Just when Cao Rui was furious and angry that no one could resist Ma Jian in the Manchu Dynasty, an old minister suddenly stood up.

Cao Rui subconsciously looked up, and it was Jiang Ji, an old minister of the Three Dynasties.

"I don't know if Aiqing has a good plan?" Cao Rui raised his eyebrows slightly, looked at Jiang Ji and asked.

"Your Majesty, although Ma Tan can fight well, his fighting force is only a man's brave ear. Even if it can attack the entire Yingchuan, the real threat is not high. ”

Jiang Ji calmly arched his hand to Cao Rui and said softly.

"Whether it is Zhuge Liang in the Northwest or Ma Tan in Nanyang, its military might can be resisted as long as it is held. Even if he can fight again, he is only brave as a horseman, and in a certain opinion, his majesty ignores a person who wants to break them. ”

"Who?" Cao Rui looked at Jiang Ji with blazing eyes, and hurriedly asked.

"Sun Quan." Jiang Ji said quietly.

Jiang Ji's words woke up Cao Rui in an instant, and also made many civil and military officers suddenly stunned.

This year is the eleventh year of Jianxing, and Shu Han and Dongwu took the initiative to join the army. Especially some time ago, Eastern Wu and Shu Han fought with Lujiang in Runan respectively, which made most of Cao Wei Wenwu subconsciously regard them as one.

But at this time, Jiang Ji brought it up, and everyone remembered that our Great Wei King Wu was not a thing in the pool.

Shu Han can now send a large number of troops to Guanzhong and Nanyang, and Zhuge Liang and Ma Yan, who are the most capable of fighting, dare to press so high, because they have no worries.

They are backed by Yizhou and Yongliang, the country of abundance, and the internal contradictions have been almost dealt with, so Ma Jian can fly without fear.

"So Jiang Aiqing means ......" Cao Rui looked at Jiang Ji, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, but he still insisted on asking.

"Has Your Majesty forgotten that ten years ago, the same Nanyang, the same General of Xishu, how did Guan Yu die?" Jiang Ji saluted again, looked upright, and said to Cao Rui.

"Guan Yu and Ma Jian are also the same people, they are both proud and bold, and they don't leave a way back for themselves. If His Majesty sends a large army to stick to Ma Tan in Yingchuan, but not to confront it is just to delay. ”

Then he sent an envoy to Eastern Wu to persuade Sun Quan to attack Ma Jian together. When the time comes, after the Wu soldiers attack him, Ma Jian will inevitably panic and leave, and at that time, His Majesty's self-unified army will pursue, and it will inevitably be broken in a battle. ”

"You must know that Zhuge Liang, the prime minister of Xishu, is in the middle of the army at the moment, and it is thousands of miles away from Nanyang......"

Jiang Ji didn't say everything, but Cao Rui also understood his specific plans.

Basically, just like Guan Yu back then, he united with Dongwu to attack Ma Yan. At this moment, Zhuge Liang is far away in Guanzhong, and the whip is beyond his reach, and when he receives the news and leads the army to help, Ma Jian is likely to have been defeated.

Even if he was lucky enough to let Ma Tan die at the hands of Eastern Wu, it was even possible to transfer the hatred of Shu Han to Eastern Wu again. At that time, the second and third children will fight again, and Cao Wei will still be able to reap the benefits of the fisherman.

Jiang Ji's train of thought reminded Cao Rui, why do you have to fight hard with Ma Jian head-on? What if he can fight again, can't you still kill him by dragging him head-on and then trying to destroy his rear?

When Chu and Han fought, Xiang Yuniu didn't die at the hands of the big hooligan Liu Bang in the end?

Since he can fight, then let's not fight with him. Fight hard with him for logistics, fight hard for his family, and find a way to isolate him diplomatically, no matter how much he can fight, it is useless.

