Farmer of Shu Han

Despite Feng Duhu's serious face, his heart was actually a little vacant.

Although it was just a conversation, Feng Duhu was quite shocked.

Du Yu has such insights at a young age, and he can be said to be one of the most talented people he has seen in his life.

If given time and another chance, his achievements may be beyond the reach of others.

It would be a great regret in life if such outstanding talents slipped through my fingers.

What Feng Duhu was afraid of was that if Du Yu didn't want to, or if someone got there first, he couldn't really kill him.

These days, the ruler chooses his ministers, and the ministers also choose his ruler—similarly, the master chooses the best and recruits his disciples, and the disciples also want to choose the best and study.

Fortunately, Feng Duhu's reputation is big enough.

There are dazzling achievements and peerless articles guaranteed, plus printing and improved papermaking to benefit students all over the world.

No matter how talented Du Yu is, he still has to be fascinated.

At this moment, I have the opportunity to come under the guard of Feng Du, how can I hesitate at all?

Seeing Du Yu knelt down, Feng Duhu was secretly relieved.

"Get up."

"Mr. Xie."

Du Yu got up, walked forward again, took the cup before the case, poured a new cup of tea, and brought it to Feng Duhu respectfully with both hands.

Feng Duhu took it and took a sip.

This is considered a gift.

As for the rest, you can make up for it later.

Just when Feng Duhu was mobilizing troops in Hedong and preparing to counterattack, on the Yanmen Fortress in the north of Taiyuan, Shi Zhangyuan, the captain of the Xianbei Colonel's Mansion, was standing on the wall of the frontier fortress, looking to the south.

He is also waiting for the news from Jinyang.

After learning that Sima Yi personally led the army to invade Taiyuan, Zhang Yuan, who stayed behind in Pingcheng, immediately gathered the last troops in Yanmen County.

At the same time, in the name of protecting Xianbei Xiaowei's mansion, nearly thousands of young and strong Hu people were conscripted, ready to support Taiyuan at all times.

It's just that the stability of Pingcheng is of great importance, and Yanmen's troops cannot be easily withdrawn.

Unless Jinyang sent people to rescue, Zhang Yuan would not dare to cross the Yanmen Fortress and go south without a military order.

Therefore, he could only let the civilian husbands and Hu people recruited to gather at Yanmen Fortress, and at the same time send people to Jinyang to inquire about the news.

"Eldest brother, there is no news today?"

A gentleman who was also from the martial arts hall walked by, and said something half regretful and half hopeful.

Zhang Yuan didn't look back, and reminded:

"It's Chang Shi."

The young man curled his lips, "There is no one else here."

Zhang Yuan was the first batch of students in the martial arts hall, and he was also the most accomplished among the students who came out of the martial arts hall.

The most important thing is that he has followed the head of the mountain for many years, and he has been personally instructed by the head of the mountain.

This is a qualification that anyone would envy.

Therefore, the middle and low-level young military officers from the Jiangwu Hall only recognize one senior brother, and that is Zhang Yuan.

Probably because he had come into contact with a lot of secrets around Feng Duhu, Zhang Yuan's temper was a bit deep, and most people would not dare to have too much contact with him.

However, he really has nothing to say when it comes to treating his underachievers.

Just as the children of Nanxiang are the foundation of the mountain chief, the students trained in the martial arts hall can write and read, and dare to fight and fight. Their common beliefs and pursuits make them far more united than others.

In the Han army, it has gradually become a considerable force.

The students of Nanxiang, the former Liangzhou Army, and the students of the Jiangwu Hall are Feng Duhu's three most loyal supporters in the army.

And the personnel of these three forces often have overlapping identities.

As a loyal follower of the head of the mountain, Zhang Yuan is also a big brother in the martial arts hall, so he naturally does not hesitate to support the students.

At this time, I saw that although the student was outspoken, it was indeed true, so I just reminded:

"I'm afraid that if you get used to it, you will do the same in front of outsiders."

"No, senior brother, don't worry, I can tell the seriousness of the matter."

The junior shook his head, followed the elder brother's gaze to the south, and sighed:

"Jinyang doesn't know what's going on, and hasn't given any news for so long..."

"What should come will always come." Hearing this, Zhang Yuan frowned and murmured in his heart, but he couldn't show it, "What are you in a hurry for?"

The junior smiled, rubbed his hands, looked around, and replied:

"Without him, only itchy hands and ears."

As he said that, there was some regret on his face:

"During the Long March to merge the provinces, although we, the Shenji Camp, had made a move, it's a pity that until now, few people have heard of our name."

"What's the hurry? It's just that the time hasn't come yet. The head of the mountain values ​​you so much, why are you afraid that you won't have a chance?"

