Chapter 38 Sima Yi's first appearance

"General Zhao!"

When Zhao Feng arrived at the government office, not only Shi Guangyuan, but also Liao Hua and Pei Yuanshao have been waiting for him here for a long time. The two generals came from Xiangyang. What's the matter? Zhao Feng looked at these two and asked.

"It's not for anything else, but the prince estimates that the recruits have been trained. Let me wait for the transfer of 30,000 recruits to supplement the military in various cities." Liao Hua said with a smile.

"30,000 new recruits? Didn't you say 20,000?" Zhao Feng's eyes suddenly stared so wide that he almost jumped out. You, Mr. Guan, are so cruel. You agreed to give you 20,000 yuan. Why do you need 30,000 yuan now?

"The Marquis said, how can it be stable without 100,000 troops in Jingbei? Jingnan is located in a remote area, and General Zhao is in the town. There is no place to use troops for the time being, so he transferred 30,000 new recruits to protect Jingbei first!" Liao Hua smiled, and Pei Yuanshao beside him was also laughing.

I was fooled, I was really fooled. Zhao Feng really regrets that he is not good at meeting others now. Guan Yu, a man, doesn't seem to be very good. There are too many facts to take advantage of him. Not to mention that the 40,000 Shanyue army in Jiangdong picked peaches naked by him, this time he openly went out and extorted, and 10,000 more soldiers came out empty-mouthed. Looking at Liao Hua and Pei Yuanshao with a cautious face in front of him, Zhao Feng knew that he could not vent his anger on them, so he had to promise that they would transfer 30,000 to Jingbei for the trained new army. I put together a total of less than 60,000 recruits, and more than half of them went down. Zhao Feng's heart was a pain. Fortunately, the Shanyue Army and the Wudang Flying Army did not give it to him, otherwise Zhao Feng would have really broken his old capital.

"Your grandfather's, the first level of officials will crush people to death!" Zhao Feng looked at Liao Hua and Pei Yuanshao, who left proudly after successfully completing the task, and then looked at the barracks that seemed to be much empty. This time, it was really a big loss. At present, I am in the two counties of Jingnan + Jiaozhou, with a total of only 40,000 soldiers in the county. Among them, there are more than 20,000 people in total, including their old troops and the Wudang Flying Army, which is the strongest in combat effectiveness. For the remaining more than 10,000 soldiers in Jingnan County, the combat effectiveness can only be said to be unsatisfactory.

Thinking of this, Zhao Feng's sense of crisis is also unprecedentedly strong. At present, Shamoke and others led the Wudang Flying Army stationed on the shore of the Yuanjiang River, ready to beware of Nanzhong Meng Huo's invading. As for Sun Quan in Jiaozhou, in at most one month after the beginning of spring, the unique miasma of Jiaozhou will occur. At that time, if you want to seek the four counties of Jingnan from Jiaozhou, it is not possible to take the land road. The only way is to go south of Xiangshui. Zhao Feng asked Deng Zhi and Chen Bing at the edge of the Xiang River to always beware of Sun Quan's invading.

Day by day, Liu Bei, Cao Jian and Yuan Tan, the three princes, have basically regained their vitality after resting for a whole year. They can only let go of the war at the beginning of spring. Since the middle of the twelfth month, Cao Yan has been sending more troops to Xiangcheng and Liang County, always with the intention of going south to invade. Liu Bei did not show weakness. While mobilising troops to confront Qiao County and Cao Qian, he informed Guan Yu and Zhuge Liang in Jingzhou to prepare for battle. In addition, he also sent someone to inform Yuan Tan from Hebei, agreeing that once Cao Wei made any changes, the two sides would take action together.

