As soon as Chen Qun finished speaking, all the ministers and ministers were in an uproar. If Chen Qun only recommended a talent, it would be nothing.
When Huang Yueying swept across the Southern Barbarians, Cao Cao's subordinates only thought that this military advisor was qualified and defeated Zhuge Liang. Although Zhuge Liang was famous all over the world, he was just starting out and might not be able to gain fame and reputation. They had no other opinion except to ask these soldiers to be careful.
However, since Huang Yueying followed Liu Zhang, he defeated Cao Cao's 500,000-strong army in such a short period of time. Starting from the Weishui River, he won successive victories. Now he is approaching Xuchang. Everyone in the world has regarded Huang Yueying as a witch, surpassing the peak of the counselor in their hearts.
Standing at the highest position in the world.
Now Chen Qun actually said to recommend a great talent who is not inferior to Huang Yueying, and under the current circumstances, all the ministers and workers did not believe it and whispered among themselves.
But when the people came in, these people immediately changed their attitude. It was not that they thought the person in front of them was really more talented than Huang Yueying, but that they had to support this person.
With Cao Cao's promise, Sima Yi walked into the hall.
Sima Yi is famous in the north, not only because of the large Sima family in Hanoi, but also because Sima Yi is indeed a great talent in the world. He is on the same level as Zhuge Liang, Pang Tong, Xun Yu, Guo Jia, Zhou Yu, etc. But because Sima Yi was repeatedly invited by Cao Cao, but did not go out, this
In this case, Sima Yi was even more famous than Zhuge and others.
The northern and Central Plains clans have already reached a tacit understanding and need to support Sima Yi unconditionally. They have only one goal, to defeat Liu Zhang.
It seems that Chen Qun spoke this time just to introduce Sima Yi to Cao Cao.
Everyone is speculating whether Sima Yi really has a good way to repel Huang Yueying. In this way, as long as Sima Yi repels Liu Zhang, Sima Yi will be reused, and then the financial, human and material resources of the family can continuously converge on Sima Yi to resist Liu Zhang.
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All the ministers and workers were full of expectations for Sima Yi.
"It turns out it's Zhongda. You've been invited by the Prime Minister several times, but you've always refused. This time, you took the initiative to submit your invitation. Tell me what you have to offer."
Even when the Sichuan army pressed down on the border, Cao Cao still maintained his dominance. This is why he was different from Yuan Shao. His defeat in Guanzhong was even worse than Yuan Shao's Guandu battle, but Yuan Shao fell ill. He, Cao Cao, is still alive.
of good.
But no one knew that when Zhang Liao led the defeated troops back to Xuchang and told Cao Cao that Lingju had been captured, Cao Cao fainted from the pain because there was no sound of Lingju's piano when he woke up. Cao Cao was seriously unaccustomed to it and still has a headache to this day.
Cao Cao himself knew that if the situation hadn't been critical and he had to force himself to stay strong, he would have fainted right now.
Cao Cao looked at Sima Yi and remembered Sima Yi's seemingly incomprehensible letter, but all the words were true. If he had listened to his words and not gone to the decisive battle in Guanzhong, but to rest and recuperate, he wouldn't be what he is now.
But Cao Cao thought again, even if Cao's army surrendered Guanzhong to the Sichuan army unconditionally, wouldn't Liu Zhang find himself in a decisive battle? At most, if the decisive battle was moved to another place, defeat would be avoided and he could rest and recuperate?
Cao Cao still couldn't figure out why Sima Yi suggested withdrawing his troops in the first place. No matter how he looked at it, it was better to seize Guanzhong first and strike first. Cao Cao would not think that defeat would mean that he was wrong.
"Sima Yi pays homage to the Prime Minister." Sima Yi gave a full salute to Cao Cao. Although many celebrities did not dare to make a mistake in front of Cao Cao, they would not use such cautious etiquette.
Mixed feelings.
"Sima Yi came here to persuade the Prime Minister to withdraw his troops immediately and give Xu Du to Liu Zhang."
As soon as Sima Yi finished speaking, everyone in the hall was shocked. Those ministers never expected that Sima Yi would persuade Cao Cao to withdraw his troops, and to withdraw immediately.
This means that Xuchang will be exposed naked in front of the Sichuan army.
His Sima family is in Hanoi, but many other families are in Xuchang. What will happen to their families if they withdraw like this?
Their resistance to Liu Zhang was to protect the family, and the purpose of pushing out Sima Yi was also the same. If they could not protect the family, even if they formed an offensive and defensive alliance with the Sima family, it would not work.
Immediately, some ministers objected: "I'm afraid Zhongda's words are inappropriate. Xudu is the capital of our Han Dynasty. How can we just abandon it? I, Yang Fang, would rather stain Xudu with blood than become an exiled minister."
"That's right, loyal ministers will die in the country. We, Hanhe, will never allow the imperial capital to be touched by butchers."
"My lord, please think twice."
Ministers from many clans in Xuchang paid homage to Cao Cao.
