"Therefore, in my opinion, Wei's destiny is in the east. It is the right time for Your Majesty to drive eastward at this time."

Gao Tanglong, who was already very old, was startled when he heard Sun Zi mentioning him.

He raised his head and looked at Liu Fang and Sun Zi, with a somewhat complicated look flashing through his cloudy eyes.

When Huanglong appeared, the Shu captives had not yet invaded the Wei Dynasty!

Now that these two people suddenly mentioned this matter, they simply put him on the fire.

However, when Cao Rui heard this, he looked at Gao Tanglong expectantly:

"Mr. Gao Tang, what do you think of this statement?"

Gao Tanglong stood out of the queue tremblingly:

"Your Majesty, the two thieves in Shu and Wu today are not living in white land, nor are they small captives. The bandits who gathered in the city are arrogant and proclaimed emperor, hoping to compete with China." "Your Majesty, you should put the thieves down first. If you can first Defeat the Wu invaders, then do your best to stop the Shu invaders, and then cultivate political integrity. This is the greatest auspiciousness..."

Cao Rui couldn't help frowning when he heard this. Could it be that Gao Tanglong is an old fool? How could he speak so confusingly?

What I am asking is whether Huanglong Xiangrui of Shantou County should support me in going to the East, not that you should persuade me to practice political ethics.

But seeing that Gao Tanglong was already very old and even standing a little unsteady, it was difficult to say anything at the moment:

"What Gao Tanggong said is true."

The war in Guanzhong is already extremely unfavorable. No one knows whether the Feng thief from Hedong will suddenly sneak into Luoyang City one day.

Therefore, many people in the Wei Dynasty court had already had the intention of moving eastward.

At this time, he had the excuse of Wu State, and Cao Rui also wanted to go to Xuchang to let the goddess refine elixirs.

So after some discussion, it was finally officially decided that the emperor would lead the Eastern Expedition.

Just when most of the high-ranking officials and dignitaries in the Luoyang court were busy planning how to follow the emperor to "seem to be marching eastward, but actually moving the capital".

However, the minister and Taishi Ling Gao Tanglong fell ill, and the illness came very quickly. Within a few days after he fell, he could no longer move his hands and feet, and could only speak.

Knowing that he was about to die soon, he asked someone to write for him and dictated a memorial himself:

"Zeng Zi once said: When a person is about to die, his words are also good. My illness has increased, but I am afraid that my life will not be long. I hope that your majesty will pay less attention to your words."

"In the early days of the Huang Dynasty, there were strange birds that raised swallow's nests with red mouths, claws and breasts. This was a great difference in the Wei Dynasty. Also during the Qinglong period, your Majesty ordered the construction of the Lingxiao Palace. Before the palace was completed, there was a magpie's nest on it. .”

"Both of these are the major dangers of Wei. They are not external but internal. It is advisable to prevent Ying Yang's ministers from rising within Xiao Qiang."

"Therefore, my old ministers have decided to select the kings, so that the king and the country can prepare their troops, often playing chess and flying chess pieces, to control the emperor's territory, and to brighten the imperial palace."

"Husband and Emperor have no relatives in heaven, but virtue is a supplement. If the Han Dynasty loses its virtues, and the Wei gains it, then there will be a world. From this point of view, the world belongs to the people of the world, not to your majesty alone."

It would probably be inappropriate for others to talk about such omens.

However, Gao Tanglong, as Taishi Ling, was responsible for the weather, celestial calendar, national sacrifices, funerals, weddings, good days, and seasonal taboos. There were auspicious responses and disasters were recorded.

It is his duty to tell the omens of the country.

Gao Tanglong's memorial made Cao Rui silent for a long time, and then he sighed.

Cao Rui naturally agrees with the so-called minister of Ying Yang.

Cao Rui just wanted the princes of the Cao family to establish a country and take charge of the army, which was not what Cao Rui wanted.

Especially the sentence "The world belongs to the people of the world, not to His Majesty alone" made Cao Rui feel very uncomfortable.

Not to mention that at this time, there are powerful enemies outside and powerful ministers supporting the army. If the princes are allowed to establish a country and control the army, is it because the Wei Dynasty is not chaotic enough?

It's just that Gao Tanglong is a veteran of three dynasties. As he said, when a person is about to die, his words are also good.

For the sake of his extremely loyal heart, Cao Rui originally wanted to respond by handwriting an edict in person as a token of comfort.