In March after the beginning of spring, the total number of people hoarded by the two sides in Liang County had exceeded 100,000, and Cao Qian also sent Xu Huang to lead 40,000 troops to station in Xiangcheng. In the mansion of Prime Minister Xu Chang, Cao Wei summoned everyone to discuss. Gentlemen, I want to attack the two thieves of Liu Bei and Yuan Tan. I don't know where I should go first. Cao Wei looked at the people under the tent and asked slowly. As soon as he said this, the people under the account began to buzz.

Xun Yu has always been Cao Qian's most dependent left arm and right arm. At this time, he still needs to speak first. Touching his sparse goatee, Xun Yu said in a low voice, "Master, among the two thieves, Liu Bei is strong and Yuan Tan is weak. Liu Bei can be destroyed in a hurry. Although Yuan Tan has just occupied Liaodong, he only needs to plan properly. Our army can fight Hebei and force Yuan Tan back to Youzhou or even Liaodong. Once our army occupies Jizhou, its strength will inevitably increase greatly. In this way, it will be easy to fight against Liu Bei again. Xun Yu's surname has always been old and serious. He has always advocated a more safe method, and this time is no exception.

"Although Wen Ruo's words are good, Liu Bei has won Jing Xiang for the first time and has not yet consolidated the hearts of the people. If it is to sit up, won't it be an endless future? Cheng Yu, who was beside him, frowned a little when he heard this. Unlike Xun Yu, Cheng Yu has always been a little dangerous. Sometimes he may not be completely sure of the battle, and he is willing to fight.

"Liu Bei can be eliminated on the eve of the day. If it is delayed, it will be unfavorable to our army. It should be noted that Jiangdong and Jingnan are both grain-producing places. Liu Bei has always been in danger of grain shortage, but only Yongzhou can produce grain. Let's plan for Jizhou first, and then make a plan. Xun Yu still adheres to his own concept. He didn't say anything, that is, with Liu Bei's current strength, even if he tried his best to attack, it may not work.

"Xun Gong's words are biased. Jizhou is Yuan Shao's nest, and he can't be captured in the evening. Although Jing Xiang is in Liu Bei's hands at present, his heart is not completely stable. If you don't take advantage of this good opportunity, I'm afraid there will be no chance again. It was not Cheng Yu who said this, but Liu Ye and Liu Ziyang beside him. At present, the counselors insisted on their own words and argued with each other. The old man's heavy idea broke Yuan Tan first, and the more radical one advocated attacking Liu Bei first. For a moment, no one can convince anyone. Cao Hen looked at the messy scene in front of him and frowned.

"Hahahaha!" Just as everyone was arguing, a bright laughter came, and the counselors who were arguing stopped together to see who was laughing here. Even Cao Li looked at it, but his eyebrows frowned a little deeper.

"Zhong Da, why are you laughing?" Cheng Yu couldn't help asking unhappily when he saw that it was the young Prime Minister's Mansion who had just laughed. This Sima Yi is the second son of the Sima family, a famous family in Hebei. He was famous for his intelligence when he was young. Now in his twenties, he has been established by Cao Qianzheng as the prime minister's house. He is a senior central official with a rank of 600 stones, which is also extremely rare. Although he suddenly laughed wildly and was rude, it was not convenient for Yu to scold him face to face. After all, Cao Yan was still there.

"I laugh at Xun Gongqi's worries. What can Liu Bei do with Jing Xiang? In my opinion, as long as you plan properly, you can make Liu Bei collapse with your fingers. Sima Yi said proudly.

As soon as he said this, a group of counselors exclaimed, feeling that Sima Yi's brain was burned out, and he could actually say such arrogant words. When Cao Yan heard the words, his frown was relaxed. He immediately asked, "Since Zhongda said this, he must have a wonderful plan, but he can come quickly."

"Lord, although Liu Bei occupies a wide area at present, it is still in Xuzhou. Waiting for this march, we don't want to break it in one fell swoop, but just want to call it back to the corner of Xuzhou, which is already a great victory. Can the unknown lord agree with this statement? Sima Yi heard Cao Jian's question, but he restrained a little and answered with more cautious words instead.