The thunder in Pingcheng in the past few years has far surpassed the past.

It's just that the big man has done too many abnormal things in the past few decades.

Droughts and floods are impermanent, locust plagues and plagues continue every year, and there are all kinds of weird things.

One more incident of thunder would not attract much attention at all.

But Zhang Yuan knew that most of the thunder heard by the people of Yanmen County was not the sky thunder, but the Shenji Battalion secretly established by the Zhongdu Protectorate was conducting some kind of experiment.

The predecessor of Shenji Camp was Liangzhou Leishen Camp. After the reorganization of the army, it was under the jurisdiction of the Central Capital Protectorate and renamed Shenji Camp.

In the past few years, the mining progress of the mine has been so fast, thanks to the Shenji Camp.

"Sima Yi is one of the top thieves. Wouldn't it be great if we could make him famous?"

The junior is eager to try.

Zhang Yuan glanced at him and poured a basin of cold water on him:

"How many qualified Yuandings does Shenji Battalion have now? Is there enough firepower?"

As soon as this was mentioned, the student fell silent:

"not much."

"Not much is how much?"

"eight……"

Zhang Yuan glanced at him again: "Don't joke about the lives of the soldiers of the Shenji Battalion, if something really happens, the head of the mountain can peel your skin!"

So the junior changed his tune and said, "Five."

Zhang Yuan scoffed:

"It took you a few years to create five qualified round tripods, and you still want to make Sima Yi famous?"

The apprentice sighed:

"There is no way. There are very few suitable iron materials produced by the workshop."

He scratched his head, "When this matter is over, I'll go back to Chang'an to see if there's any progress in Mr. Mei's laboratory."

The scientific research team led by Amei, as well as the laboratory below, have always been supported by the rich and powerful Xinghan Association, coupled with the continuous development of the college and the cultivation of talents.

It can be said that the embryonic form of the integration of "industry-university-research" has been formed.

With the support of strong financial resources, and under the correct leadership of Feng, the research direction of the scientific research team will naturally not have any problems.

They distributed the results of their research to various places, and they continuously fed back the problems that occurred in practical applications, forming a good cycle.

In order to manufacture qualified round tripods in large quantities, in addition to the smelting of iron materials, it is necessary to see if the formula of iron materials can be improved, and whether the method of making round tripods can be changed to be more reasonable, etc.

These are all things that require constant experimentation.

"However, five are almost enough. Sima Yi must have never seen artillery..."

"It's Yuan Ding!"

Zhang Yuan corrected him.

Although the artillery is indeed more vivid, after all, it can correspond to the stone artillery in the army.

But this important weapon of the country - this is what the head of the mountain said - it is better to call it Yuanding for the time being before it really appears in the world.

Although others heard the artillery, they didn't know what it was.

But the code of confidentiality still has to be followed.

"Oh, well, Yuan Ding, five Yuan Ding fired in one round, it might scare Sima Yi to the bone!"

As he spoke, the junior became a little excited again.

"Five round tripods, if they can frighten Sima Yi away and save Jin Yang, it will be worth it."

Zhang Yuan looked to the south again, "But I always feel that something is not right."

As the saying goes, soldiers are expensive and fast.

If Sima Yi wanted to take Taiyuan, he had to take advantage of Taiyuan's shortage of troops and take Jinyang as quickly as possible.

Otherwise, when the imperial court's reinforcements arrive, unless he wants to be cut off, he can only go back and forth obediently.

There is not much time left for Sima Yi!

Zhang Yuan is convinced of this.

He believed in the head of the mountain, and he also believed in the great man's iron cavalry, and he was invincible in the world.

Fighting for speed, the big Han soldiers under Shan Chang's command have never been afraid of anyone.

"Brother, you mean that Sima Yi has other plans?"

Zhang Yuan shook his head: "We are staying here, and we cannot get the news ahead in time, so how can we easily make a conclusion?"

As he spoke, he sighed:

"Counting the days, the cavaliers and spies sent out a few days ago should have sent the news back."

He has been standing here for almost a whole day, actually just waiting for news.

Although no news is good news.

But it is not good news that the news that should have arrived did not arrive in time.

This made Zhang Yuan feel a little anxious.

Could it be that something really happened to Jinyang, and even a piece of news couldn't get out?

Zhang Yuan couldn't help but feel a little shaken in his heart.

Is Sima Yi really that powerful?

This is too inappropriate.

After all, General Deng personally defended the city.

I was thinking wildly, when suddenly a student's voice sounded in my ears:

"Elder brother, is that right?"

Zhang Yuan came back to his senses and quickly raised the binoculars.

Sure enough, he saw the knights rushing towards the Yanmen Fortress, carrying the command flag on their backs.

