Chapter 890 Tacit understanding
When Du Yu rushed to Yanmen County, the Youzhou Army continued its usual slow and procrastinating marching style. After walking from Ji County for more than ten days, it was considered to have reached Pingshu, Dai County. This efficiency made Wei Guan really unable to complain.
Wei Guan naturally knew what Wu Qiu Jian was thinking, and Wei Guan knew better. He was a military supervisor and was walking on the tip of a knife. If Wu Qiu Jian wanted to rebel, then he might be the first to use it to sacrifice the flag.
Therefore, Wei Guan did not dare to force Wu Qiu Jian easily. If he was too anxious, he would have no good results. What's more, Wei Guan's identity was indeed very sensitive. Although he was carrying the name of the court and seemed to be majestic, no one in the Youzhou army took him seriously. They only obeyed Wu Qiu Jian.
If Wu Qiu Jian has not rebelled for the time being, he naturally would not dare to do anything to Wei Guan. His strategy is to delay if he can, and slow down if he can. He will not be in a hurry to fight wars at all. Preserving his strength is the first priority.
However, after arriving in Pingshu, he had already arrived at the border of Youzhou. Going forward, he entered the sphere of influence in Bingzhou. There will definitely be a military conflict. Wu Qiu Jian is really not well prepared for how to fight this battle.
If the army is not moved, the court will really not be able to explain it, but once the fight starts, the situation will be beyond the control of Wu Qiu Jian.
At this time, Wu Qiujian suddenly received a secret letter, a secret letter from Bingzhou without a signature, sealed with fire, and there was no word on the entire envelope.
No one in the Youzhou Army had the courage to open the letter, so after several twists and turns, the secret letter was handed to Wu Qiu Jian intact.
There has never been any communication between Bingzhou and Youzhou. After all, Cao Liang and Wuqiu Jian are not familiar with each other. In addition, Youzhou is more remote than Bingzhou. In the past, Cao Liang's focus was always on the Central Plains. Only this time Wuqiu Jian's army was facing the Bingzhou border did the two sides have the first contact.
Wu Qiu Jian took a look at the letter. He did not read it from the beginning to the end like ordinary people. The first thing he saw was the signature. As expected, the signature was Cao Liang, the general of the State General, who was inquired about rebellion.
Others may not recognize Cao Liang's rebellion, but for Wu Qiu Jian, this was the last order of the late emperor Cao Rui, so there is naturally no reason to recognize him.
However, Wu Qiu Jiancong wanted to see what Cao Liang had to say. He quickly read Cao Liang's letter from beginning to end and fell into deep thought.
Huan Fan was a famous writer and calligrapher and painter in the late Three Kingdoms. Not only did he write beautifully, but his content was also more beautiful, citing classics, and his words were gorgeous.
It can be said that this letter is just right. Without the cooperation of Bingzhou, even if Wu Qiu Jian wants to act, he can only be a one-man show, and the risk of making a big mistake is very high. Cooperating with Cao Liang to play a double act, that is truly perfect.
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"Father, good news. Wu Qiu Jian led his troops westward, conquering Juyang, Wang Tao, Yinguan, and heading straight to Yanmen. The situation was very good." Sima Shi came to see Sima Yi excitedly before entering the door.
"Is that true?" Sima Yi responded lightly, picked up a letter from the desk, handed it to Sima Shi, and said, "Look at this again."
Sima Shi took the letter suspiciously. The content of the letter was much more detailed than the battle report he held in his hand. Sima Shi read it and was obviously stunned.
The letter was naturally written by Wei Guan. He not only served as the military supervisor of Youzhou, but also was responsible for supervising and supervising the Youzhou army, but also secretly reported the situation in Youzhou to Sima Yi. This letter is a summary of the situation after Wei Guan arrived in Youzhou, explaining in detail the real situation in Youzhou.
Sima Shi said with a grudge: "According to the military commander of the Wei, Wuqiu Jian and Cao Liang were in a relationship. The so-called acquisition of the three cities in northern Jin was just a show-off. This Wuqiu Jian seemed to be hiding a ill-intentioned intention to rebel, and he really couldn't keep him."
The battle report in Sima Shi was naturally written by Wu Qiu Jian. The so-called winning of three cities in a row is indeed true, but this was achieved with the "cooperation" of the Bingzhou Army. There are naturally detailed explanations in Wei Guan's secret report that the Youzhou Army broke through the three cities of Juyang, Wang Tao and Yinguan, and was almost without bloodshed and had never experienced a decent battle at all.
Whether it was the tacit war between them or the strategic abandonment of the Bingzhou Army, Wei Guan did not make any guesses on his own, but only described the battle process and let Sima Yi make a judgment on it himself.
Sima Shi was extremely angry. He was originally in a happy mood when he received this good news, but at this moment he was completely lost by Wei Guan's letter.
Sima Yi always looked calm, as if all this was within his expectations. In fact, this result was not surprising to Sima Yi. Wu Qiu Jian had a second intention and did not work hard and forced him to go into battle. Naturally, he did not expect him to create any outstanding results.
The most important purpose of Sima Yi's military use in northern Jin was to play a restraining role, disrupting Cao Liang's strategic deployment to facilitate his subsequent military use strategies.
At the same time, this also forced Wu Qiujian to make a choice, allowing him to fight with Cao Liang to get both sides. However, now it seems that there is no such possibility, so Sima Yi will be very likely to implement his second combat plan next.
After all, Sima Yi acted meticulously and never fought unprepared battles. Since Wuqiu Jian from Youzhou was his biggest concern, how could Sima Yi be unprepared?
He once worked together on the battlefield in Liaodong. Sima Yi was quite familiar with Wuqiu Jian. Although Wuqiu Jian was okay in war and had a skill in literature and martial arts, his personality was a fatal flaw. He was indecisive and undecisive. On major issues, he was often worried about gains and losses. It was precisely because of this that he missed the opportunity to raise an army.
If a rebellion occurred in Huainan and Wuqiu Jian took the opportunity to raise an army in Youzhou, it would be a headache for Sima Yi. Most of his troops in the Central Plains were arranged to guard against Cao Liang in Bingzhou. If Wuqiu Jian raised an army in Youzhou and went south with the momentum, then who could stop him is really a difficult problem.
After all, Lu Ju from Jizhou was still sending troops to attack Weize Pass, and Jizhou had almost no soldiers to defend. If Wu Qiu Jian led his troops south, there would be no soldiers to defend.
Such a god-given opportunity slipped away from Wuqiu Jian's fingers. The opportunity must not be missed and he will never come again. Missing such an opportunity is probably Wuqiu Jian's greatest regret.
Chapter completed!