Cao Cao was silent and stared at Sima Yi: "Zhongda, you want to withdraw from Xuchang, tell me your reasons."
Guo Jia, Xun Yu and other top advisers in Cao's army also looked at Sima Yi. The reason why they didn't speak just now was because they didn't know Sima Yi's reason, especially since Xun Yu and Guo Jia both knew that Sima Yi had written the letter to Cao Cao.
They had all discussed the letter, which was a letter with insufficient reasons but got the point right. Naturally, they wanted to hear Sima Yi's reasons this time.
"Xuchang, except for the city, there is no danger to defend around. The entire land of Yuzhou extending to Heluo has no danger. As long as we give it to the Sichuan army, the Sichuan army will stand on a flat ground.
Sun Quan is about to capture Jingzhou, and we and the Jiangdong Army are using a pincer force to attack the Central Plains centered on Xuchang. Even if we can't capture it for a year and a half, Liu Zhang will still have to expend a lot of manpower and material resources here. Even if we expend it,
If the Sichuan army can be wiped out, Xuchang will be able to recover sooner or later."
Guo Jiaxunyu and others were disappointed again, and Cao Cao also frowned. Sima Yi was right on the surface, the land of Yuzhou was indeed not Guanzhong, Hangu Pass, Huashan, Wuguan, and Qingni Pass were all dangerous.
But there was nothing in Xuchang. If Cao's army returned from Yanzhou and attacked the Sichuan army with Jiangdong's army, even if Liu Zhang had strong soldiers and horses, the Sichuan army would always suffer from such long-term depletion.
But the premise is that you have to be stable first.
If Cao's army retreats now, Guo Jia is sure that the Sichuan army's cavalry will pursue them in force. By then, they will be on their backs, let alone a counterattack. If they can, all the territory south of the Yellow River will have to be sold to the Sichuan army, and then the situation will really be over.
If this was a suggestion made by an ordinary person, Cao Cao and Guo Jiaxun would not pay any attention to it, but when they thought of the letter, they couldn't help but hesitate.
But Guo Jiaxunyu didn't have an attack, and other officials couldn't help it. Yang Fang immediately sneered at Sima Yi.
"If we withdraw from Xuchang now, the imperial capital will fall to the barbarians, which will not only bring shame to the Han Dynasty. Once our army withdraws and the Sichuan army pursues us, how can we resist it? I am afraid that the entire Central Plains will break away from the imperial court, but Zhongda can't figure it out."
"Hmph, it turns out that the so-called Tomb Tiger is nothing more than that." Sima Yi was nicknamed the Tomb Tiger, which is as famous as Zhuge Liang's Crouching Dragon, Feng Chu, and You Qi (some say Jiang Wei).
Sima Yi looked at his nose and heart. He seemed not to hear the cynicism of these officials.
Cao Cao pondered for a long time, and even now he still doesn't feel that his strategy of taking Guanzhong first before the battle in Guanzhong is wrong. Seven points are man-made, and three points are destiny. Cao Cao will not let victory or defeat affect his rationality.
Now he also made a rational analysis, and it was absolutely impossible to withdraw his troops immediately. Not to mention being hunted down by the Sichuan army, just by giving up Xuchang and Xuchang's big family, Cao Cao would lose the support of the people.
Although Cao Cao also suppressed the noble clans and was even afraid of the noble clans influencing the government, he did not dare to offend him. Only if he directly offended his noble clan would he destroy the family and the clan. Cao Cao did not dare to think about it. He was not mad yet, let alone give up.
The whole of Xuchang.
Except for Liu Zhang, all the princes clearly knew the importance of the family. Gongsun Zan, who did not believe in the family at that time. He only believed in himself and his relatives, is dead.
Cao Cao couldn't agree with Sima Yi's words, but he did not refute it face to face. He said to Sima Yi: "Zhongda, if the prime minister must defend it, Xuchang, what decision do you have?"
"The only solution is to take the next step." Sima Yi raised his dead face and replied lifelessly.
"If we must defend, we can only fight with all our strength, that is to say, we must use all our strength. There are only 60,000 people in Xuchang now. The most important thing is that there is no morale. It is impossible for us to defeat Huang Yueying.
Shouchun Xu Huang's army and the new troops recruited from Yanzhou and other places are expected to arrive in ten days, and the northern army will arrive in a month. This means that we must hold on for ten days.
In the current situation, let alone holding it for ten days, it is estimated that once Huang Yueying's troops arrive at the city, the soldiers will be frightened and collapse in front of the enemy. In less than three days, our city will be gone.
So now it is necessary to delay, and the lord can follow what happened in Fancheng, cut the land, make the king a king, give Liu Zhang the land he seized, and then make Liu Zhang the king of Shu and persuade him to retreat."
If Liu Xie moves on the throne, will he be crowned king again? Will he lose the face of his ancestors again?
"It's a joke. Now that Liu Zhang has his ambitions in the world and is internally stable, will he withdraw his troops if he cuts off the land and becomes the king? Huh, I don't know." Han He snorted coldly. He was very dissatisfied with Sima Yi's withdrawal from Xuchang. At least he had to wait for the big family members of Xuchang.
