Chapter 32 Middle Attack and Side Defence

Although the turtle lives a long life, it still has a long time.

The snake rides on the fog and finally turns into earth ash.

The old man is bermant, and his ambition is a thousand miles away.

In the twilight of the martyrs, he was very strong.

The period of profit and contraction is not only in the sky; the blessing of nourishment can be eternal.

Fortunately! Singing with songs.

A song "Turtle Longevity" jumped on the paper. Cao put down the brush in his hand. After the ink was slightly dry, he carefully picked up the paper and looked at it carefully. With a sigh of relief, Cao Yan also praised: "Although I don't like Zhao Botao's people, I have to admit that the bamboo paper he made is another way to carry forward the way of calligraphy!"

"What my father said is very true. This bamboo paper is really better than bamboo slips!" Cao Zhi, who was on the side, also praised. Cao Yan laughed a few times and was waiting to say more, but he could hear the servants come to report, saying that Xun You and others had arrived, so they were waiting for Cao Yan.

"Alas!" Cao Qian sighed, put down the freshly baked works, and went to meet everyone unhately. Today, Cao Wei summoned everyone not for anything else, but to discuss a plan to see how to deal with the current situation. The calligraphy just now is just a boring episode before waiting for everyone.

It has been more than a month since Cao Yan returned to Hebei. After returning, Cao Yan immediately sent Xiahou Dun and others to lead a large army to put down the Tuntianke uprising everywhere, and then killed a large number of ministers who were ready to kill the chickens to warn the monkeys while he and Liu Bei were fighting, which calmed down a little.

It is said to be stable, but Cao Wei also knows that he is very unstable now. There was no reason for it, just because of the previous battle of the Central Plains, I lost a lot. On the surface, although Hebei has not been completely chaotic, Cao knows that once things are allowed to develop like this, he may not be able to fight against the weaver in the south. In view of this, while cleansing the officials, Cao Jian also successively recruited dozens of the children of the major rich families in the north to serve as officials, and finally calmed the people a little. Today, Cao Wei gathered a group of counselors in Yecheng to come here in order to make a direction plan for the next few years, so as to be more targeted.

"Guys, that's what's going on now. You'd better make an idea as soon as possible!" After sitting down, Cao didn't lie down and spoke directly. The rest of the people stared at me. Liu Ye, Cheng Yu, Xun You and Dong Zhao looked at me. I looked at you, but they didn't say a word. The atmosphere was a little cold for a while.

"Hey?" Cao Jian was also a little angry when he saw the situation. The counselors, who had no excrepable strategy, but now none of them are powerful at the critical moment, and Cao Jian couldn't help but feel a little unhappy. Looking at everyone, Cao Jian finally focused his eyes on Sima Yi with a thoughtful face.

"Zhong Da, what's your plan to be Liu Bei?" If everyone does not take the initiative, Cao Cang can only let Sima Yi take the initiative. For a moment, everyone turned their heads and looked at Sima Yi. Even though the latter has always been calm, he can't help but be at a loss in this situation.

With a gentle cough, Sima Yi said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, I think a lot, but there is also a little superficial. As for how, please comment on it." It's better to explain these scenes. Sima Yi didn't want to be the same as Xu You, because he was too arrogant.

"Zhongda, but it doesn't matter!" Cao Wei motioned Sima Yi to continue. The latter nodded and said, "At present, the confrontation between the king and Liu Bei across the Yellow River has been achieved, and the owner of the foundation is slightly better. However, in the previous Central Plains War, Yuan Tan in Liaodong and the riots in Hebei, the lord suffered heavy losses. In Yi's opinion, the lord should no longer use swords in three or two years, or rest and recover and restore people's livelihood.

"That's good!" Cao Wei nodded, but his tone was very flat. This is an obvious thing. People with a little knowledge will expect that there is nothing surprising for Sima Yi to say now. Of course, Cao Jian knew that Sima Yi would not only give him such a little advice.

