Jiangxia County is affiliated to Jingzhou and is located at the intersection of Jingzhou, Yangzhou and Yuzhou. It has a dangerous location and a prominent strategy. Since Dong Zhuo committed rebellion, many wars have occurred in Jiangxia.

This place is located at the intersection of the Yangtze River and the Han River. It has dense water networks and is also plain terrain. Therefore, it has developed agriculture and abundant resources. It is one of the three most important counties in Jingzhou.

In the past, the Eastern Wu had fought with Liu Biao for Jiangxia several times, but Liu Biao's general Huang Zu was quite brave and tried his best to protect Jiangxia for more than ten years. It was not until Sun Quan took over Jiangdong that he killed Huang Zu in the 13th year of Jian'an and captured most of Jiangxia's territory.

However, in the same year, Cao Cao led a large number of troops to go south and took Jingzhou without bloodshed, blocking the momentum of Eastern Wu going upstream. After the Battle of Chibi, Jiangxia was occupied by Cao Cao, Liu Bei and Sun Quan.

Later, in order to acquire Nanjun, Liu Bei replaced the Jiangxia territory in his hand with Sun Quan. Since then, Jiangxia County was divided by Cao and Sun families. The two families have been in full control of Jiangxia and have been tug-of-war on the north and south sides, and wars have continued.

Until this year, the two families of Cao Wei and Sun Wu were still bounded by the Han River. The northern bank of Cao Wei, Jiangxia County, had six counties including Shiyang, Pingchun, Xiling, and Shiyang as the county governed by Shiyang, while the eastern Wu Jiangxia County, had nine counties including Shaxian, Jingling, and Yundu.

It was August of the fourth year of Jianxing. After two months of preparation, Sun Quan was finally ready to take action against Cao Wei.

Sun Quan's troops were divided into two groups, one by the left general Zhuge Jin, leading troops to attack Xiangyang, while he himself led 50,000 troops to attack Jiangxia.

Now the prefect of Jiangxia of Cao Wei is still Wenpin who has been guarding here for more than ten years. This person was originally a general under Liu Biao. After Liu Cong surrendered to Cao Cao, he surrendered to Cao Cao.

Seeing that Wen Pin was outstanding in his talent, Cao Cao appointed him as the prefect of Jiangxia. From then on, he stationed in Jiangxia for more than ten years, and was both powerful and kind, which made the enemy country famous, making the Eastern Wu dare not invade easily.

However, now that Sun Quan had 50,000 people coming, the momentum was scary and the situation was critical. Wen Pin had only thousands of soldiers, and he did not dare to take the initiative to fight. He had to defend Shiyang City, the county governor, and sent envoys to Luoyang to inquire.

After the new emperor Cao Rui learned that Sun Quan's troops had divided into two groups of invasions, he quickly gathered court officials to discuss how to defeat the enemy.

Although the military situation was urgent, Cao Rui's face was still very calm and his tone was very calm. Seeing the emperor so calm, many flustered court officials gradually felt relieved.

Although the emperor was young, he was so calm when facing strong enemies. His outstanding performance was gradually no longer shocked. After two months of getting along, the ministers of Cao Wei had gradually believed that his emperor was indeed like a wise ruler, and he was not as suspicious as the new emperor succeeded to the throne.

As the crown prince whom Cao Pi made the last day before his death, Cao Rui had little time before appearing in front of the ministers of Cao Wei. Although all the ministers knew that he had a reputation of being smart and wise, it was still a matter of whether he was qualified to be an emperor.

Therefore, the ministers suggested that the minister Liu Ye go to the palace to meet Cao Rui in order to explore the new king's background. After Liu Ye came out, he evaluated Cao Rui as Qin Shihuang and Xiaowu of Han, his talent was insignificant. He compared Cao Rui with Qin Shihuang and Emperor Wu of Han, and was only slightly inferior to those two wise monarchs in terms of talent.

Although he was a little inferior to the two genius emperors of Qin Shihuang and Emperor Wu of Han, this was already a very high evaluation. Liu Ye was famous for his accurate view of people. When the ministers heard him say this, they gradually relaxed their hearts about the new king's style and temperament.

However, performance in the war is the best test of how good the king of a country is. Two months after he succeeded to the throne, Cao Rui finally ushered in the first big test. He also understood that whether he could further establish his prestige depends on how he dealt with the attacks of the Eastern Wu.

"The family of all the people, the Wu thieves are invading a large amount of attack, and the military situation is urgent. Do you think our Great Wei should deal with it?" Cao Rui asked in a deep voice.

