"So Longyou still hasn't been saved?"

Cao Rui looked at the battle report sent by Cao Zhen and asked expressionlessly.

"Yes, Your Majesty, and Zhang He, who came to the aid of Long, was also wiped out in Jieting." Cao Zhen smiled bitterly, lowered his head and reported cautiously.

"Now the entire Longyou has all surrendered to Shu, and Longdao has been completely cut off by the Shu army."

These two months have been the most troublesome month since he ascended the throne, and there is no good news in the war reports sent every day. It seems that the Shu army is attacking from all sides, Longyou, Xincheng, and Baoxidao...... There is news of the Shu army everywhere.

The only good news is that Meng Da in Xincheng was killed by Sima Yi before he could raise his army, which was the only good news in two months.

In the end, Cao Rui gritted his teeth and announced that he was driving in person, and on the one hand, Cao Zhen went south to block the Shu army on the Bao Chuan Road, and on the other hand, he sent Zhang He to rescue Longyou. The Wei army, which was guarding the Central Plains a little, was transferred nearly 100,000 people in one go, and they were waiting for a decisive battle with the Shu army.

As a result, before he could arrange everything, the Shu army of Baochuan Road withdrew and went to rescue Zhang He in Longxi, and the whole army was annihilated......

"That's it, it's not your fault, it's the Shu people who are too cunning." Cao Rui held back a sentence for a long time, but in the end, he still didn't scold it for the sake of the other party's lonely minister.

"Now I want to know, how many troops does Lone need to transfer to recapture Longyou? Can it be done by being close to the Guanzhong Army? ”

The key is whether the army in Guanzhong alone can take back Longyou. You must know that there are hundreds of thousands of people in the five counties of Longyou, even if Cao Wei, who has a big family, loses it, he is distressed.

And once Longyou is occupied by the Shu army for a long time, then the entire Guanzhong and Liangzhou will be under the front of the Shu army for a long time. The Shu army will no longer need to wade through mountains and rivers to transport grain from Hanzhong to the front line, and the logistical pressure will be greatly increased.

So Cao Rui is very concerned about what he should do to recapture Longyou as soon as possible.

In this sentence, Cao Rui asked Cao Zhen, not Xiahou Nan, after all, he also knew how wasteful this family's kid was.

"Uh......" Cao Zhen was stopped by this sentence, and didn't know how to reply for a while.

He was worried that replying to the truth would irritate His Majesty again, after all, the situation in Guanzhong was very difficult.

"Just tell me the truth, I'm not going to be angry about that." Cao Rui saw that Cao Zhen was hesitant and said calmly.

Seeing Cao Rui's gaze, Cao Zhen sighed bitterly in his heart and said with difficulty.

"Your Majesty...... The military discipline of the troops in Guanzhong was sloppy, and the military leaders in many places did not listen to orders, and they were simply useless. Of the Northwest Army, only the Yongzhou Army in charge of Guo Huai was still able to fight. ”

"But the Yongzhou army under Guo Huai is only 20,000, and it is not enough to defend the three auxiliary forces in Guanzhong, and it is difficult to continue the attack."

Of course, he still has something that can be played under him, such as the trilogy under Zhang He. However, because it was all buried in the street pavilion, Cao Zhen could also ignore him.

One waste, even a literati can't lead the troops, what's the use of you!

Cao Zhen's answer made Cao Rui's face a little ugly, and it could be seen that Cao Rui was really angry. He took several breaths to calm down before speaking.

"Then the state army is transferred south to help, can you recapture Longyou?"

"It's hard." Cao Zhen shook his head and replied with a wry smile.

"Because of the previous negligence of the defense of the northwest, Longyou was not stationed at all. However, Longyou and Yongzhou have a Longshan natural danger, and there is no other offensive route except Longdao. ”

"And the opportunity to enter Longyou is that the Shu army has not yet completed the breaking of Longlong, so it can break through the gap.

