Chapter 558 Cao Wei’s reaction

Chapter 558 Cao Wei’s reaction

When the Han army entered Bingzhou and war broke out again on the Cao Wei border, Sima Yi, the former governor of Guanzhong, was enjoying his time in Nanpi.

At this time, Nanpi had changed greatly, and military camps were built everywhere near the city. Tens of thousands of soldiers are training day and night throughout Bohai County, and it has gradually begun to feel like a professional army.

Seeing this situation, Sima Yi, the Taiwei of Cao Wei, couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief.

At first, he was driven out of Guanzhong by the Han army like a prodigal dog. Hundreds of thousands of troops collapsed, and in the end only a few thousand defeated soldiers were brought back. It can be said to be the darkest moment in Sima Yi's life.

At that time, he had no leverage, and his younger brother Sima Fu surrendered to the enemy. If Cao Rui wanted to mess with him at that time, he had no ability to resist.

Still in Cao Rui, it was still a nostalgia for the old friendship, or maybe there was really no one to help him with. In the end, he did not attack Sima Yi and arranged for him to come to Bohai County to recuperate.

After three years of respite, Sima Yi finally expanded his army to 50,000 troops, which at least gave him some capital.

"Father!" At this time, Master Sima appeared behind Sima Yi and reported respectfully.

"The edict from His Majesty Yecheng is here. It is said that he is asking my father to lead troops to help merge the state!"

Master Sima's injuries all over his body have basically healed, but there is an ugly scar on his cheek.

Ma Su cut it with his own hands, and almost killed Master Sima at that time. The people in this Sima family inherited their tough life characteristics and survived.

"Reporting to Your Majesty, I haven't recovered from my old injury yet, so I'm afraid there's nothing I can do!" Sima Yi shook his head and replied without hesitation.

"only!"

Although Sima Yi was recuperating in Nanpi, he was not indifferent to government affairs. Not only did he keep an eye on the goings-on in the Yecheng court, he also paid great attention to the goings-on in Soochow and Ji Han.

So when Ji Han mobilized military forces, Sima Yi immediately detected it. Moreover, he knew one step ahead of the court that the Shu army had invaded Bingzhou, and that the commander-in-chief was Ma Su.

That's why he wouldn't be stupid enough to rush for help. If the team that had finally been expanded was exhausted again, he would really be forced to retire.

Of course, Sima Yi would not refuse outright. He still ordered Sun Li to lead some troops to rush for reinforcements.

"Speaking of which, is there any response from your second uncle in Xishu? How are they doing?" Sima Yi looked at the Wei soldiers who were constantly training outside Nanpi City and suddenly asked.

"Father, no news..." Master Sima hesitated for a moment and finally answered.

"According to Xizuo's report, it seems that Uncle Fu has entered the Western Shu court, and his official rank is not low. However, there are people following him when he comes in and out, and Xizuo cannot get close to him at all. In addition, he has not written back..."

"It seems that Ma Su is not at ease with them. He has been keeping strict supervision on them even after three years..." Sima Yi shook his head slightly and frowned slightly.

To be honest, he still doesn't understand why Ma Su is so malicious towards him. Before he took office as the governor of Liangzhou, Sima Yi didn't even have any contact with Ma Su.

So where does Ma Su have so much hatred? Your brother was killed by Lu Xun, not me!

"Father, I'm afraid it's not an option for us to continue like this. I heard that many people in the court have already attacked you because you have lost troops and are afraid of the enemy. If we continue like this, I'm afraid..."

"Don't worry about this, I have my own sense of proportion." Sima Yi smiled mysteriously, not caring about the crisis in the court at all.

When Cao Rui asked him to choose a place to recuperate, he chose Nanpi. Not only is he coveting the wealth of Bohai County, but the most important thing is that it is close to Youzhou.

This old artist has already found a way out for himself from the beginning.

"Go and inform the generals to intensify training and prepare to collect winter clothes. We will be leaving soon, and it's time to get the troops moving!"

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Sima Yi refused to obey the imperial edict and only sent his general Sun Li with thousands of people to help, which made Cao Rui extremely angry. But being angry, he did not attack Sima Yi, but endured the anger.

At present, there are not many old generals left in the Wei Dynasty, so we can no longer force Sima Yi to rebel. If he takes Laoguan Zhongqu and runs away again, the Wei Dynasty will really be unable to resist the Shu army's eastward advance.

However, although Sima Yi began to refuse to listen to greetings, Cao Rui was not too nervous. Because in the three years since the capital was moved to Yecheng, the entire Wei war machine had been reorganized.

A large number of field soldiers were incorporated into the professional army and trained together with veterans. With the advantage of the population of the Central Plains, the Wei army expanded its strength by 200,000 troops in a very short period of time, and the whole country began to prepare for the upcoming war.

"Send someone to tell Wang Jing to hold on and hold back as much as possible based on the terrain of Bingzhou!" Cao Rui personally issued an edict, ordering Wang Jing to hold on and not go to war no matter what.

"When I mobilize troops from Yanzhou to arrive and maintain sufficient strength, it will be impossible for the Shu army to capture Bingzhou."

"Your Majesty! We can't reinforce Bingzhou with a large army under any circumstances at this time!" At this moment, an old minister slowly stood up and advised Cao Rui.

This veteran is Chen Qun. He is very old now, but he still insists on staying at Sikong's post. When Cao Rui planned to send out a large army to help Bingzhou, he stood up.

"Have you forgotten the lessons you learned from your battle with Ma Di in the past? Does your Majesty still want to see Ma Di flood the Seventh Army again in Bingzhou?"

We have been fighting for many years, why doesn’t Your Majesty sum up his experience? Ma Su had lost that battle, so he sent so many people to fight against Ma Su. Was it because he wanted Ma Su to have too many military achievements to shock his master, and then let Liu Chan take action?

After fighting for so many years, we should have understood one thing long ago. Ma Su himself can't beat him when he comes on stage, so why should he fight back?

"So, in Sikong's opinion, how should we handle this matter?" Cao Rui frowned and looked at Chen Qun displeased, not very satisfied with his tone.

"Has Your Majesty forgotten how Liu Bang killed Xiang Yu?" Chen Qun shook his head and looked at Cao Rui with some hatred.

"Now we have more than one place on the border with Xishu, Bingzhou? Isn't the distance between any two of them more than a thousand miles?"

"Since Ma Su launched an offensive in Bingzhou, why can't we launch another offensive in Nanyang and find a way to cut off the connection between Guanzhong and Jingzhou in one fell swoop?"

"Besides, Soochow in the south is also our ally. Although they suffered a major defeat two years ago, their navy still dominates the Yangtze River."

"If we unite with Soochow to attack Western Shu, how can Ma Su take care of both the head and the tail?"