Sure enough, Sima Yi continued: "Now Liu Bei and the Lord are in the north and south, and Liu Bei occupies the land of Xichuan, Jingxiang, Yanzhou and Xuzhou, bordering the Lord. In Yi's opinion, the lord can use the middle attack and side defense to deal with Liu Bei.

"What is the middle attack and side defense?" Cao Wei listened to this and asked without hesitation. If you want to rely on some new nouns to trap Cao Jian, there is no such cheap thing in the world.

Fortunately, Sima Yi continued to explain: "The so-called middle attack and side defense means that when the lord fights with Liu Bei again, he can concentrate his forces to attack the center of Liu Bei, that is, the land of Nanyang. This place is located on the plain, which is suitable for the cavalry of our army. Once Nanyang is taken down, the lord can threaten Yanyu from the flank. Yanzhou is the foundation of the Lord's business. At that time, there will be righteous people who will gather to meet the outside. At that time, the Lord can easily go down to the Yanyu place. Liu Bei has been operating here for more than ten years in the land of Xichuan and Qingzhou and Xuzhou in the east. The foundation is solid, and there is also the danger of the Yellow River. The Xichuan in the west has the danger of mountains and rivers, and Zhao Botao and Zhuge Liang are in charge of the town, echoing with Liangzhou Ma Chao, with more than 100,000 troops, afraid of a time. It's hard to promote. It is the best way to guard the land of Guanzhong and the plain, and fight with Liu Bei in the land of Nanyang!"

"It makes sense!" After listening to these words, Cao Shen felt that it was still interesting. As Sima Yi said, Xichuan and Qingzhou are indeed not suitable for a hasty attack. And the front of the army should be the land of Nanyang.

"Besides, even if the king does not send troops to Nanyang, presumably Liu Bei will wave his troops to the north and send troops to Wancheng to threaten Luoyang!" Sima Yi said in the end. Cao Jian naturally knew that Luoyang, as the old capital of the Han Dynasty, was not only an important city for Liu Bei. Once Luoyang could be captured, it would play an immeasurable role in encouraging the morale of Liu Bei's army. Correspondingly, your morale will be greatly damaged. Such a situation is obviously something Cao Wei doesn't want to see. Therefore, Nanyang and Henan have become the top priority for a while.

Sima Yi's analysis is reasonable and well-organized. All the people here are talented people in the world. After listening to it, they are all amazed. Even Liu Ye, who was well-behaved, couldn't help saying, "Zhong Da's words are not bad. He attacked Xichuan and Hanzhong from Guanzhong, and what he took was nothing more than those valley roads. It was really difficult!"

"Lord, we might as well use their own way to treat their bodies, lure Liu Bei into Luoyang, and then besiege Luoyang with a large army. In this way, we can trap Liu Bei to death in the land of Henan. Isn't it good?" Cheng Yu, who had been silent, suddenly said. Cao Yan's face changed slightly when he heard the words. Obviously, he remembered the awkward situation when he was trapped in Xu Chang.

If you are not happy, you will not be happy. If you are not happy, you will follow your own old minister. You can't not listen to him for such a little taboo. At that moment, Cao Wei took a deep breath and said, "What's the wonderful plan of Zhong De? Come quickly!"

"It's easy to say, but it's just to follow Zhongda's old plan. Liu Bei and the king are in the same situation. Even if the king does not send troops to Nanyang, Liu Bei will go north to Luoyang. The lord can mobilize the troops of Guanzhong and Hebei. After Liu Bei attacks Luoyang, he will besiege him, and send a powerful general to guard the tiger prison to stop Liu Bei's reinforcements. Cheng Yu said with a smile.

"Is it that simple?" Cao Qian couldn't help but be stunned when he heard the words. Liu Ye, who had always been at odds with Cheng Yu, had already said sarcastically, "Zhong De's plan is really wonderful, but I don't know how Liu Bei obediently listened to Zhong De's words and came to Luoyang to be surrounded?"

