Chapter 388: Linxuzhou
Among the six countries in the world, it can be said that except for Wei itself, the remaining five countries are all concentrating their forces to attack Wei, and now Wei is tantamount to challenging the world with its own strength, which in the eyes of some people, even if Wei is not destroyed this time, at least it will have to plant a big heel.
In the face of the attack of the five kingdoms in the world, this time Cao Cao did not come to a small court meeting, but held a large court meeting, and all officials above the fifth grade had to be present.
Deyang Palace, which was held by the Han Emperor in the past, was like a decoration-like hall, and finally regained its majesty and glory today.
"The Son of Heaven has arrived, and hundreds of officials kneel to greet him!"
Cao Cao, who was dressed in a black dragon robe and wore the crown of the Son of Heaven on his head, ascended to the highest place in the Deyang Hall and sat on the throne of the Son of Heaven in the shouts of a eunuch and accompanied by two fan-wielding maids behind him.
After Cao Cao sat down, the civil and military officials knelt down on Cao Cao's knees, and shouted: "The ministers and others meet Your Majesty, may my emperor have ten thousand years, and the Great Wei ten thousand years!" ”
"Ladies and gentlemen, let's get even!"
"Thank you!"
After the civil and military officials got up and sat back in their own positions, Cao Cao, who was on the dragon chair, through the bead curtain, said: "The five countries under heaven, the three fronts of the army, attack my Great Wei, Liang, Qin, Xichuan Puppet Han Three Kingdoms, a total of 150,000 troops, from the southwest and northwest to attack this is the way, Jingzhou puppet Han sent 100,000 troops, attack my Nanyang, this is the second road, Jiangdong Wuguo, send 100,000 troops to attack my Xuzhou, this is the third way, hehe, I really didn't expect it, when today, except for my Great Wei itself, other countries, I hate it to the bone! ”
Cao Cao's words fell, and the entire Deyang Hall was quiet all of a sudden, although most of the officials knew that Sun Jian and the other three southern kingdoms had issued war letters, but they didn't expect that even the Liang State and the Qin State that were shrinking to the west would dare to send troops, which in their opinion, was simply an insult.
"Wei Chen, Liang and Qin, the country is small and the people are outnumbered, the soldiers are weak, it is not worth mentioning at all, the people who really want to be dike in my Great Wei are the three southern countries, as long as they are repelled, the two petty thieves of Liang and Qin will definitely retreat!"
After Xun Yu stood up and finished speaking, Lu Su, who was the secretary of the Ministry of Rites, also came out of the column with Yugui in his hand, and said to Cao Cao above: "Weichen returned to His Majesty, Prime Minister Xun is right, Liang State and Qin State are just trying to take advantage of the fire to rob, there is really no need to worry too much, the one who really wants to guard against it is the Three Southern Kingdoms, in addition, my Great Wei should immediately issue a document to reprimand the Three Southern Kingdoms, spew blood, slander my Great Wei, and put the death of the Han Emperor on the head of my Great Wei!" ”
"Well, this matter will be handled by your Ministry of Rites, issue a document, reprimand Sun Jian and them, and let the people of the world see who is the one who assassinated the Han Emperor!"
"Weichen Command!"
After Lu Su received the order, Cao Cao looked at Xun Yu and continued to speak: "Xun Aiqing is right, Liang and Qin are just a group of gutless bandits, they want to take advantage of the fire to attack, as long as they repel the three southern countries, they will naturally retreat, but, this method of repulsion, I don't know what strategy you Aiqing can come up with?" ”
"Your Majesty, according to the Weichen, the three southern kingdoms divided their troops and attacked, although it effectively avoided the internal strife between the two armies, but it also gave me the Great Wei, each opportunity to break through, the land of Guanzhong, although there are 150,000 enemy troops, but they are even the pseudo-Han and Liang, the three kingdoms of Qin, the secret battle of the coalition army is not fatal, in the land of Guanzhong, our army should take a defensive position, not take the initiative to attack!"
"Your Majesty, what Prime Minister Chen said is good, according to Weichen's opinion, in addition to Guanzhong, the Jingzhou Han army on the Nanyang side does not need to worry too much, the weakness of the Jingzhou Han army is known to the world, and the southerners have been good at water warfare since ancient times, not land warfare, so as long as Nanyang sends a large general to guard, it is enough to ensure that there is no worry in a short time!"
Chen Gong and Xi Zhicai's views were to take a defensive position in Guanzhong and the south, so Cao Cao almost understood that the Wei army should attack on that side, that is, the Wu army in Xuzhou Jiangdong.
"What you mean by Aiqing, I almost understand, do you think that my Great Wei should talk about combining forces and defeating the Wu army as quickly as possible?"
"Your Majesty is wise!"
The military department Shangshu Xun You, stood up and said to Cao Cao: "Your Majesty Wei, this time the three countries jointly attack my Great Wei, the source is in the Wu State, as long as the Wu State is defeated, it is equivalent to breaking the backbone of the Three Kingdoms Alliance, in addition, the Wu State takes the division of troops to attack, and its purpose is to hope that my Great Wei will also divide the troops to meet the enemy, if Guanzhong, Nanyang, and Xuzhou all take the attack, it will be exactly the plan of the Wu State, so in the view of Weichen, the best way is to concentrate the army, with the momentum of thunder, defeat the Wu army, and drive it back to Jiangdong! ”
Xun You's words made Cao Cao think carefully for a moment, and finally had to admit that Xun You's method is indeed the best for the Wei army at the moment, although the Wei State is strong, but if it really divides the troops to attack, Cao Cao is really worried, will it be the same as the Ming Dynasty in later generations, because of this defeat, in contrast, concentrating the army and defeating the Wu army with a thunderous force is indeed the best choice.
"Okay, the ministers listened to the order and ordered Xu Huang to lead 10,000 troops to Chang'an, and ordered Xiahou Yuan to lead 30,000 troops to Nanyang, and ordered Cao Ren, Zhao Yun, and Cao Hong to lead 80,000 troops to Xuzhou, converge with Xiahou and send troops to meet the Wu army!"
"Yes!"
Cao Cao got up from the dragon chair, looked at the civil and military officials who bowed their heads below, took a deep breath, and said loudly: "In this battle, as long as my Great Wei is concentric, civil and military, the victory will ultimately belong to my Great Wei!" ”
"Great Wei Wansheng!"
The civil and military officials shouted in unison, which seemed to shake the entire Deyang Palace, and the birds and finches resting on the Deyang Hall chirped one after another, flapping their wings.
Just when Daliang set the policy of facing the battle, the 100,000 troops of Wu at this time, under the leadership of its metropolitan governor Zhou Yu, approached the city of Xuzhou.
This time, the generals of Wu State, in addition to Zhou Yu, who was the main general, also had Sun Ce, Zhou Tai, Ling Chao, Jiang Qin, etc., it can be said that almost all of Wu's famous generals gathered here.
"General, the opposite side is the camp of the Wu army."
On the city of Xuzhou, Xiahou Dun, who had been guarding Xuzhou for several years according to Cao Cao's order, looked at the only large camp outside the city, and said: "It seems that there are capable people in the Wu army this time, I heard that the chief general of the Wu army this time is their metropolitan governor Zhou Yu?" (To be continued.) )