"Go on." Cao Pi said in his heart that this is one of his own who dares to expose the real problem, unlike outsiders who speak without relying on the margins.

Xia Houshang nodded, "As a soldier, my main consideration is military. Liu Bei has many powerful generals under his command. In the past, Wei State had many soldiers in Yongliang without fear. Now Liu Bei's troops deployed on the western front are on par with our Wei State.

General Zidan is in too much trouble, your Majesty must quickly reinforce Guanzhong without giving Liu Bei a chance to breathe."

"Although General Boren's words are good, the garrisons from various places around Luoyang have been transferred to Jingbei to fight against Guan Yu. If he sends his troops to Guanzhong now, Guan Yu will definitely seize the opportunity to attack him. If Nanyang and Nanxiang fall because of this,

Guan Yu can directly march to Luoyang, and there may be some pass blocking him at that time..." Situ Huaxin asked.

Xia Houshang calmly replied: "The situation in Jingbei has been getting better during this period. Guan Yu is even shrinking the front line, which shows that the opponent is at the end of its war effort. We can give it a try. We will first send some of our troops back to Luoyang to rest. If Guan Yu counterattacks, we will immediately replace him."

Above, in addition, Grand Sima (Cao Ren) entered a stalemate with Lu Xun at Ruxukou, and the general finally suggested withdrawing some of his troops to fill the Jingzhou battlefield, so there is no need to worry about Guan Yu taking the opportunity to go north."

Cao Pi stroked his beard and praised: "Bo Ren deserves to be a man who is good at fighting. This arrangement is in my heart. The Great Sima (Cao Ren) has greatly damaged the vitality of Soochow. If Liu Bei hadn't brazenly attacked Guanzhong, I would have wanted to conquer Jiangdong personally."

But at the moment, we can only focus on the overall situation. Sun Quan and Liu Bei are in-laws after all, otherwise he, the King of Wu, will come to an end. We can let Man Boning (Man Chong) withdraw to Runan first and let the general Zhengnan make unified arrangements."

"That's very good." Xia Houshang nodded in affirmation.

Cao Pi's gloomy face finally improved. Sikong Wanglang, who had been silent until now, finally stood in the center of the hall, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, I also have a plan here."

"Wang Sikong, please speak." Cao Pi sat upright and became interested.

"We are starting a war on the three fronts of the Wei Dynasty. Not only are the troops on each line tight, but the consumption of food, grass and corvee is also huge. If the war continues like this in various places, Wei will not be able to hold on for long, and the three families of Sun, Cao and Liu may collapse at the same time." Wang Lang was speaking.

Looking at Hua Xin, he thought to himself that now that you are in charge of Wei Guo's family, you should know that this family is not easy to manage.

Hua Xin was very touched after hearing this. After Cao Pi ascended the throne, the Wei State finally rested for two years. Last year, the war on the three fronts broke out almost at the same time, and the remaining wealth was quickly squandered. Fortunately, the Central Plains families gave their full support, otherwise Jingzhou

The battlefield will not be the same as it is now.

"Wang Sikong is telling the truth, but the Wei State is passively defending this time. Although we know that both sides will suffer losses, there is nothing we can do." Hua Xin looked helpless.

Seeing that the preparations were in place, Wang Lang continued to state: "Sun Quan invaded Huainan this time with the excuse of surrendering Han Zong. It is also because this guy caused too much trouble in Jiangdong. If we were at a disadvantage, we could send him to Sun Quan for punishment, but now it is difficult to

Sima defeated Soochow, why didn't Your Majesty just give it up when it was good? Liu Bei is now in Chang'an, and we continue to attack Soochow, which is nothing more than hard work. The old minister understands Sun Quan as a person. He does not have the ambition of Sun Ce, and just wants to settle in the southeast..."

"Wang Sikong asked me to make peace with Sun Quan?" Cao Pi raised his eyes.

Wang Lang nodded and affirmed: "If we negotiate peace now in a victorious manner, Wei will get the maximum benefit. Sun Quan has no shame in asking us for Han Zong. General Zhendong (Zang Ba) relies on his Taishan soldiers and is extremely brave, so he always listens to orders."

If you don't listen to the announcement, Your Majesty will just support Jingzhou and slowly return it to the control of the imperial court..."

When Cao Pi heard that Wang Lang was plotting against Zang Ba, a smile suddenly appeared on his serious face. Xuzhou had always been Cao Pi's worry.