"Lord, please look!" Cheng Yu ignored Liu Ye's sarcasm at all and pointed to the map and said, "Although Liu Bei's navy is sharp, as long as we guard the ferries of the Yellow River, we can make it difficult for him to cross the river to the sky. In this way, Liu Bei went north either to Nanyang to attack Sili, or went out of Hanzhong to attack Guanzhong. The soldiers sent to Nanyang, and the soldiers used were the army of Jingzhou and the Central Plains, and the previous army was only more than 100,000. The lord can deliberately give way to the tiger prison, wait for him to enter the key place in Luoyang, and then kill out with three major armies in Guanzhong, Hebei and Sili to besiege Luoyang. At the same time, a general was sent to quickly recapture the tiger prison to block the reinforcements. As long as Liu Bei is trapped and his son is still young, when the lord will wave his army to the south, everything will be settled!"

"Although what Zhong De said is very reasonable, the tiger prison is a dangerous barrier in the world. How can you get what you can say and lose if you say you lose? In addition, if Zhao Botao took advantage of the mobilization of the main army and sent troops to Qinchuan to threaten the Yongliang land, wouldn't Guanzhong be in danger? In addition, Luoyang is adjacent to Luoshui and the Yellow River. Liu Bei's water army is sharp. Even if he is besieged in Luoyang, he can escape by water. Finally, Liu Bei is not a person who doesn't know the art of war. Everyone knows about the mobilization of the army. How can he not know the ambush? It was not Liu Ye who said this, but Xun You, who had been silent. As soon as he raised these four questions, he immediately made the atmosphere that had been slightly stirn up by Cheng Yu fall into the cold again.

"Hehe, Gongda doesn't know anything. I'm already a countermeasure!" Cheng Yu smiled confidently. He Pointing to the map, Cheng Yu said, "In fact, the lord doesn't have to worry about Yongzhou. From Xichuan and Liangzhou to Kouyongzhou, it is nothing more than those valley roads. You only need to send troops to guard it, and you can be as stable as Mount Tai. In addition, in my opinion, Zhao Botao no longer dares to be in the middle of the war!"

"What does Zhongde mean by this?" Cao Shen seemed to have caught something, but he was not sure. Cheng Yu smiled and said, "Zhao Botao followed Liu Bei for more than ten years. Now Liu Bei is in Henan. Except for Jiaozhou and Qingzhou, he has not contributed, and the rest of the states rely on this man's strength. The great credit can be said to be great. If you make a contribution again, you must be the master of merit. At that time, even if Liu Bei is such a hero, I'm afraid he will not be tolerated.

"It makes sense!" Cao Zhen himself is a very suspicious person, and there is no exception to this. At this time, Cheng Yu said again, "As for the tiger prison pass, the ambush soldiers and Liu Bei's water army, Yu also has a plan to deal with it. Please listen quietly!" At present, he talked about his strategy in detail and explained Xun You's worries in detail one by one. After listening to it, everyone admired it.

"Zhong De's plan is very good. It is expected that the enemy will take the lead and recruit a series of tricks, so that Liu Daye will be lured into the middle unconsciously!" Cao Wei also praised that the atmosphere was very warm for a moment, and the shadow of the previous Battle of the Central Plains was almost swept away.

Cao Jian's atmosphere here is quite warm, but compared with Liu Bei, it is inferior. Thirty miles south of Xuchang City, Liu Bei was officially awarded the throne and became the king of Chu, with the capital in Xuchang.

Liu Bei has been lucky recently. In addition to winning Cao Qian, his third concubine, Mrs. Wu, Mrs. Gan and Mrs. Zhuge, have just given birth to a big fat boy for him. Zhao Feng calculated the time, and the one under Gan Fu's life should be Liu Chan, the queen of the Shu Han Dynasty in history.

