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Chapter 1384 Raising troops to suppress the rebellion

Sima Lun said, "I think it's not necessary to face a great enemy. The evacuation of the Bingzhou cavalry is so rapid. I guess there is something difficult about Bingzhou, and it has nothing to do with the Bingzhou army trying to cross the river. And I think Bingzhou army has no plans to cross the river this year. So I put troops on the north bank of the Yellow River, but I set up a suspicious formation to restrain our army."

An unconscious contemptuous smile passed through Zhong Hui's eyes. If it weren't for Sima Lun's identity, Zhong Hui would have been sarcastic at this moment. You are a little brat, you know what military and national affairs are. The world is dangerous, the enemy is cunning, and there are endless tricks. It is impossible to guard against it. If you don't pay attention, you may have fallen into the enemy's Daoer. Sima Lun actually said angrily that there is no need to face a great enemy. Could it be that all the defending troops will go to sleep? Only when the Bingzhou Army's knife is on their necks will you understand how cruel this battlefield is.

"The Ninth Young Master has never experienced the battlefield, so he naturally does not know the cruelty on the battlefield, open and secretly arrows, intrigues, and cannot be guarded against. Be careful of nothing big mistakes. If the defense line is lost because of underestimating the enemy, then it is the real regret." Zhong Hui said in an old tone.

Sima Lun chuckled and said, "General Zhong said nothing wrong. He should be cautious in using military forces, but he should also be to judge the situation and change his power. This time, Cao Liang's army returned to Bingzhou, which must be because of the emergence of emergency military situation in Bingzhou. Otherwise, why do Cao Liang need to return to the rescue in person? Send a general to go there. Now that Cao Liang has left Liyang, the Bingzhou army will inevitably suspend the crossing of the river. Our army should seize this opportunity to first quell the Zhuge Dan rebellion in Huainan and eliminate worries, so that we can ensure that the Yellow River defense line is safe and sound."

What Sima Shi is worried about now is not only Cao Liang, but also Zhuge Dan from Huainan, but also Sima Shi is particularly worried. Since Zhuge Dan started a rebellion from Huainan, Sima Shi has always wanted to send troops to wipe him out. However, due to the pressure on the Yellow River defense line, Sima Shi did not dare to act rashly, and could only let Zhuge Dan raise troops to cause chaos.

If it were just Zhuge Dan tossing in Huainan, Sima Shi wouldn't have to worry too much. After all, no matter how much Zhuge Dan was doing, he would not cause much storm.

When Sima Yi was alive, he built water conservancy and engaged in military farming in Huainan. However, the unlucky part of Huainan had disasters in nine years, either floods or droughts. When encountering disasters, the grain harvest was poor, and the supply of grain in Huainan could not meet his own needs and must be allocated by the court.

The shortcomings in resources seriously restrict the development of the Huainan Army. What's more, most of the soldiers of the Huainan Army came from the Central Plains. These soldiers have parents, wives, children, relatives and friends. It is still unknown whether they can devote themselves to Zhuge Dan's life.

The lack of food and grass and the uneven military morale may become a fatal flaw for Zhuge Dan. When Wang Ling failed to succeed in the rebellion in Huainan, Zhuge Dan was destined to return to Wang Ling's old path.

But Zhuge Dan obviously also considered this, so he led the wolf into the house and colluded with the Eastern Wu. If the Wu people could give Zhuge Dan a greater help, the situation would probably become difficult.

The people of Wu have long been tempted by Huainan. When Sun Quan was alive, he sent troops to invade Huainan many times, trying to take the land between the Jianghuai River and Huainan for himself. However, due to the success of Wei generals guarding Huainan, Sun Quan suffered a lot of invasions and his full support from the court, he returned in vain after several attempts.

This time, facing the olive branch extended by Zhuge Dan, the people of Wu could not be moved. After all, they had been dating Huainan for a long time, and finally got such an opportunity. How could they give up easily? Therefore, the people of Wu sent troops to occupy Hefei New City, and Zhuge Dan in Shouchun formed a horn force.

If the Sima Army wants to quell the Zhuge Dan rebellion, it must consider the factors of joining the Wu army, which undoubtedly makes the situation in Huainan become confusing.

Sima Lun's words meant that Sima Shi's heart was at the heart. Cao Liang's troops on the north bank of the Yellow River had already brought endless pressure to Sima Shi. If Zhuge Dan rebelled against Huainan again, Sima Shi would be attacked from both sides and the situation became dangerous.

If Sima could give him an opportunity, Sima's first consideration was to send troops to Huainan and solve Zhuge Dan. In this way, no worries were left, Sima could also be assured and bold as he could fight Cao Liang with all his might.

The plan proposed by Sima Lun to lure the tiger out of the mountain was to create an opportunity for Sima Shi, so that Cao Liang had no time to look south, so that Sima Shi could free up his hands and do his best to deal with Zhuge Dan.

Opportunities are often fleeting. Sima Lun has created opportunities, but if Sima Jun still guards the Yellow River defense line and does not have any other actions, when Cao Liang destroys Liu Yuan and then turns around, the situation on the Yellow River defense line will become tense again, which means that the opportunity created by Sima Lun will be wasted in vain.

Therefore, when Zhong Hui advocated to wait and see, Sima Lun suggested taking this opportunity to first deal with Zhuge Dan in Huainan and eliminate future troubles.

This is obviously an important strategic decision involving the decision. All the generals, including Zhong Hui, disagree. Although Sima Lun is Sima Shi's younger brother and the legal heir, because he is too young, everyone still despises him relatively.

Could it be that only teenagers understand military better than those of them, the generals who have experienced many battles? It is a huge joke to say it. The generals sneered at Sima Lun's words, but for Sima Lun's special status, few people dared to stand up and openly oppose Sima Lun, but most of them did not agree.

There is only one person who is the exception, that is, Sima Shi who has been listening to it. Others don’t know Sima Lun’s plan and think it was the instruction found by Sima Shi. But in fact, Sima Lun gave advice behind the scenes, and Sima Shi gave orders.

Including the earlier Jizhou defense system, the initial strategy was proposed by Sima Lun, but it was finally implemented after Sima Shi's improvement.

Regardless of whether this plan was finally successful or not, it was enough to verify Sima Lun's wisdom. So when Sima Lun proposed some new ideas, Sima Lun was still humbly and more acceptable. This time, Sima Lun proposed to send troops to wipe out Zhuge Dan earlier, which was completely in line with Sima Lun's interests, so Sima Lun's preference for Sima Lun.
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