Three Kingdoms: I help Liu Bei grow thousands of miles

Chapter 785 Passive defense subject

"Your Majesty, Guan Yu claims to be invincible in the world, and the cavalry and sailors are all good players. It is unrealistic for us to completely wipe out the opponent. It is the best ending to seriously injure the strength of the Jingzhou army. The only way to disable Liu Bei's right-hand man in Jingzhou, Your Majesty can safely move the Central Plains soldiers to the west or east." Cao Xiu analyzed.

Cao Pi nodded solemnly, "Wen Lie prepares first, I have to think again."

"Wei." Cao Xiu cupped his fists and exited the palace.

Cao Pi looked at the back of Cao Xiu leaving, and suddenly thought of Jia Xu, a scheming man who always had unique explanations for the analysis of the general trend of the world.

"Xiao Gao, take the imperial physician and go to the Taiwei's mansion now, and invite Jia Taiwei to the widow to come into the palace." Cao Pi had just finished speaking, and added: "The Taiwei is old, take my imperial chariot Go pick it up."

"Wei." The servant Gao Mou was ordered to leave.

Cao Pi came to visit several times before, but was criticized by the clan ministers for losing his prestige, so he never took the initiative to visit the Taiwei's Mansion. Cao Pi was worried that Jia Xu would excuse his illness, so he asked Gao Miao to bring the imperial physician with him.

After more than an hour, the emperor's imperial chariot stopped in front of the Nangong Xuanshi Hall, Gao Mou followed and helped Jia Xu out of the chariot.

Jia Xu was assisted by Gao Mou to enter the hall for an audience. Cao Pi couldn't bear to see Jia Xu staggering, and ordered someone to give him a seat.

"Your Majesty called your servants to come, could it be that you can't make a decision because of foreign wars?" Jia Xu sat down, turned his head and asked the question.

Cao Pi nodded and said: "The widow didn't want to disturb the Taiwei to recuperate, but Liangzhou, Jingzhou, and Huainan seem to be at war. It is difficult for the Chinese and Chinese military officials to be as resourceful as you, so I asked Xiao Gao to invite the Taiwei here. Thank you. Give me an analysis."

"Seeing that the autumn harvest is coming everywhere, it is said that only Zhang Fei will invade Liangzhou to rebel, but General Zidan has quelled the rebellion in the Hexi Corridor, and has stationed heavy troops in the counties of Tianshui. I don't believe that Zhang Fei dares to seek his own death. At this time, Soochow is the weakest of the three, and Sun Quan is probably putting on airs, but it is hard to talk about Guan Yu in Jingzhou." Jia Xu showed a serious expression.

Cao Pi nodded in agreement: "Before, Guan Yu threatened to send troops with Sun Quan, but there was no movement in Huainan. Xiangyang seemed to be unable to bear the loneliness, and recently sent many troops to advance north. Guan Ping, Pang De and others took some of the former emperor "Abandoned City"

"Do you have any opinions on the Korean and Chinese military?" Jia Xu asked.

"The battle report of Zhang Liao and Xu Huang was sent to me by Wen Lie just now, and I thought of the Taiwei immediately before I called the group of ministers to discuss." Cao Pi's mustache curled up with a smile.

Jia Xu frowned, stroked his beard and said to himself: "Guan Yu's move has a lot of meaning. Wen Lie is His Majesty's general who conquers the south, what does he think?"

"Wen Lie also analyzed that Xiliang and Huainan would not be able to fight. He suggested concentrating troops around Luoyang and then fighting Guan Yu in a decisive battle to completely defeat Jingzhou's arrogance. Otherwise, the Central Plains garrison would be restrained by tens of thousands of Guan Yu, which would really be a hindrance. The safety and stability of the Great Wei." Cao Pi then expressed Cao Xiu's opinion.

Jia Xu nodded slightly and continued to analyze: "Wen Lie is very thoughtful, but I think there is no need to be so anxious. Guan Yu and Sun Quan are currently having their own ulterior motives. Whether it was Guan Yu who threatened to help Wu before, or he is now sending troops to occupy the empty city, we all miss Sun Quan. In the decisive battle with the Great Wei in Huainan, when His Majesty transfers the Central Plains troops to the east, the Jingzhou soldiers may really go north."

