As of now, Wei Ba's strength is undoubtedly the strongest in the world, with a total army of more than 150,000, and the world's wealth is almost all under his control. He has sufficient money and food, strong morale, and the general trend of unifying the world has been established.
However, Wei Ba's advantage is not overwhelming. In order to unify the world, he still has two difficulties to overcome.
The first problem is naturally Wei State. Wei State seems to be about to end its end, but it still has nearly 100,000 troops, occupying the three prefectures of Youbianji and Sanhe. Luoyang is the capital of the Han Dynasty, so it must be taken. Jizhou is the strongest in Hebei.
Even if you look at the world, it is one of the few big states and cannot always stay in the hands of Wei. Bingzhou has a dangerous terrain, and is known as the hero of the world together with Liangzhou and Youzhou. It has always been a must-have military strategist.
The battle for land. Wei Ba was also granted the title of King of Jin. Bingzhou, theoretically, was his fiefdom. If it fell into a tug-of-war in Bingzhou, it would be very unfavorable to Wei Ba both in terms of actual interests and morality.
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Therefore, using Luoyang as bait to force the Wei Kingdom to raise heavy troops to help, gather at the city of Luoyang and destroy it in one fell swoop, which became the best choice.
The second problem is even more difficult than that of Wei, that is, Jiang Wei from Chang'an. Jiang Wei is the prime minister. The dead soldiers who assassinated the King of Jin are all from Liangzhou, which is undoubtedly related to him. But why don't you point out
The reason for the surname accusing Jiang Wei is very simple. Jiang Wei has soldiers in his hands. Before Wei Ba's army conquered Luoyang, if Jiang Wei mutiny in Guanzhong and took the emperor to command the princes, then Wei Ba would be at a moral disadvantage.
There are four barriers in Guanzhong and a foundation for military farming. If Jiang Wei guards Tongguan, he will use Guanzhong as the basis. In addition, Yizhou and Liangzhou, he will still have half of the country. If he wants to attack Guanzhong in the future, it will inevitably take a lot of money.
Therefore, temporarily stabilizing Jiang Wei, so that he could not find a reason to jump over the wall. In order to have more time to resolve the Wei State first, it became the safest choice at present, and then oppressing in the court and taking advantage of the opportunity to siege Luoyang.
Waiting for an opportunity to seize the military power in Jiang Wei's hands.
Two questions, one answer: use Luoyang as bait. Seduce the Wei army outside and force Jiang Wei inside.
Since Luoyang is bait, of course, it must not stop attacking, nor can it attack with all its strength. It not only causes pressure to face the troops at the city, but also gives them enough reaction time. How to master the degree here is the key to the problem.
The attack on Henoi was of course to cut off the connection between Luoyang and Jizhou. In addition, once Jizhou is occupied, it is possible to break westward into Hedong, cut off the connection between Bingzhou and Luoyang, and it is possible to even drive straight in. Suddenly appear in front of Tongguan.
If the war in Youzhou goes smoothly, Sima Yi can be attacked from both north and south to speed up the speed of unification.
Of course, it would be better if Sima Yi rushed to Luoyang before this.
In general, this plan has both urgent and slow, short-term plans and long-term plans. It is a strategic plan that comprehensively considers all factors. During the implementation process, it also has considerable flexibility and can be adjusted according to actual conditions.
After hearing Yu Si's detailed explanation, Wei Wu suddenly opened his mouth and patted his forehead and smiled: "I just thought it was a battle with Luoyang. I didn't expect there were so many things here. After hearing what Jijiu said, I understand.
Wine, no wonder my brother Wang admires you, your vision is indeed brilliant."
Yu Si smiled: "This is not my opinion alone, it is the best solution that combines all the generals and then repeatedly deduces by the military planners."
Wei Wu nodded repeatedly. He understood why Wei Ba asked him to come to the military plan team to report. One person guessed that he was watching the sky from a well and discussing with these smart people was to stand high and see far.
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Jinyang, Longshan Camp, Sima Yi pushed the wheelchair and walked slowly. Within dozens of steps, there were only two fathers and sons, not even a single guard. Sima Zhao was silent and looked at Longshan with green eyes in the distance.
, listening to the faint sound of running water, he sighed slowly.
"Father, are you going back to Luoyang?"
Sima Yi did not answer. He pushed the wheelchair to the stream, sat down on a huge rock, took off his shoes and socks, soaked his feet in the water, stared at the clear stream and the swimming fish, and looked for a while, and suddenly said.
: "Why did Zhuge Liang get to this point?"
"Because he abused power." Sima Zhao chuckled: "Everyone who is likely to compete for power with him will be dealt with. First there were Peng Xian, Fa Zheng, and then there were Liao Li and Li Yan. It's a pity that he and Wei were both
After fighting for so many years, Ba failed to deal with Wei Ba. Instead, Wei Ba waited for the opportunity and counterattacked. This attack pushed him into a catastrophe. If nothing unexpected happened, Zhuge might have
To destroy the family from now on, at least... there will be several generations who can't breathe down."
Sima Yi shook his head: "Wei Ba is not abusing his power?"
"Wiba and others share profits, why is he using power?"
"From the first Northern Expedition of Zhuge Liang, Wei Ba started with iron bars and books, to the later Thunderbolt chariots, crossbow machines, and later warships and fire bombs, these things were leaked due to accidents.
