Farmer of Shu Han

In April of the fourth year of Yanxi, the weather became hotter.

The nominal capital of Wei State, Luoyang, Taifu Mansion.

Sima Shi hurriedly walked into Sima Yi's study with a secret letter:

"My lord, there's news from the south that Wu's soldiers are divided into three groups, committing crimes to the north!"

"Huh? Have you finally done it?"

Sima Yi, who was reading with a scroll in his hands, did not tremble at all when he heard Master Sima's report.

I saw him raise his head, his expression unchanged:

"How many soldiers and horses Wu Kou used in this attack, have you ever found out?"

Master Sima handed over the secret letter in his hand and replied:

"Returning to my lord, there is no exact figure, but according to the information obtained by the spies, some say 200,000, some say 300,000, and even soldiers of the whole country."

"My lord, why don't you read the secret letter from Xuchang first, maybe there is something mentioned in it."

Sima Yi put down the scroll, took the secret letter, uncovered the mud seal on it, and took out the letter paper to read it.

After a while, he stroked his beard thoughtfully:

"It seems that this time, Wu Kou is indeed very powerful. According to the news from Xuchang, Wang Yanyun (that is, Wang Ling) reported that in Huainan alone, Wu Kou has no less than 150,000 troops."

Judging from the current situation, Wu Guobing divided into three groups to commit crimes in the north.

All the way, led by Sun Quan, attacked Hefei from Chaohu.

Along the way, Zhuge Ke led an army to attack Lu'an County.

On the last route, Zhuge Jin and Bu Zhi led the troops to attack Jingzhou's Jingzhong (that is, Nanzhang, Hubei, later generations).

"My lord, this can be regarded as a full-scale crime!"

When Master Sima heard Sima Yi's explanation, he immediately understood:

"It seems that Wang Yanyun's statement that there are 150,000 Wu Kou and northern criminals in Huainan is true."

But Sima Yi didn't have an answer. He read the secret letter carefully again, then stood up and walked back and forth a few steps.

Finally, he opened his mouth and asked:

"Where's Lu Xun?"

Master Sima was startled: "Lu Xun?"

"Yes, where is Lu Xun? If Wu Kou is really attacking the whole country, then why is Lu Xun, who is the most knowledgeable general among Wu's generals, silent?"

While talking, Sima Yi shook his head: "This is unreasonable."

If you talk about the most feared general in the state of Wu in the state of Wei, it must be Lu Xun.

If the state of Wu really brought the soldiers of the whole country to attack, Sun Quan would have no reason to let people like Lu Xun use it.

When Sima Shi was reminded by Sima Yi, he immediately reacted:

"My lord is saying that Wu people are cheating?"

Sima Yi smiled, with a slight look of disdain on his face:

"As the saying goes, soldiers are deceitful. There is reason to act deceitfully in front of the formation."

"Not to mention, Wu people have always liked to do deceitful things. Whenever they didn't cheat, it was abnormal."

Master Sima thought about it, so he asked:

"Then, my lord, should we remind Xu Chang?"

Although Luoyang and Xuchang are in dire straits, they belong to the same state of Wei after all.

Be it the Han State or the Wu State, they are all mortal enemies with the Great Wei, the kind that will never die.

They will not favor any of them just because Luoyang and Xuchang are at odds.

Master Sima still understands the principle of "Brothers stand against the wall and defend themselves against insults from outside".

If something goes wrong in Xuchang and the Wu people cannot be stopped, sooner or later Luoyang will suffer from the enemy.

Unexpectedly, Sima Yi raised his head slightly, as if he was thinking about something, and then shook his head after a while:

"No hurry, don't rush this moment."

"grown ups?"

Master Sima was a little confused.

"Although Lu Xun knows the power of the army, he is more than defensive, but not aggressive enough."

Sima Yi's tone was filled with joy:

"Whether it was the battle of Shiting back then, or leading troops to attack Lu'an, it can be seen that if this person is allowed to defend the border, there is almost no opponent in the world."

"But if this person is allowed to attack the city, it will be nothing but ears and nothing to fear."

Sima Yi stroked his beard and continued:

"In my opinion, if Sun Quan uses Lu Xun as a surprise soldier, even if he can achieve a temporary miraculous effect, it will only be able to take advantage of it, and it will not be enough to reverse the general situation."

"In addition to the Huainan side, Wang Yanyun (Wang Ling), Wen Zhongruo (Wen Qin), Tian Guorang (Tian Yu) and others are all mediocre. If they stick to the location, there should be no problem."

Having said that, his eyes flickered a little:

"It's a big deal, let Cao Zhaobo (that is, Cao Shuang) suffer some losses first, and when the time is right, we will remind you separately. It's not a bad thing."

Master Sima understood and agreed:

"It is indeed a good thing to take advantage of the situation and attack Cao Zhaobo without affecting the general situation."

