Information about Cao Wei's military situation could only be sent to the State of Wu first. The court of the State of Wu knew about the situation in April, but the Han State had not yet received it at this time.
The urgent report was immediately sent to Wuchang. Cai Hong, Sima Shi's confidant, had also arranged for manpower to deliver the urgent report to Chengdu day and night! However, from Jianye to Chengdu for more than 3,000 miles, the waterway is countercurrent. After leaving Jingzhou by land,
There are also long and rugged roads; even if the courier works hard, it will take a long time to reach Chengdu!
At the end of April, Soochow's messengers had already entered Han territory, but they were still some distance away from Chengdu.
The first report the Chengdu court received was the military information reported from the northern border! The scouts stationed at the border had already noticed the movement of Cao Jun and were gathering troops to prepare for war!
Emperor Liu Chan immediately summoned all ministers to discuss matters. Not long after Jiang Weigang returned to Chengdu, he also received an order to summon him.
However, Jiang Wei was not in a hurry to go out and waited for Master Sima for a while.
As soon as Master Sima came to see him, Jiang Wei put on a three-beam Jinxian crown and was ready to go out. Jiang Wei walked out while talking to Master Sima.
"Cao Wei is going to use troops again. Has Ziyuan received any news recently?" Jiang Wei asked directly, and this sentence was almost all he wanted to ask. Before meeting with the emperor to discuss matters, it is best to fully grasp the known situation.
Master Sima also replied succinctly: "I haven't received the letter yet."
Jiang Wei nodded in response, turned around and looked at Master Sima's clothes, and then said: "Zi Yuan entered the palace with me. There must be someone who opposes my idea today. Zi Yuan will look at the situation and help me argue with reason."
Master Sima cupped his hands and said, "Here."
Chengdu is quite hot in April and May. It has just rained, and the air is humid and hot. As long as there are trees, you can hear the "chirping" of various birds at any time, and the noise has a peaceful feel.
Atmosphere. Only the words and deeds of Jiang Wei and Sima Shi had a sense of urgency.
The two of them walked along the quaint and old corridor, walking very fast and speaking very crisply.
They quickly walked out of the corridor, and a servant immediately bent down and said: "General, the carriage is ready."
Jiang Wei said "hmm" and asked Sima Shi again: "What does Ziyuan think Cao Jun wants to do this year?"
Master Sima first said in a determined tone: "If Qin Liang has not arrived in Hanzhong, then this battle must be just a harassment. This thief is extremely crazy and there is no way he is willing to give up the task of destroying the country!"
After Jiang Wei heard this, he couldn't help but glance sideways at Master Sima. When Master Sima mentioned Qin Liang, he always looked like he was gnashing his teeth. Jiang Wei later discovered that the grudge between Master Sima and Qin Liang was not just a matter of national enemies.
Hate, Master Sima is also quite concerned about women's affairs. Jiang Wei cannot agree with this mentality.
But other than that, Jiang Wei felt that he got along well with Master Sima. Master Sima was clear-headed and not sloppy in his words and deeds. Jiang Wei liked such pragmatic people.
Jiang Wei asked directly: "Zi Yuan, let's take a guess and see if Qin Liang is here this time."
Master Sima said: "It's possible."
When Jiang Wei heard this, he couldn't help but slow down his steps. He thought for a while and said calmly: "Then Qin Liang's temper is indeed quite impatient."
But Jiang Wei actually did not agree with Sima Division's judgment. The reason is very simple. Sima Division's most important undercover agent is in Luoyang. What happened in Luoyang can be found out more quickly by spies. If Qin Liang planned to lead his army from Luoyang,
The spy can probably detect it in advance, and the secret report can be sent out faster.
Last year's secret report came very late because the Luoyang Chinese Army made no movement at all.
At this time, Master Sima's voice said: "This thief is extremely courageous and does things unconventionally. He must not be treated as a normal person. Just like what happened a few years ago, we suddenly launched a force and captured Cao Shuang. Cao Shuang was in Luoyang beforehand.
He was also completely unaware and unprepared. Who would have thought that just a few days later, Qin Liang, who was far away in Yangzhou, would raise an army!"
Jiang Wei said casually: "You hid it from Cao Shuang, but you didn't hide it from Qin Liang. Qin Liang must have been prepared."
