Three Kingdoms: I, Ma Su, Only Seek Death

"Sima Taiwei, do you have any thoughts about Sun Wu's arrogance and his desire to establish himself as a false emperor?"

After rejecting the indignant ministers, Cao Shuang took Sima Yi to a small meeting in the inner palace. At the decision-making meeting, Cao Shuang asked Sima Yi directly.

"What else can you think of? How dare a small country in the southeast dare to overstep its bounds and claim the throne? The veteran is willing to personally lead a brigade of soldiers to march south to Yangzhou to intimidate Xiaoxiao!"

Faced with this issue of political stance, Sima Yi was unambiguous and spoke immediately.

In fact, there is no other answer to this question in the first place. After all, the core scholars of Cao Wei were all from the Central Plains and had an almost obsessive pursuit of orthodoxy.

Therefore, in this case, even if Sima Yi had the idea of ​​​​compromising with Soochow, he would never dare to bring it up. Any attempt to challenge the legitimacy of the country will cause a strong backlash from the Central Plains gentry.

"About this matter... Lieutenant, there is no need to go. Right now, Yecheng still needs you to take charge. Just send a general." Cao Shuang was silent for a moment, then softened his attitude, but still rejected Sima Yi's request for a battle.

Although he was unwilling to admit it, he could not help but recognize Sima Yi's military capabilities.

After all, in the entire Wei Dynasty, Sima Yi could face Ma Di many times and still escape unscathed. When he conquered Liaodong, he was even more aggressive, and in two months he put down the Liaodong rebellion that Wei Wudu had not been able to put down in the past.

This old guy doesn't have much credibility, but he's really very capable. Let him lead the troops to conquer Soochow in the south, and there is a high probability that he will achieve a great victory.

By then, Sima Yi's reputation will be even greater, and it will only be more trouble for him to defeat this old artist.

So no matter what, fighting before the Shu army invaded would not give Sima Yi any chance to make military exploits.

However, Cao Shuang soon discovered a key problem. That is the veteran generals that Cao Wei is still alive and capable of fighting. It seems that they were all brought out by Sima Yi...

"Servant Cao, I'm afraid this matter cannot be concluded casually. It needs to be taken seriously." Sima Yi looked at the military affairs as if they were child's play, and Sima Yi was a little speechless. At this level, do I really need to swear that he fell into the water to deal with him?

"In fact, the biggest resistance to Sun Wu's southern expedition from beginning to end was not in the south, but in the west!"

"After all, if we want to conquer Yangzhou south, we must use the Huaisi garrison. But such a large-scale military operation cannot be hidden from the eyes and ears of Xi Shu."

"Have you forgotten how the school affairs office's intelligence network in Kansai was eliminated by Xishu in recent years?"

Sima Yi's meaning is very clear. I also want to slap Sun Quan, but now I have to look at Xi Shu's eyes if I want to slap Sun Quan.

If Xishu stood aside and watched, then they would have the opportunity to conquer Sun Wu southward. But as a result, the garrison in the Central Plains will be large-scale and difficult to mobilize, and the states in the Central Plains will have empty defenses for a long time.

And Ma Su, will he not seize this opportunity?

Sima Yi's kind reminder made Cao Shuang discover this problem.

At present, the Wei army has already tried its best to defend the Central Plains, and there are almost no other surplus troops available for the southern expedition. If we insist on attacking Sun Quan, the Central Plains may not be saved.

"Hiss...Does the Lieutenant have any good ideas? The southern expedition to Yangzhou is already something that must be done."

Cao Shuang is not good at using troops. Once he reaches this area, he can only listen to Sima Yi. Although this would make him passive in the struggle, there was nothing he could do about it.

"Let my second son be responsible for leading the troops on the expedition, and my eldest son Sima Shi will be in charge of Xudu. I will be in charge of Yecheng and think of ways to prevent the Shu army from Luoyang from advancing eastward."

"However, if the Shu army is really determined to advance eastward, I am afraid that even with the vigilance of Sima Shi and Guo Huai, they may not be able to stop it. Therefore, I need heavy troops from Hebei to garrison in Cangting and be ready to rush south to support Yanzhou at any time."

"In addition, I also need the school affairs office to cooperate with me."

"Well...just listen to what the captain said." Cao Shuang was confused when he heard this, but he still nodded and obeyed Sima Yi's words.

Soon, the whole country of Cao Wei began to operate according to Sima Yi's deployment.

This time the generals for the southern expedition to Soochow were also quickly appointed, with Sima Zhao as the general, Zhuge Dan and Hu Zun as the deputy generals. Three Wei armies totaling 100,000 people marched southward to attack Soochow.

The Sima Division was ordered to station 50,000 troops in Xudu, and to build deep ditches and high bases to prepare for the Shu army to fight to the death.

As for Sima Yi, although he was based in Luoyang, he still sent his confidants as generals in Cangting to control the main force of the Wei army.

It's not that Sima Yi doesn't want to go to Xudu, it's just that he is really afraid of Ma Su. Especially Ma Su's completely unusual hatred for him, which made the old artist dare not cross the Yellow River.

In just one month, Cao Wei's deployment was basically in place. Just wait for the time to come, and the whole army will go south to teach Sun Wu a lesson.

However, at this time, Sima Yi asked Cao Shuang to leave another person.

"What do you want from Jia Chong, the right guard? He is the son of Jia Kui, an old minister who died in the battle in the past. You can't let you mess around!" Cao Shuang frowned and expressed doubts about Sima Yi's borrowing.

"Don't be so vigilant. I just need someone to be a lobbyist for Ma Su. I heard that Jia Hujun is an eloquent speaker, so I came here to borrow someone." Sima Yi replied with a smile, but no matter how he looked at it, he seemed to have no good intentions. look.

Of course he had no good intentions. In a place like the Central Forbidden Army, which was a carrot and a pit, he would definitely have to replace more of his own people.

Although Jia Chong felt very close to their Sima family, he was Jia Kui's son. Sima Yi couldn't trust him in this regard, so it would be best to recruit such a person as a lobbyist.

And Cao Shuang didn't protect Jia Chong that much. In the final analysis, he was just a second generation. However, he still expressed doubts about Sima Yi's purpose.

"Going to Luoyang to work as a lobbyist for Ma Su? What can he persuade Ma Su to do?"

Sima Yi smiled mysteriously and said softly,

"Look at the power Ma Su has now. He controls an army of 100,000 people in Luoyang. He is so powerful that he has a prince in his hands."

“In this case, it should be obvious what the lobbyist should do, right?”

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At the same time, Ma Di, who was in Luoyang, was also observing the situation in Guandong.

Sima Yi was not wrong. Ma Di really wanted to take this opportunity to make a fortune in Guandong. For this reason, in addition to transferring Deng Ai to the south, he even recruited a new round of young generals such as Ju Fu and Fu Qian from Chang'an, and asked them to follow Liu Yin and Jiang Wei to conquer cities and territories in Guandong.

As the front line advances, Liu Yin has entered Yanzhou. If it continues to advance, it may even gradually encroach on the entire Kanto region.

No matter which way you look at it, the situation is extremely favorable for Ji Han's unification.

At this time, someone reported to Ma Su that lobbyists from Guandong came to visit him.