Li Yuanfang and the others had not yet returned to Jinling from Youzhou, and the information that Yuwen Chengdu had killed Cao Pi by mistake was sent to Liu Wei in an expedited manner for 800 miles.
Liu Wei immediately convened a high-level military meeting in the Taiji Hall to discuss countermeasures, and the participants included Liu Bowen, the secretary of the Ministry of War, Sun Bin, the squire of the Ministry of War, Chen Ping and Kuai Yue, as well as senior generals such as Qi Jiguang and Meng Hui.
It can be described as star-studded and full of wise men.
In addition to these military heavyweights, Zuo Cheng Prime Minister Xun Yu and Ministry of Officials Shangshu Lu Su, two important ministers of the current dynasty who had a lot of experience in military strategy, were also invited to attend the meeting, while other ministers such as Situ Lukang, Sikong Kongrong, Hubu Shangshu Mi Zhu, and Criminal Department Shangshu Di Renjie, who focused on internal affairs and lacked military strategy, were not summoned.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the Chengdu general killed Cao Pi by mistake, which will inevitably provoke Cao Cao's anger, and it is very likely that he will meet with my soldiers, you Aiqing can express your own opinions, and discuss how to deal with it" Liu Wei sat on the main hall, glanced at the civil and military forces under the steps, and asked loudly.
For Liu Bian, the choice is much simpler than Cao Cao, because the initiative is in Cao Cao's hands, and whether to fight or decide is entirely based on Cao Cao's thoughts, and Liu Biao will not take the initiative to fight Cao Cao, because the current situation does not allow it.
In fact, Jia Xu's inference is not accurate, if Cao Cao's 400,000 army poured out, Liu Wei could at least draw nearly 300,000 troops to meet the battle, 80,000 Qin Qiong's army in Xuzhou, 50,000 Han Shizhong's naval division withdrawn to Chaisang, 40,000 Zhao Yun's army stationed in Jiangling on standby, and more than 100,000 troops such as water divisions, army, and forbidden army around Jinling.
But if the situation really happens to this point, it will undoubtedly be a complete failure for Liu Wei First of all, if Cao Cao is completely pushed to the opposite side, then Liu Wei's military advantage will be lost.
After more than a year of recuperation and large-scale recruitment and expansion, the total strength of the three major forces of the Western Han Dynasty temporarily exceeded 400,000, completely overwhelming Yue Fei's army in terms of strength.
In terms of the quality of generals, the Western Han Dynasty has Zhu Yuanzhang, Yang Jian, Liu Che three giants, other heavyweights are Xu Da, Zhou Yafu, Yang Su, Zhu Di and other all-round talents, in addition to Lu Bu's fierce tiger, there are Shi Wansui, Yang Dayan, Li Guang, Zhang Xutuo, Li Wenzhong and other fierce generals, the local Deng Ai, Gao Shun, Huangfu Song, Zhu Jun and others are also excellent generals who can stand alone, Wenchen has Dou Ying, Su Qin, Chen Gong and other staff officers, it can be said that the strength of the Western Han Dynasty is stable Yue Fei's army.
Coupled with Zhao Kuangyin's 70,000 horses and Liu Yu's 80,000 troops were combined by Su Qin, the enemy army in the entire west was as high as 550,000.
If Cao Cao is completely pushed to the opposite side at this time, then Liu Wei's military advantage will be gone, and when the southern imperial Guishan and the northern defense of Li Tang are in the north, the Eastern Han Dynasty's military strength will even be at a disadvantage.
When all the civil and military forces were talking about this, Liu Wei suddenly felt that his strategy of using Master Li as a beauty to divide Liu Bei's forces last year was too important, and it could be said that it was a matter of life and death If Liu Bei's forces were not divided into three, with the Western Han Dynasty plus Cao Cao's 400,000 troops and Liu Bei's more than 200,000 horses, then the hostile forces in the entire mainland would have reached 1.2 million, and the situation in the Eastern Han Dynasty would probably collapse at any time, leading to a defeat that would have led to a thousand miles of defeat.
