Chapter 329: Cao Wei's Future Strategic Policy Formulated
Seeing Cao Pi despise Liu Bei so much, Xi Zhicai frowned tightly and persuaded:
"Duke Wei must not underestimate that Liu Bei, this person has always been benevolent and righteous, and often regarded himself as the queen of King Jing of Zhongshan, and he is often known for his heroic atmosphere when he leads people to things, but this person is indeed well versed in people's hearts, knows how to manipulate people's hearts, and his people are extremely insidious and extremely good at demagogizing the people."
"Back then, he was stationed in Jingzhou like a lost dog, and after Liu Jingsheng took him in, he didn't want to repay Liu Jingsheng's kindness, but made a conspiracy to try to seize Jingzhou, if it wasn't for the drama to discover his tricks and stop it, Jingzhou at this time may have been his Liu Bei's world, this person is a master of the white wolf with empty gloves, if he is given time, he can quickly pull up an army of 100,000 people."
What kind of person Liu Bei is, Xi Zhicai is naturally very clear, so even if Liu Bei is already alone at this moment, they still can't relax their vigilance against him, and they definitely can't give him even the slightest chance to come out.
Hearing Xi Zhicai's warning, Cao Pi couldn't help but be surprised in his heart, this Liu Bei was so difficult? Moreover, in Cao Pi's heart, at this moment, Shu and Hanzhong are already the world of his Cao family.
"Ling Jun is that Liu Bei has the heart to seize Yizhou with us."
At this time, Cao Pi still didn't believe it very much, so he couldn't help but ask Xi Zhicai, and Xi Zhicai also nodded.
"That's right."
Hearing this, Cao Pi suddenly felt a burst of chest tightness and shortness of breath and weakness, even if he Cao Pi was incompetent, now he is a prince, and his subordinates have hundreds of thousands of troops.
If you say that he can't beat his uncle, forget it, this is really unbeatable, but if you say that he can't even beat Liu Bei, the lost dog, and the group of barbarians in Shudi, then this is a bit insulting.
Therefore, after hearing what Xi Zhicai said, Cao Pi instantly felt a sense of worry, and coughed involuntarily.
Seeing Cao Pi like this, Xi Zhicai's heart also rose with a sense of sorrow, he knew very well that now they can be said to have no advantage in the face of the drama Gong, if they are against the drama Gong, they must choose to retain their strength, try their best to spend time with the drama Gong, and wait until more than ten years later, the drama is old, and when Cao Cheng is in the prime of life, they can have an opportunity to confront the drama Gong.
But now, although it is said that Wei Gong is worth the year, it seems that his body is much older than Xu Gong, how can this situation be reassuring?
Looking at Cao Pi's gaze, Xi Zhicai sighed lightly and slowly retracted his thoughts: "Now Liu Zhang in Shu is mediocre and incompetent, and a wealthy family in Shu has long been resentful of him, and everyone has long thought about setting up their own door, otherwise it is impossible for so many wealthy families in Shu to have eye contact with Zhang Lumei." β
"At this time, if Liu Bei enters Sichuan and Shu, the wealthy families of Shu may regard it as the master they have been looking for for a long time, and this time Liu Bei entered Sichuan and Shu must have already found out the situation in Shu, if Liu Bei has the help of the Shu Shi clan behind him, the ownership of Shu in the future is not yet known with his talents."
After listening to what Xi Zhicai said, Cao Pi also instantly understood the key to it, Cao Pi was a shrewd person, and the reason why it took so long to react today was entirely because of the pain all over his body, which made him restless.
Xi Zhicai and Xiahoudun also knew that Cao Gong was not the stupid person, after all, the two of them also watched him grow up, and they all knew what Cao Gong was like, and now it is not good to say anything, so they can only sigh in their hearts that God does not bless Cao.
Sighing lightly, Xiahoudun asked Cao Pi for an order:
"Lord, if this is the case, why not quickly cut through the mess, before I go to Jingzhou, it is not too late to lead the army to capture Shu and Hanzhong before leaving, then the southwest barbarians are weak, and they will definitely not be the opponent of my army."
Xiahoudun knew the importance of Shudi, and after being reminded by Xi Zhicai, Xiahoudun also knew the urgency of entering Shudi, so he couldn't wait to lead the troops into Shudi.
After all, today's Xiahoudun, except for leading troops into Sichuan and Shu to fight, he has no other good way, but no matter what kind of method, as long as he can attack the land of Sichuan and Shu, it is a good way.
"Never!"
However, at this moment, before Cao Pi could speak, Xi Zhicai was busy shouting to stop it.
Seeing that Xi Zhicai stopped himself, Xiahoudun suddenly frowned, and there was a faint anger in his eyes.
"Drama Commander! Why do you want to stop me? But what better way is there to do it? β
Frowning tightly, Xia Houdun looked at Xi Zhicai's eyes full of impatience, he didn't know what was going on today, he felt as if Xi Zhicai had been deliberately targeting him, every time he said something, this person had to stop himself.
Seeing that the two sides were so tense, Cao Pi didn't say anything anymore, just sat on the main seat and watched the two quietly.
In fact, after Xiahoudun said it, Cao Pi was about to ask about Xi Zhicai, but after seeing him speak first, he just looked at him quietly, waiting for his answer.
"There are many mountains and mountains in the land of Sichuan and Shu, the ravines are extremely steep, and there are countless levels of obstacles, since ancient times, the land of Sichuan and Shu is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and it is extremely difficult for ordinary people to enter Shu, let alone tens of thousands of troops."
"Outside of Sichuan and Shu, there is Hanzhong as its barrier, among which Zhang Lu has been entrenched in Hanzhong for many years, and all parts of Hanzhong alone are extremely precipitous, and it is not easy to take down all parts of Hanzhong alone, and if you want to capture the entire land of Sichuan and Shu in one fell swoop, it is more Jiangnan than ascending to the sky."
"What I just said is not that the general is not good at managing the army and fighting, but that most of the soldiers under the command of the general are cavalry troops who are good at fighting on the plains, and they can play a greater role in Youzhou, but if the cavalry is arranged in Sichuan and Shu, it will not be able to fully display its strength."
Hearing that Xi Zhicai was not provoking himself, but commenting on this matter with a fair and just attitude, Xiahoudun snorted coldly and stopped looking at Xi Zhicai and stopped talking.
But Cao Pi frowned tightly at the moment, extremely disappointed in his heart, and for a while he felt that his Cao family was really in decline.
Now his Cao family not only can't beat his uncle Xiyu, but even those barbarians in the southwest can't beat themselves, although it is said that they can't beat because of geography, but this really makes Cao Pi very worried.
Seeing Cao Pi depressed again, Xi Zhicai bowed his hand slightly and said slowly:
"Duke Wei doesn't have to worry about this, although this Shu land is extremely difficult to attack, it cannot be attacked, but it can be outwitted, just like outwitting Jingzhou at the beginning, we can also take the land of Sichuan and Shu without spending a single soldier."
Hearing what Xi Zhicai said, the eyes of everyone present also instantly bloomed with a trace of light, and the eyes that looked at Xi Zhicai were full of expectation.
"Although Zhang Lu in Hanzhong is said to be a male master, but he only wants to preach in Hanzhong, guarding his own one-third of an acre of land, in addition to Liu Zhang's hatred of the sky, his people are narrow-minded, and there is no male to compete for the world, so my Great Wei can send a messenger to Hanzhong to meet Zhang Lu, and tell him that my Great Wei is willing to send troops to help him attack Liu Zhang, and when my Great Wei occupies the land of Sichuan and Shu, he Liu Zhang can also take revenge, which is a way to kill two birds with one stone."
"At the same time, my Great Wei can make a promise to Zhang Lu to allow him to spread the Five Buckets of Rice Dao in my Great Wei in the future, but I want to make it clear that if he comes to attack the Emperor of the Drama every day, Hanzhong needs to resist the Emperor of the Drama together with my Great Wei."
After Xi Zhicai finished speaking, everyone present also understood the meaning of this, and now it is an inevitable fact that Xi Gong will seize the world, if Chang'an and Shu all fall under the hands of Dawei at that time.
At that time, under the front and back attacks, Zhang Lu must not be able to resist the iron cavalry of the Great Wei, and the promises made at this time are only temporary promises.
After occupying Hanzhong and the land of Bashu, Dawei will be able to connect the surrounding areas with Yizhou, and then Dawei will be able to use the danger of Shu to block the army of Xigong, and Dawei will have a chance to survive.
"What Xi Lingjun said is a usable method, but this Hanzhong Zhang Lu is not an ignorant person, he has occupied Hanzhong for many years, and he must have the mind to have it, if you want to persuade it, it is not easy, you must need a capable person to succeed."
Cao Pi naturally wouldn't be naΓ―ve to think that if he found someone to talk to Zhang Lu about a few words, Zhang Lu would believe them in a hurry, but Zhang Lu had also occupied Hanzhong for more than 20 years, and there would definitely be vigilance.
Such a simple strategy of crossing the river and demolishing the bridge, if it is said to be lost, it is very likely to cause big trouble, so this job must be done by a shrewd person.
Hearing Cao Pi's question, Xi Zhicai also nodded lightly.
"What the lord said is very true, but I have someone in my heart to recommend." After everyone's eyes converged on him, Xi Zhi slowly spoke: "I recommend Sima Yi below, Sima Zhongda will go to Hanzhong!" β
Hearing the personnel recommended by Xi Zhicai, everyone present also nodded slightly, if it was to let Sima Zhongda go, then he might really be able to persuade Zhang Lu.
And Sima Zhongda, who was the protagonist on the side, twitched the corners of his mouth at the moment, and he had already scolded the eighteenth generation of Xi Zhicai's ancestor in his heart, but before he could refuse, Cao Pi spoke directly:
"Since this is the case, that is, Sima Yi is going to Hanzhong, without further ado, after the meeting is over, Zhongda, you will leave for Hanzhong."
At this moment, even though Sima Yi was unhappy in his heart, but Wei Gong had already given the order, Sima Yi didn't say anything anymore, but at this moment, in his heart, he once again pulled out the eighteenth generation of Zhicai's ancestor and slipped it out.
Don't look at this matter now, it's so simple and easy, but Sima Yi's way Zhang Lu is an old thing that is not easy to fool, plus he has to stab him in the back later, he has never actually operated this kind of thing, it is really not easy to do.
After confirming this matter, Cao Pi also asked Xi Zhicai with a sad face:
"Xi Lingjun, now what I said is that the strategy of conquering Xishu has been determined, if it succeeds at this time, my Great Wei can support it for another ten years, but if my Great Wei's strategy fails, what if this land of Sichuan and Shu is captured by Liu Bei or Xigong?"
As soon as Cao Pi's words fell, everyone present fell silent, and the entire hall was quiet and terrifying for a while.
Everyone present is very clear that it is absolutely impossible for the current Great Wei to stop the unification of the world, with the current power of the opera duke, maybe one day in the future, his army will come to the city, everyone knows about this matter, but everyone has a tacit understanding not to talk about this matter.
But now, Cao Pi has put this problem that everyone is avoiding in front of everyone.
Taking a deep breath, it seems that he knows that this kind of thing can't be avoided sooner or later, and after taking a deep breath, Xi Zhicai said slowly:
"According to the current situation, we must see how far General Xiahou sat in Youzhou at that time, if it is done well, we can still resist for about three years, but if it is not done well, it is very likely that we will not be able to resist even a year."
As soon as Xi Zhicai's voice fell, everyone present was shocked, a year! Is this a little too time-sensitive?
Although everyone has their own predictions about Cao Wei's defeat, everyone is not as pessimistic as Xi Zhicai, at least everyone thinks that Dawei can withstand it for seven or eight years.
But who knew that Xi Zhicai's opening gave them a big shock, and they couldn't resist it even for a year? What does that mean? It means that Da Wei is about to be finished?
If Da Wei is finished, what should he do then? Should you go there to commit suicide or surrender to the puppet?