Master Sima nodded in approval. Jiang Wei did not comment on anything else, but he must have guessed correctly in what he said just now, otherwise it would be impossible to successfully raise the army in a few days. The more people there are, the more complicated things will be, let alone the rapid spread of the news from Luoyang.
Yangzhou also takes time.
The two quickly got on the carriage and headed to the palace together.
By the time Jiang Wei and his wife walked into the main hall, most of the courtiers had probably arrived. Then people kept coming in, and the prince Liu Xuan also arrived. I heard that the prince's wedding ceremony had almost been completed, and only the last step of welcoming the bride was left. Unfortunately,
It's war again, the country is in trouble, and no one can do anything about it.
When all the ministers gradually arrived, Emperor Liu Chan took up his throne. Everyone bowed first to congratulate His Majesty, and then immediately discussed strategies to defend against the enemy!
Last autumn, Jiang Wei went to Jiange to command the troops, which was both a good thing and a bad thing. The good thing is that the emperor's ministers at least believed in Jiang Wei's loyalty and let him take charge of the troops again.
The bad thing is that Jiang Wei's guess last year was not correct. At that time, the Han army gathered heavily in the direction of Jiange. Later, the Wei army's goal was obviously to attack two places on the Mi Cang Road to the east.
But Jiang Wei still persisted: "Until I get the exact news, I would like to continue using the strategy of last autumn, to reinforce Jiange with heavy troops, and then mobilize troops to Fu County. This way we can ensure that there is no danger."
After the three counties of Hanzhong were lost, there were indeed great disadvantages. In addition to the problem of defense lines, the transmission of messages was also not smooth, and they had to make a long circle to send them from Soochow.
The veteran general Liao Hua was just talking to Zhuge Zhan, who was the prime minister's son. At this time, Liao Hua immediately said: "Cao's army attacked last year to interfere with the autumn harvest of our soldiers and civilians. This year, I am afraid it is for the summer harvest of winter wheat! If
We come here twice a year, and each time our army gathers most of its officers and men to garrison, and without fighting, they are all exhausted!"
Liao Hua was very senior and had relatively high prestige. When he said this, the main hall immediately became noisy, and many people agreed.
Jiang Wei secretly complained: When the prime minister was there, Yuan Jian followed the army on expeditions, and often only did things like building forts and defending forts. Although he was senior, his knowledge and ability were very limited!
If Jiang Wei had not been responsible for the three counties of Hanzhong, he would have lacked confidence in the court, and he would have had to scold Liao Hua to wake him up.
But Jiang Wei is not a foolhardy man. At this time, he can only say patiently: "If we continue to waste it, at least there will be no major problems in the immediate future. But if we take it lightly, the country will be destroyed immediately. Isn't it clear which one is more serious?"
Suddenly the civil servant Qiao Zhou dared to say something: "Since the Han Dynasty is not paper, why would General Jiang always try to scare people?"
Zhang Yi, who had always been against Jiang Wei in the past, now said: "Bo Yue's words are not unreasonable. In the face of a powerful enemy, it is better to believe in his presence than in his absence."
Qiao Zhou said: "There are several roads into Yizhou from the north, but why does General Jiang only focus on Chongjiange Pass? I have walked through Jiange Pass myself. That place can be defended with only a few people, so why bother sending tens of thousands of people there every time?"
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Jiang Wei just wants to be scolded! When will it be the turn of civil servants who know nothing about soldiers to comment on military and national war strategies, especially at the critical moment when the enemy's troops are displayed across the country's borders, and they have to spend time talking nonsense with him?
In contrast, His Majesty the Emperor is very knowledgeable. The Emperor has never led troops and is probably not very proficient, but he never comments and is silent at this time. He just waits for the ministers to finish talking and come to a conclusion.
Only then did he issue an edict to finalize the court's decision.
At this time, Master Sima probably sensed that Jiang Wei was angry, so he said: "Jiange Pass is not just a pass, but a line of defense, but the pass is the ultimate goal of the two sides' competition."
Jiang Wei thought to himself: I have long suggested that the imperial court take the initiative in the Northern Expedition and capture the area north of Jiange Pass, Jiameng Pass and other places. This is precisely because guarding Jiange Pass cannot only guard the pass.
However, Jiang Wei didn't want to talk to Qiao Zhou, and he didn't like to curse, so he remained silent for a while.
After Master Sima finished speaking, he turned to look at Jiang Wei, and the two looked at each other for a moment. Master Sima's eyes seemed to say: I advised you to destroy this person's whole family, am I right?