Escape, transfer your property, and then evacuate.
"Mr. Zhongda." Xun Yu stood up. Xun Yu's status in Cao Cao's army had always been transcendent. Not only was his family powerful and talented, he also recommended a large number of talents to Cao Cao. Regardless of the poor family, everyone must be polite to him.
Three points.
Xun Yu was also good at fighting, but he was better at internal affairs. In this way, he avoided a lot of troubles. This time Guo Jia went to Chang'an, and he was criticized by many people. After the defeat, there were even more rumors. If it weren't for Cao Cao, he was a hero of his generation.
Lord, Guo Jia's head will be in danger if those filthy words are spoken.
Xun Yu had a high status in Cao's army. Everyone was in awe of him and did not dare to have other ideas. Once he stood up, everyone stopped talking.
"Mr. Zhongda, Huang Yueying is known as the enchantress counselor, and she is indeed worthy of her name. Any conspiracy in front of her will be embarrassing. Liu Zhang just wants to completely defeat us this time and cut off the land to become the king. I am afraid it will not be able to satisfy Liu Zhang's appetite."
Sima Yi's lifeless face showed a slight fluctuation. He was not surprised that Xun Yu would come out to refute, which he had expected, but was surprised by the expressions of all the officials and ministers when Xun Yu stood up.
This Xun Yu's status in Cao's army was too high. If he wanted to get ahead, he had to get rid of this Xun Yu.
"Mr. Ruo has a keen eye." Sima Yi bowed to Xun Yu: "It seems that Liu Zhang cannot stop his troops by cutting the land and making him king, but it is not really hopeless. If we don't forget that Liu Zhang is not only our enemy, but also Jingzhou.
Fazheng in Jingzhou was besieged by Zhou Yu and was in danger.
Even if Liu Zhang wants to destroy us, he will definitely destroy us. There must be an order, right? If we do nothing, the Sichuan army will definitely attack us directly, but Sima Yi thinks that with a three-pronged approach, Liu Zhang is likely to lead his army back to attack Jingzhou and take advantage of the situation.
As Zhou Yu and Lu Su regained their footing, they recaptured Jingzhou.
Let’s not talk about ceding land and making a king. We can also marry the Sichuan Army, which only needs to change the order of the Sichuan Army’s attack. As long as we show enough sincerity, the Sichuan Army will definitely go south to Jingzhou. If we win a breathing space, we can stabilize Xuchang.”
Even Guo Jia shook his head now. Because Chang'an was defeated, he couldn't say anything now. But this Sima Yi is too funny. You marry someone, and they just wait for you to gather an army to resist them?
Do you think Liu Zhang and Huang Yueying are pig-headed?
If it were Yuan Shao, Yuan Shu, Lu Bu, etc., and the position would be advantageous, maybe the face would be over, and the troops would really withdraw. Regarding Liu Zhang, Huang Yueying, Guo Jia would not even dare to think about it.
All the ministers and servants disagreed with Sima Yi's statement. Cao Cao pondered for a long time and said: "Zhongda, let's do this. We will discuss this matter later. How about the prime minister appoint you as the imperial minister, leading the Zhonglang general of the Ping army, and joining the military?"
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Cao Cao politely rejected Sima Yi's proposal, but the hearts of all the ministers jumped and looked at Sima Yi with envy. "Shaofu, what official position?" One of the nine ministers, Sima Yi, a fledgling, was actually appointed to such a high position.
An official position can be described as a privilege, and it is also in charge of finances.
General Zhonglang of the Ping Army joined the military, that is, he could lead the army and make plans. The entire appointment brought out Sima Yi's military talents. Although the title was too high, he made the best use of them.
Many officials felt that Sima Yi was too young and just came to serve with no merit. If it were in the past, they would definitely object. But now that the families have formed an offensive and defensive alliance, the spokesperson under Cao Cao is Sima Yi. Of course, the bigger the official, the better.
All the clans and military officials supported this appointment, as long as Sima Yi would not make such a fool of himself as "withdraw from Xuchang immediately".
But everyone never expected that Sima Yi took a step forward and said to Cao Cao: "Loyal words are offensive to the ears. Sima Yi couldn't bear the court's misfortune, so he came here to offer advice. He didn't expect to be treated like this. Thank you Prime Minister for the special title, but Sima Yi has his own principles. Since
If the plan is not adopted, then if I stay here I will just sit in my corpse and eat nothing. Sima Yi would rather die than take my leave."
Sima Yi waved his hand and left. When he came, he gave Cao Cao a full salute, but now he did not salute Cao Cao. Instead, he saluted the puppet Liu Xie, turned around and strode away.
Liu Xie suddenly felt warm in his heart. Cao Cao appointed Sima Yi as one of the Nine Qings without his consent. At this critical moment for Cao Cao's army, Cao Cao did not take him seriously at all, but Sima Yi was not afraid of offending Cao Cao and saluted him.