"Exactly!"

Zhang Yuan couldn't help letting out a breath.

Just come!

"Report! There is an urgent report!"

Under the city of Jinyang, across the Fenshui River from the tent of the Wei army camp, Sima Yi's voice came out:

"Send it in."

With the Taifu's permission, the personal guard led Chuanqi into the tent and delivered the latest news.

"Teacher, a large number of bandit cavalry was found in the south of Qi County. It is very likely that the bandit reinforcements have already passed through Guanjue Valley!"

Hearing this, Sima Yi didn't have the slightest surprise on his face, instead he sighed:

"Are you here? Faster than I imagined! Who is the leader of the bandit army? Have you ever found out?"

"I heard it's Guan Suo!"

Hearing the name "Guan Suo", Sima Yi's eyebrows trembled.

He was not surprised at all when he heard that the reinforcements from the thieves were coming, but he was a little moved when he heard that Guan Suo was personally leading the army:

"So that's the case, no wonder!"

The number one general under Feng Yong's command led the army to fight like the wind and fire, no wonder he came so fast.

"Go, pass on my military order and let the generals come to my tent to discuss matters."

When the Wei general who came to hear that the bandit army had arrived in Qi County and that the chief general was Guan Suo, there was a commotion.

"Teacher, the Guan bandits are a powerful enemy and should not be underestimated. Besides, there are still thousands of bandits guarding Dagu. If they respond internally and externally, the army may be cut off from the rear!"

"That's right, Taifu, it's better to make preparations as soon as possible."

...

Sima Yi lightly stroked his beard, glanced at the generals, and said:

"You finally know the reason why I stationed in the east of Fenshui instead of crossing the river to attack the city?"

He pretended to sigh:

"What I worry about is that the thieves' reinforcements will come too fast. If the army can't leave in time when they attack the city, everything will be in danger!"

Hearing this, many generals of the Wei army showed shame on their faces.

These days, the army came to the city of Jinyang, but the Tai Tuo has not crossed the Fenshui for a long time, which made them a little bit unable to hold back.

I didn't expect Taifu to have such considerations.

"Teacher, what should we do now? Do we want to retreat?"

Sima Yi sighed:

"When I attacked Taiyuan, I wanted to take risks. If I can take down Taiyuan while the thieves can't react, that would be a good thing."

"But now it seems that I have taken it for granted."

Having said that, he glanced down again, taking everyone's expressions into his eyes, then shook his head with a heavy look on his face:

"If it were someone else, it would be the best policy for us to return to Dagu immediately, but this time it is the Guan thief."

He emphasized his tone, "Qi County is not far from Dagu, even closer than Jinyang."

"When we return to Dagu, we must fight the bandits before we can escape."

"And after closing the thief, I don't know who else will come. If Feng thief follows behind..."

Sima Yi paused for a moment.

Being entangled by Guan thief, and then Feng thief followed up, fighting to the death with the thief in Taiyuan?

Many people swallowed involuntarily.

Taiyuan, now it is considered the territory of thieves, right?

"What does Tai Tu mean, we won't go back to Dagu? Then where else can we go?"

Sima Yi pondered for a while, and said:

"If you don't go back to Dagu, you may not have no other way to go."

He raised his head and looked at the generals, "Everyone, don't forget that from Jinyang to the east, there is a road called Jingxing, which can pass through Taihang Mountains and return to Jizhou."

"According to the report from the spies, the garrison of the thief in Jingxing has already been transferred back to Jinyang City to assist in the defense of the city. Now there is no garrison there."

Hearing this, the generals couldn't help but look at each other.

Go to Jizhou?

The current governor of Jizhou is Huan Fan, who is a fellow villager of General Cao Shuang, will he agree?

"Everything should be based on the overall situation." Sima Yi seemed to see everyone's thoughts, "If the army loses, Hanoi may not be able to protect it."

"If we don't stand in front of us, how can Jizhou stop the thieves? Presumably Mr. Huan will understand this."

Sima Yi looked over one by one, "The matter is urgent, do you have any questions? Or do you have any better ideas?"

After a long silence, someone carefully asked a question:

"Teacher, what about Dagu?"

The army was under the city of Jinyang, but Dagu was also guarding the army. On the one hand, it was to guard the remnant army of thieves, and on the other hand, it was to guard the rear.

"I will personally write a letter and send someone to send it, and ask them to return to the valley..."

He didn't say anything later.

Although he hopes to keep Shangdang, Sima Yi doesn't have much hope.

After taking Shangdang, they failed to capture Gaoping Pass in time and blocked the entrance from Hedong to Shangdang, so it was difficult to hold Shangdang.