"I also have to thank Liu Xuande for sending Adou and Mrs.
Gan to Jinling as hostages" Liu Wei's face was like frost, his eyes were like torches, and he couldn't help but stroke his beard and sigh.
Xun Yu also sighed: "That's true, the general trend of the world is divided and merged, and there are no eternal enemies and no eternal allies. ” If the opponent is only an alliance between the Western Han Dynasty and Cao Cao and Liu Bei, Liu Wei is not afraid, and he can win the battle with the strength of the Eastern Han Dynasty.
But the tricky thing was Li Tang's aggressiveness, as well as the invasion of the Qin army in the south, and in the face of the menacing alien race, Liu Wei had to divide half of his forces to deal with the north and south to contain the invasion and expansion of the other party.
In the north, Li Ji led Li Yuanba, Li Guangbi and others to be menacing, sweeping all the way through Liaodong and Liaoxi to Jixian, that is, the imperial capital before Liu Wei crossed.
And Li Mu has raised 100,000 troops to the south after defeating Wuhuan, making the Tang army that flocked into Youzhou reach 250,000, Li Ji with Li Mu, supplemented by Li Yuanba, Li Guangbi, Chen Ziyun and others, facing Li Jing and the Weiqing Army, the two sides are half a pound and eight taels, and I am afraid that they will not be able to tell the winner for two years a year.
Li Jing is certainly a handsome talent that is rare to see in the ages, but Li Ji and Li Mu are not fuel-efficient lamps, and it can even be said that the duel between the "Three Lis" will determine the general trend of the world in the future, and even the history of China for thousands of years in the future.
Li Jingsheng will be a setback for the Tang army, and I am afraid that it will not be able to get involved in the Central Plains for a long time in the future.
If Li Jing is defeated, the entire line north of the Yellow River will collapse, and the Tang army is likely to enter Qingzhou with a devastating momentum, and then sweep through Xuzhou and Huainan, which are empty of troops, and drink the Yangtze River, staging a scene of the Jin army driving straight into the late Northern Song Dynasty.
The huge pressure in the north is not only on the Tang army under the command of Erli Tong, but also on Li Shimin, who has been diving.
This Heavenly Khan, who defeated Li Tang Jiangshan, is an emperor with a command value of up to 100, and is currently eyeing the Korean Peninsula, with 100,000 troops in his hands, as well as the naval wizard Yi Sunsin, and the Wanyan Golden Bullet with a military value of 101.
Liu Wei and his aides believed that the reason why Li Shimin had been holding his troops was that he was looking for a good opportunity to cross the sea and attack Qingzhou, because the distance between the two was too close, and the nearest place was only a day's sea voyage.
Liu Wei believed that Li Shimin, who had been holding the card in his hand for a long time, must be waiting for a good opportunity, as long as he smelled the smell of killing the prey, he would definitely show his fangs without hesitation and swarm into Qingzhou from the sea.
Let the Eastern Han Dynasty rule be full of beacon fires, and it is difficult to take care of the beginning and the end.
"Ahem, speaking of which, my situation is no better than Cao Cao."
After analyzing the situation here, Liu Wei sighed with emotion, "The wood is beautiful in the forest, the wind will destroy it, and in the eyes of the princes of the world, I am the biggest enemy."
Only by defeating me can they take a step forward, so both Li Tang and Guishuang have set their sights on me."
Chen Ping arched his hand and reminded: "There is also the Hu people alliance on the grassland, the Xiongnu, Xianbei, and Wuhuan are united by nearly 100,000 people, and they should not be taken lightly."
In the end, Liu Bowen concluded: "At present, the superior strategy is to continue to maintain a superficial alliance with Cao Cao, and only after any battlefield in the west, south, and north can our army have the ability to deal with Cao Cao."