It was just that he had been sick for a long time and was weak. Before he was halfway through writing the edict, his forehead began to throb, making his eyes bulge and dizzy, so he lay down on the desk feeling uncomfortable.

Lian Zhao knew that His Majesty had worked too hard and was exhausted, so he quickly asked someone to come over and help Cao Rui enter the bedroom to rest.

Just when Cao Rui was preparing to take the royal boat to the east, Sun Quan was sitting on the horse, holding a whip in his hand, looking left and right, high-spirited.

This attack on bandits was agreed upon by Wu and Shu two years in advance.

The year before last, Sun Quan made five hundred coins just to prepare money and food.

Logically speaking, if the Shu Kingdom sends troops for one month this year, and no later than three months later, the Wu Kingdom will send troops to the north.

After all, the Kingdom of Shu has a long journey and is some time ahead of the Kingdom of Wu, so it is reasonable.

However, it took Sun Quan half a year to gather his troops in Chaohu.

Then they waited in Chaohu for a long time, until they learned that Feng Yong of Shu had already marched to the east of the river, causing panic among the people of Wei.

Sun Quan was shocked and quickly led his army across the Chaoshui River to prepare to land.

After landing, Sun Quan still smiled and said to his left and right:

"Now most of the troops of the Wei State are gathered in Guanzhong to fight against the Shu people. The Wei troops in Hefei are the fewest in recent years. It is the right time to attack."

Over the years, the Wu army has marched north every year, usually in winter and spring, in order to minimize the advantage of the Wei army's elite cavalry.

This time it was delayed until late autumn, and Sun Quan was not afraid that the Shu people would send people to question him afterwards.

Just thinking about the news from Shu and Wei, Feng Yong was actually able to lead tens of thousands of fine cavalry to bypass Bingzhou and go straight to the east of Hedong. It really shocked countless people:

The Shu people's elite cavalry are so terrifying?

Wu State got a batch of war horses from Shu State last year, and Sun Quan also knew something about the war horses in the army.

Why is the cavalry the most expensive branch of arms?

Not to mention the various equipment of the cavalry, nor the fine soybeans that the war horses eat.

Take the loss of war horses as an example. The number of war horses that cannot be ridden due to wear and tear of hoofs every year basically accounts for 20% or even 30% of the war horses in the army.

If the horse is ridden too much during a big battle, the hoofs will wear out faster.

Every time there was a big war in the Han Dynasty, hundreds of thousands of war horses would go out to fight, and when they finally returned, there would often be only tens of thousands or even twenty or thirty thousand left. This is not without reason.

And what about Feng Yong?

From Liangzhou to Hedong, he fought thousands of miles, and his horse could actually run across it!

If the facts hadn't been right in front of them, no one would have dared to believe that there were such elite knights in this world.

It is precisely because no one thought that Feng Yong's horse could run so far.

That's why no one would have thought that he could bypass Bingzhou and go south to Hedong.

Thinking that the Shu Kingdom was likely to swallow up Guanzhong and Hedong in one go, Sun Quan felt a little empty.

According to the plan he had discussed with Lu Xun, even if the Shu Kingdom could be conquered, attacking Guanzhong would still be regarded as a laborious expedition.

And Wei State has been running Guanzhong for many years. With Wei State having the right location and people, it is very likely that the two sides will be at loggerheads.

The longer the stalemate between Wei and Shu lasts, the more beneficial it will be to Wu.

Originally this plan should be feasible.

I heard that the main force of the Shu army led by Zhuge Liang was in a stalemate with the main force of the Wei army led by Sima Yi at Wuzhangyuan for half a year.

The only thing that people didn't expect was that the Shu bandit Feng Yong would emerge from the east of the river.

After careful work in Luoyang confirmed the authenticity of this matter, Sun Quan immediately ordered Lu Xun, who was originally going to advance to Xiangyang, to turn to the east to meet him.

As for Xiangyang...it depends on whether Wei can seize the opportunity.

Because Wancheng in the north of Jingzhou is connected to Wuguan and Guanzhong.

No matter what happens to Wei and Shu in Guanzhong now, Sun Quan must capture Hefei anyway!

Otherwise, if Shu captured two and a half states, but Wu gained nothing, it would be a huge loss.

Thinking of the terrifying Jingqi in Feng Yong's hands, Sun Quan couldn't help but mutter in his heart:

It seems that it is worthwhile to exchange the skills of boats and ships for the skills of Shu cavalry.

After this battle, I have to think carefully before sending some people to Shu. I must learn all the methods of the Shu cavalry.
Chapter completed!