)