Chapter 66 - Reaching the Lower Jianbei

    Yang Fu snorted coldly: "They are nothing but two fiefdoms, temporarily united under the might of Wei, and there must be hidden dangers between them."

    "LBJS only passed away a few years ago, can the people of Shu really forget about him?"

    "Alright." Cao Rui smiled and patted his hand: "Since Sun Quan wants to buy horses from the emperor, the emperor will buy him ships instead."

    "I want ships that can navigate up and down the river, whether they are battle ships, oil ships, or large warships."

    "Should we send an ambassador to go?" Cao Rui looked at Sima Yi.

    Sima Yi was taken aback for a moment, then quickly bowed and said: "Your Majesty might consider sending the Imperial Minister of the Palace to go."

    "Certainly, Sima is an example of fairness." Cao Rui smiled and pointed to Sima Yi: "Then, send a message to the Imperial Minister of the Palace in Luoyang, and let Sima Zi go to Wuchang."

    "Regarding the specific terms to propose to Sun Quan, have the Minister of Guards, the Imperial Minister of the Palace, and the Secretariat discuss them together. In general, I do not wish to launch a military campaign against Wu at this time, and if possible, I would prefer to delay for two years."

    "I originally thought that after the Battle of Huainan, we could take a two-year breather, but now we are fighting in Qinzhou."

    "Your Majesty is absolutely right," Yang Fu bowed and said: "At present, we are engaged in battle with the rebels in Qinzhou, and the new land cultivation policies set in Henan, Yuzhou and Qingzhou are being implemented there."

    "Not only does Sun Quan need to rest and rejuvenate, but the Great Wei does as well. What I mentioned earlier, without a three-year period, it is unlikely to see much effect."

    "Land cultivation is one aspect, food and grass reserves are another. Looking at the three of you, Your Majesty said that Sun Quan and I are ambiguous, so I will be ambiguous with him as well."

    "Anyway, the timing is on the side of Wei!"

    "Your Majesty is wise!" Yang Fu bowed.

    Cao Rui sighed and said: "We launched the campaign in early December, and it has been nearly three months. The grain and grass transported from Guanzhong to Longyou, combined with the local granaries in Longyou, can currently support us until the end of April."

    "We must also try to open up the area around Xiacheng and Hechi as soon as possible, otherwise it will be too much trouble to transport the grain and grass from Guanzhong via the Longshan Pass."

    Sima Yi nodded: "I sent a message to Zhang He yesterday, and he is expected to arrive outside of Xiabian City in two days."

    Cao Rui sighed: "We cannot lag behind Zhang He!"

    "Tomorrow, the main force accelerates southwards. It is only two hundred and several li away, and three days must be enough to reach Xiabian!"