"Guan Yu's little tricks have been seen through by the widows long ago. As long as Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, and Man Chong guard everywhere, I can rest easy in Luoyang." Cao Pi smiled confidently.

"Passive defense is controlled by others, Your Majesty should take the initiative to break this deadlock." Jia Xu reminded, stroking his beard.

"The Taiwei also agrees with Wen Lie's opinion?" Cao Pi asked.

Jia Xu shook his head and replied: "Since Guan Yu and Sun Quan are waiting for the other party to attack first, why don't your majesty make a small plan to push the boat along? You can let the prefect Man (Man Chong) go to Huainan for reinforcements with all the soldiers from Runan, but pretend to be your majesty to the outside world." Not to mention that Sun Quan might be frightened away, Guan Yu, seeing that the dragons around Luoyang are leaderless, might really venture northward in order to make contributions, and the strategic depth at a sufficient distance will make the Jingzhou soldiers taste the bitter fruit."

"The imperial conquest? I remember that when Cheng Yu fought under the banner of the first emperor, he really retreated the soldiers of Soochow. Is it still useful to repeat the old trick now? If Sun Quan takes the risk to attack," Cao Pi expressed hesitation.

"Your Majesty can rest assured that Grand Sima (Cao Ren) is both civil and military, and his combat experience is almost the top of the three armies. With him guarding Huainan, he will be safe. Even if Man Boning does not go to Huainan to help, Sun Quan of the Eastern Wu may not be his opponent." Jia Xu has great confidence in Cao Ren.

"Although the garrison in Huainan is not as large as that of Sun Quan, adding the garrison in Xuzhou should be enough. Listening to the Taiwei's words is like turning the clouds into the sun. I will send people to deploy immediately. I don't know if Guan Yu will be fooled. At that time, I will meet in person. He, the Taiwei must go out with me when the time comes." Cao Pi's expression was solemn.

"Uh, my minister is old and sick, so I can only try my best to advise His Majesty." Jia Xu said to himself that there are many advisers in the court, so don't just ask me to order you around.

"Haha, I'm joking with the Taiwei. If it's not a last resort, I won't go to the front line in person. Just leave this kind of thing to Wen Lie." Cao Pi smiled leisurely.

Jia Xu cupped his hands and smiled awkwardly, Your Majesty, you must be self-aware, not every monarch is as good at fighting as the first emperor.

A few days later, Cao Pi's edict was passed to Runan, and the prefect Man Chong followed the edict to gather troops and horses. Under the banner of Cao Pi, he headed for Huainan in a mighty way.

After Guan Ping, who was stationed in Xinye, got the news, he immediately sent a fast horse to Xiangyang to report to Guan Yu. According to Xu Shu's suggestion, Guan Yu ordered all the troops to stand still for the time being, and wait for the movement in Huainan before making any calculations.

At the end of September, Ruxuwu.

Tens of thousands of Jiangdong soldiers and horses sharpen their knives and horses. They have assembled here for three months. Weapons, equipment, warships, and food are all in place. Apart from organizing troops to simulate landing and attacking the city, Sun Quan has no intention of taking the initiative to attack at all. There was news of Cao Pi's personal expedition.

Sun Quan's original intention was to return to the rebel general Han Zong, so as to quell the conflict between the Huaisi and Jiangdong factions, but was ruthlessly rejected by the chief minister Cao Ren, so that Sun Quan was caught in a dilemma.

After receiving the news of Cao Pi's imperial conquest, Sun Quan, who had been frowning all day long, finally showed joy, saying that Cao Ren was a very ignorant warrior, and that Cao Pi, as the emperor of Wei, should give our King Wu a face.

It's a pity that the greater the expectation, the greater the disappointment. A few days later, Hu Ke hurried to Ruxuwu, and the first sentence he said when he saw Sun Quan was: "Don't be fooled, the king, Cao Pi didn't have a personal conquest at all."

Because of the Sima brothers, Hu Ke had special news passing by in the territory of Wei State. After hearing this, Sun Quan was stunned. After a long time, he murmured: "Qing came at the right time. The generals in the dock are clamoring for battle every day. I can't find anyone here to discuss with, but in the current crisis, do you have any good suggestions?"

(End of this chapter)