Sima Lun has been considering how to attack Cao Liang so that he can relieve the pressure on the Yellow River defense line to the greatest extent.

However, it is obviously unrealistic to send troops around the north. Now the Sima army's troops have dropped sharply and they do not have the strength to fight on both sides at all. Moreover, even if they have enough troops, such a large-scale long-distance roundabout battle, logistics supply will be a fatal difficulty. This front that lasts thousands of miles is a nightmare for any army.

But Simalun never gave up hope because there was another way to achieve this goal, that is, to kill people with a knife and use the Hu people to deal with Cao Liang, so that he could achieve the goal of killing two birds with one stone.

After all, the Hu people's continuous disturbances of Yongzhou and Liangzhou also gave Wei court a headache. If the goal of attacking Cao Liang and weakening the power of the Hu people, wouldn't it be the best of both worlds?

But dealing with Cao Liang is not something that can be achieved by ordinary mobs. The ordinary Hu people are very casual and are invincible when the attack is smooth, but they are defeated when they encounter setbacks. If they fight Cao Liang in such a state, they will lose nine out of ten.

However, Liu Yuan does not seem to have such a problem. After all, he and Cao Liang have a grudge against killing his father and are irreconcilable. Liu Yuan has always thought about taking revenge over the years. Once he is given a chance to take revenge, Liu Yuan will never give up easily.

Therefore, Liu Yuan was the opponent that Sima Lun carefully chose for Cao Liang. First, Liu Yuan and Cao Liang had a deep hatred and would never give up easily until they had to. Second, Liu Yuan had good abilities and abilities. In less than ten years, he changed from a betrayal dog to the overlord of the foreign kingdom, with more than 100,000 people, and was fully qualified to become Cao Liang's opponent.

Of course, it is not realistic to expect Liu Yuan to defeat Cao Liang. Now Cao Liang is getting richer and powerful, and even Sima Shi is hard to match him. If he really expects Liu Yuan to defeat Cao Liang, it would be a daydream.

Sima Lun's biggest purpose of using Liu Yuan was actually not to expect Liu Yuan to defeat Cao Liang, but to let Liu Yuan attack Bingzhou to restrain Cao Liang. As long as Liu Yuan leads his troops back to Bingzhou, Cao Liang will not be able to ignore it and will definitely send troops to Bingzhou. In this way, the pressure on the Yellow River defense line will be reduced, and Sima's army can also draw troops to deal with Zhuge Dan first.

When Cao Liang defeated Liu Yuan, Sima Shi almost solved Zhuge Dan, so Sima Lun just hoped that Liu Yuan could give them some time.

Sima Shi had never heard of Liu Yuan before, and he was quite familiar with Liu Bao. After all, Liu Bao was the left commander of the Xiongnu, and the most powerful group among the Xiongnu in Bingzhou.

However, since all the five Xiongnu tribes in Bingzhou were destroyed by Cao Liang, the remaining Xiongnu tribes disappeared. In Bingzhou, there was no more survival soil for the Xiongnu people. This powerful nation that once dominated the frontier and confronted the Han Dynasty for hundreds of years seemed to have reached its end.

But what Sima Shi did not expect was that the remaining troops of the Xiongnu in Bingzhou could rise again in the Shuofang area. Although the rise of the Xiongnu was not very friendly to the Sima family, those who are not of our race would have different hearts. If they became a climate in the future, they would inevitably pose a threat to the Yongliang and Liang prefectures.

But if, as Sima Lun planned, he would lead the disaster to the east and let Liu Yuan deal with Cao Liang and counterattack Bingzhou, he would not only use Cao Liang's hands to destroy the Huns, but also use Liu Yuan's troops to hold Cao Liang back. In other words, no matter who wins and who loses, the ending will be a good thing for Sima Shi, and it can be said that he will kill two birds with one stone!

Sima Shi nodded secretly and said, "The ninth brother is not bad. If Liu Yuan really drags Cao Liang for three or five months, then the current situation in the Central Plains can be greatly improved."

Being attacked from both sides is the most difficult situation on the battlefield. Cao Liang sent troops north of the Yellow River, while Zhuge Dan rebelled in Huainan. At this time, Sima Shi was facing the possibility of being attacked from both sides. Therefore, since Zhuge Dan opened up, Sima Shi has thought of many ways to resolve the current crisis, but no method can be effective.

On the contrary, Sima Lun's method made Sima Shi's mind cheer up. It's a good idea. As long as Liu Yuan leads his troops to cross the Yellow River and enters Bingzhou, Cao Liang can taste the taste of being attacked from both sides.

There is no doubt that once Liu Yuan invaded Bingzhou, Cao Liang would not be able to sit idly by. Of course, he should not expect Cao Liang to lead all his troops to evacuate Jizhou. Cao Liang would at most draw some of his troops from it to fight the enemy. The rest of his troops would definitely continue to create pressure on Sima's army on the north bank of the Yellow River and would never withdraw his troops easily.

Of course, this is also the best result in Sima Shi's current situation. Sima Lun saw Sima Shi nodding in praise, and said, "Brother, please send someone to contact Liu Yuan and give him some weapons and weapons. These weapons must be something that the Huns lack. Brother, who can completely exchange for the elimination of materials by funding his business to exchange for Liu Yuan's gratitude. First, it can narrow the distance with Liu Yuan, and second, it can greatly increase the strength of the Huns' cavalry."

Sima Shi deeply agreed and immediately ordered Guo Huai, the governor of Yongliang, to contact Liu Yuan immediately and try to form an alliance with Liu Yuan, and provide Liu Yuan with some weapons and equipment to support him in an attack on Bingzhou.

The order was issued with a fast horse that was expedited by six hundred miles, and it was delivered to Chang'an in the early morning of the third day.

At this time, Guo Huai had just returned from Longyou and repelled Jiang Wei's attack twice in succession, which made Guo Huai, who was nearly 70 years old, feel deeply tired. Time is unforgivable. Guo Huai had long had the idea of ​​resigning and wanted to return to his hometown to spend his days in his life. However, the wars in Yongliang were frequent, and Guo Huai could not let go. What's more, the lieutenant general of the court was withered at this moment, and no one could replace him as the position of governor of Yongliang. Therefore, even if Guo Huai was already tired, he had to work hard to do it.

The reason why Guo Huai was so desperate was because he still owed a great favor from the Sima family. Guo Huai's wife Wang was Wang Ling's sister. Wang Ling rebelled and all three clans were killed. Wang was also among them. Guo Huai wanted to send his wife to justice, but his sons begged hard. Guo Huai had to write a letter to Sima Yi and asked him to let him go.

Sima Yi agreed readily, which also made Guo Huai owe a great favor from the Sima family, so even though he was at the age of retirement, he still had to continue to work hard to repay Sima Yi's kindness.
Chapter completed!