Sima Yi said lightly: "The king's words are extremely true, the people of Qianshou are all ignorant and ignorant, how can they distinguish between good and evil?" When the great cause is accomplished, and then the light gift is light, a little favor will be like nectar, and I will be grateful to the king. ”

Cao Pi thought it was true, Cao Cao slaughtered Xuzhou back then, and now the people of Xuzhou are not the same obedient and obedient, killing tens of thousands when they broke Yecheng, but now they are based on Wei County, as long as the living are fed and clothed, they will naturally die to the ground, who will embarrass themselves for the dead?

The problem of military strength seems to have an eyebrow, but he is worried: "Now that the country is empty, there is not enough money and food, and hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses have suddenly entered the country, how to support it?" ”

"What's so hard about that?" Sima Yi said: "In the past, the first king of Yanzhou fought fiercely, there were Liu Bei and Yuan Shu in the past, and it was a year of locust famine, and he was still able to survive the hardship. ”

Cao Pi comprehended, nodded and said: "This matter is not difficult, there are only a handful of people in the country who can use soldiers, so I ask the imperial doctor to diagnose and treat Zhongda, recover as soon as possible, and fight the enemy." ”

Sima Yi's eyes narrowed slightly, and he said slowly: "My illness is just a temporary weakness of qi and blood, it doesn't matter!" The patients of today's country are Xiliang Ma Chaoye, Xiliang is good at riding a surprise attack, and if you are not careful, you can go to Wei County day and night. The most urgent task at the moment is to take back Hanoi, stabilize Hebei, and hold on to it. ”

Cao Pi also understood that Sima Yi was anxious to take revenge, and asked, "Zhongda intends to go to Hanoi to help in the war?" ”

"Exactly!" Sima Yi said in a deep voice: "If you don't kill Ma Chao, how can I be willing?" This is not only to avenge personal revenge, but also for the affairs of the country, to settle grievances, to collect Hanoi, I should help the king Xingshi to avenge and achieve a great cause! ”

Cao Pi said helplessly: "Xiuwu only has 30,000 soldiers and horses, and the Xiliang army has 100,000, so I am afraid that I will not be able to enter the army." ”

Sima Yi said: "Since the king is determined to cede Youzhou, he can withdraw the soldiers and horses of Youzhou, together with the Wuhuan and Xianbei attached groups, he can gather 30,000 reinforcements. ”

"Good!" Cao Pi originally had no master in the six gods of Handan, thinking that he could only survive in the future, similar to Er Yuan, and did not want to go through Sima Yi's planning, but he could turn defeat into victory, so he immediately made up his mind and sneered: "Then destroy his 100,000 Xiliang army, and I want to see how many soldiers and horses there are in Xiliang." ”

Sima Yi hugged his fists and said: "The Art of War: Those who want the same up and down win!" The generals and men of the current army are passive, the soldiers are sluggish, and because Liu Qi claims not to kill and surrender prisoners, the army will be disintegrated, so the former army has been defeated repeatedly, and it is necessary to strictly govern the army before it can fight. ”

Cao Pi sighed: "Liu Qi pretended to be benevolent and righteous, treated the captives well, and the soldiers had no heart to fight to the death, so what could he do?" ”

Sima Yi said: "At this time, the only way to do this is to kill chickens and monkeys!" The defeat of Hanoi was due to the improper use of troops by Xu Huang's father and son, Xu Huang ventured into the middle plan, Xu Gai escaped from the battle, and Xu Gai could be beheaded to correct the military law. ”

"Ahh Cao Pi was shocked: "Xu Huang is an important minister of the country, a meritorious general, today the army was defeated and captured, and he is lonely and powerless to rescue, he is already ashamed, and he has to behead Xu Gai again?" ”

Sima Yi sneered: "Xu Huang was captured, but he was to blame, he was imprisoned by Liu Qi, and he has not yet been cured of the crime of defeat and loss of land!" If you behead others, it is not enough to deter the whole army, and the king will succeed to the throne, that is, behead Xu Gai, which is not only a military law, but also a prestige. Otherwise, the wind of surrender will grow, and the Han army will be defeated without a fight! ”

Cao Pi hesitated, pondered for a moment and asked, "Do you really want to behead?" ”

Sima Yi nodded and said: "The army must be strictly governed, otherwise the order cannot be carried out, and the ban cannot be stopped, although Wu Qi cannot set his rules, Sun Wu cannot follow well." Sun Wu beheaded the palace concubines and Wu was the hegemon, and the first king beheaded the king to settle the army's heart, which is the way of the king's hegemony! If the king wants to become a hegemon, he should be decisive in killing, and he must not have the kindness of a woman. ”

Cao Pi lowered his head and thought for a long time, finally nodded and agreed, ordered someone to get the map documents, carefully deploy the plan, and the top priority was to break Ma Chao, recapture Hanoi, connect Hedong, and use the big river as the defense line to confront Liu Qi.

