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"Your Majesty, Guan Yu is said to be invincible in the world. He is an expert in both infantry, cavalry and naval forces. It is simply unrealistic for us to completely annihilate each other. The best outcome would be to severely weaken the Jingzhou legion. The only way is to cripple Liu Bei's right-hand man in Jingzhou.

Your Majesty can safely mobilize the Central Plains troops to the west or east..." Cao Xiu analyzed.

Cao Pi nodded solemnly, "Wen Lie goes to prepare first, I want to think about it again."

"Wei." Cao Xiu clasped his fists and exited the palace.

Cao Pi looked at Cao Xiu's leaving figure and suddenly thought of the wily Jia Xu. This man always had a unique interpretation of the general trend of the world. However, not long after he ascended the throne and proclaimed himself emperor, Jia Xu became sick all year round and refused to come to court.

"Xiao Gao, take the imperial doctor and go to the Taiwei's mansion now, and invite Taiwei Jia into the palace." Cao Pi just finished speaking, and then added: "The Taiwei is already old, so please bring my chariot with you.

Go pick it up."

"Wei." Gao Miao, the chamberlain, accepted the order and left.

Cao Pi had visited Cao Pi several times before, but was later criticized by the clan ministers for losing his authority as a king, so he never took the initiative to visit the Taiwei Mansion. Cao Pi was worried that Jia Xu would excuse himself due to illness, so he asked Gao Miao to take the imperial doctor with him.

More than an hour later, the emperor's chariot stopped in front of Xuanshi Hall in Nangong, and Gao Miao helped Jia Xu out of the car.

Jia Xu was helped into the palace by Gao Miao to pay an audience. Cao Pi couldn't bear to see Jia Xu swaying, so he immediately ordered someone to give him a seat.

"Your Majesty has summoned your ministers here. Is it because you have no choice about foreign war?" Jia Xu asked after he sat down and raised his head.

Cao Pi nodded and said: "I don't want to disturb the Taiwei's recuperation, but there seems to be war in Liangzhou, Jingzhou, and Huainan. It is difficult for the civil and military officials in the country to have anyone who can match your resourcefulness, so I asked Xiao Gao to invite the Taiwei to come. Please help me."

Let me analyze it."

"Seeing that the autumn harvest is coming everywhere, it is expected that only Zhang Fei will invade Liangzhou to cause rebellion, but General Zidan has put down the rebellion in the Hexi Corridor and has stationed heavy troops in Tianshui counties. I don't believe that Zhang Fei still dares to seek death. Sun Quan is on the battlefield in Huainan

Basically, we have never won. Soochow is already the weakest of the three at this time, Sun Quan is most likely showing off, and it’s hard to talk about Guan Yu in Jingzhou..." Jia Xu showed a heavy expression.

Cao Pi nodded in agreement: "Guan Yu threatened to send troops together with Sun Quan before, but there has been no movement from Huainan. Xiangyang seems to be unable to bear the loneliness. Recently, many troops have been sent to advance north. Guan Ping, Pang De and others have occupied some of the former emperor's positions.

Abandoned city..."

"Do you have any objections to the civil and military affairs of the DPRK?" Jia Xu asked.

"Zhang Liao and Xu Huang's battle report was just sent to me by Wen Lie. I haven't even summoned the ministers to discuss it, so I immediately thought of the Taiwei." Cao Pi's mustache curled up with his smile.

Jia Xu frowned, stroking his beard and said to himself: "Guan Yu's move has profound meaning... Wen Lie is your Majesty's general in the southern expedition. What does he think?"

"Wen Lie also analyzed that Xiliang and Huainan could not fight. He suggested that troops and horses around Luoyang should be concentrated and then have a decisive battle with Guan Yu to completely defeat Jingzhou's arrogance. Otherwise, the Central Plains garrison would be restrained by Guan Yu's tens of thousands of people, which would be really hindering.

The security and stability of the Wei Dynasty..." Cao Pi then expressed Cao Xiu's views.

Jia Xu nodded slightly and continued his analysis: "Wen Lie has considered it carefully, but I think there is no need to be so anxious. Guan Yu and Sun Quan currently have their own agendas. Whether Guan Yu threatened to help Wu before or he is sending troops to occupy the empty city, Sun Quan wants to

A decisive battle with the Wei Dynasty in Huainan, and when your Majesty mobilizes the Central Plains troops to go east, the Jingzhou troops may actually go north."

