"The 50,000 troops in Long failed to rescue, and the thieves will definitely become more rampant. I expect that both Qishan will not be protected. The situation in Longyou is so decayed. I wonder what tricks my dear friends have to teach me to wipe out the Shu army and recover the lost territory?" Cao Rui's tone was a little anxious.

After dealing with Zhang He's punishment, Cao Rui still talked about the urgent task of dealing with the current situation.

Since he ascended the throne, he has not encountered such a steep situation. Even though the Eastern Wu invaded a large-scale attack last year, he did not panic at all. He sent troops and generals to deal with it freely. He indeed successfully repelled the Wu army and won the first battle since he ascended the throne.

Unexpectedly, after the Chinese New Year, Shu Han divided his troops into many ways to invade Guanlong, and most of the Longyou counties were attacked by the Han army and fell to the enemy. Although Cao Rui was panicked and worried at that time, he still had enough confidence in his final victory in his heart.

Because Cao Wei completely crushed Ji Han in terms of national strength, a war is often a competition between the national strength of both sides. Cao Wei undoubtedly has a great advantage in this regard.

But now Cao Rui's confidence in winning this war has been shaken, and he has to admit that Longyou no longer has a surname Cao for quite a long time. Now his plan is to ensure that no other prefectures and counties have been taken away by the Han army, and temporarily give up Longyou and wait for future recovery.

Sun Zi reported: "Your Majesty, you are powerless to do anything to our great Wei in Longyou. Therefore, I think the current priority is to defend the exits of Longshan and Qinling Mountains, and strictly prevent the Shu army from entering Guanzhong.

At present, our Great Wei has only 50,000 or 60,000 troops in Guanzhong, and 30,000 are under the command of General Cao Zhen. At this moment, we are confronting Shu general Zhao Yun in Jicheng.

The rest is mainly in Chang'an, which is the 20,000 central army that followed His Majesty, and there are no large army guards in other directions. Once Zhuge Liang sent troops to attack Guanzhong, we will not have much force to resist. Therefore, I ask Your Majesty to summon another 30,000 troops to Guanzhong to strengthen its defense."

"Well, Sun Qing's words are reasonable." Cao Rui nodded and asked, "What do you think?"

As soon as he finished speaking, someone spoke up and said, "Your Majesty, I think it's inappropriate." Everyone looked at it and it turned out to be Yan Fei, the prefect of Jingzhao.

Chang'an is the capital of Jingzhao County, so naturally Jingzhao Prefecture was set up in Chang'an City. In fact, Chang'an was the old capital of the Han Dynasty and the first important town in Guanxi. The Wei court had multiple official offices here.

The more important ones are the Yongliang Governor's Office, the Jingzhao Prefecture, and the Diannong General's Office. Of course, the Yongzhou Governor's Office was originally in Chang'an, but in order to strengthen the management of the four counties such as Tianshui and Longxi, this governor Guo Huai has long set up the governor's office in Shangji. After all, Chang'an already has the Yongliang Governor's Office and the Diannong General's Office and other senior officials, so there is no need to place all the yamen offices in Guanzhong.

As a senior official in Chang'an City, Yan Fei was naturally qualified to go to the palace to discuss matters. Moreover, his reputation in Guanxi has always been very good. Since Huang Chuchu became the prefect of Jingzhao in his early years, he encouraged the cultivation of agriculture and sericulture, construction and education, and the weather has been transformed. He was deeply loved by the people of Jingzhao.

So Cao Rui also attached great importance to Yan Fei's opinion. When he heard his objection, he immediately asked, "Oh? Why did Yan Qing's family say this?"

"Your Majesty." Yan Fei replied: "I am not proficient in military affairs. I am only considering money, food and military needs. If I transfer 30,000 troops from Guandong to Guanzhong, then the money and food will be consumed very much. Although most of them are transferred from Guandong, Jingzhao and Guanzhong also need to be supplied. Now the burden on the people is already very heavy. If the troops are increased, I am afraid that it will incite civil rebellion."

After so many years of governance, Guanzhong has recovered a little vitality, but it is still not as prosperous as Guandong Prefecture and County, and cannot support the long-term station of nearly 100,000 troops.

Before, Cao Wei only deployed tens of thousands of troops in Guanzhong. In addition to being extremely relaxed in his vigilance against Ji Han, the most important reason was that he did not want to station the army to add burden to Guanzhong.