However, Jiang Ji gave this suggestion, but Cao Rui still felt tricky after pondering,

"However, now that the Eastern Wu army is besieging Hefei, it has been rejecting our army for a long time. In this case, even if I am willing to talk to Dongwu, Sun Quan is not happy, right? ”

"Sun Quan of Dongwu sees small profits and forgets his righteousness, and he is a man with a light eye, why is he afraid?" Jiang Ji shook his head lightly and said calmly.

"Your Majesty can send a general to lead the army to aid Hefei. Don't look at the menacing Eastern Wu, as long as our army arrives, Sun Quan will inevitably leave in disbelief and dare not confront our army. ”

"At that time, the Eastern Wu army will besiege Hefei in vain, and the Western Shu army will be prosperous, and Sun Quan will definitely be afraid. After all, if you want to talk about personal enmity, the relationship between Dongwu and Xishu can be described as a sea of blood feud, and Xishu will not forget the enmity of Guan Yu in the past. ”

At that time, His Majesty will send peace talks again, using Hefei as a lure to win over Sun Quan to jointly attack Shu. As long as Ma Tan dies, the two small countries of Western Shu and Eastern Wu are not worried! ”

Jiang Ji's well-founded arguments quickly made Cao Rui's eyes light up. This is much better than the scene that Sima Yi and his ilk said, "Ma Yanzhi is talented and sparse, and good soldiers are unbroken".

At least in terms of military strength, taking 100,000 troops to Hefei can scare off Eastern Wu. However, the 100,000 troops sent to the Yingchuan front, I am afraid that it is still a bit insufficient to contain Ma Yan.

The only thing that made Cao Rui a little difficult to accept was that Jiang Ji said that he would exchange Hefei for Sun Quan's troops. This price is a bit too much, but then Cao Rui thought about it, if he can kill Ma Jian with Hefei, it seems that it will be quite profitable.

And who said that if you promise to give, you have to give, Cao Rui is not his good-looking father. Cao Rui even began to think about how to hack Sun Quan's Hefei when the time came.

At this moment, Ma Tan's army is backed by Nanyang, and the main force is basically all in the north, if Cao Rui can practice with Dongwu again, it seems that it is not impossible to destroy Ma Tan.

So Cao Rui, who had been pondering for a long time, basically affirmed Jiang Ji's train of thought. But even so, Cao Rui still asked uneasily,

"But what if Dongwu didn't succeed in the sneak attack, so that Ma Jian successfully withdrew to Nanyang, then what?"

"Your Majesty, at that time, it was the contradiction between Eastern Wu and Shu Han. For us...... At least Yingchuan is worry-free. ”

Jiang Ji's last words finally convinced Cao Rui.

This matter can mainly convince Sun Quan that no matter whether Dongwu can succeed in the sneak attack or not, it is not a loss for his own family.

Even if Dongwu did not succeed in backstabbing like he did against Guan Yu, under pressure from the rear, Ma Tan would have to withdraw from Yingchuan to help the south. And at that time, Dongwu and Shu Han will also have a grudge because of this, and Shu Han will never dare to ignore it like now if he wants to go on a northern expedition.

Sun Quan will become the most important force in this game.

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Just when Cao Rui made up his mind to send a large army to Hefei to drive Sun Quan, Wudang, west of Nanyang, another soldier and horse went down the river and entered the territory of Nanyang.

Its leading general stood on the bow of the ship, looking at the direction of Nanyang with his eyes full of vicissitudes.

"It's been more than ten years, I really didn't expect us to come back in our lifetime!"

"General Wenchang, now is not the time to sigh, we have to go to Wancheng as soon as possible to join General Zhengbei."

At this time, an old acquaintance appeared next to Wei Yan and opened his mouth to remind. This person is none other than Wei Yanbao's Ma Dai.

"Don't worry, I have a lot of things to do." Wei Yan was disturbed, a little dissatisfied, and waved his hand speechlessly.

"To be honest, that kid doesn't necessarily need my support. As far as I know about him, maybe he has already fought from Kunyang to Yingchuan by now. ”

(End of chapter)