General Cao Zhen of the Central Army came out and said, "Your Majesty, Sun Quan personally led the army and made great news. He observed that his troops were divided into two groups, taking Xiangyang one by one, and attacking Jiangxia the same way. I thought that the Wu bandits attacked Xiangyang only responded to the response that Jiangxia was the place where they were bound to win.

Therefore, I thought I could order a general to lead 30,000 elite central army to rescue Jiangxia, and then send another important official to Wancheng to stay in charge. With Xiangfan's troops, it would be possible to resist Zhuge Jin. In this way, the Wu thieves should be worried about this invasion."

Cao Zhen's words were very evident. In addition, he had experienced military affairs for a long time and was one of the several people in Cao Wei's military power. His words were extremely important and immediately attracted many people's approval.

"Your Majesty, Zi Dan's argument is very reasonable." Cao Xiu, the chief minister of the regent and the royal family, also came out to report: "Sun Quan is a fool to deceive Your Majesty to ascend the throne for a short time. I think not only should reinforcements be sent to rescue Jiangxia, but also our great Wei will take the initiative to attack and teach Wu a lesson."

"Oh? I wonder how my dear plans to teach Sun Quan a lesson?"

Cao Xiu replied: "Your Majesty, this time, nearly 100,000 troops of Wu bandits gathered in Jingzhou, and the land of Yangzhou must be empty. I think that we can send troops to Yangzhou, so that the people of Wu can know that the power of the country is not easy to invade, and the other hand, it is also a plan to surround Wei and save Zhao, and attract Sun Quan to return to the rescue."

After hearing this, Cao Rui nodded, looked at Sima Yi, who had not spoken a word and asked, "Does the Sima Qing family have other ideas?"

Sima Yi bowed and replied, "Your Majesty, both generals are long-time generals in the army, and the strategies they offer to defeat the enemy are very comprehensive. I agree with the strategies of the two generals. Moreover, Your Majesty is wise and powerful, and is wise and wise. I am afraid that there will be good solutions in my heart. I just need to wait for Your Majesty's Holy Punishment."

"Haha, I am very proud of me. I am still young and knowledgeable. I have to rely on the joint efforts of all the families to discuss such major military affairs. I dare not be arbitrary." Cao Rui said with a smile: "But I really have some idea. I want all my friends to discuss them together."

Seeing that the emperor was so humble, the ministers dared not be arrogant, so they quickly bowed and said, "I will listen to the holy wishes."

"The enemy in Xiangyang can only send an important official to Wancheng according to the plan of the general of the central army. As for the enemy in Yangzhou to surround Wei and save Zhao, I have some other views on the enemy of Jiangxia."

Hearing this, Cao Zhen, Cao Xiu, Sima Yi and other important officials who had made suggestions looked up slightly and looked at their own emperor, ready to hear what the emperor had.

Cao Rui continued: "The soldiers of the Eastern Wu have always been good at water warfare and not land warfare. The reason why Sun Quan dared to give up the benefits of water warfare and went ashore to attack the city was just a sudden attack while Jiangxia was not defending strictly.

Although the military newspaper sent by Wenpin was to rescue him, he had already defended himself with the city. The Wu bandits were not good at attacking the toughest, and according to Sun Quan's previous tactics, Shi Yang would retreat within one month.

Therefore, I think there is no need to send reinforcements to Jiangxia first. After all, the central army should not be moved lightly. If it is launched rashly, it may cause a commotion in the capital and the people will be panicked. Even if Wenpin cannot stand by being captured by Sun Quan, it will be too late for the central army to defeat the enemy. Moreover, I believe that using Wenpin can be enough to deal with Sun Quan to protect our Jiangxia."

Cao Rui finished his opinion in one breath, paused, and asked, "What do you think?"

Although Sima Yi felt that Cao Rui said that it was a bit risky not to save Jiang Xia for the time being, after careful consideration, he realized that what Cao Rui said was a little reasonable. Dongwu had many ideas about Jiang Xia over the years, but in the end he was repelled by Wenpin.

Although Sun Quan personally led his troops to come this time, I believe there should be no problem with Wen Pin defending the city. What's more, Sun Quan personally attacked the Eastern Wu, and this person's ability to use troops is not worth mentioning, and Wen Pin is even more worry-free.

After understanding these joints, Sima Yi immediately responded: "Your Majesty's words are very reasonable, and I think you can't save Jiang Xia first."
Chapter completed!