Sima Zhao volunteered to go to the Eastern Wu. Although Sima Shi did not agree immediately, he was also inclined to go to the war. Since Sima Shi took office, he suffered repeated defeats in Cao Liang. Not only did he lose the city and land, but Sima Shi's reputation also fell to the bottom. After many people compared Sima Shi with Sima Yi, they naturally concluded that Sima Shi was not good.

Therefore, Sima Shi urgently needed a victory to boost morale and increase his reputation. At present, it is difficult to find a place from Cao Liang. The mountains and rivers in Shu Kingdom are steep and the generals are in concert. Sima Shi has no way to send troops to fight, so Sima Shi also turned his attention to the Eastern Wu side.

Sun Quan's death was undoubtedly the best opportunity. It was the right time to send troops to attack when the new king of Wu was first established and the court was unstable.

However, if you send troops to attack, you must make careful preparations. If you use troops blindly, you may be defeated. So Sima Shi was not in a hurry. He decided to ask his staff to come up with a feasibility report first, formulate a detailed combat plan, and then consider sending troops.

At this moment, General Zhuge Dan, General Zhuge Dan and General Wang Chang, General Wang Chang, wrote letters one after another to present their own strategy to attack Wu. It is obvious that after they received the news of Sun Quan's death, they all believed that this was a great opportunity to attack Wu. If Sima Shi could seize this opportunity, he might be able to pacify Wu in one fell swoop.

Their ideas coincided with Sima Shi. Moreover, Zhuge Dan guarded Huainan and Wang Chang guarded Jingzhou. They knew the situation of Wu State the most, and the strategic plan they proposed was the most valuable reference.

After reading the two reports, Sima Zhao encouraged Sima Shi: "Brother, even Zhuge Dan and Wang Chang believe that the attack on Wu is feasible, and the opportunity should not be missed. No more mistakes will come. Please do not hesitate and take this opportunity to send troops to the Eastern Wu to win a complete victory."

Sima Shi's mind became active. He nodded and ordered the summons to summon the ministers to discuss matters and discuss the plan to send troops together.

The fall of Youzhou made the ministers in the court very depressed. Every time they discussed the matter, they were all depressed and were covered in dust, fearing that Sima Shi would call him to ask him. After all, no one could come up with a better way in the current situation in Youzhou.

However, this time the attack on Wu State, the ministers were extremely enthusiastic and made suggestions, all of whom believed that the attack on Wu was a good opportunity. As long as Sima Shi seized this opportunity and unifying Jiangdong would be no longer a dream.

Only the Shangshu Fu Yu had some dissent. He said: "Some people who offered the plan advocated crossing the river directly by boat and roaming the south of the Yangtze River; some advocated attacking in four ways at the same time and occupying its city and city barriers; some advocated garrisoning troops on the border, usually cultivate land, and then take advantage of the civil strife to launch an attack; this is indeed a common strategy to attack the enemy country. However, since we trained and assembled the troops to attack Wu, it has been three years since we trained and gathered the troops to attack Wu, and the enemy has long known that it is no longer an army that can be used to attack unexpectedly. Wu and I have been an enemy for nearly sixty years. During this period, they united the king and his ministers, shared joys and sorrows and hardships, and recently lost their commander. The king and his ministers were worried and afraid of danger, so they were more vigilant. If he was

We ordered warships to be arranged at important ferries and reinforced cities to occupy a dangerous situation. Then our strategy of running rampant on the river will probably be difficult to work. Now the defenders on the border are far away from the enemy. The observation and contact posts set up by the enemy are numerous and closely guarded. Our spies cannot enter and cannot get any news. If the army has no ears and ears and reconnaissance is not detailed enough, but they will rashly send heavy troops to face huge dangers. This is to invite success with a lucky mentality, attempt to fight first and then win. This is not a good strategy to protect the army. Only the strategy of garrisoning troops on the border is the most complete and reliable; you can first order Wang Chang and Hu Zun to choose a place to station in a dangerous place.

, examine their arrangements and order three parties to enter the garrison at the same time. First, seize fertile land and allow the enemy to retreat to barren land. Second, soldiers are not allowed to oppress and loot among the people. Third, implement a policy of recruiting and pleading in nearby areas, so that surrenders and surrenders come every day. Fourth, set up reconnaissance liaison posts from a distance so that spies cannot come. Fifth, after the enemy retreats, reconnaissance liaison posts must not go deep, and farming land is not easy to carry out. Sixth, the army eats the stored food on the spot without having to distribute troops to transport it. Seventh, the internal conflicts and chaos of the enemy can get news in time and make a quick decision to fight the raid.

The above seven aspects are the top priority of military operations. If you do not master these, the enemy will monopolize the convenient resources; if you master these, the interests will belong to our country, so you must not be ignored. The two armies are approaching each other, and the formations of the two armies have already understood each other. Wisdom and courage can be used, and various clever and clumsy strategies can be used. Using strategies can understand their gains and losses, and competing with each other can also know the length and weakness of the enemy's situation. Where will the enemy be hidden? If the enemy is small, the enemy will be in a big way, the country will be exhausted frequently; if the enemy is poor, the enemy will be rich, and the capital will be increased to be taxed and financially short. Therefore, the military strategy says: 'The enemy's comfort can make it trouble, and the enemy is full can make it hungry.' This is what it means."

Sima's face showed displeasure. Although Fu Yu's words were quite pertinent, it was equivalent to pouring a pot of cold water on Sima's excited master, and the atmosphere in the whole hall was a bit cold.

Sima Zhao stood up and said, "Although what Mr. Hu said is true, how can we stick to military tactics? We should change the situation when it comes to the situation and judge the situation. This is what the general needs to master. Now that the country of Wu is devastated, the people's hearts are unstable, the new king is weak, and the court is in chaos. This is a good opportunity given to me by God. If you don't take it at this time, when will you wait?"

All the ministers praised it, so Sima Shi decided to send troops to fight against Wu.

This time, the Sima Division mobilized a total of 150,000 troops, divided into three groups, led by Zhuge Dan on the east route to attack Dongxing, Hu Fen on the middle route to attack Wuchang, and Wang Chang on the west route to advance to Jiangling.

Among these three groups of people, the middle and west routes were used as partial divisions to restrain the Wu army in the middle and upper reaches of the Yangtze River. The 70,000 army led by Zhuge Dan to attack Dongxing was the main attack direction of the Wei army.

Sima Zhao was appointed as the military supervisor by Sima Shi, and the governor of all kinds of troops and horses went to Dongxing with Zhuge Dan.

When the army set out for war, they naturally prepared a lot. After months of careful preparations, Sima Zhao arrived in Shouchun at the end of October, joined forces with Zhuge Dan, and formed a large army, advanced to Dongxing, and opened the curtain for the attack on Wu.
Chapter completed!