And meeting Cao Cao's soldiers, that is the worst outcome, the slightest carelessness will fall into a situation of losing all the games" Sun Bin bowed his head: "At present, the war on three sides, my Han national strength has reached the maximum supply level, if we fight with Cao Cao again, even if there are still 300,000 horses to mobilize, but the grain, grass, and materials can no longer be maintained."
Therefore, as long as there is a situation in which there is a line of war with Cao Cao, we must not talk about war lightly."
Liu Wei's eyebrows were slightly closed, frowning and thinking.
Over the years, the army of the Eastern Han Dynasty has been fighting year after year, consuming a large amount of grain and grass materials, if it were not for Xun Yu, Zhang Juzheng, Wang Meng, Gu Yong, Wang Shouren, Changsun Wuji, Xie An, these super internal strongmen of all dynasties and generations, the millions of troops in the south and the north would have been out of the chain.
Don't look at these internal affairs talents, if they don't have their backing, the Eastern Han Dynasty would not have the current situation at all.
Just like the three founding heroes of the Han Dynasty, everyone praised Han Xin's talent in commanding the army and admired Zhang Liang's clever calculations, but they often ignored Xiao He's contributions, and just as Liu Bang said, "In the planning and strategizing of the husband, the decisive victory is thousands of miles away, and I am not as good as the ovary."
Town the country, care for the people, give wages, and keep the grain, I am not as good as Xiao He.
Even an army of millions, the battle will be won, the attack must be won, I am not as good as Han Xin", Han Xin Zhang Liang's credit is certainly high, but no one dares to say that Xiao He's role is not as good as Zhang and Han "Hehe, it seems that I can only negotiate peace with Ah Pu," Liu Wei smiled, "It's okay, it's okay to know the current affairs for Junjie, and I'm not a stubborn and competitive person, just send someone to negotiate peace with Apo." ” After a pause, Liu Wei asked again: "In your Aiqing's opinion, will Ah Pu negotiate peace with me, or will he be determined to meet with me because of the hatred of losing his son?"
Chen Ping analyzed: "In the opinion of the ministers, Cao Cao is also surrounded by enemies, and going to war with our army will also do more harm than good, unless there is no way out, Cao Cao should not choose to meet each other."
The minister thought that at present, for Cao Cao, what he wanted most was face, and as long as His Majesty could let Cao Cao save face, this crisis would definitely be resolved. ” "If I don't give Cao Cao steps back face, then how will Cao Apu choose," Liu Wei frowned and asked.
Sun Bin analyzed: "If this is the case, Cao Cao will cut off Li Jing's grain route with heavy troops.
If His Majesty can let Cao Cao get back face, then Li Jing's army will have no worries about food and grass, if His Majesty does not give Cao Cao the steps down, then Cao Cao will definitely be annoyed and angry, and cut off Li Jing's grain road with heavy troops. ” Speaking of which, Jia Xu's strategy of judging Li Jingliangdao is not too profound, not only top think tanks such as Sun Bin, Chen Ping, and Liu Bowen can speculate on the intention, but even Liu Wei can see it.
But it can be seen that this move is an unsolvable trick, just like when you fight the landlord, you know that the other party has a big and small king in your hands, and you have nothing to do, because this is Liu Wei's weakness, and he was caught by Jia Xu at a glance, forcing Liu Wei to obey obediently.
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Either take the initiative to ask Cao Cao for peace, or Cao Cao will fake the show and do it for real, completely tear his face with Liu Wei, cut off Li Jing's grain route and return route, and trap the 160,000 troops of the Eastern Han Dynasty in the north.
Of course, Liu Wei still has a way to go, that is, to supply Li Jing's army by sea from the Shandong Peninsula, but the wind and waves in Bohai Bay are high, and Li Tang's sailors are eyeing each other, maybe it is okay to send grain and grass once in a while, but it is definitely not possible to send it for a long time, maybe it will be cheaper for Li Tang one day.
"Then send someone to negotiate peace" Liu Wei waved his hand and made a decision, "Kuai Yidu, you go to Jizhou and feel Cao Mengde's bottom line, how to fight with me and become a jade silk" t1706231537: