Chapter 885: Two Birds with One Stone
"Father, if this newly expanded cavalry wants to form combat effectiveness, it will take at least a year or so, so long for Cao Liang's thief to be at ease, so unwilling." Sima Shi hated the authentic way.
Sima Yi also fell silent, it does take time to train the new cavalry, so before the new cavalry is put into battle, Sima Yi will not attack easily.
But if you don't attack, you will face another problem, that is, Cao Liang is given enough time to prepare for the battle, so that Cao Liang can prepare for the decisive battle with ease.
This is obviously what Sima Yi does not want to see, even if the manpower and material resources of the state are limited, but giving Cao Liang more opportunities is equivalent to reducing the chances of victory on their side.
It seems that it is necessary to dispatch some soldiers and horses to disturb the annexation of the state, so that Cao Liang's life is not so nourishing.
Sima Yi pondered for a while, had a plan, and said to Sima Shi: "Tomorrow for my father, I will ask the Holy Lord for an edict, ordering the governor of Youzhou to march into the army and quell the rebellion in the state." β
Sima Shi was overjoyed when he heard this, and said: "Two birds with one stone, father's clever plan!" β
If Cao Liang is Sima Yiming's enemy, then Biqiu Jian can be regarded as Sima Yi's potential opponent.
When Sima Yi went out to fight against Gongsun Yuan in Liaodong, Biqiu Jian served as Sima Yi's deputy, but the two had grievances and contradictions because of disagreements, so the relationship has not been harmonious.
In the battle of Liaodong, Biqiu Jian had put forward a strategy, but Sima Yi did not adopt it, and finally Sima Yi used his own methods to break through Xiangping City and kill Gongsun Yuan.
Later, Sima Yi's class returned to the dynasty, and Biqiu Jian stayed in Youzhou and served as the assassin of Youzhou.
Biqiu Jian and Sima Yi do not deal with each other, is the main reason or because he is not Sima Yi's descendant, although he has served under Sima Yi, but Biqiu Jian's development is because of Cao Ei, it is precisely because of the Ming Emperor Cao Ei's appropriation and reuse, Biqiu Jian was able to have the opportunity to sit in the position of the official of the reins.
Although Cao Ei died early, he has always been grateful to Cao Ei, and often regarded himself as a loyal minister of the Cao family, so he was naturally dissatisfied with the ambitious Sima Yi.
Especially after the Gao Pingling Incident, Biqiu Jian almost stood on the opposite side of Sima Yi, supporting the army with self-respect, frequent activities, and almost rebellious hearts, and Sima Yi was another person included in the blacklist after Wang Ling and Cao Liang.
However, Wang Ling's defeat had a great impact on Biqiu Jian, and he calmed down, and Youzhou was temporarily at peace.
This is also a good thing for Sima Yi, at least when he is dealing with Cao Liang, he doesn't have to be distracted to deal with Biqiu Jian.
However, Sima Shi's words reminded Sima Yi that instead of wasting time with Cao Liang like this, it was better to send an army to harass and merge the state, so that Cao Liang was tired of dealing with it and had no time and energy to prepare for war.
But what is the right army to send there?
Undoubtedly, the Youzhou army that is still loyal to the imperial court has become the first choice, Biqiu Jian did not raise troops to participate in the rebellion, so he has to pinch his nose to implement the edict issued by Cao Fang, as long as Youzhou and Bingzhou start a war, Sima Yi's plan to kill two birds with one stone will become, even if they don't work hard to really fight, but at least they have to make a show, as long as they can waste his strength, for Sima Yi, it is naturally beneficial and harmless.
What's more, Sima Yi is still in the back hand in Youzhou, once Biqiu Jian makes a move, this chess piece under Sima Yi's hidden ambush will play a role.
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Biqiu Jian did encounter a lot of trouble, Sima Yi launched a coup d'Γ©tat in Luoyang to usurp power and seize the throne, as a loyal minister of the Wei family, Biqiu Jian was naturally quite angry.
On the surface, Sima Yi was loyal to the Empress Dowager Yi's decree and took down Cao Shuang, who was in turmoil and troubled the country, but Sima Yi did not return to Cao Fang, and the adult Cao Fang was still the fate of a puppet, and the power of the government fell into the hands of Sima Yi since then.
Although Biqiu Jian was far away in Youzhou, he was very aware of the nature of this coup, and he also knew that after Sima Yi came to power, he would inevitably purge dissidents, and he would bear the brunt of Sima Yi's purge.
The contradiction between Biqiu Jian and Sima Yi has been a long time, when Qinglong was three years old, Biqiu Jian was assigned and reused by Emperor Cao Rong of the Ming Dynasty, and he had already served as the assassin of Youzhou, and concurrently served as the general of Duliao and the captain of the Guardian Karasuma.
In the fourth year of Qinglong, Gongsun Yuan established himself as the king of Yan, rebelled, and as the assassin of Youzhou, Biqiu Jian naturally wanted to send troops to pacify, but Gongsun Yuan was based in Liaodong, and his strength was strong, and Biqiu Jian was unfavorable to go on the expedition, so he had to lead the troops back.
In the second year, the imperial court sent an army to recruit Gongsun Yuan to avoid Sima Yi as the governor of the capital, and Biqiu Jian could only go on the expedition as Sima Yi's deputy.
From the number one leader in Youzhou to someone else's deputy, Biqiu Jian was naturally depressed, and he actively offered advice, but was vetoed by Sima Yi, which was probably the beginning of the two rifts. Sima Yi pacified Liaodong and had unlimited scenery, while Biqiu Jian became the most depressed person.
Although after that, when he was defending Youzhou, Biqiu Jian sent troops to Goguryeo twice, and both of them returned with great victories, but it seems that he could not smooth the shadow brought to him by Sima Yi.
The Gao Pingling Incident exposed Sima Yi's wolf ambitions, and Biqiu Jian, who was loyal to the imperial court, was naturally very angry, even if Sima Yi deliberately bought people's hearts and crowned Biqiu Jian as the governor of Youzhou, he could not calm Biqiu Jian's anger.
When Bingzhou and Huainan raised the banner of righteousness and rebelled against Sima Yi, Biqiu Jian was also quite moved and wanted to raise troops against Sima Yi.
During this time, it was probably the time when Biqiu Jian's activities were the most frequent, he secretly mobilized troops and horses, and even prepared the banner of King Qin.
However, Biqiu's frugal actions were opposed by some of his subordinates and Taishou, who believed that Sima Yi was now in control of the government and had power over the world, and Youzhou was not a rich land, with a limited population and troops, and that if he raised an army to fight against Sima Yi, it would be tantamount to hitting a stone with an egg and gambling with the lives of the soldiers and civilians of Youzhou, which was not a wise move.
Now although Bingzhou and Huainan rebelled, but the situation is not too optimistic, these generals and Taishou have persuaded Biqiu Jian, let him wait and see, if Huainan and Bingzhou are successful, Youzhou is not too late to raise the banner of righteousness, if Huainan and Bingzhou are defeated, they persuade Biqiu Jian to dispel this idea as soon as possible.
Biqiu Jian hesitated, and finally decided to wait and see how the situation changed.