Sure enough, Liu Bei heard Mrs. Gan say that before she had a baby, she dreamed that she swallowed the Big Dipper into her belly, and immediately decided to call her son A Dou. Now Liu Bei's five wives and concubines, except for Mrs. Bu, who gave birth to a daughter, each of the other four wives has a son. For a while, things seemed to become a little subtle.

Therefore, on the day after Liu Bei's accession to the throne, Zhao Feng wanted to leave immediately and return to Han Shou, but he was dragged by Chen Qun, the governor of Xuchang, to his new house in Xuchang City. Zhao Feng originally thought that Chen Qun wanted to continue to discuss the nine-grade system with him. He didn't want to just enter the door, but he saw that many important civil and military personnel were there.

With a glance, Zhao Feng saw that the fame had come: all the people from the Xuzhou faction came. In addition to himself, Zhang Cheng, the eldest son of Lu Su, Mi Zhu, Sun Qian and Zhang Zhao, Chen Su, Chen Deng's son, and even Wu Ju came. Seeing this posture, Zhao Feng guessed something more or less.

Sure enough, after everyone sat down, Mi Zhu immediately said, "Gentlemen, now the lord has entered the throne as the king of Chu. The eldest son is the eldest son of the main father-in-law and the eldest son. Over the years, he has been taught by Gongyou. He is filial and generous, and he is the only choice to inherit the throne. It's just that the lord said that he had a lot of time. Now he has become the king, but he has forgotten such a big thing for a while. As a minister, I should remind my lord at this time not to miss a big deal!"

Mi Zhu's words are still very good. The eldest son he mentioned is Liu Feng, Liu Bei's eldest son, who is 12 years old now. The ancients paid attention to the establishment of direct descendants, the establishment of chiefs, and the establishment of sages. Liu Feng was both the eldest son and the eldest son. Over the years, he followed Sun Qian to study literature and Chen to practice martial arts, which is also a good seedling. Compared with his three sages, he is indeed much wiser. Although, this contrast is a little unfair.

Of course, Zhao Feng also knows that the reason why Liu Bei's delay in finalizing the successor's problem is not because of his negligence, but to weigh the interests of all parties. A Dou and Liu Feng were both from the Xuzhou faction, but Liu Yong under Zhugefu's life was the hope of the Jingzhou faction, while the Yizhou faction put their hope on Liu Li in Wufu's life. In addition to the loneliness of the Yizhou faction, both the Jingxiang faction and the Xuzhou faction are important forces under Liu Bei. In order to get their own best interests, both sides want to push the boy of their own faction to the position of heir. Today, Mi Zhu gathered everyone to gather the power of Xuzhou's sent people. While Liu Feng's three competitors were young, it was better to do it first.

Zhao Feng knows that he is very popular. Over the years in Xichuan, many people speak ill of him in front of Liu Bei. At this time, relying on Mi Zhu and Lu Su, Xuzhou colleagues, to defend themselves, so that they will not be isolated and helpless. Now it's time for the interests of all Xuzhou people, and you can't be caresed. Otherwise, not only will I not tolerate the Xuzhou faction, but other people will also go around me in the future. In addition, Zhao Feng came from Xuzhou in his previous life, so he had a subconscious kindness to Xuzhou, and he would not hesitate at this time. Not to mention the political whirlpool, it's not easy to come out as soon as you go in!

"What Zizhong said is very reasonable. If it is delayed, it will not be good to wait for Mr. Yong to grow up and be sincere, and then make Pang Shiyuan's group of people noisy." If the purebred literati Mi Zhu speaks implicitly, then Wu Ju, a Confucian general, is more straightforward. However, after he opened his mouth and completely broke the layer of window paper, everyone spoke calmly.

Mi Zhu saw that everyone was seconded. After straightening his clothes, he said to Lu Su and Zhao Feng, "Zi Jing, Bo Tao. Among the people in Xuzhou, if we talk about talent and power, there is no one for you. Zi Jing, you have a close relationship with the third general, and Bo Tao has a close relationship with the second general's father and son. This matter still needs the help of both of you!"

(to be continued)