Chen Qun gave a proposal for the current situation, but it didn't seem to be on Cao Rui's side.

Cao Rui glanced at Chen Qun faintly, as if he wanted to see through this orphaned minister.

However, Chen Qun didn't care at all, and said without changing his face under Cao Rui's gaze.

"Your Majesty, since the fall of Longyou, Liangzhou has actually been unable to be saved."

"Without Longyou, the connection between Liangzhou and Guanzhong is very weak. From beginning to end, if we want to support Liangzhou, we need to pass through the territory of the Qianghu people. ”

"The Qianghu people of the north have always been vile and greedy, and cooperating with them is tantamount to seeking the skin of a tiger. Even if it is not honest in peacetime, let alone the urgency of the war in the northwest now? ”

"So Liangzhou is already a place that must be abandoned, and there is no need to waste troops and money here. It's better to take all the soldiers and horses back to Guanzhong and fight with the Shu army in Guanzhong......"

"Well, needless to say, I've made up my mind! Liangzhou must be protected! Cao Rui finally couldn't bear it anymore and directly interrupted Chen Qun's tirade.

"Spread my will, with Guo Huai temporarily supervising the military in Guanzhong, Chen Tai led the troops to rescue Liangzhou. Luoyang already needs to divide troops to help, and I need to protect Liangzhou no matter what! ”

After speaking, Cao Rui drove Chen Qun away directly, not planning to listen to his advice again.

Cao Rui has always been good at following advice

, no matter who mentions it, Cao Rui will basically listen. However, this time, Cao Rui must try his best to protect Liangzhou against public opinion.

Chen Qun's proposal seemed reasonable, and he gave up Liangzhou and retreated to Guanzhong. In this way, not only will the increase in the number of troops in Guanzhong be more stable, but it will also reduce costs.

This is also the attitude of most people in Cao Wei's court, don't keep Liangzhou, a money-losing thing.

But Cao Rui can't listen to them, especially Liangzhou must not be lost!

Liangzhou is located in the north of Longyou, only a river away from Longyou, which was controlled by Shu Han. This meant that the Wei army in Liangzhou could threaten Long's right flank at any time, so that the Shu army would not dare to let go and advance eastward.

In other words, as long as Liangzhou is still in the hands of the Wei army, encircling Guanzhong has become a road that Shu is destined not to choose.

On the contrary, once Liangzhou is lost, the Shu army can connect Yongliang together. In this way, the Shu army no longer has any worries, and Guanzhong has directly become an enemy of Western Shu on both sides, and a threat from Qianghu on the other.

Moreover, the existence of Liangzhou is the core of the Qiang-Hu Alliance. His existence means that Cao Wei's control over the northwest is still there, and the Qianghu people have to honestly obey Cao Wei's orders.

Once Liangzhou is lost, it is difficult to say whether the Qianghu people will have any second thoughts.

Think about Ma Yan, who is known as "the soldier is out of Longyou, and the Qiang Hu is powerful", the ghost knows if Qiang Hu will meet left and right between Wei and Shu, so as to ask for a price.

At that time, what should I do if Guanzhong becomes an enemy on three sides? Give up again?

If you give up again, you will go to Tongguan, and then Luoyang, and then there is no way to retreat.

Therefore, it is absolutely impossible to abandon Liangzhou from a strategic level. Whether Longyou can be recovered in the future depends on Liangzhou.

None of those money-hungry clans think at the national level.

Cao Rui made a decision to rescue Liangzhou, which aroused unanimous opposition from the ministers in Cao Wei's court. However, Cao Rui was very resolute and advocated the rescue of Liangzhou.

Under Cao Rui's orders, Guo Huai returned to Chang'an from Yongzhou to take over Cao Zhen's affairs. Chen Tai led more than 10,000 troops to merge with the state reinforcements, preparing to cross the Yellow River and use Qianghu to aid Liangzhou.

No matter what, Liangzhou has to do its best to keep it.

After arranging these, Cao Rui almost collapsed on the bed, staring at the ceiling with blank eyes. At the moment, he looks like he has been played badly, and he only has one year in his head.