"ExACTly!" Cao Wei nodded. The question is, is it so easy to drive Liu Bei back to Xuzhou? Or is it so easy for Jiangdong and Jingzhou to be surnamed Cao?

"In this way, we only need to set up six armies, with a total of 500,000 horses to attack Jingxiang, Yuzhou and Jiangdong respectively, and attack with the momentum of Mount Tai, then these three places can go down. After losing these three places, even if Liu Bei can still occupy Xuzhou and Huainan, what can he do? Sima Yi said with a smile.

"Six-way army, 500,000 horses?" When Xun Yu heard the words, he frowned and said, "Zhong Da, although the lord has won Bingzhou, his subordinate soldiers and horses are only more than 300,000. Moreover, even if he attacks Liu Bei, he still needs to stay behind to contain Yuan Tan. How can he have 500,000 troops?"

"Gong Xun, if you only rely on the Lord, it is naturally a rare 500,000 army. But if the plan is right, a 500,000 troops will be at your fingertips. Sima Yi is full of confidence.

"Zhongda might as well make it clear." Cao can't see any expression fluctuation on his face, and even his originally wrinkled eyebrows were completely relaxed.

"Yes, Lord!" Sima Yi slightly arched his hand, and then talked to a group of counselors: "The first road of 500,000 troops, led by the lord himself, raised 100,000 troops from Liang County to attack Qiao County and Chen County. Once these two counties were taken, Liu Bei and Xu Yu were cut into two sections, and the east and west could not be taken care of each other. In the second way, General Xu Gongming led the army out of Xiangcheng, and General Cao Zilian led the army out of Luoyang and joined 100,000 troops to attack Wancheng. Wancheng was the gateway for us to enter Jingxiang. Once the place was taken here, the hinterland of Jingxiang would be under the iron hooves of our army. The third way, ask Zhang Lu from Hanzhong to send 50,000 soldiers from Hanzhong, and attack the new city, Nanxiang, and the mediocre land from the west city. After the event was completed, he was allowed to take the position of Zhang Lu's national division and allow him to preach in the Central Plains. Wudou Rice Sect is the lifeblood of Zhang Lu. With this promise, he will definitely agree to send troops. In the fourth way, he sent people to lobby Liu Zhang in Xichuan, named him the Duke of Shu, and ordered him to send 100,000 troops from the Linjiang River to the White Emperor City to attack Yidu. On the fifth way, he lobbied Meng Huo, the barbarian king in the south, to increase treasures and promise his barbarian throne, and ordered him to send 100,000 troops to attack Wuling County, south. The barbarians have always been greedy and must agree to send troops, and the land of Jingnan lacks a major general, and Meng Huo's troops was enough to disturb it upside down. On the sixth way, he sent people to the south to contact Jiaozhou's pastor Sun Quan, and ordered him to send 50,000 troops to attack Liu Bei together, and the front of the army went straight to guide the sea, Cangwu and other places. Although Sun Quan was a shepherd of Jiaozhou, he was driven out of Jiangdong by Liu Bei, and he was afraid that he would still be worried about it. If there is a chance to map the east of the Yangtze River again, the people must be willing to let go. With a total of 500,000 soldiers and horses in this six-way army, even if Liu Bei has the ability to connect heaven and earth, it is difficult to take care of both the beginning and the end. If the man is lucky, he can still save Xuzhou and Jiangdong; if the army is defeated like a mountain, it is not impossible to be defeated.

After saying his strategy in one breath, Sima Yi also gently relaxed. The counselors have been completely shocked by this huge plan, and those who don't think too fast are even a little dizzy. Sima Yi looked at the people who were obviously shocked by him, and couldn't help but have a trace of pride on his face. He turned his head and looked at Cao Jian, but saw that he was still expressionless. Sima Yi's heart suddenly cooled slightly, and more than half of his excitement went away.

(to be continued)