Sima Shi quickly summoned the ministers to his general's mansion to discuss matters.

This general's mansion is naturally the former Taifu Mansion. After Sima Shi took office as the general of the Fu Army, this mansion has become the political center of Luoyang. Although there are court meetings in the palace, it is just a formality. He attends court twice a month, goes through the motions and discusses some irrelevant trivial matters. Emperor Cao Fang is really a puppet and a decoration, and his status is not even as good as when Cao Shuang was in power.

Sima Shi usually works, and even the Shangshutai is too lazy to go to. He regards his mansion as his office location. All military and national affairs are determined by the General's Mansion.

Ordinary ministers are not qualified to enter the General's Mansion. Those who can go to the General to discuss matters are Sima Shi's confidants and confidants. So after all, Sima Shi held all the power of the government tightly in his hands and could not tolerate anyone's involvement.

The people who came to discuss the matter today include Sima Zhao, Taiwei He Zeng, Situ Gaorou, Sikong Zheng Chong, Guanglu Dafu Wang Su, Shizhong Xun Yan, Shangshu Pushe Lu Yu, Shangshu Fu Ji, Zhong Guardian Jia Chong, Taiwei Zhong Yu, Right Chief Shizhong Zhong Hui, Zhongshu Supervisor Xun Xu, Sili Zheng Chen Tai and others.

When they arrived, they didn't know the news of the fall of Youzhou, and they were all chatting and laughing. When Sima Shi told them the news, everyone was silent.

Didn’t the news from the previous report say that the Bingzhou army attacked Jizhou? It was fighting with Lu Zhao at Jingxing Pass. Why did Youzhou suddenly fall after a few days? And it was not just one or two cities that were lost. All the seven counties in western Liaozhou in Youzhou fell. This result is really incredible.

The facts were in front of us, and no one could doubt them, and everyone looked at each other.

It is said that Cao Liang is powerful and even Sima Yi can defeat him, but in the past few days, even the seven counties are too fast. At this speed, it took Cao Liang a short time to sweep the world.

Sima Shi sighed lightly and said, "Everyone, the situation in Youzhou is a thousand miles a day. This is a critical season for survival. If Youzhou is lost, it will be difficult to defend the northern border. I wonder what are your outstanding opinions?"

The crowd was first silent. He was the oldest and most qualified minister among the ministers. He said first: "The rebel Cao Liang took advantage of the victory of the Bingzhou battle last year and seized Youzhou, which was already the foundation that endangered the country. The general should immediately send troops to attack and recapture the two places of Bingyou. If he repeatedly indulges, the country will not be a country!"

Everyone agreed, and He Zeng's words were not without reason. Cao Liang is no longer a rebellious force that separatist places and fights against the court. He now sends troops to Youzhou and has the capital to compete for the world with the Sima family. If he continues to let it go, the general trend of the world will be really uncontrollable.

But then again, the defeat in the Bingzhou War last year caused Sima's army to be seriously injured, and it is still in a state of recovery. Doesn't Sima's army want to destroy Cao Liang? He wants to do more than anyone else, but the key is that he does not have the capital to send troops yet.

The cavalry troops were completely lost in the Battle of Bingzhou last year and are still under reconstruction. The reconstruction of cavalry is much more difficult than that of infantry. It is not to recruit some people who can ride horses and then transport a group of war horses from Longyou to form a cavalry. The construction of cavalry is a very complicated process. It takes a lot of effort and a lot of time to form a cavalry team with combat effectiveness.

Especially the problem of new horse harness is an urgent problem. After experiencing the Battle of Bingzhou, Sima's army certainly knows the importance of new horse harness. If the combat effectiveness of the cavalry cannot be fully improved, the reorganized army will still encounter the same consequence as the previous cavalry. Therefore, the construction of cavalry cannot be urgent, and haste will not be achieved.

New horse harnesses have been mass-produced, and the first batch of equipment has been allocated to various cavalry battalions. So far, nearly half of the cavalry have been equipped with new horse harnesses. According to the current production speed, it is estimated that all cavalry of Sima Army will be replaced with new horse harnesses by the end of the year.

Not only horse harnesses, but also the construction of chain horse armor has quietly begun. The Sima Army will also form its own heavy armored cavalry, and the archers will also be the next construction target of the Sima Division. In short, the reconstruction of the Sima Army's cavalry will basically follow the Bingzhou Army.

He learned from the barbarians' strengths to control the barbarians. This time, Sima Shi was using an extremely humble attitude to steal Cao Liang's hand in the hands of Cao Liang. The strength of the Bingzhou cavalry has already shocked Sima Shi from the bottom of his heart. Unless he can have a comparable army, Cao Liang will be a hurdle that he will never be able to overcome in his life.

However, how much financial and energy it takes to build such a cavalry will probably be an astronomical figure. Although with the current strength of the Sima family, it is impossible to say that they cannot afford this money, the entire national treasury will probably be empty.

If you don’t take charge of your family, you don’t know how expensive it is. Sima Shi had never handled financial affairs before. Now he is in charge of power, and he will decide on all major government affairs. This matter of national economy and people’s livelihood is really a headache. So many troops have to be supported, so many officials have to pay, and if the Yellow River breaks, it’s necessary to repair it. If you encounter disaster, you need relief. If you really sit in this position, you will consider far more things than you imagined.

Sima Shi often felt overwhelmed, and he wanted to spend a penny in half. In order to rebuild the cavalry, the money was spent like flowing water, which made the treasury a little underpaid. The Minister of the Duzhi often reminded Sima Shi that if he continued like this, the treasury would soon bottom out.

Sima Shi couldn't stop. He was just betting now that this cavalry must be established no matter what. Only in this way can he have the capital to compete with Cao Liang.

But now the cavalry is just being formed and there is still a long time before they can form combat power. If you blindly rush into battle, you will suffer greater losses.

However, Cao Liang seemed not to be ready to give Sima Shi time. The new army had not yet been established. Even if Sima Shi had the idea of ​​attacking Cao Liang, he could not put it into practice.

Zhong Hui obviously knew Sima Shi's voice. Amid the crowd of people's calls for strife, he stood up and said, "General, I think I can't send troops for the time being."

PS: I am really sorry, I have been busy with family affairs these two days, and the correction time cannot be guaranteed. Please forgive me. I will try my best to complete it. I will not correct it later than the evening at the latest.
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