However, Zhang He, the right general in charge of this task, did not complete the task, but the whole army was wiped out. Now that the whole territory of Longyou has descended to Shu, Zhuge Liang has built the Longdao defense line like an iron bucket. ”

"According to a certain estimate, if you want to recapture Longyou, at least 150,000 soldiers and horses are needed, and there is hope for the recapture of the attackers in turn."

After listening to Cao Zhen's analysis, Cao Rui's face was gloomy and terrifying, and the anger in his eyes was about to come out.

"150,000 soldiers? If Lone can come up with these troops, how can he let the Shu people snatch Longyou!

"A Longyou will use more than 100,000 soldiers and horses, so does it take a national crusade to fight Shu Han?"

Cao Wei's army was only 400,000 soldiers and horses, which also required garrisoning Cao Wei's vast frontier.

Huainan defended Eastern Wu, Liaodong defended Gongsun Du, and the north defended Hun Wuheng. Moreover, in the Central Plains of Hebei, the core interest area of Cao Wei, it is also necessary to leave enough troops to defend it.

The troops in these places must not be transferred for a long time, otherwise Cao Wei's regime will be unstable. At this stage, the number of troops that Cao Rui can take out to deal with Shu Han is not even 100,000.

In the face of Cao Rui's anger, Cao Zhen could only pretend to be a quail with his head down, and did not dare to say a word. After all, he is not a god, and he can't conjure up soldiers and horses out of thin air to fight the Shu army.

Cao Rui was angry for a long time, and finally took a long breath and sat at the table, still feeling puzzled. Suddenly thought that if Zhang He hadn't been wiped out, he wouldn't be so passive now, and his blood pressure was suddenly high again.

"Zhang He, this waste, not only failed to succeed in aiding Long, but also died with tens of thousands of Cao Wei soldiers! What's the use of raising such an incompetent waste! ”

After angrily spewing Zhang He's incompetence, Cao Rui took a long breath and calmed down.

Now it's useless to regenerate gas, and we must find a way to stabilize the territory.

Looking at the posture of the Shu army, it is estimated that the battles in the northwest will be more frequent in the future. Since it is impossible to recapture Longyou in a short period of time, we can only find ways to consolidate the war readiness in the northwest.

"Moved Sima Yi to be the governor of Yongliang, and supervised the military affairs of Yongzhou and Liangzhou."

"Guo Huai served as the general of Zhenxi and continued to be responsible for supervising Yongzhou."

"General Cao Zhen holds the festival, supervises the military affairs in Guanzhong, and guards against the movements of the Shu army."

"As for Xiahou Nan, let me go back to Luoyang, don't make trouble in the northwest."

"In the next ten years, it is estimated that the war in the northwest will be frequent, so cheer me up." Cao Rui ordered one after another, and successively transferred Sima Yi and others to important posts in the northwest. After the arrangement, Cao Rui breathed a sigh of relief and immediately ordered.

"Pass the order, prepare to pack, and drive back to Luoyang tomorrow. The cunning Soochow may not let go of this good opportunity, and will definitely take the opportunity to make a move against Hefei. ”

"Yui!" Cao Zhen immediately bowed his head and replied.

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Cao Rui's guess was correct, after the Shu army annexed Longyou and passed to Eastern Wu, Sun Quan was also immediately ready to move.

At this time, all the soldiers and horses in the Central Plains of Cao Wei were transferred to the west, and it was the time when Huainan was empty.

After a few days of discussion with the minister, Sun Quan, the supreme governor of Eastern Wu, ordered Lu Xun, the governor of the capital, to lead the northern expedition to Hefei. However, in a few days, 100,000 soldiers and horses of Dongwu crossed the Yangtze River and marched to Hefei for the nth time.

All this information was sent to Zhuge Liang's desk at a very fast speed. Seeing Cao Wei and Dongwu start to act as he calculated, Zhuge Liang breathed a sigh of relief.

"The first emperor has a spirit in the sky, and Longyou is now officially returned to the Han Dynasty."