In addition, how many are not in Wei Ba’s own hands?”
Sima Yi turned his head, with a smile on his face, but he smiled bitterly. "Zi Shang, power is not just the power of the court. In broad terms, power comes from profit. Zhuge Liang was abusing power because of his abuse of power, and Wei Ba
But it is because they are good at profit. Scholars only see power, look down on profit, at least they are unwilling to say profit. They forget that the world is bustling, all come for profit, and the world is bustling, all for profit. There is no power for profit,
After all, it is unreliable. Mencius refused to speak of profit, but ended up being in a poor life, leaving only articles, and only scholars were left, while academics were hidden but not revealed. Zhuge Liang refused to share profits, so the aristocratic families betrayed one after another and fell apart. He was not abusing power, he was abusing
Profit. Without profit, who is willing to work for him?"
"Since Zhuge Liang is good at profit and Wei Ba is good at power, why would Wei Ba win and Zhuge Liang lose?"
"Zhuge Liang seized profits because of power, but he only had existing benefits. Wei Ba seized power because of profit, and his benefits were created by himself. The foundation was so strong that Zhuge Liang could match." Sima Yi sighed:
"Cause and effect are reversed, how can we not be defeated? Zhuge Liang is not defeated in his hands, but in his vision. He never saw what Wei Ba's strongest weapon was. Finally, he understood, but it was irreversible, so he could only use assassination to kill him.
The worst strategy. If he had understood earlier that a military order could take Wei Ba's life, how could it have fallen to this point?"
Sima Zhao was silent for a long time: "What should we do?"
"What should I do? The Great Wei Dynasty is already declining, and there are not many more days left." Sima Yi sighed: "The world is about to return to Jin."
Sima Zhao's eyes shrank: "What should we do?"
"What can we do?" Sima Yi laughed again, laughing miserably. "Can't you still see that Xiahou Ba retreated a thousand miles and lost the entire Yanzhou in a month. This is too bizarre. Even if you run, you will also
You can't run so fast. Last time Qing Xu changed hands, I heard that it was Empress Dowager Guo's idea. She always wanted to negotiate with Wei Ba. This time, Xiahou Ba also took the initiative to give up Yanzhou. How could he know if he reached any agreement with Wei Ba?
The court and important officials scrambled to bribe the enemy. What hope does the Great Wei have? Maybe an edict to announce the surrender will arrive in two days."
Sima Zhao couldn't help but sigh. He felt that the scenery in front of him became gloomy. They had just received the news that after Wei Ba took Yanzhou lightly, they came to Xingyang and confronted Xiahou Ba, while Lu Xun led his army to Zhiyuan.
Guan and Luoyang are in a hurry and are recruiting large troops to support the king. At present, the only main force of the Wei State's army can still be mobilized is the Bingzhou Legion.
After defeating Li Yan last time, they obtained a large amount of baggage, especially many thunderbolt chariots, crossbow chariots, and thousands of armored armors, and the strength of the Bingzhou Legion was greatly enhanced. His father Sima Yi defended Luoyang City last time.
He was the first to defend Luoyang, of course, than Cao Shuang's playboy.
However, his father Sima Yi was not in a mood to help Luoyang. After hearing his words, it was obvious that in his heart, Luoyang had no need to save him again, and the demise of the Great Wei was only a matter of time. Empress Dowager Guo and the emperor wanted to seek peace,
Xiahou Ba also has ulterior motives, and Luoyang City cannot be defended.
In this case, they have to consider their own destiny.
Sima Zhao thought for a long time before he said tentatively: "Are we... also in touch with Wei Ba?"
"No, I'll wait for him to contact me." Sima Yi smiled, stood up barefoot, crossed his waist, and looked into the distance. "He is strong, but he is not strong enough to be invincible in the world. If Jiang Wei
After taking the emperor hostage and defending Tongguan, Wei Ba was about to take the way from Bingzhou. If I stopped him here, he couldn't get through and even dared not leave Luoyang."
He turned his head, looked at Sima Zhao, and smiled and said, "What do you think?"
"Then he will attack Bingzhou, we are not his opponent." Sima Zhao frowned slightly: "I heard that Wei Ba's heavy armored cavalry has strong combat effectiveness, and Chen Tai can't hold on for long."
"Bingzhou is not that easy to attack." Sima Yi shook his head: "What's more, if Jiang Wei can't even see my role, what qualifications do he have to fight with Wei Ba. If Wei Ba attacks Bingzhou from Luoyang, Jiang Wei will definitely
Will attack. There is no big problem in the south, but the one that may be broken through is the northern line. As you said, Wei Ba's heavy armored cavalry is very powerful. Fortunately, the heavy armored cavalry cannot attack the city. As long as I defend properly, I still have a chance.
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Sima Zhao laughed, and he shook his head without comment.
Sima Yi blinked: "What do you mean?"
"It's nothing, I just think that things in the world are messing with people. Wei Ba wants to borrow the internal discord of Wei to take Luoyang, but we have to use the internal discord of Shu Han to fight against Wei Ba. Think about it, it really makes people wonder what to say.
." Sima Zhao thought for a while and said, "Father, you may be able to do everything and have nothing to do. You have to think about it. For the moment, Wei Ba may not have a quick victory. But in the long run, even Zhuge Liang
If you are not Wei Ba’s opponent, how long can Jiang Wei last?"