For a while, everyone present panicked instantly, but then, everyone understood that if they wanted Great Wei to perish later, then the most important thing was to persuade Zhang Lu to successfully hold the land of Sichuan and Hanzhong into the hands of Great Wei.
As a result, everyone once again turned their attention to Sima Yi, the most important person in this incident.
Looking at everyone's expectant eyes, Sima Yi knew that he was now on the fire, and even if he didn't want to go, he couldn't express his position now.
"Zhong Da will live up to the trust of Duke Wei, and he will succeed in persuading Zhang Lu to surrender."
Sima Yi felt that he was very unlucky, he had endured in the mountains for most of his life, thinking that now he could finally establish a great career, but he never expected that he would encounter such a dilapidated situation when he came out of the mountain.
Sima Yi was very sad in his heart, he didn't know whether the current situation was God's tempering of his Sima family or whether the current Sima family was missing some luck after all.
Seeing that everyone in the court was now full of grievances, Xiahou frowned tightly and instantly exclaimed:
"Xi Lingjun, you must not grow the morale of others here to destroy the prestige of our army, after today's meeting, I will go to Youzhou to defend the town, if the thief really has the heart to attack Chang'an, I will definitely go straight to Xiapi in Youzhou, so that the end is unthinkable!"
"If he dares to invade Youzhou, then I will settle our grievances with him, and I will definitely drag him down so that Dawei has enough time to enter Shudi."
At this moment, Xiahoudun's eyes widened and the boss kept scanning the people present, as the leader of the Great Wei generals, Xiahoudun knew that everyone in the Great Wei could not have confidence now, but he had to have faith.
Now, if he loses confidence as the commander of the Great Wei army before the enemy arrives, then the Great Wei will really be finished, and then there will be able to pacify Hanzhong Bashu, and there will still be able to hold the world of Cao Wei!
Hearing Xiahoudun's words, Xi Zhicai clapped his hands and said:
"Good! General Yuan Ruo is mighty! If the other party dares to attack Chang'an, General Xiahou can go south from Youzhou to Xiapi and cut off the back road of the opera army. β
"If the army of opera artists dares to attack Youzhou, Chang'an will definitely send troops to attack the opera artists to aid General Xiahou at that time, and our army will definitely buy time for Zhongda with such a corner momentum, and when the land of Sichuan and Shu is all in my hands, my Great Wei will still have a trace of life to find."
Looking at the smile on Xi Zhicai's face, the corners of Xiahoudun's mouth twitched, and he seemed to be provoked by this guy.
But after a while, Xiahoudun also felt that there was nothing to do, after all, after his own statement just now, everyone in this hall was no longer as depressed as just now, and everyone worked together, and the foundation of the Cao family must be preserved.
After the end of the conference, Xiahoudun led 100,000 troops from Chang'an to Youzhou, at this time Youzhou already had 100,000 garrisons, and now plus the 100,000 troops led by Xiahoudun, there are 200,000 troops in Youzhou.
Everyone in the Cao family believes that with these 200,000 troops stationed in Youzhou, even if it is Xi Yu, it must be impossible to take Youzhou easily, and at least it will delay Xi Yu for a certain time.
In addition to coming out of Xiahoudun, Sima Yi also quickly set off to lead the gifts after the meeting, following the example of Guo Fengxiao, and set off from Chang'an to Nahanzhong alone with rich gifts, intending to pull Zhang Lu into Cao Wei's camp.
On the side of Xiliang, at this moment, Cao Zhen, the new descendant of Cao Wei, led 50,000 cavalry to chase Ma Teng frantically, wanting to take the land of Yongliang as soon as possible, as a retreat for Cao Wei in the future.
And in the end, it is the current Cao Wei general Cao Ren, Cao Ren is leading his troops to sit in the Tiger Prison Pass at the moment, one is to guard Chang'an, and the other is to support Xiahoudun at any time in the rear.
In this way, the strategic goal of the entire Cao Wei at this moment has been determined.
At this moment, Xiahoudun led hundreds of thousands of troops, starting from Chang'an, and now he has come to the west of Jizhou by drinking the Yellow River. (End of chapter)