Although after a few words, Sima Yi confirmed the situation in the south.

But between his brows, there is still a bit of worry:

"There is no need to worry about things in the south. After all, Wu Kou is only a moron, and my concern is in the west."

Hearing his lord mentioning the west side, Master Sima, who was originally beaming, also became depressed.

Sima Yi sighed:

"No matter how deceitful Wu Guo is, his vision will eventually be short-sighted. There is nothing to be afraid of."

"But the Han Kingdom in the west, that is our real confidant, the disaster of life and death."

Wu people like to cheat, but they forget righteousness when they see small profits, and are easy to be satisfied with immediate profits.

The state of Han is good at treachery, but it has great schemes. It will not destroy the great Wei, and vows not to give up.

However, before the Han Dynasty, there was Zhuge Kongming, Dazhi knew changes, was good at governing the country, was righteous and strategic, and acted according to the general trend.

Then there is Feng Mingwen, who is far-sighted, erratic in tricks, and can't act according to common sense, making people at a loss.

And what Luoyang has to face is precisely this kind of powerful enemy-I really want to switch with Xu Chang and change the enemy!

"The country of Han on the other side of the river should probably do something, right?"

Sima Yi's gaze was gloomy, looking to the west, as if looking at the land east of the river through time and space.

The mobilization of Wu's troops in the early stage can also be covered up by recruiting civilians and building water conservancy.

However, Han's activities in Hedong were not concealed.

"As early as last month, the Imperial Army of the Han Kingdom had already entered Hedong. It seems that the Han and Wu countries have conspired long ago to attack our Great Wei."

Master Sima remembered the news from the east of the river a few days ago, and his face became more and more serious:

"Even the Imperial Army has been mobilized by the Han State. Even if it wasn't like the Wu State, who went all out to commit crimes in the north, I'm afraid the movement would be insignificant."

"I just don't know which direction Feng Mingwen plans to come from this time..."

Sima Shi has never met Feng Mingwen, but his name is like thunder.

Although he didn't want to admit it, even his own lord had suffered under this person's hands—even if he teamed up with Zhuge Kongming to make him suffer.

Think about it carefully, how old is Feng Mingwen?

It is said that he is about the same age as himself.

Rao is Master Sima who killed his wife to testify, he is extremely cruel.

But when Feng was mentioned, there was still a lot of apprehension in his tone.

Especially his younger brother Sima Zhao went to Chang'an and met Feng Mingwen once, even though he was an enemy, he still praised Feng Mingwen full of praise.

The rumors from outsiders may make people feel a little unreal.

But if it's the people around me, the feeling will naturally be more profound.

It's just that when Sima Yi heard Sima Shi's words, his face was a little uncertain, and he even had a relaxed smile:

"Feng Mingwen, I don't think he will personally lead the army to attack this time."

Master Sima was taken aback:

"And why?"

The state of Wu made such a big commotion, and the state of Han even dispatched the imperial army, so it didn't look like it was going to let it go.

"Leave this alone."

Sima Yi waved his hand, "You just need to know that Wei Yan is the leader of Han this time, that's enough."

When Master Sima heard what his lord said, he knew that it involved a secret that he couldn't know for the time being, so he didn't dare to ask more.

However, when he heard that Feng Mingwen did not lead the army, Master Sima breathed a sigh of relief unconsciously:

"Wu people came with a whole country's army, but the Han country is pretending to be grand. It seems that the alliance between the two countries is nothing more than that."

Sima Yi smiled lightly:

"It makes sense. When the Han State invaded Guanzhong with all its troops, didn't the Wu State also want to take advantage of the fishermen?"

"In the past, if the Wu people hadn't deliberately reduced the strength of Jingzhou, how could the soldiers of Wancheng help Guanzhong from Wuguan?"

When mentioning the events of that year, Sima Yi couldn't help sighing.

It's just a pity!

Thousands of calculations have been made, but after all, they still haven't figured out that Feng thief was able to lead an army across thousands of miles, raid Bingzhou, and directly threaten the retreat of the Guanzhong army.

In the end, he was forced to lead the army out of Guanzhong.

Master Sima didn't think so much.

Although I don't know how my lord was sure that Feng Mingwen didn't lead the army this time, but for a long time, my lord has rarely made mistakes.

So Sima Shi also believed in the judgment of the adults this time.

"If Feng Mingwen doesn't come, doesn't that mean we don't have to worry too much this time?"

"You can't say that." Sima Yi waved his hand, "Although Wei Yan is not as good as Feng Mingwen, he is still a rare general in the Han Dynasty."

"If you really want to underestimate this person, you may suffer a big loss."

In the past, Zhuge Liang was in the water of martial arts with Zhuge Liang, and Zhuge Liang sent Wei Yan to fight across the water. He didn't realize it for a while, and lost thousands of armored men under the hands of this person.

