The Three Kingdoms

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However, he has a suggestion: "It's just your majesty, at present our Wei army is not suitable for a head-on death battle with Soochow, so a certain proposal, fight in a roundabout way!"

"Why fight in a roundabout way?" Cao Cao became interested.

"Bashu!"

Xun Yu's eyes lit up, with a startling expression, he said in detail: "If we can seize the land of Bashu from Soochow, the Great Wei Dynasty will be able to dominate the entire west, and cultivate their lives for several years. Has the ability to decisively fight the Wu army!"

"Bashu? But Bashu has two major armies stationed by the Wu army, with hundreds of thousands of soldiers and horses. If you want to swallow it in one go, even if I dispatch the soldiers from Guanzhong, it will be difficult to do it. Your idea is a bit whimsical!"

Cao Cao smiled wryly.

Seizing Bashu is a good strategy. Bashu is easy to defend and difficult to attack, and then connects to Guanzhong. With the financial support of Guanzhong, it is a good place to cultivate and rest.

Just wanting to snatch food from Soochow's mouth, it's not easy.

"My minister has a plan. If His Majesty is willing to take a risk and gamble, we may not have this opportunity!" Xun Yu said.

"Tell me what's on your mind!"

"Your Majesty, we have 15 elite soldiers in Wudu, and [-] Xiliang Qiang troops in Chang'an. There are already as many as [-] troops here. If we fight, we may disable their two legions and capture Bashu!" Xun Yu said word by word.

"What? Send the Bingzhou army to the south?" Cao Cao frowned: "Send Ma Chao to the south, let's not talk about whether we can annihilate the two legions of the Wu army and seize the land of Bashu, but just talk about the result, and Bingzhou will definitely fall!"

"Secretly move troops!" Xun Yu said.

"That won't work either. It's hard to hide from the eyes of Soochow's spies." Cao Cao shook his head, "We can't hide it for a few days!"

"Your Majesty, it's just a time difference to fight. With a difference of ten days, a good result can be achieved. One state is exchanged for Bashu, and the two legions of Dongwu are destroyed. What do you think of this deal?" Xun Xun Yu asked.

"Hehe, your question scares me, I need to think about it carefully!"

Hearing this, Cao Cao was silent for a long time. After a long silence, he raised his head, looked at the vast blue sky, and said in a deep voice: "But within this year, our Wei army is no longer suitable for fighting. Even if we want to fight, we must fight." After two years, we still haven't breathed a sigh of relief!"

"Your Majesty said yes!"

Xun Yu nodded. As the prime minister of the Great Wei, he naturally knew that the finances of the Wei Dynasty had collapsed. If it hadn't been for extorting a large sum from the Guanzhong family, they might not be able to survive.

So the Wei Dynasty can't afford any battles at all now.

But people are not as good as heaven, they don't want to fight, it doesn't mean Wu Jun doesn't want to fight...

The next day.

A letter sent urgently from eight hundred miles in Wudu County broke many plans in Cao Cao's mind. He looked at it, his face was ashen, and immediately ordered the ministers of civil and military affairs in the court to come to discuss.

"what?"

"Wudu actually started fighting?"

"The Battle of Kanto has just ended, and Wu Jun is eager to open the battlefield from the west. Are they crazy!"

"In the previous battle, our son of the Wei army had already suffered too many casualties. Now we simply can't afford a tough battle!"

"The bullying has reached the door, don't you want to fight?"

"Fight, we must fight, fight back fiercely, and give Wu Jun a good look, so that we can show our great Wei, and sweep away the shadow left by the Battle of Kanto in the hearts of our soldiers!"

After hearing the news, a group of civil and military ministers began to discuss with each other.

"Your Majesty, will it be just a small battle?"

Zhang Liao raised his head, his eyes were a little hazy, he looked at Cao Cao's face, and asked inquiringly.

He was a little unbelievable that Soochow actually started fighting again at this time.

Could it be that after a tragic Kanto battle, the Wu army still has spare strength.

In that case, he must improve his evaluation of Wu Jun.

"Wu Jun's going north at this time is nothing more than wanting to catch us off guard. They have two legions in Bashu, at least 10,000+ elite, and they are already fighting. It doesn't look like a small battle!"

Cao Cao sat cross-legged on his seat, his face completely gloomy, and he said coldly: "This Sun Zhongmou won't give us Wei Wei any time to breathe, he wants to consume me to death!"

Cao Wei's national strength is not as good as Soochow Wu, and he knows this in his heart.

Sun Zhongmou could afford it, but he couldn't afford it.

"Your Majesty, a certain family invites you to fight!"

Zhang Liao took a step forward, bowed his head and knelt down, cupped his hands and shouted: "Whether we Da Wei can fight this battle or not, since Dong Wu has already entered the battle, we must fight to defeat their spirit and revive us." Great Wei Army Heart!"

"What do you think of the general's words?"

When Cao Cao heard this, he considered it for a while, then looked around and asked.

"Your Majesty, I think it's best to see the battle situation clearly before making a decision!" Xun Yu hurriedly stood up and said, "Wu Jun suddenly went north, I'm afraid the purpose is not simple, not just to take Wudu, their It is very important whether the goal is Chang'an, or just to take down Wudu purely!"

"Your Majesty, the Great Wu Dynasty is a wolf's ambition. We must send reinforcements to defend Chang'an. If there is a mistake in Chang'an, there will be chaos in Guanzhong!"

Sikong Yang Biao cupped his hands and said.

"What Yang Sikong said is very true. The gains and losses of Wudu are not important. Only by keeping Guanzhong can we keep our Great Wei!"

"I don't think Wei Jun's goal is Guanzhong!" Zhong Yao squinted at the officials in Guanzhong and said.

"Sima Yi's letter stated that Wu Jun's goal in going north this time is probably to capture Liangzhou!"

Cao Cao glanced over, looked at the faces of the ministers, and didn't care too much about the rivalry between Guan Zhong and Ying Chuan ministers, he calmed down his mood, and after calming down, he asked: "What do you think of Sima Yi? How do you say it?"

"Your Majesty, Sima Yi's judgment is very likely!"

Zhang Liao thought for a while, and said: "I believe that the Wu army is not made of iron. They spent a lot of money in the Kanto battle. They have to cultivate their health and rest. It is impossible to dispatch the main force to fight us. The reason why they still have the strength to fight us is because The Bashu Legion and the War Elephant Legion did not participate in the Kwantung War. They are new forces. I heard that they have developed well in the past two years in the land of Bashu, so they have soldiers, money and food. Open up a battlefield, catch us by surprise, consume our imperial court experience, and prevent us from recuperating, but they will definitely not be able to enter Guanzhong with the strength of these two legions. Then their goal is only one, to win the west. cold!"

"After taking Xiliang, you can attack Guanzhong back and forth!"

"The most important thing is that even if we let them take Xiliang, neither our national strength nor our military strength has recovered. We can only knock off the blood teeth and swallow them by ourselves, and dare not fight decisively without authorization!"

The ministers also agreed with Zhang Liao's statement and added a few words.

"In other words, their goal is Xiliang!"

When Cao Cao heard this, his eyes were cold, and a playful smile was raised on the corner of his mouth: "Are they so confident that they can take Xiliang? We have [-] elites in Wudu."

"Your Majesty, if the two legions of the Wu army head north, it is really possible to take Xiliang!"

"Although our Wei army has the main force of two guards in Wudu, in comparison, our military strength is insufficient, our weapons and equipment, and combat effectiveness are not as good, and we may not be able to stop it!"

The generals looked at each other and said.