Chapter 784 Plan to Raid Jinyang
The next day, Sima Yi summoned the generals to the central army's tent. Sima Shi saw Sima Yi's eyes were red and swollen and his expression was depressed. He knew that Sima Yi must have been sleeping for a night and couldn't help but worry about his health. After all, Sima Yi was old and an ordinary 70-year-old man in his family might have been idle at home at this time, playing with his grandchildren. At the age of Sima Yi, he was still fighting on the battlefield. There were only a few people in the world.
Sima Shi couldn't help but feel deeply guilty. The main reason was that his ability was not enough. If he could go on the battlefield on behalf of his father and pacify Bingzhou, why would his father have to drag Fengzhu's body to travel thousands of miles and worry about the Sima family's great cause.
"Father, it's not a matter of pacifying Bingzhou overnight. You must not overwork and hurt your health. It's important to take care of yourself."
The generals who came in later also said, "It is important to take care of Sima Taifu."
Sima Yi smiled, waved his hand gently, and signaled that the generals would return to their positions. In fact, Sima Yi wanted to take a break in his heart. When he was old, neither physical nor energy could be compared with his prime, but the situation forced him to do it.
Cao Liang, a difficult opponent, has caused him endless trouble. Until now, Sima Yi cannot come up with a better solution. No wonder he has worked hard and tossed and turned to bed.
After the Gaopingling Mutiny, the Sima family had already embarked on the road of no return. If they could not eliminate dissident forces and successfully seize the country and country of Cao Wei, Sima Yi could only be a powerful minister, and he knew better than anyone else that no one who was a powerful minister in all dynasties had a good ending.
Whether it is to avoid being dug out of the coffin after death, or to avoid so many descendants of the Sima family from being destroyed, Sima must grit his teeth and persevere.
Seeing all the generals coming, Sima Yi looked around and said calmly: "You are already clear about the current situation. In the dilemma of our army, if we want to change the current situation, we need to work together and work together. I don't know what you have to do, so you might as well speak freely."
All the generals look at me, and I look at you, everyone is speechless. Everyone knows that Sima Yi is a war-going military master. He has been a war-maker all his life and has experienced many battles. If he can't even handle things, how can others have any good tricks?
Those present today can be said that except for Wang Guan, they are all younger generations, and they are about the same age as Sima Shi. The main reason why Sima Yi valued and promoted these young people was to cultivate capable ministers for the Sima family. He was already old, and those subordinates who had followed him gradually grew old and were extremely embarrassing. After Sima Shi took over the authority in the future, he must have loyal and capable people around him to assist him. Therefore, except for the two veterans Hu Zun and Wang Guan, Sima Yi went to war this time, all the newcomers were newcomers.
In a sense, in addition to pacifying the hostile forces in Bingzhou, this expedition was also an opportunity for Sima Yi to inspect the newcomers and recruit the team of Sima Shi. Who are capable ministers, who are brave generals, who are useful, and who are worthy of cultivation are all within Sima Yi's investigation scope.
However, newcomers mean lack of experience. Judging from the performance of the generals before, Sima Yi is indeed difficult to describe it as "satisfaction". This time, asking for advice from the generals also has the idea of testing their wisdom.
The generals were all over the place, not that they had no plans at all, but some of their ideas were probably not mature, and it would inevitably make a laughing moment when they took them out.
Besides, showing off in front of Sima Yi, isn’t that showing off?
Zhong Hui thought for a long time and bowed, "I have a plan, but I don't know if it's feasible?"
Sima Yi said with great interest: "What kind of good plans do Shi Ji have, but it's okay to talk about it."
Zhong Hui hesitated for a moment, and then said: "Bingzhou Prefecture is in Jinyang. As long as Jinyang is taken down, the morale of the Bingzhou army and people will inevitably collapse. Now Cao Liang gathers heavy troops to Shangdang, and Jinyang is empty. Why don't Sima Taifu send an elite army to attack Jinyang City? As long as Jinyang City is taken down, the situation in Bingzhou will be settled. Cao Liang's plan to trap our army in Shangdang will inevitably fail."
In fact, Zhong Hui's plan was not original. Before, when he was in the Danhe Camp, someone suggested not to get involved with the Bingzhou army in Shangdang and immediately go north to attack Jinyang. It was just because Sima Yi was cautious at the time and did not adopt this suggestion.
Now Zhong Hui mentioned it again, but Sima Yi did not object immediately, but smiled slightly and said, "I wish to hear the details."
This kind of suggestion is naturally not new to Sima Yi. If Zhong Hui only stays at the level of suggestions, it would be just a cliché. Sima Yi said so affirmatively when Zhong Hui saw Zhong Hui. Obviously, he had a detailed plan, so Sima Yi was ready to listen to the details and then consider whether to accept it or not.
The reason why Zhong Hui reiterated this suggestion on this important occasion was naturally that he had a mature idea. He did make a detailed plan in advance. Now, he heard Sima Yi's inquiry, and he said it without hesitation.
Zhong Hui's plan is indeed unique. He planned the troops and routes of the operation in detail, as well as plans to deal with various possible dangers. Therefore, Zhong Hui's plan is very detailed and comprehensive, which made Sima Yi fall into deep thought.
In fact, Sima Yi had never thought of the plan to attack Jinyang. However, if this kind of marching across thousands of miles cannot solve the problem of logistics supply, it will be a risky action at an extremely high cost. Once an accident occurs, there will be a danger of the entire army being destroyed. Sima Yi, who has always been cautious, will certainly not be able to use dangerous chess and use this extreme method to attack.
However, the Battle of Huyukou made Sima Yi understand that it was difficult to defeat Cao Liang by relying solely on conventional tactics. The war in Bingzhou was delayed for a long time, which was not a good thing for him. Zhong Hui's plan to raid Jinyang undoubtedly provided Sima Yi with a new idea to solve the problem.
Now the Battle of Shangdang is in a stalemate, and it is obvious that neither side can do anything to each other. The Battle of Huyukou is a clear proof that even though both sides carefully designed the plan, the draw will end in the end.
If we want to break this deadlock, the Sima army cannot let the Bingzhou army lead the nose. They must open up a new front and completely disrupt Cao Liang's original deployment, so that they can achieve major results in the shortest time.
The plan to raid Jinyang, the center of Bingzhou, has undoubtedly become one of the best ways to break the current deadlock.
Chapter completed!