Therefore, Sima Yi was quite impressed with Wei Yan.

When Master Sima heard this, he realized that he was really careless, he was startled, and quickly responded.

Then asked again:

"Then, where do you think Wei Yan will attack this time?"

"It's nothing more than Zhiguan, Gaodu, and Yecheng."

The Imperial Army of the Han State entered Hedong last month, so the Han Army may want to test Zhiguan.

In the past few months, the Han troops in Hedong and Shangdang have been mobilized frequently, forming an oppressive trend against Gaodu.

Now that Wei Yan sits in Shangdang personally, it may not be impossible to send troops eastward from Huguan.

It's just that Master Sima can understand the first two situations, but he can't believe the third possibility:

"From Huguan to Yecheng? Is he going to cross the Taihang Mountain along the Zhang River? Wei Yan is a general of the Han Dynasty, how dare he take such a bold risk?"

Yecheng is on the edge of the Zhangshui River, and it is not impossible to follow the Zhangshui River and cross the Taihang Mountains to reach Yecheng.

But this road is really too difficult to walk.

Years of erosion by the Zhangshui River, like an extremely sharp knife, cut a huge wound in Taihang Mountain.

This wound is called the Taihang Mountain Grand Canyon by later generations.

Nearly two thousand years later, this canyon is still extremely steep.

Not to mention the Three Kingdoms era.

If not, after Cao Cao captured Yecheng, why didn't he go directly from Yecheng to the west along the Zhangshui River, but took a long way around and took Taihangxing from Hanoi to capture Huguan?

It is because this canyon is more difficult to navigate than Taihang Xing.

"The enemy attacks and we defend, and the enemy is strong and we are weak. Even if the possibility is small, we must be prepared to guard against it."

"Feng Thief was able to attack Bingzhou across the desert, and Wei Yan took the dangerous road to attack Yecheng. It is not a strange thing to think about it."

Sima Yi sighed, "It's just Yecheng... Alas!"

Yecheng is the founding place of Wei State, and now it is also under the orders of Xuchang instead of Luoyang.

But if Yecheng were to fail, Hanoi would be surrounded on three sides, and the defensive pressure would double, which really made Sima Yi feel a little tricky.

Seeing the embarrassment and worry of the adults, Master Sima persuaded:

"Why do you have to do this, my lord? Zhangshui Canyon is difficult for apes to move around. Even if Wei Yan really wanted to attack Yecheng by surprise, he wouldn't lead too many troops."

"Yecheng has high walls and thick walls. As long as you are prepared and don't be taken advantage of by thieves, you don't have to worry too much."

Taking a dangerous path and making a surprise attack is all about being unprepared.

Now that my lord can predict that Wei Yan may attack Yecheng, as long as he informs Yecheng and prepares them, Wei Yan will naturally lose his suddenness.

Unexpectedly, Sima Yi shook his head:

"I'm not worried about Yecheng, but I feel that Yecheng is not in our hands but is controlled by Cao Zhaobo, which is a hidden danger in the end."

Cao Shuang is just a playboy.

People who are used, regardless of their talents, put closeness first.

Even if he defends this time, what if Feng Mingwen makes a move himself next time?

Even Sima Yi himself did not dare to say that he could guard against this person.

After saying these words, Sima Yi's eyes brightened, and he fell into deep thought.

While Henan and Hanoi were waiting for Ji Han, Jiang Wei was leading the army from Luize, walking between the mountain roads, and heading towards Gaodu.

In the north of Gaodu, there is also a Han army, starting from Shangdang, heading south, and the destination is also Gaodu.

In Hedong, Zhang Bao led the southern army and began to continue eastward, approaching Zhiguan.

Obviously, this is not only to contain the Wei army in Zhiguan, Hanoi, but also to prevent the Wei army in Zhiguan from coming out and attacking Hedong.

If someone looked at the land of China from above at this time, they would find that there were at least six armies in Huainan, Jingzhou, Hedong, Shangdang and other places.

Like a noose, he was ready to strangle Wei Guo from different directions.

Inside Luoyang City, Sima Yi closed his eyes and meditated, as steady as an old dog, waiting for the exact direction of the Han army's attack from ahead.

And in Xuchang City, the fat and fat Cao Shuang climbed down from the body of a talented woman of the late emperor, panting:

"Sun Quan appeared in the old city of Hefei? It seems that Wang Yanyun (that is, Wang Ling) guessed correctly. This man divided into three groups, and finally wanted to fight Hefei."

The old city of Hefei, Xiaoyaojin, is a five-story building boat, the height of which is almost as high as the collapsed city wall of the old city of Hefei.

Sun Quan stood on the bow of the boat holding his whip, looking north along the Shi Shui, his complexion was cloudy and sunny.

The lower floors of the building and boat are full of soldiers of the Wu army, standing with their knives in hand, waiting for military orders at any time.