Zang Ba supported his troops and regarded himself as a prince. Xuzhou cooperated with Tao Qian during Tao Qian's period. Zang Ba cooperated with Lu Bu during Lu Bu's period. Later, Cao Cao defeated Liu Bei and wanted to deal with Yuan Shao. Zang Ba was always responsible for the defense of Xuzhou and was given to Zang Ba.

Great freedom.

Cao Cao was fighting in various places until he died of illness, and had no time to deal with this remaining problem. In the past few decades, Zang Ba always insisted that whoever controls Xuzhou would cooperate with the other party using Taishan soldiers as the basis.

Cao Pi did not care when he first succeeded to the throne of Wei, but after he usurped the Han Dynasty and became emperor, he did not allow the existence of such princes in Wei. If he wanted to personally conquer Soochow again, he mainly wanted to take away Zang Ba's military power.

"Ahem...Wang Sikong, don't speculate on my intentions in the future. General Zang has always been obedient on the Eastern Front battlefield, and I have no intention of taking away his military power. If this matter spreads, it may be harmful to Sikong. You are all mine

My dearest minister, I don’t want to hear even a cent of what you said about General Zang from other people’s mouths.”

This is what Cao Pi really thought, but he couldn't admit it in front of everyone, so he deliberately duplicity and threatened Wang Lang under the guise of protecting Wang Lang.

Hua Xin, Xia Houshang, and Zhong Yao looked at each other, thinking that we all had this political consciousness, and they didn't know why Wang Lang got carried away in his excitement.

Wang Lang looked embarrassed and bowed to thank Cao Pi: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your consideration..."

"Sikong, don't worry. They are ministers to you and they will definitely not tell this matter. Is there anything else you want to add?" Cao Pi looked at Wang Lang with a smile.

"Well... Liu Bei occupies the upper reaches of the Yangtze River and poses a greater threat to Jiangdong than us. If Sun Quan learns that Liu Bei has occupied Guanzhong, he may also attack Jingzhou..." Wang Lang added.

Cao Pi frowned: "Sun Quan made two sneak attacks on Jingzhou, and both ended in disastrous defeats. Can he really be so crazy? Sikong asked Gu to go to Jiangdong to create rumors?"

Wang Lang nodded in affirmation: "As I said just now, Sun Quan only wants to segregate himself in Jiangdong. The Jiangdong nobles are unwilling to contribute to the outside world, but they are willing to defend their homeland. That's why it is so difficult for us to attack Ruxu. The stronger Liu Bei's strength, the more panicked they become."

"Wang Sikong, Guan Yu is at war with us, and there are only more than ten thousand troops stationed in Wuchang and Ganning. Even if we start rumors, no one will believe it, right?" Xia Houshang asked.

Wang Lang stroked his beard and said with a smile: "General Boren has forgotten Lantian? It is said that he sent people to destroy Linyi. I am afraid that the next step is to deal with the scholar family. Once there is no civil strife in Jiaozhou, what will he do next? Don't forget Gao Shunhe's trap.

The army is in Jiaozhou, Lantian can attack Jiangdong by land, and Sun Quan's men will probably be unstoppable."

"Mr. Xuan Owl? Even the late emperor was afraid of this man..." Xia Houshang murmured to himself.

"It sounds very interesting. Before, Sun Quan made a sneak attack on Jingzhou, but it was all cracked by Lantian. If Sun Quan makes a sneak attack on Jiaozhou..." Cao Pi suddenly felt happy when he thought of this, and couldn't help but praise it with two words: "Wonderful."

After Cao Pi made an agreement with everyone, he ordered Cao Xiu to dispatch troops and horses back to Luoyang to rest and recuperate, and ordered his attendant Wen Hui to rush to Huainan to see Cao Ren. After dealing with the threat from Guan Yu in northern Jing Dynasty, he would mobilize troops and horses into Guanzhong to attack Liu Bei.

Seeing Zhong Yao being carried out of the hall, Cao Pi stroked his beard and sighed: "It's a pity that Lieutenant Zhong Yuanchang was demoted. Otherwise, he should be ranked with Wang and Hua. These three men are great men of their generation and will hardly be succeeded by future generations."

.”

Cao Pi stretched and stood up, smiled and ordered Gao Miao, the chamberlain: "Xiao Gao, please drive."

"Your Majesty, which palace do you want?" Gao Miao mistakenly thought that Cao Pi was interested.

Cao Pi shook his head seriously: "I am going to the Taiwei Mansion."

"Wei." Gao Miao wiped his forehead subconsciously, saying that the holy will is difficult to predict, and he understood it deeply at this time.
Chapter completed!