"The school affairs office has reported that Gongsun Gong and the State of Chu are at war. The two armies are facing each other on both sides of the Maqu River. Gu wants to seize the opportunity to advance troops in order to capture Liaodong. What do you think?"
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Cao Cao, who was proclaimed king, sat on the throne, looked around at the ministers and said.
Chen Qun stepped out and cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, the Chu army captured the Korean Peninsula and touched Gongsun Gong's bottom line. It has been less than a month since the war between the two armies, and there have not been many casualties."
"After the Gongsun family conquered Goguryeo, their strength increased greatly. To conquer the Yan Kingdom, they would need to use at least 100,000 troops. After destroying the Yan Kingdom, we have to face the Chu army in the Korean Peninsula."
"I thought that the Chu State would not watch us destroy the Yan State. It would be better to wait until both of them were defeated before sending out troops."
Sima Yi then came out and cupped his hands and said, "Your Majesty, what Chang Wen said is true. The Gongsun family has occupied Liaodong for thirty years, and its rule in Liaodong is deeply rooted."
"When the army marches to Liaodong, it has to pass through the Liaoxi Corridor. The Yan State has stationed heavy troops here. It is not that easy to conquer the Yan State."
Cao Cao frowned and said, "Is it possible to just let Gu watch the Chu Kingdom become stronger and stronger?"
The Chu army captured the Korean Peninsula and could radiate military power to Wei's rear. This not only touched Gongsun Gong's bottom line, but even Cao Cao could not tolerate it.
Just imagine, the next time we have a war with the Chu State, the Chu army on the Korean Peninsula crosses the sea and attacks the rear of the Wei State. Will the soldiers on the front line still be able to fight with peace of mind?
What Cao Cao regrets most now is that he rashly went south. The state of Wei's situation began to deteriorate at that time. After Liu Cong repelled the northern army, like a hidden dragon ascending into the abyss, the state of Chu continued to grow under Liu Cong's rule.
The land grows.
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If we could have waited, waited for the naval forces to be well-trained, and waited for the Cao family to become stronger, then go south and destroy Liu Cong in one go, it would really not be a delusion.
Ever since he went south in the 13th year of Jian'an, Cao Cao has been making strategic mistakes. Wancheng was captured by Pang Tong, and Cao Ren was killed. After defeating Ma Chao and Han Sui, he ignored Sima Yi's advice and took advantage of the situation to attack Xichuan.
It was too late to return from Xiliang to support Huainan. By the time he arrived at Huainan, Huainan had already been captured by Zhou Yu and Pang Tong.
Later, he personally led the army southward, and even God was helping Liu Cong. The emperor took the opportunity to cause trouble in the rear. Finally, the army going south had to retreat.
The situation in Wei State has deteriorated to this point. Ultimately, it is because of Cao Cao's condition that he has lost the original momentum. He is not afraid of wearing shoes if he is barefoot. Cao Cao has too many worries, but Liu Cong and the State of Chu are full of vigor.
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Sima Yi continued, "Your Majesty, Wei and Chu have been fighting for years, and the national strength of both countries is being depleted. This is not only because we do not have the ability to mobilize troops on a large scale, but Liu Cong's Chu State is also the same."
"Both countries need to cultivate themselves for a few years. The next time they fight, it will be a war of national annihilation. In my opinion, although the Chu State used troops on a small scale in the Korean Peninsula, it won a military victory and a strategic success.
At the same time, we also lost Yan as our ally."
"I believe that we do not need to attack the Yan State directly. Chang Wen just said that even if we capture Liaodong, we will still have to face the Chu army directly and devote a lot of energy to defense."
"By leaving the Gongsun family behind, we still have a buffer area with the Chu army on the Korean Peninsula. In addition, we can win over the Gongsun family through diplomatic relations and make the Yan State rebel against Chu and surrender to Wei."
