So Zhong Hui replied to Sima Shi, because Zhong Hui didn't know whether this idea was proposed by someone else, or Sima Shi himself came up with it, so Zhong Hui said more tactfully in the letter, Tuntian's move, benefit the country and the people, but at present, the new army in Jizhou is starting, and it is not suitable to adopt the method of Tuntian, and ask Sima Shi to suspend the implementation and wait for the future when the conditions are ripe, and then implement it not too late.

Zhong Hui's reply made Sima Shi's somewhat feverish mind become a little calmer, you can't have both fish and bear's paws, this drill and tuntian, it is also difficult to take into account, not only to let the new army in Jizhou train combat effectiveness, but also to carry out tuntian to ensure the supply of grain and grass, this is obviously an unrealistic consideration.

Whether the Jizhou army has the ability to farm the fields, the answer is, of course, yes, the soldiers from the peasants can't farm, isn't that a joke?

However, the primary task of the Jizhou army is not farming, but to solve the defense problem of Jizhou. Zhong Hui's analysis is the Tao, Sima Shi naturally nodded secretly, Zhong Hui is on the front line in Jizhou, and he knows the situation there well, so his opinion is the most pertinent, these ministers in the court, behind closed doors, act on assumptions, their proposals are often very unreliable.

Ever since Sima Shi put forward the plan to recruit 300,000 troops in Jizhou, he has constantly heard voices of opposition, and those who oppose it are of course conclusive and well-reasoned, and even stand on the commanding heights of the society to openly refute it, believing that reckless use of force is the way to defeat.

But the situation in Jizhou is there, there are no soldiers to defend, no danger to defend, do you want to let the cavalry of Jizhou drive straight into and drink the Yellow River? In the case that the quality of the army is not up to the point, the only way to make up for the gap is through quantity, although Sima Lun is just a child, but he stands taller than anyone else, sees farther than anyone else, wants to hold Jizhou, recruit troops, crowd tactics, is the only way out, there is no other way.

The implementation of strategic defense is the strategy of Sima Shi's last resort, and if the state is lost, Youzhou is also lost, and Jizhou can no longer have an accident, once Jizhou falls, the entire north of the Yellow River, there is no land, and half of the country is lost, which is the most disastrous consequence.

Therefore, keeping Jizhou is the top priority at present, Sima Shi must ensure the safety of Jizhou at all costs, recruiting 300,000 soldiers, in the eyes of many people, this is a desperate army to dry up and fish, but Sima Shi knows that this is a last resort, and only by using Jizhou's human resources, all the people are soldiers, can build an impregnable line of defense in Jizhou.

Zhong Hui's reply strengthened Sima Shi's thoughts, it seems that appointing Zhong Hui as the governor of Hebei is the most correct decision, and Sima Shi decided to let Zhong Hui do it in Jizhou's affairs, and he will no longer interfere in this regard.

As for the discordant voices in the DPRK, Sima Shi also decided to ignore them, and without investigation, they would have no right to speak, and those ministers of the DPRK and China did not understand the situation in Jizhou at all, and they made discussions behind closed doors, which was harmful and useless. The annihilation of the whole army of Youzhou will bring a new test to the defense of Jizhou, when Wei Qian and Wang Qi were guarding Linyu Pass, at least they can play a role in restraining the state army, and now the whole territory of Youzhou is lost, and the state army has no worries, and can go south unscrupulously, and the situation in Jizhou has suddenly become tense.

At this time, it is simply a joke to talk about Tuntian, the enemy is about to enter the city, and let the soldiers grind and grind to farm, which is simply putting the cart before the horse.

Concentrate all forces to do a good job in the defense of Jizhou is the top priority now, fortunately, in the hands of Sima Shi, there are still resources in several states that can be used, a little increase in taxes, you can solve the urgent need of Jizhou, although the people's resentment will rise, but this is also a last resort.

Sima Shi rubbed his swollen temples, and calmed down his mood a little, Lao Tzu said, governing a big country is like cooking a small fresh, and mastering the heat is the key to governing the country.

Sima Shi stood up and decided to go out for a walk and go outside to breathe, at this time, Sima Zhao hurriedly came from outside, looking a little angry.

Sima Shi said: "Son, what are you doing in a hurry? ”

Sima Zhao arched his hand and said: "Brother, I just got the news, after Wei Qian was captured, he surrendered, and now he has made Cao Liang's Youzhou Assassin History, in vain we treat him like this, he actually did such a big rebellious thing, the younger brother suggested that the Wei family should be confiscated, and his family members were exiled for thousands of miles, as a punishment." ”

Sima Zhao also just heard the news, the Youzhou army was destroyed in Zhangwu, Wang Qi was killed, Wei Qian was captured, everyone thought that this would be an end, Wei Qian is the descendant of the Sima family, and has been reused by Sima Yi, because of the merit in quelling the rebellion of Youzhou, he was promoted to the high position of the governor of Youzhou by Sima Shi, it stands to reason that he should be killed like Wang Qi, so as to live up to the kindness of the Sima family.

But I didn't expect Wei Qian to be so spineless, not only did he surrender on his knees, but also turned into Cao Liang's Youzhou assassin history, aiding and abusive, which is really hateful.

A few days ago, I got the news of the defeat of the Youzhou army, and Sima Shi also specially summoned Wei Qiang's son and brother, thinking that it was a good encouragement, but in a blink of an eye, Wei Qian defected, isn't this Chi Guoguo's slap in Sima Shi's face?

Therefore, Sima Zhao was particularly angry, thinking that only by severely punishing the Wei family could the dignity of the Sima family be restored, and at the same time, it could also deter other generals.

Sima Shi's face was relatively calm, obviously he was not surprised by this result, Wei Qian was not the kind of person who regarded death as his home, once he was captured, he would definitely be greedy for life and afraid of death, and bend his knees to defect.

It's just that Sima Shi was very surprised that Cao Liang actually used a general like Wei Qian so much, and would appoint him as the assassin of Youzhou, a wall grass like Wei Qiang, once the situation is unfavorable, renegade and surrender are like commonplace, is such a person worth reusing? As for punishing the people of the Wei family, Sima Shi didn't have any ideas, although Wei Qian had his hateful side to the enemy, but the reason for it could not be all blamed on him.

Sima Shi sighed and said: "Wei Boyu is poor and surrenders to the enemy, why bother to affect his family, pass on the order, everything will be carried forward, and his money will still be supplied according to the old practice." ”