When they were discussing, they reported that Jiang Gan, a famous person in Jiangnan, asked to see him, and there was a confidential and important matter to report, and Cao Pi asked Sima Yi to temporarily avoid the backyard and receive Jiang Gan.

From Neihuang to Handan, it was only a few days away, but after crossing the river, Jiang Gan was sick for half a month in Guantao because of the unsuitability of the water and soil, and then hurried to Handan, and couldn't wait to present Zhou Yu's secret letter.

Cao Pi was furious when he saw the letter, and was about to order Xiahoudun to arrest Zang Ba for interrogation, but he heard a light cough from behind the screen and ordered someone to take Jiang Gan down to rest first.

Ask Sima Yi to ask, "Does Zhongda have another good plan?" ”

Sima Yi said: "This must be Zhou Yu's plan to divide the world!" ”

Cao Pi said in a deep voice: "Zang Ba's thief is not dead, he has long had a heart of disobedience, and he has already intended to get rid of it, but Zhong Da doesn't know it." ”

Sima Yi said: "No matter what Zang Ba's thoughts are, this is Zhou Yu's plan to divide the world, once the king sends troops, he is forcing Zang Ba to surrender Zhou Yu, and he is in his plan." ”

Cao Pi handed the letter to Sima Yi: "This letter is true, it is really Zang Ba's handwriting, is it fake?" ”

Sima Yi didn't look at it, hugged his fists and said: "Zhou Yu is cautious, and he is in the army, he must have a confidant to keep it, how can he easily lose the official document?" This was either conspired with Jiang Gan or done it deliberately. And Zang Ba has two hearts, this person has been in Xuzhou for more than ten years, mostly from his master, and he doesn't know the current affairs? Liu Qi is in Xuzhou, if he doesn't vote for Liu Qi, why do you expect to vote for Zhou Yuzai? ”

"I almost fell for Zhou Lang's plan!" Cao Pi suddenly woke up, rubbed his hands and said hurriedly: "However, Zang Ba guards Mount Tai, which is the weight of the Central Plains, if there are really two hearts, what should I do?" ”

Sima Yi said: "Zang Ba has been crisscrossing Mount Tai for a long time, and when this chaos occurs, he must be uneasy, and he must not be alarmed." Jiang Gan can be killed, and his head and letter can be sent to Mount Tai to show that the king is in his heart and can be reassured. ”

"Jiang Gan is an old thief, how dare he come to bully orphans?" Cao Pi was furious and ordered Jiang Gan to be beheaded, along with the letter, to Mount Tai to appease Zang Ba.

Not long after the guards went out, Xiahou sent an urgent report, Zang Ba surrendered to Zhou Yu, conspired to seize Jinan, Liu Qi's troops entered Xiaopei, and the eastern part of Yanzhou was in an emergency.

Cao Pi was shocked, and hurriedly withdrew his life, and the guards had already come to restore his life with Jiang Gan's head, so he had to order someone to bury him outside the city, and rushed to Yecheng to face the saint on the same day.

Sima Yi returned to the third brother Sima Fu's mansion, and the back hall had already set up a mourning hall for the Sima clan, looking at the rows of spiritual seats, the three brothers hugged their heads and cried.

After the incense, Sima Yi said: "I have said that Cao Pi will send troops to take revenge, first behead Xu Gai to worship the dead, and the third brother will receive the holy decree tomorrow, and then go to the outside of the Saiwai, and be sure to say that Kebi can send troops." ”

Sima Fu was usually gentle and had no quarrel with the world, but unfortunately his family perished, and he hated the Xiliang Army and gritted his teeth to accept his life.

Sima said hatefully: "If Xu Gai didn't save him when he saw death, could the eldest brother and his nephew be killed?" I'm going to decapitate it myself. ”

Sima Yi said: "The fourth brother followed me to the army, first killed Xu Gai to take revenge, and then went to Xiliang through Hedong, I have other confidential matters for you to do." ”

Sima Sui was puzzled: "What is the intention of going to Xiliang?" ”

Sima Yi's eyes were slightly cold, the cold light flickered, and he clenched his fists and said: "Only kill Ma Chao, it is difficult to solve the hatred in my heart, I will also make his family ruined, and the blood debt will be repaid!" ”