Seeing Yan Fei's blunt opposition, Sun Zi's face was a little overwhelmed and immediately rejected it: "How can you care about the consumption of money and food when defending the country's territory?"

He bowed his hand to Cao Rui and said, "Your Majesty, you must not lose the big one because of the small amount. Although the transportation of military supplies and food and grass is huge, our Great Wei has several states and can fully bear it. Zhuge Liang's army is in Longyou, and it can be killed in Guanzhong every night, so you must be careful."

"This..." Cao Rui pondered and asked Xiang Yan Fei again: "With the Yan Qing family's intention, how should I deal with it?"

Yan Fei said: "Your Majesty, the General is in Meicheng. He is the pillar of the army and is very wise and has a good strategy. Why don't Your Majesty ask the General before making any more mistakes?"

"Well, this matter must be consulted."

Cao Rui nodded and asked Liu Ye again: "What do Liu Qing think?"

"Your Majesty, I also think I should ask the general first before deciding whether to add reinforcements." Liu Ye replied.

Cao Rui said: "Since this is the case, I will send someone to Meicheng to ask about the general's opinions. The candidates for the envoy will be arranged by the Secretary of the Central Committee."

"I obey the order." Liu Fang, who had not spoken much, quickly responded.

Seeing that what should be discussed was almost over, Cao Rui immediately said to retreat to the court: "Let's discuss it here first today, let's disperse." After that, he got off the imperial throne and walked towards the side hall.

"I respectfully send you to Your Majesty!"

The ministers gave the Emperor Wei to the great ceremony and dispersed. Only Liu Ye slowly slowed down and landed behind everyone. After everyone's backs became smaller and smaller, he stroked his beard and smiled, turned around and walked towards the side hall.

"Your Majesty, Master Liu is asking for a visit." In the side hall, Cao Rui sat down and drank a sip of tea when an eunuch approached him and said.

Cao Rui was a little surprised: "Oh? Didn't you just disperse the court?" After pondering for a while, he said: "Xuan him comes in."

After a while, Liu Ye entered the side hall. After the king and his ministers finished their ceremony, they each sat down. Cao Rui asked, "Shi Zhong Liu must have a clever plan to teach me."

Liu Ye smiled and bowed and replied, "Your Majesty, the people in the court have been mixed, and they have not been able to prevent the secrets from being leaked, so I did not say much. I waited for the ministers to leave, but I came to the side hall to face the saint alone to express my confidant words." After that, he turned his head slightly and looked at the left and right sides.

This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content later! Cao Ruisheng, and waved his hand to let the eunuchs and palace maids retreat outside the hall. After waiting for only him and Liu Ye in the hall, he said, "Okay, at this time, you are the only ones, you, my king and my minister, can you speak boldly and bluntly."

"Thank you for your trust." Liu Ye bowed and said, "Just just now, Your Majesty was asking for advice from the court. The second Duke of Sun Yan argued whether to increase troops. I think there is no need to add reinforcements from Guandong anymore. I think the general will reply this."

"Why is this?" Cao Rui asked in confusion.

Liu Ye said: "Your Majesty, although the 50,000 central army is almost wiped out and Longyou has fallen into the hands of Zhuge Liang, the Shu army has also suffered great losses. Just as our Great Wei is unable to send a large army to Long in the short term, the Shu army will not invade Guanzhong in at least half a year, so there is no need for us to increase our troops."

"Then is Longyou really giving it to the Shu thieves like this?" Cao Rui said: "I want to increase my troops, but not only want to save Guanzhong, but also want to decide another victory with Zhuge Liang. If Longyou is not recovered quickly, I am afraid that the people of the world will despise the Great Wei, and the rebels from all sides will take the opportunity to cause trouble."

Although he has accepted the result of losing Longyou for a long time, he is still a little unwilling to accept it. He hopes that Liu Ye, a think tank minister, can have a clever plan to turn the situation around.

However, although Liu Ye is a clever man, he is unable to make up for the current situation. All he can do is to try his best to remedy it.

"Your Majesty, Emperor Taizu Wu also experienced many setbacks in the past, but he was able to laugh and be proud of all the heroes and lay the foundation for the Wei Dynasty because he focused on the overall situation and based on the long-term.

Therefore, I also hope that Your Majesty can follow the example of Emperor Taizu, endure the temporary defeat, quit the army and raise soldiers, accumulate food and grass, and wait for the time to turn defeat into victory and obtain full results."
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