"Guan Yu's little plan has been discovered long ago. As long as Zhang Liao, Xu Huang, and Man Chong guard the place, I can rest easy in Luoyang." Cao Pi showed a confident smile.

"Passive defense is controlled by others. Your Majesty should take the initiative to break this deadlock." Jia Xu reminded, twirling his beard.

"The Taiwei also agrees with Wen Lie's opinion?" Cao Pi asked.

Jia Xu shook his head and replied: "Since Guan Yu and Sun Quan are waiting for each other to make the first move, why don't your majesty use a little trick to smooth things over? You can ask Man Chong (Man Chong) to send all the troops from Runan to Huainan for reinforcements, but you have to pretend to be your majesty to the outside world.

Not to mention that Sun Quan might be scared away by the imperial commander himself, Guan Yu might really risk going north in order to make great achievements when seeing the leaderless army around Luoyang. The strategic depth of enough distance would make the Jingzhou soldiers taste the bitter consequences."

"Is the emperor going on a personal expedition? I remember that Cheng Yu used the banner of the late emperor and really drove back the troops of Soochow. Is it still useful to repeat the same tactics now? Then if Sun Quan takes the risk to attack..." Cao Pi showed hesitation.

"Your Majesty, you can rest assured that the Grand Sima (Cao Ren) is both civil and military, and his combat experience is almost the first among the three armies. With him guarding Huainan, there will be nothing wrong. Even if Man Boning does not go to Huainan to help, Sun Quan of the Eastern Wu Dynasty may not be his opponent."

Jia Xu had great confidence in Cao Ren.

"Although the garrison in Huainan is not as large as Sun Quan's, the garrison in Xuzhou should be enough. Listening to the Taiwei's words is like clearing the clouds. I immediately sent people to deploy. I don't know if Guan Yu will be fooled. I will have to see it in person.

He, the Taiwei, must go out with me when the time comes..." Cao Pi looked solemn.

"Well... Your Majesty is old and sick, so I can only try my best to provide advice to His Majesty..." Jia Xu said in his heart that there are many advisers in the court, so don't just rely on me to do your bidding.

"Haha, I was joking with the Taiwei. I would not go to the front line in person unless absolutely necessary. I can just leave this matter to Wen Lie." Cao Pi smiled leisurely.

Jia Xu cupped his hands and smiled awkwardly, thinking, Your Majesty, you must be self-aware. Not every monarch is as capable of fighting as the late emperor.

A few days later, Cao Pi's edict reached Runan, and the prefect Man Chong followed the edict to gather troops and horses. Under Cao Pi's banner, he headed for Huainan in a mighty manner.

After Guan Ping, who was stationed in Xinye, received the news, he immediately sent a horse to Xiangyang to report the news to Guan Yu. Based on Xu Shu's suggestion, Guan Yu ordered all troops to stay put for the time being and wait for any movement in Huainan before making further calculations.

At the end of September, Ruxuwu.

Tens of thousands of soldiers and horses from Jiangdong have been sharpening their swords. They have been gathering here for three months. Weapons, equipment, warships, and food are all ready. Apart from organizing simulated landings and siege of the city, Sun Quan has no intention of taking the initiative to attack.

News came that Cao Pi was going on a personal expedition.

Sun Quan's original intention was to return the rebel general Han Zong to calm the conflicts between the Huaisi and Jiangdong factions. However, he was ruthlessly rejected by the Grand Sima Cao Ren, leaving Sun Quan in a dilemma.

After receiving the news of Cao Pi's personal expedition, Sun Quan, who had been frowning all day, finally showed joy and said to himself that Cao Ren was a very ignorant warrior, so as the emperor of the Wei Dynasty, Cao Pi should give the King of Wu some face.

Unfortunately, the greater the expectations, the greater the disappointment. A few days later, Hu Ke hurried to Ruxuwu. The first thing he said when he saw Sun Quan was: "Your Majesty, don't be fooled. Cao Pi has no chariot to conquer personally..."

Because of the Sima brothers, Hu Ke had special news passing by in the territory of Wei. After hearing this, Sun Quan immediately froze in place. After a long time, he murmured: "You came at the right time. The generals in the camp are clamoring for war every day.
Chapter completed!