Sima Yi's words made Cao Cao think deeply. Is it difficult to attack the Gongsun family? Of course it is not easy. Otherwise, after Cao Cao destroyed the Yuan family, he would have taken advantage of the victory to march into Liaodong.
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Historically, the Gongsun family waited until Cao Rui was in power before being attacked and destroyed by Sima Yi. At this time, the Wei State's military focus was still on the Central Plains and Yongliang, so it was difficult to allocate energy to attack the Gongsun family.
Of course, if we want to fight, Wei Guo has the strength, but whether it is worth it is another question.
Surrounded by Wei, only Chu and Shu can threaten Wei. The Gongsun family has no ability to go against Wei. To attack Yan, Cao Cao has to station troops to defend the Chu army on the Korean Peninsula.
Otherwise, even the Korean Peninsula will be conquered, which will require more effort. Furthermore, the Chu army can go north once, but it can go north twice. Only those who can commit thieves for a thousand days, how can they guard against thieves for a thousand days?
It would not be a bad idea to leave the Yan State behind so that the Wei State and the Chu Army could have a buffer zone.
"Pass on Gu's order and ask the emperor to make Gongsun Gong the Duke of Lelang, and send envoys to win over Gongsun Gong and tell him that Gu can help him put down the Chu army in North Korea!"
"Your Majesty is wise!"
"The Chu army crossed the sea and marched north to Korea. Last time Zhou Yu also crossed the sea to attack Xuzhou. The advantage of Chu's navy made Gu very afraid. Pass on Gu's order to build naval warships. Gu would not ask for Wei's navy. As powerful as the Chu State, at least I have to keep my enemies at bay!"
"Hua Xin!"
"I'm here."
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"I'll leave this to you."
"I obey."
The Chu army's several marches across the sea to the north have made Cao Cao deeply afraid. Wei's original naval warships were lost during Cao Cao's several marches south.
The Wei navy, which was already small in scale, had never been taken seriously. Limited by the vision of the times, no one in this era would think of using troops across the sea.
The navy of Chu State sent troops across the sea several times before Wei's monarchs and ministers came to their senses. Can the war still be fought like this?
Cao Cao now said that he would strengthen the construction of the navy, and no one among the ministers objected. If the navy is not built now, the Chu army's navy may land from anywhere next time and threaten Wei's rear.
"Cao Pi!"
"The child is here."
"I have a task for you."
"Father, please make it clear."
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Cao Cao said, "Check all the temples and Taoist temples in the north. If there is any hidden population, they will all be cleared out!"
"My child will never disappoint his father."
This is because he envied the population of Chu State. Cao Cao did not dare to take action against aristocratic families for the time being, but when dealing with temples and Taoist temples, no one could talk too much.
Wei's current political orders still follow the old system of the Han Dynasty, and Cao Cao still relies on aristocratic families. He does not dare to carry out drastic internal reforms like Liu Cong and Liu Bei did.
However, Cao Cao could also imitate some of the advanced decrees of Chu State. Cao Cao read Chu State's newspapers almost every day. Cao Cao saw Chu State's government decrees and changes in Chu State from the newspapers, and he was full of envy in his heart.
He even felt that he was not as good as Liu Bei. Liu Bei could imitate Chu's reforms in Yizhou, but he could only read the newspapers and envy him.
There is no way, the territory of Wei is huge, there are too many constraints, and there are powerful enemies like Chu on the side. If he can't unify the world, Cao Cao will never want to reform like Chu.
Although major changes cannot be made, Cao Cao can still do things such as inspecting temples and Taoist temples. Just like the Chu State, Cao Cao also ordered the construction of schools and hospitals.
The status of craftsmen has also been improved to a certain extent. Although it is not as profound as Chu's reforms, Wei has also undergone significant changes under these policies.
Not to mention anything else, agricultural productivity alone has increased a lot. In recent years, Wei's tax revenue has also been slowly rising due to the farming strategy and the application of new agricultural tools.