"Why isn't Zhuge Liang dead? Why isn't Ma Tan dead? ”

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Not to mention Cao Rui's chickens and dogs, almost all the courtiers tore their faces. Shu Han's side is united in his heart, ready to go all out to defeat Liangzhou.

In October of the ninth year of Jianxing, Longyou's autumn ploughing ended, and Zhuge Liang's third Northern Expedition officially began.

Wei Yan and Ma Tan led their troops to cross the Yellow River and took the lead in landing on the boundary of Liangzhou.

Ma Tan led 3,000 cavalry to cross the Yellow River first and set up camp on the north side of the riverbank.

The Wei general Fei Yao led his troops out and tried to prevent the Shu army from crossing the river. As a result, after seeing Ma Tan's banner, he attacked backwards without saying a word, and ran back to Jincheng in a puff of smoke.

Sima Yi had already ordered that if Ma Tan Wei Yan and other famous generals in Shu had already crossed the river, they would immediately withdraw to Jincheng.

The Yellow River flows slowly, the river channel is narrow, and there are still a lot of ferries, which cannot stop the army at all. The location here doomed him to not be a strategic place, but only a short-term defense.

After Fei Yao withdrew to Jincheng, the Wei army in Liangzhou began to shrink its defenses. All the Wei troops stationed on the edge of the Yellow River retreated to Jinchengjun and defended the city.

In a word, I will never give you a chance to play.

The Wei army contracted its defenses, making the crossing of the river extremely smooth for the Shu army. After only three days of garrisoning in Majian Hebei, 60,000 Shu troops crossed the Yellow River and set foot on the boundary of Liangzhou.

"Prime Minister! Wei's general Fei Yao Sima Shi led troops to defend Jincheng County, and held on to various passes and refused to fight. Wei Yan found that Wei Jun was completely ignoring during the tentative attack, so he turned his head and reported to Zhuge Liang.

"This is normal, don't care, the whole army is pressed up." Zhuge Liang didn't care, he had already expected Wei Jun's reaction.

He had analyzed before the war that his opponent was not an easy one.

Sima Yi, the head of the Sima family in Hanoi, and the younger brother of the talented Sima Lang. This person is good at using soldiers, is good at governing places, and is an all-round civil and military talent like Zhuge Liang.

And he, like Zhuge Liang, is good at adapting measures to local conditions in his life. Only when there is absolute certainty will the aggression be like fire.

The Shu army led a four-year winning streak to the north to attack Liangzhou, and its strength was above Sima Yi. With this cunning thing, if you dare to come out to fight, you will have a ghost.

Therefore, Zhuge Liang had expected this, and immediately ordered his army to attack Jincheng County.

Wei Yan led 5,000 troops to attack Nanzhong in the east, and pointed his troops at Zuli to block the possibility of reinforcements from Guanzhong. And Zhuge Liang took Ma Yanwei as the vanguard and led the army to fight Jincheng County.

With the same strength, Ma Tan led 3,000 cavalry soldiers to arrive in Jincheng County with a swagger. In the face of the heavily guarded Jincheng, Ma Tan was as arrogant as ever, leading the troops directly to the city to call for battle.

"The thieves in Jincheng have all listened, my Han Heavenly Soldiers have gone on a northern expedition so far, and the soldiers are unstoppable! Sima Yi has already been cowardly and is ready to lead the troops to escape, you surrender quickly, and fight the thieves with the Han Dynasty, and you will not lose a dragon skill! ”

Ma Yan's original intention was to lure General Wei out, and then humiliate and spread rumors in front of him. Even if you can't bear it, you don't want fame.

However, the Wei army seemed to have expected it, and before Ma Jian finished shouting, arrows rained down. A large amount of arrows rained down so that Ma Jian had to retreat for several miles, and the Wei general Fei Yao Sima Shi did not appear at all.

"What's the situation? How did these Wei generals learn well? ”

Finally, the Third Northern Expedition arrived, and Prime Minister Zhuge and Sima Pifu were finally going to touch

(End of chapter)